By: Epiphany Johnican Kanye West shows that his ego is at best when he announces during the Grammy’s that he will be running for President for the 2020 election But who exactly is Kanye West? Most of us know Kanye West as an egotistical hip-hop artist. Can a celebrity with a reputation for smoking blunts…
ButlerPa(Clowes)a
ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION EDITOR Photo by Lauren Biolsi — Parachute performs at ButlerPalooza Friday night I have not been to many concerts in my lifetime—maybe five or six. For the most part, all of them have been outdoors, and the two that were not outdoors were quasi-decent experiences. So, my opinion has been set…
Is Karma A Bitch?
HAYLEY ROSS | STAFF COLUMNIST Let’s be real. All of you reading this have done something in your lifetime that you probably shouldn’t have. Whether it was something small, like taking money from your brother’s piggy bank, or something a bit bigger like cheating on your significant other, the fear of what is to come…
Straight Outta Safety
AARON SMITH | STAFF COLUMNIST “Got it bad ‘cause I’m brown, and not the other color. So, police think they have the authority to kill a minority.” Since 1987, rap group N.W.A. has been spouting out lyrics like these, airing out the world’s dirty laundry. N.W.A., also known as N****z With Attitude, is a gangster…
A new generation of role models
PAIGE LISTON | STAFF COLUMNIST The annual MTV Video Music Awards premiered Aug. 30, and I was among the many people that tuned in to see who would win the awards, to hear the latest songs and to judge the extravagant outfits. Over the last few years it seems as though the celebrities featured on…
On Growing Up
PAIGE LISTON | STAFF COLUMNIST As each summer comes to a close and another school year starts, I often feel the same emotions each year. I feel excited. Excited at the prospect of a fresh start and the opportunity to create more memories. Entering my sophomore and freshman year, I felt nervous. There was always…
A New Medium
MARC ALLAN | PUBLIC EDITOR Butler University was located in Irvington and Grover Cleveland was president of the United States the first time The Butler Collegian was printed nearly 130 years ago. The newspaper predates most of Butler’s history. So seeing the print version phased out is—for me, anyway—like watching a piece of the university…
Becoming Internet Explorers
KATIE GOODRICH | PRINT MANAGING EDITOR The Butler Collegian reverted back to its roots over summer break by going monthly. More than 125 years ago, the Collegian published a 20-page issue once a month. Now, our student newspaper will shift away from a print product and toward its website and social media accounts. As an…
Nine things nobody told you to pack for college
ALEXIS PRICE | STAFF COLUMNIST With the looming presence of dorm life and college courses around the corner, the anticipation to start your first year of college seems to build as it draws closer and closer. And with the start of college comes the most dreaded, stressful aspect (other than those massive loans you will probably never…
Summer days driftin’ away
PAIGE LISTON | OPINION COLUMNIST With summer fast approaching, I thought I would feel a sense of relief or freedom. I thought I would be free from having to wake up early to go to class every day. I thought I would be free from having to study for exams every week, free from…