Author: Nate

  • Women’s tennis extends win streak to four

    With wins against conference foes Green Bay and Milwaukee, the Butler women’s tennis team is in the midst of its second four-game winning streak of the season. After defeating the Phoenix (2-11, 1-6 HL) and the Panthers (10-8, 3-4 HL), the Bulldogs (10-6, 3-0 HL) are preparing for a five-game homestand against five league opponents.…

  • Study shows students shouldn’t text in class

    Texting during class may end up hurting your grades in the long run. Mandy Gingerich, an assistant professor of psychology, does an in-class exercise that yields data about effect of texting on grades in her cognitive processes course. Gingerich said last January, when she led a participant idea exchange at the National Institute for the…

  • Arts & Culture Club hosts first annual JCFA Showcase

    The Butler University community can look forward to one more tradition being added to its annual calendar of events—the JCFA Artist Showcase. Butler’s Arts & Culture Club is hosting the showcase Friday in Lilly Hall in an attempt to bring arts students together. The progressive event will showcase music, theater, dance and visual arts. A…

  • SGA tables discussion on creating student senate

    While Student Government Association assembly has tabled the idea of having a student senate for now, the issue will return in the fall. Al Carroll, current SGA parliamentarian and president-elect for the 2011-12 school year, said he is unconvinced that the student senate format would be beneficial, but debate will continue. Student senates at other…

  • MBA program listed as one of best part-time programs

    Butler’s College of Business MBA program recently placed 105 out of 166 schools in U.S. News and World Report. This is the program’s first recognition in the listing. “I’m glad we finally made the report,” Dean Chuck Williams said. “We’re glad to get that recognition.” The place is earned by MBA program directors at each…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Political games hurt Indiana

    The state of Wisconsin garnered nationwide attention when legislation was proposed to cut the collective bargaining rights of state employees. Even more interesting was the Senate Democrats fleeing to Illinois to avoid voting on the measure and stalling the legislative process. In Indiana, Democrats in the House of Representatives followed suit and on Feb. 22,…

  • Track teams perform well at Poehlein Invite

    Senior Maribeth Shiell paced the Butler track and field team this weekend at the Mike Poehlein Invitational, hosted by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Shiell continued her outstanding running in the women’s 1500-meter run this weekend, finishing second with a time of 4:35.36. “She’s been running well lately, and she’s hitting times at the…

  • Butler victories unite community, create national fan base

    In light of the recent success of the Butler men’s basketball team in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships, the Butler community, as well as Indianapolis, has grown closer. We have all utilized the team’s success as a reason to unite as we cheer “our team” on to victory. It is a unique experience…

  • VIDEO | Bulldogs lose dog fight to Huskies

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