Despite coming from different locations, members of the Council on Presidential Affairs were able to gather in Waycross, Ind. for a summer retreat. Over the course of the weekend, members familiarized themselves with one another while working on new ideas. “The primary goal [of the retreat] was to get all of the members acclimated with…
Wizards get Mack in 2nd round
For the second consecutive June, Butler basketball fans have had a vested interest in following the NBA Draft. The Bulldog Nation had to watch a lot longer during Thursday’s draft than they did a year ago, but in the end, they got what they wanted and saw another Butler player selected. Shelvin Mack was selected…
Creative Writing Camp’s student mentors are muses to city kids
Around 80 Indianapolis kids will put pen to page at Butler University this week when they participate in the Creative Writing Camp. Taught by professors, professionals and students, the 3-12 graders will spend three days in creative sessions, one day writing about art at the nearby Indianapolis Museum of Art, and one day preparing for…
BUDM selects new theme at summer retreat
Marisa Beaty has been dancing with a cause since her freshman year. Beaty, a Butler University senior, is a member of the school’s chapter of Dance Marathon (BUDM), a non-profit movement involving college and high school kids across the country that is dedicated to helping families and hospitals with the financial and emotional rigors that…
U.S. special forces team kills bin Laden
By Bob Drogin, Ken Dilanian and David Cloud Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON– A U.S. special forces team killed Osama bin Laden at a compound inside Pakistan and recovered his body, bringing a close to the world’s highest-profile manhunt after a decade-long search, President Barack Obama announced to the world Sunday night. “Justice has been…
Meet the new president: a Collegian Q&A with James M. Danko
James M. Danko will serve as the 21st president of Butler University. Danko joins Butler from Villanova University, where he served as dean of the School of Business. Before going to Villanova in 2005, he held business school positions at Dartmouth College, the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.…
Villanova’s James Danko to be Butler University’s 21st President
[tab:Article] James Danko will succeed Bobby Fong as Butler University’s 21st President. Board of Trustees Vice Chair Craig Fenneman made the announcement at 2 p.m. today in the Reilly Room on behalf of board President John Hargrove, concluding a six-month nationwide search that was kept largely under wraps. “[Danko] has proven successes in areas important…
Baseball swept by UIC at home
It has been a season of streaks for the Butler baseball team and a weekend series against Horizon League opponent UIC confirmed that, as the Bulldogs (15-19, 4-8 HL) dropped three games to the Flames (19-16, 9-5 HL). In the final game of the series, Butler kept it close until the eighth inning when the…
Butler bids farewell to Fong family
He’s here for business. He’s armed with giant oval grampa reading glasses, his trusty sidekick and a tall, black Pike Place Starbucks coffee. He’s here to talk politics, policies and infrastructure. Well, he would be, if students weren’t so awkwardly waiting for the right time to approach the man himself. For a man with a…
Six students named 500 Festival princesses
The Indianapolis 500 is equal parts racing, love and family legacy for Jennifer Brinn, a senior early childhood education major and 500 Festival Princess. “The need for speed is huge in my family,” said Brinn, whose grandfather has volunteered with the track’s fire crew for the past 33 years. “My grandpa has said to me…