To generate awareness, funds and inspiration, the student-run movement “Be Haiti” will be hosting a “Be Haiti” week beginning March 5. “Be Haiti” was formed by Haiti native and fourth year physician assistant major Ketura Isidor and 2008 Butler graduate Michael Hole. The organization is now led by Isidor, senior biology and Spanish major Tori…
Best Buddies gives members a different look at those with disabilities
March is National Disabilities Awareness Month and to mark the occasion, Butler’s chapter of Best Buddies is organizing events geared toward directing attention to those affected by intellectual disabilities. Butler’s chapter has approximately 90 members and is the largest in Indiana. It is part of more than 1,500 national and international chapters of Best Buddies…
Professor contributes to social justice book, puts focus on sex trafficking
Sholeh Shahrokhi can now add “author” to her résumé. The assistant professor of anthropology has written a chapter titled “Beyond Tragedy: A Cultural Critique of “Sex Trafficking of Young Iranian Women” for the book Sex Trafficking, Human Rights, and Social Justice. Shahrokhi said this chapter is an exploration of transnational sex work from an anthropological…
Writer, activist promotes everyday feminism
Veronica Arreola’s business cards read professional feminist, writer and mom. She said those are the things she wants everyone she meets to know about her and form how she lives her life and goes about her work. Arreola spoke Tuesday night as a part of the Gender, Women’s and Sexualities program Speaker Series. She is…
Jukes returns to share experiences with AFC
As a sophomore in college, Avery Jukes said he didn’t have any plans to make the world a better place. His trip to Uganda changed everything. Jukes was the guest speaker at Friday’s “Big Questions at the Blue House” event for the Center for Faith and Vocation. “Big Questions at the Blue House” is an…
Alumni recognized as rising stars
Butler University alumni are at the top of their class, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list. Sara Snow and Jeremy Stephenson were recently named to the yearly list, which recognizes the top rising stars in the Central Indiana business community. Snow graduated from Butler in 1998 and went on to host…
‘Roofies and Randos’ party Facebook page raises concerns
“One room. A bottle of roofies. And a shit ton of random people.” The “Roofies & Randos” Facebook event came to Butler University’s attention on Sunday. A Butler University student who thought the event was inappropriate brought the event to the university’s attention, Dean of Student Life Irene Stevens said. The event was set up…
SGA presidential candidates face off
Communication and involvement were this year’s buzzwords at the Student Government Association presidential debate. Candidates sophomore Al Carroll and junior Anna Roueche squared off Tuesday night in a debate moderated by Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson. Both of their platforms included allowing everyone in the Butler community to come and speak at assembly,…
“Virus Hunter” studies epidemics, infectious diseases
Through his study of how epidemic diseases stem from human contact with infected animals, Nathan Wolfe is hoping to identify viruses before they become a threat. A leading mind in epidemiology and virology, Wolfe spoke on last night as part of Butler University’s 2010-11 J. James Woods Lectures in the Science and Mathematics Series. “Wolfe…
Fighting against classroom bullying
Professors in Butler University’s College of Education are working to raise awareness about bullying and training future teachers to combat it in their classrooms. Students are learning ways to prevent bullying and also to ensure kids that they can ask for help if they are being bullied. ”The beginning of the year is not the…