With all of the talk about the ongoing and upcoming Hinkle Fieldhouse renovations, Butler University is forgetting about the behind-the-scenes workers. The Hinkle Campaign’s goal is to raise $16 million in order to fully restore the 84-year-old fieldhouse. That’s a lot of money, but it isn’t the most important number in this project. Five is…
OPINION | New online radio should incorporate student ideas
Butler University will witness the return of a radio station to campus. However, students will not be tuning into their car radios to listen because this radio station will be online. College of Communication faculty members are working on licensing music to play and setting up the station through Butler’s Information Technology department. Mark Harris,…
Women’s Soccer: Rookie shines for Bulldogs
One could argue that no single player has had as much of an impact on his or her team this fall at Butler than freshman midfielder Sophie Maccagnone has had on the women’s soccer team. Maccagnone currently leads the team with seven goals and has started in all 11 matches for the Bulldogs so far…
OPINION | Vote based on your conscience, not on electability
Community members should vote with their consciences in this election, and nothing more. If that means voting third party—or not at all—students, faculty and staff should do so. Voting is a symbolic act. In a nation of nearly 320 million people, individual votes may not carry much weight. However, citizens should use their votes not…
Film festival opens this month
The first Heartland Film Festival was held in Indianapolis in 1992, and the city has hosted the 10-day event every October since. From Oct. 18 to Oct. 27, Heartland Truly Moving Pictures will show independent, international films at various theaters, including the AMC Castleton Square 14 and the AMC Showplace Traders Point 12 theaters. Heartland…
Students to walk for HOPE
Lambda Kappa Sigma is hosting its first annual Hope waLKS on Saturday morning to benefit its national philanthropy, Project HOPE. Hope waLKS is a 5-kilometer walk around campus, and all proceeds go to Project HOPE. “HOPE” is an acronym that stands for “Health Opportunities for People Everywhere.” Project HOPE is a nonprofit organization that provides…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Students’ schedules demand extended curfew
Butler University’s buildings and facilities are notorious for having their doors locked early. Students looking for a place to exercise, study, or hang out on campus past 10:30 or 11 p.m. will be hard-pressed to find a place outside student housing to suit their needs. While appropriate for a suburban town, this curfew does not…
BSO paints vividly in Debussy Celebration concert
Clowes Memorial Hall was filled with the musical colors of Claude Debussy Sunday. They were heard as though through translucent clouds in the impressionist style that is synonymous with the name of this influential French composer. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Debussy’s birth. The Butler Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Richard Auldon…
Coffeehouse concert is well-received
A student walks into a coffee shop in the evening, expecting to get some work done in a quiet and caffeinated environment. Instead, that student is greeted with the shrill vibrations of acoustic guitar and the voice of a nationally-touring artist. Thanks to the Student Government Association Program Board’ Coffeehouse concert series , such concerts and events have become a…
Football team downs rival Flyers
The Butler football team upended rival Dayton 21-11 Saturday afternoon behind 159 yards and two touchdowns from running back Trae Heeter. The Bulldogs (3-2 overall) remained undefeated at 2-0 in Pioneer League play. Butler has won three of four in the series with Dayton. “From day one I was here, I always knew we’d be…