Author: Nate
-
West, Smiley seek conversation
Professor Cornel West and media personality Tavis Smiley spoke to a crowd gathered at Clowes Memorial Hall last Friday as they lectured on their recently published book, “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto.” Smiley, a native of Kokomo, Ind., and an Indiana University alumnus, is a host for the national talk…
-
BU students provide help for aphasia patients
Starting Feb. 14, Butler’s communication sciences and disorders department will host aphasia patients for treatment. Dr. Mary Gospel, senior clinical faculty in communications, has treated aphasia patients with Butler students in Carmel for years but has wanted to bring the treatment to Butler’s campus. “It’s a great opportunity for patients whose insurance has run out…
-
New summer courses offered
New online and hybrid courses will bring in new technology and flexibility to students interested in taking summer courses. There will be nine fully online courses and 12 hybrid courses, with both online and in-classroom work, offered this summer as part of a pilot program. Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom, associate provost for Student Academic Affairs, said…
-
Recruitment numbers show high interest in Greek life
Greek houses on campus saw a large increase in participation during this year’s recruitment. The number of students involved in rush week was higher than figures in recent years for both initial applicants and accepted pledges. Sororities had notably higher numbers of applicants than predicted averages, with pledge classes ranging from 53 and 57 students…
-
Veterans Adjust to Campus
It didn’t take long for Chuck Pennington to go from run-of-the-mill private second class in the U.S. Army to a hero. As a medic on his first deployment in Iraq, Pennington was riding in a tactical vehicle when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device. The attack was effective enough to take out…
-
Director of US Marine Band to join music faculty in 2014
The next director of bands at Butler University will be Colonel Michael J. Colburn, currently the director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Administrators and faculty in the school of music announced the decision to members of the wind ensemble late last semester, but Colburn asked that no official announcements be made until…
-
Professors off the Clock: Jon Crabiel’s Office? The symphony hall and sidewalk.
Drumsticks fly and buckets ring as they are struck in nearly perfect synchronization with Lucas Oil Stadium looming above. It’s like a dream for a music-crazed college student, but this dream is a reality for Jon Crabiel, percussion professor and artist-in-residence at Butler University. “What’s different and fun about the public performances is that there…
-
Exhibits worth exploring: “Graphite” and “Timeless Beauty”
Rarely-used materials and a Japanese perspective on beauty are the focus of new exhibits currently at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. “Timeless Beauty” is a celebration of beautiful women in Japanese art, and “Graphite” explores the innovative ways in which artists are using the graphite medium. “Timeless Beauty,” which opened Jan. 11, features a Japanese…