By Taylor Powell As Butler continues to grow, its student facilities must adapt to the new student population. The Health and Recreation Complex serves as a critical location for student life, hosting medical services, intramural sports and late night programming. But with midterms, piles of homework and club commitments, the HRC’s 11 o’clock closing time…
Students abusing Dawg Ride
By Maggie Monson Dawg Ride is an exciting new tool for students who have long walks across campus at night, but changes are coming soon in an attempt to improve the program. Butler University Police Department created Dawg Ride with the original intent of transporting students between campus and the I Lot. Students who feel…
New ticket system is bad for students
By Rhyan Henson The new way students buy tickets for basketball games is nearly pointless and will make going to the games overly complex. Starting this year, students must go days, sometimes weeks, in advance to pick up their tickets for basketball games. Students must bring their ID when they pick up their tickets days…
Home is where the pride is
By The Collegian Staff Going to college offers students the opportunity to live and be treated like adults for, in some cases, the first time in their lives. Some Butler University students are negatively utilizing their college experience by damaging and trashing their respective residence areas on campus. Students need to respect the rooms and…
OVERTIME: Pacers in good shape, Stevens looking at a rough year
BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The National Basketball Association regular season tipped off last night. There are two teams the Butler community might have an interest in this season: the hometown Indiana Pacers and Brad Stevens’ Boston Celtics. After coming within one game of reaching last year’s NBA Finals, the Pacers should have their…
Sanitation a concern at Ross Hall
By Mitch Riportella On behalf of the thriving bug community in Ross Hall, I would like to thank you all for making our dorms a truly disgusting place to live. I understand a lot of effort must be involved in maintaining such an appalling level of filth, and I personally could not fathom a place…
Vegetarian, vegan options must improve
By Taylor Powell Approximately 7.3 million Americans are considered vegetarians in the United States, according the Vegetarian Times website. Additionally, 22.8 million people say that they follow a vegetarian-inclined diet, or eat minimal meat. Yet vegetarians often become a secondary thought behind individuals who do not have special dietary needs. Vegetarian and vegan options in…
Entertainment dumbs down America
By Tony Espinal I love the movie “Inception.” I thought it had a very interesting storyline, and I happen to be a big Leonardo DiCaprio fan (post “Titanic” days, of course). Before I even saw “Inception,” I was enthralled by the idea of seeing a movie that one of my friends described as “one of…
Just say no to quid pro quo
By Rhyan Henson As if working regular hours for no pay isn’t unreasonable enough, coworkers and bosses also want to grab a quick feel these days—and the law allows it. Earlier this month, a judge ruled that because Lihuan Wang, a former intern of Phoenix Satellite Television, was not paid, she can not sue under…
Struggle continues for LGBT community
By Maggie Monson National Coming Out Day celebrated its 25th anniversary Friday with the theme “Coming Out Still Matters.” This theme is perfect to commemorate this milestone in the Human Rights Campaign’s international movement. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals still have so far to go before they achieve true equality, legally and socially. Many…