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Details for retail space in parking garage revealed

JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael Kaltenmark, director of external relations, led an open forum discussing the new multi-use parking facility this evening in the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. Members of the Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association partnered with the university to host the event. Kaltenmark said university leadership is seeking feedback from Butler-Tarkington…
Chris Holtmann named Butler head coach

The Butler University athletic department announced in a press release Friday afternoon that Chris Holtmann has been named the 23rd head coach of the men’s basketball program. Holtmann assumed the title of interim head coach in early October after the athletic department announced that Brandon Miller was taking a medical leave of absence. “Chris has…
Campus groups host demonstration about racial tensions

JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Almost 50 people attended a demonstration today on Butler University’s campus to address racial tensions associated with Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two African-American males who were killed by police officers this summer. Butler’s Black Student Union co-sponsored the event called Fierce Urgency for Justice with Demia, a feminist and…
Sexal assault commission names subcommittees

KATIE GOODRICH | NEWS EDITOR Students were packing for Thanksgiving break. They piled up their dirty laundry and reluctantly placed books in their backpacks. Ding. An email. As students prepared to leave, they read an email about two alleged forcible rapes that occurred in residence halls over the previous two weeks. The campus-wide email…
Students’ stressful season

SARAH STOESZ | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Finals week is a stressful time of year for many students. At Butler University, anxiety is the most common concern seen by counseling services at the Health and Recreation Complex. The first day of final examinations at Butler University is Dec. 15. Material from almost four months of each…
Speech team takes second in Kentucky

Katie Goodrich | News Editor The sun set hours before. The Kentucky sky was dark on Saturday, and members of Butler’s speech team were tired. More than 12 hours after they woke up, they still waited to compete at 9 p.m. The four members of the team who traveled to Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky,…
Evaluating courses and instructors

JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER Finals are coming. Papers and projects fill the time of Butler Bulldogs all across campus. Then, the day comes. The professor pulls out an envelope filled with bubbled forms for students to fill out and evaluate the course. This happens at the end of every semester at Butler University. Some…
Student starts own sitcom

Miranda Maritato | Staff Reporter This spring, students will be able to test the waters of television production while working with junior Emi Dammers on her production “To Be Human.” Dammers will write, direct and produce “To Be Human,” a sitcom about several college students who come together in mandatory group therapy. “I did not…
Campus ministry embraces diversity

CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | STAFF REPORTER Rev. Dr. Charles W. Allen serves as the chaplain for Grace Unlimited, a campus ministry that classifies itself as traditional, Biblical, activist, liberal and inclusive. The ministry distinguishes itself from the archetypal Christian ministry through a liberal philosophy of inclusivity. “We must love and honor diversity. All are welcome—no exceptions,”…