The opening of the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts presents Butler University students a unique opportunity to be a part of university history. Its construction led many students to worry about which students would actually use the multi-million dollar facility. While students in the Jordan College of the Arts will take the stage…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Keep The Conversation Going President Danko
Next week, students will have the opportunity to sit down and talk with Butler University President Jim Danko. Students should jump at this opportunity to provide the president with important feedback that could shape the university’s future. Danko is hosting open office hours next Thursday for students to sign up and chat with him for…
OPINION | Students must find balance
College is a time to explore interests, but balancing interests with school and social life is the key to success during this time. College provides students time to find and develop their passions and discover what careers they want to pursue after college. More than 165 student groups exist at Butler University, so there are…
EDITORIAL | And We Choose No One
This year, The Butler Collegian is breaking tradition. We are choosing not to endorse a candidate for this year’s Student Government Association presidential election. While former staffs have come together to back one individual come Election Day, this semesters’s staff has decided to take a different route. We are challenging Butler University students to take…
OPINION | Online Courses Worth Considering
More and more online classes have popped up in the last few years across college campuses. Butler University has not avoided the trend. The school should follow these new developments in higher education. But college administrations should keep in mind the details that make the university experience what it is. Online courses offer opportunities that…
OPINION | Stories Remind Us To “Stay Positive”
In the fall of 2010, Eric Day was diagnosed with a benign tumor. A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells, but a benign tumor grows in a certain spot and typically does not spread throughout the body. However it can be harmful if it presses against vital structures like blood vessels or nerves. Day…
OPINION | Protest shed light on serious issues
Violence against women needs to end. One in three women on this planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime, according to the One Billion Rising website. This statistic is an atrocity. No woman deserves to be beaten. No woman deserves to be raped, no matter what she is wearing or how she is…
OPINION | Everyone can enjoy Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is approaching, and if you have not been lucky enough to be struck by Cupid this year, do not panic. Valentine’s Day is a made-up, commercialized holiday. It holds no real value. Being single on this day is no reason to sulk while everyone else schmoozes with their partner. People are not defined…
OPINION | Students need to mind mental health
Recently, the Butler University community has seen statistics on both sexual behavior and mental health. Together, they paint a surprising and saddening picture. Of sexually-active students, contraceptive use is very infrequent. And in more recent statistics, Butler students confessed in large numbers to feeling overwhelmed and even hopeless. While no one can say for certain…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Sex: Just talk about it
It is time to take responsibility for our sex lives. The safety of the Butler Bubble will not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases or pregnancy. Your age does not make you immune to diseases that stick with you for a lifetime. It is shocking that less than 50 percent of sexually-active Butler University students…