KATIE GOODRICH | STAFF REPORTER Sophomore Paige Ferise expected Paris to be a “a dirty, average” city. Ferise had the opportunity to visit the capital of France on the Global Adventures of Liberal Arts trip. “I had heard nothing but bad things about it,” she said. “Consequently, I was not at all excited for Paris.…
Bulawayo brings Africa to Butler
ALEX TARNOWSKI | STAFF REPORTER More than a hundred Butler University students, faculty and community members had the privilege of listening to a PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award recipient and Etisalat Prize winner Monday night at the Reilly Room. NoViolet Bulawayo, author of her debut novel “We Need New Names,” discussed the book as part of the…
Equality and Justice panel: Preview
CAMERON ALFORD | STAFF REPORTER A panel discussion titled “Is Equality and Justice for All?” will be held in the Krannert Room at Clowes Memorial Hall Feb. 26, beginning at 6 p.m. This discussion will address issues such as racial profiling and police brutality that recently occurred in the United States. The Desmond Tutu Center…
Chorale and Chamber Singers: Review
GRETCHEN E. MAYER | STAFF REPORTER On Friday Feb. 20, 2015, the Butler University Chorale and the Butler University Chamber Singers presented their spring semester concert. The concert began with the Chorale, transitioned to the Chamber Singers, and then went back to the Chorale to finish up the performance. The performance itself did not exceed…
A joyful tribute with George Takei
CAMERON ALFORD | STAFF REPORTER George Takei was just 4 years old on one of the most transformative days in American history. On Dec. 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor, leading to the United States’ involvement in World War II. Seventy-four years later, Takei spoke to over 2,000 people at Butler…
Bulldogs of Butler: Aris Cuello
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Freshman Aris Cuello is surrounded by plastic bags full of snacks, a scented candle, a Nelson Mandela poster, textbooks and a laptop. He is taking notes and studying to prepare for his assignment, to lead a class discussion. Cuello is a criminology and psychology major from Providence, Rhode Island. “I…
Paris: A moveable feast
KATIE GOODRICH | STAFF REPORTER “Been there, done that” is not the mentality secondary-education major Emily Bertram is bringing to her study-abroad experience. On the Global Adventures in the Liberal Arts program, the sophomore is revisiting Paris. Bertram visited the city for a week with her parents when she was a freshman in high school.…
Nothing sweeter than service
ALLISON REITZ | STAFF REPORTER Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women held its first “Hugs and Kisses with Pi Phi Misses” event to support literacy. A multitude of pastries including cake balls, chocolate-covered strawberries, cookies and hot chocolate disappeared from Butler University’s Gamma chapter last Thursday, but it was all in the name of service.…
Mad Forest: Review
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER A visit to Lilly Hall these next two weekends will send you straight to 1989 Romania. Caryl Churchill’s Mad Forest, told in three acts, details the terror and passions of average citizens in Romania during a radical political shift. In short, the audience will face three distinctive themes: corruption, revolution and…
Chloe Boelter: Sophomore Recital review
ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER On the evening of Valentine’s Day, Chloe Boelter performed her Sophomore Recital for Butler students, faculty, family and friends. Her performance showcased a variety of music, from pretty classical pieces to peppy jazz numbers. This recital was unique, since it was not a required junior or senior recital, but rather…