Author: Nate

  • International dinner spotlights diversity: ¡ Viva Mexico! draws in students, faculty, community

    Butler University’s 21st Annual International Dinner brought students, faculty and community members to the Reilly Room on Saturday. Each year, the dinner features a different part of the world, and this year’s theme was ¡Viva Mexico! The event is organized by the International Club Executive Board and was sponsored by Student Government Association and REACH.…

  • Broad Ripple parking prices to increase

    Indianapolis drivers will soon pay more and later into the evening for metered parking. On March 28, rates will rise from 75 cents to $1 per hour in parts of downtown and in Broad Ripple. Metered hours will run Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., starting the same day. Currently, metered parking…

  • Carroll to focus on communication as next SGA president

    After more than 36 hours of tallying votes and considering candidate violations, Student Government Association officials declared Al Carroll to serve as SGA president for the next academic year. The sophomore from Titusville, Fla., was nervous when he received a phone call from current SGA president Chris Ring last Wednesday, just before 4 p.m. “He…

  • Davies suspended for sex

    Brigham Young starting sophomore forward Brandon Davies was suspended by his school for the remainder of the 2010-11 college basketball season. While academic shortcomings and intra-squad fights are not uncommon reasons for temporary suspensions during the college basketball season, the reason for Davies’ suspension is unique to BYU and perhaps alien to the rest of…

  • TRUE LIFE: I’M A JAVA JAMS WINNER with Lauren King and Katie Pederson

    The Collegian asked 2011 Java Jams winners Lauren King and Katie Pederson about what makes them unique as musicians. Favorite song: KP: “The Cave,” by Mumford & Sons. LK: “White Balloons,” by Sick Puppies Favorite musician: KP: Jon Foreman LK: Imogen Heap Favorite lyrics that you have written: KP: “Even in my most impractical of…

  • Let the Libyan people decide

    In Benghazi’s city square, a banner 15 feet tall reads, in English:  “No foreign intervention. Libyan people can manage it alone.” Initial reports state that Libyan government thugs and mercenaries have massacred nearly 1,000 protesters. It’s probably going to get worse. How can we stand by and let more people die when we could prevent…

  • PHOTO GALLERY | Bulldog Jog

    The 19th annual Bulldog jog took place Saturday, March 5 at 9 a.m., starting in front of Hinkle Fieldhouse near 49th Street. [imagebrowser id=17]

  • Third time’s a charm: Win earns team automatic NCAA berth

    The Butler men’s basketball team won its seventh Horizon League tournament championship, a conference record, with a 59-44 victory over the Milwaukee Panthers Tuesday to secure an automatic NCAA tournament berth. The win was the Bulldogs’ first against the Panthers in three meetings this season and was Butler’s 30th conference tournament victory, also a league…

  • About us – Lance Rinker

    Lance Rinker, Assistant Sports Editor | Contact the author | View Article Archive Lance is a sophomore from Small Town USA (Alexandria, Ind.) Majoring in electronic media and minoring in journalism, he would love to someday work in the sports realm. Lance has grown up a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and bleeds Cubbie blue.  He…