Opinions from The Torch editorial staff and editor By Torch Staff Happy fall and Welcome to Lane Community College! We hope everyone had a great summer, and hopefully some of you were able to grab our summer 2026 edition where we listed some awesome spots around town. Find copies at The Torch’s office, 450 Center…
Hear that? It’s the Winds of Change… By The Torch Staff Winter term has come and gone – somehow we’ve blown through another three months that have simultaneously felt like a couple of days and an entire year at the same time. This term, the Torch team has faced countless hurdles, and yet, as…
By Kat Tabor I first came to the University of Oregon through dual enrollment between Lane Community College and the University of Oregon during the summer and fall terms of 2025. I was finishing up my time at LCC while also taking classes at UO. Then in winter 2026, I officially transferred into the University…
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…
Welcome back! The Torch is lit…are you ready to add your name to the flame? Article by The Torch Staff Well, folks, another summer has come and gone. Whether you took the term off or kept on grinding away at those classes; whether you are only beginning your college journey this fall or this is…
By The Torch Staff Bye for now? See you in fall… or maybe even summer. That’s all, folks — for now. The Torch is wrapping up what might be its strongest year in recent memory. We’re back in print (yes, actual paper), and we’re not slowing down. We’re keeping the flame alive this summer —…
By Kat Tabor It is an honor to be part of such a pivotal moment in history by serving as editor-in-chief of The Torch. I’m deeply grateful for this opportunity, passed down to me by those who saw something in me before I even saw it in myself. I intend to cherish it — just…
By The Torch Staff Welcome to the MatchBox Column, we’re glad you could make it. It’s no secret — we love Eugene Weekly. If you’ve ever flipped through their free print edition, out every Thursday, you’ve probably come across their commentary column Slant. Students at The Torch have been asked (repeatedly) to do something similar,…
By River Shepherd Community. That’s the only reason I’m still here. Between spring term 2023 and now, I’ve met so many people here at Lane Community College who are helping me save my own life. They are doing that by helping me see that my own life is worth saving. Forgetting for the moment about…
By Rick Bella Torch Editor-in-Chief, 1974-75 It’s been a long time since we last spoke — 50 years, in fact. But I want to tell you how excited I am to learn that The Torch is again alive and well at Lane Community College. Over the years, I’d lost track of The Torch, incorrectly assuming…
