Author: mlegel

  • #sorrynotsorry

    #sorrynotsorry

    HAYLEY ROSS | OPINION COLUMNIST  “Say you’re sorry.” That is one of the first things our parents teach us when we are little. And our pre-school teachers, dance instructors, soccer coaches, babysitters and basically every other adult in our young lives remind us regularly. Sorry is the word that will make everything better. We were…

  • Avoid anonymous sources

    MARC ALLAN | PUBLIC EDITOR Occasionally I read something that causes me to cringe. The story “Butler’s Cultural Requirement causes concern,” which ran on page four of the Feb. 18 Collegian, resulted in one of those moments. In the story, reporter Kyle Kitowski quoted a sophomore accounting major who thinks the cultural requirement—taking in eight…

  • Embracing Butler’s Cultural Requirement

    CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST Butler University was founded on liberal arts, and the university has a responsibility to foster this culture. Last week, an unnamed accounting major said he or she usually tries to leave Butler cultural events early because they did not see their value, claiming they had never attended one they enjoyed.…

  • Tear down that wall: The little things

    Tear down that wall: The little things

    CAMERON ALFORD | CONTRIBUTING WRITER The little things in life make the greatest impact. From a simple “hello” to the slightest twitch in body language, the smallest gesture can make a huge difference. On Jan. 29, Zoë Morgan, a black prospective student from South Bend, visited campus. Our encounter started with a simple “hello” in…

  • Blowin’ smoke

    Blowin’ smoke

    CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST  Hookah smokers are oblivious about the health effects of inhaling shisha. Smoking with a waterpipe is is not a healthy alternative to cigarettes. Hookah is trendy among the college student demographic, according to Psych Central’s website. Hookah is social, relaxing, accessible, affordable, legal and even flavored. But hookah smokers forget…

  • Embrace your stereotype

    Embrace your stereotype

    ALEX BARTLOW | ASST. OPINION EDITOR A girl wearing UGG boots, black leggings and a North Face jacket walks into Starbucks to order a vanilla frappuccino. It turns out that Starbucks is out of vanilla-flavored syrup and she literally can’t even. However, to her surprise, Trip walks in. She must get a picture with him…

  • Fifty shades of garbage

    PAIGE LISTON | OPINION COLUMNIST This weekend, I took a trip to the movies to see the new film “Fifty Shades of Grey,” based on the best-selling novel. When it started becoming popular, I read the book for sheer shock value and to see if it was actually as bad as people were making it…

  • JCA: Adding inspiration

    CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST Students from Jordan College of the Arts have an incredible passion for what they do. Frankly, business or pharmacy students just do not display the same drive. Pursuing a degree at JCA is as much about personal growth as it is about grade point average. They are not just having…

  • Buying happiness

    MORGAN LEGEL | OPINION EDITOR   You can’t buy me love, but you sure as hell can buy me happiness. I know what you are thinking. What is this girl even talking about? What I am talking about is this: a single Jackson, one lone bill, your last $20. What would you spend it on?…