Dawg Alert
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BREAKING: IMPD arrests unidentified male with firearm on campus
The Butler University Police Department (BUPD) issued a Dawg Alert on Sept. 22 at 2:37 p.m. stating, “There is police activity in the area of Lake Rd. & Sunset Ave. Please avoid the area. Additional information will follow.” The alert was in response to the arrest of an unidentified male suspect believed to be carrying…
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Campus gas leak reports increase in spring semester
“Vinyard emphasized that the recent alerts are not related and are not cause for public concern.”
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Is Butler’s campus safe?
“‘Call us and talk to us,’ Conley said. ‘We’re parents [and] we’re kids of somebody else too. We’re just people [who have] taken on a mission to help. That’s what we’re here for.’”
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Campus reacts to numerous Dawg Alerts in two weeks
Notifications sent about campus weather closures, Dawg Ride vehicle changes and IMPD search on campus.
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Recent Issues with DawgAlert
Multimedia reporter Wesley Damenti reports on the recent flood of messages from DawgAlert and what students think about them.
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BUPD hears concerns at SGA senate meeting
SGA Senate, BUPD’s Chief of Public Safety John Conley and other BUPD officers met on the third floor of Atherton Union to discuss the questions and concerns of Butler students regarding safety and BUPD on campus.
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A timely follow up to concerns of student safety
Opinion Columnist Madeleine Lucchetti investigates the Dawg Alerts following Oct. 17th’s armed robbery
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Students unsatisfied with BUPD, Dawg Alerts, general campus safety
Recent armed robbery and reported gunshots have put students on edge about Butler campus safety.
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BUPD reacts to possible gun laws
In the months following the Sandy Hook shootings, lawmakers have been looking for effective security measures to employ at campuses around the country. A bill proposed to the Indiana General Assembly would allow college students to carry concealed weapons. While the bill would not affect Butler because it is a private institution, the bill still…