Opinion

  • Studying abroad, a bigger picture

    In regards to last week’s column “Think twice about studying abroad,” I fully agree with the author’s final point. Students should look at different study abroad programs with a critical eye. Every program offers a difference experience, so it’s important to evaluate the classes, living situations and language barriers of each. However, I don’t agree…

  • DIRTY laundry

    DIRTY laundry

    ALEX BARTLOW | abartlow@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist Doing laundry in college: seems pretty simple, right? All it takes is a swipe of the card, a cup full of detergent and a few slow hours on a Sunday afternoon. At least that’s how we would like it to be. Personally, I am not satisfied with Butler University’s laundry…

  • Sophomore Slump: Housing leases puts young students at risk

    PAIGE LISTON | pliston@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist Around this time of the school year at Butler, senior house leases get signed quickly. Contrary to what some may think, juniors aren’t the only ones signing for these houses. Instead, sophomores are feeling pressured to sign years in advance. Butler students are required to live on-campus for the…

  • Thank you, Denise

    ALEX BARTLOW | abartlow@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist In life, we are rarely inspired by another. But when I spoke with Denise Kimbrough, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, I was truly touched. Kimbrough, most commonly referred to as Denise, currently works as a cashier at Butler’s C-Club in Atherton Union. However, she is much more than a…

  • Think twice about studying abroad

    Think twice about studying abroad

    CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | chartsel@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist Butler students should be more cautious of study abroad programs. Sometimes, students rush to study abroad without fully considering whether or not the program is right for them. When students decide where they want to travel and in what programs they want to enroll, some don’t take advantage…

  • Opinions Matter

    MORGAN LEGEL | mlegel@butler.edu | Asst. Opinion Editor Opinions. Everyone has them, and a lot of people discuss them frequently. But it takes passion, understanding and tolerance to put them down in writing, biases and all, for the public to see. Sadly, some important newspapers no longer believe that opinion columnists have much to offer.  Most…

  • October Overload

    October Overload

    ALEXIS PRICE | adprice1@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist Breast cancer. AIDS. Domestic violence. Healthy babies. Dental hygiene. All five of these causes have October dedicated as its awareness month. But these are not the only five; October is dedicated to a total of 18 different awareness subjects. Despite this, October is commonly known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month,…

  • Co-ed fraternities won’t solve inequality

    PAIGE LISTON | pliston@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist On Sept. 22, Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, announced that on-campus fraternities must accept men as well as women as full members. Going forward, I don’t see this idea working out. The school believes the decision to admit women into the fraternities will lead to a decrease in sexual…

  • Inside Holcomb: Internship program needs improvements

    Inside Holcomb: Internship program needs improvements

    JULIAN WYLLIE | jwyllie@butler.edu | Opinion Editor Part 2 of a series on the College of Business. Part 1 can be found here.. Alina Cappadora, a junior marketing and management information systems double major, already has an internship with Stringcan, a lead generation marketing firm in Indianapolis. But since she began working for the company…