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  • Construction firm wins award for Phi Delta Theta house

    Meyer Najem, an Indianapolis construction firm, received the award of excellence from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana for their construction of the environmentally-friendly Phi Delta Theta house on the Butler University campus. According to phideltatheta.org, the house was a 33-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot project consisting of a complete renovation to the 1929 structure to be…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Independence, free speech necessary for student organizations

    We at the Butler Collegian believe it is the right of all active student organizations to exercise their First Amendment right of free speech and to act as the independent organizations they are. We are outraged that members of the Butler University faculty and staff would take it upon themselves to regulate the planned activities…

  • Freshman caucus elects officials

    The Butler University Freshman Caucus has tallied the votes and elected four officers for the class of 2014 last Monday. The caucus is entirely distinct from the campus-wide Student Government Association. The group of about 30 students works to inform the freshman class about issues on campus and listens specifically to their opinions. This attention…

  • How protected are you?

    October marks the start of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The information technology department will be sending out safety tips throughout the month to keep students informed and active about online security. Tyler Johnston from IT said cybersecurity is a multifaceted idea. He said that while there are many potential dangers that online activity can bring,…

  • BSI provides students with summer learning

    The BSI is currently accepting applications from students looking to develop research skills next summer. The Butler Summer Institute is a research opportunity that allows students to spend part of their summer researching in their field of interest through close work with a faculty member. “Its primary purpose is to provide students an opportunity to…

  • Women’s soccer hands Panthers rare home loss

    The Butler women’s soccer team accomplished something on Sunday that no Horizon League team has been able to in nearly 12 years: beat the Milwaukee Panthers on their own turf. The Bulldogs (5-9, 3-1 HL) snapped Milwaukee’s 37-game unbeaten home streak against league opponents and handed the Panthers (8-4-2, 3-1 HL) their first conference loss…

  • Football tames Wildcats for first PFL win

    Butler football looks to capture its second conference win this Saturday when they host Pioneer Football League rival Dayton at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs (3-3, 1-2 PFL) will be riding the momentum of their first conference win, which they picked up at Davidson (1-4, 1-2 PFL) last Saturday. Junior quarterback Andrew Huck said the team…

  • Clark proves hard work pays off

    In any sport, there are three types of athletes: those that you’d like to have on your team, those that you’d love to have on your team, and those, if at all possible, that you must have on your team. Sophomore Katie Clark would fall into the third category for the Butler women’s cross country…

  • Bulldogs only team in nation without loss, tie

    “Failure waits for those that rest on success made yesterday.” Butler men’s soccer head coach Kelly Findley uses this quote to keep his squad focused on the future and not the past. “We are trying to not get ahead of ourselves,” Findley said. “We are only as good as our next game.” But for the…