Bill Watts, Butler Senate parliamentarian and chair of sociology and criminology, submitted the following letter for publication. An Open Letter to Dean Gary Edgerton and President Jim Danko, I write to express my concern about the dismissal of Loni Smith McKown, the faculty advisor to the Collegian, and the national attention this has brought the…
Replacing a Legend
ERIC ROBINSON | SPORTS CO-EDITOR After former associate athletic director Jim McGrath retired after 34 years at the helm, the Butler athletics department didn’t even have to go outside of Indianapolis to find his successor, John Dedman. After growing up in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, John Dedman graduated from Butler in 2003 and worked under McGrath as…
Is Karma A Bitch?
HAYLEY ROSS | STAFF COLUMNIST Let’s be real. All of you reading this have done something in your lifetime that you probably shouldn’t have. Whether it was something small, like taking money from your brother’s piggy bank, or something a bit bigger like cheating on your significant other, the fear of what is to come…
Marc Allan assumes role of Collegian interim adviser
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Sept. 10, 2015 — Loni McKown will no longer be The Butler Collegian’s adviser, after serving five years in that role. The university’s news manager Marc Allan will serve as interim adviser until a permanent replacement can be found. The change in advisement does not affect the status of the Collegian’s mission or operations.…
Fall alternative break deadline Thursday
ANNIE WEBER | CO-NEWS EDITOR Butler students have the opportunity to travel to Appalachia through the Fall Alternative Break program. The deadline to apply is Sept. 10 and applicants will hear back by Sept. 14. The cost of the trip is $150. The trip is intended for students “to learn about and serve a community…
SGA Senate Applications Due Friday
BLAKELY HEATON / NEWS REPORTER For all students that want to run for Butler University’s new Student Government Association Senate, the application is due this Friday, Sept. 11 at 12 p.m. The Senate application has been live since Monday, Sept. 1 and was handed out at SGA’s call-out meeting that evening. Applications can be downloaded off…
Bulldogs struggle in Spartan Invitational
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Butler’s volleyball team came up short in all three matches at the Spartan Invitational this weekend. The Bulldogs lost in five sets to both No. 19 Michigan State and Miami (Ohio) on Friday, and fell in four sets to the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday. The opener saw unranked Butler…
BUPD to test body cameras
JYLIAN VIGAR | CO-NEWS EDITOR The Butler University Police Department will be testing body cameras over the next several months. The university has budgeted $30,000 to test four different models and will choose one within the next one to three months, police director of operations John Conley told the Indianapolis Star. Last December President Obama…
Women’s Soccer ‘Ace’ Aces 2-1
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team defeated the University of Evansville Purple Aces 2-1 Sunday afternoon to remain undefeated at home. Butler ended their stretch of Indiana opponent games 2-1, with wins against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Evansville, and a loss to Indiana State University. The game went scoreless…