Oregon legislatures are considering several pieces of legislation that will affect Lane Community College including the Higher Education Coordinating Commission budget that would increase funding for community colleges and universities, the Oregon Opportunity Grant and the Oregon Tribal Grant. In support of those policies student government groups from around the state gathered for a lobby…
Early May, LCC President Bulger sent a controversial email to employees regarding the potential closing of the Health Clinic by the end of the Fall 2023 term. In response a rally was held on May 3rd at the Board meeting with over 20 students and staff standing in front of the Board to voice their…
Last week, the LCC Board held a public meeting about the potential closure of the on campus health clinic. Twenty-eight speakers shared with the board why they felt that the clinic should remain open. Outside the meeting, students shared their feelings about the health clinic. Nursing student Taylor Shen Daily feels that closing the clinic…
“The idea behind the learning garden is to provide food for students and also provide opportunities for working in an organic garden,” said Arissa Saliba, the LCC Learning Garden Specialist “Also just to provide a green space for students who just want to be outside or don’t necessarily have a place to grow food.” The…
The Lane Community College Employee Federation had their rally protesting against the controversial choice to phase out the health clinic by this fall. The rally led the protesters to the board meeting which took place on May 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Students and faculty walked in solidarity with signs held high sitting together preparing to…
On May 3 Lane Community College Employee Federation, or LCCEF, held a rally in response to the College Administrations controversial decision to phase out the Health Clinic. Over 20 students and faculty gathered at LCC’s center building in anticipation of the board meeting in order to voice their support for the health clinic. Attendees handed…
This academic term, the Lane Board of Education voted to increase students’ tuition fees by 5% with a 4-3 vote. In response to this news, we asked five students for their opinions to get a general understanding of how the student body, the ones most affected by the tuition increase, felt about the matter. Students…
April 14, 1970 Let it Be by The Beatles was topping the charts, John Wayne had won Best Actor at the Academy Awards, and Nixon had just been elected president. On this day, LCC was reporting about the Apollo 13 mission. The ship was supposed to make it to the moon but the mission was…
The Springfield City Club will be hosting a candidate forum on Thursday, April 20 for the LCC Board of Education election. The candidates who have filed include: Rich Cunningham, Zach Mulholland, and Nick Skelton for Zone 2; Kevin Alltucker and Bob Baldwin for Position 6; and Lisa Fragala and Kyle Reallon for Position 7. The…
Since Covid hit in 2020 on-campus activities have slowed quite a bit. Three years later, the Student Government Association is hoping to bring back some life to campus this term. LCC’s Student Government Association President Nikhar Ramlakhan was elected in May of 2022 and started his term the following September. Ramlakhan shared with The Torch…
