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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…
Malone out as Butler women’s assistant coach

Former assisted coach FahKara Malone (far right) cheers on the Butler women’s team during a game this season. Photo by Amy Street. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu Butler University women’s basketball assistant coach FahKara Malone has left the university effective immediately. Malone’s information has been taken off of butlersports.com, and she is no…
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…