Author: Nate

  • Men’s basketball: Butler keeps it close, but No. 18 Creighton prevails

    BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR For much of the game, it looked like the Butler men’s basketball team may have been able to salvage a gem out of what has deteriorated into a lost season. It was not to be, as All-American senior forward Doug McDermott and No. 18 Creighton downed the Bulldogs…

  • Michael Sam deserves headlines

    MAGGIE MONSON | Columnist A college football player publicly announced that he is gay, sparking a nationwide conversation about gay athletes. Michael Sam, who was a defensive lineman at the University of Missouri, first told a small group of his teammates during a team-building exercise in August. He told The New York Times in a…

  • Bulldogs ready for new season

    JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team will have its first games this weekend in North Carolina, officially kicking off its first season in the Big East Conference. The Bulldogs will face off against Wright State, Saint Joseph’s, University of Albany and Canisius over the course of three days, starting Friday. Mother Nature…

  • Schwitzer laundry going in one color, coming out another

    NATALIE SMITH | Asst. News Editor Freshman Amanda Rodriguez took her clothes out of a washing machine in Schwitzer Hall and was faced with an unexpected sight. All of her white clothing had pink and purple stains. More than $200 worth of her clothing was dyed, Rodriguez said, and she saw tie-dyed shirts was hanging…

  • Trip tours the nation

    KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Butler Blue III broke out of the Butler bubble to travel across the country on the Big Dawgs Tour. The Big Dawgs Tour takes advantage of Butler’s new affiliation with the Big East Conference. “The tour is engaging different audiences,  both internal and external,” said Matthew Mindrum, vice president…

  • Schippers leads on and off the court

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter Thirteen seconds remained in the Big East Conference women’s basketball contest between the Providence Friars and the Butler Bulldogs. The score was tied 69-69 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler junior guard Taylor Schippers took a pass from teammate Lexus Murry and launched a deep 3-point attempt. The shot fell, and it…

  • Track & Field

    JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler track and field team had a record-breaking weekend at the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame. The Bulldogs set new school records in four events, and several individuals set new personal bests in the 30-team meet. Coach Matt Roe said he was very pleased with the team’s outing in…

  • Meet the cast of “Terminal,” before it’s too late

    MALLORY DUNCAN | Asst. Arts Etc. Editor Some of the cast of “Terminal” has revealed secrets of the show before it opens for preview. The show runs from Feb. 19, through March 2, in Lilly Hall 168. “Terminal,” by Susan Yankowitz, is a story of death and how people cope with it. It was written…

  • Tennis

    MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter Butler women’s tennis is coming off a busy weekend, with the team playing as many matches as it has all season—four—in three days. The team matched its 1-3 record over the four-game span and is now 2-6 on the year. The Bulldogs kicked off the weekend with a double-header Friday…