With tensions rising in the Korean Peninsula, the United States needs to consider its commitment to the countries and help calm the tensions without the use of military force. Since the March 26 attack on the South Korean ship Cheonan, the North Korean government has amped up its strong rhetoric against South Korea, even threatening…
Basketball fails to avenge championship loss
It wasn’t quite the sweet revenge that the Butler men’s basketball team was looking for in what was a rematch of last year’s national title game against Duke. The Bulldogs (4-3) fell to the No. 1 Blue Devils (8-0), 82-70, Saturday in the headlining game of the Carquest Auto Parts Classic at the IZOD Center…
Origin of the tradition: a look into Butler students’ favorite holiday carol
“Hey, chingedy ching, (hee-haw, hee-haw) It’s Dominick the donkey…” Students have read it in the newspapers, seen it on the news, Wikipedia-ed it online, and most of all, heard it playing throughout campus. But just how did this little “Italian Christmas donkey” make it to Butler University? The Gamma Psi chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon…
Twin tandem fuels women’s soccer success
The 2010 campaign was a historic one for the Butler women’s soccer program. After winning just three of its first 12 games, the Bulldogs finished the remainder of the season 6-2, and claimed the school’s first regular season conference title since 1996. Butler head coach Tari St. John earned Horizon League Coach of the Year…
Professor doesn’t only teach music, he lives it
Butler University professor James Briscoe helps the American Musicological Society find a spot to put on the midwest chapter’s annual event. This year, Briscoe, music history teacher, helped Butler host the event, which had more than 2,300 people in attendance. The event featured performances by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and the Indianapolis Choir. “The performances…
Faculty Senate opens doors
In an effort to reach out to the greater campus community, the Butler University Faculty Senate installed office hours in September. “We set aside an hour per week to provide an opportunity to members of the [Butler] community to come and speak with us about matters that may be concerns for the Faculty Senate to…
In defense of Facebook
I will be the first to admit it: I’m addicted. Facebook has found a way to sneak into every single day of my life. I update my statuses more than any one person should. I upload pictures like it’s my job and I love every cyber-filled second of it. Whether it’s creeping on the many…
The aftermath of WikiLeaks: WikiLeaks threatens safety, reputation
Recently, the powerful online website WikiLeaks successfully released thousands of diplomatic messages that were sent by the United States State Department about U.S. missions around the world. Many people have begun to scrutinize the website’s founder, Julian Assange, for his actions and the website itself. Personally, I feel as though the website’s actions were out…
Women’s basketball unable to clinch win at Evansville
After winning two of their last three games, the Butler women’s basketball team dropped a close one on the road to Evansville last night, 51-49. Butler (4-4) won the battle on the boards, 42-29, with senior guard Chloe Hamilton recording 10 rebounds and tying her season-high. Butler head coach Beth Couture called the game her…
Speaker addresses unclear future of journalism
She doesn’t have all the answers about the future of the journalism industry, but Susan Green isn’t afraid to try and tackle them. That was the message of Green, broadcast director of the Cronkite News Service and assistant news director in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, gave…