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  • SGA Senator list released

    BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER bnheaton@butler.edu The 2015-2016 Butler University Student Government Association Senate is complete after appointing vacant positions. The Senate had its first meeting Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. Some senator positions were left vacant, causing a delay in the Senate’s start this year. The SGA Cabinet was responsible for the nine appointments,…

  • Residence halls plan community events for fall

    MATTHEW DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER As hall governments get underway, Ross and Schwitzer Halls both prepare for fall events. Ross’ government, led by president and freshman biology major David Ryskamp, is planning its first event, an open mic night in the TV room in Ross’s basement Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. Ryskamp said the…

  • New COPHS program combines health and business

    KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is expanding to offer a  new healthcare and business program under the bachelor of science and health science program. “For this year, the only students that are in that program are the ones who want to go into the [physician assistant] program at the…

  • Butler to get BlueIndy Stations

    Blakely Heaton | Staff Reporter   Butler University’s campus will soon be equipped with BlueIndy’s rental cars at 635 W. Hampton Drive. Right now, the nearest Bluecar station can be found on 56th Street. WTHR Channel 13 reported BlueIndy is “the first of its kind in North America,” so not only is it new to…

  • Arts integration course benefits elementary ed majors

    Kristin Camiliere| Staff Reporter The Wallace Elementary School for Integrated Arts employs mostly Butler University graduates. This high employment rate relates to the elementary education courses offered at Butler and the strong ties that Butler has with the Wallace School. Butler is connected with the Wallace Elementary School of Integrated Arts, located in Kokomo, Indiana.…

  • Butler hosts blood and bone marrow drive in support of Andrew Smith

    Butler hosts blood and bone marrow drive in support of Andrew Smith

        KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University, Indiana Blood Center and Be the Match Indiana held a blood drive and bone marrow transplant event in Hinkle Fieldhouse Sept. 29 in honor of former Butler University basketball center Andrew Smith. Smith was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare condition of non-Hodgkin’s disease, in…

  • Faculty Senate discusses new core requirement

    Matthew Fleckenstein | Staff Reporter   The Butler University Faculty Senate voted Sept. 15 to create a subcommittee to further research the Social Justice and Diversity proposal for a new requirement in the core curriculum every student is required to take. The SJD committee is comprised of chair Chad Knoderer,   Amy Peak, COPHS, Susan Adams, COE,…

  • Growth of the CUE Farm

    MATTHEW DEL BUSTO/ STAFF REPORTER The Center for Urban Ecology (CUE) Farm started off as just three-tenths of an acre and CUE staff members and faculty in the biology department managed it. Now the farm is close to an acre in size and Tim Dorsey, manager of the CUE Farm, oversees it full-time. Along with providing…

  • BUPD offers Homecoming safety tips

    BUPD offers Homecoming safety tips

    BROOKLYN RAINES | STAFF REPORTER Homecoming is more than a football game. It is no secret that students tend to drink more that weekend. Butler University Police officer Sergeant Shawn Barks said the two most common reasons people get arrested during Homecoming are public intoxication and minor consumption. During Homecoming weekend, BUPD will work alongside excise…