SGA

  • 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…

  • Installation ceremony this Saturday

    Jim Danko will soon don his academic regalia and be inaugurated Saturday as Butler University’s 21st president. Danko said he envisions the event as a moment to think about both the present and the future of Butler. “I hope [the inauguration] energizes the community to think beyond the current ways of thinking,” Danko said. “It’s…

  • OPINION | Student government gets it right with new shuttle tracking system

    I know just enough about buses to know that they do not operate on a schedule but by Murphy’s Law: If something can go wrong, it will. In the dark days of early high school, my bus driver showed up 20 minutes late every single day except for the one time I wasn’t outside waiting…

  • OPINION | Wine tasting brings out grapes and gripes

    Wine is supposed to leave a bitter taste in one’s mouth, but the way Student Government Association and class officers spend student activity fees shouldn’t. The Collegian previously reported in “SGA allocates extra funds for class officers” on Sept. 28 that SGA added $4,000 this year to the amount of money that class officers can…

  • OPINION | Students need to embrace civil discourse

    Persuasion, yelling and calling into question the moral character of an opponent are all interesting and predictable components of a modern argument, especially one between young adults. In the hustle and bustle of college, it seems that students are losing the perspective that comes with civil discourse. Instead of arguing from a logical standpoint and…

  • Danko on inauguration: ‘It isn’t about me.’

    Butler University President Jim Danko said he wants his inauguration to usher in a new era for the university and its students. Danko spoke to students at the Student Government Association meeting on Oct. 5 about his vision. “I want to know how students want the university to be in 2020 or 2030,” Danko said,…

  • Student organizations approved by SGA

    Working on a group project, sticking to a workout routine and planning out a road trip all take planning and work from all members of a group. Starting a student organization is no different. Two new student organizations, Urban Arts Crew and Help Heal Haiti, were officially recognized at the Oct. 10 Student Government Association…