MOE SIMMONS | STAFF REPORTER Last Sunday kicked off Butler University’s Founder’s Week, a time when the Butler community comes together and celebrates 160 years of history tied to Ovid Butler, the school’s founder. Yet the week goes deeper than merely celebrating the life of a man. It aims to draw attention to the…
The circle of DEBT
JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF It is the new American horror story. The average student loan debt increases every year with no signs of slowing down. Nearly 70 percent of graduating college seniors in 2013 left school with at least $28,400 in student loan debt, according to The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). …
History of Butler: Sigma Gamma Rho
DAVID MCNEAL | STAFF REPORTER In 1922, during the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan, racial segregation and Jim Crow, seven women founded the only historically African-American sorority to be established on a predominantly white campus. The other eight members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, an organization of nine historically African-American Greek organizations, were founded…
5 things to know (Week 3)
Don’t have time to watch or read the news? No problem! The Butler Collegian’s editor-in-chief has compiled a list of the top five things he thinks readers should know this week. Let’s keep this relatively short, sweet and to the point. Enjoy responsibly. Fact 1: Lady LockDOWN: In 1975, female students at Butler…
Making use of uneaten food
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER A group of students at Butler University are working to fill empty bellies and prevent uneaten food from rotting in landfills. The Food Recovery Network, a student organization, takes cooked or uneaten leftovers from basketball games and donates them to local shelters. “Food Recovery is about reducing waste,” Lauren Wathen,…
Studying abroad brings experience and independence
ANNIE WEBER | STAFF REPORTER Katie Ranshaw, a senior communication sciences disorder major, had just gotten out of the shower where she washed her hair with soap and then proceeded to brush it with a fork. “It was my third night in Rome, my roommate still hadn’t moved in, I didn’t have any of…
Take Two: Chamber Music Recital Review
WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER A small group of Butler University music faculty joined forces on Jan. 3 to put on a technically and emotionally diverse performance. Professors Davis Brooks (violin) and Kate Boyd (piano) worked closely with Paul Bro (saxophone) and Kurt Fowler (cello) to present a dynamic collection of chamber works – both…
Chamber music review
GRETCHEN E. MAYER | STAFF REPORTER The lighting shifts from the audience to the stage. A hush falls over the crowd. Two performers walk on stage and the crowd politely applauds. The performers sit down, settle themselves and their instruments, and breathe in to signal the beginning of their music. A chamber recital performed…
“Song of the Jasmine”
ALEX TARNOWSKI | STAFF REPORTER A modern dance company bringing thousands of years of cultural dance to America graced the stage of Clowes Memorial Hall Saturday evening. The Ragamala Dance Company, an Indian dance company, performed in its 22nd season, having started in 1992. The piece performed was titled “Song of the Jasmine.” It…
Zooming in on campus security
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Junior pharmacy major Jarred Daugherty left a pair of headphones sitting in a classroom in Jordan Hall. When he came back later to look for them, they were gone. Within a matter of minutes, he had become a victim of theft. Fifteen thefts have been reported since Sept. 17, according…