LANE

COMMUNITY
COLLEGE

(vol. 13 No. 17-F~bruary

Moy abolish SPAF

1976_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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IJl!!erd to act on tuition tonight

Tonight, th·e LCC Board of Education
will take action on proposals, by the LCC
Administration, to abolish the Special
Program Activity Fund (SPAF) system and
to increase tuition for next year by 26
percent.
The proposals were drafted and recommended by Dean of Students Jack Carter.
Carter's tuition proposal will raise
tuition next year from $100 to $126 per
term for full time students and from $10 to
$10.50 per credit hour a term for part-time
students.
The proposed tuition increase is being
opposed by the Coalition of Concerned
Citizens Against Tuition Increase. The
coalition includes representatives from
campus organizations such as OSPIRG.
M.E.Ch.A. (a Chicano student group), the
Stt,dent Government, the Native American
Studt-.~ Association and the LCC Association of Veterans.
During a meeting Monday. the Coalition
planned its strategy for tonight's Board
meeting.
"Wednesday night you have got to pack
people in the meeting," advised OSPRIG
member Michael Roche . Coalition representatives also said they plan to fight the
passage of the LCC budget if the proposed
tuition hike is approved.
Carter's proposal concerning SPAF
recommends that the Board •'Eliminate the
SPAF fee as a separate item and include
that portion of the fee that supports
Athletics, Health Services and the TORCH
as a part of tuition. Establish a separate
fee for ASLCC. The budget for Athletics.
Health Services and the TORCH would
follow the same development and approval
process as other general fund supported
programs. Student Government would
develop its budget, based on anticipated
revenue from this fee. and submit it for
Board approval.
Revenue currently
received from vending machines and the
LCC Bookstore could be included as part oi
ASLCC's revenue or as otherwise determined by the Board."
The proposed abolishment of SPAF is
vigorously opposed by both the SPAF
Committee and by representatives of
programs partially supported through the
SPAF system.

Drug alert
sounded

photo by Jeff Hayden

Coalition holds press conference
by Todd Johnstone
Yesterday, the Coalition of Concerned
Citizens Against Tuition Increase held a
press conference in which it expressed the
reasons behind its opposition to a proposed
raise in tuition at LCC.
The coalition said if the proposed tuition
increase is approved, it will attempt to
defeat LCC' s operating levy for next year.
The group says it will attempt to do this by
presenting information to Lane County

voters. which it says points out •'the fat in
the LCC budget.''
Press members attending the meeting
included representatives from T. V. stations KZEL and KVAL, radio station
KASH and from the TORCH.
The coalition includes representatives
from campus organizations such as
OSPIRG, M.E.Ch.A. (a Chicano Student
group), the Student Government, the
Native American Student Association and

amphetamine, a common stimulant which
is available medically by prescription.
Illicit preparations of the drug are regularly
available on the street usually as a small
( ¼ '' diameter) white tablet with a
cross-score on one side. For the past year,
the rate of misrepresentation among
alleged street amphetamine has been on
the rise. Common actual ingredients have
included a variety of minor stimulants and
"cold 1~edications." In December, 1975,
for instance, the center analyzed (10)
different combinations of substances sold
as amphetamine in white, cross-scored
tablets.
Today, the center received the results of
an analysis which showed the presence of
the substances brucine (dimethoxystrychnine), Strychnine and ephedrine. This
sample of_ alleged street ampheta~in~ ~as
also a white, cross-scored tablet, mdtstmquishable in appearance from other such
preparations currently available on the
illicit market. The presence of Brucine and
Strychnine constitute a major health
hazard to users of the preparation.
Both _brucine and strychnine are capable
of producing violent convulsions when
used in even small quantities. Dosages
from 15 mg. (in children) to 30-60mg. (in
adults) can be lethal in the absence of
immediate medical attention. Although
this is the first sample analyzed in Oregun
to contain strychnine, samples in the San
Francisco-Bay area have been known to
contain that substance for the last
two-three months. The presence of
ephedrine in the Eugene sample increases
the hazard potential of the brucine and
strychnine due to additive drug interac-

tions.
Street amphetamine users normally
consume a number of cross-top whites
during the course of what is called a
"run." A "run" may involve staying up
all night to study, driving all night, or
simply using street amphetamines daily to
cope with depression. Even nightly
''runs" may see the user consume 10-15 of
the tablets. It is extremely possible that
such a composition of the brucine/strychnine/ ephedrine ct'oss-tops wtH give the
user a lethal dose of the substances,
expecially if the user is young.
How widely this particular type of
cross-type is distributed in Oregon at the
present time is unknown. However, trends
documented by the center's analysis
project would strongly suggest that these
)ame tablets are now , or soon will be,
available to illicit amphetamine users in
other parts of the state.
At this time, ALL cross-top white tablets
sold as amphetamine, or speed, or uppers,
should be considered lethal pendi ng
analysis of their contents. Therefore, the
University of Oregon Drug Information
Center is advising all purchasers of street
amphetamine to have their samples
analyzed. Analysis is provided free and
anonymously through the following agencies: The Drug Information Center,
Eugene, Sunflower House, Corvallis; Helpline, Inc., Medford; Open Family Clinic,
Coos Bay/North Bend; and the Multnomah
Drug Analysis Project, Portland. Residents in other parts of the state may call
the Drug Information Center in Eugene.
These agencies should be telephoned for
instructions and procedures.

Some local
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loaded with
strychnine
A sample of illicit (street) amphetamine
purchased in Eugene, Oregun: submitted
to the Drug Information Center's anonymous street drug analysis project has been
analyzed to actually contain extremely
hazardous ingredients, capable of producing lethal effects in users.
The alleged r,ontent of the sample was

the LCC Association of Veterans.
Robert McMaster, facilitator of the
coalition said the tuition increase is not
justified because:
*The financial burden, he claims. of
supporting education is not being shared
by the LCC Administration. McMaster
said administrators are receiving increases
in benefits and salaries, while students.
many of whom are on a fixed income, are
being confronted with a 26 per cent
increase in tuition.
*There exists, he says, surplus money in
certain general fund line accounts; specifically, those line accounts dealing with
travel, fees and dues, outside services and
::ontingency funds.
*In his opinion, the 26 per cent increase
will not lead to an improvement of the
quality of education at LCC nor to a greater
diversity in educational offerings at LCC.
Students are facing a 26 per cent tuition
increase when the inflation rate is 11.4 per
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Affirmative Action ..... pages 4 & 5
Broadway Rag Times . . . . page 9

Food Service Rip-Offs ...... page 2

Love and VD ......... pages 6 & 7

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2

Machine Technology . . . . . page 8
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Goodwin may lock up food

by Minnie Pacheco
increase the amount of workers behind the
counters and increase food prices, he says.
The salad bar area is also victimized.
Students can make their own salad at the
bar, but Goodwin says people making their
own salads also use the salads on their
sandwiches and use the salad dressings to
extreme amounts.
He explains the com.pany has had to
purchase new bowls and utensils to replace
those that have been taken.
Goodwin stated that until better security
and changes in the Food Service Department can be made, the only solution at the
present time may be to eliminate those
items that are being stolen.
A survey held several weeks ago to aid in
changes in the food services has not
returned from Manning's San Francisco
office but Goodwin says that the survey
results :;ho,1ld be in soon. The survey was
taken tc, determine student preference of
foods, and 1lso general complaints
students have against the food services,
the results should aid in complying with
students wants, says Goodwin.

If the amount of items being ripped-off is
not reduced, higher costs on the menus at
the LCC Restaurant and Cafeteria may
result in the near future, said Fred
Goodwin. Director of Manning's Inc., the
company handling LCC food service.
•'Om biggest problem now is the amount
of food and items being pocketed. It has
become so outrageous that in one day of
100 items placed on the self-service racks
(such as potato chips and health foods) only
25 were actually paid for," says Goodwin.
Goodwin s,tated that more security is
needed in the evening hours (between 7:00
and l.0:00) and during the lunch hour
(between 11 :00 and 1:00) when most of the
rip-offs are taking place. Chain link
security gates are being planned at the
present time and Goodwin is looking into
the p0ssibility of hiring more workers to
help cut down the amount of items being
stolen, but this will also constitute higher
prices on the menus, said Goodwin
Another possibility is ·placing all items
behind the counters and eliminating any
self-service areas, but this will also

Draft suecum bs to lengthy .illness

By Arthur Hoppe

The Draft died quietly in its sleep last
week after a lengthy illness. It was 28.
Selective Service Director Byron
Pepitone. who had been presiding at the
bedside, finally pulled the plug by terminating the Draft's last remaining artificial
life support system -- the lottery.
The Draft had been in a seriously
weakened condition since 1972 when it was
deprived of its prii:nary source of energy.
young men. Thus, with the termination of
the now-meaningless lottery. it simply
ceased to function.
Of surprise and concern to many was
that it had died a natural death.

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Born in 1948 out of the cold war by fear,
the Draft was widely admired in its youth
as a builder of character. Known then as
.. Universal Military Training." it was
viewed as a benevolent scoutmaster who
took poor. weak. bewildered youth and
instilled in them the manly virtues of
strength, order and discipline.
But by the time it reached its prime in
1he 1960's. no one had a kind word for it.
T~e youn g had come to excorciate
loathsome beast that threatened their very
lives. To its old defenders it was now, at
best. a necessary evil -- an embarrassment
like the dog at the other end of the leash.
For it was their creature, this Draft.
After all. it was their role to dream up

TORCH STAFF
editor Mike Mrlain
a,,nriatc editor Cris Clarke
a.,.,n,:iatc editor Todd Johnstone
reporters <.rund, McAlli,t cr'
Srntt Sruan
Srcv<,> Goodman
Ru"rll Ka iser

patriotic wars to fight. And 1t was the duty
of the young to fight them. The Draft was
their enforcer. But the old, if pressed
would shrug and say that was the way it
was and look away and talk of other things.
The old saw nothing strange in offering a
young man the choice between "the honor
of serving his country" and going to jail.
They never felt forcing a young man to
labor cheaply at tasks he hated was forced
labor -- or that making him serve
involuntarily in a cause he despised was
involuntary servitude. They talked of other
things.
They talked of other things while the
Draft imprisoned in the armed services
close to five miUion of their offspring over
the years •· killing or wounding more than
a third of a million of them in the process.
They talked of other things even when
the young at last rebelled •- rallying and
rioting, fleeing and going to jail. "It's the
war," said the old. But to the young, the
Draft came before the war. If the old
wanted a war, that was one thing. But to
make the young fight and die in that
war ...
And so the Draft turned the young
against their own country, against their
own government, against their own
parents. And the wounds still linger.
In the end, the old allowed the Draft to
die, not because they thought it immoral or
dangerous to democracy, but merely
because they no longer needed it. And
they still prefer to talk of other things.

cultural editor Mu Gano

photo editor Jeff Hayden

ad manager Kevin Murtha

photographers Dave Cole
Linda Alaniz

ad salespeople
Junction City. Carmen Maldonado
Springfield, Ken Wood
Campus Don Perry
ad graphics Dave Mackay
gr:iphks , Brilleau
Vayne

production mgr John Brooh
production Michael Riley
Kristine Snipes
Doreen Potterf
Shauna Pupke
Debbie Bottensek
Russell Kaiser
Esther George

Member of Oregon Community College Newspaper Association and Oregon Ne,,,spaper Publishers Association.
The TORCH i, published on Wednesdays throughout the regular academic year.
Opinion, expressed in thr TORCH are not necessarily those of the college. the student body, all members of the TORCH staff, or
those of the editor.
Forums arc 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 Friday noon.
The editor re,erve, the right to edit for matters of libel and length.
All correspondence should be typed or printed. double-spaced and signed by the writer.
Mail or bring all correspondence to: TORCH. Lane Community College. Room 206 Center Building, P.O. Box lE. 4000 East 30th
Avenu e. Eugene. Oregon 97401 ; Telephone, 747-4501. Ext. 234.

No services are scheduled. No flowers
requested. No mourners invited. Let the
dead bury the dead, say the old .
But, if I were young, I should rise at
midnight and go forth to drive a stake
through its heart.
(Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co. 1976.)

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Hi•t and sneak off:

Der fenderbender
A note to the creep who hit my beige
V.W. last Thursday (2-5) behind the
Science Bldg.
Maybe you don't have insurance
some people don't these days
But didn't you ever learn
That simple courtesy pays?
You could have left a note
That said "sorry about that"
No, you smashed my fender
looked both ways - and scat!
You'H get yours someday my friend
But it won't be from me
If I were to ram your car
I wouldn't turn and flee.
I have as little money as you
But you would get my apology.
Carol Norton

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One of our senior citizen students lost
a tan zippered plastic ~nvelope containing
a black binder, construction estimates and
drafting pens. But most importantly, two
years of school notes were contained in the
envelope. He desparately needs the notes.
He believes it was lost on the LCC campus
Jan. 30, 1976. If you know of its
whereabouts, please contact Tom Johnstone at 686-9667. He is offering a reward.
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Vets oppose
tu it ion hike

by Joe Se sock

The Veterans Club of LCC is passing
around a petition in opposition to the
tuition-fee increase. Michael Roche. an
LCC vet and member of the Vets Club
"said. "If we don't have at least a thousand
signatures they won't listen to us."
The petition reads: "We the undersigned. student veterans of Lane Community College. petition the LCC Board of
Education to deny the request of the
administration for an increase of tuitian
and fees." Smith said, "We hope to reach
as many vets as possible before Wednesday night."
The Vets Club met Feb. 3 with the 26 per
cent tuition-fee increase their main concern. Many vets are angered at the
increase proposed by the Board of
Education. Gary Hargett, secretary of the
vets club said; "We feel it is pretty outrageous. that much of an increase all at
once.··
With the Board meeting Wednesday,
Feb. It, veteran support is needed if the
vets are to have any impact, says Roche
and he stressed, "vets must turn out for
this meeting or our cause will be lost."
Gary Hook, LCC veteran and also a
member of the Vets Club said , "I think the
vets are the most active group fighting this
increase, because a lot of us are on fixed
incomes and the Board is aware of this."
In connection with the Board time
restriction on statements from the audience, Jerry Smith, chairman of the Vets
Club said, "Board members can stand up
and talk for half an hour, but we only get
two minutes, it's not very fair."
Roche, who spoke at one Board meeting
said, ''There just isn't enough time to
present your side fairly."
Also discussed at the meeting were
efforts to inform more vets about the club,
which at this time has about 35 members.
Roche stated, "The attendance has grown
in the past few meetings, primarily due to
the tuition-fee increase."

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LCC Mother initiates parental access file

Student, 25, succumbs

by Kat hy Monje
After a recent and fr ighte.ning experience, LCC student and parent Stormy
Diven has instituted a parental access file
in the Women's Awareness Center
(WAC), Rm. 2218, Center Bldg:
The importance of babysitters' having a
way to contact parents attend ing LCC
became evident to Diven wh en her
housekeep er found her 18 mo nth old
daughter with an open bottle of Pine-Sol , a
disinfectant.
Attempts by the housekeeper to reach
Diven through the college switchboard
produced no results. The assumption of
most student/paren ts that if something
happens to a child the parent will be
contacted is wrong, says Diven. "It was
three hours after the baby drank it that my
housekeeper found me in the cafeteria.
It could have been too late.•' Fortunately
the child had not drunk enough to hurt her.
Parental permission is necessary before
physician or hospital emergency room
treatment can be obtained.

An LCC student collapsed in class
on Thursday, Feb. 5, an d later
succumbed at Sacred Heart Hospital,
Eugene.
Donald Wolgamott, 25, of Eugene
suffered a heart stoppage at 8:10 a.m .,
accordi ng to LCC Healt h Ser vices
Coordinator Laura Oswalt. LCC Nurse
Carol Metzler a dm inistered heart
massage and a student, J erry Greenleaf, gave mouth to mouth resuscitation
until Wolgamott was transported to
Sacred Heart. Wolgamott expired a
few hours later, in spite of the efforts
of the emergency crew .
According to Pathologist Edward
Wilson, who conducted the autopsy,
no confirmed cause of death has been
determined. A biopsy is presently
being run at the U of O medical school
for the possil;>le presence of drugs in
Wolgarnott's system.
Also a student at Northwest Christian College, Wolgamott was a native
of Coquille. Oregon, where his funeral
services were held on Monday, Feb. 9.

G estalt, here and now
A free Gestalt growth and experience
group will meet at 6 pm on Wednesdays.
starting tonight at the White Bird Clinic,
which is located at 341 E. 12th St. in
Eugene.
Organizer Douglas Parker says Gestalt is
a "school of psychothera py involv in g
experience of the immediate here and
now." Parker says individ uals participating in the sessions will experience growth
in the_knowledge of one's self. He says
interested people should just show up.
For more information call 342-8255 and
ask fo r Douglas or Curly.

·01T to visit LCC

On Friday. Feb. 27th , representativ es
fro m die Oregon Institute of Technology
(OIT) will visit LCC. They will set up in the
LCC cafe teria to talk with students and
other inte reste d peo pl e fr om 12:30 to
2:00 pm.

U of O to hold visitation

The University of Oregon (U of 0) will
send people from their campus to present
verbal and printed information on the U of
0 to LCC students. They will visit on
Monday, Mar. 1, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
in the LCC cafeteria.
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his or her names and schedules in the
file," Diven said.

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With the help of WAC staff members.
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leave cards stating their names, class
schedules and free time occupations. In an
emergency, the babysitter can call the
WAC and a staff member will locate the

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In the time it takes
to drive your friend home, you
could save his life.
If your friend's been
drinking too much, he shouldn't
be driving.
The automobile crash is
the number one cause of death
of people your age. And the
ironic thing is that the drunk
drivers responsible for killing
young people are most often
other young people.
Take ten minutes. Or
twenty. Or an hour. Drive your
• friend home. That's all. If you
can't do that, call a cab. Or let
him sleep on your couch.
We're not asking you to
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Affirmative
Action
Workshop
A day off to study the goals of equal opportunity

by Scott Stuart

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!"li e facultv and staff of Lane Communit1 First. Bish pointed out. employment is, by
law. divided into categories. In a handout
Colle ge •· numbering near 500 people ••
t, ·ok a <fa y ,)ff fror.1 classes and busines~ entitled "A Graphic Approach to the
Frid a \. Feb . 6 . to discuss Affirmativt· Development of AAP Goals and ObjectA,·tion.
ives," major employment categories are
Affirmative Action is tied to the goals of defined as Administrative, Managment,
equal opportunity. a work environment Academic Faculty. Secretaries, Custodians
\\'ithout discrimination. and increasing use and Clerks. and Special/Technical. Bish
of the skills of minorities. women. and said charts should show distribution of
handicapped emplo~-ccs. During the day employees in these categories so employth ere were c,pcakcr<, , panel discussions, ers can then determine the distribution of
minorities and women. Then it's possible
an<l many group meetings centered on this
10 set employment goals.
-.ingle <,ubjcct--and its several facets.
That's when it gets to wringin' your
The \\Orkshop began at 9:30 a.m. in the
rands time," said Bish.
He said
I heat re of the Performing Arts Building
l.CC President Eldon Sd1afer said in his employers can choose to hire according to
"clcoming remarks that LCC had done a national Labor Force figures, or according
lot tnwards Affirmative Action. but still to national population figures, but the law
-.;ays that employment goals should reflect
ha'> a long wav to go.
.John Bish. assistant director for employ- ,he distribution of minorities and women
from which the employees have been
llll' llt rc:latinns for the National Education
,t\..,-.;m·iation. tNEA) checked off the legal recruited. Bish then spoke of time lines,
ac,pcch t1f Affirmative Action. and the charts and graphs, but added, '' Affirmadiffe re nt wa~.:s that a prngram can be tive Action deals with people, not jobs.
fnrmulatcd .
But he also said any employer of 50 people
According to the law there are five legal or more which receives over $50,000 in
minorities: Blacks, Asians, First Ameri- federal funds must have an Affirmative
cans. INath:e Americans], Spanish Sur- Action Plan. He ended his talk by saying
named people, and women.
Bish that the formation of an Affirmative Action
explained to the largely white, middle- program is complex and difficult under the
It must be done
class crowd how an Affimative Action plan best conditions.
might be instituted, in a step by step systematicaly and with lots of information.
program, to make an institution's labor What is needed, Bish concluded, is a
program that does not split people apart.
force reflect the make-up of society.
Shirly Gold, president of the Oregon
Bish cited several federal laws which put
_ teeth into the Affirmative Action concept-- Federation of Teachers, spoke of the
fhe Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Civil human question of Affirmative Action. She
Right-. Act of 1964. Presidential Executive urged all people to examine themselves
Order., , th1: Age Discrimination in Employ- and their own experiences.
ment Act of 196 7, and the Equal
"Each of you in your own way has been
Emplovment Opportunity Act of '1972. involved in Affirmative Action activities in

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political movements or whatever ". said
Gold.
Gold also spoke of models, people who
have inspired her towards a certain idea.
'' l sincerely feel we all act subjectively," Gold said. She went on to say that
if we examine ourselves and the people we
look towards we can keep following a
valuable course, or change ourselves as a
result of our examination. Interjected into
her talk were many anecdotes about peopl P
she had seen as models. Her models,
mostly women. were people who got
involved with fighting for human rights
and the rights as people as employees.
After a twenty minute coffee break, a
panel discussion was held on Affirmative
Action at LCC. Jonathan West, LCC's
Equal Opportunity advisor moderated and
introduced the speakers.
"Whoever controls employment," West
pointed out, "controls Affirmative Action."
Catherine Lauris, an editor of U of 0
publications and a member of the LCC
Board of Education, was the first panel
member to speak .. She explained that the
Board endorses Affirmative Action, but is
hung up. as we all are, by 1,000 years of
prejudice.
"We are all trying to do something to
raise our consciousness," Lauris added.
Lauris said that she'd rather work
towards the abolition of war, poverty and
unemployment, but sees now that Affirmative Action needs more action.
Lauris said that people over 40 or SO
must forget the past--they should be aware
of the new generation and think about the
world they wil1 live in. Lauris predicts that
in the future the world will have more

people and fewer resources, and so she
believes that it is the job of teachers to
open the students to the awareness of the
problems they will be facing.
LCC tends to put people down with a
patronizing. Papa-knows-best attitude,
Laura believes. She then listed some ways
to correct this attitude.
First, men and women should be treated
as tJeople.
They share humanity.
Likenesses should be stressed, and if a
woman wants to take welding, she should
be encouraged.
. Men should be encouraged to get into
child care courses, home economics, music
and art. If people find out they can't do
something, Lauris feels it should be their
decision.
Lauris believes we should avoid stereotypes-- if we can stop using "he" for both
he or she. it would be a big advancement,
she said while discussing language barriers. Lauris ended her talk saying that it is
the job of teachers to create men and
women in the classroom who wil1 be equal
partners in making a new and better
world.
Jan Brandstrom, who Jonathan West
described as more that just an LCC
counselor. pointed out some basic LCC
problems. and gave some suggestions.
Her one point, like Lauris, was sexism in
language. The use of "he" all the time
gives women the feeling they are left out.
She told the audience that out of 940 uses
of the word he in a children's dictionary,
744 referred to male gender, and only four
per cent of the usage was as a generic term
meaning either male or female.
Brandstrom urged pP.ople to find support
with others in the struggle for affirmative
action. She urged men to get together and

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the top, but action comes from below. It is
you, Van Zyl said, who make the changes.
At the end of the panel discussion,
George Russel, Affirmative Action Director
for School District 4-J, said that the biggest
obstacle to Affirmative Action was
administrators.
Russel said that problems in staff
reduction and budget are becoming
excuses to put off Affirmative Action.
Affirmative Action is seen as a diversion to
administrators real work, Russel claimed.

discuss their concerns and how Affirmative Action effects them.
Brandstrom mentioned that there is a
problem with the way job descriptions are
written, and that the number of female
minority faculty employees at LCC is not
very high.
She mentioned that there is also reverse
discrimination. · Males are being encouraged into female roles, but she said she
would like to see females in male roles
first. At this comment, a male sounding
groan ran through the crowd. Females,
she pointed out, feel uncomfortable ~bout
crossing sociological barriers.
Brandstorm then delved into how people
are placed on salary schedules. Are men
md women given equal credit for previous
experience? She asked why housewives
don't receive credit for having administrative jobs.
Comparing the policy of ·some institutions (but not LCC) to award credit for
military experience.
Brandstrom said, '' When women risk
their lives by having children, they should
also get credit on a salary scale.''
Brandstrom then predicted that change
will come from the classified female
employees at LCC, whom she described as
a sleeping giant.
''To refuse to grow and change is to
atrophy and die,'' as she turned the floor
over to Margaret Lumpkin, chairperson of
the OFT Committee on Human Rights at
Oregon State University.
"I believe in Affirmative Action, even
though it's not working for me ... yet," was
Lumpkin' s openin_g remark.

Lumpkin said that Affirmative Action is
concerned with human relations, and is
good managemen t. She said that we
should dedicate ourselves to the idealism
that began 200 years ago, with knowledge
and the law. After all, she added, we are
all Americans.
Lumpkin then set out to answer the
question: What can Affirmitive Action
give to us?
The answer, in Lumpkin's estimation is a
set of standards we can use to make sure
we have been given our rights under the
law. Affirmative Action can give us
openness in administratio n. She added
in hiring practices, one should define the
criteria used before picking the candidate.
According to Lumpkin, Affirmative
Action can give us a new look at integrity
We preach that we need skills and
competency, but people think that it's not
what you know, it's who you know.
A place with an Affirmative Action
program is a healthier place to work,
Lumpkin believes, because everyone feels
they have a fair chance. In the past,
Lumpkin said, people felt that competition
is the backbone of our society (as long as
we don't have to compete with the aged,
handicapped , women or minorities)
Lumpkin feels that an Affirmative action
program would bring about true competition for jobs at LCC.
She pointed out that Affirmative Action
can correct cultural deprivation. Oregon is
about 95 per cent Anglo/West- European.
Affirmative Action can bring other cultures
to us and help us to overcome our
prejudices.

He pointed out three areas of confusion.
The difference between non-descrimination and Affirmative Action, preferential
hiring, and the hang-up with traditional
standards of hiring.
Non-discrimination, said Russel, means
not doing something. It is passive.
Affirmative Action is positive action being
taken to eliminate discrimination.
Preferential hiring, · according to Russel
is done because a system discriminates. It
is done to remediate wrongs, make things
whole and correct discrimination. When
two people are equally qualified for a job
jou hire a minority to match where the
system lacks, Russel explained.
Russel also explained that 30 years
ago administrator s thought that the quality
of standards for hiring would suffer from
hiring women and minorities because few
of them were qualified. But he added that
it may not have been discrimination by
intent, but now when there is a disproportion of minorities and women, it is up to the
photos by Linda Alaniz
administratrio n to prove it is not discriminating.
"Affirmative Action is getting off your
To Lumpkin, Affirmative Action means
that equally qualified minorities should be butts, and going out and finding women
given job preference until they are hired in and minorities and getting them hired."
Russel said.
the same ratio as exist in the community.
At that point, West asked if there were
The most critical areas for Affirmative
any questions, but everyone was heading
Action right now at LCC are, according to
for the doors to eat lunch.
Lumpkin, student employment, part-time
teachers, classified assistants and repreAt 3 pm Ted Romoser, an instructor in
sentatives on decision making committees.
the Language Arts department, moderated
Discrimination is a legally definable act,
a forum.
said Lumpkin, "so know your rights."
Some of the comments originating from
''I have some go_od news and I have
the group discussions were:
some bad news," said Phyllis Van Zyl,
"Is Affirmative Action really becoming
president of the Oregon Education Associreverse discriminati on against white
ation (OEA). "It's going to be short, but
males.''
you are going to listen.
"Why take time for a workshop when we
The goal of the OEA, according to Van
should be devoting time to the students."
Zyl is protection of legal human rights for
''The workshop is a waste of time
teachers. The issues, which Van Zyl
because we're not involved in Affirmative
described as larger than life, are the
Action."
employment of teachers and administra:
"The Administration will do whatever it
tors through Affirmative Action: equal
wants regardless of what we want.''
opportunity for students; and abiding by
"Affirmative Action officials are only
the rules of the Affirmative Action
tokens unless they get involved in the
program. The OEA, will do wh:i.tever is decision power."
necessary to see that the laws are obeyea,
At this point, Jonathan West, LCC's
she said.
Affirmative Action representati ve was
She also pointed out that sexual
asked if he was involved in the decisionpreference, . (lesbians and homosexuals),
making process at LCC. West said he was
could fall under the Affirmative Action
not. He said that he is considered "a
program.
collateral service.''
Stereotyping in textbooks should be
At this point people were walking out
·dealt with. Van Zyl feels that there is no and the crowd had thinned out
considerTeason we should pay taxes to perpetuate ably. Romoser ended the workshop
with
:stereotypes.
the comment that it was the first time since
Van Zyl said that the preponderan t collective bargaining that the entire
staff
attitude among administrator s is to put off had been involved in anything together,
Affirmative Action for '' as long as you can
and in that aspect, the workshop was a
get away with it.'' Responsibility starts at
success.

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Have a Happy Valentine's Day--bu
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A red heart-shaped box filied with
delicious chocolate nougats, cashew chews
and creme-center chocolates is sure to be a
welcome gift from one lover to another. In
this season of love and giving it should be
remembered that some gifts of love, such
! 1s gonorrhea, are not so joyfully received.
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Despite low-cost public health centers
• .ind painless one-dose medication, the
: gonoccocus continues to be an elusive
: germ. The person who has st!veral lovers
• without catching this highly contagious
!nfection is fortunate .
Bill Leslie. state field representative
at the Lane County Public Health Clinic,
says there are two main factors that help
explain why _g onorrhea has reached
epidemic proportions.
First is.the little known fact that men as
,·ell as women can have gonorrhea without
,~·mptoms and second is the fear of seeking
1reatment when the infection is suspected.
As far as terming the spread of
gonorrhea an "epidemic," Leslie said that
epidemic means ''more than the expected
• number occurring'· and in this sense,
gonorrhea, though rapidly spreading, is
not an epidemic. Last year the 1,270
reported cases of gonorrhea in Lane county
fell within the expected number of between
1.000 and 1,500 cases.
It was only recently discovered that men
as well as women can have gonorrhea with
no symptoms. Some experts claim this was
simply not happening five years ago.
Leslie accounts for this phenomenon by
explaining that the germ appears to be
mutating due to exposure over a long
period of time to pe.nicillin. A well
respected venereal disease handbook published by Montreal Health Press says that
self administered black-market penicillin in
Southeast Asia has led to the development
of a penicillin-resistant form of gonorrhea
called "Vietnam Rose." This strain has
been iinported to the US by soldiers returning from Vietnam. But even this p~nicillin
resistant gonorrhea can be cured with- the
proper dosage of the right antibiotic.
At the Lane County Public Health Clinic,
399 E. 10th in Eugene , anyone J 2 years old
• or older can be treated for venereal disease
• No identification, residency, or income
: requirements are necessary. Leslie empha: sized " We're not the sex police, we're not
• nere to alienate people who need our
: help." Under a state law parental

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is "the best, the most practical book we
have read about venereal disease," says
the staff at LCC Student Health Service .

consent or knowledge. i~ n_ot required for
treatment of VD. A mm1m1al charge of $2
is made for each visit, which includes any
nece_ssay medication and treatment. Leslie
admitted, however, that no one had ever
been turned away from the clinic because
they lacked the $2 fee.
Many persons have very Jittle knowledge
concerning the treatment, transmission
and symptoms of venereal disease, specifically gonorrhea, which is by far the most
common type.
Gonorrhea was first recorded in the Old
Testament book of Leviticus (about 1500
B.C.) and the symptoms are described in
detail. Later in 1793, the French General
Carnot wrote that venereal disease transmitted by prostitutes "killed ten times as
many men as enemy fire." The first
significant world wide gonorrhea epidemic
occurred during and after World War I.
Among U.S. troops, gonorrhea was second
only to influenza in causing absence from
duty. Gonorrhea rates fell during the
1930's but rose rapidly again during World
War 11. But with the end of war and the
introduction of penicillin. gonorrhea became much less common.
The bacteria which causes gonorrhea
cannot live outside the body for more than
a few seconds, therefore it is almost
impossible to catch it from toilet seats,
towels, or cups used by an infected person.
The only way the gonococcus can survive
the transfer from one person to another is
during very close physical contact such as
sexual intercourse. According to the
Montreal Health Press booklet, "the
bacteria move from the mucous membranes of an infected partner's sexual
organs to the membranes of the uninfected
partner's exposed organs." And so the
disease spreads.
Bacteria doesn't always obtain a foothold
in the uninfected partner, but once it does,
the body's natural defenses are quickly
overcome by the germ. Symptoms in men
include discharge of pus from urethra or
penis; burning on urination; and frequent
urination. These symptoms may occur the
next day or two weeks after the bacteria
enters the body. Or, as previously noted,
they may not occur at all in the infected
male who may unknowingly continue to
spread the infection.
Fifty to eighty per cent of women

They say the book is "well written,
amusing, and highly readable .. .it should
add to the public understanding about the
increasing problems these diseases pose in
society, despite their curability.' '
No _one can say "VD does not happen to
my kind of people, it is only the others who
get it." Laura Oswalt, LCC's Health
Services director says the book is written
for reader enlightenment and it is free of
obfuscation and medical jargonese, yet the
sources are sound.
''Give a present to yourself or to your
friends. The passionate pink cover on this
paperback book is a Va]entine bonus," she
says. "THE LOVE BUGS* A NATURAL
HISTORY OF THE V.D. 'S ," by Richard
Stiller is available at the LCC Bookstore.
-Poor Condom Sales
The Ven1;1s Vending route man reports
' ' LCC is a poor performer.'' Which means
condoms aren 't selling at LCC.
Last July the college installed condom
vending machines in three LCC restrooms
as part of a state-wide effort to make
condoms readily available to p eop le
following a change in Oregon's laws that
spoke to the issue.
One of the
recommendations of Gov. Tom McCall's

infected with gonorrhea do not have
symptoms for the first few weeks. It is
often the complications of gonorrhea that
alert her to the need for treatment. She
may experience an odorous vaginal
discharge; burning on urination; abdominal cramping, tenderness and fever. Due
to the delayed appearance of symptoms,
the first indication of the infection in
women may be the diagnosis of it in her
male partner. Les1ie stated that anyone
who is sexually active should have periodic
checks for gonorrhea even if no symptoms
are present.

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Diagnosis of gonorrhea is made through
bacteria culture which is the growth and
identification of bacteria taken from a
patient's infected area with a cotton swab.
The cure is one dose of Ampicillin--9
pills--taken all at once in the clinic.
Replacement of the previous injection
method was made possible when the
patent on ampicillin expired. The drug is
now manufactured on a competitive basis,
reducing the formerly prohibitive cost of
oral ampicillin. Leslie feels that many
persons neglect to come for treatment of
VD because they fear being treated with
shots.
Another venereal disease, syphilis, is
much more rare than gonorrhea, and is
potentially fatal. The Montreal Health VD
Handbook states that treatment of syphilis
today is quick, simple and effective. It is
diagnosed through a blood test. Only 14
cases of this type of VD were reported in
Lane County last year.
Another spreading social disease,
herpes genitalis, a disease of the genital
organs caused by the herpes simplex virus.
has been tagged ''The Grim Reaper of the
Sexual Seventies" by RolJing Stone
magazine. The type 2 virus usually causes
infection in the genital areas while
infections in other parts of the body such as
the lips (cold sores or fever blisters).
throat, eyes, skin and stomach are causes
by type 1. It is generally thought that
herpes virus type 2 is transmitted through
sexual intercourse, however there have
been cases of herpes genitalis in people
whose only sexual partner has no evidence
of the infection, according to the M.F.P.
booklet.
Fo11owing an undetermined incubation

period, blisters appear on sexual organs.
The sores, which may be painful, heal in JO
to 20 days . The herpes virus is likely to
reappear when the body is weakened by
fever. fatigue, or emotional upset. The
best defense against recurring herpes
genitalis is to maintain a state of good
health. This virus occurs more commonly
in women and it is believed that an
infection by this virus makes women more
susceptible to cervical cancer.
Leslie summed up the misconceptions

Venera] Disease Task Force in 1974 had
been, "plan and implement by Jan. 1, 1975
a program of identifying areas of high risk
population and of encouraging vendors to
place condom vending machines in such
areas."
The rationale of making condoms readily
available to users is to decrease Oregon ' s
high rate of ven~real disease, and incidentally, decrease ,births to unwed mothers,
says a recent news release to the TORCH.
But the fact is, income from the three
machines at LCC is very low in comparison
to other Venus Vending clients. The
company may have to remove at least one
of the machines which does not even break
even with the license fee of five dollars per
month.
The low usage rate of the vending
machines can be interpreted in various
ways, which could lead to interesting
discussion . However, the state statistics
indicate that the incidence of venereal
disease in Oregon is still second only to the
common cold. And the 1975 Oregon Vital
Statistics reports " one of several startling
changes occurring in Oregon is that births
to unwed mothers has reached the highest
level in Oregon's history - one for every ten
births - a higher proportion than even
before the liberalization of abortion laws ."

Health professionals are concerned
about the high level of venereal disease all
over the world and specifically of course in
Oregon . Bill Leslie. of Lane County Health
& Social Services Dept., states that the
high rate of recidivism (or people who
come back infected all over again)
indicates a reaJ need for health consumer
education .
It now takes higher and higher doses of
antibiotics to cure VD. According to
medical specialists, the patient is not
learning; doctors will soon be in a position
of not having a means of treatment for
those patients.
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It means that the knowledge that is
available to prevent spreading the disease,
though readily available, is not being
utilized or is ignored.
Dr. Larry Glass of LCC Student Health
Services states, ' ' All of us have an area of
responsibility, if not to another person , at
least to oneself, and that responsibility
should lead one to avoid known sources of
problems that contribute to malfunction of
th e human body ... whether it be environmental, accidental, or specific diseases."
There must be some way to solve the
health hazard presented to our society. It
may be up to the individual himself and not
the burden of health professionals .

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A recent upswing in
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about VD by saying. "Drug enforcement
agencies used to characterize the marijuana distribution as one in which a few big
pushers supplied to everyone ... it is
unfortunate that many see VD in the same
way--•a few "carriers" spreading VD to
man y---when actually most people who
become infected pass it on to only one or
two others before being treated. This
fallacious view helps foster the dangerous
illusion that it is "others" who get and give
VD and never one's self or one's friends."

Last year there were more births out of
wedlock in Oregon then ever before. This, '
according to Laura Oswalt, LCC Student
Health Center director, could be attributed
to many factors.
She cited among them the fact that
teenagers reach sex-ual maturity and begin
sexual activity at an earlier age then ever
before. and added that teenaeers often
receive jnsufficient information about
sexualitv and birth control.
This upswing in out-of-wedlock births is
not peculiar to Oregon but part of a nationwide trend. .According to SIECUS (Sex
Information and Education Council of the
U.S.). Out-of-wedlock births to young
women are increasing at a time when older
women are successfully regulating their
fertility. The President's Commission on
Population and the American Future has
reported that each year 600,000 babies are
born to teenage mothers. Adolescent
pregnancy and childbirth can lead to
multiple medical and social problems-increased infant and maternal mortality,
increased suicide rates, failure to finish
high school, welfare dependence, forced
marriage and early divorce.
Other research shows that the infants of
adolescent parents develop less adequately. both intellectually and physically.
Steps have been taken to help alleviate
this crisis--federal law now permits girls of
any age to get birth control information and
supplies without parental consent. Also
family planning centers for dissemination
of birth control information, supplies and
counseling services are being set up
throughout the nation. Here at LCC, the
Student Health Center conducts a family
planning clinic every Tuesday and Wednesday from four to six in the afternoon.
The clinic. which consists of a 30 minute
educational class session on birth control
methods and 'iexuality in general. followed
by personal medical exams, is available to
all LCC students by appointment.
Especially urged to attend are those
students who have just become sexually
active. The clinic is conducted by Linda
Paseman, a family planning nurse practicioner (FPNP) with assistance from Jenny
Hayes. a nurse with a family planning
background.
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female although occasionally couples do
.attend and go through the class and even
the examination together. Paseman likes
to see couples attend and urges men to
come along with their partners. She feels
that those men who attend exhibit a more
mature, responsible, and caring attitude
than others who leave the total responsibility for birth control to the woman.
Jenny Hayes says that the women who
attend the clinic fall into two main
categories. The first and most predominate are women already using some form of
birth conrtol who come in for their yearly
check up or perhaps to change meth.ods . The check up is a physical which consists
of a Pap smear to detect cervical cancer,
1 breast exam and a thyroid exam, a
hemoglobin test to detect anemia (tron
deficiency). a urmalysts to check sugar
and protein content, a GC culture to check
for gonorrhea and a VDRL which is a blood
test for syphilis. Blood pressure and
weight are also checked.
The second category is young women
who have just become sexually active and
are seeking birth control information and
arc perhaps not quite sure which form of

birth control would be best suited for them.
"We make sure that they are a\\:are of all
the birth control alternatives before they
make the dcC'ision," says Hayes "We
usually recommend the pill for young
w1)mcn just recently sexually active as their
sexual activity is usually unpredictable.''
These women , like the first group. are also
given a physical examination .
A third group. who don't necessarily
attcn<l the clinic but instead come in during
the, regular school day. are women not
using birt~ control who have had sex
recently. are overdue on their period and
worried. "Often. "says Hayes, "they are
young women who have just become
sexually active but have not made a
commitment to get contraceptives." If it
has been 45 days since their last period, a
urinalysis will show if they're pregnant .
It the results are positive the clinic can
refer the woman to a gynecologist for
prenatal care if she wants to keep the chil<l.
or an abortion if she does not. Paseman
stresses however that abortion referral~
represent only a small part of the clinic\
function. numbering less that eight fall
term.

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LC C's Ma chi ne Tec hno log y Pro gra m

story and photos by Jeff Hayden
The Machine TechnolQgy Program has
been with Lane since the college's
inception. It goes back to the old days
when what is now Lane was then the
Eugene Vocational School.
Today the waiting lines are long as is .
true of most of LCC' s vocational programs.
The reasons are clearly economic. In Lane
County, 11.4 per cent of the work force is
unemployed. In Lane County many of our
people live on welfare and subsist on food
stamps, yet, in the midst of this economic
crisis, Machine Technology instructor
John Neely says, "I don't know any of our
machine tech graduates who are out of
work.'' Thomas Baker speaks of the
demand for machine shop courses, "We
can't possibly meet the demand. Machine
Shop Orientation is required for: all
automotive programs; the agricultural and
industrial equipment technology program;
the appliance repair program. It's optional
for drafting students, welding students and
aircraft students!"
The shop opens at eight in the morning
and closes at ten at night. Quoting Roland
Meyer, "We serve the entire community.
Our classes are not limited to any age
group. We have high school students,
retired people , women , people of all ages.
There is no discrimirtation, no limitations
concerning age or sex.
What do itudents learn? The course
objectives are as follows:

1;
2;

Interpret drawings and blueprints.
Identify and select a wide range of
ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
3; Select, use, and care for hand tools.
4; Sharpen drills and use drill presses
with their attachments.
5; Use different size lathes to machine a
wide variety of parts.
6; Machine flat and angular surfaces on a
shaper.
7; Select cutters and workholding devices
and machine parts on the vertical and
horizontal milling machine.
8; Use and select different tool materials
for various work materials.
9; Operate many different grinding
machines and select the correct grinding wheels for those.
10; Set up and operate safely most
machines found in a machine shop.

Meeting Community Needs

The method of instruction is highly
geared to the individual. Theory is taught
via instructiona l packages, T. V. tapes,
audio tapes, discussions, and lectures.
Instructional packages developed by John
Neely and Roland Meyer are the key to the
program's success. They allow the
individual to progress at his own rate and
free the instructor to work on a one-to-one
level with the student. Students are free to
study theory at home. This allows the
student to maximize use of lab time.

"I think the way we teach our
progr am •1s one of the best
indicators that we are trying to
teach self-re liance ."
Machine Technology instructor John Neely looks on as first year Farm Implement
student successfully completes task. "Real satisfaction comes from a job well done."

"The teach ing metho ds do not
foster decension amon g students.
The preva iling spirit
is one of co-op eratio n."

Machine Technology instructors Thomas Haker and Roland Meyer assist in lathe
operation. '' Any question asked by a student is pertinent. Instruction is on a one to one
basis. The system is efficient."

Roland Meyer comments on the instructional packages. "Originally the idea was
conceived as a Lane County Intermediate
Education district project jointly with LCC,
and packages were made to serve the
needs of people that will not spend their
time digging through thick textbooks on
specific things. But we said, can we teach
it as simply as possible. We decided to
condense an hour or two lecture session
into a page or two of the written word. We
cut all the nice-to-know things out and put
all the necessary-to-know things in. You
learn a trade the way you learn to walk, one
step at a time. So if we could condense the
total walking process into steps at a time,
the student could learn much easier. In
order to learn something well, you have to
have it in a bite-size package and this is
what our instructional packages are for.''
The classroom situation is set up so that
it closely simulates the on-the-job situation. Students are on a time schedule and
keep a time card. Upon receiving an
assignment, the student records clocked
work hours each day. These hours are
turned in and recorded on a Master
Record. The amount of time is then
calculated and the student receives credits
proportional to the hours worked.
Shop rules are closely followed. Upon
graduation, students are ready for the work
world. Opportunities for employment are
found in machine repair and maintenance
shops, metal working plants, repair and
maintenance shops for mill and construetion contractors, and specialty machine
shops.
________

One student interviewed about the
program had this to say. ' 'I used to be in
liberal arts and people used to read novels
and paint paintings and talk a lot about
alienation and how we are separated from
each other by these machines. (The very
machines that generate the leisure time
that makes possible such idle speculation).
No one in this machine shop suffers from
this malady. Here we help each other, we
work with our hands, we design machines,
we use them to produce the goods and
services that this society consumes.
We take pride in our work. Everyone
should have a trade, a skill that is marketable. Perhaps liberal arts students feel this
alienation because they are alienated from
work, from productive meaningful work
experience. ''
Quoting another . student: "Congressman Weaver speaks of putting America
back to work. He says we need more jobs
and it follows that we should rearrange our
educational priorities so as to provide the
necessary, needed vocational training.
The students at Lane are waiting. And the
waiting lines are long. We need additional
funding. We need to expand existing
programs.''
As Jim Weaver makes clear in his latest
newsletter, '' Every one per cent of
unemployment costs the American people
$16 biJlion in lost tax revenues and outlays
for compensation. The cost in terms of
human agony and suffering can't be
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guys fall apart while the philanthropist,
watches.

The new play at the Very Little
Theatre (2350 Hilyard St.) actually had its
first opening night about one-hundred
years ago.
Ten Nights In A Barroom is a five-act
play originally designed as a protest
against what was seen as the spreading
influence of demon rum in these here
lands.
In its day this bit of theater used to shake
'em up, stirring the citizenry to the streets
and ballot boxes in search of temperance.
But it's been a long time since that first
opening night, and you might just wonder
whether the play still fits.
In that sense, watching this play is like
watching an old man climb up into his attic
after a long, long time, to try on the old
military uniform he's saved all this time.
Twenty years after his discharge he knew
he was too paunchy to even try; but here
with the passage of time and the onset of
old age, he's real lean again.
But somehow, you never get to see how

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the old man looked to himself.
In literal terms. you never see the play as
it might have looked to those generations
whose lives were affected.
Lest I confuse you. the play is not about
an old man. A philanthropist, played by
William Walton wanders into a town,
striking up acquaintances with some of the
townspeople, including Simon Slade, landlord of the Sickle and Sheaf Inn, played by
Gene Herlocker.
The Sickle and Sheaf is the first barroom
and lodging house in town, and at first it
prdspers, as Slade becomes the town's
leading citizen .
The philanthropist returns at measured
intervals, and we see how the town has
progressed.

Sample Swichel. portrayed by Scott
Barkhurst in a first-rate performance,
degenerates from the brightest young tad
to the soppiest drunk. Barkhurst is so good
he draws attention to the banal plot
whenever he's on stage, which is no mean
feat.
Joe Morgan, played by Dale Roxburg in
the play's other bravura performance
begins as the town drunk, and goes
downhill, causing tragedy. Morgan is big
as life in a role with only limited potential.
You get the point. Things go downhill.
The women are strong (Judi Johnson as the
drunkard's wife, Jane Wojcik as the
innkeeper's wife and Melody Gore as the
sweetest thing) and the men are weak.
Harvey Green. played by Steven

So you don't ever see the play as a strong
dramatic piece, or as a plea for unity. If
this was the Uncle Tom's Cabin of the
temperance movement, as I am led to
believe, then those early audiences must
have been pretty well predisposed to
propaganda. Either that or the play they
saw was a lot different than the one at the
VLT. It's an unanswered question.
The old uniform doesn't fit. The old man
must have shrunk.
But once you get over your embarrassment. you find that there is a lot ()f
entertainment going on. In a Dudley
Dooright of the Mounties style, we have a
melodrama, complete with audience p,1rticipation (the throwing of vegetables- -in
season.)
The two performances noted (Barkhurst
and Roxburg) were memorable in their
excellence. The scene changes are
accomplished while olio acts are performed
for the audience. l enjoyed those.
Diane Dehaven gave a fine performance
in the part of Mary Morgan. the drunk ard"<; •
wise and angelic daughter .
The play ends happily. and I think you ·11
find that the audience exits happily. It did
this night. I had fun in spite of myself.

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Edward Ragozzino-ou r man from New York
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by Max Gano
Edward Ragozzino, clad in white denim pants and jacket, leans back in his office chair,
behind a desk. Dark, styled hair, not long and yet not short, fits a casual image that still
might fit into a highly fashionable suit.
It's hard to imagine thoughts that might be racing behind the face of a man who might
be considered the god-father of Eugene's theatre community, even his face has a Greek
cast to it.
But if you look to his recent accomplishments and endeavors, you might gain an insight
into the direction of Ragozzino's mental flowing. All within two weeks both his film,
"Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot," and his latest theatrical production, "A Little Night
Music," come under public attack and acclaim depending on the whims and demeanor of
the particular viewer.
So it doesn't seem peculiar if there is a note of slight detachment in this man's voice as
he talks about himself. His career is that of worrying about others and directing them.
"It was hard, both physically and emotionally," recalls this director, thinking back on
his work in 'Sasquatch,' "it was very valuable experience for me (though)."
''I think the focus was to get the very best in both the technical (film crew, location,
etc.) and aesthetical (acting and script) aspects." Making the script work smoothly was
one of Ragozzino's chief responsibilities.
"It was long to begin with, but it was a good working script." The changes that were
needed usually became the concern of all those involved, actors and director alike, but
Ragozzino had to make the sometimes difficult final decision. "Sometimes nature was
our biggest problem," when it came to cooperating.

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Sometime the fact that unexpected occurrences did occur lent a good deal ol
spontaneity to the movie itself. At one point a bear, supposedly tame, began ranging
about the set in a rather threatening manner. If there was an unusually convincing look of
fear on the faces of the actors in subsequent scenes which involved the burly castmember.
it is easy to understand why.
But there were other reasons for the sometimes rapid pace of work. Time and mone:,
were a constant consideration. "I think it was positive though. We knew we were
working under that gun, and we pulled together."
And where did this man gain the experience needed to put a film together, acting-wise
anyway.
"During my military career I was stationed in the original Paramount Studios in New
York, with the Signal Corp Pictorial Center. We did all the training films; they were
dramatizations of men screwing up in the field.
"It was a good bread and butter place for actors."
During his work there Ragozzino met and worked with George Maharris. the star of the
old "Route 66" series, and Ira Levin, who later wrote "Rosemary's Baby." Though it
was basically a military post, about 90 per cent of the Signal Corp Pictorial Center
personnel were civilian.
Most of Ragozzino's experience there was in the field of acting, so he still was short of
know how that it takes to consider all of the angles in making a film. So it was decided to
bring in a 'ringer' in the form of Assistant Director Meredith Birch, from Washington
D.C.. "She would remind me, among other things, if a scene needed longshots, rather
than more close-ups."
"
Now that the film is finished and out oi
the hands of the director, it has become a
question of how it will be received by the
public. particularly in states other than in
the Northwest.
by Yvonne Pepin
Ragozzino is optimistic.
Ribbons and planes of hues compli"In one way. it may go even better over
mentry and analogous stream from planes
there. We're used to this country, but it's
perpendicular. parallel, and layered.
spectacular scenery, and l think they (midNo, you haven't entered into a surrealwesterners) will enjoy it."
istic land of geometrics and ribbon forms,
And then there's Sasquatch.
but the gallery of the LCC Art Department.
"The Bigfoot legend is quite romantic.
It's a gallery for the public and an
Unlike
the Loch Ness monster (Bigfoot'!'!
extension of the classroom.
closest competitor). which has no human
Jay Backstrand, a West Coast artist, is
features, Bigfoot walks upright.''
.
currently displaying his paintings in a show
One question that comes to mind is, will
that will continue until Feb. 19. Back'Sasquatch' cause the same rash of
strand is the artist chosen to fill the three
imitations that was the result of "Jaws?"
week opening by Harold Hoy, director of
the gallery. Backstrand has held major \......__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __,~
shows since 1962.
As director of the Art Gallery, Harold
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Hoy writes, phones and asks professional
artists to exhibit.
•'Only truly professional artists are
chosen to exhibit,'' says Roger McAllister,
head of the Art Dept. Truly professional
Black Forest
means most of the contributing artists have
All start at 9:00 pm
held shows previously and many of them
Wed.
11 • Mellow Stones
teach art in the colleges. A small budget of
Fri. 13 & Sat. 14 - Checker Brothers
$500 comes from an honorarium set up to
Mon. 16 - Tommy & Snakes
pay the cost of transporting artist's
Tues. 17 - Cumulonimbus
materials and to pay them for speaking.
Duffy's
Of the 10 or so shows a year, one or twc
Winter Olympics all week long
are set aside to exhibit students' works.
Thurs. 12 - Mark Crayton
An up-coming student show is set for
Fri. 13 & Sat. 14 - Mack the Fork
May 17 and will run until June 3. This is
Feed Mill
open to all students. Submissions will be
Wed. 11 - David Young
screened by a jury of faculty members.
Thurs. 12 - Dayride
"It's hard to learn art in a non art
Fri. 13 - Tom & Teresa
environment," says McAllister. You can
Sat. 14 - Maija
see a picture of a person, and meet a
Mon. 16 - Janis Gaines
person; seeing is worth learning," replied
Tues. 17 - Cam Newton
McAllister when asked how the gallery
Max's Tavern
benefits art students. ''In order to learn an
w~d. 11 - Turkey Run
art you must have art," he added. The
S . 14 - Fox and Weasel
paintings in the gallery act as a teaching
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tool for McAllister.

Backstrand here

A review by Russ Kaiser
After attending the third annual Toadskin Fiim and Video Event, held at the Wesley
Center in Eugene this weekend, I vowed to my normally open-minded self that if this was
an example to be revered, under no circumstance~ would one be able to locate me at
another experimental film festival again.
Toadskin Three was the proper name given the event, signifying its third anniversary.
Sponsored by the Eugene Filmmaker's Cinematheque and Medium/Rare, the object of
Toadskin was to present as much local filmmaking talent in one weekend as possible, by
screening films and tapes produced by local filmmakers.
I realize, of course, that one festival should hardly be the deciding factor in refusing to
attend another, but the Toadskin event, in my estimation, was nothing short of disaster.
Understanding, however, that an infrequent visitor to film festivals couldn't be
considered the ideal person to review an event such as this, Toadskin Three was
advertised as being open to the public, not just a mere faction, and, I presume that I can
offer some insights into what Toadskin was like.
Poorly planned, poorly produced, and shoddily presented - three descriptive phrases unavoidable phrases when describing the Toadskin event. •
Judging trom the clearly unwarranted applause, I was prompted to consider the
possibility that either everyone in the audience was related to the filmmakers, starred in
the films, or were the actual filmmakers themselves.
Two of the filmmakers, however, have already won prestigeous awards for their work.
Don Cato, whose Friday night film was called "Orange Door Dream," won the Silver
Medallion at the Cannes Film Festival in France for his film "Pipeline Patrol."
Phillip Perkins, producer of "Fields" and "A Window" which were also shown Friday
night, won the 1974 Northwest Film Festival for his film "Rain."
Neither of the films shown over the weekend by these two producers were worthy of
much praise, much less any awards.
There were, however, two films that deserve mention.
"Lane Fair," by Tom Cooke, was a very effective film about the Lane County Fair,
using still shots and superimpositions to get his point across. Night photography,
movement, and lighting were all used in a way that shows Cooke put some effort into the
work.
"In Memory of Snappy's,'' produced by Cyclone Madrone, was actually a presentation
done in 35mm slides. Combining music with overlays on each side, the production makes
it a point to solicit participation from the audience. Lending itself to almost any roadside
cafe that can be seen on virtually any stretch of highway longer than five miles, ''In
Memory of Snappy's" is a fitting memorial to every small town in America. Madrone
should be commended for a sensitive composition.
As said before, one festival should hardly be the deciding factor in a refusal to see
another, but aside from one or two highlights, Toadskin Three did much to accomplish
just that.

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Torch editor explains paper's tight budget Discount auto repair
by Todd Johnstone
'' It has its kinks but it is the most
equitable compromise between total administration and total student control,"
TORCH Editor Mike McLain says of the
Special Program Activity Fund (SPAF)
system.
The TORCH is one of four LCC programs
partially supported· by Student Body fees.
through SPAF. The others are the Student
Health Services, Athletics and the ASLCC.
These programs are also partially supported through the college general fund.
McLain said in addition to $7,800 spent
through the SPAF account this year, the

TORCH will be allocated approximately
$13,000 from the college general fund.

If the TORCH does not receive more
money than it received this year, McLain
!>ays "There will be some pretty serious
repercussions--overall there will not be
enough money to continue operation at our
present level.''
He feels.that without additional money,
next year, the TORCH will be a smaller and
a lower quality newspaper. "The students
of the college are going to be the ones who
suffer, the;'re not going to get as much

Women's Union considers newsletter
by Sally Oljar
Articles, drawings, poetry, and political
analyses are some of the ideas for a
women's newsletter at LCC. The idea
surfaced at Tuesday's (Feb. 3) meeting of
the Women's Union, and met with
approval from all four women attending.
The Women·s Union is an alternative
women's group at LCC, formed earlier this
year following the restructuring of the
accredited women's classes. Opposed to
the accredited Women's Study program
1.he group spons0rs an alternative Women's Study ~lass and Women's Union.
The Union feels that the college courses
•'fall short" of recognizing women as
human beings and the Women's Awareness Center is directed toward preserving
society's goals for women.

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The women agreed that the focus of the
newsletter is to ''bring more attention to
women at LCC and provide more information for people." Personal histories of
women's experiences in dealing with men,
society, school, etc., will be included.
"Sexist" remarks by instructors will be
recorded in a "No Comment" column and
women are encouraged to record comments of this nature.
LCC counselors' attitudes toward women
and jobs came under fire, all four women
feeling they were unfair in their counseling
with women. The Union plans to publish
an evaluation of counselors.
Faculty sponsorship and funding for
paper and ink met with opposition from two
members, feeling that school funding
would lead to "modification and repression." A faculty sponsor was proposed and
the group felt they should seek funds from
the ASLCC. This requires a membership
of 15 for a formal club. .
Because of its ''alternative'' status to the
accredited classes, it was felt that a faculty
sponsor would encounter recrimination
from the college for supporting the Union.
Women and welfare were also discassed, one woman feeling that the system
isn't "supportive to women and children"
and it reduces the value of being a
housewife and mother by placing them at
the bottom of socio-economic levels. Taking mothers off welfare, insuring the
support of fathers and husbands in the case
of divorce, and raising the levels of support
money and food stamps were some of the
solutions discussed.
Possible speakers and forums, on
particular subjects (rape, children, welfare, etc.) as topics were met with enthusiasm and future meetings were planned for
this.
The group plans to publish the letter
Anyone wishing to
once a month.
contribute should contact Gay Sorenson at
343-6372. The Women's Union meets on
Tuesday at 2:30 in Center 003.

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Additional TORCH expenses says McLain are salaries, supplies, maintenance
expenses and photography costs.
McLain says he doubts the TORCH could
survive without some form of subsidy from
the College. He also expressed strong
support for the proposed Student Body Fee
raise.
When asked about the unused newspapers which are sometimes present in the
TORCH Office, McLain said ''Our circulation fluctuates from week to week.
Sometimes we have as many as 500 extra
papers and sometimes we have none. He
said surplus papers are given to the
Eugene Mission.
McLain says the average circulation of
the Torch is near 5,000 copies and claims
the Torch is equal to the best of Oregon·s
community college newspapers.

Calendar Of Meetings
Wednesday II
10:00
Women's Awareness
Table
10:00-12:00
10:30
Staff Tours
Adm. 202
10:30-11:00
12:00
LOSSA
LRC Conf. Rm.
Exec. Council
Mez. Conf. Rm.
12:00-1 :00
7:30
Board Mtg.
Adm. 202
Thursday 12

Sid's Lincoln Brown Bag
Forum
Adm. 202
11 :30-1:30
Faith Center
Art Bldg . 105
12:00
LOSSA
LRC Conf. Rm.
Curriculum Comm. HAC
For. 311
12:00-1:30

10:00

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Women's Awareness
Table
10:00-2:00

9:00
Dean', Mtg.
LRC Conf. Rm.
9:00-11 :00

11:00

11 :30

Christian Sci. Mtg.
Hea. I 10
11 :00- 12 :00
1:30

Faith Center
Art Bldg. 105

Staff Mtg.
Mez. Conf. Rm.
I :30-3:30

Staff Tours
Ccn. 124
11 :30-2:00
12:00

1:30

Division I Mtg.
Mez. Conf. Rm .
1:30-2:30
Instr. Mgrs. Council
Adm. 202
I :30-3:00

LOSSA
LRC Conf. Rm.

Saturday 14
tl:00
Chess Tournament
Cen. area D and restaurant
area
8:00 am • 8:00 pm

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Division A Mtg.
LRC Conf. Rm.
I :30-3:00

Staff Tciurs
Adm. 202
9:00-10:00

3:00

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Mez . Conf. Rm .
3:00-5:00

12:00

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Mth. 215
9:00-4:00
10:00
Women's Awareness
Table
10:00-2:00

Friday 13
9:00
Crater Lake interviews
LRC Conf. Rm.
9:00-10:00

2:00
Lab Band Ill
Cafeteria
2:00-3:00
2:30

LOSSA
LRC Conf. Rm.

LCC Students. Women's
Union
Cen. 003
3:00
Cabinet Mtg.
Adm. 202
3:00-5:00

1:00
Lecture & film presented
by James Faulkner
For. 301, 302
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7:30
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by Jay Baker
With the price of virtually everything on
the rise, the LCC Department of Mechanics
presents an opportunity for substantial
savings on the cost of automotive repair
For the cost of parts and materials only,
you may have your car - or even agricultural machinery - repaired by students
in one of the following programs: Automotive Technology-Auto Body and
Fender/ Auto Painting-or Agricultural and
Industrial Equipment Technology. _
All work will be performed by second
year students of their respective programs.
First year students efforts are confined to
work on training components.
''We receive hundreds of calls for
work,'' says Department Head, Howard
Dull, so there is a waiting list to contend
with. The list is categorized according to
the specific problem of your machine, and
is coordinated to the course of study at that
particular time, so it is difficult to say how
long of a wait will be involved.
Another limiting factor is that the
student mechanics can accept:
•No work on a car over ten years old.
''Getting parts can be a problem with a car
that old,'' says Dull.
•No complete paint jobs, just the damaged
area will be painted to match.
•No guarantee on work performed. However, if there is a case where work done
becomes undone, it will receive special
consideration, according to Dull.
For further information contact: Marvin
Winger, Automotive Technology instructor, John Haurigan and George Luck,
instructors of Auto Body and Fender/ Auto
Painting, Paul Patrick and Harvey Kelm,
instructors for Agricultural and Industrial
Equipment Technology.

information about their college," he sai,j.
This year's budget also co,ncerns McLain. He said ''This year our budget is
$500 lower than last year's and we are
facing an 11.4 per cent inflationary increase.''
TORCH printing costs average approximately $125 a week, but he pointed out that
TORCH advertising generates nearly $500
a month. "Advertising pays our printing
costs," he said, but he pointed out that
there are many other operational expenses.
McLain said a major item in the TORCH
budget is the typesetter being purchased
by the College. He said this years
payments on the machine, which will be
paid off in two years, total nearly $2,300.
''The machine contributes a great deal to
giving the TORCH a more professional
look," McLain added.

OREGON ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
MEETING, Feb. 16, 7:30 pm. Marv Krenk's
house. 2100 Eaton Drive, 'Eugene, Three sessions
that evening; beginners segment, intermediate
segme.nt, i.dvanced segment.

PERSONALS
David Walrath please ca11°747-0007 after 5:30.

APARTMENTS

February 17th. 12:00 pm. lunchtime talk seminar
on birth and Eugene's new Birth Center .
Womcn·s Awareness Center. Supported by both
Men's and Women's Awareness.

The Women's Awareness Center is presenting
Ingrid Funke , anthropologist, Feb. 19, 12:00-1:00,
across from Women's Awareness Center. DiscusPRIOR MILITARY SERVICE -- We will be
sion, question and answer period on woman's rolt
selecting 35 vetera ns for service in Eugene's
in the professional world.
National Guard unit. These individuals will be
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Women 's Union-a socialist-feminist group
Eugene
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will hold its monthly orientation, Feb. 22, at 6:00 at
attending a 15 day_ annual training period. Vet954 W. 4th. For more information, 343-6372.
erans need not attend basic training again and this
service will not affect GI educational benefits.
INFORMATION ABOUT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Qualified veterans call Sergeant Asa 686-7574 or
may be obta ined each Friday at meetings in
800-o38-7b00. THE OREGON ARMY NATIONAL
He;lth 110 at l l :00. All are welcome.
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COLLEGE CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE
Needed to sell• Brand Name Stereo Components
to students at lowest prices. High com mission, NO
INVESTMENT REQUIRED. Serious inquiries
only! FAD Components, Inc .. 20 Passaic Ave ..
Fairfield, New Jersey 07006. Arlene Muzyka,
201-227-6884.

TORCH AD INFO
The TORCH needs competent advertising sales
people. Must have transportation, This is a good
way to add to your income. Contact Mike Mclain,
206 Center.
RATES for classified advertising are $.25 a line (5
short words make one line}. Ads must be paid in
advance in the TORCH office. Meeting notices,
rides to school and give-away items will receive
free space in the TORCH as space allows.

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LCC's Help for Homemakers

Titans playing defense,
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by Fred Crafts
Lane, Communit y College Basketball
CoJ1ch Dalf Bates is a stickler for defense.
Bates tielieves the defense--n ot the
offense--wins basketball games.
He is a hard man to argue with because
he has all :.arts of figures to prove he is
tight, including the league championsh ip
last year and some impressive statistics
this year.
"Defense," says Bates, pointing to his
team's current five-game winning streak.
"We knew we could score but now we're
kee-ping the :,ther team from scoring."
Defense is credited with his team's
turn-around.

In the last five games. Lane has held
opponents to 66.5 points per game while
scoring 82.2 of their own.
That's defense.
Actually, life wasn't always this rosy for
Bates. At one point this season he felt his
team was playing so poorly--although still
winning--that he told the team he would
play the best defensive players first. That
resulted in some starting lineup changes.
but Bates has never looked back.
"Big D," he says, smiling. ''We're
getting tough. We're holding them off on
the boards, executing well, wrecking their
plays."
Ont: of the keys to Bates ' defensive
attack is 6-4 forward Rich Weidig, a former
standout at Churchill High School of
Eugene. He is quick, muscular player who
intimidates many of the players who try to
drive on him. Weidig often grabs 10-15
rebounds per game while scoring over 20
points at the other end of the court.
"Weidig is doing a heck of a job for us."
says Bates. "He's really holding us
together.''
Weidig's enthusiasm for defense is
contagious. Other players are picking up
hi!; style. Crowds love it as much as Lane's
fast-breakihg offensive attack.
.. We're doing fine," says Bates.
"We're playing well together. Our
defense is improving. our floor leadership
looks better. We have a lot of games left.
We'll win the title yet. Just watch."
Bates notes that four of Lane's remaining seven games are at home, where th e
Titans have won 20 straight.
"The odds are on our side," he says.
Consequently, Lane, which was upset by
Southwestern Oregon ;and Umpqua, finds
itself involved in a scramble to tegain the
top spot in the league standings. Lane,
8-2. is currently in second place, just one
game behind Umpqua.

Homemake rs with more problems than
they have answers for can get the
assistance they need through the Helps for
Homemak ers program offered through
Lane Community College.
Hel_ps for Homemak ers is arran~ed
Lane hosts Southwest ern Oregon
Wednesday at 7:30 pm, then travels to to mold to the needs of the individual. Say
Portland to play Judson Baptist Saturday· a homemaker found grocery shopping to be
a temptation to purchase more than needed
night.
or extravagan t buys, Dyna Besse, coordinator of the program, or her aides could help
the homemake r learn to buy more
economically and better meet the nutritional needs of the family.
A homemake r can arrange a convenient
and place and we will attempt to
time
a
Lane Communit y College is rated
strong contender for the Oregon Com- provide the help requested to the individthe
munity College Athletic Associatio n ual or to a small group interested in
wrestling championsh ips Friday at 6 pm same topic," she explained. The classes
or h1
and continues Saturday at noon, hosted by can be located in facilities at LCC
neighborhoods, she added.
Umpqua Community College.
The Titans enter Hie meet following the
most successful dual meet season in
history. Lane, 5-1. lost only to Clackamas.
Clackamas, undefeated in both dual and
league champions hip action for seven
years, is the meet favorite again. But Lane
Coach Bob Creed believes his team will
A new program in the Fourth Congresfare well.
"We are a much stronger chalJlpionship sional District to employ persons over 55
tournament team than we are a dual meet whose income is at or below the poverty
team." says Creed. "We have some level was announced today by Congressoutstanding individuals who are capable of man Jim Weaver, (D-Ore.)
Weaver said the Senior Community
winning big for us.''
Creed points out three wrestlers who are Service Employmen t Program has fund'.-s
having sensational seasons: Mark Booth, available to pay from $2.30 to $3.20 per
Larry Nugent. and Jon Hanson. All three hour for enrollees to work 20 hours each
week for public and private non-profit
are undefeated .
agencies.
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A $332,000 grant for 1976 has been
selves," says Creed.
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three wrestlers alone, so Creed is counting :Education and Welfare to finance 100 job
on the likes of Steve Clayton, Mike Geiber, Jplacements through SCSEP.
The program is administe red at the
Joe McFadden. Ken Northcutt and others
national level by the National Retired
if Lane is to have a shot at the title.
Teacher's Association and the American
The key to Lane's chances?
A"sociatio n of Retired Persons. John
Creed says it lies in how many ,f his
Rosendale of Eugene is the executive
wrestlers can scramble into third and
assistant.
fourth place finishes. In addition, he is
counting on other teams cutting up Clackamas' point totals.
But Creed doesn't have his sights set
solely on Clackamas . He says Southwestern Oregon and Umpqua also have a
chance to win should Lane falter.
Lane enters the meet following a
disappointi ng fourth place finish in its own
five-way invitational meet. Oregon State
JV won the meet, with Mt. Hood second
and Lower Columbia third. But the Titans
were hurt when three of their top four
wrestlers--Booth, Hanson and Clayton-came down with the flu.
Creed figures his team will be hack at
full strength for the OCCAA championships. although he admittedly is concerned
about the flu striking other members of the
team.

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Helps for Homemake rs are a series of
do-it-yourself learning packets for homemakers looking for answers to everyday
problems. In each packet is an easy-toread booklet containing homemaking hints
and problem-solving exercises.
Mrs. Besse said the program tries to
reach the young homemaker s needing help
in meal planning, food buying, clothing
selection and care, children's activities,
1vashday problems, appliance selection.
rnd household managemen t.
The program, which is funded by a
Federal grant and LCC, has no tuition or
charges for materials and no income
requiremen t. Materials may be purchas~d though, if the participant wants to keep
·opies of the booklets.
The program has been popular in its four
years of operation. Last year, some 1.200
people throughout the county took advantage of the service.
ln addition to Mrs. Besse, a home
'!conomist, three. aids work with persons
requesting the service. The aides arc
Jara-profe ssionals trained through the
program and in special classes.
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$14.8 million budget
During his budget message Wednesday night Lane
Community College President Eldon Schafer presented a
1976-77 budget documetn that he termed a "realistic
expression" of the fiscal needs at LCC.
Schafer's comments were made during the first meeting of
the budget committee which has begun deliberations on the
proposed $14,791,609 operating budget. The final version of
the budget will go to the voters on April 20.
The proposed budget calls for $2,604,073 outside the six
per cent limitation. The cost to the voter would be an
estimated $1.77 per $1,000 of true cash value (TCV) . This
year's tax rate is $1.61 per TCV on an operating budget of
$11,797,544 approved by the voters last spring.
Projected for next year. property taxes account for about 33
per cent of LCC' s income, with about 20 per cent coming from
tuition and fees and about 47 per cent from state, federal and
other sources. A breakdown of the estimated tax rate shows
20 cents of the $1. 77 going to bond retirement, 85 cents raised
through the LCC tax base, and 72 cents on that amount
outside the six per cent limitation.

cent said Mike Roche, a member of the LCC budget
committee. He said many students are on a fixed income and
for this reason the tuition increase will have severe consequences. "'Let's tighten our belts together," Roche said.
"But it's harder to tighten them together when the belt's
around my neck."
Len Wassom, LCC student body president, said proposed
raises in salaries for LCC Administrators should be
eliminated before the Board resorts to a tuition increase.
Jim Frank, president of M.E.Ch.A., said he was speaking
on behalf of the 320 Chicano students at LCC, as he voiced his
opposition to the proposed tuition increase. He said because
of cutbacks in federal programs, the tuition increase could
prevent Chicano students from obtaining an education.
"The G.I. Bill is not going up," said Jerry Smith who is the
chairman of the LCC Veterans Association. Smith said
veterans are already handicapped by Lane County's
unemployment rate and that they will experience added
financial problems if tuition is increased.
Women will be among the hardest hit by the tuition
increase, said a Women's Union representative. She said
many women receive only minimum wages and that they can
ill afford to pay higher tuition.
The coalition made it clear that it will attempt to express its
views, with mass support, in tonight's Board meeting.

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