Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief When you walk into Joseph LaForge’s office, you will notice tons of books, football and soccer jerseys, and of course his uniquely detailed water dispenser for his Terere – a native Paraguayan tea. His love for Paraguayan culture and their awareness of the natural world is shown throughout not only his office… Continue reading Butler alum welcomed back by old professors
Madeline Owens Lantern Staff On Sunday, Sept. 8, JCPenney offered a suit-up event designed for college students in the Wichita area. The discount event took place at both the Towne East and Towne West Square malls’ JCPenney stores. The event began promptly at 6 p.m. and lasted until 9 p.m. Since the doors were all… Continue reading Suit-up event fits students for future
Caelin Bragg Butler Lantern The Butler Community College Board of Trustees have issued a lawsuit against the City of Andover because of the city’s demands for payment of infrastructure improvements at the 5000 building before the college is allowed to expand its campus. The petition from Butler, filed on Thursday, May 16 by Ray Connell, of the El Dorado law… Continue reading Trustees sue Andover following expansion headaches
Cat Gonzales Photography & Social Media Editor In the fall of 1998, Butler Community College adopted online learning for students. At that time, there were only 40 students and six staff members when Meg McGranaghan helped start the online program. She was hired on at Butler in 1996 as an instructional technologist on a title-three… Continue reading Adopter of online program retires
Joseph Washington Student Sports Media The latest piece of history in the Butler men’s basketball program has come to an end with the resignation of seven-year assistant and Head Coach Bryan Miller. In total, his teams were 68-54. Miller was in a coaching seat for seven years total for the Grizzlies, as he was also… Continue reading Miller resigns after seven years at Butler
Marcus Smith Lantern Staff Butler’s English Department voted last year to change their textbooks from a traditional textbook to an open-educational resource (OER). One of the main purposes of this is to help students save money on traditional textbooks. “This book will be different in that it is catered to Butler students and classes,” Associate… Continue reading Open-educational resources are the new wave
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