JACOB REEVES | STAFF REPORTER Human and civil injustice have been – and still are – some of the longest ongoing problems facing the human race. However, problems such as the 1964 shooting of Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist and NAACP field secretary, can mistakenly seem like issues that belong to a different time. Last…
Carmina Burana: Review
GRETCHEN MAYER | STAFF REPORTER Carmina Burana is performed often by various ensembles. However, it is not often staged. On April 19, 2015, John Perkins led the Butler Chorale, University Choir, Women’s Chorus and 45 children from the Indianapolis Children’s Choir’s Bel Canto ensemble along with two pianists, percussion section and soloists through “fortune’s wheel.”…
5 things to know (Week 11)
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 short, sweet and to the point. Be the change you wish to see. Fact 1: Clinton announces candidacy: “Ending two…
Off the Floor
SHANNON ROSTIN | STAFF REPORTER The lights came up to reveal a nearly empty stage, with the exception of a large metal structure and three poles. Performers in Jagged showcased a captivating performance that combined modern lyrical and pole dance and shifted the initial sentiment of the audience. Students and members of the community witnessed…
ArtsFest 2015: Outlaws and outsiders
KARL AGGER | STAFF REPORTER In the Black Box Theatre of Lilly Hall, a hush comes over the audience. There is no curtain to be drawn for this stage, but all the same a show is about to begin. The play, “Crime and Punishment,” is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic nineteenth century novel, adapted…
Butler’s Undergraduate Research Conference 2015
KIRSTEN ADAIR | STAFF REPORTER On Friday, Butler’s 27th annual Undergraduate Research Conference gave students an opportunity to learn about other students’ research, from explaining how power plants affect fish in nearby rivers to examining the role of fathers in television sitcoms. The URC is a yearly event in which undergraduate participants from colleges and…
Spring sports
ANNIE WEBER | STAFF REPORTER Butler students competed for a cause this past weekend during the annual Spring Sports Spectacular. Spring Sports is an event created to raise money for the Special Olympics. Every sorority and fraternity is represented, as well as an independent team for those who are not members of a Greek organization.…
Crime and Punishment
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER As one enters the dimly lit blackbox theatre, one finds a stage floored with wooden planks sandwiched between two areas for seating. On the far end of the stage is a staircase that leads to nowhere and two chairs hung on the wall beside it, as if floating. One can…
Carmina Burana
ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER Amidst the festivities of Artsfest, the buzz of excitement is amplified in Lilly Hall as Jordan College of the Arts singers prepare the final Artsfest performance, “Carmina Burana.” “Carmina Burana” is a cantata of 25 movements of choral music with medieval Latin text by Carl Orff. Orff composed the masterwork…
Dance dance revolution
ALEX TARNOWSKI | STAFF REPORTER An enormous crowd gathered at the Howard L. Schrott Center for Performing Arts Sunday evening to watch a fusion of show tunes and musical theatre dancing. “Song and Dance!,” part of the 2015 Butler Arts Fest, combined the music, singing and dancing of five Broadway musicals. The show featured a…