r----·. -1 I I INSIDE I I Lane Community College Security tips Student Services I pg 5 pg 6,7 Student advantages pg 10 I LCC 'baby' to enroll pg 12 Eugene, Oregon September 11, 1989 The 'time is right' for Peace Studies IL_ - _________.. Vol. 25 N9. 1 USSR TODAY by Devan Wilson Torch News Editor ''We've been studying war and warriors for far too long,'' says an LCC instructor who has persuaded the college to include a course in the study of peace in this fall's curriculum. ''I think the time is right for a peace studies class,'' says English instructor Jerome Garger, who will teach "Trends in Peace Studies" (SSC 199) through the Social Science Department beginning this fall. It will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1 to 1:50 p.m. Some of the course goals will be to help students recognize the value of the systematic study of peace and conflict resolution, and to understand the structural nature of global problems of peace and security, human rights, and a substainable enviroment, says the course proposal. Employing a ''futuristic perspective,'' the course will examine issues such as war, ecocide, and poverty, in addition to human rights, energy, 21st century economics, and transitions to the future. According to the course description, it is also intended to allow students to evaluate print, film, and electronic media sources with objectivity, informed skepticism, and curiosity. Garger says the course will parallel the dual focus of the University of Oregon's Interdisciplinary Peace Studies Program: the study of "negative peace" -- of conditions which give rise to violence on the international, national, and local -levels -- and the study of ''positive peace'' -- of the values and arrangments required to transcend the forms of violence which extend through the world today. He says another focus will be ''peace within ourselves and within our social circle. '' He says this is ' 'where peace always has to start. '' Garger has chosen to use the text America's Future: Transition to the 21st Century, by William H. Boyer, and has arranged for Boyer to serve as a guest lecturer on at least four separate occasions during the quarter. Garger h~s also arranged with nutritionist Beth Naylor of the Health Occupations Department to head a five-class segment concerning food used as a weapon, titled ''There can be no Peace before breakfast. Garger hopes to schedule several other guest speakers to_ at~end as well, including Jim Melamed, a local attorney and 1!1ed1auon ~xpert to speak on mediation and nonviolent confltct re~oluuon methods and Steve Tice, director of the Eugene-Spnngfield Veterans; Center to offer discussion and reflection on his experiences as a Vietnam veteran and as director of the center. With the involvement of the many guest speakers and the Turn to Peace, page 3 photo by Michael Primrose For news and information, people the world over look to the Torch, carrying on 25 years of award winning journalism. This summer former Torch Photo Editor Mike Primrose joined many US citizens touring the Soviet Union, cap~ turing a few on film while they caught up on life back in the states. See the Sept. 29 issue of the Torch for stories and photographs of Moscow, Kiev, and Eugene's sister city Irkutsk. Native American rediscovers traditions by Bob Parker Torch Staff wn·1er ''People have tned to massacre the coyote but the coyote is stt"/1 here. One of the Indian people's sayings is, 'We 're just like the coyote; we 'II always be here. 11 Theresa Black Owl makes the companson between the coyote and her own Lakota tnbe, and as she does so, her infant daughter smiles and coos, as zf in agreement. Theresa Black Owl As a child herself, Black Owl lived on the Lakota reservation in White River, South Dakota, where her people tried to live by their traditional ways. "I remember the taste of medicine. I remember the smell of cedar burning and the sounds of the water drums in the Native American Church. I remember seeing sweat lodges that were hidden out in the woods. It (Native American religion) was illegal at that time." But time changed things. ''It all left when my great grandmother passed away," she recalls somberly. "She was the strong force in the family that kept everything together. Alcoholism hit our family really hard after that. The rituals and ceremonies that had been a part of Black Owl's childhood were only vague memories by the time she was a teenager. With the loss of her religion had come the loss of a spiritual center in her life. Her search to find that center led her on a long, circular journey through the best and the worst of both Indian and non-Indian cultures. ''I always had the feeling that something was missing and I never knew what it was.'' Today, Black Owl says she has rediscovered her spiritual path. She says she used to go to a missionary Turn to Tradition, page 2 Newest Board members are community college grads feel I have received a tremendous ~dvantage because of my Torch News Edilor attendmg and graduating from The LCC Board of Education a community college.'' appointed two new board Sorenson earned his members early this summer, bachelor's and master's degree both of whom have extensive in geography from the Universiexperience with community col- ty of Oregon before moving to leges -- as students, and as com- Washington, D. C. where he munity volunteers. worked in the Carter ad- Former LCC Student Body ministration. Among his exPresident Cindy Weeldreyer, periences was employment as an and Southwestern Oregon enviromental advisor to the Community College graduate Secretary of Agriculture. Peter Sorenson will fill the zone He has worked within the four and zone five seats, respec- LCC framework, volunteering tively. service on the LCC Budget Both say they are eager to Committee for the past three give something positive to the years. students and to the college. From student, graduate, and Sorenson community volunteer, he's ''I want to make it possible come to value the role of comfor more and more people to munity colleges, and feels ''the avail themselves of an opporpublic should realize that comtunity to improve their lives,'' munity colleges fullfill a very says Sorenson, a practicing . important mission.'' lawyer in Eugene. Sorenson fills Sorenson points out that it the seat vacated with the was the working people who resignation of Eugene r~presenfirst got community colleges off t a tve Mary Unruh, who the ground in Oregon. relocated with her husband to "We shouldn't forget our Ohio. heritage in terms of making it ''Most of my practice involves possible for the working people litigation, increasingly in citizen and the children of working enforcement of enviromental people to (gain) access to public laws," he says. higher education," he says. Sorenson graduated from Sorenson says he views SWCC in Coos Bay with an students, LCC staff, and the associate of arts degree. He also public as constituents of the colserved as news editor for the lege. "(Board members) are Southwester, the SWCC stupublic officials that people can dent newspaper. call on and bring questions to ''The reason I'm on the our concern," he says. "All of board is," he says, "is that I us have an open door policy.'' by Devan Wilson Traditions Weeldreyer Cindy Weeldreyer of Cottage Grove fills the position vacated by Mae Westfall Cook, who relocated to Portland. Her experience originates hf"re at LCC. After having served as an ASLCC senator Weeldreyer was elected student body president for the 1984-85 school year. She was ASLCC communications director during the fall of 1985, and was appointed student representative to the Oregon State Board of Education during the 1985-86 school year. She also was a staff writer for the Torch between 1984 and 1986. '' All of this has prepared me so well for my duties on the board now," she says. "Student government and also my work with the Torch gave me a real in-depth look at LCC and the different constituencies of LCC. I had my finger on the pulse of the college. ' ' Weeldreyer says that with her position on the board she is repaying the college. "I can say with all of my heart that I'm a product of LCC in many, many ways, and so this service on the board is just a love-gift back to the college for all that it's given me." Weeldreyer adds, "My goal as a board member is to continue to improve the communication among all the different constituencies of the college and the board, and to make good policy decisions that are in accordance with the feelings and ideas of the different constituencies.'' This fall Weeldreyer will attend Oregon State University for her final year in the study of journalism The appointment of W eeldreyer and Sorenson will run until March, when they must run for re-election to retain their seat on the board. continued from page 1 ---------------------------------- church on the reservation. ''They used to say we're all 'born sinners.' '' She turns her eyes toward the baby in her arms, unable to accept the Christian assertion that such a tiny child could be tainted with sin. ''The Indian religion says we're all born innocent.'' Circular Journey By the time she was 15, both her parents had died. She dropped out of school and, like so many teenagers in the late sixties, she sought comfort in drugs and alcohol. But all she found was crippling addiction. In her search for the meaning of life, she left South Dakota. In 1979 she was in California. Then she moved to Oregon. For the first time in her life she was making friends among non-Indian people and discovering that not all white people are prejudiced. In fact, it was non-Indians who helped her find the path that would lead her back to her people's traditonal ways. Her friends in Portland introduced her to Brave Buffalo, a Lakota medicine man who, ironically, had gone to boarding school years earlier with Black Owl's mother. Brave Buffalo became Black Owl's spiritual leader. Through the use of traditional Lakota medicine and cleansing rituals he was able to get her free of the drugs and alcohol that had clouded her mind for so long. Nearly two years after Brave Buffalo set her on the road to recovery, while participating in a sweatlodge ceremony, Black Owl realized that if she were ever to fully embrace the traditional ways, she must do so among her own tribe. .Pc\ge 2 Attorney Peter Sorenson and OSU journalism student Cindy Weeldryer, the latest to join the cadre of LCC's Board of Education, listen attentively at the Aug. 23 meeting. Septeipber 11,. 1989 When she returned to the reservation she saw the same poverty and alcoholism she remembered from before. But there was also something different, something at once old and new. The Freedom of Religion Act, passed by Congress in 1972, had once again made it legal for her people to practice their ancient ways. There was a small but thriving spiritual movement on the reservation and Black Owl was able to continue her spiritual growth. She ultimately became one of the Sun Dancers, a troupe which performs ceremonial dances. She maintains her involvement with the Sun Dancers to this day. Eventually Black Owl became homesick for the green beauty of the Pacific Northwest and for the many friends she had left here. She also had a strong desire to finish the education she had put on hold so many years earlier. So, in 1986, she moved to Eugene and enrolled at LCC, and became involved in the student government in 1988. But her passion was to continue her I work to bring about Brave Buffalo's vision of a time when people of all colors can live side-by-side with a respect for each others' culture and traditions. To this end, in the Spring of 1989 she formed the High Eagle's Nest Society, an organization through which she hopes to introduce sincere seekers of all colors to the religious traditions of Native American society. ''We are planning to be the doorway to people who are seeking to find their spiritual grounding. I don't want to slam the door on anyone who wants to learn.'' Th e·Torch Finally, Black Owl says, she feels a commitment to her own people. And through her travels and experiences, she has learned that it is possible to take the best of what the non-Indian world has to offer, without compromising her traditional values. The key to this, she maintains, is an open heart. "I feel really good that I'm awake, eyes open. I don't have to look through hate at people. It's (now) my job to educate still-angry Native American people." For she knows that, like the coyote, they will survive. Fall Welcome is slatedfor 1st week by Mary Kathleen Browning TORCH Entertainment Editor The Lane staff and student government begin the fall term with the annual Fall Welcome, running Sept. 25-29. To assist new and returning students, an information booth will be set up in front of the P.E. Building between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. everyday. Free popcorn will be available. The staff has also been asked to wear "Ask Me" buttons during the week to assist all students and visitors to the campus. Students and visitors should feel free to approach people wearing '' Ask Me'' buttons or T-shirts with any questions you may have. During the week, bands will offer entertainment in front of the cafeteria during the lunch hour. Friday a helicopter will drop over 1,000 numbered ping-pong balls on Bristol Square, the lawn in front of the Center Building, around 11:50 a.m. Each number will represent a prize, including pencils, pads, tooth brushes, term passes from LTD, and gift certificates from J.C. Penny's, the Emporium, Taco Time, and the Rainbow Mountain restaurant. Also on Friday, a Dunk Tank will operate in Bristol Square prior to the ping-pong drop and a barbeque lunch will be served at the north end of the Center Building between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The lunch menu will include barbequed beef and chicken, baked beans, corn on the cob, potato and tossed salads, rolls, fruit for dessert, and a drink. Lunches can be bought for $5.25, or a la carte . People, food, ucltement, maalc ... Children laughing, clowns smiling, hilarious competitions, dancing In the streets... Live It up with family. friends and neighbors at the Eugene Celebration! Instruc tor strives to foster peace by Devan Wilson TORCH News Editor Pay tribute to the Pacific Northwest with more than 55 outrageous events to stimulate the mind, body and spirit. Join the Celebration Parade, frolic at the Children's Fair, enjoy the Mayor's Fine Art Show, Indulge at an Extraordinary Eatery, catch stage after stage of ltve music-Including a free Jazz Festival! Tennis Tournament Faces and Places Mayor's Art Show Duck Race Multi-Image Slide Show Carnival Opening Ceremonies Fifth Avenue Jazz Festival Hot Air Balloons Oregon Wine Growers Association Country Roots 8th and Willamette Entertainment Area Extraodinary Eateries Hult Plaza Stage Native American Cultural Presentation Saddlebred Horse Show Souvenir /Information Kiosk Eugene Symphony's Battle of the Baton Jet Ski Races . Parade Radio-Controlled Car Races Street Dance Teen Car Show and Nostalgic Cars Volksmarch Wildlife Safari Elephant Rides Bike Race Classic Corner Community Booth Parkway Competitions: Fire Department Bucket Brigade Trike-a-ton Waiter /Waitress Competition Wheelchair Competition EWEB Open House Housewives' Tidy Bowl Rugby Tournament Saturday/ Farmers' Market Street Rod Car Show Youth Fair Activities Closing Ceremony Hult Center Tour MDA Bed Races Run(l and 8K) 9/22-9/24 9/22-10/29 9/22-10/29 9/23 9/23-24 9/28-10/1 9129 9/29-30 9/29-10/1 9/30 9/30-10/ 1 10-1 For more information, call or write: Eugene Celebration One Eugene Centre Eugene, Oregon 97401 (503) 687-5215 Ask Dr. De corum photo by Deborah Pickett by Carl Mottle Torch Staff Writer Dear Dr. Decorum: I'm a new student at LCC, and while I'm really turned-on about being here, I'm a little scared, too. Any suggestions? Shad 0. Phobic Dear Shad: You should he afraid of dating a snake handler, working high rise construction, or engaging in high-risk sex. It should temfy you that Michael Dukakis could run for public office again, or that the cu"ent The year was 1957 and 19-year-old Jerome Garger was at an indoctorination lecture at Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego, CA. A captain was telling the recruits what it meant to be a Marine, when a friend of Garger's asked about the implications of the then-current US government involvement in the Dominican Republic. "His response," remembers Garger, ' 'was that the Marines don't get involved in political rights and wrongs. The marines are trained killers, trained to do a job." But all through his years as a Marine, young Garger began to think about peace, and its implications. The year was 1964. Garger saw a film clip shown by Washington University's Students for a Democratic Society, ''showing Viet Cong prisoners being interrogated and tortured as American advisors watched. '' The clip made an impact on Garger. He began extensive research into Vietnam and its history. He also become involved as an anti-war organizer. One year later, when Garger was teaching at Forest Park Community College in the ghetto of St. Louis, MO, he was exposed to the viewpoints of black veterans returning from the horrors of Vietnam. Although black soldiers had no quarrel with the Viet Cong, they were told to kill them, then forced to return to the same racism and police brutality that had haunted their lives before they went to Asia. ' 'Seeing things from a black person's point of view (shows you) it's a real different America," says Garger. The collective impact of these and other incidents motivated Garger to play an active role in trying to foster peace within the iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Supreme Court is relatively young. Ho"or should grip your heart when you consider that the same bureaucracy which regulates nuclear power and environmental protection now has established guidelines for genetic engineen·ng. But coming to LCC shouldn't make you nervous at all. The rest of us are glad you 're here and we 'II help you any way we· can. Welcome to LCC. Dr. D. Dear Dr. Decorum: I am in a program of study which prepares me for a career that excites me and for which I have a real talent. But I've recently found out I won't make much money at my chosen profession and the opportunities for advancement are limited. Should I change my plans? Radley Radio Dear Radley: Only you know the best choices for yourself, hut I'll of fer a hit offolk wisdom for your consideration. ''Choose a career that you really love and you 'II never work a day in your life. '' Dr. D Dear Dr. Decorum: I don't know anyone on campus and I'm not sure how to meet people. It's lonely being the new person. Help me out. Mary Prankster Dear Mary: You could walk up to total strangers and ask their veiws of equestrian calisthenics, cardiovascular aerodyanamics, or . how differential expansion might impact the waistband of one's undergarments. However, it may he more productive to approach someone after class and ask to exchange names and phone numbers so that you and he Ishe could get assignments tf a class was missed. Or you could even start a study group. If nothing else works, start a rumor that you are a close personal friend of Madonna. Dr. D. Former US Marine to teach class on peace. world, as well as peace within himself. Over the next few years, while still teaching at Forest Park C. C., Garg er would routinely board a bus with other teachers and students on Fridays after classes, drive all night to in marches peace Washington, D.C. or New York City -- then return to St. Louis in time for Monday classes. ''It was inspiring to go to (the marches) and see half a million people who were opposed to the violence and madness,'' he says. And now, over 20 years later, Peace photo by Deborah Pickett Garger 1s still trying to foster peace. ''I have a desire to find a way of living so we don't destroy each other_and_our life support system," he says. And the key to fostering peace is educating the people. Equally important, Garger says, is finding peace in our own lives. He refers to a line in a hymn which he feels best sums this up: "Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.'' continued from page 1 Garger has received inspiration and support for the class from a variety of sources, including LCC President Jack Carter and Vice President of Instruction Jacquelyn Belcher. "I think "We are going to be they deserve praise and teaching each other,'' says recognition just for the atGarger. "I see myself as a titude,'' acknowledges Garger. master of ceremonies .'' resulting discussions, Garger foresees a classroom environment that provides a forum for the students to be educated, and also be a part of the education process. WELC OME TOLC C Camp us Ministry Center 242 747-4501 ext. 2814 We're Here For You The Torch September 11, 1989 Page 3 We could go on and on about all the great services at US. Bank. But we know sometimes all you need from us is money for a midnight pizza run. That's why we have more AlMs than any other bank in the :Northwest. It's also why we've made it so easy to sign up for a US. Bank Student Account. In fact, two bucks will do it: So hurry in to your nearest US. Bank ~ branch, before you statve to death. BANK L5 *Includes a Student Checking Account and a Student Savings Account for a low $2.00 monthly service charge. Member FDIC. © 1989 Page 4 September 11, 1989 The Torch- College able to present new offerings -- despite cuts photo by Deborah Pickett Dr. Jacquelyn Belcher by Devan Wilson TORCH News Editor In a time of continuous budget cuts, the college still has an obligation to see that the offerings and instructional programs meet the needs of the college and the students, says LCC's Vice-President oflnstruction. "Instruction is what we're all about," says Jacquelyn Belcher, who is responsible for all LCC class offerings, curriculum development, teaching personnel, instructional-support services, and delivery of instructional services. '') ust because you' re cutting the budget doesn't mean that (the college) is not going to have new options,'' Belcher says. Over $140,000 was cut from last year's budget for instruction, according to the final figures supplied by the college• budget analysists. ''When we cut the budget we look at the needs of the institution," says Belcher. In general, she says that some courses or programs are replaced when it is determined that ''they are no longer applicable to what the trends indicate they should be." But she says it is also possible to add new classes and instructional programs even in the face of budget cuts. Additions, Changes As examples, Belcher says the college has placed an emphasis on expanding computer facilities, training students in the uses of computers, improving teaching resources, and adding new classes. Torch News Editor "Opportunity thefts" and increased traffic problems increase in number and severity at the beginning of each college year. Both situations are always concerns for the Director of Campus Security Paul Chase and his staff. And Chase says both kinds of problems could be drastically reduced if students and staff members follow simple precautions. Chase says "opportunity thefts'' aren't premeditated, but occur as the opportunities present themselves. The wouldbe thief does not arrive on campus with the intent to steal, but rather chooses to do so when a situation arrises. "It's an opportunity they can't resist and they take the property," says Chase. To avoid being victimized Chase advises everyone at LCC to be conscious of their property -- to avoid leaving valuables in view within their parked cars, for example. Says Chase, "by doing that you don't create a 'display window' which may be attractive to those who may be 'shopping.' " Students should know they are also vulnerable to such thefts when they are relaxing, Chase says. He warns about leaving unattended books, purses, and supplies in the library, cafeteria, or any waiting area. Campus Security maintains a • This past summer, four LCC departments -- Data Processing, Communication, Mass Business, and Art and Applied Design -- pooled their resources to offer a single four-credit Introduction to Desktop Publishing class using Macintosh computers. The departments are offering two sections of the class this term. • An Applied Learning Research Center will provide support for instructors who request help in seeing that classroom needs are met. The center can provide instructional staff with research on teaching and learning methods, classroom observance and feedback, and student learning profiles. ''We need to be creating a learning community in every • She points out that the colway that we can,'' Belcher says. lege has added a seven- ''We should be teaching in a computer Macintosh room in variety of ways because not the Center Building Computer everybody learns the same Lab since last year. And another , way." 12 Macs are scheduled for installation sometime after Oct. 1, funded by a $105,041 federal Title III Stengthening Academic Programs Grant. When not used for direct classroom teaching, the Macintoshes will be available for • In the Math Department, some of the funds from the Math Resource Center are now being shifted to offer more math classes. ''The (Math) Department is looking at retention of students and recognizing that there were some student needs not being met' ' by independent math study in the lab, Belcher explains. ''The (Math) faculty has worked exceedingly hard to try to figure out how to best serve and retain students and help students finish any math sequence that has been started.'' • In the Science Department the two-course Anatomy and Physiology program is being modified into a three-course sequence, according to Belcher. Department Instructor Tom Wayne says the two-course program was intensive, and by adding the third course the department will be able to provide more in-depth training to nursing students. • The Social Science Depart- ment is offering Trends in Peace Studies, taught by Jerome Garger who normally teaches through the Department of English, Foreign Language, and Speech. The new course will examine issues such as human rights, ecocide, and poverty (see related story, page 1). • Belcher also makes note of the Electronic Music Program in the Performing Arts Department, which she says is growing in stature and recognition. • And · the vice president says that the development of a new "Block Transfer Agreement" will increase demand for basic course sequences. Beginning this fall, this plan permits most recipeints of Oregon community college associate of arts degrees to transfer with junior standing directly to the states' four year schools. ' 'That's going to cause us to shift money. (We must) be sure we have enough sections of certain courses that go into the block transfer," she says. STUDENT MEDICAL INSURANCE Security problems always rise with beginning of fall term by Devan Wilson students who have paid the $4 lab fee. Lost and Found service however, and Chase asks that if anyone finds or loses property to report the information to the security office, located upstairs in the Campus Services Building near the east parking lot and Perfor~ing Arts Building. The problems associated with increased traffic, according to Chase, result from students arriving on campus in the early morning hours for reasons independent from their class schedules -- to locate classes, renew old aquaintances, or make bookstore purchases. Traffic back-ups often extend beyond the parking lots and onto 30th Avenue, Chase says. Anticipating increased congestion, Campus Security personnel are planning to direct traffic for the first three days of classes. ''When we start to take control of the flow of traffic, ' ' says Chase, ''the resulting factor is that (traffic) moves slower. Consequently, we will only engage in directing traffic when we realize our efforts won't make it worse than it is, or, if in our perception safety is becoming an issue.'' Chase says that students can help ease traffic by arriving on campus in accordance with their class schedules. He also asks that students avoid the west parking lot, which fills very early, and be aware that parking is available in the east and northeast lots, off Eldon Schafer drive. Chase says these lots seldom fill. Available to all students taking 6 or more college credit classes, also available to their dependents. $25,000. Maximum medical expenses during policy year PER accident or illness $50.00 Cash deductible PER accident or illness Benefits paid at 80% after deductible Basic accident benefit pays 100% for first $300 after deductible All conditions ru-st manifesting prior to your coverage will not be covered. 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Drop by the Counseling/ Advising Center any time from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The center is also open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., although no counselers are available on Saturday. If you have questions call ext. 2204. Counseling Department The Counseling Department is a multi-faceted service covering many student support areas. These include: • Career Informat ion Centers offer an extensive career library and computerized career guidance . service. • Career and Life Planning provide help to students investigating the world of work, setting career goals or changing majors. • Assessment and Testing provides placement tests to help students choose appropriate classes for their skill levels. Tests are required to students who plan to enroll in certain math and/ or English classes. Resource Center The Student Resource Center (SRC) provides information and referral services on housing, child care, and ride sharing. The SRC will also coordinate free food distribution on campus. The SRC is located outside the library on the second floor of the Center Building, ext. 2342. Page 6 September 11, 1989 The 1 cnli Financial Aid Check Cashing Policy The Financial Aid Office coordinates disbursement of financial aid from state and federal sources. Office counter hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through friday, although the counter will remain open until 7 p.m. on Sept 12, 19, 25 and 26. Office phone hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Starting in November, hours will be posted and contingent on student use. Financial Aid will also be open two Saturdays for Weekend College, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Financial Aid is located adjacent to the main lobby on the second floor of the Center Building. Students may cash checks up to $5 on the first floor of Administ ration the Building. There are some limits and requirements . Students must be currently enrolled and show updated photo ID, and one other peice of ID. They must have a current address and phone number on the check. The college will not cash two party checks. There is an $8 charge on returned (NSF) checks. Two Automatic Teller Machines -- U.S. Bank and SELCO -- are located on the first floor of the Center Building next to the cafateria. Mechanics When its curriculum has specific needs, the Mechanics Department repairs selected automobi les and farm machiner y. Telephon e 747-4501, ext. 2388 for mechanics, ext. 2386 for farm equipment, and ext. 2385 for auto body and paint repairs. Student Activities Activities Student schedules and coordinates non-academic events and services -- including political activities, meetings, information tables, bake sales, postings on bulletin boards, and chartering of clubs and organizations. Student activities is located on the second floor of the Center Building, ext. 2336. The TORCH The Torch is an awardwinning student publication managed entirely by students with staff advisors. Published each Friday, The Torch procomprehe nsive vides coverage of activities of interest to LCC students and staff. Work study, SFE, and volunteer positions are available. Interested students should contact Editor Micheal Omogrosso or News Editor Devan Wilson at the Torch office, 205 center Building, just past the Counseling Center, or call ext. 2657. S: Veterans' OfJ The LCC Vetera1 certifies eligible se sons and depenc several financial programs, and tutorial services to • qualify as well. The office is loca second floor of tl Building, Room 2663 and 2664. The Disabled Outreach Program tative from the ~ Employment Offi available for coun employment refer: veterans on W from 1 p.m. to 4 : Counseling and . Center Employment /Pl Office Legal Servi The Student Le! Offices, spons ASLCC, offers frei vices to camp students and Hi; Completion stud pay the mandato~ The office is 255B Center Bui 2340. Food Seri Employment/Placement Office This service provides students with informatin about full and part-time job openings with employers in the Eugene/ Springfield area. The college's employment service offers student service, employm ent graduate placement, resume service, and college workstudy placement. The office is located in the Forum Building, Room 311. Call 726-2217. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Food Serv a cafeteria and a located on the f the Center Build Cafeteria hout day through Frie to 1:30 p.m., am 8:30 a.m. to 2 p The •Snack B Monday througl 10:30 a.m. tc Fridays, 10:30 p.m. and Satu a.m. to 2 p.m. served all day. The Food ~ operates all machines on can sERV I C Es~~~~~~~~~ I ;• tns' Office Veterans' Office ible service perdependants for ncial assistance and provides ces to those who ~11. is located on the r of the Center lOOm 217, ext. .64. abled Veterans :ogram representhe Springfield t Office will be : counseling and : referrals for all n Wednesdays . to 4 p.m. g and Advising :enter ~nt /Placement )ffice 1Services :nt Legal Services iponsered by !rs free legal sercampus credit d High School students who tdatory $ 5 fee. e is located in r Building, ext. 1d Service l Service operates and a snack bar, the first floor of Building. hours are Monh Friday, 7 a.m. 1., amd Saturdays o 2 p.m. ek Bar is open L .rough Thursday, to 9 p.m., 1. ):30 a.m. to 5 Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. Breakfast is ay. od Service also all vending n campus. f Campus Ministry Campus Ministry offers both denominational and non-denominational suppon services to students. It is located on the second floor of the Center Building, Room 242, ext. 2814. Campus Ministry is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Library In addition to its collection of 58,000 books, 300 magazines per year, and 18,000 audio and video cassettes and films, the library provides students access to photocopy machines, microfilm, microfiche, video tape • players, and newspapers, college catalogs, and collections of telephone diretories, as well as monitors for viewing telecourses. The Library also offers an interlibrary loan service. It provides visual enlargers for students with impaired v1s10n. Students must present their photo ID cards to check out any materials. Located on the second floor of the Center Building. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For Weekend college the library will be open Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Disabled Student Services This office provides assistance with admission, registration, advising and resource referral. It provides disabled people with notetakers, interpreters, tutoring, recorders, test proctors, and loans in various equipment. This office sponsors the Disabled Advisory Club. It is located in the Center Building, Room 213C, or call ext. 2662. Renaissance Room The Renaissance Room, a student-operated restaurant, provides gourmet meals for students, staff and the community while training future chefs, waitpersons and bus people. Hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 11: 30 a.m. to 1: 30 p.m. beginning Oct. 10. Prices are less than $5 for a four course meal. Reservations are recommended. The Renaissance Room is located on the north side of the cafateria, first floor of the Center Building. For reservations call ext. 2697 Or 2843. ASLCC The Associated Students of Lane Community College (ASLCC) is the elected student government that serves student needs and interests at the college administration level as well as lobbying for students on state and national levels by participating in the United States Student Association (USSA) and the Community Colleges of Oregons Student Associations and Commisions (CCOSAC). The ASLCC is supported by a mandatory $5 fee paid by students during registration. This income allows ASLCC to support many services including: subsidized LTD bus passes, legal services, the Student Resource free (SRC), Center telephones, student lounge areas, photo ID, voter registration, club promotions may drop in or call. events and act1v1t1es. Students who wish to participate or have suggestionsmay drop in or call. Senate meetings are held Mondays at 4 p.m. in the LCC Boardroom. Located in Center 479, ext. 2330. Women's Awareness Center The Women's Awareness Center serves as an entry point for women beginning their college experience, and as a resource center, providing support and encouragement. The center offers information and referral service to campus and community resources. The center also offers information on Women's Program course offerings and the Displaced Homemaker Program. Work study positions are avaiable at the center. The office is located in Center 213. Coordinator Izetta Hunter's telephone number is ext. 2335. Bookstore The LCC bookstore offers a wide variety of items, including textbooks, school supplies, gifts and cards, LTD bus tokens and passes. The bookstore also buys back used books from students at the end of each term. The mai~ campus store is located on the third floor of the Center Building. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Downtown Center Bookstore Annex is located on the first floor of the Downtown Center, in front of the elevator. From Sept. 25 to Oct. 13, OTC hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. From Oct. 13 to the end of the term, hours are 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Both main campus and OTC will be open only Saturdays for Weekend College, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. Main campus hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and OTC hours are to be posted. Turn To Student Services, page 8 The Torch September 11, 1989 Page 7 ___ ___ _____ Student Services Denali The Denali is a literary ans publication featuring creative works by LCC students and faculty presented in a magazine format. Submissions of poetry, writing, photography, graphic arts and photographs of sculpture may_ be made to Editor Della Lee at Center 479D, or call ext. 2830. KLCC LCC operates award-winning public radio station KLCC-FM (89. 7). The station serves Western and Central Oregon 20 hours daily, 365 days each y~ar at 86,000 watts. KLCC has openings for Work Study students, and also needs volunteers possessing a ThirdClass Operator's license, radio experience and a knowledge of folk and jazz music. Persons interested in working in music broadcasting or as a production assistant should contact Don Hein, ext. 2190. Persons interested in radio news can contact Tripp Sommer, ext. 2485. KLCC also needs three office volunteers each term. Interested people should contact Lynne Phillips, ext. 2224. 7 continued from page _____;__ CED LCC 's Cooperative Education Division (CED) program is designed to provide on-the-job education and training while offering college credit for the experience. For funhur information contact Division Head Bob Way at the CED office located on the second floor of the Apprenticeship Building, or call 726-2203. Computer Labs Two computer labs are available for students. The Microcomputer Lab is located in the Health Building, Room 201. It is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., or call ext. 2288. The Center Lab is located on the fourth floor of the Center Building, Room 423. It is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and Fridays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or call ext. 2436. Dental Clinic The LCC Dental Hygiene Clinic offers limited dental care to adults and children throughout Lane County. ;..._ ____,:_.;;..__ After a free 20-minute evaluation, adult patients can have their teeth cleaned for a fee from $12 to $15. Children are charged $9. A full set of X-rays costs $10. X-rays of molars are provided free with cleaning. - The Dental Clinic is located in Health 274, or call. 726-2206. Child Care LCC provides two Child Development Centers for the children of students and community members. The service is limited to children ages six weeks to five years. Since space is limited, no "drop-in" service is available. Applications are available at the Health Occupations Dept. Office, Room 107, ext 2524. Student Health Services At the Student Health Center, registered LCC students pay no · fees for primary health care, first aid, health counseling, V.D. tests and treatment, health pamphlets, and referrals. It does charge fees for physical exams, pregnancy tests, tuberculin tests, birth control services, and the women's clinic. ___ __ --'-- The SHS is located in the Center Building, Room 126, ext. 2665, at the end of the cafateria nearest to the snack bar. Its hours on Monday through Thursday are 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Friday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1: 30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Theatre The LCC Theatre is now selling tickets for its 5-play season. This season's plays are: • The Woolgatherer -- Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11. • The 1940 's Radio Hour: Christmas Broadcast -- Nov. 30 Dec. 2 and Dec. 8 - 16. • An Evening of One-Act Plays -- Feb. 9, 10, 16, 17. • Amadeus -- May 4, 5, 10 - 12, 18, 19. • An Evening of New Plays -May 25, 26, June 1, 2. Tickets are $6 each. Shows begin at 8 p .m. Playgoers may purchase tickets at the box office, in the Theatre lobby, or by calling 726-2202. The scheduled box office hours are 12 noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and two hours prior to each performance. TIIlNK SMART. -- -- KEY-BANK. Use Your Key. Key Bank is committed to educational opportunities in Oregon. For undergraduate work, postgraduate work, you name it. That's why we offer a variety of special financial services to meet the growing needs of today's college student. You'll see it in our products and in the way we do business. So think smart. Think Key Bank Ask about our special student financial services. • Free Key Choice Checking with a $100 balance • Cash Machines for 24-hour a day, 7-day a week banking convenience • Student Loans to help manage the high cost of higher education • VISA®&MasterCard® For details, stop by any Key Bank of Oregon office today. v,...et \ot -.,- \: ' G~ece\,e ·aton ouuS ,. tl\e icco\}n\ i,\\ \)en it\~ e,\i\ - coull°n \01 ,,v \O '-,. .. c,\\ei''"'"""" ~" l\\'i ·a\ \)'ll\\Cl\)l\\l\'t, ,\\e\ iovvo ,,(\\':>\0\'(\el, ~<>-,r ~BANK Member FDIC. Equal Opportunity Lender. Page 8 September 11, 1989 Tlze Torch Paying for ·education raises tmancing questions by Colleen Ebert Torch Staff Wn'ter Although arriving at a satisfactory course schedule is a challenge, the toughest juggling act often arises over the question , ' 'How will I pay for my education?' Financial aid may be the answer. Students should not write themselves off because they have a pan -time job, have a spouse who has an income , or because they are a dependent student living with their parents. The fact is, each applicant's financial need is calculated by the difference between school costs (tuition, books, transportation, living expenses, childcare as well as other special costs) and the applicant's financial resources (savings, wages, parental contributions). And financial aid offices across the country are able to prepare individual plans for eligible students. In fact, there are a variety of ''packages'' available. The purpose of financial aid is to bridge the gap between student resources and the cost of going to school. Linda DeWitt, Assistant Director of LCC's Financial Aid Office, repons that her office processed nearly 4,700 applications for the 1988-89 college year. Although not all of these applications resulted in awarded funds, the Financial Aid Office processes every application which is submitted. But DeWitt says that one of the biggest misconceptions is that students can arrive on campus on Sept. 15, apply for aid, and expect to have money at the start of fall term. She would like students to understand that it takes the federal government more than eight weeks to review applicants for aid and respond to the LCC office. In many cases, the government requires verification of special information before allowing the college to mail award letters to qualifying students. The LCC office will continue to process applications for this year, 1989-90, up until May 1, 1990. The ideal time to apply for the 1990-91 college year, she says , is January . " But students can apply any time. '' How to Apply "The first step," says DeWitt, ''is to come to the Financial Aid Office counter and pick up a Financial Aid Form (F AF) . Of course , students must apply for admission at LCC in addition to requesting financial aid.'' The Financial Aid Office is located on the second foor of the Center Building . The counter staff is available from ~ ~,:;, t tHtt: Chris Hainley, financial aid specialist. Questions, answers by Don Standeford Torch Staff Writer Why do the 11 Financial Aid Office staff members ask students applying for assistance so many questions? 10 a.m. to S p .m. Monday through Friday to provide information and assistance. TYPES OF AID The LCC office can assemble a "package" of financial aid from federal, state, and private sources -- a combination of grants, loans , college work study, and perhaps scholarships. Funds are available for full-time students, as well as part-time enrollees. While educational loans must be repaid, grants, earnings, and scholarships need not be repaid. Re-payment of most student loans begins within six to nine months from the time the student ceases to be at least a halftime student. The amount of funding a student receives also depends on the availability of funds. For example, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants , Perkins Loans, and College Turn to Paying, page 11 , • Ask Chris Hainley. He is a certificate from the UniversiFinancial Aid Specialist and ty of Portland. • Before coming to Eugene has been working for the students of LCC since May of he received his on-the-job training working five years _ last year. ''Our number one service for the Oregon Institute of is to the students," he says. Technology, much of that ''But in a sense we are serv- time in the Financial Aid Ofing the people (taxpayers), fice. too." He says Finacial Aid ''This is the best office I workers must collect perti- have ever worked for.'' He nent information in order to acknowledges the ''team effort" of the advisors, adverify students' elgibility. So he offers a few words of ministrators, and College advice for those planning to Work Study workers. file for financial aid. Fill in A resident of Springfield, the blanks on all forms; Hainley was born and raised always respond quickly when an Oregonian, his roots asked for information; read· reaching back to a large instructions carefully; and Catholic family in Ponland. ask questions rather than Hainley enjoys playing telling long drawn out mandolin in a folk group for stories. St. Alice Catholic Chuch in Hainley attributes most of Springfield and has won a his success as a specialist to few trophies showing on-the-job training, but says Labrador Retrievers he has that his education has helped trained. him much as well. He earned ''Financial Aid is one his bachelor's degree in place that has a tangible efliberal arts at Mt. Angel fect on a person getting their Seminary, northeast of education.'' Salem, has attended St. With a sudden flurry of Thomas graduate school, just phone calls, Hainley dives north of Seattle, and has back to his part in helping earned an Oregon teacher's students get their education. JOIN THE TORCH STAFF in any capacity you wish * PRODUCTION ASSISTAN T * PRODUCTION STAFF * DISTRIBUTION MANAGER * ADVERTIS ING ASSISTANT * RECEPTIONIST Work/Study and CWE credits are available for all positions. Pick up an application from Michael Omogrosso in the TORCH office, located in 205 Center Bldg. or call 747-4501, extension 2656. The Torch September 11, 1989 Page 9 ED IT ORI AL S ..iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii Take advantage of unique opportunit ies It was against ''the rules,'' my principal told me. I seem to asking, his remember rhetorically I'm sure, why his best students were rebelling so. photo by Deborah Pickett by Michael Omogrosso Torch Editor Twenty years ago I was begin- . ning my senior year of high school. I was called before the principal and reprimanded for growing lambchop sideburns and a mustache. And one morning, a senior from one of my classes came up to me and asked if I would wear an arm band for Earth Day. I liked her and thought saving the earth was a good idea so I said yes. I don't know where she is now, but saving the earth still sounds good. This summer we've all heard much about what was happening 20 years ago -- the apex of the love and peace movement of the sixties, civil rights, civil disobedience, free love, and humans walking on the moon. But much more than love beads and incense, 20 years saw earnest steps to correct social injustice. Learning institutions began gearing to the students' needs, not molding the student to the structure of the institute: community colleges like LCC were the rage. The word "organic" gained popular acceptance as meaning natural, and ecological awareness was in vogue. Twenty years ago the Pacific Crest Trail moved from idea to reality; LCC was getting accustomed to this campus and birthed a literary and art magazine, the "Concrete Statement" -- now called "Denali"; the Oregon Country Fair began. And, of course, 20 years ago was the first time in the United States that the American public told those in authority to put the brakes on military aggression, to stop the war that was • not a war in Vietnam. It was an attempt to achieve a kinder, gentler world, an attempt to break the ancient rules of "might is right." And now, 20 years later, the two superpowers of the world are at least looking at peace as a real possibility. And 20 years ago I said nothing to my principal, the one in authority. But this is how I would respond now. I (and others like me) rebelled because you taught us to think for ourselves, whereupon I discovered that some of the rules were wrong. Twenty years from then is now and a brave new world unfolds before us. People the world over are remanifesting the examples of two decades ago and creating destiny. As students of 1989 we can take advantage of the opportunities to learn the tools of change here at LCC. We can get involved in the future by joining student government, a debate team, or one of the many clubs. Or, simply share our views with others in conversation or letters to the editor and 20 years from now you can say, ''I told them 20 years ago that ... '' LCC offers a stepping stone to success by Jack Carter Inten·m President, LCC Welcome to Lane! Congratulations on your decision to be part of the College's twenty-fifth year of building successes. Use the resources you find here well and you 'll find yourself on the way to achieving success as you define it. You are a participent in the creation of the new future for which you strive. Don't think of yourself as simply a recipient of a service, or you' re likely to leave here in a year or two relatively unchanged. You have come here to enhance your value to yourself, those who love you, and that prospective employer who has just the job you want. There's a verse that you might want to put on your bulletin board: Education is not something that is acquired. It is a fluid, interactive process. You have the right and the obligation to be involved actively in your own development. Each is given a bag of tools, A shapeless mass, a book of rules And each must make, before life has flown A stumbling block, or a stepping stone. Throw yourself into the challenge of learning! Find ways to improve your ability to learn and apply them to your class assignments. This is the best chance you' 11 have to shape up what you recognize as your skills deficiencies and to polish up the strengths upon which you' 11 build your future career. I'm glad you're at Lane. Chances are this is the best place you could be at this • time. I suspect you' 11 look back in a few years and agree. Make the most of it. Apply yourself to carving out a stepping stone to success. photo by Deborah Pickett ASLCC president encourage s student involvement proved funding for a part-time specialist in the prevention of substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases. Once this person is hired, he/she will offer free counseling through the Student Health Office. • ASLCC Cultural Director Randy Brown has been hard at work organizing January's Martin Luther King Celebration. I am confident that it will be as big a success as last year's event. • Five members of the student government -- Vice-President Magdalene Ang, and Senators Bette Dorris, Bill Lowery, and Marcia Sullivan, and I -- drove by Andy Harris to Berkeley, Cal. , to attend the ASLCC President Congress of the United annual On behalf of the student Association, a Student States government, I welcome . D. C. -based Washington, sumthe Over LCC. to students represents which organization mer the Associated Students of across the from students college Lane Community College nation. (ASLCC) staff has accomplished We exchanged thoughts with a great deal to prepare for this other student leaders on such college year. topics as financial aid, tuition, • In June, ASLCC met at rights, childcare, student Silver Falls to work on our obissues, and minority disability jectives for this year and undissues topping the list. We wind from last year. High returned exhausted, but full of among our goals is implementagreat ideas. tion of a childcare program that For those of you not familiar will fit the needs of the students ASLCC and the services it with who require childcare facilities let me list a few: LCC provides, in order to complete their card, subsidized I.D. student education. • In addition, the senate ap- LTD bus pass (three months for Page 10 September 11, 1989 Th e Torch the price of two); free legal service four days a week on the main campus; sponsorship of student clubs; Student Resource Center (in front of the library); regular cultural events, such as week-day performances by local bands; the Martin Luther King Celebration ; support of the Multi-Cultural Center; and support of political forums dealing with both domestic and international issues . All these events and services -- and MANY MORE -- are paid ASLCC also facilitates the resolution of student grievances and acts as YOUR voice to the college administration and Board of Directors. • ASLCC worked dilegently this summer along with the Administrative Assistant to Student Services Joyce Kofford to bring you Fall Welcome (see page 12 of this Torch) . I especially thank Lynn Johanna-Larson, Bette Dorris, Rodney Johnson, Magdalene Ang, Chuck Dorr, Randy for with your $5 student fee . Brown, and Joyce for the hard work they have done to make Fall Welcome a success. I encourage every student to visit ASLCC at least once this year on the fourth floor of the Center Building, on the south side of the main stairway. ASLCC senate meetings are held every Monday at 4 p .m . in the Board Room on the second floor of the Administration Building. I wish you all a successful school year. Torch Michael Omogrosso Editor Devan Wilson News Editor Mary Browning Art & Entertainment Editor Paul Morgan Sports Editor Deborah Pickett Photo Editor Staff Writers: Colleen Ebert, Carl Mottle, Bob Parker, Don Standeford Production Staff: Karin Ca"oll, John Kane, Tyonia Wells The Torch is a student-managed newspaper published on Fridays, September through May. News stories are compressed, concise repons 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. Editorials are the opinion of the Torch editorial board and are unsigned. Columns and commentaries are published with a byline and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Torch. Forums are essays contributed by Torch readers and are News & Editorial Advisor Production Manager Production Advisor Advertising Advisor Printer Pete Peterson Patn'cia Bu"ows Dorothy Weame ]an Brown Springfield News 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, include phone number and address . 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 correspondence to: the Torch, Room 205 Center Building, 4000 E. 30th Ave . Eugene, OR, 97405. Phone 747-4501 ext. 2655. Student activism hones communication skills In praise of the extracurricular life Commentary by Ann Romine for the Torch FranJohnson will tell you her experience as a Lane student was more than just classroom learning, and she insists that the extra dimension helped her discover how to earn success in business. She says her secret was simple: she found ways to learn outside as well as inside the classroom. Her extracurricular involvement with students, instructors, and department heads as ASLCC vice president, she says, helped her gain the confidence and skills she uses these days to direct marketing and sales for Eugene's Golden Temple Natural Foods Bakery. Johnson came to Lane in 1982 from a rural background. Her interest was in auto mechanics. But, she believed the traditionally male-dominated vocational areas needed changes in order to provide equal opportunities and rights ·for females. She says she decided to fight for change. She went for, and got, changes in the way some LCC in classes were taught language used, in films shown, and in class participation. Johnson says she pushed for those changes through meetings with instructors and others, letters to the Torch, petitions, meetings with department advisory groups, and contact with the Women's Center and Counseling Department. She established a Women in Trades ----------~ CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE====;;;; SERVICES====;;; TYPING, 75 cents/page. Fast, accurate, professional. 726-1988. GOOD FRENCH 3 / 4 size student violin. $175, Firm. Lorna Funnell, ext. 2906 or Nick 342-4817 evenings/weekends. SENSATIVE, AFFORDABLE WEDDING photography by an experienced photographer. Deborah Pickett, 746-3878. YAMAHA CLASSICAL GUITAR. Excellent condition. $150 484-5736. WANTED EVENTS;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; BINGO GAME! 7 p.m., second Tuesday of each month . Lowell Fire Hall 389 N . Pioneer. Raising money to buy~ new medic unit. ~~~ OPPORTUNITIES THE EUGENE CONCERT Choir has openings. Call Diane Retallack, 343-1082 for an audition . POETS! WRITERS! Submit your work Denali, LCC's award-winning literary an magazine . 4790 Center, ext 2830. to ARTISTS! PHOTOGRAPHERS! Submit you work to Denali, LCC's awardwinning literary art magazine, by Oct. 20 . 4790 Center, ext. 2830. Former ASLCC Vice President Fran Johnson club, based on common experiences and issues. According to Johnson it worked because Lane provided the support necessary for changes to occur. ' 'Students are given power," she says, "and are offered many resources, vehicles to act. Other schools are not the same. '' Her successes stirred her to run for and win the ASLCC vice president office, and to change her major to political science. Johnson acted on her interest in students' rights, and how rights can be violated by instructors when grades are on the line. She tried to "evaluate the institution by the students' standards, and challenge the school. ''I discovered how to make black and white out of shades of grey,' ' says Johnson. During her political career at LCC, she dealt with issues of race, intimidation, and sexual harassment. She became a peer advisor for students to try to help with their problems, open doors, and get them involved in the system. "I learned how to define what was okay, what was not, and how to act on it. I learned how to deal with an issue, support it, and offer a solution.'' She says her push for social changes helped her learn how to negotiate, how to lead, write, organize a presentation, and develop the public speaking skills necessary to her work as a manager and sales representative. Most importantly, she learned self-confidence, ''how to believe in myself.'' Johnson says she learned the importance of a good reputation, and that communication is the key to working with people. She says she in now confident, can stand up herself, and do her job nationally as well as locally for Golden Temple. ''I'm not complacent now. My experience was not easy, but it was not bad. I learned far more than I would have by just going through the classroom program.'' MEXICO MYSTERIES: Yucatan! Dec 14-21, under $1400. Lorna Funnell, ext. 2906/342-4817 . 10/15/89 deadline. Great X-mas present! Paying SCULPTURES, POTTERS, JEWELRY DESIGNERS - Denali, LCC's literary art magazine would like to consider your an for publication. Deadline entry is Friday, Oct. 6. For more info, come to Denali, 4790 Center, ext 2830. HELP WANTED WORK STUDY JOBS available at Denali, . LCC's award-winning literary an magazine . Interest or experience in magazine production, darkroom or office work helpful. 4790, Center, ext. 2830 . ATTENTION - HIRING! Government jobs - your area. $17,840 - $69,485. $29 . 95 refundable fee. Call 1-602-838-8885, ext . R12165 . 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Included in this process is the Selected Service Compliance Certification which requires students to place themselves in one of two catagories: that they are either registered for the draft or are not required to register. As of the 1989-90 college year, students receiving federal financial aid grants are required ASLCC free legal services for registered LCC students to complete an Anti-Drug Abuse Certification Act form. This form certifies that students haven't had their rights suspended because of drug convictions, and that they will not use, distribute or produce drugs while receiving federal student aid. Lastly, students have the option of signing a form which could enable them to charge books, fees, and school supplies against their grant or loan. As of this year, Pre-Loan Advising Sessions are mandatory for students receiving both Perkins and Stafford Student Loans. DeWitt says, "This requirement came about due to pressure from Congress to reduce loan default. It is important for students to understand what borrowing money means -that it is a loan and students are responsible to repay the loan.'' Sessions are held at the main campus, the Downtown Center, Cottage Grove Center, and Siuslaw Center in Florence. DeWitt says, "We want to take the service to the students living in those areas rather than require them to drive to LCC." The Financial Aid Office plans to conduct a session in Siuslaw one day a month. An advisor will be available throughout that day to answer questions and help people with problems. • 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 LCC Women's Volleyball gets underway when the Titans host Green River Community College at LCC on Sept. 13, before traveling to Lassen College in California for the Lassen Tounament on Sept. 15. LCC then meets Linn-Benton Community College at LCC on Sept 21, before competing in the Clark/Scaggit MiniTournament on Sept. 23. For more on Coach Lisa Youngman's team, see the Sept. 29 issue of the Torch. Attorneys 860 E.13th 44 W. 10th • 344-3555 Rick A. Harder Ed Butler Kinko's Copies Open 7 Days The Torch Septembft .J.J., ;1989 Page _ll Man born on campus 20 years ago returns to enroll by D evan Wilson Torch News Editor The only person ever born on LCC 's campus will return as a full-time student. John Lester, now 20, was born on May 6, 1969 in what was then . the LCC Infirmary. His mother Phyllis, then a clerical student, was waiting for a ride home when she realized it was time to deliver. LCC nursing instru ctor Arlene Underhill gathered four nursing students to assist with the baby-'s birth . ''It was kind of a blur,'' she says of the birth. "The part I remember most is the ambulance ride to the hospital. " Lester was aware of the circumstances surrounding his birth. "She (Lester's mother) had told me a long time ago that I was born here," he says. Lester had told his friends, but otherwise it had been a private matter. Phyllis Lester was unmarried at the time, and had requested that college officials keep her name private. The college did such a good job that all records of the mother 's identity were lost, and remained so until this past week. In a Sept. 5 article, Register-Guard columnist Don Bishoff reported that LCC was seeking to locate mother and son to include them in the college' s 2 5 year anniversary celebration . photo by Deborah Pickett Phyllis Lester and her son John are living proof that LCC serves generations of Lane County residents.John returns to LCC , his place of birth, twenty years later to prepare for a career in sound engineering. The family did not see the article, but a friend of Lester's contacted him the same day the column appeared. ''I thought I had done something wrong when my friend told me that they were looking for me," he says. BACKSTAGE It was by chance that Lester While a junior at Springfield was even in Eugene to hear the High School, he toured the old news. In fact, he had planned to infirmary with a Health Ocdepart Eugene on Sept. 5 for • cupations class and ·mentioned to his teacher that he was born Nampa, Idaho to live with relatives and look for employthere, but nothing was made of ment. the matter. When he learned that he was Lester had always wanted to the being sought by LCC, he go to college but dido' t feel he came to the campus where he would have the chance. was an "instant celebrity . " ''For one thing,'' his mother "Actually I don't see what says, "finances didn't look too good this year. ' ' the big deal is," Lester says. But the Register-Guard article mentioned that there was a possibility that a scholarship could be set up for him. Lester came to campus to see if this was the case, and began the enrollment process. DANCEWEAR that her son's education would be paid for, but she didn 't anticipate it actually happening. Director of Institutional Advancement Larry Romine says that although nothing is definite, Lester should be able to receive funding for fall term. She says she is ''pleasantly surprised. ' ' ''I think we'll find the money,'' he says. ''I'm not worried a bit. '' ''I never thought at the time that this would be the end result." Romine says Lester will have to apply for financial aid for winter term funding, but he thinks Lester will have no problems meeting the required criteria. Lester will also apply for a Pell Grant, and seek to obtain a work study position, according to Romine. Lester says he will study audio production with the ultimate goal of mixing the sound for his favorite bands. ''It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time,'' he says. ''Now's my chance, so I'm going to jump at the bit, so to speak." Phyllis Lester was told at the birth by the president .of LCC • DANCEWEAR CAPEZIO BARYSHNIKOV MARIKA DANSKIN &MANYMORE Note corrections to registration booklet by Michael Omogrosso • DANCE SHOES CAPEZIO BLOCH FREED • 100% COTTON CLOTHING For Dance & Theater 41 W. Broadway Downtown Mall• 686-2671 Page 12 September 11, 1989 Th e Torch Torch Editor Returning students will appreciate the new magazine-style booklet for listing the LCC class offerings. In days gone by it was not uncommon to lose students beneath the sheets of the old newspaper format listings. Now, though, a quick flick of the wrist brings the inquiring student from Art and Applied Design to Study Skills. Alas, two mistakes did creep in: • On page 27 under What Happens When You Drop A Class, Saturday of the first week was listed as the last day students could drop a class and still receive a full refund. For all weekday classes, Friday of the first week (Sept. 29) is the last day to drop and get a 100 percent refund. For Saturday classes, the Friday of the Schedule Form c,..,,, Press Enter Press Add Code Sequence Number Pound r'7 [1] l!:l [1] ~ [1] ~ ~ rn - ~ [1] ~ Press Drop Code Enter Sequence Number ,--.., ~ rn rn rn l!:l l!:l ~ ,,,.,., - ~· Key 0 0 0 0 0 PreH Pound Key 0 0 0 1W1 I IIII I I SAVE THIS WORKSHEET - It Is• record of your schedule. Bring It with you when you purchau textbooks, come to class, and when you-k ac•demlc •dvlslng. second week (Oct. 6) is the last day to drop and get all your money back. • On pages 61 and 63, the Schedule Form lists two Press Add Code sections. The bottom section should read Press Drop Code with a number 3 and an asterix in the boxes (see illustration). Student Records, Counseling, and the SRC have the corrected forms.