News

Timely Warning: Alleged sexual assault on-campus

MIRANDA MARITATO | STAFF REPORTER The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is working with the Butler University Police Department in an active investigation of an alleged on-campus rape. The incident occurred April 19 in the early hours of the morning at a residence hall. The suspect was known to the victim and has been identified. Andrew…
5 things to know (Week 11)

Don’t have time to watch or read the news? No problem! The Butler Collegian’s editor-in-chief has compiled a list of the top five things he thinks readers should know this week. Let’s keep this short, sweet and to the point. Be the change you wish to see. Fact 1: Clinton announces candidacy: “Ending two…
Seeking Justice: How sexual assault victims can pursue action

MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR A Butler University student with the pseudonym “Eliza Quincey” posted a blog on April 11, 2014, titled “Since Everyone Thinks I’m Being ‘Too Emotional’ About My Rape, Here Are Just The Facts Of How My University Swept It Under The Rug,” detailing allegations of missteps in Butler’s handling of her…
ArtsFest 2015: Outlaws and outsiders

KARL AGGER | STAFF REPORTER In the Black Box Theatre of Lilly Hall, a hush comes over the audience. There is no curtain to be drawn for this stage, but all the same a show is about to begin. The play, “Crime and Punishment,” is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic nineteenth century novel, adapted…
Butler’s Undergraduate Research Conference 2015

KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER On Friday, Butler’s 27th annual Undergraduate Research Conference gave students an opportunity to learn about other students’ research, from explaining how power plants affect fish in nearby rivers to examining the role of fathers in television sitcoms. The URC is a yearly event in which undergraduate participants from colleges and…
Spring sports

ANNIE WEBER | STAFF REPORTER Butler students competed for a cause this past weekend during the annual Spring Sports Spectacular. Spring Sports is an event created to raise money for the Special Olympics. Every sorority and fraternity is represented, as well as an independent team for those who are not members of a Greek organization.…
A closer look at sexual assault reporting

MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Nearly one year ago, a protest on Butler University’s campus held by faculty and students in support of a Butler student with the blog pseudonym “Eliza Quincey” shed a light on potential deficiencies in the sexual assault process. “Eliza” posted a pair of blog posts telling of an alleged rape…
Butler’s housing nightmare

KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER Every student living on campus will have a bed, but not all students will be happy about where they end up resting their heads next semester. Student housing selection was held for rising sophomores and juniors this past Tuesday and the Tuesday before. Rising juniors chose on March 31 and…
Hitting the jackpot

ANNIE WEBER | STAFF REPORTER Jim McKneight knows the feeling of having millions of dollars transferred into his bank account in an instant. He helped grow and sell three companies as CFO and sold them for over $100 million. Now he is a business professor here at Butler. You know those blue bags of ice…