Author: Nate

  • Men’s soccer: Butler wins tournament crown in Dayton

    For the Butler men’s soccer team, it turns out the best thing to do in Dayton is leave—with a tournament win. The Bulldogs (3-1-1) grabbed two wins to capture the Dayton Marriott Classic, their first tournament championship of the season. Butler defeated Western Illinois 3-2 Friday and followed that up with a 2-1 win over…

  • Softball: Bulldogs sweep four games to start fall stint

    After coming close last season, the Butler softball team looks to take the next step and win a Horizon League tournament title this season. That mission started over the weekend when the Bulldogs began an eight-game autumn schedule. Even with the tournament almost eight months away, senior catcher Mallory Winters said the team is ready…

  • Nash proves a strong mainstay for women’s golf

    There are times when all it takes is a little parental push. Senior Michele Nash and the Butler women’s golf team cannot thank Nash’s father enough for giving his daughter such a big one. Nash, the female recipient of Butler’s Most Outstanding Athlete Award for 2010-2011, quickly rose in the golfing ranks following her entry…

  • Volleyball: Bulldogs capture two wins in Butler Invite

    The Butler volleyball team went into the final match of the Butler Invitational with an unblemished 2-0 record before falling to Central Michigan. On Saturday evening, the Bulldogs (4-7) dropped the potential tournament-winning match to the Chippewas (4-4) in three sets (19-25, 21-25, 21-25). During the first set, the Bulldogs and Chippewas remained neck and…

  • Women’s soccer: Butler drops two nail-biters

    The Butler women’s soccer team found that the team that controls the game does not always win as they fell short in two games this weekend by the slimmest of margins. The Bulldogs (4-4-0) dropped a 1-0 decision to Southeast Missouri State on Friday and followed that with a tough 1-0 double overtime loss to…

  • RotoDawg: Week 2 player watch

    Wow, what a weekend of games. Who would have predicted Cam Newton would obliterate Peyton Manning’s passing record for a rookie debut? That happened on Sunday, with Newton throwing for 422 yards. I am sure there will be a flurry of activity on the waiver wire to get Newton but do not be fooled. Guys…

  • Living with strangers could be the best decision incoming Butler freshmen make

    The idea of roommates is a strange one, especially in college. Students are asked to move out of their childhood homes, move into what essentially is a boarding house and live with another person—sometimes, a complete stranger. Cohabitation is tricky; naturally there are different types of roommates: the quiet one, the angry one, the one…

  • Canceling Geneva Stunts is no big loss

    Butler University won’t be seeing Geneva Stunts for the first time in 92 years, and it’s not such a bad thing. While it is sad to lose such a long-standing tradition, we at The Butler Collegian support the organizer’s decision to cancel Geneva Stunts. The event was canceled this year due to diminishing profits and…

  • Low involvement in counseling services

    Butler University provides comprehensive and professional psychiatric and counseling services at no charge to Butler students, faculty and staff, but only about 8 percent of students utilize these services. “I don’t know a lot about the counseling services,” sophomore business major Michael Gorin said, “but I have friends who have gone there or are considering…