VANESSA STAUBLIN | CONTRIBUTING WRITER Each year students across the nation submit their application for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Federal Student Aid, an office within the U.S. Department of Education, receives applications from students who are entering college all the way to graduate students. This year students who were interested in receiving…
Senior Carah Austin presents a passion for penguins
BLAKELY HEATON & KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTERS Butler senior Carah Austin loved penguins since she was a little girl, all thanks to a life-sized emperor penguin stuffed animal her dad bought her. This summer, she went to Mystic, Connecticut, to research African penguins at Mystic Aquarium. She discovered her research…
Diversity
MATT DEL BUSTO & JOZ CABRERA | STAFF REPORTERS Diversity is a continuously evolving word. Whether it is used in regards to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, socioeconomic status, ability or any other myriad of categories, diversity is a hot topic on college campuses across the nation. Butler is no different. …
Farewell to Schwitzer Hall: End of an era
ANNIE WEBER | NEWS EDITOR Current Schwitzer residents will be the last to live in the residence hall, as it will close and be demolished after this semester ends. Rich Michal, executive director of facilities for Butler, said it makes more sense financially to tear Schwitzer completely down. It would have…
Deficit does not make an impact on athletics
Sophie Robertson | Contributing Reporter | ssrobert@butler.edu Police guide traffic through the streets as students abandon their studies. Blue and white speckles the stadium as videographers stream the fans’ reactions. Trip pants on the sidelines as Dawg Pound grunts behind the baskets. Coaches furrow their brows as basketballs hurl across the floor. There’s no place…
Students and staff prepare for Swan Lake
LYLA IANNACCONE | MULTIMEDIA REPORTER
Why ButlerPalooza?
KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s Student Government Association receives more than $760,000 per year from students’ activity fees. Part of this budget is allotted to bringing in artists for the ButlerPalooza concert, like American Authors and Parachute this past fall. Co-chair for the Concerts Committee Kaitlyn Sawin helps to plan these concerts. “The Concerts…
Peace Week held at Butler
MATTHEW FLECKENSTEIN | STAFF REPORTER In an effort to promote peace, unity and well-being on campus, the Peace and Conflict Studies department hosted Peace Week March 22-25. “The goal of Peace Week is to put on events that will be thought provoking and inspire a more inclusive society for all and for Butler’s community,” senior…
SGA meetings now closed to public
MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER This year, the Student Government Association (SGA) made the switch from Assembly to Senate structure. Additionally, the meetings are no longer open to the student body. Despite closing the doors to the rest of the student population, Katelyn Sussli, SGA president and senior Organizational Communication & Leadership and Political Science…
Explore Indy with the Cultural Trail
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Are you a Butler student? Are you looking for something fun and relaxing to do in Indianapolis? Do you like being outside and enjoying art? If you answered yes to these questions, you may be interested in the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is an eight-mile trail throughout…