President Stephanie Bulger announced that LCC will be closed on Thursday Feb. 23 due to the severe winter weather. “In light of Lane County weather forecasts, all college locations will be closed Thursday, February 23. Essential employees will be notified by their supervisor if they will be required to report to work. Regular operations will…
At 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 22, LCC sent out a campus alert about a possible armed individual on the main campus on 30th Avenue. The campus went into lockdown until 3:30 p.m. Lane County Sheriff’s Office responded. They searched the buildings and found no credible threat. LCC President Stephanie Bulger sent out an email…
Bob Baldwin, who retired two weeks ago from his position as LCC’s Purchasing Coordinator, threw his hat in the race for LCC Board of Education Position 6. Baldwin. Baldwin stated,“I don’t need a learning curve, there is not a lot about the college I don’t know.” Baldwin has a masters degree in taxation, is CPA-certified,…
Dear Torch Editor: Eugene artist Kum Ja Lee’s stunning creations are currently on exhibit in the Lane Community College Art Galleries now through March 16, 2023. Visitors will experience the breadth of Lee’s experiential, metaphor-laden and tactile work including paintings, fiber works and a site specific installation that is breath-taking in both its scope and…
The Respite and Recovery Center is a place where students can come in and destress during their day. There is coffee, tea, and snacks, massage chairs, light boxes (for people struggling with Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder) and Ipads with various apps loaded on them including Tao Connect which has mental health topics. Located in the Health…
The upcoming baseball season is poised to be an exciting one for the Titans, and Head Coach Josh Blunt is feeling optimistic. The team had a strong showing in the previous season, and Coach Blunt is determined to build upon that success. He takes his role seriously, carefully reviewing each player’s strengths and weaknesses, and…
Over the weekend, I went to Eugene, Oregon’s very own Art House over on 13th and Ferry to watch “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Without having yet seen a trailer for the movie, I was going in completely blind to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s 2022 film. Little did I know that I would be…
The United States has a sordid history of banning books. Books like; Of Mice and Men, 1984, and To Kill A Mockingbird, have all faced censorship throughout their history. The US is now experiencing an unprecedented amount of book bans. In Duval and Manatee County, Florida every book was removed from classrooms and Texas has…
The new Republican House majority followed through on their promise to hold Twitter executives accountable for their role in the suppression of The New York Post article about Hunter Biden’s laptop. Their goal for this roughly six-hour hearing was to prove government interference and pressure to remove posts from Twitter. They succeeded in that goal. …
On a rainy mid-morning in front of the Center Building on Feb. 7, Kevin Alltucker announced his campaign for LCC school board. School board member Rosemary Pryor will be retiring and she endorsed Alltucker to be her replacement. Pryor introduced Alltucker at his announcement, praising his work with non-profits like Relief Nursery and Kids First….
