Opinion

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | University should cut consumption, fix printers

    It’s a familiar story. A student finishes a paper with only 10 minutes to spare and runs to the nearest printer, only to find it hopelessly jammed. He or she fires off a barely coherent email to the professor and sprints to class, arriving sweaty and panting, only to hear that Dr. So-and-so doesn’t accept…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | New CCOM Dean needs to refocus on students

    When the College of Communication was formed in 2010, faculty, staff and administration seemed to show a lot of enthusiasm and set lofty goals. Follow-through has been slower in coming. As the search for a new dean of CCOM hopefully draws near a close, we at The Butler Collegian believe that the search committee and…

  • OPINION | Flooding deserves more attention

    It is one thing to have water in fountains and ponds. It is an entirely different thing to have to walk through standing water to get to class when it rains. A couple weeks ago, I woke up, looked outside and opted for skinny jeans and rainboots, only to walk outside, step in a puddle…

  • OPINION | Students need to embrace civil discourse

    Persuasion, yelling and calling into question the moral character of an opponent are all interesting and predictable components of a modern argument, especially one between young adults. In the hustle and bustle of college, it seems that students are losing the perspective that comes with civil discourse. Instead of arguing from a logical standpoint and…

  • OPINION | Artists and audience need to think before they post, tweet and film

    Free Speech Week was two weeks ago, and I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how great a privilege free speech really is. But the more I contemplate it, the more a certain phrase keeps popping into my head—just because I can doesn’t mean I should. And with so many outlets for free…

  • OPINION | Service learning should serve more

    Butler University incorporates service learning—volunteer work—into several courses. Frankly, Bulldogs should be even more involved in the community, and the university should incentivize them. I’ve heard faculty and students complain about the confines of the Butler Bubble, of being trapped in a world unrelated to Indianapolis. My advice? Go out and volunteer around the city.…

  • OPINION | Mandatory volunteering doesn’t help

    Baby-sitting small children sounds like fun for some people. I am not one of those people. I am all for helping the world. My version of helping the world though is not making sure that all the students at a community center have their afternoon snacks and play nicely on the playground. Through the university’s…

  • CARTOON | Pomp and Circumstance

  • CARTOON | Speaking shouldn’t scare