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Violence
pages 6, 7

25th Anniversary

October 20, 1989

Eu_gene, Oregon

Council denies access
Reporter asked to leave

Vol. 25 No. 5

• Book thefts page 3

They bade adieu to France

by Coleen Ebert
Torch Staff Wn"ter

The newly organized College Council denied the Torch entrance
to its Oct. 16 afternoon meeting.
Executive Dean Larry Warford, wh.o was acting chairman in
Interim-PresidentJack Carter's absence, spoke for the council, saying' 'Ground rules were laid at the onset which do not make this an
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open meeting. ' '
Robert Marshall, vice president for Student Services, voiced the
council's consensus. "Since guidelines have been established, they
should be adhered to until further discussion on the subject takes
place.''
The function of the IO-member group is to provide a regular session during which the college president can meet with those
responsible for the major branches of the institution and work on
the basic needs of the college.
This fall Carter announced that he was expanding the council
membership to include a broader representation. In addition to
those with whom he had met in the past -- the three vice presidents
and the executive dean -- Carter added the student body president ,
the presidents of the classified staff and the faculty association, the
director of Institutional Advancement, and a college planning
specialist.
While other members of the cabinet made no comment, Jay
Marston, LCC Education Association president, and Julie
Aspinwall-Lamberts, director of Institutional Research Planning
turn to Denies, page 9

photo h1 Dr ora h PtLken

Three weeks of Le Petit Adret, an LCC endorsed school in the French Alps (see page 45 of
the fall schedule of classes), was enough of an education to convince these women to leave
for home . From left to right, Lynda Wade, Pat Brown, and Robelyn Laverty have spent the
fourth week of the term scrambling for classes. Brown's stack of books demonstrates her
success, but Wade and Laverty continue to struggle to get classes . An indepth look at the
story behind their return from France will be in next week 's Torch.

Student's action saves child in Mexico
by Brenda Blumhagen
Torch Staff Wn"ter

The little girl had been motionless, face-down in the
water.
A man had placed her on her
stomach, and was hitting her
rapidly between her shoulder
blades.
' 'All I saw was him lifting his
big arm up and hitting her with
the palm of his hand," says

former LCC student Lauren
Spitz. She knew she had to do
something.
"His intentions were good ,
but I knew it was wrong. So, all
of a sudden, I just went and
said, 'get out of the way' and I
turned her over.''
For her decisive action, Spitz
was presented a special honor
Oct. 12. She had saved the life
of the young girl this summer
while taking part in the

Cooperative Work Experience
(CWE) Gaudalahara Program in
Mexico.
As another member of the
program put it, ' 'We all left
something behind in Mexico .
but Lauren left a life . ''
Spitz, an anthropology student now attending the lJ of O ,
was acknowleged for her heroic
efforts at a banquet commending the Guadalahara Program .
The program places seven to
12 LCC students in Mexico for
4-6 weeks to teach English and
perform field wo rk in
geography, according to Program Director Peggy Marsten .
Kids in the Pool
Sp itz says the little Mexican
girl and her sister were staying
at a hotel in Guadalajara with
their mother and father, an
engineer from Mexico City, until the family found a house.
''We had all been playing
with the girl and her sister for
weeks,'' Spitz recalls ''Her
name is Erica. ''
''It was Saturday afternoon,''
Spitz remembe rs, "the day
after the 4th of July. It was a
pretty gloomy day .
W hile visiti ng with anothe r
woman in the program at the
hotel, Spitz was relaxing abou t
50 yards fro m the pool. ''We
were sitting outside ea ring and

drinking a little and just having
a good time.
"We had a friend with us
from Guadalajara . His name
was Daniel. He was a real joker.
We must have been there for 6
hours . Around 6 o'clock. we

There was a lot of shouting
and confusion. she remembers.
Everyone began piling ,.mt of
their hotel rooms to see what
was going on.
''I ran up to the front desk
and was telling them in Spanish

"You don't call an operator
and there's no 977 . . "
started talking about what we
wanted to do that night .
'' D a n ie l st a rt e d jo k in g
around. He was runn ing aroun d
and singing to~ards where th e
poo ls were.''
Spitz says Daniel noticed two
little girls hovering arou nd the
baby pool. He asked them what
had happened and they pointed
to a girl in the pool with an inner tube around her. face down
in the water. '·re looked like she
had fallen over the edge of the
inner rube . ·' Spitz savs.
Spitz says Daniel started
shouting. then picked the little
girl up out of the water and
placed her on the deck.
"I ran to the front desk to get
them to cal l an ambulance . ··
Spitz recal ls. "I don't know
why I ran . I just did. I fig ured
someo ne wou ld take care of
what was goi ng on. · ·

to get an ambulance. They were
trying to look up a number
because there ·s no emergency
system . You don't call an
operator and there· s no 911. so
you have co look up the
number.
•'So. they were trying to
reach the hotel doctor. trying to
reach an ambulance and looking up the numbers. I was getting panicky.·· she says.
She returned to the pool deck
where the man was trying to
revive the girl with an outdated
method of resuscitation bv striking her on the back. she ·says.
Something inside her told her
to act.
She rook over and began re;
give the girl mouth-to-mouth.
Ma rcia Sull ivan . another LCC
stud ent. tried to get a pulse,
but there was none.
rea lly
"At th is point ,
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Domestic violence knows no boundaries or limitations
by Michael Omogrosso
Torch Editor

doesn't
violence
Domestic
discriminate: It can happen to men,
women ; the very young, and the very
old .
Abuse in the home generates a circle
of anger and frustration which extends
outward in space and time , affecting
society today and following generations
as well. And it is not limited to acts of
physical violence .
Typical Scenario

The kids have just finished watching
•'Rocky X '' and begin fighting to see
who wzll be Rocky. Mom has spent all
day cleaning, cooking, and worrying
about the btfls because Dad, laid offfor
t1vo months, has not yet found work.
A s Mom comes into the living room ,
the kids knock her fa vorite vase off the
coffee table and it breaks. Mom snaps,

Mental Abuse

and reaching out in a rage to smack the
oldest boy on the cheek, she instead hits
his nose, breaking it.
Dad, who has just grabbed another
beer to ease the depression he feels at not
maintaining the ''great provider role'',
hears the boy yell in agony.

Mental abuse -- ranging from ignoring
a person to degrading him/ her -- is as
devastating to many individuals as
physical assault, especially children and
semors.
As an example:
I don't need you interfem·ng with the
raising of my teenagers, especially after
all the mistakes you made with me. I pay
the rent. I'm the boss of this household.
So go back in your room and leave me
alone.

He runs into the living room where he
sees Mom screaming at the boy to shut
up. Dad flies into a rage, and knocks
Mom to the coffee table, breaking it in
two .
The youngest son runs at Dad
shouting, ' 'Don't hit Mommy, ' ' and
pounds at Dad who shoves him aside attempting to see how bad the oldest is
hurt .. . Mom leaps up to her youngest 's
defense ...

Grandma remembers the mistakes all
too vividly. She is confronted with being
dependent on her daughter, and is most
likely having a hard time accepting the
situation . A confrontation like the one
above will make her feel defeated as a
human being. It may push her into the
protection of early senility .

Although this scenerio may seem farfetched , it happens daily in this country ,
in this state. And you may not be as far
removed from it happening in your
home as you may think.

Young children , too , are struggling
with their identity , and physical or men-

tal abuse threatens to flaw their development.

How can you be so damned stupid.
Another C in math. Joey, I'm so asham ed of you. People may think you 're
retarded.
It is heard often: Parents directing
harsh chastisement at their kids. But, are
putdowns ever effective beyond creating
apathy or rage?
The range of abuse -- both physical
and mental -- is wide . But the line that
separates dialogue and rational punishment from abuse is thin and ever shifting. It is difficult to see the approach of
chat line.
The first step in preventing abuse is
admitting it's happening. It is painful at
best, most often terrifying. But once admitted, the next step can take place -seeking help to break the circle of abuse .
For more information on domestic
violence, see the stories on pages six and
seven of this issue .

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Harris responds
To the Editor:
I read last week 's edition of
the Torch with great interest,
especially the stories by Coleen
Ebert and Megan Guskie .
While I have no serious problems against either article, I
would like to shed a bit more
light on the subject of ASLCC
fiscal matters.
Ms. Guskie wrote in her article that the request from the
LCC Chamber Choir (to help
pay for their trip to Carnegie
Hall, in New York) was for
$1,000 . The actual amount requested was $5 ,500. I would ask
that in the future, Ms . Guskie
makes sure that her facts are correct before they are published.
I appreciate the fact that Coleen Ebert took the time to read
her story to me before it was
printed . While I gave my approval of the article, I would
like to point out that I stressed
to Coleen in the interview that I
was as much to blame as John
Millet (or anyone else) for what
I perceived as overspending.
I was quoted as saying that
senators were kept in the dark
about ASLCC finances. I stand
behind that statement 100 percent, but would like to add that
this (overspending) was partially
our fault.
As student government
representatives, it was our duty
to be informed of ASLCC
money matters. We failed in a ,
sense, to make ourselves aware .
It was also the Senate and
Cabinet, and not Mr. Millet,
who voted whether or not to
spend money on various programs.
John Millet and Michael
Stewart (last year's Cultural
Director) both did outstanding
things for the students last year,
especially the Martin Luther
King Celebration.
The main point I was tryi ng
to co nvey in the interview was
that I felt (and still fee l) that
last year's stud ent government,
which I was a member of,
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October 2() , 1989

should have spent money in a
bit more conservative fashion.
This year , I will make sure that
the Senate is more informed
and can make wiser decisions
concerning spending .
I invite any student who has a
question or disagreement with
ASLCC spending (or anything
else that affects students) to visit
my office on the fourth floor of
the Center building and discuss
it with me.
Andy Harris
ASLCC President

Students challenged
To: Staff and Students of LCC
ASLCC will be dealing with
issues of the disabled in the
month of November. With this
goal we are challenging the
students , staff, and administration of Lane Community College to take a "Day In A
Wheelchair. ''
Issues of the disabled are
issues that involve all of us. Unfortunately, taking one day in a
wheelchair won't sensitize us to
the various and far reaching
needs of the disabled, but it's a
start.
How would you, as an individual, care to wait for an
elevator every time you needed
to move from floor to floor in a
building? For many of us this is
a simple fact of life: Not
everyone takes the stairs. Consider then how you might react
if you were confined to a
wheelchair and had no choice
but to take the elevator, and on
a daily, consistent basis, had to
waive your right to take the
elevator so that another, nondisabled individual could have
the luxury which for you is
necessity?
Other simple tasks which the
majority of the population take
for granted , often times turn into consuming and frustrating
tasks fo r a disabled individual.
Disabi lities of the hearing impai red , of the sight impaired,
and those with permanent inThe Torch

juries all have to confront simple tasks on a day to day, hour
to hour basis.
We at ASLCC challenge you
to get a taste of how it really is,
to gain sensitivity for disabled
issues , and to appreciate your
own mobility by taking a
wheelchair for one day. It may
change your entire outlook.
Randy Brown
Cultural Director,
ASLCC

Theory flawed
To the Editor:
Mr. Tryba's assertions in the
10-6 Torch are greatly subjective
and therefore flawed. He claims
theology is an art , not a science .
History reveals that it is both .
Any science, be it physics or
psychology . contains the intuitive spontaneity of an art,
and any art, from dance to
writing, utilizes a scientific
methodology.
But what theology is can be
more easily ascertained by it's
influences on the world around

us . Mr Tryba maintains that
theology is a weapon used by
the wealthy to exploit the poor.
Mother Teresa, Archbishop
Desmond Tutu, the Dalai
Lama, and Mahatma Gandhi,
all champions of the common
man , the persecuted individual,
prove that this is not the case.
What these people demonstrate
is that religion, like any science,
can be used as a weapon to
crush our brothers, in the manner that physics brought us the
atomic bomb, or as a tonic to
heal our spirits and bolster us
against our burdens, the way
medicine has strengthened our
bodies.
Mr. Tryba subscribes to a rationalist philosophy that relies
or. logic and reason but even
these have been used by the corrupt. Obviously the Nazis '
'final solution ' made perfect
sense to them, destruction of
the Jews and Slavs must have
seemed logical or they would
not have attempted it. The
answer is not to subscribe to one
extreme, abandoning the other,
but to find a common ground
between the two from which we

Torch

Michael Omogrosso
Editor
Devan Wtlson
News Editor
Darien Waggoner
Production Manager
Mary Browning
Art & Entertainment Editor
Cori Haines
Advertising Assistant
Gerry Getty
Advertising Sectretary
Pete Peterson
News & Editorial Advisor
Dorothy Wearn e
Production Advisor
Jan Brown
Advertising Advisor
Staff Photographers: Marci Cababag . Erin Natl/on , Beryl
Mornson . Cindy Richards

can progress .
Nothing compares to a solution forged out of cold hard
logic , yet nothing is as profoundly inspirational as a
religious experience. Neither
holds the exclusive rights on the
answers to this world's woes.
Both have their time and place ,
and , just as importantly, both
have their limits.
Consider this with your logic,
Mr . Tryba, and I will pray for
you.
Jason Maas

Quote offered
To the Editor:
In response to Mr. Tryba's
letter to the editor which appeared in the Oct. 6 issue of the
Torch, I would like to offer this
quote : ' ' Science without
religion is lame, religion
without science is blind.''

Albert Einstein, 1934.
Devan Wilson
News Editor, The Torch

Paul Morgan
Deborah Pickett
Chad Boutin
Staff Writers: Coleen Ebert, Carl Mottle, Bob Parker, Don
Standeford, Megan Guske, Michelle Bowers, Karin Carroll, john Unger. Elizabeth Bach
Production Staff: Krystal Sfrson , Patricia Burrows, Karin
Carrol/, Tyonia Bal/, Megan Guske, Gerry Getty, Dennis
Eaton , Luke Strahota, Coleen Ebert, Tomoko Kuroda,
Jeanette Nadeau
Springfield News
Printer
Sports Editor
Photo Editor
Asst. Photo Editor

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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.
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 aimed at broad issues facing members of the community. They
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The ed ito r reserves th e right to edit Fo rums and Let ters to Editor fo r spelling, grammar, libel, invasion of privacy ,
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Bookstores cooperate to detect stolen texts
by Devan Wilson
Torch News Editor

A rash of textbook thefts has
campus bookstore managers
Concerned over a possibile ring
of book thieves operating at
LCC and the University of
Oregon.
''We've been suspicious of it
since last year,'' says LCC
Bookstore Manager Georgia
Henrickson.
"We were advised by another
local bookstore (Smith Family)
that they had been seeing a
number of new textbooks
(bearing LCC pricing information) coming into their store to
be resold," she says.
''We have a good line of
communication between both
Smith Family and The U of 0
Bookstore, and when they see
the same book coming to them
by the same people, they
become suspicious.''
Head of Campus Security
Paul Chase is currently on vacation, and is unavailable for
comment. Campus Security
staff declined comment until
Chase returns.
Text theft and resale is an
ongoing problem, according to
Henrickson.
''What has happened last
year and this year is that we
have received calls, both from
the University Bqokstore and

Book thieves get bolder in their quest for easy money. Book theft is
a growing problem for college students, but local bookstores are
sharing information to help end the spree.

Smith Family Bookstore saying,
'We think that there is a ring of
people going around stealing
books from the different
bookstores and trying to resell
them.' ''
Henrickson however is reluctant to call it a "ring."
"I think there is a group of
people working together," she
says. ''but that's just speculation on my part . It's not

something I could prove. ''
Bookstore personnel note
that some people reselling texts
have accepted rates that are a
fraction of retail value of the
books.
When re-selling texts to the
area bookstores, customers are
required to submit student
identification. The U of O and
LCC bookstores both require a
second piece ofID, as well, such
as driver's license.

Henrickson says Smith Family
and the U of O Bookstore have
been able to provide LCC with
descriptions and some names
given by people reselling
books.
"We have seen some of the
same people, by description, in
the (LCC) bookstore," she says,
acknowledging that LCC Camp us Security has been
notified. ''
''We have no way of knowing
if they're actually students,"
Henrickson says, ''because they
can get ahold of false ID so easily.,,
"In one case (last spring) we
had a report that one student
had had their identification
stolen. That ID was used (to resell books) at Smith Family . "
Henrickson speculates that
the texts offered for resale may
not come from bookstores,
although she has no way of
knowing.
''Very possibily, these books
are being stolen from other
students -- our students, university students, and so on .''
She says students need to be

aware of the problem and avoid
leaving their textbooks unattended.
''I think a lot of it boils down
to individual responsibility,' '
she says.
In an earlier interview, Chase
agreed that students need to be
aware of the problem. "Like
anything else that has value,
you
need
to
protect
(textbooks)," he says.
At the U of O Bookstore,
Manager James Williams states,
''There is great cooperation between the three stores selling
texts in the area.''
Misa Smith, manager of
Smith Family Bookstore, agrees .
''If we are alerted (to a problem) then we will try to get as
much information as possible , ''
she says. That information is
then relayed to the area stores
and to he police.
Williams says the U of 0
store is also responding to the
problem by installing- a videocamera system which would
record all text resale and transacuons.
''That should be a deterrent," he says.

ASLCC
CAMPUS CALENDAR

Taking a Stand:
Koop 's honesty too much for GOP
by Bob Parker
Torch Staff 1-f'n"ter

You have to wonder what
was on Ronald Reagan· s
mind when he appointed C.
Everett Koop as Surgeon
Gerieral.
How could it be that the
same president who gave us
James Watt, Margaret
Heckler, and Ed Meese actually appointed someone
with integrity and compassion to such an important office?
Actually , it's no mystery
what the former B-movie actor was up to . In Koop. an
evangelical Christian and ardent pro-life activist, Reagan
saw someone who would use
the office of Surgeon General
to promote moral reform in
America .
But Koop dido' t do that.
After grueling confirmation hearings, Koop took office in 1981. During the next
eight years he would be a
continuing source of surprise
to people of all political persuasions. Critics wou Id
become supporters and vice
versa.
Koop brought an attitude
to his office that was
refreshing during the Reagan
years. He believed that a
public servant serves all of
the public, not just those
who agree with the president.
Koop ruffled more than a
few White House feathers

with the stands he took on
some issues. This was one administration official who
wasn't going to issue forth
parrot-like repetitions of the
Reagan world-view.
His attack on the tobacco
industry was one such case .
Here was an industry closely
tied to conservative politics
being attacked by a Reagan
appointee. Koop told the
truth about tobacco, that it is
an addictive drug that kills
nearly 400,000 Americans
every year.
Koop 's anti-tobacco stand
ran ·counter to the Reagan
doctrine of profits-before people. The White House
countered Koop' s charges
with the usual mindless
platitudes about "deregulation'' and a ''free and
open society. ''
Then there was AIDS. Bv
1986, even someone as out o·f
touch as Reagan had to admit that this new disease was
a problem facing all
Americans, not just people
who Reagan dido' t like.
So Koop, after years of being told by the White House
to keep quiet about AIDS,
was told to do a studv and
issue the findings t~ the
public.
Reagan had hoped for a
stern lecture on the evils of
certain behavior. What he
got instead was a nonjudgemental report from
Koop that said , in essence.

use rubbers and don 't share
needles . He also advocated
sex education in school as a
good way to combat the
spread of this killer virus.
The religious right wa~
livid ( They seemed to prefer
Phyllis Schlafly 's version of
sex education which involved
telling children once to
"keep your hands off whar's
inside your swimsuit .''
In 1987, an aide advised
Reagan that a report on the
health effects of abortion on
women would be enough ro
reverse Roe vs. Wade. Here
was an issue where Koop
would certainly concur with
the administration view .
But Reagan was surprised
once again. Koop' s report
concluded that there was
''little if any physical or emotional damage·' suffered by
women who had had abortions . Once again Koop had
done a masterful job of keeping his personal values out of
his decision-making process .
Koop resigned this past
October 1. He had made no
secret of the fact that he
hoped to be Secretary of
Health and Human Services
under President Bush . But
Bush was apparently nor interested. Perhaps Koop ·s
people-before-profit
philosophy dido 't sell well
with the oil millionaire from
Texas . Or maybe Koop was
just a little too kind and gentle for Bush 's America .

October 23rd through 27th
Monday, Oct. 23:
*ASLCC and the Art Department are
pleased to present the work of
Robert Dozono in the Art Department Gallery through November 9.
Mr. Dozono will give a lecture at 1:00
pm in Forum 308. Students and
faculty are invited to attend.
*ASLCC will be holding a Senate
meeting at 4:00 pm in the LCC
Boardroom.

Wednesday,. Oct. 25th
*The Student Resource Center will
offer free coffee all day on the 2nd
floor of the Center building.
*OSPIRG will hold an organizatonal
meeting at 3:00 pm in Cen. 420.
*Dale Van Wormer will perform
from 11:30 to 1:00 in the cafeteria.
*There will be a Cultural Committee
meeting at 2:00 in Cen. 479. See ad.
*There will be a child care committee
meeting at 4:00 in Cen. 479. See ad.

ThtJrsday, Oct. 26th
*The Multi-Cultural Center will have
the International Social Hour from
1:30 to 3:00 pm in Cen. 409.

The Torch

October 20. 1989

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MEET THE
TITANS
The TORCH will feature members of LCC athletic teams weekly

Wendy Coleman
Sport: Volleyball - Team captain
This is Coleman's second year
playing volleyball in the
NWAACC. She Is a sophomore
transfer from Mt. Hood C.C.
Age: 20
Hometown: Sandy, Oregon
High school: Sandy High
I came to LCC because I wanted to stay close to home
and continue playing volleyball.
I like everything about volleyball, and I !ike working together
as a team.
I love competition: competing under pressure, and I have
a great time playing.

Jennifer Baldwin
Sport: Volleyball
This is Baldwin's first year
playing volleyball for the Titans.
She was referred to LCC when
late test scores kept her from
attending Eastern Washington.
Age:19
Hometown: Ventura, CA.
High school: Buena High
So far LCC has been great and I have made a lot of new
friends.
I have been playing volleyball since I was about five with my
dad. He taught me a lot of good skills. Volleyball is a fun
activity and a great team sport.
I enjoy basketball and track, but volleyball is my favorite
sport.
I think I'm a coachable team leader. I can be strong and
work hard for wins. I can get along well with people.
I'm a friendly person, and am always willing to learn new
things.

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Sophia Hernandez spikes the ball during the Oct. 18 game against the Chemeketa Chiefs.

Titans rally but still lose match
Volleyball team· just misses in comeback
by Paul Morgan
Torch Sports Editor

The LCC volleyball team
turned what looked to be a
blowout by Chemeketa Community College into a burning
hot match Oct. 18, as the Titans
forced the match to five games
only to lose 15-8, 15-1, 14-16,
15-7, 15-8.
The loss dropped LCC 's
record to 2-4 in the Northwest
Athletic Association of Community Colleges Southern Division, and 10-6 overall. The second place Chiefs breathed a
sigh of relief as they collected
the victory, raising their division
record to 5-1.
All seemed Jost for the Titans
after they were crushed in the
second game 15-1. Nothing was
going right and they were down
two games to none .
But LCC came out fired up in

the third game, which opened
with a thunderous spike by
team captain Wendy Coleman,
and jumped out to a 5-1 lead.
Coleman had 15 kills and 30
blocks to lead the Titans.
''I think we were intimidated
at first," said Titan Jennifer
Baldwin, who had nine digs and
25 blocks. "But we all talked
and played as a team (to get
back in the game). ' '
The aggressive Chiefs refused
to back down, and played the
Titans to a 12-12 stand-off.
A failed LCC block gave
Chemeketa the lead, 13-12.
After the teams traded serves
Chemeketa spiked the ball just
inbounds to put the Titans on
the ropes, 14-12.
Then LCC took control.
Baldwin knocked the ball into the open court to pull LCC to
within one, 14-13. Then she

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was instrumental in a center
block for the Titans, and then
spiked the ball to give LCC the
lead 15-14.
Then freshman Sophia Hernandez, who played a vital part
in the Titan comeback, pounded a spike to earn LCC the game
and the momentum.

The fourth game was all LCC.
The Titans took a 10-1 lead and
protected it for a 15-7 win to
force the fifth game.
"I think we started playing
excellent ball and caught them
off guard, '' explained Head
Coach Lisa Youngman. ''But
then (the Chiefs) realized they
had to play if they wanted to
win.''

The Titans took a 4-2 lead in
the fifth game, but both teams
rallied for a 7-7 tie.
For LCC, holding on to this
match was like carrying a handful of sand to the other side of
the desert . The Titans began to
feel the strength and the sand
slip through their fingers as the
Chiefs took a 12-8 lead.
But the Titans would not give
up, and the teams traded serves
seven times until Chemeketa
front center Kristin Jones spiked
the ball to break the deadlock.
From there it was all downhill
for Chemeketa as it won the
game and the match.
Chemeketa Head Coach
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SPO R T S

Column by
Paul Morgan
TORCH Spons Editor

Reality shakes World Series
It's funny how quickly World Series dreams
can turn into run-for-your-life nightmares .
Tuesday, Oct. 17 is a day that will go down
in history. Not only because of the great
devastation caused by the earthquake, but
because it is the day many people in the world
may have realized, in a painful way, where
sports really belongs in our lives.
I was dusting off my television and setting it
up to enjoy the pre-game festivities of the
World Series. Could the Giants pull off a victory in the third game and save themselves
from a sweep? Or were the Athletics too good
to catch?

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continued from page 4

Terry McLaughlin had praise for
the Titans after what was a big
win for his team. ''I thought
they played really good
defense," he explained. "One
of the frustrating things was
that there weren't a lot of holes
we could pick up."
One problem for Chemeketa
was a slight ankle sprain Oct. 13
to Jones . She has an incredible
wind-up for her powerfull
spike, which hurt the Titans in
the first two games, but seemed
to tire after the third game.
'' She was a little slower than
usual," said McLaughlin. "In
the first few games she felt bet-

ter than in the fifth.
The Chiefs went to their deep
bench for substitutions after
almost every point in the fifth
game, while the Titans made
very few changes.
"We needed this win," said
a frustrated but pleased
Youngman after the game.
"When it got close we just
didn't have that extra push to
finish them off.
''It was a tough loss, but a
loss with pride,'' said the second year coach. "I don't feel
bad, but I don't feel great
either.''

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It's ironic that such a major disaster would
strike at such a time of great joy for the people
of the Bay Area. Many residents were probably
heading home to watch the third game of the
series, their only care being who was going to
win the game. But in an instant they found
themselves fighting for their lives.
That quake shook reality into the lives of
sports fans all over the world. It told us that
sports events, even the World Series, are not as
important as survival, and have nothing to do
with real life.
Sometimes sports is given a higher place in
our lives. It is viewed as something that is more
important than it really is. Sometimes people
have to die before we remember that life isn't
a game, and a game isn't life.

•'There was a lot of partying going on before
the game," said Foster. "A lot of people with
their Hibatchis out, waiting for the game."
Once the game started though, Foster said it
was just like any other baseball game he had
seen. "I've seen so many games before. " he
said. 'Tm not in awe."

• LCC Athletic Director and Baseball Head
Coach Bob Foster and his coaching staff made
it to the first game of the World Series in
Oakland, but the trip was not without questton.

Foster, who is rooting for the A ·s in the
series, ended up collecting one dollar bets
from Wolfe and pitching coach Bill Shambli.
who are both Giants fans. I wonder if char puts
him in the same category as Pete Rose?

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her left knee.
Crunelle started workouts in
July under new head coach Loi

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to her left knee cap which has
shifted and is causing severe
pam.
''I '11 be out for one year,'' explains Crunelle . "And I am not
allowed to do any physical exerClSe.

Heldt explains that her job is
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The tickets cost them $27 5 a piece. bur
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deck paid $100-300 for their tickets - the face
value of the tickets was $40. It is legal to scalp
tickets in California, and apparentlv it is now
legal to scalp them in Seattle too.
Foster said the atmosphere in the parking lot
at Oakland Coliseum reminded him of
tailgating at an Oregon football game.

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"We weren't sure if we were going to go , "
explained Foster. But the agency guaranteed
the tickets, so they took a chance.
The only problem was that Foster and cre"'·
didn't know there is an airport in Oakland. So
they went to the San Fransisco airport only to
discover that they were going to have to drive
back across the Bay Bridge to get their tickets.
At least they got a perspective of how far the
Series teams have to travel to get to the opponents' ballpark.

Then the news came in, and all of th0se
questions were transformed into questions of
what was happening to the people of the Bay

A pair of Titans go up for the block.

Match

Assistant Coach Steve Wolfe ordered the
Series tickets from an agency in Seattle, which
said the tickets would be sent to Eugene by
Oct . 12. But the tickets never arrived , so Foster
called the ticket agency to adamantly complain. The agency said the tickets would be
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commentary by Michelle Bowers
Torch Staff Writer

October has been designated as National Domestic
Violence Awareness Month. Across the country,
formerly battered women and battered women's
shelters are planning events to draw attention to the
reality of violence in the home, and to the work that
is being done to end domestic violence.
Pearl Wolfe, volunteer coordinator of
Womenspace, a crisis intervention facility, says of the
reported cases of domestic violence each year in
America, 98 percent of the victims are women.
Although the majority of abuse seems directed at
women, abuse is a problem that knows no bounds of

An untold number of cases go undocumented each
year. Domestic violence is growing by leaps and
bounds, and America has been sorely lacking in the
resources and determination needed to stop it. By
naming October National Domestic Violence
Awarenss Month, an attempt is being made to
promote public awareness, and invite society to take a
hard look at a very real and serious situation.

Editor's note: In observance of National Domestic
Violence Month, there is an art exhibit of work by
children who have been forced to seek shelter with
their mothers at Womenspace. The art show is being
held in the lobby of the Lane County Courthouse,
located at 8th Avenue and Oak Street in Eugene.

The Torch

October 20, 1989

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London

continued from page 1

Studems study in Oregon com- and live, and try to adapt and
munity college transferable adopt," Forestieri says. Many of
courses, with other community the younger students would
college students, taught by spend time socializing in the
community college instructors.
pubs of London, which
"We really just move our Forestieri says are social centers
operation into a campus in Lon- in British culture.
don,'' says LCC Communica''Many friendships were
tions Instructor, Mary Forestieri, established in the pubs,'' She
who was one of the program's says.
instructors teaching in London
''One of the things that
last year, the first year LCC has comes of that which really
been involved in the program.
pleases me as a communications
''The one excqtion is that all teacher, is that you begin to get
students are required to take a a sense that there 1s no right or
British life and culture class. ' ' wrong; only different.''
she says.
Living Arrangements
Students who were involved
''Most of the students share
in the program last year speak
an apartment with other
very positively about their exstudents,'' Foresteiri says, with
oenences.
three to five students sharing a
"You shouldn't wait until
fully furnished two-bedroom
you 're 72 to go," says June
apartment, complete with full
MacDonald, who celebrated her
cooking appliances.
72nd birthday in London. CallThe arrangements presented
ing the trip an ''experience of a
few
problems for the group.
lifetime,'' MacDonald jokingly
says one of the reasons
Forestieri
states you should "lie, cheat,
that serious problems rarely
and steal to get there. ''
Two information sessions arise is the AIFS staff is compeabout the program are schedul- tent and efficient at dealing
ed for Oct. 25, 3 p.m.-4:30 with problems as they surface .
p.m., and Oct. 26, 1 p.m.-2:30
Expenses
p.m., in Forum 308.
Judy Dresser, assistant to the
"Anybody interested should vice president of instruction.
come to the meeting and find .says students should budget
$5,000 for the trip. A base price
out about it," says Forestieri.
Oregon community colleges of $3,580 for the trip covers airinvolved in the consortium are: fare, housing, subway and bus
LCC, Mount Hood CC, passes, and membership in the
Chemeteka CC, Southwestern London University Student
Oregon CC, Linn-Benton CC, Union. This base price also proClackamas CC, Rogue CC, vides the student with banking
Treasure Valley CC, and priviledges, and subsidizes the
cost of the many mini-tours of
Portland CC.
Forestieri says the program area landmarks, such as a tour
provides students with an op- of Oxford University. An opportunity to expose themselves tional tour of Western Europe
costs the students $505. Dresser
to another culture.
"One of the best ways to adds that students must additeach co-existance on a planet is tionally budget for tuition, food
to actually go somewhere else and other personal expenses.

phoro bv Deborah Pickett

lane student Jim Styls talks to OSU advisors Len Weber and Russell Dix during an on-campus information session wednesday, Oct. 18. U of O representative Ken Carpenter was ill and unable to be present
as planned, but he intends to be available Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the cafateria. Call the Counseling
Dept. for more information.

ASLCC plans MLK Celebration
by Coleen Ebert
Torch Staff Wn'ter

Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther King
Jr. has confirmed that she will speak at this year's
Martin Luther King Celebration, reported ASLCC
Multi-Cultural Director Randy Brown, at the Oct.
16 student government meeting.
Brown also issued a reminder that the Martin
Luther King Essay and Speech Contest deadline is
Nov. 16. Criterion for essay submission is a maximum of 1,000 words. Brown can be contacted in
the ASLCC office -- 4th floor, Center Bldg. -- for
further contest details.
ASLCC added a member to its top ranks this
week with the installation of Nigel Hunter as
communications director. Originally there were
five applicants for the position. The choice was
eventually narrowed down to a select1on between
two people. ASLCC President Andy Harris stated,
''We chose Nigel because we feel that he was well
qualified and can work well with everybody.''
Hunter told the senate that his goals include
~ trengthening relationships with organizations on

campus. "For example," says Hunter, "the
Torch. I'd like to create a tighter bond. "
As communications director, Hunter will work
closely with Brown, "to ensure that events which
are planned, come off,'' Brown says. One of
Hunter's jobs during the Martin Luther King
Celebration will be to make sure that ASLCC is
recognized in the media as one of the sponsors for
the week-long celebration.
Other News
As in the past, ASLCC will sponsor the MultiCultural Center's Social Hour. To cover food costs
for this school year, $860 was awarded the MultiCultural Center.
Says Center Coordinator Connie Mesquita,
''This weekly event is very popular with students.
Food prices have gone up and we have more
students on campus and more students using our
center this term. "
Social Hour occurs every Thursday, from 1: 30
p.m. to 3 p.m., in Center 409.
ASLCC also alloted $200 for the purchase of a
couch for the Multi-Cultural Center.

G a u d a l a h a r a continued from page I

panicked." Spitz says. "She
had blood in her mouth. Her
eyes were totally glazed over.
Her lips were blue and her skin
was greenish looking.
'' All I kept thinking was,
'Oh my god, she's going to
die,' " she remembers. "She
looked dead. ''
For approximately 12

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pressure to the girl's chest in an
attempt to start the girl's heart.
and giving mouth-to-mouth. ''I
felt- myself getting weaker and
weaker. I was getting so tired.
''I just kept looking at her
eyes. They were just staring up
at me. I kept on thinking that
she was dead."
Finally, the child vomited
and begain breathing. Still,
Spitz continued mouth-tomouth, she recounts.
A crowd of adults was standing, watching -- according to
Spitz, none of them knew CPR.
The child's parents were
screaming, mostly in her ear,

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she says. "After a while, I
didn't hear the parents screaming. It would drift in and out. It
was like a bad dream. ' '

Finally, the ambulance arrived and began treating Erica. ''It
seemed like hours and hours,''
Spitz says.
She spoke to the parents the
next day and they thanked her.
The parents said that Erica had
spent the night in the hospital,
and that the doctor said that
there would be no brain
damage.
'' She was back at the hotel
and in the water in a couple of
days," says Spitz.

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"l didn't tell anyone it happened. I kept it low key,'' she
says. "Everyone is more excited
about what happened than I
am. They see it in a different
light than I do.
''I truly appreciate having
been presented an award, but
there are people every day who
do really incredible things.
They work with people and
volunteer on . a daily basis and
yet no one recognizes them.

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will be providing an American
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vital information on dealing
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Spitz modestly accepted the
award at the banquet. She says
she doesn't relish all the excitement it has caused.

''The trip to Guadalajara was
a good one on the whole. The
incident tainted my experience
for only about two days, for the
most part.
"Everything just goes on,"
she says.

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''What struck me was that we
all had a premonition that
something was going to happen. Nobody ever watched their
kids at the pool, something you
wouldn't see in the States. It
was just a different way of
thinking. ''

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Current affairs, politics addressed
Dear Dr. Decorum:
What ever happened to the
guy with an opinion about current events. I'm grateful you
provide information of interest
to students, but how do you feel
about Jim and Tammy Faye,
General Noriega, the Dalai
Lama, or Zsa Zsa in court?
H. Hogan
Dear H:
You're right. Allow me to
rap out some opinions for you:
Now Jim and Tammy Faye we
know your name,
'cause what you did was a cry in'
shame.
General Noriega is about the
same,
but that man plays a deadly
game.
The Dalia Lama is much more
tame,
a peace prize is his claim to
fame,
and Zsa Zsa's just a dizzy dame

who didn't want to take the
blame.
Dr. D

Denies

Dear Dr. Decorum:
last week the houses of Congress couldn't agree on a

and Development, said they did not object to admitting
the Torch reporter.
This Saturday the council members will attend their first
retreat at the Eugene Hilton. ''We will discuss what direction we want this council to take and also get a clearer picture of our function," Warford said. "It is possible that
we could discuss whether this group will remain closed or
not.''

Ask Dr. Decorum
by Carl Mottle
Dear Dr. Decorum:
Why is everyone so down on
Dan Quayle. He served his
country in the military, and
then in the U.S. Congress, and
now as Vice President. There
must be something good that
someone can say about the
man.
Spiro Agnew
Dear Spiro:
Yes there is. He photographs
well.
Dr. D

continued from page 1

Warford suggested that the Torch submit a formal letter
to the council stating its reasons for wishing to cover the
meetings. "Perhaps this item could be placed on Saturday's agenda,'' he said.

budget, so spending cuts passed
by a previous Congress went into effect automatically. Isn't it
their job to regulate the purse
strings?
Ben Franklin
Dear Ben:
Does it make you wonder
what we're paying chem to do?
Don't worry though, a potentially worse problem looms
ahead. After the ethics inquiries
are over, there may not be
enough people left in Congress
to constitute a voting majority.
Dr. D

The reporter told the council that the purpose of a
reporter attending was to disseminate information to the
college community in a direct and accurate manner. Warford responded that Dr. Larry Romine, the director of Institutional Advancement, serves that function for the
council.
Warford stated that he is apprehensive about permitting
the school press to attend council meetings because it
could affect interaction among council members, and this
would interfere with the council's functioning.
The Torch reporter left the session without further comment.

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A~J1<C CC
IS INVITING
INTERESTED
STUDENTS TO
TAKE PARTIN
THE CULTURAL
COMMITTEE. THE
COMMITTEE
WILL ACT ASA
CLEARINGHOUSE
FOR POTENTIAL
EVENTS/SPEAKERS
AND ISSUES TO
BE ADDRESSED BY
ASLCC. THE FIRST
MEETING WILL ON
WEDNESDAY, OCT.
25th, 2:00. FOR MORE
INFORMATION,
CONTACT RANDY
BROWN, CULTURAL
DIRECTOR, AT
EX. 2335, OR CEN. 479,
MWF 10..11 AM.
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Portland artist's show
covers large canvases
by Mary Kathleen Browning
Torch Entertainment Editor

The human figure as veiwed by Portland artist Robert Dozono is
the new exhibit in the LCC Art Department Gallery, showing now
through Nov. 9.
Dozono will also lecture on his works which depict human.
figures on large-scale canvases on Monday, Oct. 23. It will be open
to the public and will begin at 1 p.m. in Forum 308.
Dozono has been an art instructor at Portland Community College since 197 3. He teaches painting, drawing, watercolor, and
basic design.
Art Director Harold Hoy says that the size of canvas that Dozono
uses is unusual. "The scale of his paintings interests me." Because
there aren't many people who paint on this large of a scale, Hoy
wanted to have an exhibit that would show the different technique.
Dozono included one small, pencil sketch with the large-scale
paintings in his exhibit: a self-portrait.
A member of the Portland-based Blackfish Gallery, he served as
its president in 1988.
Dozono's works have appeared frequently in west coast exhibits.
He has exhibited art work in Eugene, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver,
Oregon City, Salem, and Gresham over the past 15 years.
"Ultimately painting is about painting," says Dozono,
''physically putting paint on canvas. It is not about being concerned with what others will see in it, it is an act to release emotions and
quiet thoughts, intelligent ones. It's the enjoyment of physical
movement and watching something be formed.''
He earned a bachelor of fine arts from the University of Oregon,
and a master of fine arts degree from the Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn, New York.
The gallery is located on the ground floor of the Math and Arts
Building on campus. It is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays.
The Monday lecture is sponsored by the ASLCC.

Literary reading planned
by Mary Kathleen Browning
Torch Entert,1inment Fd,!or

The Lane Literary Guild is
sponsoring an open-mike
reading for poets and short '.--tory
writers on Friday, Oct. 27.
Poets will be all<.m·ed five
minutes apiece, fiction wrirers
will be given ten minutes ro
read their works.
The reading will be held in
the lower fitness room of rhc
Amazon Community Center
from 7 p .m. to 9 p.m. It is
wheelchair-accessible.

The event is free to readers,
with a $1 suggested donation
for literary guild members, and
a $2 suggested donation for
non-members.
Anyone who intends to read
should sign up at the door at
6:30 p.m.
The event is being supported
by the Cultural Services Division of the City of Eugene. the
Lane Regional Arts Council. the
Oregon Arts Commission, and
the National Endowment for
the Arts.

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the LCC art gallery through Nov. 9. He will give a lecture on campus Monday, Oct. 23.

Artist rediscovers her dream
by Mary Kathleen Browning
Torch Entertainment F,dltor

As a child she was always
"drawing and painting."
Now Kathleen Allen is an upand-coming local artist, pursuing her dream of entering the
art field as a professional.
Working with oil paints, she
typically selects the Willamette
Valley as a setting, depicting
everything from florals to
Native American art to wildlife,
choosing to do so as she considers this area to be ' 'home. ' '
'Tm almost a native Oregonian," she says, having spent
most of her childhood growing
up on the McKenzie River.
Though art has always been
an important part of her life,
she was forced to put her dream
on hold for over a decade in
order to earn a living.
Struggling to get by in
various sales jobs, she was disappointed at being unable to continue with her art. '' I wish there
was more support for the artist, " she says.
Despite obstacles, two years
ago she made a commitment to
work seriously with her art
again. By November of 1988
she had begun to show her work
at different galleries, including
the Charles d 'lou Art Galleries
in Eugene, and the Buffalo
Horn in Sisters, Ore.
Other than a few terms at
LCC in basic oil painting, her
only formal training has come
through some private instruction and workshops. She has
gained much of her knowledge
of art through the independent

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Local artist Kathleen Allen poses with a painting still in progress.
She is a realist focusing on the Willamette Valley.
study of artists' whom she adsored by Green Earth Art
mires.
Center, Nov. 9, 10, and 11.
Allen says she tries to portray
Allen now works at the Green
her
subjects ''as realistically as
Earth Art Center, where she
possible. '' To that end, she
teaches children's classes and
often
uses
reference
adult workshops on oil painphotographs
to
help
her with
ting.
her wildlife artwork.
She is currently exhibiting a
Allen wants people to feel the
collection of wildlife artwork in
'' emotional aspect'' of her
the Lane County Historical work. She is very expressive
Museum. That show continues about her feelings for her artthrough Oct. 24.
work. "It is about growing, the
In the next few months she growth in your personal and
will be displaying more of her spiritual life that shows through
work in local art shows. Follow- your work . . . something you
ing the museum exhibit, she can continue to learn all
will present her work at the through your life.
''The fact of the matter is you
Emerald Empire Art Associacan't learn everything about a
tion's Annual Art Show in
particular medium or anything
Valley River Center, Oct. 26
else in art in one lifetime.
through 29; and also at the
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Mushrooms on display at Mount Pisgah Fall Festival
Mycology experts will be on
hand to identify mushrooms for
festival-goers, and Dr. Nancy
national
Smith-Weber,
mycology expert and daughter
of world re-known mycologists
Drs . Alexander and Helen
Smith, will be present to
autograph her new book and
talk with visitors.

by Mary Kathleen Browning
Torch Entertainment Editor

The Mount Pisgah Arboretum will host the Eighth
Annual Mushroom Show and
Fall Festival on Sunday, October 29 .
''This is the time of year
when mushrooms are fruiting in
abundance in the Northwest
woods," says Marcia Peters,
local mycologist and teacher.
' 'The mushroom show will give
visitors a glimpse of the wild,
tantalizing , edible, as well as
poisonous fungi that grow in
our area.''
Mycology 1s the study of
fungi.
Organizers say that the
developing trend among
Americans towards a taste for
more exotic and unusual foods ,
is increasing the popularity of
wild mushrooms.
The festival will display over
200 species of locally collected
mushrooms. There will also be
several dealers selling fresh and
dried edible mushrooms and
mushroom-related products,

Dr. Paul Przybylowicz will
also be there to autograph his
new book, Shiitake Grower 's

Handbook.

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such as mushroom spawn for
home propagation , and
numerous mushroom-related

publications.
The cookbook Mushroom
Madness will be on sale, with all

proceeds to go to the Mount
Pisgah Arboretum Education
Program.

There will be activities for all
ages at the show. Native , commercial, and dried plants and
wildflower seeds will be sold.
Food and beverages will be
available, including fresh pressed cider. Nature walks will
be conducted by kn owledgable
trail guides throughout the day.
The show will be open 10
a.m . to 4 p.m . The Arboretum
is open year-round to the public
free of charge . It is located off
the east end of Seavey Loop
Road on the Coast fork of the
Willamette River about six
miles east of Eugene .

'Spirite d' faculty concer t showcases musicians, vocalists
by Mary Kathleen Browning
Torch Entertainment Editor

Vivace!
veePronounced
VACH-ay , " it's a musical notation meaning "lively and
spirited in tempo."
And on Oct. 26 it will also be
the title for a performance by
the LCC music faculty. The concert will include classical, jazz ,
and popular music pieces .
Concert tickets cost $6 , with
proceeds to benefit the LCC

Music Scholarship Fund.
Scheduled for Thursday. Oct.
26, the concert will be the first
of nine music, theater, and
dance events to be presented for
this year 's performing arts
season. The show will begin at 8
p.m . in the LCC main theatre.
The concert is being directed
by music instructors Barbara
Myrick and Dan Sachs.
''The Performing Arts
Department at LCC has a staff
of incredibly talented musicians
who choose to teach,'' says

Myrick . ''This annual faculty
concert gives us a chance to
teacherour
showcase
performers. ' '
Faculty vocalists featured in

Vivace! are Sachs, Wendy ZaroFisher, and Ernest Arbuckle.
Featured faculty musicians are
Myrick, Nathan Cammack,

Laurie McCormick , Edward
McManus , James Greenwood,
Wilde , John
Marybeth
Workman, Larry Clabby, Ray
Mitchell, John Jarvie, Pat Lay,
Rick Berg , Julia Harlow,
Richard Meyn, Mildred
O'Donnell, Jame s Pelley,
Richard Long, Carol Robe. Larry
Brezicka, Alice Burke. Jesse

Gram, Ron Bertucci. and Randy
Larson .
Tickets are availabie at the
LCC box office between noon
and 4 p.m . weekdays. and at
th(' door the night of the performance . The Hult Center and
Marketplace Books in rhe 5th
Street Public Market will also be
selling tickets .

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Program helps women make 'Transition to Success'
by Brenda Blumhagen
Torch Staff Writer

At age 50, Gerry Getty described
herself as, "a woman alone with no skills
and no income. ' ' -Last fall she began to
do something to change that. She enrolled in the Displaced Homemakers /Single
Parent Program at LCC.
''Enrolling in college was the first time
I did something for myself,'' she says.
Patsy Raney, assistant administrator of
the program, outlines the program as
beginning with a six-credit class entitled
Transition to Success. Among other
things, the first half of the term concentrates on building self esteem.
Getty acknowledges the importance of
self image since some of the women may
be battered, come from alcoholic homes,
or be on welfare.
The second portion of the program addresses life choices and career planning.
Getty herself says she is co-dependant,
as are many of the other women in the
program. "I had to depend on another
person for my feeling of self-worth.'' for
her, the "other people" were her husband and children.
How did it happen so quickly for her?
Getty says the women in the program
rally around each other. When she
entered in the program last fall, there
were 36 women enrolled in her class, the
youngest age 20, the oldest in her 60s.
Today many of these women are her

close friends, bonded together by what
she expressed as, "wanting to get out of
the hole society put us in." She maintains that most of the women who
started the program with her are still in
school.
''I have changed from a victim to an
assertive woman,'' Getty says.
The Displaced Homemaker program,
in her opinion, also helped her to find a
field in which she excels as well as enjoys.
Being "outdoors minded," she hopes to
become a wildlife biologist. Last spring,
she achieved a 4.0 GPA with a study load
of 17 credits. She is also in Phi Theta
Kappa, the two-year college national
honor society. She intends to enroll in
OSU in the faJI of 1991.
As a result of the program and a lot of
work, Getty feels that she has, '' more of
a concept of my own identity now. My
self image has improved 1000 percent.''
Getty testifies to the consistent reinforcement that the staff and students
provide at the Women's Center. "They
are a resource and give constant support.''
If she were to improve the program
she says that she would, ''expand it to
double the size." She contends that
most women hear about the program by
word of mouth. With classes filled to
capacity, more funds are needed to expand, she says. In her opinion, more affordable child care is also a major issue.

photo by Deborah Picken

Charleen Maclean (right), coordinator of the Displaced Homemakers/Single Parent
Program and Gerry Getty (left) graduate of the "Transitions to Success," flip
through snapshots of other participants in the program. Getty is convinced Displaced
Homemakers is one college program that should be expanded.

''must provide their own financial
security and acquire marketable skills.''
Thus, the Displaced Homemakers/

Getty believes that women today,

Single Parent program is a ''wonderful
program filling a definite need in the
community.''

Center offers avenue of support for displaced, single women
by Brenda Blumhagen
Torch St.iff Wn"ter

Many single women returning to school face obstacles
which can be quite extreme.
Single parents, women facing
poverty and women victimized
by domestic violence may find
the cransitition to school to be
overwhelming.
The Displaced Homemaker

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• Practice behaviors common
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• Learn & practice problem
solving strategies.
• Learn Techniques for
becoming "unstuck" in a
problem.
• Identify problem types and
their methods of solution.
• Learn to use self talk and
group work to solve problems.

For more information
see:
Penny Deggelman
Math 231
747-4501 ext. 2392

Single Parent Program at LCC
provides an avenue for single
women to gain the support they
may need to return to school.
''Our goal is to provide a reentry point for women trying to
come back to school to get an
education and training,'' says
Patsy Raney, the assistant administrator of the Transition to
Success Program.
'' A lot of the women are
dealing with problems of low
income, divorce, and incest,"
she says. "They are battered
women, on the verge of being
homeless, or in Womenspace.
They're dealing with a lot of
stuff in their lives besides being
students, but they are good
students.''
Raney outlines the program
as beginning with a six-credit
class entitled the Transition to
Success Workshop.
''We want to provide a class
that deals with issues specific to
these women and any barriers
that they may be facing.
"I think that their biggest

barrier is self-esteem,'' Raney
says. "People don't take
housewives seriously. They've
been told most of their lives
that they couldn't make it on
their own; that they've never
done anything. This social attitude influences women's own
self-concept and that's why selfesteem and self confidence is a.
real issue we address in the program.
''We have a pretty high
retention rate,'' Raney comments. She says the retention
rate for students continuing
classes at LCC one year after the
"Transition's" workshop is 71
percent, according to her follow
up statistics.
''The Displaced Homemaker
program provides ongoing support systems where the students
stay connected to the program.''
Raney cites the buddy system
as an example of this built in
support system. ''It's basically a
peer-mentory system where
they're paired with other

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women in similar circumstances
with similar concerns.''
Graduates of the program are
paired with past graduates who
are familiar with the campus
and know what classes are good
for returning women, according
to Raney.
"So, that new graduate has
someone they can call with
questions, or get together for
coffee, or whatever,'' Raney
adds.
The program not only provides emotional support, but
limited financial support as
well.
As Raney explains, "Most of
the students are on Financial
Aid like other low-income
students. But if the cost of child
care, for instance, is a barrier,
we will help them with that. If
they don't have a car, we will
help them with bus fare.''
Since it began three years
ago, Displaced Homemakers
has accomodated 326 women.
Raney estimates that the ideal
class size as being 20-2 5
students. The recent demand,
however, has raised the class size
to 35-40 with long waiting lists.
''There is a greater need in
the community than we can
fill," she says. "Each year, word
of mouth has made the demand
greater and yet we've been
functioning with the same or
less resources. ' '
Raney says the winter class is
already full, and women coming in at this point will not be
able to enroll in the program
until spring.

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' 'The need is there. It's terrible to have women be interested
in the program and not able to
get in right away."
Two of the biggest needs of
the program itself, according to
Raney, are adequate and affordable child care and counseling
on campus and in the community.
If a woman requires one-onone counseling, there are a few
staff people within the
Women's Center to whom she
can be refered, says Raney, but
the resouses at LCC are limited.
Regarding child care she says,
''The Child Development
Center on campus exists as a
training ground for people in
the Child Development Vocational Program. It's out of range
in terms of cost for our
students.''
According to Raney, LCC has
a Marketing Task Force Committee that works on how to
market LCC to the community.
"They've done research and
know that the fastest growing
group of students in community
coJleges is older, returning
women.
' 'So, LCC has targeted that
population in marketing
strategies, which is contradictory," says Raney. "We have
these students walking into our
office every day and we can't
serve them (all)."
She emphasizes that more
funds are needed in order to
double the amount of classes
and enlarge the staff in order to
meet the demand.
''These students are serious
about what they're doing. They
work hard and they're really
making it against the odds,"
she says. ''It's really amazing
what they can do given the
chance.''