While many fans bought tickets at the gate for Saturday’s packed men’s basketball game against Franklin, season ticket holders have been dealing with a new way of getting for Butler University athletic event tickets. The Collegian reported last week in “Seat not saved” that the priority points system was put in place four years ago…
Committee considers renovations to university soft space
Some of Butler University’s soft spaces may soon be receiving a face lift, pending approval by university officials and input by students at an upcoming “furniture fair.” Council on Presidential Affairs Chair Mike Tirman heads the soft space committee, which was put together by CPA to plan and research areas on campus that could be…
Student group to perform in jazz festival
Clowes Memorial Hall will overflow with skeetin’ and scattin’ and a hint of doodley dattin’ Saturday night as part of the 11th Annual Butler Vocal Jazz Fest. Butler University’s student vocal jazz group, Jordan Jazz, is busy preparing for the more than 150 high school students coming to Butler on Friday to participate. “It’s an…
School of music premieres new work for inauguration
The Butler University Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of an orchestral commission by renowned composer Akira Kobayashi next week. The concert is part of the inauguration celebration for new Butler University President Jim Danko. The piece, entitled “Astraea,” was written specifically for the BSO and accompanies the “Fire of Desire” art symposium at…
Happy birthday, Mr. Vonnegut
After celebrating our president’s inauguration this weekend, be sure to blow out a candle for Butler University’s most famous student. No, we’re not talking about Gordon Hayward or Shelvin Mack, we’re talking about Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut. The author of such novels like “Cat’s Cradle” and “Slaughterhouse-Five” was enrolled at Butler for a short time…
OPINION | Streets need more than signage for stopping
In major cities all around the world, crosswalks are utilized to help pedestrians safely traverse busy streets. College campuses throughout the country are overrun by students when classes end, with cars unable to maneuver around the masses. At Butler University, with our small student population and heavily trafficked streets, it is a hazard to cross…
OPINION | Donor points fund Dawgs’ points
High-caliber athletics come at a price—one that some fans argue is too high. The Collegian reported in “Seat not saved” on Nov. 2 that some season ticket holders were told to increase their donation to retain their seats in accordance with the athletics department’s priority points program. While it’s unfortunate, it is a reality that…
STAFF EDITORIAL | University should cut consumption, fix printers
It’s a familiar story. A student finishes a paper with only 10 minutes to spare and runs to the nearest printer, only to find it hopelessly jammed. He or she fires off a barely coherent email to the professor and sprints to class, arriving sweaty and panting, only to hear that Dr. So-and-so doesn’t accept…
Flooding poses problem for campus officials
Chris Goff | Copy Chief | cgoff@butler.edu Kyler Naylor | Staff Writer | knaylor@butler.edu A few hours of rain can mean as much as an inch of standing water and waves of headaches for Butler University students looking to traverse campus sidewalks. Senior secondary education major Kyle Black said he was riding his bike to…
Campus dining hall offers solution to ‘lunch crunch’
Students looking to escape the crowd in Residential College during lunch hours can now purchase to-go containers. Dining Services added the option to purchase a reusable to-go container during lunch and breakfast hours at ResCo. After students make their first purchase of the container, which costs $5, they return their rinsed container and swap it…