Author: Nate

  • Softball

    MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter The Butler Bulldogs softball team split its season-opening series in the Music City classic in Nashville, and the bulldogs now look forward to a tournament in Arkansas. Butler opened its season with a 3-2 extra-inning win versus Belmont. Despite being held hitless through the first six innings, the Bulldogs pushed…

  • Support our arts

    JULIAN WYLLIE | Columnist Undergraduate Butler University students are not always fond of the demanding requirements of the university’s core curriculum. The Perspectives in Creative Arts course “Music in Action” fits this description. For students who take the course, attending concerts and recitals can be a hassle, especially if one is not a fan of…

  • RecycleMania comes back to Butler

    JULIANNE STRIBIAK | Staff Reporter Butler University students have a chance to prove they are Earth conscious during RecycleMania, which began Feb. 2 and will continue through Mar. 29. RecycleMania is a friendly competition for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities, according to the RecycleMania Facebook page.…

  • Midwinter Dance Festival underway

    KEVIN VOGEL | Arts Etc. Editor The dance department’s annual Midwinter Dance Festival takes to a bigger stage tonight and this weekend. This year marks the first time the festival will be held in the Schrott Center, which opened last spring. The venue is also not the only part of the festival that has changed…

  • Worst in show: Bulldogs routed by Xavier, fall to Big East cellar

    MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor Indiana Pacers stars Paul George, David West and George Hill visited Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Xavier men’s basketball coach Chris Mack jokingly mentioned in his press conference that he wished the trio could suit up for his team. Brandon Miller likely wishes the same. The Butler basketball season…

  • Putting the ‘Indiana’ in Indianapolis Museum of Art

    BRENNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter Robert Indiana’s artwork is being put on display after waiting eight months for the largest gallery at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The print retrospective exhibition will be on display from Feb. 16, through May 4, showcasing Indiana’s artistry to his fellow Hoosiers in Indianapolis for the first time since…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL: Allow juniors to live as adults and move off campus

    We believe Butler University’s three-year on-campus residency rule needs to be repurposed to allow juniors to live off campus. Our primary reasons for this argument lie in the institution’s ongoing housing crunch and the cost to live in Apartment Village. There is no doubt Butler is going through a period of significant growth and change.…

  • Ditch the dorm – get dinner for two

    MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist A candlelit dinner for two, a walk through a park at night, and a romantic movie. These dates may seem cliché, but they are classic. However, a lot of students do not experience dates like these, or dates in general, while attending college. Butler, along with other universities, has developed a…

  • Faculty and staff bond with brown bags

    COLIN LIKAS | Editor-In-Chief Students at Butler University get the opportunity to meet and interact with new and varying individuals. while on campus. At the same time, those helping to provide a college experience to students can also interact and become companions. This is a key goal for Butler Staff Assembly’s “informal lunches.” The first…