When posting to public media sites, students should be more conscious of the images they are creating. Over the past few weeks, Butler Confessions and BU Secret Admirer have become widely popular on Twitter and Facebook. These sites have more than 2,000 Facebook likes and Twitter followers combined. While most of the people who view…
Opinion | Guard Your Gadgets
While Butler University’s Community of Care is a fine idea, it does not keep students belongings from getting stolen. There has been a spike in theft around campus, and much of the responsibility to protect belongings lies with students themselves. It’s not uncommon for two or three laptops to be lying around unattended in an…
Opinion | Service learning should be higher priority
It seems saying the phrase “service learning” on Butler University’s campus is enough to start a fight. But there are other ways for students to get off campus and to experience something they would not otherwise be able to do. More classes should offer or even require students to participate in events outside the university.…
Opinion | Take advantage of Butler ArtsFest
The Butler ArtsFest will bring out talent in the form of artistic performances for the student body to see. The event takes place from April 18 through 28. It’s 11 days filled with inspiring art. The art can be faculty or student work and can range from paintings to ballet. Junior, Zach Kukla is performing…
Opinion | SGA surplus could be put to better use
Student Government Association is investing part of its budget surplus in students, but it could go to better use. SGA currently has over $200,000 in the budget cushion now. That is a good sum of money just sitting in the bank and SGA is putting it to use. SGA is investing $100,000 in a patio…
Opinion | Commencement speaker is perfect fit
Butler University announced last week that John Green, the New York Times bestselling fiction writer, will be the commencement speaker in May. Green fits this role in a lot of ways. His works are frequently labeled “young-adult” but capture college readers’ attention as well. The university picked well, but here are a few people that…
Opinion | Electronic exams better for students
For the benefit of students and teachers, more professors should allow students to take final exams online. Taking exams online is convenient for students. This would allow students to take the exam any time during finals week. This would also allow students who live farther away to have a better idea of how to make…
Opinion | Dorm damages affect all residents
Damage to the dorm buildings on campus is happening constantly. Students are destroying the places where they have to live. Maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t see the appeal in wrecking my home. Last weekend in Ross Hall, a student ripped a water fountain out of the wall. The weekend before that, three…
Opinion | Value of Degree Increasing
A Butler degree means a lot in the real world. “Even though The Butler Way wasn’t as prominent when I was in school, aspects of it were definitely prevalent in my college career and continue to be in my work career,” alumna Leslie Hoggatt said. Hoggatt graduated in 2004 with degrees in administration and flute…