Timothy Johnson Lantern Staff So long as you are not threatening someone with imminent violence, you can say whatever you want. This is what the First Amendment provides. However, the idea that you can say something that is hateful without consequence from the law does not sit well with many people. They believe it only… Continue reading Silencing hateful people only brews more hatred within them
Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief Millennials have often been called the “burn out” generation. There’s so much expected of all of us today. We are supposed to get eight hours of sleep every night, stay in shape, get our homework done, study and get A’s on our tests, maintain friendships and romantic relationships and spend time with… Continue reading The ‘burn out’ generation
Timothy Johnson & Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff and Advertising & Distribution Manager This is not an issue of efficiency; this is about what is morally right and wrong. Imagine a system that is exorbitantly strict on many of its rules but is bewilderingly lazy on its other rules. In a nutshell, this is the AP… Continue reading AP style seeks to send writing to the stone-ages
Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff With the rise of feminism in recent years and the general consensus that there is a major problem in today’s society with regards to gender inequality, it is easy to think that things are already better. While in some aspects this is true, as women continue to gain more equal… Continue reading The sport of conversation
Amariani Garcia Lantern Staff So far, Momo has become the scariest well-known YouTube phenomenons this year and continues to break social media standards. Well known kid’s channels reached out to their viewer’s parents and reported that parents should supervise any content before their children watch it and have higher privacy settings on YouTube and… Continue reading Social media affects children in new ways
Sasha Hull Lantern Staff Butler Community College is the third largest two-year college in Kansas, educating over 13,000 students per year. Butler students study at a whopping total of eight campuses across the south-central Kansas region. While this does help encompass a wider range of students in the area, it is also a hindrance in… Continue reading Location, location, location.
Raymond Hoare Sports Columnist This season has been full of achievements for the coaches and the players as they are 25-4 overall and have won the Jayhawk East Conference title. I asked a few students what a team with a 25-4 record and a conference title, what their ranking should be. The majority of them… Continue reading Women deserve better in rankings
Matthew Will Managing Editor I’ll start by taking you back to Monday, Sept. 17, 2001. This was the first day the MLB (Major League Baseball) held games following the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks in New York City at the World Trade Centers. On this night, the New York Yankees and New York Mets wore hats… Continue reading Uniting through sports
Ashton Hittle Lantern Staff There are many different issues one may deal with when they become a college student. I feel that I have dealt with all of them at one point or another, but it has never been to the point where I need to see someone for help. Most college students are going… Continue reading One is better than none
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The recent pipe-bombs that have been sent to prominent victims of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric show that speech has more power than anyone lets on. While we can’t directly blame the president for these pipe-bombs, he has lost any defense for being indirectly to blame for them. No one… Continue reading The danger of words
