Choir Concert Here At LCC

This Thursday on Nov. 30, Lane Community College will host the Fall Choir Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Ragozzino Hall on the Main Campus.  The Lane Chamber and Concert Choir will be joined by the Sheldon High School Varsity Choir to showcase music from various cultures including works in English, German, Latin, Arabic and Hebrew. …

OSPIRG is back at LCC

The Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) is back at Lane Community College with hopes of mobilizing a chapter after a long break due to the pandemic. OSPIRG is a student-run and funded nonprofit with chapters at LCC and the University of Oregon that strives to give students the tools, training and resources they…

Wear Orange Rally brings people together to honor victims of gun violence

On Saturday at Island Park about 100 people gathered in all shades of orange to honor victims of gun violence and advocate for change. The Wear Orange movement honors lives lost to gun violence and the first Friday in June is National Gun Violence Awareness Day.  State Senators James Manning and Floyd Prozanski spoke to…

Another Board meeting about the Health Clinic leaves attendees with more questions than answers

Students and staff rallied once more on May 17 in response to the ongoing controversy over the possible closure of the LCC Health Clinic. After the rally, they headed to another Board meeting. The meeting began with Lisa Fragala opening up with a motion to discuss the timeline of the health clinic.  It was met…

LCC student government lobbies in support of community college funding

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…

“Be more honest with faculty and students, because if not, what’s the point of anything?” Another rally against closing the Health Clinic draws more students.

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…

Student share their opinions on the potential closure of the health clinic

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…

LCC Learning Garden provides education and good food

“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…