Everyone take a deep breath. We made it through week one. A lot of things have changed in our Titan community over the last year. A lot has stayed the same. One thing that has not changed is COVID-19’s ability to throw a wrench in things. To date, 700,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, making…
LCC Board of Education voted unanimously to require all students attending on-campus classes to be vaccinated against COVID-19, when fall term starts in September. “All of us are eager to put the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us and come together again in-person as a campus community,” said LCC President Margaret Hamilton. “Widespread vaccination…
Six Lane County health care providers discussed plans concerning COVID-19 vaccination distribution in a remote city hall meeting on January 21, 2021. Vaccines are expected to reach Lane County by March after meeting the Food and Drug Administration’s requirements. Public health officials plan to allocate a limited supply of vaccines to healthcare workers, educators and…
Laura Greene, the Health Clinic Director at Lane Community College, has applied and been approved to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to students and employees. The timeline in which they will be distributing the vaccines is still in the works since the state is still in phase 1A of distribution, primary healthcare workers are receiving the first…
On Jan. 13, 2021, The Torch Editor-in-Chief Chandlor Henderson had a chance to sit with Lane Community College President Margaret Hamilton and Vice President Paul Jarrell. The main topic covered was Measure 20-306, which provided the school $121.5 million in bond money. Henderson: How did you become the president of the school? Hamilton: There’s a…
COVID-19 is a dark time, but there is light in the situation. COVID-19 has killed 1,506 in Oregon. During this dark time of disease and struggle, people found different ways to find light in the tunnel. A small community in Cottage Grove, Oregon came together to help support those in need during the pandemic. Many…
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has initiated a second lockdown in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown started on Nov. 18, and runs through December 2, with a potential extension. State parks and campgrounds will not be shut down unlike the first order in March. Brown has enacted stricter regulations: mandating face…
Lane Community College’s athletics stopped mid-season and it is unclear when they will start again. Greg Sheley has coached the Women’s Basketball team for two decades and currently serves as LCC’s Athletic Director. His team was 12-4 — second in the Southern Conference — but due to COVID-19, the North Western Athletic Conference had canceled…
The higher education relief fund is on its way to eligible students On March 27, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Inside the two trillion dollar package is the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s website this fund “provides funding to institutions to provide emergency…
I’ve been one half of a long-distance relationship for the past ten months — my partner lives in Portland and I’m in Eugene. We’re both self-described hermits and, while the long-distance part has not been without its occasional challenges, we thrive when doing our own thing. Fast forward to March 2020 when the novel coronavirus…
