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  • Student seeks Olympic bid

    Sophomore biology and psychology major Sam Weichert is not someone you would want to run into in a back alley. She is training for a bid to the 2012 Olympics for tae kwon do. Last year, Weichert was offered an invitation to compete for an Olympic bid. She was unsuccessful, but didn’t give up on…

  • Earth Day celebration to be held Friday

    On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans, led by students, protested pollution in America. More than four decades later, Earth Day celebrations are still held at hundreds of campuses and communities across the country. The Student Government Association is planning an Earth Day celebration this Friday for Butler University students to get involved and raise…

  • Campus Earth Day events in limbo

    An event planned by the Environmental Concerns Organization to be held next Wednesday in celebration of Earth Day will be rescheduled for next week because of a university contract with Aramark food services. ECO president Rebecca Taylor was unable to get a representative from Aramark to sign off on allowing the organization to have food…

  • Computers stolen: 3 PCs, 1 Mac missing from Writer’s Studio after heist

    Four computers, valued at more than $2,000, were reported stolen from the Writer’s Studio on Sunday, according to Butler University Police Department. Employee Jamie Kostecki, a junior arts administration and Spanish major, said she noticed a desktop computer was missing when she opened the studio at 3 p.m. that day. Kostecki said she figured the…

  • President’s house, Creative Writing Center to get updates

    Renovations will soon occur at the Carter House, the official residence for university presidents, and at the Creative Writing Center. The president’s house, located at 525 Blue Ridge Road, will undergo renovations to welcome Butler University’s new president. No specific work orders have been placed and approved for the house, according to a press release…

  • Golf stumbles at Invite

    The Butler men’s golf team struggled at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, held at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie, Ind., last weekend. In the first and second rounds played Saturday, the Bulldogs finished 14th out of 15 teams. Senior Ryan Wegeng shot a 77 in the first  round. Junior Jordan Mack and sophomore Andrew Wegeng…

  • Professor focuses on engaging students

    By Jessica Kilcoyne Maintaining passion and enthusiasm for their jobs is often a difficult task for many people. Deborah Corpus, an education professor, has a perpetual eagerness for teaching that is hard to rival, especially when the students are freshmen. While some professors may dislike teaching freshmen, Corpus said she adores teaching and relating to…

  • Attorney general explains duties

    On April 6, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller spoke to political science instructor Larry Williamson’s state and local government class. It’s not every day that a high-ranking government official speaks to one of Butler’s political science classes, so Williamson said the attorney general’s visit was “a welcome, but complete surprise.” He said he had been…

  • Student, staff, faculty named Women of Distinction

    Each year, Butler University honors three women who have impacted the campus community as a strong female.  One faculty member, one staff member and one student are chosen from anonymous nominations. This year’s winners are Jeanne VanTyle, Teri Amberger and Britlynn Hansen-Girod, respectively. Jeanne VanTyle Professor of pharmacy Jeanne VanTyle also appreciated the recognition this…