Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff The 5000 building in Andover has been under construction for over a year. As the new design is a chic modern look, it poses possible safety hazards that have been troubling to some Butler students. According to an article posted by Science Daily, school shootings have been steadily increasing since 1979,… Continue reading Redesign of the Andover campus draws concerns
Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief An overlooked service the college provides is Career Services. The Career Services Center assists students in all forms of employment preparation, including help with field-of-study pathways and guidance. At the head of it is the Director Aletra Chaney-Profit. Chaney-Profit has been working at Butler since January of the 2019 school year. For… Continue reading Director brings Career Services to new heights
Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff You scroll through Twitter one morning to see the most heartbreaking photo of a turtle trapped in a plastic straw. You join the movement: Save the turtles! This lasts all of one attempt to clean your reusable straw… you soon return to your old habits, solving nothing. We go on about… Continue reading Pollution affects El Dorado: Reporter examines different types of pollution
Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief The following information was taken from the Board of Trustees meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Each quotation is written as it was said in the meeting. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Board of Trustees met for their monthly meeting to discuss various items. Out of the Board of Trustee members, only… Continue reading Board of Trustees hold their meeting for October
Annette Bernsten Lantern Staff While the numbers of new COVID-19 cases at Butler slows down, the impact it has left on affected individuals is unnerving, especially those who were required to quarantine or isolate themselves after being exposed. As someone who was required to quarantine during the school year, I know the impact it can… Continue reading An insider’s view of COVID-19
D’Ion Marley, Tucker Ashburn, Jake Wiggins and William Paronto, Butler Student Sports Media and Caylen Lowery, Reporting 1 Student Everyone knows how hard COVID is affecting the sports world. Butler Community College has been feeling those effects lately with the men’s and women’s basketball teams and volleyball team that were quarantined. All sports are going… Continue reading It’s a rocky road, but hopes for sports
Jordan Plowman Multimedia Editor Finishing her junior and senior years in high school all the while starting higher education, sophomore culinary arts major Hannah Peacock stepped up the challenge at the young age of 15 years old. Peacock pushed herself with the love and help of her parents and mentors to push out into the culinary world. Peacock will… Continue reading Chopping her way to victory
Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff The crunch of the fall leaves beneath your feet, laughter fills the air as you look up to see your bible study members carving pumpkins together. This is the atmosphere created on Friday, Oct. 9 at Butler CRU’s (Campus Crusade for Christ) fall party. Based at the El Dorado campus, Butler… Continue reading CRU falls into festivities: Club hosts fall party
Annette Bernsten For the past eight years, Butler Community College has teamed up with high schools across Butler County to provide special education students with a smooth transition from high school to the real world. “We are a vocational transition program for students coming out of high school,” Shirley Taylor, the coordinator of SEARCH, said. “They… Continue reading Project SEARCH: Finding jobs for everyone
Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff Mental health has become a significant topic in the times of COVID. On top of this, college students are under immense stress as everything piles together. Even in these hard times, students in the Fire Science program have chosen to serve communities by working towards a degree with various complications. Unique… Continue reading Ignite awareness of mental health: Fire science program presents challenges
