Author: Nate

  • Clowes ranked 24th

    In the midst of its 49th season, Clowes Memorial Hall is ranked 24th in the world for ticket sales. The ranking was published and compiled by Pollstar, an industry company and magazine that does all box office tracking. Over the years, more than  8 million people have seen  more than 10,000 performances. More than 165,000…

  • New major created within the COB

    The College of Business is preparing for the creation of a new major and minor, entrepreneurship and innovation. Butler University’s Faculty Senate is scheduled to vote on the approval of the new major and minor at its meeting Oct. 2. “We’re expecting it to pass,” said Stephanie Fernhaber, assistant professor of management. “We’re assuming that…

  • Club team revived

    Friday nights at the Forum at Fishers are reserved for one thing: bonspiels. Bonspiels are curling tournaments, and though it may come as a surprise, Butler has its own club curling team that competes at the Forum. Juniors Michael Strauss and Steve Bruno, president and vice president of the team, respectively, revived the club curling…

  • Pushing to prevent abuse

    “We’re kind of missing the gap on prescription drugs.” Butler University is looking to make this conception a thing of the past with a drug take-back day and the creation of a new pharmacy-related group on campus.   take-back day   The take-back day will occur Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front…

  • Athletes make a difference

    Butler athletes spend most of their time in the classroom or on their respective playing surfaces, but they still find time to give back to the community. For decades, Butler student- athletes have left campus to represent their teams in another way: through community service. “I don’t want to say you’re in a bubble here,”…

  • SAAC: the voice of athletics

    In the chaotic world of a student- athlete, there is an assembly of other college athletes striving to keep everything in sync. This is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. The committee, made up of student-athletes and designed to provide insight on the student-athlete experience throughout the nation, is comprised of men and women from every…

  • Candle warmer caused Lilly fire

    A candle warmer in a professor’s office started a fire that caused $10,000 worth of damage in Lilly Hall on Saturday. The fire started in the office in the basement of Lilly Hall around 5:30 p.m. Ben Hunter, chief of staff and executive director of public safety, said no one was in the building when…

  • SGA assembly approves largest budget in organization history

    The Student Government Association approved the largest budget in school history at last week’s assembly. In a nearly unanimous vote, assembly members voted to pass the budget without question. The organization’s budget is money received through student fees. Each Butler University undergraduate pays $244 in student fees each year. Nearly $180 of that fee funds…

  • Imposter puzzles police

    The Butler University Police Department continues to search for the man who impersonated an undercover policeman between Jordan Hall and the Health and Sciences Building. On Sept. 11, at approximately 10 p.m., a plain-clothed man approached a female student and asked the student to perform a breathalyzer test. The female student did not alert Butler…