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What is college? It is defined by Merriam Webster as “an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor’s degree.” The online collaborative dictionary alternative defines college as “A magical place where it is rumored that learning takes place although, to those who enter it’s often described differently…

SGA and class officer candidates will face stricter campaign rules if new guidelines are passed in SGA assembly today. The new rules evolved out of problems the Election Oversight Committee faced last year while investigating alleged rule violations. “We wanted to clear them up and make the language solid,” Seth Williams, EOC chair, said. In…

If current negotiations are successful, students may soon be able to use their Butler student IDs to pay at some local restaurants. Qdoba Mexican Grill and Papa John’s Pizza have already signed on to the program, which will begin once technology is in place at the locations and contract negotiations are settled. The IDs would…

Butler University will open a chapter of the French National Honor Society, Pi Delta Phi, Friday at the University Club at Atherton Union. Founded in 1906, Pi Delta Phi has over 330 undergraduate and graduate chapters in the United States and France. According to the Pi Delta Phi  website, pideltaphi.org, the purpose of the society…

A young Butler women’s swimming and diving team will head into the Horizon League Championship meet coming off of a second-place finish at the Rose Hulman Triangular meet Feb. 5. The Bulldogs showed promise early in the contest when they recorded a victory in the 200-meter medley relay. Freshmen Lauren Need, Lauren Lambrecht and Kathleen…

The lights dim and the curtains draw back to reveal…Black History Month. Butler University and the Black Student Union are putting on a series of events highlighting black history and the arts throughout the month of February. Sophomore Aisha Townsend, BSU vice president of campus events, said she hopes highlighting the arts will enhance Black…

Butler women’s tennis will enter a meet with city rival IUPUI this Saturday after another 7-0 defeat, this time while facing the No. 44 Indiana Hoosiers. The 7-0 loss, which came one day after a home match versus Dayton was canceled due to adverse weather conditions, was not as bad as the score shows. In…

Some Butler University students may have needed to brush up on their language skills when their “What’s New” section on Blackboard recently changed to Spanish. In a “Blackboard News” statement released on the site, Information Technology said the problem arose from fixing a separate issue. “It resulted last weekend when we fixed the issue of…

The Indianapolis community laid to rest Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer David Moore Tuesday. The 29-year-old died Jan. 26 from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds suffered on Jan. 23 in the line of duty. For the country, Moore’s death was part of a gruesome string of unrelated law enforcement shootings. CNN reported 11 U.S.…