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  • Five reasons Butler is like Disney World

    Five reasons Butler is like Disney World

    What do Butler University and the most magical place on Earth have in common? Actually, quite a few things. Our small campus may have more in common with Walt Disney World than you would have thought.

  • Fall to-do list

    Fall to-do list

    Columnist creates a to-do list for Butler students and Indianapolis residents this fall. See what you can check off this season!

  • A young woman’s opinions on a judge’s choice words

    A young woman’s opinions on a judge’s choice words

    A judge in Canada is now facing a court hearing to see if he gets to keep his robe and gavel after he made questionable and rather sexist comments to a teenage rape victim.

  • Dear thought police, you do not get to censor me: sorry not sorry

    Dear thought police, you do not get to censor me: sorry not sorry

    Political correctness is an interesting debate that has only recently been brought to the foreground of national conversation. The buzz surrounding the topic hits both sides of the political spectrum and everyone in between. This week, two of our newest columnists have decided to defend their opinions on the issue. Read the other side here.

  • BREAKING NEWS: the world does not revolve around you

    BREAKING NEWS: the world does not revolve around you

    Political correctness is an interesting debate that has only recently been brought to the foreground of national conversation. The buzz surrounding the topic hits both sides of the political spectrum and everyone in between. This week, two of our newest columnists have decided to defend their opinions on the issue. Read the other side here.

  • Which Butler University squirrel are you?

    Which Butler University squirrel are you?

    This year, Butler welcomed its biggest first-year class to campus. As the number of students going to classes and living on campus increased, so did the population of small, woodland creatures that also call Butler home.

  • Prescription for homesickness

    Prescription for homesickness

    Whether you live near or far, homesickness is inevitable for first years. It happens to everyone at some point regardless of where you go and affects everyone differently. However, students can conquer homesickness during this adjustment period.

  • “Talk less, smile more:” Leslie Odom Jr. gives life advice based on his own roles

    “Talk less, smile more:” Leslie Odom Jr. gives life advice based on his own roles

    Hamilton performers, including Leslie Odom Jr. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. JENNA VORIS | OPINION COLUMNIST | jmvoris1@butler.edu Leslie Odom Jr., aka Aaron Burr from the Broadway smash hit “Hamilton,” spoke at DePauw University’s Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture series last week. And I got to be in the room where it happened. The actor, who…

  • The perks of being a smallflower

    The perks of being a smallflower

    Illustration by Gabbie Evans. DOUGLAS ROCHE III | OPINION COLUMNIST | droche@butler.edu Not too big.  Not too small.  Just right. I think Goldilocks would have said that about Butler. It is marketed and seen by pretty much everyone as a smaller school, but it has a big feel to it.   Everybody has their preference…