SARAH STOESZ | Staff Reporter Butler University students can now use their Dawg Bucks at Firehouse Subs in Broad Ripple. Last Monday was the first day Dawg Bucks were accepted there. “We’ve definitely noticed an increase, and quite a few students are actually pulling out their cards and using them,” said Mike Harmon, owner of…
Follow the leader
RYAN LOVELACE | Managing Editor Butler University students will choose either Robert Gale or Chad Pingel to preside over next school year’s Student Government Association. On Wednesday, the candidates met in the Fairbanks Building with members of the Butler Collegian for a conversation about their campaigns and ideas. Gale, a junior finance and management information…
FYS Roundtables highlight student work
ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Professors Angela Hofstetter, Susan Neville, and Natalie Carter were brainstorming ideas for a First Year Seminar conference when they came up with the idea of FYS Roundtables. They began this brainstorming because “FYS students are doing so much really hard, really good work that others may not know about,” Carter…
Schwitzer laundry going in one color, coming out another
NATALIE SMITH | Asst. News Editor Freshman Amanda Rodriguez took her clothes out of a washing machine in Schwitzer Hall and was faced with an unexpected sight. All of her white clothing had pink and purple stains. More than $200 worth of her clothing was dyed, Rodriguez said, and she saw tie-dyed shirts was hanging…
Trip tours the nation
KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Butler Blue III broke out of the Butler bubble to travel across the country on the Big Dawgs Tour. The Big Dawgs Tour takes advantage of Butler’s new affiliation with the Big East Conference. “The tour is engaging different audiences, both internal and external,” said Matthew Mindrum, vice president…
RecycleMania comes back to Butler
JULIANNE STRIBIAK | Staff Reporter Butler University students have a chance to prove they are Earth conscious during RecycleMania, which began Feb. 2 and will continue through Mar. 29. RecycleMania is a friendly competition for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities, according to the RecycleMania Facebook page.…
Faculty and staff bond with brown bags
COLIN LIKAS | Editor-In-Chief Students at Butler University get the opportunity to meet and interact with new and varying individuals. while on campus. At the same time, those helping to provide a college experience to students can also interact and become companions. This is a key goal for Butler Staff Assembly’s “informal lunches.” The first…
Butler emails still active shortly after graduation
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Students looking toward graduation should also look into finding a new email provider. University students who are on track to graduate in May will not be able to use their Butler email after Aug. 1, of this year, according to Scott Kincaid, chief information officer. Email termination is not dependent…
Butler grad Kaltenmark moves up the chain
SARAH STOESZ | Staff Reporter Michael Kaltenmark now has what he calls his dream job, after his recent promotion to director of external relations. Kaltenmark was promoted to this position at the beginning of the month. Kaltenmark said he thinks he fits the bill for this position because of its public relations and community relations…
When a Sex Crime Occurs on Campus, Butler Police Decide How to Act
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Viviane Linos was surprised to discover the rape of another student by a fellow Butler student had allegedly occurred before the beginning of winter break. What concerned Linos more was the fact she found out about the incident by way of Butler Confessions, an anonymous social media page. Linos, a…