The Torch serves three purposes:
1. It provides news and information of importance and interest to Lane students and staff.
2. It serves as a learning laboratory for students of journalism, graphic arts, photography, publishing, and advertising.
3. It provides a communication channel for student commentary and debate. All Lane students may submit opinion essays and letters for publication in The Torch.
Got a Voice? Got Ideas? Let’s Hear Them!
Whether you want to contribute a letter, share your perspective, or join the team — The Torch wants YOU. Writers, creatives, photographers, editors, and changemakers — there’s a place for everyone.
Got a news tip?
Help us cover the stories that matter to students. Email torcheditor@lanecc.edu with any tips you may have.
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Fill out our interest form and be part of The Torch revival.
Have an opinion or viewpoint to share?
Are you moved to share your fresh perspective on an issue impacting students at Lane Community College? Do you have something to say about one of our published stories? Do you want to contribute to discussions that could help us solve problems together? We’d love to hear about it!
Consider writing a letter to the editor or a guest viewpoint.
We’re always looking for thoughtful commentary to provide insight and connections that help us better understand topics of community interest. And if you’re in need of a little coaching, we’ll work with you to get your ideas published.
Basic guidelines follow. Contact torcheditor@lanecc.edu with any questions.
Letters to the editor:
Express a complete thought in 250 to 350 words.
Factual claims must be verifiable, so source your information.
Address an issue that impacts us at Lane Community College.
Include your full name and Lane email address. Letters are published with the writer’s name only.
Letters are edited for length, clarity, Associated Press style, libelous or tasteless material.
Only one letter per writer per 30 days.
Please know that The Torch will publish letters at our discretion.
Send your letter to torcheditor@lanecc.edu
Guest viewpoint:
We welcome a variety of voices and thought-provoking perspectives that touch on issues worth discussing, within the following parameters:
800 words or less.
Factual claims must be verifiable, so source your information.
Must address an issue that impacts us at Lane Community College.
Include your full name and Lane email address. You may also include a headshot photo (optional). Only your name and photo will be published with your piece.
Guest viewpoints are edited for length, clarity, Associated Press style, libelous or tasteless material.
Only one guest viewpoint per writer per 30 days.
Please know that The Torch will publish guest viewpoints at our discretion.
Send your viewpoint to torcheditor@lanecc.edu
How to submit:
Send a completed draft of your guest viewpoint in the body of an email or as a Google or Word doc to torcheditor@lanecc.edu
Like with letters, include your full name and Lane email address. Also, include a headshot without sunglasses. Make sure to source any factual claims.
How we edit submissions:
Guest viewpoints are subject to the same rules of editing as letters – length, clarity, Associated Press style, libelous or tasteless material.
If we’re interested in your guest viewpoint, we’ll likely let you know within a week. You would then receive feedback on the first draft with an eye toward argument, writing quality, and original voices. It might take some back-and-forth editing exchanges to get your piece ready for publication. Note, we want original content that has not been previously published. Any published guest viewpoint is at the discretion of the editor.