Author: Nate

  • Barlow desires to coach after playing days

    KYLE BEERY | Staff Reporter You’ve heard the story before. The one about the big star on the team who hits a game-winning shot. But have you heard the story about the little-known walk-on who takes the same shot and knocks off the number one team in the nation? Alex Barlow is a walk-on sophomore…

  • Star Fountain repairs continue

    From fountain hopping to bubbling, Star Fountain has been the focus of many lasting memories for Butler students. Today, it stands out as a black eye on campus. While undergoing maintenance over the summer, a construction worker accidentally backed his pickup truck into the fountain, knocking several pieces of limestone loose. Junior Rachel Head, a…

  • McGrath earns Hall of Fame

    Jim McGrath, Butler associate athletics director for communications, has been announced as an inductee in the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame. “It’s hard to wrap your hands around when you’re being honored for doing your job,” McGrath said. “I’m doing something that I love, and I try to do it the…

  • Campus engineer plans green improvements

    Butler University is continuing to identify energy improvements on campus with the welcoming of Amanda Doenges, the new campus engineer. Upcoming projects include lighting controls and daylight sensors in the front lobby and the weightlifting and pool areas of the Health and Recreation Complex. The sensors will dim or turn lights off that are not…

  • Women’s history month celebrated on campus

    All over the country, people are celebrating women and their contributions to society. At Butler, REACH; Demia; the Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies department; Student Affairs; Health Education; the Diversity Center and the residence life department are all celebrating March as National Women’s History Month with a wide variety of activities and events. “It’s good,…

  • Butler to be Reaccredited

    Butler University is going through a reaccreditation process by the Higher Learning Commission. A team of six peer reviewers from the commission will be on campus March 25 through March 27 to evaluate the university and decide whether or not it should be reaccredited. These six individuals are administrators from other colleges around the country…

  • COE student awarded for student teaching

    One day, during one of her education classes at Butler University, Karly Keiper became upset. An in-class speaker was attempting to display to Keiper and her classmates how it feels to live with a learning disability. Keiper’s teacher, special education instructor Theresa Knipstein-Meyer, said the speaker received a passionate and powerful reaction from Keiper. “Karly…

  • Opinion | Antique architecture adds culture

    I often enjoy going through old towns and cities in the United States and seeing old building and houses. I find it fascinating to think about the history behind it and all what it has been through. Now I have gotten to take that joy to Europe. But instead of seeing buildings that are one…

  • Opinion | Spring break arrives at just the perfect time

    Spring Break, the “halftime” college students wait for to give their brains a break, is right around the corner. “It’s totally a relief,” junior Arielle Hemrick said. Hemrich said she plans to go home and study for the Dental Admission Test, so the week is not really a break for her. But she will still…