Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff A common complaint filed against Butler is that there is nothing to do on campus. While true that the college could do better on the number of events it hosts, the events that they do hold are so poorly communicated to the students that they might as well not exist either.… Continue reading Out of sight, out of mind: No communication equals no turnout
Matthew Will Editor-in-Chief To most college students, voting is a second thought. The last thing on a college student’s mind at the beginning of November is the impact a local election could have on their community. I imagine the reason college students are unaware of the potential impacts a local election has is because the… Continue reading Your vote counts, no cliché here
Madeline Owens Lantern Staff Tutoring services are a very useful asset to students who want to succeed in college. A tutor can help in more ways than just by assisting students with understanding their homework. Tutors can also help by making sure students stay confident in their academic skills over time and providing moral support.… Continue reading Compassionate tutors are worth seeking out
Emmie Boese Business Manager Getting locked out of Canvas and Pipeline is a real issue for students. Luckily, we have an IT Help Desk to help with those kinds of problems, but what do we do when they can’t provide the adequate help? Many Butler students and faculty including myself have been locked out of… Continue reading Students, faculty frustrated with lock-outs
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff The Catholic Church has been under fire for many years. The media is constantly picking apart what they disagree with about the Catholic Church, but often the things they scrutinize are products of corrupt individuals within the church, not the church itself or its teachings. A common place of scrutinization is… Continue reading Misplaced blame causes trouble for church
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff Plastic bags, straws and silverware are a significant convenience in the moment, but they are ultimately an inconvenience in the long run. While these plastic items make our lives much simpler right now, they have a negative lasting impact on the environment and the world we will live in. Single use… Continue reading Ditch the plastic: Save the planet
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff The rhetoric and conversations surrounding our politics today resemble more the bickering and feuds of sports fans rather than the serious, reasoned discussions they should be. Insults and name-calling are just the tip of the iceberg of the problems in our modern political discourse. People seem to spend most of their… Continue reading Trash talk should stay in sports
Lexi Letterman Lantern Staff Stress is something we all have experienced, but how many people really understand stress? Stress is defined by Merriam-Websters’ online dictionary as “a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation”, it follows then, that minimizing stress is important to… Continue reading How to handle stress in a stressful world
Matthew Will Editor-in-Chief As a fifth-semester student at Butler Community College, I have had my fair share of instructors and curriculum. Like any good student, I’ve struggled through math and survived history classes. Through all these classes, one awful thing has stood out: Canvas is a good service and does its job well. So… Continue reading Canvas is good, let it be enough
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff “I don’t have time to study I have practice and games.” I overheard this from a student who failed a test that I aced. I have no free evenings during the week; on Mondays and Wednesdays I am in class until 9:30 p.m., Tuesdays I work until midnight, and every other… Continue reading Athlete elitism may pose problems for other students, athletes, teachers
