~ne CommUJlJtu College Vol. 15 No. 23 April 20 - ~ 1978 4000 East 30th. Ave, Eugene, OR 97405 Why did the men's track team lose to Clackamas? Sources claim Coach Al Tarpenning didn't plnn on winning. News analysis by John Healy, TORCH Sports Editor The TORCH has learned from at least four sources close to the men's track team that Coach Al Tarpenning said he intentionally lost a dual meet with Clackamas two weeks ago. Tarpenning held a team meeting on the bus following LCC's 79 1/2 to 61 2/3 to Clackamas on April 7. according to the four sources who attended the meeting, and told the team members that he had intentionally lost the meet as a means of protesting recent administrative actions concerning him by LCC Athletic Dept. Director Richard Newell and the college administration. Tarpenning cancelled a meeting scheduled with the TORCH for Tuesday evening at which he was to discuss the allegation. •The TORCH also learned that Tarpenning has been absent from the campus on a paicf1 leave granted by the administration since Monday, April 10. Although no administrator would comment on the action, there appears to be no connection between Tarpenning's paid ]eave and the alleged loss to Clackamas. Tarpenning told the Torch he "is on a leave of absence to be with my wife, who is ill." Tarpenning was still on leave as of Tuesday afternoon. •Instill another development, the TORCH learned last week, that Tarpenning is in the process of filing a grievance against P.E. Chairman Newell. Again, neither Newell nor other college administrators would comment on the topic. A grievance is an official protest permitted by the faculty-college contract when an employee challenges an unfair fabor action or present his/her complaint to an administrator in charge. If the employee is not content with the decision of the administrator, he or she may appeal to the next level of administration. The college president and even the college board of education are the last in the college hierarchy who could decide on an issue. But ultimately, an employee could take agrievance to the State Employment Relations Board for final settlement. ,, • THE CLACKAMAS MEET Tarpenning, when contacted regarding the Clackamas meet, explained that, ''I told my kids to go through the motions so nobody would get hurt.'' He said the team bus had arrived 45 minutes late to pick up the team in Eugene. The delay resulted in a late arrival at the meet site in Oregon City and a shortened warmup for his athletes, said Tarpenning. ''When a guy needs 45 minutes to an hour to warm up and you have to get off the bus and perform in 15 minutes, then I'm not , going to jeopardize the health of that ·tf: LCC track coach Al Tarpenning athlete just because of a breakdown in communication (about the bus departure tim~).'' In the past six years Tarpenning has directed the men's track team to six Oregon Community College Athletic Assn. (OCCAA) crowns and five Region 18 titles. He was meet director for this year's Oregon Indoor track meet, has been selected as the meet director for the prestigious Prefontaine Classic, scheduled for May 31 and was the driving force in persuading the NJ CAA to hold its track and field championships in Eugene next year. Les Tipton, track coach at Clackamas, when contacted this week by the TORCH stated that he didn't believe Tarpenning entered his "top quality" people at the Clackamas meet. (Clackamas finished second to LCC in last years OCCAA championships). According to Tipton, there are two possibilities for Lane losing the Meet. '' Maybe Al took us lightly--we hadn't been up to full strength in any previous meets--and didn't enter -tr~;:' • .. 't ' ,~w•• •.. t.: everyone he could have. Or, maybe there was never any intention on his part of winning the meet." "Al's too proud to do something like that." emphasized Tipton, "but if he were under severe stress, he might," he conjectured. Although Tarpenning left a number of his key field-event performers at home on April 7 because of sickness injuries and a variety of academic obligations, he still took close to ninety percent of his athletes, according to a source who attended the meet. The Titans trailed Clackamas 71 1/3 to 56 2/3 with two events remaining in the meet--the three-mile run and the mile relay. A Titan sweep in the three-mile and a victory in the mile relay would have pulled out the meet for Lane. But Tarpenning entered only one runner-Scott Spruill--in the three-mile, and then entered a mile relay team consisting of a sprinter, two distancemen, and a' continued on back cover photo by Jeff Patterson J New TORCH editor chosen by Sarah Jenkins Steven Myers, an LCC TV Production Management major, was elected Wednesday to serve as the 1978-1979TORCHEditor. The eleven member Media Commission, representing all segments of the college, chose Myers over three other applicants after reading essays submitted by the four and personal interviews with each candidate. "Ithink that Steve will make an excellent editor,'' stated Sally Oljar, current TORCH 1 1 Editor. '' He has shown himself to be capable in all areas of newspaper production, and I think he '11 do we11 at management." Myers is completing his first year at LCC. this term. He has worked for the TORCH as a reporter and on production, and has been Associate Sports Editor for Spring Term_ The other applicants for the editor's position were Sarah Jenkins, Rick Dunaven and Dave Girrard. Each applicant is presently on the TORCH staff. Myers will serve from September, 1978 to June, 1979. 1 1 1 1!11!!1! !1!1!1!1!1!1! !111!1!11i!l!l!l!l!lil!l!l!llfil! 1!111!1!1!il1! !if!llllll!l!ll1lllll11 11! For ex-convict Freedom is at LCC by Shasta de! Cielo "Lew, there are cops outsidei" Lew immediately grabbed his .357 and checked the shells. Looking outside, he saw two parked cars. Five police officers were surrounding the house. He had only three shells in the gun, not quite enough to go around. Thinking of alternative, he ran to the back of the house and jumped out the window, Just as he was turning to run, he saw an officer with a gun pointed at his head. Knowing he'dbeshotif he tried anything, he dropped his weapon. Thinking that perhaps he could still get away, he started to back away just as another police officer was pointing his gun at him, Lew decided to stick around for awhile. Lew, [a fictitious name for this LCC student], chose robbery when he was a_ young man rather than a more acceptable and legal occupation. His concern was money--he needed to support a drug habit and robbery provided the money. Robbery was also what he was good at. It was his "job," he says now, several years after his career began. After many years of getting little but return trips to prison, his values, code of ethics, and priorities have changed. Lew was arrested on a robbery charge New Year's Eve, 1972. He had participated in a robbery and kidnapping in the only store open in Medford that night. He and a partner were mad because they only found a couple hundred dollars, so they took the store manager and two employees with them when they fled. They didn't hurt them; they let the two off in some woods outside of town. Lew's arrest took place a couple days later. His partner, a female, had snitched--she turned Lew in. She had been arrested prior to Lew's arrest, and in the ensuing conversations with the people in the police department was told that the police knew she'd been involved in other illegal activities around town and that she might as well talk. She did, and as a result, in 1972, Lew was arrested and continued on back cover Page 2 ----=?7"----------TQR(H • 0-,~ April2(1~ 1978 Support for l,il.!her e,iurntion is heahhy for nation !ro~~Ya~~ Reps"~~=~~~~ Means Committee laS t week, sho~ld ~e voted on by the House of Representatives m the next few months. Though in dollars and cents this legislation may have minimal impact on either students or the economy, it should be considered carefully. This legislation is important for what it represents. Incentive is a key concept here: For capitalist and communist alike it determines how productive an individual chooses to be. And society is only as productive as its individuals choose to be. Are we, as a society. losing the incentive to provide eager minds with the ''brain-food'' and environment necessary for growth? Will students lose the inspiration and determinati(;m that has allowed us to shoot for the stars? And if this trend of disillusionment exists, why did it come about and how do we turn it around? The sixties were once known as the "college boom" years, following the "baby boom" of the post-war 1940's. In 1970, approximately 65 per cent of America's high school graduates were enrolling in one form or another of ''higher education." Some enrolled to avoid the draft--but many took the college option because the opportunity presented itself (unlike previous decades when only the elite had the opportunity.) A few years ago, such attendance figures inspired national pride; they provided a basis for our national contention that horizons of the disadvantaged, as well as of the elite. Controversy. That·s what guarantees a virtually unopposed campaign. And many long line at the voting booth on primary voters will consider that when it comes time election day. And that's what Eugene voters to put down a good book or to skip a set of see surrounding the city ballot proposal to tennis to go vote. repeal the Human Rights Ordinance (also The first two measures also lack str(;mg called the ''Gay Rights'' ordinance, because opposition. merely correcting simple·overit forbids discrimination against homosexu- sights in previous legislation. And the next als in employment and housing). two are proposed amendments to the state But other localities around the state will constitution to allow the sale of bonds; in the have to depend on their own controversial first case for housing the low-income elderly, measures this May 23rd to make a in the second for financing public water respectable showing at their polls. It's a systems--definitely not the stuff of which cinch that none of the six state ba11ot good controversies are made. measures is going to be any help. And voters Every voter who drives a truck or a car to are traditionally less interested in primary the poll will have to think hard about ballot elections. measure 5. It proposes to increase the state Granted, talk is already stirring about gasoline tax from seven to nine cents per ballot measure 6, the proposal to ban the· gallon in order to generate another $25.4 notorious decompression chamber from million per year in stat~ vehicle fuel Oregon animal shelters. But it seems to be a revenues. It would also give highway maintenance Photo Editor: Daniel Van Rossen Business Manager: Darlene uore priority over new highway construction, and Production Manager: Michael Riley limit the tax revenues available to finance Editor: Sally Oljar Copysetting: Nikki Brazy parks, footpaths and bicycle trails. Associate Editor: Paul Yarnold , Production: Susan Fosseen. Marta Hogard. Judy Jordan, Jack Features Editor: Sarah Jenkins Desmond. Judy Sonstein, David Girrard Considering that this tax proposal •is Entertainment Editor: Jan Brown Photographers: Samson Nisser, Christie Davis, Mary actually overdue, and that it would mean a Sports Editor: John Healy McCullough . Susan Lee. Ray Armstrong The TORCH is published on Thursdays. September through June. much healthier highway repair fund, ballot News stories are compre&sed. concise reports. intended to be as objective as possible. Some may appear with by-lines to measure S seems destined with a groan for indicate the reporter responsible. News features. because of a broader scope, may contain some judgements on the part of the writer. They will be voter approval. identified with a "feature·· by-line. The first ballot measure is one of the two MForums"' are intended to be essays contributed by TORCH readers. They must be limited to 750 words. •'Letters to the Editor·· are intended as short commentaries on stories appearing in the TORCH. The Editor reserves the which were designed to correct a legislative right to edit for libel and length. oversight. Editorials are signed by the newspaper staff writer, and express only her/ his opinion. All correspondence must be typed and s:gned by the writer. Mail or bring all correspondence to: The TORCH. Room It seems that when Oregon legislators 205. Center Building. 4000 East 30th Ave.. Eu~ene, Oregon, 97405. Phone 747-4501, ext. 234. provided constitutionally for county home rule charters (the provision which allows each county that adopts such a charter a certain degree of autonomy in its lawpassing, etc.). they neglected to prescribe how much time each charter county would be required to give its citizens to circulate referendum and initiative petitions regarding county regulations. Measure 1 would require the five counties in Or~gon which have home rule--Lane County among them--to allow at least 90 days for filing petitions, presumably from the date a county ordinance is passed or a citizen-initiated regulation is proposed. It also dictates how many signatures must be obtained to put such m·e asures on the ballot. There were no surprises. It's the same percentage of the county electorate as is required· of the statewide electorate in state referendums and initiatives. The second piece of legislation to correct a previous oversight is detailed in the second ballot measure. And it has a particularly colorful history. As written. measure 2 would extend in no uncertain terms, the authority of the Open Meeting Law of 1973 (which was intended to prevent public deliberating groups from meeting in private), to include joint committees of either house as well as inter-house joint committees. Just why joint committees were excluded by the terminology of the original legislation is not clear to me. But the biggest oversight of the legislators and lobbyists five years ago was a consitutional prov1s10n which apparently allows the state legislature to adopt its own rules. Hence, the additional requirement of measure 2 that the 1e gis Ia tu re '' adopt ru Jes to carry out the open meeting requirement." Some may remember the clarity with which this discrepancy in the state constitution was illustrated locally three years ago when the ;Eugene Register-Guard disputed a closed meeting of the special House Field Burning Committee. Speaker Phil Lang defended the meeting initiany on the grounds that the group had not met with the intention of "deliberating toward a decision," as the law is worded. The Guard shot back that any conversation between politicians was ''deliberation'' and that all deliberation was inevitably .. toward a decision." Lang bolstered his defense six days later by citing the state Constitutional provision allowing the legislature to adopt its own rules. The meeting was, therefore (to Lang's satisfaction), defensible · on at least two grounds. Ballot measure 2 wi11 settle the argument over the Open Meeting Law once and for an. . William Bennett Munro, an American educator, once wrote that '' People vote their resentment, not their appreciation. The average man," he said, "does not vote for anything, but against something." If Munro is right, cities and counties around the state should expect low voter mterest in the primary unless the local measures inspire a strong vote of ""resentment." Eugene's Gay Rights Ordinance probably will. '2...1 Congress is currently considering lcgislation that. if passed, would make tuition payments tax deductable for students enrolled in "higher education" at two and four year colleges. The legislation, which r---:::::;::==:;;:::=================:::;::------:------1 GENTLEMEN! W£'V£D15covf RfD ,He: urniA\f- Wf:APO~! .. UNK ROCK. 1:JUk&To the Editor: The Community Service and Public Affairs School at the U of O are sponsoring the annualJob Faire, May 4th from 12-4 p. m. intheErbMemorialStudentUnion, Rm.167 on the University of · Oregon campus. The objective of the Job Faire is to assist students interested in careers in the public sector, . particularly those considering further education in the CS-PAID programs at the University, as well as exploring different alternatives for future employment. The representatives will be at the disposal of the students to answer any questions they may have. The areas that will be represented are: Human Services, Corrections, Public Administration from Federal, State, County and City governments as wen as a few representatives from the private sector. There wiH also be representatives from the I.R.S., who are interested in speaking to students who have taken accounting and are considering potential careers in this field. • Sharon Moore Job Faire Coordinator U of O CSPA TORCH Unfortunately. a certain backlash has set in. The cost of all education has gone through the ceiling, and taxpayers are not nearly as gregarious as they used to be. Because of inflation. tax dollars (as wen as tuition payments) do not buy the education they once did. How do we deal with this? Many Americans now feel we are ~ver-educated. The unemployment rate is proof enough for most people that a college degree no longer guarantees an interesting and lucrative career. In fact, a degree no longer guarantees anyone a job of any kind. But education is not the problem behind the economic situation; economic problems, such as inflation, are frustrating the aims of higher education. It does not make sense to reduce our human resoures to the level of our stagnating economy; these are the resources we need to pull us out of our current slump. Ignorance has never been, nor will ever be, bliss. For most Americans involved in the process, higher education is not a frivolous, time wasting exercise (though a minority of "free-loaders" sometimes give a11 students a bad reputation). College can be a means of self-improvement. For some, it is an invaluable aid to attaining self-fulfillment. If society fails to maintain a sufficient level continued on page 3 Controversy appears on May ballot Commentary by Wes Heath p r i l 20- 'I 1 27, 1978 Page 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T Q R C H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A Seque cancelled due to conflict by Sarah Jenkins The cancellation of the April 5 student dance:'s seque was due to an "unavoidable conflict" between the segue and the regularly scheduled staff meeting, according . to Ed Raggozino, Performing Arts department chairman. Seques (seg-ways)' are informal student performances featuring dance, acting, music, and other aspects of the performing arts. The seven dancers involved in the April segue, organized by student Connie Franz, were upset by the seemingly abrupt cancellation. However, dance instructor Nicola Crafts stated that they would be invited to perform at the next scheduled segue in May. Larry Brazicka, the acting seque coordinator, was not yet familiar with all the "rules and regulations" involved in scheduling :·nd presenting the segues, according to both Crafts and Raggozino. They both believed that communications have now improved and that this type of ~roblem will not occur again. TDA to ·occupyT rojan The Trojan Decommissioning Alliance (TDA) will begin its third occupation of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant on Hiroshima Day, August 6, 1978. On this same date last year, 81 TDA members blocked the gates at (the) Trojan (Nuclear Power Plant) and were arested only to be acquitted after a trial which focused on the problem of nuclear power and safety. On November 24, 1977, 123 occupiers were arrested but have not yet been tried. The TDA has vowed to continue its occupations until its goal, the decommissioning or closing of the Trojan plant, has been achieved. TDA is one of a multitude of anti-nuclear groups operating independently throughout the nation. 'Cheater' cassettes now available (CPS)--A small Washington company has just started selling the 1970's answer tci "cheaters," those handy booklets that tell you exactly what a book says and means. Great Programs. Inc .. of Issaquah, Washington, is offering a series of cassette tapes oflectureson academic topics from "Intro to Economics'' to ·'Afro-American History.'' The object, says Great Programs' Bob Baker, is ''toenablea kid driving to school or work to learn while he's driving." Recording lectures and re-playing them, of course, is a long-standing practice. But Baker. who markets the cassette programs put together by the General Cassette Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona, says this is the first time anyone has offered such tapes commercially. Baker thinks they'll sell because times have changed. '' When I went to college, we didn't read much. Today's students read even less. Today, they iisten." If Baker succeeds. they may not have to read at all. He says his tapes, which are offered with lectures on biology, western civilization, child development, and others, are a perfectly adequate nucleus of a basic college eduation. And because they are tapes, he adds, they are more suited to students' interests, abilities, and tastes. "Tapes," Baker says, '_'area way to get past students' threshold of resistance to more traditional methods of learning." He theorizes that' 'today's student is more interested in his own personal development than in learning Psych 101 .. He's too busy skiing or flying airplanes, but he still wants to be smart." Apparently tapes can help: ''They can do it better, and in a shorter time. So why shouldn't he use them?" Such sentiments, of course, are bound to provoke some academicians. Baker readily concedes' 'we're attacking the very bastions colleges grow ivy on, but why must you go to heavy lecture sessions? Why must you learn only by putting in long hours at the library?'' Tuition c o m m e n t a r y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - continued from page 2 of personal motivation, incompetance--in every field-- is sure to raise its ugly head even higher than it has already. There seems to be no doubt that higher education has proved worthwhile as an investment, at least up till now. And as our industrial society grows more and more complex, our technology will require more and more well-disciplined minds to deal with the complications that arise. The discipline which an individual acquires in school will enable him or her to further personal goals; at the same time it allows that individual to make a productive contribution to the society which has educated him or her. Tax relief will not aid the poorest students because they pay little or no taxes already. But any trend to re-establish backing for higher education rates my hearty approval. I hope that my tuition bills will accompany my federal income tax return next year though the deduction will probably only pay the rent on my gym locker. But, most important, Americans must stop selling themselves short when it comes to getting through hard times. Our national tradition has been one . of response to challenge (though we seem to procrastinate We have ... Abundant Life seeds. Union Fork & Hoe garden tools .. . dueinsoon. Home and Garden Store 740 E. 24th Ave. & Hilyard Eugene,Ore.97 405 345-7954 a lot). This positive response is only possible when we work together; it is virtually impossible when societal in-fighting forces us to divide into special interest groups. The issue of educational funding for all levels of education can polarize us in this'' cannibalistic" way. Only by keeping educational opportunities open for all can we avoid the trap of" ... cutting off our nose to spite our face." l om ing up 1 Thcworldpremic rof a new musical, ''Eugene We Kinda Love You,'' wilJtake place on Friday. April 21. in the Thunderbird Motor Inn Cabaret Theater. Written and directed by Tom Gressler. thenewplaywillb eperformedon April 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, and May 4, 6. 11. 12 . Curtain is at 8:30 p.m. Guitarist/voclali st Bob Welch, former member of Fleetwood Mac, will perform at 8 p.m., April 23, in the LCCgym. Ticketsare$6.S0 inadvanceand$7 atthedoor. Tickets are available at the gym box office, Everybody's records and the Sun Shop. Reynard the Fox, a classic children's play by Arthur Fauqt1ez, will open at Oregon Repertory Theatre, located in the Atrium Bldg., on April 21. There will be a free performance for the general public on Saturday, Aprill 22 at 2 p. m. Other performances, for which tickets will be sold, will be evenings on April 21, 22, 28, 29. May 5, 6. and 7 at 7:30 p.m.; matinees ~n April 23, 29, 30, M~y 6 and 7 at 2 p.m. Children's tickets are $2.00 Adult tickets are $2.50 matinees, $3.50 Thursdays and Sundays, and $4.50 Fridays and Saturdays. For res·ervations call 485-1946. Satur~ay April 2~, the Saturday Market presents Carl& Godfrey's original music for flute, gmtar ~nd vo1c~ at l:~0- p.m., and dances performed by Jose Brown at 2:00 p.m. These attra_cuons are 1~ addition to showing and sales of a variety of handcrafted items, and the epicurean delights provided by food vendors. The Transcendental Meditation program is offering a free introductory lecture on Wednesday, April 26 at noon. The program will be presented in room 215 of the Apprenticeship bldg., at LCC. For further information call the Students' International Meditation Society. 343-8738. Clean Air Week is May 1-7, 1978 ... Activities include a Solar Parade; solar home tours; holistic energy conservation; bicycle tours, art show, two free concerts, workshops, and free movies. Additional information can be obt~ined by contacting the Survival Center, 686-4356. 10% to student & faculty ART and ARCHIT ECTURE -S UPPLIE S MON-FRI.... 9 to 5:30 SATURDAY 10 to 4 UY EB W Qua lity Pick -up s, Top 1'ons , 4-W hee l Dri1 'es and lfnu suo l Car s. Top price s paid for sharp units. Will buy or trade for your equit y. SIPPLE MOTORS 2400 West 7th (7th & McKinley) 687-9 000 Page 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T Q R C H - - - - - - - - - . . ; . _ . - - - - A p r i l 20-..,.._, 1978 Credit offered· for conference on needs and ri~ht.s of infant'1i Ashley Montagu, noted anthropologist and author of "Touching," will be among the featured speakers at a conference on the needs and rightsofinfants, May 19-20, at the First Methodist Church in Eugene. ''Infants: C'halJenge to be Human," is sponsored by the Institute for Human Beginnings for professionals and volunteers who work with children and families. Protecting yourself from venereal disease by Dr. Staywell and the Staff of Student you can ''·take'' to cure yourself. But once diagnosed in time, both can be cured by penicillin, or tetracycline in cases of penicillin allergy. Without such treatments V.D. will almost surely spread to others (women contract it more easily then men) and individual cases multiply at a frightening geometrically spiraling rate. Epidemiologist Erickson is charged with "follow-up" of V.D. contacts of individuals who frequent the Health Department's V.D. Clinic, or the contacts of those who have been reported to him by private physicians and other clinics, like LCC' s Student Health Service. But the job is immense, and Erickson admits he has to "prioritize" his time. And while it might be expected that some infected persons would resist his overtures. it is all too often common for private physicians to neglect reporting their V.D. cases to protect their patients from embarrassment, or because they have little faith in follow-up procedures. But who is protecting what from whom? While under the law all V.D. cases must be reported to state health officials, the information is for record keeping purposes only. In the case of minors, parental consent or knowledge is not required_for treatment. Erickson stresses that he understands the mistrust of government generated by the sixties era, and knows that people seek confidentiality. '' If we misused our information we wouldn't be in business very long,'' he says. Health Service If you're a sexually active single person, you owe it to yourself and your partner(s) to get a V.D. check every two months or so. Accorc!ingtoBill Erickson, V.D. Epidemiologist for Lane County Health Department, The program will include reports from professionals who deal with problems of family violence, presentations on joyful parenting, a panel on sexual problems after a new baby, and other explorations on the conference theme. A non-profit group of family care workers in Eugene, the Institute for Human Beginnings, is seeking long range solutions to these problems. Cost to each participant in the May conference will be $35. This includes a banquet with Ashley Montagu. College credit available. For registration forms and information, contact Judy Albrecht or Jeanne Etter, 140 E. 39 St., Book and Tea on 19 and Agate Streets, the Bookmark on the Mall, or Mike O'Brian's bookstore at the Fifth Street Market. Registration is limited. JolVOCJOO ( some 4-5 times the total number of people treated for gonorrhea living in the county last year(1280) probably have it, and either don't know it, or are afraid to see a private physician or come to a health clinic to get rid of it once they suspect it. This is extremely unfortunate, because gonorrhea, the most common venereal disease, and syphilis, considerably scarcer, won 'tcure themselves. And there is nothing ™ WE INVITE YOU TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOURSELF. Add some of our unique NANCY'S YOGURT or KEFIR or RENNETLESS COTTAGE CHEESE to your diet. PARTAKE in our fine selection of whole grains, nuts, seeds, cheeses, healthy munchies and treats. QUENCH your thirst with Oregon goat's milk, Grade A raw milk, or cool, sweet juices. IMAGINE over 200 herbs, spices and teas just waiting to be explored. There are vitamins, frozen yogurt bars, fruitcicles, and the famous Humble Bagel - and much more! So stop by - we're open from 141 N THIRD ST, SPRINGFIELD 10:00 thru 7:00 Mon• Fri 10:00 thru 6:00 Sat Closed Sundays. 747-1532 Student Body ELECTION S FILING DEADLINE 4 p.m. tomorrow April 21 Positions available are: PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT: (The positions of President and Vice President shall constitute one ticket and shall be filed jointly.) Shall serve as the official representative of, and assume all responsibility for, the executive and administrative work of the Senate and Associated Students of Lane Community College. -SFE credit and full tuition scholarships provided. TREASURER: Shall manage Fiscal and Business operations of the ASLCC. -SFE credit and full tuition scholarships provided. CULTURAL DIRECTOR: ' Shall direct cultural and entertainment functions of the ASLCC. -SFE credit and full tuition provided. SENATOR: Shall participate in committee work and attend all weekly senate meetings. Filing Deadline is 4 p .m. on Friday, April 21. Elections will be May 10-11 For applications and further information contact the ASLCC, Second floor of Center Building. herpes) and which disappear eventually. But left untreated, syphilis can eventually result in heart, blood vessel and brain damage. Unlike gonorrhea, syphilis can be transmitted from pregnant women to their unborn. A few years ago it was believed that gonorrhea's early symptoms were often hidden only in women. But recently cases of "asymptomatic" gonorrhea have been cropping up in men. This may be due to the germ mutating due to long exposure to penicillin, and adapting better to the body. Student Health Service Director Laura Oswalt is concerned that in a few years gonorrhea may be impervious to penicillin. Fortunately, a vaccine is being developed which may eventually provide a permanent cure for the disease. When symptoms for gonorrhea are present, men should look for: • a burning pain when urinating • a discharge of white or yellow pus from the penis These symptoms usually occur from 2 to 6 days after intercourse. Four out of five women may have gonorrhea and not even know it, but the one that does may experience: • a burning sensation when urinating • a green or green/ yellow vaginal discharge For both men and women, the symptoms for syphilis may be: • Stage One -- a painless sore (chancre) on the sex organs, mouth or elsewhere 10 to 30 \ days after contact. Beyond embarrassment and paranoia, • Stage Two -- fever , rash , aches , sore you are protecting nobody if you suspect or throat, hair falling out and enlarged lymph have V.D. and don't have it checked out. glands generally about six weeks after the Untreated gonorrhea can lead, in men, to an chancre's discovery. infected urethra and prostate gland, which • Stage Three -- various ailments affecting may make urinating difficult or impossible the skin, muscles, digestive organs, liver, (gonococcal urethritis); swelling and pain in lungs, eyes, glands, heart and nervous the scrotum and groin, which may eventually system. block off sperm passage from the testicles Most cases of syphilis are discovered and causing sterility (gonococcal epididymitis); treated long before Stage Three, however. or transmission of the gonorrhea bacteria Diagnosis of gonorrhea involves, in men, through the bloodstream to the joints, taking a culture from a discharge from the causing an acute, painful arthritic condition penis and, in women, taking a culture from (gonococcal arthritis). • the cervix. For syphilis, a blood test (VDRL) In women, gonorrhea can caus~ gonococ- is used about four weeks to three months cal arthritis as well as pelvic inflammatory after sexual contact. At the Lane County disease. This infection spreads from the Health Department you only have to wait 15 vagina and cervix to the uterus, fallopian minutes for the results. tubesandovaries. Pain and fever may be the Any student taking credit classes at LCC result and abscesses may leave scar tissue in can have a free V.D. check in the Student the tubes, which can cause sterility. Health Service in Room 126 of the Center Untreated gonorrhea can also spread down Building from 8 to 4 p.m. Monday through from the cervix to the Bartholin's glands, Thursday or 8 to 12 p.m. Friday. Many causing painful abscesses and a need for women choose to participate in the Women's surgery. A pregnant woman can't pass Clinic, at which time a variety of medical and gonorrhea on to her child from the educational services are available in bloodstream, but if she is infected her baby addition to routine V.D. diagnosis. The cost can catch it in the eyes as it comes into is $10. contact with her vagina at birth. The Lane County Health Department's While syphilis cases in the county last year V.D. Clinic at 399 E. 10th does V.D. numbered only 12, this disease is even more diagnosis and treatment for $3, a fee which insidious than gonorrhea. It progesses in can be deferred. Their hours are Monday three stages, the first and second often from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday from 3-6:30 p.m., exhibiting mild symptoms which may be Wednesday from 10:00-11:30 a.m., Thursmistaken for other problems (such as davfrom 1-4 p.m., and Friday from 1-4 p.m. ~···································· i Hoots "Family" Restaurant i : •:"'1,,,,g~- f Q Q - --.-... ----~ ~__,...,, BREAKFAST ALL DAY 440 East 8th • Broadway HOOTS j\ : Bth- ,.............................. ......... : Open 24 hours 345~8316 ~tc-7th- =-s,h- : ApriJ 20- qi ·; 21, 1 9 7 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T Q R C H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page 5 Event features two LCC video-film artists by Janice Brown "Right now in television there is a primary, perceptual, psychological shift taking place," says David Joyce, an LCC instructor, video artist, and filmmaker. People are starting to think of television not simply from the point of view of just consuming what television has to offer, but rather of programming it themselves." According to Joyce, creatingone'sown TV programs may not be as difficult or as far away as it sounds. Joyce and another video artist, Ed Mellnik, will demonstrate some of their media works in a show on Friday and Saturday, April 21 and22 at the Open Gallery located in Midgley's Mill, 445 High St. Joyce teaches two classes at LCC. One for the Mass Comm. Dept. (16 mm film production), and one in the Art Dept. called Design for Moving Images. Joyce says that, "Most people in our generation are dissatisfied with standard commercial TV, and other options are being made available through thew hole video disc recorder scene. In a very few years-there will be a whole video disc recorder industry, similar to longplaying records. People who work as film and video artists will be creating discs of their work, and people will buy them -- the same .way that they buy a''' Rolling Stone'' album. It's really very possible!" Possible yes, but it hasn't come about all that easily. Pioneers of this industry such as Mellnik and Joyce didn't exactly develop their talents, ideas, and techniques over night. Joyce has two master's degrees from the University of Oregon. One in Broadcasting and one in Fine Arts, which he gained strictly through work in video and film. Before coming to LCC he taught filmmaking in Montreal. Mellnik graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BA in communications and a BA in psychology. While he was in high school he also attended and graduated from Distinguished poets read at LCC by Rick Dunaven Next week two distinguished American poets, Carolyn Kizer and Robert Duncan, will be appearing at LCC. Also next week the Pulitzer Prize winning poet W .S. Merwin is scheduled to appear at the U of O's Erb Memorial Student Union. • Kizer is scheduled to read a selection of her poems at noon on·Thursday, April 25, in the Performing Arts Theatre, and also will conduct two evening poetry classes at 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, April 25 and 27 in room 150 of the Geology Building at the University of Oregon. • At noon on Thursday, April 27, poet Robert Duncan will appear in the Performing Arts Theatre at LCC; he is also slated to appear at8 p.m. Thursday in room 150 of the Geology Building on the U of O campus. Both Kizer and Duncan will appear on Thursday for the evening class. • On Friday, April 28, the Pulitzer Prize winning poet W. S. Merwin will appear at the Erb Memorial Student Union at 8 p.m. Merwin is also scheduled to appear at the Book and Tea Shop, 1646E.19St. in Eugene, from 4 to 5 p.m. to autograph his books. A one dollar admission will be charged for all readings. Students taking a literature class at either LCC or the U of O will be admitted free. To mark the culmination of these readings, which are sponsored in part by the Willamette Writers Guild, there will be an all-day poetry seminar, entitled, "Festival of the Arts," on Saturday, April 29, starting at 10 a.m. at the Senior Citizen Center, 489 N.W. Water St. in Albany. The Willamette Writers Guild is chartering a bus, which will leave Saturday morning from LCC, to enable LCC students, needing transportation to attend the festival. The cost of the trip, including the ticket, is $3.50 per person. Persons needing more intormatton may call Heather McConnell, coordinator for the Willamette Writers Guild, at Lane Community College, extension 339. a two-year college with a degree in electronics. He has worked in the production of TV and radio advertising. So for the last five years he says, "I've been in and out of commercial radio and TV and educational radio and TV.'' He has had two previous shows of his media works in the Eugene area, one at the U of O called "Electronic Windows" and one at the Museum of Science called "Vertical Hold." Currently he is employed at LCC as a Media Specialist. Although Mellnik' sand Joyce's works are not really similar, the two were offered the show at the Open Gallery together because of the similarity of the media they work in as artists. The works that they will show are pieces they have both created over the past two or three years. Mellnik creates most of his works with a video synthesizer, a rather complex piece of electronic equipment like an audio synthesizer. But the video device creates visual · images, or distorts images fed into it. Mellnik's works are documentaries, both satiric and serious. He says of the video synthesizer, "I'm spending most of my energies using it. It_gives me more abstract kinds of animation, moving images, colors, forms and textures." Joyce doesn't work with the synthesizer, but deals with concrete forms, and he creates them primarily in the editing process. The two artists' works which will be performed at the Open Gallery, at 8 p.m. each night are a series of short features running about three to 10 minutes each. The two hour program has been assembled to create, according to Mellnik, '' a kind of total concept.'' Joyce says "Media expression events of this sort did not really exist more than five years ago. And if they had they would not have been shown. It takes a while for any brand new medium of expression to gain public acceptance. "It's starting to be shown on public broadcasting stations, mainly in San Francisco. 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Prizes donated by Dot Dotson's, Gerlach 's, and Photo Factory. * Each contestant may submit up to 3 black-and-white prints. * Prints may be no smaller than 5x7. Prints 8x10 or larger are prefered. * All prints must be mounted, ready for display and labeled on the back. Contestant's name, address, telephone number and the title of the print should be clearly marked. * There is no entry fee. * The TORCH will exercise care in handling the prints but it may not be held responsible for damages from any cause. * The contest is limited to LCC students, faculty and staff. Lifetime Guarantee on all diamonds '()OM Jewelers Keepsake Comer DOWNTOWN AND VALLEY RIVER CENTER Student Accounts Welcome! Photos must be in The TORCH office May 1. Winners will be announced in the May II issue of The TORCH. Winning prints will be reproduced in The TORCH, at the discretion of the editor. They will also be displayed on the mezzanine level of the LCC library. Sponsored b_v The TORCH . U<JJ~[ru ~[IJ(J)~U~ April 20· Azt l::F. 1978 · Page 6 Spikers ·sweep triangular meet by John Healy Kevin Richey and Bruce Goodnough combined to lead the men's track team to vict-ory in a three-way meet held last Saturday in Coos Bay. The Titans, missing a number of key athletes, managed to rack up 77112 points to outdistance Linn-Benton (551/2 points) and Southwestern Oregon (44 points). Richey won the 100 and 200 meter sprints and took second in the long jump while Goodnough finished first in the triple jump, second in the high jump and third in the long jump. In first place, Tom Brown won the 400 meters in 51.5, Jamin Aasum took the 800 meters in 1:55.8 and Mick Balius scored a win in the 5000 meters with a time of 15: 10.4. Richey clocked 11.1 in the 100, 22.S in the 200 and uncorked a jump of 21 1/2 to take second in the long jump. Goodnough, according to Tarpenning, will be competing in the decathlon at the national championships later this year. Saturday he tied for second in the high jump with a leap of 6-0, went 20-11 in the long jump to place behind Richey, and won the triple jump with a mark of 43-0. Five of the Titans' top distance runners-Ken Martin, Rob Stanley, Dave Magness, Lynn Mayo, Kevin Shaha-stayed at home Saturday to run in the Oregon mini-meet at Hayward field. Two of the leading sprinters on the team also missed the meet--J.oe Axtell was also at the mini-meet and Chuck Casin-Cross is hampered with a leg injury. New steeplechase record set ;;a_;. •Lynn Mayo [second from right] ran the equivalent of a 4:09 mile at the Oregon mini-meet last weekend. Photo by Jeff Patterson. ROBERTSON'S DRUGS Yol!r prescription. our main concern 343-7715 rEf 30th & Hilyard Classifieds DELP WANTED Ouldoor summeremployment with youth available in this area.June 19 -August6. For more information, call342-6JJ8. ------------ Work next year as a STlJDE'."iT SERVICE ASS0OATE. Applications (due April 28) available at Counseling Dept. FOR SALE '71VWBUS $1550 935-3915 or 342-3973 -----------SERENITY WEAVERS 111 West Seventh Hand-crafted spinning wheels and looms, superbly engineered. reasonably priced, in stock. Yarns. books on crafts. 60,000 BOOKS IN STOCK All selling 25 to SO percent offlist price New Books •Text Books• Cliff Notes• Magazines USEDBOOKSBOUGHTANDSOLD -10%offonallnewbooksSMITH FAMILY JIOOKSTORE 768East1Jth WANTED TO BUY WANTED Used wheel barrow and Olldlrt. 344-8475 PERSONALS Men and Women interested in COOPERATIVE LIVING call Beckyat686-5189. S360/quarter Ken Martin broke the school steeplechase record last Saturday at Hayward Field in the Oregon mini-meet, finishing in 9:00.8 to break a record established last year by Glenn Owens at the national championships. In the process of breaking the record Ken Martin [in foregroung] broke the LCC Martin qualified for the national meet for the steeplechase record at Hayward Field last fourth time--he already has qualified to run Saturday. Photo by Jeff Patterson. in the 1500, 5000, and 10,000 meters. Dave Magness also qualified for the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Assn. Women toke second (NJCAA) championships in Champaign, Illinois next month by winning the 10,000 - The women's track teain won only two meter race Saturday in 30:49. eventsinfinishingsecondtoLinn-Bentonln And in the 1500 meters, Lynn Mayo and a tri-meet last Saturday in Coos Bay. Kevin Shaha finished first and third; VickieGraveswonforthesecondweekina respectively. to qualify for the NJ CAA' s. row, powering through the400 meters to win Mayo powered to the finish line in an in 62.4, and Gigi D' Angelo took first in the incredible time of 3:52. 7, a time equivalent 3000 meters with a time of 12:44.6. to a 4:09 mile. Shaha came in right behind The Ti~ns scored 29 points to LinnMayotofinishin3:54. 7, equal toa4:11 mile. Benton's49and Southwestern Oregon's 26. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• '78 OCCAA track and field-bests Men: 440 yas·. I. Loa Mosby. Blue Mou ntain. 60.8 2. Amanda Eggleston, Clackamas, 26.5 400 m. relay I. Lane 42.6 2. Umpqua 44.2 long Jump I. Tom Wubben. Linn-Benton. 23 I / 4 2. Garry Brown. Ump9ua, 22-1 I 1/ 4 220 yds. I. Chuck Casin-Cross. Lane. 22.3 2. Jodell Bailey, Lane. 22.6 880 yds. I. Kelly Britz. Clackamas. I :56.1 2. Kevin Shahha. Lane. I :57.4 Shot Put I. Randy Bolliger, Clackamas. 52-4 2. Dan Jackson. Clackamas. 45-6 880 yds. I. Lisa Nickel. Clackamas. 2:26.2 2. Mary Douglass, Central Oregon, 2:28. 7 110 m. high hurdles I. Randy Vermillion. Umpqua. 15.4 2. Senft Branchfield. Lane. 15.9 Mlle Relay 1. Lane 3:24 2. Ump4ua 3:26.8 Mile I. Brenda Cardin, Central Oregon, S: 16.9 2. Angela Cotton, Clackamas. 5:33.9 120 yd. high hurdles I. Scott Branchfield , Lane, 16.2 2. Mark Nugen. Clackamas.- 17.5 Pole Vault I. Rick Aniker. Linn-Benton. 14-8 2. Steve Walz. Linn-Bentnn. 13-6 J..-elln I. Mike Murphy. Clackamas. 189-9 I /4 2. Eric Looney. Linn-Benton. 187-5 Women: 440 lntermledlate hurdles 1. Keith Freeman. Linn-Benton. 56.9 2. Scott Branchfield. Lane. 58.0 Discus I. Dan Jackson, Clackamas. 155-10 l / 2 2. Charlie Keeran. Lane. 149 440 yds. I. Lynn Mayo, Lane. 50.4 2. Joe Cook. Lane. St. 1 Triple Jump I. Mike Yeoman, Lane, 46-10 1/ 2 2. Dave Recd. Clackamas. 44-8 l / 2 440 yrd. relay I. Lane 43.2 2. Linn-Benton 45.0 High Jump I. Tim Leedon. Linn-Benton. 6-6 2. Preston Martin, Clackamas, 6-3 l / 4 IOOyds. I. Jue Jones. Clackamas. 10.0 2. Joe Axtell. Lane 10.3 2. Regina Jordan. Clackamas. 12. 1 400 m. hurdles I . Vickie Graves. Lane, 62.2 2. Carmen Mendenhall. Umpqua. 63.2 440 Relay I. Clackamas 49.0 2. Linn-Benton 52.8 Long Jump I. Verna Simon. Clackamas. 16-6 112 2. Nancy Jernigan. Central Oregon, 15-5 1/2 High Jump I. Terri Robinson. Central Oregon, 5-0 2. Loa Mosby. Blue Mou!]tain. 5-0 Jav_elln I. Joy Hall. SW Oregon, 128-6 2. Linda Mclellan. Linn-Benton, 125-11 Discus t. Joy Hall, SW Oregon, 118-9 2. Betty Rust. Umpqua. 115-10 Campus Ministry at LCC Chaplains James Dieringer and Norm Metzler Contact through Student Activities, Center Building or LCC Restaurant near the elevator l. Shot Put I. Brenda Bosyter. Ct:ntral Oregon, 41-1 2. Joan Tavernia, Central Oregon. 38-6 1/2 100 ylh. I. Raela Rodgers, Clackamas. 11.6 "WE'RE HERE FOR YOlI." MMeiFiHt:SMt:1eit:1\:4S:-SMt:1t:St:11::?t=:SM!:1:-'!t:SMh ~e:<t:1HMMH· Fun run slated for April 23 Torture Ridge, a cross-country fun nm over tough and muddy trails, is set for Hendricks Park, this Sunday starting at 12 noon. Entry for the event, which is open to people of all ages and both sexes, is Sl.00. All finishers will receive a tee-shirt, fruit, a sandwich and drinks. PSYCHIC can advise on business, love & personal direction. Jamil P.O. Box 10154 Eugene, Oregon 97401 Telephone anytime: . (503) 342-2210, 484-2441 Donations appreciated April 2 0 - ~ , 1 9 7 8 - - - - - - 1 j ( J ) ~ ( t [ r u ~ ( P ( J ) ~ U ~ - - - - - - - - - P a g e 7 HardbaUers trounce Chemeketa to remain in second by Steve Myers In the week of April 11-17 the men's baseball team swept a league doubleheader from Chemeketa Community College, split a twin bill with the Oregon State J. V. 'sand tied a single game with the Oregon J.V.'s. Lane's victories over Chemeketa boost their league record to 8-2 and move them into second place in the Oregon Community College Athletic Association (OCCAA) race for the 1978 baseball crown. The Titans are a half a game out of the league lead. Linn-Benton is the current leader with an 8-1 record. According to baseball coach Duane Miller the team broke out of a two game batting clump last Tuesday, dumping Chemeketa 9-1, in the first contest and 18-1 in the second game. ''Our hitting really came back," commented Miller, '' And it was backed by some strong pitching.'' The Titans collected 20 hits in the 18 nm barrage of the second game. They were paced by the bitting efforts of Gary Weyant, Curt Smith, and Rich Bean. Weyant had four bits In five trips to the plate. He scored three 'fony Steams helped the men's baseball team trounce Clackamas last week. Photo Christle Davis. Men's tennis team loses because of emphasis on pllrticipation by Dave Girrard The men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to Umpqua last Tuesday in Roseburg, evening their season record at 1-1. The main difference in the match (as compared with SWOCC) turned up in the singles according to tennis coach Don Wilson. Against Southwestern Oregon·, LCC swept all four singles matches for the margin of victory. It was a different story against Umpqua, however, as the team managed a split in the four matches played . Lane could've won the match, but because of emphasis on participation it probably cost them their second win. '' I won't use my best players until district,'' Wilson said, adding that the players prefer the participation element more than anything else. Heineken on draft ... Doug Knudsen and Gary Lott picked up the two singles wins for LCC. Knudsen downed Scott Finley of Umpqua 7-6 and 6-3 and Lott dumped UCC's Jeff Cole 7-5, 6-3. In the other two matches, John Johnson losttoDaveThorpeofUmpqua, 6-2, 6-2, and LCC's Ken Neuman was defeated by Jeff Stillwell, 6-2 and 7-5. Umpqua swept both doubles matches to capture the win. According to tennis coach Don Wilson, Looking ... for that someone special? call CONTACTS UNLIMITED 747-0187 P .0. Box 104, Springfield Fordating, marriage and friendship needs. The favorite from Holland .. . You've tasted it in bottles, now enjoy it as the Dutch enjoy it-on draft! In the Atrium Eugene Downtown times and batted in an additional five more. Smith was two for four at the plate and drove in six runs on his two doubles. Smith punched out a sixth inning three nm homer in a pinch hitting appearance. In a pair of non-league games against the OSU J. V. 's the Titans split. They won the opener 8-6, but were shut out of the second game 4-0. "We were shut out of the second game because we didn't hit very well,'' explained Miller. ''T~eir pitcher threw a very good game against us and our pitchers couldn't throw strikes. We had a lot of walks and they capitalized on them.'' Lane tied a scheduled nine inning, non-league game with the U ofOJ.V.'s. The contest had to be called in the seventh inning, with the score knotted 5-5, because of rain. The ti~ score was kept and no winner was decided. In a league game the contest would have been postponed and the game finished on the first available date, according to league rules. '• We were lucky to even tie them,'' stated Miller. ''We used six pitchers in that game. We made some stupid errors and didn't play a good all around game." Titans rank second in baseball stats German In the latest statistics released by the Oregon Community College Athletic Association [OCCAA] the Titans rank number two In team hitting and pitching. The Titans are also number two In the race for the league baseball title with an 8-2 record. Linn-Benton Is the number one team In league standings, boasting an 8-1 record. They also lead the statistics column In every respect. Lane has a .323 team batting average. ' They have been at bat 232 times and have collected 75 bits. Among those bits, eight are doubles, five are triples and four are home runs. Linn-Benton tops this statistic with a .346 team batting average. The Titan pitchers boast 2.20 earned run average by giving up 24 runs in 54 innings pitched. Linn-Benton also tops Lane In this statistic by giving up only seven nms In 42 innings of pitching for an amazing 0.67 earned nm average. Fritz Pippen Is Lane's leading Individual batter. 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He saidthatthefirsttimehewentto juvenile hall (at 13), he cried for about two days then decided the whole place was a big joke. About two years ago he realized that his life-long experiences with crime and prison were no longer so funny. Right about then, he started to change his attitude about his lifestvle he said. Out on parole now, Lew is attending LCC. He says he sees Lane as a chance to get and retain his freedom, which is important to him since he spent so much of his life in 8' x 9' x 12' jail cells. He's determined he won't go back. His eyes communicated, in addition to his words, his commitment to achieve his goal, Freedom. Lew scorns weakness in himself, but tolerates it in others. Not trying to be a martyr, he still says, in reference to his partner snitching on him, ''I'd rather ride someone else's beef (be punished) than say 'this person did it,' which is easier for me to cope with. It's easier for me to look in the mirror and still feel good about myself.'' He says he is a man who is loyal to his friends and is true to himself. Now he hopes to translate that pride to schooling and staying free. Demonstrating his own attitude and his self-concept he says he isn't involved in crime now because he chooses not to be. There were no benefits from it and he wants to do things only if he benefits: '' Anything' s all right if it gets you somewhere," he said. When Lew was involved with drugs he took them for various reasons. For one thing, he says he didn't like being straight. "It brings you face to face with reality ," he said. "I still don't like what's going on there with it (reality) but I want to face up to it now. I want to know and understand it.'' He believes that each person has a purpose. However, he said "A lot don't seek itout--theygoon blind to a lot of things ... they only see what they want to see and only perceive it they way they want to perceive it . And that's bad because like, I'm here and I want to know about me and where I'm going.'' "I'm not talking about the Bible, that's going to lead me further off. I don't know my purpose. That's what I'm looking for.,.,. Tarpennin~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - c o n t i n u e d from page 1 hurdler/ racewalker. It was a slow time that we won in,'' admitted Tipton, referring to Clackamas' win in the mile relay. "If he had entered his best contingent he could have won." Included in that possible contingent were three outstanding quartermilers--J oe Axtell, Lynn Mayo, and Tom Brown. But Tarpenning chose not to run these men in the meet. Tarpenning defended his actions by saying "We let people have fun ... we took it as a very relaxing meet. We like to have some athletes get a chance to compete who would not compete normally.'' In the last few weeks, Tarpenning has been running many of his top athletes in the Oregon mini-meets, which precede UO track meets. The competition in those meets is generally superior to what the Titans face in OCCAA competition. Tarpenning hasn't run his top distance runner--Ken Martin--in a single dual meet this year, preferring to enter him in the mini-meets where Martin has recorded some outstanding times, including a 29:40 for 10,000 meters and a school record 9:00.8 in the steeplechase. Last SaturdayTarpenningran his top four distance runners--Martin, Lynn Mayo, Dave Magness, and Rob Stanley--in the Oregon mini-meet while he sent the remainder of the track team to Coos Bay for a triangular meet with Southwestern Oregon and Linn-Benton. The Titans won by over 20 points. But according to the sources who attended the meet, Tarpenning took all of his distance runners (except Martin) to Oregon City that day, and they were ready to run. During the meeting on the team bus, the four sources say, Tarpenning explained to his team that he had lost the meet, or'' shortchanged his athletes'' because P .E. Department Chairman Richard Newell and the College administration were tired of Tarpenning-coached track teams constantly winning. (According to Tarpenning, the Titans have lost only four meets in the OCCAA in the past 10 years). Tarpenning told the Torch in an interview that Newell has been ''playing games'' with him over the hiring of assistant coaches, managers and travel authorizations. According to one source close to the athletic department, Newell docked Tarpenning's paycheck $109 .00 last year because Tarpenning took an unauthorized leave of absence to attend a track meet in Idaho in which LCC was entered. The source said that Newell had refused Tarpenning's request to travel with the team for unexplained reasons, but Tarpenning decided to pay his own way to Idaho. However, Tarpenning refused to comment on the allegation that he lost the meet because Newell and the college administration were' 'tired'' of his winning record. Stated Tarpenning. "I don't know what you are talking about." Newell declined to comment on the topic, instead referring the TORCH to the statement made by President Schafer. Schafer, in a phone interview with the TORCH, said "I prefer not to comment at this point." LEAVE OF ABSENCE When contacted regarding his leave of absence, Tarpenning said the "President Schafer has requested I take a week's leave of absence to be with my wife, who is ill." Newell, when informed of Tarpenning's comments on the team bus following the Clackamas meet, stated "I have no knowledge of Mr. Tarpenning's statement." President Eldon Schafer declined to comment on the topic, saying "I prefer not to (comment) at this point." The college union representative, Joe Kremers, confirmed that Tarpenning is in the process of filing a grievance against Newell, but refused to comment beyond that.