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News Briefs

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Gospel choir to perform Lane's Gospel Choir will perform on Thursday, June 3 at noon in the Cafeteria. Graphic designers display portfolios Lane's Art Gallery in Building 11 is showcasing the work of students graduating from the graphic design program. The show runs through June 10 and a reception will be held on Wednesday, June 9 from 4-6 p.

The Sentry

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

May 3

Vehicle assistance: 10:08 a.m. - Someone reported a vehicle wrecked on the wrong side of Goyea Road. Public Safety reported the accident may have been caused by excessive speed in wet conditions. The vehicles axel was bend. Public Safety coned off the accident.

Queen Mother

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Dreams are thoughts - actions make reality. Shakelah Morgan, 35, is Mrs. Eugene 2011. She and her husband Arnold are making their dreams a reality. Shakelah is a mother of six, a pageant queen, an owner of four businesses - two of them co-owned with her husband - and a student at Lane.

Bikes and Thieves

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Ask any bicycle rider or employee of any bike shop and you will get a common agreement that Eugene is easy pickins' for bike thieves and that nothing is safe from a determined criminal. It is also rumored that Eugene bicycle thefts are higher per capita than New York.

His dance with life

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

When former KEZI reporter Rick Dancer found out he had cancer, he realized he could respond in one of two ways. He could either be quiet about it or share his story to help others.

Dancer grew up in Hillsboro, Ore. He attended Hillsboro High School and graduated in 1977.

Overcoming the odds

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

People come here with multiple challenges Lane students have enrolled and left by the thousands over the years. Some have been here right out of high school with the goals of obtaining their four year degree or more. Others have spent years in the work force before returning to learn a better way.

Titans place second in NWAACC baseball playoffs

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Lane baseball (33-17, 20-10) entered the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges' playoffs for the first time since 2006 on May 27 as the Southern Region's number two seed in Longview, Wash. The Titans finished the regular season strong, winning 18 of its last 20 games.

Athlete of the Week

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Freshman relief pitcher Nick Phillips, from Salem, Ore., was selected as Lane Titans' Athlete of the Week based on his performance for the regular season and his performance in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges' playoffs. Phillips pitched his way to a NWAACC-leading 12 saves.

Titan athletes awarded honors

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges honored many Titan athletes for their performance in the respective sports.

In baseball, freshman relief pitcher Nick Phillips, who led the NWAACC in saves for the regular season, was named to the 2010 All-NWAACC second team, 2010 NWAACC Southern Region All-Stars first team and was also named relief pitcher for the 2010 NWAACC All-Tournament team.

Rocking out with Demimonde Slumber Party

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

With a unique sound that is guaranteed to transport any listener back to the days of Jefferson Airplane, musical veterans Demimonde Slumber Party are set to release their second album "Heart in Outer Space" June 6.

Lead vocalists and guitarist Melissa Lubofsky, drummer and back up vocalist Kim Lindquist and bassist and back up vocalist Tim Romain make up the band.

Rising comic visits Lane

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Executive producer Alex Elkin brought a crowd together in the Performance Hall on Saturday, May 29 - headlining was comedian Ace Guillen.

What can be said about Ace Guillen? About politically incorrect, open-minded, doesn't give a rats who hears what, Ace Guillen? Elkin tore the stage up in the opening act.

Mental disorders - diagnoses or discriminating?

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

What is a mental disorder? After I wrote "FML - I really need a car," an article that offended some of members from the disabled community, I set out to find the answer to this question. After many interviews and guidance from people who specialize in studies of the mind, I found an answer.

How intelligent are you?

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Maybe the more accurate question would be, "how are you intelligent?"

Albert Einstein won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, was a philosopher and had hundreds of his works published.

Thomas Edison invented the modern electric light bulb, photograph and the motion picture camera.

Non-smokers can't stop breathing

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

My opinions on this matter are formed by my thoughts, feelings and experiences from the past couple of months and from the last eight years of my non-smoking life. I'm in absolute agreement with the future smoking ban, and this is why:

Eight years ago in January, I finally quit smoking as a birthday present to myself.

Obama should switch up campaign strategy

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

If I were a white house political advisor I would recommend that President Obama (who hopes to get reelected) throw off his opponents by attending and addressing a Tea Party event or other events that he would not normally attend. If he did this (with of course the appropriate security measures) it would do the following four things.

Parent your children with love and encourage positive emotions

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

When parenting without anger, you still need to discipline your children. You can, however, discipline them with love instead of anger.

Children need to learn boundaries. They must learn the rules of our society. Teach them these things with love. Permissiveness is not love.

Think About It

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

"A couple motorcycle trips and backpacking trips down in California."
Ken Knight Business Administration and Management

"I am going to South Africa, going to the World Cup. We leave next week."
Ashley Wackett Undeclared

"I would like to travel as many places as I can that are within five hundred miles from here.