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…
The intersections of housing, climate, and equity were the theme of Eugene’s 2022 State of the City presentation. City Council members took the night to celebrate last year’s achievements and discuss what needs to be the focus of this upcoming year. Lane Community College was also front and center. City Council members spoke about the…
n 1834 John Kirk Townsend, a naturalist at the time, said of the Kalapuya, “probably there does now exist one, where, five years ago, there were a hundred Indians.”
EIC Chandlor Henderson and Copy Editor Molly Newhard share their feelings about Halloween.
By: Molly Newhard Lane Women’s soccer shut out the Clackamas Cougars on Saturday for a long awaited and well-earned win. The Titans dominated the offense in the first half, taking numerous shots on goal, but the second half is when they ran away with the game. Georgia Price, #21, scored the first two goals and…
