The Butler women’s tennis team will enter its Saturday match on a five-match winning streak after capturing four wins in five days. Two of those wins were against schools the Bulldogs (5-3) had never defeated before. Xavier (4-6) was one of those foes, and the Musketeers fell 5-2 on Feb. 23. “This match definitely means…
Senior Day win clinches byes
The Butler men’s basketball team earned a share of its fifth consecutive Horizon League regular season title Saturday, when it defeated Loyola, 63-56, in front of a sold out crowd. However, tiebreakers will send the Bulldogs (21-9, 13-5 HL) to Milwaukee as the No. 2 seed, which grants them a first- and second-round bye in…
Chef earns prime certification
It seems like Atherton is in good hands. Scott Tope, the executive chef in the Atherton Dining Hall, has earned his ProChef II certification from the Culinary Institute of America. For this six-month program, Aramark has 25 slots open annually. It takes a vice president within Aramark to recommend chefs, and then the chef must…
Continued recognition for women’s struggles
March is Women’s History Month and Butler University’s Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance chapter, Demia, and the gender, women and sexuality studies program have several events planned in the coming month to celebrate. The two groups have a variety of events planned from feminist speakers to all female rock bands, but they all have the same…
Breaking out the beads: Celebrating Mardi Gras in Indy
Break out the beads, your elaborate mask and as much purple, yellow and green clothing as you can because Mardi Gras is here again. Although Mardi Gras is unfortunately always on a Tuesday, there is no reason you can’t enjoy yourself this weekend instead. Here are some suggestions for your Mardi Gras festivities. The parties…
Raising awareness and inspiration
To generate awareness, funds and inspiration, the student-run movement “Be Haiti” will be hosting a “Be Haiti” week beginning March 5. “Be Haiti” was formed by Haiti native and fourth year physician assistant major Ketura Isidor and 2008 Butler graduate Michael Hole. The organization is now led by Isidor, senior biology and Spanish major Tori…
Walker unfairly demonized for Wisconsin vision
For the past two weeks, it has been impossible to turn on the TV or log on to the Internet and not see something about the ruckus in Wisconsin. The protests and demonstrations by union workers in regards to their collective bargaining rights has successfully been turned into a media circus. With Governor Scott Walker…
Best Buddies gives members a different look at those with disabilities
March is National Disabilities Awareness Month and to mark the occasion, Butler’s chapter of Best Buddies is organizing events geared toward directing attention to those affected by intellectual disabilities. Butler’s chapter has approximately 90 members and is the largest in Indiana. It is part of more than 1,500 national and international chapters of Best Buddies…
Kevin Smith brings ‘Red State’ to campus
Out of all the theaters, in all the towns in all the world, Kevin Smith is coming to Butler. Smith, who wrote and directed the film “Red State,” surprised everyone when he bought his own film—instead of auctioning it off—at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Now, he is taking the film on a cross-country…
Trees remind of sports traditions
What if a Wright State fan burned down Hinkle Fieldhouse? Or a Valparaiso fan rented a wrecking ball to knock it down? An equally devastating event happened at Auburn University a few weeks ago when Harvey Updyke Jr., a 62-year-old University of Alabama fan, allegedly poisoned two sprawling oak trees at “Toomer’s Corner” with an…