Author: Julian Wyllie

  • “The Story of Us” – Review

    KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER   “The Story of Us” features a series of Tamara Bodnar’s original musical-styled songs that paint specific moments in fictional college students’ lives. Themes included moving day, creating relationships, going to a job fair, struggling with faith, studying abroad, and managing self-doubt. The show was performed in Lilly Hall Jan.…

  • “The Story of Us” – Preview

    KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER   Butler senior Tamara Bodnar is presenting the world premiere of her 30-minute musical entitled “The Story of Us.” Admission is free. There are two chances to see the show, February 6th and February 7th. Curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. each night. Performances will be in Lilly Hall, room 328.…

  • 160 years strong: Founder’s Week

    160 years strong: Founder’s Week

    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

    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

    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…