COVID-19 is a dark time, but there is light in the situation. COVID-19 has killed 1,506 in Oregon. During this dark time of disease and struggle, people found different ways to find light in the tunnel. A small community in Cottage Grove, Oregon came together to help support those in need during the pandemic. Many…
Proud Boys and Trump loyalists went to the capitol in an attempt to thwart a fair election. Fueled by a tyrannical President. They did not succeed. Editorial January 6, 2021, in the Capitol we saw an assault on our country. It was, to me, beautifully poetic, as this country has stepped on my people since…
“The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an individual’s religious practices. It guarantees freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely. It also guarantees the…
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…
I’ve been one half of a long-distance relationship for the past ten months — my partner lives in Portland and I’m in Eugene. We’re both self-described hermits and, while the long-distance part has not been without its occasional challenges, we thrive when doing our own thing. Fast forward to March 2020 when the novel coronavirus…
I lost the job I complained so much about. Now I want it back more than ever. I miss my patriotic coworkers that would trade one-liner jabs aimed at each other’s politics. I miss my routine in the kitchen: dicing the veggies, boiling the noodles, flipping those omelets, steaming the hash. I hate to say…
Our nation is heading in the right direction but is it enough? What the hell? It’s April 1. Happy Fool’s Day? No. I weep as I write this while watching CNN’s Chris Cuomo — himself infected with Covid-19 — interview the late Dr. Frank Gabrin’s now-widowed husband Arnold Vargas and friend Debra Vaselech Lyons on…
Our nation is heading in the right direction but is it enough? What the hell? It’s April 1. Happy Fool’s Day? No. I weep as I write this while watching CNN’s Chris Cuomo — himself infected with Covid-19 — interview the late Dr. Frank Gabrin’s now-widowed husband Arnold Vargas and friend Debra Vaselech Lyons on…
As the news continues to revolve around COVID-19 and the majority of Americans are now quarantined in their homes, the term “social distancing” has become commonplace. In an effort to reduce the further spread of this virus, it is imperative that we continue to do our part in protecting those most vulnerable by limiting physical…
In 1971 when I began teaching Writing and Literature in the LCC English Department, I became good friends with Ben Kirk, a Science Department teacher now deceased at age 96. Ben had been awarded the honor of “The State of Michigan High-School Science Teacher of the Year” before moving to Oregon. Here he was assigned…
