After planning to have wrapped up production of their premier Class A coach, Winnebago Industries is closing their Junction City location leaving only thirty employees. They will relocate to another campus in their home state of Iowa. The service center will remain open. They had only been here two years when the announcement was made….
College hosts forum with corporate representatives The proposed lease of the Lane Community College bookstore to Barnes & Noble Booksellers is inching closer to reality despite major concerns being presented by faculty members. More importantly, some students claim that the Board of Education is attempting to make these important decisions without student input. At the…
Titans clinch playoff berth by running over Linn-Benton, Mt. Hood The Titans men hosted the Linn-Benton Roadrunners on Feb. 20 before heading to Mt. Hood on Feb. 23. By the end of the week, Lane secured first place in the south standings and clinched a playoff position. The last meeting against the Roadrunners was a…
Teachers and students hold rally to protest lack of educational funding Governor Kate Brown has been facing criticism for her new plans to lower state funding for community colleges. Educators from across Oregon gathered at the feet of the State Capitol in Salem on Feb. 18. The March For Our Students was organized by the…
Uncertain future for campus hub Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series exploring the potential impact of budget cuts on the services and resources available to students, faculty and staff at Lane Community College. Check out Edition 8 for a report on the Center for Meeting and Learning which is also on…
Here at The Torch, we want to do our part in aiding the success of LCC’s students and have created this official off-campus study-place guide in an effort to do so. Now, we all have to study. There’s no doubt about that, but not all of us can – or want – to study on…
Elimination of department possible Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series exploring the potential impact of budget cuts on the services and resources available to students, faculty and staff at Lane Community College. Check out Edition 7 for a report on the Titan Store. The signs posted on the first floor of…
Northwest Christian College assembles first esports team Northwest Christian University is the first college in Oregon to offer Intercollegiate Varsity Esports. The school’s team of gamers will compete in Overwatch, a team-oriented, multiplayer, first-person shooter video game, for the first year. They will then play League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena video game,…
More articles of impeachment threatened The ASLCC Senate meeting on Nov. 8 followed the tumultuous tone of the meeting the previous day, during which a Senator speaking on the promise of anonymity threatened impeachment proceedings against ASLCC President Keely Blyleven. The open-to-the-public meeting began with a bang, eventually leading to the gallery being temporarily forced…
