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  • Former Butler head coach Chris Holtmann addresses media for the first time

    Former Butler head coach Chris Holtmann addresses media for the first time

    New Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann addressed the media in his first press conference since leaving Butler last Friday.

  • Social media roundup: Chris Holtmann to leave Butler for Ohio State

    Social media roundup: Chris Holtmann to leave Butler for Ohio State

    See how Twitter reacted to the announcement that Chris Holtmann will leave Butler to become the new head coach at Ohio State.

  • Chris Holtmann to leave Butler men’s basketball for Ohio State

    Chris Holtmann to leave Butler men’s basketball for Ohio State

    Men’s basketball head coach Chris Holtmann has accepted the newly vacant Ohio State men’s basketball head coaching position.

  • Tornados and tweets: Students react to weather warnings on social media

    KATIE GOODRICH | EDITOR IN CHIEF | KMGOODRI@BUTLER.EDU This story will continue to be updated as events unfold. A tornado warning ended the first day of classes a little early. One tornado touched down in Kokomo, and funnel clouds were reported in Brownsburg and near Eagle Creek Park. The first warning expired at 4:45, but a new warning…

  • Former men’s basketball player Joel Cornette dies at 35

    Former men’s basketball player Joel Cornette dies at 35

    MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Former Butler men’s basketball standout Joel Cornette died early Tuesday morning in his Chicago apartment. He was a member of the basketball program from 1999-2003 and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He was 35. “This morning, we spoke with the Cornette Family, who has confirmed that their beloved…

  • Malone out as Butler women’s assistant coach

    Malone out as Butler women’s assistant coach

    Former assisted coach FahKara Malone (far right) cheers on the Butler women’s team during a game this season. Photo by Amy Street. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu Butler University women’s basketball assistant coach FahKara Malone has left the university effective immediately. Malone’s information has been taken off of butlersports.com, and she is no…

  • Jackson Davis transfer and men’s basketball hopes next season

    Jackson Davis transfer and men’s basketball hopes next season

    PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu After the Butler basketball team’s season came to an end with the round of 32 loss against the University of Virginia, the Bulldogs’ focus immediately shifted to the 2016-17 season. The tasks they face include finding replacements for the production of seniors Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones, as…

  • Schwitzer Hall to be closed and torn down

    Schwitzer Hall to be closed and torn down

    ANNIE WEBER | NEWS EDITOR Several meeting dates discussing the future of Schwitzer Hall were announced in an email from Chief of Staff Benjamin Hunter Tuesday morning. The current residence hall for first-year women will be closed and decommissioned after this academic year. The Board of Trustees has approved a preliminary plan for a new…

  • BREAKING: Nancy Whitmore to replace Marc Allan as interim adviser

    BREAKING: Nancy Whitmore to replace Marc Allan as interim adviser

    BY: Matthew VanTryon|Editor-in-Chief, Mallory Duncan|Digital Managing Editor Marc Allan is no longer the interim adviser of The Butler Collegian. Effective immediately, Allan has been replaced by Nancy Whitmore, the director of the Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism. The Collegian is currently working on finding a full-time replacement. Allan, the associate director for public relations at…