Illustration by Hunter Garrett Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision last December to undo the protections of net neutrality is ultimately a slap in the face to everyone in the country. The protections from net neutrality are as pro-consumer as policies can get. It forces internet service providers (ISPs) to treat… Continue reading Net neutrality neutered against consumers’ wishes
Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff The 37th NBA draft is now in session, and the Houston Rockets have the first overall selection. There are three clear favorites for the first overall pick: Sam Bowie from Kentucky, Michael Jordan from North Carolina and Hakeem Olajuwon from Houston, Texas. Of course, hindsight is always 20/20, and if the… Continue reading Tyler’s Hot Takes!!!: DeAndre Ayton will be the No. 1 draft pick… and it won’t be close
Illustration by Elza High Darrah Walker Lantern Staff On Saturday, Jan. 20, men, women and children gathered around City Hall in downtown Wichita for the Women’s March rally. Many people have no idea what exactly the Women’s March entails. The Women’s March focuses their mission on ending violence, and they promote equal rights for everyone… Continue reading Women, men and children stand together for equality
Illustration by Elza High Matthew Will Lantern Staff Butler students do not attend sporting events often. Whether it be a football game in September or a men’s basketball game in January, attendees are primarily non-students. While the El Dorado community is quite supportive, some are even season ticket holders. When designing BG Products Veterans Sports… Continue reading Poor attendance across the board
Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff In America, society is working to create more opportunities where women are paid the same as men and are working in roles men predominately served in. Hollywood, now, is no different in the way that they have shaped a path for women specifically to succeed. We are starting to see the… Continue reading Mark Wahlberg, Twitter and the modern-day feminist
Darrah Walker Lantern Staff Like most students, math does not come easy to me, so coming to college and taking college algebra was not something I looked forward to doing. I was expecting the normal 16-week college course and textbook work. When the first day of math started, students were immediately instructed to sign into… Continue reading Math modules impact students
Marcus Smith Lantern Staff The Math Department developed a new five-week math program in efforts to help students save time and money. The school worked on the program for two years, trying their best to make it as flawless as they could. Of course, it still has its flaws, but being a new program, there… Continue reading Five-week math program developed to help students save time and money
Photo illustration by Danni Rains Tori Lemon Editor-in-Chief A new unfortunate revision of the government’s contraception coverage mandate under the Affordable Care Act could cause many women to not have access to birth control free of charge. This new regulation, issued by the Health and Human Services Department, allows a much broader group of employers… Continue reading Women’s contraception rights in danger… again
Dave & Kim Matthews We attended the Butler Vocal Music concert last Saturday night. As they were sold out as usual, we were lucky to snag three tickets of folks not making it. We encourage you to attend one or more of their concerts, but we have to order tickets on line well in advance… Continue reading Letter to the Editor
Brad Beachy, Professor of English In a recent issue of the Butler Lantern, a student writer complains about professors “shoving your political views down our [students’] throats.” It’s true we call what we do here higher education—education is not and should never be indoctrination for the reason that indoctrination seeks to shut critical thinking down… Continue reading Letter to the Editor
