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Chris Holtmann named Butler head coach
The Butler University athletic department announced in a press release Friday afternoon that Chris Holtmann has been named the 23rd head coach of the men’s basketball program. Holtmann assumed the title of interim head coach in early October after the athletic department announced that Brandon Miller was taking a medical leave of absence. “Chris has…
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White House confirms ISIS beheading of former Butler student Peter Kassig
BEN SIECK | CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Butler University President James Danko released a statement this morning amid unconfirmed reports of Abdul-Rahman Kassig’s execution by the terrorist group ISIS. ISIS released a video this morning claiming the execution of Kassig. He was first threatened in a video released on Oct. 3. The White House confirmed it was Kassig in the…
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Reclassification concerns voiced at staff assembly meeting
Marais Jacon-Duffy | Editor-in-Chief Butler staff members discussed dissatisfaction with recent reclassification of their jobs at today’s staff assembly meeting. Reclassification requires staff members’ jobs to be reevaluated and potentially changed from salary to hourly pay or a change in overtime exemption. Additionally, all hourly paid employees are now paid bi-weekly rather than monthly. Staff grievances…
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Former Butler student captured by ISIS
Former Butler student Peter Kassig, 26, has been identified as a captive in a video released by Islamic extremist organization ISIS. A video of British aid worker Alan Henning’s beheading was released earlier today by ISIS. The video also shows Kassig, whose life was threatened at the end of the video. Kassig attended Butler in…
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Men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller to take medical leave of absence
BY KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Butler men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller is taking a leave of absence from the team due to medical reasons, according to a statement from Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier. Chris Holtmann has been named the interim head coach. Collier said in a release on butlersports.com that…
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Chickenpox case on campus
KATIE GOODRICH / NEWS CO-EDITOR Butler University Health Services confirmed a case of varicella, or chicken pox. The student continues to recover at his family’s home, according to a campus-wide email sent from Julie Howerton, director of health services, on Sept. 2. The email stated the greatest risk for exposure was in Ross Hall during…
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Butler to build new parking garage and residence hall
By: Marais Jacon-Duffy Editor-in-Chief Butler will begin construction on a new student-housing facility and a multi-use parking garage sometime in this coming school year. Plans for the new residence hall and parking garage were approved by Butler’s Board of Trustees and announced to faculty and staff in an email by University President James Danko yesterday.…