The Eugene, Oregon Lane Community College Special Issue Inside April 7, 1989 Vol. 24 No. 21 A taste of spring Running the race against AIDS An in-depth look at the AIDS virus and how we can work together to change its course. Board elections held Riggs wins seat by Michael Omogrosso TORCH Staff Writer ' 'Either you get involved with the change (that is happening around us), or you are left wondering 'Why is this happening to me?' " says newly-elected LCC Board of Education member Pat Riggs. Riggs, a former LCC student, defeated two other candidates in the March 28 election. She is replacing Charlene Curry for the Springfield Zone Three seat. Curry did not seek re-election. Employed at the Southern Willamette Private Industry Council, Riggs administers tests to the unemployed and determines if they're ready to re-enter the work force or need retraining. She also determines eligibility for retraining. She's a union activist who is also a single mother of two. She says she found herself required to join the union when she started work 10 years ago in employment training for Lane County. '' As long as I had to join," she says, "I decided to be part of the process." Involvement is central to Riggs' philosophy. She first became a union shop steward, joined the executive board of her union's local chapter, and was then elected its president. Riggs is now the vice president for the statewide organization of county chapters of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. Positive changes are taking place at LCC in an increasingly positive atmosphere -- and she wants to be involved in helping the college stay on that course. She sees the college trying to afford everyone the opportunity to be involved in some very tough decisions that must be made for the college's future. "We still have to make cuts,'' she says. But, by involving those people the cuts photo by Michael Primrose Blue skies, sunshine, and flowers helped lure Tracy Dorris to study on the benches around the Center Building this past week. Many students and even some classes moved outside to take advantage of the first warm weather this spring. Pat Riggs will affect, campus morale will suffer minimally. Riggs hopes the next college president will have good communication skills. "I want somebody with enough charisma," she says, "that when she or he walks into the legislature, all heads will turn.'' She wants the new president to be as enthusiastic as Interim Pres. Jack Carter, and praises the job Carter has done to promote a positive outlook for Lane's future. An involved citizen already, Riggs says she wanted to be on the board because she knew that as a citizen and a board member she would be listened to that much more. Not only is education increasingly recognized as necessary to get better, higher paying jobs, but more people view it as an essential element in reducing and preventing social problems, says Riggs. "In-and-out convicts are the ones who are undereducated,'' she says. They often come from unstable homes. Happy, healthy, and well educated parents are better equipped to earn an adequate income and provide a stable and nurturing home life which should reduce delinquency. Riggs says as an LCC board member she intends to be accessible to the students and to the community. She may be reached with concerns, ideas, or problems at 746-5905. Student Resource Center builds new reception desk by Diana Feldman U-shaped unit. And everyone is welcome. TORCH Staff Writer What's 27 feet long, green and brown, has 20 different faces, and resides in the Center Building? Answer: The new Student Resource Center (SRC) reception desk. The SRC -- the information dispensing arm of the ASLCC, located near the library entrance on the second floor of the Center Building -- is hosting an Open House .on Wednesday, April 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate the arrival and installation of the For the last five years the office used an odd assortment of desks and tables to mark off its space from the rest of the second floor concourse. But now, says SRC Director Lynn Johanna-Larsen, the SRC is "more visible," and more professional in appearance. "None of this would have happened without the combined efforts of Campus Services, the college administration, and Student Services working with student government," JohannaLarsen says. The open house is SRC's way of thanking the people who fostered the project. The new desk cost $3,000 for materials, but there was no charge for the labor, although Johanna-Larsen estimates a likely labor total near $5,000 had the unit been constructed by an outside agency. College carpenters, electricians, and finishers designed and built the project, making it similar in design to the divider installed two years ago for the Financial Services. To assure wheelchair accessability, ASLCC Sen. Chuck Doerr, who uses a wheelchair, gave advice and checked accessability in the plans and assembly of the unit. The new desk at the Student Resource Center looks professional and has helped spruce up the lobby of the Center Building. As a subdivision of the ASLCC, the SRC is a "central source of campus information for both students and the public,'' says JohannaLarsen. "It provides a training area for business, office experience, and people skills." An added benefit is political and social science credits and experience. She says many students go on to participate in student government after working at the SRC. EDITOR I A LS, FORUMS & LETTERS::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=::::: Mail-in ballots unfair ( ..HE "BO'tS I SHOP CAME U PR\NT SHOP . •, . W\Ttt A Ne eA . .f~;:f-··•:i: l-:" wf)Jfi:Y \,.. ;.M~~O e,$Y~o O'i'" ~ · +'f\e. <>-'oo"t. o'I\~ 0 tk. -\-~e. (iPO,st, 0 _;;:,:::::-::,:::;:~;:i}i/!f:/'':.... :··'.'''::·:•·· · Process poor To the Editor: ASLCC is the victim of hypocrisy once again. We all read of (ASLCC President) John Millet's huffing and puffing about affirmative action and how it is vital that we have a senate that represents the student population. My question is: If a democratic and representative student government are the goals of John Millet's government, how come he has not publicly opened ASLCC Senate positions to all of the students on this campus? There has not been any advertising of open seats or any evidence of students choosing their representatives. What there has been in the last two terms is four senate seats filled by people who have been "classmates" of Mr. Millet. All of these friends have been invited to the senate by Mr. Millet without any open selection process that involved the rest of the college. I have no problem with any senators on the senate, but I do have a problem with the selection precess that Mr. Millet uses to fill our senate. The problem is that he is leaving himself open to the accusation that he is not building a senate to represent students, but to represent his interests. Robelyn Laverty LCC student Religion doubted To the Editor: On March 31, 1689, after a year-long trial, Polish nobleman Kazimierz Lyszczynski was executed in Warsaw for having written an atheist treatise, "De nonexistencia Dei'' (The In existence of God). Doubting his courage would allow him to die at the stake in a style befitting nobility, Lyszczynski pleaded with the Polish King Jan Sobiecki that he be quartered with a scimitar. His hand holding the condemned treatise was dipped in TbeTORCH EDITOR: Alice C . Wheeler EDITORIAL CARTOONIST : NEWS EDITOR : Marg Shand Jessica Schabtach RECEPTIONIST: ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR : Imelda Warner Andy Dunn ADVERTISING ADVISER : SPORTS EDITOR: Jan Brown Paul Morgan ADVERTISING ASSISTANT : PHOTO EDITOR : Jim Dunevant Michael Primrose ADVERTISING SECRETARY : ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR : Gerry Getty Michael Saker PRODUCTION ADVISER: PRODUCTION MANAGER : Dorothy Wearne Jennifer Archer NEWS AND EDITORIAL ADVISER : DISTRIBUTION MANAGER : Pete Peterson Michael Saker STAFF WRITERS: Michael Omogrosso, Dorothy Wilmes-Corkery, John Piper, Jodie Palmer, Bob Parker, John Orrigo , Tom Nash, Don Standeford, Diana Feldman PRODUCTION STAFF : Michael Omogrosso, Josefina Romero, Jim Dunevant, Terry Sheldon, Robert Ward, Gerry Getty PHOTOGRAPHERS: Bryan Wesel, Sean Elliot The TORCH is a student-managed newspaper published on Fridays, September through May . News stories are compressed, concise reports intended to be as fair and balanced as possible . They appear with a byline to indicate the reporter responsible. News features, because of their broader scope, may contain some judgements on the part of the writer. They are identified with a special byline. "Forums" are essays contributed by TORCH readers and are aimed at broad issues facing members of the community . They should be limited to 750 words . Deadline : Monday, noon . "Letters to the Editor" are intended as short commentaries on stories appearing in the TORCH or current issues that may concern the local community . Letters should be limited to 250 words . Deadline : Monday, noon . The editor reserves the right to edit "Forums" and "Letters to Editor" for spelling, grammar, libel , invasion of privacy , length and appropriate language . All correspondence must be typed and signed by the writer. Mail or bring all ~Of· respondence to : the TORCH, Room 205 Center Building, 4000 E. 30th Ave. Eugene, OR , 97405 . Phone 747-4501 ext. 2655. Page 2 April 7, 1989 The TORCH :::µ;:_.?-:. ~ri~;p-· lfJjShv6 " LCL1i7£Gtl 'f,•7·8'1. tar and set on fire, then severed; he was granted his request and was quartered; his body was burned, the ashes placed in a cannon and scattered with an explosive charge. At the time Poland was one of the most liberal and cultured states of Christendom. This trial, reported in the then-nascent press of London and Paris, helped forge the social consciousness of journalism. The irrationality and intolerance of theist religions continues. On Good Friday, March 24, 1989, two Christian groups of pilgrims, one Catholic, the other Protestant, commemorating the "Way of the Cross" on Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa, whose paths cross-· ed, engaged in a brawl over "right of way" necessitating intervention of Israeli police. Each group evidently was in- · capable of assessing the moment as propitious for recitation of a few extra prayers -which ''mumbo-jumbo'' would have allowed the processions to proceed peaceably. It is increasingly important for the protection of democracy and freedom that newspaper editors reassess the integrity of their commitment and meet their responsibilities without succumbing to community religious pressures. Bert P. Tryba Eugene Cheaters offend To the Editor: Recently, during finals, I observed two students cheating on their exams. This particular exam was what I, an average student, considered to be a piece of cake because the instructor announced what exactly would be on the exam. My first thought was, "Oh, well, they're just cheating themselves out of their education." But the more I thought about it I've decided that "the degrees the rest of us earn will mean less.'' I was particularly disturbed by the cheating of see Letters, page 10 Editor's note: The TORCH will no longer run editorials with a byline. Editorial topics are now chosen and voted on by the student Editorial Board of the paper and express the opinion of the TORCH. Lane County's March elections were tabulated last week and the results announced on Tuesday, March 28. Unfortunately, these elections were a mockery of the democratic process. Using mail-in ballots, voters were forced to pay to vote, were given no voter's pamphlet, and were unable to vote "no" for candidates running unopposed. Even though these ballots go directly to our homes, many people still do not punch out the holes and send them back. Perhaps it is because the return mail envelopes are not returned postage paid -- some people do not feel they should have to pay to vote, and justifiably so. It is an unfair form of taxation. The lack of a voter's pamphlet was quite disturbing. flow can voters make an educated decision if they are not given the opportunity to read information about the candidates and hear arguments for or against the different issues being voted on (besides through the news media)? Elections such as these encourage an '' armchair attitude'' in voters, who have become much to casual about the selection of our representatives. What is most disturbing in elections, mail-in or ballot box, is that voters have no choice when voting on candidates who are running unopposed. In the Soviet Union voters are offered the option of voting against candidates who do not have an opponent. Why are we not offered this opportunity, so that if a candidate receives more "no" votes than "yeas," he/she does not automatically win election to office. If we don't have this option, why are unopposed candidates' names put on the ballot at all? Is it just a formality? Statistics do show that mail-in elections draw a larger percentage of votes during smaller elections than do elections that require voters to go to the polls. But if this is the case, why doesn't the Elections Office publish a voter's pamphlet and pay the return postage on the ballot envelope? Don't voters pay enough taxes to cover the price of a 25-cent stamp? The idea of elections is to get people to make an informed decision and act on it. So why not improve the system and make it truly a reflection of what, and whom, the voters want? Rights being removed Forum by Velma Hartwig A couple hundred years ago, the people of this nation were subjected to a tyrannical government riddled with pompous, ·· incompetent, crooked bureaucrats who were given almost total control over their "subjects." Some very wise men wrote a document to inform the rotten creeps we wouldn't put up with their injustices any more. The bureaucrats called on their troops to "take care of the rebels." They underestimated the rage of the people. We got out our pitchforks and rifles and ran the skunks out. The wise men then wrote a document to protect the people of this new nation from being subjected to the same ills by some future government. The framers of the document felt English laws dealing with children were oppressive, unfair and unjust -- so they deliberately left them out. When they were finished, they had a pretty good piece of work. They sent the document to the 13 colonies for ratification. Imagine their surprise when the leaders of the colonies said, "No way! We've been subjected to searches of our homes and persons because someone suspected we did something wrong, thrown in jail without charges and refused a fair trial. We had our property confiscated, our weapons taken away and didn't have the right to speak our minds. We ain't gonna sign!" Our forefathers, wise men they were, amended the document with the Bill of Rights to address their concerns. The Constitution was ratified ·a nd since that time, we have enjoyed the protection of the Constitution of the United States -- guaranteeing freedom, justice, protection and safety -- until now. We Oregonians are having our rights taken away -- one by one. Witness the Children's Agenda. It has been touted as the answer to child abuse -when in truth it is a ploy for the state to gain control of our children. Sponsors of the Children's Agenda said, "The traditional family and its values are part of the problem, not the solution. We must intervene with all children. Roots are a silly American dream." Children's Services (CSD) has been given almost unlimited power, generous funding and no accountability. Current Oregon legislation -- if passed -- will force parents to submit to state-sponsored ''counseling'' and interference, will force priests, ministers, doctors, lawyers and psychoanalysts to reveal confidential information to CSD, and will give the state control of your children. (Contact: F.A.l.R., 22498 Highway 20, Eddyville, Ore. 97343.) see Forums, page 10 Minimum wage increase may hurt employm ent Commentary by John ·T. Orrigo TORC H Staff Writer The crusade to raise the minimum wage began as a noble quest. Its goal: To help the working poor, those struggling to support a family on a wage that had not increased in eight years. Few of life's ironies are as easily understood as the fact that raising the minimum wage can hurt low-income workers. Some things grow better with age, but the minimum wage is not one of them. For seven years it has languished at $3.35 an hour, and the purchasing power it provides, ravaged by inflation, has dropped steadily: In 1975 dollars, it is worth only $1.55. The bills introduced in both the House and the Senate originally called for the minimum wage rate to increase to $4.65 over three years, and then be set equaf to at least half of the average national hourly wage rate in subsequent years. Pres. Bush -- who has proposed a three-stage increase in the minimum wage to $4.25 an hour, with an eventual top rate of 90 cents an hour for new workers in their first six months of employment -- has said that he would veto any bill more generous. Workers hired to fill jobs that had been vacated by recent layoffs could not be paid the training wage, a provision designed to prevent abuse of the system. Bush has insisted that his offer is his last, and he says he has the strength to sustain a veto of any minimum wage legislation he considers unacceptable. But the House sponsors refuse to accommodate the president, so the showdown now shifts to the Senate, where floor debate is scheduled early next month on a proposal to raise the hourly minimum wage. Recently the House tried to compromise and said it would only ask for a raise from $3.35 to $4.55 by October 1991 and added a provision allowing new entrants in the job market to be paid a sub-minimum wage for two months, but Bush refuses to yield. Debate has centered on Republicans who believe that too big an increase in the minimum wage would fuel inflation and force employers with marginal profits to slash hundreds of thousands of jobs. But Democrats dispute these arguments, claiming that by failing to increase the minimum wage for eight years Congress has forced the working poor to get by on a wage that has lost nearly 40 percent of its buying power. But deciding to avoid any delay, Oregon Sen. Peg Jolin approved an increase in the minimum wage for Oregon. " Anyone currently living on minimum wage is living below the fe deral poverty level. We want to encourage self- sufficiency, not dependency on welfare. The best way to do this is to pay a living wage to people who work. This will save millions of dollars on welfare, and it will enable many to be the productive people they want to be," Jolin said. The bill, SB 335, increases .the Oregon minimum wage in steps, beginning with a hike to $3.85 in July 1989, followed by increases to $4.25 in 1990 and $4.75 in 1991. Beginning Jan. 1, 1992, the minimum will be adjusted annually to be not less than 50 percent of the average weekly wage. The Oregon State Senate bill would not have the training wage provision. State law takes precedence over federal law. Jolin continues, "People cannot afford to live on minimum wage. A full-time job at the current minimum wage of $3.35 per hour provides $583 a month; the federal poverty level for a family of three is $807 .50. This doesn't take into account that most minimum wage workers are allowed to work only part-time." Over the past few years 16 states and territories have increased their minimum wage, not waiting for Congress to act. California's mm1mum wage is currently $4.25 per hour. Business groups contend that the increased labor costs from any hike jeopardize hundreds of thousands of jobs. There are not as many lowwage jobs now as there used to be. In today's postindustrial economy, the majority of positions require more education and skill than ever before. A hike in the minimum wage would eliminate opportunities for people with less education or who are just entering the job market. Increasing the minimum wage hurts those workers who can least afford it. In addition to hurting some of the people who need help most, the minimum wage helps some The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck Would raising the minimum wage help or hurt the wor ki ng poor ? Minimum Wage S3.-4 $3.2 in current dollars S3 $2.8 $28 Increasing Wages $2.-4 $2.2 and $2 $1 ,8 $1 .8 '88 Decreasing Employment An increase in the minimum wage could mean a decrease in available jobs as employers try to stretch payroll dollars and meet manpower needs. who especially don't need it. Many minimum wage earners are middle and upper class teenagers, and some are spouses of bread winners. The proposed hike would mean a higher rate of employment, lower real output, and higher prices, other things held equal. The increase in unemployment would be among lower wage workers, the group that the minimum wage law is supposed to help. The hike also would be troublesome, coming at a time in the economic expansion when other factors such as the depreciation of the dollar are accelerating at the rate of inflation. Increasing the minimum wage is a misguided social policy, even if it seems the fair thing to do. When the musty rhetoric clears Capitol Hill, it becomes obvious that a federal minimum wage increase is a mistake. Whoever wins, the poor lose. C CAMPUS CALENDAR Monday, April 10 *ASLCC Meeting 4:00 pm in the board room, 2nd floor Admin. Building. Wednesday, April 12 *Eagle Park Slim to play in the cafeteria 11:30 to 1:30 for "Month o' de' Blues" celebration. Thursday, April 13 *International Coffee Hour, 1:30 to 3:00 pm in the Multi-Cultural Center, 409 Center. Uncle Sam wants your dollars! Last week to take advantage of free tax help. Mondays and Wednesdays, 2nd floor Center. Pheasant Park Apartments Formerly Ashlane Apartments 1 Bedroom $275.00 2 Bedroom $320.00 3 Bedroom $360.00 475 Lindale N Springfield 747- 5411 Professionally managed by Western Heritage Beautifully landscaped grounds surround the 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units at PHEASANT PARK APARTMENTS. Each unit has appliances, drapes and wall to wall carpeting. The complex offers laundry facilities, a playground w ith equipment, a tanning bed, and on site bus stop. The TORCH April 7, 1989 Page 3 Pro-choice takes to streets: March Sunday to City Hall by Don Standeford TORCH Staff Writer Pro-choice demonstrators -many of them wearing white clothing as did the suffragettes in the turn-of-the-century marches for women's rights -will assemble Sunday, April 9 in support of abortion rights. Gathering at the University of Oregon campus at 3 p.m., demonstrators will march to 8th and Olive Streets in Eugene where they will listen to music and hear speeches from the pro-choice perspective. The event is sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and U of O Students for Human Rights. '' All Americans must stand up now for their right to control their own reproductive lives," states the Planned Parenthood announcement of the march. "Every child has a right to be wanted and anticipated in advance,'' Planned Parenthood Spokesperson Margo Schaefer told the TORCH in a telephone interview March 30. ''Sometimes pregnancy puts an unwanted strain on a family; it's not an easy choice," she said. Although she believes that every woman should be ASLCC free legal services for registered LCC students • Routine legal services available at no cost to students. • Phone 2340 for appointment. • Hours: Mon., Tue. & Thu. 1:30 - 5p.m. Wed 9:a.m. - noon free to make her own choice on the matter, she does feel that abortion is not an ideal method of controlling unwanted pregnancies, and does not think that women will ever take it lightly. The main goal of Planned Parenthood, she affirmed, is to "help families plan the loving birth of their children. Being a parent is a great thing when it is planned.'' On the other side of the national issue, Robbin Stewart, a representative of Right to Life, fights to reverse the legality of abortion, determined by the US Supreme Court in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. "There are 40 couples waiting for every unwanted baby in the United States," she stated in a separate interview. As a student of science and nursing at Lane Community College, Stewart is intent on halting abortion in the United States through legislation and demonstration. She says the Right to Life organization will continue fight behind the scenes. The Eugene rally is part of a nationwide celebration, with marches being held across the country and in Washington, D.C. THETORCH applications available Attorneys for ASSIST ANT Rick A. Harder Ed Butler PRODUCTION MANAGER Center205 Deadline: 4-13 --Fas t Lane column by John F. Piper TORCH Staff Writer I was on drugs the night I thought I discovered a secret, nuclear missile installation in my hometown neighborhood. That was several years ago, and because of the circumstances I usually laugh the whole thing off as the product of a deranged imagination. It's something I can't afford to wonder about. I don't want to think that my government would install the Bomb next door and not tell me about it. Because the fact is that I love the United States of America. I've lived here all my life, but I've heard and read and travelled enough to know that I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. We have the steadiest food supply and cleanest water of any nation in history. We have freedoms unrivaled by those of any other state that's ever been. But I also know that the advantages we enjoy are only impressive relative to what has gone before. There are powerful branches of our government that hide their activities from we who support them. We have no real or immediate access to information about the operations of the FBI, CIA, Secret Service, Military Intelligence . . . Of course, these organizations do not yet openly abridge the constitutional rights of substantial numbers of U.S. citizens. I assume that if they were doing that, we'd find out. I have to assume that, because if they are violating the rights of U.S. citizens and we don't know about it, we're doomed beyond hope of reprieve. But it's a well-documented fact that the covert branches of our government have little respect for the rights of foreigners. They justify that by telling us that they are acting in the interest of our security. If they're telling true, if that's what they actually believe they are doing, then we are enjoying the luxuries available in this country only by depriving others of vital necessities. If they're lying, if they are not acting for the safety of U.S. privilege, then we may be in very real danger -- for the only other possible motive they could have is the acquisition of power, by any means, over as many people as • possible. It was late at night, long ago, and I was under the influence, so today I'm usually able to laugh the whole thing off. Usually. But some nights I wake up in a cold sweat, wondering. Get through college hi the seat ot your pants! LTD makes it cheap and easy to go to college. Just buy a Term Pass; it's good for unlimited rides all term long. Lane Community College (students $40, faculty $44)- Passes at LTD Customer Service Center, LCC bookstore, or the Springfield Pharmacy Passes also available for Eugene Bible College, Northwest Christian College, and Trend College students-faculty and staff. Timetables available at participating 7-Eleven® stores, First Interstate Banks, and other area outlets. Express YourselfI LT.:, LaneTransit District For information call 687-5555 Page 4 April 7, 1989 The TORCH • unnmg the race against AIDS photos by Mike Saker Slow reaction fuels AIDS epidemic by Paul Morgan In 1977, a mysterious disease transmitted via sex and blood exchange swept through Central Africa. It killed 53 percent of the people it infected. The Embola virus, as it is now known, claimed 153 lives, including 39 nurses and two doctors. The World Health Organization, with the help of some American doctors, thought it had the outbreak in control within weeks. But a similar virus was beginning to spread rapidly around the world. The disease later became known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Randy Shilts relates this story in his book And The Band Played On, a historical look at the political and social repercussions of AIDS. Shilts theorizes that the AIDS virus was carried to the U.S. during the bicentennial celebration in New York City, July 4, 1976. Thousands of sailors from all over the world came to New York to join the festivities and began the spread of the virus. Another theory, in the book Now What? by Waves Forest, is that AIDS was planned. deliberately "Despite repeated denials by the Defense Department officials, allegations persist that AIDS is a genetically altered virus which has been deliberately released to wipe out homosexuals and/ or non-whites in the U.S. and reduce populations in third world countries. "The 'discovery' of the AIDS virus (HTL V3)," writes Forest, ''was announced by Dr. Robert Gallo at the National Cancer Institute, which is on the grounds of Fort Detrick, Maryland, a primary U.S. Army biological warfare research facility. Actually, the AIDS virus looks more like a cross between a bovine leukemia virus and a sheep see Epidemic, page 6 The TORCH April 7, 1989. Page 5 Coniniunication: the key to safe sex I hedaysof one-night stands f encounters are numbered. Sex is now a matter of life or death and our society needs to be educated about the facts so they can enjoy happy, satisfying, and responsible sex lives. It is becoming harder and harder not to find yourself in one of the high risk categories. Heterosexuals often believe that because of their sexual preference they are safe from AIDS. They are wrong. key. No matter how well educated you are about sexually transmitted diseases, that information will do you no good if you cannot communicate with your partner about what risks each of you may be facing. The safe sex guidelines (page 7) pertain to everyone, but particularly to people who are in any of the high risk groups. People should be able to talk about their sexual histories with their partners; then the couple can make an conscious decision about what risks they are willing to take together. If you Since the AIDS virus was first discovered the number of heterosexual cases has continued to grow. Sandra Ing, director of LCC Student Health Services says, "With such a long lag time (nine years) we don't even know how many cases of heterosexual AIDS we have." It seems likely that incidents of heterosexual AIDS will increase drastically over the next 10 years. How do we help prevent the spread of AIDS? Communication is the Epidemic make a decision to be with someone whose history is unknown, you are placing yourself at risk and should follow all of the safe sex practices. People still do not feel comfortable talking about sex and their bodies. But AIDS is slowly changing that. Learning to communicate about your body starts in early childhood. Historically it has been the parents' responsibility to talk to their children about sex when they "come of age." Parents have to explain about menstruation, erections, masturbation, "how babies are made," and hopefully about the importance of birth control. Many parents find this difficult and don't always tell their children as much as they should. Now parents have a lot more responsibility; they have to explain about a multitude of STD's and the life threatening dangers some of them entail. Some schools now offer sex education and Ing says that Oregon schools are going to implement an AIDS curriculum for grades K-12. But children need more than classes about sexuality and AIDS. What they learn from their parents will have much more impact than what they learn at school. Parents need to be open with their children about sex, so that their children will be able to communicate comfortably about it when they become sexually active. For adults the reality is much different. "We have come full circle. Old fashioned monogamy is becoming more in fashion,'' comments Ing. Going to bed with someone is a life and death matter, and people who work with AIDS patients wonder what it will take to get people to modify their behavior. The more sexual partners you have the more you put yourself at risk. It is causing people to choose more carefully the kind of people they want as sexual partners. The "It won't happen to me,'' attitude does not work with AIDS. You have to assertive and make sure you're safe by communicating with your partners and being responsible about your sex life: its the only way to safe sex. by Alice C. Wheeler from pages visna (brain rot) virus, cultured in a human cell culture, than any virus in the HTL V group." Forrest asserts that if the AIDS virus were a natural virus, it would have developed much earlier and "decimated mankind at that time,'' and that that would open the door for new life forms, "assuming that that is not already the case." But evolution has not stopped, and it is entirely possible that viruses could be naturally genetically altered, or even passed to humans by monkeys. And if the virus is (as AIDS was) allowed to spread, then it may become stronger and harder to overcome. The late seventies and early eighties were a time of homosexual rights action. Gay people were coming "out of the closet" in great numbers and immigrating to join the major homosexual populations in San Francisco and New York City. Parades, marches and were demonstrations organized to raise awareness about homosexuality. The gay communities were uniting against the prejudices facing them. With the homosexual revolution in full swing, along with it came a new sexual freedom which was followed by increasing cases of venereal disease. According to Shilts, ''Gay men made up 80 percent of the 70,000 annual patient visits to New York City's VD clinic." Although the AIDS virus, then a strange new disease, was sweeping through the homosexual community, many gay men either chose to ignore the warnings or never got the word because there was little or no funding for clinics to put out AIDS literature. Because the disease was growing so rapidly in the gay was it community stereotyped as a homosexual disease, which added to the prejudice already oppressing gay people. That made it even harder for the physicians and scientists interested in the disease to get funding for research. But these researchers were rare. The medical community was reluctant to study a new disease which, at the outset infected relatively few people. Governments were not willing to fund research on something that might not even be there. But the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported the first known AIDS case through blood transfusion Dec. 10, 1982. Shilts reports some although that, members of the Federal Drug Adminisration were unconvinced that AIDS even existed, the CDC released not only the report on this case, but an update on five new in AIDS of cases hemophiliacs. According to Shilts, in the third week of September, 1984, the AIDS caseload reached 6,000 in the U.S. The CDC estimated that the cost to treat these patients would be about $1 billion. Although money was becoming available for research, there was still no adequate help for AIDS patients. On April 21, 1985, the AIDS caseload surpassed 10,000. Despite the growing numbers, the issue had not been given the kind of publicity that was needed to educate the masses, writes Shilts. But then AIDS sprung AIDS and delayed studies of into the limelight when Rock the disease. Only now, when Hudson was diagnosed with the AIDS virus is killing the disease. thousands of people every Americans began to take year, are the federal and state notice that AIDS could affect their lives. After many ,governments turning their attention to the problem, deaths and many more which has roots deep in the diagnoses of the disease, it American society. took the death of one famous man to open more eyes to the Many claim that the in general and government epidemic. By 1989 the AIDS the Reagan Administration were particular death toll surpassed the in homophobic. Society's connumber of lives lost in the War -- over tinued discomfort about sexVietnam 800,000. Within five years uality and sex education most people will probably allowed the AIDS virus to know a close friend who has run wild through the U.S. "People are really uncomAIDS. Due to the escalating fortable about talking about numbers of people contrac- sex,'' says Sally Sheklow, exting the virus, and the ecutive director of the number of undiagnosed Willamette AIDS Council cases, education about the "But you can't talk about disease and about safe sex is sexually transmitted disease needed to ensure that it does without talking about sex." It's not enough to sit back not spread further and kill and study AIDS in hopes of many more. During the last decade finding a vaccine, or even great strides have been made test people to find those who to educate the masses about are already infected and AIDS but a languid don't know it. There must be bureaucracy had allowed the proper, expedient governdisease to reach extreme ment and private funding for education to ensure that peoepidemic proportions. of ple can know what the risks lack Prejudice, knowledge, and disbelief had are of of getting AIDS, and silenced early warnings about how to prevent it. BlGll.. RISg GROUPS • lV drug users who share needles • People. (heteros~iual/homosexu;(tl) w.ho h~ve se1 with multiple. partners • Homosexual males • People who had blood transfusions before 1975 ..... .. . . . • Infants of.infected mothers . .. · • People.who have been sexual partners with any of . the above group SAFE SEX PRACTICES • Dry kissing • Masturbation on healthy skin • Oral sex on a man wfth a condotn • Touching • Massage • Fantasy • Urinating on unbroken.skin • Activities that do not involve the exchal}ge body fluids Qf PO~SllU:,I ~A~E S:EX lULltl'IC!~ S A. • Vaginal intercourse with a co11(lorn • \Wet(fnencb) kissing )i. ,'.•··· • ·Anal'jnterct>urse·witb ·a cditdom' • • Pral~~enit!l CO~!ac{ .{cUnqjUngut~) u,iing a \th\~ piec~. of\ latex placed.. b~tweep tht vulva ~d t~i ·:· toun~e . . . ji . .. ••. '. ~·· · . ..::!" ··:;+ · · • :, . : i •.• ;••• ;: • ~an~~finger tosenital c~~ta~t vag~Jl~ ?.! a~~,i liltf~ 1j!@pen~ttati~A . ..Wttn . f.i~ger(~) ,ust,g>a i, .dispgsa.t,l~@ Free local testing an appointment call 687-4041. A s AIDS spreads it is vital that there are clinics available to people who want to receive free, anonymous or confidential AIDS testing and counseling. Two places in Eugene provide free AIDS tests: White Bird Medical Clinic, and the Lane County Public Health Division (LCPHD). LCPHD provides free, confidential AIDS testing. Although files with patients' names are kept, numbers are used to label blood samples going to Portland for testing. Testing is available by appointment every Tuesday and test counseling is mandatory. Results take two weeks and must be collected in person, not over the phone or through the mail. LCPHD is located at 135 E. 6th Street in Eugene. For White Bird Medical Clinic offers free, anonymous testing every Tuesday with drop-in hours between 9 and 11 a.m .. AIDS counselor Jim Shoemaker says White Bird doesn't ask for names or addresses. Each patient is given a number and all information is listed under that number. He says that people who come in for testing must return two weeks later to get the results, and counseling is required for both visits. Shoemaker says that blood samples are also sent to the state lab in Portland. Patients who test positive are asked to give another blood sample for a second series of tests. He says that the test is over 99.8 percent positive in cases of people whose blood is HIV. False positive test results have occurred, but Shoemake says they are extremely rare Patients are offered counseling, information, referrals to local programs, and doctors. Shoemaker comments that his is a difficult job with a lot of emotional wea and tear, but he hopes he is making a difference. "If one person has changed their behavior because of what I've said then it's well worth it.'' White Bird is located at 509 E. 13th in Eugene, phone 484-4800. People in high risk group should consider getting a test; they are free, private, easy, and could save someone's life. Most physicians and clinics can also arrange for AIDS testing, but these services are not free and may not be confidential. by Alice C. Wheeler • 1na~ ~te:~oursef.}Vitli()~t a con~°,nJ • .•· ~tin~ji~g i~to· mt>utb,t va~pa~ . ·Qi rectu,µLJ.,:1'., ?1 •t • • listing .(hand in rectum. qr vagi,n;l.} • ~imrqjng (4-nal~eral contact;) ~·- Sym ptom s S ymptoms of AIDS an take may average of five years to show up in victims, says Sally Sheklow, the executive director of the Willamette AIDS Council. ''The average is five years after infection, but that average could mean anything from one second to 10 years," she said. The disease can develop very slowly, making it hard to detect at the early stages. ''The medical explanation of the AIDS virus, the way I understand it," said Sheklow, "is when the helper cells (white blood cells that fight disease) get infected with the virus their genetic information is scrambled. So instead of putting antibodies out to fight the disease, the helper cells put out more of the virus." The AIDS virus may manifest itself in one symptom, many symptoms, or none at all, depending on the type of virus: but there are certain warning signs. Keep one thing in mind as you read this, you could have any of these symptoms and still not have AIDS. One of the earliest signs of AIDS virus infection, says Sheklow, is "intense flu symptoms just after infection. "But," she adds, "it is important to differentiate," because one could have the flu and not have AIDS. Physical fatigue for no apparent reason is another early warning sign of AIDS. ''People who experience it say that it drains their strength,'' says Sheklow. "It comes and goes during the course of the disease." Unexplained weight loss of more than 10 pounds, or persistent diarrhea may also be symptoms of AIDS, says the Willamette AIDS Council. Of the early symptoms, says Sheklow, "the most common is fatigue. Maybe because that's the easiest to talk about." As the disease develops a person may experience fever or night sweats which occur for many weeks. "People say it's like being drenched,'' says Sheklow. "It's like you just stepped out of the shower ;! ·~ ·;;_. .. ~ . ~~ • •• ·• :•: •• < . ~':.C -~t;~~t:~·. ·. . • r . . . really dripping sweat." A persistant and heavy cough may also be a symptom, and a sign of Pneumocystis carinii, a rare lung disease which is the major killer of people with AIDS, says Sheklow. The cough is not from smoking and lasts longer than a cold or flu cough. Swollen lymph glands or lumps either in the neck, armpits, or groin are a major symptom of AIDS. ''Some pe(?ple say the lumps never go down," she says. "Sometimes people have that and no other symptoms," she adds. "It's just like having marbles under the skin . . . that hard." The first sign of Kaposi's Sarcoma, a cancer of the internal organs brought on by AIDS, are purple, brown or marroon marks on top or beneath the skin that weren't there before. They can also be found inside the mouth, nose, anus, or underneath the eyelids. ''Sometimes these crack open and ooze,'' says Sheklow. Another symptom might be thrush, a white, thick coating on the tongue that can't be scraped off. The Willamette AIDS Council suggests that if you have any of these signs, check with a doctor. by Paul Morgan The TORCH April 7, 1989 Page 7 • Working with AIDS -. ;, aiistics, --.~ THE NATION The total number of AIDS cases in the U.S. reported to the Center for Disease Control as of February, 1989, was 88,096. Of these, 86,656 were adults and adolescents, 1440 were children under 13. Of these reported AIDS cases 79 ~ 133 were men, 7,523 women, The total age breakdown is as foUow$: 1,196 Under 5 244 5-12 352 13-19 18,209 20-29 401694 30-39 18,444 40-49 49 and over 8.957 Ethnic breakdown of people with AIDS: 50,462 White 23,518 Black 13,300 Hispanic 517 Asian, Pacific Islander 100 Native American 199 Unknown Breakdown into transmission groups: 53,317 Homosexual/bisexual males 17,392 , IV drug users (13,469 male, 3,923 female) 6225 Homosexual male IV drug users 845 Hemophiliacs (822 male, 23 female) 3804 Heterosexuals (1601 male, 2203 female) 2170 Blood transfusion (1368 male, 802 female) 2903 Undetermined (2331 male, 572 female) Transmission breakdown of children under 13 with AIDS: 84 Hemophiliacs 1126 Infected by mother 177 Transfusion 53 Undetermined The United States Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, estimates that by the end of 1991 270,000 AIDS cases will have occurred with 179,000 deaths. THE STATE As of March 21, 1989, 510 AIDS cases had been reported, with 307 deaths. As of February, three AIDS cases in children and adolescents under 19 had ,been reported, two infants infected by their mothers and one hemophiliac. All three have died. Of the 510 Oregon cases, 13 were women. The Oregon AIDS Hotline estimates that .15-17,000 people in Oregon would test HIV positive at this time. THE WORLD The total number of AIDS cases reported to the World Health Organization as of February 28 was 141,894, althoug}] it is estimated to be'Jwo to three times higher. The geographical breakdown of these cases is as follows: 21 ~189 'Africa 99,752 Americas (N., S.~ and C.) Eastern Mediterranean 218 19,289 Europe ;Southeast Asia 28 1438 Wes tern Pacifi9 In '1988, the nu.thber of AIDS ca$¢§ 100,000 people: 1.2 Africa 2.9 Americas 0.0 Eastern Mediterranean Europe 0.9 0.0 Southeast Asia Wes tern Pacific 0.0 by Jessica Schabtach Page 8 April 7, 1989 The TORCH says Coleman. "When they say, 'Ronnie, why aren't I ednesday, April 5, feeling better ... I don't Ronnie Coleman, want to die.' When you see a person many times a week retired nurse, attended you develop a closer the funeral services of a relationship with the patient former patient. and the family; sometimes How do you treat a it's devastating to see them patient who has a disease die." which has no vaccine? What Coleman says that it was do you say when foreseen awkward when she first complications arise that are started the job and began to likely to take his or her life meet the patients, trying to within a few years? gain their trust. She Caring for a person who conducted interviews with has a terminal disease is the patients after they were undoubtedly hard, but discharged from the Coleman, and Sally hospitals to their homes. Sheklow, the executive "It was hard to develop a director of the Willamette rapport with the patient AIDS Council, agree that during the interview and let helping people deal with them realize that I'm there AIDS is very rewarding. to help," recalls Coleman. "I really loved my job," Coleman stresses the recalls Coleman, who was importance of a good the IV Coordinator for support system for a patient Sacred Heart Home Health with AIDS. She helped the Services until June 5, 1988. families and friends of "I loved taking care of patients learn more about AIDS patients because they the medical aspect of were special ... They need treating AIDS. some happiness in their '' I liked teaching some of lives." the families to flush IV Coleman treated AIDS lines, give morphine for patients in their homes for pain, and other things,'' she about three years. During says. "It gives me shivers this time she learned to help up my spine to see these the patients deal with the families learn and do things slow degeneration of the because they love the immune system and the person." body under the presence of "It was even harder when AIDS. In turn she lived the patient didn't have a through the experience with good support system or the patients as friends. lived alone.'' '' I never knew a patient Coleman says that since who gave up hope, even to there were no medicinal the end," she says. "You treatments that could just tell them what's effectively stop progression happening and they decide of the disease she would how to react. have the patients try healing modalities such as ''The hardest part is when meditation tapes. The tapes they're really getting sick,'' could help patients use positive visualization to combat the fatigue and mental breakdown that comes and goes during the course of the disease. "Even if it deters the disease for a while it's worth it,'' explains Coleman. "It takes a while to help some patients, though, because some are not open to (the meditation)." The morality of AIDS has also become a concern, because many people have a problem dealing with the subject of sexually transmitted diseases or sexual preferences. '' Some people never knew their child was gay until he/she was diagnosed," says Coleman. "Sometimes it's difficult for them." Sheklow described a different scenario. "Suppose a married man goes out and has an affair and contracts AIDS. Does he tell his wife he is HIV positive?" she asks. Sheklow fields many calls at the Council from people asking questions about AIDS. ''The kinds of calls we get are difficult because of the moral issues," she says. "So many things come into play ... but the decision is life or death." Sheklow says that sometimes she becomes disillusioned about her job, but through helping people she helps herself. "Sometimes the numbers are depressing, but it feels gratifying to know I'm helping someone." by Paul Morgan Local programs unite to help victims ILLAMETfE AIDS COUNCIL The Willamette AIDS Council provides informational outreach programs to the community, with emphasis on education and prevention. The Youth Program is currently in a developmental stage but will begin providing outreach programs at the end of June, including a Parent/Teen AIDS Education Program aimed at improving communication between parents and children. The program also has a youth library of AIDS-related material. The Willamette AIDS Council is located at 329 W. 13th Ave. Suite D, Eugene, 345-7089. The Youth Program is Suite E, 342-2782. SHANTI IN OREGO Shanti in Oregon provides emotional and practical support services and counseling for AIDS patients and their friends and families. All services are provided free of charge and wherever they are needed, whether in the home, the hospital, or another care . facility. Volunteers also assist with practical needs such as transportation, shopping, cooking, and housework. Shanti is located at 752 Jefferson St., 342-5088. TESTING White Bird Medical Clinic and the Lane County Public Health Division both provide free, private AIDS testing and counseling. Testing is also available through the Eugene Clinic and through private practice physicians. by Jessica Schabtach SPORTS & RECREATION_===::::::;::::;:;;::::::;::::;:;;::::::;::::;:;;=::::::;::::;:;;:::::::::;::::: Track teams sweep through home meet OlftS ag by Paul Morgan TORCH Sports Editor Carlesimo, crew show class by Paul Morgan TORCH Sports Editor For years college basketball fans have seen the national championship trophy hauled away by coaches and programs that thrive on · big names, big money, and lots of publicity. But this year there was a shift in the atmosphere at the Final Four in Seattle where a fresh wind blew to the fans tired of seeing the Georgetown's and Indiana's push their way to the top with "high visibility" athletic programs. A former cellar dweller from the Big East Conference, Seton Hall, with a charismatic, positive coach, P .J. Carlesimo, rose to contend with big name Michigan for the title. In the world of big time college athletics, where coaches are hired and fired at the wave of of a booster's hand, it is refreshing to see a coach pull his program from the depths of one of the toughest conferences in the nation to contend for the national title. Just a few years ago, Carlesimo's program was toiling at the bottom of the Big East with an undernourished budget and an arena that was too small to foster a high profile program. Carilissimo was under fire from boosters and students who wanted to see him go. But the Seton Hall athletic director didn't budge. He knew that all Carlesimo needed was the right materials to build a winner. Last year Carlesimo and the Pirates moved to a bigger, better stadium, and the team started rolling. To the suprise of many in the East, Seton Hall won its last seven games of the season and made the NCAA tournament. That was just the begining of the underdog story. This year, the Pirates were picked to finish seventh in the Big East, but constructed a season that put them in the NCAA tourna:11ent again. As Seton Hall won game after game through the tournament, Carlesimo stressed that each game was just that: a game. This was no life-or-death situation, he seemed to say, we're just here to have fun. Carlesimo's positive outlook -- for he rarely criticized his players -- brought the Pirates together as a team. "We got here as a team," they said. "We finish as a team." Michigan point guard Rumeal Robinson sank two free throws with three seconds left in the title game to beat Seton Hall 80-79 in overtime. When the Pirates' final desperation shot bounced long there were no Seton Hall players sprawled on the floor in anguish, as many runners-up have done. Rather, they were gathered together in a group hug; as a team. As the Pirates discorperated the circle, they went to congratulate the Michigan players for an outstanding game. It was a classy ending to a wonderful game. Carlesimo and his team showed sportsmanship rarely seen in college athletics, where winning is everything. Remember it: the 1989 NCAA National Championship, where one team won, but neither lost. Baseball beats Clark in makeup game ,4-3 by Paul Morgan TORCH Sports Editor The Titan Baseball team opened up the 1989 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges s~ason with a 4-3 victory over Clark Community College Thursday, April 6. LCC starter Randy Pratt pitched seven innings and struck out four, gave up three walks and six hits in his first game since March 21 . Right fielder Lewis Wright lead off the game with a home run for the Titans and ended up hitting 2 for 4. 123456789 F H E Clark 010101000 3 8 7 102010000 4 11 4 LCC Clark, Dacus, Hopper 7-Downs. LCC, Pratt, Riley Cavender 7' 9-Williamsen. Until Robots replace humans ... ... Your plasma will always be needed Special April Fees: $10 -1st donation in the week $18 - 2nd donation in the week (Monday through Friday) The LCC track teams dominated the first Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges meet of the season Saturday, April 1. The men's team, who greatly outmatched the field of Linn-Benton Community College, Umpqua CC, and Treasure Valley CC, crushed their opponents by scoring 119 points. Six Members of the women's team qualified for the conference meet enroute to scoring 78 points. Men - 400m RELAY - 1. LCC 44.1, 2. Umpqua 45.5, 3. Linn-Benton 45.45. 1600m RELAY - 1. LCC number one, 3:37.69. 1500m - 1. Dave Swift, LCC, 4:13.6. 110m HIGH HURD LES - 1. Devin White, LCC, 16.18. 400m - 1. Eric Spears, Umpqua, 50.56. 400 INTERMEDIATE HURDLES - 1. Marcus Anderson, LBCC, 1:00.02. 800m - 1. Dave Swift, LCC, 2:03.40. 100m - 1. Tom De Long, Treasure Valley, 11.45, 2. Devin White, LCC, 11.47. 200m - Eric Spears, Umpqua, 23.75, 2. Tom DeLong, Treasure Valley, 23.98. 5000m - 1. Scott Hillsborough, LCC, 16:30.24. TRIPLE JUMP - l. Eric Spears, LCC, 42'8-3/4". HIGH JUMP - 1. Shane Hargatt, Umpqua, 6'3", 2. Kelly Wechter, LBCC, 6'1". POLE VAULT - 1. Dave Christopher, LCC, 15'0". HAMMER - 1. Steve Oxenford, LCC, 131'2". SHOT PUT - I. Steve Oxenford, LCC, 47'0". JA YELIN - 1. Dave Christopher, LCC, 206'4". DISCUS - 1. Eugene Edberg, LCC, 134'3". TEAM - LCC-119, LBCC-37, UCC-34, TVCC-12. WOMEN - 5000m - Lisa Moe, LCC, 20:39.95. 400m RELAY - 1. LCC 50.7, 2. Umpqua 53. 77, 3. Treasure Valley 57 .60. 400m - 1. Sandy Church, LCC, 1:02.19, 2. Verona Richards, LCC, 1 :02.54. 100 HIGH HURDLES - 1. Alicia Holte, LCC, 19.09, 2. Tamara Anderson, LCC, 19.24. 100m - 1. Denise Allen, Umpqua, 13.99, 2. Amy Brune, LCC, 14.02. 1600m RELAY - LCC number one, 4:33.37. LONG JUMP - 1. Verona Richards, LCC, 16' 8". JAVELIN - Angie Vachter, LCC, 129'3". DISCUS - 1. Tanya Thompson, LCC, 110'7". SHOT PUT - 1. Lynn Hunter, Umpqua, 36'9-1/2", 2. Garina 0oyevaar, LCC, 36'6". HIGH JUMP - 1. Verona Richards, LCC, 5'4". TRIPLE JUMP - 1. Kristy Frady, Umpqua, 35'3", 2. Alicia Holte, LCC, 33'8-1/4". TEAM - 1. LCC-78, 2. Umpqua-30, 3. Treasure Valley-15, 4. LBCC-1. 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I have a very clear consciousness that I won't be asked to leave the class or be permanently expelled from college. Unsigned Fo ru mrrom-page 2 Control of your school will be taken away from the citizens. The goal is to give the state control of every aspect of school -- including private and church schools. The state will dictate all curriculum in"common cluding knowledge'' -- sex-education, their version of proper behavior and "counseling" (treatment). Three-year-olds FULL COLOR Il Laser Copies Ill Ill Ill LOST&FOUNDiiiiiiii.ii.--- NEED HOUSING? Come by and pick up an Apartment Guide at Student Resource Center . ext. 2342. ........................................................................................................................................ ... ...... "............ ···~---------"""""""'"' ... HELP WANTED iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.iiiiiiiiiii ATTENTION - HIRING! Government jobs - your area . $17.840 - $69.485. Call 1-602 -838-8885 ext. R12165 . • EVENTS--~~~~ WIT CLUB MEETS 1st & 3rd Mon - · days 2:30 - 4 p.m . Northeast corner of the cafeteria . See you there !!! WANTED prices because one of the goals ll • t k of LCDC - 1s o eep rura an<jowners from living on their ; would be forced to attend pre- .. · ~and. _Ciiy,_ dwellers have been school and "programs" would •given the false impression they be mandated for children as are "preserving our natural young as 6 months. (Contact: resources" when in truth, Alternate Agenda Committee: LCDC is confiscating our 813 . E. 18th St. McMinnville, land. If allowed to continue, , even urban landowners will be Ore. 97128.) A.fair trial in Juvenile Court subjected to the same will not exist. . Most rights unr~asonabJe restrictions. This guaranteed under the Con- is a dangerous situation! stitution _already ' _'do not app- (Contacti Oregonians in Acly." In . circuit court, current ti on, P. 0. Box 5425, legislation woulc;l allow state Portland, Ore. 97228.) "Public input" has become workers and others with vested interest in the outcome of the a joke. No? The loggers who case to either testify for or went to Salem to protest about videotape tesitmony of a child restrictions on timber sales are (after careful coaching) in- being threatened with reprisals stead of having the child because some of them got one testify himself. Sentencing ~our~s pay. And who was sitlaws are being revised to allow tmg m the State Capitol, slopdou ble-j eopardy in child- ping up money from the taxabuse cases. Justification for payers' trough, urging this, according to D.A.s and legislators to pass bills to take CSD workers is, "Just because our rights away? Our so-called a person is found not guilty "public servants" -- that's doesn't mean he is innocent." who! But guess what? If you (Contact: Oregon Family took time off work, paid your own transportation and PAC, 753 Park Ave., bought your own lunch, you Lebanon, Ore. 97355.) were lucky if you got to testify LCDC members are appointed by the governor, have because most of the ''public a large staff paid with our testimony'' time went to the bureaucrats. How's them apmoney and answer to no-one. ples? Pressured by special-interest We can either sit back and groups -- many of whom are let our rights be eaten up by backed by big money the piranhas or we can do interests -- they are sponsoring legislation and enacting something about it. Call (1-800-327-7389) or write zoning laws so restrictive small land owners a1 e bein~ (State Capitol, Salem, Ore. destroyed. Big corporations 97310) your legislators and tell themyou will not tolerate and foreign investors will be able to snap up all rural pro- government control of your family, confiscation of your perty at bargain-basement property, having your rights stripped away or a bunch of bureaucrats running your school. Some of our legislators IS LOOIONG FOR DO listen. Let them know how you feel. If your legislator \VRITERS! STOP doesn't vote right, kick his BY CENTER 205 fanny out! It's time to GIVE FOR MORE INFO. TO BACK OR E GO N OREGONIANS! HELP! I NEED a date!! I'm 19 and work at Albertsons . Call riow. ask for Daren • 689-51 38 . • . 1 • THE TORCH • Large copies up to llx17 • S0-400 % enlargement or reduction. • Color copies from 35mm slides, negatives, or 3-D objects. Open 24 Hours kinko•s· * 860 E. 13th 44 W. 10th 344-7894 344-3555 Birthright of Eugene Free Pregnancy Testing ''We Care" Eugene Medical Building 132 E. Broadway, Rm 720 Eugene, OR 97401 Phone 687-8651 A RTS & ENT ERTA INMENT:::;:;:;::::::::::;:;:;::::::::::::::::::::;;:::::::::::::;;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;;::::::::::::::: Art Scene f:CC ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY - Works by nat10nally renowned Boston artist John Grillo continue on display until April 14 on the first floor of the Math & Arts Building. U OF O'S EMU ART GALLERY - Traditional Indian ~rafts are _c<;>£?bined with modern paintings and drawings m the exh1b1t1on Celebrating Our Cultural Heritage continuing until April 14 in the Erb Memorial Union. L,f\NE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM - More than 100 his tori~ and contemporary quilts will be on display as well as dally speakers in the exhibition The Unbroken Thread, April 8 - 14. The museum is located at 740 West 13th, Eugene. KE~~.NS ART CENTER - Icons and Idols are on display until May 14. The gallery is located at 1910 East 15th :Eugen~. ' photo by Michael Ptlmrose Renaissance Room early birds Bonnie Hamilton-and Hazel Green are waited on by Don Freeman in LCC's budget priced, high quality restaurant, the Renaiss~nce Room. Cure for1unch hour blues Union, from 12 - 1 p.m. on Thursdays in Room 105 of the Health Building. Like many of my friends, I • International Coffee have spent a great deal-of time Hour - Free coffee and hors in the LCC cafeteria bemoand'oeuvres from 1 - 3 p.m. in ing what I feel to be overpric-· the Multicultural Center, ed, barely adequate food· Room 409 of the Center washed down with invariably Building. acidic coffee. • Coffee Tips - The best cofI have also com.plained, to fee in LCC is at the Deli or the anyone who would listen, Rennaissance Room which about the lack of culinary both feature Cappuchinos, Other Food·A ternatives alternatives to • this · cafeteria Expressos, Cafe Latte, and • The I?eli - Celebrating its purgatory in the isolated sur.: Cafe Mocha. first. annivei:sery this ~pring roundings ·of the LCC camBut the best deal is every and also· run by the Culinary pus. Wednesday when the Student But I was wrong about one Arts Program, the Deli is Resource Center offers free thing at least. There is -a lun- • located next to the Rencoffee all day long on the sechtime alternative to the naissance Room. It features cond floor of the Center fresh sandwj.ches, past1)es, cafeteria that features some of the best food in Eugene at and des·ser.ts ·as well ;is four . Building. Finally, I find the campus definitely the best prices -- •the different types of fresh coffee .• coffee machines surprisingly· • . Free Lunches - The LCC Renaissance Room. fresh and second in quality on-· Campus Ministry, in conjuncThe Renaissance Room ~ ly to the Deli/Renaissance tion \\'.ith • the .Episcop,a l Across from the ·1 smoking ' • , .• R0om coffee. These machines Chur.ch, o(fers free lu.ncbes 9n section of the main · cafeteria~ Wednesd.ays ,from 12 - 1 p.in. (I'V:e seen their insides) actualbehind an oppr'essive looking. in Room 125 of the Center ly grind coffee beans . for ,each ' . • •, i closed woode1-i' door awaits ·a ~uilding . and, in conjunction · cup. The result is quite pleassmall, candl~lit, tastefuily. ing aod a bargain at 35 cents., witµ .the Baptist Student decorated restaurant. • It is , . . open to the •public offering gourmet cuisine at prices only slightly above that o'f r. the cafeteria. For under $5 you can receive one of the five full course entrees or sumptious daily specials attentively prepared and served by students in the Culinary Arts Program. Entrees include Snapper New Orleans-- sauteed snapper covered with a spinach sour cream sauce and glazed If you have been injured on the job you may be entitled with swiss cheese, or Grilled Beef Sate, with peanut sauce-to WORKERS COMPENSATION BENEFITS. Even if spicy beef kabobs marinated you were working part time or under a work-study in red vinegar and lime. program, you could still qualify for benefits. Your Also featured are Chicken medical bills are paid 100% in full for treatment you Breast, dijonais and recieve for the injury. Also, if your doctor takes you off vegetarian Mexican work you can qualify for the time loss benefits. The Chimichangas. All entrees benefits are 66.6% of your wages. THESE BENEFITS come with appetizers, ARE TAX FREE. "mocktail" (fruit juice made If you want more information on this or if you need to appear as a cocktail), other legal advice contact the office of: vegetable, and choice of Robert Guarrasi, Lawyer desserts. 540 Oak • Suite F • Eugene Upcoming specials include Mexican Buffet on April 11 683-6000 and a dinner special on May 4 No Fee For Consultations -- Evening & Weekend Appointments at 6 p.m. Renaissance Room hours are normally 11 :30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday. Due to limited seating and a dedicated group of appreciative regular patrons, reservations are usually necessary, although walk-ins are accepted . when space is available. Reservations are made by calling extension 2697. • ' review by Andy Dunn TORCH Entertainment Editor # ~ • "The Land East" Traditional Greek & Indian Food 111 : I 992 Willamette• Eugene, OR 97401 • 343-9661 t NATURAL FOODS 24th & Hilyard Open 8am - 11pm 343-9142 Earth's Best Organic Baby Foods _If Yo~'re Injured on the job you should know this: - All varieties ~\ for lfl· It' s the Law. 25% off ":>◊ A''uh AMERICAS Fi\VORI rES. NATURALLY Fruit-E-O's 15oz. reg. $4.95 $395 Honey Amaranth Grahams reg. $2.39 $199 % ~ Natural Nectar Cocoa Fudge Freeze or Raspberry & Cream Freeze reg. 79¢ Free Wine Tasting of the Joseph Phelps Wines Sat. April 8, 3 - 6pm 1987 Sauvignon Blanc reg. $8.95 $ 795 1983 Syrah $595 reg . S7.95 reg. $2.15 59¢ $ ]69 1985 lnnisfree Cabaret reg. $8.95 $ 795 All prlcN good through April « while suppllN last. The TORCH April 7, 1989 Page 11 & ENT E RTA IN MENT::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~ ARTS Eagle Park to play in Slim .,$' ' t ' •, ,:. ""} ~J: PERFORMANCE EVENTS Confessions of a Nightingale - Ray Strickly as Tenessee Williams in the Hult Center's Great American Author Series. 7:30 p.m. April 7 at the Hult. Tickets cost $10 or $15 . Hannah Senesh - Lori Wilner in the true story of a Jewish heroine in 1930's Europe. 7:30 p.m. April 9 at the Hult. Tickets cost $9.50, $8.50 for students. Free noon concert of Stop the World I Want to Get Off - The cast of the upcoming LCC theatre production will perform in the Hult Center Lobby at 12:15 p.m. April 13. Free. Eugene Symphony Orchestra - Pieces by Brahms, Ravel, and Stephen Paulas of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will be performed with guest artist Miriam Fried on violin at 8 p.m. April 13 at the Hult. Tickets are $7 - $17. Also, a special Saturday encore will be presented at 2 p.m., April 8 at the Hult. Tickets cost $5, $4 for students. This ends the 1988 - 1989 season for the symphony .~ ;r · ... ... •.. Goings on around town ASLCC's Month o' de' Blues .. ~ -• ,\·J \ii PARTICIPATORY EVENTS Folk Music Dance - The Eugene Folklore Society sponsors this dance with music provided by Barry Schultz and friends, and calling by Warren Argo. Dance begins at 8 p.m., April 8 at Kelly Middle School, 850 Howard. Soft shoes needed for dancing. Cost is $3.50 for EFS members, $4 general. Run-Rally Against Racism - Run starts at 10 a.m. at Skinner's Butte Park. For info call 687-1407. Rally is at Saturday Market at 2:30 p.m. Free. Willamalane Historic Walk and Native American Heritage Presentation - This is one of the bi-monthly programs offered at Springfield's 250 acre Dorris Ranch, 1003 South 2nd Street. Cost is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors, and 50 cents for children. WISTEC Fly and Glide - Staff will help children make regular and oversized paper airplanes on April 8 from 1 - 3 p.m., followed by a "fly-off." WISTEC is located 2300 Centennial Blvd. and admission is $2.75 for adults, $2.25 for students/seniors, and $1.75 for children. Arboretum Appreciation Day Open House - The Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Road, celebrates Arbor Week and the Arboretum's 16th anniversery with displays, speakers, and guided nature walks from noon to 4 p.m. on April 9. Free. photo by Andy Dunn Veteran blues master guitarist and harp man Eagle Park Slim will play in an ASLCC sponsored free concert in the LCC cafeteria from noon to 1:30 p.m. on April 12 as part of the Month o• De' Blues series. He has played with musi- cians such as Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Joe Cocker, Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, and George Thorogood. Originating from the one and only Eagle Park Illinois, he now has his base of operations in Eugene, where he says he has "found a home." OPPORTUNITI ES/ AUDITIONS Eugene Celebration Poster Competition - A $1000 prize is offered to the artist who designs the poster to be used as the official poster of the 1989 celebration. Deadline for submission is April 29. Call 687-5215 for info. APRIL CAMPUS PAPERBACK BESTSELLERS Performing artists needed for two Eugene events - The city of Eugene is looking for performers for the Summer Parks Conerts (July 19 - Aug. 23) and the Eugene Celebration (Sept. 29 - Oct. 1). Deadline for submission of audition materials is April 14. Call 687-5303 for info. I. The Bonfire of the Vanities, by Tom Wolfe (Bantam, $4.95). 2. Trump: The Art of the Deal, by Donald J. Trump with Tony Scwartz (Warner, $5.95). 3. The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Waterson (Andrews & McMeel, $12.95). 4. The Accidental Tourist,, by Anne Tyler (Berkley, $4.95). 5. Chaos, by James Gleick (Penguin, $8.95). 6. The Tommyknockers, by Stephen King (Signet/NAL, $5.95). 7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison (Plume/NAL, $4.95). 8. The Shell Seekers, by Rosamunde Pilcher (Dell, $4.95). 9. Codependent no More, by Melody Beattie (Hazelden/Harper & Row, $8.95). IO. Tales Too Ticklish to Tell, by Berke Breathes (Little, Brown, $7.95). 'New York Stories' bites big apple by Jessica Schabtach TORCH News Editor NEW AND RECOMMENDED . Battle Cry of Freedom, by James M. McPherson (Ballantine, $14.95). Chronicle and analysis of the Civil War era. The Metaconcert, by Julian May (Del Rey, $4.95). Book Two of Intervention. Skillfully weaves archeology, mythology, and imagination. The Sixties, by Todd Gitlin (Bantam, $12.95). Compelling account of a supercharged decade. Resurrects a generation in all it glory and tragedy. Compiled by The Chronicle of Higher Education. . I• I - - - - - I I - GET A 12 - " 1 ITEM II I I IL - 6 O«Py , I I II 4. 75 PLUS ONE 32-oz. PEPS I Some ideas, however excellent, should simply never have been carried out. Such is the case with New York Stories, a disappointing film, that had a great deal of potential. The film is comprised of three short stories set in Manhattan, each directed by different directors -- Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Woody Allen. Three such talanted and different directors working on films about such a diverse place should produce a W DISCOUNTNIGHTS Su-Mo$3/Tu-W&-Th$3.50 HELD OVER/I MUST END THURS. APRIL 13 Nightly at 7:00 I Sat & Sun Mat 3:00 Gena Rowlands Gene Hackman Written and Directed by Woody Allen ;~M':~1~~~:~~:~:n45 Ni [_B. JODIE FOiT~R In her Academy Award winning performance .. . I ACCUSED I "1 1 NAK11 GUN _l~~ ;~cm,~~\f.U""""' From the Illes of POLICE SQUAD! Page 12 - - - April 7, 1989 - - The TORCH - - ~ FINA~i:f/ll fWtfaftf~t!, 5Ma~f~IL 13 "BRILLIANTLY FUNNY ... A SENSUAL AND GUTTERING CELEBRATION OF WOMEN." ~ew~:: •l'l1'tlf-'1-'JC•J~1·1:01111;1:u 687-8600 1~~~:~;:~;~AreaExp 4/14/89.1 - THEFINESTFILMS&THETASTIEST POPCORN II -David Denby. NY Magazine THE FREE DE LIVE RV fascinating piece, but perhaps they're too different, because the film lacks focus and unity. Scorsese's "Life I;,,essons," the first piece, is a tedious account of the life of a successful artist (Nick Nolte) and his young assistant (Rosanna Arquette). Neither character is particularly interesting, and the passion with which they crash about in their lives -- Nolte attacking his canvas with a ferocious paintbrush, Arquette storming about . in tears -- seems petty; the film generally lacks the profudity its title searches for and, instead, relates a rather dull ~ , ~~ Coming : THEBEASLTWINS i{~ii~al hties ... one of jauntiest of all r-of-the-sexes medias." cRGc .. v.~, DOWN ® story about two not-very-nice people. "Trite" is the only word to describe Coppola's "Life Without Zoe.'' Against the backdrop of extremely wealthy upper class New York, Zoe, the daughter of a flautist and a photojournalist, spreads wisdom and smiles like Pollyanna until her parents return and realize how utterly wonderful she is. The sets and costumes are beautiful, but the story lacks focus and is annoyingly cute. "Oedipus Wrecks" is the high point of the movie -- it's pure, unadulturated Woody Allen at his most absurd. Allen plays a lawyer whose elderly mother disappears in a Chinese magic trick -- and doesn't reappear when she's supposed to. Allen's relief at her absence is short-lived, however; after a week she appears hovering in the sky above the Chrysler Building. From that point the lawyer's life becomes an increasingly bizarre nightmare. Unless you're willing to pay $5 for two hours of boredom and half an hour of amusement, don't bother seeing New York Stories -- it will only shake your confidence in the talents of these famous directors.