Calibrating the educational compass

New student group does what transfer orientation misses Out of 1,095 students who transferred to the University of Oregon during fall and summer 2018, 321 were from Lane Community College, according to the University’s Director of Enrollment Management Research Jonathan Jacobs. With a significant number of students transferring to the University of Oregon each year,…

A mother’s loss is a mother’s loss

The fourteenth annual DisOrient Asian-American Film Festival of Oregon was held from Thursday, March 14 to Sunday, March 17 on the University of Oregon campus. Asian-American and Pacific Islander stories, histories, and themes are the focus of films screened throughout the the weekend, but emphasized are social justice and universal human experiences.  The Torch was…

WinnebaGONE

After planning to have wrapped up production of their premier Class A coach, Winnebago Industries is closing their Junction City location leaving only thirty employees. They will relocate to another campus in their home state of Iowa.  The service center will remain open.  They had only been here two years when the announcement was made….

Board weighs outsourcing bookstore

College hosts forum with corporate representatives The proposed lease of the Lane Community College bookstore to Barnes & Noble Booksellers is inching closer to reality despite major concerns being presented by faculty members. More importantly, some students claim that the Board of Education is attempting to make these important decisions without student input.  At the…