Since the Nov. 18 opening of Plum Market, many students’ biggest issue with the store has been the pricing of products it sells. Due to this feedback, Plum Market lowered the prices on some items on Dec. 1.
Professors, students develop GuideDawg 2.0: a mobile app designed to help blind or visually impaired students navigate campus
After the 1.0 version of the app was developed in 2015, Panos Linos, Butler University professor of computer science and software engineering, and a team of students are developing second version of app to guide visually impaired students. The new version will be compatible with both iPhones and Android devices.
Butler Student Government Association undergoes evaluation from consulting firm Keeling & Associates
The consultants met with members of SGA to get anonymous feedback and examine the organization’s structure. The group will create a report based on their analysis and are expected to announce their findings towards the beginning of 2020.
Butler students react to Plum Market
Students have mixed reactions about the opening of Plum Market. Some students are concerned about price while others are happy about the amount of options.
Meet the Lambda Chi Alpha founding fathers
Lambda Chi Alpha returns to Butler University, and some students have stepped up to help found the newly reformed fraternity.
New policy will require some Butler students to pay for housing over breaks
Some underclassmen students will be charged $25 a day to stay in dorms over breaks.
Mozel Sanders Foundation to provide free Thanksgiving dinner at Butler
The Mozel Sanders Foundation will partner with Butler University for the 17th consecutive year to serve over 20,000 hot meals on Thanksgiving. For over 40 years, the Mozel Sanders Foundation has been working to provide free meals to those in need. The non-profit organization is based in Indianapolis and it raises around $130,000 annually to fund the Thanksgiving meal, according to its website.
Atherton Union hosts Bon Appetit’s Kids in the Kitchen program on Nov. 20
Bon Appetit’s Kids in the Kitchen program means that Atherton will host children of faculty and staff as well as youth from the Boys and Girls clubs. This program is designed to excite and educate the next generation in order to build healthy eating habits.
Psychology honors fraternity Psi Chi in reinstatement process
The fraternity was last active on campus in 2017 and hopes to be fully reinstated for recruitment and induction next spring semester.
Butler University student Dominic Conover helps to found Shelly’s Voice, a non-profit advocating for LGBTQ+ acceptance
After Roncalli High School guidance counselor Shelly Fitzgerald was terminated for being married to another woman, Butler student Dominic Conover helped to found Shelly’s Voice Advocacy Group, a non-profit organization which advocates for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Catholic community.