Butler students will raise their voices and whip out their swimsuits for this year’s beach-themed Spring Sing fundraiser. The two music fraternities on campus, the women’s fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota and the men’s fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, organize this yearly event. Junior French horn major and member of Sigma Alpha Iota Abbey Springer is…
‘The Next Right Thing’
Speaking with Dan Barden is like speaking with an old friend, not the established writer and author that he is. Barden, an English professor at Butler University, with his feet propped up on his dark wooden desk and white paper coffee cup in hand, discussed his new book, “The Next Right Thing,” as if it…
Student businesses bring condoms, soaps, music to campus
Expect your pockets to feel a little lighter, Butler. The Real Business Experience projects have firmly established themselves on campus. RBE is a program for sophomore business students. Students form teams, think up a business idea and then attempt to market it to the campus community or wider, depending on the product. Businesses this year…
Feb. 29 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 AEBAg26ljdjz]
VIDEO | Men’s tennis
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Men’s basketball: Match-up against Wright State awaits
The Butler men’s basketball team knows it will be playing Wright State in the opening round of the Horizon League tournament on Tuesday. The Bulldogs (17-13, 11-7) are likely aware that they will need to get off to a better start against the Raiders (13-18, 7-11) than they did against Valparaiso on Friday. “I really…
STAFF EDITORIAL | A Keller Choice For President
Four Student Government Association presidential candidates sat on Sunday in front of a metaphorical firing squad: the staff of The Butler Collegian.
OPINION | Endorsements harm media’s credibility
On Monday, Butler University students will hit the polls ready to vote for the next Student Government Association president. For those reading this very editorial, they’re seeing the giant headline that shows that the staff of The Collegian approves of Mike Keller and found him to be the best-suited candidate in the election. You’ll see…
OPINION | Reynolds’ position boosts presidential credentials
My tenure as The Butler Collegian’s editor in chief has contained its fair share of nail-biters, challenges and joys. Leading this influential student organization is a challenging job—much like the role of Student Government Association president. Granted, holding government accountable and actually governing are two different things, but learning from this experience has taught me…
Musical group promotes peace mission
From Africa to Latin America to Butler University, Playing for Change uses the universal language of music to transcend…