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Reclassification concerns voiced at staff assembly meeting

Marais Jacon-Duffy | Editor-in-Chief Butler staff members discussed dissatisfaction with recent reclassification of their jobs at today’s staff assembly meeting. Reclassification requires staff members’ jobs to be reevaluated and potentially changed from salary to hourly pay or a change in overtime exemption. Additionally, all hourly paid employees are now paid bi-weekly rather than monthly. Staff grievances…
Bulldogs react to same-sex marriage decision

CASSIE EBERLE & BAILEY STROCK | STAFF REPORTER & CONTRIBUTING WRITER Sixteen percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults in the United States are legally married, according to a 2013 study conducted by the Pew Research Center. Butler professor David Murray is not one of them. Only Canada legally recognizes he and his husband’s…
Faculty health care costs rising

SARAH STOESZ | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Health insurance costs for Butler University’s faculty and staff are projected to rise more than 10 percent before 2015. An increase in insurance premiums occurs every year. Increases have been kept below 10 percent at Butler for several years. However, Bruce Arick, assistant treasurer and vice president of…
New book buying alternative saves students money

MIRANDA MARITATO | STAFF REPORTER At Butler University the average student will spend $1,000 on books per year. Other options available through the bookstore allow students to buy or rent used books to reduce the cost. PackBack is working to revolutionize the way students can buy and use textbooks. Its pay-per-use eTextbook model allows students…
Gender separation policies inconsistent

TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER “The third floor is for females only.” This message hangs on signs throughout the third floor of Ross Hall. Just across the street at Residential College, this policy does not exist. In ResCo, males and females live interspersed on the same floor. Doug Howell, associate director of residence life,…
BRIEF: Atherton employee died on campus

TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER An employee in the Marketplace at Atherton Union died Monday morning. Willie Ealy, 57, had a heart attack shortly after arriving at the Atherton kitchen, Joe Rice, an Atherton employee, said. One employee said Early looked pale when he first arrived. Rice said two Atherton workers performed CPR on Ealy,…
Early graduation, earlier deadlines

KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER Seniors graduating in December will walk the stage two days before final grades are due. First semester finals can cause problems for early graduates because there is less time to record grades before commencement. Finals are scheduled from Dec. 15 through Dec. 20. Grades are due in registration and records…
Vigil held for ISIS captive Kassig

JULIAN WYLLIE | Opinion Editor Hundreds of students and community members gathered this evening on the Atherton Mall, dressed in white, to support Abdul-Rahman Kassig. Kassig, 26, is a former Butler University student who was captured and threatened by the Islamic extremist group ISIS. The Butler Muslim Student Association hosted the event, and President Maya Alshawa…
Former Butler political science student captured amidst humanitarian work

MARAIS JACON-DUFFY & CASSIE EBERLE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & STAFF REPORTER This time three years ago, Abdul-Rahman Kassig, then still known as Peter, was a political science student at Butler University. He attended classes in Jordan Hall and completed service learning projects with his classmates. Now, he is internationally known as a captive of the Islamic…