Maya Hall Lantern Staff At Butler, students can partake in many different activities and groups; one of those activities are intramurals. Intramurals focus on a variety of sports that any student can play. Two students, sophomores Gaby Guzman and Greta Lies, plan the events and advertise intramurals. Their overall goal is to get as many… Continue reading Intramurals offers fun activities for students
Tori Wilson Lantern Staff Danny Mattern, a physics and astronomy professor at Butler, completed a yearlong project in collaboration with NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program also known as NNARP and other instructors around the country. The objective of the project was to find and identify new young stellar objects (YSOs). Mattern has always been… Continue reading Mattern doubles as professor, scientific researcher
Carlie Pracht Managing Editor Galen Abdur-Razzaq is a master flutist who performs and presents to audiences on the relationship between jazz and the Civil Rights Movement. Abdur-Razzaq’s presentation was a gift courtesy of the estate of Harold Smith and the Butler Community College Foundation. Carlie Pracht On Thursday, Feb. 6 the Black Student Association and… Continue reading Performer provides insight through music
Jordan Cornell Lantern Staff Chinese health authorities announced on Tuesday Jan. 7, that they had isolated the coronavirus spreading in Wuhan, China. The virus has been named Covid-19 by the director general of the World Health Organization. The coronavirus is a new virus that causes a respiratory illness in people and can spread from an… Continue reading COVID-19 may become as deadly as flu
Amanda Smith Editor-in-Chief Trosper’s office is located in the gymnasium (500 building) in Room 510. He began his new position at Butler in September. Amanda Smith After growing up, attending school and then working in the San Francisco Bay Area for 25 years, newly named Director of Athletic Academic Services Matthew Trosper and his wife… Continue reading Trosper joins athletic academic team
Madalynn Wilson Lantern Staff The theater program is switching gears this spring to put on a one-act children’s play called “Uniquely Frank”. The play is another installment of Alvin the Alligator’s story, who Bob Peterson, the writer and director, calls his “Mickey Mouse”. “I’ve been writing him for several years now and this is his… Continue reading Alvin the Alligator teaches unique lesson to children
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff Integrating learning through the arts classroom is not what one would typically expect. Professor of Education Shellie Gutierrez lets students know not to expect sitting in a classroom. The class consists of multiple field trips such as Mark Arts, Botanica, Cocoa Dolce, Wichita City Arts and more. Gutierrez, department chair of… Continue reading Students head to Mark Arts for cultivating experience
Amanda Smith Editor-in-Chief On Friday, Dec. 20, the age for purchasing tobacco products, including e-cigarettes (JUULs, vapes, etc.) was raised from 18 to 21 after President Donald Trump signed legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The amendment was made after multiple studies throughout recent years pointed towards the benefits of raising… Continue reading “Tobacco 21” aims to slow down nicotine use among teens
Madalynn Wilson Lantern Staff The Black Student Association (BSA) is one of the many clubs that Butler offers for all students to get involved in on campus. The club has six participants right now and will be focusing on encouraging more students to join throughout the spring semester. According to Aletra Chaney-Profit, the adviser for… Continue reading BSA leads jazz line into diverse conversation
Jordan Plowman Lantern Staff As of the last Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Butler Community College campus police now have jurisdiction over the Villas. Jason Kenney, chief of police for Butler Community College, and Curt Zieman, chief of El Dorado police, signed A Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU). The idea was first… Continue reading Campus police widens scope to ensure safety
