We wanted to share our concerns about recent cuts to the library. Folks outside the English Department may be unfamiliar with the term “information literacy” although you certainly know the concept. Information literacy is...
Recent budget cuts announced by LBCC’s administration propose to slash Computer Science, Adult Basic Skills, and Criminal Justice programs as well as gut the library of faculty in what the administration is calling a...
In a March 27 letter to LBCC President Lisa Avery, the State Librarian Wendy Cornelisen shared her support for LBCC’s faculty librarians, who have been targeted to lose their jobs as the college looks...
ALBANY – Tensions are high among the faculty at Linn-Benton Community College. In what some are calling an unceremonious and vague announcement from LBCC’s administration, faculty are sharply criticizing administration plans to cut 10...
The Writing Center is a free resource for all your writing needs. The staff at the Writing Center, which is located on the first floor of Willamette Hall in the Library on the Albany...
The question was simple. “Do you feel comfortable to freely express your views here at LBCC — why or why not?” One answer has caused controversy. One anonymous response said, “No: OSU has too...
Sometime late in the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 21, someone wrote a comment on the Civil Discourse Club’s whiteboard that equated Muslim religious clothing with “body bags.” The Librarians discussed whether the comment should...
Flip a page… scan. Another page… scan. This guy has it down to a science. For months he’s stared at a scanner — scanning, and scanning. Without the aid of caffeine, he’s fueled only...
Freedom of expression and community values will take center stage at LBCC in a pair of discussions around controversial art and campus policy. On Wednesday, May 16, the LBCC Board of Education will consider...
Is your phone spying on you? How would you know? What steps could you take to protect yourself? Have you ever asked yourself these questions? Rhonda Hankins did. After a conversation with fellow...
