Dozens of candles warmed the hands of a crowd marching through the UO campus during a cold evening in February in support of the university's chapter of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Queer Alliance. University housekeepers discovered a swastika spray-painted on the carpet in the group's headquarters on the first floor of the Erb Memorial Union at approximately 2 a.
Two LCC students are facing second degree assault charges following an incident resulting in the hospitalization of UO place kicker Rob Beard. Maurice Dion Peterson III, 20, and Kirby Taylor Hawkins, 19, are being held in Lane County Jail with a bail of $175,000 according to Lane County Sheriff's Office records.
Former Secretary of State and gubernatorial Democratic candidate Bill Bradbury made stops at LCC's main campus and the Erb Memorial Union on the University of Oregon campus on his campaign for the November 2010 election. Bradbury began his Feb. 3 visit to LCC by answering students' questions in political science instructor Steve Candee's U.
In four days, ASLCC and OSPIRG surpassed their two-week goal of raising $500 in relief funds for Haiti. Due to the unforeseen outpour of support, the student organizations raised the bar to $1,000. That goal was exceeded by Wednesday of the following week.
What would you do with an extra $2,500? The American Opportunity Credit, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama in February 2009, permits students to write-off tuition and other qualified expenses on their 2010 and 2011 tax returns for the prior years.
Faculty art on display in Art Gallery Kate Ali and Kristie Potwora's "Spring Thaw" exhibit is currently on display in the LCC Art Gallery through Feb. 18. The artists will conduct a lecture Feb. 11 at 3:30 p.m. The exhibit features sculptures, printmaking and installation work.