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Flooding displaces first years in Ross Hall

NATE LEMEN | STAFF REPORTER | NLEMEN@BUTLER.EDU Heavy rains lead to flooding in Ross basement On Aug. 26, around 6 p.m., heavy rain started to fall over Butler University. By 6:14 p.m., water seeped through the floor of the storage room in the basement of Ross Hall. By 6:24 pm, there were several inches of…
FYS professor publishes memoir

BRITTANY BLUTHARDT | STAFF REPORTER | bbluthar@butler.edu A Butler University English professor, Chris Forhan, published his first memoir, “My Father Before Me,” on June 1, 2016. Forhan was 14-years-old when his father killed himself. Forhan wrote the memoir to learn more about his father and to uncover the mysteries that surrounded his life. Forhan grew up in…
Student employment opportunities open with new restaurants

JESSICA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | jelee2@butler.edu The once-vacant areas in the parking garage on Sunset Avenue are slowly being occupied by businesses. Those businesses are looking for student employees. Walking into Scotty’s Dawghouse, there are bleachers for customers to sit. Above these bleachers hangs Butler Blue II’s original jersey, framed with a picture of…
Irwin under construction

JACKSON BORMAN | STAFF REPORTER | jborman@butler.edu The Irwin Library, surrounded by yellow caution tape, was quiet over the holiday weekend. Construction crews have been working to restore the building’s roof and stairs. The lobby of the library has been under construction since last Thursday. Crews of construction workers have assembled, scaffolding where the beams will…
Women’s soccer player Halle Stelbasky returns after multiple knee surgeries

SAVANNAH BOETTCHER| STAFF REPORTER | sboettch@butler.edu Three and a half years ago during a high school soccer game, Halle Stelbasky tore the tendons in her knee — the ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus. Shortly after the injury, current Butler sophomore Stelbasky met with Butler women’s soccer co-head coach Tari St. John to discuss her athletic…
Volleyball aims for success with new additions

(From left) Sophomore Briana Lilly and former volleyball player Mary Striedl go up for a block. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis. JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler volleyball team will sport new faces in new places this year. The Bulldogs will attempt to rebound after last year’s 12-19 (8-10 Big East) campaign. The…
Cross country teams confident for upcoming season

Members of the Butler cross country team out in front of a pack. Photo provided by ButlerSports.com. KEVIN LABOTKA | STAFF REPORTER | klabotka@butler.edu For both the men’s and women’s cross country teams, spirits are high as the runners prepare for the upcoming season. Getting there will be a challenge as the Bulldogs face some…
New team on the block: women’s lacrosse latest addition to Butler athletics

Crews are preparing the new lacrosse field for the upcoming spring season. Photo by Michael Brown. DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu Sophomore Kelly Burger needed to see the field. A quick drive through the I-lot of campus, the parking lot abandoned by cars gone for the summer. An observation of curiosity that started…
Women’s lacrosse added after Title IX investigation

DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The combination of financial fortune and Title IX made the women’s lacrosse team a reality. From the time Butler athletics announced the addition of women’s lacrosse last October, the team gained a locker room, uniforms, a turf field, a coaching staff and 33 players. The evolution might seem…