LANE
COMMUNITY

A NEW MOON

COLLEGE
May 27, 1975 vol. 12, no. 29

P.O. Box 1E Eugene, Oregon 97401

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I e tt er s to ·t be editor
Plan of attack

Wher~ are you, Len?

To the Editor:
In the recent election for Senator in
the ASLCC Senate f was elected to
serve as a member of that body.
The election was the easy part-serving the students in an effective,
active way i•s much more complex.
What are my responsibilities to the
students of LCC?
I have posed this question to several
students, workers and community
people at Lane.
From their counsel, my own experience, study and analysis, this outline
has emerged.
First, the Senator must be an
We rnust explore all
investigator.
aspects of LCC. These i1:westigations
or inquiries must delve into our life at
Lane--the life of Lane. Always the
needs of the students should be the
focus of our inquiries. We must also
inquire into those forces that may be in
contradiction with our needs, including the actions of the Administration.
Next, the Senator must report to the
students. They must be aware of the
results of our investigations.
Third, the Senator, the entire Senate
must act. We not only need to seek out
contradictions and report them--we
must resolve them. We have to go
beyond showing up at a bi-weekly
meeting, mumbling "yea" or "nay"
and playing "Roberts says." We must
organize support for, or opposition to
all issues that confront us.
No person can meet these criteria
alone. I never intended to try. My
seat in the Senate will be used in a
, collective effort.
All
Investigations will be held.
students will be made aware of these
"panels of investigation" and invited
They will have a
to participate.
collective free hand and my actions in
the ASLCC Senate will reflect their
efforts, not my own opinions.
We will make regular "Reports to
Students," using the TORCH, KLCC,
and our own media.
We will address ourselves to resolving contradictions as we uncover,
analyze and report them.
Our collective will act!
The actions will not be confined to
Our
meetings or Senate debates.
actions will be directed at the problems we share at LCC. They will be
geared to bring results.
We urge all ASLCC Senate members to join us by taking their own
steps in integrate themselves with the
students, to organize and support
student issues, to investigate, report
to the students, and to act.
R. LeClair
Senator-at-Large

To the Editor:
Len Wassom Where Are You Now?
Len . Wassam recently reeled off a
scathing harangue, condemning the
Senate's irresponsible action whereby
they allocated $1,000 to a floundering
KLCC for some new equipment and
In light of this
repair of the old.
reprisal, take note of the fact that the
Senate has just allocated itself $650 for
a NEW IBM electric typewriter. .
Naw shoes not only look better but
feel much better, too, when they are
on your own feet.
Len Wassam where are you now?
David Moyer

Pie.a for decency
To the Editor:
It may be argued that I am laboring
under the delusion that an appeal for
decency and propriety to those who
would employ character assassination
in discussing political issues would not
fall upon deaf ears, but the very least I
will do js come to the defense of a
friend.
In a letter to the TORCH by Mike
Chudzik, director of the SRC, Michael
Trevino was accused of being a "sore
loser" for challenging · violations of
election rules, charges that the Student Senate admitted were valid. He
also described Trevino as having a
"shady character." That's quite a
It seems most of the
statement.
attacks against Trevino are characterDuring a Senate
ized by slander.
meeting, one Senator (forgive me for
not recalling her name) disgraced herself as a student representative by
announcing her decision on an issue
was based on her personal opinion that
Trevino's campaign platform was a lie.
Did she consult her constituency on
this matter?
Sadly, it may be that Mike's reputation was damaged by such childish
mud-slinging. In defense of Trevino,
I'd like to say that during the
campaign I was impressed with his
concern for the students. His willingness to work hard for the sake of the
student body was evident throughot.it
the campaign. I never knew him to cast
a dark light on anyone's name, either
in pub I ic or privately. He was proud,
as was I, to receive the support of
Women for Equality and the Chicano
Student Union, and if he wasn't for the
students welfare, I didn't think he
could have hidden the fact from me.
I'm sorry Mike, but some folks can't
overcome their emotions enough to be
rational.

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To those who would use their public
offices to drag a man's name through
mud: Must we forget our obligations
to employ rationale in our arguments
for the thrHI of name calling?
Yours truly,
Greg Myers

What be~ides complaini'lg?
To the Editor:
There is apathy around the writing
hand, but certainly not around the
mouth of the average member of the
ASLCC. You decry and defame the
representation and leadership you
receive from the student senate, but
the majority, and I mean the over.whelming majority of you, are too lazy
to walk a few extra ·steps and spend
five minutes filling out a very simple,
rather mundane ballot form, casting
your vote, to make your opinion count,
one way' or the other.
There are 6,580 total credit enrollments attending LCC. Six thousand
five hundred and eighty people possess a student body card (and a vote)
at LCC; and yet, on May 7 and 8, 404
of those thousands deemed it necessary to expend a little energy, and a lot
of power to cast a: vote, making their
needs, and desires known for the
1975-76 school year.
I am sure that there is a little glory
seeking and grand standing in each
and every one of us that sought·
election, but for those of us who won,
looming over the brief interlude of
congratulations and rejoicing, there
awaited the cold facts of a hard,
grinding, repetitious;, and too often
·thankless job.
Your government is made up of
individuals who give of their time,
their pocketbook, their mind, and their
emotions to give you the best repreBefore you
sentation they can.
grumble too ardently over how badly
we conduct your business--maybe you
ought to be seated in the gallery next
Thursday afternoon, or any Thursday
afternoon when your Student Senate
convenes, and find out just exactly
what it is we are doing for you. I
realize that with a full schedule, a job,
and a family you're pretty busy--but I
have a full schedule, a job, and a
family--and so does nearly every other
member of the Senate ... but then
we have . one more responsibility: we
have you, and 6,579 other students to
·worry about, work for, and sometimes,
even cry over.
What have you done for your school
_lately--besides complain?

Get down to business
To the Editor:
In light of past elections and present
student lack of interest in them, the
action taken by the outgoing Senate to
ratify the election results subject to
recount was the best one. With the
new officers and Senators-at-large
sworn in unchallenged, the energies of
student government can be directed
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toward other matters.
Although the alleged violations were
not serious in light of the light turn-out
at the polls, that any violations should
have occurred requires of the present
Senate meticulous attention to all
By-Law Elections Guidelines to assure
that complaints, such as Mi~ Trevino's, will be a thing of the past.
However, with so few students interested in student government, elections
are a moot point.
The real rememdy lies in the success
of the new Senate in assuming strong
control of the affairs of the student
body and in relieving the present
Administration of the College of its
powers and instead creating an educa.tional environment of, by, and for the
students.
Let the Administration resign its
offices and enroll as students and
assume the administrative responsibilities as part of their class load and
stop the present bullshit prevalent in
this country where colleges and universities are run of, by, -and for the
benefit of overpaid administrators
whose only interest is in a self-image
of big-time executives with all the
trappings- new car at college expense,
country club memberships, etc.
It's time for a totally new way of
doing things.

Geannie Felty
ASLCC Senator-at-Large

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If the budget election fails June 17, ·LCC will have to
limit its enrollment in the 1975-76 year. The Special
Programs and Activities Fund (SPAF) is already
considering budgets based on a reduced figure, and
anticipates a smaller student fee figure for next year.
Money for this fund is collected from student fees and
vending machines. It is spent on student services such as
Health Services, the ASLCC, Athletics, and the TORCH.
This year, approximately $83,000 was collected in
student fees. If enrollment is limited next year, Dean of
Students Jack Carter tentatively expects to collect
approximately $77,000.
Figure it out for yourself: less money means a reduction
in student services.
Most student services will,_suffer badly. Health Services

have said that they will have to reduce the hours of their
professional staff, and ultimately their office hours.
, The ASLCC will not be able to fund clubs or sponsor
student events.
· The TORCH will not be able to give you the coverage in
which we pride ourselves.
What is the solution? An increase in student fees.
Lane has one of the lowest rates of collection for student
fees in the state: 50 cents per credit-hour. If we increase •
the rate to 75 cents per credit-hour, we will make up the
income dificit. We will still be lower than Blue Mountain,
Central Oregon, Clatsop, Linn-Benton, Southwestern, and
Treasure Valley Community Colleges.
I urge you to support such a measure in writing to the
ASLCC Senate, the Board of Education, and at the polls.

Rick Bella
Editor

Sincerely,
Michael Perry
Senator-at-Large

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Sailplane to rest on campus -briefly
· by Jan_Brown

A Blanik sailplane, hand-crafted in Czechoslovakia, will be displayed on · the
LCC campus Wednesday, May 28.
Leo Smothers, owner and pilot of the craft has been flying power planes for
longer than he' 'cares to admit,'' but flew his first glider only five years ago. '' If
you really get hooked on sailing, the love seldom tarnishes," Smothers
explained ,
Smothers' love of soaring developed while he was a hign school science
teacher in Australia. Since that time he has ''divorced himself from classroom
1teaching," and flying has become his profession as well as his hobby. He holds•
several power plane ratings as well as a sailplane instructor's rating.
He is also enrolled in the Air Technology program at LCC and will soon have
his aircraft mechanics license.
"I'm bringing the glider to LCC to promote an interest in aviation . Motorless.
flight is a real here-and-now thing.
It's an excursion into reality or for some it may be fantasy. Once aloft, a
sailplane uses no fuel, except that provided by nature for free (it must be towed
by a power craft to takeoff); it is noiseless, and offers a challenge which must be
met in order to keep it up there. There is a fantastic amount of energy up there
waiting to be used.
"I made one flight that lasted six hours and I have been to 18,000 feet in a:
sailplane."
The pride in his voice might indicate he considers it quite an accomplishment
to have reached this height from 2000 feet where the tow plane cut him loose,
using only wind currents for power.
Smothers'wife, Mary, is his chief tow-pilot. "She's a heck of a lot better pilot
than I am. I hate to admit that, but it's true. Mary learned to fly power planes in
Australia while I was busy soaring.
"A sailplane is much more controllable than a power plane. It can be set down
in a short distance because there is no forward momentum created by an engine.
The Blanik could land and come to a stop in 125 feet, Smothers said. The
spoilers, flaps, and wheel brakes aid in bringing the glider to a quick stop.

The Blanik being readied for flight •

The glide ratio for the Blanik is 28-1, which means for every foot it drops in•
height it will fly 28 feet forward. A hang glider will glide 7 or 8 feet forward for
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every foot it drops.
Smothers' plane, a two-plane with dual controls, is classified as a medium,
performance sailplane because of its glide ratio.
However, the craft is
completely aerobatic. ''We fly it upside down as much as right side up. We canexplore dimensions of freedom most flyers generally miss," he continued.
Smothers says that gliding offers a release from everyday hassles. "A pilot
may come out tense after a hard day and come down from a flight relaxed and
smiling. It is a catharsis that cleanses you."

[J.n§.PAF cuts student activities funds
Special 'Programs and Activities
Fund's proposed cutback to the 197374 level will mean curtailed services
for LCC students.
The programs receiving funds
through SPAF are Athletics, Health
Services, the TORCH, and the ASLCC.
None of these groups have determined
specific items to be reduced, but all
agree it will mean reduction in services
available to students.
SPAF was established July, 1974 t~

provide adequate supervision and
accounting of student activity funds.
According to Administration sources
in the past, student monies were
poorly managed.
Marv Jaggers, history instructor :
and SPAF committee member, explained that the committee had no
choice but to cut back this year.
"The guidelines say we must use·
the 1973-74 base amounts. We can't
add to these am~unts if money is not ,

Instructor says
White House
now showing
'positive interest'
in education

by Cris _Clarke
''There is no question in my mind
that part of the invitation to the White
House was a preparation for a 1976
campaign," says Ted Romoser, of.
LCC's Language Arts Department.
On Friday, May 2, the National Education Association (NEA) Board of
Directors met in Washington, D.C. As
a liaison between LCC and the NEA,
Romoser attended the meeting to ''get
some viewpoints on how cabinet
officers and the President see things in
general, particularly , education." It
was during this meeting that the 130
directors and college representatives
were invited to the White House.
They initially met Frank Zarb, federal energy administrator, and John T.
Dunlop, secretary of labor, for 45minute question and answer sessions.
"The invitation came about," says
·Romoser, "as a result of the terrific
growth of the NEA (now approximately 1,700,000 members), and the.
organization's increasing political activity and sophistication.
"Politics is now becoming a key for
educators who are putting money into
candidates who seem to understand

Ted Romoser
education, and are willing to speak up
for the needs of students in Congress. ''
The meeting with Ford took place in
the President's office of public liaison.
Romoser said it resembled a 30-minute
"briefing." "We filed into the room
-and took seat~," Romoser s~ys, "a nd
after a short time secret service agents
took u_p po st s arou nd th e r?om. _A man
came in an~ hung the presidential seal,
on the podium. Ford entered and . we
~ 11 stood and applauded.,, It looked JUS t
like a press conference.
The President began his address
with a brief history of the NEA, during
which he admitted to be reading from
a set of notes which had been prepared
for him :•!st before the meeting. "It'
was bv1ous that he was reading from ,

available. And we c_annot not prioritize--adding to one program by taking
from another. The guidelines also
state we must have a 4 per cent
contingency fund."
SPAF receives $1.65 for each FTE as
well as revenue from the vending
machines on campus and the mandatory student body fees.
''Vendin,g machine revenue is
down," explained Dean of Students
Jack Carter, "and there will be a

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smaller amount of cash carry over from
this year.

If the June 17 budget election fails,
the number of FTE will be limited fall
term. That will mean less revenue
created for SPAF by student fees.
Programs using SPAF funds were
asked to make out two budgets: One to.
use if the levy passes and a tighter one
that will be followed if the levy fails.
When asked what effect the cutback
will have on student services, Director
of Student Activities Jay Jones said
a set of notes with which he was not- ''The students will have to decide
that."
very familiar.''
Health Services said it can't cut.
Romoser found Ford to be "down to
earth. Not at all stuffy, remote, or pre- people, because "each person is vital
tentious.'' Although he came across as to the programs success ' ', but it is are
a friendly, neighborly person, the considering shorter hours or increased
President seemed uninspiring. Romo- fees.
''The vending machine revenue
ser says, "Either he or his speech
writers did not succeed in picking facts could have been greater if they'd have
or ideas that caught the interest of the· let us install a condom vending
group. He had little to do with the machine in the cafeteria,'' said Carol
Tedder of Health Services.
concern we were there for.''
TORCH editor Rick Bella said "The
The N EA then expressed concern
over the President's stringent educa-. first thing to go will be salaries. That
tional budget proposals. Romoser said means many of our people will have to
that in a recent address to the ·NEA, find part-time jobs and will not be able
Senator Mondale (Minn.), of the Labor to contribute their time as freely as
and Education Commission, claimed they do now. I hope if this happens,
that if you add up the cuts that Ford is that a raise in student fees will be
proposing in federal educational sup- supported.''
Bob Radcliffe, director of athletics
port with the effects of inflation over
the past year, his (Ford's) budget was not available for comment.
really represents about a 25 percent
cut in federal educational funding. At
the NEA's request, Ford promised to
review his budget requests for vocaSomething is
tional and multilingual education.
The trip was funded by the NEA. It
rotten in Mississippi
was a success in Romoser's opinion,
Editor's note: You see, things could
"considering the Nixon administrabe worse. See features on our Food
tion's antagonism toward the educaServices, pag~s 6 and 7.
tional community. For the first time in
(NOCR)--Things looked good for the·
_over 10 years the White House has
University of Mississippi Dixie
showed a positive interest in having
Week Shrimp Boil. That is until the
conversations with the largest educamorning of the event when employtional organization that represents the
ees entered the cafeteria where
interests of students and teachers," he
2,000 pounds of shrimp tucked in
says.
the day before were stored. One
"The most important thing," Ro-.
whiff and it was obvious that
moser says, "is that the Administra..
something was fishy. The spoiled
tion is aware that the N EA is an
shrimp, all $3,300 worth, were
important political force, and a legitiquickly taken to the local dump.
mate voice for student needs.''

Food follies:

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Ball games and

beer

(NOCR)--While many campuses are
worried about increasing problems
caused by drinking at athletic contests,
particularly football games, some universities are toying with the idea of
serving beer in their stadiums. At
Colorado State University, a presidential report says the beer concessions, using paper cups, might cut
down on the number of dangerous
bottles and cans brought to games by
fans. Revenue! too, tS a big factor in
considering beer sales. At Rice University, $33,000 was cleared in beer
sales at the Super Bowl game and
three collegiate contests also had
successful beer sales there. A resolution before the Texas house would
repeal laws which now prohibit beer
sales in state-supported college
stadiums ..

Musician assaults piano

Soy no and survive

Kite craze covers campus

(NOCR)--A newcomer to the ranks
(NOCR)--An entertainer by the
name of Cosmic Michael apparently of controversial campus speakers is a
got a little carried away during his fellow by the name of FredericStoraska
performance in the University of Utah He's the author of a new book, "How
Student Union. Witnesses say he . to Say No to a Rapist--and Survive."
"went berserk, 11 kicking and smash- He has faced several cancellations and
pr_o!ests due to _opposition by some
ing the piano he was playing.
Cam pus pol ice arrested Cosmic critics that charge his humorous preMichael and took him to the local lock- sentation of a serious subject is in poor
taste. Other critics say his advice, such
up to cool off.
as telling women that sometimes it is
best to yield to a rapist rather than to
resist, is dangerous and misleading.

(NOCR)--Kites are expected to be a
particularly big seller this summer.
Some cam pus area stores have opened .
which sell nothing but kites. One
popular kite, however, has been de- ·
clared a safety hazard and banned in
The kite, made of
several areas.
metalized material, has caused power
outages after getting tangled in power
lines.

President provoked

Student president provoked
(NOCR)--The newly elected student
body president at Colorado State University says he won't take the job
because not enough students turned
out for the election.

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(NOCR)--A resolution pending in the
Montana legislature requests the state
board of regents to ''cease and desist
from the policy of promoting moral
decadence by the presence of 24-hour
visitation privileges and coeducational
dormitories.''

Professors·shun classroom
(NOCR)--A controversial survey by
the Maryland Council of Higher Education reports that full professors
spend 86 percent of their working time
outside the classroom. Of an average
work week of 63 hours, the professors
averaged just 8.8 hours of classroom
time. The rest was spent on administrative and ''general scholarship''
activities. The study also showed
that the lower the rank the more time a
faculty member spends actually teaching. Instructors log an average of 13.2
hours per week in class; assistant professors, 11.4 hours; associate professors, 10. 7 hours.
Professors at community colleges
averaged 13 hours a week in class
compared to 10.5 hours at state
colleges and 8.8 hours at the University of Maryland.
The state and community college
faculty had an average class enrollment of less than one half the 60.2student average class size at the U.

Elections investigated

Regents request morals low

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(NOCR)--Pointing to the fact that
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will
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Assemblyman Bane says he first
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Assemblyman Bane is particularly
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"There's something like $50 million
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ASLCC election

winners'sworn in

by Cris Clarke

Student art exhibition
opened in Gallery
A juried student exhibition, with $50
in prizes going to the top three artists,
opened May 22 for a two-week run in
the LCC Art Gallery.
About 50 students will show thefr
own ceramics, drawings, paintings,
weavings and so forth and will be
judged by UO art professors Paul
Buckner and Ken Paul. The show, the
last of the school year, will remain in
the gallery until June 5.
Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Friday. It is closed weekends and
holidays.

LCC scholarships

given-to H.S. seniors
Twenty-three graduating high
school seniors--one from each high
school in the LCC District--have been
awarded full one-year tuition scholarships to LCC.
The scholarships are awarded annually by the LCC Board of Education to
seniors selected by committees at ~heir
own schools.
Each scholarship is
worth $300.
Receiving scholarships are Melanie
Raifsnider, Churchill; Leona Ireland,
Cottage Grove; Janet Brougher, Creswell; Deborah Saunders, Crow; Kim
Kornmann, Elmira; Rodney Lee
Graham, Harrisburg; Denise Helen
Westenhouse, Junction City; Donald
Prenevost, Lowell; Mari Elitabeth
Anderson, McKenzie; Tin M. Mace,
Mapleton; Annette ' Miller, Marist;
Michael Orcutt, Mohawk; Lawrance
Volkers, Monroe; Jonice Johnston,
Morth Eugene; Randy Nash, Oakridge; Debra D. Trusty, Pleasant HHI;
Mark Hanson, Shildon; Michael Gene
Haberly, Siuslaw; Craig Grebar, South
Eugene; Sue Stewart, Springfield;
_Debra Lynn Warren, Thurston; Sharon
Smith, Triangle Lake; and David
Betts, Willamette.

Wheelchair marathon
handicapped benefit set

Madrigals from the sixteenth and
An essay contest for high school
juniors and seniors--with the top two
seventeenth centuries, as well as
concertos by Grieg, Vivaldi and Telewinners receiving trips to Washington
mann will be performed at LCC June 1
D.C.--will be held next school year by
by the LCC Baroque Orchestra and the
LCC.
Eligible are eleventh and twelfth
Brass and Chamber Choirs.
The 2 p.m. concert will be held in
grade students enrolled during 1975the Performing Arts Theatre, located
76 in Lane County and those parts of
at the northeast side of the campus.
Linn, Benton and Douglas Counties
Admission is free.
that are in the LCC district. Entrants
The Baroque Orchestra, directed by
will have a choice of three categories,
Nathan Cammack, is scheduled to
all related to the nation's bicentennial
'' Concerto . observance next year.
perform such works as
They are
Grosso IV" by Corelli, "Concerto for
American
history,
history of the
Violoncello" and "Concerto for Two
Northwest, and early Oregon history.
Trumpets" by Vivaldi, and "Concerto
The contest, which originated with
for Two Flutes" by Telemann. Trumthe LCC Bicentennial Committee,
pet soloists will be Br.ad Allison and
carries five prizes, including the two
advance checks
Tom Feist, and flute soloists will be
round trips to the nation's capital for
Bev Lind and Lynn Coates.
writers
of the two best essays.
•
The Veteran -Administration advises
LCC's Brass Choir's selections inWinners of the visits to Washington
veterans headed for the first time this ·
clude "Canzon A 12 (Antiphonal)" by
will also receive $250 in expenses.
summer or fall for classrooms under
Gabrieli, and Bach's '"Sarabande and
Other prizes include three one-year
the GI Bill to act promptly if they want
tuition scholarships, worth $300 each,
Bouree." The Brass Choir, also diadvance payment of educational
and book scholarships for the three
rected by Cammack, is composed of
checks.
trumpets, French horns, trombones,
runners-up, worth $70 each. About
OtticiaIs noted a record 2.4 million
tuba and baritone.
$600 in prize money has been raised so
veterans and military ser.vice personMadrigals by Thomas Morley and
far from the non-tax supported LCC
nel trained in fiscal year 1974, and the
Henry Purcell, and several French
Development Fund, the ASLCC Senate
agency made 563,250 advance payChansons will be performed by the
and the LCC chapter of Phi Theta
ments totaling $211.3 million. So far
Chamber Choir, directed by Wayte
Kappa, the community and junior colthis fiscal year, 659,300 payments in
Kirch her.
lege honor society.
the amount of $243.6 million have
Further details and complete entry
been made.
forms will be available in district high
sponsoring
Advance payments were initiated in
schools, with a deadline on submitting
August 1973 to assist veterans who,
essays scheduled for January 15, 1976.
river
quality
study
after starting to school, find themJudging and awarding of prizes is
selves in financial difficulty while
scheduled for sometime in May: 1976.
The Oregon Student Public Interest
awaiting their first VA checks.
RG)
is
sponsorResearch
Group
OSPI
VA officials said a veteran who plans
to enter school should first make ing a water quality study of the
Skate-a-thon slated
certain he has a certificate of eligibil- Mohawk River this summer.
According to LCC OSPIRG member
for Muscular Dystrophy
ity. If he hasn't, one should be
obtained from the nearest VA office. Dennis St. Germain, the study will
The Rolladium is sponsoring a
The certificate must be presented to concentrate on waste disposal practhe school of the veteran's choice. The tices, and possible dumping violations ten-hour "Skate-a-th on" benefit for .
the Muscular Dystrophy Association
school, if it accepts the veteran, will by industries along that river.
OSPIRG is also holding a Water on Sunday, June 1 from 12 Noon to ·10
forward it and the enrollment certifiQuality Seminar at McKenzie Bridge p.m.
cation (on the reverse side) to VA.
The Roi ladium, 215 Q
Street
Officials explained that•if the agency on May 31.
Anyone interested in either project
Springfield, is asking for a donation of
receives this information at least 30
Wyman,
$1.50, which includes skate rental and
days before registration, veterans who should contact Jennifer
OSPI
AG
staff
lawyer,
5926
N.
Delaa sponsor sheet. Sheets are available •
train half time or more may pick up
at the Springfield and 'Eugene Junior
their first check when they register. ware, Portland, Oregon, 97217, or call
283-2945.
and Senior High Schools, at the
The first . check will cover training
Rolladium; or at the Muscular Dysallowances for the first two months, or
trophy Office at 44 Irving Road.
one month and a portion of a month, Survey soys students
Further · information
may
be
depending upon the registration date.
obtained by calling the Rolladium at
Under current rates, a single vetnot interested in
746-9422, or the Muscular Dystophy
eran in school full time receives $270
Off ice at 689-4513.
monthly. Veterans with one depen- -student government
dent draw $321 monthly, with two dependents $366, and those with three or
(NOCR)--A marketing research class
more dependents receive an additional
$22 monthly for each dependent over at Bowling Green State University
asked students what they thought
two.
Half-time rates are $135 monthly for about student government. Although
44 percent were not interested in stua single veteran, $160 monthly for
veterans with one dependent and $18~ dent government and 22 percent had
no opinion, when asked if student
monthly for those with two depen•
government should be eliminated,
dents. Veterans with three or more
dependents receive an additional $11 only five percent said yes.
monthly for each dependent over two .

Veterans: Better hurry
to get

OSPIRG.

College admi~istrators
predict changes

We've moved ...

You~ prescr!ption, _
our main concern .....

343-7715\

Essay contest sponsored
by Phi Theta .Kappa.

It's official, now.
The ASLCC
Executive cabinet and Senators-atlarge have been sworn in.
In a Thursday, May 22, 3:00 p.m.
meeting of the ASLCC Senate, Sallie
Torres (past president) swore in the
following people: Russ Linebarger,
president; Len Wassam, vice-president; Leonard Landis, Treasurer;
Francie Killiam, Activities Director;
Marti Geer, (Wassam) Publicity Director, and four Senators-at-large:
Geanie Felty, David Miller, Michael
Parry, and Richard LeClair.

by Gerry Dennis
The LCC Handicapped Student's
Association (HSA) is sponsoring a
wheelchair marathon to raise money to
help handicapped LCC students.
Volunteers are gathering
local
pledges for the Jun 22, marathon.
Then at 9 a.m. they will man (people)
their chairs an9 wheel for three and a
half miles around Springfield-from the
mall to City Hall.
Some of the wheelers who have
already signed up include the entire
(NOCR)--More than one of ten top
Springfield City Council, the Spring- college and university administrators
field Chief of Police Brian Riley, and ' expects his or her institution to underLCC's President Eldon Schafer.
go radical changes such as merger,
As Bob Blizzard, another wheeler consolidation, or closing within the
points out "That doesn't sound like next five years, according to a Carmuch, but in a wheelchair, that's a negie Council on Policy Studies in
whole hell-of-a-lot of rolling.''
Higher Education report.
In addition to raising .money, the
HSA hopes to make the public aware
of the difficulties of the handicapped.
Anyone interested in wheeling or
making pledges should contact Wendy
• Pennifold at the Student Resource
Center, second floor, Center building.

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LCC's cafeteria: A buzzing marketplac
"In a community college

where the students have no
lounge or recreational area
where ·they can go to play
games, or just sit and talk

by Mike Heffley

Have you ever really thought of the
cafeteria as just a place to eat?
Doesn't it rather strike you as the
buzzing marketplace (or, if you will,
mall) of a little city, where all the
people go to mill around, relax,
converse, as well as shop and trade
and entertain themselves and others? •
Ken Browne I I, LCC food services
coordinator, offers some insights into
the place as such from his central
position in the hub of all its peripheral
socio/cultural activity: " breaking
, bread. "
"In a community college," he
explains, ''where the students have no
lounge, or recreational area where
they can go to play games, or just sit
and talk ... the Food Services people
have to cope with a lot of people just
sitting around doing those things, and
taking space away, sometimes, from
t°he diners looking for a table."

a lot of people just sit around

doing th~se things

,,

When the tables aren't periodically
vacated, Brownell says, it's hard to
keep them clean between meals. This
is particularly bothersome to him, the
man who's responsible for the public's
h'ealth.
''You add up the number of people
who come and eat here, and you get a
million people a year whose health
could be affected by the food. That's
pretty heavy," he concludes.

''The snack bar, for example, is the craziest

Three
different
areas
yield
unique
moods

by Kathy Craft

''The psychotics hang out in the
snack bar, the neurotics congregate in
the cafeteria, and hungry folks who
believe they're above it all convene in
the restaurant.''
That statement, made 6y a book- ·
laden LCC student as she hovered in
the doorway of the first floor of the
Center building, deciding where to
dine, ts obviously exaggerated. Yet
somehow her statement does reflect
the mood, the feel, the atmosphere
reigning in each of the three eateries
of LCC Food Services.
The snack bar, for example, is the
craziest. Although it has lost much of
its pizazz since the silencing of the
pool tables, it is still a palace of
extremes. With an aura reminiscent of
Hamburger Heaven at midnight, it is
and
greasier, grimier, slimier
speedier. It is a home away from home
for all ends of the ·spectrum, teenaged
swingers and middle aged matrons,

and ~spiring
Wallace worshippers
young radicals.
Actually, eating in the snack bar is
As the
purely secondary activity.
number of coffee cups and cigarette
butts adorning the tables indicate,
caffeine and nicotine ·seem to be the
primary forms of nourishment, with a
portion of sodium proprionate from the
marshmallow pies added for good
And regardless of the
measure.
amount of trench fries and fritos
consumed, the snack bar is fir-st and
foremost a hang out.
It is always populated by the same
faces at the same places, all perfectly
clockworked. Observing the snack bar
at 10 one morning reveals the same
sights apparent the previous morning
and the morning before that as well.
Last year's sweethearts of Springfield
High are again amassed before the
restroom mirrors adorning their eyes
.with turquoise paint. The street studs
in jean jackets lean against the same
walls with their pelvises thrust out in
the same positit>ns. Women daring to
voyage across the floor in figure
revealing clothes discover the same
ogling eyes glued to their calves and
thighs. And although the lights are
dimmed, and doors locked at 10 p.m.,
the card sharps surrounding the
various tables appear to have been
engag.ed in 2-4-hour marathon poker
and pinochle games.

... the cafe

Certainly not all the patrons of the
cafeteria are neurotics. But neurosis is
definitely the affliction of the middle
class, and the cafeteria is a very
middle-class affair. If the snack bar is
a land of extremes, the cafeteria is a
Like the
dominion of average.
middle-of-the-road, unexciting food on
their trays, cafeteria clientelle are
immediately invisible, lost in that vast
ocean of bodies, each as neutral as the
dull yellow carpet on the floor, fading
into the background as the piped in
melodies disappear among the constant ear-throbbing din.
The cafeteria is LCC's common
denominator; sooner or Jater virtually
every student, instructor, adminis• trator and staff member will be seeri
Then appearances may be
there.
cameo or even incognito, but do occur
whether they enter the cafeteria to
lunch, to study, to catch an afternoon
concert or simply to pass through
while travelling between classes.
Finally there is the restaurant,,
reserved for the elitists. In the midst
of it, cordoned off from the cafeteria
and surrounded by efficient waitresses
donned in proper navy and white who
smilingly refill coffee cups and serve
very iced water, the fact that one is at
LCC is almost forgotten.
Somehow rote memory drills and
Personal Health do not mesh with
service, orange and yellow menus and

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ce where ·people.do more than iust eat
People who do want to eat have two
reactions to the lounging crowds,
Brownell says. Either they just don't
come around to eat any more, thereby
costing the Food Services Department
money-- or they get a tray of food and
take it away from the _pafeteria area,
sometimes never to be returned.
''I've heard stories,'' he confides,
''of stacks of dishes, trays, and
silverware stuck in the farthest nooks
and corners of the campus.
The
janitors refuse to bring them back, and ·
they just get thrown out.''
Then, of course, there's the everpresent bane to college food services
departments-- thievery.
''We lose thousands of pieces of
silverware-- mostly spoons-- every
year, and dishes, too. You just have to
expect a certain loss there when you
figure out your budget and pass it on
to the students.''

The presence of people socializing,
relaxing, or doing their homework
creates its share of problems, but
Brownell sees a _profitable side to it
too. Many of the afternoon concerts,
or occasional stands various groups
display, or things like the pottery sale
a couple weeks ago, attract people,
and therefore-- customers.
''Of course the 'classrooms ! above
and below some of those concerts have
the biggest beefs.''
It doesn't look too different from th&
cafeteria area at a glance, for all its
carpeted floor, bustling team .. of uniformed waitresses, and well-cfr.essed
hostesses, and surrounding rope. But
the restaurant is the Food Services
Department's
to create, as
much as possible, an atmosphere of
efficiency and service for the clients
and employees alike. The attempt
hasn't escaped real opposition.

."It's not bad when the weather's
nice, for one thing," he says. " The
worst months are the winter months,
and evern then, there's not much we
can do but grin and bear it.''

''Some of the regular customers just
howled," Brownell claims.
"Some
even drew up a petition in reaction
against the ropes, and having to be
seated by a hostess." The very same
people, he says, were complaining
about the poor service. "But part of
the reason the service was so bad was
that there were wo many people
coming and going through the area
and from table to table, that the
waitresses didn't know who was to be
served.

Chemeketa Community College has
actually had to hire work-study students as monitors to police any
loiterers taking up eating space without eating, but Brownell doesn't relish
such a thing at LCC.

"What would be ideal," he imagines, "would be a whole separate
room, like they have at Portland
Community College, with the linen,
and fancy goblets and everything.
Having the restaurant right in the
middle of the cafeteria doesn't make
for the greatest atmosphere.''

Brownell finds a source of irritation
in the presence of ''non-di'ning''
bodies, but doesn't really see it as an
overbearing problem at this point.

teria is a very middle-class affair
other such courtesies--even if the
en trees are entitled ''The Early Chi Idhood Special'' and ''The Dental Assistant.''
This personal touch is the
appeal of the restaurant, and it is
broad based. It is undoubtedly the
reason behind
the entire automechanics department's descent upon
the roped off tables at 9 a.m. simply
for doughnuts and coffee. The farm
mechanics arrive at 9:30 a.m. for
hearty breakfasts , and the secretaries
at 10 a.m. for sides of scrambled eggs.
Apparently however, once the food is
consumed arid the check delivered, the
prospect of upcoming sessions of
conjugating verbs and formulating
equations destroys the illusion. The
fact that one is not at a sunny coffee
shop downtown but instead just sitting
at school along with everyone else is
soon remembered.
Perhaps it is
because of this that according to
waitress, over half of the restaurant
patrons neglect to leave any tip at all.
The snack bar is predictable, somewhat despicable and many LCC people
generally avoid it. But after a day of
Dante, New Deals, and demand schedules, this jukebox jungle with its
Smoke on the Water tobacco fog filling
the air also is kind of relief--a kind of
journey down from the ivory tower off
the deep end into the real world, that
craziest place of al I.

. . . the restaurant, reserved for the elitists

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..

Is there a future for Manin fireflies?
Bioluminescent organisms: Creatures that glow naturally
We may h&rness their energy-·- if we figure out how
t,y Alan Estler \

Last December, I gathered some windfallen
' fir along the McKenzie River in Vida, Oregon.
I brought it to my home and cut it !JP with a
::hain saw, then went about my business. That
night I walked through our woodroom without
bothering to switch on a light. I was a bit
startled and then delighted by the sight of ten
glowing discs in the darkened corner where I
had stacked the cut logs. The bluish:whiteglow
was strong enough to shine a soft, effulgent
circle of light wt.len I held a piece of wood a few
inches from the wall. A couple of days later I
had used my saber-saw to cut out stars, suns
and crescent moons from the luminous
firewood and our bedroom ceiling shone quite
beautifully in the dark. Then I learned about
the cause of the mysterious I ig ht and
consequently began to water my stars and suns
and moons until the unstable climate eventually caused them to fade into death.
Tom Wayne, biology instructor at LCC, explained to me the properties of "bioluminescence. '' The mystic light was generated by
the tiny · phosphorescent algae which lived
within the wood fiber and consumed it. He
theorized that the glowing action of the algae
was a defense mechanism against termites. In
lab experiments, termites have shown negative
reactions to the sudden introduction of light.
Wayne surmises that the termite colonies are
repelled from an attempted penetration of the
wood and the algae maintain their exclusive
_
eating.
I asked Wayne if man could somehow
hc;1rness this effective natural light production
and put it to his own use as an energy ·saving
He related that scientists have
measure.
synthetically produced the chemical compounds involved in bioluminescence--but the
costs involved in such a process are much more
expensive than • the light substance made
available is worth. However, man has been
intrigued with this phenomenon for centuries
(as evidenced in the works of Pliny, Descartes,
Sir Francis Bacon, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel
Coleridge, Louis Pasteur, Thor Heyerdahl,
etc., etc.) and research has revealed specific
utilizations of the substances involved.

In the 1880's, A. Dubois had Isolated and
defined the components of organic luminescence. He named the basic compounds
"luciferin" and "luciferase" after Lucifer, a
InciRoman name for the morning star.
dentally, the Greeks called the morning star
''Phosphorous.''
The 1960's saw the synthetic production of
these compounds and a partial understanding
of its pertinence to technology. A Swedish biologist Hans E. Gruner, offers an explanation of
what is known so far about the natural process.
"The light is produced by a chemical
reaction. Luciferin and luciferase are enzyme
compounds produced by certain body cells.
These substances are oxidized and light rays
are emitted."

Bioluminescence is a sort of "inverted
chemical 1
In the · latter,
photosynthesis."
energy is produced from light energy; in the
former, light is produced from chemical
energy. When ·humans produce electric light
we lose up to 50 percent of the available light
energy in heat emissions. "Cold light" produced by the I uci feri n-I uciferase react ion
results in a heat loss of only one percent--the
glow transmits no warmth.
There are many organisms which display
"cold light" properties, and man has only
recently become aware of their potential as a
tool in his technology. The algae that I had
found in my firewood have aquatic counterparts in the oceans of the world. On the·
historic voyage of H.M.5. Beagle in the 1830's,
Charles Darwin saw and described a ''Green
Tide" off the coast of Brazil. The luminescence described is produced by algae-like
plankton ..
''The sea, from its extreme luminousness
presented ..a wonderful and most beautiful appearance. Every part of the water which by
day is seen as foam, glowed with a pale light.
The vessel drove ·before her bows two billows
of liquid phosphorous and in her wake was a
milky train. As far as the eye could reach the
crest of every wave was bright . : .. "
"Red Tides" are equally beautiful, but their
appearance bears an ominous significance.
Types of plankton known as "dinoflagellates"
are responsible, and when the tiny plankton is
seasonally in bloom, they release a nerve
poison into the surrounding waters, killing
hundreds of thousands of fish. In recent years,
this deadly bloom had occured with greater
frequency off the coast of Florida. Tom Wayne
explained that the blooming of the plankton
takes place when sufficient quantities of
vitamin B-12 had entered the ocean waters
from fresh water streams. Another source of
vitamin B-12 is human waste matter and the
increase in Florida's Red Tides was directly
proportionate with the increase of population.
Corrective sewage measures were taken and
the infamous Red Tide, acting as a sort of
ecological watchdog, had been instrumental in
the minimizing of pollutants into Florida's
coastal waters.

---

Other bioluminescent forms of sea life
include members of the sponge, coral, jellyfish, shrimp, octopus, squid, herring and
The
barracuda families, to name a few.
grotesque fishes of the deep seas are also frequently bioluminescent. Their reasons for this
adaptation are varied. In some cases, the
phosphorescence can be suddenly turned on,
and it acts as a blinding escape ploy in the
blackness of the depths. In other cases, the
lights indicate specific species and sex. The
perpetual darkness would othe.rwise make
procreation a very difficult and confusing
business.

"How does it flash?"

Could some of these creatures ultimately
furnish man with a series of new technological
innovations?
The question is of world-wide interest and in
1954 the National Science Foundation sponsored a conference on luminescence at
Asilomar, California. In September of 1965,
another luminescence conference was held;
this one was between Japanese and American
scientists and ran for five days in Hakone
National Park, Japan.
Consequently, in our Aerospace · Program
luminous fungi are being used for studying the
effects of radiation in space and as indicators of
A still more recent
rocket fuel leakage.
development involves the utilization of luminous fungi to detect the presence of life on
extraterrestrial landscapes.
In 1974, Russian scientists announced the
use of luminol, a bioluminescent compound, as
3.n indicator of the contamination of floral
honey by honeydue or invert sugar.
American medicine has technicians perfecting the usage of bioluminescent compounds in
the indication of specific bone diseases.
Mankind is utilizing part of the biolumines:::ent energy potential around him but the field
Jf study is a tremendously large one and there
is room for many new developments. Frank R.
Johnson, editor of a textbook chronicalizing the
luminescence conference of '65 sums it up on
his introduction to the text.
'' Although progress in research on bioluminescence ... has been gratifying ...
even in the most thoroughly studied system,
namely the firefly, no satisfactory answer can
yet be given to the seemingly simple, innocent
question, "How does it flash?"

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The Anglerfish, a small, blackish se~ devil
whose luminous lures draw unsuspecfing prey from the deep.

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Regis tratio n chang es starte d summ er term!
F~ll-time students to pay $30 in _tuition at registration - plus full fees
Students intending to enrol I in
summer school at Lane Community
College this year will face some
changes in tt)e registration procedure.
The major change will require
students to pay a portion of their
tuition plus the full amount of their
fees on the day they register. In the
past they have been allowed to defer
all their tuition and fees until later in
the term, with the result that some
students would reserve space in a class
but would never complete registration
or show up for class. Other students
then would be frozen out of classes
that, in fact, had room for them.
LCC Registrar Bob Marshall said
the change was made because summer
session has been cut about 20 percent
due to budgetary problems, leaving
fewer classes from which to choose.

"Since classes will be hard to come
by this year," said Marshall, "we
want to make sure that people who
register are serious about coming. We
can't afford no-shows."
Historically, said Marshall, about
five percint of the persons who go
through registration do not show up
for classes when school starts. That
percentage has grown during the past
few terms because reduced schedules
have forced some students to sign up
for classes they did not want.
When summer term registration
begins June 17, full-time in-district
students will be required to pay $30 of
their $100 tuition, plus the full amount
of their fees. Part-time students will
pay one-third of their tuition, plus
their fees.
Out-of-district, out-of-state and foreign students will also pay one-third of

Student Art Show, LCC
Fishbowl Follies, UO,
Bluegrass Band
Gay People's Alliance, 1236 Kincaid, 7 p.m.

Sailplane on LCC campus, 10-4
Handicapped Students Association, Art 105, 2 p.m.
Vets Club, Apr 222, 3 p.m.
Concert, John Klobas, North
Side LCC Cafeteria
Phi Theta Kappa Initiation,
For 301, 7 p.m.
Fishbowl Follies, UO, Stan Fink

Christian Science Club, Mth 214,
10 a.m.
Campus Crusade for Chirst, Hea
202, 12 noon
OSPIRG, SAC, 1 p.m.
Stage Door, LCC Theatre, 8 p.m.

Senior Citizens Day, Cen 101,
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Quarter Horse Show, Fairgnds

Spring Clearance Sale!
"Brother" super powered
vacuum cleaners, regularly
$59.95, now $38. 75. Pronto
tool box with SK tools, regularly $109.95, now $49.95.
Used Lindsay 25 cfm gas
compressor, $815. See all at
Dutch Boy Paints, 1986 West
6th Street, Eugene. 345-2397
FOR SALE: GI jungle boots,
GI river bags, GI sleeping
bags, GI insect repellent, GI
Winter closeout of
tents.
genuine USAF fur hood wool
lining snorkel parkas, $29.95
and more at Action Surplus,
4251 Franklin Boulevard,
Glenwood. 746-1301.
Simplistic! Classic! Beautiful! Furniture for the discriminating taste, waiting to
grace your home. Ed Langston representing solid ingenuity. Call me at 484-1365.
20,000 USED BOOKS. All
selling at 1 / 2 or less of published price. Textbooks, cliff
USED
notes, magazines.
BOOKS bought and sold.
Smith Family Bookstore,
1233 Alder. Phone 345-1_651 .

For Rent

FOR RENT: Furnished room
for rent, $75 month, $25
deposit. Waterbed, freshly
painted, available immediately. Call 485-8178.

Wanted

WANTED: Need to rent nice
large 2 or 3 bedroom, either
east or Springfield. See night
cashier, Food Services, or
call 746-8786.

Lost

LOST: Gilford 250 Datebook
with phone directory in back.
Check book size. Brown.
Contact Ed Langston, LCC
If found,
Student Health.
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·services

Do you need a photographer?--For weddings, to capture the little ones, or just a
portrait for friends and relatives to remember you by?
Contact Peter Reiter in the
Torch Off ice, Ext. 234 (photo
editor) or call 344-4192.
Call the
NEED HELP?
HOPE line, 345-5433, M-F
8 p.m. to 12 midnight..
(345-LI FE).

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Baroque Orchestra and Brass
Choir, LCC Theatre, 2 p.m.

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Women's Study Group, Cen 124,
8:30 a.m.
Air Tech Ground School, 12 noon
Student Senate, Bd. Rm., 3 p.m.
NCAA Twilight Track Meet, UO

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A-Z, beginning at 8 a.m.; and new
students will register in one-hour
blocks beginning at 8 a.m. according
to priority numbers given them when
they applied for admission. About 70
new students an hour can be processed.
Marshall said the procedure was
changed to give priority to returning
students who need sumer school to
continue a specific program. Veterans, he said, particularly need summer
school to prevent a break in their GI
benefits.
Students can sign-up for classes in
the cafeteria all day June 17-18 and in
the evening until 8; and until 5 p.m.
June 19-20. The eight-week and first
four-week session begins June 23,
with the second four-week session
scheduled to start July 21.

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their tuition, plus all their fees, and
will have until the end of the first week
of classes to pay off the remainder of
their bill. In-district students will be
allowed to defer the rest of their tuition
until the end of July.
All students must pay the down
payment on the day they begin the
registration process, Marshall said.
Students who do not will be asked to
start all over again another day, taking
a chance that some classes may be '
filled.
Registration is June 17 for students
returning from spring term, June 18
for mew students and students returning from other than spring term, and
June 19-20 for anyone.
This is the first year summer term
registration has been on a time-show
Returning students, for inbasis.
stance, will register alphabetically,

Announcements

A Conference for Spiritual
Freedom, July 3-6, Shasta
1975. It's important to be in
the right place at the right
time. For further information call 343-8976 or (805)
962-4653. •Or write Shasta
1975, P. 0. Box 938, Santa
Barbara, California 93102.
June 6 is the last day Student
Records will accept Pass/ NoPass requests for Spring
Term.
Class schedules for Summer
Term WILL NOT be distributed through the Register-Guard but will be available on campus during finals
week.
Student Records Office announces that grades turned
in late by instructors will not
be received by students until
the next fiscal year when
more funds become available
June 6 is also graduation-Commencement is scheduled
for 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Theatre. Admission
is free.

Herb Class (Eckankar), 7 p.m.
Whiteaker Community School

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June 6 is also the last day to
turn in drops or withdrawals
to Student Records Office.
On Wednesday, June 4, at
8 p.m., an environmental inbroadcast will
volvement
take place on Cable Ch 7
(PL-3). This one hour information sharing and panel
discussion will provide the
watching audience an opportunity to 1) learn why recovery of resources is important
to our community and world,
2) What's being done at this
time in Lane County to
promote Neighborhood Recycling, 3) How people can
become involved in recycling
and 4) What some of the
hidden benefits are when
Neighborhood Recycling
takes place. The audience
will have an opportunity to
phone in questions about the
material presented and hear
the answers directly from the
panel.
Eugene Gay Peoples Alliance meets every Tuesday
evening at 8, 1236 Kincaid.
Business Meeting followed
by informal discussion. call
686-3327 for information.

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Class on herbs, sponsored by
chapter • of
local
the
ECKANKAR, meets each
Monday evening at 7 p.m. in
the multi-purpose room _of
the Whiteaker Community
School, Blair and River Road
Admission is
in Eugene.
free. Call 343-9091 for further information.
LCC AERO CLUB invites you
to attend the Private Pilot
Ground School at the Air
Technology Building every
Thursday at 12 noon. Subject
to be covered by Sanderson.
Fi I ms and discussions as
follows:
May 22, Radio Navigation
May 29, Physlgy. of Flight
June 5, Airports and FAR
For additional information
contact Advisor Gene Paro in
Science Building Office #9.
Handicapped Students Association meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Art 105.
Everyone is welcome.
InWatch Neighborhood
Recycling,
volvement in
Wednesday, June 4, 8 p.m.,
Cable Channel 7.

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Track team finishes ninth in the nation•

by Kelly Fenley
The eight_Titan trackmen who made
Woods finished fourth in the 220
_the trip to ''sunny'' Houston for the. yard dash to tie the school record with.
National Junior College champion- a time of 21.5. Tarpenning said that
-ships survived monsoon rains and Woods finished third in his quartersultry air to score 20 points and come final race, second in the semi-final
home the ninth best track team in the flight and then fourth in the final race,
nation.

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Above: Coach Al Tarpenning with his son, Kevin , who received all-American honors by
placing second in the national decathlon in Houston May 20-24. Above right: Sprinter
Vince Woods (pictured here in an earlier meet) placed fourth in the 220 for all-American
honors also. Below right: Al Shibley placed seventh in the discus and ninth in the shot
put.

Kevin Tarpenning, Vince Woods, for the all-American honors.
Kelly Graham a nd Bob Moore all
Graham and Moore tied for third in
finished high enough (wi th in th e top · the high jump with efforts of 6-6 each.
four) in their events to be honored as The run way to the pit was slick from
all-Americans and the re st of th e the rain and so jumping was especially
Titans managed to place in th e top ten difficult, Tarpenning said. Graham
had won the Region 18 high jump last
of th eir event.
"It was a very good trip," said week with a leap of 6-10.
Coach Al Tarpenning, pleased with the
Al Shibley captured a seventh place
results but frustrated with the bizarre in the discus with a throw of 151-10
Texas weather.. "We scored about as and finished ninth in the shot put at
49-1. The discus was one of the events
well as we could.
"They had a monsoon storm over delayed for over an hour due to high
there (the last day) that was really bad. winds .
It delayed some of the events for over
Bruce Jones claimed ninth in the
an hour. We're not making excuses,
jump at 6-4, Bob Savelich wound
high
but it was hard to get motivated . ''
Kevin Tarpenning finished second ,up tenth in the shot at 48-9 and Rod
in the national decathlon. "He had to Cooper finished tenth in the six-mile ·in
do it the tough way,'' said both father ~1 :30 for the final placings.
and coach Al Tarpenning.
Cooper set the LCC six-mile school
Tarpenning said that Kevin won the record last month in the Oregon
100 meters the first day for an early Twilight Meet in a time that was over a
lead but then fell down to seventh minute faster than his time Saturday.
place after the high jump. But when But, as Tarpenning said, the weather
the second (and final) day of the conditions ranging from hot and sultry
decathlon started Tarpenning slowly to pounding rain played a lot of
climbed back on top. With a strong mischief on all the performances.
performance in the pole vault and a
A community college in Arizopa won
winning javelin throw Tarpenning had the national title with 54 points, and a
claimed second place in the national New Jersey team claimed second place
event for the second straight year. with 51 points.

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Perform ing
Summer theatre
kicks off with
~Godspell '-

Arts: A new direction

Tickets to the Lane Community College Summer Theatre production ol
"Godspell," scheduled to run for 17
performances from June 20 to July 26,
go on sale May 27 at the LCC box
office.
"Godspell" launches the first Summer Theatre season at LCC with
virtually the same cast that played to
sell-out performances of the musical
last fall. Directed ·by Ed Ragozzino, it
stars David Morgan, Lloyd Brass, Tim
Foster, Rosemary Loar, Roxy Thomas,
Francie Wilderson, David. New, Karen
Quan·oeck, Angel Reid and Roger
Only Foster, who replaces
Reid.
Matthew Pearl is new to the cast. The
behind-the-scenes staff is also the
same. Besides Ragozzino as director,
Nathan Cammack returns as music
director, Nicola Crafts as choreographer, and David Sherman as set and
light designer. The costumes are
based on those originally designed and
constructed by Linda Sherman.
Summer Theatre at LCC will be
Friday-Saturday following the opening
seekend June 20-21.
financially self-sustaining--supported
sales, 1 not tax dollars. PerTickets are $4 each and al I seats are
by ticket _
formances are scheduled June 20, 21, _ reserved. The box office will be open
weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
26, 28, July 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18,
• Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
19, 24, 25, ?nd 26, or every Thursday-

Tickets will also be availaole at J. C.
Penney in Valley River Center and at
Carl Greve Jewelers in downtown
Eugene, or can be ordered by tele'. phone by calling 747-4501, Ext. 401.

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_ _ May 27, 1975

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As the newly sworn-in President
of the ASLCC I would like to take
this opportunity to establish a
weekly column to the Senate.
The column has been gratitously
set aside by Torch editor Rick Bella,
for the expressed purpose of gaining imput and insight into the
student Senate.
The Student Senate will obtain
responsible
from
information
sources to explain to the students
the processes, the issues, the
solutions, and the possible ramifications of certain questions.
In order to ask a question as a
specific member of the Senate or
the Senate as a whole, please
address your remarks in care of
Russ Linebarer ASLCC President or
Torch Editor Rick Bella, and your
answer will be responed to openly in
this weekly column. Or you may
call the ASLCC Office at 747-4501,
extention 220.
As space is limited, all questions
and responses will be printed at the
discretion of the Torch Editor.
To get the ball rolling, the
• President of ASLCC now receives a
$200 a month salary. I want to set
up a special fund, which will be
open to students. What criteria
would you suggest for distribution?
Russ Linebarger
ASLCC President

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by Crunch McAlister

I don't really know how it actually occured or why I got involved. It could have just as
well have been anyone else. The whole thing was pretty strange.
I'd gone into the men's restroom, near the football machines up at LCC last Monday at
3 p.m . I was just going in to read the current grafitti and catch up on some overdue
homework.
Anyway, I fell asleep and when I finally awoke there was nothing visible but jet
blackness. Stumbling and bumbling, I followed the walls towards where I hoped the q_oor
existed. Finding it, I fumbled with the handle and tumbled out into the cafeteria.
I was astonished. I could hardly believe that this was really the same college cafeteria I
knew so well. The atmosphere was hazy with the odor of old stogies, burning rope and
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stale booze.
At first I thought the place was on fire and I glanced frantically about trying to locate
the flame. My visual search passed over a wall clock where a vague sliver of moon
shadowed 3 a.m.
Walking slowly, I stepped away from the men's room and out into the recreation al-ea. I
became aware of small rowdy voices and then also noticed that the smoke was thickest
over one of the pool tables. It was so thick that I could just make out the tables legs. The
top was completely lost in billows of smoke.
I froze to a halt when I discovered that the voices were coming from that area also. I felt
a chair behind my knees and abruptly sat down. In the dimness the scene confronting me
was all the more unbelieveable and it was rapidly placing me in a state of catatonic
bewilderment.
Sitting there, I became more in tune to the noises coming from that pool table. The
voices, not unlike what one would expect from a group of drunken leprachauns, were
cussing and yelling. Sometimes I could even hear them singing or rather shouting bawdy
,
ballads.
They must have spotted me then, for I heard one voice loudly proclaim over the sounds
of clinking glasses and popping corks, "Everyone quiet! Some person is in here!"
A hushed moment passed and during it I felt as if a hundred eyes were upon me, but I
could not move. I was transfixed by the insane oddity of the situation.
Out of the stillness a second voice spoke out, "There's no need for alarm. It's only a
stupid long-hair who apparently fell asleep in the restroom and consequently got locked
.
in . . Pay him no mind."
"All right then," the first voice agreed, "let's get on with this party. Is table three
accounted for yet?''
The second voice answered, "No, but they're on the way." I heard the soft roll of pool
balls across felt from a table on the other side of the smokey one. The sound was followed
by-loud clacks and thuds then again the muffled rolling. There were fifteep clacks and
fifteen thuds. I counted them in an attempt to stay somewhat rational.
It didn't work--1 still sat stupified.
_ The volume at the haze covered table once again grew strong and boisterous. One
voice drunkenly protested "We'resh going kaptuz! No one's played thesesh tables in
weeksh."

Another added more soberly, "We've had no capital rolling in on any of those days. ·
Since the college Administration closed us down we've made zilch from gambling,
prostitution, alcohol sales or drug deals."
A third voice complained, "I've had to lay off my whole stable of chippies and now
they're demanding unemployment-benefits. We can't go on like this.
When the fourth voice spoke I could sense the tone of authority, "Do not worry, my
friends. Soon we shall be able to rotate and once again psychologically force these
reluctant humans back into their rambling gambling ways, and perhaps in more pleasant
surroundings.''
The fifth voice I heard hissed with devilish intent, "I can hardly wait to send those
compelling vibrations at those humans. Last time I had people doing fantastic deviant
acts.''
"You've got to get with the group, though," the commaiiding voice stipulated.
"You're always taking the profits and lining your own pockets.''
"It's never been proved," the hiss retorted. "If you're going to make accusations like
that you'd better be able to make them stick.''
"Well as long as you take your cues from the rest of us," the authoritive voice
countered.
These illogical acts to which I'd been witness were becoming nerve racking. I couldn't
take much more. I was very close to breaking.
"What about that long-hair?" I heard an on the ball voice ask. "What if he pi-events
us from setting up again?"
"Remember," the authoritarian voice answered, "when we open up again we'll
probably be surrounded by rich plush lounges and carpets. No one will suspect us. About
that long-hair, who do you think is going to believe a dude who falls asleep on the can and
gets locked in over night--no one."
I heard them all laughing at that and it helped bring me out of the stupor I'd been in. I
felt downright insulted, even if what they said was true. Anybody could accidently fall
asleep on the john and get locked in.
The activities at the pool table went from the griping to further boisterous partying. I
stood and in somewhat of a daze began to walk back towards the men's room. I knew they
were right about my trying to forewarn anyone. Perhaps I could tip off a few friends, but
no one else would seriouslv listen to me.
• I thought how well-organized and coordinated those voices had sounded.
Running all of those outside concessions
besides being knocked about the green felt
.tables. While thinking this, I also realized ·
·how ludicrous the whole idea was.
In order to retain the small amount of
sanity r still had, I knew I had to get out of
there. Mentally I chalked up the entire
experience to the assorted nonsense that is
continually happening here at LCC.
And so, with the voices laughing and
jeering behind my back, interwoven with
numerous thuds and clacks, singing and
ranting, I returned to the men's room to
sleep until morning.