The ultimate goal of any sorority is a successful recruitment. With a successful recruitment season, the house will receive a larger pledge class. While this year’s sorority recruitment proved to be extremely successful for all of Butler’s chapters, the price is now being paid by rising junior members. They are being put in a social…
OPINION | Freshman ease into second semester
College years are a time of change for most freshmen. Adjusting to a new lifestyle can be difficult when mom and dad are not around to tell you what to do. “You have to understand the amount of work and amount of time for homework,” freshman Allie Watson said. “You have to set at least…
OPINION | Butler has hidden musical gems
The Grammy Awards show makes great television. There’s outrageous fashion, star performances and plenty of drama. Almost 40 million people watched the 2013 Grammy Awards. In 2012, it was the biggest social media event in history, drawing a record-breaking 160,341 tweets per minute during the show. The musicians at this award show deserve recognition, without…
FOR YOUR HEALTH: Diet drinks increase waist and appetite
Anyone who’s made a pit stop at McDonald’s has heard it before: “I’ll take two Big Macs, a large fry, a 10-piece chicken nugget, oh, and a diet Coke. I’m trying to watch my weight.” This acceptance of the diet drink as the be-all-end-all solution to weight loss couldn’t be further from the truth. In…
OPINION | Students want rides
Students joke about a possible student shuttle during the wintertime that could take them to class. “I think it’s a great idea,” junior pharmacy student Brooke Maag said. “Especially days like these, it would be nice. It could run like every 10 minutes or something.” Money is the issue, since the Student Government Association only…
OPINION | Remember Butler’s history
On Feb. 7, Butler University will celebrate its history and founder. The university has a long history worthy of pride. But as members of a community, we should take time to learn all of our history. No current or living individual has responsibility for the actions of people in the past. At the same time…
OPINION | Lessons from abroad: Studying overseas provides sights seldom seen
On my GALA group’s last day in Barcelona, we were free to do whatever we wanted. Some went to the beach. Some got caught up on laundry and readings for classes and others went off around the city. It was melancholy that this was our last day in the hustle, bustle and warmth of Barcelona,…
OPINION | No Glove, No Love
While I am unable to speak for every student here at Butler University, I feel it is fair to say that an unplanned pregnancy would be detrimental to any student’s college education. A recent survey, created by Student Health Services, shows an alarming number of Butler University students are not as careful as they should…
OPINION | Respect The Road
Road safety is a two-way street. Pedestrians and drivers need to be more respectful and aware of each other on the streets. Walkers are a little too comfortable crossing campus streets. Last week, I almost hit two pedestrians because they walked across the street without paying attention to oncoming traffic. One of them was on…
STAFF EDITORIAL | New Year, Same SGA
Last week, Student Government Association assembly members voted to not release future election results. We at The Collegian think the benefits of releasing the presidential election results outweigh the cons. Across the nation, many other campuses release detailed numbers and results of student association elections. Butler’s SGA argues that releasing its election results could hurt…