By Tony Espinal When I was younger and had started to grow chest hair, I didn’t think anything of it. However, one day I was at a water park. On my way to the water slide, I heard girl about my age say to her friend standing next to her, “Oh my God! That is…
No to HJR-6
By Taylor Powell There is no better example of discrimination than denying a group of citizens its rights to wed and be happy. As of now, same-sex marriage is not legal in Indiana, but fellow states have made the positive push forward to legalize gay marriage. However, a possibility exists that same-sex marriage may never…
Registration regrets
By Collegian Staff Butler University students should not have to dread scheduling each semester. Instead, students should be able to stay on track to graduate on time and take classes that are not only beneficial to their degrees, but are also interesting to the individual. Classes that include major requirements need to have more sections…
MythBUsters: the truth behind some of Butler University’s most common rumors
KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s storied history also includes some myths and legends. These stories are not all true, but many students generally say they believe them. Sally Childs-Helton, special collections and rare books librarian, shared her knowledge of folklore to help discover whether or not the myths are true with the Collegian. “You…
For family. For country. For Syria.
WRITTEN BY MARIA LEICHTY, STAFF REPORTER March 2011. The Syrian Revolution began. The spark which helped ignite the conflict involved Syrian children. Boys in the town of Daraa, 10- to 15-years-old, graffitied sayings they had heard in Egypt and the surrounding countries during the Arab Spring. Two and a half years later in November 2013,…
Butler holds off Princeton 70-67
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s basketball team faced its biggest test of the young season on Saturday night against Princeton and came away with a 70-67 win at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Sophomore guard Kellen Dunham had a career night for the Bulldogs (2-0), lighting up the scoreboard with a career-high 26 points. He…
Football team routs Morehead State, awaits postseason fate
For the Butler football team, it’s time to wait. The Bulldogs clinched at least a share of the Pioneer Football League championship with a 58-27 win at Morehead State Saturday to wrap up the regular season. This comes after San Diego announced Thursday that it would be withdrawing from PFL title contention as well as…
Broken Appliances
By Mitch Riportella Doing laundry in Ross is not only overpriced but unnecessarily frustrating. Washing my clothes has never given me any great pleasure, but with such a flawed system in place, I find myself putting it off until I absolutely have to. Washing and drying clothes is already a lengthy process, and students often…
Feminism is misunderstood
By Maggie Monson I’m a feminist. Does that mean I hate men? Definitely not. Feminism seems to have a bad rap these days. I hear people, women and men alike, speaking against feminism. They say these activists are too harsh or hate all men. Some even say there is a case for the group that’s…
A Silent Problem
By Rhyan Henson A bright light is shining on the the NFL, but for all of the wrong reasons. Over the past week, the bullying scandal involving Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito has been strewn across every newspaper and television in America. This crisis exposed a microcosm in society, the NFL locker room. A place…