Madalynn Wilson Lantern Staff The Black Student Association (BSA) is one of the many clubs that Butler offers for all students to get involved in on campus. The club has six participants right now and will be focusing on encouraging more students to join throughout the spring semester. According to Aletra Chaney-Profit, the adviser for… Continue reading BSA leads jazz line into diverse conversation
Jordan Plowman Lantern Staff As of the last Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Butler Community College campus police now have jurisdiction over the Villas. Jason Kenney, chief of police for Butler Community College, and Curt Zieman, chief of El Dorado police, signed A Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU). The idea was first… Continue reading Campus police widens scope to ensure safety
Bryce Hirayama Student Sports Media On Sunday, Dec. 8 the Butler Grizzlies went into Miami, Oklahoma and beat No. 13 Trinity Valley Community College, 33 to 23. The Grizzlies jumped out to a 21 to nothing lead with 7:41 to go in the second quarter. The Grizzlies on their first scoring drive went eight plays… Continue reading New year, same team: Butler repeats at the Midwest Classic beating Trinity Valley, 33-23
Raymond Hoare Student Sports Media Information Technology (IT) unveiled a new software application, campusM, that may replace Pipeline. CampusM is among many options that IT is looking at to replace Pipeline. Maintenance for Pipeline will expire on July of 2020. What is campusM? CampusM is an app that is developed by Ex Libris, which was… Continue reading IT looks for options to replace Pipeline
Madeline Owens Lantern Staff Students living on campus have recently noticed the advertisement posted up in the dorm halls with the name “Speedy Gonzalez” printed on it. El Dorado native Robin Gonzalez is behind the wheel of the new taxi and shuttle service that started three weeks ago. Gonzalez worked for a bus company in… Continue reading Speedy service only a phone call away
Lexi Letterman Lantern Staff The Andover campus will soon be united under one roof (save for the 9100 building). The classrooms and offices that have had their home in the 6000 building will be available in the 5000 building starting in the 2020 fall semester. Construction is set to be complete before January 2021. According… Continue reading Construction builds in 2021
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
Maddison Farris Lantern Staff The impeachment of President Donald Trump is a topic that is demanding the attention of all U.S. citizens. There are not many places that can be visited, in person or online, that do not have ads, opinions or posts regarding the current impeachment of President Trump and the 2020 election. On… Continue reading Here is the slice: Impeachment
Emmie Boese Business Editor Many Butler employees have dedicated themselves to the military for over 20 years. One name that comes to mind is Gregory Cole. Cole, from Baltimore, Maryland, has worked at Butler for eight years. He teaches the BETA and the culinary arts program at Butler. Cole served in the military for 25… Continue reading Employees serve students, country
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Former art instructor Roger Mathews has filed a lawsuit against Butler Community College alleging he was discriminated against because of his age. Mathews, the plaintiff in this lawsuit, was hired by Butler as a part-time instructor in October of 1980, and he was hired as a full-time instructor during the fall… Continue reading Former instructor accuses Butler of age discrimination, files lawsuit
