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Students and staff prepare for Swan Lake

LYLA IANNACCONE | MULTIMEDIA REPORTER
Why ButlerPalooza?

KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s Student Government Association receives more than $760,000 per year from students’ activity fees. Part of this budget is allotted to bringing in artists for the ButlerPalooza concert, like American Authors and Parachute this past fall. Co-chair for the Concerts Committee Kaitlyn Sawin helps to plan these concerts. “The Concerts…
Peace Week held at Butler

MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER In an effort to promote peace, unity and well-being on campus, the Peace and Conflict Studies department hosted Peace Week March 22-25. “The goal of Peace Week is to put on events that will be thought provoking and inspire a more inclusive society for all and for Butler’s community,” senior…
SGA meetings now closed to public

MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER This year, the Student Government Association (SGA) made the switch from Assembly to Senate structure. Additionally, the meetings are no longer open to the student body. Despite closing the doors to the rest of the student population, Katelyn Sussli, SGA president and senior Organizational Communication & Leadership and Political Science…
Explore Indy with the Cultural Trail

BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Are you a Butler student? Are you looking for something fun and relaxing to do in Indianapolis? Do you like being outside and enjoying art? If you answered yes to these questions, you may be interested in the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is an eight-mile trail throughout…
It’s On Us campaign launches

MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER On Monday April 4, Butler’s It’s On Us campaign kicked off in the Reilly Room. The event featured two speakers and it was hosted by the Stand Tall Project. It’s On Us is a national organization that works to stop sexual assault. This year is the second year the Stand Tall…
Jackson Davis transfer and men’s basketball hopes next season

PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu After the Butler basketball team’s season came to an end with the round of 32 loss against the University of Virginia, the Bulldogs’ focus immediately shifted to the 2016-17 season. The tasks they face include finding replacements for the production of seniors Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones, as…
Butler University to add new major

KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University added a Healthcare and Business Major that will launch this fall. Through this major, students will get a better understanding of how the business side of healthcare works. The Healthcare and Business major is a four-year degree that combines the general health care related coursework and basic business…
Rising sophomores to pick Fairview Housing March 29

MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER In the fall of 2016, rising sophomores will be the first group to move into Fairview House, Butler University’s newest residence hall. Unlike ResCo, where sophomores have traditionally lived, Fairview is made up of suites of 6 or 8 people as opposed to the traditional quads. On March 29,…