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4% curtail in budget leaves questions

Matt Cooper Managing Editor On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a budget for Butler Community College. The new appropriation of funds for the 2016-2017 fiscal year includes a four percent reduction in funding from the state of Kansas. President Kim Krull informed all faculty and staff of this in an email,… Continue reading 4% curtail in budget leaves questions

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Kindness Column: Cat Colonies Controlled

Olivia Vest Managing Editor A constantly growing population of cats can be bad for any neighborhood, park or wildlife area. Signs can be found in the strangest of places, warning against feedings strays. In fact, citations and fines have been known to be issued in certain cases of stray feedings. One Kansas group, Friends of… Continue reading Kindness Column: Cat Colonies Controlled

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Event honors first responders

Story and Photo by Caleb Thornton Advertising & Distribution Manager “Fifteen years and one day ago in the course of nearly 23 minutes, those nearly three thousand people lost their lives,” Vice President Lori Winningham said. On Monday, Sept. 12, at 11:15 a.m., the Butler Veterans Across Campus organization hosted a memorial ceremony to honor… Continue reading Event honors first responders

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Prepare for the worst case scenario

Photo by Kaitlin Parks, Lantern Staff Hayley Smith Editor-in-Chief ALICE (alert, lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate) Training is an active killer training that Butler is offering to anyone that is interested. Many students grew up being taught that they should run and hide from active killers and fight only when it is the only thing left… Continue reading Prepare for the worst case scenario