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  • Bulldog of Butler: Kelly Schmidt

    LIZZY HACKL | ASST. CULTURE EDITOR Bulldog of Butler: Kelly Schmidt Robot Programmer, High Ropes Challenge Instructor, and Relient K lover? Read on to see who this is. Name: Kelly Schmidt Grade: Sophomore From: Princeton, Illinois Major: Arts Administration Music and Recording Industry Studies Minor: German and Computer Science Inspiration for the Majors & Minors:…

  • Founder’s Week Kickoff

    GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Founder’s Week kickoff event, held in Irwin Library, marked the start of an important week at Butler University. The highlight of the event was the unveiling of a greatly restored 1887 class photo. Gertrude Mahorney, the first African-American to graduate from Butler, was included in the photo.…

  • Letter to the Editor: Flood Project Could Doom Rocky Ripple

    Dear Collegian Editor, Sacrificing the town of Rocky Ripple for the sake of completing a 30-year-old flood project is neither good nor responsible government. This is the message once again being sent by the town board of Rocky Ripple, a small village nestled between the Central Canal, White River and Butler University. In Mid-December Indianapolis…

  • Softball wins last two games at Carolina Classic

    Softball wins last two games at Carolina Classic

    GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team, now 6-7 on the season, capitalized on back-to-back home runs in two different games in order to win their last two contests at the Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Bulldogs beat the Fairfield Stags 8-7 on Feb. 27 and took down…

  • Men’s basketball survives Georgetown in OT

    Men’s basketball survives Georgetown in OT

    MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team narrowly defeated Georgetown University in overtime on Feb. 27 by a score of 90-87. The win helps Butler improve to 19-9 overall and 8-8 in the Big East. Georgetown falls to 14-15 on the season and 7-9 in conference play. Kellen Dunham…

  • Women’s tennis falls to Cincinnati

    Women’s tennis falls to Cincinnati

    DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team was unable to defend a home court advantage and fell to the University of Cincinnati on Feb. 27. The 6-1 loss sets the team’s record to 1-12. A strong performance from Rachel Sutton at No. 4 singles rewarded Butler with its lone…

  • Men’s tennis splits pair over weekend

    Men’s tennis splits pair over weekend

    JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler University men’s tennis team went 1-1 in nonconference action this weekend. The Bulldogs were defeated by the Cleveland State Vikings 5-2 on Feb. 26, but defeated the Toledo Rockets 5-2 on Feb. 27. Butler’s record now stands at 4-7 overall. Junior Mikheil Khmiadashvili and freshman Mason…

  • SGA presidential candidates debate campus issues

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  • Bulldogs of Butler: Kelly Schmidt

    Bulldogs of Butler: Kelly Schmidt

    LIZZY HACKL | ASST. 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. Robot Programmer, High Ropes Challenge Instructor, and Relient K lover? Read on to see who this is. Name:…