Opinion

  • America’s man Mitch?

    It seems as though the smoke is still settling from the historic elections of 2008. Barack Obama, after riding a wave of “change” into the White House, has finally gotten settled and is now attempting to push through his legislative agenda. However, people are already asking the next big question, “Who’s up in 2012?” The…

  • Cease-fire from cyberbullying

    Bullying occurs in schools everyday. More popular kids consistently pick on less popular kids. I’m not validating bullying, I’m just recognizing that it happens on a daily basis in schools and campuses across the country. However, the recent spike in bullying, and subsequent suicide is too much for me to ignore. On Sept. 22, Rutgers…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Independence, free speech necessary for student organizations

    We at the Butler Collegian believe it is the right of all active student organizations to exercise their First Amendment right of free speech and to act as the independent organizations they are. We are outraged that members of the Butler University faculty and staff would take it upon themselves to regulate the planned activities…

  • A vote to change the future

    By Dan Coats Our federal government keeps swiping our already maxed out credit card, raising the credit limit and passing insurmountable debt on to your generation—putting you at a great disadvantage in an increasingly global marketplace. As I’ve traveled the state, meeting countless Hoosiers concerned that we may be leaving future generations a weaker and…

  • Disrespect: an American value?

    Treat others the way you would like to be treated—it’s the golden rule. But this simple instruction seems to have been forgotten or never understood by many people in today’s society. This lack of regard by some of our fellow citizens for anything or anyone other than themselves continually leaves me questioning the civility and…

  • Take a vacation, Mr. President

    Who does not like a good vacation? I know I do. It’s a time to get away from your career and put the stress of the world behind you. But what if you are the President of the United States? I’ve got a feeling it might be a little more difficult to escape the stress…

  • ‘War on Poverty’ an uphill battle

    Lately there has been a lot of fuss about a “war on poverty.” I often find myself wondering about this so-called war. I see homeless people all the time when I drive down Meridian Street, so obviously we aren’t faring too well. However, the government’s fight against soaring poverty rates is something that we should…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | The Texas State Board of Education dictating revisionist history as an educational standard undermines our future

    The Texas State Board of Education has a long record of attempts to butcher American history. In its latest proclamation limiting references to Islam in high school textbooks, it seems the board is now taking aim at world history as well. The resolution, approved Sept. 24, aims to curtail what the conservative board sees as…

  • Pay gap looms over women

    Good news: the pay gap between women and men in today’s workforce is the lowest on record. Wait, there is a pay gap? Within the first half of 2010, women earned roughly 81 percent of what men earned, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the smallest pay gap recorded. Yet,…