Author: Nate

  • Parking Committee Faces Tough Task

    NATALIE SMITH | Asst. News Editor It’s 11 a.m. on a Tuesday. A group sits down with an agenda, ready to discuss, recommend and vote on one of Butler University’s most controversial topics—parking. This group of 15 faculty and staff members and two students is called the parking committee. “The committee meets to discuss issues…

  • Embrace Interracial Couples

    JULIAN WYLLIE | Columnist Society has been fighting racism for some time. Personally, I believe that people can have the most profound impact on eliminating racism. The beautiful thing about the two of Butler University’s interracial couples (Callie Dennison and Trae Heeter and Akeira Jennings and Erik Thatcher) is that they are not trying to…

  • “Blankets” Brought to Life

    MALLORY DUNCAN | Asst. Arts, Etc. Editor The Collegian sat down with senior composition major John Albert Harris to talk about his upcoming senior recital. Butler Collegian: Tell us a little bit about your project. John Albert Harris: Last summer I didn’t want to go home, so I was looking for things to do. I…

  • Student Educator Wins Fulbright to Teach in Greece

    VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Senior Emily Seibert will be closing a chapter in her life next month at Butler University’s commencement. But as her time at Butler comes to an end, another adventure begins. Seibert is a recipient of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. For the second time in her life, Seibert will be…

  • Student Town Hall Addresses Questions, Concerns

    KATIE GOODRICH | Asst. News Editor Butler University students have answers to important questions from administrators and an idea of the university’s future after last week’s Student Town Hall. “I am sure you will see some explosive transformation in the coming months,” President James Danko said. “There has been some quiet time during our strategic…

  • Students Should Take Advantage of Free Online Courses

    TONY ESPINAL | Opinion Editor I am a glutton for knowledge. I enjoy learning as much as I can about a different variety of topics, even ones that don’t have anything to do with my major or career choice. I was checking out my bookshelf yesterday and  noticed that it was full of books on…

  • Team Opens Big East Play with Series Win

    JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter Over the weekend, Butler baseball played in its first Big East Conference series of the year, taking two of three against Seton Hall. Coming into the series, Seton Hall had a record of 20-5 and had received votes to be ranked in the NCAA top 30. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs came…

  • The Two Maples

    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…