Author: Nate

  • Aslan addresses Islam in America

    Clowes Memorial Hall was packed with students, faculty and community members on Tuesday evening, all waiting to hear Reza Aslan speak on “The Future of Islam.” According to his Web site rezaaslan.com, Aslan is an “internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions.” His first book, “No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of…

  • Homecoming evokes Butler pride

    Some mornings I wake up so exhausted that I don’t want to attend my classes. Some days, I let my shoulders drop dejectedly when I discover the seven articles posted on Blackboard that I have to read for class.  Some days, I make more than one Starbucks run in order to finish that English paper.…

  • Lester makes transition from basketball to volleyball

    Susan Lester walked off the basketball court at the end of Butler’s first-round loss in last year’s Women’s National Invitation Tournament as one of the most accomplished players in Bulldog history. She had just been named the 2010 Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year and was named to the 2010 Horizon League All-Tournament Team.…

  • What happens after midterm elections?

    I have been a Republican for quite some time now. I can recall, in the second grade, being devastated when Bob Dole lost the Presidential election, as I was the only one in my class to vote for him in the mock election. I can also remember my joy and excitement in 2000 when George…

  • King remembered by peers, fraternity brothers

    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…