Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff Plastic bags, straws and silverware are a significant convenience in the moment, but they are ultimately an inconvenience in the long run. While these plastic items make our lives much simpler right now, they have a negative lasting impact on the environment and the world we will live in. Single use… Continue reading Ditch the plastic: Save the planet
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
Lexi Letterman Lantern Staff Stress is something we all have experienced, but how many people really understand stress? Stress is defined by Merriam-Websters’ online dictionary as “a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation”, it follows then, that minimizing stress is important to… Continue reading How to handle stress in a stressful world
Maya Hall Lantern Staff People love filters. They’re fun, different and humorous, which is why FaceApp became very popular so quickly. FaceApp uses artificial intelligence to create realistic-looking filters to add to photos, such as the widely used aging filter, creating the newest form of entertainment for people on social media. But when word got… Continue reading ‘FaceApp’ stirs up online privacy concerns
Magnus McFaulds Lantern Staff Two issues ago I wrote an article about my own struggles with depression. When I wrote it, I tried to cover all the bases of what was wrong. However, I did not talk about a lot of things as there are many things I was afraid to write. There is still… Continue reading ‘I’m fine:’ It is not dark forever
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff Social media is constantly evolving, and with this can come detrimental side effects. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram can be great ways to build connections with people and stay in touch with loved ones, but it can also make life look completely unrealistic which can be extremely harmful to the… Continue reading Instagram’s proposed changes present pros, cons
Bethany Emola Guest Columnist Do you remember what the last two weeks on campus looked like before heading home for the holidays? While the rest of the world was beginning to look a lot like Christmas, hallways turn into the set of a zombie apocalypse movie. Students need no encouragement to play their… Continue reading Enduring the stress of finals
Amanda Smith Lantern Staff For someone who is seemingly innately terrified of any species of insect, I have grown to become quite fond of bees and appreciate the role they play in the ecosystem. Bees are responsible for the food we eat (every third bite, to be exact!), the clean air we breathe and even… Continue reading Bee movie: A horror film
Tyler Krenzin Lantern Staff Winter is upon us, ladies and gentlemen, and 2018 is almost in the past. As for my hot takes this year, I haven’t exactly been… well for a lack of better words… hot. I know, I know, we were riding high off the Jaguars’ pick last year, and the Yankees pick… Continue reading Tyler’s hot cold takes!!! A swan song
Colleges all over the United States have created classes or course systems that are designed to help freshmen adjust to the college lifestyle. These classes are usually an easy ‘A’, but a lot of it is tedious work and can overwhelm students when added to their other class activities. Butler has created a Personal Development… Continue reading Freshmen staff editorial: Freshmen disengage in PD Courses
