Anthony Gorges Student Sports Media On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Butler Grizzlies men’s basketball team hit the road for their first time this season. Butler traveled to Council Bluffs, Iowa to take on the Iowa Western Community College Reivers in Reivers Arena. Butler came into the game 1-0 after winning their season opener against Kansas… Continue reading Slow second half leads to first loss of season
Lexi Letterman Lantern Staff Because of social media, we are exposed to more information than previous generations, along with a platform to express our opinions. Through news and political happenings that are discovered through these mediums, we are bound to come across someone who has an opinion that we disagree with. It is easy to… Continue reading Face the fight, don’t just post about it
Jordan Plowman Lantern Staff Specialized conferences help involve and introduce new ideas for everyone attending. Kansas School Press Association (KSPA) and Journalism Education Association (JEA) conferences, organizations that Kansas public schools are apart of, teach the basics of InDesign and how to evolve their knowledge in photography. Meanwhile, the College Media Association (CMA) advances student… Continue reading Conferences help make knowledge flow
Maddison Farris Lantern Staff You will not run into many journalism, English, media or Mass Communications enthusiasts who are not familiar with the First Amendment, which reads as, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or… Continue reading “Freedom” of speech
Jordan Cornell Lantern Staff Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) is an international business leadership organization that is available for Butler students to participate in. The purpose of PBL is to bring business and education together and the chance to compete in various business-related events at the state and national level. The trip was for the PBL… Continue reading PBL students attend international business leadership conference
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff Some students who plan to transfer to another school after graduation from Butler and want to take classes that do not necessarily apply to their major here at Butler, but will transfer to their next school, will no longer receive financial aid assistance for these classes if they do not apply… Continue reading Financial aid disbursements set to change in Spring 2020
Amanda Smith Managing Editor According to The Kansas Board of Regents, almost all types of post-high school education across the state has seen a decrease in enrollment within the last five years. For Butler, that percentage is resting at nearly negative 15, which according to Associate Vice President of Student Services Jessica Ohman, reflects the… Continue reading Enrollment continues to decline as more students opt for workforce
Madeline Owens Lantern Staff Butler’s nursing program was recently named No. 10 in the top 10 registered nurse (RN) programs in Kansas. Today, students are proud to be apart of such a well-known career pathway. According to Sally Worthington, the outreach coordinator for the website registerednurse.org, the third annual ranking of the top 10 RN… Continue reading Nursing program achieves statewide recognition
Matthew Will Editor-in-Chief The Butler Lantern newspaper staff had the opportunity to attend the Fall National College Media Conference put on by Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and College Media Association (CMA) at the beginning of November. From Thursday, Oct. 31 to Sunday, Nov. 3, student journalists from across the country, including a few from Canada,… Continue reading National conference provides learning opportunity for Lantern
Matthew Will Editor-In-Chief Residents across Butler County voted in new leaders on Tuesday, with major races in the Butler Community College Board of Trustee races and the Andover Mayoral race. In El Dorado, Butler employee Bill Young was elected mayor, running unopposed. You can read more about Young and his road to election day here. In… Continue reading Butler County selects new mayors, Board of Trustee members
