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Butler set to unveil $15 million Schrott Center for ArtsRestricted Content

April 13, 2013
Lou Harry
The new, 450-seat Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University fills a venue gap between the school's two theaters that each seat about 100 and the 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall.
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Butler lands $10M grant for sciences expansion

April 3, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Butler University has received a $10 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to help the school expand its sciences efforts, Butler announced Wednesday morning.
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Butler announces move to new Big East conference

March 20, 2013
 IBJ Staff, Bloomberg News, Associated Press
Butler University, Creighton and Xavier will join the so-called Catholic 7 schools in the new basketball conference, the schools announced Wednesday. The conference agreed to play its men's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden for the next three years.
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Ex-Butler chief hatched plan to use basketball to turn around university

March 16, 2013
Anthony Schoettle
Twenty-five years ago, Butler University President Geoffrey Bannister had an idea to elevate the college by making the lowly men’s Bulldog basketball team a national power, then use it as a marketing tool to engage alumni, increase annual giving to the school, and recruit more and better students and instructors.
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Reports: Butler to join new Big East as early as next season

February 28, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Although it has not yet withdrawn from the Atlantic 10, Butler University will join the so-called "Catholic 7" in the new conference, according to reports in national media outlets. The school declined to comment on Friday.
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Crossroads Classic pleases fans, but long-term future uncertain

December 18, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
The two-year trial of the Crossroads Classic doubleheader basketball event has drawn capacity crowds to Indianapolis. But there are still scheduling concerns to be worked out if the fledgling event is to become a long-term college basketball tradition.
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Speculation grows about Butler leaving Atlantic 10

December 18, 2012
Associated Press
Butler University President James Danko has said little to counter reports that Butler is considering leaving the Atlantic 10 Conference for a newly formed league.
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Butler University raises $12 million in campaign to refurbish historic Hinkle Fieldhouse

November 9, 2012
Scott Olson
Built in 1928, the aging facility is about to undergo its most extensive renovation since the building began hosting basketball games shortly before the Great Depression.
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Katie Betley throws herself into community serviceRestricted Content

October 27, 2012
Katie Maurer
Whether she’s working with the Indianapolis Zoo, the United Way of Central Indiana or Butler University, Katie Betley is a constant presence in civic circles, a whirling dervish of volunteerism and can-do spirit.
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A10 schools already hyping Butler match-upsRestricted Content

October 13, 2012
The Atlantic 10 is wasting little time marketing its newest member—the Butler Bulldogs.
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Horizon League fights on after loss of ButlerRestricted Content

October 13, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
The Indianapolis-based Horizon League says it is "energized" about its future, despite losing its most famous member—Butler University.
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Keystone Group picked for Butler mixed-use projectRestricted Content

October 6, 2012
The university chose Keystone over Kite Realty Group and Lauth Property Group to build housing, retail and parking worth up to $45 million.
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Big names competing for Butler projectRestricted Content

September 29, 2012
Cory Schouten
Butler University is finalizing plans for a mixed-use parking garage project near Clowes Hall that would include neighborhood retail and housing and might cost as much as $45 million.
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Hoops success helps Butler avoid enrollment decline

August 15, 2012
J.K. Wall
Butler University has seen applications spike 43 percent over the last two years even though its 2009 strategic plan warned against a coming enrollment decline. The big difference? March Madness.
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Lilly Endowment awards Butler biz accelerator $3M

July 13, 2012
The gift will enable the accelerator to keep providing consulting services to mid-size Indiana businesses using the experience of consultants, as well as Butler University faculty and students. It launched in 2005 with the help of a $22 million grant from the endowment.
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Butler University directed to spend more on male athletes

May 7, 2012
Associated Press
Butler University has learned that it is violating U.S. civil rights laws because it isn’t spending enough money on its male athletes. It also was directed to get more women involved in intercollegiate sports.
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Butler University arts dean aims to link campus, cityRestricted Content

May 5, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Ronald Caltabiano says the Butler arts festival would feature talent from the university, affiliated organizations like Dance Kaleidoscope and Indianapolis Opera, and “extraordinary” guest artists.
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Butler leaving Horizon League for Atlantic 10

May 2, 2012
Scott Olson
Butler University formally announced its departure from the Horizon League Wednesday. It will begin playing in the Atlantic 10 in the 2013-14 season.
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Butler's Stevens turns down Illinois coaching job

March 25, 2012
Associated Press
A person familiar with the basketball coaching search at the University of Illinois says the Illini are interested in talking to Ohio University's John Groce after being turned down by Brad Stevens of Butler University.
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Notre Dame biz school ranked tops in nation again

March 21, 2012
Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business scored highest in Bloomberg Businessweek's annual survey of top undergraduate business schools. Indiana, Purdue and Butler universities also ranked among the top 50.
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Colleges ramp up Statehouse media coverageRestricted Content

March 17, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Student-reporting programs at Franklin College, Butler University aid cash-strapped newspapers statewide.
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Butler eyes move to Atlantic 10, ESPN says

March 12, 2012
A spokesman for the university said it has not entered into "formal talks" with anyone about switching conferences. Butler has been an inaugural member of the Horizon League since its founding as the Midwestern City Conference in 1979.
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Butler tries to build sports revenue without alienating fansRestricted Content

October 22, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
Capitalizing on the newfound national reputation of Butler's men's basketball means the relatively small program must raise its revenue game—without pricing the Bulldog faithful out of the arena.
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LOU'S VIEWS: Right actors, right material can make theatrical magic

September 3, 2011
Lou Harry
The HART/Butler production of "The Exonerated" didn't need costumes or sets to deliver solid drama.
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Butler center aims to make urban farming viableRestricted Content

September 3, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Tim Carter, director of Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology, is intent on making CUE a national leader in urban ecology by making the center's research valuable on a broad scale.
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