¥11trd time's a charm LCC budget passes analysis by John Loeber Following two budget defeats and a cut of over a quarter million dollars, LCC saw its budget approvl:!d by a 3,000 vote margin on September 17. Areas cut back as part of the election strategy included instructional expenses, student services, financial aids, and capital outlay. When the budget committee made the cuts it included an increase of $182,000 in tuition money and juggled money within the budget. Specifically, the committee transferred $45,000 out of the operational fund to be used for Federal equipment This will provide a matching money. total of $90,000 for instructional equipment. Reduced Financial A.ids matching ht a five-to-one money by $31,000. matching rate this move cut financial aids money available by $155,000--enough to provide work study supplements for 155 students. The final election, with a voter turnout of 35 percent, came after four months of tense waiting and sporadic campaigning. In the end, the levy is still more than $500,000 outside the tax base granted by voters in the 1972 general election, which was set at $2.6 million, the same level of support the College had received for four y2ars. The total college budget (for funds received from property taxes, tuition, state and federal reimbursement) now totals $16 million. Between the 1972 general election and the budget election in May of this year, the College lost support in over 25 precincts, including the strongest traditional areas of support - River Road, Santa Clara, and the South Hills area. hfter seeing defeat by a three-to-one precinct vote in the July 9 budget election, the College Budget Committe_e cut its request. Twelve days later, on Augus t 12, the Business Office revealed a new estimate of revenues, based ,, on tax assessments, which lowered the tax rate by 4 1/2 percent to $1.52 per $1,000 assessed property value. business. \ ' student services 63% instruction administration community relations approximate budget spending the week of september 24,197 4 vol. 12 no.1 lane community college LCC finds 'Women in the men's room' by Charles M. Potts "h virtuous woman may not seek a career," is a popular cliche, said Dr. Jan Newton, lead RDOkesparson . ., "n LCC '"ponsored seminar-workshop Saturday entitled "There'~ A Woman In the Men's Both restrooms in the Forum Room." There B.. •1"'"tl: were marked Women. really were women in the Men's room, and it was the males' turn to seek al+ernatives. Addressing a full audience of about 300 women and 30 men in LCC's Forum Auditorium she said women seeking work in non-traditional areas "will have a struggle. . .. it will take courag:e and help from other women to prove your own equality." The early morning s minar began with discussion of myths about women's physical inferiorities, emotions. intuitions, and place. Two panel discussions then followed: The first was comprised of working 0 women in non-traditional jobs and the second was composed of several local .-mployment directors from industries and :-n~panies considered leaders in the employment of women in non-traditional jobs. "I'm interested in becoming myself. I see that as a· human role rather than Men were always taught to a womans' hunt and I was always taught the dishes. It's difficult to learn things now,'' voiced Linda McIntosh, receiving applause and emph::1tic response frvm the audience. Sue Thompson, who works as a carpenter and painter, said she had an appointment with Chief Jones of the Eugene Fire Department, and walked into the office saying "could you tell me where She to sign up to be a fireperson?" said the firemen '' just sort of stared.'' S"v~ral women at the conference indicated that their education and degrees were working against them rather than tccmtinUfi!d on page 7) other P.O. Box lE Eugene, Oregon 97 401 Radio offers feedback by John Loeber The staff at KLCC, Lane's FM radio station, recently decided too many people are left frustrated after hearing the latest newscast. They noticed people still have unanswered questions about the news and feel uninvolved with the decision making process. The Living Room Referendum (LAA) a monthly program, is an outgrowth of the attitude at KLCC that a radio station should do more than entertain . LRR's Producer, student Roger Wood, says the people who created our representative form of government never imagined it would be possible for every voter to participate in the decision-making process. But he feels modern communication makes it possible. Here's the LAA idea, simply stated: A timely, controversial topic is chosen, (a topic with which our elected representatives must deal). People representing all sides of the issue are invited to present their viewpoints during a live radio/television simulcast. At the same time the local newspapers print ballots listing possible solutions. As the debate appears on television and radio, the voters can sort out the issues in the comfort and privacy of their own living rooms-then phone in questions and comments, to add to those of the live studio audience. Within a few weeks the ballots are sorted, counted and delivered into the hands of our government representatives. According to Wood the point of the LRR series is to provide a means for voters to affect decision making in government. He claims, "If we can get a signed ballot from even five per cent of the voters in the county, we can consistently influence the workings of government." He added that even a lean response would not be ignored. Topic selection is the most difficult part of the LAA program, explains Wood, "It would seem that there are scores of likely subjects for LRR to deal with, but we try to deal with live, unresolved issues the local community is concerned about." The first LRR in June was about Solid Waste Disposal in Lane County. The August program was on the proposed School District 4-J Budget. Future subjects include alternative and mass transportation, urban development in Eugene, environmental protection and campaign reform. KLCC is also planning a new program called Talkback, an outgrowth of the LRR idea. Instead of selecting a panel of experts to debate an issue, the KLCC staff would choose an existing group (County Commisioners, City Council , Board of Education) that meets regularly to deal with issues of immediate interest to the loc·a1 community. Wood says the County Commisioners could be given two hours of broadcast time to deal with a pre-selected issue, with a ballot printed in the local newspapers. He says the rest would work just like LRR, with the ballot results delivered directly to the decision makers. "These are exploratory ventures into areas of broadcasting that are basically uncharted, " envisions Wood: "It will take a while to work out the bugs and for the 1 community to pick 1,.1p on LRR and Talkback. " " Of course, " he admits, " programs like Talkback and Living Room Referendum cost money to produce. KLCC has embarked on a campaign to finance them, but we haven't reached our goal yet. " The next Living Room Referendum will be Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m., on KLCC at 90.3 FM (stereo). Page 2 TORCH Sept. 24.1974 the terrace, around the Center Building, down a flight to the mid-level courtyard, up more steps: A _balcony to the left, a ramp to the right. Corners to turn, angles to explore, walls to look over, lawns to cross, dust to raise. Flow. LCC is a concrete maze with very few dead ends. Tripping around the Center Building all roads, all ramps, all stairways lead everywhere and, fl.owing randomly, it is easy to end up where you started. To end up where you started . . . completing a circle. The campus is full of angles and squares, but it is also a circle. ' Squares: Organization, separation, definition, compartments, departments. Art is separate from sociology, which is separate from philosophy, which is separate from math, which is separate from But one day I sat down, closed my eyes, took a number of deep breaths; and in the calm let my frayed nerve ends slip up toward the surface of my skin. Up from where they fortify th~mselves against daily life. Then I opened my eyes and saw the campus for the first time. Then I walked barefoot and felt the campus for the first time. Then the words came. Words like human dimensions. Human, personal space amongst these massive concrete slabs. Space like the sunken square around the small fountain near the cafeteria. Space that's not defined by walls which separate people. Instead, space which is gently defined by lowering an area around the fountain three small steps; suggesting separateness, not imposing it. A defined space of human, personal, dimensions, and therefore a functional space. Words like openness. Feeling the Oregon sky unbroken by tall structures; seeing the countryside rise around the campus. LCC is concentrated so that it may be open. It is close, but not closed. Words like photography. The campus is pictures more than it is words. Stark surreal pictures, or simple human ones. Fine abstract photographs of forms repeating until they shape a new form; photographs of visual depth, with a foreground of traditional structures contrasting more bizarre shapes in the background. feature by fT!BC mckelvey Symphonic themes. Crescendos. Personal dimensions. Photography. Fluidity. Eye seduction. Play. Openness. Flow. Squares and the circle. These might seem like strange words to describe a college campus that is mostly poured concrete, but these are the thoughts and feelings I get at LCC. For seven months I wandered around this concrete maze we call our second home and ran into dead ends in my thoughts of it. .... The circle: Unity, integration, connection, perfection, power, flow, the hoop of life. LCC is square and angular but it has a center. It is unified, completed, by forming a circle around the center. A circle which traps the energy generated there and rechannels it back to its source. Someday take time out. and do whatever it is you do to open your pores, to bring your nerve endings to the surface. Then feel your way around campus and see if the ramps invite you to flow. See if the angles invite you to explore. See if the circle brings you home. Words like flow. Flow . . . up the ramps, across open your heart TORCH Staff & your home editor associate editor . to a plant • advertising manager Any ro('m can be brighter, friendlier and fresher- with green, growing plants from the Indoor Garden. Choose a lush hanging fern, a leafy climbing plant, or line your window 5ills with pots of all varieties. at the Indoor Garden you'll find the area's largc·st selection of green plants- -and helpful advice on how to care for them. So, visit the Indoor Garden soon- and put a little green in your life! ~:a feature editor & plastic * Macrame hangers pots * Gro-lux Jone Robertson production manager Bob Norris J.O. Moore Judy Van & baskets books tfie INDOOR GflRDEN 14th & Pearl, Eugene Mac McKelvey photo editor lights * Soils & fertilizers * Indoor gardening *Ceramic & hand-thrown pottery Norma Van J. Peter Johnson graphics Clay Charles M. Potts art director Featuring: * John Loeber Member of Oregon Community College Newspaper Association • nd Oregon N~wspaper Publisher s ,-ssociation. ThP. TORCH is published on Tuesdays throughout the regular academic year. Opinions expressed in this newspaper are not necl!ssarily those of the college, student government or student body. Nor are signecl articles necessar,ilythe view of the TORCH, All correspondence shoul d be typed or pr inted, doublespaced and signed by the writer. Mail or bri ng all corresi,ondence to: TORCH, c• nter 206, Lane Community Coll ege, P.O. B n li\ 1-E, Eugen!!, Oregon, 97401 . Telephone 717-4501, Ext. 234. '"No-vv- I ' m making it' after ao years Sept. 24,1974 TORCH Page 3 by Bob Norris Jim (Robbie) Roberts is 42 years old. During 20 of his 42 years he lived in prison. He has committed crimes ranging in severity from drug transportation to armed robbery. He is now in LCC's Self-Help-OrientedPeople (SHOP) formed around the concept that ex-convicts can assist each other outside the prison walls. Robbie is outside the walls now. He's trying to cope with his past and what it has taught him. At the age of five he says he was given the label "incorrigible!' and then "stuck in a little room" by himself. The dialogue below is from an interview with Robbie: He believes he has untangled his past now and sees a future for himself. The overall purpose of SHOP, according to Robbie, is to "create an awareness within us as individuals that we can have positive change through interaction within our own peer group. "Through SHOP we learn that not only does someone care, -but that many other individuals are tax discount available EUGENE, OREGON NORRIS: How did you get going in this cycle of ' committing a crime, going to jail, getting out, committing a crime, and so on ? ROBERTS: Through some people who didn't have much understanding of what human beings are. They were so-called sociologists and psychologists but their concepts were all wrong. NORRIS: How do you mean "wrong?" ROBERTS: I think they put tags on me as a youngster that I didn't know the meaning of, which created in me -- well, they were somehow kind of negative -- which reinforced negative concepts. I can rationalize this now because I'm 40 years old, . but when I was five years old and told I was "incorrigible" an9 then_stuck into a little room all by rcontinued on page 6~. Property taxpayers can qualify for a three percent discount by paying their bill before Nov. 15, according to Ruth Nettles of the Lane County Tax Assessors Office. Although the timing of the Sept. 17 budget elections only allows the assessors 28 days to bill landholders, Nettles said local residents should be able to qualify for discounts. She said state law requires taxes to be levied by Oct. 15, leaving taxpayers 30 days to qualify. Jesse Fasold, State Sci1ools superintendent, claims the new Ia w restricting levy election dates for Oregon schools and other local governments infringes on local control. He wants the 1975 Legislature to consider revising the law. "The law is not only a headache to local educators but can raise havoc with tax assessors and collectors and the general public," he said. 33 RARE & EXOTIC TEAS UCKEHZJf 1'~0fFEI~ COMPANY interested and concerned. Sometimes it is hard for some of us to relate to society -- the same society that put us behind bars. SHOP helps us to do that." The Gatehouse Wf'lcomes New Students To The Area Favorite Beverages Food Pool Live Music 8:30 pm. to 1:00 am. Sun.-Thurs. BELTLINE & 1-5 ROBERTSON'S DRUGS YOUR PRESCRIPTIONOUR MAIN CONCERN Atrium Bldg. 10th & Olive 30th & Hilyard 343-7715 Attention All Students Oct~ber is your month at Ed Pape's Service Department A valid student body card is worth 10% on all service work done on your Volkswagen in October Off Parts & Labor Call for appointment 34 J- 3307 If you will transfer to the U of O in 197 5 or 1976, you may want to - Freshly Roasted Coffee 11(0)©/@ TRANSFER? get a head start on Army ROTC. Take it for Credit at Lane this year. Look up Captain Philip Richey at Registration or call him at 686-·3102 ~------------------------Start waking up with a head start ... --, instead of a startled .head The !Iv MELLOW Offer expires October 31.1974 ,J. MoRNING '~-= ~ w AKE-UP With 5 ERVICE Horoscope-·Weather 343-9935 Page 4 TORCH Sept. 24 1974 CONSTRUCTION BUILDING ACTIVITIES COST COMPLETION CONTRACTOR Performing Arts Performing Arts Theatre $1. 6 millon October Todd, Roseburg New Building Nelson, Eugene Remodeling Center Building basement Fourth Floor Dial Retrieval Printing/Graph ics Language Arts Social Science Study Skills Completed $540,000 l Early Octobe~ Mechanics Building Mechanics $ 97, 000 Completed LCC New classrooms Data Processing Data Processing $ 15, 000 Completed LCC New classrooms Business Education Business Education $ 15, 000 Early Winter LCC New classrooms Parking Lot Community Education $ 16, 500 Completed Allsup, Eugene lot, signs, lighting Industrial Tech Welding $ 10, 000 Completed LCC New ventilation Maintenance College Facilities $637,000 No started six month job VIK, Eugene E JVIK, Eugene Alert, Eugene New building Sept. 24 , 1974 TORCH Page 5 photos by Jane Robertson· campus construction • continues [N ing Page 6 TORCH Sept. 24. 1974 Jim Roberts interview ... (continued from page 3'1 myself, I didn't really understand why I was there, except that I .was no good, I was really incorrigible, and therefore I shouldn't be. out running around with my brother and other kids m" age. You see, I can even now flash-back and remember. There was a real self that I think is pretty positive, but somewhere along the line it got crushed and I think that this happened to a lot of I think that this happened to a lot of people. I am not saying that I am special. . . but for me as an individual, my to blossom . . NORRIS: So actually. this experience made you rebel in your early life? ltpushed you on to a convict's conrsa? ROBERTS: Sure, It's hard to go back and think about what kind of an understanding I had then. I just knew things were wrong. Okay, let me make a statement: I believe that in each and every person there is the real self that is bQautiful and good. Now I can verba 1ise ttat. When I was five years old, I couldn't. I just knew that there were things about me tha-t were real and beautiful, but oeonlP kPot saving "no-no-no' and so, somewhere along the line (because I was told "no-no-no' or "you can't do that' ) my concepts became distorted. With me, the more physic~.! they became, the more hostile I became. Every time they whipped me. I just f:Ot tougher inside. I got mor11 ~alloused ..:_ and the more calloused you become, the more hos- tile you become. . . . I hated it. But outwardly I showed (the nrison personnel) that I was "adjusting' to what they werewantingand finally, when I got old enough to understand how to pick up a pistol or a shotgun. I knew what to 90 with it. • NORRIS: When did you first go to the penitentiary? ROBERTS: We11, I didn't go to tbe penitentiary until I was 24, but there were some reformatories in between. Not counting the county jails, I had he@n in five institutions before I even got to the penitentiary. NORRIS: What were you sent up for? ROBER TS: Tran8portation of drugs. NORRIS: You were a "pusher?' ROBERTS: No, the transporter. I "-'as taking it from the source, taking it to the middle. I drew five yQars. I served 45 months· of it. • NORRIS: When you got out, how long d;.d you stay out? ROBERTS: I stayed out almosttwoyears, then I went back to Walla Walla for for- • gery and then I got out and got busted for ex:..con in possession of firearms, did that time, went back to Walla Walla for another ten-year go, got out ofthQre, came back t o Oregon for a burglary ""d out WHAT'S NEW? of that burglary transpired half a dozen armed robberies all over the state. I'm clean now, but I have a wide and var,ied experience. . . but it's been my nroblem too, I don't deny that. duce in me was the idea that I was a good· person, something that I had always known, but had always been told I was not. Newgate was the thing that pushed me on. . . they're reaching out to me, so it's about time I start reaching out to them, NORRIS: The times that you were out, too. If Newgate hadn't been there to what or why did you go back to crime? begin with, I would probably still be laying around the penitentiary. ROBERTS: Number one. by shyness -because I wasn't able to exp"ess my real NORRIS: What curriculum are you studyself; number two. the stigma of being a ing here at Lane? convict and going out looking for work, because you do run into it - - those arQ ROBERTS: I'm taking the machine techprobably the two maior reasons. nology course which is a part of myback- NORRIS: Do y_ou feel that the program you're in now at l,CC -- Newgate, and SHOP _: is helping you? ROBERTS: Definitely yes. What happened was, I finally did get up and say, "Roberts, you've got todo something to help yourself.'· That was about the time that Newgate (Prison schooling and school-release training) came into the It was for older guys -penitentiary. guys who had been in the penitentiary two or three times and who were not being rehabilitated. Newgate was a treatmentnri-nted program and so when I went to Newgate, the first thing they began to in- teach Army ROTC at LCC this year. U of O Credit through D.C.E. Look us up at Registration, or call Capt. 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ID)UJ1FIF1t r-------------------.f>N 11.Y- When I first came (fo LCC) I wanted to get into some kind of psychology or sociology -- wanted to go out and save the world tyoe thing -- but I found out that I've got to save me, and to do so, one of the wavs is tn o-o •-'-o the machine shop, and another way is by staying free. Your Favorite Food & Beverages The Dept. of ·Military Science will ~;ttit ground in crime and when I was on the outside: When I was out I would usually go to work for a machine shop, so I figured why not utilize it here? NUT NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY the Original sea Ji;, ~. ~,o They fit everyone 881 East 13th ., O,t, b,.o ., "'oA "'o,.. <r'c-,• 'o,, Take Army ROTC at Lane. Look up Capt. Philip Richey at Registration or call him at 686-3102 /:', Max's '.bo,,. o,, 550 E. 13th Sept. 24, 197 4 TORCH Page_7 Julia Does It Again by Charles M. Potts there in the past' said Smith. I showed Julia Pommert, the LCC student sether what the work would be. She had only the being ting precedents last year for plans for the summe-r but considering female student enrolled in all male physthe wages, she accepted.' This wasn't a once it done has classes education ical case of a girl getting a job " said Smith again. '' it broke down the resi;tance in that "This summer," revealed ByronSmith, department. They didn't think a woman employment director for Weyerhaeuser, at , could work it. She's doing a very good job.'. LCC's conference There's A Woman In The Men's Room, "I remembered the artLast year, venturing through the red icles appearing in the TORCH (April 9, tape, Pommert registered for a Men's 16, and 23) and contacted Pommert, and Body Building class for Winter term and offered her a job" - one of the hardest a Men's soccer class for Spring term. and dirtiest he had--pulling green chain In both cases she was refused and the in a mill. decisions were later overturned, allowing her to re-enroll and participate in the "We never had any women working classes. AReview b:;1 t1cu Mc k'elvet1 Making a good film--one that is both entertaining and thoughtful, one that succeeds as a story and has meaning beyond itself--requires a slick piece of alchemy and just the right balance of conscious intention and intuition. If the author is too conscious of his idea, the film stands a good chance of seeming contrived. On the other hand, if the director's process is solely intuiti'le the film may easily lose all relation to its audience. I make this point because_'' The Apprenticeship of Duddy _KravHz," appearing through next Tuesday at the Oakway Mall Cinema, tries to be a good film, but suffering the first dilemma, it fails. In "Duddy Kravitz" the creators are too aware of the symbolic value of the events in their story. This awareness distorts the reality of the film's characters and scenes. In the film, events are symbols before they are real and one can almost see labels on the different scenes which read: Duddy Proves Himself to the Family, Duddy Bottoms Out, or Duddy Heals in the Canadian Wilderness. The scene where Duddy Gets His First Taste of the Land serves as a good example of how a too conscious attempt at symbolism can destroy a scene. In the scene Duddy is speaking with his grandfather who is planting tomatoes in the little plot of land he has for a yard. He is teaching Duddy that "without land you're a nobody,' · and touches Duddy on the cheek with his muddy fingers. Duddy rubs his cheek clean with his then ever so naturally licks fingers, his fingers clean, literally tasting the rcontinued from page I' being beneficial. Employers, they said, feel that because some women are overqualified, they would be unhappy with the work and wages. In short, women are faced with the need for more training in an unpredictable job market. other people at the conference said the problem wasn't just how to break into a male dominated job market, but how to get a job when national unemployment is up to about five percent. Bud Dye, representing Weyerhaeuser said, "you don't find many women electrical and mechanical engineers.' His associate, Byron Smith, offered insight into the problem of hiring women into good jobs. "There are a lot of jobs in any mill that women can do. The problem is that for years we have operated with a union that has dealt with caucasian males. A system has moved in, all the hard jobs are the ones that we are now filling because of seniority, the better jobs are As times go on, girls already filled. who wish to do other than traditional jobs may have the opportunity.'' Jack Cuie, representative for the Civil Rights Department, assessed the job situation as becoming progressive. He said land. As hard as he tries Drevfuss can. not make the movement seem natural. : This same weight of symbolism strains the credibility of every major character and scene in the film. It should also be said that Duddy Kravitz's life is more of a tragedy than an apprenticeship. When the film opens Duddy is ahyperactive high school graduate living in the slums of Montreal wi!h his father and older brother. Because offamilypressure because of his own persecution complex, and because of his growing up in a motherless home, Duddy is driven to succeed, to make money, to command people's respect and affection through becoming ~nd he is ruthless in his somebody. drive. The tragedy is that it is the strength of this drive, born in the need for affection, that eventually forces people out of Duddy's life. The tragedy is that the events in Duddy' s life should lead him to realize the self-destructiveness of his drive, should lead him to more human values, but don't. In the end, Duddy is the same hyperactive, driven person he was at the beBut he is alone. ginning of the film. He has lost his grandfather's respect and the affection of his woman friend. In the final scene, he leaves the neighborhood diner not really knowing First he walks one where he's going. way, then another, and finally goes back in his original direction down the street and out of the frame. In the final analysis his life is !ike a fruitless, hysterical baseball game: Plenty of hits and errors, but no runs. that it is "getting better all the time. The last six months has been quite successful with some companies. Small companies have more empathy,' revealed Cuie, "rich companies don't really feel the pressure.'' One of the problems he explained, is that "women don't come in and complain.' Cuie's office is located •. in the state office complex, number 301, on 7th street, Eugene. He said that ''we have registered 178 complaints in the last year, we know theremustbeat least 3000.'' With the information of what is currently being done and promises for the future, the discussions opened for direct audience participation. Ken Hills, an LCC counselor, said "how to get from here to there (unemployment to employment) takes strenuous activity.' He indicated thatthe LCC Counseling Department will offer as much help as possible. ii. woman from the audience stood and said, "one of us stands up and says I want to be counted. A man say's you're not being a lady. We can't stand up? I don't want to spend the rest of my life on a typewriter. How are we going to find out what we are good for?' ' - ~ ~, lj,J\\\~'fl~- •Imr,orted • Clothing . ·llndNm~ dooi9.M> 1 •50010 µ2brm:; •jowe{ry • jewe{py 5U()ph85 10'36 Willamette -attf 2441 H!!J'ard Country Living Close In We hear requests for this kind of a listing all the time. If this is wh~t you've been looking for, be sure to be the first to call. Small 2-plus bedroom, 11/2 acres, 7 minutes to LCC Large work shed with horse stall inc~uded, 2 wells, excellent opporhmity to grow ....... only $26,500 call Quinn at 343-5677 or 2t 687-1155 Nichol's Real Estate the BOOK MARK Open Mon. thru Fri. til 9 pm. 856 Olive St. Eugene 34 5-1401 Sch.o.larsll.ips If you are enrolled in Army ROTC at LCC, you are eligible to apply for a full-tuition Scholarship. Call Capt. Philip Richey at 686-3102 Page 8 TORCH Sept. 24. 1974 , " , editor ial This new year finds LCC in a period of change. The campus is taking on a new look and the people new attitudes. There are unions on campus this year and bargaining is taking place. Staff and instructors are demanding employee's rights and the Administration is taking on the aspects of business management. Some say the family feeling has gone and some call it maturity. A new student government renews old promises, and holds promise for the future. We hope some of the mistakes of past years can be bypassed this year. The new funding system for student agencies may help. It has equal potential for hurting, with good intentions. The staff of the TORCH is growing. With a new format ans! new staff come new policies. The emphasis is on usable news and information by and about LCC. There are no distinctions between student news, staff news and administrative news. One group cannot exist without the others. Our concern for LCC causes us to look beyond the campus. We see enrollments dropping at State colleges, and State support shifting from two to four year colleges. Voters react to national developments through their votes on local measures. A new highway appears at our door- step and we wonder why. Why are land prices soaring? Throughout, we feel the College trying to realize the meaning of II community college 11 , our involvement with the community grows. Of course, as journalists we cannot ignore the less positive events around us. And so we notice: The new catalog states, "Each student is responsible for informing himself of those (College) regulations. LCC Board policies and procedures are subject to change without prior notice. " We find this statement unacceptable. The students·of this campus don't have a union, are not employed here, are only temporary. But students have every right and responsibility other campus groups enjoy. Students are the consumers, and education is the service they purchase. No longer will this den_m nd for these services allow administrators and instructors to' completely determine the product. Degrees don't sell, and education must be able to fluctuate with the student need, for today's job market, and today's realities. No other group would have this statement directed towards it. The students of LCC will hopefully not accept such a statement as valid or binding. And if necessary, will take established steps to have it retracted. letters Dear Editor: ... "'I Three years ago, the Evening Students at LCC were virtually ignored by the A dministration, the ASL CC Senate, and the TORCH. At that time there were approximately 800 Evening Credit and 4, 800 Adult Education students in evening programs. This is a small number of students and could easily be overlooked. At that time a group of concerned Evening Students were appointed by the LCC Board of Education forming the Evening Program Advisory Committee. The Committee, working with the Administration, began to develop Evening Programs to meet the needs of the Evening Students. Although many areas in the Program are still lacking, the process of development has been set in motion. For the first time since the Committee was formed, the ASLCC Senate has acknowledged Welcome to the Associated ,.,tudents of Lane We students are Community ,...allege rASL CC)! the most important part of the outstanding T CC campus community. ,,,he ASLCC Senate, our elected student representative body, is charged with the responsibility of protecting student rights and expanding the scope of student input to the entire educational process at 1 ane. ,..,omprised of one freshman and one sophomore enator from each major campus department, five ~enators-at-T arge, and five '[;"xecutive nmcers, the ~enate provides student involvement in many campus service and policy-making ~roups aimed at solving problems brought to us by fellow students. in order for us to effectively represent you, we MUST know what you want and we uusT have your help' While you may not have the time to While you may not have the time to your help! be a ("lenate member, there are many other ways for you to actively serve yourself and the student body at the same time. me urge you to call LCC extension 221, stop by the '"'enate "!fices on the second floor of the renter ~uilding, or attend ,.,enate meetings every other Thursday at 3 p.m. to find out how we can work together to seek improved student services and curricular enlightenment on our campus. Sallie 1 • Torres ASLCC 0 resident _.... -., the presence of the Evening Student. They have made a commitment ·to work with the Evening Program Adviscry Committee towards equal educational opportunity for all Evening Students. Our thanks and appreciation to the ASLCC Senate. I saved the TORCH for last because I have to ask a question. Does the TORCH have a commitment to all students at LCC? If it doesn't, then it is doing its job. If it does, it has failed. Three years ago the TORCH ignored the presence of students on campus after 5 p. m. and it seems to be sticking with that policy. Students shouldn't be penalized because they can only get their education at night. This fall there will be an estimated 2, 000 Evening Credit Students, and 6, 000 Adult Education Students. Can the TORCH ignore 8, 000 students? Bob McCarty Chairman Evening Program Advisory Commii. r-'.·2 1 _.... Welcome to LCC, "a special kind of place" where students and st2ff cooperate in providing unparalleled opportunities for your further education. Returning students will find a number of new and improved facilities while new students will undoubtedly need assistance in finding their way around the campus. •he students of LCC havQ elected a dedicated group of leaders who are available to assist you in many ways. non't hesitate to ask for help. r ane is staffed by an excellent group of people who want to make your stay at T.cc an epjoyable and profitable experVou will find them friendly and ience. eager to be of assistance. Rest wishes for a successful year. Eldon r Schafer President