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As a sophomore in college, Avery Jukes said he didn’t have any plans to make the world a better place. His trip to Uganda changed everything. Jukes was the guest speaker at Friday’s “Big Questions at the Blue House” event for the Center for Faith and Vocation. “Big Questions at the Blue House” is an…

Butler University alumni are at the top of their class, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list. Sara Snow and Jeremy Stephenson were recently named to the yearly list, which recognizes the top rising stars in the Central Indiana business community. Snow graduated from Butler in 1998 and went on to host…

“One room. A bottle of roofies. And a shit ton of random people.” The “Roofies & Randos” Facebook event came to Butler University’s attention on Sunday. A Butler University student who thought the event was inappropriate brought the event to the university’s attention, Dean of Student Life Irene Stevens said. The event was set up…

Communication and involvement were this year’s buzzwords at the Student Government Association presidential debate. Candidates sophomore Al Carroll and junior Anna Roueche squared off Tuesday night in a debate moderated by Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson. Both of their platforms included allowing everyone in the Butler community to come and speak at assembly,…

Through his study of how epidemic diseases stem from human contact with infected animals, Nathan Wolfe is hoping to identify viruses before they become a threat. A leading mind in epidemiology and virology, Wolfe spoke on last night as part of Butler University’s 2010-11 J. James Woods Lectures in the Science and Mathematics Series. “Wolfe…

Professors in Butler University’s College of Education are working to raise awareness about bullying and training future teachers to combat it in their classrooms. Students are learning ways to prevent bullying and also to ensure kids that they can ask for help if they are being bullied. ”The beginning of the year is not the…

A little boy wouldn’t smile or talk.  His teacher wrote him off as a student with too many special needs to progress. Senior education major Marie Spear didn’t. She created a puppet, “Tommy Trash,” to teach the boy about recycling. Together, Spear and the boy made a video with Tommy Trash to show the rest…

While most seniors are focused on finishing their final semester, Chris McBarnes is busy campaigning as a Republican Party candidate for the mayoral elections in Frankfort, Ind. “If I could stand up and make a difference and put the hope back into the community, reviving the American dream in Frankfort, then I should do it,”…

Butler University student traditions—like jumping into Star Fountain, playing Campus Golf and joining Dawg Pound—will be highlighted in a book put together by Butler University Student Foundation. The book will be given to incoming freshmen as an easy way to see all of Butler’s traditions and will be passed on from class to class, freshman…