RUBY VALUTIS | CO-ASST. CULTURE EDITOR Butler University has no trouble supplying its students with plenty of clubs that can interest everyone. Whether it is a volunteer organization or a club sport, students are bound to find a club that fits their interests. Last semester, Anyssa Alonso and Maram Almutairi decided to start a Butler…
Television star Ross Matthews visits Butler
SHANNON ROSTIN | STAFF REPORTER A Ford Focus pulls into a parking spot in Butler’s A-Lot. Waving with a friendly smile and introducing himself, students would not realize that this was not a member of the Butler community, but rather someone they had seen on television shows including Ru Paul’s Drag Race, The Tonight Show…
Fall of the Wall Ball
ALEX TARNOWSKI | STAFF REPORTER The International Club commemorated the fall of the Berlin Wall Saturday with its Fall of the Wall Ball. “We thought, since it is our 25th annual dinner and the 25th anniversary of the fall, it would be a perfect theme,” said Alexandria Johnson, president of the International Club. Tables draped…
#Improv #Comedy
JACOB REEVES | STAFF REPORTER Several Butler students came together on March 28 to put on “Hashtag Improv Hashtag Comedy,” a half-sketch comedy, half-improvised production written and directed by senior Megan Hosack. This production served as Hosack’s senior project. She used the production not only to entertain audiences, but also to make several commentaries about…
What I learned in Paris: Review
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER “No man is a catch if he does not love you madly.” Erika LaVonn learned this in Paris, and she continues to teach it to other characters as she deciphers her own emotions and guides other characters through theirs. Indiana Repertory Theatre is currently showing playwright Pearl Cleage’s “What I Learned…
Larry Shapiro: Review
WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER Larry Shapiro’s recital Tuesday night was a pure celebration of music. Shapiro performed as a member of the Duckwall Artist Series, which is currently coming to a close with only four performances left. Many of the performer’s closest friends and colleagues came out to support the virtuosic violinist, and none…
Aliah Ajamoughli: A proud Syrian
SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER Senior Aliah Ajamoughli is an avid fighter for the Syrian Revolution. Ajamoughli made it her life’s mission to raise awareness for Syria’s current conflict through her music. Her decision was inspired by her family’s heritage and connection with the culture. Ajamoughli began playing the cello in fifth grade despite her…
Studebaker serenades
ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER By definition, Thomas Studebaker is an impressive man. Standing at 6 feet 4 inches, Studebaker, a voice professor, has a commanding physical presence. But what is even more outstanding about him is his wealth of experience in the opera world. Born in Danville, Illinois, Studebaker has lived all around the…
Larry Shapiro: 70 years young
SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER Larry Shapiro, the first official full-time music professor on Butler’s campus, has been teaching here for about twenty-eight years. Over 70 years old, Shapiro said he plans to keep teaching well into his 90’s. Shapiro began playing the violin when he was just six years old. “Sixty-seven years later and…
Conquering the menace: Denis Boateng
CAMERON ALFORD | CO-ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR Junior Denis Boateng just wanted a place to call home. Boateng, a human communication and organizational leadership major, is from Indianapolis. However, he was born in Italy, and his parents are from Ghana. With so much he could identify with, he said he was proud to be a Butler…