Lane Community College News Stories

Browse past news stories for Lane Community College in Eugene, OR.

• Triumph & tragedy - The Register-Guard
  posted on December 30, 2012 at 07:47:40 am
  Triumph & tragedyThe Register-GuardAnd the waterlogged pit where the former Sears building stood across the street from the library is now student ...
• Community Leaders Say Gangs Are a Concern in Lane County - KLCC FM Public Radio
  posted on December 27, 2012 at 08:08:38 pm
  Community Leaders Say Gangs Are a Concern in Lane CountyKLCC FM Public Radio... symposium is aimed at showing an accurate snapshot of gang activity in Lane County. ...
• MacNeil scores 25 points and Lane men pull away - The Register-Guard
  posted on December 13, 2012 at 03:23:02 am
  MacNeil scores 25 points and Lane men pull awayThe Register-GuardA hot-handed Alex MacNeil scored 25 points and Lane Community College pulled away from Grays ...
• Annual Pow Wow Responsible for Native Student Enrollment Growth at Lane ... - Indian Country Today Media Network.com
  posted on December 12, 2012 at 09:06:38 pm
  Annual Pow Wow Responsible for Native Student Enrollment Growth at Lane ...Indian Country Today Media Network.comEvery year the Native American students of Lane Community College in ...
• LCC sick building receives treatment
  posted on September 4, 2011 at 07:31:48 am
  A long-running mystery over what’s causing illness among some people who work in Lane Community College’s health building may be on its way to being ...
• 'Something that's really cool to park your bike at'
  posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:29:36 pm
  When cyclists go to lock their bikes outside Morning Glory Cafe on Willamette or the Kiva grocery on Olive next ...
• COMMUNITY
  posted on August 30, 2011 at 07:35:47 am
  Marketing Plan Workshop — 6 p.m. Thursday at Eugene Public Library. Gary Smith of Lane Community College’s Small Business Development Center will host a free talk titled “Secrets ...
• LCC LOCKS IN PRICE
  posted on July 16, 2011 at 07:29:20 am
  Lane Community College has passed a key hurdle that keeps its new downtown campus project on track and, more importantly, on budget. The college has negotiated a ...
• LCC nails down construction costs for downtown project
  posted on July 16, 2011 at 02:36:52 am
  Lane Community College has passed a key hurdle that keeps its new downtown campus project on track and, more importantly, on budget. The college has negotiated a ...
• TEENS TACKLE TOUGH RACIAL ISSUES AT ACADEMY
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 06:52:34 am
  “Code black!” A.J. Brewster yells, kicking down an imaginary door and crawling across the floor of a Lane Community College classroom toward the two ...
• A Passion for Independent Filmmaking
  posted on July 8, 2011 at 07:43:02 pm
  Eugene, OR - Hollywood attorney Laurence Kaldor will be making a public presentation on his passion for filmmaking. The presentation and screening of his first film, Redirecting Eddie will take ...
• Lane Community College sued over pothole
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 03:22:34 pm
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A former Lane Community College student has filed a lawsuit against the college over a parking lot pothole. Carla Redding is disabled with a bone disease and had a handicapped ...
• Prehistoric project: 'I just want to see people enjoy them'
  posted on July 2, 2011 at 01:15:38 am
  Look west the next time you're on Interstate 5 north of the Lane Community College. Then look up, ...
• Ronald J. McGuire
  posted on June 17, 2011 at 05:19:19 pm
  Ronald J. McGuire 12/20/1947 – 06/11/2011 Ronald was born in Eugene. He lived in Hillsboro and Springfield. He ...
• LCC gains grant for solar power system downtown
  posted on May 10, 2011 at 07:11:36 am
  When Lane Community College’s downtown campus is completed sometime next year, it will include a unique solar power system on its roof, thanks to a ...
• LCC gets solar grants from EWEB
  posted on May 2, 2011 at 02:41:32 am
  When Lane Community College’s downtown campus is completed, sometime next year, it will include a unique solar power system on its roof, thanks to a ...
• LCC Hosts Career Fair
  posted on April 20, 2011 at 06:18:02 pm
  Job seekers from all over the valley headed to Lane ...
• Brunetti, Parker spark Lane in Chico
  posted on April 11, 2011 at 07:47:36 am
  CHICO, Calif. — Jordan Brunetti won the women’s javelin and Jordan Parker won the men’s pole vault for Lane Community College at Saturday’s ...
• EDUCATIONEXTRA: OPPORTUNITIES
  posted on April 11, 2011 at 07:20:38 am
  Oak Hill School schedules open house this week Oak Hill School will hold an open house from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday. ...

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