By: Marais Jacon-Duffy Editor-in-Chief Butler will begin construction on a new student-housing facility and a multi-use parking garage sometime in this coming school year. Plans for the new residence hall and parking garage were approved by Butler’s Board of Trustees and announced to faculty and staff in an email by University President James Danko yesterday.…
Overtime: Fixing the Pacers
By BEN SIECK | Managing Editor The NBA offseason is upon us, and the Indiana Pacers are at a crossroads. They could once again make minor tweaks to their roster and hope the stars align for another run at the Finals, or shake things up and perhaps build a championship caliber team. The Pacers’ last…
Butler recruits shine in Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game
By Matthew VanTryon | Sports Editor Three 2014 Butler recruits–Jackson Davis, Kelan Martin and Tyler Wideman–participated in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last night and gave Butler fans a chance to see what the next four years may have in store. Davis was limited in playing time, getting into foul trouble early.…
Men’s Soccer releases 2014 schedule
The Butler men’s soccer program has released its 2014 schedule as it embarks on its second season in the Big East conference. The Bulldogs open their season with a pair of exhibition matches versus Dayton (Aug. 17) and Indianapolis (Aug. 22) at the Butler Bowl before opening the regular season versus Cansius in the Ohio State…
Eric Stout drafted by Kansas City Royals
Senior Eric Stout was chosen in the 13th round of this year’s Major League Baseball draft by the Kansas City Royals. Stout has posted a 14-17 record over three seasons at Butler, including 159 strikeouts in 207 innings pitched. He led the team in strikeouts (64) and innings pitched (67.2) during his junior season while making…
Bulldogs add Class of 2015 recruit Nate Fowler
BY: MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team added another piece to the future of the program Tuesday night, as junior Nate Fowler of Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, verbally committed to the university. Moeller, a center, is listed as 6-foot-8 and 225 pounds. He had also received offers from Dayton,…