KEVIN VOGEL | Arts, Etc. Editor “A fairy tale about a mother’s love, which is able to overcome any obstacles to save her enchanted sons.” Thus begins the description of the Russian fairy tale play “The Two Maples,” from the Theatre for Young Spectators in Khabarovsk, Russia. Here in the U.S., the story is completely…
Three JCA Factions, One Show
BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter Butler University’s theatre, dance and music departments are banding together for one night as part of the 2014 ArtsFest. On Thursday, the departments will collaborate with one another to present “The Soldier’s Tale” under the direction of theatre professor Owen Schaub at 7:30 p.m. in the Schrott Center. Composed by…
Undergraduate Research Conference Breaks Record
ALEXANDRA BODE | Staff Reporter More than 600 students from across the nation will present research at the Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference on Friday. The 26th URC is the largest in event history, with a greater than 20 percent increase in the number of presenters from last year. There will be participants from 20…
Walk-ons Face Difficult, Uncertain Path
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor Thirty-three was an unlucky number for Butler freshman Carl Sanders. The Butler baseball team has room for 32 players. Sanders was the odd man out. Sanders was a walk-on for the squad this season. He tried out for the team in the fall and said it gave him a…
Women Take Two of Three from Friars
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter The Bulldogs hosted Providence last weekend and took two of three games to move to 4-4 in Big East Conference play. Butler sophomore Kristen Gutierrez made headlines for the Bulldogs, earning Big East Pitcher of the Week accolades. Gutierrez pitched a complete game shutout in the series opener while striking…
Baseball opens Big East play with win over Seton Hall
BY: JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter Butler (12-6, 1-0) baseball opened Big East play with a 6-1 victory over the Seton Hall Pirates (20-6, 0-1) on Friday afternoon. Senior Gunner Johnson started the game for the Bulldogs and threw seven innings of shutout ball. Junior catcher Will Amador had an RBI single in the first…
Tyler Lewis to transfer to Butler
BY: MATTHEW VANTRYON | Assistant Sports Editor Tyler Lewis, a sophomore guard who attended North Carolina State this year, announced Friday afternoon that he is transferring to Butler University in the fall. Lewis averaged 4.4 points and 3.8 assists in just under 20 minutes per game. Lewis visited Butler’s campus this week just days after…
April showers bring flooding to Butler
PHOTOS BY MARKO TOMICH With the calendar’s turn to April, the skies have opened up over Butler University. Heavy rain has caused problems on Butler’s sidewalks and in some of its buildings. Up to one inch of new rain could fall in the area tonight, and up to another half inch could come Friday morning…
Collegian managing editor wins national award
Ryan Lovelace, The Butler Collegian’s managing editor, has earned the Investigative Reporters and Editors award for top student investigative journalism story in the nation. Lovelace received the award for his story “A Center and Its Director,” which was published on pages one, two and 12 in the Nov. 20, 2013 issue of The Collegian. The…
Bulldogs Fall Short of Weekend Sweep
MARKO TOMICH | Contributing Reporter Butler softball is heating up as quickly as the weather, going 3-1 in its past four games. The Bulldogs look to continue their success against a conference foe, the St. John’s Red Storm today. The Bulldogs split their double header against the Red Storm on April Fools’ Day. In the…