The Butler softball team dropped to 7-7 in Atlantic 10 Conference play with three losses last weekend. The team finished 1-3 on the weekend, picking up a 5-2 win against Saint Joseph’s on Saturday. It was also the designated Senior Day for the team’s four seniors. The Bulldogs (18-22) lost the first game of the…
Track competes in California, Indiana
The Butler track and field team made waves last weekend with a handful of stellar performances at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. Junior Katie Clark led the team, shattering All-American Victoria Mitchell’s school record in the 5,000-meter run by 23 seconds. Clark clocked 15:43.52 for fourth place out of collegiate runners and 11th…
Men’s tennis begins A-10 tournament play
The Butler men’s tennis team completed its regular season schedule with a 5-2 loss to Cleveland State. The match was played at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers. Sophomore Sam O’Neill won the No. 3 singles match two sets to one. Sophomore Billy Weldon was victorious in his No. 5 singles match, winning in straight…
Television deal made move worthwhile
The offer of conference membership from Big East officials to Butler University was no surprise to Butler officials. In his first interview with The Collegian since the conference switch, President Jim Danko said university officials assessed a second possible move when deciding to move to the Atlantic 10 Conference. The move to the A-10 did…
Charlie “Breeze” Politi working on rhymes
Imagine turning on the radio to hear a hit rap song. As you’re nodding your head to the bass and enjoying the rhymes, did you ever think that the artist could have sat next to you in a college lecture hall? Butler University freshman Charlie Politi, stage-named Charlie “Breeze,” hopes to be that voice coming…
BU website features moving to mobile app
Butler University is launching a new mobile website on Friday. The renovated website is the first phase of the new Butler app tentatively being released this August. This will be Butler’s third release of a mobile website. The site will have a campus map, a campus directory, alerts, a course directory, a link to Butler…
OPINION | College does not last forever
With the end of the semester approaching and the last few days as a Butler student for seniors, we are left with memories. College is a time in our lives we will never forget because, for most, it is the best years of our lives. Senior Caroline Rogers said one of her favorite memories of…
OPINION | Earth Day reminds us to think of ecosystem
Earth Day is a time when everyone here at Butler should reflect on how he or she can become more environmentally friendly. While Earth Day already happened Monday, it is not too late to improve this planet. We all have a responsibility to take care of the Earth. We hear about this responsibility all the…
Retired professor Wayne C. Wentzel donates money for new lecture series
While the Butler University ArtsFest geared up this year, with ensembles from across the city preparing for performances, a new lecture series crept onto campus under the radar. The Wayne C. Wentzel Lecture Series will bring one professional musicologist to campus each year to discuss his or her work in the field and to dialogue…
OPINION | Criticism can start dialogue
Butler University has received some criticisms from The Butler Collegian over the past few years. It is not the place of this column to make any sort of argument about the purpose of student press or newspapers in general. But it is relevant to talk about criticism. Critiques can weaken an institution or cause scandal.…