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Butler University students put up decorations as they return from Thanksgiving break and look towards the winter break that soon awaits them. But Butler’s restrictions on exactly what can be used in decorating residential areas have prevented some students from “decking the halls.” Many students who live in residence halls hoped to hang decorations, but…

Butler University’s presidential search committee met for the first time Dec. 1 to determine the next step in the process of finding a new Butler president. The committee includes students, professors, faculty, members of the Indianapolis community and Butler trustees. These members will be responsible for interviewing and finding potential candidates. At their first meeting,…

Some call it “blackout in a can” or better yet, “liquid cocaine.” Whatever consumers are calling it, Four Loko is the most recent trend in alcohol that has states across the nation in a frenzy. Four Loko, an alcoholic energy drink, hit the markets in August 2008 under the Phusion Projects, LLC according to the…

Butler University’s Board of Trustees met last week to determine the makeup of the search committee to continue the process of finding Butler’s next president. James White, a professor emeritus of Indiana University School of Law, was made chair of the selection committee. Keith Burks, a partner with Bindley Capital Partners out of Indianapolis, will…

Since Butler’s founding in 1855, house directors have been a vital aspect of Greek life on campus. “Every house is required [by the university] to have a house director,” Director of Greek Life Becky Druetzler said. Druetzler said they serve two purposes: to oversee facility management and also for student oversight. “The house directors get…

Catherine Pangan was officially appointed as the Richard W. Guyer Chair in Education on Oct. 28. “I was stunned [when I found out I received the position],” Pangan said. “It was really neat because I found out at one of the last College of Education faculty meetings last May,” she said. “They wheeled in this…

Butler University students and faculty had the chance to experience an award-winning novelist’s work-in-progress Monday. Jonathan Lethem read a chapter of his novel-in-themaking as the fifth installment of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series. The Reilly Room was nearly full of people wanting to hear what he had to say. The chapter he read…

The sixth annual Alternative Spring Break is in the works and looking for students who want to travel and volunteer. Students will be going to Pensacola, Fla., and partnering with Community Collaborations International, a Gulf Coast relief program, on an ecological restoration project, according to ASB President Ashley Drees. ASB was founded at Butler University…

Peers Advocating Wellness for Students (PAWS) is a student-run campus group that focuses on peer health education. PAWS puts on campus initiatives like Red Cup Culture, the Over It campaign, Safe Spring Break and Stress Less Week. While PAWS is student-run, it seems their greatest asset may in fact be in their faculty adviser, Sarah…