Many students enroll in the music department of the Jordan College of Fine Arts to hone their skills and learn to perform. This semester, their professors are striving to do the same. The Faculty Artist Series is one way the music school encourages faculty to remain professionally active. The series of recitals, which take place…
A clothing line that gives back
Not many college students can say that a book about Winston Churchill propelled them to success, but not many college students are Wade Markley and Albert Jennings. Markley, a sophomore accounting and management information systems major at Butler University, and Jennings, a freshman at Ball State University, had planned to start a business since their…
New dance group brings hip-hop culture to campus
A new artistic movement is sweeping the nation and Butler University is about to dance its way in, literally. “Street art,” or “urban art,” is a catch-all phrase for practices like graffiti, parkour and hip-hop dancing, These terms are becoming institutionally accepted across the United States and around the globe. At Butler, urban art is…
Kick off your Sunday shoes
Identity crises, hard work and teenage angst turn out to be issues that span generations. The remake of the cult-classic “Footloose” speaks to an audience not all that different from twenty years ago. Directed by Craig Brewer, the film puts a modern spin on an old favorite. For anyone who is not a master of…
Making that good old harmony
Prepare yourselves, Butler University. Our two favorite a cappella groups have been hitting the rehearsal room and recording studio, ready to serenade the campus community within the next couple of months. Expect concerts, new CDs and covers of everyone from Amy Winehouse to Ben Folds. OUT OF THE DAWG HOUSE Out of the Dawg House…
Oct. 12 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 AkAA3u6pDvbQ]
MORE ON THE SGA BUDGET
All 3,953 members of Butler University’s student body pay $144 each semester in student activity fees. Of this $144, about $90 goes to fund Butler’s Student Government Association. The full budget, which has been voted on by members of the assembly every week since the first meeting on Sept. 14, has been finalized—that is, unless…
Inauguration Committee plans upcoming events
The inauguration of Butler University’s President Jim Danko will honor the president and his wife Bethanie and welcome them to the university. This year’s theme is “Imagine the possibilities,” which will be represented by many exhibits and events in the Butler neighborhood. Organizers of the inauguration festivities said they expect the events to showcase the…
Strategic plan faces changes
Butler University officials have started working on an update to the strategic plan, and are incorporating President Jim Danko’s observations into it. A strategic plan is a five-year plan based around goals and priorities. Its objective is to uphold and maintain Butler’s mission, integrity and excellence in education. The current plan, Dare to Make a…
Students find search for off-campus housing difficult
Next school year might be months away, but Butler University juniors are already looking for off-campus housing. Stephen Small, a junior pharmacy major, said the whole process snuck up on him and his future housemates. They began the search in the first couple weeks of September. “It has been hard for juniors [to find houses…