Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff In America sports reign supreme, especially in Midwest and Southeast America. We can come to the conclusion that as far as entertainment is concerned, there are not a lot of options outside of sports. In Kansas City, Missouri, the most important events of the year are Sunday night football games when… Continue reading Tyler’s hot takes: Is it time to end college athletics?
Matthew Will Managing Editor Hockey is alive and well. The current state of the NHL is great. Teams who have never won Stanley cups, expansion teams, in fact, are playing extraordinarily well. As for the NBA, the NHL’s biggest competition during winter is not so good. Last year, the Las Vegas Golden Knights joined the… Continue reading Canada’s pastime could be our future
Amanda Smith Lantern Staff Education Greg Orman, who is running as an independent gubernatorial candidate, plans to bring education in Kansas back to, and beyond, adequate funding levels. Orman believes in the importance of public education and is open to innovation through technology in education to improve the system. He also supports private education but… Continue reading Kansas candidates: On the issues- Greg Orman
Sophia Allen Lantern Staff Education Laura Kelly, the democratic gubernatorial candidate, has always been a supporter of children and families, so it is not surprising that she intends to improve the state’s public school system and support early childhood education programs. If elected, she intends to increase school funds and provide the best possible education… Continue reading Kansas candidates: On the issues- Laura Kelly
Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief Education Kris Kobach, the republican gubernatorial candidate, is a supporter of education and is in favor of focusing on putting more money into the classrooms specifically. According to Kobach’s website, he hopes to spend more money on teacher pay, books and computers. His plan is to guarantee that at least 75 percent… Continue reading Kansas candidates: On the issues- Kris Kobach
Tyler Krenzin Lantern Columnist The 2018-19 NFL season is finally underway, and as an aspiring sports journalist I am required to draw a line in the sand that nobody can budge me from. In the first edition of my “Hot Takes” column I made the bold prediction that the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans would… Continue reading Blake “The BOAT” Bortles will cruise to an MVP season.
Taylor Garcia & Owen Berk Student Sports Media When people think about college sports, football comes to mind for many people. How far will these athletes go? Who is the best? With the new KJCCC rule as of 2016-2017, there is no limit with the number of out-of-state players you can have. In the past,… Continue reading Aftermath of the new KJCCC transfer rule
Sophia Allen Lantern Staff Though pets are not currently allowed on campus, having animals at Butler would be beneficial to students, faculty and administrators. Having animals on campus would decrease stress, comfort students adjusting to being away from home and help those who may be struggling with mental illnesses. At some point in their college… Continue reading Animals on campus helps reduce stress
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The discussions currently taking place over the funding Butler Community College is receiving from property taxes are framed in a dishonest way that ignores people in favor of pure numbers. Kansas’ 77th District Representative Kristey Williams is currently pushing for Butler’s funding to be cut by demand of frustrated… Continue reading If affordable education requires taxes, so be it
The purpose of a college newspaper such as the Butler Lantern is to report the facts. We, as journalists, are not here to make the college look good or bad. If something controversial happens, we are going to report on it and on the flip side, if something really good happens, we are going to… Continue reading The role of a student journalist: Staff Editorial
