Olivia Vest Managing Editor With winter weather and low temperatures on the way, one El Dorado-based organization is working quickly to ensure that Butler County’s increasing numbers of homeless individuals will have a warm place to stay in upcoming months. The Butler Homeless Initiative (BHI), located at El Dorado’s First Church of the Nazarene on 1st and… Continue reading Kindness Column: Organization houses homeless
Hayley Smith Editor-in-Chief A career in the psychology field may interest students who are interested in people and the things that they do. Whether a student wants to be a social worker, psychologist, counselor, or many other careers, a psychology major may be the major to pursue. At Butler, students can pursue an associate’s of… Continue reading Potential careers in… Psychology
Caleb Thornton Advertising & Distribution Editor On July 1, 2017, those at least 21 years of age meeting the requirements to lawfully conceal carry a handgun by Kansas state law will have the right to conceal carry on campuses and in campus buildings during class. According to Chief Tim Bryan, in order to legally possess… Continue reading Questions raised regarding legislation
Matt Cooper Lantern Staff Last spring the Butler Lantern reported on an obvious discrepancy that exists among the Butler Community College faculty. It was noted that the overwhelming majority of instructors are white. In fact, less than three percent of faculty are of an ethnicity other than caucasian; this is an incongruity for one overlying… Continue reading On staff diversity, Grizzlies aware of what to expect
Written by: Olivia Vest Following the resignation of U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo, a special election was held to fill the seat of representation for Kansas’ Fourth Congressional District. The special election, held officially on Tuesday, April 11, was ultimately filled by Republican Ron Estes. Candidates James Thompson (D), Chris Rockhold (Libertarian) and Estes (R) received… Continue reading Special election sees surprising results
Photo and story by: Hunter Fullhart Photography and Social Media Editor What do you get whenever you cross mischievous fairies and crazy love triangles, or pentagons rather? You get “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which is a wacky Shakespeare play, written between 1590 and 1597, involving faith, trust and lots of fairy dust. This play portrays… Continue reading ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in mid-fall
Hunter Fullhart Photography and Social Media Editor Photo by Stranger Things Wikia Netflix is definitely the best way to watch movies and TV shows nowadays and with Netflix comes some bomb originals that are worth checking out. Of course there’s Orange is the New Black, but Netflix has topped that with Stranger Things, and let… Continue reading Take a trip to the “Upside Down”!
Tori Lemon Lantern Staff Photo by Publishers Weekly For many readers, love is an interesting topic. There all kinds of variations of romance novels- from juvenile love stories like “The Fault in Our Stars”, to the over exaggerated romance novels that have Fabio’s flowing hair and ripped muscles all over the cover. “Diary of an… Continue reading Mystery author makes it hard to breathe
Caleb Thornton Advertising and Distribution Manager Photo by Gstatic Most everyone knows those stories where a tragedy happens and a young child or two are left behind to fend for themselves until some hero or heroine “saves” them by providing for their basic needs, plus some friendship or love. Likewise, most are familiar with The… Continue reading Pete’s Dragon drags in viewers
Mario Cabrera Student Sports Media The women’s volleyball team started out the year with a good record of 4-3 overall, along with 0-2 mark in conference. The Grizzlies four-game win streak was snapped on Wednesday, Aug. 31, with a five-set conference road loss at Cloud County. The match began with a come-from-behind 25-21 set win… Continue reading Women’s volleyball face four-game losing skid
