Culture

Bulldogs of Butler SARAH COFFING ASST. EDITOR It’s a cold and windy afternoon, but Butler students still carry ice cream from Atherton Union. A few girls relax on benches with scarves and books. Randomly assigned roommates and freshman business majors, TJ Brinker and Nick Emmenegger are “headed to hang out at Schwitzer with our squad.”…

The squirrels on Butler’s campus are preparing for the upcoming colder weather. To help, the Butler Squirrel Photoshop Contest encourages YOU to snap a picture of a squirrel on campus and photoshop the best Butler-themed gear on the creature. The winner will be announced and featured Wednesday, Sept. 24 both online and in print. Please…

BRITTANY GARRETT CULTURE EDITOR Albert Einstein once said, “Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” From Thursday, Sept. 18, through the following Wednesday night, Butler will celebrate its Fall Peace Festival. Senior Nicole Neuman, intern for Butler’s peace and conflict studies department, began planning the festival the first week…

Out on the town EMMA EDICK STAFF REPORTER Yoga pants, inspirational quotes and zen gardens. That’s what generally comes to mind when you think of yoga. Actually, the word “yoga” means the union of the mind, body and soul. In terms of a simple math equation, mind plus body and soul equals peace. There are…

HALEY BAAS STAFF REPORTER From John Mellencamp, to Iggy Pop to Taylor Swift, Kenny Aronoff has played with a variety of popular musicians. This past Friday, he played at Butler University. In a performance loud enough to leave your ears ringing, Aronoff played along with tracks as well as talked about all the valuable lessons…

HALEY BAAS HBAAS@BUTLER.EDU   It’s Thursday, and the kitchen is bare. Instead of crisp, gleaming produce, the grocery store only offers a collection of fruits and vegetables that is days old. But located across the canal, next to the intramural fields is the Center for Urban Ecology Farm Stand. This stand provides a variety of…

BRITTANY GARRETT BGARRETT@BUTLER.EDU   Distinguished modern opera singer Angela Brown will shake up Butler this semester with the vibrations from her powerful vocal chords. Brown, an Indianapolis native, will be a visiting artist in the School of Music. She is anticipated to appear for two lectures this semester and some master class presentations. Scheduling for…

Spotlighting the everyday humans around campus SARAH COFFING CULTURE ASST. EDITOR Students amble in and out of Starbucks, the doors never seeming to open or shut completely. The low-key tune of coffee shop music floats outside the building and onto the sidewalk. Groups of students huddle in threes or fours over homework, secrets or even…