Author: Nate

  • Butler to host women’s Horizon tourney

    Butler head women’s soccer coach Tari St. John said she and her staff knew all along that there was something special about this year’s squad. The Bulldogs (8-10, 6-2 HL) proved their coaches right when they clinched the Horizon League regular season championship on Sunday. The Butler women’s soccer team will host the Horizon League…

  • Bulldogs top Ramblers, remain unbeaten

    The Butler men’s soccer team will look to stay undefeated when it travels to Bloomington, Ind., to face Indiana tonight. Head coach Kelly Findley said he is ready to face the challenge the Hoosiers (8-4-2) pose. “We’re playing very well,” Findley said. “We’re not planning on doing anything different than we’ve already done; just going…

  • Football allows field goal in closing seconds, loses homecoming contest

    It seemed the Butler football team had their homecoming tilt against Morehead State wrapped up with less than a minute remaining in the game. Instead, the Bulldogs (3-5, 1-4 PFL) will spend the next few days before Oct. 30’s conference game against Valparaiso wondering how they managed to drop another Pioneer Football League contest. Butler…

  • La Piedad offers authentic Mexican food at college wallet prices

    Thinking about traveling across the border for some authentic Mexican food? You only have to travel as far as Broad Ripple. La Piedad has authentic style Mexican food and an atmosphere that places guests right in the heart of Mexico. Mariachi music is softly played overhead and the restaurant is decorated with colorful flags and…

  • STAFF EDITORIAL | Free speech for Westboro

    Westboro Baptist Church, established in 1955 by Pastor Fred Phelps, has gained recent publicity due to their members protesting at fallen soldiers’ funerals with signs that read “God hates fags” and “Thank God for dead soldiers.” The case of Westboro Baptist Church protesting at the funeral of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder has now reached…

  • Big hits not worthy of big punishments

    The intense reaction of the National Football League office to “big hits” is an overreaction. A recent increase in the number of head-to-head hits and other injury-causing tackles has led the NFL office to adjust the new standard for these hits: a personal foul penalty, game ejection, heavy fine and short suspension. I often support…

  • Homecoming 2010: Butler goes international students participate in decorating, celebrating

    Butler University’s campus was filled with students excited to participate in homecoming events last week. The theme of homecoming this year was Butler University’s International Tour. Information about events was sent out via messages from the “Butler Homecoming 2010” Facebook group created by Special Events Chair of Program Board Brittany Dorsett to reign in as…

  • Ben Folds rocks Clowes Hall

    It did not take long for each successive song to blend together, making the Ben Folds concert on Oct. 23 at Clowes Memorial Hall an experience, and not just a set list. After opening act Filligar finished their final song, the amplifiers, guitars and keyboard were hurriedly scooted and shuffled off of the stage. The…

  • Students attend youth conference

    This past weekend, Butler University students had the opportunity to attend the Interfaith Youth Core Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference took place Oct. 22-24 at the Interfaith Youth Core Conference’s Student Leadership Institute. Sophomore Ryan Anderson and junior Brendan Quinn were joined by faculty mentor Mark Fogelsong. According to its Web site, ifyc.org, IFYC…