Butler’s planned 450-seat theater and performing arts center will be named the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. Schrott, a 1976 alumnus, announced on Jan. 28that he will commit $6.5 million toward the $13 million project. “This is something I’ve been working on with Butler over the last six to eight…
New dean brings new ideas to JCFA
Butler University appointed Ronald Caltabiano as the new dean of Jordan College of Fine Arts (JCFA) on Jan. 7. Caltabiano is currently the associate dean of San Francisco State University’s College of Creative Arts as well as being a contemporary classical composer of chamber and orchestral music. The composer’s résumé boasts a wide variety of…
Stevens selected as USA assistant
Butler men’s basketball head coach Brad Stevens has accomplished more in four years than many do in a career. The 34-year-old head coach has been the Horizon League Coach of the Year twice, earned the best Division I coaching record in the first three seasons (89-15), recorded his 100th career win faster than all but…
Women’s tennis falls to Falcons
The Butler women’s tennis team will need to retrace their steps after starting the 2011 season on the wrong foot. With a pair of home losses during the weekend, the Bulldogs dropped a 7-0 match to Miami (Ohio) on Saturday before losing to Bowling Green by the same score the next day. The Bulldogs (0-2)…
Snape to step in for Findley
On the heels of one of the best men’s soccer seasons in school history, Butler named Paul Snape as the program’s new head coach. The former University of Michigan associate head coach fills the vacancy left when Kelly Findley accepted the head coaching job at North Carolina State last month. Butler received more than 200…
Ted Williams reminds us all of the perks of second chances
At one point or another, we could all use a second chance. I used to never believe in them. In my eyes, if someone messed up once, they would obviously just squander any second chance. Then I started to realize how much I relied on second chances. I would be more comfortable bombing quizzes in…
Break causes freshmen to readjust
Eagerness to please, anxiety to begin, and motivation to improve are the feelings many Butler freshmen have about starting up school again after their first winter break. For most college freshmen this break was the first of its kind. With four weeks to themselves, students can focus on other things besides school. “Break was fun,”…
Opportunities and obstacles for campus employment
The start of a new semester can be a great opportunity for students looking for employment through Butler, but school officials say that it may be a little more difficult to find a job this semester because they’re in high demand. Student Employment Coordinator Liz Freedman said that the on-campus employment outlook is mostly a…
President makes case for spending freeze, innovation in State of the Union
On Jan. 25, President Obama delivered the highly anticipated State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. While there were certainly parts of the speech that could have been improved, in the end I thought that it was a well-written, well-delivered speech. There was a large amount of speculation from political pundits…
Valpo outlasts Butler in OT
The Butler men’s basketball team will need to find their way out of the doghouse after losing their second overtime game in six days. Hoping to recover from their home loss against Milwaukee, the Bulldogs (14-8, 6-4 HL) found themselves in a similar predicament in their next conference game. “We never dwell on a loss,”…