By Taylor Powell While some students clink their beers each weekend, others go kart, jump on trampolines and play bingo in the dark. The next day, those other students are not running for Advil or lying in bed to recover. With organizations like PuLSE, PAWS (Peers Advocating Wellness for Students), Good Clean Fun and…
Diverse speaker offers more than a spooky experience
By Maggie Monson Students had the opportunity to learn about exorcism at the presentation “The Rite of Exorcism.” Rev. Vance Lampert, who performs exorcisms, spoke firsthand about his experiences with demons and confronting evil. Lampert gave a description of how he performs the ceremonies. People who believe they have been possessed by a demon must…
Fault should not be focus in government shutdown
By Tony Espinal This past week, I tuned in to C-SPAN to watch the debates between House Republicans and Democrats over the government shutdown. This was the single most shameful and disgraceful display of petty arguing I have ever witnessed. It included hours of our country’s leaders blaming each other for the shutdown. The politicans…
Men’s soccer: No. 21 Butler wins rainy match against DePaul
CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER A rainy Saturday night at the Butler Bowl proved to be no problem for the No. 16 Butler men’s soccer team as the Bulldogs improved their record to 8-2-1 in a match against DePaul. The Bulldogs struck first with a goal in the 12th minute by freshman forward David Goldsmith…
“A glorious adventure awaits”
MALLORY DUNCAN, Arts, Etc. Asst. Editor Stefan LeBlanc enters a world every day that not many people can: the science fiction/fantasy world. Having already authored three books, his most recent work, “Diamond Duster,” has been featured on iTunes in the front page of the action and adventure section since last week. LeBlanc, a fifth-year senior,…
Cross country: Men place 17th at Notre Dame
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER A disappointing finish at the Notre Dame Invitational Friday left the Butler men’s cross country team feeling as though it still has something to prove. The Bulldogs placed 17th out of 27 teams at the event. “We’re better than that, and we know it,” coach Matt Roe said. Sophomore Erik…
Women’s soccer snaps three-match losing streak
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team snapped a three-match losing streak Sunday, with a 2-1 overtime victory over St. John’s. It was Butler’s first victory in the Big East Conference. The Bulldogs improved their record to 8-4-2 with the win, and 1-3-0 in the Big East. The game started with a…
Bulldog run game shines against Stetson
ADAM WINAY | STAFF REPORTER Butler football is 4-2 (2-0) at the halfway point of its Pioneer Football League season after defeating Stetson 35-15 Saturday. For the second time in two weeks, the Bulldogs found their spark in the second half of the game. “There’s no question that we need to look at some things…
‘Improvfessionals’ group holds first round of auditions
WRITTEN BY BRITTANY GARRETT, STAFF REPORTER After the director announced, “End scene,” Jordan Hall 141 flooded with previously bottled-up laughter from the actors auditioning to be this year’s Improvfessionals group at Butler University. Improvfessionals is a fairly new comedy group on campus focusing its main inspiration from the formerly-Drew Carey-hosted show “Whose Line is It,…
How do you cope?
WRITTEN BY HANNAH HARTZELL, STAFF REPORTER While many seniors were developing their theses, Veronica Orech was examining plays, cutting scenes and auditioning actors. For theatre majors, including Orech, a senior project takes the place of a typical thesis. Orech chose to direct a play about the perception of a child. After much hard work and…