The
Lane Community College

Eugene, Oregon

Learning the road

TORCH Editor

LCC student Rebecca Stambaugh' s car was stolen from
an LCC parking lot on May 3.
The car, a 1974 bright
yellow Mercury Capri, was
stolen from the south parking
lot between the hours of 10
a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Stambaugh says that the car
was locked and she had her
keys with her at the time of the
theft. She says there were no
signs of a window being
broken.

photo by Michael Saker

Brown wins election

"I'm still in shock," Stambaugh says. "You walk out
there and your car's just
gone!"
Stambaugh contacted LCC
Security and together they
searched all of the campus

She describes her car as a
very bright yellow two-door
Capri, with blue pinstriping on
the windows, fairly new tires,
a "ROCK" sticker in a back
window, brown and black interior, and a Coors license
plate frame.
Stambaugh says the car has
been seen twice in the Salem
area by a friend of hers, who
could not identify the gender
of the driver. She is concerned
that her car will be taken to
Portland and altered so that it
can be sold.
There is a reward for any information leading to the arrest
of the thief, but Stambaugh
says that she has already
received a crank call concerning the whereabouts of her
car, and asks that only people

with viable information contact her.
Stambaugh says she is
angry. She recently moved to
Eugene from Dallas, Ore., and
has an 8-month- old baby
whose car seat was in the car.
She and her husband are still
making payments on the car
because their insurance did not
cover theft.
She has spoken with the
State Police but says they have
not been very helpful and have
not offered her much
reassurance about the car being returned. The police told
her not to give out the license
plate number to avoid having
the thief change the plates.
Stambaugh asks that
anyone with information
about the car contact her at
995-6590.

Oregonians head for USSR

TORCH Editor

TORCH Staff Writer

In the first ever run-off election in the history of the ASLCC
Randy Brown received 160 votes, winning the seat of cultural
director for the 1989-90 academic year.
His opponent, Theresa Black Owl, received 141 votes.
"I feel pretty good; I'm suprised," Brown says. "She was a
formidable opponent . . . I was up against a lot.'' He says that
his experience this year as assistant to the cultural director had a
lot to do with his success.
During last week's May elections for ASLCC cabinet
members and senate seats Black Owl and Brown tied for the
cultural director's seat with 244 votes each. ASLCC election
rules state that in the event of a tie a run-off election will be held.
A total of 301 students voted in the run-off election -- more
voters than in last year's ASLCC election, which drew 238 votes.
New members of the ASLCC were installed at the May 22
meeting. Brown will be installed at the May 30 ASLCC meeting.
Rex Jemison, elections committee chairperson, says that it
cost the ASLCC over $200 to sponsor a second election. The
Board of Tellers and the pollers are all paid an hourly wage.
''I am glad that we had enough voter interest to justify a runoff election," Jemison says.
Brown hopes that the job will give him an acuter awareness of
the issues that affect our city, students, and community.

Two LCC staff members
and one student are traveling
overseas to the Soviet Union
this summer and fall to study,
work, and play.
LCC Political Science instructor Joe Kremers will be
making a trip to the Soviet
Union this summer with a
delegation of Oregon students,
then teaching in a university in
Eugene's Soviet sister city,
Irkutsk, in the fall.
Kremers, who has made two
previous trips to the U .S.S.R.,
says the summer trip will be
unique not only because the
students will have an opportunity to study Russian in the
city of Lvov, but they will also
have the rare chance to stay in
the homes of Soviet citizens
rather than in hotels. Kremers
believes this will help the
students dispel many of their
myths about the lifestyles and
attitudes of average Soviets.
''We Americans have been
taught for the last 40 years
that they (Soviets) are a
faceless, gray, enslaved people
who aren't like us ... We've
been seeing each other through
the gauze of our own media.
But they're really a very downto-earth people who are more
like us than unlike us."
The dozen or so students
who will be attending include a
recent LCC student, Matt
Polelle, and current LCC student Tony Walker. Kremers is

Two Board of Ed seats open

Prospective appointees are
asked to write a letter to the
. college board indicating why
they want to serve and why
they are qualified. Letters
must be received by 5 p.m.
June 15 at the office of Larry

parking lots.

by Jodie Palmer

by Alice C. Wheeler

There are two open seats on
the LCC Board of Education.
Applications for the seats in
Zones 4 and 5 are due June 15.
The appointed volunteer positions will serve through June
30,1990.

Vol. 24 No. 28

Midday theft of 1974 Capri
leaves student shocked
by Alice C. Wheeler

Rhonda Mendell learned how to ride a motorcycle in
LCC's beginning motorcycle riding class, which takes
place the first Thursday of every month.

May 26, 1989

Warford, Executive Dean,
4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene,
Ore. 97405.
Applicants must live in the
zone which they want to represent. Zone 4 is the southern
and eastern part of the college
district, including the Bailey
Hill area of southwest Eugene,
Cottage Grove, Creswell,
Pleasant Hill, Lowell, Westfir,
and Oakridge. Zone 5 includes
central and part of south
Eugene.

photo by Janet Anderson

Student Michael Primrose, counselor Diane Daudt, Political
Science instructor Joe Kremers are going to the Soviet Union.

colleges in the future.
not yet certain of the exact
Both the tour and the
number of students who have
teaching arrangement have
confirmed their plans to make
been largely facilitated
the trip.
through Link-up InternaWhile Kremers spends fall
tional, a non-profit organizaterm 1989 at the university in
tion of Eugene. According to
Irkutsk teaching classes in
Kremers, it is this kind of
American Culture, a Soviet ingrass-roots level interest that
structor will come here to
has helped to break down barteach in Kremers' place. Alexriers between the two global
ander Kravchenko, from the
powers.
Pedagogical Institute in Irkut"The rapid rise in sister-city
sk, will teach LCC's Global
Issues Class, as well as Trends arrangements with the Soviets
in the Social Sciences and around Jhe country _ has
naturally led to an increased
other courses on popular
Soviet culture and conversa- • interest for the average
American to see the Soviet
tional Russian.
This is the first time that a Union. In fact, this year it's
U .S.-Soviet instructor ex- estimated that we'll see over
100,000 Americans traveling
change has taken place at
LCC, and according to to the Soviet Union."
Diane (Dee Dee) Daudt,
Kremers it will probably be
secretary for the Counseling
established as a standing arsee USSR, page 4
rangement between the two

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thank you
To the Editor:
I want to thank everyone
who supported me in my
write-in campaign for ASLCC
Treasurer. We didn't win but
gave a good showing.
It was a learning experience
and there is always next year.
Good luck, Ivan, and
thanks again to my supporters.
Gerry Getty
LCC Student

Resignations
To the Editor:
It is a busy time, but not too
busy to briefly and publically
recognize two LCC staff
members who have played a
signifigant role in behalf of the
Athletic Department over the
past 10 years.
The resignations of Dave
Wienecke and Lyndell Wilken
culminate a decade of service
to LCC and to our programs
in particular. Their commitment, professionalism and effects on students have been
remarkable. In good times and
in bad, each gave their time,
energy and efforts to us. They
shared their vision of what
could be and represented the
best that we have been.
They have been impact
players at LCC. I'll miss Dave,
and wish him well. Lyndell
will continue to contribute full
time to the PE instructional
program at LCC. Yea!
Paul Morgan has been a surprise for us this year in
Athletics. His development as
a writer and a reporter of
sports events has been well
chronicled in the TORCH. His
"sabbatical" is now over with
this last issue. I have particulary appreciated the integrity of his commentaries,
the efforts he made to research
each story, and the breadth of
his coverage af all sports this
past year.
Thank you, Dave, thank

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May 26, 1989

you, Lyndell, thank you,
Paul.
Fred Loveys
Department Head
Health and Physical Education

Typing error
To the Editor:
It's funny how just a few
words left out of a letter can
make the message of that letter
fade.
In last week's TORCH I
submitted a letter to the Editor
on a recent learning experience
that I felt other students could
learn from. Also to save people in the future possible
misgivings -- from green
reporters hunting for that
"Hot Interview."
The TORCH misspelled my
name, which isn't so bad in
itself, but it's the way it was
misspelled and the fact that an
important part of my letter
was omitted that weakened the
content and made the letter
trite.
What was omitted was "let
us all learn from our
mistakes" which I wrote after
my name as part of the letter
to help those reading the letter
understand why I submitted it
to the school paper.
I originally asked not to
print my name because learning experiences through one's
mistakes are not easy to talk
about especially to the public.
But, the News Editor stated
TORCH policy being all letters must carry the author's
name, so I complied.
This letter is to clarify the
message from my first letter
being "LET US LEARN
FROM OUR MISTAKES."
Also, I would like the
EDITOR to clarify if deleting
the last part of my letter was
an editing decision or an oversight and was misspelling my
name an attempt at being
CUTE or a typing error?
Jim Jarboe
LCC student
Editor's note: The TORCH Letters to

The TORCH

the Editor policy states that letters
should be 250 words or less. This teller
was well over the limit. The author's
name was misspelled because /he
signature was partially illegible. The
TORCH apologizes for the mistake.

Privilege of the press
For almost two weeks now the tumultuous student demonstrations in Beijing have been on the front pages of most major
papers. This is not the first time students have demonstrated in
China, but Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's visit brought the
media to China, which, in turn, brought world-wide attention to
(and support for) the Chinese students.
This revolution in the making is special -- it is peaceful. The
students are peaceful and so far the army has remained the
same. And this is where we find the difference between the
Chinese students' revolution and the American students' revolution of the '60s. Our government used violence to silence the
voices of the students; even younger generations will remember
Kent State and the students who were killed there.
The Chinese students will prevail because they have a good
majority of the population on their side -- most importantly,
people in the government and in the army.
The simple and broad-based message of the Chinese students
is also a reason for their so-far successful campaign. They are
asking for less corruption in government and for freedom of the
press.
Herein lies an apparent irony. We have a free press in our
country too often taken for granted.
Americans often complain about the negativism and bias of
their press. Recently there have been complaints that the
TORCH has been too negative and critical in editorials this year
and that the endorsement of an ASLCC candidate for president
was wrong. These are rights of a free press.

When it was written into the Constitution that there should be
freedom of the press it was because America believed that the
press should be able to criticize, comment, and complement.
The TORCH has done all three this year.
It is sad that as Chinese students struggle for the rights that we
already have, many complain as these rights are exercised locally. The TORCH welcomes comments (complaints and otherTo the Editor:
However, it is a shame that more people won't take adwise).
I just finished reading the
vantage of the Letters to the Editor section to voice their comarticle about "paying those
plaints. Instead, many times we hear only from second-hand
beauty pageant dues,'' and I
sources of vehemently defended grudges and complaints against
had to laugh. I wanted to
the paper. The TORCH is an open forum for whatever point
write, but then I thought soyou wish to make. It is yours to use, or abuse through neglect -meone would read my letter
through not exercising your right to speak up in your public
and think to themselves, "oh,
forum.
she's just jealous." But after
thinking about it for 30
Newspapers do not always claim to be right, and editorials are
seconds, I'm writing.
ideas that are put before the public to cause thought and open
I think the article was
discussion.
ridiculous and shallow! BeauA free press should be challenging to society, the government,
ty pageants are dehumanizing
basic human ideology. After 200 years Americans still have
and
to women, and they certainly
accepting this. If the students of China have their way,
difficulty
do not show the true worth of •
these options will be available to them. Hopefully if the Chinese
a person. If a person came up
people change their laws they will be ready to accept the
to me and told me that I needthat come with this kind of freedom and rejoice in
challenges
ed to lose 10 pounds to do betrights.
their
ter, I would tell him to soak
his head.
I think Patricia McKenzie's
remark about catching up on
current events before the
pageant was another example
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a beautiful girl, and I'm glad
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Misuse of talents

TheTORCH

WORLD FOCUS
Students continu e protest for democ racy in China
Commentary by
John T. Orrigo

China, we have whom?"

TORCH Staff Writer

For the last two weeks
students have gathered in
Tiananmen Square in Beijing,
China to demand democracy
in China.
They have demanded
freedom of the press, a more
representative government,
less corruption, and lower inflation.
Last week, while the
students sang the Internationale and chanted antigovernment slogans, Pres.
Yang Shangkun held a banquet for Soviet leader Mikhail
S. Gorbachev inside the Great
Hall of the People.
Many protesters seem to
regard Gorbachev as a major
political reformer, and they
have tried to draw contrasts
between him and senior
Chinese leaders.
'' In the Soviet Union, they
have Gorbachev,'' read a banner carried by students. "In

They hoped Gorbachev
would have some influence on
the Chinese president.
About 3,500 university
students went on a hunger
strike for democracy on May
13 after students marched
several hours from their campuses to the square. The
hunger strike has ended, but it
helped the students earn even
more support from students
nationwide. Doctors said that
at least 2,000 students were
taken to hospitals, but many
returned to the square after
being revived.
Students said that they were
still discussing with officials
the terms of a possible
dialogue. If and when the talks
are held, the students want the
government to guarantee not
to punish students who have
protested; to observe Constitutional guarantees of free
speech; and to reinstate a
liberal newspaper editor fired
for resistin~ censorship.

Probably the most admirable fact regarding the
whole demonstration is that
there has been no major occurrence of violence on either
side.
When troops were placed
within the square the students
decided to fight with kindness
-- they gave cigarettes and
drinks to the soldiers.

eliminate corruption, but only
the party can direct that effort; and intellectuals cannot
demand that their universities
be independent of party control, it is not feasible.
So far more than one
million people have joined the
students to shout their support
for change.

Students hold Gorbachev in
to
due
regards
high
perestroika, but this scores no
points with Chinese leaders.
Chinese leaders see Gorbachev' s experiment with
glasnost as a negative example, not a positive one. Beijing's priority is continued
economic success and stability.
Chinese officials staunchly
maintain that the Communist
Party wants democracy; but it
must be a democracy based on
social order and discipline.
They state: democracy can only take place under Communist Party leadership;
students are correct to want to

Last Saturday (May 20) the
government finally retaliated
by placing Beijing under a
state of martial law. The
government moved 60,000 to
70,000 troops into the city
center. But the people ignored
the ruling and so far no
troops have been willing to enforce martial law, and many
soliders are unwilling to
disrupt the protest, claiming
"We are police for the people."
What martial law did instead was to re-enforce the
world's support for the prot es tors as Chinese all
throughout the United States

took to the streets of New
York, Washington, Chicago,
San Francisco, Houston, and
Portland to march and voicef
anger at Beijing and to urge
American support for their
cause.
Probably the most pitiful
aspect of the protests in China
is the U.S. Government's
total lack of support. These
students are demanding
DEMOCRACY, something
we have been trying to influence on them for centuries.
But our kinder and gentler
president has been very slow
giving support. We need to
show the Liberal Party of
China that the United States
democracy
supports
throughout the world. These
students are looking at Gorbachev as a representative of
change when theoretically they
should be looking at President
Bush. Their hope for change
will definitely be slowed down
due to our total lack of support for their effort.

Editor's tribute to Torch staff
forum by Alice C. Wheeler
TO RCH Editor

After 29 issues directed at
news, information, and
editorials, I would like to take
some space for a personal
note. I have worked at the
TORCH for two years now
and have gained a great deal of
self-confidence and direction
in that time. This is the hardest
job I have ever had.
What I am taking this space
to say is THANK YOU to all
the great people I have been
lucky enough to work with this
year. Pete Peterson, the news
and editorial advisor, has really helped me with my writing,
management, and creative
ability. He enjoys working
with the staff and that makes
our job a lot easier.
Dorothy Wearne, the production advisor, is an amazing
woman. She works with us till
we get the paper done whether
. it's 2:30 a.m. or 4:30 a.m. She
has a great professional attitude that just makes things
go faster.
Jan Brown is the advertising
advisor. She is our ad sales
person. Year after year she has

kept up the ad sales and I hope
in the future the advertising
department will continue to
grow.
There has been a lot of turnover in the Editorial Board
this year but there have been
people wh'o have stuck it out
to the end. Jennifer Archer,
production manager, has been
one of them. She is terrific and
has been open to new ideas
and worked harder to express
her own. She is an innovative
designer and I am looking forward to working with her at
the Emerald.
Jessica Schabtach, news
editor, has been my friend, my
right hand, and my left hand
all at the same time. I couldn't
have pulled it off without her
support. I couldn't have asked
for a better person for such an
ambiguous job.
Andy Dunn, entertainment
editor, is completely insane at
times and often it has been his
bizarre behavior that has
helped us make it through the
long nights. I will truly miss
working with him.
Paul Morgan is the perfect
cocky sports editor. We

fought over words again and
again but he has taught me to
really exert myself. It is good
to see someone who really
takes pride in his work. The
TORCH is lucky to have you
for another year.
Mike Saker, photo editor,
and I have suffered through
many a communication
breakdown, but we have
always managed to work it
out. The notes did the trick.
He has endless patience and a
great attitude.
And lastly I would like to
offer Michael Omogrosso the
best of luck. I would not wish
this job on anyone, but hey, it
really is a terrific experience
and he is a truly special person. If Michael can do for the
TORCH what he has done for
Denali this year, next year will
be one of the best years ever
for the TORCH.
I have learned something
from everyone on the staff this
year. I will miss the job, but
most of all I will miss the people who have been an integral
part of my life this past year.
Thanks for everything.

T.G.I.S.... "Thank God it's summer!" However it is also a
time when many of the students of. Lane Community
College think about their housing needs.
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475 LINDALE DR., SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477 747-5411
Formerly Ashlane Apartments
The TORCH

May 26, 1989

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LJSSR, from page 1

essay

An LCC Writing Contest, sponsored by the Lane Writers' Club, the
English Department, and the LCC
Foundation, was held this term on the
subject of A Silver Past and a Golden
Future -- Celebrating Today, Looking
to Tomorrow.
The first place prize ($100) went to
Brenda Ann Henry; second place ($75)
to Phyllis Adella Lee; and third place
($50) to Donna Gavin.
Henry's first place essay is printed
below.

Celebrating Today -- Looking
to Tomorrow
I could easily write a paper
on the failings of our public
schools and universities, but
this is not about deficiencies;
rather it is about excellence.
What LCC provides in
abundance, and what will be
lacking in those who pursue a
more "conventional" education, is the encouragement and
confidence to seek out
resources for personal growth
and self-awareness. This
makes students accountable
for their future goals and happiness instead of being programmed to achieve what is
expected, and no more.
I want to believe that our
public schools teach young
people to think, that as they
mature they will be encouraged to find positions in society
that challenge them and require them to cultivate their
talents and interests. Because I
am an education major, these
are criticial conc€rns of mine.
It is my three-year enrollment
at Lane Community College
that has allowed me to focus
on the requirements of a quality education.
While a student at LCC I
have been the recipient of two
notable advantages of attending a community college.
First, instructors at LCC put
obvious energy into the educa-

tion of the individual. This
rings true for me, even though
some of my teachers have had
a "reputation."
I recall one science instructor who regularly drives his
students to tears because of
the difficulty of his mid-term
exams and finals. Most science
majors attending LCC are required to complete at least one
term with this colorful fell ow,
so amid generations of fearsome rumors they grit their
teeth and enroll.
The first day of class may be
puzzling for the apprehensive
student as they encounter a
positively charming professor.
He is sure to be impeccably
groomed, wearing pressed
slacks and a plain flannel
shirt, and not one silver hair
out of place. The same student
can only be moved to discover
that this reputed tyrant has a
rabid sense of humor as well!
The spell is invariably broken
with the first major test.
Not only is the material
more demanding than the student anticipates, but the
grading system is firmly based
in granting the median scores a
grade of no higher than a
"C." In this, as in everything
else, the Wizard is exacting
and unyielding. While any
self-respecting student may
have a legitimate gripe with
such practices, there is much
to be gained from this teacher.
Unfortunately, there are
those who value their grades
so highly that they cannot conceive of accepting an average
score. Such individuals often
drop the class.
But for those who are not
too proud to accept the Prosee Essay, page 10

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Department, will be joining
other Eugene community
members on a 20-day tour of
the Soviet Union that features
a long visit with the Soviet
athletes who visited LCC in
May of 1988, and a six-day
stay in the Eugene-Soviet sister
city of Irkutsk.
Daudt is one of two community members from LCC
participating in the trip.
photographer
TORCH
Michael Primrose will be taking photographs of the trip
(see page 5).
This is Daudt's second trip
to the Soviet Union, and she
says that she is looking forward to seeing people that she
has already met, as well as seeing some new sights that she
had not seen on her first visit.
'' I have a pen pal in Irkutsk,
and so I'm looking forward to
that, as well as seeing that city
for the first time. In Irkutsk
we'll have a chance to meet
face to face with the mayor of
the city, and go on separate
small tours to places like day
care centers, factories, farms,
or whatever each person is
most interested in."

Hub debat ed
by Jessica Schabtach
TORCH News Editor

Advocates and opponents of the proposed Hub project voiced
their concerns Wednesday, May 24, at a public hearing held by
the Facilities Management Committee.
The Hub project, which is designed to facilitate student flow
into the college by making a "one-stop student service center,"
has received opposition because it may displace TORCH offices
and because cost estimates have not been made.
John Winquist, the LCC counselor who designed the proposal
now being considered, explained the basic concept of the Hub
and outlined the process through which it has been considered.
John Bernham, director of counseling, and counselors Dal
Haverland and Phyllis Geyer spoke in favor of the project, saying that a Hub has been discussed for years as a necessary service
for the students, but has been held back by monetary and spacial
limitations.
Jay Jones, director of Student Activities, said, "I will oppose
this project until I believe that it will do something different than
what I believe it will. I don't think facilities are the problem; I
think people are the problem, and I think they always have
been."
TORCH adviser and LCC journalism instructor Pete Peterson presented an alternate proposal for the project which would
leave the TORCH offices intact but, by opening a financial services window in the bookstore, would facilitate student traffic in
the Center Building.
The committee is comprised of eight members but only four
were present for the hearing: Campus Services Director .Paul
Colvin, Vice Pr~sident for Administrative Services Dick Hillier,
Industrial Technology Program Director Carl Horstrup, and
Financial Services Director Vern Whittaker.

De a r Dr. De co rum
by Carl Mottle
TORCH Staff Writer

Dear Dr. Decorum - The
stress of approaching finals is
going to make us explode. We
need an excellent suggestion. - Bill and Ted
Dear Bill and Ted - The pamphlet entitled ''Stress Reduction for College Students"
from the staff at Clown College Press includes these excerpts: "Go to an isolated
spot, paint yourself purple,
and howl at the moon. Construct a replica of the Empire
State Building out of cooked
spaghetti. Join a group which
engages in synchronized fly tying. Become a member of a
club which recreates famous
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Pretend you are the person
you most admire doing an imitation of yourself. Start a flea
collection. Take up noodling
as a hobby. Become an expert
on 16th century cinema. Take
up whale riding. Volunteer to
be referee at a mud wrestling
contest. Send an empty
envelope to the Russian
K.G.B. and on the outside
write 'Secret Message Enclosed~' Hire a caterer and musicians to come to your most
difficult class . . . '' I hope
these are helpful. - Dr.
Decorum
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single parent who is trying to
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do other people do it? - Harriet Nelson, Computer Science
Dear Harriet - They utilize the
strength and endurance of
Joan of Arc, the patience of
Mother Theresa, and the intelligence of Madame Curie.
They reconcile themselves to a
social life approaching nonexistence, a sleep schedule
which is the minimum to sustain life, and a study regimen
which makes a computer look
like a slow motion machine.
Frequently, prayer makes the
difference between surviving
another day or having to check
in at the local stress treatment
Hilton. Such people are to be
respected, admired, and encouraged. - Dr. Decorum
Dear Dr. Decorum - You are
an inept, non-funny, communist jerk. Your column
trivializes important issues,
and your attempts at humor
are insulting. Your column
wastes space which could be
used for important news. Your
views are sexist, sinful, and
divisive. Everyone I know
thinks . you should leave the
TORCH. Better yet -- leave
the state. - Fred Kneeche,.
Philosophy
Dear Dr. Decorum - Thank
you for your insightful,
humorous perspective of campus life and world events. You
include many segments of the
campus population which
rarely get attention, and your
views frequently express the
feelings of frustration relevant
to students. All my friends
agree, you have an enlightened
sensitivity about the important
issues of today, and we hope
to heaven you continue to
make such a constructive conLewis Carol,
tribution. English
Dear Readers - My politics are
not so left and my sensitivity
not so right. - Dr. Decorum

Primrose heading to Russia

Michael Primrose.
by Michael Omogrosso
TORCH Writer

Michael Primrose, former
TORCH photo editor, holds
his passport in hand anticipating a dream come true:
He'll leave July 9 on a
photographic assignment to
the Soviet Union.
"I'm taking four cameras
and over a hundred rolls of
film,'' says Primrose, and
with the kind of enthusiasum
that got him this far he exclaims, "That's about 4,000
pictures!''
He'll travel with the first
tourist delegation to visit
Irkutsk, Eugene's Soviet Sister
City. The tour is sponsored by
Link-up International.
• Link-up coordinator Janet
Andersen describes the trip as
"a people-to-people tour" to
promote good relations between the USA and USSR. In
this case, Americans will experience the Soviet culture
first hand.
And Primrose has an additional goal in mind: to document the daily life of the
Soviet people he meets.
Seeing old friends
Although this tour is the
first tourist delegation to
Irkutsk, cultural exchanges
between Eugene and the USSR
have been occuring since 1988.
In the fall of that year, U.S.
athletes from northwest community colleges competed with
Soviet athletes in the USSR.
Soviet athletes visited LCC
in the spring of 1988.
Primrose, as the newspaper's
photo editor, took pictures for
the TORCH.
'' I fell in love with them,''
he says.
He asked for and received
permission to follow the group
as it toured parts of Oregon -to the coast, to Wildlife
Safari, and even to Portland
for its departure.
'' Although I spent over
$300 of my own money on
film and expenses following

them, I had a great time and
made some friends, one of
whom I continue to write to -Ilona Zarkachenko.
"If it wasn't for the
TORCH," he says, "I would
never have met the Soviets."
As so often happens, heartfelt effort gets rewarded.
In the summer of 1988,
Eugene officals traveled to the
Siberian city of Irkutsk to sign
a Sister City agreement.
And in October, when
Irkutsk officials, in turn,
traveled to Eugene to sign the
pact on this side of the Pacific,
Joe Kremers, Social Science
instructor . at Lane, asked
Primrose to volunteer as a
photographer during the stay.
Primrose says he was with
them for nine days and nights.
He got to know the Mayor of
Irkutsk, Yuri Shkuropat, quite
well, exchanging gifts before
Shkuropat went home.

One of the high points of
the visit came on a trip to the
coast, the day before a visit to
a salmon hatchery. They spent
the night at the Wheeler
House, eating steak dinners
and drinking beer -- and good
Russian vodka into the night.
"Eight or nine Soviets and
the rest of us (about 25 people
altogether) ended up running
around the house singing
Peggy Lee's song 'Fever,' "
says Primrose, chuckling. "It
was one of the only times we
got to relax."
Soon after that, Primrose
decided that a Link-up trip to
the USSR was his personal
goal.
In talking to LCC Foundation Director Joe Farmer
about possible funding for the
trip, Primrose says he was told
there was very little hope
unless the trip could be related
to LCC in some way.
Primrose approached
Kremers, who agreed that the
Social Science Department
could use slides as instructional aides to show modern
day Soviet life.
Besides saving $1,000 of his
own money for the journey,
Primrose is receiving $1,000
from the LCC Foundation,
$500 from the ASLCC, $250
from Link-up International,
and $250 in private contributions.
"We'll be in Kiev -- where I
will see my friend Ilona -- and
Moscow and Irkutsk," says
Primrose. '' I want to take the
day off in Irkutsk and go
fishing in Lake Baikal, maybe
with the mayor.''
When asked what kind of
fish he would like to catch,
Primrose responded with his
best outdoorsman grin,
"Russian fish!"

--Fas t Lane
Column by John F. Piper
TORCH Staff Writer

I had heard about it earlier that week from a pro-logging
friend of a friend, who told me he had seen it in a logger's bar
somewhere, so I was unprepared to see it posted on the wall of a
radical bookstore in Eugene.
I asked the proprietor, an ecologically concerned acquaintance of mine, why he had put up a political cartoon espousing
the point of view opposite his. He said he hadn't: The cartoon in
question was an anti-logging statement.
It's a simple black-and-white line sketch of a Museum of Extinct Species. Next to glass cases containing stuffed mammoths
and dodo birds is a case containing a disgruntled-looking logger,
complete with chainsaw. Two spotted owls stand in front of this
case, and the larger of them, its wing around the smaller, is saying:
"It was nip and tuck there for a while there, son, but we finally prevailed.''
The sign on the display case reads "Loggerus Most Robustus.
Extinction circa 1990 A.D."
The spotted owl, biologists will tell you, is very high on the
forest food chain, and is therefore a reasonably good indicator
of the overall health of a given forested area. It is on these
grounds that conservationists and ecologists argue against logging in areas inhabited by the owls.
But many people in the logging industry assert that it is
necessary to continue logging at the present rate in order to keep
people in the logging industry employed.
So the spotted owl has become representative to loggers of the
danger their jobs are in, and has become symbolic to the opposition of the danger our forests and ecology are in.
In the more obvious interpretation of the "Loggerus Most
Robustus" cartoon, it's an argument for extermination of the
spotted owl before the logging industry is exterminated by
bleeding-heart liberals who are more concerned with the rights
of animals and trees than with the individual's right to economic
survival.
In the interpretation of my bookish acquaintance (and the
member of Earth First! from whom he got it), that cartoon insists that we must destroy ecologically exploitive industries that
place their profit margins above the maintenance of a viable
ecosystem.
What all of this illustrates is the fact that the viewpoints involved in the forestry-logging-ecology question are so radically
different that, given an ambiguous case such as the spotted owl
cartoon, the people holding those viewpoints will draw radically
different conclusions about its meaning.
Before we ask whether the two sides can resolve their differences, we should first be certain that both sides understand
the divergent perspectives on which their larger differences are
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Traditional sex roles contribute to women's
by Jennifer Viale
TORCH Staff Writer

"It happened fast. And by the time I
figured it out, it was too late, " says
Krista (not her real name), a Eugene college student and date rape victim.
Krista had noticed Scott (not his real
name) last year in the dorms, but it
wasn't until this year that she met him at
a party.
"He called me two nights after the
party, and we talked . . . (and soon we)
started seeing each other casually," she
says. Then about two weeks later they set
up a study date at her house.
"My roommate was in her room studying," Krista says, "and we were in the
kitchen. Later I went into my room to
turn on the stereo for the kitchen
speakers and then he was behind me.
And when I turned around he kissed me.
"/ told him, 'Let's go back out and
start studying, ' and he said no. He kept
telling me 'I can make you, I'm gonna
make you.' He kissed me again and the
next thing I know, I'm on the bed. And I
realized I had a decision to make.
"I could say no or scream for my
roommate or say nothing at all and feel
like I still had contro.l over the situation ... but when you 're faced with a
person twice as big as you . . . it shocks
you. And if you put up a fight, you 're
faced with the reality that this is happening to you. That's really scary.
"One minute he's saying 'I can make
you' and the next minute I'm there (on
the bed); I was kind of aware but (/
couldn't) focus or make a decision.
"After it was over he just left. I hated
him. I hated him when it was happening.
He was disgusting."

Rape defined is ''the crime of forcing
person to submit to sexual intercourse.'' '
tionary does not specify that the perpetn
to be a stranger.
Krista was raped -- not by the strang
ing in the shadows, but by someone sti
and thought she could trust. This is da
and it is becoming more prevalent on
campuses every year.
One out of every eight college women i
according to Dr. Mary Moss of the Univ1
Arizona. Eighty-five percent of all com
could be indicted on rape charges, acco·
the Rape Crisis Center in Washington, 1
Date rape, says Paulette Koontz, actir
tor at the Rape Crisis Network, i
"betrayed by someone you trusted or
you could." And when it happens, you 11
in your judgement, she says.
The facts are that seven out of 10 victin
their rapist by at least a first name, 35 pe
all rapes take place in the victim's home
percent in someone else's.
"It usually happens on the second
Koontz says. "He will check her out t
she's an easy victim."
.
Koontz believes it lies in bad comm~
and in the way women and men are ori
society.

Why does it happen?

"Girls are socialized and rewarded to
helpful and not to make waves," she sayi
are socialized to be forceful -- to think t
she'll finally come around, just use a littl
They don't listen to the girl."
In a study done in 1984 by Rapap
Burkhart, over one-third of the colleg
surveyed reported having ignored a ',I
protest. In a 1977 study of college n
Barnett and Field, 33 percent endorsed t
that it would do some women good to g~
Izetta Hunter, coordinator of LCC's V
Awareness Center, says that society r
change -- all the way from how chil

photo by Michael Saker

Misinterpretations men have about rape
by Ron McVittie
TORCH Staff Writer

Sometimes, during the
course of a date, things can
go wrong -- very wrong.
What initially began as a
friendly social exchange is
somehow transformed into a
horrendous unforgettable experience called rape.
According to a 1987 Ms.
Magazine/National Institute
of Health Study, a recent
survey of 32 college campuses found that one in four
women has been raped or is
the victim of an attempted
rape and 84 percent of these
victims knew their attacker.
Fifty percent or more of
these rapes occcurred on
dates. It was also found that
75 percent of the men and 55
percent of the women were
drinking or taking drugs
when the attacks occurred.
Statistically speaking, out
of every three to 10 rapes
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May 26, 1989

that are committed only one
is reported. This makes rape
the most under-reported
felony in the U .S. Furthermore, many women feel
themselves to blame for the
attack and are therefore unwilling to press charges.
According to Steve
Eugene
a
Musak,
psychologist, date rape occurs due to the fact that sensuality and sexuality become
merged in situations and
society.
More explicitly, he claims
many males are deficient in
the ability to feel affection.
Essentially some males are
educated to believe that affection and sex are one and
the same. Unlike females,
who are allowed to be affectionate, many males have not
been shown how to deal with
this feeling. For them this is a
part of a sexualized interaction; they can't distinguish
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simple affection from sex,
and physical contact is seen
to be a continuum of affection.
Musak says this (date rape)
happens to a lot of young
men who are starved for affection . They think, "If I'm
affectionate -- sex comes
with it. If I don't want sex
then I can't be affectionate."
Another problem area, according to Musak, is the
misunderstanding or limited
knowledge males have of the
signals which are given off by
women.
If a woman is dressed provacatively many males feel
she is "dressed for it" -- she
wants it. They assume this
rather than allowing the
female to feel good about
herself and accentuate her
positive features.
The males, in these cases,
usually aren't aware of the
needs, wants, and rights of

the women they're with. The
man feels, ''I took her out on
a date and bought her
dinner -- I deserve sex.''
He misunderstands, or has
limited information about
the signals that his date is
giving, and this gives him
what he feels is permission to
overstep the boundaries and
go ahead and attempt sex.
Furthermore, says Musak,
the male doesn't understand
that one person may have
different limits from
another. In the throngs of
lust, for example, the female
may reject the advances of
her date: "This is as far as we
go." But the male doesn't
listen. " Wait a minute, I
deserve it -- how dare you
He
so.''
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misunderstands her and may
think that no means yes and
force her to have sex with
him.
A Time Magazine article

on March 23, 1987 states,
some people argue that the
United States has a "rape
culture" in which males are
encouraged to treat women
aggressively and women are
trained to submit.

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brought up. "Women need to be listened to
seriously," Hunter says. Koontz agrees.

of your control. "
''There is always psychological damage if not
physical,'' according to Koontz. And afterward,
the victim is trying to regain control and wants to
forget.

"Women are not asking to be raped. He is
responsible," Koontz says. "Men need to listen
and respect it when she says no. She has a right to
her own body.

"He called several times after ... he didn't
think he'd done anything. He had no idea saying
'I will make you' was wrong," Krista says. She
didn't tell Scott what she was feeling because she
didn't want him to think he had control -- and
she just wanted to forget.

'' As a society we have a lot to gain by treating
each other more equitably."
For women to be taken seriously, both Koontz
and Hunter believe that women need to be more
assertive. Saying no should be enough, says
Hunter. But, Koontz adds, if a woman's body
language contradicts what she says, the man will
interpret the body language.
Along with assertiveness, listening to one's intuition and being alert can help avoid a
dangerous situation.
"Instead of acting on intuition, we rationalize
things and get ourselves into a dangerous situation," Koontz says. "Listen to your intuition
and follow it."

"I went in (to a doctor) the next day and took
care of myself. I didn't report him," Krista says.
"I just want to forget about it."

"Sometimes friends just don't know what to
say. But it is important to listen, be supportive
and help the person get to counseling,'' Hunter
says.

She says that date rape is difficult to prove.
"It's your word against his. So how do you prove it?'' she says.

What happens to women who are raped? What
are they feeling and who is out there to help?

''When a person gets raped their power and
control are taken away from them, sometimes
brutally. (Rape is an) act of power to humiliate
and degrade," Koontz says. According to
Koontz, 95 percent of rape victims are women.

If a victim doesn't talk about what happened,
it doesn't mean she's not coping with it.
"We as friends are in denial. It scares us so
much that this happened, and to keep us safe we
think 'It won't happen to me,' " Koontz says.
"But it can happen to anyone aged 6 months to
86 years old.''

If you are a rape victim, the Rape Crisis Network and LCC's Women's Awareness Center are
available for help also. Both organizations have
information on rape, legalities, and self-defense
and offer counseling and support groups.

Krista feels it is also important for the friend
to talk about her doubts and feelings with the
victim .
"She (the victim) feels like she has done
something horrible," Krista says. "It's impor-

"You feel sexually violated and you lose a lot

If a woman decides to press charges it is important to preserve the evidence; do not wash,
bathe, douche, or throw evidence such as clothes
or bed sheets away. Koontz says that the Rape
Crisis Network will help victims and refer them
to legal aid or just supply a support person to accompany them to the police.
Just as important, victims are encouraged to
see a doctor and be checked for injury, pregnancy, and venereal diseases. Koontz says that a
Rape Crisis Network staff person will accompany a victim to her doctor or hospital.

"It happened about four months ago and I
still don't like to think about it," Krista says. "I
think it's important to confide in a good friend.
It's important to tell someone and get it out of
your system. Go to counseling if you want to do
it.,,

"Immediately after it happened, I went over to
a friend's house. I kind of told her what happened but she didn't take it seriously," Krista says.
"I thought, maybe I'm just making it up. But
then I remembered and I was real shook up.

The Rape Crisis Network has a confidential
24-hour crisis line, (503) 485-6700, which is
available seven days a week and staffed by trained women to assist victims of any kind of sexual
assault. Male volunteers are available also to
assist male victims. The crisis line staff will also
counsel friends and family of a victim.
"I would like to think I'm a little more careful
now, more aware now," Krista says. "But still (I
think) what about the people you never dreamed
about (hurting you), and what does it take you to
· become aware of them?"

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"The laws are written to protect, but women
still feel victimized by the process of reporting.
They don't want to experience the humiliation
again," Koontz says.

According to Koontz only 10 percent of all
rapes are reported.

"Never tell her what she should or shouldn't
do and never make judgements," she says.

"I wanted to think I could turn him around
and I didn't want him to think he could get it
whenever he wanted, "Krista says. "I ignored his
comments ... I wanted this guy to be okay.
You don't actually think someone would force
someone to bed. "

What about reporting rape and the legalities?

In helping a rape victim Hunter says the best
thing to do is to listen.

'' Allow her to regain control in whatever way
she can," Koontz says. "Do that by letting her
know she is being supported, give her information.'' Koontz also says that it is important to encourage her and allow her to make her own decisions.

A week before Scott came over to study, he
had been telling Krista he could make her go to
bed with him.

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ome women get. raped beeaus~ they .~iiioY\;it~ "
Myth; A large percentage of .(apes ate.Jntet
tapists a~e.blac~.r @ . . .. . . r •
Myth~ '1,en wh~''t1pe . othet:if ~fi t\te h~-()S~~ti.al:··
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tfonship, it is not pOS§io\e.for a husband .to rape \his:1 wi
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• A 1985 study suggests that male
sexual aggression is strongly related to
a set of misogynistic (women hating)
and rape-supported beliefs.
• In a 1977 study of college males, 33
percent said they endorsed the belief
that it would do some women good to
get raped.
Surveys of college women
• In a 1982 study, 44 percent of the
women surveyed reported having experienced attempted or completed
rape.
• In 1977, surveys of college women
indicated at least 50 percent were victims of some sort of sexual coercion.
• In 1986, the average age of student
victims and victimizers was 18.5 years.
• Also in 1986, one-half of the
women who reported being raped were
virgins.
• A 1985 study indicated that between 20 and 25 percent of college
women reported at least one incident
of forced intercourse -- half of which
met the legal definition of rape.
• In 1986, 37 percent of college
women in a major study reported rape,
or attempted rape.
• In 1986, over 75 percent of student
rape victims knew their assailants, and
57 percent of them were dates.

The following is a summary of
statistics compiled from a number of
surveys by the University of Florida
Coordinating Committee on Sexual
Exploitation.
Surveys of college men
• In a 1984 study of college males, 35
percent reported at least some
likelihood to rape if they would not get
caught.
• In a 1980-81 study, males who
reported a likelihood to rape accepted
more rape myths.
• One in 13 male students reported
having raped or attempted to rape, according to a 1986 survey.
• Seventy-five percent of the victimizers and over 50 percent of the victims had been drinking before the
assault, according to a 1986 study.
• In a 1984 college study, 15 percent
of college males surveyed reported they
had forced women to have intercourse
at least once or twice.
• Also in a 1984 study, 12 percent of
the college men surveyed acknowledged they had physically restrained
women to gain sexual advantage.
• Three percent of college males admitted in a 1984 study to having used
physical violence, while 6 percent used
threats of violence to obtain sex.

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May 26, 1989

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SPORTS & RECREATION

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Course has mone y making potential

ag
C'olumn by
Paul Morgan
TORCH Sports Editor

Somewhere out in the
woods behind LCC is what
was and what could be the
best 3,000 meter international
cross country course in the
Eugene-Springfield area.
The course was "literally
hewn out of the forest" five
years ago by former LCC
track coach Mike Manley and
a group of volunteers from
the Oregon Track Club. It
was kept up by the LCC
Forestry Department until
department was
that
eliminated, and now no one
wants to put any time into it.
You didn't know the
course was out there, huh?
Well, in a way it isn't. LCC's
course is not fit to be run on
because four --wheel drive

trucks have destroyed it and
broken a bridge that is used
for access to the trail.
One day Manley and Assistant Campus Services Director Dave Wienecke took then
Vice President of Student
Services Jack Carter for a
stroll along the path to make
a point about truck vandalism. Ironically, as they
were walking, a truck rumbled past them on the road and
then disappeared off into the
woods.
Carter was impressed with
the course, and appalled with
the vandalism.
All the course really needed
then, and now, is a fence to
keep out the vandals and a
bridge for easy access. "But

the college didn't have inadequete course.
tional, and international
The project for the new cross country events, and it
enough money for a fence,"
or for the bridge, adds cross country course is would be a good way to get
Wienecke' s baby, and he is -.£.Ommunity people into the
Wienecke.
So the project was put on very unhappy that such a campus area."
the back burner, where it still "drawing card for LCC" is
The course would be a
not being repaired for use.
sits today.
beautiful lunchtime trek into
He has pushed the idea of the woods behind LCC for a
Considering the cost for
the fence ($13,680 for fencing an international cross country student looking for an afteror $4,370 for cable/post) and course for three years now, noon escape. Or it could be ·
the bridge ($300), minus the but his attempts have fallen used as an area for science
revenue from events that on the tightly closed ears of classes to study wildlife.
The course would be ''ideal
could be held there, about all the budget committee.
for the Oregon State Athletic
it would take to keep the
Association cross country
course up to par is a little
says
championships,' '
hard work and time.
Wienecke. And it would comIt has the potential to bring
pliment the new exercise stain international competitions
tion at the north end of the
each year.
Health and P .E. building.
As a matter of fact, the
Since the new course would
VIII World Veteran's Championships is coming to
• .!.~ •_·•-..• •••
be longer than the older one,
Eugene July 27 - August 6.
it would increase LCC's
LCC's proposed course was
chances of hosting a 10 K
•••• • Existing course
one of the things that helped
on campus. That would
race
course
- - Proposed
lure them to this area.
be a big promotional boost.
After seeing the damage,
It's time for the adthough, the Veteran's Games
ministration to start on
almost decided to take its
They just don't see what realistic, existing projects like
competitors this course could do for LCC. the international cross coun10,000
elsewhere. But they com"It would be a really good try course that would encourage the community to get
promised and decided to use course," says Wienecke.
older - but - ''We could host college, na- involved at LCC.
LCC's

Student finds natural ability

Sixth inning home run
lifts Mt. Hood over Titans
by Paul Morgan
TORCH Spon s Editor

The Titan baseball team was
one hit away from a double
header sweep of Southern
Division leading Mt. Hood
C.C., but three consecutive
LCC batters went to the plate
and came up empty in a 2-1
defeat at Lane, May 19, that
kept the Titans out of the
•
playoffs.
LCC moved closer to making the playoffs a reality
earlier in the day when Judd
Feldman smashed a two-run
homerun over the left field
fence in the third inning to
give the Titans a 4-2 victory in
the first game. It was the only
time the Titans beat Mt. Hood
this year.

The split left the Titans at
14-11 in division play, and
22-17 overall.
A sweep over Mt. Hood
would have ensured LCC a
Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges
playoff spot, but the second
game loss left the Titans stunned and ended the season.
With Mt. Hood leading 2-1
going into the bottom of the
seventh inning in the second
game of the double-dip, Lewis
Wright drove a single up the
middle to get the Titans going.
Then he promptly stole second
on the next pitch to give LCC
an even better chance at knotting the score.
Then the Mt. Hood pitcher

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TORCH Sports Editor

went to work. and struck out
two Titan batters. Feldman
came to the plate to try to
repeat his first game heroics,
but came up empty when he
grounded out to the second
baseman.
'' I had a lot of confidence,''
said Feldman. ''When I go up
there I think I'm going to win
the game.
"You're either a hero or a
goat. I went from the high
peak down to the low valley.••
• It was a flashback to early
season for the Titans, when
they were in a terrible hitting
slump. The games LCC lost in
that slump are what kept it out
of the playoffs.
Near the bottom of the standings at the time, the Titans
made a mad dash, winning 6
of their last eight games, to try
to make the playoffs.
Ironically, Feldman, who
made the last out of the
season, was injured during
that early season slump.
''We lost too many early
and that's the bottom line,"
said Head Coach Bob Foster.
Tim Cecil went· the distance
for the Titans and gave up his
only earned run, a leadoff
homerun by the Mt. Hood
center fielder, in the top of the
•
sixth.

As an LCC student, Ramsey
Hamdan found something
that comes naturally to him.
Hamdan, 24, enrolled in
Dale Bates' fall term trap
shooting class and quickly
caught on. Three weeks into
the class he had shot 25
"birds" (small clay saucer-like
targets that are flung into the
air) in a row.
May 14, he hit 75 birds in a
row and ended up getting 99
out of a hundred. And he's
only been trap shooting for
seven and a half months.
"I was a hunter anyway, so
I took Bates' class," explained
Hamdan, who is a Physical
\Education major. "He told
me it was something that
comes natural to me.''
Actually, Hamdan's whole
family took the class, and now
they are all trap shooting.
"Everybody in the family
does it but nobody is picking it
up as fast as me,'' said Hamdan.
Hamdan shoots regularly at
the Cottage Grove Gun Club,
where he hit the 99 out of 100.
"The first 75 was all right,"
explained Hamdan, "but going for 100 was tough. I missed the left handed angle on the
77th shot.
"As a beginner it's rare (to
hit that many),'' said Hamdan, who shoots a Golden

·Ramsey Hamdan

Eagle Over and Under
12-gauge shotgun. '' I just
want to be able to shoot with
the top guns, or at least keep
up with them."
Hamdan, who is originally
from Beirut, Lebanon, said he
hopes to enter the State Shoot
in Hillsboro this summer.

Track,

resignation. Her last meet will
proviqe more of a challenge
than she had anticipated, due
to Richards' injury, but she
and the team are still optimistic.
''We have a lot of kids who
are probably going to get good
times, but I don't think we can
deny that we don't have
Verona. It's going to be hard
to overcome, but everybody is
pretty positive and we'll just
keep moving forward,'' she
explains.

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Track athletes set sights on
NWAA CC Championsh•iP,s
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by Tom Nash
TORCH Staff Writer

Confident after successful
performances at the Regional
Championships, LCC's men's
and women's track teams are
primed for the Northwest
Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC)
Championships May 26 and
27.
The meet, also referred to as
the conference championships, will field 18 teams
throughout Oregon and
Washington and will be held at
Mount Hood Community College in Gresham.
While both LCC teams are
expecting to finish right up
there with the leaders, the
women's team has been set
back by a season ending injury
to conference leading high
jumper, long jumper, and 400
Verona
runner
meter
Richards.
''Two weeks ago we were
looking at a pretty solid second," says women's Head
Coach Lyndell Wilken.
"However, Verona tore a
cruciate (the ligaments that
cross the knee cap). She's
worth 25 points. That changes
everything; and to tell you the
truth, I can't even guess where
we're going to be now."
Despite the absence of
Richards, the Titan women
still placed a stong second at
regionals, just behind Mt.
Hood.
has
C.C.
Bellevue
dominated the conference for
over a decade and is once
again favored to easily win the
women's meet.
The men's team, coming off
a decisive win at the Regional
Championships, has an outside chance of snatching the
NWAACC title if everything
falls together right.
''Basically,'' says Head
Coach Kevin Meyers, "we're
going in as underdogs.
Spokane C.C: has won for 15
straight years.''
Spokane is once again
favored to win the men's meet,
but not by much. There are a
couple of teams in the
conference -- LCC is one of
them -- who could knock
Spokane off its pedestal.
'' A lot of things can happen
in a two day meet," says
Meyers. "Some people come
through, some don't.
"We'll be right there, I'll
say in the top three. I think it's
going to be close for the championship."
Twenty-three members of
the men's team have met
NWAACC qualifying standards and will compete in the
meet. ''They all have an opportunity to place. I honestly
think most of them will,'' says
Meyers.
The Titan men are strongest
in the weight events and
hurdles.
Paul Green, who nabbed
two firsts at regionals in the

110 meter highs (14.8) and the
400 meter intermediate hurdles
(53 .6), could do the same at
conference.
John Kimsey placed second
behind Green in the 110 highs
at regionals, and should score
well at conference. LCC is expected to dominate the int er mediate hurdles with
possibly four runners in the
finals, says Meyers.
In the weight event, Steve
Oxenford, who won the shot
put (48-1/2) and • hammer
throw (155-8) at regionals,
should add big points for the
Titans.
Dave Christopher has the
best javelin throw in the conference at 206-4, and is
favored to win that event.
Christopher is expected to
score in the high jump and
pole vault as well.
He has already placed second at the NW AACC
decathlon, which was held
during the first week of May,
so the athletes could rest for
individual events later this
month.
Chris Barr, who threw the
javelin 196-5 to place second
at regionals, should score at
the Conference meet.
In the distances, Tom Skeele
should place well in the 5,000
and 10,000 meter runs. He
won both events at regionals
with times of 15:39.9 and
32:24.2 respectively.
Others on the men's team
expected to score are: Eugene
Edberg in the discus, Randy
Gorman in the intermediate
hurdles, Glen Megargel and
Joe Kimsey in the 1,500
meters, and Dan Tatum in the
steeplechase.
The Titan women's team
has 14 qualifiers who will compete at the conference meet.
Distance ace Jennifer Huff,
who won the 1,500 (4:48.5)
and the 3,000 (10:32.6) meter
races at regionals, will compete in the 1,500 and 800 at
conference.
Michelle Weissenfels could

Chuck Doerr

ASLCC Senato r
Doerr swims
toward Nationals
by Paul Morgan
TORCH Sports Editor

Carina Ooyevaar

score some crucial points in
the weight events. At regionals
she won the discus (125-1),
and placed fourth in both
javeJin and shot put.
Tracie Looney and Sandy
Church, who took first and second respectively in the 400 intermediate hurdles at •
regionals, will be a force to be
reckoned with at the
NWAACC meet.
Carina Ooyevaar should do
well in the shot put, based on
her second place throw (39-5
1/2) at regionals.
Cathy Wood will run the
10,000 meters on Friday and
then the 5,000 meters on
Saturday. Her strong second
place finish at regionals indicates she is ready for this difficult distance double.
Others on the women's team
competing at conference include Alicia Holte in the long •
jump and triple jump, Tanya
Thompson in the discus, Amy
Bruhn in the triple jump and
100 meters, Tamara Anderson
in the 200 and 400 meter runs,
Misty White in the 100 meters
and triple jump, and Marilyn
States in the 1,600 meter relay.
This will be the final meet
for Wilken as head coach, who
recently announced her
see Track, page 8

EAST-WEST COLLEGE

ASLCC Senator Chuck Doerr used determination and
strong will to gain a qualifying mark for the National alterabled Swimming Championships at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minn., July 12-18.
Doerr qualified in the 3x50 indvidual medley, "his best
event", and will have a chance to qualify in other events
next weekend at a meet in Northern California. His other
events are the backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and
sometimes the medlies.
Although he has only been training since October 1988,
Doerr has competed successfully in several meets, including the Canadian Championships in Vancouver, B.C. '
"I really put my mind to it," he said, "and I took a
swimming class."
Now Doerr trains at the U of O swimming pool two
times a week and weight trains three times a week.
Doerr has cerebral palsey, which resticts the oxygen to
the brain, so he must mainly use his upper body to propel
himself through the water. He's got all of his functions,
but his muscles are underdeveloped for his age.
"It doesn't effect me in the water," said Doerr. "I feel
more equal in the water than on land. I have more freedom
in the water, not restrained."
Recently Doerr's father, Kelly McDaniel, passed away.
So some friends set up a memorial fund through the
ASLCC so Doerr can have funds to go to the Nationals
and other meets.
"My family wanted something for me to do in his
memory," he explained. "But no funding has been
established yet."
Doerr estimates that he may need $1,500 to $2,500 a year
to compete in the meets.
If you want to donate money to the fund contact the
ASLCC or send it to P.O. Box 665 Salem, Ore., 97308.

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WORK/CAREER DECISIONS
feature by Jodie Palmer
design by Terry Sheldon
TORCH Staff

The rain dripped cold from the leaves as she huddled under
the tree and dried her eyes. It reminded her of Oregon: green
ferns along the trails of Shotgun Creek; wild iris and tansy
ragwort filling the pastures; deer and possum risking the
highways . . . . Fifteen years there, and now this. Would she
ever get home?
from "Herstory," Full Moon Journal, February, 1989

"When I left Oregon, I gave away all of my
beautiful things -- I wanted all of my friends to
have something of mine -- because for some
reason, I knew I was going to die in Michigan.'' Della Lee lived for the two years of her third
marriage first in a motel, then in a trailer, and
finally in a housing project (she calls it a
"ghetto") in the suburbs of Detroit with her
alcoholic husband and twin infant daughters. She
was on welfare, surrounded by drug pushers on a
daily basis, and full of a terrible rage. She was able
to muster only enough strength to survive each
day.
'' I lived in an apartment I got only because the
previous tenant had been shot and killed in a drug
deal. In an environment like that, you stop thinking about a future. Your dreams die."
She had long before given up personal pleasures
-- like writing poetry, and reading Shakespeare.
Lee moved to Michigan after her husband convinced her that "Eugene was responsible" for his
drinking and drug use.
'' I was so desperate to believe that everything
would work out, I began to uproot my life. Even
while I was in Eugene, selling and giving away all
of our stuff, he was back in his hometown, using.
His family knew, and never told me. I would've
never gone if I'd known."
Once she was separated from her family and
friends, he became Lee's sole source of support -and control.
'' After someone goes from telling you they love
you to slamming you into a cupboard, you stop
trusting your feelings. I began to think of him as
some all-powerful god with total control over my
self-image."
·Her mind had been filled with shadows these many months,
but on this spring day, the fog began to clear, perhaps washed
away by the rain, or her rage ....
Quickly, before she changed her mind, she bundled the girls
in their coats and carried them to the shopping cart outside.
At the pay phone she punched the numbers quickly and jiggled the cart, waiting. At the sound of her mother's voice, she
from "Herstory"
began to cry.

Lee didn't feel as t~10ugh she had the courage to
leave, but began to see how poor her selfdestructive example was becoming for her

photo by Sean D. Elliot

daughters. In order to free herself and her children
from his influence, she used her last pleas for
escape.
'' I told him ... 'If you stop using and go into
treatment, we'll be a family again.' " He agreed
to a two-month treatment program.
"I was so emotionally messed up that it took me
nearly until he was due back just to organize
myself enough to pack and leave.''
She boarded a train to Oregon in June, 1988
with just clothes, some kitchen utensils, a box of
toys and less than $40 in her purse. She was
petrified, still convinced that her husband could
somehow find her and stop her. She still believed
that he had some kind of omniscient power over
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"But when we finally crossed the border into
Oregon, you could see th~ veil qeing lifted -- it was
like the colors of my life had .changed."
Still, even in Eugene, life was not easy. She says
she was emotionally incapable of working. She
was discouraged by the welfare system. She sought
help through group counseling.
Then, she saw posted describing the new
Wo,rzen •in Transitions program at LCC.
Desperate for guidance in making her next steps,
she enrolled.
,
The LCC program serves a specific and growing
need in a time when ,nore and more single mothers
are returning to school. Together, these women
deal with shared problems in making life changes
-- dysfunctional relationships, divorce, single
parenting, self-esteem, the welfare and financial
aid systems -- and they build support groups
through mutual respect and understanding.
•It was there that Della rediscovered her old calling.
She found herself the object of admiration for
her eloquent writing skills in the Transitions
writing assignments. As an only child, she had
escaped her ordinary routine through voracious
reading -- finishing all of Shakespeare's plays at
the age of 7. During her second marriage, she had
written poems.
She began assembling her marriage memories in
new, short prose sketches. She finally mustered
the courage to submit one, and in February her
first short work, "Herstory," was published in the
Full Moon Journal. Then, in March, it was also
published in the winter term issue of LCC' s
literary arts magazine, Denali.
"It's so exciting now, because every time I see
my name in print, I'm another step closer to
reaching my goal.''
She began working at Denali at the end of
winter term 1988, and became a staff member in
the spring. And next year, she will serve as the
magazine's editor.
Lee plans to earn her four-year degree at the U
of 0, and then work for a master's in Creative
Writing so she can continue her personal writing
projects while pursuing a career as an English
teacher -- hopefully here at LCC.
"You know, back there in Michigan, I couldn't
even think far enough in advance to pack my bags
and leave. Now I'm already laying plans so that I
can be employed five or six years from now.''
She thought of her teacher. Perhaps some day she would
thank him for reading that silly old verse . .. He couldn't have
known that it would call forth a little girl who was brave
enough to be smart, and creative enough to survive, and strong
enough to be remembered. The woman needed those qualities
now.
from"Herstory"

from page 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

fessor's candid invitation to a
personal review of the material
in question, there is much to
be learned. His office is always
buzzing with students and
many of them voluntarily
complete two or three terms of
his sequence.
Arthur Powell, senior
author of The Shopping Mall
High School, talks about
failure and educ,ational
development. He says that (in
American schools) failure is
hateful because su·ccess is
revered above all else and that
more than a few teachers
foster the belief that the student will suffer unless they
succeed, and certainly if they
fail.
I believe that if students are
labeled as failures for less than
glowing report cards, then
their object becomes good
grades, not mastery of the sub. ject. Furthermore, if the label

of "failure" is internalized, it
may transcend all aspects of
the student's life. I know that I
am victim of that sort of faulty
thinking -- and at LCC I did
fail -- and I didn't quit.
Second, LCC allows
students to develop a personal
sense of accomplishment outside of prescribed career goals,
making for a deeper and more
rewarding experience. Examples of LCC' s welldeveloped resources include a
counseling department, personal enrichment classes,
study skills classes, affordable
(or free) tutoring, organized
suport groups, legal aid,
cooperative work experience,
and the list goes on. I have
noticed that students become
more motivated and selfassured as they confront their
career obstacles. and deal with
them effectively.
In her essay "Self-esteem

and Excellence: The Choice
and the Paradox,'' published
in The American Educator,
Winter 1985, Barbara Lerner
claims that there are two views
on self-esteem and learning -''feel-good-now'' self-esteem
and "earned" self-esteem.
The first is currently more
popular, but the second makes
for greater intellectual
development and happiness.
Lane Community College
has the potential to provide
students of all descriptions a
meaningful and high-quality
education of the sort not
readily available in public
schools and universities. As
LCC celebrates its twenty-fifth
anniversary, the future looks
bright. Students at LCC know
the real meaning of success
and a sound educational program with a focus on individual competency insures
that will not change.

Student body president requests correction
The foil owing is a letter
received by TORCH editor
Alice Wheeler in response to a
clarification of a request from
ASLCC President John Millet
for a correction/retraction of
a story appearing in the May
12 issue of the TORCH. The ··
story, by staff writer Ron
Mc Vittie, examined the controversy that has split the
1988-89 ASLCC senate.
Ms. Wheeler:
The quotes that appeared in
the article 'ASLCC: This
year's controversy inside and
out' appeared out of context
and were prefaced and followed by remarks which would
have, if printed, changed the
intent and the way the remarks
were received by the public.
The relationship that I
spoke of between Jay Jones
and members of ASLCC was
one in which members of
ASLCC co-opted themselves
by not taking responsibility
for their own actions and decisions. This relationship is not
the responsibility or fault of

Jay Jones, because he only has
as much power over our affairs as we, the students,
choose to give him. The
responsibility for this relationship belongs to members of
ASLCC who require some
kind of parental validation for
decisions they are making as
adults.
Part of the conversation
which was deleted from Mr.
McVittie's working notes and
the final •draft of his article
was anecdotal and set the
character of the conversation.
It referred to the ASLCC
Legal Services contract
negotiated this year by Bette
Dorris and other members of
the senate. Ms. Dorris would
not release the contract for
senate review until Jay Jones
had seen it and given it his o.k.
Jay Jones did not ask for this
power; it was given to him
tacitly by those members who
choose not to exercise their
rights as adults.
This anecdote is only that,
an anecdote, yet it does set a

certain flavor and tone for the
remarks that were to follow.
Jay Jones is not the villain
here; the villain, if there is
one, is we, the students. Ask
Mr. McVittie to search his
memory of that morning and
think about the remarks made
and if this letter and that anec-

dote do not truly reflect the intent of what I said to him, I
will at this time withdraw my
request for a correction/retraction.
John Millet
President, ASLCC, 1988-89

Editor's note: The reporter does not
remember the anecdote to which
Millet refers; however, he does say
that Millet did make comments that
might have directed the statements
more toward the members of the
ASLCC, instead of toward Jay Jones.
The quotes published in the story werl
accurate. The TORCH apologizes for
any omissions.

Final Exam Schedule June 5 - 9
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0900 or 0930

your exam day and time will be on W, 0800-0950

H, 0800-0950

1000 or 1030

your exam day and time will be on M, 1000-1150

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1100 or 1130

your exam day and time will be on W, 1000-1150

H, 1000-1 ISO

1200 or 1230

your exam day and time will be on M, 1200-1350

u.

1300 or 1330

your exam day and time will be on W, 1200-1350

H, 1200-1350

1400 or 1430

your exam day and time will be on M, 1400-iSS0

U, 1400-1550

1500 or 1530

your exam day and time will be on W, 1400-1550

1600 or 1630

your exam day and time will be on M, 1600-1750

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Evening classes, those that meet at 1800 or later, will have final exams
during FINAL EXAM WEEK at the regularly scheduled class time.

CLASSIFIEDS
LOST & FOUND
STOLEN: '74 CAPRI, bright yellow;
south lot. Contact State Police, LCC
Security , or call 995-6590.

TRANSPORTATION==
GOING TO YELLOWSTONE for
work this summer? Need a ride? Call
Gary D. at 345-7917.

TRAVEL---------SKI INNSBRUCK CHRISTMAS 1989!
Funnell ,
Lorna
Interested?
ext.2906/342-481 7. Approx. $1500. Includes Swiss/Paris mini-tour.

OPPORTUNITIES
MODELS - FEMALES 18-29. Calendar / poster opportunity . Interview/shooting April-May. SASE. Write:
Nightshades Photography, PO Box 293 ,
Eugene, OR 97 440.

MESSAGESiiiiiiiiiii----MEET THE SOVIETS for a barbecue
pot!uck at Armitage State Park June 27
at 5:30 p.m. and dance to Eugene's
premier marimba band, Shumba. For
more information call Janet Anderson, 683-1912 (Link-up International).
PETE, DOROTHY AND JAN: You
guys have been the greatest advisors we
could ever have asked for. Thanks for
all your patience, time, and encouragement. We love you . TORCHIES.
BIBLE STUDY Thursdays, 1:15 - 2:00
p.m. Health 105 . Sponsored by the Baptist Student Union.
LCC KARA TE CLUB meets Fridays 7 9 p.m. PE 101. More info: Wes
746-0940 or Steve 343-2846.
THE CLOTHING EXCHANGE
welcomes you! All donations gladly accepted. Come check us out! PE 301.
GOOD NEWS! IO percent off
perms/tints /weaves. Spiral wraps
available. Call Claudette, 746-0232 at
Country Girl Salon. "Excellent reputation". Cut & condition included.
PERSON WHO RESPONDED to lost
watch (Caravelle) ad; please call back.
Important!! 937-3839, Kim.
TORCH - THANKS! It has been a pretty good year. M.J .
M .D. IT IS GOING TO BE a great summer because I'll be with you . M .J.
MICHAEL 0. Have a terrific summer
and the best of luck for next year. M.J.
ALICE - YOU ARE WONDERFUL and
we'll miss you. Thanks from all of us at
the TORCH.
MICHAEL P. Have a great time in
Russia. Don't get lost.
TO ALL THE TORCH STAFF: You
have done an exceptional job this year.
Thanks!

SCUBA DIVERS - let's get together!
Call 954-0143.
LUNATIC FRINGE: We've carried the
day. J.M ., J.P., M .S., L.M. , S.S., K.H. ,
A.H ., M .A. , F.T. Thanks y'all. I'm outta
here .
I WOULD LIKE to thank the LCC Foundation, ASLCC, Link-Up Int. and the
TORCH for making my trip to the
USSR possible. Couldn't have done it
without you . Sincerely, Michael
Primrose.

HELP WANTED
ATTENTION - HIRING! Government
jobs - your area. $17,840 - $69,485. Call
I-602-838-8885 ext. Rl2165. 'P
GOVERNMENT JOBS $16,040 $59,230/yr. Now hiring. Call (1)
805-687-6000 ext. R-6150 for current
federal list. 'P
NEED VOLUNTEERS to lead Cub
Scouts, five hours per month. Great
fun. -Call Mark at 345-0926.
EARN MONEY reading books!
$30,000/year income potential. Details
(1) 805-687-6000, ext. Y-6150. 'P
CHILDCARE/HOUSEKEEPER, 13- and
8-year old, my East Springfield home.
Overnight, 3-4 days a week, some days
and weekends. Permanent basis. Send
letter, qualifications, references and pay
to: Resident, P.O. Box 1061, Springfield, OR 97478. 'P
CAMP COUNSELORS for beautiful
coastal Girl Scout camp. Great experience! $600 - $900. 6/26 - 8/23 .
485-5911 .

WANTED

FREE CLOTHES! At the Clothing Exchange. Children's clothes needed.
Located in the PE building above the
gym .

HIGHLY FJ.\SHIONABLE, worn , torn
brown leather flight jacket - men's small
- $75 080. Call Rose, 344-6784 .

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE will be
closing for the summer at 12 noon on
Friday, June 9, 1989, and will reopen on
Sept.25 , 1989, at 8 a.m . Don't worry
and be happy - by coming in and filling
your health needs before we close. And
have a wonderful summer!

mower. Excellent condition . $125 .
342-5734/343-4955, Brian.

CYCLES/SCOOTERSiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
1980 YAMAHA 650 SPECIAL. $750.
688-2960.
1973 HONDA 500 four. Runs great.
Looks o .k. Asking $400. Call 747-0489
or leave message in Michael Saker's box
in the TORCH office. 'P
1981 HONDA 750 CUSTOM . Full fairing, am/fm cassette stereo, runs great.
Asking $1100. Call 747-0489 or leave
message in Michael Saker's box in the
TORCH office. 'P

PYTHONS, CAPTIVE BRED baby
Burmese pythons. Guaranteed feeding
and healthy. $100. Call Matt, evenings,
343-9787.

YARDWORK, HAULING, MOVING,
etc? Custer's Landscapes, Steve Stanford , the friendly yardman. 344-9289
anytime.

1964 VW BUG . Needs work & TLC
$300 080. 747-6513 .

DON'T WORRY--BE HAPPY! If you 're
not feeling up to par, Student Health is
available to help. CEN 127.

FOR SALE iiiiiiiiiiii------CONDOMS 6/$1.
Center. CEN 127.

Student Health

ATTENTION: GOVERNMENT
HOMES! From $1. Repos. Tax property . Foreclosures. Available your areal
Call (refundable) 1-518-459-3546 ext.
H6017 A for listings. 'P

WANTED

NEED HOUSING? Come by and pick
up an apartment guide at Student
Resource Center, ext. 2342.

·We buy stereos. VCR's
& sound equipment.

STEREO
WORKSHOP

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE will be
closing for the summer at 12 noon on
Friday, June 9, 1989, and will re-open
on Sept. 25 , 1989, at 8 a.m. Don't worry
and be happy - by coming in and filling
your health needs before we close. And
have a wonderful summer!
SENSITIVE, PERSONALIZED wedd ing
photography by Deborah Pickett.
Reasonable rates. 746-38 78.

PSA's iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
DISABILITIES ADVISORY COALITION offers support group for immediate family members of persons
with disabilities. Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30
p .m. S. H. Hospital. 343-7055.

TYPING =====;;;,

TYPING. $.75/page. Fi\st, accurate, professional. 726-1988. 'P
TERM PAPERS, REPORTS, .ESSAYS,
etc. Reasonable prices. Brenda ,
683-6651 (work number).

SERVICES --iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

ATTENTION: GOVERNMENT SEIZED vehicles from $100 . Fords ,
Mercedes, Corvettes, Chevys. Surplus
buyers guide. 1-602-838-8885 ext. A
12165. 'P

THURSDAYS
LUNCH
FREE
12:00-1:00 p.m. Health 105 . Sponsored
by the Baptist Student Union .

STUDENT HEALTH has qualified
Health Care professionals available to
assist you with your. medical Problems.
CEN 127.

QUEEN-SIZE WA TERBED . Four
drawers, shelf headboard, new mattress.
$200. Call 942-4504.

GOOD 3/4 size French violin -· $175
firm . Traditional case has "character".
Nick Funnell, 342-4817/726-2252.

TOYOTA TRUCK. 59,000 miles. Runs
great, red. Wheels, tires, stereo. Great
package, $3500. Paul. 345-6777.

NANCY PARKER, CFI-I has $20
Discovery flights available. 485-5892.

FREE LUNCH WEDNESDAYS - CEN
125, 12-1 p.m., sponsored by Campus
Ministry and Episcopal Church.

SEGA MASTER SYSTEM. Gun, two
new control pads plus six games. Excellent condition. 937-3220, Mike.

AUTOS

WANTED: OLDER MODEL "Sharp
S12" pocket calculator. Make offer.
Call Todd at 746-6207 or 344-4203.

FREE

MAC SE INTERNAL HD40 , floppy,
external drive, lots of software, almost
new. Must sell soon. 741-0630.

ATTENTION - GOVERNMENT
HOMES from $1 (U-repair). Delinquent
tax property. Repossessions . Call
1-602-838-8885 ext. GH 12 I 65. 'P

DATSUN 8210, '76. Great shape.
$1800. Call evenings, Norm Nue,
746-2305.

FRIENDLY, AGGRESSIVE young cat
needs home with outdoor space.
Spayed. Call Debbie, 345-7635.

HOOVER CANISTER vacuum, $20,
box fan, $10, small fan , $5 , heater, $5 .
4990 Franklin Blvd. Number 13.

1983 HONDA NIGHT HAWK. Excellent condition, fully tuned . Low
miles. Beautiful bike. $1900. Tim,
343-1654.

WANTED: WOMEN in Transition! We
meet 1st and 3rd Mondays, 2:30 - 4
p.m. in the northeast corner of the
cafeteria.

6-10 WEEK OLD FEMALE kitten.
Karen, ext. 2428, or 726-5019 eves.

20" 3.5 h.p . MONT. WARD Lawn

WOMEN 'S HEAL TH CARE is
available in Student Health . (Pap
smears, birth control , preg nancy
testing, breast exam , etc. ) Complete exam $20. CEN 127.

NEED A PHOTOGRAPHER? Weddings, etc. Call Mike Primrose at
344-8389 or leave a message in his box
at the TORCH office.
YARDWORK, MOWING, MOVING,
hauling. I'm an honest hard worker.
Own equipment. Custer's Landscapes.
344-9289.
LOW COST DENT AL cleaning provided by LCC Dental Hygiene Clinic. Call
today for an appointment. 726-2206.

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'New Plays' reveal new talent
by Andy Dunn

Dead week cometh

tie too much to accept. Michelle Kaleta's
Detective Paulina Conner enters late. Her role
is a complex one of multiple personality that
is not well defined enough in the script.
Despite a few technical problems with the
positioning of the dummy, it is Stein's Freddy
• that steals the show in a fine performance.
The final play presented was The Alley
Way, written by Cavalier and directed by
Tiese Roberson. Homelessness in the big city
is the theme and it holds its own as the most
polished of the three productions, with the
tightest script and best performances.
The play revolves around a slightly competent reporter (Andrew Xavier Simpson) who
pries into the circumstances surrounding the
street people's past, and the 'Fessor (Jason
Leith), who has a past he is trying to conceal.
Consistently fine performances are given by
all of The Alley Way's cast, including Robin
Breth, Addison Richards, Christopher Marc,
Julie E. Chouinard, and Steve Braun. The
characters are written and acted so as to avoid
the pitfalls of becoming mere caricatures or
overdramatizing for moral self-righteousness.
The street people support each other
throughout and in the end this is the play's
central message -- that home is a place of people, not property. Thus this group of street
people is not homeless, but rather they provide a community in a world as viable as that
of the reporter's.
These three plays are excellent examples of
wh~t can be accomplished in LCC's
playwrighting and theatre program. They are
also individual accomplishments that may
earn the authors' the recognition due them as
they prepare to submit the works for future
professional production elsewhere.

TORCH Entertainment Editor

Three original plays were presented by LCC
students on May 19 & 20 in the Blue Door
Theatre. Written, directed, and acted by Performing Arts students, the productions showed a professional polish and sophistication indicative of finely trained, promising talent.
Under Wraps, written by Andrew R.
Gilbert and directed by Scott S. Hampton, is a
serious drama about death and revenge in the
children's ward of a Northwest hospital.
The story unfolds slowly, allowing the
characters of Billy (Scott Westfall), Sammy
(Brent E. Carnes), and Davis (Addison
Richards) to develop.
The ugly posturing of Westfall's and
Richards' characters offers an unsympathetic
view of juvenile life, but it rings of truth and
realism. This is contrasted nicely with the
desperate search for meaning of Carnes'
cancer victim and Jason Leith's burn victim
character. Through these two, the themes of
death vengeance are played out to a tragic
finale.
The murder-mystery spoof Bashin' Blues,
written by Dennis Arb_ogast and directed by
K. Anthony Gregerson, features quirky
characters and an off-the-wall plot set in
modern day Seattle.
The ventriloquist Charlie (Andrew R.
Gilbert), his overtalkative dummy Freddy
(Jacqueline Stein), and the would-be commando, real-life plumber (Andrew Xavier
Simpson), work well together and provide
some truly funny moments.
However, the plot lags at points, especially
near the end when the pretense becomes a lit- ·

Jeff Bauer and Tim Newland study in the library, getting a
head start on "Dead Week" festivities (the week before
finals). Traditional student activities include cramming,
sweating, and begging for mercy from stony-faced
teachers.

Events Calendar
Free Shows at LCC
• May 31 at 11:30 a.m. on the north lawn of the Center
Building. The ASLCC sponsored Wednesday concert
series concludes with a grand finale of three local, fast paced alternative music/rock 'n roll bands: Snakepit, Uncle
Charlie, and Bad Daddies.
• June 1 at 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts main theatre.
Symphonic band and choir performance.
• June 2 at noon in the Performing Arts main theatre.
The second show of the spring term Student Showcase
presentation will feature student works in dance, music,
and theatre.

Denali gives dinner for finale

Around Town

This year's editor, Michael
Omogrosso, said the dinner
was a "phenomenal success."
Dances were presented by
LCC students and Sheila San
Nicholas with performers
from the Eugene studio
Musical Feet.

photo by Andy Dunn

Darrell Shaft, Catherine Jenkins, Marian Blankenship, and
Tiese Roberson give poetic expression through dance as the
opening performers for the "Denali Finale" benefit dinner.
A benefit dinner for Denali,
LCC's Arts and Literary
Magazine, was held on May 24
in the LCC cafeteria. About

40 people attended the event,
which featured dance performances, an original play, and
poetry readings.

• May 27 at 9:30 p.m. in the WOW Hall, 291 West 8th
Avenue. Powerful new rock 'n roll by Eugene's
Rawheadrex, Big Fat, and Portland's Zombie Toolshed.
Tickets cost $4.
• May 28 at 9:30 p.m. in the WOW Hall, 291 West 8th
Avenue. Portland's critically acclaimed reggae/world beat
music band Dub Squad plays. Tickets- cost $4.
• May 30 - June 4 at the Lane County Fairgrounds. Circus Vargas is in town for its 20th anniversary performance.
• June 7 at 8 p.m in the Hult Center. Comedian Sam
Kinison performs/screams. Tickets cost $18.50.

"Radio Ray Fan Club," an
original play by Dorothy
Velasco, was performed next
by Barbara Moreseth and J acquie McClure.

Coming This Summer
• June 13 and 14 at 8:30 p.m. in the Starry Night Club in
Portland. Classic bands of the punk/post-punk era -- the
Ramones play Tuesday ($16.00) and the Violent Femmes
play Wednesday ($14.50). Tickets available at G.I. Joe's.
• June 24 - July 9 at the Hult Center. A major Eugene
performance attraction, the Oregon Bach Festival, will
feature a series of different concert performances.
• July 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Salem fairground amphitheatre. Rod Stewart plays. Tickets cost $21.50 and are
available at G.I. Joe's.
• July 21 - August 19 at the Hult Center. Eugene's
Festival of Musical Theatre will present "My Fair Lady"
in weekly performances. Tickets cost $8.50 - $18.50.

Poetry readings were then
given by Bjo Ashwell, Joyce
Salisbury, Frank Rossini,
Maria Rosa, Ken Zimmerman,
Brenda Shaw, Peter Jensen,
Les Inwood, and Michael
Samano.

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