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…
OPINION | Older greek students need university help
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…