Author: mlegel

New year, new me… Kind of

PAIGE LISTON | OPINION COLUMNIST It is a Tuesday night and you have some time to kill, so you decide to make the dreaded 10-minute trek over to the Health and Recreation Complex. Once you arrive, however, you discover that every single elliptical machine, treadmill and bike is occupied. Since the gym was too…
Prying eyes: How would you feel if your parents could stalk your every move?

HAYLEY ROSS | OPINION COLUMNIST An absolutely absurd application called Class120 is available in the app store. It allows parents to see if their child has been going to class or if they have been skipping. In other words, it is an app that will allow parents to virtually creep on their children. It…
Survival tactics

ALEX BARTLOW | ASST. OPINION EDITOR I won’t lie to you: I had quite the attitude when I came to college. Most kids in my position were nervous or timid, but not me. My arrogant motto shortly after completing my first semester was “Veni, vidi, vici,” or “I came, I saw, I conquered.” Yes,…
A degree that really pays

CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST If you are not in love with your degree, it will not pay off in the long run, no matter the income it promises you. The beginning of the feature documentary “Happy” asks people what they want most out of life. They all ultimately respond with the same answer:…
In defense of Phi Kappa Psi

PAIGE LISTON | pliston@butler.edu | OPINION COLUMNIST When I first heard the news, it was hard to believe. It is hard to believe a part of my school, which was fully functioning last semester, has been taken away. It is hard to believe such a tight-knit community of young men will no longer be able…
Syllabus week: A fun or focused fresh start?

HAYLEY ROSS | haross@butler.edu | OPINION COLUMNIST After the long—although not long enough—winter break, there was plenty to talk about: old flings back home, gifts you got for Christmas and, most importantly, which new show on Netflix was worth watching. In the midst of all this, classes have started and the familiar struggle of getting…
Don’t break the bank: A new Google Chrome plug-in helps students save money on textbooks

ALEXIS PRICE | adprice1@butler.edu | OPINION COLUMNIST As philosophical, musical trio LFO once said, “Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole lot of sonnets,” and Paul Revere was, in fact, a good man. This bit of information has shown to be beneficial through English and American history courses. Unfortunately, students in college courses cannot just rely…
Judge a school by its newspaper

My younger daughter has been shopping for a college for three years, and in that time we have visited 10 schools. That’s a lot of tours and a lot of talks from admissions counselors and tour guides whose job is to put the best face on their schools. You can learn a lot in those…
Africa Alive

HALEY BAAS | STAFF REPORTER African dance moves and singing are not typically found in the Butler Theatre department’s performances. However, Butler’s performance of “The Water Carriers,” employed this style with eloquence and tenacity. With performances starting Nov. 12 and continuing all the way until Nov. 16, this was no small production. Even during the…