Economic and spatial growth were on the minds of students and vice presidents at Butler University President Jim Danko’s town hall meeting on Monday night, where about 20 students asked questions and voiced concerns to university administrators. Danko, along with Vice Presidents Bruce Arick, Levester Johnson, Gerald Carlson and Chief of Staff and Executive Director…
SGA to take up drinking bill
Butler University’s Student Government Association will decide this afternoon whether to support a bill currently making its way through the Indiana General Assembly. The bill would protect minors from criminal charges involving alcohol consumption and will move to the House of Representatives after unanimously passing the Indiana Senate. Indiana Lifeline Law, Senate Bill 274, provides…
Without amendment, SGA committee may not fill
The Butler University Student Government Association hopes to settle confusion over the eligibility of some members who sit on a key election committee. A vote is scheduled in this afternoon’s assembly on whether to suspend a provision of the SGA constitution that requires members of the Election Oversight Committee to have served at least two…
Renting out houses crosses minds of students
While Patriots and Giants players are hoping to cash in on touchdown drives this weekend at Super Bowl XLVI, some Butler University students may be hoping to cash in on the drives some fans will make to see the game. Several students have considered renting out their living spaces to visitors who choose not to…
R.E.A.C.H. Week ‘a sign of good things to come’
About 400 students attended annual R.E.A.C.H. Week celebrations, which culminated Friday. With events like “Ethnic Fest: Celebration of the Chinese New Year” and a screening of the new movie “Red Tails,” R.E.A.C.H. sought fun ways to promote diversity within the categories of gender, spirituality, race and sexual orientation. UnoBlessed Coons, vice president of diversity programming…
Students pursue off-campus summer studies
Butler University students who want to crack open their textbooks this summer outside of the Butler Bubble may have to jump through a few extra hoops in order to get credit. Getting transfer credit for courses requires approval from the department head, the dean of the college or the core administrator and the student’s adviser…
Registration for summer courses opens today
Registration for summer courses at Butler University starts today, and officials say that the experience could help students catch up, boost their résumés or travel. For students who don’t want to spend their vacation lounging on the pool deck, a Butler summer session may be an option. Whether enrolling in classes, starting an internship, participating…
Plan for international living unit in the works
The International Student Services Office is making plans for an international living unit next semester in ResCo, according to the office’s associate director. The unit would potentially feature 20 international students and 20 domestic students and the hope is that this arrangement will better integrate international students into the Butler culture. “I feel peers have…
VIDEO | President Jim Danko remembers Bruce Hancock
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Campus mourns loss of professor, director
President Jim Danko remembers Bruce Hancock Throughout his ten years at Butler University, Bruce Hancock built a name for himself. Everyone who walked the halls of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences knew his dry, quiet sense of humor and his dedication to help foster the highest quality of Butler students. Hancock was always…