Opinion

Ending sexual assault

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities on how to prevent it. Sexual assault is a major public health, human rights and social justice issue. It ranges from verbal sexual harassment to unwanted sexual contact. Every 107 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted. There…
Gov. Mike Pence Claims MLK Jr. His Hero

To the Editor, BUTLER COLLEGIAN: In Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s March 31, news conference, I was impressed with his saying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of his heroes and had been so since Pence’s high school days. He talked about accepting Georgia congressman John Lewis’ invitation to join Lewis and others in marching across…
RFRA: The law is misguided and insulting

CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST On Thursday morning, Gov. Mike Pence signed a new law that drew the national spotlight to Indiana. Among others, Reggie Miller, Hillary Clinton, Tim Cook, Miley Cyrus, John Green and Ashton Kutcher criticized the legislation for offering a license to discriminate on the basis of faith — particularly against Hoosiers…
RFRA: Hypocrisy at its finest

ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION COLUMNIST I suppose I can just cut right to the chase: What is the deal with Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Bill? Frankly, I do not see why there is any controversy. There are currently 19 other states with similar bills in place, and Indiana’s law is much less discriminatory, according to…
Respecting Insanity

ALEX BARTLOW | ASST. OPINION EDITOR I cut in, dribble around the boy guarding me and squeak my way to the line. I pull up, take my time, let go and, remarkably, I hear the swish that sounds like sweet music to my ears. Sure, I’m not Alex Barlow, but I can sink the occasional…
Safe and sedated?

PAIGE LISTON | OPINION COLUMNIST I have always felt extremely safe at Butler, and I think I always will. I trust the students here, and I genuinely believe that most of the student population looks out for one another. But is it naïve to continuously picture Butler as the perfect bubble where bad things never…
The awkward hello

HAYLEY ROSS | OPINION COLUMNIST You look up and there he is—that guy you met last night at that Snu senior house with the name you just can’t remember. He’s all the way at the other end of the hall, and it is just the two of you. You scramble for your phone so that…
The friend zone

ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION COLUMNIST More often than not, people encounter another individual and, by means of physical appearance, choose whether (a) this individual is attractive, and could potentially be of interest; (b) he or she seems all right, but physical attraction is low, so friendship is probable, or (c) there is no way in…
Social media: Is it taking over YOUR life?

PAIGE LISTON | OPINION COLUMNIST Seventy-four percent of adults online use social networking sites, according to Pew Research Center. This percentage surprised me; I thought the statistic would be much larger. It seems as though we live in a day and age that is completely dominated by the Internet and its various forms of social…