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Ross housekeeper brings positivity

TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER For housekeeper Ejuanda Fields, Ross Hall is more than just a place to clean. “I look at this as my big house,” Fields said. Fields, 60, has worked on the Butler housekeeping staff for 17 years and has been positioned in each building on campus. Fields is spending her first…
White House confirms ISIS beheading of former Butler student Peter Kassig

BEN SIECK | CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Butler University President James Danko released a statement this morning amid unconfirmed reports of Abdul-Rahman Kassig’s execution by the terrorist group ISIS. ISIS released a video this morning claiming the execution of Kassig. He was first threatened in a video released on Oct. 3. The White House confirmed it was Kassig in the…
Commuter challenges from peers to parking

SARAH STOESZ | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Students who commute lead different lifestyles and also face some obstacles. They do not have the memories of making friends with people in their unit freshman year. Maybe they did not even eat at Atherton Union every day with their new friends. These commuter students log extra hours in…
Butler students use and abuse prescription drugs to focus

JYLIAN VIGAR | STAFF REPORTER The words of your microbiology paper start to swim on the computer screen before your heavy eyelids. The clock ticks toward 1 a.m. as the cursor hovers blankly on page one. So you pop a pill that draws your attention to all things microbiology like a magnet. You finish…
BUPD alerts campus of emergencies via Dawg Alert

KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER When the Butler University Police Department needs to send a Dawg Alert to notify people about an emergency, its first step is to glance at the Clery Handbook. The Clery Handbook is a federally mandated guide that instructs postsecondary education police departments on how to report and describe crimes. It…
Butler dining to dish out changes

TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER Butler University dining will serve up some changes next semester. Last week, the Butler Cuisine Bureau met to discuss new options and hear feedback from the student body. Nate Haugh, director of dining, Kristin Ringham, director of dining operations and Nathaniel Malone, executive chef, all attended. Meal variety in the…
Observatory repairs and renovations

CASSE EBERLE | STAFF REPORTER Renovations are underway for the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium’s largest telescope. The renovations will cost $325,000. Brian Murphy, observatory director, said this expense is slightly less than the original cost of $350,000 to build the observatory in 1954. Frank Levinson, a former Butler physics student, funded the project to renovate…
Men’s basketball beats Franklin in final exhibition game

BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR The Butler men’s basketball team routed the Franklin College Grizzlies Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse 98-43 in its last exhibition game of the season. Senior Kameron Woods and freshman Kelan Martin each had 18 points to lead all scorers. Freshman Tyler Wideman made his debut after sitting out last…
Academic calendar changed

JULIANNE STRIBIAK | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Changes are on the horizon regarding the length of semesters and summer sessions in upcoming years. The upcoming 2015 summer session will last 14 weeks instead of 12, which will affect the durations of school breaks. Registrar Michele Neary said the two biggest reasons leading to this change in…