Campus News · Feature

Pollution affects El Dorado: Reporter examines different types of pollution

Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff You scroll through Twitter one morning to see the most heartbreaking photo of a turtle trapped in a plastic straw. You join the movement: Save the turtles! This lasts all of one attempt to clean your reusable straw… you soon return to your old habits, solving nothing. We go on about… Continue reading Pollution affects El Dorado: Reporter examines different types of pollution

Campus News · Community News

Board of Trustees hold their meeting for October

Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief The following information was taken from the Board of Trustees meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Each quotation is written as it was said in the meeting.   On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Board of Trustees met for their monthly meeting to discuss various items. Out of the Board of Trustee members, only… Continue reading Board of Trustees hold their meeting for October

Campus News · Sports

It’s a rocky road, but hopes for sports

D’Ion Marley, Tucker Ashburn, Jake Wiggins and William Paronto, Butler Student Sports Media and Caylen Lowery, Reporting 1 Student Everyone knows how hard COVID is affecting the sports world. Butler Community College has been feeling those effects lately with the men’s and women’s basketball teams and volleyball team that were quarantined. All sports are going… Continue reading It’s a rocky road, but hopes for sports

Campus News · Feature

Chopping her way to victory

Jordan Plowman Multimedia Editor Finishing her junior and senior years in high school all the while starting higher education, sophomore culinary arts major Hannah Peacock stepped up the challenge at the young age of 15 years old. Peacock pushed herself with the love and help of her parents and mentors to push out into the culinary world.  Peacock will… Continue reading Chopping her way to victory

Campus News · Community News · Feature

CRU falls into festivities: Club hosts fall party

Hallie Mayes Lantern Staff The crunch of the fall leaves beneath your feet, laughter fills the air as you look up to see your bible study members carving pumpkins together. This is the atmosphere created on Friday, Oct. 9 at Butler CRU’s (Campus Crusade for Christ) fall party.  Based at the El Dorado campus, Butler… Continue reading CRU falls into festivities: Club hosts fall party

Campus News · Feature

Project SEARCH: Finding jobs for everyone

Annette Bernsten For the past eight years, Butler Community College has teamed up with high schools across Butler County to provide special education students with a smooth transition from high school to the real world.   “We are a vocational transition program for students coming out of high school,” Shirley Taylor, the coordinator of SEARCH, said. “They… Continue reading Project SEARCH: Finding jobs for everyone