The Lantern newspaper 

Holiday films offer nostalgia during Christmas 

Xavier Brown is a freshman basketball player from Fayetteville, Arkansas that attends Butler Community College (BCC). He plays at the point guard position and dawns the No. 1 on his jersey. Brown grew up with basketball, as he was constantly surrounded by the sport as a child. 

Former faculty and artist John Oehm was recently part of a gallery exhibit at Harvester Arts, curated by Trish Higgins. John generously shared a few moments as the crowds gathered to delve deeper into the processes of art, the people portrayed, and the ideas that shape our perception. 

On Monday, Oct. 20, Amazon Web Services (AWS) was shut down most of the day, leaving many websites and apps that run on the web service, like Canvas, unusable. This shutdown left Butler Community College at a standstill, as classes either had to improvise for the day or just be cancelled. 

On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Kansas Oil Museum hosted their yearly cemetery tour, where attendees learned about a handful of people who lived in El Dorado and were buried in the Sunset Lawns Cemetery. On this tour, the actors told the story of the disappearance of Milton Bradley, a county treasurer who unexpectedly went missing in 1890. His wife, Sara J. Kline, was on the search for him, trying to find any clue as to his whereabouts. 

On Thursday, June 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Butler CC community is welcome to gather and gather to honor Jackie Vietti as she concludes her service as interim president. The event will take place at the Hubbard Welcome Center in the Clifford/Stone Room.  

Carter, known as “TC,” leaves behind a legacy defined by athletic excellence and academic achievement. Under his leadership, Butler secured three national championships in football, two in softball and national titles in both the men’s and women’s half-marathon. More than just titles, Carter fostered a culture that developed not only championship teams but also future coaches.

Butler CC is shining a spotlight on student creativity with the latest edition of The Quill, the college’s annual literary and arts feature. Packed with original poems, short stories and stunning visual art, The Quill offers a powerful platform for student expression, which publishes the best creative works from Butler students, faculty, staff and alumni. This includes short fiction and non-fiction prose, poetry and scripts. They have year-round submissions and publish one issue in the spring of every year.

The 17th Annual Student Life Awards & Recognition Ceremony was on Wednesday, May 7 in the Welcome Center.

Since the 2024-2025 school year at Butler is coming to an end, this will be my final issue of The Lantern, although I will continue working for the newspaper this summer. These past two years have been filled with many laughs, funny stories and hard work. This year as the editor-in-chief has been one to remember. I have learned so much about Butler CC and the people around me. I was able to learn and grow in this role and the hard work was worth it and paid off.