Anyone who’s made a pit stop at McDonald’s has heard it before: “I’ll take two Big Macs, a large fry, a 10-piece chicken nugget, oh, and a diet Coke. I’m trying to watch my weight.” This acceptance of the diet drink as the be-all-end-all solution to weight loss couldn’t be further from the truth. In…
Women’s basketball: team sitting in top half of conference
The women’s basketball team is six games into its conference season and is currently sitting in sixth place in the Atlantic 10 conference standings. The Bulldogs have an overall record of 13-8, including 4-2 in conference. The two losses have come to No. 17 Dayton on Jan. 12 and St. Joseph’s on Jan. 30. The…
Peal fighting cancer
Strength and conditioning coach Jim Peal has a reputation among Butler faculty for successfully and efficiently shaping players for each of the school’s 19 athletic programs for the the past decade. When Peal announced last Tuesday he had been diagnosed with colon cancer, the response was immediate. An outpouring of support from the Butler community…
Baseball improves facilities
The Butler baseball team is about to open its season and it will be the last go for 10 seniors. In addition to gearing up for their last collegiate season, they are making sure those after them will have great facilities as they move forward. “We talk about it all the time,” senior catcher Radley…
Clarke gives testimony Sunday
Former Butler guard Ron Nored shared his testimony of faith to roughly 100 attendees at a Converge church service last year. This year, it’s Rotnei Clarke’s turn — with the possibility of an audience more than double the size of Nored’s. On Feb. 10, Clarke will give his testimonial in the Johnson Room of Robertson…
Swimming defeats old conference foe
The Butler swim team defeated Valparaiso 103-89 on Saturday afternoon. “I think the meet went pretty well, we finished the meet stronger than we have in the past,” freshman Allie Dvorchak said. “I was impressed on how our ladies performed with getting the win,” coach Maurice Stewart said. Stewart was especially impressed with how the…
Men’s and women’s tennis split matches
The Butler men’s tennis team will be taking a three-match win streak into its contest with Iowa on Saturday. The Bulldogs earned a 6-1 victory over ASA College last Friday. The Bulldogs won the doubles point before going on to win five of six singles matches. Sophomore Sam O’Neill won in straight sets at No.…
Track competes at Notre Dame
The Butler men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame last weekend. Junior Craig Jordan had the best individual performance for the Bulldogs. Jordan finished third in the men’s 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:26.31. Grzegorz Kalinowski of Eastern Michigan and Scott Leitch of Western Ontario finished…
Butler faces defending A-10 champ St. Bonaventure
The Butler men’s basketball team hosts St. Bonaventure tonight at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The Bonnies have an overall record of 10-10 and are 3-4 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. St. Bonaventure won last year’s A-10 tournament, earning a berth in the NCAA tournament. The Bonnies lost to Florida State 66-63…
Hinkle renovations continue
After an eight-month period that involved crews tuck-pointing 282,000 bricks and replacing 9,734 windowpanes with energy-efficient glass, construction efforts will begin on the interior of Hinkle Fieldhouse. As Hinkle approaches it’s 85th birthday this spring, work on new student-athlete facilities is set to begin. A larger conditioning room, a new sports medicine center and a…