Bringing awareness to Special Olympics through the 12-hour event.
The Return of BASO’s Spring Sports
Multimedia reporter Maeve Van Etten reports on this year’s Spring Sports and its return to normalcy.
Butler Collegian Newscast 3/23/22
Multimedia reporter Maeve Van Etten reports about BASO’s Spring Sports event coming up, and multimedia reporter Ben Buttrick talks about an annoyance for student drivers.
Polar Plunge 2022
Multimedia reporter Veronica Smith reports on this year’s Polar Plunge event put on by Butler Ambassadors for Special Olympics.
Butler Collegian Newscast 3/10/21
Multimedia reporter Maeve Van Etten joins the newscast crew this week and she has the stories on weather, event cancellation, and an announcement about International Women’s Day.
Butler Ambassadors for Special Olympics makes changes to Polar Plunge in efforts to increase inclusivity
The annual Polar Plunge fundraiser at the HRC will introduce several changes, including lip syncs, to the event this year.
Special Olympics runner Andrew Peterson qualifies for Boston Marathon
When Andrew Peterson was a little boy with fetal alcohol syndrome, he was known as the fastest kid at recess. At 24, the BASO athlete just qualified to run in the 2019 Boston Marathon.