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…
Greek houses on probation for Homecoming
NATALIE SMITH | CONTRIBUTING WRITER Two Greek houses cannot participate in this year’s Homecoming activities. Sigma Chi and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities are on probation during the year’s festivities, and members cannot compete in the week’s festivities. Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs, said he did not have information on the specific cases regarding the…
Major MCAT changes
BEN SIECK | MANAGING EDITOR Pre-med students across the U.S. are facing a dilemma: Take the Medical College Admissions Test in its current form by January, or wait for the longer, more comprehensive version due out in April. Butler University’s pre-med students are no exception. Butler Pre-Med Society President Carah Austin said she will take…
Adults enroll in creditless courses
SARAH STOESZ / ASST. NEWS EDITOR Most students at Butler University enroll in a course to receive credit toward a degree. However, some individuals pay to take classes—without receiving any credit—simply because they are interested in the topic. Butler offers the Audit for Enrichment program during the fall and spring semesters. About five to 10…
Less aid given to students despite increased budget
JULIANNE STRIBIAK / SPECIAL PROJECTS REPORTER The class of 2018 received roughly $400 less in aid per student, despite an increase in Butler’s financial aid budget. Melissa Smurdon, director of financial aid, said the financial aid budget increased from $55 to $57 million from last year to this year. Smurdon said a majority of the…
Maintenance helps prevent disease
ALEXANDRA BODE | NEWS REPORTER Changes in seasons also bring changes to the workload for the Butler University maintenance department. In the summertime, when many students are off campus, big maintenance projects occur. This includes replacing filters and cleaning residence halls. “These things are easier to do when there are not as many folks around,”…