Amarían Garcia & Hayden Cole Lantern Staff With Halloween fast approaching, many people question what they can and cannot do this holiday season with COVID-19 still impacting our daily lives. Some people want to go trick or treating with their kids, others want to go to costumed parties, then there are those who just want to stay… Continue reading Halloween hospitality during Covid
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff The Critical Incident Management Team (CIMT) met the morning of Tuesday, Sep. 8 and faculty were left confused whether the policy of accommodating work modifications because of COVID-19 had been changed. In an email send out by Terry Sader, professor of philosophy and ethics, to all faculty, he was deeply apologetic… Continue reading Policy sparks confusion among employees
Amariani Garcia Staff Writer As a young mom, you go through different stages of postpartum depression, each stage reflecting a new obstacle. Recently, I have experienced the hardest one yet, to be a stay at home mom or a working mother. Each option carries its own blessings and hardships. Do I stay home? Do I… Continue reading Rants of a depressed mom
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff Students now have a new pathway to receive a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, while saving over $16,000 by attending Butler for the first two years. Butler and Wichita State University have signed an articulation agreement for a 2+2 agreement that completes a four-year study of biomedical engineering between Butler’s pre-engineering… Continue reading Butler signs articulation agreement with WSU for biomedical engineering
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff Integrating learning through the arts classroom is not what one would typically expect. Professor of Education Shellie Gutierrez lets students know not to expect sitting in a classroom. The class consists of multiple field trips such as Mark Arts, Botanica, Cocoa Dolce, Wichita City Arts and more. Gutierrez, department chair of… Continue reading Students head to Mark Arts for cultivating experience
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff Almuqade Alwaeli is one of the newest students in Butler’s Adult Education Program and is on track to receive his high school diploma (GED). Alwaeli heard of the program from a friend who attended Butler and has pushed him to receive his diploma and continue with his schooling. Alwaeli has… Continue reading Adult Education provides a chance for students to receive a GED
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Math is considered the big, scary boogeyman of school. Just saying its name sparks fear into students around the country. But math gets an unfair rap from a fundamental misunderstanding of what it actually is. I should make it clear before I move on, none of what I’m about to say… Continue reading Math isn’t the problem, the system is
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff Digital signage has begun its first phases at the El Dorado and Andover Campuses by adding flat screen TVs on both campuses. Digital signage will be an easier way for Butler to communicate events, weather warnings, marketing material and general education about Butler to not only students but also everyone who… Continue reading College finds new ways to communicate with faculty, students
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
