Author: Nate

  • Football team drops season opener

    BY ADAM WINAY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team will play its first home game Saturday with an 0-1 record after losing 55-14 over the weekend to South Dakota State, ranked No. 7 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs’ first home game is Saturday at the Butler Bowl against Division III Wittenberg. Kickoff is…

  • Volleyball: Bulldogs off to perfect start

    BY JOHN YELEY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler volleyball team is 4-0 after beating Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in five games last night. Butler beat the Jaguars 25-21, 28-30, 23-25, 26-24, 15-9 behind 20 kills and 17 digs from junior Belle Obert. Butler trailed IUPUI 24-23 in the fourth set, before scoring three straight to keep…

  • Butler mourns America’s dog

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY and TAYLOR MEADOR | News Editor and Design Chief Butler University’s beloved former mascot, Blue II, died on Saturday from complications relating to congestive heart failure. The news was announced through a press release from Butler President James Danko yesterday. Over the past few months, Blue’s health took a steep decline as he…

  • Women’s soccer sweeps weekend matches

    BY KYLE BEERY | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s soccer team will head into Friday’s home game against Seattle with a 4-1 record after winning two games over the weekend. The Bulldogs beat Bowling Green 2-1 in overtime on Saturday behind goals from sophomore Sophie Maccagnone and junior Kelly Mahoney. Maccagnone scored less than 10…

  • Be happy with yourself before seeking out a relationship

    By Tori Farr Go to Twitter, search “#TeamForeverAlone” and you will find a seemingly endless amount of boys and girls complaining about temporary problems and concluding these will lead to their permanent destiny: “forever alone.” However, I am sure most of us do not need to search in order to find these particular tweets. I,…

  • Those of legal drinking age can still face punishment for reckless behavior

    MARAIS JACON-DUFFY | NEWS EDITOR Think you’re home free to drink when you turn 21? Not exactly—at least not on Butler’s campus. The majority of alcohol-related ticketings and arrests on Butler’s campus in the past year involved minors possessing or consuming alcohol, according to Butler University Police Department crime logs. That’s not to say students…

  • Sexual assault: statistics versus stories

    By Delaney Barr   Butler University needs to look deeper into the issue of sexual assault on campus. The statistics available on Butler University Police Department’s Daily Crime Logs indicate sexual assault is not a big part of this college campus. Eight cases of sexual assault, harassment or rapes have been reported from January to…

  • Media outlets not attempting to deceive

    By Tony Espinal   I believe it is alright to have an opinion and to take sides on issues. I do. But it’s not alright to continue to allow ourselves to be fooled into believing the myth that the media is out to get us, to keep us misinformed so we can’t make the right…

  • Policy to be discussed at Faculty Senate Meeting

    COLIN LIKAS | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Butler University’s first Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled for Sept. 10. It appears group members already have an impactful topic to discuss. Butler’s Board of Trustees approved changes to the school’s tuition remission and exchange policy for faculty and staff last December. The old remission policy allowed for Butler employees and…