Opinion

  • OPINION | Solve donation deficit by controlling tuition hikes

    Butler University may find it cannot draw water from wells that have already been drained dry. Across the nation, universities have raised tuition. Butler is no exception. In 1984 Butler tuition was $5,640—and that was after a nearly 14 percent increase from the year before. Today, with inflation, that would come out to $12,210.36. This…

  • OPINION | Timeline is a lesson for security

    Facebook’s new Timeline layout will soon be every user’s default, and it will be like all other layout updates – a big pain. It will be annoying, confusing and frustrating.  Facebook pages will be made to protest it which will like all the protest pages before it, be useless. The new layout presents issues that…

  • OPINION | Everyone should partake in Black History Month

    A fairly common misconception about Black History Month is that it’s only a time for African-Americans. This is false. It’s a time for every American, no matter their race, to reflect on our nation’s past and learn about its history. February is Black History Month, and Butler  University is hosting a string of events called…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Butler has a chance to redefine partnership with Shortridge

    Butler University has had a partnership with Shortridge Magnet High School since 2007 that deepened when the school reopened as a magnet high school in 2009. The school offers Butler a place to train education students and those involved in other areas while Shortridge benefits from collaborating with university staff and sharing resources. But recent…

  • OPINION | Don’t let Indy pride stop after Super Bowl weekend

    Students should still be active in community, even without national spotlight on Indianapolis. The recent Super Bowl madness is giving the rest of the nation a chance to learn what the Butler University community has known since 1855: Indianapolis is a super city, and that fact has nothing to do with a visit from Jimmy…

  • OPINION | Celebrity basketball game could have been slam dunk

    The poorly- planned game could have raised more for charity. Hopefully, Indianapolis can host a Super Bowl again in the near future so the Gridiron Celebrity Hoops XIV charitable basketball game can do a better job of getting its act together. The Saturday event as a whole came off as if half of it was…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | All can help with president’s mission

    OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Students, faculty and administrators should all pitch in to raise awareness of growing Butler endowment. | VOTE: 31-1-3 President Jim Danko is beginning his tour to raise Butler University’s funds and profile. But he cannot be the only one promoting this cause.  Members of the  Butler community should all contribute to…

  • OPINION | Make presidential votes count

    It’s not a national election, but SGA presidential campaigns are sure to entertain. Butler University students may be thinking like I am that this U.S. presidential campaign season has gone on long enough, considering all of the media hype it gets. Butler students are soon going to feel the hype getting closer to home as…

  • OPINION | Major in passion, not cash—it’ll be worth it

    Instead of following the money, study a field that can hold your interests. While all people are created equal, not all college majors are. In the current economic situation, it makes sense financially to major in a field that is growing, has lots of jobs and pays well. But during undergraduate college years, it is…