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KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor On Valentine’s Day, the regular decision admission notifications went out regarding Butler University’s next freshman class. The Office of Admission wants between 1,000 and 1,025 students in the Class of 2018, said Aimée Rust-Scheuermann, director of admission. The exact number of students will be unknown until the Census Day…

MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Sophomores and juniors will have another living option to choose from when the housing selection process begins March 25. On Friday, an announcement from Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson informed students of the new option to live in Butler Terrace Condominiums, which are located on the corner of…

SARAH STOESZ | Staff Reporter Butler University students can now use their Dawg Bucks at Firehouse Subs in Broad Ripple. Last Monday was the first day Dawg Bucks were accepted there. “We’ve definitely noticed an increase, and quite a few students are actually pulling out their cards and using them,” said Mike Harmon, owner of…

RYAN LOVELACE | Managing Editor Butler University students will choose either Robert Gale or Chad Pingel to preside over next school year’s Student Government Association. On Wednesday, the candidates met in the Fairbanks Building with members of the Butler Collegian for a conversation about their campaigns and ideas. Gale, a junior finance and management information…

ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Professors Angela Hofstetter, Susan Neville, and Natalie Carter were brainstorming ideas for a First Year Seminar conference when they came up with the idea of FYS Roundtables. They began this brainstorming because “FYS students are doing so much really hard, really good work that others may not know about,” Carter…

NATALIE SMITH | Asst. News Editor Freshman Amanda Rodriguez took her clothes out of a washing machine in Schwitzer Hall and was faced with an unexpected sight. All of her white clothing had pink and purple stains. More than $200 worth of her clothing was dyed, Rodriguez said, and she saw tie-dyed shirts was hanging…

KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Butler Blue III broke out of the Butler bubble to travel across the country on the Big Dawgs Tour. The Big Dawgs Tour takes advantage of Butler’s new affiliation with the Big East Conference. “The tour is engaging different audiences,  both internal and external,” said Matthew Mindrum, vice president…

JULIANNE STRIBIAK | Staff Reporter Butler University students have a chance to prove they are Earth conscious during RecycleMania, which began Feb. 2 and will continue through Mar. 29. RecycleMania is a friendly competition for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities, according to the RecycleMania Facebook page.…

COLIN LIKAS | Editor-In-Chief Students at Butler University get the opportunity to meet and interact with new and varying individuals. while on campus. At the same time, those helping to provide a college experience to students can also interact and become companions. This is a key goal for Butler Staff Assembly’s “informal lunches.” The first…