Author: Nate

  • To close, or not to close

    JULIANNE STRIBIAK | Staff Reporter Extreme cold paired with snow and ice has left students wondering if classes will be delayed or cancelled many times in 2014. Last week, students had two delayed starts due to cold temperatures. Campus was also closed from 5 p.m. last night until 10 a.m. this morning, as of press…

  • Men’s basketball earns first Big East road win

    BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Balance was the name of the game for the Butler men’s basketball team on Wednesday night, as the Bulldogs visited Seton Hall. Butler (12-9, 2-7) used solid defense and key shots down the stretch to down the Pirates (12-9, 3-5) 64-57, grabbing their first Big East road win.…

  • Younger Students Should Reconsider Early Signing

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | News Editor Attention sophomores: It is not imperative that you sign away a year of your freedom, opportunities and money almost two years in advance. I am talking about off-campus housing, otherwise referred to as “senior housing,” by some. I do understand the pressure to find the perfect house to live in…

  • Women’s Basketball Beats Providence

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s basketball team (9-11, 4-5) defeated the Providence Friars (6-14, 1-8) in a Big East Conference matchup by a score of 72-69 on Tuesday night in a nail-biter. Junior guard Taylor Schippers knocked down a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in the game to win it for the…

  • What Would We Do?

    NATALIE SMITH | Assistant News Editor “Shots fired on campus. The last thing you’d expect to hear.” This is the first line from a video Butler University Police Department tweeted Friday evening outlining the options someone has if faced with an active shooter situation. BUPD Assistant Chief of Police Andy Ryan said the message of…

  • Freshmen Beginning Water Polo Club

    BEN SIECK | Sports Editor Butler is well on its way to adding another club sports team. Co-ed water polo will likely be the latest club opportunity for Butler students to take part in. Freshman Liam Hansen is the club’s president and founder. The club has written a constitution, and Hansen said he anticipates it…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Teachers’ Sensitivity to Book Costs Needs Improvement

    Butler University professors need to put students first when deciding what books they will use in class. Professors should evaluate their students’ financial burden when deciding what books will be used. Professors should also think twice before assigning a book with their name on it. Professors who peddle their own books can be found across…

  • Struggles and Perseverance Pay Off

    BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter   Butler University presented ‘An Evening with Lee Daniels’ as part of the Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series at Clowes Memorial Hall Wednesday night. Daniels recently directed and produced the film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” which played in movie theaters across America. It grossed more than $200 million and is…

  • Speaker’s Corner Raises Free Speech Concerns

    KATIE GOODRICH | Assistant News Editor Butler University’s free speech policies will undergo changes to make the policies and process clearer for students wishing to demonstrate on campus. “Really, we don’t have any formal guidelines (on free speech) per se,” said Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs, “besides the time, place and manner approach,…