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Vol. 7 No. 27

4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97405

May 23. 1972

PIE represen tative visits
Student Senate meeting
"And the peacemaker said, 'What if they gave a war and
nobody came?' And the general replied, 'We will use computer
controlled bombers to fight our wars. We really don't need men
anymore.' And the peacemaker thought about this awhile and then
said, 'What if they gave a war and nobody paid?' "
This quotation was taken from literature given to those present
at Friday's Student Senate meeting by Pauline Lee, a representative
of Peace Investors of Eugene (PIE), who attended the meeting to
discuss possible alternatives to paying tax money which is used to
support the war. PIE,, according to Ms. Lee, is an organization of
peace concerned tax consultants supported by those who give their
tax money, Federal or telephone to them rather than the government.
PIE will use the money to help support needy non-profit organizations
she said. The Senate, whose phone bill averages $40 a month, moved
to withold their phone tax after consulting their lawyer about the
consequences.
1
Again on the subject of war, three Senate members were
appointed to prepare telegrams requesting immediate withdraw! of
all US military forces in Southeast Asia. The telegrams, stating
the ASLCC's official stand on the war, will be sent to the Board
of Education, Oregon Community College Association, President
Nixon, congr~ssional members, and the press.
Among money matters discussed was Student Senator Jack Hart's
request that $100 be donated to help build playground equipment for
a grade school in Florence, Oregon. The playground is an LCC
student project, sponsored by the Art Department under the supervision of Bill Blix and is operating with very limited amount of
funds. The Senate moved to allot the money for the project.

Students put forth effort

To: Senator Bob Packwood.
Please vote YES on the Chase Smith Bill.
Signed. Mikel Kelly.
TO: Mr. Alexi Kosygin c/o
The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia.
Sir:
I wish to take this opportunity
on behalf of the American people to apologise for the actions of my President. He
is obviously a lunatic and does
not represent the best wishes
of the American people. His
most recent actions serve to
substantiate this accusation.
Right now thousands in our
country are marching in the
streets demanding immediate
withdrawal of all our forces
in Vietnam. My only request,
before you take any action, is
that you consider that Mr.
Nixon will not be president

for another term. The people
of the United States won't let
this happen. We want peace.
Signed. Barry Hood.
These two messages were sent
to Washington and Moscow, via
Western Union night letter. They
were
two of the 15 telegrams sent to various officials, using $45 of the $150
made available to the students
by the Student Senate to express
opinions about the Southeast Asian conflict. Steve Leppanen,
LCC Sen at or, made the suggestion at the March 10 Student
Senate meeting to allot money
for telegrams. He said the response thus far has been "apa -,
thetic.,,
The remaining $105 is still
available for LCC students who
wish to express an opinion, pro
or con, about the war. The messages should be turned in to the
Student Senate office in the Center Building.

LCC's extended efforts to receive voter approval for a proposed increase in the 1972-73
operating budget may or may not be a part of
the outcome in today's primary elections.
Last week a two page letter of appeal containing statements made by LCC President Eldon Schafer, explaining the new budget proposal and the College's enrollmentincrease over
the past three years, was mailed out to 58,000
registered voters in Lane Countyo
The Student Senate and several helpers addressed all 58,000 copies as seen above.
The letter stated that LCC's proposed 197273 property tax rate is 6 per cent greater than
in 1969. In the same 3-year period, student enrollment has increased 18 per cent.
The proposed local property tax for the
college's support during 1972-73 is an estimated
$1.65 per $1,000 true cash value. This means
it would cost a total of $1.50 more during the
fiscal year 1972-73 for a home assessed at $10,000
or #3 for a home assessed at $20,000.
•
Total annual property tax for LCC next year
including the proposed increaseJ would be a~
estimated $16.50 for the owner of a $10,000 home,
or $33 on a $20,000 home.
•
In addition to administrative efforts, the stu-

dent association spent more than a week at 837
Willamette St., LCC Information Center, answering questions and providing pamphlets and
brochures to anyone who wished to know more
about the College and the programs offered.
Carol Jacobs, a st~dent working at the Information Center, said that it was impossible
to determine the public attitude on the budget

proposal because most of the people who came
there were prospective students and not property owners.
'' The few people that I did talk with would
readily agree that Lane was a very good college," said Ms. Jacobs, "but they did not like
to think of paying higher taxes."
Richard Eymann, chief of LCC Community
Services, speaking from the college, said that
recent survey taken to determine the voter attitude concerning the issue showed that "the
possibilities of this measure passing looked
good."
LCC's financial support this year is 28 per
cent from local property taxes; 44 per cent,
state contributions; 23 per cent tuition and
fees," and federal and other sources total 5
per cent.

Board of Education endorses Oregon Research Institute building next to LCC
by Daniel Kern

The LCC Board of Education Wednesday, May IO,
authorized the Administration to negotiate a "landlord-tenant" agreement with the Oregon Research Intitute (ORI), which would enable ORI to build on its
12-acre site west of the LCC campus.
The agreement, which has been publicly discussed
by ORI attorney Edward Fadely of Eugene, would involve
some type of transfer of ownership of the ORI property
to LCC, which would then lease it back to the institute.
This agreement would enable ORI to conform to noncollege building restrictions in the LCC Basin embodied
in the 1990 Plan for urban development of the EugeneSpringfield area. •
Marston Morgan, director of Institutional Research
and Planning suggested at the Wednesday night meeting
that it might be in the College's interest to consider the
possibility of a landlord-tenant agreement with ORI.
Morgan explained that LCC is in danger of "getting caught in a political cross-fire" between city and
county governments and real estate developers holding
interests in the LCC Basin. Much of the property surrounding the college is owned by Wilford Gonyea, donator of the college land, Leonard Nelson, and Ehrman
and N.B. Giustina.

According to Morgan, a potential problem exists in
having other parties join in the use of the LCC sewage
lagoon because the lagoon's capacity apparently fluctuates
with the quality of the material discharged into it.
The Board members also expressed concern about
gaining some measure of control over the non-college use
of the LCC sewage lagoon. Uncontrolled use of the lagoon,
the Board was told. could overtax the facility and force
the College to either close down or limit enrollment.
ORI's bid for rezoning the 12-acre site from agricultural to public reserve was stalled last month when the
Lane County Commissioners voted two-to-one against
the zoning request. Presently, URI appeals have been rejected by the county commissioners and the issue has been
referred to the Lane County Planning Commission staff
for further study.
According to Morgan, ORI has not made a decision
yet whether or not to continue their appeal for a zoning
change or accept the landlord-tenant agreement introduced by LCC.
Morgan expressed concern that the college and ORI •
were being used as a pretext for further development of
the Basin. "ORI's contention that they can provide
their own services again draws LCC directly into the issue
since it is based on a legal agreement to use a portion

of the college's sewage lagoon," Morgan explained. The
original agreement between LCC and the donor of the
land gave LCC 3/7 claim on the sewage lagoon that was
to be built. When ORI in turn bought part of this land
it also bought part of the agreement amounting to 1/7
claim on the lagoon.
According to Morgan, resistance to the location of
ORI in the Basin has been strong because, "it has been
associated with the grander schemes for development
in the Basin." The planning argument is that it might be
difficult, legally, to allow the ORI development to occur
while denying other commercial enterprises in the 2,000
acres of the Basin.
A strong case, Morgan said, could be made for ORI
being directly related to LCC. "They can employ students, release instructors to teach for the College at no
direct charge to the College, and its research projects
can be used as part of class material in several departments on campus," he explained.
Oscar Spliid, a Eugene realtor-developer, is presently
working with some of the property owners to establish an apartment complex and shopping center on
property near the LCC campus. The application for
approval will be considered by the Lane Connty Commissioners Wednesday, May 31.

The innocent bystander
Every four years, about election time. a leading political figure
is. gunned down. This cycle began for us in 1963 with the assassination
of JFK, again in 1968 with his brother, and in April of the same year
with Martin Luther King.
No one can defend this type of political act as justified.
Assassination is certainly not working within the system. But let
us not be surprised by the gunning down of political figures. America
is a country that adores violence with a passion of such heights, that
no other nation can compete. The American home, the American
way of life, is totally saturated with violence that no one should be
surprised some find a gun handy as a political solution.
From the early days of the civil rights movement, back in
Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1954, and up until 1964, very few politicians
took civil rights seriously. Certain of our esteemed leaders would
pay the usual lip service, but no direct action was taken. As time
continued still no real attention was paid the civil rights movement ..
. . until one fine day in the Watts area of Los Angeles, and in the
ghetto area of Detroit, the black population burned whole city blocks.
Then, and only with the crack of sniper rifles and firebombs, did
America begin to wake up to the need for social reform in that area.
America proved once again that she has a sacred esteem for acts
of violence.
Most of American history teaches us that social progress (or
so it is called) used violence as the principal instrument. The
Declaration of lnctependence came not from a piece of parchment,
but from the barrel of a gun. The movement to settle the wilderness to prepare for the industrial revolution in America was not
simply the laying of miles of railroad tracks. The pioneers and
settlers managed to evict and wipe out the great majority of Native
And this was done without a blink of the eye ...
Americans.
with the calm rationale that America is so famous for.
Let us not leave out the other type of violence that helped
America grow. The Koener Commission on civil disorders called
it "institutional violence." The Fords, Rockerfellers, and Morgans
founded their industrial empires on virtual slave labor, on ratfilled tenements, and on the manipulation of human life.
Modern landlords force people to live in such festering filth
that dispair is immenent. These "upstanding citizens'' are guilty
of murder -- the murder of peoples' spirit.
This latest act of violence, the attempted assassination of
George Wallace, makes that candidate look like a martyr. Indeed,
everyone pours out sympathy for Mr. Wallace who may be confined
to a wheelchair for a lifetime. But let us put Mr. Wallace in a
historical perspective. It was he -- George Wallace -- who as
governor of Alabama • stood in front of a schoolhouse to block
a group of Black children from entering. George Wallace, has in
recent years, used words to fire-up the anger of racists who are
capable of vigilante type acts of violence. On so many occassions
George Wallace used words to inflame a portion of the American
people. Though we sympathize with Mr. Wallace and his plight,
he is no martyr.
While we cry for law and order, and support candidates who
are all too willing to suspend civil liberties in the name of law and
order, we must remember that arming police with even more

sophisticated weapons, and arming the South Vietnamese with
even more killing power, teaches ,our children and the world's
children to cherish violence even more than we do.
To every problem popular opinion announces a violeot solution.
To every cry of rising crime, the solution is more weapons. Meanwhile the poverty in which crime wallows continues to eat at the
human spirit of its victims.
H. Rap Brown made the statement several years ago, when he
struck fear in the hearts of American with the black power fist,
that "Violence is as American as apple pie." Brown was very perPerhaps it is too late to change.
ceptive with that statement.
If that is true, we fear that America will go the way of all super
powers ... ctecune and fall.

gor'I
You look.
111orti.ried,
Oedipus.

ram, Gort! I just
~ound out that I've
killed my +'ather...
and I've married
my t11otherr

~ve you
considered
divorce'?

~o,noLthe. punishment
6P tnll. double crime
must"'be severe!! I
thit1k. I'll blind m_yselP
and go into wandering

exile!

War isn't very bestial
by Arthur Hoppe

The Navy has quietly admitted the failure of '
its top-secret Dolphin Project and the friendly,
play-loving marine mammals have come home
from Vietnam.
The question all along was whether the bigbrained dolphins would prove as smart-or nearly
as smart--as human. warriors. The answer, unfortunately, was an unqualified no.
They were first sent to Vietnam 16 months
ago after rigorous training at the Naval Undersea Center in San Diego. Reports, denied by
the Navy, said they were taught to chew up
Vietcong frogmen and wage kamikaze dolphintorpedo attacks on enemy shipping. The Navy
would say only they were to be used in "surveillance and detection.''
At the time, a scientist at the Center, Dr.
John C. Lilly, announced his staff had managed
to teach a Dolphin named Peter to "converse
in Humanoid sounds resembling English."
This much has been reported in the Wall
Street Journal and other publications. It is only
now that what went wrong can be revealed.
Scene: The fantail of Uolphin Support Ship
(D.SS) 470 anchored off the port of Haiphong.
Captain Bly S. Queed stands stiffly at the rail.
At attention in the water below are seried ranks
of dolphins, torpedoes strapped to their backs,
bayonet bound to their smiling snouts.
CAPTAIN QUEED: My fellow-uh-Americans!
The hour has at last arrived. The time has come
to smite the enemy hip and thigh--or fin and
tail. Any questions?
PETER (in humaoid sounds resembling English)
Yes, sir, what's an American?
QUEED: An American, Dolphin's Mate First
Class, is one who believes in liberty justice
and love for his fell ow man. All right now,
men. . . Or fish. . . Or marine mamals ...

Cati you

think

anythit1g
mOt'e
pait1fol ?r

lif:'etime member

in Spiro Agnew's
golPing
ga.!!_er~.

Peter's humanoid sounds at this point were
not recorded. Indeed, some authorities question the authenticity of the entire scene. All
that's known is the dolphins have been replaced
by human draftees who seem more mentally fit
for the work.
But the very fact the dolphins are no longer
fighting in Vietnam at least answers once and for
all the question of whether they' re as smart as
we are. The answer obviously is no, they' re a
hell of a lot smarter.
(Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co.1972).

Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
In response to a letter in last
week's TORCH written by Claudia
Dahne, the KZEL-FM .:;taff would
like to clear up the erroneous
nature of the facts. Don't be
misled by the insinuations of an
angry ex-employee bent on some
sort of revenge. Learn the facts.
For one we ARE fulfilling our
promises to the FCC. Furthermore, we know what we are doing and we do not wish an angry
ex-employee telling our story,
especially when it gets bent the
way it did.
We are not dupes faced to work
for substandard wages, nor are
we suckers being lied to by a
wealthy businessman. We resent
such implications. Most of us began working at KZEL-FM for
no wages six months before we
ever heard the name Jay West.
It is not Jay West who can't pay
• us better wages, it is our buying public, our commercial load.
Anyway, we are not money hungry. THINK. . . . Why would we
the KZEL-FM staff, remain with
this radio station if we didn't
BELIEVE in what we are doing.
We shall continue to work and
continue with our belief in what
we are doing in Eugene to change
broadcasting into a responsible
means aiding the problems of
OUR community.
Love,
All of us KZEL-FM
Gary H. Palmatier
Program Director KZEL-FM

L)

~ou cou\d
oecome a

Or whatever ... Check your bayonets !
PETER: Yes, sir. What for ?
QUEED. We figure enemy forgmen will be diving
in Haiphong Harbor to disarm the mines we've
planted there. It's your job-and you might as
well know that not all of you will be coming backto charge in there and stab them and slash them
and gut them and . . .
PETER (in a quavery humaoid sound): But we
dophins love you fellow men. Always have.
QUEED (annoyed): Youf.re not supposed to love
all us fellowmen. Just us American fellow men.
Those frogmen are the enemy. You must kill
them to defend our shores from Communism.
PETER: But if we're defendin~ our shores, what
are we doing here on their shores? And what,
please, is a Communism ?
QUEED. Quiet in the ranks! Now once you've disposed of the frogmen, you will bravely attack
Soviet shipping, hurling yourselves torpedo-first
into their Plimsoll lines and blowing them to
kingdom come. Needless to say, Each of you will
be recomm,rnded for a posthumous Navy Cross
and aGold Star flag will be given free of charge
to your mothers.

To the Editor

It is my belief that a Constitutional system of self-government cannot exist unless the
press, and other communications
media, are free from political
interference or domination.
I also believe a free press
does not encompass any license
to libel, assassinate character,
or violate guaranteed Constitutional rights of privacy, privileges, and immunities.

I deeply resent the publication
of a letter in the May 17 issue
of the TORCH which consisted of
a personal attack upon me, the
members of the staff of KZELFM and the content of our public affairs and educational programming, without the slightest
attempt being made by the editor to determine if the allegations
were factual, or allowing an opportunity to reply to the allega-

tions prior to election day.

We will never apologize for
having created a viable alternative radio station in our com munity. We will never apologize
for the creative and controversial
public affairs programming
which we have attempted to bring
to the public. Barbara and I
will never apologize for using
our limifed resources in order

to make possible this experiment
in creative broadcasting.
We shall always be grateful to
a committed staff who have stood
together for the ideal which is
KZEL-FM, and who have been
willing to accept great personal
sacrifice in order to make it
happen.
I have lived in Eugene for 9
of the past 11 years. The staff
of KZEL-FM supports me in my
political efforts to bring about
meaningful changes for peace,
justice and honesty. I support and
defend them in their efforts to do
likewise.
I am committed to this community and to social, political
and economic change. I will let
KZEL-FM and the quality of its
programming speak for itself.
Jay, A. West

Lane Community College

EDITOR

Rtll
Doug Cudahey

Associate Editor
News Editor
Feature Editor
Sports Editor
Production Manager

Elizabeth Campbell
Bill Dwyer
Mikel Kelly
Lex Sahonchik
Jim Gregory

Photo Editor
Photographer
Advertising Manager
Sales Manager
Copy Editor
Business Manager

Jim Otos
Barry Hood
Sue Rebuck
Bob Meyer
Steve Locke
Doris Norman

Member of Oregon Community College Newspaper Association and Oregon
Newspaper Publishers Association.
The TORCH is published on Tuesdays throughout the regular academic
year. Opinions expressed in this newspaper are not necessarily those of
the college, student government or student-body. Nor are signed articles
necessarily the view of the TORCH'
All correspondence should be typed or printed, double-spaced and signed
by the writer. Mail or bring all correspondence to: The Torch, Center 206
Lane Community College, 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97405;
Telephone 747-4501, Ext. 234.

Page 3 TORCH Ma 23, 1972

Lucky number .36
The Selective Service System
announced May 9 that all eligible
men with lottery numbers I
through 35 who have not already
been issued induction orders for
April or May will be issued orders with June reporting dates. In mid-March, the draft
headquarters had announced that
1972 prime induction candidates
with lottery numbers 1 through
15 w·ould be issued induction orders with April-May reporting
date and that the lottery number
would be raised in early May
in order to provide adequate men
for June inductions.
The new instruction by Acting
Director Byron Pepitone to state
headquarters and local boards
primarily affects men who are
members of the 1972 First Priority Selection Group, which is
composed of registrants in Classes 1-A and 1-A-0 who were born
in 1952. A small number of older
men also will be issued orders

for June inductions. These are
men who recently have lost deferments or whose initial postponements of induction expire in
June.
The Pepitone directive completes Selective Service action
on the April-May-June draft call
for 15,000 men announced in early
March by the Department of Defense. An estimated 6,000 men
will be inducted by the end of
May, with the remaining expected
to enter the Army in June.
Local boards will issue induction orders for June as soon
as possible, but not after May
31. Under recently revised draft
regulations, registrants must receive at least 30 days notice
of their induction dates.
The April-May-June draft call
covers the first series of inductions which have been handled
on a Uniform National Call basis.

rNo hippies need apply'
by Sharon Cuddie

"The biggest problem in placing a student is personal appearances on the part of the applicants," stated Buck Bailey,
director of the LCC Placement Office. He said, "Employers
don't want to hire 'hairy hippy' types. I can politely suggest a hair
cut, shave, or clean clothes but if a student says 'I can dress the
way I want to' what can you do?"
Bailey said that he felt there isn't any problem today in racial
or minority discrimination. The main discrimination is ag~inst
heavy-set females. "All I can do is keep sending them on interviews."
"The basic idea is to get students any kind of work," commented
He said that the Placement Office helps to place past,
Bailey.
present, and even future students into jobs to earn money for their
educational expenses. It also provides services for men and women
who are married to LCC students and those whose income helps to
support students.
The Placement Office can place students in full-time, parttime-full-time, part-time, and one-time jobs, said Bailey. He stated
that they try to place students in jobs which correspond with their
training, however this isn't always possible.
The Placement Office had a hand in filling 1,200 jobs in 1970-71.
Of that 1,200, Bailey said 700 were part time and occasional jobs,
while the remaining 500 were full time positions.

'THE SUMMER OF ?72
Adult Student Housing announces the
early completion date of Phase I of our
160 unit student housing p~oiect. 80 units
had been planned for early occupancy
June 10. Due to weather conditions, comp Ietion of Phase 1 is expected June 17.
Start the summer off right . Reserve
your apartment now for summer
occupancy.
Tenants need not be enrolled summer
term if they will be attending .Fall Term.
Reservation cards are available in th~
student activities center and campus
Write or call collect.
B34 SW. ST. CLAIR,

The h uJman en vironJmeni
by Mikel Kelly
A considerable amount of poison is released

into the environment through the use of pesticides and herbicides. This should not come as a
shock to anyone; their sole purpose is to kill.
Advertisers are notoriously hesitant to remind
you of the drawbacks of these products, so it's up
to you to exercise caution in the application of
them. The following hints might be helpful in
avoiding an over-reliance on the chemical nasties:
• Cut down on the pesticides, you are using,
and urge your friends to do the same. Chemicals
are by no means a necessity for a healthy and
attractive garden or landscape.
• Grow plants that are resistant to pests
and disease. You can rely on plants that are
native to your area, since they are already
tolerant to local pests and need less care.
• Certain plants--like mar i go 1 d s, painted
daisies, garlic and other herbs-are repellent to
insects. They can be helpful when grown in and
around your other plants.
• Assemble a diversity of plants. If many
types are planted, the chances are less of a
small number of pests doing widespread damage.
• To remove such critters as aphids, leafhoppers, and spittlebugs, blast them with the
hose. Slightly soapy water (not detergent) will
dry out aphids.
• Encourage lizards, toads, salamanders, and

For information on any of these
jobs contact the Job Placement
Office.
FULL TIME/ Summer job selling asphalt preservative - Sales
Representative.

F/T Graduates interested in selling life insurance. They will
train.
F/T Bookkeeper must have full
cycle and experience.
F/T Female masseuse.
train. Out of town.

Will

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nonpoisonous snakes and spiders to live in your
garden by providing hiding places for them
under shingles or rocks. Birds, ladybugs, and
lacewings are also effective against unwanted
insects.
• Do away with snails simply by putting a
shallow pan of beer on the ground. The victims
are unwittingly driven to the stuff, but never
survive it.
• Use flyswatters, fly paper, and a screen
door to rid your house of pests.
• If you must use pesticides, keep applications to a minimum, and only on areas affected
by the pest.
• Uproot unwanted plants. It's much more
rewarding to know you have relied on your own
efforts, rather than a canned killer.
• Begin mulching (spreading sawdust, straw,
leaves, or grass), to retain the moisture in the
soil and retard the growth of weeds without
chemicals.
• Know what's in the product you are considering. If the manufacturer has listed no ' ingredients, there is something he doesn't · want
you to know, and you shouldn't buy it.
(Many of the above points were taken from
"Everyman's Guide to Ecological Living," by
Calliet, Setzer, and Love. For further information, it is a highly recommended source.)

PART TIME/ Housekeepe ,r .
Once a week.

FULL TIME/ Person to represent company. Will be buying
scape metal. Good Pay.

P.n.RT TIME/ Telephone soliciting. Several positions available.

PART TIME/ Mother's helper.
Live-in. Free room and board.

FULL TIME/ Secretarial. Five
openings.

PART TIME/ Three positions available for service station attendants.
F UL L TIME/ General office .
Must have good background in
calculator's. Previous work experience.

FULL TIME/ Conservation aides. Must be 20 years or younger. No experience necessary.
PART TI ME/ Male vocalist.
Needed before June 18.

Seventh Annual

Com:mence:ment
CereJmonies·
Sunday, June 4, 1972

Lane Community College

Graduation
Center Buildin111

Banquet

first floor,

4 o'clock

to all graduating students
--pick up tickets in Registrar's office

All others $2.50/person

$1.00 children
--purchase in bookstore

TWISTED MINDS
God, man is at it with the
sword again
Nation has gone against nation
the soil
The land and
erodes away
Still, barren and lifeless
... like the many sons who
left it
Death has been at my hands
Lord,
I have killed;
-Death has been at my hands
Lord,
•Who is fulfilled?
... Only twisted minds
--Stan Plake
Vietnam Veteran

PORTLAND,ORE.

WIETNAM VETERAN5
'A GAINST THE WAR

503/2 24-2 3 21

Lane Countv MEETING,
Tues., 7:30JXTI
Newman· Center, 1850 Emera le

,Equal Housing Opportunities

Page 4 TORCH May 23, 1972

Graduation Banquet
scheduled -for June

All students graduating thi s spring will be the dinner guests
of the college and the Student Senate at the Graduation Banquet
scheduled for Sunday, June 4.
Those who fulfill the requirements for either certification or a
degree will be invited to attend the banquet free of charge by filling
out an application form in the Student Records office before May 29:
This year's gr aduation festivities take a departure from tradition:
The Graduation Committee, chaired by counselor Irene Parent, engaged i n extensi ve inquiries, seeking to make the year l y exerci ses
mor e comfortable and more appropri ate to the mood of graduating
college students. A poll of over 800 LCC students proved the Committee's premise that most students wanted a graduation ceremony
but did not want the academic cap, gown and accompanying formality
usually attached to such tradition.
The committee decided, therefore, to break with tradition.
The Sunday ceremonies are to include a concert by the Baroque
Orchestra in Forum 301 at 2 p.m. and the buffet dinner at 4 p.m.
in the cafeteria. Former LCC president Dr. Robert Hamill will be
master of ceremonies, introducing guest speakers Omar Barbarossa, Catherine Lauris, Eldon Schafer, and Dale Parnell and
entertainment by the LCC Swing Choir and Stage Band.
Ms. Parent commented that "this is somewhat an experiment; we!
knew students didn't want a formal graduation so we decided on this
informal buffet with entertainment. I think it will be quite nice."
Family, friends , and interested faculty and staff members
may purchase banquet tickets at the LCC bookstore for $2 .50,
($1.00 for children). Graduating students are asked to collect their
free ticket . in the Student Records Offic e, second floor Center
Building, before May 29. Ms. Parent emphasized that graduating
students should also be sure to pick up their free tickets by May 29
in the Student Records office, 201 Center Building.
"The Baroque Concert, which begins at 2 p.m. will be a very
pleasant before-dinner entertainment," said Sharon Danford, one of
the student committee members. "And the performance of the
college Stage Band before the 4 o'clock dinner and the Swing
Choir after dinner will add to the kind of pleasant but. .. informal
mood we think the students want most," said Ms. Danford.

The young men were right
"The policy makers we re
wrong and the young men right,"
s u mm a r i zed Eugene attorney
Charles O. Porter while defining
his views of the amnesty issue
during a recent interview conducted at his Pearl St. office.
A. native of Klamath Falls,
Oregon, the 53-year old Porter
feels that unconditional amnestj
from penalty would reconciliate
those men abroad and at home
who refused to serve in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam
con f 1i ct. He estimated that
800,000 American men would regain full legal, and GI bill rights
if granted amnesty.
Porter, National Chairman of
the Committee for Amnesty Now,
explained that the committe has
been in existence for about 10months. He pointed out that the
committee is seeking reversal
and change of all non-punitive,
"less than honorable military
discharges," toanhonorablestatus. He also noted that amnesty
cases involving property damage
during the course of draft
resistance activities should be

judged on the basis of the sincerity and conviction of the protestors.
Porter asserts that the pendulum of public opinion in opposition to the Vietnam War was
generated by the "I won't go"
philosophies espoused by men
who refused induction into the
military during the late 1960's.
He also thinks overt resistance
of this nature had a profound
influence upon many parents who
were "lethargic" toward the war
issue until their sons became involved in draft evasion or desertion.
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granting unconditional amnesty,
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chair and replied, "A good precedent could be established because it might make the us·
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future wars." He maintained
that the issue should not involve
forgiveness because, "they (conscientious objectors etc.) didn't
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plan to construct and maintain
safe, convenient driver pi ckup
poi nts for students enrout e to
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maintenance and analyze the ef- •
fectiveness of strategically located student pickup points in
Eugene and Springfield.
Formulation of f ea s i b 1e
methocts of funding and organizing a ''non-profit organization"
to operate a metropolitan ridestop, in the year following the
1-2 year initial trial period of
such a transportation plan.

Accor ding to Ms. Wild no pickup shelters will be built in the
Springfield area during the experimental phase of the program;
four or five such structures have •
been proposed for the Eugene
area during the trial period,
however she explained that a _
major problem confronting the
team is to design eye-catching
portable signs which graphically
identify student pickup areas. She
also emphasized the need for
'' followup surveys" and analyses
to evaluate the effectiveness of
pickup locations. High costs and
di fficulty i n constructing moveable , durable shelters are the
major obstacles to unde rtaking
a wide-scale building program
during the experimental stage,
according to Ms. Wild.
Morgan asserted that a nonprofit catalyst is needed to plugin the resources of LCC and
U of O student governments and
elicit assistance from such community groups as the city traffic
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Morse speaks at LCC

says ne'Nly selected editor
by Dave Morse

"An editor's worst enemy by
far is space limitations," commented new 1y appointed LCC
TORCH Editor Jim Gregory while

Jim Greg~ry

describing his concepts and perceptions of college newspaper
journalism. A 22-year old native
of Toledo, Oregon; Gregory was
informed of his 1972-73 editorship by the 14-member Media
Commission on Wednesday, May
3. He summarized his initial
reaction to the appointment by
saying, "I was extremely pleased."
Gregory mentioned that the
TORCH will be published and distributed in two four page issues
on Tuesday and Fridays rather .
than the current eight page publication circulated on Tuesdays.
Ano the r characteristic of the
1972-73 TORCH will be a supplement which will embody, "in
depth feature stories," according to Gregory. He stressed that
the supplement will appear about
every three or four weeks and

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incorporate in-depth s t o r i e s
which are not printed in the
normal TORCH issues because of
limited space. He also pointed
out that the TORCH will be published on an approximate twice
monthly basis during Summer
term 1972 at LCC.
When asked what his philosophy
of the TORCH will be in the
upcoming school year, Gregory
replied, "The paper will remain
geared toward on-campus news,
because off-campus news has its
place but not when on-campus
news has to be cut." We will
remain primarily experimental
which means that the TORCH
will not have a set news or style
format." he noted. Gregory expained his rationale for such
experimentation by saying, "It
provides a chance for students
to try new ideas without the fear
of severe restrictions." He emphasized however that "careful
planning" will be coupled with
experimental approaches.
Gregory pointed out that two
associate editors will be named
.for the upcoming school year, one
will "oversee" the function of
the supplement while the other
will assist in the coordination
of the t w i Ce weekly TORCH.
Gregory illustrated his feelings
toward the supplement by stating,
"I want people to realize it is
a supplement because it will
incorporate an entirely different
news style and layout."
"I will be recruiting for
TORCH staff membership because most of the present central staff will not be here next
year," Gregory said. He urged
anyone who is interested in working with the paper to contact the
TORCH office at 206 Center
Building.

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Wayne Morse, Democratic
candidate for the US Senate, drew
the largest crowd ever assembled
for a political candidate on the
LCC campus. About 175 people
gathered last Thursday on the
concourse of the Center Building to hear his powerful style
that gained him so much prominence in his 24 years in the
Senate. Morse fielded questions
. from the audience ranging from
voter apathy among young people
to President Nixon's recent actions in Southeast Asia.
Speaking on voter a pat h y,
Morse said "a most disturbing
observation that I have made
since my defeat in '68 is the
growing spirit of the grassroots
in this country of frustration,
loss of confidence in governmental processes, of the distrust and mistrust .of po 1it i cians." C a r r yin g it further
Morse commented on the new
young voters saying, "Too many
people are dropping out of their
political responsiblities. I am
very thankful that at long last
we've got the vote for the 18,
19, and 20 year olds . . . I
hope it will not become a drop
out vote ... every vote counts .••
the vote of the young people in
this state is the swing vote."
In response to a question on
the constitutionality of Nixon's
recent actions in Southeast Asia,
and reaffirming his position on ·
the war, Morse said, "My opposition to the war started the
day after Eisenhower announced
our military containment policy
in South East Asia and Nixon
doesn't have the. slightest right
under the Constitution, or the
slightest right under International Law, to interfere with the
maritime rights of other powers
in the world to send their ships
where they want to send them."
Referring to the Russian message of a few days ago, Morse
said, "it pointed out the committment ·made by the US literally prohibiting what Nixon is
doing in Haiphong Harbor . • .
all I'm saying is we've got to
get out of there, we've got to
get back within our treaty obligations . . . we have neither
the manpower nor the resources
to win it and we don't have the
moral right to try it."
In response to an o the r question, Morse gives his views on
education, stating, ''I was the
author with the United Cor:nmis-

sion behind me of the first legislation passed by the Congress
of the US establishing the junior
college and community college
programs in this country. We've
got to provide for greater contribution of national funding for
education; 50 per cent of funding for education should come
from federal funding."
Speaking on equality and minority rights, (sexual, racial, and
religious), Morse said, "We've
got to face the issue about competency and qualifications, not
sex, race, or religion . . . .
You' re not entitled to go on to
the Supreme Court or any other
position because you' re a Black
man, or a Jew, or a Catholic,
or because you're a woman.
You're entitled to appointment
on the basis of you're qualifications to perform the job."
Asked the difference between
representation by Hatfield and
representation by Morse, he replied, ''Hatfield was of no help
to me in the two years that
I served with him in the Senate
(67-68) in my fight against the
war . . . . He told you publicly that he's going to do everyth ing he can to help elect Nixon;
that d i s q u a 1if i e s him, in my

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judgement, for a seat on the.
United States Senate."
In regard to gun control, Morse
stated, "I've been opposed to
gun control and I will continue
to oppose it . . . the right to
bear arms was a constitutional
right deliberately written in to
the Constitution by the founders
of the Constitution ... the Federal Government should neverbe
given the power under the Constitution to either require control
over your guns or a confiscation
of your guns . . . I want to
plead for you young people to
get busy and come to better
knowledge of the Constitution of
these United States that must
be preserved in its abstract principles because all your rights
and freedoms spring from the
implementation of those abstract
principles.''
On the issue of bussing, Morse
said, "No one can force Black
children to go to White schools;
bussing should not be mandatory
by a Federal decree."
The question was asked as to
whether or not his age would
be a hindrance to him as Senator. Morse, 71 years old, replied, ''You're only as young as
your ideas."

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TRANSPORTATION--provides rides and riders, whichever are needed.
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Thieu's futur e depe nds on Hue

LCC students aid in building
daytime recreati onal area
Creeks) will include 18 p1cmc
sites with individual trails leading to each, a major nature trail,
open play fields, a footbridge
leading to a sandy beach, and
two parking lots.
"Our goal is to keep the area
as natural as possible," explained LCC construction instructor
Jed Merrill, who is coordinating much of the student work.
"Not a drop of paint was used;
most everything is made. of untreated cedar."

Thanks to a lumber company
and a number of Industrial Technology students at Lane Community College, vacationers this
summer will be able to use a
new picnic area near the coast
The U.S. Plywood Co. has donated for public use about 40
acres of land 50 miles west of
Eugene (1 1/2 miles off Highway
126 on Knowles Creed Road).
With materials also provided by
the company, LCC students are
developing it for daytime recreational use.

Merrill said this is a pilot project to see if industry and the
college can work together in developing a recreational facility
"with ecology and environmental controls in mind."

Forestry students supervised
by instructor Gerald Meiser, last
term surveyed the are4, cleared
the land, and selected the picnic
sites. During the past several
months, welding students have
been making fireplace grills, and
construction majors have designed and built picnic tables,
a 60 ft. log footbridge, and, yes,
even "A-frame" privies.

The final phase of the project
is underway now. The pre-fabricated picnic facilities have been
transported from the shops to
the site and students have formed
actual construction crew, complete with a foreman and timekeeper. They spend alternate
work days in the shops and at
the recreation site, receiving
college credit for their lab work
on campus and pay for their field
work.
Their goal is to have the Hood
Creek recreation area ready for
public use by early June.
Time permitting, the students
have a couple of extra projects
in mind. They've designed and
want to build crude benches to
be placed along the nature trails
and signs pointing out the botanical features of the area.
And for the picnickers who
really want to have a 'high time',
several students hope to finish
a special table and bench--both
designed to hang suspended from
a tree limb.

The students also poured the
concrete base for the privies,
the fireplace units, and the trash
barrels and have designed a security system for the barrels.
AU this work has been done in
LCC shops to give the students
experience in pre-fabrication and
modular construction.
Arrangements for the joint
project were made by Leroy
Lambert, a US PlyWoodforester.
In addition to supplying the materials, the company also has
allocated $4,000 to pay the students for part of their field
work.
W he n completed, the Hood
Creek Recreation Project (named
so because of its location at the
juncture of Hood and Knowles

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by the swing choir will include
"Cherish," "Mack the Knife,"
and "One Less Bell to Answer,"
with soloist Patty Sutherland.
Concluding the one-hour concert will be the concert band playing "Piano Concerto in G Minor" and "Concerto for Trumpet
in Eb." Featured soloists will
be Marston Morgan, LCC director of Institutional Research, piano, and Dennis Fowler, trumpet.
The concert will be directed
by performing arts instructors

The LCC music groups will be
performing around the audience
during a "Concert in the Round"
at 8 _p.tn. tod~.
Concert-goers will be seated
in the middle of the college cafeteria, with the concert band,
the baroque orchestra, and the
swing choir playing and singing
on all sides of them. The event
is free and open to the public.
The baroque orchestra will
play "Concerto in D" by Torelli,
with Laurie Woods, trumpet soloist. other orchestra selections
will feature a piano trio, string
quartet, and a brass quintet.
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"Without enduring a single rocket or mortar barrage, the NCOs of the Vung
Tau language school have
been defeated just as surely
as if they had broken under
enemy attack ... "
To the disintegrating forces of
the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the debacle at Quang
Tri represents much more than
the loss of a strategically vital
stretch of territory. The swaggering sense of confidence that
many American advisors here
had regarded as a hall mark of
the ARVN troops has all but disappeared. Clearly, not only the
future of Hue, but the very survival of President Thieu's Vietnam is now at stake.
The crucial importance of Hue
cannot be overestimated. Sitting
on the banks of the Perfume River, the former imperial capital
is nothing less than the cultural
and spiritual center of the nation,
as vital to Vietnamese as Boston
or San Francisco is to Ame ri cans. With its fall, public trust
in the Saigon regime, already
shattered, would disintegrate entirely. In the wake of Hue, a
path will have been cleared to settlement of the war along the lines
of a coalition government in Saigon.
President Thieu's ability to remain in power is directly related to the ability of his army
to successfully defend Hue against a proven and determined
North Vietnamese army and its
allies in the National Liberation
Front. What makes Thieu's position more doubtful now than ever
before is the virtually instantaneous collapse of the northern defense line which until recently had
seemed so secure. For if there
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of the South Vietnamese Army.
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the north, the fall of Quang Tri
has sent shock waves of demoralization through the ranks of
the South Vietnamese Army. Only
a month ago, these same soldiers
had viewed the Quang Tri Front
as invincible. Any suggestion to
ARYN soldiers here that Quang
Tri might actually fall was dismissed an inconcievable.
But for the American advisors
at the Armed Forces Language
School (AFLS) in Yung Tau, the
chaotic retreat of the ARVN Third
Division down Highway One came
as no surprise. The weaknesses
of the Vietnamization program,
surfacing in the spectacle of defeated and leaderless troops marauding their way through Hue,
have long been apparent at this
local level.
The AFLS opened its doors in
late 1969 as part of the expanding American effort to train Vietnamese forces in basic technological areas. Its aim was to give
young ARVN non-commissioned
officers (NCOs) in the Signal
Corps a command of English in
preparation for advanced electronics courses which woul d be
conducted by American civilianso
Ultimately the soldiers were to
be sent to man and maintain communications facilities throughout
South Vietnam.
When the program first began,
it was widely regarded as one of
Vietnamization's more ambitious
projects, an attempt to give the
South Vietnamese soldier a skill
which he could use to help develop his country after the war
was over. But when, two weeks
ago, the school closed forever,
the war was far from over and
the program was in turmoil. What
happened in Vung Tau mirrored
disintegration of Vietnamization
throughout the rest of the country.
By late 1971, it became clear
that the quota of graduates projected for the completion of the
course had in effect been expanded to nine months, because
the students simply were not
learning the material at the prescribed pace. Everyday, these
NCOs, the backbone of any army,
faced not Vietnamese material,
but a curriculum created in Texas by the Defense Language In..:.
stitute. They had to learn from
textbooks concerned with how to
order in American restaurants,
how the American government
functions, and what constitutes
"courtesy" in the American Army.
These young NCOs were unwilling to apply themselves to a
course of study which bore no

resemblance to their own sense
of priorities and merely emphasized the "foreigness" of the
war they were supposed to be
fighting. They were unable to
perceive a time or place where
technical instruction they were
receiving could be used ... Consequently, they remained totally unmotivated.
When it became obvious that
the graduation timetable had fallen dangerously behind, the Vietnamese major in charge of the
school brought in several hundred
veteran English-language interpreters so that he could meet
his quota of graduates and please
his superiors in Saigon. Even
with the infusion of intepreters,
the school still remained behind
schedule and , as a last-ditch
measure, the American teachers
and administrators were instructed to relax their standards in
order to produce as many graduates· as possible.
In March of this year, when
it was announced that the school
would be closing at the end of
April, the commitment of the students reached a new low. Class
attendance dropped to less than
twenty percent, and no effort was
made by the Vietnamese officers
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to remedy the problem.
At the end of the month, five
h i g h - ranking South Vietnamese
and American officials (three general officers among them) made
an inspection of the school. Carefully shielded from the empty
classrooms, they sipped tea with
local Vietnamese and American
commanders and then returned to
Saigon where several days later they issued ahighlyfavorable
report on what they had seen in
Vung Tau.
By the second week in April,
the condition of the school had
f u rt he r deteriorated. Students
roamed the halls freely and all
sense of discipline collapsed. Ten
days before the school was sche-duled to close, four tape recorders were reported missing
from the elaborately stocked language lab. Two days later they
were recovered from the commanding officer of the Vietnamese Military Police detachment
in Vung Tau. He was preparing
to sell them on the black market.
The school closed on April 22
with the graduation of its last
150 students. Considered "fullyqualified"to grapple with the next
phase of their training, they emerged in the eyes of their superiors as sple:ndid examples of
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Mr. Wilson is an active-duty US
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Vietnam. Earlier this year, he
was with the 101st Airborne Division in the now embattled
Northern I corps area. His "Inside Story of a War," written
for Pacific News more than two
months before the present of .. •
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1a r g e and wen.:coordinated attack" below the DMZ on ARVN
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the years . However, one is not
Track & Field. With the demolition of the OSU Beavers by
the Duck spikers Saturday, May
6, the men of Coach Bill Bowerman's team added still another
'impressive chapter to the Bowerman era.
The final dual meet score was
117 to 37, leaviniOSUtrackcoach
Bernie Wagner muttering, "This
may •be the greatest dual team

the top honor of his career recently when he was named as
the United States Olympic Track
and Field coach for the upcoming
Olympic games in Munich, Germany.
He was accorded the honor of
"Coach of the Year" in 1971
by the United States Track Coach
Association. In Oregon Bowerman was presented with the Slats
Gill "Man of the Year" award
at the 1972 Hayward Banquet of
Champions. This is an award
ceremony to honor the outstanding people in the state in athletics each year. After leading
his Ducks to the national, NCAf~
title in 1962, Bowerma;i was
pr~sented with the Hayward Trophy. He has also held many
positions of responsibility with
the Track and Field area of the
NCAA.
Bill has produced 23 NCAf.
individual winners, 37 conference
champions and 127 winners in
Northern Division championship
competion in his 23 years as
Duck boss. In 14 of the last
19 years his Ducks have finished in the top 10 in NCAA
competion. In Northern Division
competition his record is 18 tiBill Bowerman
tles in 23 years. After May 13
U of O track coach
the record may be 19 in 24
years.
ever. I know how Custer felt."
Being a firm believer in inWagner may be quite correct
teresting large groups in track
in his observation. This Oregon
and field, he supervises the inteam is loaded, and could capture ,
tramural track program he inithe NCAA title this spring. The
tiated at the U of O in 1949,
NCAA meet will be held in
and supervises a statewide sumEugene, June 1, 2, and 3. And
mer program for competitors
this should be at least a slight
of high school age and under.
advantage for the Ducks.
This program is for anyone in
If the thinclads of Oregon win
that age group who is interested.
the NCAA title in 1972 this would
He also serves as U of 0
be Mr. Bowerman's fifth NCAA
assistant at h 1et i c director title, previous titles coming in
can't help but wonder how the
1962, 1964, 1965 and 1970. They
very able man finds time to atwere runner-up in 1961 and 1967.
tend to his many responsibiliTwo coaches - USC's Dean
ties, friends.
Cromwell and Jess Mortensen,
Bowerman is quite an authoralso use - have captured more
ity on jogging. He once joined
NCAli titles than Bowerman, and
Dr. W. E. ·Harris in authoring
only two teams, use with 25,
a book about jogging. Now his
and Illinois having five, have
jogging program is nationally
won more titles than Oregon.
famo~s.
Bowerman, now 61, is one of the
He earned his degree in 1935
world's leading track coaches.
from Oregon. He played football
He has been recognized as one
as an end and halfback, and
of the top men in his field by
participated in track as a quarthis fellow coaches. He received
er-miler for the late Bill Hayward.
Bowerman began his coaching
career in 1935 at Portland's
Franklin High School, and later
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grid teams won sixty-four games,
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lost eight and tied three. This
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I•

There's track fever in Eugene
friends, and Coach Bill Bowerman in his 24th season is largely responsible for this contagious
fever. Let there be another NCAA
crown for Coach Bowerman, and
another "Coach of the Year"
award for the most knowledgeable track boss of the Lemon
and Green!

Lane Spring Sports

Baseball team ends
last season at Lane
by Lex Sahonchik-

Lane Community College's
baseball team has ended its last
season. To be perfectly accurate,
Southwestern Oregon Community
College has ended Lane's last

~anquet honors track,
tennis, and baseball
The LCC Athletic Department
staged its 1972 Spring Sports
Banquet last night. Baseball
Coach Fred Sackett began the
evening's
award presentation
with the baseball team. Sackett
ceited the 7-14 record as a
''frustrating year" for both the
playe·r s and the coaching staff.
Despite the disappointing third
place finish, the individual performances were outstanding.
Third baseman Chuck Dickerson
collected the majority of the
baseball awards, including the
Most Valuable Player and the
Honorary Captain award, which
l he shared with ex-South Eugene:
prepper, Don Hiney.
Tennis Coach Don Wilson summed up his season as "seven
for us, six for them, and five
for the rain," referring to his
7-6 record with 5 rained-out
matches. Rick Baker was given
the Outstanding Player award
by Wilson.
Track and Field Coach Al
Tarpenning closed-out the awards. Tarpenning explained his
squad's season as "two seasons,
a losing season and a winning
season." The track team fared
poorly in the early season but
according to T arpenning, '' the
experiences paid off."
In
the later season the Titans came
on to win the Oregon Community
College
Athletic Association
championship, and later, the
Region 18 championship.
Last fall's cross country runners Bill Cram and Dale Hammitt were given the Outstanding Cross Country Runner award
and Cram repeated by taking the
trophy as the Most Valuable
Track Athlete. Javelin thrower
Steve Maryanski was honored as
the Most Valuable Field Athlete
and sprinter Kent Larsen was
named the -team Captain. Tarpenning himself was presented
with an award by the track team
at the conclusion of the award
ceremonies (see story this page).

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Fred Sackett
La st season

season.
LCC travelled to SWOCC for
a one game playoff to determine
the runnerup team in the Oregon
Community College Athletic Association's Southern Division.
The runnerup team receiv~ the

Track and field coach
Al Tarpenning gets
award from thinclads
Lane Community College's
track and field coach Al Tarpening stole the limelight at the
LCC Spring Sports Banquet last
night.
Tarpenning was the recipient
of an award from the track sauad.
Team Captain Kent Larsen presented the award from the team
with some well-deserved praise
for Coach Tarpenning. The coach
who earlier had passed-out his
share of hardware, was somewhat
surprised by Larsen's presentation. Larsen remarked that
throughout the season competition became increasingty difficult and it was always Tarpenning' s encouragement pushing
the athlete on.
Tarpenning's record this year
speaks eloquently for him: his
squad won the OCCAA championship meet setting a new conference record of 216 points in the
process; following the O CC A A
meet ,Tarpenning's thinclads
swept aside competition and took
the Region 18 title, despite key
runners being sidelined with injuries.

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second berth in the OCCAA baseball championships. That berth
now belongs to SWOCC: The Lakers defeated Lane by a 8-5 score.
The playoff game saw the Titans suffer the same woes that
plagued the team all season.
Titan pitchers gave up 16 hits
while LCC batters only collected
six. Starting pitcher Larry Glaze
threw a good fastball but his
breaking balls were not going
according to plan. As a result,
Glaze went to the fastball and
SWOCC batters waited for it,
crashing hit after hit.
The loss marks the first time
that Lane has not reached the
conference playoffs, and tags the
Titans with one of their worst
records ever--seven wins and
thirteen losses.
Because of cuts in the athletic
budget, Lane baseball w i 11 no
longer be. Although a successful program when viewed from
the win-loss column and playoff
appearance, baseball did .1ot generate enoug·h student interest and
activity to warrant another season, particularly because of the
low athletic budget.
The season was not totally
dismal - individual performances gave Titan fans reason
to smile. Five Lane players gained honorable· me n t ion on the
OCCAA AU-star team. Those
players were catcher Ron Glasenapp, pitchers Larry Glaze and
Bruce Cook, infielder Jo~n Fredrickson, and outfielder Kirk Hoff,
who was the only Titan to hit
a home run. Chuck Dickerson
finished the season as the leading
hitter on the team, batting .333.
Bruce Cook also put in a fine
season on the mound, winning
3 and losing 4 but with a fine
earned run average of 2.09,

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[Faith •· and the
LR,,,~se of

Human Potential
ONE THING to des-

fr ;~

1

·}cribe the nature of human
;potenti~ and . another to be
; ab1& • to release it. The
;t;ialia'i faith does both. The
:.natqre of human potential has
already been briefly discus ...
sed. Let us now explore tlle
. ways in whkh the Faith initiates and sustains the transformation process by releas- •

•ing human potential.
Th~ basic source of the

rpower for transformation is
?the Writings of Baha.'u'llall.
•· -E~osure to His Writings nur. tures the d e v e 1op m e n t of
•faith-the . . first pre requisite
for transformation. Basically
,faith r~fers fo an attitude towards the unknown or unknowable which ultimately en ..
ables one to approach it in
a way that something more
of it becomes known. It thus
•·• represents a special interplay
•of the two basic . capacities
of knowing and loving. In essence; faith means a loving
of tbe unknown or unknow ..
able--an attraction to whatever is unknown and a capacity to approach it. Since. as
Baha.'u•Uah affirm~ God is unknowable, it takes faith to
become attracted and related

to Him.

(continued next week)

Page 8 TORCH May 23, 1972

Center offers drug info

"You tell people the facts and leave the
decision up to them," said Mark Miller, director of the Drug Information Center (DIC),
located in the Erb Memorial Union basement
on the University of Oregon campus. The function of the DIC is to provide answers to any
and all questions concerning drug usage.
This includes, but is not restricted to, the
physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of drug usage, whether it be prescription,
over-the-counter, or illegal street drugs.
Miller explained that the center is barely
three and a half weeks old, but it took nearly
three years before it got started. At that time,
during Ron Eachus' term, a proposal was made
that would allow for a complex to be built,
whereby there would be a Drug Information Center, White Bird Clinic, and the Crisis Center.
The complex was planned to be funded by the
federal government, but the funding didn't come
through, so the center was shelved until the beginning of this year, when office space was allocated for it.
After two terms of little progress, Miller
became director. He got the center well on its
way, with a volunteer staff of 20. He stated,
"We are strictly an information program. We
have several sources available to us, including
the main and science libraries at the University,
Sacred Heart's medical and doctor's library,
and the MEDLARS computer system.
"This is a world-wide data bank that collects
all medical and on-going research information
and is available to us to use at our discretion.
the DIC has two drug consultants; one is Leonard
Jacobsen, MD, a recognized drug expert for the
Western United States, who practices in Eugene,

Today:
ROTC, Cen. Concourse, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
Bahai', Cen. 420, noon.
Priority Review Com., LRC Conference Room, 2-4 p.m.
Administrative Section Meeting,
Admin. 202, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
College Cabinet, Admin. 202,
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Curriculum Com., Cen.124,4p.m.
Small Ensemble Group Orchestra, For. 301, 7-10 p.m.
FAa, Admin. 202, 7:30 p.m.

and is also an associate professor of health at
the U of O. The other consultant is Joel Adkins,
PH.D., who has been doing drug research for a
number of years, and is currently an associate
professor of psychology at the University.
"We also have a large number of books and
files in the DIC office which can be checked out
by anybody, and lists of all the books that pertain
to drugs for most of the Eugene bookstores.
So this is why I tend to say that there is very
little we can't answer," he said.
That is primarily what the center is for-answers. Said Miller, "We don't give any counseling; we are strictly a resource center. We
don't moralize either. We give factual information
without personal opinion or moral judgment."

Some current projects in which the DIC is
involved include establishing a Drug Education
Workshop for the teachers of the McKenzie,
School District in conjunction with the Lane County '
Public Health Department; printing a drug pamphlet for the Black Student Union; setting up
a Drug Analysis Program which may be used
to test drugs in a lab (this program is not definite); and distributing drug information to a
community action group dealing with drug usage
in Junction City. In addition to their normal
research activities of answering questions, DIC
volunteers are also available for talks to classes
and organizations.
The center is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, and noon to 6 p.m. on
weekends.
Calls are welcomed at 686-5411.

Wednesday:
Campus Crusade,Cen .. 403,noon
Planning Task Force,Apr. 215,
3-4:30 p.m.
Board of Education, Admin. 202,
7:30 p.m. ,
Thursday:
LDS Student Ase., Heal. 102/3
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Priority Review Com., LRC Con.
Room, 1-3 p.m.
Christian Sci. Club, Cen. 404,
3 p.m.
Student Senate Meeting, For. 311,

- - - - - - L C C Anouncements-----The Old Timers Club, a group
of printers and journalists in the
Eugene area, announce a tuition
scholarship for school year 197273 which will be made available
to an LCC student who is planning a career in print journa lism and who is in need of
fin an c i a I support. Application
forms are available from journalism instructor Pete Peterson in
Center 206. Applications will be
distributed this week and are due
next week (exact date to be an-

nounced). Applicants may be asked to display examples of their
work and should expect a brief
interview with the selection committee (time and place to be
announced when a pp 1i c at i on
forms are returned.)
Share the empty spaces in your
car with a student rider you will
feel great. He will be happy.
Drivers, don't wait. WE HAVE
RIDERS waiting for YOU. SEE
Darlene at the Student Awareness (SAC) office.

MUST SELL: Sony stereo cassette player-recorder. Good
sound, excellent condition, price
open. 1865 Villard, 344-3864 after
5 p.m.

FOR SALE: 1969 Austin American, automatic, radio, heater.
$500. Call 686-9055.

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STUDENTS ready for Fall Term
1972--Adult Student Housing, Inc.
Apartments Exclusively for Lane
Community College students-New 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments with range, refrigerator,
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1 bedroom $ 95.50
2 bedroom 116.50
3 bedroom 131.50
Furnished units available. For
more information pick up brochure i n Student Activity Center
or call collect 1-503-224-2321.
FOR SALE: Minolta Autocord
2 1/4 X 2 1/4 reflex, two sets
of close-up lenses ¥1,d shade,
with case, $50.00. J?hil Robley,
Ext. 251.

FOR SALE: Pentax 35mm outfit complete, Camera, Fl. 8/55
fit c o m p 1e t e , C a m e r a , Fl.
8/55mm, 135mm tele. and 35mm
WA, filters, tubes, case, Norwood Director meter, electronic
flash and bag, $225.00. Phil Robley, Ext. 251.
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FOR SALE: 1969 Austin American. $500.00. Radio, heater, automatic. Phone 686-9055 after
4 p.m.

3 p.m.
FAA, Admin 202, 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Meeting, Cen. 124, 7:30

•••

The war in Vietnam was less intense this week than in the
last several weeks. Officials believe that is due to the North
Vietnamese regrouping for what is expected to be an all-out assault on Hue.
US advisers believe that the South Vietnamese Army is showing
a renewed motivation since it scored some slight victories this week.
The battle for the besieged An Loe area, just 60 miles north of
Saigon, illustrated the basis for the US advisers' hopes. Elements
of the South Vietnamese Marines re-opened the road from Saigon
to An Loe and other ARYN forces repulsed counterattacks by
North Vietnamese to curb the ARYN efforts.
In the Central Highlands where the bulk of the fighting is
going on, South Vietnamese forces recaptured firebase Bastogne,
southwest of Hue, in an attempt to ward-off the North Vietnamese
siege which is expected against the ancient capital. There ·was
however, little resistance to the South Vietnamese drive, and that
lack of resistance has sparked hopes in the Saigon government.
Elsewhere in the Central Highlands, North Vietnamese shelled
the airfield at Knotum, killing six Americans in a transport plane
that was about to take off, and blowing up ammunition supplies that
had been stored on the edge of the airstrip. The NVA also blew up
ammunition stored at Pleiku, the other major city in the Central
highlands .
American bombing of Hanoi, Haiphong, and North Vietnamese
positions south of the DMZ continues to be heavy. Rail lines linking
North Vietnam to China have been bombed, a fuel depot south of
Hanoi was destroyed, and B-52's continue to bomb storage areas
in the port city of Haiphong.
New York Times correspondent Anthony Lewis, reporting from
North Vietnam, says that American bombing has devastated areas
of both Hanoi and Haiphong. Lewis says that B-52 raids have hit
some purely civilians targets including a grade school and a 3,000
bed hospital.
Lewis also said that the North Vietnamese report that they are
effectively clearing and defusing the mines which the US drop
daily into Haiphong harbor. Lewis added that it is certain that at
least one ship, a German freighter, entered the harbor during the
week. Military officials in the Defense Department claim that the
mines are still in place and still activated.
In the politics of Vietnam, Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz
revealed the determination of the Nixon Aqministration strategy at
a speech concerning rural issu~s in Washington, D. C. this week.
"We are committed. There will be no turning back to defuse the
Vietnam conflict and bring peace,'ti3utz said.

Friday:

W.A.I.M., LRC Conf. Rm .. lOa.m.

Planning Task Force, Apr. 215
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Monday (May 29):
Priority Review Com., Admin
202, 7 p.m.

Amnesty....

This Week

\

( Continued from Page 4)
nesty issue as "Forgetting of
all legal liabilities."
Porter feels that the amnesty
question has evoked negative responses from many people because they do not fully understand the complexity of the problem. He theorized that many
people feel as though granting
amnesty would be unfair to those
men who died in Vietnam. According to Porter, wiping out the
disabilities of the war and con- •
centrating on more constructive
endeavors should be of paramount
importance. He explained that
many Vietnam era veterans are
in favor of granting unconditional
amnesty and he concluded, "no
one is condemning the young men
who serve."
In response to a query regarding the prisoner of war issue Porter removed his glasses' and said, '' It is unrealistic
and frivolous to expect the North
Vietnamese to release our prisoners while the war goes on."
He cited World Wars- I and II
as cases where prisoners of war,
on _both sides, were released
only after hostilities were halted.
The renewed bombing of North
Vietnam was described as, "Willful and deeply indecent," by
Porter. He attributed the bombing to "pique and pride" on the
part of the Nixon administration.
Porter explained that the Eugene chapter of the Amnesty Now
Committee h op e s to initiate
weekly Thursday meetings at his
858 Pearl St. law office. He added that the national committee
is striving to integrate unconditional amnesty into the platform
of the Democratic party.

•••

Communist China's delegation to the United Nations declared
Tuesday that it was not bound to respect agreements adopted before
it was a delegate. The statement was made to a committee of the
UN Economic and Social Council. The Chinese delegation indicated
that it had the legitimate right to reject agreements by the former
Nationalist Chinese delegation from Taiwan, which represented only
a small faction of the Chinese people .

•••

Dr. Benjamin Spock, the anti-war physician, was arrested with
.a small group during a sH-in at the Capital rotunda in Washington
D. C. Although the group was allowed to leave if they wished, they
contim.Jed to sit-in and were eventually put under arrest. Yale umversity chaplain William Sloan Coffin, another anti-war activist,
was also arrested with the group .

•••

US officials rejected another North Vietnamese bid to re-open
the Paris Peace Talks. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegations sent notes to the US side announcing they wished a meeting
for Thursday. Chief US negotiator William Porter was enroute to
Washington, 1 for routine briefings and the request was rejected.

•••
•••

Former Attorney-General John Mitchell said this week that it
would appear that George McGovern has the nomination for the Democratic candidate sewn up providing he wins big in California and
New York .

The sugar substitute, saccharin, came under attack at a conference concerning nutrition in Glen Cove, Long Island. The most
vehement attack came from research conducted at the University
of Wisconsin, where rats fed large amounts of the sugar substitute
developed uterine cancer. But the conclusion of the conference was
that not enough informational research is available on the potential
harm saccharin can do.
Since the sugar substitute cyclamate was banned in 1969, the
market for saccharin has zoomed from 21,000 pounds in 1953 to an
estimated 4,5 million pounds in 1970.