“BUprays” is a nondenominational listserv for students, faculty and staff at Butler designed to provide a safe and anonymous way to share in faith and prayers, regardless of religion. A Butler University staff member had the idea to create the listerv after a year-long workshop through the Center for Faith and Vocation. At the event,…
Gift exposes more students to Butler
Butler University’s Early College Program has received a gift of $8,300 from the Central Indiana Teachers Credit Union, which will help expose select juniors and seniors from Shortridge Magnet High School to a college classroom environment. Presented on Feb. 15, this amount covers the cost of one student going through the program both semesters of…
Ideas come to life
Butler University President Jim Danko has distributed $300,000 to members of the student body and faculty promoting various advancements. The money was part of Butler’s Innovation Fund, which is money set aside to financially support ideas that have potential positive impact for Butler. More than 70 proposals were submitted for consideration by the evaluation committee,…
Campus promotes positive body image
The week of Feb. 24 through March 2 brings awareness to eating disorders across the United States. At Butler University, the seven-day period will combat and bring to light a much wider scope of mental and physical concerns. National Eating Disorder Awareness Week will continue today with a showing of the documentary film “America the…
Craig Fisher voted SGA president
The Butler student body chose junior Craig Fisher to lead the Student Government Association in the 2013-14 school year. The Election Oversight Committee released the verified results for the SGA presidential election Monday night. Fisher is a pharmacy major native to Indianapolis. Both of his parents are Butler alumni. He attributes his success to his…
New director brings internal changes to Atherton managers
On Feb. 18, Butler University dining services instituted new assignments for managers, changing their place of management. Dining Services Director Michelle Bryant-Jones started on July 31, 2012, and since then has been assessing management’s strengths and weaknesses. Based on talents and creativity, she matched managers to new areas of work. Bryant-Jones said some managers have…
Low numbers for ROTC recruitment
The Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps exists on Butler’s campus, and 12 students are enrolled in the program. However, in the past, Butler’s ROTC programs were the largest student organizations on campus. Ross McKee, military science instructor and ROTC adviser, said he believes the low numbers are due to a mixture of two things. “I…
SGA introduces recycling program
In its attempts to make Butler University a greener campus, the Student Government Association’s Green Operations Committee has a found a way for Butler to protect the environment while making the university some extra cash on the side. The Green Operations Committee has become involved with a company called TerraCycle, which pays for hard-to-recycle items…
Butler students promote anti-bullying for this year’s Bateman Competition
Butler students competing in this year’s annual Bateman Case Study Competition approach the end of their campaigning and programming this week before submitting entries for national judging. The competition, sponsored by the Public Relations Student Society of America, pushed Butler students to form teams and address the competition’s theme of anti-bullying. The teams conducted research,…
Three candidates vie for SGA presidency
Next Monday, the Butler University student body will vote for a new Student Government Association president. Whoever it picks will be in charge of representing student interests and close to three quarters of a million dollars. The members of SGA hope this year’s election has a better turnout than previous years, said Abigail Springer, a…