Old Nick’s is the latest victim in a right wing mobilization against drag queens and the LGBTQIA+ community. LGBTQIA+ events have received an increase in threats and attacks over the past few years. According to the Department of Justice, hate crimes based on trans identity increased by 41% between 2019 and 2020. The Armed Conflict…
LCC’s new president, Dr. Stephanie Bulger, comes from a family of educators. She is the great granddaughter of a sharecropper who passed a philosophy of “using education as the vehicle to change your life” down to his children, and his children’s children. Dr. Bulger has tried to embody that philosophy throughout her journey to LCC….
Welcome Week has arrived at Lane Community College. The college welcomes students back with an array of clubs, organizations and support groups for students to help them with everyday college life. While maneuvering college life, Welcome Week invites students to walk around and see what opportunities await. Career Pathways is a program that aids students…
Anti-choice and pro-choice protestors gathered in front of the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse on Friday after the Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs V Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This decision has effectively ended the precedent set by Roe in 1973. The anti-choice rally featured speakers from Oregon Right To Life an anti abortion activist group that…
National Child Care Provider Appreciation Day was Friday, May 6. Lane Community College has two child care centers: one on the main campus and one downtown. Both of these facilities are rated five stars by the Oregon Quality Rating and Improvement System. Beyond daily child care, LCC also provides child care provider training and grant…
Disclaimer: Molly Newhard is the fundraising chair of the Lane County Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon volunteer team. My views are my own and do not reflect the views of The Torch or Lane Community College The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion telegraphs SCOTUS’s intention to overturn an almost 50-year-old legal precedent. With no federally…
Jarrett Bryant’s award winning film, Maxie, is premiering at the Broadway Metro Saturday April 29. His film follows Maxie and his girlfriend Sid, an unhoused young couple, as they navigate the streets of Eugene and Springfield. Caught in the chains of drug addiction they show an intimate peak into a very real, very Eugene issue. …
350 Eugene hosted “Plug in to a Clean Future” at the Campbell Community Center on April 25. The purpose of the event was to explain and engage with the community on what is being done in Eugene to help combat climate change. The event started with songs performed by Ratie D, a Zimbabwean singer-songwriter,…
Winnipeg Based Band Apollo Suns Brings Their Unique Blend of Jazz Funk Psychedelia To Sessions. In March of 2020, the Winnipeg-based band Apollo Suns toured the United States for the first time. They made it all the way to Omaha, Nebraska when Prime Minister Justin Trudeu made an announcement that Canada was shutting down and…
After 36 years in congress, Representative Peter DeFazio is retiring. DeFazio represents the 4th District of Oregon which includes Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine, Linn, and Lane Counties. He is the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the co-founder and chair of the largest bipartisan caucus in the congress, the Small…
