Lane Music Club brings students together through weekly jam sessions By Amanda Fallon From “Chopsticks” to Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” the Music Club at Lane Community College is building a welcoming space for students to connect through music, thanks to its weekly jam sessions that are open to everyone — whether you’re a music major or…
This creative vending machine asks its customers for just five dollars and spits out an artist’s original work in return! By Remi Steeves Installed in 2023 on Lane Community College’s main campus in Building 11 next to the school’s art gallery, the Art-o-mat is a vending machine which dispenses miniature original artworks. For just $5,…
Jordan Graham, administrative coordinator for the Social Science and Humanities department, will be leaving Lane at the end of June due to budget cuts removing her position. By Stevie Davisson Jordan Graham, administrative coordinator for the newly combined Social Science and Humanities department, has worked front of house for Lane Community College for two…
Faculty and students challenge the $4 million deficit strategy as Criminal Justice and HIM programs face the chopping block By Dallas Wiltgen Lane Community College board members faced mounting criticism May 6, as students, faculty, and community members pushed back against planned academic cuts tied to the college’s ongoing budget crisis. The Wednesday night Board…
Chef’s Night out 2026 raises funds for 300,000 meals By Amanda Fallon This year’s 34th Annual Chef’s Night Out, held April 6, raised enough money to provide 300,000 meals for hungry residents across Lane County. Since being founded in 1991 by Mike West, the event has raised more than $3 million for Food For…
A faculty profile on Ce Rosenow By Amanda Fallon Ce Rosenow is an instructor with 30 years of experience doing what she loves: Haiku and teaching.Twenty-two of those years have been right here at Lane Community College. From the classroom, both as a student and then an instructor then to being published multiple times, Rosenow…
Chef’s Night Out 2026 Sponsored by: Food For Lane County by Amanda Fallon Congratulations Chefs! Lane Community College Culinary Arts students brought home an award for the Mike West Best Overall Bite along with an honorable mention for Best Hospitality and Presentation from this year’s Chef’s Night Out on Monday, April 6. Chef’s Night Out…
A Glimpse behind the art; from the artists’ perspective by Amanda Fallon We see art every day. It is where. Have you ever thought about the artist? What motivated them to make the piece? What was going on in their lives at that time? Art is therapeutic, expressive, it can mean something deep or nothing…
Public Safety is moving from Building 12 to Building 15 as Bond 20-306 goes into effect. by Dallas Wiltgen Lane Community College is finally preparing for a massive approximately $14 million relocation of Public Safety from Building 12 to Building 15. Funded by Bond Measure 20-306, this transition marks a new era for the…
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…
