Author: Nate

  • ‘Your Highness’ low quality filmmaking

    Trying to compare “Your Highness” to any other movie made in the past few years is nearly impossible. It is the first of its genre: a medieval stoner comedy, and a very odd one at that. Starring James Franco, Danny McBride and Natalie Portman, this film is full of vulgar jokes, drug references and cringe-worthy…

  • Brimmer earns Apple award

    Tim Brimmer, associate professor of music education and technology, received the Apple Distinguished Educator award for teachers that are pioneers in using a variety of Apple  Inc. products to transform teaching and learning in their classrooms. Brimmer was presented with this award for his innovative use of technology in the field of music. He is…

  • Amendment exempting EOC candidates for class officers struck down

    Student Government Association assembly struck down a constitutional amendment today, barring president-elect Al Carroll’s choice for parliamentarian from serving. The constitution does not allow any member of the Election Oversight Committee to be a candidate for any class officer position, SGA executive board member or other leadership role in SGA. The amendment, which drew only…

  • Despite Republican complaints on president’s plan, coalition is way to go

    To respectfully disagree with Karl Rove and most of the Republican presidential hopefuls, I believe the President’s coalition is the right solution to Moammar Gadhafi and Libya’s civil war. President Obama probably should have asked for a declaration of war against Gadhafi’s Libya. But there is a precedent for U.S. police action. Both the Korean…

  • ‘One Day Without Shoes’ raises awareness

    The ground was cold on Tuesday. Sophomore Christen Schwarz said that was her  first realization as she stepped outside barefoot to support “One Day Without Shoes.” The event strives to raise awareness about people in other countries who don’t own a pair of shoes. Tom’s Shoes, a footwear company that donates one pair of shoes…

  • Butler’s media darling: Mascot becomes furry face of Butler

    Butler Blue II became a media sensation at last year’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four, and this year, his stardom rose to a whole new level. “It’s come on a lot sooner this year and the level of intensity and interest has risen,” Michael Kaltenmark, Blue’s handler, said. “Last year, there wasn’t much…

  • Men’s tennis limps into conference play

    A bruised and battered Butler men’s tennis team fell to the Green Bay Phoenix Saturday, 6-1. Senior Bryce Warren, in action for the first time since March 6, teamed with senior Chris Herron to pick up a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-7. Senior Brandon Bayliss also won for the Bulldogs (4-11, 1-1 HL), taking…

  • ‘Sucker Punch’ delivers weak blow

    It’s a fantasy within a fantasy that manages to feel like both a video game and a sick pervert’s imagination. It’s not that “Sucker Punch,” which features the acting talents of Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung, is bad. Well, actually I take that back. It is. There is a…

  • Education reform affects future teachers

    While heated education reform debates across the nation are reaching an apex, many professionals in the education field believe legislators are focusing too much on the placement and control of power instead of students’ best interests. Issues being addressed by legislatures in Indiana and other states include the expansion of charter schools and voucher programs,…