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Vol. 25

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VP Belcher accepts CC
presidency in Minnesota
to when that decision will be
made.

by Devan Wilson
Torch News Editor

LCC Vice President of Instruction Jacquelyn Belcher has
accepted a presidency in the
Minnesota community college
system, according to Marianne
Kimball, office manager for
LCC's Office of Instruction.
Kimball says that Belcher
telephoned her Thursday afternoon from Seattle, where she
had been attending the
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, to
tell her the news.
Belcher was unavailable for
comment Thursday evening.
The Minnesota State Board of
Community Colleges interviewed Belcher for the presidency
at Minneapolis Community
College and North Hennepin
Community College on April
12. Belcher told Kimball that
she was not informed which
community college she will
head, and that Gerald Christenson, chancellor of the Minnesota State Board, will make
that decision. Kimball says that
Belcher offered no timeiine as

Belcher had also been a
finalist for the presidency at
Tacoma Community College.
Kimball says Belcher cancelled
her April 25 interview for that
position.
Kimball says that when she
telephoned, Belcher seemed
very pleased and told her the
Minnesota State Board was very
eager to have her join their
staff. Belcher was impressed
with the Minnesota State Board
and sensed a positive attitude
from the faculty and administration of the two colleges,
according to Kimball.
LCC President Jerry Moskus
said on Thursday that Belcher
will make an outstanding president. "I think the people in
Minnesota made a great
choice.''
Moskus says that he has anticipated Belcher accepting a
presidency somewhere, and he
has begun preparing to fill her
position, but that the process is
still in the preliminary stages.

Hunter quits ASLCC .
by Tracy Brooks\/
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weeks~ On1'pri~~3 Cultural Ditectorllandy Brown resigned
/ ; :amid discQntenf9vet his job performance among senate
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photo by Deborah Pickett

Leaping high to catch a flying frisbee, LCC student Chad Boutin enjoys the sunshine on the
north lawn of the Center Building.

LCC to host forensics championships
by Devan Wilson
Torch News Editor

LCC will play host to over 60 competltlve
orators in the Annual Northwest Community
College Forensic Championships April 27 and 28.
Contestants from community colleges in
Oregon, and Washington, will compete for
trophies and plaques in 10 events for separate
speaking forms: debate, extemporaneous, informative, impromptu, persuasive, sales, and after
dinner speaking; poetry interpretation, programmed oral interpretation, and prose interpretation.
The debate competition will open the tournament at 8 a.m. on Friday. The event will close
with the presentation of awards at 5:30 p.m. on
Saturday.
Last year the LCC Forensics Tearn won the
Oregon section of the tournament. Five of the
seven members of that team were either finalists
or trophy winners.
Returning from last' s year team is Susanna

Kuehl, who recently earned first place in the Program Oral Interpretation competition at the
Willamette University Invitational Tournament
in Salem.
Members of the LCC Forensics Team entering
this year's tournament include: Kuehl, Dan
Clark, Debi McNamara, Nola Pritchard; Andrew
Smith, Karel Buller, Elizabeth Joseph, and Tisha
Oehman. Other than Kuehl and Clark, none of
the members of LCC' s team has any experience
competing in forensics tournaments.
Speech instructor Barbara Breaden, the LCC
team's advisor, says "I think we have a number
(of students) who are very competitive. I expect
that our students will perform credibly against
their competition.''
Among schools fielding teams for the tournament is Clark Commmunity College in Vancouver Wash., which Breaden says is the number
one community college forensics team in the nation.

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workings of {hetSenate. In. addition~ he says many people
~ 'were overly critiGal. of my perfonnane~. ''
Re agrees '·~t ~ofue level' 1 with the statement by Brown
that there ~.~ •.;.~~ckbitingn in the Senate. There was, he
sayst '•A lot. of.Jtil~le-on-the~facer kkk-intthe-butt attitudes
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Qtecutive members of ASLCC. *tl enjoyed working for the
ASLCC/'
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Senate will not . ?rt>~int a_. new conunupications director.. In~ .
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EDITORIALS

People in wheelchairs have priority on elevators
by Michael Omogrosso
Torch Editor

Earth Day has come arid gone and left many of us
with a renewed or newly acquired sense of what is
environmentally correct. Now is the time to apply
our knowledge where it will do the most good -- in
our daily lives. And at least one segment of our
society stands to receive greater respect and greater
accessibility.
On any day, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.,
stand by the elevators on the cafeteria level of the
Center Building and see how many people try to
squeeze on board. Now look a little closer and see
how many times people confined to wheelchairs or
with some form of disablity that impairs their
locomotion are left in the dust while others scramble
for the easy way to the next floor.
It may not happen each time the double doors
slide open, but if one person a term must sit in their
steel chariot and wait for the next elevator, missing

Besides consuming electricity needlessly, these
their class, then it has happened once too often. And
it does happen.
door fixturers, by definition of being a creation of
.
c th
b .
man, only have so many open and closes in them.
Th e pre dommate
reason 1or ose e1evators emg
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Let us conserve them for their mtended purpose and
installed was to make Lane accessible to the disabled.
Other fixtures have been installed to assist the, at
open doors by hand instead.
A friend in a wheelchair pointed ou·t one other acbest, difficult task some of the disabled face in mov~ng about the campus -- autom~ti~ doors at the macess problem; the fourth floor student phone. HangJOr entrances to campus bmldmgs and to the
ing on the wall, it is readily accessed in a wheelchair,
restrooms.
that is when someone hasn't pushed the easy chair or
While clearly marked for disabled use only, time
the coffee table under it.
and time again fully able-bodied students, faculty,
. .
.
.
and staff step on the rubber mat or push the button
Whe th er reahgnmg ~ampus furmture, hurrymg
that opens the door.
through doors, ~r dashmg 1_nto the elevator~ try to
imagi°:e what ~nd of bamer~ you re cre~ung for
Ste in on the mats are as close to a casual
your
ml.stakpp
. disabledd"neighbors and friends and adJust your
e asgon e can •m ake. It' s qu1•ck , easy, and so
many people do it that it feels acceptable. As far as
act1ons accor mg1Y·
the red buttons that trigger the lavatory portals go, ' And tomorrow, try the stairs. They're enthere is obviously a longer time frame required to acvironmentally benevolent, provide an excercise opcess the restrooms by pushing the button instead of portunity that would cost $40 a month at a spa, and
pushing the door.
make the elevator accessible.
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Release of Prohill demonstrates freedom ta,ken for granted by Americans
As I write this, my attention
is riveted on something that we
as Americans tend to take for
granted -- freedom.
Robert Polhill, one of eight
Americans being held hostage
in the Middle East, was released
Sunday morning, after 39 months in captivity. He said his captors had never really mistreated
him. This statement was emitted in a hoarse voice, from a·
haggard face.
Both Syria and Iran received
faint praise from a White House
spokesman for their participation in the release. Eighty-five
percent of the credit went to
Syria (I have no idea how this

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Houghton, George Fitting, Robert Catalano,
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Production Staff: Megan Guske, Gerry Getty,
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April 27, 1990

division was decided on).
There are believed to be 17
hostages from the West still being held in that area of the

Lithuanians are feeling the incremental tightening of the
screws by the Soviets. First there
were veiled threats, then tanks

My Attention
by Ken Houghton
world, so applause was kept to a and helicopters cruised around
town. Nov.: there is an economic
minimum.
Immediately after the freeing"' blockade' in place.
The embargo serves a dual
of Polhill, Iran's government
released a statement saying purpose -- if successful -- as far
there's a possiblility that as the USSR is concerned: It will
another American -prisoner will show the hardline Communist
be released by the time you read Party members that Gorbachev
· is still in control. And, the exthis, as a gesture of goodwill.
A few thousand miles away a ample will be evident to any
different type of freedom strug- other countries contemplating a
gle is taking place. Six weeks break from the Union.
Lithuania gets 97 percent of
after declaring their independence from the USSR, the its energy from Soviet sources,

Requiem for Kayapuyas
by Michael Omogrosso
Torch Editor

Two things seem always to be true: the rain falls and the
native American people continue to be placed somewhere out
of the sight and out of the minds of most whites.
By Sunday, April 29, Native American Week will have
passed by with very little notice. Even in places frequented by
the ''alternative'' set, where Gay Pride Week and National
Secretary Week are proudly proclaimed together, there is
sparse, if any, attention paid to those who first held this land
in trust. And that is disheartening.
Everyone in this magnificent area called the Willamette
Valley should be particularly saddened at the mention of
Native American Week. A sadness of mourning, not guilt,
for there are no Kayapuya speakers living today.
No guilt should be felt because no one alive today is
responsible for the extinction of the last native inhabitants of
the valley of sickness, as this once vast wetland was called.
But, a state of mourning should exist because the press of this
society extinguished a proud people.
By 1849, Joseph Lane wrote that the Kayapuya's
(Calapooya) were reduced not by war, but by white man's
diseases to a mere 60 people. By the early 1950s they had all
left to catch salmon in some other life.
When next a drop of rain explodes on a leaf, remember
with just a bit of sadness what once was and can never be
agam.

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summer is right around the cor- control for that country's inner, and there's always horses
dependence? Or are that naand candles, soooo .. .it could tion's citizens to be strapped to
the sacrificial altar of ''the
be tight.
How should our government greater good?" Not a call I'd
be reacting to this? What if want to be forced to make.
In the same pragmatic vein;
there is violence perpetrated by
the Red Army? In a poll of U.S. • the proposition has been put
citizens, 61 percent felt that we forth that the reason we -- the
should continue supporting governmental we -- don't
Gorbachev in case he pulls a negotiate with the Middle
Tiennemen Square repeat. Eastern hostage takers to any exTwenty-three percent would tent is because we don't want to
side with the Lithuanian peo- encourage that type of terple. I assume that the,,other 16 rorism. But, things -seem to be
percent were undecided, calming down over there and
though I heard no figure. The the hostage taking epidemic
way George Bush runs the coun- could be at an end. So, should
try's policies on .the latest opi- we negotiate for the release of
nion polls, it's not difficult to our citizens? It's done with robsee which way the wind will bers and nuts in this country all
the time. Isn't it worth a try?
blow in that eventuality.
It would be a welcome
Maybe it just comes down to
a question of pragmatism. Do change if this plague of freedom
we set aside progress made, and infected all those who have
anticipated, in nuclear arms avoided it thus far. More later.

LETTERS_
· _ _ __
Response to 'rights'.
To the Editor:
A response to Inalienable
Rights; Torch, April 13.
Mike. West, it would seem, is
just as immature and misinformed as those who attended
the incident in question: I will
assume he was referring to the
tear gas incident near the
University of Oregon campus
several weeks ago.
First of all, it was estimated
that over half of those in attendance were minors. Possession
and consumption of alcohol by
a minor is illegal. Disturbing
the peace, public urination,
failure to heed a lawful order,
and assulting a police officer is
illegal. How can you justify
these activities as inalienable
rights? There are clearly written
statutes on every one of them.
Do you really believe there is
not? The police in this incident
were merely responding to complaints from neighbors who's
rights were being violated.
You say "it is time for
Americans to take this country

back from the police and from
the government ... '' Without
the government to enact legislation and a police force to
uphold -those laws, you
wouldn't have those rights to
begin with. The government is
the voice of the people. Let's
not forget that.
I'm all for standing up for
our rights but one must know
what those rights are. We
should be praising our law enforcement personnel for defending those rights. Education,
above all else, is the key to
changing such misguided
beliefs as you currently hold,
and bettering America for all.
Daniel S. Canaday

HR.987 backed
To the Editor:
During this Earth Week
Celebration, there is an item of
concern that needs attention.
Though it is not localized, it is
still an important part of our
environment.
HR987 is a bill that is in the
Turn to Letters, page 3

Returning student pursues career in favorite profession
by Coleen Ebert
Torch Staff Wn'ter

''I remember dashing out to
the parking lot at Montana
State University between
classes. Michael, my husband ,
would come driving up in our
old VW van bringing our sixmonth-old baby Brittany along
so I could nurse her. A quick
feeding , a burp and a hug, and
then it was off to my next
class.''
Now two years later, LCC student Susan Breitzmann isn't
trying to "do it all," but she is
trying to find a healthy balance
between home, work, and
school since she has joined the
ranks of ''returning students.''
''Ever since my oldest son was
a baby, which was 17 years ago,
I have wanted to come back to
school,'' says Breitzmann. But,

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she went into motherhood full
bore and put school on the back
burner.
Breitzmann 's full face has a
warm smile. Her brown
shoulder-length hair, which she
wears tied back, is laced with
strands of grey.
At 45 years of age, she is now
a mother of three teen-agers ,
one pre-teen, and one toddler.
This spring she will chalk up her
third term at LCC. She carries a
full load of classes and fits in 10
hours a week of work study at
Whiteaker Preschool in Eugene.
Breitzmann says school is a
bridge to the career arena she
loves best. ''I am intensely interested in babies and the birthing process. I want to know
what makes kids tick.''
Twelve-year-old Molly leans
over the back of her mom's

chair in their Washington Street
home as Breitzmann's career
plans unfold. ''I would like to
have been a mid-wife," she
recalls.
While living in Newport in
1980, Breitzmann literally walked her neighbor through the
stages of labor along the beach
for several hours. ''Later I
wondered what Newport
tourists thought of seeing a
pregnant woman holding her
stomach, stopping to do her
pant-blow breathing,'' she
laughs.
But Breitzmann knew that
such a career would require long
hours away from home. She
decided that children are just as
interesting once they are born.
She set her sights on a career encompassing the step after birth
Turn to Returning, page 4

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vice. One would think that OSPIRG supported
U.S. Senate, which, if passed,
spending $800 to help the comwould curtail logging in the
munity would be a wonhwhile
Tongass National Forest in S.E.
To the Editor:
investment.
Alaska. The Tongass National
•LCC student elections are
Is
spending
$6,000
to
send
six
Forest is the last remaining temrapidly
approaching and I
perate rain forest in Nonh students to Washington D.C. would like to give some reasons
America. Thousands of acres of for three days a wonhwhile in- why I think voting for our own
this old growth forest have been vestment?
Oregon Student Public Interest
At the benefits at the WOW
raped over the past 10-15 years.
Research Group chapter
This decimation has been Hall on March 30 and April 6 of (OSPIRG) at LCC is a good
allowed to continue. The en- this year, over one hundred and
idea.
vironmental damage that would eighty people were in attenoccur over the next 20 years dance. One hundred and eighty 1. We don't have one now.
would be far greater than what people reaped the rewards of an 2. It would give students opponunitics.
Exxon did in just one day.
eight hundred dollar invest- 3. We would become a
Another disgusting thing sur- ment in the community.
decisive part of an active, effecrounding this issue is that the
At the USSA Legislative Con- tive statewide lobbying force.
cost of cutting timber in the ference in Washington D. C.
4. It would offer another
Tongass is a mere $2 per 1000 this year, six people reaped the
source of research information
Bd. Ft. Compared to $600 per reward of a six thousand dollar
on public interest issues on cam1000 Bd. Ft. Guess who has to investment.
pus
pay the extra $598? A grand
One thousand dollars a head. 5.
LCC can offer a lot to
total of S546 million annually!
What has that six thousand
OSPIRG
due to its diverse stuThe Alaska Pulp and Paper dollars done for the communident body (quite representative
Co. and Louisiana Pacific ty? What has that six thousand
(which arc now owned by the dollars done for the students of of the public in the region).
6. It would form new lines of
Japanese) arc making huge pro- Lane Community College?
How many students know communication between Lane
fits off us suckers, the taxpayers.
and other schools.
If we arc to protect our en- what USSA is?
How many students know 7. It's cheap. Only $2 per pervironment, we need to take action, now. HR987 passed in the what the Willamette AIDS son a term. SUCH A DEAL!
House last year with flying col- Council is?
Randy Brown
Merrick Richmond
ors with strong suppon from
Peter Defazio. The bill is now
in the Senate and must pass
'Die Wellness Qmunfttee & Student Health Present
before it goes to President Bush.
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I ask the Torch to suppon
HR987 and to put pressure on
Senators Hatfield and
Packwood and other state
Wednesday, May 2
senators to take action on the
Forum308
Tongass National Forest act of
1990 or our children will never
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gregg Gardner
forgive us.

Wellness Day

What is USSA ?
To the Ed.itor:
What exactly is the purpose
of a community college? •One .
would assume, by nature of the
title, that it is intended to serve
the community at large.
One would assume that a student government elected by the
students would do just that:
Serve the students, serve the
community.
By producing two events at
the WOW Hall for the
Willamette AIDS Council and
The Martin Luther King Task
Force, one would think that the
community is being done a ser-

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Breathing Into Joy
Susan Burch, PhD, L.C.C.
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Thursday May 3rd,
LCC International student Dinner
6:1S LCC cafeteria
Fundraiser performance of

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SWAN, Disabled Advisory Club assist students with special needs
write or see, a tutor is provided for them. We also give
away text books and provide mobility aid.''

by Kelli). Ray
Torch Staff Wn"ter

Are you a student who has a hard time going to
school due to a learning disability? If so, Disabled Services may be the place for you.
There are two clubs available to students and staff
of LCC, Students With Accessibility Needs (SWAN)
and the Disabled Advisory Club. These clubs do
everything from providing sign language interpreters
to tutoring learning disabled students. And they do a
lot more.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) students can get a free
notetaker if they are learning disabled, says Dopris
May, the club's coordinator. 'if a student is unable to
j

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Disabled Services got staned when Counselor Gene
Sorenson staned working with disabled students. Bjo
Ashwill took over and created the official program
and an advisor and coordinator were also hired.

campus, to take away the attitudinal (physical) barriers.
"We've been trying for years to write grants and to
get the college to give us more funding.''
She is also looking for the funds to purchase needed
items, and according to May, '' A learning diagnostician is desperately needed. Currently, students have
to go out in the community to pay for testing provided for them."

Now, Ashwell does counseling and advising and
May is coordinator. May is also advisor for the learning
disabled clubs. What May likes best about the job is
Although there is a resource referral library for
working with the people. And on some days, this is
students
and staff to use, books and anicles are needalso what she likes least. She also dislikes the papered. May says people should clip out peninent anicles
work.
to donate. She'd also like people to "send brochures
''My continuous goal is to provide accessibility on and pamphlets on adaptive equipment.''

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-- early childhood development.
With the steady suppon of
her husband, Michael, she
enrolled at Montana State
University in the spring of 1987.
She remembers feeling unsure, '' like a brand new
mother,' ' leaving her baby for
three hours each day. Michael,
who was working afternoons
and evenings, agreed to bring
their daughter Brittany up to
the school for feeding.
Then, in 1989 Michael took a
job here and the family moved
to Eugene. Advice from Brietzmann's friend Toby, who runs
Tofu Palace, pointed her in the
direction of LCC.
Now, after completing two
terms here, Breitzmann says,
''LCC provides the understanding that many students have

jobs and some are working stuff','' explains Breitzmann.
parents.'' She registered for ''Whatever is outside the
Greg Delf' s independent study house, Michael takes care of. ''
class, World Civilization, to
But a workable routine
give herself a more flexible doesn't make the balancing act
schedule.
any easier. ' 'There's a constant
Goals are important to pull between being out there (at
Breitzmann as she maps out her school) and being at home.
plans. ''I'm not just in it for the
"I'm always a mother. We
money. I see this as a life goal. ' ' brought our children into this
After she completes basic re- world. I am responsible along
quirements at LCC, she plans to with Michael to keep that
transfer to the University of • energy ball going. Whatever it
Oregon to pursue a degree in takes emotionally, spiritually,
early childhood education, physically, socially and
preparing herself to run a psychologically, we've got to do
primary care center that will it.''
And on the other side of the
cater to the needs of infants up
scale, "If it wasn't for Michael
to the age of five.
Michael, her husband, arrives and me, our children wouldn't
be here. '' Breitzmann says an
home laden with groceries.
"We have what's called the education will make her a viable
'inside stuff' and the 'outside financial source for her family.

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Education fulfills other needs as
well, she says.
"I like going to school -- just
being up there (at LCC) with a
bunch of other people who are
learning. ' '
Breitzmann has also encouraged others like herself to
follow suit and enroll in college.
Erin Sutton, a 28-year-old
single parent, has taken Breitzmann 's advice to return to
school. ''There she was with lots
of kids and she went back to
school just like that,'' says Sutton.
Sutton also wanted to enter
LCC, but fear stood in her way.

She needed someone to say
"Do it" and Breitzmann was
there.
This spring Sutton enrolled
in college classes for the first
time. The routine of going to
class and gaining an education
has brought a new level of excitement to her life.
Both Breitzmann and Sutton
echo the same belief, '' We are
wonh an education.' '
"If I wasn 't doing this, I'd be
working at some Dairy Man saying, 'How' d you like your Big
Gulp?' " says Breitzmann.
' 'I'd rather be discussing Hemingway than Big Gulps.' '

Of Note
• LCC alumnus Tony Hernandez was elected to the National Alumni Council of the national junior college honor
society, Phi Thetta Kappa (PTK). Hernandez, a former
member of LCC's PTK chapter, Sigma Zeta, was elected
along with four other members from around the country at
the PTK's 72nd Annual Convention, in San Francisco, on
April 9, 1990. He will serve a one-year term. Speakers at the
convention included LCC's first president, Dale Parnell, and
former U.S . Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick.
• The PTK West/Northwest Regional Conference will be
held at the Valley River Inn on May 4-6. Speakers include
University of Oregon President Myles Brand, Richard C.
Stevenson , director of the Honors College at the U of 0, and
Harvey Bennett, president of Rouge Community College.
LCC PTK members who can't afford the $70 registration fee
may be able to receive financial assistance from LCC's PTK
chapter. If interested, or if interested in being a PTK officer
next year, contact Bette Dorris in Legal Services, ext. 2340.
• The search is on for LCC's Outstanding Teacher of the
Year. Nomination forms are available at the Student
Resource Center, the Downtown Center, Office of Instruction, and instructional department offices. Completed forms
are to be returned to the Student Resource Center or the
Downtown Center by May 4. The award will be presented at
the June 1 graduation ceremony. For more information contact Ted Kotsakis, ext. 2225, or Carol Johnson, ext. 2379 .

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Mexican national pursues 'dream of better life' via LCC
by Robert Catalano
Torch Staff Wn'ter

Five years ago, with only the clothes
on his back, LCC student Juan Valle rode
his motorcycle north across the
U.S. Mexican border to an uncenain
future.
"I thought riding across in the
daytime would be better than running
across at night,'' remembers Valle.
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) estimates that thousands of
illegal Mexican immigrants cross the
border daily, to a tune of 1. 7 to two
million in 1989 alone.
The immigrants are led across by
coyotes, men who charge a fee for acting
as guides across the border and who
often charge an additional fee for illegal
papers. Frequently robbed by border
bandits, these illegal aliens come seeking
a better life in the United States.
"I had no future in Mexico," says
Valle, "There would have been no
money for school or training and I would
only look forward to a life of poveny. ''
Upon crossing the border, Valle immediately migrated to Oregon where he
had heard jobs in the fields and orchards
would be plentiful.

LCC student Juan Valle

Often working sixteen hours a day
picking strawberries, and living in
substandard housing with little ventilation and no sanitary facilities, Juan
dreamed of the day he could leave the
fields behind and go to school.
"I worked many hours but I got little
pay," says Valle, "Employers would

cheat me out of what I was owed and if I
complained they threatened me with 'La
Migre' (INS agents)."
With no documentation regarding
citizenship, Juan was limited to working
at menial jobs until the Immigration Act
of 1986. Juan immediately applied for
''Amnesty'' and went to work
legitimately for the first time in the
United States.
While working at a restaurant in Medford, Valle was voted Employee of the
Month on two occasions. It was there he
first heard of the High School
Equivalency Program (HEP) at the
University of Oregon.
''I knew I would go nowhere if I
couldn't speak English," says Valle. "I
applied because I had no other choice for
a better future. "
A short time after graduating from
HEP, Valle enrolled at LCC to participate in the Study Skills program.
''Now I can read and understand
English much better,'' Valle says with
enthusiasm, "Next year I will go to
Oregon State (University) to study to be
an interior designer. ' '
"A few years ago, I only wanted to go
back to Mexico. Now I have a future."

With help from Connie Mesquita,
director of the Multi-Cultural Center,
and other students, Valle's adjustment
to studying at LCC has been easier than
he thought it could be.
''When I came to LCC, I knew only a
few other Mexican students. Now I live
with an American family, I have many
friends, and my own bank account.
Without Connie and my friends, I don't
think I would be so successful in
school.''

"I had no future
in Mexico"
Juan Valle
For millions of other Mexican immigrants who share his dream of a better
life, Valle offers this advice: "Learn
English and the laws of the United
·states. Learning English has not made
me less Mexican but it has made me
more successful. ' '

Torch members earn awards at newspaper publisher's conference
''It was one of those very
good weeks for members of the
Torch staff,'' smiled Torch
Editor Michael Omogrosso.
At the awards ceremony April
21 at the second annual Oregon
Newspaper Publishers Association collegiate press conference
held at the U of O, the LCC
staff was presented the Award
of Merit for General Excellence
among Oregon college and
university student newspapers
with circulations under 5,000.

The first place finisher was
Southern Oregon College
Siskyou. The OSU Barometer
earned • first place for college
newspapers with circulations of
5,000, with the U of O Daily
Emerald and Portland Community College winning awards
of merit.
• The Torch also won two
awards of merit for its editorial
and entertainment sections.
• Omogrosso 's •feature story
on LCC student Donna Salata' s
recovery as an abusive parent
won first place for Best Feature
Story.

Primrose was in the Soviet
Union last summer.
• Mary Browning and Devan
Wilson paired up to win an
award of merit for their eightpart series on the LCC presidential search process, and Wilson
won a separate award for his
piece on LCC President Jerry
Moskus.

Holland, 11., The Rapp Sheet
journal, Arapahoe Community
College, Littleton, Col.; The
Sage of Miramar College, San
Diego, Ca.; and The By-Line of
Bristol Community College,

Fall River, Ma.
• The ASPA also awarded a
first place award for community
service to the Torch for its
spread on "Disabled Awareness
Month,'' prepared by writers

Elizabeth Bach, Michelle
Bowers, Carl Mottle, and Coleen Ebert, with photographs by
Deborah Pickett and Chad
Boutin, and design by Darien
Waggoner.

• Megan Guske's profile of
Lane Counselor Bjo Ashwill,
and her use of creative writing
to combat stereotypes of disabled people, earned an Award of
Merit in the Best Feature
Writing category.
• Beryl Morrison's shot of an
LCC women's volleyball player
spiking the ball, and Thatcher
Trombley's picture of a skier at
Willamette Pass both won
awards of special merit.
The Torch also received word
this week that for the eighth
consecutive year the American
Scholastic Press Association
ranked the LCC weekly among
the top community college
newspapers in the country.

• Paul Morgan won first place
for the Best Sports Story: He
described LCC Basketball Coach
Dale Bates' 400th career victory.
• Michael Primrose won first
place for the Best Feature Photo
-- a color photograph of an old
Leningrad man with his hand in
a pickle jar, captured when

The Torch shared the First
Place with Special Merit award
with eight others: both The
Falcon Times and The Caty/st,
serving the nonh and south
campuses of Miami-Dade Community, Miami, Fla.; The
Pioneer Post of Indian River
Community College, Ft. Pierce,
Fla.; The Coun·er of South
Suburban College, South

photo by Pete Peterson

Torch award winners from left to right: Devan Wilson, Mary Browning, Beryl Morrison, Paul Morgan,
Michael Omogrosso, Thatcher Trombley, Megan Guske, Darien Waggoner, and Deborah Pickett.

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April 27, 1990

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Voters' Pampt
Michael Omogrosso, Pres.idential Candidate

President / Vic

SERVICE -~ Student government must hold as its highest priority uncompromising
servk~ to the needs of .the students ... Issues make for exceptional campaign platforms.
Child~care, $tudentunion building I aod envirorun.ental awareness are all issues address..
ed in one.way or another bylastyear's studentgovernment and I support the efforts
made in those areas. But, while I hope to bring these and other pressing issues closer to
resolution. -a commitment to service is the. platform Lstand. on.
I see the function of student governnient as enabling 5tuden,ts to £ind the answers.,
enabling them to make the changes they ..feel are .needed and thatrequires open com-munication, accessibility, a willingness to listen, and good facilitation skills, I have
worked hard to hone those skills as editor of the Torch this year, editor ofDenali last
year, and volunteer on several boards ofdirectors and committees over the years.
Should I be elected ASLCC president, I pledge my commitment not to an issue, but
to you, the student body. My door will always be open to give you the individual .mentiot:i you deserve. Thank you.

Edisione Barrato de Arauj~, Vice Presidential Candidate
I feel that LCG needs to give attention to the real needs of students such as an affordable child.,care on campu.s- and a .bus pass system similar to the U o(O; s. A. greater effort. also needs to be mad.e to le!; foreign students know what services are available to
them~ and to allow them the opponunity to share. their culture with other students~ All
students can benefit from the cpsmopolifan education.

Michael Omog rosso

Edisione Barreto de Araujo

Cultural Director
Trish Rosewood

Randle Ross

Trish Rosewood

The groundwork has been laid
for many student projects this
year. I believe that I can help
make the Student Union/Child
Care building a reality. I have
ideas for solving the enrollment
and financial aid problems
which students encounter at
LCC. I also have ideas for helping the transfer students make
satisfying transitions. I will work
on bringing the vital Vocational
Education students into the
governance process.
As cultural director, I will

contlnue support for the Martin
Luther King Celebration projects. I also want to bring
creative diversity to the office
and especially to offer more
dance, and more social opportunities, for students at Lane
Community College. I invite
students to let me know what
they need. They can call me
evenings at 484-043 5.

Randle Ross
Raising the level of cultural

competency through education.
I'm interested in organizing
and coordinating events that
impact the level of student,
faculty, community concern
and involvement with: CHILD
CARE, research and development. Activities that improve
student retention. Enhancing
Martin Luther King Celebration. Networking with other
departments inJOINT PLANNING of socio-economic and
academic activity that raises the
standard of excellence and
reflects true concern. Involvement is my objective. Motiva-

tion is 1
Randle
you sha
respectfi
cerns a
Governr
and wo
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vote of
the one
cerns.
likeable,
organize
serving t
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people.
Ross.

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Senators
Tyra Ward
I simply believe that changes that would be beneficial to the student
body as a whole, should be voiced and acted upon. I also believe that I
can promote different ideas to assist in this process.

ment that is service oriented to the current and future student bodies
and individuals of this college and community. I want to bring full
representation and increased participation of the entire range of
students to their government activities on campus.

Bette B. Dorris
Kim Poffenberger
Commitment, empathy, honesty , and integrity are the ideals I would
bring to the office of Senator. I believe that true representation of all
students is achieved through respect and understanding of every student's needs 3:nd wants. My goal is to help shape a studem govern-

Next year at LCC is going to be very crucial. We have new board
members and a new President who will be watching the student senate
for some direction. I have been a Senator for 2 years and have learned a
great deal from the experience. I feel that at this point I can offer
knowledge and consistency which will be vital to the Senate next year.
I would greatly·appreciate your vote. Thank you.

Sara Samano-Berg

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Voting will be in the cafeteria on ...
May 7, 8, 9 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voters must present LCC Photo ID
Night students without LCC photo ID must
present other photo ID and recite their
LCC student number.
The material in this pamphlet is submitted by
each respective candidate and is in no way
altered by person(s) responsible for the format.

Meeting the needs of the students will be my priority as a Senator. I
want to see diversity in the Senate with equal representation for the
students. I would like to share my experience as an International Student, who has worked extensively in the Multicultural Center at Lane,
to help promote harmonious relations among the various groups on
campus.

Sabrina Panas·uck
Hi, my name is Sabrina, and I am a candidate for a senate position. As
a candidate I have many ideas that could enhance our school, but I
believe it begins with our school becoming more unified. Lane Community College is an excellent school for many various reasons. It contains a wide-range of students. As a senator I intend to actively get
more students involved in the opportunities available at school, which
includes more ~rodents attending senate meetings a,nd becoming in-

volved in the issues that affect all of us. If t:
the promise to be available for students qt
make the 1990-91 school year a more " p1

Seth Craig
I feel that LCC is an excellent, but underr
see Lane become respected and well-know
state. I hope that with this recognition wil
school. Because I have grown up with love
ment I will push for a ban on styrofoam

Daniel Christensen
Ignorance is a really ugly thing. I want to
sions made for and about LCC, and at th
those decisions. It will give me an opportu
the problems faced by LCC students, and
tives on those problems other than my ovi
why I'm running.

Noa Christian O'Hara
In applying for a position on the ASLCC
provement of the student environment o
lege campus. This directly affects the el
students services, and cultural and humai
the integration of faculty, administration,
rooting an atmosphere of cooperation ~
development of curriculums, the continu
volvement in college processes, and the di
to our changing educational needs. with r
student government I hope I could comp1

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April 27, 1990

The Torch

1phlet

Associated Students of
Lane Community College
Christina Waddell, Presir' "'ntial Candidate

Vice President

I believe that students and their neeib are the most important issues at Lane Community College, The purpose of the ASLCC' is to serve these needs fully. If elected as
your ASLCC representative, I can ensure th.l~ .)tudents and their needs would be met efficiently.
The main goals I intend to first achieve include:
1) Responsible spending practices of student fees.
2) Implementation of a quality child care program that is .b oth affordable and feasible
to all students.
3) Increased student awareness in student and school activities as well as participation.
4) Recognition and support for existing student beneficial programs, such as The Arts
and Student Health.
It is through these goals that I intend to make LCC a superb institution for us all.

Melisa Leist, Vice Presidential Candidate

Melisa Leist

Christina Waddell

Students are the backbone of this community. As an employee of the college in the
High School Relations and Marketing Department I de~ with students and I am aware
of their needs. Students at Lane Community College need strong, accurate representation in student government, a responsible account of student fees and ASLCC budget,
and finally action in the area of childcare on campus.
With my experience in business and leadership I will focus on solutions to the problems that may arise. I will solve any of these problems. l will be an asset to the
backbone of this community.
VOTE -- Christina -Waddell and Melisa Leist.

Treasurer
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tion is my key. Your vote for
Randle L. Ross indicates that
you share and trust that I will
respectfully represent the concerns of the Student Body
Government and you the voters
and would be participants in
the coming election. You' re my
vote of confidence. Let me be
the one that relects your concerns. I'm dependable,
likeable, workable, and offer an
organized and flexible means of
serving the interest of all respective groups, organizations and
people. Thank you , Randle L.
Ross .

ffect all of us. If elected Senator I will uphold
le for students questions and problems. Let 's
year a more "personalized" school year.

'. llent, but underrated college. I would like to
id and well-known around our commuity and
is recognition will come more funding to our
:>wn up with love for nature, and my environan on styrofoam cups on campus.

sen
' thing. I want to be more aware of the decit LCC, and at the same time have a hand in
~e me an opponunity to find out more about
:c students, and to expose myself to perspec>ther than my own. I'm here to learn.' That's

l'Hara
n on the ASLCC, my objectives are the im1t environment on the Lane Commuity Coltly affects the elements of college finance,
.ltural and human understanding, including
, administration, and student agendas in proof cooperation and communication in the
ms , the continuation of strong student incesses, and the direction of future adaptation
mal needs. with my previous experience with
ipe I could competently fulfill these ongoing

Laura Rodgers

Laura Rodgers

Effective leadership requires
experience and a vision of
what student government can
accomplish. In the coming
year ASLCC will enter new
areas of serving students as it
works with a new college president, sees the arrival of new
groups, and develops plans for
building on campus that
would offer new space and services to the LCC community.
As ASLCC takes on these new
challenges it will take experienced and responsible

objectives.

Loring Hummel
I first became involved in student government at LCC when I was appointed to the Senate at the beginning of winter term. Since that time
I have developed my knowledge of the issues and concerns of the
students at LCC, as well as my own level of commitment and leadership ability. It is extremely important to me that student government
continues to maintain the quality of the programs that it offers the
students at LCC as well as its level integrity and accountability to the
students. A vote for Loring Hummel is a vote for experience and
leadership that you can count on.

Sean Arie Noble
Fairness, dedication, responsibility, having a planned set of goals and
the potential capability of making tomorrow's dreams a reality today
are some of the most important traits that make a good leader in a
government position. With my past experience and dedication in
various community services, I believe that I am qualified to serve you
as an ASLCC Senator. I believe that all students ofLCC are important
in shaping the cultural environment, social atmosphere, and addressing current problems in issues such as child health care and student
registration. If elected as Senator, I would make myself accessible to all
students. I am eager to work with anyone with problems relating to today's college .student needs .

Dennis Bond
I am running for Senator because after being a student at LCC for 2
years, I feel that I have an adequate understanding of the needs of the
average student to perform the required duties in a way that will
benefit all.

leadership.
I have the experience it
takes. I have worked with the
ASLCC budget for the last two
terms, and I know what it
takes to keep the budget working for students and those who
decide where your money
goes. I have also been an advocate for students in front of
the Board of Education,
fighting for services and lower

tuition.
My experience with the
ASLCC budget and working
with many student groups on
this campus make me the best
choice for ASLCC treasurer.
STUDENT
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THAT
GOVERNMENT
WORKS FOR STUDENTS,
LAURA
FOR
VOTE
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TREASURER.

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• Ballot Measure no. 1
OSPIRG is a statewide, student~directed, studentfunded organization which will actively involve LCC
students in recycling, toxics~.hunger and homelessness, •
voter registration, repter~consumer rightS~ child. care
and. other issuet.of g~neral pµblk interest~
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oldest forms of tribute, dance. Balladina peformed international folk

music at the Alton Baker Park festival. Despite sporadic rain, an
estimated 3,000 turned out.

by Michael Omogrosso
Torch Editor

For three months, rumblings like those signaling impending volcanic action have heralded an event of global proportions, Earth Day-1990. And, from the week before to the week
after, the mountain blew it's top: People the world over focused on the environmental
situation of this planet in an attempt to divert potential disaster by calling attention to the
problems abounding in it.
Problems like: over-harvesting the oceans with drift net fishing techniques, antiquated
forestry practices, and industrial pollution at abhorent levels. And problems on a more personal level, such as one person/ one car driving practices, inadequate recycling or precycling
efforts, and overpopulation -- things everyone, no matter how environmentally conscious
they are, can improve upon.
Even that funny clown Ronald jumped onto the bandwagon along with a few stuffedshirt corporate executives. Not even their commericalism, though, could dampen the environmental enthusiasm Earth Day has generated.
With each passing Earth Day, from 1970 to 1990, the pendulum has begun to swing a
bit more in favor of the earth.

photo by Deborah Pickett

With the gutsy intensity typical of Sue Miles, she and her band, Slow
Burn, electrify the lunchtime air at LCC to kick off Earth Week
celebrations.

photo by Deborah Pickett

Young and old get lessons on what is recycleable in the typical trash can by a Bring Recycling
representative, during the Kids' Earth Day celebration at the U of O School of Education,
Saturday, April 21.

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... local, global awareness
W orklng to keep
the ball rolling
into the future

photo by Deborah Pickett

Guerilla tactics were not exempt during Earth Week in order to get a
message out, as this Franklin Blvd. billboard displays.

photo by Deborah Pickett

Part of the environmental message of Earth Day isJearning to share this planet. These children
display that knack at Alton Baker Park.

photo by Deborah Pickett

Algis Tomosaitis and John Ross exchange thoughts while waiting to field questions from students about
OSPIRG and Earth Day. Information dissemination played a big part in OSPIRG's Earth Week efforts.

photo by Shelby Marie Day

New paper recovery bins can be found campus-wide to
assist students and staff in separating the various grades
of paper for recycling by Campus Ministry.

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April 27, 1990

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SPORTS

NBA's punishment of Lakers unjust
You make the call.
On the last day of the
NBA regular season, in a
game that meant nothing for
two teams headed for the
playoffs, Los Angeles Laker
Head Coach Pat Riley decided to rest some of his starting
players against the Blazers.
Laker staners Magic Johnson,James Worthy, and Mycal Thompson sat out the entire contest. Thompson was, however, coming off a knee injury.

The NBA does not want its
paying customers to be
disappointed, and as a result
it is forcing the best players
to play every night. Basically,
the NBA is saying that if you
are a superstar, or even a
starter, you will not get a
night off unless you are injured.
This kind of twisted thinking will insure increased injuries
next year, whether real or not.
It seems there is very little essence of the game left in this
sport. It is nevertheless pan of the game to let a coach play
whomever he damn well pleases -- as long as it doesn't hurt the
team.

Sports Rag

Was it:

by Paul Morgan

• A move that would enrage Blazer fans who paid good money
•
to see a good game?
• A goodwill gesture by Riley to let the Blazers gain a club'
Apparently, the NBA doesn't care about the proper manage- ·
record 59th regular season win?
ment of a basketball team. The only reason the NBA levied the
• A smart move to protect his star players from injury on the fine was to appease the many Blazer fans, many of whom doled
out $12 to see the game on pay-per-view TV. They were upset
brink of the playoffs?
with Riley's lack of effort to win the game and called the Blazer
Since it is clear that Riley would never throw a game under any office to complain.
circumstances (his Laker teams have dominated the NBA for the
But fans fail to realize that the game they payed to watch had
last 11 years), then one can only deduce that he restedJohnson
and Worthy for the better of his team -- although, one would be no effect on the standings at all. The only real significance of the
hard pressed to find the 42-point loss to the Blazers as something game was the opponunity it offered for the Blazers to set a
record in regular season victories -- and the fans got that.
good for the Lakcrs.
So what are they complaining about?
So the answer has to be the last reason: a protective move.
While I agree that the NBA should keep an eye on this kind of
Still, the Lakers arc now being fined $25,000 by the NBA.
activity from the coaches, under these circumstances Riley was
That fine just shows what the league is all about (and I have
justified and the fine was not.
said this before): big money and big business.

Titnns split
doubleheader
by Wilson Crayfish
Torch Sports wn·ter

LCC came up with two runs
in the top of the sixth inning to
overcome a two-run fifth inning
homer by Linn-Benton's Ken
Kevany and secure a S-4 win
over the Roadrunners on April

24.
Titan second baseman Bobby
Hammit knocked in three runs
for the Titans, which upped its
league record to 4-6.
The win gave LCC a split in
the Tuesday afternoon
NWAACC doubleheader with
Linn-Benton. The Titans dropped the first game, 5-3, as
Roadrunner pitcher Sean
Hickman struck out seven,
walked three and gave up only
three hits.
FIRST GAME

Lane
Linn-Benton

010 010 100 •• 3 7 2
030 020 OOx •· ) 8 1

W -- Hickman. L -- Nolte. 2B •· Lane, Williamson.
,Linn-Benton, Kaveny. RBI -- Lane, Wood . LlnnBcnton, Peten 2, Kemon.
SECOND GAME

Lane
Linn-Benton

200 012 0 •• ' , 3
010 030 0 •• 4 4 l

W -- CaYener. L •· Proctor. 28 •· Hammit. Kil -Linn-Benton, Kaveny . .RBI •· Lane, Hammit, 3.
Linn-Benton, Kaveny 2.

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1990-91 Two athletic positions may be added
for the survival of athletics at
TO RC H by Paul
five years.
LCC. Only two of the six proDuring that time the Athletic

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DENALI
Editorships

TORCH EDITOR
The TORCH &litor is responsible for hiring staff members, directing
policy, and managing the weekly newsgathcring and publication
processes of the TORCH. He/she has control of the news and
editorial content of the paper and is expected to adhere to Media
Commission guidelines and the Oregon Code of Ethics for
Journalism. She/he.is selected and appointed by the Media
Commission Spring term and will serve Fall, Winter and Spring
terms of the 1990-91 academic year. The editor'should have
journalistic, management and organizational abilities, training,
and/or experience. He/she should also have previous service on a
high school, college or professional newspaper staff with experience
which will give him/her an adequate understanding of the operation of
a newspaper. The applicant for editor must have completed at least
six credits at LCC within the last 12 months. The editor must
maintain a 2.00 GPA, can expect to work 30-40 hours per week, and
will receive an average salary of $350 per month for the academic
year.

Morpn

To~h Sports Writn-

Thc LCC Budget Committee
has proposed that $21,684 be
allotted to the Athletic Department for an athletic trainer and
special events coordinator.
The Budget Committee will
hold public meetings to debate
the allocation of college funds
starting May 9.
According to the proposed
budget, $10,842 would be
allocated to reinstate the
athletic trainer position at halftime, and $13,842 would be used to hire an intramurals director and fill other personnel
vacancies in the Health and P .E.
Department.
Although the funding is only
a part of the $60,684 Athletic
Director Bob Foster had requested for the department in
December, it will help replace
those positions which were lost
due to budget cuts in the last

Department has lost three
coaches who cited budgetary
problems as a key for their
resignations.
Foster said the department
needs to look at things
realistically. ' 'We can't really be
too upset because there is just
no money in the college,'' he
explained.
But he also stated that the
department is in dire need of
funding. ''Wc arc going to
need new uniforms and new
scoreboards,'' he said.
''There has been some talk
about making some adjustments, like cutting sports,"
he said. ''But we haven't decided yet. Right now we are
waiting to see (if the funds are
awarded).''
Foster
December
In
presented to the LCC Board of
Education the "bottom line"

DENALI EDITOR
The editor of DENALI selects and manages the 1990-91 staff,
organizes the production schedule, and has the final word on all
matters concerning the magazine according to Media Commission
guidelines. She/he must have a concrete understanding of, or the
commitment to learn, the technical skills of the print production of a
magazine. The editor will be in charge of budgeting, fundraising, and
assessing staff progress. She/he can expect to work at least 20 hours
per week. Knowledge of desktop publishing is hclpful. A
background in literature and art is very much encouraged. Writing
121 is required. The editor must be an officially registered student and
maintain a 2.00 GPA. The DENALI editor will be paid $200 per term.

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Dorothy Wearne, 205D Center Building. The d~d inc for returning
applications is May 11 at noon and should be returned to Peterson,
Wearne or Michael Omogrosso, 205C Center -Building. A selection
committee will then determine the qualified iandidate on May 18.
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posed increases were sent to the
budget committee. The other
requests were $7,000 in pay increases for part-time coaches,
$10,000 for equipment maintincnce, $4,000 for transponation costs, and $18,000 divid~d
tenance, $4,000 for ~ansponaVicc President for Student
Services Bob Marshall said the
athletic department is getting a
fair deal in the budget proposal.
''There is no question that
the athletic department is an excellent part of this college, '' he
said. ''I think the presentation
to the board was done well and
their needs well documented.
''It has to be placed in
perspective. This is a difficult
year and next year obviously
won't be better. ''
Interim P .E. and Health
Department Chair Bob Creed
addressed the problem of moral
in the coaching ranks.
"I think that coaches at any
community college have to work
•their rear-ends off... (because)
there is not going to be
anything handed to you,'' he
explained.
"With hindsight, I'd say
that we probobly should have
cut some programs. You've got
to give it to the coaches for goraising
and
out
ing
money. . . but how long do you
do that before you crash and
burn.''
Creed and Foster said that the
department will meet within
the next few weeks to decide the
plans of action that will be
taken after the budget is passed
or' altered in July.

The doctor says, 'Keep trying -- You'll get through it'
Dear Dr. Decorum,
I have been really sick these
past few weeks -- my stomach
has felt like a chemical warfare
testing site, my head felt like its
been the occupant of a food
processor set on whip, my throat
grew thorns, and my mouth
tasted like I was snacking on a
burlap sandwich. My nose has
been plagued with a constant
flow of something too gruesome
to describe, and my eyes still
look like a ''AAA'' route map
of Washington, D.C. Not only
did I feel badly, but I must have
looked terrible too, because
representatives of two major
organ donor groups tried to get

me to sign permission to harvest
forms.
I feel a little better now, but
not really "good" yet. I'm
behind in my schoolwork also.
What can I do?
Jack Sprat

massage, and check out the
island night life. Stay at a hotel
where they do everything for
you, eat some great meals, try
deep sea fishing, or scuba diving, and go to a luau.

Dr. Decorum
by Carl Mottle
Dear Jack,
Take two weeks off in
Hawaii. Sleep late, lay in the
sun, take a whirlpool and

However, if you are like the
rest of us and can't afford
Hawaii, then drink plenty of liquids, get as much sleep as you
can, and try to make up the

homework. Maybe this Sunday
you could go wild and treat
yourself to a bargain movie and
a coupon pizza. Keep trying you' 11 get through it.
Dr.D.

Dear Dr. Decorum,
Well Earth Day is over, and
most of the people I saw who
participated are really concerned about improving the environment and willing to take
action to help. But until big
business commits to saving the
planet, it will be a losing battle.
Has corporate America done
anything to preserve the

·ecology?
Henry Thoreau

Dear Henry,
In the twenty years since the
first Earth Day, big business has
had time to deliberate its position and formulate a plan of action regarding the earth's
ecology. If this last Earth Day
,was any indication, I see a
tremendous expenditure of
money, will, and creative ability
dedicated to an advertising
campaign, and an action plan
which will produce as much
change as spitting in the desert.
Dr.D

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and will be printed on a space available
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per issue . The TORCH reserves the right
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DISABILITIES ADVISORY COALITION offers two support groups: for
persons with disabilities; for their family
members. 343-7055.
DISABILITIES ADVISORY COALITION offers substance abuse recovery
group for disabled persons. Call Bonnie,
683-2793.
THE LEARNING DISABLED Student
Club meets Thursdays, 9-10 a.m., CEN
410.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets
Mon. & Fri., 12 noon, M&A 247. Open
meeting. All are welcome'. ·Experience
strength & hope.

ATTENTION: EARN MONEY reading
books! $32,000/year income potential.
Details. (1) 602-838-8885 Ext.
Bk12165. •

AUTOS

NOW HIRING COUNSELORS and
wrangler counselor for co-ed, resident
Camp Fire camp.June 28th - Aug. 4th.
Please contact Nan Streiff at
342-6338. •

VW ENGINE . Complete core. 1500 cc
single port. $150. Call Devan, Ext. 2657
or 342-2014.

WANTED
WANTED: Interesting people to converse with others of like mind. Meet at
the Multi-Cultural Center, CEN 409,
every Thursday from 1: 30 to 3 p. m.
WANTED: WOMEN TO EXPLORE
pe~sonal growth. Tues. 10 - 11 a.m.
CEN 316. Info: Women's Center.
LOOKING FOR ACTRESS to play in 16
mm film, young, good facial expression.
Call Corey, 687-1393 . .
GOOD USED FAX machine ind/ or
copier for home business, will pay cash.
Dave, 688-3363.

CHRYSLER NEWPORT, good project,
needs radiator repair. Asking $200
OBO. Call Marta, 342-4084.

1973 VW 412. $750. 485-0978.
TWO CHEVY 350cid small block
engines, complete. First $250 takes
both. Dave, 688-3363.
ATTENTION - GOVERNMENT SEIZED vehicles from $ 100. Fords,
mercedes, Corvettes, chevys. Surplus
Buyers Guide. 1-600-838-8885 ext.
A12165. •
78 DATSUN S/W HATCHBACK.
Runs good, rough body. $350 OBO.
168 S. 11th St., Springfield.

CYCLES/ SCOOTERS ---HONDA PASSPORT 70 cc. New parts,
runs good. $340. 345-1595. Must sell!
Make offer!

LADIES RED LEATHER motorcycle
jacket, size 10, near new, $75 .
343-3327, evenings .

LCC CREATIVE WRITING GROUP
meets at CEN 476, 3:30 p.m. every
Thursday. Join the fun!

NEARLY NEW DINETTE SET, 4
chairs, table with leaf, neutral colors.,
$125 OBO. Dave, 689-6207.

COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
done to order. Call Thatcher Trombley,
345-9286.

BROTHERS PORTABLE TYPEWRITER with correction display and accessories. $75 OBO. Call 344-1579
evenings.

PET PALS PLUS. Vacation plans? Will
provide loving in-home care for your
pet. Obedience classes starting!
345-1595.

TWIN SIZE WOODEN DAYBED with
trundle unit, includes 2 mattresses.
$150 OBO. 344-4557. Keep trying.

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WOMEN'S LEATHER JACKET size 38.
Excellent condition, $75 .688-0739.

SERVICES~~~.;;;;.;;
FREE LUNCH, noon to 1 p.m., and Bible Study, 1:15 - 2 p .m., Ind Tech 218,
every Thursday. Sponsored by the Baptist Student Union.
WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE available
in Student Health. Complete exam $22.
All services confidential. CEN 126.

AL-ANON· MEETINGS, Thursdays, .12
noon, HEA 246.

-BICYCLES--~-----

NEW SUBSTANCE ABUSE support
group for disabled persons: Wed. ,
11-12 noon, M&A 253 . •

BRIDGESTONE RB-2 12 speed racing
bike, 17 1/ 2 pounds, •$ 300 firm.
345-5991.- Ask for Jesse. • ••

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NA MEETINGS Wednesclays, •i2 noon,
M&A 247 .

WOMEN'S 5 SPEED. Just tuned. Runs
great. Must sell, $35 or make offer.
345-1595.

HAND RAISED, FRIENDLY, cute
baby mice, use as pets only - please. 75
cents each. 3451595.

OPPORTUNITIES - - - - -

ZOOLOGY TEXT, like new. Cost $50 ,
sell $30 OBO . Gerry, TORCH, Ext.
2654.

MABEL'S
Reasonable.
344-5438.

ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER. Brother
CE-50, excellent condition, $125 OBO .
343:7924.

CAREER INFORMATION CENTER,
2nd floor, Center Bldg., Mon. & Tues.
9 a.m. • 7 p .m., Wed., Thurs., Fri . 9
a.m . - 5 p.m.

OSPIRG MEETS every Tuesday, 3 p.m.,
CEN 446. All students are invited to attend.
PTK MEETINGS - 2nd & 4th Fridays of
the month , 3 p .m., CEN '420.
STUDENTS WITH ACCESSIBlLiTY
NEEDS meets Wed., 2-3 p .m., CEN
•
420. "We're here to help you." .
STUDENTS AGAINST ANIMAL
ABUSE meets 2 p.m. Wed.~ CEN 316,
Mezzanine_of Learning Resource Center
(Library).
•
•
BIBLE STUDY, 1: 15 . - 2 p.m.,
Thursdays, IND TECH 218. Sponsored
by Baptist Student Union.
•
STOP PRIMATE RESEARCH. at U of O .
Call Jason for more info . 484-0613.
THE WOW HALL is an all-ages ·dancehall , offering aduJt beverages
downstairs. Fun for all!

FREE

ALcoHoLics ANONYMOUS meets
Mon. & Fri., 12 noon,,M&A 247. Open
meeting. All are ·welcome. Experience
strength & hope.

TRANSITION TO ·suCCE'SS women :
Your discussion group meets weekly, CEN 220, 2-4, every Friday .

WHITE PHILCO UPRIGHT freezer.
$100 ._688-0??9 , ,

SOCCER; SOUTHBi\NK Field , 3 p.m.
Wednesdays. Come sbpw your stuff &
have.fun. By foot bridge.

BIG DESK with attachable side arm for
typewriter. Oak-like finish. $125.
688-0739 ev~nings.

ENTRY-LEVEL STOCK CAR RACER
seeks volunteer pit crew for Saq;rday
nights beginning 4/90. Automotive experience not necessary·. Enthusiasm a
must! Leave message for Lisa at Torch
office .
•

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shoes, size 8, • almost new, $35.
688-0739.

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Pioneer, every 2nd Tuesday, ·1 i, .m. ·Proceeds help purchase medic unit.

SNIFFLES? SNEEZES? WHEEZES?
COUGHS? Sound familiar?? ,Student
Health can help. CEN 127.

FRIDAYS 2-4 p.m. Discussion group
for Transition To Success women.
CEN220. Come join us.

FREE LUNCH, noon - 1 p.m., IND
TECH 218, every Thursday. Sponsored
by Baptist Student Uni~n.

WANT TO RENT~~;;;;;;;;;

MAYDAY, IT'S PAYDAY! Library .
sells books, Center Lobby, May 1-3, 9-2.
$.50 (soft), $1 (hard) .

HELP WANTED

CONDOMS 6/$1.
CEN 126.

NEEDED- big place at coast August 6 13 for reunion: Would appreciate any
wads . Leona, 9_35-3625, ~venings.

35mm CAMERA, Pentax IQ zoom 70.
Very compact, many features, excellent
condition . $140 OBO. Mike, 683-4465.
PAIR OF BREEDING cockatiels. Pied
male and pearled· female . Please call
484-2421 after 6 p.m.
YAMAHA PSR-36-PCM keyboard. Full
size keys, $300. Call 689-7726.
MINI-I,OP RABBITS, 3 boys & 3 girls.
Great pets or show rabbits. Melissa,
726-7375.
NEW UNIVERSAL ENTERPRISE DM
310 multimeter used only once, perfect
condition . $60. 689-8727.

ACTORS WANTED: 16mm film, great
experience. ContactJerry Seifert at Performing Arts or Roger, 741-6629.
ATTENTION: EASY WORK, excellent
pay! Assemble products at home.
Details. (1) 602-838-8885 Ext :
W-12165. •

STEREO
WORKSHOP
1621 E. 19th.

344-3212

HOMECLEANING.
I work hard! Mabel,

HOUSEP AINTING. Schedule your
house or business now! And save
money. Call Jerry, 485-3608.
HAULING; LANDSCAPING; fences
repaired. 20 years construction experience. D & D, 485-0978.

"We Care"
Eugene Medical BuildJng
132 E. Broadway. Rm 720
Eugene, OR 97401

MESSAGES
WOMEN WELCOME - weekly support
group. Tues. 10 - 11 a.m., CEN 316. Info: Women's Center.
G.A.L.A. IS SEARCHING for new
members. For more info call Kent,
683-1726.
NOA: DON'T FORGET about Saturday, April 28th, 8 p.m., my place, my
21er. Rachel.
CHESS ANYONE? Call or leave
message at SRC for David Holmes, Ext.
2342, or home: 741-1901.
Mikey - Happy 40th! I hope you have a
good time over at Wickiup; maybe
you'll even catch some fish.
Torchies - I took your advice and had my
head examined. Everything's fine .
Thanks for your concern. Dorothy

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WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY by ex• perienced professional. Affordable
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NOW!

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SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER needed for
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinco de Mayo: added feeling of unity in struggle of all
by Robert Catalano
Torch Staff Wn"ter

The festive spirit of Cinco de
Mayo, a national holiday in
Mexico that has spread to much
of the Americas, will come to
Eugene with a Friday, May 4
celebration at LCC.
Cinco de Mayo (May 5) commemorates the 1862 Battle of
Puebla, where Mexican nationals proved to the world their
willingness to die rather than to

submit to a foreign invader
(France).
Today, many Americans of
Mexican descent have added to
the celebration a feeling of unity in the struggle of all peoples,
often against great odds, for a
better way of life in the United
States.
' 'Cinco de Mayo gives me a
feeling of being clean," says
LCC student Carlos Covarru bios. ''The things that
burden me are washed away.''

The festivities will begin at 11
ip.m., on the lawn north of the
cafeteria, with the music of
Mariachi J alisco.
''Mariachi musicians are the
trou badors of Mexican
culture,'' says Multi-Cultural
Center Director, Connie Mesquita. ''Their Com"dos (ballads)
speak of love, struggles of life,
and famous local events.''
Included in the entertainment will be traditional bailes
(dances) and ballads by

Spanish-speaking
LCC
students.
The festivities will end at 2
p.m. with the breaking of a
pinata, a tradition dating back
to 16th century Europe.
In conjunction with the LCC
festivities, activities celebrating

Cinco de Mayo will be held May
4 and 5 at the Erb Memorial
Union on the University of
Oregon campus.
For further information contact Connie Mesquita at ext.
2276 or at the LCC MulitCultural Center.

Highlights
compiled by Denise Logan
for the Torch

Amadeus 'one of the best' ever
by George Fitting
Torch Staff Writer

The LCC Performing Arts
presents
Department
''Amadeus,'' an award winning
drama about the musical
genius, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. The musical opens Friday, May 4 at 8 p.m. in the LCC
Mainstage Theatre.
Set in 18th century Austria,
''Amadeus' ' is the story of the
hatred and envy that a technical
court composer, Antonio
Salieri, felt towards Mozart, the
greatest musical genius of the
time. Salieri is unable to accept
the godly talents bestowed on
Mozart, who also happens to be
a tactless, malicious, and
spiteful exhibitionist.
Director Patrick Torelle says,
''This is one of the best plays
we've ever done .'' Torelle, with
25 years experience directing,
adds, "It's one of those plays
where everything clicks,
everything comes together in
one place at one time. ''
Even if a person has seen the
award winning movie version of
"Amadeus," the LCC production will be worth attending.
Torelle points out that there is
a difference between going to
the theater and viewing a
movie.
''Movies, they point a camera
at reality; while theater appeals
to the imagination." He says
that there are things you just
can't do in a movie, like the interaction of the audience with
the actors and ''the spontaneity
of it (theater), the idea that at
any moment something could
go wrong.''
Barry Shaw, who plays
Salieri, has a wide range of experience in many local productions and is appearing in an
LCC production for the first
time. Torelle calls Shaw "a
wonderful actor, very inventive,
and intelligent, with a great,
biting sense of humor. '' Shaw is
the only performer in
''Amadeus'' who is not an LCC
student.
Jason Bortz, who plays
Mozart, is a first year student at
LCC. He has appeared in a
number of high school productions, and was seen most recently in "Chicago" at the Hult
Center.
Myrna Seifert, LCC Performing Arts publicist, says, ''People
who have seen the play and the
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• "The Voice of the Prairie"
ends its run in the Blue Door
Theatre this weekend. Playing
Friday, May 27, and Saturday,
May 28, the production begins
at 8 p.m. both nights. Call
726-2202 for ticket information.
• The Performing Arts
Department will consider offering a series of classes for musicians who would like instruction
in how to teach piano. If interested contact Corinne (ext.
2209) in the Perf. Arts main office, Rm. 207, to be added to
the interest list.
• Denali magazine will present a Jree poetry reading and
music, Tuesday, May 8, noon to
1 p.m. on the lawn in front of
the Center Building (if raining,
in ADM 216).
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movie, like the play better.''
She adds, ''It would be wonderful if we could get the students
to come to the theater. ''
Students may purchase
tickets for only $4 after 7:30
p.m.
All performances begin at 8
p.m. However, Seifert suggests
that theater patrons may want
to arrive at the performance
about 7:30 p.m. to catch the
preshow storydance.
The storydance is a concept of
costumer Kathryn O. Lynn's
Lynn says that the preshow
helps to set the right mood for
the performance by introducing
the audience to the attitudes
and mannerisms of the period,
as well as the look of the
clothing, and the movements
and dances of an 18th century
court. Lynn's idea was
developed into the storydance
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Additional performances will
run on Friday and Saturday for
three consecutive weeks, ending
May 19. An added Thursday,
May 10 performance will feature
a special ''Classical Cuisine
Dinner'' in the Renaissance
Room. For information on the
dinner or reservations, call
747-4501, ext. 2843.
Tickets can be purchased in
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p.m. Monday through Friday,
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Depanment needs to borrow
18th Century furniture for the
production of ''Amadeus,''
opening Friday, May 4. Wanted
are chairs, settees, tables, and
sideboards. If your furniture is
used, you will receive credit in
the program and two passes to
the show. CallJim McCarty, ext
2209.
• The LCC International Student Club will host their first
fund-raising event Thursday
May 3. The event begins with
an international dinner at 6
p.m. and a preview of Amadeus
at 8 p.m. Ticket contributions
are $9 for dinner, and $6 for
Amadeus. For information, call
747-4501, ext 2330 or ext 2165.
• LCC Music Instructor Jim
Greenwood will perform
Mozart's ''Piano Concerto No.
23 in A Major" with the
Oregon Mozart Players on
Saturday, April 28. The concert
begins at 8:30 p.m. the Hult
Center's Soreng Theater.
• The Marist Foundation will
conduct its 1990 Wonderful
World of Auction over two
days. For more information, call
686-0251.

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12 - 1pm Thursday
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