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Butler awaits three prominent visits

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

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Students’ success in math increases because of redesign

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

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Former football player arrested for murder

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

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“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”- Martin Luther King Jr.

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.

Campus News · Sports

Men’s basketball becomes closer with defections

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

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Enrollment falls from 2016 fall semester

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

Opinion · Sports

Poor attendance across the board

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