{"id":18292,"date":"2013-10-15T14:25:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T18:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=18292"},"modified":"2013-10-15T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T18:25:39","slug":"butler-universitys-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/10\/butler-universitys-royals.html","title":{"rendered":"Butler University’s Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/14\/lorde-royals-a-cappella_n_4098129.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The above a cappella rendition of Lorde\u2019s song \u201cRoyals\u201d has been getting a lot of attention<\/a>. What some may not know is that the singers are Butler University students, connected with the female a cappella group Freshly Brewed, which I had the privilege to be the faculty sponsor for when <a href=\"http:\/\/acappellablog.com\/interview\/cappella-blog-interview-butler-university-freshly-brewed\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kathleen Marvin started it back in 2004<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the great things about being an educator is seeing where the people you teach, and the organizations and movements they start, end up. Although I have no direct connection with the singers, I still feel a sense of pride that my university continues to help talented people cultivate and develop their skills and their persons.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The above a cappella rendition of Lorde\u2019s song \u201cRoyals\u201d has been getting a lot of attention. 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