Month: March 2019

Campus News

Controversial changes to Title IX proposed with goals of transparency, consistency

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Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief Though they have not yet been implemented, there are some new Title IX regulations that are being proposed. Title IX is a federal law that states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to… Continue reading Controversial changes to Title IX proposed with goals of transparency, consistency

Campus News · Sports

Women make history, take their first Region VI crown

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Matthew Will Sports Editor For Head Coach Mike Helmer and the sophomores of the Butler Women’s basketball team, the Region VI crown was hardly a thought as they drove to Sedalia, Missouri on Friday, Nov. 2 to begin their 2018-19 season. Now, just over four months later, they reign as Region VI champions after a… Continue reading Women make history, take their first Region VI crown

Campus News

Transferring can prove difficult for some students

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Alfredo Garcia Lantern Staff Transferring to a four-year college or another two-year college is the goal for most Butler students. But many local four-year colleges do not take some of the credit courses that are offered at Butler or do not take any credit of some two-year colleges. This depends on the student and what… Continue reading Transferring can prove difficult for some students

Campus News · Feature

Using prior work experience for better teaching

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Timothy Johnson Lantern Staff Butler Community College has many teachers who have work experience pertaining to what they are now teaching at Butler. This knowledge of how certain careers work enables teachers to give their students that insight into the real world that many university professors are not able to give them. Jeffrey Meyer, a… Continue reading Using prior work experience for better teaching

Campus News

El Dorado makes a promise to high school students

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Magnus McFaulds Lantern Staff For students graduating from El Dorado High School, the prospect of college may no longer be a scary, financial burden. In August of 2018, City Commissioner Matthew Guthrie introduced the commission to the El Dorado Promise Program. This program will give El Dorado High School graduates, who have attended for two… Continue reading El Dorado makes a promise to high school students

Campus News

Transparency bill gutted as it heads to Senate

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Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager House Bill 2144, titled “The Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act,” was passed by the Kansas House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 27 after heavy amending and is now in the Kansas Senate. All sections of the bill related to the budgeting and spending authority of a community college and… Continue reading Transparency bill gutted as it heads to Senate

Opinion

Social media affects children in new ways

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  Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff So far, Momo has become the scariest well-known YouTube phenomenons this year and continues to break social media standards. Well known kid’s channels reached out to their viewer’s parents and reported that parents should supervise any content before their children watch it and have higher privacy settings on YouTube and… Continue reading Social media affects children in new ways