Timothy Johnson Lantern Staff “I think the highlight is that everyone is combined and at the same time they all kind of have their special moment, and I think the other thing is that it’s pretty special that there are some solo opportunities,” Chad Ingram, assistant professor of vocal Music at Butler, said, explaining what… Continue reading Performing arts department comes together to perform
Matthew Will Sports Editor For just the second time in over two decades, the Butler Grizzlies women’s basketball team became Jayhawk East Conference champions. Butler cruised in their regular season finale, defeating Coffeyville 67-42 on Saturday, Feb. 23. Scoring was held to a minimum in the first quarter as the teams combined for just five… Continue reading Grizzlies win conference title, not done yet
Emmie Boese Lantern Staff Various faculty presented on the latest in developmental education and English and math acceleration programs at the Great Plains Conference. The conference was held on Thursday, Feb. 21 and Friday, Feb. 22 at the Welcome Center in El Dorado. The conference hosted professionals from college institutions in Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa,… Continue reading Great Plains conference gets great turnout
Magnus McFaulds Lantern Staff On Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency to get the funding required to pay for the Mexico, American border wall he proposed in 2016 while he was running for president. By declaring a national emergency, Trump is now able to move money from any department… Continue reading Trump declares emergency for border wall
Amanda Smith Lantern Staff On both the El Dorado and Andover Butler campuses, there are food pantries available for Butler students and faculty to use, whether they live in the Villas, at home or on campus. Grizzly Ambassadors and Student Government Association (SGA) collaborate to make this possible on the El Dorado campus along with… Continue reading Grizzly Ambassadors, SGA treat students to food pantry
Sasha Hull Lantern Staff Amongst the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana around the United States, a surge of CBD (cannabidiol) shops have surfaced over all 50 states. One of the newest CBD shops has taken root in El Dorado at 1236 W. Central Ave, making it the first of its kind in town. Demara… Continue reading Hemp Releaf finds a home in El Dorado
Cat Gonzales Photography & Social Media Editor Butler Community College has started to place new exterior prox cards around the El Dorado campus, which started the fall 2018, spring 19 semester. Including the prox cards, Butler has installed new motion activated cameras and remodeling the campus health and security building. “It was a group project,… Continue reading Prox cards are added to exterior doors campus
Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief The 2019 ‘flu season’ has been relatively mild compared to last year’s epidemic. There is no exact way to know how bad flu season is going to be. “People kind of throw around the flu word lightly,” Director of College Health Services Jaime Sharp said. “There has been an upper respiratory head… Continue reading Illness affects many, despite mild flu season
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff For international students, it can take up to one year to transfer to college here in the United States. The requirements needed range from an application, bank statements showcasing that students can afford to attend, a sponsor or a financial guarantee form, high school transcripts in English, an international housing statement,… Continue reading International students adjust to American life
Raymond Hoare Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzlies defeated Hutchinson 61-60 in the semifinal of the Region VI tournament on Monday, March 4. The two teams faced off against each other back on Dec. 8, 2018, a 77-61 win for Hutchinson. But this was a whole different story as this was playoff time for both… Continue reading Smallwood’s free throw wins game against rival Hutchinson
