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Vol. 15 No. 18 Feb._23

1978

4000 East 30th. Ave, Eugene, OR. 97405

Board members say,

Tuition increase not wanted

increase proposals, Carter suggested that
students registering for over 19 credit
hours (unless it is required for their
A one percent tuition increase as a solution
occupational program) be charged $12 per
to the projected $1.2 million college
1978-1979 budget deficit was presented to credit hour. ''No refund would be granted for
dropping classes affected by this tuition
the LCC Board of Education on Feb. 22.
change,'' he said,' 'unless the student drops
Although Dean of Students Jack Carter's
courses below the 12 credit full-time
proposal was the subject of lengthy
minimum."
discussion, there was no action taken on the
''There is a possibilty that an additional
proposal. All of the Board members who
$25,000 could be generated through
were present (Lynn Moore and Richard
acceptance of this policy," said Carter. He
Freeman were absent) are against raising
explained that some students register for
tuition, unless, as Edward.Cooper stated, it
more classes than they intend to take and
is "inescapable."
drop those classes during the first or second
'' I really hate the idea of raising tuition,''
said Board member Steven Reid. LCC's week of the term. Students '' should not be
tuition is the highest of any community allowed to continue this practice,'' he said.
Schafer told that Board that he hopes
college in Oregon, and Reid said that a
tuition increase may drive potential students department expenditures can be reduced
away. ASLCC President Tom Ruckman and that he does not want the college ''to go
agreed, and told the Board that LCC should to the taxpayers,'' to raise the needed
be kept "accessible" to students and the revenue.
Schafer's decision to appoint Mass
community.
Communication Chairman Jim Dunne as
Carter proposed two options for a tuition
increase in a memo to President Eldon acting manager of radio station KLCC was
criticized by members of the KLCC Advisory
Schafer. The first option would raise tuition
Board.
for full-time students from the present
Jim Williams, KLCC Advisory Board
$130.80 to $132, and part-time students
would be charged $12 per credit hour instead chairman, said that Dunne's appointment
of the present $10 .50. Community Education was ''contradiction'' to the Board policy
classes would be charged from $15 to $16 per established last spring. At that time the
Board seperated KLCC from the supervision
class.
The second alternative would raise tuition of the Mass Communication department.
Williams added that Dunne's appointto $138forfull-time students and $11.50 per
ment was ''belittling to the Advisory
credit hour for part-time students.
If one of the options must be chosen, Board." Schafer said he supported Dunne's
Carter said, he recommends that the Board , appointment on the basis of the chairman's
choose the first one. A slight raise would experience and that it ''was the best of all
keep the college in a ''competitive'' position possible solutions." Williams said the
with other Oregon community colleges, he Advisory Board considered Dunne's appointment as a ''merger.''
said.
Board policy states that tuition may
Board Chairwoman Catherine Lauris
amount to 20 percent of the college's general
budget. That would make tuition $156 for called a special meeting on March 8 from 6 to
8 p.m. to discuss KLCC policy and the
full-time students, Carter said.
As a possible addition to the tuition Advisory Board's role in KLCC affairs.
by Sally Oljar

Oregon guitarist and songwriter Hoyt Axton brought his band to the Lane County
Fairgrounds last Saturday evening for two shows. Joining Axton in concert was
violin player Vassar Clements. The two men joined forces on "Will the Circle be
Unbroken," to the pleasure of an enthusiastic crowd. Photo by Samson Nisser.

Harp seals: slaughter or economic resource?

by Tim Leonard
With the migration of the adult female harp seal now underway, me~be~s of two animal
welfare groups concerned with the protection of harp seal life are readying their forces for the
confrontation with seal hunters off the east coast of Canada, early next month.
Hoping to create an effective dialogue with sealers, members of Greenpeace, an animal
welfare group, and International Fund for Animal Welfare, Inc. (IFAW) will begin their
third year of' 'non-violent direct confrontation.'' The organizations' battle against the hunt
will be fought on two fronts: through media coverage that attempts to inform the public of the
environmental impact of the annual seal hunt and on the ice floes of Eastern Canada as
Greenpeace members remove pups from ship paths and protect the newborn seals with their
own bodies.
On Friday, Feb. 24, an educational film produced by IFAWwill be shown in Forum 311 at
12:30 and 3:30 p.m. "Sealsong" will depict the life of the harp seal and the methods used in
the annual hunt. Both Greenpeace and IF AW members are admittedly passionate on the
issue and both groups are determined to fight to stop the killing of harp seals.
Canadians residing close to the harp seal breeding grounds depend on the "landsmen
hunt'' for employment and food. T~e hunter travels across the Gulf of St. Lawrence ice floes
on foot or by snowmobile to find the baby harp seal. Other hunters travel by boat, crushing
through the ice to find the seal's breeding ground, according to IFAW members.
Brian Davies, former director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare says that
although 5,000 ''landsmen'' licenses have been issued each year; _probabl_y less than 2,000
license holders ever kill a seal. Davies says he has been told bv the ''landsmen'' that in a _good
year a man might expect to make $200. -Charles Friend, press officer for the Canadian Dept.
of Fisheries, disagrees with Davies' statistics. "There are about 2,000 licenses given each
year," he told the TORCH.
This year, a; in the past, Norweigen ships will be brought over the Atlantic ocean to
participate in the annual hunt. The Norweigens once hunted the White Sea near Russia but
have been forced to seek other breeding areas due to depleting the number of seals, say
IFAW members. Several different controversies surround the annual Canadian/Norweigen
hunt for harp seals. One difference is the Canadian government's quota of seals that might be
killed and the actual seal population in the gulf area.
According to a research document released by Greenpeace in January, scientists,
including those from Canadian fisheries, agree that there were 10 million seals a century ago,
3.3 million in the 1950's and about one million in 1978. Using an ultraviolet photographic
process in 1977 it was possible to determine that roughly 250,000 pups were born in the Gulf of
St. Lawrence and the ice packs surrounding it.

'fhe Canadian government estti;'iished a "harvesting" quota based upon the size of the
seal population. The figures are derived by the government's Department of Fisheries.
Friend and Greenpeace say that the 1977 seal quota was 170,00, but the hunters only
managed to kill 149,000. Greenpeace maintains that the seal population was so low last year
that the hunters couldn't manage to find enough to meet the quota, therefore the government
has increased the quota to 180,000 for 1978. Friend, however, says that "The harp seal
population has increased, according to the 20 scientists involved in collecting data.
Greenpeace has no scientists.''
The hunt from the Canadian government's point ot view ts one ot necessary economic and
traditional pursuit of food and furs for continued progress. For the Greenpeace and IFAW
members, the hunt takes on all the characteristics of a mindless slaughter which depletes the
population of the seal. But Friend says, "If the Canadian governmant realized that the
population was in danger of being wiped out, there would be a ban on killing, just as there has
been a six year restriction on hunting the Atlantic salmon due to depletion of its numbers.
'' Why should we kill the goose who lays the golden egg?'' The flippers are the main source of
food for humans, Friend says, while the blubber provides sustenance for animals in the
environment.
But Kim Wilbur, a Greenpeace volunteer in Eugene, says the seals contribute to the
ecological balance. ''The harp seal eats a variety of fish which are ~ot used by humans,'' she
says, '' and they excrete remains which the plankton need for contmued growth. In turn the
fish eat the plankton and the seals need fish for life.'' Her main contentio~ is th_at humans, ~y
destroying the pup population, upset the balance and deny the contmuat10n of the hfe
process.
Another controversy stems from the use of seal fur. IF AW members admitthat it is difficult
to say exactlvwhat the skins are used for after skinnin_g the dead pups. Thev believe the adult
_furs are used mainly for leather. Friend says the pelts are used for "wearing apparel."
Greenpeace believes that the ''whitecoat'' fur of the harp seal pup is us-e d for trim on
mittens, slippers, hats, and other fashion accessories. The fur is not so much white as it is
transparent, according to Nils Oritsland, a Norweigen physiologist who has studied the harp
seal. The transparent fur enables the pup to transmit solar energy toward the skin where it is
absobed as energy. The hair creates a'' grC;enhouse'' eefect by reducing the loss of body heat
by radiation.
The ice formed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the winter months sets the .stage for the
yearly migration of approximately 200,000 pregnant harp seals. They work their way down
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TORCH ,. ,

Fep. 23-Mau:b:=z, 1978

Where are the guest speakers; rock concerts, touring groups?
News Feature by Tim Leonard
Two weeks ago Dr . James Harder spoke at the University on UFO phenomena
in the un iverse -- he was originally expected to speak at LCC.
He was brought by the Willamette Writers ' Guild and sponsored by the
University and Lane Community College. His talk was planned for a Saturday
eveni ng but an LCC play had been scheduled a full year in advance at the LCC
Performing Arts Building. Thus , the facility was unavailable for Prof. Harder 's
speech, and the Writers' Guild moved the event to the U of O instead .

photo by J eff Patterson

Several groups compete for limited cultural space

A student leader who has attempted to schedule music groups for student
concerts claims that the college's general attitude about such activities
makes it futile to plan worthwhile events. When it comes to space, priorities and
established guidelines prevail.
And one college coordinator says the college hasn't budgeted money for·
speakers and other cultural events in many years. As a result, outside funding
proves to be a viable source of promoting events.
Many campus and non-campus organizations find it difficult to schedule some
facilities at LCC, namely the Performing Arts Building and the gymnasium .
The buildings aren't "free" to the public to use. There are priorities.
Scheduling is a problem. Some outside groups have booked LCC facilities two
•
years in advance.
Off-campus groups contactthe campus scheduling person, Wendy Westfall,
pertaining to the availability of facilities. If a particular room or building is
available when they want it, Westfall will book them after checking her schedule
and g_oing over requirements. The procedure includes checking the date,
beginning and ending times, the size of group, whether or not food services are to
be involved, determining if there is a person responsible to the college, and if
there will be any extra labor and/or equipment needed.
• If the off-campus group or institution provides a service for LCC students or
employees and tax or public supported non-profit institutions, they will not be
charged a fee for the activity unless the college administration thinks additional
expenses are involved.
• Other non-profit organizations may use college facilities with the prior
approval of the President or his designee. They are charged facility fees, fees for
additional costs incurred and, if, applicable, a percentage of the gross from
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money-raising projects.
a facility for an event goes
schedule
to
wishing
group
• A student-oriented
through Jay Jones, the director of student activities. He works with Kurt Best,
the student-elected cultural director.
According to Wendy Westfall, whose official title is Security Records and
-Facilitv Clerk, all facilities are on a first-come first-served basis. Each facility at

Overbooking of facilities cited as a prob~em

LCC varies as to cost depending on size. For example, conference classrooms
with a cap.acity of 60 people c~n be rented for three dollars an hour or $25 a day.
Areas with room for 100 people cost $12 an hour or $50 a day. The gym·and
Performing Arts Building both go for $30 an hour or $100 day.
The rental price does not include audio visual services, video equipment or
labor charges. The labor charges are presently being updated to include recent
custodial and security cost increases.
Photo Editor: Daniel Van Rossen
Production Manager: Michael Riley
Copysetting: Nikki Brazy
Circulation: Jeff Patterson
Editor: Sally Oljar
Photography: Ramona Fuller, Jeff Patterson, Tim Leonard ,
Associate Editor: Paul Yarnold
Samson Nisser
Features: Tim Leonard
Production : Suefosseen, Judy Jordan, Judy Sonstein, Marta
Culture: Jan Brown
Hogard, Mike Arnold
Sports: J ohn Healy
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When asked about the availability of the Performing Arts Building Westfall
said that the facility is being used every night for rehearsals. "They have
something going all the time,'' she said . However, if someone were to contact her
far enough in advance , asking for use , and if the group making the request would
not disturb stage setting, and if Performing Art Department Head Ed
Ragozzino consented to a break in rehearsals, then use of the facility could be
opened to the requesting group .
But the TORCH was told it is " taken for granted" that both the Performing
Arts Building and the gym will be in use for activities directlv related to the
buildings' intended purposes . Westfall says she must work "hand in glove"
with Ragozzinoand Dick Newell , Physical Education Department Head , when it
comes to asking them for use of their respective facilities .
EdRagozzino , whenaskedaboutthe facility under his direction, said "It is not
a campus auditorium. It is an educational laboratory and instruction has the
highest priority.'' He feels the biggest problem is people wanting the facility on
short notice --as was the case two weeks ago when the Willamette Writers' Guild
wanted to sponsor Professor Harder to speak on UFO's .
According to the chairman, the theatre is booked for rehearsals and
perform ances of both plays and concerts. With a schedule of 12 to 14 concerts and
three plays per yeaT, the facility is being used from Sept. 29 until June 6. The
exceptions are Sundays and some Saturdays depending on each play' s director,
the show in progress or rehearsal, and the size of the company.
"I have to say that I feel responsible for the scheduling of the gymnasium,"
says P. E. Department Head Dick Newell . ' 'I'm in charge and therefore I am the
one held responsible." The use of his department's facility by groups can be
worked out by following the established guidelines, he believes. First, there are a
lot of activities which take place in the gym, and the weather is also a factor in the
scheduling of events .
"The tough partcomesfrommid -OctobertoMarch," Newell explained, "and
the reason is the number of classes plus athletic events.;'
He says there are 120 classes, intramurals, men's and women's basketball,
volleyball and community events. The community events involve " established
activit ies of Eugene groups who have been using the building for the last 6 to 9
years .''
For basketball teams the gym is reserved a year in advance , for groups from
the city, two years in advance .

The future of rock and roll at LCC may be in doubt
' 'There is a sound justification in my mind, '' Newell said, in reference to the
scheduling and use of the facility for other purposes. He remembers the 284
burns on the floor and the four truckloads of garbage following a rock and roll
concert about seven years ago. ''It is very difficult to justify that (the resulting
damage and costs) to a tax paying public," he acknowledg£d .
What does he say about students wanting rock concerts in the future?
''I think the students will have to work around the reason we are there,'' he
says, '' and they have to consider the time of year and the extension of assigned
-activities dealing with educational instruction.''
Lisl Fenner is the college's Resource Development specialist. Her office is in
the Administration Building. Her job is primarily that of being a' 'bridge'' to help
gather the balance of monies from college sources to offset expenses incurred by
activities featuring off-campus groups. And she doesn't see milch funding
available for cultural events -- outside the normal concerts and plays.
"The college had a budget squeeze about five years ago," she explained,
"and stopped bringing cultural events here. It meant, as a college, we don't
sponsor public events. They are usually sponsored by specific interest groups.''
Although Fenner believes that cultural events do pay for themselves she is also
of the opinion that due to budget realities they have a low priority. ''The
Associated Students is not as vocal as it used to be,'' she said. Part of the reason
is due to having a t~o year program and the lack of an alumni, she said.
''There is a definite need for a good proposal,'' she feels, '' one new program
from the national endowment for the humanities encourages students to develop
and operate their own program. A realistic program supported by campus
government may gain support,'' she stated.
But according to Kurt Best Student Cultural coordinator, "There are a lot of
problems.''

ASLCC ~strated by administrative channels
One is _that, in Best's view, the administration should start treating thestudents like they are a part of the college rather than people who visit the campus
a coup)e of hours each day. Another is the delicate relationship he has with Jay
Jones, the director of Student Activities, who approves student money requests
for events.
"I've gone through Jay," Best said, "but things don't tend to get done as
quickly and (so) I've circumvented."
According to Best, Jones finds himself in a difficult position: attempting to
meet student needs while operating within administration policies.
''There are a couple of reasons why cultural events have a low priority,'' Jones
said. "First is the student interest and secondly we have to think in terms of
which facility is requested." The cafeteria was used by Jones to illustrate his
point. "The cafeteria is one area most in demand during the peak hours of
operation , '' the student activities director said . '' But I don't think that people
using the area should be a captive audience, rather I think they should have the
option of being entertained while they eat."
In the past, Jones said, as a result of having an activity in the dining areas
during peak hours, complaints have been registered with his office by both the
administrative sections above and the classrooms below.
Regarding the use of the theatre , Jones said ''Ragozzino is set on protecting
the building and there are guidelines written and approved by the college which
provide f<;>r certain usage.'' Agaii1 refering to the chairman of performing arts,
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Progra m for massage technicians being considered
by Bob Edwards

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An apprenticeship course for massage
technicians -- operating as a pilot program -is currently being considered for incorporation into LCC' s curriculum. And it could be
an additional service of the LCC Health
Services clinic, say the proponants of the
I
plan.
The program would establish a place for
students of massage to fulfill the newly
required six month apprenticeship neces)r
sary for Oregon licensing as a massage
'
technician.
Currently, massage training is only
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offered in the Adult Education Division as a
related
other
no
non-credit course and
courses are offered in conjunction with it.
This massage training would also serve
LCC student patients who would be referred
by doctors in the Student Health Services to
the apprentices for treatment.
Gene Bicksler, a licensed massage
technician and member of the Oregon State
Massage Licensii1g Board, says that the new
law requiring the six month apprenticeship
is the first step that the state is taking to
upgrade the massage profession.
The serious student studies in massage
classes at night in Adult Education, and then
he or she must take classes such as anatomy students commit suicide at finals week tha.,
and physiology during the day, Bicksler during any other time of the year.'' So
says. If new vocational field of study coulr, Pelikan, a licensed massage technician
be initiated, he says, massage students himself, says that massage is one technique
that people may use to get back ... in touch
would be better served.
Ken Pelikan, former LCC student body with themselves, ... to walk away with a
president, feels that the pressure and stress totally different relationship with their
of deadlines is one reason that '' . . . more health and well being."

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Health Departments, the Student Health
Services, the Adult Education Division, as
well as the college administration and
curriculum specialists.
co-operation ofthe Physical Education and
massage facilities currently avatlable m the
Physical Education and Health Departments, then a major cost for equipment can
be avoided. The only other major cost would
be the salary of a licensed massage
technician who would oversee the program.
Laura Oswalt, director of Student Health
Services, says she is very much in favor of
incorporating massage therapy into the
Student Health Services. ''Those of us here
in the Health Services would like to
have more to offer people to help them get
well than just pills . Our society is too pill
oriented.''

Oswalt says that many students come to
the clinic complaining of headache, back
ache, insomnia, and/or stomach disorders.
When the staff '' . . . tries to track the
problem down medically, they find out that
the root of the matter is probably related to
tension or stress. A chemical pill is not the
answer. The answer is learning how to
handle stress. This is one reason we would be
In fact, Pelikan is one of the initiators of the interested in massage.''
Linda Matosian, Student Health Services
proposed program. " ... Physical therapy
has been with us for along, long·time, butit is co-ordinator, says that the six month
our frame of reference for categorizing apprenticeship can serve as on-the-job
practices such as medicine, which makes us experience and . help graduates of this
proposed program find work. She speculates
feel that it is new.''
This pilot program would involve the that the program may also serve as an
alternative field of study to nursing.

Shooting incident sparks private security inquest
themselves and generally do a ''pretty good
by Frank Babcock
The recent shooting death of a Eugene job." Nevertheless, he says there is always
man has prompted some law enforcement the potential for problems or even a tragedy
officials - - including LCC Criminal when there is no means of control.
Justice Instructor John Kocher - - to
For that reason, Chief Brooks recently
criticize Oregon's laws and ordinances
a 16-hour firearms training
initiated
governing the private security business.
program in cooperation with the Lane
30,
In the shooting incident, Joel D. Flynn,
Community College (LCC) Adult Education
a Eugene Salvage worker, W6S killed shortly and CriminalJustice programs. The training
guard
after midnight, Jan. 24 by a security
wit l be required only of those security agents
when he and a companion accidentally and employees applying for new licenses in
wandered into an off-limits area of a building Eugene. It is voluntary for those already
they were dismantling in Portland.
licensed.
The guard was found free of wrongdoing
But the response has been gratifying.
in the shooting by a Multnomah County Olson says, because most of the 46 people
Grand Jury Feb. 2.
who have enrolled in the first session are
"Oregon is one of three states in the currently employed in the security business.
country that does not regulate private
The training program, which held its first
security agencies,'' says Kocher, '' and most classes at the LCC Downtown Center Feb. 4,
cities in Oregon have only basic business consists of four hours of classroom
licensing requirements. Most anyone, with instruction on the legal limitations and
the exception of convicted felons, could start responsibilities governing the use of
his or her own security business in just about weapons, and 12 hours of training on the
any town in the stae."
firing range.
A survey of several municipal codes
proves Kocher is correct. Eugene and
Springfield is working in a similar
Springfield, for example, have municipal direction.
Chief Brian Riley of the
licensing requirements for private security Springfield Police says every effort is being
operations that are nearly indistinguishable made by his department to bring about
from those for other businesses.
adoption of a similar city ordinance.
An Oregon Senate bill that would have
Riley feels that a distinction has to be
created a state licensing board for private made between the duties of a policeman and
security operations died in the Ways and those of a private security guard. He says his
Means Committee of the 1977 Oregon department instructs private security people
Legislature. Under provisions of the bill, to "leave police work to policemen."
private security firms and their employes
However, Riley emphasizes the imporwould have been required to meet standards tance of the private security business. "We
similar to those for public police agencies as need all the eyes and ears we can get.''
a licensing condition. Those standards
Olson agrees: "Private security people
would have included weapons training have helped us many times . . . there is
under police supervision.
definitely a place for the private security
Under present Oregon statutes, private business.''
security employes are subject to the same
And the strongest support for security
restrictions as private citizens in the use of legislation is coming from the private
firearms.
security profession, itself.
A spokeswoman for a large security
the
However, the cities have recognized
agency in Eugene says "we want it." She
problem and are working to correct it.
feels public confidence in the role played by
According to Officer Mel Olson, adminis- private security in society would be greater if
trative assistant to Police Chief Pierce stricter professional standards were more
Brooks in Eugene, the new city ordinance visibly enforced.
Eugene is considering is being patterned
after a federal task force study and will
It was, in fact, the Oregon Security Assn.,
provide a realistic means of control over a professional organization of security
private security operations.
agencies, that introduced last year's Senate
Olson says that presently most security bill.
agencies set "in house" standards for

Senator Victor Atiyeh (R.-Portland), in
Eugene Feb. 2, blamed failure of the bill he
presented on three factors: The general
aversion of the Senate to create another state
licensing board; the reluctance to appropriate funding for such a board; and some minor
provisions in the bill that might have placed a

hardship on very small security firms in
small cities.
However, Atiyeh says the security people
are being encouraged to introduce the bill
again in the next session. '' It is basically a
good bill," says Atiyeh, "and I feel it has a
very good chance at passage.''

Coming up

A workshop in Biokinesiologywill be held Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Forum 311 from 2-3:30
p.m. The instructor is John Barton from the Great Oaks School of Health in Creswell.
. Acupressure, hand and foot reflexiology, and color therapy will be among the topics
discussed.
TheLCCJazz Band and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will be in concert on Tuesday, Feb. 28in
the Performing Arts Theatre, at 8 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.
Representatives from the U of O will hold a special visitation for LCC students on
March 1, from 11-2 p.m. in the President's Dining Room. Personnel from the U of O
Admissions Office will evalluate student transcripts. Official transcripts are not
necessary, but students should bring their grade reports. Academic advising will also
be available.
Jerome Hall, a Spanish author and poet from Madrid, will speak at LCC on Feb. 24 from
2-4 p.m. in Forum 311. The lecture is sponsored by the LCC Black Student Union.
A course for students wishing general knowledge in electronics will be offered Spring
Term by the LCC Electronics Department. '' Survery of Electronics'' will be offered on
Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. in room 206 of the Electronics Building.
For further information call ext. 295.
Highlights of public testimony on the sexual orientation amendment to the city of
Eugene's Human Rights Ordinance, followed by a live discussion, will be broadcast at
8 p.m., Thursday, February 23 on radio station KLCC-FM (89.7).
The testimony, given at a public hearing before the Eugene City Council last
October, preceded approval of the amendment, with prohibits discrimination in
housing, employment and public accomodations on the basis of sexual orientation.
Opponents of the amendment secured enough petition signatures to refer the
matter to the voters at the upcoming election May 23.
KLCC-FM has invited speakers from VOICE, the organization sponsoring the
referendum, and from Eugene Citizens for Human Rights, a group which opposes
repeal of the amendment, to participate in a live discussion of the issue following the
broadcast of the taped testimony.

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LCC musician forsakes
one success formula
to pursue yet another
by Kristel Best
Her jeans, her brown flight jacket
and her boots all add up to the
appearance of casual youth.
At LCC and around town, Lori
Moritz is a constantly chattering 19
year old with a recurrent giggle.
But when music is mixed into
Lori's life, she grows into a
sophisticated artist possessing depth
of feeling and capable of reaching
great musical heights.
Strange as it may seem to
outsiders, after recording several
albums and playing the piano for the
now famous Jazz Minors jazz
ensemble, Lori is pondering a change
in her muscial direction.
Lori, a singer, songwriter and
musician, has removed herself from
an almost certain avenue to success
to find a way which will give her more
personal satisfaction and less frustration. Exactly which direction
she'll take and how she'll get there is
still unknown, but Lori is a person
with enough independence to move
as she finds necessary.
Born in Weisboden, Germany,
Lori was a premature baby weighing
only 2 lbs. 6 oz. at birth. Her doctors,
in administering pure oxygen to the
infant, didn't realize the danger of
blindness presented in the gas. By
the time Lori was three months old
she was blind. After spending the
next nine years in Annandale , West
Virginia, her father retired from the
Air Force and brought the Moritz
family to Junction City in 1968.

photo by Jeff Patterson

Several years earlier, when Lori was only three or four years old , she had begun
" tinkering around with " and eventually learned to play the piano .
" Basically, I started myself off in music, " she says. "Not being able to see, it's
kind of a natural thing for me to want to do something that involves my hearing. ' '
While attending Junction City High School, Lori joined a musical group called
the Jazz Minors. The Jazz Minors are a strictly traditional type jazz band which
plays old ' 'rags' ' with a definite Dixieland beat. The group became familiar to
traditional jazz fans in Oregon, and after concerts throughout this state and
California , they became the darlings of the West Coast traditional jazz circuit.
After less than a year Lori had realized her music was totally different than
wha~ she was playing with the group. It was only the experience of playing with
the Jazz Minors that kept her with them . Three years (1974-1977) and two Jazz
Minor albums later, Lori was more than ready to go her own way.
"Musically , wejustdidn'tagree ... fraditionaljazzjustisn'tmy style. I wasn't
happy, sol split, " she reflects. "Ihavemyown plans ... I want to get into a more
contemporary scene , merging different types of music together .''
Lori, on her own, is a diversified talent. Her first solo album, ''Lorelei On the
Rocks,'' was released last year on Tri-ad Records. She wrote six songs ranging
from blues and jazz to rock for this album. Although she claims, "Writing isn't
very easy for me ... like rhyming love with dove, I'm just tight, you know,'' the
lyrics she has put out display a high level of creativity and wide range of interest.
Beginning with "Music Brings Me Closer," a high powered number, adding
"Long Haired Harry," one of her original blues tunes, and winding down with
''Michael's Sunrise,'' the listener gets quite a_n earful. What about her claims to
being tight as a writer?
"Oh, the songs on the album. They just came to me," Lori explains. "I don't
ask for those, they just have to come out, almost like a mystical experience. It's
when I sit down and try to write that I can't."
Lori's album was followed by concert performances with blues singers Bonnie
Raitt and Leon Redbone in Eugene. The Bonnie Raitt show was an especially
memorable one for Lori who is a definite fan of hers. She even has a collie named
Bonnie Raitt.
Other performers of interest to Lori have been Edgar Winter (' 'because of his
jazz-rock style,") and Elton John ("I love him, he always seems so sad)."
Although there are several artists from whom Lori may have picked up ideas, her
music is definitely her ·own. Pointing out her originality, Lori says "one of my
•main influences is Celtic music, which is a combination of Irish, Scottish and
French music,'' and adds that be combining this with jazz, blues and/ or rock she
hopes to find the sound she is looking for.
What Lori's plans are for the future, she isn't sure.
'' I see Lori trying to get herself out of the depths (not knowing what she wants
,t~ do) and put herself back on top again," she says.

Feb. 23-Mau:±d, 1978

Basketball team reunites after ~O years

'Championship' opens

by Tim Leonard
"That Championship Season," the
Pulitzer prize winning play by-Jason Miller
opened last week at the Oregon Repertory
Theatre in the Atrium building and provided
the audience with comedy, tragedy, and
fresh acting throughout the ' ' rough and
cynical'' lives of a reunited basketball team.
The play, directed by George Lauris in
three acts, brings a coach and four basketball
players back together after 20 years - to
celebrate a high school championship
•
basketball game.
According to Lauris, " 'That Championship Season' is a powerful story about small
town friends who hold onto fraudulent
dreams which have poisoned their present
lives and have robbed them of the future
which was once so rich in promise."
The play is recommended for mature
audiences, due to the locker room dialogue,
frank expression, racial slurs and earthy
conversations.
The set design is excellently conceived by
Andrew Traister. Pictures of Theodore
Roosevelt, Charles McCarthy and JFK
decorate the walls; stuffed chairs and a sofa
are situated in position; a gun rack, trophies
alongside books, oriental rugs and bottles of
liquor await the guests. Sinatra sings, "I
Found You Just in Time."
Miller presents the cast of characters
which are almost a cross-section of small
town society: A drunken cynic; a political
phony; a frustrated high school principal; an
aggressive, businessman; and a zealous,
two-faced, bigoted coach.
Bill Ritchie, as Tom, the sarcastic and
alcoholic hrother of the educator, brings
freshness and verbose accuracy to his
performance. -His quick remarks, facial
expressions and truthful nature while
expressing the point of the ''championship' '
group as "just a myth," illustrates his
dramatic and thoughtful acting.
John Freeman, as George the politician
' 'with a face for everyone,'' comes across as
the typical office holder willing to do
anything for re-election. Although George's
character is one of slow wit in realizing the
matters at hand, Freeman's presentation
seemed to lack the authenticity necessary for
belief.
The school administrator, played by Will
Emery, is rankled at his lack of upward
mobility toward desired political ~nds and
came across as rather stiff. The '' 38 year old
whine' ' is dropped as the mayor's campaign
manager and he lapses off into a monologue
filled with self-pity: He only wanted his
father to have respected him. A typical
reaction, yet it is somehow less than
convincing.
Phil, the businessman, is portrayed by Bill
Geisslinger. He shows a man financially
secure yet an emotionally unstable political
contributor who has a loyalty conflict. While
supporting the incumbent in the past, he has
second thoughts about political elections
and the ramifications on his business, a strip
mine. Geisslinger does a fine job of letting
everyoneknowwhoPhilisandwh athewants
in exchange_ for the use of his money.
Once, while sitting on the sofa with aloof
of apathy spread over the face, Phil recalls,
''the only thing I can feel is that
championship season." His observation

serves to make people aware that
Geisslinger has created a wolf in sheep's
clothing by bringing together the past and
the light of the present.
John Descutner, an actor and director of
25 years experience, demonstrates through
the coach, the tough-minded yet hypocritical
attitudes prevalent during his days in high
school basketball. Descutner plays a strong
role, gathering "his boys" around him. He
cavorts through the action with all the
enthusiasm he· showed on the night of that
big game. Moving with ease, having his own
character put down, he cracks jokes, brings
the past back for old time's sake and
constantly moves between extolling and
belittling in the same breath.
Ironically enough, we hear of a fellow
named Martin in the fJrst act. We don't learn
he is the missing fifth player and the real
champion until the rising action in the final
act. With emotions running high, Tom lets it
be known that Martin told him what
happened that night of the championship
and how the trophy was really won.
The coach reacts in defense of the theory of
"exploiting the weaknesses of the other
guy.'' He defends the methods used to bring
his team the symbol of victory.
The audience, however, realizes that all is
not as it appears. This is an interesting
moment, seeing through the thin veneer of
self-justification. It is here that we
appreciate the Jine acting s~ills of those

involved and the direction of Lauris.
"I think it was accepted, " Lauris said
following the opening night. "The play
appeals to all ages," he added, "although
young groups hate the coach .and the older
viewers like him, we want the middle class to
come."
Both the costumes by Diane Mundt and
lighting by Jim Robinson make the
performa~ce a fine event, helping us see the
realities and lies of lives of the people who
strive to remember how it used to be.
"That Championship Season" will be
performed Feb. 23-26 and March 2-5 with
matinees every Saturday at the ORT Atrium
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P"/anning Commission schedules Whiteaker meeting

by Bob Edwards

Part of Eugene Skinner's original town
plot is the subject of a special Planning
Commission meeting scheduled for Feb. 28.
The 7:30 p.m. meeting at city hall will
allow additional public testimony concerningthe historical significance of a three block
area bounded roughly by Pearl and High
Streets, Third Avenue and Skinner~s Butte
itself. The meeting was requested by the
East Skinner Butte Friends and Neighbors.
The area in question is one smalJ part of
what is called the Whiteaker area. After
more than two years of work, the city
planning staff and the Friends and
Neighbors have written the Whiteaker

Refinement Plan. This plan wiU be the guide
for future development of the entire area.
The two groups are in agreement except
for what the maximum density in the east
butte area should be. The Friends and
Neighbors want a maximum density of 20
units per acre, whiletheplannin gstaffwants
a maximum of 30 units per acre. The
residents feel that the extra units in the
neighborhood wi11 result in a significant
historical loss.
David Filer, chairperson of the Friends
and Neighbors, says that there is a cluster of
nine houses in the area that the city's_
Historical Review Board has intentions of
declaring historical landmarks. The oldest

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Appearing nightly through February at
Brians Restaurant in downtown Eugene is
Ron Hughes. Hughes plays guitar and sings
a variety of popular works including Stevie
Wonder's "Golden Lady," and "Isn't She
Lovely.'' Hughes is especially good on
Wonder's melodies.
BriansCocktail lounge is comfortable and
intimate, although their drinks are a little
overpriced. Be prepared to pay $1.85 or more
for one drink. However, the lounge is an
appropriate setting for the soft-touch style
that Hughes plays; music for easy listening.
Hughes, at Brians, offers the opportune
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romance.
On the otherhand, if you' re looking for an
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Palms Tavern, in Springfield, might be just
the place to go. Currently featured on Friday
and Saturday nights is a band advertised as
The Coltrane Blues Band. But in actuality,
only three of the members were together
under that name. The group now calls
themselves, more appropriately, "Sky- ·
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the band plays.
Slim, the lead singer, has performed in
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However, city planning staff member Pat
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could provide both for historic preservation
and new develooment at the same time.''

homes date back to the 1850's and 60's, and
the newest date back to 1900, he says.
Filer says that the residents understand
that growth will change their neighborhood,
and they will accept it. However, if the
maximum al1owable density is permitted,'' .
.. such efforts towards historic preservation
will be made impossible."
If high density development starts, the
property values will rise. Property taxes will
then increase and make it more difficult for
owners of the older homes to maintain them,
Filer says. Some historic homes will
ultimately be sold and demolished so that a
new building can take its place, he projects.
The planning staff's decision on density

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Stuclents exhibit
by Bob Edwards
A ceramic bottle with a top like a fish
head. An applique of a sea scape. A
wood cut print. ·rou will find these and
many more art objects at this year's first
LCC Art Students' Show.
The show, which opened Tuesday,
Feb. 21 will run through Thursday,
March 9. It is located in the gallery in the
Art and Applied Design Department.
The hours for viewing are 8 a.m. to 10
p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8
a.m. to 5 p.~. on Fridays. The show is
closed on weekends.
Art students were invited to submit
two works from any of their creations.

Counterclockwise, top left corner: ''Danae'' by Louie Smart; ''Untitled'' by Tara
Sono Stewart; "Flowers" by Judy Jordan; "Eeel Rock" by Colleen Hackett;
"Fonteyn and Nureyev" by Valerie Brooks; "Fluid Cock" by Peter Paszecko;
"Ghiti Urn" by Robert Clark; "Day" by Kate Siegal; "Night" by Kate Siegal;
"Untitled" by Peggy Heister; "Spring Clay" by Louie Smart; "Hawk" by Linda
Osborn. All photos by Daniel V~n Rossen

their art works

The works on display are of any
imaginable theme and medium.

Art major Bob Clark has his ceramic
bottle with a top like a fish head on
display. Clark says that the '' ... bottle
is an experiment in form and technique.
I combined naturalistic elements with a
pecorative f!)Qtif of repeated symbols in
the base. I tried to create a contrast
between the smooth top and the
unglazed section on the bottom.''
Art student Nancy Kerns is entering a
sea scape applique (a decorative mode
of one material attached to another) that
she made as a present. "I have always
enjoyed sewing and crafts,'' she says,
'' so an applique is an art form that I
really enjoy."

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High school dropouts finish at LCC

by Kathie Brandon Robidou
Another service at LCC reflects a growing
trend: The decision of many high school
students to drop out of school and complete
their high school education at LCC. Oregon
community colleges have offered high
school completion programs for a number of
years and the annual enrollment figures are
increasing.
''There are an awful lot of people, who
from the day, fom the minute they walk into
that school, they fail ... They want ... they
need , a way out," says Dick Earl,
coordinator of Lane Community College's
High School Completion Program. Earl is a
dropout himself. After three years of
construction and service station work, he
entered the Army and World War II. After
thewar, he received a General Education
Diploma before entering into an extensive
college education. He holds a Master's
Degree in Educational Administration from
the U of 0.
''Iwasoneofthose folks who split in high
school . . . I've experienced what people
,experience in high school ... who don't fit.
After moving from a small school to a larger
one, I found school too overwhelming," he
says.
LCC has increased enrollment since 1975,
according to Pam Bates of the High School
Completion Office. Over 1700 students
enrolled in the program in 1976 and 434 of
them graduated compared to the 1975
figures of 1300 enrolled and 324 graduates.
"I didn't like the way they ran the absent

and tardy system at the small school I was
from. I had a job and sometimes I was absent
or tardy. I talked to my teachers and they
said, 'It's okay,' but the attendance office
would always hassle me ... the reason I came
to Lane is they treat you like an adult. I also
wanted to move," says Linda Williams, an
LCC High School Completion student.
Earl says that the local high schools
''understand that not everyone fits into their
program ... and they're glad there is an
alternative to the kids being out on the
streets." He said because of this "acceptance," there has been "no" public
relations problem between the high schools
and LCC. In fact, according to Earl, local
high schools refer many "problem"
students to Lane.
"I got pregnant. .. Ilike Lane because the
hours are better, I can take the classes I want
and I can do it at my own speed," says
another recently enrolled student.
'' I left because I wasn't interested in high
school atthat time. I quit to help the family. I
worked as a car hop and waitress ... I think
Lane is nice and I've heard they don't fool
around here," Jeanine Mann explained.
If you are a high school student looking for
a quick way to graduate, forget it, says Earl.
One of the first questions you 'II be asked
when inquiring about the program is, "Do
you have a release from your high school?"
Earl described the program's main thrust as
an effort to get the drop-out student who
feels '' too dumb'' or' 'too old'' back in school
and is open as a last resort to those who
"don't fit in" in high school right now.

KLCC takes awards in
public broadcasting

Eugene's Friends of Public Broadcasting;
held . their annual awards banquet last
Friday, Feb. 17. Competing for the various
awards were the four area public radio
stations: KLCC, KWAXatthe UofO, KRVM
of the 4J school district and KOAC, the
OEPBS affiliate in Corvatlis. KLCC virtually
swept the awards, winning every one except
"Best Public Affairs Program on a
Commercial Station.''
The winners are: Best Jazz Program:
Arzinia Richardson for· "Pure Jazz"; Best
Jazz Announcer: Carl Woideck, LCC
student; Best Classical Program: KLCC's
Morning Classics; Best Classical Announcer: KLCC's Brad Willett; Best Interview
Program: Don Hein on KLCC "Soapbox";
Best Public Affairs Program on a Public
Station: Don Hein on KLCC "Earscape";
Best Public Affairs Program on a Commercial Station: Mary Beth Bowen for KUGN's
"Talk Radio"; Best Woman Announcer:
KLCC' s Samantha Gastineau; Best Special
Event Program: KLCC' s Stuart Shore for his
''Interview with Betty Bach''; Best Progam
Guide: KLCC's "Almanac."

Once a person has entered LCC's
program. he or she must fulfill certain
minimum competency requirements and
attend one to three classes two days a week
for six weeks each session. A student needs
21 credits to complete the program. Upon
completion, the student will receive an Adult
High School Diploma issued from their own
school district. The diploma will not have the
name of the student's school on it and will be
distributed by Lane at a graduation
ceremony there.
Approximately 20 per cent of students
who start high school in Lane County won't
finish, Earl says. The percentage varies in
each school district.
Earl says there are three common reasons
people choose to complete high school after
dropping out: (1) Because they want to get a
job,orabetterone; (2) Becausetheythinkor
wonder if they are as smart as those who
finished high school and want to prove they
can do it; and (3) Because they are parents
now, they complete school so they wilI be
more effective in convincing their children of
the importance of graduating.

Filing deadline next week

Tuesday, Feb. 28, is the deadline for
filing for the Lane Community College
Board of Education. Two seats will be
filled at the April 4 election.
Candidates will vie for four-year terms
in the unpaid offices. Available are a seat
representing the college district-at-large
and one representing Zone 5, the Eugene
School District.

He further explained that while the high
school attrition (drop-out) rate is not
increasing, the number or people in LCC's
completion program is. Earl feels this
indicates that more and more people are
finding out you need a high school diploma to
get even a low-payingjob like' 'sweeping the
streets.''

Facilities continued from page 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jones said, "It is understandable that he is overly cautious and doesn't want
damage done, considering the expensive equipment in the facility."
However, Jones is attempting to find a middle ground with the chairman.
''What I am negotiating at this point is the availability of technicians to teach us
the basic use or to assist us in the use of equipment. Security is no problermmd a
student monitor would be available.''
Best feels that asking for use of the gym is now '' out of line.'' Five years ago the
ASLCC sponsored a concert at LCC which resulted in some $1,500 in damages.

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And he expressed dissatisfaction with the Physical Education Department.
'' Someone in the department, and I won't say who, said they would try and block
any activities not related to physical education,'' he said. Although they will
provide him with criteria to meet safety requirements, including a fireproof floor
covering, and stand up chairs rather than using bleachers, he has found tentative
booking dates often being filled with activities involving the Eugene Parks and
Recreation Department.
''I -was told," Best said, "by the administration that the reason for these
outside groups' presenceistoenhanc ethe 'community' aspect. What we have is
LCC public relations versus the student needs and wants. It's kind of a drag.''
''Negotiations are going on at this point between myself and the college,''
Jones said. "What I am trying to do is cut the red tape and (time) to get the
Performing Arts Building. It takes a heck of a lot of time to negotiate for the use of
the Performing Arts Building.''
It may not be a popular idea with the Performing Arts Department, but Jones
would like to see some rehearsals moved to another campus location to open
available days for other uses.
That idea brought forth a response from Ragozzino. "That's our classroom."
he replied, adding, ''however, if the date is av~ilable, the theatre staff will be ·a t
the disposal of the group using the facility.''

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And, according to Best, "the administration is like a pack of elephants; they
don't forget.'' He feels that the administration's view is one of not wanting to' 'let
the students try and handle it (arrangements, booking, performance, etc.)
themselves.''

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Trails End Marathon attracts six LCC faculty members
by Steve Myers

Steve John has been jogging for five years, running marathons for four .
'' I started jogging for general fittness and I found that I could lose weight if I
ran more than three and a half miles. Consequently, I lost 40 pounds and boosted'
my mileagetofiveo rsixmilesa day. I still weigh over 200 pounds ... and I'm the
fastest 200 pound marathoner on my block.
'' And I'm a mountain climber. So I kind of run marathons for the same reason
I climb mountains: One really has to experience it to understand why, (but) there
is a great sense of personal accomplishmen t to achieve a goal one has set for
oneself.
'' I also run for those darn tee shirts they give out if you finish f''
Hamilton isn't quite as avid about the running as Steve John or Mike
Mitchell. ''I'mnotintoita smuch as those guys. It's too time-consuming to train
so much. But I' 11 run about one a year. . . as long as my body holds up."
Whatever the reasons all six men will be running - hard - this Saturday.
They're tryng to conquer physical and mental anguish.
None of them stands a chance of finishing in the top 10, they say, but they run
just the same.
Because the only thing that counts is finishing. They're a special breed of
jogger. They're marathoners.

You already know that Eugene is the jogging capital of the world.
But it might surprise you to learn that at least six LCC f?culty members have
transcended the ranks of mere jogging. . . and become marathoners.
Science Instructors Steve John and Mike Mitchell, Math Instructor Roger
Jay, Business Instructor Steve Hamilton, Community Education Coordinator
''Bud'' Proctor, and Campus Support Services Director Mark Rocchio have
decided to try one of those grim 26 mile, 385 yard races.
They' reattempting to conquer the Trail' s End Marathon in Seaside, Oregon
this Saturday, Feb. 25.
The race will start at 11 a.m. in the city of Seaside itself, then extend 13 miles
north, loop around and return the same way to the finish line in downtown
Seaside. The race is run mainly on the pavement, which could cause some
problems.
'' All of us are having some injury problems,'' explains 35 year old Hamilton.
'' This is the second full-blow (complete) marathon I've ever run. I've got tendonitis in my knees from working out so much the last couple of weeks. I don't know if
I'll even be walking at 15 miles."
But this is Mark Rocchio's first time. "I really don't know what to expect.
Except they tell me there is a lot of pain in the last six miles of the race."
Steve John , 35, is a veteran of five marathons - three of them in Seaside.
continued from page 1
"Marathon runners call those last few miles 'hitting the wall,' " he says.
The hunters must work fast in the initial
''Throughout the race you can't tell how you' re going to finish because you have
of the hunt to kiJI as IT'any young pups
stages
bad.
feeling
about
lows
false
and
false highs about feeling good,
to preserve the ''whitecoat'' fur.
possible
as
on.
likeyoucan'tgo
'' Atabout20mile syou hit the wall. That's where you feel
coming across the ice
"landsmen"
With
It's also called 'carrying the bear' because it feels like you' re carrying the biggest
floes either on foot or by snowmobile to
bearimaginabl erightonyourb ackandit'sweig hing you down, and then it st<;}rts
gather waht they can carry, the Norweigen
to dig its claws into you, and then the pain really begins."
hoats with Canadian crews crush through
To prepare for this type of pain and torture these men must build up their
the ice toward the main breeding area. The
ships crush thousands of pups traveling
physical stamina - marathoner Mitchell says ''you have to put in the mileage.
through the ice, say Greenpeacers. Friend
"I put in 60 to 70 miles a week , three weeks before the race.
says the boats travel so slowly that the seals
There is an old runner's adage,'' says Mitchell, ''that says you can race half of
"either getoutoftheway , or else ride the the
how
decide
I
how
your weekly jogging rate or three times your daily rate. That's
which passes along side the vessel.''
ice
or
once
only
run
and
off
slack
I
much to run . After the two weeks of hard work,
reaching the main body of mothers
Upon
twice the week right before the race. Yes, it is really time consuming to train like
and infants; the men, numberin_g close to
this.''
400, willspreadouton totheice. Greenpeace
Ali of the ;;:;en train at lunch time, for example. They don't always run together
members say the men will kill 12 pups, pull
in a big group their schedules don't coordinate that way. Two or three of them
them into a circle, skin them, hook a winch
line to the pelts and move on to another group
will, however, train together at one time because they say it's nice to have
of seals. The winch line drags the skins back
companv .
to the boat. Greenpeacers describe the
It's easy for everyone to train together," comments Hamilton, "but we
gathering of the furs as efficient, quick, and
mile
a
don't run together in the race. Steve, Mike and Roger run about a minute
brutal.
while
times
mile
about8:40
running
be
faster pace than Bud , Mark, and I. We'll
The method of killing is not so efficient,
they run about 7:30's. This will be Bud and Mark's first experience with
1FAW maintains. There are a variety of
marathons and it's only my second time ."
ways: Kicking the seal in the face and slitting
" I'll be running with Roger Jay and Steve John ," adds Mitchell. "It helps to
its throat is one; striking the seal on the head
run long distgances with somebody. They help you through the false highs and
with a "hakapik" so as to drive a steei spike
the false lows. If the weather is nice I think we' 11 try to run the race in the 3:20' s : '
into its brain; or clubbing a young seal with
an instrument about the size of a baseball
Mitchell and Steve John have both clocked-in 3:20's before. They both have
bat, are methods of killing seals , the IFA W
'' personal best' ' ti mes of 3: 26:51. Mitchell ran his in the Trail' s End Marathon of
maintains.
1977, while Steve ran his in the Portland Marathon last November. Roger Jay has
Shooting, however, is reserved for the
yet to run in the 3:20's.
. By using semi-automatic weapons to
adults
While Mitchell has high expectations for his performance on Saturday , Steve
wound the animals and bats to kill them , this
John has somewhat of a different attitude ...
practice, IFAW says, may still be in use.
'' I just want to survive! I've always been a goal-oriented person. I always
Greenpeace maintains that many young
perform better when I set goals for myself. I choose new goals every time out. I
harp seals are skinned alive. " Nonsense, "
want to run Seaside under three and one half hours.''
Friend replies, "we have found that using
the hakapik, a stick with a spike , to inflict the
And Hamilton feels that since the group he 'll be running with is composed of
blow, killing instantly, is very efficient.''
many novices that they should take somewhat of a realistic view of what they can
There are the normal muscular spasms
do: ' 'Every one has been working extremely hard and I think that everyone can
a blow to the skull, he says.
following
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s.
3:50'
or
s
3:40'
the
in
it
run
can
they
run under four hours and maybe
The hunt may last for six weeks although
And each of the six LCC men has a different reason for running in this event,,
the pups must be taken within the first week
and what will follow Saturday's experience .
before their coats lose the commercially
himself
he
says
Mitchell, a 1966 graduate of Washington State University,
acceptable white color. After completing the
finds it hard to believe he's running like he is: '' I started jogging back in college
hunt, the pelts are taken to Norway, treated
when a friend of mine told me that all the weight lifting that I was doing wasn't
and sold as trim, seal toy souvenirs and to
helping me at all. He told me that I really needed cardio-vascular work, and that
processors. The sealers make $1-$2 per pelt.
Friend says the hunter makes about $2,400
jogging would provide it.
during the six week season. Processors sell
''Then I started running marathons four years ago at Seaside. A friend of
the treated peh:s anywhere between
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$80-$1 SO depending on the size and qualtiy,
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says the IFAW.
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group has capitialized on an emotional issue
to raise money for its cause.
"It's too bad," Friend said, "that
Greenpeace doesn't go down to Haiti where
35 percent of the population never reaches
the age of nine. Of course they are focusing
their attention on the hunt and the gullible
people are attracted to their cause, which
helps them raise money."
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importation or sale of any marine mammal
product in this county without a special
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Norway, however, finds markets in European countries, mainly Germany, Italy, and
England. France and Denmark have
prohibited the sale of the pelts , and a boycott
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Women hoopsters increase conference record to 3-1
by John Healy
The women's basketball team lost a
thriller in overtime to Central Oregon last
Wednesday [Feb.15], 78-69, but rebounded
Friday to post an important 62-40 league win
against Clackamas.
The victory over Clackamas improves the
titans' Northwest Conference Women's
Sports Association [NCWSA] record to 3-1
and evens their overall record at 8-8.
LCC traveled to Monmouth Tuesday to
face the Oregon College of Education JV's
[results were unavailable at press time].
Tomorrow the titans face Clark Junior
College at home in a league battle which
could determine whether or not Lane will be
playing in post-season competition.

Thompson adjusted her offense at the
half. directing her players to spread out the
bobacats' zone in order to open the middle.
The strategy seemed to be working as
Lane drew within three, 41-38, with over
fourteen minutes left to play.
Tammy Walker hit a basket with 9:55

streaks.
The Titans had pulled into a 22-18 lead
with four and a half minutes remaining in the
first half, Cindy Corkum and Lori Quick
having scored eight points each.
At that point, the titans ran into a
prolonged ''cold'' streak, failing to score a

LANE 62, CLARK 40

CENTRAL OREGON 78, LANE 69

The Titans' game at home against Central
Oregon had all the makings of a wild-west
shootout.
The Bobcats had whipped LCC at Bend
earlier this season, and the Titans harbored ·
hopes of outgunning their opponents
Wednesday night at home.
It finally came down to who had the most
ammunition, and Central Oregon won.
By a bullet.
LCC, down by six points with 1: 17
remaining in the game, staged a miraculous
comeback on the strength of guard Lisa
• Melevin's outside shooting.
Melevin hitthree straight 15 foot jumpers,
the final basket with three seconds
remaining, to send the contest into overtime.
Unfortunately, four of Melevin's fellow
Titans were already on the bench with five
fouls when she came through with her
heroics.
By the time Kelly Smith and Joy Rhoads
had fouled out during overtime play, LCC's
hopes of pulling off a miracle were dead.
LCC coach Sue Thompson felt the game
came down to her team's hot and cold

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Central Oregon took advantage by putting 47-46, but another frustrating cold streak set
together a string of 15 unanswered points to
in and LCC went scoreless for a full four
take a 33-24 lead at intermission.
minutec;.
''Our offense wasn't scoring as regularly
By the time the Titans had thawed out, the
as usual," said Thompson, "so we couldn't Bobcats were up by seven, a lead they
run our full court press and they were maintained until DeAnn Baltzer and Walker
shutting off our inside game when we went to combined to hit three free throws and Quick
our pattern offense."
sank 4 iumper to close the gap to two points.

against Clackamas.
The Titans finished third Saturday with
59½ points. Central Oregon won with a high
pointtotalof73¾, Umpqua was second with
69¾ points, and Clackamas, OCCAA
titleholder for the past eight years, finished
fourth with 39¾ points.
Two grapplers from LCC won individual
titles. Joe McFadden dominated his
opponent at 142 pounds to take a convincing
9-3 decision and Vance Lewis pinned his
opponent from Central Oregon to nab the
heavyweight title.
Dennis Randazzo lost in the finals at 126
pounds to take second in his weight class for
the second consecutive year, while Doug
Marbes lost 16-4 at 134 pounds to place
second.
The top three wrestlers from each weight
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Bobcats responded with four free
throws and LCC was staring at a six point
deficit with a meager 1: 17 left.
Enter Melevin.
She drove the length of the court and
swished a jumper from the top of the key.
Central Oregon missed at the other end, the
titans rebounded, and Melevin hit another
picture-perfect jumper with 44 seconds left.
Then, with only eight seconds to go till the
buzzer, the Titans tied up a Central Oregon
player at midcourt and Melevin came up with
the ball.
She dribbled down the left sideline, pulled
up at the free throw line and swished a
textbook jumper with three seconds on the
scoreboard.
Pandemonium broke loose. Then reality
set in.
Thomspon had a gut feeling late in the
second half that the game would go into
overtime, so she was prepared for the extra
five minutes of play.
"I told the players to settle down, keep
even with Central Oregon on the scoreboard,
and keep pressing the ball.We didn't want to
foul, so we had to be cautious."
Brenda Boyster, the Bobcats' outstanding
5-11 center, acted as if she had been listening
to Thompson's strategy session.
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by John Healy
The men's wrestling team beat Clackamas
for the first time in eight years last Saturday
at the Oregon Community College Athletic
Assn. (OCCAA) wrestling tournament in
Bend.
Unfortunately two other teams--Central
Oregon and Umpua--also picked last
weekend to gain a measure of revenge

Titan left on the court was the 5-4 Gale
Rogers), Boyster bulldozed her way through
the Titans time and time again either scoring
or drawing a foul everytime she got the ball.
And at the foul line, Boyster didn't miss.
She hit 13 of 17 free throws for the game,
cannir..r; 9 of 11 in the second half and
overtime.
Lori Q1:ick led the Titans with 18 points,
while Melevin with 10, Walker with 11, and
Cindy Corkum with 12 points rebounded out
LCC's double figure scoring.

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The win over Clackamas moved the
women's basketball team a step closer to the
regional tournament and retained the
Titans' hold on second in the NCWSA.
Last Friday's encounter remained close
forthefirsttwominutes. Afterthatitbecame
a matter of how soon Thompson would send
in her reserves.
LCC'sstartingfiveplayersopened an 18-7
lead before Thompson began substituting.
Her reserves got right into the flow of the
game, helping push the Titans to a 26-9 lead.
Walker and reserve forward Gale Rogers
were outstanding in relief. Walker scored
eight points on a variety of inside shots and
outside jumpers in the opening half, then •
Rogers hit for three 15 foot jumpers from the
side of the key to open the second half.
"Gale definitely is an outside shooter,"
said her coach. "She had a career high
tonight. In fact, she has never been in double
figures before, not in high school or in
college.''
LCC led at the half by 19, 32-13, then
played Clackamas on even terms through
most of the second half as Thompson gave
her reserves as much playing time as
possible.

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The Titans shut down Clackamas from the
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field in thefirstha)fand 14of71 for the game.
Amazingly, Clackamas outrebounded
LCt by a 55-37 margin, forward Tami White
garnering 23 boards, but Clackamas turned
the ball over eight more times than the
Titans.
Rogers poured through a game high 14
points to lead LCC. Corkum added 12 and
Quick canned 10 in support.

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Titans face Central Oregon Saturday for league crown

by Steve Myers

The Titans after seemingly capturing the
OCCAA conference championship last
Wednesday by beating Central Oregon
Community College 73-64, lost the final
season game to fifth place Umpqua
Community College, 53-54.
The loss places Lane in a tie for the league
championship with Central Oregon. Both
teams possess identical l 4-2 lea2ue records

"I thought we ought to flip a coin to
decide,'' commented coach Dale Bates.
"Instead of knowing right away who we'll
play in the tournament and working for that
team we have to work for Central Oregon
again. We lose a week of preparation for the
tournament and we could use some time to
rest our injured .. "
The Titans have a few minor injury
problems, mostly sore ankles, due to the two
ball games last week. Against Central

and have been declared co-champions by the
board of governors. Since both teams have
beaten each other once during the regular
season there will be a playoff game this
Saturday at Linn-Benton Community College in Salem to decide which team wiU go to
the Region 18 tournament [Twin Falls,
Idaho] in the first or second place berths.

Oregon, who beat Lane by 20 points earlier in
the season, the Titans played almost a
perfect game.
"We played almost flawlessly against
their full court pressure defense,'' said
Bates. "We got the ball up the court almost
every timt. We played solid defense the
whole way. We played very intelligently the

The second half proceeded as the first half
whole game."
Lane took the lead after the opening tip on did with the lead exchanging hands several
a jump shot by Bill Schaefers. Central times. With less than a minute left in the
Oregon hit one of two free throws to make the game Lane took the lead by two, 53-51. They
score two to one. That's as close as Central then rebounded a missed Umpqua shot and
Oregon got in the game. Steve Halverson drove to the hoop only to be halted by a
then took control of the game and scored traveling call. Umpqua then took over and
three unanswered field goals on his way to 18 Pat Fendall fouled Steve PerkinsofUmpqua.
fir,s t half points. The Titans led by as much as He went to the line and brought Umpqua to
12 in the first half, butthe Bobcats managed within one with 39 seconds remaining. As
to get within seven at halftime, 40-33. Lane was playing for the last shot Umpqua
In the second half the Titans took up where stole the ball and Gary Brown scored with
they left off and continued to devour the three seconds to go finalizing the game for
Bobcats offensively by turning their missed Umpqua, 54-53.
shots into Titan baskets. The Titans
40, 33 • 73
managed to get up 13 points in the first four LANE
Rodenburg 6, Bates 4, Fendall 4, Halverson 24, Schaefers 14,
minutes of the second half, then the Bobcats lmmoncn 2. Baltzer 19.
33, 31 • 64
started whittling the score down. With 3:25 cocc
Hildahl 10, Douglass4Camuik8. Kinney 19, Web 12, Hayes 11
left on the clock the Bobcats were within
three points of Lane and started fouling in LANE 25, 28 • 53
order to get the balJ and a chance to win.
Bates 12, Fendall 6, Halverson 3. Schaefers 12, lmmonen 2, Kay
Baltzer 14.
Unfortunately for Central Oregon Lane sunk 4,UMPQUA
23, 31 • 54
eight of nine free throws in those final
Perkins 20, Leen, Knecht 4. Mineau 13, Brown 8, Finlay I, Fuller
minutes to insure a 73-64 victory. 8,
Halverson was the game's high point man
with 24. He was followed by Skip Kinney of
Central Oregon and Keith Baltzer of Lane
with 19 each.
The Titans seemed to ha"' e the league title
in hand after handling Central Oregon the
way they did. They only had to beat fifth
place Umpqua. The only problem was that
Umpqua wasn't about to be looked over that
easily. They were ready to play basketball.
''We had a lackluster practice on Friday,' '
stated Bates, "and the poorest warm-ups
before the game that I've seen all year. We
just were not ready to do battle.'''
"We stood around and didn't play
defense. Instead of doing intelligent things
we did stupid things. One guard would
anticipate steals, then get burned. His man
was just to quick. We beat ourselves."
"Outside of two or three individuals
-g.
nobody was ready to play.''
In the first half Umpqua played pumped S.
up defense and held Lane to only 25 points
white scoring 23 of their own. They held the'-<
Titan leading scorer, Halverson to only three
•
points.
''It was nip and tuck the whole game we g
just couldn't shake them," added Bates. z

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by John Healy
A host of Titan track and field athletes
posted outstanding marks at the Idaho
Indoor Invitational last weekend in Moscow,
Idaho.
LynnMayoran3:54inh is1500meterrace,
Ken Martin and Dave Magness finished in
14:36 and 14:57 respectively in a 5000 meter
race won by Washington State's Joel
Cheruyiot, and Charlie Keeran hit 156 feet in
the discus.
Add to that a second in the triple jump by
Mike Yeoman and a fast 35. 7 by Joe Axtell in
the 300 meters and it's obvious why track
coach Al Tarpenning came home pleased.
•'At this point in time we are just trying to
see where we are at," said Tarpenning.
'• After the results of this meet, I can say that
we represented our conference very
respectably.''
The meet, run on Moscow's 300 meter
indoor track, attracted schools from Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Included
in the field of entrants were athletes from the
University of Washington, Washington
State University, Idaho State, and a
multitude of s~all colleges from throughout
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Mayo ran in the "toughest" 1500 heat,
according to Tarpenning, and in the process
set a personal record by four seconds.
"That 3:54 is equivalentto about a 4:10 or
4: 11 mile," explained Tarpenning.
Martin and Magness were unable to stay
with Cheruyiot in the 5000 meters, but their
times pleased their coach.
''Cheruyiotis a world-class runner,'' said
Tarpenning, ''but he wasn't able to lap Ken
on that 300 meter track."
Keeran could have thrown a good '' 10 or
15 feet further," said Tarpenning, "if he
hadn't had to use the rubber discus they

provided.''
Yeoman's leap was another highpoint, as
he has been nagged of late by fatigue and
injuries. Tarpenning also pointed out his
sprint corps as having been outstanding.
"We had a lot of guys in the 300 meters
who ran in the 36-38 range. They all have the
capability of running 48. second ,<;marter
.
miles when we ran the nule relay.
A number of distancemen set personal
records beside Mayo in their 1,500 meter
heats, said the Titans' coach.
JarninAasurnran 4:00, Kevin Shaha4:0l,
Mick Bailus 4:02, and Rich Totten 4:06.

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can cause serious damage to the eye.
Welding burns can cause pterygium, a
whitish thickening of the corneal
surface.
- Cataracts After age 35, cataracts,
causing blindness, are possible. A

cataract is a clouding of the lens of the
eye. Part or all of the cataract will have
to be surgically removed, and the
wearing of corrective lenses will be
necessary.
Glaucoma After age 30, glaucoma, a
condition of increased fluid pressure
within the eyeball, may occur. If not
controlled it may lead to blindness.
What can happen to your hearing?
Oute!" ear infection The ear canal
leading to the middle ear may build up
wax which can cause an infection or
possible puncture of the eardrum,
·especially if cleansing is attempted:
Middle ear infection The middle ear,
a closed air space which consists of
bones that transmit sound waves, can
become inflammed from fluid build-ups
due to infected adenoids, tonsils, or
colds, allergies or sinus problems.
Inner ear imbalance Fluid imbalance
in the inner ear, the cochlea, is not
uncommon and is called Meniere's
disease. The inner ear has nerve fibers
which translate sound waves into
''electronic'' signals which travel to the
brain. Symptoms may include impaired
hearing, abnormal noise sensations and
dizziness.
Otosclerosis This is a common form of
deafness with no known cause which
usually begins in young adults. It
affects the stapes, one of the small ear
bones, and requires an operation called
a stapedectomy.
So much for the bad news. Here's the
good.
You can do much to prevent the onset
of hearing and eyesight problems
through low cost or free screenings.
Here at the Student Health Service
we do vision tests which check for near
vision, far vision, laterality, depth
perception and color blindness. Our
hearing testing consists of an ear
examination (for wax build up) and
audiometric testing for hearing loss.
These services are free to credit
students, and by appointment. We also
have access to free testing for hearing
loss at the University of Oregon Speech
and Hearing Department's soundproof
chamber.
Another community agency with
which LCC students should be familiar
is the Eugene Hearing and Speech

Center, 1202 Almaden Street. In
addition to providing therapy and
treatment for individuals with hearing
and speech disabilities, the Center does
hearing test evaluations for all ages.
, The fee is $33, but third party payments
are possible and some indigents are not
charged.
Devers Memorials Eye Clinic of Good
Samaritan Hospital in Portland provides free eye care for individuals on low
or limited incomes. Surgery is also
available free.
What can you do to guard against
hearing or eye problems on a daily
basis?
For the eyes:
• Don't rub a speck or foreign body
that gets into the eye. Lift the upper
eyelid over the lower lid and let tears
wash out the particle.
• If you get a blow to the eye, apply
cold compresses immediately for 15
minutes each hour. Seek medical help
immediately if any fluid comes from the
eyeball.
• Cuts, punctures or abrasions of the
eye should be bandaged lightly with a
sterile gauze patch. Call a doctor
immediately. Do not wash with water.
• Flame or chemical burns should be
flooded with water immediately for
approximately 15 minutes.
• If you wear glasses, safety lenses of
shatter-resistant glass or plastic should
•
be used .
• When you read, write, sew or do
other close work, be sure to have
sufficient illumination.
• Never look directly into the sun's
rays. Sunglasss do not screen out
dangerous infrared rays.
For the ears:
• Wax build ups in the ears should not
be cleaned out with sharp objects such
as hairpins, Q-tips, etc. See a doctor.
• Avoid frequenting areas where
noise levels (such as rock concerts) are
dangerous (over 90 decibels) for
sustained periods of time. State law
requires that employees working in
high noise level areas be provided
protections.
• If you suspect an inner or middle ear
infection (experiencing pain, dizziness
or hearing loss), see a physician
immediately.
Be sure to look for the Apple Booth on
the subject of eye and hearing safety
and care next week on campus.

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An exhibition of art work by LCC students is now on display in the
Art and Applied Design Main Gallery. Pictured above is a copper
sculpture by Louie Smart. A variety of mediums are f ea tu red,
including stained g"lass, watercolor, pottery,ofls, and ,photography.
Many of the pieces are for sale. The exhibition will continue
through March 17. Photo by Daniel Van Rossen