Author: Nate

  • ‘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…

  • Limited access to athletic facilities for all students disarming, inconvenient

    Tennis, anyone? If you aren’t a member of the Butler University tennis club, the men’s or women’s teams or tennis for enrollment credit, then you most likely won’t be enjoying a game of tennis today. Butler has succeeded in making some of its best sports facilities nearly inaccessible to students who aren’t athletes. If students…

  • Don’t forsake sports for farm

    A barren field strewn with tattered soccer nets; what is happening to the intramural fields? The campus farm is expanding its half-acre plot of land onto the fields. That’s what’s happening. We at The Butler Collegian feel this expansion is outrageous, because Butler University is failing to find a more equal solution that allows both…

  • Sept. 7 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 A4CAGsKHbt50]

  • Aug. 31 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 A8AAxsaCLVGE]

  • A new addition to campus: Zipcars

    Butler University officials are hoping two new vehicles on campus will ease students’ need to park in one of their 3,222 coveted spaces. The university signed a contract with Zipcar, Inc., a car-sharing program that markets itself as an alternative to car ownership, and this fall the Butler community will have the option to pay…

  • Group being scaled back

    The organization that promotes diversity and an open-minded atmosphere on campus no longer will meet every other week, deciding instead to meet when needed. REACH, which stands for Respecting, Embracing and Achieving Community Harmony, also acts as a programming group to  distribute grants for diversity events and groups around Butler University. “We want to focus…