Ryan Lovelace | Managing Editor Butler University has used more than 140,000 pounds of ice melt and salt this winter. Jerry Carlson, director of maintenance services, said while this is the first year where Butler has tracked its ice melt and salt use, it definitively surpasses last year’s usage. “We’ve used a lot more…
Flaherty Fills the Void
Miranda Maritato | Staff Reporter Butler University has filled the Dean of Student Life position after a semester vacancy. Butler welcomed Anne G. Flaherty as the new Dean of Student Life on Jan. 8. The application process began in late spring of 2013 after former dean Irene Stevens’ retirement, but the search was postponed…
C-Club Experiments Staying Open Later for Students
Alexandra Bode | Staff Reporter A pilot program to keep Campus Club open until midnight Sunday through Thursday has been put in place for the month of January. The program is looking at what students use in the C-Club, said Sally Click, dean of student services. It will show specifically which station they most…
Butler Grad Busy but Upbeat in New Internship Director Role
Natalie Smith | Assistant News Editor Coming into their Saturday matinee versus Marquette, Butler (11-7, 1-5) had opened its home conference schedule with three consecutive overtime contests and three losses. The overtime trend continued Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs finally found themselves on the winning end of the scoreboard as the final horn sounded.…
‘Polar Vortex’ Affects Travel, Greek Recruitment
Sara Stoesz | Staff Reporter Greek Formal recruitment had a late start due to bitterly cold weather conditions. Women’s recruitment was set to begin Wednesday, Jan. 8. On Monday, Butler’s Panhellenic Council decided that recruitment would be pushed back until Thursday due to weather conditions. The extremely cold temperatures as well as the dangerous…
Butler Student, Nick Noll, Dies
Marais Jacon-Duffy | News Editor The year 2014 began with sad news for the Butler community, in the form of the death of a pharmacy student. Nicholas Tyler Noll, 21, died unexpectedly at home in Zionsville on Dec. 31, 2013. Noll was born Aug. 12, 1992, to Dr. Gregg and Carmen Chaves Noll in…
Report: Butler student tour guide accused of rape
A male Butler University student tour guide was accused by a female student tour guide of rape earlier this month, according to RTV6 Indianapolis’ Stephen Dean and the Indianapolis Star. Dean tweeted Thursday afternoon that police were taking the case to prosecutors to charge the unnamed male student with rape. This followed Butler University Police…
Annual Board of Trustees dinner sparks conversation, collaboration
COLIN LIKAS CLIKAS@BUTLER.EDU EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Conversation flowed from the Johnson Room in Robertson Hall Friday, as Butler University’s Board of Trustees and the Student Government Association hosted an annual dinner. The event gave student leaders around campus the opportunity to speak and share their work with board members and school administrators. This year marked the sixth…
Wheelchair access an issue for some
KAYLIE RICKS KRICKS@BUTLER.EDU CONTRIBUTING REPORTER For students living in Apartment Village on Butler University’s campus, walking to class can be time-consuming. For Tammy Nguyen, a junior strategic communications major, getting to class takes even more time because, like eight other students on campus, she uses a wheelchair to get around. Schools around the world try…
Potential club creates concern, disagreement
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY AND EMILY WILLIAMS NEWS EDITOR AND STAFF REPORTER COLLEGIAN@BUTLER.EDU Freshman Michael Andrews is on a mission to start a club. Should he succeed in creating a model United Nations club, the structure of model United Nations program as it exists on Butler’s campus would change significantly. At this point, Andrews’ vision of a…