PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu After the Butler basketball team’s season came to an end with the round of 32 loss against the University of Virginia, the Bulldogs’ focus immediately shifted to the 2016-17 season. The tasks they face include finding replacements for the production of seniors Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones, as…
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…
Rising sophomores to pick Fairview Housing March 29
MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER In the fall of 2016, rising sophomores will be the first group to move into Fairview House, Butler University’s newest residence hall. Unlike ResCo, where sophomores have traditionally lived, Fairview is made up of suites of 6 or 8 people as opposed to the traditional quads. On March 29,…
Bulldogs of Butler: Dance Major
LIZZY HACKL | ASSIST. CULTURE EDITOR This is the latest installment of our Bulldog of Butler series. We hope to highlight the many people on this campus. Click here to read more stories about your fellow Dawgs. First-year student, Claire Bednarek, tells the ups and downs of being a Dance Major in the Jordan College…
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…
Women’s lacrosse becomes Butler’s newest Division I sport
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu A new season is on the horizon. Butler has officially added women’s lacrosse as their 20th Division I sport and will begin play in the 2016-17 academic year. New head coach Cecil Pilson is at the helm. Pilson, who led Mercyhurst University’s program for the past 11 seasons,…
Butler falls to Providence in first game of Big East Tournament
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu Usually when the Butler Bulldogs face a lead or a challenge, they embrace it. They fight back with everything they have, grinding it out until the final seconds tick off the clock. Tonight was perhaps the biggest challenge the Dawgs faced all season, but this time they fell…
Kellen Dunham wins Big East Scholar-Athlete Award
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu For the third straight year, a Butler Bulldog was awarded the scholar-athlete of the year award. Kellen Dunham kept former Bulldog Alex Barlow’s streak alive on Wednesday when he was handed the award by Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman. “It’s an honor to keep Alex Barlow’s streak going,…
Bulldogs face tough quarterfinal test against Providence
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu The late season push by the Butler University men’s basketball team placed them in a tie for fourth place in the Big East, knotted up with the Providence Friars. The two teams will face off in the second round of the tournament with Providence owning the No. 4…
Butler wins big on senior day
ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team closed out the season with an impressive 95-74 win against Marquette University on March 6 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Following the game was a senior day ceremony to honor senior guard Kellen Dunham, redshirt senior guard/forward Roosevelt Jones, graduate forward Austin Etherington and…