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Joel Cornette leaves lasting legacy at Butler

Joel Cornette featured on a television at a memorial service in his honor at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Monday. JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Joel Cornette never asked for anything. He wanted to work for everything he had. The attendees at his celebration of life on Monday all came from different backgrounds, but everyone…
Former men’s basketball player Joel Cornette dies at 35

MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Former Butler men’s basketball standout Joel Cornette died early Tuesday morning in his Chicago apartment. He was a member of the basketball program from 1999-2003 and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He was 35. “This morning, we spoke with the Cornette Family, who has confirmed that their beloved…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Tom Carnegie

A plaque mounted to one of the grandstands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway honoring Tom Carnegie’s more than 60 year dedication to the speedway. Photo by Zach Horrall. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu For 61 years, fans flocked to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to hear not only the cars whizzing around the track,…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Dave Calabro

The famous Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Dave Calabro calls home as he calls the Indianapolis 500 every year. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu As a kid, Dave Calabro saw car after car race around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and fell in love. He dreamed of one day being a part of that…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Ed Carpenter

Ed Carpenter signs autographs after turning laps during pole qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2014. Photo by Zach Horrall. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter may spend his life diving into turns at speeds over 200 mph, but it all started by spending four years at Butler University.…
Men’s tennis ends regular season with a loss

Freshman Mason Dragos goes for a swing during a men’s tennis match. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team took a 4-1 loss to the Xavier Musketeers on April 23. The Bulldogs finished the regular season at 9-12. Xavier seized the doubles point to begin the…
College of Business renamed in honor of $25 million donation

Katie Goodrich | Editor in Chief | kmgoodri@butler.edu Butler University received the largest individual gift in the university’s history. Andre Lacy and his wife Julia gave a $25 million donation. In honor of the gift, Butler renamed the College of Business the Andre B. Lacy School of Business. Lacy, chairman of Lacy Diversified Industries, will…
A look into Coach Holt’s life

Eric Baugh | Contributing Writer | ebaugh@butler.edu Winning games the right way is something that every coach not only values but also fights for. Chris Holtmann, head coach of the Butler University men’s basketball team, knows this perhaps more than anyone else. “The Butler Way is bigger than all of us,” Holtmann said. “It’s really…
So, I went to a Trump rally

ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION EDITOR | adprice1@butler.edu If you would have told me almost three years ago, when I took my first political science class, I would attend a political rally, I would have scoffed, rolled my eyes and probably said something about not believing in party affiliation. And if you told me the rally…