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…
Founder’s day set to return
Butler University is reintroducing Founder’s Day on Thursday to shed light on how the university was started. The event has not taken place since 1966. Members Butler’s staff, including Vivian Deno, said they want to use this event to remind students of the values Butler was founded upon. “We hope to give students a point…
Less than 50 percent wrap it up
New data from Butler’s spring 2012 American College Health Association survey shows surprising information: Less than 50 percent of Butler students used contraception the last time they had sex. The association surveyed 436 Butler students, all between 18 and 24 years of age, male and female, homosexual and heterosexual. The actual wording of the question…
Butler speech team wins big
Speech team members Marcus Harvey and Ciara Williams had a very succesful tournament at Ohio University, winning six trophies. Harvey took third in dramatic interpretation, fourth in after-dinner speaking—a speech which is both humorous and persuasive—and fourth in poetry. “I think we did pretty well,” Harvey said. Harvey joined the speech team to become a…
New security provider to patrol private parties
Officers from Securitas Security Services will patrol future registered fraternity parties. Greek houses previously used off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers as security, but the presence of alcohol created too much of a risk, said Irene Stevens, dean of student life. In response, Stevens became part of a committee with two other staff members and…
COLUMN | GameDay was unforgettable
Over the course of mere hours, as Butler Nation and ESPN converged in Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler fans and athletes alike became yet again part of what’s been deemed both a magical and history-making weekend. In what ESPN College Gameday analyst Rece Davis described to me as “something that we’ve wanted to capture and show for…