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Nov. 2

Politicians speak
at LCC Friday
by Deborah Terrana
for The TORCH

_LCC hiring policy explained
News feature by Steve Myers

Does the college have a "policy" to staff
Come to the Candidates' Fair on Friday,
departments with more part-time and
Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to3:30 p.m. in the LCC
fewer full-time instuctors?
Boardroom.
Three weeks ago, in a printed interview
Many candidates from all political
with The TORCH, Board of Education
parties will be speaking at the fair. There
member Charlene Curry responded to a
will be an open question-and-answer - question about a policy that allegedly
period for each candidate, so students, as
prohibited or limited the hiring of full-time
well as the community at large, may ask
instructors to replace retiring or resigning
specific, spontaneous questions.
full-time instructors.
The Candidates' Fair is sponsored by
The controversy and confusion over the
Sigma Zeta, LCC's chapter of the National
question prompted LCC president Eldon
Honor Fraternity Phi Theta Kappa. It is
Schafer to present the board at its Oct. 18
being held as a community service to help
meeting with a profile of instructional
voters be better informed of the candistaffing at the college.
dates' views.
When analyzed, the profile indicates
Admission is free and Phi Theta Kappa
that 33.5 percent of the credit faculty is
encourages one and all to attend.
non-contracted, but the instructors who

make up this figure account for only 16. 7
percent of the teaching staff when figured
on a "Full Time Equivalent" (FTE) basis.
(One FTE instructor, or the total combination of part-time instructors who are
carrying the work load equal to that of a
full-time instructor, is one FTE, Schafer
explained.
College administrators classify instructors in one of two ways. First, teachers may
be either part-time or full-time. A full-time
instructor must teach a minimum of 15
class hours or the equivalent; anything less
than that is considered part-time. Second,
contracted instructors are those who teach
more than half time and who have a union
contract with the college. Non-contracted
instructors teach less than half time and
generally are hired on a term-by-term
basis.

Agel~ lady travels on ...

'Making it' means Nashville

Feature by Sarah Jenkins
of The TORCH

Bardeen Donahue plans on going to
Nashville. It will be only the next stop

of a life that's taken her from her
birthplace in colonial South Africa to
Baltimore to Alaska to Oregon and
LCC.
And for some reason, when Bardeen

Bardeen Donahue is supervising all aspects of her new musical career, including
the sketch of singer Tammy Hendrix for a possible album cover. Photo by Jeff
Patterson.

explains it, it all sounds quite plausible.
You see, Bardeen writes songs.
While that may not seem like much of
an explanation, for this soft-spoken
lady it is enough.
Bardeen married at 18 and spent the
next two decades raising a son and a
daughter. "I was a housewife who
never thought of doing anything
except raising my family," she explains. "But, children have d way of
growing up. I always thought that
when they grew up we would have a
lovely time. But when they did grow
up, they had a lovely time all by
themselves." She pauses to recall her
now-grown children as they once were.
"It's only natural, but I never thought
of that when they were small.''
So three years ago, Bardeen, who
laughingly describes herself as '' ageless," enrolled at LCC to try to
overcome the empty-nest syndrome.
Her gentle ways and soft British
accent quickly endeared her to many of
her instructors. "But they sometimes
think I'm a little childish," she
confides.
The college provided a sanctuary for

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Schafer drafted the departmental profile
using the FTE concept to illustrate
contracted vs. non-contracted teacher class
loads.
Delta Sanderson, LCC Education Association (LCCEA) president, and Karen

"If you deal with numbers,
_you come up with this . .. "
Lansdowne, Language Arts instructor, ·
objected to Schafer's idea of using FTE as
a format in compiling data.
"If you deal with numbers, you can come
up with this (profile),'' Sanderson said in
her statement to the board. "But if you
deal with people it is entirely different. . .
you're talking about part-people."
According to Sanderson, the FTE method of figuring part-time to full-time ratios
is misleading because the part-timers are
not taken into consideration as individuals.
The board decided to put off exploring
the issue until a formal presentation could
be drawn up by college administrators.
In a recent interview with the TORCH,
the president discussed the proffie and the
issue in general.
Schafer, explaining his reasoning for
handing out the departmental breakdown
at the board meeting, said, "I heard
rumors flying around that the college
intent was to only hire part-time staff and I
thought it was well to get out the facts -- so
we knew where we were -- what each
department is staffed with and how.
"I wanted to be sure we were talking
about facts and not somebody's imagination."

"I wanted to be sure we
were talk in!{ about facts . .. "
He also pointed out his reasoning for
using FTE figures as a basis for computing
the contracted and' non-contracted faculty
percentages. "When you're talking about
the percentage of part-time staff to
full-time staff, you must equate the
part-time staff to a full-time equivalent -so you can compare.
"If you have a full-time teacher teaching
15 units," Schafer offered as an example,
"and if you have five people, each teach
one three-unit class, then those five people
aren't five individuals -· they're here only
once for that one class -- so five of them
equate to one (full-time teacher). It's just
like FTE students. It may take three
students to equate to one full-time equivalent student.
"So it seems to me, it is a way of looking

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I once knew a man who, faced with the failure of his business, chopped his
wife's allowance in half as an economy measure.
Had the allowance existed in the first place to provide his spouse with
spending money for non-essentials, his move might have been rational.
The allowance, however, was the fund from which she paid for utilities,
groceries and clothing for herself and .her four children. And even though it
soon became apparent that the sum was grossly insufficient, the husband
refused to place the needs of his family above those of his business.
Ultimately, the family structure eroded and the individual members came to
suffer not just hardships, but the consequences of poverty as well.
Ballot Measure 6 is a similarily selfish solution to an economic dilemma. As
with California's Proposition 13, it represents a short-sighted, present-oriented
mentality that abounds in affluent America.
Sure, we're sick of higher taxes, and sure, we're sick of fat in government.
But for the safety of our color television sets, hog's breath automobiles,
automatic dishwashers and garbage disposals, we're willing to blindly support
a constitutional tax amendment that -- in its present form -- is unconstitutional.
And then we're willing to trust the same public officials we often say we
distrust to rewrite the damned thing after we vote it in!
And then there's Measure 11 that's not a hell of a lot better. It's a hastily
written proposal that offers tax relief to homeowners and renters by shifting. the
tax burden to the income tax.
And it presents a whole new set of problems down the road -- loss of local
control and once again, places a trust in distrusted public officials to decide
where to make the budget cuts in state programs -- or which programs to
eliminate altogether.
In my mind, both measures deserve defeat. If we expect government to
clean up its act, we must show a willingness to clean up our own.
And if we expect government to continue to provide us with essential
services, we can't just suddenly jerk the financial rug from under it and expect
continuity.
Certainly, the momentum of the ''taxpayer revolt'' will ensure the passage of
either Measure 6 or 11, but I predict some widespread taxpayer regret.

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Letters
Compensation attacked
To the Editor:
Before you buy the fraud injured work
are (1) "draining insurance companies'
resources'' and (2) '' causing high premium
costs"; consider the (a) May 8th Wall
Street Journal report of Traveler's Insurance 80% first quarter net income rise to
$83.4 million and (b) Oregon Court of
Appeals disability award reversal on the
pretext that the man found unable to get
work could still do "light work," although
no work was shown available and past work

TORCH
EDITOR: Stephen Myers
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Sarah Jenkins
FEATURES EDITOR: Frank Babcock
PHOTO EDITOR: Jeff Patterson
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR: Paul land
SPORTS EDITOR: Ed Peters
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Steve Fenton
NEWS EDITOR: Karen Maller
REPORTERS: Michael Tenn. Robert Anders. Debbie
Forney
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Rockie Moch, William A. Jewell,
Rusty Flanders, Debbie Olson.
Samson Nisser
COPYSElTING: Judie Sonstcin
PASTE-UP: Laree Ram, Monica Rodriquez, Jeff Saint,
Rick Axtell, Kathy Comstock
ADVERTISING DESIGN: Donna Rubick
ADVE~TlSING SALES: Mike Jeffery, Mark Hodge. Jack

A selfish tax solution

has caused need for back surgery (Patterson v. Stayton Canning Co., WCB Case].
Our courts have turned Professor Arthur
Larson's book on Workers' Compensation
into an unholy Bible-"Why thy shall not
receive insurance benefits.'' For Example,
(l) the man who is fed-up with operations
can be denied compensation for ''unreasonably refusing surgery" that might aid
him or kill him; (2) the woman too crippled
to work can be denied compensation by the
"odd-lot" measure of her "education,
experiences, age and motivation" and (3)
the man with an aggravation of a previous
back injury can be denied compensation if
unable to disprove the "intervening new
injury" arguments which undermine ORS

656.273 base requirement that "If the
evidence as a whole shows a worsening of
the claimant's condition the claim shall be
allowed.''
Adding to this '' common law'• rip-off of
your insurance benefits is the fact you're
denied (a) jury, (b) unlimited restitution,
(c) unbiased administration hearings and
reviews, (d) circuit court appeals, and (e)
an honest trial court de novo review by
Oregon's Court of Appeals refusal to report
"factual questions" (Bowman v. Oregon
Transfer Co. 33 Or App 241 [1978) ( such as
"aggravation versus new injury cases"
(Tucker v. S.I.A.F. CA-9453 [1978] )
The next Oregon legislature can cure the
problem, if you demand it!
JohnM. Reed

greatly to the Run' s success with 866
runners and $4,300 gross income.
Again, many thanks for your assistance.
June Ann Konker
Regional Director
Oregon Lung Association

Article 'on target ,
Dear Editor:
Just saw The TORCH-good interview
with Larry. Best of all was your excellent
coverage of the Board Meeting. You put
first things first-when a Board allocates
$1.S million to the Downtown Center,
that's news! Wish the R1G had seen it that
way. Your report was right on target!

Mall run earns $4300

Charlene Curry
LCC Board of Education Member

Dear Editor:
Thank you for letting your readers know
about The Mall Run. Your help contributed

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Pr~id ent's colum n
by James Cox, ASLCC President

At the last Student Senate meeting, general discussion was held on the
benefits of supporting Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group
(OSPIRG). We heard comments from Sharon Hill, off-campus housing
coordinator at the U of 0, on what types of projects are being worked on for
OSPIRG. The programs are: Environment, consumer rights and civil rights.
They are also researching juvenile rights and migrant labor conditions.
At the present time, Jack Carter, LCC dean of students, is evaluating the
collection process for donating to OSPIRG. This campus collects donations
from students at registration. It is his feeling that the campus should no longer
continue this practice. For the last two years we have not had the support of an
OSPIRG representative on campus. So it is his feeling that the students·are not
receiving any direct benefits from OSPIRG.
On further research by our housing coordinator, Michael Murphy, it was
found that a number of students receive SFE credits for consumer research
projects for OSPIRG and more students in the environmental studies could do
the same. Hill will be providing a report to Carter and the ASLCC on the
ongoing projects and the services that would benefit students at LCC. Our
office is waiting for this report before taking a stand on the issue.
Here are some figures on the uses of services provided by the ASLCC:
Legal Services: Since Sept. 28 (starting day for Legal Services) up to Oct. 18,
Joe McKeever has seen approximately 57 students.
Photo ID: Since registration began for Fall term until Oct. 18, 978 photo IDs
have been sold.
Housing: Listings to date have been: 14 apartments for rent, 12 houses fQr
rent, 61 roommates wanted, 2 others, and 2 emergency cases which were
referred to Legal Services. Total: 106.
Recycling: The recycling program just got under way. There has been more
paper recycled so far because of the office clean-up and the cleaning out of the
Archives. Also, we have a cardboard box recycling program that has been
added to the service. Work is being done to establish a BRING recycling site on
campus to recycle bottles and cans. Also, the possibility of recycling paper
from the paper shredder is being looked into.

The ASLCC provided funds for the newly-organized Body-building Club to
send one member to the Oregon Bench Pressing Championships to be held in
Portland on Nov. 4. Hans C. Louvering will be competing in the 165 bench
press weight class.

HumanitiRs exper t visits LCC
Says Biggerstaff, "Our intention is to ·
create an approach to the humanities that
is palatable to all students, one that excites
"We want to work with students as and enriches their lives.''
individuals to make the Humanities as
According to Biggerstaff many vocationrelevant as possible to their life situation. al students who are not required to take
We want to turn vocational as well as general education classes often do not
transfer students on to the Humanities,'' discover the humanities. "Poetry can be an
states Diane Biggerstaff, a consultant for outlet for the auto mechanic as well as the
the National Endowment for the Humani- philosopher," says Biggerstaff.
ties.
Due in part to this consortium, a new
Biggerstaff will be coming to LCC on class called Humanities Experience will be
Nov. 2 and 3 in a statewide consortium for offered Winter Term. It is a three-term
the promotion of the humanities to meet course taught collectively by several
with faculty and administration to review
and assess the current humanities curriculum at the school.

by Ron Kunst
for The TORCH

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Free with your Photo ID
Enjoy a FREE mini chocolate fondue when
two people dine at Park Place.
Enjoy a FREE regular chocolate fondue
when four people dine.
This special offer---and others we'll ar.nounce soon---are available with your LCC
photo ID. ID cards, for both students and
staff, are available at the Student Resource
Center, 231 Center, for $2.
Offer good 6-9 p.m., Monday-Thursd ay,
6-10 p.m. Friday & Saturday.
756 West Park St., in the Smeede Hotel
Building.

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She is completing enough songs to
Bardeen, but it also provided people
fill an album; Greenwood is working
who were interested in her longwith Tammy on the songs already
hidden talents.
written; Bruce Dean , an instructor in
"I've always loved singing," she
recalls. '' As a child in South Africa, I the Art and Applied Design Department, is completing an ink sketch of
was always with the native girl. As she
did her work she would chant -there Tammy for a possible album cover;
Bardeen has incorporated with the
were no words to it.''
Bardeen readily credits Sheila financial help of two friends who
believe in her; and Bardeen's son,
Juba's poetry class with teaching her
Gavin, a professional concert sound
about words. But for Bardeen, the
and lighting man, has promised to
poems became songs. "I came to
record the final tape for her.
understand lyrics," she says simply.
Then a class in music appreciation,
taught by Nathan Cammack of the
Performing Arts Department, let Bardeen add melody to her words.
"My three sisters loved classical
music,'' she explains. ''But there was
so much stammering and mistakes
that it finally got on my nerves and I
hated classical music for a long time.
Then I met Mr. Cammack here. When
he played, anything he did sounded so
wonderful. I learned to like it again."
However, she still can't write music
in manuscript form. But that's only a
minor detail in her major plan - now
she sings her songs to Jim Greenwood,
also an instructor in Performing Arts,
and he writes it out for her.
The next step forward came more or
Bardeen Donahue visits her "sanctuary"
less by accident. Bardeen wanted her at LCC. Photo by Jeff Patterson.
songs sung-and recorded. But first
With all systems go, the final
she had to find "that one voice" that
should be ready by the first of
meloproduct
and
words
her
could translate
the year .
dies into success.
But the image of a successful
Tammy Hendrix, a 17-year-old stu- an incorporated enbusinesswoman
School,
High
dent at Cottage Grove
tity- seems incongruous with this
proved to be that voice. "When I first
neat, dark-haired woman. Bardeen
heard her sing," Bardeen recalls, "I
Donahue does not seem the type to be
shy
bit
one
couldn't move-she's not
driven.
and she realty wants to sing ." With a
The image is suddenly shattered by
note of awe, Bardeen adds, "She's like
words: ''I fully intend to make it,' '
her
and
a cross between Linda Ronstadt
she declares evenly. '' I feel - I knowDebbie Boone.''
1' m going to make it."
That type of "combination" voice
'' Making it,'' for Bardeen, means
may be what it takes to do justice to
to Nashville with a tape people
''Going
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like
feel
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songs.
Bardeen's
want to hear; hearing Tammy sing my
caught in the mid-stream,'' she admits. "I've got some of that chanting songs over the radio and TV. When
from the natives and I like populai:: I'm a successful songwriter and Tammy is a successful singer, that's what I
music. But there is also some of the
making it . ' '
call
classical in what I write .'' Songs like
when she says it, you believe it.
And
Friend"
a
"Man of Joy" and "Love
Across the room, Bardeen looks soft
demonstrate Bardeen's versatility.
and sensitive and vulnerable. But her
For the present, Bardeen is working
words and her determined belief in
to put all the components togetherbelie that: '' I have to make it herself
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Part-time/Full-time
a1 it.'· he added. ··In my view. (it is) an
appropriate way of comparing full-time
people to (the) full-time equivalent (of)
part-time people."
Setting definitions aside, Schafer responded to the policy question. "We will
generally try and retain between 10 and 20
percent part-time staff per department,'·
he said. "This varies depending upon the
nature of the department, the size of the
program. and the type of the program. The
Business Department has a lot of specialty
classes and thusly a lot of specialty
instructors who are part-timers."
Schafer pointed to a board policy
adopted in 1976 that he and the administration use as a general guideline in hiring
practices. The Board policy reads:
It shall be the policy of the college to
maintain a strong majority of well-qualified
full-time contracted staff; however, ,yhere
there are apparent advantages in providing

economy of operation, Oexibtlity in programs, specialized skills and In order to
serve the variety of students who wish to
attend the college, the administration is
authorized to secure qualified part-time
It is also recognized that the
staff.
Community Education program wm be
primarily staffed with part-time instruct•
ors."
As far as the administration's policy of
hiring new full-time teachers and replacing
full-time instructors who have left, Schafer
indicated that ''this is done by the Dean of •
Instruction and the associate deans in
conjunction with the individual department:
heads.
"We don't have a blanket pronouncement that we will; 1) not hire anyone; 2)
we'll hire only part-timers. We just don't
do that. We base it on analyzing each
position.''
The president says each department
head has the figures on enrollment trends
and the decision on whether or not to hire a
full-time teacher is based on the past
enrollment and the future enrollment
expectations.
"It's perfectly natural for some people -not everyone -- to want full-time jobs,"
Schafer elaborated. "But it's our desire
not to fill their wants, but assess what's
needed by enrollment.''
Schafer feels that the flexibility which a
part-time staff provides is desirable at
LCC, where enrollment tends to fluctuate
from year to year. '' Once you get
contracted, you have certain rights that
eliminate the management ability to terminate -- it takes weeks and sometimes is a
leg~l case. It's a very difficult assignment

to remove someone who's on a contract. So
I've got to rely on those people who are
close to each one of those programs -- to
know what the future is for these
assignments.
"I guess by turning this arguement
around some would say, 'It's bad administration to try and keep costs within reason,''
continued the president.
He also thinks '' if we can get good staff,
retain flexibility, and be able to adjust the
teacher load quarter-by-quarter, part-time

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staffing is a very sound procedure because
we build upon the expertise of those people
who are part-timers.
"Not to knock fulJ-time people at aU -we couldn't do the job we do without a
strong full-time staff.
"Our only concern comes when the
department becomes almost totalJy tenured. Then as I see it as a manager, you
become limited in the ability to handle the
problem.

Schafer's credit faculty data

As presented to the LCC Board of Education , Oct. 18
DEP A:RTMENT

CONTRACTED
NO.
FfE

Art & Applied Design
Business
Data Processing
Electronics
Flight Technology
Health Occupations
Home Economics
Language Arts
Mass Communications
Mathematics
Mechanics
Performing Arts
Physical Education
Science
Social Science
Special Training
Study Skills

9
21
1
8
3
33
10
18
8
10
23
7
16
22
22
11
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TRACTED

% PART-TIME
TOTAL
FTE
FfE

NO.

FfE

NO.

9.00
18.77
1.00
8.00
3.00
27.41
8.08
17.00
7.53
10.00
23.00
6.50
15.10
20. 74
20.50
10.80
5.78

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23
0
5
3
3
9
7
5
17
2
6
13
1
9
5
3

0.75
5.63
0
1.55
2.10
0.74
2.67
4.00
2.77
9.83
0.83
1.13
3.86
0.70
3.20
1.20
1.63

13
44
1
13
6
36
19
25
13
27
25
13
29
23
16
9

9.75
24.40
1.00
9.55
5.10
28.15
10.75
21.00
10.30
19.83
23.83
7.63
18.96
21.44
23.70
12.00
7.41

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115 .

42.59

343

254.80

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16.2
41.2
2.6
24.8
19.0
26.9
49.6
3 .5
14.8
20.4
3.3
13. 5
10.0
22.0

16.7%

Tutorin g Center builds confide nce in writing
by Deborah Terrana
for The TORCH
Dana Hinrichs, a business major, recently went into the English Tutoring Center
for help with assignments in her Business
English class. She was tutored by Myron
Stahl and credits him with making it
possible to pass her last test. "He really
knows what he's doing," says Hinrichs,
''he put things in a way I could understand
them."
The Tutoring Center is designed to build
students' confidence in writing papers.
Tutors help with structure, form, spelling,
punctuation, continuity and proofreading.
Delta Sanderson, supervisor of the
tutoring center, suggests that students
''bring in a piece of writing and have it
read aloud. It is surprising how much
correction the student will make as soon as
it is read." Art Tegger, of the Language
Arts Department and an originator of the
program, says, "Sometimes you need a
sounding board and some encouragement,

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[because] sometimes confidence is a
problem."
The free service offered by the Language
Arts Department is staffed by six student
tutors and one supervisor, Sanderson.
Tutoring by peers is informal and meant to
be what Sanderson calls "an easy, relaxed
atmosphere for learning." Everything said
is kept confidential. "It's a place where a
student can blow off a little steam," says
Sanderson.
The tutoring service is open to any LCC
student who wants help. It is not restricted
to English majors or even students working
on English papers. In fact, students can
bring in any type of assignment that
requires writing a paper and have a tutor
take a look at it, says Sanderson.
Tutors Myron Stahl, Julie Baker and
Steve Tucker all agree that they enjoy
helping fellow students. They also stated
that they will not write a paper for a
student, but are there to help. Art Tegger
says they try to emphasize the strong
points each student has, as well as give
positive suggestions for ways to improve
their writing. ''You want a student to come
back but not be dependant on you," says
Tegger.
According to Sanderson the center
operates as a drop-in lab, but if a student
attends on a regular and consistent basis,
he/ she may be able to enroll for language
lab credit.
Ed Pak is one student who is considering
such credit this term. He is in the center
two or three times a week, according to his
tutor, Stahl. Pak says Stahl has been very
effective in helping him with his grammar
and structure. "I feel [the center] is a very
good idea," adds Pak, "and every time I
have trouble with a class I come over
here." Both Pak and Hinrichs agree that
they feel very comfortable with a fellow •
student helping them.
Tutors are eligible for Supervised Field
Experience credit, too. Some are volunteers while others work on the Cooperative
Work Experience program and receive
pay. To become a tutor, naturally one must
have proficient English skills, enjoy working with people, and like tutoring. Sanderson says tutoring "is a very enriching ·
process." As Baker says, "I think you

grow a little bit with each person you help.
You learn about new subjects and reinforce
your own English skills. It's just a really
neat experience." Tucker says, if he did
not get paid, he would probably be there
anyway. "We certainly know where they
are coming from.''
Sanderson admits it is difficult to find
suitable tutors. To qualify, a student must
have successfully completed Writing 121
(or its equivalent) and earned Delta
Sanderson's approval by demonstrating
proficient writing and communication
skills. She says she usually has a student
write an assignment for her evaluation and
asks the student to critique papers for her.
Sanderson and Tegger both agree that
what it comes down to is a certain amount
of role playing.
Sanderson says that students attend
weekly seminars headed by herself, Peggy
Marston (Cooperative Work Experience
coordinator), or other members of the
Language Arts teaching staff. The onehour sessions are used to discuss problems
facing the tutors or ones likely to be
encountered. Sanderson says, "It is a
guided program for the tutors themselves."
·The English Tutoring Center began in
1972 as an idea of Karen Lansdowne and
Art Tegger. According to Tegger, they
made a proposal to the administration for
teaching assistants in the form of peer
aides. The original idea went through a
"process of evolution," as Tegger puts it,
and was developed into the program now
offered. Tegger credits Ted Romoser with
some assistance, also. The program was
supervised by Tegger from 1972-1976, at
which time Sanderson took over the
position.
Sanderson would like to see more
students using the service. And she feels
that instructors should be made aware of
the English Tutoring Center because they
can encourage students to use the service.
The lab, located in Room 445 of the
Center Building, is directly across from the
elevator on the fourth floor. Tutors are
available Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from 9 a.rn. to 4 p.m. and on Tuesday and
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On
Tuesday and Wednesday nights it remains
open from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

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Cigarette smoking: A dying fashion?
• Smoking shortens the breath of
joggers -you can't jog and smoke.

by Dr. Staywell and the
staff of Student Health Services

Cigarette smoking is this country's
foremost preventable cause of deat
and disability. The economic consequences of smoking have been estimated at $27.5 billion a year.
Smoking is not good for your health
at any time. However, when you are
pregnant, smoking becomes a hazard
to your baby's health. The Surgeon
General estimated five years ago that
approximately 4,600 prenatal deaths
were attributable to the mother's
smoking habits during that year.
Heart attacks, strokes, cancer, emphysema and chronic bronchitis have
all been linked to smoking. The heart
attack rate in heavy cigarette smokers
is twice as high as in nonsmokers. The
earlier you begin to smoke, the greater
the risk to your health in future years.
You may even be risking a shortened
life span.
Surveys on a number of campuses
have · revealed a significant drop in
cigarette smoking. Why? Most students agreed that smoking was an
unhealthy and bothersome habit and
they seemed to feel a growing concern
about health risks such as cancer and
emphysema. But the most important
reasons were found to be the noxious
taste and the waste of money. Other
reasons students gave for not smoking
were:

• Smoking lessens the pleasure of
eating.
• Social acceptance-they didn't like
protests of others when they lit up at
the dinner table.
• Some stopped because they were
getting married.
• At one time, holding a cigarette gave
a feeling and appreciation. This
seems ~o longer true.
• There is less peer pressure to smoke.
• Criticism of smoking has become
fashionable-the "in" thing.

But there's help available
for those who really want
to quit ...
It may be that when the tobacco
companies stopped advertising in student newspapers, fewer people felt
compelled to smoke.
One common myth ran through
these surveys. Most people thought
that smoking is an easy habit to stop.
Not true! Ask people who have
stopped, and if they tell the truth, they
have found it difficult.
There's help for people wishing to
stop the smoking habit:

• The 7th Day Adventist 5-Day Program. Contact a local Adventist
church for scheduled classes or call
342-5454 for information.
• The University of Oregon Psychology
Department has a Smoke Clinic. Call
686-4901 for information.

Weaver enraged
by benefit cuts

EUGENE-In sp:te of assurances from
Social Security Administrators, benefit
checks to disabled Oregon workers may
actually be cut instead of going back up
next month, according to Fourth District
Congressman Jim Weaver.

Benefit payments were reduced in
August for about 700 disabled workers who
also receive benefit checks from Workers'
Compensation. Social Security made the
• The Oregon Lung Association puts
cutbacks after they discovered thousands
out many helpful pamphlets. Call
of dollars in overpayments made over a
342-3329.
period of years.
But after appeals by Weaver, Oregon
• The American Cancer Society,
Congressman Al Ullman and Oregon
484-2211, will again be sponsoring
House Majority Leader Ed Lindquist,
the ''Great Smoke-Out, '' a program
Social Security agreed to suspend collecto help you stop smoking.
tion of the overpayments until Congress
could act to resolve the matter early next
ANSR, a non-profit voluntary associyear.
ation for non-smokers' rights, puts out
"Benefit checks are supposed to be
a newsletter, engages in public educaraised to the amount each disabled worker tional activities, discusses smoking
would normally receive without being
policies with business establishments,
overpaid.'~ Weaver said. "The notices that
government agencies and other • have gone out indicate that just the
opposite is taking place.''
groups, supports legislators who favor
Weaver said that one worker who is
smoking regulations, lobbies in the
entitled to receive about $400 was notified
state legislature, conducts surveys,
his benefits will be cut to $150 this month.
and will be glad to accept your contrisaid the Social Security AdminiWeaver
butions to further their cause. They
stration admits the notices were a mistake
have recently published the "Nonbut can't be sure whether the mistakes will
Smokers' Guide to Dining Out in
carry through to this month's checks which
Eugene-Springfield,'' copies of which
are already in the works.

are available from ANSR, c/o the
Oregon Lung Association, or at the
LCC Student Health Services.
Remember, there are better ways to
communicate than by sending up
smoke signals. It can be a waste of
breath!

"I am outraged by the incompetence of
the bureaucrats in Baltimore," Weaver
said. ''Their ineptitude is causing further
hardship for disabled workers who have
already been penalized far too much for the
previous mistakes of these same bureaucrats."

Jerry Lausmann has repeatedly claimed Jim Weaver
is one of the top ten spenders in Congress.

Is he telling the truth?

HERE'S THE RECORD •
YOU DECIDE:

FACT:

The National Taxpayer's Union fisted Jim Weaver among the top 20% of th~ House for voting against spending. Their
conclusion was based on a complete and impartial analysis of over 100 votes m 1977, well BEFORE the tax revolt.

FACT:

This year Jim Weaver voted against NINE OF THE 12 MAJOR appropriations bills because they were too high. Jim
voted to force bureaucrats to cut the waste and make less do more.

FACT:

Jim Weaver voted against frills in government. Congressional pay raise: NO! $200 million Senate office building: NO! Cut
Congress' own budget: YES!

Jim Weaver is Working for Progressive Legislation

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Federal Election Commi\\i<1n, Wa,hington, D.C. 20463.

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Halloween has arrived again, bringin g out
all sorts of ghosts , witche s and hobgoblins to
haunt the hallways of LCC.
Originally the day of Oct. 31 was called All
Hallows Eve. In medie val times, it was the eve
of an import ant holiday, All Saints ' Day.
Halloween, as Ameri cans have come to
know it, is an occasion for pranks , wild scary
costum es and the custom ary "trick or treat"
for children of all ages.
Many studen ts and faculty memb ers got
into the mood of the day by donnin g spooky
outfits and painte d faces.
Here are just a few of the frighte ning
demon s lurking around the campu s.

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KLCC wins grant for
women's managerrent
A two-vear Women's Management
Training grant has been awarded to
KLCC-FM and Iris Dudman, a news
reporter-producer at the station, by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
KLCC is owned and operated by LCC.
The grant is designed to help women
gain experience and management training
for positions in broadcasting. CPB conducted a study of public broadcasting and
found the percentage of women in broadcasting low . As a result, the CPB Board
and Council passed a resolution initiating
the WMTG program, patterned after an
already successful training program for
minorities.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
will cover half the costs of Dudman's
training. salary and benefits and the
station will pick up the other half. Total
amount of the grant is $18,500.
Dudman's training will be under the
supervision of KLCC general manager Jim
Dunne, and will include credit courses in
broadcasting, on-the-job experience as a
news reporter-producer, and several outside internships and seminars. The internships will include sessions at KWSU Radio
in Pullman. Wash.; National Public Radio
in Washington. D.C.; and Pacifica, a
5-station news network, operating out of
Washington, D.C. Dudman's salary will be
$6,000 for the first 9-month period and
$7,000 for the second.
Dudman came to LCC in 1976 as an
assistant to the cook in the Day Care
Center and became a volunteer at KLCC at
that time on a part-time basis. She worked
with Eugene news collectors, a local
volunteer group responsible for collecting •
news for the station, and then later moved
to a position in the regular newsroom. In
1977 Dudman quit her job in the Food
Service Department of LCC and became a
full-time volunteer at KLCC until her
appointment this year as news reporterproducer.
KLCC currently has some 40 active
volunteers who help with all aspects of
operating the station.

HALF PRICE SALE
Nov. 3 & 4
10%-50%
off regular prices
Open 12-8 258 E. 13th

Weaver calls nuclear research a 'boondoggle'
Oregon's Fourth District Congressman
Jim Weaver spoke to a crowd of about 150
in the LCC cafeteria last Tuesday as part of
his campaign for re-election.
''LCC is one of the finest community
colleges in the country---and I mean that,"
Weaver exclaimed after being introduced
by LCC President Eldon Schaefer. Weaver
noted that he owned a farm in the vicinity
of the LCC campus and he said that the
students and staff of LCC were "Good
neighbors".
Weaver addressed a number of issues
affecting students and local residents.
Calling nuclear power research and development "a wasteful boondoggle," he said
that with our energy resources diminishing
it is important to make a smooth transition
to other forms of power.
But, Weaver said, "The government is
pouring billions of dollars into nuclear

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power--a costly, complicated and dangerous energy source--while other possible
sources of energy receive only a minimum
of funding." He said that solar energy can
provide more jobs on a cost-per-dollar
basis than any other potential form of

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Paraquat funding banned

Meditation class offered

In a major victory in the continuing drive
to stop the use of dangerous herbicides on
marijuana fields in Mexico, the House and
Senate gave final approval to Congressional language effectively banning further use
of U.S. funds after October 1, 1978. The
measure was signed into law by President
Carter on September 27. The provisions
concerning herbicides were included in an
amendment to the Security Assistance Act
in the House/Senate Conference Committee after each chamber passes a different
version originally.

The Eugene Sri Chinmoy Centre (pronounced Shree Chin Moy) will b~ o~ering a
free course in introductory med1tat1on.
Classes begin Wednesday, October 25,
and continue for seven consecutive Wednesday evenings through December 6.
The class will explore such topics as:
consciousness, reincarnation and spiritual
experiences. Several meditation techniques will be taught and all classes are
.
absolutely free.
Classes begin this Wednesday at the Sn
Chinmoy Centre, 17S4 Patterson, 7 p.m.
For more information call 484-04S7 or
34S-6328.

Ministry council formed
An ecumenical council responsible for
campus ministry at LCC is being formed
and will meet this coming Thursday, Nov.
9, at noon, to develop plans for this year.
This new group, called the Lane Campus
Ministry Council, will seek to coordinate
the various efforts of the churches in
campus ministry at LCC. The council will
be providing a channel through which all
ministries can become better aware of one
another's work and offer the possibility of
cooperative efforts where that might be
appropriate. The council will also try to
provide better publicity for events being
offered by campus ministry and to explore
ways in which the churches can work
together with the college to meet the needs
of the community.
For more information on about this
council, contact Father James Dieringer
through the Student Services office on
\.. campus.

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Photo by Samson Nlsser.

Jim Weaver fields questions from LCC audience.

Tax measure forum slated
A Town Hall Forum on Ballot Measures
6 and 11 will be held Saturday, Nov. 4 from
7-10 p.m. at Harris Hall, adjacent to the
Lane County Courthouse.
The Forum, sponsored by LCC, will
feature a panel of between three and five
people including a moderator. The panel
will respond to questions from the audience on how the two measures will affect
local citizens and the operation of city,
county and state government.
LCC Dean of Instruction Gerald Rasmussen will moderate the Nov. 4 session.
Scheduled panelists are: Jim Whittenberg,
originator of Measure 6; Richard Eymann,
former state legislator from Springfield;
and County Commissioner Jerry Rust.
Both sessions of the Forum are free and
open to the public.

energy.
Weaver also attacked pet "pork-barrel"
public works projects, calling them a waste
of the taxpayer's dollar, and supported
President Carter's veto of the public works
bill.

First aid class offered

A one-day multi media first aid class is
being offered Saturday, November 11, by
the Community Education Divison of LCC.
The 8-hour session will begin at 8 a.m. in
Room 105 of the Health Building on the
main campus. The cost is $6.
The class will include practice in
applying bandages and splints and other
first aid procedures. films and lectures.
Supplies will be provided. Jim Rivers of the
1
Eugene Police Department is the instructor.
Students will earn Red Cross certification and receive a multi media first aid
card.
Registration will take place at the class.
For additional information contact the
Community Education Division at the
Downtown Center, 484-2126, ext. 621.

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Pheasant hunters in Columbia Basin
counties are again advised this year by the
Fish and Wildlife Department to skin their
birds and trim away any deposits of fat.
Sampling of pheasants and other birds in
Umatilla, Morrow. Sherman and Wheeler
counties has found that some birds contain
levels of the pesticide heptachlor which
exceed the maximum 0.3 parts per million
allowed by the Food and Drug Administration in human food.
In all sampling, highest levels have been
found in fat deposits with only a few birds
containing more than 0.3 ppm in muscle
tissue. In most instances nearly all traces
of the chemical can be removed with the
skin and fat.
Birds get the heptachlor from eating
seed coated with the pesticide to control
wire worm, a potential threat to wheat
growers in the Columbia Ba.sin.

Bill Monroe performs at EMU
On Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7 and 10
p.m., the EMU Cultural Forum will
present two shows by Bill Monroe and
the Bluegrass Boys, featuring Kenny
Baker on the fiddle. The shows will be
presented in the EMU Ballroom on the
University of Oregon campus.
Bill Monroe can truly be called the
Father of Bluegrass Music. A lifelong
resident of Western Kentucky, Monroe was exposed to ballads and
Appalachian melodies by the music of
his mother and father. Teaming up
with his brothers in the early thirties,
Monroe fused the old timey string
band music with elements from the
blues to create the Bluegrass sound.
For more than 40 years, Monroe has
shaped and polished this vibrant music
which derives its name from his band,
the Bluegrass Boys.

Today, Monroe remains an entertainer of major importance. Monroe's
band is an obligatory part of every
major Bluegrass festival, and Monroe's own Beanblossom festival has
become a popular annual event.
Monroe's band has been a proving
ground for many major musicians,
such as Lester Flat, Earl Scruggs and
Chubby Wise. His present band
features Kenny Baker, a virtuoso
fiddler.
The concert will also feature Cajun
music from the Balfa Brothers.
Tickets are $4 for University of
Oregon students and $5.50 for the
general public. Tickets are available at
the EMU Main Desk, the University of
Oregon Bookstore, Everybody's Records in Eugene and Corvallis, Backstage Dancewear and Theatrical Supplies, and Kimball's House of Strings.

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GRASS
BOYS will appear with the Balta
Brothers at the U of O EMU
Ballroom for two shows at 7 and 10
p.m. Tickets are $5.50 general
admission and are available at the
EMU Main Desk, U of O B·ookstore,
Everybody's Records, Backstage
Dancewear and Kimball's House of
Strings.

PETER ARMSTRONG will perform
several pieces -on piano by Italian
composer Ferrucio Busoni. Free;
Beall Hall, U of O campus. The
performance starts at 8 p.m.
"THE DEA TH AND LIFE OF
SNEAKY FITCH," a comedy about
the Old West, will be presented by
the University Theatre at the Sheldon High School Auditorium. The
high school is located on Willakenzie Road off Coburg Road. $3; for
information call 686-4191.
THE AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY will perform choreographed works and
dance improvisations at 8 p.m. in
the WOW Hall, 8th and Lincoln.
•Admission is $3.50.
"AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE,"
Henrick Ibsen's classic tale of
political corruption, continues this
weekend at the Oregon Repetory
Theatre, in the Atrium downtown.
Tickets are $5; for reservations call
485-1946.
LES BROWN AND HIS BAND OF
RENOWN will appear at the Portland Civic Auditorium Thursday
evening at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8.75,
$7. 75 and $6. 75, and are available
at Lipman 's in Portland and thee
PCA box office.
"QUARTER PAST EIGHT, DON'T
BE LA TE... " a series of one act
plays by Ionesco, Sartre, Williams
and Pister, wi 11 be presented by the
Stage Left Theatre Cooperative at
South Eugene High School (room
100). Curtain is 8:15 p.m.; admission is $3.50.

MOSE JONES, blues, at The Place;
$1 cover. 160 S. Park.

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FL YING
BURRITO
BROTHERS,
country rock
at The Place_, 160 S. Park. $5 in
advance, $5.50 at the door. Tickets
are available at the usual outlets.
"THE CURATE SHAKESPEARE:
AS YOU LIKE IT," a play by Don
Nigro, opens Friday night in the
University of Oregon's Robinson
Theatre at 8 p.m. Repeats Nov. 4, 9,
11, 16, 17, & 18. Tickets are $4; for
ticket information call the box
off ice, 686-4191.

*

CAROL WADE wm present a
puppet workshop at the U of 0,
room 167 EMU. The workshop
starts at noon.

An ANTIQUE AUCTION will be
held at the U of 0, room 167 EMU,
at 8 pm Friday night. Antique
furniture and other collectibles will
be sold. There is no admission
charge.

GORDON
LIGHTFOOT will
appear witt,
the Good Brothers at the Portland
Civic Auditorium Saturday night for
two shows beginning at 7 and 10
p.m. Tickets are $9.25, $8.25 and
$7.25 and are available at Lipman's
in Portland and the PCA box office.

RUSH and
PAT TRAV•ERS will
rock Portland's Memorial Coliseum Monday
night at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7.50 in
advance and are available at Everybody's Records and Meier and
Frank in Portland.

MON6

"GOLDEN OLDIES -- AMERICAN
MUSIC, 1900-1950," a U of 0
Faculty Scholarship Benefit recital,
at 8 p.m. in Beall Hall, U of 0
campus. Tickets are $3 at the door.

TUES- 7

~7:i;ION
BLUES, a
concert and
dance featuring the Robert Cray
Band, Koko Taylor and her Blues
Machine, and the Sunnyland Slim
Blues Band, will happen Tuesday
night at the U of O's EMU
Ballroom. The bash kicks off at 8
p.m., with election returns scheduled between sets. Tickets are
$5.50, and are available at the EMU
Main Desk, the U of O Bookstore,
Everybody's Records and Backstag~ Dancewear.
•

BILLY JOEL will appear at the
Portland Memorial Coliseum Tuesday night at 8 p.m. Tickets are $9,
$8, and $7 and are available locally
at Everybody's Records.

WED 8

The NEW
MUSIC PROJECT, an LCC
faculty recital of modern classical music, at the
LCC Lab Theater, Performing Arts
complex. 8 p.m.; no charge.

NEWS -IN-BR IEF--- --

- - - - - - - - A s compiled by The TORCH Staff

• So what if the state's largest newspaper endorses your opponent? Bob Straub
couldn't care less. The governor, responding at a campaign appearance iri
Portland to a request for his opinion of the Oregonian's endorsement of
Republican challenger Victor Atiyeh, said: "I'm disappointed but not
surprised. The Oregonian is a strong, leading Republican newspaper, and very
seldom endorses Democrats for major offices.''
• EXXON, the world's largest private energy firm, would like you to know that
they have been sued by the Department of Energy -- and don't like it one bit.
The department filed suit in Washington ·yesterday alleging that EXXON
overcharged its natural gas customers at least 316 million dollars. EXXON
denied the allegations.
• The Government is looking into charges that leading United States banking
organizations were involved in a conspiracy to drive down the value of the
dollar, in order to make enormous windfall profits. No banks were singled out
in the report by the Associated Press, but if the allegations are substantiated
the banks could be found in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust act.
• The -publisher of an opposition newspaper in Nicaragua claims President
Somoza's army raided his offices buildings. Javier Chamorro, publisher of ''La
Prensa'' says the national guard confiscated six thousand copies of a book
written by his brother, Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, who was mu"rdered last
January. Violence has reigned in Nicaragua since the murder occurred.
• National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle, ever the married man,
says he's taking a ·•'hands-off'~ attitude towards the NFL cheerleaders who
pose nude for Playboy and other men's magazines. The cheerleaders, in turn,
are maintaining a "hands-off" policy of their own towards Rozelle.

• If you've been wondering why it's been so cold outside lately, you can blame
it on being November, due to the fact that it doesn't frost very often in August.
Even around here. Anyway, the weekend should be sunny and chilly, with
highs in the low S0's through Sunday, lows at night in the mid 30's. The chance
of rain will vary between 30 and 40 percent. So be sure to wear at least 30
n t of your raincoat. To be on the safe side, cut off seventy percent of your
perce_
umbrella.

TODflY'S- CROZZWORD PUS-)l€
ACROSS
1 Exchequer
5 Facts
9 Belial

14 Preposition
15 Refrigerator
16 Roughhewn
17 Vigilance
19 Book of
maps
20 Coated
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Magness is hea din g for ultiinate goal
Feature by Ed Peters
of The TORCH

What motivates people to run? Is it the
desire for exercise or maybe just a chance
to get away and relax? Or maybe it's the
fresh air.
For one LCC athlete, Dave Magness,
running has become a way of life.
Magness, a member of Lane's cross
country team, says, "To me running is
enjoyable; it is a chance to condition my
body. I also thrive on the competition
running races provides."
Magness came to Lane from Glide High
School which is located about 15 miles east
of Roseburg. He started his running
program in his junior year at Glide and
while in his senior year his cross country
team took fourth in the state.
There were three factors that led
Magness to Lane. First and foremost he
wanted to leave Roseburg, secondly he
wanted to go to a good junior college and
finally he knew LCC had an excellent
running program.
To most of us a normal run might consist
of a couple of miles three or four times a
week. On the average, Magness puts in 80
miles a week and runs on all seven days.
A typical week for Magness during cross
country season might look like this:
Monday morning through Thursday morning he would be up at six a.m. and out for a
four to five mile run on the hills around
where he lives. On Monday afternoon he
runs with th'e team for 10-12 miles at a
fairly good pace. On Tuesday he works on
interval running usually 880 yards or a mile
in length. On Wednesday he goes easy
only doing eight to ten miles. Then on
Thursday afternoon he works out on the

grass doing short interval runs of 330 yards
in length. Then Friday, the day before a
cross country meet, Magness might run
only three or four miles in the morning
then take it easy the rest of th~ day.
Saturday is race day. And that is a hard
five-mile race over all kinds of terrain.
Even the race doesn't stop Magness'
training schedule. After the race, when he
gets home, he usually goes for a four to five
mile run and on Sunday he runs anywhere
from 12 to 15 miles in one run.
In the winter during the off season
Magness ups his mileage to 100 miles per
week to stay in shape. " . . . they [the
workouts] seem a lot easier this year,"
explained Magness, "I'm in a lot bettershape than I was last season."
When asked what he thought Lane's
chances were at the Oregon Community
College Athletic Association (OCCAA) and
Region 18 Championships to be held in
Coos Bay on Nov. 4, Magness said, "I
think we will win both the conference and
the regionals. Our main competition is
Clackamas and I think we improved
through the season a lot more than they
have."
Magness is a sophomore in the business
program and manages to find time to
squeeze in study time to maintain his
3.00-plus grade point average. He reads
for enjoyment and likes to follow other
sports as well as his own.
When Magness graduates he wants to
go to a major college. He is thinking of U of
0 or maybe Florida where he has some
contacts at the University of Florida. His
decision will be based on, first, whether
the school has a good business program
and, secondly, whether they have a good
running program.

Titan s run to first place
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Like all athletes Magness has set a goal
for himself-an ultimate goal. He wants to
be in the top ten at the nationals to be held
in Champaign, Ill. "If I can do that then I
will feel I'd done what I've set out to
accomplish," said Magness. "It would
make all those times when you feel lonely
or run in the cold and the rain worthwhile."

LCC runners train for meet next week In Coos Bay.

Rimne rs compe te for times

Rich Totten 28:25; 23rd, Ralph Briggs
28:25.

by Beverly Daugherty
for The TORCH

The LCC Men's Cross Country team
finished first in a field of four in a five-mile
meet held in Sutherlin on Oct. 28.

The team scores were: Lane 26; Central
Oregon C.C. 55; Umpqua C.C. 61; and
Linn-Benton C.C. 87.

In a co-ed meet at Sutherlin, Saturday
Oct 28, in which only two women's teams
competed, the Central Oregon Community
College (COCC) team won first place as
five of its six team members took the first
five spots.
Mary Guyer and Mary Douglas tied for
first place with a time of 19:27. The times
for third, fourth and fifth places respectively were: Diane Chalfant, 19:58; Sue Steinbach, 20:26; and Kay Schmutz at 21:46,
giving the team a total of 10 points.
Remaining team member Ellen Sowers
came in sixth at 22:21.
The LCC team was not eligible to bring
in a team score because two of the team
members were out with leg injuries. In
order to qualify as a team, there must be

The placings anl times of the other Lane
team members were: Seventh, Ken Coachran 26:25; Eighth, Scott Spruill 26:28; 11th,
Jerry Hammitt 26:33; 14th, Joel Gray
26:58; 19th, Kevin Galbraith 27:53; 22nd,

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"We had a good meet; all of our runners
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only hard enough to win the meet.''
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Team score ineligible

by Ed Peters
of The TORCH

The Titans were paced by Dave Magness
who finished first with a time of 26:12,
followed close behind by Lane's Steve
Warrey with a time of 26:16. Kelly Hanson
unattached, rounded out the top three with
a time of26:17.

Cross Country coach AI Tarpenning had
this to say about his number one runner: "I
think Dave has a very good chance of being
one of the best runners in our conference
and region and perhaps even the nation."
At 19 years of age Dave Magness will try
to lead LCC to another first place-finish in.
the OCCAA and Region 18 Championships.

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five runners present.
However, Cheryl Glasser, Pat Hess and
Janet Wolfgram of Lane did compete for
individual times and placement, which
were: Glasser, fifth at 21:59; Hess, seventh
at 22:48; and Wolfgram, eighth at 23:04.
Coach Mike Manley indicated that the
three-mile race was on a tough course with
numerous hills, but it was good training for
the Lane women. He is hopeful that the two
injured runners, Julia Harvey and Nadine
Lindsey, will be able to compete in the
regional meet next week at Coos Bay.
This meet involves community colleges
from Oregon, Idaho and Washington who
will be competing for the Region 18
Championship. The top two teams of this
event will then go on to the National Junior
Colleges Athletes Association (NJCAA)
Championship on Nov. 11 in Champaign,
Illinois.

Turkey Trot race is
for taking your time

by Vikki McMllllan
for The TORCH

The annual Turkey Trot, scheduled for
Nov. 21 and 22, will be held on LCC turfRAIN OR SHINE. Anyone can enter! Each
participant predicts .the time it will take
him/her to run a 4000 meter (2½ mile)
cross country course consisting of 1½ loops
of field area. Three division winners
(faculty, men and women) will receive a
turkey for coming in closest to their
predicted times.
According to Mitch Allara, assistant
athletic director, time pieces are not
allowed and no times will be given out at
check-points along the way; and winners
won't be known until the last runner is
across the finish line.
Interested? Sign up in the locker rooms
or enter at the track the day of the race.
Starting times are 4 p.m. on the , -t and 12
p.m. on the 22nd.

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LCC women's volleyball team
split exhibition double header
The LCC Women's Volleyball team split
a double-header against Mt. Hood Community College and Oregon State University (OSU) junior varsity on Oct. 30.
Lane defeated the OSU JVs by scores of
15-9, 15-11. LCC lost the other half of the
doubleheader to Mt. Hood CC by scores of
1-15, 16-14, and 14-16.
"Mt. Hood took advantage of our
nervousness in the first game, but we
fought back and played well in the last
two,'' said coach Georganne McKellarSmith. "In the last games against OSU we
played very well and I was able to
substitute in all my players during the
match.''
According to McKellar-Smith the Titans
received strong setting from Ruth Mallan
and Kelly Smith and an all around

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performance from Shyerl Barrett. The
Titans are on the road this weekend in the
final games of the season.
The women's volleyball team also
placed third in a four-team Junior varsity
tournament played at the U of O on Oct. 28.
The tourney was won by Linfield Col1ege
with the U of O JV' s capturing second and
Southwestern Oregon Community College
(SWOCC) finishing in fourth spot.
Linfield defeated Lane 5-10 and 15-3.
LCC then dropped two of the U of O JV' s
15-8, 15-12. The Titans swept by SWOCC
15-7, 15-7, to take the third-place position.
"We were late getting to the U of O and
missed the majority of our warmup time,"
said Georganne McKellar-Smith. ''This led
to the team's playing slow or sluggish."

Mael shuts out CCC

Kickers advance to 4th
by Ed Peters
of The TORCH

The LCC Soccer team moved into fourth
place with a 2-0 win over Clackamas
Community College on Oct. 28.
The Titans' Steve Galick scored goals in
the second and 52nd mimite to give Lane
the win. The goal at the second minute
came from a corner kick which Galick
headed in while standing in front of the
Clackamas net. The second goal came in
the seventh minute of the second half when
Galick broke in above and kicked an

Torres turned in a good performance at
midfield.
The victory gives Lane a 2-2-1 league
record and a 3-5-4 season record. The
Titans have scored 14 goals and allowed 24
goals during the league season.
In exhibition play on Oct. 31 LCC drew to
a 1-1 tie with the LCC Soccer Alumni.
The Alumni opened the scoring with a
goal by Brian Fish in the 5-minute mark of
the first half. The score remained tied until
the 12-minute mark of the second half
when Lane's Kevin Bristow scored on a

Photo by Rockie Moch

A Lane player leaps to return the ball.

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Returning letterman Rudi Herr [left] clears the ball away from Alumni opposition.

excellent shot from 25 feet away into the
top corner of the net.
Once again the Titans' defense held fast
and David Mael, Lane's goalie, recorded a
shutout. "Mael made six excellent saves,"
said Coach George Gyorgyfalvy, "including one in the 80th minute in which he
turned back a one on one breakaway to
save a goal."
According to Gyorgyfalvy, Kevin Bristow led LCC' s offensive attack and Rudi
Herr anchored the defense, while Javier

20-yard shot into the upper right corner of
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the net to tie the score.
Greg Brown was moved to midfield
position for the game and turned in an
excellent game. Brown usually plays
defense.
"We moved a number of our strong
defensive players up into offensive positions in a gamble that it would give us more
goal scoring," said coach Gyorgyfalvy.
"The gamble didn't work as well as I
thought it would, but it was a non-league
game so it didn't matter."

Cyclo-cross comes toLCC
LCC will host the Oregon-Idaho CycloCross Championships at 1 p.m. on Nov. 5.
The event which combines running and
cycling skills is sponsored by the Eugene
Cycling Club. The top riders-runners will
qualify for the United States Cycling
Federation national championships which
will be held in November in Austin, Texas.
The sport, cyclo-cross, is a winter bicycle
ra~ing event which combines cycling and

running skills over pavement and off-road
courses.
Eugene's Mark Schwyhart, who won the
senior men's division and placed eighth in
the Milwaukee, Wis .. nationals, is expected to win the event again this year.
For more information call Trip Allen,
686-0982 or 342-4878, or write Eugene
Cycling Club, 2496 Sorrel Way, Eugene,
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by Philip J. Cunha
for The TORCH

In this election year, politics is a prime
concern of many students and instructorslike Dona Barber, Joe Kremers and Roscoe
Wright. They're all working on political
campaigns.
Dona Barber is a Democrat. She has
been working on the re-election campaign
for Fourth District U.S. Representative,
Jim Weaver, since June. Barber had
previously worked in Weaver's Eugene
office in the Federal Building while
receiving Supervised Field Experience
credit in Political Science. And she then
decided to voiunteer to work for Weaver·s
committee because of what she had done
earlier through SFE which entailedamong other things-helping people in the
district with problems no one else seemed
to handle or help with, but Weaver.
Barber will be transferring to the University of Oregon this winter and she is
applying to the National Student Exchange
Program in hopes of going to the University of Hawaii next fall. Eventually she
plans to be a professional lobbyist for large
companies or major political causes in
Washington, D.C.
Political Science and SFE Instructor Joe
Kremers has devoted his spare time to the
campaign against Measure 6, the Oregon
equivalent of California's Proposition #13
(the tax relief measure). Kremers, working
with the LCC Education Association (an
affiliate of the Oregon Education Association) says, "We can live with the
reductions [caused by Measure #11) . . .
more easily than with Measure #6."
Kremers is also a member of the organization within the OEA that dispenses the
union's money for political causes that are
pro-educational. He says that there is still

time for people who want to help promote
Measure #11 to do so before the election
Tuesday.
Roscoe Wright, who has been at LCC for
10 years as an art instructor, is spending
his spare time in James Pack's campaign

headquarters in downtown Eugene. Pack is
running for State Representative against
incumbent Ted Kulongoski. Wright says
he used to be a Democrat but eventuaUy
felt that the party was creating too much
bureaucracy and dictatorial power so he

changed to the Republican Camp.
Wright feels campaigning is more fun
than work and plans on spending about 10
hours of his free time working for Pack. He
plans on doing more of the same work ·next
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On N ~ 7, 1978 Oregoa t,at,en dll once again go to die
poll& Inside this Torell eleedon guide flOU tdlJ find die tweli,e
Ballot Measures as tlaeg appear in the voters guide.On the last
page of the supplement Dobert Anders and Mielaael Tenn of
the Toreh staff hare Bsted their reeomme ndations for '-'OdtlfJ
·on the BallDt Measures. People UM han,a't registered to flJte
yet sfill hlwe dnae. Registrat ion forms trill IJe aecepted at the
bale OJuntg Deetions Ollke t h r o u g h - 7th. In mididon to ft)tlllfl an the llaDot Measures, 1'0ters tdlJ be seleeting
a State Got,enaar, a lJnited States Senator, three State Senators, seNm State Bepresent adves, aeo City ~ D o n , three
Couldg Onnnaluio ners, a Superinte ndent afPulJlk lnstrudion ,
andffl~
Bead yo,aa- Voters Pamphlet, and don't forget to VOTE!!

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APPELLATE JUDGE SELECTION,
RUNNING ON RECORD

Purpose: Amends constitution to provide new selection, reelection method
for judges of Supreme
Court, Appeals Court, and
Tax Court judge. Governor
fills vacancy from ''wellqualified" list submitted
by nonpartisan nominating
commission consisting of
Chief Justice plus three
lawyers, three laymen appointed by Governor pursuant to law. Appointed
judges serve until second
general election after appointment. Incumbent judges reelected for
six years by ''yes'' vote majority in general election; if majority
vote ''no,'' office becomes vacant.

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SHORTENS FORMATION PROCEDURES
FOR PEOPLE'S UTILITY DISTRICTS
Purpose: Allows single election authorizing People's Utility District
formation, including authority for revenue bond issuance for initial
facilities, ·subject to qualified engineer's certificate that district
revenues will be sufficient to repay bonds. Shortens formation,
annexation, consolidation procedures, substituting county governing body for State Energy Director. Authorizes PUDs to supply
public utility service. Allows exclusion of electric cooperatives,
municipalities. Protects some existing benefits for employes of
a~quired private utilities. General obligation bond issuance
requires voter approval.

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ti AUTHORIZES SENATE CONFIRMATION

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OF GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS

Purpose: Proposed constitutional amendment authorizes legislation
requiring confirmation by the State Senate of all appointments and
reappointments to state publi_c office by the Governor, including
vacancies in elective office except judges, United States Senator or
Representative, and district, county and precinct offices. Appointees are not eligible to serve until and unless confirmed as required
bylaw.

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VEHICLE REGISTRATION
AND FEE INCREASE REFERENDUM

,Purpose: Referendum of measure concerning vehicle registration
and fees. Requires annual registration at same fee ($20 for most
private vehicles) as for present biennial registration; except that fee
for first vehicle of registrant 65 or older is set at $12.50. Increases
most motor carrier rates. Increase annual light truck fee from $10 to
$20. Annual recreational vehicle fee reduced to half present
biennial fee. Emissions test certificate for Portland-area vehicles
required every second registration only.

AUTHORIZES, RE~ULATES PRACTICE
OF DENTURE TECHNOLOGY
Purpose: Measure authorizes taking oral impressions by denturist, and
repairing,
constructing,
by
dentures
of
fitting, etc.
licensed denturists or their
assistants. Treatment requires dentist's or physician's certificate that oral
cavity is free from disease
and suitable for dentures.
Establishes licensing requirements, creates Advisory Council on Denture
Technology within Health
Division. Any dental insurance policy covering any service which
may be performed by denturists must cover denturists' services.
Major provisions of Act effective July 1, 1980.

REQUIRES DEATH PENALTY FOR
MURDER UNDER SPECIFIED
CONDITIONS
Purpose: Requires separate sentencing procedure before judge
after murder conviction. Requires death penalty if judge, beyond
reasonable doubt, finds: defendant acted deliberately with
reasonable expectation death would result; and probability
defendant is continuing violent threat to society; and defendant
responded unreasonable to provocation, if any, by deceased.
Automatic Supreme Court review. If any finding is negative,
sentence is life with minimum of 25 years confinement before
parole. Adds homicide by air piracy or bomb to murder definition.

Passage of this measure will result in increasing net tax revenues of
$414,000 in fiscal year 1979; $8,572,000 in fiscal year 1980; Passage of this measure will result in a one time cost of $130,000 in
general revenue to construct a gas chamber.
$20,084,000 in fiscal year 1981.

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LIMITATIONS ON PUBLIC UTILITY
RATE BASE
Purpose: Initiative would prohibit public utilities from charging
customers rates based on a rate base which includes the cost,
including construction or acquisition cost, of real or personal
property not presently used to provide utility service to the
customer.

LAND USE PLANNING, ZONING
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

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PROHIBITS STATE EXPENDITURES,
PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES FOR ABORTION

urpose: This measure prohibits any state agency from spending
ny state money for abortions, and from providing any programs or
ervices promoting abortions.
assage of this measure will result in an increase of the gross cost
f $4,268, 764 in public money for higher cash and medical
ssistance payments for single women receiving welfare assisnce. This cost is partially offset by ·a reduction of $230,344 now
pent on abortions, for an annual net recurring cost increase of
4,038,420 in public money.

Purpose: Nullifies Land Conservation Development Commission
adopted planning goals, guidelines March 8, 1979. Cities, counties
must adopt comprehensive plans, have all planning, zoning
authority except legislature must prescribe goals, zoning,
planning, notice procedures to be used. Legislature may establish
an advisory commission and may regulate use in statewide
significant geographic areas subject to compensation for adversely
affected owners. Voter approval required before new regional
planning districts organized, State, local land use legislative acts
subject to referendum.

SHALL THE COUNTY ASSESSOR
SERVE BY APPOINTMENT
RATHER THAN ELECTION?
This charter amendment, of approved, will give authority to the
County Commissioners to appoint the Assessor and reorganize the
Department of Assessment and Taxation. The Assessor would no
longer be elected every four years. The winner of the Nov. 7
election will be the County Commissioner's initial appointee. The
amendment is intended to increase the responsiveness of the
Assessor to the needs of Lane County government.

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LIMITATIONS ON AD VALO REM
PROPERTY TAXES

Purpose: Proposed constitional amendment limits ad valorem real property taxes to 1½ %
"full cash value," defined as 1975 assessed value, or appraised value on later sale or new
construction. Allows maximum 2% annual inflation increase. Requires two-thirds vote of
each house for new or increased state taxes; two-thirds popular vote required for special
local taxes; prohibits new ad valorem, sales, or transaction taxes on real property.
In addition to the revenue impact on local governmental units, this measure will have the
following statewide revenue impacts:
Property tax refunds under Homeowners and Renters Property Tax Refund program
and payments under Rental Assistance will be reduced by an estimated $14 million in
fiscal year 1979.
The maximum bonding authority for general obligation bonds is estimated to be
reduced as follows:
Oregon State Highway, $45.0 millions; State Power Development, $67.5 millions;
Oregon Veterans' Welfare, $360.0 millions; Oregon Forest Rehabilitation and Reforestation, $8.5 millions; Projects, $33.8 millions; Facilities Community College and Education
Center, $33.8 millions; Oregon Pollution Control, $45.0 millions; Irrigation, Drainage and
Water Projects, $67.S millions; Elderly Multi-family Housing, $22.S millions.

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REDUCES PROPERTY TAX
PAYABLE BY HOMEOWNER
AND RENTER

Purpose: Proposed constitutional amendment to reduce tax payable by homeowners by
one-half up to $1,500. Provides comparable relief to renters. Limits state and local
government expenditures. Requires two-thirds legislative vote for certain tax measures.
Refunds remaining state surplus to income taxpayers. Freezes assessed values for one tax
year. Preserves referendum right on local government tax measures.
Specifies that if this measure and Measure #6 are approved, only the one receiving most
"yes" votes takes effect.
Adoption of this measure will transfer $507 .5 million from state revenues for payment by
the state of SO percent of the local property taxes on owner-occupied residences and
providing comparable relief to renters.

TORCH ballot recommendations
Vote no on Measure 1-preserve our rights.

By Robert Anders

We think the citizens of Oregon will lose their right to elect judges if Ballot Measure #1
is passed. This is an erosion of our rights and contrary to the principles of a representative
democracy.
The judiciary plays a very large role in the formulation of public policy, and must be
responsible to the voters.
To have it otherwise is a step towards more centralized power which is not accountable
to the public.
In our opinion, Ballot Measure #1 provides for elitist control of the judiciary. Measure
#1 makes it difficult, if not impossible, to remove an unfit judge.
Oregon voters should not surrender their rights to an appointed official who cannot be
removed, and who could become part of a political machine. We recommend a strong NO
vote on Ba11ot Measure #1.

Yes on Measure 2 -prevent political favors - Anders

Presently, the Senate has statutory authority to approve or disapprove the governor's
appointments of people to key policy-making offices, commissions and boards.
Voting "yes" on Ballot Measure #2 will still give the governor the authority to appoint
people to fi]l vacancies in state elective offices. However, a clause requiring the Senate's
confirmation will be written into the Oregon Constitution. Hopefully this will construct an
honest and impartial system of appointing people to important public offices.
We should not allow important public offices to be handed out as favors or concede
concentrated power to one individual. I recommend a YES vote on Ba11ot Measure #2.

Yes on Measure 3 - keep our highways maintained - Anders

For the individuals thinking of voting down Measure #3, there are some important
issues worth weighing:
• Senior citizens on fixed incomes will only be paying $12.50 per year for the first car they
own.
• And if roads are not maintained, there will be -an increase in vehicle-maintenance and
tires as a result of a poor public road system.
I recommend a

Yes vote on Ballot Measure #3

Yes on Measure 8 - reinstate the death penalty - Anders
Ballot Measure #8 provides Oregon with a better criminal justice system. It's doubtful
that it will be used a great deal, but it may deter some of the gruesome murders,
including murder by air piracy and murder by bombing.
The death penalty will only be imposed when the judgment body determines beyond a
reasonable doubt that a crime meriting the death penalty has been committed under
~crtain conditions specified in the new provisions, and the the public's safety could be
endangered if the killer were ever set free.
A YES vote on Ballot Measure #8 means reform in Oregon's judicial system.

By Michael Tenn

No on Measure 2 - don't straight jacket the executive - Tenn
Making certain appointments is a legitimate and necessary function of the executive
branch of our government. If Measure #2 is passed, every routine appointment by the
governor (except judges) would be subject to confirmation by the Senate. If the Senate
were not in session, which is usually the case in Oregon, a committee would be
responsible for confirming or denying an appointment.
Measure #2 limits the effectiveness of the governor in responding to the needs of the
state. It restricts the legitimate function of our executive branch. I recommend a NO vote
on Measure #2.

No on Measure 3 -it's expensive and useless -Tenn
While Measure #3 doubles the cost of car registration, fees for travel trailers, campers
and motor homes will not increase. This is unfair. Why should the owner of a small car
pay more, and the owner of an ostentatious recreational vehicle pay less?
Measure #3 requires car owners to register their vehicles annually instead of every two
years. Not only will this double the cost to car owners, it will create twice the amount of
wasteful red tape that the Department of Motor Vehicles must deal with.
The additional revenue from Measure #3 will be placed in the state highway fund. More
money spent to encourage automobile use does nothing to solve our long-range
transportation problems. I recommend a NO vote on Measure #3.

No on Measure 8 - no capital punishment - Tenn
The death penalty has never been proven to deter crime more than imprisonment.
States that have restored the death penalty have not lowered their murder rate.
Juries are more reluctant to convict a person accused of murder if they know they are
condemning the accused, to death.
Jury mistakes can and will happen. The death penalty makes mistakes permanent.
There have been cases of "convicted murderers" being released when new evidence or
confessions by the real murderers came to light. Vote NO on Measure #8.

Yes on Measure 4 - power to the people
People's Utility Districts (PUDs) will be community organizations run by a board of
directors elected by the community.
PUD's offer the hope that the local areas will be able to develop the energy resources
that are most suitable for each area. For example, the citizens of Eastern Oregon may find
solar power an attractive alternative to nuclear power; geothermal power may work for
another area of the state; in Western Oregon, we may want to continue buying electrical
energy from the Bonneville Power Administration which we will get at a lower cost (as a

Yes on Measure 5- affordable dentures
Ballot Measure #5 will make denture treatment affordable to the people who need it the
most but can afford it the least.
Elderly people and others who need dentures should have this low-cost alternative to
dental services. No one will force them to make the choice-it wil1 simply be th~re.
A denturist's work will save the taxpayers thousands of dollars now being spent by
state welfare agencies on dentist's services.
People seeking services from denturists will, for the first time in Oregon's history, have
the opportunity to say yes or no to the high costs of receiving false-teeth.
Denturists will be required to be specifically trained and licensed.
A YES vote on Ballot Measure #5 will help fight the spiraling costs of dental care.

No on Measure 6 and Yes on Measure 11
We prefer Measure #11 to Measure #6 as a vehicle for tax relief.
Ballot Measure #6 gives more tax relief to business and income-producing property
than to residential property.
Renters do not receive tax breaks in Measure #6-landlords do.
Measure #6 is irresponsible. Property tax is an important source of revenue for local
government, furthermore, #6 will hurt schools and other public agencies such as police
and fire departments which depend on this source of revenue.
By requiring a two-thirds vote from each house of the Legislative Assembly it would
virtuaJly tie the hands of local voters seeking new sources of income for schools or cities.
Ballot Measure #11 will provide a tax break for renters as well as homeowners.
Measure #11 provides for a more equitable distribution of the burden. Measure #11 is not
all that we would like it to be, but it provides an alternative to Measure #6.
If Ballot Measure #6 and #11 both receive majority votes this will mean that the
measure with the most "yes" votes will win. Measure #11 is not the greatest, but it is
designed to work with Oregon's Constitution while Measure #6 is alien to Oregon's
Constitution and raises many unanswered legal questions.
We recommend a NO on Measure #6 and a YES on Measure #11.

No on Measure 7 - don't deny public assistance
BaJlot Measure #7 will not make abortion illegal; it will deny abortion funding to poor
women who need public assistance the most.
One of the worst points of Ba11ot Measure #7 is that it provides no exceptions.
A woman impregnated through rape or incest, or whose life or health is threatened by
the pregnancy, would not be able to receive public assistance for a therapeutic abortion.
Ba11ot Measure #7 will endanger the lives of women financially incapable of receiving
an abortion and wil1 force them into a desperate situation-the birth of an unwanted child
will put an additional burden on existing social services.
Measure #7 will increase welfare costs and create dependence on welfare for
low-income parents. We recommend a NO vote on Ballot Measure #7.

PUD) than a private utility.
Opposition to Measure #4 centers around the capacity of PUDs to levy taxes without
voter approval. We assume the PUDs will exercise reasonable restraint. If PUDs become
wasteful with public money, we trust the voters of Oregon, given the strong history of the
ballot initiative in this state, to regulate the utilities.
PUDs offer a chance for cheaper power and a wider diversity of energy sources. We
recommend a YES vote on Ballot Measure #4.

Yes on Measure 9 - stop utilities rip-off
The electric rates Oregonians are presently paying private utilities are high enough. If
Ballot Measure #9 is passed we will not be subject to unnecessary rate hikes. Electric
utilities would like to build and install new facilities to increase their capital base at the
expense of the rate-payers.
The utilities maintain the only electric facilities available to the general public. As rate
payers we can't take our business elsewhere. We have been subject to the whim of the
utilities with little recourse available.
The utilities have been forced to increase their rate base to finance the cost of new
construction.
One of the reasons for this increase is because private investors have become wary of
spending more money on nuclear power. As nuclear energy becomes increasingly
exposed as an unworkable, costly, and dangerous source of power, the investors want out,
and utilities are now turning to rate payers to refinance the bad investment.
A YES vote on Ballot Measure #9 would force private utilities to improve their
standards at their expense, not ours.

No on Measure 10 - don't destroy Oregon land-use
Citizens and legislators have been working for years to protect Oregon from
uncontrolled development.
Ballot Measure #10 would repeal our land use planning and force the legislature to
rewrite our land use goals in 60 days.
Sixty days is simply an insufficient period of time to rewrite the goals which have taken
many years to develop.
It is likely that if Measure #10 is passed, there may be a period of time in which we will
not have land use laws in Oregon. The Legislature may not be able to accomplish the
·rewriting task-and developers will have a free for all.
Oregon will become vulnerable to uncontrolled growth-jeopardizing our farm land,
and other resources.
Ballot Measure #10 is supported by developers and real estate interests. Measure #10
threatens the quality of life in Oregon.
We recommend a NO vote on Measure #10.

No on Measure 13 - ret~in voting rights

We depend on the county assessor for fair property appraisal. The assessor should be
accountable to the tax-paying public. Ballot Measure #13 could make the assessor a tool of
the Lane County Commissioners. As stated in the measure itself, "The amendment is
intended to increase the responsiveness of the assessor to the needs of the Lane County
government.'' We can't always assume that the county commissioner will act in our best
interests.
Ballot Measure #13 increases the potential for abuse of the assessor's office. It is
foolhardy for the people to surrender their right to vote for important officials. We urge a
NO vote on Ballot Measure #13.