Author: Nate

  • German coach visits Butler baseball

    For Benji Kleiner, it all started during a field trip in his home country, Germany. A classmate brought a baseball bat along on the trip. Kleiner, who was 11 at the time, decided to join his classmates in a pickup game of baseball on a nearby field. “We just decided to try it,” Kleiner said.…

  • Individuals set personal bests at Notre Dame

    The Alex Wilson Invitational was a meet full of personal records for four members of Butler’s men’s and women’s track teams. Senior Kris Gauson, sophomores Craig Jordan and Kirsty Legg and freshman Ross Clarke competed in the Notre Dame-hosted invitational, which was a last-chance qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Gauson, Jordan and Clarke competed…

  • Soccer’s Cardona headed to PSU

    Butler University sophomore Julian Cardona, a forward on the men’s soccer team, will transfer to Penn State University next fall to play soccer as a Nittany Lion. “I have enjoyed my experiences and time at Butler,” Cardona said. “But I am also very excited for the new and different set of opportunities that lie ahead…

  • Women’s basketball grabs No. 2 seed

    In the last regular season game for the Bulldogs, senior guards Brittany Bowen and Alyssa Pittman assured a victory and the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League tournament. Bowen was named to the All-Horizon League second team, her first time receiving the honor. “Brittany has had a great career at Butler,” head coach Beth…

  • Helen of Troy had many sides

    Helen of Troy may not have been who you thought she was. Bettany Hughes, author, historian and broadcaster, was at Butler on Friday to present her lecture titled “Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore; How to Write the Biography of a Hole.” Her book, “Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore,” has been translated into 12…

  • Fresh food delights at Monon

    Monon Food Company is a small eclectic restaurant a short walk down the Monon Trail from the busy main strip of Broad Ripple. It offers a wide variety of different food selections and is open for lunch and dinner. The restaurant itself is small, with most tables packed tightly together, resulting in a somewhat claustrophobic…

  • What it means to be a ‘woman of distinction’

    With nominations for this years Woman of Distinction Award due last week, last year’s recipients reflected on how the honor has impacted them. Each year, the Woman of Distinction award is given to a student, a faculty member and a staff member in honor of Women’s History Month. Butler defines a woman of distinction as…

  • Tennis starts new streak

    After DePaul ended the Butler women’s tennis team’s five-match winning streak, the Bulldogs started a new one by outlasting Ball State. Butler (6-4) saved itself from losing two road matches by defeating the Cardinals, 7-0. The Bulldogs’ sweep of the Cardinals (6-7) came in straight sets in all but one match. “I believe that our…

  • Two new political groups join campus

    There are two new political groups on campus—one focused on human rights and the other on libertarianism. Amnesty International Butler’s chapter of Amnesty International recently returned to campus after a short hiatus. Amnesty International is an organization that focuses on human rights around the world—a mission that includes working with political prisoners, ensuring fair trials…