@ne CommuJtitg College Vol. 14 No. 18 February 17, 1977 Some people ·immunized at LCC could still catch swine flu by Linda Mooney The cancelled Swine Flu immunization program may have left som e of the immunized persons still prone to Swine Flu. Laura Oswalt, Student Health Service director, stated that having only one of the two shot series could give some protection in flu epidemic. Dr. David White, Lane County Health Dept ., said that "one shot probably wou ld protect 60 percent to those immunized.'' To boost that-percentage to 95 percent, a second shot was recommended," he continued. It is generally believed, Oswalt went on, that people in the 18 to 24 year old age group needed two shots in order for their bodies to manufacture enough antibodies to give an effective immunity to the Swine Flu. The second shot was scheduled to have been given on Jan. 11, before the national moratorium was imposed. The news of the moratori u m on the immunizatio n pro gr am ca me from Dr. Theodore Cooper. outgoing assistant secretary fo r health as r e ported in a Eugene-Register Guard story last Jan.20. A possible connection between a condition known as Guillain-Barre ' s Syndrome , a sometimes paralyzing disorder, and the fl u shots given as the reason for the moratorium on the program, according to J eanette Bobst, Lane County Health Dept. Of the 841 people who . had the first immunization here at LCC on Nov. 29 and 30. t here were little or no reactions reported to the Student Health Service, Oswalt said. A few people who received the shot have had mild flu -like symptoms s uch as vomiting, but nothing more serious, she continued. There have been two possible GuillainBarre reactions in Lane County, Jeanette Bobst said . She knows little about its durat ion once con t racted or the exact pe rc e ntage of immunized persons who actually come down with it, she continued. Thi s is entirely an individual matter. 4000 East 30th Ave., Eugene , Oregon 97405· Evening students get a break by Mike Badorek Beginning Spring Term 1977, night students will be able to register for evening • classes by mail. " The main reason for this ," according to Robert Marshall, registrar , "is for the evening stude nt who is unable to get out to LCC during regular scheduling dates.,, (March 15,16,17, and March 18 for new students .) All LCC evening credit classes that have no enrollme nt limitations are available for mail-in r egistration. And of the classes listed for mail-in registration will also be available to students during the regular registration dates. But registration for day classes cannot be accom plished by mail. Forms will appear in the Spring Term Schedule, which will be in the Feb . 28 issue of the Register -Guard. Marshall said mailed forms must be postmarked on or before March 4. Mail received after that dateline will be returned to the sender. Marshall also stressed that all parts of the application be filled in, and that forms that are not -complete or illegible will be returned to the sender. Full payment for tuition and fee~ is also required. Personal checks, Bank-Americard and Master Charge numbers or money orders are acceptable for payment. The Registrar 's office policy says all monies owed to the college for previous t e rms must be paid before mail-in registration will be accepted . Board takes no action on KLCC by Kathleen Monje Afte r some confusion as to the intent of a motion m<1de by Board member Richard Freeman, the LCC Board of Education decided last night to delay final action on the future direction of KLCC , the college radio station . For about five minutes, it appeared that the Board would refuse to hear a scheduled presentation about KLCC that the Mass Communication Department had come prepared to give. A four to three vote decided in their favor, and a second four to three vote set a special meeting with the former KLCC staff for Feb. 23. In related action Jan Weaver, one of five terminated KLCC staff members, was granted a grievance hearing by the Board. but no date was decided. Sex class offered for nurses A class entitled Sexuality from Birth to Sacred Heart General Hospital. Death will be offered beginning Feb. 22 through Lane Community College's new The course is for registe red nurses who Continuing Educa\i_on Program for nurses. are interested in expanding their knowledge about sexuality. Topics include Sex Registration is open through Feb. 18 to and the Professional , Children and Adthe first 15 registered nurse applicants. olescent Sexuality, and Handicapped Sex·interested persons may contact the uality, among others . Community Education office at LCC, ext. 235. A tuition of $36 will be charged for the The course is approved ' for two 18-hour course. Continuing Education Units through the The class will be offered from 7 to 10 State Board of Nursing and 18 Recognition p.m. Feb. 22 through 24 and March 1 Points through the Continuing Education through 3. Instructors for the class will be Approval and Recognition Program of the Steve Modesitt, R.N .. Community Health Oregon Nurses Association. For more information, contact Shelia Nurse at the Lane County Health and Social Services Agency, and Carole Roby , Gardipee, R.N ., at LCC, 747-4501, ext. 294 R. N.. Rehabilitation Unit Charge Nurse at or 325. Non-smokers concerned about 'air space' invasion at Lane by Wen dell Anthony Werner While smoking has become quite acceptable in public (despite its universally agreed-upon health hazards), many non-smokers are becoming very concerned about the smoke that invades their air space . s-e veral areas on the LCC campus have drawn severe criticism from those who try to avoid the smoke. The most recent complaints, notes the LCC President's Assistant Bert Dotson, concerned the cafeteria in the Center Building, accounting for the recent designation of non-smoking area. '' Smoking has always been banned from classrooms (at LCC)," Dotson pointed out. He said changes in policy several years ago modified the rule to ban smoking ''while class is in session.'' This legitimizes the lightups one might see as a teacher finishes his lecture. It also accounts for smoking in labs on campus when there are not specified classes in session. In November 1973, the LCC Board of Education voted to exclude smoking from all pub1ic meetings. This followed the state •~ mandate to eliminate smoking at government sessions. While LCC isn't a state agency. Dotson notes the school is '' a product authorized by the state to exist.'' Members of the board decided a no-smoking policy at meetings would be "in the best interest, " and would " show an example to the students." ·Dotson points out most of the board members at that time did not smoke, but he did not believe this was a significant factor in their decision. As for smoking policy on campus involving class sessions and "posted· areas " --very little is provided in the way of enforcement. A limited campus security staff devotes its time to other priortities. But '' we have a policy," Dotson says, "we want it to be adhered to." Student complaints are received from time to time, when instructors allow smoking in class, or when the instructor himself smokes while teaching. The enforcement, , according to Dotson, then becomes the responsibility of the immediate supervisor or department chairman. But in posted areas, such as the library, parts of the cafeteria, the Math and Science buildings, students are needed to help enforce the "no smoking" regulations. "There is no rule," Dotson suggest, "that we can make as a college, and have it totally enforced without the cooperation of continued page 3 Page 2 - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T O R C H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - February 17, 1977 More women work Editor's Note: Jeff Hayden, an LCC Apiaaltutt aad Industrial Tech. student. prepares this weekly column from nationwide publications. He is in~erested in the -ter's role ia societj, and specifically atudelltl PffPUUII for tile job tnaffet. • Commeatl bodl ptv aad COD are - - , e d and may be sabmitted to the editor. The aeceasarily material selected does reflect 1be •..__ of die TORCH. condensed from The Guardian _by Arlene Eisen OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT More women than ever before are part of the U.S. labor force. According to the most recent statistics, women make up almost 41 percent of the work force. Forty-eight percent -0f all women either hold jobs or are actively looking for them. What social and economic realities lie behind these figures? Why has an unprecedented number of women-particularly white married women--entered the job market in the last five years'! Why is the earnings gap between women and men greater than ever before? What is the significance of the increased sexual segregation in How does the labor market? participation in the wage labor force differ for Black, other third world and white women? What is the role of the state and welfare system in these changes? How will the changes in women's work force participation affect the family and the struggle for women's liberation? This series on wor-king-class women's work will probe these and related questions. This part will focus on ''the double shift'' --the basic concept which defines women's work under monopoly capitalism. As women enter the labor force, their oppression does not end. If anything, it intensifies. But the struggle for women's emancipation is now fought out on an expanded battleground. Women now confront the bourgeois ruling class directly. They leave the isolation of their "private" work in the home, and, by working with others, raise their class cQ.nsciousness and ability for collective struggle against mononpoly capitalism. But the total liberation of women is tied to the overthrow of imperialism and socialist revolution. This is because women's oppression is a cornerstone of imperialism. Male supremacy is firmly rooted in monopoly capitalism's requirements. The material structures of male supremacy under imperialism--the patriarchal nuclear family, a labor market that is rigidly segregated by sex, the superexploitation of women workers and the use of women as a reserve labor force--are interrelated and combine in a system that affects all workers by is systematically oppressive to Black, other third world and white workingMale supremacy class women. continues to be a material force actively promoted by the ruling class and the state through sexist institu. tions and ideology. THE DOUBLE SHIFf When women get jobs outside the home, they are not freed from "domestic slavery." Rather the burden of women's work in the home is doubled by work outside the home. The double shift hPcomes a double family as the institution through which capital appropriates the labor women expend reproducing the labor force. At the same time it makes it i i \.i- 1 l t I I ! '" "' j, .; I increasingly difficult for the workingclass family to survive on the income of only one wage-earner. This duality enables the capfralist to offer women relatively low wages to "induce" them to work outside the home and makes it easier to hire women for transient jobs since their unemployment is easily disguised. Women's role as wife and mother provides a convenient rationalization for women"s superexploited, segregated and insecure position in the labor force. After all, it is argued, "Women don't have to work." At the same time, the difficulty women have in finding jobs, the rising wage gap between women and men, the deadend, demeaning nature of the work available to women all pressure women into marriage as a means of survival. Historically, the extent to which •~rkin_g women perform the double shift and the nature of working women's labor force participation have been determined by whether they were white or a member of an oppressed nationality. Black women-beginning with the dawn of slavery-- Photographers Steve Thompson John Albanese Ad Graphics Dave Mackay Business Manager Linda Donnelly . I I . nearly all performed the double shift as in its most barbaric form: "breeders" of slave labor power and as slave workers in plantations, mills and factories. After chattel slavery was abolished, the majority of Black women still performed the double - shift. Until the end of European immigra- ! ,~oo~cH N I Kathleen Monje -Editor Sally Oljar Associate Editor l'lews/Feature Editor • Michael Riley Russell K3!.ser Cultural Editor Photo Editor Jeff Hayden Sports Editor Jack Scott Advertising Manager Janice Brown Production Managers John Brooks Kristi'!e Snipes the double shift I" + -'-·- --------------------------------- ---------, Com~:-... Collea'l - Production Matt Boren Jeff Canaday John Cecil Linda Engrav Marta Hogard Lori Hylton Teena Killian Joy Rhoads Tom Ruckman Member of Oregon Community College NewspapeLAssociation and Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. The TORCH is published on Thursday's throughout the regular academic year. Opinions expressed in the TORCH are not necessarily those of the college, the student body, all members of the TORCH staff, or those of the editor. Forums are intended to be a marketplace for free ideas and must be limited to 500 words. Letters to the editor are.limited to 250 words. Correspondence must be typed and signed by the author. Deadline for all submissions is Friday noon. The editor reserves 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, 4000 East 30th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97405; Telephone, 747-4501, ext. 234. tion and the economic upheavals brought by world war, 95 percent of Black people lived and worked in the South as peasants or farm laborers on plantations. Statistics on labor force participation in the 19th century are unreliable because they do not report sharecropping and unwaged farm labor. BLt it is safe to estimate that most Black women worked in the fields and could not depend on their husbands alone for subsistence. In 1890, some 975,530 Black women worked for wages. They represented more than half of the adult Black female population. At the same time, 1890, only 18 percent of all women worked for wages. Only 6 percent of white U.S.-born women worked and they w,ere the minority of all women who worked outside the home. NEW AVALANCHE OF JOB SEEKERS But the rise of monopoly capitalism has created the necessity for workingclass white women to carry the burden of the double shift as well. In 1900, 20 percent of all women worked and 14 percent of these were married. In Letters to To the Editor I am writing this letter in regard to a bill for Displaced Homemakers, that wi11 be presented to the Oregon House of Representatives on February 22, 1977. This bill (HB2241) is for specific people in the middle age range and for people who have not had any other training or education to aid them in finding a meaningful job. The purpose of this bill is to locate different kinds of funding to enable them to receive the education or training needed in order to be self-supporting. These people are men and women who have been either 1930, 24 percent of all women worked and 29 percent of these were married. By 1950, 3 I percent of all women worked and for the first time a majority, 52 percent, were married. Giant corporations, the development of finance capital , the need for market control and advertising, the increase in overseas plunder and domestic repression, the development of colossal government bureaucracy and military machine--all features of imperialism--have brought the rapid growth of clerical, sales, transport, communication and other service jobs. These jobs required relatively educated workers who would work for low wages--women. At the same time, as the crisis of imperialism intensifies, socially necessary reproduction costs of workers (the cost of living) rise faster than wages. The increased use of the double shift allows capital to increase the rate of exploitation- of male as well as female workers. The typical male wage used to be pegged to support the man and his "dependents," even if the man were single. As women's work force participation rises--that is, as more women support themselves--the average cost of labor power is reduced to support only one worker and half the average number of children. These women are not working for pin money. For the 23.3 percent who are single, their wage is their only source of survival. Another 14.6 percent are married to men who earned less than !7,000 a year and 11.4 percent have husbands who earn between $7,000 and $10,000. The number of women-headed households has risen enormously and 19 percent of all women who work are widowed, divorced or separated. In sum, nearly 70 percent of all women who work need their wages for survival. Between 1940 and 1975, families headed by women doubled, reac~ing 7.2 million or one out of every eight families. These women are, perhaps, the ones who bear the worst burden of male supremacy. One-third of women-headed households (as compared to one-eighteenth of the families headed by men) ;ue living at or below the official poverty level. Nearly one-third of all woman-headed households are third world and third world families headed by women were more than twice as likely to have incomes below poverty level as their white counterparts. These facts are an ironic exposure of the myth that women's wages are low because women "deserve" Jes~ pay because they have husbands to support them. On the average women earn 56 percent of what men earn. An outrageously low number of daycare spaces are available in light of the need. There are only 1 million · places for children in all daycare facilities--public and private. No wonder women are forced onto welfare. WELFARE SUBSIDIZES EMPLOY• ERS to be continued next week the Editor housew1tes or unskilled low waged jobs. They also do not qualify for any federal or state benefits to aid them in there daily lives. Please find the time to either write or be there in person on February 22, 1977 in Salem, at the House of Representatives. We need all the support of the community at this time. Thank you for your sqpport on this matter. Sincerely, ~oncerned Student Marta L. Casebeer r'\04CH--------------Page3 • February 17, _1977 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T I UN Doc Talk: Three deadly dieases FEBRUARY 17-24 This week starts out with a New Moon at 29 degrees Aquarius. Although the New Moon opens the door to new activities, coming so late in the sign it loses some of its strength. This day. until 7:30 when the New Moon occurs. is taken up with more reaping of past efforts. Some people will find this day very rewarding. others will find events inescapable. while others will be meditative and philosophical, depending on what ''irons they have in the fire.'' Right after the New phase the Moon goes into Pisces. The next day the Sun also enters Pisces. Both are working into a square aspect to Neptune. the ruler of Pisces. This will put many Pisces on the spot and in the spotlight. The rest of us may go through a very For those who are foggy period. vulnerable. deception will be rampant. At the same time this will give some an opportunity to make a meaningful start on something important if your intuitions are clueing you in to a clear wave length, go ahead. Saturday it will be necessary for you to be willing to risk something on what you want and believe in. It will be important that you stand up and be counted. "Nothing ventured nothing gained" might be a good motto for the ~ay. Sunday will be a powerful day for some. The Moon has moved into Aries. the pioneering sign. Relying on your intuitions will be necessary for better or worse. Do what ever you do decisively. "He who hestitates is lost.•' Your opportunity may pass you by if you are not sure. By the same token that hesitancy may keep you continued on p. 6 Police advise on burglary protection MATH NOTES by John Brooks If you find the Center too noisy or smoky This week is National Crime Prevention and the library just.isn't your kind of study Week and the Eugene Police department place, the Math Department invites you to wants to remind citizens how they can come and sample our brand of peace and deter crime. The police department will quiet. lend electric engraving tools to citizens, In an effort to make the department and it suggests that citizens put their more appealing we've added some comby the Staff of Student Health Services Oregon driver's license m,1mbers on valu- fortable chairs and interesting displays. Fifty to sixty million Americans who now . ables to make the items easily traceable Right now the probabilities for all the smoke risk the devlopment of heart back to owners. major five card poker hands are shown on disease. stroke, cancer and respiratory The Eugene Police also suggest citizens one bulletin area. There--- are also a few problems. The three worst components of make a list of the serial numbers and model study desks at the north side of the cigarett smoke are tar. carbon monxide and numbers of valuables and keep the list building (by our Resource Center) which nicotine. handy in case anything is stolen. are open to all and where quiet study Prevention of lung cancer, emphysema, The Eugene Police Departments offers a conditions prevail. and related smoke-induced illnesses lies in security survey service where a members The Math Department is interested in decreasing the incidence of smoking. of the department will come to a citizen's - being helpful to all of you, so the editor of Mid-aged people, by and large, in America house, at the convenience of the citizen, the TORCH has granted us space once a have heeded the warning of the Surgeon and give advice on how to improve the month so that we can inform you of the General's report and have cut back on security of home against burglars. The things going on here. Many may be of smoking. But there has been an alarming department will also help neighborhoods interest even if you aren't presently rise in the rate of teenagers who smoke, set up Neighborhood Watch programs. enrolled in a math course. particularly young women. Tobacco use To prevent a burglary, the department As strong math skills are a plus in almost costs society nationwide 6. 7 billion dollars suggests that a house should look like it is any job application, we'd also like to dispell a year in terms of loss of work and medical occupied. If a home is going to be vacated the idea that these skills can only be care. for an evening. a light should be left on and acquired by the ''whizzes'' and encourage Do you smoke? Don't! It's just another perhaps a radio or television should be everyone to take more math. Next month's drug! column will review some of the courses playing the deparment advises. available. continued from p. l Eisewhere in the department, steps have been taken to aid the many who are the people who are here ... " patients to discourage smoking--they are worried about the advent of the metric A casual observation of the non-smoking not allowed to smoke in the clinic--but the system. One of our instructors, Roger Jay, area in the cafeteria reveals almost no Center generally doesn't involve itself with has been giving lectures and demonviolations in the smoking regualtions. The the issue of smoking on campus. strations on learning the metric system. number of people smoking in these areas Although Oswalt strongly opposes smokAs part of his presentation he uses a film appears to have decreased since the area ing, she does ~10t believe it should be called "Just Think Metric," which is was first designated two years ago, as banned from the indoor campus. "Other available on dial retrieval at the Math students apparently become more aware of people have rights, too,'' she says. Reso·urce Center or any other dial retrieval the existence of the area. In the rest of the The Health Center did sponsor a "stop set on campus. If you have a group cafeteria, a rough survey during early smoking" clinic last spring--brought to interested in his presentation, contact Mr. afternoon shows a little over one out of five LCC by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Jay; if you as an individual are interested students smoking at any one time. Oswalt was not enthusiastic about the in learning about the metric system befor~ Other "posted areas" such as th_e Math results of the clinic. She says about 90 it's a "have to," feel free to drop in and Building see students very commonly students signed up, but of those only view the film at our Resource Center or lighting-up on their way out the door, or as less than half came, and less than half of investigate some of the other materials one smoker said, when ''just walking those completed the clinic. Oswalt went on available to help you '' go metric.'' through.'' Another student could be seen to say she had seen at least one of the nervously "flicking his Bic" (tossing it in people who was "cured of smoking" the air and catching it) as he apparently sometime later with cigarette in hand. waited to leave the building and fire up a David Phillips, UC-San Diego sociology The Health Center keeps a supply of cigarette. professor, is conducting a study which · pamphlets from the Oregon Lung AssociEvening classes, such as Adult Ed- ation. addressing the rights of nonshows a relationship between newspaper ucation, are also more likely to relax the smokers ... or should we say, the Health coverage of suicides and the increase in the smoking regulations. During evening Center tries to keep a supply. Oswalt says suicide rate. hours, "You're under a lot less control," the pamphlets disappear from the racks "It seems that suicide stories ... covered Dotson points out. But, he continues, faster than they come in. on the inside pages have no noticeable people who find smoking offensive during effect on the nationwide suicide rate ... There is obvious interest from nonthat time can bring it to the attention of a smokers about the problems created by suicide stories covered on the front pages department supervisor, and "there would other people's smoke. Smokers regard do ... " be steps taken to try to correct that their habit as a ''personal right, or Phillips added that it was not just the problem." freedom." whereas many non-smokers feel deaths of famous people which affect the Laura Oswalt, head of the Student their right to breathe non-polluted air takes suicide rate but also some "very sleazy Health Center contends, "Many people precedence. What's more, they can now characters like labor racketeers and ga~gdon't realize (smoking) is bothering other back up their claims with evidence showing sters " whose suicides are reported on the people, and need to have it called to their cigarette smoke is harmful to the nonfront page, which have an effect on the attention." Oswalt says considerable smoker as well as the smoker. nationwide suicide rate. efforts are made ' among Health Center Smoking Front page suicide A note from and STUDIO RENTAL To our many fine cust~mers at LCC....M USIC CllY. .. offers a 25%discount passports portraits 40th & Donald Eugene, Oregon 345-8289 off the list price on any new musical instrument or accessory we have proceHi119 10 Wac-k and whit• enlar9ers 3 color enlar9ers 41 Ptarl Strnt E.., In. 11411 MM131 1-1 in stock (excludes · sale items and music). We're beginning our 21st year of lmsin&, and this is our way of saying ''thanks" to you.... -+-- MUSIC CITY is open weekday evenings until 9... Saturdays 'till 5. Page4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___;__ _ People eager to sign petitions TOR~ February Government boycott hopf!fully·to ·stop wh·aling by John Brooks Oregonians Cooperating to Protect Whales (OCPW) circulated petitions to promote a bill that would prohibit state and local governments from buying products from nations that hunt whales, according to Mike Gannon, the chairman for the group. The petitions were circulated 28 days before the deadline for having the bill on the November bdlot, Gannon said. Although they did not get the required amount of signatures, he said that people were very eager to sign. Gannon says 450 petition drivers had gathered a total of 30,000 names by June and that the bill is to go before the legislature soon. The bill was written by Gannon, and in part it states, "Whal.es form a resource which is of esthetic and scientific value; Whales live in international waters and therefore are a common interest to all mankind; the great whales have been over exploited by commercial whalers for many years, resulting in virtual extinction of several species. we share with the North Americans who, having preceded us by thousands of years, depended upon them for sustenance; and with grave concern for the continued health of the earth and its seas, we find it necessary that all whale hunters, everywhere, cease their operations and abide by the ten year moratorium on hunting whales as suggested by our national representitives assembled in Congress (in 1971) and adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Environment (in 1972)." The bill than states that '' A state or local governmental agency shall not purchase any goods produced or manufactured in a country, if that country _d oes not prohibit the hunting of whales, primarily forfinancial profit, and a citizen of that country (who) hunts for whales primarily for financial profit, invests directly in whale hunting enterprises, or sells a whaling vessel or equipment to huntwhales.'' The slaughtered whales converted into (many household) products for which there are cheap, plentiful substitutes. This bill does not ban goods made in the United States, or products with components made in whaling nations that compose less than 50 per cent of the cost of the article. Gannon also declares in the bill, "As residents of the Pacific Rim, and as heirs to an irreplaceable legacy of whales, which The bill also states, "The Governor shall vigorously enforce the provisons of this Act by promulgating within 60 days after the effective date of this Act a list of countries to which this prohibition shall apply and amendi~g that list as necessary.'' The bill says that any citizen 18 years old or older "may initiate a legal proceeding in the Circuit Court of the county he resides in or of Marion County,'' if that person notes that a governmental boycott. Gannon feels that the bill will be more effective than a citizen boycott and he pointed out evidence that showed the measures taken by the national government have been ineffective. For Japan, which kills about 35 per cent of the whales slaughtered in the world, he said, a boycott would be effective .because Japan exports several billion dollars worth-of products to the U.S. a~d that the whaling industry grosses only $150 million a year. on the other hand he said Russia, who takes 35 per cent of the whales killed, will be little affected by the boycott. Representative Nancy Fadley, chairperson of the Energy and Environmental Committee, sayd the bill will meet, pretty tremendous opposition from all the schools, police departments, and many other branches of the government operating on tight budgets. Fadley also feels that the bill will not stop whaling. Gannon stated that he knew of no other states that were pushing this kind of legislation but he added that he had heard that people in California were thinking about such a bill. Gannon also feels that the bill will meet stiff opposition, but he thinks that it will eventually pass. Products made from whales Why -1111 hunts the whale by John Brooks The main product a whale produces is oil. Early in whaling history the oil was used for such purposes as illimunation, as a lubricant, and in the processing of jute. The oil was used in Japan for making insecticides against locusts. In modern times baleen whale oil has been found to be useful in the making of high-grade soap, margarine, lard, short- · ening and candles. Certain types of whale oil produce glycerin which is useful in making dynamite and has many medical applications. The oil has also been used to make linoleum and printers ink. - ·sperin oil was used as a lubricant, for illimunation, for candle making and as a scouring agent in the dyeing of wool, synnthetic fibers, and linen. Whale meat is used largely as animal food, and for human consumption. The meat extract is used in dried and canned soups. Ground meat and bone are used as animal food as well as fertilizer. The blood of the whale is also used for fertilizer and in the manufacturing of plywood. Other products from whales are whale skin,· used during -world -war II for the soles of shoes in Japan, gelatin, which is extracted from many parts of the whale for use as glue and in the manufacturing of photographic film insulin, extracted by the Japanese from the fresh pancreas 14 years ago, vitamin A, which the whale has higher concentrations of than even cod and "soluble" whale meat cooked under pressure and mixed with wheat bran for use as domestic animal food. Ambergris is excreted in small amounts by sperm whlales through the digestive tract and was valued highly in the East for cooking and medicine. In the West is was also used for medicine, but is also much more valuable as a fixative in the fine perfumes. Baleen, a stiff hair like substance in the mouth of most whales was used for gathering minute animals for food. It was so valuable, in the nineteenth century, one whale's mouth full could often pay for a voyage allowing anything caught beyond to be clear profit. Baleen has a steel-like quality that allowed it to be used as a steel subsitute in clothing, fishing rods and umbrellas. It was also used in the manufacture of brushes. Whalers made whale teeth int~ works of art in what is known as scrimshaw but in many primitive cultures the teeth were used as money for buying wives. Lastly whale bones have been used as building materials by the Dutch near Greenland, by eskimos, and by the people along the treeless coasts of Germany and the Low • Countries. ------- PRODUCTION MANAGER Should understand asics of newspa~, produdion - lay / managerial skills essential. Small salary. out, paste - up knowledge o machines helpful. torch Z06 Whalers sailed for cent by JohP Brooks Man's first encounter with whales came on rare occasions when the carcasses of these huge mammals were washed ashore. Due to the size and the large yield of meat found on the body there can be little doubt that a beached whale was looked upon as a gift from the gods by primitive man. The first actual hunting of whales did not occur until boats came into use. Boats were first used to drive the smaller whale herds ashore. This practice, though primitive by modern whaling standards is still used by the Eskimos and by the inhabitants of the Faeroe Islands, located between Scotland and Iceland. In the 12th and 13th centuries whaling was a well established trade for the French and Spanish. Even today many of the small towns circling the Bay of Biscay bear whale symbols in their coats of arms and there is evidence that watch towers were situated on high spots along the bay. Eskimos have been hunting whales prior to their discovery by white men till today. Their boats consisted of walrus hides stretched over driftwood frames. Harpoons and lances, similar to those used by European whalers, are the tools used in Eskimo whale hunts. Migrating whales along the North America coast were hunted by Indians of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte's Islands. Using materials available to them for boats and weapons, these Indians used methods similar to the Eskimos. American colonists highly prized stranded whales. In 1644 the townspeople of Southampton New York were divided into four groups of 11 to watch for beached whales. A few years later expeditions of several boats were sent out for whaling along the coast. These expeditions were usually gone one or two weeks and within 20 years they were using the methods used in Europe - the harpoon attached to a line and the lance to dispatch the whale. In 1690 the people of Nantucket Island learned the methods of whaling and the ) Canadians were known to be very busy catching whales. In 1700 whales were so > plentiful within sight of land that many watchtowers were setup along the coast like ships' masts. Up to 1712 all coastal hunting was for Right whales; these were called the 1 ''right' 'whales because they floated after dying. In that year the first sperm whale by Nantucket whalers was captured by ·accident. This event gave new life to the business , because the sperm whale yielded much more oil than the right whale. Vessels of about 50 feet in length were fitted out to catch whales out in the "deep", as it was then called to distinguish it from shore whaling. By 1715 six ships were engaged in this fishery, fitting out for voyages of six weeks during which time they would hunt for one Sperm whale and then return to shore with the blubber stored in casks for boiling down. Although these expeditions were very profitable, the shore fishery was continued for many years. As business increased so too did the size of the ships. Whales became scarcer near shore and the larger ships had to go further north and south to find their prey. By the 1770's American sperm whalers sailed the Atlantic from the shores of Africa to South America and as far north as Newfoundland. In 1774 there were an estimated 360 American vessels of various kinds hunting whales, employing over 5,000 men. Many ports between Long Island and Boston engaged in the industry including such famous ports as Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Salem, New Bedford, Sag Harbour, Providence, New Haven, and 17 ,ruaryl?,Greenpe~c,r$ wiH .risk.lives to save whales ~ORCH------------------_;__---:---------------------:---i>ageS he 35 tie jrtal tty he ny at•at 1 10n ~at he in 1ill. eet vill I I ·by Michael Riley What sort of person would lay over a baby Harp Seal shielding the animal from the club of a Norwegian commercial seal hunter? What kind of people would stand before a Russian whaling ship and be fired upon with a 250 pound exploding harpoon? The answer to these questions are the members of Greenpeace. An environmental group formed in 1971 to protest above-ground nuclear testing in the United States and France, Greenpeace now concentrates on the prevention of whale and seal hunts by confronting the hunters face to face. The organization boasts 28 chapters in eight different countries with its headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. Cindy Baker, executive director of Greenpeace Oregon, states that "We are a confrontation group, a fairly activist environmental group." She fe-els the The letter, written by Eli Gabel of the Japan Whaling Information Center in New ·York, claims that the whale meat is necessary to feed the ·protein poor country. An editorial located on the same page as the letter cites the percentage of whalemeat consumed for protein as being less than two percent of Japan's total protein intake. The Greenpeace handout adds to this saying that whale meat is a "negligible market commodity" and "institutional feedings comprise the principle outlet for whale meat, a situation where the consumer h~s no choice in its selection. public is receptive to people who take an active, nonviolent stand against exploitation of the environment. Baker also admits that the organization uses the media to ~et its message across as much as possible since "We're a good story ... if you see two people get a harpoon shot over their heads while protecting a pod of whales ... now that's a story." Japan and Russia account for 85 percent of all whales killed through commercial whaling industries. Greenpeace cites in one of its handouts that the Japan Whaling Association has a New York based public relations firm working for them to counter the growing American support for a consumer boycott against whaling nations. Part of the campaign involved a letter justifying their killing the whales for · the meat necessary to feed a protein poor nation. It was published in a July 1974 issue of the New York Times. Greenpeace takes a neutral stand toward the issue of boycotting goods manufactured by whaling nations according to Baker. But she says that many of the volunteers working for the organization have helped in petition drives for the boycott of such goods and emphasized the environmental groups confrontation policy. This month, the organization is gearing for the "anti seal hunting" campaign that will take place in March. J.:he campaign involves volunteers who will leave the Greenpeace headquarters in Vancouver and confront seal hunters on the ice floes off the eastern Canadian border. In that area the seals have a nursery where the seal pups are raised. The pups have a white coat of fur used for commercial purposes. Again, these volunteers will use non-violent means to confront the seal hunters in an attempt to limit seal kills. The hunters use a club, knocking the baby seal unconscious and then, after the pup's throat is slit, the pelt is removed from the body. Baker cites a total of 170,000 seals as the number that will be killed this_year. Sh~ adds that .there was no aerial census taken of the Harp Seal population off the coast of Newfoundland this year and the Department of Fisheries in Canada will have no way of determining the effect the slaughter has on the seal population this year. For the whale campaign this summer, Greenpeace is looking at the possibility of buying a surplus sub-chaser located in Hawaii. Previous experiences with chartering boats over the past years has run into such an expense that the organization decided to start" buying its equipment. Fund raising for the whale campaign does not start until after the seal campaign. Baker did acknowledge that Green.J?e_!re offices in San Francisco and Hawau are trying to raise money to purchase the boat now. Persons interested in the environment or the saving of endangered species are invited to contact the Greenpeace Oregon office, located at 811 NW 23rd Ave., Portland. Japanese· Consul comments on whaling by Michael Riley In the July 15, 1974 issue of the new York Times an editorial appeared stating that whale meat comprises only 2 per cent of the total protein intake of Japan. With conflicting information supplied by• the conservation groups mentioned else- : where on these pages, the TORCH contacted the Japanese Consul Generals Office in Portland in an attempt to find an official figure concerning the amount of whale meat consumed by the Japanese. Sadao Higuchi, consult •for the Consul Generals Office, stated that the otfice had graphic by Jan Brown -r, furies supplying man ine lnd the > 11sy so ) my 1a st , for the i fter ~le >y ess , ich of to vas Dre ted six lmt to for ons ~as ;ze ear ~er the the llth tJ.d160 lng md ing a's , d, ind many more. In 1787 four British whalers rounded Cape Horn and fished along the Chilean coast. In four years Nantucket and New Bedford whalers took part in the Chilean whaling grounds. In spite of wars and damage inflicted by privateers the industry carried on, and after the war of 1812 it rapidly expanded. By the 1820's American whalemen were exploring the remotest corners of the oceans in search of their prey. The American whaling industry reached its peak about 1876 with over 700 ships in the Pacific alone, producing 428,000 barrels of oil a year, 100,000 more barrels than was produced by modern whaling in 1909-1910. It was customary for a whaling voyage to last as long as four or five years, the ship sending her oil home by cargo vessels from far-distant ports before she herself returned, full again with oil. But there were setbacks. In 1849 and for several years afterward many ships sat idle in San Francisco when their crews deserted them to join the gold rush. The greatest setback to whaling was the Civil War. Confederate cruisers captured or destroyed most of the northern whaling fleet. After the Civil War, whaling began to revive, but its prosperity was threatened by the discovery of petroleum, driving the price of whale oil down. Then in 1871 a large North Pacific fleet of American whalers met disaster when it was surrounded by ice and 34 of the 41 ships were crushed. The more whales were hunted the' further they retreated north and west. Sailing ships were often delayed for long periods in getting through the ice to the open water beyond for hunting. In order to save time, and give greater ease of maneuverability, auxiliary steam engines Whales seen off the Oregon coast by Michael Riley For prospective whale watchers and fanciers, this March is consider a good time to witness Grey whale migration toward the north. The best time is to watch the whales in the morning out OQ the ,coastal headlands where the "blows" are easier to see. The Grey whale i~ the most commonly sighted whale off the Oregon coast _ according to Dr. Bruce Mate, marine mammak,gist at the Oregon State University Marine Science Center in Newport. Another mammal, Mate says, that is sighted by people on shore is the Harbor Porpoise. He also states that the Sperm whale is the most commonly hunted off the ~oast. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is allowing a quota of 4,320 male Sperm whales, 2,880 female Sperm whales, 1,000 Bryde whales and 541 Minke whales to be hunted this · year. These quotas, Mate says, are for the North Pacific of about 50 to 150 horsepower were installed with great success the first time in 1859. In the second half of the nineteenth century as whales became scarcer, whalers took to hunting seals and smaller whales. But the northern whaling industry steadily dwindled with ,umber of whales declining and the price of whale products decreasing until it finally ended with the outbreak of the first world war. Modern whaling from the safety of the deck of a comparatively larger boat than the frail 30 feet long whale boats used by sailing ships, was started in about 1864. In that year Captain Svend Foyn used a small steamer that travelled at seven knots and ·outfitted it with a cannon which fired a harpoon tipped with a cast iron shell full of gun-powder. This method spread until many nations were using it and today the Japanese and Russians have large fleets of these "catchers" as they are known. After a catcher has killed a whale, the whale is given to a "bouy boat" that holds it and other whales until a "corvette" takes the whales to the large "factory ship" or to a factory ashore where the whale is cut up and its oil boiled out. -m m e -m a r B I El e ~ §am ROBERTSON' DRUGS 343-7715 -~-.. e 30th & Hilyarp ••~m • iae===as~m a a m PLANNED PARENTHOOD? Orientation Morch 1st C.all 344-9411 or stop by E. 13th DR turtleneck 8.50 pants 12.50 I w • 2025 Franklin Blvd. m Interested in volunteering at B TOYOTA_ DATSUN_ CAPRI _ 342 2912 I m, VOLKSWAGEN .... from the equator to the north pole. The quotas do not include shore based operations like the bases in Japan or hunts for subsistance in the eskimo regions of the north. Mate adds that the center is trying to get groups together to make whale· counts. At the present time there is no funding for such counts and it presently has to be done on volunteer time. Mate says that he's concerned with the whale's survival and he'd like to see any nation that whales be a member of the IWC so the "takes" could be recorded. He adds, that the IWC participation is voluntary, there is no real enforcement authority. He also feels that there has been an improvement in whale population over the last three years. 134 • MERCEDES whaling statistics for the calendar year of 1973. Higuchi says that "total output was 122,000 tons of whale meat provided for the domestic market in Japan." He continued, "Whale meat accounted for 6 per cent of Japan's total animal meat consumption excluding fish or about 2.5 per cent of all its animal protein, including fish." Higuchi also said that Japan is catching whales in accordance with international agreements and ''naturally the total amount the Japanese are catching is decreasing. " Eugene, Oregon m W 1 8 ffl m~ 345-1324 2441 Hilyard ~RN/)MRDC Jj11JIC)· - -·--- -~-J Page 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T O R C H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - February 17, 1977 LSD, Nixon, Tho11pson, highlight Tho11pson _appearance I by Paul Yarnold Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, alias "Prince •of Gonzo Journalism," swaggered to the podium, and in the b~st of "gonzo" terms addressed a group of "brain damaged" Eugenians. "Make yourself at home," retorted the impatient crowd affectionately, and thus the stage was set for a group exercise in recreational anarchism. Primed with ever present Wild Turkey •bourbon and a self-proclaimed "ninety-six hour" dexadrine binge, Thompson was in fine form to field questions which he solicited from a polite but anxious mob. A full house was on hand for the event, which was sponsored by the U of O's Cultural Forum group, in the EMU building on campus. "I don't give speeches -- unless you fuck around with me," Thompson snarled with a grin. Then question followed question in one of the largest press conferences ever witnessed by this reporter. The audience responded spontaneously, and with gusto. Thompson, in response to his irregular format, pondered how strange it was to be getting paid about $1,000 an hour to ''flaunt felony statutes.'' Thompson is best known for his unorthodox coverage of the 1972 presiden- · tial campaign; and for his anesthetized search for the American Dream, amid the decadence of Las Vegas. Both peices were· commissioned and published by "Rolling Stone" magazine; later they were published as paperbacks titled "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 1972". Monday's program was also highlighted at 9 p.m. by a bomb scare, which did little to disrupt the proceedings. Hunter took the telephone threat in a calm, stoned perspective, and sarcastically advised the audience to "run like bastards." Then he lifted about a third of the audience off their chairs with a well timed "ka-boommm" into the mike. No bomb exploded, nor was one found. Amid the ''potpourri'' of questions, here are some of the issues he discussed, and the answers that he gave. •On his operating a tape recorder, . . . "For protection," presumably in regard to possible slander suits. •On his support of Carter ... ''I knew he was gonna win." "Carter is an ego-maniac (who) does not want to go down looking . . . like Nixon. Can you imagine kids fifty years from now, talking about pulling a "Nixon?" •On Nixon ... "(He) is a filthy, rotten, theiving swine . . . genuine human scum and filth." •On his next assignment . . . Thompson will be covering the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans for Esquire magazine. The fringe benefits provided by the magazine include a $185 suite in the French Quarter. 15 - week lecture • series set to begin The·Libertarian Reference Center will be presenting a 15 week series of lectures by psychologist Nathaniel Branden on the principles of' 'Objectivism'' beginning Feb. 23. Branden, a former associate of novelist and philospher Ayn Rand, was the head of the Nathaniel Branden Institute. The lectures are based on Rand's work and taken from Institute wotkshoos. '' Objectivism'' is the philosophy of rational self-interest, first presented in Rand's novel, "Atlas Shrugged." Its principles are elaborated in the lecture series. The first presentation will discuss the role of philosophy and objectivism versus subjectivism. The lectures begin at 8 p.m. and a one dollar donation is requested. The Libertarian Reference Center is located at 383 East 11. •On the spotlights . . . "Maybe we should shoot 'em out.'' •On his possible lack of moral compunction as a journalist ... "I think I have a firm, strong ethical base. That's what counts!'' •On the future of the United States ... "We're learning that you can't build an economy based on cheap labor and natural resources anymore.'' •On how often he does LSD these days ... '' Acid rattles all the tubes pretty heavily ... I do it five or six times a year to clear the system out." •On Rolling Stone Editor Jan Wenner ... "He's suing me. He's stuck with it (Stone) for life.'' •On his alleged comic strip appearances in "Doonesbury," by Gary Trudeau . . . _·- Entries for art com petition are now being accepted • "Every day you've gotta look at yourself . . . it gets weird . . . sooner or later he'll be in my yard." •On his over-indulgent companion in Las Vegas . . . "Oscar got shot by a doper person ... He was always looking for the next gig." •On interviews ... (laughs) "They"re an invasion of my privacy.'' •His favorite political characterization ... Humphrey. "Anyone who lookslike a rat in heat ... should retire." Thompson ended the "jam session" as uncerimoniously as he had arrived, but stayed to sign abundant autographs from the stage. · Horoscope-continued from p. 3 from making a mistake. Listen to and trust whatever intuition you have. Monday will focus on friendship and domestic uncertainty. This day may have long lasting results. Tuesday we have a void-of-course Moon until almost -4 p.m., all day. That may be fortunate, since what is done will be subject to close scrutiny. Little will come of it for now. Wednesday will be stabilizing but fraught with under currents. Try not to outsmart yourself. You may not be as clever as you would like to think. Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) is presently accepting drawings from college artists in the northwest region for entry in its annual drawing competition, according to Bill Kent, exhibit coordinator. Entries will be displayed in an Exhibition of Drawings to be held in the SFCC Gallery beginning March 3 and continuing through March 31. Kent, who noted that there is already by Esther V. Leinbach indication of a good turnout, said that to be · For individual counseling on your parteligible for the competition, artists must be icular problem you may call 343-2713 for an enrolled in a college within the states of appointment. Shorter more informal-basis Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho. Entries must be received no later than appointments may be made on a contribution basis at the Book and Tea for February 28. All entries will be reviewed by well- Friday Afternoons between 12 and 3 p.m. known juror Marcia Tucker, curator of the liil!iiiiiiEEilm=====».:t~m m7 Whitney Museum of Art in New 2 Route Supervisors York City. For Springfield News Circulation Dept. B ~ Must live in Springfield, have car and telephone. Entries and further information may be EJ Job requires average 10-12 hours per week. obtained through the mail from Spokane Pay S2 .30 plus mileage, apply in Person. Falls Community College, Art Department, Springfield News 1887 Laura between 8:30 a .m. and 4:30 p.m. EJ N2000 Greene Street, Spokane, Washingm ffl ton, 99207; or by calling (509) 456-6100. l:J B:EE=IBE!!!i!EEll:J 1m I ALENDAR OF EVE·N T In Concert February 17 Comedy concert Checkered Players WOW Hall, 8th and Lincoln, Eugene 8p.m. ,Admission is $1.50 For more information call 687-2746 February 18 Concert University of Oregon Chamber Choir Beall Concert Hall, U of O campus 8p.m. No admission charge For more information call 686-3887 February 18 Concert/Dance Diamond Jackson Forum Room, Eugene Hotel 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Admission is $2 for singles, $3 fot couples For more information call 344-1461 February 20 Concert University of Oregon Percussion Ensemble Beall Concert Hall, U of O campus 8p.m. No admission charge For more information call 686-3887 February 20 Concert Mithrandir WOW Hall, 8th and Lincoln, Eugene 8p.m. Admission is -$2 For more information call 687-2746 February 21 Concert University of Oregon Symphony Orchestra Beall Concert Hall, U of O campus 8p.m. No admission charge For more information call 686-3887 February 22 Concert National Old-Time Fiddle Champions Dick Barrett and Benny Thomasson WOW Hall, 8th and Lincoln, Eugene Two complete shows at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Tickets are $3 in advance, $3.50 day of show and are available at Meier & Frank, Everybody's Records, and the Sun Shop For more information call 687-2746 Cinema February 17 and 18 Film "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'' Starring Paul Newman Forum 309, LCC campus 17th--Noon and 2:15 p.m. 18th--l:15 and 3:30 p.m. Admission is 75 cents general, 50 cents with ASLCC student body card February 18 and 20 Film "Insurgent Mexico" and "No Time for Tears" 177 Lawrence Hall, U of O Campus Two complete showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Admission is $1 For more information call 343-6215 February 16-22 Film ' "Le Chat" . Waco Cinema, 1840 E 13th Avenue, Eugene For more information call 344-3861 Drama February 18 and 19 Drama--"Sing to Me Through Open Windows" and Spectrum of One" NewMime Circus Maude Kerns Art Cente.:-, 1910 E 15th Avenue, Eugene Actors Warmup at 8 p.m. Curtain at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $3 general, $2 for senior citizens For more information call 345-1126 February 20 Drama-- "Pongo Play" and pantomime review NewMime Circus Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E 15th Avenue, Eugene Curtain at 2 p.m. Admission is $1.50 For more information call 345-1126 Lectures February 19 Seminar "Phenomenon of Man" Eugene Church of Religious Science 4th and Jefferson, Eugene 1-5 p.m. Admission by prior registration only For more information call 345-0682 February 22 College Visitation Lewis and Clark College, Portland Food Service area, LCC Center Building 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Advance February 26 Seminar "Birth Control" , Sponsored by SEARCH and Lane County Pharmaceutical Association Room 180, Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, U of O campus 9 a.m.-5 p.m. No admission charge For more information call 686-4377 or 689-7923 March 4 Concert Jethro Tull Mac Court, U of O Campus 8p.m. Admission is SS for U of O students, $6 general and $6.50 day of show and can be purchased at the EMU Main Desk on the U of O campus, Everybody's R~cords and the Sun Shop For more information call 686-4373 M isce llan eo us February 22 LCC Downtown Center ribbon-cutti-'lg ceremony 1059 Willamette St., Eugene Mall U a.m. February 17, 1977 ------------------------TO RCH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P a g e 7 Now prepare for league title run Men conquer Crusaders, drop Southwest by Jack Scott Believe it or not, the men's basketball team still has a shot at the OCCAA post-season playoffs. With a little luck, that is. Before last night, the Titans had a 7-5 league mark and were nestled in third place, just one-half game ahead of 6-5 Umpqua. However, last night they had to travel to Lend for a contest with league leading Central Oregon, and it would've taken more than just a little'luck to get past the tough Bobcats on their own court. Results of that game were not available at presstime. Coach Dale Bates didn't think his charges would have much of a chance of knocking off Central Oregon when discussing the playoff picture Tuesday. That's not because Bates is any sort of No, he's a pessimist or quitter. straightforward, honest man who realizes three turned hot, they could possibly force the locals out. What he would really like to see, he said with a smirk, would be his team winning the rest of their games so he wouldn't have to worry anymore. A person couldn't blame him for any optimism he might show, however, after the Titans' impressive showings in their last two wins here over Judson Baptist, 99-56, last Wednesday and Southwest Oregon, 58-50, Friday. In those games, his club played much improved defense and cut down on their ballhandling errors. . But before they start thinking about the playoffs, they must first get by Umpqua in Roseburg Saturday, Linn-Benton here Wednesday and Clackamas here Feb. 26. All games start at 7:30 p.m. his club's limitations, so he wasn't counting the Bobcat tilt as one of the two "must" wins needed to make the league playoffs. Instead, he feels his team must win two of three league games left with Umpqua, Linn-Benton and Clackamas to finish with a 9-7 mark and be ensured of a playoff spot. Only one win might not do it, he theorizes, because Umpqua, Chemeketa and Clackamas are all just a step behind and if all Colleg·e to host mat tournament by George Kengle This college will host the OCCAA wrestling championships Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the main gym. First round action starts at 10 a.m., quarterfinals and semifinals begin at 1 p.m. and the consolation championships start at 6:30 p.m. The championship finals begin at 7:30 p.m. Competing in this annual tournament are some of the finest community college wrestlers in the state. Participating will be teams from Clackamas, Umpqua, Lane Central Oregon, Southwest Oregon, Blue Mountain and Chemeketa. Clackamas, which was undefeated in league competition, traditionally fields a strong team. This year's squad is loaded with prep all-stars and state champions. "Clackamas is such a strong team, I don't see any of the rest of us as having much of a chance against them," says Titan coach Bob Creed. "There will be some fierce individual battles, but the close team competition will be between Lane and Umpqua for second place.'' The Titans go into the tournament with a 4-2 win-loss record and with half the team on the bench do to injuries and illness. ''We started the season with one of our best teams ever but we lost the equivalent of an entire team to injuries," says Creed. Lost to injuries were four former state champions in Bob Cooley, 158; Court Gardner, 126, Dan Kramer, 142, and Steve Boosi;1ger, 190. Many of the Titan key grapplers are recovering from minor injuries and illness,. including George Rayburn, Rick Klohn, Dennis Berry. Mike Bramlett and Dennis Mowry. Says Creed, "If we can get all these guys healthy, and if we wrestle well, we'll have a good chance at second place." The Titans wrestled a non-league match with the .Oregon JV's Saturday to warm up for the tournament. The final team score was 25-14. How- ( Sports the seven days preceding that Dukling dual. The fatigue felt by the Titans was evident in their performance. Dennis Randazzo at 126, Thad Brill at 134, Tim McCauley at 142 and John Dunn, heavyweight, all lost matches in the last 30 seconds of the third round. Dennis Berry defaulted with a shoulder injury in the third round. Mel Johnson won his match, 8-5. Rick Klohn also won, 7-2. "We were just too burned out to perform up to our capabilities, "commented Creed. McCarthy honored J ever. the match was much closer than the score indicates. The Titans were fatigued from the five matches they had wrestled Guard Kevin McCarthy, the men's basketball team's leading scorer with a 15. 9 average, was named the OCCAA player of the week ·in leading Lane to two wins last week. McCarthy, a sophomore from LaGrande, hit 17 of 30 field attempts and six of seven from the line against Judson Baptist and Southwest Oregon. McKay provides net leadership by Sheryl Jurgena To see Loree McKay perform on the basketball court, a person becomes aware of her fine leadership abilities being put to use as co-captain of the women's basketball team. A sophomore here, she graduated from North Eugene High School two yea_rs ago, competing . three years on the volleyball, basketball and tennis squads there. Last year she played for the Lane varsity tennis team, making some consider her a "natural born athlete." McKay favors the closeness of team sports over ~ndividual sports because in her opinion, individual sports are harder to excel i~. Her position as forward on the 12-1 women's team contributes to her leading the team in assists with an average of three Co-captain Loree McKay has sparked the per game. In eleven games, she has scored 11-1 women's basketb~ team with her • a total of 57 points and gained a total of 58 inspirational play and mature leader- rebounds. Besides basketball, she also loves ship. [Photo by Sheryl Jurgena] baseball. She retains a job keeping statistics for the minor league Eugene Emeralds, at one time working for radio announcer Mike Stone. As co-captain of the team, her duties on the court require her to meet with the referees to make any clarifications on their Off the court, she is the calls. communications link between team and coach Sue Thompson. "Loree is extremely mature and it comes through in her sports. If there is any conflicts between the team and I, Loree acts as spokesman and confronts me with the problem," explained Thompson, who seemed very impressed with McKay. Loree plans to incorporate her sports background into her present major, broadcast journalism, for a career perhaps in sportscasting. This spring she will visit Arizona State University as a possible choice of the next college she will attend. Clark puts halt on female unbeaten hopes by Jack Scott The women's basketball team saw their hopes for an undefeated season go up in smoke with a loss to Clark, 71-48, in Vancouver, Washington, Friday. Lane, now 11-1, was whistled for 35 infractions in the loss to the stiJl undefeated Penguins, but coach Sue Thompson didn't complain of a "homer." Instead, she allowed that Clark "is a fine team•~ with good height and discipline. She also mentioned that the hosts had one fine athlete at center in Linda Smedley, who killed the locals with 23 points and 20 rebounds: Teammate Janelle Kathan added 18 counters. Janel Huser, who got in early foul trouble trying to stop Smedley, topped the Titans with 14 points with guard _T eri Booth contributing 12. They get another chance to blemish Clark's mark here Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. In the meantime, they play Clakamas in Oregon City tonight at 6:30 p.m. and Mt. Hood in Gresham Tuesday at 6 p.m. Lane has r. title. "They cleaned up at the tournament," beamed coach Lou Bellisimo, "But I don't know how they did it." His amazement was prompted by the loss of three of his top male keglers for personal reasons earlier this term, which he thought would deplete his team of any title chances. His men's contingent had already qualified for the National Bowling Councilsponsored "Spectacular" tryouts by virtue of their league championship. The ACUI tourney win was thus just a piece of cake. The ''Spectacular'' tryouts are slated April 1 and 2, but Bellisimo has not received notification whether his club will compete in the Boise, Idaho or Sacramento, California tourney sites. The ''Spectacular'' is scheduled in San Antonio, Texas May 1 and 2. B B &I B . ID B B "'_ 1 ,. DIE CLASSIFIED ADS, B Keglers eye 'Spectacular~ tryouts by Jack Scott Freshmen Tom McDonald and Rich Charboneau paced the men's bowling club to a first place finish in the American College Unions Internationc1l Region 14 tournament on the Oregon campus Friday and Saturday. The women's club captured fifth place honors. McDonald, with 1840 pin total for nine games, and Charboneau, with a 1744, placed one-two in the All-Events category, determined by total pins. McDonald thus qualified for a non-related expense paid trip to Reno, Nevada, April 5-7 to compete in the National Bowling Congress tournamer.t, with Charboneau serving as • his alternate. So not only did that potent pair reap the most important individual honors, but also propelled the men to their surprising team '' We came back good after that loss to Clark,'' commented Thompson. She explained that her players stuck with their pattern offense and used full court pressure in -posting a 28-11 intermission advantage. previously disposed of both clubs here. As expected, they rebounded from that first loss by dumping the Oregon JV' s, .50-37, there Tuesday. Earlier, these clubs went into overtime before the Titans pulled through, 66-60, here Jan. 28. FOR RENT NEW AND USED HANG GLIDERS Lessons included Phone Bruce Knutsop, 345-l0l7 evenings. BAJA BUG, dependable rebuilt 40-horse, all new VW parts. very good condition inside and out. S600 or best offer. Call Matt, 343-3601, .eve.,ings. HELPWANTED WE NEED VETS. Immediate openings for qualified veterans. Earn extra income for just one weekend per . month. build retirement and insurance benefits. meet new people and many other benefits. Veterans need no additional training and you may retain your old rank. The Guard has a future, maybe your future is in the Guard. 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