Lane
Community
College

• Library uses new
computer system
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• Titans suffer setback
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25th Anniversary

Eugene, Oregon

November 3, 1989

Vol. 25 No. 7

• Art student featured
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Testifying for art's-sake
by Mary Kathleen Browning
Torch Entertainment Editor

Testifying in favor of the Visual Artists' Rights Act, LCC instructor Bill Blix
spoke Oct. 18 before a congressional subcommittee.
The act, which will protect the works
of artists from destruction, is being considered in bills in both House and Senate
subcommittees.
Though Oregon does not have such a
law, similar legislation currently exists in
ten states. Artists' Equity, a national artists organization, is working to make the
act a federal law.
According to Blix, the act states that
anyone who buys a piece of art would not
be able to destroy that art without making a "good faith" attempt to contact
the artist. That means a registered letter.
"Once the artist is contacted," says
Blix,' 'He has 90 days to remove that
work of art, assuming that the owner
doesn't want it.''
If the owner were to dispose of the
work without attempting to contact the
artist, the bill would give the artist the
legal recourse to sue the owner of the
piece.
The bill would also police the
modification of artwork, putting restrictions on changes that may.be made on a
piece while still giving credit to the
original artist.
''What happens sometimes is that
galleries will buy a diptych or a triptych
-- a single work made up of two or three
parts -- and the gallery dealer will
separate the three parts and sell them as
individual works, making a lot more
money that way, and still attributing it
to the original artist,'' says Blix.
Artists' Equity has met with opposition from galleries and museums afraid
of possible litigation. Those opposed cite
concerns for tying up the court system
with art disputes, though Blix says there
has been no problem for states with comparable acts because the cases were

settled out of court in most instances.
The term visual arts refers to unique
works of sculpture, painting, drawing,
prints, and photography. It includes an
allowance for editions of 200 or less,
which means that copies made of the
work, up to 200, are also protected by
the act.
Bill Blix is a well-known artist in the
Northwest, working towards earning a
national reputation as a sculptor. He has
taught sculpture, painting, and drawing
classes at LCC since 1971.
This summer -- when Blix learned that
the city of Salem planned to dispose of
the bronze fountain that he had sculpted
for a site near the capital in order to
build an underground parking garage -he contacted Artist's Equity in the hope
that there would be some form of legislation to protect his sculpture. There
wasn't, but he fought to have the fountain replaced when the garage was completed and the park re-landscaped.
Unlike artistJan Zach, he won his battle.
When a local department store chain,
Meier and Frank, reconstructed its
Eugene store it dismantled Zach's wellknown piece without any prior notice of
its intentions.
Blix cited these examples when he
spoke before the subcommittee, trying
to convince committee members of the
pertinence of this legislation.
''Part of the problem that has existed
in getting this bill passed, is that some of
the congressmen really don't believe this
is a problem, an isolated case here or
there, but really not that common. Yet,
here we have two cases coming out of
Eugene, Ore., with only a population of
100,000, so you know there's a lot of
others," says Blix.
Only two congressmen on the committee sponsored the bill before Blix spoke.
Now six members endorse the bill -enough to move the bill out of the subcommittee.

photo by Deborah Pickett

As part of an ecosystem project, the LCC Science Department is introducing
"Sponsor-a-Fish." Students and staff are invited to purchase a fish and
schedule a ''launch date'' for releasing it. The fish are released into the
240-gallon marine aquarium located in the hallway outside the science office.
Denyce Ward, a student in instructor Richard Null's Biology 201 class, was
the first to sponsor a fish. She launched her pair of damsels Nov. 1. Those interested in participating in this project should contact the Science Department, ext. 2446.

Third presidential candidate visits campus
by Devan Wilson
Torch News Editor

The third of the seven candidates vying for the post of
LCC president visited campus last week for interviews
and meetings with college officials.
James Davis, president of
the Royal Oak and
Southfield campuses of
Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills,
Mich., toured the campus
Oct. 27.
Davis holds a master's and
doctorate in education, and
is a former high school
teacher of English, speech,
debate, and drama.

photo by Beryl Morrison

James Davis

He has over 20 years of experience as a community college president -- two years at
the Wabash Valley campus
of Illinois Eastern CC, six
years at McHenry County
College in suburban
Chicago, nine years at
Wenatchee Valley College in
Washington state, and three
at Oakland CC.
Davis followed the same
protocol as other candidates,
spending the day conversing
with the Search Committee,
with LCC Interim-President
Jack Carter, the College
Council, and the LCC Board
of Education. He also addressed about 70 LCC staff

and students in an afternoon
interview session.
• Management

Davis said he is an advocate of participatory
management -- that it is the
only management style he
implements. ''Participatory
management adds power to
people and groups,'' he said.
"It doesn't take power
,,
away.
In his application, Davis
listed personnel management as his specialty. During
the one-hour interview session he said at Oakland he
holds staff meetings each
month. "After four months,
Turn to President, page 7

Men second at
cross country
regional meet
by Paul Morgan
Torch Sports Editor

A relaxed atmosphere implemented by Head Coach
Kevin Meyers early in the season
had the LCC men's cross country team focused and ready to
get the job done at the Region
IV Championships. And they
did so with impressive fashion.
The Titans cruised to a second place team finish in the
Regional Championship held
Oct. 28 at LCC with 49 points.
Turn to Regionals, page 6

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by Bob Parker
Torch Staff Writer

Last year, a multi-millionaire
whose family fortune had been
gained by destroying the atmosphere, stood before the
American public and said, ''I'm
an environmentalist." We -. the American public -- elected
him president.
The word environmentalist is
already difficult enough to
define. Yet when a corporate
plunderer like George Bush uses
it to describe himself, the
meaning of the word becomes
hopelessly blurred.
In fact, the word means different things to different people. To some, it describes treehugging sociopaths, bent on
taking away as many jobs as
they can. To others, the word
evokes images of New Age devil
worshippers unable to see that
God created owls, bears, and
wolves so humans would have
something to kill in conquest of
nature. And, some see environmentalists as kooks -- a
bunch of latter-day Chicken Littles.
Well, I'm an environmentalist, and even if any of the
above descriptions are accurate,
I' cl much rather be a treehugging, devil-worshipping
paranoid than an Exxon
shareholder.
But the truth is that I'm none
of these things, and I'd like to
set the record straight. I do not
claim to speak for any
''movement,'' but this is where
I stand as an environmentalist.
First off, I don't care more
about owls than I do about people. I am not out to take people's jobs away. As I see it, all
living things have an equal right

to an unmolested life. If we
would be sensible about it,
there is no reason why we can't
utilize the earth's resources
without making war on other
living things.
It is my contention that no
living thing has any right to

Bumper sticker or not,
this driver ignorant of
highway hazards

these anthropocentric attitudes.
It means being mindful of the
effect my actions have on the
planet. It's little things like taking my bags back to the grocery
store and big things like not
owning a car.
Environmentalism is not a

by Michael Omogrosso
Torch Editor

Taking a Stand
by Bob Parker
take more from the Earth than
it needs to survive comfortably.
This is where humans miss the
mark. Off all the resources we
"put to use," how much goes
toward meeting our real needs
and how much toward producing the superfluous consumer
trinkets with which we bring
meaning to our work-a-day
lives?
As an environmentalist, I
have no problem with human
beings using the Earth's
resources. It is the greed and
selfishness with which we do so
that I find objectionable. It is
shear arrogance to think that
our needs come before the
needs of millions of other
species.
Humanity seems to have
reached such a state of moral
decay that we simply destroy
anything which stands in the
way of acquiring more dollars to
worship. We even apply this
philosophy to our dealings with
each other. The genocide of entire races has been justified on
the grounds that they weren't
''using'' the land on which they
lived.
For me being an environmentalist means working against

movement or a hobby. It is a
way of living. Ultimately, it
means doing whatever I can to
minimize my impact on the
world around on me.
That's my definition. George
Bush has a somewhat different
definition. In the second
''debate'' of last year's campaign, Michael Dukakis queried
Bush on his claim of being an
environmentalist. Bush's
brilliant comeback was, ''I'm
an environmentalist .. .I visit national parks. ''
So there you have it, a nice,
simple definition: An environmentalist is someone who
visits national parks.
Several years ago, I took a
bicycle trip on the Blue Ridge
Parkway, a scenic highway in
Virginia and Nortp. Carolina
that is administered by the National Park Service. At one
point on my trip, I was passed
by a Cadillac. As he passed me, I
the driver threw a beer can out
the window.
Because this man was visiting
a national park, George Bush
would call him an environmentalist. Because of journalistic
standards, I can't tell you what I
called him.
1

Something happened the other day that has left me just
plain mad.
I was driving on the freeway attempting to maintain
speed with the flow of traffic -- 65 m.p.h. in a posted 55
stretch. The cars were packed a bit tighter than the one car
length per every ten m.p.h. rule of thumb suggested for
good driving conditions. My pack of cars moved in and out
of fog banks~ some thin and some a bit like pea soup.
In my rearview mirror, I noticed a car in the left lane, approaching quickly -- nearly 75 m.p.h. It slowed alongside
of me to match the speed of the pack, but with only two car
lengths to spare between it and the car in front.
As I glanced through my side window, I saw a middle aged, conservatively dressed woman driving (said in a. nonsexist manner, I hope). She, intent on the· business at hand,
powered her car forward while slipping into my lane.
It was then that I became enraged at the Los Angeles-style
driving tactics I forsook long ago. And, fanning the flames
of my anger even mote was the bumper sticker that, fading
into the mist, wove in front of yet another car: MADD,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Itis one thing to mutter condescendingly at people.racing
by who are too busy to notice the head injured, the grieving, or those making headlines in the obituaries, for they
are cloaked in ignorance. It is quite another to allow a champion of victims of one kind of vehicular negligence to lethally speed into my future.
So, dear mother, I have caprured you in my word processor as an example how not to hurl these pigs of steel from
here to there, and 1 hope a friend who knows of your particular addiction (shaving mere moments from the dock
with an accelerator) will read this: Speed not only can kill
you, but it can kilUnnocent people too.
The fog has come and soon ice will follow. Visibility and
traction are on the decline. Plan a little extra time into your
schedule or accept bein.g late. Please, if not for your own
sake, then for the sake of the rest of us, slow down and obey
the rules of·the road.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To err is human
To the Editor:
Come on you guys, this is
serious business.
Last week's Torch erred in
printing a letter I wrote which
made its message garbled.
Three lines from the second
sentence, first paragraph, appeared in the middle of a
sentence in the second
paragraph. To some, bringing

up that fact might seem to be a
bit picky, but I feel very strongly about the fact that animal
abuse in the form of outdated
inhuman testing is currently accepted as ethical. Non-animal
tests are just as effective. I feel
to unfeelingly look the other
way is neglecting a moral
responsibility to our fellow
creatures. I know to error is
human as I make plenty of
mistakes myself, so of course it's

to be expected occasionally, particularily from a school publication where students are getting
hands on experience. I would
just like to reemphasize the
message of last week's letter so
the point I am making is clear.
What we have is a situation
where money dictates over
ethics, in that companies that
are currently using animals
might find it less expensive to
use outdated animal testing

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Editor
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News Editor
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Art & Entertainment Editor
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Advertising Sectretary
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Production Advisor
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Advertising Advisor
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Sports Editor
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Photo Editor
Chad Boutin
Asst. Photo Editor
Staff Writers: Coleen Ebert, Carl Mottle, Bob Parker, Don
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Production Staff: Krystal Stsson, Patricia Burrows, Kan·n
Carroll, Tyonia Ball, Megan Guske, Gerry Getty, Dennis
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over switching to infinitely
more humane non-animal computer testing. The financial
disadvantage they may be balking at would be the cost of setting up the computers necessary
to perform the tests or the cost
of retraining their researchers to
use computers on non-animals
tests. Twice as many companies
don't use animals than ones
that do. We need to stop the
ones that do; they represent a
slow torturous death to billions
of animals.
That initial cost is barely a
ripple when pitted against the
advantages of non-animal
testing. Non-animal testing
costs less and is truly a humane
solution. I have put together a
slide presentation illustrating
the direct advantages of nonanimal testing for not only
humanitarian reasons, but financial as well. It will be shown at
the tables where petitions will
be available either in the
cafeteria or by the Student
Resource Center in the coming
weeks.

What are principles
To the Editor:
In response to the Oct. 20,
1989 front page article:
acdenies
''Council
cess.. .Reporter asked to leave,"
I can't help but wonder where
some of LCC 's Unifying Principles
• Ensure a participatory environment
• Communicate openly
• Connect with our community, and
• Develop a sense of community ownership
-- really are ... on a pretty poster
displayed about campus, or in
the hearts and minds of those
who are to carry foreward the
ideals and commitment of our
entire college.
A positive turn-around or
compromise would be most
welcome.
Lorna Funnell
Adult/ Community Education

Editor's Note: The Colle~e
Council recently proclaimed its
Tuesday meetings, generally
There will also be a meeting
held at 2 p.m. in the Board
on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the StuRoom, open to the college comdent Resource Center, at 4 p. m.
munity, while at the same time
reserving its legal nght to hold
JimJ~rboe _ closed meetings at will.

Library's new data base simplifies magazine research
hr, Don Standeford
Torch Staff Writer

Sometimes finding a
magazine article for an essay,
speech, or research paper can be
a real problem. Hours can be
spent digging through the
Readers' Guide to Periodical
Literature, only to find that the
magazine
needed
was
unavailable.
Enter the LCC library's new
self-contained data base,
Magazine Article Summary
(MAS).
Installed last spring, MAS can
search the files of almost 200
magazines and provide summaries of articles on almost any
subject it is asked to locate, at
no charge to people from LCC.
According to Cheryl Coleman, an LCC circulation
librarian, the system works on a
form of Boolian Logic, which
means that it searches lone subject headings or mixtures of
subjects. The database is
sophisticated enough to find an
article with, at times, only one
significant word from the article
to go on, yet it is simple to use.
After reviewing the summanes, the user can request the
computer to print-out the name
of the magazine and issue
number desired. To read the article in its entirety, the student

photo by Chad Boutin

LCC student Sean Saul works with the library's new self-contained data base, Magazine Article Sum-

mary. The data base has been in use since last spring.

tears off the perforated paper
and takes it to the circulation
desk. There, staff will locate the
magazine from the storage
shelves.
The LCC library subscribes to
about 300 magazines. These are
all available in the east section
of the lower level: magazines
over 2 years old are all on
microfische or microfilm.

For those magazines not
avaiable on campus, a courier
service shuttles books and other
materials back and forth between Lane County libraries.
And if the magazine is housed
out-of-county or in another
state, a request will be sent by
mail for it.
''Basically, the message we
want to get Out is that we have

virtually unlimited resources,''
Coleman says. "If we don't
have it, we'll get it from
another library. ''
While the MAS may not have
what you need, Dialogue, an

on-line search progam is
another option. This terminal,
which is next to the MAS has
feelers that reach out to over
200 individual databases that
contain as much or more information than MAS.
There usually is a fee between
$5.00 and $20.00 for this service
with the library paying the first
$5 .00, but according to Coleman, no fee will be charged for
normal searches to get people
acquainted with Dialogue. A
normal search takes ten to 15
minutes.
Dialogue not only handles
newspapers and magazines, but
it
access'
government
documents as well.
Cost and maintanence are
very minimal compared to the
benefits derived from it. The
main expense comes from buying the updated CD disks for
approximately $1200 a year.
Coleman says the funding
came from a special levy of the
taxbase, but, she wishes more
funding was available to computerize the card catalogue and
the checkout system, much like
the Eugene Public Library.

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Downtown Center
to hold open house
An open house will be held at
the Lane Community College
Downtown Center on Tuesday,
November 14, from 2 to 7pm in
celebration of National Community Education Day and in
honor of the community's use
and support of the college.
Events include hands-on computer demonstrations, blood
pressure checks, tours, exhibits,
free refreshments, gifts, and
more. The open house is part of
a year-long observance of Lane's
25th anniversary year and of the
Downtown Center's recent
remodeling.
For more information, call
Community Education at
726-2252 .

l 'M STARTING A
NEW RELATIONSHIP
BRAD .

WANTED
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PAPER RECYCLING
CONTACT: JIM DIERINGER

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OR CALL, EXT. 2850

I NEED SOMETHING MORE IN MY LIFE .
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO OPEN NEW AVENUES
OF SELF EXPRESSION. YOU ' RE A NICE GUY, BRAD,
BUT FRANKLY, I HAVE TO THli-JK OF THE
FUTURE . I NEED SOMETHING
PERMANENT AND BEAUTIFUL,
SOMETHING THAT WILL
LAST A LIFETIME .

I AM BRAD . l'M A BIT
TROUBLED THAT MY
HARRY RITCHIES ACCOUNT
CAN AROUSE SOMETHING
IN ME THAT YOU CAN 'T.

November 3, 1989

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Bathroom stalls and DTC explored
by Carl Mottle

Dear J. S.:
Possibly, it's because we at
the main campus are a little envious. Downtown Center classes

Tor,ch Staff Writer

Dear Dr. Decorum:
I've noticed that the doors of
the stalls in many of the men's
rooms have been replaced by
shower curtains. Can you tell
me why?
Bruce Lee

Downtown is some of the best
eating and schmoozing
establishments in the area. And
classes are small and in-

Ask Dr. Decorum
by Carl Mottle

Dear Bruce:
I believe this is the first phase
of an experimental installation
which is based on the principle
of the bidet, but much expanded. In the next phase, a shower
head will be installed and, after
design problems involving
"toweling" are overcome, a
new level of personal hygiene
will be achieved .
Either that or it makes life
easier for people using
wheelchairs.
Dr. D

are convenient time-wise for
working people who attend class
and then must return to work
immediately. Your location is
central for all Eugene residents
and easily accessable by car or
bus. The classes offered are
significant and facilitate personal and career advancement.
Within eight blocks of LCC

dividualized.

If you look at it a certain way,
LCC Downtown Center has
many of the qualities one looks
for in selecting a private club. I
wonder if the they have ever
considered valet parking? Keep
up the good work.
Dr. D

Le Petit Adret Feature
The Torch regrets it must delay publication yet
another week of the feature story on Le Petit
Adret, the school in the French Alps endorsed
by LCC. A brief note in the Oct. 20 issue
reported the early return of three LCC students
who had enrolled at the school in September.

Dear Dr. Decorum:
I attend business classes at the
LCC Downtown Center, and
my friends attend enrichment
classes there too. How come the
Downtown Center doesn't seem
to be mentioned all that often?
J. Saul Getty

THE FAMILY, JEWELS
C'MON RODNEY, DO I LOOK LIKE A JEWELER? DO
YOU HEAR ME TALKING ABOUT HARRY RITCHIE'S
HUGE COLLECTION OF'DIAMOND JEWELRY OR HOW
EASY IT IS TO OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT. NOT ME, NQ
WAY. WHAT l~HE WORLD MAKES YOU THINK
WE'RE DOING A COMMERCIAL?

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Program builds skills
by Barbara Littman
for the Torch

What do a Costa Rican firefighter, an accountant, a forest
ranger, a Guatemalan businessman, and a computer programmer have in common?
All have been participants in Lane Community College's
Customized Training Program, a service which works with
businesses and public agencies to design classes and
workshops specifically for an organization's training needs.
Last year, the program contracted with 47 local, national,
and international organizations in developing specialized
learning programs.
According to training specialist Jessica Overturf, the key to
the program's success is the way it works with the agency or
business to develop an individualized learning program.
From the first contact to contract signing and actual
delivery of services, Overturf coordinates with the client to
identify the organization's needs, and create innovative ways
to effectively accomplish training goals.
• For Los Bomberos, a group of twenty Costa Rican
firefighters who completed a practicum experience on Oct.
19, training involved three days of hands-on-experience with
state-of-the-art firefighting equipment alongside Oregon
firefighters, as well as CPR classes and management
workshops.
But, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, as the saying goes, so along with all that training came a chance for the
Costa Ricans to immerse themselves in Oregon lifestyle with
travels to the Oregon coast, an evening at an authentic
western barbecue, a brewery visit, a tailgate party, and a river
rafting trip.
• El Jay, Inc., a producer or rock-crushing equipment, contracted with Customized Training to organize a special
writing class in which rock-crusher mechanics can upgrade
their writing skills by actually helping to redesign the form
they fill out on their repair calls.
Initially, El Jay was looking for a typical writing class for its
employees. But after working with Overturf to identify why
the company was getting inadequate or unnecessary information from the mechanics, Customized Training came up with
the idea of a writing class to beef up the mechanic's writing
skills by getting them involved in the form-design process.
According to Randy Orre of El Jay, the company will
benefit beyond improved employee writing skills and better
repair reports. He says if the form the class designs doesn't
work quite right, or must be modified in the future, the team
involved in the program will probably be able to redesign the
form without further assistance.
• Spectra Physics of Eugene arranged with Customized
Training for on-site computer training geared specifically to
the company's programming and business requirements.
According to Spectra Physics training supervisor Andy
Pointer, the process works because employees can learn new
skills and enhance existing capabilities right in the office,
without losing valuable work-time traveling to and from
classes. One of the greatest benefits for his company, he says,
is that the whole process is "painless."
• Departments within the college itself can also take advantage of the service: Currently, Customized Training is working with the Community Education Department on a series
of supervisory management workshops.
In addition to practicum trainmg, Customized Training
also offers classes in stress reduction on the job, mentoring,
computer-aided drafting, and dozens of other topics.

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ASLCC plans future events and activities for Lane
by Coleen Ebert
Torch Staff Writer

The Oct. 30 ASLCC Senate
meeting focused on upcoming
planned events and called for
committee action concerning
conferences.
Magdalene Ang, ASLCC vice
president, informed the Senate
that Kate Davis of the Rape
Crisis Network will be in LCC's
cafeteria on Nov. 13, equipped
with an information booth on
the topic of rape. This orientation will lay the groundwork for
Davis's speech on sexual assault
scheduled for Nov. 20, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m., in the Board Room,
second floor of the Administration Building.
• Cultural Director Randy
Brown reported that the Martin
Luther King (MLK) Task Force

is working on a Cultural Fair to
tie in with the planned MLK
Fashioned after the
march.
Saturday Market, organizations
invited to participate will be
political and social in nature
with progressive human rights
agendas:
Brown added that ASLCC
will co-sponsor an MLK
Cultural Poster Contest with the
Multi-Cultural Center. Contestants will be asked to put
together a set of three posters
depicting their cultural
heritage. Prizes lined up will include a $264 scholarship and
$100 worth of books.
• Senate member Fred Thorpe
reported that the 1989 Canned
Food Drive will open on Nov.
13 and continue through Nov.
27. Thorpe explained that the
canned foods collected are given

to Food For Lane County for the
Christmas season. Most
perishable goods will go to
W omenspace. Thorpe told the
Senate that the food drive
generates student awareness and
involvement with the problem
of hunger in our community.

Conferences
The Senate approved spending up to $3,500 to send six
student body members to the
United States Student Associa1n
Conference
tion
Washington, D.C. in March,
1990. A committee comprised
of Senate members Bette Doris,
Rodney Johnson and ASLCC
President Andy Harris will
select who will attend. Harris
stated, "Our choices will take
into account who will be here
next year. ''

Sen. Marsha Sullivan voiced
concern that '' our people
should be adequately prepared
before they go. ' '
Thorpe added, ' 'I'd like to
see something come back to the
Senate for those who don't attend.''
Brown said that the Senate
should identify LCC 's mission
and goals that they wish to
achieve while in Washington.
• A training seminar called
GROW (Grass Roots Organizing Weekends) will be held at
the University of Oregon this
weekend: The Senate agreed to
allot up to $ 130 for . four
members to attend the conference. ' 'This training will
benefit LCC and the greater
community,'' said Ivan
Frishberg, ASLCC treasurer,

who brought the proposal
before the Senate.
GROW sessions are designed
to help students develop
_strategies to: overcome campus
apathy and recruit new
members; build more effective
and diverse coalitions; and
make legislators and administrators more accountable
to students.
• Communications Director
Nigel Hunter and Brown will
attend the NAACP Conference
at the Red Lion this weekend.
• A general comment came
from Jay Jones, advisor to the
Senate, who complimented the
Senate for working well as a
group. He stated that
disagreements have been handled well. ''You really are doing
an exceptional job.''

College Council speaker suggests, 'employ creativity'
by Coleen Ebert
Torch Staff Writer

The LCC College Council
could serve as a catalyst for the
college, in addition to
''facilitating'' campus involvement, a college official suggested this week.
"As planners, our mind-set
should be to get outside
ourselves,'' stated Sandy
Cutler, guest speaker on the
topic of planning strategies at

the Oct. 31 council meeting.
And later in the session,
Cutler used a whimsical technique to illustrate the principle.
Cutler is the state director of
the Oregon Small Business
Development Center Network,
working from the LCC
Downtown Center. He is also
specializing in community college planning strategies as part
of his doctoral studies in the
University of Oregon's College
of Education.

During his presentation,
Cutler referred to the LCC College Council's own purpose
statement: ''. . . to facilitate
the involvement of all members
of the LCC community in determining the direction and wellbeing of the college and to promote an open dialogue that will
serve ,,decision making processes.
In addition to facilitating, according to Cude.r's model, the
council could also take more

risks, employ creativity, and
"shaking things up." And to
shake up the meeting he passed
out an assortment of masks and
facial disguises, inviting the
group to join him in donning a
new look for the duration of his
presentation.
Other Business

Robert Marshall, vice president for Student Services,
reported on the current work of
the college's Capital Outlay
Committee. Richard Hillier,

vice president for Administrative Services, presented
preliminary information on
LCC's 1989-90 and 1990-91
fiscal picture.
The recently formed College
Council conducts the regular
session each Tuesday at 2 p.m.
which is open to the LCC
public. One purpose is to provide time for the college president and the leaders of major
college branches to discuss the
basic needs of the college.

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Regionals

Basketball teams ready for challenge
Get ready for a hot winter
for the LCC basketball programs.
Both LCC basketball programs suffered through struggling seasons last year, but this
year holds the promise of winning campaigns -- possibly
even play-off spots for both
Titan teams.
• The women's basketball
team, which had problems last
year due to injury and inexperience, managed to win only
three league games last season.
But this year the Titans have
three returning sophomores
and a good recruiting year to
help them shoot for a winning
season.
Returning for LCC are
Michelle Mathews, Stacy Jepson, and Kelly Harrington.
Although all three played
sporadically, their experience
will help the Titans immense-

Sports Rag
by Paul Morgan
Mathews may redshirt
ly.
this season because she had
knee surgery last summer to
remove cartilage and tie
some ligaments, says Head
Coach Dave Loos. And he added that he may also redshirt
another player before the
season begins.
Loos says he is waiting to see
whether Danish native Sessa
Vibeke can play or has to be
redshirted due to transfer and
eligibility requirements.
But the fifth-year head
coach seems optimistic about
the season.
"We've got good leadership," says Loos. "I'm being

more patient (with this
group). We're just trying to
work on the basics now. ' '
• Men's Head Coach Dale
Bates seems equally optimistic, if not a little bit confident about the way his team
is looking.
'Tm mostly happy about
the improvement of our
sophomores," says Bates, who
will embark on his 17th year as
the Titan head coach. This will
probably be Bates' last year at
the helm.
Guard Doug Piquette, who
came off the bench early last
season and eventually took
over a starting role, has work-

continued from page 1

ed hard over the summer and
is developing into a leader for
the Titans.
He will probably be cocaptain with John Dalke
(pronounced dalk-e). Dalke
last played for the Titans in
1983-84 and was a member of
LCC's first Northwest Athletic
Association of Community
Colleges play-off team.
Marty Lees and Todd Harr~
ington will also be returning
for LCC.
Harrington, who transferred
from Clackamas Community
College for personal reasons,
has appealed the NWAACC
for another year of eligibility,
and Bates hopes he'll get it.
' 'Todd is at the top of his
game," he explains. "If we
get him eligible he'll have a
banner year. ' '
And if everything goes as
planned, so should the Titans.

Titans suffer setback; play-off chances are slim
Clackamas outlasts volleyball team 74-76, 75-73, 75-73, 75-8
by Paul Morgan
Torch Sports Editor

You can call it a no-lose situation, or call it play-offs for the
play-offs.
You can call it anything you
want, but one thing's for sure.
The Titan volleyball team put
itself in a very tight corner by
losing to Clackamas Community College 14-16, 15-13, 15-13,
15-8, Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Now the Titans must bump,
set and spike consistently for the
next three games to make the
play-offs.
The loss not only dropped
LCC 's record to 3-6 in the
Southern Division, but the
Titans also missed a golden
chance to claim a piece of fourth
place from Clackamas. The
Cougars held off the Titans to
move to 5- 5 in the division and
tightened it's grip on fourth
place.
Titan Head Coach Lisa
Youngman is exasperated but

optimistic.
' 'I'm not sure if we have a
chance,'' she explained,
sighing. "I think we have to
win all three. ' '
The three games she referred
to are the last games of the division season. The Titans will play
Southwestern Oregon CC (7-2)
Nov. 8, and Umpqua (1-9)
Nov. 10, and Chemeketa (6-3)
Nov. 11. All games are away.
The only way LCC can make
the play-offs is if it can win all
three of it's games, and
Clackamas loses one of it's two
games.
Still, the Titans do have a
chance. LCC had a good showing at the Mt. Hood Clasic, as it

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beat Yakima Valley and Green
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SWOCC and Chemeketa,
Clackamas has to play the same
two teams as it finishes it's
season.
"It's kind of a strange feeling," said Youngman, "but
there's still three (league) games
left.
''I'm looking forward to this
weekend,'' which the Titans
will use to tune up for the playoff stretch when they compete
at the Shoreline Crossover Tour nament in Seattle.

Clackamas CC took first place
with 21 points.
All season Meyers has stressed
that his runners use the regular
season meets to help them tune
up for the region and conference meets. And all season it
looked as if the Titans were
struggling.
The Titans finished in fourth
place at the Clackamas Invitational early in the season, and
no LCC runner had cracked into
the top four finishers against
Clackamas.
But now, with the conference
meet just one week away, it
looks as if the Titans are peaking at just the right time.
''We focus on performing
well at the end of the year," explained Meyers. ''I'm not worried about the times early in the
season.''
LCC runner George Ulrich
led the Titans with his best race
this season. Ulrich finished second overall with a time of
27: 00, behind Clackamas CC
runner Tim Beudall (26:46).
Ted Leblow was just 41
seconds behind Ulrich to make
him the second Titan runner to
cross the finish line, but the
sixth runner overall. Scott
Loughney (28:05) finished 10th
for the Titans, with Glenn
Megargel (28 :48) and Glenn
McGuire (29:09) coming in
15th and 16th, respectively.
Clackamas dominated the
meet, with runners finishing
first, third through fifth, and
eighth.
The Titans got a late start this
season because most of their
runners weren't available until
September, while other schools
(Clackamas included) had trained since early August.
''I think everyone has realized how much better they can be
with some background miles,''
said Meyers.

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continued from page 1
often set up a table and
microphone in the center of the
cafeteria to field students' questions. However, at Oakland CC,
where the average student age is
over 30, the college has had difficulties organizing activities.

people realized that every question is fair -- that I'm not going
to yell."
However, he said he would
yell at a staff member if he or
she pushed his "two hot buttons: Lie to me ... or treat each
other or students badly. ''
• Student life
Davis supports holding open
forums with students --- he has

• Campus morale

''Bad morale is a symptom of
something wrong," he said,
responding to a question about

healing bad feelings on a campus. "Start by demonstrating
how important all of us are to
getting a job done. Praise people ... , " he advised.
• Funding
Davis said he's helped pass
several levies at the other colleges -- in part by creating a
speaker's circuit to inform the
voters and gain support, and by

building a telephone bank of County CC in Great Bend,
likely "yes" votes through sim- Kan., will make his official visit
Nov. 3. Students and staff are
ple surveys.
Although he's experienced welcome at the 2 p. m. interview
with the formal legislative pro- session. On Nov. 6, Gerard
cess to gain state revenue, Davis Berger, vice president of
said his best work with Chemeketa CC in Salem will
legislators has been one-on-one keep the same schedule, as will
Raymond Needham, president
in the hallways.
• The next candidate, Jimmie of Guilford Technical College,
Downing, president of Barton Jamestown, N.C. on Nov. 9

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LOST & FOUND
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ridicule, malign or degrade any person
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Wanted: Interesting people to converse
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683-2793.

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Relationships in nature detailed in art student's works
feature by Megan Guske

His short, red beard and
mustache , along with deeply
set, intense eyes, resemble a
young Vincent Van Gogh.
This is fitting. LCC art student Thomas Baxter has been
influenced by the reknowned
post-impressionist Dutch artist 's interpretations of nature.
He says he likes Van Gogh
because he was ' 'a pioneer. ' ' In
his own art , Baxter portrays a
union of nature, emotion and
spirituality .
"Mi Takuye Oyacin," a
native American term meaning
"all my relations," applies to
Baxter's art , with its rich detail
and emotionally stirring beauty .
A sketch of an elderly native
American man looks like a
photograph -- the lifelike image
amazes the eye.
However, to view it closely,
the lines of the old man's face
spring into a story . . . as if it
were a work of literature . An
ancient spider web is captured
in the old face, possibly a symbol of the entwined tales woven
throughout life. A playful
Spring buffalo -- perhaps jumping and fleeing during a great
hunt -- is etched into the crevice
of the chin.
To develop his skills in portraying nature, this term Baxter
enrolled in an LCC botany class.
He says he would like to create
illustrations for science books
someday.
Baxter's art is not yet widely
known, but the Mount Pisgah
Arboretum chose one of Baxter's graphics for its annual

Local artist to
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"I want to be of service,
to help educate the public."
got to meet some really incredible people," says Baxter. "I
had my drawings with me and I
used to trade them for meals or
T-shirts, or sell them to get extra money. ''
While hitch-hiking, Baxter
spent time in the Okanogan
Valley in north-central

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Thomas Baxter's native American art is realistic in its portrayal, but
closer inspection of the work reveals the intricate detailing that he
uses to express himself. Much of Baxter's work, like this one, is
done with only a fine-tip, ballpoint pen.

mushroom show in October.
And his art graced a cover of
one issue of last year's Denali,
LCC 's literary/ art magazine. He
has also won a national award
for art from two-year colleges.
The Oregon FoodJoumal has
also displayed Baxter's work in
several issues. One is a picture
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of the earth with umbrellas surrounding it, to express the
depleting ozone layer.
Baxter often uses his art as a
tool to influence social change
in environmental and political
issues. ''You look at the world
and you see that the bottom
line is greed. That seems to be

Featuring HAPPYHEART POPCORN - papped

by Theresa Van Blaricom
''Harp-style'' classical
guitarist Dale VanWormer will
perform at LCC on Wednesday,
Nov. 8.
The performance in the food
service area of the Center
Building is one of a series of free
noon-hour concerts sponsored
by the ASLCC.
VanWormer describes harpstyle classical guitar as "a
method whereby strings
vibrating from previously open
or held tones are allowed to
'ring over ' into present ones,
creating a soothing harp-like
quality in the guitar."
He says he was inspired to
develop his style of playing by
an instructor at Willamette
University, and spent two years
creating the technique that lead
to his unique harp-like sound.
A native Oregonian, VanWormer has played many concerts around the Northwest, including appearances at Artquake, Portland State University, the Oregon State Fair, the
Tacoma Block Party and for The
Bite: A Taste of Portland.
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healing experience. I did get to
experience some native
American culture and tradition," says Baxter. "This was a
religious practice and belief that
was totally involved with the
earth, based on us living on the

the issue at hand for the rain
forests,'' says Baxter. ''I want to
be of service, to help educate
the public.''
Earlier in his life, Baxter took
the time to do some hitchhiking through California. "It
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