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Women’s soccer snags first win of weekend tournament

The Butler University women’s soccer team huddles before the start of a game. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis. SAVANNAH BOETTCHER | STAFF REPORTER | sboettch@butler.edu In the visiting leg of the Hoosier Challenge Cup on Sept. 2, the Butler University women’s soccer team did their part and defeated a previously undefeated Southern Methodist University 2-1. Senior…
King: Send them to the rafters

Andrew Smith lifts Alex Barlow in the air after Barlow scored the winning basket to defeat No. 1 Indiana University in the 2013 Crossroads Classic. Photo courtesy indysportslegends.com. Brendan King | Contributing Sports Reporter | baking@butler.edu From March until October, Hinkle Fieldhouse sits quiet, calm and patient for Indiana’s sport to return to the hardwood…
Volleyball tops Panthers in five-set thriller

The team huddles together during a match. Photo courtesy of ButlerSports.com. JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler volleyball team snatched a five-set victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers on August 30. Redshirt sophomore Whitney Beck paved the way to a “W” with her double-double, amassing 18 kills and 14 digs in the…
New Butler app in development

MORGAN SKERIES | STAFF REPORTER | MSKERIES@BUTLER.EDU Butler University partnered with Clear Scholar to develop a new app that is expected to be available to all Butler students in 2017. The app is still in the beta stage of production, meaning it is an unfinished product. “It wasn’t easy,” app designed Lee Eisenbarth said. “There…
Tornado sirens sound on first day of school

JESSICA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | JELEE2@BUTLER.EDU Tornado sirens blared, and instead of reading a syllabus, students took shelter. On the first day of school, a tornado threat was detected at the Butler University Police Department dispatch center where they monitor the National Weather Service maps. Dawg Alerts were immediately sent, and phones buzzed around…
Record breaking attendance for BITS

JACKSON BORMAN | STAFF REPORTER | JBORMAN@BUTLER.EDU Nearly 1,300 people completed 3,750 hours of service for the Indianapolis community during Saturday’s Bulldogs Into the Streets program, commonly called BITS. Video by Caitlin Flowers. Caroline Huck-Watson has been the director of the BITS program for the past two years. “It’s been exciting, and anytime you grow…
More gender inclusive restrooms on campus

BRITTANY BLUTHARDT | STAFF REPORTER | BBLUTHAR@BUTLER.EDU More gender inclusive restrooms will be installed around Butler University’s campus this year. Last fall, the first gender inclusive restroom was placed in the Health and Recreation Complex. Rich Michal, executive director of the Facilities Office of Service Center Operations, said he believes Butler University will add more…
Bulldogs of Butler: stand-up comedian

Photo courtesy of minneapolis.happeningmag.com This is the latest installment of our Bulldog of Butler series. We hope to highlight the many people on this campus. Click here to read more stories about your fellow Dawgs. Bulldogs of Butler: First female stand-up performer of Crown Point High School Do you want to laugh hard enough that…
Jim Wand mesmerizes Butler again

Photo courtesy of Katie Goodrich Gabby Moline | Asst. Culture Editor | gmoline@butler.edu If someone drove past Clowes Memorial Hall at 8 p.m. on Aug. 27, he or she would have seen a line of people stretching around Clowes and Lily Hall. These people were waiting to see hypnotist Jim Wand, a Butler Welcome Week…