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    As students of higher education, we look to the future as motivations for our daily diligence of study. When we decided on our degree paths we had to consider the work available to us after we graduate. The truth of the matter is some careers are vague at best and often time need to be shadowed to fully understand the scope of career potential.    As a student who is passionate about photography and was consistently told that the market was highly saturated, I wanted to follow up with local photographers in the area to get a true behind the scenes of photography in the greater Albany/Corvallis area.  Photo featured top right: Camera and lenses used by photographer Jennifer White during an outdoor photo session at Talking Waters Garden in Albany, Oregon November 15th, 2024. Camera Model is a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV , and the lenses used for the shoot are an EF 50mm , EF 24-70mm, and an EF 85mm. Though not required to maintain three lenses for a shoot many photog...

                I don’t have a favorite anecdote from the book, I find that a lot of the book was thought-provoking but hard to read. One of the anecdotes I’m drawn back to is from Lynsey’s time in Sudan. The reason these moments stood out to me was the parallels between genocides that are currently happening today but many governments chose to ignore or outright deny. Early on while in Sudan, Lynsey states the conditions in Darfur were quickly developing and that the international community was beginning to discuss the potential definition of genocide to describe the state of affairs in Darfur at the time. Lynsey hoped the honest and heart-rending images of refugees in Sudan would be seen on the front cover of the New York Times and motivate the United Nations to respond to the crisis as the Sudanese government continued to deny any wrongdoings in Darfur.          Dur...

  Albany, Oregon is well known for its volunteer run carousel. The concept for the carousel started back in 2002 when local  Wendy Kirbey, was on a trip to Missoula and saw the effect that a carousel there had on revitalizing the community. She hoped that her proposed carousel would revitalize Albany’s downtown. All of the animals are hand crafted by local artisans, ranging from beginners who’ve never picked up the tools to seasoned artist who’ve volunteered over 1500 collective hrs per animal. The heart of the carousel is a restored 1909 mechanism that took ten years to restore under the guidance of former engineer Carl Baker. Head carver Jack Giles has been helping volunteers create the animals we see today on the carousel and the ones we will see in the future. Initially Giles thought he was signing onto a five year project, it’s been 22 years in the making, and a great connector of the community. The carousel officially opened its doors to the public on August 15...

Freshman Maya Wilson (age 18) , Jersey number 2,  preps for game four of the season. Her current play time in the first three games is 49 minutes with 2.3 points per game and one rebound on a defensive play. Maya is quick on her feet making up for the height difference between herself and other players.     Sophomore Avery Spikerman (age 19), Pregame practice running layup drills, working through ball handling at the top of the key. Jersey number 34, no current stats listed under roster, team is currently 2 and 1 this season. Hoping for a win at Friday nights game against Big Bend at 7:00pm.  Featured on the right: Sophomore Katelynn Weaver (age 19) , Jersey number 3, Has been starting line up for every game this season so far. Her on the court time is currently at 29.3 minutes per game and she has a record of 7.3 rebounds per game. Katelynn has scored 47 points and has had 11 assists so far this year. An MVP in the making if she works on lowering her personal f...

 Normally Campus is lively and full of different activities to embrace. This week saw drops in attendance and a wide range of emotions. Worn out by election adds and discourse over the direction our country is heading. Many of the students had need for self reflection and a mental health day or two or even a mental health week. With so little happening on campus the photos presented represent the determination and resilience of the students that showed up and the imagery of the fog that rolled in blankets the campus in the weight of our heavy thoughts and our desire to keep shining like light houses on the shore.  There’s a single individual standing behind the first bus in line. They’re hard to see bundled up against the weather. The campus feels dread two days after the election. Thursday November 7th 2024.  Students are still moving about campus on Election Day. The mood is shifting to one of anticipation and determination. “Democracy is not a spectator sport.”-unknown...

 Samantha Hines is the director of LBCC’s Library and Learning Center. Director Hines has been working in library services since 1993. Her original degree path was in Political Science. She received her master's degree in 2003 and was a librarian for 15 years before venturing into the administrative side of library staff. She was working as a librarian for the  University of Montana College of Technology in Missoula in 2011 when the director of an affiliate community college library decided to retire. This opened up the opportunity for Hines’ first experience in a director's position.  What does a director do though? Here at LBCC Samantha Hines is the heart of the library and our librarians are the face. Director Hines is responsible for budgets, spreadsheets, interviews and being a voice on many of the committees that make important decisions to college policies and procedure and affordibility of educational resources to students. An example of this is the textbook affor...