Darrah Walker Lantern Staff One Butler professor offers students a chance to take a two-week tour around Spain in May 2018. Professor of Spanish Calisa Marlar has stepped up to travel with students and encourages anyone who is interested to go, even if there is no knowledge of the Spanish language. International Academic Adviser Randy… Continue reading Hop on board to Spain
Cat Gonzales Lantern Staff Members of Butler Community College’s Mass Communications program traveled to the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)/College Media Association (CMA) conference in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 29. The conference featured sessions in various aspects of journalism such as working with a dysfunctional staff to creating a sports podcast.… Continue reading Journalism students expand knowledge at conference
Marcus Smith Lantern Staff On Saturday, Oct. 28, Butler hosted a competitive gaming event where any player 13 years or over could play against other players at a relatively similar skill level. The event began at 11 a.m. and was held at the Hubbard Welcome Center, and the event was open for anybody to watch.… Continue reading Keyboards, controllers rattle at esports competition
Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff Keeping students interested in the class can be a difficult task. This is one that not been the issue for Professor of Chemistry Mark Diskin. Diskin, also known as Mark A. to his students, has continued installing unorthodox techniques in his teachings. Diskin, a graduate of Curtin University in Perth, Australia,… Continue reading Chemistry cowboy rides again
Dom Brown Photography and Social Media Editor “Hard work yields great rewards,” Performing arts major Seth Knowles said. Knowles is an incredibly talented performer in the theater/ performance arts department at Butler. Entering his second year here, Knowles already has five performances under his belt and, currently working on another. While Knowles, an El Dorado… Continue reading Talent thrives in theater
Emma Barkley Lantern Staff Thanksgiving is the one holiday where families get together with the ones they love and celebrate everything they are thankful for in life, whether it is friends, family or the roof over their heads. Many Butler students go home for the Thanksgiving holiday to spend time with their families over the… Continue reading Students celebrate Thanksgiving on and off campus
Captain Troy Jellison works hand in hand with the El Dorado Fire Department and Butler’s Fire Science program. This program offers a residency program where students work a minimum of five shifts with the fire department, all while earning their associate’s degree. Photo courtesy of Troy Jellison Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief Students who are interested in… Continue reading Fire science program turns up the heat
Daniel Wendland Student Sports Media On Saturday, Oct. 28, the 12th-ranked Butler football team traveled to Iowa Falls, Iowa to take on Ellsworth. Butler came back with a 48-19 win over the Panthers. The final score shows a 29-point victory for the Grizzlies, but that may be a little misleading, because the game was actually… Continue reading Football pulls away for another win
Rachel McClurg Managing Editor The two most popular living options for students enrolled at Butler are the dorms and Villas. The dorms are located on the Butler campus similar to other colleges. The Villas, however, are located across the street from the campus. The Villas seem to get a bad reputation depending on the student,… Continue reading Home away from home
Photo illustration by Danni Rains Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief A new unfortunate revision of the government’s contraception coverage mandate under the Affordable Care Act could cause many women to not have access to birth control free of charge. This new regulation, issued by the Health and Human Services Department, allows a much broader group of employers… Continue reading Women’s contraception rights in danger… again
