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  • Butler named in Top 100 for college social media

    EMILY WILLIAMS ECWILLI2@BUTLER.EDU StudentAdvisor.com recently named Butler University 35th in the top 100 social media-saavy colleges. To accomplish this, Butler made large strides to engage its students, faculty and alumni through social media. The Twitter accounts of Blue II and Blue III helped Butler become a top competitor. Along with the dogs, the men’s basketball…

  • Campaign unclear to students

    MIRANDA MARITATO STAFF REPORTER The goal of Butler University’s “Let Us Be Clear” campaign is to inform students the legal age to possess and consume alcohol is 21, but students under 21 who consume can call Butler University Police Department for emergency assistance. Freshman Abbigail Peters said she believes posters around campus are sending mixed…

  • Science building to undergo renovations

    MELISSA IANNUZZI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Commission on the Sciences is in the process of preparing a presentation to recommend how to accommodate more science students as the university grows. The commission meets once a month until February, when it presents to the Provost and President. “Our number one challenge is to create more…

  • Bugged by bugs

    KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s campus—along with the rest of the Midwest—is being invaded by bugs. Stink bugs, boxelder bug and ants are the main problems on campus, said Dick Hamm, director of building services. The bug problem was brought to Building Services’ attention more than four weeks ago, Hamm said. “We have been…

  • Butler’s student retention beats national average

    NATALIE SMITH STAFF REPORTER Ninety-one percent of members of Butler University’s 2011 freshman class came back for their sophomore year, which is 14 percent higher than the national average, according to U.S. News.and World Report. Butler takes an interest in making sure that freshmen and sophomores are put in the highest importance when it comes…

  • Author John Green speaks for a cause at Clowes

    JEFF STANICH STAFF REPORTER John Green returned to Butler University with the same wit and charm he carried onto campus last spring, as well as some new material. Green, a New York Times best-selling author and co-creator of the YouTube channel VlogBrothers, spoke at Clowes Memorial Hall last night, his first appearance at Butler since…

  • Men’s basketball student ticketing altered

    Butler University students will need to pick up tickets in advance in order to attend men’s basketball games at Hinkle Fieldhouse this season. For example, if a student wants to attend Butler’s Nov. 9 home game against Lamar, he or she would have to pick up a ticket from the Hinkle ticket office during regular…

  • Changing the way you ride

    COLIN LIKAS EDITOR IN CHIEF After a little more than two months on Butler University’s campus, the Dawg Ride system has gotten several students from point A to point B. But it has not come without some concerns and troubles, and users should expect a change to the system soon. Dawg Ride is “an on-demand…

  • CCOM internship director to step down

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY NEWS EDITOR Associate professor Allison Harthcock announced she will step down as College of Communication Internship Director at the end of the semester. CCOM Dean Gary Edgerton is currently searching for someone to fill the position, according to an email to CCOM majors. Harthcock said she needed to focus on her health, in…