Carlie Pracht Lantern Staff The Catholic Church has been under fire for many years. The media is constantly picking apart what they disagree with about the Catholic Church, but often the things they scrutinize are products of corrupt individuals within the church, not the church itself or its teachings. A common place of scrutinization is… Continue reading Misplaced blame causes trouble for church
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
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 Military enlistment is not what it once was. America tends to take pride in having the world’s most powerful military, but there are less people making their way in to recruitment offices to put their name down to serve. Has school become more appealing to young people? Or is the idea… Continue reading Enlistment shouldn’t be scary
Magnus McFaulds Lantern Staff The news is a joke. Someone has to say it, so let it be me. On my phone I have three news apps: FOX, CNN and The New York Times. Having three news sources at the touch of a button sounds convenient to anybody. I can see both sides of the… Continue reading Mainstream media ignores important stories
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
Rachel McClurg Editor-in-Chief Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Trump supporter, but the government shutdowns can have more negative effects than positive ones. This partial government shutdown was brought about because President Donald Trump requested over $5 billion to build the wall. To say that not everyone was on board with this request is an… Continue reading Lack of funds for Wall forces government shutdown
Alfredo Garcia Lantern Staff Many men have seen the infamous Gillette ad. Rape, sexual harassment, sexual assault, mansplaining, the MeToo movement and toxic masculinity are depicted in the ad. This is a good message because for the past few years sexual harassment has been taken lightly and so has rape and many other social issues… Continue reading The best that men can be
