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Artist Profile: Britt Garrett

BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER What made Britt Garrett choose art? Why is she here? She said she has always been drawing and sketching, but the real story behind the reason she pursued art is thanks to some cute boy. “I began art in high school,” Garrett said. “I was a freshman and my mom…
Butler University to add new major

KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University added a Healthcare and Business Major that will launch this fall. Through this major, students will get a better understanding of how the business side of healthcare works. The Healthcare and Business major is a four-year degree that combines the general health care related coursework and basic business…
Rising sophomores to pick Fairview Housing March 29

MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER In the fall of 2016, rising sophomores will be the first group to move into Fairview House, Butler University’s newest residence hall. Unlike ResCo, where sophomores have traditionally lived, Fairview is made up of suites of 6 or 8 people as opposed to the traditional quads. On March 29,…
Bulldogs of Butler: Dance Major

LIZZY HACKL | ASSIST. CULTURE EDITOR 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. First-year student, Claire Bednarek, tells the ups and downs of being a Dance Major in the Jordan College…
Letter to the Editor: Response to article about journalism courses

Dear Collegian, It is unfortunate that some journalism students are “cautioned against taking on internships” (Heaton, Blakely. “Covering Communities.” The Butler Collegian 24 February 2016) during the semesters they take JR 212, JR 312, or JR 412. As former Collegian Editor-In-Chief Matthew VanTryon posted earlier this week on social media from his internship at The…
L.A. street art: Graffiti can be a beautiful crime

Photos by Madi McGuire MADI McGUIRE | OPINION COLUMNIST | mjmcguir@butler.edu This spring break, I braved two lonely flights in order to visit some friends in Los Angeles. At first I thought of LA as a fabulous and glamorous place with Beverly Hills Housewife-esque women everywhere. I quickly discovered that the most glamorous things to see…
What can you learn from an art museum?

JENNA VORIS | OPINION COLUMNIST | jmvoris1@butler.edu I have become a regular at the Indianapolis Museum of Art since becoming a Butler University student. First inspired by John Green’s The Fault in our Stars, I continued coming back after I had visited Funky Bones in the gardens. I can tell you about the best spot…
Why I ‘wasted’ my artistic talents

Photo from Pixabay CARISSA MARQUARDT | OPINION COLUMNIST | cfmarqua@butler.edu When I was younger, I was “that kid” to my peers. Sometime in elementary school my classmates and teachers figured out I had a tiny bit more talent than almost everyone else when it came to art class. During my homeroom’s holiday party,…
Softball splits first home games of the season

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team couldn’t have asked for better weather as they split two games against the Miami University RedHawks for their first set of home games on March 15. The Bulldogs fell to the RedHawks 12-3 in game one, but pulled out a 5-4 victory in…