LANE
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE

VOL.22, N0.20
APR.3, 1987

USSR to
hostNW
athletes

LCCbuys
Counseling
computers

by Pete Hodson

TORCH Staff Wri ter

by Lois Grammon

TORCH Associate Editor

The LCC Board of Education awarded a bid March 11
to PacTel Infosystems of
Eugene to supply six
microcomputers for LCC' s
Counseling Department.
"We're really excited about
the capabilities it will give
us,'' says Director of
Counseling John Bernham.
''This is a multi-year project;
our goal is to have one in
each office. Now, we just
have terminals connected
with the main frame.''
The new equipment,
which includes six printers
and modems as well as six
IBM PC-XTs, will allow the
department to have direct access to student records,
facilitate degree checks
(matching credits earned to
desired degrees), and use a
variety of counseling program software now available.
One of the new computers
will be installed for use in the
Career Information Center,
which has previously had
scheduling
difficulty
everyone on its only
available computer.
that
says
Bernham
although he doesn't know
exactly when the equipment
will be installed, he believes
it will be within a month.
A total of six bid proposals
were submitted for consideration by Eugene area
suppliers. The $11,483 PacTel
bid was recommended by the
college staff because it meets
required specifications, the
delivery time after receipt of
purchase orders is just three
days, and their service record
with the college is very good.
PacTel's equipment is also
compatible with existing
machines and software in the
department.

Bernice, a female python, entertains students on a sunny day.

Phone registration approved
by Lois Grammon

TORCH Associate Editor

Long lines during registration may become
a distant memory for LCC students as a result
of the new touch-tone phone registration
system approved by the LCC Board at the
March 11 meeting.
However, some students who attended the
meeting expressed doubts about the efficiency of and potential problems with the new
system. An informal poll by the Student
Resource Center ~so drew some negative
response.
About 20 other colleges in the US are now
using similar touch-tone registration
systems, and it is ''being considered by about
20 more," according to Bob Marshall, director of Admissions.
The Voice Response System replaces the
on-line system in use for the past nine years.
The $77,920 bid accepted from Perception
Technology of Eugene for the equipment was
recommended on the basis that it was the
best proposal in terms of a five-year cost comparison, delivery date, flexibility of the
system, financing plans, and overall conformance to specifications.
According to Marshall, benefits of the new
system include that it:
• Allows students easier access, especially
those students now living outside the
Eugene- Springfield area.
• Takes less time to register, with fewer
lines.
• Reduces some costs to students: gas for
trips to LCC campus, and add and drop fees

will no longer be charged.
In addition, a fringe benefit may be increased class rosters, due to easier registration and
more accurate counts of enrollment figures,
says Marshall.
Costs for the new equipment will be
covered by a fee of $1 per term, which will be
charged to all registering students. LCC will
not save any money on registration costs,
because of staff and equipment expenses.
In a poll taken by Admissions during
Winter Term registration, 72 percent of the
517 students responding said that they would
be willing to pay a $2 fee to register with the
touch-tone system.
Brigham Young University was the first college to use touch-tone registration, and
Georgia State, Denver Metropolitan, and the
University of Alberta followed. About 90 percent of the students questioned at those it
stitutions indicated that they liked the
system.
Registration "isn't going to change
significantly," says Marshall. On-Campus
registration will be done at the Admissions
Office or through the use of a phone, and offcampus students will register by phone.
However, registration access will still be on a
half-hour basis based on the students' social
security number.
Some reservations were expressed about
the potential problems in the new system, including:
• An inherent lack of privacy because of
see Phones, page 7

Reagan and Gorbachev
can't agree on weapons .
Sylvester Stallone feels it' s
necessary to beat up a Russian to prove American
superiority in Rocky IV.
But this summer a group of
30 students from Oregon and
Washington will travel to the
Soviet Union in a spirit of
goodwill and sportsmanship.
''This will give us an opportunity, through sports, to
dispel some of the rumors. I
think it will make an indelible impression on all of us,"
says Sue Thompson, cocoordinator of the trip.
The Northwest Athletic
Association of Community
Colleges (NW AACC) is
sponsoring the exchange of
track and field athletes. This
summer, the Soviet Union
will host American athletes,
then in 1988 the Americans
will host the Soviets.
LCC Athletic Trainer Janet
Anderson initiated the exchange. After gaining the
support of the NWAACC,
Anderson negotiated the
final agreement with the
Soviet Youth Organization,
Sputnik.
''We are not competing
against the Soviets," says
Thompson. Instead, two
teams will be formed, consisting of both Americans
and Soviets.
Students selected to participate in the exchange will
receive three credits in social
science and three credits in
physical education. All
Washington athletes will
register through Spokane
Community College, while
the athletes from Oregon will
register through LCC.
''Each school is responsible
for selecting their own
see USSR, page 7

Simply Red,
simply hot!

Titan's
spearhead
Beavers

Tots here
at college?

page 8

page 6

page 5

Nicaraguan speaker dellied visa
forum by Rob Ward

ASLCC President

On Friday April 3, Madeline West was
scheduled to speak at the Friday Forum at
noon in the cafeteria. Born and raised on the
Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, she now works
with the Moravian Church in Managua. As
head of the Alternative Peace Making Committee of the Moravian Church, West is
establishing reforestation and health projects
on the Atlantic Coast. More than 60 percent
of the Miskito Indian people of the Coast are
Moravian.
West was scheduled to embark on a Northwest tour this week. The problem is, her
visa was deniep. at the last minute by the
State Department. The official reasons given
for the denial are: 1.) She is single 2.) She is
too young 3.) She doesn't have enough
money to support herself during her tour.
The real reason is the politics of the Reagan
Administration. West's trip was to be sponsored by Witness for Peace, an organization
that sponsors trips to Nicaragua so that the
''average'' American can get a glimpse of
what is really going on in Nicaragua.
According to the Reagan Administration,
the Sandinista government is a totali~ari_an
regime. But for those who take a tnp m-

Student says
'Thank you'
To the Editor:
I have been a student at
LCC since 1978. That was the
first year, but not the last. I
returned in 1983. When I
enrolled, I was anothe~ victim of the local economy. I
had lost half a million dollars
in real estate, saw my husband become a steady
drinker, and was in such bad
shape physically that I

by Kelli J. Ray

couldn't even touch my toes as a confident, happy adult,
or bend over sideways. no longer crippled in any
Because of injuries, I was way.
very crippled.
This letter is to say thanks
That isn't the worst of it.
to each and every one of you
I had absolutely no con- who smiled at me, who packfidence in myself. You might ed my body in ice so I could
say I was crippled in many return to class, who hugged
ways.
me, who challenged me, and
Because of the wonderful, who laughed with me and
positive people who did their helped me learn that tears
job and cared enough to go could be good; to those
an extra mile for the student, wonderful, loving faces
encourage us to grow in whom I will carry in my heart
every way, console us when forever: Thanks.
we slipped, and push us
You know who you are.
when we lacked the
necessary courage to fight • Anonymous
back. I am leaving this school

forum by Kristine A. Hayes

TORCH Staff Writer

As my friend and I were
driving home from school,
we turned on the radio just
in time to catch Paul
Harvey's commentary. For
the uninitiated, the sponsor
for Paul Harvey's radio spots
is True Vah.ie Hardware. On
this particular day, the
"January Value of the
Month,'' an amazing new
device called the '' stud sensor."
My friend, who insists only
Pee-Wee Herman imitators
ask her out, was thrilled. We
both had illusions of taking
this magical device with us to
singles' bars. As we discussed the possiblities of this instrument, the announcer
continued: "This easy-tooperate, hand-held sensor
will allow you to immedia tley locate studs
anywhere.''
This was too much! They
were advertising a device
that would allow women to
differentiate between the
twinkie-eating nerds and
football-watching studs of
the world.
Well, you can imagine the
immense disappointment my
nerd-plagued friend felt
when she came to the realization that this device wouldn't
find her suitable dates,
unless she wanted to have
intimate relationships with
nail heads and rivets.
But, this experience did get
me to thinking about the
slang terms our society uses
to describe the sexes. Our
language, already complicated by unusual spellings
and ever-changing punctuation rules, has now been
distorted further by the use
of bizarre adjectives to
describe people we find attractive.
I have a vision of foreign
travelers coming to our coun-

LCC serial levy approval
provides much needed support

TORCH Editor

After seven years of revenue request rejections, voters finally approved an LCC request -- in this case,
a $2. 9 million property tax serial levy.
The money will be used for muchneeded roof repairs, painting, plumbing, and other general maintenance.
In addition, obsolete equipment will
be updated and classroom materials
upgraded.
And it 's about time!
LCC hasn't received fundin g
thro u gh voter- app rov al since
November of 1980.
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dependent of preconceived notions, it is easy
to see that the people of Nicaragua support
their government. For 50 years the United
States supported a puppet regime in
Nicaragua, along with the giant fruit and coffee companies that exploited the Nicaraguan
people. Three times our Marines were sent to
Nicaragua to quell peasant uprisings.
The Nicaraguans want what we in the
United States take for granted: basic
freedoms. But the Nicaraguan government is
forced to spend half of its budget on defense,
because we fund a group of gangsters known
as Contras. If we can't fund them legally, we
fund them illegally.
The real reason Madeline West was denied
a visa is because of what she is doing for the
Nicaraguan people, and for what she
represents. The people of Nicaragua aren't
allowed to send real spokespersons to this
country, because our government is afraid of
the truth! The U.S.is embarrassed because
we can't force the Nicaraguans to do what we
want anymore. When Congress wouldn't
give the Reagan Administration money for
the Contras, the Administration broke the
law to send money to them.
We are supposed to have freedom of
speech in this country, but only if it is what
the Reagan Administration wants to hear!

Can you sense a stud?

Th e LCC Board of Education made
an excellent choice ':hen it ~ecided
to ask voters to contmue paymg th e
same amount they ha;e p~i~ for the
past 20 years for LCC s ongmal construction bonds.
The bonds which will be retired in
1988 generate about $795,000 yearly .
'
For now, we can heave a collective
sigh of relief. But only temporarily.
The levy amounts to less than 25 percent of the maintenance project costs
that have piled up over the years,
and after four years, the serial levy
will likely go to the polls again for

voter re-approval.
And meanwhile, as many as 20
full-time teaching positions may have
to be dropped next year due to
budget reductions. This, coupled
with lower FT:E: and the accompanying reduction in state funding, gives
a discouraging preview of LCC's
financial future.

On the other hand, LCC' s recent
victory at the polls provides us with
more than funding. The tax payers'
votes of confidence in the college also
provide much-needed moral support.

try and overhearing a typical
conversation between a couple of young American men.
''Yeah, I guess she thinks
you're a real stud."
"Well, she's a total babe
and her friend is one hot
chick.''
I can just envision these
visitors consulting their
American dictionary and trying to apply the literal definitions of stud, babe, or hot chick.
They would find that an
American stud is a horse kept
for breeding purposes; a total
babe is an entire infant (as opposed to a partial infant); and
a hot chick would roughly
translate to a cooked young
fowl.
I can just see these
foreigners returning to their
native lands and reporting to
their friends the lack of
suitable partners that exist in
the US. After all, why else
would we purposely go out
with horses, poultry, and
fully-limbed children?
C' est la vie!

On March 17, an
an on ym ou s wi t ness
reported a hit-and-ru n
driver who had damaged
an LCC woman's car.
With this space, we'd like
to thank that person for
coming forward.

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April 3, 1987

Church vs.
state vs. n1ind
To the Editor:
Last week, in one of my
classes, the subject of a one
world government came into
debate.
One of my friends, I'll call
him "Chris," short for Christain, made a statement that
"there is a Biblical perspective on the issue of a one
world government." Immediately, before Chris
could even voice any
reference from the Bible,
several people cited the
misunderstood and misinterpreted '' separation of
Church and State'' clause of
the First Amendment to the
Constitution.
The First Amendment says
plainly that '' Congress shall
make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise
thereon; or abridging the
freedom of speech or of the
press ... "
Since my friend, Chris, is
not '' an establishment of
religion,'' nor a state-run
religious entity, he has the
right, as any individual has
personal rights, to voice his
opinion. Chris was not trying
to preach, or shove religion
down anyone's throat, he
was simply quoting from a
book he had read that pertained to the discussion at
hand.

1:27-28 we find, "God blessed them, and God said unto
them, Be fruitful, and

mulitply, and replenish the
earth." The Western birthrate average is way under
even the replacement level.
True, Charles Darwin was
against birth control (when
practiced by healthy people)
but it's interesting that most
officially atheist communists
nations still are striving to
increase their birthrates-even though most already
have birth rates higher than
America and Western
Europe. Let's look at some of
the policies they have.
This bill must not be allowIn the USSR, people are
encouraged to raise more . ed to become law. U nforchildren. Child bonuses are tunately, the gay lobby and
awarded to parents and the liberal sympathizers to
Soviets even give awards to "homosexual rights" will be
on
pressure
women with four or more putting
legislators to vote for this
children.
In East Germany, three proposal, regardless of the
percent of the country's fact that most Oregonians are
Gross Nation Products is be- against such legislation.
ing devoted to birth incenWe must let our legislators
tives.
know that a vote for such a
In Romania, birth control
bill would cost them a great
and abortion have both been
number of votes in upcoming
made illegal. Also, heavy
elections. The vast majority
. taxes are placed on people
of Oregonians do not favor
without children. (Source:
legitimizing this lifestyle, nor
Population Today, 2-87)
would they appreciate their
elected representatives passIt's odd that many Chrissuch a bill over their obing
tians in the non-communist
jections.
the
into
bought
West have
anti-Biblical concept of national and cultural decline
Linda D. Norens
through population reducEugene, OR.
tion. Rest assured, other nations won't follow our
suicidal example.

I would hope that in a free
society, Christians, Atheists,
Humanists, Muslims, Mormons, New Agers, Roman
Catholics, Satanists, Comm unists , Socialists, etc,
should and all do have the
right to free speech.

Lori Parkman
Former LCC Student

Why is the Alabama textbook case considered to be
censorship brought on by the
"Conservative Christain"
populace, but creationism
teachings and voluntary Bible studies labeled as a violation of "Church and State?"

To the Editor:
There is currently a
"homosexual rights" bill
Oregon
the
before
legislature. HB 2325 would
give homosexuality the same
status as religion or race in
•regards to discrimination

Separation of church and
mind might be a better label.
Is our society moving
towards one that "all people
are equal, but some people
are more equal than others?"

laws. It even states that the
Bureau of Labor and Industries "may promote
voluntarily affirmative action
by employers." Might we expect homosexual quotas in
the future?
And what of the strange
provision in Section 3 calling
for '' A program of public
education calculated to
eliminate attitudes upon
of
practices
which
discrimination because of ...
sexual orientation . . . are
based." Oh, great. Would
this cause our school system
to have to present homosexuality in a favorable manner?

Gay rights
considered

Pigeon bellies
•

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IDsp1nng

To the Editor:
This letter is in response to
an ar ticle ab out LCC 's
pigeon problem in a past
issue of the TORCH. I realize
that I am a bit untimely in
responding, but while
finishing up the term's
business during final' s week
in the Denali office on the
fourth floor of the Center

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Incentives for
birth rates
To the Editor;
Ironies abound in this
world. Take, for example,
the fact that America and
Western Europe are generally Christian nations. The majority of the people claim to
accept the Bible as the word
of God, yet in Genesis
April 3, 1987

1-hourvvait
vvell vvorth it

Building, I was interrupted
by a scrabbling noise on the
skylight overhead. I looked
up to see the familiar sight of
a pigeon's underside, and
To the Editor:
was struck by a flash of inI couldn't believe a letter I
spiration.
was reading in your Feb. 27
I would like to propose an issue by Marshelle Backes.
alternative solution to LCC' s
Here she is, living such a
persistent wildlife problem: hectic life (going to school,
instead of shipping our work-study, running her
pigeons off to California to • own business, being broke)
asthetically adorn public that it's no wonder she's in
buildings there, we should need of crisis counseling.
have a glass roof installed
But the way she only set
over the entire fourth floor,
aside one little hour for a
and attract more pigeons.
crisis counselor, and then
The students attending whined and complained to
sociology classes would you because he or she didn't
benefit from the opportunity drop everything he or she
was doing run and talk to her
to watch and theorize about
seems ridiculous to me.
just
pigeon social behavior.
a single mom with 2 1/2
rn
I'
Creative writing classes
of college under my
years
the
could be held beneath
glass roof, thereby offering belt, and when I've needed
the students the opportunity to see a counselor (I'm not a
to receive creative inspiration student here so I've used
from viewing soft, white other agencies) I've had to
wait two and three hours.
pigeon underbellies.
But I figured it was worth it,
I'm sure that by now your if I was really in a crisis situaown imagination is running tion.
wild, and you will agree that
I also had to pay in some
the educational benefits I way when I had these serfar vices. And here she was, getmentioned
have
outweigh the minor inconve- ting it free at LCC.
niences incurred by the
I really don't think she
pigeon defecation etching should complain at all.
the concrete surrounding the
For her to say, "the U of 0
Center Building.
has better counseling serRespectfully Yours,
vices'' just sounds snobbish
to me.
Elizabeth Bach
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Deadline for graduation
applications coming up
by Diane Davis

TORCH Staff Writer

LCC students must submit applications for Spring Term
graduation to the Department of Student Records by May 1 if
they want their names to appear in the graduation program.
"We want to stress the importance of the May 1 deadline,"
says Sally Meadow, administrative assistant for Student Activities. "It can be very disappointing for friends and family
members attending the ceremonies not to see their special
student's name listed in the program. Since it takes time for
Student Records to verify each student's degree application,
and two to three weeks for the printer, we must have the
names by then.''
Graduation will be held at the Hult Center on Friday, June
5 at 7:30 p.m. Students can purchase announcements from
the Bookstore after April 1, and caps and gowns after June 1.
And honor roll students with 3.55 to 4.0 GP As may pick up
Honors Cords at the Bookstore.
Congratulations to Lane Community College for the
passage of the 4 year, $2.9 million serial levy. Thanks to
all the employees who gave campus workshops on the
levy and to all the folks who donated money to the LCC
Advocates. Let us all continue to Go For Success at LCC.
Rob Ward, LCC Advocates Treasurer ,

UNDER $4,400!

Of political interest

Compiled by Kelli J. Ray

TORCH Editor

U of O Peace Week: Speakers, fair, music
April 6-11 is Peace Weei at the U of 0, where more than 20 campus and community
groups will present speakers, films, mu~ic and work_shops throughout the week.
The week begins with a Peace Fair in the EMU Courtyard, featuring information
booths, music and entertainment. The fair runs April 6-7, frcm 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Speakers include Adolfo Perez Esquivel of Argentina, winner of the 1980 Nobel Peace
Prize for his work with human rights; Bella Abzug, former congresswoman and
founder of Woman Strike For Peace; and Thomas Banyacya, a representative of the Hopi
people.
The week closes with Afro-American fusion and Latin Folkloric music from 8 p.m. to
midnight at Saturday night's benefit dance, at Condon School, on 18th and Agate. Sandunga opens the dance, which features Obo Addy and KuKrudu, a 10-piece ensemble.
Tickets are $3.50 for the general public and $2.50 for U of O students, with proceeds going to the Caravan for the Forgotten, a group working towards publicizing human rights
abuses in Guatemala in an effort to stop these abuses.

Slide show explains 'Alpine Diplomacy'
Two American members of an Alpine expedition geared toward citizen dipolmacy between the US, USSR and Switzerland will be in Eugene April 7 through 10 to share their •
experiences.
Last July, Swiss, Soviet and US physicians and medical students -- members of the International Physicains for the Prevention of Nuclear War -- spent 22 days hiking and
sharing tents in Soviet Georgia, with the theory that crossing glaciers and ascending the
18,850 foot Mt. Elbrus would help build trust among the team members.
On April 8, Amy and Rick Donahue, two American members of the expedition, will
present two free slideshowllectures, the first from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the EMU Forum
Room at the U of 0, and the second from 6:30 to 8:30 at Harris Hall.

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In a " right to privacy campaign kick-off," the Oregon Right to Privacy Mural
videotaped supporters of an amendment to the State Constitution who stated their
views on the right to privacy in Portland's Pioneer Square on April 1. The best of the 15
second tapes are slated to air as political commercials prior to the November 1988 elections.
Speakers included union leaders and feminists, as well as activists for gay-lesbian
rights, helmet and seat belt freedom, marijuana legalization, and gun owner's rights.
The proposed amendment would add one sentence to the Bill of Rights section of the ~
State Constiution: "The right of the people to privacy is recognized and shall not be infr- .
inged.''

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April 3, 1987

Exchange program offered
by Julie Crist

TORCH Staff Writer

LCC is looking for someone to send to
Japan this fall.
Now in its fourth year, the exchange program between LCC and Nagasaki Wesleyan
Jr. College (NWJC) is again offering the opportunity for an LCC student to study in
Japan. Deadline for applications is April 17.
A committee will screen applicants and
select one student to swap places with an
NWJC student. The American will take NWJC classes, including the required flower arrangement and tea ceremony classes.
When screenll1g applicants, LCC International Student Counselor Mason Davis says
''We expect a demonstrated interest in crosscultural studies -- whether it's hosting an exchange student from another country, having
travelled abroad, or having taken classes that
indicate a language interest or a cultural interest."
Davis says the LCC student will be responsible for his/her own airfare and food,
amounting to approximately $3,000. But he
also says that NWJC offers a tuition waiver,
free room, a travel scholarship worth about
$600, and the opportunity to tutor Japanese
students in the English language part-time.
Once selected, the student will be expected
to enroll in some Japanese (language courses)

through the LCC Adult Education program,
or at the university, says Davis.
Once at NWJC, he/she could tutor Japanese
students 5-10 hours a week and earn about
$100 a month, helping to defray the costs of
the trip.
NWJC has approximately 225 students,
. predominantly female, due to its origin as a
girl's school established by Methodist missionaries.
Approximately two-thirds of the credits
taken at NWJC are transferrable to US junior
colleges -- most of those are in fine arts. The
student could fulfill . his/her second year
foreign language requirement while at NWJC.
Davis says that 17-year-old Collete
Cravens, who is currently in Japan as this
year's LCC exchange student, studied
Japanese through Adult Education before her
departure for Japan in September, and had
conversational ability.
Cravens' year at NWJC will be up in July,
but she may choose to stay in Japan and
travel. '' At the end of the year's stay, the student is given a travel scholarship amounting
to $600. Students can can travel on a reduced
fare 'Student Pass' on the trains," says
Davis.
Applications can be submitted to Davis, 221
Center Building.

If 4-J teachers strike

Kids in LCC classrooms ?

by Denise Abrams

TORCH Staff Writer

If the 4-J Eugene Education
Association does strike on
April 8, it could present LCC
students (who are also
parents) with child care problems .
When the 4-J teachers went
on strike in 1979, many LCC
students began bringing
their children to college with
them. And while this did
provide a temporary solution
to the problem, some instructors and students found it
disruptive.
While the LCC Board of
Education policy says "that
nothing shall impede the instruction of the class," Jack
Carter, vice president of Student Services, and Jay Jones,
director of Student Activities, both agree that the
policy doesn't specify
whether or not children can
be in the classroom. But
Jones feels that having them
in the classroom is not condusive to the college atmosphere.
"The ( college) board
doesn't write policy on abnormalities of the college
process. The policy does,
however, cover disruptions,
and having a bunch of kids in
a class not designed for them
is a disruption for both
students and instructors,''
says Jones.
Carter says there is policy
on visitors to campus, and a
one-time visit is usually no
problem and can be handled
between student and instructor. He says repeated visits
must be cleared and approved with the department
head.
Some instructors don't object to the added "pupils."
Jerome Garger, an instructor
for the English department,
says overall, children do

April 3, 1987

things in class that are
delightful and really add to
the class.
Art Department Head
Roger McAlister says that if
students must bring children
into the classroom, they have
that right -- but he doesn't
encourage them to do so.
"If you can just imagine
kids running loose in a
ceramics class .. .it puts added
stress on the teacher and the
parent. Some kids behave
and some are unruly.
However, the teacher has to
be equitable to all students.''
Science instructor Gary
Sokolowski says the preschool age doesn't seem to
work well in his classes
because kids don't sit still.
And he doesn't agree with

having children in his
chemistry classes. "It would
be close to impossible to
watch kids in the chemistry
rooms. There is so much they
could get into, and my concern is for their safety and a
possible law suit, '' says
Sokolowski.
Alternatives to bringing
children to class can be found
in the Student Resource
Center.
Joanna Russell, an LCC
tourism and management
student and assistant SRC
Director, says the center has
information on child care and
referral. She encourages
parents to check the child
care bulletin board. The SRC
is located in the 2nd Floor of
the Center Building.

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Work Study pays
off for students
by Craig Smith

TORCH Staff Writer

LCC students who have held the same Work Study positions for two terms are now eligible for pay raises.
Under changes in the Work-Study Program which took effect Fall Term, students in Level Two positions would receive
boosts in their wages from $4.23 to $4.70 an hour.
Students must first demonstrate above-average job performance for two consecutive terms, according to Joan Campillo, coordinator of Student Employment. Supervisors can
recommend pay increases on forms prepared by the Financial
Aid Office.
If a student earns an increase, his/her Work-Study award
would stay the same, says Becky Newcombe, an LCC WorkStudy specialist, but the student would work fewer hours to
receive all of the money awarded.
Students also benefit from being evaluated by their supervisors. The evaluations show how student workers can improve their work performance, Campillo says. Students can
use the evaluation forms for references when seeking
employment.

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Linn-Benton
beats Lane
hvice
by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

Lane opened the Northwest Athletic Association
for Community College
baseball league season by
dropping both games of a
double header against LinnBenton, 7-0 and 8-1, on
March 31.
Linn-Benton pitchers, in
combined games, gave up
five hits and held the Titans
to a single run.
The Titans play a doubleheader at home on Saturday,
April 4 against Mt. Hood.
The first game is scheduled
to begin at 1 p.m.
FIRST GAME
Lane . . . . . . . 000 000 0 • 0 2 1
Linn-Benton ... 205 000 x - 7 10 0
Johnson, Copeland (4) and Wolff; Barret
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Lane . . . . . . . 000 010 0 - 1 3 3
Linn-Benton .... 205 010 x - 8 7 0
Nelson and Wolff; Howell and Carlson.

Lady harriers dominate Beaver Relays

by J.V. Bolkan

TORCH Staff Writer

The Lane Women's Track
team dominated its first scoring meet of the year, the
Beaver Relays, in Sacramento, CA, March 28.
The Titan's romp was
spearheaded by an impressive sweep of the weight
events. Lane set a meet
record in the Javelin relay
when Faye Moniz and Joi
Tipton finished one-two.
Moniz's toss of 130' 2.5'' was
a meet individual record, and
fifth best in LCC history. Tipton unleashed a throw of
127' 1.25," good enough for
seventh place in the Lane
record books.
Lane Coach Lyndell
Wilken was extremely pleased by the performance of
her team. ''It was the best

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the mound for Lane, giving
up 13 hits, five in the seventh
inning.
Wolff's three RBI and
Pratt's two were not enough
to help the Titans.
In the second game, Fresno
pitchers held LCC scoreless,
giving up only five hits. The
Titan pitchers gave up only
six hits, but were affected by
three errors.

The Lane Titans completed a seven game road trip
to California during spring
vacation. With the hitting of
Tony Broadus, Don Wdlff,
and Al Pratt, the Titans came
back home to begin league
play with a 3-5 record.
Lane held on to defeat the
Merced junior varsity team,
12-11 on Wednesday, March
25 in Merced, CA.
Broadus tallied five RBI, including a three-run homer in
the fifth inning, to help the
Titans out-score Merced.
Pratt combined his three RBI
with Wolff's two for a tema
total of ten RBI. Other Titan
bats were also active, Charlie
Keady hit a double, as did
Rod Johnson.
Lane was scoreless until
the third inning, scoring one
run. The Titans scored four
runs in the fourth and five
'}un s in the fifth.

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tory, however, as two of the
Titans' top sprinters were injured.
Tammy Courtney, the individual winner, strained abdominal muscles with her effort, and Kelly Lang required
stitches when her hand
became tangled in •her
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team effort ever. I wasn't
disappointed in any individual. There's not many
meets where I can say that."
In addition to the sweep of
the weight events, Lane captured first in both the longjump and the four-by-mile
relay. The long jump turned
out to be a bitter-sweet vie-

In other non-league action,
Fresno State edged the
Titans 9-8 and 3-0 in a
double-header in Fresno.
Steve Copeland went to

In a six run first inning,
Lane defeated Porterville, JC
19-5. Titan bats pounded out
20 hits to bring the preseason record to 3-5.
Pitchers Greg Johnson and
Kyle Tucker allowed only 12
h its, choking Porterville' s
scoring off until the last four
innings.
Teammates Wolf and Scott
Smith led th e Titans at the
plate, Wolff going 4-5 with
four RBI, Smith 3-3 at the
plate with five RBI.
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Lane. . .
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(4), Cardash (7) and Champlin. W-Johnson.
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Copeland and Smith; Watari, Jones (6) and Hill.
W-Jones. L-Copeland . HR - Wolff. 2B - Wolff,
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Second game
Lane ... . . .000 000 0 - 0 5 3
Fresno State . .102 000 x - 3 6 0
Montgomery, Tucker (5) and Wolff; Gagron,
Buchholz (4) and Jorgenson . W-Gagron .
L-Montgomery.

Courtney should return to
training within a few days,
according to Wilken. Lang
returned to competition in
the four-by-400 hurdles,
helping Lane to a fourth
place finish.
Of the 31 schools attending
the annual meet, Lane was
lone
the
"out-of-state-entry," according to Wilken. Placing at the
top in five of 11 events, Lane
left little glory to be spread
among the 600 other athletes
that participated.
The Titans finished third in
the distance medley, the
four-by-800, and the fourby-100 hurdles. Lane picked
up a second fourth place in
the four-by-200 relay. The
scoring for Lane was capped
by a fifth place tie in the fourby-100 sprints.
Wilken was especially
pleased with the way the
short sprint teams responded
to the loss of Lang and
Courtney. Syble McVey,
Eileen Austin, and Jackie
Lindsey each took on extra
duties, displaying what
Wilken termed '' potentially
great depth."
Although this was the first
scoring meet and a relay
team scoring format, Lane
had some strong individual
perfomances. Seven women
surpassed qualifying standards for the confere nee
meet, as did the 400M relay
team.
The impressive team
triumph was not the
highlight of the three day trip
according to Wilken. "We
became more of a unit.
Relays tend to mold a team,
there was lots of support
from each other,'' claims the
coach.
The Titans next challenge
will be the Mt. Hood Relays,
to be held in Gresham, April
11. The goal set by Wilken for
this meet is to finish as a top
contender, and to get a good
look at the competition
within the league.

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Thompson. Some are basing
their selections on a 2.5 GPA,
and others are looking for
outstanding athletes.
Plane fare, hotel fees, and
some meals will be covered
by the $1898 fee. Although
each student is responsible
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used. Also, students unable
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already closed could be suggested. Overloaded lines can
be alleviated through continued use of registration by
social security numbers, he
added.
Perhaps ''by way of accountability, every fifth time
a busy signal is rung, it
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• The possiblity of equipment failure and loss of
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• The difficulty of using the
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• An inability to post closed
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The first time I heard Simply Red, a British soul-funk band, I was 500 miles south of
the California-Mexico border. It was winter break, and I was heading towards some
"fun under the sun" on a 10 day sea-kayaking trip in the Sea of Cortes. My friend
slipped the band's debut album, Picture Book, into the tape deck, and in a flash I was
tapping my foot and digging the funky, soulful sounds filling the van.
It's rare to listen to a new band and feel drawn to it's style, but. that's what happened with Simply Red. The band cooled my brow under that hot Mexican sun, and it's
rhythms and melodies held me from the first cut to the very last.
Simply Red's second album, Men and Women (just released on Electra-Asylum
records), is an exciting continuation of the blues-soul sound the band offers on the
first album. It's full of love songs; some sexy and hot like ''The Right Thing,'' and
some painful and sad like ''Move On Out.''
Two songs on Men and Women were written by other musicians. "Let Me Have It
All," written by Sylvester Stewart, and an old Cole Porter tune, "Ev'ry Time We Say
Goodbye," are both well done, with new twists in the musical arrangements.
Mick Hucknall, lead singer and songwriter for the band, is "Red," so nicknamed
because of his shock of bright red hair. Born and raised in down-and-out Manchester,
England, Hucknall has seen the bottom of the barrel, and carries to the top with him
the memories of being on the dole and living in a world where there are few chances.
"It didn't dampen my determination to be a musician, it made it easier," says
H ucknall. "If you've got nothing, then there's nothing to lose."
Although Simply Red has made it in the big time music world, it's lyrics still ring
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America with the rhythm and blues movement. "I was brought up with that stuff as a
child. You wouldn't believe the extent that it's part of our culture," says Hucknall.
Simply Red has only existed for 2 years, but the band members bring lots of experience to their albums. Tony Bowers and Chris Joyce have played together for 8
years in the bands Durutti Column, and The Mothmen. Synthesizer player Fritz Mclntyre' s soulful, gospel style comes from being the son of a "preacher man" with years
of training in British church choirs. McIntyre is also becoming an excellent songwriter.
Guitarist Sylvan Richardson is a fine musician able to play many different styles, and
trumpet player and keyboar~ist Tim Kellett, another former member of Durutti Col•umn, is a graduate of the Royal Northern School of Music.
If you haven't heard Simply Red, go out and get the first album -- and then the second. You won't be sorry. If you have heard Simply Red, you simply have to get the
new album Men and Women. Otherwise, you'll be simply red with embarrassment
when everyone else has heard it and you haven't. And you'll be sorry.

Simply Red band members (from top left) Chris Joyce,
Fritz McIntyre, Sylvan Richardson, Tony Bowers; (bottom
left) Tim Kellett, Mick Hucknall.

GREEN EARTH ART CENTER
Commercial and fine art
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Art instruction and workshops

1st and Van Buren, Eugene • 484-0889
HOURS:
MON-SAT 10-5

Lots of parking

Daylight Savings Time
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Remember to set clocks
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No appointment necessary. Always $8.
We cut hair for men, women and children.
Eugene
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Springfield
1920 Olympic

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HOURS: Both Stores Mon.·Fri. 9-8, Sat. 9-7, Sun. 11·4

Shampoo and blowdry additional. OEMRA Corporation 1986.

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