Officers Aaron Alumbaugh (pictured first) and Tim Kamholz (pictured in the middle) began working at Butler in the fall semester of 2017. Officer Patrick Murphy (pictured third) began working in January 2018. Alumbaugh will leave for the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) in March. Murphy comes to Butler after working with the Wichita Police… Continue reading Badges and new officers are among changes to police force
Sophia Allen Lantern Staff Tillie Walden’s memoir, “Spinning,” is a unique book that was very enjoyable to read. Following Walden through her teenage years, much of this graphic novel was drawn through the lens of figure skating, a sport that she participated in for much of her childhood. One feature that struck my eye is… Continue reading Cartoonist shows unique childhood experiences through new memoir
Austin McNorton Student Sports Media On Wednesday, Dec. 31, the Butler Lady Grizzlies beat the Lady Red Devils from Allen County 72-43 in the Power Plant thanks to double figures in two statistical categories from the reigning Jayhawk Conference player of the week Erika Mattingly. Once again in this game, we saw the toughness of… Continue reading Mattingly Magic
Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief The Butler Lantern staff distributed copies of their biweekly newspaper on Thursday, Jan.31. Less than 24 hours later, they found that roughly 415 newspapers had gone missing from various racks around the El Dorado campus. The front page of the missing issue contained a story regarding DeMario Burnett, a former student and… Continue reading Butler Lantern newspaper staff searches for missing first issue
Illustration by Hunter Garrett Darrah Walker Lantern Staff Animals on campus has been an ongoing controversy for Butler Community College, in which my opinion on the situation has changed from supporting the idea of having animals on campus to not having them. It is very rare to see an animal on campus unless they are… Continue reading They are cute and lovable but not on campus
Jordan Griffit Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzly men’s basketball team rolled through Allen County 90-65 on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in the Power Plant to snap a four-game losing skid. They did so in an athletic fashion as multiple players had highlight slams throughout the electric evening. There was a surprise line-up change as… Continue reading Grizzlies ‘poster up’ Red Devils
Marcus Smith Lantern Staff Between the first semester of the ‘17-’18 school year and the winter break, Butler Community College has made changes that impact students. These changes include rules regarding parking permits, the Quiet Room in the L. W. Nixon Library and the Student Service Desk in the Student Union. As of the beginning… Continue reading Departments make changes across campus
Emma Barkley Lantern Staff The Children’s Theatre show, “Completely Frank,” focuses on the main character “Alvin” the alligator. This character was introduced several years ago in a Children’s Theater show and has appeared in several Butler Children’s Theatre performances. As Theatre and Speech Professor Bob Peterson re-thought the focus of his stories, “Alvin” is going… Continue reading Alvin makes another appearance in ‘Completely Frank’
BrewCo. Coffeehouse has been open since 2015, and they are located at 142 N. Main St., next to the H4V Nails Salon. BrewCo. The coffeehouse is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cat Gonzales Cat Gonzales Lantern Staff BrewCo. Coffeehouse has the charm of an old fashioned country store with a touch of chalk art… Continue reading Brewco. has all the knick-knacks
Dominic Brown Photo & Social Media Editor 2018 has already started out being the most widespread flu season in the last 13 years. Butler’s Health services has already observed multiple outbreaks among the El Dorado campus. “It’s not secluded to one area of campus,” Michael Rausch, a doctor at Susan B. Allen Hospital, said. “It’s… Continue reading Flu spreads like fire: Kansas experiences one of the worst outbreaks in years
