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Business administration major reaches transfer agreement with WSU

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Matthew Will Managing Editor Shortly after the school year began, Butler Community College announced a new agreement involving Wichita State University’s Frank Barton School of Business. The agreement lays out the required courses needed for a bachelor’s degree in business administration. On Friday, Aug. 4, the two insitutions met at Butler’s Andover campus to finalize… Continue reading Business administration major reaches transfer agreement with WSU

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Nike reignites Kaepernick controversy with ad campaign

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Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything” is the slogan of Nike’s new ad campaign in cooperation with NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick came under heavy fire in 2016 after he began protesting injustice towards the African-American community in the United States. by sitting and later kneeling… Continue reading Nike reignites Kaepernick controversy with ad campaign

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Butler implements program to guide students

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Amanda Smith Lantern Staff Most would agree that college should ideally be as inexpensive and easy as possible. With Butler’s new Pathways curriculum, this will be made reachable for all freshmen enrolled in the Fall 2018 semester and those semesters following if the system works according to plan. According to Vice President of Academics Lori… Continue reading Butler implements program to guide students

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English department creates new, cost-effective textbooks

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Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief The English department recently completed its very own textbook that is now available for use in the EG 101 classes. The textbook is inexpensive when compared to the previous EG 101 book “Writing Matters”, and it is specifically tailored to contain the exact information that the professors cover without having any unnecessary… Continue reading English department creates new, cost-effective textbooks

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Pizza attracts students to public forum with president

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Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Butler President Kim Krull hosted her monthly public forum to hear the concerns of students in the Student Union on the El Dorado campus. The purpose of the public meeting is for students to have an open discussion with administration on their experience, both positive and negative, at Butler.… Continue reading Pizza attracts students to public forum with president

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Butler’s ‘Last Chance’ at stardom

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Matthew Will Managing Editor After a successful season three, Last Chance U returns for another year at KJCCC school Independence Community College. Independence Head Coach Jason Brown impressed both local fans as well as the national audience with a 9-2 record as well as a conference championships. At first, the season met some negative feedback,… Continue reading Butler’s ‘Last Chance’ at stardom

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Enrollment at Butler continues to decrease

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Amanda Smith and Ashton Hittle Lantern Staff Enrollment rates at Butler Community College have been declining in recent years. According to Associate Vice President of Student Services Jessica Ohman, this can be explained by decreasing population in certain locations in Kansas and employment rates. Butler is not the only community college struggling with this issue… Continue reading Enrollment at Butler continues to decrease

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Board of Trustees increase budget for school year

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Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Butler Community College’s (BCC) Board of Trustees approved the college’s legal budget for the 2018-2019 school year at their latest board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The total legal budget for the new school year is nearly $81 million, nearly a $6 million increase over the last school year’s… Continue reading Board of Trustees increase budget for school year