'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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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timeless

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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 .
To break in, Jim would probably have to
leave Oregon. Would he be willing to live in
Los Angeles?
"Sure, I'd live down there. People are
maddening, but you could get away. Oregon
is only 40 minutes away by plane."

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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
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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.
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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
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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.

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Help available for
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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
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Gibbons would have been proud.
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'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
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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

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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
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women entitled, "Personal Effectiveness: Home and Career" on Saturday, May 13, at
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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.,
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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

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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.
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"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,
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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

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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,
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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
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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
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topics
you
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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
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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.

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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

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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
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Community College last year.
If Tarpenning 's pre-season predictions
hold true to form, the Titans should
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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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

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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.

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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
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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~,
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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."

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