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  • Fitness tests challenge fall athletes

    Sophomore goalie Jon Dawson wasn’t shy when discussing how difficult the team’s preseason fitness test is when he said, “The fitness test that we do as a team is the hardest fitness test I have ever done.” Dawson and I spoke about the fitness test the whole team needs to complete prior to the season.…

  • Soccer heats up

    The Butler men’s soccer team received its first opportunity to play at the new Butler Bowl last night in an exhibition match against Eastern Illinois. Despite a multitude of scoring opportunities, Butler mustered just two goals en route to a 2-2 draw with the visiting Panthers. “We’re always pleased to get opportunities to score,” Butler…

  • Countdown to ‘Reach’: Classic ‘Halo’ franchise turns back the clock for prequel

    Alien spacecraft bombard a fragile planet with energy cannons. Their troops on the ground threaten to extinguish all human life. It sounds like typical science fiction, but when the new first-person-shooter “Halo Reach” ships on Sept. 14, it will be glorious. The storied “Halo” franchise, from producers Bungie and Microsoft, has been nothing less than…

  • Challenging the ‘bubble’s’ world view

    Clowes Memorial Hall is bringing in a new line-up of performers in different genres and backgrounds. This season at the concert hall, students in the “Butler bubble,” will be exposed to  different culture and forms of art. The fall 2010 schedule features concerts from “American Idol’s” Adam Lambert and Indiana’s own John Mellencamp. Other musical…

  • Tar kills economy

    On April 20, 2010, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig burst into flames due to a methane leak. Two days after the explosion, the oil rig sank into the sea, and thus began the story of the now legendary “BP oil spill.” Recently, the federal joint investigative panel is reviewing communications between Halliburton and BP in…

  • A scoot towards green

    Butler University Police Department is testing an electric scooter as a possible option for another patrol vehicle. The Vectrix scooter is 100 percent electric, traveling about 55 miles on one  charge, Chief of Police Ben Hunter said. “I’m always looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint and that’s important,” he said. “But, it’s secondary…

  • JCFA, LAS welcome new deans with new ideas

    Welcome week arrived and Butler’s campus teemed with first year students. But they were not the only ones on campus who were experiencing new roles at Butler. After a year of searching for new deans, both the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) and the Jordan College of Fine Arts (JCFA) are transitioning this…

  • Fong addresses Freshmen

    Butler University President Bobby Fong welcomed students to Butler University with words of encouragement during his President’s Convocation on Aug. 22. Fong spoke about the record-breaking number of incoming freshmen, saying that while the men’s basketball team may have encouraged perspective students to accept the offer of admission, it is not all that Butler had…

  • Bigger Freshman class does not mean big cuts

    This year, Butler will be ushering in the largest freshman class in the university’s history, a record-breaking 1,067 students. The increase in students has left some upperclassmen wondering whether they will experience a decrease in financial aid dollars. Tom Weede, vice president for enrollment management, said that while the office of enrollment was not anticipating…