Oregon Health Authority announced today that the statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces will be lifted no later than March 31. According to state epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger, models predict that hospitalization rates are peaking and that Oregon will see a sharp decline at the end of March. If rates drop earlier than March 31,…
On Friday, Jan 28, Health Officer and State Epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger gave an update on COVID-19 protocols for Oregon. Masking in schools and health care facilities is being extended and the extension of other indoor and outdoor mask requirements are still being considered. The Oregon Health Authority is considering making mask rules for public spaces…
In 2021, legislators in Oregon were busy working on bills that addressed an array of reforms, policy modifications and civil rights protections. Here are some of the key bills that legislators put into practice at the beginning of the new year. Under Senate Bill 569, employers are no longer allowed to require employees or prospective…
The Torch sat down with Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell to discuss the upcoming virtual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s legacy. Lane Community College is hosting the event Thursday Jan. 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., register here. Dr. Campbell is the 10th President of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Spelman is a Historically Black University…
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…
To our readers, It is an honor to be appointed the new editor-in-chief at The Torch. Our outgoing editor, Chandlor Henderson, held the Torch together throughout the pandemic. He helped in the transition from a physical paper to an online publication and I look forward to continuing that work. Several of our team members graduated…
On May 19, 2020, voters in Lane County entrusted Lane Community College by approving the college’s $121.5 million bond proposal to fund safety and security updates, seismic retrofitting, expanded Health Professions and Workforce Training Programs, and modernization of classroom technology. So far, two projects have been completed. The college’s performing arts building, Building 6, got…
Lane Community College’s Black Student Union panel The Big Lie: Countering the Narrative of the Political Fiat of Critical Race Theory will attempt to dispel misinformation and set the record straight on what CRT is. Critical Race Theory has been the education buzzword of the past year. School boards across the country have been inundated…
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.”
If you were to ask me what is the one food that I could eat every day and never grow tired of, the answer, without a doubt, would be the dosa.
