LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (January 14, 1976 Vol 13, No. 13 SPAF users propose.Student body fee hike by Todd Johnstone Representative s of LCC programs funded by student body fees through the Special Programs and Activities Fund (SPAF) met last week. In the meeting they asked Dean of Students Jack Carter to draft a Boan. of Education proposal calling for increased student body fees and calling for a means to determine on an annual basis the resources of Student Services, the Health Service, the TORCH and the Athletic Program. As a result, a memorandum drafted by Carter was sent to the Board. It said: "Earlier this week I received a recommendation from the SPAF Committee that the SPAF fee be Increased to a maximum of $7 .50 for a full-time student [present maximum Is $5.00]. "Although I am not prepared to make a final recommendation at this time, It is obvious that an Increase In fees wW be required If these programs and activities are to continue to operate at the present level. The present fee has been In effect since 1973 and revenue has not kept pace with program demands. In the next few days we wW be reviewing funding requirements as well as alternative methods of collecting and administering these funds. I anticipate being able to forward my recommendation by the end of the month." In a meeting of SPAF users organized by TORCH Advisor Pete Peterson and attended by Carter, Peterson, Athletic Director Robert Radcliff, Health Service Director Laura Oswalt, ASLCC President Len Wassom and by Jay Jones, the director of student services at LCC; it was agreed by all in attendance that if SPAF funded programs are to continue at their present levels then student body fees, the source of SPAF funding will have to be raised. Peterson says that an increase in student body fees is needed and he recommends that a proposed student body fee increase be placed before the LCC Board of Education at the same time as the tuition increase proposed by the LCC Administration. Peterson says the proposal to increase student body fees will have a greater chance for approval if it is placed before the Board at the same time as the proposed tuition increase. He argues that if the Board raises tuition in one session and then raises student body fees in a later session, it will be similar to "cutting four inches of tail off and then cutting another four inches of tail off'' rather than doing the job as painlessly as possible. Peterson reminded the group that in order to put a proposed student body fee increase in front of the Board at the same time as the proposed tuition increase, it would have to put a statement into the Board mailing by the next day, which was last Friday. Peterson asked Carter to draft the proposal calling for an increase in student body fees and asked that it be put into the Boar<!_ mailing. ''Cutting four inches of tail off and then . . " Radcliff agreed that an increase in student body fees is needed and he also .suggested that the proposal drafted by Carter include a provision which would make it possible for student body fees to be raised on an annual basis to keep pace with costs which he says rise on an annual basis. Carter said .h e saw no difficulty in recommending an annual review of the capacity of student body fees to support SPAF programs, but he said he could not at the present time recommend specific annual percentage or dollar increases in student body fees. And Laura Oswalt characterized Radcliff' s proposal for an annual review as an attempt to gain an "automatic increase'' in student body fees which would eliminate facing SPAF users with '' a year to year crisis.'' Jay Jones, in a later interview, said he could not recommend either a student body fee increase or an annual review of student body fees. He said he feels that !!udent input should determine whether the Board photo by Jeff Hayden ASLCC President, Len W assom, discusses fee raise with students in the LCC cafeteria following demonstrations against the increase. The LCC Administration, supporting a proposal by Dean of Students Jack Carter, has recommended to the LCC Board of Education that LCC adapt a 12-hour definition of full time students and that tuition be increased to $126 per term for full time students and to $10.50 per credit hour per term for part time students. Carter says he made his recommendation to the Administration in an attempt to have tuition funds pay 20 per cent of the total operating costs of LCC. He says the Board has indicated that it feels students should pay 20 per cent of LCC's operating costs. This recommendation is scheduled to be acted upon by the Board in tonight's Board meeting. receive a recommendatio n to increase student body fees. Jones says that if SPAF Programs are to continue at their present levels, then· an increase in student body fees is needed-but he says students should determine whether they want to support Accredited Women's Studies By Cris ClarkeAnne Stewart and Grace Cameron are also "I'm really pleased with the students teaching the course. The LCC Adminstration acted on rec-who crossed the picket line and attended class," says Lee Pettigrew, one of the ommendations from the Advisory Committhree college employees teaching LCC's tee on Women's Programs. They allowed accredited Women's Studies courses. the group teaching method to be used 3:fter photo by Jeff Hayden SPAF Programs at their present levels. Peterson, during the meeting, offered an argument which countered Jones' opinion. Peterson said students would not voluntarily support SPAF Programs, but he argued cont. on page 6 - Group model the Board of Education failed to allocate immediate supervisors to take time off her additional funding to continue Women's job to devote to Women's Studies. "We Studies in the Interdisciplina ry Studies are providing the group role model," says Department with Robbie Hannah as the Cameron. '' Sisterhood is part of what it's all about.'' instructor. The idea to teach the class collectively • Pettigrew, a research assistant in LCC's Institutional Research and Planning De- came about as a result of several meetings partment, has been granted work-release of the Advisory Committee on Women's time to teach Women's Studies six hours Affairs. Bev Melugin, chairwoman of the per week. She advocates the team- Committee, says that much discussion occurred in the Committee's attempt to teaching concept. '' A lot of different perspectives are procure the best possible course presentabrought into the classroom that way,'' she tion for LCC women. ''There was concern that with just Anne says. "With three people teaching the class, nearly everyone will be able to relate (Stewart) teaching the course, a broad scope would not be obtained, so reto the class in some way.'' She continues, "Working collectively commendations were made to the Adminreflects back on the philosophical theory of istration a couple of days before Christthe feminist movement, of women joining mas'' to teach the class by the group concept. "One of our major concerns was power together collectively.'' Stewart and Cameron are equally as to not let the class die," says Melugin. enthused about the new method. Stewart, The committee also recommended that the new program specialist in charge of the the Administration assign a counse1or to Women's Awareness Center, says, "It is the Women's Awareness Center one-half exciting to work and plan together. Three time. The Administration responded to people throwing ideas into a pot together these recommendations by accepting the seem to stimulate us all to come up with group teaching idea and assigning counbetter ideas than any one of the three.'' selor Jan Branstrom to the Center. And Cameron, supervisor of Student The qualifications of the t~ree instrucRecords, has permission from both her (cont. on page 6) page 2 £ / d i J - - - - - - J a n u a r y 14, 1976 EDITORIAL Registration and Finals iust don't mix It is a well-known fact that finals week was as hectic as any Fall term finals week can be. order. The problem with holding registration during finals week is that students are faced What with the culmination of ten weeks of hard studying, or in some cases the accumula- with overlapping scheduled final exam and registration times. The natural choice for the tion of ten weeks of procrastinated assignments, the peak on the long, hard climb student is to take the final, and register late. The student is therefore, (since he cannot register early) being deprived of the same choice of classes he would have had, had he featured many a harrowed student. Consider for a moment the purpose the LCC student has in mind when that person been able to register under normal circumstances. enrolls in and therefore pays for the instructional services provided by this institution: 3. LCC students receiving G.I. Bill educational benefits and money from special grants are being paid at the first of each month. For the student in this situation, the scheduling To obtain the highest possible grade in each class. re~istration d_urin~ the middle of the month can cause stri~gent finan~ial problems. of how to proportional directly is cases, many in grade, maximum that of attainment The well the student fares on a final exam. It is only fitting that the true test of the student's (In this case reg1~trat1on was held o~ Dec. 16, 17,_ and 18.) Neither G.I. Bill nor federal grants for educat1?? are overwhelm1~gly substantial amounts ~f monef, and the s_tude~t ability be levied at the climactic moment during the last week of the quarter. For the student to do well on these final exams (assuming that each LCC student who has to pay tmtton and fees at mid-month no doubt finds himself either spendmg his .1verages three finals per quarter) the student must pour all the energy he can into last, or h~~mg to ~orrow the money. This results in many students deferring two-thirds 4. As tmtton-pay~ng s~udent::), __ . . ., enrollees should enjoy the privelege of deciding -.;tudying, reviewing and memorizing the appropriate material. whe th er or_ not registration should be added to finals week, or held at mid-month. It has taken be neither. can And the concentration which goes into this quarterly endeavor lightly, nor should that concentration be broken. When the last week of a term rolls becom~ ~vident that the Administration has not asked the returning LCC student his or . . ~round,_enou_gh hassl_es face the LCC student without having to worry about other things; her ~pmion on t?e m~tter_. With these thmgs m mmd, a simple conclusion can be arrived at: ltke reg1stratton, for mstance. The separation of registration and finals would alleviate some of the pressures therein, Barring some hidden plan to save the college money, or perhaps the idea that Christmas vacation may have been lengthened, four main points come to light which an~ wo~ld enhance the choice of classes available to returning students. Holding ~-regi st ration after or at least closer to the first of the month would allow low-income demonstrate the effects of this pinnacle of mismanagement. _ 1. The alr~ady mentioned premise that students have enough to worry about during .. students t? more readily obtain their e~ucation, would get more students' tuition paid off ltnals week without the added concern of deciding what to take the next term, plus having at an earlier date_, and would (theoretically) reduce thge business office's workload. A~d as for askmg LCC students what they want, it would be a simple matter to hold to attend registration personally, which leads directly to: by Cris Clarke take ~olls, or even vote on it to obtain needed student input. hearmgs, alphabetical-chronological in up set is students returning 2. Registration at LCC for Letter says KLCC lacking, KLCC disagree s •\ n Open Letter to KLCC-FM: "Greetings, As a group of persons who have been intere~ted and involved in the future of listener-sponsored and controlled radio in Eugene, we congratulate you on the Ci1mpletion of your recent successful m:1rathon fund drive. We feel confident rhat your new higher power operation will provide a significantly stronger tool to ·~nhance the education and enlightenment >f all the diverse elements of the Eugene"i pri ngfi el d community who have so ~enerously supported this physical renovation. We earnestly await evidence that KLCC realizes and acts on its reciprocal responsibility to the community which supports it by soliciting and implementing listener participation in the programming and management of the radio station. We expect that as an immediate result of your aggressive pursuit of listener involvement, \'Our programming would evolve to reflect : he diverse program concerns of this We currently feel the ·ommunity. ·ollowing program areas are of crucial interest to the community and are seriously .mder-represented in your programming: l . Concerns of and for prisoners. ~- Local women's issues. L Local transportation planning. L Local population growth. Local economy and unemployment. 6. Migrant labor in Oregon. 7. Cultural programming of a non-musical nature. 8. Aggressive, in depth, locally originated political analysis and interviewing. 9. Local housing and real estate situation. 10. Non-musical thir world/ gay programming. 11. Issues related to family farming in Oregon. We look forward to seeing these concerns reflected in KLCC's programming and management in the immediate future. There are some basic considerations involved in arriving at these goals; KLCC, as a facility licensed to a community college, owes its first allegiance to that community. Any format or ideal which conflicts with that allegiance should receive little consideration. In respect to that allegiance, KLCC has subscribed to the criteria established by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; specifically, at least one-half of KLCC's broadcast day is devoted to public affairs, cultural, or educational offerings. Additionally, Lane Community College recognizes KLCC's function as a valuable student training device. In this respect, student involvment is actively encouraged, in all facets of station operation. Above all, the goals outlined above habe been carefully considered, both in statement and order. All operational decisions involving the station, whether major or minor, shall follow the philosophy above. Senator calls for resignations staff To the Editor, LCC TORCH The students of Lane Community College have a right and obligation to know and understand what is happening in the ASLCC Senate. Senator-At-Large, Richard Leclair, has sponsored a resolution which will do away with the requirement that the advisor to the Senate and the Kirector of Student Activities, presently Jay Jones, be one and the same. The rationale for this move is that until the Senate is given full control over expenditure of funds assigned to it by SPAF (which also must go in its time), it cannot represent the students. Redefining the person required to be Advisor to the Senate is step one; step two is redefining the position itself so that the advisor simply checks the accuracy of vouchers for expenditures of funds as is required by state laws, but without veto power over the Either the ASLCC Senate Senate. represents the students (no matter how few students participated in elections) or it doesn't. Presently it can't. If the Leclair resolution does not pass, the entire Senate should resign making the situation consistent with the facts and leaving the college without a Senate which is not permissable if the college is to receive certain funds it needs to operate. Secondly, Senator-At-Large, Michael Parry has intorduced a resolution calling for the redefinition of the roll of the Advisor to the Senate to be consistent with the Leclair resolution and furthermore calling for the resignation of all paid members of the LCC Community administrators, faculty and staff. Under the resolution, to continue the services they perform, assuming they are essential services, they would have the option to enroll as students, continue what they are now doing and contribute their earnings to the people's council or similar workers fund which would provide food, clothing, shelter, care, recreation and transportation and communications for all the students. Given the social-economic situation ,of a pot-smoling youth graduating into an decadent inflation/high-unemployment capitalist system espoused by the straight older generation, violent revolution is only a matter of time unless the radical change advocated by the Parry resolution is adopted, and if it is not, the only choice left is for the entire student body to organize a strike and attend only those classes where the instructors support this total change. Greetings: Today, as I conclude many of the materials necessary for KLCC' s application to tlie Federal Communications Commission for the 10,000-watt Buckawatt project, your letter of November 10 again crosses my mind and prompts a reply: On page one, section II of KLCC's policy book the philosophy of the station's operation is outlined item by item. The philosophy is a carefully considered, worded, and ordered statement, for it proclaims the operating parameters and standards of KLCC not only for the present, but for four years in the past and many years in the future as well. (A copy of that philosophy follows.) Item one of that philosophy requests that KLCC function professionally. No program is broadcast, no employee is hired without assurance of that program's or that employee's professionality. In short, my primary effort at KLCC is to quality control everything we do. No matter how good the concept, if it isn't done well, it doesn't go on the air. Enough preface. Your letter states that you '' expect that as an immediate result of your aggressive pursuit of listener involvement, your programming would evolve to reflect the diverse program concerns of this community." KLCC's concern with community issues is an ongoing progress and I see no reason for that concern to change in the future. But the results are not immediate. Indeed, quite the opposite is true; in order for KLCC to present an examination of any community issue fairly, accurately, and completely the program vehicle--including its producer, the equipment used, and the resources examined-takes time in development and financing. It is not KLCC' s practice to jump into an issue quickly and broadcast an examination that is imcomplete in preparation or presentation. Do not get the impression that KLCC is doig nothing regarding the issues you have mentioned. Our women's program is already on the air (Tuesday nights, 8:30), and awaiting funding from the Oregon Committee for the Humanities. (This program series, by the way, is a good example of the complexities and expense of program presentation: the total grant amount we've applied for is $8,000.00. The production efforts began in October and we should receive funding sometime in Meanwhile the producer is April. researching her material and presenting occasional programs as material accumulates which cannot be retained.) We have just established •communication with the Native American Student Union at the University and hope to begin production of a Native American program series within the next six months. We have purchased the equipment and are now seeking underwriting for a weekly musical program series from the Truck Stop, in hopes that we might revive a vehicle for exposure of amateur musical talent in the community similar to that offered by KZEL's Farmer's Almanac of the Air, which used to be broadcast from the Odyssey. And, as always, we solicit community participation in KLCC's program production. (Producers for all of the programs I've mentioned above were drawn from the community; none from internal sources.) The offer for participation has been extended to some of you personally before. It still stands. Thank you for your interest in KLCC. We share your concern about community issues and are pursuing them will all the resources at our disposal. Sincerely, Tom Lichty Program Director SECTION II The Philosophy: 1. KLCC functions professionally. It maintains a full-time broadcast schedule and a full-time, professional staff to assure the highest professional quality. A further definition of professionality is contained in Section IV, Program Standards Required by the Public Affairs Department, and Section V, Program Standards Required by the Music Department.$ 2. KLCC serves as a vehicle for community representation and communication. This frequently means nothing more than community service announcements. On other occasions, however, it means major program blocs devoted to minority viewpoints and interests, or word-for-word coverage of community events, or special segments devoted to community expression. See Section IV, Program Standards Required by thge Public Affairs Department. 3. KLCC serves its community as an appealing alternative to other electronic communication media. Achieving an alternative isn't difficult: no one else is playing Korean folk songs at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday mornings. But achieving an appealing alternative is the goal. Such alternatives are usually not profitable for commercial stations, and frequently appeal to a smaller, discriminating audience rather than a mass quantity. 4. KLCC serves as a means of vocational exp~rience for community volunteers and students enrolled in the Radio Broadcasting laboratories. A distinct attempt, however, is made to avoid the "sandbox" approach; rather, goal number 1, above, is considered in selecting volunteer operators and format design. 5. KLCC serves as a vehicle for artistic and/ o..r electronic innovation. Experimentation is encouraged on behalf of students as well as staff. January \4, 1976 - 7 vroi.<_· - ~ - - - - - - - - - - p a g e 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ £{:- LCC bicentennial plans The Bicentennial flag which waves over The A.R.B.A. has set three themes for ary fortifications, or a pole structure the college entrance on fair days symbol- the observances this year: historical similar to old forts. It will serve as a izes a program here that Bicentennial remembrance (Heritage '76), the celebra- lookout point on the knoll to the east of Committee Chairperson ; Lesl Fenner, says tion of American culture (Festival USA) campus. The structure would be simple might be ''the most ambitious and and planning a better tomorrow and require no upkeep. interesting college program in the state. " (Horizons '76). •Essay competition-This event has been Fenner says that LCC' s plans include In keeping with these themes, the LCC will publicized. Posters are carried in all developing a botanical garden and a Bicentennial Committee has planned some Lane Transit District busses inviting high Lookout Point on campus, and these plans features that will outlive this year and school juniors and seniors to compete for have earned LCC certification as a serve as remembrances on campus, and three scholarships to Lane, and two round participant in the Bicentennial College and also planned some short-term events. trips to Washington D.C. Essays must Universities Campus program. According to Fenner, ''the Bicentennial deal with one of three topics: American Only officially designated communities, is something personal; you have to history, History of the Northwest, or Early which, according to Fenner, are those celebrate it in your own way.'' The Oregon history. A winner will be chosen in accepted by the American Revolution program will emphasize the history and each category. Bicentennial Administration (A.R.B.A.) vitality of the Northwest. •Public event- Fenner says the award are entitled to fly the flag, which features a The following proposals are being ceremony for the essay contest will be symbol derived from the stars, stripes and . submitted for approval at a board meeting worked into a gala community event. She colors of the United States flag. January 18th: says the Performing Arts Department will The symbol is in the form of an American be involved in the event, which she hopes •LCC Arboretumcreating a botanical five-pointed star in white, surrounded by will draw Governor Straub to Eugene. continuous red, white and blue stripes garden of trees, wildflowers #ind shrubs •Seninel- The LCC Bicentennial program native to Oregon. Its value will be which form a second star. The double star was kicked off when this wood sculpture, a is symbolic of the two centuries which have two-fold-- as a teaching aid and as tribute to the importance of the lumber landscaping improvement. All flora will be passed since the American Revolution. industry in Oregon was dedicated last The colorful stripes are meant to evoke a scientifically tagged. The Arboretum is to term. A plaque has been ordered to be be located in the 1.5 acre plot directly west feeling of festivity and suggest the furled ·mounted at the base of the sculpture. bunting traditionally used in times of of the Business Education Building, adding •Facsimiles of Historic documentsit to the small area on the other side of the celebration throughout the nation. These will be exhibited along the walls of access road now used for garden plots. the Library in the Center Building. •Lookout Point- students will be asked to •Leadership conference- This conference participate in this project to build a low wiH be conducted by Phi Theta Kappa and stone breastwork suggestive of Revolution- sponsored by the American Red Cross. New class: Don't can it just dry it One way to beat the problem of finding jar lids for home canning is to preserve food by drying it. Lane Community College Education Division will offer a five-week class, held on Saturday mornings, on the home food dryer. Students in this new class will assemble their own home food dryer from pre-cut parts and learn about food drying times, recipes, and safety operating factors. At the close of the class, each student will take home a food dryer. Pre-registration is required for the class and interested students may sign up in the Community Education Division. The class will be held, beginning Saturday, Jan. 10 , from 9 a.m. to noon in the woodshop, which is located in the Industrial Technical Building. Tuition for the class is $8 with a supply fee of $42 necessary to complete the food dryer project. Most foods can be dried including fruits (fruit leather) , vegetables, meats (meat jerky) and fish. Next summer the food dryer can preserve and eliminate waste from home garden grown foods. Security field thriving As job opportunities in most fields continue to spiral downward with the economy, one area where job opportunities are increasing by leaps and bounds is the security and loss prevention field, according to an LCC law enforcement instructor, John Kocher. At a Thursday, Dec. 4 meeting of the LCC Security and Loss Prevention Advisory Committee, committee member Steve Doty, president of the Eugene based Challenge Security Inc., pointed out that he had started his company ten years ago with just six employees, and now has over 600. Doty commented that such rapid growth is common throughout the private security industry. The LCC Security and Loss Prevention Advisory Committee is made up of LCC staff members and community professionals in the fields of law enforcement and private security. Instructor John Kocher says that ·by 1980 .there will be more private police than public police in the United States. He gives two reasons for this increase in private police. •In public law enforcement the emphasis is on investigation and apprehension after the crime has occured, whereas in private security the emphasis is on preventing crime from occuring. •As the overall crime rate increases, public police are finding themselves so busy they must concentrate more on the violent crimes such as assault; murder, rape, etc. However crime against businesses, such as burglary, vandalism, and the theft of industrial secrets, is also increasing. Consequently, Kocher says, "More and more firms are taking security upon themselves and installing security personnel in areas previously without.'' According to Kocher 52 different occupations exist in the security field--and Kocher says LCC graduates can specialize in all of them. Such areas as hotel security and airport and airline security all have unique problems and require specialized tra~ni~g. For instance, says Kocher, an atrhne security trainee would learn about prevention of cargo theft and skyjacking where a hospital security trainee would concentrate more on drug control and the prevention of sophisticated lab equipment theft. Schafer NASC Trreasurer Lane Community College President Eldon Schafer was elected treasurer of the Northwest Association of Sc-hools and Colleges this week during the otganizat ion's 59th annual meeting in Reno, Nevada. Eldon Schafer Dr. Schafer will assume the presidency of the organization in 1979 after having moved through the offices. The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges represents schools in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, as well as Alberts, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Canada. 29 Nurses pass state exams A total of 29 summer term graduates of the Lane Community College nursing program have passed their state examinations and are now practical nurses. All of the summer term graduates in both the registered nurse and practical nurse programs passed their state board examinations. Estelle Singleton, Nursing Department Chairwoman, said this is the first time in the history of the program at Lane Community College that there has been 100 per cent simultaneous passage in both programs. Graduates from Eugene are Mary G. Andreason, Shelley K. Bohlken, Francine C. Boyson, Sandor L. Boyson, Jane I. Curl, Florence Eichler, Norman C. Erp, Alicia G. Funderburk, Linda E. Hanson, Heidi M. Harshman, Cindy L. Heilbronner, Dale L. Herrington, Ronald D. Isaac, Evelyn M. Jones. Deborah E. King, Patricia L. Nash, Sue L. Pluid, Milissa G. Smith and Phyllis L; Taitel. • Others include Mary Anne Curtis, Linda L. Ferguson , and Charles 0. Martin, Springfield; Judith S. Haenel, Fall Creek; Shelley J. Fox, Veneta; Sharon K. Head Monroe; Diana K. Kiefer, Bandon; Ellen M. Mills, Junction City; Alana G. Woerz, Cottage Grove , and Donna S. Futrell, Sacramento, California. The practical nursing program at LCC is a one year program resulting in a certificate of completion. More than 300 earn straight A's Fall term at LCC Those from Eugene with straight A's include Alan D. Adler, Alice H. Aikens, Katie P. Allen, Marc Anderson, Michael S. Anderson, James F. Ankeny, James R. Ashner, Harold G. Aslin, Margaret Babcock, Byron G. Baker. Mary A. Bangs, Patricia M. Beard, Mark H. Becker, Paul D. Beckett, Chris V. Blaine, Richard L. Bloomer, Leslie E. Blume, Lu Anne Boettiger, Monica A. Brame, Patricia J , Brannan, Coral L. Broughton, Merry C. Burbank, Cheryl A. Burch, Trudy K. Burns. William E. Burr II, Kristine M. Bushek, Elizabeth M. Byrne, Renae S. Carpenter, Nancy R. Cash. Bonnie J . Chapman, Ruth A. Chave, Michael J. Chudzik, Robert E. Collins, Particia K. Cook, Nanci J. Cooley, Terry A. Cooney, Charles D. Corliss, Minor B. Cottrell, Chester R. Cramblit, Richard A. Davies, Robert W. Davis, Kenneth J. Dawe, Susan E. DeVries, Particia B. Dieball, Anita Diseth, Jeremy F. Donley, Theresa Doran, Lawrence J . Douroux, John Dronsfield, Neil L. Edwards, Mark C. Endicott, Harryt S. Epstein, Doublas L. Ervin, Richard L. Farley, Laurel A. Field, Karen C. Fintner, Shannon M. Fix, Ronald D. Flanagan, Wesley M. Fox. Katherine M. Frank, Alison F. Franz, Scott W. Fredricks, Janet A. Fritz, Deanna L. Fuchs, Mary A. Fullerton, Charles A. Fulleton, Penny C. Gamache, Barbara J. Gaslin, Dawn M. Gill, Heather D. Gillard, Rachel A. Gille, David M. Gillette, Rod L. Graham, Wallace H. Graham, Jane W. Grant, Steven A. Green, Wanda M. Gregg, Jamie Guyn, Alison Halderman, Carol M. Hale, David W. Hall, Linda L. Hall, Gary R. Gargett, Jane E. Hastie, Susan K. Hathorn, Thomas R. Havercroft, Terry R. Heath. Steven A. Hellickson, Carolyn J. Henry, Mark A. Hickman, Cynthia K. Hiller, Vince B. Holcomb, Dick M. Holloway, Becky M. Holman, George W. Hosfield, Melvin Howard, Susan G. Huson, Robert F. Hutton , Terrence P. Jackson, Caryn S. Jacobson, Nikki A. Jacobson, David A. Johnson, Steve A. Kaluza, Deborah Kean, Donald D. Kelly, Jere A. Kersnar, Jay G. Krause, Lyle K. LaMont. Jill E. Lampson, Martha E. Lane, Joanne M. Lawson, Tellis A. Lawson Jr. , Elaine V. Laycock, Stanley E. Leake, Claire C. Lematta, Carol J . Leonard, Thomas D. Lindly, Clayton Lindseth. William C. Mallis, Michael G. Martin, Randall J . Martin, Karl B. Matthews, Marie E. McCarty, Lois McClellan, Larry A. McCulley, Panela L. McMaster, Dennis J. Meljado, James E. Micka, Marsha A. Miller, Kathleen Monje, JoAnne S. Moore, Jeffery C. Moran, Susan H. Morgan, Jorge A. Murillo, robert E. Nadell, Tina L. Neal, Raymond C. Nelson, Suzanna L. Ness, Ellen Newell , Byron F. Nichols, Ruthmarie Nix, Robert C. Nordahl, Joel A. Norman, Mark A. Nutter, Daniel E. O'Brien, Barbara D. Pacheco, Walter S. Painter, Kenneth L. Patterson, Sharon D. Payne. Rebecca A. Perkins, Carol L. Pica, Daniel K. Pimentel, Kimberly A. Posekany, Karen E. Powell, Susan L. Powell, Marjorie A. Ralph, Anthony V . Rayburn, Doris M. Rewick, Mary K. Rice, Russell E. Roberts, Vernon R. Robertson, Simon Rossoff, Thomas G. Ruchman, Michael J. Rugloski, Ruth A. Runyan, Kathleen A. Russell, Tom L. Sampson, Steve D. Sanders, George R. Sarvela, Ernest A. Seeley, Florence A.· Seelig, steve A. Seiffert, Gween P. Senff, Jack L. Seymore, Judith A. Skinner, Pat H. Sliger, Ron W. Sloper, Cathy J. Smith, David L. Sonnichsen, Betsy F. Soule. Susan C. Spruance, Don M . Stewart, David W. Strom, Maxyne Strunin, Linda G. Sudran, Harold L. Sweeney, Ken D, Sweet, Fordous Tawfiq, Martha M. Teich, Robert C. Tellesen, Vincent J. Throop, James D. Treichelt. James E. Troupe Jr., Loren N. Tuskie, Leslie Ulrich, Ann E. Vrabel, Jeannie L. Wadst, Darlene L. Walhood, Elena R. Webber, Roger West, Jeanne K. Wick, Kathleen A. Wilson, Bruce R. Winegarden, Gary M. Winters, Larry A. Wolff, Thomas A. Woods, Kathleen A. Yocum, and Jose M. Zarate. Those with straight A's from Springfield include Paul I. Alban, Jay Dee Anderson, Maureen P. Anderson, Jeanette M. Brown. Robert G. Burns, Arnold B. Christensen, Margie R. Clifford, Karlin M. Conklin, Robert A. Cooper, David B. Crockett, Cara E. Di Marco, Vivian Diven, John M. Duke, Gary R. Dwyer, John E. Elmenhurst, Betty L. Fitzpatrick, Robert L. Foster Jr. , Jack A. Franklin, Richard M. Frasieur, Paul R. Frassetto, Guy Gibson, Lloyd W. Goff, James A. Green, John W. Gross, Donald M. Hall, Mildred A. Holly, Karen C. Horner, Debra D. Johnson, Larry R. Johnson, Luanne Johnson, Gary M. Karp. Gloria D. Kimball, David R. La Fever, Nick A. Landreth, Glenn A. Lightle, Dona J . Loeblein, Benjamin C. Lopez, William C. Maack, Ruth E. Mallam, Derrald Mann, Charles E. Marken, Donna L. Mathews, James L. McAlister, Michael A. Meador, Candace A Moore, Jack R. Morison, John R. Napper, Jackie L. Nugent, Susan Ohmer, Lois J . Pleger, Bonnie L. Prenselaar, Marguerite M. Riggs, Patrick E. Roberts, Marianne Scales, James L. Shoptaugh, Jack R. Shorb, Jim H. Shreve, Kitty B. Sizemore, Coleen L. Stevenson, Clarence F. Stichler, Louise Stott, Charles S. Stufflebeem, Gary D. Swanson, Gene A. Townsend, Elizabeth A. Varnes, Kathryn V. Vogt, Philip F. ·Wald, Timothy D. Wise, and Melvin J. Zavadsky. Others earning all A's are Corey- D. Bingham, AMITY; Jennifer Patridge, AURORA; Emery B. Harris, BLUE RIVER; Anthony M. Goebel and Particia A. Short, BROOKINGS; William Hunt and Judy Noe, CHESHIRE; William W. Plemmons and Chris D. Sackett, CORVALLIS; Donald E. Clarkin, Louise 0. Comstock, Russell J. Curry, James L. Deitschman, Craig R. Duncan, Douglas S. Glass, Susan A. Harris, Jerry P. Lake, Stephen F. Neet, Dorothy L. Nichols, Bill N. O' Brien, Charles W. Pendleton, Robert G. Vindhurst, and Janice E. Weaver, COTTAGE GROVE; Janet M. Brougher, Thomas M. Denman, Deanna M. Hodgkinson, Joel D. Johnson, Richard B. Keslin, Bradley D. King, Daniel R. Letsom, John S. Schmidt, and Thomas J. Sobieski, CRESWELL; Gregg J . Silva, CULP CREEK . William Davidson, Terry R. Mauney, and Kenneth S. McGee, DEXTER; Dean S. Gustafson, EAGLE POINT; Gilbert V. Brumwell, Richard R. Cosci, and Robert M. Tappan, ELMIRA; Brent P. Baldwin, Emily A. Cockeran, John R. Mode, Amy Parker, David B. Skjonsby, and Donald G. Wagner, FLORENCE; Lou A. Christian, GOLD HILL; David G. Manning, GRAND ISLAND, NEB.; Kenneth M. Bronec, JASPER; Warren A. Dumbrow, Beverly A. Geddes, Janelle M. Gilmore, Gregory S. Hentze, Vicki L. Popoff, Alice Rasmussen, Lenora C. simpson, Bruce E . Wilkie, and Mary V. Wyatt, JUNCTION CITY ; Raymond S. Smitli, LEABURG; Paul C. Meiling, LEBANON; Willis W. Young, LORANE; Michael L. Flower and Susan J, Percy, LOWELL. Steven S. Lamm, MAPLETON; David C. Aldred and Richard E. Baumann, MARCOLA; Steven H. Phillips, MEDFORD; Karla K. Childress, MRYTLE CREEK; David L. Withers, PAISLEY; Joseph E. Campanella Jr., Chris A. De Angelis, Rebecca S. May, Christopher J . Pontrelli, and Jerry J. Robison, PLEASANT HILL; Beth C. Brunner, Claudia Jo Connolly, and Daniel J. Rosborough, PORTLAND; Candis R. Hehn, PRINEVILLE; Glenn M. Blanchard, ROSEBURG; Peter W. Chipalla, SAGINAW; Greg A. Lang, SALEM; Le Roy R. Bond, SWET HOME; Dennis A Keegan, TWIN FALLS* IDAHO; Nancy L. Golden, Richard J. Griffin, and Lona M. Snodgrass, VENETA; and Ward C. Goodman and Mary F. Rheuark, VIDA. , ROBERTSON'S DRUGS Your prescription,' ~r main concern ..... 3A3-7715 30th & Hil arcl $2.25, THE AVERAGE COST OF ACAB RIDE, COULD SAVE YOUR FRIEND'S LIFE. For free information . writ e to: DRUNK DRIVER. Box 2345 Rockville, Maryland 20852 ~,., Page 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t;..,'"'TQ"Z _________________ January 14, 1976 CCCS Counsels ~amilies_through red Hounded by.n.J.J.., ~U. wnat the family can really afford. They also know that the family is making an honest effort to pay. One credit manager indicated that his firm was willing to cooperate because it had enough accounts tied up with people trying to avoid paying that they were glad to cooperate with those , who wanted to be responsible ~~iij~:;: about their debts. Frank Steen requested that his company make out his paycheck ----.;;;'-=--to CCCS and himself. Steen be finding themselves in serious out of the hospital, Collins heard signed every check and then took about CCCS on the television and it to the CCCS office where they financial trouble. Steen was almost to the point of made an appointment for an took out the $74 and gave him a check for the balance.Swezey filing for bankruptcy when anoth- interview. The Collins' and the Steens explained that having the client er worker at the plant mentioned the help he had received at both got help from CCCS. The sign over the paycheck is a technique that can help the client Consumer Credit Counseling Ser- office, located at 59 Coburg Rd., avoid the temptation of thinking vice (CCCS) a non-profit agency is found upstairs in a well-worn his needs are greater that the to help families deal with finan- shopping center building. creditors, and not making the Director and counselor Everett • cial problems. payment to CCCS. Swezey says CCCS is one of the 167 Swezey has worked as a salessticking to a budget must become counselling services throughout the country which are organized man, a millwrite, a bankruptcy a habit, otherwise debts accumulcourt clerk, and a collection ate. by the community they serve. The Steens say they were given The Eugene office for example, agent. His desk is surrounded by has served 4,000 clients since it counters and partitions built to one strong word of advice by opened in 1969, offering free provide separation and order in Swezy--not to open any other accounts, except medical. counselling to anyone wanting the single room office. New bills incurred, however, It was while working for the help with financial questions. Besides advice, the CCCS can collection agency that Swezey can be_ added to the account at also arrange consolidation of realized people deep in debt C_CCS tf nece~sary, but all new installment debts for a small needed help setting up reason- bills must be si~ne~ by the debtor monthly fee. The family brings in able credit plans. Each creditor before CCCS will mclude them. a list of their debts and expenses trying to get as much money as "_He reall~ makes _sure it is yo~~ and the CCCS counselor helps they can only results in a family btl_l and m the right amount, them work out a budget proposal. agreeing to pay more money than said Mrs. Steen. One company The counselor allots a set amount they had to pay, making it had tried to add a bill to their in the budget to pay on the impossible to meet the payments. CCCS account that had not been incurred by them. combined debt each month. The Clients may look at their The Steens made an appointfamily pays that amount to CCCS account at any tinie and see what which, in turn, makes the pay- ment as soon as the strike was has been paid to each creditor and settled. The secretary at CCCS ments to the creditors. how much there is remaining to Since the Eugene office opened told them what information to pay. in 1969 it has paid out $2.6 million bring in. Swezey sat down with Any letters or phone calls to creditors for Eugene-Spring- them and worked out a budget. hounding CCCS clients for payfield residents. The money is While they were handling uncom ments are turned over to Swezey earned by the citizen, and man- fortable problems, Mrs. Steen to handle. "It was a good feeling indicated that Swezey made them aged by the CCCS for them. every payday just to go over to The agency is directed by a feel at ease. Mrs. Collins verified ~B CCCS and pay and know that you board of trustees. Fees from the this, and explained that she had El aren't going to be hounded by clients and contributions from the been scared when she went in but ?QQ.? Lo '\L and th~t your bills _ar,~ creditor~ minutes. few a in comfortable was SO about community, business 007• t...0 I1 11 automatically gomg to be patd, The Steens listed their income per-cent each, pay for the counselors' and secretarys' salaries and bills and what their payments was the ~ay ~r~nk S~een ex::S"' ........-lll!II-....._ -<.c)EJI were, how much they spent on pressed his family s feehngs . and the business expenses. b Mo~t families Sw~zey helps ~re The Ray Collines are another such things as food, clothes and EJ • ~==1::::t'::-s.::::::r.=1--1• deep m debt and thmk of commg Springfield couple in a similar utilities. Then, from this infor,-\--> B predicament to the Steens. Ray, mation, Swezey determined that to CCCS as a last resort. About Q who is 84, receives a Social the Steens could afford to pay $74 five per-cent come for counseling '-;,11 . . only. Security check but it isn't enough a month on the credit contracts. C e The C?lhns are now g_ettm_g The Steens resemble the tyto take care of their moderate alon~ stnce Mrs. Colhns ~s needs. Mrs. Collins, who is pical family Swezey says he sees • worki~g. They took over their younger, has always been able to regularly. The average age is B c pick up jobs to supplement their 31 ½ with two children, but own btll payment~ as so~n as she ""':> was back on the Job agam. income. "We had been manag- persons from 18 to 65 have come yt ? The Steens made their last ing pretty well," Mrs. Collins in to see him. Most are hourly Iii payment to CCCS in December of said, ''I could keep my bills paid wage earners like Steen, but no I (I,) EJ 1974 after 21/2 years. They now up. I had to string them out, one is immune to financial couldn't pay them all at once like I difficulty. Teachers. the un- buy only _what they really need-•r-'1 --'l,t:"': one at a ttme--a?d. make sure they wanted to but managed to keep employed, ministers, welfare reBl (.,.) R m at le~st half of tt m _ca!h. cipients, professors, and even them up." 0 ') II . Neither th_e Colhns s nor the credit managers ask for financial St~ens hesitated long bef~re A trip to the hospital for a counseling. The average debt m O . q gomg for help or we_re wor~ted hysterectomy ·changed that. She amounts to $4,500 owed to 13 O' U about what ~thers might thmk. did not qualify for medicare and creditors but the Steen's debts 1• ., · ~s Mrs. _Colhns says, "A lot of the Collins' couldn't afford insur- added up to only $1,500 in a lot of 0 ttme a th!rd party tells you ways ance. Not only did they have the small bills, plus their pickup truck B1· 0 .of handhn~ your problem you extra doctor and hospital bills to installment payment. . . el ~ouldn't _thmk of_ yoursel!. It The Steens could have handled pay for five months, she also lost Indian prtnt bedspreads - $5.89, $9.99 • gives a different_ view, yo~ re _all her extra income from work. paying their qwn bills but chose to .. _& $11.?9 strung out about 1t and cant thmk They knew they had to find some have CCCS distribute thP $ 74 a 8 Lightweight sklJack~ts, very warm-. $9.99 clearly." way to keep the debts from 1month. For this service they paid Body Hugger shirts from Paki st an, others to CCCS but some people crashing down on their heads. $5 a month. (It has now been Sm. & Med. only, ss. 99 refu~e to go_even though they are About three weeks after she got raised to $7.50 per month.) Each Assorted paper lanterns • B • month for 21/2 years CCCS wrote hav!ng serious troubles. One s .,,. - • -1.... famtly went after two months of checks to each of the creditors u calling Mrs. Steen almost daily andwhenonewaspaidoffCCCS IRECTED BY OHN RANKENHEIMER increased the payments to the , for reassur~nce and answers to STARR I NG ALAN BATES & DIRK BOGARD ( 08) . . mor~9uesttons. others. Jewish handyman Yakov barely exists in anti-Semitic 51th his _eating work, at ng pass to escapes he so era, Czarist the during Kiev lunch, Mr. Steen hstens to a Since the monthly payments • • • . . co-worker complaining about his owed by the Steens amounted to e i s i m-:The vi c i m of a : ram e - up , as a gent i le • 33 bills each month and the morethatthe$74whichtheypaid prisoned and treated like an animal but finds an increditors who are hounding him, to CCCS, Swezey contacted the ner strength to survive, and continues to demand a much r~Iieve? that he isn't in ~he creditors and arranged for lower He w i 11 not d i e , c o n t r i a 1 t o pr o v e h i s i n n o c e n c e . same~ituationandwon?ermg monthlypayments. Swezeysaid He has befess, nor accept a face saving pardon. why hts co-worker doesn t take the creditors are usually willing to t • • • h. ·t t· t h c om e a mo r a 1 hero an d a s ym b o 1 o f 1 n J us 1 c e . s_ome ac ton o c ange 1s st uaaccept reduced payme~ts because r? tton. they know he has figured out M AND , '• QD when payday'i were, and threatening to take the Steens to court. "We were just about ready to give up. Ifs kind of heartbreaking a person trying as hard as he can to make it and then gets a letter from a collection agency saying so and so had turned over a bill to them and that they wanted their money. I think we paid every collection agency in town." Steen had tried debt consolidation loans previously but just ended up further in debt. The final blow was another strike which resulted in six weeks without wo,rk. Steen received $40 a week in strike payment and purchased $150 worth of food stamps each month for $23, yet even after he went back to work it was a month before he received a paycheck. He and his family were a case for bankruptcy. In i974, 1,397 families and businesses in southwestern Ore. found their bills were so much higher than their income that they filed bankruptcy at the U.S. District Court in Eugene. According to the U.S. Commerce Department statistics the total individual consum~r .cre~it debt rose from _S~21 ~dbon m 1969 !o $190 billion m 1974, excludmg home mortgage debts. Averaged out, this means during the last five yeai:s we as U.S. consumers have mcreased out personal debts over one billion dollars each month, for a $70 billion increase. Families are finding themselves with higher debts to pay off and a money squeeze is being applied to family finances. With inflation making the dollar worth less and recession resulting in reduced incomes, fewer work hours, and for many, unemployment--many families may soon a a m l!lliiiiiii!!EIB A gravel stree1 in Springfield leads to a fairly new two bedroom home. Bark-o-mulch covers the front yard snd mowed field g:rass is a play yard in the back. Frank and Cora Steen. hoping to cut down on fuel ,·os.ts by using their fireplace. had just !'etumed from hauling wood , They had just recentlv been able to get themselves completely c.ut of debt and were doing ever) thing they could to sta)' out of debl. Their past debt had grnwn over a period of years, little by little ~ and now after two and a haU ,·ears of work reducing it, the:r were free of it. Like a lot of other people in the Eugen e- Springfi eld area, Frank Steen ·s job was steady but required reg ular overtime pay to keep up with the ne~essary bills. The Steen -: started _g etting hl'hind in t he ir bill~. though, vhcn a strikl' at his mill a few i. ~ar<; ago resulted in six weeks !oss of pay. Soon after the strike '1 is former wife garnisheed all of ,,n e pa yc heck for back child -. upport. Steen purchased a p1::k-up truck on the installment plan: two ho~pital bills, one for the birth of their child_ and one when Mrs. Steen ~equ1r~d surgery were part)~, ~aid by msur-. ance but the remamder ?f the bill and several doctor btlls were r\1rned. over to collection agenc1es . It all adde?. up. Steen relates, It was altogether a depressing feeling. Y~u get your pay check and look at tt and think--I'm about $50 short of paying my bills and wonder which bill to skip.·' Creditors began sending demanding letters and ''final'' notices to their employers, having notices attached to their time cards r~questing them to put their hours down , asking them to "please call"asking the firm I. o~n. I $ I l 8 I 9 •1 • I ·I I I p~e, _f: I J I I t ':, 9 1· <P N '9 I ~{~::::;; , ~~~~~i§II " THE,EIX ER L. I D J T · AY JAN 14 CENTER 008 3, 30 i ' f 6, 00 January 14,1976-----..;__-----------:----'----~6.,,.,,,c;Z·_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ page 5 Th® TIIITffi©l~~m:Co)f lP©1lIBil @illll<dl IR@J Since I have little or no experience in the crafts other than photography there is a fog in my mind when it comes to understanding the motivation that inspires a sculpture or painter to produce abstract creation, but this blind spot didn't keep me from enjoying the Mythrandir was here last Thursday, Jan. 8, a mellow way to spend your lunch. They were sponsered by the ASLCC, and this was their first appearance on the LCC campus. Watch works of Ken Paul, 37 and Bill Roy, 34 photo by Jeff Hayden The exhibit, which is now at the LCC Department of Art and Applied Design gallery, is the TORCH for details of future lunch-time concerts. uncluttered and easily viewed one article at a time, allowing the contemplation of a work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - without the distraction of another crowding in on your thoughts. The smooth, flowing feel of Roy's aluminum castings, which are placed toward the center, immediately grab your eye with bold and easy lines. Each pedestalled image is capable of standing alone but also works with the others toward a spherical and cylindrical theme. Tickets for " A Little Night Music", a Jan. 5 at the LCC box office. Encased behind glass upon the north romantic musical comedy with music . and The production will run Jan 30, 31, Feb. wall of the gallery are a number of smaller lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, will ~o on sale 4-7 at 8 p.m. Tickets ar $3.50 and all seats -g. bronze images which include two portraits are reserved. The box office, located in the g- of the artist's son, Christopher. These lobby of the Performing Arts Theatre, will O"" figures, though smaller in stature, should be open from noon to 5 p.m., Monday '< c:... not be passed over, as they show Roy's through Saturday. Tickets may be capability in handling finer detail. reserved by telephone (747-4559) or in :::z:: With a bachelor of fine art from Miami person. If any remain, tickets will be sold !University and a master of art as well as a at the door just prior to performances. ~ !master of fine art from the University of Edward 'Ragozzino will direct the ::i IIowa, Roy became an instructor at the The E.M.U. Cultural Forum will present musical comedy which won six Tony Uhiversity of Oregon in ·1968 and was the highly spirited Chuck Mangione Awards, including those for best musical promoted to assistant professor in 1971. Quartet on January 21 at the Erb Memorial and best score for a musical. The show is He has been awarded two Faculty Union Balroom at 8:00 p.m. based on a book by Hugh Wheeler and a Research Awards totaling $2,560. Chuck Mangione's involvement in jazz film ("Smiles of a Summer Night'') by Roy has had several exhibitions throughout the United States and six one many shows began back in his childhood in Rochester, Ingmar Bergman, and originally was in Massachusettes, Ohio, and her in Eugene. It is easy to understand, considering Roy's New York. Because his father was a very produced and directed on Broadway by experience, why these sculpture images were so appealing in their simplicity. prominent local jazz star, Chuck got to Harold Prince in 1973. • Surrounding the sculpture, Paul's array of prismatic and geological insights using oils, meet and jam with all of the traveling The behind-the-scenes staff includes acrylics, silkscreen, and callograph, set off the walls. Visions of rock formations bordered greats of the time. Having been influenced Nathan Cammack as music director, Chris by a foundation of geometric forms reflect a theme that seems almost environmental in a at_ sue~ early ages by people like Dizzy Ryan as vocal director, Nicola Crafts as way. G_1llesp1e and Clarke Terry, Chuc~ Man-. - choreographer, and David Sherman as set Paul has exhibited his prints and paintings as far abroad as Asutralia and Tasmania. gtone blows a lot of great music on hts and lighting designer. Wyoming, Washington, Utah, and Oregon have also beheld his works. Now Paul is an fluegalhorn. Mangione has many great Seventeen actors and actresses have associate professor at the University of Oregon's Art Department. albums u?der his belt; H~ did a series for roles in the production. They include Australia was home for Paul while he was an instructor there. His work shows, at M~rcury m ~he la~e SO s wit? the Roc~e~t.er Gerda Brown, Ann Dehlinger, Tim Foster, times, the influence of his stay there with colors that seem foreign to this part of the Phtlharmom~ which won htm great mitial Robin Friedman, Tom Grier, Tim Jolley, world, though beautiful none the less. ~pp~oval. Si~ce those days he has been Alan Kays, Janet Kays, Tom Major, Both artists have developed a striking style, and they compliment one another. The 1ssu~ng beautiful albums tha~ ha~e attract- Jennifer Maxwell, Mike Perry, Sharon feel is informal though intense. The beauty is easy to share and engrossing to study. ed hste~ers from many musical mterests. Perry, Tom Roberts, Jill Stinson, Ann Mangione quartets have always been Swearingen, Quade Winter, and Mary Ann rounded out by top-notch players. The Wish. The best-known song from the show is current group features Garf Nicwood on .and flute, Chtp Jackson on "Send in the Clowns "which was recorded by Judy Collins, Fra~k Sinatra, and Sarah Next issue will mark the beginning of a series of articles which will attempt to look bass and Joe LaBarbera on drums. behind the scenes of entertainment here at Lane. Tickets for this show can be purchased Vaughan, among others. The Columbia The first of these articles will concern who is responsible for selecting the film and from the E.M.U. Main Desk. Prices are Recording of the music is the first concert programs which are offered periodically. Though complications have prevented $4.00 for University of Oregon students recording of a musical to have paid for this program from gaining the attention it deserves, their program has offered top quality and $5.50 for the general public. itself in sales. films to the members of our community free of charge and is planning more for the future. In these days when it is a major investment to take in a movie downtown, it may surprise you to learn that such shows as ''Citizen Kane,'' ''The Killing of Sister George,'' and "Mash" (if a special cinema scope lens can be obtained), will be playing right here on campus. An excellent opportunity that has received little attention and response. "The Fixer", sponsored by the ASLCC, imprisoned as the victim of a frame-up. It is because of this problem that this page will be looking around for other similar starring Alan Bates, Dirk Bogarde, and Though treated like an animal, he opportunities that might otherwise go unnoticed. Elizabeth Hartman, will be playing continues to demand a trial as he forces If you have knowledge of an issue you think deserves attention, let the feature editor of Wednesday, Jan. 12, 3:30 till 6:00 p.m. in himself to continue to live. Offered a the TORCH, Max Gano, know about it. Leave a message in the office or phone 747-4501, Center 008. face-saving pardon, which he refuses, he ext. 234. Your help will be greatly appreciated. The film is a dramatic portray of a becomes a moral hero, a symbol of Photo Editor Jeff Hayden comments, "People.have no concept of what it takes to put Jewish handymans attempt to escape injustice and prejudice. The film is free of charge, another in a out this paper, they have no idea of the guts we put into it." Your response to articles and anti-semitic Kiev, Russia, and the oppresyour ideas are imperative if we are going to put out a paper that will be what you want to sion of the Czar, by passing himself off as a series of free or low cost entertainment, read. Please let us know. Gentile. But he only manages to get and is timely as well as excellently played. "A little Night Music" ~1 Chuck Mangione at the EMU Ballroom Aliook at next week ''Fixer'' is coming ················~········································································ I d U of O Museum of Art, Jan. 4 thru Feb. 1 BEALL CONCERT HALL8pm ~:~•-s 1!~v::dicine Wolf _ e' ta ttl elf f or 110U = ART ;, I I Lane Community College Gallery Prints, paintings and metal castings by Ken Paul and Bill Roy in Math-Arts Bldg., gallery thru January 27 M d K A C • au e ems rt enter Drawings/Paintings: Edwin Koch, Walter Stevens Mez. Gallery: Photos: George Beltran Gift Shop: Jewelry: Hannah Goldrich 1!1:~al Panels: _James Bartell I Sc~lptures: Betty Feves, Mel Schuler & Mike Walsh . . Focus Gallery: Pamtmgs: Carroll Hall Photography: Steven John Cromwell I MUSIC 1/16 Potpurri ~oncert . _ 1/17 Exine Batley, Votce; Marlene That, Piano 1/20-21 Eugene Symphony Concert, LANE COUNTY FARGROUNDS UofQ FISHBOWL FOLLES 1 1/16 Mithrandir 1/20-23 Expressive Jazz Union Musicians 9-10 p.m. 1/14 Jazz Minors 1/21 Sonny King . S h C 1115 Jumor ymp ony oncert 1/17-18 West Lane Ridge Riders 1/17-18 West Eugene Boxing Tournament 1/18 Eugene Flea Market 1/22 Rock Concert 1/24 KEED Jim Brown Concert Thurs. ,15, Tues. 20, Peter Tatum Black Forest Wed. 14, Tommy and The Snakes i Fri. 16 & Sat. 17 , Dakota ; Mon. 19, Tommy and T~e Snakes ; Tues. ~O, Meg and Kevm ; Feedmtll Wed. 14, Denny Thurs. 15 & Fri. 16, Good and CountrJ Sat 17 Tom and Teresa M • 19 Cam Newton Tuoe:· 20' Paul Halpern Wed· 21 ' Denny D ff·, ' F~. 6s & Sat. 17, Fox and Weasel I I I I I I I i I I I ······························································································ .. page6 _________ _________ _ f{~o/4_________ ________ January 14, 1976 by Women's Studies taught three women The Crux of the New Year continued from page 1 tors are as follows: Pettigrew has taken think that the continuation of Women's 27-30 hours of Women's Studies courses at' Studies is more important than the boycott, the U of O to earn her teaching certificate. although I do share many of the boycotter's She is applying for the certificate this concerns, like part-time employes' rights, spring, along with her bachelor's degree in Affirmative Action, and equal employment opportunity guidelines. I think the lack in Sociology. Cameron has a bachelor's degree in administrative support (of the boycotters) Theater, is working on her master's in is due to the way in which it is being Industrial Labor Relations, has taught two presented." But Pettigrew thinks that the real issues years of junior. high and high school and two years at Mt. Hood Community College. behind the boycott are something differBoth WS 101 , Introduction to Women's ent. "A lot of issues are being dragged out Studies and WS 102, Women's Studies that aren'tthe issue at all. The real issue is Seminar are being taught in the group that Robbie [Hannah] wasn't rehired for teaching form. WS 101, which in spite of Winter Term. She's [Hannah] clouding the the boycott boasts an enrollment of 29, is issue of rights that part-time faculty do and described as setting out to provide women do not have with the issue of Women's with the opportunity to examine their own Studies." Pettigrew adds, "I want it to be made personal experiences and choices as they relate to public issues raised by the clear that before I accepted this position it women's movement; to help LCC women was clear to me that Robbie Hannah was reach a deeper appreciation of the barriers not going to be here regardless of whether which women face; and to increase respect or not I was teaching." And the alternative class? for women as persons. "It's f"me with me," says Stewart. The seminar (WS 102) carries a course Says Cameron, "Basically I think it's a objective of exploring and discussing solutions to the problems of sexism, and-good thing. I'm in favor of groups of class projects based on sexist problems will women getting together and discussing women's issues." serve as vehicles for this exploration. Pettigrew also agreed that the altema_ "We plan to bring in a lot of community people to speak and participate in tive class posed no problem. "That's fine discussions,'' says Stewart. ''They will be with me. I think it's a student right to do a range of women from different new that." And the apparent division of women at career areas." Says Pettigrew, ''LCC has a real LCC has brought about some disappointresponsibility to students to offer them the ment: "It's too bad we all couldn't have class. My personal philosophy is to reach gotten together and gone in and asked for as many people as possible and help them additional funding--1 think we could have become aware of how feminist issues affect gotten it," says Cameron. "I r~ally hope them personally." She also expressed that we can establish communication relief that the class will be offered. "I among the entire women's community so think it would have been a real disservice we can all work together toward the goals to students to cancel the class completely." and aims that we all have." Bev Melugin, chairwoman of the AdvisBut some students, namely the boycotters , don ' t advocate the accredited ory Committee on Women's Affairs, told classes for various reasons, and have the TORCH, "Boycotters are welcome (in formed their own class. When asked her the classes). Maybe they will see that views on the boycott, Cameron replied, "I women can get along even with their differences.' ' More money cont. from page 1 that students wilJ be hurt if they are not forced to support SPAF Programs. Peterson likened student body fees to taxes and said he does not like to pay taxes , but that if he were not forced to pay taxes he would lose state, city and federal services. Jones countered Peterson' s argument by saying that taxpayers have elections to express their opinions while students c~n only exercise their opinion by attending or not attending school. Earlier in the meeting Peterson countered this view by saying that even the city can raise taxes within a six per cent limitation without an election. Wassom said that "students don't like the SPAF committee" and suggested that SPAF Programs be put on an independent self-supporting basis and that SPAF Programs be publicized so that students can understand and become familiar with the services they are receiv.ing from these programs. Like rabbets (CPS)--A new contraceptive which prevents fertilization of the egg through the use of several, safe organic chemical inhibitors has been developed at the University of Georgia. A University biochemist, Dr. William L. Williams, And his colleagues discovered chemical agents that can be used to prevent the sperm from peretrating egg without upsetting the natural hormone cycle of the body. According to Williams, the contraceptive will be immune to most of the drawbacks of regular contraceptives such as menstrual irregularities, fluid retention, gastric disturbances, irriyability and headaches. ~,,.@ free for sale Salutations there, friends and neighbors. Waldo here with all the local lowdown on the cosmic and dharmactic changes that are happening up at Last Chant. I'ze sayin' changes 'cause that's what best describes our actions of everyday existence as academic choristers. Every breath is a change of air or smoke or what have you. Now, I'm sure that a lot of students took a gander at their Fall Term grades and besides the folk who were goin' "Well la-dee-da, '' there were us other ones who • said "Oh shitty pie" and either pulled up stakes or grabbed the nearest New Years Eve and did some heavy resolutin'. I came to that solution Dec 31 amongest a delicious spread of cheese, crackers, pickled prawns and a pony keg of Michelobe. I said to myself, "Self, if you is goin' to be a successful student you're goin' to hafta pull all your marbles in and make sure no one has stolen your steelie." My self says back to me in quite anxious tones, "The time is nigh. So some resolutin', build a constitution, join the institution, quit your high recruitin', study for certain with no more desertin' or chasin' skirts 'n' feedin' quirks 'n' ... "and on and on like that into the night until a friend walked up to me and stepped on my foot causin' my self to drop the subject for others more immediate. Such as why my friend was wearing football shoes at a New • Years Eve party. I was again absorbed in tryin' to find a good solid resolution to make for the new year when the "doctor" finished bandaging my cleated foot. The "doctor" was this buxom blonde veterinarian and seein' how we was both vets , (me fo the GI ilk), I found I could confide in her. Well the first thing she recommends is seein' a shrink, but I tells her I've already been shrunk twice and that I won't be able to wear any of my clothes if it happens agains. That was a-okay with her and she tightened her grip on my ankle and suggested I see a school councelor and let him help me out of my world of scholastic woes. I agreed with that and made it my first resolution. After that it was easy. You make one resolution and the rest start flowing like the Michelobe. The three of us, me, myself and the blonde vet sat in a back room away from the party, comin' up with all sorts of good resolutions, as the clock ticked away towards that golden hour. I swore I would never be tardy,. never miss a class, in sickness or in health, study at least three hours a day, sell my soul for books and tools, use the right approach on all my teachers, keep myself mentally awake and morally straight, to help other people at all times and to ignore the trout law. These were just openers. Six beers and twenty minutes later I had hundreds of others including buying my Wild Turkey only on the first of each month instead of straight through on any ole day. The buxom vet was beaming with satisfaction -- ~=-~~~~rmrn.i . daycare St. Bernard • FREE to good home. One year old, Must sell immediately! (Or sooner.) Stereo: : female . 686-2716. Sherwood S7110 receiver Pioneer Pl 10 turntable.,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ EPI 100 speakers. One year old. W a r r a n t y . • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Workable. Sacrifice at SJ'SO, phone 344-2829. DAYCARE . Small, anti-sexist, open educational community, full-time and part-time openings for ages 3-7. State and federal license. Wildwood School, 689-2558. 20,000USEDBOOKS. Allsellingatl / 2orlessoff published price. Textbooks , cliff notes, magazines. USED BOOKS bought and sold. Smith Family Bookstore, 1233 Alder. Phone 345-1651. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mellow Virgo/ Libra, 31, with dog seeks living arrangement with yard. To $125 month. Stop in and see Kevin in TORCH office, 206 Center. volunteers needed A blind male student needs a volunteer sighted assistant in gymnastics class, 8-8:40 a.m. Call 688-6294 or ext. 214 (Marilyn). Some familiarity with gymnastics would be helpful. dance --------------. Tailored Squares will dance Mondays, 8-11 p.m., wanted to rent workshop '7-8, in Gerlinger 103, U of 0 . Everyone welcome. a------------------ -VC(S Lw,~•ll<ll!i,-b~~W!ll...., .lll.il!,-~-.p,..al------------ -----7t__________________ _ PRIOR I l~:I B 1:1 EJ 1:1 I Urgent • Wanted: I Volunteers to work with individual children at Willard School in reading and math . All materials and procedures provided. Friendly atmosphere. Come for one hour a week or forty . Credit possible . Call Willard School, 687-3375 and ask for Mike or come to 2855 Lincoln. ,c X X X when I reached my limit. I felt supreme and devoured an entire blue cheese ball in my enthusiasm to begin exercising these new restraints and conditions. I even vowed not to give Alphonso a hard time. I woke up New Years Day in my own bed for some strange reason. My hounds were howling outside at some zany inconsiderate wood pecker that was beatin' up a storm on a hollow oak right outside my window. My room smelled like a Limburger processing plant, but my resolutions were as safe as could be, written down on the inside of a cracker box by the lady of the night before. I crawled out of the sack and posted them on the wall still vowing to see everyone of the demons through. And I did keep all of them, at least until the third, when I had to cross off my Wild Turkey resolution because the liquor store was closed on the first. That was fair anyway. Alphonso came over later and helped me consume a large portion ·of that fifth. I made some crack about wearing a trench coat with the trousers cut off above the knees and Alphonso crossed ''keeping morally straight" off my 1st. I punched him for assaulting the list and he deleted my resolution concerning my treatment • of him. As the evening wore on the drunker I got and the more my list dwindled. Every so often, Alphonso would get up from his chair and tell me I didn't know what would happen in the future and then he'd scratch out another of my resolutions until there wasn't one left. I got so irrate that I shoved the cracker box down the back of Alphonso's pants and booted him out the door. Course, I regretted it the next day and I ~alled him up and apologized and he said it wasn't nothin' and that he had my resolution for me and that he 'd bring it over that night. He arrived at the same time I was gettin' back from the store with grits and a short case of Blatz. He was drivin' a ton and a half flatbed with a long sheet draped parcel in the back. I asked him what it was .and he told me it was my resolution for the new year. One that would improve my scholastic endeavors 100 per cent and without predetermining the future. I guffawed, but when he unveiled it I got his point. What he had for me was a long wooden plank with three words carved in foot high letters on one side. He helped me nail it to the wall near my studying desk and I turned him on to a beer or two in reward for his earnest aid. That's the best resolution I've ever had and even now as I write this for you folks I glance up at it from time to time to read the carved inscription: Learn, Think, Act. And we do, you and I, we must 'cause goin' to school wouldn't make any sense if we didn't, and that's the truth. I'd like to rap at you some more but I gotta go cop me down a hollow oak tree. You'll be hearin' from me. resource CeO ter The Student Resource Center is open and operating daily 8-5. We are located outside of the Financial Aides office in the Center Building. Our services are housing, car pool, comm. services, shop and OSPRIG. Our campus phone ext' s. are 1230 and 333. TORCH ad info The TORCH needs competant advertising sales MILITARY SERVICE •• We will be people. Must have transportation. This is a good selecting 35 veterans for service in Eugene ' s way to add to your income. Contact Mike McLain, National Guard unit. These individuals will be eligible for up to Sl ,400.00 yearly and other 206 Center. benefits for serving one weekend a month a n d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - attending a 15 day annual training period. Vet• RA TES for classified advertising are $.25 a line (5 erans need not attend basic training again and this short words make une line) . Ads must be paid in service will not affect GI educational benefits. advance in the TORCH office. Meeting notices, Qualified veterans call Sergeant Asa 686-7574 or rides to school and give-away items will receive 800-638-7600. THE OREGON ARMY NATIONAL free space in the TORCH as space allows. GUARD .~ January 14, 1976 ' ,f ------------ ---~~"TC; Z·________ ________ __ page7 Several bills introduced in Congress Students may lose food stamp eligibilit y ( CPS)--Students who survived a recent from the food stamp lists. If students aren't claimed by their crackdown by the Agriculture Department designed to eliminate them from the food parents as tax dependents at tax time, they stamp rolls may have more hurdles to cross can still receive stamps if they meet other to continue receiving stamps. A number of eligibility standai;ds. bills being considered in Congress are . ~-~J---~" ai~e? at paring th ::· number of food stamp , 1111, - , / _.. ..L -~d.J_ ...J~ flt,t,4, rec1p1ents down even further. One bill, the National Food Stamp Reform Act introduced by Sen. James o,,ee, Buckley (R-NY), would cut anyone who is a,«(, "voluntarily unemployed" from the food stamp rolls. This includes college students J ___.J_J d,,.4' 41,. _ __ L.," and anyone else who has decided not to w, u,otllfl,. work. That measure would go beyond the A number of new bills could trim efforts of the Agriculture Department to cut off food stamps going to students. The millions of people from the food stamp Agriculture Department put a policy into program by clamping on tighter eligibility effect this fall that disqualifies students •qualifications. Tougher eligibility standfrom receiving food stamps unless their ards could hurt students in two ways--by parents are also eligible for stamps. That making them ineligible if they are currently policy change was made to cut students independent of their parents and receiving from middle and upper income families stamps, or by cutting their parents from etJe - 4111/- '44, "°"" the food stamp program and consequently ending the handout to their children in college. A congressional crackdown on the food stamp program has followed reports by the Agriculture Department and other groups showing that millions of dollars in aid each year go to to persons who aren't really eligible. About $246 million was estimated to have been either overpaid to persons legitimately collecting food stamps or given to persons not eligible at all. To legislators with constituencies angered by inflation and tired of subsidizing welfare programs, the $5.2 billion doled out to 19 million Americans is a likely place to begin trimming welfare payments. A bill introduced by Sen. George McGovern (D-SD) and Sen. Robert Dole (D-KS) would eliminate an estimated 1.5 million people from the food stamp rolls by setting the maximum allowable income for a family of four at $7776 per year. President Ford's recommendation to Con- gress would set the maximum allowable income for a family even lower, at $6250. Ford promises that his proposal could slash 3.4 million people from food stamp roJls. By setting the allowable income for eligibility at the poverty level of $5050 per year and allowing another $100 per month to cover incidental expenses, the government could save $1.2 billion on food stamps each year, Ford claims. However, others aren't so sure that the poverty level for a family of four is $5050. While Ford calls that the officially recognized standard of. poverty in the country, the Bureau of Lavor Statistics judged that the minimal budget for a family of four was about $9200 per year-about $4,000 more than Ford's figure. Students and other recipients still eligible should have some more time to cash in under the old plan . The new bilJs have been introduced and reported to committee , but more hearings and floor action should have t~ wait until next year. /Im& {!,ealU THE POSITION OF s~ Lee 'COO-J::.S70'ie& eL&/l'ie//1te & S/IL& 0#9'/t~~ °' 'ieedeeeed 'Pltiee4 COAST GUARD RESERVE VETER ANS Did you turn in your class schedule io the · vet's office? You may be TERMINATED if you do not keep them Veterans-Do you need a part-time job that doesn't interfere with classes? You can earn $60.00 or more for one weekend a month. For more information contact t~e Coast Guard Recruiting office, 75 E. 10th, Eugene Oregon 97401 phone (503) 687-6457. papett informed! RfFtECTl~===-1 plays i ~Mllrr~ photos, poetry re I • • short stories I graphics Ell!!!!!!!!!!!i5EB IDE!!ii5!!551B to room 206 i in ~hf: center • building 1 DEADLINE= JANuARv 19, 1976 IDE555!!!!1e===aEIE!!!!!!!EEIB El I IEIE:=:=3 'l,;-{1' Women's Clinic • 1n third year that would make a particular method unsafe for you. An IUD costs five dollars above the initial $10 fee. A jalf-hour educational session is held for all persons using The Women's Clinic atLCCis in its third year of operation. We are proud to be able to offer birth control services at low the clinic for the first time and for anyone elso who would like cost to all Lane Students who are currently registered. We to drop in and listen. We also sell copies of the book "Our employ two family planning nurse practitioners who are Bodies, Ourselves" for one dollar. It is a very readable trained to do physical assessments and prescribe methods of reference book for all facets of women's health care. Initial sessions are very thorough, so plan to spend an hour ·contraception for all sexually active women. We also do pregnancy testing, abortion referral, vaginitis and V. D. to an hour and a half the first time you attend the clinic as a detection and treatment, and sexual counseling. The clinic makes use of all of the current medically accepted methods of fertility control such as oral contraceptives, diaphrams, IUD's, foam and condoms and the Billings' method of ovulation determination. Scottish flu this year! Another year Asian flu! Another While the ideal method of birth control is yet to be found, year Spanish flu! The virus adapts from year to year, surfaces with counseling and good communication between clients in different portions of the globe, then travels world-wide. and nurse practitioners, a suitable method can usually be Regardless of the name of the variety, flu is ever the same--an found that is satisfactory for each woman. acute viral desease of the respiratory system. Patient's partners are welcome to observe and participate in Chills, fevers, aching in various muscles and joints, loss of learning about female (and male) anatomy and sexual appetite and weakness may occur. functioning. Self care for flu is based upon your degree of discomfort As liberated adult men and women, most students realize supportive measures to assist your body in gettingwell and the importance of planning for and spacing children, if one most rapidly. chooses to have children. The 1970's finds more and more Antibiotics are not indicated unless you have acquired a people able to enjoy their sexuality without guilt, and the wise secondary bacterial infection. and proper use of birth control techniques can enhance that Rest, keep warm, drink lots and lots and lots of fluids, enjoyment. a nutritious diet, and if you ache too much, take a maintain If you need the clinic's services, come in and make an tylenol. appointment. We are located in Student Health ]Services, The disease will last a week or ten days if you don't run into Room 217, Health Building. Clinics begin at 4 p.m. on It pays to care well for yourself when you complications. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The initial fee is$10, which includes a Pap smear, gonorrhea culture, dipstick have the flu and to avoid people contacts while your urinalysis, blood tests for anemia and syphillis and your resistance is already being taxed. Common complications of choice of birth control method, barring any physical factors influenza are pneumonia or ear infections. Watch for the flu CalenbaR o~ m€€t1n r..s I Home Ee. In. Serv. Hea. 115, 116, 111 l - - - - - ~ - - l 8 : 0 0 - S:OO Wednesday 14 1:30 Monday 19 Instructional Council 10:00 12:00 Adm. 202 Jehovah ' s Witness Info. 1:30 - 3:00 LOSSA table LRC Conf. Rm. 2:00 Center Bldg. 12:00 - 1:00 10:00 - 4:00 Data Users Mtg. 7:00 12:00 Mez. Conf. Rm. 2:00 - 4:00 Jet City Chamber of Com LOSSA merce LRC Conf. Rm. 3:00 Cen. 124 12:00 - 1:00 7:00 - 8:00 Student Senate Mtg . Campus Crusade Mtg. Adm. 202 NAPE Mez. Conf. Rm. 3:00 - 7:00 1---------~ Adm. 202 12:00 - 1:00 Friday 16 Tuesday 20 3:00 1:00 12:00 Curriculum Comm. of the H.A.C. Food Services Mtg. LDSSA Mez. Conf. Rm. Cen . 124 LRC Conf. Rm. 3:00 - 4:30 1:00 - 3:00 12:00 - 1:00 3:00 7:30 3:00 Early Childhood Ed . Board Mtg. I Cabinet Mtg. Study Group Adm. 202 Adm. 202 - t - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 . Hea. 110 I~-------...J 3:00 - 5:00 Thursday IS Saturday 17 8:00 12:00 8:00 LCC Men' s Awareness & LOSSA speaker Women' s Sport Seminar LRC Conf. Rm. 309 For. 103 102, Hea 12:00 - 1:00 '-f 7{ ,. (\ LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 4000 East 30th, Eugene, Oregon --vol. 13 No. 13 January 14, 1976] - - - - - - - -- - - -- Student fee raise considered story on page 1 Ken Paul and Bill Roy TORCH STAFF editor Mike McLain cultural editor Max Gano associate editor Cris Clarke photo editor Jeff Hayden associate editor Todd Johnstone production mgr John Brooks advertising manager Kevin Murtha reporters Crunch McAllister Kelly Fenty Scott Stuart Karen Hiedeman Lynda Jackson Gerry Dennis Steve Goodman lussell Linebarger graphics Dave Mackay Brilleau advertising Don Perry David Mackay Carmen Maldonado production Lithie Jones Doreen Potterf Shauna Pupke Debbie Bottensek Kristine Snipes Member of Oregon Community College Newspaper Association and Oregon Newspaper Publishers association. The TORCH is published on Tuesdays throughout the regular academic year. Opinions expressed in the TORCH are not necessarily those of the college, the student body, all members of the TORCH staff, or those of the editor. Forums are intended to be a marketplace for free ideas and must be limited to 500 words. Letters to the editor are limited to 250 words. Correspondence must be typed and signed by the author. Deadline for all submissions is Thursday noon . The editor reserves the right to edit for matters of libel and length . All correspondence should be typed or printed, double-spaced and sighed by the writer. Mail or bring all correspondence to: TORCH, Lane Community College, Room 206 Center Building, P.O. Box IE, 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401; Telephone 7474501, Ext. 234 . show ~= their crafts Story on page 5 page 2 Letters The Crux on New Years page 6 Broadway Rag Times page 5 back cover Meetings page 6 Classifieds -photo by Jeff Hayden .