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  • REVIEW: “Warm Bodies” is less intelligent “Twilight”

    Riding the hype surrounding the Mayan apocalypse of 2012, “Warm Bodies” attempts to exploit society’s newfound obsession with a zombie doomsday. While the “Twilight” series may be over, “Warm Bodies” continues in the same mold, telling the forbidden love story between a human and a nonhuman. Instead of a dreamy vampire, however, it’s a dreamy…

  • Illustrator returns to campus

    Children’s book illustrator Michele Wood will give a presentation at Butler University this week to help celebrate Founder’s Day. Founder’s Day marks the birthday of Ovid Butler, an Indianapolis native who was heavily involved with the university’s creation. On Thursday, Wood will be speaking about her latest work—a collaboration with Cynthia Grady—titled “I Lay My…

  • Meet the Colonel from Capital City

    In December, the School of Music announced that its next director of bands would be Col. Michael J. Colburn of the United States Marine Band. He will begin serving upon the retirement of the current director, Robert Grechesky, after the spring 2014 semester. This week The Butler Collegian spoke with Colburn over the phone from his…

  • Perkins finds love in storytelling

    The stage dimmed. A spotlight hit the lone performer, dressed in a dark gray pinstripe suit. Armed with a finger gun and an array of voices, Indiana’s most notorious bank robber was alive again. In front of a packed house at the Indiana Historical Society, Sally Perkins took the stage and transformed from professor to John Dillinger.…

  • Russian tale brought to life

    “The Fool of the World,” a famous Russian folktale originally written for children, will come to life under the direction of senior Thomas Benoist this semester. Benoist was introduced to the script last year while working on another student’s senior project, “Grimm’s Tales.” He chose to direct “Fool” for its youthful qualities. “Theater has helped…

  • Theatre department to premiere professor’s work

    Acting in a play is an exhilarating experience, but shaping the script of the play as it is written is a rare pleasure. It is one which Butler University theatre students are enjoying with the department’s production of “Pigeons.” Dan Barden, an associate English professor,  wrote “Pigeons.” The play is set in Greenwich Village, N.Y.,…

  • Successful artist inspires greatness

    Greatness. Not good, greatness. Common said that word repeatedly  as he spoke at Clowes Memorial Hall last Thursday to a sold-out crowd. “This is a chance for me to talk to the future,” said Common, a Chicago native.“ Butler University has the components to make the future full of greatness.” Common is a two-time Grammy…

  • Director of US Marine Band to join music faculty in 2014

    The next director of bands at Butler University will be Colonel Michael J. Colburn, currently the director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Administrators and faculty in the school of music announced the decision to members of the wind ensemble late last semester, but Colburn asked that no official announcements be made until…

  • Professors off the Clock: Jon Crabiel’s Office? The symphony hall and sidewalk.

    Drumsticks fly and buckets ring as they are struck in nearly perfect synchronization with Lucas Oil Stadium looming above. It’s like a dream for a music-crazed college student, but this dream is a reality for Jon Crabiel, percussion professor and artist-in-residence at Butler University. “What’s different and fun about the public performances is that there…