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Patrol car a •d isaster

by Cindy Hill

•
When Sue Harris, a student here
at LCC, injured her ankle on Nov. 1,
she requested a ride to the hospital,
::ind Campus Security complied.

Tate, one of the guards. "We just
tell them what the rules are- -but if
they smoke in the buildings, we tell
them to go outside, and if theycontinue
to smoke in the buildings, we have
But on the way to the hospital,
to report them,'' he said.
•
the Security Department's one and
"the work study program has
only patrol car ''overheated'' and • proven to be effective in that it enables
almost broke down.
the supervisors to concentrate on more
"Our patrol car is a total disserious problems on campus,'' said
aster,'' said Paul Chase, eveing superRandy Hart.
visor of the Security Department. The
Among the many responsibilities of
patrol car, six years old now, is used . Campus Security are: protection of
everyday- 24 hours a day--to patrol
private and school property; investigathe parking lots. Sometimes used,
ting assault and property disputes;
(as in this case) for emergency transinvestigating vandalism; assisting stuportation.
dents and staff with automotive probThe Security Department says it
lems.
cannot afford to purchase a new
According to the Security Departpatrol car becuase this year's budget
ment, LCC has the lowest theft rate
allocation will be spent on a "desperately needed' · 2-way radio communications system. The communications system will enable the Security
by Jan Brown
Department to transmit information
A dozen aging vehicles, high in
about problems on campus, such as
milage and low in dependability, comthefts or injuries, to the main Security
prise LCC's transportation fleet.
office quickly. Communication has
A new vehicle has not been puralways been a problem in the past,
chased for three years and no funds
according to Chase.
are budgeted for future purchases,
The LCC Security Department is
according to Bill Cox, superintendent
allowed approximately $4,750 per year
of college facilities.
for maintenance, equipment, alarm
"The proposed three to five year
systems, and communications. "This
serial levy discussed at the Nov. 13
figure is less than any other community
Board meeting could possibly provide
college in Oregon,'' claims Randy Hart,
funds for vehicle replacement,' Cox
weekend security officer.
ventured. "Vehicles are high on my
Approximately $50,000 annually is
list of priorities, but we have cut back
spent on salaries for the four fullall capital replacements.''
time security officers, one part-time
Two 1971 Torinos, each with over
officer, and the director of Campus
100,000 miles, and a 1972 Pinto with
Security, Mark Rocchio.
a 30,000 mile odometer reading make
These officers are all specially
up the LCC carpool.
These cars
trained in an acadmey for campus
are used for staff travel to conventions
security officers• at Mt. Hood Comand conferences, field trips, athletic
munity - College. Besides this trainmeets, and for frequent trips to the
ing, many of the officers have degrees
Florence Skill Center.
Ross Barton has an A.A. in general
When a personal car is used the
education, and Randy Hart, Paul Chase
expense is borne by the individual
, and George Smith (part-time security
department, whereas campus car costs
, officer) all have degrees in electronics.
are part of the General Fund. If
The Security Department has 11
the three cars become inoperative, all
work study students and law enforceautomobile expenses would come from
ment students acting as security
individual department budgets.
guards--three of whom are women-The college owns or opeates sevwho are paid $2 an hour by the Fineral other ca ~s:
ancial Aid Department.
President Schafer's car, a 1974
The Security Guards usually work
Pontiac Gran Prix, is leased by
three to six hours a day, five days
LCC
from
Parmenter
Pontiac
a week. Their jobs consist of patrollfor
$119 per month on an oningthe parking lots, buildings and cafgoing lease arrangement. LCC
eteria to watch for theft and vandalmaintains the President's car.
ism.
The
Physical Education DepartThey also have a duty to watch
ment also leases and maintains
for drug traffic on campus.
"We
an 11-passenger van from Novem-,
usually don't hassle anybody for smokber to May to provide transporting marijuana on campus,'· says Fred

of any of• the community colleges in
Oregon, and are often called upon
to help in solving thefts from other
campuses. The Security Department
believes their success in keeping theft
at a minimum stems from the fact that
they use human dignity in handling
problems, and because they handle
each case on an individual basis.
"We don't use guns," says Randy
Hart, ''Guns cause more problems
than they solve.'
The Security Department called
themselves "people workers,'' because
most of their job has to do with dealing with the students and staff.
'W're just here to assist the students and staff and to protect their
property,'' Hart concluded.

lane com_munity college

December 10, 1974 Vol. 12 no. 11
•P.O. Box lE Eugene, Oregon 97 401

LCC Transportation fleet sinking
•

ation to athletic events.
Five vehicles are used for maintenance and on campus delivery.
Three war surplus pickups purchased in 1967 carry the work load
1 for
landscape and physical plant
1 ·maintenance.
I A pair of used, step-down mail vans
I were purchased for $500 each last
year, according to Cox, and are used
, for on campus delivery of janitorial
supplies.
Cox explained that "LCC has one
good bus which is used almost
every day, and a 1957 war surplus
model that is "limited to a 40 mile
radius of campus due to its lack
of dependability.''
Neither of the two security vehicles
leaves
campus
except for an
emergency, according to Ross Barton,
daytime security supervisor.
Security's 1956 F~rd pickup is used
for striping parking lots in the summer
and for year round replacement of
campus signs. It is also used for
student aid.
Someone occasionally
gets stuck in the mud or has a dead
battery.
Cox summed up the condition of
the LCC vehicles by saying, "in my
opinion, they're a bunch of junkers.'

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Problems plague Senate

by Rick Bella

(Editor's Note:
Last week, a letter
appeared in th TORCH from a reader
who expressed dissatisfaction with the
ASL CC Senate. In response to this letter, TORCH reporter Rick Bella
talked to several Senate officers and
members of the College Administration.
He now files this analysis.)
Although Senate sources admit that
the Senate has been relatively inactive
this year, they blame this lack of
on a myriad of problems
action
ranging from disagreements with
College Administration to hassles innate in their own structure.
Specifically, Senate sources point
out these problems:
• A losing battle with the Adminisration for control of the budgetary
process after the creation of Special

Programs and Activities Fund (SPaF)
Committee.
the
cabinet
• Infighting among
officers resulting in the controversial
resignation of First Vice President
John Richard.
• Confusion among newly-elected
senators as to operaing procedures.
• Being bound to what may be aa
outmoded structure which does not
accurately reflect the needs of the
school.
• The Special Programs and Activities
Fund (SPAF) was created by the LCC
Board of Education last summer to
deal with the budgeing of campus projects which are co-funded by college
and student monies. These are athletics, health services, the TORCH,
the ASLCC, and the Concrete State-

ment (the literary arts magazine).
This came on the heels of a recommendation by the ASLCC Budget
Committee to reduce funding of athOne source told
letics by $16,000.
the TORCH this Senate action angered
the College Administration- -because
"we (had) voted to cut money from
their main source of public relations.'·
The SPAF Committee is chaired
by Jay Jones, director of student
activites, and includes three members
of the student body _ chosen by the
ASLCC Senate, and three members
of the faculty appointed by President
Eldon Schafer.
The normal budgetary procedure
requires that those activities eligible
for SPhF money must submit clear
budget requests to the SPAF Com(Continued on page 1)

Feds air student records
by Theresa Doran

Textbooks 'sexist'
says educator

Recently passed federal legislation to those required by the new law. Stucontains provisions which will have a_ dents may see their records simply by
by Willie Weatherly
direct effect on local schools, including asking .to do so, and access to the records
Sexism and r ac ism are being taught
LCC.
is already limited to the student.
The Family Rights and Privacy Act
But the Privacy Act does create a in Oregon schools, according to Dr.
which became effective Nov. 20, denies problem with the financial aids records. Gwendoleth Britton of Oregon State
federal funds to institutions which do not Some parents have requested that students University.
Britton, who holds a Ph. D. in educapermit parents, or students over the age not be permitted to see family financial
of 18, to view a student's records. The statements, and there is some confusion tion, bases her opinions on the findings
same rights are accorded students attend- over whether students should have access of -a study she conducted of the textbooks
used to teach reading to students from
ing post-secondary schools.
to this information.
kindergarten to the ninth grade. She will
An extension of the law prohibits
When asked about how ths problem
parents from viewing records of stu- will be handled at LCC, Francis Howard, make these findings known at a meeting
in
d~nts who are 18 or attending post-second- director of Financial Aids, said,"Wehave of - the _ State Board of Education
ary schools, without the student's per- a responsiblity to the parents," and until Salem, Dec. 12.
The Board is meeting to consider
mission.
,
the law is clarified the current policy
One facet of the law of particular of privacy for these records will con- approval of textbooks to be used in
importance to students is the right to tinue. So students cannot inspect their Oregon's primary and secondary schools
challenge the content of • the records, parent's financial statement if the parents for the next six years. Britton hopes
to persuade the Board that many of
if upon inspection any discrepancies are request privacy.
found. Prior to the transfer of records
At this time LCC has records for the books recommended to the Board
the student must be notified and have over 100,000 students which have been teach sexism, racism, and prejudices
against minority groups such as the aged
and handicapped.
Women in the textbooks, Britton says,
are given a limited amount of career
roles, mostly that of mother, and are
often cast as "inept,' "ridiculous,' and
"ludicrous.'
In addition, women are
rarely given dynamic personalities or
responsible positions.

the opportunity to review and, if desired, challenge the content of the records.
A record must also be kept in the
student's file establishing the identity
and purpose of all persons who view
the records. Written permission must
be obtained from the student to inspect
records, with the following exceptions:
school officials, including teachers with
educational interests, school officials
from schools to which the student has
applied
for
admission, and those
officials connected with a student's
application for financial aid.
This
law
will have "virtually
no impact' ' at LCC, according to Bob
Marshall, director of registration. He
explained the Student/Staff Bill of Rights
has already established practices similar

(Continued from cover)

Then

built up over the last ten years. State
and Federal law require that financial
records be kept for five years and all
other records indefinitely.
These records appear to be in good
hands, however.
One member of the
Student Records staff recently refused
a parent access to a student's records.
She was rebuked for trying to ''break
up the family unit,' but held fast and
protected the student's right to privacy.
She said "its very surprising'' to find
out how many people think they are
exceptions to the privacy conditions,
including police officials an,d credit agents.
She says the Student Records Office
will continue to steadfastly refuse to
allow any unauthorized individual access
to a student's records, without written
permission.

"The mother role is fine," says
Britton, "but · many women are motnerplus. And they're competent career
people. But they're not shown as competent, intelligent human beings in the text-.
books. They're being ridiculed in story
after story."
Britton related one story from aninthgrade reading skills book about a store
in the Old West where a man could buy
a wife. One patron is particularly dissatisfied with his purchase and returns
the merchandise. He is given directions
on keeping her happy and is also told
how to get satisfaction from her.
As an example of racism, Britton
told of a story about a Native American
boy named Silver Twist who goes out
to hunt a buffalo. After he has found
his prey and wounded it, he goes over
to finish slaying it. The animal lifts
its head and licks the boy's hand. Silver
Twist proceeds to slash its throat with
his knife. At the end of the story there
is a study question which asks, "What

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have you learned about Native American
culture from this story?' '
in a text from the Alpha~ One Program
series, children are taught a poem which
Britton says is "very demeaning' of a
man with club feet. She claims handicapped people for the most part are
ignored- that is, there are very few
stories about them at all.
Britton feels that the root of the
problem is that writers and editors of
textbooks are "programmed'' with all
these biases themselves and therefore
are not aware that they are furthering
these prejudices through seemingly
'' innocent" reading materials. She says
there are no textbooks available on the
market that do not contain these examples
of sexism and racism.
As a possible solution, she suggesed
that school districts might want to writei
and produce their own material although
she conceded that this would be a timely
and costly venture. "In the meantime,''
she said, "I think we need to perhaps USE!
economic pressure in order to forcEi
publishers to produce the kinds of
materials that are acceptable."

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A spec1al pre-registration session
will be held December 14 for returning
evening students at LCC, according to
Bob Marshall, director of admissions.
The special Saturday session will
enable all Fall Term evening students
_ to confirm their enrollment in the
§ Winter Term evening classes of their
choice, prior to the December 17-19
registration dates. Although the re§ turning students may pre-register for
any evening courses the college offers,
§. they must complete registration during
the official registration dates.
§
The pre-registration will take place
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the second
floor foyer of the Center Building. Only
evening students presently enrolled at
LCC will be able to reserve a spot in
evening classes at that time; others
will register January 2, 1975.

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governmental ropes. •
"We had to initiate our own workshops
all those groups must meet with the
in the hope that we could make our
committee to iron out differences over
allocation.
The committee must then
participation in student government into
submit a tentative budget to Dean of on a committee and 'front' for the Dean, ,power base (by creating the SPAF Com- an educational process."
Students Jack Carter for recommenda- the Board, or anyone else.'·
mittee) so that all the separate groups
Mass Communication DepartmentSenfight agains·t each other . . . . We are ator Cindy Hill has called the first of
tion.
ASLCC President Sallie Torres added,
reduced to puppets."
In theory Carter must present his "Dean Carter is dealing with a philothese sessions "a success."
ideas about the proposed budgets to sophical feeling.
There is no ASLCC
All through the summer, •Richard
• The structure of student governSPAF, , where they could hopefully come policy _which says that Cabinet members
worked against the payment of salaries ment--with two student representatives
to terms.
Then the budget would go should not be paid a salary/'
to the Executive Cabinet, and stated sev- from each department--was designed when
back to Carter and on to the LCC Board
But Carter did not see this as a
eral times that he would not accept one. college departments were spread out over
of Education.
Toe Board has in the breach of policy, and says so, adding
During the summer, the Executive Cab- many locations throughout the county.
words of Jay Jones, "the final respon- that sending the budget back to SPAF
inet acts as the Senate in the absence of
But when the separate operations of
sibility for funds collected here.'
"would not have changed their view or
the full body, and the five members con- these various locations were consolidated
But this did not happen.
mine . . . prior to presenting it to
tinually divided on the issue.
on our present campus in 1968, the old
"Dean Carter ma.de recommendations the Board.'
"I do not agree with Sallie Torres," governmental structure prevailed.
over and above ours," said SPAF Com• Another major reason, according to
Richard declared. "I like her personally,
"Departmental senators are ab..:
mittee member Greg Goldner, a student. Senate sources, is infighting among but I can't see her position. She spends solete,' said Jay Jones to a TORCH
"W e had no chance to reconsider, and Cabm·et offi'cers.
more time with (the College)
Adminis,
reporter last week. "The model we work
tration than with students, and
In a memorandum to the Senate issued
were not advised of changes that he
) gets no with does not cater to the needs of a
on November 12, First Vice President
feedback from them (stug_ents . •'~
made.'
commuting student body. A more equiThe change that Goldner refers to is John Richard resigned, stating "We don't
He went on to say . that a list of table system would have representation
the cutting of salaries for the ASLCC have a student government, and we won't
questions should be presented to depart- by location reflecting the common needs
Executive Cabinet.
until we have a President who will conment heads asking for help in the areas of people who live in the same area
Adm1·n1·stration and demand that
listed in his resignation.
the
front
Senate
voted
salaries
to
Last year's
in the county.' '
the Executive Cabinet at $75 per month. our needs as students are met.''
"As it stands,'' Jones continued,
His office, next in line to the presi(The Cabinet is comprised of the First
He went on to describe tl1ses needs
dent, is vacant. It can only be filled "the Senators-at-Large have to search
and Second Vice Presidents, the Pub- as being a student union, increasec;I child
by appointment by the President to be for a constituency to represent. Twelve
licity Director, the Treasurer, and the care, higher quality food, more input in
ratified by the Senate.
to fifteen - people would adequately do
President, who already receives $200 all /decision-making bodies, and "a col• An ever-present probl~m, many Sen- the whole job."
per month salary and whose status would lege administration who will work for _ ate sources claim, is that Senators have
The ASLCC Senate is not modeled after
not be affected.)
the benefit of the students instead
no clear understanding of the ~rocedures the federal government, and has no real
The cabinet feels it deserves salaries, of their pocketbook."
of the government after elections. Even provision for a separation or balance
since the work they do often prohibits
Richard, elected -last spring, made
after studying the reams of material of power.
them from holding outside jobs.
But this statement to a TORCH reporter
on Senate functions, they usually have
• - For example, the head of the execuCarter put the $3,600 intended for sala- last week: "Student government is comonly the vaguest grasp of what actually tive branch, the President, chairs the
ries into the SPAF contingency, where pletely ineffective. Their hands are tied
happens.
,
legislative functions. The President also
it still sits.
by the Administration. We can't change
This has been a particularly grave appoints the chairman of the Judiciary
Reactions to this move were unfa vor'."" our documents until Spring Term, and
problem this year as there h~s been Committee, (a group functioning to hear
able.
, must work within outdated ones.''
a large turnover of Senators, with only student grievances) who has traditionally
"The Dean managed to -do it this •
He commented on the SPAF issue in
one returning from last year.
been the First-Vice President.
time,' ' said Jones, "but I don't intend ·bitter terms: "hll direction that Dean
- Torres noted the lack of AdminisTorres complains of a lack of guideto let this ha~_~!!__again. I will not sit Carter has taken has divided the student
tration-sponsored programs to teach the lines for appointing the Judiciary Com(Continued on page 2)

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Consumer help here

If you paid for an unsatisfactory pro-

duct or service from a company, and were
frustrated in your attempts at locating
help, you may find relief yet.
The LCC Library has obtained a comprehensive list of the governmental
agencies to contact for specific consumer
complaints, which is free upon request.
Compiled by the Consumer Services
Division of the Department of Commerce
and supplied to LCC by the Oregon
State Library, the list contains approximately 380 different types of complaints,
followed by the name and phone number

of the government agency concerned with
that problem.
The list was compiled in July of 19'74
and is the most recent publication of its
kind, but if a phone number is changed
or your area of complaint is not listed,
you are instructed to call the Consumer
Service Division in Salem at 378-4320.
The table on which the list rests is
located about 40 feet straight into the
library through the main entrance. If
you have trouble locating it you may
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Federal grants avail able

Over one million students have applied
for the Federal Government's Basic
Opportunity Grants so far this year, and
it is still not too late to apply.
First or second year students can get
between $50 and $1,050 to help with
educational expenses. Basic Grants provide eligible students with a "floor'
of financial aid which can be used ay
any one of over 5,000 eligible colleges,
junior colleges, vocational or technical
schools, career academies, or hospital
schools of nursing. It costs nothing to
apply for Basic Grants, and they never
have to be paid back.
Before applying for a Basic Grant,
students must meet three important
criteria:
• be a US citizen or permanent resident
• be enrolled full time at an eligible
institution of postsecondary education

• be enrolled in postsecondary school
after April 1, 1973.
To apply for a Basic Grant, students must fill out an "Application for
Determination of Basic Grant Eligibility''.
These applications are available from the
school's financial aid officer, or by
writing Basic Grants, Box 1842, Washington, D.C. 20028. Even if a student
has applied for other financial aid, he
or she must fill out a separate application for a Basic Grant. Four to six
weeks after submitting an application,
you will receive a "Student Eligibility
Report' which notifies you of your eligibility. The amount of the grand depends
on financial need and the cost of the
school which you are attending. The
student must take this report to the
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Lane Community College has been
called all the!=:A things.

t;arly comments were skeptical, some
were downright degrading and all shared
theme that Lane could never be a
the
valuable, productive learning institution.
But perhaps the most significant label
for Lane is "prestigious." It's one that
should make the skeptics think again.
"The Number One community college
This is the descripin the country.' '
tion given Lane by many members of
the League for Innovation in Community
Colleges, of which LCC is now a member.
The League is an elete group of
16 community colleges considered to be
the most progressive, innovative schools
in the nation. Representatives of the member colleges meet twice yearly to ex-

change ideas for improving the function
of their schools, to develop workshops
and classes, and to plan informationgathering trips.
Lane has been a valuable contributor
in the area of individual instruction
and study skills development, according
to Bert Dotson, LCC's representative
Instructors from Lane
to the League.
have participated on several foreign
expeditions, the most recent of which
was to the Middle East, a trip made
by Paul Malm of LCC's Social Science
This summer's trip reDepartment.
sulted in the development of his new
contemporary Middle East class--which
is described within the TORCHLIGHT.
Dotson who is also assistant to LCC
President Eldon Schafer, attributes Lane's
high national standing to its basic philosophy of concern for individual needs.
It is the olicy of the school to search

out every potential student, discover their
educational needs and then attempt to satisfy those needs.
The most recent results of this policy
are the $503,000 Skills Center in Florence and the probable use of KVDO
television station in Salem for broadcast of accredited college courses.
Learning ReKeith Harker of the
source Center (LRC) says the philosophy realizes itself in the form of the
individual learning packages available in
the majority of the classes at Lane.
These enable students to enter or exit
at will, and to utilize variable credit,
so that the student can learn at his own
another reason for LCC's
speed.
success is R_roviding_ spec,i al services
for students, such as financial aids, legal
services, and health care. Read about "
these services in this issue of TORCHLIGHT.

Health and Social Science

You too can ...
start a course

New cla;ses and workshops at LCC
are sometimes initiated by a student.
Students with ideas for a course should
first contact Mary Jeanne Jacobsen, curriculum assistant (her office is in the
first floor of the Administration Building). She will assist students in sel• ecting the proper department which will
then assign an instructor to work with
the student to develop a proposal.
b. proposal must include a justification (tabulated survey of interested
persons), a course descrip~ion, an outline and a budget analysis.
The budget analysis is done by Hank
Douda, instructional budget officer, and
includes the cost of the proposed class
and the manner in which it will be funded. Some of the ways a class may be
funded are:
, * By related department's budget
* By a grant
* By special fees
dealing with experimental
Classes
subject areas usually begin as workshops,
Participating
according_ to Jacob~en.
students evaluate a Workshop and tfie
results are summarized to determine
if the workshop will become a regular
a Workshop may be offerred
class.
twice within the same year on the inWorkshops must be
approval.
itial
approved by the Officer of Instruction
but a class must be approved by the
Office of Instruction, LCC Board, and
the State Board of Education.
The Office of Instruction has a set
of guidelines to determine ,if the credits from a new class or workshop are
transferable

HUMAN SEXUALITY--HE 199 (Heal
and Social Science Departments)
(3 hours) introduction to the develo
human sexuality to be offered Wi
include: Sexual anatomy and physi
pressions of sexuality, influences
normal sexual behavior, variation
Fra
malfunctions. Instructors:
Fraleigh, 2009-01, MW, 1400-1530;
Social Science Department

INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOL
Psy 213 (Social Science Departm
class will include lectures, labs
concerning physiological activities
behavior. The neuron, the endocri
system and peripheral nervous
Scott Lindsay, 27
Instructor:
INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING-Department) This 3 credit hour
mental research in the areas of ani
It will include stimuli response, sig1
ing, verbal association, concept,
Memory, transfer, forgetting and ir
Instructor: Scott
be cc»1ered.

1200-1300.

HISTORY OF THE WEST: MEN, M
Hst 207 (Social Science Departm
course offered Winter Term.
American history from 1800 to 19 •
the Mississippi river to the Pacific.
and social history including great
and mountain men. Instructor:

1930-2230.

CHINA: TRADITIONAL AND MhO
Department) An introduction to h
and culture and the Peoples Rep

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Mass Communication Depcriment

CREATIVE DRAMATICS--WK 203 . (Mass Communication
Department} 3 credit hours. Creative Dramatics is a supportive
enrichment and developmental course for those persons either
already in teaching positions or preparing for teaching and/or
working in pre-school educational organizations. Students will
learn and use skills and techniques in creating new avenues of
expression for children of all ages in any educational environment. Instructor: Mary Forestieri, 3300-21, MW, 1500-1630.
,LJSTENING--SP 235 •(Mass Communication Department)
This course is 3 1..,redits (3 hours) to be offered all terms.
Class will analyze listening behavior with an emphasis on
jeveloping an understanding and appreciation of listening
as a vital element in the communication process. Goal is to
help students improve listening proficiencies in a variety of
listening settings. Instructor: V. DeChaine ·., 3300-15, MWF,

iooo-1100.

INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN MASS COMMUNICi\.TION-WK 203 (Mass Communication Department) 3 credit hours.
an historical survey of the mass media in the US, inte_nded
to identify the basic technological developments, intermedia
relationships, governmental regulations and public attitudes
which have caused the media to operate as they do today.
(Team Taught), 3300-15, MWF, 1000-1100.
Instructor:

RADIO DRAMa WORKSHOP, WK 203 (Mass Communication
Department)" three transferable credits. The emphasis of
this workshop will be on creating a sound described as
"audio verite," which literally means "the quality or state
of being true or real. Studio techniques will be integrated
with audio verite as a means of exploring sound. Students
should have some expertise in the technical workings of a
tape recorder and be self-directed. The workshop will produce two hours of unique radio programming to be broadInstructors: Tom Lichty and Jack
cast over KLCC-FM.
Robert, 3300-16, H, 1500-1700,
Home Economics Depatment

SEWING FOR BEGINNERS--WK 203 (Home Economics Depart' ment) 1-3 credit hours. This workshop is designed for the
' student who wants very basic sewlng. The class is offered on
• a pass/no-pass basis so the student can concentrate on learning
to sew rather than on grades. Students with sewing experience
are not encouraged to enroll. Instructor: Vivian Day, 3300--14,

. MWF, 0830-1000.

Business Department

LEGAL RESEhRCH--LE 104 (Business Department) In this
3 credit hour class the student will study the law library,
system and will develop research skills through the use of
dig.ests, encyclopedias, reporter systems and practice manuals.
Introduction to Law, LE 101, or the equivalent is a prerequisite. The class will be held at the U of O. Instructor:
Cherry, 1068-01, W, 1900-2200.
US AND OREGON INCOME .n.ND GIFT TAX 11--LE 111
(Business Department) This 3 credit hour course is a continuation of US and Oregon Income and Gift Tax I and is
designed to give legal assistant trainees a general understanding of the state and federal income and gift tax law.
It will include the use of reference material, procedures for
attaining necessary information and preparing tax returns.
Instructor: Jerry Hendricks, 1075-01, U, 1930-2230.
'Electronics D~atment

ARCHITECTUaL DESIGN--hrch 180 (Electronics Department)

·The course is a 5 credit (8 hours lecture/lab) class in basic

architectural design to be offered fall, winter and spring.
The prerequisite is Drafting II, or the consent of the Depart- ·
ment. Concepts will include the human and functional elements
of design. Lab will consist of preparation of project proposals,
working drawings and models. Instructor: Bud Land,
1613-01, MUWH, 1000-1200.
Nursing Department

A series of three workshops for currently employed nursing

personnel who are advancing from staff to management
These workshops are designed
positions will be offered.
to prepare RN~s for this new role. Each Workshop will be
repeated once. ·Fall Workshop: MANhGEMENT ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND aUTHORITY, December 11, 12, 13 and
December 16, 17, 18; Winter Workshop: PLAN, IMPLEMENT.
AND EVALUATE MANAGEMENT DECEIONS, February 12,
13, 14 and February 20, 21, 22; Spring Workshop~ MA.NaGING
THE PERFORMANCE OF OTHERS, April 16, 17, 18 and
April 21, 22, 23. The workshops are based on the convictior
that a learning expe.rience where the participant experiment~
with options and alternatives available in job situations help~
resolve actual management problems. Participants will be
required to do advance preparation .

Designer J. Peter Johnson
Photographer.Jane Roberton
Contributing Editors •
Jan Brown
Mac McKel vey
Special Reporters-

Ka.tby Craft

Steve Frassetto

Julie Overton
Copy Setters

Karen "-ult
Debbie Fuller
Graphfes ..
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TORCH E<Jit-0r John Loeber ;
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HE 199 (Health and Physical Education
partments) ·This course is a 3 credit
to the development and expression of
e offered Winter Term. Major topics
y and physiology, cross-cultural ex•y, influences on sexual development,
r, variations from norm, and sexual
~tors:
Frances Thomas and Patrick
, , 1400-1530; 2009-02, UH, 0830-1000.

primary objective of the course is' to gain an understanding
of the roots of modern Maoist China through an examination
of traditional and contemporary Chinese conditions, ideas,
customs, and institutions. Particular emphasis is given to
China since the Chinese Communist Party gained power in
1949. Among the topics covered are the Chinese character
and family,
Confucianism, the ideology and program of
Mao Tse-tung, the "model society' ' of China, and China's
role in the modern world. Instructor: Dave Croft, 2728-01,
1000-1100.

~ONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST--PS 207 (Social Science
Department) A 3 credit (3 hour) course offered Winter Term
·with no prerequisite. Course includes study of the economic,
PHYSIOLOGIChL PSYCHOLOGY-social, cultural, religious and geopolitical aspects of the
ce Department) This 3 credit hour
Middle East and Arab North Africa, with a view to giving the
t:tures, labs and seminar discussions
student a contemporary perspective of that area of the world.
h i activities as they relate to human Instructor: Paul Malm, 2727-01, UH, 1130-1300; 2727-02,
the endocrine system, central nervous
MWF, 1200-1300.
al nervous systems will be studied.
Lindsay, 2746-01, MWF, 0900-1000 .. Language Arts Department
LEa.RNING--Psy 210 (Social Science
credit hour class deals with experiareas of animal and human conditioning.
response, signal, discrimination, chainn, concept, rule and problem solving.
getting and insightful learning will also
~tor: Scott Lindsay, 2745-01, MWF,
'T: MEN, MOUNTaINS, .a.ND MINING-ce Department) h 3 credit (3 hour)
i Term. Class will survey western
h 1800 to 1900 covering the area from
o the Pacific. Emphasis paid to cultural
luding great trials, mining, pioneers,
Instructor: Milt Madden, 2726-01, U,

AND Mb.OIST--Hst 190 (Social Science
oduction to traditional Chinese society
'eoples Republic of China today. The

MhN AND NATURE- -WK 203 (Language Arts Department)
1-3 credit hours. This workshop is based on the idea that man
explains , himself .and his world as he defines his relationship
with nature. Various forms of literature that view nature in
classical, romantic, existential and naturalistic terms will be
explored. Instructor: Helen Rose, 3300-05, MWF, 1300-1400.
NORTHWEST LITERhTURE--WK 203 (Langauge Arts Department) 1-3 credit hours . This workshop is a critical survey
of literature written by Northwest writers or set in the
Northwest. Regional fiction and poetry will be studied in
relation to cultural and historical development and to the
American literary tradition. Instructor: Ruby Vonderheit,
3300-06, UH, 1430-1600.
Performing Arts Department

FUNDAMENTiiLS OF MUSIC--Mus 110 (Performing Arts Department) Course is a 4 credit (2 hour lab/2 hour lecture)
class offered Winter Term that is designed to provide students ·
with an opportunity to develop a working knowledge of the
fundamentals of music. Students will learn to read, write,
analyze and compose music. Instructor: Wayte Kirchner,
3704-01, UH, 1500-1700.

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Co-operative Work Experience (CWE)
and Supervised Field Experience (SFE)
provide vocational and transfer students
with on the job training in their major
fields.
Participating students receive credit
and grades for their work and CWE
students also receive pay.
Departmental coordinators determine
grades from information supplied by employers concerning ·student's on-the-job
performance .
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A student may earn up to 18 credits
toward
a degree in CWE or SFE.
Thirty-six work hours are required to
earn one credit.
To enroll in either program, a student must contact the coordinator directing the program in his/her major
field.
Each department h4-s a CWE
or SFE coordinator. The coordinator
then tries to place the student in a
related job. In order for the student
to receive credit, the job must be
associated with his or her major field
of study.
Students already employed in a job
relating to their field of study may contact a coordinator and possibly arrange
to receive credit for their work.
another method of obtaining academic
credit outside the classroom structure is
by challenging a student's need for a
class.
This process is called Credit
by Examination and is utilized by students who believe themselves masters
of material to be covered in a given
course by virtue of previous training
or
experience.
The process differs
from subject to subject but usually involves passing some sort of proficiency
The process can be inexamination.
itiated through the Student Records
Office
where information on which
class~s offer the testing process can
be obtained.

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Sup por t ser vic es a~d agi ng ivo ry

Earl Redman dreams of owning an
automobile repair shop but he needs
training, and times are tight. If he
must work full-time there'll be no time
for school and no dream come true.
Don Willig receives GI Bill money
to continue his education but he also
has custody of his five year old son.
His education is important to him but
so is his son.
Maria Calzoni has landlord problems
In this case, she knows the law is on
her side. But being a student, she doesn't
have the resources to find out how to
best utilize that law.
Gone are the ivory tower days when
an educational institution could concern
itself with only providing an education.
Like these people, many LCC students
must contend with survival in today's
society while they are going to school.
Colleires and universities are realizing
that to effecively reach people, they must
deal with individuals in their specific
situations.
Accordingly, Lane Community College
provides many support services to its •
As part of this special edstudents.
ucational supplement, the TORCHLIGHT
feels it important to introduce
staff
these services to the students--students
who may some day need them.
CHILDCARE: Organized through the
Home Economics Department, and located on the lower level of the Health and
Physical Education Building, the Child
Care Center takes children between the
ages of three and six whose parents
are LCC students. The Center is open
from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the charge
is $5.45 per day for those who can afford
This charge is also pro- .
the charge.
• rated for those who do not leave their
children the entire day.
applications should be placed in the
Home Economics Department Office.
Students are urged to apply early. The
Center serves 80 children a term and
operates at a full capacity nearly every·
applications are held for only
term.
one term so that parents must either
notify the Center that they want their
application to remain active or must
reapply every term.
applications for
FINANCIAL aID:
. financial assistance through grant-s, loans,
scholarships and employment become
available at the Financial Aid Office,
main lobby of the Center Building, every
Feb. I. Applications are accepted throughout the year, but experience has shown
that available funds are sometimes
entirely committed by July 31; therefore
an early application date is important.
Student need and satisfactory progress
in school are basic criteria for financial •
The office's federal allotassistance.
ments are already committed for this
academic year, but some funds are still
available through Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, bank loans, and Oregon State Need Grants.
HEAL TH SERVICES: LCC operates
a health service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from

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8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, located in the Health and Physical Education Building, it is staffed with three
A doctor is availfull-time nurses.
able 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, and 8:00a.m. to 1:00
p.m. on Fridays. Besides treating aches,
pains, illness, and bruises, the Health
Services administers various diagnostic:
A listing
tests and gives physicals.
of their services and charges include:
VD blood tests and treatment--fr ee;
T.B. tests- -50 cents; pregnancy tests-$1. 50; hearing tests- -free; abortion re- ·
ferral--free ; family planning consultation--free; complete family planning physical services- -$5.00; general physical-nursing school physical--fre e. Health
Services will soon need a student health
coordinator and is taking applications
for the position.
iNFORMA TION RETRIEVAL SER-'.
Information retrieval services,
VICES:
commonly called Dial Retrieval, is a
multi-media arm of the library. Located in the basement of the Center

Building, Dial Retrieval consists of audio
and video tape recordings of lectures,
films, and speeches.
A student wishing to use the system
requests a tape at the Dial desk. The
information is then played for the student through individual earphones and
In addition an instructor
TV screens.
can request a playback for his entire
class.
Catalogues of available tapes are located at the Dial Desk and in the library.
The office is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.
The service
to 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
is free.
LEGAL- SERVICES: The LCC Legal
Service program, sponsored by student
government and located in the student
government area of the Center Building!
is a free source of legal advice to the
LCC community.
It's office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Because of
Monday through Friday.
considerations and contractual
time

agreement, there are some problems
that this Legal Aid Services will not
deal with- -but in these cases it will
refer the inquiring student to a private
attorney, if the student wishes.
The excluded services are: appearances in any civil or criminal case
or contested administrativ e hearings, student conduct code violations, tax and
estate planning, conflicts between LCC
students, claims against the A.SLCC, and
incorporation for private profit.
Information
Oregon Total
OTIS:
Service (OTIS) is a career analysis computer, based in Portland, with a teletype terminal located outside of LCC's
This teletype terminal operalibrary.
tion called Career Information Service
(CIS), is designed to improve career
choices and training opportunities about
Containing information
specific jobs.
about 250 jobs, CIS, develops a personalized job list for any student who completes a questionnaire for the computer.
The list details the duties of the job,
working conditions, employment prospects, and the skills needed to successfully do the job. It also notes any
educational requirements and schools
which offer preparation in that field.
STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER: A
student organization which is this year
experiencing some budget difficultie~
with the administratio n, the SRC offers
a myriad of services for students at
Lane. It is located just outside the main
lobby of the Center Building, and its
presently include: selling
programs
LTD Fast Passes and bus tokens at
reduced rates, providing housing information, providing bus schedules, and organizing car pools.
STUDY SKILLS LEARNING CENTER:
The Study Skills Learning Center (SSLC)
located in the fourth floor of the Center
Building, provides an opportunity for students to learn basic reading and learning
skills at their own speed under the direction of professional staff members and
tutors.
SSLC supplements and reinforces the
general curriculum at Lane by offering
four kinds of learning programs:
1) Transfer credit classes in accelerated reading, effective learning, and
speed reading; 2) Credit classes in reading, spelling, vocabulary building, basic
grammar and usage, basic paragraph
writing, and English as a second language; 3) Individualized developmental
programs in which the student works
on basic skills in the laboratory under
the guidance of an instructor; and 4)
Individualized tutoring in which the student gets help in content areas from
student tutors.
Students may enter a small group
or individualized program by signing up
at the SSLC table during registration
or at the SSLC office any time during
the term on an open entry-open exit
The resources of the SSLC are
basis.
free to LCC students.

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FOR Sn.LE--Schneider/Kreuznach Lens. 135 mm Telephoto.
Call 342-3996.
FOR SaLE--Firewood. LCC
student selling Firewood. Call
937-3247 evenings.
FOR SALE--G.I. raingear, G.I.
backpacks, waterproof river
bags, G.I. sleeping bags, knives,
Action Surplus,
boots, etc.
4251 Franklin Blvd., 746-1301.

Free

FREE--Handsome year old
male Elkhound-Lab mix. Has
all shots and is neutered. Perfect for Christmas. Contact
Dave Roof, Counseling Center,
Ext. 275, or 747-2935evenings.

Job

Wanted

Will babysit in my home, 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Call 688-8453.

Services

PARK-A-PET!! Beat the high
cost of kennels. 13 year old
•boy will give TLC to your pets
Fenced
while you're away.
yard, quiet neighborhood. $1
a day. Call Pat at 688-0115.

Help - Wanted

for
WaNTED--Distributors
GUARDIAN: Effective chemical
device that stops attackers.
Safe and legal. Write P.O.
Box 443, Euge11e OR 97401
OREGON Research Institute
needs groups of four friends
for decision making experiments. Each participant can wir
from $0 to $10. Call 343-1674.
ANYONE interested in making
money please call
extra
. 747-1205.

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FOR RENT: Room with young
couple. $80 including utilities .
Unfurnished. 655 "G' ' Street,
Springfield.

Announcements

OSPIRG needs your help to keep
it alive and to fight water pollution on the Willamette. Please
donate your dollar during Winter Registration.
New Day Educational Day Care
Center. 580 Garden Way (off
Harlowe Rd.) State and federally licensed, qualified staff.
Introductory tea: Thurs, Dec .
12, 7:30 p.m. For more info ·
call 485-8736.
VINTn.GE Volkswagen Owners
Cltlb. If you own a 1967 or
older Volkswagen, Ed Pape VW
can repair your car for less.
The cost to join this club is
nothing but the savings to you
are very real. For more information come in or call our
Service Dept. Ed Pape VW Inc.,
20 Coburg Rd., 343-3307.
TTENTION Indians: The Native American Student Association will have a meeting December 11, 1-3 p. m. in the Board
Room, Administration Building.
, The LOST & FOUND is cleaning up for the holidays--much
will go to Goodwill. If you
have lost anything, please check
with the LCC switchboard operator before December 18.
The Eugene Dance Collective
presents "This Body Dances"
--an evening of dance performance at 8 p.m. December 13
and 14 at WOW Hall (New Globe
Repertory) 8th & Lincoln St .
admission is $1 or bydonation.

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