Lane
Community
College

VOL.23 N0.2

"The written word passeth on the torch of wisdom"

October 2, 1987

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ASLCC's

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resigns

by Robert Ward

TORCH Associate Editor

by Diane Davis
TORCH Editor

Billie Rendahl resigned her
position as ASLCC Vice President on Sept. 20.
Due to family commitments, Rendahl is moving
to Oklahoma and will be
unable to fulfill her duties with
this year's student government.
'' I know ASLCC will do a
wonderful job, even though I
won't be here. I will be here in
soul. And they'll be hearing
from me occasionally,'' said
Rendahl in a telephone interview with The TORCH.
ASLCC President Jeff
Moisan says, "Obviously, I'm
sorry to see her go. Billie was a
great asset to ASLCC last year
and I think her absence will
definitely be felt."
Rendahl's departure leaves
the position of ASLCC Vice
President vacant and Moisan
encourages students who are
interested in serving in student
government to apply.
"Applicants should be
highly motivated, articulate,
have had some administrative
experience, and be able to deal
with diverse personalities,''
says Moisan.''
Aside from assuming the
duties of the ASLCC President in the event of a vacancy,
the vice president serves as
grievance counselor for the
student body, conducts
ASLCC elections, creates
agendas for Senate meetings,
and assumes the duties of
ASLCC Treasurer in the event
of an absence.
Students interested in applying for the position should
submit a letter of application
by noon on Oct. 8 to Moisan
at the ASLCC office on the
fourth floor of the Center
Building, Room 479.
Applicants will be interviewed by the ASLCC Executive
Cabinet as part of the selection
process.

Jazz guitarist Don Latarski and band -- Dennis Caffey, drums and Forrest Moyer, bass -conclude "Fool's Blues", a Latarski original, during LCC's Welcome Week.

o ·conflict, aysBolkan
by Diane Davjs

TORCH Editor

LCC's Athletic Department has filled its vacant Sports Information Director position.
TORCH Sports Editor Jeff (J.V.) Bolkan will
serve dual positions of public relations for the
department, as well as sports reporting for the
student newspaper.
"I know there's a possibility for conflict of
interest," says Bolkan, " but, since I'm aware
of it and they're (athletic department) aware of
it, I don't think there will be a problem."
Bolkan was hired for the TORCH editor's
position during Spring Term. His new job with
the Athletic Department includes issuing week-

LCC's Sports Information Director
Jeff Bolkan

World Record

ly press releases to the local media and
publishing a weekly newsletter of LCC sports
activities for area high schools. He will also
write previews and forecasts of LCC teams.
In previous years the Sports Information
Director has received a salary, but due to
$4,000 in budget cuts last year the Athletic
Department was forced to recruit a student to
fill the position this year, states Bob Foster,
athletic director.
''We wrote a memo asking departments to
search for a student who wanted a tuition
waiver. Pete Peterson responded right away
with Jeff's name. He's exactly what we need.
His position will be one in which he can do his
work for the TORCH and use the same work
for our newsletters and press releases. They fit
hand-in-hand.''
Bolkan feels that his second job with the
athletic department will enhance his career
goals.
"I'd like to become a professional sports
writer and/ or a sports information director for
a major college, or even a conference," says
Balkan.
In lieu of a salary, Balkan will receive a full
tuition waiver for Fall Term. He will be reevaluated on a term-by-term basis.
''The position is conditional on my performance during Fall Term," says Bolkan. "It
also gives me a chance to back out if it's too
much responsibility."

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KLCC radio began its
Radiothon fundraiser Oct. 1
with a targeted goal of
$57,500.
According to KLCC
Marketing Director Ross
West, a pre-radiothon campaign generated· over $15,000
towards that amount through
listener mail-in contributions.
KLCC listeners are encouraged to make contributions to the station during its
bi-annual fundraiser.
KLCC's stability depends
on local fundraising efforts.
acradiothon
Past
complishments have played a
major role in the continued
success of the station.
Contributors to KLCC's
Radiothon receive a subscription to the station's bimonthly program guide. For a
contribution of $35 or more,
the station offers premiums including t-shirts, coffee mugs,
records, and dinners at local
restuarants.
KLCC has had '' great success" with radiothons in the
past, says West, and is encouraged by the early show of
support so far this fall.
Contributions from listeners
account for 20 percent of
KLCC's $380,000 operating
budget. LCC, private underwriters, and the federal Corporation for Public Broadcasting supply the rest of the
station's budget.
"Community support is absolutely vital" says West. "We
rely on the community and
volunteers" to sustain the
award-winning station.
In 1985 and 1986 KLCC
received the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting's firstplace National Award for Excellence in Promotion and
Advertisement. Sigma Delta
Chi and the Oregon
Associated Press a warded
KLCC their journalism prizes
for state and regional news in
1987.

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October 2, 1987

The TORCH

FORUMS

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Bork nomination raises questions
by Diane Davis

TORCH Editor

"Are you as confused about Robert Bork as I
am," a friend ·recently asked me.
It's not hard to get confused listening to the
arguments of liberals who label him a "judicial activist" on the extreme right, and then to his supporters who applaude the US Court of Appeals
judge as a "mainstream" conservative.
Bork's fiercest critic, Sen. Edward Kennedy, attacks him as a close-minded, opinionated racist who
would bring about a return to "back-alley abortions" and "segregated lunch counters."
His strongest ally, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah,
argues that the Supreme Court has not reversed any
of the more than 400 decisions in which Bork participated while on the US Court of Appeals.
Bork complains his critics have unfairly
misrepresented his judicial record.
He claims liberal groups which have analyzed his
record have engaged in "sloppy research." Bork
directly challenged a published report by the Public
Citizen Litigation Group which claimed that in
cases in which· the government was a party, he
''voted against consumers, environmental groups
and workers almost l 00 percent of the time, and for
business in every such case.''
Bork argues, "If you look at my decisions on
race, on women, on labor unions, on individuals
versus the government, you will find no consistency
along those lines. You will find no political axis, no
political line along which those decisions line up.
They go both ways. They line up only according to
legal reasoning."
Legal reasoning? Is it legal reasoning to rule in
favor of a company which wants to sterilize female
employees rather than clean-up its act?
According to an Associated Press article, Bork
ruled such in a 1984 case in which a union sued on
behalf of women workers in a manufacturing plant.
The plant's operation regularly exposed women to

high lead levels, regarded as dangerous to fetuses.
Female employees ages 16 to 50 were told by the
company they would be removed from their jobs
unless they were sterilized, thereby limiting
employer liability for harm to ttnborn children.
Bork rejected the union argument that tbe company
should clean the work place, and said the sterilization policy was the only solution that was ''realistic
and clearly lawful."
(Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union vs. American Cyanamid Co.)
During the second day of the Senate's hearings,
Kennedy stated, "In Robert Bork's America, there
is no room at the inn for blacks and no place in the
Constitution for women. And in our America, there
should be no seat on the Supreme Court for Robert
Bork."
I agree with .columnist Anthony Lewis. "Bork
has sat on an inferior court where he is bound by
precedent. Who can know what he'll do on the one
court that can overrule precedent and change the
import of the Constitution?"
Among the groups which oppose Bork's appointment are the AFL-CIO (which played a major role
in defeating two of former President Nixon's
Supreme Court nominees), the National Organization of Women (NOW), NAACP, the National
Abortion Rights Action League, People for the
American Way, the Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, Inc.
Are these groups, as columnist James J.
Kilpatrick calls them, "apostles of hysteria?" Or is
there a factual basis for their overwrought concern?
Consider the following:
• Bork calls the Court's 1965 decision granting
the use of contraceptives in Connecticut
"unprincipled" and "unconstitutional." The
Court maintains that although the Constitution
does not contain a "privacy right" it is a
"penumbra" formed by "emanations" from other
rights. Bork however, says there is no difference

between the claim of marital privacy and an electric
company's desire to be freed from pollution regulations.
In 1971 he wrote, "whenever people claim a right
to some liberty, there is a clash between their
gratification and the state's desire to regulate. A
court cannot weigh the claims except in terms of its
own value ... and that is impermissible.,.
• Bork strongly opposes the landmark Supreme
Court Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized abortion. Again, Bork maintains that the Constitution
does not contain a "free-floating right of privacy"
which was the basis of the decision.
• Bork asserts again and again that the Supreme
Court has strayed from the "original intent" of the
Constitution. If Bork has hi~ way, any decision
which he feels strays from (what he considers)
original intent is fit to be overruled.
It would seem that Bork would prefer to throw
away any enlightenment gained over the past 200
years and base his judicial philosophy on an 18th
century society of predominantely white males, in
which women and blacks had no place.
Bork's appointment would form a conservative
board with Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices
O'Connor, Scalia and White. While the Democrats
might yet stage a filibuster to stall the seemingly inevitable, the hearings can only last so long. Eventually, the committee must turn its decision over to
the Senate.
It's important to note that over the years, only
one in every five Supreme Court nominees has been
turned down. In order to block Bork's appointment, voters must respond immediately. Oregon's
Senator Hatfield stated this week that he is still
undecided on the Bork issue. There is still a chance
to persuade him that a 'no' vote is the only vote
possible to maintain the freedom and liberties
Americans have secured through law over the past
30 years.
Write to Hatfield immediately: 475 Cottage
N.E., Salem, OR.

Is Constitution just paper?

commentary by Robert Ward
TORCH Assodate Editor

When I was in the sixth
grade, I was asked to write a
paper on the question -- '' Is
the Constitution just a piece of
paper?''
Being a well-taught little
patriot at the time I, of course,
wrote no. But nowadays I'm
not so sure.
Our Constitution was
drafted, signed, and ratified
by 54 white men. Most of
them were prosperous landowners who were afraid of
each other's potential threat to
take what the other had. So
they attempted to draw up a
document, and a government,
with enough checks and
balances to frustrate anyone
who might want to rule the
maiden kingdom.
Only white land-owning
men were allowed to vote.
Blacks counted as 3/5 of a person, and only for proportioning voting disticts of the white
men. In reality, they were
merely non-humans.
That was a long time ago.
The Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments have
changed the original intent

and meaning of the Constitution. But what does the Constitution really say?

The first amendment
guarantees the right of free
speech and a free press. It does
not mean that I can use this
space to accuse or slander someone without basis or fact.
However, I can use it to accuse
the President of not
understanding his own foreign
policy agenda, if I have facts I
believe can substantiate that
conclusion.
We don't really have a free
press in the sense that there is
unlimited freedom. Free press
is debatable. So is free speech.
When we want an ultimate
decision on whether free
speech or press has been
violated, we ask nine people.
The Supreme Court of the
United States. The Constitution means what the Supreme
Court interprets it to mean.
Other countries, particularly Central and South America,
have implemented Constitutions much like our own. The
trouble is, what good is a Constitution unless rulers pay attention to it?
The US has the advantage

of being a multi-ethnic society.
We hear strong voices from
many political viewpoints and
it helps keep our leaders
honest.
These other countries have a
strong nationalistic fervor and

liberties can be suspended on a
moment's notice under the excuse that outsiders are
threatening the country's wellbeing.
We are all outsiders in the
US. The threat of each other
saves us from ourselves.

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TOR.Ch
EDITOR: Diane Davis
ASSOC/A TE EDITOR:
Robert Ward
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR:
Julie Crist
SPORTS EDITOR: J. V. Balkan
PHOTO EDITOR: Mike Primrose
STAFF WRITERS: Muriel Willingham,
Kyle Abrams
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS: Geri
Hopkins, Mike Saker, Don Jones
PRODUCTION MANAGER:
Kim Buchanan
PRODUCTION: Lauretta Deforge, Taffy
Johnson, Kerry Wade, Amy Thomas, Al
Smart, Denise Abrams, Rhonda Lanier,
John Kane
DISTRIBUTION: Rhonda Lanier
TYPESETTING: Jaylene Sheridan
SECRETARY: Pat Jenrette
AD VERTIS/NG AD VISOR:
Jan Brown
PRODUCTION ADVISOR:
Dorothy Wearne
NEWS AND EDITORIAL ADVISOR:
Pete Peterson
The TORCH is a student-managed
newspaper published on Fridays, September
through May. News stories are compressed,
concise reports intended to be as fair and
balanced as possible. They appear with a
byline to indicate the reporter responsible.
News features, because of their broader
scope, may contain some judgements on the
part of the writer. They are identified with a
special byline.
"Forums" are essays contributed by
TORCH readers and are aimed at broad
issues facing members of the community.
They should be limited to 750 words.
Deadline: Monday JO a.m.
"Letters to the Editor" are intended as
short commenraries on stories appearing in
the TORCH. They should be limited to 250
words. The editor reserves the right to edit
for libel, invasion of privacy, length and appropriate language. Deadline: Monday,
noon.
"Goings on" serves as a public announcement forum. Activities related to LCC will
be given priority. Deadline: Monday, 10
a.m.
All correspondence must be typed and
signed by the writer. Mail or bring all correspondence to: the TORCH, Room 205
Center Building, 4000 £ . 30/h Ave. Eugene,
OR, 97405. Phone 747-4501 ext. 2655.

The TORCH

News Tracking

by Robert Ward

TORCH Associate Editor

The United States Postal Service is the latest government
agency to require young males 18 through 25 years of age
to register with the Selective Service before being considered for employment.
Under the new guidelines a young man must prove he
has registered with the Selective Service before being eligi, ble for employment.
Along with federal employment, Selective Service
registration is required for federal student financial aid
and job training benefits. Many states, including Oregon,
also require registration as a prerequisite for state student
aid, entrance into a state-supported college or university,
and state employment.
All young men are required by law to register with the
Selective Service within 30 days of their eighteenth birthday. Failure to do so is a felony punishable by up to five
years in prison and/or up to a $250,000 fine.
Packwood to Oppose Bork

Sen. Bob Packwood says he will oppose the confirmation of Robert Bork to the US Supreme Court. •
The Oregon senator said he opposes the nomination
because Bork would work to limit individual rights.
Packwood said he would be talking to other Republican
senators explaining his opposition to the Bork nomination,
and trying to persuade them to join him.
Packwood said Bork's testimony last week before the
Senate Judiciary Committee made it clear that Bork remains a harsh critic of privacy rights as defined by the
Supreme Court over the last six decades.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will end the Bork hearings soon and will then make a recommendation on
whether to confirm Bork or not. A majority of the full
Senate must approve Bork if he is to become a Supreme
Court Justice.
Packwood, who is a strong advocate of abortion rights,
said he is convinced that Bork would do everything he can
to reverse the right of a woman to choose whether or not to
have an abortion.
The Senator says he has received about 3,600 pieces of
mail on the Bork nomination, with 2,000 opposing him
and 1,600 supporting him.
Nicaragua Announces Reforms
The government of Nicaragua has announced a partial
cease-fire with Contra rebels as the latest in a series of
moves to comply with a Central American peace plan signed Aug. 7. The plan was signed by the presidents of
Guatamala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and
Nicaragua
In addition to the cease-fire, Pres. Daniel Ortega of
Nicaragua has agreed to let the opposition newspaper, La
Prensa, begin printing again. La Prensa, usually critical of
the Sandinista government, was shut down by the
Nicaraguan president in June 1986 after operating under
extensive censorship since 1982. Ortega said the paper
could begin publishing without any fear of censorship.
The Nicaraguan government also announced that Radio
Catolica, the Roman Catholic Church radio station which
was also shut down, could reopen immediately.
The church, under Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo,
has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Sandinista government, which has been in power since 1979.
The peace plan calls for amnesties, cease fires,
democratic reforms, end to foreign aid, and an end to use
of territories of one country to invade another. These
measures are scheduled to take effect by Nov. 7.
President Reagan, who remains skeptical of the Sandinistas, and the peace plan, is considering asking Congress for $270 million for Contra aid for the next 18
months.

October 2, 1987

Page 3

Levy defeat deals LCC a crushing blow
by Jeff Moisan

ASLCC President

On September 15, 1987, LCC was dealt a
fairly heavy blow. The levy failed.
LCC had put a considerable amount of effort
into trying to pass a one-year operating levy to
restore certain services that were cut during last
year's $2.2 million budget reduction. What exactly will we, the students, be missing as a result
of the failed levy?
During the budget cuts, six full-time positions were cut from the Counseling Center. The
Counseling Center is visited by approximately
20,000 individuals each term for career counseling, educational planning and academic advising, testing, and personal crisis counseling.
The passage of a one-year $737,500 levy
would have restored five of those positions.
Other positions include Media Technicians -- to
maintain videotape programs -- and members
of the community education faculty.
LCC will operate less efficiently due to a loss
of accounting support and the position of College Archivist. LCC's facilities may deteriorate
because we are already six positions below the
minimum requirement for a college the size of

LCC in terms of custodial staff. The levy would
have restored three of those positions.
LCC will still be able to provide many quality
programs albiet with less support than before.
The rub comes in when we analyze the
returns of the election.
Nearly 60,000 people voted. And LCC lost
by only 161 votes. When people say that their
vote doesn't count, they certainly haven't looked at this election; This was a good chance for
students to say what kind of education they
would get at LCC. Unfortunately, for one
reason or another, it didn't get said loud
enough.
In May, we might have a chance of improving things. LCC is considering going to the
voters to ask for an updated tax base, which
means more support for LCC's programs.
If students vote, they CAN make a difference. I encourage everyone to register to
vote, and if you move, do it again! If every
LCC student voted, we could pass this levy by a
phenomenal margain ! If you value your education here as much as I value mine, you will
know that voting in May is a small price to pay.
Thank you.

World Food Day includes biking,
writing, speaking and music
by Diane Davis
TORCH Editor

I am only one
But still I am one
I cannot do everything
But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do
everything
I will not refuse to do the
something
That I can do.
Edward Everett Hale
''What can I do about
hunger?"
World-wide activities during
the weeks of Oct. 3 through 18
will attempt to answer this and
other questions during the annual observance of World
Food Day.
''The purpose of World
Food Day is to commemorate
the founding of the Food and
Agricultural Organization, to
focus our attention on food
issues world-wide, and to
work together to solve problems," states Beth Naylor,
nutrition instructor at LCC
and co-chair of the World
Food Day Committee of Lane
County.
Naylor recommends that
anyone interested in world
food issues should attend one
of the activities planned for
the nine-day span. She makes
a special note of the day-long
"Global Issues" which offers
over 50 workshops and a
special keynote address by

renowned author of "Diet for
a Small Planet,'' Frances
Moore Lappe.
Scheduled activities include:
• Oct. 3: Bike-a-thon to aid
Central America.
• Oct. 6: Letter writing
meeting at Harris Hall.

Teleconference at U of 0.
• Oct. 18: Art Simon, of
Bread for the World, at Grace
Lutheran Church.
Throughout the month of
October FOOD for Lane
County will conduct food

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• Frances Moore Lappe
speaking at South Eugene
High School on ''In a
Democracy Hunger Has No
Place.''
• Oct. 9: ''Global Issues:
Education for Action'' conference for educators at South
Eugene High School.
• Oct. 9: Benefit concert by
Jim Scott.
• Oct. 10: Global Issues
workshops.
• Oct. 15: "Personal
Finances -- Global Issues" at
Campbell Senior Center.
• Oct. 16: World Food Day

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drives in schools, businesses
and the community.
On Oct. 16, the U of O will
sponsor a world-wide
Expert
teleconference.
panelists from Peru, Africa,
America, and Norway will
discuss "Poverty, Hunger and
Interdependence,'' moderated
by CBS Washington news anchorwoman Maureen Bunyan.
The 1987 World Food Day
observance is sponsored by
more than 24 area organizations and businesses, both
private and non-profit.

College magazine editorship positions still available
by Denise Abrams

TORCH Staff Writer

Students wishing to exercise their writing talents
and organizational skills are encouraged to join
Denali, LCC's student literary magazine.
Applications are currently being accepted for
editor, associate editor, art editor, photo editor, and
production manager.
Students interested in applying for editor and
associate editor should have a knowledge of
literature, a GP A of 2.00 and should be enrolled in at
least 3 credits.
Applications for the editor's position may be obtained from Literary Adviser Karen Locke, of the
English and Foreign Language DepartmentJ on the

fourth floor of the Center building, or from Dorothy
Wearne, Denali technical advisor, CEN 205.
Deadline for applications is Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. and
must be returned to either Locke or W earne.
Interviews of applicants are scheduled for Oct. 29
at 3 p.m. with the Media Commission, a board
established by the college to regulate student media.
Students interested in the editorial position are required to take a Media Law course offered through
the Mass Communication department. If the class is
not available during Fall Term, then conferences
with Media Law Instructor Jim Dunne are required.
Writing 121 is also a prerequisite.
Locke says many students have already talked with

her about the jobs.
"They (inquiring students) seem to think that they
aren't qualified enough for the job.'' But she says the
only requirement -- besides the academic requirements -- for editorships are first and foremost,
that "the person should be capable of organizing a
small staff'' of four to six people. She suggests the
applicants not worry about lack of production and
paste-up skills, since they can learn those skills on the
job.
Once selected, the editor will have control of the
hiring and managing of the Denali staff and will
make final decisions on all matters regarding the
magazine, according to the Media Commission
guidelines.

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October 2, 1987

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The TORCH

Keeping the funds flowing, the system afloat
by Robert Ward

TORCH Associate Editor

Outsiders don't know that
LCC's financial aid office is
constantly maneuvering in a
sea of red tape. While most
people might drown at the
weight of the regulations,
Director Linda Waddell and
her staff remain bouyant.
"Most people see my job as
handing out money,'' exclaims
Waddell, whose responsibilities extend far beyond
those perceived by the public.
Waddell oversees the
"handing out" of about $7
million a year in financial aid
money to approximately 3600
students. In addition to accounting for the disbursement
of money, Waddell's office
must also monitor students'
academic progress.
She has been criticized by
some students and staff for
adhering too stringently to
financial aid guidelines
established by the federal
government and the college.
But Waddell firmly believes
that students have a responsibility to maintain satisfactory academic progress if they
are to continue to receive
financial aid funding.
"When something is expected from someone, they
rise to the occasion," remarks
Waddell, which she says
results in a feeling of pride for
the student.
At LCC, students receiving
financial aid are required to
pass the minimum number of
credits they sign up for,
whether it's six, nine, or 12,
and maintain a cumulative 2.0
grade point average. If

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students are unable to meet
these conditions, they may be
put on academic probation.
There is an appeals process for
those who wish to challenge
the office's decision.
"People think we try and
deny students their financial
aid grants," says Waddell.
"In fact, it's just the opposite.
We ask ourselves how we can
approve a student's appeal" if
his/her financial aid seems
headed for cancellation.
In fact, Waddell points to a
recent LCC study which shows
"students are doing 10 per
cent better academically than
in the past, and the trend is
institution-wide. The more
success students have, the better the retention rate is.''
Waddell believes she has increased communication between students and the financial aid office. Some of the
new services she has introduced include:
• The process of sending out
eligibility notices in May
rather than late summer. This
lets students know how much
funding they will receive for
the coming school year.
• The mailing of a quarterly
newsletter, "Moneysense,"
sent to all financial aid recipients informing them of pertinent procedures and regulations.
• The developing of a
''Guide to Financial Aid
Resources" to provide comprehensive information on
financial aid processes and
students' rights and responsibilities.
• A system allowing financial aid recipients to charge
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Applications
are now being accepted for

1987-88
DENAL I
Editorship

• photo by Michael Primrose

Financial Aid Director Linda Waddell answers a question about
•
LCC policy.

their books against their funding prior to the start of the
term.
• A procedure of mailing
grant and work-study checks
to students' homes. Previously, students had to wait in long
lines at the Financial Aid
counter to receive their checks.
• A method of expanded
participation on campus-based
funding programs (Work
Study, SEOG, NDSL) by
making funds available on a
pro-rated basis to students
enrolled half-time and threequarter time. These programs
·were available only to fulltime students in the past.
"The challenge of my job is
to be creative and take inflexible rules and apply them to
students, while realizing
students are unique,'' says
Waddell.
Arrives in 1984
Wad dell was hired as financial aid director about three
and a half years ago. She came
to LCC from Central Oregon
Community College in Bend,
where she held the same position for six years.
Waddell was born and raised on the Oregon coast. She
has a B.A. degree from Linfield College, and a master's
degree from San Diego State.

The editor of Denali, LCC's Literary Arts publication, will
design the structure of the 1987-88 staff and the production schedule. The editor can expect to work 15-20 hours
per week. The editor will have control of the hiring and
managing of staff and will have the final word on all matters according to Media Commission guidelines. Experience with production is preferred but not required. The
editor will be in charge of budgeting of funds and assessing
staff progress. A background in literature and art is very
much encouraged. The editor must have taken Writing 121
(or the equivalent) and must take Media Law. The editor
must be an officially registered student and maintain a 2.00
GPA. The Denali editor will be paid $200 per term.

Many Duties
Waddell '' changes hats''
many times during a typical
day, although no day is
typical. She may meet with the
State Scholarship Commission
before arriving at LCC in the
morning. Early each day, she
meets with her staff of 12 to
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Among other tasks, the college hired her to improve the
efficiency of the financial aid
office through better use of
the college mainframe computer system.
Waddell's office is a little
cubbyhole tucked away in the
corner of the Financial Aid
Department. All four shelves
in her office bend under the
weight of binders full of
federal, state, and college
policies. Under her desk is a
box overflowing with reports
and correspondence from the
recent liability dispute with the
US Department of Education.
A ten-inch pile of mail waits
for attention on her desk; a
mere week's worth.
Her office is deluged in
paperwork. But, an IBM computer on one wall and an Apple computer on another, are
evidence of her efforts to comply with the college's goal of
more efficient (computerized)
record-keeping.

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and talk over questions
students are asking. She may
meet with her supervisor, Vice
President of Student Services
Jack Carter, to discuss next
year's financial aid status.
She'll talk to a student if one
wishes to challenge a financial
aid decision.
She may meet with an
auditor who has questions
about LCC' s financial aid
policy. She is also responsibible for hiring work study
students for the financial aid
office.
Waddell has a 2 1/2 page list
on her desk of 15 to 20 projects she is working on.

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'It's a multi-faceted job ...
one where my desk is never
clean, "she says.
But Waddell believes in using her time at school to deal
with people. She won't take
time at work to read over new '
and updated regulations -- she
thinks professional responsibilities should be done on her
own free time.
So she will often read new
policies and laws while pedaling on her stationary bicycle at
home.
In her limited free time
Waddell likes to read, travel,
and take long walks in the
fresh air with her husband to
relieve the stress that comes
with the job.
'' I like my job and I like to
come to work," says Waddell.
'' Being Financial Aid Director
allows me to be philanthropic
by giving away money without
expecting anything in return. I
like to see students given an
opportunity to expand their
horizons" by helping them attend school when they otherwise might not be able to.
She feels her job is not to
''react to proposals,'' but to
help shape new policies while
they are in the planning stages.
Recently, Waddell testified
before government subcommittees on financial aid regulations. She served on the national Independent Student
Task Force which made
recommendations for the new
federal policies on the criteria
an
constitute
that
"independent student."
'' A tremendous amount of
reading helps me to interpret
how to do my job," exclaims
Waddell. She points to the
Chronicle of Higher Education as "must reading" for her
every week.
When discussing her critic's
claims that she has changed
financial aid regulations since
arriving at LCC, Waddell explains that regulations change
constantly and are not set in
concrete. Some are open to
clarification and scrutiny by
each school's financial aid office. Keeping up on the changing federal regulations and
policies is probably the
hardest, and most important
part of her job.
As the binders on her
shelves attest, the voluminous
regulations add to the sea of
red tape.

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October 2, 1987

Page S

Outstanding Instmctor of the Year
by Julie Crist

TORCH Entertainment Editor

"Eileen is a wonder!ul instructor. She really makes
you feel special. I never knew English could be fun
until I had Eileen LePelley as an instructor. I'm looking forward to Business English II with her. "
Eileen LePelley believes that everybody is capable
of learning - it is the teacher that makes the difference. In fact, LePelley makes such a big difference
that she has been chosen LCC's 1986-87 Outstanding
Instructor of the Year. Who is this woman that can
get a student to look forward to Business English II?
After graduating from Idaho State University with
a B.A. in Business Education and a minor in Physical
Education, LePelley went on to become the only
fem ale instructor in a small high school in Cambridge.
"Not only was I teaching, I was advisor to every
group possible. I was basketball coach, track coach. I
practically lived in the school. I loved it.''
She taught there for seven years and became the
department chair.
After LePelley married, she and her husband mov._
ed to Eugene. She eventually went to work for Merritt Davis Business College, now Trend College,
where she became the lead instructor after just one
year.
"That's where I first was introduced to individualized instruction. That's what we do (at the
LCC Downtown Business Education Center). It
means that a student learns at their own learning
ability. It's variable or non credit. Everybody in the
room is not doing the same thing at the same time.
I'm giving lectures, not to the whole room, but to
various segments of the students. I really· believe in
the philosophy.''
"Everyone should have one of LePe//ey's classes."
"My goal is that the students leaving my program
will be the best employees that an employer could
ever hire. I keep in contact with my students a lot,

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After 20 years, Business Instructor Eileen LePelley,
still loves her job, five days a week. ''I feel
honored ... ''

and have talked to employers through advisory
groups, and they think that we're doing a good job."
Advisory groups set up at the Downtown Center
monitor employer responses and tailor the program
to employer needs.
LePelley says that she keeps up with current
business technology and developments with business
contacts, trade journals, and by attending conferences.

"It's a 24 hour job, 12 months a year, especially
the business field, because it changes so fast. The job
doesn't stop when I come home. I'm always grading
papers, reading, or working on computer software.
And, with a business teacher there's massive paperwork."
"A 'jun' course. Learned a lot. Eilene has lots of
little hints to help you remember rules. She is always
prepared. She is an excellent teacher. I looked forward to her class and enjoyed it very much. "
"Education is challenging because it's changing.
It's new and exciting, and it's not that your teaching
something that's the same old thing year after year.
Some teachers need change because it's not exciting
for them anymore, and if it's not exciting for them
anymore, it's sure not going to be exciting for the student."
LePelley says that she tries to foster a close
student/teacher relationship in her classes and still be
professional, while making her students feel comfortable in expressing ideas. She tries to be a role mode]
for her students.
"I try to be well prepared and keep current. I don' t
teach from a textbook. I really believe in student interaction in the classes."
LePelley has been involved in conducting seminars
for business professional organizations, and served
on several committees in the department. She has
been nominated for 1986-87 Oregon Business
Teacher of the Year. Eileen LePelley has been
teaching for 20 years.
"That's 20 years of waking up five days a week
wanting to go to work and loving my job."
"I feel honored because I feel like I should be sharing this with a lot of instructors on this campus. Lane
has a very good reputation for its instructors."
"If I would have learned before (what I learned
from this class) who knows - I might have been the
General Manager at LTD. Thank you Eilene!"

Second annual Duck to Titan: Bigger and better
by Diane Davis

TORCH Editor

A $400 Atomic racing ski
package heads the list of prizes
for the second annual LCC
"Duck to Titan Challange"
road race.
The Sunday, Oct. 18 event
will include a two-mile "fun
run," and a 10 kilometer race.
Both runs will begin at the Erb
Memorial Building on the U of
0 campus. The fun run course
weaves through the University's streets, while the lOK
begins at the EMU and ends at
LCC.
Race proceeds will again
benefit disabled students
enrolled in LCC Correctives
classes through the purchase
of specialized equipment.
Correctives Instructor Dr.
Susan Burch, says she's "so
grateful, thankful and pleased
to have this run. It's so nice to
have these additional funds so
we can purchase the specialized equipment we need. Otherwise, we just can't offer the
quality of service to those people who need it."
Unlike last year's run -- a
coordinated effort between
ASLCC and "United We
Stand" (a non-profit group
organized to puchase Regys
equipment for spinal cord injury rehabilitation) -- this
year's Challenge was organized solely by the ASLCC.
Bob Wolfe, ASLCC Communications director, anticipates a much larger turnout than last year's 65 runners.

"Last year we didn't have as
comprehensive a promotion
package, and we weren't as aggressive in securing sponsors.
This year I intend to cover our
(ASLCC) expenses and give
Correctives from $1,000 to
$1,500. I think it's realistic to
anticipate 200 runners this
year."
Wolfe has spent several
months engaged in an active
campaign to promote the run.
To entice runners he contacted
area merchants to ·sponsor
prizes. Aside from the top
prize of a $400 racing ski
package from Ullr Ski Shop,
McDonald's Restuarants,
Sundance Foods, Round
Table Pizza, Nike Eugene,
Sacred Heart Hospital,
Eugene Clinic and Quantum,
Inc. have all donated gifts or
services to be given away in a
random drawing of participants' names.

"Runners go to the races
where the biggest prizes are,''
Wolfe explains.

And, since the Challenge
has the prizes, Wolfe expects a
strong showing from the 10
high school cross-country
teams, local college teams and
top area runners who have
received personal invitations
to participate.
Wolfe has also distributed
entry forms to 25 local retail
sporting goods stores and 16
health clubs, icluding mailings
which covered the outlying
areas of Florence, Creswell,
Cottage Grove, McKenzie,
Mapleton, Lowell, Harrisburg, Junction City and
Veneta.
"Basically, forms have been
sent every place in the LCC
district,'' says Wolfe.

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either. Wolfe expects additional coverage from the local
media in response to press
releases he sent to 36 local
communicators.
For the runners' convenience, LTD shuttle buses
have been sub-contracted to
carry them back to the EMU
from LCC. And volunteers are
scheduled to staff water stations along the lOK course.

Race participants will each
receive a T-shirt with their prepaid entry fee of $10. On the
day of the race the entry fee is
$12. The top finishers of the
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Official entry forms are
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Nuclear submarines tO ASLCC
by Julie Crist

TORCH Entertainment Editor

Bob Wolfe, LCC's new
Communications Director,
plans to strengthen communications between students,
the board and administration
this year.
"Our opinions haven't
always been considered as
seriously as they could have
been. If we go to the board
and administration and say
'Don't do this,' they have an
obligation to listen," says
Wolfe.

members for an advisory committee in the Evening Program.'''

Wolfe, having been an evening student his first year of
school, recalls thinking, "It's
miserable being an evening
student. We're ignored, the
class offerings are dismal, the
times that they're scheduled
are ridiculous,' and I got involved in the committee."

Wolfe then became a Torch
reporter and gravitated
towards covering student
government and political
issues. He became involved in
the issues of student drug
testing, and public smokinu
areas in the Center Building
lobby.

In addition to his new position as communications director, Wolfe is hoping to

During his enlistment,
Wolfe shared a house with a
photographer who taught him
how to use a camera and
develop his own photos. As
the end of his enlistment grew
near, Wolfe was assigned to a
frigate.

''When I was on the frigate,
I assumed the duties of ship's
photographer and was given a
budget to establish a
darkroom. I did a little

Wolfe, a journalism student, was appointed communications director by a vote
of the ASLCC
president,
cabinet and senate. His duties
will include serving on the
Media Commission, which
elects editors for the Torch
and Denali, distributing
ASLCC information to official publications and other
colleges, and publicizing an
ASLCC calendar of activities
to be run weekly in the Torch.

During his two years at
LCC, Wolfe served on the
Evening Advisory Committee.
"I had been talking with
people in the SRC and going
to student government
meetings to find out what was
going on and where the money
was going, and I saw a poster
that said 'We need student

His ultimate goal is to
freelance photo/article
packages and to travel.
Through his writing and a
"basic urge to know what's
going on," Wolfe has become
involved in politics.
"I found it very easy to succeed at LCC and to rise to the
top. LCC has given me the
resources to do these things.
It's provided the framework in
which talent and ambition can
manifest itself. I think it's a
great place."
One of Wolfe's goals as
communications director is to
strengthen the image of the
student government.

Wolfe also feels that part of
his job is to "guide, advise and
encourage senators,'' who he
says are often students with no
experience.
Much of his time this summer has been invested in computerizing the ASLCC, a task
that was started by last year's
Communications Director
Ron Robbins. Wolfe plans to
use the Apple MacIntosh for
mailing labels, posters, the
calendar of events, creating a
database of media sources,
and storing letters and data.
The computer is also being
shared with the Student
Resource Center (SRC) to provide a listing of child care
resources available to LCC
students, and with ASLCC
Legal Services."

the way things were done at
LCC, and that convinced me
evenmore that I wanted to be a
writer."

ASLCC Communications Director Bob Wolfe wants opinions heard.

It was shown by EP AC administrative representative
Lynn Richmond that the vast
majority of enrollment drops
at LCC came from the evening
classes. Richmond proposed a
program to increase the enrollment.
''There was even historical
data to show that this was
done in the past and it was
wildly successful.
"However, the LCC administration, in my opinion,
snubbed Lynn Richmond. We
were blocked by some of Richmond's superiors. We were ignored within all levels of
management at LCC. We were
not treated at all the way a
board-appointed advisory
committee should be treated,
and it still angers and disgusts
me that that occurred."
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become involved in the Com-munity Colleges of Oregon
Student Associations and
Committees (CCOSAC) as a
representative. CCOSAC is an
organization of the community college student bodies in
Oregon, and Wolfe says he
could gain lobbying power for
students as a representative.

periscope photography on the
submarine, . too, but that was
pretty much 'take pictures and
give someone else the film.' "
Following his enlistment,
Wolfe moved to Jackson
Hole, WY, where he established a succesful photography
business.

Wolfe says of the additional
commitment, "It comes out of
my extreme enthusiasm for
what the student government
does. I just think LCC is a
really great school."

''Jackson Hole is a mecca
for outdoor and wildlife
photographers," he says.

In 1979, Wolfe enlisted in
the Navy's elite Nuclear-Power
Progran as an electrical technician on a nuclear submarine.
The program attracts the top
naval personnel, and the training is exceptionally demanding.

He says that his emphasis
has shifted from photography
to writing.
''The power of the press is
awesome. Several times last
year I wrote articles that had
an obvious and even ·
sometimes dramatic effect on

Wolfe later decided to move
back to Eugene to study
photographic techniques.

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"I do feel that the student
reigns supreme. If it wasn't for
the students, those people
(faculty and administration)
wouldn't have a job. They
may need to ask us what we
want rather than telling us
what we're going to get
sometimes. One instance is the
phone registration system.
That met with great student
opposition. It has created
massive problems this term
and students are being put
through massive · discomfort
and additional expense.''
Wolfe wants to increase
ASLCC influence through the
force of logical argument.
"Sometimes the student
government is not viewed as
people with power. The major
thing that I would like to see
happen is for the credibility
and influence of ASLCC to
rise."

Counseling
center
opens

by Lea Ann Young

TORCH Staff Writer

Campus Ministries is
celebrating the grand opening
of its second office on campus
on October 12.
The new office, located in
room 242 of the Center
Building, will serve as a
ministerial resource center,
while the old office on the first
floor of the Center Building
will now be used strictly as the
Pastors offices.nt counseling.
The open house will be from
10 to 2 with the dedication
ceremony at 10:45. A buffet
will be available all day during
the open house.
Campus Ministries offers
counseling from 10 to 12 and
1:30 to 3 on Monday and
Tuesday, 10:30 to 3 on
Wednesday, 9:30 to 3 on
Thursday and 10:30 to 12:30
on Friday. All counseling is
confidential and is available
on a walk-in basis. Campus
Ministries represents Roman
Catholic, Southern Baptist,
Episcopalian and Lutheran
denominations.

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Brown adds SRC post to long list of activities
by Denise Abrams

within the administration and
working with students and the
community.''

TORCH Staff Writer

Dagny Brown, the new Student Resource Center (SRC)
director, can't simply be a student. She likes helping others
and she likes to stay busy.
"I've always been involved
in student governments." Arriving at LCC in 1985 from
California, she immediately
located the student government office (ASLCC) and asked how she could help. She
petitioned and was ratified for
a position as a student senator,
and then earned a post as
assistant to the communications director.
Two years later, after a host
of other ASLCC positions,
she's managing several functions under the Student
Resource Center structure.
"I wasn't sure if I wanted to
be the director," she says, but
has decided to delegate a lot of
the work to the coordinators
of child care, recycling, housing, ride-share and bulletin
boards sections of the SRC.
''When I assign something
to coordinators, I will let them
do it their way, let them use
their creativity.''
She wants students to know
that the center will continue its
several functions.
• The SRC continues its
listing of child care programs
in the local area. This year the
listings will be computerized
for more efficient use and
storage of information. Brown
attributes the success of the
service to her assistant Lynn
Johanna.

Although only 24, she has
lived on both coasts and in a
number of statest including
New York -- where she was
born -- Massachusetts,
Arizona, California, Oregon,
and Washington state.
She attended both private
and public schools, and two
colleges, Atlantic Union College in Lancaster, MA. and
LCC.
In 1986 Brown worked on
efforts to repeal the GrammRudman act. She helped
gather signatures that were
sent to Washington D.C. to
oppose the financial aids cuts
proposed under that act.

SRC Director Dagny Brown likes to stay busy helping others.

''Lynn fills a vital role in the
SRC. She's worked a long
time with the child care program and knows how to deal
with the students who use that
service. She's an excellent
referr al person.''
• Brown says the bulletin
boards will be "spiced" up a
bit. The boards will have appropriate pictures next to each
title card making it easier to
identify each category.
• And the kiosk between the
Center and Mass Communications buildings will be covered
with cork so that heavy-duty
staples will not be required to
post notices.

of the SRC, there is also room
for more workers.

• She reminds students to
check the digital reader boards
located at the SRC, the
cafeteria and in counseling for
information about events,
deadlines, class closures,
meetings, etc.
• The "Question of the
Week'' survey on national,
local, and campus topics will
again take place at the SRC
desk outside the library.

There are 21 positions to be
filled in the SRC. CWE, work
study, or volunteers are
welcome to work at the center.

• Free coffee will still be
available to students on
Wednesdays at the student
lounge next to the SRC.
Brown says even though
there is room for improvements inside and outside

Brown emphasizes that the
experience obtained from
working in the SRC i~ not only
good business and office training. She says the experience
she gets from serving as director fits well into her future
plans.
Brown, a business management and physical education
major, says being the director
gives her "a chance to be

She organized student
workers for the federal FOOD
giveaways. And she also
volunteered her time to the
Jerry Lewis Muscular
Distrophy Telethon.
That was her first year.
In 1986-87 she became the
assistant to the ASLCC President, coordinated the first
Duck to Titan Run, worked on
the Financial Aid Action
Committee, and became involved as a volunteer at the
SRC -- while at the same time
serving as a full-time senator
for the student government.
Besides keeping busy at
LCC, Brown recently was
married last March to Bill
Brown who is a logger for
Browning Timber in Vida,
Oregon.

New department head favors "team approach"
by Diane Davis

TORCH Editor

A "cooperative team approach" is the philosophy of
new LCC Business Department Chairman Bill Riley.
Riley took over the position
in July after the retirment of
Jack Kreitz.
Drawing on his experience
in both academia and private
business, Riley says the current financial problems at
LCC -- budget cuts due to
decreased enrollment -- are a

challenge from which he won't
back down.
"I've gone through similiar
situations with other institutions. This is nothing new."
Riley says his top priority is
trying to get people to work
together, to foster a more
cooperative spirit within his
department, and with other
departments.
Arriving just after the college had cut its budget by $2.2
million, Riley perceives that
team work "had been overshadowed by other things,
such as cutbacks. People are in
more of a survival mode in
those situations. (But) team
building enables people to get
beyond that, to work together
rather than worrying about
self."

Frustrated by the conserRiley received his master of
business administration degree vatism, Riley went into the
from the University of Min- securities business, working as
nesota and his Phd. in a stock broker.
Agricultural Economics from
"It was a fascinating five
Purdue University. He spent years, but very hectic,'' he
13 years teaching economics at says. "I wasn't cut out to be a
Norwich University in Ver- stock broker.,'
mont, which included four
Riley feels very confident
years as chairman of the
that his marketing background
Economics and Business Ad- •
as a stock broker will make a
ministration Department.
difference in increasing the
In
1980 he taught student enrollment in his
agricultural economics at the department.
University of Wisconsin at
"It's not the nature of
River Falls for two years.
academicians to think in terms
"I was used to liberal New
of marketing. That's why I
England. River Falls was a can come into this with a difsmall, rural town. Basically,
f er~n t
perspective,
a
what you had was a liberal- marketing viewpoint, as well
minded person in a conservative town. What a culture
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The competition hooked hzm

_ Burning up the wheelch air racing circuit

by Demse Abrams

TORCH Staff Writer

"I'm Hot!" says LCC student Craig Blanchette -alias Billy the Kid, alias '3'he Boz" of wheelchair
racing, alias Blanch, alias The Kid on the Skateboard
in Valley River Center.
Blanchette is the youngest, hottest, fastest and
most fashionable wheelchair athlete to hit the circuit
to date.
Setting world and national records, Blanchette, 19,
is a screamin' demon and is sweeping the country
leaving other wheelchair racers, international and national alike, choking on his smoke.
He's Hot!
Blanchette is new to the wheelchair racing circuit.
With just over a year of professional racing experience, he's chalked-up 12 wins out of 14 races.
He's set a few records, too. At the Gasparilla
Distance Cla~sic in Tampa, FL on Feb. 7, he set a
world record of 37 minutes and 19 seconds on a 15
kilometer course. That translates into 4:01 per mile.
"I knew I was going to set the world record there,"
says the up-and-coming athlete. He calculated he
would have to average at least 4:08 per mile, "and as
you can see I did much better than that."
'

photo by Bob Wolfe

Putting every ounce of energy into his workouts.

The beginning of his racing career was "just one of
those things," he says.
As the story goes, according to Blanchette's coach
Kevin Hansen, a year ago 'The Kid' was visiting his
mother in Eugene. Hansen, a quadrapledgic who
lives in the same neighorhood, was working out in his
wheelchair preparing for a race. Blanchette stopped
him and asked if there were any races coming up.
Hansen said yes, "The Race." After talking for a
while, Blanchette decided he would compete with
Hansen.
''There was some competition in it for him and
that's what really hooked him," says the coach.
And hooked he's stayed. After his debut challenge
in the 1986 "The Race," Blanchette and Hansen
have been a team.
"I was looking for someone to coach at the time,
and I just knew that Craig had excellent athletic
capabilities. He's not paralyzed," explains Hansen,
"so he has that edge."
Hansen knew ~o~ to use that edge to their advantage. At t~e. begmmng of the 1986 seasoi:i, Hansen
s~arted trammg ~la?-chet~e at Hayward ~ield to get
h~m ~~~dy for his first big-money race, Wheels ?f
Fire, m Seattle. The race has the largest purse m
wheelchair history, $25,000, and it draws over 150 of
the world's top wheelchair competitors.
'' I figured Craig had a shot at cracking the top ten
to finish, after racing him every weekend in the local
races here in Lane County," says Hansen.
He finished in the top five -- after world-class racer
Jim Martinson -- whose wheelchair company 'Magic
in Motion' now sponsors Blanchette.
He was pleased with his $600 winniags which added another exciting element to what soon became his
new occupation. The only other race he's lost was the
world-class Kaiser Roll in Bloomington, MN on July
11. He set a national record, and missed a world
record by three-seconds, finishing behind a 19-yearold from Sweden. Both he and coach Hansen agree
that the loss at the Kaiser Roll couldn't have come at
a better time.
"Craig was getting a bit hard to live with. I was
real proud of him. He took the loss real well, and he
didn't blame himself, or his equipment, or me, or his
workouts. He blamed his mental strategy.''
In a little over 14 months Blanchette has earned a
comfortable living and will receive a bonus for winning five races in the Invacare Cup Series of seven professional competitions around the country. If he
sweeps all seven, it will be a first in wheelchair racing
history.

"Actually," he asserts, "it is the first time any
wheelchair athlete has ever had as many consecutive
wins as I have.''

What's a nice guy like you ...
A trend setter, Blanchette has stylish streaked
burgundy and blonde hair, each ear decorated with
gold earrings, and his newest addition of fashion
wear, non-prescription burgundy wire-framed glasses
for a GQ intellectual look.

He loves to shop. It's all in the look, he says.
In spite of his obvious confidence, Blanchette's
mother~ Stephanie Richardson, shares that, "he's expressed to me a few times he didn't know why he was
born the way he was. But now with all this racing and
see Blanch, page 13

photo by Geri Hopkins

Mom, Stephanie Richardson, and son, Blanchette.

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SPORTS

Lane.Netters secure second

SWOCCtakesleague
match from Titan Spikers
by J.V. Bolkan
TORCH Sports Editor

Lane's Robin Forney attempts to block Linn-Benton as teammeates watch intensely.
by J.V. Bolkan

Umpqua ..

The LCC women's volleyball team captured
second place in the two-day Umpqua Invitation
Tournament on Sept. 26 and 27.
The tournament, held in Roseburg, sported a
divided format. Round-robin play on Friday
saw the Titans go 7-3, good for second pla~e.
Lane's spikers began Friday by downmg
Lassen Linn-Benton, and Umpqua, fought to
a split ~ith Western Baptist, then fell twice to
first day champion Southwestern Oregon.
Ann Fitch led a balanced attack with 16 kills.
Teammates Lisa Harrison and Candy
Weischedel contributed 15 kills each.
Saturday's double-elimination format began
with a 16-14, 15-3 Titan victory over host team

In LCC's second match, the netters faced the
strong Lakers of SWOCC. Lane jumped to an
early lead behind the inspired serving of veteran
Robin Forney. Forney dished out four aces in
helping Lane win the first game 15-11.
LCC Coach Ed Jacobson says a lack of concentration resulted in a plethora of errors, as
Lane lost its next two games 8-15, 7-15.
Harrison and Weischedel continued their
killing sprees the second day, each knocking
down 12 kills. Sonja Strand contributed 21
assists and Cheryl Shorey dished out 18.
SWOCC finished first in the tournament,
and Lane hung on for second place. The Lakers
of SWOCC play a league match with the Titans
on Wednesday, Sept. 30. (See related story.)

TORCH Spores Editor

The
Titan women's
volleyball team ran into an exaggerated case of deja'vu dur- ing its league home opener
against SWOCC Wednesday,
Sept. 3·0.
Only four days after losing
first place in the Umpqua Invitational Tournament to the
Lakers of SWOCC, Lane was
humbled again.
Like the earlier match at
Umpqua, Lane clawed and
scratched for a narrow victory

Harriers
on page14 Chuck chew
Did You know that
league says
Lane has won three of
the four last NWAACC
cross country championships?
Find out what the
coach;s think of their
teams going into this
week-end's Willamette
Invitational, the official
opening of the Lane
season.

Athletic Department's Gary Franklin fundraiserrun
by J.V. Bolkan
TORCH Sports Editor

Over 500 runners participated in the 1987 version of the Gary
Franklin Memorial Cross Country Meet, held at LCC on Saturday, Sept. 19.
The meet is held as a fundraiser for the Athletic Department,
and honors former Titan running star, .Gary Franklin, who died
in an automobile accident in 1974.
Races were run in seven divisions: open women's, open men's,

in the first game. Like before,
Lane seemed helpless in the
following two games.
Because a team must win
three of five games in league
matches, the Titans received a
fourth game against the
SWOCC spikers -- but lost.
For those who must revel in
the gory results, the scores
were 16-14, 8-15, 4-15, 3-15.
''They (SWOCC) are extremely talented, and well
coached. They can pretty
much run any type offense
they want to. We have to play
at our best to beat them," says
Ed Jacobson, Lane Coach.

boys and girls high school, boys and girls junior high, and co-ed
elementary school.
Dominating the women's 5,000 meter division was the U of 0
varsity. Individual champion, Annette Hand, defeated teammate and defending champion, Penny Graves, with a time of
17 :04. Liz Wilson, another Duck, finished a strong third.
Former U of O runner Don Clary took the open men's 10,000
meter title by nearly a full minute -- at 30:29.7. Kevin Ryan beat
Art Boileau for second place honors.

by J.V. Bolkan

TORCH Sports Editor

The NorthWest Athletic
Association of Community
Colleges (NWAACC) has banned the use of smokeless
tobacco on the playing fields,
it announced last month.
The tongue-in-empty-cheek
decision was announced this·
summer, and attracted national attention. According to
the NW AACC offices, other
colleges and conferences are
especially interested in the rule
change.
"There's ample evidence to
show the use of smokeless
tobacco is harmful,'' says
NW AACC executive director
Frank Boscone, defending the
rule.

Athletes worth watching,
Mascot worth changing
by J.V. Bolkan

TORCH Sports Editor

"Full many a flower is born to
blush unseen,
and waste its sweetness on
the desert air. "
Thomas Gray "Elegy in a Country Churchyard"

LCC participates in eight intercollegiate
sports. But few persons in either the community,
or on the campus, could accurately guess which
ones.
Lane athletes compete in a curious vacuum.
Local newspapers and television crews lavish attention upon the University of Oregon's Athletic
Department. Area high school sports are covered
in detail.
Lane typically gets a small blurb, two or three
paragraphs, buried in the back of the sports section. Television will admit the existance of LCC,
but only when high school teams are holding a
tournament here.
The standard excuse for such shoddy coverage
is lack of interest. If students at Lane won't even

attend the contests, free of charge, then why
report on the games?
Why? Excitement.
It is exciting to be in the midst of a cheering
crowd. Witnessing a tense, closely battled contest
is exciting. Seeing high caliber athletes pushing
the boundries of their talents -- that is also exciting.
Attending a volleyball match, a cross country
meet, or any athletic event at Lane can, and
often does, supply two of the above elements.
Cheering crowds may not always exist; talent and
emotional competition do.
The athletes deserve support, but don't attend
for their benefit. Go to a game for yourself, it's
well worth the non-existant student admission
price.
• Fall sports at Lane are women's volleyball,
and both men's and women's cross country.
• During the winter months, LCC fields men's
and women's basketball teams.
• Spring is the time for baseball, and the perennially strong men's and women's track teams.

Mascot Update

I am not overly fond of the nickname Titans.
In classical mythology, Titans were defeated by
Greek Gods. Not the most sucessful symbol.
Worse, we have no official depiction of a Titan.
What does a Titan look like?
Since response to the Sept. 14 column on
mascots elicited such an underwhelming
response, I'm upping the ante.
The best idea for a new nickname, or drawing
of a Titan, will win $1 O; second place will get $5.
Since prize mone¼, is from my pocket, judging
will be by a committee consisting of me, and will
be entirely arbitrary, and mostly final.
All submissions will be turned over to the
Athletic Department for consideration as an official school mascot.
Entries should be turned in to the TORCH,
addressed to Sports Editor. The deadline for entries is Oct. 12, 5 p.m. Winners will be announced in the TORCH Oct. 16.

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October 2, 1987

The TORCH

CAMPUS
DEMO ~-T 110

Representatives from
SELCO Credit Union will be
on campus October 5-9,
demonstrating and giving
away cash, campus officials
warned today.
The underground organization, Students "WhoAre
Tired Of Ridiculous Service
.,,,

Charges And Over-draft
Penalties So We Joined Selca
Credit Union Because They
Treat Us Like Human Beings,

or "SWATORSCAOPSWJSCUBTrULHB," said they
support the demonstration
and that the cash give-away
should be alot of fun.

The SELCO representatives will be in the LCC
cafeteria from 9 a.m. until
2 p.m., Monday thru Friday
leading the SELCO Automatic
Teller Machine demonstration. Interested students
should stop by the demonstration, ti:y to win some
cash, and join SELCO
Credit Union.
"It's our chance as students
to stop being institutionalized," said one unidentified
student. "SELCO is a terrific
alternative to a bank. All of
the services,-none of the
hassles."

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Blanch,

October 2, 1987

Page 13

from page 10

all the good that's come from
it, it's like he knows why and
he accepts it.'
She says she spent little time
thinking about the whys and
what-ifs of her son's birth
defect. ''There's a lot of things
I've thought about, I have no
idea what really caused it. All I
know is, I feel that when you
start to miscarry in your first
six months, it's God's way of
telling you something is
wrong," she says.
Richardson's doctors gave
her hormones hoping it would
stop the miscarriage. It did.
However, Blanchette was born
without fully-developed legs.
''Basically he had all the
bones of normal legs. He had
knees, but the doctors fused
them because they didn't want
the legs to bend. He didn't
have any hip sockets, and the
doctors weren't sure if he
would be able to wear artificial
legs.
But, at 10 years of age, he
was able to.
Blanchette's defect didn't
earn him any special priveleges
around the house, says
Richardson.
"I did no more for Craig
than I did for his two older
sisters. He's like any other
brother.''
Being a rebel is part of
character.
Blanchette' s

Bike/or
peace
by Allen Smart

TORCH Staff Writer

Aid for non-governmental
groups in El Salvador,
Guatamala, and Nicaragua is
the purpose of a bike-a-thon
scheduled for this Saturday.
According to Jolene
Feimsen, spokesperson for the
local Committee in Solidarity
with Central American People
(CISCAP) proceeds from the
bike-a-thon will be distributed
through various '' grass roots''
organizations in Central
America, and will be used for
such items as health care,
agricultural supplies, food,
and clothing.
"The bike-a-thon was such
a terrific success last year that
we decided to do it again,"
Feimsen said.
Entrants are encouraged to
obtain pledges for the event. A
·ree commemorative T-shirt
vill be given to each partici>ant receiving $25 in pledges.
Participants can also pay
1.eir own $15 entry into the 25
1ile event, which is set to
)mmence Saturday at 10 a.m.
t shelter two at Alton Baker
ark. The run will proceed to
Armitage Park, then back to
Alton Baker via McKenzie
View Drive. Bicycle support,
sag wagons, rest stops, and
snacks for riders will be provided, says Feimsen.
Anyone needing more information, or interested in pledging a tax-deductible contribution should contact CISCAP
at 372 W. 10th, Eugene, or
phone 485-1755.

Richardson believes he could
have, or rather should have
been a better student.
"He didn't do nearly as well
as he could have in school."
But his mom says is very proud and thankful that he's
found something to motivate
him.
"He's probably more
motivated now than he's ever
been in his life,'' says Richardson. She also sees him making
goals, but not just for himself,
goals to help others in similar
situations such as his.

One of his biggest racing .definitely be taking weights to
goals is to get as much publici- keep in shape during my offty when wheelchair racers season.''
cross the finish line as when
His coach also feels that gorunners do," she says, noting
back to school is very iming
it's all for public awareness.
portant for Blanchette's
development as a world-class
•
athlete.
Forging Ahead
"The Kid" and his mentor
With the season almost
plan a follow-up to last year's
wrapped up, Blanchette has to
precedent setting Prefontaine
make plans for his future.
Classic. The coach says in"Well it looks like I'll be comcluding wheelchair racing at
ing back to LCC,'' says Blanthis meet "was the best public
chette. "I'll probably just start
awareness to happen in Lane
off with some basics, but I'll

County.
'' It was such a stoke, it was
incredible! Willie Banks, the
world-record-holder in the triple jump, stopped (in his
event) and led the applause
from the infield, during the
bell (final) lap of the
wheelchair race. I mean, 7,400
people's eyes were opened,''
remarks Hansen.
In addition to the Prefontaine, Hansen and Blanchette
are gearing up for participation in the 1988 Summer
Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

Emergency loans
availablefor students
by Connie Smith

TORCH Staff Writer

The nearly unbeatable racing team, Blanchette and coach
Kevin Hansen.

OPEU strike won't delay .
financial aid checks
by Diane Davis

TORCH Editor

An article printed in the Sept. 22 issue of The Register-Guard
stating some financial aid checks would be delayed due to the
strike of the Oregon Public Employees Union (OPEU) was a
misquote, according to Jeffrey Lee, director of the State
Scholarship Commission.
"Due to the fact we were able to use staff that were at work
and concentrate all efforts on processing student loans, and
since the list of grant awards went out to schools on time, there
should be no delay in financial aid administered by this office,,,
states Lee.
Lee emphasizes he can't guarantee that no checks will be
delayed because some circumstances prolong processing applications. But, "the OPEU strike should have created no problem
for students receiving money,,, he says.
The State Scholarship Commission administers the State Need
Grant Program, the State Cash Award Program, Guaranteed
Student Loans, and a number of privately funded programs.

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The Financial Aid Office offers short-term loans of $50 to
students who have already completed six or more credits and are
currently enrolled at least half-time.
The "Emergency Loan Program" is a small fund supported
by the LCC Foundation. Linda Waddell, director of Financial
Aid is hoping for an increase in funding in order to reach more
students.
Waddell states that the loans can not be used for tuition or
books and are given on a first come, first serve basis beginning
Oct. 13.
Information sheets can be picked up at the Financial Aid office.
Another source of emergency funding is the ''Robin Hood
Fund" administered by Phi Theta Kappa. This Fund is an
emergency grant available to actively enrolled students at LCC
who have been turned-away for funding elsewhere. Priority wiJI
be given to students needing GED test fees, vocational license
exam fees and textbooks.
Students wishing to apply may contact the Phi Theta Kappa
officers through their mailbox at SRC. Funds are limited and
students with extreme hardships will be considered first.
For other emergency situations students should contact Marna at Campus Ministries, Room 242 Center Building.
Food vouchers, family clothing and loans for bus passes are
some examples of the many services provided by Campus
Ministries.

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CAMPUS CALENDAR

5 ASLCC Senate Meeting 4-6pm Boardroom
7 Pianist Gus Russel

Noon NW cafe

7 Volleyball vs Mt. Hood 7pm gym
9 Last day to register w / out late fee
12 ASLCC Senate Meeting 4-6 pm Boardroom

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October 5 - 16
It is our privilege as the student
newspaper -- in conjunction with the
student government (ASLCC) -- to
provide a two week Campus Calendar,
a new addition to The TORCH.
To publish information in the Campus Calendar contact TORCH Calendar Coordinator Denise Abrams at
ext. 2655, or ASLCC Communications Director Robert Wolfe at ext.
2332.

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GOINGSON
Friday, Oct. 2

Oct. 3-4

Hot Jazz
Banu Gibson & The New Orleans
Hot Jazz Orchestra will perform at
7:30 p.m. at the Hult Center' s Soreng
Theater. Tickets are $12.50 reserved.
Call 687-5000.

Aids Vigil
The congregations of the Metropolitian Community Church, 477 E. 40th
is sponsoring a weekend of prayer,
meditation and reflection starting at 9
p.m. on Saturday and continuing
through Sunday evening. Call
345-4712 or 689-9109.
Oct. 8
World Food Focus
World Food Focus, a campaign to
educate the community to world
hunger is sponsoring Frances Moore
Lappe, author of Diet for a Small
Planet, who will speak on the topic,
"In A Democracy, Hunger Has No
Place." South Eugene High School,
7:30 p.m., $3 suggested donation.
Oct.4
Just Desserts
The Eugene Gourmet Dessert
Festival to benefit the Eugene Public
Library wil take place at the Hilton
from 2-5 p.m. $5 admission will get
you two tastings per vendor.

Friday, Oct. 2

Fashion Show

Kaufman's is presenting a fashion
show for the benefit of the Hult International Childrens Services adoption
agency. At the Hult Center's Silva
Hall at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20.50
and $12.50. Call 687-5000.
Oct. 2-3
Zero
Rock/jazz will be performed by the
bay area group Zero at the W .0. W
Hall, 8th & Lincoln. Doors open at 9
p.m., showtime is 9:30. Admission is
$6 at the door.
Oct. 3
Pedal for Peace

A bike-a-thon for peace in Central
America will leave from Alton Baker
Park and end at Armitage Park at 10
a.m. and end at McKenzie River
Drive. Riders collect pledges for each
mile or pay a $15 registration fee. Call
485-1755.

Oct.4
Simply Red

Simply Red, with Danny Wilson,
will perform at the Hult Center at 8
p.m. Tickets available at Hult Center
outlets. Call 687-5000 for more information.

Through Nov. 15
Nelson Sandgren
U of O Museum of Art, 1430
Johnson Lane will display the work of
Nelson Sandgren, one of the Northwest's finest watercolorists. There
will be an opening reception from 2-4
p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4. Museum
hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.
Show and reception are free.
Oct. 7

Red Clay Ramblers

EMU Ballroom at the U of O hosts
the Red Clay Ramblers who perform a
blend of country, blues, early jazz,
Irish, rock and roll, and classical.
Showtime is 8 p.m., tickets are $5.50
in advance, $6.50 day of show,
students receive a $1.00 discount.
Oct. 7

Paul Collins

Paul Collins and the Beat will perform at the W.O.W. Hall at 9:30 p.m.
Doors open at 9 and admission is $4 at
the door.
Oct. 8-11
Homecrafters show

Oregon Homecrafters Association
will present its fall arts and crafts
show and sale at the Oakway Mall.
Handcrafted gifts and home decor for
the holidays will be for sale. Hours are
Thurs. and Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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12 Campus Ministry Open House 10-2pm
14 Guitarist Chris Sorenson Noon NW cafe
14 Volleyball vs Umpqua

7pm gym

14 LCC Board of Ed. Mtg. 7:30pm Boardroom
16 Play "Cold Storage"

8pm/$4 admission

Women seek third straight title

Harrier hopes high
by J.V. Bolkan

TORCH Sports Editor

Carrying the weight of a
proud tradition, both the
men's and women's cross
country teams are preparing
for the official beginning of
the season on Oct. 3, at the
Willamette Invitational in
Salem.
The women's team, led by
1986 NWAACC Coach of the
Year, Lyndell Wilken, participated in the Eugene
Celebration Run as a tune-up.
Under new coach Kevin
Myers, the men's team has yet
to compete as a group, but
Myers says he has a solid
group of runners, only lacking
depth. He encourages runners
with high school experience to
contact him about the
possibility of joining the team.
''There is relatively little
pressure despite the strong
tradition of cross country at
Lane," says Myers.
The women's team is
especially strong this year,
claims Wilken. The emergence
of first-year runner Lisa Moe
in the Eugene Celebration Run
has helped quell the coach's
concerns over depth.
Moe, a Corvallis runner
wearing the Titan colors for
the first time, took first place
in the 19-and-under age group.

She finished ninth over-all in a
field of approximately 150
women.
'"'I'm really excited, our
fitness level is high, we have
beautiful balance. I think we'll
win district, and I'm very optimistic about the conference
meet," bubbles Wilken.
The men, NW AACC
champs in 1985, slipped to
fourth place in last year's
championship
meet.
Sophomores Matt Turnow
and Mike Bordenkircher
return from that squad to provide leadership for a group of
talented newcomers.
Assessing the competition
before the season begins is
tough, but Myers feels that the
league is very balanced, with
Lane battling at least four
other schools for the district title.
Myers is approaching the
regular season as a learning
period for his young team.
'' Regular meets are stepping
stones towards the district and
conference championship
meets," explains the coach.
''The (Oct. 3) Willamette
Invitational will be a yard stick
for us. Times and places will
not be emphasized. We want
to break the freshmen into the
longer college distance,'' continues Myers.

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OLDER SINGLE SPEED women's
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MEN'S TEN SPEED bike with lights
$55.00, call 344-5134, ask for Mike.
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OLDER WOMEN, STUDENTS,

hardship. Treat yourself; my office or
your home. Christine Kerwood LMT
689-8866.

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chunk of medical expenses
each year.
SelectCare•begins paying on
my first visit. Great choice!"

MASSA GE SPECIAL: Ladies introductory massage $15 - if you
deserve the best call Brian 484-9754.

JOIN CAMPUS REPUBLICANS OF
LCC. For info on first meeting call
741-0036.

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1970 OPEL GT--Looks like a
miniature Corvette. Looks, runs, and
handles excellent! $1,500 cash.
746-2358.

LCC KARATE CLUB MEETS
Fridays 6-9 p.m. PE IOI. More info:
Dave 343-5361, Wes 746-0940.

WANTED- room to rent, share
facilities. Call Rob at 746-0455 or
leave message in TORCH office, Cen
Bldg. rm. 105.

PET SITTING - Exoticare caters to
you and your pet's needs. Call for a
free consultation. Tania, 687-0705
TYPING SERVICE: Term papers,
resumes, coverletters and business letters. Price negotiable, call Mary at
485-6080.
JO, THE TYPING PRO. 12 years experience. Accurate, quality, dependable. Term papers, resumes; call
686-6068 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.
COMPANION TO THE ELDERLY.
No live-ins. 344-6414.
INTERNA TJONAL STUDENTS -Are you feeling lonely and lost? Why
not join the Peer Mentor Program. It
provides you a great way of meeting
people. Find out how in the Multi
Cultural Center CEN 409.
AMERICAN STUDENTS -- Get to
know an international student. Sign
up and be a peer mentor for someone
who needs your help.Application
forms are available in the Multi
Cultural Center CEN 409, or contact
Chris or Hidehiko ext. 1176.

TUTORS CAN HELP
YOU correct punctuation, spelling,
and grammatical errors, CEN 476.
WRITING

STUDENTS CONFUSED ABOUT
WHICH CLASSES YOU HA VE
THIS TERM? Cati Classline
747-0644-5 (plus the pound sign.)
WRITING TUTORS CAN HELP
YOU logically organize an essay, CEN
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WRITING TUTORS CAN PROVIDE FRIENDLY support to ease

reentry into the writing world, CEN
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HELP WANTED

PE TREATMENT CENTER needs
workers. Good job experience for
athletic training majors, physical
therapy majors. CWE and workstudy. Contact Bob Foster, ext. 2551
NEED LARGE TRUNK moved to LA
area around October 17. Will pay 'expenses, call Nona ext. 2909 or
688-1682.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN helping
children and the homeless families of
Lane County? Brethren Housing
knows someone who needs you! We
are a non-profit shelter for homeless
families and we have volunteer positions open for our new children's program. Call Jan at 716-8115, job starts
this fall.
NEED VOLUNTEER WORKERS!
Openings available in Social Service
Advocacy, Residential Program,
Children's Program, and Crisis Intervention Hotline. For more info call
Womenspace 485-6513 and ask for
Lissa. New training session • starts
Saturday October 10.

( OPPORTUNITIES )
GOVERNMENT HOMES FROM $1.
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Repossessions. Call 805-687-6000, ext.
GH-6150 for current repo list.
GOVERNMENT JOBS $16,040 $59,230/yr. Now hiring. Call
805-687-6000, Ext. R-2000 for current
federal list.
CWE - Don't leave college without
career-related job experience. Earn
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726-2203.

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"I picked someone who'll
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For most hospitalizations,
Select Care sets no limit on
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NEED A REAL JOB, with real pay. If
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WANTED ROOM TO RENT share
facilities. Call Rob at 746-0455 or
leave message in TORCH office CEN
205.

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FREE TO GOOD HOME- four darling, long-hair kittens. Moving and
unable to keep. Nona ext. 1909 (days),
688-1681 (nights).

MESSAGES

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I WILL FEAR NOTHING except
myself. when 1 try to deceive my conscience.
SUSAN LO-GWEE-DISm we miss
you, but Bob's lucky to have your
talents. Love, de gang.
- CAMPUS IS BLUE
without you, the woods still call - Mud
puppy.
POOKIE

HEY EVERYBODY! See you at the
CISCAP Pedal for Peace Bik.e-AThon Saturday., 10/3 at JO a.m. at
A /ton Baker Park.

VICKY - See you at Christmas, if 1
live that long! Love, Gail.
HI, FOLKS! It's not perfecJ yet, but
we 're dedicated. Just wake me up
when it's over!
IT'S 3:00 in the morning! I'm still in
the TORCH office! Where's the
beer!?!
HAPPY Birthday, Josh, Bob, and
even you Sue. To Son, Dad and you
too., M.

PETE - Happy Birthday! Love, The
TORCH Staff.
HELLO to the surgeon - from the
deckkies. JK
RESPECT other people's beliefs.
PLEASE RECYCLE PAPER into the
appropriate cans. Your help is much
appreciated. RAJJR

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stress control
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Introductory Class

HOURS into days, days into weeks.
Don't let them beco~ months or
years. Love, Primrose.
BLANCH and coach. It's been a real
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ENTERTAINMENT
Cheap thrills
FREE

The Vet's Club at 16th &
Willamette has a blues
party every Thursday
with Lost in the Shuffle.
10/1-28
Blue Sky
Gallery, 1231 N.W.
Hoyt is showing black
and white photos of the
midwest by Rhonda!
McKinley, and color
photos mainly of Mexico
by
Larry
Cwik.
Wed.-Sun., noon to 5
p.m. 225-0210.
Maude Kerns Art
Center, 1910 E. 15th
Ave. presents a Tibetan
exhibit including art,
household items, slide
shows, daily tours, lectures, and evening
meditation and chanting.
Call 345-1571 for details.
10/7-11/15 U of O's
Oregon Musuem of Art,
14th and Kincaid,
pres en ts
''Altered
Photographs by Kim
Moseley''. Moseley
alters his photos with
drawing, watercolor,
pencils and narrative to
present "the whole
story". Wed.-Sun.,
noon-5 p.m.
10/3 Saturday Market,
8th & Oak presents J effrey Powell, acoustic
reggae at 11 :30; Transister, rock at 1:00;
GEO, new acoustic at
3:00.
Through 10/15
New
Zone Gallery, 411 High
Street presents its
'' Season
Opener''
featuring contemporary
and experimental art by
12 of the New Zone artists. Mon.-Sat. 11-4
p.m.
CHEAP
Through 10/25
Lane
County
Historical
Museum, 740 W. 13th,
presents '' Images of
Liberty'', images tracing
the assembly and
restoration of the Statue
of Liberty. Tues.-Fri., 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun.,
11 a.m.-4 p.m. $1.00 for
adults and 50 cents for
youth under 18.

LCC Theater Faculty is in Cold Storage
by Brian Frishman

TORCH Staff Writer

"Absolutely beautiful." "Fantastic." "Wonderful." "The
best acting situation I've ever been in."
These are just some of the comments by faculty actors Patrick
Torelle and Jerry Seifert describing the experience of working
together on Cold Storage, Lane's first annual Faculty theater
production, under the direction of Sparky Roberts.
Cold Storage deals with two men's relationship in a hospital
cancer ward and their struggle to come to terms with death and
life.
Joseph Parmigian (Torelle) is a loquacious Armenian who unburies Richard Landau's (Seifert) secret-plagued past, and helps
ease Landau's guilt about his life as the lone family survivor of
the holocaust. Through Parmigian, Landau learns the value of
life and the importance of living each day to its fullest.
This is Torelle's fourth involvement with the play as either an
actor or director. For him, the play provides a ''personal lesson
on living for the moment. Parmigian could die tomorrow," and
in discovering his character's motivations, Torelle says that he
has learned the importance of enjoying what is going on in one's
life right now.
He quotes a line in the play, " ... time stops in moments of
perfection.'' Torelle recently found himself watching two
grasshoppers mate for thirty minutes, something he says Parmigian would have done, but until now, something he would
not. From that experience he learned that even insects have their
moments of ecstasy and affection. And that the world is filled
with wonderful moments all around us.
"If I, as an actor, can make someone in the audience learn to
appreciate life more fully, then I will feel that I have accomplished something,'' says Torelle.
For Seifert, a member of Shanti, a volunteer AIDS emotional

support group, the play's attraction was its examination of
death and dying. Seifert, who has had friends die of AIDS says
that Cold Storage helps him to deal with many of the real life
issues he is confronted with as a member of Shanti.
"This play deals with so many issues. One crisis my character
must come to terms with is the inner turmoil he has repressed for
so many years from his holocaust experience."
Enthusiasm, personal relevance, and a perfect working situation. These are the dynamics that Torelle and Siefert will bring
to Cold Storage, which runs October 16 and 17 at Lane. Tickets
are $4.00 at the LCC box office.

Heart ofAfrican Dance beats in Eugene
by Julie Crist

TORCH Entertainment Editor

The drums fill the air as the
crowd of dancers crouches at
the end of the room, focusing
on Jacob 0. Ajakaiye in the
front row. Ajakaiye, wrapped
in a swath of batik, holds his
hands up to the sky, radiating
happiness.
"I want you to smiiiiile!" he
calls out in his rich, Nigerian
accent. He looks to his left and
right, seeding the crowd with
his own gleaming smile as the
drum beat .picks up speed and
volume. The floor and walls
are pounding now, and the
room starts to shake as the
dancers' feet strike the floor to
the beat of the drums. The
group advances as one in a
series of hops, gyrations,
shakes and slides, following
Ajakaiye's movements.
The hardest thing to do in
this room is sit still. Energy
and joy are the key words

describing African dance.
O.J. Ekemode and the
Nigerian Allstars provide the
music and instruction for this
Sept. 23 workshop at the
W.O.W. Hall, at 8th & Lincoln. African dance classes are
also held at the hall on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
evenings.
The musicians play bongos,
congas, tambourine, and a
variety of other percussion instruments.
"I can't imagine African
dance without the live
drums," says one dancer.
The group's members come
from anywhere between San
Francisco to Nigeria -- evident
by the brightly colored native
outfits of some and the jeans
and T-shirts of others. But
when the drums start, all of
them move and sway to the infectious rhythm.
In Africa, dances are a
celebration of life. They tell

U of O movie schedule,
$2 admission:
10/2 "Life of Brian"
150 GEO
"It's a Wonderful
Life" 180 PLC
"Pink Floyd: The
Wall" 177 LAW
10/3 "Siddhartha" 150
Geo
"Star Trek IV" 180
PLC 7, 9:30
.Submissions for Cheap Thrills
are gladly accepted at the Torch
office, 205 CEN, clothe Arts &
Entertainment editor.

Jerry Seifert wheels Patrick Torelle across stage in Cold Storage.

photo by Michael Primrose

Jacob 0. Ajakaiye leads dancers through African steps in
workshop.

stories by movements, and
once you are aware of that,
you can see the stories unfold.
As the dancers move across
the floor, they dig and they
plant. They pick fruit from
trees and scrub their clothes up
and down the washboard.
Sometimes they paddle canoes
and swim. Some of the dances
are based on the harvest and
fertility, and others are simply
natural progressions of
movements that feel good and
are fun to do.
Some of the dances are subdued, but most are intensely
physical, which may account
for the current popularity of
African dance in the U.S.
Jumping and arm waving
are a part of much of African
dance, making it an intensely
aerobic workout. Some people
prefer the freedom of expression, the primal rhythm and
unusual movements of
African dance to a more structured aerobic exercise class.
"There are a lot of
misconceptions about African
dance,'' says another dancer.
"There isn't really any such
thing as 'African dance.' "
Isoke Rukiya is a member of
the Allstars from San Francisco who teaches in the
workshop. She says that
Nigerian dance is more subtle,
South African dance has more
movement, and Congolesian
dance is rounder and very difficult. Her style is a mixture, .
and she ofter creates spontaneously as she is dancing.
Men and women of all ages,
dressed in tights and leotards,
sweats, shorts and T-shirts,
jeans, and batik skirts show
that African dance appeals to

everyone.
They are standing in a circle
in the middle of the floor.
Ajakaiye is leading them in a
prayer to God, sung in
Yoruba, his native language.
It is regular part of his routine,
and is puncuated by passages
on the drums. Prayers and
singing are another dimension
of African dance.
Rukiya forms the group into
two diagonal lines for the
day's last dance. Standing between the lines, with the heartbeat of the drums filling the
room again, Rukiya shows the
group one movement at a
time, building one on top of
another. Her dance is quick
and lively. Her hair flies, and
her bright yellow skirt is a
flash as she struts like a
chicken, dances doubled over,
whips her hips in wide circles,
and whirls around the floor
like a tornado.
5 Sweat is pouring down her
face, and the drum beat accelerates to an impossible tempo. Rukiya's feet are a blur.
Leaving her class behind, she
reels to the frenzied pounding,
meticulously executing each
step twice as fast as her class.
The performance ends suddenly and the students cheer and
clap. In exhausted joy, like
children just coming in from
playing hard, they lean on and
hug each other. This is the effect that Rukiya wanted.
"I don't want to be a
teacher," she says. "I want to
play with you. I want to dance
with you.''
You can call 342-3347 for
information on W. 0. W Hall
African dance classes.