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  • Geneva Stunts canceled

    The curtain has dropped on 92 years of tradition. Geneva Stunts is canceled this year. Amanda Moore, adviser of the Butler Intercollegiate YMCA, said the event was canceled due to scheduling difficulties. “We didn’t have any other options,” she said. “We didn’t want to have to compete with the basketball game that is also going…

  • Community arts school develops students old and young

    [tab: Article] The Butler Community Arts School opened its doors in 2002 and has provided Butler University and its art majors with a unique outreach program to enhance their education. After sticking with their music and dance curriculum, the program has now added a theater element as well. “The best part about the BCAS is…

  • Jazz Fest features Butler ensemble

    [tab: Article] It’s a weekend for festivals—Oranje, the Irish Festival and VegFest—but only one will have Butler University talent. The Indy Jazz Fest will host the Butler Jazz Ensemble on their Emerging Jazz Artist Stage this Saturday. “We’re the young guys learning the ropes, so it will be a cool performance opportunity for us,” Perry…

  • Weak attendance policy creates inconsistencies

    Attendance policies for Butler University classes are like the proverbial snowflake—no two are the same. Some are aggravatingly strict, others are temptingly lax, but nearly all professors have one. Many professors say attendance policies are put in place to encourage students to come to class and participate and also to penalize those who don’t, providing…

  • New process helps administrators wade through application pool

    In a year full of changes for Butler University, the highly competitive physician assistant program has instituted a new admissions process for its students. Butler freshmen looking to enter the physician assistant program now have the option of auto-advancement while upperclassmen are permitted to apply for early decision. Mike Roscoe, program director for the physician…

  • Shortridge students immersed in Butler courses

    Juniors from Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public Policy are participating in an early college program this fall that involves a partnership with Butler University. These 11 students are enrolled in one of six different courses that meet every Tuesday and Thursday morning, and they can earn between 12 and 15 college credits…

  • Residence Life programming adjusts to help freshmen enjoy life at ResCo

    Freshman students arrive at college eager to find a social footing. But an increasing number of freshmen living in Residential College may feel like they are left out of that experience. The isolated location of their units from other freshman makes for  different experience than living in Ross Hall or Schwitzer Hall first- year ResCo…

  • Campus meals miss the Ara-Mark

    Search online for Butler University’s dining options, and one of the first hits directs you to www.campusdish.com, Aramark’s campus dining website. The home page is framed with a seductive quesadilla, juicy burgers and an apple so shiny it’ll burn your retinas. So why don’t we see these dishes at Butler? But the real problem isn’t…

  • Butler needs to refine dual-hire policy

    Academic couples are more common than ever. Butler University has seen a rise in academic couples too, and our hiring policies should change to reflect it. Doubtless, academic couples have a lot to offer a university, including bridging otherwise academically distant disciplines. But we need to make sure that when a partner is hired that…