NATALIE BLOOM | STAFF REPORTER Clowes Memorial Hall was full of life on Feb. 7 as the 26th Annual Gospel Fest took the stage. Featuring a variety of local and professional performers, the festival exposed its audience to a range of powerful gospel hits. Some of the pieces presented were joyful and upbeat, while others…
Maurice Manning
WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER Maurice Manning read poetry from his new book “The Gone and the Going Away” Tuesday night in the Krannert Room of Clowes Memorial Hall. Manning’s first professorial position was at Indiana University Bloomington, and he greeted many of his former students from the podium. He also took time between poems…
“The Story of Us” – Review
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER “The Story of Us” features a series of Tamara Bodnar’s original musical-styled songs that paint specific moments in fictional college students’ lives. Themes included moving day, creating relationships, going to a job fair, struggling with faith, studying abroad, and managing self-doubt. The show was performed in Lilly Hall Jan.…
“The Story of Us” – Preview
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER Butler senior Tamara Bodnar is presenting the world premiere of her 30-minute musical entitled “The Story of Us.” Admission is free. There are two chances to see the show, February 6th and February 7th. Curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. each night. Performances will be in Lilly Hall, room 328.…
Bulldogs of Butler: Ryan Straugh
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Sophomore Ryan Straughn has just returned from a long day of classes: physics, differential equations and Spanish. Straughn is a sophomore mechanical engineering and physics major from Elburn, Illinois. “I wasn’t prepared for today,” he said. Like many Butler students, Straughn had been hoping for a two-hour delay this morning.…
International love
CAMERON ALFORD | STAFF REPORTER Some say home is where the heart is. For freshman Noemi Ponzoni, Butler University captured her heart. Ponzoni, an international studies major, is from Milan, Italy. Compared to schools in her country, “Butler feels a lot more like a community,” she said. But Butler is not her first encounter with…
Study abroad series: A day in Pompeii
KATIE GOODRICH | STAFF REPORTER Sophomore arts administration major Gabi Randall has taken many art classes in her time at Butler University. Until now, however, she had yet to take an art class in Italy–which would include a field trip to Pompeii. She took an introductory theatre class last year, which showed her all the…
Take Two: Chamber Music Recital Review
WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER A small group of Butler University music faculty joined forces on Jan. 3 to put on a technically and emotionally diverse performance. Professors Davis Brooks (violin) and Kate Boyd (piano) worked closely with Paul Bro (saxophone) and Kurt Fowler (cello) to present a dynamic collection of chamber works – both…
Chamber music review
GRETCHEN E. MAYER | STAFF REPORTER The lighting shifts from the audience to the stage. A hush falls over the crowd. Two performers walk on stage and the crowd politely applauds. The performers sit down, settle themselves and their instruments, and breathe in to signal the beginning of their music. A chamber recital performed…
Cocoa in the cold
ALLISON REITZ | STAFF REPORTER In the brisk cold wind, January seems to just snow on the parade at Butler University, keeping everyone tucked away in their warm toasty rooms. However, there is one thing that can draw any college student out of bed on a cold winter night: hot cocoa. Kappa Alpha Theta, commonly…