Author: Nate

  • Men’s tennis finishes fifth

    The Butler men’s tennis team was never able to hit full stride last Thursday during its first-round matchup in the Horizon League Championship. The No. 5-seed Bulldogs suffered a narrow 4-3 loss to No. 4-seed UIC in a match that saw senior Brandon Bayliss’ first conference singles loss of the season. The Flames started red…

  • Butler alumnus inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame

    Butler alumnus Mark Weaver was recently honored as one of only five educators in the nation to be inducted into the 2011 National Teachers Hall of Fame. Weaver graduated from Butler in 1981 with a degree in botany and a certification in education. He also received his Master of Science in biology education from Butler…

  • Women’s golf clinches HL title, NCAA berth

    Behind the play of junior Michele Nash, the Butler women’s golf team claimed its fifth Horizon League Championship in the last seven years. A three-day event ending Sunday, the league tournament was played at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Florida. Nash, who shot a 233 and was named the 2011 Horizon League…

  • Batter Up: Falkenberry hits ’em out, drives ’em in

    Before stepping into the batter’s box, Erin Falkenberry draws an “E” in the dirt while standing in the on-deck circle. The junior first baseman doesn’t classify herself as superstitious, but the ritual has paid big dividends for her. Falkenberry recently set Butler’s career RBI record (109) and currently holds records for career slugging percentage (.556)…

  • Officers arrest three in connection to Sigma Nu burglary

    At 10:30 p.m. Friday, Butler University Police Department dispatch received a call from a student and Sigma Nu fraternity member, who reported seeing an individual near the front porch and a window of the fraternity house. Butler Chief of Police Ben Hunter said that the individuals were then seen carrying a television into a Chrysler…

  • Butler to induct new Hall of Fame class

    Next fall, the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome four individuals and one team as its 20th class. The 1983 football team will be joined by Paul Page (football, 1983-86), Stacia Mellinger (volleyball, 1987-90), Jermaine Guice (men’s basketball, 1991-94) and Jeremy Aldrich (men’s soccer, 1995-98). Page, a wide receiver, was a member of two…

  • Softball grounded by loss

    Disappointing—that’s the word Butler softball head coach Scott Hall used to describe his team’s performance Saturday versus Youngstown State. Both games of the doubleheader went into extra innings, with the Bulldogs winning the opener narrowly, 4-3, before dropping the second game, 3-0. Butler’s offense in the second game was stifled by freshman pitcher Casey Crozier,…

  • Women’s tennis falls in HL semis

    The Butler women’s tennis team, coming off a loss versus UIC in the final match of the regular season, entered the first round of the Horizon League Championship Tournament as the No. 3 seed. The Bulldogs (15-10, 7-4 HL) finished fourth in the tournament after falling to Detroit in their third match, 4-2. After losing…

  • Your guide to ‘Sleeping Beauty’

    We have a nationally-ranked dance school, so you will not want to miss its production of “Sleeping Beauty,” this weekend at Clowes Memorial Hall. We’ve created a handy guide to the plot and characters. THE MAIN ACTORS: Princess Aurora (Lindsay Moncrieff, Erin Langston), Prince Desire (Garrett Glassman), Lilac Fairy (Jenny Martin), Carabosse (Kristen Francomano) ACT…