Multimedia Reporter Maeve Van Etten asks students what COVID precautions they will be taking before returning home for winter break.
Will Butler see the return of some remote students in the spring
Students who were remote this fall are reflecting on their experience this semester and preparing for a spring which will also see some students online and some in person.
The past, present and future of Butler’s jazz department
The jazz studies major was approaching its sixth year as an approved major when tragedy, also known as COVID-19, struck. Faced with the necessity of budget cuts, Jordan College of the Arts lost their adjunct faculty, many of which taught in the jazz department.
Students’ mental health marred by COVID-19 isolation
Floppy disc disposal, Dick Hamm’s retirement notice and a homogenous array of job fair schedules were just a few of the items topping the university’s “Butler Today” listserv during the first months of the semester. But while students looking to recycle their unwieldy collection of pre-Y2K technology had no issue finding resources to help them, students in desperate need of mental health resources during a global pandemic were left in the dark.
The Nutcracker: COVID-19 edition
Despite the pandemic, the Nutcracker will still be performed and available for viewing via livestream. Photo by Claire Runkel. ALEX LINDSEY | STAFF REPORTER | aklindse@butler.edu Every holiday season, the Butler community gathers in Clowes Memorial Hall to watch Butler ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker” to get in the festive spirit. This year however, they…
Losing steam this semester?
Colder temperatures are moving in and with them, a need to be cozy and a lack of motivation. I know you want to shove it all aside and watch Gilmore Girls for the rest of the semester, but fight that urge. We aren’t here for that much longer!
You can’t spell virus without U and I: Dating amid a pandemic
Dating on its own is fairly complicated but when you throw in masks, a six feet physical buffer and the fear of catching a deadly virus, it becomes all the more daunting — but it doesn’t have to be. Here are a few creative tips for dating in a pandemic.
‘COVID Concern’ reporting feature at Butler University causes student stress
While this feature is meant to protect students, it is creating another problem in itself: an underlying subculture of distrust among students who fear this tool might be weaponized against them.
COVID-19 impacts Butler professors
While cases on Butler’s campus have remained relatively low throughout the fall semester, there have been some situations where not only students, but professors have contracted the disease. These cases extend as far back as the spring of 2020.
Administration implements harsh shaming tactics, heightening COVID-19 confusion
“I understand the instincts on trying to crack down on parties,” Marcus said. “But threatening and punishing students for socializing is not going to help with public health efforts on campuses.”