Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief When I was eight years old, my grandpa bought me my very first telescope. We strolled out to the country on a clear summer’s night. Nothing but stars to see for miles- but my only focus was the moon. It was Bright, luminous. Beautiful. I set up the telescope and put my… Continue reading To My Favorite Celestial Being
Chris Davies Guest Writer The four men sat in disconsolate silence in the basement of the 4H building. It was past midnight in the city and aside from the raucous cries from a few drunks and the blaring of an occasional Taxi horn, the city had lapsed into slumber.The four men sat in disconsolate silence… Continue reading 4 Horsemen
Dee Guest Poet I wish I’d never fallen in love with you. I wish I never noticed how you smiled with your eyes. I wish I never noticed how you’d look down, compose yourself before drawing me back in. I miss our conversations about nothing, because whenever you spoke nothing else mattered. I wish my… Continue reading I Wish
Nimbus Guest Poet There are two fighting inside. One says it’s not worth the hassle. The other knows he doesn’t feel right. One says it would be rash. The other knows it won’t get better by itself. One says it’ll end in regret. The other knows it can’t get any worse. One says it’s fine… Continue reading Please Speak Up
Micah Streeter Guest Poet We are the oldest and the newest Our love is great when we are few And fewer still when we are two Our love feels somehow new I know this as I say I don’t How can we define love? As something with a concrete rush Is nothing from above For… Continue reading Poem on Love
IGN.com Emma Barkley Lantern Staff After being silent for seven years, Saw has made a return to the theaters as a spin on the original now called Jigsaw. Even though John Kramer is presumed to be dead, but now he is back with a vengeance, taking lives in horrid ways. A lot of horror movies… Continue reading Blood, guts and gore: John Kramer returns in Jigsaw
From Friday, Oct. 6 to Friday, Nov. 3 alumni art students’ work was featured. A new exhibit, “The Metamorphosis of Identity,” will open on Friday, Nov. 10. Darrah Walker Marcus Smith Lantern Staff In Butler’s 700 building on the El Dorado campus, there is an art exhibit that is open to the public and… Continue reading “Welcome home” alumni artists
Tesla Bethel Lantern Staff I heard footsteps coming toward me, my senses heightened as my adrenaline kicked in. I quickly rolled to my left and turned, balancing on my heels in a crouched position. I raised the gun and watched as the man lowered his night vision goggles, and the lamp light was too dim… Continue reading Desolation’s Greed, continued
Tori Lemon Lantern Staff The hands that belonged to the man that came before you had the intention of hurting and using me on his mind. He intended to stain me with the blood on his hands that could only be seen at the darkest hours of the night, leaving iron-crusted residue of handprints around… Continue reading Trying to heal, trying to love
Dee Guest Poet There’s a duality inside me. Torn amongst a triangle of envy. Each stalking the last. Each acting as a wrecking crew. Unveiling insecurities, the others hide. Callously picking at open wounds. There’s no security. I’m bare and unprotected. I looked at you for comfort. I’ve kept my mouth shut since. I was… Continue reading Why should I care?
