Ten projects were recently chosen to receive financial support through the Innovation Fund in order to have a positive impact on Butler University. After one round of selections, the Innovation Fund projects already seem promising. The financial support will help faculty and alumni make advancements in their fields and give students a platform to launch…
Opinion | Applaud athletes for community service
The Butler Way is something that most students strive to live by. The athletics department goes above and beyond to fulfill this mission. The community service student-athletes perform is a reason Butler is so greatly esteemed. On and off the field, athletes are known for abiding by the Butler Way. In recent years, Butler has…
Opinion | Schrott center will benefit all Butler students
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…