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  • Seat not saved

    Colin Likas | Sports Editor | clikas@butler.edu Art Levin, a retired journalism professor, has been viewing Butler men’s basketball games from the same seat in Hinkle Fieldhouse for 25 years. But he won’t be back this year. Prior to this season, Levin said he was told he would need to increase his donation to Butler…

  • CCOM dean candidate withdraws name

    One of three final dean candidates for Butler University’s College of Communication took his name out of the running on Friday, leaving the search committee to decide how to conduct the rest of the search. Alan Stavitsky, associate dean at the University of Oregon, withdrew his application after receiving an offer from a different university,…

  • Students, financial aid office react to debt plan

    President Barack Obama’s recently announced student loan relief plan has Butler University students hoping for change—­the kind that doesn’t involve an increase in tuition prices and loan interest rates. More than 80 percent of Butler students receive financial aid, and each year the university awards more than $3.8 million to help meet this need. Even…

  • BUPD adds new vehicle, operations center

    Butler University Police Department added a brand new Dodge Charger to its fleet to replace a car with upwards of 100,000 miles on it. BUPD Police Chief Ben Hunter said the new vehicle was the best option for the department and the university. “We looked at three different cars, and the Charger was the cheapest…

  • Service-learning classes fulfill core community requirements

    Changes in Butler University’s core curriculum sparked an increase in the number of service-learning courses offered to students as they start to enroll for the spring 2012 semester. More than 30 of Butler’s courses offered for the spring 2012 semester have service-learning components. The  core curriculum now includes a service-learning requirement for any sophomores, freshmen…

  • Danko looks to learn about university structure through campus interviews

    Butler University President Jim Danko has held 19 informational meetings and tours with university administrators and faculty to “immerse” himself into Butler’s community and academic affairs. These meetings included visiting the six academic colleges and talking with the provost, associate provosts and representatives from the administrative departments. Danko had the head of each department send…

  • Knowing after 9 steps

    Just a mouth swab and about a 20-minute wait can tell a Butler University student if he or she is HIV positive. That test, along with one for gonorrhea and chlamydia, is available on-campus for free through a partnership with the Damien Center. Butler teamed up with the Damien Center, an organization that provides HIV/AIDS…

  • Commencement speaker on minds of students, administration

    It may still be the middle of first semester, but students and the administration are already looking ahead to commencement. Determining a commencement speaker is not a simple process—cost, connections and nominations all come into play. Butler University’s Board of Trustees takes nominations and then decides who is worthy of and eligible for an honorary…

  • Deans, provost collaborate as they await new colleague

    Editor’s Note: Stavitsky has since removed his name from consideration because he accepted another offer. Open sessions with Stavitsky are canceled. College of Communication dean candidates begin arriving on campus next week for open sessions. When they do, they will find a university that has a busy community of existing deans. They’re teaching courses, working…