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Butler President James Danko addresses RFRA in public statement to Butler community
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Butler University President James Danko sent a public statement via email Sunday to members of the Butler community regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence last week. “While I have read a variety of opinions and rationale for RFRA, it strikes me as ill-conceived legislation…
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REPORT: Holtmann has had preliminary conversations with Tennessee regarding head coaching vacancy
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR As first reported by The Tennessean, Butler head coach Chris Holtmann had preliminary conversations with the University of Tennessee Friday regarding the Volunteers’ men’s basketball head coaching vacancy, according to unnamed sources who could not speak publicly about the issue. Tennessee contacted Holtmann within hours of firing Donnie Tyndall. Tyndall…
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Details for retail space in parking garage revealed
JULIAN WYLLIE | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael Kaltenmark, director of external relations, led an open forum discussing the new multi-use parking facility this evening in the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. Members of the Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association partnered with the university to host the event. Kaltenmark said university leadership is seeking feedback from Butler-Tarkington…
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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…