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…
Bulldogs of Butler: Carly Allen
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Junior Carly Allen is trying to balance jobs, schoolwork and free time. With 12 minutes left before her next class, the Columbus, Ohio, native is lounging on a couch in the College of Education, busily typing away on her laptop. As a mathematics and middle/secondary education double major, classes are…
Bulldogs of Butler: Studies and Slurpees
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR The hallway would be silent if it weren’t for Akeira Jennings. She is buried in her laptop because Loni McKown, her academic advisor, is waiting for a response. Jennings is a senior journalism major and international studies and Spanish minor from Chicago. As she sits in a chair on…
Bulldogs of Butler: Earl Townsend
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Despite his long brown hair freezing from the cold, sophomore creative writing major and theatre minor Earl Townsend is making the trek to the Campus Club to get some potato soup and a southwest turkey panini. Townsend, born in Indianapolis and raised in Zionsville, is accustomed to cold Indiana winters.…
Bulldogs of Butler: Salman Qureshi
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler Freshman Salman Qureshi, clad in a blue Colts sweatshirt and glasses, is leaving Irwin Library to commute home after studying for an upcoming Spanish exam. Some day, he hopes to expand his traveling experience well beyond the realm of the Butler bubble, he said. He hopes to…
Bulldogs of Butler: Anna Doloso
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler It is Monday. Anna Doloso is braving the weather to stand up for her beliefs under the Class of 2000 clock that constantly proclaims 1 o’clock outside Starbucks. Doloso is a sophomore elementary education major, a member of the Student Education Organization, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity…
Bulldogs of Butler: Zach Heider
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler It’s 2:30 p.m., and senior Zach Heider has been studying in Starbucks all day. Since about 9 a.m., to be exact. He sits in the corner, surrounded by various napkins, notebooks, loose papers, and his backpack. While his table might have become cluttered throughout his seven-hour study…
Bulldogs of Butler: Connor Hummel
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler Junior Connor Hummel is spending his Saturday afternoon studying in Residential College. Hummel is a Spanish and pharmacy double major. He is surrounded by various piles of papers, a tablet, a binder and his iPhone. Instead of playing intramural volleyball with his friends, Hummel is spending his…
Bulldogs of Butler: Carly Cripe and Emmie Dill
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler Freshmen Carly Cripe and Emmie Dill take advantage of one of the final warm evenings of the year to play lacrosse together on the south mall. While they have played, respectively, for one and two years, the smiles and laughter emanating from the girls only prove that…
Bulldogs of Butler: Tristan Feilla
SARAH COFFING | CULTURE EDITOR Bulldogs of Butler Tristan Feilla casually strolls through the quad between Jordan and Gallahue Halls on his way to meet a few friends for dinner. While he might humbly consider himself a typical student, maneuvering campus wearing jeans and carrying a water bottle, Feilla has a very multifaceted background. A…