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Don't forget to set your clocks back, Sunday
Oct. 30.

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Lane Community College

Eugene, Oregon

October 28, ·1988

Vol. 24 No. 6

'Mole' quells rumors of griost /:jeneath campus

by John Brambora
for the TORCH

It wasn't Halloween.
It wasn't even October. It was early fall
in 1972, when a 19-year-old pre-electrical
engineering student was lost, wandering
aimlessly down the deep, dark passages
known only as "the tunnels" under the
LCC campus.
He was working part-time for the college
Maintenance Department. He had a key to
the tightly secured underground labyrinth.
A little more than a mile and a half in
length, the maze winds its way under the
entire college. The walls, floors, and ceilings are solid concrete, six to eight inches
thick. Ceilings average about seven feet
high, and the width is approximately seven
feet. Conduits and water pipes of different
sizes are mounted on racks on one side of
the tunnel walls.
The tunnels have been used by the Civil
Defense Department as fallout shelters,
c» and at one time were stocked with proviC'( sions and medical supplies until the CDD
shut down. All materials have been removed.
There are no ghosts, they say ....
No corpses lie in the hallways -- but tunnel traveler Darrell Allyn has on occasion
come upon mice, a few lizards, and even a
dead baby possum.
As the college's Energy Management,
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
Technician, and part-time Chief Electrician, Allyn uses these tunnels to check the
electrical wiring, phone lines, water lines,
and the Honeywell Environmental Control
System. He's been at the college since
February of 1969, and had installed most
of the electrical work in the tunnels while
working for Clark Electric for two years.
"I'm not at all superstitious," says
Allyn. He says he doesn't mind working in
the lonely caverns. But he admits the dark
and the solitude would probably bother

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Darrel 'Mole' Allyn doesn't believe ghosts haunt the spooky tunnels
beneath LCC.

Awarness pursued

by Alice C. Wheeler

someone who is claustrophobic.
About 13 years ago, a group of three
women from the Financial Services department were curious about the tunnel system.
Jerry Sirois, Counseling Department information specialist, guided them through,
locking and unlocking each door as they
made their way. While unlocking one of
the doors, Sirois broke the key, leaving
them trapped in one of the sections.
Luckily, they were in a section of the
tunnel which had a phone, and Sirois was
able to call Allyn for help. Within 10
minutes they were rescued, but the group
was qu_~te shaken, says Sirois.
And Cindi Tedder, administrative assistant of the Mass Communication Department, entered the tunnels one year ago.
They're "eerie," but "exciting," she says,
adding that they would make a great
haunted house without changing a thing.
"I'd go down there again -- but only with a
group of pe0ple."
Without knowing the route of the tunnels, a person could easily get lost, as did
that student so many years ago.
Locked entrances to the tunnels can be
found in every building on campus except
the Mechanics Building. Even in the dim
light, it should be easy to find an exit. But
the pre-engineering student was, perhaps,
disoriented as he wandered from one
hallway to another.
After approximately three hours of trying to find his way out, the student finally
discovered the right door which led to his
escape.
Shaken, the student never returned to the
tunnels again, says Allyn.
And he stopped working a week later.
Allyn has agreed to give the first 15 people a tour of the tunnels on Halloween day.
Interested people should meet at 2: 15 outside the Boiler Room at the west end of the
Machine Technology Bldg.

nts meet can idates

by Alice C. Wheeler

TORCH Editor

TORCH Editor

As promised, the ASLCC has declared November Disabled
Students Awareness Month at LCC.
This tradition was established by last year's student government, Phi Theta Kappa and the Disabled Student Advisory
Club.
"We want to bring about a greater consciousness among the
campus community members about what it is like to be disabled," says Mike Stewart, ASLCC Cultural Director_.
The abilities of the disabled will be a main theme, Stewart
says, and he hopes to feature sports exhibitions, such as track
and basketball.
Safety will again be an issue. Last year, the ASLCC expressed
its concern over evacuation procedures from the fourth floor of
the Center Building. Since then the college has held evacuation
workshops, focusing on how to remove disabled people from the
building in case of an emergency.
Stewart says that he would like to see these workshops be
made available to students as well as staff.
Since last year, Stewart says, the ASLCC has been requesting
the Administration to include a special number in the classline
system for disabled students to use so that the college will have
an accurate head count of how many students are disabled.
Stewart hopes to have support from students, faculty, Friday
Forum, and PTK, which were both involved in last year's
Disabled Student Awareness Month.

With less than two weeks to
go before the presidential election, the ASLCC sponsored a
Candidates Faire on Wednesday Oct. 26.
There were over 20 candidates and Ballot Measures
represented at tables in the
Northeast end of the Cafeteria
from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
The ASLCC planned the
Faire for three weeks, inviting
candidates and representatives
to come and talk with
students.
John Millet, ASLCC president, was ther originator of
the idea. He says that
members of the senate suggested that the ASLCC sponsor a debate but Millet decided
that an open faire, where
students could talk to the different political contenders and
see candidates, page 8

Campaign Manager Anne Purkey look!) on as David Dix hands a
brochure to ASLCC Senator and Political Events Coordinator
Andy Harris during the candidates faire.

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EDITORIALS &LETTERS

Tax base, presidency, measures in voter's hands
by Alice C. ·w heeler

TORCH Editor

Nov. 8 is quickly approaching. I hope everyone is
ready to get out and vote!
This is it! Once every four
years the chance comes to express your views about who •
should lead our country and
what is important to us.
Education is on the top of
my list . LCC has a tax base
proposal on the ballot and I
hope that Lane County voters
can get out and support education in this community, in the
form of LCC.
The students and employees
of this college could pas~ this
tax base!!
The amount of money the
college needs to keep up "its
present level of operations" is
minimal compared to the
amount of money the community would lose without
LCC. More than half of the
households in the district have
one or more people who have
enrolled at LCC in the last five
years.
If those people did not have
the chance to go to college,
what kinds of jobs could they
fill? Unskilled labor? These
jobs do not necessarily create

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economic growth.
LCC is already a bargain. It
offers cost-effective education. One term at LCC costs
almost half as much as orie
term at the U of 0.
LCC' s tax base has not increased in eight years. It is
more than time for the community to show~ its apprecia- ·_

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tion of what this college has
alreadydone and can do in the .
future with the right support
behind it!!!
On the state and national
level, the presidential race has
been another example of the
gracelessness of politics.
The choice between George

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Bush or Michael Dukakis for
president should be relatively
easy. Bush has been in the
spotlight for his "supposed"
lack of involvement in what is
going on in the White House.
Or is it a lack of involvement
after all? It is hard to believe
that he has been completely
oblivious to the Iran-Contra

Dear Terry R. Riley:
Notification of an all-campus closure is difficult at best.
The Bookstore did post signs that we would open at 1 p.m.
on the 19. Two signs were posted on the Bookstore
Bulletin Board at the bottom of the steps on the second
floor of the Center Building.
The Bookstore
Dear LCC:
How about better lighting at night?
Theresa A. Brown
Dear Anyone:
Where are the bike racks at LCC?
No Name Please
By More Than One Person
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Dear Terry R. Riley:
We regret any inconvenience caused by the closing of the
LCC campus on Sept. 19 for the all-staff inservice. We attempted to get the word out, but obviously we were not
totally successful. The suggestion of signs at the Bookstore
is a good one which could apply to other sites around campus as well.
The purpose of the closure was to get all Lane Community College staff together for 1/2 a day to address
some of the key issues facing the College over the next
several years. I believe that was worthwhile, but I am sorry
that it was an inconvenience to any of our students.
Jack Carter, Interim President

Christ 'reels'
To the Editor:
The Christian boycott of
Martin Scorsese's film, "The
Last Temptation of Christ'' is
an attempt to discourage rational analysis of religious
dogma and to silence
legitimate criticism.
The film suggests issues as
real and as deadly as Watts
Christian Center affiliate, Ecclesia Athletic Association's
claims of biblical justification
of its disciplinary practices.
Scorsese's film meets the
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objectives of art. It challenges
the viewer to consider irrational, dangerous religious
claims, to make new evaluations, seek new perspectives.
It stands on its merit as
evidenced by the acclaim of independent Christians.
Scorsese's film suggests five
subjects for consideration:
• The question of the
historicity of Jesus Christ
challenged by scholars and
Gerald
See:
authors.
Massey's The Historical Jesus
and the Mythical Christ.
• The divinity of Jesus
Christ; the mental state of perThe TORCH

Dear Theresa:
We will be improving our lighting this term. Please let
me know of any specific concerns you have about any
areas on campus.
Paul Colvin, Campus Services
Dear LCC:
The closing of the school on Sept. 19 this year was not
too smart. There was not a sign posted on the Bookstore
stating that it would be closed. You should have been a lot
clearer on the closing of the school.
Terry R. Riley
Dear No Name:
Racks are located 1) Outside the Math and Art Building
on the west side; 2) West side of the Center Building outside of snack bar; and 3) at the north entrance to
breezeway between first levels of P .E. and Health Tech
Buildings.
Paul Colvin, Campus Services

sons who make, as well as
those who believe, such claims
considered in Sigmund
Freud's The Future of an Illusion.
• The role of women in
many societies where the
slightest sexual indiscretion
that dishonors the family
often suffices to put a woman
to death or on the streets. The
beheading of a young Saudi
princess and her young lover a
few years ago illustrates this
issue.
• The role of organized
religion in society; its manner
of inculcating irrational

beliefs; religious fraud.
Scorsese conveys this when
Jesus confronts Paul in the
preaching
marketplace
falsehood.
• The responsibility of the
educated person in modern
society vis-a-vis depredation
on the naive, young and
uneducated by religiously
cloaked leaders, apparent in
Ecclesia battery of children.
Bert P. Tryba
It is the TORCH's policy to reject
Letters to the Editor that are unsigned. The TORCH received such a letter
this week and will not run it until it
comes in with a signature.

scandal and to General
Noriega' s drug-politics.
Since Jessie Jackson lost out
in the primaries, I have had to
once again adjust my ideals to
reality. None of the candidates
is ever perfect, but he should,
at the very least, be honest.
Well, okay, as honest as a
politician can or will be.
Ballot Measures 3 & 6 (seat
belt law and no indoor smoking) are two good examples of
potential excessive government intervention into our daily lives.
Ballot Measure 8 (which
would revoke a ban on sexual
orientation discrimination in
our state executive branch)
will bring our society back to
the dark ages. Discrimination
for racial, religious, or sexorientation is bringing personal biases into the work
place. Personal bias should
not be an excuse to fire
anyone.
Everyone has some opinion
about the candidates and the
issues. It is too bad that people
seem to suffer from the idea
that their vote doesn't count.
But in many cases they're
right! If they don't vote, then
their vote won't count!

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Diesel Technology prepares students for jobs
Mechanics work to goals
by Michael Omogrosso

TORCH Staff Writer

Calm and quiet, with an occasional smile is Phan Tu, a
Vietnamese refugee.
Open, frank, and quick with
a grin is Bill Brown, a northwest original.
Both are students in the
Diesel Technology program at
LCC. Both students are
serious about their education.
Both have come from places
and cultures far removed from
each other to work toward a
common goal.
Phan Tu and his two oldest
sisters fled Vietnam eight and
a half years ago when he was
only 13. They lived 14 months
in a Malasian refugee camp
before being brought to
Oregon . Jim and Carol Chapman, from Lowel were their
sponsor. Tu's parents escaped
to Thailand with his younger
brother in 1982 and two years

of the diesel program and is
expecting to finish by the end
of fall term. He states that the
mechanics programs at
Chemeketa and Walla Walla
were good, but they didn't
have a diesel program while
Lane does.
"The diesel class is excellent," says Brown. "Some
people come here for the program from the Oregon Institute of Technology!
"We get a lot of hands-on
work." he acknowledged.
Students get to meet many
people in the industry by going
to parts houses themselves.
Brown believes that these
"personal contacts" often
result in jobs.
Tu, who recently started
working full time for Reed
Fuel and Trucking, says he has
enjoyed his experiences at
Lane. Tu says folks like
Brown and instructor Daryl
J ossart have been extremely

Teacher and course together for 23 years
by Michael Omogrosso

tight?"

"This is a rod bolt, isn't
it?" asks one student.

But
before
Diesel
Technology Instructor Daryl
J ossart can answer another
student comes up, an oilcovered engine part cradled in
a clean rag, to ask another
question of the mentor.

TORCH Staff Writer

"Yes. Looks like it," says
the instructor.
"How come it doesn't pull

the student

asks.

Student Bill Brown points to
old but well-maintained diesel
engines solidly mounted on
skids and says, "Daryl found
and rebuilt some of these. We
tune them up when work is
kinda' slow.''
Looking up to the north
wall are three huge mechanical
doors, each large enough to let
in the big diesel rigs -- tractors.
J ossart says a good part of the
two-year, 72 credit diesel
technology training course, includes intensive work on actual customers' equipment,
from right here in the community .

'It makes me feel good to fix

" These customers respect
the students,'' says J ossart.
"Some of them got thei r start
here, so they know the quality
work our students can produce
first-hand .''

something and make it run.'
later they also were brought to
the area by the Chapmans.
Bill Brown hails from
Neskowin, OR, a coastal community, where Brown says he
was ''born and raised a logger.'' Brown studied a year
each at Walla Walla Community
College
and
Chemeketa Community Col1e g e in the automotive
maintenance field. After marrying Dagny Brown, former
Student Resource Center
Director, he moved to this
area.
Tu began at LCC in 1984 as ·
a general studies major. In
1985 he changed to the
automotive program and two
years later had a degree in
Automotive Technology. Tu
says the diesel program attracted him, so last spring he
earned a Diesel Technology
degree.
"It makes me feel good to
fix something and make it
run." says Tu, who is back
auditing some diesel classes to
increase his knowledge.
Brown is in his second year

helpful.
According to Brown, the
quality of communication
with the instructor is good, but
he is a bit dissatisfied with the
age of some of the equipment.
"We need some new diesel
engines to work on,'' says
Brown. "Don't get me wrong,
they're good old engines,
but. ... "
"Diesel technology has been
advancing very fast in the past
few years," says Jossart, "and
with the budget cuts, we
haven't been able to ·keep up
with new equipment, although
the theory is updated regularly.
''The last engines the school
bought," he continues, "were
four brand new ones 21 years
ago for $10,000 and they're
still running.''
Tu says he wishes to work as
a diesel mechanic for a
number of years, but is strongly considering more education
later on in the mechanical
engineering field.
He is an avid sports enthusiast who enjoys running,

He says the diesel
technology program has had
many years to develop a returning clientele. In fact, the program goes back to 1935 to the
Eugene
Vocational
Technology School, a forerunner to LCC.
"I'm only •the second instructor since then. The first,
George Mast, is still living,
and I go by and see him once
in a while."
Bill Brown uses knowledge he learned in the diesel program to
repair a dump truck.

bicycling
baseball

and

watching

Brown also enjoys sports.
'' I lettered in golf during high
school," he says. His plans for
the future include owning and
operating a roadside diesel
repair service.
When Tu was asked how he

Fixed credit speeds Vets'money
by Angelo Verna

fo r the TORCH

In an effort to help veterans receive their
educational benefits in a more timely manner,
the Veterans Office has arranged with the
English Department to provide a "fixed" credit
WR120 class. Until now, students on the GI
Bill were required to wait the duration of the
term to receive money from their WR120
courses, which are offered as variable credit
classes.
The Veterans Office stated that a new
"phantom" sequence, 1643, has been added at
three fixed credits, eliminating the reimbursement period incurred by veterans who normally
receive only one credit for the WR120 course

This dialogue is familiar in
the expansive diesel shop, the
oldest building on the main
campus. Two stories of open
air space rise above J ossart as
he confers with students while
hammers clang, ratchets whirl,
and engines roar to life. He's
been a part of this training effort for 23 years.

until completion of the term.
To register for this course, vets must drop the
sequence number for which they are currently
• registered, and add sequence 1643. Vets are
still required to attend their original WR120
class at the same time they were attending the
dropped sequence number. ''This is just one
way we are attempting to help veterans financially," stated Ellen Jones, Veterans Office
specialist.
She says that a further effort has been made
to better serve veterans by combining the two
previous half-time positions into one full-time
slot, thereby allowing one person to focus more
thoroughly on veterans' concerns.
She asks that anyone with questions pertaining to GI Bill benefits to call her at 747-4501.

likes the United States he
responded, "It is very good.
The freedom is what we were
looking for."
Vietnam - Neskowin, oriental - occidental, reserved and
quiet
outgoing and
vocal. .. both very different and
yet similar. Both came to LCC
to learn. Both are learning

But before Jossart can
elaborate further, another
future mechanic is asking him
a question.
about diesel technology, but
they are learning much more.
Both are learning a part of
what Tu and his family were
looking for: Freedom. The
economic freedom that only a
good job can provide and that,
of course, is what LCC and
the Diesel Technology program -are all about.

Contract ratified
by Alice C. Wheeler

TORCH Editor

After many months of
negotiations the LCC Board
of Education ratified the
Classified Union contract at
the Oct. 19 meeting.
LCC classified employees
have been working without a
contract since July 1, 1988.
The new contract provides increased wages, and better insurance benefits.
Board members voted to
contract Pat Fitzwater, from
the Oregon School Boards
Association, as the outside
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consultant for the presidential
search.
Chairperson Larry Perry
entertained a motion that the
board consider lengthening the
presidential search process.
Perry mentioned that some
people expressed concern that
the search process might be
moving too fast.
The board approved
KLCC's plan to pursue funding to build a radio transmitter in Newport and the College
Mission, Unifying Principals,
Philosophy and College-wide
goals were formally adopted.
October 28, 1988

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CWE student experiences life in African clinic
by Diana Feldman

TORCH Associate Editor

5-24-88 I am working in the
most heavily infected area in
the world as far as AIDS goes.
From the Journal
of Jeff Roberts

He has always considered
himself a traveller and adventurer. He has interests in AIDS
research and Third World
medicine. And he had just
completed six months of
Cooperative Work Experience
at the Salud de la Familia
migrant workers' clinic in
Portland.
So when he learned he could
both further his pre-med training and travel to Africa, he
jumped at the opportunity.
But he had no guarantee of
a job, or a place to stay. "We
never had a firm commitment

on paper,'' confirms CWE
Coordinator Dixie MaurerClemons of the Science
Department. She had visited
Rwanda the year before, and
established some contacts for •
possible CWE placements.
Rwanda, about the size of
Connecticut, Rhode Island,
and half of Massachusetts, is
centered east of Zaire, south
of Uganda, and west of Tanzania.
"He went over on a
'promise and a song' and a
shoestring budget,'' MaurerClemons adds. And because
he could only work in Rwanda
hospitals if he spoke French,
Maurer-Clemons also loaned
him her French tapes for a
crash course.
When he arrived on May 14,
Roberts contacted the mission
hospital with which Maurer-

photo courte9Y of Jeff Roberts

Roberts waits to administer oral polio vaccine. Some mothers
walk four to five miles to get their babies vaccinated.

Clemons had established relations. But the contacts were
gone, and Roberts realized he
was on his own.
He talked his way into a job
at the mission hospital, working for about four weeks. During that time he met health officials and medical personnel,
creating his own network of
contacts.
5-14 My biggest problem is
going to be the language. Very
few people speak English and
my French is so poor that I
must try really hard to learn
fast!
5-16 I walked around the
mission today. I was definitely
a novel item. Everytime I passed people I could hear them
stop walking and turn around
and whisper. The children are
delightful. They repeat over
and over again, "Bonjour. " I
think at this young age that is
the extent of their French. I
passed one group and they
swarmed all about me and
grabbed my hands. I was as
happy as they.
Today also "sounded" like
the Africa I had seen in the
movies. There was much singing and chanting going on and
I wish I had a tape recorder so
that I could share some of the
sounds I've heard with people
back home.
5-17 Everywhere in Kigali
(the capital in northeast Rwanda) there are schools to teach
about Christ, French, Western
ways, etc. The result will be
that Africa will be swallowed
into the rest of the quagmire
of the world. Lost will be the
beautiful dress, the complicated sing-song language,
the customs that were intact
before the arrival of the
"mazungu. " I am glad that I
will get to see this part of
Africa for Ifear my children
will never have the opportunity.
He soon met Dr. Susan
Allen from San Francisco who
was in Kigali to conduct AIDS
research under a grant from
the National Institutes of
Health. "She offered to put
me up for a while in her
house/ office. It was very

photo by Michael Saker

Jeff Roberts doing an experiment in the LCC biology lab.

beautiful. It used to be the
Cuban Embassy." She also
put him in touch with other
medical personnel at the Central Hospital in Kigali.
6-2 Today no surgery was
scheduled. All of the surgeons
and three medical students did
rounds together. • We did see
some very interesting cases;
i.e., a crocodile bite on a
young man . . . . He was probably bitten at the river here in
town.
6-7 I've been getting a lot
more experience with simple
surgical techniques. I'm getting quite good at circumcisions and assorted cyst
removal. And suturing has
become much easier for me.
Monday I'll be going on my
long planned trip into a bush
hospital. I'm hoping to spend
about two weeks there.

Roberts says none of the
Rwandan hospitals is up to the
sanitation standards of
American hospitals.
Family members take care
of the patient: They bring
linens from home, bring food
and cook it on the hospital
lawn. They even sleep under

the hospital bed. ''Many times
the patients went home with
different diseases than they
came in with" because of all
the extra people in the
hospital, he says.
Surgery is performed everyday between 11 a.m. and 5
p.m. using only the light that
comes through the windows.
There is no electricity in most
places, and it couldn't be
counted on when it was
available. Generators are to be
used only in the case of extreme emergency. Roberts tells.
of babies being delivered by
flashlight and kerosene
lanterns.
'' Mothers bringing their
children in for vaccinations,
and sick people, would
sometimes walk up to 10
kilometers to get to the outpost clinic. A common sight
was to see a group of litterbearers carrying a sick person.
"In one area everyone
would give 400 francs (about
$4) a year, usually after the
crops came in, as an insurance
fee so if they got sick, a car
would come and take them to
the hospital. The country was
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in celebration of All Saints Day,

will be held Tuesday November 1, in P.E.
214, at noon.
At Lake Muhazi, Roberts encourages village children to try their hand at playing the guitar.
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Octobtt 28; 1988

Ttie TORCH

SPORTS & RECREATION======================================================

LCC student bicycle_s for environment and self
consistent basis. Physical conditioning is, of course, an obvious advantage, but Berger
says that environmental factors helped to make his final
decision.
''The automoblie is an incredibly inefficient user of
energy,'' says Berger. '' And
90 percent of the cars I see on
the hill have only one person
in them. That's not just a
waste of energy, that's a lot of
toxic waste in our atmosphere."
In Berger's opinion, the
worst part of making a bicycle
trip to LCC isn't the climb
over the hill, but instead, he
feels it's having to breathe the
exhaust from the steady
stream of passing cars.
"It's tremendous," he says,
"You can taste it. Yuucck."
So, concern for the environment is number one, but he
has other reasons for making
the daily trek of approximately five miles.
"Well," says Berger, "it's
kind of mentally relaxing. I
know that sounds funny, but
it's true. I really enjoy it.
Berger says that since he is a
bike mechanic, bicycling as
main form of transportation
gives him a feeling of selfsufficiency.
photo by Bryan Wesel

Todd Berger displays the bike h~ rides to school everyday.
by Tracy Thaxton

TORCH Sports Editor

When the morning dew
vanishes, and is quietly replaced by gentle rays of sunlight
which soothingly permeate
the early morning fog, that's
when you will see him. '
Every morning, all year
round, rain or shine, he'll be
there.
Quietly pushing, straining
to reach some small pinnacle
of success, his leg muscles
tighten as he urges himself on.
Sweat beads appear upon his
brow as he squints slightly,
scanning the horizon, anticipating the unexpected. He
assures himself that he is out
of harms way.
Suddenly a car whizzes by,
nearly striking him, just inches
from his elbow. Then, just as
suddenly, it is gone.

Regaining his composure,
he continues, but he has practically reached his destination.
Once atop the 30th Ave. hill
there is nowhere else to go but
down. The rest of the journey
will be easy.
The Person
Todd Berger of W .23rd St.
Eugene, has been riding his
bicycle to LCC everyday for
many years now. Although he
has a car, he feels that riding a
bike offers many advantages
that he just can't ignore. So
every morning, five days a
week, he can be seen steadily
pedaling his way over the 30th
Ave. hill towards LCC.
The Reasons
Berger cites several reasons
for his dedication and his
desire to ride a bicycle on a

VOLLEYBALL
BLUE MOUNTAIN INVITATIONAL RESULTS
Round Robin Results: (2 games to fifteen pts. win by 2 pts)i
Lane vs.
Clackamas
Walla Walla
Treasure Valley
North Idaho
Blue Mountain
E.Oregon St. College
(Club Team)

12-15, 7-5
15-9, 13-15
15-4, 15-7
11-15, 15-10
15-17, 16-14
8-15, 15-8

LCC finished 4th after pool play. A match then
decided who would hold the 3rd position.
LCC won by scores of: 15-6, 15-6, 8-15, 15-8
N.Idaho and Clackamas finished ahead of LCC

To the rest
Because he doesn't want to
come across as some ''wild extremist" he stresses the fact
that he understands the value
and importance of cars, which
is why he owns one.
Nonetheless, he sees many advantages to bike riding, and
strongly recommends it to
anyone, especially LCC
students.
"I feel stronger than I ever
have before," he says, "from
resistance to colds, to being

able to keep up a good breath,
I just feel better all around."
For any student who wishes
to join the ranks of about 20
students who consistently ride
to school now, Berger offers
some advice.
"Bring a change of clothes
everyday," he says. "And
always bring rain gear because
you can come in the morning
and it will be really nice, and
then in the afternoon it will be
pouring. Also, bring some
water, that really helps, and a
helmet is essential."

see a bike path", says Berger,
who is sure that more students
would consider biking to LCC
if it were not so dangerous.
''There is just not enough
space on the road for auto
traffic and bicycles,'' reveals
Berger, but he adds, "Most
drivers are pretty conscientious".
Another problem that he
feels needs to be addressed is
the lack of available bike racks
on the LCC campus. Currently there are four.

The problems
'' At the bottom of the hill
it's pretty scary", warns
Berger, '' because there are no
bike paths or turnouts. You
get really close to the buses.
They come right up to your
elbow.''
Although for Berger the
good points outweigh the bad
points, he is definitely aware
of this constantly looming
problem.
'' I would ultimately like to

The end
With the exception of the
above mentioned difficulties,
Berger feels that there is no
reason why everybody
shouldn't ride a bi"ke to
school---barring snow.
In the case of snow or extraordinarily bad weather, will
Berger opt for his auto?
"It does get pretty bad
sometimes", he admits, "But
I'll take the bus over driving.
It's more efficient."

Photo by Bryan Wesel

A biker near LCC faces a hazardous crossing

Track team ready, but realistic
by Tracy Thaxton

TORCH Sports Editor

Saturday, Oct. 29, the Intercollegiate Region 4 Track
Meet will be held in Albany.
The meet will begin at 11 a.m.
at Linn-Benton Community
College. Every community
college in the state of Oregon
will be represented at the
event.
LCC Womens' Track Head
coach Lyndell Wilken says,
while the team as a whole
doesn't possess the skill that it
has in past years, she expects
several of her runners to place
well individually.
"Jennifer Huff and Lisa
Moe are likely to do well,''
says Wilken, "They are running very strong."
Both runners are returning
from last year's team.
"During the last three years,
our top five runners have
finished within 15 seconds of
one another," says Wilken.
We (LCC) have been team

champions for 3 years in a
row," she continues, "But this
year we just don't have the
depth we have had the last
couple of years."
She blames the loss of key
runners such as Laura Loren
and Marylinn States for some
of the difficulties the team has
experienced this season.
Loren finished in the top
ten in the N. W. Championship
last year, but has since left
LCC. States suffered a leg injury which required surgery
this September.
"Both would have run very
well," says Wilken.
Regardless of these losses,
Wilken is confident that, on
an individual basis, LCC will
place well at the Regional.
"We do have a hardworking
team. We're just missing that
3rd and 4th runner.
LCC will be hosting the NW
Championship meet on Nov.
12.

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Hersh: 'The worst tragedy. • . is ignorance.'
by Michael Omogrosso

TORCH S1aff Wri1er

"I wanted to step up to a
position where I could help
create a positive attitude in
students toward learning and

learning institutions,'' claims
Kim Hersh, ASLCC's new
communication director.
Hersh, a former student
senator, was appointed by
ASLCC President John Millet

and approved by the senate on
Sept. 26 after former director
Joanna Russell resigned to
take a full-time job with the
Springfield School District.
''The worst tragedy in this

photo by Russ Sherrell

Kim Hersh listens to Culture Director Michael Stewart in the ASLCC offices.

world is ignorance,'' says
Hersh, 25, and a single mother
of two children. She says she's
trying to fight ignorance at
one level by teaching her
children about equality. Not
long ago she broke both a
white egg and a brown egg into
a bowl together, to show her
children that although on the
outside the eggs are different,
inside they are the same.
Millet said he chose Hersh
"because there were not a lot
of question marks. As my administrative assistant this summer, she took on a program
which had been floundering
for about three years." Millet
is
Hersh
that
says
"task-oriented" and has excellent time management
skills.
That program, Supervised
Field Experience, had been
available only to student
government cabinet members,
but Hersh worked to include
all student senators because
her goal has been to increase
communication effectiveness
among faculty/staff and the

ASLCC CAMPUS CALENDAR
Monday Oct. 31th Costume Buffet in ASLCC Office Cen 479
1- 3:00 p.m.
Disabled Advisory Club meeting 2- 3:00 p.m.
Cen. 220
ASLCC Senate meeting, 4:00 p.m. Boardroom
All students invited to attend!

Happy J-fa{foween!
Tuesday Nov. 1st Remember!! Deadline for DENALI submissions
is November 2nd!

Wednesday Nov. 2nd Noon music in Cafeteria 11 -1:00
Featuring Blue Heron String Quartet.
Free coffee in the SRC! Have a cup on us!
3 - 4:00 p.m. Friday Forum General meeting
Cen. 480

Thursday Nov. 3rd Free lunch at the Baptist Student Union.
12 - 1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. International Coffee House, Multicultural Center. Cen. 409

Friday Nov. 4th Quote for the week:
"When asked what the difference between
apathy and ignorance is, most Americans
reply, I don't know and I don't care."
Ralph Nader

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senators, and ultimately the
student body.
'' Students often get lost
when they come to college,''
she comments, "and they
don't know how to get involved,'' because their lives seem
to be filled with several
responsibilities.
She understands the
demands many students attempt to balance. Singleparenting, for example. "I get
up early to spend a couple of
hours with my boys before we
go off to school," says Hersh,
"and spend the late afternoon
and evening with them." She
says there are exceptions, like
Monday senate meetings and
special events, but she adds
that she is fortunate to live at
home with her parents, who
enjoy helping with th e
children.
She says that the communication director position
fits in well with her plans to attend the University of Oregon,
and then law school. She has
worked in the social services
performing drug and alcohol
counseling, and plans to work
in family law, human rights
and world peace.
"I've been in a couple of
classes with her (Hersh)," .says
senator Andy Harris, who has
observed Hersh likes to discuss
issues and does a good job
balancing the roles of student,
student representative, and
parent, "all at the same time."
"Kim will do a great job,"
said Cultural Director Michael
"It's
Stewart.
(Communication Director) an
important position that requires continuity,'' says
Stewart, alluding to last year
when the office of Communication Director was held
by three people over one year's
time. '' I know I can depend on
her," he says, "and her great
an added
personality is
bonus!"
"If I can say one thing, to
one person, to get them to help
make the world be a better
place," states Hersh, "then
I've done my job."

Gaines Smith
remembered
with contest
Entries are being accepted
for a writing contest created to
honor an LCC writing instructor who died in June.
A total of $1,050 in prize
money will be distributed in
the first R. Gaines Smith
Writing Contest.
Entries will be accepted in
three categories of writing -fiction, non-fiction, and
humor. First, second and third
prizes in each category will be
$200, $100, and $50, respectively.
Complete contest rules are
available by contacting Anne
Kern, 449 Howard St.,
Eugene, 97404 (telephone
689-9074).

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NLP class gleans twice the anticipated enroll ment
by Jessica Schabtach
for the TORCH

LCC is offering a three-day
course in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) this fall -the first time such a course has
been offered for college credit
in Western North America, according to co-instructor John
Klobas.
He says ''NLP is a
methodology of how we
gather and store and access information, and process and
use it.
''NLP, most simply, is a
way of using myself in a timely, cost-effective manner,"
Klobas states. It has allowed
him to teach more effectively,
he says, because he now
understands how his students
gather and process information.
By recognizing communication and behavior patterns, he
says he can relay information
in a way his students will
understand. "(NLP has
granted me) greater flexibility
in working with myself and
other people,'' Klobas says.
He says the study will help
people in all fields of work.
This fall's course, taught by
co-instructor Nancy Beplat, is
the first in a series of six that
the Social Science Department
will offer in the next two
years.
Originally, the department
scheduled only one section of
the first course, NLP 1. But
because about 110 people have
registered -- more than twice
the anticipated number -- the
department split the enrollment between two sections.
Both sections will cover the

photo

Klobas uses Neuro-linguistic Programming techniques to help
deliver his messages more effectively.

same material, and will be
three credit, 30-hour courses.
The first section will be Nov.
4, 5, and 6 from 8:30 a.m. to
9 p.m., and the second will be
Nov. 11, 12, and 13 at the
same time.
Since both weekend sessions
of this fall's course are already
full, Klobas recommends that
interested students wait until
the next course in the sequence, which is scheduled for
February.
The cost for NLP 1 is
$75-80, and all six courses will
total $500-600 over the next
two years.

Klobas describes this price
as an "incredible bargain,"
since he paid $1800 to learn
the same material through a
series of courses offered over a
10-year period by National
Training Laboratories.
At LCC for over 21 years,
and working toward a Ph.D.,
Klobas wants to continue
teaching NLP and showing
people how to apply it to their
lives. "I want it to be totally
unmystical," he says. "I want
it to be pragmatic, practical,
down-to-earth, and respectful
of academic and intellectual
integrity.''

Catch-22 in bookstore credit
program traps some students
by Andy Dunn

TORCH Entertainment Editor

The LCC Campus Ministry reports that some
financial aid students experienced difficulty at
the beginning of this fall term when trying to
use the credit program at the bookstore.
The Credit Program
Students receiving financial aid are offered
an option whereby they can charge books at the
bookstore during the week before classes begin.
The cost of the books is then deducted from
their grant money along with other costs such
as tuition.
The Problem
According to the Campus Ministry office,
which gave out emergency book loans in
September -- the problem occured when
students saw signs posted in the bookstore warning them not to buy books until after they had
attended classes. Some students waited until the
first week of school to buy books. At that late
date they could not put their books on credit
because their checks had already been written
and no more deductions could be made.
The Bookstore
According to the bookstore spokesperson,
students should have known that they could not
credit books after classes had started. A
schedule listing the proper times for charging
• t •

books had been sent to students last summer.
She added that the signs warning students to
wait until after attending classes to buy books
had been put over some departments' books at
their request and was not a bookstore decision.
The English Department
The English Department, which has warning
signs posted over their books, states that the
signs are there to protect students from buying
books they may not need. However, students
wishing to purchase or credit English books
. prior to the beginning of classes can do so as
. long as they contact the department or the instructor first.
Campus Ministry
For students experiencing extreme financial
difficulties, the Campus Ministry office offered
some emergency loans. According to Marna
Crawford of Campus Ministry, the number of
requests for loans was markedly up this year,
many from students who had difficulty with the
book credit program.
The Solution
For finanial aid students who plan to use the
book credit program next term, the 1988-89
schedule for bookstore charges is available at
the financial aid window. Students wishing to
buy or charge English books prior to attending
classes should first contact the department.

by Bryan Wesel

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Page 7

Everybody's into
the spirit

Carden grows peace
by Paul Morgan

TORCH Staff Writer

If you've been wondering what LCC plans to do with
that plot of dirt just behind the Forum Building, then imagine a pathway through flowers of hope sprouting in springtime.
Student government leaders hope such a Peace Garden
will be part of the "Peace Week" festivities in May.
"It is quite obvious by looking at the garden that it is
still in the rough stages at this time,"says ASLCC Cultural
Director Mike Stewart. The piece of land has been boggy
in the past, says Stewart, so the college has installed a drain
field.

The general layout of the garden has not been set yet,
but Stewart has some ideas.
'' I picture a path running through the garden -- beautiful
flowers, and also the Peace Pole, which will be planted in
early spring."
He says the pole, which has already been ordered, has
the phrase "May Peace Prevail on Earth" inscribed in four
different languages one on each side.

LCC students and children in the Child Development Center have some pre-Halloween fun.
Left to right, Katy McClure, Michael Knoncksteadt, Kathleen Heberg and Ryan Ronie.

Candidates,
their representatives, would be
a much better way to help inform students.
"I am pleased with the effort. The candidates are pleased to see LCC get involved,"
Millet said of the Faire. "We
registered 1202 voters , but we
can't stop there. Now we are
in phase two. We have to inform the students about the
issues and get the student
votership out!''
Andy Harris, ASLCC
senator and political events
coordinator, was glad that
people did turn out, but was"
disapointed by the apathy that
students showed."
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running for Congress in the
fourth district, Emily Shue
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tenders for the Mayor of
Eugene, Larry Farris, for
State Representative in district
42 in Springfield, were some
of the candidates present on
Wednesday.
Proponents of Ballot
Measure 6 (banning public
smoking) wore gas masks to
the faire, then left later leaving
behind a message about the
''smoke in a no~-smoking

African,

from page 4 _

incredibily hilly with very few
paved roads.
Roberts says polio is rampant and will doom a child to
the life of a beggar. Leprosy is
also a reality. But it is diarrhea
that is the number-one killer in
the Third World.
If Rwanda could spend 8 to
12 cents per person, he says
they could buy enough vaccine
to eradicate tetanus, polio,
T .B., and diptheria. "One
child of every four dies before
five years of age," he says in a
tight, controlled voice. "If
children reach the age of five,
the weak ones are gone. (The
survivors) have strong antibodies and are less prone to
infection.
"Children are treated with
respect. It was very rare to
hear a baby cry. Children are
independent. It was not uncommon to see them doing
field work at two and three
years old, or carrying a load
down a road by themselves at
age three. ''
Women have very few
rights. Rape is a nonexistent
term, he says, although he
believes some women are fore-

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area.'' Their table was in a
smoking area.
There were representatives
for George Bush (Rep),
Michael Dukakis (Dem), and
Ron Paul (Lib), all predidential contenders. The LCC Advocates were present promoting the college's proposed
tax base increase, while opponents of Ballot Measure 8
and 6 were also represented. .

And Stewart says the Peace Tree planted last year will be
there. LCC students and a delegation of visiting Soviet
athletes dedicated the tree as a sign of eternal friendship
between the two countries. It was moved while an LCC
grounds crew graded the area, and recently returned to the
Peace Garden site.
A bulb-planting ceremony will also take place this spring
and will include many peace organizations. "We hope to
involve the Sister Cities Organization as well as the Soviet
Sister City Project as a continuation of how that began
when the Soviet athletes were here.
''There has been talk of a coordinated ceremony going
on here and in the Soviet Union at exactly the same
time, "Stewart reported.
A granite plaque will also be placed in the garden during
the same ceremony, he says. The plaque will say
''Dedicated to the physically challenged of the world in the
name of peace. Presented by ASLCC, Sigma Zeta chapter
of Phi Theta Kappa.
''The Peace Garden is, to me, our effort to make a statement,'' he commented. ''Not just at the school, maybe the
whole country isn't looking at us, but it represents what we
want to say to the community and our Soviet friends. May
peace prevail on earth.''

___:____ _ _ _ __

ed into sex.
He says prostitution is common in Rwandan society. The
more money a man makes, the
more mistresses he has. And a
very high percentage of the
prostitutes have AIDS.'' So
AIDS is an epidemic.
5-24 I spent most of the day
at "Project San Francisco"
with Susan. I saw my first advanced cases of AIDS . .. It's
hard to believe that soon most
of these people will be dead.
Many of the (AIDS-infected)
mothers had bright, beautiful
children along with them. I
shudder to think what will
become .of them. Surely the
fat hers will not take the
responsibility to care for them.
In most cases, it was their irresponsibility that put them
there in the first place.
"There's an opposite side of
Africa, too." says Roberts.
"They're wonderful people.
The children are some of the
most wonderful, smiling,
warm human beings I've ever
seen in my life.
"They'd grab my hands. I'd
be walking with a group of
about 60 kids, and I'd have to

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

hold my hands out like this,"
he .gestures, holding his arms
out from his side.
''Once I had the opportunity to use someone's guitar,
and they love music.'' When
he played the guitar, "they'd
just start to sing anything that
came to their mind. And that
was a wonderful experience
also.
"It was incredible, especially the experience I had with the
children in the hospitals. They
put absolutely all their faith in
you'' -- his voice becomes
quiet -- ''which made it real
hard if a child died in the '°"
hospital. It was always a hard
thing for me.
''But for every bad thing
that happens, a good thing
happens. You soon forgot. If
you saw someone die, it seemed you forgot all the good that
you were doing, and if you
saw someone live you forgot
the people that died."
By the time he left, Roberts
had worked in five different
hospitals, clinics, and medical
outposts thoughout Rwanda.
He assisted in various types of
surgeries, helped deliver
babies, performed circumci-

sions, sutured incisions and set
broken bones.
7-24 Eight days after I first
arrived I was so apprehensive
about doing everything I
wanted to do. Eight days from
leaving I realize that more
than enough has happened to
fill a lifetime. But my appetite
has only been whetted. I will
return to do more work, and
spend much more time here.
Many people have told me I'd
feel this way.
"Once in Africa there will
be a calling in your heart to
return, and only the smell of
cooking fires, the vastness of
the great savannahs, the snorting of the mighty beasts of the
forest and the warmth of an
African's smile will still the
calling."
Although Roberts says he
has seen enough disease and
poverty to last a lifetime, his
commitment to improving
Third World health will take
him back to Rwanda again
next summer.
He will finish work on a
comprehensive pediatric AIDS
project he began last summer
with Dr. Allen's Project San
Francisco.

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Math Anxiety panel discussion
A three-woman panel will address Math
Anxiety--what it is, what causes it, and how to
overcome it--at a Brown Bag Talk on Tuesday,
Nov. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Women's
Center, 213 Center.· The panel will include Jill
McKinney, LCC Math Instructor; Phyllis
Geyer, LCC Counselor; and a fem ale LCC student.
The Math Anxiety talk is one in a series of
Brown Bag talks. Other planned talks will
cover Nontraditional Careers for Women,
Scholarships, and Women Artists.

Support Group Available for Students
Izetta Hunter will lead an student support
group on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. in
Center 219. Any student may drop in or sign
up in the Women's Center, Center 213.
Cold weather pet care
Greenhill Humane Society has a list of
reminders for cold weather pet care:
• Cats and dogs of all breeds need protection
from the weather.
• A bowl of frozen water will not quench your
pet's thirst.
• More calories are needed to produce body
heat in cold weather.
• Chemicals used to melt snow from streets
and sidewalks can irritate your pet's feet.
• Anti-freeze is sweet-tasting and attractive to
pets. It takes very little to kill a cat or dog, so
check under your car· and in your garage for
leaks and spills.
• Keep pets away from holiday plants. They
may be toxic.
• Cats like to crawl into the engine of cars for
warmth and shelter, so rap on the hood of your
car and and honk the horn before starting the
motor.
Greenhill also wants to encourage you to
adopt one of the many dogs in the shelter. Last
year 2500 homeless dogs arrived. Hours for
visiting the facility to meet the dogs are 10-5
Mon. through Fri. and 11-4 on Sat.
Oregon Farmers, Church Leaders to Visit
Nicaragua
Openings are available for those wanting to
join a delegation of Oregon farmers and church
leaders who will be going to Nicaragua in
November as part of the Wheat for Peace Project. The group will leave Nov. 13 and return
Nov. 22, visiting Nicaraguan flour mills,
bakeries, stores, cooperatives, and several
agricultural areas.
Wheat for Peace is a joint effort of
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and the
Council for Human Rights in Latin America to
donate wheat to the Nicaraguan people. The
project will also benefit community gardens.
Scholarship assistance is available.
Interested people should contact Barbara George
at EMO (221-1054) or Margaret Thomas at the
Council (295-7783) by Oct. 25.
Ecological evening with SOS
Save Our ecoSystems, Inc. (SOS) is sponsoring an educational evening on the importance
of protecting our fragile wetlands. The evening
(Nov. 2, 7 p.m.)will feature slide shows,
speakers, free literature and refreshments at
Harris Hall, 8th and Oak.
Inexpensive dental care at LCC
The LCC Dental Hygiene Clinic provides
low-cost dental care to members of the community.
Services include teeth cleaning,
X-rays, periodontal therapy, fluoride
treatments, and sealants.
Charges for teeth-cleaning are $9 for children
and $12-15 for adults. Teeth-cleaning includes
check-up X-rays and fluor:ide treatments. Full
mouth X-rays are $10. Sealant is $1 per tooth.
Services are provided by students in the Dental Hygiene program u·nder the supervision of
instructors and staff dentists. Hours are Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, 1 to 5
p.m., and Friday, 2 to 5 p.m. For information
or appointments, call 726-2206.

Happy Halloween

"Homelessness: A National Epidemic"
A two-day conference on the plight of the
homeless in America will be held this December
at the Harlow Conference Center in Eugene.
According to the National Coalition for the
Homeless (NCH), more than three million men,
women and children are now homeless and the
number is growing by as much as 25 percent per
year. More than 40 percent of these are families
with children.
The goal of the conference, according to the
directors of the Center for Professional
Development, is to educate the public about
homelessness and its causes and to present
strategies promoting community participation
in alleviating the problems and preventing the
cycle from continuing.
The conference, entitled "Homelessness: A
National Epidimic," will be held Fri., Dec. 2,
through Sat., Dec. 3. For more information
contact Quality Conferences, Ltd., 343-0006.

Jamaicans Need Funds
Thirteen Jamaican women who attended LCC
last year are in need of assistance because of
property damage sustained in Hurricane
Gilbert. Several of these women's houses were
partially destroyed, and all are in need of food
and money which they cannot earn due to the
scarcity of work.
Anyone interested in contributing money
should contact Linda Myers, Industrial
Technology, Ext. 2883.
DeFazio honors new jobs program
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio will speak at LCC's
Promotion Ceremony honoring students who
have completed training in the pilot program .
"New Jobs." The ceremony will be Tues.,
Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in Forum 308.
The New Jobs program provides training for
welfare recipients and others, primarily female
heads of households, so they may gain employment. The pilot program included training in
office and accounting skills, health unit coordinator, and pharmacy technician because
market research shows job opportunities in
these fields.
The program is co-sponsored by LCC, the
Southern Willamette Private Industry Council,
and Adult and Family Services. Seven Oregon
cities are participating in the program.
Advocates report support for LCC's proposed
tax base
The LCC Advocates report that Springfield
News, the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, and
the Register-Guard have endorsed LCC's increased tax base proposal. Canvassers will visit
30 key precincts this month ot promote the election effort. Radio ads worth $2000-$3000 will
begin soon, and lawn signs should be in place
this week.
Bloodmobile to visit campus
Lane Memorial's Bloodmobile will be on
campus Friday, Oct. 28, from noon to 3 p.m.,
outside the snack bar. Call Student Health for
an appointment or with questions. Ann Metzger, ext. 2665.
Denali Accepting Submissions
Denali Magazine, LCC' s art and literature
magazine, is accepting submissions of poems,
prose, artwork, and photography for the fall
issue. Submission forms are available in the
Denali Office, Center 479, and at the Student
Resource Center desk in the Center Building
lobby. The submission deadline is Nov. 2.
Environmental slide show
Lou Gold, Political Science Professor and
nationally acclaimed environmental speaker,
will deliver a lecture and slide show on ancient
forest ecosystems and their preservation on
Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in 150 Geology on the U of
0 Campus. The presentation will focus on the
character of the area of the proposed Siskiyou
National Park near Grants Pass. Admission is
free.

graphic by Carla Mollett

Don a costume, and paint your face. Student government has set
aside a place, laid a table with treats for witches and vamps.
Center 479: the place to tramp. Monday Oct. 31 from 1-3 p.m.

Say YES t·o IJ.CC
♦

Say YES to young people building a useful career
♦

Say YES to adults learning new skills in a changing job market
♦

Say YES to seniors expanding and enriching their lives

Vote YES for LCC
on November 8th
YES on measure 20-08

LCC is Education That Works!
Paid for by the LCC Advocates
Jeff Moisan, Treasurer

2158 West 15th, Eugene, Or 97402
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SERVICES

AFFORDABLE. personalized wedding
photography by experienced
photographer. Deborah Pickett.
746-3878 .
NEED A PHOTOGHAPHEH? Call
344-8389 or Torci1 office and leave
message for Michael Primrose.
LEARN PIANO from a composer .
Define moods. create excitement.
$30 / month . Carl Saffira. 332-9100.
LEARN CHINESE YOGA for selfmastery and rejuvination. $40 / month.
Call 937-3437 .
FHEE-TO-LOW-COST medical care to
currently enrolled LCC students. Student Health Services. CEN 126 .
ANXIETY
counseling.
billing. Call
Galick. M.S.

AND DEPRESSION
Flexible rates/insurance
for appointment. Si1arri
484-4737.

J"HE LCC DENTAL Clinic provides
low cost teeth cleaning service. Call
726-2206 for information.
I WILL PROVIDE care for the elderly
in t:1eir homes. Medically trained. Nn
live-ins. 689-5466.
FHEE LUNCH: Thursdays. noon tn 1
p.m. Healti1 106. Sponsered hy Baptist
Student Union.
RENAISSANCE Restc1uran1 1s now
"pen Tues. c1nd Ti1urs . 11:30 a.rn. In
1:30 p.111. Heservatinns preferred. Call
747-45()1. 1-."Xt. 2697.
FHIDAY FORUM gener.11 meeting. '.~
p.m . "n Mondays CEN 480. We"re an
issues-orien ted grnup witi1out a lot ,,f
bull. C1eck us out.
BIBLE STUDY. l"i1ursdays. 1: 15 to 2
p.m .. Healti1 106. Sp(J11Snred hy Bap tist Student Union.
ALCOHOLICS
342-4113.

ANONYMOUS.

:1r1v! speling oar: punkuasinn
lmigi1tmares? Cum sea us: wee ·con
putt you"re feers. two rest) -- Rigi1ting
Lc1b. CEN 476.
AFTER SCHOOL childcare offered
Mon .. Weds .. Fri . 3-7 p.m. in your
i1ome. Lisc1. ext 2353.
MASSAGE FOR BODY. mind .ind
spirit. Y,,ur ;1rllne , ,r 111y ,,ffic1:.
C:1ris1ine Kerw,,od. I.MT. 68'.-\-()CJ25.

HELP WANTED
BEAUTY CONSULTANTS to
demonstrate 100 percent natural swiss
skin care products and cosmetic line .
Excellent business and income opportunity. Call 683-8627 .
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
worker needed part-time. Should have
some experience. be comfortable with
power tools and not mind the weati1er.
Call Jordan. 344-3904. evenings.
HELP WANTED: Ambitious. Entrepreneurial person to act as campus
representative for Zenith Data Systems.
Earn a computer for college. Please
contact Mike Kiel at (206) 453-5388.

AGGRESSIVE RETAIL business seeks
person with marketing and management experience and /or education.
We need an individual who is capable
of operating new stores opening approx. ti1e summer of '89. Excellent
benefits. Excellent pay. Hourly or
salary. Send resumes to P.O. Box
1224.
Eugene.
OR
97440.

PREMIERE Documentary Video on
Women witi1 disabilities - Oct. 31. 2-3
p.m. CEN 420.

$10 EACH: Portable 3 1/2' long electric heater. typewriters. two lamps . kitchen table. coffee table . 345-1855.

OVERSEAS JOBS. Summer. yearround. Europe. S . Amer .. Australia.
Asia . All fields . $900-2000 mo.
Sightseeing. Free info. Write !JC. PO
Box 52-OR02. Corona Del Mar. CA
92625 .

FEELING - UNDER ti1e weati1er? Student Healti1 Services has medical care
available. CEN 126.

CONDOMS 6/$1.
Services. CEN 126.

GOVERNMENT
JOBS
$16,040-$59,230/yr. Now Hiring .
Your Area . 805-687-6000. Ext.
R-6150 for current Federal list.

DENALI IS literature and art. Drawings. poems. sculpture. short stnries.
pi1otograpi1y. fact and fiction . Deadline
Nov. 2. Submit nnw!

TEACHEH for after school program for
ci1ildren 4-12 years nld. Experience
witi1 children in a group setting mandatory. $4.50-$5.00 per i1our w,ffk
study. Call Cati1erine at 345-'.1818 or
345-5758 evenings.

HELP US TO HELP ti1ose who want to
iielp ti1emselves. Jnin us at Friday
Forum.

SEAMSTRESS NEEDED for minor
alterations. Kenai. 343-0160 .

VERY INTENSE metal band looking
for c1 singer / bassist -- lec1ve name and
number with TOHCH.
LOOKING FOR an English tutor to
teac:1 me in my i1ome. J"wo nigi1ts per
week. maybe more. Call at SRC. ext.
2'.-142. ask for Randy.

WORK STUDY===
PRACTICUM / WORK STUDY student
needed to assist Head Ati1letic Trniner.
Lec1rn to recognize. evc1luc1te. treat and
re:1c1hilitate sports relc1ted inJuries.
Good experience for persons interested
in Sportsmedicine / Pi1ysical Ti1ernpy. If
interested contc1c1 Kay Gidley at ext.
2215.

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A SERVICE TO LCC students ,md
stc1ff. t i1ere is no ci1arge for classified
c1dvertising. THERE IS A 15 WORD
LIMIT FOR ADS. Every word over t;1e
limit will cost 15 cents per w, >rd. paid in
advance. Ad forms are available outside ti,e TORCH office. CEN 205. Ti1e
deadline for ads is 5 p.m. Friday.
Hey Jenn, it's great to share the first
hours of your B-day with you. Love,
The TORCHIES .
DAREN. JUST WA:--JTED t11 11! 1 y, ,u
!mow i1n\A' muci1 I lovf' yr,u. OXOX
Tc1mmy.
TIGAR EYES . you ligi1t up my nigi1t.
my hlue eyes are keeping you in sigi1tl
TEACHERS who persist in calling
women 'ladies·: please. not tn class! It's
sexist and oppressive.
LANE MEMOHIAL Blood Ban1~·s
Mobile Dnnor Unit will visit I.CC on Fri.
Oct. 28. from noon to 3 p.m . outside
ti1e snack bar area. Call Student Healti1
for an appointment or questions ext.
2665.
AVOID NUCLEAR WAH and another
economic
depressinn!! 1 Vote
Democratic or Libertarian. just please
don't vole Republican!!!

STATE-OF-THE-ART
TRAVEL
Where your best deal
is our first interest!

LCC KARATE CLUB meets Fridays.
7-9 p.m . More info. call Wes.
746-0940 or Marie. 344-8468.

TOHCH STAFF: You all are ti1e hest.
Tiianks for all the energy. (Ti1is includes all ti1e advisers!) Maybe one of
ti1ese nigi1ts we'll be out before Friday
morning! Alice.
HELP 1 INTELLIGENT young man
needs to earn money. Honest. dependable and nice. 345-9163. ask fnr Ken.
~TUDENTS WANTING infnrnrntinn
about assi~ting ti1e Jim HnwMd campaign for Cnngress. call Mici1ael Robinson. 68'.1-5043.
JOIN THE COLLEGE Republicans!
Cilll Mici,ael Hohinson fnr details.
683-504:1.
JOH~ & MIKEY!' w:1c1t dn you !WO
ti1ink yr,u're doing up t:1ere. i1aving d
good time, ,r sn111et;1ing? GET ON JTII
A.W.

FOR RENT
SINGLE PARENT witi1 13 and 6 yearolds i1as hedrnorn available. Lwndry.
full kitci1en. Kim. 687-2414 or
726-7868.

OPPORTUNITIES .;;;;;;;;.;;;;.;;;..
IMPERIAL CHINA! 5/9-5/21/89.
$2 U0/2295. Exciting. complete
pacl~age tour. Lorna Funnell. ext.
2906 or :142-4817.
SOUTH PACIFIC! Unforgettable tour!
$1855 /2 050: surcharge over 18. Call
ext. 2906 or 342-4817. Lnrna Funnell.
EXPERIENCE AHT IN EUROPE!
9 / 5-9/21 /89. Wit:1 Hici1ard Quigley.
Instructor. $ TBA. Lorna Funnell, ext.
2906 or 342-4817.
GOVERNMENT JOBS c $16,040 to
$59.230/yr. Now hiring. your area.
805-687-6000 Ext. R-6150 for current
federal list.
GOVERNMENT HOMES from $1
(U-repair) . Delinquent tax properly.
Repossessions. Call 805-687-6000
Ext. GH-6150 for current repo list .

Health

SMALL SEARS and Roebuck pot belly
stove. circa 1800. $50. Kenai.
343-0160.

$:rn.

FANCY PIONEER brick lined
woodstove. Glass front ()pt ion al 18"
wood. Accessories included. $350.
942-7167_.

WANTED

We buy stereos, VCR's
& sound equipment.

683-8186

1621 E. 19th.

STEREO
WORKSHOP
344-3212

'71 FORD Mustang. Huns good.
dependable transportation. pos. trade?
$1500. 726-8482. ask for Chris .
1973 TOYOTA COROLLA Mark II .
runs. needs work. $300 /nffer .
726- 7977. eves. Hoger.

CYCLES/SCOOTERS.;;;;;;;;.;..
1984 HONDA AERO 125. L, ,w miles.
new tires. excellent conditi, ,n. Call
evenings. 345-1937.

4 DINING ROOM ciiairs. Sturdy black
metal w/gold cushions. $20. Wooden
saloon doors. $25. 747-5148.

CUSTOMIZED '73 Kawasaki 9002 4
into 1 Kerkler muffler. 5. 700 miles.
$900 . 942-7167.

ALUMINUM STOHAGE si1ed, 10' x
13.'
$100.
Will
deliver tn
Eugene/Spfd. 747-5148.

HONDA CM 400E mechanically
sound. $400. 344-0992 or 343-0:-\5'.1.
ask for Lance.

COACHMAN 25' Trailer. Completely
remodeled wit:1 large living c1rea. Selfc"ntained. gas and electric. new c1/c
and c1vming. Great for a live-tn. Cc1ll
485-4135 or 683-3034.

BICYCLES ...ii.iii.iii.iii.i;;;;;;;;;;;.;..

NEW ARAB-TYPE i1orse i1c1lter hought
in Germany. Paid $98. c1sking $60.
Missy. 726-7375.

TYPING iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii....

ELECTRIC HEATER for sale. Jn:111.
'.-143-1847.

GIHL'S 20-incii Sci1winn bicycle.
Alrnnst new. $60. 689-5466.

TYPING. 75 cents/page. Fast. accurate. professional. 726-1988.
PROFESSIONAL word processing using NLQ printer. Free pickup and
delivery. $1.75 / page . Please call°
683-5203. evenings.

I HAVE AN extremely powerful oil:1ec1ted i1eater. I'm asking $50. Joirn.
343-1847.
SOFA-QUEEN sleeper. $250. Like
new. Lay-z-boy ci1air. copper velour.
$125. Call 747-0508.
MOBILE HOME. 12x44. 2 hdrm. 1
hati1. gn,id condtion. For more info call
741-3810. 1-3 p.m. 1-572-2847.
weekends.

200 WATT KUSTOM guitc1r amp witi1
3 12" speakers. gond condition. $180.
747-3791.
LOCAL MOTION sailboard. 8.6 ••. Excellent condition . $300. Will harg.:iin nr
trade for snow skis. 345-0269.
COUNTHY CHARM! Full size iron bed
frame. $50. Mattress and hox springs
not included. Call 746-6315.
BROTHERS correctable ryper'-''n'c1.
~n,,d e<,nditi,,n. $'.10 . I gr,1dt1,1'ed . ,,·._
y<,ur turn. Ceil! C;iris
,r Kirn.
'.145-0'.-\90 .

FREE
ATTENTION VETERANS: Seeking
employment, counseling. etc? Contact
Dave Schroeder. Wednesdays in the
Center Building lobby, 1-4 p.m.
FEMALE BLACK LAB. and female
Australian shepherd mix. Both fixed.
all shots. 746-4150. after noon.

LUCKY DOG . heeds good loving
home, preferably in the country. Lab
mix. good di~position. Kelly.
344-3928.

BRASS
HEADBOARD.
689-5466.

DON'T WORRY, be happy. '68 Opel.
Huns great. $350. 688-7771. Leave
message .

HIDE-A-BED. $125. Brown vinyl
couch. $100 . Good condition. Will
deliver to Eugene /Spfd. 747-5148.

WOMEN WHO ROCK. Nov. 8.
Frig;1twig. Weenie Roast. Snakepit.
EMU Dining Room. UO. 9 p .m.

FOR SALE ii.iii.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.;;;;;;;_

CHEAP 1971 VW Bus. Great engine!
Bad body! Josh. 342-3705 .

DOG/CAT MANSION with loft. $50
OBO . 747-5148.

RABBIT BU{:K, about 6 months old.
Great pet. 726-7375.

Also buys
Frequent flyer miles,
"Bump" tickets, coupons,
vouchers, and more!

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EVENTS--.;;;;;;;.;;;;;;;.;;;;;;;._

RETURN OF THE MIGHTY Hell
Cows. Snakepil. Rawheadrex. Halloween 8 p .m. Fir Room of the· EMU.
UO.

GOVERNMENT-SEIZED Vehicles
from $100. Fords. Mercedes. Corvettes. Chevys . Surplus. Buyers Guide .
1-805-687-6000 ext S-6150.

IF YOU SELL THE r:-EM you 're
advertising. please notify the TORCH
office.

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

ALL WORK AND no play means ynu
wnrk for the TOHCH!

~

OF THE
this word -the 'write'
476 .

WOMEN AND MATH ANXIETY.
12-1 p.m .. Tues . Nov. 1 in Women's
Center. CEN 213.

STUDENTS INTERESTED in :1elping
t:1e Bush for President campaign call
Miciiael Robinson for info. 683-5043.

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???MYSTERY WORD
WEEK??? Can you identify
PHALANX? We i1ave
answer. Writing Lab. CEN

TYPING SERVICE. Term paper .
resume·. love letter. business letter.
Price negotiable. Call Mary at
485-6080.

PSA's

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WHITING TUTOHS can :1elp ynu.
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m .. CEN 476 .
LANE COUNTY Direction Service
gives free. confidential. one-stop informati, in and personalized assistance service to families witi1 ci1ildren and young
adults wili1 disabilities. 461-2212 .
WANTED: MEN AND WOMEN to
relate to young people. to be good
listeners , and enjoy being witi1 a ci1ild 6
to 14 years old. Little Brotners and Little Sisters are now accepting applications for ti1ese positions. Call Big
Broti1er / Big Sister program of Mid Oregon. 747-6632.
EUGENE PEACEWOHKS will be
sponsoring ti1e first Annual Peace Art
Celebration at ti1e New Zone Gallery.
411 High St .. from Oct . 22 to Nov .19.

EDUCATION
GEHMAN STUDIES / Sc1lzburgl Bayern
isl wunderbar! 8/1-8/21/89.
$2050 / 2295 . L()rna Funnell.
ext 2906 or 342-4817.
SPANISH STUDIES/Salamanca!
8/ 1-8/ 28/89. $1945/2260. Fan tastic
package! Lorna Funnell ext. 2906 ()r
342-4817.

WANTED

Setting the
record straight

SPIRITUAL FEMALE SINGER, by
award-winning composer/pianist. Jazz
harmony involved . Carl. 937 -3437.
NEED TRAILER SPOT with sewage
and electrical hook-ups. college student. 459-2439. ask for Scott.

The Student Resource
Center earns aproximitley $700 a year from
its recycling program. In
the Oct. 7 issue of the
TORCH the amount was
stated incorrectly.

AUTOS
TWO 1936 DODGE p.u.'s. (Restore or
rod.) Call Merwyn at 688-8039. evenings before 10 p.m. Offers.
'87 MAZDA B2000 LX cah plus. This
is the truck for you. 746-3080. eves.
1971 FORD VAN $595 OBO.
683-7349. Fixer-upper. Huns great.

1B

ROBERTSON'S DRUGS
Your pe:scription,
our mam concern.

343-7715
30th & Hilyard

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by Andy Dunn

TORCH Entertainment Editor

David Joyce:
A mural at
Mah lon Swe et

LCC's David Joyce, an instructor in the Mass Communications Department , has been chosen to provide original artwork
for Eugene's newly re1_1novated Mahlon Sweet airport.
Joyce produces artwork known as photosculpture -- extra
large photographs cut out around the subject and matted to
durable surfaces such as masonite.
Airport Photosculptures
Up to 100 "flying air travellers" will be
the subject of Joyce's airport photosculpture
mural which will be displayed along the main
corridor to and from the planes.
Eugene residents will be used as models
for the mural. On Saturday, Nov. 19, Joyce
will be photographi ng at the Eugene Mall.
He calls this shoot a giant "fly-in" and
wants to shoot as many people as he can
from all walks of life. The subjects will be
photographe d while lying on a mattress and
pretending to fly. Anyone and everyone is
invited to come and be considered for the
mural.
Joyce had originally planned photosculptures of
hanging images of aircrafts for the corridor.
"But then I started thinking, gee, a lot of people who
are afraid of flying are going to see all of these aircraft
buzzing around. Maybe some of them are going to start
thinking, 'Oh no, the congested skies. Are there enough
air traffic controllers?' ''
Joyce continues, "So, then I thought it would probably be more interesting to have people flying. That's an age old dream."
The Selection
The art project is possible through the Art in Public Places Ordinance
whereby one percent of the construction funds for projects over $50,000
is set aside for artwork.
The Eugene Visual Arts Commission selected the works of Joyce and
two other Oregon artists from 216 separate proposals. Working on the
other two airport art pieces are Nelson Sandgren of Corvallis and Peter
Teneau of Portland.
The artwork and the rennovation should be completed by late fall,
1989.
Joyce, the only artist of the three residing in Eugene, will be the first to
complete his work for the airport. He is scheduled to finish the mural this
Spring.
Joyce's Art
the people who is liberating photography
of
one
being
as
myself
"I see
from the ways in which it is normally perceived," says Joyce.
"Photograp hy is becoming a very exciting and vital medium now."
Originally from Canada, Joyce has lived in Eugene since 1970 and
taught art, photography , video and film at LCC since 1978. His artwork
is represented in galleries from New York to Los Angeles.
Joyce acknowledges a certain resistance within the art world for his
works. ''People who think they know what the medium is all about sort
of look at what I do and think, 'Well, gee that's not really photography .'
"When you start working big and you start working in a nontraditional form in any medium, you run into problems of space, expense, and people not really understanding what you're doing."
Concerning the airport project, Joyce notes, "If the piece works, I'll
be able to use that as an example of the fact that photosculpture can
work in a large public setting and it may open up a lot of new possibilities
for me.''

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David Joyce with photosculpture.

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The Art Scene
LCC
OREGON BIENNIAL Free art exhibition continues on the
bottom floor of the Math & Arts Bldg.
WORKSHOP LCC Downtown Center presents the third in
the series The Business of Art sponsored by the Lane
Regional Arts Council. Public Arts Commisions is the
topic Nov. 2, 6 - 9 p.m. in room 202 of the LCC
Downtown Center. Cost is $20 for the series.

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EXHIBITION Prints by artists from Eugene and Irkutsk
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141, Lawrence Hall at the UO from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.
PHOTO EXHIBITION 13th Annual Photograph y Auction Exhjbition of photos to be auctioned in December
displayed in U.O. Museum of Art opens Oct. 28.
FREE CONCERT Oboe and organ duo plays Oct. 30 at 4
p.m. in the Beall Concert Hall.
Around Eugene
PEACE ART CELEBRATION continues with nightly
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Origins of Hallqween -- from Druid to Christian
by Andy Dunn

TORCH Entertainment Editor

Ghosts, goblins, monsters, and witches; jack-o' -lanterns,
costume parties, and trick or treating -- how did these strange
traditions come to play such an important role in contemporary
American society every October 31.
In her book '' All About American Holidays,'' Maymie
Krythe fully traces current American Halloween traditions to
their roots in the Druid festival Samhain, the Roman festival
honoring Pomona, and the Christian holiday of All Saints' Day.
The Druid Samhain
According to Krythe, Halloween traditions stem from the
Celts of ancient France and the British Isles. These people held
two important feasts each year -- one October 31, the other May
1. These days were of tremendous importance in the Druid
religion prevalent in the region.
The supernatural played a large part in the autumn ceremony,
as the Druids "tried to placate Lord Death." Bonfires were lit
atop hills as people danced around them in costumes and grotesque masks.
This ritual mimicked what the Druids believed to be happening elsewhere on this day. Witches were said to be dancing to the
Devil's music on other hilltops as the spirits of those who had
died within the last year spent a few earth hours carousing about
before moving on into the next world.
The Roman Feast of Pomona
Later the Romans who occupied the Celtic homelands added
to the festival from their Feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits.
Krythe belives this is where the American traditions involving
produce such as pumpkins and apples originated.
All Saints Day
In the seventh century All Saints' Day began as a Christian
holiday observed every November 1. October 31 is thus All
Hallows' Eve (holy or hallowed evening). According to Dorothy
Spicers's "The Book of Festivals," this day is honored in much
of the world as a Christian religious f es ti val, but the American
traditions remain primarily of Druid origin.
Finally Gaellic immigrants brought the traditions of October
31 to the New World. Krythe states that trick-or-treating
originated from the tradition of poor people going to the homes
of the well to do and asking for a' 'soul cake" on All Soul's Eve.
Jack-o' -lanterns are said to be based on the story of a stingy
Irishman named Jack who was condemned to wander the earth
for eternity carrying a lantern.

Scream in the Dark, located near Marist High School, haunted house holds a host of ghouls and
fright.

Halloween Happenings
LCC
COSTUME BUFFET in room 479 of the Center Bldg. on
Halloween from 1 - 3 p.m.
KLCC public radio will air a remake of The War of The
Worlds Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.
Costume Dances
WOW HALL Mission District and Toribo, Bach &
Schwartzman play Oct. 28 at 9:30 p.m. and Kutamba plays
Oct. 29 at 9:30.
Hell Cows, Snakepit, and RawHeadRex play in the
F1r Room of the E.M.U. on Halloween at 8 p.m. - Dance,
Contest, Prizes.
SATURDAY MARKET costume contest at 3 p.m. and
music from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
HILTON HALLOWEEN PARTY sponsored by KZAM
radio, features two bands and a dance contest on Halloween at 9 p.m.
PEACE ART CELEBRATION at the New Zone
Gallery, 411 High St., dancing to The Crows Halloween
night.
SWINGER'S nightclub in Springfield, costume contest
Halloween night.
~ J. COLE BREW PUB features Larry Raspberry & The
Highsteppers Halloween night.

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Haunted Houses
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST 1385 Oakway, Oct.
30, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
SCREAM IN THE DARK sponsored by KSND radio
and Wendy's, two story house on Kingsley Road next to
Marist High School, Oct. 28, 29, 31 7 - 10 p.m.
For The Kids
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL for ages 1 - 8 at the U. 0.,
Condon School, October 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL for pre-schoolers at
Sheldon Community Center H alloween starts 6 p.m.

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October 28, 1988

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by Andy Dunn

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TORCH Entertainment Editor

Talking back to a movie
screen, dressing up as a transsexual alien, dancing to the instructions and diagrams of a
criminologist -- does any of
this seem strange to you?
Well, it should, even if
you,re familiar with it.
Strange is not an adjective that
"Rocky Horror" cultists,
fans, and fanatics would disl dain.
For more than ten years the
j' film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has enjoyed
popularity as a late night
feature in theaters across the
country. Many filmgoers -some seeing the show for the
• umpteenth time -- will engage
in a sort of audience participation with the film that includes
dressing up as the characters
and acting out scenes in the
aisles.
Other audience antics include talking back to the
characters and giving advice,
throwing props across the
theatre, and, of course, dancing to such memorable classics
of rock-and-roll as ' 'The Time
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musical spoof that lampoons
traditional values such as
those of the middle class. The
hedonistic values of the main
characters are also presented
lightly throughout the picture,
although a shock is clearly intended for more conservative
minded audience members.
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numbers performed by the
likes of Tim Curry and
Meatloaf carry the film and
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"Rocky . Horror" traditionally has a large turnout
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