Vol. 27 No. 12 Eugene, Oregon January 10, 1992 Contract- negotiations bog down LCCappeals OSHA fines College denies presence of lead by KIM CHALLIS-ROTH Torch Staff Writer hoto by. titan Classnied employees have tied a yellow ribbon on the tree outside the administration, building fore:ach of the 193 days they have worked without a contract. The employees' union is currently negotiating c911n-act terms with the college. by TRACY BROOKS Torch Associate Editor Classified employees will meet soonin a negotiating session with state•. mediator Nancy Bro~ and the LCCbargaining team, LCC Employees Federation (LCCEF) bargaining team chairman ,Alen Bahret an- nounced Thursday, Jan.9 . The college•snegotiator,Lon Mills, will not say if the college has any new proposals to offer the union, out~ he says. "I'm expectingtnhavesomeprogress at that meeting.n The union has been unsuccessfullynegotiating anew contract with the college for nine montbs. qlassifed employees, whichincbide secretaries,clerks, foodservicewotkers~tecbnicians and groundskeepers, have been Mills. ''We have made a lot of wogress in the negotiations. n But as far as moving on the issues. he says, "I'm represent.ing the parameters set by the board. Discouraged by the lack of headway made in negotiations, classifed employees voted Monday, Jan. 6 to proceed to fact-finding in the collective bargaining process. However, this upcoming mediation session willputthatoff,saidBahret. "This isagoodstep.to.resolving our differences." · · ·• At the Jan. 6 meeting~ Jane Howard of the Oregon.Federation of Teachers, Education and 0 Health Professionals, with which LCCEF ·is affiliated. reported that there are seven issues keeping the college and union apan. Among these are wages, contractnegotiations with Mills. "The board is very concerned with morale on thecollegecampus," says Board of Education Chairwoman Pat Riggs. However, she says, ''The bargaining insurance for part-time employees, spacefor aunion office unitis doing wbat . ~ . Dt] needs on campus: and .maintaining, a ;to be doing at tbis point. Tlle full grievance system for employ- concentration we have now is uprooted during a college on letting the team work with reclassification, which will be the union.., Bahret says the union.hopes implemented at a future date. In fact-finding, an indepen- for acontractsettlementthatwill dent party hears both sides and provide parity with the faculty 'issuesadeclsion.Ifthatdoesnot \ ®dmanagementwliQDS.Cias~ produce a s~tisfactory solution, sifted employees, be says, feel 'dlenlegallypro- they have equal value at LCC the union ees may Mills says thatcomparing the ceed to suike. In the meetingt Sirois en~ classified employees' contract couraged classified employees with the faculty contractis like to quit volunteering for events ~~comparing apples to oranges. "Theissuesthey(thefaculty) sponsored by the college. includingMartinLutberKingDay presented were different/' says activities • s. . and the open house at Mill working without a contract for Severalmembetsoftheunion Valley River Center, until the contract is resolved. six months. "They 're not negotiating have expressed their belief that According to Unioo President says Bill Fletcher, a Jerry Moskus, the college ,s fruitfully," Jerry Sirois. the union made no computerprogrammer andclas- president, shouldbe pressing for headway in a mediation ~ioq/ sified employee atLCC.]t isn't movement in the conttactnegoDec. 20, and meetings for tlu: fair~ he says. after all the time tiations,andthatheaq9-theBoard pa$t, few !llOntbs .between tl)e,. and effort classified employees of Education have/. not • • been college.anO:the.union have pro. ~ have put into activities, such as properly infonned about the duced no results. The college ' lobbying at the state capital fot situation. bargainingteambas also refused > •'If the president knew what kfill monies for LCC. to provide its provisions in writ'IheLCCBoardofEducation the hell was going onjnhis ~ .. ing, he says. ,tl think ,Jhat 8eSSJOil (Dec. photo by Arthur Mason met Wednesday, Jan. 8 in a college, he'd be shocl5~" says •• 20) was pfod.pctive,n counters ,~CEF President,-el"lj Sirois closed sess~on to review th~ .JSirois. • ••• ·:. :;:'.::':·:~:,i?,::::;;~- The dust is gone from the Apprenticeship Building. But the toxic lead issue is still in the air. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHA) fined LCC $400 in November for three health standards violations. Despite LCC's appeal of the fine, OSHA's Eugene field supervisor, Susan Schwendiman, says the health division stands firmly behind its citations. LCC's legal counsel will discuss the appeal during a meeting with OSHA Jan. 21. Employees on the second floor of the building have complained for years that dust and fumes from welding labs located on the first floor circulate to the second floor, and, they alleged, caused ailments ranging from nausea to headaches. But repeated air quality tests, the Tum to Smoking, page 2 Board of Ed puts off smoke ban by JOE HARWOOD Torch Editor In a move that surprised college administrators and angered the non-smoking community, the LCC Board of Education voted unanimously at its Dec. 11 meeting to delay a change in the institution's smoking policy for at least 60 days. Many officials as well as LCC staff and students expected a vote that would ban all indoor smoking on campus. Instead, both faculty and classified union representatives informed board members that a ban on indoor smoking constitutes what call a "change in the workplace" -- an issue that must be negotiated contractually with both unions before becoming policy. LCC President Jerry Moskus had asked Lon Mills, the college's negotiator, to settle the issue prior to the Dec 11 meeting with both the LCCEA (faculty union) and the LCCEF (classified union). At the time of the Turn to OSHA, page 8 WOOcishop·dt6pso1dstereotypes· Old ·progtatn •·offers·· by ANNA HENRY Torch Staff Writer LCC's woodshop instructors say they have seen dramatic increases in the percentage of women enrolled in wood working classes, from 10 percent of all students in 1982 to 65% in 1991. Ample room, machines and instruction await beginning or advanced students -- men and women -- interested in working with wood. According to Jim Dieringer, LCC evening woodshop instructor, "An interest and desire to learn is all it takes to become involved. Students will be encouraged to create, design and construct their own projects. No project is too big or too small. "All you need are your own building materials, (wood) and a good sharp number 4 hard lead pencil," says Dieringer. "The shop provides the white glue and the Photo by Anna Henry Senior citizen and woodworking addict Kathleen Kenagy "professionally" drills away at her newest creation. • staples. You don't even need to pick up a hammer. You can use 100 pounds of air pressure to drive the staples." LCC W oodshop Instructor Donna Rose says, "Increasingly more women are taldng active roles in and around the home." Rose, who began teaching in 1982, started a class in wood working for beginners. "Students were surprised to find a woman instructor," says Rose, "Word-of-mouth got around, and the number of women in my classes kept growing." "Some of the women prefer a woman instructor. They find it to be Jess intimidating and more relaxed. They find it to be a refreshing change," says Rose. Nancy Burbank, one of Rose's students, says she began working in wood over 18 years ago. Recalling her first class, she says there was no women's restroom in the wood shop, as there is now . "That was one way to keep us out," says Burbank. "When I signed up I was the only woman in the class. Now it's about half women. For me, the most rewarding part of working with wood is the building process. I can make furniture that I cannot possibly afford to buy," says Burbank. "I'm addicted to wood working," says Kathleen Kenagy, anotherofRose's students. "I love it. I make mistakes, but nothing that can't be corrected. I made a kitchen table, and atable top with six tiles in it. Next, I'm going to make a stereo cabinet- I'm in for the long haul," says Kenagy. new scholarships by KELLEY EGRE Torch Managing Editor Past and present members of the LCC Forensics Program, as well as students who were involved on a high school forensics team qualify to apply for an LCC Forensics scholarship. Barbara Breaden, director of LCC Forensics, says the scholarships are offered to help students who want to commit time to the forensics disipline, but are also AuCoin tq speak at Lane by KELLEY EGRE Torch Managing Editor U.S. Senatorial hopeful Les AuCoin will be on campus Jan. 10 to speak about his experiences as a U.S. congressman and his goals as a democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Political Science Instructor Steve Candee routinely invites to his classes individuals involed in Oregon's political system in an effort to give students a first hand look at the value of state government. "Most likely, Les will give a presentation on what is motivating him to run," says Candee. 'Then, hopefully, students will get an opportunity to respond with questions." Candee says students may be wondering why AuCoin is giving up a stable first district seat to run against incumbent Senator Bob Packwood. Candee urges anyone who is interested in learning more about AuCoin or has any questions regarding his candidacy to attend his c;lass at 2 p.m. in Center 216. Smoking January l O, l W2 The Torch continued from page 1 meeting, Moskus says he believed the issue had been resolved. But LCCEF President Jerry Sirois reported to the board that Mills had not contacted the classified union in regard to negotiating a smoke-free indoor environment. However, Don Micken, president of the faculty union, said Mills had briefly discussed the issue with him, but not in any depth. "He poked his head in the door and said something about it (the smoking ban), but that was it." Prior to the vote, ASLCC President Ernie Woodland submitted a petition of 522 students and staff advocating a designated loor smoking area on campus. ASLCC Senator Joanne Wilson, who spearheaded the petition drive, warned the board that a smoking ban may tum potential students away from the college. Wilson did acknowledge that "there is a ventilation problem" with the current smoking policy. "All I'm asking for, and the 522 people that stand behind me. is a place to smoke indoors," she told the board. But former-ASLCC President Michael Omogrosso told the . Page2 concerned about their academic studies. "Forensics is a real demanding activity," says Breaden. "It is also a fabulous opportunity for students to become involved in a great program, a stimulating program. The scholarship will offer LCC students either a partial or full tuition waiver. For more information regarding applications or the application process, students may contact Breaden at ext. 2419. board "We (non-smokers) have been shoved out of certain areas by smoke. There is a strong need for a (smoking) cessation program here on campus." Board member Chuck Ivey cautioned before the vote that "We're taking this too fast. We need to work out all the details and deal with the contractual issues first." Roger Hall, another board member, pointed out what he saw as inconsistencies in a survey conducted by instructor Jerome Garger, the basis by which the board planned to make a decision on the matter. "I see no strong mandate (from the survey) that we ban smoking on this campus," he said. Hall further stated that the Board should investigate the cost of building an indoor ventilated smoking area. Director of Campus Services Paul Colvin reported an estimated construction cost of $15,000. After extensive discussion, the board voted 7-0 to delay for two-three months any change in the current smoking policy until specific details and contractual issues are resolved. ETERNAL SUPPLY FOR ETERNAL GREED AND IDIOCY ISASILLYDREAM OFTHEPAST. OURFOREFATHERS MIGHT NOT HAVE CARED IF THEY WERE USING THE EARTH TO DEATH, BUT YOU SHOULD. RECYCLE AND STOP MANKIND'S HERITAGE OF SHAMEFUL WASTE. Instructors bypassscF10/arship and research t0 teeeh at LCC by JIM JONES for the TORCH For 25 LCC employees, opportunity and ambition was the driving force in earning their doctorarate degrees. Allan Gubrud Science Department They could teach at the university level.at positions offering more prestige, and maybe more money. Yet they teach at LCC. For Susan Swan, the choice was easy. A writing instructor with a doctorate in English, Swan taught four years as a graduate student at the U of O. Then, she says bluntly, "I needed a job, and there was one available here." She had planned to teach at a university, so the doctorate degree was necessary. Dwight Miller Math Department A 12 year veteran at LCC, Swan says, "At first, I didn't think I'd stay, but sometime along the way, I made the choice not to pursue another job. I enjoyed the scholarship and research associated with the university, but I've discovered I enjoy the teaching side more. "When I was in school, I also had two small children. Finishing the doctoral project meant a lot. I got a real sense of achievement from it," Swan says. Wendell Pepperdine Science Department Susan Swan English Department ----------- Photo by Glennis Pahlmann (I) ,'lne . .L\{naiss ance !l{pom 'Dine tfie week_ of Jan 15 & 16 Menu (joufen Surf Cocfclail' House Sa{atf 'Jvfu{[igatawny Soup 'Beef S troganoff Snapper Ca{ifornia 'Bfack 'Beans & Salsa ... Caramel Custard .. RENAISSANCE ROOM Center 107 (next to the deli) Open W & Th 11 :30-1:15 For reservations call ext. 2697 Wendell Pepperdine earned his doctorate at the U of O in chemistry. A 24-year veteran at LCC, he says his choice was also easy. "I want my work to be judged on merit," he says, "not whether or not I publish my research. I don't like the pressure of 'publish or perish.' I don't think it's fair to the student or to the instructor. I thought I'd like to teach at the university level, but when I did the research on my doctoral, I discovered I didn't like it." Daniel Armstrong, a second year writing instructor at LCC, earned his doctorate in English at Indiana University in Bloomington. Armstrong spent 11 and one half years at OSU, but gave up a tenured, senior instructor's position to teach at LCC. ® Jr "When I first came to Oregon in the late 70's," he says, "I wanted toteachatLane.I'dheardtheyhad a strong writing department, but the only position available then was part-time. I have family responsibilities, so I accepted a post atOSU. Whenafull-timeposition became available here, I interviewed for it." For Science Instructor Allan Gubrud, coming to LCC was coming home. Gubrud attended University High School in Eugene, but went east to Cornell to take a doctorate in science education. The availability of a fellowship helped Gubrud decide to pursue the doctorate. "My interest is in practical applications," he says. "I'm a 'handson' guy. LCC offers me the opportunity to try new things, ideas." An example of this is the Energy Management Technician program. Gubrud, principal designer of the program, set the curriculum and wrote the guidelines. Gubrud hopes the program will begin fall term, 1992. some cases the reverse is true. Some people with a doctorate might get too consumed with a specialized area of research, to the detriment of teaching." Gubrud echoes Armstrong's statement. "The doctorate allows me to do more things, take a broader perspective on things. It helps in planning classes out of the mainstream, but make me a better teacher -- not necessarily." Pepperdine says the additional lab hours required to earn a doctorate help him in class preparation. "The additional experience gives me a feeling for what will work in the lab," he says. "I think having a doctorate has helped me, personally, but I can't say that would be true for all disciplines." Dwight Miller is also able to experiment with his classes. Miller, a math instructor in his 13th year at LCC earned his doctorate in Instructional Technology at the University of Southern California. He spent his first seven years at LCC developing the computer system for the Math Resource Center, in addition to teaching. Of his doctorate, Miller says, "I wanted to see if I could make the instruction of math more efficient and responsive to the individual student through the use of technology." He points to the computer on his desk. "See that. I showed the student who was just in here how to solve a statistics problem on it. Withthecomputer,hecansolveit in 30 seconds. Of course, he needs to know how to work the problem, but the computer makes it so much faster." "Having a doctorate degree is an asset," says Armstrong, "but not really necessary. In fact, in YOU'RE INVITED TO A TITAN BENEFIT BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER "Coming from the university environment," says Swan, "I expected the students to be inferior, but due to their backgrounds, their ages, and life experiences, I've found them to be more stimulating." ''The students at Lane are really motivated," says Armstrong. "Discussions and feedback are more vital, more expansive here. It makes for a good teaching environment. The emphasis at Lane is on teaching. We get a lot of supportfrom each other, and there are a lot of instructors' workshops." Gubrud agrees. "LCC is dedicated to the students. I like being a part of that." Twenty other instructors and counselors at LCC have doctorates. 'We{come to 'Winter 'Term Wednesday, Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. 's Birthday Thursday, Jan 16 ASLCC Meeting Cen. 401 2:50-5:00 Thursday, Jan 16 Multi-cultural Center Social Hour 1:30-3:00. Everyone welcome! Friday, Jan 17 Nikki Giovanni at LCC ·"'-."'!/-· .v}._"v. Jan 6-24 Ken Paul Art Department Gallery 6:00 pm WOMEN TITANS vs CHEMEKETA 8:00 pm MEN TITANS vs CHEMEKETA ~ IN LCC GYM $3.00 LCC Staff and Adults $2.00 Students and Seniors $1.00 LCC Student w / student body card Children under 6 FREE One thing all these instructors mention is the student body at LCC. ASLCC CAMPUS CALENDAR SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1992 ~ Swan is very forthright about it. "Having a doctorate doesn't make a better teacher," she says, "experience does." ·"'-,."'!.,JO-· .v}._"v. 'Watch nertt weetfor more Af.L'l( ce[e6ration activities "h."'!I'"-· .v}._"v. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CAMPUS MINISTRY The Torch January 10, 1992 Page3 LGC ~ to purchase :new computer system by PHIL HANDER for the Torch LCCwillpurchasea$1.3millionHewlettPackard3000computer system and accompanying hardware and software, anticipating its installation in the Fall Term of 1992. The college Board of Education voted at its Dec. 11 meeting to approve the expenditure, which officials say will be spread over several years, at about $360,000 per year. College administrative departments will use the system to improve operating efficiency, but LCC students will also see advantages, says Bob Marshall, vice-president of Student Services. To students, the change will mean that the college will process requests for information faster, and with fewer errors, says Jim Keizur, director of Computer Services. Student records, transcripts, financial aid information, andmostotheressential student information will be more fully integrated in the new computer system, says Keizur. And the college can enter additional records not currently in the existing computer network. LCC will have a greater information-handling capacity, says Keizur. Information which employees currently search for manually often delays processing of information requests. But the new system will allow access to all requested information, and for immediate processing. And, Marshall adds, "A new system will allow us to free those employees now busy processing backlogged information and make overall administration more efficient. With the older (computer) equipment, we've been on thin ice." Computer technology is changingrapidly-equipmentjust a few years old is already outdated, and Marshall says the newer systew Tum to Computer, page 7 HOWTOBUY TEXTBOOKS ANDSAVE MONEY COME TO THE SMITH FAMILY BOOKSTORE FIRST. Chances are you will find most of your books at half price. Skulls imported from Africa Fibergl0$ casts of early human fos.5ils find their way to LCC cl0$room The second group is Homo kinds of adaptations that early humans made to living on the habilis, which dates back 1.5-1.8 ground and in Africa's open coun- million years. Gram says, "The Over Winter Break Ingrid try environment, and the changes features of this group were less Gram, LCC anthropology teacher, that happened in the human skel- extreme. They were already eatreceived some new additions to eton as we got more and more ing meat, and they are usually her classroom: Four skulls were modern. given credit for making the earlisent over from the National Mu- · "Several of the fossils I have est stone tools. seum of Kenya in Africa. may well have coexisted in time, ''They are more generally acAccording to Gram, the fiber- says Gram, "three of the four date cepted as somewhere on a line glass reproductions are casts of back 1.5-1.8 million years. The "some major, early types of prehumans, much earlier than Neanderthals." "Erectus are definitely very skilled game hunters," says The originals were excavated , Gram, "they are much better tool makers, they used fire. by Richard Leakey and members· They were much more.culturally complex." of his team, who have worked in a number of sights largely in Eastoldest fossil that I have probably leading to modern humans, and ern and Northeastern Africa. Gram says, "There are a num- would date to about 2.5 million they do belong in our genus." The last is the Homo erectus. ber of different types of early hu- years ago and there is yet an earmans and we spend about half the lier human that existed about 3.5 This line has an even larger skull and smaller facial features than course studying what fossils con- million years ago. "So, we spend about half the the other two types. They also sist of, what that tells us about the anthropology course have smaller teeth. Homoerectus looking at those fossils are found in Asia and Europe, as and theories about how well as in Africa, unlike the previthey were adapting and ous two groups. why the physical "Erectus are definitely very changes were happen- skilled game hunters," says Gram, ing." "they are much better tool makThe skulls represent ers, they used fire. They were three types of early hu- much more culturally complex." mans. Those that appear Gram says her intention is to to be most massively allow students to both see and to 1, jawed are from the group handle the skulls; otherwise stu\, called Genus dents get \._ .I verbal descriptions, line ,........-Australopithecus, pridrawings and photographs. "To marily vegetation eaters, be able to turn them over and look with huge molars, "and at all the parts is going to be a a crest on the head where much more vivid learning experimuscles attached to give ence, there are several features strength to the jaw. These early humans that just don't show up in line were very small drawings." Each of the skulls is from a brained." form of human who were already Ingrid Gram fully bipedal (able to walk on two legs), and who were able to walk affectively, not shuffling. "So," Gram says,"from the neck down, all of them would look very much like you and me." by SONJA TAYLOR Torch staff writer Birthright BRING THE TITLE AND AUTHOR'S NAME. of Eugene Free Pregnancy Testing It might take some time to find your books, but we will be glad to help you look, and the savings are worth the wait. "We Care" Eugene Medical Building 132 E. Broadway, Rm. 720 Eugene, OR 97401 Discount Subscription ~n,ic,e for New Comics Cash Paid for Old Comics and Games no RETURN BOOKS YOU DO NOT NEED. E. 13th • <S03l 345-2568 Othcr Loc.ation: Nostalgi.a Collectrbles 527 Willamette St. (SQ<) 464-9202 687-8651 If you buy the wrong books or drop a class, you can return the books for a full refund. SELL YOUR OLD TEXTBOOKS. Pheasant Park Apartments After you buy your textbooks, bring in your old books and the Smith Family Bookstore will buy them for a very fair price. NOW RENTING AND TAKING APPLICATIONS! SMITH FAMllY bookstore 768 East 13th-Upstairs in the Smith Building, Next to the Excelsior. Eugene, Oregon 97401 345-1651. Page4 January 10, 1992 The Torch • Beautifully landscaped grounds • Laundry facilities • Playground • Tanning salon • New recreation room • And morel l 2 3 BEDROOM as low as $315 CALL NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION STOP BY 475 LINDALE N. SPRINGFIELD 747-5411 . ~' _____ .,.. _ . -.,. ~- . . Banrling students Could solve fUlidirlQ, 'he6lttfPrODl81'11S: There are predicaments plaguing the LCC campus that are suggesting people are a problem. The LCC November 22, 1991 publication of the Torch has an article about the ban on smoking in buildings. "On one hand, I see a big coalition railroading the smokers; on the other, I see neglect for the rights ofnon-smokers-- they want carcinogenic-free air," comments Editor Joe Harwood in his "Against the Grain." Tiris is a heated issue about health. The non-smoker's health indoors is at stake. Yet, the smokers wouldbeforcedoutdoors during the freezing winter term, chancing bad colds. Another article in the same Torch publication touches on the issue of "Part-time fustructors," at LCC. "Part-time instructors are less expensive for the college to employ, both in salary and benefit costs." A statement in Tracy Think ahead on waste To the Editor, Sitting crouched outside of class, waiting for another class to finish, I watched an LCC janitor deftly reach down inside a trash receptacle and pull loose the fullsized plastic trash liner. He pulled theentireplasticlineroutas though he were gutting a freshly caught lunker. The only thing odd was that this was no lunker. This was a miserable greenish, non-recyclable, nearly empty trash liner. The janitor then proudly, and with dignity proceeded to press all of the un-used airspace out of the mostly empty plastic trash liner. He the carefully cross-tied the opposite ends securely before depositing said plastic baggy into yet another plastic baggy. "Why don't you just empty out the nearly empty plastic baggy into the other plastic baggy instead of throwing the whole thing out?" I emphatically implied with an air showers and being searched for harmful paraphenalia before entering the campus? I would like to propose a solution for this dilema afflicting the LCC campus. Toputa e a s e s stop to the throughout and funding the campus. Satire health issues, I've heard rumor of anby Hugh R. Manka LCC could simply ban other issue students from that could lead the campus. to a ban. The The tranpossible banning of umbrellas on campus. sition would be easy. LCC alThey are hazardous as students ready has the Classline Registrapop them open and expect others tion and Telecourses. The adminto yield to them. The threat ofeyes istration could cut down on funds being poked out or of tripping available for education by pickover them as they are carelessly ing out the best instructors from positioned between rows of al- each department and laying off ready cramped desks, has a num- the rest. The best instructors could then ber of students concerned. The umbrella may be the next issue for video tape all the courses in that department. The taped courses a heated debate, who knows? What must be done before we could then be aired on the Telerisk having to take disinfecting course channel. The registered students could do assigments by either Telecourse Computer, (on line with campus,) or by Telecourse Correspondence. The students with Telecourse Computer would take tests on the personal computers. The students with Telecourse Correspondence would take tests on the the Classline, (also controlled by computer.) Students would get an education without leaving their homes, couches, and beds. If a student did not feel like having a class when aired by telecourse, they could simply tape it for later viewing. This home taping could also help as a reference for students who did not understand the section the first time. Taped classes could also be used as a study guide or as a refresher. Students would still retain the option of studying with friends. The telecourse would also be of the public for educational services. government -- put the money to work here, where it is needed. Fill out your tax form and send it with an explanatory letter; send a copy to your local government saying how you want that money spent. We may not like local government either, but we do have more control here, and we do need to maintain many of the threatened services. Relating to the obscene amounts of money these thieves insist they need to run for office - Bob Packwood, poor soul, says $3 million just isn't enough to buy his senate seat -- let's challenge him and all contenders to use the money raised to fund new businesses. fudustries making products from recycled materials are essential to conserve resources and create jobs. Technology is available, languishing for the lack of funds, while recycling centers go broke for lack of markets. Then the voters can decide who did the best job, rather than who hired the ad agency with the glibbest tongue. Let's do it! Brooks' interview with Jim Ellison, the Vice-President for Instruction. This is a funding issue, forcing some instructors to take on other jobs in order to survive. Or they give up teaching for a full-time job elsewhere. English Instructor Lance Sparks is the Torch's example of instructors leaving LCC. "I love it." Speaking of his teaching job. "But I have to pay bills." My math instructor, Alice Kaseberg, asked my class these questions: "How many of you eat in the cafeteria? How many of you wash your hands before eating?" After a show of hands, she goes on to explain how dirty the campus is, with all these students milling around and passing diseases to each other. Alice will not eatinthecafeteria,andmanyother instructors and students will not either. A lot goes on about this issue also. Some instuctors •give grade points for showing up in class. Some students need every point they can get, and will show up for class no matter how sick they may be. This is a process of passing dis- of disbelief. "We're required to replace the liners every time we empty the trash. It's the policy," came his terse retort. "I suppose you'd jump off of a cliff too if they told you to." I replied. Sound familiar? How many times and from how many different sources has the same idiotic argument of-~ 'I am just doing my job' been used as an excuse for thoughtless and irresponsible aclions? How much money from the LCC budget simply gets tossed into the trash? (our environment) from the additional burden of these non-biodegradable time bombs as well. If I were to make an estimate on the cost to LCC students, who pay many of the bills on campus, I would estimate the cost of not reusingpartiallyfilled plastic trash liners to be in the neighborhood of $100/week. Extrapolated over the entire school year, this could represent a cost of perhaps as much as $5000. Regardless of the exact figure, by reusing trash liners we not only can realize immediate fiscal benefits, but we can also save our county financed landfills Robin Kelly C. Peter Sorenson Attorney-at-Law Part-timers monitored Don't Support Fed's habit To the Editor: To the Editor, As a member of the Board of Education of Lane Community College I am very interested in your article on part-time instructors at the college. As your graph shows, parttime instructors at LCC have doubled since 1982. The board will continue to monitor the effects of increasing the number of part-time instructors at LCC. I look forward to hearing from all interested parties as the college copes with this dilemma. If we increase the number of part-time instructors and they are poorly paid, then educational quality may suffer. On the other hand, if we reduce the number of part-time then we will be unable to respond to the demand After playing the "Eugene Decisions" and "Conversations with Oregon" games, several participants noted that the major cause of financial difficulties in state and local governments is that the Feds take more than they give. I heartily agree. Like any addict, the Federal Government requires ever-increasing amounts of money to supportits habits: overkill defense budgets, bailouts of S&L cronies, intervention in foreign governments. And like any addict, it ignores and brutalizes its family and rationalizes its behavior. EVERYONE should refuse to pay whatever federal taxes haven't already been grabbed. Send that amount to your city or county Tum to Satire, page 8 Wanda S. Ballentine Perry Keet, P.I. :r beeN outta ::r: l'Jeed Your But. you're S uf?Osed -to be the best detec-\:iv~ bus·,Ness toR a --<ear, /ad'(· in towri. help. 1heN this +ow n a·1n·-t what ·,-\: used to 'oe, - I wa~ a BI· v/1tri a hangover. The Torch January 10, 1992 Pages .,Qi;;frt:~~::liJ1c,t:Q,. ~2:;;2;,;;::s<·::2·: :3;,0,/E·,•· ::::::: :.·::::.:::...:;:::.:::,;;.;;;;;;;,.,, .. , ;·•·;;;;;;:;;;;;c:;:;::~::;; • Question of the week: Do you think LCC should finance an indoor area for smokers? Carolyn Malcolm - Fine Arts "Yes. I think you have to give equal opportunity to everyone. I agree that mixing the smokers and the non-smokers isn't such a good idea, but it is the schools responsibility to take some of the money that they get from their students to please them." Jason Gauntlett - Undecided " Yes, definitely, I think it's discrimination that they don't have it, they have a right to smoke and there are a large number of smokers on campus and I don't believe that it's right that they have to sit outside in the cold just to have a cigarette." m, >,.,"··,·.··,,;;;,,m. ,."''·'·••{,·filik''··:••··· ··•·c··"·•···••·••··'~ Drag My Feet on negot i at i ans? Who me? Durel Wiley - Nursing "No. I've thought about it quite a bit and think it's time to take a stand ... I don't think anyone should subsidize. As an educational institution LCC should be teaching people that smoking is a terrible thing to do to themselves and anybody else." ~&I / r.?. - ~ ' •' .• • ' , . , ~ .•••.. ,:~:- ~... ~..=- .l•: '◄ };~~\~;q~.t~i~{[~}Jj;Ii!/ ._, Interviews by Erin Sutton Photos bv Erin Naillon Laura Johnson-Accounting "Yes, because we have just as much rightto smoke. It• snot an illegal activity for those over 18, and we have just as much right to smoke as those that don't smoke have to not smoke." David Womack - Aviation Maintenance "No, because we don't need to breathe the second hand smoke, it's not good forus and I don't think we should have to suffer for someone else's habit." : •' .I f '• ~ ' ' •' . , I ' ' , ••• , ••. ,, .• ,f•O !"WJtMO:,,,,_, ... \ • •1 •._ ,.- ,''·•·· ,:~,:.: -.•:.!,; ,;.'-.:,.•:,,, \hf\i; I,'\\. , .. (,('•' 1 Iit:l~I~ii:1/:\i~~{i);)jl\~~i{\}\'--:::·~-:. :·~~ • Kasie Maxwell • Transfer Degree "No, I think they should leave it the way it is, I think it would be too expensive." I ·~·' ........ , ·~ ,,.. ...._,•,;",.,,:,r•.•;;.•,:.~./•'••,~ ~.--_.. ~-,•~,r.1,.,,.._""1 '._I ~.'•, , •.: ' • • • < \ Classified Staff Contract Negotiations Former ASLCC President tries to clear air on smoking issue First, this is not a problem generated by people who choose to smoke, but, on the contrary, it is a problem because some people choose to smoke. The question is The Torch closed out 1991 year with a story about a new one of choice, not one of right. ASLCC senator, Jo Ann Wilson, If this were a question of who is all fired up about the . smokers' rights, it should be clear current drift of the smoking issue. to everyone that a person's right The article said Jo Ann feels the to breathe relatively untainted air issue has been kept under wraps supersedes a person's right to by non-smokers who were atpollute the air we all must share. tempting to sneak a ban on Second, I know of no one who smoking past the students. Jo has tried to sneak a potential Ann told me that she was misrepcampus-wide cigarette ban past resented. the students, staff, or faculty of Lane Community College. To clear the air so that we may The topic has a long history as all work together to solve a longtime problem for many stu- one would see by purusing back dents, allow me to place an issue issues of the Torch from three and four years ago. The Torch did in perspective. Forum by Michael Omogrosso admit to being somewhat remiss in covering the issue last year and at the beginning of this school year. And so I'll give a first-hand synopsis of current flare-up. TORCH STAFF Editor ............................................................................................................................................. Joe Harwood Associate Editor ..................................~ ........................................................................................ 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Springfield News The Torch is a student-managed newspaper published on Fridays, September through May. News stories arc compressed, concise rcporu intended to be as fair and balanced as possible. They appear with a byline to indicate the reporter n:sponsiblc. Editorials an: the opinion of the Torch Editorial Board. The editor reserves the right to edit forums and letters to the editor for grammar and spelling, libel, invasion of privacy, length, and approprialc language. All corn:spondcncc must be typed and signed by the writer. Mail or bring all correspondence to the Torch, Room 205 Center Building, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene, OR. 97405 Phone 747-4501 ext. 2657. Page6 January l O, 1992 The Torch Last year in College Council, a campus review board comprised of various factions of the college community including students, the ASLCC President -- at the time it was I -- ignited open discussion of smoking. The spark I used, though, was provided by requests from students who were physically unable to be around cigarette smoke and from students who were nauseated by the smell of tobacco smoke. It took College Council many months to take serious action on the issue by asking Jerome Garger (an instructor and non-smoker) to sponsor a forum on the topic. He chose to focus on faculty and staff, asking the current ASLCC President, Ernie Woodland (a smoker), to seek student input. As is the procedure of College Council, the president of the college asked for the representatives to seek input from the groups they represent. The Faculty Council agreed to a smoking ban; the Classified Council agreed to a smoking ban; ASLCC did not respond with a group decision; and the fourth estate of political empowerment, the Torch, did not come forward to inform the students on the pros and cons of a ban on smoking, even though all this interaction occurred at open Earn CWE Credit • 1n Political Science • • • • Legislature Internships Grass Roots Organizers Law Firm Researchers Political Campaign Aids Winter Placements Available Contact Steve Candee, Cen. 435, ext. 2188 and public meetings that newspapers traditionally attend. To their credit, those two student groups did get involved within the first three weeks of school, though, last fall term. Third, while it would be easy to blame ASLCC or the Torch for not infonning the student population about this hot item of campus concern, personal life and student life make demands that preempt doing everything which needs to be done. As a former leader of both institutions, I can speak from first hand experience. Therefore, since the college financed a forum and survey on the topic for faculty and staff, the college should have gone one step further by providing the students with the process the rest of the college enjoyed. The college should not have left the job up to customers it serves, for as hard as we try to attain it, we do not yet have that kind of professional expertise. Finally,thepastisgone! While it can be mourned it cannot be changed. Let's look to the future and join together to find an answer with which we can all breathe easy. To do so will take free and open debate of the effects of smoking on the non-smoker and the smoker, as well. We must respect each other's right to have differing opinions, but we will also must try to see each other's viewpoint. If we can do that, then a compromise which accommodates all our needs can only follow. Get involved. Your opinion counts! Cooper ative Educati on departm ent receives grant by STELLA HUBBARD for the Torch The LCC Cooperative EducationDepartmenthas been awarded a three-year Title 8 grant for $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is the largest of its kind given this year in the United States. The grant allows LCC to refine, implement, or expand co-op programs, says CWE Coordinator Dixie Maurer-Clemens. "This grant won't establish new academic programs within other departments, but it will supplement and start co-op in existing programs." The department learned of the grant in June and began receiving money in September. Before receiving the grant, funding for coop education came from LCC's general fund and state vocational grants. Bob Way, department chairman of Cooperative Education, says this new federal revenue will increase the co-op budget by 20 percent each year. Way says very few commu- nity colleges receive monies, and most recipients are four-year colleges and universities. But Way and Maurer-Clemens say that LCC's program is exceptional. It is one of the largest in the nation and is used as a model for other schools to follow. Each year, approximately 2,000 LCC students in almost 80 career fields earn credit for work experience related to their major through CWE. Way says the objectives of the grant are to increase enrollment by 500 students, implement coop as a required component in LCC programs other than vocational, develop marketing to let students know what is available, increase the number ofemployers participating in CWE, and let employers know about LCC and the work experiences for students. Way adds, "I think we are going to be very successful in getting the enrollment we want and in the areas that we wrote the grant for. We are having very good success already." Computer____ co_n_tin_u_ed_f_ro_m..;;.p....;;ag;._e_4_ _ will save money in the long run. Keizursays, "We're reasonably advanced now. Some of the things we've already done we've done quite well." But he says the newer unit will provide a foundation for using advanced technology into the foreseeable future. One possibility, he says, is a fiber optic communications network which would increase the new system's overall performance. Keizur hopes the fiber optic network might also be installed in 1992. Changing is not without its problems. There is "the sheer work of converting to a new system," says Keizur, listing basic requirements: working with new programs, new computer environments, new main~ frame computers, converting programs and their data, training users, and integrating the system in new ways. R. N. offersstudentstipsforstayinghealthy by DEBORAH STOTLER Torch Staff Writer If exhibiting suicidal tendencies and flaunting unhealthy habits are your forte, you are advised to stop reading here. On the other hand, if living a long and healthy life suits you, then read on: Your life may depend on it. Director of Student Health Services Sandy Ing said in a campus news conference, "Ways of Keeping Well," Nov. 8 that a few common sense modifications to one's lifestyle can make the difference between living well or just living. Ing, a registered nurse, led off the conference with statistics from Oregon to make her first point: "Before you can stay well, you need to stay alive." In 1990, she says, "For men 24-44 (years old), AIDS was the third leading cause of death, surpassing heart disease and cancer combined." "Most importantly," Ing said, is to "practice safe sex." For men and women, she said, this consists mainly of using condoms. And, since accidents are amajor cause of death, Ing also specified accident prevention as "one thing you need to do in order to worry about staying healthy." Seat belts reduce deadly automobile injuries, Ing stated. She also pointed out that alcohol and driving, and alcohol and sex, are probably the two most risky activities to mix. Okay, so now that you've avoided all unsafe behaviors and have managed to stay alive, what's next? According to Ing, "nothing your mother hasn't told you already." . But just in case you weren't listening to your mom that day, here are some of Ing' s prescriptions for staying healthy: •Wash your hands. According to Ing, washing your hands reduces your chance of picking up infections, such as colds and "the grungies,"by 50 percent. • Get your flu and measles shots. Flu, a lifethreatening illness to young children and the elderly, can also lay up a student for two weeks, Ing said. Likewise, she added, even the measle virus isn't what it used to be. "It's significantly more fatal. If you were born after 1957, you probably had a measles vaccination ... and we 're finding those (shots) aren't holding. • Learn to manage your stress. You can do this in a variety of ways, Ing said, including managing your time more wisely, eating a balanced breakfast, getting enough rest, and exercising regularly. TVBEIT! ALL TUBES ARE 20°/o OFF wm-t WEATHER-PROOF TUBES SHOULDER STRAPS FOR TRANSPORTING EXTRA-WIDE TUBES FOR MAILING AND STORAGE, SHORTnJBES, LONG nJBES ... YIT! SAVE 20% ON ALL PORTFOLIOS! PRESSBOOK PARIS PRATT, BONDSTAR, FLIC, TRAFFIC DRAW ONIT ! SAVE UPTO 500/oON FURNITURE! FOUR POSTOAKTABLE :$335.00 36.x60.TOPreg. $558.00 ONLYTWOINSTOCK OAK ·c TABLE:$107 .50-$118.50 Unstained reg. $179.00, Stained reg. $197 .00 OAKTABORET: $119.00 reg. $198.00 Herbs for Wintertim e Health Herbs and foods have been used by almost all cultures in all ages to relieve the symptoms of colds and flu. Many of the common modem remedies for these symptoms were derived from herbal sources including the most common analgesic, aspirin, which was derived from ·;._- . wintergreen & birch bark. 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Last summer, one employee quit her job, alleging that the college's responses to employee complaints gaveherno alternative but to resign. Then, OSHA tests conducted in July by thehealthdivisionfound what the agency called measurable levels oflead in dust samples taken from offices above the welding lab. In the fall, the college spent over $50,000 in improvements to the Apprenticeship Building which included relocation of an air intake duct and a complete cleaning of all surfaces in the building. In one of its November citations, OSHA said "surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations oflead" in the welding area and the above second floor offices. ButLCC's Director of Campus Services Paul Colvin says the situation doesn't deserve a fine. "According to a response we got from the head of the Occupational Disease Section at the Oregon Health Sciences University, the levels oflead that OSHA found in the dust were no more than you would find in a normal household." OSHA's second violation alleged that six "employees with exposure to airborne lead had not been informed" of possible exposure. LCC President, Jerry Moskus says OSHA test results were always available to employees and that the college provided free blood tests upon the discovery of lead. Oneemployee,RandeeFranke, a secretary for Co-op Education who works above the lab, says she believes inhaling the black sootlike dust for the last five years has caused her and other employees headaches, burning eyes, nausea and a general feeling of disorientation. Franke says she feels uneasy with the results of her tests. "Although the lead levels in my blood were below dangerous levels, a blood test can only give you short-term results. You can't see what is already in the tissues, so you can't tell what the long term damage may be. Some people have been complaining of ill feelings since 1983." The division's third citation against the college alleges that "a safety committee had not been established and administered" as ofJune 4, 1991. But LCC President Jerry Moskus says recruiting for such a committee began last year, and a charter had been written by December. Scott Lindsay, a psychology instructor who holds classes five hours a day, three times a week in a room over the welding lab, says he isn't sure if the college's recent efforts to correct the problem were a result of efforts by LCC Presi- dent Jerry Moskus of of the publicity from the OSHA fines. "Until Jerry Moskus became president of the college in 1990," Lindsay says, "every president prior to that back to Eldon Schafer -- as well as the deans and other people I have taken to my classroom and showed them the problem -- have done nothing other than take a cavalier attitude about it!" When asked about the delays in the installation of the new ventilation system, PresidentMoskus responds: "I have a theory that . Maximize Your Financial Aid Award! like to see the welding lab moved to the area now used by the Aviation Maintenance program in the Air Technology Building. The college has planned to move that program to city-provided property at the Eugene Airport later in the school year. By moving the welding lab to the Aviation Maintenance area, Moskus says the bottom of the Apprenticeship Building could be used by other space-seeking campus groups such as Student Services, a child care facility, or the radio station, KLCC. continued from page 5 helpful to those less fortunate and unable to pay for the credits. They could still get an education without receiving credits or degrees, yet they would still be educated enough to be a productive part of the technical workforce needed for today and tomorrow's society. Still, there would be a few classes that required a classroom for hands on experience. The science labs would need to remain open, as would the Auto Mechanic coures (whose membersdon'tmindbeingdirty anyway). The begining computer courses would need to remain available for students, enabling them to become star telecourse students. The library would be needed for extra- curricular studies, and the bookstore would be available for supplies, though books and other required materials could be ordered through the classline and then received by mail. This proposal eliminates the need for many of the buildings on campus to be maintained (saving funds). The unused buildings could be used as temporary housing for the homeless (like laid off LCC instructors). This proposal also eliminates the funds needed for extra instructors and the benefits they would receive. Best of all, this proposal also eliminates the chance of diseases being contracted on campus from smokers, nosepickers, unwashed-hands-that-have-recentlybeen-to-the-restroom, and students who insist on being in class while ill. Work One Weekend A Month And Earn S18,000 For College. With the New GI Bill and the Army National Guard. Do you need assistance with your Financial Aid Form? ~ Do you need to increase your eligibility for grants and scholarships? ~ Do you need access to over 300,000 scholarships and cash awards? ~ For more information call 747-0079 or fill out and mail the attached coupon today! .................... ~ ~ Satire most of the problems we have today are the results of solutions to problems from years ago, and the solutions we create today will be problems for some president 20 years from now." Moskus says having classrooms and offices over the industrial lab was an incompatible situation from the beginning. "You wouldn't build a chapel next to a boiler room," he explained. He says even though LCC has made improvements to the Apprenticeship Building, he would Free In or111atio11 If you have the mind for college, but not the money, the Army National Guard has a golden opportunity for you. Lend us your brainpower one weekend a month and two weeks a year, and we11 give you $18,000 or more for college. Under the New GI Bill you11 qualify for up to $5,000 for tuition and books. Then, you'll get another $11,000-or more-in monthly Army Guard paychecks. Plus, a rash bonus of up to $2,000 as soon as you finish Advanced Individual Training. And if you have college loans, the Guard will help you pay those off, too, with up to $1,500 extra per year. No other service offers you so many edurational benefits, and asks so little t , ~ r , ,//,,,,,,,,,_ of your time. ~ So, if you can spare one weekend a month for your coun- i i v .. try, call your local recruiter. -And help yourself to a higher eduration. National Guard Army ~!ll!~I Guard Page8 January l O, 1992 The Torch Multi-medium artist works as if dreaming Artist acknowledges a debt to Surrealism in his quest to know the unconscious by MICHELE WARREN Torch Entertainment Editor Eugenemulti-mediumartistKenPaulisexhibitingworkintheLCC Art Department Gallery through Jan. 24. A reception is sche.duled Jan. 10 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., followe.d by an artist's lecture and gallery talk Jan. 22 at 1p.m. in the gallery. The events are sponsore.d by the ASLCC. Paul is a fine arts faculty member at the University of Oregon. He has participated in numerous competitive, juried, invitational and group showings over the years in the USA, Australia, Germany, China, and Argentina and received a 1991 Jurors' Prize in the Mayor's Art Exhibition. In a quest to know the unconscious, Paul says he acknowledges a debt to Surrealism, which is one of his earliest artistic influences. "Freudian thought had a lot to do with the credo of Surrealism as a movement," says Paul. "But a good deal more has been learne.d about the subconscious mind since Freud's time." Paul says he finds substance in the scholar of myth, Joseph Campbell, who proposed that today's artists seem to act as the shamans for contemporary culture in that they take regular trips to unseen places in their work and bring back truths which often fly in the face of everyday sense. "I like to work as if dreaming," says Paul. "I don't sketch or plan ahead. Instead I start with a sea of confusion then simplify. It's the closest I can get to a dreamscape while still awake." Paul doesn't develop preliminary studies for the images he paints. Rather, he conjures images as he moves around materials and elements. Most of his work is with oil paint, but he also uses screen printing and other mediums. "If! begin to feel backed into the comer, I change the medium," says Paul. "Different media provide different kinds of access to the psychic material I want, I expect my work to be mysterious." As visitors come to see the exhibit Paul hopes they scan for signs of the artist's projections- anxieties, hang-ups, and neuroses-and in the process find themselves. "It's the psychic connection between the artist and viewer that really interests me," says Paul. Photo by Erin Naillon "Municipal Figments" A painting by Ken Paul is now on display in the LCC Art Department Gallery. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other works by Paul including "Weevil Business" and "Shaman's Desert," in a variety of mediums, are also on display through Jan. 24. Stone Sexplanation of assasination misses mark in JFK by JOSHUA HENDRICKSON On Nov. 22, 1963, Dallas, TX became the unlikely location of America's Golgotha, where a crucifixion by gunfire made a martyr of our 35th president. As so often before, martyrdom was quickly followed by the rise of a religion. When any religion rears its head, faith blurs if not erases facts, and belief becomes dogma. Director Oliver Stone's threehour magnum opus, JFK, is a religious work, evidenced not only by the sensational cinematic style and the stirring music by John Williams, but by the light in which former President Kennedy is seen, a light filtered through rose-colored stained glass. To Stone, Kennedy is an icon. According to New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner), Kennedy planned to pull out of Vietnam, end the cold war, slow to a halt the arms race, and secure peaceful relations with the Soviet Union. The film does its best to raise the theory on apedestal, to put it beyond question. That is the goal of all religions - to erect a statute in honor of its deity. Unfortunately, to do so, religion must ignore facts which do not fit the image. Critics contend that Stone and Garrison, upon whose book On the Trail of Ass as ins, the screenplay, is based have distorted facts or fabricated evidence. Whether this is true or not can hardly be proven now. Ultimately, though, the film convinces us (at least it convinces me) that most, if not all, of its conspiracy theories are grounded in reality. The "Magic Bullet" theory of the Warren Commission is skinned alive in court scenes, exposing its inherent illogic. That theory contends that one bullet, travelling thorough flesh and air at angles and speeds possible only in cartoons, caused several wounds in Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally. But that is not the only point of the film. Stone, quite logically, feels he must explain not only how the assassination was orchestrated, but also explain why, and here his arguments fall to pieces. JFK was a good, perhaps even a great man, but he was no saint. Under his reign from the Ova1 Office, the arms race expanded to proportions unknown until Reagan. The number of Polaris Submarines in our fleet was doubled, Minuteman purchases were increased 75 percent, and the total number of weapons in the Strategic Alert Force were increased 100 percent. As for Vietnam, Kennedy increased the numberofadvisorsto 16,CXX),and began a campaign of covert terror, napalm use, and defoliation. Oliver Stone has crafted a film that more than adequately communicates that he believes otherwise. His collaborators perform splendidly. Kevin Costner is excellent in the role of Garrison, although his portrayal may not be ~ The Torch 10 T • SSES O • • SU· O accurate. JFK's three hours are thoroughly entertaining, achieving a kind of visual pyrotechnics through the use of fluid camera movement and black and white cinema verite. It will certainly inspire discussion and debate among its viewers, as it was clearly intended to. And yet, though fascinating, the film's religious approach will not be to everyone's taste. E , 0 ($3), 9:30 V 0 I •S S , 0 .SO• IDS U •T ightly 7:00, 9:10 • Sun Mat 4:00 *** a brief review of Ilia other u oming fil details, pick up the new Bijou Film Fest nt What's H"appening BO~DEEPLY RiulNAL RlWANf WORK" Wlam Arnold, S£ATn.F. P-1 " 11 fT(i ,4l WEEKI N~~ H's WHORE R ~ January 10, 1992 Page9 ·c ~·i· ' J ; .. _/ ' s ··/ iL::;:;:;:;:;:;;Lmmil\t\: : : : : :,Jt /l{\,::t:i::,,1:iti: : : : : : :,1 ~ C r:.-r I\ I C Q ~ ..., ______ ,.,,..... ___ .. , • ... .. ,v. . ·-·.Vh"- ••'W'" PhOto by Matt Auxier "----.:" Titan Jim Snyder airborne in LCC's 112-76 win over Linfield. _____ ..., LCC's Maryanne Graham sly>ots over a Concordiaplayer during the Nov. 22 LCC Shoot Out. _ __, PhOto by Matt Auxier Titan basketball teams win big over SWOCC by JOE HARWOOD Torch Editor After one of the most successful preseasons in the college's history, boththeLCCTitan men's and women's basketball teams found victory in Coos Bay Wednesday night over Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC.) James Boutin, leading the Titan men with 26 points and 10 rebounds coupled with teammate Geoff Rasmussen's 21 points and five assists brought an easy win home from a traditionally tough road opponent. The Titans won by a 16 point margin, ending with an 89-73 final score. Jim Snyder, the only other Titan player in double figures contributed 18 points, two assists, and five boards. Another sophomore, Ehren Plummer, contributed two buckets, seven assists, and three steals to make for a well-rounded evening win. LCC men's Coach Jim Boutin considers both Plummer and Snyder to be the team's emerging leaders. Facing what Boutin classified as a better SWOCC basketball program than in past years, the Titans stole the ball 13 times and out-rebounded the Lakers 41 to 34. "We played really good defense . . . and created a lot of positive turnovers on our behalf, turning the ball over and getting opportunities for extra shots," says Boutin. The win over SWOCC moves the Titans to 12-1 overall and 10 in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NW AACC.) Defense, Boutin's coaching forte, is what the Titans do best, he says. "We just dog people to death on defense." The LCC men, ranked fourth in the NWAACC evaluation poll with the second-best record in the conference, will get an opportunity to test their pressure defense Saturday night against 15-0 rival Chemeketa CC. The Chiefs compiled a 33-0 record last season and have won 48 straight games. Game time is 8 p.m. in the LCC Gym. Lady Titans Maryanne Graham, the hothanded shooter with the NWAACC's second-best scoring average, led the LCC women's basketball team with 36 points, four steals, and nine rebounds to a 77-70 win over SWOCC on Wednesday night. Lane teammate Nicole Bignotti added 21 points and six steals while former South Eugene standout Margaret Boyenga contributed 13 points and six boards for the Titans. Coach Dave Loos says his team was up for the game after posting a 10-3 preseason record. Graham, Bignotti, and Boyenga all posted season-high scoring figures. "We knew it would be tough, it's always tough against them (SWOCC) at home," says Loos. Despite losing the team's second leading scorer, sophomore point guard Katie Carter to a hamstring injury on Jan. 2, Loos says the rest of the team picked up the slack without hesitation. The team's defensive chief, freshman Ann Maier, pulled "Her injury made some of the kids step forward and fill the vacancy and score some extra points," he says. Pleased with the team's performance during the pre-season, including a stingy defense that only allows an average 58 points a game, Loos plans to be part of the play-off picture at the close of the regular season. The women Titans square off against Chemeketa CC Saturday night at 6 p.m. in the LCC Gym for the league home opener. INTRAM·URALS SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES WINTER 1992 (January 6-March 18) DIV LEAGUE PLAY Home opener to benefit Campus Ministry down eight rebounds and added 3 points. MIN # DAYS TIME PLAYERS SIGN-UP START DATES DATES LOCATION FEE 5x5 Basketball M, W, C 5 M, W 5-6p m Jal 13-17 Ja, 22 PE 203 IMcard Vdlybal M,W,C 2 Tu, 1h 11 :30-lpm Jal 13-17 Ja, 22 PE 202 IM card PE 123 PE 123 IM card Im card IM card or$Y Mca,d or$Y IM card or$Y (Doubles) WEIGHT ROOM by JOE HARWOOD Torch Editor After winning their league openers on Wednesday night against Southwestern Oregon Community College, both the men's and women's LCC basketball teams hope to ride the tide of victory into the Titan gym for the league home opener against Chemeketa on Saturday, Jan.11. For those who aren't normally LCC basketball fans, change your plans -- because Saturday night's games will be highly competitive, full of surprises, and for a good cause. According to college Athletic Director Harlan Yriarte, the Athletic Department will donate all admission proceeds to the LCC Campus Ministry. Yriarte, who has been personally delivering scrolled game invitations for the past week, promises more than just run-of- PagelO January 10, 1992 the-mill, full-court play. In planning the event, Yriarte says he used imagination, personal experience, and he identified with the Campus Ministry financial dilemma. "We have a good cause ... Campus Ministry is a great cause. They were having some problems and we identify with that because athletics has had some problems," says Yriarte. Campus Ministry has said it will close its operation this year if it can't raise $6,000 to cover its costs. Many campus groups including student government have donated funds in an effort to maintain the serv!ces provided by the ministry. Game time for the women's team is 6 p.m. and the men start at 8 p.m. in the LCC Gym. Admissions are $3 for LCC staff and adults, $2 for students and seniors, and $1 for LCC students with student body card. Children under six and silhouettes get in free. The Torch Weight room C Ja, 6 Ja, 7 MWF 4-6pm TU, 1h 4-6:30pm SPECIAL EVENTS MWF 12-lpm Jal 6-24 Ja, 27-31 PE 203 Bowling Tournament TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Power-Liff a Ratio-Ult Competitions W 4:00pm Mcr2-10 Mer 11 PE 123 Skl111p TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Table Tennis Tournament 1 MWF 4-6pm Feb 3·7 Feb 10-14 PE 101 Badminton Tournament 1 RECREATIONAL (DROP-IN) OPEN GYM* IMcard or$Y-# IM card or$Y M 6-9pm Ja,6 PE203 No charge MWF 12-lpm 6-9pm Ja,6 PE203 No charge Ja,6 PE202 No charge Ja,6 PE202 No charge Basketball C Badminton C Plcklebal C Tu, 1h 11:30-lpm Vdleybal C w w 6-9pm • Recreational Open Gym does not require Intramural cad vertttcatlon # Addtlional IH tor Hit ticket wlll apply C • co-ed W • women M • men Non-students: $2.00 per event $ 1.00 per event $ Y • Students: OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Mondays 12-12:50. Apr. 218. 75DATSUNPICKUP,$500.Roughbody, new brakes, plus more. 683-4495. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Mondays 12-12:50. M&A 247. 69 CHEVY NOVA, 6 cyl, stereo, good rubber, $475 OBO. 485-0518. WOMEN'S CLINIC HEALTH CARE: Pap smears, birth control, pregnancy testing. Confidential. Student Health, Ext. 2665. WINTER TERM SPORTS GROUPS Science room 111. l-1:50. Monday-Alcohol& Drug Education Program. TuesdayOngoing Recovery Group. Wednesday"Affected Others". Thursday- Alcohol & Drug Awareness Group. RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. Nissan Sentra w/body damage, $300 OBO. 686-4524. COME CHECK OUf the Clothing Exchange PE 301. We have free clothes for LCC Students. ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF interested in working on the LCC Martin Luther King Jr. task force, contact Laura_ext. 2335. OSPIRG'S RENTERS' handbook is available in Center Building Basement. $3 students/ $4 general public. WANTED CLASSIFIED ADS ARE FREE to LCC students and staff, 15 word maximum and will be printed on a space available basis. All other ads are 15 cents per word per issue, paid in advance. The Torch reserves the right not to run an ad. Deadline for Classified ads is 5p.m. Friday for publication in the following Friday's issue, NO EXCEPTIONS. EVENTS SERVICES CHESS PLAYERS: Fri. 1-4 p.m., Main cafeteria. All experience levels welcome. FREELUNCH:Thursdays,HE 105,noon to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union. OPPORTUNITIES TRAVEL REPOSSESSED & IRS FORECLOSED MEDITERRANEAN TOUR: Free w/12 friends; 50% off 6 each, split 2 ways. 3437819. HOMES available at below market value. Fantastic savings! You repair. Also S&L bailout properties. Call (805) 682-7775 Ext. H-6311. INTERNSHIPS-Legislative, public interest, law, political campaigns. Earn credit. See Steve Candee, CEN 435, Ext. 2188. YOU CAN MAKE a difference. Help an autistic child expand his world. Be a volunteer in a dynamic home-based program. Training provided. Credits often available. Call: 485-4938. DENALI HAS OPENINGS on the editorial board and production staff. Compensation, will train. See editor MWF 8:309:30 Th 8:300-11 :30 479f Cen. 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