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  • Bulldogs take a break after Badgers battle

    Today is a slow day for the No. 8-seeded Butler men’s basketball team. Some were pretending to be members of the media, while others were ready to go back to bed.

  • Measuring up: Butler vs. University of Florida

    Although the Bulldogs and Gators may have met twice in past NCAA tourney’s, the schools couldn’t be more different. And, sure, while they might have two national championship titles on us, Butler is the only team from last year’s tournament that’s still up for the big win. Click and drag the chart to see how…

  • PHOTO GALLERY | Dawgs crush Badgers in Sweet 16 upset

    Butler advances to the Elite 8 after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 61-54. Photos by Maria Porter. [cincopa AABAnjamyloV]

  • Butler advances to Elite 8 after 61-54 win against Wisconsin

    During Butler’s Sweet 16 game against No. 4-seed Wisconsin, former Butler men’s basketball player LaVall Jordan tweeted, “THE GAME HONORS TOUGHNESS.”

  • Strategic communication department holds town hall to address concerns

    Strategic communication students will not experience any changes in graduation requirements despite changes in course offerings for the spring semester. Strategic communications program director Mark Rademacher held a town hall meeting to answer questions students asked about potential requirement changes on Thursday in Gallahue Hall. Strategic communications encompasses public relations and advertising programs. The class…

  • Alum poses questions about ‘The Butler Way’

    As election night approached, one Butler University alumnus found a piece of campaign communication to be offensive and against “the Butler Way.” Butler alumnus Eddie Journey received a mailer Oct. 15 from congressional candidate and Butler sociology professor Marvin Scott. Journey said he was under the impression that at an institution like Butler, diversity would…

  • Marathon to go through campus

    The 2010 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon may cause some dilemmas for Butler University students and parents Nov. 6. The marathon, which highlights some of Indianapolis’s more recognizable monuments like Lucas Oil Stadium, the Arts Garden and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, will go through campus as part of the course. Ben Hunter, Butler University Chief of…

  • Fong to leave Butler at end of academic year

    Butler University President Bobby Fong announced at 1:30 p.m. today that he will be leaving Butler at the end of the academic year to accept the presidency at Ursinus College. Ursinus is a small liberal arts school of 1,700 students in Collegeville, Pa. After reviewing more than 100 applications, the board of trustees at and…

  • Bobby Fong leaving Butler University

    It is being reported that Butler University President Bobby Fong is leaving for another school. Today at 10:30 a.m., the WISH-TV Web site reported that Fong will be leaving for Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. Butler has not released any information as of yet, but the university’s official twitter, @butleru, posted this just after 11…