Friday nights at the Forum at Fishers are reserved for one thing: bonspiels. Bonspiels are curling tournaments, and though it may come as a surprise, Butler has its own club curling team that competes at the Forum. Juniors Michael Strauss and Steve Bruno, president and vice president of the team, respectively, revived the club curling…
Athletes make a difference
Butler athletes spend most of their time in the classroom or on their respective playing surfaces, but they still find time to give back to the community. For decades, Butler student- athletes have left campus to represent their teams in another way: through community service. “I don’t want to say you’re in a bubble here,”…
SAAC: the voice of athletics
In the chaotic world of a student- athlete, there is an assembly of other college athletes striving to keep everything in sync. This is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. The committee, made up of student-athletes and designed to provide insight on the student-athlete experience throughout the nation, is comprised of men and women from every…
Voris focused on Butler’s season despite job opening
DePauw University fired its head football coach Robby Long early last week after the team started the season 0-2. “Long was dismissed due to his failure to fully comply with the school’s policies and administrative expectations,” according to a press release from the university. While an interim head coach has been named, the opening for…
Volleyball: Atlantic 10 run starts slow
The volleyball team was the first squad to represent Butler in the Atlantic 10 Conference when they faced Dayton last Friday. The Bulldogs (10-6, 0-2) lost three sets to one. Despite the loss, several players thought the match was a great experience. “I thought we really came out to play,” sophomore Kelly Kyle said. “(Dayton)…
Cross country wins in Toledo
Junior Katie Clark won the individual race at the Toledo Bubble Buster Friday, leading the Butler women’s cross country team to a first place finish. The Bulldogs placed first in the 14-team field that included four nationally ranked teams by finishing with 72 points. No. 23 San Francisco finished second with 86 points followed by…
Men’s soccer readies for Ohio State
The Butler Men’s soccer team will begin a stretch of three consecutive matches in Ohio with a non-conference game at Ohio State tonight. Since 1998, the Bulldogs and Buckeyes have played eight games with the Buckeyes leading the series with six wins and two losses against Butler. The two teams last met at Jesse Owens…
Heeter has career day
Butler junior running back Trae Heeter had a career-high 204 rushing yards to lead the Bulldogs to a 35-14 victory against Campbell in their Pioneer League opener. Butler (2-2, 1-0) avenged last season’s 38-23 loss against the Camels (1-3, 0-1). “Campbell got to us last year, and they beat us pretty bad,” Heeter said. “So…
Column: Replacement vital to team’s success
The Butler men’s basketball team will be facing Atlantic 10 Conference competition for the first time this season without junior guard Chrishawn Hopkins. Hopkins, who was dismissed from the team on Wednesday, Sept. 12, was expected to grow into more of a leadership role and be a force on the court for the Bulldogs this…
Hopkins Dismissed
Junior guard Chrishawn Hopkins was dismissed from the Butler men’s basketball team, according to a statement released by the athletics department last Wednesday. “I am sorry to have to announce that Chrishawn Hopkins has been dismissed from our team,” coach Brad Stevens said in the release. “We consider it a privilege to represent Butler University…