MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Former Butler men’s basketball standout Joel Cornette died early Tuesday morning in his Chicago apartment. He was a member of the basketball program from 1999-2003 and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He was 35. “This morning, we spoke with the Cornette Family, who has confirmed that their beloved…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Tom Carnegie
A plaque mounted to one of the grandstands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway honoring Tom Carnegie’s more than 60 year dedication to the speedway. Photo by Zach Horrall. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu For 61 years, fans flocked to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to hear not only the cars whizzing around the track,…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Dave Calabro
The famous Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Dave Calabro calls home as he calls the Indianapolis 500 every year. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu As a kid, Dave Calabro saw car after car race around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and fell in love. He dreamed of one day being a part of that…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter signs autographs after turning laps during pole qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2014. Photo by Zach Horrall. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter may spend his life diving into turns at speeds over 200 mph, but it all started by spending four years at Butler University.…
College of Business renamed in honor of $25 million donation
Katie Goodrich | Editor in Chief | kmgoodri@butler.edu Butler University received the largest individual gift in the university’s history. Andre Lacy and his wife Julia gave a $25 million donation. In honor of the gift, Butler renamed the College of Business the Andre B. Lacy School of Business. Lacy, chairman of Lacy Diversified Industries, will…
So, I went to a Trump rally
ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION EDITOR | adprice1@butler.edu If you would have told me almost three years ago, when I took my first political science class, I would attend a political rally, I would have scoffed, rolled my eyes and probably said something about not believing in party affiliation. And if you told me the rally…
Butler battles $10 million deficit
KATIE GOODRICH | EDITOR IN CHIEF Butler University’s budget is in the red. $10 million in the red. Next year, the university will take another “strategic loss” of $2-3 million, according to an April 4 email from Bruce Arick, vice president for finance and administration. The largest class in Butler’s history is graduating, and they…
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…
Athletic department sees massive growth after National Championship games
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu Just inside the walls of Hinkle Fieldhouse, one is greeted with a mural of the Butler Way. One line of the famous philosophy places emphasis on improving every day. Over the past couple of years, Butler’s athletic department has continued to improve and grow in multiple ways. A…
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Michael Kaltenmark
Michael Kaltenmark runs alongside Trip before a Butler men’s basketball game at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Photo courtesy of Zach Bolinger, ZJB Photography. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The man behind the face of Butler University is much more than a public relations man at Butler. In fact, he has a history in the IndyCar…