Author: Nate

  • Women’s soccer falls to Louisville in season-opener

    With memories of the team’s 1-0 double overtime loss to Louisville possibly sitting in the minds of some Butler women’s soccer players, the Bulldogs looked to avenge the defeat in tonight’s rematch. The Cardinals (1-0) proved to be too strong for the Bulldogs (0-1) to handle, however, as Louisville made its way to a 2-0 victory.…

  • Record class size expected for 2012-13

    Butler University officials are looking to ensure that this year’s record-sized class of freshmen have places to eat, sleep and take classes. With more than 1,070 freshmen expected to start classes in the fall, the administration looked for more housing options. In an email to the Butler community Friday morning, Vice President of Student Affairs…

  • Butler staff builds Hinkle playhouse

    When soon-to-be graduates and the rest of the university community visit Butler University’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse this weekend, they’ll be seeing double. Butler employees built a mini Hinkle Fieldhouse playhouse, complete with entrances for Butler Blue II and Trip, that will be displayed May 10-14 in Hinkle Fieldhouse before being bid on or bought as…

  • Butler to move to Atlantic 10 in 2012-13

    Butler University will join the Atlantic 10 conference in the 2012-13 academic year. This afternoon, university officials announced at a conference that Butler would move out of the Horizon League and join the likes of Xavier University and University of Dayton and 11 other institutions. “We’re pleased to be the newest member of the Atlantic…

  • Report: Butler to join Atlantic 10 conference

    According to a report from ESPN’s Andy Katz, Butler will officially join the Atlantic 10 conference tomorrow for the 2013-14 school year. Katz reported that Butler will leave the Horizon League in all sports. No mention is made of Butler’s football team, which is a member of the Pioneer Football league, but earlier reports about…

  • Intramurals: Champs crowned in tournaments

    Two champions were crowned at the intramural fields Sunday afternoon as the co-recreational and men’s softball tournaments came to a close. Miracle on 38th St. won the co-recreational tournament championship game 5-1 over 633/Coliseum. The title is the second consecutive tournament championship the team won. “A bunch of us have been playing all four years,”…

  • Behind the scenes: Athletes appreciate Butler’s laundry staff

    It was her second day of working at Butler University. A football player came into her office and asked for a cup.

  • Possibilities Imagined

    President Jim Danko has imagined some possibilities of his own for Butler University after completing his first year as the university’s 21st president—and he expects “dramatic plans” for improvement to start next year.

  • Baseball: Byerly breaks records with different style

    Switching positions in sports is not always the easiest thing to do. An individual switching the way he or she plays a sport is even more difficult. Butler junior pitcher Chase Byerly has done the latter for the baseball team this season by changing his throwing motion. During Byerly’s freshman season, Butler coach Steve Farley…