Rock and metal singer Serj Tankian is releasing a new studio album Sept. 21. Expect political outcry, string accompaniment and the ex-System of a Down lead man’s unmistakable croon. “Imperfect Harmonies” is the singer’s second solo album. His first album after the hiatus with metal band System of a Down, “Elect the Dead,” featured heavy…
Changing the game: Downloadable content takes ‘Dead Rising 2’ to the next level
BY ANDREW BINDRIM | CONTRIBUTING WRITER With video gaming becoming a more social experience over the last few years, games that are single-player based and don’t feature a multiplayer experience are finding it harder to make the sales they used to. However, downloadable content (DLC) allows players to buy new feaures for existing games for…
Fishers-based restaurants provide perfect opportunity for dinner and dessert
Sitting in a cozy brick building right next to the railroad tracks is the Nickel Plate Bar and Grill. With burgers like the Amtrak, the Rocket and the Chicago Rapid Transit, this restaurant is a favorite spot for all ages on any given day of the week. To start your meal off right, I suggest…
Butler students build a show choir from the jazz hands up
Long before ABC’s hit show “Glee” created a national choral craze, the foundation for Butler University Show Choir (BUSC) was formed in the mind of club’s president, junior Eric Shoemaker. “I wanted to start a show choir simply because I knew it was something I loved to do,” Shoemaker said. “I knew Butler didn’t have…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Parking least of our concerns
As we head into week two of classes, Butler’s largest-ever freshman class is beginning to familiarize themselves with the campus and its workings. Certainly more than a few of them will pick up the September 1st issue of the Collegian, open to the opinion section, and see that the most pressing issue for the Collegian…
Backing away from Blackboard
Nearly everything I have to read for my classes is posted on Blackboard. Whether I print the pages 10 minutes before class or two days before, finding them on the Web site was never a hassle—not until this year. The new configuration of Blackboard is confusing, as well as redundant, and has interfered with my…
Seriously, too much information
As an integrated communications major, I am all for social media. As a matter of fact, I am simultaneously checking Facebook as I am writing this column. But as much of an advocate as I am for using the great trends of today’s society, I think some people have taken it too far. Let…
A new drug abuse on campus
Prescription drug abuse has been a rising problem among college students for several years, according to researchers at the University of Kentucky. Though it is the second highest drug problem in the U.S. today, prescription drug abuse has received little media attention compared to abuse of other substances like marijuana and cocaine. Recently, campaigns against…
STAFF EDITORIAL | PrintSmart keeps students environmentally conscious
To print or not to print—that is the question. Many students at Butler are facing this issue as the university experiments with the new paper allocation program, PrintSmart, which was unveiled this year. The Butler Collegian believes this program could be beneficial to the university as a whole. We are optimistic about giving PrintSmart a…
Policies change to make transfer process ‘easy and simple’
Significant improvements to the Butler University transfer student process have created a more efficient registration and integration period. “Before the university made changes, transfer students would go through a more complex registration process than freshmen because they had to figure out which of their credits transfer and how they transfer,” Student Development Specialist Jennifer Kaschner…