JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Almost 50 people attended a demonstration today on Butler University’s campus to address racial tensions associated with Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two African-American males who were killed by police officers this summer. Butler’s Black Student Union co-sponsored the event called Fierce Urgency for Justice with Demia, a feminist and…
Sexal assault commission names subcommittees
KATIE GOODRICH | NEWS EDITOR Students were packing for Thanksgiving break. They piled up their dirty laundry and reluctantly placed books in their backpacks. Ding. An email. As students prepared to leave, they read an email about two alleged forcible rapes that occurred in residence halls over the previous two weeks. The campus-wide email…
Students’ stressful season
SARAH STOESZ | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Finals week is a stressful time of year for many students. At Butler University, anxiety is the most common concern seen by counseling services at the Health and Recreation Complex. The first day of final examinations at Butler University is Dec. 15. Material from almost four months of each…
Speech team takes second in Kentucky
Katie Goodrich | News Editor The sun set hours before. The Kentucky sky was dark on Saturday, and members of Butler’s speech team were tired. More than 12 hours after they woke up, they still waited to compete at 9 p.m. The four members of the team who traveled to Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky,…
Evaluating courses and instructors
JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER Finals are coming. Papers and projects fill the time of Butler Bulldogs all across campus. Then, the day comes. The professor pulls out an envelope filled with bubbled forms for students to fill out and evaluate the course. This happens at the end of every semester at Butler University. Some…
Student starts own sitcom
Miranda Maritato | Staff Reporter This spring, students will be able to test the waters of television production while working with junior Emi Dammers on her production “To Be Human.” Dammers will write, direct and produce “To Be Human,” a sitcom about several college students who come together in mandatory group therapy. “I did not…
Campus ministry embraces diversity
CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | STAFF REPORTER Rev. Dr. Charles W. Allen serves as the chaplain for Grace Unlimited, a campus ministry that classifies itself as traditional, Biblical, activist, liberal and inclusive. The ministry distinguishes itself from the archetypal Christian ministry through a liberal philosophy of inclusivity. “We must love and honor diversity. All are welcome—no exceptions,”…
Collegian names new editor-in-chief
Mallory Duncan and Ben Sieck | co-editors-in-chief For the first time in years, a non-journalism major will be at the helm of The Butler Collegian. Julian Wyllie, a junior business major, will take the reins of the paper at the beginning of the spring semester. The former opinion editor said he is excited for the…
Answers for Autism comes to Butler’s campus
Tyler Springer | Staff Reporter Singers. Actors. Athletes. Many people have role models that fall into one of these categories. However, junior Sara Midura’s inspiration comes from someone who is not a famous movie star or a sports icon. Her idol is a New Jersey boy named Payton. Six years ago, Midura met Payton, who…
Bulldogs knock off No. 5 Tar Heels in Paradise
BY KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s basketball team took a trip to Paradise for Thanksgiving break. But it’s not all fun and games. It’s a business trip. And the unranked Bulldogs took care of business Wednesday, knocking off the No. 5 University of North Carolina Tar Heels 74-66 in the Battle 4…