, Lane Com mun ity Col-I ese Vol. 19 No. 1 September 1241, 1983 'The Pacesetter of Oregon College Newspapers' ~Mt.Pisg ah (1,516 feet) :; '+#!fr. ::~:t:::<·_}~~=:.::;.P~=::::::::::~~~.p / Saddleback Mountain (4,969 feet) Butte Disappointm ent (2,142 feet) / On a semi-clear day you can see. It is said that on a clear you can see forever, but even on a hazy one it's possible to see some of the hills to the east of LCC. Geography instructor Joe Searls, checking this photograph against a topographical map from the US Geological Survey, used his best judgment to deduce the above names for the peaks shown, which /(.Mt. June A,617 feet) Rattlesnake Mountain or Castle Rock I • • have been outlined for clarity. In future issues the TORCH intends to further explore the area around LCC. If you have any information about these hills, or other local landmarks, please come by the TORCH office, 205 Center Building, Photo by Will Doolittle and help us share it with everyone. Don' t leav e hom e with out it-: A studen t ID, fee receip t, I ibr-0ry card; an embos sed, lamina ted, coded Lcc ·creden tial by Chris Gann TORCH Editor The student photo ID program goes into full swing during registration this term. Last spring LCC students voted to increase the mandatory student fee from $1.30 to $3 beginning Summer Term 1983. Part of the increased proceeds go to purchasing the equipment necessary for producing identification cards, and to increase support of other student activities. adTennis, Evelyn ministrative assistant in the Student Activities Office, emphasizes that '' Any student using the library will have to have a photo ID card,'' which The new ASLCC student body president and the new TORCH editor take their places. See page 2. carries an electronically-read "bar code," in order to check out library materials. She says- "infrequent Library users" -- students at outreach centers, in adult basic education classes, and in the high school completion program -- will pay only $1.50 for a card, but these cards will not carry the library bar code. During the first two weeks of registration the cards will be issued in the gymnasium, in the lobby of the PE Building during late registration, and in the library after that. The Student Activities Office began administering the ID program during the summer registration and Director A variety of services are available to LCC students. For a comprehensive listing see pages 3 and 4. Jay {Jones says a~ut ri200 students received the new ' cards then~,. He expects to 'is.sue about 6500 cards during Fall Term registration. Jones and Tennis have worked all summer to plan the new ID card program so it will run smoothly at registration. "We're hiring people to help so we'll have sufficient staffing to expedite things and keep everything covered all the time,'' Tennis says. Jones says that once students complete registration, they will move to the ID card area in the gymnasium: On The Inside A review and update of LCC's top stories of 1982-82 begins on page S. • >,,b .t Station. l (printer) they will present a tuition payment receipt, inform the operator of address and name changes since their last registration. • At Station 2 they will be photographed by a dual-lens camera containing cards preprinted with ID information. • At Station 3 (validation) students' cards will be embossed with "F83," indicating enrollment Fall Term 1983. If they've paid a PE fee, their cards will be validated to prove it. From Vietnam to Child Development, new telecourses offer a unique way to learn. Story, page 11. A b"ar code for library use is added to the back of each card. Students who received their ID cards Summer Term go only to Station 3 for Fall Term • embossing. Tennis says it is important to know that when students lose ID cards, for $1.50 library personnel will issue new cards, invalidate the old bar code -so no one else can use the card -- and issue a new bar code. LCC Board authorizes negotiations with a company seeking natural gas on campus. Story, page 9. Page 2 September 12., 1983 The TORCH Free For All Editorials, letters, commentary A Free Press: Open For B~siness by Chris Gann ice TORCH Editor For a week I pondered the ways to gracefully/ smoothly i scintillatingly present TORCH readers with an essay on TORCH editorial policy. The topic isn't the hot, sizzling stuff controversy is made of. I kept wondering why TORCH readers would really want to know about this business of running a student newspaper? But Wednesday night I picked up the Eugene RegisterGuard and read a column by J eremey Cohen, a U of 0 assistant jounalism professor and author of a new study of Oregon newspapers. Cohen says, "In essence, newspapers don't do enough to explain their newsroom and reporting terview the news sources, write policies to readers. And and eclit the news stories, without that context, the value shoot the photos, typeset of a newspaper is severely the copy, and design and reduced.'' paste-up the pages each week. The • Responsibility. True enough. If TORCH freedom we enjoy does not readers are going to realize full we have mean, however, that benefit from this newspaper the right to print any unconthey need to know how the firmed allegation or rumor. TORCH defines the ''free No story is whole unless it is press" standard it lives by. As fair, as well as accurate, we see it, the primary elements balanced, and easily of the business of reporting understood. the news are the following_: • Immediacy. Lane Com• Autonomy. Simply put, munity College news is our this means the TORCH stu- first priority. But let's face it, dent editor (yours truly) and none of us lives on the camstudent staff determine the pus. So the TORCH will cover content of the TORCH. It is events and issues that have an student staff members who in- LCC "an~le." • Accessibility. Although we keep watch over situations that may have impact on the LCC community we can't be · truly aware and sensitive without hearing from our readers. There are several ways (most of them free) for TORCH readers to express their views and concerns: staff members who've received Write a Letter to the Editor awards, entered new jobs, or (250 words or less, deadline in some way achieved recogniMonday, 5 p.m.); arrange to tion; use our classified ads (15 submit a Forum, a well- words or less, free to LCC developed essay of about 500 students and staff). Use the TORCH. Pick it up words that addresses a controversial issue; send in public every Thursday morning -- it's service announcements for the free. Omnium-Gatherum section; It's a free student press. And we're open for for our Of Interest column, let us know about stq_dents or business. ·A Stable Institution: Ready With Resources by Eldon Schafer LCC President It is always tempting to start •a message like this by saying it's hard to believe summer is over. In this instance, I feel justified. Our summer weather was very late in coming. But it is September, and I do have good news to share with you. Budget, Ai_d Levels -- Intact, Even Growing Some I If you're enrolling at LCC for the first time, I'd like to extend a special welcome and to tell you that you're not alone. If this fall's enrollment is like last fall's enrollment, we can expect approximately 3,500 new credit students. As a new student, you'll soon find that LCC offers excellent student resources. I urge you to spend some time in the Center Building familiarizing yourself with our library, counseling operation, the Study Skills Center, and Student Employment Service. We also have a Women's Awareness Center, a Veteran's Office, and an International Student Office. If you are returning to LCC, you'll be pleased to know that we have good news from both the stat~ and federal governments. The state legislature approved the .Governor's budget recommendation for LCC and even added a bit. This will enable us to maintain essentially the same number of classes and sections as last year without asking taxpayers for additional funding. The other good news comes from the federal level where cuts had been proposed in federal financial aid programs. Since most of the aid LCC students receive comes from the federal government, this was of concern to all of us. According to our financial aid people, the aid level will remain about the same as last year. People who have been promised aid for the coming year will get it, and, in fact, our Financial.Aid Office is still accepting applications for the Pell Program, which provides .small grants, and for the Guaranteed Student Loan program. Added Classes, Programs, Telecourses As you look through the fall class schedule, you'll notice several new class offerings. The Business Department is launching a new, two-year Office Systems option which will train students to work with various kinds of word processing and typesetting equipment. For now, at least, LCC offers the only program like it in the state. A lot of the equipment was donated by local businesses. Among new classes to be offered fall term are five new telecourses. These range from a telehistory of Vietnam to a course on medical terminology produced right here at LCC. A survey of our telecourse students has shown that many telecourse students also take courses on campus, so apparently for some students it works well to combine the two. - You'll also notice that the campus has been spruced up with a bit of cleaning and painting-major repairs must wait for us to obtain additional funding--and that Lane Transit District is making major improvements in LCC' s passenger stop on c~pus. I hope your fall term is stimulating and productive. A Prepared Student Government: Waiting To Serve by Bryan Moore ASLCC President Student Government has been working throughout the summer, getting organized and planning for the 1983-84 school year. I feel very fortunate to be working with such dedicated and creative people as the ones who are involved with this year's Associated Students. The ASLCC is your student government. We are in these positions to serve you, the LCC student, and to be sensitive to overall student needs. Our main offices are located on the fourth floor of the Center Building while our "front line" is located in the Student Resource Center which is on the second floor of The Center Building. Feel free to come in to either of these places if you are curious about . us and have questions, suggestions, concerns or any feedback that you may want to share with us. In fact, in order for us to function properly as a governing body, student input is essential. College, Community Events During this year, we will be sponsoring many events which will provide a cultural, social, and educationally enriching atmosphere. ASLCC plans to work together with other student and community groups on common projects. Having a broader community effort will ensure quality events. These events will be in the form of speakers, lectures, films, concerts, political forums and many more. ''Student Voice'' Needed At Legislature The ASLCC also plans to be active within state and national student associations. We are experiencing very crucial times when support for higher education is being stripped away and diverted towards massive military buildup. This year alone, there have been huge cutbacks in all the major financial aid programs. The "student voice" must be heard within our legislative bodies now more than ever to secure the future for higher education. We are fortunate to live in Lane County where the community is generally supportive of its community college. LCC has many fine, quality programs. I urge you to take full advantage of this educational opportunity and use time spent at LCC to its fullest poptential . I wish to conclude this with a big welcome to everyone -- returning and beginning students. May the upcoming year be a fulfilling, growing and learning experience for you. Once again, the Associated Students is your student government and we are excited to serve you. Come in and get to know us. I am personally honored to act as student body president and am looking forward to a creative and productive year. student Services Student Activities Student Activities, located on the second floor of the Center Building, schedules non-academic activities including the chartering of clubs and organizations, political activities, meetings, information tables, bake sales, and postings on bulletin boards. Theater Performing Arts offers season tickets to three plays for $15. The plays this year include: • Luther, November 11, 12, 16, 18, 19. • "How to · Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,,, February 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11. • My Sister Eileen, April 27, 28, May 2, 3, 4, 5. Season ticket sales open Monday, October 3. Tickets for individual plays will be available as of October 17. Telephone 747-4501, ext. 2202. KLCC LCC operates public radio station KLCC-FM (frequency 89.7), an award-winning, fulltime broadcast facility with a paid central ·professional staff and volunteers from the community. One of the leading news and public affairs stations in Oregon, KLCC-FM operates with translators in Florence, Cottage Grove, Oakridge, and Bend. KLCC has openings for work study students, and also needs volunteers possessing a Third Class, Operator's license, radio experience, and a knowledge of classical and jazz music. Persons interested in working in music broadcasting or as production assistants should contact Ken Croes, 747-4501, ext. 2807. People with journalistic skills in reporting and interviewing can contact Don Hein, 747-4501, ext. 2485, to vblunteer as news reporters. KLCC also needs three office workers per term. Interested people should contact Kris Fox, 747-4501, ext. 2486. DENALI DENALI (The High One) is a literary arts publication featuring creative works by LCC students and faculty presented in a high-quality magazine format. Submissions of poetry, writing, photography, graphic arts and photographs of sculpture are accepted. For further information contact Patricia McDonald, DENALI editor, in Room 479-G of the Center Building. Telephone: 747-4501, ext. 2330. Health Clinic The Student Health Service has doctors and nurses available for students on a walk-in basis during days when classes are in session; Services include health education diagnosis, venereal disease testing and treatment, administration of allergy treatments and lab tests.Most services are free of charge to students. Family planning services include breast, thyroid and gynecological sexuality counseling and birth control instructions. Emergency and major cases are referred to appropriate medical agencies. The Health Center is located is located in Room 126 on the cafeteria floor of the Center Building. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10:30 a4m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Employment • The Student Employment Service has part time and full time job openings with employers in the Eugene/Springfield area. The office is located on the second floor of the Center Building (near Ashlane Ap.artments Adult Student Housing Inc. 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments Available Now! 1 Bedroom ... $135.50 2 Bedroom ... $16.2.50 3 Bedroom ... $180.50 Reservations for the remaining apartments are now being processed through the managers office at... 475 Lindale Springfield, Oregon 747-5411 ----1!1!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!:r!!!!!li!!!!!e!!!!!TO!!!!!R!!!!!C!!!!!H!!!!!Se!!!!!!!p!!!!!te!!!!!m!!!!!be!!!!!r!!!!! ·l 2---•!!!!! : !!!!!!!19!!1!!!!8!!!!!!!3P!!!!l!l!!a-ge-3 Financial Aid) and is open ter writing, interviewing, netMonday through Friday, 8 working, and other aspects of a.m. to 5 p.m. the job search process. In.• The Career . Information dividualized assistance and Center, located on the second small group sessions are profloor of the Center building, is vided. Call 747-4501, ext. 2299 open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for information. Monday through Friday. Evening hours will be posted The Bookstore at a later date. This year the Bookstore The center has the Career features a new Computer Information System terminal, Center that offers several which has information on 260 brands of home computers, career fields in Oregon. Infor- software and computer supmation includes job descrip- . plies. tions, employment outlook, Students may purchase texwages, methods of prepara- tbooks for courses, school tion, and Oregon schools. supplies, and a variety of art, Staff is always available to engineering and welding supassist students invloved in plies in the Bookstore. The career search. Telephone: Bookstore also features gifts, 747-4501, ext. 2297. cards, stationery, candy and • The Job Skills Lab is snacks as well as a new general located in Forum Building, book department. The store • Room 304, and is available to also sells postage stamps, LTD students who are developing bus tokens and monthly skills in resume and cover let- passes, and rents typewriters. Classifieds FIREWOOD! Planer ends. $25/cord. Tim 726-0709. MECHANIC -- Tune-ups, engine rebuilding, brakes, front ends. Cars, trucks, diesel, gas. Tim 726-0709. ROOMMATE WANTED -- Female preferably. 1 bedroom in large Victorian farmhouse. Lots of space! Dog or cat negotiable. $113 per mo., plus utilities. Sharon or Tim 726-0709. Greetings mutants! Love, (Barney!) Chardonnay White Wine •~ff.. Grapes -·we'll do the same job for less money! John's Home Telephone Services is ready to serve you. I'll assist you in the selection of equipment best suited to lit your needs, then supply and install the equipment exactly to your requirements. Changes in the law last January oi 1983, allow you to select suppliers and service for your end use equipment. I oHer prompt, courteous, experienced services at very reasonable cost. H you have need of my services for your residence or small business telephone equipment, please call 485- II - .50 cents perpound 7104. JOHN'S HOME TELEPHONE SERVICES Dial 485-7104 Phone orders only licensed and Insured Journeyman John A. Rauzon #514JLE 747-4681 Residential and Sm'lll Business • telephone installation • prewire services • repair M-F 8am to 9pm _ HOUSTON VINEYARDS Another service offered is the Used book buy during final exam week of each term. The Campus store is located on the third floor of the Center Building with elevator and stairway access. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hours are extended to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday the first two weeks of each term. The Downtown Center Bookstore Annex is located in the basement of the Downtown Center. The Annex provides textbooks and supplies for courses offered at the Downtown Center. The Annex is open 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. During the first two weeks of each term only the Annex will open Monday through Thursday evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Classified ads are ackstau F-REE to students. ~-oao_ce_we_ar__&_T_be...atrlcal • Leotards • Tights • Dance Shoes(Expertly Fit) • Warm Ups • Gymnastic Wear • Theatrical Makeup Page 4 September 12--art,, 1983-The TORCH Student Services The TORCH The TORCH is a weekly LCC publication managed entirely by students. The TORCH provides comprehensive coverage of activities of interest to LCC students and staff. There are currently several paid staff positions open on the TORCH. Interested students should contact Chris Gann, editor, at the TORCH office, 205 Center Building. Telephone: 747-4501, ext. 2656. Mechanics The Auto Mechanics and Body Shop can help get your wheels back on the road. Students in the program work . on vehicles as part of their class studies. ' • No car over 10 years of age will be accepted. • Nothing will be charged for labor, but if parts are needed they must be purchased. • No guarantee is offered on the work. • Vehicles must have mechanical difficulties that relate to what specific classes cover. • Telephone 747-4501, ext. 2388. Mechanics students also work on farm equipment. The same conditions apply on charges. Telephone 747-4501, ext. 2386. Women's Center The most visible part of the Women's Program, the Women's Awareness Center on the second floor of the Center Building helps students tap into a variety of services on- campus and in the community. The center has HOW TO-BUY TEXTBOOKS ANDSAVE MONEY COME TO THE SMITH FAMIL V BOOKSTORE. FIRST. Chances are you wlll find most of your books at half price. BRING THE TITLE AND AUTHOR'S NAME. resource files and a lending library, as well as brochures on Women's Program course offerings. The center provides a place to make friends and find support. Call or visit Izetta Hunter at the center, telephone 747-4501, ext. 2353. SRC The Student Resource Center is located on the second floor of the Center Building. It provides students with information on recycling, child care, housing, ride/ share, bus schedules and maps, as well as information on questions students might have regarding LCC. Renaissance Room The Renaissance Room, a student-operated restaurant located on the south side of the cafeteria, provides gourmet meals for students and staff while training future chefs, waitpersons an~ buspeople. -• The Renaissance Room will begin serving lunch October 10. Hours will be Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reservations help with meal planning. Telephone 747-4501, ext.2670. The LCC Dental Hygiene Clinic offers limited dental Food Services operates a· care to adults and children cafeteria and a snack bar throughout Lane County. After· a free 15-minute located on the first floor evaluation, patients can have of the Center Building. their teeth cleaned for $8. A The cafeteria is open Monfull set of x-rays and bite wing day through Friday, 7 a.m. to x-rays (molars) are also pro1:30 p.m. Lunch is served vided for a fee. Students trainfrom 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ing for degrees as dental The snack bar is open Mon- hygienists perform treatment. day through Friday, 10:30 The students work under the a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Breakfast is supervision of dentists and the served all day. Lunch is served . dental hygiene faculty. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dinner is Call 726-2206 for an evaluaserved 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. tion appointment. Outreach Centers LCC' s three Outreach Centers and mobile classroom offer credit and non-credit classes to citizens of Lane County: • The Downtown Center, 1059 Willamette Street, Eugene, is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 484-2126. • The Siuslaw Center, serving western Lane County, is located at 3149 Oak Street, Florence. It is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 997-8444. • The Central Area Center in Cottage Grove serves southern Lane County. The Center is located at 103 South 5th Street, Cottage Grove. Telephone 942-4202. • The Bus, LCC's mobile classroom, also operates out of the Cottage Grove Center. The Bus travels to Junction City, Veneta/Elmira, Walterville, and Oakridge. Telephone: 942-4202. Legal Services The Student Legal Services office, sponsored by the ASLCC, offers free legal service to students. Lawyers are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Appointments are required. The legal office is located on the second floor of the Center Building in Room 225-B. Telephone: 747-4501, ext. 2340. Child Care LCC provides two Child Development Centers for students with children three to The Library The library, located on the second floor of the Center Building, is open Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students must present their photo ID cards to check out any library materials. Students have access to photocopy machines, typewriters, microfilm, microfiche, video and audio tapes and tape players, periodicals, newspapers and college catalogs. Students may view telecourses in the library. The library also offers an inter-library loan service. Visual enlargers are provided to aid students with impaired vision. The library is elevator accessible. ASLCC RETURN BOOKS YOU DO NOT NEED. If you buy the wrong books or drop a class, you can return the books for a full refund. SELL YOUR OLD TEXTBO.O KS .. After you buy your textbooks, bring in your old books and the Smith Family Bookstore wlll buy them for a very fair price. 768 East 13th-Upstairs In the Smith · Bulldlng, Next to the Excelsior. Eugene, Oregon 97401 345-1651. Dental Clinic Food Services It might take some time to find your books, but we wlll be glad to help you look,_and the savings are worth the wait. SMITHFAMUY bookstore five years old. The campus center is located at Health Building 115; the off-campus facility is at the former Dunn Elementary School, 3411 Willamette Street. Students in the Early Childhood ·Education and Teaching program staff the centers. -The service costs $1.05 per hour. Applications are available in the Childhood ' Development Center, Health Building 115. The CDC has a limited amount of space. No drop-in service is provided. BRING A FRIEND FOR 1 I 2 PRICE ~Ith this coupon Visit WISTEC A playground for the mind Science Exhibits weekend planetarium shows COLLEGE STUDENTS $1.00 Willamette Science and_ Technology Center Next to Autzen Stadium 484-0927 The Associated Students of Lane Community College (ASLCC) is the elected student government that serves student interests at the college administrative levels. ASLCC is supported by the mandatory $3 fee that students pay. This income allows ASLCC to support many services including: subsidized LTD bus passes, legal services, the Student Resource Center, free telephones, student lounge areas, photo ID, Multi-cultural Center, voter registration, club promotions, DENALI, cultural events and activities, . and a textbook exchange program. Students who wish to participate in or have suggestions for student government can visit or call the ASLCC offices on the fourth floor of the Center Building, Room 479. Telephone: 747-4501, ext. 2330. The top stories of ·1 982-83 1. Student elections spark discord tions Commission. information to newspapers; Among other things, the grievance charged that election supervisors and personnel violated several provisions of the ASLCC Constitution by: • Preventing several candidates from urging fell ow students to vote. • Campaigning for and publicly endorsing presidentelect Bryan Moore; • Stuffing ASLCC Voter's Pamphlets with Moore flyers and distributing them to voters throughout . the election process; The 1983-84 ·ASLCC elections, held May 3 and 4, were marred by a controversy which continued after the newly elected officers and Senate took office in June. • Failing to put candidate photographs and information on student opinion survey questions in the Voter's Pamphlet; A group of 10 students led by Student Resource Center Director Roger Fisher and ASLCC Sen. Larry Mann, both presidential candidates, _filed a list of ten grievances May 6 with the ASLCC Elec- • Failing to hire election personnel through the Job Placement office and hiring nonstudents to serve on the Board of Tellers (ballot counters); 2. Fumes problem addressed LCC Child Development Center (CDC) head teacher Marci Temple remembers Feb. 5, 1982 as a day she'd prefer to forget. For that Friday marked the beginning of a major controversy involving the CDC and the Health Building. That day, the CDC was cleared when thick fumes entered the classroom, causing the children to complain of nausea and headaches. Sources for the fumes were thought to have been the college's laundry department 3. ROTC rescinded In April 1982, the . commander of the University of Oregon Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program introduced a proposal before the LCC Curriculum Committee requesting the implementation of six lower division ROTC courses at the college. This April, Lt. Col. Steven Wolfgram officially withdrew the course proposal from possible consideration by the LCC Board of Education. Between those two events, a year-long debate was held on possible benefits versus drawbacks of an ROTC program at LCC. • Failing to submit campaign where, among other things, shop rags were cleaned. Another possible source was the dental lab, where materials were used to make dental impressions. In the fall of 1982, the college created a task force comprised of 13 people from the Health Building, administration, and the Science Department. An updated newsletter on the fumes issue was given to staff members and available to the students. The college also established a fumes ''Hot Line.'' On November 3 and 4, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NI OSH) tested the building to determine what contaminants might be found from chemicals used in the building, and what symptoms were caused by the chemicals reported. After testing, NI OSH made a • list of recommendations which included: Anti-ROTC advocates cited a lack of student input in favor of the proposal and stated that a ROTC program at Lane. would be economically unsound. They also objected to what they perceived to be a growing overemphasis on militarism in America and feared that this influence would affect LCC if a ROTC program were implemented. Persons favoring the UO proposal asserted that LCC should live up to its purpose as a broad-based, comprehensive educational institution. They urged that LCC continue to provide a . wide variety of courses and sociopolitical • points of view. Another popular pro-ROTC argument stemmed from belief that a strong defense led by well-educated, well-rounded personnel would be in society's best interests. Some claim- The grievance further stated that several alleged violations provided· grounds for invalidating election results and re-polling the student body. Of the ten complainants, eight were candidates for ASLCC offices. Two -Treasurer-elect Cristina Becker and senator-elect Johnna Harms -- were successful in their quest for office. The panel ruled that two complaints were valid: Election personnel weren't hired through prescribed channels and the Board of Tellers was not comprised of LCC students. No repolling of the •student body or other punitive . action was recommended. Two groups of students led by Mann and former treasurer candidate Bob Baldwin, unsatisfied with the judiciary committee decision, have taken their complaints to the LCC Grievance Committee for further action. Hank Douda, director of employee relations, says that An ASLCC judiciary committee chaired by Treasurer the Complaint Hearings ComRon Munion met May 11 and mittee heard the complain•12 and heard two hours of : tants' presentation on June 6, and the respondents' on June testimony by complainants, 14. Based on the presentations ASLCC officers and senators, other students and staff the committe found that members. Munion presented ''violations occurred on both the committee's findings to the sides of the issue. No evidence ASLCC Senate at its May 16 was presented, however, which established that any or meeting. all of the violations did, ·in fact change the final outcome of the election.'' The committee recommeded that in the future: • Ballots and poll books be turned over to the Financial Services Office for an impartial recount of ballots and a comparision of poll books to ascertain . whether •students voted more than once. • ASLCC By-laws and Supplemental Election Guidelines pertaining to student elections be reviewed and clarified. • Consider alternative polling methods such as computer or electronically counted ballots. • Number the ballots for better control. • Set up one or more voting booths in other areas on campus. In August Mann filed an appeal for Board review of the Hearings Committee decision. Mike Sims • Elimination of parking between the tennis courts and the Health Building; • The use of non-kerosene based detergent used for the laundry and the washing of rags stopped; • Classrooms being kept under positive air pressure (when a door is opened more air goes out than comes in); • Moving the dental lab to the Science Building; • Venting dental lab darkroom fans up instead of to the side of the building; Bill Berry, vice president of fianancial services, reports that installation of a new air filtration unit for the Health Building and reventing of the Dental Lab will be completed before classes begin Fall Term. In November 1981 , LCC requested formal testing by NIOSH, who found no toxic levels in the air and indicated that there did not appear to be a common cause among the illnesses. I Bill Porter, assistant to the vice president of instruction, says that the Health Building Task Force met through the spring, and will meet again in September ''to continue monitoring to make sure the recommendations are being complied with.,, The fumes problem has also prompted legal action. Home Economics employees have filed suit against the manufacturers and installers of the ventilating systms, and the building's designer. Those employees who have had to seek medical help are currently embroiled in court proceedings to determine whether the State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) must cover the employees' medical . expenses. -Robert Ecker ed that in their experience the . most cool-headed, liberal military officers were college-· educated and. ROTC-trained. The ROTC proposal was tabled by the LCC Board in June 1982. In September board chair Charlene Curry told the TORCH, "As far as I'm concerned ROTC is a nonissue.'' On~campus speculation rose in January that the board would revive and act upon the question during winter term. At that time, concerned students, faculty, staff and community members began to organize in favor of or opposition to ROTC at Lane. The ASLCC Senate reaffirmed its earlier resolution against the proposal by forming a "Stop ROTC committee.'' Meetings and public information sesWolfgram's withdrawal of _- jor victory, has rendered the sions were held on the issue. Nevertheless, the board con- the proposal, hailed by some LCC-ROTC question a moot Mike Sims tinued to sit on the proposal. . anti-ROTC activists as a ma- point. Page 6 Sept.ember 12-a, 1983t"he TORCH 4- Tuition time in two years. LCC's per-credit hour tuition cost, as of Summer Term, is $18. The new amount means full-time students pay $198 per term, or $11 more than last year. pact on the students while allowing the college to be responsive to their needs." Lane's new tuition figure places the college in the middle of the Oregon Com-, munity College Association pack. LCC's new tuition is no higher than sixth in cost in the 13-member OCCA. -hike Will boost fee In making its decision, the board recognized that a tuition hike was inevitable, given the difficult economic times and the failures of the Nov. 2 and March 29 school levies. to $198 But it also noted with interest the words of Dean of Students Jack Carter. Larry Perry, the lone dissenting vote in the board's 7-1 decision, expressed concern over the narrowing of the "cost gap" between a university and a community college. Perhaps the most financially significant event to affect LCC students last year was the LCC Board's April 13 decision to raise tuition for the second ''It's never easy to tell students that their tuition is going up,'' he said at the April 13 meeting. "But what we've got here will cause the least im- "If we are truly offering a less expensive education,'' Perry said, ''it has to be reflected in tuition." And after noting that the difference classes, and budget cuts, her status would be reduced to a term-by-term, part-time instructor,. and an undetermined portion of the Women's Studies classes would be cut. In May, the administration decided that Barry would teach a total of six Women's Studies classes -- two less than last year -- and would continue to teach students enrolled in Independent Studies projects in the women's studies field. 5. Barry's job to be intact for 1983-84 Last October, Women's Studies Instructor Kate Barry learned that her status as a "contracted, . 53 percent employee" was in jeopardy. Barry received notice from Dean of Instruction Gerald Rasmussen that because of low enrollment in one of her Throughout the fall and winter months, Rasmussen, other administrators, Barry, and Women's Program Director Bev Berhman explored several options to meet budget and class requirements. Under Berhman, the LCC Women's Program maintains the Women's Awareness Center on the second floor of the Center Building, and promotes several informational and support efforts for women. Barry's Women's Studies classes, although considered an element of the Women's Program, are paid for and administered by the Social Science Department. 6&7 Sports awarded league trophy; merger finalized LCC's athletic program earned the 1982-83 OCCAA all-sports trophy, with men's and women's athletics earning a combined total of 83 points in eight .sports. The Titan men won OCCAA championships in cross country, basketball and track and field to earn the bulk of their 42 points. Women's teams took conference cross country and track and field championships and finished with a total of 41 points. Points are tabulated on a per-sport basis, with each OCCAA team receiving a certain number of points based on its final standing in conference play. Both LCC men's and women's teams collectively outscored the six other participating schools. Additionally, Barry became the Women's Program Coordinator of Education, making her once again a .53 percent contractural employee. The new job makes her responsible for organizing and running the Steilacoom, Wash. Marty Beauchamp set a new course record of 23:22, with Nate Morris close behind. Men's Basketball The LCC men's basketball squad had a successful 1982-83 campaign, winning the OCCAA championship with a 10-1 conference record. The Titans were 13-3 overall. Lane came in second at the Women's Cross Country Region 18 playoffs in Twin The women's cross country Falls, Idaho, losing a hardunit took its fourth-straight . fought championship game NJCAA Region 18 champion- 71-62 to OCCAA runnerup ship. The women then placed Chemeketa. Lane gained a berth in the finals by thrashing third in the Northwest chamRicks .College of Rexburg, pionships at Spokane, comIdaho, 72-61. peting without number one Co-captain Mike Cooper, a runner Pam Vasey. sophomore forward from Los The team included Angeles, was named the toursophomore Laur~e Stovall and nament's mos.t valuable frosh Vasey, Shannon player. Cooper and guard O'Malley, Tami Young, Kerry Stanley Walker (So., Gardena, Leahy, Julie Zeller, Jeannie Higinbotham, Annette Calif.) were named to the AllOCCAA first team. Coach Steinhardt, Dawn Ray, and Dale Bates was named conAmy Rice. ference Coach of the Year. Coach Lyndell Wilken says The Titans led the OCCAA one of the season's highlights was the win over Mt. Hood -- in total team offense with an a team LCC had never before average of 73.9 points per game. beaten in cross country. Men's Cross Country The men's cross country team placed third in the Northwest Championships at Ft. Women's Basketball Lane's women's basketball squad finished the season tying Mt. Hood for third place in cost between LCC and the U of O is about $260, he added, "Everytime we change our tuition, we change that difference." The tuition boost left LCC' s 2900 Pell Grant recipients in financial limbo until June when students approved an increase in student fees. The $11-per term tuition increase had not been enough to put Pell students into the next higher bracket where each would receive federal monies to off-set the tuition hike. The $1. 70 per-term student fee increase was enough to put those students "over the hump," however. Jeff Keating Brown Bag Talks and workshops on women's and feminist issues, as well as doing public speaking for the Women's program. To Berhman, it means an added dimension to the Women's Program. She states that Barry is the "expert" on campus who can help LCC women become aware of their physiological, sociological, political, and historical identities. And Barry is pleased. "I think there are lots of things that should be dealt with -- a lot of issues that specifically affect women students here, and general issues in the women's community.'' Her long range plan is to help instructors integrate material about women into their curriculum if they are interested in doing so. "A lot of people just simply _d on't know that the new scholarship of women is available. It's not their own individual prejudices, they're just totally unaware that all of this work is here." In fact, she says last year's crisis has brought invitations from two male instructors to speak to their classes. "This all means new visibility and new understanding,'' she says. Barry feels the Introduction to Women's Studies class" ... are certainly not for women only. I would be pleased to see a higher percentage of men taking the classes, too. I want more women than I'm getting now. And I want men to know the classes are open to them also.'' Cathy Benjamin .. ·~ -- l ea. '/ , · ;,- I I . • ,, \ ·'·'.... in the OCCAA. The Titans, 7-5 in league and 14-7 overall, then played a grueling three playoff games in four days before being eliminated by Chemeketa, 63-54. Earlier, Lane put on stellar performances in a 59-57 overtime win against Mt. Hood and a 67-57 decision over firstround foe Clackamas. Co-captain Dawn Bredesen was named to All-OCCAA and All-Region 18 first teams. .""·· a•.· '•···.·•.· ·..•· ·,•.·. ·•·. .,. •.••'. •.·•.·.., .... .'·: ., . • .. •;···:,:;;-.,_ ,.~ . Bredesen also earned two MVP awards in pre-season tournaments at Linn-Benton and Clark CCs. A 5'7" guard from Eugene, . Bredesen has signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Portland this season. Center Konnie Denk was tapped for the All-OCCAA second team and Camee Pupke the third team. Sam Prentice, (continued on next page) The TORCH September 12-1!8, 1983 Page 7 who consistently led the conference in rebounding, earned all-league honorable mention. Track and Field In the final moments of the season the men and women each captured OCCAA championship trophies at the conference meet at LCC. Each team turned in sterling performances, scoring over 200 points against stiff conference opposition. Action then shifted to the Blue Mountain CC oval in Pendleton, where the men captured the NJCAA Region 18 crown. The Titan women placed second to Ricks College. Titan men set 18 personal records and three LCC records: Romund Howard in 8. LADD plan revised In early April, administrative officials announced the implementation of a new disbursement plan for LCC - faculty and staff members. The program, known as 9. Budget- approved "Unless the bottom falls out we're pretty well set with the 1983-84 budget for general operations,'' reports Dean of Administrative Services Bill Berry. The proposed $26.2 million budget was approved by the LCC Budget Committee April 13. On June 8 the committee presented the budget at a 10 Satellite dish • es rece1vprograms the 110 high hurdles ran 14.2 and Mike Ewing ran a record 51.1 in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles. Former Thurston High standout Cory Randall ran the steeplechase in 8: 59. And sophomore Curt Denny had a new record in the shot put of 56 1 10". The women had several standout efforts: Juanita Nelson ran the 100 meter in 12.7; 200 in 25.4; and 400 in 57.3. Both the 400 and 1600 meter relay, teams met with success, finishing second. Compensating for the loss of national post-season competition, the LCC track and field program hosted the first Eugene Indoor Track meet Feb. 19. The meet, held in the Lane County Fairgrounds arena, drew 1500 runners from all walks .of life and levels of ability. Both teams also participated in a number of meets at the University of Oregon. LADD (for Lane Automatic Direct Deposit), would have given college employees the option of having part or all of their monthly paychecks deposited either in the SELCO (Service Employees of Lane County) credit union or other financial institutions. Employees who did not choose either option would have had their paychecks mailed directly to their homes. New employees and rehires would not have had the ''mail home'' option: Their checks would automatically be direct deposited. But the proposed plan drew fire from several LCC Purchasing employees. Department employees circulated a petition calling for a fourth option: Receiving payroll checks at their workplaces, as was the procedure before the LADD plan. Employees had a chance to voice concerns and opinions during three open meetings in mid-April. Financial Services Director Verne Whittaker told employees that he would assess staff feedback (which •included a questionnaire distributed to those attending the meetings) and consider making some changes in the original LADD plan. As a result of the petition, public hearing. No one spoke for or against the budget before the Board formally adopted it. voters rejected a proposed $4.6 million serial levy ·that would have allowed LCC to begin reroofing, painting and carpeting college buildings. Money from the levy would have also replaced outdated Berry says the LCC budget, which receives revenue through property truces and state FfE funding, is ''tied to the governor's request (for community colleges}-- and it's a fairly good bet we'll get ( that.'' But Berry is quick to point out that although the college has a 1983-84 operating budget, the need for funding for deferred maintenance projects and instructional equipment has not gone away. Swagerty, outfielder Mike Kane and designated • hitter Bob Vertner were named to the OCCAA first all-star squad. The new dish also makes LCC the only community college north of San Francisco equipped with facilities to present live and in-house teleconferences to and from around the country. Teleconferences are broadcasts that are transmitted to other parts of the country via : communication satellites. LCC has so far hosted four In January of 1983, LCC inThe first live teleconferences. meter stalled it's new 4.6 satellite receiving qish on the conference,· on April 7, was aimed at the health profession top of the Center Building. Baseball LCC' s baseball team finished fourth in the OCCAA with a 6-10 league record. The Titans were 14-15 overall. Coach Bob Foster said it was a disappointing season for the team. Out of 15 losses, nine were by narrow one-run margins. First baseman Scott Swagerty, who hit six grand slam home runs during the season, was named OCCAA most valuable player. LADD meetings and response to the questionnaire, a clause on the LADD individual authorization form directing the bank to return any excess funds that employee~ might have been paid was eliminated. Employees were also asked, through a questionnaire published in The Daily on April 15 and 18, whether they · would like the option of picking up their checks or having them mailed to their homes. LCC employees were eventually given the optio·n of picking up their paychecks at work. In a letter written May 25, Peggy Phillips of Cash Management Services for the First Interstate Bank in Eugene said that the 40 percent initial sign-up for LADD is ''very encouraging.'' and worn instructional equipment. Berry says college officials are ''looking for different ways to solve the problem." replacement needs, Berry says the college must find a new source of funding and set aside a reserve fund for those projects that carries over from year to year. But, he says, "It's tough to set aside a reserve account when • we're trying to serve students, and we're experiencing budget cuts (from the state)." He says the private sector criticizes public institutions for not creating special accounts for maintenance projects. But when the college does have large accounts that carry over from year to year, people wonder why the college has so much money. Chris Gann Graphic by Jason Anderson ,. and may consider submitting a one-year levy or anQther levy to the voters in the fall. To meet long-term building maintenance and equipment and the second, on April 19, introduced a new concept in testing the reading and learning abilit!es of students. According to Media Services Coordinator Jim Brock, several other events are now being scheduled for the upcoming months. On May 26, LCC recorded a preview of a telecourse on anthropology, sponsored by the Central Education Network off the satellite on May 26. On July 28, LCC hosted an American Library Association (ALA) teleconference and sent the signal through the Group W cable system. The U of 0 received the telecast as part of an ALA teleconference. Cathy Benjamin OCCAA, NAACC set merger The President's Council of Soccer The soccer squad finished Oregon Community Colleges with a 3-3-1 season record and _ (PCOCC) approved in March placed two players on the all- the merger of the OCCAA with the Northwest Athletic conference first team, at- Association of Community tackers Sola Adenji and Dan Colleges (NAACC). The Corona. Team MVP Craig NAACC is comprised of 20 Harless and Scott Potter were community colleges from the named to the second team. state of Washington. Coach Dave Poggi embarkThe merger will take effect ed on a strong statewide the 1983-84 academic and in recruiting program of high year. athletic school players. He says he PCOCC decided to The wants to field a strong Titan of its own because merge squad in the new Northwest policy decision prohibiting Conference this season. ' athletic teams representing Volleyball SPORTS continued on page 13 The Titan volleyball team, In March, Lane County The $9500 unit enables the college to receive signals from various communication satellites, thus expanding the old telecourse system,~ which only received Public Broadcast programming. coached by Cheryl Brown, finished third in the OCCAA with an 18-6-1 season mark. 1 Mike Sims Jeff Keating Page 8 September 1_2-111-, 1983 The TORCH 11 - was defeated by the State Board of Higher Education April 22. State nixes UO sem·esters A University of Oregon proposal to implement a semester system of classes in 1985-86 12. Board tackles problems The LCC Board faced decisions regarding everything from health hazards to a tuition hike last year, and its decisions affected the community at large as well as the college. The board's year in review: 13 - Board members split 5-5 on the proposal with one member absent. Board Pres. Robert Ingalls of Corvallis declared the tie vote a rejection of the UO proposal. The UO Faculty Assembly, a body comprised of faculty members and student represenatives, had approved the semester system proposal in March by a 169-122 vote. UO Pres. Paul Olum favors a semester system because he feels that two 15-week • Sept. 12, 1982: Board decides to put a property tax base increase proposal on the November 2 ballot, upping the old base by 18 percent, from $10.59 million to $12.5 million. The increased funds would help offset increased college costs. • Oct. 13, 1982: Board refuses to close Health Building after a barrage of requests from -staff members, parents of Child Development Center (CDC) students, and the LCCEA and LCCEF concerning possibly harmful fumes in the building. Dean of Instruction Gerald Rasmussen announces Oct. 22 that the administration will accomodate requests from parents and staff to move the CDC to semesters each year would give professors the opportunity for more in-depth instruction. Members of the board who opposed the UO proposal were concerned that students would have problems transferring in mid-year from the university to other Oregon state colleges and universities operating under a quarter system. Board member Louis Perry of Portland said that the board will not bring up the issue again ''unless the U of 0 presses for it." David Sokolowski Dunn School. All of the children are moved. • Nov. 2, 1983: Property tax increase proposal fails in election. • Jan. 12, 1983: Board decides to place a serial levy request on the March 29 election ballot, with the amount undetermined. • Feb. 9, 1983: Board votes to present a three-year, $4.6 million levy to . voters. Funds from the levy would be directed primarily toward deferred maintenance and instructional equipment. • March 29, 1983: Levy request fails by a nearly 2-1 margin in election. Graphic by Jason Anderson • April 13, 1983: Board approves a $1 per-credit-hour tuition hike effective Summer Term. The hike boosts perterm tuition from $187 to $198 for full-time students. Objections are raised by board member Larry Perry, who casts the lone dissenting vote. Board also approves, with reservations, the 1983-84 operating budget. • May 11, 1983: Board votes in favor of a proposal that allows students to vote on proposed $1.70 student fee increase. The increase would fund a photo I.D. program and increased costs of student government. Student elections slated for June 1 and 2. Jeff Keating Dean Bill Berry 30th Avenue construction nears completion f The TORCH September 12-JI., 1983 Page 9 Of Interest ••• Associate Dean of Instruction Z. Joyce Hopps announced Sept. 6 that she has accepted a post as Dean of Instruction at Everett Community College in Washington. Hopps officially leaves her LCC job Oct. 28. Hopps says becoming a dean of instruction "has been a career goal of mine for quite some time. I love LCC, the people here are superb and committed to their work, but there comes a time when people need to move on and do something else." i • With the departure of Dean , Hopps, ·Vice President for Instruction Genld Rasmussen will be recommending to President Z. Joyce Hopps Schafer today that the Office of Instruction be reorganized. Rasmussen say the plan that is under discussion involves dismantling the Division of Instructional Services an having the . associate dean of that division, Jim Ellision, replace Dean Hopps in Division ·A. Under the proposed reoganization plan, Curricular Services and Scheduling will move into the Office of Instruction under the supervision of Bill Porter, assistant to the vice president. What remains of Instructional Services will move into Division A. • In the meantime, some -management personnel have new titles: Former •Dean of Instruction Gerald Rasmussen is now titled Vice President for In-struction; Dean of Students·Jack Carter is Vice President for Student Ser• vices; and Dean of Administrative Services Bill Berry is titled Vice President for Administrative Services. • • The Special Training Programs Department has changed its name to Industrial Technology Programs, with Carl Horstrup as its coordinator. A . welding quality circle proposed the name change as one which better describes what is taught in the department: cabinet and furniture making, contruction technology, landscape development, pre-vocational course, and welding technology. • Another new unit, Classroom Training Programs, . under Leslie Rasor, takes responsibility for industrial orientation and CETA programs. • LCC's mobile classroom, The Bus, is now under the wing of the Central Area Education Center in Cottage Grove. • Development Fund Director Lyle Swetland has retired from that capacity, . although he will remain with the college as the Downtown Center's director until December. Development Fund programs are now administered by the Community Relations and Development Office, headed by Larry Romine. Pat Williams stays with Development as special gifts coordinator. • Jim Dunne, already department head for Mass Communication, now heads the Health and Physical Education Department as well. • After Susan Watkins left the Word Processing Department early this summer, the office came under the supervision of Barry Vaughn, manager of Printing and Graphics. • Members of the LCC Education Association, the faculty union, elected new officers effective Aug. 1: Charles Bentz, Science, is president; Susan Monteith, High School Completion, vice president; Sharon Savage Hagan, Health Occupations, secretary; and Ryan Anderson, Social Science, treasurer. • LCC Pres. Eldon Schafer has appointed a Technology Steering Committee to coordinate the increasing use of new technology in instruction and administration. Associate Dean Jim Ellison· heads the group, which includes Jim Keizur of Data Processing, Vern Whittaker of Financial Services, Bob Marshall of Admissions, and Larry Warford of the Presdent's Office. A planning process is to be developed between now and Dec. 31. • The TORCH, until this summer administered under the Mass Communication Department, now fits into the administrative structure of the Student Services Office. Pete Peterson remains as Faculty News and Editorial Adviser, and Jan Brown is still the Advertising Adviser. Dorothy Weame replaces Marsha Sheldon as Production Adviser. • Language Arts Instructor Chinosole will take a leave of absence without pay this year to study at the University of California/Santa Barbara Center for Black Studies. • Custodian Isaac Johnson been hired as second-shift custodian manager for Plant Services. • Kei Yasuda, a former math teacher in Glendale and recent recipient of an MS degree from the University of Oregon, has been hired as an instructor in LCC's Mathematics Department. • The winning design for a poster for the City of Eugene was co-produced by Eugene designer Louise· Grunewald, and Charles True, part-time photography instructor in the Mass Communication Department. • Counselor Bjo Ashwill has won first prize in a play-writing contest sponsored by the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, CA. Her one-act play focuses on a group of performers who are turned down for an audition because they are physically disabled. Ashwill, who is disabled by rheumatoid arthritis, is the founder of Bjo's Follies, a local repertory company whose members all have disabilities. • Julie Aspinwall-Lamberts, associate director of LCC's Productivity Center, and Z. Joyce Hopps, an associate dean of instruction, are two of 100 women managers nationwide chosen to participate in a leadership fraining program under a grant from the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education. • Vice President for Instruction Gerald Rasmussen has been selectged vice chairman of the Policy and Planning Board of the Oregon Alliance for Program Improvement. STUDENT NOTES • At the end of Spring Term, 1983 the LCC Media Commission selected . journalism student Chris Gann to edit The TORCH for the 1983-84 college year. She has selected Will Doolittle as associate editor; Mike Newby photo editor; Sharon Johnson, production manager; Shawnita Enger typesetter; and Celest Pawol sales representative. • Jeff Keating, 1982-83 TORCH editor, is now studying at the University of Missouri School of Journali!,m in Columbia, and is on the staff of the Missourian, the U of M student newspaper. • Patricia McDonald was selected as this year's Denali editor. Former editor Cynthia Whitfield remains in Eugene, attending the U of O and volunteering at KLCC radio. • In May LCC students elected Bryan Moore as 1983-84 ASLCC president, Kevin Taylor, vice president, Christina Becker, treasurer, and Stephen Wysong, cultural director. Student senators are Unda Baehr, Kristen Clark, David Cooley, Johnna Harms, Fran Johnson, Tim Lane, Michelle Miller, John Morgus, and Mike Scbimmels. Cathy Jlenjamin was appointed com~unicati~ns director, and Nigel Griffith student resource director. Board also buys buildiryg,_a_pproves ,:epairs Drilling lease negotiated by Chris Gann terms of the lease agreement. Berry says, "We haven't through all the legal In July the LCC Board of jumped hoops ... there's still an awful Education authorized Pres. . lot of work to do" before any Eldon Schafer and college of- drilling begins. ficials to negotiate with a Springfield drilling company for a No September levy gas and mineral exploration/drilling lease. The drilling firm, Leavitt's LCC will not have a serial Exploration and Drilling, Inc., levy on the ballot in believes natural gas may .be September. present under campus 'properBecause the 1983-84 budget ty -- perhaps under the nor- was submitted and approved theast parking lot. with no in balance Vice President of Ad- "expenditure excess" -- and ministrative Services Bill Berry . because the college passed the says that the college is pro- July 1, 1983 deadline without c ee ding, "perhaps over- filing a supplemental budget • cautiously,'' as it explores the to be submitted to voters, the possibility of entering into a college cannot ask the voters gas/mineral drilling lease for more money for fiscal year agreement. "It has to be in the 1983-84, says Bill Berry, vice best interest of the institu- president of administrative tion." services. College officials are workBut Berry says the board could ask the voters for money ing with the State Geologist for the next fiscal year. He and the State Mineral Leasing says the property tax relief Department to define the TORCH Editor measures that may come out of the state legislature's special session, and the possibility of another property tax limitation initiative will help the Board determine whether to ask voters to increase the tax base or support a one-year serial levy. WISTEC receives $3,000 1 During the June 8 meeting the Board allocated $3,000 from the contingency fund to the Cooperative Museum Commission for support of the Willamette Science and Technology Center and Planetarium. In the past LCC has contributed $15,000 annually . Gerald Rassmussen, vice president for instruction describes WISTC as a "worthwhile project" but one that "offers a mm1mum number of opportunities for LCC students.'' BOARD continued on page JO STUDENT MEDICAL INSURANCE Available to all students taking College Credit Classes, also available to their dependents _Maximum Medical Expenses during policy year PER accident or illness ......................... $15,000 Cash Deductible PER policy year ......................... $100 Basic Accident_ Benefit to $1,000 ......................... $No Dea ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SCHEDULE OF PREMIUMS •: • ••e •• : •• • •• • • • • PER TERM PEii YEAR : • , Student Only Student & Dependent 35.15 106.40 71.25 212.80 Studen_t &-2 or More Dependents 125.70 376.90· Purchase of 3 terms of coverage at FALL REGISTRATION provides continuous cove.rage unti~ the first day of classes for Fall term of the next year. • • • •• • • • • ······················~········· Maternity $48 per quarter, max benefit $400. FJigible dependeacs are the student'• spouse (husband or wife) and their unmarried dependent children less than 19 yean of age . See brochure at Registration for more complete details Policy underwritten by Great Republic Life /Nsurance Co. Smith & Crabs, Jnc. 617-2211 Agent: Gene Manley Page 10 September 12·• 1983''Flie'TORCH BOARD continued from page 9 During the July meeting the Board purchased the building the college had been renting in Cottage Grove for the LCC Central Area Outreach Center. The cost: $85,000 from the South Lane School District. Formally the college leased the 45,000 square foot facility for $10,000 per-year. Berry explains that the South Lane District's offer to sell the building to the college, was Second--Nature Used Bikes buy-sell-trade Specializing in "an opportunity we hadn't planned on.'' Repair projects started When students return to campus this fall they will see workers finishing painting, roof patching, and general repair projects. The Board of Education approved $118,000 this summer for the work. But Vice President of Administrative Services Bill Berry says the college will actually -- tt, ........-------. 'iOJ. ~iu-wt ~~iccnc ~e or recycled bikes, used w h e e l ~ &parts ~hts nf=.t3Dl-t=. • ,~pair • oltnot,on • /In~ cu•tom clatltlng 1712 Willamette 343-5362 3-month bus passes discOuntedfor LCC students spend about $85,000 because some jobs were bid far under the estimates. One example of savings, Berry says, is the contract for moss removal from shake roofs. The college estimated $17,500 would be needed to complete this job, but the bid came in at only $7,000. Managers' salaries raised In July the Board accepted President Schafer's recommendation to increase management employees' salaries. In summary, the salary adjustments range from a 3. 7 percent increase for those at the top of the pay scale, to a 6.3 percent increase for those at the low range of the management scale. Each management employee received a 2.5 percent salary increase as well as a $50 per month annuity increase. TAKE AN EASY PASS THIS TERM. LCC students will again be able to save money on Lane Transit District (LTD) bus passes because of an arrangement made between LTD and the Associated Students of LCC. According to Kevin Taylor, ASLCC vice president, stutlents will pay just $40 for a three-month bus pass that normally costs $60. The ASLCC uses student body fee money to subsidize the tickets, and the LTD discounts the norrp.al fee as its contribution to the plan. Passes will be on sale in the gymnasium during registration, Sept. 13, 14, 15, and 20 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m, and at LTD's Downtown Customer Service Center beginning Sept. 23 to LCC students with validated ID card. Now it's easy to pass the whole term, with an Easy Pass from LTD. It's good for unlimited rides for three months beginning September 26, and the Easy Pass saves you money. needed for adds Late registration for fall term 1983 will be Monday through Friday, September 26-30. However, beginning Thursday, September 29, the instructor's signature and department stamp will be required for all added classes and new ·registrations. The change is meant to emphasize the importance of the first class meetings and to allow the instructor additional latitude in refusing admission to a class if a student has already missed a major portion of the instructional content. 'ElJora's Collectibles 1321 :J' IV 'Eleventh 'Eugene342 4 9 Pottery Silver • 0 l Books Brass China - - All students are invited to an open house to be held on Tuesday Oct. 4th. in the Boardroom of the Administration Bldg. from 11am until Jpm. We're making this special offer for all LCC students at a price that's easy to take-only S40.00 for the entire term. That's even cheaper than the regular Fast Pass. You can buy your fall term Easy Pass at the LTD Customer Service Center at 10th & Willamette, or on campus at LCC on September 13th-15th and 20th. COME AND MEET THE MEMBERS OF THE CAMPUS MINISTRY: Take it easy and pass this term with the moneysaving Easy Pass from LTD. 11 Instructor's okay The Reverend Penny Berktold Episcopal Deacon Father James Dieringer Roman Catholic The Reverend Norm Metzler Lutheran The Reverend Dan Johnson Faith center Tom Rooney with The Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship The Reverend Tom Hagger Presbyterian Dick Beswick Restoration Campus Ministry David Lee Campus ~rusades for Christ •~BUS Take It easy, take The Bus. For Information call 687-5555 Campus Ministry Rm. 125 Center Bldg. Ext. 2814 ,,,,... [Ac%CC IT ll LEO\L 6EDvlc~ Free legal services for registered LCC students Services include •Routine Legal matters (uncontested divorce. __ name changes. wills. ?tc .)~_.1,,,Advocacy (tenants nghts. ~, ,1,;~-- - , ... ~~il welfare, etc .) ( · Student .;-: •Advice and referral 1(criminal matters, etc .) '.;_ Legal Service 1.: • 1 Il Jl n !· Attorney Available Tuesday through Friday. by appointment. on the 2nd fl~or of the Center Building. Phone ext. 2340 IT ll ,( I IT Title T0RCH September 12 New TV classes expand gala video season Five new telecourses. will be added to the growing list of classes-by-TV offered at LCC this fall, including a television history of the Vietnam conflict spanning the years 1945 to 1975. In all, LCC will offer 17 different telecourses for credit fall term. Most offer three college credits. The course, Vietnam: A Television History, is based on 13 one-hour programs that will be shown on Oregon Public Boroadcasting channels •this fall. The series was produced by an educational foundation for viewers 1 'to form their own conclusions about the basis for the conflict, what was won and lost, and by whom.'' Other new courses include The Business of Management: Management Fundamentals; The Growing Years: Child Development; DC Electrical Circuits; and Medical Terminology I. The medical terminology • course was produced by LCC staff, with graphics help from Portland Community College, and features LCC instructor Norma Stevens. _ The variety of telecourses offered by LCC, and their varied viewing times, make them attractive options for college study. Telecourses have been developed by media and educators specialists, and offer a practical alternative to attending classes on campus. LCC informs students who intend to enroll that each telecourse includes a required orientation session, viewing of weekly telecourse sessions on television or in the LCC library, study guide texts, required written assignments and periodic exams. Instructors are available to help students by phone or in person. Students usually are required to come to campus three or four times a term. Orientation sessions for all telecourses will be held during the week of Sept. 26, when students meet instructors and receive course outlines with tips on taking telecourses. Seven courses will air on Oregon Public Broadcasting channels this fall. All 17 will air on Group W Cable Channel 20. Some courses will air on cable stations in Florence, Oakridge and Creswell. Cable channel 20 is available only in Eugene and Springfield. Converters, necessary for reception of 20, may be rented or purchased from Group W cable. Telecourses that will be aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting include Making It Count, The Business of Management, Understanding Human Behavior, Project Universe, Focus on Society, The Growing Years, and Vietnam. Telecourses that will be shown on Cable 20 include the above and Understanding a Behavior, Human psychology course; Voyage: Challenge and Career Life Planning; Your Health -- Your Choice,· The Drama of Child Development,· Business English I and IL· Focus on Society, a sociology course; The Art of Being Human, an interdisciplinary humanities course; Consumer Education; Making It Count, an introduction to computers; and Project Universe, an astronomy course. Florence Cable Channel 10 will air Consumer Education, Making It count, The Business of Management, Vietnam: A Television History, and Human Understanding Behavior. Florence-area students will be able to attend their orientation session and complete tests at the Siuslaw Area Center, 3149 Oak Street, Florence. Thirteen telecourses will be available for credit at LCC's Central Area Education Center in Cottage Grove. Students will be able to view some of the telecourses over OPB channel 7 and some at the center. Cottage Grove GRAND OPENING 4HOUR PHOTO FINISHING (No limit) • Most films in before 10 a.m. ready by 2 p.m. • • • SLIDES 20 EXP. $2.29 36 EXP. $3.49 Coupon must accompany order. Offer expires 10-9-83 PRINTS 12 EXP. $2.29 24 EXP. $3.99 36 EXP. $5.99 OREGON PHOTO LAB "Photofinishing is Our Business, Not a Sideline" Eugene Hardware C On Campus • • students will be able to attend the orientation session and take tests at the LCC center, 193 South Fifth St., Cottage Grove. Students living in outlying areas other than Florence and Cotta~e Grove must attend orientation sessions at the 30th Avenue LCC campus. They will be able to take tests on The Bus, LCC's mobile classroom. The Bus this Fall will visit Walterville on Mondays, Veneta on Tuesdays, Oakridge on Wednesdays, and Junction City on Thursdays -all between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Telecourses available for viewing on The Bus include The Drama of Child Development, Business English I and II, Consumer Education, Your Health -- Your Choice, Making It Count, and Medical Terminology I. Tuition is $18 per credit hour. There is also a $5 fee for each telecourse. To receive a complete broadcast schedule, call C;ynde Leathers at 747-4501, ext. 2318. Now every ·body gets 50% off. Now through October 5, every body who joins the V gets 50% off the initiation fee-and that includes tennis memberships. The Eugene Family YMCA has the most complete •facilities in town, with 2 pools and a spa, 4 racquetball and handball courts, instruction, and special programs for you. Call us at 686-9622 for more information, and get half off the regular price, now through Octo~er 5 at the YMCA. 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ASLCC President Bryan Moore, along with three delegates from the U of 0 were elected to the board of directors. This gives the Northwest excellent representation for the first time. • The ASLCC-sponsored Student Resource Center has upgraded .the recycling program, bringing in $187.75 over Summer Term. Recycling bins are located around campus for you to use. Recycling is not only profitable, but ecological as well. Please be conscientious LCC student and use the bins. • ASLCC sponsored one benefit dance this summer for the "Fast for Life" effort. It marked the first time in years an ASLCC event was so successful, bringing in over $1,000. We are proud of the teamwork that went into making this event happen. • We in student government look forward to meeting you. / Remember we are here to serve you. You voice does make a difference. Speak up, be heard, and have a good term. The TORCH EDITOR: Chris Gann ASSOC IA TE EDITOR: Will Doolittle PRODUCTION ADVISER: Dorothy Wearne PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Sharon Johnson ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jan Brown ADVERTISING ASSISTANT: Shawnita Enger PHOTOGRAPHER: Witt Doolittle ADVISER: Pete Peterson The TORCH, a member of the American Scholastic Press Association, is a student-managed newspaper published on Thursdays, September through June. News stories are compressed, concise reports intended to be as fair and balanced as possible. They appear with a byline to indicate the reporter responsible·. News features, because of their broader scope, may contain some judgements on the part of the writer. They are also identified with a byline. All correspondence must be typed and signed by the writer.' Deadline is 5 p.m. on the Mondays prior to publication. Mail or bring all correspondence to: The TORCH, Room 205, Center Building, 4000 E. 30th Ave, Eugene, OR, 97405. Phone 747-4501, ext. 2655. * * * * * *The * * * ,* * TORCH * * * * * has paid positions open for: • Sports Editor • •Graphic Artist/Illustrator Work Study and volunteer positions include: • • • • • • • Writers Printing and Graphics Aides Photographers Typesetters Receptionist/File Clerk Reasearch Assistants Advertising Sales If int~rested please attend the first general staff meeting 3 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, 205 Center Building.