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…
Assembly to vote on election policy
The Student Government Association assembly will vote tomorrow on three recommended changes to the election process. The Election Oversight Committee introduced the recommendations to assembly last Thursday. The first recommendation shortens the campaign period from two weeks to 11 days. The second allows each candidate to only run for one office. Finally, election results will…
A school and its dog
Many Butler University professors, staff members and students have departed from the university in its 158-year history. However, the school will be replacing a unique individual in March: Butler Blue II. The nearly nine-year-old bulldog will pass on his duties as a live mascot to Trip in about a month. Michael Kaltenmark, director of web…
iPhone app brings new way to flirt
Matchmaking can now be added to the long list of tasks that an iPhone is capable of performing with the help of a free app called Tinder. Released last October, Tinder is a dating app aimed at college-aged students. “I was at home over Christmas break, and one of my friends told me about the…
Students without cars look for alternatives
While navigating campus backwards, university tour guides generally advise prospective freshmen that they will not need a car during their first year at Butler. In 2011, almost 4,000 parking permits were issued to students, faculty and staff. The students who do not bring their cars rely on their friends or the Student Government Association-provided shuttle…
Butler students attend inauguration
Butler University students spending a semester in Washington, D.C., had the opportunity to attend Barack Obama’s inauguration for his second term as president. Described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, the students said it was amazing to witness such a largely-attended event. Some of the students were able to obtain tickets that allowed them to sit closer…