Opinion

  • OPINION | Lessons learned in controversy

    The Butler Collegian deeply regrets  a blog post written by one of our staff members and the anguish it has caused members of the Butler University community. The Collegian strives to hold itself to the highest journalistic standards to act as a professional newsroom. We feel the weight of that responsibility now more than ever.…

  • OPINION | Don’t block sale of drug-testing product

    A Butler University student attempted to bring a drug-testing product to the university this semester. University officials told the student they would not promote the sale of the product Drink Detective on campus. This action on the part of the administration seems to stand in direct contradiction to its stated goal of ensuring student safety.…

  • OPINION | Students should study abroad

    Studying abroad can be a great opportunity for Butler students. I highly suggest that every student try to take a semester to study in a foreign country. There are countless positive academic, cultural and personal advantages to studying abroad. Academically, students can immerse themselves in a foreign language.  Students studying abroad have the opportunity to…

  • A LITTLE BIT AUD | A Holiday Without Snow

  • Blue Christmas without Dominick the Donkey

  • OPINION | Butler better without Dominick the Donkey

    This semester has not been the same without Tau Kappa Epsilon, but the absence of the song “Dominick the Donkey” is for the better. I am a big supporter of school traditions and events, but this is one holiday ritual that I am not sad to see go. Students hearing the Christmas rendition for the…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Glad my student isn’t going to Butler

    Patricia Bowman wrote the following in an email to President Danko in response to the College Fix  article. Butler University was initially on my daughter’s college list: However, we decided against it for various reasons. All students should be open to new perspectives—but why are students in this course required to be someone they are…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | “College Fix” article disappointing

    My former adviser at Butler sent me an opinion piece by Ryan Lovelace in The College Fix in which he expresses some troubling opinions on the nature of Butler’s liberal arts curriculum and the liberal arts in general. As a former photography editor of The Collegian, my first reaction was disappointment that a journalist from…

  • UNIVERSITY RESPONSE | A message to Butler from President Danko about inclusivity

    University President Jim Danko wrote the following message to the entire campus December 1. Dear Butler University Students, Faculty and Staff: According to our Statement of Guiding Principles, at Butler University we work toward respect and dignity for all individuals in our community and aim to promote an open and tolerant environment for voicing opinions.…