LANE
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
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VOL. 22, NO. l

SEPT. 17, 1986

Turner:'I'm getting Westernized'
by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

"What are we going to do this year? Go for success!" Pres.
Richard Turner told his audience of about 500 at the All Staff
Meeting Sept. 15.
In a white cowboy hat and boots, he spoke enthusiastically
of LCC' s previous success, praising the roles that students,
faculty and staff have played in helping the college establish a
"reputation for being an outstanding institution of excellence.'' He asserted that ''Lane can be even much better
than it has been to date!''
The cowboy hat, boots, string tie and "Howdy, partner"
were all elements in the theme Turner labeled his
''Westernization.'' It was his humorous response to complaints about his first-year in office which some called too formal -- an ''Eastern Management Style.'' (Turner had taught
and administered in Connecticut colleges before moving to
Oregon).
This year, Turner said he is fostering better, less formal
communication throughout the college, starting at the top
with his new ''Executive Council,'' a name coined for the
three Vice Presidents and the Executive Dean with whom he
will meet regularly.
'' As effective and shared communication flows through
these chief institutional officers and throughout the divisions
a -:d departments of t:beir bPnches, we shall become a more
informed and effective institution," Turner said.
He announced that the college will be focusing on six major

LCC Pres. Richard Turner and Barbara Myricks take their bows.

see Western, p. 4

Student Health Service opens Sept. 29
- - birth control policies unchanged

by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

"I can't support the college providing birth control to promiscuous, college-aged, unmarried couples just so they can
have a good time," said LCC Board of Education member
William Manley this summer at a board meeting.
Manley had asked to review the college's Student Health
Service policies as part of a budget review process begun in
the spring. The agenda item provided a philosophical debate,
but no change in the Student Health Service policies.
Birth control isn't the only service the health clinic offers,
although it may be the most controversial. Student Health
also provides a visit with a doctor or nurse to find out what
ails you. First aid, nutrition, counseling, women's health
care, pregnancy testing, athletic medical care, and other
related services are available. Office visits are free and lab
work is done for a minimal cost.
SHS is open to students on a walk-in basis from 8 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 9:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.and 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Friday. The Health
Center is located in Center 126, near the cafeteria, ext.2665.
But Manley's comments about SHS birth control services
brought a quick rebuttal from Chairman of the Board Mary
Unruh.

Vice
president
brings zest
to LCC

page 3

"I have a very strong opinion on the other side of the issue.
I think it is perfectly acceptable for LCC to provide birth control on campus. It is an issue that affects women's lives enormously, and women have to deal with the economic aspects
and ramifications."
Manley had continued with "I know I'm not in the majority, but I question personally whether we should be assisting
in making birth control techniques available to our students. I
doubt that it is a college function. I know that it has a place in
the community, but I question whether we, as a publically tax
supported system, are that place.
''Avoidance of unintended pregnancies is a noble goal for
any organization, but I guess I'm just too old-fashioned, or
red-necked, or what-have-you, to say that I condone the pro. miscuous sexual mores of today.''
Unruh countered, saying "Women bear the burden, and
may have to discontinue their education because of unplanned pregnancies. Providing birth control has nothing to do
with promiscuity. It is a very valuable service, and should be
continued on campus.''

(See page 5 for listing of other student services.)

Tour of
China is a
cultural feast

1

Volleyball
sets up for
new season

page 8

Board extends
Turner's contract
by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

Without comment, at its
July 9 meeting the LCC
Board of Education e·xtended Pres. Richard
Turner's contract an additional year to June 30,
1988, and granted him a
four percent increase in
salary.
Unusual Year
The decision came after
the board's evaluation of
Turner's first year as president. It was an unusual
year marked by a faculty
union threat to strike after
stalled contract negotiations;
by Turner's
reorganization of the top
see Contract, p.4

Page 2 September 17, 1_986 The TORCH

~~·Lee Racist?

Editor's Note: The Torch
does not necessarily share
the opinions expressed in
readers' letters. In some
cases the editor has deleted
potentially
libelous
statements, as signified by
ellipses and par~ntheses.
Dear Editor:
This is my last term at LCC
and I am happy, very happy.
Since I am not a WHITE
ANGLO-SAXON CULTURE
CONFORMIST -- like many
non-white students here at
LCC -- my experiences with
the teachers here at .... (in a
department)
specialized
have been unhappy,
stressful ones -- like pulling
teeth.
These people have done
everything in their power to
keep me from graduating, by
doing things such as breaking the equipment I work on,
to not properly answering
questions. They have im_plemented unwritten rules,
told me I can't take a test on a
certain day, because I cannot
take a test when (the instructor) is not there, yet happily

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tell another student she can participate in this type of
take a test when the teacher . acitivity. So non-White
is not there -- that she will Anglo-Saxon Culture Conleave the test with the formist won't have to waste
secretaries.
time taking courses . over
(They have) told me that through another teacher if
my hairstyle is too ethnic -- I possible.
would like to know what
I have come too far to let a
their hairstyles are if they few bigots hold me back.
aren't ethnic? (They have)
not mailed me course infor- Ms Sherry L. Colden
mation, therefore I have to BLACK AND PROUD
track the teachers down and
subject myself to their at- PS: I don't believe you have
titudes.
the guts to print this.
I'm su~e someone is probably saying "why didn't
you file a complaint?" For
To The Editor:
what? Those teachers will
Recently letters from
still
be
here
still
discriminating.
Going lumber company executives
through white channels to and their cronies have apsolve a problem such as this peared in this and other area
is fruitless and a waste of newspapers that are critical
of 4th District Democratic
valuable time.
• So this is to let other non- Congressional candidate
w hit es of non-WHITE Peter Defazio.
ANGLO SAXON CULTURE
While I'm not surprised to
CONFORMISTS know these see these people attack
teachers exist and to avoid DeFazio, I do wish that they
these teachers if at all possi- would separate their opible, which is impossible since nions from the facts. Ed
they teach all or most of the . Cone, owner of Cone
courses in (this specialized Lumber Co., called Peter to
department at LCC).
task for promising a set-aside
I don't see why the BLACK . program that would aid
STUDENT UNION doesn't small local timber companies
kee_p a list of teachers who and save jobs. He criticized

Pro Defazio

DeFazio' s proposals without vote will go to Peter DeFazio
any suggestion of alternative in November.
solutions.
In another recent letter Deborah Farrington
Don Fisher recounts horror P.0. -Box 1319
stories designed to make us · Springfield, OR 97477
think Peter DeFazio does not ...............................
understand the timber in- : Do you enjoy writing, :
dustry. Fisher no doubt got : designing, or graphic:
his ideas in dµring a boring :arts? Do you like working:
day at his office in the
Bohemia Lumber Company • : with a team to produce:
headquarters. Perhaps he : satisfying results? If so,:
was resting up after another : the TORCH may be the:
round of discussions with his : place for you.
:
employees on a minimum
wage he thinks they should ~ Work study postitions ~
get by on or after a particular- :as well as SFE credit are:
ly taxing day at the .country ; available to those willing ~
club. He certainly didn't : to work hard, but other:
develop his opinions in : rewards include an:
public service.
Peter DeFazio has proven ~avenue for creativity, an~ ·
his ability to balance the :opportunity to form:
many points of view to :lasting friendships,
which his open style exposes :chance to gain experience:
him. Peter's long appren- :producing a weekly:
ticeship, diligent effort, and
: paper, and a lot of fun. .
genuine concern have won
The TORCH is a non-:
him the respect and support
of the broad . cross-section of :profit, student run:
: newspaper, and provides :
our community.
Mr. Fisher and Mr. Cone : a way for students to real- :
would
do
well
to : ly get involved on cam- :
acknowledge their special interests when writing to the :pus. Each week the staff:
public. Mine are clear. As an : works together to produce :
paper that's accurate, :
Oregon wage earner, my

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Improve the situation and say 'I care'

Forum bv Rob Ward

their schooling is goi~g to
enable them to earn. I've
Smokey the Bear says Only been told students don't care
YOU can prevent forest fires. " I that a big reason they don't
say you can prevent a hell of a receive all the financial aid
lot more than that.
money they need is because
Fellow students, it's time it's more important for the
for another year at Lane government
to
buy
Community
College! overinflated, worthless
Another year of ups, downs, . weapons. Why purchase upelections, frustrations, begin- dated textbooks and pay innings, endings, agony,
structors what they're worth
ecstacy ... you get the picture. when we can send hundreds
I could ramble on about all of millions of dollars to a
the wonderful things Stu- band of bozos in Central
dent Government does for America who will show us
you. But I'd rather not.
what freedom is really all
I've been led to believe that about?
students don't care about
anything at all. Except,
Should I feel much better
perhaps, how much money knowing that millions of
ASLCC President, for the TORCH

11

dollars are spent producing
plutonium • rods instead of
worrying about where to
bury the toxic wastes? Oh,
and my millworker friends in
Cottage Grove and Springfield are proud to work
for a company that earned
millions of dollars in profits
last year and rewarded them
with a drastic pay cut.
If you like the way things
are going, don't do anything!
But...
If you think the situation
can improve, then I would
like to meet you. As a matter
of fact, I will give one dollar
(out of my own pocket) to the
first 10 students who come

up to my office, CEN 479,
and say "I care." C'mon, if
you can go into Burger King
and say 'Whoopie Whopper'' for a discount on your
hamburger, then you can say
''I care.'' But to recieve your
$1, you must answer one
question, one SIMPLE question. No right or wrong
answer. No • more than a
minute of your time. I realize
that saying "I care" is not
the "in" thing to do.
1

I've been told that no one
will take me up on my offer.
Needless to say, I didn't bet
on it! (ASLCC Senate and
TORCH employees not eligible.)

Good communication means openness

by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

With the administration's
focus on effective communication on campus this
year, the TORCH staff will
take up the theme and
elaborate on the part we play
· as journalists. With communication . our specialty,
we've developed a clear
philosophy on the matter.
The TORCH isn't set up to
present a rosy picture of campus life, although "good
news'' is always received
more enthusiactically by
those invloved. Nor is it the
newspaper's intention to
"get the dirt" on LCC's instructors or issues.
Instead, the paper is much
like a colander. Information
is gathered from all the

varied viewpoints available.
With a good mix of facts collected, the colander contains
both high quality information and low quality extras.
The news writer's task is to
rinse away the debris, such
as unqualified opinions,
rumors, or fluff, which cling
to these facts. In this way,
the most accurate picture
•possible is presented in the
limited space available, and
the result is, hopefully, a
balanced, objective presentation
of
the
truth.
In a news story, there is a
distinction to be made between "fact" and "truth."
While it may be a fact that a
person makes a statement,
whether or not that statement is truthful is another
matter.
The editorial page has

room for the·opinions which
pour in that may be unbacked by fact. An example is illustrated with our printing of
the letter by Sherry Colden
in this issue. Ms. Colden
clearly has a strong opinion
about the way she perceives
she has been treated by
several instructors on campus. She attributes her treatment to racism and bigotry
on the part of these instructors. It is possible that the attitude of the student herself
brought about her inablility
to benefit from instructors or
programs on campus, and
that her complaints are invalid.
But it is probable that she is
complaining about perceptions backed by emotions
very valid to her. Whether or

not the TORCH staff agrees
with her opinions should not
influence whether or not her
veiws are printed.
So; while her letter was
edited to prevent a possible
libel suit, her message remains unchanged. Ms. Colden didn't expect her opinions to make print.
The editorial page is open
to students and staff
members as an avenue for
expression. Good communication means openness
-- and that means that there
be no need for people to fear
recrimination for asking
questions or criticizing.
Like everyone else, the
TORCH staff can learn from
its mistakes with input from
others. "Communication is a
two-way street."

:a

~ professional, and fun to ~
:read.
:
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:team, stop by the:
: TORCH office, Center:
:205, and talk to one of the :
:editors.
Or
call:
ext.
2657.
:.747-4501,
..............................

EDITOR: Kelli J. Ray
SPORTS EDITOR: Val Brown
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Lois Grammon
PHOTO EDITOR: Glennis Pahlmann
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR:
Hector Salanis
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LoGiudice
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Dorothy Wearne
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newspaper published on Fridays,
September through June. News stories
are compressed, concise reports intended
to be as fair and balanced as possible.
They appear with a byline to indicate
the reporter responsible. News features,
because of their broader scope, may contain some judgements on the part of the
writer. They are identified with a
special byline.
"Forums" are essays contributed by
TORCH readers and are aimed at broad
issues facing members of the community. They should be limited to 75() words.
"Letters to the Editor" are intended
as short commentaries on stories a1r
pearing in the TORCH. They should be
limited to 25() words, and the writer
should include a phone number. The
editor reserves the right to edit for libel,
invasion of privacy, length, and a1r
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The TORCH September 17, 1986 Page 5

Belcher comes home to Eugene

New vice president of instruction joins LCC

by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

''These are challenging
times that will test the mettle
of each member of the college community, and I'm
looking forward to working
with each one of them,'' says
Jacquelyn Belcher, newly appointed vice president of instruction.
Belcher, who was a teacher
and administrator at Bellevue
Community College in
Washington for the past 15
years, is a former Eugene
resident. She began work on
August 18 at LCC, succeeding Gerald Rasmunssen,
who retired on June 30 after
21 years at the college.
Belcher, 52, was dean of instruction at Bellevue for the
last nine years, and division
director of health sciences for

four years. She was an instructor of nursing for two
years.
She holds both a bachlor' s
and master's degree in nursing, as well as a degree in
law.
As part of her job, Belcher
will supervise the nursing
program existing at LCC for
20 years but originating at
Sacred Heart General
Hospital. She worked as the
hospital program's director
of education from 1966-69.

Managerial, and Business
Women; and the Pacific
Family Law Institute. She is
treasurer of the American
Association of Women in
Community and Junior Colleges.
LCC Board of Education

member Martin Lewis, who
attended the coffee sessions
for the finalists, says that
Belcher seems to be '' a good
communicator. She's a teamplayer, and understands participatory management. She
has a good understanding of
the college and community.''

Belcher serves on a number
of organizational boards: Antioch University; SeattleKing County Chapter of the
American Red Cross;
Washington State Board of
Dental Examiners; Catalyst
III Corporation; Women's
Network of Professional,

Changes considered
by Joe Stipek

TORCH Staff Writer

Last spring, over 50 percent of all students who completed 10 or more graded
credits earned Honor Roll
recognition -- but that may
not be recognition at all, says
the college's Vice President
for Student Services.
And so Jack Carter will
recommend to President
Turner a change for the
honor roll system. First,
however, Carter wants to
hear student opinion on his
proposals.
The current policy honors
students in three categories:
The ''President's List'' for
full-time students (currently
defined as enrolled in 10
graded hours or more during
the term) who earn a 4.0
Grade Point Average (GPA);
a ''Vice President's List''
for full-time GPAs between
3.5 to 3.9; and a "Dean's
List,'' for full-time GPAs of
3.0 to 3.49.
But at Carter's request,
LCC Registrar Bob Marshall
and the Academic Council
studied the policy recently,
and have proposed a new
system to begin this Fall
Term. If accepted, Marshall
estimates the new policy
would honor about 10 percent of the full-time students.
The new system would use
two lists, and require a fulltime load of 12 graded credits
per term.
The "President's List"
would recognize full-time
students earning a 4.0 GPA,
and a ''Vice President's List''
for full-timers achieving a
GPA of 3.55 to 3.99.
In addition, the college will
designate students as
"President's Scholars" and
''Vice President's Scholars''
those who meet these
qualifications for three con-

secutive terms in an
academic year.
Carter asks that students
provide written responses at
either the Suggestion Box in
the SRC (Near the Library
Doors, Second Floor, Center
Building), or through InterCampus Mail (addressed to
Jack Carter, Administration
Building). ASLCC Pres. Rob
Ward welcomes student opinions, which he will tally and
forward to Carter. Ward's office is 479 (Fourth Floor)
Center Building.

Your

CHOICES
make the
difference

Photo by Janice Burdick

Vice President Jacquelyn Belcher and Nancy Martin,
secretary in the office of instruction, go over programs for
the coming year.

Of the six finalists for the
position, board member
Charlene
Curry
was
'' particularly impressed by
Dr. Belcher, and feel that the
qualities and talents she brings to the job are particularly exciting for the college and
faculty.''
LCC Pres. Richard Turner
shares the board's enthusiasm, saying, "She is going to make an outstanding
vice president of instruction.
She has worked in the field
for a number of years, and is
known in the area. She has
good people skills, and
charisma that will be winning. It's important to have
key people in key positions.
She's top notch, and comes
highly recommended.''
Belcher was chosen in a
selection process that involved a 14 member screening
committee that narrowed the
candidates to six finalists.
The finalists attended coffee
get-togethers early in the
summer where they talked
with campus and community
members, as well as the
selection
committee
members. "Dr. Belcher was
the unanimous choice of the
selection committee,''
Turner says.
She '' clearly emerged as
the best person for the job.
The support she received
from the people who met her
was overwhelming."

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Page 4 September 17, 1986 The TORCH
Western, from p . 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Contract,

from
p.1----------------------level administration; and by that made LCC one of the top
heads, so he will be "freed
·goals in the years 1986-87 through 1990-91.
rumors among the staff five community colleges in
up to go out and meet people
These goals are:
about Turner's "Eastern the nation." The board
who have some concern
• Strengthening and updating institutional programs
declined to release any inforManagement Style.''
about the way things are go• Improving student access and success
mation from its survey or
ing.
In his formal statement Ju- private evaluation.
• Improving the economic condition of the college
And if they don't come
ly 9 to the board and those in
• Enhancing the effectiveness of all staff members
see
me, I'll go see them. I
Turner's Promise
the full, 200-seat room,
• Updating and maintaining equipment and facilities
wish
that if people have
• Integrating a marketing strategy into the college planning Turner thanked the board for
For his part, Turner criticism about my comits support and pledged to characterized 1985-86 as "the
and operations.
munication style, they'll tell
Turner urged that the college learn to communicate effec- improve his communication beginning of the Westerniza- me, so we both can see when
tively internally instead of "relying upon half-truths, un- with the campus depart- tion of Richard,'' most likely there is improvement.''
substantiated information, and unreasonable rumors . . . . ments.
in response to criticism durTurner encourages people
When serious questions arise, go to the source of knowledge
ing the year about his alleged to pay him a visit if they have
Union President
reguarding the issues, before reaching conclusions and passformal or ''Eastern'' manage- complaints, so that together
Challenges Board
ing on inaccurate interpretations to others."
ment style.
they can set up '' measurable
But LCC Education
He warned that "constant complainers ~oon lose their in"Old presidents can be goals" for the future.
tegrity and the confidence of others," and added that while Association Pres. George taught new tricks,'' he told
authority figures in an institution need to know when Alvergue responded un- the board and audience, and
provement in their performance is needed, it is also essential favorably to the board's deci- pledged to "be responsive in
to tell them when they are performing well. "They are sion, saying that the contract those areas in which there
extension "flies in the face" was concern,'' referring to
human, too; remember that," he said.
''yVith a winning attitude, nothing can stop us in becoming of the results of faculty and topics in the Board's private
administration evaluations of evaluation.
The rapidly developing
successful,'' Turner concluded . .
•
Turner's
first year at LCC
Other speakers at the event included new Vice President
In commiting himself to new industry associated with
for Instruction Jacquelyn Belcher; Joyce Kofford, LCCEF which Alvergue claimed in'' working closely with facul- Shiitake Mushroom growing
president; George Alvergue, president of LCCEA; Rob Ward, dicated a '' very serious''
ty, staff, and students to will be the topic of Bob Harcommunication problem ex- build an even more warm, ris' s presentation, "Shiitake
ASLCC president.
Awards were presented to Betty James for Outstanding In- isted on the campus.
friendly and cooperative Growing In Japan," at LCC
structor of the Year; the six-person staff at KLCC Radio StaAlvergue challenged the educational working en- in the Forum Building at 10
tion for Outstanding Classified/Support Staff "Person" of board to release the findings
vironment," he promised to a.m. on Oct. 4, 1986.
Harris, who has guided
of its own survey, conducted become personally acthe Year; and Dan Hodges for Innovator of the Year.
Several presentations were made, and the event ended after the separate faculty
quaninted with more staff groups of people on tours of
with musical entertainment presented by Turner and Barbara union poll, saying the board through bag lunches in his Shiitake farms in Taiwan and
'' owes that much to the staff office, coffee hours in the Japan, has just completed a
Myrick to an uproar of applause.
departments, and visits to book on Shiitake growing,
and operates the mushroom
various staff workplaces.
supply company, Mushroom
Editorial Comment
People.
According to LCC Science
A July 16 Register-Guard Instructor Freeman Rowe,
editorial
considered ''Dried Shiitake is now
Alvergue' s request for available in local food
survey results '' a little ironic, speciality stores, while
since the union has refused delicious fresh Shiitake
to release the details of its mushrooms are becoming
Available to all students taking 4 or more college credit classes,
survey.''
more frequently available in
The editorial went on to local markets.
also available to their dependents.
state that ''Even without
''The mushrooms are not
these documents, however, only both delicious and
it's clear that many faculty nutritious, but have also
Maximum medical expenses during
members and administrators been shown to reduce blood
$25,000.
policy year PER accident or illness
at LCC are unhappy with the cholesterol levels and have
$100.
Cash deductible PER policy year
way Turner has been doing been reported to have some
his job. The chief criticisms anti-cancer properties."
No ded.
Basic accident benefit to $1,000
are that he does not comRowe says environmental
municate well, that he often conditions in the Pacific NorAll conditions first manifesting prior to your coverage
exhibits poor 'people' skills, thwest are suitable for outwill not be covered.
and that he makes important door cultivation of Shiitake,
decisions without adequate which grow successfully on
input from those who may be properly prepared logs of~
affected.''
scrub oak common in the
· Ina July 25 interview with Willamette Valley. Other
the TORCH, Turner said the hardwoods such as ash,
R-G editorial took him by maple, and alder are possible
PER TERM
PER YEAR
surprise. He says he looks types of wood on which the
forward to delegating more mushroom can be grown,
authority to his department says Rowe.
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Limited evening appointments now available.

The TORCH September 17, 1986 Page 5

Campus services available to students
Updated by Lois Grammon

TORCH Entertainment Editor

The Bookstore
Students may purchase a wide
variety of items, including textbooks, school supplies, gifts cards,
LTD bus tokens and passes.
There is a used book buy-back at
the end of each term.
The main campus store is located
on the third floor of the Center
Building and hours will vary until
the term gets underway.
The Downtown Center Bookstore
Annex is located in the basement of
the Downtown Center. The Annex
provides textbooks and supplies for
courses offered at the Downtown
Center.

Student Activities
Student Activities, schedules nonac'1demic activities including the
chartering of clubs and organizations, political activities, meetings,
information tables, bake sales and
postings on bulletin boards . Located
on the second floor of the Center
Building, ext.2336.

Legal Services
The Student Legal Services Office,
sponsored by the ASLCC, offers free
legal services to students. Lawyers
are available on alternate Mondays
from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday
from 9 a.rn. to noon. Appointments
are required.
The office is located in 255-B
Center, ext. 2340.

Veterans' Office
The LCC Veterans' Office certifies
eligible service persons and
dependents for several financial
assistance programs and provides
tutorial services to those who qualify
as well.
The office is located at Center 213,
747-4501, ext.2663.

Mechanics
The Mechanics Department offers
repair of autos and farm machinery,
as well as auto body and paint work
to LCC students.
Generally no vehicle over 10 years of
age will be accepted.
Telephone 747-4501, ext.2388 for
auto mechanics, ext.2386 for farm
equipment, and ext.2385 for auto
body and paint repair.

(CWE)

LCC's Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) program is designed
to provide on-the-job education and
training while offering college credit
for the experience.
A student who is working in a job
related to his/her field may already
qualify for CWE credit (including
work-study). Positions may be fulltirne, part-time, s·a laried or
volunteer.
For further information, contact
Dept. Head Bob Way at the CWE office located on the second floor of
the Apprenticeship Building, or call
726-2203.

Denali
The Denali is a literary arts
publication featuring creative works
by LCC students and faculty
presented in a magazine format.
Submissions of poetry, writing,
photography, graphic arts and
photographs of sculpture are accepted.
For further information contact
Editor Regan Lee or Denali staff in
Center 479, ext.2830.

Renaissance Room
The Renaissance Room, a studentoperated restaurant, provides
gourmet meals for studen~s, staff
and the community while training
future chefs, waitpersons and bus
people.
Hours will be Monday through
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
beginning Monday, October 20.
Prices are less than $5.00 for a four
course meal including beverage.
Reservations are recommended. It is
located on the south side of the
cafeteria, ext.2697 or 2519.

KLCC
LCC operates a public radio station KLCC-FM (89.7), an award winning, full time broadcast facility with
a paid central professional staff and
volunteers from the community.
KLCC serves western and central
Oregon 20 hours daily, 365 days
each year at 86,000 watts.
KLCC has openings for work
study- students, and also needs
volunteers possessing a Third Class
Operator's license, radio experience
and a knowledge of folk and jazz
music.
Persons interested in working in
music broadcasting or as production
assistants should contact Michael
Canning, ext.2809. People with journalistic skills interested in news can
contact Don Hein, ext.2485. KLCC
also needs three office workers per
term. Interested people should contact Evelyn Lee, ext.2486.

Child Care
LCC provides two Child Development Centers for students with
children ages six weeks to five years.
Students in the Early Childhood
Education and Teaching Program
staff the centers.
Infant and toddler care for
children ages six weeks to three
years will be available at the Fox
Hollow Center for $2.50 per hour
this year.
Children ages three to five are
cared for at the campus center. Cost
is $1.25 per hour. Applications are
available in Child Development
Health 115, or through Horne
Economics Dept. Head Judy
Dresser, Health 107. Space is limited
so no drop-in service is available.
The campus center is located at
Health 115, ext.2524; the off-campus
facility is located at Fox Hollow
School, 5055 Mahalo, 343-0122.

Financial Aid
The Financial Aid Office coordinates disbursement of financial aid
from state and federal sources.
Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.rn.
Monday through Friday. Located
adjacent to the main lobby on the
second floor of the Center Building.

Theatre
LCC Theatre is now selling tickets
for its 3-play 1986-87 season. Cost of
a season ticket is just $15--a savings
of 25 percent over the cost of the
three tickets bought separately.
This season's plays are:
Town,"
• "Our
Nov. 14, 15, 19-22
• "Bye Bye Birdie", Jan . . 23, 24,
28-31
• "Brighton Beach Memoirs,"
Apr. 24, 25, 29, 30, May 1,2
This year, for the first time, all
Wednesday performances will be
signed for the hearing-impaired. All
performances begin at 8 p.m.
Students with current I.D. can
purchase up to two tickets for halfprice one hour before curtain time if
any are available.
You may place your order at the
box office, just inside the theatre
lobby. The box office phone number
is 726-2202 .

Food Services
Food Services operates a cafeteria
and snack bar located on the first
floor of the Center Building.
The cafeteria is open MondayFriday, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and the
snack bar is open Monday-Friday,
10:30 a.rn. to 9:00 p.m. Breakfast is
served all day.

Women's Awareness Center
Serves as an entry point to the college and as a resource center, providing support, encouragement, information and referral to campus
and community resources. The
center has a resource file, a huge
bulletin board and a lending library,
as well as brochures on Women's
Program course offerings and the
Displaced Homemaker Program.
Work-Study positions are available.
Located in Center 2138, or call
Izetta Hunter at ext. 2335.

ASLCC
The Associated Students of Lane
Community College (ASLCC) is the
elected student government that
serves student needs and interests at
the college administration level as
well as lobbying for students on
state and national levels by participating in the United States Student Association (USSA) and the
Community Colleges of Oregons
Student Associations and Commissions (CCOSAC).
The ASLCC is supported by a .
mandatory $5 fee paid by students
during registration. This income
allows ASLCC to support many services including: subsidized LTD bus
passes, legal services, the Student
Resource Center (SRC), free
telephones, student lounge areas,
photo ID, voter registration, club
promotions, Denali, cultural events
and activities and a textbook exchange program.
Students who wish to participate
or have suggestions may drop in or
call. Weekly senate meetings are
held on the first Monday of each
month at 5 p.m.,to be-convenient for
evening students, and other Mondays at 4 p.rn. in the LCC Boardroom.
Located in Center 479, 747-4501 .

The Library
Provides student access to
photocopy machines, typewriters,
microfilm, microfiche, video and
audio tapes and tape players,
periodicals, newpapers and college
catalogs, as well as monitors for
viewing telecourses. The library also
offers an inter-library loan service.
Visual enlargers are available for
students with impaired vision.
Students must present their photo
ID cards to check out any library
materials.
Located on the second floor of the
Center Building. The entrance is on
the south side of the lobby. Open
Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 10

It provides information/referral on
housing, child care, rideshare, and
recyling as well as general information concerning LCC. The SRC also
provides voter registration and information on candidates and issues
preceding elections.
The improved SRC lounge provides a place to relax. An additional
phone and a microwave are available
for student use.
Located outside the library on the
second floor of the Center Building,
ext.2342. Interested students should
contact SRC Director Billie Renda!.

p.m., and Friday from 7:30 a.rn. to 5
p.rn.

Student Employment
The Student Employment Service
has part-time and full-time job openings with employers in the
Eugene/Springfield area.
Employment opportunities are
available all year long for students
and graduates.
The office is located near Financial
Aid on the second floor of the
Center Building, 726-2217, or
ext.2217 and is open Monday
through Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 a.rn.
and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Instructional Centers
LCC' s three Instructional Centers
and mobile classrooms offer credit
and non-credit classes to citizens of
Lane County.
• The Downtown Center, is open
Monday through Thursday, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Located at 1059
Willamette Street, 484-2126.
• The Siuslaw Center is an
outreach of LCC that provides the
people in western Lane County with
credit and non-credit college classes.
Hours are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 9 p .m. and Friday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Located at 3149 Oak Street in
Florence, 997-8444.
• The Cottage Grove Center
serves southern Lane County.The
office is open from 8: 15 to 4:45 Monday through Friday.
Located at 103 South 5th Street in
Cottage Grove, 942-4202.

Counseling Department
The Counseling Department is a
multi-faceted service covering many
student support areas . Services include:
Academic Advising- for setting
career and educational goals, planning courses, and working out problems with classes .
Individual Counseling- help with
personal and academic problems.
Career-Life Planning- investigate
the world of work, set career goals or
change directions of majors.
Career Information Center- extensive career library and a computerized career guidance service lets intheir
compare
dividuals
characteristics with those of people
in more than 400 occupations.
Assessment and Testing- tests are
available to help students understand themselves and make better
career choices. Tests can help
students pick appropf\ate classes for
their skill levels. Such placement
tests are required of students who
plan to take WR 121, English Composition; Math for Elementary
Teachers, or 6229, Electrical Theory
1. No appointment is needed, drop
by any time between 8 a.rn. and 4
p.rn. If you have questions call,
747-4501, ext.2324.

• The Mobile Classroom provides
rural residents an opportunity to
take college transfer and vocational
credit classes, right in their own
communities. Hours are Mon.,
Tues., and Weds. from 10-2 p .rn.,
Thurs. from 9-1 p.rn., and Fri. from
10-12 noon. For more information
call Linda Myers at 747-4501, ext.
2498.

Human Development ClassesClasses such as Human Relations,
Career Planning, Coping with Stress
and Depression are offered each
term.
The main Counseling Center is
open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.rn. to 5
p.rn. on Friday. · Located on thesecond floor of the center Building,
adjacent to the lobby, 726-22Q4 or
ext.2204. Counseling offices are also
located in some department areas,
and some referral and counseling
at the
services are available
Center.
Downtown

Student Resource Center
The SRC acts as a channel of communication and involvement between students, their student
government (ASLCC), and the college.

The TORCH
The TORCH is an award winning
student publication managed entirely by students with staff advisors.
Published each Friday, the TORCH
provides comprehensive coverage of
activities of interest to LCC students
and staff.
Work-study and SFE positions are
available. Interested students should
contact Editor Kelli J. Ray at the
Torch office, 205 Center Bldg., ext.
2655.
Dental Clinic
The LCC Dental Hygiene Clinic offers limited dental care to adults and
children throughout Lane County.
After a free 15-minute evaluation,
patients can have their teeth cleaned
for $9. A full set of x-rays costs $7.
X-rays of molars are provided free
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Ward: 'Students need tobe more aware'

by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

"I can't stand to see
anybody in any far corner of
the earth hurting for any
reason,'' says Rob Ward,
1986-87 president of the
Associated Students of LCC
(ASLCC).
Ward believes that the biggest problem facing students
today is unawareness of the
issues and problems in the
college, community, and the
far corners of the earth. So
one of his goals as ASLCC
president is to help arouse
student awareness.
For Ward, it means spending a lot of time listening, or
simply waiting for students
to come by his office so he
can find out what bothers
them most. It's a lonely job.
Ward, 32, was president of
his high school student body
in San Francisco in the early
seventies, and finds the contrast in student attitudes between that era and the present disturbing. "My older
brothers dragged me along to
all the draft resistance
demonstrations. I went to

high school in the Vietnam
(protest) era, and everybody
was involved. (But) I come
back to school years later,
and everybody wants to get
their degrees and get out in
the world so they can start
making money to get their
TVs and Mercedes Benzes.
They don't seem to care
about making the world a
better place."
Ward feels that few of his
fellow students share his
views, so when he's feeling
lonely and lacking a receptive audience, he'll end up
talking to his seven-month
old kitten, Rosa. He pickedup "Whittle Wosa" at the
local animal shelter, (and
wishes he could "take in 10
or 20 more. I feel it's a civic
duty to take care of them,''
he says).
Ward also chats with his
two goldfish while feeding
them, on any topic that
comes to mind.
''I hear people complaining about how poor they are
as students. But every person who lives in this school
lives better than 50 per cent

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Photo by Glennis Pahlmann

Rob Ward, 1986-87 ASLCC president.
of the world. I hear them go
courses set befor~ them.
into the cafeteria and com'' Students come in, look at
plain that the lettuce is a little
the class schedule, and pick
wilted -- 50 percent of the
their classes towards a
world's population would
degree." Most students
kill for that shread of letdon't look at the planning
tuce!"
that goes into creating the
Even more disturbing to
class schedules, or the
Ward is the concept that
classes themselves. And
"students don't stop to think
most aren't aware of the colabout where that lettuce
lege power structure or the
came from to begin with. The
opportunities for student infood is just set there in front
volvement within that strucof them. They don't look at
ture.
how it got there, or the hunWard returned to school
dreds of channels and people
after several years of making
it takes to get food together.''
music in the San Francisco
He cites another apathetic
area, playing a variety of inapproach student sometimes
struments from drums to
take: Most students accept
keyboards. He also supwithout question the college
ported himself by installing

carpets. When his brother
purchased property in Cottage Grove and requested
help building a house, he
came to Oregon for the first
time, and stayed. But he
quickly noticed that a good
conversation in Cottage
Grove was hard to come by,
"unless you want to · talk
about drugs or lumber."
So at the suggestion of a
friend, and with the help of
financial aid, Ward enrolled
at LCC. And one of the first
questions he asked in that
fall of 1984 was, "Who's in
control?" That soon led to
his involvement in student
government.
Now, in a position of some
power as student body president, he says ''There are
things I would change. . . .''
He says ''I know what channels to go through and who
to talk to, but," he cautions,
"I'm not here to dictate
what's to be done. When I'm
not in my classes, I'll be in
my office ready to listen
what concerns students."
For example, he's heard
students complain about the
lack of meeting space.
"Students need a place of
their own, something that brings them together. We're at
a real disadvantage compared to other colleges if
we're trying to set up social ·
events. If students could
have a spot to call their own,
they could meet and exchange ideas."
Last year Ward worked
closely with Serena Brooks,
1985-86 ASLCC president, to
present a proposal to Jack
Carter, vice president for
Student Services, that outlined a plan Ward says would
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The TORCH September 17, 1986 Page 7

Instructors get a taste of China

by Ann Van Camp

for the TORCH

Lor.e tta Plaa and Beth
Naylor bounce back and
forth over each other's
sentences as they talk excitedly about their trip to
China last April. The two
LCC nutrition instructors are
still excited at having been
able to see, first-hand, some
of those things many
Americans only read about.
''We went through China
in 17 days,'' says Plaa. ''It
was a whirlwind. Seven in
the morning to nine at night,
constantly doing things.
You're so overwhelmed that
there's not much time for

which we are doing.''
'' China does not produce
enough food to feed its
population,'' says Naylor.
''The statistics are something
like ten million out of a
billion people are hungry."
Asked if they thought they
had been shown the hungry
China or the fat of the land,
they agreed they had probably been shown the fat.
''In the major cities we
saw, we did not see hunger,
and we did not see destitution," says Naylor. "But
everybody is poor. The vast
majority are what we would
think of as poor. And the
poverty you do see is related

Photo by Ann Van Camp

Beth Naylor and Loretta Plaa found the people in the highly
populated Chinese cities to be clean, healthy and calm.
questioning, there's not
much time for analyzing. It's
all impact. Your day was
planned -- 15 minutes here
and 20 minutes there and
lef's go."
Plaa emphasizes that they
are still trying to absorb what
they saw.
"It's in coming back, and
in more readings, that things
are becoming clearer in terms
of what happened. And
understanding a little bit
more of the Chinese concept.
Not the Communist but the
Chin~se concept and way of
doing things .''
The trip, sponsored by the
American Dietetic Association, was called an International Nutrition Symposium
focusing on"Nutrition in the
Life Cycles.''
''We were invited by the
Chinese Academy of Science
and Technology (CAST), and
it was the first time CAST
had invited an American
nutrition delegation,'' says
Plaa. "The purpose was to
have symposiums to share
nutritional information,

to the fact there are so many
people. One book said that it
took 4,000 years for China's
population to reach 500
million, and then it took
them 30 years to double that
population.''
. "It was a nation-wide cam•paign to populate,'' says
Plaa, '' when the communists
came in. But at the same time
they weren't able to keep up
with the needs for living
space and food.
"They look healthy," Plaa
continues. "They have
clothes, and they are clean.
You see food everywhere.
Lots of food in the stands.
But shopping is done on a

daily basis and it probably
takes about two hours or so,
seven days a week because
they don't have refrigeration."
''Wnaf' s interesting in
China about their food,''
says Naylor, "is that a lot of
people eat out because it's
too expensive to start up
their coal braziers to cook
food. And without refrigeration they can't hold things
overnight so most of them go
out for breakfast." Breakfast
out consists of soy milk and a
little pastry, however, not
steak and eggs.
Both instructors expect to
use some of what they've
learned in their classrooms.
"We hope to teach a course
about food and people that
would discuss the various
issues," says Naylor. "China
is a real interesting model.
Their agricultural system was
so unproductive for awhile
and in the past seven years
they've made some dra,natic
strides. But the key now is,
can those be maintained with
the water so polluted and the
air polluted? And pollution is
a very real problem.''
''Their goal,'' adds Plaa·,
"is to acheive the technology
and the science of the
western nations. They want,
by the year 2,000, to be a
world power.''
Plaa says food production
is high on the Chinese list of
concerns.
"They've got one-fifth of
the world's population and
one fifteenth of the world's
land. But only ten percent of
that land is tillable. They use
chemicals like pesticides and
nitrogenous fertilizers which
contribute to the water pollution. But they have to, just to
get the yield up."
Impressions were many,
but one stands out in particular.
''My first impression was
one of being totally overwhelmed by the masses of
people," says Plaa "The
buses were bulging, the
streets were packed, and yet
the people were so calm. The
ones in their apartments
were just calmly looking out
the windows. And people
looked so calm as they rode
their bicycles, even though
they were jammed by people
all around them."
'' A lot of things were done
for our benefit,'' says Plaa,
"to impress us. For instance,
we went into the hospital
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computor and, in English, it
said, 'Welcome to our office."
"But from what we're
reading," adds Naylor,
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Chinese way of doing things.
They think that their status is
in~reased if western visitors
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"It's all part of their
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what they may think of you.
And they have a certain
route that tourists go, and
certain things they want the
tourists to see and you really
can't go any farther than
that. They really don't want
to have bad things said about
their country.''
Naylor says it's interesting
how the orientals view the
westerners physically.
"We say 'slant-eyes' about
them, they say 'long noses'
about us. Somebody did a
paper cut-out of my profile at
a tourist place looking at the
river, and offered it to me,
and of course I bought it. But
everybody I've shown it to
says no way is that the way

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your nose looks -- it's longer,
more pointed."
Another observation concerns Chinese family life and
attitudes toward education.
'' One of the things I found
out in my reading was that
China really does not
understand the concept of
privacy. And that's just not a
20th century phenomenon,
that is a Chinese tradition.
The family comes way above
the individual. And they live
that family life in tight
quarters.''
''Marriage is happening
later in life," says P' , a.
"They can't get apartment
space, so they may have to
apply two or three years
ahead and live with parents
in order to have a place to
live. And so, many people
are putting off getting married. And if they do get married their children are being
reared by other people so
that they can now pursue
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''The younger generation
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says Naylor. "Their priority
is education, and they feel
they have to catch up."

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LCC spikers enthusiastic about new season
by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

-"We will be playing the
roll of a spoiler, not a contender," says new Head
Volleyball Coach Ed Jacobson, who replaces coach
Steve Tornblom.

Jacobson and his squad
face their first test on Sept.
23, when the Titans take on
Western Oregon State College at 6 p.m. in the LCC
_gym.
After last year's disappointing league record of 2-10,
Jacobson feels his team is en-

thusiastic about playing
volleyball.
''We will play well at
heart," Jacobson says. The
Titan team is again faced
with a lack of height, which
poses a problem since blocking and service-receiving are
the most important parts of
the game, Jacobson is not
sure if they can compete.
For this reason, he has
decided to use the KISS (the

keep it straight-forward and
•simple) offensive tatic. Jacobson, with the help of returning players Faye Moniz,
Nickie Essman, Angelo
Arms, and Sherry Ramp,
whom Jacobson considers his
best hitter, hopes to force
their opponents to make errors by using the simple offense.
Jacobson is still searching
for additional players, as well

as an equipment manager.
'Tm looking for a few
women who are enthusiastic
about volleyball, can hit well
and are eligible to play."
Eligibility includes taking 12
credit hours of classes at
LCC.
Any student interested in
equipment
becoming
manager should inquire at
the Work/Study Office for
eligibilty and jobs available.

didn't think about gymnastics until she enrolled in a
beginning class at LCC.

ment from gymnastics
teacher George Gyorgyfalvy,
she stepped back into the
sport, this time as a coach.
'' George brought the interest

SFE credit earned in all fields
by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

LCC students can now
earn credit for the time they
spend coaching or assisting
other coaches in the Lane
County.

She says due to encourage-

''There are so many
students in the area who are
coaching and getting paid for
it that we' re doing the school
and community a favor by offering Supervised Field Experience (SFE) credit," says
David Roof, Health and
Education
Physical
counselor.
Students earning SFE
credit range from ESP
(Eugene Sports Program)
and American Legion
coaches to LCC students
who work in the athletic
equipment rooms. Students
can also get credit for
teaching dance.

This year LCC' s Volleyball team hopes to make up for the
lack of height with agressive play.

LCC student Tina Miles
earned credit while coaching
at the Eugene Academy for
Artistic Gymnastics. In high
school, Miles performed
gymnastics until her coach's
techniques pressured her to
drop out. For two years she

Pacific Northwest Bell

Photo by Bob Olson

CWE Coordinator Dave Roof helps students receive credit
for the work they do with area youngsters.
back for me," she says.
Miles believes that
coaching is a gift; if a person
can be a parent and teacher
rolled into one, a person can
be a good coach. ''A coach is
someone to lift you up,''
Miles maintains. Her
coaching philosophy is letting students ''be who they
are. I push them a little, but I
don't talk above them."

HERE'S WHAT TO DO TO CONNECT YOUR
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Call the business office, toll free 1-484-7770, to
place your order. Be prepared to provide complete
address and basic credit information.
CALL NOW .... AVOID THE RUSH!!!

While coaching, Miles
began to wonder why she
couldn't earn credit for the
time she was volunteering.
That's when she turned to
Roof for help in setting up a
SFE contract, and began earning credits that will apply to
her dance degree at the U of
0.
Interested students should
contact Roof at ext. 2263. Student coaches can also earn
certificates for their
classwork and field experience . Fred Loveys,
Health and PE Department
chair, administers the certificate program. His extension is 2547.

The TORCH September 17, 1986 Page 9

Intercolle giate, intramura l
teams flourish in 1985/86

by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

Lane Community College
has a great fall line up of intercollegiate and intermural
programs to entice students.

during the NWAACC Championship Meet. The team
placed second, and several
Titains swept their events
over the two-day meet in
Spokane.

Dave Loos, who assisted the
former head coach, Sue
Thompson, in previous
seasons.
Intramurals and Classes
Okay, okay, so maybe you
don't like to watch. The
Health and Physical Education Department has a wide
variety of staff and classes to
choose from. The department offers classes like Walking, to get folks back into
shape slowly. And those
with a semiperfect body can
enroll in Conditioning
classes and really get a push
forward.
• You can always become
involved in the intramurals
program. If you are interested in fall activities, call
Bob Foster, ext. 2599, or visit
the office at 204 PE.
Watch for more of the Left
Corner.

Coverage of
fall sports
•
improves
by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

Hard work and hours of road work lead the Cross Country
teams to the NWAACC Championships.
In 1985, Cross Country
• Ed Jacobson makes his
coaches Harland Yriarte and
return as Volleyball coach at
Lyndell Wilken earned
LCC, replacing Steve TornCoach of the Year honors as
blom. Jacobson compiled a
the Men's and Women's
record of 25-3 when coaching
Cross Country teams ran
here in 1980-1981.
away with the Northwest
• The Women's Basketball
Athletic Association of Comteam placed sixth in its
munity Colleges (NWAACC)
league with a 2-10 record.
National Championships in
The Lady Titains were guidAlbany.
ed by first year head coach
Many other LCC intercollegiate teams pursued successes of their own during
during the 1985-86 college
year, while simultaneously,
intramural teams flourished.
• The Men's Basketball
team ended its season with a
22-7 record and went all the
way to the NWAACC Championships only to be defeated
in a close contest by the
number-one ranked team,
Columbia Basin.
• LCC' s Baseball team
finished third in Region IV,
three games behind leader
Linn-Benton. The Titans
finished at .500 with a record
of 11-p. In fact, they fell one
game short of qualifying for
the playoffs.
• The LCC Women's Track
team placed fifth, plauged at
the wrongrtime of the season
by injuries.
• Men's Track faired better

With our first issue out of
the way, I'll give you my version of a Fall preview.
I have acquired a sports
staff writer. Gary Jones was a
sports reporter for his Bend
High school student
newspaper, "The Bear
Facts." He will be splitting
duties with me and hopefully
between the two of us we
will provide the Athletic
Department with better
coverage than one person
could ever do.
Elsewhere on the sports
page, be on the lookout for
information about cross
country
competition,
volleyball action and news
about intramural activities,
as well as the Left Corner.

WELCO ME
TOLCC
Campus
Ministry

125 Center Building
747-4501 ext. 2814

We're Here For You

Tryouts begin soon

TORCH File Photo

September usually brings us NFL football, cross country,
and soccer. But LCC baseball?
Yes, LCC baseball is holding tryouts for the 1987 season. Interested persons should be prepared to practice Fall term.
According to Head Baseball Coach Bob Foster, tryouts will
be held from 2 to 4 p.m. weekdays beginning on Monday
September 29.
Interested persons should talk to Bob Foster in the Athletic
Department, extention 2215.

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Chances are you will find most of your books at
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BRING THE.TITLE AND
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It might take ·some time to find your books, but
we will be glad to help you look, and the savings
are worth the wait.

RETURN BOOKS YOU DO NOT
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If you buy the wrong books or drop a class, you

can return the books for a full refund.

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After you buy your textbooks, bring in your old
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them for a very fair price.

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Bulldlng, Next to the Excelsior. Eugene,
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Page 10 September 17, 1986 The TORCH

Key to Lewis' success: campus involvement

by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

" I don' t like demonstrations, " says mild-mannered
LCC student and new Board
of Education member Martin
Lewis. "Or people getting
together and making a lot of
noise. That's not my style .11
Instead, he says, "I like to
change things within the
channels, and take a rational
approach.''

position on the sevenmember, un-paid LCC Board
of Education -- and won: He
took office in July.
SURPRISING WIN
Many say the 25-year-old
Lewis was an inexperienced
r eligious-s tudies student
foolis h ly pitting h imself
against the older and more
exerienced incumbent, Bob
Bowser, the president of a
Eugene engineering firm.

Lewis believes that
"stirring up people"
negatively doesn't work in
the long run. "I'd rather
change things positively. I
like to work with people and
get them to agree," he says.
For Lewis, getting others involved in his cause is the key
to success.

Bowser had· earned a
master's degree in business
administration, serves on
several community committees, and has experience in
local politics. Bowser had
earned the endorsement of
The Register-Guard. So his
defeat was surprising to
many college and community members.

Yet, Martin Lewis created
quite _a stir in the community
and on campus last spring
when he decided to run for a

INVOLVEMENT IS KEY
Lewis says he didn't mean
to stir up anything. He was
only being true to his

Ward, from p.6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
students as a meeting place.
The plan includes a temporary stage for low-key
music.
He says he'll pursue the
idea, and hopes for more opinions from students. That's
why he says he sought out
the office.
And after he leaves LCC,
"There are lots of places in
the community wit!, a good
cause that are involved in

In the spring of the year
Lewis had decided student
interests might be heard
more clearly if he took those
concerns directly to the
Board of Education.

helping people. I could get
into that. I don't need a lot of
money, or degrees, or a fancy care to be happy.''
He jokes about setting up a
lonely hearts club in the student government office. ''I
work long hours, and then
go h ome and feed my
goldfish," and of course, his
cat. "It really is lonely at the
top.''

EARN
A FUTURE
BEFORE
YOU
GRADUATE

A BROADER PERSPECTIVE
' ' As a student leader, you
can just throw out ideas at
random and someone else
makes the decisions," he
says . But now, Lewis speaks
as a board member, "and I'll
have to watch what I say,' he
says with a laugh.
' 'Looking at ideas and
issues with a smaller focus is
one thing. Now, I have to
look at the whole college
overall, the district, and the
community.''

Photo by Glennis

Newly elected Board of Education member Martin Lewis feels
that his experience working with students to meet student's
needs has fine-tuned him for his new position.
the ASLCC Constitution to
include non-discrimination
clauses, making equal opportunity constitutional.
• When he discovered that
While a student govern- a 1979 community assessment leader, Lewis says he ment survey indicated com"was a team-player, and munity members wanted
worked to establish better more night classes, services
communication between the and programs, he set up an
different groups and depart- evening program in the SRC,
and kept the center open
ments" he worked with.
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday. He
• During the 1985-86 college year Lewis directed the • also worked with the EvenStudent Resource Center,
ing Program Advisory Comwith an office outside the mittee (EPAC) to assure stulibrary doors. The SRC coor- dent services were available
dinated a myriad activities, for night students.
including student polls,
• He chaired the LCC
voter registration, transpor- Media Commission, coortation and housing informa- dinating the TORCH and
tion, and recycling efforts.
DENALI (student literary
• He served as Chairman of arts magazine) editor selecthe student Judiciary Com- tion processes, and helping
mittee and helped rewrite to revise DENALI guidelines.
philosophy of campus and
community involvement -he had looked closely at LCC
and seen some things he
thought needed changing.

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He feels that his exerience
working with students to
meet student needs has finetuned him for his new position. _"People seem to look at
students as a separate segment of the population. I see
students representing a good
cross-section of the entire
community.
''Here, you have single
mothers, young adults, married couples, older people,
and just about every other
type
of
community
member.''
Right now, Lewis is changing his role, "tying things
up. Transitions are tough!"
He is intent on making
sure that his previous duties
are carried out well when
he's gone. "I like to build up
institutions, not have them
crumble when I'm gone."
Lewis isn't worried that his
old role as student leader will
be left unfilled. "As one person steps down, someone
else grows to fill that role.
"On the board, I'll continue to show people that
they can make a difference if
they only get involved."
He stresses the importance
of voting, and of joining
committees that are working
on causes of concern to the
individual.
''There are lots of positions
open in the community, and
the college is where it all
starts."
Lewis himself would like to
focus on improving night
classes and evening campus
conditions, and increasing
student enrollment at the college.
He's currently working
towards earning as associate
of arts degree at LCC, with a
focus on religious studies.
After that, he would like to
attend the University of
Oregon. "I'd like to be a
lawyer. I enjoy working with
people. I'm a problemsolver. My own personal .
mission is to provide service
to others. By helping others,
you help yourself."
And he likes to do it all
without stirring up things,
too much.

The .TORCH September 17, 1986 Page 11

September 17-19
Local officials will gather in
Eugene for 12th OREGON
PLANNING INSTITUTE on
the U of O Campus.
About 300 local planners,
elected and appointed officials, and others interested
in land use planning issues
will attend the institute,
which is jointly sponsored by
the U of O Bureau of Governmental Research and Service,
the Oregon State University
Extension Service, and the
Oregon Chapter of the
American Planning Association. Peter Watt is coordinator for the Institute.

tainers. Dr. Joyce Brothers;
Prof . . Eleanor Holmes Norton, former head of the
Federal Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission,
popular speaker and professor of law at Georgetown
University; Ursula LeGuin,
author; Dr. Bonnie Dunbar,
NASA astronaut and
Challenger Crew Member;
and Sweet Honey in the
Rock, a capella quintet, and
others have agreed to appear
at the WY2000 conference.
For registration information,
call Joan Perez Little,
503-235-0439.

September 19-21
WOMEN IN THE YEAR
2000 CONFERENCE will be
held at Mt. Hood Community College September 19-21.
The conference is for women
interested in designing the
future, including 60 studies,
workshops, presentations .
and panels. Topics cover a
wide range, including social
and economic policy,
women's history, health and
fitness, educational and
career opportunities, family
and parenting.
The registration fee is $35
for all three days. American
Association of U niveristy
Women, League of Women
Voters, National Council of
Jewish Women, Oregon
Business and Professional
Women, Oregon Press
Women, and Oregon Nurses
Association are a few of the
many organizations presenting at the Conference. Joan
Perez Little, Executive-Coordinator of WY2000, announced confirmation of nationally
known speakers and enter-

ONGOING THIS MONTH

LCC NOW SPONSORS
USDA CHILD CARE FOOD
Meals are
PROGRAM available to all children, cost
determined by parents' income. Eligibility guidelines
available in Child Development Center office. Contact
Martha DeGiusti, ext. 2522
for more information.
The AMERICAN RED
CROSS offers the following
programs:
HOME DAY CARE PROVIDERS: For an annual fee of
$12 the Child Care Information and Referral Service will
connect you with parents,
provide training, support,
give advice and· information
on small business tax and
record keeping.
PARENTS
SEEKING
CHILD CARE: Call the
American Red Cross Child
Care Information and Referral Service for names of
Family Day Care Providers
for nominal fee of $6.

GOOD NUTRITION FOR
CHILDREN: Red Cross
sponsors the U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture Child Care Food
Program for Lane County
child care providers.
1986
DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS training
course begins in August and
ends in early December.
Classes are free and participants receive certification
upon completion.
For more information
about this and the above programs call the Red Cross,
344-5244.
The 1986 UNITED WAY
OF LANE COUNTY campaign officially kicks off
Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Hult
Center Patio and Studio I
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
This is an opportunity to see
firsthand what United Way
funded programs are doing
to improve Lane County's
quality of life.
If you have questions
. regarding the campaign call
Maurine Dyer Stevens at
484-6666.
BEING .A PARENT CAN BE
FUN - Enjoy being a parent!
This workshop offers parents
an opportunity to learn skills
to cope with stress of parenting as well as management
skills to deal with everyday
problems. The workshop will
be held in the Education
Center, 200 North Monroe,
Tower Room, Wednesdays,
7:00-8:30 p:m., beginning
Sept. 24 and ending
November. 12.. For more information call Manny Lotito
at 687-3440 or Jill Simmons at
687-3338. There is no ·charge
for the workshop.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Eugene Parks and Recreation
Dept. is seeking volunteers
to work with the Specialized
Recreation Program. If you
would like an interesting experience helping others, call
Linda Phelps at 687-5311.
LCC's
DISLOCATED
WORKER PROGRAM is
considered one of the top ten
such programs in the country. Designed to assist people
laid-off from their last job
and eligible for unemployment insurance benefits, the
success rate of the program is
80 per cent. For further information, contact Tamara
Pinkas at LCC, 726-2223.
RAPE CRISIS NETWORK
wants more volunteers for
crisis counseling and community 'education about
rape, incest, sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence. Volunteers
available during the day are
especially needed. Women of
all cultural and racial identities are . encouraged to
volunteer. Training begins in
mid-Oct. Call 485-6702 by
Oct. 9 for more information.
Fight back by getting involved!
KLCC PRESENTS A
VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT for Eugene Celebration Week, including:
PRESENTATION OF ANDREAS VOLLENWIDER.
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 8
p.m., KLCC and Real to Reel
are pleased to present this
Hult Center concert. The
concert marks the return of
the popular New Age electric
harpist from West Germany.

THE FIFTH ANNUAL
JAZZ FESTIVAL will be
broadcast live on Friday,
Sept. 26, from 7 p.m. to midnight, and Saturday, Sept.
27, from 2 p.m. to midnight.
The festival showcases top
regional artists, and includes
11umerous forms of jazz, like
traditional, big bands, salsa,
and contemporary.
THE KLCC MARCHING
RADIO
BAND
will
''perform'' again this year in •
the Eugene Celebration
Parade on Saturday morning, Sept. 27. Staff members,
volunteers, listeners and
friends of KLCC march to the
beat of KLCC broadcasting
from hand-held radios. Last
year, this ensemble won 3rd
Prize in the parade.
KLCC WILL ALSO COSPONSOR the "Faces and
Places Photo Contest'' along
with Dot Dotson and What's
Happening. Photos will be
on display at the Eugene
Conference Center Sept.
19-29. Winning entries will ·
be printed in What's Hap-.
pening in October.
CANCER PREVENTION
HEALTH FAIR
Local •doctors and health
organizations will join the
American Cancer Society's
Lane County Unit in offering
a Cancer Prevention Health
Fair from noon to 4 p.m. on
Sunday, October 5 at the
American Cancer Society's
Discovery Center, 1412 Pearl
Street in Eugene.
Free to the public will be
vidios, films, liturature, and
actual screening kits for colorectal cancer. Also available is a computerized test to
assess a person's risk of getting cancer.

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BookRe~,~~h~~~c~~tsrid~~n~ fu~~~!~~comse:
by Lois Grammon
school.
TORCH Entertainment Editor

In pondering the. ultimate meaning and
motivation behind parenthood, Bill Cosby
postulates that "two people have. a baby
just to see what they can make, a kind of
erotic arts and crafts.''
And, on the question of just when to stop,
"they figure that if they have a dozen,
maybe one or two will work out ... "
Prospective and experienced parents can
share a few sympathetic chuckles and grins
with someone who' s been there in Cosby's
Fatherhood, which is spending considerable
time on the best-seller lists this year.
It deserves to be there. No, ·it's not
literature, and it's not another self-help
book, but who cares? Cosby's insight into
both the sublime and the ridiculous aspects
of fatherhood surpasses all societal and
generational barriers.
A few mothers may even enjoy it .
Parents, not just fathers, everywhere may
see a reflection of themselves in the book's
anecdotes and vignettes. Cosby both
philosophizes about and pokes fun at such
milestones as birth, toilet training, airplane

Oregon
by Lois Grammon
TORCH Entertainment Editor

!

Not only does he have years of experience
in parenting his five children to draw on, he
also holds a doctorate degree in education.
So, he's not just another actor and comedian writing a book for publicity and a
chance to get on the best-seller lists.
•He's quick to put down the non-experts:
people with no children. He says, "One of
my greatest pleasures is listening to these
people, because they are an endless source
of richly comic stupidity. They say things
like, 'When I have children, I want them to
be very close friends, so they can share each
other's things.' " So much for the nonexperts.
Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.,who serves as a
script consultant for ''The Cosby Show''
wrote the introduction and afterward to the
book. He offers a thoughtful look at the
eighties "New Fatherhood," and at
Cosby's role as one of America's most visible (and funniest) fathers.
Cosby fans should find much to enjoy
here, and a few non-fans may also like this
unique and humorous view of fatherhood.
Perhaps even people who never intend to
contemplate parenthood will welcome the
opportunity to laugh at the tribulations of
someone who did.

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Compiled by Lois Grammon
TORCH Entertainment Editor

Sept.16-Oct.26
Tales of Japan: Scrolls and
prints dating from the 19th
century on, this loan from
the New York Public Library
will be on view in their only
West Coast stop, the Oregon
Art Institute, 1219 S.W. Park
Avenue, Portland. Japanese
ikebana, dance, music, films,
and lectures will be featured
with the exhibit. Call
503-226-2811 for more information.
Sept22
Zone Gallery's
Season
Opener exhibit will feature
paintings, sculpture, mixed
media, photography, printmaking, and installation.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m . to 4
p.m. Mon.-Sat, through Oct
16. Phone 485-2278.
Sept. 26-28
The Eugene Celebration
will host an entertainment
extravaganza including
everything from elephant

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rides, bike races, and a
parade, to jazz and classical
music and dance. For details
and program information,
call 687-5215.
Sept. 27
Musician and storyteller
Utah Phillips will give a
benefit concert at the
W.O.W. Hall at 9:30 p.m ..
Admission is $6 in advance,
$7 af the door. Ph one
687-2746.
Sept28
Hult Center Open House:
Free classical music performances in the lobby from 12
noon to 4 p.m. A free
children's m atinee will
feature the Eugene Ballet in
Pulcinella, the Weiss and
Patricia Magic Show, and
Clown Alley at 1 p.m. in the
Silva Concert Hall.
Oct.2-4
Children of a Lesser G_od
opens at t he Rob inson
Theatre, showing at 8 p.m.
The play focuses on a young
deaf woman and her teacher.
Call 686-4191.

enough

believable if the characters
were closer to age 16.

Oregon missed another
Richard Dreyfuss narrates
chance to host a first-rate the story as grown-up GorHollywood movie, and will die, taking a nostalgic look at
have to be content with a his youth. Wil Wheaton does
moderately entertaining a creditable job as the young
second-best.
Gordie, but his perspective
"Stand By Me" could have shifts at times from
been a thoughtful, percep- somewhat precocious to untive movie about four 12-year naturally self-aware.
old boys coming-of-age, if
River Phoenix delivers a
only ...
strong
performance as Chris,
If only screenwriters and
the
tough
kid from a bad
producers Raynold Gideon
and Bruce Evans, along with family and Gordie's best
director Rob Reiner, had friend. Crazed daredevil
decided to take a few more ar- Teddy is played by Corey
and
Jerry
tis ti~ liberties with the Feldman,
O'Connell
is
Vern,
the
script ... If only it wasn't based on a novella, ''The overweight and somewhat
•endearing target of the other
Body," by Stephen King ...
boys' jokes.
• This is not your typical
The four set off on a
Stephen King horror story,
and with his usual gory, weekend· hike to find the
blood-curdling plot twists ab- body of a contemporary,
sent, the story depends on who disappeared while pickbelievable dialogue and -ing blueberries. On the way
breathtaking scenery for in- they share insults and exterest. The Oregon landscape ploits, making discoveries
• delivers, but the script about themselves and each
other. They tangle with a
doesn't.
"mean~' junkyard dog and
For example, one character his keeper, dodge a train on a
tells another, ''I wish . . . I trestle, and encounter an
was your father; you older, tougher gang of delinwouldn't go around talking quents determined to get the
about takin' those stupid credit for finding the body.
shop courses if I was. " And,
In one scene, a pie-eating
" your friends drag you
down, Gordie; they're like contest is graphically and
drowning guys that are tastelessly depicted on the
holding down your legs. You screen, as Gordie narrates
can't save them. You can on- the tale of a contestant bent
ly drown with them.'' This is on revenge. It degenerates
a 12-year old? The dialogue into chaos, and as Teddy
would have been much more says, "all that pukin' was

Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Daredevil Teddy, played by Corey Feldman (back to camera) attempts to dodge the approaching train, but his friends, played by (1. tor.) River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry
O'Connell change his mind.
really cool."
However, it seemed to me
an offensive display, designed to cater to adolescent
tastes.
A melange of period songs,
background noise, narration,
and character voices is used
in the low-key soundtrack, a
welcome change from the
usual frenetic onslaught of
"hit" songs.

The original novella was
set in the fictional Castle
Rock, Maine, but I can't imagine a more appropriate setting than the landscape
ar o u nd Ore g on ' s o w n
Brownsville, Cottage Grove,
Veneta, and Franklin. Director of Photography Thomas
Del Ruth succeeds in promoting the pastoral Oregon
countryside, through an ef-

fective use of lighting and
camera angles. But wonderful scenery alone cannot
make a movie. •
The pie-eating scene and
the film's raunchy language
was enough to garner an
R-rating. It was enough,
along with the other problems mentioned, to make
me reluctant to recommend
this movie.