Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief During the month of February, Butler’s El Dorado campus will be visited by three different organizations: The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). These visits resemble a “check-up” and aim to make sure Butler, and its policies are all compliant with… Continue reading Butler awaits three prominent visits
Dom Brown Photography & Social Media Editor “Hear our vote, Hear our vote, Hear our vote!” This rallying cry resonated among the hundreds of women and other allies on the second annual Women’s March on the Air Capital Saturday, Jan 20. While there was no physical march this year, hundreds of people rallied at city… Continue reading Hundreds gather at second annual march
Emma Barkley Lantern Staff Returning for the second time at Butler Community College, Larry Patton has returned to work as dean of Fine Arts and Communication. Patton returned to work at the start of the spring semester following former Dean Jay Moorman’s early retirement in December. Patton is expected to serve in this capacity at… Continue reading Butler welcomes back former dean
Courtesy of Shannon Covert Rachel McClurg Managing Editor The goal of the new math classes is to help the students succeed at a faster and more efficient rate. For the most part, this is definitely the case. According to graphs provided by Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Associate Dean Shannon Covert, the redesign has increased… Continue reading Students’ success in math increases because of redesign
Matthew Will Lantern Staff On Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, around 12:57 p.m., a shooting occurred in front of the Samco Gas Station in Anniston, Alabama. Former Butler defensive back DeMario “Zoo” Burnett, 19, is in custody after shooting Zondrick Foster, 22, over an apparent drug related robbery. Damien Cortez Curry, 23, was also shot by… Continue reading Former football player arrested for murder
Marcus Smith Lantern Staff Black History Month began as Negro History Week in 1926 and was renamed Black History Month. It was first proposed by black educators and the Black United Students at Kent State University in 1969 and was first officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976. Since it was first recognized, every… Continue reading “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
Charles Chaney Sports Editor For Head Coach Bryan Miller’s men’s basketball team to say they have dealt with adversity would be an understatement. “It’s addition by subtraction,” Assistant Coach Daven Vo said. With three players leaving the basketball team over the break, it left the Grizzlies with only nine players to suit up. It did… Continue reading Men’s basketball becomes closer with defections
Cat Gonzales Lantern Staff Enrollment is down for the 2017 fall semester at Butler Community College, according to the 20th-day Demographics. The total headcount of attendance had dropped since fall 2016. For tuition, there was an increase in fees for the 2017-2018 academic year, but the tuition rate did not increase. From Fall 2016, several… Continue reading Enrollment falls from 2016 fall semester
Illustration by Elza High Matthew Will Lantern Staff Butler students do not attend sporting events often. Whether it be a football game in September or a men’s basketball game in January, attendees are primarily non-students. While the El Dorado community is quite supportive, some are even season ticket holders. When designing BG Products Veterans Sports… Continue reading Poor attendance across the board
Charles Chaney Sports Editor The loss to rival Hutchinson always leaves a bad taste in your mouth. For women’s Head Coach Mike Helmer and the Butler women’s team, they used that bad taste to become one of the hottest teams in the Jayhawk Conference. “We have to continue to do things the right way,” Helmer… Continue reading Women’s basketball second semester lead by defense
