LANE
COMM UNITY
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VOL.2 2, N0.18
FEB.2 7,198 7
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by Diane Davis
by Robert Wolfe
TORCH Staff Writer
TORCH Lead Reporter
Due to concern that a quote
in a TORCH article covering
the Jan. 29 All-Faculty Conference was taken out of context, the quote is reproduced
below more fully, along with
the question which prompted the response:
Pete Peterson asked what
if any, process was going t~
be used to utilize input from
LCC staff and students concerning the purchase of a
computer network for the second floor of the Administration Building, adding that "it
looks as if the college administration in general does
not want to hear criticism or
to alter its plans.".
Executive Dean Larry Warford replied as follows:
see Quote, page 5
Glennis Pahlmann
An early spring colors the LCC campus.
Abstinence., monof!.amy., use o_f condoms
'Safe sex' pract ices for avoid ing AIDS
by Craig Smith
for the TORCH
Protect yourself from AIDS.
That's the best advice a resident health expert h~s for LCC students concerning
prevention and transmissio n of the AIDS
virus, which researchers have found in
blood, semen, and vaginal fluids.
'' Anyone having sex should be taking
precautions ,'' says Sandra Ing, director of
the Student Health Services.
The AIDS virus may have an incubation
~eriod of up to six months, and the average
hme between infection and signs of the
disease may be five years, reports Ing, who
says around 50 percent of the people who get
AIDS will die from it. The other 50 percent
also carry the virus, but may be unaware of
their infectious potential.
''Safe sex'' practices are a way of preventing the spread of AIDS, Ing says. She suggests the following precautions :
• Know your sex partner. Unless both people have been in a monogamo us relationship
for at least five years, knowledge of each
other's sexual history can be important
because of the five-year latency period of the
AIDS virus. That is, the virus may not affect a
person adversely when initially exposed to it.
• Be careful not to tear mucus membranes
during sex. Anal sex can also be harmful
since the rectal tissue is often broken, allowing the virus easy access to the blood stream.
• Use condoms. Aside from abstinence, the
condom is the "best way" to prevent AIDS.
The condom appears to prevent the transmission of the virus, and should be used even
during penis-oral contact.
LCC students can purchase condoms
anonymous ly at the Student Health Services
(SHS) -- six condoms for $1, and dispensed in
a plain paper bag.
At the SHS counter in Center Building 126,
the student may simply write a request for
condoms. A SHS clerk will complete a nondescriptive charge slip of $1. The student
then pays the $1 at Finacial Services, and
returns to SHS with the receipt to receive the
condoms.
Condoms are also available in some LCC
men's restroom coin-operat ed machines.
If people believe they have been exposed to
the AIDS virus and would like to be tested,
free confidential testing is available through
the Lane County Health Departmen t. The
test results are usually back from the state lab
in a week, Ing says.
LCC contributes more than $56 million to the local
economy.
This represents a return of over three times the amount invested in the college by local taxpayers, according to a
statewide Economic Impact Study of Oregon's 15 community
colleges.
Sponsored by the Oregon Community College Association,
the study drew upon 1985-86 financial data, college records,
and questionnai res completed by students. The project's
developer, Dr. R. Dan Walleri of the Research and Planning
Office at Mt. Hood Community College, collected the data
from each college. An independen t consultant, Dr. Mary Kinnick of Kinnick and Associates, verified the design, procedures and study findings. The study reveals that:
• Community colleges return two to three times the
amounts invested from tax dollars to the local community
and state.
• Community colleges provide jobs and services within
local communitie s because of their existence.
• Sixty-one percent of full-time college students would attend colleges in other districts or states if community colleges
did not exist or were scaled down.
• ~ore than 3,500 students would not have an opportunity
for higher education if community college did not exist.
LCC returns the invested $21,038,317 a year from state and
local taxes through expenditure s on students, staff, and the
college which totalled $36,408,724 for the 1985-86 school year.
The college indirectly provides jobs and services which exist
because of the institution and its employees.
The study estimates that the indirect impact on the
economy as a result of these jobs and services is an additional
$19,806,345, bringing the total impact to $56,215,069. On a
statewide basis, the total statewide impact for LCC is almost
$69 million.
"If we look at the results in general, the study definitely
shows that community colleges have significant impact on
the economy," states Julie Aspinwall-L amberts of LCC' s Institutional Research, Planning and Evaluation Departmen t.
"What I found most interesting was that significant
numbers of people who are being served by community colleges wouldn't have the opportunity for higher education
without their existence. While the economic impact is indeed
important, I find the human impact most impressive. The
~hole study points out that community colleges are a good
investment for the state, both in economy and human lives."
LCC ranks third, in terms of total statewide economic impact, of the 15 community colleges in the state. Portland
Community College offers the greatest impact, contributing
$117,379,424 to the economy, and Chemeketa provides the
second greatest impact of $78,031,094.
Over 808 full-time jobs are generated by LCC and another
3,935 jobs exist because of the money in circulation as a result
of the college's existence.
In another finding, 61 percent of full-time students and 45
percent of part-time students stated that, if community colleges did not exist or if their programs were scaled down, the
college outside their district,
' students would attend another
see Economy, page 10
Lots of fun
with puppets
and mime
Hoopsters
in review
Watercolors
at LCC
Art Gallery
Page 5
Pages 6 and 7
Page 12
Student leaders receive praise Apathy rampant in
forum by Rob Ward
ASLCC President
A President is only as good as his (in my
case) constituents. The students at Lane
Community College are fortunate to have
dedicated, hardworking student leaders
working for them this year.
Instead of waiting for the end of the year to
express my gratitude, I want to thank them
now and let the campus know how committed they are to serving the needs of the student body.
Jeff Moisan, ASLCC Vice-President - Jeff
became a senator in the ASLCC in the fall of
1985, and two weeks later was appointed
Vice-President after the elected VicePresident dropped out of school. After this
year, Jeff will have been an ASLCC VicePresident for a year and a half.
Jeff is the Grievance Officer of the ASLCC.
He listens to student complaints and helps
the students decide which course of action to
take.
Jeff serves on numerous college committees
as a student representative. Some of these
are the Academic Council, Instructional
Goals and Priorities, Student Retention Committee, and the Degree Requirement Review
Committee.
Jeff was instrumental in setting up a
Teacher Evaluation Task Force . The purpose
of this committee is to try and come up with a
feasible way for students to evaluate instructors without violating instructors' rights.
Jeff is also the President of the Lane chapter
of Phi Theta Kappa -- the national honor
society .
Rico Perez, ASLCC Cultural Director Rico is in charge of the student cultural program here at LCC. Rico put together a
wonderful program to commemorate Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr's birthday . The presentation in the Performing Arts Theater included music from John Gainer's Inspirational
Sound s En se mbl e, p oetry, a nd guest
speakers from our campus and the University
of Oregon. •
Rico is responsible for the Wednesday
noon music program in the snack bar. Jazz,
acoustic and classical music sets a lunchtime
mood for students who want to eat or relax
from a hard morning of classes.
Rico has involved the ASLCC in sponsoring projects put on by various departments of
the college. The ASLCC has co-sponsored
the Art Department's presentations, the C.
Rider Dance company, and the upcoming
Electronic Music Program to be held Friday,
Feb. 27.
The big cultural program for Spring Term is
Peace on Earth Week, which will be held May
18-22. Rico is already hard at work on this
project as it is the highlight of Spring Term
on the LCC campus.
Ron Robbins, ASLCC Communications
Director - Ron is in charge of information
dissemination for ASLCC projects. He sends
out Public Service announcements to the
general media and prints up our on-campus
posters, banners, calendars, etc.
Ron has an assistant doing a lot of work
this term because he was appointed the
Political Involvement Committee (PIC) Team
leader for CCOSAC (Community College of
Oregon Student Associations and Commissions.) Ron spends three days a week in
Salem lobbying state representatives on bills
which affect students and community colleges. Ron put on a 10-week series of debates
for Cable Access in Fall of 1984 with local candidates, so he already knows a lot of
legislators in Salem.
Ron did the research for our computer proposal and pretty soon our Legal Services program will have the benefit of a Mac Plus. The
use of this computer will be split between
Legal Services and ASLCC.
Billie Rendal, ASLCC Student Resource
Center Director - The Student Resource
Center is the area in front of the library with
furniture and a microwave oven . Billie
manages a staff of 21 students, most of whom
are employed in Work-Stud y jobs.
Billie was responsible for the new furniture
and carpet installed in th e SRC thi s pas t summer. The SRC also purchased a new coffee
brewer, whic h makes it easier to serve the 30
see Leaders, page 3
busy college students
forum by Lois Grammon
LCC student
When a public hearing was
held on a proposal to restrict
smoking in the Center
Building, very few smokers
showed up to have their say,
although many felt later that
their rights had been shortchanged.
When ASLCC and the
TORCH had a college-wide
writing contest to celebrate
Martin Luther King Day, not
one essay appeared, despite
wide publicity and incentives
offered in the form of
publication and prizes
(including money!).
Election campaigns of the
past two years brought candidates here to LCC under
the sponsorship of ASLCC.
Yet only a handful of
students took advantage of
the opportunity to question
and hear firsthand the views
of their potential leaders.
However, sitting in the
classrooms and cafeteria, one
can hear censure and condemnation of those same
officials -- the very ones so
few students took the time to
meet.
Students have complaints,
many justified. How many
take the time to become part
of the solutions to the problems?
How many student
government positions go unfilled? Who takes the time to
vote? Of those wh o do vote,
how man y have a solid grasp
of the issues an d candid ate's
The US Forest Service's new policy
would be a good act to follow
by Kelli J. Ray
TORCH Editor
I praise the decision the US Forest
Service's Northw est region recently
made to take the public's view into
co nsideration when making choices
which affect us all. I only regret that
they didn' t come to this conclusion
sooner .
But maybe its still not too late for
LCC to learn the same lesson.
In the past, forest service managers
have drawn up environmental impact statements first, then asked for
public opinion later. With this policy,
the Forest Service usually had a decision made before hearing anyone
else's views -- even though it was
legally required to consider public
testimony in the decision-making
p rocess .
Page 2 The TORCH
According to Gary Larson, a group
leader for vegetation management
for the Pacific Northwest region, part
of the reason for the change was that
they haven't had good relationships
with the environmental community
for the past 10 years on the issue of
herbicides . In the end, they found
that neither side was listening to the
other.
As an attempted solution, they
decided to bring the public into the
process right at the beginning, and
involve them completely throughout
the process, according to the deputy
regional forester, Jim Space.
This improvement in communication has the potential to end the war
over the use of herbicides associated
with vegetation management that the
forest service, environmentalists,
and the timber industry have fought
for more than 10 years.
And wouldn't that be nice!
LCC would do well to follow the
same policy change.
Consulting with the faculty, staff
and students isn't a mandatory step
in many of the college's decisionmaking processes . And maybe it
needn't be .
But like the environmentalists,
LCC staff and students feel they have
ideas to offer about policies that affect them. They're no different than
anyone else -- they just want to be
listened to, and have their ideas considered.
Making this a step in the college's
decision-making process might open
lines of communication, and ease
some of the campus tensions .
And wouldn't that be nice?
stands beyond mere name
recognition? Traditionally,
students have one of the
lowest voter turnouts of any
population group. (Some
tradition).
Have you ever written a
letter to the congressional
representatives or president
you complain about? Have
you ever participated as a
volunteer in an organization
to benefit the poor, hungry,
homeless, or oppressed?
(Come on now, something
other than buying the recording of "We Are The
World").
Have you ever done
anything to help solve a problem which affects you personally? Do you still feel
justified in complaining
about it?
Oh yes, we have excuses -we are too busy, we don't
care about politics, government, big business (anything
that isn't touching our
noses).
One person, or even one
hundred, can't make a difference. It's been tried
before. It takes too much
time, costs too much money,
requires us to think, and may
even cause us to miss an
see Apathy, page 3
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February 27, 1987
Ski rack rip-off
angers student
To the Editor:
Last week someone stole
the ski rack from the top of
my car. I'm furious!
And I'm disappointed. I
1
1ink LCC is a great place,
tull of super people. I guess
there's at least one person
here who isn't so super.
I reported the theft to
Security and they flung it into their police wires, but I
don't expect to see that rack
again.
I'll be a little less trusting of
my fellow students, and will
keep a closer watch on my
possessions.
I hope whoever ripped me
off breaks a leg on the next
ski trip!
Muriel Willingham
LCC Student
Condom ads are
good for a laugh
To the Editor:
What's all the noise about?
Why has there been so much
controversy surrounding the
proposal to advertise condoms on television?
Is it too personal a subject?
Does a certain element in
society object to the public
airing of devices which help
to prevent the spread of a
deadly disease (it can touch
Apathy,
any of us now) that apparently stems from certain
sexual practices?
I don't know, I have never
heard anyone give a straight
(pun not intended) answer
on the subject. Personally, I
am totally, completely,
redundantly in favor of such .
advertising. Not only to help
prevent the spread of AIDS,
and prevent the spread of
unwanted babies, but most
of all, I want to sit down in
front of the TV during prime
time, and giggle while items
meant for use on an intimate
part of the male body are
sold during the "Cosby
Show.''
I want to smirk knowingly,
while some handsome young
male model says, "Have you
seen it? The darn thing has
wings."
For years, women's bodies
ilave been exposed and exploited until we have no part
that hasn't been discussed in
front of every sixth grader
who watches TV.
Why? Mostly because
advertisers have assumed
the right to steal OUR
RIGHT to privacy in the
name of good business. They
have made haste to offer for
national viewing everything
from bras with straps that
cross your heart to pills that
cure your monthly pain. Can
you imagine a commercial for
athletic supporters with
"cross your ... straps."
Get the point? So, yes! Bring on condom commercials.
from page 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
episode of ''Moonlighting'' cause, run for office. The
TORCH is a good place to
or ''Miami Vice.''
Who cares anyway? Ac- start. We accept letters and
tivism was for the 60s; we of forums each week from LCC
the 80s think being cynical students, staff, and from the
more community. The TORCH
is
blase
and
reaches over 4,000 potential
sophisticated.
Okay, let me admit here readers -- including decisionthat I could be accused of be- makers and power brokers at
ing apathetic. My views, LCC.
lifestyle, and opinions may
Or, ask at the Student
in Resource Center for a ''Pass
rooted
more
be
pragmatism and expediency the Buck'' complaint form, if
than I would like to think. you have a college-related
But I'll do something about it problem you would like to
when I have more ·time and have addressed. Formal
money.
grievance procedures can be
Seriously, I don't have any used to address stalemates
solutions, other than choos- with instructors and other
ing to use my own right and campus dile~mas.
privelege to do whatever I
Access to the LCC Board of
can -- by starting right here.
is available by adEducation
I won't presume to tell you
to the board.
letters
dressing
what to do, but since I am
Senate
Student
a
Attend
writing this, I can give a few
meeting and make a brief
suggestions.
statement _,. ask others to do
When you complain, comabout a problem.
plain well. Don't whine to something
those of you
for
So,
.your friends, tell it to sothis far, do
read
who've
meone who can do more
than just give you a pat on something -- anything! Don't
the back. If you feel like com- reinforce your old, apathetic
plaining or giving someone habits by putting it off.
If you think you have betconstructive criticism, say it
to their face; h_o w else will ter ideas than those already
they know you even have an mentioned, great! Just follow
opinion?
through. That old cliche, "if
If you have some ideas that you want something done
you think may revolutionize right, do it yourself,'' may
the world, spread them have a little more wear left in
around. Write letters, join a it yet.
February 27, 1987
It's good for the nation and l
need a good laugh!
Lasca Williams
LCC Student
Counsel for
students lacking
'fo the Editor:
I am a student with very little time between classes,
work study, and running my
own business. I have no extra money as well. And, also,
like some people in need of
personal counseling, it not
only takes time out of my
schedule, but enough
courage to reach out for help.
The only counseling I can
afford at this time is the free
counseling provided by LCC.
I even tried the Women's
Awareness Center and no
one was available there,
either. I really think the LCC
Counseling Center should
look at other places like UO
Counseling which is much
better set-up, and try to pattern itself more after them.
Marshelle Backes
LCC Student
Belief in US
re-awakened US
To the Editor:
Does the spirit of Devon
Milford live on? Will his inspiration and example be
counted as futile in the ficof
future
tional
AMERIKA"?
II
And, through all the
Of course, these and many
obstacles I've had to overreflections of mind are
more
of
point
the
to
get
to
come
you, the viewer, to
to
left
getting to the counseling
ponder.
center, I am outraged at the
manner in which my situaI, for one, congratulate the
tion was handled.
writers and producers who
re-awakened thoughts of my
I requested to see a patriotism. Many opinions
counselor for emergency per- will come to the surface now
sonal counseling, only to and multiples of multiples
find none available, at noon will just go on unanswered
on a Friday. Noon is the only due to apathy.
available time I have to get
away from Work Study, but
As a child of the sixties and
this is not the main issue. seventies, I grew to be doubtThe response to my request ful of our leaders and their
went purposes. Even so, I enlisted
counseling
for
something like this: ''Noon and served during the war in
on Friday is the worst time to Vietnam as I felt obligated to
have a crisis, you'll have to check out the other side of
wait. Hopefully it won't take •the political coin -- not as
too long.''
some brainless twit with a
I'm sorry that I cannot Rambo vision, but as an inhave a crisis at a convenient dividual who felt responsible
time. I did not understand enough to act.
this was the only way to get
And now here we are, faccounseling here.
ing the nineties with at least
I think the answer is not
of
generation
one
convenient crisis, but better
pa trio tic ally-neutered
staffing. Do almost all
"wanna-bes" who know not
counselors have to go to
in what they believe.
lunch at the same time?
I believe in the good old
Shouldn't they rotate to have
USA.
enough staff to handle the
need? There were already
Tim Jessen
other students waiting
President of the Devon
around to see counselors
Milford/ George
not
did
I
when I got there.
Washington/Martin Luther
get to see one because I had
King/JFK Fan Club.
to go back to work.
Leaders,
New approach on
.
cups ISsue
To the Editor,
I am writing in regard to
the article on the hazards of
styrofoam cups, in your last
issue. In the Student
Resource Center, we serve
approximately 30 gallons of
coffee and 40 cups of tea, free
on Wednesdays, to the
population of Lane Community College.
Since all supply orders are
written by the Director of the
Student Resource Center, it
would be unlikely that my
staff would know our cup
procedures beyond where
they are kept. Our cups, like
those of most areas on campus, are ordered from the
Campus Warehouse. The
Warehouse catalog does not
state whether the cups are
bio-degradable, or "clear
thermoplastic polymer molded forms.''
Kristine A. Hayes is worried about the environment
with good cause. Her issue is
valid, but should be approached on a larger scale.
The cups which serve coffee and tea on Wednesday at
the SRC are usually discarded into the trash which is
then taken to a refuse site
where there are numerous
other articles which will
outlast our styrofoam cups
through a nuclear war plus
5000 years.
I would enjoy discussing
this topic with Ms. Hayes
upon our first meeting.
Billie Rendal
Director SRC
LCC students:
The Fi11a11cial Aid office counter will be
closed 011 Wednesday,
March 3. 1n case of
an emergency 011
that dny, call 2205.
from page 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
gallons of free coffee in the SRC every
Wednesday.
The SRC is responsible for recycling,
bu.l letin boards, housing, Rideshare,
OSPIRG, and general student information
and referral.
Billie is proud of her Childshare and Single
Parent Houseshare programs. Billie sees
childcare as one of, if not the most, important
problems faced by current and prospective
students. The Childshare program matches
single parents who have different schedules
so that each parent can take a turn watching
kids while the other parent attends classes.
Billie testified in Salem a couple of weeks
ago before the Human Services Committee in
regards to a childcare bill.
Billie would like to purchase a new
typewriter and bulletin boards before her
term is up.
Connie Lindsly, ASLCC Treasurer (interim)
Connie has been appointed Treasurer after
the recent vacancy in that position.
Connie keeps records oi the ASLCC budget
expenditures as part of her Work-Study job
in Student Activities. Connie is expected to
become ratified as ASLCC Treasurer at a
future ASLCC Senate meeting.
ASLCC Senators - The ASLCC currently
has eight Senators: Debi Chambers, Heidi
von Ravensberg, Dan La Marche, Richelle
Yoerk, Todd Kurilo, Frances O'Connor,
Regina Dumont, and Elesa Strine. They attend weekly Senate meetings and vote on expenditures of the ASLCC budget. They also
serve on a various college committees and
ASLCC committees such as Legal Services
Committee, Judicial Committee, and the
Financial Aid Action Committee.
I'm proud of each and every one of them.
They represent every student at Lane Community College very well! Our office is in
Room 479 Center, ext. 2330.
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Cereals:
Just desserts
~
by Diane Davis
TORCH Staff Writer
I love Lucky Charms. I love the colored little marshmellow bits that float around in the bowl and the
crunchy cereal that isn't crunchy anymore if you don't
eat fast. But, as a mother committed to her child's nutrition, I do what any other responsible parent would do. I
wait till the kid's in bed and then pull the box off the top
shelf of the cupboard and eat to my heart's content.
Seriously, cereal is a dessert in our house because of
the excessive amount of sugar used by manufacturers.
My favorite contains 58 percent sugar, which is slightly
better than Sugar Smacks at 63.7 percent, or the_worst,
Super Orange Crisp with 70.8 percent. If you make a
conscious effort to stay away from King Vitamin (61.6
percent) Fruit Loops (47.9 percent) and Apple Jacks
(55.5 percent) would you be surprised to learn that some
of the so-called "natural cereals" are almost as high in
sugar as the obvious culprits?
If you favor Bran Buds, you're consuming 32.3 percent sugar. Is Granola your passion? Chalk up 22.6 per-.
cent. And for All Bran, 21.6 percent; Team, 17.0 percent;
Raisin Bran, 24.7 percent; and Life, 17.0 percent. All contain enough sugar to rate it as the second or third ingredient on the label.
The cereals lowest in sugar might not make your taste
buds stand up and say, "whoopee" but they will
guarantee a nutritous, guilt-free breakfast for yourself or
your children. The following is a listing of those cereals
lowest in sugar. And as for the sugary cereals, save
them for dessert.
Shredded Wheat (Large)
1.2 percent sugar
Cheerios
2. 7 percent sugar
Grape Nuts Flakes
3.9 percent sugar
Post Toasties
5.8 percent sugar
Product 19
5.8 percent sugar
Grape Nuts
7.7 percent sugar
Special K
10.8 percent sugar
Wheaties
8. 9 percent sugar
Total
9.4 percent sugar
Wheat Chex
3.5 percent sugar
Corn Chex
7.8 percent sugar
Rice Chex
10.3 percent sugar
Information on cereal sugar content courtesy of Dr.
Susan Burch, LCC Correctives Instructor.
P.S. Last week's column on Vitamin Bl (Thiamine) should
have read 0. 5 milligram per 1000 calories instead of per 100
calories.
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by Muriel Willingham
presentation, says, "The presentation is intended as an exciting introduction to the
World Game, our planet, its resources, problems, and prospects -- and what the individual can do to make a difference.''
TORCH Staff Writer
Imagine. . . you are 2000 miles tall. You are
standing on the Earth with the space shuttle
in orbit at ankle height. The sun is 25 miles
away, and your foot is over 300 miles long.
As you walk the planet's surface, you are
moving at 2.5 million miles an hour. You've
never seen the world this way before, and
you are overwhelmed by its beauty.
Game participants move about on a world
map the size of a basketball court. Fuller
developed the map in 1982 from US Defense
Department maps.
World Game sees the present world situation as a race between utopia and oblivion. It
recognizes that humanity is presently capable
both of destroying the world and of raising
world standards of living to new heights.
The game makes available to all participants the same information that world
leaders use to make decisions, in line with
Fuller's conviction that the more people are
"in the know," the better off the world will
be.
This situation, described by a University of
Oregon Survival Center news release, is part
of the experience of World Game, an
awareness-raising exercise created by
philosopher-designer Buckminster Fuller as a
creative alternative to war games.
Wo-rld Game workshops have been
presented since 1969 at universities and in
corporations worldwide, and will be
presented at the UofO on Wednesday, March
The World Games promote global cooperation instead of competition.
4, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom.
World Game helps participants learn about
global issues such as hunger, energy, population, nuclear war, economics, resources and
technology, as well as geography, history,
politics, and alternative futures.
• Each of the 100 participants on the game
board represents one percent of humanity, or
50 million people. The game's first exercise
charges players with averting a nuclear war.
After a photographic display showing the
consequences of not avoiding a nuclear
holocaust, the game focuses on creating a
positive vision of the future, and designing
the means for _achieving it.
Medard Gabel, director of World Games
Projects and one of the leaders of the Eugene
Game rules specify that each strategy must
solve a critical problem facing humanity,
such as world hunger.
Winning the game requires developing
plans that best satisfy human needs for the
most people, using the least amount of
resources with the least environmental impact, in the quickest amount of time, in an
ecologically and economically sustainable
way, and with the most degree of freedom to
all individuals.
The cost for the event is $10 for students
and seniors, and $15 for the general public.
Tickets will be on sale in the LCC cafeteria on
Monday, March 2 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Proceeds will be used to support the UofO's
Survival Center and OSPIRG. For further information contact the Survival Center at
686-4356.
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February 27, 1987
Puppeteer, mime, actress shares diverse talent
by Diane Davis
TORCH Staff Writer
An eclectic collection of
hats, kazoo horns and masks
greet visitors to the
studio/home of Judith
"Sparky" Roberts, puppeteer, mime and actress.
Roberts, an LCC Performing Arts instructor in acting
improvisation, movement for
actors, pantomime and
children's theatre, offers
warm tea and friendly conversation while depositing
bags of puppets on the floor
of her upstairs studio loft.
An accomplished actor,
director and producer trained in the Stanislavsky technique and classical mime,
Roberts incorporates acting,
mime and puppetry in her
work with LCC students and
with Lane and Benton
elementary and middle
school students as the
Oregon Arts Commission's
artist-in-residence for the
two counties.
With the help of puppets,
Roberts also works with attorneys and their clients, using theatre as a metaphor for
the courtroom, and with
disturbed children, the deaf,
and the elderly developing
therapeutic communication.
''Sparky,'' the name of her
mime character, became interested in puppets when
she was five years old.
''My father was a scientist
and we always had foreign
visitors in our home, so I had
a unique avenue for developing my characters. My
parents always encouraged
my work in the arts, especially visual arts, piano and
dance.''
After sharing some of her
background, Roberts introduces a ventriloquist's
dummy named "Gloria"
and sits through a scolding
from the wood-headed girl
for whispering in her ear. As
she turns her head to the audience, Gloria begins her
rendition of '' Old Mother
Hubbard." .
"Old Mother Hubbard
went to the cupboard, to get
her poor daughter a dress.
When she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so was
her daughter, I guess! Hee,
hee, hee!" giggles Gloria as
Roberts places her back on
the shelf.
"Puppets are good to use
with people who are shy or
timid. I use them with my
students at LCC, matching
puppets to the students' personalities. It's wonderful
how spontaneous they are,
creating plays involving their
characters. Even when I
forget the puppets, they act
out the personalities they've
developed. This form of acting helps them to step outside of themselves and extend themselves.''
Roberts' most unique use
of puppets earned her a visit
and performance on the
Johnny Carson show in May,
1986.
Incorporating puppetry
February 27, 1987
Veteran performer Sparky Roberts finds that stimulating creativity in others is as rewarding
as being in the limelight herself.
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Picking
up
''Mr.
Greenberg,'' a stuffed frog
dressed in a collar and tie,
Roberts runs through a
routine complete with fly
snapping and burping.
"It's an evolutionary use of
puppetry and mime,
teaching children to use
these forms to create illusions and methods of extending themselves in acting. I
use the same techniques with
children as I do with adults,
and consider it a total statement of the body.
''It's as precise as ballet
and uniquely designed to
recreate reality. People tend
to think that acting is just
pretending when in reality,
it's merely an extension of
the truth. You can't pretend
or fool people for long and be
convincing, so my students
must learn to communicate
reality in an illusion.''
Roberts, who sometimes
feels she's been extended in
too many directions, appreciates the opportunity to
centralize at LCC and share
her talents with students and
the Performing Arts department.
with the discipline of Hatha the Hult Center production "Some of the time it's
Yoga, a practice she began of the "Nutcracker" as the creative and satisfying, and
under the guidance of Giant Mother Ginger. She some of the time it's not. I
students
of
Swami also won rave reviews for her enjoy the opportunity of
Vishnudevananda, Roberts performance as Mrs. Peter- growth for myself, but I'd
created a foot-puppet show son in the recent LCC pro- have to say that it's just as
performed from the heads- duction of "Bye, Bye .Bir- rewarding for me to
stimulate creativity in others
tand yoga position. The con- die."
tinuing saga of "Foot Prints"
"Professional theatre is a as being in the limelight
and "Foot Printcess" evolv- mixed bag," says Roberts. myself.''
ed as a result.
"My interests have always
been so diverse it's been diffrom page 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
ficult to harness them into
one,'' says Roberts. ''That's
report to the president at the
skip a step as far as I'm conwhy I appreciate the
"I think it is important to
advice of some of . our cerned. It was an addiscipline of eastern yoga. point out we go through a
technical people that said if ministrc;ttive recommendation
I've employed it in my rather extensive planning
you want this network to to the board. And we talked
teaching to help my students process, and although the
work, there is a $28,000 price about it in the cabinet with
gain a deeper awareness of amount of money was diftag. But you had to have the union representative
themselves, of spatial rela- ferent in the final analysis of
equipment, so you can
there, and student leadertionships, and of other peo- what the program would
manipulate that data. And
ship present. It wasn't a matple."
cost, when we put the netthe president reviewed that,
ter of asking permission, it's
These techniques proved work in, there is a pertinent
reviewed (background noise)
a matter of communication."
vital in her choreography of plan. I don't know what your
over us, and it was determinthe LCC production of "Our (background noise) of the
ed
at that time it should go to
Town" and won her com- plan, but there is an activity
the
board.
munity acclaim for her ex- in the plan to provide more
perimental troupe, the "New computers in administrative
"Now, nowhere is it writMime Circus Theatre Ensem- offices and an amount is
ten
that I've ever seen that
ble," which she founded in identified. It is $30,000. That
we check with faculty on
1972. Recent performances . shouldn't have been a surthose kind of issues. That's
by the troupe, which feature prise to anyone on the board
not to say we shouldn't, or
Roberts and "whatever or in this room, if you looked
4p.m.
that
it's not a good idea to
students I'm currently work- at the plan. Now, as I said, it
communicate, but we didn't
ing with," include the open- changed due to the amount
ing of the Hult Center, and of money, and that changed
the Eugene Celebration.
because there are lots of
A veteran actress, Roberts changes technology-wise.
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Titan baseball team begins 1987 season in California
by Val Brown
as a team, on the field and
off.
"We're not really ready,
but the games we play down
there will help us understand
what needs to be done ''
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will take the Lane Titans
down south to Lassen ColIege in Susanville, California
for a three game road trip.
Foster sights Mount Hood
as the team to beat in the
league, and he is optimistic
about the Titans' chances to
According to Foster, the
early games in California
give the Titans a chance to
test out how they will work
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April 4
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April 7
Clackamas (dh)
April 28
Clark (dh)
·May 3
Linfield JV (dh)
May9
Mt. Hood (db)
May 12
Clackamas (dh)
• All games will begin
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"Our hit and run game
isn't developed yet, we may
depend on our bunting game
to score. I would say our foot
speed is just above average."
This season the Titans
house a young, inexperienced team; ''The infield will be
all freshmen." says Foster.
He has not yet decided on
who will fill the second base
and shortstop positions.
Foster is impressed with
the pitching staff, and he has
two experienced catchers to
call the games and work the
pitchers. Cliff Nelson has
good control, and according
to Foster, has the most
potential for being drafted.
Kyle Tucker, from North
Baseball camp for youth
The Titans are offering a baseball camp for girls and
boys ages 8-14 on Saturday, March 14, from 9 a. m. to
noon, and again from 1 to 4 p.m.
The camp is also offered on Sunday, March 15,
from 1 to 4 p.m.
The program includes instruction in conditioning,
hitting, rules, and fielding techniques.
Cost for the camp is $15 for one session, or $40 for
all three sessions. A team discount of $5 off each for
five or more players will be given to those who enroll
in all three sessions.
Lunch is provided for those attending both sessions
March 14. The first 100 people registered will receive
a baseball cap. Proceeds will go to help fund the LCC
baseball team.
For more information on registration, contact the
LCC Athletic Department, ext. 2215.
Eugene High School, will
also be an important factor in
the bull pen or the starting
rotation.
The Titans have given up
two players to four-year
schools on full-ride scholarships. Kevin Reardon received a full-ride to Portland, and
Rob Cantrell went to North
Idaho. Even though Lane
lost some players, Foster encourages all of his players to
take a full-ride offer from a
different school.
The games played in
California will pit the Titans
against teams that have
already played up to 20
games this year. In the past,
the Titans have played well.
According to Foster, ''The
boys from the Northwest hit
and throw harder than the
Californian players. Scouts
pick up the players who
throw and hit hard down
South. They (the scouts) are
reluctant to· come north."
The Titans will open home
league play on Saturday,
April 4, at 1 p.m., against
Mount. Hood.
G raham-·breaks records
by J. V. Bolkan
for the TORCH
•
As far as the Titan coaching staff is concerned, the biggest
prize to come from Australia isn't the "America's cup."
According to her coaches, the real prize is Maryanne
Graham.
Graham, all-star center for the Titans, came to Eugene from
Sydney, Australia with her husband, Bruce. The Grahams arrived in Eugene last summer so that Bruce could study at the
U of O. Maryanne says she originally enrolled at Lane for
purely academic reasons .
According to Assistant Coach Camee Pupke, Graham "was
a real suprise, one of those gifts that you always hope for as a
coach." Graham re-set four school basketball records and
was named to the NWAACC first team All-Star roster.
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go to regionals this year.
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She broke the previous school -record for season game rebounding five times cturmg the season, her best bemg 21 rebounds. Graham's total of 303 rebounds for the season is also
a record, and it was nearly enough to place her in the top five
career re bounders.
But rebounding wasn't the only area where Graham enjoys
success. She holds the single game scoring record at 33, and
the single season scoring record at 392 ioints.
Despite her success, however, Graham is unhappy with
the American athletic system. '' Academics and athletics
don't mix," she asserts. In Australia, sports are organized independant of the schools, much like city league sports are
run in this country.
Graham's objection to collegiate athletics stems partly from
her economic sutuation. "I pay extra tuition because I'm a
foreign student. I want to get A's for the money I spend, but
basketball takes up lots of time." Graham claims she won't
play next year, and instead, concentrate solely on her studies.
The Grahams have been in the US less than a year, but
already Maryanne is becoming ''Americanized,'' according
to her husband. She no longer calls her sweaters "jumpers,"
or her high-top basketball shoes " boots." Even her distinctive Australian accent is fading.
Maryanne adjusted to the American style of basketball just
as quickly. "I'll miss televised basketball, and the smaller
women's ball most when I go home," she says.
Sean Elliot
"I've learned a lot since I came here," says Graham. And
Maryanne Graham (34) battles for a rebound. She suc- looking at her statistics, it seems safe to say that she's taught
cessfully collected 303 rebounds for a season record.
her opponents a few lessons as well.
February 27, 1987
Wonien, nien lose
Titan hoopsters end season
by Val Brown
TORCH Sports Editor
Thumbs-down to
Raycom, KVAL
by Val Brown
TORCH Sports Editor
On Sunday afternoon, I settled into my favorite
chair for my last chance to watch the Ducks play on
their home court during the 1986-87 season.
.
I clicked on the television, excited and ready to
watch David Girley sing the National Anthem. And
Kofi Kyei make the first start of his collegiate career.
All I could find was golf.
•
I became slightly irritated, but after all, it was only
2:55 p.m. I had plenty of time. The tip-off was
scheduled for 3:08.
At 3 p.m., we television viewers were still being
plagued with the PGA tour. Now I was becoming
quite ticked off.
The game was to be regionally televised at 3 p.m.
That means the whole region would get to see the
game, not just Eugene. Well, maybe not.
At 3:20 p.m. I became livid. I was frothing at the
mouth and steam_began to escape from my ears.
Where was Raycom? It usually pre-empts
whenever it feels like it. So why were we stdl watching Ben Chrenshaw and TC Chen play a sudden
death round of golf?
Like an animal with rabies, I grabbed the phone
book to look up KVAL' s phone number to lodge my
bit-- er, I mean complaint.
My dad tried to console me. "It's just a game," he
said.
Well, no it wasn't really just a game. It was Oregon
and UCLA, and more importantly, the game was not
on when it was supposed to be.
I was still watching the PGA tour.
At last, at 3:26 p.m. -- what seemed like an eternity
-- Raycom busted in.
But I couidn't see the TV, I was still seeing red.-The
fact that the Ducks were down didn't help matters
any, either.
Now, I could have been more understanding if it
were just golf being televised, but noooo! We were afflicted with some stupid player profile on a doofy guy
that nobody had ever heard of.
But when halftime was over, I was a little calmer.
That was pretty good, considering that only an hour
before I couldn't speak without using four-letter
words that would make a sailor blush.
I was able to watch the second half much easier, I
was only seeing a light pink by then.
The game wasn't that great,. and the only h~o
highlights I would care to see agam (that were televised) would have to be the bench clearing fight and the
final two point double-handed-stuff by Kyei, the final
two points of his career.
The worst play of the game (although it wasn't a
play) was the comments that Walt Hazzard made
about Rick Osborn.
After a comment like that he was fortunate to leave
Mac Court in one piece.
Sadly enough if there had been no fight the game
wouldn't have been worthy of televising. As it was,
only half of a game was televised.
What it all boils down to is if the network is
scheduled to televise a game at 3 p.m., by gum it had
better be on at 3 p.m. and not one second later!
• As it stands now, I despise UCLA, Walt Hazzard,
and KV AL, CBS, and the PGA tour.
February 27, 1987
Both the LCC men's and
women's basketball teams
closed league play by losing
to Mount Hood on Saturday,
Feb. 14.
The loss ended the men's
season, and forced the
women into a playoff game
against • Southwestern
Oregon on Monday, Feb. 16.
The Titan women lost to
SWOCC, 56-53, in a close
game, ending their season
with a 13-12 overall record
and a 6-7 league record, in
fifth place in the Southern
Division league.
The Titan men finished the
league with a record of 5-9
and an overall 12-14 record,
in sixth place in the Southern
Division league.
The NWAACC statistic
show the Titan men r~nked
Southern Division -- Men
Chemeketa .................... . 12-2
Clackamas ..................... . 11-3
Southwestern .................. . 10-4
Umpqua ....................... . . 8-6
Mt. Hood ...................... . 6-8
Lane .......... .................... 5-9
Linn-Benton ............. ~ ....... 3-11
Portland ....................... .. 1-13
and
ranking 11 out of 41.
Both Ron Schaffeld and Doll
were high scorers, Doll
finishing 12 in a field of 63,
totaling 402 points for the
season, averaging 18.3 points
a game; and Schaffeld
Southern Division - Women
Linn-Benton ...................... 10-2
Chemeketa ........................ 10-2
Mount Hood .......... ~ .......... 8-4
Southwestern Oregon ........... 7-6
Lane ......•................ ...... 6-7
Clackamas ....................... . 1-11
Umpqua ....................... .. 1-11
20 out of 28 teams in league
defense, and 9 out of 28 in
team scoring.
Several Lane individuals
did well. Pat Bodine ranked 5
out of 42 in assists with a 6.2
average. Todd Doll shot 81
percent of his free throws,
finishing 22 in the league,
totaling 351 points, averaging 16 points a game.
The Titan women, according to NW AACC statistics
finished 4 out of 27 teams in
the team defense catagory. In
team scoring, · Lan_e finished
16 out of 27, averaging 60.7
points a game. Nicki Essman
shot 74 percent at the free
throw line, and teammate
Cara Murock shot 63 percent.
Sheryl Jones gave 84 assists,
averaging four a game, and
Murock added 66 assists, giving her a game average of
3.1.
Maryanne Graham placed
second out of 50 in rebounding with 245 tebounds,
averaging 11. 7 a game in the
NWAACC league statistics
Jones collected 138 rebounds,
,1 6.6 game average. Nicki
Essman picked up 115 rebounds, averaging 6 a game.
Graham finished 13 in a
field of 53, scoring 309 points
for the season, averaging
14.7 points per game. Both
Jones and Essman made the
list also. Jones scored 266
points to average 12.7 points
per game, and Essman
scored 192 points, leaving
her average at 10 .1 points per
game.
Meeting slated
for potential
by Patrick
softball players
There will be a softball meeting for women
interested in playing at
the new softball complex, Sports West, on
March 4, 1987 at 7 p.m.
Any questions you
have will be answered,
including those about
leagues, fees, and tournaments.
The meeting will be
held at Freight Yard
Pizza, in the Payless
shopping center on
Barger Dr.
For more information
call Dan Sprecher
485-6496.
HAIR BY PATRICK
1509 Mohawk
Springfield
747-3233
The TORCH Page 9
'Selebrities' spell off
What do you think
about advertising condoms on TV?
by Diane Davis
TORCH Staff Writer
compiled by Diane Davis
photos by Janice Burdick
"I think it' s a bad idea having th e comme rcials on TV .
Jt ' s going to be business for
profit. I think sex education
s hould be d o n e in the
schools, a nd th e government
should find othe r ways to
ed ucate . But not on TV."
Jean -Phillipe Charles, 25, International Studies Major
" I think it' s OK to have
ans ervi c e
publ ic
noun cements to help stop the
AIDS virus, as well as oth er
vi ru ses, but as far as an advertise ment for the manufacture rs, it isn ' t necessary."
De bra S tu c k, 20 , De ntal
Assis tant Major
" If they can advertise
women s' toiletries on TV,
they should be able to advertise· men's products ."
Michael Weast, 20, Advertising Major
"I think they should , just
becau se it' s good for pre venting disease. "
Nigel Engen, 19, Flight Major
"I really think condom ads
should be shown on TV . I feel
it's necessary for people,
especially teenagers, because
it provides a way to protect
themselves from diseases and
from spreading diseases to
other people.''
Joan Nunez, 24, Mass Communication Major
" I think the y' re good .
The y' ll help control disease .
People relate th e m to birth
control , but I think thev ' re a
lot be tter for di sea se n ; ntrol.
It 's public aw areness , and th e
public need s to learn how to
control disease .''
Loui s H e ff e lfing e r , 38 ,
Technic,il Draftin g Ma jor
Condoms vs. AIDS
students respond to controversy
by Billie Rendal
Student Resource Center Direc tor
To the SRC Question of the
Week -- "What is more offen-
sive, condoms or AIDS?" -students responded as
follows:
• ''Both are offensive, but
AIDS can kill you.''
• ''Make protection known
and available -- free condoms in restrooms of high
schools -- also make birth
control more available."
• '' AIDS is a four letter
word.''
• ''Both must be discussed
openly!"
• "Why are they (either
one) offensive? You're lucky
if you have the first one -- not
the other! But AIDS victims
should still be treated with
respect and care.''
• "AIDS -- no, not AIDS,
but the pain, suffering &
death that comes from AIDS.
And, by the way, what is offensive about condoms?
(Except it doesn't feel so
great). If it's something
healthy, what's offensive?"
• ''How about tampon or
douche ads on TV when the
viewer is male? To answer
the question, I personally
find AIDS more offensive.''
• '' AIDS is much more offensive. What's the big deal
with a condom?"
• ''I have not had both experiences yet, so have no
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• "People are animals. It's
a fact: the sooner we accept
our sexuality and not
perceive it or things
associated with it as
'offensive,' the happier we'll
be. AIDS is a nasty death.
Safe sex is beautiful. How
could there be any question?!"
• "Good question. Obviously, AIDS.''
• ''People who are offended by them.''
AIDS."
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AIDS."
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• "You can live with condoms. You can die with
AIDS.''
• ''I think AIDS is more offensive. I'd rather have a guy
pull out a condom then take
the chance of getting AIDS!''
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Spell ''tracheotomy'' in front of a crowd of more than 100
people, with a 20-second timer threatening to ring, and the
pressure of knowing your team's score is dependent on your
correct answer.
Members of the community's electronic media met this
challenge, and spelled their way to a 41-26 victory over the
print media in the LCC Celebrity Spelling Bee contest held in
the cafeteria on Feb. 20.
LCC President Richard Turner and Vice President of Instruction Jacquelyn Belcher welcomed the contestants and
audience to the noon competition, sponsored by the Study
Skills Learning Center and English and Foreign Languages
Department. Camera crews from KMTR and KEZI recorded
the light-hearted battle between some of the community's
most visible celebrities.
Representing the Electronic Team were: Tripp Sommer,
KLCC Morning Edition host; Fred Webb, of KUGN' s Morning Show; Maureen Shine, KMTR anchor person; and Bob
Zagorin, KEZI reporter. Print Media team celebrities included: Eric Jones, managing editor of the Springfield News; Don
Robinson, editor for The Register-Guard; Henny Willis,
associate editor for The Register-Guard; and Kelli Ray, editor
of the LCC TORCH.
The contest's word pronouncer, LCC Instructor Chuck
Ruff, provided laughs for all with his humorous quips and
definitions of assigned words chosen from the American
Heritage Dictionary . Spellings were rotated within members
of the teams, and each contestant spelled the word on his /her
own for three points, or consulted with other team members
on the spelling for one point. Two judges and two dictionary
assistants served as final authorities on spellings and contest
rules.
The Electronic Team took an early lead in the competition,
and finished the second round ahead of the Print Team, 19 to
13, in spite of Henny Willis' joking protestations that the
English-accented Ruff "couldn't talk right."
The Print Team continued their decline in points ending the
round with 25 to the Electronic Team's 32.
The competition ended after five rounds and the allotted 45
minutes for the contest, and the Electronic Team members
cheered their success.
Of her team's loss, TORCH Editor Kelli Ray says, " I was
told after the bee that most spelling isn't logical, and
therefore, most logical people can't spell. How 's that for a
logical excuse? Anyway, we sure had a great time losing."
The honor of spelling all assigned words correctly went to
Bob Zagorin, of the Electronic Media team. All contestants
received an LCC coffee mug for their participation.
Walkers damage 'fawn
by Paul W. Harvey IV
tred _on, says Wienecke,
although this has been the
Parts of the LCC lawns are . first year when this has been
being "irreparably damaga problem. Temperatures
ed'' when pedestrians walk
this week have again fallen
on the frost-covered grass.
below freezing in the evenand early mornings.
ing
Dave
to
According
Wienecke, assistant director
Wienecke hopes that by
for Campus Services, when
making people aware of the
moisture freezes in grass
problem, he can keep it from
plant cells, and when people
getting worse. He says now
step on the grass, the ice acts
it's a matter of "wait, hope,
like a knife, cutting through
and see." The remaining
the plant tissues, quite
number of days that frost will
literally killing the grass.
cover the grass, and the
Just one or two people cutnumber of pedestrians who
ting across the frost-covered walk across the grass, are his
wn could kill the grass they
Y1ain concerns at this time. .
fo r the TORCH
Economy,
from page 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
or even outside of the state, taking with them the potential
revenues of "new" money from the local economy.
One example of "new" money is the millions of dollars
received in (mostly) federal student financial aid each year
which is regenerated into the state's economy.
The report also indicates that 369 full-time and 3,501 parttime students would not have attended college in Fall 1986
had LCC not been here.
Editor's note:
"Economic Impact" refers to the money in circulation within the
state due to the existence of the college. The total impact for the college includes the direct and indirect economic effects the institution
generates. The direct impact is the total of the institutional, staff and
student expenditures within the state or district.
The total impact reflects the direct impact times a multiplier that
represents the way the initial expenditures are spent and respent by
others in the state. This study used extremely conservative
multipliers derived from actual data on Oregon's economy.
February 27, 1987
FREE COUCH, lays down into bed.
Comfortable, arms need recovering.
U-haul; heavy. Call 683-3407 after 2
p.m. only.
FREE CLOTHING - PE Building rm
301. Come see what we have.
ORANGE MALE 3-month old kitten,
answers to Freddie. 726-9127 or
726-6212.
MATURE LADY student desires
economical comfortable apartment.
Responsible and considerate. Pat,
688-1190.
TRADE: DO you have a single bed to
trade for my double bed? Phone
343-0577.
size dependable
washer, dryer for apartment size or
stackables. Eves. 343-1919.
TRADE:
FULL
LOST: GLOVE, gray suede, knit
trim, lost one month ago. REWARD.
Edna Kennel, printing/graphics, ext.
2316.
DENALI MAGAZINE coffee hour.
Informal, casual poetic conversation! Center Building, fourth floor
479, noon to 1 p. m. Mondays.
LATIN-AMERICAN CLUB meets
Fridays 2-3 p.m., Center 409.
PARENTS MAY be eligible for
money back from IRS -- by filing
form 2441 with form 1040. See your
tax consultant.
Ramona M., did anybody tell you
that you hm•e tlte best smile? I think
you do!! Stranger in the dark.
ANIMAL RIGHTS -- anyone interested in /eaming issues contact
Deanna McKi1111e11, P. 0. Box 1924,
Eugene, 97401. •
ARE YOU A single parent who
would like to talk 1t•ith others about
the experiencrs of parenting alone?
Birth to Three offers a support group
for single parents with children ages
zero to six, Call 484-4401.
OPEN HOUSE Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-9:30
p.m., March 1 11a.m.-7 p.m., 1159
Taylor. Crystals, mineral specimens.
COPPER COIN -- with bonds of
steel and feather touch, we'll make
your fantasies soar. Locksmith.
BEEHIVES AND beekeeping equipment, in very good condition at good
prices. Call Bill, evenings, 689-8057.
ATARI 5200 video game system with
track ball and over 20 games. $200.
Jay - 726-7744.
BECKY - I NEED help with my
math, let's put our figures together!
Scott.
OAK TWIN bed has 1 large drawer, 3
drawer nightstand, bookshelf headboard. $250 - Nancy, 484-2320.
RAMONA M. -- How about a drink
sometime, or a night in town?
Stranger in the dark.
K2 SKIS, 190 Im, $35. Jay, 726-7744.
ONE FULL SIZE bed -- $30; twin size
bed -- $25; nice mirror -- $30; full size
bed $65. 726-6549.
PICCOLO, YOU toot on my lwrn,
blow in m11 ear, the music we make is
a sensuou~ moan. Oboe.
REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER, Sears
(brown), $100. Jay -- 726-7744.
DLS, YOU'RE fabulous!
DEEP FREEZER, International
Harvester- big! $50. Jay - 726-7744.
WHITE SA TIN wedding gown,
Renaissance style, drop waist, long
sleeves, size 10-11. Call Debbie,
344-2658.
KING SIZE waterbed, 100 percent
waveless/headboard/heaterlfill kit -$225, 345-6825.
1907 WALTERS UPRIGHT antique
piano, $600 or best offer. Also early
1900's books. 747-0732.
TAKAMINE Acoustic, $100. Les
Paul copy Ibanez, $175 OBO.
746-3345.
DOUBLE BED mattress and box springs, $25. Patty, 747-6339.
OVATION GUITAR: 6 string
acoustic/electric with Ovation hard
case, $350 or offer. Michael,
688-3960.
SEVIN PHOTO copy machine, cost
$3,000, asking $500. Excellent condition, with cart. 746-3345.
HEAD HDR snow skis 193 cm -must sell! Make offer!! 747-0568 or
747-4501 ext. 2262.
MUST SELL Sharp portable Intelliwriter. Used only two months,
$175. Eves. before lOp. m. -- 345-4452.
NORD/CA BOOTS, mens size 8, used only twice. Must sell -- make any
offer!! 683-6158 eves.
/BL LOUDSPEAKERS $250. Sansui
Receiver 80 watts per channel, $140.
Complete darkroom setup, $400.
741-1485.
BABY FINCHES for sale, $3. ·Call
484-6765 after 5 p.m., ask for Sonny
or Donna.
CARVIN PA $175; Shure Column
$75; Gemeinhardt silver flute $135;
Bundy flute $75. Call 485-0568.
FENDER MUSICMASTER bass
guitar, $150. 343-3554. Ask for Vince.
CHEST FREEZER 9 c.p., white with
wood grain top. $100 I will deliver.
Patty, 747-6339.
K2 710 COMP. slalom skis, 200 cm.
with Nevada bindings and brakes.
Also pair 205 cm. Kazama's, $110.
741-1485.
EARN CAREER-RELATED work experience, college credit. Paid positions usually. LCC's Cooperative
Work Experience, 726-2203.
QUEENSIZE WATERBED, semi
waveless. $100 for everything. Only
1 year old. Call 343-7213.
OVERSEAS JOBS summer, year
round. Europe, S. America,
Australia, Asia. All Fields.
$900-2000 a month. Sightseeing. Free
info. write /JC, Po Box 52-OR2, Corona Del Mar, CA. 92625.
BLUE AND RED Heelers. Work and
show stock, shots, de-dew clawed.
Ready March 30, $65. 937-2671.
Friday, Feb. 27
Women's history to
be cekbrated
by Muriel Willingham
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March 3
Fear Of Fat Seminar
The Women's Information Network presents the first of its Spring
1987 seminars on Tuesday, Mar. 3
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m . This week's
topic is "Fear of Fat: The Special
Relationship Between Women and
Food."
The free seminar will be in the
Hult Center's
O'Niell-Williams
room. For more information, call
686-7272.
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s chool·s and communitites nationwidL' .
Jill Bradley, nffice
m,rnager l)f LCC':--.
Women's A\\'tlrcness
Center, savs "This is
the first· veM the
celebr.1tion has been tor
an entire month. In the
past, it's been just one
week, but now there
are so many special
events they can't all be
fitted int"o a single
week."
Bradley says events
planned " for - here include exhibits, lectures,
a luncheon honoring
LCC staff women, and
an evening of entertainment co-sponsored
with ASLCC. She expects to announce the
dates of the events by
the end of February. •
February 27, 1987
lllL't11ber...,).
h1r111,1tion.
Poetry Reading
The Lane Literary Guild will sponsor an evening of poetry featuring
Barbara Drake and Martha Gatchell
on Friday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. It will be
at Maude Kerns Art Center, located
at 1910 E. 15th in Eugene. General
Admission is $2, ($1 for Guild
members).
Saturday Feb. 28
Womenspace Lap-A-Thon
In celebration of ih tenth anniver...,.ir_v, WnmL'nsp,icc is spllnsliring the
,11rnual Lap-A-Thlln rcb. 2H ,it eight
p.irticipating poob .
runds raised will bendit the
Womcnspacc shelter home ,111d 24
hl1ur crisi!-> hotline.
rhose interested in s\\'imming c,111
pick up inform,1tional p,ickl'h at thl'
following flllllis: f{i\'er l~o,1d. YMCA .
Faster Se,11 , Slwldlln , Echo Hollow ,
Willamal,1nc . UofU , ,1r1d thl'
L?own town A th le tic Club (ttir
REVELATION SEMINAR
"Keys to Understanding
the Book of Revelations"
1630 N . 12th. Springfield
in the gym
Mon .. Weds .. Fri.
7 :30 - 8:45pm
Begins March 2nd
For more information
call 746-8263
Seminar also held
in Spanish
Wednesday
March4
A workshop for quilt enthusiasts
and collectors will be presented
Wednesday, Mar. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Library Meeting Room at Springfield City Hall, 225 N. 5th Street.
TWO ROOM unfurnished condo in
S. Eugene. All major appliances,
pool, new carpet and paint. On bus
line, very close to shopping. $325 per
month, $100 deposit negotiable.
Available early March. Contact Bob
Wolfe, 485-7078, or at TORCH office.
GOVERNMENT /OBS $16,040 $59,230/yr. Now hiring. Call
805-687-6000, ext. R-6150 for current
federal list.
VETS: DO you need work or information? An Employment Division
representative is available on
Thursdays, 1-4 p.m., second floor,
Center Building.
WORK AND PLAY in the beautiful
Black Hills of South Dakota.
Employment opportunity from April
1 to November 1, 1987 in food and
beverage operation. The historic
Ruby House, at the foot of Mt.
Rushmore, in Keystone, SD.
Guaranteed monthly salary with
room and board paid, plus possible
help with traveling expenses. For
detailed information and application
form, write to the Ruby House, Box
163, Keystone, SD 57751.
MECHANICAL APTITUDE -- work
into your future! Small engine repair,
part time/full time? View Marine
746-4975.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
March 5-Apri/6, $28 per day for certified nurses aid. Live-in position for
disabled male student. Valid ODL
needed. Call Kieth at 942-5129 after 6
p.m.
PET SITTING service! Low dai/11 or
weekly rates. Call (or a free consultation. Tania, 687-070.5.
- - -BIBLE STUDY: Th11rsd111;s, 1:15-2
p.m. in Science 111. Spo.nsored by
Baptist Student Union.
GET A NEW wardrobe -- see us at
the Clothing Exchange, rm 301 PE
Building.
CORN ROWING and french
braiding, $10-up depe11ding on hair
length. Call 687-9215 11ftl'r 6 p.m.
MASSAGE FOR WOMEN and
children! Discounts for students,
older women, hardship. Christine
Kerwood, L.M. T., 68Y-8866.
THINK YOU'RE PREGNAN1? In
need of confidential help? Free
pregnancy testing. Alternatives
Pregnancy Center, 1505 N. 18th St.
Suite D, Springfield, 741-0554.
"IF IT'S WEDNESDAY-'- it must be
the Episcopalians," comt' join us for
Bible study and free lunch, 12-1,
Science 111.
WORRIED ABOUT pregnancy? Free
pregnancy tests, Birthright,
687-8651.
BABYSITTING my home, near LCC,
reasonable. 747-6369.
TYPEWRITER REPAIRS, most
types serviced, reasonable rates, professional work. Call Rick, 688-0497.
MASSAGE - ACUPRESSURE Reiki -- Reflexology -- 1.5 years experience. Student prices. Call
Shoshanah Thiellc for appt.,
688-1567.
FREE LUNCH: Thursd,111s, noon to 1
p.m. in Science 111. Sponsored by
Baptist Student Unio11.
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MATH GOT YOU dm,•11? Cruising
along then you hit II snag? Let's
work together, call me anytime.
343-6619 - John. This is a free service.
"HIGHLIGHTS for Children" independent representafil'e Rebecca
Wolf. 747-0732, or write 325 S. 37th
St., Springfield, 9747H.
WOMEN'S CLINIC -- A1111ual exam,
pap, birth control, 111111 pregnancy
testing by appt. Stwfc11t Health Services, ext. 2665.
HONDA 175 -- LOW mileage. Runs
well. New tires -- $150. Sherwood
stereo amp, 90 watts, $50. 726-9164.
YARDWORK: Mowi11g, edging, tree
and hedge trimming, ll'ceding, hauling, cleanups, free estimates. John,
344-0199.
VW CAMPER - 1969, low mileage.
Ne"w carburetor, generator, tires,
brakes; Refrigerator, sink. Good condition, $2,200. 747-4501 ext. 2336.
Participants are asked to bring a
quilt, preferably pre-1940, to share
with the group. Donations for the
museum will be accepted in lieu of
admission. For more information,
call 726-2300.
Spring
allows residents to affect the decisions about how their money is used
to support health and human services in the county . Participating
volunteers will attend late afternoon
and evening hearings at the United
Way office in the months of March,
April, and May .
Any residents of Lane County interested in joining are encouraged to
contact Michael Connelly at
484-6666.
Poetry Festival
.
rhc Oregon State Poetry Assoc1at ion is looking fur pods ·to submit
thL•ir work tor the 1987 Spring Poetrv
fcstivc1I Competition .
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C1sh prizes will be awc1rded to
,, in,wrs in various c,1teguries . For
Further into ., cont,ict Lcon,1 Wc1rd at
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\lr write OSPA Contest, 1h45 S .E.
'.-ipok,111e St., l'tlrtl,rnd , OR. 97202.
Spring
Citizen Review Volunteers
United Way needs volunteers to
participate in its Citizen Review
allocations process. This process
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Concerts ·to liven up LCC
by Beverly Moore
TORCH Entertainment Editor
Spring is in the air, and the
daffodils are blooming. What
better way to enjoy this
glorious season than with
free evening concerts at
LCC' s main theatre on
March 5 and March 10?
The March 5 concert
presents LCC's Concert
Choir and Baroque Orchestra, performing Antonio
Vivaldi's Gloria. The evening's program also includes
the performance of Vivaldi's
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings by ·the Baroque Or-
Folk and Rock artist Taj Mahal will perform February 27 in
the W.O.W. Hall at 8:30 p.m.
chestra, and an LCC student
saxophone quartet of music
by William Spencer Johnson
and Eugene composer Edmund F. Soule.
Brent Weaver, composer
and LCC instructor will conduct Gloria. Nathan Cammack, violist with the
Eugene Symphony and
Oregon Mozart Players, will
conduct the Baroque Orchestra.
Carole Stewart, LCC voice
instructor, is the soprano
soloist in Gloria. Stewart,
currently working on her
OMA in vocal performance at
the U of O, has sung with the
Oregon Symphony and was
the soloist performer with
the Portland Symphony
Choir on their 1982 European
tour.
saxophone
Quartet
members are Jude King,
Sheryl Sandberg, Arie Marshall, and Rick Walker.
Thom Bergeron and Barbara
Myrick coach the ensemble.
The March 10 concert
features LCC' s Symphonic
Band, performing music by
John Philip Sousa, Gustave
William
and
Holst,
Schuman. Meredith Wilson's
Highlights from the Music Man
is another feature.
The LCC Jazz Ensemble,
presenting works by George
Gershwin, Lalo Schifrin, and
other composers, will also
perform.
Members of the Jazz
Ensemble include Jude King
on alto saxophone, Brad
Jones on guitar, and Bill Riley
on tenor saxophone .
Edward McManus will
direct both the Symphonic
Band and Jazz Ensemble .
McManus is principal hornist
for the Eugene Symphony
and the Oregon Mozart
Players.
Disabled bear teaches kids
by Diane Davis
TORCl 1 ',tall \/Yrill'r
They say the proof is in the pudding, so
when given a short story for children to
review, I enlisted my 10-year-old son to read
it with me.
Marlina and McGee is a paperback book
written by LCC Counselor Bjo Ashwill.
Drawing on her personal experience as a
wheelchair-bo und rheumatoid arthritic,
Ashwill uses two fictional bears to explain
some basic facts to children about disabled
people: they have abilities which make their
existence valid and useful, and they deserve
respect, not pity.
The story focuses on McGee, a brash, insensitive young bear who meets Marlina, a
disabled bear missing a back paw. Scorning
the suggestion of playing with the "slow and
boring" Martina, McGee rushes off, throwing cruel nicknames back at her over his
shoulder.
He stumbles into trouble with the velloweyed, yucky-toothed forest goblin and is saved when Madina uses developed powers of
observation to rescue him from a swift
demise in the teeth of the wicked goblin.
Bear cub McGee exhibits characteristics of a
carefree, impudent child, or even adult, who
is unable to see any value in the disabled.
Marlina effectively demonstrates the pride
and dignity felt by disabled persons and the
adjustments they make to lead full, active
lives. The goblin seems indicative of the prejudice against disabled people, threatening to
gobble up any possible understanding and
compassion. But finally, Marlina comes along
and leads the way to comprehendin g disabled persons' lifestyles, wants and needs.
A few problems exist within the story's
content. The language is difficult for children
who read under a fifth grade level, and the
use of the slang term "hitch in your git
along" is outdated and confusing.
Since the reason Marlina's paw is missing
is never given, there is a need to deter the
focus from a child's literal interpretation of it
being severed to the issue of the disability
itself.
The illustrations by Betty Ashwill, the
author's mother, are sketched in black and
white and are adorable in their deceivingly
simplistic detail. Careful attention is paid to
the wing spans of birds, the outline of a deer,
butterfly's wings, and scenery.
However, some of the illustrations, such as
those of a squirrel and porcupine, are almost
too dark to be recognizable.
Aside from the difficult language and
slang, my son, Danny, thoroughly enjoyed
the story and discovered an insight into the
lives of the disabled. He said he always
thought of disabled people sitting, eating and
watching TV all day, but that the book helped
him see they can develop their abilities.
"Marlina is an intelligent, nice girl and she
showed what she could do. Sometimes we
might think disabled people are weird, but
they just have different abilities. They have
neat lives too," says Danny.
Bob Olson
Watercolor works by Carl A. Hall will show in the
LCC Art Department Gallery through March 13.
Hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and
Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Aro und -town
compiled by Beverly Moore
TORCH Entertainment Editor
February 27
Electronic Artistry '87 will
show at LCC' s Main Theatre.
Showtime is at 8 p.m. Half
price Student Rush tickets
will be sold one hour before
the concert, if available.
Limit two per student.
Janice Burdick
C. Rider Dance Company rehearses for the Feb. 27 concert Electronic Artistry '87, in
LCC's Main Theatre. (See Around Town, this page).
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February 28
A Mardi Gras Carnival
Celebration and Costume
Ball will be held at the
W.O.W. Hall at 9:30 p.m.
Caliente, a seven piece Latin
dance band, and the Radar
Angels will be featured.
February28
The Eugene Folklore Society presents a Country Dance
at Kelly Middle School, starting at 7:45 p.m. All ages are
welcome and no experience
is necessary.
March3-5
The LCC Women's Center
will show a video titled
N. 0. W. 's 20th Anniversary
Celebration in the cafeteria
from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p .m . The
video is a part of the
Women's History Month
celebration during March.
February 27, 1987