The Butler baseball team will visit Appalachian State this weekend with a 1-2 record. The Bulldogs dropped two games before winning 10-8 on the road against Georgia State Sunday. Friday’s season opener resulted in a 12-7 loss, and Saturday the Bulldogs fell 17-9. Senior second baseman Lucas Calderon led the way for the Bulldogs over…
Butler track and field teams compete at A-10 meet
Four short months ago, Butler men’s and women’s cross country brought home the first two Atlantic-1o Conference titles in school history. This past weekend, runners from both teams blended with the rest of the track team to try their hands – rather, feet – at another new meet: the Atlantic-1o Indoor Track and Field Championships.…
Tennis teams earn weekend wins
The Butler men’s tennis team travels to take on conference foe Xavier today at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs (4-6) split their weekend matches, losing to Illinois State before picking up a win against Bradley. On Friday, Butler lost a 7-0 decision to the Illinois State Redbirds. Three players had close matches, losing 7-6 and 7-5.…
For the love of locomotion (to 1/16 scale)
Stephen Nelson is a College of Business instructor. Fewer Butler University students probably know he is also a toy train collector. Nelson opened Mr. Muffin’s Trains, a toy train collection with an operating layout, in December. His interest in toy trains began when he was 14 and started working at Ed Schock’s Toy & Hobby…
Thomas Hampson to sing Mahler with ISO this week
The world-famous operatic baritone Thomas Hampson will sing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Friday. The orchestra will perform selections from Gustav Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” for the first time in its 83-year history. The pieces will feature Hampson as soloist. “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” is a collection of 12 songs set to the anonymous German folk…
Maya Angelou to return to campus after 25 years
Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” The Butler community never did quite forget Angelou’s legendary presence back in 1988. After being the inaugural speaker for Butler University’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture…
In the dark, JACK Quartet comes out to play
The lights will dim and the room will go black—pitch black. Audience members will squirm in their seats, surrounded by darkness they won’t be able to escape. Then the music will begin. The Ensemble Music Society is bringing in the JACK Quartet, one of the nation’s top contemporary string quartets. The JACK Quartet will perform…
Butler suffers first home loss to Charlotte
The Butler men’s basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season Wednesday night, losing 71-67 to Charlotte at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Junior forward Erik Fromm started in place of senior center Andrew Smith who suffered an abdominal injury during last Saturday’s game against George Washington. The Bulldogs’ (20-5, 7-3) shooters struggled in the first…
$1.5 million to be distributed
The Capital Budget Work Group will begin reviewing requests and prioritizing projects that will fit into its $1.5 million budget this year. The committee is comprised of 11 voting individuals and an ex-officio member who does not have a vote toward recommendations but helps mediate meetings if necessary. Each member represents a different division of…
Learning from fear
In 1996, Ann O’Connor, now an adjunct communication studies professor, began working at a hospital in a remote area of Saudi Arabia. During her five years there, she adapted to the country by learning its language and customs. She wore a burka, followed the Saudi customs set for women and made friends with the local…