MEChA Hosts Día de los Muertos Cultural Celebration

On Nov. 4 and 5, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) organized a Día de los Muertos event on campus, held in Lane Community College’s Multicultural Center. The celebration featured food, activities and community gatherings, creating a space for participants to engage in the traditions of Día de los Muertos.  MEChA president Abby Villegas said,…

Narrow Loss For LCC’s Men’s Soccer Team Home Playoff: LCC vs. TCC Tacoma Recap

LCC midfield sophomore Lesego Modise (#22) set the tone for the game even before it began with his confident declaration: “Big plays create big games. Create big moments.”  True to his words, the match reached a turning point with only seven minutes left in regulation. Jonathan Colunga (#9), assisted by Omar Matraka Hamdoune (#27), seized…

Lane Community College Bond Oversight Committee Shares Progress on Funded Campus Improvements

Major initiatives of the $121.5 million voter-approved  bond measure passed in 2020 to “increase safety; repair, construct and improve facilities; update technology” at Lane Community College are on track according to the Oct. 28 meeting of the  Lane Community College bond oversight committee. The bond committee seeks to ensure transparency in fund management and held…

Lane Community College’s Mushroom Biology Class Partners with Mount Pisgah Arboretum Its 43rd Year in the Mushroom Festival

On Oct. 27, students enrolled in Lane Community College’s popular Mushroom Biology 102 course had the chance to participate in the annual Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival, a longstanding tradition in the Eugene area.  This marks the 43rd year that LCC has partnered with the Mount Pisgah Arboretum and the 25th year that the Cascade…

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Two-day club fair supports over 25 clubs and organizations at Lane Community College

By Kat Tabor On Oct. 22 and 23, the Center Building at Lane Community College was the site of a busy club fair hosted by the Council of Clubs. Over 25 campus clubs and organizations participated, representing various interests for students to explore. Held once each term, the fair allows students to discover activities and…

Ballot boxes damaged in Portland, Vancouver on Monday morning

By Julia Shumway The FBI and local law enforcement are investigating after deliberately set fires at ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver early Monday morning damaged three ballots in Oregon and destroyed hundreds in Washington. Someone used an incendiary device early Monday morning to ignite a ballot box outside the Multnomah County Elections office in…

Progressive groups withdraw endorsements of Oregon Measure 118

By Julia Shumway At least four progressive organizations that previously backed an Oregon ballot measure to hike taxes on businesses and divide proceeds among all Oregonians have withdrawn their support. Voters will decide in November whether to approve Measure 118, which proponents say would give about $1,600 annually to all Oregonians by making corporations pay…