Culture

  • Visiting artist brings American premiere

    This year the Butler Ballet’s Midwinter Dance Festival features a performance that will be once in a lifetime for the Butler Community. The commissioned piece is “Por Vos Muero” by noted Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato. Kevin Irving, Duato’s former ballet master, is staging the piece. Irving said he doubts that this piece will ever be…

  • It takes two

    Evan and David Schroeder are more than just identical twins.  Together, they compose and perform original music weekly at Mass. If singing counts as praying twice, these identical twins have sent up more prayers than they can count. Evan and David Schroeder have added their musical talents to the dedicated group of young singers and…

  • Welcome back, Jimmy

    Once Jimmy Fallon saw Butler University’s flash mob YouTube video, he said he couldn’t wait to visit during his week-long visit to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl. Before delivering a hilarious two-hour show on Sunday, Fallon sat down with The Collegian to discuss bulldogs, Steak ‘n Shake and traveling with his show for the very…

  • CARTOON | Farewell, students and have a nice break

  • Welcome To the Party: The Colts aren’t playing, but that’s no reason not to enjoy the Super Bowl

    Indianapolis is about to become the United States’ biggest all-ages playground. This week and next, expect the city to explode with parties, zip-lining, celebrities, concerts and sheer excitement. As usual, Butler University students are right in the midst of it all, volunteering for events like the NFL Players’ Party or working at the NFL Experience.…

  • Fallon returns for pre-Super Bowl performance

    Over the past few weeks, Butler University  students’ Twitter and Facebook feeds have been covered with Jimmy Fallon tweets and messages. Now, the “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” host is making a special visit to campus during his stint here at Hilbert Circle Theatre, but the social media campaign may not have been  the sole…

  • Music festival celebrates electronic sounds

    Since before the dawn of computers, man has expanded the capabilities of electricity and technology in music, seeking to express beauty and reality as potently as through the traditional symphony, poem or fresco. The Electronic Music Festival at Butler University celebrates the accomplishments of electronic music­—a genre born of software, circuits and wires. The pieces…

  • Students and staff welcome Atherton changes

    The Market Place at Atherton Union has a new appearance after a makeover during winter break. The dining facility now includes a lounge area with a television and a fireplace, new floors and walls, booths and a different seating arrangement.  The food has also undergone a renovation in order to provide more variety and healthier…

  • Artist portrays transgendered experience

    Rebecca Kling has been called the starter of uncomfortable conversations, but the calm, collected tone of her voice suggests a presence that is anything but awkward.  Her story is one of change, acceptance and discovery. Kling is a person who is transgendered, meaning she was born a biological male  and now lives her life as…