VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter With drumsticks in hand, senior Eric Sanders marches to the beat of his own drum. Sanders is preparing for his upcoming senior recital Saturday morning in the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall. Sanders said this recital is an accumulation of everything he has learned during the past four years at Butler University.…
English Department Hires Documentarian
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter Butler University’s English department has hired accomplished screenwriter Alix Lambert to teach screenwriting courses. The English department made a recognizable stride with the opening of the Efroymson Center for Creative Writing in 2012, and now it is building on that achievement. According to Lambert’s website, pinkghettoproductions.com, her most recent event…
Welcome to Arts, Etc. – Why Are You Here?
KEVIN VOGEL | Arts, Etc. Editor When I took over the Arts section in 2012, I posed a question to you, dear reader: Why are you here? Why are you reading this section today? I gave you my thoughts on what the “et cetera” in this section’s title meant for you and me, our staff…
Clowes Hall Installs New Sensory Seating
VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Those in the hard-of-hearing and deaf communities will now get to experience sound on a whole new level during performances at Clowes Memorial Hall. Clowes Hall installed eight new chairs that are designed to enhance concert experiences. These seats are considered “audio sensory enhanced seating.” They are the first ones…
Gallery Preserves Legacy of Master Photogtapher
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter In a floodlit gallery, more than 80 photographs transport passing visitors into a black and white world of beauty and natural elegance. These photographs were hand-picked by their photographer Ansel Adams and hang in the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. “A bulk of the works are images…
New Art All Over The Schrott
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter Cinderella’s bloody slipper, animals experiencing the necessary evils of life, mechanically made surges of color and more can currently be seen in art hanging in the Schrott Center. All three galleries in the center are showing very different exhibits. The Lower Gallery is featuring student and faculty work in a…
Violin Lullabies Lead to Modern Cello Showpieces
KEVIN VOGEL | Arts, Etc. Editor The past few weeks The Butler Collegian has been speaking with musicians from the Jordan College of the Arts who are preparing senior recitals. This week, The Collegian sat down with senior cello performance major Marina Ito to discuss her recital. The Collegian: How did you put your…
Broadway’s Backstage
MALLORY DUNCAN | Asst. Arts, Etc. Editor When the curtains go up at Clowes Memorial Hall, any number of performances could be on the stage. From Butler University events to outside productions, that stage has seen it all. But the shows that have always intrigued me are the Broadway shows. Last week, The Collegian had…
“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…