Opinion

In memory of Dr. Bobby Fong

Like most faculty who knew him personally, I was saddened and shocked to learn of former President Bobby Fong’s passing due to a sudden heart attack. While at Butler, he championed high academic standards and encouraged personal contact. He was kind, decent and very much a humanitarian who had his flaws like most of us,…
Valerie wants you! To be a diversity advocate

VALERIE DAVIDSON | vdavidso@butler.edu | Guest Columnist From Butler University’s humble beginning, its leaders have believed that education should offer a global commons where all people can meet with respect and tolerance to foster individual aspirations and fashion a common destiny. In 1855, when race was considered an insuperable marker of superiority and inferiority, when women…
No pay? Don’t intern.

JULIAN WYLLIE | jwyllie@butler.edu | Opinion Editor Completing an internship does not guarantee future success or wealth. This is especially true for students working as an unpaid intern. The hiring rate for college graduates who completed an unpaid internship was 37 percent, according to a National Association for Colleges and Employers survey in May 2013.…
Can a nail polish end date rape?

PAIGE LISTON | pliston@butler.edu | Opinion Columnist Four men from North Carolina State University invented a nail polish that detects date rape drugs in drinks. The inventors say that “Undercover Colors” will ultimately end drug-facilitated sexual assault. The nail polish shows the presence of date rape drugs, such as Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB, by changing color…
Take a journey and read

MORGAN LEGEL | mlegel@butler.edu | Asst. Opinion Editor John H. Sununu, a former New Hampshire governor, once said, “Perspective gives us the ability to accurately contrast the large with the small, and the important with the less important. Without it, we are lost in a world where all ideas, news, and information look the same. We…
What pot is not

CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | chartsel@butler.edu | Columnist When people say that marijuana is a problem at a university, they mean that it is fairly prevalent. They don’t mean that it causes any actual problems. And, to be frank, I’m skeptical that it does. My question is this: Is marijuana a problem because it is an actual…
Safety not on student radar

JULIAN WYLLIE | jwyllie@butler.edu | Opinion Editor President James Danko voiced his concerns on sexual assault in last week’s State of the University address. His message was simple. Students must protect each other. “We will do everything we can to keep you safe,” he said in a email following the address, “but it is ultimately…
An ice bucket alone won’t suffice

PAIGE LISTON | pliston@butler.edu | Columnist You’ve seen the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on the news. You’ve scrolled past it on many of your social media accounts. Your friends are all participating in it. You may have even participated in the challenge yourself. According to the ALS Association website, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a “progressive…
Survivors of Sexual Assault Should Explore Their Options

MAGGIE MONSON | Columnist Sexual violence is one of the most serious problems facing college campuses right now. Nearly one in five women and one in 71 men report being raped at some point in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This number is one in three for college-aged women.…