Eugene sees largest protest in recent memory, businesses looted Unrest – On May 29, a peaceful demonstration began at the Federal Courthouse to protest the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer on May 25. It moved to the intersection of 7th and Washington Ave. where a myriad of dumpsters, construction equipment, picnic…
LCC secures record-breaking bond after vote Lane Community College successfully passed the $121.5 million bond with more than 58 percent of the votes on May 19. The bond money will be overseen by a committee comprised of 11 individuals. According to LCC’s webpage, the committee will include “three to five residents at-large, three members from…
Journalism is rapidly changing as a result of Covid-19, limiting what used to be in-person interviews to phone calls or emails and replacing in-person events and gatherings with virtual ones. Curious about how other community college papers in Oregon have shifted their operations during this historic time, The Torch editorial staff reached out to community…
Two businesses plan, or don’t plan, to reopen during Phase 1 On May 14, Governor Kate Brown announced that her offices had received 33 applications from Oregon counties seeking approval to start Phase 1 of reopening businesses on May 15. Each of these applications was reviewed by the Oregon Health Authority and Lane County was…
The Torch wins seven awards at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s Collegiate Newspaper Contest The Torch was awarded seven awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2019 Collegiate Newspaper Contest for both writing and photography. For the second year in a row, the team earned first place in General Excellence. This years’ award was for…
Lane Community College’s Cottage Grove campus to be the site of the first federally qualified health center in Lane County area outside Eugene and Springfield. The clinic, which will occupy a portion of campus, will be focused on providing healthcare to underserved populations that may not be able to access services otherwise, including individuals covered…
The higher education relief fund is on its way to eligible students On March 27, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Inside the two trillion dollar package is the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s website this fund “provides funding to institutions to provide emergency…
Students will soon be able to pursue both two- and four-year degrees President Hamilton has solidified a partnership contract between Lane Community College and Pacific University. On April 4, Hamilton and Pacific University President Lesley Halik electronically signed the business agreement. This partnership will bring Pacific University to LCC’s main campus. Their classrooms will be…
Keystone XL is a 1,179-mile pipeline intended to transfer 830,000 barrels of oil from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska. Approved in 2010 by Canada’s National Energy Board, pipeline production was halted in 2015 by President Obama in response to public opposition from Native Americans, First Nations and environmental groups. Just days after his inauguration, President Trump…
On April 28 the City of Eugene released an update on the local operations concerning COVID-19. The first objective: “stay the course.” “We cannot emphasize enough that to successfully transition from emergency response into long-term community recovery we must continue following the latest public health guidelines,” according to the press release. The health guidelines that…
