WRITTEN BY MALLORY DUNCAN, ASST. ARTS, ETC. EDITOR Upendra Pandya has completed a feat not many people can boast about. He has perfect attendance at work—for 35 years and counting. Perfect attendance entails going a whole fiscal year without calling in sick or missing a scheduled workday. That means, for 12,784 days, Pandya has never…
Pressed to preserve
WRITTEN BY BRITTANY GARRETT, STAFF REPORTER A bit of history is hidden at Butler’s Friesner Herbarium. The herbarium contains more than 100,000 dried and pressed leaves, making up the third-largest collection of plants in the state. The herbarium is also the site where Dr. Ray C. Friesner—the man for whom the building is named—conducted most…
Thefts and other crime on the rise
NATALIE SMITH STAFF REPORTER Butler University senior Alix McLaughlin was outside with her friends at her off-campus house, waiting for pizza to arrive at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. She looked in her front window and was shocked to see a man she did not know wearing gloves and crouching in her house.…
Joint Butler University-Christian Theological Seminary Center announced
BY KEVIN VOGEL | ARTS, ETC. EDITOR BREAKING NEWS Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary will be partnering to operate a center for “leadership development in social justice and reconciliation, international relationships and interreligious bridge-building.” The center was announced tonight before a speech by Archbishop Desmond Tutu—for whom the new center is named—by Christian Theological…
Faculty member: Open discussion needed for tuition policy
[Tuition remission] is a subject that greatly concerns me as both a faculty member who got three children through the commencement ceremony and a current [Faculty] Senator. CONTRIBUTED BY STEPHAN LAURENT-FAESI | Dance professor, Jordan College of the Arts The topic is a tough one. On one hand is the institution’s need for revenue to…
Memorial planned for Blue II
Melissa Iannuzzi Assistant News Editor Butler University is currently raising funds to construct a memorial in honor of Blue II and to also celebrate Blue I and Blue III. The memorial will be erected outside Hinkle Fieldhouse. “Whether [students] give or not is up to them,” said Michael Kaltenmark, his owner. “I know what…
Waiting for answers: Proposed changes to tuition remission and exchange policy have faculty and staff concerned
RYAN LOVELACE AND MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | Managing editor and news editor Butler University’s Faculty Affairs Committee will consider the Board of Trustees’ recommendations to alter faculty and staff tuition remission and exchange benefits. The board’s plan would deny long-standing benefits to new employees if Butler adopts the plan. The remission program allows Butler students to…
Butler Prepares for B.o.B., Youngblood Hawke
Colin Likas | Editor in Chief B.o.B. fans at Butler University take notice: the hip-hop star is headlining the third annual Butlerpalooza concert. Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.—better known by his stage name B.o.B.—is being brought in to entertain Butler students at Saturday’s show. Youngblood Hawke is also scheduled to play. The group is best known…
Second round of grants fund new campus projects
Tori Farr | Staff Reporter Butler University’s $100,000 second phase Innovation Fund awarded grants for eight new projects. Innovation grants already funded ten other on-campus projects. Projects recieving funding from the grant include Donald Braid’s implementation and development of critical listening courses, Ken Colburn and the establishment of the Butler Journal of Undergraduate research, Antonia…
Irwin Library celebrates 50th anniversary
Alexandra Bode | Staff Reporter Irwin Library hosted a 50th anniversary celebration Monday in honor of the building’s opening on Sept. 9, 1963. The event was, fittingly, 1960s-themed. “They’ve packed in a lot in that time period so it should be a lot of fun,” said Akeira Jennings, Butler student liaison for Irwin Library. Expenses…