Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff Butler Community College requires all students residing in East, West or Cummins Hall to be on the Food Service Meal Plan. “The meal plans are required for the students living in the residence halls, so that they have balanced meals throughout the semester,” Bill Rinkenbaugh, vice president of Student Services, said.… Continue reading Stitt, Rinkenbaugh clarify cafeteria policies
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Kansas’s 77th District Representative Kristey Williams has introduced a bill to the state legislature, which pushes for community colleges to offer greater transparency. House bill (HB) 2144, titled the “Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act,” seeks to reform how Board of Trustees fund their community colleges by requiring more involvement… Continue reading New bill seeks transparency for students, taxpayers
Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief At the start of the spring 2019 semester, some faculty were thrown for a loop when informed of a new policy regarding copying and print jobs for their classes. “The copy center people in the 200 building are more than accommodating; however, as an adjunct who has another full time job, it… Continue reading Printing policy introduced for efficiency
Emmie Boese Lantern Staff Administration mandated a new format for faculty’s door schedule before the spring semester. Although the policy for the number of hours required for faculty has not changed, faculty this semester are required to use an Excel spreadsheet when creating their door schedule. Lori Winningham, vice president of Academic Affairs, feels this… Continue reading Admin mandate change to door schedule
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff With inclement weather affecting Kansas, knowing the proper protocol for reporting vehicular accidents that may happen on campus can be helpful. According to Chief of Police Jason Kenney, if a student has an accident on campus, they should not be afraid to contact the Department of Public Safety (DPS) at (316)… Continue reading Reporting on campus accidents
Matthew Will Managing Editor At the start of the 2018-19 academic school year, Butler Community College implemented a printing regulation on students who used printers on campus. Taking effect at the following Butler sites in El Dorado, Andover and Rose Hill, students receive $5 to print on campus. This money is preloaded to a student’s… Continue reading New printing regulations hit El Dorado, Andover, Rose Hill campuses
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff On the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 30, nearly 400 students, from both Butler and various high schools, filed into the Welcome Center to learn performance tips and tricks at the Music Theatre Choral Festival hosted by the Headliners. Butler Fine Arts scholars hosted this event for high school students to experience… Continue reading Headliners prepare students for future
Mallory Hancock Guest Columnist If you were in the shoes of a college student, you would want to focus on your main classes as much as possible, right? If you are taking harder classes that are required for your major, then you want to focus on them, in order to pass and keep your GPA… Continue reading Engaging classes don’t prove to be helpful
Bethany Emola Guest Columnist Do you remember what the last two weeks on campus looked like before heading home for the holidays? While the rest of the world was beginning to look a lot like Christmas, hallways turn into the set of a zombie apocalypse movie. Students need no encouragement to play their… Continue reading Enduring the stress of finals
Alfredo Garcia Lantern Staff Smorgaschorus, a men’s barber shop quartet, will perform their holiday concert at Galicha Auditorium at Wichita Collegiate on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. The group, which is conducted by Matt Weber, was invited and will perform “Hallelujah,” “What Child is this?” “Caroling Caroling” and “Carol of the Bells”. Smorgs, as… Continue reading Spreading holiday cheer one ‘Smorg’ at a time
