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  • OPINION | Timeline is a lesson for security

    Facebook’s new Timeline layout will soon be every user’s default, and it will be like all other layout updates – a big pain. It will be annoying, confusing and frustrating.  Facebook pages will be made to protest it which will like all the protest pages before it, be useless. The new layout presents issues that…

  • OPINION | Everyone should partake in Black History Month

    A fairly common misconception about Black History Month is that it’s only a time for African-Americans. This is false. It’s a time for every American, no matter their race, to reflect on our nation’s past and learn about its history. February is Black History Month, and Butler  University is hosting a string of events called…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Butler has a chance to redefine partnership with Shortridge

    Butler University has had a partnership with Shortridge Magnet High School since 2007 that deepened when the school reopened as a magnet high school in 2009. The school offers Butler a place to train education students and those involved in other areas while Shortridge benefits from collaborating with university staff and sharing resources. But recent…

  • VIDEO | Butler community takes plunge for Special Olympics

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  • VIDEO | Butler women’s basketball team raises breast cancer awareness

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  • Carroll will not run for second term

    Student Government Association President Al Carroll will not be running for reelection this year, despite speculation from student body members. “For me, it’s all about helping the next person that comes in be successful,” Carroll said. “I can see myself as happy, if not happier than I am now, if I’m helping someone be successful.”…

  • Sororities solicited for Super Bowl event attendance

    All Butler University sororities received an email on Jan. 18 offering free tickets to any members willing to be included as “featured audience” members for various Super Bowl-related concerts and shows, including front row seats. 1iota director of social media Josh Patil contacted director of Greek life Becky Druetzler via email on Jan. 17 about…

  • Students in Early College Program feel like Butler is their campus, too

    When asked what they want to do after college, every Shortridge Magnet High School junior in the Early College Program has a ready answer. They have blended in with Butler University students, walking into class with their C-Club in hand and books in tow. “We’re more comfortable here and less out of place,” Terrence Jackson,…

  • Bill doesn’t prompt review of transfer credit policies

    While a new bill in the Indiana Senate would streamline the transfer process at state universities, it has not caused Butler University to reevaluate its transfer policies. If passed, Senate Bill 182 would create statewide standards that would require all state schools to adopt a common course numbering system and give priority in admissions to…