Author: Matthew VanTryon | Editor-In-Chief

Working From Behind: Cross country excels despite disadvantages

AUSTIN MILLER | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler University men’s and women’s cross-country teams are preparing for their third season of competition in the Big East Conference and are once again taking aim at the top teams in the country. With four of the last five NCAA champions coming from the Big East, the Bulldogs find…
Young and Hungry: Women’s Volleyball looks to continue last season’s success

AUSTIN MILLER | CO-SPORTS EDITOR With just two seniors and one redshirt junior on the roster this season, a young Butler volleyball team will head into the 2015 season looking to grow up quickly on the floor. After a 20-10 season that notched them a tie for fourth place in the Big East Conference last…
High Expectations: Men’s Soccer expects to compete for conference title

GRAYSON PRATHER | SPORTS REPORTER There are two things the Butler University men’s soccer team aims to do this season: score goals and win the Big East championship. “My expectation always is to win the Big East,” junior David Goldsmith, 2014 Second-Team All-Big East member, said. “That’s one of our team expectations and we’ve got…
Finding The Balance: Women’s Soccer features youth and veterans

ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler University women’s soccer team begins its season featuring a good balance of experience and young talent. Co-head coach Tari St. John said she understands the benefits of having a lot of young talent. “I think it keeps the upperclassmen on their toes a little bit,” St. John said.…
Aiming For Consistency

ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR With opening kickoff less than two weeks away, the Butler University football team hopes the work they have put in this offseason translates to success on the field. The Bulldogs are coming off a season in which they tied for eighth in the Pioneer Football League with an overall record…
Freshmen By The Numbers

KATIE GOODRICH | CONTENT MANAGING EDITOR Groups of new students walk together in large packs, led by Student Orientation Guides in matching T-shirts bursting with school spirit. Freshmen sport lanyards to hold the keys for their new dorm room and Butler gear they just picked out in the bookstore They “ooh” and “ahh” over Trip…
Diving Into The Digital Age: Collegian editor introduces publication’s new direction

MATTHEW VANTRYON | EDITOR IN CHIEF When I sat down with The Butler Collegian’s adviser and the director of the school of journalism in May and told them what I am about to tell the readers of this article, I knew I was venturing into uncharted waters. I knew what I was about to suggest…
A Time For Change: Butler asks students to “Pardon Our Dust”

ANNIE WEBER and JYLIAN VIGAR | CO-NEWS EDITORS This year, Butler University’s campus looks a little different, scattered with bulldozers, chain link fences and upturned dirt. For returning students, construction is an old friend, or rather an old enemy. “Construction was horrendous living here over the summer,” Olivia Browne, junior Spanish major, said. “It took…
Here To Stay: Danko sees his future through 2020

ANNIE WEBER and JYLIAN VIGAR | CO-NEWS EDITORS Butler University President James Danko’s five-year contract extension gives him the opportunity to see the Butler 2020 Vision through to completion. “The Butler 2020 plan is a pretty long-term, comprehensive plan,” Danko said. “There’s a lot of a things that are going to be happening here on…