MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor When those close to him describe the 6-11, 23-year-old Butler University graduate, one word comes to mind: fighter. Former men’s basketball center Andrew Smith fought his way onto the court as a freshman during Butler’s first NCAA National Championship tournament run. He fought in the paint for parts of…
Women’s basketball: Bulldogs move to sixth in conference with victory
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team picked up a key road win against Big East Conference rival Marquette (15-7, 6-5) Saturday by defeating the Golden Eagles 74-70. It proved to be an important game for the Bulldogs (11-12, 6-6). With only six games left this season, they now sit in…
Men’s basketball: Bulldogs drop second game against Georgetown
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team traveled to Georgetown on Saturday afternoon looking to get a win after dropping three of its last four games. Despite a career-high scoring output from a freshman who is solidifying himself in the starting lineup, the Bulldogs (12-11, 2-9) faltered and fell 71-63.…
Big East woes continue
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor It was the same story on a different night for the Butler men’s basketball team, as the Bulldogs (12-10, 2-8) traveled to Marquette last night. Butler had a double-digit lead in the second half, but saw it slip away and ended up on the short end of a 69-62…
Blue II lives on in ‘Good Boy, Blue!’
ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter Michael Kaltenmark, the handler for Butler University’s live mascot and director of web marketing, is reminding Butler community members and others that Blue II’s memory will live on forever through the book Good Boy, Blue! “I decided to write this book because we are always looking for ways to connect…
Bulldogs grab first win against Leathernecks
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter The Butler women’s swimming team received its first team win this season against the Western Illinois Leathernecks over the weekend. The Bulldogs posted a final score of 148 points across 29 events. The meet turned into a tango for two when Monmouth was unable to make the trip to the…
Bulldogs split time at events
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler track and field team had two meets this weekend at Indiana University and the University of Washington. The majority of the team participated in the Indiana Relays at IU, while Butler sent four of its top distance runners to Seattle for the University of Washington Invitational. In Seattle,…
STAFF EDITORIAL: Butler should grow, but not regress
COLLEGIAN STAFF The Butler Collegian staff is comprised of freshmen through graduate students from a multitude of different academic disciplines. Yet when we asked ourselves, “Why Butler University?” our answers were all remarkably similar. The people were welcoming and the campus beautiful. Butler is a liberal arts school with many opportunities for academic advancement and…
Celebrating 25 years of gospel music
BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter The lights went down, the curtains of Clowes Memorial Hall opened and melodic singing boomed from the auditorium for the next three hours. Butler University presented the 25th GospelFest on Feb. 1. The program is an evening celebrating fellowship, ministry and song for all denominations of religion. “It’s celebrating gospel…
CPA hopes to change C-Club atmosphere
MIRANDA MARITATO | Staff Reporter Butler’s Council on Presidential Affairs is working to update Butler’s Campus Club food court, potentially adding pool tables and new couches. CPA surveyed students about their dining experience, mostly regarding C-Club, during finals week last semester. “A lot of the feedback from the Flip the Script survey was improving the…