Opinion

  • 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…

  • OPINION | Butler keeps autonomy through transfer rules

    Senate Bill 182 will not, should not change Butler’s autonomy and academic integrity. The rhetoric and actions of Indiana legislators surely can prevent people from believing our elected officials will pass a bill with unanimous support. But the day before Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the controversial right-to-work bill into law, the Indiana Senate passed Senate…

  • CARTOON | Help our endowment

  • OPINION | SGA would rather go around constitution than amend it

    While we’ve come to expect federal government officials bickering among one another and not serving their constituents, we do not expect such acts from Butler University’s Student Government Association. It is appalling that such an important group on campus is in such disarray. One recent point of contention: SGA can’t agree on whether to follow…