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Feature · Opinion

OPINION: Healing practice of energy helps college students find balance.  

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief Crystals, stones and meditation have become mainstream energy healing practices with the tremendous help of social media. These practices are known to help physically, mentally and tap into the spiritual side of one’s life.   As a beginner, it was hard for me to understand what all of these different stones meant, how… Continue reading OPINION: Healing practice of energy helps college students find balance.  

Campus News · Feature

College publications bring home 29 awards

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Lantern Staff The Lantern newspaper and The Grizzly Magazine return to Butler Community College with a total of 29 awards. In total, The Lantern earned 20 individual awards and also received second place in the Overall Kansas division among two-year colleges, and the magazine earned eight individual awards.  Over the course of two days, Sunday,… Continue reading College publications bring home 29 awards

Campus News · Feature

SGA adopts student pledge

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief During last semester, Student Government Association (SGA) was working on constructing a student pledge for BCC’s student body. This semester the pledge was presented to the Board of Trustees at their January meeting and will be given a physical space in the following months.   “The idea to create a student pledge came… Continue reading SGA adopts student pledge

Campus News · Feature

Sam White: The man in front of the camera  

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief You may recognize his face from recent ads circulating on social media from Butler Community College.  Sam White is a first-year student who grew up in Halstead for most of his life and then moved to Maize where he graduated from Maize South High School last year. When he was growing up,… Continue reading Sam White: The man in front of the camera  

Campus News · Feature

Library offers learning opportunity through books

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief Throughout the semester on top of working as students see them on campus, faculty also must earn points for faculty development. One of the ways faculty can do this is by joining the Faculty Book Club.   For the last seven years Judy Bastin, the library director, has been the moderator for the… Continue reading Library offers learning opportunity through books

Review

Davis shines as General Nanisca: Empowering display of women 

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief A fantastic take on slavery, warriors and Africa, The Woman King was released in September of 2022 but has recently come to one of the top streaming services in the world, Netflix. It came to Netflix in February of 2023 and stayed in their top 10 for several weeks.   The movie was… Continue reading Davis shines as General Nanisca: Empowering display of women 

Opinion

OPINION: Need help with your overall well-being? Yoga offers several benefits 

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief Yoga has almost always been affiliated with women or considered a woman’s hobby. It is also seen as just being able to relax your body and helping you become more flexible. What many do not know are the benefits it has for your overall mental and physical health and how national league… Continue reading OPINION: Need help with your overall well-being? Yoga offers several benefits 

Arts & Prose · Review

Whistleblower’s 2019 book proves anticlimactic  

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief Edward Snowden–Just his name is enough to grab one’s attention which is why I picked up his book Permanent Record to begin to understand why, where, when, how and what happened next?  Snowden was an American whistleblower who in 2013 exposed documents that proved the U.S.  government was obtaining illegal surveillance information… Continue reading Whistleblower’s 2019 book proves anticlimactic  

Campus News · Feature

Butler alum welcomed back by old professors 

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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 

Opinion

OPINION/ Hygiene products are too pricey: Relieve the burden on consumers 

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Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief Feminine hygiene products are items that are always in demand, but that are also too pricey for a problem that some cannot control. It seems companies are taking advantage of this natural occurrence that happens within the female body, which is why feminine hygiene products should be free nationwide. Without a woman… Continue reading OPINION/ Hygiene products are too pricey: Relieve the burden on consumers