The Butler Collegian first appeared as a monthly newsmagazine in January 1886. It was started as a “medium of communication, which the students of the institution could use to acquaint themselves with the thoughts and characters of one another.” The 30-page paper was designed as a “spark to keep aglow the fire of enthusiasm and spirit.” The original Collegian sold for 15 cents. Since that founding, the Collegian has evolved to serve our readers within the campus community and beyond, in pursuit of rigorous and independent student journalism.
The Collegian is an independent student news organization that consists of a weekly newspaper and a news website. The newspaper is published in broadsheet format every Wednesday during the fall and spring semesters. Approximately 22 issues are published in an academic year, with a standard length of 8 pages and a controlled circulation of 600 copies weekly. It is distributed in news racks throughout Butler University’s campus and the website is updated with each issue’s content, including a weekly email newsletter.
2026-27 Editorial Board
Dorothy Lakshmanamurthy | Editor-In-Chief | dlakshmanamurthy@butler.edu
Emma McLean | Managing Editor | emclean@butler.edu
Lily O’Connor | Managing Editor | lkoconnor@butler.edu
Sawyer Goldwein | Managing Editor | sgoldwein@butler.edu
Piper Bailey | Managing Editor | pcbailey1@butler.edu
Ollie Fitzgerald | News Editor | ofitzgerald@butler.edu
Ella Hall | Assistant News Editor | erhall@butler.edu
Nhu-Han Bui | Sports Editor | hbui@butler.edu
Jamie Healy | Assistant Sports Editor | jdhealy1@butler.edu
Owen Priscott | Assistant Sports Editor | opriscott@butler.edu
Ana Dollard | Culture Co-Editor | adollard@butler.edu
Abby Kidwell | Culture Co-Editor | arkidwell@butler.edu
Eliana Prellwitz | Opinion Co-Editor | eprellwitz@butler.edu
Ava Roemer | Opinion Co-Editor | aaroemer@butler.edu
Reilly Byron | Multimedia Editor | rbyron@butler.edu
Nia Followell | Assistant Multimedia Editor | nfollowell@butler.edu
Elizabeth Stevenson | Photo Editor | eastevenson@butler.edu
Darcy Leber | Assistant Photo Editor | dleber@butler.edu
Lilly Frieling | Design Editor | lfrieling@butler.edu
Reese Paradowski | Marketing Manager | rparadowski@butler.edu
Lauren Fischer | Assistant Marketing Manager | lrfischer@butler.edu