Lane Commu nity College Dislocated workers experience tax troubles by TRACY BROOKS Torch Associate Editor Picture this: You 're a dislocated worker. You 're a full-time student. And you owe $1000 in state and federal taxes. David Phelps doesn't have to imagine it. It happened to him. Phelps is an LCC student pursuing a Community Service Associate of Applied Science Degree and General Block Transfer Degree through the vocational retraining program (Dislocated Workers Program). He joined the program and began drawing unemployment benefits in 1990. As a result of drawing 34 weeks of benefits, he owes taxes totalling $1000, an amount he hasn't the money to pay. "I'm mad as hell," he says, "And I'm not going to take to take it anymore." Phelps is currently in an appeals process with the Oregon unemployment office and is currently seeking the assistance of State Senators Grattan Kerans and Bill Dwyer in changing tax laws to relieve the tax burden on dislocated workers in retraining programs. Harvey Epperson, a second year business major who is part of the vocational retraining program, says he had a problem similar to Phelps's this year. After collecting$230 weekly in unemployment benefits for a year, Epperson had to pay a S 1200 tax bill, despite filing jointly with three depen- , , Student seeks tax restructure for dislocated workers LCC student and dislocated worker David Phelps collects cans to offset the loss of unemployment benefits. dents. "I save and scrape every dime I can," he says. "My problem is being able to save that kind of money as a student. "I have never in my 39 year history had to pay taxes until now," he says. "This year (the problem) has become much more apparent," says Randa Law, Dislocated Worker Program Advisor. This is the first year that students in the program have been on unemployment benefiL~ long enough to be so dramatically affected. "It's next to impossible," she says, for people to save enough money to pay taxes at the end of the year. According to Dav id Sherrill, Claims Manager at the Springfield Unemployment Division, unemployment benefits arc considered taxable income, but arc not taxed during the year. Whether or not a person owes taxes at the end of the year depends on a the individual's personal deductions. Phelps says he would like to see an cffort made to case the blow of paying taxes for retraining students. He sugge sts deferrment until retraining is complete and suitable work can be found to pay off tax debL~. "None of us . . . are trying to get out of paying taxes," he insists. But a restructure is in order. Law agrees. "They don't have it (money)," she says. They can 't find jobs or they will lose unemployment benefits. And, she says, having to deal with tax bills that arc sometimes as high as $1200-whilc at the same time returning to school - is just too strcssful. "IL's punishing the people who need help the most." Law says that benefits were not taxed at all until six years ago, and that perhaps a return to that system should be considered, or a dcfcrrmcnt for students receiving unemployment benefits while retraining. "It's a t:,'Tcat program," says Phelps. "It's just got some problems." He says he wanL~ to sec some legislative changes so that future dislocated workers are not disuadcd from participating in the program. "I owe it to the Dislocated Worker Program to do everything I can," says Phelps, who has had all of his benefits cul and works three jobs to support himself, in addition to collecting pop cans daily to round out the edges. "I'm going to ride this son of a bitch clear to the Lop," he says. OSPIRG introduces 'Pesti Challenge' by JOE HARWOOD Torch Edi tor ..·.•.·,·. \{ ·•:·:· ::::::;: .. :,:.:-:-:•: ··.· =:::::::::: . ..·········· .• :. t/: ,i:i:\ ···-:::::::::-:;:;:·: ·.•.•,•·.:-:- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::\ .·:;:::;:;:,:;:;:::• :-:-:-:-:-:,:,:-:-:::;: ;::=\!?:-:::::-:// :::::::::::;:::::: Armed with legislative endorsement leaflets, the majority of which were probably printed with soy ink on recycled paper, college student organizations nationwide are volunteering time to help out humanistic causes ranging from homelessness to the quality of future drinking water. The Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG), along with more than 140 other college PIRG organizations recently ran a Hunger and Homeless campaign, in which the U of O and LCC chapters combined to raise $1400 in direct donations to local homeless shelters. But raising money wasn't the only accomplishmenton April 11, according to LCC-OSPIRG Chair Chris Rampy. Along with other local students, the Lane chapter worked at various community service sites around Eugene/Springfield. "We went into a family shelter to tear out old carpet," explains Rampy. But after initiating the first of three state-wide goals including environmental education and a safe drinking water campaign, Rampy says the best is yet to come. On Earth Day, April 22, LCC-OSPIRG plans to hold the first ever "Pesti-Challengc" -- where students will have the opportunity to compare organic foods, grown without any fertilizers or pesticides, and non-organic foods in a "blind" taste test. "We hope students will be able to tell the difference," says Rampy. The experiment is a tool, he says, to make students aware of the growing threat of pesticides that are sprayed for farming purposes and other industrial contaminants seeping into ground water reservoirs used for public drinking water. Additionally he says, "We want more efficient clean-up programs for waters already contaminated -- along the line of 'the polluter pays."' Rampy says increased enforcement guidelines will hold polluters financially accountable for clean-up . Other points of the the group's plan include educating local high school students on pollution prevention and reduction. As a national coalition, student PIRGs nationwide are lobbying to expand the current Toxics Reduction law to include provisions for quality drinking water, using postcard endorsements signed by registered voters to pressure district and federal congressional representatives. Rampy says Earth Day activities will include Tum to OSPIRG page 3 Rape recovery encompasses seVerc:irStCi~}ef·· by KIM CHALLIS-ROTH Torch Lead Writer According to FBI records, there are 16 attempts and 10 actual rapes every hour. Every three minutes a woman in the United States is sexually assaulted. Rape is an act of violence. People rape because they have a sense of powerlessness and feel a need to control, dominate or humiliate their victims. Rhiannon Ashe, of Sexual AssaultSupportServices, cites a 1988 study by Mary Koss of Kent State which repcrts one out of every eight female students have been raped. Of those rapes: • 10.6 percent were by strangers • 24.9percent were by acquaintances of the victim • 30 percent were raped by men they had dated steadily • 21 percerlt were raped by men they had know casually and • 8.9 percent were raped by family members. Ashe says most rapists know places. I know self-defense. their victims and plan their attack "I decided," says Sue, "that I'm strategies. Ashe says rapes often not letting anyone take that power occur in the victim's home, the away from me again." perpetrator's home or in the car of She says she didn't personally either. know her assailant, but according Sue, (not her real name), an to police records, the man had LCC Media-Arts and Technology shadowed her for two weeks while major knows first-hand the grim she followed a daily. routine of dropping kids off at daycare before driving to work. At 2 a.m., on a cold January night, Sue's attacker came through a window and raped her in her OWP. home, while her children, then ages 4 and 5, slept unknowingly. Sue says one of her biggest fears was that the children might wake up. After the attack, Sue called truth of the statistics. In January of 911 and reported the rape. Eight 1982 she made the headlines: days later the police picked up her "Woman Raped at Knifepoint assailant, who had a past record of While Children Slept in Nea(by violence, and Sue identified him in a line-up. He was sentenced to Room." 20 years in prison but was set free Sue says the pain of rape eventually fades, but the fear never after serving three years. Ashe says many women don't goes away. report their attacks. "It's been 10 years but I still "Often women are afraid no think about it. I'm just more aware now. I always park in well-lit one will believe them," says Ashe," or that they somehow deserve the rape. Some victims of date rape say 'Well,he bought me dinner. ... maybe I owe it to him."' Ashe says victims of sexual assault are never to blame. "It doesn't matter what a woman's wearing or even if she's drunk. It is never her fault. " Also, says Ashe, there is never a perfect response to an attacker. "Sometimes fighting back is appropriate and other times it may get you into more trouble. What women need to do is to communicate clearly so the perpetrator understands that 'No' means 'No,"' she explains. Sue says she went through many stages in her recovery. "It took a long time for me to develop friends who were men. After the rape, I was treated different,ly by my male co-workers. They were colder." "I decided to seek profession help," Sue continues, "and to also counsel other victims." Ashe says many victims of sexual assault experience the same emotions as Sue. Ashe says the Rape Trauma Syndrome has three main stages: • Acute Stage: immediately following the attack the victim may feel numbness and a loss of memory, experience reactions from calm to hysteria, and experience a feeling of disorientation. • Outward Adjustment Stage: a few weeks to usually a year after the attack, the victim may feel an overall sense of loss of personal safety and develop phobias. Her moods and appetite may swing. The victim may lose friends, families or partners. Denial that the assault ever took place is common. • Reintegration Stage: usually occurring for one year after the attack and beyond, the victim learns to become a survivor. Her memories lose their intensity. Today Sue is a successful student, wife and mother of two teenagers. "I don't think the .fear ever really leaves," says Sue, "but at least the nightmares have stopped." Sexual Assault Support Services offers a 24-hour crisis line at 484-9795 or 485-6700. LCC, LTD to make ane last effort ASLCC CAMPUS CAL£NDAR Friday, April 17 In a last minute ditch-effort to reach an agreement with Lane Transit District (LTD) on a group bus pass similar to that enjoyed at the U of 0, ASLCC officials will be holding an open meeting for student input on the matter of per • tenn per student cost. The public foruin will start at 3 p.m. at the student government offices in Center 479. At issue is whether to put what ASLCC has called an excessively high dollar amount on the spring election ballot. Student government President Ernie Woodland Deadline for turning in applications for Student Government positions. Return your applications by 12 Noon. Monday, April 20 Election's campaigning starts. Get to know your candidates! says he will not support the $8.99 figure lastproposed by LTD. But officials say last minute negotiations may bring the price down to acceptable levels. ASLCC insiders say they hope to get the price below $8 and may su_bsidize any plan going to voters. ADOPTION! NURSINGWITH A CAPITAL ''N~• Tuesday, April 21 Raffle for N.A.S.A. 12:30 p.m. Cafeteria. Home by the bay filled with laughter and music, seeking a baby to complete our happy family. Loving stay at home mom, devoted professional dad and sweet adopted 4 year old daughter, can't wait for a new baby brother or sister to grow up with and to share songs, stories, travels, warmth, and love. 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Then call. VOTING THEPOLLSARESITUATEDINTHE CAFETERIA, OUTSIDE HEALTH & P.E., & IN THE MATH & ARTS BUILDING 'Ifie 1(enaissance !l{Qom Lundi :Menu for 'Wetl .53.pril ana 'Ili.urs, .53.prif 16 • Sun.-'llpS~ Cream ef Caulif{gwer 9-fou.se Salad [QJt,tonese Por{(__ r.Broccofi.Stir 'fry r.BaK!,dSnapper Portuguaise Cfimy Ju6ilee 1-800-USA-ARMY IIALL YOU CAN IL ARMY RESERVE RENAISSANCE ROOM Center 107 (next to the deli) Open W & Th 11 :30 1:15 p.m. ~ Page2 April 17, 1992 The Torch ESL Day offers wide range of non-American culture "The event shows a sense of pride people have in their own culture and their willingness to share it," said ESL instructor and event organizer, Maxine Frauman. "It's a way to let the public know that there are immigrants from other countries here at LCC." According to Frauman_the annual ESL Day is a cooperative effort be, tween students and faculty and is the main event of the school year. Those in attendance had a chance to get involved in different cultural exhibits from Czechoslovakia, Venezuela and China, and ask questions of the several ESL volunteers positioned Photo by Arthur Mason throughout the room. Dimitri Liontos, ESL coordinator Photographs of student's families adorned the walls with each students by LYNN REA writing sample displayed underneath. Torch Editorial Staff In one part of the room a visitor On April 15, tables inside LCC's could listen to music or languagefrom Downtown Center were covered with several different countries, then vensavory ethnic faire from across the ture a guess about which country it globe; enchiladas from Mexico, color- came from. ful sushi from Japan, Yaksik, a Korean Other activities included Chinese dish made from chestnuts, sesame Acupuncture, Chinese paper cutting, seeds, honey and rice. and a type of Japanese cooking called Hungry event goers waited in line Okonomiyaki. for a chance to sample some of these Judith Rosa said she attended the mouth-watering tidbits during the sec- event to support her Spanish speaking ond annual English as a Second Lan- friends who are involved with the ESL guage (ESL) Day, held as part of the program. week-long ESL Awareness Week in "A lot of my friends from Mexico Oregon. . are going through the program and Approximately 30 countries were think it's great," she said. represented by songs, food, crafts, and Proceeds from the sale offood preart. Several exhibits included native pared by students and staff went todress and handicrafts. ward the purchase of tape recorders Bright satin traditional dress from for each of the ESL classrooms. Thailand and hand embroidered Participants in the event called it a blouses from Mexico were some of the success and said they look forward to many handi-crafts on display. next year's event. OSPIRG Earth Day sees ninth edition ecology guidebook published by TRACY BROOKS Torch Associate Editor As a fledgling group 17 years ago, the Friends of the Mount Pisgah Arboretum asked University of Oregon graduate student Rhoda Love to assist them in describing the ecosystems of the area. As a result, she assisted the arboretum's founders in establishing an educational program for school-age children. Today, just in time for Earth Day, Love, now a LCC Part-Time Instructor with a Ph.D in Botany, recently completed the ninth edition of The Mount PisgahArboretum Guidebook. She wrote and edited the original guide in 1984. The guidebook began as a reference for local volunteers who teach classes at the arboretum. Each year itgresasexperts injecd more andmore information into the book. Contributors include local ecologist Sharon Teague, geologist Ewart Baldwin, lichen expert Daphne Stone, and bird specialist Herb Wisner. The cover is drawn by LCC student Tom Baxter. It serves as a guide for tours of the arboretum, offering nature trail maps and specific information about the botanical specimens on the trails. The guide covers a range of topics, among them streams, origins of plant names, biodiversity, pollination, lichens, mosses, liverwarts, and gypsy moths. "It's nice for people to have a book on a specific area they arc visiting," says Love, an active volunteer at the arboretum. Over 3000 school children visit the arboretum each year, she says, and the book assists volunteer guides in teaching the ecology to the young visitors. Two area instructors are using the •guidebook as a text for classes as well, says Love. One is a class at LCC which Photo by Arthur Mason LCC part-time instructor Rhoda Love wrote the Mt. Pisgah Guidebook, now in its ninth edition. uses the arboretum as a resource. A summer course at the U of O will feature a similar format, she says. ''That makes it even nicer to have colleagues using it," says Love. The guidebook is available to the public for $8.50 in the LCC Bookstore. ProfiL~ support educational programs at the Arboretum. The Arboretum sti II needs volunteers to lead children in nature walks. Students who volunteer receive a free copy of the guidebook. Students also can earn Cooperative Work Experience by volunteering at the Arboretum. The season opens Earth Day, April 22. Interested students should call Fran Rosenthal, Arboretum education coordinator, as soon as possible at 7473817 • continued from page I information tables for local recycling organizations and companies developing alternative energy sources. Student government is sponsoring two bands; Kudana, a marimba band at 11 a.m., and Morgan and Phil an at noon in the courtyard north of the Center Building. In addition to Earth Day activities, OSPIRG is also sponsoring a National Bottle Bill, a petition to expand recycling to juice and wine bottles on a nation-wide basis. Here in Oregon, glass bottles such as wine and juice containers do not require a deposit, a problem, says Rampy, that contributes to more non-biodegradable waste. OSPIRG also plans to fight for an incinerator moratorium regarding toxic materials and increased use of recyclable product packaging. "It's one thing to tell about a problem, it's another to present a solution," says Rampy, who encourages students to get involved and "make a difference." Do you not have enough time to recycle? Does your hectic schedule not allow you to be environmentally conscious? Are you an apathetic slug or just another member of the brainless herd that grazes on this planet turned pasture? Do you not have enough of a grasp on reality to see that we are running ourselves into an early grave by continuing the current resource binge that modern industry promotes? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you might as well have answered yes to all of the above questions. Don't be a senseless drone, wake up from your zombie-like trance and do something for the planet you live on, or rot in your own personal hell of uncaring complacency. ASLCC ELECTIONS ARE COMING Be sure and VOTE on May 4,5,&6 The polls are situated in the cafeteria, outside Health & P.E., & in the Math & Arts Building The Torch April 17,199'2 • Page 3 r--- ---- -i Photo Editor: Dana Krizan Sports Editor: Robert Catalano Editor: Joe Harwood Production Mgr: Jeanette Nadeau A & E Editor: Lynn Rea Associate Editor: Tracy Brooks Contributing Editor: Kelley Egre • • - - w - - - - - - - -- Cooperative needed to balance economic scales The continuing saga pittmg envrronmental preservation efforts against timber jobs and blaming the plight of dislocated workers on the northern spotted owl is a calculated disinformation campaign originating at the highest levels. The concept, swept up by some sensationalistic reporting sometimes fuels the ongoing controversy and keeps it afloat It is a campaign by some self-serving logging corporations concerned with short-term profits after years of resource mismanagement. It is often an attempt t0 cloak the reality of the dilemma. The continued assertion by officials that the lumber industry will return to its former economic greatness after the environmentalists exhaust themselves with pleas and injunctions is nothing more than an empty dream. There just aren't enough trees left to return the industry to its former prosperity. And environmentalists, realizing the political clout of the wood-products industry, are recklessly using the Endangered Species Act to stop any and all logging possible -- without regard for the economic and social consequences such actions heap on timber workers, their families, and the rural communities supported by lumber receipts. Timber workers, incited by state and federal politicians as well as industry management, are the ultimate victims in this game. Some, not all, environmentalists would have us believe that the average wood-products laborer is unconcerned with conservation. In fact, most timber workers are in the field because they love the forests and see the possibility of continued logging through careful resource management-- something the corporations are unwilling to do because it cuts into those all-important short-term profits. But the current friction is exactly what big business is hoping for -- enough infighting between environmentalists and labor so a coalition cannot form to combat the real issue of viable economic transition out of a timber reliant economy. With the Northwest's wealth of natural resources being extracted at an alarming rate, it is now more important than evertoestablish a worker-environmentalist political cooperative to balance the socio-economic scales in the face of the power wielded by concerned business interests. Such a coalition, built on the foundation of long-term sustainable timber production, coupled with ecologically safe forestry practices, would indeed prove to be a worthy and popular political force. But with opinion Opinion Poll ~@oU@[lD@O 000M§Ull@Uo @@ Question of the week: /f/(J[)£RN Cffavt£Z£- {j>u.y ~ A Rff Vou'R BACK 1NfO 1-r. ,, ,I L£ MoRE..1/ t $ moving atafeverpitch toward a "cut-at-any-price, to hell with endangered habitat program," the unwitting public is falling into an abyss of corporate manipulation and deceit. Instead of fighting each other, labor and environmentalists need to combine forces -- find that middle ground. Since 70 percent of all US log exports are in the form of raw, or nearly raw products, maybe a re-examination of current legislative exemption bylines is in order. And employees must be able to find work at honest familywage levels. Of the over 60 mill closures in Oregon since 1990, how many of those would have been averted had the federal government gone to bat for the citizens of the Northwest? If Washington D.C. insists on protecting this suicidal program, the public must demand compensatory funding to offset the growing number of displaced workers. The wood-products industry, itself a culprit, should be held accountable for what it has done to the labor force. It should acknowledge the effect that technology has had on replacing workers instead of throwing all the blame on conservationists. It should hire these same workers at a realistic wage to really restore the environment so "Oregon will never grow out of trees." "'-- $ Should Oregon solicit federal funding to aid in the transition out of a timber-depende nt econqmy? $ i --- 1.,..,,, ENVtf?a.1£w,h "~, ~@~@~ ~ ~ .a ~- IQC' R .~ ~<i ':Jo .,,.,c,~ ....o~ BONN"£ \\~t-· Performing Arts Department • LA .NE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Page4 - ·~ Monty Teeters Technical Drafting "Yesitshould,yeah, well if the timber industry is going downhill, the state is going to go downhill and I think the Fed's ought to help us out like they did Chrysler." Carol Amspoker Special Ed. "Yes, I think they should, that's the reason so many people are out of work in Oregon is because we are so timber dependant, we need some diversity, other fields that people can work in." Craig Rawls Culinary Arts "Yeah, for sure. I'm a dislocated worker myself and I got funding through that program and it's the only way I could have come back to school myself, so I know there's more than just me out there that needs funding to come back, so yeah, I think they should." Dianne Carlisle Medical Tech. "Yes, definitely they should, because of the families that have been involved in it for years and years and now they are having to go into other jobs that they hardly know anything about. The timber has been Oregon, that's how we have survived. TORCH STAFF Editor .......................................................... ............ ................................................. ...................... Joe Harwood Associate Editor ...................................................................................... ............ ......................... Tracy Brooks Production Manager .......... .... .................... ............ .............. .... .. ........ ....................................... 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Springfield ~ews The Torch is a student-managed newspaper published on Fridays, September through May. News stories arc compressed, concise reports intended lo be as fair and balanced as possible. They appear with a byline to indicate the reporter responsible. Editorials arc the opinion of the Torch Editorial Board. Forums arc essays contributed by Torch readers and arc aimed al broad issues facing the community. They should be limited to 750 words . Deadline : Monday, noon. Letters to the editor arc intended as short commentaries on stories appearing in the Torch or current issues that may concern the community. Letters should be limited lo 250 words, include the phone number and addn:ss. Deadline: Monday, noon. The editor reserves the right to edit forums and letters to the editor for grammar and spelling, libel, invasion of privacy, length. and appropriate language. All correspondence must be typed and signed by the writer. Mail or bring all correspondence to the Torch, Room 205 Center Building, 4000 E. 30th Ave ., Eugene, OR. 97405 Phone 747-4501 ext. 2657. April 17, 1992 The Torch Interviews by Erin Sutton Photos by Erin Naillon .... ........... ...... ..... ..,. ...:···;;···················=:···· ··,;·· ···· ·········;:· ·········•;··;:······ ···· ·· ······· ········ ··· ··· ······ ····· ··············· Editor supports blind policy To the Editor: In the April 10th issue of the Torch, a letter appeared which charged that LCC's Denali an magazine publishes inproportionate number of submissions from its own staff. Over the years this statement has been made several times and answered by Denali editors. I would like to respond to it once again. It is the policy of the magazine to do blind readings and evaluations. Noone on the editorial board, with the exception of the one person doing the logging of the submissions, knows whose work is being read until after selections have been made. This allows absolute fairness. The reason that a considerable number of Denali staff members are published is simply this: quite frequently the most talented, dedicated people give their time and energy to the magazine. A number of the staff members are SFE students, English majors interested in pursuing a career in writing and publishing, and Art and Graphics Design majors. Often, when people bring submissions into the office, we encourage them to consider working with the magazine. We consistently tell people about our blind reading/ evaluation process when they bring submissions in, as I told the writerof the April 10th letter, Alisa Anderson, last spring. Ms .. Anderson herself was encouraged to work with the magazine. In addition to the pieces published in Denali, we also showcase many works through the numerous readings we hold. Besides the readings featuring specific authors, we have several openmike readings. This year we have held open mike readings at Saturday Market (summer '91 ), in the Blue DoorTheatre (fall '91 ), at the open house (fall '91), and in conjunction with the Women's Center (spring '92). Ms. Anderson was invited to read but declined to doso. The wonderful art we receive is sometimes not publishable because it will not reproduce well. We hold an art show with our Denali Finale in the spring to showcase much of the work that we were unable to publish in addition to some of the published pieces. Anyone is welcome to place work in the show. Another service we provide is peer evaluation to any submittor intersted in learning how to enhance their work. Most creative people are eager to improve their work and welcome commentary on the strengths and weaknesses observed by the editorial board and our advisors. Unfortunately, some would-be writers or artists, as in Ms. Anderson's case, will submit the same piece, or pieces of work repeatedly without considering the possibility that the submission may need rewriting, or that it may just not be skilled, developed writing on a subject of interest to anyone but the author. Ms. Andersonmadethestatement that she would submit the same, unchanged pieces of writing until Denali published them. It is very difficult to help a would be contributor who is unwilling to be open to assistance. Lastly, I would like to point out that while Denali may publish a fairly large number of staff works, it seems to me to be unfair to punish talented people for giving their time and energy to help create the several times award winningpublication thatDenali is. No one questions that Torch staff members have articles and photographs in the Torch, or that people involved with the Art Department appear in the LCC gallery shows, or that people involved with the Performing Arts Department appear in its productions. Such a criticsm would be ludicrous; I believe it is just as ludicrous to make that criticsm of Denali. Ms. Anderson may have forgotten that she was told about our blind reading/evaluation policy, and invited to share her work at a reading, but I µrink that timing a letter charging bias so that it appears one week before a submission deadline is sour grapes. Just for the record - Ms. Anderson's "observation" that Denali published one-third staff submissions may be inaccurate - a number of staff members submit their writing and art under pseudonyrnns ! Bonita Rinehart Denali Editor End mutations, ban nuke testing To the Editor: On April 19, we will witness activists at the Nevada Nuclear Test site protesting the continuing testing of atomic weapons. The United States Government spends over $6 million dollars PER TEST at the site, where the U .K. also detonates their weap• ons of mass destruction. The Bush Administration has set aside 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS for testing of nuclear warheads. Even in Kazakh, Russia, while it was still a Communist country, the people refused to tolerate their children being born deformed, women dying of breast cancer by the masses, and men becoming impotent and commiting suicide. They called their movement to encttesting in their country the Nevada Movement, and their leaders listened to the masses and discontinued nuclear weapons tests. The city of St. George, Utah sits directly downwind from Nevada Site where they have been testing atomic weapons since 1951, when Kennedy signed a treaty to halt atmospheric tests, which will soon be up for review. Since 1951 there have been over 800 atomic detonations at the Nevada Test Site. In the communitv of St. George, massive numbers of people are dying from cancer and some of the women are giving birth to deformed children. Something is dreadfully wrong with a world in which our leaders care more about death than life. The Bush Administration has continued to blatanly disregard devestating ecological repurcussions and documented genetic health risks. Now more than ever, we as citizens of a democratic free nation must demand that our leaders stop this madness. Call upon your Senators and Congressmen and urge them to sign a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Congressman DeFazio's office: 465-6732, ask him to support House Bill: HR 3636. Senator Mark Hatfield's office: 399-5731 and Senator Bob Packwood's office: 3263370, Senate Bill: S 2604. We don't have a future without a healthyenvironment. Yourvoice counts! Amie Solomon-Sargent Smoker against hateful wording To The Editor: In the April 3 issue of the Torch, you printed a hateful letter in which smokers were characterized as "pigs." This is not the sort of intolerant statement that you would have printed if it were directed at African Americans, women, Native Americans, or any other minority group on campus. Pandering to hate and intolerance is not one of the roles of the Torch. I hope that it hasn't escaped your ·attention that some people on this campus need a group that they can bash with impunity in order to feel good about themselves. You must be aware that in response to that problem, President Moskus and the board have dedicated themselves to a collection of principles designed to assure that this campus remain free of harassment. One of those principles states that any behavior that "creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment for the individual" will not be tolerated at Lane. Smokers arc a diverse group of individuals that make up 30 percent of the student body who continue to use a legal product for a variety of reasons. They are neither "pigs" nor any less considerate than any other group of people on campus. Two characteristics that smokers may share • that are worth noting is that they are neither self-righteous nor intolerant of others' behavior. The board's decision to control smoking in buildings was directed at a behavior, not people. Those of you who see this policy change as a declaration of an open season on smokers are dangerous. Your continued harassment feeds the cycle of hate and intolerance that has marked the last decade. Those of you who would legislate and control, rather than persuade and tolerate. have lost sight of what this country and this college are all about and threaten us all. Jack Robert Disease needs new name like Black Plague To The Editor: To whomever will listen, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - AIDS. So what's in a name? Compare AIDS with the Black Plague; which one sounds like something you wouldn't want to catch? This "syndrome" is killing someone you know, have met, or will meet. "AIDS kills," say the commercials, but quite frankly, food poisoning sounds more dangerous. We need a name that instills fear, real fear, enough fear to make people pay attention. Names do make a difference; would the Mongol Horde have caused such fear if they had been referred to as "Guys from Mongolia," would a more appropriate name have made a di fference in Love Canal? Lock Jaw and Whooping Cough don't sound the least bit pleasant, in fact, they sound downright avoidable, so what's with AIDS? Mange, Shingles, Yell ow Fever, Cholera, Appendicitis, Gastritis, Mesenteritis, Tuberculosis, oh hell, let's just add all the "osis' and itis"' to our little list; Tetanus, Trench Mouth , Anthrax, Herpes, and even Worms ( which in their infinite varieties take first prize in unpleasant sounding names) all sound just plain dreadful. Some can kill you, some can't, some you can't even get -- and some, well, I have no idea; but I know that I don't want to catch any of them. AIDS, on the other hand, will kill you. Let's start by calling it a disease; I doubt that the word "syndrome" packs enough punch to stir this country's populous -- or any other's when you come right down to it. Next, we need a name, a name to wake people up, a name which sounds like it should be avoided like the plague (too bad 'plague' is taken already). Any suggestions? Eathan Mertz End.apathy, look to solutions To the Editor: Does apathy take up much of your time? Does apathy rule your life? . Apathy, to me, means indifference or total inactivity (comatose) regarding social or environmental issues. Lately, I have been bothered by the apathy of the majority of our society -- college students in particular. I know that an education and knowledge are valuable things in this world, but what good is a B.S. or a B.A. going to do you if the world in which you live, perhaps 10 to 20 years from now, is not going to be worth living in. The Torch In my opinion, if you are not donating at least a tenth to a quarter of your time to help your world/community to be a better place socially and environmentally, then you are apathetic. And I say, if you are apathetic then get off your ass. My solution to students who say, "Well I just have too many credit hours to do anything else besides school," is to take less,. perhaps 8 to 12 credit hours instead of 15 to 20 credit hours. There are no rules or regulations stating that one has to graduate in exactly 4 years, or whatever. (To add, I do realize that there are students who have kids, a job, and attend school; their time is indeed limited). There is nothing more empowering or fulfilling than to actually do something tangible about a social or environmental problem that concerns you, whether it be local or global. Many of you are probably saying, "Hey, where does this person get the nerve telling me I am apathetic?" Hey, if you arc not apathetic then you have no reasaon to get pissed off at me, but if you arc apathetic then I say to you, change. Be a part of the solution or be a part of the problem. I don't think I am perfect, or some sort of ideal person. I don't consider myself better than any other person who inhabits this Earth, but I am not apathetic. For those of you who are not apathetic and think you arc somehow above others or have an elitist attitude. I say to you, lose that elitist attitude; remember, we arc all in this together and acting together is the only real way to real change. It is not enough to look or dress like a progressive person. IL is not enough to think or talk like a progressive person. When you actually start doing something tangible about an issue or issues that concern your world and community, then perhaps you can decide that what you arc doing is enough. Finally, if I piss some people off, that is not my intent, but if I spur some people to do something constructive and tangible about our dying Earth, well , that is my intent. Shannon Wilson ATTENTION HOME BREWERS! "Don't Worry, Be Hoppy" We have everything you need. • Large Selection t FriendlyService • We ship U.P.S. • LowPrices OPEN: Monday-Saturday 10·8, Sunday 12·6 sMcrKE~,. SHOP~ 1124 Main, Springfield - EZ Parking! 747-8529 • t-800-782-9495 IMore Than fbst A Tobacco Store I April 17, 199'2 Page5 1::::.:::~:1::::r::::::::::::::::~: : : :~ r:::•Jr:::::::::~:t:r:::.::::::::::::::::t:::.:,:i:1:::i:::::::~r::~:::::;:::;:::::::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~· by LYNN REA Torch A & E Editor Bombs and bicycles, love and conflict, music and history are all coming to the LCC Main Theater on April 24. "Spokesong," an Irish play with music, humor and plenty of bicycles, will run for three weekends: April 24, 25, 29, 30 and May 1 and 2. In "Spokesong," Belfast-born playwright Stewart Parker combines the subjects of violence in Northern Ireland, society's technological ignorance and values, and how people relate to one another. The story takes place at the tum of the century and continues through to the early 70s, revolving around a young man in Belfast who has inherited a bicycle shop, and along with it, a significant feel for the mystique of the bicycle itself. He is a romanti<; who thinks the city's traffic problems might be solved by the exclusion of automobiles. "It's about right now. It's about trying to downscale all of the technology that we don't really grasp, as far as our daily lives are concerned," says artistic director Patrick Torelle . In the play a young man falls in love with a woman who seeks him out to fix her bike. His strained relationship with his brother, is further tested as the two brothers compete for the woman's love. To develop an authentic feeling to the production, Torelle enlisted the skills of dialect coach Rebekah Shelly, who says the Irish dialect is one of the . hardest dialects to master. "The thing about learning a dialect is you either have an ear or you don't," she says. Over the past several weeks cast meml)ers were required to speak with an Irish accent for at leasttwo hours each day. In some cases the exercise brought .11 rnmin_o---.Oli!ultJ;: MUS IC SPOKE' N HERE she says. Over the past several weeks cast members were required to speak with an Irish accent for at least two hours each day. In some cases the exercise brought surprising results. While working at her regular job as a waitress, cast member Nicole Henderson adopted an Irish accent and greatly increased her tips. Others in the cast used different types of costumes to assist in their assimilation of the Irish persona, such as wool hats and sweaters. The cast includes Jean Meltebeke, Nicole Henderson, Scott Mulhern, David Stuart Bull, Andrew Crawford, Carolyn Hewitt, Don Falslev, Dale Wambolt, Eli Jennings, Kyle Rowan, Anita Ensley, Alan Geddes and Michael Burke. Tickets prices are: students $5, adults $7.50, and senior citizens $6. Tickets are available at all Hult Center Ticket Outlets, Marketplace Books and the LCC Box Office. For more information call the Lane Box Office at 726-2202. Photos by Erin Naillon Design by Jeanette Nadeau Bands to Serenade the earth by LUKE STRAHOTA Torch staff writer On April 22, as part of the Earth Day Celebration, 95.3 KA VE will conduct it's first an• nual Earth Da'y concert, on the Eugene downtown mall with Arista recording artists, The Crash Test Dummies, headlining the show. According to The KA VE, the stage will be built on top of the downtown fountain at the cross streets of Willamette and Broadway on the downtown mall. • The concert will be free, but The KA VE is asking that all attendees participate by offereing a small donation in the boxes that will be located around all entrances to the downtown mall. Donations will go towards The Solutions Fund, which has been established by The KA VE and the McKenzie River Foundation. The fund will award grants to help organizations which bridge the gap between environmental and labor concerns on forestry issues. • The festival, scheduled to begin at 6 pm, will begin with Eugene's Mark Allen, a favorite among Eugene bar fans because of his bluesy, rock style music. He'll perform until around 7 p.m. • Following Allen, Dennis Gilbert, founder of the Eugene/ Springfield Solidarity Network, will speakaboutstrengthening and finding better ways of communication between timber workers and environmentalists. Gilbert once taught physics classes at LCC. • The Ron Lloyd Band will take the stage at 7: 30 for an hour of bar band and party music which has gained a following among Eugeneians who continue to search for live entertainment. • At 8:30, Linda Neil, founder of The Portland Earth and Spirit council, will speak about the interdependence of people and the planet. • Canada's Crash Test Dummies will perform at 9 p.m. Its album, "The Ghosts That Haunt Me," went triple platinum with sales of over 300,000 copies in Canada alone. The group's album has sold more copies in Oregon than in any other state in the nation. The group's array of instuments -- including accordion, harmonica, mandolin, cello, violin, and banjo, along with modem instruments -- helps create its distinctive sound, which ranges from country, R&B, traditional Irish, funk, and modern folk. Last year, the group performed at the Edmonton Folk Festival, recicving enthusiastic responses from the local news agency Designers traqe palettes for plates by LYNN REA Torch A&E Editor fered products and services at cost. On April 26 LCC graphic design students will draw upon their abilities in the kitchen to present the second annual Graphic Design Benefit Dinner, at Napoli Restaurant and Bakery in Eugene. The menu includes tossed salad, garlic and cheese focaccia, and a choice of meatball and mushroom or spinach and ricotta calzone. Blackout cake will be served for dessert along with coffee and tea. Second-year students will prepare and serve the meal. Hult heats up with 'Dance Afire· Sizzling dance comes to the Hult Center on April 23 &24, when the Eugene Dance Company brings "Dance Afire." to the stage. The evening will include choreography by LCC dance instructor Cheryl Lemmer. Dances include; "In from the Cold," "Thriller," and" Caliente." Tickets are; adults $8, student"i $5. Tickets are available at the Hult Center Box Office. For more information call 687-5000. GraphicdesigncoordinatorThomasRubicksays the poster has become an important part of the second-year program. "It gives students the experience of designing all the way through print," he says. linrriff DHESLIGW cl It's Chrysler Corporation's College Assistance Program. In ADDITION to model rebates and special financing programs offered to the public, we're now making a select group of vehicles available to graduating students with a $500 additional cash back. Students can then use the poster art in their portfolio when interviewing for jobs. To qualify : Any money left over will be used to start a scholarship fund to aid students in setting up their portfolios - which can be costly, says Rubick. Proceeds from ticket sales contribute Students have encouraged members toward the production of a poster, of the graphic design community to ~hich will contain business card de- 1nl\lEFir11 Dli\fJIER attend in an effort to establish and signs by each student. Last year apJ.1 '.U maintain a relationship between proximately 100 people attended the students and professionals. event, helping the students net $600 toward the cost of poster production. This year the group Tickets are S 11 and must be purchased in advance. For information call Thomas Rubick, will print approximately 1,000 posters. Graphic Design coordinator at 747-4501 ext. 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Shep~~!.sJLT□. 2300 W. 7th, Eugene•343-8811 Children offered route to all advanta ges Shapiro attempts to 'make it special' for potential campers by KELLEY EGRE Torch Contributing Editor Sending a child away to summer camp can be a nerve racking experience for parents who are afraid to choose the wrong camp for both their budget and their child. Mother Roni Shapiro says she can help. Shapiro is director of Make It Special, a summer camp referral service in Eugene. "Parents call me if they're interested in sending their son or daughter to camp, they tell me what they can afford and what their children's interests are, and I refer them to a camp most suitable to everyone involved," she says. All Shapiro's advice is free of charge. "I love what I do and I do it from the heart," she stresses. "That's enough reward." Shapiro started her small business four years ago in Florida after researching a number of different camps for her son. "I was visiting him at one of his camps and I met another parent who had a referral service similar to the one I have now," she says. "It sounded like a really interesting and rewarding job which I had the experience and contacts to do." When she returned home, she called the director of her son's camp and asked him to recommend a few 'quality' camps. "He taught me the business and gave me the core (qualities) of ten excellent camps," she says. Now she has her own list of "summer opportunities," much larger than the one she started with, and says she is confident her list is broad enough to suit the needs of most any child. "I take a personal interest in every child I work with," she says. "If I can get them to the right place,' they ·will go (to the same camp) for years. I know Local spelunkers find music, purpose at KAVE by DEBORAH STOTLER Torch Lead Writer Imagine this: It's 1980. The future co-owner and program director of The KA VE (95.3 FM), Jordan Seaman, is on a beach somewhere in Northern California. With the peaceful Pacific and a good book as his only companions, the young philosophy student could easily be in paradise. But he's not, because something'smissingandheCan' t Get No Satisfaction. Flash forward to 1992. It's Sunday morning, and an exhausted Seaman, 30, is coming down from his "temporary" stint asthehostofTheKA VE'sweekly talk show, ''Town Meeting." His office is in a state of confusion boxes of compact discs stacked everywhere - because the station is in the middle of a move from the top floor of the Hilton Hotel to the Center Court Building at Willamette and Broadway. But Seaman, who practically lives at The KA VE Eighl. Days A , Week, loves to talk about his station. So he clears off the couch and submits himself to an interview. So what was missing from Seaman's 1980 utopian beach scene? He says he remembers wishing there was "music all along the beach." When The Music is Your Only Friend, says Seaman, then the musical missing link is a Radio Radio station. The rock 'n' roll radio station of your dreams. Seaman's arm sweeps across • an imaginary expanse of sea and sand. ''Today, (The KA VE) is a reality, and here I am. If you asked me back then what I might be doing now, this is the absolute last thing I'd say." m substance sensual i the Frenc tradition -lle\,!nll 'Tile immeu cbarmin, -Gaorgia &1 l/lllllgeV, OVIRIIAI there is a right place for everyone." To pinpoint the "right" program, Shapiro explores the potential camper's age, interests, and maturity level. "I want to expose the children to all avenues possible," she says. According to Shapiro, it is important that every child experience "the benefits of a good, quality summer camp." She also says that 99 percent of the children who attend a summer camp have a great time and can't wait to return. "I was living in California when I sent my son to his first camp," she says. At the time, her son was 9 and she told him he would go to camp every year until he was married. "He was a little shocked at first, but he loved it from the beginning and wanted to return summer after summer," says Shapiro. "Summer camp gives children an opportunity to meet new people, acclimate, learn, As a philosophy student at Stanford, the Broo~yn-born Seaman had become jaded by hours spent debating world problems, but not being able to do anything about them. So he switched his major to economics and returned to the East Coast where he met Dave Miller. Miller and his New Jersey childhood friend, Eric Alterman, had their own radio dreams as well. But those two became lawyers anyway. As for Seaman, he put his idealism on hold and became an advertising executive. The trio joined forces a few years later when mutual disaffection with their lives led them to abandon their professions and follow their dreams into the unreal world of radio. Send Lawyers, Guns and Money. Yes, they began the search for April 22, is one obvious example of life on this new beach. Nevertheless, according to the analytical Seaman, in the beginning "nothingprcpared me for the realities of radio. The business side of radio is like no other business I can imagine." The station's profits are determined two factors, he says. The first is dependent on local businesses seeing the immediate affects of advertising with The KAVE. The second is "a rating system which pretends to deter mine the popularity of radio stations" using diary accounts mailed to 750 respondents twice a year. Another surprise for Seaman was the cut-throat competition between radio announcers who must scramble after jobs. He says one former employee prevented him from meeting potential job applicants, particularly Bear the radio station of their dreams. Somewhere along the way, they formed JED, Inc., an acronym formed from the first letters of their first names. JED's journey brought them to Eugene and they bought The KA VE. Seaman says recent cooperative efforts between JED and The KA VE' s DJs has enabled the station to focus its attention on community activism projects. This week's First Annual Earth · Day Concert on the Downtown Mall, (midday disc jockey Barry Corkery). "Bear tried to get to us through someone whohasn 't worked with us since the beginning of The KA VE," he says. Corkery was told that after some deliberation, JED decided they weren't interested in hiring him for one of the coveted on-air spots. In reality, marvels Seaman, "We didn't even know who Corkery was." Corkery got the job anyway. He celebrated his first anniversary with the station in January. The station's format, a mix of rock, blues and new music, as well as the announcers, are just a few of the reasons many people listen to The KAVE. It's commu- : J m \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O F In: April is STEV~t~t~~KEVIN KLINE RANo ANYON1 inq: HANO THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE Llll Page8 NAKED LUNCH Exterminate all rational thought. April 17, 1992 Community College Month ffi] The Torch develop a skill, and become proficient." Her son is now 21 years old and still goes to camp every summer as athletic director of the same camp he attended 12 years ago. Mostly, Shapiro says she urges parents and their children to gamble on eight-week an camp every time. "They emphasize group living, a satisfaction of ef- Roni Sue Shapiro fort they can't get at home, and offer them indepen- ronment or friends, . says dence to make their own deci- Shapiro. sions all in a reasonable time Currently, Shapiro is the period," she says. only referral service on the Camps which are only one West Coast. to two weeks in length don't She says since she's been allow the child the opportunity here she has been unable to to really grow or familiarize find any quality camps in Orthemselves with the new envi- egon. nity activism might very well ·be another. The Earth Day concert (see Arts and Entertainment spread, pages 6 and 7) is a joint venture between The KA VE and The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation. It's a free concert, but donations are welcome for The Solutions Fund, an account for groups attempting to bridge the gap between environmental and labor concerns on forestry issues, says Seaman. "Massive unemployment (in the timber industry) affects everyone," he notes. "On the other hand, I've seen people on TV claim that the environmentalists are the biggest problem with the whole country." The station predicts a large turnout of both KA VE listeners and non-listeners for the concert. Seaman says the concert presents an opportunity for everyone to Come Together and hear all sides of this volatile issue. He invites "anyone interested in being involved in how the future happens" because "more voices to ~ more ears" means more informed choices for everyone. For people who want more of a voice in the station's musical choices, The KA VE offers its listeners the additional opportunity this month to send feedback to JED through a questionnaire in its monthly new_sletter, 'The KA VE Dweller. "It's intended to "help keep them pointed in the right direction." What's his dream for the station's future? "We want to be financially successful," he says. "We'd like to be able to pay our bills." After all, in the world of radio, It's Money That Matters, says Seamqn. Job opportunities open in Counseling Department by CATE JOHNSON Torch Staff Writer The LCC counseling department will be hiring 20 student service associates fortheupcomingl992-1993schoolyear starting in May, says Counselor Julia Poole. Poole hires the students each year, balancing between work-study and non work-study students. Student Service Associates can work with the counseling or Career Information Center (CIC) staff, help at the front desk, as well as providenew-studentsupportduringorientation and registration, and in classes "We are looking for someone with good communication skills, someone who is a 'people person', someone who enjoys working with and helping people," says Poole To apply for a position as a student service associate, a student must first obtain an application process form from the CIC, main counseling desk or from Poole. Counseling will then contact applicants for group and individual interviews. Thehiringdecisionis announced by mail about five days after the interview. Herb Fredicksen says he became a sludentservice associate because he saw fliers around school and wanted a job on campus. "I like to work with people so I enjoy working in the Career InformaLion Center. I plan on returning next year." • In June, one week after classes end, Poole will lead the new staff in a three day training course at Heceta House on the Oregon Coast. Then one month before school starts, associates will participate in additional training in order to help with orientation, scheduling and regiS tration. ''Thereisalwaysalargehunkofwork to do at the beginning of the school year, but then during the term it settles down," says Poole, who was once a student service associate herself. Counselor Jean ·conklin, who has been involved with the student service association for about nine years, says, 'The group is so helpful with al·l the duties the counseling department has to do. They are invaluable." According to Poole, any student who is taking a minimum of six credits and is able to make a one-year commitment is encouraged to apply. For more information about the Student Service Associate program, Poole can be contacted in her office, 450B on the fourth floor in the Center Building. "Work-study students arc able to work their alloted hours," says Poole. "And most non-work study students work between three and seven hours a week, depending on how much time they have." Photo by Cate Johnson Counselor Julia Poole says paid student associates take care of a "big hunk of work" during fall term. Adventure abounds along highway limited time during the summer months due to heavy snowfall and adverse driving conditions spanning from early fall to late spring. Hiking trails abound along this pass, and hikers can trek deep into either the Mt. Washington or Three Sisters Wilderness Areas, as we11 as through the lava beds which crest the McKenzie summit. by KIM MCCAULEY Torch Travel Reporter For those searching for adventure in the great outdoors -- fla- vored with pioneer history -- the old McKenzie Highway is a portal back to the days when wagons traveled earthen paths instead of asphalt highways. This passage over the Cascades was forged in the 1800s, when hearty settlers labored across this passage through treacherous lava fields and forbidding wilderness. The old McKenzie Highway (State Hwy 242) begins approximately four miles east of the town of McKenzie Bridge, and leads to the town of Sisters. The turnoff from Hwy I 26 is not clearly marked, so be aware of mileage after passing the bridge. To avoid disappointment it is advisable to check with the McKenzie River ranger station for road accessibility. This pass is only open for a The North Sister, seen from the Mckenzie Summit, is one of the many spectacular sights available to the hiker willing to make the advenurous trek. Perry Keet P.I. a.· l~ ~s tare in Co ut d only First-time travellers should try the trail that leads to Proxy Falls, a very popular hiking and photography area. This trail begins approximately six miles from the beginning of Highway 242 and is clearly marked. One of the best known trails, the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, can be easily accessed from Lava Lake campground, also marked. Dee Wright Observatory lies at the summit of the McKenzie Pass. This site offers an impressive panoramic view of the vol- canic activity that occurred centuries ago. The observatory itself is constructed out of pumice, or lava rock. Several surrounding mountains are clearly in v icw from this point. A variety of branching trails wind through the surrounding Java fields, adding a sense of knowledge with discovery to the adventure. Limberlost, Alder Springs and Lava Lake are three overnight campgrounds located along this road. All offer no-fee camping. THE LAMBS SCREAM ON THE BIG SCREEN ••• 5 Academy Awards The KAVE 93.5 •presents• jodie foster anthony hopkins scoff glenn Yo u d~ -;~ur 1:>rou,er were always rrt'{ fa11orite ene,.,..ies , K eel::. d ;sbe1 iet as Jimmy vnveil ed h;s plan io ·s3 ve l'l'le +rorn r'l'l'{Selt ·: .. You covld l!t be l::o."Jnt, Yov G<>ult! ll'l: be stopperl. 'l'ov t w o w('. f f'. 1Jn hP.atal.l/> 3t\d u" Kiilable. well , Not entir('.ly Vf'\KiJl ;i bl('. ·1f'\ B arry 's c.Y..e . . . ,-1 l'\eenwhilt>, Beirl<J was11t I \._ 'lot borll::l. hatch€ d .J. pli:lr tr. 3"!t 'fOU 'Joirl'j a'3a ir1 - a 'lase· ot m -, " ""n the bad ~U'f juSt very-('; ~i tin9 ,not ~fter I bov9ilt th e Po lic e force. S o J: l 'J ,ie';\9'1. o __-.( 1. S e r"t L-oiS to get you t v locl<. ~o< 6obo, How' 'b ou t am he r e yov a <e ! -e; ac K o ~ t our ~eet\ • we sna ke h6nds and be +riends? lhB 5ilBnCB DI lhB lambs AN ORION PICTURES RELEASE fjil ~ Back for a limited engagement at the Mckenzie Theatre 630 Main St. Downtown Springfield 7 47-8349 Starts Thursday April 16th Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed: 7 & 9: 15 Sat : 3, 5:15, 7:30 & 9:45 Sun: 2, 4: 15 & 6:30 Only $2.50 for adults , $1.50 for students (any age) , Seniors (55+ ), and Alter -able, and kids (9 & under) $1. Last chance to see Silence of the Lambs on the BIG screen. ',~ ( rhe Torch April l 7, 1992 Page9 ' Poor grades and lack of commitment decimate track team numbers by ROBERT CATALANO Torch Sports Editor If it weren't for a few good men and women, the LCC track team might not exist at an. Since the start of the spring term, track and field head coach Larry Callaway has lost over one-third of his team to academic ineligibility and lack of desire. "There were a few D's but a lot of Y grades (no basis for grade)," says Callaway referring to the ineligibles. "A lot of those kids just didn't want to work hard." Callaway says the athletes remaining on the team (two women and ten men) have a strong work ethic and are "committed to competing as hard as they can," whether or not they excell in a particular event. "What we don't have in numbers, we make up for in desire." However, Callaway acknowledges it's difficult to win meets when there are not enough athletes to enter in every event. Although the athletes, as a team, have not won a meet this year, many of them are doing well in competition. In a March 28 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges(NWAACC)meetatSouthwestemOregonCC,inCoosB ay, Steve Coxon won the 100 and 200-meter dashes, Jason Fleming won the400-meter, and Brett Yancey placed first in the 800 and 1500-meter runs. Other field event winners were, Coxon in the pole vault, and Dan Chapman in the shot put and discus. AtLCC'sonlyhomemeetoftheyearonApril4,theloneTitaneven t winner was Crystel Marklin in the 200 and 400-meter dashes. Photo by Mathew Auxier LC C's Kevin Rhodes goes over the bar and takes second place at Lane's only home track meet of the year on April 4. Because of poor grades and uncommited athletes, team numbers have dwindled. Blue Jays and Rangers predicted as AL winners by Robert Catalano Torch Sports Editor There won't be another last-tofirst scenario for the American League this year, but for the first time in history a team from Texas will win a division crown and part of the Word Series will be played in Canada. American League East The Toronto Blue Jays will win the American League East hands down. They arc 7 -0 on the young season and have added Jack Morris to shore up an already deep pitching staff, with Dave Winfield to strengthen their designated hitting corps. This team is strong at every position except shortstop, and has a front office dedicated to winning. Roger Clemens, with or without a good season from newcomer Frank Viola, can carry the Boston Red Sox to second place on his inspiration alone. If lefLy Viola comes through 15-20 wins, and rookie Phil Plantier lives up to the promise he showed at the end of last season, the Red Sox could challenge the Jays. The remaining teams m this division will battle for third. If the Baltimore Orioles get good pitching from Ben McDonald and rookie Mike Mussina, as well as comeback-player-of-the-year type seasons from pitcher Rick Sutcliffe and first baseman Glenn Davis, they will finish third; but no higher. The New York Yankees have made improvements by acquiring outfielder Danny Tartabull and pitcher Melida Perez, but the team still has too many question marks in the mound corps and on the infield to contend for the division crown. If the youth movement in Cleveland works to perfection, the Indians could move up as high as fourth this year and possibly contend for a division championship in a few years. However, perfection in baseball rarely happens and the Indians seem to have come up short m the luck department since 1954. Even so, the Indians will not finish last inl 992. Luck also seems to run short for the Milwaukee Brewers. Injuries have decimated this team's chances since 1984. For them to finish anywhere but dead last, veterans Robin Yount, Paul Molitor and Jim Gantner must remain healthy. How the Detroit Tigers finished third last year is a mystery. They are truly a one-dimensional team. They have hitting galore, in between the strikeouts. They have little speed, and their pitching staff has been surviving on guile for the past few years. This team's best asset is manager Sparky Anderson. American League West , ~ r Home tor Compact Fluorescent Lighting ~ \ _<:!' "~- FEATURING: J ~ 0 Compact Fluorescent Lighting ~'{l+'j '-, NOW AVAILABLE EWEB COUPON for up to $1 0 each on O Full Spectrum Light Bulbs 0 Solar Battery Chargers & O Millenium Rechargable Batteries 0 Solar Panels OLowFlowFaucetAerators& oooos oR EWEe O Great Prices & Good Service Located inside GREATER GOODS 515 HIGH ST. 485-4224 PagelO season. Although they acqmred John Smiley to replace the mercenary Jack Morris, the Twins still have an unsettled starting pitching situation and an injury to team leader Kent Hrbek to overcome. The hardest team to figure in this division is the Seattle Mariners. This team has good pitching, adequate speed, and good hitting, but doesn't seem to have enough of each to perform consistently over a 162-game schedule. If Kevin Mitchell hits 40 homers and Randy Johnson or Erik Hanson win 20 games, this team could go as high as second. Fifth sounds more like it. On paper, the California Angels don't look like a sixth place team, but in this division, adequate is mediocre. The pitching staff looks great with southpaws Jim Abbott, Mark Langston and Chuck Finley, and relief ace Bryan Harvey, but run support for these pitchers will be minimal. The Kansas City Royals will finish last for a number of reasons. The primary cause will be the addition of ex-Mets Kevin McReynolds and Greg Jeffries . The latter is a crybaby and the former can't handle press scrutiny. They will cause dissension and wreck havoc with the home• town team-oriented style of the Royals. This may be the last year for AL fans to see future Hall-ofFamer George Brett. The Toronto Blue Jays will defeat Texas in a six-game series in which the Rangers will win and lose two high-scoring games, and be shutout in two others. Shower _Heads 0 Water Filters low flow Shower Heads o NonToxic Paints & Sealants DETAILS AT GREATER This is without a doubt the best division in Major League Baseball. During the 1991 season all seventeamsfinished.500orabove. This season.however, there will be changes. Minnesota will not win the division and the Kansas City Royals, with three ex-New York Mets on their rosLer, will wind up dead last. The winner in 1992 will be th(: Texas Rangers. With the exception of Nolan Ryan, this is a young and hungry team. There is not much depth in the pitching staff, but good seasons from Ryan, Bobby Witt, and Jeff Russell should be more than enough to compliment the team's awesome hitting power. The return of Camey Lansford and the reawakening of Mark McGwire 's slumbering bat should be enough to lead the Oakland A's to second place. To contend, however, they need Bob Welch and Dave Stewart to return to 1990 form and they need Joe Slusarski to win 12-15 games. Frank Thomas and Robin Ventura had great seasons in 1991, but if the Chicago White Sox are to challenge the Rangers and the A's, these two young players must either match or improve their 1991 totals. Roger McDowell and Bobby Thigpen return to anchor one of the better pitching staffs in the majors. The 1991 champion Minnesota Twins wi 11 be hard pressed to repeat their cinderella season this April 17, 1992 The Torch April ls Community College Month 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 perissue, paid in advance. The Torch reserves the right not to run and ad. Deadline for Oassified ads is 5 p.m. Friday for publication in the following Friday's issue, NO EXCEPTIONS. HAND CRAFfED COUCH, brown. $75. Recliner $50 OBO. Ann 688-6862. LABRADOR RETRIEVERS for adoption. Abandoned or abused dogs are retrained for minimal fee. Susie Morill ext. 2475 . KICKER 6x9 COAX SPEAKERS w/2 crossovers and grilles. Used one week. $150. 747-8595. HONDA CIVIC BRA & SKI RACK. Fits 88-present civic. $150 for both. Dennis 741-6833 . FOR SALE BLACK LEATHER PANTS, 31" waist jacket size 38 both for $295 Free vest w/ purchase 484-6122. HELP WANTED REFRIGERATOR- 16 cu. ft. white, clean, runs good. $115.00. 747-8576 ext. 2164. EXPERIENCED RIDERS wanted to exercise endurance horses. Must be reliable. No pay. 686-1240. TASCAM 244 PORT ASTUDIO 4-track cassette recording deck, new heads. $600.00. call Daryl 343-5304.• I'D LIKE TO SEE more recycling on campus. How about you? Jill- 689-5765 leave message. CASIO CZ 5000 synthesizer, 8-track recording, 32 voices (each one adjustable) $500.00. call Darryl 343-530• SONYTRINITRONCOLORTV.17inch, from 1977. Works fine, $50. Call 9373667. DENALI HAS OPENINGS for people with darlcroom experience. Compensation - worlcstudy - tuition waiver - SFE. Center 479f. MACINTOSH PORT ABLE COMPUTER 2/20 mb. internal modem, lots of software, Kodak ink-jet printer, $2500 OBO. 345-5282. APPLElleCOMPUTER,dualdiskdrive, green screen monitor. Word process software. Excellent condition. $350. 344-8444. 7/8 ROTTWEILER-1/8 Boxer pups and full Rott pups, $100 & $200. Call Matt at 461 -0614. QUEEN SIZE W ATERBED six drawer frame liner. Heater, new waveless mattress. $175. Call Ruth 344-2732. '64 10x60 TRAILER Senior Parle Bus. New root plumbing. $2500 cash, negotiable. 746-8230. Al 942-0862. 14' CAB OVER CAMPER$200. 461391-0. VETERANS: EMPLOYMENT, benefit info. See Dave Schroeder at the veterans office. Thursday from 9 a.m. - 11 :45 a.m. OFFICERS NEEDED for Phi Ineta Kappa. please contact Carol Johnson 6892706 or Bette Dorris at Legal Services. ALASKA EMPLOYMENT! Find rewarding big $$$ jobs on fishing tenderboats, canneries this summer by reading the Alaska Employment Manual. Send $8.95 today! Alaska box 5141 Eugene, 97 405. I 00% refund if not satisfied in 30 days.• DENALI HAS OPENINGS for an art director and darlcroom staff. SFE, tuition waiver. See Bonita center 479 f. WANTED TO RENT GET READY FOR summer. O'Brien Kneeboard. Excellent condition. $70 OBO 345-3958. PERFECT WORD TYPING service, professional, accurate. $I/page and up. Laser prints available. Sequbia 942-4708. ROCKWELL "SAWBUCK" Trim saw. $175. Great for finish worlc. Call Darin 683-2468, leave message. WORD PROCESSING. fast professional service, word perfect, draw perfect. Laurie 687-7930. !!: Il -'-- Free Transportation! Room & Board! Over 8,000 openings. No experience necessary. Male or Female. For employment Program call 1-206-545-4155 ext. 1672 !!! CAMPUS m MINISTRY Il Need a friendly ear? m Some advice? m Just a 1·1ttle cheer?. g~ m ii ::: m ::: i Ill cenTER 2<2, 747-4501 ext. 2814 Stop by and talk to us •• 1... :: .. :: EXPAND YOUR IDEA of a classroom, OSPIRG internships available now! Contact Dalene, LCC- OSPIRG, Center Bldg Basement. SCHOLARSHIP HELP is here!! Computerized, guaranteed. FREE information. EDUCATION HELPS, 95159 Turnbow },Junction City, OR, 97448.• FREE FREE LUNCH : Thursdays, noon - 1:00 p.m. Math/Art 241. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union. EVENTS CHESS PLAYERS. Fri. 1-4 p.m. Main Cafeteria. All experience levels welcome. TURN YOUR CONCERN into action. Participate in the Hunger clean-up. Con tact OSPRIG, Center Building Basement. AUTOS '84 CHEVETTE $500 OBO. Dependable. 461-3910. '83 FORD RANGER, canopy (new). air conditioning. Call 689-3929 (evenings). $1500080. MO PAR MOTOR: 413 and p/b auto trans complete; runs good. 688-5265. '72 DODGE30'motorhome. $3000080. 741-2195. Leave message. 111 g~ m ::: ASTROLOGICALSERVICESthrough Mark S. Mcnutt. 24 years experience. Individual readings and classes. 1-964-5341 . WOMEN'SHEALTHCLINICCARE Pap Smears, Birth Control - Pregnancy Testing. Confidential. Student Health, ext. 2665. DEMOCRATS UNITE: Cast off apathy and activate politically the Democrat Club. Call 344-8444. 1970 BEETLE. Very Dependable. Including 2 sets of tires (one set studded) $500. 485-0860. FREE LUNCH and conversation every Wednesday 12-1 p.m. Math & Art 244. Campus ministry. 1980 CAMERO z 28. Criuse, ac, gas shocks automatic 69,000 original miles $3250.00 746-2984. FREE LUNCH: Thursdays, noon- I p.m. Math & Art 130. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union. OPPORTUNITIES SPANISH TllfORING (Available everyday). 998-3262. (998-2526 message phone). COLLECTORS! *Personally -signed star's photographs. * Autographs. *Star's home addresses. 6 issues $6. Celebrities P.O. Box 293 Eugene OR 97440.• MESSAGES SERVICES COMPllfER GUY- you may be the anti elvis but i still love you. Hey want some cheese? ALL STUDENTS, faculity are welcome to meet Harry Lonsdale candidate for U.S. Senator, Sunday May 3, l 2-6p.m. at Wayne Morse Ranch- Crest Drive Eugene. Music and refreshments are available, more info. 345 -5580 or 485-8702• SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION National Student Financial Aid Service, 345 -8782.• YAH-YAH hope we have plenty of good times in the colt-mobile. 'Inc avon Lady. And rye-rye too. FIRST YEAR GER MAN equivalent 10 t private instruction by experienced language instructor. Beginning spring term in my home. For further information call 3427033 . GRANTS SCHOLARSHIPS. Everyone qualifies. Call 342-8105. YARDAGESALE!! Everythingmustgo! Location: 1420 juniper st. Junction City (behind Abby's Pizza). Birthright Covered Uridge Estates Apartments of Eugene Farm Horne Free Pregnancy Testing "We Care"· Eugene Medical Building 132 E. Broadway, Rm . 720 Eugene, OR 97401 687-8651 '64 CHRYSLER 413 motor and transmission. Runs good. $313.33 080. 6885265. r--------------------, Records, Tapes & CDs Buy 2 Used Records or Tapes and get one FREE. •(free used ruord or tape of equal or lessa- value) Happy Trails Records, Tapes & CDs 365 E. 13th, Eugene • 485-5351 JJ3 SW 2nd, Corvallis • 752-9032 Subsidized Rental Housing 501 N Moss Lowell OR LTD Bus will stop here at @ the complex. :~.;~~.;~:~.,~: 937-2621 I BASEBALL I I SUMMER JOBS I Now taking I applications for I I Baseball I & Softball I Umpires I Paid positions. Will train. I Games in Eugene and I Springfield area. I Serious only need apply. I 995-9260 I (local call) ~--------------------J One coupon per person please • Coupon good through May 1 Pheasant Park Apartments NOW RENTING AND TAKING APPLICATIONS! • Beautifully landscaped grounds • Laundry facilities • Playground • Tanning salon • New recreation room • And more! l 2 3 BEDROOM as low as CALL NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION Ilml GRUPO DE APOYO para Latinas que son Victimas de Abuso Sexual. Miercoles 1;15- 2;15 Escucla Whiteaker- Centro de Comunidad 484-9791.• DENALI IS OFFERING free training seminars for magazine production. Sec Bonita, Center 479 f for schedule. LASKA SUMMER JOBS I·Earn $3,000+ / month in Fisheries. ii :: 1 '85 CORVETTE coupe Great condition. S 14,500. 5.7, fuel, automatic. Larry Carnine Campus Services. or$ 1.50 Off any Compact Disc . .................................................................... " EDUCATION '82 MONTE CARLOT-Top. Good work car. $800 080. 689-6924. TYPING ;1 1978 PORSCHE924. 120,000 miles, almost excellent condition, stereo, phone, etc. Must sell. Call for info. Jason 6863020. LOST: OPAL NECKLACE somewhere at LCC. Iffound please tum in to Lost and Found. Reward!! NINTENDO- barely used, 3 games, $80 OBO. Ask for Darin or leave message 6832468. . .............. MELISSA'S FLYING FINGERS TYPING. Fast affordable, professional. $1/ page. Call 747-8595. , '80 CAMARO Z 28 Cruise, AC, gas shocks. excellent condition. $3250. MP 746-2984. BIBLE STUDY: Thursday, 1-1 :50 p.m. Math & Art 241. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union. HARLEY LEATHERS pants - 30" Jacket - 3 8 men or women $295. Free vest! 341-7763, 484-6122. '89 BLACK FORD TARUS, 4 Dr. very clean. $700.00 484-9931. LOST&FOUND RESPONSIBLE BROADCAST professional/student seeks own space in mature, casual, clean household, under $200. Kate, 687-6632. GROW-LIGHT OUTFIT. Large Ballast, Dayton air conditioner/timer. Only used once. Excellent condition. $100 6864483. THE WRITE TYPE word processing, term papers, newsletters, flyers etc. Rea sonable rates- Karen 687-2157 .• STOP BY 475 LINDALE N. SPRINGFIELD 747-54·11 ::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::':::···::.·iii The Torch April 17, 199'2 Page 11 ~ EARLY REGISTRATION AT UO Transfer students will be able to participate in early registration for fall term during the last two weeks of May. Only students who have completed the following criteria will be able to register early; 1. Officially accepted by the U of O Admissions Office. 2. Submitted official transcripts through winter term, 1992. 3. Paid the re.quired tuition deposit of $200. 4. Attended Early Registration Orientation on May 17, 1992. Students applying before the fall term deadline date of May 15, but who do not complete the criteria listed above will register in July or August. Instructors are asked to help inform transfer students of theearlyregistration opportunity. Interested students can referto the Counseling Department, 2nd floor of the Center Building. I r S RAFT TRIP INITIATORS CLINIC The University of Oregon Outdoor Program will be offering its two-part Raft Trip Initiators Clime starting with part-one on April 21 at 7 :30 p.m. and concluding with part-two on April 23, 7 :30 p.m. This comprehensive clinic is designed for those wishing to initiate raft trips through the Outdoor Program. Attendance at both evening sessions is necessary. The clinic is free and will be held at the Outdoor Program, Rm. 23, EMU, U of O Campus. For more information call 346-4365. Lane ·c ommu nity Colleg e INSIDE: OSPIRG, ASLCC host Earth Day P. 1 ENJOY EARTH DAY Come enjoy Earth Day in the Park on April 18, noon-6 p.m. in East Alton Baker Park. In celebration of Earth Day (April 22) and the start of their spring program of guided nature walks for elementary school classes, Nearby Nature will offer free nature walks in EastAlton Baker Park for the general public starting every half hour in front of the WI STEC building,2300 Leo Harris BENEFIT FOR THE HOMELESS Parkway in Eugene. Nearby Nature will also Rhema Fellowship Christian Church and Dis- display live animals and real specimens and abled American Veterans sponsor a Benefit •lead nature activities for kids under awnings in Dance for the Homeless. Live band LJ Rhythm front ofWISTEC building. Local school classes will provide entertainment with a variety of have also been invited to present interactive music including country, 50s/60s rock, and displays about plants and animals who live in more. For great family fun and a chance to help the park. In addition, Nearby Nature is coordithe homeless in your community, come on nating a display of Earth Day posters by local down to the Cottage Grove Elks Lodge, N. school children inside WISTEC. River Road, from 8-Midnight on April 17. Singles-$3, couple-$5, seniors-$2, under 12SATURDAY MARKET free. All proceeds will go to Community Shar- The Saturday Market continues its twenty-third ing Homeless Projects. sea';on on April 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Saturday Market's colorful booths fill 'CHILD CARE BASICS' the downtown Park Blocks at 8th and Oak in The American Red Cross and ASLCC's Child Eugene. You 'II find local crafts, free entertainCare Co-op are hosting a snack lunch course on ment on the Market stage, and exotic aromas of "Child Care Basics" on April 25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., the International Food Court. Saturday Market in theASLCC Child Care Co-op. The course is is the exciting place to be in Eugene every freeandwillcoverhealth,nutrition,childabuse, Saturday. For more information, call the Satchildren with disabilities, safety, and commu- urday Market Office, 686-8885 and ask for nity resources. The snack lunch is provided. For Kim Schramm or leave a message for a quick more information, contact Sue at ext. 2025. response. Tax troubles plague dislocated workers P. 1 Rape recovery possible P.2 LCCspring musical opens P. 6-7 Music with a message P.8 Track team decimated P. 10 On the Cover: Cast members from LCC's spring musical, 'Spokesong.· See story, page 6-7. Photo provided by Patrick Torelle