Butler University Dance Marathon will host their Run for Riley fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 7. Multimedia Reporter Alex McCarty shares how Butler students can get involved.
Dance Marathon levels up
The philanthropy event continues to grow from previous years, raising almost $17,000 more than last year’s total.
OPINION | Homecoming should be more than a party
Homecoming is a fabled time of the school year when the parties are larger and the excitement goes from the crack of dawn til long after the sun sets. Homecoming is something far more than just a time to party, and it is not just for the currently attending students. Homecoming is a time for…
Fundraising important to Butler athletic programs
Anyone who has been by the Butler baseball or softball fields can attest to how much they have improved over the past two years. Both fields were renovated with new bleachers, backstop walls and nets, bullpens, cages, wall padding , dugouts and improved playing surfaces. Additionally an indoor hitting facility was built. A large part…
Fundraising options considered by university administration
Officials from Butler University’s Office of Annual Giving said they are looking forward to working with President Jim Danko in his vision to aggressively fundraise for the university. “We’re really excited about the direction that President Danko is taking with fundraising,” said Lee Vriesman, senior director of annual giving. The university’s endowment currently sits at…
SSL needs sweet, sweet music
What do you get when you combine a green screen, Butler alumni, $20,000 worth of music and sound mixing and a huge stack of textbooks? The result is “Science, Sex and the Ladies,” an independent documentary about the female orgasm. Yeah, it wasn’t my first guess, either. Of course, the former Butler students have not…