Editor’s Note: A Case For Civility
Treat others how you want to be treated. It’s a fairly simple statement. I’m sure nearly every culture and tradition has a variant of it. Why then, have we sapiens struggled to honor that...
Tagged: LBCC’s Civil Discourse Club
Civil Discourse Club Hosts Panel Discussion: Community member Bert Guptill takes notes on the freedom of expression panel discussion
On Wednesday, May 16, the LBCC library was opened up to a discussion on freedom of expression. The Civil Discourse Club, working with the library staff, brought a panel of experts to talk with...
Meetings Focus on Freedom of Expression
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...
Dialogue Not Division: Civil Discourse Club hosts conversation about gun control
Following the Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland, Florida, firearms laws are once again the topic of national discussion. However, unlike other mass shootings, the conversation hasn’t stopped, and has gone on for two months...
Discussion Fuels Democracy: The Civil Discourse Club of LBCC works to create a safe environment for discussion
LBCC student Anthony Lusardi walked into the North Santiam Hall and was shocked when he saw a work of art that sparked controversy and eventually helped build the Civil Discourse Club. The art piece...
