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…
The Downtown Mary Spilde Center of Lane Community College will be serving as the interim chambers for Eugene City Council beginning December 2020. City officials and LCC officials believe consolidation will aid in the functionality of city services and help maintain the mutually beneficial relationship between LCC and the city of Eugene. “This helps consolidate…
Lane Community College’s athletic director lays out the school’s plan to bring back sports The LLC sports department has been doing the best they can do to adhere to Covid-19 regulations, however, they are still fighting an uphill battle. Athletic Director Greg Sheley says they have been following all guidelines that Lane County and the…
LCC secures record-breaking bond after vote Lane Community College successfully passed the $121.5 million bond with more than 58 percent of the votes on May 19. The bond money will be overseen by a committee comprised of 11 individuals. According to LCC’s webpage, the committee will include “three to five residents at-large, three members from…
Lane Community College’s Cottage Grove campus to be the site of the first federally qualified health center in Lane County area outside Eugene and Springfield. The clinic, which will occupy a portion of campus, will be focused on providing healthcare to underserved populations that may not be able to access services otherwise, including individuals covered…
Students will soon be able to pursue both two- and four-year degrees President Hamilton has solidified a partnership contract between Lane Community College and Pacific University. On April 4, Hamilton and Pacific University President Lesley Halik electronically signed the business agreement. This partnership will bring Pacific University to LCC’s main campus. Their classrooms will be…
Funding for LCC student groups is under review As reported earlier, spring term at Lane Community College will now be entirely online in response to COVID-19 restrictions, prompting a re-evaluation of student activity fees. Student groups like the Psychology Club as well as student identity groups like the Black Student Union and the Native American…
In 1971 when I began teaching Writing and Literature in the LCC English Department, I became good friends with Ben Kirk, a Science Department teacher now deceased at age 96. Ben had been awarded the honor of “The State of Michigan High-School Science Teacher of the Year” before moving to Oregon. Here he was assigned…
