Jazz music wafted through the air as a parade of people braved the cold in Eugene’s Whitaker neighborhood on a foggy winter night in 2009. They gathered to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of Theodore “Ted” Lee, otherwise known affectionately as “Papa.” When the restaurant opened its doors in 2006, Lee’s mission was…
Demonstrators assemble weekly to protest the President. Tuesday, Feb. 11 — A crowd of 20 stalwart Eugenians gathered downtown near the steps of the Federal Courthouse continuing a weekly tradition that began in January of 2017. There, every Tuesday, is a vigil to both mourn and resist the policies and practices of the Trump administration….
From homosexuality in the 1940s to grammaphobia Thursday, Feb. 6 marked the opening of the Student Production Association’s Winter Shorts program: an evening of six original plays written, directed and performed by the students. Following a brief delay, the house opened and an audience of roughly two dozen entered the Blue Door Theatre. In true…
In the modern collegiate era, the looming specter of cancel culture and safe spaces abounds. Nestled on the second floor of Building One at Lane Community College there is what Teressa Morris describes as a “brave space” to deflect contentiousness while promoting awareness and inclusivity to all within and without of the LGBTQ+ community. It…
State politicians, faculty members, and students stood beneath the dilapidated “17” on the steps of the weathered building of the same name on Lane’s main campus on Jan. 21. Among them were Lane President Dr. Margaret Hamilton, Springfield Mayor Christine Lundberg, and Oregon State Representative Marty Wilde. They were gathered to gain support for a…
Emma Mitchem, 28, paused mid-sentence to glance toward the door of Starbucks every time a new patron came inside. There was an air of caution in this tactical gesture and it served as a constant reminder that she was not necessarily in friendly territory. “Liberals don’t have to worry about losing friends when they blast…
