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  • The cause of IT chaos

    The cause of IT chaos

    KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s Information Technology discovered an issue that delayed outgoing mail sent from Butler servers to outside servers. This issue was not fixed until almost a full day later, causing outbound messages not to be sent from approximately 11:00 a.m. Oct. 13 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 14. When students download…

  • Campus Ministry USA protests, Bulldogs bite back

    Campus Ministry USA protests, Bulldogs bite back

    MATTHEW VANTRYON and JYLIAN VIGAR | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF and CO-NEWS EDITOR Photo by Tyler Springer Butler University students encountered members of the Campus Ministry USA group this afternoon in front of Atherton Union and gathered together to voice their desire for equality and love. Several members of Campus Ministry USA arrived around noon  and held signs in…

  • Faculty Senate discuss e-learning at Oct. 13 meeting

    MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER E-learning, the courses students can take online over the summer, was the focus of the Oct. 13 Faculty Senate meeting. Original e-learning committee members Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom and Julie Miller gave a presentation on the study of e-learning performed last summer. Provost Kate Morris gave the original goal for the…

  • Andrew Ryan returns to BUPD after arrest

    BROOKLYN RAINES | STAFF REPORTER   Andrew Ryan, a Butler University Police Department captain, was granted conditional driving privileges at a pre-trial conference on Sept. 23. Ryan was arrested on Sept. 8 after failing two sobriety tests, which were taken after a car crash Ryan was involved in on the Eastside of Indianapolis. Ryan’s BAC was…

  • Apartment Village fire alarms have residents fired up

    Apartment Village fire alarms have residents fired up

    KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASST. NEWS EDITOR | kadair@butler.edu Sensitive fire alarms led to confusion in Apartment Village over the past few weeks. Residents in Apartment Village have received emails from Hope England, the residence life coordinator for Apartment Village, advising students to be wary of following cooking instructions and warning against taking steamy showers. The smoke…

  • Nolan Read gone too soon, but his spirit lives on

    Nolan Read gone too soon, but his spirit lives on

    MATTHEW VANTRYON | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / Photo courtesy of “Remembering Nolan Read” Facebook page Even when Nolan Paul Read was in elementary school, his mother Leah Read felt his future was bright. Each October, Leah and Nolan would go door to door in their Texas neighborhood as he sold popcorn for Boy Scouts. Though small in…

  • Students getting heated about heating

    MATTHEW DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER Recently, the Butler Facilities staff temporarily turned off the air conditioning in buildings around campus in preparation to switch from cooling to heating, causing a temperature increase in some of the buildings. Richard Michal, executive director of facilities, said the Butler Facilities staff have begun preparing to switch systems…

  • 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…