Author: Nate

  • ‘Giselle’: exploring romanticism through dance

    To close a successful season while simultaneously opening another sort of  “season,” Butler Ballet presents “Giselle.” “Giselle” is the last performance of the academic year for the Butler Ballet, but it will be one of the first performances of the first annual Butler University ArtsFest. Larry Attaway, dance department chair, said “Giselle” is credited as…

  • REVIEW: ‘Lunar Revolution 2.0’ a once in a blue moon show

    “Lunar Revolution 2.0” exhibits the angst people feel in the face of technology. “Lunar Revolution 2.0” was brilliantly directed by William Fisher and beautifully devised by the Butler theatre department. Audience seating was set up on all four sides of the “Black Box” theatre, Lilly Hall 168, giving the audience a well-rounded perspective of the…

  • JCA starts alumni community

    With seniors getting ready to graduate, a fear exists that they will lose their connection to Butler University. In order to link the Jordan College of the Arts alumni to Butler, JCA created its first alumni community. Instead of designating an alumni group by geographic location or by year of graduation, the JCA alumni club…

  • Students of different colleges work together to produce book

    Eight Butler University students from four colleges collaborated over the past year to release a children’s book on asthma. “He Huffed and He Puffed But…A Tale of a Wolf with Asthma,” follows Tim BurWulf, a wolf who runs out of breath when trying to blow down the three little pigs’ houses. Aimed at children ages…

  • What would YOU do for a role?

    In a show’s production, preparation done by actors for their roles tends to glide beneath the radar. When a student is cast for a show at Butler University, that student never knows how dramatically his or her appearance might need to change. The costume shop, for example, may ask cast students to cut, grow out…

  • Opinion | Collegian is more than a newspaper

    I found a family at The Butler Collegian. As I round out my tenure as editor-in-chief and we start the process of selecting the next person to take the role, it is important for me to acknowledge exactly what I have had for the past four years. I have a group of peers that have…

  • Opinion | Pages Harmful to Butler’s Image

    When posting to public media sites, students should be more conscious of the images they are creating. Over the past few weeks, Butler Confessions and BU Secret Admirer have become widely popular on Twitter and Facebook. These sites  have more than 2,000 Facebook likes and Twitter followers combined. While most of the people who view…

  • Opinion | Guard Your Gadgets

    While Butler University’s Community of Care is a fine idea, it does not keep students belongings from getting stolen. There has been a spike in theft around campus, and much of the responsibility  to protect belongings lies with students themselves. It’s not uncommon for two or three laptops to be lying around unattended in an…

  • Opinion | Service learning should be higher priority

    It seems saying the phrase “service learning” on Butler University’s campus is enough to start a fight. But there are other ways for students to get off campus and to experience something they would not otherwise be able to do. More classes should offer or even require students to participate in events outside the university.…