Author: Julian Wyllie

  • Butler donates blood to hospitals in need

    Butler donates blood to hospitals in need

    KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER The Indiana Blood Center visited Butler this past Monday to collect donations from students, faculty and staff to help meet the needs of about 60 hospitals across the state. “It is more important than people realize,” said freshman music education major and longtime blood donor Steph Rudi. Donors were able…

  • Local t-shirt brand fueling white-out

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Saturday’s men’s basketball game against No. 6-ranked Villanova is slated to be a “white-out.” The idea is to have all Butler faithful inside Hinkle Fieldhouse decked out in white — filling arenas in one solid color is something that can often be seen for big games around the country. The…

  • Butler students invest in Autism Awareness

    Butler students invest in Autism Awareness

    ANNIE WEBER | STAFF REPORTER Sara Midura knew nothing about autism on her first day of high school. She was not aware of the common signs of the disorder, nor did she understand how it was diagnosed. But her curiosity beckoned, and she joined a club devoted to researching the developmental disorder. After a few…

  • CFV appoints new director

    KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER The Center for Faith and Vocation Search Committee has unanimously appointed Daniel Meyers as the new director of the Center for Faith and Vocation. According to an email sent from Associate Provost Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom on February 2, Meyers will make his debut at Butler as the director of the…

  • Chickenpox symptoms may come soon

    DAVID MCNEAL | STAFF REPORTER Butler University issued a warning to students Feb. 4 confirming an outbreak of chickenpox, also known as varicella. “Exposure risk to the illness was greatest between Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. Symptoms occur 10 to 21 days after an exposure,” the Butler Connection said in an email issued to students.…

  • Full weekend ahead for Bulldogs

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER In the span of slightly over 50 hours, the Butler University softball team will have completed a total of 35 innings in five games this weekend. The University of South Alabama will be hosting five teams at the South Alabama Invitational — also known as the Mardi Gras Invitational. The…

  • Shelvin Mack’s unknown legacy

    WESLEY BRYANT | SPORTS COLUMNIST Basketball means a lot to this campus, and we are all familiar with Butler’s back-to-back Cinderella runs to the Final Four. Gordon Hayward is and will always be the greatest to put on a Bulldog uniform, but there is one player that seems to hide in his shadow – Shelvin…

  • Sara Erb rules the bassoon

    Sara Erb rules the bassoon

    GRETCHEN E. MAYER | STAFF REPORTER Junior Sara Erb will play the bassoon on Sunday, Feb. 15 in the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall at 2 p.m. Her instrument is taller than her, but that has not stopped her from seeing success. A Journey Erb, a native of Goshen, Indiana, did not play the bassoon until six…

  • Students aim to raise awareness for homelessness

    JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On Friday, Feb. 13, Butler students and other volunteers representing Home Matters America will raise awareness for affordable housing at the Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The event will begin at Noon and it is scheduled to end at 3 p.m. Sarah Burns, one of the volunteers, said her team will…