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Socia media roundup: No. 4 Butler No. 1 University of North Carolina

Check out how fans reacted on Twitter to Butler’s Sweet Sixteen loss to University of North Carolina on March 24.
Social media roundup: No. 4 Butler defeats No. 13 Winthrop in round one of NCAA tournament

The world fun and celebrated Butler’s first round win over Winthrop University. Check out what fans had to say about the Bulldogs’ win.
Social media roundup: No. 18 Butler falls to Xavier in Big East Tournament

See how Twitter reacted to Butler’s loss to Xavier Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament.
Social media roundup: No. 22 Butler defeats rival Xavier

Social media had its say Sunday night after Butler defeated fierce Big East rival Xavier University on the road in Cincinnati.
Butler named in Top 100 for college social media

EMILY WILLIAMS ECWILLI2@BUTLER.EDU StudentAdvisor.com recently named Butler University 35th in the top 100 social media-saavy colleges. To accomplish this, Butler made large strides to engage its students, faculty and alumni through social media. The Twitter accounts of Blue II and Blue III helped Butler become a top competitor. Along with the dogs, the men’s basketball…
Butler hits Twitter with serious, satirical accounts

KATIE GOODRICH STAFF REPORTER KMGOODRI@BUTLER.EDU With more than 300 Twitter accounts affiliated with Butler University, the school has successfully made the leap to social media. Athletic teams, student organizations, residence halls and Greek houses use Twitter to keep their followers updated about upcoming events. Butler University Police Department uses its Twitter and Dawg Alert’s pages…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Respectfully Agree TO Disagree

Last week’s election and the entire year’s campaign cycle absorbed people’s interest people across the nation. A tidal wave of posts took over social media outlets. Voters and non-voters alike took to message boards, walls and Twitter feeds to air their unfiltered opinions. Some veered into disrespectful, uncivil speech. While freedom of speech is a…
OPINION | Students should take safety seriously

Late Sunday morning, Butler University experienced a lockdown due to the presence of armed robbers on campus. The barrage of updates via text message, phone call and email alerted students of the suspects’ movements from the Atherton Mall toward the camel. Yes, the camel. The alert clearly meant the canal, but one typo turned a…
OPINION | BUPD acted correctly in chase

Butler University students took to social media Sunday—about a camel. During the hunt for an armed man on and around campus, students received a message from Butler University Police Department stating the suspect was seen running “towrad the camel.” I could handle a few misspellings as long as they meant I was staying informed. BUPD…