Opinion

  • Always remember 9/11

    On Sept. 11, 2001 our nation was put at a stand still and stood on edge. It is a day I will never forget and, even nine years later, it is one day we should never let slip from our memory. Driving in the car with my sorority sisters this past Saturday morning, I knew…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Parking least of our concerns

    As we head into week two of classes, Butler’s largest-ever freshman class is beginning to familiarize themselves with the campus and its workings.  Certainly more than a few of them will pick up the September 1st issue of the Collegian, open to the opinion section, and see that the most pressing issue for the Collegian…

  • Backing away from Blackboard

    Nearly everything I have to read for my classes is posted on Blackboard. Whether I print the pages 10 minutes before class or two days before, finding them on the Web site was never a hassle—not until this year. The new configuration of Blackboard is confusing, as well as redundant, and has interfered with my…

  • Seriously, too much information

    As an integrated communications major, I am all for social media. As a matter of fact, I am simultaneously checking Facebook as I am writing this column. But as much of an advocate  as I am for using the great trends of today’s society, I   think some people have taken it too far. Let…

  • A new drug abuse on campus

    Prescription drug abuse has been a rising problem among college students for several years, according to researchers at the University of Kentucky. Though it is the second highest drug problem in the U.S. today, prescription drug abuse has received little media attention compared to abuse of other substances like marijuana and cocaine. Recently, campaigns against…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | PrintSmart keeps students environmentally conscious

    To print or not to print—that is the question. Many students at Butler are facing this issue as the university experiments with the new paper allocation program, PrintSmart, which was unveiled this year. The Butler Collegian believes this program could be beneficial to the university as a whole.  We are optimistic about giving PrintSmart a…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Collegian informative inside the “bubble”

    It seems that people only write letters to the editor to complain or criticize. That changes now. I was disturbed and taken aback while reading last week’s issue to find a letter to the editor criticizing the content of this publication for writing shallow articles, insignificant to anyone outside of “The Butler Bubble” and detrimental…

  • Gulf vacation for the president shouldn’t be criticized

    This summer has seen criticisms of our president. First, he was criticized for not taking more responsibility for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and now for his summer vacations. Many people are quick to jump to conclusions and assume the worst.  The president has continued to work even while he has been vacationing.  His…

  • Internships provide value even without pay

    For those who do not know me, there are few things I ever like to plan.  I like the spontaneity of things, the mystery.  But there has always been one part of life I have planned—my education. Why should I plan?  Well, because I know I need to. In the mass chaos of life, I…