The Titans baseball team is facing a frustrating dilemma. With two games remaining, the Titans are mathematically eliminated from this year’s NWAACC tournament in Longview, Wash. Only three games separate the Titans (16-12) from the Southern Region second place Chemeketa Storm (19-9). But with only two games left on the schedule, the Titans fell just...
The Torch won general excellence for the fifth consecutive year, and 20 other awards, at the 2012 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Collegiate Newspaper Contest, at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany on May 11. “I was very proud of all the hard work that our staff put into achieving the standard of excellence recognized by these...
On May 16, the student government discussed its position on the $4 tuition increase and the 50-cent Student Success Initiative fund at its Senate meeting. If approved, ASLCC President Mario Parker-Milligan said, “the increase would total to $90 dollars in tuition per credit and 50 cents for SSI funds.” “Our stance is still no tuition...
Pop quiz, hotshot: It’s Friday morning, and you’re tasked with covering back-to-back Public Safety calls on campus: a car accident, a possible drug overdose and a fight. What do you do? What … do … you … do? If you know the answer, you might be qualified to be next year’s editor-in-chief of The Torch....
Elections for LCC student government this spring slipped by almost as quietly as celebration balloons taking to the sky. The whole process, from the time the first campaign poster was hung, to when the last vote was cast, lasted a mere nine school days. These were the same nine days in which studying and midterms...
Gylany Crossman wasn’t going to be denied the spotlight during the Oregon Twilight on May 5, which saw the likes of athletes De’Anthony Thomas and Andrew Wheating competing. Crossman, a sophomore from Bellingham, Wash., broke a school record in the 3k with a time of 9:48.73. Former Titan Debbie Roth set the record...
Many high school students have to make tough decisions about their futures. Elias Gedyon was no exception. LCC’s freshman long-distance runner and high school All-American, had huge offers thrown his way. Which Pac-12 school would he select out of Loyola High School in Los Angeles? Gedyon originally committed to University of California-Berkeley as a sophomore...
Spring: the season of birth and renewal, when the clouds of winter disappear and the sunsets happen later. A great way of taking advantage of the extra rays is planting a garden, volunteering at a community plot or at the LCC Learning Garden. The first step to starting a garden is assessing the land and...
There’s a party beyond Lot D and everyone’s gardening. The Learning Garden is hosting volunteer work parties every Tuesday and Friday, and anyone with a green thumb is invited to stop by between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Although the garden no longer enjoys the status of being a student club, it now holds mixers...
With summer vacation fast approaching, many students are preparing to enter a competitive job market after finals. For students seeking a summer job, the first important step is getting ahead of the competition. It’s vital to start applying for jobs as soon as possible, as waiting until the end of the term doesn’t leave many...
Cooperative Education is more than just an elective — it’s a job. Co-op provides students with opportunities to get hands-on job experience in their area of study for college credit. Through co-op, students work and learn in a business or organization that helps them prepare for their projected career, Cooperative Education Coordinator Tamara Pinkas said....
If you’re anything like me, and most of the college students I know, you’re a little afraid of your future. As you consider your career options, the concept of carving a life for yourself out of your chosen major can seem intimidating. The end-goal of a college education for most of us is a career,...
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