Culture

The Gift of Michael Martone

SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR When looking at Michael Martone, one would see a distinguished man with snow-white hair clad in a black pinstripe suit, a red bowtie and a beige fedora. One would never guess that in his younger years, Martone and his buddies were the culprits behind Butler University’s Ross Hall becoming “Gross…
“Night of the Living Drag”

ALLISON REITZ | STAFF REPORTER Illuminated jewels reflected over the faces in the audience. Eyes moved across the stage, following the shine in a trancelike state. This scintillating image was coming not from an object, but a person. She was dressed in a style reminiscent of singer-songwriter Jessie J. Her hair was black at the…
Bulldogs of Butler: Zach Heider

SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler It’s 2:30 p.m., and senior Zach Heider has been studying in Starbucks all day. Since about 9 a.m., to be exact. He sits in the corner, surrounded by various napkins, notebooks, loose papers, and his backpack. While his table might have become cluttered throughout his seven-hour study…
Butler, bands and “Frozen”

HALEY BAAS | STAFF REPORTER The Indianapolis Municipal Band performed their fall concert this Thursday at the Howard L. Schrott Center for the arts. They started out the performance with “The Star Spangled Banner” and continued the celebration with their next piece, “A Celebration Fanfare.” The band is composed of members from the Indianapolis community…
A Bulldog, a Marine, a leader

ANNIE DEVOE | STAFF REPORTER Sprawled out on the couch and fidgeting with the Celtic cross draped around his neck, 20-year-old sophomore Luke Williams appears to be your average college student. But Williams juggles a different kind of responsibility outside of classes and campus life. Williams is a part of the United States Marine Corps…
Spirits and storytellers

ALLISON REITZ | STAFF REPORTER As the half-moon gleamed across the normally quiet cemetery, sounds leapt and bounded off the cold granite and marble, disrupting the peaceful atmosphere. The crowd gathered at Crown Hill Cemetery for the annual Ghost Stories event cupped their hot chocolates and listened intently to the stories being told. Throughout the…
Bulldogs of Butler: Connor Hummel

SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler Junior Connor Hummel is spending his Saturday afternoon studying in Residential College. Hummel is a Spanish and pharmacy double major. He is surrounded by various piles of papers, a tablet, a binder and his iPhone. Instead of playing intramural volleyball with his friends, Hummel is spending his…
What’s poppin’?

HALEY BAAS | STAFF REPORTER From jelly beans to ice cream, nearly everything seems to have a popcorn flavor. In honor of National Popcorn Poppin’ Month, I decided to see what was happening in the world of popcorn. The Food Network’s website lists 50 different recipes for flavored popcorn, allrecipes.com has more than 25 and…
All manuscripts need redrafting

SHANNON ROSTIN | STAFF REPORTER Manuscripts, Butler’s undergraduate literary magazine, aims to expand its readership, number of submissions and publishing opportunities this school year. Manuscripts consists of poetry, prose and artwork from undergraduate students from all fields of study. Editor-in-Chief Emily Yoo said to initiate these changes, the magazine staff first had to grow. “We…