New Orleans

  • Yats: An Indy soul food staple

    Yats: An Indy soul food staple

    “Most fast food places I’m going to, I’m spending between 10 and 13 dollars. I can spend the same amount at Yats [and] it is generally closer than most restaurants. For what you pay, the food quality is twice as good. Plus, it is a local business, so I feel better about spending my money…

  • OT: The NFL’s overtime rule needs to change

    OT: The NFL’s overtime rule needs to change

    Out of all the professional sports, the NFL is the only league where a team can steal away a game.

  • Volunteering fun and worthwhile, at home and elsewhere

    [cincopa AgEAWWLcfvny] By Taylor Powell A group of more than 40 Butler students traveled to New Orleans over Thanksgiving break in order to help the Hurricane Katrina rebuild effort, tour the city and celebrate diversity. Butler’s Diversity Center, located in Atherton 004, sponsored the 2013 Volunteer-Study Tour for a randomly selected group of students—a mix…

  • RotoDawg: Week 1 player watch

    The season is almost here! Tomorrow the defending champion Green Bay Packers take on the Saints from New Orleans. This game matches up two contenders to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Last year the Packers did just that in winning it all while the Saints flamed out and lost to the Seahawks in…

  • PHOTO GALLERY | Butler fans rally in Big Easy

    Butler fans rally ‘The Butler Way’ in the Big Easy. We spy University President Bobby Fong with Butler-inspired plastic beads. This gallery is priceless: [cincopa AgOA1jaDxBNm]

  • ‘Bulldogs are Bulldogs, no matter the school’

    Now that evening and cooler weather have struck the Butler fans in New Orleans, attentions have turned from good food to good basketball.

  • Sizing up the competition

    What do you think about the Bulldogs’ match up against UW-Madison? We’ve done our homework and gathered the dish on our Badger opponents. Here’s what we’re up against: [cincopa AkKAYhKpxJKk]

  • Butler fans go crazy for local cuisine before Sweet Sixteen game in New Orleans

    Butler fans are far from Indianapolis, but they’re taking the time they have in New Orleans to experience some of the local culture. Durwin Griggs, an IUPUI graduate and Butler men’s basketball season ticketholder for the last 22 years, flew into New Orleans Wednesday morning, so that he could watch Butler’s afternoon practice. “After this…

  • Banned Blue II cleared to attend Final Four

    [View the story “Banned Blue II gets support from faithful fans on Twitter” on Storify] Photo courtesy of Brent Smith