Jordan Plowman Lantern Staff Many families came out for the Butler’s parent weekend to support the Butler Grizzlies against Fort Scott for their homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 19. Veteran families and the Douglas Bulldog youth team set up grills and had food out for any friendly face to eat. Games included spike-a-ball, cornhole, footballs… Continue reading Homecoming 2019: A night of support and celebration
Madeline Owens Lantern Staff In an effort to make payday more quick efficient, changes have been made to the way college workers will now receive their paychecks. Direct deposit has always been an option for college employees including student workers. In April 2019, the Board of Trustees approved the change of evolving to paperless alternatives… Continue reading Institution modifies employee payment
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff On Thursday, Oct. 10 at about 8:30 a.m., students and faculty were alerted through Grizzly Safe that a report of an armed intruder at the Holly Frontier Refinery had been sent to the Butler County Sheriff’s Department that morning. The Butler Community College Campus Police were notified via 911 radio traffic,… Continue reading Kenney clarifies lock down procedure
Jordan Cornell Lantern Staff Vice President of Information Technology Bill Young is running for mayor of El Dorado unopposed. “My daughter just graduated from high school and is off at college,” Young said. “…It freed up some time and felt like it would be another really great opportunity to be involved in the community and… Continue reading Employee runs for mayor unopposed
Amanda Smith Managing Editor With the love of the game fueling her, Hannah Mortimer has seen nearly every crevice of the basketball world. From high school and college ball to the Harlem Globetrotters, Mortimer is now an assistant coach for the women’s team at Butler. Mortimer has always lived by the “everyday matters” mindset, which… Continue reading From player to coach, Mortimer keeps ‘trotting’
Jordan Cornell Lantern Staff A commuting student is on their way to class. They woke up early and like every other day should be on time. However, there is traffic and construction slowing them down, more than they expected. This can happen to some of Butler’s commuting students. Some of Butler’s students reside in the… Continue reading Commuting has become a hassle for some students
Maddison Farris Lantern Staff Frustration spreads as students and faculty alike endure the growing struggle of password complications within Canvas and the Pipeline password system. Many students and staff have had to call the Help Desk multiple times per day because of the system demanding a password reset on some accounts for every entry. As… Continue reading IT assists with password issues
Madalynn Wilson Lantern Staff Something phishy is in the air at Butler Community College as staff and students alike are reminded to be aware of what comes into their inbox. The Information Security Department at Butler sent out fake phishing emails to staff to test their knowledge about scam emails. They sent out the first… Continue reading A different kind of phishy
Madalynn Wilson Lantern Staff After performing in five other countries, singer Khoa Lê has decided to begin his vocal performance education at Butler. The 23-year-old singer from Saigon, Vietnam has already released two albums: Lê Khoa Hát Lê Minh Son and War. He released his first album, Lê Khoa Hát Lê Minh Son, on June… Continue reading Lê Khoa experiments with new album
Jordan Cornell Lantern Staff Sextortion is defined by the FBI as, “when an adult, through threat or manipulation, coerces a minor into producing a sexually explicit image and sending it over the Internet.” Extortion by email seems to be growing significantly, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Compliant Center. Last year in 2018, these complaints… Continue reading Sextortion: A threat to privacy
