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  • Pushing to prevent abuse

    “We’re kind of missing the gap on prescription drugs.” Butler University is looking to make this conception a thing of the past with a drug take-back day and the creation of a new pharmacy-related group on campus.   take-back day   The take-back day will occur Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front…

  • Candle warmer caused Lilly fire

    A candle warmer in a professor’s office started a fire that caused $10,000 worth of damage in Lilly Hall on Saturday. The fire started in the office in the basement of Lilly Hall around 5:30 p.m. Ben Hunter, chief of staff and executive director of public safety, said no one was in the building when…

  • SGA assembly approves largest budget in organization history

    The Student Government Association approved the largest budget in school history at last week’s assembly. In a nearly unanimous vote, assembly members voted to pass the budget without question. The organization’s budget is money received through student fees. Each Butler University undergraduate pays $244 in student fees each year. Nearly $180 of that fee funds…

  • Imposter puzzles police

    The Butler University Police Department continues to search for the man who impersonated an undercover policeman between Jordan Hall and the Health and Sciences Building. On Sept. 11, at approximately 10 p.m., a plain-clothed man approached a female student and asked the student to perform a breathalyzer test. The female student did not alert Butler…

  • Voris focused on Butler’s season despite job opening

    DePauw University fired its head football coach Robby Long early last week after the team started the season 0-2. “Long was dismissed due to his failure to fully comply with the school’s policies and administrative expectations,” according to a press release from the university. While an interim head coach has been named, the opening for…

  • Staff assembly creates new committee

    Butler University’s Staff Assembly voted to dissolve it Faculty Relations Committee and replace it with a Networking and Resources Committee. The Assembly discussed this as a new way to foster and develop relationships between faculty and students at its Sept. 19 meeting. The new committee will assist new staff members and promote participation within the…

  • Students in charge of funding organizations

    Butler University student organizations are for the students by the students, and the process to receive funding is no different. Any recognized student organization does not necessarily receive funding from the university, Caroline Huck-Watson, PuLSE Office director, said. It is the student organization’s responsibility to look for sources for funding. One way student organizations can…

  • Graduates find success over time

    Some Butler University graduates have found success, but struggled to attain their postgraduate goals. The 2011 postgraduate activity report said approximately 93 percent of student respondents were successfully involved in postgraduate activities within the first six months of leaving Butler. However, true success was not immediate for most graduates. “Before I went to Spain, I…

  • Goldenboy brings the West Coast to the Heartland

    The Los Angeles-based band Goldenboy joins the Indianapolis music scene this Friday at the Historic Melody Inn for a night of artistic guitar riffs and catchy vocal harmonizing. Goldenboy, featuring the band The New Familiar, is on tour to promote its upcoming album, “The New Familiar,” as well as to commemorate the re-release of its…