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  • Shuttle service leaves AV residents feeling left behind

    Students are raising concerns that the Student Government Association shuttle bus that runs on the weekends from campus to Broad Ripple and Glendale is failing to stop at the pick up point located at the Apartment Village. Senior Audra Winger said she and her friends were left waiting outside of AV on multiple occasions for…

  • Butler Gleeks won’t stop believing in show choir

    Tempted to break into song and dance after watching this week’s  season premiere of Glee? Suddenly inspired to incorporate catchy tunes into your everyday life? If the answer is ‘Yes,’ try it.  That is exactly what three Butler University students did. Two years ago, senior Eric Shoemaker set out with two of his best friends…

  • Efficient sustainability projects require input, feedback

    He has a bachelor’s degree in engineering, an MBA and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in architecture. Rich Michal also has been a college professor, worked in construction management and worked within the utilities industry. In February, he left his adjunct faculty position at the University of Arizona and moved to Indiana to become…

  • Danko hopes new ideas, programs create bond, accessibility with students

    This afternoon, there will be a new Butler University president sitting at Starbucks waiting to talk to students. President Jim Danko will have his first “Chat with the President” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. today at Starbucks. Danko said he is making an effort to try to interact with and be accessible to students on campus. “I…

  • BUPD may implement SGA president’s business idea for student rides

    A Real Business Experience project from last year may become a reality if the Butler University Police Department receives positive student reception. A possible addition to operations for BUPD involves a new escort service. Police chief Ben Hunter said the RBE project presented by Student Government Association president Al Carroll and juniors Kyle Zima, Jared…

  • University donors, alumni, guests add to list of drivers looking for a spot on campus

    Butler University students, faculty and staff might be 1,412 permits short of feeling like they have ample parking, but they’re not the only ones on campus trying to find a spot. Dozens of donors, alumni and visitors drive to Butler each day, and the departments that bring them said it’s a struggle to make their…

  • Freshman class smaller than Butler expected

    A freshman class size of 927 students might seem like a high number, but that figure didn’t quite hit Butler University’s mark this year. In fact, this year’s class was the smallest since 2005. Despite a second consecutive trip to the Final Four, a 35 percent increase in campus visits by prospective students and 3,000…

  • Low involvement in counseling services

    Butler University provides comprehensive and professional psychiatric and counseling services at no charge to Butler students, faculty and staff, but only about 8 percent of students utilize these services. “I don’t know a lot about the counseling services,” sophomore business major Michael Gorin said, “but I have friends who have gone there or are considering…

  • Librarians mark full year of being recognized as faculty members

    Librarians were elevated to faculty status last October, but the changes are just now reflected in Butler University’s faculty handbook. Dean of libraries Lewis Miller said there were multiple reasons why he and associate dean for public services Sally Neal lobbied Butler’s Faculty Senate last year to make librarians members of the faculty. “Librarians do…