Last night, the Butler men’s basketball team did what it had not done since 2006—lose a game by 15 or more points. Louisville’s full-court pressure and solid shooting from the field led to the first loss of the season for the No. 18 Bulldogs (1-1). The dunks, defense and the deep bench of the Cardinals…
Men’s basketball defeats Marian 83-54 in season opener
Junior Shelvin Mack had a game-high 20 points as Butler defeated the Marian Knights, 83-54, to the season opener of their 2010-11 campaign. Almost 7,000 fans showed up to watch the game, including pregame festivities, which included the unveiling of the banner commemorating last season’s run to the Final Four. Fans from both sides cheered…
Allums, GW set positive example for nation
The women’s basketball team at George Washington University, located in our nation’s capital, has a new challenge ahead of it. For the first time in the history of Division I NCAA athletics, there will be an openly transgendered athlete. Junior Kye Allums, who is biologically a female, but will eventually undergo hormone therapy to become…
Panthers pummel Bulldogs for tournament title
The Butler women’s soccer team saw its season end Sunday in the championship match of the 2010 Horizon League Women’s Soccer Tournament, falling to Milwaukee, 5-0. Panthers’ (12-6-2, 6-2 HL) junior Sarah Hagen, the Horizon League Player of the Year, scored two goals and assisted on another to spark a huge second half for the…
Women’s basketball wins regular season warm-up
On Sunday, Butler women’s head basketball coach Beth Couture got a glimpse of the team she will be working with for the 2010-11 season. The Bulldogs trounced Hillsdale College 80-66 in their final exhibition game before the regular season opens this weekend. “I think with any preseason or exhibition game, its purpose is to show…
Football falls in home finale
The Butler football team held offensive juggernaut Jacksonville to just 24 points last Saturday but were unable to score enough points of their own to get a victory. Jacksonville (9-1, 7-0 PFL) came to Indianapolis having scored more than 50 points in each of its last three games, but Butler (4-6, 2-5 PFL) struggled in…
Men’s soccer claims Players of the Year, right to host
The Butler men’s soccer team will head into the Horizon League conference tournament as the No. 1 seed and host after a tie versus Cleveland State Nov. 5. “I think for our guys and for our staff, it felt like a loss,” Butler head coach Kelly Findley said. “We were disappointed not to send our…
‘Due Date’ fails to deliver
Zach Galifianakis’ character, Ethan Tremblay, in the new comedy “Due Date” is sloppy, rude, backwards and lovable. Too bad it’s impossible to love the movie. Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is a high strung architect trying to make it back to Los Angeles for the birth of his child. Before his plane is ready to…
Jordan Jazz unites students, professionals
By Emily Delaney Jordan Jazz, the vocal jazz ensemble at Butler, will host the Indiana Vocal Jazz Fest, an annual event which brings high school students to campus to learn vocal jazz. Directed by Tim Brimmer, Jordan Jazz has invited high school students from across Indiana and the Midwest to come to campus for a…
The price of democracy
With the amount of money spent on the past midterm elections at an estimated $4 billion, a new record has certainly been reached. This begs the question—was it worth it? I don’t think so. The smoke has settled and the results are in for most of the races in the country. With a dominating performance…