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  • New sorority possibly coming to campus

    Butler University is discussing the possibility of bringing a new sorority to campus. Becky Druetzler, director of Greek life, said increasing women’s recruitment numbers show a need for another sorority. “We wanted to potentially have something ready this semester,” Druetzler said. “But this is a very long process, and we have to first figure out…

  • BU website features moving to mobile app

    Butler University is launching a new mobile website on Friday. The renovated website is the first phase of the new Butler app tentatively being released this August. This will be Butler’s third release of a mobile website. The site will have a campus map, a campus directory, alerts, a course directory, a link to Butler…

  • Under the veil of anonymity

    Social media pages such as Butler Confessions are becoming increasingly popular among Butler University students. The Butler Confessions Facebook page has 737 likes as of press time, and the @ButlerConfessio Twitter page has 1,291 followers. The pages essentially allow anyone to send in “confessions” to a surveymonkey.com questionnaire.  The confessions are then posted anonymously on…

  • Funding Butler’s future

    On the heels of multiple million-dollar donations, Butler University President Jim Danko is eager to continue fundraising. He is still in the process of finalizing a strategic plan for the university, one that “energizes the academic side of Butler,” Danko said. Gifts to the university have helped move the plan along. One of the largest…

  • Theft increases again

    With the weather at Butler University finally warming up, an influx of theft—particularly of bicycles—is occurring. Five bicycles were reported stolen to Butler University Police Department between March 29 and April 3. Most recently, a tire off a bicycle outside Ross Hall was stolen on April 12. BUPD Detective Bruce Allee said despite bicycle theft…

  • Students awarded for outstanding employment

    Lindsey Wacnik, Hannah Simmons and Erica Gilliland have been announced as the three winners of 2013 Student Employee of the Year Awards. Cheri Prather, senior secretary for the Learning Resource Center and Student Disability Services, was on the committee that chose the winners. Prather said she was honored to be chosen and to be a…

  • Undergraduate Research Conference attracts students from across Midwest

    The 25th annual Undergraduate Research Conference took place last Friday as college undergraduates from across the Midwest gathered at Butler to present their work. With more than 400 presentations spanning more than 25 disciplines, the conference experienced widespread success. The conference drew hundreds of undergraduates from colleges across the Midwest, attracting students with its non-competitive…

  • Students of different colleges work together to produce book

    Eight Butler University students from four colleges collaborated over the past year to release a children’s book on asthma. “He Huffed and He Puffed But…A Tale of a Wolf with Asthma,” follows Tim BurWulf, a wolf who runs out of breath when trying to blow down the three little pigs’ houses. Aimed at children ages…

  • Club swimming: Swim club wins championship

    Butler’s club swim team is the state champions after it teamed up with the Indy Aquatic Masters in the Greater Indiana Masters Swimming state meet. This is the second year in a row the Butler team has chosen to compete with Indy Aquatic Masters at state and the second straight year the team has won.…