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New residence hall to house 600 upperclassmen

JYLIAN VIGAR | jvigar@butler.edu | News Reporter August 2016 will bring 600 new beds to Butler University. “Dated dorms don’t provide what students need today,” said Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs. “It is time to start living into this promise of the experience that we can and should give our students.…
Class of 2018 smaller, more diverse

SARAH STOESZ | sstoesz@butler.edu | Asst. News Editor Butler’s newest freshman class followed the recent trend of declining class sizes. There are 988 new first-year students on campus. This is 11 percent decrease from just two years ago. In his State of the University speech, Butler University President James Danko said there was “more softness”…
Students switch to newest majors

JUSTINA KAISER | jakaiser@butler.edu | Contributing News Reporter A basketball mishap left his leg in a cast. Sports always dominated Mark Pearson’s life from five different high school activities to club basketball in college. Three years after he entered Butler as a journalism major, Pearson had a chance to connect his education with his passion…
SGA to launch website, town hall meetings

MIRANDA MIRATATO | mmaritat@butler.edu | News Reporter Student Government Association members attended retreats to bond before preparing to get down to business in the new academic year. Different groups of students attended two retreats over the summer to begin executing SGA President Chad Pingel’s goals. The first retreat held was for the executive board.…
The Red Zone heightens risk of sexual assault

JULIANNE STRIBIAK / STAFF REPORTER “Will I make new friends?” “How will I adjust to campus life?” “Will I get homesick?” These are the type of questions new students ask during their first weeks on college campuses. There’s another question which isn’t readily asked: “Will I be sexually assaulted?” Sexual assault is any behavior that…
Sexual assault commission with legislators, plans to rally campus

The new commission on sexual assault created by University President James Danko progressed with work on new legislation over the summer. At the end of the 2013-14 academic year, Danko announced the formation of the commission. The initial mission of the group consisting of students, faculty and staff was to develop a plan to stop…
Danko’s State of The University addressed Big East, construction, sexual assault, among others

By: Marais Jacon-Duffy Editor-in-Chief University President James Danko highlighted progress made and progress yet to be made in his State of the University address this morning. He discussed issues such as sexual assault, Butler’s move to the Big East, new facilities and construction on campus, changes in administrative positions and also addressed an article published in…
Butler to build new parking garage and residence hall

By: Marais Jacon-Duffy Editor-in-Chief Butler will begin construction on a new student-housing facility and a multi-use parking garage sometime in this coming school year. Plans for the new residence hall and parking garage were approved by Butler’s Board of Trustees and announced to faculty and staff in an email by University President James Danko yesterday.…
New Board of Trustees members selected

KATIE GOODRICH NEWS CO-EDITOR Four new members will join Butler University’s Board of Trustees. “We are exceptionally pleased to have these distinguished individuals join out Board of Trustees,” said Butler University President James Danko. “Their vast business expertise, coupled with their deep interest in Butler University, will be incredibly valuable as we work to advance…