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Faculty_reactsto James
evaluation results ~t.!~~,:t!ay
by Lisa Zimmerman and
Ann Van Camp
TORCH Editors

While the TORCH was
unable to learn the results of
the faculty's recent evaluation of Pres. Richard Turner,
interviews with several instructors indicated differing
opinions as to the value of
the results.
Approximately 50 LCC
faculty members met
Wednesday, May 14 to
discuss the evaluation
results. The meeting was
closed, the press were not invited, and, say some faculty,
the results were revealed to
them only in brief.
According to Faculty
Union President Dixie
Maurer-Clemons, the results
of the evaluation will not be
made public at this time
because, "as faculty
members, when we are
evaluated, that evaluation is
not made public. Everyone
should have the same treatment.
"Evaluations go to supervisors, and the board is the
supervisor (in this case).

They need a chance to deal
with the information we've
given them,'' said MaurerClemons. (See related Forum,

page 2.)

Steve John, head of the
faculty bargaining team during recent contract negotiations, told the TORCH after
the meeting that ''Everyone
smiled and applauded,"
when they heard a summary
of the results of the evaluation.
But apparently, not
everyone was happy with
the results, or even the
evaluation process. Responding to the claim the evaluation was carried out in a fair
and professional manner,
speech instructor Mary
Forestieri said, ''I do not
agree. This is not a faculty
evaluation, this is an
Association evaluation compiled by the Association in
Beaverton (LCCEA headquarters).
''The large majority of
items (in the survey) were
such that faculty would need
to have had direct first-hand
experience with the presisee Reacts, page 5

"Betty James' dream is
very much alive . . . any and
all students achieve in her
class,'' says her ''Instructor
of the Year'' nomination
form, signed by 26 people.
"She is very understanding,
and willing to help with any
problem, whether it be large
or small, day or night."
These and many similar
comments helped earn Betty
James, a business instructor
at LCC' s Downtown Center
the 1986 "Instructor of the
Year" award.
James has been inspiring
LCC students for the last 16
years, using non-traditional
teaching methods to attain
student success. Her plan
calls for giving individual attention to each student, and
involves each student in his
or her educational growth
with an Individual Education
Plan (IEP).
IEP is based on the Open
Entry/Open Exit concept,
which uses competencybased instruction as oppposed to the traditional fixed
number of SO-minute class
periods per quarter.

A -5LCC election results

by Michael Spilman

TORCH Staff Writer

"We're not here to decide what is to be done for students, we're here so we can facilitate
what students see as important needs and goals," says ASLCC President-elect Rob Ward.
Ward says his "Number one priority" for the 1986-87 school year is to serve LCC students
and adds that he will welcome direct input from the student body. ''In order for us to serv~
the stude:°ts to the best_ of our ~bilities, we need ~irect c~ntact with them," he says.
Jeff M01san, _elected _v1ce-pres1dent on the same ticket with Ward, is enthusiastic not only
abo~t the election of ~1mself and Ward, (' 'I think we will compliment each other very well.'')
but 1s also pleased with the outcome of the other senate elections. "The ASLCC will have
people_ who know what they're doing and who have a strong desire to work hard. I think
that's important."
Also elected are: Treasurer - Robyn Winters; Cultural Director - Heidi Kendall· Senators T~dd Kurilo, Hei?i Von Ravensberg, John Saint, Cliff Laney, Bill Dickinso~ Rica~do Olalde,
Victor Jordan, Richelle Yoerk, Cameron Ross, and Debbie Chambers.

(Ross and Chambers tied for the last senate seat and an interview will decide between the two.)

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May 16, 1986

top instructor
.

Betty James, Outstanding Instructor of the Year.
James believes that the
traditional teaching method
isn't always appropriate for
mature women, heads of
households, or others who's
lives don't revolve around
school. And according to
those who nominated her,
James' "individualized
competency-based instruc~

tion permits all her students
to learn at the same high
level of achievement
regardless of the amount of
time required." In other
words, James' methods
work.
The concluding statement

by Karen lrmsher

droom for an hour-long work
session at 6 p.m. Wednesday
night to discuss evaluation
plans, then reconvened at 8
p.m. for their regularly
scheduled May meeting. It
plans to meet again next
Thursday, May 22, at 5 p.m.
in the Boardroom to complete its discussion of how
best to solicit staff input for
its evaluation of President
Richard Turner.
Dixie Maurer-Clemons,
president of the faculty
see Board, page 4

see Instructor, page 8

Board to query staff
in Turner evaluation
TORCH Editor

While LCC Board of
Education members passed a
resolution Wednesday night
saying they "will seek input
from staff to assist them in
their evaluation of the president,'' they still haven't
figured out how to go about
it.
The resolution also said
they might seek input from
students and community
members at a later date.
The·board met in the Boar-

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patients
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Page 2 May 16, 1986 The TORCH

Faculty union president responds to board
(The followin~ is a statement made by Facultu Union
President Dixie Maurer-Clemons at the LCC Board of
Education meeting, Wednesday, May 14.)
I need to respond to some of the quoted
statements in the TORCH from the last two work
sessions in reference to our evaluation form.
First: the quote, "The union's reputation is on
the line -- it has been tainted by this action. They
had better keep their mouths shut and give it to us
independently.''
I made efforts to give the evaluation to you confidentially in a closed session, but received no
response or invitation to do so.
I would submit to you that it is not the character
of the Faculty Association which has been tainted,
but rather the character of the board has been
tainted when an elected board member of a public
educational institution in a democracy threatens
the basic freedom of speech of the employees of
that institution. I would remind you that one of the
basic goals of public education in this country is to
prepare individuals to uphold the values of a
democracy and freedom 0£ speech is one of those
basic values.
Aside from that, it was never my intention to
make the evaluation public, and your board chair
and Dr. Turner knew that the intention of the
association was to keep the evaluation in-house
and confidential.
In regard to the comments that the understan-

Oppression
Dear Editor,
Once again we are reminded.
We, LA RAZA, and the
Mexicanos, and all of tho~
of the true races of the
Americas, join together each
fifth of May to celebrate. Or
as the Chicanos say - to have
a FIESTA.
We come together to
celebrate life, to celebrate our
lovely race, and also, most
importantly, we come
together to celebrate our
heritage of resistance to OPPRESSION.
We know that in our lives
there is injustice, that we are
suffocated by the manipulations of the Anglo Society.
We know that the European
came to our natural world,
and nearly five hundred
years have already passed -five hundred years of
STRUGGLE with many
deaths and much pain.
And when we come
together, and see that we are
still here, still alive, still
struggling for our rights, for
our world, for our honor - we
are happy and we celebrate.
It is for this struggle, this
long struggle and this heroic
resistance that we celebrate
CINCO DE MAYO, the anniversary of the Mexican victory over the French.
And when we celebrate,
we always include our
friends. Here at LCC we
count many such friends, so
we decided to show thanks
for this friendship by sharing
a part of ourselves -- some of
our music. Checking for permission first, we presented
our gift of friendship inside
the cafeteria on CINCO DE
MAYO, and we were rebuff-

ding of a board member was that the evaluation
"wasn't exactly done from an objective point of
view:''
Apparently, (judging) from the comments, the
board member had not seen the evaluation instrument and was basing his objection on hearsay. If
the board had checked with your board chairer
and Dr. Turner, you would have found that copies
of the evaluation instrument were given to both
your Board Chair and Dr. Turner. I had received
favorable comments on the "fairness" of the instrument from both your chair and Dr. Turner.
I would like to quote from Dr. Turner's written
response to my visit with him: ''Having reviewed
the form, it appears to be well-constructed and the
results should be helpful.
Third, in regard to the comment that '' it is inappropriate for employees to evaluate their boss:
There appears to be a different opinion of the
nature of this institution between the board
member that made that statement and the faculty.
The faculty generally sees the employees of the institution as a team working for the community.
The president is looked at as the leader of the
team. But you, the board, are the bosses in the
sense that you represent the community and this is
a community-governed college.
In that context, the faculty sees themselves as
professionals who work on a team to deliver the
best education possible to this community. And

ed in the face by those who
denied us a chance to sing
and play music.
Yes, we are saddened but
not bowed. For you see, after
having struggled for our
honor for so long we have
seen the best and the worst
aspects of people.
Our STRUGGLE continues. Thanks for the
REMINDER.
The CHICANO-LATINO
STUDENT UNION OF LCC
Ricardo C. Olalde
President

Ridicule
Dear Editor,
This article 1s m response
to the TORCH (5-9-86),
Cafeteria Controversy
Clarified, and is to _imply
everyone
experiences
persecution.
We were ridiculed when
we were young children,
adolescents, and even as
adults we are still victims of
people's inabilities to be sensitive. People are persecuted
on many levels; however,
here are some of the more
common areas of persecution: sexual development,
body weight, height, skin
complextion, facial features,
and skin color.
Ridicule for sexual
development mercilessly
finds its way into everyone's
life. You are either early, late,
over, under, but without fail
never on time.
Weight. Our society is extremely successful when it
comes to afflicting pain to
overweight citizens. For example, imagine never being
able to sunbathe on a public
beach.
Then we have height:
"Short people have no

we are capable of evaluating the functioning of the
team's, and its leader's, abilities to do the job we
are hired by the community to do.
It is not a whole lot different from students
evaluating us as faculty members. They may not
have our training or knowledge in our field, but
they generally know if we are doing our job and
they know, as a body, who the good teachers are;
just as faculty members on this campus know as a
body who the effective administrators are.
I am sorry I find it necessary to come to you, the
board, and talk to you about basic democratic
freedoms and convince you of the ability (of the
staff you govern) to understand and evaluate
whether or not good educational management is
occuring on this campus in a manner such that we
are able to do our job of teaching students to the
best of our ability.

11

11

reason to live.''
Skin complexion. We all
know the embarassment of
having a pimple on our nose
the size of Mt. St. Helens the
night before an important
date.
Then we have facial
features: big nose, no nose,
flat nose, buck teeth,
monkey ears, elephant ears,
four eyes, and etc.
Hair. Oh yes, remember
the time you had to wear
hats for a couple of weeks
because there was a slight
misunderstanding with your
hairdresser.
And finally we have skin
color. All whites are callous.
All Chicanos are lazy. All
blacks are inferior. All
Chinese are blaa blaa, etc.,
etc ..
Yet, ridicule is only effective when the victim permits
it. Also, anytime you go
looking for discrimination
you will find it. For example,
if a white person is harassed
by a fellow white, the
harasser is a butt; however, if
it happens to someone of color, the harasser becomes a
racist pig.
Hence, my message is:
step away from being the
perpetrator of someone
else's crime. Tyrants become
powerless when their victims
liberate themselves.
"When the sun shines, it
shines on everyone.''
Hector Salinas
Elem Educ. Major

Stepanovich
Dear Editor
As past LCC sponsor and
Oregon states advisor of Phi
Theta Kappa, I believe that I
can speak with some authority in responding to your arti-

We live in the environment eight hours a day,
five days a week. We are, as a group, quite capable
of giving you a clear idea of whether or not the
goals of this institution are being reached.

1

The faculty does expect you as a board to at least
read, digest, and think about their concerns -- as
you are the official employers of the employees of
this institution. I would remind you that you, too
are evaluated by the employees of this institution
at the ballot box. In that sense a public institution
is not a private business with an owner and
therefore a boss.

de in the May 9 TORCH. I
cannot address the specifics
of the issues discussed, as I
have only scant knowledge
of them, but I can speak to
the personal honesty and
professional integrity of current LCC sponsor and
Oregon state advisor, Mitch
Stepanovich.
In the fall of 1981, I decided
to relinquish my duties in Phi
Theta Kappa and was asked
by the then-national director,
Dr. Margaret Mosal, to
choose my successor. I will
admit to a very jealous
possessiveness about PTK. I
was not going to relinquish
my post until I found a person who would represent the
high standards of Phi Theta
Kappa.
After a considerable
search, I decided to approach
Mitch, whose reputation as
LCCEF president preceded
him. He was everything I
sought in a successor: enthusiasm, commitment to excellence, positive relationships with students, a willingness to work tirelessly on
behalf of students, and high
standards of honesty and integrity.
He enthusaistically accepted the challenge, and
after formal confirmation by
Dr. Schafer and Dr. Mosel,
Mitch became advisor to
PTK. I have not been disappointed in my faith in Mitch.
He has served PTK and
LCC' s students in an exemplary and highly professional manner.
A word about PTK and
what it has meant to LCC
would be in order. In the
past 13 years, there have
been two national presidents
and six national vicepresidents from LCC, insee St~panovich, page 8

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Leam ing about patien ts takes lots ofpatien ce
says

by Ann Van Camp

get into practice,''
Wiles.

The patient in the
wheelchair at the front of the
classroom sits very still as the
instructor slowly pushes the
long nasal gastric tube down
through her nose and into
her stomach. Her glassy eyes
don't blink, and she doesn't
flinch or moan.
LCC Health Occupations
Instructor Leticia Carlos talks
rapidly as the tube continues
to disappear down through
the nose. She warns first
year nursing students in the
class that many patients will
fight this process and even
try to strike the nurse if the
tube starts to hurt on the way
down. But there's no
fighting today; Carlos is
good at what she does, and
the patient is just a life-sized
dummy.
LCC' s Nursing Program is
one of 12 Associate Degree
(AD) programs in Oregon,
and acting Associate Department Head Marie Wiles says
LCC nursing graduates are
especially well-equipped for
-entry into practice.

Wiles says LCC' s average
pass rate for students taking
the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
exams over the past five
years has been 95-100 per-

TORCH Feature Editor

''The main strongpoint of
our program is giving the
students what they'll need to
qualify for their exams and

LCC offers two nursing
programs, a one-year Practical Nursing program, and a
two-year AD program for
Registered Nursing. Wiles
says both programs are intensive.
The program has limited
enrollment. Of the 100

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Leticia Carlos demonstrates nasal gastric tube insertion.
cent. "That's every bit as
well as the four-year programs can do," she says. In
1984, LCC's program was
sixth out of 17 state programs, including five fouryear programs.

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students who enter the program each summer, Wiles
says 90 usually complete the
first year, and half oi that
group usually continue to the
second year. The second year
students are joined by addi-

Martin helps evacuate burning building

by Lisa Zimmerman
TORCH Associate Editor

Paul Martin, LCC Electronics assistant was driving
in the Springfield area
Wednesday, April 30, when
he saw flames spreading
through a one-story apartment structure.
"I didn't see anyone doing
anything, so I tried to alert
the residents of the apartment. Luckily there was no
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Students carry full class
loads as well as lab hours, in
addition to spending as
many as 15 hours each week
training at the four local
And their
hospitals.
up
takes
homework
whatever time is left over.
Second year student Chris
Norton says the schedule is
really tight, and the work is
demanding. And getting into
the program is just the beginning.
"I was on the alternate list
for the LPN program, and I
had to wait for drop-outs to
o.. drop. I just had to keep bug~ ging them (the department)
u to be sure I stayed on top of
s:: where I was on t h at 1·1st. "
§ He says students have to
< really want to do what
£ they're doing, and they've
~ got to have stability and supE: port all the way around in
order to complete the program.
"It has a lot to do with
what's going on in your life.
Whether you're married and
have a good relationship, or
have a job where they can be
flexible about your hours,
you have to find a way to
keep it all together. You have
to want to be a nurse, and
you have to want to
discipline yourself to take the
time it takes to become one.''
First-year students will be
finishing up their work this
month. They can take their
exams this summer. The
students in Carlos' class feel
confident about what they've
been learning.
But Mary Johnston says

interaction with the people
here -- helping students,
that's where I get my
satisfaction.''
Electronics Department
Head Bob Vogel, says Martin's energy is an invaluable
"resource that makes life
around here a lot easier.''
Martin is a graduate of LCC.
"Paul's a facilitator," says
Vogel, and says that's why
Why did Martin stop to he's not surprised Martin
help? People are important to stepped in to help aid the
him, and that's why he en- residents of the burning
apartment building.
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going to be responsible for
people's lives. "
Judy Patterson says she
knew it would be hard.
"You make a lot of
sacrifices along the way, and
you and your family are all in
this together.''
The students know what
they want to do, and they
know the LCC program will
get them there. Cyndi Waske
says the AD Nursing program will make her a good
nurse.
"AD nurses are realistic.
They go beyond the symptoms and the diseases, and
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Dan Hodges receives award for innovation
by Michael Spilman

TORCH Staff Writer

For het'ping to make the
slogan ''You can at LCC, '' a
reality for many students,
Dan Hodges was named the
college's Innovator of the
Year on April 30.
Specifically, Hodges, coordinator of testing in the
Counseling Department, has
been recognized for six of his
innovations which currently
contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning at LCC. They are:

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(1) The Study Tips Collection: a series of 15 handouts
designed to increase
students' effectiveness in
school.
(2) Learning Tapes and
Outlines: a group of four
audio tapes, each with an
outline, that assist students
in learning.

(3) Textbook Readability
Program: a computer program that enables LCC staff
to analyze the readability of a
textbook on a scale that matches up with reading test
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(4) Computerized Test
Scoring and Analysis: a computer program that allows
LCC to score teachers' tests,
then provide a statistical
analysis of the score configurations.
(5) Follow-up Research: a
computer program enabling
the college to study students'
performances in sequential
courses.
(6) An Open Letter to
Students: a letter mailed
with grade reports that gives
students encouragement and
suggestions for improving
grades.

The League for Innovation
in the Community College
created the Innovator of the
Year Award in 1983 to
recognize league college staff
members
who
have
developed and implemented
a significant innovation during the past year. They give
the award annually to one
person from each of the 19
league college districts across
the country.

Hodges' innovations met
all the league's specified
criteria, which were:
(A) Quality: should improve the quality of a course
program, an office, or the institution.
(B) Efficiency: should
enhance the school's efficiency.

Hodges, who joined LCC's
staff in 1970, was selected by
a committee consisting of
three LCC employees and
two members from the community. He will receive a plaque from the League for Innovation and will be featured
in the League's publication,
''In~ovator. ''

(C) Cost Effectiveness:
should add quality to the institution while simultaneously maintaining or reducing
costs.

"He's a resourceful and
creative person, and he has
the students at heart,'' says
Larry Warford, league
representative and assistant
to the president.

(D) Replication: should be
applicable at other institutions with minimal alteration.
(E) Creativity: the innovation, or adaptation, should
be as original and creative as
possible.
(F) Timeliness: should
not be more than five
years old at the school, but it
should have been active long
enough to have been tested.

"I've always been interested in improving . my
own teaching,'' says
Hodges, revealing one
reason for his enthusiasm in
upgrading the educational
process.
Hodges
earned
a
bachelor's degree in
sociology from Colby College
in Waterville, Maine, and a
master's and doctorate in
sociology from the U of O.

Board,

from page 1 _ _ _ _ __

union, chastised board members for remarks they'd
made during the previous two work sessions, which
she had not attended. (See page 2 for full statement.)
Charlene Curry pointed out that the comments to
which Maurer-Clemons objected were made by only
two board members, and should be seen as such.
Bill Manley, at one of the work sessions, had said
of the recent independent faculty evaluation "they
had better keep their mouths shut about this, and just
give it to us independently.'' Maurer-Clemons in her
statement labeled Manley's statement a threat to the
basic freedom of speech. Manley said he took offense
at her calling him undemocratic, and that although his
statement had been correctly reported by the TORCH,
it was not what he meant. He didn't elaborate on what
he had meant.
Three student-staff nurses, Sue Ulrich, Suzanne
Canale, and Sharon Wendell, were congratulated for
putting together a book of nursing care planning
guides. Business instructor Betty James of the
Downtown Center was honored as the LCC Instructor
of the Year, and Coordinator of Testing Dan Hodges
was honored as LCC Innovator of the Year.
In other actions the board approved the addition of a
two-year Nanny training program to the curriculum,
and voted to reroof the Health Building with asphalt
shingles rather than replacing the cedar shakes, which
many consider more attractive. The choice will result
in an approximate $8,000 savings in the initial investment on this one roof, and an approximate $47,000
savings over 50 years.
Larry Perry wished to clarify a quoted remark from
the last board meeting. He hadn't meant to imply that
recent phone calls he received were all negative, but
rather that "over the years, phone calls have been
about problems."

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FRIDAY, MAY16
MECHANICS DEPARTMENT Open house today, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tour the facilities, and see auto body
& paint technology, maintenance,
diesel technology and more. Call
747-4501, ext. 2379 for more information.
SATURDAY, MAY 17
TRANSITIONS
LIFE
LCC
WORKSHOP - The
Counseling Department is offering a
workshop May 19-23. The class is
scheduled from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the
Downtown Center, Room 316.
The workshop focuses on women
who want to explore new directions
and interests in their lives but who
face the dilemma of where to begin.
Specifically, the class focuses on selfexploration and development of lifeplanning skills. The class is open to
the public and college credit of one,
two, or three hours is available.

To register, call Margie Holland at
the Counseling Department,
726-2204, or the Women's
Awareness Center at 747-4501, ext.
2353.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
EXPLORING WORLD TRADE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL
BUSINESS - A seminar for small
business owners and individuals
who want to learn about exporting.
From 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p .m. at the
Thunderbird Motor Inn, 205 Coburg
Road, Eugene. Co-sponsored in part
by LCC' s Business Assistance
Center.
INTERNATIONAL
WORK
COOPERATIVE
EXPERIENCE - You are cordially
invited to attend a reception to meet
the 14 individuals going abroad to
work for the summer. Reception wi~

take place 1-2 p.m. in the Social
Science staff room.

WHAT'S IN THE FUTURE FOR
US? - The college planning committee and the Marketing Task Force
would like your help in developing a
new set of external planning
assumptions for LCC. Bring your
crystal ball and tell us what you see
as the emerging trends in politics,
economics, social structures,
technology, employment, and
education. Stay for the whole two
hours or drop by as you can. There'll
be popcorn. 2-4 p.m. in Forum 308.
THURSDAY, MAY 22
ON
TELECONFERENCE
DISPLACED WORKERS - A national teleconference that focuses on
retraining America's displaced
workers will be held at Lane Com-

Hands to join for hunger
by Ann Van Camp

•. ORCH Feature Editor

The kids may call it the
greatest party this country
has ever known. The poor
.and hungry may call it the
greatest chance for hope
they've ever had.
But to the organizers of
''Hands Across America,''
getting it all to happen will
be the biggest challenge
they've ever known.
Designed to raise the
visibility of this nation's
hungry and homeless, and to
generate between $50 and
$100 million, ·''Hands Across
America'' is being billed as
"the largest interactive event
in the history of mankind.''
At a press conference held
this afternoon, Executive
Director of USA for Africa
Marty Rogol told members of
the 1986 ACP National College Publication Conference,
"this is a citizen-based event,
not a celebrity-based event."
But celebrities are the key
cornerstones in this year's
project. Casey Kasem, wellknown disc jockey, was also
present at the press conference and said he wasn't
ashamed to admit that P.R.
has something to do with his
participation.
"Yes, I want to let people
know Casey Kasem is a part
of all of this ... fans get involved ... and if they say, 'If
Casey thinks it's the thing to
do, then I want to get involved, too . . . ' that's what it's
all about. And any ounce of
effort made by the celebrities
·will be used.''
Rogol explained that
"hunger is bi-partisan. What
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When asked whether or
not this type of activity might
actually work against federal
changes which could benefit
the poor, Rogol said,
''When the public speaks
in the way they will on May
25th, it will be a strong
message that there is no risk
in voting to meet the needs.
Hands Across America will
link 16 states from New York
to Los Angeles, creating a
human chain of 10 million
people. At 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) and
12:00 noon Pacific Standard
Time people will join hands.
They'll pay a price to join
in that line. And the USA
Africa organizers say those
pledges will raise the money
for use in fighting hunger
and homelessness in the
United States.
It will also educate the
American public about the
problem of hunger and
homelessness in America.
The promotion has been
professionally packaged. According to Kasem, it's the only way to gain the respect of
the people they want to
involved.
become
'' Corporate America respects
professionalism . . . and it
may take dollars to make
dollars ... but if you don't, it
won't happen.''
According to Rogol, only
one percent of the revenue
ff

will be spent in administrative costs. "We've
run a $50 million corporation
on $500,000 or less. The
production costs of the project are estimated at about 20
percent.
When asked what he
wanted of_ the college
students in attendance,
Rogol said,
"Sign up and be there on
May 25th. Be there.''
ff

(Editor's Note: This article
was awarded first place at the
Asscoiated Collegiate Press Los
Angeles Times Writing Contest
this past February. The following infonnation updates the
"Hands Across America" project.)
With one week to go before
5.4 million volunteers are
needed to form a human
chain across . the United
States, promoters remain optimistic they'll raise the
$50-100 million for the nation's hungry and homeless.
'' A lot of people don't
want to say something
against it, because it's like
knocking mom and apple pie
, '' Arizona Republic reporter
Holly Remy said recently.
A lot of what we're counting on is the American spirit
to overcome a challenge,"
says business promoter Ken
Kragen.
''Everybody is saying we
can't do it. But we're going
to do it."

munity College from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. in the Administration Building,
Board Room. Check-in time is 9 a.m.

MONDAY, MAY28
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
PANEL - A panel presentation
that will engage you in thinking
about the role of alcohol and drug
abuse in our lives. ED RAGOZZINO
will interview panel members who
will discuss their personal experiences with identification • of
disabling patterns and the road to
recovery . Presentation is from
3:30-4:30 p.m. in Center 219.

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dent to comment on
anything. So many do not
(have first-hand experience
with the president)."
However, many faculty
members feel the evaluation
was carried out professionally. ''I don't see how they
could have done it any better," said social science instructor Milt Madden. "The
results matched my perception of how the staff feels
about the president.
ff

Uo/O Handholding
supports US event
by Ann Van Camp

TORCH Feature Editor

Although ''Hands Across
America" doesn't have it's
route planned to include the
Pacific Northwest, the U of
0 will be sponsoring two
events which. tie into the
fund-raising function of the
national project.
The community is invited
to link hands with U of 0
students during ''Hands
Around The Campus" to
form a human chain surrounding the Erb Memorial Union
on Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m.
''The event is a chance for
our community to support
this nation's endeavor for
those in need of food and
shelter," says Becky Markee,

chairperson of the U of 0
MayFest.
The university is also
working to provide EugeneSpringfield with a visible link
to ''Hands Across America''
with a banner of handprints
that will be held along the
national line. A donation of
any amount will entitle the
contributor to trace his or her
hand onto the banner and
sign it. Those donating in increments of $10, $25, or $35
are eligible for "Hands
Across America'' premiums
which may include a commemorative T-shirt, certificate, visor or pin.
The banner-signing will
take place Sunday, May 18
from 1-3 p.m., during the
"Hands Around The Campus" event. .

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Video
is better than
•
conversation
•

"Life to me is a movie that has a complex
script, in which I have not found my lines, or a.
role in it that really suits me. That is why, I am
an outsider or observer rather than an actor in
this movie.''

Fouad Morshed, a LCC Mass Communications
major from North Yemen, is presently working
on a script for a project entitled, ''It's Only Conversation.'' This project deals with the premise
that language can often hinder, rather than help
effective communication.
' 'Conversation'' is Morshed's personal project,
one he is undertaking outside of LCC, due to the
need for increased time and flexibility in completing it.
"Deadlines are for business projects, not art,"
explains Morshed.
He says the story of ''Conversation'' is surreal
in nature, which Morshed defines as an expression of the subconscious mind: It leaves the
viewers to judge for themselves what the story is
really about. He elaborates:
"Conversation" takes place in a coffee shop,
where two couples engaged in separate conversations become distracted by each other's chatter.
As this happens, a lone man waiting for his party
to arrive, fidgets restlessly and grows more irritated by the minute. A writer is watching and
listening, carefully noting the behavior of the
couples and the man.
The following are excerpts from the script of
"Conversation" which Morshed hopes will
demonstrate the lack of communication one of
the couples, Philippe and Suzanne, is experienc-

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Philippe: "I don't know if you would understand. It's not you, it's me. I just need a change,
(
that's all."
Suzanne (puzzled): "A change of what?"
Philippe: "Seeing the expression on your face
makes me hesitant to tell you now.''
Suzanne: "Just tell me what you want to change,
and don't criticize my facial expressions."
Philippe: "I don't know how to put it in words,
Suzanne. Whenever we talk, I feel the distance
growing between us.''
Suzanne: ''I don't understand what you mean.''
Philippe: "I know, I know."

Silence falls between them.

''Language is often a useless tool for human beings to express themselves with,'' says Morshed.
''I came to this conclusion because of the confusion and suffering going on in the world -- such
as war and hunger. One of the primary causes of

Foaud Morshed works in both film and video. He thinks language is a handicap.

this <:onfusion is the inability to communicate
with one another. This creates frustration and
anger, which leads people to take so drastic an
action as going to war to express their •alienation."
''This is exactly like the characters in 'It's Only
Conversation.' They are attempting to communicate something that simply cannot be communicated. They aren't able to touch upon their
inner thoughts and feelings to express
themselves to the other persons.''
Morshed says that the 25 minute videotape will
require approximately 18-20 hours to make over a
three week period. In the future, he hopes to
reproduce "Conversation" in the 16mm film
medium.

''Film has much more depth and much richer
images than video. Personally, I would much
rather see a piece of life on a big screen, in a dark
theater, rather than on a small screen in a sitting
room. Whether or not 'Conversation' is made into a film is, at this stage, dependent on the
budget situation.''
Morshed mentioned that he has experienced
some difficulty assembling a cast that can
"digest" the abstractness of "Conversation."
This difficulty has prompted Morshed to go over
the surrealistic concept, and the script, in detail
with each prospective cast member, so they can
develop a clearer understanding of their
characters, and "Conversation."
Morshed says that his main intention in making the videotape is to focus on the complexity of
language, and its limitations in expressing people's perceptions and feelings toward the world.
"We can hear each other, but, often we really
don't understand each other. My project is like a
child that has no language, but when you look in
that child's eyes, you will sense that child's
thoughts and feelings on an emotional level,
rather than through a logical understanding."
To sum it all up, Morshed read a passage from
the diary of the writer in "Conversation:"
"Please, do not try to explain. Don't burn your
observations, thoughts and feelings in the fire of
words. Just look at me, and I will sense how you
feel. Maybe."
Then, Morshed ended this conversation.

Feature by Jeff Rothman
Photos by Dominique Sepser
Page Design by Roya Pourfard

The TORCH May 16, 1986 Page 7

' ... The First
Americans,
Last In Space '
T minus 10 seconds ....
Ignition sequence begins at
the five-second mark ....
Seven .... six .... five ... .
All engines running ... .
Three .... two .... one,
Lift-off.
We have lift-off at
2:30 p.m. Indian daylight
time.

there, and eventually so will
our children." Geary says,
''I want to let them know
there are of"°' options in
life, and if yu.1 have other
goals, • you shouldn't let
anything keep you from
achieving them ... just ask one
of my fictional characters."
For instance, Kenny
Looking-glass says, without
ambition a man, no matter
what color, is no greater than
a cloud that lacks formation.
And how do you get five
Indians into space? "I don't
know,'' says Geary. ''How
do you get five Indians into
space?" he echoes, as if expecting a punch-line.
Imagine this, he says:
An Indian by the name of
Broken-sky Medicine-horse,
after smoking some of his
me di cine
grandma's
powder, creates a substance
he names '' Gearillium, ''
which turns out to be a very
strange metal.
"He's the character that
makes the 'shuttlelaunching' possible," says
Geary.
The metal is unique. It
weighs 100 pounds for every

five square meters, which
alone is different. But when
heated, the metal becomes
still lighter.
Geary says because of
Gearillium, people from
around the world begin to
show an interest -- in particular, scientists from the
Kennedy Space Center.
They start to run experiments with the metal to
discover its capabilities. And,
after months of sophisticated
testing and research, they
conclude that the metal can
be used in the construction of
the Space Shuttle to both
strengthen and lighten the
vehicle," Geary says.
To reward Medicine-horse
for his discovery, and his
contribution to the NASA
Program, the Kennedy Space
Center proposes a program
to train 12 native Americans
for a future shuttle mission.
''This is only the beginning
for the five Indians chosen,''
says Geary. ''The story
delves into their training,
and discusses each individual's dedication to making the space mission a success.''
From there, Geary says
he'll take them into the mission itself, and then bring
them back down to earth.
"My people may think I let
my imagination run too far,' '
says Geary. ''I hope they do
think that -- at least I will.
have gotten their attention.
''By the way. That's how
you get five Indians into
space -- with your imagination!''
Feature by Wayne Magaway
Illustration by Judylee Root
Design by Phyllis Mastin

J

There
ANNOUNCER:
you have it folks, the first
native American space shuttle mission is now underway
with Col. Kenny Lookingglass as the commander of
the five astronaut crew.
Now, back to your regularly
scheduled program.''
11

Is this for real? Maybe not
to you and me, but for Del
Mar Geary, a radio broadcasting student at LCC, it is
very much real. Geary is
creating the script for a radio
drama, entitled, "Sacajawea:
The First Americans, Last In
Space.''
"I'm still in the process of
developing some of the
. characters' backgrounds,
and what their pursuits are,''
says Geary, who has given
them names such as Kenny
Mary
Looking-glass,
Searches-the-sky, Nancy
Morning-star, Curtis Wolfchief, and William WalkingMoon.
Geary, a native American
himself and a member of the
Warm Springs Indian tribe,
plans to air the story at
KWSI, a newly-built radio
station in Warm Springs,
Ore.

''I want my co-tribespeople
to witness the event of two
success stories," says Geary,
'' the success my characters
accomplish, and the success
of my being able to produce
quality work for radio
dramas about Indians in
general." Geary adds, "I
want this story to become a
learning tool for my tribe,
especially the kids, to allow
them to utilize their imaginations. With dreams, many
things can be accomplished
as long as you do not sleep
too long."
If there is one key element
Geary believes his tribe
lacks, it is motivation. He
says some of his people see
the mill (referring to the
Warm Springs lumber mill)
as their only source of work.
He should know. He worked
there himself before finally
deciding to accept a position
with the Curriculum in Action (CIA) program, which
is working to develop a dictionary of the Sahaptin
language.
Although Geary has mixed
feelings about the mill, he
does think it is suitable work
for some.
"Our fathers worked

With
dreams, many
things can be
accomplished
as long as you
do not sleep too
long."
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Selection process explained

by Kelli J. Ray

How is the "Outstanding
Instructor of The Year"
selected? "With O many
great teachers here on camp~s, it sure isn't easy," says
Bill Porter, assistant to the
vice president of instruction.
According to Porter, the
process begins with "a call
for nominations.'' Students
and staff members are informed that nominations are
being sought. After the cutoff date, the vice president of
instruction appoints a committee to evaluate the
nominations, says Porter.
The committee is made up
of ': a student body representative, the former Instructor
of the Year, another instructor, a dean, a department
chairman, and myself,''
Porter says.
Each committee member is

given a packet containing all
•
• t"10n forms and 1s
th e nomma
instr~cted to score them acClassroom
cordmgly:
~eaching/Student Effechveness, 70 percent; Department Partic~pati_on, 10 percent; Contributions to the
College/Community, 10 percent; and Professional Activities, 10 percent.
Then the committee meets
and "selects three people
who best fit the criteria,''
Porter explains. "The names
are given to the vice president of instruction, and are
kept private up until the last
minute.''
At that point, appropriate
heads of departments are
notified that they have a
finalist in their midst, and
asked to select three of the
instructor's students to be interviewed, Porter says.
These students are question-

eluding current Northwest
Vice-President Laura Fiser.
In addition, the local chapter,
Sigma Zeta, has won many
awards in national competition. Not bad for a community college in a national
organization with over 500
chapters in 49 of the 50
states.
It should also be mentioned that the position of advisor to PTK is a non-paid
position and requires many
hours of hard work to keep
an active chapter, such as

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Sigma Zeta, involved. To
suggest that Mitch is
''perhaps skimming'' money
from PTK activities is
ludicrous.
To assume that he would
sell his integrity so cheaply
requires some tortured logic.
For all he has meant to PTK
and LCC, he deserves better
and I know that fair-minded
persons at LCC will grant
him that. I certainly do!
George Alvergue
Past PTK sponsor
and advisor

ToRcH Staff Writer

·

StepanOVich,

May 22 reception will
honor retiringf acuity
bv Kelli J. Ray

T6RCH Staff Writer

A reception honoring
LCC' s retiring employees
will be held on May 22, according to Lee Showers, administrative secretary in the
Personnel Department.
Ten, 20 and 21-year LCC
employees will also be
honored at the ceremony.
The 21-year employees are
being included this year
''because we skipped a year
last year and they didn't get
a ceremony," Showers says.
The celebration will be held
in the northeast corner of the

cafeteria at 3 p.m. and is
open to the public.
The following retirees will
be honored:
Norman B. Adams, Jeanne L.
Armstrong, James N. Bacon,
Edna M. Berndt, Samuel E.
Blackwell, Henny C.
Doerkson, James B. Evans,
Norma L. Hucka, John W.
Kocher, John M. Loughlin,
Helen G. Lynn, George E.
Maumary, Robert D. Maxwell, Margaret C. Milne, Ray
W. Nott, Narayan Prasad,
Herbert A. Pruett, Edward
W. Ragozzino, Gerald
Rasmussen, Joseph H. Rawlings and Virginia F. Roles.

Instructor guilty of abuse

Condensed p_y Karen Irmsherl.. TORCH Editor, from
the Kegister Guard

An LCC math instructor
recently pleaded guilty to
one count of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl.
Robert Thompson was
sentenced to four years probation for an incident that occurred between October of
1984 and February 1985.
Thompson will be spending
two days in jail this weekend, beginning Friday. Lane
County Circuit Judge
William Beckett also ordered
him to pay the uninsured

costs of treatment for the victim for an 18-month period
and to pay a $50 victim's
assistance assessment.
Terms of his probation require Thompson 1) not
associate with the victim or
with anyone under 17 except
as approved by the court or
his probation officer, and 2)
successful completion of a
sexual offender treatment
program at the discretion of
his probation officer.
If he successfully completes probation, his conviction will be reduced from a
Class C felony to a misdemeanor.

ed by the committee, concert each"mg meth o ds and
•
nmg
effectiv~ness f~om the student pomt of view.
The_committee meets again
and picks the winner.
C?nce chos~n, t~e teache: ~s
paid a surprise m-class v1s1t
by the vice president of instruction, the appropriate
dean, and the department
head to be informed of the
honor, Porter says. "Often,
students who nominated the
teacher are in class at the
time, so it's a real high point
for everyone," he adds.

Instructor,

from her nomination said
''You may think she is a very
, outstanding instructor; we
students know it!"
James was formally
honored for achievements at
the LCC Board of Education
Meeting on Wednesday
evening, May 14.
However, according to Bill
Porter, "when we have to
choose just one outstanding
instructor from so many who
do such a good job, it's important to realize that there's
not just one. This award real-

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ly represents the outstanding
job that all the instructors are
doing."
Other nominees for this
year's award were: Ryan
Anderson, Marjory Bassett,
Maxine Frauman, Stephen
Johnston, Joseph Kremers,
Milton Madden, David
Marotta, Jill McKenney, Barbara Myrick, Jerry Oliver,
Pete Peterson, Bob Prokop,
Kenneth Rhodes, Joan Ryan,
Mary
Seabloom,
Ed
Seereiter, and Pa trick
Torelle.

Pass/no pass option scru tm·.tzed

b A v C
rlrn ~e~ure !!or amp

When students request a
grade-option change to
"Pass/No Pass," it usually
isn't because they' re getting
a good grade. Under LCC's
present system, students can
take a Pass-grade with an
earned D-grade. But that
policy may change as early as
next fall.
According to Language
Arts Department Head Jack
Powell, LCC is the only
Oregon Community College
which includes D-grades in
the Pass/option. And it's
misleading, he says, when
students transfer their grades
to other institutions.
"We know, basically, that
most institutions won't take
D's, but they will accept
'Pass.' It's just not very
tidy."
Powell says LCC' s Instructional Senate, of which he is
a member, set up a task force
to study the Pass/No Pass
grading system.

•

But some students take the
"My big concern, for instance, was in classes like Pass option to protect their
Writing 121. The U of O will Grade Point Averages
not accept the Pass-grade (for (GPA). A high GPA is often
WR 121) from LCC because very important to students.
they know we give D's in So rather than take a B or C
grade in a class and lower
that Pass category."
their GPA, they opt for the
.
discover,
students
He says
often too late, that courses Pass which is not computed
must be repeated to satisfy into the grade average.
policy,
the degree requirements at a LCC' s current
the D,
includes
it
because
four-year level.
some
on
backfiring
up
ends
"We want to be an instituthey
Often,
ts.
en
stud
tion where students can exgrade
Pass
the
that
discover
plore. We don't want to be
penalized, so we have pro- is not accepted at the next inhave to
vided a whole variety of stitution, so they
graded
for
course
the
repeat
escapes for students. They
expensive
It's
anyway.
credit
can drop out of the class by
the 8th week. They can take a and time-consuming.
Y-grade (no basis for grade),
Powell says the recommenor they can take an dation from the task force to
'Incomplete.' Those options drop the D's from the Passgive students plenty of op- grade option was approved
portunity to make up their by all 18 departments at the
minds about a course." He Instructional Senate meeting
says the Pass grade should April 3. It now goes to the
reflect at least an average vice president of instruction,
grasp of the material. In- then to the academic council,
stead, he says it can indicate the president, and finally to
the student is barely skim- the board of education for
approval.
ming by.

Instructio nal Senate examines
plus and minus proposal
by Ann Van Camp

TORCH Feature Editor

Grades are a w _ay of
measuring a student's acquired knowledge. They are
the big goal for many
students, and a big hassle for
many instructors. Especially
when the grades are right on
a borderline.
A C grade that's really
"almost-a-D" is the same as
really
that's
C
a
"almost-a-B." It gets
transcripted as a C, and only
the student and the instructor know how close to the D
or the B that C really is. It has
been felt by some that a plusand-minus grading system
would change that intimate
knowledge.
Early this year, LCC' s Instructional Senate explored
the feasibility of using pluses
and minuses with grades,
but the proposal was
defeated in March by all but
two departments. Language
Arts Department Head Jack
Powell was, and still is,
strongly in favor of the pro-

posed system.
"I've had a concern for a
long while, and it's been
shared by this department,
that the C grade covers too
large an area in the current
grading system.'' Powell
says his department saw the
proposed system as '' a
means of transcripting a
more accurate assessment of
the student's work to the
next instituition." But, he
says, most of the other
departments didn't share
that opinion.
''I think they thought the
system would be too cumbersome. They think the current
system already takes enough
work just to generate the
grades, and they saw this
proposal as having more
details, more justification,
more documentation."
Doug White, department
head of Health Occupations,
was also on the committee
which studied the proposal.
He articulates the opposing
views.

"It seemed to be the consensus among the committee
members that it's difficult
enough to give the A-B-C-D
grades, let alone add plusses
and minuses to that
system.'' He says a sample
poll of faculty members confirmed that opinion.
The advantages of the proposed system would not
necessarily benefit the student. According to White,
although some schools do
use the plus-and-minus
grading, not all institutions
accept the fractional increments when they're
transcripted. And GPA's
become a matter for math
majors to figure out.
White thinks the instructors are being as fair as possible with students under the
current policy. ''The person
who's on the firing line is the
instructor. To whatever extent we can make the grading
system meaningful to both
the student and the transfer
school -- that's what we
should do."

The TORCH May 16, 1986 Page 9

Titan sluggers end their regular season today
by Darren Foss
TORCH Sports Editor

The Titan Baseball team remained in third in the NWAACC
Region IV Southern Division league standings with an even
9-9 record and 17-16 overall record, after a non-league win
over the U of O Club team and a league double-header split
with the Mt. Hood Saints.
The Titans will try to end their regular season over .500 today, Friday May 16, weather permitting, when they travel to
Oregon City, for a league double-header against the
Clackamas Cougars. The Titans traveled to Albany Wednesday, May 14, to make up a double-header with the leagueleading Linn-Benton Roadrunners. Results weren't available
before deadline.
The top two league finishers qualify for the NWAACC
Tournament in Longview, Wash. Lane is still in the race for
the second and final playoff spot which will be decided this
weekend.
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Titan Pitchers: John Olson, Helfrich (4), Linker (6), Johnson (8). Titan Catchers: Wolff and Scott Smith.
W- Johnson (1-0). Doubles- Howarth 2. HR- Davis (5), Howarth (9), Linker (4). RBI- Howarth 3, Davis,
Linker.

How the Titans scored:
6th Inning- Ted Davis hit a solo home run. Titans trailed 3-1.
7th Inning- Linker hit a solo homer. Titans trailed 4-2 .
8th Inning- Davis walked. Pruitt walked. Johnson singled, and Davis was thrown out at the plate.
Linker reached first on a fielder's choice. Wolff popped up but the Duck shortstop dropped it, so Pruitt
and Johnson scored. Titans tied game 4-4.
9th Inning- Frank Polley singled . Davis walked, Polley to second. Howarth hit his three-run homer to
complete the rally. Titans won 7-4.

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How the Titans scored:
1st Inning- Davis singled. Howarth singled, Davis to third. Pruitt hit a ground ball to the shortstop,
Davis scored. Score tied 1-1 after one.
5th Inning- Linker doubled. Francis singled up the middle to score Linker. Francis stole second, went
to third on a wild pitch then scored on an error. Titans trailed 6-3.

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Don Wolff times the pitch just right for a hit against the Titan's crosstown rivals, the U of O Ducks Club
team.

7th Inning- Luneski doubled. Linker singled, Luneski to third. Wolff singled to load the bases.
Johnson hit a sacrifice fly, Linker scored. Francis reached first on an error, Linker scored the gamewinning run . Titans win 3-2.

Titan men win NWAACC Region IV Championship
by Darren Foss

TORCH Sports Editor

The Titan Men's and
Women's Track teams lived
up to their coaches' predictions. The men won their
fourth
. consecutive
NWAACC Region IV Championship with ease. It was
also their fifth title win in the
six years they've been in the
conference. The women placed second behind host Mt.
Hood last weekend, May
9-10, in cold and wet
Gresham.
The Titan men take a well
balanced team with a lot of
depth to Spokane this Friday
and Saturday, May 16-17,
hoping to bring home the
NWAACC Championship
Trophy. The team to beat on
its home track will be the
defending
Champion
Spokane Falls, but LCC
Coach Harland Yriarte thinks
this team has the talent to
knock off the host team this
year.
Coach Yriarte comments,
''Spokane (Falls) is definitely
the favorite. We're going up
there on paper knowing

we're secon~ best, about 26
points behind. We're in the
underdog role, but we're going up somewhat strong and
we're resting good this
week. Our distance people
need to dominate, our
sprinters need to hold their
own, and our field event
people need to get their two
cent's worth. If a couple of
them get 10 cent's worth,
we'll be in good shape."
Spokane -Falls is also the
favorite to take the women's
title. According to LCC
Coach Lyndell Wilken,
"they're in a class by
themselves. The battle for second will be interesting. It's
gonna be a tight race. Mt.
Hood probably has the edge
over us, because all their
sprinters are healthy. We can
finish anywhere from second
to fifth." The Titan women
will try to improve on their
third place finish last season.
At this point Wilken hopes
the other teams will split up
Mt. Hood's sprint points,
and if her team can dominate
the distance events she feels
they'll have a chance at second.

Men take first
The Titan men won 10
events and cruised to an easy
victory in the final team standings. Lane more than
doubled second place Mt.
Hood, outscoring them 232
to 93, while Clackamas edged out Linn-Benton for third
91-90.
The Titans were led by Pat
Lanning who won his two
events. Lanning won the 200
meters in 21.6 and set a new
meet record with a 47.0 victory in the 400. He also was a
member of the Titans' winning 400-meter relay team.
Jim Cheadle won both hurdle events for Lane. He
clocked in at 15.3 in the 110
high hurdles and 55.2 in the
400 meter intermediate
hurdles.
Jim Howarth achieved his
goal of qualifying for the NW
Championship Meet in the
800 ·with a time of 1:54.4,
finishing second behind
teammate Bob Haggard by
three-tenths of a second.
Scott Graham's jump of
6' -5" and Shawn Steen's
jump of 6' -3" qualified them
for the NW Meet in the high

jump, while Brad Gerard
qualified in the javelin with a
throw of 176'-1". Hugh
Henry qualified in the discus
with a toss of 130' -8".
Titan Results

Field Events
Javelin- 1, Eric Nelson 194-7. 3,
Brad Gerard 176-1. Discus- 3, Hugh
Henry 130-8. Shot Put- 3, Henry 45-8
112. Pole Vault- 3, Ben Benson 13-6.
Hammer- 5, Nelson 110-9. 6, Chris
Strain 109-10. Long Jump- 3, Troy
Harkins 21-9. 4, Paul Ackerman 21-7
1/2. 5, Shawn Steen 21-3.
Track Events
100 m- 5, Troy Faccio 11.4. 200 m- 1,
Pat Lanning 21 .6. 4, Lanay Creech
22.4. 6, Dave Hunnicutt 22.6. 110 m
High Hurdles- 1, Jim Cheadle 15.3. 2,
Lawrence Austin 15.3. 6, Steen 17.3.
400 m Intermediate Hurdle- 1,
Cheadle 55.2. 2, Steen 57.1 . 400 m-1,
Lanning 47.0. 3, Hunnicutt 49.6. 4,
Creech 50.0. 400 m Relay- 1, Lane
(Faccio, Lanning, Hunnicutt,
Creech) 42.2. 800 m- 1, Haggard
54.1. 2, Jim Howarth 54.4. 5, Rick
Nelson 56.9. 1500 m- 1, Nelson
3:57.0. 3, Devin Allen 3:59.2. 1600 m
Relay- 3, Lane 3:24.8. 3000
Steeplechase- 1, Don Beecraft 10:03.7
5, Matt Tornow 10:49.7. 5000 m- 1,
Landeen 15:30.9. 3, Allen 16:02.8.
10,000 m- 6, Tornow 36:11.4.
TEAM SCORES: 1, LANE 232; 2,
Mt. Hood 93; 3, Clackamas 91; 4,
Linn-Benton 90; 5, Chemeketa 69; 6,
SW Oregon 49; 7, Umpqua 27; 8,
Blue Mountain 0.

Women place second
For the Titan women, Val
Quade led the way winning
the 800 (2:21.5), 1500 (4:46.5),
and 3000 (10:27). Quade
single-handed]y scored 32
1/2 of Lane's points to finish
second by only half a point as
the individual high-point
scorer.
Patty Baker returned to action for the first time in over
a month for the Titan women
with a second place finish in
the long jump (17' -9' ') and a
fourth place finish in the 400
meters in 1:01.9.
''Patty's long jump form
was a little rusty, but her leg
held up. She also qualified
for Northwest in the 400 in
her first attempt, but she
came up limping at the end
so she'll just do the long
jump and relays.''
Besides the long jump,
Baker will run the anchor leg
of the Titans 400 and 1600
meter relay teams at the NW
Championship meet this
weekend.
Melynda Austin came
through with her best perforsee Track, page 10

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Barbosa adds Brazilian flair to Titan sprinters

bv Darren Foss

Tc5RCH Sports Editor

World class sprinter JoseLuiz Barbosa has been a
strong and surprising addition to this season's Titan
Men's Track team.
Barbosa, a 24-year-old from
Mato Grosso, in central
Brazil, was a member of
Brazil's 1984 Los Angeles
Summer Olympic team, and
ran the 10th fastest 800
meters in the world last
season at 1:44.3. But how did
Lane become so fortunate to
receive the talents of this
world class runner? Obviously he is the best athlete Lane
has ever had.
''I want to study journalism, but the pace at the U
of O was too fast for me since
I have just learned English,
so my coach Luiz de Oliveira,
advised me to start at Lane
where I can improve my
English and gain two years
experience of college in
smaller classes, then go to
the U of O, '' explains Barbosa.
So for Barbosa at Lane, it's
education first, track second.
But as a member of the
Titans' Track team he has
already broken Lane's record
in the 800 with a time of
1:46.84. It is also the second
fastest men's 800 time in the
world so far this year.
Barbosa has only been running competitively for six
years, and has strided closer
to perfection every year.
Much of his improvement
can be attributed to de
Oliveira who has been working with Barbosa three of his
six track years. De Oliveira
has trained many Olympic
runners, including fellow
Brazilian and LA Olympic
gold medalist Joaquim Cruz,

Jose Barbosa sets a new LCC record in the 800 clocking in at 1:46.84 at the Oregon Pepsi relays.
who has also made a name
1:44.3. He has proven that a explains, ''When I left Brazil
for himself in Eugene.
lot of hard work pays off in it was like 98-100 degrees,
According to Barbosa, he
quicker times. "I'm a world and when I got here it was
ran a 2:08 the first time he
class runner now because I 23-26 degrees. I told my
ever ran the 800. One month
work so hard and enjoy run- coach, 'this can't be the
later he was down to 2:04,
USA, it feels more like
ning."
According to LCC Men's
and within three months he
Siberia in the Soviet Union.'
was below the two-minute Track Coach Harland Yriarte,
But he reminded me when it
mark at 1:57. Then after at Barbosa has been clocked in is summer in Brazil it is
least six months training 45.86 in the 400 and 3:46 in winter in the US. Also, it
with de Oliveira he ran the the 1500 as a Titan runner.
rains a lot more here.''
He is also the anchor man
800 in 1:52. Now his best is
But for Barbosa he has
on the Titans 1600-meter come to the right place to
relay team and, along with
train . .. Track City, USA.
Lanay Creech, Pat Lanning,
And now that it is springtime
and Dave Hunnicutt, has set
he is enjoying the weather.
a new LCC record with a
''I feel very comfortable livrelay time of 3:11.2.
ing ih Eugene now, I've
According to Barbosa, in
made a lot ot new friends,
1983, after running one of the and I have adapted to the
fastest 800 meters, de weather.''
Oliveira asked him if he
Barbosa's Olympic exwanted to come to the US to perience helped him become
Paying back your college loan can be a long,
train. After hearing all the more confident in his runnuphill battle. But the Army's Loan Repayment
benefits, Barbosa decided to ing ability and taught him to
Program makes it easy.
make the big move with de motivate himself.
Each year you serve as a soldier, the Army will
Oliveira. ''It was the most
At the 1984 LA Olympics,
reduce your college debt by 1/3 or $1,500, whichever
important decision I ever had Barbosa made it to the
to make, but I have received semifinals (round of 16) in
amount is greater. So after serving just 3 years, your
more support and better the 800, but missed qualifycollege loan will be completely paid off.
to run with ing for the finals after
competition
You're eligible for this program with a National
a lot more ad- finishing eighth in his heat at
are
There
me.
Direct Student Loan or a Guaranteed Student Loan
vantages here than in my 1:48.7 against other world
or a Federally Insured Student Loan made after
country, 11 comments Bar- class runners.
October 1, 1975. And the loan can't be in default.
bosa. "To be able to run
It was amazing that BarAnd just because you've left college, don't think
faster than 1:43 or 1:44 my bosa even made it to the
you'll stop learning in the Army. Our skill training
coach said I had to come to semifinals after having surthe USA."
offers a wealth of valuable high~tech, career~oriented
jury on his left knee only one
skills. Call your local Army Recruiter to find out more
Barbosa has lived in the US month prior to the Olympics.
''The Olympics were a
for two years now and his
better
experience for me, and
getting
good
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That's why I am working so
hard. I feel I am on the right
track,'' says Barbosa.
Barbosa feels pretty good
about his running this
season. "I'm having good
workouts and am pleased
with my times for LCC this
season. When I run, I don't
try to break records, but just
try and do my best.''
Barbosa is a key member in
the Titans drive for the
NWAACC Championship,
this weekend May 16-17, in
Spokane. But one man
doesn't make a team.
''The team has a lot of
motivation. Since we're going to be there, we definitely
have a chance to win the
championship. I told the
guys we need to work
together and do our best as a
team in order to win the
championship,'' says Barbosa. "We have a good
chance, and I don't like to
lose. No one competes to
lose, but the most important
thing is that we do our best
and represent LCC well. 11
Barbosa plans to return to
Lane next year and complete
his two years of eligibility on
the Titan Track team, and
continue to shatter records. It
will be his last year of collegiate competition, he will
not be eligible to run on the
U of O Track team because of
NCAA regulations governing age and eligibility.
But that is next year, first
he has some unfinished
business to complete this
year with the Titan Men's
team and that's to bring
home the NWAACC Championship trophy to Lane
from Spokane this weekend.

Track,

from page 9

mances of the season, qualifying for this weekend's NW
Championship in both the
long jump with a leap of
16' -9'' and in the 200 with a
PR of 26.9.
Stacey Cooper sat out this
week with a sore leg, but
Coach Wilken hopes to have
her back for the NWAACC
Championship Meet.
Titan Women's Results

FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put- 1, Joi Tipton 40-4 1/2. 6,
Faye Moniz 36-4. Discus- 4, Moniz
119-10. 5, Tipton 116-7. Javelin- 3,
Sherri Harris 130-0. 4, Tipton 126-10.
Long Jump- 2, Patty Baker 17-9. 3,
Melynda Austin 16 9 3/4.
TRACK EVENTS
100 m- 4, Austin 12.9. 200 m- 3,
Austin 26.9. 100 m High Hurdles- 5,
Keri Huston 18.3. 400 m Intermediate Hurdles- 6, Trish Powell
1:15.3. 400 m- 4, Baker 1:01.9. 400 m
Relay- 2, Lane 50.9. 800 m- Val
Quade 2:21.5. 1500 m- 1, Quade
4:46.5. 1600 m Relay- 2, Lane 23.9.
3000 m- 1, Quade 10:27.
TEAM TOTALS: 1, Mt. Hood 213;
2, LANE 123; 3, Umpqua 52; 4, LinnBenton 50; 5, SW Oregon 44; 6, Blue
Mountain 43; 7, Clackamas 35; 8,
Chemeketa 9.

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• Friday 7 :30pm Blind Draw Doubles Darts

BIG SCREEN TV

& SATELLITE DISH

Pizza.Ita lia n Food-ava ilib le fro m o ur
service window of Pizza Pete's Italian Kitchen

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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in keeping your teeth healthy, have an
evaluation done FREE at LCC's denta/ clinic. Dentists here at Lane can
determine whether or not you need
X-rays ($7 for full mouth set) or a
tee th cleaning ($ 9). A lot cheaper
than your regular dentist. Call Sue at
998-8361 a,~er
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p.m.
DENTAL PATIENTS NEEDED-The
LCC's Dental Clinic needs patients
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WANTED-Tandum bike, used, any
condition! Please call Terry
485-9455
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CAMPING EQUIPMENTWANTEDStove, air mattresses, lamp etc. call
343-27'"5

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information SCHOLARSHIPS P. 0.
Box 868, Eugene, Oregon 97440.

MOVING OR HAULING? need a
hand? Have truck and will haul.
John 344-0119.
YARD WORK - Mowing, edging,
trimming, weeding, thatching, tilling, bark-o-mulch, clean-ups. Free
estimates. John 344-0119.
BIRTH CONTROL METHODS, pap
& preg. testing available at Student
Health Services by appointment.
APPLIANCE REPAIRS, major
brands of appliances, quality work,
bargain prices. Call Jim's Appliance
Repair, 726-9349

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GOVERNMENT JOBS $16,040 $59,230/ yr. Now hiring. Call
805-687-6000 ext. R-6150 for current
federal list.
FEDERAL, STATE, AND CIVIL service jobs now available in your area.
For info call (805) 644-9533 Dept.
1199.
FAT? I MEAN REALLY FAT? Call
our FAT HOT LINE, 683-5080 and
talk to us about it. We're Fat
Awareness Today.

TYPING, Term papers, resumes, etc.
Spell check included. JoAnn at /AC
INK Word Processing, 747-7158.

THE OREGON DAILY EMERALD is
now accepting applications for
editorial positions. Wage range:
$350-$450 monthly.
Application
deadline is 5 p.m. May 16 for News
Ed. and Managing Ed., Deadline for
all other positions May 23, 5 p.m..

QUALITY TYPING AND EDITING,
Guaranteed error-free. Choose
typestyle, free spelling checks. Rush
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SCHOLARSHIPS-The Oregon Logging Conference awarded 4 scholarships of $500 each last year, and
plans to award at least that many
this year. Students who are in the

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FEMALE ROOMMATE wanted for
clean, comfortable home. Healthful
lifestyle appreciated, nonsmoker.
Avail June 12, Mary 344-3571.

FAST SERVICE
Write On
Writing & Typing Service
342-1624

Schedule of Bible

CAMPUS

Studies & Prayer

MINISTRY
Tuesday: N on.-denominational Bible Study
12-1
MIA 240
Wednesday: Episcopalian Bible Study
12-1
MIA 252
Thursday: Baptist Lunch & Fellowship
11:30-2
SCI 121
Friday: Moslem Student Prayers
12-1
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RESUMES
STUDENT PAPERS

Call Jack: 342-7605

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CHIMNEY CLEANING, reasonable
rates, 8 years experience, 342-6554.
MASSAGE FOR RELAXATION,
Swedish, acupressure, energy balaning. Sliding scale $6-$10/hr, Nonsexual only please. Nan Cohen,
484-9314.

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MANAGEMENT ORIENTED PEOPLE needed to market financial products. Rapid advancement to high
commission income possible. Call
Terry Moore at 998-3109 for interview.
SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATION
DEADLINE - The State Management
Assoc. scholarship nomination
deadline for both its programs is July
1, 1986. Applications are available
at State Management Assoc., P.O.
Box 12988, Salem, Oregon 97309.
Student scholarship applications
must be nominated by a SMA
member in good standing for the current year and one of the previous two
years. The member scholarship applicants must be members in good
standing of SMA for the current year
and one of the previous two years.
There will be up to five yearly
scholarships of $500 each in the two
catagories.
TUTOR NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
for Basic Computer programing.
Will PAY for services. Call 836-2424,
leave message.
SUMMER JOB WITH OSPIRG, The
states largest citizen lobby. Work to
keep
phones
affordable
, $175-$250/ wk. See Student Employment Center.

KEN, Are you up for another fun
time in Portland or Seattle? Rita V.
WINENE B. Thank you for the dinner. Come again sometime. Fred.
Congradulations Hussy Bear. Will
miss you. Meet you in our Secret
Spot? Hello Knee Tickler.

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Willie D. and Shaku Buku perform during ASLCC Raggae Bagel Blowout.

'Reggae bagel blow-out'
provides fun in the sun
by Denise Abrams

for the TORCH

Wonder what all the noise
was around 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 8? It was Reggae
music being performed by
Willie D. and Shaku Buku, a
popular Eugene Reggae
band.
The event, sponsored by

the ASLCC (AKA Student
Government) was prepared
to give students a chance to
enjoy some sun, bagels, and

energizing music. The
ASLCC purchased around 25
dozen bagels and also supplied various toppings.
The music lasted two hours

and students danced. Even
though there was some static
from teachers about the
"noise," they didn't have
the heart, or the numbers, to
stop the performance.
The ASLCC was pleased
with the turnout of approximately 200-250.

'Skeleton Crew' horror
scares readers spitless
by Joe Dixon

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La.urie Marker and her live cheetah will be on campus Monday.
Peace Week will offer LCC
students and staff a variety of
interesting, if not thoughtprovoking, activities. The
ASLCC has lined up the
following calendar of events:
Monday
Laurie Marker will bring a
live cheetah from Wildlife
Safari and talk about the
''Struggle of the Cheetah'' at
2 p.m. in the Boardroo_m.
John Atkins will provide
music, ''The New Accoustic
Piano.''
Tuesday
Ken Keyes, author of "The
Hundreth Monkey" will
speak against nuclear activity
at noon in the Boardroom.

Wednesday
Wenda! Woods will speak
about the old growth timber
issue at noon in Forum 308.
Glen Falkenberg will provide music at 1 p.m . .
Thursday
Film: "Broken Rainbow"
to be shown from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. in Forum 308. Theme
concentrates on the Big
Mountain issue.
Friday
Noon-12:30 p.m. Water
Balloon war: concentrate on
how to stay dry!
12:30-1:30 p.m. Open
Mike: talent, speeches,
music, comics, whatever you
feel like doing.
1:45 p.m. Surf Zombies.

Since the publication of "Carrie" in 1974, Stephen King has carved a permanent niche for
himself as the master of modern horror. His latest short-story terrorfest, "Skeleton Crew,"
combines King's usual mixed bag of horror, with elements of whimsy, round-the-campfire
story-telling, and genuine oddity.
While definitely the work of King, this book is truly different than what King readers have
come to expect from the master.
King opens with the longest offering in the book, "The Mist," a master remixing of the
traditional elements of the horror genre: trapped, terrified, and threatened. "The Mist"
weaves an incredible tale of fear as a supermarket is invaded by creatures from ... ? This is
perhaps the best offering of the book, and is guaranteed to make the reader wary of future
quick jaunts to the 7-11 in the fog.
Other, shorter tales, include "The Raft," an eerie description of a no-win, no-way-out situation; "The Monkey," a children's toy that should be kept out of the reach of children and
everyone else; ''Uncle Otto's Truck,'' a distant relative of Christine, and a gruesome reminder
that justice takes many forms; and "Survivor Type," King's tribute to Defoe, detailing the
will to survive at any cost.
Also included in the collection are two free verse poems, which prove that as a poet, King is
a brilliant brain surgeon.
As a change of pace, King offers some genuinely interesting non-horror tales as well. "Mrs.
Todd's Shortcut," a story of one woman's love affair with time; "Word Processor of the
Gods," a modern-day Alladin' s Lamp tale; and "The Reach," an oddly comforting story
about those who have gone before.
These tales carry on a style encountered in "Different Seasons" and the recently-discovered
"Bachman Books," proving that King can write (and write well) other things besides horror
fiction.
The narratives ''Morning Deliveries'' and ''Big Wheels: A Story of the Laundry Game'' are
perhaps the most disapointing parts of the book. They fall far short of what King is capable of,
and are best labeled "damned odd" and forgotten. They offer a glimpse into the mind of
Stephen King, yet lack any real form or direction.
King bas done his usual excellent job of scaring his readers spitless, yet these stories lack the
depth and character of his longer tales. That '' Skeleton Crew'' is a product of the master there
is no doubt, but the necessary lack of definition inherent in the short story form prevents the
true King Treatment from shining through, much like a photograph which has been slightly
underdeveloped.
To express the true measure of his talent, King should stick with the book-length tales for
which he has become famous. While '' Skeleton Crew'' is not his best work, it remains a
"must read" for any Stephen King fan.