Bristow Square was filled with the sound of bells, drums, laughter, and singing on Saturday as the annual Pow Wow returned to Lane Community College. Some participants had been coming to the Pow Wow since the 1980s, others were celebrating for the first time. The smell of fry bread and burning herbs complemented the colorful…
Looking back, moving forward It has been almost exactly two years since the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a halt to on-campus attendance at Lane Community College. On March 18, 2020, Oregon Governor Kate Brown suspended “in-person instructional activities at higher education institutions,” including LCC. This provided a drastic but necessary challenge to LCC students, staff and…
NASA is hosting their annual Pow Wow, a celebration of food, dancing, and culture. Lane’s Native American Student Association will be hosting their annual Pow Wow on Saturday, April 16. The Pow Wow will be from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Bristow Square on main campus, and will be followed by a salmon bake…
A search is underway to find and elect the eighth president of Lane Community College. The new president will replace President Dr. Margaret Hamilton, who announced her retirement in June 2021. Hamilton is expected to retire in late June of 2022 after serving for five years. The transition of power is projected to take place…
Lane Community College is populated with many highly accomplished professors with a diverse array of experience outside of the classroom. Highlighted in this article is the work of Professor Thomas Madison, a graphic design instructor who also runs the Design and Media Center here at Lane Community College. If students want to take a class…
The Torch sat down with Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell to discuss the upcoming virtual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s legacy. Lane Community College is hosting the event Thursday Jan. 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., register here. Dr. Campbell is the 10th President of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Spelman is a Historically Black University…
On May 19, 2020, voters in Lane County entrusted Lane Community College by approving the college’s $121.5 million bond proposal to fund safety and security updates, seismic retrofitting, expanded Health Professions and Workforce Training Programs, and modernization of classroom technology. So far, two projects have been completed. The college’s performing arts building, Building 6, got…
Some students with payment plans discover that Kickstarter Grant money has disrupted their fall term payment plans. Lane Community College issued Kickstarter Grants to students earlier in the fall term. These grants ranged from $500-$1500 and were granted to students who experienced financial hardship because of the pandemic. The form for the grant gave students…
Lane Community College’s Black Student Union panel The Big Lie: Countering the Narrative of the Political Fiat of Critical Race Theory will attempt to dispel misinformation and set the record straight on what CRT is. Critical Race Theory has been the education buzzword of the past year. School boards across the country have been inundated…
