Sasha Hull Lantern Staff Butler offers a multitude of scholarships to students every semester for academics, activities and athletics. These books and tuition scholarships assist students by allowing them to pay a fraction of their initial costs. While the various activities scholarships all offer the same maximum amount of award, some require more time commitments… Continue reading Activity scholarships: Helpful or hurtful?
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
Sasha Hull Lantern Staff For the 2018-2019 school year, changes were made regarding courses and how students are set to succeed in receiving associate degrees. All Butler freshmen are required to enroll in and pass a first year seminar course in order to graduate. The redesign for Butler was to implement Pathways, a simplified degree… Continue reading New ‘Path’ emerges into Butler
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
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
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
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
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
Amanda Smith Lantern Staff Most students attending Butler’s El Dorado campus would recognize Professor of Chemistry Robert Carlson whether it be from his classes, lunch or just from encountering his outgoing personality around campus. Carlson has been teaching at Butler for 30 years and in his time, he has always put his students first. One… Continue reading Carlson continues to aim for student success
Emmie Boese Lantern Staff Sophomore Tavarius Wright, business major from Memphis, Tennessee, begins the end of his Butler career by becoming a national champion and breaking a record. Wright recently became the national champion in the 60m dash, as well as breaking the school record in this event. Wright set the record with an event… Continue reading Wright emerges into success
