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  • The Nutcracker: COVID-19 edition

    The Nutcracker: COVID-19 edition

    Despite the pandemic, the Nutcracker will still be performed and available for viewing via livestream. Photo by Claire Runkel. ALEX LINDSEY | STAFF REPORTER | aklindse@butler.edu  Every holiday season, the Butler community gathers in Clowes Memorial Hall to watch Butler ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker” to get in the festive spirit. This year however, they…

  • How high school seniors are applying to schools during a pandemic

    How high school seniors are applying to schools during a pandemic

    High school students across the country are experiencing unique challenges when it comes to applying to college.

  • Barbecue and You: A journey of self-discovery through smoked meat

    Barbecue and You: A journey of self-discovery through smoked meat

    Self-appointed food critics Emory Lietz and Connor White test yet another little-known local eatery. From bus seats to pecan pie, Hank’s Smoked Brisket is an experience unlike any other.

  • Losing steam this semester?

    Losing steam this semester?

    Colder temperatures are moving in and with them, a need to be cozy and a lack of motivation. I know you want to shove it all aside and watch Gilmore Girls for the rest of the semester, but fight that urge. We aren’t here for that much longer!

  • You can’t spell virus without U and I: Dating amid a pandemic

    You can’t spell virus without U and I: Dating amid a pandemic

    Dating on its own is fairly complicated but when you throw in masks, a six feet physical buffer and the fear of catching a deadly virus, it becomes all the more daunting — but it doesn’t have to be. Here are a few creative tips for dating in a pandemic.

  • Election day causes anxiety in the student population to increase

    Election day causes anxiety in the student population to increase

    Counseling and Consultation Services has seen an impact on student mental health based on the presidential election, which is unlikely to calm down soon.

  • Bulldogs of Butler: Michaela Ivory

    Bulldogs of Butler: Michaela Ivory

    Senior anthropology major Michaela Ivory shares her involvement with Sigma Gamma Rho and the Diversity Center, and how these organizations have impacted her time at Butler.

  • Butler students react to Ariana Grande’s new album

    Butler students react to Ariana Grande’s new album

    On Oct. 30, Ariana Grande released her album, “Positions.” Butler students react and rate this pop star’s new album.

  • Summer 2021 study abroad: go or no go?

    Summer 2021 study abroad: go or no go?

    COVID-19 has forced the postponement of many trips and events. Butler students planning on studying abroad in the summer of 2020 had their trips canceled and are now faced with the potential further postponement of their trips this summer.