ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter More than 600 students from across the nation will present research at the Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference on Friday. The 26th URC is the largest in event history, with a greater than 20 percent increase in the number of presenters from last year. There will be participants from 20…
April showers bring flooding to Butler
PHOTOS BY MARKO TOMICH With the calendar’s turn to April, the skies have opened up over Butler University. Heavy rain has caused problems on Butler’s sidewalks and in some of its buildings. Up to one inch of new rain could fall in the area tonight, and up to another half inch could come Friday morning…
Collegian managing editor wins national award
Ryan Lovelace, The Butler Collegian’s managing editor, has earned the Investigative Reporters and Editors award for top student investigative journalism story in the nation. Lovelace received the award for his story “A Center and Its Director,” which was published on pages one, two and 12 in the Nov. 20, 2013 issue of The Collegian. The…
LJ Under Fire: Freshman Caucus Hosts a Roast
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Most Butler University students have heard about Levester Johnson’s tweet treats, love for social media or, at the very least, his nickname “LJ.” What many would not know is that Johnson is a diehard country music fan and that he takes pride in his home gardening. Due to his prominence…
New SGA Officers Slated for 2014-2015
SARAH STOESZ | Staff Reporter Butler University’s next Student Government Association executive board is preparing to take office for the 2014-2015 school year. SGA announced the slate of next school year’s officers at the assembly meeting last Wednesday. There are seven officer positions in addition to SGA president. The SGA Assembly elected the vice presidents…
Students Celebrate Campus Pride Month
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…