Six people from student government come forward with serious allegations On Tuesday, Feb. 18, in a recorded on-record interview with Margaret Hamilton, the President of Lane Community College, she declined to comment on the nature of the former Director of Student Engagement Donyel Hill’s sudden and quiet departure from his position between November 2019 and…
The Director of Student Engagement leaves LCC under mysterious circumstances By: Editorial Staff With the Associated Students of Lane Community College Student Government elections commencing next week through March 6 at 5:00 p.m., The Torch is sticking with its motto of “telling stories that matter.” On Feb. 6, The Torch was presented with a tip…
It is a common goal in this newsroom to write information in an honest and balanced way. However, we are constrained by what information we are given. As student journalists, we try our best to pursue our degrees while following through on every news story that hits our desks. On top of the busy schedule,…
The past week began with the Associated Students of Lane Community College Student Government in disarray as four seats turned over. When prompted for information on the four vacating senators, Vice President Leila Jebara declined to divulge their names but said “they were all great. They were all doing their work.” “First, let me clarify…
INTRODUCTION On October 12, the Center Building was dedicated to Lane Community College’s first President and founder and renamed the Dr. Dale. P. Parnell Center Building for Learning and Student Success. Just a few months later, the next big thing to hit LCC struck: the unprecedented late-February snowstorm. It was catastrophic enough to down a…
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…
