KARL AGGER | STAFF REPORTER The President’s Diversity Commission recently released its integrated report. The commission was announced in September 2014 by President James Danko with the aim of assessing the current diversity programs on campus and looking for areas of improvement. The 15 members of the commission include faculty, staff, students, trustees and community…
Composting initiative aims to waste less food at Butler
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER Students throwing away food at Atherton Union’s Marketplace last Tuesday might have noticed the small bins lined up against the wall for food to be dumped into. Those bins were for composting, and starting April 14, Butler’s goal is to collect leftovers every Tuesday and Friday to be turned into…
Timely Warning: Alleged sexual assault on-campus
MIRANDA MARITATO | STAFF REPORTER The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is working with the Butler University Police Department in an active investigation of an alleged on-campus rape. The incident occurred April 19 in the early hours of the morning at a residence hall. The suspect was known to the victim and has been identified. Andrew…
5 things to know (Week 11)
Don’t have time to watch or read the news? No problem! The Butler Collegian’s editor-in-chief has compiled a list of the top five things he thinks readers should know this week. Let’s keep this short, sweet and to the point. Be the change you wish to see. Fact 1: Clinton announces candidacy: “Ending two…
Seeking Justice: How sexual assault victims can pursue action
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR A Butler University student with the pseudonym “Eliza Quincey” posted a blog on April 11, 2014, titled “Since Everyone Thinks I’m Being ‘Too Emotional’ About My Rape, Here Are Just The Facts Of How My University Swept It Under The Rug,” detailing allegations of missteps in Butler’s handling of her…
ArtsFest 2015: Outlaws and outsiders
KARL AGGER | STAFF REPORTER In the Black Box Theatre of Lilly Hall, a hush comes over the audience. There is no curtain to be drawn for this stage, but all the same a show is about to begin. The play, “Crime and Punishment,” is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic nineteenth century novel, adapted…
Butler’s Undergraduate Research Conference 2015
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER On Friday, Butler’s 27th annual Undergraduate Research Conference gave students an opportunity to learn about other students’ research, from explaining how power plants affect fish in nearby rivers to examining the role of fathers in television sitcoms. The URC is a yearly event in which undergraduate participants from colleges and…
Spring sports
ANNIE WEBER | STAFF REPORTER Butler students competed for a cause this past weekend during the annual Spring Sports Spectacular. Spring Sports is an event created to raise money for the Special Olympics. Every sorority and fraternity is represented, as well as an independent team for those who are not members of a Greek organization.…
A closer look at sexual assault reporting
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Nearly one year ago, a protest on Butler University’s campus held by faculty and students in support of a Butler student with the blog pseudonym “Eliza Quincey” shed a light on potential deficiencies in the sexual assault process. “Eliza” posted a pair of blog posts telling of an alleged rape…
Butler’s housing nightmare
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER Every student living on campus will have a bed, but not all students will be happy about where they end up resting their heads next semester. Student housing selection was held for rising sophomores and juniors this past Tuesday and the Tuesday before. Rising juniors chose on March 31 and…