Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Butler Community College’s (BCC) Board of Trustees approved the college’s legal budget for the 2018-2019 school year at their latest board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The total legal budget for the new school year is nearly $81 million, nearly a $6 million increase over the last school year’s… Continue reading Board of Trustees increase budget for school year
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
Recently I was deeply saddened and disturbed to learn that some classes offered here at Butler require students to dissect cats. As a cat owner, this really struck a nerve with me. The rat dissection I participated in while I was taking Anatomy and Physiology was bad enough, I probably would have dropped the class… Continue reading Letter To the Editor
Alfredo Garcia Lantern Staff Mi llamo Alfredo Garcia, y me gusta tomar fotos. Este es mi segundo año estudiando en mayordomo, y este es mi primer año en el periódico. Estoy estudiando fotoperiodizmo. No me gusta hablar mucho de mí mismo, pero voy a tratar. Nací en Phoenix, Arizona y me moví a Wichita in… Continue reading Welcome backs
Michael Cissell (left) and Tom Erwin (right) are remembered for their time at Butler. Left: Cissell is pictured for the story and release of his book of poetry, “The Cutting Song of the Butcher Son.” Darrah Walker Right: Erwin worked for Butler for 32 years before retiring in 2017. Courtesy of The Kansan Cat Gonzales… Continue reading Remembering the lives of two Butler staff members
Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief For most, the first week of school brings stress with new classes starting, not the stress of facing drug possession charges. “(We) responded to someone locking their keys in their car twice within 30 minutes,” Chief of Police Jason Kenney said. When the campus police finally got into the locked car, it… Continue reading First week of classes brings drug bust
Caelin Bragg Advertising and Distribution Manager Discussions spearheaded by the Kansas District 77th Representative Kristey Williams on whether Butler County citizens are paying a disproportionate amount in taxes to fund Butler Community College (BCC) are currently ongoing. The debate is centered around that only 21 percent of the roughly 13,000 students enrolled at Butler Community… Continue reading Funding concerns cast shadow over college
Madison May Students Sports Media Last weekend, Friday, April 13 through Saturday, April 14, the Butler Grizzlies track and field team traveled to the Wichita State, KT Woodman Classic. Sophomore Jayne Roberts took seventh in the women’s pole vault with a throw of 3.37 meters. Sophomore Dariaye Wooten took fifth in the men’s high jump… Continue reading Track finds success at KT Woodman Classic
Taylor Garcia Student Sports Media On Tuesday, April 10, the Butler Grizzlies had a single game at home against Cowley County. Butler lost 13-6, with three home runs, two by sophomore Conner Hurst and one for freshman Joshua Cox. On Thursday, April 12, Butler traveled to Cloud County for a double-header. In the first game,… Continue reading Butler Grizzlies baseball continues with victories
Sophomore Celina Sullivan gets set to deliver a pitch against Seward County. The Grizzlies beat Seward County 9-0 and 4-3 in the double-header. Joe Washington Ryan Paris Student Sports Media Butler softball continues to win games, as their win streak has now climbed up to 32 games. They look to sustain that success heading into… Continue reading The streak lives on: Softball extends win streak
