MELISSA IANNUZZI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Commission on the Sciences is in the process of preparing a presentation to recommend how to accommodate more science students as the university grows. The commission meets once a month until February, when it presents to the Provost and President. “Our number one challenge is to create more…
Bugged by bugs
KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s campus—along with the rest of the Midwest—is being invaded by bugs. Stink bugs, boxelder bug and ants are the main problems on campus, said Dick Hamm, director of building services. The bug problem was brought to Building Services’ attention more than four weeks ago, Hamm said. “We have been…
Butler’s student retention beats national average
NATALIE SMITH STAFF REPORTER Ninety-one percent of members of Butler University’s 2011 freshman class came back for their sophomore year, which is 14 percent higher than the national average, according to U.S. News.and World Report. Butler takes an interest in making sure that freshmen and sophomores are put in the highest importance when it comes…
Author John Green speaks for a cause at Clowes
JEFF STANICH STAFF REPORTER John Green returned to Butler University with the same wit and charm he carried onto campus last spring, as well as some new material. Green, a New York Times best-selling author and co-creator of the YouTube channel VlogBrothers, spoke at Clowes Memorial Hall last night, his first appearance at Butler since…
Men’s basketball student ticketing altered
Butler University students will need to pick up tickets in advance in order to attend men’s basketball games at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season. For example, if a student wants to attend Butler’s Nov. 9 home game against Lamar, he or she would have to pick up a ticket from the Hinkle ticket office during regular…
Changing the way you ride
COLIN LIKAS EDITOR IN CHIEF After a little more than two months on Butler University’s campus, the Dawg Ride system has gotten several students from point A to point B. But it has not come without some concerns and troubles, and users should expect a change to the system soon. Dawg Ride is “an on-demand…
CCOM internship director to step down
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY NEWS EDITOR Associate professor Allison Harthcock announced she will step down as College of Communication Internship Director at the end of the semester. CCOM Dean Gary Edgerton is currently searching for someone to fill the position, according to an email to CCOM majors. Harthcock said she needed to focus on her health, in…
New ticket system is bad for students
By Rhyan Henson The new way students buy tickets for basketball games is nearly pointless and will make going to the games overly complex. Starting this year, students must go days, sometimes weeks, in advance to pick up their tickets for basketball games. Students must bring their ID when they pick up their tickets days…
Former Collegian editor wins national award
Press release by Marc Allan, associate director of university relations School of Journalism alumna Jill McCarter (’13), the editor of The Butler Collegian during the 2012-2013 school year, has won a first-place Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) national award for an advertising campaign that introduces Collegian readers to the newspaper’s staff members and attempts to recruit…
Students have options to keep information private
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY NEWS EDITOR Junior Katie Reed said she was initially shocked when people began telling her about a large picture of her playing soccer hanging in a building on campus. “I had never even seen this picture,” Reed said. “But I was curious as to what it looked like and what it was. When…