JULIAN WYLLIE | GUEST COLUMNIST | jwyllie@butler.edu Most memories, while dear to our hearts in the present, may eventually crumble like seed fragments damaged in the dry summer sun. Amazing people, places and times will hopefully stick to our brain cells, but it is nearly impossible to replicate this astounding mix of anxiousness that culminates…
Flashback four years: What was life like in 2012?
ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION EDITOR | adprice1@butler.edu Four years ago, I was about to embark on my third year of high school. I was watching the premier of young adult novel-based movies I knew nothing about with a boy I was trying to learn more about. I was getting my driving permit and starting to…
Sentimental seniorisms
TAYLOR JADE POWELL | DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR | tjpowell@butler.edu Four years ago, I sat at a computer writing a final column for my high school newspaper. As the editor-in-chief, it was customary for me to bid my farewells and leave the staff and readers with any wisdom (I thought) I had to give. It started as…
16 things Butler’s class of ’16 doesn’t regret
ALEX BARTLOW | ASST. OPINION EDITOR | abartlow@butler.edu I often wonder about the legacy I wish to leave at Butler University upon my graduation in 2018. Will I be remembered? Will I be an inspiration? Will I be anything? Desperation aside, I will be one thing for certain: a lifelong bulldog. Butler University has been…
10 Hannah Montana quotes college students can relate to
CARISSA MARQUARDT | OPINION COLUMNIST | cfmarqua@butler.edu On Friday, Mar. 24, 2006, I’m sure a lot of us remember exactly where we were and what we were doing. In my case, I was sitting in my living room with my best friend at the time, counting down the minutes until a brand new TV show…
Why theater matters
JENNA VORIS | OPINION COLUMNIST | jmvoris1@butler.edu Last week, Butler played host to Disney’s Newsies on tour. Presented by Broadway in Indianapolis, the show ran from Tuesday, Mar. 15, to Sunday, Mar. 20 in Clowes Memorial Hall. Broadway and musical theater have always been big parts of my life. In high school, I was involved in…
An open letter to first-year students: What you won’t expect
TAYLOR JANKOWSKI | OPINION COLUMNIST | tjankows@butler.edu When coming to college there’s a lot you can expect. You probably expect the classes to be hard and to have an obnoxious amount of homework. You probably expect to make some new friends and talk to people you typically would not have. You may even expect to…
L.A. street art: Graffiti can be a beautiful crime
Photos by Madi McGuire MADI McGUIRE | OPINION COLUMNIST | mjmcguir@butler.edu This spring break, I braved two lonely flights in order to visit some friends in Los Angeles. At first I thought of LA as a fabulous and glamorous place with Beverly Hills Housewife-esque women everywhere. I quickly discovered that the most glamorous things to see…
What can you learn from an art museum?
JENNA VORIS | OPINION COLUMNIST | jmvoris1@butler.edu I have become a regular at the Indianapolis Museum of Art since becoming a Butler University student. First inspired by John Green’s The Fault in our Stars, I continued coming back after I had visited Funky Bones in the gardens. I can tell you about the best spot…
Why I ‘wasted’ my artistic talents
Photo from Pixabay CARISSA MARQUARDT | OPINION COLUMNIST | cfmarqua@butler.edu When I was younger, I was “that kid” to my peers. Sometime in elementary school my classmates and teachers figured out I had a tiny bit more talent than almost everyone else when it came to art class. During my homeroom’s holiday party,…