Matthew Will Lantern Staff Q: Who is Joshua Conrad? Joshua is a redshirt freshman guard/forward for the Butler men’s basketball team. He is from Memphis, Tennessee and studies sports medicine. Q: How does El Dorado, Kansas differ from Memphis, Tennessee? “In Memphis, we got buildings. I’m not used to just flat. There’s always something going… Continue reading Q&A – Diversity as a Student Athlete featuring Joshua Conrad
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’
Sophia Allen Lantern Staff Scott Garrison, the president of the anime and manga club, first discovered anime in high school, when he joined some friends talking about it in the library. “I sat and listened to them talk about shows occasionally giving my own input,” Garrison said. “I asked some questions about shows that they… Continue reading Anime, manga arrives on campus
Rachel McClurg Managing Editor Vice President of Academics Lori Winningham has began to host meetings called Wednesdays with Winningham, with faculty on as many Wednesday’s out of the month as she is free. The purpose of this is so she may better connect with the faculty at Butler. “Overall, Wednesdays with Winningham are for me… Continue reading Vice president connects with faculty on Wednesdays
Tyler Godwin Student Sports Media Being a manager of a Division 1 Basketball team is not an easy thing to do. There are even some people that dream of doing it. Nick Segura is one of the lucky few that were given this opportunity. Nick Segura is from Wichita, attended Campus High School and is… Continue reading The Wheat State manager
Sydney Mossman Student Sports Media As the new semester has begun, there are a slew of new faces on campus. One of these being the new Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Lisa Lechtenberg. Over break, Lechtenberg accepted the position, replacing long-time Head Coach Rick Younger. As the semester approached, she took that time to call each… Continue reading New coach, same goal
Rachel McClurg Managing Editor Q: Why is it important to have a diverse staff? Reina Nabbout: “Employees from diverse backgrounds can share their own experiences, skills and talents. We learn from one another (and) respect one another. I believe an organization that embraces diversity improves employee performance and creates innovation in the workplace.” Q: How… Continue reading Q&A: Diversity in the Workplace featuring Reina Nabbout
Illustration by Elza High Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Elza High is an art major at Butler and is one of the Butler Lantern’s new cartoonists for the spring semester. High got her start in art when she was in middle school, with her time on the internet building her interest in art. “Just being on… Continue reading Art student lights up the Lantern
Officers Aaron Alumbaugh (pictured first) and Tim Kamholz (pictured in the middle) began working at Butler in the fall semester of 2017. Officer Patrick Murphy (pictured third) began working in January 2018. Alumbaugh will leave for the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) in March. Murphy comes to Butler after working with the Wichita Police… Continue reading Badges and new officers are among changes to police force
