MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist Spring break is not forever. Students don’t get to stay in exotic locations and live on the beach. We come back to campus, and so do our teachers, many of whom have jumped right back into busy academic schedules. After all, spring break only lasts a week. But is one week…
STAFF EDITORIAL
OUR POINT THIS WEEK: The way the Anti-harassment training program should be approached is in a way that shows its importance and necessity at Butler | 18-0-3 On March 5, Butler University launched a digital workplace harassment prevention program as part of a series of training courses on the topic. The program and any…
Internet Aggression is Unhealthy and Unwarranted
MAGGIE MONSON | Copy Chief The comments section on nearly any article on the Internet can be a scary place. People use the comfort of anonymity to post anything that comes to mind without using a filter. The worst comments range from ignorant to purposefully hateful and offensive. Some people believe what they are posting,…
Respect and Equality is a Two-Way Street
TONY ESPINAL | Asst. Opinion Editor The fight for same-sex rights still rages on, even today. But in the midst of all the fighting, it is easy to lose track of why people fight. In the fight for respect and equality, it appears that the same people who fight for their rights often resort to…
Affordable apparel is an option
MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist Butler University’s school spirit will always be high, but unfortunately, so will its bookstore’s prices on merchandise. Students want to show spirit by wearing Butler blues, but how can that happen when a simple sweatshirt is so expensive? According to the Butler Bookstore’s website, the cheapest sweatshirt not on clearance for…
Beauty is more than physical appearance
MAGGIE MONSON | Columnist The 500 Festival Princess Program is not a beauty pageant in description. The 33 women selected each year as part of the program are ambassadors for the festival and are judged based on a number of criteria, none of which is their physical appearance. This program focuses heavily on volunteer service…
Students should challenge Danko
JULIAN WYLLIE | Columnist President James Danko may not want to admit this, but he is a businessman. Should students be worried or concerned, frightened or skeptical? Yes, they should, but not for reasons that you think. Students should question if Butler’s leader is considering their opinions when the university decides to make drastic changes.…
Parking citations are an unjust punishment
MICHAEL BECKER Michael Becker is a guest columnist this week. He is senior strategic communication major. I cringe at the thought of parking at Butler University. He got me again. Another ticket from Butler parking enforcement officer Aaron Chalmers. It is one of nearly two dozen I have incidentally and haphazardly acquired during the three-and-a-half…
Student thanks Butler family for support
KYLE BEERY Kyle Beery is a guest columnist this week. He is a junior journalism major. As the old saying states, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” I have always been a true believer of that. And now, I have been experiencing that over the past couple of months. Many of you…
Physical Education
MAGGIE MONSON | Copy Chief Teachers should never be allowed to punish their students physically. Corporal punishment in the classroom belongs in the past. A recently proposed Kansas bill attempted to define corporal punishment in order to prevent parents from being accused of child abuse after spanking their children. The proposed law defines spanking as…