ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team played their best when so much was on the line, defeating Xavier University 2-1 and putting an end to the regular season on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Butler Bowl. “It was a pretty dominant performance from start to end,” co-head coach Rob Alman…
Cross Country competes in Big East Championship
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER Both of Butler’s cross country teams finished in the top five at the Big East Championships last Saturday, with Erik Peterson leading the way finishing in third place in the Men’s race. Peterson clocked in at 22:50.2 in the eight-kilometer race. Following Peterson, Butler Sophomore Bobby Johnson finished in 19th…
Week of involvement
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Last week, Oct. 19-23, was the Week of Involvement at Butler University. Student Government Association’s internal programming committee presented a second chance after Block Party for students to get involved with different organizations. Each day, a different types of organizations stood at Star Fountain from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,…
Butler students build homes in Kentucky
MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University Fall Alternative Break group traveled to Hazard, Kentucky, in the southeast portion of Appalachia this year. The group worked on affordable housing projects. Members of FAB were split into four groups, with each group tackling a different project. One group worked on the base foundation of…
Men’s Soccer: Hard Work Shows In National Rankings
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER delee1@butler.edu The Butler men’s soccer team brought a national spotlight to the school this past week after recently released rankings placed the Bulldogs within the top 25 teams in the nation. College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer each had Butler at 19th in their respective national polls. The National Soccer Coaches…
SIUE deals men’s soccer first loss of season
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER The previously undefeated Butler men’s soccer team fell to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Tuesday night in a final score of 2-1. SIUE took an early lead after Devyn Jambga was able to find the back of the Bulldogs’ net in the first three minutes of the game. Butler’s Jeff Adkins…
Get to know your SGA senators: ResCo edition
BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Trenton Wright will represent Residential College as senator for the Student Government Association this 2015-2016 academic year. There were two senator positions available to represent ResCo, and Wright ran unopposed for one. The SGA Cabinet will appoint someone to the other ResCo senator position, according to the SGA Constitution. Wright…
Women’s Soccer Falls to St. John’s
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team lost their first Big East game of the season to No. 19 St. John’s University by a score of 1-0. The loss marks Butler’s fourth loss of the season, moving their record to 8-4-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Big East. “I…
Men’s Golf finishes fourth at Badger Invitational
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER / Photo courtesy of Butler Sports The Butler Men’s golf team ventured into Big Ten country from this past Saturday to Tuesday to compete in the 2015 Badger Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin Badgers. The event took place at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, WI. The Bulldogs…
Men’s Soccer Stays Unbeaten With Last-Minute Goal
MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s soccer team captured a 3-2 road victory over the Evansville Purple Aces Tuesday night after a tiebreaking goal in the 90th minute. Vincent Mitchell broke the 2-2 tie game in the last seconds which pushed Butler over the edge for the win.…