Micah Streeter Guest Poet Dear Love, Here’s another letter you’ll never read I love you I’m pretty sure you know that to be true I try as hard as hard as I can to make it known Which is something you don’t do But it’s okay cause I know you don’t feel like you can… Continue reading Summer Poem I
Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff Only two times in the history of baseball have there been an exorbitant amount home runs: the “Steroid Era” where players like Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa broke records and fought for the right to be the home run king. This era isn’t called the “Steroid Era” for no… Continue reading Hot Takes: Giancarlo will get himself a record breaking Gin and tonic
Chris Davies Guest Poet The old pilot awoke with a start and sat up on the edge of the bed. His heart was racing, and he took deep breaths to force himself to relax. A sheen of perspiration chilled him, and he began to shiver. The same dream had plagued him for nearly fifty years,… Continue reading The Dream Face
Illustration by Elza High Sophia Allen Lantern Staff Several days before the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, started, skater Adam Rippon and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence were already a part of the first piece of drama. Rippon, one of the first openly gay U.S. athletes to participate in the Winter Olympics, criticized… Continue reading Rippon continues to skate… away from meeting with Pence
Dee Guest Poet Time passes by faster now, Yesterday we were riding bikes enjoying our summers. Now we Uber to work when its sunny and 75. A week ago we were inseparable, Now I’m lucky if I run into you between lecture. Last month we couldn’t decide between Nintendo and Sega, Now we have to… Continue reading Where has time gone?
Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief The number of human sex trafficking cases involving minors in Wichita have seen a jump in recent years. According to the Exploited and Missing Child Unit (EMCU), there were 29 cases of trafficking in 2014. In 2015, that number more than doubled to 65 cases. As far as nationwide cases, Polaris reported… Continue reading Wichita human trafficking cases become more of a concern
Nimbus Guest Poet I’m not an avid music fan. I listen to it like every other person on the planet. But I don’t follow the latest trends. Or know the intricacies behind composition. Music is just something that’s been around, always in the background. In every moment of my life, usually a different song for… Continue reading Time Machine
Noah Merrell Guest Reporter When it comes to sex “No Means No!,” in North Carolina that is not the case. On May 16, 1977, Beverly Hester was sexually assaulted by a man after originally giving consent and revoking her consent during intercourse. North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled that that under the law, it was not… Continue reading North Carolina legislation sparks sexual consent discussion
Illustration by Elza High STAFF EDITORIAL On Thursday, Jan. 31, our staff distributed the first issue of the second semester. Not even 24 hours later, approximately 415 newspapers had been stolen. The total loss of revenue was about $711.85, once the cost of advertisements and the papers that had disappeared were factored in. On the front… Continue reading The truth hurts: Lantern staff responds to recent controversy
Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff Here we go, I never knew I would be dragged back into this situation, but at the request of many and my own secret passion, the Fifty Shades franchise and I meet again. In the weeks leading up to this sinful event, I found myself growing ever more passionate about writing… Continue reading ‘Fifty Shades Freed:’ Nothing more than a tease
