Culture

Lizzie Velasquez speaks out against bullying

GABBY MOLINE | STAFF REPORTER A boy stops to help pick up his classmate’s books that fell on the ground. A sympathetic individual speaks out against name-calling. Someone invites the girl who sits alone to join her table. Little acts of courage and kindness can help to make a big difference in the world. Lizzie…
DoorDash delivers more food options to students

TESSA WOHLBERG | STAFF REPORTER Butler University students already complain about the lack of food that can be delivered to the university. Besides HotBox, Jimmy John’s and a few Chinese restaurants, Butler is basically left out to dry. The week before Thanksgiving, a new food delivering website was put into commission for Butler. The online…
Comedian Aaron Kominos-Smith cracks jokes for Coffee House

GABBY MOLINE | STAFF REPORTER Aaron Kominos-Smith, a man lacking in stature but abundant in jokes, headlined the Starbucks Comedy Show on Butler University’s campus. The Student Government Association’s Coffee House group planned the event. This is the first ever comedian to come for their series of events. Kominos-Smith, a comedian residing in Brooklyn, appeared…
Do Something – Veteran’s Day

SAM KNEPPRATH | STAFF REPORTER While there’s a seemingly endless supply of clubs, sports and extracurricular activities Butler University has to offer, on this past Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. one club seemed to stand out not only for its fellow students, but also the troops. “Do Something” has constantly been on the pulse…
Review: Our Town

GABBY MOLINE | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University theatre department opened its season with “Our Town,” a performance that lacked in scenery but was full in character. Stepping onto the barren stage at the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts, Ariel Laukins and Alexander Borrello, playing the stage managers, described the small town of…
Sigma Gamma Rho Founder’s Week celebrated diversity

ASHLEY TOMASZEWSKI | STAFF REPORTER The Alpha Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho at Butler University held its Founders Week from November 8-14th. The week celebrated the 93 years since the organization’s founding. The Alpha Chapter celebrated the week by hosting numerable events throughout the days, all following the theme of “The Seven Deadly Sins.” Events…
Alan Boesak encourages audience to dream

SAM KNEPPRATH | STAFF REPORTER No matter how advanced we may feel we are, the fact of the matter is that we are only as civilized as our most barbaric and close-minded citizens. Things like the occurrences at Mizzou and Ferguson have plagued our society in showing that racial tension is, unfortunately, alive and well.…
Animalia promotes awareness about endangered species

GABBY MOLINE | STAFF REPORTER The non-profit organization Animalia brought live animals to the Reilly Room Tuesday to raise awareness about endangered species. A man with a goatee, khaki pants and shirt and a bucket hat stood at the front of the Reilly Room. Perched on his hand rested a red-tailed hawk, a cousin of…
Bulldogs of Butler: More than queer

ISABELLA FERRARI | STAFF REPORTER For senior Tessa Sommers, relationships are a little more than black and white. Sommers is a bi/pansexual and genderfluid person. This means an individual can be attracted to anyone regardless of gender identity and they do not identify with any particular gender. “I did not realize I was queer until…