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April 25, 1986

VOL. 21, NO. 23

Ed Ragozzino: tough act to follow
by Ann Van Camp

TORCH Feature Editor

After working 18 years at
LCC and a total of 30 years in
theater education, Ed Ragozzino will retire this June
under the new early retirement incentive program.
And whil e pe o ple are
wishing him well, they' re
also wondering what will
happen when he leaves.
LCC Theatre Operations
Manager Dick Reid thinks
Ragozzino' s retirement will
not damage the program.
''To lose him is a great loss.
But, we'll go on being a high
quality program. The Ragozzino recipe for success will be
p erpetuated because we
won't tolerate less -- we're
used to the best!"
But what does it take to be
the best? What's in that
recipe? P nd what makes
Ragozzir r such a tough act
to follow?
Tn a word -- one of Ragozzino' s own favorites -- commitment.
see Ragozzino page 7

Board work session ends in clash of opinions
by Karen Irmsher

TORCH Editor

Members of the LCC Board
of Education disagreed
Wednesd.:;._, night over the
possible impact of the faculty
union's (LCCEA) recent independent evaluation of
President Richard Turner.
The clash came at the end
of a public work session held
at the McMorran House for
the two-fold purpose of
. discussing reroofing alternatives for LCC, and the process to be used in evaluating
the president.
Members Bob Bowser and
Bill Manley were worried
that the college could be
damaged if the faculty union
goes public with the results.
''The indication is that this
report will in some way be
made public, '' said Bowser.

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"We could really get burned."
Board members Charlene
Curry and Larry Perry see no
problem should the faculty
choose to publicize the
results. "We're in a public
business and people can
evaluate us as they wish,''
said Perry. ''They can do
whatever they damn well
please," said Curry. "I'm
not even slightly concerned
about some constituency doing whatever they want to
do," she added.
The board had originally
planned to discuss a process
for its own evaluation of the
president, but when the
reroofing discussion took
longer than planned, the
board decided to reschedule
the presidential evaluation
portion of the session.
Bowser, however, wanted to

express his concerns about
the LCCEA evaluation before
the next board meeting.
He said he thought the
union should be asked to
keep the ·results of their
survey private, and suggested that the information
be shared only with Dr.
Turner for his own use. ''I
think that it's inappropriate
that employees evaluate their
boss," he said.
Curry disagreed, saying,
"If you tell them to shut up,
it's just like pouring gas on
the little fire we've already
got built up ."
Bowser said he thinks the
turmoil between the faculty
and the administration is
"trumped up." And he said
it was his understanding that
the faculty evaluation
"wasn't exactly done from
an objective point of view.''

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Manley was worried that
the faculty evaluation would
affect the board's evaluation
of the president. "Since we
have to deal with it, we have
to accept it, reject it, or
answer to it," he said.
Curry said, '' I think
whatever the faculty does
has nothing to do with our
evaluation . . . I think that
process is a totally different
process, and we haven't
even talked about what
we're going to do." She also
said that while she objects to
the process used by the LCCEA, she approves of including teachers, students,
and classified staff in the
board's evaluation process.
Perry agreed, saying,
"Seemingly it is incumbent
on us to provide a means to
include faculty in the evaluation process. " He pointed

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out that the LCCEA evauluation occurred because the
board has not allowed them
to have their say through any
other channels.
Manley said, ''The Union's
character is on the line . . . it
has been tainted by this action . . . If they are interested
in the good of the college,
then they had better keep
their mouths shut about this,
and just give it to us independently.''
Perry recommended not
starting down a road to
evaluation with trepidation.
"It's ' accountability," he
said. "It' s something to give
the employee clear direction."
"We can take it," said
Curry. ''I don't know what
we're afraid of."
see Clash, page 5

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Human race endangered? Views differ
Forums are the one place in the TORCH where we allow outside writers to publish their ideas. Forums do not necessarily
express the views of the TORCH staff. Specifically, last
week's forum opposing population limitation did not express
the views of the TORCH staff.
Forum submitted by Freeman Rowe
LCC Science Instructor

Dear Editor:
I was astounded to see the editorial ''Does the Caucasian
Race Face Extinction?" in the April 18 issue of the TORCH.
The racist point of view expressed in the editorial would
have been appropriate in Nazi Germany in the 1930's.
Should we passively allow the citizens of this country to
avoid "the full blast of natural competition?" Shall we choose
to allow childhood disease to select the ''fit.'' We could weed
susceptibility to various diseases out of the population by
allowing "defective" children to die from smallpox,
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,, Perha~~ we ought to stop tr~atmg anyone ~.1th a _genetic
defect. No more treatment for hemophilia, diabetes,
"feeble mindedness," cystic fibrosis, etc. Perhaps we ought
to consider sterilizing people who are colorblind, who have a
tendency to obesity, who have a tendency to heart attack,
who come from families with a history of cancer.
Maybe we ought to sterilize anyone with an IQ lower than
120. Where do we stop this process of ~eneti~ "purification?"
Perhaps we should cheer as the tropical ram fo!ests of the
world are destroyed to meet the needs of expandmg populations. This would allow the possible changes in the earth's atmosphere produced by the deforestation to give us all a
chance to stand the full blast of natural competition.
We could even find the segment of the human population
which has tolerance to high levels of radiation by engaging in
nuclear war!
. IIy " goo d'' memb ers of
ShouId W e encourange th e gene t1ca
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the upper classes to reproduce. Perhaps . we ought to stenhze 1
everyone on welfare. I would not consider an average LCC \
stu~~n! to be "~pper", cla~s. !'erhaps we should place a
steril12mg agent m LCC s drmkmg water?
How soon people fo_rget that the members of the ~pper
class have antecedents m the poorest classes of our society, a
free society offering its citizens the opportunity to
"advance."
"Vigorous civilizations are associated with population
growth." Were this true, then the most vigorous cultures today ought to be found in C~ntral and South America, Africa,
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the Indian subcontinent, and Asia. It is no accident that
China has imposed strict family planning in an attempt to
avoid certain disaster early in the next century.The themes of the editorial would take us back to the
themes of the "The Yellow Peril," "The Black Tide," the
"Solution to the Jewish Problem." At least one solution
was tried by Hitler who felt that blue-eyed blonds
represented the "best" types. Would the author of the
editorial like to live by the Hitlerian winds of natural competi. ?
tion.
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The ed1tonal suggests that our population (read here only
the Caucasion_s~gment) _o~ght to expa!1d ~o exceed res_ources
s~ we too can JOm the n:iiihons of starvmg m 1:'Jorth Atnca, Ind1a, and Central America fort~~ sake of bemg subJected to
the full force, ?f natural competition..
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To q_uote: Where wo1;1Id our ~ahon be if the p~rents ?~~
Franklm, Jefferson, or Edison decided to not have children•
We might better ask where ?1ight we have been if our society
were able to offer_ each of its members a chance to develop
talents to the maximum?
Even in this, the wealthiest of nations, we cannot offer the
essentials of shelter, food, and medical care to very large
segments of our population. How many hundreds of millions
of very talented people are stunted because the populations
of their country cannot be fully supported by their base of
natural resources?
Biologists have observed that the species which survives
new circumstances through time is one which retains its
genetic diversity. The United States is a marvelous mix of
genetic types from around the world, and thus is well
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prepared to have some rnd ividuals surviv:e. should we be subJected to the full force of natural competition.
We never se_em t~ learn that-~ (ALL the people on Eart~)
are O~ species with le~s v~nahon than can b~ ob_served m
domestic dogs (one species) m the Eugene-Sprmgf1eld area.
This editorial, from a former LCC student, should not have
been published
by a thoughtful
editor of
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representmg and reflectmg Lane Commumty College. LCC
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The LCC community represents human diversity:
behavorial, genetic, intellectual, racial, national. We are an
open institution which welcomes students of differing social
status, age, sex, reproductive capacity, and apparently racists
-- see what we have to put up with in a free society?!(Editor's
Note: And that's exactly why we included the last forum. We believe
in the free marketplace of ideas, even if we disagree with them.)
We of the LCC family are diverse and upwardly mobile (all
of us). Thinly disguised racism has NO place at LCC.

·G iant TPcomes toLCC
by Ann Van Camp

TORCH Feature Editor

It's big. Viewers first saw it on national television when
they watched this year's Super Bowl. Now, LCC students
and staff are using it every day.
During the last three weeks, discussions of the new giant
rolls of toilet paper have cropped up in restrooms, lunchrooms and just about anywhere else on campus. Installed
over spring break, according to Campus Services Assistant
Director Dave Wienecke, users have been amused by the
novelty.
Some of the dispensers squeak. Sometimes there's trouble
getting the roll to start turning, and little piles of torn corners
accumulate on the floor under other dispensers. And as the
rolls get smaller, users find it's a long reach up inside to find
the roll end.
''Sure it's a change, and there's a learning process going on
while people get used to them," says Wienecke. But he's had
no complaints1 except for one dispenser which had to be
relocatea in a nandicap stall because it was in the way.
It all began last July when increased costs forced a study into possible alternatives. The price of toilet paper had increased and the old dispensers took only one kind of paper, making competitive bidding impossible. The dispensers had to be
unlocked with keys and refilled on a daily basis. The process
involved extensive time and labor which resulted in higher
labor costs for the department.
''We looked at four different vendors' dispensers, but we'd
have had to buy each one," says Wi~necke. "Western Paper
wanted our business and Scott Supply wanted us to use their

product, so they gave us the dispensers. If we ever change
again, we can just give them back their dispensers and we
aren't out anything."
But he doesn't think they'll need to change again for a long
time, and he says four competitive paper companies in
Oregon carrying the product will make bidding for the lowest
prices possible in the future.
The rolls of paper measure four inches wide and 4,500 feet
long, weigh 5 pounds, 15 ounces, and cost $5.38 each. And
they last several weeks before needing to be replaced.
Wienecke says the savings to the department are an important factor in the conversion to the larger rolls. Campus Services lost 20 percent of its budget and eight people over the
past two years. And he says something as simple as changing
toilet paper several times each day in 20 different buildings
can be a considerable expense and very time consuming.

"We've only changed two rolls on campus since the conversion three weeks ago," says Wienecke. Both were
wome'n's restrooms, one each on the first and second floors
of the Center Building. "That's a big difference from changing rolls several times a day.'' And that difference, says
Wienecke, will make significant savings in the department's
labor costs.
Wienecke says he thinks another costly problem his department had with the smaller rolls won't exist with the bigger
rolls. "Theft was a real problem, and it was a major consideration in deciding to go with these rolls. They' re definitely not going to be as easy to take home."
One other Oregon college, Mt. Hood, also uses the super
rolls. Wienecke predicts that if the larger rolls become publicly acceptable, businesses and governmental agencies will all
oe maKing the conversion before long.

Corrections
ASLCC Buffet
In the April 18 issue of the
TORCH "ASLCC Opens Up
for Inspection at Buffet,'' failed
to name Mark Mestman as
_organizer and coordinator of the
buffet.

Baseball Photo
In the April 11 issue of the
TORCH, the pitcher in the
baseball photo is Bill Townsend,
not Kevin Reardon.

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by Karen Irmsher

TORCH Editor

High School Completion students protest their lack of voting rights with Martin Lewis at the ASLCC
open house April 21. (Left to right, Tom Elliott, Martin Lewis, Jason Cobb, and Mike Elliott.)

If elected governor of
Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt
would like to be able to say to
students, ''Your state is committed to you and we hope
you will find the way to
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MCCgives
UOtour

For those considering
transferring to the University
of Oregon, the MultiCultural Center is offering a
tour of the U of O campus on
May 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Speakers from The Council
for Minority Education, The
Education Opportunity Program, and Career Planning
and Placement Services will
~e available to answer questions.
According to Clara Lindstrom, an assistant to the
coordinator of the MultiCultural Center, students
who are merely thinking of
transferring during the next
academic year (1986-87) are
encouraged to sign up for the
to~ at the Multi-Cultural
Center (Center Bldg. 409).
The Center needs a head
count to be sure that they
have an adequate number of
orientation packets for every
one.

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Goldschmidt spoke briefly
in th~ Boardroom, Tuesday, .
April 15, then fielded questions from the crowd. He expressed concern about the .
number of talented young
people who leave Oregon
due to lack of ample job opportunities. And often, he
said, parents encourage their
offspring to leave even
sooner -- to attend colleges in
the locales of greatest opportunity because of the many
important connections
students make during their
college years.
''If the economy picks up,
grads will be able to stay,''
he says.
Goldschmidt proposes no
big changes to the tax system
to increase funding for
education, though he would
like to see tax levies for
school converteg. to tax
bases.
He says the biggest problem in our state is that
'' Oregonians are getting
poorer ... though there is no
shortage of talent and
resources in this state." Fun-

ding for schools wouldn't be
a problem if the economic
level were going up, but in a
dropping economy people
don't want to give up even
more money for schools, he
says.
He would develop a
strategy for economic
development based on both
local and statewide priorities.
One locality might benefit
most from increasing the
salmon population.. another
from increased publicity as a
tourist attraction.
On the lottery: "The lottery needs to be helping local
communities with their problems."

Neil Goldschmidt
Gubernatorial Candidate
On the marijuana initiative: He doesn't support it
because he says too many
abuses of drugs are already
showing up in the workplace
~1:d. he thinks passing tne in1tiative would only increase
the problem.
On the Gramm-Rudman
cuts: He thinks the state is
going to have to do
something to make up for the
approximately
20,000
students due to lose their
eligibility for federally backed grants and loans.
On vote-by-mail: "I'm not
a big fan of it. How easy do
we need to make it to be a
citizen in this state?"

Computerfailures
'not likely' in future

by Ann Van Camp
TORCH Feature Editor

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tractor. The work was done by LCC student Chris Mix under the supervision of instructor Harvey·Kelm
, the Mechanics Department.
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. Prior to the computer shutdown on the first day of spring
registration, breakdowns have caused only two hours of
registration closure in 10 years.
''This was one of those things that sometimes happens
with new equipment. It isn't likely to happen again," says
Director of Admissions Bob Marshall.
But approximately 800 LCC students were not able to
register for Spring Term on Monday, March 17. The new
Honeywell computer had broken down.
Marshall says the main transformer overheated and began
smoking, and then arcing. It became necessary to totally shut
down registration for the day.
According to LCC Computer Operations Manager Jerry
Nehring, the problem was in the power unit of the central
processing unit (CPU).
''It simply shorted,'' says Nehring. ''The CPU has its own
power pack, though, so it didn't lose any information; but it
couldn't be operated."
Marshall says the part needed was one that Honeywell
doesn't usually stock locally. "The transformer isn't a part
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Writing tutors hold open house
Confused about that last
term paper you wrote? Need
some help with the next?
Come get acquainted with
the writing tutors at their
Open House frin 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, in
Center 445 (across from the
elevator on the fourth floor).
Besides being a opportunity to find out about the free

services offered by the
writing tutors, this will also
be a good time to meet some
new friends. All students are
invited and encouraged to
bring a composition-inprogress and receive some
helpful hints, says tutor
Bruce Prock. Punch and
cookies will be served.
Faculty are also encourag-

ed to visit. Students interested in becoming tutors
can receive information on
CWE credit, work-study
positions, job descriptions,
and application forms from
practtcing tutQrs.
For more information contact Sharon Thomas,
747-4501, ext. 2419.

DeFazio comes to LCC

Fourth Congressional District democratic candidate
Peter DeFazio will be at LCC Wednesday, April 30.
If he is chosen over three other democratic candidates
and then elected, Defazio says federal tax reform will be
his number one priority.
According to tfie elect Peter Defazio Committee, this and
other reforms will include:

• A minimum tax on large profitable corporations and for
the elimination of special tax shelters to make certain that
America's "millionaires and big corporations pay their fair
share.''
• A management overhaul that will consolidate, coordinate, and unify the military -- saving billions.

"Sparky" and her partner, "Chimp" delighted students in the
Center Building Lobby with their mime routine on April 2.

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While overhauling the tax system may be a big job,
Defazio says political willpower, time and dedication to
the task will bring needed change.
Defazio will be on campus at noon, in the LCC Board
Room.

Peter Defazio
Candidate for Congress

Services offer single parents support
by Claudia King

TORCH Staff Writer

Two new services for
single parents have recently
become available at LCC.
Single parents looking for a
new place to live, can fill out

the new pink cards provided
by the Student Resource
Center, and a newly formed
weekly discussion group has
been set up to provide single
parents with an opportunity
for mutual support in solving
their own problems.

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Martin Lewis, Director of
the Student Resource
Center, says single parents
have unique needs. "A
significant percentage of our
students are single parents,
and for them, finding ways
to meet their child-care needs
is often difficult.''
Lewis says it is his hope
that the special listing cards
for single parents will help
some of them match-up
needs with capabilities. For
instance, he suggests a
parent with TuesdayThursday classes might live
with a parent with MondayWednesday-Friday classes,
and thus be able to trade
child-care.

Schedule of Bible

Applications available in the ASLCC office

Vice President

Single parents are urged to
come, each Friday at noon to
Center 219, to take part in
discussions with others who
are experiencing similar
frustrations.
Priscilla Clark,
the
facilitator for the group,
guides discussions, and
shares information with
parents about their rights
and about which agencies
can help with a particular
situation. For instance, if a
single parent had trouble collecting a monthly Aid for
Dependent Children check,
Clark would let him or her
know what his or her rights
are, and what channels to go
through:

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Ann Bacon, received roses last
week, as Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) Classified
Employee of the Year. Bacon is
lab coordinator of the Center
Lab, and according to CWE
Department Chairman Bob
Way, she deserved the award
because she gives far more
energy and time than required
by her job description.

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The new access road to LCC from 30th Avenue was officially dedicated
Wednesday morning, April 16. Mrs. Eldon G. Schafer unveiled the
new road identification sign bearing the name of her late husband for
whom the road was named. Schafer was LCC's president from 1970 to
1985.

Schafer Drive official
by Ann Van Camp

TORCH Feature Editor

"I can't think of a more appropriate way to honor the
memory of my husband's 15
year love affair with Lane
Community College,'' said
Mrs. Lucy Schafer at the road
dedication ceremonies held
on campus Wednesday morning. About 50 people stood
at the corner of East Way and
the new access road which
was opened last October, as
several speakers commented
on the appro:priateness of
naming the roaa after former
LCC President Eldon G.
Schafer.
President Turner explained
the decision to call it Schafer
Drive, rather than road or
loop or way.

''In the old days, you had
to have split-second reflexes
and a developed taste for
Russian roulette in order to
park out here in the back 40.
All of us always thought it
would be wonderful if
something could be done to
improve the situation ... "
Mrs. Schafer thanked
Chuck Ivey and the Lane
County Commissioners as
well as Jim Pitney and LCC' s
Board of Education for
"recognizing what was a
compelling need, finding
ways to remedy the situation, and making the road a
reality."

The discussion of the method
and criteria to be used in
evaluating the president was
rescheduled for the evening of
Wednesday, May 7. The
Downtown Center was discussed as a possible location.
According to Cheryl Bain,
secretary for LCCEA president
Dixie Maurer-Clemons, who is
out of town, the LCCEA has not
yet received the results of their
independent survey on Dr.
Turner's performance.
What the union plans to do
with the results, when it does
receive them, has not yet been
made public.

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FT operates at max level
by Michael Spilman
TORCH Staff Writer

LCC' s Flight Technology
program is now operating at
' ' maximum level, '' says Ron
Gustafson, chief flight instructor for LCC' s Flight
Technology (FT) Program at
Mahlon Sweet Airport.
While the majority of
students currently in the FT' s
flight program concentrate
on fixed-wing aircraft training, approximately 10 of
those 80 students are enrolled in helicopter training.
Trainees may participate in
the helicopter classes
without having to take other
aviation courses. Gustafson
says this specialized training
still allows a student to meet
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for
earning a helicopter pilot's
license.
The FT program includes
two fields of study: rotarywing and fixed-wing, and it
is the fixed-wing program
that offers an FT degree. So
any courses outside fixedwing training are categorized
as post-graduate work,
though they may be taken
separately.

The helicopter used in the
FT program at Mahlon Sweet
Airport is an Enstrom 280C,
and it's a "three-place"
helicopter, meaning that it
carries two passengers and
one pilot. Presently, Gustafson is the only instructor in
the program. However, the
department plans to add two
more instructors to the staff
in about a month. Both are
presently enrolled in the FT
program to become certified
as helicopter instructors.
What about helicopterstudent costs? Generally,
every flight hour in the
rotary program costs the student $125, says Gustafson.
This adds up to $6,250 for the
entire 50 hours of flight time
required of students who
want to become certified as
commercial helicopter pilots.
General costs, not including actual flight time,
total $190 for the helicopter
program's 10 credit hours
and additional costs for textbooks.
Liability
Insurance coverage is provided by LCC' s insurance
carrier, says Gustafson,
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FT helicopter repaired, upgraded
by Michael Spilman

TORCH Staff Writer

Since LCC' s Flight
Technology Department (FT)
started a helicopter program
last Winter Term, the
helicopter has been used by
students
an
average
of 25 flight hours a week.
According to Ron Gustafson, chief flight instructor in

the FT program, the FT
bought a 1976 Enstrom 280C
helicopter last December for
$46,000. Gustafson says all
monies came from the FT
Airplane Account.
On April 3, the helicopter
was tal<en to the Creswell
Airport to be repaired and
upgraded, and it is scheduled to be back in operation by
the end of the month, says
Gustafson.

The FT decided it would be
less expensive to upgrade an
older machine than to buy a
new one for about $170,000.
The department hopes to
end up with a "like-new,
rebuilt machine," upgraded
to meet the specifications of
the latest Enstroms, for approximately one-third the

that environment grow up
and learn to trust?" asks
Stork.
.
For each role a child ~ay
play, the results are a httle
diff
t
Terhen
e •Responsi'bl e 0 ne
learns to bring predictability
and stability into his or her
life. This type finds it easy to
manipulate others to do good
.
.
thmgs, and is an excellent
leader. As_ children, they
become therr own parent.
As an adult, this type of
person often feels "I can do it
all myself. I d ~n't need help
from anyone. He or she is
driven to achieve, to sueceed. And often, whatever
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goo enoug to p ease rm
or herself.
• The·Adapter cries a lot as
a child, witfidraws a lot, and
has a lot of physical illnesses.
He or she tries not to be
noticed. As an adult, this
person continues to avoid
confrontations of any sort,
and as a result, goes from
.
~ne JO? to another, on~ relatmnship to another. This person's adult life resembles a
rollercoaster' s up-anddowns.
• The Placater is often
warm, caring and helpful,
• to ot h ers.
very empath ehc
But while caring for other~,
he or she often neglects his
or her o~n needs. "Yben an
adult, this person gives too
much, and makes sure he or
she is in a position not to
receive.
• The Acting-Out child
leaves home sooner than

most children. When an
adult, he or she often has an
inability to control anger,
and has a lack of career skills
because so much time was
spent reacting. He or she will
have a strong need to control
others.

see Helicopter, page 8

Children ofalqoholics learn to cope
by Kelli J. Ray

siblings, displays good
A child may sometimes fit
into one role and at other
leadership qualities, and sets
and achieves goals.
times, another. "Some of the
Put
this
roles overlap," says Stork.
•
The
Adjuster:
What does it mean to grow
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up in an alcoholic home? child mto any situation and
What do kids learn from
And what problems do the he will adapt. The general
growing up in chaos?
children of alcoholics carry feelu~g is
I . c ~n t do , Three thmgs, Stork says.
with them into adulthood?
• Don't talk. Don't bring
anything . about it, so the
These are a few of the
child neither confronts a
up the real issues, because it
questions answered in the
will lead to an arg~me~t. Th,e
~ituation nor runs away, ~ut
mstead
accepts
cirunspoken law is
don t
Women's Program's first
cumstances passively or
tell". . . don't let anyone
Brown Bag Talk of Spring
know that Dad or Mom
Term, "Adult Children of withdraws.
• The Placater: This child
drinks.
Alcoholics,'' Wednesday
settles everyone's disputes,
• Don't trust. Other people
April 16.
and is often called on for adare undependable, and can't
Guest speaker Linda Stork,
be trusted emotionally,
vice. Oth~r people's nee~s
who is currently completing
psychologically or even
are very important to this
her master's ~degree in
physically Children of
child. He. c:>r she is usually
counseling at the U of O,
very sensitive, tends to cry
h .
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alone
a1co o1ic parents o ten ave
says that children use several
fb
al
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• The Acting-Out
child·•
a sense O etray . •
coping mechanisms to sur.
60-80 percent of children take
• Don't feel. It isn't safe to
vive an alcoholic environon one of the roles above,
share feelings in an alcoholic
ment. A member of the Nafamily, so children eventualtion a I Association of because they want to appear
normal instead of standing
ly learn to turn off their feelChildren of Alcoholics, Stork
out.
But
the
acting-out
child
ings, and deny they have
says most children take on
them. "All of these kids
shows his or her anger, reacone of the following roles:
didn't get to be children
when they were children,''
Stork says..
Often children are targeted
for certain roles by their
parents. "If a child wants
order in a chaotic environment, and the parent needs a
responsible person to take
- care of things, then the child
g bites the bait , , explains
P:::
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],
'' Children are in real
£ precarious positions, because
tl
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.
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C)
and
unpredictable, there is cons• The Responsible pne: ting to the situation by doing
tant chaos and trauma for the
This child creates order from poorly in school or causing
child. "How could a child in
chaos, takes care of younger trouble.
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of an alcoholic go from here?
The first step is recognizing
the roles he or she played
and may still be playing. •
That means looking at the
past. Stork warns that a lot of
rage may surface when a person starts to look back.
"There's bound to be a lot
coming up when you start
healing yourself,'' Stork
says.
People who feel they have
to do it all themselves eventually end up feeling isolated
and alone. According to
Stork, behavior patterns are
hard to change; and feedback
from others is imperative.
The key is in learning to trust
others as well as one's self,
Stork says.
Dependable '' support
systems" of friends, or
groups like Serenity Lane
help people bridge the gap
between themselves and
others, and overcome the
damaging behavior patterns
that come from trying to survive in a chaotic environment.
The next Brown Bag Talk,
entitled ''Men, Strength, and
Role Models" will take place
Tuesday, April 29 in the
Boardroom.

TheTORCH April25,1986 Page7

The Ragazzino recipe for success:

Commitment

Community involvement is yet another major Ragozzino commitment. For some observers, however, it's raised some major casting
controversies.
Instead of casting only LCC students in his production
roles, Ragozzino often casts community people who are active in community theater. He says his casting choices are
deliberate and that they benefit both the community and the
students.
"First of all, you wouldn't be able to do half of the literature
if you didn't have a little more broad-based casting. Second,
students have a chance to work with older, more experienced
actors from a technical and inspirational point of view. The
mix is very healthy, and it's one of the things that makes our
department so good -- that we do have community people involved. And very often the community people become LCC
students."
Marie Siegel is one of those community people. Last summer she landed the part of Golda in Ragozzino' s production
of "Fiddler on the Roof," and now she's enrolled in his Acting II class here at LCC.
"For me personally, I've probably developed in every area
of my life as a result of this class. Ragozzino's students aren't
allowed to step backwards. You just keep going -- he expects
that. You grow all the time and he doesn't really have any patience for people who make excuses and aren't moving. People who have trouble with Ed, try to manipulate Ed. And Ed
is not to be manipulated."

The students sit and listen.
They've said the same lines over and over, and still Ed
Ragozzino isn't satisfied. He's seen every move, ever}/ exP.J:eSsion, every_ lack of expression1 and the notes in his yellow
tablet don't miss a tliing. In ww, firm tones, he repeats the
changes he wants the students to explore again.
The students run through the scene one more time. Ragozzino paces the aisles with his hands thrust deep into his
pockets. When the scene ends, he nods and smiles a brief approval. A sense of confidence rises from the gr_oup: they've
gotten one small part right, and tomorrow they'll go for
another.

When people first hear about Ed Ragozzino, they usually
hear he's tough to work under. He has a reputation for being
a hard-driving perfectionist: he demands the best from his
people, and he gets it by teaching people how to get the best
from themselves.
''There were times I went home and wondered if he was
ever goin_g to sa:x anything positive to me," says second year
student Jerry Malgren tnrough clenched teeth. Then she
relaxes her jaw and sighs, "But I'd get up the next morning
and I'd say, 'well, what am I doing all tftis for? Am I doing
this for little strokes on the head, or am I doing it to learn how
to act?' Everything he's told me has taught me how to act.
I'm here to learn, and constructive criticism is what I get and.
.. I wouldn't have the demand be any less."
Malgren is one of thousands of people over the past 30
years who've learned some of their acting skills under Ragozzino' s direction and instruction.
But not everyone can handle the Ragozzino methods. He
tells his students on the first day of classes, "Half of you will
drop out." Some of the students who've toughed it out say
they stayed because they "love the creative process." And,
they guess, "the drop-outs maybe aren't that committed to
acting.''

And one thing Ragozzino does expect from his students, they say,
is commitment. They refer to his office, and the nameplate on his
desk which reads "Commitment" rather than "Ragozzino;" they
say it reflects his own level of expectation, and so he expects no less
from others.
''He made me explore every nook and cranny of my
abilities," says second year student Mantra French-Dickey.
Carolyn de France, a second year theater major, never planned on taking more than one class at LCC. Now she says she
feels confident she's ready to audition for the American
Academy of the Dramatic Arts. "Even if I don't make it, I
know I'll give a good audition."

The Ragozzino commitment: it helped acting st~dents grow, and
it built the Performing Arts complex -- literally.

In 1973, the construction of the theater was nearly abandoned. The critically trimmed final construction bid for the
theater was still $250,000 over the $1.25 million budget and,
says Ragozzino, "people just shook their heads. I made a
desperate, last minute suggestion: take $200,000 which had
been earmarked for equipment and furniture and classrooms,
and put it into the construction of the theater." Then he
worked with the architects, "nickle and diming" wherever
they could to save the remaining $50,000.
He says his reasoning was simple.
''We could do without equipment. We could sit on the
floors. We could hold flashlights in the theater. But we could
never get a theater two or five years down the line. We would
have lost it all."
But they didn't lose. Ragozzino and his staff helped design
every inch of the complex, and they got exactly what they
wanted and needed. In October of 1974, LCC's Theatre came
alive, opening with "Godspell, n and bringing the community to the community college.

Ragozzino's retirement comes as a surprise to many, but he says
it's not the result of any disagreements.

Story and
photographs
by
Ann Van Camp

"My retirement has nothing to do with anything other than
my own interests. My eligibility simply laid the groundwork
for some other interests I have, specifically in the areas of
broadcasting, voice work, commercials, and production
which I've 6een doing sporadically all along."
Ragozzino says he'll continue his work as artistic director
and vice president of the Eugene Festival of Musical Theater.
But here at LCC, he will be, in the words of his students
and co-workers, "greatly missed."
Music Director Nathan Cammack worked with Ragozzino
for six years at South Eugene High School before they both
came to LCC eighteen years ago. He says, "Ed has been the
cornerstone of the department here, and he's made things
work for everybody. He's allowed the staff to do wonderful
things, and yet he's given them good guidance."
Finding the best replacement may take awhile. Ragozzino
declined to say whether or not anyone from his department
would be applying. He says he's sure the position will be
posted, and anybody can take their shot at it.'' He says his
only concern is how knowledgeable the person will be about
LCC' s special needs.
1 hope my successor really knows what a community college is. I hope they don't come from a strictly four-year or a
graduate-level mentality and try to impose those kind~ of
things here. A community college is special.''
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FRIDAY, APRIL 25
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VIDEO - to be shown today in
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MT.EVEREST SHOW - Bill
March, the '83 Canadia Everest Expedition leader, will present his
multi-media slide presentation and
discuss the "inner journey" involved with an Everest ascent. This free
event is being sponsored by the Outdoor Program, Survival Center and
McKenzie Outfitters. The show will
take place at 7 p.m. in Lawrence 177
at the U of 0 . For more informatin,
call 686-4365.

MONDAY, APRIL 28
CAREER TALKS - "Resume
Writing: You in Print" 11 a.m.-1
p.m. Room HEA 246
FREELANCE WRITER TO
SPEAK - William L. Sullivan will
lecture about his 1360-mile solo
backpacking trek traversing the crest
of four mountain ranges and 18
designated wilderness areas in
Oregon along the New Oregon Trail.
The presentation will start at 7:30 in
Room 107 of Lawrence Hall on the U
of O campus. All are welcome .
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT
BREAKFAST Sponsored by the
LCC Business Assistance Center,
topic will be "Delegating Responsibility: A void Crisis Management,"
by Connie Sandhorst. Cost for each
workshop is $15 which includes session materials and continental
breakfast. For more information, call
726-2255.
BROWN BAG DISCUSSION Certified mediator Chris Page will
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on KLCC. The special simulcast will
be celebrating the grand opening of
the newly restored World Theater.

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from 11:30 to 1 p.m. in the LCC
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noting that the ongoing crisis
in the insurance industry is
why the FT department is using waiver agreements.
"They (students) are required to sign a release
form,'' says Gustafson, in
order to participate in
helicopter fhght training. In
dual-flight training, which
refers to student-teacher in-

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struction in the air, trainees
have no coverage. On the
other hand, they must have
coverage when they fly
alone.
Specifically, coverage includes personal liability, property damage (including
medical payments), and hull
coverage (similar to collision
insurance for a car). Gustafson says students are expected to share some of the
risks and responsibilities involved, noting that insurance
companies are demanding
that people become more
responsible for their actions.
Also, students must be at
least 18 years of age to
receive flight training.
Students can also learn
helicopter maintenance
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price of a new machine, says
Gustafson.
Is the Enstrom a good
helicopter for training?
"Yes, it is," explains
Gustafson. "If you've learned to fly in the Enstrom, you
can easily step into a more
advanced and sophisticated
machine; so that makes it a
good trainer.''
When deciding on which
machine to buy, the FT had
to weigh the benefits of these
helicopters: a Hiller, a Robinson R22, a Bell 47 and the
Enstrom.
They chose the Enstrom for
two reasons: (1) Cost of insurance, and (2) the quality
of the machine. Cost of insurance was '' a principal
deciding factor," Gustafson
admits. Insurance was least
expensive on the Enstrom,
running at about $10 000 a
year, as opposed to $25,000 a
year for one of the other
machines.
. As for quality, the Enstrom
280C has a four-cylinder, injected and turbo-charged
engine with 205 horsepower. "It's a highperformance engine,'' says
Gustafson.
In the future, the department would like to add more
helicopters to its program.
"There's no reason why
we shouldn't have as many
helicopters sitting out here
(Mahlon Sweet Airport,
where the Ff program is conducted) as we do airplanes,"
says Gustafson. The college
owns seven airplanes that
are used in the FT program,
he says.
"I would like to see the FT
program a year from now
with another helicopter and
then, later on, picking up a
jet-powered or turbinetransition
type''
of
helicopter.

TheTORCH April 25, 1986 Page9

Titan men set records in Tacoma
LCC hosts meet Saturday

by Darren Foss

TORCH Sports Editor

Many personal records and
a couple meet records were
set last Saturday, April 19 at
the non-scoring Gator Invitational at Pacific Lutheran
University in Tacoma.
"We did a good job for a
mini-meet,'' according to
Titan Coach Harland Yriarte.
' ' Our sprinters are starting to
bring their times down. It
was a good training meet.''
While the men where competing in Tacoma, the LCC
Women's Track team could
be found at home preparing
for this week's home
showdown and healing up.
Tomorrow, Saturday April
26, both Titan teams will host
a tri-meet with Mt. Hood and
Umpqua at 1 p.m. on the
•
Titan track.
Both Titan coaches, Yriarte
and Women's Coach Lyndell
Wilken see this contest as
another training meet in
the
for
preparation
NWAACC Region IV Championships two weeks away.
Even though it is a training
meet doesn't mean Coach
Wilken is taking it lightly.
''Whenever we go against
Mt. Hood we don't like to
lose, so we'll be running to
win. I'm doubling up a lot of
events to try and hold off Mt.
Hood.
One problem for the
Titan Women comes from
Umpqua, "All they are bringing is throwers. That's
our strength and where we
needed to sweep to
11

counteract Mt. Hood's points
on the track. Umpqua will be
hurting us, but not Mt.
Hood. So the cards aren't
falling right in the distribution of points," adds Wilken.
According to Coach Wilken
Patty Baker, who was out
with a hamstring pull, is back
jogging and doing easy
striding with the team, but
will only run the quarter mile
this weekend. "Patty's s~ill a
big loss in her four events
(100, 200, long jump and
relay). I don't know if we can
overcome it. Mt. Hood will
probably beat us."
Wilken also received good
news, as Melynda Austin
will be available for this
weekends home meet after
overcoming elegibility problems.
After the Tacoma meet,
Yriarte was concerned over a
foot injury suffered by Dennis Garboden in the 800
meter race. He is questionable for this weekend, according to Yriarte.
Men's Results
Lanay Creech and Pat Lanning both set meet records.
Creech won the 400 meters in
a lightning quick 49.4, and
Lanning won the intermediate hurdles (IH) in
52.5, which was also a personal best.
'' Creech is easily the best
in the league," comments
Coach Yriarte.

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Women's Track runner Val Quade leads the way as Jean Neal and Stacey Cooper follows close benind during their practice for Saturday's track meet at LCC at 1 p.m.

TRACK EVENTS

FIELD EVENTS

Javelin- 1, Rick Nelson 189-1. Shot Put- 3,
Hugh Henry 43-3. Discus- 5, Chris Strain 123-9
(PR). Hammer- 3, Shawn Steen 128-9 1/2 (PR).
High Jump- 2, Scott Graham 6-0. Pole Vault- 3
'
Ben Benson 13-0.

'

100 M- 3, Dave Hunnicutt 11.0. 4, Troy Faccio
and Lawrence Austin 11.3. 110 High Hurdles- 2,
Jim Cheadle 15.0. 3, Austin 15 .1. (season-best).
7, Steen 15.9 (PR). 200 M- 3, Hunnicutt 21.9
(season-best) . 5, Creech 22.2. 400 M- 1, Creech
49.4 (meet record). 400 M Relay- 1, Lane (Faccio,
Hunnicutt, Lanning, Creech) 42.6. 400 M In-

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termediate Hurdles- 1, Pat Lanning 52.5 (PR,
meet record). 5, Cheadle 56.1. 7, Steen 57.1. 8()()

M- 1, Bob Haggard 1:54.3. 3, Dennis Garboden
1:56.6. 5, Don Beecraft 1:59.9 (PR). 1500 M- 4,

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Devin Allen 15:18.9. 6, Eric Landeen 15:32.

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Record evens out for Titan sluggers
by Darren Foss

TORCH Sports Editor

The Titan Baseball team
dropped to fourth place in
the NWAACC Southern
Division, evening their
league record at 6-6 and 12-12
overall, after playing six road
games in four days.
Sunday, April 27, the
Titans will host a non-league
double-header against the
Linfield College Junior Varsity GV) Wildcats. Game one is
scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
on the Titan field.
"We are one of the top hitting teams in the league
(averaging .303) along with
Clackamas, but they only
have one good pitcher.
We're hoping Clackamas and
Mt. Hood will split against
each other so we can stay in
the race," says Titan Baseball
Coach Bob Foster.
Lane 7, 12; Pacific JV 5, 3;
Back on Saturday April 19,
the Titans swept a nonleague double-header from

the Pacific University JV Boxers in Forest Grove.
Andy Johnson hit a tworun single, scoring Aaron
Helfrich and Don Wolff in
the 10th inning to power the
Titans to a 7-5 victory in
game one.
In the second game, Lane
was led by Johnson, C. A.
Rath, Dan Luneski and Ed
Howarth with two hits each
as the Titans beat up the Boxers 12-3.

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Titan Pitchers: John Olson, Pat Littlefield (6), Kevin Reardon (8). Titan
Catcher: Wolff. W- Reardon (2-1).
Doubles- Lane: Linker. RBI- Lane:
Johnson 3, Francis 2, Howarth,
Wolff.
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Lane ........ 100 054 2- 12 13 2
Pacific.JV..... 000 100 2- 3 6 2
Titan Pitchers: Olson, Helfrich (5).
Titan Catcher: Scott Smith. WHelfrich (1-0). Doubles- Lane:
Johnson 2, Ed Howarth, Don Pruitt,
Dan Luneski, C. A. Rath.

Lane 3, 4; Clackamas 2, 10;
The Titans then traveled to
Oregon City Sunday, April
20, and split a double-header
with the Clackamas Cougars.
In game one, Leo Francis
hit a game-winning double in
the sixth inning to score
Wolff from third base, as
Lane won a pitchers' duel
3-2. Jason Linker and
Luneski led the Titans with
two hits each. Titan pitchers
Bill Townsend and Reardon
combined on a four-hitter.
Townsend pitched the first
five innings to pick up the
•
win.
In game two, Lane grabbed
an early 1-0 lead in the first,
but then Titan pitching fell
apart as the Cougars scored
six runs and cruised to an
easy 10-4 victory over the
Titans.

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Francis keeps positive
attitude even on badday

by Darren Foss

TORCH Sports Editor

Leo Francis tries to avoid the tag in a close play at the plate.
S l u g g e r s , from page 9 _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Titan Pitchers: Littlefield, Reardon
(2), Helfrich (4), Linker (6). Titan
Catchers: Helfrich, Wolff (4), Smith
(5). L- Littlefield (2-2).

Mt. Hood 2, 7; Lane 3, 8;
Lane then traveled to
Gresham, Tuesday April 22,
and was swept by the Mt.
Hood Saints, in two close
games, 3-2 and 8-7.

In game one, the Titans
took an early 2-0 lead after
two, but then the Saints

rallied for three runs in the
third, fourth and fifth to steal
the victory. The Titans were
led by Pruitt and Linker with
two hits each.
In game two, the Titans
held a 7-3 after home runs by
Howarth and Davis, before
the Saints rallied back to
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2, Helfrich. RBI- Pruitt, Linker.

Sophomore transfer Leo Francis has been a strong addition
to the Titan Baseball team this season.
From Boise, ID, Francis attended Northern Idaho Community College last year, but decided to transfer to Lane to be
closer to his high school girlfriend who now attends the U of
0.
"We felt the best way to find out how our relationship was
gonna go was to be together.'' He learned that while the U of
0 does not have competitive baseball LCC does field a team.
Francis met with Coach Bob Foster and committed himself to
the team last summer.
He says at first he felt like an outsider, and had to earn a
spot on the team. But his teammates showed they have accepted him by selecting him as co-captain of the team with
Ted Davis.
"That really helped me out, knowing that my teammates
respect me. They put me in the position where they listen to
me once in a while. I help keep the team motivated and the
adrenalin up. I feel good, things are really going well," says
Francis.
"I hope to hit over .400, steal as many bases as I can ... and
help the team win.'' He originally wanted to try and steal a
base a game, but realized it isn't easy. "I also want to make a
little influence on my teammates and hope they notice my
positive attitude. Even when I have a bad day I don't get really mad, but instead control myself and accept what happens."
"Leo's an outstanding player, and wants to work hard.
He's smart on the base paths and always wants to learn. He's
a definite plus to the team,'' comments Titan Baseball Coach
,
Bob Foster.
His best asset is his quickness around the bases. Through
twelve league games, including last weekend's, he has been
achieving his goals. He leads the Titans in stolen bases with
see Francis, page 11

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(Remember those folks at registration in the Red T-shirts with ask me
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS, major
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six, and runs scored with 15. He is also swinging the bat with
a consistent .429 (15-for-35).
"I'm hitting okay this season. I was hitting real good on the
California trip and it's starting to come around again. I'm still
see~ng the ball well. I'm more of an on-base hitter instead of a
power hitter. If I get the ball in play somewhere I'll just try
and run it out," says Francis.
Last weekend he showed an unusual burst of power, hitting the first two home runs of his college career, against
Linn-Benton at home.
Francis is a Physical Education major at Lane with the goal
of becoming a baseball coach, and is attaining good experience as co-captain of the Titans. He also has a good example in Coach Foster.
"I like him a lot. He's got a lot of baseball knowledge, and
I'm learning a lot of coaching techniques from him. He'll
listen to new ideas, tell you what he thinks about them, and
treats his players like friends, I like that. He'll also yell at us to
get us going when we need it, but he's a friend and a nice
guy, too," comments Francis.
Feeling go9d about the team's play this season, Francis
thinks it has a lot of potential.
After a 2-6 start during the California trip the Titans have
won 10 of their last 16, and have stayed in the race for the
NWAACC Southern Division title.
"Things are coming around. We're winning the first game
of most of our double-headers now. We need to sweep at
home and at least split on the road," says Francis. "This is
the best group of guys I've ever played with. It's a solid team.
We have the potential to win our region, and if we do we'll
probably go all. the way (and win the NWAACC Championship)."
But he's not sure where he will go after this season. "I
don't know right now, it really doesn't depend on how well I
do this season. I'm just waiting on a scho1arship now, that's
my goal," explains Francis. "If somebody wants me to come
play then I will. But I'm also open to just finish my education.''
Francis continues, "I really like the new things I am learning" -- from dealing with teammates, organizing road trips,
to working on fields. "I'd like to keep playing just so I can
continue to learn all the little things I wouldn't normally
think about. It also helps me organize my time through
school.''
''He's got potential to play some pro ball and some colleges
will be naturally after him," says Foster.
Francis is a well balanced player with certain goals, and if
he keeps up what he is doing he will definitely achieve them
-- including helping lead the Titans to the Northwest Championship.

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Submit at 479/, Center.
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'Clan' flops
by Jason Cobb

The Human Dancing Company was created in Ashland
m 1973, _as a non-profit
educational organization.
Since then, it has been '' a
roller-coaster ride of very
discouraging and glorious

moments," Carpenter says.
show,
latest
Its
"Initiations," features
'' aesthetic dance, beautiful
bodies, and intelligent content,'' and will be performed
at 7:30 on Friday, May 2, at
the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $6,
$7, and $8, with prices increasing as distance from the
stage diminishes.

The movie '' Clan of the
Cave Bear" was a bad attempt at putting an excellent
book onto the wide screen.
I'm glad that the TORCH
paid my way into this
"film." If I hadn't, I woufd
still be kicking myselt tor
wasting my money.
The basic story line has the
Clan, a small group of apelike people, finding a small,
badly injured girl from
another group of people
referred to by the Clan as the
"Others." The "Others"
have a more humanistic appearance than , members of
the Clan.
The girl, Ayla, had been injured by a large "cave lion"
while running from the earthquake that had killed her
family. She was almost dead
when the Clan found her and
took her in.
About 10 to 15 minutes
later, she was a full grown
woman and had been living
with the Clan for 11 or 12
years, thus dispensing with
about half of the book.
Much of the movie was
based on brutal rapes and
violence directed toward

Ayla by Braud, son of the
leader. In this society, when
a man needed to '' relieve his
needs'' with a woman, it was
the woman's duty to accomodate him.
The story line in the movie
was completely changed
from that of the book. For instance, at the end of the
movie Ayla beat up Braud -a happier ending, but not
true to the original story line.
Also, while the clan
memebers did look slightly
different than normal
humans, they looked
nothing like the book
described them. They were
supposed to have high
foreheads, no chins, and a
short, stocky build. Instead,
they looked short but otherwise normal.
If I were Jean Auel (the
Oregonian author of the
book) I would be walking
around with a bag over my
head for awhile. Though the
low quality of the movie is
not her fault, a movie-goer .
who hadn't read the book
might make that assumption.
I rate the movie a one (out
of a possible four), and
strongly suggest reading the
book instead.

needed to split open some
stomachs, blast a few heads
off, and toss in a mutilated •
arm or two if they wanted to
make a buck. And that's
where the story line starts
getting fuzzy.
The five young men and
their leader return to Miami
to rent a little house. They

-have to defend their little
hou~e from the big bad guys.
So, m th~ end, they blast_ the
~hole neighbo~hood strai9ht
mto the skylme, sendmg
b~th ~ood guys and bad guys
with 1t. Then they seek out
the leader of the bad guys,
hopelessly mangling his
home-based drug produci~~

scene, too.
Michael Mann, executive
producer for both "Miami
Vice" and "Band of the
Hand," supposedly was extremely attracted to the
story, and says, "Here you
have five basically criminal
sub-culture juveniles coming
together and healing

themselves ... ,,
If, once they're "healed,"
these people feel compelled
to band together and exterminate anyone who bothers
them, I wonder just how well
they really are.
Doesn't their "new"
philosophy sound a little
old? I give it two stars.

TORCH Staff Writer

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The Human Dance Company performs -at the Hult Center at 7:30 on Friday, May 2.

Dance explores 'human depths'

by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Entertainment Editor

"My dancers act. They
don't just dance with their
bodies, they dance with their
Andre
says
faces,''
Carpenter, artistic director
and founder of The Human
Dancing Company.
Carpenter considers the
stage as '' a possible 'sacred

place', where human depths,
realness and intensity, can be
played out and lived.'' And
according to Carpenter, his
dancers share his views.

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'Band of the Hand' adds too much 'pepper'
by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Entertainment Editor

From eel-eating in the
Everglades to machinegunning madness in Miami,
"Band of the Hand" keeps
the action rolling.
If you like Miami Vice, you
might like this movie. Then
again, you .,.n ight not.
''Band of the Hand,'' now :
playing at Cinema World,
mixes the theories of a social
scientist with the fast-paced
slickness of Miami Vice, then
peppers it all with gun play
and gang warfare.
The story starts out
straightforwardly enough.
Five young men, all tough
street survivors (from Miami,
of course) are judged incorrigible by the juvenile courts
and sent to a special deten- •
tion program in the Florida
Everglades. There, they meet
their leader and the caretaker
of the project, who is deter-.
mined to find the good in
them.
They have two choices:
shape up and learn to
cooperate with each other in
order to survive, or die.
So they shape up. They
gain self-esteem, and learn to
work as a team. So far, so
good. If the producers had
stopped there, the plot
would have made sense.
But this is 1986. Actionpacked chase scenes, bombs,
blood, and commercialized
slickness sell tickets. So the
movie folks decided they

From left to right: Nikki (Lauren Holly), Moss (Leon Robinson),
Carlos (Daniele Quinn, lying on ground), Ruben (Michael Car-

mine) and]. L. (John Cameron Mitchell) watch as their Miami house
is blown into the skyline.