KATIE GOODRICH | NEWS EDITOR The Butler University libraries are rearranging collections and repurposing space to meet students’ needs, such as charging laptops and collaborative study spaces. The changes made to the libraries has been a two-year process totaling more than $200,000. “There is a lot going on in the libraries,” said Julie Miller, dean…
Crime stats a mixed bag
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Butler University, along with all other colleges and universities in the U.S., released their 2013 crime and safety report this week in accordance with the Clery Act. Butler’s report, titled “2013 Comprehensive Combined Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report” included crime and safety procedures at Butler, policies, resources for…
Freshman Caucus focuses on forming bonds
TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s Freshman Caucus has a new focus this year. It does not just want to raise money; it wants to make memories. Anthony Murdock, the newly elected president of the Caucus, said he wants to create timeless memories for a group of freshmen who are more diverse than ever…
Make Change: Fake money, real work
JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER Going green can earn you cash—fake cash. Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology oversees Make Change, a local, alternative-currency program that allows people to earn tokens in exchange for environmentally friendly actions. The tokens can be redeemed in Indianapolis like real cash. The Make Change initiative began in 2013. CUE…
SGA approves new Independent Council
MIRANDA MARITATO | STAFF REPORTER Sophomores Julia Mansfield and Samantha Lilly reconstructed the Independent Council on campus this year. Forty percent of Butler students are affiliated with Greek houses, leaving 60 percent independent, a term given to those who are not part of Greek life, including freshmen. The Student Government Association approved the council on…
IT experienced network failure
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER The data center of the Butler University Information Technology department experienced a partial network failure last week. Chad Miller, senior director of the technology development, said IT uses redundant switches —which provide servers with more than one of the same connection—to connect all the servers on campus and provide backup…
Preparing for Homecoming
JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER For most people the word “Homecoming” brings to mind football, tailgating and tradition. For the people behind the scenes, Homecoming is much more than that. Homecoming is planned by the Student Government Association Program Board special events committee. The special events committee consists of two returning junior co-chairs Caroline Wegener…
Homecoming through the ages
KATIE GOODRICH | NEWS EDITOR The image of Homecoming morning at Butler University has evolved into something distinct. Cars pull into the parking lot near the Butler Bowl early in the morning. Bulldogs from the past and present unpack their families, their food and their fun. Cheers from the chariot races carry across campus. Alumni…
Suicide prevention training offered to campus
CASSIE EBERLE | STAFF REPORTER After two students from her former high school committed suicide, junior Liz Subrin was compelled to help prevent her current peers from traveling down that same path. “I think the hardest thing about it is reading the signs and exactly what signs point to it,” Subrin said. “Everyone is battling…
Butler grad Beth Lohman: the HRC’s MVP
TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER You may find Beth Lohman teaching a group fitness class in the Health and Recreation Complex. You might also spot her in the office overseeing the massage therapy and risk management programs at Butler. But you could also catch her watching “Pitch Perfect” in her pajamas with the rest of…