ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University baseball team fell just short of winning its first game during a Valentine’s Day doubleheader this past weekend at Lipscomb University. The Bulldogs put up four runs in the top of the ninth, but the Bisons walked off with the win when Kyle Allen hit Adam Lee…
Bulldogs of Butler: Aris Cuello
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Freshman Aris Cuello is surrounded by plastic bags full of snacks, a scented candle, a Nelson Mandela poster, textbooks and a laptop. He is taking notes and studying to prepare for his assignment, to lead a class discussion. Cuello is a criminology and psychology major from Providence, Rhode Island. “I…
Paris: A moveable feast
KATIE GOODRICH | STAFF REPORTER “Been there, done that” is not the mentality secondary-education major Emily Bertram is bringing to her study-abroad experience. On the Global Adventures in the Liberal Arts program, the sophomore is revisiting Paris. Bertram visited the city for a week with her parents when she was a freshman in high school.…
Speedy Ellis: From Britain to Butler
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER Senior Harry Ellis first fell in love with running during a high school physical education class at Helsby High School in England. Ellis is a distance runner on the Butler track and field team. Although he grew up playing soccer, and running was already in his repertoire, Ellis said he…
Bulldogs prepare for Northern Illinois
BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s women’s tennis team snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over the University of Dayton last Saturday. Meanwhile, the men’s team had a two-game winning streak halted at Valparaiso University. Even though the teams headed in opposite directions over the weekend, both have a similar focus on…
Nothing sweeter than service
ALLISON REITZ | STAFF REPORTER Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women held its first “Hugs and Kisses with Pi Phi Misses” event to support literacy. A multitude of pastries including cake balls, chocolate-covered strawberries, cookies and hot chocolate disappeared from Butler University’s Gamma chapter last Thursday, but it was all in the name of service.…
Dive in to the Big East Championships
WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s swimming team is heading to the 2015 Big East Swimming and Diving Championship at Ithaca College this weekend. The Bulldogs will be competing against Georgetown University, Providence College, Seton Hall University, Villanova University and Xavier University for a shot at the title. The event, which begins tonight,…
Mad Forest: Review
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER A visit to Lilly Hall these next two weekends will send you straight to 1989 Romania. Caryl Churchill’s Mad Forest, told in three acts, details the terror and passions of average citizens in Romania during a radical political shift. In short, the audience will face three distinctive themes: corruption, revolution and…
Chloe Boelter: Sophomore Recital review
ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER On the evening of Valentine’s Day, Chloe Boelter performed her Sophomore Recital for Butler students, faculty, family and friends. Her performance showcased a variety of music, from pretty classical pieces to peppy jazz numbers. This recital was unique, since it was not a required junior or senior recital, but rather…
Midwinter Dance Festival: Review
ALEX TARNOWSKI | STAFF REPORTER Butler Ballet presented the annual Midwinter Dance Festival last week at the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. A group of dancers in gray rolled through a cloud of fog, imitating the rain. Girls in white shifted through intricate formations and circles, portraying the spokes of a wheel. A…