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  • Student bumps head during Frisbee practice

    The Big Dawg Freshmen intramural ultimate Frisbee team started their first practice of the year with a bang—on Daniel Brenzel’s head. During an hour of lighthearted play Monday afternoon, freshman Jose Aguilar passed the disc to Brenzel, who dove straight into the metal BU structure on the campus mall, causing an abrasion on his head,…

  • Geneva Stunts canceled

    The curtain has dropped on 92 years of tradition. Geneva Stunts is canceled this year. Amanda Moore, adviser of the Butler Intercollegiate YMCA, said the event was canceled due to scheduling difficulties. “We didn’t have any other options,” she said. “We didn’t want to have to compete with the basketball game that is also going…

  • SHARE WITH US | Remembering 9/11

    Butler Collegian staffers reflect 10 years later on where they were and how they reacted to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Share your views with us by emailing collegian@butler.edu. Chris Goff | Head Copy Editor Sirens, so many sirens. Fire engines and ambulances tugging desperately at their air horns, trying to move screaming pedestrians.…

  • Weak attendance policy creates inconsistencies

    Attendance policies for Butler University classes are like the proverbial snowflake—no two are the same. Some are aggravatingly strict, others are temptingly lax, but nearly all professors have one. Many professors say attendance policies are put in place to encourage students to come to class and participate and also to penalize those who don’t, providing…

  • New process helps administrators wade through application pool

    In a year full of changes for Butler University, the highly competitive physician assistant program has instituted a new admissions process for its students. Butler freshmen looking to enter the physician assistant program now have the option of auto-advancement while upperclassmen are permitted to apply for early decision. Mike Roscoe, program director for the physician…

  • CPA focuses on solutions to increase on-campus jobs

    For many Butler University students, finding an on-campus job is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. “Jobs fill up very quickly,” Liz Freedman, student employment coordinator, said. “Finding an on-campus job is like finding a real-world job.” About 1,000 students are working an on-campus job, and as students’ schedules become busier, there is…

  • Sustainability projects put in place

    University officials said they are looking at ways to cut out wastefulness, but some students and faculty members said they want the university’s sustainability projects to be more focused. “All the time I see lights on in buildings at night, and even the sprinklers will be on when it is raining,” sophomore chemistry major Kaitlynn…

  • Grid improves class scheduling

    Students had fewer courses to choose from, faculty struggled to find available rooms in which to teach and Butler University faced a scheduling crisis. It all led to the formation of a new class grid, active for the first time last semester. The grid, a school-wide template of course meeting times, introduced new slots for…

  • Shortridge students immersed in Butler courses

    Juniors from Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public Policy are participating in an early college program this fall that involves a partnership with Butler University. These 11 students are enrolled in one of six different courses that meet every Tuesday and Thursday morning, and they can earn between 12 and 15 college credits…