MELISSA IANNUZZI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The spring 2014 commencement ceremony will take place in the Butler Bowl, due to renovations in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Seating capacity will decrease from 10,000 seats available in Hinkle to 5,100 in the stands of the Butler bowl. That does not include the seating available on the field’s turf. Seats placed…
Parking committee addresses concerns
COLIN LIKAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Butler University parking committee discussed and debated the future of freshman parking, a sliding cost scale for faculty and staff parking decals and a new flex parking lot at its meeting Tuesday. A large portion of the two-hour meeting was used to contemplate potential new policies for freshman parking on campus.…
University honors program still in search of permanent coordinator
KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER The Butler University Honors Program is still without a permanent coordinator. Students in the program received news less than two weeks into the academic year that former coordinator Amy Elson would be leaving for a new position at Indiana University. In an Sept. 5 email from Mary Ramsbottom, associate provost, the…
Voyeurism reported on campus
EMILY WILLIAMS STAFF REPORTER The Butler University Police Department is investigating an incident of voyeurism that took place last Thursday in Jordan Hall. Voyeurism is the sexual interest of spying on another who is doing something of a private matter. A female student was on the third floor of Jordan Hall using the restroom last…
Senior class gift: Students choose where to donate
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY NEWS EDITOR Butler’s graduating class of 2014 will have the option to donate to a campus group, club, building, athletic team or academic college of their choice. Students can choose to donate to Butler’s colleges, scholarships, Office of Student Affairs, athletic teams and other organizations. Seniors can provide donations to essentially any group…
Butler Cultural Requirements: “Eight before you graduate”
ALEXANDRA BODE STAFF REPORTER Typing ‘www.butler.edu/core’ into your search bar will lead you to the main website for the Butler University Core Curriculum. Then, if you look further, you will see a list of the core requirements. If you click on Butler Cultural Requirements, two bullet points will appear which state the learning objectives for…
Heavy rains put campus in the dark
KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER Halloween night was especially spooky this year with power outages in four buildings on campus. Irwin Library, Jordan Hall, part of Lilly Hall and Residential College lost power around 7:30 p.m, said Rich Michal, executive director of facilities. Students in ResCo were evacuated Thursday night because of safety concerns. Michal said…
BACK TO THEIR ROOTS: THE BUTLER-CTS PARTNERSHIP
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY and MAGGIE MONSON | News Editor and Copy Editor The Christian Theological Seminary may be known by most Butler University students as a group of large buildings at the end of Greek row or a residence where some students live. However, the history between CTS and Butler reveals a much deeper relationship than…
Butler named in Top 100 for college social media
EMILY WILLIAMS ECWILLI2@BUTLER.EDU StudentAdvisor.com recently named Butler University 35th in the top 100 social media-saavy colleges. To accomplish this, Butler made large strides to engage its students, faculty and alumni through social media. The Twitter accounts of Blue II and Blue III helped Butler become a top competitor. Along with the dogs, the men’s basketball…
Campaign unclear to students
MIRANDA MARITATO STAFF REPORTER The goal of Butler University’s “Let Us Be Clear” campaign is to inform students the legal age to possess and consume alcohol is 21, but students under 21 who consume can call Butler University Police Department for emergency assistance. Freshman Abbigail Peters said she believes posters around campus are sending mixed…