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"The written word passeth on the torch ofwisdom"

Getting a 'peace' of the action
the main gym in the P .E. Building.
TORCH Staff Writer
Economics of Peace is the theme of Tuesday,
17. Bob Podowlski will speak on New Age
May
This year's Peace on Earth Week, May
from 12 - l :30 in Forum
Entrepreneurship
and
speeches,
music,
by
spotlighted
16-20, is
308. There will be a panel discussion on the Efentertainment. Each day features a peace
fects of Militarism on the Peace Process from
related theme.
- 9 p.m. in Forum 308 - 309. Represen7:30
ASLCC Cultural Director Mike Stewart
of Clergy and Laity Concerned, Council
tatives
leads the volunteer Cultural Committee in
Rights in Latin America, and
Human
for
charge of the events. Stewart says that he has
Eugene Peace Works will speak.
been working on this project for a few months
Music for the day will be Guiyatun on the
now. "I think this year's Peace Week is designnorth lawn after 11 a.m. followed by the
ed to educate and inform. There is a wider
O'Carolans Concert from 2 - 3 p.m.
variety of offerings, including speakers and
Wednesday, May 18th is Earth Day.
entertainment, than in the past."
Speakers from Eugene Peace Works, Earth
Monday's theme is Racism and U.S. InFirst and Save Our Eco Sytems will be in Forum
tervention. The main speaker of the day will be 308 from 1 - 3 p.m. In the evening, Comedy
Congressman Peter DeFazio. He will be speakfor Peace is planned from 7:30 - 9:30 in
ing on the Iran-Contra scandal and the US's
Forum 308 - 309.
role in the Persion Gulf. He will speak from
The Jaywalkers will play music on the north
12 - l :30 p.m. in the Forum Building, Room
lawn after 11 a.m. followed by the Peace
308 - 309.
Scapes Dancers from 3 - 5 p.m.
Marylin James of Big Mountain speaks on
Peace Without Justice is Thursday's theme.
the US government's attempts to take the Big Steve Candee speaks on Terrorism and the
Mountain Arizona reservation from the Native Liberal State at 11 - 12:30 in Forum 308. The
Americans. Her talk is scheduled for 2- 3:30 Eugene Peace Choir will perform from
p.m. in the Forum Building 308.
6:30 - 7 p.m. before the Faculty Panel DiscusVietnam Veterans are the issue at 7 p.m. in sion in Forum 308 - 309. The peace organizathe Forum Building. Broken Men and Broken tion Beyond War will mediate the discussion.
Promises, Agent Orange, MIA'S, POW'S apd
Hole in the Ocean will play music on the
north lawn after 11 a.m. and David Helf/and
Resocialization will be discussed.
Monday's entertainment includes the band_ will _pre.sents two performance~ of Celtic harp,
Caliente sometime after 11 a.m. and the Peace one from 10 - 11 a.m. on the main lawn and
Scapes Dancers from 3 - 5 p.m. on the north another from 1 - 2:30 outside 2nd floor Center
lawn outside the Center Building. HOOP & Building.
Friday wraps up with Peace With Justice
FISHES, a participation play that invites you to
see Peace, page 3
declare yourself a peace maker, will perform in
by Alice Wheeler

Hail to the chiefs

photo by Michael Saker

John Millet, the new ASLCC president and
KoLynn Dornan, the new vice president will lead th~
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ASLCC during the 1988-89 school year.
Millet beat current ASLCC vice president Barbara
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Von Ravensberg by a vote of 158-79.
A minority scholarship, a stronger commitm~nt to
access for the disabled, and better interaction between student government and the administration are
high on his list of priorities for next year~s agenda.

The Community Forum: A look at where LCC is headed
by Robert Ward

it will be five years from now.

Over 60 members of the
community responded to invitations sent out by the college to discuss LCC's current
image and situation, and what

The Community Forum:
Lane Community College and
the Future looked at internal
and external trends that will be
important in shaping the

TORCH Associate Editor

future of the school.
Julie Aspinwall-Lamberts,
director of Institutional
Research, Planning and
Evaluation for LCC, examined trends in student enrollment, areas of study at the col-

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Americans and Soviets planted a peace tree on May 9.

lege, and revenue sources for
the college.
She said that while student
"headcount" (actual number
of students) has remained at
about 32,000 during the past
five years, the average credit
load taken by students dropped from 11.3 in 1982 to 9.7 in
1987.
The college receives money
from the state according to the
number of FTE (full-time
equivalence of student credit
hours), and not the actual
number of students. According to data supplied at the
forum, while the college continues to serve about 12 percent of the district population,
FTE enrollment has dropped
from a high of 9500 FTE in
1980-81, to a predicted 7500
for the 1987-88 school year.
LCC' s general fund
revenues are shifting also.
Aspinwall-Lamberts said that
in fiscal year 1981-82, 36 percent of LCC's funds came
from the state. It is now down
to 29 percent. Conversely, she
said, five years ago 37 percent
of the college's revenue came
from local sources (property
taxes). The current local share

is up to 42 percent.
After As pin wall-Lam berts
presented the information,
community •members divided
up into small groups, at
separate tables,. with each
group headed by an LCC
employee. The groups were
asked to express their feelings
on Lane's current image, and
where they expect the college
to be five years from now.
Some of the repeated
responses for LCC's current
image included exc.ellent instructors and its responsiveness to community needs
in vocational mission. But
others thought the college was
overly ambitious and costly.
In five years, most people
agreed the coll~ge needs to improve on marketin_g. Others
felt the college needs to focus
more on vocational training
and specialization, • and to
develop closer business ties.
Asked to name what LCC
does best now, responses included the CWE program, job
training services, career information, and co~puter train.
ing.
The college · is •planning
another forum for the fall.

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EDITORIAL

Langu-a ge';'.: µ nderst anding main barriers with Soviets
Cooperation, not confrontation

commentary by Robert Ward
TORCH Associate Editor

Which ones are the Soviets?
Why, they look just like us!

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Yes, and they are just like
us.
LCC welcomed 25 Soviet
student-athletes and their
coaches last week, and what a
cultural-emotional experience
it was.
The Soviets are visiting the
Northwest as part of a "Peace
in Sport" cultural exchange
which began last year. Thirty
student-athletes from the Northwest, including four from
LCC, visited the Soviet Union
last summer. Now the Soviets
are visiting the US, specifically
the Northwest.

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Since I've been a stranger in
a strange land before, I could
appreciate what the Soviets
had to go through. People taking their pictures and asking
questions, and the sheer
frustration of not speaking the
same language.

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Victor Popko of the Soviet· that he grew up during the
But we did communicate -- Union said at the peace tree cold war. He remembers going
in an International Relations ceremony that he wished for to bed with fears about a war
class that six Soviets attended, • the tree to grow high and between the US and the USSR.
and during the planting of a strong. He hoped that blue
That struck a chord in me
skies, along with the rain (the because I remember being in
peace tree on campus.
only Oregon weather the
The planting of a peace tree. Soviets saw), would be con- first grade during the 1965
A symbolic gesture of ducive to the growth of the US/USSR Cuban missile
rhetorical appeasement? tree. He added that he did not Crisis, and when I heard
planes going over, I thought
Think again.
want any weeds of cold war to that it was the Russians comWhen 150 students, staff, hamper the growth of friending to bomb us.
host families, community ship that characterized the
We must elect leaders, on a
folk, and Soviets join hands planting of the peace tree.
local, state, and national level,
and sing a song about hope for
who will put effort into
the future, I believe it's not
During his visit to the Inter- understanding
and
too late to send a message to national Relations class, 31 cooperating with the Soviets,
our "leaders."
year old Popko mentioned instead of the current policy of

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LETTERS

Buck bites back
To the Editor:
In response to the '' Shame
on Buck'' letter to the Editor
printed May 6, in the
TORCH:
Jack Robert may be a bit
verbose, but he is a good
speech instructor. I have no
idea what skills he has as a
mechanic, but it is obvious he
is quite adept at missing points
and jumping to conclusions.
Buck Bailey
LCC Counselor

:Uncouth youth
To the Fellow Students of
LCC,
The other day, as I walked
by the elevator next to the
Renaissance Room on the first
floor of the Center Building, I
saw several students standing
in front of the elevator,
waiting to board for an easy
trip to the upper floors.
Just ten feet behind the
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antipathy and confrontation.
Because of the involvement
and interest of Janet Anderson, project director of the exchange and former athletic
trainer at LCC, and others
such as PE Instructor Sue
Thompson and Political
Science Instruc"tor Joe
Kremers, the college met the
Soviets, a people misunderstood
by
Americans.
Misunderstood because the
average American, and the
average government official,
knows absolutely nothing
about Soviet history.
Misunderstood because of

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group of students was a man
in a wheelchair -- looking up in
despair or disbelief. I did not
realize at the time that handicapped people have priority.
My instincts told me to tell
the students to step aside and
let him on first. But I
hesitated, thinking they were
probably aware he was also
waiting to ride the elevator to
the upper floors.
There are only four floors in
the Center Building. Why
don't these students use their
legs and take the stairs, like all
the other students who are
aware of the students in
wheelchairs relying on the
elevators to reach the upper
floors of the Center Building?

The Nuclear Free Zone Advisory Measure comes before
the voters in a few days. Its intent is to clarify the 1986 NFZ
measure which passed. The
1986 NFZ issue did not include
the explanation of the proposed ordinance. Now that the
people get to look at this in
detail, it shall be voted on accordingly.

It is a common courtesy to
allow the handicapped to ride
the elevator first. It is a common courtesy to wait for the
students to get out of a
classroom prior to entering the
room for one's next class.
Maybe Lane· Community
College should give a
"Common Courtesy Quiz"
prior to enrollment. Common

Measure A ·still contains sections that are overridden by
Federal and State laws.
Measure A carries moral questions that may violate constitutional rights. If Measure
A passes, the City of Eugene
could face serious legal entanglements in Federal Court
if attempts to enforce the ordinance are challenged.

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courtesy certainly does not
seem to be so common these
days.
Thomas W. Barter
LCC student

Fault free NFZ
To the Editor:

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Measure A is a can of worms.
Measure B keeps the NFZ,
but within the scope of the
law. Any ordinance is best
devised when it serves to
benefit the community while
retaining the rights of the individual, based upon our Constitutional Amendments. I
fear Measure A contains
motives of vigilantism.
Mark Stewart
25 Crocker Lane
Eugene, OR 97404

Vote for vision
Dear Editor:
To vote your conscience or
to vote 'reality', that is the
question. Is it nobler to be
true to your deepest values
when facing the ballot, or to
vote for someone you think
will win?
I experienced a Jesse
Jackson speech today. I now
believe that his vision includes
the same values that I truly
treasure, deep inside.
I'm
voting my conscience.
Robert Wolfe

stereotyping of the Soviets as .
the '' bad guys'' and
Americans are the ''good
guys."
The Soviet people want
peace as much as the
American people do. But
because of portrayals in the
movies and the press, most
Americans have little idea of
what everyday life and people
are like in the Soviet Union.
One Soviet student mentioned the movie "Red Dawn,"
and how it helps perpetuate
the myth of the inevitable invasion of our country by the
Soviet Union.
However, unlike the US, the
Soviet Union has been invaded
time and time again
throughout history. The last
time was World War II when
20 million Soviets were killed.
Compare that to the 50,000
Americans who were killed in
Viet Nam, when we were doing the invading!
Not only does the US need
to learn more about Soviet
history, but we need more exchanges with Soviet people to
dispel the stereotypes on both
sides. Let's hope, for the
world's sake, that this is the
beginning of a new relationship with the Soviet people.

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Women's Space: Breaking the domest ic violence cycle
by Alice Wheeler

TORCH Staff Writer

Domestic violence is not
becoming a greater problem
than in the past -- people are
just becoming more aware of
it and its effects on people,
says LCC Health & P .E. Instructor Sue Thompson.
''Domestic violence involves
emotional, physical, verbal,
mental and/ or sexual abuse of
an immediate or extended
family member," says
Thompson. She says that for a

child to witness his or her
mother being abused in any
way is abuse for that child.
For two and a half years
Thompson has been a
volunteer at Women's Space,
a shelter for victims of
domestic violence in Eugene.
She has also been a member of
the Board of WS for the last
year and a half.
Having worked with the
children of these families for
over two years, Thompson has
seen the effect domestic

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Community Colleges Should Make Greater Effort

A wide-ranging study says that community colleges must
make greater efforts to help disadvantaged high school
students prepare for college, and to reach out to displaced
workers, single parents, and armed forces veterans.
The study, conducted for the American Association of
Community and Junior Colleges, urges the two-year
schools to renew their "inspired sense of purpose."
The report, ''Building Communities: A Vision for a
New Century," is not a document of radical departure, according to Ernest Boyer, head of the commission that conducted the study. He says it's giving a new thrust to the
traditional mission of the community college. Some
recommendations made by the report ~re:
• Instituting a plan at every community college to identify disadvantaged students as early as high school. Such a
program should emphasize counseling, language proficiency, and academic preparation. The colleges should also increase efforts to recruit students who are leaving jobs or
the armed forces.
• Requiring students to complete a core curriculum ''that
provides historical perspective, an understanding of our
social institutions, knowledge of science and technology,
and an appreciation of the visual and performing arts.
• Making sure students learn written and oral English,
and be encouraged to develop reading, writing, and computing skills. Two-year colleges should make adult-literacy
programs a central part of their mission.
• Developing a first-year program that would provide
students with counselors and mentors to prevent students
from dropping out. Colleges should encourage contacts
among students and try to bring together older and
younger students and students with different ethnic
backgrounds.
• Providing grants to faculty members to improve
teaching and working to prevent an increased reliance on
part-time faculty members to teach courses. As a rule, the
report said, "a majority of credit awarded by a community
college should be earned in classes taught by full-time
faculty.
• Working with high schools and colleges to encourage
more black, Hispanic, and Asian students to become community college teachers.
California Gets New Chancellor
California community colleges have a new chancellor,
selected by the system's Board of Governors.
The board's decision to appoint David Mertes,
chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, is
a mild surprise because he is a long-time advocate of local
control for the state's 106 community colleges.
California's two-year college system, which enrolls more
than 1.1 million students -- one out of every eleven college
students in the country -- has been sharply divided in recent
years over how much control the state should have over
such matters as the distribution of the system's budget,
selection of campus presidents, and maintenance of
academic quality.
Mertes said his chief goal would be to improve community college programs that are designed to allow
graduates to transfer to four-year colleges, and to establish
more links between the community colleges' vocational
programs and businesses in the state.
The new chancellor also said he would oppose proposals
that the state board play a role in the selection of campus .
presidents or in determining how individual campus funds
are used.

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violence can have on them.
''What the children witness
or experience has a lasting impact. Often the children feel
that they are responsible. They
carry a lot of guilt."
She says that often the

Peace,

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Day. At 12 noon there will be
a Peace Pole and Peace
Garden Dedication Ceremony
on the south lawn behind the
Forum Building. From
11 - 12 noon a video of the
Soviet/ American Athlete Exchange will be shown in
Forum 308. Joe Wayman will
present a slide show of the
Nevada Nuclear Test site from
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Board
room of the Administration
Building.
Music for the day will be the
Steve Smith Band after 11
a.m. on the north lawn.
A lot of work has gone into
this year's Peace On Earth
Week and the committee is
looking forward to on-campus
participation to help make it a
great week.

abusers . were v1ct1ms as
children and the abusers were
victims as children. Many of
them think that this kind of
behavior is normal, which
gives them very negative self
images. Thompson calls it a
''generational cycle.

"Women's Space tries to
break the cycle or at least interrupt it," she says. In her
work with the children,
Thompson tries to give them
positivr self esteem. "We encourage the kids to express
themselves, but in appropriate
ways. We allow no physical
punishment.''
Women's Space provided
shelter and services to almost
900 women and children last
year. They estimate that
16,000 - 25,000 women and
children in Lane County will
be victims of family violence
this year.
Thompson says that WS is
the only shelter in Lane County. If a woman is in serious
danger she may be networked
to another shelter out of the
county. The address of the WS
shelter is kept private. It holds
about 15 people in four
bedrooms but often there is an
~verflow, says Thompson.
WS just bought a new house
and plans to open a transition
shelter as soon as it is
ready,states Thompson. The
house has five apartments for
women to live in until they
find a place of their own. The
shelter will need donations of
sheets, kitchen appliances and
any other typical garage sale
fare.

LCC writing contest
• Topic - LCC: My Choice. The English Department is
looking for profiles on students who have had positive and
rewarding experiences at LCC because of the faculty and
staff, students, vocational training, or simply the quality
of education.
• Submission - Deadline is May 20th, 3 p.m. at the
English Department office. Must be 500 words or less,
typed and double-spaced. All entries must be submited
with release form which is available, along with more information, at the Writing Lab, Center 476.
• Judging - All entries will be judged by a panel of professional, faculty, community and student writers.
• Prizes - First prize is $100. Second and third prizes will
also be awarded. Gift certificates will be given for all work
used by LCC.

1988-89 Student Editor Applications
for

TORC H and Dena li
Now available

TORCH Editor form and information packet available

in Center 205 - ask for Pete Peterson, Dorothy Weame,
Jan Brown, or Julie Crist. Filing Deadline: 5 p.m.
Monday, May 16.
Denali Editor form and information packet available
from Karen Locke, English Department, or Dorothy
Weame, 205 Center. Filing Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday
May 16.

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•. • by Patrick Bryan
_ . TORCH Sports Editor

LCC hammer thrower nails NWAACC record
by Patrick Bryan
TORCH Sports Editor

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-You'll have to forgive the
Titin basball team for starting
to' feel a little like Wily E.
Coyote plummeting down a
canyo_n, but part of the blame
must go to the Linn-Benton
•Roadrunners (beep-beep), as
they inflicted yet another two
game sweep on LCC, 11-5 and
8-1, May 7, in Albany.
•The Titans, 4-10 in league
and .7..:15 overall, continued
their • death defying plunge
toward the cellar with a 11-6
non-lea_gue loss to the
Portland·St. JV's, May 10, in
Portland.
In the dpen(;!r against LBCC
the Titans fell behind 5-0 after
one ai:id a half innings, roared
back to tie it at 5 all after three
innings~ and then watched as
LBCC scored six runs in the
top of the sixth. to seal the win.
Al Pratt and Mike Parker
homered for the Titans.
In the ·nightcap (actually I
suppose it would be the late
The Titan's Nick Anastassiodes works on the discus.
afternoon cap), LBCC tallied
five runs·in the bottom of the
second and never looked back.
Mike Park"er drove in LCC's
lone run in the third.
Saturday in. Gotham Lane
started off with two runs in the
which will be held Friday,
by Patrick Bryan
TORCH Sports Editor
top of the first, but Portland
June 3rd, at the Oakway Golf
St. scored two in the first and
What's the best kept secret Course in Eugene. Green fees
second· inning, not to mention
will also be required with the
at LCC?
the fourth, sixth, and seventh.
$1.
The sign up form is located
No, not the true identity of
Shortstop Jeff Ordway,
in
the
Intramural office, which
the "mystery meat" they serve
recovering nicely from an
is
located
in the P .E. building.
in the lunchroom.
ulnar (elbow) operation, had
Need some romance in that
It's intramural sports! For
two hits for Lane, including a
dull little life of yours? Then
the staggering fee of $1,
triple~ a_nd Mike Parker • students at LCC can compete sign up for the coed doubles
knocked in two runs to keep
tennis tournament. It begins
in a wide array of events.
things close, but alas, once
on May 18, and will continue
An intramural tradition is
again, no cigar.
until
June 6.
the spring golf tournament,
You say ping-pong is your
game? You're in luck. The
Getting ready to start your
ping-pong tourney is Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m.
career as an RN or LPN?
When you get a shoe shine,
do
you have to take their word
If so, join our team . The team that treated 49,348
for it? When you visit Wildlife
emergencies (more than any other hospital in
Safari, do the Hippos crowd
around
your vehicle? In other
Oregon) and admitted 18,637 patients in 1987. We're
words, are you a tad
?a.lem Hospital, a 454-bed regional medical center
overweight? Well turn that
flab into a lean, mean, Titan
serving 250,00 people. We have RN and LPN positions
machine.
From 4-8 p.m. on
open in medical/surgical, maternal/child and critical
Monday and Wednesday and
care fields. We also offer a critical care internship
4-5 :30 p.m. on Tuesday and
Thursday the LCC weight
program for new graduates.
room is all yours.
Applications are now being accepted for
I know all you badminton
orientations beginning in June, July and September.
freaks out there have been
waiting patiently, so here you
Starting hourly rate is $11 .56. Shift differentials
go. Thursday, May 19, at 7:30
of five percent are paid for afternoon and weekend
p.m. in the main gym is your
tournament.
shifts and $2 more per hour is paid for night shift.
So you see, you don't have
For more information and an application, call the
to join one of those pushy, hip
Salem Hospital Employment Office (collect calls are
clubs. You can meet fellow
students,
play the sport of
accepted) at 370-5227.
your choice, maybe even get in
11
shape, and still have enough
money left over for that jug of
1111
11
"Thunderbird" you've had
Employment Office
your eye on.
665 Winter St. SE• Salem, OR 97309 • 370-5227
For more information call
747-4510, extension 2548.

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Nick Anastassiodes set LCC
and NW AACC marks in the
hammer with a throw of
186-4, to go with his winning
throw in the discus of 152-0 at
the Clackamas Invitational in
Oregon City, on May 7.
Anastassiodes, who has a
personal best in the hammer of
195-0, was suprised that the
throw, his last of the day, was
a good one. "I was really tired
from weightlifting all week
and I had no legs left."
Lane athletes took the top
two places in three events in
the non-scoring meet.
Andy Holte and Ben B~nson
finished 1-2 in the pole vault
with jumps of 15-0. Holte won

on fewer misses.
In the javelin, Ken Culp of
the Titans won with a throw of
178-11. Teammate Brad Cook
grabbed second with a toss of
175-7.
Lance Lehne placed second
behind Anastassiodes in the
discus with a heave of 140-1.
High jumper Matt Waddell
of Lane was second with a leap
of 6-7, and teammate Dan
Gorman finished third in the
hammer, behind Anastassiods
and Scot Hartman of
Chemeketa, with a throw of
159-4.
This weekend the Titans
compete in the Regional meet
at Mt. Hood.
Anastassiodes hopes for
good weather. ''The sun really
gets me going/ 'he says.

The envefupe ,

please
by Patrick Bryan

TORCH Sports Editor

It's that time of year, folks.
Time to call them as I see them.
Time for the first (and probably last) annual Night Shift
achievement awards. (basketball edition)
• Best performance by an LCC basketball player (male).
This is a tough one, but I have to go with Harold Michaud.
He played a solid game all year long, especially for a
freshman (albeit a 24 year old freshman).
• Best performance by an LCC basketball player
(female). I have to go with Sheryl Jones, who became the
all-time leading scorer in LCC women's basketball history
this year. But one also has to wonder how good Terri
Gortler could have been had she not left the squad in the
middle of the season.
• Best performance by an LCC team. The women's
basketball team in their last game of the season. Already
out of playoff contention, and after losing several key
players to an assortment of problems, the Titans fought
their way back from an eleven point deficit in the second
half to stun playoff-bound Linn-Benton, 66-63.
• Best performance, comedy. Men's Head Basketball
Coach Dale Bates. When this guy is on a roll, it's best to
stand back and enjoy. He's also a hell of a coach and a
tough competitor. (But don't let him sandbag you on the
golf course.)
• Best Comeback. Todd Doll. Last year's MVP of the
men's basketball team was sucker-punched in the Autzen
Stadium parking lot after a UO football game and suffered
a severe concussion. Doctors told him he wouldn't play
again this year. Wrong. Although Doll had to sit out this
year with the Titans, he was back playing pick-up games a
few months after the incident and is looking forward to
playing again next year. (Although he's rumored to be considering playing at OIT in Klamath Falls.)
• Best kept composure. Women's Head Basketball
Coach Dave Loos. After starting out the season at 2-1 in
league, Loos lost eight players (out of 15) and at one time
was forced to finish a game with only two players, Angela
Englert and Laynette Prom. It has to be better next year.
• Most Inspirational Player. Angela Englert. Although
she didn't get much playing time on the women's basketball squad last year, Angela could always be seen cheering
her teammates from the sidelines, and when she was in the
game, she gave her all.
• The Torch Sports Editor award for making my job
(and life) easier. All the LCC coaches and P .E. office people who answered my often goofy questions without
laughing.

Shan
Titus
photo by Michael Omogrosso

Feature bl Holly Finch
Page Design by Robert Jackson

"I have one of the most interesting jobs at
LCC,'' declares Shan Titus. But she actually has
two.
From 9-3 each day Titus is LCC's highly visible
high school relations coordinator. But few people
know Titus' other occupation that begins before,
and sometimes follows, her 9-3 job.
Yoga. More than a subject to teach, it has been
a part of Titus' daily routine for over 15 years.
Yoga and Public Relations
Early every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
morning at LCC, Titus teaches this system of exercises for attaining body or mental control and
well-being. On Thursday evenings she teaches at
Willard Elementary School.
One morning last week, with her students kneeling on gym mats, the barefooted Titus was
straightening and helping class members stretch
into special positions. With a reassuring tone, she
encouraged one student to sit straighter and focus
on clearing his mind. Placing a hand above his
ears, she pulled his head upward to straighten his
spine, explaining how this will help center his body
and release tension. Certainly, her Yoga becomes
part of her 9 - 3 p.m. job as well. She
works in a corner office with a wall painting of
swirling colors, matching her bright turquoise
skirt and multi-colored sweater. She talks on the
phone, attends meetings, greets visitors, and coordinates tours of the campus.
Last week she was planning a booth for the
Lane County Fair from which representatives will
provide information to fair-goers about LCC. She
is coordinating the production of a video tape that
will be used to market LCC's strong points and attract students to LCC.
Titus spends much of her high school relations
job in a ritual of traveling to high schools with her
slides, providing potential students with an orientation to LCC -- its different courses, costs, and
the admissions process. She speaks in front of
many high school students and staffs, ''promoting
the positive aspects of LCC."
She says Yoga helps her cope ''with the stress of
public relations. It helps me relax for all the public
speaking I do.''
Occasionally Titus notices that some students
are not receptive to her message. A few even look
down on LCC because it is a community college,

lacking the prestige they are after. She tries to convey a realistic picture to these students; one that
shows the high costs, academic requirements and
social adjustments that go along with larger colleges and universities.
Indeed, Titus feels it would be difficult to deal
with the negative aspects of her job without the
peace of mind and positive reinforcement she
gains from yoga and meditation.
"Her lifestyle really overflows into her work,"
says Ginger Yamamoto, who works closely with
Titus in the LCC Admissions Office.
Studying in Montreal, San Franciso, Nepal
Titus is interested in metaphysics and consciousness study; in interpreting dreams; and in
Sufism, which is the exploration of mysticism.
Titus defines Metaphysical study as ''exploring
alternative levels of reality." She has spent much
of her life exploring new ideas and traveling.
Titus has been on the go since the age of seven
months when her family moved to Iowa from
England, where she was born. Raised in Iowa, she
attended college in Montreal, earning a degree in
psychology. She moved to New York at a time

Iyengar Yoga Institution where she studied with
Iyengar himself, a respected yoga master whose
teachings are becoming popular in the West.
During her four-month stay in India, she also
treked through the mountains of Nepal.
'"I loved India", concludes Titus. "I had a
harder time adjusting to coming home than I did
to being in India. I felt more comfortable on the
floor in a sleeping bag th~n I did sleeping in my
bed.''
To Eugene, By Choice
After a period of readjustment, Titus continued
her solo travels. She took a two-month, 9,000 mile
Greyhound bus trip around the US, Mexico, .and
Canada. She also took a four-month tour of
Europe.
By 1981, she was ready for a place that was
"green and had a rainy climate." She did't end up
in Eugene by accident, but had researched different climates around the US for a place near a
big, culture-oriented city, but one having a liberal
"alternative lifestyle." She found several, but
after reading the want ads in the Willamette
Observer, she knew it would have to be Eugene.
"I felt at home immediately," she says. Within
a few months, Titus began work as a tour guide at
LCC, and became acquainted with others who
share her interest in yoga and meditation.
Titus participates in intense yoga workshops
and expands her knowledge in other areas of selfawareness. In 1985, she began studying the concepts of death and dying. She wanted to broaden
her knowledge and answer some of her own questions about death: Titus has had to deal with the
deaths of her father, mother, and brother.
Last fall, she volunteered to work for Hospice,
a support group established for people who are
dying and choose to remain in their own home instead of in a hospital. She spends time with them,
talking, or doing whatever they want to do. She
acknowledges it is sometimes hard to get close to a
person who is dying. She sometimes wonders "if
I'm being of any help." But, she adds, "I guess
they wouldn't ask for someone to come if they
wanted to be alone."
Sometimes she also gets a chance to talk to the
survivors of the patient, and to help them to deal
with the situation.
Being in tune with herself helps Titus give of
herself to others in many ways, and enrich their
lives as well.
As much as she enjoys helping others, she also
enjoys her time alone and in the companionship of
close friends. When she's home she likes to
meditate, listen to music, and practice yoga dance.
Last week, Titus and her friends "purified" their
bodies in a sweat ceremony next to a small creek
near Walton.
They set-up a yurt, a structure similar to a
teepee. Following a Native American ritual, they
built a fire outside to heat rocks and coals. then
brought the hot coals inside as everyone filed into
the yurt.

'Her lifestyle really overflows into her work.'
when she was dealing with her "outer self:" She
wanted to live in a big city, go to ballets and
operas.
"I loved New York, but I coulq.n't live there
now. I move to suit different periods of my life."
San Francisco during the late sixties was ''the
place to be," she says. There, in 1972, a boyfriend
introduced her to EST and ESALEN, personal
development and human potential movement programs, conversions of Eastern philosophies for
Westerners' understanding. Part of EST, for example, popularized the use of massage and hot
tubs as relaxation activities to the Western
cultures. It was during this time that Titus began
to study yoga, and began a journey into her
"inner self."
After spending some time in Santa Fe, New
Mexico where she taught classes and gave private
yoga lessons, she traveled to India alone in 1977 to
experience for herself the Eastern way of life.
India is "ever-changing, busy, exotic,
stimulating, crowded, and colorful,'' exclaims
Titus. She spent three weeks in Poona at the

Throughout the ceremony, they sprayed water
on the coals so hot steam poured out, saturating
the air. A quick dip in the chilly river nearby
refreshed the group, and allowed them to return to
the yurt for more chanting and sweating.
Titus finds that the time spent on meditation
and yoga helps her to function better in the external world. She beleives it is important for
everyone to reconcile the two worlds, to achieve a
balanced state of well-being. ,
She takes pride in developing herself as a
teacher and helping others develop and obtain a
full
realization
of
themselves.
''My goals are not like some, to own a house
and a new car every year, but to follow the beliefs
of the 'Mystic Saints' -- to have a clear mind, to be
more loving and accepting, and to be self-realized
and self-accepting."
In her corner office at LCC, she sits back in her
chair and dreams of her next journey -- to Macchu
Pichu, Peru. She plans to venture to the mystic
Mayan temples and cultures; power places that are
ancient spiritual realms.
The TORCH

May 13, 1988

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PASS THE BVCK
Pass the Buck is provided by ASLCC & SRC to help students with problems
and . to receive suggestions. Also included is the question of the week for
students to voice their opinion on current issues.

•••••••••••••••
Dear Administration

I hear so much about handicapped students at this school. I am handicapped
although I may not look it, and I am having problems with sitting at the uncomfortable desks, and the uncomfortable art stools. Education should not be
• this much pain (physically).
.Susan Meir
I think it is ridiculous not to have the Student Health Services Fee record on
the computer for students. We need to have a record that fees are paid or not
paid. It is easy to lose the receipts for payment. You are there to service the
student.

••••••••••••••••
To .Mr. President
J~ and it seems many other students, have more things to carry than we

would like to carry. More lockers on campus would be a nice improvement.
.- Frain. D. K. Hut

· I would like to see comfortable tables and benches to study at outdoors.
From ·.c. Flemming

•••••••••••••••

Dear Editor,

I found.this years issue of the "PORCH" most hilarious and took it home
where my husband and I laughed 'till our stomachs hurt. My only concerns
were the poorly veiled attacks on Jim Troop. That was tasteless. Anyway,
thanks for the laughs. Foul language was not forced on anyone, and I liked it.
.Yes you may print this no name comment only.

I would like to make known a very big problem here at LCC's Aviation
Maintenance Dept. This year our funds have totally been cut off. This means
that ·the specialized (much needed) Helicopter class has been cut off. This class
provided the means for those who wish to specialize in Rotary Wing Aircraft
to get hands on experience by building a modern helicopter. This class also
provided advanced training above and beyond what we receive through the
normal program structure.
This cut also means that next year our part time help will not be back. We
need more instructors, not less.
Why is it that a highly technical program gets all its funds cut and yet vocational programs don't get cut off? Our department needs new engines with
complete systems and more modern equipment.
Maybe it is not realized that aviation is a growing industry. There is a shortage of technicians in America. We need to train more technicians who are ad_vanced in Aviation Technology with newer, more advanced equipment and a
varie~y of views taught by more instructors.
• Why haven't passed bucks been published in the TORCH?
Reason/ Answer

. For each issue, the TORCH editor selects news and feature stories according
to importance, timeliness and available space. Pass the Buck has not been
printed because of inadequate space.

Why can't the food items in the cafeteria have prices clearly marked? It can
be quite embarrasing to select an item you think is one price and find out it is a
lot more at the register. This has happened to me more than once. It can't cost
too much for a few price signs. Please!

•••••••••••••••
To person in charge of programming

Please let's hear more experimental music like something electronic and
symphonic ... Tomita?

•••••••••••••••
To S.R.C.

I have been very unimpressed by the way the poster boards have looked this
year. I have also been impressed by the care and patience I've seen in the
gentlemen who post this information for the students.
From Andrea P.
Springfield
I am very impressed with the neatness of both your bulletin boards and office. They are both run very efficiently. I wish that the departments bulletins
boards were as neat and up to date.
Howie
Why are announcements posted on bulletin boards either just before or after
the event happens? We need more reading time to fit these things into our
schedules.
Reason/ Answer

Many times information is not received until the day, and sometimes even
hours just before the event begins. The bulletin board monitors check the
boards at least three times a week, so an item may be a day old but is removed
as soon as possible.

•••••••••••••••
Keep up the good work at the S.R.C.

Just wanted to say thanks - you guys are super. I am a new student who
came in a week late. I was lost, confused and afraid. Everytime I have a problem I ask, and you guys have helped me out.
From Ellen

To Library

Up in the quiet study area, you need to put up a big sign on the back wall ...
I mean a big sign! Somethimes you can't hear yourself think, it gets old.
From J. Williams

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To Musicians

Thanks for the music at lunch but please suggest soft music. Sometimes
(often) it is so loud.
From Sandra Lyon

•••••••••••••••
Why doesn't Rob Ward get a pension?
Steve Ramseur

To Campus Services

How about getting some of the outside lights turned on. It is hard to get
from the library to M&A at night without walking into the concrete planters.

•••••••••••••••

Lockers for the students would help alot. At $2 - $3 per term, they should
pay for themselves. On some days I have more than a foot stack of books to
carry. I'm glad that I don't ride the bus.
B.W.

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Student Grievances, Disabled Student Services, TORCH Editor,
Veterans Office, Campus Services, and Security.

Please detail in the TORCH or by some other method the meaning of the
alarm bells in the center building. The confusion exhibited on Monday, April
11, 1988 was, in my mind, inexcusable and could be dangerous or possibly
fatal.
Rex A. Jemison Jr.

Pass this fuck to ASl..[C and we'll see it gets to the right pl.ace. (},eek
anyooe on the l:ack and we'll get your = t to than. We ~ t to hear
i.hat bugs you. We ' re your represenaitives; pass this fuci< to 479 Caiter.

Student Government

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DearASLCC

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To School Service

To Food Services

Signed _________

Libertarians challenge government's power over private life
give it. We're becoming servants where we're told what to
drink, what to eat, and how to
live. It suggests to me that
1984 Orwell is here. If people
want to be self-destructive,
that's their problem."
She adds that social problems are solved more effectively through education, not
political intervention.

by Julie Crist

TORCH Editor

The Libertarians think it's
time for a party. Their party.
It is easy to overlook the nation's third largest political
party among the current
Democratic/Rep ublican
media saturation. But it is
there and it has something different to say.
Tonie Nathan, the Libertarian National Media Relations Chair, says the Libertarians differ from the other
parties.
While
most
Republicans want more
legislative control over
peoples' behavior, and
Democrats want more government control over business
behavior, Libertarians want
less of both.
"Our views are very much
like the views of the founding
fathers, who were Libertarians," she claims. "You
could maybe even call us Jeffersonians." (She adds that
Jefferson felt that the government should educate the
citizens, and the Libertarians
are opposed to government
control of schools.)
The Libertarians believe in
''live and let live,'' and object
to laws regulating citizens'
personal behavior.
'' People have a right to live
in any manner they choose as
long as they don't violate the
rights of others,'' says
Nathan.
For example, Libertarians
feel that there is no need for
legislation over drug use, or
over sexual practices of consenting adults. Nathan adds,
''That is not to say that Libertarians condone these activities. The majority of us
may look on (these -activities)
as foolish or immoral, but we
shouldn't have the right to
force our values on other people."
New Libertarian members
take a pledge stating they do
not advocate the use of force
to achieve political goals.
They believe that taxes are
immoral in principle because
taxation is government confiscation of the citizens'
money.
The only purpose of a law,

National Policy

Nationally, the Libertarian
party favors the concept of
"burden sharing."
"Our allies should be sharing the cost of their defense.
The US taxpayers shouldn't
subsidize the defense of Japan
and the NATO allies.'' Giving
notice and then withdrawing
from NATO would relieve US
taxpayers of the two-thirds of
the defense budget spent on
US foreign military bases.

according to the Libertarians,
is to prevent people from harming each other and from
destroying each other's property.
The party strongly advocates privatization and
deregulation. Nathan points to
the medical profession's
monopoly on treatment as an
example of the need for
government deregulation. She
says that when the government
gives a special interest group
like doctors special privileges
and licenses, and refuses those
services to alternative physicians, "other players on the
field'' are shut out of competition.
''Naturopaths shouldn't be
stigmatized through political
means.''
Local Issues

According to Nathan, the
Libertarians don't change
their platform drastically from
one election to the next. But
they do update certain resolutions. Locally, Libertarians:
• Oppose mandatory helmet
and seat belt laws. When the
Libertarian presidential candidate, Ron Paul, was in
Eugene recently, he said that
he advocated the use of
helmets, but that the law is not
necessary for the good of
everybody.

Nathan says that if a Libertarian president were elected,
one of the first changes would
be the elimination of federal
income tax. The party believes
that US citizens have lost control over such issues as welfare
and national defense. By
localizing them, the public
would once again choose how
to spend its tax money.
Nathan sees the Libertarians' political strength
growing. "We're the only party that is for a noninterventionist foreign policy
as well as a non-interventionist
domestic economic policy.
Polls show that that's what
people want.
_ "But,"
she
adds,
"Libertarians aren't going to
get elected as long as people
want the government to do
things for them."

• Support the voters' right to
vote on urban renewal projects.
• Support constitutional
limits of property taxes. •
• Oppose the Nuclear Free
Zone Ordinance as it is
presently written. Nathan
states that it prevents people
from taking action for their
own defense, prevents the
manufacture of any nuclear
weapons components including screws, and would
deter business from the area.
Libertarians would approve
the ordinance if it were limited
to preventing nuclear power
plants and waste from entering
the area.
Nathan points out that a recent Register-Guard editorial
headline claiming '' Riding a
motorcycle is a privilege and
not a right" represents
everything the Libertarians
stand against.
"If they can tell you that
your mode of transportation is
a privilege, then they can tell
you that about anything else -from buying a house to what
kind of groceries you buy.
"They think the average
person is too stupid or too evil
to live their own lives
unassisted," says Nathan.
"The government ooesn't
have any rights but what we

Paying the price for peace
by Alice Wheeler

TORCH Staff Writer

Concscientous objectors may soon be able to
redirect their tax money towards non-violent
purposes.
For the first time in its 16 years of discussion
in Congress, the U.S. Peace Tax Fund may get
a hearing by a House Ways and Means Subcommittee. Hearings have been the main goal
for Reps. Don Bonker (D-WA) and Tom Tauke
(R-IA) who introduced the bill in 1987.
The USPTF would allow concientious objectors to have the military portion of their income, gift, and estate taxes placed in a special
fund. The money from this fund would be used
for peaceful purposes only. The bill would let
CO's pay taxes without compromising their

moral or religious beliefs.
Roxanne Lydon of Eugene Peace Works
started working locally on this bill in January,
1988. She sent press releases and information
throughout the area asking people to write letters to the House Ways and Means Committee
and to the two representatives who have been
working on this bill.
Lydon says "The peace community is split.
They (are afraid) that the IRS would set the
guidelines for who is a concientious objector.
But I feel that it is a step. Congress is just so
backlogged.''
A study done by Ira Shorr of Sane/Freeze
states that the taxes from the City of Eugene
alone created a total of over one billion dollars
that goes to military spending. Over 257 million
of that goes to nuclear weapons programs.

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Awar d winning LCC cyclist pioneers new sport
by Robert Ward

push for the inclusion of his
sport in the regular Olympics.
Olympic hopeful and LCC
Rinehart will represent the
student John Rinehart will go US in the para-Olympics for
for the gold this summer in the physically challenged in
Seoul, South Korea.
October. But right now, he is
But chances are we won't in Europe to participate in two
international competitions. He
see him, or his event, on TV.
Rinehart is a cyclist, and in will cycle in the Belgium Open
his first international competi- on May 14 and the European
tion in France a little over a Open on May 15.
He rides a normal mountain
year ago, he won a bronze
medal (third place). He won bike, except that the
his initial race in the US Na- handlebars are cut down and
tionals last July in Nashville, both brake handles are on the
and looked like he had been left side.
riding for a lot longer than the
Rinehart's goal is to average
few months he had.
25 miles per hour in the 45
However, Rinehart is no or- kilometer race, while' 'regular''
dinary cyclist. He was born cyclists average about 29.
without a right leg, and at the
The 22 year-old went to
age of seven, had his right arm Central Catholic High School
amputated below the elbow. in Portland. He attended the
And even though Rinehart is UO for a term after
''physically challenged,'' one graduating, but the full-time
gets the feeling he is no more . load was too much for him, so
handicapped than a "normal" he went back to Portland. He
person.
says he wasn't ready for col"I want to push amputee- lege right after high school.
cycling as a demo sport in the
When he was ready,
Olympics. I feel it's the closest Rinehart came back to Eugene •
sport (in which amputees can because of the good bike
compete with full-limbed par- paths, and because he heard
ticipants.)"
Lane was a good school.
In the fall, Rinehart plans to
"In Portland, motorists will
~mbark on a_speaking tour to cut you down. It's safer on
TORCH Associate Editor

country roads to train for long
miles."
Enrolled in sociology classes
at LCC, Rinehart's focus is on
pre-law. He eventually hopes
to attend Yale and specialize in
human rights law. Pretty
strong goals for anyone.
He took a full-time load at
LCC in the fall, but is only
taking two classes this term so
he can devote more time to
training.
Climbing some of the stairs
at LCC is the only accessibility
problem he has encountered at
the college. But since his
classes are in the Center
Building, he can take the
elevator.
He estimates he trains about
30 hours a week, but a lot of •
that is mental preparation. "I
think about winning; about
crossing the finish line. If I
can't picture my body crossing
the finish line, I can't do it.
It's the ultimate goal" to
finish first.
After the summer Olympics,
Rinehart wants to go on a
John Rinehart on
speaking tour in the fall to
push for amputee cycling as a
Rinehart needs $3500 to atdemo sport in the regular tend the summer Olympics,
Olympics.
and donations can be made to

his regular bike.

the Continental Bank in care
of John Rinehart, USODA,
1450 High St., Eugene, 97401.

LCC to host Northw est Weldin g and Metal Expo '88
by Diana Feldman

TORCH Staff Writer

Over $1,000,000 worth of
welding equipment will be
displayed at LCC May 20 and
21 during "The Northwest
Welding and Metal Fabrication Exposition '88."
''This is not just a construction welding show,'' says
Albert Rowe, LCC's welding
technology instructor.
"Over 40 nationally known
manufacturers will be displaying and demonstrating their
latest equipment. There will be
film presentations and some
hands on opportunities.''
Rowe
and
Welding
Technology Instructor Mark
Huntington are coordinators
of the trade show, which will
be hosted by LCC's Welding
Department on the ground
floor of the Apprenticeship
Building.
Rowe says the goal of the
Exposition is to provide a service to the community and the

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Welding Expo will provide career opportunities.

students, as well as to broaden
the public's perception of
what LCC can do and offer.
''The exciting thing about
this show is that it's not just.

for a specific vocational area,
but it covers all different areas
of industry,'' says Rowe.
Rowe says he doesn't want
people to think his vocation is

T.G.I.S.... "Thank God it's summer!" However it is also a
time when-many of the students 9f lone Community
College think about their housing needs.

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''isolated to just the male
area."
According to Rowe, the exposition will show that the
field of metal fabrication consists of everybody from computer programmers to
metallurgists, and people who
are doing quality control
microscope work, to people
who like to work with their
hands.
"Women, handicapped
people, and high school
students are encouraged to attend because of the diversification of opportunities. There
are a variety of jobs where
people don't have to stand or
lift heavy objects," says
Rowe.
This large area of industry is
becoming dependent upon
computer technology, he adds.
Computers are used in many
aspects of the field from draf-

photo by Russ Sherrell

Ling to metallurgy, and opportunities abound for people in
..math,
science, computers, art,
health, business, etc.
Rowe encourages everyone
to attend the Expo. "With a
minimal amount of time, a
half hour or less, people can
investigate the diversity of job
opportunities and options that
exist in the manufacturing
area, and give themselves a
chance to determine whether
any one of those areas may be
of interest to them.''
According to Rowe an exposition held five years ago
drew 700 - 800 people. But this
year's Expo is expected to attract well over 1,000 people
and over 50 percent will be industrial representatives.
He adds this will be a good
opportunity for future
employees to "network" with
future employers throughout
Oregon, Northern California,
Southern Washington, and
Idaho.
The Exposition was initiated
by both the Industrial
Technology Welding Staff and
the Welding Technology Advisory Committee. Rowe says
the Advisory Committee is
made up of professionals from
the metal fabrication industry
who help keep the LCC program in line with what's happening in the industry. They
help evaluate LCC's Industrial
Technology Program and advise LCC how to better train
future employees.
The Expo will provide information to industrial people
·who are looking for new
equipment and technology to
improve their business and
their profit margins.

Courting
success
Feature by Diana Feldman
Design by Karen Washburn
Photos by Russ Sherrell

Don't be misled by 18-year-old Amanda Essner's
shy smile, whispery voice, and forties dress style.
She's a driven teen-ager, a goal-oriented, energetic,
over-achiever intent on setting high standards for
herself.
Essner practices court reporting three days a week in Judge Woodrich's court.
But two years ago, when she was a sophomore at
Marist High School, Essner ran out of goals. "I was
having a hard time in school," she says. "I felt lost.
had completed many advanced classes at Marist, she
"I've never read anything d~finitive on the subEverybody seemed so immature. My best friends
was lacking only eight credits to graduate. In ject," says Holub, "but it's my '=1,nderstandi~g_ t~at
were my teachers. I knew if I didn't get out of school
November of 1986, just six weeks after she started, people speak from 160 to 200 words per minute.''
soon, I was going to burn-out."
she had satisfied the eight units and had earned her
But Essner says her next "goal" is to exceed that
She is quick to emphasize that '' I did not dislike
Adult High School Completion Diploma with a 4.00 rate, and to earn a Merit Writer certificate -- which
Marist. I just didn't like high school." She attended
grade point average.
.
means taking testimony at 260 wpm.
Sheldon for a couple
Essner says she couldn't make a
She performs Cooperative Work Experience
of months in her
blanket recommendation that
without
pay three days a week in Judge George J.
Freshman year before
everybody should do as she did, ''that
Woodrich's
Circuit Court with professional reporter
transferring
to
wouldn't be right for some people.
as her supervisor. "I think Amanda's
Carol
Dewey
Marist, but says she
Yet, if you're having some problems
didn't like high school
with school, it's nice to know there are going to do very well," says Dewey. "She just
amazes me. To be so young she asks such good questhere, either.
alternatives."
tions,
and is confident enough to ask them. I was so
''I want to be the
For a short time, she was again
scared
when I first started court reporting, I never
best I can be,'' says
without a goal.
asked
questions.''
Essner with a radiant
Then she learned about a court
smile but dead-serious
In the courtroom, Essner looks youthful in a puffreporting course from a TV commereyes. She seems to
sleeved, full-skirted dark blue dress, but certainly not
cial and found, after thorough Essnerhave been born with
out of place. Her fingers flow over the keys of her
style research, that, "It had all the difthat thought.
stenotype machine, starting and stopping in unison
ferent aspects that I was looking for in
Virginia Essner is
with Dewey's. Her eyes are cast down with a look of
a job -- good demand, good wages,
very proud of her
concentration -- but a hint of a smile -- on her face.
good hours, use of my hands (because I
daughter. She says,
She appears confident and relaxed.
like to play piano and type) and a con'' Amanda always has
trolled
atmosphere
(I'm
a
severe
Compared with her class work, the live courtroom
Essner at the stenotype machine.
to have a goal.
asthmatic so I can't work outside)."
is easier. She says ''in class we take five
situation
Heaven help us the
solid minutes of dictation at 225 wpm. But it's not
In January of 1987, two months after graduating
day she runs out of goals.''
that way in court where there's a burst of speed, then
and turning 17, Essner started LCC's Court ReporFor the past 10 years the younger Essner has acthere's
a lull, and over and over it goes so you get a
ting Program. Ever the over-achiever, in one year she
complished her goals in piano, tap dancing,
rest." The class had prepared her through concenwent from zero to 200 words of dictation per minute.
calligraphy, oil painting, and received excellent
trated typing, but still, after a day in court ''my arms
That's like getting a car from zero to 60 mph in five
grades in advanced classes. Last fall she started
hurt so bad. I wasn't used to using them all day."
seconds.
teaching piano to five beginning students.
Besides wanting the credentials of a Merit Writer,
An LCC brochure says the program is a two-year
Yet, Essner had the potential of being another
education fatality -- a high school "drop-out" while,
course which includes academics
at the same time, being an over-achiever.
and speed-building, but court
Because of this paradox, she is now one of the
reporting students and working
youngest ever to complete the adult education
professionals say it takes about
courses and Cooperative Work Experience in court
two and a half years to build adereporting.
quate speed.
Back in 1986, when Essner noticed a friend had
Tom Holub, lead instructor for
dropped-out of Marist, she asked Brother Norbert, a
the program, says, "Amanda is
probably the one student who, in
counselor at the school, what had happened. He told
Essner the student was completing her diploma
all the years I've been teaching, is
through LCC's High School Completion program.
the most willing to work on her
weaknesses and is not the least bit
Brother Norbert told her she was taking things too

'It's always a challenge, 225 goals every_minute.'
seriously, and to let her hair down. "But she was just
too intellectual. Socially, she didn't fit in with the
teen-crowd," he recalls. "She was too grown-up. I
suggested she might fit in more with the college
crowd and be more challenged going to LCC.''
Essner says as soon as she found -out about the
High School Completion Program she knew she
wanted to do it. Essner's eyes light up when she says,
"Suddenly I had a goal: it was to get out of high
school."
But what about all the activities associated with the
junior and senior year in high school? Essner says
she doesn't miss the idea of graduation or the prom.
They didn't mean that much to her.
Essner began at LCC in late summer. Because she

defensive regarding criticism. In
fact, she actively elicits comments
on areas in which she needs improvement.''

Essner hones her skills at LCC's Downtown Center.

Even though Essner takes dictation at 200 words per minute, she still attends
school at LCC's Downtown Center on Mondays and
Fridays to work on her speed-building goal of 225
w.p.m.
To pass the Oregon Shorthand Reporters Association test, and to be eligible for a civil service position,
an applicant has to take dictation of two-voice
testimony at 225 wpm., for five minutes, with 95 percent accuracy.

Essner says eventually she would like to become a
Congressional Reporter in Salem. "I think that
would be really interesting.''
Essner claims she doesn't think she'll ever want to
do anything else besides court reporting as a vocation. "It's always a challenge," she says, "225 goals
every minute. Then there's the challenge and the goal
of a perfect transcripL"
She laughs.

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GOINGS ON

There will be a kick-off rally for the
ballot measure supporting community
access cable television at 11 :30 a.m. in
the Morris Free Speech Plaza.

Friday
May13
The public is invited to attend an
opening reception for two unusual exhibitions at Kerns Art Center from 7 9 p.m. The exhibit will consist of neon
works of 11 West Coast artists and
selected works of designer Katie Hull's
collection.
Dance Oregon, in cooperation with
the UO Dance Department, will present the Spring Student Dance Concert
Friday, and Saturday, May 13 & 14 at
8 p.m. and Sunday, May 15 at 7:30
p.m. Tickets are available at the door
for $2.50 and $4. The show will be
held in the M. Frances Dougherty
Theatre, Room 354 Gerlinger Annex
on the UO campus.
Friday Forum Presents Willamette
AIDS Council from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in
the north end of the cafeteria at LCC.
Free condoms will be given to
everybody.

Saturday
May14
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8,000 people greeted Jesse Jackson at Mac Court on May
12. The Oregon primary is May 17.

The Marist High School Foundation will sponsor The 17th Annual
Wonderful World of Auction, in the
Marist High gymnasium. It begins at 5
p.m. with cocktail social hour, followed by dinner catered by the Treehouse.
The oral auction begins at 7:30 p.m.
and will go until the last item is sold.
Call 686-0251 for reservations.
Come see how solar energy is being
used in Eugene homes during Solar
Home Tour 1988. The tour will begin
at Lane County OSU Extension Service office. Cost for the tour will be $5
for the general public, $4 for WVSEA
members, students, and seniors, or
$10 for families. For further information call 485-5981.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People is
currently organizing a public forum
which will focus on unfair employment and labor practices which affect
people of color in the Eugene/Springfield area. This forum will take
place from 1 - 3 p.m. in Harris Hall at
the Lane County Court House. For
more information please call: Randy
Ross at 343-7125 or Charles Dalton at
343-3131.
Jammin' For Famine 1988 is being
sponsored by OSPIRG Saturday, May
14 at 8 p.m. in the UO EMU. It will
feature Midnight Sun and Hole in the
Ocean. Proceeds will go to OXFAM
and the Eugene Mission.

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Sunday
May15
Masters of fine arts at UO are
holding their annual debut at the UO
Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane.
The annual show highlights the best
of each student's work completed in
the past year. A free opening reception
will be held for the 17 artists from 2-4
p.m. on Sunday, May 15.
The Mount Pisgah Arboretum is
holding a wildflower show featuring a
display of nearly 300 Lane County
wildflowers from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission to the show is free; donations
are encouraged as Mt. Pisgah Arboretum is a non-profit, all volunteer
organization.
To get to the arboretum from
Eugene, either take 1-5 to the
LCC/30th Avenue exit, or come over
30th Ave. past LCC, then follow the
direction signs. For more information
contact: 686-3033 ask for Dave
Wagner.

Wednesday
May18
The UO Outdoor Program is sponsoring a windsurfing equipment swap
on Wednesday, at Orchard Point,
Fern Ridge Reservoir. A variety of used equipment will be available including sailboards, sails and accessories. This free event begins at
5:30 p.m. For more information call
686-4365.
The Community Center for the Performing Arts proudly hosts Orlando
Julius Ekemode and the Nigerian
Allstars at the WOW Hall at Eigth and
Lincoln. Doors open at 9 p.m. and the
show starts at 9:30 p.m. Admission is
$7 in advance and $8 the day of the
show.

Thursday
Mayl9
The UO Outdoor Program is sponsoring two free workshops on
whitewater rafting. The workshops
are designed for those who want to initiate whitewater rafting trips using
Outdoor Program equipment. The
workshops will be held Tuesday, May
17 and Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m.
in the basement of the EMU on the
UO campus. For more information
call 686-4365.

PLANNED
PARENTHOOD

Professional• Convenient• Affordable

• Pap/Pelvic Exam
• Birth Control
• Pregnancy Testing
• Counseling

Brown &Haley MountairiBars.
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344-9411

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CLASSIFIEDS

J
HIFL Y 300 sailboard and rig. Good
fORSALE

condition. $600 or offer. Julie ext.
2657 or 741-2961.

PRINTS & originals by Dan Buss from $35 to $10,000 by appointment
only. Call days after 1 p. m. 747-2114.
TWIN size - solid metal frame w/mattress, $50. Luggage set - ivory
Samsonite tote & 26'' suitcase $40, call
726-5145 after 7 p.m.
25" RCA console, 19" sharp good
condition. $150 each OBO. 485-3087
or 345-0147, keep trying.
APPLE Ile, super serial, RS-232c,
wlsoftware. $900 OBO, call Patrick at
686-1105.
IBM SELECTRIC typewriter, good
shape, with extras. Call 688-0497.
PORTABLE electric typewriter,
works great! Call Rick 688-0497.
MAKING BEER, wine, etc? Each JOO
porcelain top bottle for $30 or 1200
for $300. Call Mike Primrose at
344-2094 or call the TORCH office
ext. 2655 and leave a message.
CHILDREN'S books - 20 percent off.
Collectors' items. Nice gifts. Peggy
344-6871 evenings.
ADORABLE, 7 week old mixed puppies. We got 8. We can't have any. $5 686-1751.
TAROT cards - many different decks,
never used; each with original instructions. I /2 retail price, 688- 7984.
ALMOST NEW golf clubs, full set of
irons "Confidence" visa gold, $120,
688-9232.
MURRAY track bike ($200) want $70.
BMX bike $30. Desk-filing cabinet
combo $25. Peggy 344-6871.
WHITE leather jacket with fringes,
hardly worn, orig. $350, now 200. Call
Linda at 345-3926.
PIANO old upright (Capen, New
York), good shape, has Ivy designs,
344-2879 after 5 p.m. BEST OFFER.
KING SIZE mattress w/6 drawer
pedestal, $150. Washer $60. Dryer
$50. Set $100, 741-2664.
AMINO ACIDS - unbeatable prices
on name brand athetic supplements muscle - strength - energy 484-9754.
XT Compatible with turbo speed,
CGA composite monitor, printer
$1,199. Call 344-0706 or 345-8109.
VINTA GE College hill home. Partially remodeled. large yard/garden.
$49,000. 484-1190 for appt.
THEY'RE HERE! Yorkshire Terrier
puppies have arrived (5-6-88). Males
$175, Females $225. Call 746-5090,
evenings.

MESSAGES

$50 EMERGENCY loans available.
Contact the Financial Aid Office.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALICE - from
the TORCH staff.
It 's great to see all those Bay Area
rockers out of rehab. Again.
Well, the Bay Area's always lookin'
f or guys named Bruce.

REGARDING singing ability, Dylan
couldn't hold Springsteen's hankie.
Happ)' Birthday, Rob.

DAN & RANDY - Love your tennis
rackets. You guys are sweet. Guess
who.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROB - from
the TORCH staff.
TORCH CLASSIFIED ADS are
limited to 15 words, unless it is a paid
ad. Read the guidelines.
LCC KARA TE CLUB meets Fridays
6-9 p.m. PE IOI. More info: Dave
343-5361, Wes 746-0940.
I BUY REAL ESTA TE CONTRACTS, TRUST DEEDS, MORTGAGES. RALPH COOK 683-7051.
BIRTHRIGHT. Unplanned pregnancy? We can help. Confidential. Free.
687-8651.
VOTE YES on LCC TAX BASE
MA Y 17. Only you can prevent more
reductions.
THE GOOD NEWS: Jogging helps.
The real news: At 34, you have to row,
climb, sprint, hurdle, swim, tap
dance, and pump iron - to maintain.
Happy Birthday, Rob from Pete.
FRIDAY FORUM Folks urge you to
vote yes in the May 17 election.

fORRENT

SHARE 2 bedroom house. Soon, or
by June 15th. Own room, fire place,
garage, full basement. $161.50 - eves.
343-1817.

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HELPWANTED

ATLANTIC OCEAN LIVING. Child
care or elderly non-infirmary care.
Full-time/summer live-in positions
with families in Boston. Includes
room and board, insurance, top
salary, air fare and organized social
Junctions. Call or write the Helping
Hand, P.O. Box 17, Beverly Farms,
Mass. 01915. 1-800-356-3422.
BEA UTJFUL coastal camp needs
counselors, waterfront, and cooks.
Must be great with kids, love the outdoors, and ready for a great experience. June 20 - August 16.
Western Rivers Girl Scout Council
485-5911.
ALASKA NOW HIRING. Logging,
const., fishing, nurses, teachers, etc.
Excellent pay. For more information
call 206-736-0449 ext. A-169.

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AUTOS

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RED HOT bargains! Drug dealers'
cars, boats, planes repo 'd. Surplus.
Your area. Buyer's Guide.
1-805-687-6000 Ext. S-6150.

FREE LUNCH: Thursdays, 12 p.m. 1 p.m. Health 106. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union.

'78 HONDA Hawk 400, great condition, lots of fun, low miles. $550
Richard 689-9414.
'64 CHEVY Impala. 317 V-8. Good
condition, radials, straight, runs well.
Everything works. $650, 344-3159.
'69 YAMAHA 175 cc. dirt bike - low
geared. Extra parts, $150 OBO.
716-8514 eves., weekends.
GOOD CAR, well maintained. '76
Mercury, $632. 485-1810 early evenings.
TRANSMISSION out of '73 Chevy
Caprice (small block) $50 741-1664.
'76 CHEVY NOVA 305, 76,000 orig.
miles. New clutch, brakes, and tires.
$1, JOO OBO. Chris 345-3926 must sell ,
by June 2nd!
'88 TOYOTA GTS twin cam - loaded
with built-in radar detector and alarm.
$15,500 OBO. Tel: 345-2805.
4 16.5-875 S.B. tires & 8 lug wheels,
less than 1,000 miles. $375 OBO,
689-0550.

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BIBLE STUDY: Thursdays, 1:15 ~ 2
p.m. Health 106. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union.
NEED A PHOTOGRAPHER? Weddings, etc. Call Mike 344-2094 or leave
message in photo editor's box at
TORCH office.
DENTAL HYGIENE student needs
patients for teeth cleaning. Complete
and thorough service. Chuck,
683-5729, evenings.
NEED MONEY? Borrow money on
gold, jewelry, guns, newer VCR 's, CD
players, quality guitars. Lane County's only pawn shop. AAAce Buyers
726-1735.
ARE HEALTH problems interferrinf
with your education? The LCC Student Health Services offers - free to
low cost - medical care to currently
enrolled students.
TYPEWRITER repairs and cleanings,
great rates and dependable service,
call 688-0497.

CWE - Don't leave college without
career-related job experience. Earn
credit, wages. Co-op Work Experience, 726-2203.

GOVERNMENT HOMES from $1 (U
repair). Delinquent tax property.
Repossessions. Call 805-687-6000 Ext.
GH-6150 for current repo list.

ROBERTSON'S DRUG
Your prescription is
our main concern.

WANTED to buy or rent a house, 3
bedroom 2 bath anywhere in 41. Call
689-1865.
FLORESfENT lights for Clothing
Exhange. Contact Jerry at 936-2615 or
Campus Ministry.
SPRING & SUMMER donations for
, the clothing exchange. Bring donations to P.E. 301.
YAMAHA YSR50 sportbike, low
miles. Will pay cash. Chris 345-3926.

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5/13 Friday

• FRIDAY FORUM Presents: Willamette Area
AIDS Council 9:00 - 2:00 p.m. North End of
Cafeteria.

5/16 Monday

• ASLCC SENATE MEETING 4:00 - 6:00
p.m. in the Board Room.

5 / 18 Wednesday

• PEACE WEEK MEETING 3:00 p.m. CENTER Bldg. Rm 480 or Call Michael Stewart
747-4501 ext. 2335.
• PTK EXECUTIVE MEETING
In PE 205 from 2 - 4 p.m.

5 / 19 Thursday

• INTERNATIONAL COFFEE HOUR 1:30 3:00 p.m. Cen. 409.
• FREE LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. in Health
Bldg. Rm. 106.

PEACE WEEK MAY 16 - 20

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343-0955
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343-7715
30th & Hilyard

Special Student Fares

Custom Etched Glass • Custom Beadwork
& Bead lessons • Tie Dyes • Chrystals
Antique & Collectables Jewelry & Findings
Buy, Sell, Consign • Jewelry Repair

DOG - Black Laborador Springer
Cross - 18 months old - has all his
shots, neutered, license. Call
689-1865.

IMPORT auto maintenance/repairs.
No job too small, low rates/payments,
Curt 942-7913 eves.

GOVERNMENT JOBS - $16,040 to
$59,230/yr. Now hiring, your area.
805-687-6000 Ext. R-6150 for current
federal list.

R. T. to Tokyo as low as $540
1-way to Tokyo as low as $340
Also Yobiyose as low as $995
Limited seating ....call
Fuji.Ilo Kment (206) 696-9740

WRITING tutors can help you choose
a topic, organize thoughts, correct errors M - F 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Center Bldg.
476.

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ENTERTAIN MENT

The EMU Cultural Forum is sponsoring an evening of
"stand-up philosophy" with Dr. Timothy Leary.
During the fifties, Leary, a distinguished psychologist, was
one of the founders of the New Age or Humanist Psychology
movement in America. His tests and methods are still used by
hundreds of clinics and research centers.
In 1959, Leary was invited to Harvard University to introduce
new methods of behavior change. For three years, he was Director of the Harvard Psychedelic Research Project, working with
Aldous Huxley, Allen Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac and Arthur
Koestler.
In the sixties, Leary became the spokesperson for the cultural
revolution and the consciousness movement. He helped define
"Counter Culture," and coined the phrase "Turn on, Tune in,
and Drop out." Leary was influential in the growing popularity
of yoga, Eastern religions, and personal spirituality in this country.
He became so influential during in the sixties that the Beatles
based several of their most popular songs on his writings,
especially the song Come Together which was written as a campaign song for Leary when he ran for governor of California
against Ronald Reagan.
During the seventies, Leary was a leading dissenter against the
Nixon administration. Nixon called Leary "the most dangerous
man alive.'' Leary spent four years in prison for what he calls
"possesion of two roaches (marijuana cigarette fragments)."
Leary associated with Eldridge Cleaver, Charles Manson, Abbie
Hoffman, G. Gordon Liddy, and the Weatherman
Underground during this decade.
Now, in the eighties, Leary has moved on to a new m0thod of
mind enhancement -- computers. He describes them as having an
almost infinite capacity to enhance human potential.
''What I am is a philosopher of the communications age ... ,''
Leary states. "If you're a philosopher in the twentieth century,
you've got to be a psychologist and you've got to be a communicator.''
Leary will present his message ''Think for Yourself and Question Authority" in the Erb Memorial Union Ballroom on Monday, May 16th at 8 p.m. Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for
the general public and are available at the EMU Main Desk.

Photos depict flight

One of Ken Light's photographs which can be seen on display at UO through June 12.

Three prolific poets set to speak

Compiled by Gary Alan Jones

TORCH Entertainment Editor

This week there will be three
occasions to hear poets and
authors in action. Following is
a list of times and places where
Jim Carrol, Jim Heynen, and
Brenda Shaw can be heard
reading their works of poetry
and fiction.
• On Friday, May 13, the
Community Center for the
Performing Arts will host a
reading by Author /Poet, Jim
Carroll.
From New York City, Carroll is noted for The Basketball Diaries written at the age
of 13. In July 1987, Penguin
Books released Jim Carroll's
The
En tries:
Forced

Downtown Diaries 1971-73 as
a sequal to the Basketball
Diaries.
Carroll is also an
acknowleged rock singer. To
date, he has released three
albums: Catholic Boys, Dry
Dreams, and J Write Your
Name.
Doors to Carroll's performance will open at 8 p.m. and
the show begins at 8:30 p.m. in
the WOW Hall. Admission is
$7 in advance and $8 the day
of the show.
• On Tuesday, May 17,
Brenda Shaw will read from
her poetry in the Forum at the
EMU on the UO campus at 8
p.m.
Shaw, of Scotland, has
published her poems widely in

British literary magazines such
as Lines Review and Chapman. She won first prize in the
1983 Aireings Competition,
and in 1984 editied an anthology of recent Scottish
poets, Seagate II.

In addition to her poetry,
Shaw has had one of her short
stories accepted for the Collins/Scottish Arts Council anthology Scottish Short Stories,
1985, and has published scientific research papers in British
and American journals.
The reading, free and open
to the public, is sponsored by
the UO Creative Writing Program, and funded by a grant
from Kenny Moore and the
Time-Life Foundation.

• On Friday, May I20,
visiting writer Jim Hey~will
offer a reading of his poetry
and fiction at 8 p.m. in 146
Straub Hall on the UO campus, 15th and Onyx Streets.
He has received two National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowships in poetry and fiction, and his work has appeared in many periodicals including Harper's, Redhook,
Georgia Review, and North
American Review. He has
given many workshops and
readings on campuses across
the country, and at conferences, including the Centrum Writers' Symposium.
Heynen is currently a
Writer-in-Residence with the
Northwest Writing Institute at
Lewis and Clark College.

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May 13, 1988

The American Poetry
Association is sponsoring a
new poetry contest that
awards $10,000 worth of
prizes to undiscovered poets.
The grand prize winner gets
$1,000. The deadline for entry
is June 30. This contest is free
to all entrants.
Interested poets may send
up to five poems less than 20
lines each, with name and address on each page to:
American Poetry Association,
Department CN-57, 250 A
Potrero Street, P.O. Box
1803, Santa Cruz, CA
95061-1803. Another contest
begins July 1, ends December
31, prizes will be awarded by
Feburary 28.

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