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JAN 3 0 1973

Ashlane
The LCC Board of Education held the first of
planned monthly "town hall" meetings at Ashlane
housing Wednesday night. Ashlane, located in Springfield, is a 160 unit complex for LCC students only.
The president of the company that owns Ashlane

briefed the Board on the company's and the complex's progress and answered questions that the
college and students had concerning the complex.
(Photo 'by Lenn Lethlean)

Ash/one topic of 'T(?wn H_all' meeting

. Few problems have be;n experienc~d at Ashlane, LCC _s student
hous~ng complex, accordmg to the
president of t~e company that operates the proJect.
.
Phil McLennan Adult Student
·
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Housmg Inc. (ASH), president, answered seyeral prepared questions
at a special work session for the
LCC Board of Education Wednesday night. The meeting was the
~irst of _monthly "tov.:nhall" meetmgs aimed at takmg the LCC
Board to the public. It was held
at the Ashlane Apartments. (The
briefing by McLennan was held
over dinner prior to the public
meeting, however.)

January 30, 19 73

4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97405

a method of priority the housmg
complex would be happy to follow
it, McLennan told the B"ard.
In a later public workshop the
Board heard
a continuation on the
,
.
College s Long Range Plannmg
document
•
After an hour-long 'explanation
of th e plan from the LCC adminiS t ration, B O a rd Chairman
Robert Mention said h,g found "•··
the enormous amount of verbage
outrageous." He continued, "I

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think it (the discus~=aon) is designed to wear us down, not inform
me. I haven't heard a ·plan--.
just talking around it.''
Th e par t of t he plan being discussed Wednesd
•
ay evenmg concerned extending the LCC .. educational services to the FlorenceMapleton area.
The administration promised the
·Board that it would have more
concrete plans by the March 14
Board meeting.

Expenses questioned;
two senators fired
Disagreement arose at Thursday's Student Senate meeting over
ASLCC President Jay Bolton's $385 request for funds to attend the
first National Third World Student Organization (NTWSO) conference.
Audience member Michael Scholl voiced objections to the proposea
expenditure. Bolton described . NTWSO, a bureau of the National
Student Association (NSA), as an organization founded to represent
" all non-White people." He said the group was not racist, and was
only interested in helping and representing minorities. Bolton said
he felt he could gain :'valuable input" from the confereno~.
Jack Hart also speaking from the audience, supported Scholl's
objection, saying he would rather see the money " distributed to campus
third world organizations.'' However the expenditure_, which had already
received Finance Committee approval, passed easily.
The Senate also approved, after discussion, an additional $500
allocation to the Financial Aids Office emergency loan fund. The Senate
originally budgeted $1,500 for the fund--$1000 less than the Financial
Aids office had expected. Newly ratified ASLCC Treasurer Bob Vinyard .
reported that the balance of funds presently available for loans is
zero, and outstanding loans total over $9,000. Vinyard asked that it
be determined whether emergency "loans" are given, or if they are
really emergency "grants."
Ratified besides Vinyard was Pam Frost, Bolton's appointee to
replace Jack Hart as ASLCC publicity director. Ms. Frost formerly
served as advertising manager for the TORCH.
Aft~r Thursday's meeting three Senator-at-Large seats now sit
unfilled: One due to Vinyard's appointment, and the other two because
of Senate action taken to disqualify Senators David Swiberg and O'dell
Carmicle for failing to attend Senate meetings. The ASLCC Constitution
stipulates "In the event any member misses three regular meetings
or more during a term of office, the member will be replaced unless
just cause can be shown to the executive cabinet."
Another money request came from Associate Dean of Instruction,
Gerald Rasmussen. The Dean asked the Senate to contribute $135 for
payment of a teacher's aid for the new-student-initiated Outdoor
Clothing and Equipment course so that "the class may be run expertly."
Former publicity director Jack Hart called the request "a violation of
educational philosophy," and asked why, since LCC receives rebates
for credited classes, additional funds were needed.
Rasmussen explained that expenses for the course, which only
began Winter Term, were not figured into the budget, and assured the
Senate that the administration was not '' setting a precedent" for funding
student-initiated classes. The item was referred to the Finance Committee for study.
Also introduced was the Constitution of a new campus club,
Self Help Oriented People (SHOP). The club's main objective will be
to aid convicts and former offenders in the transition from prison to
college.

•
5e.n a t e q u e st i o n s st u d e n t' services

by Sheila Rose
Revisions of the ASLCC ConAsked about rent increases, Mc- stitution and By-Laws, and plans
Lennan said the non-profit com- for the ASLCC special elections
pany hopes to keep rents stable were finalized at the Student Senfor a least two years--so that ate workshop held at Hee eta House
LCC students living there now may on the Oregon Coast over the
get their degree without a rent weekend.
increase-but said because of inAlterations in the proposed Bycreasing property tax, increased Laws mainly concerned the esassessments in city improvements tablishment of an election comand maintenance, it would be nee- mission. The new proposal calls
essary eventually to raise prices. for an eleven-member committee
Ash 1an e Manager Tim Arm- consisting of nine ASL CC officers
bruster told the Board that a and two LCC students. None may be
recent LCC check of the 350 res- seeking office in the upcoming
idents indicated that 10 might not election. Deleted from the section
be students. He said he was "rea- was a requirement that the comsonably sure" that at least half mission nominate not more than
of those were students but the other four students to run for an unfive would be checked out. He opposed office.
said when an LCC student finiOnly one change was made in
shes his program he has 30 days the revised Constitution. The adto move out, but if a non-LCC dition, introduced by Arnold Nystudent is discovered in the com- st en, freshman, Social Science,
plex he has less time. "It kind requires that a quorum (51 per
cent) of the Senate be present
of depends on what he says and to conduct a reg u 1a r business
what I say," Armbruster exl . d
meeting.
P ame •
The revised Constitution and
Armbruster also told the Bo~rd By-Laws which failed in the fall
that presently low-income students•.... election are tenatively scheduled
are not given a higher priority ·fo··go b~fore the students for ratthan other students.
ification Feb. 27 and 28.
If the college would establish
Polling the. student body to de-

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termine student concerns was also to iustify their existence. Toe
discussed • Health Service Coor- ASL-CC pays $275 a year in memdinator John Loeber· challenged
the Senate to ask the students bership fees to the organization.
"if they want to dump $5,000 into
The Senate prepared questionconventions or put it into direct naire, which asks such questions
student services." The Senate had as ''Would you like to see the
budgeted $6,000 for conventions • senate subsidize the bus services
and conferences this year.
to LCC" and "Would you like to
Loeber made his challenge after see a legal aid service available
a report by ASLCC 1st Vice- on Campus?", appears on page 8.
p ..esident Chuck P::icknett on OreThe Senate also established prigon Community College Student orities for future Senate considerAssociation ( OCCSA). After the re- ation. Heading the list was ''direct
port, some senators questioned services' ' for students including
whether OCCSA could accomplish student rights, legal aid, child
enough with their limited budget care. housing and transportation.
One hundred dollars in cash and gift certificates will be offered in -~ February photography contest for LCC students. First
prize in _the contest, which is sponsored by this newspaper and
Gerlach's Camera Center, 500 Main, Springfield, is $50 in cash
and gift certificates; second prize is $20 in cash and a gift certificate, and third prize is $10 in cash and gift certificates. Four
five dollar gift certificates will also be given as honorable mentions.
The gift c~rtificates are for Gerlach's Camera Center.
All photographs must be black and white, 4x5 to 8xl0 inches in
size, and can be mounted or unmounted. Photos must be submitted
to Doris Norman in the TORCH office, Center 206, by 5 p.m.,
Feb. 20. An application form, available in the TORCH office, must
be attached to each photo.
The winning photos will be published in the Feb. 27 edition of
the TORCH, and displayed in the LCC Library Feb. 28 to March 9 and
at Gerlach's Camera Center March 10 to 17.
TORCH staff members and their families are ineligible ...

Part-time faculty

opposes change
to 'flat rate'
by Sheila Rose

The LCC Board of Education's
"flat rate" pay proposal for parttime faculty was discussed by parttime faculty members at a meeting yesterday in which the employees voiced firm opposition to
the plan.
Presently, faculty members are _
paid on a level-step pay rate.
The level is for the amount of education the employee has received,
and the step is for the amount
of teaching experience the employee has.
Jean Armstrong, FacultySection
secretary of the Staff Association
and part-time instructor for the
Home E c on om i c s Department,
charged the Board with '' manipulating people to balance the budget," by "using the part-time
faculty as a flexible body of money. "
Ms. Armstrong further stated
that part-time faculty would suffer the pay cuts in order to fJfO ( Continu£:c1 on

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TORCH

Jan. 30, 1973

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BY ,HE HOPe -n-fA, OUR
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L..EAD TO ARRt-S,-5 ANP
CONVICTIONS!

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OTHER

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by Jack Hart

(Editor's note: The other Side, written by LCC student Jack Hart, will
become a frequent TORCH column. Hart has long been involved in
students' rights issues and has never been known for not speaking out
when the need arises. Hart's comments will be , at times, pointed
directly at individuals, at other times at institutions, but sometimes
will be merely philosophical statements. Readers who feel the need
to reply in support or against Hart's comments, are encouraged to do
so through Letters to the Editor or the Forum column. All letters
should be typed and must be signed by the writer. The writer's address
and phone number must be included as well, but will not be published
unless requested by the writer.
Forum articles are normally only accepted by a pre-arranged
agreement with the editor.)
As I was walking in the west parking lot the other day, I felt
something hit me on the shoulder. When I looked up to see what it was,
I found it to be a letter addressed to me, and I thought it might be of
some interest to you;
Dear Jack:
I am a bird, a Western Medowlark to be exact. Me and my friends
have been hanging around this place for years and we consider this
our turf. So needless to say, when they built a school out here, we
were a little ticked off--but that's not the half of it. Awhile back this
bunch of guys started coming out here, putting nets around in our
fly ways, grabbing us and throwing us on scales and putting schackles
on our legs. We think this kind of thing is an insult, but we are not
so dumb that we think we can stop it. They never pick on anybody
(continued on page 3)

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(Editor's note: The Forum serves as an opportunity for members of the LCC community to express
their opinions. The following Forum · commentary
was submitted by Rhoda Love, LCC botany instructor.)
I am writing on mv own behalf and on the
behalf of other part-time teachers at Lane Community College to strongly protest the LCC Board
of Education's recent proposal to reduce parttime faculty salaries.
The Board's recent proposal for reductions of
40 to 50 per cent in part-time faculty salaries is
totally unrealistic and could, if accepted, only result
in the loss to the Lane Community College students
of some of this area's finest teaching expertise.
Please allow me to use my own case as an
example:
I have taught Biology and Botany part••
time in the Sc i enc e Depart men t at L C C
since 1966 (when
I met my classes
in the old Bethel
grade school building!). Previously I .taught Biology at San Diego
State College and
at San.Diego Evening College.Even
earlier in my career, I was a fulltime high school
teacher of Biology
____
_
for nve years.
RhOda Love
This totals 12 years of Biology teaching experience.
I hold a M~sters Degree in Botany from the
University of Washington and am at present pursuing a PhD in Biology at the University of Oregon.
My approach to my teaching at LCC is entirely
professional and I have calculated that, in addition
to my six contact hours per week, I spend an additional 20 hours per week on preparation for my
class. This includes: reading and studying to prepare
lecture materials, preparing demonstrations and lab
exams, collecting botanical materials, writing let- - - -- - - - - - -

FORUM
ters and making telephone calls on school-related
business, ordering seeds and plants, working in the
LCC greenhouse, reading new books and journals
in my field.
I spent a week last summer on a COCII>s field
trip studying the Biology and Geology of Eastern
Oregon. In the summer of 1970 I participated in an
Ecology Workshop in the Cascades for Lane County
teachers. I have participated in two National Science
Foundation Summer Institutes and spent most oflast
year in New Zealand observing the ecology of that
country,
(What is more, I currently spend $120 per quarter
on baby-sitting fees in order to meet my LCC class
schedule, and this expense is not tax deductible).
One of the present Board members knows me
personally because his wife was my student several
years ago. I hope he will agree with me when I
state that I more than earn the part-time salary
that I now receive at LCC. If the new pay schedule
were instituted, anyone with my present teaching load
(six contact hours per week) r.ould expect to earn
approximately $600 per eleven-week quarter.
This would be approximately 60 per cent of
what I am now paid.·
An inexperienced person could probably be found
who would be willing to teach for this ridiculously
low salary. I rather doubt that it would be worth
my while to teach at Lane if my salary were slashed
in this manner. If the college were to lose me and
many other superior and highly-trained part-time
teachers and replace them with untrained personnel,
the students, the college and the community would
suffer.
Today, those of us who are associated
with LCC can be justifiably proud of our school
and say, in perfect truth, that students here have
many of the finest teachers in the Eugene area.
This would no longer be true if experienced parttime teachers were driven away by drastic salary
cuts.
At election times, in the past, I have spent many
hours on the telephone, electioneering on behalf of
LCC. I have always been able to say truthf_ully to
voters . that we have one of the finest community
colleges in the country. Surely the Board will not
persist along a course that will result in a secondrate faculty and ultimately in a second- rate school.

Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I agree with Mr. Weitzel's position 100 oer cent, if he only
bands male birds.
If not, he should •get with the
program and include both male and
female species on our planet.

Complaint," I would like to make
the following observations:
Mr. Weitzel has responsibilities
as well as rights. A responsibility
to the general student body, LCC,
the State of Oregon, and the United
States of America to conduct himself in accordance with state and
Sincerely
federal law, LCC policy, and curJ. Carley
rent moral standards. His right is .
to leave public employment in order to attain correct environment
for his self-serving attitudes and
Dear Editor:
policies;
Since my graduation from a ChiMr. We it z e 1 has no right to
cago high school in 1962, my opinion screen students to be involved in
of counseling and education has publi c education on the basis of
been everything but favorable. sex;
Upon graduating from high school
Mr. Weitzel shows lack of perI decided to continue my educa- ception and total lack of justifition at a junior college near my cation in arbitrarily setting up-home with the intention of trans- screening standards which are in
ferring to one of the four year direct violation of the Constituschools, but my counselor failed to tion of the US, and federal and state
inform me that twelve of the six- laws;
teen hours I was taking were not
Mr. Weitzel is making an imtransferrable to any of the four position on the entire educational,
year schools. I had told him of . moral and legal structure of the
my . intention:, of continuing my US; and
education.
Mr. Weitzel, as perpetrator of
This oversight on the counse- arbitrary, discriminatory,
and
lor's part and my ignorance of sexist standards, has himself cauthe transfer system led to an sed an issue to develop which is
emotion a 1 over-reaction and detrimental to the Science De"turn off" for the entire educa- partment and LCC. If Mr. Weittional system. It has taken me until zel doesn't want to allow this to
this year, 1973, to.realize JJJ.Y mis- continue he should either change
take in quitting schooL
his methods and standards or terI sincerely hope that no counse- minate his association with LCC
lor nor student who reads this and the field of education.
letter makes the same mistakes
that led to my rejection of the
John Loeber
educational system for 11 years.
I am now a student at LCC.
Sincerely,
Dear Editor:
Charles H. Tucker
The Jan. 23 issue of the TORCH
really made impressions on me
and moved me to express them in
the form of this open letter. The
Dear Editor:
major impression I felt was that
In reference to the article in
this school is really pretty unithe Jan.23 issue of the TORCH,
que and the different articles in
headed "Science Project Cancelthe last issue symbolize it. The
1e d After Sex - Discrimination

letters from Lee Savage and Jack
Hart were right on and Jerry
Garger's Forum article was incredibly fearless of the Administration that blackballed Ben Kirk
and may accuse him of the same
"insubordination" someday. That
will be interesting to watch if they
do.
But the tone of those letters is
troubling to me. Troubling, because the people with wisdom in
this school fear for the unique
environment it has for potentiaL
The LCC environment is being polluted with a creeping apathy to
injustice. Jack Hart has challenged
the students of LCC to stop the
backward flow of events and take
some action. We're going to have
to do it with love for our school,
just as Jack Hart has done. But,
Jack's not gonna be around forever...•
Julie Mathews
ED. i'fote: But while Jack Hart
is around he will ~ontinue to let
others know his opinions. Beginning this week Hart will write a
frequent column called The other Side.

Dear Editor:
As a part-time instructor, I
regard the LCC Board's proposal
to lower part-time pay as a personal insult.
John Bauguess
Dear Editor:
As a sec-ond year student, I
have been wondering why I have
seen and heard so little about the
President of LCC, Eldon Schafer,
the man who presumably holds an
important position and office of
responsibility.
It is, of course, possible that
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Editorial

January 30, 1973

Comment
Taking the ball home

Because one man refused to recognize the idea
of equality, LCC has lost an unique zoology project.
• t rue t or Fl oyd Wei·tzel
•
T wo wee ks ago science
ms
closed his three year old bird banding project
• ·p te We agree
rath er th an a11 ow women t o par tlc1 a • .
t
tt
b
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l
·t
w
M
·th
r. e1 ze :--i 1s e er o c1ose the proJ·ect
WI
than to operate it and allow discrimination. But we
fail to understand why Mr. Weitzel acts like the
little boy who owns the ball-you play by my rules
or I'll take my ball and go home.
Mr. Weitzel says he does not feel he is being
discriminatory in his decision to either run an
all-male class or none at all. In fact, he says,
he feels HIS "rights are being discriminated against."
Perhaps Mr. Weitzel doesn't realize LCC is a
"community college," and not a private men's
club. Perhaps he doesn't realize that people are

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beginning to under~tand that God didn't make women
o~ly to change d1~pers a~d _scrub floors and h,e
1
d1dn t make men , Just to
t h•
t bread
. brmg home the
Perhaps he doesn t real~ze that everr _s uden w o
attends LCC has• the nght, as
1·
·and taxI
t a tmhon
qua 11s
she
he
hat
class
any
m
enroll
to
payer,
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ie Obor_ acal em~a YW ·t l d
oesn rea1ize w a
ei ze
r.
.v1?us y,
.
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discrimmahon means. ·

Too many respons1b1lat1es

LCC is fortunate in that many of its student
body officers are involved in other organizations
that work for student needs.
, sometimes those officers can
But, unfortunately_
assume too many responsibilities and be ineffective
in all jobs.
Such may be the case with ASLCC First Vice
(Continued on page g)

The Innocent Bystander

Inaugurals solve all your problems
by Arthur ·Hoppe
I have just heard back from my uncle Manny
whom I asked to cover the inauguration for me
l ast Saturday because he's such a good reporter.
What he lacks in accuracy he more than makes
up in capturing the flavor of historic events. Following is his report:
It was beautiful. Enough to tug the strings of
•
your heart. 1
Now it' s a cold, cloudy day and my feet are
freezing, but finally the President comes on the
steps of the Capitol. Only he's got to stand there
for a couple of minutes because nobody recognizes
him.
" Hey, that's the President,' ' says an old-timer.
" I 'd know him anywhere." And everybody says,
" The President? You got to be kidding." ,
But it' s him, all right. He's hardly changed a
bit since the last time he appeared in public. Only
naturally, he's a lot older. I'm glad he can make
it.
So we have a lot of prayers for the good Lord
to give him wisdom and courage, which is a fine
thing to say about his first four years. We got a
Black Protestant preacher, a Jewish rabbi, a Greek
Orthodox archbishop and a Catholic cardinal. And
I'm a little worried the Buddhists are going to be
offended
But the very minute the President finishes
swearing to be loyal to America, which is a good
idea, the heavens part and a golden shaft of sunlight
smacks him dab between the eyes. You wouldn't believe it.
Then there ' s this whirring noise. It's an Army
helicopter covered all over with white feathers and
it's got an olive branch in its forward gun porto
The belly opens and Henry Kissinger leans down and
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that ' s big enough to give 'em
a real fight. I'd like to see them
try it on Edgar Eagle, or Bert
the Blue Herron.
Well anyway, theotherdaySalley
Waxwing came through town on
an early vacation, and gave us
the word that some women wouldn't
treat us like we were the main
part of a badminton game. So when
we found out that Mr. Weitzel
wasn't going to let women into
the project, we got pretty upset.
The only thing we get is a bunch
of guys, bouncing us around, and
never really worrying about our
feelings.
I think you guys in the student
body ought to do something about
the situation. After all, you're
not much better off then we are.
If you can't do it, I will. I got
some pull, I am the state bird
you know-but I think we should
start working together.
Marvin Meadowlark
You know, the more I think about
what Marvin was saying, the more
I think he's right. We don't have
many more rights than the birds
around here. Marvin's going to do
some work on it for his folks,
maybe we ought to try and help
him out, and by doing so maybe
we can help some of our own
people.

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TORCH

hands the President a beautiful Treaty of Everlasting
Peace. Which he accepts modestly.
Just then a fork of lightning strikes, one bolt
hitting the Washington Post and the other the Washington Monument where 100,000 misguided demonstrators are knocked to their senses.
The President makes a little speech. He says
it's been a great four years for us and the next
four's going to be even better. On account of now
that we've got Everlasting Peace, we can all work
harder.
"Ask not what your country can do for you,"
he says, '' Ask rather, ' What's in it for me?"~So the Congress invites him to lunch, him and
his taster. And after that he and the Vice President
go parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, each of them
standing up in their limousines with their heads
sticking through the roofs.
Only about half-way along there's a bunch of
young demonstrators the lightning missed. They're
against violence. To show how much they' re against
violence they start heaving oranges and apples at the
President.
The President keeps smiling, sort of, and stands
right up there to show his valor. In the car behind,
the vice president ducks right down there to show his
.
discretion. What a team we've got.
The demonstrators are so ashamed they an march
off to find jobs, of which there aren't any tpat I
know of.
So you can see where nobody's got any problems anymore except me. I been thinking about
how the President said that from here on, everybody's got to stand on their own two feet and not
expect any handouts from the government.
Will you call my broker and tell him to sell
my Lockheed stock?

Jack Hart . . .
In my somewhat overlong relationship with this institution I
have seen all too few acts of real
heroism, but recently one came to
my attention. The case I refer to
is Dorothy Utsey's suit against
Lane Community College. The
basic premise of the suit is that
Mrs. Utsey was reclassified from
a position as Counselor Aide to
the position of Clerk IV • This
re-evaluation was done solely on
the basis of sex.
As a student I'm not surprised
by the arbitrary and sometimes
ruthless actions of this institution.
Too often the needs of the students of this college are dealt
with in a similar manner. Mrs.
Utsey, however, has taken a stand,
-and in so doing has illustrated a
course of action that can be of
real value to other members of
our campus community who find
themselves in similar situations.
This College is slipping farther
away from the community that
it is supposed to be serving. This
fact was brought home in the recent study done by the Office of
Institutional Research. What Mrs.
·Utsey is doing is bringing the
college back to the community,
re-establishing the contact that has
been breaking down for years, and
re-opening the closing door of

education.
As a student and community
member highly concerned about the
well-being of Lane, I applaud Mrs.
Utsey's courageous stand and feel
that all members of this College
should support her action in any
way they can.

TORCH

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or the college, student government or student body, Nor ar e signed articles necessarily the view or the TORCH.
All cor respondence should be typed or pr inted, doubl• · spaced
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TORCH, Cen ter 206, Lane Communily College, 4000 East 30th
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Blacks Versus Blacks
by Jack Anderson

1972 Pulitzer Prize Winner for !'Jational Reporting
!Cop~Tig ht. J9i3. by L'nit ed Fea ture S~·ndica te. Inc.,

Police
fear the slaughter of seven
hlack :\1uslims in a fashionable Washington home and the
t \\' o - d av shootout at a
Brookl~'n.sporting goods store
may he the beginning of a
blo.ody holy war between
rival sects.
Th<.' seven victims belonged
to a sect which has accused
the Black Muslim prophet,
Elijah Muhammad, of
preaching false doctrine .
Muhammad preaches hatred
against the whites, whom he
calls the "devil." The smaller
sect has condemned this
doctrine and has criticized
Muhammad for excluding
whit es.
The gunmen in both inci·
dents have been linked with
the :'.\1.uhammad loyalists.
Even before thi~ outbreak
of violence. both the FBI and
the Secret Service had antici pated possible trouble from
the Muslims. One classified
Secret Service report states:
" Despite leadership statements enunciating a policy of
non-violence (and) non-part icipation in demonstrations,
the existence of an. erganizat ion whose philosophy i!-directed toward race hatred
and whose members are
organized into a paramilitary
contingent, constitutes a potential for violence."
The total adult membership
of the Black Muslim movenwnt, according to the confidential files, runs between
6,000 and 6,500. The Secret
Service memos add :
"Recruiting efforts are primarily directed to the unedu cat e d , underprivileged
Negroes and suspected or
known criminals. There is active recruitment within penal
institutions."
An FBI summary, stamped
confidential. gives this background on the Muslim movement: "the Nation of Islam, an
organization for representatives of the black race only,
had its origin in Detroit,
Mich ., in the early 1930s.
Headquarters is Muhammad's
Temple No. 2, 5335 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, Ill., which
affords direction to numerous
affiliated branches , commonly referred to as Muhammad's Temples or Mosques,
located throughout the United
States.
"The leader is Elijah
Muhammad, self-styled
'messenger of Allah' and the
only divinely appointed
leader of the black race in the
. U.S., who controls all policies
and programs. Muhammad's
teachings stress Allah (God)
selected him to lead the socalled Negro out of slavery in
North America through
establishment of an independent black nation in the U.S.:
the white man is the 'devil'
and open enemy of the black
man: the black and white
races must be separate: the
white man, his government
and religion will be destroyed
by Allah through the forces of
nature in the 'War of Armageddon·, a war between
Allah and the 'devil.·
\V ASHING TON -

·• .... Muhammad and other
Nation of Islam members
have refused to comply with
Selective Serv ice laws. stating that they respect the laws
of the U.S. provided they do
not conflict with NOi laws.
They do not believe that
government should force
them to participate in wars
when they have nothing to
•
gain ."
'News' From Washington
Now that Congress is back
in session, the voters at. home
can expect a barrage of
·'Reports From Washington ...
The representatives will send
home s olemn account s of
their activities, emphasizing
their political conquests and
legislative triumphs . .'.'Jothing
will be said about the votes
they lose, the meetings the~'
miss. the deals they make and
the junkets they t~ke.
Some of the reports to consitituents will arrive by mail.
The reports will be printed in
ink-splattered printing shops
deep in the bowels of Congress, where the tourists are
never taken. Photographers
are also provided by the taxpayers to record such historic
events as the Millville High
School's senior class calling
on their congressman.
Other reports will be taped
for the radio-TV stations
back home. Both the Senate
and House provide radio and
television studios. The TV
studios offer an elaborate set,
designed to look like a congressional office. with a stunning view of the Capitol dome
beneath a bank of cumulus
clouds. The studios. of course,
charge about one-twentieth
what the congressmen would
have to pay to a commercial
studio.
The taxpayers not only provide print shops and radioTV studios. at bargain rates.
but most Senators and Represent a tives use part of their
federal payroll money to hire
public relations men. In many
offices, this media man will
write all the press releases.
speeches , new s letters and
radio-TV s cripts. Busy
legislators merely have to
slip down into the basement
to the TV studio. assulile a
suitably solemn expression
and read whatever is handed
to them by their press aide.
Congressmen justify all this,
of course. as their solemn duty
to keep their constituents informed. But the real purpose.
of course. is to build up their
political stock for the next
election.
Meanwhile , you mav as well
enjoy your .:Repori s From
Washington ." You are helping
pay for them.
-Headlines and FootnotesSoviet Missile Push - A
secret Pentagon report warns
that the Soviets are rapidl_v·
improving their missiles. At
the Moscow summit meeting,
Pres ident Nixon agn•Pd to
allow Ru ssia a numerical
superiorit y in miss ilt·s to
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LCC Announcements

by Ron Hamblen

Chess, like any other aspect of
human culture, will survive only
for as long as it can adapt to
the prevailing : social conditions.
It has done· so in the past, advancing in complexity (and speed
of play, believe it or not) as the
social atmosphere grew more
"Don't let the double move go
complex and faster-paced.
This evolution is seen in the • to your heads. You Pawns still
Queen's move, which has been trip over anything right in front
liberated from that of only one or ,_o_f...._o_u_.'_'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
two squares on the diagonals to have to wait 20 minutes between
moves, and it would be possible
o~e which lets _the ~een. radiate pov.:erfully mall direch?ns, to play an entire tournament in
to any distance. The other piece the length of time required for a
The best timefootball game.
with a major adaptation ~s t_he
Pawn. T~ough less drama!ic, its length would be 9-12 minutes (1824 per game). Try it you'll like
advance is more revolutionary.
'
Adding the Pawn's ability to move it!
two squares on its first turn has
made "modern" chess theory posCopyright Ronald J. Hamblen 1973
sible.
Both of these changes were
SPONSORED BY BURCH'S FINE
meant to, and do, serve the purFOOTWEAR. TWO LOCATIONS:
pose of speeding up the game. The 1060 WILLAMETTE AND THE
Pawn's new move has exerted a VALLEY RIVER CENTER.
greater influence, though, because
this is the change that makes
"Quickly seize control of the Center!" a valid injunction. Control
At an annual meeting held reof the center, without the threafor members of BRING
cently
tened (or actual) smashing attack
(Begin Recycling In Na tu r a 1
by a Pawn, would be very difGroups), the county's independent
ficult to execute ..
recycling unit, a proposal was
Also, the Queen's powerful move
made for a new collection site
has made her a piece that functo be located at Day Island Sanitions best as a possible attacker,
tary Landfill.
rather than as an actual attacker.
Once the Queen is committed to an
Peter Thurston, a spokesman
attack in a specific sector the rest for BRING, said that the Day lsof the board is weakened by her land landfill will begin as a site
absence.
for a manned "Bringmobile" on
Thus, the Queen, with her multi- Saturdays, beginning Feb.3. Thur~
farious move, usually does not ser- ston said the site should eventually
ve to directly speed up the game. evolve into an unmanned site where
She is a waiting piece, the hydro- containers will be located for regen bomb of the chess board that cycleable items.
is used for bargaining position
One problem BRING has encounmore often than as a spearhead tered is people merely throwing
of the attack. The Pawn, though, their garbage into the containers,
does quicken the opening and, used creating a health hazard for those
advantageously to seize control of who handle them thereafter.
Space, shortens the length of the
The best way to prevent these
game by restricting the opponent's problems, as decided at the meetmovements, liberating one's own ing, is to better inform the compieces, being active themselves munity about recycling procedures
(e.g., Passed Pawns), and there- through the media. The Jaycees,
by make possible those combina- a community organization supporttions which win games.
ing BRING, will assist in the
Can the immediacy of the 1970's publicity campaigns.
electronic media be captured by
other proposals made at the
adding a new piece to the game,
meeting were:
as Capablanca suggested 50 years
• To recycle telephone books
ago? Or, would this add comand increase cardboard recycling;
plexity but not immediacy? The new
• To locate central unmanned
moves for Queen and Pawn did
both - will adding a new piece
do so again?
Perhaps. But there is also another option: the chess clock and
the game where each player has
five minutes on that clock. Purists may call it prurient but this
form of chess virtually ends dependance on book openings (which
is partly why Capablanca suggested
adding a new piece). There is
time only for the instinctive reply. Also , spectators would not

LCC Transportation Co-op
needs help in getting rides for
people who lack transportation to
school . Rides from all parts of
.Eugene and Springfield and areas
outside town are needed.
If you wish to offer or receive
a ride to campus two, three, or
five days a week, contact Jim
Ernst, Transportation Co-op manager at the Student Awareness

The LCC chapter of OSPIRG
(Oregon Student Public Interest
Research Group) is planning to request funding directly from the
ASLCC Senate as soon as voluntary student contributions reach a
proportionally higher levelc
OOPIRG representative Jon Haterius explained that when voluntary
student contributions reach a higher percentage level--a.bout 25 per
cent of the students enrolle~
CEPIRq would feel justified in re-

collection sites throughout the Eugene-Springfield area;
• To consider endorsing a proposal made by a representative
of the Sira Corporation of Los
Gatos, Cal. to build a total solid
waste recycling plant near Autzen
Stadium. BRING said it would study the corporation's suggestions.

Conflicts hinder
chess tournament
The Lane Community College
Chess Club's round robin tour- ,
nament organized Fall Term, is
now in motion, but due to scheduling conflicts between the participaI1ts, is going slowly according
to club memberso
To help alleviate this problem,
a list of arbitrary, staggered playing times has been devised for
available chess players to get together in the North Lounge on
the fourth floor of the Center
Building. The list has been posted
on the bulletin board near the
lounge.
Anyone interested in the tournament should contact the Chess
Club Advisor, John Loughlin, in
his office, Math 239.

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The Special Training Programs
Office in the Apprenticeship Build~
ing is open Monday through Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
to increase services formerly provided by the Admissions Office
and Business Office evening per-

Yoga and You, a weekly discussion group sponsored by Marston Morgan, attempts to relat~
your view of yourself and the
world to basic yogic philosophy.
The sessions will be held on
Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. in Room
305 Forum Building. The sessions
are open to all. For further inform at ion see Alan Price, 3424383 •

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OSPIRG to request additional

Collection site proposed for unit

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Center, room 234, Center Building.

3355 E. A111azon
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questing additional funding from
the Student Senate. (The ~enate
receives its funding from an obligatory five dollar student fee
each term).
During registration for Winter
Term about 10 per cent of LCC
students voluntarily contributed to
CEPIRG according to Haterius.
Student contributions have increased each term, he said.
Currently, CEPIRG receives $75
from the LCC student government
because of its status as a recognized student organization.
LCC GSPIRG is run by a sixman volunteer board which directs
research in environmental and
consumer m at t e rs. Information
collected by the LCC Board is
forwarded to state OSPIRG in Portland for action.
LCC OSPIRG is currently involved in a study of the environmental impact of proposed apartment building construction on the
LCC sewage lagoon. OSPIRG is
also beginning a '' lichen study'' of
the Long Tom River Basin in an
investigation of possible pollution.
In consumer affairs the organization is planning studies of nursing
homes, odometer tampering in
used car sales, discrimination in
credit practices with regards to
sex.

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Phi Theta Kappa will hold a business meeting today at 4 p.m. in
the Socia 1 Science Conference
Room, second floor of the library.
Phi Theta Kappa has scheduled
a ''Get-Acquainted Social'' for
Friday night. AU alumni, present
and new members, and interested·
students are invited to attend.
The reception will last from
7:30 until 9 p.m. and will be
second
held in the staff lounge,
floor, Center Building.

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A trip to Ashland to see the
performance of Shakespeare's
"othello" has been scheduled for
Saturday, March 31.
'' Transportation will be provided by LCC. All students, staff,
and friends are welcome,'' said
Delta Sanderson, Language Arts
instructor.
Ms. Sanderson said that 15 tickets are on sale for $3.40. The
remainder of the tickets cost $4.25.
Tickets for the production may
be reserved through the Language
Arts Office before Feb. 16.
According to the instructor,
money paid for the tickets does
not cover meals, but said that
the cost of the ticket and the
price of meals shouldn't cost more
than $10 per person.

NU C JFilJm Series

Friday

Feb. 2

HIGH SCHOOL
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SCHOOL§
177 Lawrence

7:00 & 9:15 p.m.

Admission $1.00

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SU.P PLIES

MON.-THURS.. 9to 5:30
FRIDAYS .. 9to 9
SATURDAYS ..
9:30 to 1:3

The Christensen Fishing Resort, located on the east side of Siltcoos
Lake near Florence, was recently donated to LCC by James and Lorraine
Christensen. The resort was built in
1939 by Christensen's parents. It has
seven living units, each containing
a refrigerator, stove, and wood heater,
but no hot running water.
An old general store, included in the
gift, is built on stilts above the lake.
Next to it are the docks and a dozen
rowboats.
The Christensens gave the resort
to LCC to be used for educational
purposes and for the general benefit
of the college. If sold, they stipulated
that the proceeds go to a perpetual
endowment fund in their names to be
used for scholarships,

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TORCH

Swedish massag e class based on physica l, emotion al premise
FOR SALE· 1964 Chev Impala •
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Excellent condition. $575. Call.
689-4297 or 344-1686

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WANTED: Room-mate. $100 per
month. All utilities paid. One large
room. Call. 344-2805 after 5 p.m.

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CHUCK'S AUTO SERVICE: VW
specialist. Complete mainfenance
and repair service. 1936 W. 8th
Ave. Call 345-7785.

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ASH students are invited to attend Immanuel Baptist Church, 450
G am e fa r m Road, Springfield.
9:45 a.m. Sunday School. ll:00 a.m.
Morning Service. 6:00 p.m. Evening Service. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. Prayer meeting. Nursery provided. Pastor Harold L. Fuller.

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T~RIFT AND GIFT SHOP. a umque place where yo_u can fmd ex?ellent buys and quahty used cloth10
~ for every m~mber _of the ~amily~ ?mall appllanc~s m workmg
~ondihon, h~us?hold items, sportmg goods, ~1ft items. Open Monday
through Frid_ay 10 a.m. to 4 P·~·
Monday evenmg 7-9 p.m. 2839 W~llamette Street, across from W1llamette Plaza.

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Federal and State income tax preparation in your home. Inexpensive
and personalized. Third year in
business. Call: Lou Nadell 1-6883172.

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FOR SALE: Chev. 3/4 ton. Rebuilt 283 and 4 speed. New tires.
Call 746-8139 before 10 p.m. Price
$525.

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bighorn. 2000 miles. $600. Call
343-3506 after 3 p.m.

by Marty Stalick•
On a basis of a one-to-one or
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one-to-two 1a 1onsh1p, comm umnecessity.
basic
a
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'' People do not realize,''
h
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as a
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con mue ,
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soc,i,a1 emo IOna1 an P ysic va1
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The true concept of the art
~urman Petty, a physical th_erap1st and a !1cense~ mass1eur of massage has been lost mainly
for 34 years, 1s teachmg an Adult because of "businesses" adverEducation cour~e .~n Massag~ at tising massage treatments, but
LCC. Petty said _Ma~sage !s a giving sex treatments.
The massage course has been
one-_to-on~ c~~mumcahon. It s a
popular since its beginning Fall
commg thmg.
''Massage," by literal meaning, Term 1971. Last year's enrollment
is a scientific treatment by cer- was nearly 80 students, and this
tain systematic manipulations upon year it started at almost 100 but
the nude skin of the human body, has since dropped to 75.
"I don't teach this course for
with the object of promoting and
maintaining a balanced circula- the fun of it," says Petty. "We
always have a large turnout of
tion."
Swedish massage, the type of people at the beginning of the term
massage employed by Petty in because of people thinking the
teaching his classes, benefits the course will be all fun and games ...
human body in two important ways: they're curious for the most part,
-it can . help increase total relax- and I don't encourage curious peoation of the muscles of the body ple. They soon find out that it
and acquire the same effects as means a lot of hard work," said
if the body had been put through Petty with a smile.
In massage theory, the first
a rigorous physical activity.
Petty also said_ it keeps the gen- hour of the three hour evening
eral overtone of the circulatory course, the students study personsystem in good working order by al hygiene, the psychological prinstimulating the flow of blood back ciples behind massage, anatomy of
to the heart, quickly. Massage is the human body, and the do's
• Special TORCH reporter Marty Stalick, in an attempt to discover
a unique circulatory problem and don'ts of massage practice.
what LCC 's massage class is about, receives a massage from Ellie
The final two hours of the class
reliever for people with a heart
Kilday, one of the class assistants. Stalick found the class different
condition or arthritis, according to are spent in the therapy room,
than expected. (Photo by Lenn Lethlean)
where students practice the art
Petty.
send to many of .Petty's students.
minute massage treatments before
"The sense of communication, " of massage on one another.
A millworker and his wife exto
accustomed
becomes
person
a
underreally
to
way
only
The
masseuse
professional
commented
that now they have a much
claimed
relaxation."
full
for
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ready
and
is
myself,
Ellie Kilday, one of Petty's part- stand a theory, I told
closer relationship than before.
Mineral Oil is usually used for
time assistants, "comes into it, to try it.
Many students, so enraptured with
massage purl?oses,. because of its
I was placed on a table and told
when you're massaging a person
the class have built massage tables
to take off my clothes. The art being a nutriment oil to the skin,
and you can actually feel (through
at home and are practicing in their
naof
out
primarily
made
being
a
as
explained
as
of relaxation
the fingers) just by muscle tension,
spare time. One student comtural organic materials.
theory did not come to m~
if a person is really relaxed. Masmented, "Massaging is a better
After my treatment was over and
quickly as I expected~ I perspired.
sage is actually the art of rerelief for my arthritis than asMy feet got cold. I rot red in the my extra set of hands had left
laxation."
Petty folded his arms and
pirin."
of
relief
partial
the
felt
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me,
nudity
near
my
from
first
face,
Commenting on the art of resaid bluntly, "Massage is not a
in a room of strange people; sec- my neck tension and left leg relaxation concept, Petty added,
sideshow, it's a profession." His
ond from the uncertainty of hav- laxed and then I wondered if I
"through technical interaction, hustudents agree.
up.
stand
to
able
be
would
body.
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mans have lostthesenseoft ouch...
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oneto
relation
its
in
Massage,
said,
reassuringly
Kilday
Ms.
of
sort
It's
massage renews it.
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The legend in the local area is that Edward Ragozzino can do no
wrong on the stage. "Where's Charley" will definitely be a plus in
support of that legend.
Farce is one of the most demanding forms of drama. On top of
this is added a 1o t of ornate dance numbers. P 1a c e all in the uncooperative Forum Building and it is a true challenge.
Rut Ragozzino used the one asset of the Forum Building theatre
to good advantage in his staging - -intimacy. He spilled the d an c e
numbers, the chases, and the action right into the audience, bringing
the viewers into intimate contact with all the fun of the performance.
David Sherman utilized the space in the Forum with a black and
white scroll like set that enhances the actors' colorful costumes, so
carefully designed by Wayne Ballantyne.
Nicola Craft, choreographer, worked out some exciting dance
sequences. The nature of this musical demands many numbers to help
carry the action along. Craft did this well in LCC's production of
"Where's Charley."
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time in his production, not even when the sets were being changed.
In "Charley" the momentum is kept up by actually changing the scenes
within the ~ction. The pacing of the whole production is well done with
all the components of this production---dance, song, acting, set, lights
working together to create a wonderful illusion.
"Where's Charley" is set during the turn of the century in Oxford,
England, and involves two young pairs of lovers who are trying to
g-et together against the wishes of the girls' guardian, Mr. Spettigue.
Mr. Spettigtie is supposed to be "protecting" the girls-but in actuality, he is protecting their inheritance. If the girls marry with his
permission they take the estate with them-but if against his will
he takes it all. . . •
Charley and his friend invite the girls out, assuring them that
Charley's Aunt (Donna Lucia) would be there to chaperone. The expectant aunt fails to arrive, which forces Charley to impersonate her. From
then on its a matter of getting Mr. Spettigue interested in the phoney
Charley's Aunt (she is rich) so the young suitors can pursue their .
girls.
Charley ends up being so pursued by Mr. Spettigue that he neglects his own girl, Amy. This works into a frenzy of chases, formal
tea parties, and quick changing disguises.
David Morgan plays Charley Wykeham. He stops the show with his
song "Once in love with Amy," a very demanding solo song and dance
number. Originally it was written for the talents of Ray Bolger, and
David Morgan shows he is definitely up to matching the role. A very
long number from the performer's point of view is all too short from the
audience: Morgan has dual roles - he must be Charley and also impersonate his aunt, Morgan handles both superbly.
Cherri Kottke, as Amy Spettigue, Charley's girl, comes off quite
well as the girl who's not sure she isn't being given the run around.
Kottke gives an in-depth performance of Amy, as with the song "The
Woman In his Room."
Craig Wasson as Jack Chesney, (Charley's friend) , and Janet
Jackson as Kitty Verdum (Jack's girl frienrl) played the other couple
giving a nice balance to Charley and Amy. Wasson and Jackson are
both quite talented and carry their burdens with no noticeable troubles.
Wayne Ballantyne, as Mr. Spettigue, is hilarious as the lecherous
suiter. Mary Ann Wish, as Donna Lucia D' Alvadorez, (Charley's real
Aunt), and John Coombs as Sir Francis Chesney, . (Jack's father), do
justice to a very pretty numher in the play--" Lovelier Than Ever."
Steve Boergadine was good as an aged butle~a very minor part,
but fun indeed.
The main thing with "Charley'' is that everyone involved with it
can help carry it along; there's no dead wood.
Wayne Kirchner handled the vocal direction, and Nathan Cammack
was musical director. It is a very professional jOQ. The only objection
to "Charley"being that so few people will be able to see it-tickets
are sold out for all performances. As a matter of fact when a producttion has been brought to such a professional edge it should be extended
for more performances. They all earned the standing ovation given by
the audience Friday night.
(Editors Note: Because of the large number of people wanting to see
the performance Ragozzino added another performance for tonight. But
unfortunately for those without tickets-tonight's performance is also
sold out).

Jan. 30, 1973

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proposed writing, film courses
The Film Study and Imaginative
Writing courses reported as approved additions to the Language
Arts Department curriculum in last
week's TORCH, have not yet attained official workshop status.
According to Larry Murray,
chairman of the ad hoc Workshop
committee,'' All proposed courses,
after the Office o(Instruction gives
their approval, must be evaluated
by our committee before they (the
courses) can become a reality."
John Howard, Language Arts De-

partment chairman, said that in
the excitement of getting the Administration's a pp r o v a 1 for new
courses, some erroneous information was given out. He said the
Workshop Cnmmittee has not seen
the application yet, but "We hope
they will grant approval at such
time they review the course application."
Howard added that the sign-up
list in the Department office for
the film course is only an indication of intention to register
for the course, not a formal preU nclassifieds ...
registration~
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President Chuck Packnett. Mr.
Packnett was elected Acting President of the Oregon Community
College Student Association (OCCSA) Jan. 20 after serving as the ·
organization's vice president since
October.
Whether Mr. Packnett will be
able to fulfill his commitments
to both LCC and the OCCSA remains to be seen. But OCCSA
By-laws indicate to us that the
organization has had doubts about
one person assuming so much
responsibility.
Section Two of Article I of the
By-laws reads:
"An Executive
Officer of OCCSA shall not hold
an executive associated student
body office for more than one
term."
Although Mr. Packnett has been
the OCCSA President for only 10
days, he did serve as vice president from Fall Term to Winter
Term, placing him in violation
of the organization he now heads-and he remains mum on the subject.
Although the ASLCC Senate has
no legal grounds for dismissing
Mr. Packnett (he's not in violation
of the ASLCC Consitution or Bylaws) the Senate does have a moral
obligation to persuade Mr. Packnett to make a choice between
LCC or OCCSA because LCC students, through their student body
fees, pay $275 a year in membership dues to OCCSA and $360
to Mr. Packnett for tuition.
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advantage of the Photon Pacesetter
will be it's ability to save space.
It uses 40 per cent less page space
presently require~dding up to
60 per cent savings, For example,
the Business Department has just
printed the third volume of a series
of manuals. The 500 page volume
could be printed on 200 pages by
the Pacesetter.
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The Photon Pacesetter contain5a mini-computer to enable it to set
50 newspaper lines per minute. The
machine uses discs and sets from
a glass matrix. The school's machine will carry eight type faces
plus a custom disc with some letters from the Greek alphabet and
also math which will enable the

A .Photon .Pacesetter type setting
machine will soon expand the capabilities of the Learning Resource
Center's Printing and Graphics Office many times over, according
to Printing Graphics Specialist Don
Johnson.
The purchase was approved by
the Board of Education last term,
and an agreement has been reached
to purchase the $20,000 machine
on a 30 month lease.
Last ye a r the Printing and
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first 6 months of this fiscal year,
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Nevv type setting machine to be acquired

Local woman writes on Montessori

A Eugene woman is the author
of a book released this month
about the Montessori Method of
teaching young children.
The book, entitled "The Montessori Manual of Cultural Subjects," was written by Marjorie
B. Kocher, wife of John W. Kocher,
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lane sweeps two
defeating Clatsop,
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If you check the league standing of the Oregon Community Col-

lege Athletic Association (OCCAA) basketball teams you will find,
solidly entrenched in third place, LCC. That in itself is surprising
LCC solidified it's hold on
when you consider the kind of ballplayers that left the Titan team after
the third spot in the Oregon Com - last year's talent loaded squad. It is amazing when you
consider the
munity College Athletic .A;:;socia- poor early season record that was
posted by Irv Roth's squado
tion ( OCCAA) basketball standings
Last year's team won 11 games and lost 5 to finish in third place
last week with victories against behind Umpqua Community College (UCC) and Central
Oregon ComClatsop Community College and munity College (COCC). They did it with people like Greg Taylor
Clackamas Community Co 11 e g e. who averaged over 30 points a game to lead the conference
in scoring
Both games were played on the -Terry Manthey, who at center swept rebounds
away like so much
opposing team's home courts.
dust, and guys like Perry Roper who came off the bench to constantly
Friday night in Astoria an un- spark the team to a scoring spree.
inspired Titan team took on the
They are all gone now, either graduated or transferred to other
last place Clatsop team which had schools, as did Roper who now plays for Southwestern Oregon
Community
only eight losses on their league College (SWOCC). The only man who returned to this year's team
is
record play.
6'4" forward Alex Iwaniw.
As expected, Lane took a halfThe early season record indicates the lack of playing experience
time lead of 39 to 33 but they did under Coach Roth.
The Titans dropped game after game, capping
not blow Clatsop off the court in an early season by playingthepresentleague leaders Linn-Benton Comthe second half-which also might
munity College (LBCC) at MacArthur Court and getting blown out of
have been expectedo Clatsop hung
the gym.
in there, aided by Lane's inaThat's all over now. The Lane luck changed with the very first
bility to hit crucial bonus freethrow
league game against Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) in
situations in the late minutes.
Pendleton. Lane overcame a height disadvantage and with Marty Merrill
With two minutes remaining in
pouring in the baskets from outside, took an upset win.
the game LCC even trailed 58 to
They proceeded to beat Chemeketa, Judson Baptist, lost by a
56. Freshman guard-forward Tony
narrow margin to SWOCC, beat Central Oregon, beat Umpqua, barely
Williams hit one basket, and Rod • lost to the giants from Linn-Benton, and beat both Clatsop and Clack- ,
Cross scored another to put Lane
amas to round out their league record to seven wins and two losses.
_ahead_for good. Final score, Lane
The reason for the improvement? "The team is starting to play
64, Clatsop 62.
together, it's not like five guys out there now." That ·analysis comes An LCC gymnast practices on the rings before Saturday's meet with
Tony Williams was the hero for
from Greg Green, a former bench warmer, now starting guard for
Southern Oregon College. LCC captured the meet by a score of 74.17
. Lane as he hit 10 out of 17 shots
the Titans.
to 40.34 as Larry Barkemeyer won the all-around competition. Barkfrom the field and two of three
Green is a 1971 graduate of Thurston High School where he played emeyer competed in all six events to gain his victory. (Photo by
from the freethrow line for a
ball for the Colts . Greg waited a year before making his tryout for Ole Hoskinson)
total of 22 points. Rod Cross adthe Lane ball club. '' I laid out a
ded 16 tallies for the .· Titans.
ye a r and played with Woodruff
It was Rod Cross who led LCC
(Steve Woodruff, starting guard
to another win Saturday night alast year for Lane) and those guys,
gainst Clackamas with eight clutch
and they' re good, I knew I could
points in the late minutes of th 9t
play high school ball, but I didn't
game.
know about college," explains
In the first half of action it was
by Steven lock·e
Greg.
all Alex Iwaniw for Lane as he hit
Lane took four of the six events
Despite a week of tiring workHe proved that fact to both him12 first half points and six field
during the meet with SOC to obouts or blistered hands, the LCC
self and to the basketball fans -at
goals to pace LCC to a half-time
gymnastics team scored a decisive tain a score of 70. 95. The team
Lane early in the conference sealead of 39 to 31.
victory over Southern Oregon Col- was awarded the extra 3.22 points
son. Greg started coming off the
The Titans increased that lead
lege he re Thursday night, Lane because of Barkemeyer' s all abench to give highly regarded
in the second half to 12 points
took the meet by a score of 74.17 to round performance.
freshmen Rod Cross and Tony
Gyorgyfal vy went on to state that
at one time. Then Clackamas beSOC' s 40.34.
Williams a rest, then, when those
gan a rally and chipped away the
Larry Barkemeyer of Lane put "our performance was worse than
two received injuries, Green broke
lead until Lane only had a margin
a week ago. Our gymnasts were
on a surprising firstperformance,
into the starting five and has stayof one point, 47-46, half-way
by entering in all six events and tired from a hard week of praced there.
through the second period. Then
taking the award for the best all- tice and some of their hands were
Greg's soft outside jumpers and
Cross pulled-off his heroics to
around gymnast. Coach George Gy- blistered and raw. " He explained
lightning quick drives are a conpower the Titans back out in front
orgyfal vy commented on Barke- that "winning the meet isn't the
stant source of irritation for opwhere they remained to capture
' meyer's performance, saying "it most important thing - instead,
ponents. He hits the long shot with
the game 73 to 66.
took a lot of courage to enter all most important is the individual
a touch so accurate that defensive
Cross totalled 18 points to lead
six events considering that this was performances.' '
guards are forced to come outside
Lane while Alex Iwaniw was held
LCC will travel to Portland,
Barkemeyer's first meet and that
Greg Green
to cover him ,closely'--that's when
to only one basket in the second
he just recovered from a recent Thursday, where they will meet
halt He finished with 14 points.
Portland State in a dual meet.
he gets the first step on his man and hits the layups: "A guy can press illness.' '
Linn-Benton still leads the conyou so much 'til you have to go by him" says Green.
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guards. The backcourt pair is constantly stealing the ball off the dribble
of guards like Umpqua's Syd Kosmicki and SWOCC's Dan Dollarhide,
and turning it into layup baskets at the Titan end of the floor.
Friday Feb. 2:
Blitz
The layups are not the only things that LCC is hitting this year,
Gymnastics Portland 7:00 p.m.
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one of the plays Lane uses extensively is a guard-or forward-around
W r es t 1 in g Ch e m e k e t a CC
Draft
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tain CC 7:30 p.m.

by Lex Sahonchik

Iron Cross

Barkemeyer takes all-around
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by Lalana Rhine

Gou the rn Oregon College (SOC) connected on two shots in the last
few minutes of overtime play to down Lane Community College,
39 to 36, Friday night in a women's basketball game.
LCC led most of the game, leading once in the third quarter by as
much as seven points . But SOC took advantage of LCC's turnovers
late in the third quarter to cut LCC's lead down by two at the end of
the quarter.
With two of their starters sidelined with four fouls in the last
quarter, LCC's defense weakened, and with 1:25 left in the game, SOC
tied the game, 33 to 33.
LCC . s forward Sharon Isaacs scored from outside with less than
a minut~ to go in the game putting LCC back in the lead 35 to 33.
Lane had the chance to widen their lead to four points when SOC
fouled center Judy Heidenrich. But Lane missed both shots. SOC
grabbed the rebound and with 44 seconds left on the clock SOC's
Rosie Richard scored to tie the game, 35 to 35, and force play into
overtime.
Not until there was less than a minute to play in overtime did
either team score. It was Isaacs, connecting on a freethrow shot to put
LCC ahead by one. .
With 49 seconds left in the overtime, SOC's Rosie Richard scored
a lay-in to put SOC back in the lead. SOC then widened this difference
when Richard again connected with only six seconds left on a long
shot from outside, and wrapped-up the game, 39 to 36.
.
High scorer for LCC -was •guard Sharon Baugh with 12 pom_ts,
six of them coming in the third quarter. Rosie Richard was high
scorer for SOC with 15 points.
"I feel the turnovers cost us the game," said Coach Sue Thompson.
·' overall, though, l' m very pleased with this game."
According to Ms. Thompson, SOC is considered an "A" team and
should be playing in the " A" team league. But SOC had the option of
playing either "A" teams or ·' B" teams and went with the " B" teams.

students at· LCC
Take your broken arm, sprained
ankle, or whatever injury you might
have, put it through some therapy
and watch it heal into a transferrable PE credit!
According to Fred Sackett, a
physical education instructor, any
student with an injury can enroll
in a new c I ass called "Correctives," and receive transferable PE credit. This process enables the student to enter the
class whenever the injury is sustained, work on some type of therapy for his particular injury, and
then exit from the class after
putting in 30 hours.

Sports Briefs
Intramural Coordinator Jack
Heisel announced last week elimination play table tennis tournament
beginning Feb. 5.
Participants are requested to
sign-up by Friday at the Intramural
Office in the lobby of the main gym.

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Sign -up sheets for the intra•mural badminton tournament are
posted in the locker rooms and
at the Intramural Office in the
main gym, according to Intramural
Coordinator Jack HeiseL The event
is open to all students and faculty.

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Womens basketball team
falls to SOC in final surge .

Therapy credits

A person can take up to five
terms of this class and receive
one credit for each term. According to Sackett, all five credits can be transfered to another
school.
Sackett pres c rib es therapy
workouts for the handicapped student at LCC: These students spend
30 hours each term in the therapy
room on routines planned for their
particular handicap. Thus, they
receive transfer PE credit 1 although they do not take any of the
normal PE activities classes,
The most common injuries Sackett works with are back and knee
injuries. He also works with wheelchair quadraplegics (all four extremities paralyzed) and cerebral
palsy,
There are several pieces of
equipment available to students
in the therapy room. In "heat
modalities therapy'· the whirl pool,
sauna, hot packs, infra-red light,
diathermy (deep heat), electrical
stimulation, and ice may be prescribed . And exercise equipment,
such as wall weights, bicycles,
stall bars, the shoulder wheel,
forearm straightening equipment,
parallel walking bars are therapeuticaUv advisable for the handicapped.
Sackett has a bachelors degree
in physical education from Washington State University. He attended a physical therapy school for
two years at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota before coming
to LCC. Sackett has been teaching
at LCC for five years.

TORCH

lniuries, illnesses hamper grapplers

Going for the belt
The LCC Karate club took three 3rd places in a meet this weekend
at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington in which
they went against schools from across the Northwest.
Third place winners were heavyweight brown belt Jerry Davenport,
heavyweight white belt Zane Smith, and lightweight white belt Jerry
Gordon. According to Coach Bruce Comes, the club consisted of all
_rookies and one returning fighter. Everyone won at least one fight.
"They all did a beautiful job of fighting," said Comes.

by Steve Busby

The LCC Titan wrestling team
finished the L an e Invitational
Tournament with only one first
place Saturday. They were hampered by injuries and illnesses.
Dave Parks and Steve Huffman
were idled by injuries while Curt

LCC scheduled to host badminton tourney for all ages
by David Butler

The 1973 Oregon Senior Closed
Bad m int on To u r n am e n t is
scheduled to be played Feb, 10
and 11 at LCC.
It is the second consecutive
year the state meet has been held
at the college, which also cosponsored the 1972 national tournament last Spring. :co-sponsors
for the February tourney are the
Eugene Parks and Recreation department and the Eugene Junior
Badminton Club.
Play is open to any member,
regardless of age, of the Oregon
Badminton Association. Senior (adult) memberships are $2, and Juniors and students can join the Association for $1. Memberships will
be available at the registration
table before the tournament.
Entry fees for Seniors are $2. 75
for the first event and $1.25 for
each additional event, while Junior fees are $1 per event. Con-

testants are limited to four events.
Competitors may mail their entries to Dale Crawford, P.O. Box
1213, Eugene, Oregon, 97401, or
telephone 343-6225. The deadline
for entering the tournament is
Monday.
Match play is scheduled to begin Feb. 10 at 9:30 a.m. with the
finals slated for Sunday, Feb.11 at
11 a.m. First and second place win-

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(continued from page 10)

wards and guards)." That aspect
is borne out by the ·ract that the
top scorer is seldom the same man
from game to game.
The battle, it seems for Greg
Green, is not against other players.
He handles them with ease. But
it is with his own self-confidenceo
It appears he is winning that
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Shower facilities and shuttlecocks will be provided, but contestants must bring their own equipment and towels.
LCC has 10 playing courts and
five warm-up courts in the main
gym, located at the north end of
the campus.

Crone was forced to sit this one
out with the flu. LCC did not
have the depth to make up for the
loss of these men as the University of Oregon JV' s dominated the
final standings.
Ken Wolfe, returning from an
arly season injury, captured
Lane's sole first place finish as
he won the heavyweight division.
Paul Foster, Willis Carmen,
Rich Bucholtz, and Eligher Jones
all finished in third place in their
respective weight classes.
Next weekend the Titans will
return to OCCAA action with a
match against Chemeketa Community College in Salem on Friday night. Saturday night LCC
hosts Central Oregon Community
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Jan. 30, 1973

LCC instructor
monitors plants
by Sue Cor.win
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Jay Marston checks responses of plants
Have your mean, vile, destructive thoughts-killed any plants .
lately? Or are your plants flourishing under your tender loving care?
Jay Marston, LCC science instructor, suspects that there is
something to theories of "plant communications."
Marston , who is an expert on plant communications studies,
says that science students at LCC have been doing special projects
outside of class in this field. He says that all of the experiments
are based on those done by Cleve Backster, a former CIA polygraph
expert.
Backster was experimenting to see how fast water travels from
the roots to the leaves of a philadendron plant. He attached a polygraph
machine to the plant to try to find out.
To his amazement, he noted that the plant's polygraph pattern
was similar to that of humans under stress. Holding a burning match
by the plant, or cutting it, or thinking of harming it all caused emotional
reactions from the plant.
LCC students completed similar experiments both for scientific
reasons and '' just for fun."
Though Backster thinks that plants really do sense and react to
the thoughts of humans, Marston says he's not sure. Marston's uncertainty is due to the problems involved in scientifically controlling
these experiments. He says that it is very difficult to isolate the specific
stimulus that the plant is reacting to.
Last year a group of Marston's students went to the Snack Bar
in the Center Building and hurled hate thoughts, through the air,
at a plant back in the SciencEt Building. Then they recorded the plant's
reactions.
At the exact second that the group directed hate thoughts towards
the plant, the plant had a very violent reaction through a high plateau
of polygraph recordings, Marston explained.
When the group stopped thinking hate thoughts, the polygraph
line returned to normal.

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Closin9 of Frontage Road exit appealed
by Jim Gregory

Members of the LCC community
and neighbors of LCC appealed
a County Comntission decision
Wednesday to close the Frontage
Road exit. The County Commissioners had previously ruled
the exit to be closed because of
what they termed, "high accident
rates" at the exit site.
According to Al Driver, Lane
County director of public works,
the Frontage Road exit makes a
sharp dip and turn off 30th Avenue.
Because of this dip, cars sometimes cross the yellow line when
pulling off 30th Avenue.
Driver said since 30th Avenue
has a basic law speed limit many
cars are traveling very fast when
they turn on to Frontage Road.
Bill Cox, LCC superintendent of
college facilities told the Commissioners that if the Frontage
Road-30th Avenue exit were closed
traffic would be back up on 30th
Avenue every morning. As Cox
also pointed out all the traffic from
Eugene would have to use a single
entrance to the campus. Cox told
the Commissioners that many
people use the Frontage Road exit
rather than the LCC exit because
of the volume of traffic.
Cox suggested Frontage Road be
made a one-way entrance at the
convergence of 30th avenue.
But property owners on Frontage
Road told Commissioners that making the road a one-way still would
not solve their problems.
R.Q.Burely, who owns a home on
Frontage Road, told the Commissioners that closing the exit, or
implementing Cox's proposal to
make the roadone-waywouldforce
residents to cross the LCC entrance to get on to 30th Avenue.
He asked the Commissioners to
drive out to LCC during morning
or evening rush hour traffic and
try to cross both lanes of traffic.
Another home owner, Roy
Ricker, told the Commissioners
that he had lived on Frontage Road
since World War II and during that
time the only accidents on the
road were caused by LCC students.
"They come off 30th Avenue like
the're flying an airplane ·and end
·up in a ditch on the other side,"
. he said.· "The people who live

the property owners at a later date
as to the Commissioners decision.
Yesterday Nancy Hayward,
Commission chairwoman, said the
Commissioners have not reached
a decision yet, but should make
a ruling at tomorrow's meeting,
scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in
Room 200 of the County Court
House.

there never have accidents," he
added.
The Commissioners also heard
from numerous other Frontage
Road property owners, all supporting keeping the intersection
open.
The Commissioners told the audience they would take the hearing under advisement and notify

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tect full-time employees, whose
contracts cannot be reduced. She
directed attention to the Board's
proposal which reads ''. . .parttime payroll is the only segment
of finances which can be adjusted
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John Bristow, part-time instructor from the Business Department, voiced fears that the
academic reputation of the college
would suffer from the flat-rate
pay cut because it would discourage
highly qualified persons from applying for part-time positions.
Joyce Harms, Faculty Section
chairwoman of the Staff Associa-

tion, said the Board was trying
to "save money by hiring parttime people" at the flat-rate. An
early, and possibly inaccurate, estimate of the savings under the
flat-rate proposal was $135,000,
said Ms. Harms.
Mark Rocchio, part-time instructor for the Social Science
Department said he feared that
instituting a flat-rate for parttime faculty might eventually result in the establishment of a flatrate for full-time faculty as well.
The Faculty Section of the Staff
Association has prepared a statement which is hoped to represent
all faculty veiws of the proposal.

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cal superiority. The Pentagon
now claims that the Sm·iets
are catching up in technolog~·The Soviets. for example.
have developed a stellar inertial guidance system which
uses the stars to. keep missiles
on an accurate course.
Mills as Target - Former
Sen. Fred Harris, D-Okla .. is
now laying the ground work
for a national campaign to get
Congress to work in the open
rather than behind closed
doors. Harris' new Populist
Institute, we have learned,
plans to lobby in the home dis-

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I have missed articles in the
TORCH relating to this gentleman,
but after five terms here at LCC
I have not ever heard Mr. Schafer speak to an assembly of students on LCC policy making, nor

who
hide their committee work
from their constituents. Harris' first target likely will be
Wilbur Mills. chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee. Harris has told aides
he will go personally to Mills'
district in Arkansas to bring
the point home.
Otto Who? - FrPs.h man
Sen. Jim Abourezk. D-S.D ..
passed largely unnoticed at
inauguration parties held this
month for President Nixon.
The reason: Abourezk wore a
badge that identified himself
as Otto Schmink. The Senator
explained to us that he felt
people· were more likely to
;;peak frankly with Otto
Schmink, Average Citizen.
than .Jim Abourczk. U.S. Senator.

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have I any idea what our Presi- from last year that have turned
dent looks like. It seems to me professional after getting their
that a person who is President massieur licenses;'' Petty conover as many students as those . tinued. "Four of the six are workwho attend LCC should be de- ing here in Eugene at the health
Spas and the other two are in
serving of more attention.
In short, just what does Mr. Portland and Medford."
A good massage will run in the
Schafer do, and how does he afvacinity of about $15, "Any more
fect me as a student?
Sincerely, than that and you're being taken",
Gerry Ebbighausen
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RIDESTOP

If you hitchhike, either from necessity or because you find it the best way to get around, a new
system has been designed to help you.
RIDESTOP, an experimental method of transportation, is designed to be easier, faster, and
safer for students commuting to and from LCC and
the University of Oregon.
Blue and yellow RIDESTOP signs, designating
areas for hitchhiking, started going up in the EugeneSpringfield area last •week, according· to LT.j.ga
Larry Bacon. public affairs officer at the Naval

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and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in
Eugene. Navy personnel assisted in the project.
"This will make it easier and safer to get
a ride because there will be no parking in the
RIDESTOP areas. It will be easier for drivers to
pull out of traffic and pick up riders," said Dena
Wild, one of the project coordinators for RIDESTOP

Inc.

RIDESTOP Inc., supported by $545 in student
funds from LCC and $73 5 from the U of O paid for
the signs and received permission from Eugene and
Springfield city officials to put them up.