This election year is the first year in which many Butler students will be able to vote. Young voters heavily influenced the 2008 presidential election, which had the second-largest turnout of youth voters in American history, according to a study by Hans Meyer, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Missouri. Without much world experience,…
EOC policy review expected
The Election Oversight Committee’s policies regarding Student Government Association elections are under review for possible adjustment. SGA President Mike Keller said a few issues with the policy need to be brought to attention. Last year, the election was separated into two elections after four candidates were narrowed down to two, but the rules did not…
Administration wants input
Coordinators of the Shared Strategic Vision are working to spread the word on proposals and are encouraging feedback from students, faculty and staff. The vision is composed of 10 separate proposed action items that are intended to advance the university as a whole over the next 10 to 15 years. Ben Hunter, chief of staff,…
Project welcomes Risk
The Butler University Risk Project is calling on Butler community members to take risks and will begin accepting proposals today. The goal of the project is to bring the Butler community together in the multidisciplinary project, which has the central theme of risk, said Jessica Moore, assistant communication professor and co-chair of the project. Moore…
Trustees watch over university
It consists of 28 individuals from all walks of life. Many of them graduated from Butler University, although some received an education elsewhere. Some of its members graduated in the 1950s, some in the 1990s. It includes men and women who majored in everything from accounting to zoology. This is the Butler Board of Trustees.…
President shares vision with students at town hall
Butler University President Jim Danko hosted a dialogue with students where they discussed “A Shared Strategic Vision” for the university’s future. Danko told the gathering of faculty and students about his plan, which includes raising the endowment to $750 million by 2025 and making additions to campus as outlined in the master plan. He said…
University funds: Danko aims to grow resources
Butler University’s endowment totaled $150 million as of August 2012, but President Jim Danko’s strategic vision wants to increase it to $750 million by 2025. In order to achieve this goal, Butler’s endowment would need to grow by more than $4 million per month, on average, from September 2012 to 2025. During Butler’s last fiscal…
Alcohol policy changes considered by task force
The alcohol task force is discussing possible changes to Butler University’s current alcohol policy. The current alcohol policy was created in 2002. Irene Stevens, dean of student life, said, since then, the number of hospitalizations due to alcohol, arrests, sexual assaults and summons tickets have increased dramatically. This school year, seven student arrests have been…
Women’s soccer begins final stretch
The Butler women’s soccer team will travel to George Washington on Friday to begin its final Atlantic 10 Conference road trip of the season. The Bulldogs (9-4-4) have yet to win an A-10 road match this year, losing once and tying in another match. Butler is aiming to remain in the top five of the…
Twitter account gives Butler tweeps deals
Butler University students are receiving half-price meals, free pizzas, free tanning and more from a Twitter account run by a senior accounting student. @BrippCoupons currently has 1,394 followers from Butler. The account originally became popular through the creator’s friends in Greek houses and quickly spread throughout the campus, he said. The creator asked to remain…