Author: Nate

  • Butler defeats Cleveland State, rides eight-game win streak to finals

    The Butler Bulldogs will ride an eight-game winning streak into the final game of the 2011 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship where they will face host Milwaukee. Butler has tied Xavier’s record of six consecutive Horizon League appearances in the league championship game. Senior guard Shawn Vanzant scored a season-high 18 points, all in the…

  • PHOTO GALLERY | Senior Day at Hinkle Fieldhouse

    Check out these photos from Senior Day at Hinkle Fieldhouse after the men’s basketball game! [imagebrowser id=15]

  • Women’s golf finishes second at first spring competition

    The Butler women’s golf team began its spring season in strong form with a second place finish among a 10-team field in Birmingham, Ala. Three Bulldogs—sophomore Julia Porter, junior Clare Cornelius and junior Michele Nash—finished in the top 10 at the two-day Ann Rhodes Invitational, which was played at the Oxmoor Valley Golf Course February…

  • Al Carroll on winning SGA president, moving forward

    After more than 36 hours of tallying votes and considering candidate violations, Student Government Association officials declared Al Carroll to be 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 Wednesday just before 4 p.m. “He was trying…

  • Ring announces SGA president at meeting

    Editor’s Note: Look for updated coverage of the SGA presidential election in the next few hours. SGA assembly welcomed a new president this week and awarded its first grants of the semester. Current parliamentarian Al Carroll will serve as the next SGA president, president Chris Ring announced. Carroll thanked everyone for voting and assured members…

  • Shelley tackles issues in COE address

    Embrace change. That was the challenge Dean Ena Shelley presented at the first State of the College of Education address Tuesday night. The dean held the address in order to hear the voices of her college and motivate them to embrace the college’s vision of change. “Every member of the College of Education has to…

  • SGA president-elect still undetermined

    Despite the larger student body, fewer students voted in Monday’s Student Government election. Numbers are down nearly 15 percent from last year’s election. 1,076 students voted this year, compared to the 1,232 that cast ballots last year. Candidates for next year’s SGA executive board are awaiting the results from Monday’s election as of press time.…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | New gun bill spurs concerns

    On Feb. 14, a bill was passed in the Indiana Senate that would permit individuals to carry firearms in Indiana municipal buildings, such as Conseco Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium. While we understand the intentions of the bill, we hesitate to support allowing individuals carrying loaded handguns in highly trafficked areas. A common misconception of…

  • Adjunct receives national sportswriting award

    The United States Basketball Association has presented an adjunct professor in the Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism with a 2010 Best Writing Award. Woods received the award for the Indianapolis Star article he wrote during Butler’s Final Four run titled, “Butler’s Miracle Run Continues.” “Honestly, I’m a little embarrassed,” Woods said.  “It was kind…