LANE
COMMUN TY
COLLEGE

VOL.22, N0.26
MAY 15, 1987

Narrow vote margin decides ASLCC election
by Bob Wolfe

TORCH Lead Reporter

Andrew Nelson

ASLCC presidential and vice-presidential candidates Dan LaMarche, Joanna Russel, Billie Rendal and Jeff Moisan.

Aid offers delayed
by J.V. Bolkan

TORCH Staff Writer

A $1 per credit tuition increase, approved by the LCC
Board of Education on Thursday, May 14, will delay the mailing of 1987-88 Financial Aid Offers.
The offers were originally scheduled to be mailed on Friday, May 15. However, Jack Carter, vice president for Student Services, authorized a two-day delay, so that students
could be assured that their financial aid award would cover
the increase in tuition.
Revised offers which reflect the newly-approved increase
will be sent out on Tuesday, May 19. •
"We're committed to providing 100 per cent funding for
students,'' says Director of Financial Aid Linda Waddell. The
tuition increase will amount to $33 per year for a full time student, $11 per term.
But no changes are planned in the method of distribution
due to the increases.
"Aid will be awarded until the money is gone. It'll be gone
sooner now, but we don't know how much sooner," explains
Waddell.
Questions about grants and loans should be directed to the
Financial Aid Office on the second floor of the Center
Building, ext. 2349.

The polls are closed and the results are in.
With a count of 149 votes, Jeff Moisan and Billie Rendal have been elected as
president and vice-president, respectively, of the Associated Students of LCC
for the 1987-88 school year.
The two other candidates for the positions, Dan LaMarche and Joanna
Russell, received 123 votes.
Moisan says of his opponents, "Dan and Joanna ran an excellent campaign.
I hope they will donate their energy and ideas to the ASLCC next year."
A total of 285 ballots were cast, an ''average'' turnout according to ASLCC
Advisor Jay Jones.
Only the presidential race was contested; all of the other candidates ran
unopposed.
!he new student officials are: Treasurer -- Heidi van Ravensburg; Cultural
Director -- Rico Perez; Senators -- Daniel Bartolini, Carol N. Brock, Debra
Chambers, David Donn, Regina F. Dumont, Dave McElheny, Michael
Stewart, Victoria A. Varble, and Barbara A. von Ravensburg.
Moisan and Rendal officially assume their duties on July 1. Moisan says he
plans to spend the intervening time "talking to lots of people," and continuing to give input in the current LCC budgeting process.
''I will continue to promote the idea of a wage freeze or roll-back as a way to
keep people on the job, and still come in under the budget," Moisan told the
TORCH.
He thinks that having a student sit on the budget committee or pe an
observer in the wage negotiations would be beneficial.
LaMarche told the Torch that he believes Moisan and Rendal will do a good
see Election, page 3

Final recommendations postponed
by Lois Grammon

TORCH Associate Editor

The Budget Committee voted unanimously
May 13 to postpone their recommendations
to the LCC Board of Education regarding cuts
in staff and other activities for the 1987-88
LCC budget.
They will have one week to hear public and
staff input and consider any alternatives
before the next meeting, scheduled for
.
Wednesday, May 20.
"We are entitled to more time than we
have been given,'' said committee Chair
Gary Parrish.
To meet legal publication deadlines for the
budget, the committee must approve the
document by June 10, to allow time before.
the board hearing June 30.
Board member Larry Perry cautioned that
the delay might cause people to hope that
fewer positions will fall to the budget axe,
although there is "no money to spread
around."
Every vote in favor of a position or activity
is at the expense of another, because the final
budgeted amount must remain the same,

However, one position has been "saved."
The college administration withdrew its proposal to cut the coordinator's position in the
Multicultural Center, after public testimony
on its behalf.
For those positions still targeted, audience
members suggested alternatives to the planned cuts, including the recommendation that
the college reconsider asking LCC staff to
take a five percent salary reduction.
But Turner said in his opening statement
that "a ·wage freeze under present circumstances would be like putting a bandaid
on a compund fracture."
The college would be unable to attract and
keep quality staff members if wages are
drastically lower than at other Oregon colleges, added Vice President for Instruction
Jacquee Belcher.
included:
suggestions
Other
• Asking voters to approve a special oneyear operating levy.
• Encourage staff other than faculty to take
early retirement. Jane Howard, Field
Representative for the the Oregon Federation
of Teachers, said classified staff are willing to

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Students urged to
speak out on cuts
by Rob Ward

ASLCC President

Student activism is on the rise!
Lane Community College is dealing with some very difficult budget problems. Some very important programs and
key personnel are in danger of being sliced from the college's
itinerary. Lane has a projected budget shortfall of $2.1
million, and something has to give. No one would want to be
in the shoes of the people who have to make these budget
decisions.
But what really warms my heart is the 30 or so students
who have spoken up at the recent college budget committee
meetings. These students felt enough concern about the proposed cuts that they were compelled to express their concerns and feelings about the people and programs that have
benefited them and their studies at Lane.
Several students from the Dental Hygiene program, the
Mass Communication Department, and the Multicultural
Center all conveyed how they felt reduced services would affect their respective programs.
Students spoke in favor of saving the Multicultural Center,
and the budget committee was presented with a petition containing 450 signatures of students asking to retain the current
level of support that the Multi-Cultural Center receives.
One student suggested that all college employees take a
five percent reduction in pay, while another student remarked, "Why aren't we asked our feelings about the services that
are on the chopping block?"
Students are letting their voices be heard at LCC. And
while that might make the budget committee's decisions a little bit tougher, so be it. There are some services that can't be
measured on paper, but only through listening to the
students who use them.
Students, keep talking! The college is listening!

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CSD system misused

Bill introduced to define abuse

forum by Sandra Neely

A mother scolds her threeyear-old son for running
away in a busy parking lot. A
father threatens to spank his
eight-year-old son for playing with matches . A couple
deny their 16-year-old son
the use of the family car. A
mother tells her teenage
daughter that she can't go to
an ''R'' rated movie with her
friends. A couple decides to
"home school" their
children.
What do all these scenarios
have in common?.Incredibly,
a parent ''guilty'' of any of
the above can be hotlined into the Children's Services
Division (CSD) and have
their children taken away
from them -- sometimes permanently.
Last year, over one million
North American families
were falsely accused of child
abuse.
Reliable statistics indicate
that over 65 percent of child
abuse reports are false, and
that the hotline system is being misused. Sadly, it is
families -- and especially
children -- who are the

ultimate victims of this
'' child abuse industry.''
As Douglas J. Besharov,
former head of the National
Center on Child Abuse and
Neglect, stated, the present
child protection system is
"like a 911 emergency phone
call system that cannot
distinguish between a
murder in progress and littering.''
The current CSD administrative rules define
"abuse" so vaguely that all
families are guilty. Yet many
times the real abusers are
allowed to stay with their
children w._hile undergoing
"therapy." For those innocent victims who are
maliciously hotlined, the present system denies due process and a fair trial -- a basic
civil right ignored by CSD.
And who are the primary
targets of this industry? You
guessed it -- the vulnerable:
minority groups such as
blacks, handicapped, and
single parents come under
fire, as do home schoolers,
low-income parents, and
those with strong religious
beliefs.
Even parents with petite

Multicultural Center
spared the budget axe

by Lois Grammon

TORCH Associate Ed itor

Well, all you pessimists and cynics,
brace yourselves. Unless you can
stand to hear a little good news,
don' t read any further.
Cross-cultural awareness and
multi-racial interaction will not feel
the blow of the budget axe next year.
Yes, LCC's Multicultural Center
has been spared. The proposal to cut
Connie Mesquita' s position -- that of
the coordinator for the center -- has
been dropped.
If the cuts had been made as planned, the consequences of that decision
would probably have come back to
haunt this college, and the community it serves.

The volatile issue of race relations
was fashionable among college
students in the socially-conscious sixties, but there are ominous signs that
it may go the way of other "fads" of
past eras.
It is just too easy to dismiss racism
as somebody else's business unless
we personally become the target of a
bigot.
We categorize acts of prejudice into
orderly factions of white against
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black, caucasians against native
Americans, anti-Semites against
Jews, Christians against Moslems.
When we believe it is ''them,'' and
not "us" who are prejudiced, it is
easy to ignore.
But the comfortable belief that
fanatics and racist bigots cause all the
problems has an inherent danger
" we" may become "they" as a
natural consequence of apathy.
Ignorance and passivity have contributed to racial tension just as surely as outright violence .
People who might never use a
racist epithet or join a supremacist
group may avoid meeting the eyes of
a person who has a different degree
of skin pigmentation from
themselves.
Simply because it is uncomfortable,
they may never try to develop a
friendship with .a person from
another culture.''
In other words, racism -- which
could also be defined as mistrust and
misunderstanding -- can develop if
people fail to take positive action to
prevent it.
Interaction, education, and simply
becoming comfortable with the

''unknown'' outside of our own
homogenous world can prevent
racism.
At LCC, it has been easy to take for
granted the contribution of the
Multicultural Center to this process.
It has been the gathering spot for
groups of all students -- all colors,
cultures, creeds, and nationalities.
While it is impossible to assign a
dollar value to the impact the center
has at LCC, it is obvious that it is a
bargain.
The International Coffee Hours
and the Peer Mentor Program, as
well as less formal activities, have added immensely to the lives of those
who take the time to participate. Until now, there has been no accurate
measurement of the center's success.
By speaking out, the students,
staff, and members of the community
who talked to the board and the
budget committee about their concerns accomplished an unprecedented feat.
Budget cuts may be necessary,
even into the "muscle and bone" of
the college. But cutting out the
Multicultural Center could have
destroyed the conscience.

children (small for their age)
are under suspicion for failing to nourish their little
ones. In a current divorce
case in Eastern Oregon, it is
being
asserted
that
homeschooling itself constitutes child abuse!
Clearly, this system has
gotten out of hand. Yet as
parents become more aware
of CSD' s ''hidden agenda,''
the bureaucrats also realize
that they must tighten the
reins if they are to maintain
their totalitarian control. Into
this battle steps the State
Legislature.
Senate Bill (SB) 782 was introduced to clarify exactly
what child abuse is (and is
not), and to provide a
workable definition that is
acceptable to the majority of
Oregon families.
On Monday, May 18, at 1
p.m., a rally is scheduled at
the Capitol Building in Salem
to show support for SB782
and to alert the public of the
'' clear and present danger''
that CSD' s totalitarianism
spells for individual and
family freedoms. Those concerned about this issue
should contact their state
senator. Considering the current laws, one never knows
who might be hotlined next
-- it may be you!

EDITOR: Kelli J. Ray
ASSOCIA TE EDITOR:
Lois Grammon
ENTERTA INMENT EDITOR :
Beverly Moore
SPORTS EDITOR: Val Brown
PHOTO EDITOR: Glennis Pohlman n
PHOTO ASSISTA NT: Sean Elliot
LEAD REPORTER: Robert Wolfe
STAFF WRITERS : Diane Davis, Kristine A.
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May 15 , 1987

Cynical
'thank-you'

those happy people do that
write to the Editor of the
school newspaper, speaking
out against something they
couldn't begin to understand.

To the Editor:
To all those who have
recently voiced opposition to
gay rights, giving me the inspiration to finally speak up
-- I dedicate the following:
Thank you, Uncle,
Thanks to you Uncle, I run
the risk of losing my job
everyday. Thanks to you,
Uncle, my parents haven't
spoken to me in two years.
Thanks to you, Uncle, I could
be kicked out of my apartment. If I ever leave my curtains open, and they learn
my secret, thanks to you,
Uncle, I could be jailed in
Georgia. Thanks to you, Uncle, I live in constant fear of
society.
Just think, Uncle, if you
hadn't raped me eveiytime
we came for a visit from the
time I was 6 to 14 years of
age, I wouldn't have
developed an emotional
aversion to men -- even
though all the psychologists
told me to accept being gay
as my way of dealing with
the pain.
All of the righteous people
who have been writing to the
Editor of my school paper
say I am immoral and sick,
and that I don't deserve the
same rights that they are
guaranteed under the Constitution. If it wasn't for you,
Uncle, I wouldn't be considered disgusting by those
same people, as well as by
my parents.
While I'm at it, I'd like to
thank (the stepfather) of my
lover of four years. If he had
not tied her up and violently
raped her from the time she
was 6 until the day she ran
away from home at 12, then I
wouldn't have ever been able
to know love the way all

Name withheld

Gay's claints
studied
To the Editor:
I've done something I
assume homosexuals hope
nobody else does; I checked
into the claims within the
"Gay Plague" pa_m phlet
distributed around the community. The libraries at the U
of O contain many of the
medical journals and books
used as sources.

rimming (oral contact with
the anus). The Gay Report
listed that most homosexual
respondents to (its) study
engaged in this activity at
least once, and about a
quarter admitted to fisting
(insertion of the fist into the
rectum).
Check ''Medical and
Surgical Risks in Handballing: Implications of an Inadequate Socialization Process,''
in The Journal of Homosexuality
(1981) for a more explicit
description of this behavior.
We have been told to
become "educated" on these
issues. I couldn't agree more.
Elaine M. Ryser
Springfield, Or.

'Deadly
chain letter'

One hotly contested claim
relates to homosexual males
and their average levels of
promiscuity. The Bell and To the Editor:
Weinberg study (cited in the .
I can't believe that the
pamphlet), seemed to back anonymous author of
that point quite well.
"Unsafe sex causes AIDS",
I found other, very current, (TORCH 4/24) actually
sources testifying to high believes '' unsafe sex, not
levels of promiscuity general- promiscuity, spreads the
ly existing, regardless of AIDS virus." Give me a
AIDS, among a huge percen- break!
tage of male homosexuals.
How else but promiscuity
can this virus spread? It's a
As for high VD rates:
three-quarters of US AIDS venereal disease. That means
cases have appeared in it's usually passed through
homosexual males -- and up sex. But don't take my word
to 50 percent of San Fran- for it, look in any medical encisco's homosexual males cyclopedia.
may harbor the AIDS virus,
The more sexual contacts
according to recent reports.
an infected person has, the
And Devin Adair's book, The more new hosts develop.
Homosexual Network, states And if some or most of them
that the city's VD rate was 22 have the same type of sexual
times the national average morals, then they pass it on
just a few years ago.
-- sort of like a deadly chain
What about rather odd sex- letter, with the biological
ual behaviors? Epidemics of message, "you're dead:"
ameoba infections, intestinal
What's another way to
parasites, and Gay Bowel spell death? P-R-O-M-I-S-CSyndrome could be due to U-I-T-Y. It's that plain and
simple. Safe sex is sex within
a permanent bond between a
who
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job, and adds, "I'm glad everybody involved maintained the
integrity of the ASLCC."
While LaMarche . does not want to officially protest or
challenge the election procedures or results, he feels that
there were some problems in the process.
For example, he cites the lack of publication in the TORCH
of both the application deadlines and the rules clarifying
voter eligibility.
And noting the low voter turnout, he termed student
apathy at LCC ''dismaying.''
But some voters decided to have fun with the write-in candidate option, a "tradition," according to Jones.
This year's favorites appeared to be Bill the Cat, popularized in the "Bloom County" cartoon strip, and Jim and Tammy
Bakker, recently dethroned from the PTL television ministry
as a result of a sexual scandal.

Just a reminder

School will be closed Monday, May 25
in observance of Memorial Day•
May 15,1987

won't commit adultery.
Anything else isn't.
As for condoms, doctors
have warned that the failure
rate is too high to describe
promiscuity with a condom
as safe. Heterosexual promiscuity is dangerous today,
but homosexual actions (like
anal intercourse) put so
much wear and tear on the
device that failure is much
more common. It only takes
one tiny, little tear and/or
leak and that's it, if an AIDS
carrier is involved.
The sexual revolution is
dead! The condom won't bring it back to life either -- and
that's just the way it is.
Those who choose to continue anti-biological activity
might be wise to arrange
their funeral plans now!
Gina Grote
TORCH Reader

AIDS costs
taxpayers
To the Editor:
The only threat I personally perceive from AIDS is that
it's going to cost me, as a taxpayer, to research for a cure
and take care of those with
the AIDS virus (who probably couldn'.t be helped
even if a vaccine were
developed).
Those who can't be
satisfied with one loving, caring, faithful, monogamous
(eternal) relationship have
reason to worry, though.
Sure, AIDS doesn't
discriminate; have sex with a
carrier and it doesn't care if
you are male, female,
homosexual -- it will take
hold. In Africa, AIDS is at
epidemic levels -- and it's
striking about an equal
number of men and women.
According to Newsweek,
'' Africans with AIDS had an

average of 32 sex partners,''
(Nov. 24, 1986).
I would hope that AIDS
would cause people to avoid
promiscuity like the plague
(no pun intended). I would
love to see AIDS go away for
lack of new victims, and the
only way that's going to happen is if we return to the
principles of faithfulness,
which many in the last couple of generations have tried
to ignore. With AIDS, one
can be as promiscuous as one
wants -- but it may mean a
very shortened lifespan. It's
not worth it.
Julie Beam
Springfield, Or.

No bail-out
for AIDS
To the Editor:
Promiscuous heterosexuals
and homosexuals threatened
by AIDS, and abortion-ondemand backers -- what common thread ties them
together?
Plain and simple -- it's personal irresponsibility.
As spawned of liberal
''if-it-feels-good-do-it' '
underpinnings, they proudly
and militantly demand to do
whatever they want,
whenever they want, with
whomever they want, all
with no concern for the
social, financial, or emotional
consequences to them, nor to
anyone else. And when
those consequences manifest
themselves (and they inevitably do) with VD, AIDS,
or unwanted pregnancy,
then suddenly it becomes
society's (i.e. responsible taxpayers' duty to bail them
out.
They recklessly engage in
"high-risk" sex, and then
they demand that the
massive costs of their
medical care be provided by
See Aids, page 5

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Salon tan dangerous
by Diane Davis

"There is no such thing as a 'safe suntan' and, in fact,
people who go to tanning parlors may do more harm to
their skin than if they sunbathed outdoors," says Isaac
Willis, M.D., professor of dermatology at Morehouse
School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Willis states that when tanning parlors claim that only
"safe" rays are used, they are misleading the public.
Even though there are fewer burn-causing ultraviolet B
(UVB) rays in many salon's tanning lamps, the
ultraviolet A radiation (or UVA) is about 100 times
stronger than natural UVA sunlight.
UVA rays are a part of the light spectrum, and consist
of longer waves than UVB. Either one can cause the skin
to tan, but UVB is likelier to cause a sunburn -- hence,
the claim that tanning lamps are less harmful.
However, last spring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported the results of a study showing that
UVA, which penetrates deeper into the skin than UVB,
cause mutations in animal cells grown in the laboratory.
Scientists consider the risks of cancer to be increased by
substances that cause mutations in animal cells.
Aside from the danger of skin cancer, there are additional hazards to people who t~ke certain medications.
Few salons question clients about medicines they're taking, although medications can cause a phototoxic reaction to UV light. This increases skin sensitivity, causing
severe sunburns or allergic reactions.
Furthermore, UV rays are thought to alter the body's
immunological system and, according to the FDA, can
activate some 40 diseases.
If, in light of these sober facts, you still seek that
bronzed look from lying on a plastic bed with headphones plugged in your ears, consider this: a tan is no
guarantee against a burn.
The more UV exposure -- of any type -- you have, the
more damage you incur. So tan wisely.
Reference: Vogue Magazine, Oct. 1986

Federal governnl ent \Vill
resunle aid payD1ents
by Bob Wolfe
TORCH Lead Reporter

Another $115,000 in financial aid will be available beginning Summer Term, due to a reinstatement of funds originally
cut off by the federal government during the 1985-86 school
year.
The funds were cut off after a dispute between LCC and the
government over an alleged overpayment to the college.
Although the dispute is not officially settled, reinstatement
of the money is a good sign, says Financial Aid Director Linda
Waddell.
"But in any case, I can absolutely, positively guarantee that
the additional money will be available starting in summer,"
she added.
The $115,000 will be offered in the form of Work Study,
grants, and loans. It will cover the full financial aid need of
about 75 additional students, when combined with matching
funds from the college, acco:r:ding to Waddell.
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by Kyle Abrams

TORCH Staff Writer

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Editor applications considered
Editorships for next year's
TORCH and Denali, the student literary magazine, will
be decided by the LCC Media
Commission Wednesday,
May 20.
Four students have applied
for the TORCH editor position, and one for the Denali
editorship.
All applicants were asked
to submit a brief essay on
their journalism philosophy,
skills, and past experience.
Finally, they described their
approach to serving their
readership.
The four LCC students
who have applied for
TORCH editor are:
Jeffery Van Bolkan, a journalism major with 65 credits
from LCC. Balkan is a
TORCH staff writer for the
sports section who has written for the TORCH Winter
and Spring Terms.
Gail Diane Davis, also a
journalism major, has- ac-

quired 24 credits. Davis joined the TORCH staff Fall
Term as a writer and.won an
award from the American
Scholastic Press Association
this year for her article on the
hepatitis epidemic. Davis has
her own weekly health column.
Lois Grammon Fountain,
is majoring both in journalism and international
studies, and has earned 65
credits at LCC. Grammon
has worked for the TORCH
for two years, and spent her
first year as a writer and
photographer. This past year
she was appointed by editor
Kelli J. Ray to the entertainment editing post, and then
promoted to associate editor
for Winter and Spring
Terms.
Robert W.'Wolfe, is a journalism major with 42 credit
hours at LCC. Wolfe has
worked for the TORCH for
two years as a photograper
and writer. Wolfe was a

periscope and portrait
photographer while in the
Navy, and then spent several
years working as an outdoor
photographer in Jackson
Hole, Wyoming.
The Denali applicant is Kaz
Sussman, who has no
declared major. Sussman has
a total of 24 LCC credits, and
is presently attending LCC
full-time. Sussman works on
the Denali as the Literary
Editor. He has memberships
in the following organizations: The Oregon State
Poetry Association, The
Pacific NW Writers Conference, and the Community
Cable TV Center. His writing
and photography have been
published in the following
magazines, journals, and
newspapers: Denali -Eugene, OR.; In Sync -Eugene, OR.; Microcosm -New York, NY; The Daily
Argus -- Mt. Vernon, NY;
West Lane News -- Veneta,
OR; and Seriatum Magazine
-- San Francisco, CA.

Former TORCH editor involved

Weapons protesters arrested

by Tracy Anderson
for the TORCH

Former TORCH editor Karen Irmsher
recieved a special Mother's Day gift this year.
She got arrested.
Irmsher was one of 18 Eugene-area
residents arrested for participating in civil
disobedience at a US goverment nuclear test
site, 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas,
Nevada. Law enforcement officials reported
at least 630 arrests
An estimated 3000 protesters gathered at
the desert site for the rally, sponsored by
"Mothers and Others" to oppose the US
government's policy of nuclear weapons
testing.
''It was exhilarating, even if it was only a

gesture. It feels better that doing nothing at
all," said Irmsher. "It's good to see people
taking a stand for what they believe in."
She believes that the large turn-out at the
remote sight signals increasing momentum in
the peace movement.
Since testing began at the site in 1957, there
have been 2316 arrests made.
In what has become a routine operation,
protesters crossed cattle guards or scaled
fences, then were arrested by waiting law enforcement officials. They were _cited on
misdemeanor charges, loaded onto buses,
and driven back to the staging area.
Because of the volume of arrests, none of
the protesters were prosecuted, according to
a report in the Eugene Register-Guard.

Speakers, dance highlight
Peace Week Celebration

Wednesday May 20
ASLCC' s annual Spring Term "Peace on
10 a.m. - Forum 308 - Citizen Diplomacy,
Earth Week" will be celebrated Monday,
by Janet Anderson, an athletic trainer from
May 18 through Friday, May 22.
LCC who is leading a group of students to
The week's events and speakers, sponthe Soviet Union this summer.
sored by the ASLCC, are free and open to the
11 a.m. - Forum 308 - Direct Action
public, with one exception. Admission for ,
for the Arms Race, by David Zupan.
Saturday
Strategies
on
Concei;t
the Peacescapes Dance
12 noon - PE 205 - Peace as Policy, by
is $5.
Thomas Hovet, U of O political science proThe schedule of speakers and events for the
fessor.
week is as follows:
12 noon - Courtyard - Lane Dance
Monday May 18
Theatre, Circle Movement Dance.
9 a.m. - Forum 310 - Stanley Belden,
Thursday May 21
Peace Activist who was recently arrested
12 noon - Board Room - South African
with 437 others at the Nevada Nuclear Test
Apartheid, David Anthony, U of O professor
Site. He is 89 years old.
of history.
12 noon - Board Room - James Olade and
Friday May 22
Randy McDonald, from the U of O Sister
10 a.m. and 11 a.m. - Performing Arts
University Project.
Theatre Main Stage - William Boyer, How to
12 noon - Courtyard - Eugene Peace
Prevent Nuclear War. Boyer is the author of,
Choir will sing a cappella traditional peace
"America's Future: Transitions to the 21st
songs. They have performed regularly at the
Century,'' and was the chairman of the
Saturday Market.
Foreign Policy Platform Committee for the
Oregon 1986 Democratic Party. He is a retired
Tuesday May 19
professor of philosophy from the University
12 noon - Board Room - Arms Control
of Hawaii.
From a European Viewpoint, by Gunter and
8 p.m. - Performing Arts Main Stage Medi Hesse. Medi is a Fulbright Exchange
Peacescapes Dance Concert. (See related artiTeacher from West Germany, teaching at
cle, page 12).
LCC.

May 15,1987

Aids,

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
LCC "-OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR"

from page 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

others. They demand that
contraceptives be provided
by others, and when those
fail, (and they do), or aren't
used, then they demand the
right to kill the unborn, (and
that such services) be provided by others.
But here's the tragic
bottom-line irony: There is
no bail-out for AIDS. And
there is no bail-out for the

ELIGIBILITY FOR NOMINATIONS

All full and part-time instructo.s (including counselors, librarians, and adult education and high school completion faculty) who have
employed at LCC for at least one year are eligible.
Any student or LCC staff member may nominate a faculty member for the award.

GUIDELINES FOR NO MINATIO NS

When nominating classroom instru,tors, in-class teaching technique and performance may be used for criteria. When nominating faculty
members who work in other teaching settings, a department head may provide alternative criteria.
The following may serve as guidelines in preparing nominationst.
1. Classroom Teaching/Student Effectiveness
--What classroom techniques make the nominee outstanding?
--What effective interpersonal and group skills does the instructor use?
2. Department Participation
--How does the nominee contribute to curriculum planning, committees, or other informal department activities?
--How does the nominee contribute to the morale of the department?
3.Contributions to the College/Community
--How does the nominee contribute to the college? To committees? To staff development? To college planning? To community activities which
support and relate to teaching assignment.
4. Profe1119ional Activities
--Describe ways the nominee is active in professional org.inizations,_professiona_l growth, research, and related activties.

remorse caused by killing
your own offspring.
It needs to be said: Promiscuous "safe-sex" is not
responsible sex, nor is it; in
safe. Be responsible.
• fact,
1
That plainly means -- save it
for your spouse (or future
spouse).
Jon Wollander
Former LCC student

WHO WILL SELECT THE WINNER?

A committee appointed by the Vice President for Instruction will select a recipient of the award from the nominations received. This committee will consist of at least one previous award-winner, one dean, one department head, one instructor, and one student.
The award will be presented at a ceremony at the June 10, 1987, LCC Board of Education Meeting.

------------------------------NOMINATION FORM
LCC "OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR"

(This form must be completed in full and returned to the Office of Instruction, 2nd Floor, Administration Building, by 4 p.m., Friday, May 22, 1987).

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Vietnatnese refugee and future US citizen to graduate this SP-ring

Tena city and cour~ge make
dreams a reality

Feature by Gary Eyman
Design by Dan Druliner
Questions don't always remain the same.
What if you were a 12-yearold Vietnamese boy living in
Saigon when the Viet Cong
began bombing the city in
the spring of 1975?

What would you think was
happening?

Suppose, two weeks later,
your father and two older
brothers were jailed merely
because they worked for the
government, and you were
left, as the oldest, to care for

''We did not know when
or if our father would return.
The VC would just lie to us.
The whole family had to
separate. I stayed with a
friend, went to school in the
mornings, and tried to find
things I could do for people
in the afternoons. It went on
like that for three or four
years. Even after my father

"After the Viet Cong broke down our door and took my
father and brothers away, my family had no way to survive."
your mother and the remain- returned, after spending two
ing nine members of your years in jail, it did not get
better.''
family.
How would you feel? What
Oddly enough, Hai has no
would you do and where would trouble talking about his
you go? And how might you feel past. He discusses what hapnow?
pened to his family and his
Mostly what Hai Hoang country easily, in a matter-ofremembers about the fact tone. No quibbles at all.
American Gls in Saigon up He seems far removed from
to 1975 is that they used to it. Everything is all right
give him candy. But by the now.
But at the time he
time he was 12 they were and his family knew they
gone. A lot of people were. wanted out of Saigon, and
"Up 'til then it seemed like out of Viet Nam, though they
• something happened every didn't yet know the price of
day," he recalls. "It's like what proved to be a long and
you and I can be sitting here dangerous road ahead.
this morning, and then later
So how do you go about leavin the day you would be kill- ing? How do you get past the
ed by a rocket. When the
police, and if you succeed at
rockets came, we'd have to that, where do you go?
go into hiding.''
It was 1979 when Hai' s
Hai Hoang sits now, chain- family attempted its first
studying escape. "It wasn't that we
smoking,
relentlessly, in LCC's wanted to go someplace else
cafeteria. He is just about to as much as it was necessary
finish the two year program for survival.
in pre-engineering, and
"We made it to the boats,
plans to transfer to OSU in but we didn't get far before
the fall. His accent is still we were caught, so we had
thick and his broad smile to return.''
almost constant. He is conFrom the hungry sea back
trastingly happy now, living to the famine of the streets.
with an American family No longer a home. No longer
which took him into their Saigon. But a place called Ho
household 18 months ago Chi Minh City.
because they liked him. No
Hai, whose very name
more fear. No more hunger. seems friendly, likes to talk
No more desperate ques- about his American family.
tions.
"I've never met another
'' After the Viet Cong broke family like them, he beams.
down our door and took my "They treat me just like a
father and brothers away, son." He's got a morn, dad,
my family had no way to sur- and a younger brother and
vive. My mother tried to sell sister. They go hunting and
things to get enough money fishing. They go to the cabin
to feed us, but it was not suc- in Bend to ski.
cessful.
The only TV he watches is
"So what now? Where do you cartoons. No drinking beer
or going to parties, but he
go?
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still likes candy . . .
But just about all of Hai' s
spare time is spent studying.
He doesn't even stop when
he's talking, his head immersed in an engineering
mechanics text, calculator in
hand. Nose to the grindstone. He hopes someday to
get into robotic design. A big
contrast to his last years in
school.in Ho Chi Minh City,
where the newly revised
communist public school was
teaching him hand-to-hand
combat, marksmanship, and
that his Catholicism and
belief in God were meaningless.
It could have been a
smooth transition from a
small boy -- ducking in and
out of sandbag-laden streets,
playing imaginary war with
imaginary guns -- to a
teenage Viet Cong soldier.
But it was not to be. He
wanted out. His family
wanted him out. A lot of people wanted out.

So now what? The Police are
watching your every step now.
They are everywhere. How do
you sneak by? How long do you
wait?

"The VC were constantly
scaring us and terrorizing us.
If they were here right now
they would be listening to
us. To them, we were not
normal people. We had no
advantage to do anything.
We were always being oppressed and couldn't do
anything to help ourselves
survive.''
But another chance came in
1980. Hai's father knew a
man with a boat. For a small
fee and Hai' s assistance
working on the boat, he
would take Hai to Indonesia.
One of Hai' s sisters had
made it across months
earlier. So with high hopes, a
lump in his throat and
already homesick, he was on
his way across the South
China Sea on a 30-foot boat
with 54 people crowded in
like blades of grass.
''I was kept busy working
on the boat, but everyone
else was just staring out to
sea. They weren't supposed
to move.
''It took us seven days to
cross. Our boat was very
lucky. We had packed
enough rice, and we made it
without anyone dying.''
Once in Indonesia, he
stayed in a camp for refugees
because he couldn't continue
to Singapore until it was his
turn. So he spent his time
studying English. Though it
seemed like an eternity, he
was there for 13 months.
''We lived mainly with the
help of the Peace Corps, and
there were also CARE
packages." Ah, sweet candy.

This summer Hai becomes
Michael (his Christian
name), a United States
citizen. The culmination of
his dreams. But for some
members of his family the
plight continues. The immigration laws changed in
1983, making it harder for
family members to come
here, and almost impossible
for Asians who have no family already living in the
United States. Only one
sister and a brother have
made it here so far. Two
other sisters and a brother
perished trying.
''I hope someday my real
mother and father can come
over here. They' re surviving
now because we send gifts
and things over there that
they can sell. If you try to
send money the government
takes almost all of it. If we
didn't send them something
they would be in big trouble."
So the costly investment is
paying off. Hai's parents and
two younger sisters, still in
Ho Chi Minh City, are
waiting for the last step in
the expensive immigration
process. It looks good for
them.

final leg of his journey from
Singapore to Houston where
his sister lived. Unlike the
Soviet Union, the Vietnamese government will
allow people to leave the
country in order to rejoin
their families. Their immigration will be utterly legal.
Hai has had no notable
trouble in American since he
arrived, though he did have
to leave South Eugene High
School when he turned 21.
But then there was always
LCC. His new dad, a junior
high school English teacher
and new mom, a computer
programmer, have been a big
help, - he says. They have
been counseling and guiding
him in all school and career
decisions. Just like a son.
With their help of room and
board, along with financial
aid, student loans and WorkStudy, Hai has no doubt that
he is on the path to success.
At this point, as he sits
here with his Pepsi and
Marlboro Light 100s, surrounded by a sea of open
books, it is difficult to imagine Hai as lonely, afraid
and homesick. Nothing like
that emanates from him. He
is demure. And we have all
come to know his story, and
the many others like it, as a
cliche. The plight of the
South Vietnamese refugees.
The Boat People.

Hai Hoang' s spends nearly all his spare time studying
engineering. He hopes someday to get into the robotic
design field.

Luckily, when their time
comes, they won't have to
take the route which Hai had
to travel. Their flight will be
entirely airborne, and
shouldn't take longer than
two days. No waiting in an
Indonesian camp for 13 months for a boat to Singapore.
No need for the monetary
assistance by the United
States Catholic Church that
Hai received in 1982 for the

So how do you feel now? It's
been exactly half your life since
the Viet Cong invaded your city.
You're 24-years-old and you're
moving to Corvallis in the fall.
What's your class schedule going to be like? Which dorm are
you going to live in?
For Hai (Mike) Hoang, the
questions aren't what they
used to be.
May 15,1987

LCC -won1an fron1 Iran jug gles

edu cati on, n1o ther hoo d, poli tics

You could sell tickets just to watch her, to hear her speak. Her accent, which·
she calls "Persian," is indescribably exotic.
"I'm very outgoing," she admits. "One month ago, I found out that I was
When Zahra Madizadeh Kashi arrived in Eugene from Iran in April of 1985,
confident. It was in a lecture class, and the message was about believing in
very
had
and
daughter
she spoke no English, painfully missed her five-month-old
It changed my life.
yourself.
no friends.
"He said, 'Always say You Will. Never say You'll Try. If you jus_t try, you
"I don't know why I stayed here."
After six weeks, she passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language, re- won't."
She remembers that she had always been a confident student.
quired for international student admission. But because the U of O requires insix
register
to
ternational stuaents
By eighth grade, Iranian students
months in advance, and Zahra hadn't
must choose their desired vocation.
received her student visa yet, she
Zahra wanted to be a doctor. Her supdecided to start at LCC that fall, and to
portive family and rigorous high
audit nine credits of classes until her
school education had prepared her for
paperwork was complete.
the long, intensive training. If an Ira"I had a hard time understandiI_lg
nian student fails any one class during
the teachers,' she admits.
grades 1-12, the entire year must be
She watched TV to pick up the
repeated.
language, and spoke to anyone who
Her high school GPA was outstanwould talk back. It took her nine monding. She was confident that she did
ths to become fluent.
quite well on the first part of the test.
By fall of 1986, Zahra was enrolled in
''I did not pc1ss the second part,''
13 credits. Then in the winter she took
she says, "which was the most impor23 credits and earned all As. She plans
tant part. There were some questions
to do the same this term with her 33
over✓ parts of the Koran, religious
credits -- in classes which include
beliefs, and political questions, which I
Spanish, composition, college algebra,
had absolutely no idea about because I
anthropolog y,
sociology,
did not have that much interest in
trigonometgry , consumer education,
policy.
yoga, personal health, and coping
"Also, I failed the 'background
skills ("So I can help other people hanresearch.' (The government-o perated
dle stress"), and strength training. So
Education Administrati on) does
far this year, she has earned only two
research about you as being a 'positive
Bs.
person' from their point-of-view
But, in fact, Zahra has earned much
towards (Islam), and your political
more than 33 credits. She's gained the
ideas."
confidence to handle her future.
Zahra and her family didn't attend
Zahra exudes confidence as she
the mosque and weren't involved with
charges into her anthropology class to
any political party.
possess the front, middle seat. She
''If I was in one of the Islamic
glues her attention to the instructor
groups, I would definitely have had a
during the entire class, and she fienchance to get into the university, but I
dishly writes down everything that is
am very neutral towards •policy.
said in a combination of Persian,
''I do believe in God very much, and
English, and two colors -- the majority
our prophet." But Zahra
Mohammed,
in blue, with red for the important In order to rejoin her daughter in Iran, Zahra' s studies in the US -- and says she isn't comfortable with the
dreams of becoming a doctor - will come to an end this term.
points.
government enforcing religion.
"I'pl very used to taking notes.
In 1984, she failed the exams again.
Whatever (the teacher) talks about, I make a note. I look at other peoples' notes
the
on
write
I
did
'What
But
board.
the)
on
(notes
Her brother, who had been studying in the US since 1980, returned to
the
of
copy
a
and I see
Tehran to visit. He suggested that Zahra return to the US with him to attend
board?' is not a test question.
"If the book is clear enough, I don't really use my notes. If not, I read my school.
It took Zahra a year to get her passport because so many other Iranians were
notes and then go back to the book and read it again. I always read out loud to
applying. That same year, Ghazal, her daughter, was born.
myself.''
She tapes the difficult classes, then goes back over the tape at night and
Zahra's brother and sister-in-law returned to Tehran to visit the following
makes notes.
year, and took Zahra to the American Embassy in Germany to apply for a
You won't find a desk or chair in Zahra's room at home. Just a bed, a giant
tourist visa. She was rejected. They returned to the embassy the next day, and
dicof
column
huge
a
and
floor,
the
on
books
of
after her brother talked to an official for 45 minutes, Zahra was given an option.
suitcase full of books, stacks
"She said, 'The only way I can issue a visa is for her, not her baby.' "
tionaries crowned by a well-worn blue Persian-Englis h dictionary about three
The official said that there was not enough assurance that Zahra would
inches thick. There's a Zahra-sized clearing on the floor ("I have to lay on my
return to Iran. Zahra says that the US government is "holding the baby
stomach to study'') surrounded by more books, a couple of discarded dinner
room.
this
in
lives
someone
hostage" to insure that she will return home.
like
plates, and a half-filled ashtray. It looks
Zahra took the visa. "It was the only chance I had. I was very depressed and
0
(But) I really wanted to get out of there and go (to school).
upset.
She says the US government is holding the baby
she says that her daughter is the main reason that she took the opporfact,
In
hostage'' to insure that she will return to Iran.
tunity. She can better support her daughter if she has some college experience.
"If I am educated, I can be a symbol for her." She adds, "I worry that my
of being a
Coming from a culture where education is highly valued -- and where people daughter won't call me 'Mom,' '' but she feels that the benefits
worth the
are
daughter
her
and
herself
for
woman
must compete rigorously for admission to the universities -- she spends most of strong , independent
sacrifice.
her free time studying.
Yet, Zahra's daughter is never far from her mind. So she is trying to finish
''I have lots of respect for whoever' s teaching me. When I look at them, I see
her associate of science degree this term, then return home to raise her child
my future in their face.
"Every instructor that I've heard, 'He's hard,' or 'He's not good,' I find are with her husband.
"I would like to be a doctor," she still admits. "But I can't be away from my
the best ones."
that long."
daughter
her.
for
respect
of
lot
And her instructors also have a
She hopes instead for at least a bachelor's degree someday. But unless either
"She's one of the loveliest ladies that I have ever, ever met -- anywhere,
Ghazal in Iran
anytime," says Sociology Instructor John Klobas. "She radiates power and Iranian or US policy changes, that will still require her to leave
financially
and
emotionally
both
her
·supported
have
who
parents,
her
with
energy." But he remembers this wasn't always the case.
US.
the
in
stay
her
during
sad
her
recalls
Klobas
1985,
of
fall
the
in
class
in
When he first saw Zahra
When she returns home to Tehran in a few months, Zahra hopes to work at
eyes, stooped shoulders, and uncertain manner. "There was not much smiling
embassy or for the Red Cross, jobs that would help her retain her English
an
and laughing."
skills.
language
Building
Center
the
down
comes
That's difficult to imagine now, as Zahra
her difficulties, Zahra is looking forward to her trip home. ''I'm very
Despite
hapa
see
They
voice.
joyful
rich,
that
of
source
the
for
look
to
hall. Heads turn
in lots of moralipy woman with big, dark eyes, a dazzling smile, and lush, sweeping black proud of my nationality and my culture's morals. I was raised
that.
of
proud
so
I'm
ty.
hair. An entourage of friends sticks to her like a magnet and struggles to keep
''The happiest days of my life have been here (at LCC). ''
up with her commanding pace.
Feature by Julie Crist

May 15,1987

Page Design by Lauretta Deforge

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Films considered 'spontaneous art'

Aspiring filmmak er sees life from many angles

Feature by Brian Frishman
Design by Janice Burdick

He sits in a building high
above the city.
Through the window he sees
cars in fiames, people running,
bodies dropping from gunshots.
He hears the stacatto tuu-tuutuu of machine guns followed by
the screams of victims and their
families.
It is summer, 1977, and the
city of his dreams, the
sophisticated international beach
town of his youth, Beirut,
Lebanon is under seige and as
this city dies so does much of his
past self.

part of all three cultures, and
part of none."
Observations. Life for Morshed has always been a series
of observations. The constant
theme of the outsider -observing -- runs through his
life's script.
He relates to a story recounted by Colin Wilson
about a one-eyed man who
lives in a community of blind
people. Since he can see with
one eye, he's not part of the
blind. But because he has
one eye he can't really see
reality. ''I can relate to to
that."

and death, and I thought I
should get away and try to
examine the truth."
He returned to Cairo and
found another scene of life -" peace again, he says.
''I was supposed to reenter business school aad
continue as an extension of
my culture and faith. But
after these experiences,
business school seemed
meaningless for me. I questioned my existence, and
why all those people were
being mutilated.''
As those people were
mutilated, so were his
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"Outsiders can come _to the US and find a way," says Fouad Morshed.

Fouad Morshed, born in
Yemen, moved to Egypt with
his family at age four. Visits
back to Yemen and family
traditions kept the Yemenese
culture alive for the young
Morshed.
But nevertheless, when living in Cairo he didn't feel
Egyptian. And separated
from his homeland, he didn't
feel truly Yemenese, either.
Further cultural complications set-in when, at 10, Morshed began spending his
summers in Lebanon.
There, surrounded by·
Lebanese kids, and later by
teenagers from all over the
world, he'd spend his days
at the movies, or at the
beach, or in the snow only a
short drive away on Mount
Lebanon. During the nights
his crowd roamed the
streets, or gathered in
restaurants, or wandered the
shores, discovering first love
under moonlight.
For Morshed those idyllic
Lebanon days and nights
. became a vision of what life
was all about. "In Beirut it
was hard to sleep because
you might miss something,''
he says, remembering. Even
when he was back in Cairo
his mind would drift to
Beirut here he longed to be,
and where for him, life seemed to begin anew each summer.
In Cairo ''I began to feel

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During the war in Beirut
Morshed was a 22-year-old
business student seeing the city
that fueled his dreams being
destroyed. It had become cruel
and ugly. Many of Morshed's
friends had died and those who
had suroived displayed the emotional scars of war as plainly as
the shrapnel scarred buildings.
On one of his last nights in
Beirut, Morshed had let his best
friend in Beirut talk him into going up Mount Lebanon. As they
drove up the mountain they
passed old friend's houses that
were now occupied by armed
marauders. At the top they watched the city seemingly melting
under the fierce fire of war.
It was getting dark. "Let's
leave, he said "or they might
kill us.
"We made it back to town. We
heard shooting but we never
knew who -was shooting who.
Beirut had become a city of contradictions. On one street people
died, while on another street in a
cafe a singer, called the Angel's
Voice, sang love songs while
lovers kissed. Among these contradictions an individual was
born, he says.
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These events shattered his
notion of the world, forcing
him to think for himself for
the first time.
"Once Lebanon was
destroyed, my fantasy was
destroyed and I began to
think about the idea of life

dreams. "Since Lebanon is
not Lebanon anymore, the
beauty, the dreams that I had
of life had all-of-a-sudden
gone.
For his survival, he shutdown his emotions.
"I 'disconnected.' If I
hadn't, I would either
become part of the popular il1u sio n that my society
created for me, or I would go
_crazy and I wouldn't be able
to save myself," he explains.
Morshed began to view life
as a film, referring to people
as actors, and one's daily life
as a script set within the
whole of the movie. With
this fusion of reality and illusion he became an observer.
In effect, Fouad Morshed
became a camera.
Then, with this perception
-- of life as a film -- Morshed
found he had the desire to
make films. "Films became
my fantasy because I needed
a form of expression."
This in turn meant he
would have to break away
from much of his past.
''In most parts of our
culture, it seems we are expected to be a continuation of
our father's dream. And for
one to say 'No' or to have his
own dream is an absolute
struggle. That person
becomes an outsider.''
As he made his break, he
began to see himself as a man
unrestricted by class or

Morshed's apartment has a
culture.
First he travelled to panoramic view high above the
England for six months to city of Eugene. There, surrounded by the clutter of still
study English.
While his resolve to break cameras, BxlO's, a slide projecaway and follow his own tor, film screen, video camera,
path grew stronger, in the stereo equipment, and books on
strange land, and facing an filmmaking, the self-styled outunsure future, he experienc- sider can view the world while
ed that '' first, cold moment creating his own version of it.
of doubt when there is one But he is more than an
self in you that says 'You're observer -- he is also a participant.
not going to make it.' ''
He was president of the
He returned to Yemen to
International Club last
LCC
tell his family he had decided
and has been active in
year,
to move to the United States.
community in
Arab
the
From books he's read,
Eugene. He has an active
American movies, and inter- dating life -- Friday nights
national travellers' stories,
he's a regular at a local dance
he anticipated a country of club. He acknowlegedes that
open-mindedness.
some Arab students have
So he tried New York City come to him for advice in
making the cultural transifor two weeks: "Too fast,"
tion.
he discoverd.
And, ever the observer, he
Albuquerque for four months to visit a brother, practice makes all of these exEnglish, have fun. "Too periences material for his
work. For the Multi-Cultural
much fun.''
Washington, D. C. for one Center he produces slidemonth. "Too business- shows. For the International
Week at the U of O he has
oriented. ''
produced Arab dinners and
San Franciso for six weeks
shows.
and supposedly to attend
Parties become videoschool. "Beautiful, but not
taped and used in his films -my style."
Then, while visiting a his life becomes transformed
friend in Eugene, he became into a medium which re"seduced by the city -- its quires an audience.
climate, its natural environAt this point in his studies
ment, and its diversity of Morshed calls his films
people.''
"spontaneous art." Using a
Following his intuitions, he blend of still shots, past
decided to settle in Eugene video footage, and current
and study at LCC. He had no scripted material he creates a
idea of the quality of the hodgepodge work that is
Communication both the films strength and
Mass
Department, saying ''It was weakness.
an accident that I found such
As Morshed readily ada sophisticated program with mits, he still has a lot to learn
sophisticated teachers."
about the technical part of
Across the breadth of the filmmaking as well as strucUS, Morshed had experienc- ture. ''My films leave the
ed the open-mindedness and viewer with too many quessense of adventure he had tions.''
hoped for.
But his strength is his con'' Outsiders can come to the viction of film as art. '' A
US and find a way," he conmovie should expose the
cludes. Most Americans are filmaker's tears and joys.
open-minded because so
Then it will reflect some
many cultures grew up
truth."
As to his future, he says,
together. I now find I am in
love with my new culture "I'm a slow runner, in no
and my old cultures," he hurry. I enjoy the rhythm of
reflects. "With no perspec- doing. At this time in my life,
tive of another culture, peo- I'm making movies to excite
ple often don't appreciate myself. If you do something
good, someone else will
what they have."
His criticism of the US is think so too. But if you aim at
limited to many Americans' the audience, you might tell
habits of stereotyping lies and it's not art
foreigners. "They watch the anymore.''
He says he, and his films,
TV news at dinner and see
are apolitical. "I'm not inMiddle-Eastern terrorists and
terested in politics. Naget the wrong impression of
does not attact me
tionalism
us.
in a (particular)
born
being
-''When you live in many
different cultures you accept country is an accident. The
the cultures. You don't judge key to peace is human communication and acceptance
them. You begin to develop
other cultures.
of
no
is
the idea that there
'better' -- there is just
''My ambition is to make a
'different.' For, if you limit
movie that th~ audience in
your observations of another
the East, and the audience in
culture because ot your own
the West will both relate to
culture, you stay a slave to
and see the individual, not
your own values," says Morthe group or the country.
"Then, I will say
shed, the outsider, observsomething.''
ing.
May 15,1987

Harriers
battle for
title

Language with pizazz
by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

You are now entering a new dimension. We call it
the Baseball Zone.
Once you have crossed into this zone, you become
befuddled and confused by all of the new language.
But for this one time only, (in a two-part series),
TORCH readers can be saved from the depths of

despair by the new Fold-o-Matic Handy Dandy E-Z
Word Reference.
It's simple to use: just cut out along the dotted line
and fold in your wallet or purse.
Next week look for more words to add to your Foldo-Matic Handy Dandy E-Z Word Reference. In next
week's issue we will enter the hazy world of baseball
slang.

by J.V. Bolkan

TORCH Staff Writer

LCC will host the 1987
District IV Track and Field
Championships, Friday and
Saturday, May 15 and 16.

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• BASES-LOADED: when runners occupy all
of the bases, first, second, and third.
• BASE-ON-BALLS: four pitched balls that
are not strikes result in a WALK, free pass; free
ticket.

player chooses to make a play on another
player.
• POP-UP: a short, very high fly ball.

• DOUBLE. PLAY: a play in which two
players are put out.

• RBI: runs batted in. A batter earns an RBI
when he hits a base hit that scores another runner.
• SACRIFICE (SAC): a situation in which the
batter is put out, but runners on base advance
or score.

• EXTRA BASES: a base hit in which the batter can safely reach an additional base.

• STOLEN BASE: advancing to another base
with out a hit or an error.

• FIELDER'S CHOICE: a play in which a batter reaches base safely because the defensive

• WILD PITCH: a pitch that the catcher cannot catch with normal effort.

• BUNT: a batted ball intended to roll slowly
along the ground, usually used as a sacrifice to
advance runners.

Both the men's and
women's squads are expected to battle fiercely for
the team title in District IV,
which consists of community
colleges from Oregon.
"It's between us (Lane)
and Mount Hood for the
team title," claims Lyndell
Wilken, women's head track
coach.
Assistant men's track
coach, Curtiss Smith says,
''It's a three-way race between us, Mount Hood, and
Linn-Benton, (and)

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by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

by Val Brown

TORCH Sports Editor

The Titans, facing an 86 mph Mount Hood fastball pitcher, stru~k out seven _times ~n
the first of a double-header, losing 4-5, but were able to work therr way to a victory m
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the second game, 5-3, on Saturday May 9.
Mount Hood's pitcher Scott Randolph was impressive, fannmg seven Titan batters
with a fast ball that averaged 86 mph.
LCC "didn't play that badly-- just got beat," said Bob Foster, head baseball coach.
Pitcher Gregg Johnson threw a good game, giving up only two unearned runs and
nine hits.
And although they struck out seven times, LCC had some hot hitters, coming up
. .
with eight hits of their own, but two runs short of a vic!ory ..
With a completely new line up, the Titans beat the Samts m the_s~cond mnmg by
taking advantage of crucial Mount Hood errors_ and good elute~ hittmg. .
Both Frank Polley and Fil Soriano had two hits to help the T1ta~s offensiv~ly.
Steve Copeland, throwing with great velocity, kept Mount Hood m check with only
six hits, as the Titans defense gave up only three runs and three errors.
According to Foster, the club has lost its intensity, but considers it to be only natural
since the Titans are out of the playoffs with a league record of 7-13.
"We're continuing to play better," says Foster, "and a few guys have a shot at
making all-star."

The Fifth Annual 18-Hole
Fund Raiser will take place
on Wednesday, June 10. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship funds for the LCC
men's basketball and
baseball teams.
The 18 holes of golf will
start at 11 a.m. at the Springfield Country Club. A tax
deductible fee of $30 will be
The money
charged.
generated in the golf tournament will enable the men's
basketball and baseball progams to offer scholarships to
student athletes.

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LCC was defeated by 10
runs in the first game but
won the next 4-3, to close out
the home schedule for the
1987 season on, Tuesday,
May 12.
·The Titans will finish the
season by playing their last
league games in a doubleheader against Clark in Vancouver, on May 15.
Due to a combination of
poor pitching and fielding,
the LCC men gave away the
first game, 14-4.
Clackamas scored six runs
in the first inning, as pitcher
Matt Montgomery had control problems in the drizzling
rain. Montgomery gave up
four walks, and two hits, one

of which was a three-run
homer.
''We got down early in the
game and that made it tough
to come back,'' explained
Foster.
In the second match-up,
the Titans scored runs in the
second, third and fourth innings, and held on for a 4-3
victory over Clackamas.
Rod Johnson and Scott
Smith each hit the ball out of
the yard -- in fact, Smith
went 2-3 at the plate with
two home runs.
Greg Johnson, pitching for
the Titans, threw well. "He
had six strikeouts, and gave
up three walks," praised
Foster. The win brought
Johnson's league record to
4-3.

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Deadlines
Health Occupation Programs
Applications for LCC' s Health Occu patio n s programs are now
available at the Admissions office
and at off-campus centers. Those
planning to enroll in any of the programs beginning Sept. '87 should
prepare applications by the following deadlines:
• Dental Assistant final deadline
July 31; notification date Aug . 28.
• Dental Hygiene deadline May
15; notification June 12.
• Respiratory Care deadline July
31; notification Aug. 28.
• Medical Office Assistant
deadline June 19; notification July
17.
For more information call 747-4501
ext. 2617.

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Every Tuesday
ACA Issues
A support group for Adult
Children of Alcoholics and Adult
Children of Dysfunctional Families
meets at LCC.
Do you have low self-esteem? Are
you confused, or tired of making the
same mistakes over and over ... do
you feel like you are one of a kind,
always wrong and no one
understands? Did you have these
questions while growing up or have
them now? You are not alone.
Come, see, hear, share with others
who feel the same. Not a class ... no
advice given .... just people growing and sharing. Check it out!
Tuesdays 11:30-1 p.m., room 240
Math and Arts.
Wednesdays
Sexual Abuse
Support Group
abuse
sexual
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Join
awareness/support group working
together to understand and prevent
sexual abuse. Begin the healing process through education with the
group on Wednesdays from noon to
1 p.m. in Center 220. For more information contact the Women's Center
at ext. 2353.
Thursdays
Battered Women's
Support Group
An on-going, drop-in support
group for women who have recently
left, or are still involved, in abusive
relationships meets every Thursday
from 7-9 p.rn.
The Women's Resource Center at
McKenzie Willamette Hospital sponsors the meetings free of charge, at
1460 G. St. in Springfield. Call
741-4607.
Thursdays
Multi-Cultural Center
Every Thursday the Multi-Cultural
Center hosts an International Coffee
Hour from 1:30-3 p.m.
It features refreshments and entertainment, and is for both international and American students.
24-hr. Hotline
Cocaine Questions
A 24-hour a day, 365-day a year cocaine hotline has been established by
CareUnit Hospital in Portland.
Users, parents, friends, and concerned citizens are encouraged to
call (503) 225-0031 for answers to
questions about cocaine and other
drugs. All calls confidential; no
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Whitewater Video
The U of O's Outdoor program is
sponsoring a lunchtime video
adventure, A Breath of Whitewater
May 20 at 12:30 p.rn.
The film, on Idaho's Payette and
Snake Rivers, is free, in the program's basement room at the Erb
Memorial Union on campus. Call
686-4365 for more information.
Through May 22
Arts and Letters Awards
Each year the Eugene Arts Foundation makes its annual Arts and
Letters Awards to recognize persons
and/or organizations, past and present, who have contributed to and
enriched Eugene's cultural life. The
1987 awards mark the sixth year of
the tradition.
Suggestions for nominees are being accepted until May 22, in the
fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, drama, theater,
dance, opera, literature, and poetry.
To obtain nomination forms, contact the Eugene Arts Foundation, 4
Eugene Centre, Eugene, OR, 97401,
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Kite Festival
Celebrate the "World's Longest
Kite Festival" on Saturday, May 16
and Sunday, May 17, on the Oregon
Coast.
Lincoln City, the "Kite Capitol of
the World," will host the events
beginning at 11 a.m. May 16, at the
"D" River Wayside State Park .
Festivities last until 4 p.m., then
again from dusk to 9 p.m May 16,
and May 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This year's show features interna-

Monday May 18
Job Fair
The Health Occupations Department at LCC is hosting a Job Fair for
Nursing and Respiratory Care
students Monday, May 18, from 11
a.rn. to 2 p.rn .
Over thirteen potential employers
are corning from all over Oregon to
the fair, held in the Nutsing Lab,
Health room 261.

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Hunger "Clean Up"
Eugene's first annual Hunger
Clean Up will be kicked off Saturday, May 16 by its sponsors and
Eugene residents, combining community service projects with fundraising efforts aimed at alleviating
hunger.
Work Projects may include
weeding and grounds clean-up
along major city streets, Eugene's
Emergency Family Shelter, Lane
County Health Clinic, and the Owen
Rose Garden
Oregon Student Public Interest
Research Group (OSPIRG) and
Friends of Food for Lane County are
sponsoring the project as part of the
National Student Campaign Against
Hunger, with the cooperation of the
YMCA voluntary Action Center and
the Eugene Park's and Recreation
Project City Pride.
Moneys raised in this year's campaign will go to Food for Lane County, as well as international hunger
relief efforts.

Sunday May 17
Wildflower Show
A display of nearly 300 Lane
County wildflowers, a bird walk,
guided tours, "tyke hikes," plant
sale, refreshments, and more will be
featured at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Show Sunday,
May 17.
Admission to the show, open from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m ., is free, and donations are encouraged .
For more information and directions, call the arboretum at 747-3817,
or phone 345-3804, 747-3796, or
686-3033.

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Volunteer Conservation Posts
The Student Conservation
Association (SCA) is still accepting
applications from persons interested
in volunteering for 12 weeks this
summer or fall in national parks and
forests, wildlife refuges, and other
conservation areas across the US .
Volunteers selected will receive a
travel grant for transportation to and
from the program area, free housing, and a stipend to offset food and
basic living expenses.
The program is available to nonstudents and students of any

May
March of Dimes
Healthy babies are the goal of the
March of Dimes, and in the next two
weeks, the organization is having its
annual phonathon fundraising
drive.
A March of Dimes volunteer may
• be calling this week, but if you don't
hear and would like to contribute,
call the office at 686-2170.

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people of all ages, has released its
latest trip catalog, World Adventure
1987.
The catalog offers more than fifty
unique travel experiences, featuring
bicycle, hiking, motor, train, canoe,
and other adventure trips in the US,
Europe, and other countries. This
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academic background, regardless of
whether or not they are seeking a
conservation career.
Interested persons should call the
SCA, (603-826-5741), during east
coast business hours to request applications and a listing of available
positions. Or, write to : The Student
Conservation Association, PO Box
550C, Charlestown, NH, 03603.
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Countries include Britain, France,
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Rica. Through services provided by
the Council and its cooperating
organizations in each country, most
participants secure work within days
of arrival, earning enough to cover
room and board as well as a vacation
trip once they stop working.
Most jobs are in restaurants, bars,
stores, and hotels, but also include
positions such as life guards, beauty
consultants, farm helpers, and bank
trainees.
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students 18 years of age or older
enrolled in a US college or university. A fee of $82 is charged, plus airfare to the destination. For more information, or to apply, write or
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1984 YAMAHA 150 SCOOTER, less
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1959 CHEVY BELAIR V-8 runs good!
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746-7714.
WOOD HIGHCHAIR and car seat
for sale. Both $15. Call Fay HSC, ext.
2517.
VOX BASS AMP $120 Peavey P.A.
100 $275, $73 Comet (runs good),
$175; 485-0568.
STEREO WITH TURNTABLE $50,
bird cages $4.50 and $8.50 other
ite111s; 741-2257.
SERIES 10 Bentley guitar - copy of a
Telecaster; asking $100.
LEATHER TOOL KIT - 16 tools,
hammer, knife, and case. New, only
packed around. $15 a steal! Call
around and compare prices,
942-7614.
SHOES FOR SALE - all kinds, flats
to heels. Some brand new, all $3 $10. Great leather boots, check them
out; 942-7614.

VW CAMPER VAN 1969 - 8,000 on
rebuilt motor. New carborator,
brakes.
tires,
generator,
Refrigerator, sink, nice upholstery.
Very good condition. Asking $1650.
Sally, 747-4501 Ext. 2336.

THREE-PIECE TAN boys suit. Fits
someone about age 12. Worn once,
cost over $70. Will sell for $25;
942-7614.

195/70x14 radial tires, wheels and
hubcaps for Toyota. Good condition!
$80 takes. 741-2816 Keep trying.

MANUAL
PORTABLE
TYPEWRITER with case $35. Call
688-0497, Rick or Kathy.

SATURDAY MARKET BOOTH
FRAME. Easy to assemble $95;
688-6174, Sue.

DO YOU WANT TO PROLONG the
life of your silver fillings? For a free
amalgam polishing, call the LCC
Dental Clinic and leave a message
with Kathy or /ulia Ashworth,
726-2206.

ELNA SEWING MACHINE with
table. $250, 688-6174, Sue.
SCUBA TANKS 72', 94' and 104' cu.
ft. Vivitar flash units 3-252's, 1-283
with accessories and 1-285. Barry,
689-0836, leave message.
SEARS FREE SPIRIT 10-speed bicycle. Good condition $50. Call
343-4686, evenings, ask for Rodney.
9V 2 CABOVER CAMPER, selfcontained, 2-way refrigerator, heater
and oven. Call 747-3303.
PUT THE TOP down on a 68' MG
Midget. New top $2,250; call
345-5999.
84' HONDA 700 SHADOW. Hondaline windshield, soft luggage, 8500
miles, 2,000 or best offer - 345-5999.
A COBRA RADAR DETECTOR
works well on highways/ in city. $75
OBO; call 741-1476 (eves).

Battle,

According to Wilken, there
are some outstanding
women athletes competing
for LCC. Christine Schiel is
favored in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, and will
compete in four other events.
Tammy Courtney should
win in the long jump, and
the Titan throwers should
dominate their events,
especially Joi Tipton and
Faye Moniz.
For the men, Andy Holt,

First
Impressions
-Career C oun seling for
the Opportunity Minded -

Cheryle Lawrence,
Executive Director
and O wner

May 15, 1987

THERE ARE MANY spring styles to
choose from at the Clothing Exchange, PE Bldg, room 301.

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LOST: A BROWN NOTEBOOK on
4-27-87 outside of the Center
building. Please call at 747-2655.

WANTED TO BUY -- sturdy,
lightweight three-speed bicycle, fairly inexpensive. Call 689-0514, mornings.

I NEED A RIDE TO PORTLAND!
Any weekday welcome! Pay gas, call
343-0577.
TIRED OF YOUR old Bolle or
Vaurnet sunglasses? Top dollar paid.
Call Sean, 345-4292.
LIFE MAGAZINE
MOTOR
November 1960, call Todd at
344-4203 or 746-6207.
NEED A DANCER (preferably hula)
for Mother-Daughter Tea, at 7 p. m.
Wednesday, May 20. Small fee. Call
Millie at 935-1354.
HELP MOM FIND a cheap, used
softball glove for her first grade
athlete. 345-1883, leave message.
WANT TO BUY a small (20 x 25
min), used drafting board, pref. with
parallel straightedge. 345-1883, leave
message.
WE BUY STEREOS -- Stereo
Workshop, 1621 East 19th Avenue
Eugene, or call 344-3212.

GOVERNMENT /OBS $16,040 $59,230/yr. Now hiring. Call
805-687-6000 ext. R-6150 for current
federal list.
. NEED SOMEONE TO SELL books
door to door, commission and possible CWE credit. Contact Bjo
Ashwill, ext. 2660.
WORK STUDY /OB BORING? Office assistants needed for American
Youth Hostel travel services.
683-3685. Betsy, work study only.
CAMP COUNSELORS/WATERFRONT STAFF. Must be great with
kids, responsible, caring, and enth us i as tic! 6/ 23/ 87 - 8/ 21/ 87;
485-5911.
EARN CAREER-RELATED work experience, college credit; paid positions usually. LCC's Cooperative
Work Experience, 726-2203.
THE TENDER TENDERS - we provide quality care for your pet and
home with a broad range of options
for yqur specific needs. We are bonded, insured, and experienced. Call
The Tender Tenders anytime,
341-3362.
FREE INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL
membership pass with purchase of
30-day or more Eurailpass. AYH
Travel Services, Atrium Building no.
205, 99 W. 10th. 683-3685. Budget
Airfares also!

SEEKING F TO share trailer in Pleasant Hill. Non-smoker only. Call
Deb at 747-9775, or 937-3311.
GOVERNMENT HOMES from $1 (U
repair). Delinquent tax property.
Call 1-619-565-1657, ext. H-030010R
for current repo list.
ROOMMATE WANTED: Lady to
help with rent. Furnished room home
in Creswell, phone 895-3959.
LOOKING FOR FEMALE nonsmoker to sublease my large
the summer,
bedroom for
(/une-September), or part of the summer. I'm flexible, Ruth 345-5543.

Lance Lehne, and Brad Cook
have already scored points
by placing in the decathlon,
and each will participate in
multiple events. According
to Smith, Lehne is a huge
favorite in both the shot put
and discus.
In addition, ''Jim Howarth
has the potential to win both
the 800, and the 1,500. He'll
be on the mile relay team,
too. Todd Hope should win
the 100, and place in the 200,
and help on the 4x100 relay,"
says Smith.
• The meet begins 1 p.m. Fri-

ALASKA

Summer Employment
• Earn $600+ /week in cannery
• Earn $8,000-$12,000+ for 2
months on fishing vessel
• Over 8,000 openings
• Male or female
• No experience necessary
• Ages 18-70+
To receive your 52-page
employment booklet, send $5.95
to M&L Research, P.O, Box 84008,
Seattle, WA 98124.

day with the men's javelin.
Friday's events end at 4:30
p.m. with the conclusion of
the women's 3,000 meter.
Saturday's schedule begins
at noon with the women's
javelin, and the concluding
awards presentation will be

ROBERTSON'S DRUG
Your prescription is
our main concern.

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343-7715
30th & Hilyard

HELP YOUR VOLKSWA GEN Beetle
run well again. Call Karl's Mobile
Tune-up Service for VW Beetles.
683-8187 for appointment.
1YPEWRITERS REPAIRED AND
SOLD. Great rates and dependable
service. Call 688-0497.
MASSAGE! For women and children.
Discounts for older women,
students, hardship. Christine Kerwood, LMT., 689-8866.
1YPING SERVICE, term papers,
resumes. Price negotiable, call Mary
at 485-6080.
JO, THE 1YPING PRO. 12 years' experience. Accurate, quality, dependable. Term papers, resumes;
683-6068, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
1YPING, fast, accurate, disk storage
and editing. LCC pick up and
delivery, 746-8494.

WOMEN'S CLINIC - annual exam,
pap, birth control, and pregnancy
testing by appt. Student Health Services, ext. 2665.
"IF IT'S WEDNESDAY- it must be
the Episcopalians. " Come join us for
Bible study and free lunch, 12-1,
Science 111.
MASSAGE FOR RELAXATION personalized. Geared to the individual. Non-sexual only! $10 per
hour. Nan Cohen, 461-2528.
TYPING - Resumes, term papers,
research papers etc. Price negotiable.
Personalized service. Nan, 461-2528.

CHRISTIAN SINGLES NEWSLETTER . Bringing Christains together.
Ir.formation (include loose stamp) sample issue $3. CSN, 1610 Pearl,
Suite No. 3, Eugene, Oregon, 97401.

PILOTS DO IT BETTER... right
/ames? From Nim.
HA WNIE AND KAHLED 2nic4u. I'm
watching you and you'd better be
nice or change your plates, Allah,
A,M,K,C.
REMEMBER: TODAY IS THE
deadline for the Writing Tutor's
essay contest!!

NONSTUDIES
BIBLE
DENOMINATIONAL - enjoy the
HUMANISTS: INTERESTED IN
gospel of Luke each Tuesday,
MEETING other students who share
12-12:45, in Health 106. All are
' your commitment to free inquiry?
welcome!
Eric, 741-2071.
DISCUSSION GROUP: SEX, LOVE,
& MARRIAGE. Wednesdays, 12-1
TADAM'S- Congratulations on your
pm. He..alth 276. Baptist Student
nomination. Student teacher of the
Union.
year! We're all proud. The Crew.
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT. The
PEER SUPPORT GROUP - for
answer man is back for Spring term.
Women Who Love Too Much
Ready to assist you in finding
Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. First Chrisanswers in Math 1, Math 2, or Math
tian Church, 1166 Oak, Eugene. Free
3. Call /ohn at 344-7774, anytime.
child care, no fee. Call Mari at
Free service.
485-0960.
NOW
TUTORS
WRITING
RIGHT YOU TORCHIES ALL
AVAILABLE, 8-3 Monday through
have you ever wondered about the
Friday, Room 476 Center.
similarity between the words
NEED JOB EXPERIENCE? Earn LCC
TORCH and TORTURE? Well, I
credits, wages, and experience! Call
guess that makes me " TORCHERER
Cooperative Work Experience,
2. " Alexandra Haig.
726-2203.
WHILE THE CAT'S AWAY, the mice
CORN ROWING AND FRENCH
will play. Hope you had as much fun
BRAIDING $5-up depending on hair
as we did! We're so glad you'll do
length. Call 687-9215 after 6 p.m. ,
the same for all of us next week. The
Melanie Jackson.
Mouseketeers.

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Clackamas may fight for a
place.''

344-2634

THE ANSWER MAN IS BACK for
Spring Term. Ready to assist you in
finding answers in Math 1, 2, or 3.
Call f ohn at 344-7774, anytime.

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SUPER-8 CAMERAS, call Steve at
484-9705.

held at 4:30 p.m. Admission
to all events is free.

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INTUITIVE C OUNSELOR

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PAST LIFE REGRESSIONS
Used to help you understand
and deal with today's problems.

Call 343-4396 from 9 - 5
for appointments
Evening and Saturday
appointments avai lable

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compiled by Beverly Moore

May16
The New Zoo returns to
Amazon Community Center
for its fourth year, featuring
live reptiles, birds of prey,
and a petting area. Displays
and slides of wildlife and
conservation will be
presented also at the zoo,
scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Admission is $2 for adults
and $1 for children.
Refreshments will be
available, as will pony rides
for children for a small
charge.
The New Zoo is sponsored
Oregon
the
by .
Herpetological Society, Bob
Biesser, and Eugene Parks,
Recreation, and Cultural Services Department, to educate
the public about environmental awareness and
wildlife conservaton.

TORCH Entertainment Editor

May15
A Caribbean night of dance
with The Reggae All Stars
will be presented at The
Caribe Club (1002 West 2nd
Ave.), at 10 p.m. A donation
of $2 will be requested at the
door to benefit the Various
Artists Coop.
MaylS
The Lane Literary Guild
(LLG) presents an evening of
poetry, featuring William
and Kim Stafford, at 8 p.m.
at Studio One in the Hult
Center.
William Stafford is known
throughout the world for his
poetry and is Oregon's Poet
Laureate. Kim Stafford, poet,
teacher, folklorist, and
essayist, is the director of the
Northwest Writing Institute
at Lewis and Clark College.
Admission is $2.50, $1.50
for LLG members.

May16-17
The second annual '' Give
Peace a Dance'' will begin on
May 16 at 10 a.m., and continue until 6 a.m. on May 17
May15
Dinosaurs, an electric at the W.O.W. Hall.
Admission, meals, and
boogie and blues band from
will be free for all
prizes
Eugene's
and
San Francisco,
Nine Days' Wonder will per- dancers who have collected
form at the W.O.W. Hall. the minimum pledges.
Dinosaurs was formed in ' Dancers will take turns danc1982 after five well known ing to music provided by
bay area musicians perform- Jump Street, Nine Days'
ed together at Bill Graham's Wonder, Terry Robb and
Old Waldorf Night Club in Kate Sullivan and Co., along
San Francisco. Doors open at with seven other bands.
The danceathon is spon9 p.m., and showtime is 9:30
p.m. For information call sored by KZAM, Citizen Action for Lasting Security
687-2746.

(CALS), and the Oregon
Committee To Stop Hanford.
Advance tickets are $7
from CALS at 454 Willamette
St., or $8 on the day of the
show at the W.O.W. Hall.
For information call 343-8548.
May21-23
The Pacific Morgan Horse
Show, at the Lane County
Fairgrounds, will celebrate
the magnificent Morgan
Horse with 300 Morgan
Horses "strutting their
stuff."
The Morgan is the only allAmerican breed· of horse,
and is distinguished by its
precise, high-stepping gait.
Morgan horses are known
for their stamina, reliability,
intelligence, and tractble
nature.
There will be three daly
performances at 10 a.m., 1
p.m., and 7 p.m. Admission
to the 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
show is free. Tickets for the
evening shows are $3 general
admission, $2 seniors, and
$1.50 children ages 6-16.
The Pacific Morgan Horse
Show is co-sponsored by the
Hult Center and KVAL-TV.
Proceeds from the show will
benefit children's programming at the Hult Center.

painting, photography,
ceramics and mixed media.
A public reception for the
artists will be held at 7 :30
p.m. on May 23. The New
Zone Gallery is located at 411
High Street. Gallery hours
are 11-4 p.m., seven days a
week.
Through June 16
The Hult Center will
display paintings in a show
by Mery Lynn Mccorkle, entitled Learning To Live Alone.
McCorkle, who is most
known for her works of
brightly colored, imaginary
birds, presents a new focus

in her show that is more
and
private
autobiographical.
"The series of paintings at
the Hult Center all deal with
emptiness: the hollow pain
of it, the vulnerability involved in trying to move beyond
it," says Mccorkle.
A reception for the artist
will be held on May 22, at
7:30 p.m. The exhibit may be
viewed in the lower level of
the Hult Center. Gallery
hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, and
11 a.rn. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, and during all Hult
Center performances.

Peaceweek includes dance

May 23 through June 18
The New Zone Gallery
presents the Sixth Annual
Juried Exhibition of Lane
County Artists. The exhibit
brings together over SO
works, including sculpture,

LCC's Beginning Jazz Class rehearses its dance presentation for the ASLCC's Peaceweek Peace Day Performance. The performance is scheduled to begin at noon
May 20 in the courtyard in front of the cafeteria.

Pow-wo w draws crowd Dance concert
by Beverly Moore

TORCH Entertainment Editor

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Native American Indian tribes from
around the Pacific Northwest
gathered at LCC May 8 - 10 for the U
of O's Native American Student
Union's (NASU) 19th Annual PowWow.
Over 700 people attended the three
day pow-wow. Tribes in attendance
included the Warm Springs, Wasco,
Pauite, Yakima, Kiowa, Siletz, and
Umatilla.
Competitive dancing was scheduled throughout the event, with
Pendleton blankets and cash prizes
awarded. Categories in dance included w~ dancing, social dancing, owl
dancing, and women's traditional
dancing.
Mary Sando, LCC student and
Warm Springs Indian, took first place
in the women's traditional dancing,
winning a Pendleton blanket.
According to Sando, the Springfield Indian Education Program is
sponsoring another pow-wow May
23 in celebration of National Indian
Week (May 18- 24), at the Springfield
High School from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m.

celebrates peace

by Beverly Moore
TORCH Entertainment Editor

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Peace. means many things
to many people.
In honor of peace, and in a
celebration of people working together in the spirit of
the dance, the LCC dance
program will present their
Spring Concert Peacescapes,
on May 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. in
the LCC Mainstage Theatre.

The concert will feature
works by Mary Seereiter,
Nicola Foster, Anne PorterCooper, Donna Briggs, and
Carol Soleau.
The concert is a colof
laborative production
community dancers together
with dancers of LCC.
Admission is $4 for
students and $5 for the
general public.

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Electronic scraps and surplus working equipment. Fixerupper stereos and parts. VERY CHEAP!
Oscilloscopes, meters, generator, tools, car stereos , tape
decks, turntables, speakers, amps, receivers, audio racks,
wiring, circuit boards, motors, transformers, shelving units .
$1 buys •· great toys! Seven years collection . Most stuff under
$10 . GREAT BUYS! (Some good working equipment.)

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