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
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
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff A common complaint filed against Butler is that there is nothing to do on campus. While true that the college could do better on the number of events it hosts, the events that they do hold are so poorly communicated to the students that they might as well not exist either.… Continue reading Out of sight, out of mind: No communication equals no turnout
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff As part of its initiative to reach out to the public, the Kansas Supreme Court held a special session in El Dorado and met with the community prior to and after the session. The justices heard oral arguments from attorneys of two separate cases in the El Dorado High School auditorium… Continue reading Justices extend outreach program to Butler County
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
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Pokémon’s introduction to the mobile market with Pokémon Masters has promise but is weighed down by lackluster gameplay wrapped in a predatory business model. Masters is the latest Nintendo IP to be made into a mobile game by DeNA. Releasing on Thursday, Aug. 29 for iOS and Android, Masters is a… Continue reading Players gotta buy ‘em all in ‘Pokémon Masters’
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff The rights and freedoms of the press have been hot topic issues ever since President Donald Trump took office, issues that now even democratic candidates are having trouble skirting. The “fake news” rhetoric popularized by the president has made journalism unsteady for those in it and is now under constant scrutiny… Continue reading Free, open journalism attacked from new angle
Maddison Farris & Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Butler Graduate and U.S. Representative for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District, Roger Marshall, toured the El Dorado campus and met with President Kim Krull to discuss the college’s development and welfare on Friday, Sept. 6. Rep. Marshall attended Butler Community College from 1978-80 and graduated with an associate of… Continue reading Former Grizzly, now U.S. Congressman visits BOE campus
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Butler Community College’s Andover project has reached a standstill as it is allowed to begin construction on the 5000 building but has not received permission to build its planned facilities and management building. Butler’s Board of Trustees filed for declaratory action against the City of Andover in May earlier this year,… Continue reading Andover project stalls amid legal hoops
Caelin Bragg Lantern Reporter Local used bookstore, The Next Chapter Books and Novelties, reaches its final chapter and is closing its doors after a year of service on Saturday, Aug. 24. Errin Moore took over the bookstore from the previous owner, Sandra Emlet, and renamed it from The Book Grinder to The Next Chapter in… Continue reading Moore closes the book on ‘Next Chapter’
