Opinion

  • Subject to change: There’s no shame in transferring

    Subject to change: There’s no shame in transferring

    “Just because a university isn’t for you doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with it. There’s a reason there are 4,000 degree-granting academic institutions in the United States. We all have different needs, and, as a result, different environments unleash the best versions of ourselves.”

  • Senior Sendoff: A rare personal narrative

    Senior Sendoff: A rare personal narrative

    As a news writer, one does not share their own views and experiences — however, this is an earned exception.

  • Goodbye, goose

    Goodbye, goose

    “On April 12, Butler Libraries publicly declared victory over the notorious Irwin Goose. After occupying the second-floor Irwin Library balcony and terrorizing countless prospective library-goers for five consecutive springs, it seems the goose has declined to return to Butler.”

  • PHOTO FEATURE: A school year of smiles

    PHOTO FEATURE: A school year of smiles

    Lauren Gdowski says goodbye to the happy faces captured during her senior year

  • Senior Sendoff: Hello and farewell

    Senior Sendoff: Hello and farewell

    After four years of design, it is time to publish my first and last story.

  • Senior Sendoff: The bottom of the ninth

    Senior Sendoff: The bottom of the ninth

    “I used to despise writing, but now it has become part of my life, and I could not be more thankful to be in the position I am in today.”

  • Senior Sendoff: Negative Nelly in a world of yes-men

    Senior Sendoff: Negative Nelly in a world of yes-men

    “It’s funny how a fancy camera and a group of real friends can turn the pessimistic girl who ‘isn’t built for the college life’ into one that feels sad to leave it.”

  • How many more?

    How many more?

    Following the shootings at Michigan State University and the Covenant School in Nashville, Butler students open up about the university’s active shooter protocol and hope for change.

  • Kinkshame no more

    Kinkshame no more

    “A not-insignificant portion of our peers is receiving extremely mixed messages when it comes to issues of sex and sexuality.”