LANE
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
[ January 21, 1976 Vol. 13 No. 14

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Student reps oppose tuition hike plan

by Mike McLain
A tuition increase, proposed to LCC's
Board of Education at last Wednesday's
meeting, met with almost immediate
student opposition.
The proposal, which includes a change in
the definition of "full time" from 10 to 12
credit hours, could result in an increase of
$26 per term for full time and SO cents per
credit for part-time, in-district students.
Out-of-district students would pay $21 per
credit hour, and out-of-state and international students would be assesed at the
rate of $45 per credit.
The Board agreed to act on the proposal
at its next meeting, scheduled for Jan. 28.
Dean of Students Jack Carter, who
made the proposal, explained that the
increase is necessary in order to comply

with a Board's directive that student
tuition make up 20 per cent of Lane's total
operating budget.
'' Student tuition constitutes approximately 18.4 per cent of this year's
budget," said Carter, and he explained
that next year's budget will probably be
larger and his proposed increase would
bring tuition more in line with that 20 per
cent figure. But he said rough estimates of
next years budget indicate that, even with
the increase, tuition may still constitute
less than 20 per cent.
In addition to raising additional revenue,
Carter said ''the change in definition would
bring the college in line with the State
System, the Veterans Adminimistration,
and our Student Financial Aid Program.''

Student opposition was first voiced by
ASLCC President Len Wassom who said
the Student Senate had voted to oppose the
tuition hike.
Then WiJliam Chapman, speaking on
behalf of LCC veterans, voiced his opposition saying the amount of money generated
by the tuition hike would be used to fund a
raise in Administration salaries. Chapman
said the increase would raise approximately $160,000 and that Administration raises
would take approximately $150,000 of this.
When asked by Board Chairman, Dr.
Albert Brauer, where he obtained these
figures, Chapman said he had taken the
8.34 per cent Administration salaries
increase agreed to by the Board earlier this
year and applied it to the present total
budget for Administration salaries.
Brauer answered that the salary increases had not been determined by the
Board as of yet and these figures would not
be known until the Budget Committee
meets later in the year.
Chapman replied, "Well, I1d bet they
get it and I don't think I'd lose."
Chapman proposed that the Administration freeze its salaries and that this would
eliminate the need for a tuition increase.
Michael :Reche, also a representative of.
the LCC veteraaa •. saW that ta _. fl_.

income students, such as the vets, to take
money out of their pockets to fund a salary
increase for administrators, and then to ask
these same students to support the
upcomping budget elections is "ludicrous."
Roche said he had attended a '' coffee
hour" with LCC President Eldon Schafer
where Roche was asked to work for
passage of LCC' s budget. Roche said that
if ''this tuition increase is granted, I will do
everything I can to see that the budget
does not pass." He then said, "If we are
going to tighten our belts let's tighten
them together.' '
Board Member Jim Martin said that if
the Board would "think along Roche's line
of thought, you'll come closer to the voter' s
line of thought." Martin told Roche the
problem is that "people are not working
together."
Roche responded, ''When you're looking
at someone who is me.king $38,000 a year,
it's hard to think of working together."
"You may be right," Martin replied,
''you should try to fight, not against
individuals, but for a belt tightening all
over.''
Also considered at the meeting wa~
whether or not to allow women who are in
_opposition to the present status of
Women's Studies at Lane, make a further
presentation to the Board.
(see story this page)

Hepatitis takes life

Although the College has a large phone bill, the Loomis man and his helper were not
making a payment. They continued around the truck and into the building.
photo by Dave Cole

No more action

Board--Women's Studies
by Mike McLain
LCC's Board ~Educati0n made it known
at last Wednesday's me~ting that it will
take no further action on the Women's
Studies Program for the remainder of the
year. At that time the Administration will
evaluate the program to determine its
future.
But the Board did agree to ask for a
seven minute presentation at its next
meeting from a group of women which has
expressed dissatisfaction with the Boar<!_' s
recent decisions, although it was stressed
that the Board had made up its mind.
During an executive (private) session
preceding the regular meeting, the Board
planned its strategy Qn what Board
Chairman, Dr. Albert Brauer, later termed
"a very hot issue." During the session,
Brauer asked for and received the support
of the Board for his position that by taking
no, action on the matter at the previous
meeting, the Board was supporting the
college Administration. Brauer said that
as far as he was concerned, the issue
should not be put on any other agendas this
year.
While Jim Martin wondered if the
executive session was the proper place to
discuss the question, he agreed with
Brauer. So did the rest of the Board, with
the exception of Larry Perry, who was
absent.
Also discussed was how the Board would
respond to disruptions during meetings
with Jim Pitney saying the Board should
call a 15 minute recess if things get out of
hand, and that the Board would not allow
repetitious "statements from the audience'."
The matter in question was the
Admfnfstratfon's recommendation that the
Hoard not allocate an additional $4,000 to
continue the part-time teaching duties of

the Women's Studies Instructor, Robbie
Hannah. The Administration recommended that those duties be assumed by
Anne Stewart who was appointed as
Women's Program Coordinator at the
beginning of the year.
Since the Board failed to act on the
matter, the Administration's recommendation went into effect at the beginning of
Winter Term.
Stewart, in addition to her new teaching
duties, which she shares with Grace
Cammeron and Lee Pettigrew under a
team teaching method instituted over the
holidays, will direct the Women's AwareCenter.

Theresa' 'Terry' 'Chronister, a former LCC
student, died of Serum Hepatitis at Sacred
Heart Hospital in Eugene last Friday.
Terry was one of four persons affiliated
with LCC reported to have contracted the
disease.
Jeanette Bobst, Lane County Health
Service epidemiologist, said, "It is rare
that the disease progressed to this extent,''
and that there could have been other
factors involved.
Terry majored in Early Childhood
Education and had been a student at LCC
since Fall Term, 1974.
She had been active in Women for
Equality with one of her three surviving
sisters, Kathy Monje, who is also
Treasurer of the ASLCC.
A memorial service was held Monday at
the First Congregational Church with the
Reverand Beverly Carlson ofticiating.
She is survived by her parents, Glenn
and Grace Chronister of Box 641, Pleasant
Hill; one brother, Steven Chronister of
Eugene, and three sisters: Kathy Monje
and Margaret Chronister of Eugene, and
Gayle Chronister Welsh who lives in
Canada.
The ASLCC is holding a special meeting
today (Wednesday) to consider ways in
which it might be of help to Terry's family
or to help hepatitis research groups.
Anyone who is interested is invited to
attend says Connie Hood, ASLCC Secretary.

In the regular meeting that followed the
executive session approximately 25 women left under protest when told by Brauer
that unless they had a prepared statement,
they would have to wait until the end of the
meeting when future agenda items were
discussed. Brauer said the Board would
listen to them at that time only.
The women were led by Jeanette
Silveira, last year's Women's Studies
instructor as she said, "The Women's
movement is leaving the room; this is not
thearenawhere anything can be done."
Oregon State Representative Norma
Later in the evening, when one of the
Paulus of Salem and University of Oregon
women who remained asked that the Professor Susan Gilmore will be the guest
matter be placed on the next agenda,
speakers during the two-day open house
Brauer repeated that as far as the Board officially marking the opening of the
was concerned, it had made its decision.
Women's Awareness Center on the Lane
But Martin felt the Board "shouldn't
Community College campus.
close the avenues of communication; we
The open house will be from 9 a.m. to
should contact the people that were here
4 p.m., January 21 and 22 with specially
tonight and have them prepare a report."
featured noontime activities planned for
Following more discussion the Board • both days.
agreed to listen to a seven minute
On Wednesday, Paulus will speak at
statement at its Jan. 28 meeting with the
noon and will conduct informal discussions
clear understanding that it would take no
on women's issues following her formal
action until the Administration had made
presentation. The Salem Republican is a
its evaluation at the end of the year.
candidate for Ore~on Secretary of State.

Terry Chronister

Women's Open House today

A poetry reading is set from 11 a.m. to
noon, prior to Paulus' appearance, and
a Planned Parenthood Workshop will be
held at 2 p.m.
Psychologist Susan Gilmore will be the
guest speaker from noon to 1:30 p.m. on
Thursday. A music jam session is
scheduled from 11 a.m. to noon and a
seminar on ''Women as Heads of
Household," led by Edna Jensen, will
begin at 2 p.m.
All activities will be held in the Women's
Awareness Center, which is located in
Room 221 of the Center Building. The
public is invited to attend.

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CR UX OF TH E BIS QU IT

Those
Family
Jewels
by Arthur Hoppe
I'll bet you could've knocked Senator
Jacob Javits over with a feather when ·he
discovered his wife, Marian, was a
$67 ,500-a-year lobbyist and registered
foreign agent for the Government of Iran.
"In our respective professional activities," he explained to the press when the
story broke, ''my wife and I lead
independent lives."
This sounds as though he only learned
the news when he picked up the paper at
breakfast last week. ("By George, Marian,
I was wondering why you hadn't been
sorting my socks lately.")
But only the naive would believe a tale
like that. After all, Mrs. Javits is a
highly-paid lobbyist for a foreign government. Mr. Javits is an important memoer
of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mrs. Javits would be cheating her
employer if she didn't lobby Mr. Javits -but only in a proper businesslike way, of
•~ourse.

***

''Excuse me, Senator, but there's a
lobbyist to see you from the Government of Iran.'•
•'Those militant, greedy Moslems who
are always leading the fight in OPEC to
hike oil prices? Throw the no good bum
lJUt!"

~.,I\

"She says her name is Mrs. Javits."
"Say, that's an amazing coincidence.
Maybe you better show her in -- if I know
what's good for me. By golly, Mrs. Javits,
so you're the new lobbyist for Iran. That
sure is a pleasant surprise. What can I do
for you?"
"Well, Senator, you know . how we
lobbyists operate. I thought I might take
you out and buy you a drink or two."
"Gosh, rct love to, Mrs. Javits, because
you 're very attractive woman. But I'm
a happily married man and I certainly
wouldn't want to get in trouble with my
wife."
"Yes, I hear you have a wonderful wife,
Senator. A loyal helpmate like that should
be rewarded. How would you like a nice
mink coat for her as a token of your appreciation? I could put it on my expense
account.''
"That's awfully nice of you, Mrs. Javits.
But my wife's a good Republican. And I
know she wouldn't be caught dead in
anything but a good Republican cloth
coat.''
"Take my advice and try her. Meanwhile, would you care to reconsider your
anti-Iranian position in the United States
Senate? I am authorized to promise a
magnificent contribution to your campaign:
The Shah, himself, will address a rally in
your honor in the heart of New York '5
garment district. ''
"The Shah? Speaking for me? In the
garment district? What kind of a promise
is that?"
"Well, it's not exactly a promise,
Senator. It's more like a threat."

***

Of course, maybe it didn't happen like
that, either. Let's give the Senator the
benefit of the doubt. She probably told him
about the job in advance and he just
covered the whole thing up.
But she shouldn't quit now. He should.
After all, she's worth $22,875 a year more
to Iran than he is to America. And in
politics these days you get what you pay
for.
(Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co. 1976)

TORCH STAFF

Hallooo 'dar' bisquit droolers o.f every
creed, colour and gender, Waldo here
again with the poop you all wanta scoop.
So grab your pitchforks and hip boots and
allow me to run down this little ole rap I
had with Alphonso to ya.
I was drivin' up ta school the other day
when I spied this lady with her back to me
hitchin' up the hill toward ole Last Chant. I
don't mind givin' somebody a lift,
'specially if they's of the opposite gender,
so I pulled my truck over.
Well it turned out to be no wench at all,
just Alphonso. His long hair, from the
back, fooled me and before I could get
goin' he hopped into mY. cab.
I says hello and him the same, plus a
thanks, and then he launches off on one of
his uninterrrupta ble soliloquies. This time
his solo dealt with the outlaw s.tigma,
marijuana.
Now I don't personally know enough
the matter to sneeze. The stuff used
to grow wild by a river where I once lived
and it drove a few heifers loco, but that's
the extent of my knowledge on the subject.
But Alphonso, he's got a finger in every
pot and at the time he was considerably
perturbed over some kinda hassle concernin' all the underground secrecy that
accompanies the dispersement of the herb
here in the U.S. of A.
Now I felt the need to set Alphonso
straight for a moment and I butted into his
high speed monolgue and told him that I
knew Oregon wasn't so bad. I meant with
the law and all, 'cause awhile back I
mossied into a Marshal Tucker concert
here in town and the southern performers
was flippin' out watchin' the audience use
the stage as a chest high rollin' table.
I mean it's only like a 100 buck fine for
havin' an ounce or less and the cops don't
seem to mess with ya that much.
Alphonso wasn't to be dissuaded. He
asked me how I would like it if I were out
fishin' in the early mornin', sippin' some
nice hot java and a state bull shows up
takes my cup, pours the coffee back into
my thermos, hands me a $100 ticket and
then walks off with the thermos.
I had to think about that one for awhile
and while I was a doin' that, Alphonso was
continuin' to rant that what we had here
was a misconcepti on, a gap genera tin'

instigation that's propelling society
towards earthquakin', with the people soon
to be divin' at each others juglars across
the wideing crevices and all because some
folks does and other don't.
He said that now a days people are
partakin' of that herb to satisfy a need for
relaxation and that it isn't limited to one
sub-culture in our society, but like starin'
at the mind-suckin' tube, the trend runs
thickly throughout. '' AIJ of us have a need
to relax," Alphonso told me, as if I didn't
know, "It's just that we alJ have different
ways of satisfyin' it, like golfing or boating
or bowling or smokin' pot."
"As long as it ain't hurtin' nobody else
or interfering with another's constitutional
rights," I butted in again.
"I hear ya, I hear ya and tha's right on,"
Alphonso replied grinnin' like a kid plum.
full of peach pie. "Sniokin' pot hurts about
as many people ·as there ae hair on a fish
and most of those are probably _folks who
have been made social paranoids because
as many people as there are hair on a fish
which makes the distribution of the foliage
go underground, placin' the whole action
beyond the vision of Joe A. Citizen, At
Large, who begins to be bugged by
suspicions, doubt, fretting and mistrust of
the folks around him, who in turn feel the
bad vibes and react sometimes not unlike
Shelly's "Modern Prometheus" when he
got rejected by society.''
At this point ole Alphonso was rappin'
along at a pace that Cosel would marvel at.
I manage·s to slip in the statement that pot
would have to be controlled somehow, but
he says no more than my favorite drug,
namely booze.

Present Fees Can't Provide

To the Torch Editor
I would like to respond to a flier
announceme nt·regarding Student Body
Fee increases that was distributed last
week by some LCC students titled '' Stop
the Fee Raise." I have been involved with
LCC for three years, first in the ASLCC and
now in Health Services, and after reading
this flier I am amazed at the level of
understandin g of these students of college
mechanisms.
First of all, SPAF, the Special Programs
and Activities Fund Committee does not
split it's monies between ASLCC and
Atheletics as this flier would have you
believe. Out of $121,600 for 75-76, ASLCC
received $45,000, Health Services $38,100,
Torch $7,800 and Atheletics $29,100.
These services have been operating for
the last three years on the set $5.00
Student Body Fee while the cost of
materials and services has risen in some
cases as high as 200-300 per cent.
I think that it is worthwhile for students
to be con'servative in college expenses, but
I also think that they should realize that
without these increases, Health Services,
and the Torch cannot continue to provide
the same services to more and more
students each year. Nor will it provide
funds for any new student initiated
programs.
Springfield, Ken Wood
Eugene, Gary Wood

cultural editor Max Gano
photo editor Jeff Hayden

associate editor Cris Clarke

photographer Dave Cole

associate editor Todd Johnstone

graphics

Scott Stuart

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You know I hate to say it but I kinda got
to agree with Alphonso. I know too many
people in too many different levels of our
stratified society that kick back puffin' on
the locoweed when they get home from
work and it doesn't seem to be botherin'
them none.
Makes me think, what is with our
Oregon law? I realize it's one of the most
liberal in the country but why are we still
wastin' tax dollars slappin' people on the
wrist when they really ain't doin' nothin'
wrong and they's goin' do it anyway. Does
the state make more money on the bust
than a trial cost? Is it a Legal Union ploy?
I asked Alphonso, but he just laughed
boisterously like a beserk idiot and that's
not because he's a pot-head, it's cause he
is a beserk idiot.
I guess though, what he was sayin' is
that he'd like to see a complete decriminalization of marijuana and the end of the
present day witch hunt. Like he says, "Let
the term, 'dread outlaw-mariju ana,' follow
Matthew Hopkins and McCarthy to the
grave.''
Yep, I can see that. When we starts
dictatin' how a person can enjoy his self,
we build walls between each other usin'
suspicion for wattle and neurasthenia for
dob. None of it does anyone any good.
Besides, with the ozone breakin' up ,
lettin' new radiations in, and the planet~
slowly lining up, realligning our energies
we're gonna need all the help we can get tc
stay cool and civilized.
And all you stay cool and civil 'till
our cosmic paths cross
once more
WALDO

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I am as opposed to unnecessary fee
raises as any other student, and I might not
think that the Administrato rs should get
large salary raises each year, but I don't
think that the two sums of money can be
equated as this flier attempts to do.
Some students argue that we shouldn't
have to pay such high tuition because the
community colleges in California are
tuition free. Well , this isn't California,
fortunately and on the educational market,
LCC is dirt cheap.
If we are going to consider limiting
ourselves so severely, lets look at all of the
facts before we do so.
David Mahoney
Student Health Coordinator

Moose, Mice?

Would you like to join an organization
dedicated to community service and
establishmen t of close fraternal ties among
its members?
How about the Loyal Order of Moose?
Oh , one catch; Eligibility requirements :
These pesky idems are very necessary if
you are to feel at home among your own
kind.
Let's see if you measure up. The following quote is lifted from a membership
application sent to my home:
'' I hereby certify that I am of sound mind
and body, being a member of the Caucasian, white race , and not married to one of
any other race, not a member of the
Communist Party , have never been
convicted of a felony and a believer in a
Supreme being."
Makes ya kinda swell with pride, don't
it?
Well, maybe •you
fall short?
What? You
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have a quahfied friend-perha ps a neighbor or a fellow workman, who might be
dI
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intereste •
The Springfield Loyal Order of Moose
ant to hear from OU but lease '
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aberrant people need not apply.

Energize

To the EditorOnce again the focus is on energy and
when it becomes critical enough to affect
the majority, the majority will become
interested in producing our own energy
now-instead of waiting until tomorrow.
Unfortµnately, we are doing it on our own,
rather than pooling our thoughts and
energy-so we go through the same
mistakes and down the same blind alleys as
others have done before us. I have been
collecting information on Methane gas for
about a year and I still have yet to get it all
together to build a digester. I understand
~there are others in our area who are where
I am, some who have actually built
digesters and others who are just begining. I would like to hold a meeting for all
those people who are interested and have
information to share. So spread the word,
brothers and sisters, if you are into
Methane or know of someone who is, write
John
Sunburst Farm
82861 Rattlesnake Rd.
Dexter, Oregon 97431
In your letter, please state what you have
to offer in the way of information,
experience, etc. After sorting out the data
we'll go from there. Be sure to give me
your name, address and telephone.

Thanks Kindled

Dear Editor:
I want to take this opportunity to thank
you and the TORCH staff for the great
service you performed in printing the
Registration Information and Financial Aid
for the Financial
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Disbursemen
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Services Office for Wmter term registration. I realize that we caused a hardship on
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a late date. Thank you again for a job well
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Sincerely,
Paulette wa mire

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Man ningS Inc. holds student food service survey

By Scott Stuart
Mannings Inc., the company handling
LCC's food service, is using a student
survey on the food service to aid them in
making changes. But Mannings is
concerned that rip-offs may reduce the
extent of the improvements.
Fred Goodwin, LCC Food Service
manager, says the changes in the cafeteria
are 90 per cent complete. The final 10 per
cent will be completed using the food
service consumer survey as a guideline.
- The survey was sent out over two weeks
ago, and according to Goodwin, is now on it
way to Mannings' San Francisco office in a
big box. Out of 2000 surveys sent out, 300
were returned. The info~mation on the
surveys will be correlated by computer and
the results will be published in the
TORCH.
Most of the questions on the survey deal
with students preference of foods.
According to Goodwin, the food service will
make all the changes in menues that are
financially possible. He says that there is
no point in putting out things that won't
sen.
But the food service will try to go along
with what the majority wants, and in
certain cases they will try to comply with a
minority, such as those people who want a
greater variety in health food.
The survey also had a place for
complaints in general. Goodwin says a
major complaint is cleanliness. According
to Goodwin, the food service is in the
process of purchasing four to eight new
bussing carts that will hold 96 trays each,
in the hopes that students will clean up
after themselves. Goodwin says he only
has three work-study people this term to
help in cleaining up, and they only work
evenings. He is hiring another person, and
hopes he can get more people next term.

There will be a series of weekly discussions on "Being Your Own Best Friend"
(bring your own lunch) for women who are
returning to school after years of keeping
house and raising children.
These
lunchtime raps are sponsored by the
Student Services Associates Program
which is supervised by Steve Hanamura of
the counseling staff. The discussion leader
will be Eileen Peterson, who is a SSA and a
:returning woman student herself.
The lunchtime raps will be held every
Thursday and Friday at noon in Room 222
in the Center Building. Discussion topics
are planned but input is encouraged to be
added by anyone who attends.

Another student complaint, according to
Goodwin, is that prices are still too high,
but Manager Goodwin says that the food
service is breaking even. He says that any
money saved by cutting costs is being put
back into the food service for new
equipment.
Goodwin says that one problem the food
service has to deal with is rip-offs. The ,
quaint soup crocks seem to be popular-Goodwin says that about three dozen of the
large crocks are missing. Since the small
soup crocks are used more often, he is not
sure how many of them are missing, but he
says crocks cost abut a dollar a piece.
Silverware, particularly forks and
spoons, are popular with light fingered
people. Goodwin poi,nts out that although
Some of the loss can be attributed to

Applications being accepted for
dental, medical and respiratory classes
Applications are now being accepted at
Lane Community College for admission to
'September 1976 classes in dental hygiene,
dental assisting, respiratory therapy and
medical office assisting.
Individuals wishing to apply for any of
these four programs may talk with a staff
member or counselor prior to application.
Counselors are available for dental assisting and dental hygiene applicants on any
Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. in room 202 of
the Health Building, and medical office
assisting and respiratory therapy applicants may meet with a counselor on any
Wednesday from 3 to 4 p. m. in room 202 of
the Health Building. The counseling
sessions will be held weekly winter and
spring terms.

Application deadlines are March 1 for
dental hygiene and respiratory therapy and
April 1 for dental assisting and medical
office assisting. Notices of acceptance or
rejection will be sent to applicants by
mid-June 1976.
LCC admission requirement information
and application forms for both the college
and the particular program are available at
the Admissions Office on the second floor
of the Center Building.
Dental hygiene and respiratory therapy
are two-year programs; dental assisting
and medical office assisting are one-year in
duration. Job placement of graduates of
each of the programs has been high,
according to Paradental/Paramedical
Department Chairman Dr. Douglas White.

Vets Home Loan Bill to be voted on
The Oregon State Home Loan Bill is going to be voted on in
May of this year. The Bill is aimed at givin~ the veterans that
are not originally from Oregon a chance to use the Home Loan
services offered by the State; in essence, this would put Vietnam
era veterans on an equal basis with veterans of the World War II
a~d Korean eras. According to provisions of the Bill, a veteran
will have to have lived in Oregon for two years prior to
May 1, 1977 in order to preclude a "land rush" from out of state.
These loans can be obtained at a 5.9 per cent interest rate for
up to S35,000 for homes and up to S125,000 on farms.
The State can make loans to veterans at a much lower rate than
private mortgage lenders can. This is why some critics are

New Discharge Review Board
As of November 1, 1975 a new nation-wide system of Regional
Discharge Review Boards has been established with San Francisco serving the West Coast. While this is far short from
turning around thousands of questionable discharges it should
shorten the length of time it takes to actually appear before a
hearing as well p.s the travel distance required. Previously it was
necessary to go to Washington D.C. for such a hearing.
Michael Roche works in the Veterans Affairs Office to assist
persons with questions copcerning discharges and SPN
numbers. His hours will begin this week and will be posted on
the Veterans Bulletin Board. However, some patience will be
required as his case load is already quite heavy.

Veterans'

beer bust

The LCC Veterans' Association is now preparing its activities
for Winter term, starting off with a beer bust tentatively planned
for February 6 at the Veterans' Building on Willamette St.
Veterans who are concerned about their rights and benefits. as
well as those who just like to drink beer, should plan on
attending the next Association meeting. Two meeting times
huve been scheduled in order to accomodate as many persons as
possible. The first will be Wednesday, January 21 at 3:00 in
Room 215 Apprenticeship. Persons not able to attend at that
time may attend the one on Tuesday, February 3 at 12:00 in
Room 213 Apprenticeship.
In addition to discussing the beer bust information will be
offered on the upcoming ballot measure to extend home and
farm loans to Vietnam era veterans who moved to Oregon after
separation from the service.
The Veterans Association is designed to serve the needs of
campus veterans and is happy to help with any problem.

Be your own best friend

saying that State competition with private lenders is unfair. So
some opposition to the Bill can be expected.
The Bill was initiated by James Redden. Jason Boe, President
of the Oregon Senate, has stated he is' in full support of the Bill.
The Eugene Register-Guard recently offered an editorial
supp_orting the Bill. So the Bill has important support already,
but 11 can also use the support and energies of concerned
veterans and other private citizens.
For further information. veterans are encouraged to attend the
Veterans' Association meeting on Wednesday, January 21 at
3:00 or on Tuesday,. February 3 at 12:00. The meeting on
January 21 will be 1n Room 215 Apprenticeship, and the
February 3 meeting will be in Room 213 Apprenticeship. Two
meeting times are offered in order to accomodate the greatest
number of people.

Thurs., Jan. 22 and Fri., Jan. 23
Budgeting Your Time, or
''Learning to let George do it''
Thurs., Jan. 29 and Fri., Jan. 30
Saying No When "Duty" Calls, or
"No, no, a thousand times no"
Thurs., Feb. 5 and Fri., Feb. 6
Being Me; Right, Privilege
or Pemission? Or,
"I hilVe a perfect right"

utensils being accidently thrown in the
garbage, the food service began the year
with twelve cases of silverware and has
three left.
•
Goodwin says that about one eighth of
the health food has been pocketed, and
that walkouts (people going through the
food lines but not paying) have increased.
He says one girl counted 10 walkouts in a
couple of fiours last week, mostly coffee
and donuts.
Goodwin attributes the walkouts to
longer lines due to greater use of the
cafeteria. Goodwin says he doesn't mean
to condone this type of behavior, but it
happens evervwhere.

Speaker list available
The Lane Community College 1975-76
Speakers Bureau list is available upon
request from the College-Community
Relations office.
•The list is available without charge by
writing or calling the College-Community
Relations Office, Lane Community College,
4000 East Thirtieth Ave., Eugene, Oregon
97405.

COAST
GUARD
RESERVE
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 ruonth.

For more information contact the
Coast Guard Recruiting office,
75 E. 10th, Eugene-.Oreg_on
97401

Vets hold book exchange
The LCC Veterans' Association is offering students an
alternative to Bookstore p_rices. It is called the Book Exchange.
and is located in the Veterans Office on the second floor of the
Center Building. If you have books that you would like to sell or
if there are books that you want to buy, they may be in the Book
Exchange. Prices range from one-half price to even lower.
This service is offered on behalf of students and without their
~ooperation cannot be continued, It is open to all students, not
Just veterans. Come in and save.

EARN WHILE YOU LEARN

phone (503) 687-6457.

Needed, LCC student machinists &_
welders to manufacture parts for MANUPED
Bicycles. Raw materials will be furnished
Contact, John' Thomas343-9752
or drop by
2867 Harris st

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New drug prog ram has revis ed meth od
A different attitude toward
al from heroin
withdraw
by Cris Clarke
One of the features of the Lane
Diversionary Programs (LDP) is a revised
attitude toward withdrawal from heroin.
Says Charlotte Ruiz , Director of LDP, "We
think withdrawal is more psych'.llgical than
is believed. ' '
The idea here is that many addicts go
through psychological changes because of
the anticipation involved in waiting to
withdraw. Ruiz attributes this to the big
buildup which herion withdrawal gets via
the media, and addicts' peers blowing the
issue out of proportion.
"Far East and English addicts are

And we have a 65 per cent
success rate

•That's pretty high

untainted by what their peers tell them it
will be like, so they go through it much
easier ," says Ruiz. " They don't have a
fear of withdrawal. They also (in some
areas of the Far East) don't have the law to
fight."
A life style which contributes to poor
health , combined with tension or anxiety,
says Ruiz, leads to a bad withdrawal.
LOP is located at 376 E. 11th Street in
Eugene. A third floor apartment serves as
home and headquarters for Ruiz.
Ruiz feels that her particular program
offers something different th an most.
''This drug program is an unconventional
one," she says. "Most programs offer
medical services, while we do counseling,
check on addicts; we take care of ancilary
services. ''
Ancilary services refer to support or aid
of drug addicts and especially ex-addicts in
the aspects of their Jives which do not
requre medical attention. "The emphasis
in most programs is on the de-toxification
of the individual from drugs," says Ruiz.
Along with the persona l cou nseli ng
performed by Ruiz, the LOP has developed
a program for the wives of ex-addicts and
ex-convicts, and is setting up a teen group

teenagers with various problems including
drugs, and will counsel the parents
involved.
"We deal with about SO clients
(ex-addicts and ex-convicts) a year," says
Ruiz of her six person staff. '' And we have
about a 65 per cent success rate in keeping
them off a drug habit. That's pretty hgh
for an out-patient program."
But another aspiration of the LDP is to
set up businesses in the area and employ
clients in these businesses. One such .
business has existed for six weeks. An
auto shop, at 220 S. 2nd in Springfield, is
designed to train interested clients in
automotive mechanics and send them on to
better jobs; jobs which they would
normally never be able to get due to their
records.
However, this particular portion of the
program may be in a financial bind.
According to Myles Swift, the mechanic
ppresently in charge of the auto shop,
there is not enough money coming in for

Out of a~licts encountered,
75% are men,
50% are white
at present which will consist of counseling
the business to support any trainees and
has trained no one as of yet. ' 'There are so
many bills building up that I can 't possibly
see how the program will be able to pay
them," says Swift .
Ruiz got the idea for t he businesses from
a similar but surviving program in San
Francisco, California, called the Delauncey
Street Program. "Our program is similar
to the Delauncey Street one," says Ruiz,
''but they have three high rent houses and
Ruiz modeled her
22 busin e s se s. "
program after Delauncey Street. " The
state sent me down to San Francisco to look
at it," she says.
Ruiz says she contacted inte rested
parties in person and on the phone to
procure the funds to purchase the auto
repair business. The affairs of the LDP

photo by Dave Cok

corporation are watched over by an eight
member board of directors , consisting of
''upstanding members of the community.''
She aspires to set up more businesses in
the near future, such as a green h,ouse an d
a be e farm . I th ink most me n are
in terested in this kin d of thing."
Ruiz, ·who lacks only a dissertation at the
U of O for her doctorate in Psychology,
counseled at the Lane County Mental
Health Clinic for five years, and later put in
four years as a marital counselor. And as a
sideline to LOP she counsels privately,
under the supervison of a licensed
psychologist.
Out of all the addicts she encounters , she
says that 75 per cent are men, SO per cent
white caucasian , 25 per cent black, and 25
per cent native American.
The biggest problems she runs into in

U of O center

becomes source
of dependable
drug information
by Scott Stuart
The Drug Information Center (DIC) is
located in a crackerbox cottage on a muddy
alley just off the University of Oregon
Campus. Inside it looks like a small
apartment converted to office space. A
sink full of cups and a well used coffee pot
are remnants of a kitchen. Today it looks
like a library. Piles of pamphlets with
names like Current Concepts in Amphetamine Abuse, and Guidelines for Drug
Prevention Education are piled on shelves
along one wall. A bookcase hold volumes
with n ames like Gr ay's An at omy, and
Clinical Toxology of Commercial Products.
Next to the .bookcase sits an attractive
woman, a newborn child cradled in her
arms. The woman talks with one of the
DIC volunteers. From one of the tiny
offices off of the kitchen-cum-library you
might pick up fragments of a conversation.
A phone receiver is dropped into its base.
"What did they want?"
"Well, this guy just took something
about an hour ago and wanted to know
what to expect.''
Wayne Harger, DIC's program director,
is talking with one of his volunteers.
Harger sits behind a desk in his cramped
office. Long blond hair falls around his

If you're not sure, check with D.I.C.

shoulders. His slightly protruding eyes
seem to be pushed out of their sockets from
behind by some minor pressure . Any
question acts as a catalvst to a machinegun like torrent of facts, figures and philosophy, as if the stream of consciousness
answers are revealing a build-up of that
pressure.
From his rap, you might surmise that
Harger is totally emersed in the motivating
philosophy behind DIC: Providing information for anyone who will decide to use
any sort of drug.
"But, I don 't use drugs! " you might say.
"Ah , that's where you're wrong , "
Harger will reply, " Everyone uses drugs."
To the people at DIC, drug abuse means
using any substance in ignorance. To
Harger, food, and even air could be termed
drugs because they are substances taken
into the body from outside.
"Fpod abuse has such a dramatic
result ... " says Harger, sipping a Pepsi,
" ... fat people."
But DIC is mainly concerned with
educating people about drugs. Not just
illegal drugs, but also over the counter
drugs, prescription drugs, oral contraceptives and even food additives like artificial
coloritlg and sweeteners.
To facilitate their educational objectives ,
DIC publishes a drug analysis report.

Anyone can anonymously send in a sample
of a substance to DIC, which will in turn
send it to Pharmchem Laboratories in Palo
Alto, California for analysis. The results
are published in the report with a code
number so the sender can recognize his
sample. The report is used by emergeny
rooms bummer squads and hot lines
throughout the area. The analysis service
was originally available only to the Eugene
area, but is now used by Linn, Jackson,
Benton and Douglas counties. Coos Bay
county will soon be using DIC's drug
analysis service, and Multnomah county is
beginning their own .
Harger says that the DIC got its start in
th e spring of 1972 whe n t he ASUO
Community Projects Office decided that
such a service was urgently needed. A
drug intervention center was initiated at
the same time. They are both affiliated
with the Health Education Department of
the U of 0.
From the beginning, DIC had a phone
for public calls and the drug analysis
program. Since then their growth has been i
in the area of training for teachers, free
clinics, nursing staffs, hot lines, and even
local police. Harger estimates that hall
their work ~nd half their clients involve
such agencies.
The Drug Information Cemer program

working with drug users is having to help
them with some aspect of employment.
•'The biggest problem is people having
trouble with the law, or ·with their jobs.
Not tro ub le with drugs, b ut trouble
because of drugs."
But the real purpose of the LD P is to
initiate some creative activity for an addict
or ex -addict in order to help him
rehabilitate himself. "We key on getting
them active in something . . . not even
necessarily part of this program. Help
them find places wher they can get money
legally. We don't encourage burglary,"
Ru iz says.
And what makes drug counseling work?
'' The aspect of having somebody around
that cares about you makes t he difference," says Ruiz.

has been so successful, Harger claims, that
it has been used as a model for other
programs around the country. Harger says
that last year.the DIC won an award from
the National Institute of Drug Abuse for
being in the Avante Guard of drug abuse
programs.
Harger sees the role of the DIC from
many angles. He says that in its narrowest
sense, it is a poison prevention center, and
in another sense, it is a consumer
protection center. But ultimately, Harger
believes that DIC' s role comes into play in
a person's decison making process. DIC is
not there to decide what is right or wrong,
legal or illegal. Each individual, says
Harger, is responsible for his or her own
actions. They must decide to put or not to
put some substance in their body. Harger
believes that the DIC has the accurate
information needed to make a well
informed decision.
Many people, Harger says, go around
with an 'out of sight, out of mind' attitude.
He feels that that attitude gives us
everything we hate; things like Watergate.
Dealers in street drugs misrepresent their
wares, dectors won't tell you what they are
prescribing, anci you don't know what's in
those over the counter balms and pills.
When it comes to using drugs , whether
to get high or get well, DIC is there to
.improve the quality of information you use
in deciding.
In two weeks the TORCH will
include an interview of a pharmacist
with a marijuana dealer here in
Eugene. Don Sinclair, ex-sports
editor of the TORCH and registered
pharmacist in both Idaho and Oregon
questions a well-to-do pot dealer
about pot and profit, kids and pot,
Pat Horton and the police, ethics of
the busine ss, an d apprehension.
Everything you wanted to know
about your pot dealer but were afraid
to ask.

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Special Programs and Activities fund;

History

from Jay Jones , director of Student
Activities
On June 26, 1974, the Lane Community
College Board of Edu~ation adopted Policy #5140 creating an account in the college
budget entitled '' Special Program Activity
Fund" (SPAF). Prior to that action
revenue received from Student Body fees,
the Bookstore, vending machines and cash
carry-over were transferred to the Associated Students account to be aHocated to
the Athletic Program, Health Services, the
TORCH, and other programs as designated
by the Student Senate.
That budgetary system required those
responsible for the programs to request
funds which had sometimes already been
encumbered by previous planning. Additionally, as the Student Senate was forced
into a kind of rubber stamp position. As an
example, requiring the funds for Athletics
be included in the student budget has
resulted in the Senate taking the position
that the extent of that funding is up to the
Student Senate. This was not the case, and
continued debate with the present and

successive student governments was
rather pointless.
The college administration decided that
a more direct approach to the funding issue
for all these programs, including the
Associated Students of Lane Community
College and its related activities, was
necessary.
First, the revenue that was automatically
awarded to the Student Senate for administration was money collected by the
college through mandatory fees and
college-operated or authorized businesses.
Since the final responsibility for all college
related funding and expenditures rests
with the Board of Education, all budgets
utiJizing these funds are subject to Board
approval.
Second, just as it is a function of the
Board to determine the extent of direction
of other programs an services provided at
the college, it follows that the Board should
also determine the extent and direction of
the programs and services to be provided
by these funrls.
The following story includes information
stemming from relevant Board policies
plus a description of the role and responsibility of the SPAF Committee and the
Administrative guidelines adopted to date.

Organization

from Board policy

The SPAF account receives revenue
from student body fees, from campus
vending machines, and revenue from the
Bookstore which amounts to $1.65 for each
full-time-equivalent student at LCC.
Under stipulations present in the SPAF
Guidelines, four per cent of the total
projected revenue for SPAF is maintained
in a contingency fund. Auditing of SPAF
accounts is aslo included in the annual
audit of the LCC General Fund.
Recommendations on the distribution of
revenues in the SPAF account are made by
a SPAF Committee and by the office of the
Dean of Students.
The SPAF Committee is comprised of
the Director of Student Activities, who
serves as the permanent chairman of the
SPAF Committee; three students who are
appointed by the ASLCC President to one
year terms on the committee, and three
.staff members who are appointed by the
College President to one, two or three-year
terms on a rotating basis. The SPAF

Committee has the function of reviewing
the budget requests submitted by SPAF
users and making recommendations on
funding levels to the Dean of Students.
The Dean of Students reviews the
recommendations which are submitted by
the SPAF Committee and presents his
recommendation to the College President,
who reviews the recommendation and
presents it to the Board of Education.
In addition to reviews by the SPAF
Committee and by the Dean of Students,
the staff members in charge of programs
which utilize SPAF monies are responsible
for monitoring the revenues and the
• expenditures of the program. They are
expected to keep their program operating
within the adopted budget.
SPAF Program expansion and reduction mu~t be approved through normal
administrative channels. New programs
wishing to apply for SPAF funding must be
submitted to the Dean of Students. New
Programs may obtain SPAF funds if they
receive a portion of their funding from the
College General Fund; are assigned a
permanent staff with responsibility delegated by the College to the program, and
they operate on a d.a ily programmatic
ba~is.

LCC spends over $27,000 on sports
by Todd Johnstone
Athletic Director Robert Radcliff says
this year LCC will spend between $27,200
and $27, 500 on varsity athletics a nd
between $1,500 and .$1,800 on intramural
athletics
Radcliff also says that due to rising costs
the Athletic Program will require more
money next year to maintain these
programs at their present level.
The Athletic Program is one of four
programs at LCC which are funded by
student body fees through the Special
Program Activity Fund (SPAF). The other
three programs are the TORCH, the Health
Service and the Student Government.
When asked if the SP AF system was
originated to guarantee financial support
for the Athletic Program, Radcliff said no.
He says the SPAF system arose out of
administration concern with the widely
varying attitudes held by student governments toward p rogr ams s uppo rte d by
student body fees. Radcliff says that prior
to the establishment of the SPAF system,
student governments would favor ,ome

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Killian s
Move
ASLC C
Activi ties
Comm ittee
by Max Gano
A small office with crowded desks and a
clutter of corres pond e nce miscellany
usu a lly present when low budgeting
doesn't ·allow for more con siderable
accommodations, is the throbbing nucleus
of the ASLCC Activities Committee, among
other things.
If the official title doesn't strike a gong
perhaps you've seen their posters which
frequently advertise free movies and
musical events around campus. 1f you fail
.still, to identify, keep an eye on the
lookout; you might be surprised at what
you've missed.
Francie Killian, chairperson of the
activities committee, is the force ·that
puts it all together. The group offers LCC
students and community members alike,
the opportunity to take in an occasional
vintage classic such as ''The Fixer'' and
"Zorba the Greek" or newer films such as

program s over ot h er s , and that t he
part ic ular progr am s being fa vore d de pended on the attitudes held by particular
stuaent governments. Radcliff says that
this led to attempts by student governments to cut off funding for some programs
which were supported by student body
fees. He said that programs which must be
planned in advance can't operate effectively when they are being threatened with
having their funds cut off and he said that
'' a prevailing of cooler heads'' led to the
formation of the SPAF system.
In response to a question of what
benefits students receive from the LCC
Athletic Program, Radcliff said that
between 1000 and 1500 students participate and benefit from the intramural
program at LCC. Radcliff says that an
undetermined number of students benefit
by being able to attend LCC varsity athletic
activities with no additional charge than
the charges incurred in obtaining a student
body card. He also said that the Athletic
Program plays an important function in

" Mash " and " Brothers and Sisters in
Concert ," a collage of black musical
performances with artists like Issac Hayes
and Curtis Mayfield.
They aren't your common garden variety
of home "super 8" movies, either. The
films are rented from regular cinema
outlets, and are a bargain in the raw , if
you're tired of parting with a small
fortune when hit with the urge to view
a picture larger than the tube at home.
With volunteer help from her sister
Teena and from Manual Vasquez, senator
from the Aviation Department; KiJlian
wades through the flow of mail that finds
its way to her desk, searching for a wide
selection of good quality entertainment,
" with the goal of making the program a far
reaching thing ."
This entails making arrangements for
live music such as Mythrandir, a local
group specializing in mellow as well as 'get
down' vibes, which recently played in the
LCC cafeteria. Film outlets are also eager
to persuade the committee to do business
with them.
The present firm being dealt with is
actually a film library rather than a
producer, which would, like Universal
Studios, demand a set rental fee plus a
percentage of the gate if admission is
charged. Universal also required that the
percentage, as much as SO per cent, be
paid for each additional showing .
Films Incorporated, the film library,
leases rights to certain movies and then
rents them out to colleges for a set fee, but
without any gate percentage. This allows
for a number of showings of each film and a
savings for students.
Stretching a $3,000 budget allotted by
SPAF is the main task of the committee
which_ decli nes chargi n_g ad mission to

prepa ring athletes for major college
athletics.
Radcliff in making a rough estimate of
the number of athletes who continue in
athletics at the major college level said that
the men's track team and the women's
field hockey team produce the greatest
share of athletes who go on to participate in
He
athletics at four-year colleges.
estimates that between one-third and
one-half of the members of the men's track
team later participate in athletics at
four-year colleges and that one-half of the
members of the women's field hockey team
later participate in athletics at a four year
college.
When asked abut the importance of
student input in determining the use by the
Athletic Program of monies generated
from student body fees, Radcliff said that
attempts to gather student input have not
met wit h success . He sa id that past
attempts have been made to gather student
input, but that they failed due to a lack of
student response .

programs except in cases where it is
necessary to prevent going too far in the
hole .
'' Since this is a community college, I like
to keep it (the program) geared to the
community b y using local talent when
possible," explained Killian, who receives
tuition plus three SFE credit hours per
term for her time. "It's just practical
(for everyone), in my opinion, financially."
"I'm not into doing big concerts here.
I'm more for smaller things; it stretches
the budget farther, I think it's better to
have smaller things all year around,''
rather than just a few large and more
expensive affairs.
''There are a lot of speakers I'm
interested in, but the fees are outrageous!
I would like, however, to bring in one big
person this year, at least."
On larger shows it is possible for the
committee to join financial forces with the

various cl ubs on campus , though t he
budgets of t hese organizations are usually
limited.
" We could do it with anyone who's
willing, though."
The committee is always open to
suggestions which can be dropped off at
the committees office, Room 221, campus
phone extention 221.
As for the future, "Brothers and Sisters
in Concert" will be appearing here
Wednesday, January 28, and other films
planned for showing include, ''Citizen
Kane,", "The Killing of Sister George,"
"Mash," and "On a Clear Day You Can
See Forever.''
The times and places will be announced.
This Wednesday, January 21, classical
guitarist, Israel Moultrie will be playing in
the cafeteria, 2:00 till 4:00 p.m.
It's all on the ASLCC Activities
Committee program.

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Piercey e/eded

VAA

Lane Community College Associate
Dean of Instruction Jim . Piercey has been
ele~ted vice president of the l 6,'000
member Vocational Administrators Association of the American Vocational Association.
Piercey, 43 , was elected to the post
Dec. 6 during the national conference of
Vocational Administrators in Anaheim,
California.
The one-year term vice presidency is the
first step in the office progression that can
lead to president of the organization in
1978.
Among the responsibilities Piercey will
assume is appointment as a representative
for post secondary vocational education on
a special committ;e in the U.S. Office of
Education. His appointment will be made
by Dr. Terrel Bell, U.S. Commissioner of
Educat ion in t he U.S. Department of
Health , Education and Welfare.
Piercey has been in his present post at
LCC for three years, a nd involve d in
vocational education for the past 13 years
in both Oregon and Washington .

j

Common Cause in political radio show

veep

Oregon Common Cause announced
today that beginning Thursday, January 8,
Common Cause members will participate
in the newly created National Public R~dio ,
network series, " Candidates on the Line."
The program will feature cross-country
questioning of Presidential candidates by
the nationwide listening audience.
"Candidates on the Line, " a series of
90-minute programs to be broadcast live,
will feature one Presidential candidate per
show. Listening audiences throughout the
country ,,,ill be able to participate in the
questioning of the candidates by calling toJl
free , 1-800-424 -9241 between 2:00 and
4:00 p.m. In Eugene, station KOAC (AM)
will carry the program at 10:30 p.m.
' 'This is a pioneer effort in unrehearsed
•communication between citizens and Preside ntial candidates," said Chuck Hale,,
Eugene Co-ordinator for Oregon Common
Cause. " We hope that citizens across the
country will take advantage of this unique
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nationwide program during the 1976
election year to bring about greater
dialogue between candidates and citizens
·and permit a full discussion of issues of
concern. Other national organizations
participating in the radio series are:
League of Women Voters, Chamber of
Commerce , American Bar Assoication,
National Council of Senior Citizens,
AFL/CIO, League of United Latin American Citizens, Foreign Policy Association,
Cooperative League, Consumer Federation
of America, and t he National Wildlife
Federation.
Beginning January 8, 1976 and contin-

Jan. 21-28

Calen~aR o~ meet1nqs
7:00

Wednesday 21

State Board of Pharmacy
Hea. !OS
7:00 - 10:30

12:00
LOSSA
LRC Conf_ Rm.
12:00 • 1:00

Thursday 22

Transcendental Meditation
Lecture
Math 206
12:00 - 1:00

Faith Center Aad. !OS
11 :30 - 12:30

1:00

LOSSA
LRC Conf. Rm.
12:00 - 1:00

1:30

II LRC Staff Mtg.
' 1:30 - 2:30

Adv .

3:00

LRC Conf.
3:00 - 5:00

Cabinet Mtg.
Adm. 202 .
3:00 - 5:00

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Monday 26

7:30

9:00
1st year Dental Hygienists
Lecture/ Films
Adm. 202

Instr. Mgrs. Council
Adm. 202
1:30 - 3:00

Curriculum Comm . H.A,C .
LRC Conf. Rm.
3:00 - 4:30

Academic Council Mtg.
Adm . 202
3:00

Special Senate Mtg.
Adm. 202
3:00

Faculty Council
Cen. 124
3:15 - 4:45

LCC Men 's Awareness
I HEA 109
Wednesday 28

12:00

12:00

LOSSA
LRC Conf.
12:00 - 1:00

3:00

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LRC Conf. Rm .
12:00 - 1:00

7:00
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11 :30 - 12:30

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Mez. Conf.
1:30 - 2:30

Vets Club Mtg.
App. 215
3:00 - 4:00

11:30

Comm ,nity Serv.

1:30

3:00

9:00

3:00

Transcendental Meditation
Math 208
12:00 - 1:00

2:00

Tuesday 27

11:00

Christian Sci. Age of Oregon
Hea. 110
11 :00 - 12:00

12:00

Classical Guitarist
Cafeteria
2:00 - 4:00

Friday 23

Chess Exhibition
Brick Area
11:00 - 1:00

11 :30

Affirmative Action Workshop Planning Session
Language Arts Dept.
Lounge

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KOAC (AM) will broadcast the 90-minute
call-ins with the following Presidential
candidates:
Jan. 8 - Fred Harris
Jan. 13 - Sargent Shriver
Jan. 15 - Morris Udall
Jan. 22 - Jimmy Carter
Jan. 29 - Henry Jackson
Feb. 5 - Terry Sanford
Feb . 17 - Lloyd Bentsen
Feb. 19 - Birch Bayh
Still to,be scheduled are interviews with
George Wallace , Ronald Reagan and
President Ford.

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10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

wanted
I will pay cash for Colt 45 automatics, 1903 pocket
automatics, and other old or unusual guns. Call
Eggert Madsen, 345-0749.

apartments
Last Chance Corral--Five mh,11tes from LCC. One
bedroom Apt., Sll0/ month. Studio Apt. SIOO/
month. Both furnished. Call 747-2291.

job

placement

For information on any of these jobs, see Jean
Coop in the Student Employment Service, 2nd
Floor, Center Building.
FT Perm: Babysitter for four hours between the
hours of 9:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
PT Temp: Need someone to take dictation and
type draft of a book entiMed, "How I Cured Myself
and Many Others of Cancer"

Travel

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Sapporo, Japan? Study, travel,
research and experience J apanese culture through Hokkaido
University and PS U. Contact
Portland State University International Education. 229-4011.

help

wanted

daycare

Widower needs someone once or twice a week for
light housecleaning and laundry, Some babysitting. Write : Ron Conyac at 125 Gateway Blvd.
c;ttage Grove or contact the TORCH office.

DAYCARE - Small, anti-se xist, open educational
community, full-time and part-time openings for
ages 3-7. State and federal license. Wildwood
School, 689-2558.

dance

Tailored Squares will dance Mondays, 8-11 p.m.,
workshop 7-8, in Gerlinger 103 , U of 0 . Everyone:
welcome.

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The TORCH needs competant advertising sales
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people. Must have transportation. This is a good
selecting 35 veterans for service in Eug~ne's
a week. This would be a couple of evenings and on
way to add to your income. Contact Mike McLain,
National Guard unit. These individuals wtll be
Sundays.
206 Center.
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erans need not attend basic training agam and thts
Math 206. Information: 343-8738
short words make one line) . Ads must be paid in
weekends off.
advance in the TORCH office. Meeting notices,
• - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - service will not affect GI educational benefits.
Qualified veterans call Sergeant Asa 686-7574 or
We have several jobs thil are asking for people to Information about Christian Science may be
rides to school and give-away items will receive
800-638-7600. THE OREGON ARMY NATIONAL free space in the TORCH as space allows.
obtained each Friday at meetings in Health 110 at
work as nurses aides to care for people on a
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meetings

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JANUARY 19
Women's Basketball: Lane at Mt. Hood, 6
pm, Gresham.

Weekly

Schedule

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Lane 85 Southwestern Oregon 86 (Jan.
14)
Lane 84 Judson Baptist 69 (Jan. 17)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lane 36 Thurston H. 32 (Jan. 12)
Lane 38 University of Oregon JVs 39
(Jan. 15)
Lane 53 Southern Oregon College 31
(Jan. 17)
WRESTLING
Lane 16 Clackamas 26 (Jan. 16)
Lane 41 Blue Muntain 5 (Jan. 17)

JANUARY 21
Men's Basketball: Lane at Central
Oregon, 7:30 pm, Bend.
JANUARY 22
Women's Basketball: Lane vs Lewis and
Clark, 4 pm, Eugene.
JANUARY 23
Women's Basketball: Lane at Oregon
State University Invitational, tba, Corvallis.
Wrestling: Lane at Central Oregon, 7:30
pm, Bend.
JANUARY 24
Women's Basketball: Lane at Oregon
State University Invitational, tba, Corvallis.
Men's Basketball: Lane at Umpqua, 7:30
pm, Roseburg.
Wrestling: Lane vs Chemekta, 7:30 pm,
Lane.

Titans in five-way lie for first
by Fred Crafts
Lane Community Co11ege is again atop
the Or~gon Community Co11ege Athletic
Association basketba11 standings following
an 84-69 thumping of Judson-Bapti st.
The big win threw the OCCAA race into
a five-way tie for first among Lane,
Southwestern, Umpqua, Clackamas, and
Central Oregon. •
Depending on what happens to the
others, Lane could determine its own
destiny in the league race when it meets
two of the co-leaders this week, getting
Central Oregon on Wednesday and
Umpqua on S~turday. Both games are on
the road.
"I am very pleased with my team," says
Lane Coach Dale Bates. "We're moving

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LCC Women trounce SOSC
by Fred Crafts
"We're strong," says Lane Community
Co11ege women's basketba11 coach Debbie
Daggett.
"We have good heighth and good bench
strength. We should do well this season."
Daggett's team is off to a fast start,
boasting a 2-1 record in nonconference
play. The Titans bumped Thurston High
School 36-32, virtu ...lly handed the University of Oregon JVs a 39-38 win, then
rebounded for a convincing 53-31 victory
over Southern Oregon College.
"We learned a lot from our defeat,"

says Daggett. "We're playing smarter ball
now .''
Lane's depth will get a supreme test this
week as the Titans play six games. The
schedule sends Lane to Gresham Monday
against Mt. Hood, then the team returns
home to play Lewis and Clark Thursday.
The Titans leave immediately afterwards
for Corvallis to . compete in_ the Oregon
State University Invitational Tournament.
Lane will play two games both days,
including a contest at 8 a.m. Friday against
an opponent to be deteqnined later.

LCC Wrestlers faring well

by Fred Crefts
Lane Community College's wrestling
team has run its Oregon Community
College Athletic Association record to 3-1.
"I'm very happy with my team," says
Coach Bob Creed. "We're progressing
very well. We're right where we want to
be at this stage of the season.''
The Titans ran their league record to an
impressive 3 and 1, losing only to
Clackamas, the league champion for the
past seven years. Following that loss, the
Titans bounced back the next night to
stomp Blue Mountain 41-5.
"The guys obviously were upset over
losing to Clackamas and reany took it to
Blue Mountain," Creed says.
Creed figures he has the best wrestling
team in Lane's history. The club is young,

strong and very talented. Ile is convinced
the Titans will finish in the top three of the
league this year.
The coach is especially high on the work
so far of Mike Geiber (134), an exciting
wrestler from Eugene's Marist High
School. "Geiber's wrestling very we11,"
says Creed. "He's doihg an outstanding
job."
Lane faces Central Oregon Friday in
Bend, then hosts Chemeketa Saturday
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the ball wen, shooting we11, and showing
good hustle on defense."
Your prescription~
Bates is especially happy with the
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Lane is blessed with three polished
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figures each game and each has been the
team's top scorer in one game or another.
In addition, Greg Anderson, Jeff Johnston
or Charley Morehead often contributes in
double figures to give Bates' team
fire-power that is difficult for the opposition to shut down.
Lane, now 3-1 in league play, will be on Jt
the road for its next three· gam,_es and will *
return home on January 31 against
Clatsop.

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Nursing applic ants chose n
Selection of applicants, meeting basic
requirement s, to the Department of
Nursing at Lane Community Co11ege will
be made by a modified lottery system for
Fan term, 1976.
The change from the interview procedure for final selection, which has been used
previously, was announced this week by
Estelle Singleton, department chairwoman.
Some 80 students in the Associate
Degree of Nursing program and 30 students in the Practical Nursing program,
and alternates in both programs, will be
selected by the lottery method. The
drawing is scheduled to be held April 30,
1976.
Ms. Singleton said limited spaces in both
programs are in accord with clinical
resources available. She indicated applicants seem to be receptive to the lottery
system and prefer the drawing because it is
more objective than the interview system,
where eavh qualified applicant was interviewed by two instructors who made the
final selection.
Minimum requirements for admission to
both the PN and ADN programs are an
acceptable score on the School Co11ege
Ability·Test (SCAT), or 24 credits of college
level work with a grade point average of
3.25 (B-plus); submission of completed
application forms, which include high
school transcripts and/or GED scores, and
a separate official transcript from each
post-high school institution attended.

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distaste. Their lives are a carefully mapped out, secure,
well-lighted rut; death is a big dark spot and therefore
terrifying.
Fears of the pain and indignity of death are also quite
common. It is faulty reasoning to assume that if minor injury
or illness can be painful then the ultimate in physical failure
will bring with it the ultimate in pain. Pain is relative to one's
perceptions and expectations of it. In a society which
relishes, and often enlarges, stories of terrible f.uffering we
come to anticipate pain.
Some fear not so much the pain of death as the indignity of
the process of dying. They regard illness in self or others as a
grave flaw in character, something to be ashamed of. For this
person, retention of pride is the first priority, no matter what
the situation. Keeping up good appearances and social
approval are most important; unfortunately we live in a
society that does not approve of death.
Linked to fears of possible indignities are fears of becoming
a burden. In one way, this may be a valid fear, our culture's
method of dying can m!1ke for both financial and emotional
burdens. Yet obsession with this fear may indicate
difficulties in accepting help from others. Every favor or act
of kindness on the part of others must be promptly returned
and hopefully topped. These people are trying to be totally
independent in a world where we need to depend on each
'
other.
Finally, there are those who fear death because it
represents loss of life. Those who express the most alarm at
being separated from family and friends may be the very ones
who are having problems with their "loved ones" now. They
do not want to leave behind a relationship that is not all it
could and should be. Somewhat related to this is the fear of
dying with a sense of incompleteness or failure. This person
feels that they will die too soon, no matter when they die,
never having achieved all they desired. The chances are,
however, that they are not satisfied with their present
lifestyle. They may procrastinate, plan projects which are
never started, and start projects which are never completed.
There may also be a tendency to not give themselves credit
for what they have accomplished. '
Many people fear loss of control over their immediate.
environment. They are aggressive and competitive to the
point of stepping on others to achieve their goals. They have
a need to be always in control and gaining more power all the
time. Perhaps we can all identify with this fear of losing
mastery. We spend a lifetime attempting to establish control
over what happens to us. Much of what we do is to prove, to
ourselves and others, our self-importance. Death destroys
our illusions of grandeur ..
In his book, "The Art of Dying," Robert Neal states, "The
conclusion is that our fear of death is basically our fear of
life ... and life is other people. What I am suggesting is that
those who are withdrawn from others, who are consumed with
guilt, who are too dependent or independent, who are too
ambitious or masterful, or too ashamed or proud - these are
the ones who most fear death. We fear it because of the
quality of our involvements with others ... Our own death is a
problem because our own daily living is a problem."

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LANE

ur culture has alienated
tself from death.
y Amy Parker
We are a death-denying culture.
We use any available method to remove death from the
aim of personal possibility. We cover the harshness and
eality of death with euphemisms. People "expire", "meet
eir maker", "pass on", "croak off", or "go west"; nobody
ies. .The very ill and dying are removed to hospitals and
ursing homes. Following death, their bodies are taken to
ortuaries in an attempt to make them look lifelike. We don't
:Uow ourselves to be involved with the death of those close to
s, therefore the whole business of dying seems somehow
nreal. We refuse to accept our own mortality. We are well
ware that death is all about us, it is blasted from both nes
nd entertainment media, yet this awareness of the dying
asses seems only to undergird the feeling that everyone has
die sometime - except me.
We have a need to recognize the fact that death will come
ot only to "the US" in general but also to "the ME" in
articular. We must also come to a recognition of the finality
f death. Whatever form of belief or non-belief we uphold we
ust admit that death is the end of our existence as we now
ow it to be.
In his book, "the View From A Hearse," Joseph Bayley
akes this observation. "One of the most frequent reactions
person has when faced with the idea or actuality of his own
eath is that there are no more chances. It is all over and we
n no longer try to better those areas in our lives in which we
el a lack of substance. It is through the realization of death
s a part of life that we are able to live fuller lives."
Coming to terms with and accepting the fact that we do not
ave unlimited time frees us to live the kind of life that is
esired - now. We cannot, however, come to terms with that
hich we are afraid to think about, and the thought of death is
errifying to many of us.
Some misgiving when considering one's own death is quite
nderstandable. Death is, after all, the great unknown. But
e carry many of our fears to ridiculous lengths. Fears of
eath may be totally irrational, yet still terrifying. People fear
hat may follow death, the process of dying, and the loss of
fe. Closer examination of these fears, at least those that are
lxcessive, may reveal a more basic fear, the fear of life. Our
ttitudes towards death may be mere reflections of our
ttitudes towards life.
An obsessive fear of what is to follow death may indicate a
jfe that is rather self-centered and narrow in its outlook.
piose who are horrified at the thought of the decomposition
f their body may be those who are presently so concerned
ith their physical condition that their entire self-image is
Dcused on this one element rather than viewing themselves
the light of the quality of their relationships with others.
Many, even those who profess no belief in a God, fear some
rt of a judgement following death. Granted, we do commit
any wrongs, but some feel that their misdeeds are beyond
1 forgiveness, and become guilt-ridden. They have
ifficulties accepting or giving compassion; their biggest
roblem, however, lies in _an inability to forgive themselves.
Others panic at the thought of death because it means
cing the unknown. They are forced to take a risk when they
'ave spent a lifetime minimizing all risks. They do not like to
le surprised, any novelty is viewed with suspicion and

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A view through the buttress' on the Machine Shop building on the East side of
campus. photo by Dave Cole

Board considers tuition and Women's Studies
See stor,, on page 1
The TORCH begins a four part series on
the groups spending your student body
fees on page 5.
This week we look at the Special
Programs and Activities Fund (SPAF);
what it is, why it is, who it is and how it
works:

Four groups spend the five dollars you
presently fork out at registration time.
These are Athletics, Health Services,
Student Government and the TORCH.
Most of them are clammoring for more
and this week we look at the Athletic
Department to see why.
Next week we will report on Health
Services.

Where do your
Student Body fees go?
And what is SPAF?