Author: Nate

  • SGA defines Butler with ideals statement

    Most students in Student Government Association assembly rallied against an honor code but passed a similar measure, called the Student Ideals Statement, last semester. The Student Ideals Statement will be placed in about 30 classrooms, spaces and lobbies around campus. Senior Michael Tirman, a finance and music history major and member of the Council on…

  • Civil rights, marriage should be extended to all

    Marriage is a civil right that under the Constitution cannot be denied to any citizen based on race, religion, gender or sexuality. America prides itself on equality before the law. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court upheld the rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to continue their hate–mongering protests at soldiers’ funerals. Yet this past…

  • Bulldogs keep making us proud

    During the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships, fans often forget that the athletes playing the games are also college students. But Butler University hasn’t forgotten. Although some of its students are athletes, they are always students before anything else. We at The Butler Collegian, are proud to say that Butler athletes are able to…

  • Gauson, Legg break track records

    While many students were focused on Butler basketball, senior Kris Gauson was focused on making history at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame March 5. He became the second runner in Butler history and the 21st runner with Scottish citizenship to break the four-minute mile mark. “He’s a member of an exclusive club now,”…

  • Disaster in Japan should inspire a transition away from nuclear energy

    After the March 11 tsunami in Japan, there has been extreme concern about high levels of radiation in the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant. This concern has captured viewers around the world, nervous that the reactors will blow, creating a nuclear meltdown similar to the disaster now known as Chernobyl, which occurred…

  • Media misses the mark after Japan

    For the past three weeks, it seems that every report to come out of Japan regarding the earthquake and subsequent tsunami is worsening. The footage is gut wrenching and the tragedy is horrific. However, the American media never ceases to amaze me and continues to zero in on the nuclear fallout in the region. Every…

  • Stevens sees glasses as secret weapon

    Related Links: VIDEO | Basketball team gets warm welcome at Hinkle Butler men’s basketball upsets Florida; advances to Final Four Photo Gallery | Bulldogs celebrate Florida upset Many basketball fans around the country have been wondering how Butler made it back to the Final Four this year, especially without Gordon Hayward. The answer lies within…

  • Women’s golf grabs Butler Invite title

    By Colin Likas and Matt Rhinesmith Junior Michele Nash finished her first day of play in the Butler Spring Invitational with a four stroke advantage on her nearest competitor. By the end of the tournament, Nash had captured her second individual victory of the season, winning by 12 strokes and leading the Bulldogs to a…

  • Softball splits doubleheader

    Following a 9-1 showing at the Rebel Games during spring break, the Butler softball team went 2-3 against its three opponents. The most recent competition for the Bulldogs (13-9, 1-1 HL) was a doubleheader at UIC on Saturday. After capturing a victory in the opener, Butler dropped the second game to the Flames (10-13, 1-1…