ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Butler University will be participating in Campus Pride Month this April. Campus Pride Month is a month dedicated to celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning pride on campuses across the nation. “As Alliance, we are really excited about this because this will be our time to show campus that we…
Taking to the Streetscape
MIRANDA MARITATO | Staff Reporter Butler University is undergoing the first phase of the Streetscape project to improve campus. The city of Indianapolis has partnered with the university, contributing $1.5 million to the $3-million project. Highlights of phase one include boulevard- style medians lined with trees, new street lamps and campus signage, and the installation…
Tenure and promotions explained
KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Twenty-nine faculty members will be in tenured or promoted positions next school year. Provost Kathryn Morris announced the news to campus via email on Wednesday. Twelve faculty members received a promotion to professor, and 17 received tenure and promotion to associate professor. Having tenure status indicates that the university…
Changes Enforced, Discussed
COLIN LIKAS & SARAH STOESZ | Editor-In-Chief, Staff Reporter Butler University is raising its tuition for the 2014-2015 school year and moving forward to increase the amount of on-campus housing by fall 2016. President James Danko emailed the Butler community last Wednesday with an announcement about the March Board of Trustees meeting. The first topic…
College of Business Announces 2013 Placement Rate
ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Butler University’s College of Business recently announced a 97 percent placement rate for 2013 graduates. A few days later, the number was determined to actually be 98 percent. This placement rate is equal to the average rate over the past five years. “The success is from the quality of academics…
New Dean Chosen for COB
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Stephen Standifird will begin serving as dean of Butler’s College of Business on June 1. Standifird is currently the dean of the Schroeder School of Business at the University of Evansville. He previously served as associate dean and director of undergraduate programs at the University of San Diego’s School of…
Online and Hybrid Classes Emerged
RYAN LOVELACE | Managing Editor Butler University has approximately doubled the amount of online and hybrid classes it offers since summer 2013. Online courses are offered strictly online, whereas hybrid courses involve some amount of in-class or in-person meetings. Julianne Miranda, senior director of the Center for Academic Technology, said student and faculty enthusiasm spurred…
Parking Ticket Woes Not Always Appealed
JULIANNE STRIBIAK | Staff Reporter Bright green tickets decorate the windshields of many students’ cars and the dollars add up. Junior Jordan Murphy said he received at least 10 parking tickets this year and tried to appeal at least two. “None of them were appealed because they didn’t see my explanation as a good enough…
Program Aims to Curb Workplace Discrimination
KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Every Butler University employee must take an online training course about sexual harassment. Provost Kathryn Morris deferred to Human Resources regarding the online trainings. In an email statement, La Veda Howell, executive director of human resources, said the initiative launched in May 2013 and came to fruition this month.…
Students Walk to Lead Others Out of the Darkness
MIRANDA MARITATO | Staff Reporter Every 13.7 minutes, someone in the United States commits suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for individuals of ages 15 to 24, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In past years, Butler University has hosted the AFSP’s Out of the Darkness walk to raise awareness…