Author: Matthew VanTryon | Editor-In-Chief

Butler Women’s Soccer falls late to ISU Thursday

ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER Although the Butler University’s women’s soccer team dominated Thursday night’s game at Indiana State University statistically, they still found themselves on the losing end for the first time in the young 2015 season, falling 3-2 at ISU’s Memorial Stadium. The game started with a fast pace, which plays into Butler’s…
College Mentors For Kids Makes a Difference

LAUREN OOLEY | STAFF REPORTER At the beginning of the year, 80 underprivileged Indianapolis Public Schools elementary-aged kids were asked by their mentors: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” They answer “an Arby’s worker” or “a basketball player.” These mentors are part of College Mentors for Kids, a program that exposes…
Straight Outta Safety

AARON SMITH | STAFF COLUMNIST “Got it bad ‘cause I’m brown, and not the other color. So, police think they have the authority to kill a minority.” Since 1987, rap group N.W.A. has been spouting out lyrics like these, airing out the world’s dirty laundry. N.W.A., also known as N****z With Attitude, is a gangster…
Science, Spirit and Steak N Shake

ISABELLA FERRARI | CULTURE REPORTER She contemplates getting a drink while she sits in Starbucks slaving over science homework. Sophomore Laura Sosinski is extremely passionate about health sciences. “When I grew up, I had a lot of health problems,” she said. When Sosinski was 7 years old, she was the youngest in her hospital in…
A new generation of role models

PAIGE LISTON | STAFF COLUMNIST The annual MTV Video Music Awards premiered Aug. 30, and I was among the many people that tuned in to see who would win the awards, to hear the latest songs and to judge the extravagant outfits. Over the last few years it seems as though the celebrities featured on…
On Growing Up

PAIGE LISTON | STAFF COLUMNIST As each summer comes to a close and another school year starts, I often feel the same emotions each year. I feel excited. Excited at the prospect of a fresh start and the opportunity to create more memories. Entering my sophomore and freshman year, I felt nervous. There was always…
Duck, Duck, Drop!

JUSTINA KAISER | COPY CHIEF For the first week of classes, the Butler University libraries remain quiet and subdued. Students trickle in to explore and to rummage, and then they likewise flaunter out to enjoy the last few hours of freedom. However, on Saturday, Irwin Library experienced a flourish of visitors as the incoming freshmen…
Behind the Scenes of ButlerPalooza

SAM KNEPPRATH | CULTURE REPORTER As the crowd scurries to their seats, rows upon rows filled to the brim with students waiting to see the band perform, one must truly take in the process that got us to this point in time. We must look to see just how the one and only ButlerPalooza migrates…
Former Bulldog Andrew Smith diagnosed with cancer for second time

AUSTIN MILLER | CO-SPORTS EDITOR Former Butler men’s basketball player Andrew Smith is preparing to battle cancer for a second time. The news was made public on Friday morning via a blog post written by his wife, Samantha Smith. According to the post, Smith’s cancer returned four months ago, with only close family and friends…