Blakely Heaton | Staff Reporter Butler University’s campus will soon be equipped with BlueIndy’s rental cars at 635 W. Hampton Drive. Right now, the nearest Bluecar station can be found on 56th Street. WTHR Channel 13 reported BlueIndy is “the first of its kind in North America,” so not only is it new to…
Butler hosts blood and bone marrow drive in support of Andrew Smith
KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University, Indiana Blood Center and Be the Match Indiana held a blood drive and bone marrow transplant event in Hinkle Fieldhouse Sept. 29 in honor of former Butler University basketball center Andrew Smith. Smith was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare condition of non-Hodgkin’s disease, in…
Faculty Senate discusses new core requirement
Matthew Fleckenstein | Staff Reporter The Butler University Faculty Senate voted Sept. 15 to create a subcommittee to further research the Social Justice and Diversity proposal for a new requirement in the core curriculum every student is required to take. The SJD committee is comprised of chair Chad Knoderer, Amy Peak, COPHS, Susan Adams, COE,…
Growth of the CUE Farm
MATTHEW DEL BUSTO/ STAFF REPORTER The Center for Urban Ecology (CUE) Farm started off as just three-tenths of an acre and CUE staff members and faculty in the biology department managed it. Now the farm is close to an acre in size and Tim Dorsey, manager of the CUE Farm, oversees it full-time. Along with providing…
BUPD offers Homecoming safety tips
BROOKLYN RAINES | STAFF REPORTER Homecoming is more than a football game. It is no secret that students tend to drink more that weekend. Butler University Police officer Sergeant Shawn Barks said the two most common reasons people get arrested during Homecoming are public intoxication and minor consumption. During Homecoming weekend, BUPD will work alongside excise…
BUPD: A History
BROOKLYN RAINES | STAFF REPORTER Photo by Jimmy Lafakis Most Butler students know the purpose of the Butler University Police Department, but few know how BUPD was formed. In 1990, Butler students would have to contact the city police if there was a problem. In 2015, however, BUPD is just a call away and can…
Running out of room in Holcomb
KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR / Photos by Amy Street The College of Business is hard-pressed to find extra space. “If you’re talking about Holcomb (Building) as it houses the College of Business, there definitely is not enough room,” marketing professor Deborah Skinner said. “We’re overflowing with students, we’re overflowing with faculty. We don’t…
HRC introduces gender-inclusive bathrooms
MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER In order to make all students feel included on campus, the Health and Recreation Complex has made its restrooms gender inclusive. Keith Magnus, director of counseling and consultations services, said making students feel comfortable is a top priority. “The purpose is for all students to feel included, welcome, celebrated,” Magnus…
COPHS dean to retire at end of academic year
ANNIE WEBER | CO-NEWS EDITOR Mary Graham, Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, will retire after this academic year. According to an email announcing her retirement from President James Danko, Butler is supportive of her decision and appreciates her nine years of service to the university. “We wish her well and are…
SGA switches from assembly structure to senate structure
BLAKELY HEATON AND MATTHEW DEL BUSTO / STAFF REPORTERS Why the switch? The Student Government Association will transition from an assembly structure to a senate structure this year. Student government president Katelyn Sussli identified two main flaws in the previous assembly structure. “One (flaw) was that there was an inconsistency in who was…