Author: Nate

  • Women’s golf: Team posts two top-three finishes in Florida

    A tough second round sank the Butler women’s golf team in the Bulldog Florida Invitational, which was held in Jacksonville on March 14 and 15. The Bulldogs led the event by four strokes at the end of the first round, and senior Michele Nash had a two-stroke advantage in the individual competition after shooting a…

  • Women’s tennis: Bulldogs defeat IUPUI before break

    The Butler women’s tennis team went into spring break on a positive note after downing Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 6-1 on March 9. The Bulldogs (3-10) were able to snap a seven-match skid with five singles victories and a pair of wins in doubles play against the Greyhounds (3-15). Sophomore Stephanie McLoughlin defeated sophomore Danielle…

  • Butler considers change in athletic conferences

    According to a report first released by ESPN, Butler University may be considering changing athletic conferences. All of Butler’s athletic teams, excluding the football team, play in the Horizon League. The Horizon League currently has 10 member schools from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio. Butler has been a member of the conference since its…

  • SGA kills motion to release election results

    Student Government Association this afternoon killed a motion to release detailed results from its recent elections….

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | SGA, show us the numbers

    After much discussion among  Student Government Association  representatives in assembly last Wednesday, a resolution to release recent election data passed by a vote of 58-55. It was a short-lived victory for proponents of transparent and open government. Now, our voices appear not to matter much in the eyes of student government. Yesterday, SGA president Al…

  • Despite assembly vote, election data not released

    The Student Government Association president has suspended the release of detailed election results from last week’s races, despite the assembly’s vote last Wednesday to publicly release the data.

  • Picking up the trash

    Mounting trash along the Central Canal Trail adjacent to Butler University grew so large that it could no longer be ignored. Nathan Holt, president of Sigma Nu, said he received a complaint from an anonymous student through Becky Druetzler, director of Greek life, about the trash on the hill behind the Sigma Nu fraternity house.…

  • CCOM names first permanent dean

    The Butler University College of Communication will welcome its first permanent dean next semester. Gary Edgerton, currently a professor and chair of Communication and Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University, will join the Butler faculty on Aug. 1. “I think we’re very fortunate to have Gary coming to Butler University,” LAS Dean Jay Howard, who…

  • Tennis: Losses piling up for teams

    Teams at all levels of athletics go through tough stretches of play over the course of a season.