The Torch

College to discontinue old debit card

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The uncertain and sometimes controversial history of the LCC debit card is soon to come to a close in favor of Higher One's "OneDisburse" refund management offering.
Higher One is a financial services and payment company based in New Haven, Conn. Its website states that the company enables "institutions of higher education to streamline business processes while improving student services.

Influential student group organizer leaves college

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group Campus Organizer Joe Marino recently finished his one-year commitment and moved back to Ohio after working with LCC's OSPIRG chapter for almost three terms.
Under Marino's leadership, OSPIRG held many successful events as part of its numerous campaigns, including an energy-efficient light bulb giveaway for the Campus Climate Challenge, a pilot textbook program to promote cheaper and open source textbooks, a clothing drive and a food drive in which the student group gathered hundreds of pounds of food to be distributed to homeless people in the community.

Longhouse logs finally raised

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

LCC's long-awaited Longhouse finally took form as Douglas Fir logs measuring 12 feet in length and 20 inches in diameter were erected at the construction site near Parking Lot A on the morning of Tuesday, June 3. The logs will serve as upright, interior supports for the 6,200-square-foot structure.

Vandal leaves messy restrooms

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A rash of nine incidents over a four-month span have one LCC custodian wondering if a person is deliberately defecating on the backs of toilets in LCC restrooms.
Wendell Butler, a custodian at LCC, has dealt with the nine separate incidents that have required him to clean fecal matter left on the backs of toilets.

It's all in the game

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Imagine walking into a strip club and getting a lap dance or purchasing a hot dog from a street vendor to increase health, stealing a car and bailing out at high speeds, or walking up to anyone on the street and killing them. With Grand Theft Auto IV, all these things are possible and more, garnering GTA IV an "M" rating for mature audiences and making it the highest-selling video game ever.

Pulling the trigger for one credit

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It's safety first, shooting second in Ray Gunter's Handguns and Personal Safety class at the Baron's Den Shooting Range. The handgun expert and Baron's Den Manager has been teaching the LCC course for the past five years.
"I've been teaching handgun safety for the past 15 years," explains Gunter.

The steps, stairs and staircases of LCC

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

LCC's main campus is littered with staircases and ramps. The gray concrete steps vary in rise, depth and width and are found in and around nearly every building on campus.
Many of the stairs have been in place since LCC was designed in 1965-66 and built in 1967-68 in the once-popular, modernist architectural style of New Brutalism.

A year in LCC sports

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The 2007-08 school year has yielded a bittersweet mixture of glorious highs and crushing lows for LCC athletics. Continued successes, outstanding athletes and broken records can be seen in every sport. An informal poll was given to LCC's coaches asking them to look back and decide on the most memorable moments of this athletic year.

Fishnets on the flat track

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A fine line stands between roller derby as an extreme sport and roller derby as a show. The frills and fishnets blur the boundary, but when it comes down to it, these women athletes love to get out there and play.
"We don't get ready the way other athletes would.

Graduating graphic design students have work highlighted

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

For the final show of Spring term, LCC's Art Gallery is hosting works by students graduating from the graphic design program.
The program aims to give students a foundation for any print design career, emphasizing studies on design theory, explained LCC instructor Thomas Madison.

Once more into the breech

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Student Production Association will host its Term's End Shakespeare Showcase this Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m.
For the 17th year, the showcase presents a collection of Shakespearean scenes and monologues selected, rehearsed and performed by LCC students.

We Vibe

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Local band Ondamos encourages all visitors to come on in and vibe with them as they play a live show at the Black Forest on Thursday, June 5.
Together, James Kennedy, James Osborn and W. James Burt (also known as Billy) are collectively known as Ondamos. The band's name comes from 'Spanglish-slang' created by the band, meaning: we vibe.

... And now the rest of the story

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I am
tired of the U.S. Military freely receiving a black eye from the collective media.
Recruiters on campus have been painted as villains stalking their next victim; I think the rest of the story should be told.
The few recruiters that may have misrepresented themselves, as well as the military, are dealt with quite severely.

A tribute to my mother

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I attended the funeral of my elderly mother, recently, in northern Minnesota. Her death, although sad, was not unexpected. At the age of 90, her body simply shut down and stopped functioning.
The funeral service was pleasant and simple, with family and friends paying their final respects.

Letter to the Editor

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Tax dollars for weapons

I went to hear various people speak about pesticide and herbicide sprayings within Lane County at Kesey Square in Eugene on Friday afternoon, May 30. After people spoke, one of the co-organizers of the event, Ian Van Ornum, began to water plants using a pesticide container.

Worth a mention

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Snack time may never be the same. The Associated Press recently published a story on the inventor of the infamous Pringles potato-chip can, and the pride he had for it.
Fredric J. Baur of Cincinnati died on May 4 at the age of 89. In honor of the inventor and organic chemist's wishes, Baur's family had his cremated ashes buried in one of the Pringles cans.