MATTHEW VANTRYON | Editor In Chief Butler University has raised parking permit prices for the second time in three years. The university sent an email to faculty, staff and students Wednesday detailing permit prices and policies for the 2015-16 school year. Permits for the I-Lot will cost $100. Permits for the I-Lot, which was constructed...
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER Sophomores with B-lot parking passes have been relocating to I-lot since the beginning of first semester due to a lack of parking spots. “I have had some issues,” sophomore strategic-communications major Alicia DiMaccio said. “[Construction] has made it far more difficult to find spots in B-lot, for sure, but I...
CAMERON ALFORD | STAFF REPORTER Batteries are made to spark life into a product. Freshman Aaron Marshall hopes to use music for a similar purpose: to empower. Marshall, known onstage as Double A, is an aspiring rapper. He is a recording industry studies major from Indianapolis, Indiana. Marshall came to Butler to pursue his passion:...
MOE SIMMONS | STAFF REPORTER Drive down Sunset Avenue and witness the giant blue construction crane hanging from the sky. Piece by piece, a parking garage is being built, set to open this August. From dawn until dusk, construction workers are on the site building the pillars and foundation, even in the unpredictable Indianapolis winter...
MIRANDA MARITATO | STAFF REPORTER Construction is set to begin in early March on a new dormitory as part of President James Danko’s 2020 Vision. The housing facility will be built on the existing Irwin Library parking lot on Sunset Avenue. Construction is expected to begin March 9. The start of the construction process will...
JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael Kaltenmark, director of external relations, led an open forum discussing the new multi-use parking facility this evening in the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. Members of the Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association partnered with the university to host the event. Kaltenmark said university leadership is seeking feedback from Butler-Tarkington...
SARAH STOESZ | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Students who commute lead different lifestyles and also face some obstacles. They do not have the memories of making friends with people in their unit freshman year. Maybe they did not even eat at Atherton Union every day with their new friends. These commuter students log extra hours in...
CASSIE EBERLE | STAFF REPORTER Freshman Kim Cripe commutes to school each morning. Due to the cost of the parking pass, she never bought one. Instead, she parks in the surrounding neighborhood in front of her friend’s house and walks to class. “Butler has lots of events: parents’ day, basketball, football, recruiting events, etcetera.” Cripe...
JULIAN WYLLIE | Staff Editor Butler’s Student Government Association discussed the multi-use parking facility and new residence hall tonight in the Johnson Room of Robertson Hall. University President James Danko was not in attendance. Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs, led the meeting. Johnson began the meeting by asking the audience if they were juniors...
NATALIE SMITH/ NEWS CO-EDITOR LACKING ON LAKE: This week, the A parking on Lake Street near the Holcomb Memorial Carillon Tower was temporarily relocated. The spots were moved to make room for a holding area for supplies used for the construction of the new parking garage. Only half the road will be used for two-way...
