Opinion

  • EIC responds to letters

    COLIN LIKAS | Editor-In-Chief In the Jan. 22 issue of The Butler Collegian, the staff editorial “Butler’s reaction to winter weather must improve” ran to express the staff’s majority opinion on the university’s handling of winter weather on campus. We occasionally receive disapproving feedback regarding pieces published in The Collegian. This particular editorial, however, garnered…

  • Students ask for alternative food options

    MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist Going to college is hard. Going to college with a budget and limited food options is the worst. We all are aware we go to a private school in the process of an expansion, but that does not mean we should have to deal with an inadequate food delivery system. Schools…

  • Younger Students Should Reconsider Early Signing

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Attention sophomores: It is not imperative that you sign away a year of your freedom, opportunities and money almost two years in advance. I am talking about off-campus housing, otherwise referred to as “senior housing,” by some. I do understand the pressure to find the perfect house to live in…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Teachers’ Sensitivity to Book Costs Needs Improvement

    Butler University professors need to put students first when deciding what books they will use in class. Professors should evaluate their students’ financial burden when deciding what books will be used. Professors should also think twice before assigning a book with their name on it. Professors who peddle their own books can be found across…

  • Speaker’s Corner Limits Free Speech

    MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist The 2013-2014 Butler University student handbook has provided students a “convenient and visible” place to spontaneously protest on campus–— Norris Plaza. Named the Speaker’s Corner, Norris Plaza is a place where students can exercise their right to free speech on campus without being punished. The student handbook contains a small blurb…

  • Is Butler’s Education Worth the Hefty Tuition?

    JULIAN WYLLIE | Columnist According to a U.S. News and World Report profile on Butler University, the 2012 graduating class had an average total indebtedness of $35,210. Butler University’s students’ average total indebtedness is similar to the national average. “As of quarter one in 2012, the average student loan balance for all age groups is…

  • Hinkle Funds Poorly Allocated

    MAGGIE MONSON | Columnist Hinkle Fieldhouse is an important part of Butler University’s heritage and reputation. However, the university could put $17.2 million to more productive use. Butler’s Campaign for Hinkle Fieldhouse aimed to raise $16 million to preserve the building’s historic structure and improve its facilities for student-athletes and spectators. Historical reservation is important.…

  • Faux, not False

    TAYLOR POWELL | Opinion Editor We now live in a world where consumers can buy their bodies in bulk. Eyelash and hair extensions, colored contacts and other faux fashion accessories allow fashion experimenters and risk-takers to alter their physical appearance without high costs or a recover time. This faux fashion trend is constantly growing because…

  • Editorial Undervalues Butler Groundskeepers

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR In the Jan. 22 edition of The Collegian, the staff editorial indicates that the university needs to do a better job of clearing the snow following major winter weather events, and that the effort following the polar vortex beginning on Sunday, Jan. 5, was inadequate. The editorial flatly states that “anyone…