On Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, Torch editor Chandlor Henderson visited a very quiet campus. His intention was to take photos and document the campus. He found that the animals and insects living on campus are thriving. Building 18 has a new mural. And people are still utilizing the soccer fields. While most students still are…
By Jesus Antonio Ramirez Escalante Lane Community College is in search of its new president after President Margaret Hamilton announced that she would retire in June 2022. LCC released a survey on September 30th that was active through October 12, in which community members were invited to share their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions. The LCC…
By: Molly Newhard Building 18 is getting a colorful facelift. Muralist Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith’s newest piece is inspired by the late climate activist and Lakota historian LaDonna Brave Bull. Wolfe-Goldsmith said they met Brave Bull during Give Power’s solar program launch at the Standing Rock Reservation in July of 2019. Wolfe-Goldsmith pulls inspiration from a video…
By Molly Newhard Welcome to Week 2, Titans. Hopefully by now everyone has settled into a good groove that will move them through a successful term. The Titan Newsletter has a lot of good information in it about asymptomatic COVID-19 testing, the Lane Community College Presidential search, a virtual resources fair, and much more. Covid…
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…
I set my alarm for 6 a.m. It is now 6:32. After hitting the snooze button several times I am awake enough to write down the significance of today, September 27. This day is my new year. Today is the day that everything has changed for me many times throughout the years. On Sep. 27,…
We are here at the Black Cultural Festival on Aug. 28, 2021. This is likely the end of our coverage of summer festivals and outdoors events, so we’re going to have a lot of fun here today. Please send us videos, photos, or information about other events in the area to editor@lcctorch.com.
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…
Every Sunday, Treylon Day of DayInTheLife Entertainment LLC hosts a Sunday Supper with local chef and author Mia Multiplied at the WildCraft Cider Works’ upstairs balcony. Day is a Lane Community College alumni and former president of the campus’ Black Student Union. The Sunday Supper is a quaint event, hosting on average 18 people. The…
This week’s horoscope covers general astrology through Gemini season, ending June 20. Summer starts with the amorous planet of Venus in the nurturing sign of Cancer. Bless yourself and others with compassion and emotional understanding. The Gemini new moon combines with a solar eclipse on June 10. The eclipse brings erratic energy to the contemplative…
