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  • 2013-2014 Butler men’s basketball schedule released

    The date has been set for the Butler men’s basketball team’s arrival in the Big East as the 2013-2014 schedule was officially released Thursday afternoon. The Bulldogs will kick off Big East play with a New Year’s Eve home game against Villanova on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Butler will play a total of 18…

  • Updates continue for academic buildings

    TORI FARR | STAFF REPORTER Yellow and orange detour signs have become a norm around Butler University’s academic buildings in the last year could continue for the next couple of years. Rich Michal, executive director of facilities, said Jordan Hall’s age and structure call for a unique approach and implementation in the construction aspect. Built…

  • Construction disturbs Rocky Ripple

    RYAN LOVELACE | MANAGING EDITOR Rocky Ripple residents have reacted negatively to the construction Butler University brought to their neighborhood and to the traffic that will come from the new long-term parking lot. “The neighbors there are ready to lynch me over it,” said Rocky Ripple town council member Robert Tomey, who approved Butler’s parking…

  • Fisher releases proposed budget

    MELISSA IANNUZZI | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Student Government Association set a target maximum budget for the 2013-2014 academic year. SGA’s proposed budget is  slightly more than $763,000, according to documents from Craig Fisher, SGA president. SGA’s approved budget last academic year was just more than $748,000, according to The Collegian’s “SGA assembly approves…

  • Butler mourns America’s dog

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY and TAYLOR MEADOR | News Editor and Design Chief Butler University’s beloved former mascot, Blue II, died on Saturday from complications relating to congestive heart failure. The news was announced through a press release from Butler President James Danko yesterday. Over the past few months, Blue’s health took a steep decline as he…

  • Those of legal drinking age can still face punishment for reckless behavior

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | NEWS EDITOR Think you’re home free to drink when you turn 21? Not exactly—at least not on Butler’s campus. The majority of alcohol-related ticketings and arrests on Butler’s campus in the past year involved minors possessing or consuming alcohol, according to Butler University Police Department crime logs. That’s not to say students…

  • Policy to be discussed at Faculty Senate Meeting

    COLIN LIKAS | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Butler University’s first Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled for Sept. 10. It appears group members already have an impactful topic to discuss. Butler’s Board of Trustees approved changes to the school’s tuition remission and exchange policy for faculty and staff last December. The old remission policy allowed for Butler employees and…

  • Nutrition under the microscope

    ALEXANDRA BODE | STAFF REPORTER The Atherton Union Marketplace will feature more nutritional information than in previous years. In 2012 the American College Health Association conducted a survey revealing a high number of students wanted more nutritional information about the food served on campus. Butler has already taken steps in its dining facilities to make…

  • C-Club changes appearance, menu over summer

    ALEXANDRA BODE | STAFF REPORTER After a summer of renovations, C-Club unveiled changes to both the infrastructure of the building and the food it serves. Part of the change is due to the fact that Butler University entered into a contract with a local produce provider, Sally Click, dean of student services said. It is not…