Despite the larger student body, fewer students voted in Monday’s Student Government election. Numbers are down nearly 15 percent from last year’s election. 1,076 students voted this year, compared to the 1,232 that cast ballots last year. Candidates for next year’s SGA executive board are awaiting the results from Monday’s election as of press time.…
Adjunct receives national sportswriting award
The United States Basketball Association has presented an adjunct professor in the Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism with a 2010 Best Writing Award. Woods received the award for the Indianapolis Star article he wrote during Butler’s Final Four run titled, “Butler’s Miracle Run Continues.” “Honestly, I’m a little embarrassed,” Woods said. “It was kind…
Chef earns prime certification
It seems like Atherton is in good hands. Scott Tope, the executive chef in the Atherton Dining Hall, has earned his ProChef II certification from the Culinary Institute of America. For this six-month program, Aramark has 25 slots open annually. It takes a vice president within Aramark to recommend chefs, and then the chef must…
Continued recognition for women’s struggles
March is Women’s History Month and Butler University’s Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance chapter, Demia, and the gender, women and sexuality studies program have several events planned in the coming month to celebrate. The two groups have a variety of events planned from feminist speakers to all female rock bands, but they all have the same…
Breaking out the beads: Celebrating Mardi Gras in Indy
Break out the beads, your elaborate mask and as much purple, yellow and green clothing as you can because Mardi Gras is here again. Although Mardi Gras is unfortunately always on a Tuesday, there is no reason you can’t enjoy yourself this weekend instead. Here are some suggestions for your Mardi Gras festivities. The parties…
Raising awareness and inspiration
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…