Culture

Looking for a laugh

TYLER SPRINGER | STAFF REPORTER Some people say good things come to those who wait. Unfortunately, audience members had to wait far too long for any funny material to laugh at during a R.E.A.C.H. sponsored comedy show Feb. 5. The show, a part of Butler’s Founder’s Week, consisted of three comedians hoping to get some…
Queen of tunes

ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER For Chloe Boelter, the definition of a long day of classes consists largely of rehearsals for her numerous upcoming performances. Having just come from opera theatre rehearsal, Boelter takes a snack break at Starbucks before heading back to Lilly Hall to rehearse with the jazz band for her recital on…
From Sudan to Indy

CAMERON ALFORD | STAFF REPORTER Freshman Reem Negash, a political science and psychology major and sociology minor, says that making others happy is her focus in life. It can be “making someone laugh if they are feeling bad…it’s like an external force that helps me feel better about myself,” she said. Negash was born in…
Like mother, like daughter

KATIE GOODRICH | STAFF REPORTER Diane Timmerman, chair of Butler University’s theatre department, applied to teach a two-week class in Rome almost two years ago. At the same time, her daughter was applying to colleges. Timmerman emailed a friend about doing an acting workshop more than a year in advance to prepare for her upcoming…
Faith, love and music

NATALIE BLOOM | STAFF REPORTER Clowes Memorial Hall was full of life on Feb. 7 as the 26th Annual Gospel Fest took the stage. Featuring a variety of local and professional performers, the festival exposed its audience to a range of powerful gospel hits. Some of the pieces presented were joyful and upbeat, while others…
Maurice Manning

WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER Maurice Manning read poetry from his new book “The Gone and the Going Away” Tuesday night in the Krannert Room of Clowes Memorial Hall. Manning’s first professorial position was at Indiana University Bloomington, and he greeted many of his former students from the podium. He also took time between poems…
“The Story of Us” – Review

KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER “The Story of Us” features a series of Tamara Bodnar’s original musical-styled songs that paint specific moments in fictional college students’ lives. Themes included moving day, creating relationships, going to a job fair, struggling with faith, studying abroad, and managing self-doubt. The show was performed in Lilly Hall Jan.…
“The Story of Us” – Preview

KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER Butler senior Tamara Bodnar is presenting the world premiere of her 30-minute musical entitled “The Story of Us.” Admission is free. There are two chances to see the show, February 6th and February 7th. Curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. each night. Performances will be in Lilly Hall, room 328.…
Bulldogs of Butler: Ryan Straugh

SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Sophomore Ryan Straughn has just returned from a long day of classes: physics, differential equations and Spanish. Straughn is a sophomore mechanical engineering and physics major from Elburn, Illinois. “I wasn’t prepared for today,” he said. Like many Butler students, Straughn had been hoping for a two-hour delay this morning.…