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Thad Matta stepped down. Who’s next in line to lead men’s basketball?

With a national search underway, several names in the college basketball world could reasonably become the 26th head coach of the storied program:
Thad Matta retires from coaching, stepping into advisory role

Head men’s basketball coach Thad Matta is retiring from coaching, the university announced in a press release this morning. Matta will remain with the university as a special assistant to the president and athletic director. Matta explained his decision in the press release. “After taking some time to reflect following the end of the season, I have decided that…
PETA advocates for the retirement of Butler’s live mascot program

Following the retirement announcement of Butler Blue IV to prioritize his health, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to President James Danko encouraging the university to fully retire its live bulldog mascot program. The letter proposes a new mascot — The Butler Bullfrogs — and offers to pay for a new bullfrog mascot costume. In a press…
E-Week previews new engineering program

National Engineers Week (E-Week) is celebrated Feb. 22 through 28, and this year Butler was involved for the first time. The Engineering Dual Degree Program (EDDP), an agreement between Butler and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), is coming to an end after 25 years. This fall, the new engineering program sponsored by Butler alone…
Dance marathon rocks out for more

“‘BUDM takes it to a whole different [level], where you’re not thinking of it as service hours, and you are helping a cause bigger than yourself.’”
Campus groups collaborate to promote cultural exchange

“The Morton Finney Equity Leadership Team (MELT) originated the event in an effort to connect the Butler community through experiences that promote cross-cultural understanding.”
Campus gas leak reports increase in spring semester

“Vinyard emphasized that the recent alerts are not related and are not cause for public concern.”
Department of Homeland Security shutdown causes travel concerns

“Currently, delays are minimal, but are expected to increase as March and spring break approaches provided that the shutdown continues.”
Olympian Alexi Pappas speaks on success

“Pappas encouraged students to view their identity as evolving rather than fixed, or in her words, to see themselves as a verb.”