Author: Nate

  • Funeral is death of ‘Get Low’

    In the new film “Get Low,” Felix Bush (Robert Duvall) thinks it’s about time that he get low, but not in the way most students are probably imagining. The film is set in 1938—way before Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys made popular a song by the same name—and at 74 years old, Mr. Bush…

  • OVERTIME | Nadal’s place in history still unfastened

    World No. 1 Rafael Nadal made tennis history when he defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets, winning the US Open late Monday evening. The feat makes Nadal the seventh player in the history of tennis to earn the career Grand Slam (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open). He also became the first…

  • Additional staff at Health Center bring convenience to students

    The Butler University Health Center is offering more services to students by adding both a psychiatrist and a full-time doctor to the staff. DeLynn Williams will provide psychiatric services to Butler students and faculty. Williams attended medical school at Morehouse School of Medicine and completed her residency at Indiana University. Right now, there are 11…

  • Girls rule, boys drool: Kirsty Legg named Horizon League Athlete of the Week

    After emerging from her first track season nationally ranked as the fifth-fastest freshman in the mile, the well-rehearsed strides of sophomore Kirsty Legg are starting to pay off. The Horizon League named Legg the Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week Sept. 6 after finishing the University of Illinois’ 4K Illini Challenge in 14:16.0 and…

  • Football slips at Youngstown

    After a tough road loss at Youngstown State bringing the team to 1-1, Butler looks forward to matching up against Taylor University in their first home game this Saturday, September 18th. Playing under the lights in front of a crowd of 18,025, the Bulldog football team lost to Youngstown State 31-7 Saturday. The Penguins offered…

  • Student interns with EPA

    Landing the perfect internship is important for college students these days as real world experience becomes more important to future employers. One Butler student was able to earn an internship so exclusive only two other students in the country were able to land it. Senior economics and criminology double major Mark Giacomantonio applied for an…

  • ‘Whiskers and Paws’ to help Humane Society cause

    As Indianapolis Humane Societies (IHS) fill up, students on campus are looking for ways to help out. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) of Butler University is joining forces with the IHS to help raise money to pay for costly medical expenses the many dogs and cats have racked up, sophomore and vice president…

  • Egypt Central to rock Indy’s Emerson Theater

    Celebrating their ninth anniversary as a band in October, the members of Egypt Central are on a roll, making a stop in the Circle City to provide fast guitar riffs and deep vocals. The alternative rock band plays the Emerson Theater tonight at 6:30 p.m. (4630 E. 10th St.) with Nonpoint. Tickets are $20, and…

  • Golf slow to start in the South

    The Butler women’s golf team finished fifth at the Chris Bannister Golf Classic over the holiday weekend in Glencoe, Ala. The three-day event, which began Sunday, was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes. The Bulldogs got off to a slow start Sunday, but Mattingly said his team seemed to play…