Author: Julian Wyllie

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…
5 things to know (Week 2)

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. Shall we begin? Fact 1: Be careful what you wish for: If a…
Desmond Tutu Center hosts Islamic reconciliation discussion

KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER “The snake stands for our lower self, our animal self,” said Dr. Ebrahim Moosa as he explained Rumi’s tale of “The Snake-Catcher and the Serpent” to the intent crowd of people in Shelton Auditorium Tuesday night. “If the snake is not viewed and starred in the face by a human…
Flu season nearing an end but still a risk

CASSIE EBERLE | STAFF REPORTER With the peak of the flu season occurring in January and February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the total number of deaths to continue to rise until the end of the season, around May. Julie Howerton, director of health services, said the health services still recommends those…
Butler’s Jim McGrath set to retire

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR To the average outsider, Butler University is most closely identified by former basketball coach Brad Stevens and his glasses, underdog basketball teams playing too late into March and sweater-wearing bulldogs in arenas they shouldn’t be in. According to the commercials, Butler is impact, family, and home, a small liberal…
Two schools, two degrees

MOE SIMMONS | STAFF REPORTER What if there was a program where someone could get two degrees from two different universities? All someone has to do is attend both colleges for five years overall. Then a person could graduate and be seen as more marketable and ready for the workforce. Seems too good to…
Bulldogs resting before Marquette

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Antacids and basketball. Well, that is a pretty strange combination. But Butler men’s basketball head coach Chris Holtmann can tie the two together. After a close call against last-place Creighton University on Jan. 21, he said Tums are an essential for a Big East coach. “You just keep plenty of…