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ARIZONA DUMPS BUTTS After eight disappointing seasons, Arizona is parting ways with women’s basketball head coach Niya Butts. She will coach the UA at this week’s Pac-12 Tournament, p. A20
SPORTS: Can the Wildcats turn their luck around this late in the season?, p. A24
OPINION: Letter to the editor addresses UAlert faults, p. A11
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ARIZONA WOMEN’S basketball coach Niya Butts walks off the McKale Center court with her team on Jan. 6, 2015. Butts will coach her final games at Arizona when the Wildcats compete in the Pac-12 Tournament later this week.
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UAPD elaborates on UAlert system BY CHASTITY LASKEY The Daily Wildcat
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UA officials responded to students questioning the UAlert system after a lack of alerts sent after the case of a shooting that occurred just off campus on Feb. 23. In his response, the University of Arizona Police Department Chief of Police explained why there was a lack of UAlerts and how his
team is constantly evaluating the communication with the campus and its students. UAPD Chief Brian Seastone explained that the UAlert system is set up to alert the campus of critical events that have an effect on the university. He said if there is an immediate ongoing threat to the institution or campus, like a robbery or active shooter, a UAPD command staff member will send out an alert
after the incident is confirmed and there is enough critical information confirmed by a police supervisor. Seastone said there are around 56,000 people who currently receive UAlerts, most of whom are UA faculty, students and staff. Kaitlyn Estrada, an education freshman, said she’s only received alerts this year about a gas leak and a power outage, but would have liked to have received an
alert last week about the shooting. “I understand why they are important, but I feel like a power outage is not as vital to our safety as a shooting near the school or a body found on campus,” Estrada said. “It’s happening on our campus and we don’t know what’s going on, which is kind of the point of the alerts.” On the other hand, Grant
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