Emily Williams|Staff Reporter From the construction of new buildings, the campus farm, BRITA water filters, and green installments on roofs of campus buildings, stainability on campus has become a priority of the entire university. President Jim Danko started a green movement campus when he signed the Climate Change Commitment on April 16, 2012. At the…
Remembering Jackson Wiley
Melissa Iannuzzi | Assistant News Editor Professor Emeritus Jackson Wiley, the conductor of the Butler Symphony Orchestra from 1969 to 1991, died Sept. 3. He was 92 years old. “He whirled with a high purpose, not wildly but with an energy that took us all to high achievements,” said James Briscoe, professor of historical…
New commission hopes to promote diversity
Natalie Smith | Staff Reporter Butler University President James Danko created a new campus Diversity Commission in order to address topics surronding diversity on campus. Last week, President Danko sent an email to the Butler community about the newly-formed faculty group. The commission is assessing the previous programs put in place to improve campus…
Dean of student life search continues
Jeff Stanich | Staff Reporter When Irene Stevens retired in May 2013, the dean of student life position did not have someone to immediately fill it. The position is still unfilled after a summer of searching for a replacement, leaving all of the day-to-day responsibilities on other administrators’ shoulders. Levester Johnson, vice president of student…
Women’s basketball to hold open tryouts
BY MATTHEW VAN TRYON | STAFF WRITER The Butler women’s basketball program will be offering open tryouts on Friday, Sept. 20 in the Efroymson Family Gym in Hinkle Fieldhouse at 5:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend. Head coach Beth Couture said the tryouts give students an opportunity to show their skills. “We want to…
2013-2014 Butler men’s basketball schedule released
The date has been set for the Butler men’s basketball team’s arrival in the Big East as the 2013-2014 schedule was officially released Thursday afternoon. The Bulldogs will kick off Big East play with a New Year’s Eve home game against Villanova on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Butler will play a total of 18…
Updates continue for academic buildings
TORI FARR | STAFF REPORTER Yellow and orange detour signs have become a norm around Butler University’s academic buildings in the last year could continue for the next couple of years. Rich Michal, executive director of facilities, said Jordan Hall’s age and structure call for a unique approach and implementation in the construction aspect. Built…
Construction disturbs Rocky Ripple
RYAN LOVELACE | MANAGING EDITOR Rocky Ripple residents have reacted negatively to the construction Butler University brought to their neighborhood and to the traffic that will come from the new long-term parking lot. “The neighbors there are ready to lynch me over it,” said Rocky Ripple town council member Robert Tomey, who approved Butler’s parking…
Fisher releases proposed budget
MELISSA IANNUZZI | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Student Government Association set a target maximum budget for the 2013-2014 academic year. SGA’s proposed budget is slightly more than $763,000, according to documents from Craig Fisher, SGA president. SGA’s approved budget last academic year was just more than $748,000, according to The Collegian’s “SGA assembly approves…
Butler mourns America’s dog
MARAIS JACON-DUFFY and TAYLOR MEADOR | News Editor and Design Chief Butler University’s beloved former mascot, Blue II, died on Saturday from complications relating to congestive heart failure. The news was announced through a press release from Butler President James Danko yesterday. Over the past few months, Blue’s health took a steep decline as he…