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MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Most Butler University students have heard about Levester Johnson’s tweet treats, love for social media or, at the very least, his nickname “LJ.” What many would not know is that Johnson is a diehard country music fan and that he takes pride in his home gardening. Due to his prominence…

SARAH STOESZ | Staff Reporter Butler University’s next Student Government Association executive board is preparing to take office for the 2014-2015 school year. SGA announced the slate of next school year’s officers at the assembly meeting last Wednesday. There are seven officer positions in addition to SGA president.  The SGA Assembly elected the vice presidents…

ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Butler University will be participating in Campus Pride Month this April. Campus Pride Month is a month dedicated to celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning pride on campuses across the nation. “As Alliance, we are really excited about this because this will be our time to show campus that we…

MIRANDA MARITATO | Staff Reporter Butler University is undergoing the first phase of the Streetscape project to improve campus. The city of Indianapolis has partnered with the university, contributing $1.5 million to the $3-million project. Highlights of phase one include boulevard- style medians lined with trees, new street lamps and campus signage, and the installation…

KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Twenty-nine faculty members will be in tenured or promoted positions next school year. Provost Kathryn Morris announced the news to campus via email on Wednesday. Twelve faculty members received a promotion to professor, and 17 received tenure and promotion to associate professor. Having tenure status indicates that the university…

COLIN LIKAS & SARAH STOESZ | Editor-In-Chief, Staff Reporter Butler University is raising its tuition for the 2014-2015 school year and moving forward to increase the amount of on-campus housing by fall 2016. President James Danko emailed the Butler community last Wednesday with an announcement about the March Board of Trustees meeting. The first topic…

ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Butler University’s College of Business recently announced a 97 percent placement rate for 2013 graduates. A few days later, the number was determined to actually be 98 percent. This placement rate is equal to the average rate over the past five years. “The success is from the quality of academics…

MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Stephen Standifird will begin serving as dean of Butler’s College of Business on June 1. Standifird is currently the dean of the Schroeder School of Business at the University of Evansville. He previously served as associate dean and director of undergraduate programs at the University of San Diego’s School of…

RYAN LOVELACE | Managing Editor Butler University has approximately doubled the amount of online and hybrid classes it offers since summer 2013. Online courses are offered strictly online, whereas hybrid courses involve some amount of in-class or in-person meetings. Julianne Miranda, senior director of the Center for Academic Technology, said student and faculty enthusiasm spurred…