Two unrelated alleged sexual assaults recently were reported to the Butler University Police Department. BUPD’s case log states that an officer took a report of a forcible rape in Residential College on March 4. The police also were made aware on Feb. 24 of another possible sexual assault that allegedly occurred at the Sigma Chi…
Eco groups reorganize
Butler University’s environmental groups say they hope to ramp up their efforts to improve the university’s greenness despite a slew of fragmented campus groups and lax participation from the community. One challenge for Butler’s green community is its own organization. There are a host of green-oriented organizations on campus working on similar projects, which tends…
Tuition increases ‘necessary’
Butler University President Jim Danko addressed finances and a tuition increase in his report about last week’s Board of Trustees retreat to Faculty Senate on Tuesday morning. Danko said that while tuition increases are unpopular, they are necessary to the current budget. “If we had a zero percent tuition increase, we’d be in the red…
SPRING BREAK | Indy is waiting
School’s just let out for spring break. Everyone’s bags are packed, and all of your friends have flown the coop and are off for home or distant vacation resorts. Everyone except you. You’re stuck on campus while everyone else is off having a good time lounging on some beach or sleeping late at home. Where…
SPRING BREAK | Students should consider safety
With the freedom of spring break also comes safety concerns. Ben Hunter, chief of staff and executive director of pulic safety, said he encourages people to travel in groups and make sure that someone knows where they’re traveling. He said to also check travel advisories, since destinations such as Mexico and other Latin American countries…
SGA to release election vote numbers
Detailed vote numbers will be released from this year’s Student Government Association election.
Run-off between Keller, Reynolds today
None of the four presidential candidates in this year’s Student Government Association election received a majority vote on Monday, prompting a run-off this afternoon between Michael Keller and Kelsa Reynolds. All Butler students can vote through a link distributed through campus email and on the log-in page for BUMail from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m.…
Cars towed last week in Clowes Hall lot
Members of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity expect to soon be better able to park their cars along the street in front of their house. A city resolution, backed by the fraternity’s house corps, the Butler University Police Department, the university parking committee and the Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association, allows for a stretch on the east…
Vote details will not be released
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Provost search committee starts work
A search committee comprised of faculty and staff has been assembled in order to find a new Butler University provost. The committee includes representatives from each college, a member of the Board of Trustees and other faculty members, according to an email sent from President Jim Danko to university faculty. Representatives were elected by faculty…