Opinion Columnist Madeleine Lucchetti investigates the Dawg Alerts following Oct. 17th’s armed robbery
Students unsatisfied with BUPD, Dawg Alerts, general campus safety
Recent armed robbery and reported gunshots have put students on edge about Butler campus safety.
BUPD issues an untimely warning
Columnist Madeleine Lucchetti offers her thoughts on the two recent armed robberies on campus, and BUPD’s response.
Butler students experience residential, HRC robberies
Tuesday, Oct. 17, eight students were robbed at gunpoint in a senior house. The HRC experienced two thefts that same day, along with another one a couple weeks prior. Phones, wallets, laptops and a signed baseball card are among a few things stolen.
Voyeurism reported on campus
EMILY WILLIAMS STAFF REPORTER The Butler University Police Department is investigating an incident of voyeurism that took place last Thursday in Jordan Hall. Voyeurism is the sexual interest of spying on another who is doing something of a private matter. A female student was on the third floor of Jordan Hall using the restroom last…
Changing the way you ride
COLIN LIKAS EDITOR IN CHIEF After a little more than two months on Butler University’s campus, the Dawg Ride system has gotten several students from point A to point B. But it has not come without some concerns and troubles, and users should expect a change to the system soon. Dawg Ride is “an on-demand…
The ins and outs of FERPA
MELISSA IANNUZZI | ASST. NEWS EDITOR A group of Butler students gathered to smoke marijuana late one night when they were approached by a Butler University Police Department officer. He started to confiscate their drugs when one of the girls started seizing and fell to the ground. “I was absolutely terrified,” said the student, who…
Apartment Village student circulating petition
JEFF STANICH | STAFF REPORTER A parking lot adjacent to Apartment Village often sits nearly empty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because students who live in AV cannot park there. Because of this parking situation, multiple AV residents—with their parking options reduced—have been getting ticketed if they try to park in the…
Second armed robbery occurs off campus
MELISSA IANNUZZI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR MIANNUZZ@BUTLER.EDU Butler University Police Department and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the second armed robbery involving Butler students since the beginning of the academic year. Detective Bruce Allee spoke with Butler students involved to determine what happened early Saturday morning, said Bill Weber, assistant police chief. The involved students…
Butler hits Twitter with serious, satirical accounts
KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER KMGOODRI@BUTLER.EDU With more than 300 Twitter accounts affiliated with Butler University, the school has successfully made the leap to social media. Athletic teams, student organizations, residence halls and Greek houses use Twitter to keep their followers updated about upcoming events. Butler University Police Department uses its Twitter and Dawg Alert’s pages…