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  • Seeing triple: West Lafayette sends three of its best

    Seeing triple: West Lafayette sends three of its best

    (From left) Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson join the first-year runners at Butler. Photo provided by butlersports.com. SAVANNAH BOETTCHER | STAFF REPORTER | sboettch@butler.edu Three future Butler Bulldogs were born on April 10, 1998. Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson began running seven years ago and haven’t stopped since. In October of last year, assistant coach Jared…

  • Butler students flock to Karaoke & Qdoba

    Butler students flock to Karaoke & Qdoba

    Photo courtesy of Butler SGA Twitter Elizabeth Hackl | Culture Editor | ehackl@butler.edu The line of hungry students was out the door of the Fairview House on Friday, Aug. 26. Eager entertainment-seekers joined fellow Qdoba-lovers with BU Good Clean Fun. Photo courtesy of Lizzy Hackl | Students enter Fairview House for the Karaoke & Qdoda…

  • Butler suffers first loss of season against IU

    Butler suffers first loss of season against IU

    Senior midfielder McKenzie Muchow dribbles her way past IU midfielder Chandra Davidson. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University women’s soccer team found themselves on the wrong side of luck, losing their first game of the season to Indiana University 1-0, putting them at 1-1-2 on the season.…

  • Butler students impact Indiana State Fair

    Butler students impact Indiana State Fair

    Photo courtesy of Lizzy Hackl LIZZY HACKL | CULTURE EDITOR | ehackl@butler.edu The Indianapolis State Fair celebrated its 164th event with annual assemblies. Major attractions included 4-H animal showings, Barns Global Learning Initiative, beauty pageants and music concerts. Butler senior Ellie Jarrett worked as an intern in the education department for the Indiana State Fairgrounds…

  • Butler students impact Yelp Indy

    Butler students impact Yelp Indy

    Photo courtesy of Niki Kingston GABBY MOLINE | ASSISTANT EDITOR | gmoline@butler.edu Yelp Indy provides unique internship opportunities for Butler students. When most people think of Yelp, they think of a site for restaurant reviews. However, Yelp offers so much more. Butler graduates Niki Kingston and Katie Utken recently completed internships at Yelp Indy. Utken…

  • Activities to-do calendar

    MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | REPORTER | mflecken@butler.edu Whether it is on campus or in Indy, there are plenty of fun and exciting things to do during the end of August.   Enjoy receiving a free Butler Cultural Requirement while gaining a greater appreciation for the arts at Clowes Gallery Tour. When: 6 P-M on Thursday BCR Credit:…

  • Tornados and tweets: Students react to weather warnings on social media

    KATIE GOODRICH | EDITOR IN CHIEF | KMGOODRI@BUTLER.EDU This story will continue to be updated as events unfold. A tornado warning ended the first day of classes a little early. One tornado touched down in Kokomo, and funnel clouds were reported in Brownsburg and near Eagle Creek Park. The first warning expired at 4:45, but a new warning…

  • Campus Construction Update

    Annie Weber | News Editor | aeweber@butler.edu Construction is a regular part of Butler University’s landscape under President James Danko’s 2020 Vision. While several projects are complete, construction crews are far from packing up. Rich Michal, executive director of facilities for Butler, gave the low-down of what projects are complete, what projects are in the…

  • Life in Fairview

    Blakely Heaton | Assistant News Editor | bnheaton@butler.edu Students can now call Fairview House, the newest residence hall on Butler University’s campus, a home. Fairview officially opened to students this month and can house up to 633 students. Currently, Fairview is operating at near-full capacity. This housing facility is unlike any other at Butler University,…