Opinion

Students use words like “faggot” and “retarded” as insults in everyday conversation, which gives the impression that it is okay to mock someone for being gay or mentally disabled. Society needs to stop accepting these words as insults. The Butler Community of Care celebrates tolerance, which is exactly what those words do not promote. “Faggot”…

I found a family at The Butler Collegian. As I round out my tenure as editor-in-chief and we start the process of selecting the next person to take the role, it is important for me to acknowledge exactly what I have had for the past four years. I have a group of peers that have…

When posting to public media sites, students should be more conscious of the images they are creating. Over the past few weeks, Butler Confessions and BU Secret Admirer have become widely popular on Twitter and Facebook. These sites  have more than 2,000 Facebook likes and Twitter followers combined. While most of the people who view…

While Butler University’s Community of Care is a fine idea, it does not keep students belongings from getting stolen. There has been a spike in theft around campus, and much of the responsibility  to protect belongings lies with students themselves. It’s not uncommon for two or three laptops to be lying around unattended in an…

It seems saying the phrase “service learning” on Butler University’s campus is enough to start a fight. But there are other ways for students to get off campus and to experience something they would not otherwise be able to do. More classes should offer or even require students to participate in events outside the university.…

The Butler ArtsFest will bring out talent in the form of artistic performances for the student body to see. The event takes place from April 18 through 28. It’s 11 days filled with inspiring art. The art can be faculty or student work and can range from paintings to ballet. Junior, Zach Kukla is performing…

Student Government Association is investing part of its budget surplus in students, but it could go to better use. SGA currently has over $200,000 in the budget cushion now. That is a good sum of money just sitting in the bank and SGA is putting it to use. SGA is investing $100,000 in a patio…

Butler University announced last week that John Green, the New York Times bestselling fiction writer, will be the commencement speaker in May. Green fits this role in a lot of ways. His works are frequently labeled “young-adult” but capture college readers’ attention as well. The university picked well, but here are a few people that…