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Media Commissi on names new TORCH Editor
Kelli J. Ray, a 20-year-old
journalism student from
Eugene, will edit the 1986-87
TORCH.
The Media Commission
selected Ray Wednesday.
Although the 16-member
board had also intended to
select next year's Denali
magazine editor, that portion
of the meeting was postponed until May 29 because the
commission had failed to
notify the applicant, Reagan
Lee, of the meeting time.
Asked why she applied for
the position, Ray replied that
in two successive terms she
has gained experience as a
TORCH beat reporter,
feature writer and in-

vestigative reporter. Spring
Term she was appointed
entertainment editor. ''Being
editor-in-chief is the next
logical step. I can serve the
newspaper and, at the same
time, gain the experience I
need in order to develop into
a professional journalist in
the future."
In the required essay she
submitted to the commission
prior to Wednesday's
meeting, she said that
''because I had the opportunity to participate in the
newspaper's reorganization
and redesign this year, I see
no need for a major overhaul
at this point."
She does plan to add a sec-

tion of short articles summarizing campus events and
announcements.
Kelli is the daughter of
1985-86 editor, Karen Irmsher. During the closed
"executive session" of the
meeting, when commission
members assessed Ray's
qualifications, Irmsher
agreed to leave the room,
and did not participate in the
final, unanimous commission vote in favor of Ray's
selection.
"We're fortunate to have
Kelli Ray," said Pete Peterson, TORCH news and
editorial adviser, and a commission member. ''We usualsee Editor, page 5

Kelli Ray

AA panel shares
woes, successes

bv Kelli Ray
T6RCH Staff Writer

While still a girl, Suzanne used alcohol and drugs to help
her feel "ten feet tall and bullet proof. They helped me escape
-- helped me be what I wanted to be. It stopped working for
me when I was 16, and I started running away. I had this
screaming inside my entire body, like something was trapped
and couldn't get out.
Suzanne was one ot a tive-member panel that shared. experiences about alcohol and drug uses in Center 219 on May
19. Ed Ragozzino interviewed panel members, and only first
names were used in accordance with Alcoholics Anonymous'
(AA) policy.
Janese, another panel member, started using alcohol at the
age of seven when her father would share his liquor with her.
'' At ten, I was stealing liquor when I went babysitting and
hiding it in perfume bottles. At 15, my father passed away,
and I became a full-fledged alcoholic.''
After sharing the beginnings of their substance abuse,
panel members discussed the points at which they decided
they had a problelm.
Jerry says that "the hardest thing I ever had to do was admit that I had a problem." Realization came "when I decided
I wasn't doing a good job at my job." When he looked at his
attendance record, he realized that "you just can't find that
see Panel, page 5

Retiring .faculty members pose with President Turner after ceremony on May 22.

.Faculty takes ear1y retiremen t
by Ann Van Camp

TORCH Feature Editor

Yes, an unusually large
number of LCC faculty and
administrators have been announcing their retirements
lately.
According to Director of
Employee Relations Hank
Douda, the college isn't

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pressuring people to leave.
But it did offer eligible faculty
a one-time chance at some
early retirement incentives,
and ten eligible faculty
members decided it was an
offer they couldn't refuse.
LCC President Richard
Turner says the offers were
extended to eligible faculty

Wild
Flowers,
page4

members not because the college wanted to see them go,
but rather to reduce the
number of layoffs which
might become necessary due
to budgetary cutbacks.
He says, "It means we'll be
laying off ten fewer people
campus-wide. And the peosee Offer, page 4

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May 23, 1986

Teacher's
home lost

The home of mechanics instructor Harvey Kelm burned
to the ground Sunday, May
11. The family, which includes a wife and sons ages
11 and 12, lost everything in
the blaze.
The Kelms' top priority is
finding a three-bedroom
house to rent in the Cal
Young area. They need all
types of household goods
and equipment, and people
who have somethng to
donate should contact the
Mechanics Department, ext.
2379.

Amazed
at reply

To the Editor:
I was quite bewildered and
somewhat amused at Theda
Johnson's reply (TORCH 5-9)
to my recent letter in the
TORCH on May 2. In her letter she accuses me of
thinly masked suggestion
that the TORCH (should)
practice censorship ... ''
This comes as quite a surprise to me! •I do not
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r~member that I spoke of
censorship in my letter. I
wrote al:;>0ut journalistic professionalism and responsibility. I seriously wonder
how Theda Johnson came up
with the idea of me advocating censorship? Mind
reading?

Food Service for employing
handicapped persons to
work in the college cafeteria
and lunch room. The college
deserves credit for giving
handicapped persons the
chance to show that they can
successfully perform real
jobs out in the real world.

The TORCH obviously can
strive for the nouveau and
yellow journalism a la
"National Enquirer," but I
believe not even Theda
Johnson will advocate this.
Now I might be wrong ....
But please, Theda Johnson,
no more futile attempts at
mind reading, and I also suggest you look up in
Webster's the different
meanings of ''censorship''
and "professionalism." _
I also·can assure you that I,
in no form or way, have ever,
or will ever advocate censorship. I strongly believe in
America's c0nstitutional
freedom of the press!

From what I can see, these
workers carry out their jobs
effeciently and in a pleasant
manner. I think this
demonstrates that with some
assistance, handicapped persons can perform productive
work in intergrated settings.

George H. Heart
Criminal Justice

Three
cheers

Dear Editor:
Three cheers to the LCC

Joe Gordon KcKeever
A~LCC Legal Services

Sincere
thanks

Dear Editor,
As a graduating student
from LCC, I want to express
my sincere thanks to the
wonderful staff at the Student Health Service.
Between the stress of
academic life and crowded
classrooms, I found myself
fighting one virus after
•another. The Student Health
Services' nursing staff pro-

vided me with competence
and compassion that surpasses any doctor's office I
have visited. I also received
low or no-cost testing,
preventive care advice and
follow-up services.
In my opinion, one of the
best aspects of Lane Community College is the Student Health Service.
Jacqueline White
Accounting student

Recent
•
terrorism

Exactly what did we succeed in doing? Will terrorists
not only in Libya but in
Syria, Iran, and Lebanon cringe and say, "Please stop it;
Dear Editor,
Recent terrorism produces .. we won't do it again?" No
chance.
understandable frustration,
The world's most powerful
and people have little
preparation to understand nation, deemed imperialist
such bizarre acts except to by most third world nations,
label the perpetrators as mad has chosen -unilateral indogs and to strike back with tervention with bombers to
"send a message." Unlike a
a big fist.
Western Union message, the
However attractive it is to interpretation is based on the
have a simplistic explanation eye of the beholder.
and a scapegoat, the
William H. Boyer
widespread approval of the
Professor Emeritus
military bombing of Libya
University of Hawaii
may be as terrifying as the
(now living in Oregon) _
terrorism, for when people
uncritically rally to the flag in
the nuclear age they may
unintentionally be part of the
process which can lead to

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Pinche dpurses to be sexcha nged
by wallop ing W ALLE Ts
by Karen lrmsher

TORCH Editor

Thus far, attempts to legislate equality of pay for women
have failed because the people in power had too much to
lose. People tend to look after their own best interests, and
there's no reason we should expect males with money and
power to be any different from the rest of us.
The key, then, is to interrupt the status quo in such a
way as to make equal rights, comparable worth and the
like, more attractive alternativec,.
So here's the plan. It's ccllled: Women Applying
Leverag~ -- Lowpay Elevation Tactic (WALLET). It's got
two parts, calls for some sacrifice~ on the part of the participants, and it might take awhile -- say 10 years or so -but it would be quite an interesting decade. And the
women who valiantly devote years of their lives to bringing full equality to Earth's women, would take on heroic
proportions in future his- and herstory books.
A recent study showed that men who had sex-change
operations and continued to work in their professions
made less money after the change, while women who had
sex-change operations increased their income. So to begin
the project, first wave WALLETeers would quietly take out
big loans, have sex-change operations, move to cities
where they were not known, and land high-paying jobs.
As with all new converts, these born-again males would
be more fanatically macho in the business world than those
who had had a lifetime to adjust to male hormones. And,
having made the selfless decision to devote this portion of
their lives to achieving equal pay for the gender of their
birth, they wouldn't be dissipating any of that energy on
chasing women or raising families. Nor would they be
wasting their time on wars or football.
However, a cursory reading of the daily sports' page
would appear high on their must-do list so they'd know
what teams were playing in the superbowl and the like -just enough info. to be able to drop a few sports names

nuclear war, the ultimate terrorism.
Many peole who are polled
and supportive of the bombing have been raised on the
messages of ''The Empire
Strikes Back,'' ''Rambo,''
and similar genre. Their
frustrations may be temporarily assuaged by
unleashing the Pentagon,
believing we "taught them a
lesson'' or as Oregonian
headlines said, the bombing
of Libya was a "success."

during those crucial locker room and mens' room conversations, the fertile soil of corporate upper-echelon male
camaraderie.
Every ounce of testosterone- and androgen-enriched
blood coursing through the veins and arteries of these noble WALLETeers would be dedicated to unremittingly
kicking and clawing up the ladders of power. Within a few
years, inspired by the awesome achievements of their foresisters, new waves of women would join the noble cause,
their paths already slightly smoothed by the pioneers.
The apex of WALLET would be reached when peer
pressure was such that in order to be real woman, one had
to be a man. When even the wives and sex-toys of the rich
and powerful finally succumbed to this consciousness,
we'd be in a position to bargain.
However, this would also be the point at which men,
unrestrained by the civilizing and calming influence of
women, would be most likely to blow up the planet. Having anticipated this state of affairs, recycled women would
have already infiltrated military installations worldwide,
and secretly and irreparably decommissioned the offensive
hardware.
With this crisis averted (and a plague which has
threatened personkind for 40 years removed),
WALLETeers could launch into the final phase of the
assault. By this time, many recycled women would already
be clutching vast numbers of the reins of corporate power
and wealth in their freshly hairy hands. And men would
be suffering from either desolation at the loss of their
women, or nervous breakdowns due to the onslaught of
packs of recycled women brandishing keys to executive
washrooms.
Men would finally be able to see great advantages to
both equal pay and equal rights, just to have another
gender with whom to share equality.
So, my husband asked, "Are you going to be the first?"
''Hmmmmm,'' I answered.

'ffiRCH

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newspaper published on Fridays,
September through fune. News stories
are compressed, concise reports intended
to be as fair and balanced as possible.
They appear with a byline to indicate
the reporter responsible. News features,
bect1use of their broader scope, may contain some judgements on the part of the
writer. They are identified with a
special byline.
"Forums" t1re essays contributed by
TORCH readers and are aimed at broad
issues facing members of the community. They should be limited to 750 words.
"Letters to the Editor" are intended
as short commentaries on stories a~
pearing in the TORCH. They should be
limited to 250 words, and the writer
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editor reserves the right to edit for libel,
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The TORCH

She's not dead, she shed

May 23, 1986 Page 3

Financial aid on time
by Lisa Zimmerman
TORCH Associate Editor

Yes, because of last minute
changes in federal regulations, students are receiving
1986-87 Letters of Financial
Assistance later than usual
this year. No, this does not
mean that financial aid
money will be dispersed late.
According to Linda Waddell, financial aid director,
cc students have been confused
£ by a May 16 letter sent out by
.8 her department explaining
~ the change in the mailing of
.....- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - " 1986-87 Financial Assistance
offers. "The students are
This 17'9" layer of skin belongs to Bernice, a python.
worried that because the letcolors are a collage of white
by Michael Spilman
"When I was a kid, I'd ters are late, their money
TORCH Staff Writer
and shades of brown.
always bring them home,'' won't arrive on time ... which
he says, explaining that his isn't the case," says WadBernice, a 14-foot-long
The shedding of a snake's Burmese python, is the
interest in snakes goes as far dell.
The reason for the change
skin may not be a big deal to previous owner of the shed,
back as he can remember. He
is
a law called The Consome people, but that which was donated to LCC
bought Bernice at a local pet
solidated
Omnibus Budget
doesn't mean the shed itself in April by Bernice's owner,
shop in Oct., 1974. At the
Reconciliation
Act of 1985,
isn't big.
time she was two feet long.
Michael Primrose.
termed
_
simply
Primrose says she grew 8' in
"Shed" refers to the outer . Primrose explains that a
''Reconciliation
Act''
by the
the first two years he owned
layer of skin that has been snake's outer skin stretches
Financial
Aid
Department.
her. He estimates Bernice
shed by a snake. A fresh when the snake crawls out of
The law, signed by President
will live about 25 years.
17'9'' long, 9'' wide shed is it, and that's why it's longer
Reagan April 7, 1986 and
Primrose feeds Bernice received by LCC at the end of
currently displayed on the than the snake it comes from.
about once a month. Her diet
wall immediately to the left Primrose says Bernice sheds
April, makes several major
includes turkey legs and
of the Science Office, room her outer layer of skin once
changes in GSL and PLUS
every two and a half months.
liver, with an occasional
101, in the Science Building.
programs, as well as Pell
He says he gave the shed whole rabbit when one can
Grant, SEOG, Work Study,
Contained in a narrow,
to LCC so that people could be obtained. Bernice eats at
NDSL
and SSIG programs.
18' -long box, and resembling
broaden their perspectives,
least 15 pounds of food in
According
to Wad dell, the
a discolored leopard' skin; its
and learn from it.
one eating. He says Bernice
change directly affecting the
eats meat -- only.
mailing of the award letters is
a ''subtle but significant''
Often, he'll feed her turkey
change in the wording of the
• legs. He says he throws the
statement of educational purfirst turkey leg into her cage
pose. Originally, says Wadand then shoves the remaindell, students signed the
ing legs down her throat. Of
statement testifying that they
course, he adds, Bernice is
are not in default of payment
willing.
of grants or loans at LCC.
At home, Primrose keeps
The difference, as of April 7,
Bernice in a 4'x4'x6' cage.
''They don't need much 1986, is that students must
now signify that they are not
room," he explains.

in default of loans or grants
at LCC or any other educational
institution. When LCC received this information, the
award letters which had
already been sent to the
printers had to be recalled,
and the wording had to be
changed to comply to the
new regulations -- thus the
delay in their mailing.
As of May 16, 1986, the new
dates are as follows:
• Students with application
files completed by March 21
will receive offers by June 9
(Priority group 1).
• Students with application
files completed by April 18
will receive offers by July 15
(priority group 2).
• Students with application
files completed by May 21 or
after will receive offers by
August 15 or as soon as
possible after August 15.
. Waddell says students
with files completed after
March 21 planning to attend
summer term, should submit
a written request for Summer
Term funding to the LCC
Financial Aid Office.
Students with questions
about applications or priority
groups should contact the
Financial Aid office at
726-2205.

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Graduates, your big night is almost here! Friday, June 6, 1986 at 7:30 in the
Silva Concert Hall of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, the graduation
ceremonies will be held. Your guests are welcome. Please be there not later than
6: 30 p. m. Enter by the stage door which can be reached through the alley between 6th and 7th Avenues.
Bring your cap and gown with you (they will not be given out at the Hult
Center). Caps and gowns will be available in the Bookstore the week of June 2 to
6. Announcements are being sold in the Bookstore now for fifty cents each.

Join in Lane Community College's Twenty-first
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May 23, 1986

Offer,

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ple who are retiring have had
the chance to think through
the decision with regard to
their lives; people who are
laid off don't have that
chance.''
Douda adds, "Layoff is the
least attractive situation in
personnel. It's a no-win
situation. You do things to
people's careers you don't
like to do. Voluntary retirement works because people
can plan what they want to
do with their lives instead of
being hit all of a sudden with
a layoff.''
Last December 17, letters
outlining the incentives,
which lowered the age of
eligibility from 58 to 55, and
included medical coverage
for a spouse, were sent to
eligible faculty members for
their consideration.
The incentive package was
one of the issues covered in
the faculty contract negotiation sessions, and the delay
in the settlement of the contract caused a delay in the

formal presentation of the
retirement offer. By the time
the contract was settled,
employees were left with only three days in which to respond to the offer.
But according to Douda,
since the employees were
aware of the conditions of
the offer well in advance,
those who had been considering retirement were
merely waiting for the formal
go-ahead to fill out the
enrollment forms.
Douda emphasizes that
this was a one-time offer tied
to this year's contract settlement. ''Management doesn't
have the unilateral authority
to make permanent retirement policies. Early retirement programs are a mandatory segment of collective
bargaining.''
J\.1anagement was also offered an early retirement program, and two employees,
Gerald Rasmessen and Ed
Ragozzino are retiring under
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native of Charleston, South
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Lane, he was president for
six years at South Central
Community College in New
Haven, Connecticut. Turner
has a bachelor's degree from
Fisk University, and master's
and doctoral degrees in
music education from Indiana University.
School officials expect a
turnout of several hundred
graduating students and
their families. One of the
event's leading organizers,
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working on her last LCC
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she retires this December.
Tennis has helped plan and
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graduation ceremony for
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Applicants for graduation
are assessed a $10 fee to
cover cap and gown rental,
degrees and certificates,
degree covers and other expenses. Graduates are to arrive at 6:30 p.m. with caps
and gowns, which may be
obtained at the Bookstore the
week of June 2-6.
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much flu ... especially on a Monday."
For Micki, realization came when, after a week-long drunk,
she found herself '' sitting on the floor with a gun in my
mouth and pulling the trigger, in front of my boy. When the
gun didn't go off, something clicked in me, and I knew I
needed help.''
Lisa says that when it comes to recovery, the "hardest part
is getting past the denial." Janese agrees, adding that
"people need to realize that it IS a disease."
For Jerry, having the right information is crucial to
recovery.
He says that there is currently a program on campus called
"Books and Booze," and that "sometimes the same three
people are the only ones there.'' People are afraid of the label
that might be placed on them if they admit they have a problem, Jerry says.
Lisa adds that people need to talk about it, to get it out in
the open.
All the members agree that there should be more community support, and especially, education in the schools.
"If you have friends with alcohol and drug related problems,'' Jerry suggests, offer them facts, friendship and help.
A tape of the discussion will be available Fall Term. Contact
Marje Wynia at ext. 2457 for details.

It's a luna, see?

Dear Annabanana,
My roommate has been acting really weird all week. In
fact, my instructors have
been acting weird all week.
Actually, now that I give it
some thought, everybody has
been acting weird all week.
They're edgy, irritable, irrational, and illogical. I
haven't been sleeping real
well, and they' re behaving
like they haven't been
either. Is it the radiation
from Chernobyl? Is it the BT
spray? Is it them or me?
Signed,
Keeping Tabs

Dear Tabs,
Good observations on the
bad vibrations. It's been one
of those weeks all right, but
there's more to it than meets
the eye. It's probably not the
radiation, and it's probably
not the BT spray. But it could
very well be the effects of the
full moon.
It's a commonplace observation among those who deal
with people en masse that eccentric behavior increases
during the time of the full
moon. Fire brigades have to
deal with more fires and false
alarms, police get reports of
more drunks, thieves and
wife-beaters. The frequency
of rash driving and accidents
is heightened. Nurses in
mental hospitals have to
in<:_reased
with
cope
restlessness among patients.
Surgeons record more postoperative hemorrhages.
Then there is the superstition that since the moon
causes disturbances in the
distribution of the body
fluids, people who let the
direct light of the moon fall
on their faces will become
twisted. But that's only a
superstition. Just like the fact
that more teenagers get zits
when they date under a full
moon.
Lunacy is a full-moon
phenomenon, originally
diagnosed as intermittent insanity, and supposedly
changing in intensity with
the phases of the moon.
mad,
are
Lunatics
moonstruck individuals who
exhibit weird emotional
states.

TheTORCH

Turner helps out
accident victim
by Ann Van Camp

TORCH Feature Editor

"Wasn't that the president?'' one of the office
workers asked as Dr. Turner
left the Student Health
Center last Tuesday morning, May 13.
Director of Student Health
Sandra Ing says "it was his
(Turner's) first visit to the
unit and we were pretty
busy, so we couldn't give
him the tour. But it was really nice that he escorted the
student here himself."

SALES

May 23, 1986

According to Ing, a male
student "spun out his car"
on the way to campus that
morning, ''and Dr. Turner
stopped to see if he could be
of assistance. When he found
out the man went to LCC, he
suggested going to Student
Health and offered to take
him there himself.''
Neither Turner nor the student were available for comment. "The student wasn't
badly injured, but his car
was. And he was pretty
upset about his car," says
Ing.

Editor,

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ly have three or four candidates for the office. But it's
my guess •that Kelli Ray's
outstanding qualifications,
drive, and interest in the post
made it obvious to other
potential contenders that she
would be a formidable opponent.''

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May 23, 1986

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Everyone loves a clown

With his greasepaint teardrop and beard, he's a
down-on-his-luck bum. But he may be one of the
happiest men in town.
Stephen Jones takes his pleasure from collecting smiles from kids of all ages while cleverly
disguised as Stefie the Clown.
Jones, who often teaches clowning at LCC, is
currently clowning around at Fisherman's Wharf
in San Francisco, and will teach a class again Fall
Term.
He began to clown while teaching elementary
school in Utah in 1980. When he realized he
wanted to learn more, he took classes at the
University of Utah.
But it was at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum
and Bailey Circus Academy in Florida in 1981, in
"eight-to-10 hours a day of solid clowning" for
three months that Jones sharpened his performance skills and developed the sad-tramp look
he still uses today.
Choosing his distinctive image was an easy
choice, he says. "You try on a bur:ich of different
faces and ideas, and you stick with the ones that
feel comfortable.''
Because the salary was too low, Jones decided
not to join the circus. He returned to Utah, rhen
to his hometown of Eugene in 1984, after several
years of part-time jobs and clowning on the side.
However, it's not easy to make a living as a
clown in Eugene, he says. "There are still tight
times'' he claims -- such as after Christmas -although summer is a peak season for work.
For awhile he worked with a local assemblage
of clowns known as The Clown Company, staging a children's Saturday Matinee at the
McDonald Theater. Later formed his own company, Clown Alley.
Made up of Jones' partner, Twila "Twinkie"
Woodward, and three other part-time workers,
Clown Alley offers both promotions and sales
consultations for businesses, as well as entertainment for any kind of event, particularly
children's birthday parties.
Jones will be teaching a class on clowning at
LCC next fall, as he did during the Winter Term
of 1985. He teaches make-up, clown history and
ethics, along with improvisation, mime, magic
and juggling.
However, Jones stresses overall appearance.
"I think that if you appear good-looking and
pleasant, people will look again."
For young children especially, that first look
can be a frightening one. A clown's body
language plays a large part in approaching a
child, says Jones, because the odd make-up and
clothing can sometimes be scary.
Parents can also be a hindrance. "Sometimes a
parent will have a child that is a bit unsure of
me,'' he says. ''They come over and shove the
kid in my face and say 'Look at the clown,' ''
which usually only makes matters worse.
Stefie meets dozens of children and adults
every week while clowning at local restaurants

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ChoosinR his distinctive imaRe was an easy choice, he says. ''You try on a bunch of different faces and
ideas, and stick with one the feels comfortable."
and at the Saturday Market. Instead of working
for hourly wages, Jones works for tips.
Ed Buzalsky, manager of Pietro's Pizza on
Franklin Boulevard, says he enjoys having Stefie
working in the parlour, and even atop the company's fire engine in the St. Patrick's Day Parade
in Eugene: "Somehow, people associate him
with Pietro's," says Buzalsky.
It all comes together for Stefie at the pizza
parlour, where he keeps busy moving from table
to table, taking requests for balloon animals. At
last count, he and Twinkie had over 65 different
animals and toys in their balloon-art repertoire,
with new works in progress. "Right now, we're
working on a 10-speed bicycle accident. We also
do a pretty realistic-looking flower.''
On an average day, Stefie alone uses over 150
balloons to build his creations, while collecting
anywhere from $15 to $70 in tips.
"What would you like?" he asks a young girl
seated with several adults.
"I think that if you apear good-looking and
"A bumble bee," she responds enthusiasticalpleasant, people will look again. ''
ly.
Stefie quickly inflates a small balloon, then a
long, skinny one, and begins to work his magic.
First, he bends the long balloon into a circle,
then into a figure eight, and finally attaches it to
the other balloon, for a big, green bumble bee.
Taking it by the wings, he flaps the bee several
times while watching the girl's face light-up with
a smile.
Tipping his safari hat and waving goodbye,
Stefie moves on to the next table, in search of
more smiles.

Feature by Brian Alvstad
Photos by Randy Beiderwell
Design by
Jackie Templeman

Stefie and Twinke have over 65 different animals and toys in their balloon-art repertoire.

The TORCH

May 23, 1986 Page 7

EX·PRISONERS = Helping them make it
Feature by Kelli J. Ray
Photo by Jeff Haun
Design by Kathleen Heinz

According to the April 19,
1985 entry in Dan Conklin's
journal: "It was a pretty busy

day. I answered the phone a lot.
There was a Chicano man who
kept repeating that he had a job
lined up, and that he and his
family didn't want to be taking
government food, but that his
economic position forced him to.
I gained a real respect for
this man, and could imagine
how I would feel in his position.
To me, he seemed to have the
perfect amount of pride. He had
enough to maintain his dignity
in a humbling situation, but he
didn't have so much that it kept
him from taking the food that he
and his family so desperately
needed.''
11

Dan Conklin, an LCC student, kept the journal to
record his first experiences as
a CWE volunteer with S _ on_sors executive board member Dick Reid helps bridge the gap bet ween ex-prisoners and the outside world.
sors, a Eugene-bas
n s makes sense .
profit organization
had been volunteering at the
Jose, a prisoner from Puer- average, finished sch ool, and
ting others from
tempts to re-int
desk since I'd been there."
to Rico, didn't even speak is now working.
-_ing victims makes
prisoners into so •
English when a volunteer
Another ex-prisoner, Sam,
'Reid states.
He would lear
As Conklin discovered, from Sponsors began visiting also benefitted from Sponsors' short-term provolunteers that S
participation in programs him in the Salem peniten- sors' help. Sponsors worked
nclude assisting exboth long-term
such as Sponsors doesn't tiary a year before his
with him for several years,
their
with
ers
term goals in he
automatically ensure sucess.
release. With the language
and at one point, he went
ncy food and clothing
prisoners regain c
The reason for this, accor- barrier yet another obstacle back to prison for stealing
, and helping with
ding to Evelyn Gerardo, out- to overcome, translators
their lives.
and hocking a television set
immediate needs, from
reach coordinator for Spon- were necessary for his
Dick Reid, a m
while he was drunk.
haircuts. In addiSponsors' executiv
sors, is that there are successful communication.
When he was released the
-•,: tion, volunteers offer friendhis private life, a
numerous obstacles an exsecond time, Sponsors
prisoner has to overcome to
theatre operat~?.}1s m~~~&7; it:3:l~hip on a one-on-of.le basis,
helped him to enroll at LCC.
• • . -"CC student Dan Con"'
at LCC, says loq "'t erre-adjust to society sucessfulHis partner also went to
ly.
i• /)iJ~~:r - :- ,,
•}~~1ude P.¢ - • -__..,
LCC, and they had a child
Gerardo says the most
together. Although he and
common are:
his partner eventually split
• Lack of a job
up, he still shares respon• Lack of a home
sibility for his child. He is
• No money
also a reliable volunteer for
• No social support (family
Sponsors, and is now able to
and friends)
open up and share his prison
experiences with the church
'' An ex-prisoner also has to
group he attends.
deal with the community's
By offering one-on-one
stereotypes. Most people
Sponsors
friendship,
think of ex-prisoners as
volunteers form a bridge betviolent, untrustworthy, unween in-prison and out-ofskilled, and somehow
si
prison life that helps many to
radically different than the
rebuild a feeling of selfrest of society," explains
worth. And while not every
Gerardo.
People from Sponsors met
Sponsors client succeeds,
And, true, prison really
him in Salem on his release
success stories like those of
does change a person, Gerardate, as he had no family or
Sam and Jose show
do points out. "In prison,
They then helped
friends.
volunteers like Dan Conklin
just to survive, a person
him get established, with
the value of helping exlearns to keep his mouth
and shelter, and he
food
prisoners to acquire the skills
shut and keep to himself."
began school at LCC.
and confidence they need to
that
says
Gerardo
Again, his lack of English
function successfully in the
"successful" prisoners don't skills got in the way, and he
"real world."
make friends, and don't was labeled "retarded"
make trouble. There's a real when his test scores came
son i
gap between what it takes to back. But Sponsors stepped
couSponsors is now accepting
cost f
successful in prison and in and helped to get him
be
volunteers. From June 2-6,
new
for
eady
Spon
the skills it takes to be suc- retested in Spanish -- all his
Gerardo will set up appointppen with
$300
cessful in society, she says.
ments to discuss volunteer ops, but John
previous tests had been
is be
But all the obstacles can be given in English. And from - portunities for those who are ina
quite
or
suces
overcome. And Gerardo that point, Jose began
terested or desire more infonnaw, I didn't
gives two examples:
client. He
classes, maintained a B tion. Call 485-8341 for details.

.tit

''Economically,
it makes sense .
Salvaging
salvageable
humans makes
sense. Preventing others from
becoming vicmakes
tims
sense."

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May 23, 1986

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Living with AIDS: Learningtocope
Southern Oregon Shanti Project and Personal Active Listeners help people living with AIDS by being supportive and helping in the process of sorting out emotions.

Feature by Denise Abrams
Photo by Jamie D. Machett
Page Design and Graphic by Val Brown

llw
e cannot fight the disease (AIDS). We
cannot change the disease. But what we can do is
make a difference," says Reverend Ken Storer,
coordinator of the Southern Oregon Shanti Project
(SOSP).
The word Shanti in Sanskrit, an ancient Indic
language, means Inner Peace, and the Shanti program is designed to help provide inner peace,
serenity, and support for those who have tested
positive for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
As SOSP coordinator, Rev. Storer served on a
local panel during the LCC-sponsored AIDS
teleconference held at LCC in early April. It
covered the full spectrum of AIDS incidence,
prevention, treatment and myriad legalities which
complicate the disease. While Rev. Storer commended the thoroughness of the program, he felt
it did not deal with one of the most important factors of the disease -- the psychological and social
effects of "people living with AIDS."
These factors were part of the reason Rev.
Storer began the Shanti Project to serve Southern
Oregon. Storer is a licensed minister of the Universal Metropolitan Fellowship of Community Churches (UFMCC) whose congregation is
predominantly gay. And although lie doesn't have
his own assigned parish, he considers the people
who use the Shanti services his own personal
parish.
"My ministry goes to those people with the
AIDS-related complex diseases. For me it comes
down to two Christain imperatives: One is the
'come follow me,' and I made the choice to follow
the carpenter 0esus); the other is that if any good
is done to others, then it is also done to Jesus."
Following those imperatives, Rev. Storer, with
the .help of the San Francisco Shanti Project and a
Shanti affiliation -- the PAL (Personal Active
Listener) Project in Portland -- coordinated a Shanti project to serve Southern Oregon.
. The project trains volunteers, also known as
"unpaid professional friends," to listen to their
"client" without being judgmental and without
offering any advice. The volunteer's focus is not
on trying to "fix" things, but on forming a supportive relationship which honors the "client's" own

what time of day, 24-hours-a-day I'm available for
process of unfolding his emotions.
''It's very important that the person who has- him."
The support that Joe has received may not be
tested positive (for AIDS) has somewhere to go,"
available to others unless the SOSP receives addistresses Rev. Storer. '' One of the biggest feelings
tional financial support. At present, the SOSP has
that the client has to deal with is the aloneness that
no budget. It relies solely on donations, training
the disease presents him or her.'' And, he says,
fees, and financial support from people like
one of the most important, if not most difficult job
Franklin.
of the "unpaid professional friend," is keeping the
Looking back on how the SOSP began, Rev.
client from serious depression.
Storer tells a story about a statue of Jesus Christ
''Because the disease itself works on the imwhich stood in a small German town square. Durmunity system, being seriously depressed makes it
ing WWII, when bombs blew the statue to bits,
easier for the disease to take that person's life."
townspeople who had admired the statue ran out
Keeping the client emotionally supported thereby
to gather up all the broken pieces. After the bombkeeps depression at bay and prolonging his life.
ing
stopped, the townspeople reassembled the
Take Joe's· case, for instance (not his real
statue, all except for the hands, which were missname). In May of 1985, Joe tested positive to the
ing.
HTLV III virus (Human T-Lymphotropic Virus
Making the best use of the situation, they placType III, this virus seeks out and takes over the
ed
a
plaque at his feet which reads: "The only
helper cells the T-Cells, which fight disease. The
hands that Jesus has are yours.'.'
virus then reproduces and kills the diseaseRev. Storer sits back in his patio chair, smokfighting helper cells). As his physical symptoms
ing a cigarette. ''That really had some kind of imworsened-- swollen lymph glands, tiredness, lack
pact on me." And since that time, he's been doing
of appetite, all the symptoms of AIDS -- he returnthe carpenter's work by taking care of, and focused to doctors in February of 1986 for more testing.
He had developed ARC (AIDS Related Complex ing all of his love and hard work on, helping peowhich is charcterized most typically by swollen ple deal with AIDS.
glands and persistent fever. UNLIKE AIDS,
however, the AIDS-Related Complex does not
completely suppress the body's immune defenses.
In some cases ARC may turn in the AIDS,
sometimes it does not).
At first Joe thought he could and would handle
the disease on his own. But when he was quickly
inundated by an intense mixture emotions such·
guilt, anger, . confusion, depression and more
depresssion, Joe knew he needed outside support.
He had heard of the Shanti services, and knew of
the SOSP in Eugene. He called and asked for help.
Within 24 hours, Joe was matched up with Dick
Franklin, Rev. Storer' s roommate.
Franklin said when he first spoke to Joe, his
client, he could see relief cross the man's face.
"Now he had someone to talk to, cry with, and let
loose all of his frustrations with.'' And he had someone to teach him how to cope.
Franklin says he's seen improvement in his
client over the past few months. Before the clientp AL relationship, Joe would go on 3-4 day depression binges and then contact his PAL. Now he contacts Franklin the moment he feels himself sliding.
''That's what the project is about, and that is
what I am there for," says Franklin. "I tell him he
should call me whenever and wherever, no matter
Rev. Storer SOSP coordinator.

The TORCH

May 23, 1986

Page9

Sluggers finish over .500

by Darren Foss

TORCH Sports Editor

The Titan Baseball team
came close, but fell one game
short of qualifying for the
NW AACC Championship
Baseball Tournament, after
completing a 2-2 week.
Lane didn't achieve goal
one -- making the playoffs -but did achieve goal two -finishing
over
. 500.
However, after being swept
by the league-leading LinnBen ton Roadrunners on
Wednesday, May 14, 1-0 and
16-7, even goal two looked
doubtful with a 9-11 league
record and 17-18 record
overall.

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Lane 3, 12; Clackamas 1, 4;
The Titans traveled to
Oregon City on Friday, May
16, with sweep on their
mind, determined to achieve
goal two. And, with a combination of strong pitching
and hitting, Lane took two
from the Cougars with the

the scores of 3-1 and 12-4.
The sweep gave Lane a final
record of 11-11 in league and •
19-18 overall.
Titan Coach Bob Foster
sums up the whole season in
one sentence: "It was like
kissing your sister, an even
league record and only one
game over .500 overall."
Then Foster gets serious.
''It actually wasn't too
disappointing because we
played decent baseball, but
NWAACC Region IV
Baseball Standings
Final
W- L- GB.
Linn-Benton 14 8
Mt. Hood
1210 2
, 1111 3
LANE
Clark
913 5
Clackamas
715 7

lost too many close games. It
was a season with a lot of exsee Baseball, page 10

io': Blue Heron this Monday
i:o

by Darren Foss

Titan h~rdler Jim Cheadle finished fourth in the 400 meter Intermediate Hurdles and fifth in the 110
meter High Hurdles at last weekend's NW Championship meet in Spokane.

Titan runners finish respectable in NW
by Darren Foss

TORCH Sports Editor

The Titan Men's and Women's Track teams gave it their best efforts at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) Championship Meet last weekend, May 16-17, in Spokane, Wash. but couldn't beat the
hosts.
Men place second
The Titan Men scored 122 points in the track events on day two, but it wasn't enough to beat the host Spokane Sasquatches who scored 98 points in the first five events on day one and cruised to their third-straight championship.
" Spokane had an outstanding two-day series. We did our best, and had some good individual performances, but
couldn't catch the Sasquatch," says LCC Men's Track Coach Harland Yriarte.
Three new LCC track records were set at the meet. Pat Lanning won the NW 400 meters title in 46.79, while Andy
Young leaped 6' -11'' to win the NW high jump title, and Eric Nelson broke his own javelin record by 13 feet to win the
NW javelin title with a heave of 214' -2".
Other Titan standouts included Jose Barbosa, who swept his two individual events with victories in the 800 (1:50.82),
1500 meters (3:51.24), and anchored Lane' s 1600-meter relay team to victory in a new NWAACC Championship Meet
record time of 3:11.49.
" This was probably one of my most satisfying seasons I have ever had due to the quality of people we had. We had at
least 20 people with a 3.00 GPA (grade point average) or better. This was my best academic team ever and probably my
second best team overall, " comments Coach Yriarte.
Men's Results
FIELD EVENTS: Long Jump-5, Paul Ackerman 22-5. HighJump-1, Andy Young 6-11. 5, Shawn Steen 6-6. Shot Put- 3,
Hugh Henry 46-4 1/2. Javelin- l , Eric Nelson 214-2.
TRACK EVENTS: 110 High Hurdles- 4, Lawrence Austin 14.95. 5, Jim Cheadle 15.06. 200 M-Pat Lanning 21.6. 6, Dave
Hunnicutt 22.03. 400 M Intermediate Hurdles- 4, Cheadle 55.57. 400 M- 1, Lanning 46.79. 4, Hunnicutt 48.67. 5, Lanay
Creech 49.36. 800 M- 1, Jose Barbosa 1:50.82. 2, Bob Haggard 1:53.06. 4, Jim How arth ·1:54.8. 1500 M- 1, Barbosa
3:51.24. 2, Rick Nelson 3:58.36. 5, Howarth 3:59.38. 6, Devin Allen 4:00.89. 1600 M Relay- 1, Lane (Hunnicutt, Creech ,
Lanning, Barbosa) 3:11.49. 5,000 M- 4, Eric Landeen 15:39.74. 10, 000 M- 4, Landeen 33:39.0. Steeplechase- 5, Don
Beecraft 10:07.56.
TEAM TOTALS: Spokane 216; 2, LANE 129; Bellevue 53; Mt. Hood 481/2; Highline 48; Clackamas 44; Linn-Benton
41; Green River 24; SW Oregon 17; Blue Mountain 9; Edmonds 8; Chemeketa 7; Yakima Valley 7; Tacoma 4; Umpqua
3; Everett 1/2.
.
Women place fifth
The Spokane women completed the Spokane sweep by winning the NWAACC Women's Track Championship,
while the Titan women were in a heated battle for third .
With two events to go, the Titans held the third spot by the slimmest of margins. Lane had 65 points to Bellevue' s 64
and Green River's 63.
The Titans scored only seven points in the final two events to fall to fifth in the Northwest in the final team standings,
but only eight points out of third .
.
"I predicted before the meet that we could finish anywhere from second to fifth depending on everyone's health.
Unfortunately, we ended up at the lower end of that range," s;1ys Wilken.
. .
Val Quade put in an outstanding performance in Spokane, winning the 1500 (4:49.13) and 3000 meters (10:28.7) NW
titles, and finishing third in the 800 meters in 2:22.49.
,
Quade alone scored 26 of the Tita11s' total of 72 points, the most points an individual has ever scored for Lane in a
championship meet, according to Coach Wilken.
~
Diana Ni,cholas led the'Titans on the first day of the NW Championship Meet winning the 10,000 meters in 40:24.5.
Then on Saturday {ini hed third in the 5,000 in 19:06.17..
F~eshman Joi Tipton led the field team, pl cing an itn ressive second with a shot put throw of 41' -7''.
Fave Moniz, another irst year studerrt, finisned tour h with the javehn, setting a personal record (PR) of 131 '-11".
She al5o set a PR in the discus, Jt a tos::; of 124'-8".
"Faye was a real suprise vitn the javelin We thl'lught either Sherri (Harris) or Joi would do that. Jeri scrat hed on all
three throw'>, which ,,a di appomting, but Fc.1 •e took her place. She had a great day," avs Wilken.
''I don't have any regrets about thi eason. Tfiere's not much you can do about injuries. We just had them in critical
areas this year," concludes Wilk n.
Women's Results
FIELD EVENTS: Javelin- 4, Fa e Moniz 131-11. 6, Sherri Harris 124-4. Discus- 4, Moniz 124-8. 6, Julie Huber 122-0.
Shot Put- 2, Joi Tipton 41-7. Long Jump- 5, Melynda Austin 15-11 3/4. 6, Patty Baker 15-3.
TRACK EVENTS: 100 M- 6, Julie Staples 12.64. 400 M Relay- 5, Lane 51.08. 800 M- 3, Val Quade 2:22.49. 1500 M- 1,
Quade 4:49.13. 3,000 M- 1, Quade 10:28.7. 5,000 M- 3, Diana Nicholas 19:06.17. 10,000 M- 1, Nicholas 40:24.5. 7, Kim
Barrett 47:50.4.
TEAM TOTALS: Spokane 124; Mt. Hood 117; Bellevue 80; Green River 79; 5, LANE 72; Umpqua 27; Linn-Benton 25;
SW Oregon 22; Everett 14; Tacoma 14; Yakima 13; Blue Mountain 9; Clackamas 6.
1

TORCH Sports Editor

On Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, the seventh annual
Blue Heron Run will take place at Alton Baker Park starting at
9:30 a.m.
The Blue Heron Run has been the annual fund-raiser event
for the LCC Women's Track program, and is growing in
popularity every year.
According to LCC Women's Track Coach and Blue Heron
Run Coordinator Lyndell Wilken, between 800 and 1200 people participate in the annual run. It has become the third
largest race in town, behind the Butte to Butte and The Race.
The Blue Heron Run incorporates a working crew of 70 to so·
people the day of the race. The event usually generates between $2,000-3,000 for the Women's Track fund.
''It's one way we can generate money and give people
something in return," says Wilken. "Most people don't
realize we're not funded very well so we developed this race
seven years ago as our annual fund-raiser for shoes, tuition
waivers, practice tights, sweatshirts, and a lot of little odds
and ends.''
The event is sponsored by LCC, Nike, Pizza Pete's and
KUGN radio. The pre-registration entry fee is only $7, but
goes up to $10 the day of the race. Deadline for entering at
Nike of Eugene is Saturday, May 24, at 5:30 p .m . Everyone
entering will receive a "Blue Heron Run" T-shirt.
The event .starts with a quick two mile run around Alton
Baker Park starting at 9:30 a.m. The two-miler takes runners a
mile down Day Island Road then comes back around one mile
on th e bike path to the finish line in Alton Baker Park. Then at
10 a.m., the premiere event takes place in the Blue Heron 10
K Road Race.
"It's a fun event. Everyone should do it," concludes
Wilken.
For more information about entering the event contact
Lyndell Wilken at 726-2215, ext. 2696.

Page 10 May 23, 1986

TheTORCH

Bill Townsend, an ace pitcher in Titan deck
by Darren Foss

TORCH Sports Editor

When sophomore pitcher
Bill Townsend transferred to
Lane to join the Titan
Baseball team nobody expected he would become the
team's ace pitcher.
Townsend, a lifetime
Eugene resident, went to
Umpqua CC in Roseburg last
year to play baseball. But this
season, after UCC cut the
sport, Townsend returned to
Eugene to play for Lane and
Titan Coach Bob Foster.
"Townsend did an excellent job this season. He
was one of the best pitchers
in the league. He's a real
competitor, has a lot of ability and if he had the size he'd
be playing major league ball
right now," comments
Foster. "He was a real
motivator for the team and
an inspirational player. He
was always there to practice
and gave 110 percent in
games. You could see the
determination in his face
when he pitched."
All Townsend did was leaa .
the Titan pitching staff in
almost every category.

• He collected seven of the
Titans' 11 league wins while
only losing two.

• He led the team in league
average (ERA) on the team at
2.47.
• He led the team in
strikeouts with 36, and had
the lowest earned run
innings pitched with 48, and
appeared in half of Lane's
league games (11 of 22).
Despite these impressive
numbers, the league coaches
only voted him as a
NWAACC Region IV Second
Team All-Star.
One of Townsend's goals
this season was to make it as
a first team all-star, and he
gave it his best effort. So
when the results were released he received an unpleasant
suprise.
"I felt pretty good about
my pitching this season for
Lane. Bob (Foster) helped me
a lot this season and I
thought I threw reai -well, but
that's not how · the · ·other
coaches felt," says 'fownsend.
Townsend has been playing baseball for 11 years now
'

B a s e b a l l , from page

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ed to load the bases. Don Wolff hit a three -run
single scoring Howarth,' Pruitt and Linker.

t'Taste the Difference!"

How the Titans scored:
3rd Inning- Leo Francis walked, stole second.
Howarth singled, Francis to third. Howarth stole
second. Francis scored on a pass ball. Howarth
stole third. Ted Davis walked, stole second.
Pruitt doubled , scoring Howarth and Davis.
Titans led 3-2.
4th Inning- Wolff walked. Dan Luneski singled,
Wolff to third . Luneski stole second . Andy
Johnson walked. Wolff scored on a pass ball,
Luneski to third. Francis singled to score
Luneski, Johnson to third. Francis stole second.
Howarth walked to load bases. Pruitt hit a
sacrifice fly to score Johnson. Helfrich singled to
score Francis and Howarth. Titans led 8-4.
6th Inning- Howarth singled, stole second.
Pruitt walked . Howarth reached third . Pruitt
stole second. Helfrich walked to load the bases.
Linker stepped up and hit a grand-slam homer.
Howarth, Pruitt and Helfrich score. Titans tromp
12-4.

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Townsend has completed
his baseball eligibility at
Lane, but he plans to be back
next year to complete his
associate of arts degree and
work as an assistant coach to
Foster. "I'm gonna take a
year off from playing and
just coach, and workout a little with weights to get
stronger and bigger.''
Foster says "I'm looking
forward to having him as a
pitching coach next season to
help with the young
_ players."
] Townsend capped off his
~ career as a Titan in a big way,
~ collecting both wins in the
·g final league double-header
~ sweep of the Clackamas
£ Cougars last Friday, May 16,
ion the road.
f On that day Townsend
went to the mound with all
Bill Townsend won seven of the Titans' 11 league wins while com- his tricks and he helped the
Titans get the sweep they
piling a 7-2 record.
desperately needed to
and has developed into a and most strikeouts (70) in salvage a winning season
(19-18) since they aren't gostrong pitcher. He prepped ' the league.
While at Lane, Townsend ing to the playoffs.
at Churchill High School in
''I had it all together that
Eugene and made it as a is majoring in Physical
District SAAA First Team All- Education with the goal of day. It wa~ a nice way to end
Star his senior year (1984) becoming a PE teacher and the season,'' concludes
after having the best ERA coach.
Townsend.

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Titan Pitcher: Bill Townsend (W 6-2) . Titan Catcher: Aaron Helfrich . Double: Leo Francis . RBI :
Don Wolff 3.
How the Titans scored:
4th Inning- Ed Howarth singled . Don Pruitt
singled, Howarth to second . Jason Linker walk-

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Linker 4, Pruitt 3, Helfrich 2, Francis.

The Campus Ministry
would like to congratulate the new
ASLCC Officers . •We
wish you a good and
productive year.
Thought for the week:

The ultimate goal of a parent
is to make themselves
unnecessary to their children. ·

rors and pounding Lane
Linn-Benton 1, 16; Lane 0, 7;
Against the Roadrunners,
16-7 .
Leo Francis led the Titan
May 14, the Titans were,
offense with a three-for-f91.!,r
caught in a tough pitcher's
game, hitting two doubles
duel in game one as the two
teams combined for only one
and a single, scoring a run
and collecting two RBI. Andy
run and three hits.
Don Pruitt picked up
Johnson also looked good at
Lane'·s only hit in the first inthe plate, collecting two
ning. Kevin Reardon pitch- • singles in four at bats, and
Ted Davis hit a two-run
ed a fine, complete game
homer, his fourth in league
two-hitter but took the' hard
play.
luck loss.
Game two was a totally difcitement for me. The baseball
ferent story as the bats woke
we played was exciting, we
up for both teams and· the
just didn't always end up on
Roadrunners looked like the
the winning side of the score,
and didn't get the breaks we
league-leaders they were,
needed.''
capitalizing on five Titan er-

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Lane ...... ....... .006 010 0- 7 7 5
Titan Pitchers: Helfrich (L 0-1), John Olson (5),
Linker (6). Titan Catchers: Scott Smith, Wolff (6) .
Doubles: Francis 2. RBI : Francis 2, Davis 2,
Howarth, Linker. HR: Davis (4) .
How the Titans scored:
3rd Inning- Frank Polley walked. C. A. Rath
reached first on a fielder's choice. Polley out at
second . Rath to second on a wild pitch. Scott
Smith walked . Rath to third on a wild pitch.
Johnson singled, Rath scored. Smith to second.
Francis doubled, Smith and Johnson scored.
'Linker singled, Francis scored . Davis hit a tworun homer to score Linker. Titans led 6-2.
5th Inning- Johnson singled. Francis doubled,
Johnson to third. Howarth hit a sacrifice fly to
score Johnson. Titans trailed 9-7.

She's appalled at all the gore,Sport

Dear Sports Editor,
I don't usually write letters
to sports people, but in your
case I'd like to make an exception.
I'm absolutely appalled at
the type of things going on in
LCC athletics! And I question the painstakingly detailed verbiage used to describe
the violence, sacrilege, crime
and moral degredation taking place during recent
games. You should ~e
ashamed of yourself!
Allow me to cite a few examples from coverage ip
your section:
Violence
Runners get beat out, flies
get hit right and left, and
double-headers get split
wide open. The graphics, if
made . into. a movie, woula
need to be rated PG-13!

Sacrilege
Some teams are into
sacrificing flies: that sounds
clandestine, weird and occult
to me, even if I do think flies
are disgusting. I know this is
a free country, but can't they
do their sacrificing rites in a
dungeon somewhere?
Crime
Players are stealing plates,
and the big emphasis seems
to be on whether or not they
can steal home plate: when
all the plates are stolen, will
the game end? If not,
somebody's gonna be disappointed when they sit down
to dinner!
Moral Degra~ation
Players ar~ out in the field
scoring on ea~h other: come
on ... shouldn't that be done
.in -private.instead of_out on a
field in front of audiences?

Are we promoting sports or
promiscuity? And I'm a little
skeptical of coaches who
scratch their players: it just
doesn't sound socially acceptable.
By the Way
Oh yeah, one more gripe.
All the players who are going
around breaking records are
only showing off their insensitivity and lack of musical
appreciation, not to mention
the fact they are also showing blatant disrespect for expensive property!
By the way, violence,
sacrilege, crime and moral
degradation aside, the
TORCH Sports Section is
okay.
Signed,
Annabanana

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CAMPING EQUIPMENT WANTEDStove, air mattresses, lamp etc. call
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WANTED-Tandum bike, used, any_
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485-9455.
DENTAL PATIENTS NEEDED-The
LCC's Dental Clinic needs patients
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TUTOR NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
for Basic Computer programming.
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BIRTH CONTROL METHODS, pap
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MUST SELL, 327 Engine, 30 thous.
bore, 190 heads, needs pistons and
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A chance to show their stuff
Many student artists are
displaying some of their best
works in the annual LCC
Student Art Show. The show
opened with a reception on
Monday, May 19, at 1 p.m. in
the Art Department Gallery
and will last until June 6.

Gates, the show's only juror,
awarded three first-place
prizes of $25 each and three
second-place prizes of $10
each. Gates is an assistant
professor of art at the U of O,
and a member of the New
Zone Gallery. The juror also
decides which pieces of art
will enter the show and how
they will be jud~ed.

Carol

First prizes went to Mark

by Michael Spilman

TORCH Staff Writer

At the reception,

Iles, for his pencil drawing,' 'Kumana; '' Alison
McNair, for her woodcut picture, "Morning Walk;" and
Bill Bradish, for his prisma
and ink drawing, • ''Untitled
(Palms)."
Second-prize winners:
John Kuhn, for his cardboard
piece, "J Fugue;" Becky
Swoboda, for an untitled
ceramics piece; and Robin
Kam for her soapstone,
"Without Father."
"I'm real pleased," says
Bradish, one of the first place
winners, explaining that this
is his first year of working
with an art medium outside
photography. ''This whole
year has been a real tough
one, but I felt I needed to
broaden my experience.''
LCC art instructor Craig
Spilman says, "They
-(students) face the possibility
of rejection, and that's what
the real world is like.'' He
says most artists experience
rejection as often as nine out
of every 10 times they try to
enter a show.

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Students had their own
reasons for entering the exhibit. Rex Jemison views the
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exhibit as a '' great opportunity for growth'' for
. . students, even if their works
R are not selected. "You can
~ still learn and try to figure
~ out why your stuff wasn't
I chosen."
-~ "I hate rejection!" exCl claims weaving student Kara
£ Stevenson, revealing her
I...i:=~ reasons
by 5ue T1 eu t sch el .
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A moment from an ''Evening of Theater,'' two one-woman performances, one dealing with abortion, the other with comedy and truelife adventure. Whiteaker School hosted the performance at 8 p. m.
on May 17.

LCC in concert
compiled by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Entertainment Editor

Looking for something '' strong and dynamic, with a
positive message?" If so, the May 29 concert in the Performing Arts Building might be for you.
At 8 p.m., the LCC choir will present give the premiere performance of two songs, and three LCC woodwind ensembles
will perform chamber pieces.
The first song is "Be What You Are," a joint effort by
lyricist Lauretta DeForge, and her husband, composer Clay
DeForge. According to Lauretta, the DeForges have been
making music together for at least ten years. Lauretta
describes the piece as "contemporary, straighforward and
upbeat, much like the title.''
Other upcoming entertainment
Give Peace a Dance, May 31, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m., W.0.W.
Hall. The dance marathon for peace will feature Shaka Buku,
Loose Wimmin, Shumba, and James T and the Tough. Dance
teams of 2 to 10 members will receive free food and admission. Others may pledge money at an hourly rate towards
peace. Proceeds go to Citizens for a Nuclear Free Oregon and
Citizens Action for Lasting Security. 343-8548.
A Musical Wonderland, May 28, 8 p.m., LCC main theater.
An Alice in Wonderland theme will link Harmony, the LCC
women's chorus, with several other area choirs in this multigroup performance. Tickets are $5.

'Short Circui t' short on substa nce
by Howard Wade

for the TORCH

that
told
are
We
Hollywood doesn't make
movies anymore, just deals.
It's all in the packaging. And.
all the elements of good
packaging are present in TriStar Pictures' new comedyadventure "Short Circuit" -two young, trendy stars on
their way up, a very capable
robot, lots of beautiful
Oregon scenery, and a
capable and experienced film
crew.
While this movie will undoubtedly be a box office success, the best packaging in
the world still has to have
something inside. That's the
one thing they forgot.
The movie starts out with
an interesting enough
premise. The US military has
developed five of the most
sophisticated robots ever
devised as weapons of war.
T~ey plan to deploy them, if
necessary, to deliver nuclear
bombs directly to Moscow
mailboxes .
Then robot Number 5 is
struck by lightning and inadvertently reprogrammed

into a peacenik. A chase
scene fills the remaining
hour and twenty minutes.
Number 5 runs away from
the scientists and military,
ending up at Ally Sheedy's
Astoria, Oregon home for

wayward
5, the most
Numberanimals.
sophisticated movie-robot to
date, 1s the real star of the
movie, and turns in a much
better performance than any
of the principals.
The robot learns about
civilization by watching a lot
of television ( a popular
movie concept of late) but it
can still put it's military
capabilities into action when
needed, such as jumping like
a grasshopper, or pantsing
Ally Sheedy' s mean exboyfriend by laser-beaming
off his cowboy buckle.
Nothing like a good pantsing
to crack up the nine-yearolds in the audience.
Ally Sheedy has shown
great promise in "War
Games," "The Breakfast
Club," and "St. Elmo's
Fire," but she's taken a giant
step backwards here. It must
be hard to play against a cute
machine, but she makes it

seem impossible.
Director John Badham
("War Games," "Blue
Thunder," "Saturday Night
Fever") says he fell in love
with Number 5 and had to do
the picture. But he should

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have noticed that besides
Number 5, there is not much
here.
A script might have helped
tie it all together. The scriptwriter's previous experience
was in writing Looney Tunes

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cartoons, and it shows.
A prettily beribboned empty package is still an empty
package. Save your money.
"Short Circuit" is currently playing at the National
Theatre.

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"Short Circuit," an action packed comedy is currently playing at the National Theatre.