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Censorship worries scatter across college campuses

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Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief After the disappearance of the Butler Lantern’s Issue 7 newspaper, thoughts regarding censorship and theft have floated around campus. The missing newspaper never did turn up, and the Butler Lantern staff were left with more questions than answers regarding the situation. When dealing with newspapers disappearing, the word “censorship” comes into mind… Continue reading Censorship worries scatter across college campuses

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We, the students, want change

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Cat Gonzales Lantern Staff On Saturday, March 21, a march is arranged at Park Elementary in Wichita. This march, known as “March for Our Lives,” was inspired by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students. Emma Gonzalez, 18, organized this march nationally to demand that lawmakers provide stricter gun laws and prioritize the lives of Americans.… Continue reading We, the students, want change

Campus News · Sports

Close loss ends Lady Grizzlies season

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Owen Berk Student Sports Media On Monday, March 5, the women’s basketball team traveled to Hartman Arena in Park City for their second round match-up in the Region VI playoff tournament. A sea of purple flooded the arena 30 minutes before tip-off, a crowd that would have had the Power Plant at maximum capacity easily.… Continue reading Close loss ends Lady Grizzlies season

Campus News · Feature

EMT program prepares for real life emergencies

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Darrah Walker Lantern Staff Since the late 1970’s, Butler Community College has offered students the ability to train to become a first responder and EMT-A (Emergency Medical Technician- Advanced). The titles of the courses provided through the college have changed multiple times. In 2011, Butler began offering EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and AEMT (Advanced Emergency… Continue reading EMT program prepares for real life emergencies

Campus News · Feature

International Women’s Day 2018, #PressForProgress

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Illustrated and written by Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief “#PressForProgress” is the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, which is inspired by the statistics from the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report. It states that gender parity, or the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay, is nearly 200 years away.… Continue reading International Women’s Day 2018, #PressForProgress

Campus News · Feature

Forget the past: Butler’s choir focuses on the ‘Present’

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Emma Barkley Lantern Staff Going along with previous themes, the winter vocal concert has a theme of “Present,” which will entail present day pop songs. The concert will be held in the 700 building at Butler Community College in El Dorado in the auditorium on Tuesday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.… Continue reading Forget the past: Butler’s choir focuses on the ‘Present’

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Emporia State student breaks NDA over Title IX case

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2016 sex offenses on campus in 12 largest colleges in Kansas Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Emporia State University’s (ESU) recent handling of a sexual harassment allegation has sparked a discussion on how colleges handle such cases. The allegation was directed towards Brian Schrader, a tenured professor of psychology, from a female student, who The Bulletin,… Continue reading Emporia State student breaks NDA over Title IX case

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1500 building exhibits public indecency

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Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff On Tuesday, Feb. 27, and Thursday, March 1, a male student flashed two female students in the first incident, and one female student in the second, in the 1500 building of the El Dorado campus. The suspect was identified as Bruce Grooms Jr. through the help of the El Dorado police department. He was also being investigated by the El Dorado police department following… Continue reading 1500 building exhibits public indecency

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Car runs off road on campus into pole, tree

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Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff A student crashed her car behind the 100 building of the El Dorado campus on Monday, March 5, around 8 a.m. The student was driving into campus from the direction of the EduCare building and drove through an electrical pole and hit a tree head-on. The student suffered no major injuries. The bottom half of the pole was destroyed by… Continue reading Car runs off road on campus into pole, tree

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Wichita human trafficking cases become more of a concern

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Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief The number of human sex trafficking cases involving minors in Wichita have seen a jump in recent years. According to the Exploited and Missing Child Unit (EMCU), there were 29 cases of trafficking in 2014. In 2015, that number more than doubled to 65 cases. As far as nationwide cases, Polaris reported… Continue reading Wichita human trafficking cases become more of a concern