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…
In the face of loss, Democrats have hope
Despite the Democratic Party lagging behind in polls and early voting results nationwide, spirits were high at the Indiana Democratic Party Election Party at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The defining event of the night was certainly the Senate race, where Democrat Brad Ellsworth battled Republican Dan Coats for Evan Bayh’s open Senate seat. Ellsworth lost…
Coats takes Senate; Carson hangs on to 7th
The 2010 midterm elections had people glued to their television screens as results came in on Tuesday night. Cnn.com states that experts were predicting the Republicans would win control of the House of Representatives. The Republican party needed a net gain of 39 seats to reach the 218 majority of the 435 seats in the…
Fong to leave Butler at end of academic year
Butler University President Bobby Fong announced at 1:30 p.m. today 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 at and…
Bobby Fong leaving Butler University
It is being reported that Butler University President Bobby Fong is leaving for another school. Today at 10:30 a.m., the WISH-TV Web site reported that Fong will be leaving for Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. Butler has not released any information as of yet, but the university’s official twitter, @butleru, posted this just after 11…
Homecoming security was business as usual
Homecoming—it’s one of the biggest days for students, alumni and fans, but what does the jam-packed day of events mean for the Butler University Police Department? BUPD Chief of Police Ben Hunter said their security assignments are not much different from any other main event that happens on campus. “We always increase security for any…