Dr. Lamont Francies shares his strategies for social resistance and education as a spiritual process through the Black church. Francies is a senior pastor at Delta Bay Church of Christ in Antioch, California. He graduated from the University of San Francisco with a master’s in sociology and counseling and a doctorate in international multicultural education….
The Lane Student Government meets publicly every Thursday. The senators introduced themselves at the beginning of the meeting. Eugene Kim, acting chair Jeremiah Vandagrift , Thao Nguyen and Tim Turganov. SGA President Amber Coleman is also present in the meeting. President Coleman started the meeting by reporting on the Lane Community College Board meeting on…
Aries (March 21st – April 20th) You have the means and the resources to acquire your heart’s desire. You may feel so enamored by this blooming prosperity that you forget to acknowledge the commitments you made to those who helped you get here. Express gratitude for your friends if you want to keep them around…
Acorn Community Cafe was created to fill a hunger gap during the pandemic. Starting a new restaurant can be a daunting task. Starting a new restaurant during a pandemic can be almost impossible. But as Miranda McKeever and Corey Prunier have learned, starting a restaurant with purpose-driven community aid during a pandemic can be a…
Earth Week will look a little different this year for Lane Community College students. Instead of the usual in-person events, LCC is pushing forward with virtual events and initiatives for the whole campus. Luis Maggiori, LCC’s Sustainability Coordinator, discussed the upcoming events for Earth Week. He spoke about the Diversity Panel that is happening over…
On March 31 David Galbreath was given the News Media Award, provided by Oregon Education Association (OEA). Adrienne Mitchell, president of Lane Community College Education Association, offered the award on behalf of OEA. Galbreath, former editor-in-chief of The Torch, won the award for The Torch with his article Let’s Make a Deal. The article covers…
Northern Virginia native Chandlor Henderson moved to Eugene in 2015. He was somewhat of a traveler, moving from city to city for a large part of the prior decade. Henderson chose Eugene because of the “hippie” aesthetic. He realized very quickly that not only was he not a hippie, he had no desire to be…
The Torch met with Alan McElroy via Zoom to talk about writing, Star Trek and the perseverance needed to be a professional writer. McElroy started his career by writing Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers in 11 days and has since written various movies and TV shows. McElroy most notably worked on Spawn and,…
Aries (March 21st – April 20th) Your personal resources and assets receive a boost of abundance. Your confidence and sense of self bring success to your career or investments. You may have come to terms with a difficult self-discovery. You need to let something go before new possibilities open up. There may be a conversation…
Aries (March 21st – April 20th) Conversations may trigger pain and emphasize healing within yourself that needs to happen. Deep emotions may cause you to want to retreat from society. Your independence may conflict with group relationships. Taking care of yourself is your best way to take care of the collective. Who you want to…
