The Butler volleyball team won its final two matches of the regular season, led by the Horizon League offensive and defensive players of the week— seniors Jessie Wolfe and Katie Daprile, respectively. The Bulldogs beat Youngstown State, 3-0, Nov. 12 and Cleveland State, 3-1, Nov. 13 to secure second place in the Horizon League. The…
NHL worth some looks in my book
The National Football League’s 2010 season is underway, and the National Basketball Association recently started its season as well. But while these two professional leagues get the most airtime, there is a third that has its new season in full swing, too: the National Hockey League. But how many people in the Indianapolis area actually…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Labeling the risks of smoking
Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that they will be implementing the use of disturbing labels on cigarette packages, depicting the gruesome effects of smoking. While we at The Butler Collegian feel as though this is a step in the right direction, we do not believe that it will be as effective as…
Presidential search committee chair announced
Butler University’s Board of Trustees met last week to determine the makeup of the search committee to continue the process of finding Butler’s next president. James White, a professor emeritus of Indiana University School of Law, was made chair of the selection committee. Keith Burks, a partner with Bindley Capital Partners out of Indianapolis, will…
Students get motherly support away from home
Since Butler’s founding in 1855, house directors have been a vital aspect of Greek life on campus. “Every house is required [by the university] to have a house director,” Director of Greek Life Becky Druetzler said. Druetzler said they serve two purposes: to oversee facility management and also for student oversight. “The house directors get…
Making the case for kegs
After hearing of Butler University President Bobby Fong’s intended departure, it was not long before I feared another loss, one much more grave and closer to home. How will the departure of Fong affect the current alcohol policy? It is no secret that Fong championed forward-thinking policies concerning alcohol consumption, moving from puritanical restriction to…
COE professor recognized for commitment to students
Catherine Pangan was officially appointed as the Richard W. Guyer Chair in Education on Oct. 28. “I was stunned [when I found out I received the position],” Pangan said. “It was really neat because I found out at one of the last College of Education faculty meetings last May,” she said. “They wheeled in this…
A work in progress
Butler University students and faculty had the chance to experience an award-winning novelist’s work-in-progress Monday. Jonathan Lethem read a chapter of his novel-in-themaking as the fifth installment of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series. The Reilly Room was nearly full of people wanting to hear what he had to say. The chapter he read…
Alternative Spring Break accepting applications
The sixth annual Alternative Spring Break is in the works and looking for students who want to travel and volunteer. Students will be going to Pensacola, Fla., and partnering with Community Collaborations International, a Gulf Coast relief program, on an ecological restoration project, according to ASB President Ashley Drees. ASB was founded at Butler University…
Lyric theatre brings classics to life
By Emily Delaney Butler University’s Lyric Theatre presented a variety of opera scenes in this year’s annual recital at Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall on Nov. 11 and 12. Directed by John Schmid and W.P. Sterneman III, the Lyric Theatre is made up of students in the Jordan College of Fine Arts who audition for a place…