SGA

  • R.E.A.C.H. Week ‘a sign of good things to come’

    About 400 students attended annual R.E.A.C.H. Week celebrations, which culminated Friday. With events like “Ethnic Fest: Celebration of the Chinese New Year” and a screening of the new movie “Red Tails,” R.E.A.C.H. sought  fun ways to promote diversity within the categories of gender, spirituality, race and sexual orientation. UnoBlessed Coons, vice president of diversity programming…

  • OPINION | SGA would rather go around constitution than amend it

    While we’ve come to expect federal government officials bickering among one another and not serving their constituents, we do not expect such acts from Butler University’s Student Government Association. It is appalling that such an important group on campus is in such disarray. One recent point of contention: SGA can’t agree on whether to follow…

  • 54 percent of SGA budget remains

    Butler University’s Student Government Association has spent close to half of its budget at the end of the first semester and plans to spend the remaining money on second semester events, said to SGA President Al Carroll. SGA is funded through student activity fees, which are $288 per student, and it began the year with…

  • Fallon returns for pre-Super Bowl performance

    Over the past few weeks, Butler University  students’ Twitter and Facebook feeds have been covered with Jimmy Fallon tweets and messages. Now, the “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” host is making a special visit to campus during his stint here at Hilbert Circle Theatre, but the social media campaign may not have been  the sole…

  • SGA executive board discusses progress so far

    As the semester draws to a close, the short break allows Student Government Association Executive Board members time to reflect on their progress so far. Executive members said the biggest improvement to SGA is opening the weekly Assembly meetings to the entire campus. Vice president of operations Kelsa Reynolds said, “We have had the highest…

  • Carroll wagers on Bulldogs

    There is a lot riding on next week’s non-conference men’s basketball game between Butler and Purdue. For Butler Student Government Association President Al Carroll and Purdue Student Government Association President Brett Highley, the game’s result will determine which one of them has to don the opposing team’s gear. The individual who comes out on the…

  • SGA president, executive board members: Follow the constitution

    Student Government Association assemblies are full of rules and ways to make meetings go smoothly. And although Robert’s Rules of Order are commonly referred to at weekly meetings, apparently SGA’s own constitution gathers dust. SGA’s Constitution is “only available through [the SGA] listserv” and is “not published on the official SGA website,” according to the…

  • Qdoba added to list accepting Dawg Bucks

    Early last week, Qdoba became a partner with Butler University’s  Dawg Bucks program, joining Papa John’s as an off-campus dining option. Last spring student affairs, Aramark and the Council on Presidential Affairs started working together to add off-campus dining options for students. Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson said that this idea was the…

  • SGA pilots DoubleMap GPS feature for buses

    Butler University and Student Government Association launched a new pilot service last weekend that allows students to track campus shuttles via GPS from a variety of platforms. The system, called DoubleMap, will be free to Butler students for an undetermined period of time on a trial basis. “It’s kind of three-way beneficial,” Rob Miller, assistant…