Last Friday, Butler Gay Straight Alliance put on their second annual event. The first one took place while I was away from campus studying abroad, so I'm really glad I got to attend this year. Nine different acts of drag queens and kings took the stage for all sorts of performances from the Temptations...
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on Sun, Oct 25 2009
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One interesting college phenomenon is the lipsync. At Butler, we use this term on practically a weekly basis, and yet lipsyncs do not involve any singing or even mouthing the words. Butler's term "lipsync" is just another word for "group dance competition"- usually one that provides...
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on Sun, Sep 13 2009
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Well, I am back in Indiana... temporarily! We finished up with the conference on Monday night and spent Tuesday sightseeing and traveling home... I already wasn't feeling too good, and when I woke up in my own bed on Wednesday morning, I was definitely sick! I had to take a day off and rest up, because...
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on Thu, Jul 2 2009
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If you weren't watching ABC tonight, you might not know that the series finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition featured my adopted home, Indianapolis, and our very own Butler University! What an emotional episode. I don't think anyone could watch that show and not be moved by the story of the...
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on Mon, May 18 2009
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Quick post today - I just have to share this video I took at our serenades tonight! Serenades are a Greek life tradition at Butler. During the week of each house's philanthropy event, we go around to the other houses and sing a popular song with lyrics changed to be about Butler and the charity that...
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on Tue, Apr 14 2009
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