Students are trying to make sense of tragedy after losing a second member of the Butler community in just four days. Sixth-year pharmacy student Cameron King died on Sunday. Information about the circumstances surrounding his death has not been released. Friends and fellow Lamda Chi Alpha fraternity brothers remember King as a dedicated and helpful…
Breast cancer nonprofits may not benefit from ‘pink’ products
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but could the products we buy to support breast cancer research actually be contributing to the problem? The claim made by sources, such as a GOOD magazine online editorial, is that breast cancer awareness marketing is both misleading and hypocritical. Consumers are being urged to consider the reality of…
Pharmacy outreach provides real world experience
Only a year into its existence, the Butler University Community Outreach Pharmacy is growing and expanding their impact to the Indianapolis community. The pharmacy opened in August 2009 after Indiana University medical students contacted Butler pharmacy students about an opportunity to join them in their non-profit medical clinic. “We provide pharmaceutical care for the impoverished,”…
Faculty Artist Series continues
You could hear the joyful noise spilling out of Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall. Sarah Eyerly, assistant professor of music history at Butler University, was lecturing to an audience of about 50, and the audience was singing back. Eyerly discussed the worship music of the Moravian Church, an 18th century utopian community. After the lecture, Eyerly led…
Movie shows realities behind beauty
The National Eating Disorders Association reported that 10 million females and 1 million males in the United States struggle with eating disorders. The association found 80 percent of women surveyed expressed dissatisfaction with their bodies. The students of Peers Advocating Wellness for Students want to do something to change this. According to Sarah Barnes, PAWS…
College of miscommunication?
The head of a student organization filed a complaint with the Council on Presidential Affairs about the College of Communication after several posters promoting a speaker were removed from the Fairbanks Center. Senior Jonathan Spear, president of ADrenaline, Butler University’s advertising club, said he felt his club’s free speech rights were being violated by the…
Pitching still matters in the playoffs
If any readers out there ever own a Major League Baseball team and want to make the playoffs, build your team around great pitching. Don’t get reeled in by some guy who can hit the long ball. Be boring. Get some great pitchers. Sure, I have grown up watching steroids era baseball and have seen…
PK keeps soccer undefeated
The Butler men’s soccer team protected its flawless record Saturday when senior captain Ben Sippola netted a penalty kick in overtime versus UIC. The dramatic ending gave the Bulldogs (10-0, 4-0 HL) a 2-1 win over the Flames (3-7, 1-3 HL), now down to eighth in the league. The dramatic ending was a fitting one…
A more than delicious Taste
If you have not been to Taste Café, then you have not experienced what food is supposed to taste like. Maybe that is why it is called Taste. Taste Café primarily specializes in breakfast and lunch but has recently begun serving dinner as well on Wednesday and Thursday nights. For first timers entering the restaurant,…
‘Modern Family’ sets the bar for sitcoms
When “Modern Family” debuted in the Fall of 2009, ABC appeared to have a lasting comedy show in the making. Show creators Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan had written and produced for previous comedy hits such as “Frasier” and “Just Shoot Me.” The cast is made up of relatively unknown actors but is anchored by…