Josh Cande Presents The Roadrunner Monitor

    Every year, thousands of migrants from Mexico and Central America attempt to cross the United States-Mexico border in the hopes of finding a better life. Not all of them are lucky enough to make it. Linn-Benton art professor Anne Magratten has been trying to illustrate the fate of those who perish during these dangerous treks in what is called the Hostile Terrain exhibit.  Professor Magratten has been involved since the start of the project, which is a partnership between the art galleries, the Office of Institutional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the Anthropology Club and Estudiantes Del Sol. It started in 2018, when Magratten found the work of Jason De Léon, an anthropologist at UCLA. His work examines the trials and tribulations of those who endeavor to cross the United-States border. The Hostile Terrain Exhibits are funded and operated by the Undocumented Migration Project and can be found on college campuses across the United States, Mexico, a...

  What Lynsey Addario’s “It’s What I Do” does to readers might be easier to describe in pictures rather than words. A work of historical note in the field of photojournalism, the book recounts Addario’s travels in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the middle east in capturing the lives of war-torn peoples on camera. It is not for the faint-of-heart, nor is it for the weak-stomached. The book is a gritty grounding of the desperations, fears, violence…and hopes of the citizens and soldiers at war. Addario’s task of providing to the world a photojournalistic accounting of these wars are like to fight, live within and do to the world is a life-changing experience to read, and the techniques and challenges faced by Addario will challenge both the mind and heart to change. If one wanted to find the most compelling anecdote from the book, they might look to when Addario and her team of photographers was stopped in their car by the Taliban, forcing them into a fight-or-flight response. The vivid imag...

  In this photo we can see the magic of the fall colors as the trees shed leaves and they drift along the wind to green grass. Dotting the campus like stars in the sky, we can see the hues of the foliage cascading from green to red to yellow to brown. They sit near the mossy tree as the wind blows them to and fro, gliding on the air, almost dancing from the tree to the ground. The leaves and their array of colors set the tone for Thanksgiving, and are something to be grateful for; the unending beauty of nature.     Here we see sunset falling over the campus, as the evening light breaks through the tree. The night falls like a blanket, covering the grounds as time rolls on. Barely a whisper of wind is felt yet the silence of the night does not detract from the beauty of the landscape. The yellow hue of the trees in the foreground is juxtaposed with the more fully leafed trees in the background and they stand boldly against the gray and brown of North Santiam Hall.  ...

Steven Wilkes, Day to Night Photography Report     Steven Wilkes was born on October 28th 1957 and began taking photographs at 12 years old. He earned his Bachelors of Science in photography from Syracuse University in 1980 and opened his first studio in New York in 1983. He began his career by taking landscape photographs and did so in California and Mainland China. Building upon the work of Ansel Adams and Harold Edgerton, his early works in California and Mainland China pushed him to the top of the photography profession.  Wilkes spent much of his earlier career traveling around the United States taking pictures for institutions such as National Geographic and other magazines, as well as his own personal Studio. This included a one-day assignment that transformed into a five-year study of Ellis Island and the medical facilities wherein immigrants were investigated and analyzed before being allowed entry to the United States or being sent back to their home countries. I...

At 230 SW Ellsworth Street in Albany Is a piece of history in the form of an old train car. Sitting in Downtown Albany for decades, it has become a must-see of any visit to the city. It is almost impossible to miss and difficult to look away from, adding to the ambiance of the cityscape. Glowing under the light of a mid-autumn afternoon, it is a darker, almost maroon red. A walk around the building reveals an old train crossing sign, perhaps from its past days delivering passengers across the state of Oregon and country. The building doesn't have an obvious name and it doesn't have any obvious function, but it does have chairs and tables inside, leading one to guess that it is or used to be a coffee shop. Passers-by in the city might have an opinion on its aesthetics or its part of the identity of the city, but the train car certainly seems here to stay. As much a reminder of Oregon's past as a landmark, the old train car in Downtown Albany has stood the test of time as bot...

  A night of fine music and fine dining went as smoothly as the wine was poured on Friday, November 4 th , 2022. Under the direction of Raymund Ocampo, the LBCC Concert Choir and Chamber Choir performed for family, friends, fans, faculty, and supporters of the program in the CORKS & CHOIR, a NIGHT of INTERNATIONAL SOUND concert. Hoping to raise funds for the choral department’s spring trip overseas to the United Kingdom and Ireland, the catered event featured international music, fancy foods and charcuterie prepared by Linn-Benton’s own culinary program. And, of course, as the title implies, fine wines were served from locations such as Italy and France. The choirs were accompanied by Ali Jones on piano. The Concert Choir and Chamber Choir each performed four pieces. Their sounds echoed softly against the concrete walls of the LBCC rotunda next to the campus bookstore. The atmosphere of the event was created with heating stands reminiscent of tiki torches. Certainly, some of th...

Misaki Yonemura (left), Student Engagement Leader, and Audrey Moyo, Student Leadership Council Office Secretary take part in an office meeting to plan the LBCC food drive on Wednesday, November 2. The photo takes place after a meeting to organize and discuss a food drive and captures the two leadership council members amid laughter. The food drive aims to attract several dozen donors in the hopes of alleviating food scarcity for Thanksgiving and the holidays. Misaki said that she hopes to collect more than 100 pounds of food while Audrey supported the same notion. The meeting also was a discussion of upcoming events, including friends Friday where students from around campus gather to participate in events like air hockey while meeting and greeting one another in the hopes of forming long-lasting relationships. The group, which has more than 10 members, organizes and holds many of the student events on campus, including the student elections, which take place once a year. Almost every ...

  On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, the Linn-Benton Women's Volleyball team takes on the Clark College Penguins in NWAC play. The Roadrunners would go on to win the match 3-0 and improve to 28-1 on the season, including an undefeated 15-0 record in conference play, while the Penguins would fall to 13-14 with a 6-9 record in conference play. Pictured below is number and Setter Savannah Hutchins serving in the first set of the contest. More information about the team's win over the Penguins can be found in the link below. https://lbcommuter.com/2022/11/03/volleyball-roadrunners-lock-up-south-region-title-with-win-over-clark/

Here we see one of the members of the Linn-Benton Community College women's volleyball team serve against her teammates during a practice on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.  

 Within these photos, we will observe both the campus and students of LBCC. As fall is in full swing, we see the trees change from green to red and the cascades of colors make their ways through the trees and other foliage. Some students gather together to study while others go it alone, opting the privacy of their own efforts to gather and review information for finals and midterms.