Culture

  • ‘Pigeons’ examines alcoholism, relationships

    “Hating yourself is a form of egotism.” This is the central paradox of Dan Barden’s  new play, “Pigeons,” which began its world premiere performances by the Butler University theatre department during its run last week. Barden is an associate professor in the English department. Barden’s play, his second written for the Butler theatre department, features…

  • For the love of locomotion (to 1/16 scale)

    Stephen Nelson is a College of Business instructor. Fewer Butler University students probably know he is also a toy train collector. Nelson opened Mr. Muffin’s Trains, a toy train collection with an operating layout, in December. His interest in toy trains began when he was 14 and started working at Ed Schock’s Toy & Hobby…

  • Thomas Hampson to sing Mahler with ISO this week

    The world-famous operatic baritone Thomas Hampson will sing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Friday. The orchestra will perform selections from Gustav Mahler’s “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” for the first time in its 83-year history. The pieces will feature Hampson as soloist. “Des Knaben Wunderhorn” is a collection of 12 songs set to the anonymous German folk…

  • Maya Angelou to return to campus after 25 years

    Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” The Butler community never did quite forget Angelou’s legendary presence back in 1988. After being the inaugural speaker for Butler University’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture…

  • In the dark, JACK Quartet comes out to play

    The lights will dim and the room will go black—pitch black. Audience members will squirm in their seats, surrounded by darkness they won’t be able to escape. Then the music will begin. The Ensemble Music Society is bringing in the JACK Quartet, one of the nation’s top contemporary string quartets. The JACK Quartet will perform…

  • Butler grad student to perform with Butler Symphony Orchestra

    Butler graduate student Kelly Swensson is one of the country’s finest young bassoonists. Swensson, 24, will be performing a solo in Butler Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony on Feb. 24. Butler bassoon professor Douglas Spaniol remembers the first time he met Swensson. Swensson was a sixth grader who had recently picked up bassoon.…

  • One Billion Rising suggests dancing in protest tomorrow

    American playwright Eve Ensler, the author of the play “The Vagina Monologues,” has called upon women across the world to stand up and dance in a protest against rape, sexual assault and domestic violence Thursday. History will be created as one billion people will rise up and dance in unison. Senior Kate Langdon said violence…

  • Mascots in puppy-summit

    While this may be Butler’s first year in the Atlantic 10 Conference, Blue II and Trip have already made a name for themselves on the East Coast with their Big Dawgs Tour. Over the weekend, the Butler bulldogs headed to Washington D.C. with Michael Kaltenmark, director of web marketing communications and the dogs’ caregiver, to…

  • So you forgot about Valentine’s Day? Don’t panic, we remembered.

    Gentlemen, you’ve been wondering why your lady’s face has been alight with smiles this week and her voice laden with excited energy. Ladies, your knight has been dropping hints about not being able to wait to give you a thoughtful surprise, and you had no idea what he meant. Now, the vibrant reds of roses…