Some Butler University students may have needed to brush up on their language skills when their “What’s New” section on Blackboard recently changed to Spanish. In a “Blackboard News” statement released on the site, Information Technology said the problem arose from fixing a separate issue. “It resulted last weekend when we fixed the issue of…
BUPD remembers IMPD officer
The Indianapolis community laid to rest Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer David Moore Tuesday. The 29-year-old died Jan. 26 from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds suffered on Jan. 23 in the line of duty. For the country, Moore’s death was part of a gruesome string of unrelated law enforcement shootings. CNN reported 11 U.S.…
Study abroad students in Egypt evacuated
Six Butler University students studying with the Institute for Study Abroad are being evacuated from Alexandria, Egypt in light of protests that erupted Jan. 25. The students arrived in Egypt Jan. 17. They were supposed to spend the spring semester studying Arabic language programs, but IFSA-Butler began planning the students’ evacuations on Sunday. The pro-democracy…
Ice storm freezes campus activity
Inclement weather prompted university officials to close Butler University’s campus Tuesday and Wednesday. An ‘unprecedented’ winter storm The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning early Monday evening to remain in effect through 7 p.m. Wednesday. It said the storm had the potential of dropping more than an inch of ice, and snow accumulation…
New smoking policy to go into effect
A stricter smoking policy designating certain smoking zones will become effective on March 1. The current policy allows smoking anywhere more than 30 feet away from a campus building. The new policy will provide 12 specific smoking zones strategically placed throughout campus. Smoking will be prohibited anywhere outside of these smoking areas. The areas will…
New performing art center named
Butler’s planned 450-seat theater and performing arts center will be named the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. Schrott, a 1976 alumnus, announced on Jan. 28that he will commit $6.5 million toward the $13 million project. “This is something I’ve been working on with Butler over the last six to eight…
New dean brings new ideas to JCFA
Butler University appointed Ronald Caltabiano as the new dean of Jordan College of Fine Arts (JCFA) on Jan. 7. Caltabiano is currently the associate dean of San Francisco State University’s College of Creative Arts as well as being a contemporary classical composer of chamber and orchestral music. The composer’s résumé boasts a wide variety of…
Break causes freshmen to readjust
Eagerness to please, anxiety to begin, and motivation to improve are the feelings many Butler freshmen have about starting up school again after their first winter break. For most college freshmen this break was the first of its kind. With four weeks to themselves, students can focus on other things besides school. “Break was fun,”…
Opportunities and obstacles for campus employment
The start of a new semester can be a great opportunity for students looking for employment through Butler, but school officials say that it may be a little more difficult to find a job this semester because they’re in high demand. Student Employment Coordinator Liz Freedman said that the on-campus employment outlook is mostly a…
Saving kids, breaking records
It was a record-breaking 12 hours, in more ways than one. 270 Butler students and community members stood for 12 straight hours Saturday in an effort to raise money for Riley Hospital for Children as a part of Butler University Dance Marathon. Collectively, they raised more than $100,000, surpassing last year’s total by more than…