Author: Nate

  • SGA presidential candidates face off

    Communication and involvement were this year’s buzzwords at the Student Government Association presidential debate. Candidates sophomore Al Carroll and junior Anna Roueche squared off Tuesday night in a debate moderated by Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson. Both of their platforms included allowing everyone in the Butler community to come and speak at assembly,…

  • Howard named nation’s top student-athlete

    Butler senior Matt Howard has been named the 2010-11 NCAA Division I Academic All-American of the Year. “It’s a tremendous and well-deserved honor,” Butler head coach Brad Stevens said in a statement yesterday. “When you’re dreaming of coaching and you think of the guy who’s going to give you everything he has and represent your…

  • Bulls, Thunder will boost NBA’s image

    Over the past eight or so years, the basketball provided by the National Basketball Association hasn’t been fun to watch. That might be a bold statement to make about one of America’s three major professional sports leagues, but just look at the Neilsen television ratings for the NBA playoffs before and after the 2002 lockout.…

  • “Virus Hunter” studies epidemics, infectious diseases

    Through his study of how epidemic diseases stem from human contact with infected animals, Nathan Wolfe is hoping to identify viruses before they become a threat. A leading mind in epidemiology and virology, Wolfe spoke on last night as part of Butler University’s 2010-11 J. James Woods Lectures in the Science and Mathematics Series. “Wolfe…

  • The Obama Budget

    On Feb. 14, President Obama submitted his proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year,  which runs from October 2011 through September 2012. As expected, the budget was almost instantly met with criticism from the Republican Caucus with claims that not enough is being done to curb government spending. While I agree with the Republican delegation…

  • Fighting against classroom bullying

    Professors in Butler University’s College of Education are working to raise awareness about bullying and training future teachers to combat it in their classrooms. Students are learning ways to prevent bullying and also to ensure kids that they can ask for help if they are being bullied. ”The beginning of the year is not the…

  • Softball finishes strong down South

    The Butler softball team felt dirt under their cleats for the first time this season when they participated in Mississippi State’s Bulldog Round-Robin Tournament in Starkville, Miss., during the weekend. Butler went 1-3 on the road trip, with the win coming in the tournament’s Sunday finale versus Louisiana Tech. Junior first baseman Erin Falkenberry hit…

  • Midwinter Festival brings showcases to Butler

    When Professor Susan McGuire of the dance department choreographed her piece for this week’s Midwinter Dance Festival back in 2005, she was inspired by Indonesian folk music and based it on a community coping with disaster. After she had decided on the theme and structure, Indonesia was struck with a tsunami. “It was a very…

  • Student named outstanding teacher

    A little boy wouldn’t smile or talk.  His teacher wrote him off as a student with too many special needs to progress. Senior education major Marie Spear didn’t. She created a puppet, “Tommy Trash,” to teach the boy about recycling. Together, Spear and the boy made a video with Tommy Trash to show the rest…