Sophmore Karen Garza poses in front of a stop sign in Tamaulipas. She was visiting her family over winter break. Photo courtesy of Karen Garza Dom Brown Lantern Staff At 20 years old, sophomore Karen Garza is no stranger to travel. Having made her first trip to Canada with her mother at the age of… Continue reading Travels to…Tamaulipas
Olivia Vest Managing Editor Following a tumultuous journey through the 2016 election season to the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump on Friday, Jan. 20, changes are already being implemented within the United States government as Trump has made his first political moves in his new role. The 45th President has issued 12 executive orders… Continue reading Trump’s first week in office garners mixed reaction
Butler Sports Media Sports Media Students The Lady Grizzlies five game win streak came to a stop on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in Hutchinson. The women lost to the nationally ranked Lady Blue Dragons 74-59. Kirea Rogers for the Lady Dragons was tough to defend with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Leading the way for the… Continue reading Women continue winning ways
Left to Right: Chandler Moore and Jacob Martinez rehearse scenes from “Hair Deux,” Jordan Debbrecht plays Bossy Best Friend in the produce in the production of “Tomato Plant Girl.” Photos by Hunter Fullhart Hunter Fullhart Photography and Social Media Editor As the new semester gets into full swing, the theatre department has already began working… Continue reading Spring theatre starts with a twist
Photo Courtesy / Favim Dee Guest Poet It’s your imprint I crave, the void of familiarity. I braced myself despite the inevitable, yet I was never ready. I’ve accepted and moved on long before for your sake, I’d give up closure. This was before the facet, this was before he arrived. What’s his name? How… Continue reading Closure
Above: Sophomore Olivier Ndikumana tutors freshman Amanda Gusse. The Tutoring Center is free to all Butler students and there are centers on both the Andover and El Dorado Campuses. Photo by Hayley Smith Hayley Smith Editor-in-Chief Many times, students are faced with a class that they may struggle to understand. Whether it be a science,… Continue reading Tutoring Center offers assistance to students
Photo Courtesy / Pexels Sam Wellick Guest Poet These live long moments are often short-lived Devoid of certain truths, Running through back alleys and dissolving into city streets Sky surrounds us whole when emotion refuses to grow Selling ourselves for moments of sincerity Money can’t fill the gaps in our personalities, Resent, loneliness is always… Continue reading Cold Colors
Photo courtesy / Pexels Tori Lemon Lantern Staff You and the ocean are one in the same. The way your kiss lingers like the salt from the waves on my lips. The way your fingers dance across my skin like the grains of sand on the beach. Leaving traces of you with me wherever I… Continue reading When you think of home, do you think of “who” or “where”?
Above: Freshman Jordan Fox sets off a pose for the cover of his debut album “Calm and Sense.” The album will be available in late February. Photo by Hunter Fullhart Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff Being a student at Butler can sometimes be rather boring. However, for one student this will never be the case. Jordan Fox… Continue reading Student, musician takes his chance with debut album
Photo Courtesy / Phil Michaels Tesla Bethel Lantern Staff By the time we reached the settlement, night was upon us. The howls and screeching echoed behind us only to be drowned out by the bustling noise of the settlement. Even though it was late, there was still much to get done. A fence of wooden… Continue reading Desolation’s Greed (Continued)
