JULIAN WYLLIE | Staff Editor Butler’s Student Government Association discussed the multi-use parking facility and new residence hall tonight in the Johnson Room of Robertson Hall. University President James Danko was not in attendance. Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs, led the meeting. Johnson began the meeting by asking the audience if they were juniors…
Students eye summer internships
SARAH STOESZ | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Many Butler University students have already begun applying and accepting internships for next summer. The College of Business requires students to have two internships, while the College of Communication also requires certain majors to have an internship. Some students decide to fulfill the requirements in the summer. Some…
Butler addresses domestic violence with awareness events
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER Seven years ago, Hannah Hendricks was sexually assaulted while she attended Butler University. On Tuesday, she returned to Butler to speak about her experiences with sexual assault, rape and an abusive marriage in a program called Why I Stayed. Why I Stayed, one of many programs related to Domestic…
Registration: Race to schedule seats
TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER The race to get a spot in spring semester classes has begun. Now through early November, students are meeting with their academic advisors to plan out their courses and schedules for the upcoming semester. Before students go to their advisor, they should create an ideal schedule using the academic requirement…
Walking promotion: The influence of a Butler Student Ambassador
KATIE GOODRICH | NEWS EDITOR Prospective students and their parents meet in Robertson Hall, awaiting their first tour of Butler University. A Butler student ambassador will serve as a tour guide and show them around campus. For just over an hour, the students will listen to their guide, learning about Butler and what it…
Classification concerns for staff members’ status
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Joey Wohlhieter graduated from Butler University in 2005. His pride for Butler runs deep—as a child he studied dance at Butler, and, as a student, he was highly involved on campus. When an opportunity arose for him last spring to work as an administrative specialist at his alma mater in…
Construction now, green payoff later
JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER Butler University adopted its sustainability and climate action plan in August. Two months later, students still look around campus to see the changes. The 19-page document summarizing the plan is available to the public online. Key points include Butler’s plan to eliminate operational greenhouse gases by 2050, provide education,…
Reclassification concerns voiced at staff assembly meeting
Marais Jacon-Duffy | Editor-in-Chief Butler staff members discussed dissatisfaction with recent reclassification of their jobs at today’s staff assembly meeting. Reclassification requires staff members’ jobs to be reevaluated and potentially changed from salary to hourly pay or a change in overtime exemption. Additionally, all hourly paid employees are now paid bi-weekly rather than monthly. Staff grievances…
Bulldogs react to same-sex marriage decision
CASSIE EBERLE & BAILEY STROCK | STAFF REPORTER & CONTRIBUTING WRITER Sixteen percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults in the United States are legally married, according to a 2013 study conducted by the Pew Research Center. Butler professor David Murray is not one of them. Only Canada legally recognizes he and his husband’s…
Faculty health care costs rising
SARAH STOESZ | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Health insurance costs for Butler University’s faculty and staff are projected to rise more than 10 percent before 2015. An increase in insurance premiums occurs every year. Increases have been kept below 10 percent at Butler for several years. However, Bruce Arick, assistant treasurer and vice president of…