MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER Academic advising for Butler University’s 2016 spring classes officially began. Rainie Grant, a sophomore political science and French double major, said she is looking forward to her spring advising meeting. “I really love academic advising,” Grant said. “That’s probably one of the things I look forward to the most…
The cause of IT chaos
KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s Information Technology discovered an issue that delayed outgoing mail sent from Butler servers to outside servers. This issue was not fixed until almost a full day later, causing outbound messages not to be sent from approximately 11:00 a.m. Oct. 13 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 14. When students download…
Campus Ministry USA protests, Bulldogs bite back
MATTHEW VANTRYON and JYLIAN VIGAR | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF and CO-NEWS EDITOR Photo by Tyler Springer Butler University students encountered members of the Campus Ministry USA group this afternoon in front of Atherton Union and gathered together to voice their desire for equality and love. Several members of Campus Ministry USA arrived around noon and held signs in…
Faculty Senate discuss e-learning at Oct. 13 meeting
MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER E-learning, the courses students can take online over the summer, was the focus of the Oct. 13 Faculty Senate meeting. Original e-learning committee members Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom and Julie Miller gave a presentation on the study of e-learning performed last summer. Provost Kate Morris gave the original goal for the…
Andrew Ryan returns to BUPD after arrest
BROOKLYN RAINES | STAFF REPORTER Andrew Ryan, a Butler University Police Department captain, was granted conditional driving privileges at a pre-trial conference on Sept. 23. Ryan was arrested on Sept. 8 after failing two sobriety tests, which were taken after a car crash Ryan was involved in on the Eastside of Indianapolis. Ryan’s BAC was…
Apartment Village fire alarms have residents fired up
KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASST. NEWS EDITOR | kadair@butler.edu Sensitive fire alarms led to confusion in Apartment Village over the past few weeks. Residents in Apartment Village have received emails from Hope England, the residence life coordinator for Apartment Village, advising students to be wary of following cooking instructions and warning against taking steamy showers. The smoke…
Nolan Read gone too soon, but his spirit lives on
MATTHEW VANTRYON | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / Photo courtesy of “Remembering Nolan Read” Facebook page Even when Nolan Paul Read was in elementary school, his mother Leah Read felt his future was bright. Each October, Leah and Nolan would go door to door in their Texas neighborhood as he sold popcorn for Boy Scouts. Though small in…
SGA Senator list released
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER bnheaton@butler.edu The 2015-2016 Butler University Student Government Association Senate is complete after appointing vacant positions. The Senate had its first meeting Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. Some senator positions were left vacant, causing a delay in the Senate’s start this year. The SGA Cabinet was responsible for the nine appointments,…
Residence halls plan community events for fall
MATTHEW DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER As hall governments get underway, Ross and Schwitzer Halls both prepare for fall events. Ross’ government, led by president and freshman biology major David Ryskamp, is planning its first event, an open mic night in the TV room in Ross’s basement Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. Ryskamp said the…
New COPHS program combines health and business
KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is expanding to offer a new healthcare and business program under the bachelor of science and health science program. “For this year, the only students that are in that program are the ones who want to go into the [physician assistant] program at the…