This Friday is the national Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is a nationwide protest of anti-gay bullying and institutionalized discrimination. While the protest has good intentions, the Day of Silence needs to review its tactics. The activists need to speak up. The Day of Silence is sponsored by a…
Officer Chalmers | The man behind the tickets
The feeling of dread elicited by a tiny green slip of paper on the windshield of a car is familiar to many Butler University students with cars on campus.
National storytellers to speak at Clowes
Both speakers at Clowes Memorial Hall next week are respected nationwide for their stories—but not quite for the same reasons. Humorist and best selling author David Sedaris will speak Tuesday night as part of the Clowes season, and journalist Dan Rather speaks Monday night as part of the Celebration of Diversity Lecture Series. Tickets are…
Silence brings awareness
There is a saying that “silence is golden.” For members of Alliance, Butler University’s student-led LGBTQ advocacy group, silence can also be powerful. For the entire day of April 20, Butler students are encouraged to participate in a day of silence in order to raise awareness for the fight against bullying in the LBGTQ community…
‘Coppélia’ brings out comedy of dance
“Places.” Dance department chair Larry Attaway’s command immediately changes the atmosphere in the dance studio. Dancers in bright costumes move to the sides of the room, standing up from benches or coming in from the hallway where they were stretching. The talk and laughter gradually grows into individual preparation: practicing arm and hand movements, jumping…
April 18 Photos of the Week
Our photographers take many photos every week, but most of them never make it to print. Here are some of our favorites. [cincopa AMDA52Kk-DbV]
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Lightning strike leaves much of campus without power
Butler University officials suspect a lightning strike may be the reason that power is out in most of the campus’s buildings. Around 3:30 p.m., the Butler University Police Department sent an alert about a possible lightning strike to Butler’s power plant, located behind Schwitzer Hall. The outage affects all campus buildings except for Apartment Village, BUPD…
Baseball: Gelwicks, Risi lead comeback win
The downtown digs of the Indianapolis Indians became the home of Butler baseball yesterday as the Bulldogs (18-15, 6-6) faced Ball State at Victory Field. Two eighth-inning home runs gave Butler an 8-6 comeback win over the Cardinals (7-22, 3-6). After grabbing an early 1-0 lead, the Bulldogs gave up six runs in the third…
Q&A with Paul Sandin
On Feb. 21, lecturer Paul Sandin spoke with Marci Kolb, a student working on a profile for one of professor Kwadwo Anokwa’s introductory journalism courses. Here is part of the interview. M.K.: What is your favorite Butler memory? P.S.: One of them is the first year I was here. It was just kind of magical.…