Butler will play for a trophy next Saturday after upending rival Dayton 21-11 Saturday afternoon. Junior running back Trae Heeter led the Bulldogs with 159 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The Bulldogs (3-2, 2-0) remain undefeated in Pioneer League play with the win. Butler has won three of four in the lifetime series with Dayton.…
Butler welcomes newest Hall of Fame inductees
On Saturday night, Butler inducted seven new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame. The inductees were Clyde McEntire, Norman “Norm” Ellenberger, Lynn Schreiber Wallace, Charles “Chuck” Orban, Beth Christiansen Hutson, Fraser Thompson and James “Jim” McGrath. “It’s a tremendous honor,” McGrath said. “To be recognized for doing your job is almost beyond the scope…
Football team downs rival Flyers
The Butler football team upended rival Dayton 21-11 Saturday afternoon behind 159 yards and two touchdowns from running back Trae Heeter. The Bulldogs (3-2 overall) remained undefeated at 2-0 in Pioneer League play. Butler has won three of four in the series with Dayton. “From day one I was here, I always knew we’d be…
Atherton looks to provide quality
Many students at Butler University frequent the Atherton Union Marketplace and may know little about the food they are putting in their mouths. Atherton offers food to students every day, but where does this food come from? How is it prepared? How can students find nutrition information on the food? Ed Campbell, manager at Atherton…
Softball: team completing fall season
Softball is typically a spring sport, but the Butler softball team is more than halfway through its fall season. Butler’s official season is still in the spring, but the team is using a short, eight-game fall season to take stock of the newcomers and figure out individuals’ technique and skill levels. “We’re looking to gauge…
CCOM dean plans for future
The College of Communications, Butler University’s newest college, will move forward with its newly-appointed dean Gary Edgeton watching over the process. “Numerous things (drew me to Butler),” Edgerton said. “It’s unique that an institution has a college of communication, and it’s doubly unique because most of the institutions that have them have been around for…
Club team revived
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…