Butler University President Bobby Fong announced at 1:30 p.m. on Friday that he will be leaving Butler at the end of the academic year to accept the presidency at Ursinus College. Ursinus is a small liberal arts school of 1,700 students in Collegeville, Pa. After reviewing more than 100 applications, the board of trustees and…
Students compete in ‘Battle of the Brains’
On Oct. 23, four students from Butler University competed in the 35th annual IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest, also know as the Battle of the Brains. The students, seniors David Johnson and Jason Norris along with freshmen Dino Filippi and Kyler Naylor participated in the East Central North American Regional, which…
Students look past graduation, into job market
Given the economic situation, it is no surprise that most young graduates face challenges finding jobs, even in fields with high demand. The latest example of frustrated college graduates is the anonymous Boston College third-year law student, who wrote an open letter to the dean, proposing to exchange his degree for a full tuition reimbursement.…
Strategic communication department holds town hall to address concerns
Strategic communication students will not experience any changes in graduation requirements despite changes in course offerings for the spring semester. Strategic communications program director Mark Rademacher held a town hall meeting to answer questions students asked about potential requirement changes on Thursday in Gallahue Hall. Strategic communications encompasses public relations and advertising programs. The class…
Estridge Homes president addesses problems in American society
Butler, we have a problem. At least that’s what the president of Estridge Homes said last Thursday. “Right now, our country has an anti-leadership movement afoot,” Paul Estridge Jr. said. Estridge spoke to a half-full room of Butler students about their role in destroying the lazy mentality that he said many people have about leadership.…
Media arts department creates Web series
Members of the Butler University media arts department held open auditions for students to act in a comedic Web series produced and created by students. Since his junior year in high school, junior Trevor Roach has been waiting for the chance to make a Web series. Now he finally has that chance, thanks to the…
Alum poses questions about ‘The Butler Way’
As election night approached, one Butler University alumnus found a piece of campaign communication to be offensive and against “the Butler Way.” Butler alumnus Eddie Journey received a mailer Oct. 15 from congressional candidate and Butler sociology professor Marvin Scott. Journey said he was under the impression that at an institution like Butler, diversity would…
Marathon to go through campus
The 2010 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon may cause some dilemmas for Butler University students and parents Nov. 6. The marathon, which highlights some of Indianapolis’s more recognizable monuments like Lucas Oil Stadium, the Arts Garden and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, will go through campus as part of the course. Ben Hunter, Butler University Chief of…
Republicans reclaim House in nation and state
Republicans are taking the country back. That was the anthem of Indiana Republicans as they celebrated a multitude of wins in the midterm elections last night. Whistles and cheers rang out like battle cries in downtown Indianapolis’ Union Station where the Republican Party came together. The crowd sported campaign t-shirts and chanted candidate slogans to…