As far as Inside Higher Ed is concerned, Butler University has already won the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Bulldogs won the organization’s sixth annual bracket, which analyzes how the teams would fare if the competition were based on academic performance outcomes. The academic bracket predictions differ greatly from the reality of the tournament, with…
Pep rally, fair and viewing party planned on campus
In anticipation of Saturday’s NCAA Final Four match-up between the Butler Bulldogs and the VCU Rams, the public is invited to join students, staff and the Butler community for several events throughout the weekend. Thursday: A Butler-Tarkington neighborhood rally is taking place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 56th and Illinois Streets. Sponsored by…
CCOM introduces new major
The College of Communication will add a new major, to be available next fall. Margaretha Geertsema Sligh, the interim program director, said she and other faculty members are taking courses in Critical Media Studies and Rhetoric, combining them for the Media, Rhetoric and Culture major. “We want students to learn about arguments made, the production…
Tournament supports female athletes
The Butler University Health and Recreation Center will host the first ever Shoot for Scholarships 3-on-3 coed charitable basketball tournament on Saturday, April 23. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Cora Tema Dean Scholarship—a fund that supports female athletes in low-income areas. It is sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…
University names interim vice president of operations
Gerald Carlson, director of maintenance, has been selected as former Vice President of Operations Mike Gardner’s interim replacement. During his past five years on campus, Carlson would often step in when Gardner was out of town. When Gardner left, he suggested Carlson temporarily fill the position. University President Bobby Fong wants Butler’s next president to…
SGA defines Butler with ideals statement
Most students in Student Government Association assembly rallied against an honor code but passed a similar measure, called the Student Ideals Statement, last semester. The Student Ideals Statement will be placed in about 30 classrooms, spaces and lobbies around campus. Senior Michael Tirman, a finance and music history major and member of the Council on…
Big numbers bring changes to admissions
Because of a surge in applicant numbers this year, the admissions department adjusted the admission process to take on this significant increase, and hopes to welcome a class of 960-1,000 students in the fall. Given the surprisingly large class of 2014, many were concerned with what to expect for next year. However, students can rest…
Housing selection leaves students waiting
Several soon-to-be juniors were left empty-handed at Apartment Selection Monday night after space ran out in the Apartment Village. Six groups of four students were left without apartments at the end of the night. As of now, the university has received 503 contracts for the Apartment Village. There are 492 spaces available. “We’re shuffling,” Dean…
Visiting writer has made 650 future educators
He can make you feel as though you are Like Lilly Like Wilson. It starts with a stutter, then an “uh,” “um,” “like.” Sentences are harder to deliver when you know they’re being deconstructed by a YouTube superstar poet. Taylor Mali’s video “What Teachers Make” has over 2 million views on YouTube and has thrust…