opinion

  • When an editor-in-chief becomes sentimental

    When an editor-in-chief becomes sentimental

    When it comes to leaving the Collegian, it’s not that I lack the sentiment; but after four years of studying journalism, I’m missing the words to properly express what this paper has meant to me.

  • An ode to procrastination

    An ode to procrastination

    Columnist Douglas Roche III takes a break from his research paper to dissect the notorious procrastination habits haunting him through his academic endeavors.

  • Classical music for studying that is a little less dead and Austrian

    Classical music for studying that is a little less dead and Austrian

    Classical music is a living artform, and there is a lot of space between where the art form is now and where it was when Beethoven died.

  • Letter to my perpetrator: “I felt like I had to say yes to you”

    Letter to my perpetrator: “I felt like I had to say yes to you”

    As part of our “Impact of 98 Seconds” series, the Butler Collegian is publishing a collection of letters from survivors of sexual assault to their perpetrator. Our hope is to provide survivors with a voice, even if it is anonymous.

  • Weekly horoscopes: sports edition

    Weekly horoscopes: sports edition

    “Sports require, blood, sweat, tears — and the occasional divine intervention from the universe. Here are what the stars are projecting about your sporting future.”

  • Understanding the fascination with gambling

    Understanding the fascination with gambling

    Columnist Doug Roche III seeks to understand the appeal to gambling and why it has been on his mind.

  • The legging problem, explained

    The legging problem, explained

    The years-long debate over leggings is still alive and well, inciting rage in some and prompting dialogue for others. But even though it sounds trivial — and it kind of is — the leggings debate is rooted in something deeper, something more persistent.

  • Life as the Butler Symphony Orchestra concertmaster

    Life as the Butler Symphony Orchestra concertmaster

    At the beginning of this school year, my peers and I auditioned for seating placements within the orchestra, and I was appointed as concertmaster. This is the principal violin seat in the orchestra, and it has presented a whole new host of responsibilities.

  • Weekly horoscopes: crunch time edition

    Weekly horoscopes: crunch time edition

    The Collegian’s Starmasters provide advice, consolation, and predictions for Butler students as they approach the end of the semester.