Author: scoffing

  • Bulldogs of Butler: Salman Qureshi

    Bulldogs of Butler: Salman Qureshi

    SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler  Freshman Salman Qureshi, clad in a blue Colts sweatshirt and glasses, is leaving Irwin Library to commute home after studying for an upcoming Spanish exam.  Some day, he hopes to expand his traveling experience well beyond the realm of the Butler bubble, he said. He hopes to…

  • Flashing Kindness

    Flashing Kindness

    EMMA EDICK | STAFF REPORTER World Kindness Day is celebrated each year on Nov. 13 to remind people kindness connects us all. “The purpose of World Kindness Day is to look beyond ourselves—beyond the boundaries of our country, beyond our culture, our race, our religion, and realize that we are citizens of the world and…

  • Lights, camera, college

    Lights, camera, college

    ALLISON REITZ | STAFF REPORTER The cold air turns Emma Shafer’s fair skin to a bright pink color as she walks toward the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. She is on her way to check out the progess of the show “The Water Carriers” since opening week has arrived. Shafer, a freshman theater…

  • Bulldogs of Butler: Anna Doloso

    Bulldogs of Butler: Anna Doloso

    SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler It is Monday. Anna Doloso is braving the weather to stand up for her beliefs under the Class of 2000 clock that constantly proclaims 1 o’clock outside Starbucks. Doloso is a sophomore elementary education major, a member of the Student Education Organization, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity…

  • Gary Walters plays well with others

    HALEY BAAS | STAFF REPORTER A clarinet, three vocalists and a saxophone are typically not members one would expect to find together in an ensemble. However, with the addition of a piano, this ensemble created a concert to remember. Gary Walters, a professor in Butler University’s music department and a 2011 inductee into the Indianapolis…

  • Coffee, like music, is a language in itself

    Coffee, like music, is a language in itself

    SHANNON ROSTIN | STAFF REPORTER Picture the energy of a live local performance, with the convenience of the show being right on campus. The student-run organization Coffeehouse brings the experience of a coffeehouse concert to Butler’s campus with shows throughout the semester. “Coffeehouse is an organization here at Butler that puts on concerts and events…

  • Dia de los Muertos en la universidad

    Dia de los Muertos en la universidad

    ALLISON REITZ | STAFF REPORTER The sounds of a mariachi band echoed through Residential College Sunday night. Even though the melody of each song varied, each song had the same happy, upbeat tempo as the one before it. Pink, blue, green and yellow dots swarmed the eyes and faces of the skulls spread out among…

  • Day of the Dead comes alive

    Day of the Dead comes alive

    HALEY BAAS | STAFF REPORTER The Indianapolis Museum of Art opened an exhibit commemorating the event with a Day of the Dead celebration and the work of Georgia O’Keeffe this past Saturday. This opening event for this exhibit, titled “Georgia O’Keeffe and the Southwestern Still Life” featured crafts, face painting and Mexican-style food for all…

  • Make the move

    Make the move

    EMMA EDICK | STAFF REPORTER The annual Student Choreography Showcase is a tradition of self-expression on Butler University’s campus. Students direct, choreograph and perform in the showcase. Lilly Hall studio 310 was transformed last week by the professional practices class for a two-night show. Butler dance students extended past their personal boundaries to perform their…