Another weekend, another road trip. Traveling has encapsulated the season so far for the Butler women’s volleyball team. Over the weekend, the Bulldogs (2-6) took their talents to Portland, Oregon. There they participated in the Portland Classic, losing three matches but also grabbing their first win of the young season. Butler lost its first match…
Cross country starts strong
The 90-degree heat did not stop the Butler women’s cross country team from scorching its opponents at the season-opening Illini Challenge last Friday. The women’s team finished on top of the challenge with a score of 16. Purdue finished in second place, tallying 51 points. The men’s team also had a strong showing. The Bulldogs…
OVERTIME: NHL needs to act on player deaths
The National Hockey League has been confronted with one of the most terrifying issues in the history of professional sports. While the other three major American professional sports leagues are dealing with lockout issues (National Basketball Association), post-lockout issues (National Football League) and boring postseason races (Major League Baseball), the NHL is faced with a…
Butler needs to use more energy to save energy
Butler University funds ambitious projects and proclaims goals of becoming an environmentally responsible campus. But the day-to-day decisions and functions of the university seem to contradict these efforts. Many campus buildings light up the sky every night, all night—even though most of them close at 10 p.m. But even if it were not good for…
Future freshmen don’t need cars
Parking on university campuses can be a real pain. For the last several years I attended and worked at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, where once I looked nearly two hours for a spot. Texas Christian University, my undergraduate alma mater, was more like Butler University, and it presented a fair share of problems too. Butler…
Penrod brings arts to the area
It’s one of the biggest arts events in the city, and it takes place right in our backyard at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. More than 20,000 people come annually to the Penrod Arts Fair to enjoy live music, local cuisine and plentiful art. With—hopefully—not too much homework piling up quite yet, walk the 10…
New sound for Weezy
Since joining the free world in November, the public eagerly has been awaiting the drop of Lil Wayne’s album “Tha Carter IV.” Lacking the influence of his former alcohol and drug-fueled lifestyle, the album has some hits and misses. This album isn’t horrible; it’s just a mess. Kudos to Weezy for being healthy, but sobriety…
‘New Girl’ disappoints
Any TV show that employs the use of a “douchebag jar” has a significant amount of potential. “New Girl,” the new Fox comedy set to premiere Sept. 20, definitely has potential. It has plenty of hype as well, with ads every 10 minutes on Fox and a prime spot right after the ever-popular “Glee” on…
Butler to bring back The Fray
Having sold more than 4 million albums since their Clowes Memorial Hall debut in 2005, The Fray has made a name for itself in the music world and created a lot of buzz. On Sept. 16, The Fray will return to Clowes. Only this time, instead of opening for Ben Folds, they are headlining their…
Music school opens season with world premiere
The school of music is opening the school year with a world premiere number inspired by the Nostradamus prophecy for the end of the world and the weather catastrophes of Japan in March. The Butler School of Music Showcase Concert will feature performances from Butler’s Chorale and University Choir, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. “[The…