The Lantern newspaper 

 

Austin Marsden is a freshman at Butler CC studying psychology. Outside of college, he's been volunteering with the small county of Marion with their fire and rescue crew for the past six months. Before deciding to join the fire and rescue crew, Marsden wanted to join the U. S. Army.  

Russell Branch is a 6’2 point guard from Barnwell, South Carolina. He started to play at a young age as he has a father who was involved with the sport, which made it easy for Branch to fall in love with playing. 

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Butler Community College hosted “A Celebration of the Arts” in honor of the Black History Month. The event featured a discussion with former Grizzly Aaron Profit and accomplished performer Injoy Fountain, as well as a dramatic monologue from Profit’s performance in The Agitators. Held at the El Dorado campus, the event aimed to highlight the importance of storytelling, perseverance and the impact of the arts in shaping history and culture.

Jean Paul Satre’s “No Exit”, and adapted by Paul Bowles, will debut on today at 7 p.m. and continue its run through Saturday, Nov. 23 with a matinee showing also at 2 p.m.  

Throughout the years, hurricanes and terrible weather has taken place in many states hitting Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and most of all Florida. Recently in 2024, Florida has gotten hit the most. Approximately 500 tropical cyclones have affected the state of Florida. Lately, the hurricane season in Florida is more active than average.  

Kevin Leiker is a campus police officer at Butler Community College and has been here for almost two years. His primary responsibilities as a campus police officer are safety, security of the students and faculty. They build personal relationships with everybody on campus, according to Leiker.

On the Andover campus at 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, Butler Public Safety received a call from the Andover Police Department regarding a possible suicide south of the Facilities Building. Upon arrival on campus, this report was confirmed. 

Theatre students at Butler CC are thrilled and excitedly preparing for their upcoming productions after countless hours of rehearsing lines and scenes once again. The upcoming play “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” will have its opening debut on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.  

Delta Psi Omega is a dramatic fraternity/society that is used to raise funds for theatre at Butler CC.