A young Butler women’s swimming and diving team will head into the Horizon League Championship meet coming off of a second-place finish at the Rose Hulman Triangular meet Feb. 5. The Bulldogs showed promise early in the contest when they recorded a victory in the 200-meter medley relay. Freshmen Lauren Need, Lauren Lambrecht and Kathleen…
The ‘Black Curtain’ reveals Black History in new way
The lights dim and the curtains draw back to reveal…Black History Month. Butler University and the Black Student Union are putting on a series of events highlighting black history and the arts throughout the month of February. Sophomore Aisha Townsend, BSU vice president of campus events, said she hopes highlighting the arts will enhance Black…
Women’s tennis learns from shutout
Butler women’s tennis will enter a meet with city rival IUPUI this Saturday after another 7-0 defeat, this time while facing the No. 44 Indiana Hoosiers. The 7-0 loss, which came one day after a home match versus Dayton was canceled due to adverse weather conditions, was not as bad as the score shows. In…
Butler senior produces second studio album
Mark Alexander would like to act all indie and hip—really, he would—but the truth is that his largest influence is the Dave Matthews Band. “I wish I could be cool and say someone that no one knows,” Alexander, a senior recording industry studies major, said. He doesn’t need a cool influence: Alexander has real talent.…
Butler mourns loss of former coach
During a time when social injustice ran rampant, coach George Theofanis challenged the norms and established a new, diverse face for Butler basketball. Theofanis, a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and Butler basketball coach from 1970-77, passed away Jan. 30 at the age of 79. Don Benbow served as a Butler basketball…
‘The Rite’ brings Satan to life
It’s Hannibal Lector meets Satan. That should tell you how disturbing “The Rite” is, from its sinister beginning to its horrific climax. Starring Anthony Hopkins, the newest movie about exorcisms, Catholicism and the people who are affected by them is perhaps one of the most insightful—and truthful—looks into the subject. It will definitely have those…
Hitting the town for the day of love
Roses are red and violets are blue. Valentine’s Day is approaching, so what should you do? If you are without plans for Valentine’s Day, there is still time to decide what to do, but that time is running out. Whether you have someone special in your life, are just going alone or are hanging out…
We can’t be neutral in Egypt conflict
[imagebrowser id=10]For the past few weeks, it has been difficult to turn on the television or go on the Internet without seeing a headline about the unrest in Egypt. The graphic videos of the protests in the streets of Cairo are stirring and clearly show the amount of contempt the Egyptian people have toward their…
Bright Eyes harkens back to roots
Bright Eyes’ upcoming release, “The People’s Key,” marks Conor Oberst’s return to the name that first brought him indie fame. Rumored to be his last album with Bright Eyes, the album is a journey through a variety of musical techniques and styles. Although Oberst’s thematic material has evolved over the course of several albums, this…
Why is my Blackboard in Spanish?
Some Butler University students may have needed to brush up on their language skills when their “What’s New” section on Blackboard recently changed to Spanish. In a “Blackboard News” statement released on the site, Information Technology said the problem arose from fixing a separate issue. “It resulted last weekend when we fixed the issue of…