In 1996, Ann O’Connor, now an adjunct communication studies professor, began working at a hospital in a remote area of Saudi Arabia. During her five years there, she adapted to the country by learning its language and customs. She wore a burka, followed the Saudi customs set for women and made friends with the local…
Butler stresses out, study shows
The results on mental health from the National College Health Assessment Survey offered to Butler students last spring are being used to help plan programming and outreach. The survey had 436 respondents—69.7 percent female and 29.4 percent male. The survey’s mental health questions asked if students felt a certain way within the last 12 months.…
Officials expecting a smaller incoming class
Butler University’s Office of Admission projects the class of 2017 to be smaller than the record-breaking class of 2016. Tom Weede, vice president for enrollment management, said the goal is a freshman class of 1,050 students. “There have been lots of discussions about whether or not we should grow,” Weede said, “but discussing growth is…
Faculty Senate approves counsel search
A six-person committee is preparing to hire Butler University’s first in-house legal counsel. Over the past six years, the university spent $2.4 million dollars on outside legal counsel, said Ben Hunter, chief of staff. Hunter currently manages Butler’s outside legal contracts at Butler, and he recently completed a study to see if having an in-house…
Pink eye impacts BU
Butler University Health Services is seeing a spike in the number of pink eye cases on campus recently. Dr. Maria Fletcher, Health Services physician, said the clinic was seeing around 11 cases per day as of press time. She said students with pink eye first started coming in after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Health…
Close to curtains up for Schrott Center
After two years of construction and over a decade of concept, the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Performing and Visual Arts is slated for an official opening on April 18. Construction of the center itself is complete, and facilities and operations are now focusing on delivering the final touches to the building before opening…
Danko calls for gun safety
Butler University President Jim Danko signed an open letter along with other university presidents to policy leaders that calls for discussion about gun safety. The letter can be found at collegepresidentsforgunsafety.org and boasts more than 300 other college and university presidents’ signatures. “We are college and university presidents,” the open letter reads. “We are parents.…
In the community: Butler freshman reaches out to change the way children perceive police officers
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Derrick Rogan saw a problem in his community. Rogan noticed his neighbors viewed police officers as enemies rather than people trying to help. Rather than idly sitting by, Rogan set out to make a change. A Butler freshman studying criminology, sociology and Spanish, Rogan became involved with…
Students face housing crunch
The residence life department is starting the process of planning and organizing student housing for next school year. On Jan. 25, residence life sent out a reminder email to students informing them the housing intention process will occur Feb. 14 to March 9. Housing intentions are completed through students’ my.butler accounts. Students declare online where…
Jordan Hall renovations continue
Just like the long lines in Starbucks, spotting Blue II at the HRC and unpredictable Indiana weather, scaffolding and construction crews have been the norm around campus, especially at Jordan Hall. The current construction projects on Jordan Hall include repairing the entryway near the old post office location and the entryway by the College of…