Author: Nate

  • Inaugural Big East season update: Butler’s athletics department weighs in on the changes taking place off the court

    BEN SIECK | Sports Editor The Butler men’s basketball team’s inaugural season in the Big East Conference has been difficult at times on the hardwood. Off the hardwood, however, Butler is flourishing when it comes to the team. Associate Athletic Director Mike Freeman said the team may be in a rough patch—currently sitting at 2-7…

  • Lifeline Law endorsed

    KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Butler’s Student Government Association is lobbying for proposed amendments to the Indiana Lifeline Law. SGA voted on a resolution to support the bill that is currently in Indiana’s House of Representatives. If voted on this session, the bill could go into effect by July 1, 2014. The bill expands…

  • Men win, women drop third in a row

    MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s tennis team improved its record to 3-1 last weekend after picking up wins against Dayton and Valparaiso. The Bulldogs kicked off their weekend Friday, squeaking by Dayton in a 4-3 nailbiter. The Bulldogs managed to shake off a rough start-—losing the doubles point and two of the…

  • Players, coaches weigh in on first Big East season

    MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor The Butler men’s basketball team’s 2013-2014 season has mirrored the transformation of Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. After a 10-2 start in non-conference play, it appeared the Bulldogs’ inaugural season in the Big East Conference might be one for the history books. The team has struggled out of the…

  • Presidential Involvement: SGA head Craig Fisher relishes chances to interact with Butler community

    KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Pole vaulting 10 feet into the air can be worrying, as is leading one’s first student assembly as Student Government Association president. Craig Fisher knows both of these fears. “That very first assembly, I was pretty nervous,” said Fisher, Butler University Student Government Association  president. “They give you this gavel. It…

  • Showing her work face to face

    VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Bold colors and words make bold statements in student theatre showcases this week. Theatre majors will showcase their hard work and creativity during senior capstone projects starting this Friday and Saturday. First, this weekend, senior Katie Shamory will showcase her passion for makeup design and its development during her time…

  • Still (city) Life

    BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter Nineteen formerly gray and bleak traffic boxes on the east side of Indianapolis are now brightly painted visions of community, hope and public safety. Volunteers transformed these everyday objects into canvases as part of Foundation East’s street art movement. Foundation East is an organization that aims to improve life on…

  • Students ask for alternative food options

    MORGAN LEGEL | Columnist Going to college is hard. Going to college with a budget and limited food options is the worst. We all are aware we go to a private school in the process of an expansion, but that does not mean we should have to deal with an inadequate food delivery system. Schools…

  • Surge of sophomores signing senior houses

    SARAH STOESZ | Staff Reporter Sophomores are signing leases for their off-campus senior houses earlier than in previous years. Weybright Real Estate owns about 50 of the off-campus senior houses.  After a wave of signings in January, only 10 of its houses are available to be leased for the 2015-2016 school year, said Brooke Lewis,…