MELISSA IANNUZZI ASST. NEWS EDITOR President James Danko announced that Butler University will publicly oppose Indiana House Joint Resolution 6 in an email to Butler students, faculty and staff. The resolution would amend Indiana’s constitution to define marriage as strictly between one man and one woman, and states that a legal status similar to marriage,…
Shuttle bus, or struggle bus?
MELISSA IANNUZZI ASST. NEWS EDITOR Three freshmen girls’ trip on the SGA-sponsored shuttle bus lasted two hours longer than it was supposed to after the shuttle dropped them off and never returned. Two weekends ago, freshman Lily Pickett decided to use the SGA shuttle with two of her friends to go to Glendale Town Center.…
Fairbanks, Gallahue users hope for key card access
DONALD PERIN STAFF REPORTER The Fairbanks Building and Gallahue Hall are the only major academic buildings on Butler University’s campus without access via student ID cards. The Student Government Association, along with the Department of Maintenance Services, eventually hopes to install key card access to those buildings, with priority being put on Fairbanks. “Our goal…
Fisher releases proposed budget
MELISSA IANNUZZI | ASST. NEWS EDITOR Butler University’s Student Government Association set a target maximum budget for the 2013-2014 academic year. SGA’s proposed budget is slightly more than $763,000, according to documents from Craig Fisher, SGA president. SGA’s approved budget last academic year was just more than $748,000, according to The Collegian’s “SGA assembly approves…
SGA introduces recycling program
In its attempts to make Butler University a greener campus, the Student Government Association’s Green Operations Committee has a found a way for Butler to protect the environment while making the university some extra cash on the side. The Green Operations Committee has become involved with a company called TerraCycle, which pays for hard-to-recycle items…
STAFF EDITORIAL | New Year, Same SGA
Last week, Student Government Association assembly members voted to not release future election results. We at The Collegian think the benefits of releasing the presidential election results outweigh the cons. Across the nation, many other campuses release detailed numbers and results of student association elections. Butler’s SGA argues that releasing its election results could hurt…
Freshmen may be excluded from committee
Student Government Association’s Election Oversight Committee proposed a resolution to permanently allow only members in at least their sophomore years onto the committee, going against last year’s temporary suspension of the rule to allow freshmen. This decision comes after a review in SGA, and the assembly will vote today on whether to make the rule…
OPINION | SGA right in deciding to stick to the rules
Butler University’s Student Government Association is making the right decision to overturn the rule allowing freshmen to be on the Election Oversight Committee. Sophomore James Schubert was able to serve as the chairman of the EOC, and another freshman was allowed on the committee, last year because SGA suspended the rules, Schubert said. SGA holds…
Students hunger for dining changes
Freshman Kathryn Cleary started Dawgs for a Cause two weeks ago to show Butler University’s dining services what students really have a taste for. Cleary said she immediately saw the food offered by dining services was not up to par. After starting the group, Cleary tried boycotting dining services for eight days. During her boycott,…
Officials looking for student feedback on new facility
The proposed parking garage at Butler University will likely add a significant amount of housing—in addition to parking spaces—if it is approved by the Board of Trustees. Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson presented preliminary sketches of possible new rooms at a Student Government Association meeting last week. “We wanted to get (students’) feedback…