Torch Staff

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Know Your Rights Workshop at LCC

by Agostinho Da Silva Lane Community College’s Student Government Association will be holding a Know Your Rights Workshop 2 pm Tuesday, Feb.17 at the Multicultural Center on LCCs Main Campus. The main goal of the workshop is to inform students on their rights, according to the SGA, and to help ensure LCC students aren’t bullied…

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Pepper and ICE

ONA vigil and ICE protest at Eugene’s federal building turns into fleeing from flashbangs and pepper balls By Agostinho Da Silva and Kat Tabor An Ice Out protest escalated into a chaotic scene as demonstrators attempted to flee flash bangs and tear gas Tuesday, Jan. 27, outside the Federal Building at Seventh Avenue and Pearl…

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Winter Reading Essentials

By Jess Farrell  Looking to beat winter boredom? Need some peace amidst holiday chaos? These winter reads offer comfort, reflection and escape. Hot chocolate and fuzzy blanket optional. First Frost – Sarah Addison Allen: A cozy magical-realism story following the Waverley family as they navigate change, family bonds and the quiet magic of the season…

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Educators Launch Statewide Safety Trainings After ICE Raids Reported Near Oregon Schools

Photo courtesy of Oregon Worker Relief  at WorkerRelief.org Union partners with LULAC to support students and families facing campus-adjacent arrests By Jess Farrell The Oregon Education Association (OEA) launched emergency Know-Your-Rights safety training in Oregon City, Eugene and Bend after reports that ICE agents carried out arrest sweeps near Oregon school campuses during pick-up and…

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The MatchBox 

Is it really November already? By The Torch Staff Somehow it’s already November — just a few weeks left in the term, and the holidays are coming fast with Halloween already gone. Christmas and Kwanzaa are under 40 days away, Hanukkah and Winter Solstice are less than 30 days out. After our call for new…

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