BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns executed the biggest NFL trade in recent memory last week, sending Browns’ second-year running back Trent Richardson to the Colts for a 2014 first-round draft pick. Indianapolis fans celebrated the move as a looting of the Browns. Visions of Edgerrin James danced through…
In college, size matters
By Taylor Powell Small classes, concerned teachers and student-teacher relationships enable academic success. Large schools often have lectures with hundreds of students and use graduate assistants. Both can hinder student learning. As a transfer student from the large Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, I sat in an economics lecture of more than 400 students, had…
Saving money now could save students later
By Tony Espinal If you haven’t started thinking about saving money for emergencies or retirement, start now. While I was a student at Indiana University, money was never a big issue for me. I had a monthly stipend from my time in the military to pay my bills. I had good credit. I would work…
Lack of consistency causes student discontent
By Abby Bien Back in August, I quickly realized after my first day of classes that math would be more difficult than I had expected. The material covered throughout the year is not what I was anticipating based on the course synopsis. The course is an option for students like me, who aren’t math or…
Homecoming more than a Greek affair
By Marais Jacon-Duffy Homecoming week will remain one of my most cherished memories of my time at Butler. The week is full of fun activities that display students’ artistic and creative capacities and promote bonding among different campus groups as well as Butler pride and spirit. So I feel bad for students who believe this…
Letter to the Editor: Remember fallen BUPD officer
By Kevin McGinley, Class of 2007 Dear Butler family, Sept. 24, 2013 marks nine years since Butler University Police Officer James Davis gave his life for the Butler community. On Friday, Sept. 24, 2004, Officer Davis responded to Hinkle Fieldhouse to investigate a report of a suspicious individual. When Officer Davis arrived on scene at…
Employees’ right to enter residences should be examined
By The Collegian Staff When is it all right for Butler University’s maintenance and housekeeping staff to enter your place of residence on campus? This is a question students might answer differently. The majority of The Collegian staff believes Butler needs to institute a different system for allowing the school’s maintenance workers into residences.…
Butler’s advisers not achieving key goal
By Collegian Staff Due to a lack of knowledge, communication or effort, too many Butler University advisers fail to help their students achieve success. An adviser’s job is to guide his or her students to the right classes and opportunities to achieve the students’ goals. Students are disadvantaged when their advisers don’t fulfill their academic…
Common sense should replace ticketing
By Colin Likas It is no secret at this point that parking at Butler University changed quite a bit over the summer. Students, faculty and staff trying to park on campus should have a good idea of where they can and cannot park at this point. Butler University—through its police department—is making that task more…
Reorganization of spaces needed
By Rhyan Henson Now that everyone is settled in, it is time to revise the schools parking policy in order to convenience the most people. Many communications students can only save their classwork on computers in Fairbanks, so to work outside of class, students need access to this building at all hours of the night.…