'Side by side' with stars 4000 East 30th Ave., Eugene, OR 97405 by Jack Desmond Tax base measure gets support ThoughLCCstudent Jim Wilson has never met Paul Sandweiss, Jim's hoping that he'll be working side by side with people like Paul someday. "Paul's recording for a lot of big shows. He went up to Seattle from Los Angeles to record Dolly Parton. They (the engineers) all drew straws to see who would pin the mike on her," related Darwin McCarrol, an LCC electronics teacher. Sandweiss, agraduateof LCC'selectronics program, is making $40,000 a year as an audio engineer and still stops by to see his former humble hatmts. And Jim Wilson, currently enrolled in the electronics engineering program, wants to hit the same bright lights of success someday. Still, he knows Jim Wilson Vol. 15 No. 25 May 4 - ~ , 1978 by Sally Oljar approval. If the measure fails, the college has asked The LCC Board of Education heard approval and pledges of support from for another election to be held on June 28, several campus organizations in its decision 1978. This ballot measure will ask for to seek voter approval on May 23 in $784,184 in excess of the six percent limitation. Unlike the tax base, which increasing the college's tax base. ''The Student Senate ofLCC has endorsed increases each year by six percent, a request the passage of the tax base ... in the long for funds to exceed the limitation is a set term best interests of students,'' ASLCC dollar amount. Also known as a fixed serial President Tom Ruckman told the Board at it amount, the life levy is limited to three years (the tax base stays in effect until voters agree regular meeting on May 3. LCC Education Association President Joe to change it) for support of operations and Kremers said that the LCCEA had '' pledged must be specified for certain purposes. The its resources to pass the budget.'' He added tax rate would remain the same. If the May that if the tax base increase does not meet ballot measures passes the June request will with voter approval the Board should not automatically be cancelled. The LCC Budget Committee, a citizens reduce the "capacity of the college" by reducing classes or staff until all of LCC' s group appointed by Board members, met programs had been carefully reviewed. LCC with the Board on May 3 to review the Employee Federation Vice-President Steve proposed 1978-1979 budget document. Lang told the Board that the LCCEF will President Eldon Schafer told the committee recommend to its members thatthey support that the budget is built around the projected the ballot measure. The Lane County Labor 7633 Full Time Equivalency reimburseCouncil has also endorsed the measure, he ments from the state. This state funding makes up 38.9 percent of the college's added. A request for an 8.23 percent increase in budget. Local taxes compose 35.4 percent of the current $5.2 million LCC tax base will be the budgent and tuition accounts for 21.5 on the May 23 ballot. If it is approved, the percent. Payroll expenses account for 60.4 percent increase will bring the tax base up to six of expenditures, a 23 percent increase over million, a $784,184 jump from last year. The proposed tax base increase, the last year. Schafer said that the total $16.8 recent tuition hike (expected to generate million budget, if it is adopted, does not approximately $100,000), and other reduc- account for inflationary increases (approxit10ns in college expenditures will balance the mately four percent each year) in personnel $1.2 million deficit, says Dean of Business contracts. These increases will be offset by greater productivity and reductions in Operations Tony Birch. department expenditures. to $1.35 from increase will The tax rate The Budget Committe and the Board did $1.42. The tax rate is a dollar amount set on each $1,000 of assessed property in the not adopt the propose budget for next year college district. This means, for example, an after request for more information were owner of property assessed at $10,000 will made by several members of both groups. pay $14.20, instead of $13.50, for LCC The next Budget Committee meeting is operation if the measure receives voter scheduled for May 10. Sandweiss' salary are unusual rewards. '' You have to assert yourself. This is the way ycu have to do it,'' says Jim as he stretched back in a chair in the cafeteria. His deep brown eyes betrayed no sense of despair as he talked about breaking into the field of audio engineering, though he smoked several cigarettes during the interview. Lighting up, Jim said he wants to become an audio engineer because he'd like to combine his hobby with a profession. '' I love music. Audio engineering is a good way to be a musician without playing instruments.'' However, before Jim can get paid for his hobby, he must figure how to break into the difficult audio recording business. During the spring break, he drove down to Los Angeles to canvass several of the city's 155 private recording studios, a figure which doesn't include the major businesses such as Capitol. By contrast, Eugene has only a handful of studios. Both Jim and Instructor McCarrol agree Eugene has little to offer because the city is so far removed from continued on page 3 the national record-making Five candid ates running for ASLCC positions Editor's note: On May 10 and 11 the ASLCC will hold elections for 1978-1979 student body officers. Voting booths will be located in the cafeteria and will be open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Any LCC student registered for credit is eligible. Grappo seeks more student participation by Jack Desmond and Steve Myers "My hope is to get more things happening around student government, such as concerts and picnics. It's mostly just to draw people's attention to it,'' says Steve Grappo, candidate for ASLCC president. Grappo, presently Student Resource Center Director, and his running mate Clint Hall, presently a student activity worker, feels that student government should become more actively involved in campus affairs. According to Grappo there were only nine people who actively participated in the government this year Grappo also feels that the student government should take a more active role in local and state politics. For example, the Cox wants 'evaluation handboo k' by Sally Oljar An instructor and class evaluation handbook will be the main project in Jim Cox's presidency if he is elected by LCC students next week. In fact Cox and his running mate for vice-president, Steve Adams, are - compiling the proposed handbook right now. Cox, 29, is an English major in his first :E i year at LCC. -He wants the evaluation handbook to describe the "Strengths and E weaknessess of instructors and courses. It (the handbook) will be more informative ·.·."~.. . I f than anything else, and will help students select classes." Steve Grappo He also wants to maintain and expand last on alternative energy measure the present programs that the ASLCC November's ballot was an issue that the offers: Student lounges, Legal Services-ASLCC should have supported, he "We (the ASLCC) can put the lawyer to should ASLCC the that believes. He added more use"--and more cultural affairs, support the gay rights issue in the including concerts. ''The last concert was a upcoming elections on May 23. real win," he said, describing the April 23 Hall disagrees with Grappo' s assertion Bob Welch concert, the first rock concert at of the ASLCC's role in local and state in seven years. ''I'm happy the way it LCC issues support should we think ''I politics. turned out .. .I want to do all we can to of public interest, but I don't think it's our promote it (more concerts). This concert job to take an active role in it. Our job is to was profitable," he said. continued on page 3 Adams, 18, is a business major and like Cox is ending his first year at LCC. Both men would like to expand student awareness of Title IX legislation. Adams is presently working on a set of procedures the college might follow for Title IX grievances. "There is quite a bit of concern in the student body about this issue," I Jim Cox Adams says. Cox sees a need for improvement in communication between the ASLCC and the student body it r, ----<-rnts. His answer continued on page 3 -----------TORCH------- May 4 - ~ . 1978 - Americans traumatized by complexity of events Commentary by Wes Heath President Carter was right when he observed in his address on inflation that Americans are' 'preoccupied with self." He ought to know. The halls of Congress are figuratively--if not literally--jammed with special-interest groups vying with one another for legislative favors, mostly economic. One political pundit was prompted by this phenomenon to call the nation's Capitol a "glorified state legislature." Others have perceived the attendant decay of nationalistic sentiments and a lack of cohesive American goals. How do we account for this political parochialism? For (;gay rights' statute To the Editor: Susan Arrow David M. Shaw Margie Holland Stuart Hills Cal Little Jan Metzger Ellen Greenlaw Katherine MacQueen Annette Goodfellow Teresa Lofgren Christine Frazer Gayle Bryan Mary Jo Hartel Laura A. Houston Kathryn Podgomoff Julie Whittemore Jacque Compton Laura L. Christensen Kate Barry Georgina Moon TORCH Editor: Sally Oljar Associate Editor: Paul Yarnolu Features Editor: Sarah Jenkins Entertainment Editor: Jan Brown Sports Editor: John Healy Assoc. Sports Editor: Steve Myers Photo Editor: Daniel Van Rossen Assoc. Photo Editor: Jeff Patterson Contributing Editors: Wes Heath, Rick Dunaven, Frank Babcock Business Manager: Darlene Gore Copysetting:•. Nikki Brazy Photographers: Christie Davis. Samson Nisser, Mary McCullough. Susan Lee, Ray Armstrong Production: Susan Fosseen, Judy Jordan. Judy Sonstein. Marta Hogard. Jack Desmond, Dave Girrard The TORCH is published .on Thursdays, September through June. News ~tories are compressed, concise reports, intended to be as objective as possible. Some may appear with by-lines to indicate the reporter responsible. News features. because of a broader scope, may contain some judgements on the part of the writer. They will be identified with a "feature" by-line . "Forums" are intended tobeessayscontributedbyTORCH 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 right to edit for libel and length. Editorials are signed by the newspaper staff writer, and express only his/her opinion. All correspondence must be typed and signed by the writer. Mail or bring all correspondence to: The TORCH, Room 205, Center Building. 4000 East 30th Ave. , Eugene. Oregon, 97405. Phone 747-4S01, ext. 234 Add to this the fact thatthe country has run out of visions and causes grand enough to inspire all of us at the same time. Nothing justifies a crusade. Nothing seems to be worth ralJying around. The "great, red dragon'' of biblical fame is only an inoffensive pink. And we are in no mood to be roused to high sacrifice. In the mean time, Americans are much better versed on coffee prices than they are on the economic impact of oil imports or on Communism in Italy. And it's difficult to be Cox and Adams To the Editor: Wewanttoretain Eugene's ''gay rights'' statute. Personal life or sexual orientation should not be a factor in housing or employment. Fear-mongering and hatred havenoplaceindiscuss ionsofthis issue. We urge that everyone vote after a clear-headed, thorough examination of the facts . . Yours truly. My theory is twofold. To begin with, Americans have simply become traumatized by the complexity of current events--the Mideast, SALT talkc.. coal strikes, farm support, "Koreagate," diplomacy and terrorism. The list is endless. No wonder our elected leaders are ignorant on most of those issues themselves and that their legislation reflects it. zealous about a subject that confuses even that social bodies were to begin with organs the experts. of struggle: Struggle with external enemies Admittedly. the President's remark could and struggle to wrest a livelihood from have been made to describe the political grudging nature. Hence in a time like ours, mood ofthe citizens in many other periods in when shortages are bad but not critical and our history. Our disil1usio,nment with the when war concerns us but does not directly ability of government to solve problems involve us, social cohesion and nationalism today is similar to the period between the are bound to diminish. We should almost be World Wars, that period between the grateful. punitive peace of the Versailles treaty and One nagging doubt remains about this the regalvanizing of American purpose after phenomenon of selfish factionalism so Pearl Harbor. Carter faces the same roundly criticized by Carter and others. defeated vision of the postwar that plagued Assuming that politics becomes more the administrations of Harding and Cool- complicatedthanitisal ready, wouldanother idge. And, in fairness to him, we should warorablackoutoraga sshortagerevivethe admit that the relative success ofthe Lincoln spirit of cooperations that typified, say, the and Kennedy administrations was due to last World War? And ifnot, is there any good their good fortune in presiding over periods substitute for cooperation and bi-partisan of a highly visible caude. Carter should be self-sacrifice? Carter has probably been forgiven if he envies them. .. asking that question since the honeymoon Obviously, war, scarcity and other called inauguration day ended. Meanwhile, national concerns are sourc:es of social the special-interest groups become ever cohesion and discipline. We tend to forget more assertive and smaller all the time. Grappo for ASLCC President To the Editor: because students are not aware that there are numerous college committees which The 1977-78 Student Senate, of which I My name is Steven Adams and I•m direct Lane which interested students can be running for student body Vice-President on a have been a part, has done a lot of work to get a part of. There are many other reasons, also. the student association back on its feet. This ticket with Jim Cox. We would like the I hope that the new Senate will strive to opportunity to serve the students ofLCC. At required a lot of "backbone" work which increase student awareness. kept the Senate from many activities to get Churchill High School I gained a lot of experience in student government and for students involved. Now that much of that ·1 would also like to see student the most of this year I have served as ASLCC work is done I hope to be able to initiate government get more involved in local and activities to encourage student participastudent body treasurer. Serving as treasurer state politics and issues. I personally have a familiarized me with the business operations tion. committment to Human Rights, antiSince the summer of 1976, when the of the ASLCC. As Vice-President I will discrimination, and a sound ecology. I urge administration had the $5 student body fee continue to support sound business you to give the Student Senate your input and management and tight accounting proce- dropped, tuition has been raised (approx. energy and to make use of your right to vote. $30), and then took over the operation of the dures. I will do my best to fulfill my new responsibilities as Vice-President: Helping TORCH, Health Services, and interThank you. students with grievances, making agendas, collegiate athletics, student interest in running elections, and fill in when the student government has dropped greatly. It's no wonder. In my experience with the President is absent. college this year I have discovered that it is Steve Grappo My running mate, Jim Cox, is by far the run more as a business than as an Student Resource Center Director, best candidate for President. Since I've educational institution. This is partly Candidate for ASLCC President known him I've really been impresseq by his intelligence and integrity. Jim really wants to accomplish some things. We will be working on educational offerings, equal economic development councils, one repreopportunity, making ASLCC services; such To the Editor: senting Lane County in a four-county as legal aid, operate in an efficient way that is We believe that Edd Wemple is a genuine. district. the other a private organization really beneficial to students. We seek jown-to-earth people's candidate for Coun- developing resource jobs in our area. student support and opinion on how to build ty Commissioner from East Lane District. As a county official, Wemple would work strongerstudentsuppo rt. We'restilllooking His open honesty, qualifications and closely with citizens to make land use laws for more help with our campaign. experience have been brought out in his work for us while preserving resources for campaign in the following ways. In public the future. He has shown he can work well PLEASE VOTE FOR US, JIM COX & forums or personal confrontations, Edd with those who disagree with his views as STEVEN ADAMS FOR STUDENT BODY faces the issue directly, answering critics well as with those who agree with them, vital PRESIDENT & VICE-PRESIDENT ON with unfailing logic and respect for them and to a smoothly working County Commission. MAY 10 or 11. their concerns. His knowledge of the timber For these reasons, we are supporting Edd industry and environmental problems is WempleandwiJlvotef orhimon May 23. We Sincerely, based on experience as a tree planter, hope other students and staff of our excellent businessman and lobbyist in the State Community College will join us. Steve11 Adams Legislature. .Edd also serves on two Robert Vice-Presidential Candidate and Constance Brown Wemple for County Commissioner Three citizen petitions urging utility reform To the Editor: news reports concerning radiation hazards Citizens who are concerned about rising and costs overruns of new plants, electric rates and the spread of nuclear power plants in the Northwest should be aware of three initiatives now being circulated around the state. The petitions need to gather the required signatures by To the Editor: July 2nd to qualify for the November ballot. Just a note to let you know that someone · The Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) petition seeks to end ratepayer out here appreciates the TORCH. I think it's financing of the utilities' expansion program the best college paper in the state, if that's by removing CWIP from their rate base. Not not damning with faint praise. I especially only is it unfair to charge captive customers enjoy your emphasis on people (as opposed in advance for electricity, it works a great to events). Keep up the good work. hardship on senior citizens and those on Regards, fixed incomes. TORCH praised The Nuclear Ban petition, as proposed by anti-utility activist Lloyd Marbet, prohibits nuclear power plants and waste storage in / Oregon. Consideringtherecent avalancheof Oregonians should be ready to take this progressive step. The Public Power Petition, sponsored by the Grange a.(ld the Consumer Power League, will reform Oregon law to make it possible to gain access to federal preference power. With PUDs we have local control of energy decisions and less incentive to build more expensive nuclear power plants. Oregon's energy future· will take a significant step towards a brighter sunnier day if voters approve these initiatives. But first we must collect signatures to place them on the ballot. For petitions or more information write Oregonians for Utility Reform, P.O. Box 12763, Salem, or call 485-4908. Doug Browning Assistant Executive Secretary Sincerely, Orego~ Community College Assembly [OCCA] _ .:>avid McTeague May 4 - ~ . 1978 --------TORCH--------- ASLCC----------continued from page 1 to the problem is what he calls an '' ASLCC Bulletin'' that would let students Jmow how the student government is using the mandatory fee money collected at registration. "Since Students are paying a mandatory fee, (I) want them to know that it's being used properly .. the ASLCC should be accountable for that money,'' he explained. Grappo and Hall would like to see more concerts next year. He was critical of Walt Van Orden, director of Plant Services, because he said Van Ordent claimed there was excessive damage done at the ASLCC-sponsored Bob Welch concert. Grappo state that Van Orden was over-reacting and alleged that way typical of many people in the LCC administration. Grappo said that the ASLCC would pay for any damages caused by the concert. He feels that the ASLCC should try to set aside a student lounge somewhere on campus. He says that all the other ; Iii Page 3 Child center accepting applications by Colleen Donahue Students wishing to enroll their children in the Child Development Center (CDC) this summer or next fall should fill out their applications now. Students can pick up the applications at the Day Care Center on campus, located in Room 114D of the Health Building from Barbara Cox, the clerk in the CDC office. The center accepts the applications on a first come-first serve basis. Fees for the center are based on family size and income, and can vary from 46 to 92 cents an hour per child. Joann Ellingson, assistant coordinator of the Early Childhood Education program, explains thatthe center is one of the services offered to LCC students and also serves as a laboratory school for LCC students studying Early Childhood Education. The on-campus' center in the Health Building has 30 spaces to be filled, while the off-campus center located in the Unitariar Church at 477 E. 40th has 25 spaces. Due to low enrollment, the off-campus center is not open during the summer. Children must be enrolled at the center a minimum of at least four hours for two days a week, so two part-time participants may fill one space. •'Those children attending the center in the summer will be guaranteed a space in the fall at one of the centers,'' says Ellingson. LCC students' children between the ages three to five have first priority to the spaces in the centers. If all the spaces are not filled, children of LCC employees will be accepted. The center is open from 7:30 am to 5 pm weekly. It will be opening for the summer from June 19 to August 11. Children at the centers by 8 am are served breakfast. All children receive a snack at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm and lunch at 11 :30. •s:s ·1·im W''~ iison-------------------- Steve Adams He feels that the relationship between the ASLCC and the college administration ''has been improved.'' Cox believes that he can keep the administrative 'aslcc student relationship cohesive.. "My values are very high," he says, "I have a strong concern for educational matters ... students should get a fair shake.'' He feels the ASLCC could be "more influential" with students and the administration. stick to the students needs.'' And the Los Angeles engineers told Jim ..., that it was a difficult field to enter in Los Angeles, too. From their advice and others, Jim says, "You have to wait around, ask S: questions, and show interest. Lots of people are trying to get in." Clint Hall Since he realizes he may have to wait a community colleges have lounges and that whileforthisidealprofession,Jimhassethis the students frequently ask him why there short term goals on graduating from LCC is no lounge at LCC. and perhaps landing a job at Textronix. He's been an electronics student at LCC since the fall ofl 976. He has worked steadily towards his degree, including a session at summer school last year. He feels that the electronics program is top-notch because of by Sally Oljar member of the College Budget Committee thehighqualityoftheteachers. He also likes and is responsible for establishing an the friendly atmosphere that is created by "It's my way of contributing something to ASLCC Finance/Budget Commettee to set the closeness of the students. On a warm, sunny day, you can see a group of 10 of them the school," says Doris Alvstad, of her the student government's fiscal policy. candidacy for the ASLCC treasurer's post, Her initial involvement in the ASLCC stretched out and talking on the grass by the "and knowing that I did my best at it." began by participating in the ASLCC Lounge electronics building. Before coming to LCC, Jim spent 31 Alvstad, 19, is running unopposed for the- Committee, a volunteer student group studying the potential locations for student months in the army in Germany as a clerk and lounge areas. "I contributed ideas and was later in a tank battalion. While there, he felt the secretary once and awhile," she says. the pinch of the rising mark against the "I want to do my best at it (as ASLCC falling dollar. Now, he feels the pinch of treasurer)," she continues, "and see that inflation against his $311. VA check. Thus, the funds that are spent are spent well ... not he finds it necessary to work at Mister dumb and wasted." She sees a problem in Roberts, a clothing store in Springfield, to . S the ASLCC travel budget: There is not supplement his government check. Yet, he hopes the hard times will be over J:! enough money budgeted for ASLCC officers :8 to attend various student government when he graduates this spring. Textronix, related conferences. "I'd like to see that an electronics firm based in Portland, was at LCC two weeks ago interviewing students. _s corrected," she says. . Instructor Darwin McCarrol says, obvi.,s Alvstad is a home economics major and J plans to transfer to Oregon State University •=,,. after her last year at LCC. She is a first year Doris Alvstad LCC student and also works oart-time for the county and as a cashier at MacArthur Court office. "I've been the treasurer in (my) high on the U of O campus. school service clubs and in Junior "I've got it in the bag, I guess," she said, Achievement for two years. I know what I'm explaining her unopposed candidacy, "but I doing." she explained. She admits she has '' alot to learn'' about wish I had to campaign and not have to run unopposed.'' the job and needs ''time to sit down and see what's going on" if she is elected, but she feels that after an introduction to the ROBERTSON'S treasurer's duties, "I know it won't be DRUGS hard." Your prescription, The ASLCC treasurer is responsible for our main concern ... receiving and disbursing funds approved by the Student Senate, provides a monthly 30th & Hilyard 343-7715 statement of ASLCC expenditures, is a Alvs tad unopposed for treasurer I i:! 1 timeless 00 continued from page 1 ously pleased with the success of the electronics program, "Textronix is the largest private firm in Oregon. At the moment, they're short on technicians. They'ff be offering jobs to 16 of our graduates." Jim saysthatthe starting salary is $12,000 a year, but even still, he doesn't want to remain at Textronix forever, and he still desires to become an audio engineer. He could increase his chances of breaking into the business by acquiring a bachelor's degree in audio engineering. So he says he has two alternatives, both having their drawbacks. The first would be to study at a four year school, but there are no universities in the Far West that offer degrees in audio engineering, and the nearest is in Colorado, requiring out-of-state tuition. The other alternative is to attend the University of Oregon, but the closest program to his interests would lead to a physics degree and Jim would have to strain to apply that subject to his eventual goal of audio engineering. Though it may be several years before he may break into the field, he remains undaunted and continues to methodically go about slipping into the field . 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Rainbow Optics 786 E. 13th Ave. 343-3333 Page 4 ----------TORCH-------- May 4 - ~ . 1978 Math-Department plans to 'bury' the English system by Sarah Jenkins The oak casket will be carried to all comers of the campus, escorted by a Dixieland band playing songs reminiscent of the Mardi Gras. The pall-bearers and mourners may shout "Hallelujah" or something equally appropriate--they may even shed a few tears. John Loughlin of the Math Department will then deliver a sorrowful eulogy for the dear departed. And the celebration of National Metrics Week at LCC will begin. The New Orleans-style funeral to symbolically "bury" the English system of measurements, scheduled for neA-t Monday at 11 a.m. at the north entrance to the cafeteria, is only the first event of three days of continual activity planned for the math department's celebration. German AUTO SERVICE ''We're trying to get students excited and interested in the metric system, because it's going to be a part of our lives,'' explained Fran Santangelo, co-ordinator of the events. ''Hands-on'' displays will be set up in the Math Building hallways, and will be available to enjoy continually for all three days. These will include a micro-computer, programmed to teach the metric system; a doll house (loaned from LCC's Child Development Center) which is converted to all metric measurements; metric tools loaned from the Mechanics Department; and scales to compare weights in pounds and kilograms. Three workshops are also scheduled, featuring the ''Mini Metrics Olympics'' for the ambitious. The "athletic" events include the "One-Handed Sponge Squeeze" and the "Standing Long Step." The Monday (May 8) and Wednesday (May 10) workshops are from 1 to 3 p.m. in (DA~~QJ~ U©~(l)~A EXPERT WORKMANSHIP 2045 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, Oregon 97403 342-2912 Student identification cards will also be available at a 25 cent discount in the Math Building hallway. In addition to the students' photos, math staff members will type in their weights and heights, using both metric and English measurements. The reduced price for these cards will be $1. 75. The curious will also be awarded with free give-away items like meter sticks, personal telephone books, athletic event passes, scratch pads, and metric conversion charts. These, along with many of the displays, have been contributed by various LCC departments and local business people, such as US National Bank, First National Bank, Furrows Building Materials, Crystal Ship, Pacific Northwest Bell, Ford Motor Co., and the US Forest Service. It should also be noted that the coffin's skeletal occupant is being provided by the LCC Art Department, and the , escorting band members are from the Performing Arts Department. "The metric system is something that's going to touch us all,'' Santangelo added. "We want to demonstrate a lot of the waste that the English system (of measurements) creates." To this end, Santangelo has arranged for blueprints to be sent from Ford Motor Co., showing one set in metrics (for the overseas market) and one set in the English system (for the American market). Stretch and Sew Fabrics, Inc. will have a similar display for its sewing patterns. National Metrics Week (known officially as the System International Celebration) was designated by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). This is the second year that LCC has taken part in the national celebration. Stalking and eating the wild plants of LCC News Feature by Rick Dunaven GJWW Math 209. The Tuesday (May 9) workshop is from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Downtown Center (Room 20). Last week students in Jay Marston's Edible and Poisonous Plants of the Pacific Northwest class had a feast. The meal, one of six Marston schedules for each term, began with Marston digging up an appetizer of Camas root in front of the Science Building. The root had been baking under a fire, which students had kept burning for about 36 hours. It might not serve as an example for Start your own business or anew, rewarding hobby making custom wall and Door TAPESTRIES It's easy ... just send S3 in cash or money order to: Candace E. Davis P.O.Boxl32 Eugene, OR 97401 We will send you a book on designing, hooking, and finishing your own custo_m tapestries. students who are concerned about the high cost of foods at their local grocery store; the idea might be an alternative supermarket, available to everyone, where prices are always low. As students started chewing the starchy cream-colored bulbs, Marston explained that Native Americans used the Camas root as a staple in their diet. The general concensus among the students was that the root, though edible, wouldn't be included in their own wilderness shopping list. After getting a taste of the sticky, earthy Camas root the students went back to the classroom, with a leery anticipation, to co{ltinue the meal. Hors d 'oeuvres for this flora feast, which students had picked and prepared for themselves, included mushrooms pickled in a spicy vinegar, Ru bus procerus or Blackberry shoots, boiled in mint vinegar and Cattail shoots, Typha latifolia steamed in garlic vinegar. After tasting these mouthwatering tidbits, students' appetites and spirits picked up considerably. The first course was a plantago soup, using Plantago major, commonly called Plantain, which was served with stinging nettle and mint tea. Both foods were excellent, according to class members. The soup was followed by what the students thought was a great tasting salad consisting of Oxalis leaves, Montica Sibirica commonly called Candy Flower, Allium, Montica pertoliata or Miners Lettuce, Viola glabella, also called Wood Violet and Cardamine oligsperma or Bitter Cress. The main course was a quiche, which consisted of baked Alli um, commonly called Wild Onion, and mixed with Braken Fern. Students said the quiche tasted like a spicy meatloaf even though meat was not included in the meal. After the quiche the students were eagerly anticipating the two pies baked for dessert. The first pie looked like pumpkin. It was really Oxalis, and had a slightly bitter taste. The second looked like a banana pie. It was. It had a cattail crust. Students thought the banana pie was a continued on page 5 May 4 - ~ . 1978 HEW ----------TQRCH------------Page5 rejects one-fourth Of applications Reprinted by permission from the Eugene Register-Guard who underestimated their families' income, he says. The student is required to list on the application the family's income and taxes paid. The computer compares those figures, and if there are apparent discrepencies between the two, the computer kicks the application out. There is no cross-checking with legally confidential Internal Revenue Service records of income and taxes paid. Kornfeld said information is still being gathered on what types of mistakes the students are making. It is possible that some are honest mistakes and that the application form'' is more formidable than we think,'' he said. In those cases, students will need more help from their counselors or financial aid officers in filling out the form, he said. But Kornfeld believes computer rejections wilJ weed out mostly students who don't deserve an award at all. Kornfeld said HEW began "computer auditing" the applications because "too WASHINGTON (AP)--More than onefourth of the first students applying for federal grants to cover college costs this year are being rejected by a computer programmed to catch cheating. The computer checks for inconsistencies or omissions has resulted in turning back more than 200,000 of the first 800,000 applicants for so-called basic educational opportunity grants, according to Leo Kornfeld, who is HEW's student aid director. Kornfeld called the figures "amazing." The rejected students are given a chance to submit corrected applications, he said in an interview, but these will be submitted to extra scrutiny. By a "conservative" estimate, Kornfeld said, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare has been paying out $100 million to $150 million annually to students who were ineligible for the grants or who got too much. The bulk of the money goes to students '70's protesters 'white, middle-class' (CPS)--The stereotype of the campus activist has always been that of the scion of a white, middle-class, suburban family. A just-released Stanford University study of 294 student participants in a spring, 1977 protest comes close to confirming the image. a sense," he commented, "they couldn't break out of classes and studying to find out what was going on. They couldn't think of things beyond their own lives.'' Many anti-war demonstrations of the past. ''Violence didn't work,'' opined Peter Salovery, one of the protestors. ''The public looked on it negatively. We dido 't take out frustrations on the police. We were resonable people with reasonable demand&. A number of protestors, though. claimed a similarity to civil _rights demonstrators of the past. When asked why they participated in the sit-in and risked arrest, 99 percent mentioned moral convictions. Eighty-six percent noted political beliefs, 25 percent religious beliefs, and six percent mentioned approval of their parents. Parents, moreover, got fairly high marks for their reactions to their children's arrests. A majority rated their parents as "neither approving nor disapproving". ''They didn't like the arrest,'' went one student's fairly characteristic reply, "but they reacted favorably to my explantion of why I attended the rally.'' A majority of those interviewed, in fact, rated their parents' political beliefs as more liberal than those of the Stanford student body as a whole. many kids were submitting corrected applications to get a higher grant. Out of 4.5 million students who applied for thegrantsin 1977, nearlytwomilliondivided $1. 7 billion in federal aid. The average award was $850 and the maximum was $1,400. The grants for the current vear range up to $1600. President Carter has proposed raising the ceiling to $1800 next year, and adding $1 billion to the program to make grants of $250 available to students from families with income up to $25,000. Carter is pushing for expansion of this program as an alternative to tax credits for college tuition, a proposal Caner opposes as inflationary but which has substantial support in Congress. Kornfeld said that as an added precaution, his office will audit 10 percent of the applications from students who appear eligible for grants, concentrating on those who submitted corrected applications. They will be asked to provide additional information, such as a copy of their parents' income tax return. The Lane Community College Dental Clinic is now open to local residents for general x-rays and teeth cleaning. Interested persons should make an evaluation appointment by calling the Health Occupations Department, 747-4501, ext. 266, Mondays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Tuesday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. Second-year dental hygiene students will clean teeth or take x-rays for $6 per visit. They will forward dental records to the patient's regular dentist if further dental care is required. The supervised cltmc work 1s part of the student training in the dental hygiene program at LCC. The Dental Clinic is located in the Health Building, room 207. For someone special . .. Help available for displaced homemakers 14 k Diamond by Robert Anders Hearing the words '' displaced homemaker'' for the first time, many students ask what it means. Since September 1977, Displaced Homemakers/Widow Services Center located on Stanford News Service commissioned 1609 Agate St. in Eugene has offered assistant communications professor Diana assistance to women between the ages of 20 Tillinghast to oversee the study of students to 89 displaced from homemaking roles by arrested during the May, 1977 Stanford widowhood or by divorce. protest against the university's investments The center thus far has assisted over 280 in firms operating in South Africa. women by offering group therapy, job She discovered that a majority of the placement, a 24-hour answering service, students hailed from suburban families with workshop programs, and individual/ group annual incomes of more than $20,000. counseling to prepare the displaced Eighty percent of those families were homemaker for the transition into different headed by fathers working in white-collar working experience. The Eugene center professions. Forty percent of the protestors' refers many of its clients to the LCC mothers were also professionals. Women's Awareness Center located in the The students saw themselves as signifiCenter Building which offers three workcantly more liberal tha~ the rest of the shop programs of its own each term. student body. Most professed no animosity Hazel Foss, a widow herself, is director of toward students who did not join the the displaced homemakers program which demonstration, but they professed it with a operates out of the University of Oregon small note of disdain. One student, James Center of Gerontology. Foss initially set up Lutz, felt sorry for the non-participants. ''In the center last May. The two year test program, the only one of its kind in the nation, was federa]]y funded at $100,000 through a CET A (Comprehensive Education and Training Act) grant. Foss said, ''Our goal is to turn what appears to be a negative continued from page 4 experience into a positive experience, by definite improvement over the Oxalis but the helping our clients gain confidence in main meal itself gave them a pleasant themselves.'' surprise. Most of the class members The proposed Displaced Homemakers Bill expressed satisfaction and delight with the in the Oregon Legislature would provide a meal. The only exception was the Camas root LCC' s Evening Program Advisory Com- minimum of 50 multipurpose service centers which students thought should have been mittee will be meeting in the Board room, throughout the state for displaced homeleft in the ground. Thursday, May 4, at 7 p.m. to continue makers to help them become self-sufficient. Marston said though the food was discussion of evening class scheduling. nourishing, preparing a meal like the one Anyone who has a complaint, question or served in class is very time consuming. He wants to find out more about the evening doesn't see a fast food outlet, such as program is invited to attend. McDonalds, featuring wild foods in the • future. Next week Marston is taking the class on a one week field trip to the Oregon coast. They wiJJ stay at the LCC owned Christensen's Resort (located at Siltcoo's Station) and try •. cooking some of the coastal plants. Euell Gibbons would have been proud. : Wild Plants __ Dental clinic x-rays and cleans teeth Earrings Lifetime Guarantee on all diamonds VALLEY RIVER CENTER 484-1303 Daily 10-9, Sat.10-6, Sun.11-6 Student Accounts Welcome! Advisory meeting Don't forget Mother's Day, May 14. & ~················••1 •M • on.?•: : ovzng Suilliller Work $2,500 INTERVIEW WILLBE HELD: TUESDAY,MAY9 1lOOM171,NEWOREGONMOTEL (across from UOon Franklin Blvd.) Meetings WUI Start Promptly ATSP.M.AND8P.M. -NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Suiniller Work Maybe we can help by : . your ques tions answenng 0 i about transfening to the f : University of Oregon. OPEN HOUSE : : Join us on Tuesday, May 16, for a: seminar and question-and-answer period on making _the transition. • : Room 302, Forum Building, from: 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. _ 0 Come out this weekend and enjoy our greenhouses while you plan your garden. A country mile from ~··············~···· Bedding Plants • Fuchsias • Geraniums L.C.C. 34072 Seavey Loop Rd. 747-1881 9-6 daily I0-5 Sunday Page 6------------------------------------------------ll 'Unmarried Woman' stimulates awareness Ragoz%DIO's 'Fiddler' is appreciated Film review by Janice Brown Theatre review by Janice Brown The best films have no endings. LCC's Performing Arts Department They are films like "An Unmarried under the direction of Ed Ragozzino has Woman," currently at Cinema World. The staged a production of the musical, film does come to a point and then conclude, "Fiddler on the Roof" with which any butthe life of the heroine, Erica, continues. The film's conclusion merely hints at a community should be pleased. direction Erica's life might take. "Fiddler" is the story of Tevye, a Director and writer Paul Mazursky approached the film from a sociological viewpoint. He depicts a faction of society and does so by indicating the details of the "status" life. It is not so much showing the viewer pictures of items owned, as it is the way in which the owner uses the items. This area of society that Mazursky deals with is not the important issue, however, in "An Unmarried Woman." What is important is that the director has the ability to nudge us, stimulating certain areas of awareness. He shows us, among other things, why and how insincerity is painful. Yet he doesn't single out a villian. Martin, Erica's husband for 17 years, has been having an affair. He exposes himself as an insincere man, victim of his own weaknesses: Fear and insecurity. "I'm in love with someone else," Martin squeezes the words out through his scrunched and sobbing face. Erica's face hardens, her eyes freeze over, ''Is sheagoodlay, Martin?'' she asks. It's the end of Martin and Erica's relationship, but the beginning of the film "An Unmarried Woman." The rest of the film is spent dealing with Erica's adjustments to unmarried life. It is successful because, like an excellent poem, ,.W£ .$~~ this film wrenches emotion and understanding from its audiences. Some of the scenes Dan Mayes as Perchik and Roxy Rogozzino Photo by Samson Nisser are painfull:y alive. Partly because Mazursky as Hodel. used real people in real situations. And middle-aged Jewish man with five partly because the director had remarkable daughters all of marrying age. The play insight into the situation. is set in a small village in Russia in 1905. One scene that most women can relate to The substance of the play is centered takes place in a taxi cab. Erica has gone on her first "date." Her escort, a middle-aged around Tevye's struggle to adjust to divorce case, sympathizes with Erica's times of change. Steeped in "tradiplight as a newly divorced woman. J ustwhen tion,'·' Tevye must face the new and Erica begins to believe that her escort really sometimes radical ideas of the younger is only interested in her as another person, generation. the escort lunges at her. "I'm crazy about There were no obvious flaws or errors you," hetellsherashishands begin to grope in the LCC production. The pace and at her body. The audience reacts to the man timing of all the scenes and musical as Erica does. First he's just a regular .guy, . numbers flowed cohesively along. All but after his attack it's easy to hate him; he the actors and actresses gave substantihas become repulsive, detestable. al performances. A production of this Mazursky also appears in the film briefly sort involving numerous people on as Hal, a loud-mouthed macho type, in stage and much time and effort behind contrast to what Mazursky must really be. continued on back cover the scenes is an ambitious undertaking ,··· . .4. for non-professional theatre . But Ragozzino pulled all the pieces into place. The many dance scenes were tastefully choreographed by Nicola Foster. The dances came off with a look of simplicity and ease. The costume department under the supervision of designer Ruth Lipscomb must have spent much time and effort cr~:'lting and gathering together the many costumes. One scene in which T evye has a dream displayed the imaginative dedication of the costumers. Tevye's dream scene was the highlight of the play. It was an alive scene, well directed. And it displayed Ragozzino' s theatrical originality. The use of unusual devices, iridescent facial make-up, and lighting effects brought the scene to ''life'' with artistry and humor. too. In an earlier scene, Tevye has met the butcher in the local tavern . The butcher has asked for Tevye' s daughter Zeitel' s hand in marriage. Tevye accepts the butcher's offer, and they dance and drink to celebrate the occasion. Zeitel does not marry the butcher, however, she marries the tailor. And the wedding scene, too, was imoressive. The staae was flooded with a soft light, the entire cast appeared carrying candles and singing ''Sunrise, Sunset." Led by Tevye and his wife Golde, the cnoral narmony was like music from a golden harp. into developing the proper body movements of the older Jews in the Russian community. Yet the lively performances, dance numbers, and songs lacked a certain . exhilaration . Probably because the play itself is not exactly novel. Anything that Arnold Laferty as Tevye. Photo by The stage sets were simple out of Samson Nisser necessity. The two act play changes scenes 17 times, yet the lack of has been performed as often as complexity of the sets was not a "Fiddler" loses its freshness. detriment to the production. The sets Arnold Laferty as Tevye was a worked; it was always obvious where the success. Laferty sang all his songs with scenes were taking place. feeling and involvement. However, Muchthoughtandobservance,onthe because of Zero Mostel' s famous part of the many male characters, went continued on back cover Coming up Hot Stuff at Saturday Market this week May 6. Fine handcrafts, delicious foods, and terrific entertainment. There will be Magic by Eric Slade at 12:00, and sweet music with Dave & Grady at 1 p. m. The University Opera Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Mikado,'' May 5, 6, 7 at Beall Hall, University of Oregon campus. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at the School of Music office. A free five-week course in Introductory Meditation will begin Tuesday May 2, in Eugene. Meditation techniques will be explained and practiced during each class. 'Each week a particular topic related to meditation will be explored: Consciousness, the five parts of the being, concentration, aspiration and the goal of meditation. Anyone may attend any or all of the classes, which will be held at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at 1754 Patterson St. For more information call 484-0457 or 484-9627. Tom McCall/Oregon. The Best is Yet to come. Tom McCall. A Republican who believes issues are more important than party politics. A Republican as independent as Oregon. A Republican who believes a strong, expanding economy and a healthy environment depend on one another. A Republican who can protect Oregon's incomparable quality of life with bold, dynamic leadership. Tom needs your help. But you must be registered as a Republican for the May primary. If you are unregistered, or wish to change party affiliation, you must act now. Register Today to VOte in the Republican Primary. Paid Tom McCall for Governor Committee, Webb Harrington, Treasurer Noted local psychologist and counselor Dr. Susan Gilmore, will conduct a workshop for women entitled, "Personal Effectiveness: Home and Career" on Saturday, May 13, at the Ramada Inn. The workshop, sponsored by Women in Communications, is intended to help.women develop a positive and constructive self-image both in their work roles and home life. The registration fee is $12.50 if registered in advance and includes the workshop, held from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and a buffet. Check or money order should be sent to Women in Communications, 1026 Jackson St., Eugene, Ore., 97402. Registration at the door is $15.00. For more information call Toni Nathan at 687-4397 during the day. MARRIAGE "DARE TO BE FREE" Seminar & Workshop Regressive Hypnosis Seminar May5,6, 7 Uof 0, room 101, EMU FREE TO THE PUBLIC Conducted by Eloisa Whipple Call 484-1034 for information and reservations. , ,A May10&11 May17&18 May22 7:30-9p.m. Francis Willard School 29th and Lincoln Sponsored by the World-Wide Church of God May 4- H -------------------------------------------------------------Page 7 978 ~., Do you know about the Tenant-Landlord law? outside walls. During this time , Jan was almost constantly in touch with the landlord. He refused to pay for the insecticide or the sprayer rental. "He said the termites weren'tthere when he rented to us, so they were our problem. I tried to convince him that we were protecting his property, but I guess he didn't see it that way,'' Jan explained. The landlord, a local Eugene realtor, told the TORCH that he did not remember the particulars of the Martins' claims, and would not comment further. Finally, after a week at her parents,' the Martins returned to their own house. It was then that Jan and Doug decided not to pay the rent. ''I called that landlord agairi and told him that we wouldn't pay any rent until we were reimbursed for our expenses--about $40--and a professional exterminator checked the back wall." That , according to Joe McKeever, the ASLCC's Legal Services lawyer, wa·s Their 'first mistake' led to eviction for non-payment of rent Editor's Note: TORCH Features Editor Sarah Jenkins writes about the tenant's side of the continual disagreements that arise between Eugene's landlords and tenants this week. Next week she will continue the debate, featuring the landlord's side of the storv. News Feature by Sarah Jenkins Six months ago, Jan and Doug Martin were evicted from their west Eugene duplex for non-paymentofrent. The eviction was nothing out of the ordinary, but the reasons behind it were. Doug, an LCC student, had complained to the landlord about termites in the back wall of the house. "We wouldn't even let Shana (the Martin's 11-month-old daughter) down on the floor--we kept finding termites all over." One night, about three months after the first complaint to the landlord, the Martin's came home to find the kitchen filled with the insects. ''They were on everything," Jan remembered. "There were thousands of them--on the table and counters- -clinging to the curtains--in the sink. You couldn't walk through the room without stepping on them, they were so thick on the floor." She still shudders at the memory. They went to Jan's parents' house to spend the night and called the landlord. ''He said they couldn't be termites,'' Doug laughed bitterly. ''He said termites wouldn't just be sitting there--they'd be flying around." The next morning Doug bought two quarts of Diazion, an insecticide •guaranteed to control termites, and rented a garden sprayer. He spent the rest of thedaysprayingtheoutsidewallsofthe entire duplex, then spraying the kitchen floor and walls. Two days later he went back and cleaned up the mess, and resprayed the 'We kept finding termites all over' their first mistake. One important provision of the Oregon Tenant-Landlord Law is called '' Repair and Deduct." "It's a really good idea," explained McKeever, "but too few tenants use it. If a tenant finds a problem and complains to the landlord and the landlord refuses to fix it, the tenant can fix it, or have the work,done and then deduct the cost (up to $200) from his rent." However, McKeever said that either people do not know about the provision, or else ''the tenants get mad and say, 'I'm not going to pay the rent.''' As in the Martin's case. Overall, McKeever believes that the Tenant-Landlord La"V has helped. "It does set forth some minimum requirements of habitability that the landlord has to provide,'' he stated, adding, ''but it could be improved--itcould be given some teeth .'' Tenant-landlord problems, although very common, are still some of the most bitterly fought, according to McKeever. "Often times, both sides lose, especially if it goes to court," he explained. "Sometimes the amount of the dispute is not all that much, but it takes so much energy and time and money to resolve it.'' And if you' re a student and living in Eugene, your problems are compounded, as Doug and Jan found out. ''When we were evicted,'' Doug remembered, ''we weren't really aware that we could fight it. So, angry and frustrated, we found someplace else to live. Our rent in the duplex was only $150 and it was a two-bedroom. Now, all three of us are in a one-bedroom apartment and it costs $1 go LCC' s legal aid adviser McKeever realizes that the Martin's situation is not unique. '' Especially in older housing, it's not in the landlord's economic interest to make a lot of improvements. He's better off to do the bare minimum, or less, and keep that rent coming in.'' But McKeever believes that attitude might be contrary to what the law says. ''The law assumes that housing is a kind of basic right, but there are people in Eugene right now who can't afford that right.'' continued on page 8 Listening with a ·heart and saving people lots of·hassles position was established Fall term when the student body passed a mandatory student body fee. Part of that $1.30 per student goes to pay McKeever for his legal advice. Any full-time or part-time LCC student is able to seek his advice on a legal question. During winter term, McKeever talked to over 125 students about problems ranging from uncontested divorces to tenant-landlord disputes. News Feature by Sarah Jenkins If you expect an ivy-league lawyer type in a three-button suit, Joe McKeever will disappoint you. The ASL CC' s Legal Services attorney S 0 er '< ('") i<i>. c::, Joe McKeever doesn't cite court cases or boggle you with legal jargon. But he does listen. And he does advise. ''I think we've been able to resolve some problems in a good way by saving the people lots of hassle," McKeever stated simply. In jeans and a flannel shirt, McKeever could easily be mistaken for one of the students he advises on legal matters. But don't let his soft-spoken manner of wire-rim glasses mislead you. A graduate of the Ohio State University Law School, McKeever handled civil cases at Legal Aid Services, Inc. for four years before taking the position at LCC. He has also just begun his own private practice in Eugene. A native of Ohio, McKeever came to Eugene about five years ago. "I discovered I didn't like the Midwest all that much," he explained. The funding for McKeever' s c;;· "I'm talking to people about almost any kind of legal problem and I'm giving advice," McKeever explained. "I'm trying to work out problems with people in terms of negotiating, all the way to the point of going to court.'' Except for simple procedures such as uncontested divorces and adoptions, guardianships, and expungemen ts of criminal records, McKeever does not handle cases requiring a lot of court time. Since he works at LCC only 20 hours a week, "There just isn't time to devote to them. It would mean there would be a lot of people that I couldn't serve if I were spending all my time in court." McKeever likes it here, and he sees similarities between the work here and the work he did at Legal Aid. ''The students here seem to have a lot of the same problems as the people at Legal Aid. But in some ways, the students' lives are a lot more together--they have a direction," McKeever added. "But, if you're having some kind of life difficulty, a lot of times not having money goes along with it." Money is not a consideration for students seeking legal counsel from McKeever, however. There is no charge for his advice. Appointments may be made by calling 747-4501, ext . 240 or stopping by the ASLCC offices. ~····································· ! Hoots "Family" Restaurant ! : • •111iR~~-ra;M--~-..-~- t BREAKFAST All DAY ,--~ ~'Jlllllillllll'r'~ 440 East 8th • Broadway 345"83 l 6 HOOTSi- atn- ~r ='C6tn- ,....................................... : Open 24 hours 10% to & student faculty ART and ARCHITECTURE SUPPLIES MON-FRI ... 9 to 5:30 SATURDAY 10 to 4 ?f h - : Page8 . TORCH- - - - -- - - - - - Tenant-Landlord - - - - - - - - continued from page 7 A recent Eugene Register-Guard article claimed that the rental vacancy rate in the Eugene area is about one-half of one per cent . And that is driving rents up ~nd up. '' The tenants don't complain too much, because they may not find anywhere else to live ," McKeever stated . Even though Doug and Jan 's complaints were valid , they agreed , "We wouldn't complain again . We can 't risk having to find someplace else--Doug 's had to take out a couple of student loans this term already to help make ends meet .' ' '' I think there is a lot of sub-standard housing in this area that nobody does anything about ," McKeever agreed. "The tenants (like the Martins) think , 'Well, it's not what I want, but it's what I can afford.' If they complain, they think they'll be thrown out or the landlord will raise the rent.'' But another provision of the Tenant-Landlord Law says that the landlord is not allowed to ''retaliate'' by increasing the rent on the tenants if the tenant has made a valid complaint about the premises. "In practice, though," McKeever added, "I've found that a very difficult thing to enforce . ''The law also says that if the landlord can come up with some other good reason for what he 's doing, the courts can decide that his action is not retalitory. "And of course," he concluded, "it seems to be very easy for the landlord to come up with some convenient reason." Another aspect of the law, which should be of special interest to students, concerns security and cleaning deposits. ''Since a lot of students leave the area after school is out, it has always been hard for them to get their deposits back,'' McKeever stated. ''The law really spells out now that if a landlord deducts any amount from the security or cleaning deposit, he has to give the tenant written notice of what amount is being deducted and why," he explained. "If the landlord doesn't do that, the tenant can recover double damages--double the amount that was withheld." However, since leases and rental agreements are all written by the landlord, McKeever stressed that tenants read them carefully so they understand which deposits and fees are refundable and which are not. While conceding that ''there are ways of landlords getting around it,'' McKeever believes that the Tenant-Landlord Law has made a difference. "To some extent, it has helped in giving tenants more rights. But, while landlords have complained that it would make tenants completely dominant, that just hasn't happened." Human sexuality seminar offered A seminaron human sexuality will be held on campus Tuesday, May 9th, sponsored by the Student Health Service. The seminar will feature the hour-length film, "Sexuality and Communication," a panel discussion by five local experts in the sexuality field, and an individual question and answer session. The film has been shown widely in schools and educational settings and features a husband and wife sex therapy team presenting information about human sexual response, pregnancy, attitudes and feelings and how to improve communications. The film was developed in Canada. Panel members are Susan Delisle, sex educator for Lane County Family Planning, Steve Modesitte, a registered nurse for Lane County Health and Social Services, Will Zangwill, a sex therapist for the University of Oregon Psychology Clinic, Fran Thomas, human sexuality instructor for LCC, and Demetri Balster-Liontes, a marriage educator. Following the panel discussion, several panel members will remain to answer individual questions from students. The forum will be held in Forum Room 301 from 12:30 to 3:_30 p.m. No admission charged. Cancer: T by Dr. Staywell and Staff of the Student Health Service Recently the local newspapers have been full of news reports a bout health hazards in our environment. Cancer threats have been prominent among th e news stories: Lane County housewives are more prone to cancer than other cancer victims; the Environmental Protection Agency links herbicide 2, 4, 5-T to cancer in rats; cancers linked to asbestos exposure and smoking and a potential threat to millions, etc. Is it merely coincidental that cancer scares are suddenly so numerous? Perhaps it is. But now is an excellent time to assess the ramifications of this "silent epidemic" of our civilization. Scientists have rarely been willing to conclusively pinpoint causes of cancer in humans. They aren't sure that their studies prove anything except that (1) under certain conditions, (2) using certain agents (3) tested upon certain animals the mysterious cancer growth (a malignant tumor) begins. And they are reluctant to attribute any one agent to tumor growth, since many other factors may be involved. Still, millions of dollars and millions of words have been expended to prove, for example, that smoking causes lung and other cancers. The evidence is overwhelming that it does. Unfortunately, people continue to smoke, and the government continues to subsidize the tobacco industry. One wonders what chance other possible or proven carncinogens in our environment stand of being seen for their true threats to health. Below is a brief and up-to-date summary of possible or proven cancer threats in our environment which many of us take for granted. We shouldn't. Oneoutofeveryfour Americans alive today will contract some form of cancer. And this is a pity. According to Dr. Frank Rauscher, director of the National Cancer Institute, 90 percent or more of cancers are caused by something we do--what we eat, drink, smoke or how we live. CHEMICALS A variety of chemicals in the home and at work have been linked to cancer in humans or animals. Lane County housewives were recently found to have a 55 percent higher death rate from cancer than others who have contracted with disease . This has been attributed to the '' complex chemical environment inside the home.'' The herbicide 2, 4, 5-T, used to control brush in forests, has recently been linked to tumor formation in rats by the EPA. Such chemicals as asbestos and vinyl chloride have been linked to cancers in factory workers. (These same chemicals are found in such products as plastic wrap and soda pop.) Potent pesticides are found on most of our fresh fruit and vegetables. DIET Diet, next to smoking, may be the largest single factor in susceptibility to cancer. The Japanese, like us, are highly industrialized, use many chemicals in their work and at home, and suffer from various pollutions. Their diet, however, contains many carcinogenic chemicals and cases of stomach cancer are prevalent. Our diet, high in Pizza Aurelio The Much Lunch J • Noon to 2 p.m. 1.95 Mini Pizza Small Salad Small Soft Drink 2.40 Mini Pizza Small Salad Glass of Bud 29th &Willamette Foosball, Pinball, Trap Shot, Jukebox Short on time? Call ahead. 342- 7646. Mav 4-~ . 1978 silent danger refined foods and low in roughage, seems to be causing many cases of colon cancer. Japanese who emigrate to the U.S. tend 'to pick up our eating habits and our particular brands of cancer. Other factors that may be involved in carcinogenicity in the U.S. diet include such additives as nitrates and nitrites, food colorings, cholesterol and high fat/ meat regimens. Some scientists feel our diet has changed too much, that there is too much dependence on processed foods in our diets. HORMONES DES, once thought to prevent miscarriages, was prescribed to many women in the 1940' s and 1950's. Studies have linked DES to breast, cervical and ovarian cancers not only in women but their daughters. DES has also been used as a morning after pill by rape victims but is generally banned by the Food and Drug Administration today. DES is still being used to stimulate growth in beef, poultry and other domestic animals. The oral contraceptive pill has not been shown to cause cancer, but intakes of estrogen may aggravate existing cancer. POLLUTION Air and water pollution, in addition to chemical "pollution" in the home and at work, has been implicated in cancer cases. The National Cancer Institute reported in 1972 that many chemicals in our water systems are carcinogenic. Much debate has raged over the use of fluoride as a tooth decay preventative, a poisonous chemical in large quantities. Studies have linked cancer incidence with the location of individuals near or by major highways where cars spew hydrocarbons. RADIATION The electromagnetic spectrum includes visible light, x-rays, radio waves and microwaves and increasingly these are being linked to cancer and other disorders. Radiation from nuclear power plants has been implicated in cases of leukemia in individuals living in communities surrounding the plants. Television sets have been recalled because radiation in excess of federal safety standards has been detected. The sun emits ultraviolet light which can cause skin cancer, yet this same form of energy, when lacking in rats bred under artifical lighting, seems to make cancer susceptibility greater. STRESS How much stress exists in the environment, and how people react to it (negatively or positively) is increasingly being implicated in cancer susceptibility. A number of doctors have noted that their patients who have experienced loss ofloved ones and who reacted by suppressing emotions, or turning to despair or other negative coping behaviors have a disproportionately high cancer susceptibility. It may also be that the complexity of our society is creating more and more stresses with which human beings, like rats forced to rotate on a turntable, simply can't adapt to. SMOKING People who smoke over a pack a day have 20 times the lung cancer rate non-smokers do. Smokers comprise 70 million Americans, according to the USDA, and smoking may contribute up to one quarter of the total illness in this country. Tobacco tars are the culprits. They consist of several chemicals, including benzopyrene and arsenic, which are carcinogens. Smoking causes more than cancer of the lungs--it has been linked to cancers of the mouth and pharynx, continued on page 9 Armstrong's ALL AMERICAN thandmade ,JEWELRY Custom Work to Your Design Inquiries Welcome Reasonable Rates P.O.Box545-Eugene,OR97440 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.-345-3659-Bill May 4 ~ ~ • 1978 · --------TORCH--------- Cancer---- Page 9 Pot proponents demand resignation continued from page 8 esophagus, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, (CPS) -- Several marijuana advocate Oil. Also under the boycott are products definition and every thinking person must prostate, stomach, kidneys and leukemia. groups have called for the resignation of Dr. manufactured or sold by Imperial Chemical admit it.'' What has been the official response to Peter Bourne, President Jimmy Carter's Industries, manufacturers of the toxic The presence of paraquat is difficult to such proven or possible threats to health? health advisor. discern without chemical analysis, warns herbicide. The American Cancer Society has mostly "We're mad as hell and won't take it any Keith Stroup, executive director of the The Kentucky Marijuana Feasibility warned people about symptoms and has Study, Inc., the Legal Marijuana Guild, and longer,'' said Galbraith. ''These companies National Organization for the Reform of been less concerned about prevention. It Coalition Against Marijuana Prohibition and the government have declared war on Marijuana Laws (NORML). He has called suggests that people learn about the '' seven collectively called for Bourne's resignation their citizens by seriously poisoning them in for a full-scale government investigation of safeguards:" (1) lung--don 't smoke; (2) after Bourne told a "Good Morning an attempt to control personal behavior. It's the spraying program to help determine skin--don't oversun; (3) breast--do a America'' TV audience that the government government sponsored genocide by every paraquat's effects on health. monthly breast self-exam; (4) oral--see a shouldn't concern itself with paraquat dentist or doctor for a regular mouth content in marijuana. check-up; (5) uterine--have a pap test and The Mexican government has been pelvic exam each year; (6) colon and spraying marijuana fields with paraquat, rectum--have a procto exam if over 40; (7) which reportedly can be fatal to humans. have a regular health check-up. Bourne said that since marijuana smoking is But can we afford to wait until new illegal, the government had no legitimate symptoms suggest even newer and more role in attempting to pressure the Mexican insidious cancers? Modern treatment government to cease its spraying program. (surgery and chemotherapy) are certainly In a letter to President Carter, Gatewood useful and often effective, but they should Galbraith of the Kentucky Marijuana not be considered ultimate answers to the Feasibility Study asked for Bourne's cancer question. resignation because he' 'should be advising Cancer appears tq be a disease of modern you on the health of all citizens, whether they society. Much evidence links it to many of the be law abiding. misdemeanants, good guys, lifestyles and environments of this century. bad guys, or even marijuana consumers. Dr. It is also true, however, that while cancer Bourne has demonstrated a callous disrerates were low at the turn of the century, gard for millions of American lives." people didn't live long enough to contract the The groups also called for a boycott of disease that so many older peopfe are Chevron Oil Company, the sole distributor of , exhibiting today. It may be that cancer paraquat, and its parent company, Standard susceptibility is a function of aging more than other factors. However, Dr. Staywell believes that the original '' seven safeguards'' should be supplemented by a list of preventionoriented "four formulas." They are: 1. Avoid or limit the use of known or suspected carcinogenic substances in the~ environment. Evaluate potential hazards such as asbestos, herbicides and radiation and other chemicals in your home or at work. If you smoke, quittodayor join a class to help you quit. great years. You'll be earning an extra The Army ROTC Basic Camp is open to 2. Eat wholesome, nutritious foods from $100 a month, up to ten months a year. both men and women. It's tough because the basic four food groups (fruits an :vegetables, dairy products, meat and And you'll also be earning an officer's you '11 be making up for the entire first two cereal). Lower your intake of fatty foods and commission while you're earning your the Army ROTC Four-Year years of increase your consumption of fruits and college degree. Ask us about our Program. Two years in only six weeks. vegetables and cereal and bread products. summer school at the U of O. on-campus Some cancers have been linked to vitamin During this time, while we're toughenIf you're transferring from junior deficiencies and research has suggested that ing up your body a little, we'll be even vitamins A and C may be somewhat college, or for some other reason _you cancer-preventive. tougher on your mind. By asking you to couldn't take the first two years of ROTC, 3. Be leery of doctors who prescribe complete a concentrated course of study look into the Army ROTC Two-Year medications for every minor ailment. We the topics you missed. covering all Program. don't fully understand the long-term medical implications of the use of such drugs Army ROTC. Let1rn what it takes to But when you return to college in the as simple aspirin, various tranquilizers, lead. fall, you can look forward to two pretty synthetic hormones, pain killers and other compounds. Seek out proven "natural" remedies for such ailments as headaches, tension, insomnia, constipation, colds etc. But don't neglect to see a doctor when a serious problem occurs. 4. Change your lifestyle to lessen your susceptibility to cancer causing habits and conventions. Relax more. Get plenty of exercise. Take a course in personal growth or human potential. Work at something you like to do. Cultivate friendships. Get plenty of fresh air and sun. Look for the Apple Booth this week. Material and expertise will be available to help you to learn how you can avoid cancer in your life. Trade one tough summer for two great years. Honor announced George Alvergue, social science instructor at Lane Community College and Jeff Arnold, a 1977 LCC graduate, were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Hall of Honor during that group's annual national convention in Orlando, Florida last month. Arnold was the 1976-77 national president of PTK, which is the only nationally recognized honor fraternity for community and junior colleges in America. Alvergue is the LCC chapter advisor. Both Alvergue and Arnold were named to the Hall of Honor for their active participation in the establishment and growth of the new alumni association of PTK and more specifically for their part in organizing and establishing a northwest chapter. Page10------W!}~[j,J ~WJ.)~U~---- May4~. 1978 Cindermen crush league foes at home by John Healy Rob Stanley heads for another steeplechase hurdle. Photo by Jeff Patterson. Sports Calendar Baseball - - - - May 6 Chemeketa [2] 1:00 p.m. Away May 8 Eastern Oregon College JV's 1:00 p.m. Away May 9 Blue Mtn. [2] 1:00 p.m. _Away Track----- May 5-6 OCCAA Championships Roseburg TBA Tennis------ May 5 Chemeketa TBA Away May 6 Linn-Benton 3:00 p.m. Lane ~Q; The men's track team warmed up for this weekend's Oregon Community College Athletic Assn. (OCCAA) championships by soundly defeating four Oregon and Washington community colleges last Friday in a meet held at Lane. The Titan's won ten events and totaled 130 points to easily outdistance second place Mt. Hood (96 points). On the track, the Titans won seven of eleven events. Joe Axtell and Jodell Bailey went one-two in the 400 meters, clocking 49.1 and 49.4 respectively, while in the 1,500 meters Kevin Shaha (4:02.6) and Ken Martin (4:04.6) grabbed the top two places. Chuck Casin-Cross won the 100 meters in 10.6; Dave Magness finished first in the 5000 with a time of 14:50.4; Rob Stanley returned to the steeplechase and finished in 9:30.2 for another victory; Scott Branchfield cruised over the 400 intermediate hurdles in 55. 7 for an easy win; and Tom Brown, Lynn Mayo, Axtell, and Bailey combined to take first in the mile relay, timing a solid 3:23.8. Mike Yeoman led Lane's field event competitors with a winning leap of 47-3 in the triple jump, while Charlis Keeran twirled the discus 152-6 for a first and Bruce Rolph heaved the shot put 47-10 to win that event. Rolph took second in the discus, recording a throw of 142-6; Axtell copped a second in the 200 meters behind former U of O star Chris Braithwaite (Axtell timed 22. 0); Bruce Goodnough continued to show his versatility with a 6-2 leap in the high jump, good for third; Kevin Richey went 41-1 3/4 in the triple jump for a third; and Blaine Curtis scored in the pole vault, going 12-0 to finish third. Branchfield grabbed a third in the 110 high hurdles, finishing in 15. 7; Martin doubled back to take third in the 800 meters in a time of 1:56.2; Rich Collett clocked 10.8 for another third in the 100 meters; and Mick Balius logged a third in the 5000 meters with a 14:55.9 clocking. The men's track team will travel to Roseburg tomorrow for the OCCAA championships slated for Friday and Saturday. Preliminary races will be run tomorrown, with final events scheduled for Saturday. Lane .has won the. OCCAA track and field crown six consecutive . . .years under Tarpennmg's coachmg. The Titans rolled to an easy SUDS FACTORY tavern (formerly The College Side Inn) 1Qc BEER Mondays9-10:30p.m. HAPPY HO URS Monday-Friday 4-6 p.m. PITCHER NITE Lg. 1 -1 Tues. Only FREE PQQL Sundays Noon-6 p.m. HOT LUNCHES 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 50 75 GAMES-POOL-GIANT SCREEN TV WINES-KEGS-TO GO Blitz, Schlitz Malt, Miller Lite & Michelob ON DRAUGHT 30th Ave. & 1-5, Across from LCC Mustbe21 215-101 victory over runner-up Clackamas Community College last year. If Tarpenning 's pre-season predictions hold true to form, the Titans should dominate the meet once again, as Lane's depth will more than offset the few quality performers that other teams have. TEAM SCORES: Lane 130, Mt. Hood 96, Umpqua 30, Central Oregon 12, Clark 9. .:.,•_ ~f.::: ,.t~tJ ~:r~~:ox--- .,, ,»,;- :;.;>:-.-• ' ~~iJ,;/ -· lJ • t( I 1f'* %l~ "~· M"~'>~<?~w;~7 ,,~,4 lr" , '~· " ~>::f. :..~;\-:--J~~~Jia.~v=~ ~J/4. Ken Martin hasquallfled for the national championships in five different events--the 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and steeplechase. He set an LCC record in the steeplechase at Hayward field two weeks ago. Photos by Jeff Patterson. W ODlen's track teaDl ends season saDle "Way they started b D Ginard Y ave Lane , s women , s trac k team offi1c1a • II y · season Ias t F rt"d ay by timis • h"mg en de d th e1r • a titve tearn mee t h eId at LCC . 1as t m There was some questioning brought up concerning Vickie Graves qualifying for the regional meet in the 400 meters, but according to Janet Heinonen, the UofO Women's Athletic Director, two avenues would have had to been taken: 1) that Graves had entered the meet and 2) that she ran the 400 in a time of 59.5 or less. Heinonen said that the.deadline for filing was last week, and Graves personal best this year was 61.5, which wouldn't have qualified. In last Friday's meet, Lane finished with eight points, one point behind fourth place finisher Umpqua Community College. Central Oregon Community College of Bend won the meet with 90 points. Pat Hess and Graves secured all the points for Lane. Hess picked up fifth places in both the 1500 meters and the BOO meters. Graves took fourth in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters. TEAM SCORES: Central Oregon 90, Mt. Hood 56, University of Oregon 40, Umpqua 9, Lane 8. Campus Ministry at LCC Chaplains James Dieringer and Norm Metzler Contact through Student Activities, Center Building or LCC Restaurant near the elevator "WE'RE HERE FOR YOU." May 4 - ~ . 1978 Baseballers split; create league tie by Steve Myers Netmen play well despite splitting two matches by Dave Glrrard Despite last week's heavy rainfall the baseball team managed to sweep a double-header from Blue Mountain Community College and lose both halves of a twinbill against Clackamas Community College. The losses move Lane back into a tie for the Oregon Community College Athletic Association (OCCAA) race for the league title. The Titans are once again tied with Linn-Benton Community College for theleague lead, with both teams sporting identical 13-5 records. "I don't know what went wrong," explained coach Duane Miller. "We just gave Clackamas those two ball games. We didn't do anything very well." Lane lost the opener S-3 and the second game 5-2 on April 25. Miller couldn't find any bright spots in the game, offensively or defensively. He did point out the play of centerfielder Kurt Tarpenning as the best individual performance of the day. Tarpenning slammed out a single and a third inning triple in three trips to the plate and scored a Wilson said that Neuman's win "actually won the match for us." After being rained out of their last six Gary Lott and Ron Becker were the other scheduled matches, the men's tennis team returned to action last weekend by splitting a two singles players. Lott lost to Mark pair of matches defeating Linfield 6-3, but Barnett, 7-6 and 6-3, and Becker lost to Mark 'Danner, 6-2, 7-5. losing to Blue Mountain 8-1. Gargen and John Carter won by default and Johnson and Becker defeated Linfield's Danner and Hansen, 6-4, 6-4. Against Blue Mountain of Pendleton on Saturday however, it was a different story, as the team suffered through a 8-1 loss. The problem, according to Wilson, was a combination of the trip, little warm-up time, and a limited travel squad. In the singles matches, Ken Neuman salvaged the only point for LCC as he defeatedJeff PitzerofBlueMt., 6-7, 6-1, 7-5. The problem was magnified when John Carter came up with tendonitis of the elbow during his doubles match. And then the fact, according to Wilson, that both Doug Knudsen and Gary Lott stayed home didn't help matters any. ''With those two we could've won the match," Wilson said. The team travels to Salem tomorrow for a match against league-leading Chemeketa, and returns home Saturday for their final league match against Linn-Benton. r Cl~ifieds "11111 HELP WANTED ' Full-time Springfield News Circulation/Bookkeeper wanted. Contact LCC Student Employment for more information. FOR SALE _)t:t;( t } )'M{):•·· :::-::::::. ·=· ·.•:_/\:<t>~·~:) :.>•· '::.: ~-::)'.:<·{t!-i<<:Jt;< Cheryl Shrum of the LCC women's tennis team [above] won her singles match to help her team battle to a 3-3 tie against visiting Clark JC of Vancouver last Friday. This week the women team up with the men in co-ed matches with Linn-Benton and Clackamas, before playing In the district meet. Photo by Christie Davis. photo by Christie Davis run. "Nobody else could get it going offensively," added Miller. "We had the runners on base but nobody drove them in." The Titans left a combined 20 runners stranded on base in both games. According to Miller the pitching was not a factor in the first game as Tim Kammeye~· threw seven complete innings, allowing eighthitswhilestrikingoutnine. The second game was a different story as the Titans could not find a consistent pitcher. Lane used a total of three pitchers in that contest all to no avail. Kurt Kordon was the losing pitcher. Lane managed to easily defeat cellar dweller Blue Mountain on April 25. The Titans won the first contest 10-0 and the · second game 11-3. OCCAA Baseball Standings (as of April 30) Lane Linn-Benton Umpqua Clackamas Concordia Chemeketa Blue Mountain Judson Baptist 13 5 13 5 12 6 11 7 10 8 7 11 3 15 1 17 .786 . 750 .692 .538 .455 .385 .231 .069 1 2 3 6 10 12 ~MPS ) campus radio station in the NE corner of the cafeteria. Friday afternoon at LCC, the team used the strength of four singles wins {out of six played)todefeatLinfield 6-3. John Johnson, Doug Knudsen, John Carter and Ken Neuman picked up the wins for Lane. ''It was probably the best we've played as a team all season," coach Don Wilson said, noting that everybody on the team played well. "Everybody did a good iob," Wilson continued. ''We probably played close to as well as we can.'' Johnson defeated Ken Evans of Linfield 6-4, 6-4 in the opener, then Knudsen downed Brent Rummage, 6-0, 6-4. Carter defeated Steve Hansen, 6-2, 6-4, with Neuman edging Peter Baird, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 to secure the win. Knudsen and Lott found the going tough in the doubles opener, as the pair lost to Rummage and Evans, 7-6, 6-0. The Titans bounced right back, however, as Dan SUPER GARAGE SALE May 6. 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Q ='=, ... ;: ...s;: 0 e: N N 0 ..._ l) 0 Ci.) ;: ;: ... =a'! ~e\oJ d Worna n-.--contmued from page 6 Jill Clayburgh as Erica gives a remarkable Jerformance that is sure to get her nominated for an Academy Award next year. Others in the film offer vital performances. Lisa Lucas as Erica's 15-year old daughter is right on key all the way through the picture. Although this is not Alan Bates' finest performance he still lives up to his status as one of the finest actors in film today--Bates has never played in a mediocre film. His name on a marquee is a sure sign that the film is of the best quality. Fiddl er--- continued from page 6 ,. presentation of the same character, one tends to look for a heavier Tevye. But Laferty, a thinner man, still rendered credibility to his role. Both Thomas Major as Motel and Dan Mayes as Perchik gave strong performances as the young suitors of Tevye' s daughters. Instruct or drops job to sail the ocean George Ralph by Shannon Kracht LCC News Bureau Until last year, George Ralph was a respectable member of academia. He held a responsible job as a clinical psychologist at the University of Oregon, where he had earned a Ph.D. He taught psychology courses for Lane Community College For a college production, the dancing evening credit programs in Junction City was impressive. It was apparant that and Cottage Grove. He was wrapped up in hard work and energetic involvement formal education. went into all areas of this production. Today Ralph is a fisherman and boat . . builder. He wants one day to sail around the The orc~est~atlon of the musical world on a yacht he is now building. Until under the direction of Nathan Cammack that time, he'll fish for a living. was competently played with propriety Ralph has not yet broken ties with the and grace. formality of his past. He still teaches All in all Ragozzino's production of ps~cholog~ part-time ~or_ LC~ and, using ''Fiddler'' was pleasing, humorous, skills acqutred from build1~g his own boat~, . . . he recently began teachmg a non-credit and worthy of co~m~mty appr~ctahon • adult education class on yacht construction. And the community ts supporting the "It's a fun life," Ralph admits, "more production--all seats have been sold for play than it is work. Butthe hard part is that I all the performances and the Depart- feel inconsistent with the rest of the world. ment of Performing Arts will present the "Afterall, I'm supposed to have a job I go musical again this summer. to on Monday mornings. That's what the good citizen did when I was growing up." But the life change for Ralph was a relatively simple one. He and his wife Esther spent a good deal of time on the deck which surrounds their home overlooking Lorane Highway, and talked of changes and watched clouds and sunsets. And dreamed some, too. '' And I decided it doesn't make any sense at all spending your life doing the same thing. I worked at the U of O for 14 years, was successful at it, so I decided to start something new.'' His initial desire to become a cattle baron dissipated when he discovered that ''trying to get a cow to do something is like trying to get a university committee to do something." After more hours on the deck, more clouds and sunsets, Ralph's dreams turned to sea travel. But the yacht he wanted cost in excess of $100,000, so he decided to build one. He erected a boat shed, bought a welder, boat plans, tonsofrebar, huge rolls of wire mesh, and invited friends and family to participate. "It's very simple," he reflects now, "to begin building a boat and say, 'Hey, let's build two.''' And he is--a 55-foot fishing boat which he and a partner, Dave Salyers, will use to earn a living, and a 55-foot yacht they will use to see the world. The two are currently readying the hulls for plastering and cementing, after which the boats will be outfitted for sea travel. The project will likely take several more years. As for the yacht construction class he teaches, Ralph dismisses any notion that he's doing it because it makes a great contribution to the Eugene community. He's doing it because he wants to share his education with others. ''I think we're sometimes too wrapped up in the view that the future success of this society depends on formal education. That's wrong, it seems. "We all pay for our education, whether we're working toward a college degree or on a fishing boat.'' Ralph says he believes education of any kind is valuable, but he questions the importance traditionally placed on university learning. "College graduates, " he says, "which comprise only 14 per cent ofour society, like to think of themselves as very sophisticated, avant-garde people. Most of 'em don't know what the real world is all about.'' The students in his yacht construction class, Ralph figures, are dreamers. "They're people who want to get loose fromthesystem. Someareveryyoung, some are older, but they're all seeking the direct accountability for their actions which the sea dictates. No committees, no debates, and when you're dependent upon someone, you're really dependent." One of the major contributions a class such as his makes, he feels, is it enables people to get together and share the same dreams. The curriculum consists of ''talking things out," visiting a few yachts under construction in the Eugene area and looking through catalogues. "It's a lot simpler." Ralph asserts, "to teach a class where there is a text and a structured set of information and tests. You can walk out of a class like that and feel you're a good teacher. "But you're messing with people's dreams in a class like yacht construction. And really, that's a big responsibility." :::::: '"'") .Q 0 Q -=C.