- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Memorial nature trail opens BY ARLENE HOUGLAND stllff writer Winding through the peaceful woods near the southeast comer of the LCC campus is the newly opened Eldon G. Schafer Nature Trail. The trail is approximately 3 / 4 of a mile long and takes about half an hour to walk. Many of the trees and plants along the bark covered path are labeled. Wooden benches placed at various points along the trail allow hikers to sit and enjoy the natural setting. Set back in the woods is an amphitheatre area which includes a cluster of 10 benches. One highlight of the footpath is a spectacular view of the campus and surrounding area which hikers can see from a hilltop bench located near the entrance of the trail. To develop the trail, science teacher Joe Russin received $2100 from the Eldon G. Schafer Endowment Fund in 1991. The Endowment Fund was established by family and friends in honor of Eldon G. Schafer, past president of LCC, who died in 1985. According to Russin, local area businesses donated bark, wood for the benches and gravel and pipe for drainage. Larry Chambers and Shaymond Michelson of Boy Scout Troop 216 helped Russin with construction of the trail. Tom LoCascio, from Mt. · Pisgah Arboretum, assisted in labeling the trees and plants along the nature path. Russin says that the trail is open to the public and he encourages any class that would like to meet at the amphitheatre area to do so. He also emphasized that in order to preserve the natural beauty of the trail, it is important that trail users do their part to keep the trail free of litter and vandalism. To find the trail, proceed to the southeast gate, on the hill above the Science Building, and look for the bright blue sign that marks the beginning of the trail, a few yards beyond the yellow gate. Renaissanc e Room and Deli offer a culinary delight BYNOYOUANBENGOUN staff writer If you're looking for something special to eat in a formal dining atmosphere, then the LCC Renaissance Room is the place to go. If you want delicatessen style foods, try the Deli. The restaurant and Deli are student-run, and have been serving students, staff and community members for the past two weeks. Instructor Guy Plaa, a French chef who has taught cooking for the last 13 years, assists about 25-30 of LCC's Culinary Arts students in the Renaissance Room, which is located on the first floor of Center Building, around the comer from the cafeteria exit. Plaa says all the money coming in from customers, "Goes right back to Renaissance Room expenses." Local resident Atsuko Greenrnough says she comes out to Lane to dine at the Renaissance Room once a week. She says "the foods are great and the prices are pretty reasonable. Also, the staff is very friendly." Greenmough's husband adds, "the atmosphere is very relaxing." The Deli, specializing in a ready-to-go menu, is open Barbara Roberts Governor visits LCC Roberts shares personal insights on current pQlitical issues BY ERIC JAMES managing editor LCC Deli Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9a.m.-1p.m. Business major Megumi Inoue had lunch at Deli this term and says, ''The food at the Deli is much better than the cafeteria food." The Renaissance Room is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from lla.m.-lp.m. The staff encourages people to stop by for a meal. Make reservations inadvancebycalling747-4501, ext. 2697, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 9a.m.2p.m. ·While in Eugene last Friday, Governor Barbara Roberts paid a visit to LCC Social Science Instructor Steve Candee' s American Government class. Governor Roberts gave a lecture called, "An interesting time in politics," then answered questions from the class. Her lecture touched a wide range of topics: • Multi-party government: "I have never run state-wide in a general election without at least three candidates in the race. We're going to see more and more of this,and I think it is an interesting change for America." Multi-party governments are common in other countries." • Women in the political process: "During the national effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, we politicized a lot of women. They got mad and frustrated. The more they lost on the ERA, the more they ran for office. As a result, women started run- ning for school boards, city councils,countycommissions, mayors. "They've worked up through the process to become legislators,mayorsand school board members, and now they're running for Congress, Governor and the US Senate." • Media: ''The electronic media, particular!y television, has changed the political process dramatically in terms of how people see the races. If there's something said by Clinton, Perot or Bush, ... it is played by CNN 97 times by the end of the day, making sure that no American misses it." • Voters' Anger: "A major factor in American politics is the anger and disillusionment of the American voter and American citizens. It has never been this strong and it's affecting everything that is happening in this country. It is causing politicians to act differently, it is causing the press to act differently, it is causing different people to be racist and it's causing different outcomes in elections." • State level: "In all of the states this kind of anger, the letter to the editor, voting techniques, all of these things happening, the initiatives on the ballot, term limitations, restrictions, all are happening at the state level. That's where the public has directed their anger when the truth is much of the cause of it has, come from Washington D.C. becauseofitsinability to solve the deficit problem, to make decisions and to invest in the states." • Woman Governors: ''People say to me 'what a shame you had to be Governor, the first women governor, at this time. It would have been nice if you could have been there in ordinary times where you could have looked better.' I have'to tell you, I don't feel that way. I'm here, and I'm glad I'm here because my aim in life is not to get reelected; that's never been the way I've run my politics. My aim is to take the seed I've got and do the most I can. To make the most positive changes, to do the (GOV. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11) •1tml!>Rtii ; '·'. :..... ;;: iK!F . . ·.•·•· ·•· · · •·•·•· · •·•·•·•· ·•·• } : ....t Jilfii~&lrn i. : ' ! ) i ;rn t•.:: 2ii • }' I•·. . • iii! : ~E~I +~ I STAFF EDITORIAL Discrimination is abnonnal, ~ng and perverse 1be Constitution of the United States has given Americans the right to pursue life, liberty and happin~, as well as the right to free speech since it was ratified in 1796. The Oregon State Constitution does the same. On Nov. 3, Oregon voters have a responsibility to see that these rights are not taken away. H you vote yes on Measure 9 you, as an Oregonian, may have the distinction of being a citizen of the first state since the civil war to amend its oonstitution to promote discrimination. Measure 9 is an amendment sponsored by the OCA supposedly to deny special rights to homosexuals. H passed, the measure requires all state agencies to acknowledge - and schools from kindergarten to oollege to teach - that homosexuality is abnormal, wrong, and perverse. Measure 9 is not a matter of denying special rights, it is a matter of taking away rights. H voters decide to use ' the law to label a group "abnormal," "unnatural," "perverse'' and "wrong" it is onlyamatteroftimebefore the behavior itself becomes illegal and the state will prosecute individuals for sexual orientations that scientific research is now showing may not be a matter of choice. Everyone has his/her own set of values and morals. Each of us defines what is "gcxxi" and "normal" behavior. But, Measure 9 proposes to take a right-wing Christian perspective and use it to define the way our government agencies and schools must operate. Many people are swept away by the propaganda and do not consider the actual ramifications of this proposed amendment. • Under Measure 9, because state agencies would not be allowed to recogniz.e homosexuality, a public hospital treating gay patients with AIDS could be restricted from mailing out notices to those who might be at risk due to sexual enoounters with an HN carrier. 11' • People wanting to use facilities~ such as parks or meeting rooms - could be denied solely on the basis of the perceived sexual orientation of the applicant or applicant group. •The government could scrutiniz.e groups and associations which use public facilities to determine if their meetings or activities facilitate homosexuality. The government could prohibit these groups from meeting on public property. • Libraries could be required to remove from their shelves any book, magazine or art that has any positive reference to homosexualitybooks like 'The Color Purple'' and 'The Mists of Avalon". •Students from high school to college who seek counseling and advice when coming to terms with issues of sexuality could not be provided with the support and assistance they need. • A child who is confused about his/her sexuality, wondering if he/ she might be gay, must be told ''You are abnormal, wrong and perverse." • During child custody battles a court could be required to take ·away custodial or parental rights from a parent detennined or thought to be gay or lesbian. Consider how far this proposal could be taken. A school could fire a teacher if that instructor discusses homosexuality and AIDS- without condemning the behavior as abnormal, perverse and wrong. An OCA Newsletter states, ''Teachers have no right to encourage children to view homosexuality as normal and natural, especially in light of the AIDS crisis." We think, on the contrary, OREGON circQ 1942 INTERNMENT CAMP FOR JAPANESE- AMERl<;:ANS -~ ~ .J ~./~ ' · W , ~ OREGON circQ 1992 INTERNMENT CAMP FOR HOMOSEXUALS teachers have an obligation to teach children that engaging in sex, especially unprotected sex, puts them at risk from the AIDS virus. This includes homosexuality, heterosexuality, etc. To tum the tables, what if the ballot measure presented a different point of view? Any life-style could be substituted for "homosexuality." What if your life-style was the one being threatened? What if we substituted ''homosexuality'' in the measure with "Christianity'' or ''Heterosexuality?" What if the measure read: 1be State Deparbnent of Higher F.ducation and the public schools shall assist in setting a standard for Oregon's youth thatrecogniz.es (Christianity) ( or heterosexuality) as abnormal, wrong, unnatural, and perverse and that these behaviors are to be discour- aged and avoided. Christianity and heterosexuality are life-styles just as surely as homosexuality is a life-style, and no peacful lifestyle should be discriminated against. It isn't too difficult to see some commonalities between the OCA's idea of isolating homosexuality and pre WWII Nazi Germany's campaigns against minority groups. The danger is in believing that no one gets hurt if Measure 9 passes - "All we want is no special rights for gays." To assume that such discrimination will not be taken to it's limit and beyond, would be foolish and unlikely. 1hose who do not learn from the past are, indeed, condemned to repeat it. Reflect for a moment on the following citation to Martin Niemoeller which was reprinted in the 1992 Voters pamphlet. ''In Germany, they first came for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. 1ben they came for the Jews, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up." The Torch is speaking up. Bigotry, hatred and discrimination are abnormal, perverse and wrong. Don't change our constitution Don't persecute a minority group. Speak up and make a difference. Vote no on Measure 9. :•.•>:•:-:-:-:-:.:-:-:.:,·-· : : : : : : : : : : : : ~: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ': : : : : :,: : ,: : : : : : : : : : :f t.1tters::::=t 1:::: f l11:=: : 1 :t tit11:: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ::: : : : :;: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ,: : : : R-G biased Fonner LCC student Robert Wolfe recently wrote a guest editorial for The Register-Guard that analyzed the dangers of proposed changes to Eugene's initiative process, a direct form of democracy and a citizen safeguard. The Register-Guard's position that these changes are merely benevolent housekeeping adjustments was predictable. Eugene's only daily newspaper has a long history of oppositio11 to effec- tive citizen involvement that hinders the wheeling and dealing by growth-at-any-cost_ corporate-developers who lick their chops over shortterm profit at public expense. The citizen initiative process has been somewhat effective in slowing their myopic view of "progress." The·· changes proposed are, in fact, substantive. They make it more difficult and more expensive to place an initiative on the ballot. They prohibit resolutions and ad- visorymeasures. By giving the city attorney too much power, they create the potential for frustrating delaying tactics and ignore that official's obvious conflict of interest. At a time when governments worldwide move toward citizen involvement and participatory democracy, it's ironic that the City Hall gang and their media allies are attempting to take hard-gained rights away from the people of Eugene. Jerome Garger Senate actions I'm concerned about the inconsistency of two decisions made by our Student Senate at their October 20th meeting. After delaying funding for an Assistant Substance Abuse Counselor several weeks, they reduced the request $1000. Yet, at the same meeting, they increased the funding for a play about the Oregon Trail from the $700 requested to $2000. Either money is tight or it isn't, not both. While supporting the play with student fees was appropriate, I think the additional $1300 was wasteful for several reasons. First, Pete Peterson, the organizer of the project, also intends to solicit funds from other sources. He might have been able to raise the additional funds ASLCC gave him elsewhere. Second, there was no need to give him this additional money now, theplaywillnotbeperformed until next fall. He can come back any time and request moremoney,ifneeded. Third, the Senate hasn't finished the ASLCC budget, so the exact amount of available money is unknown. In last spring' s voter's pamphlet ASLCC President Bill Hollingsworth said "I have noticed many examples of the waste of student fees. As your president,! will bring financial accountability to student government." Yet, when I asked him to veto the $2000fortheplay,hedeclined. homophobia is sanctioned by the Supreme Court_and because the Oregon Citizens Alliance is the perpetuating these lies and untruths and for lots of other reasons, I am voting no on Measure 9. - Author Unknown Submitted by Jon Long Too much waste As a nurse, I am interested in what I can do to improve the quality of people's lives. After reviewing the arguments to keep Trojan open, I was struck with the fact that a very important point was not discussed; the existing 440 tons of high level waste sitting near the banks of the Columbia River, plus 220 tons more- of it if it remains open until 1996. Approximately 5,000 pounds of waste is plutonium. It is so toxic that one ounce can cause lung cancer in 100,000 people. That kind of disaster is beyond the capability of our medical world. We have a lot of problems in the world and here at home, poverty, hunger, jobs, crime, discrimination to name a few. None of them will matter if we no longer have a place to live and breath, a place to call home, our only home, planet earth. We are the only creatures that foul their own nest. In the Native American tradition their actions were guided by philosophy of how will our decisions effect the seventh generation. The ozone is beBrian Wanty ing destroyed, the oceans are dying, our air, water, and soil are polluted. I wonder if we Gay concerns I received this flyer at the will have a seventh generagay chorus' appearance in tion. If there is an earthquake Springfield and thoughtitwas or nuclear accident at Trojan, so well written I wanted to the medical world cannot deal share it with the college as with such a nightmare. food for thought. Trojan's safety record is the Because.... worst in the history of nuclear Gay men and Lesbians are power plants. discriminated against in Earthquakes, Three Mile housing and employment and Island, Chernobyl, Oregobecause how we act seems to be more important than how nians, could it never happen we are and if we get harassed here? Ruth Heyes it's our problem and if we get attacked we provoked it and Yes on Measure 7 if we raise our voices we're flaunting ourselves and if we I am a graduate student in enjoy sex we're perverts and the doctoral program of the if we have AIDS we deserve it University of Oregon's Sociand if we march with pride ology department. I am also we're recruiting children and current! y the president of if we want or have children Graduate Teaching Fellows we're unfit parents and if we Federation, OFfEHP, AFf stand up for our rights we're Local 3544 at the UO. As a overstepping our boundaries Japanese citizen- an observer and because we are forced from another country and not constantly to question our as a labor union president, I own worth as human beings would like to make a stateand if we don't have a rela- ment to the registered voters tionship with someone of the of Oregon regarding Ballot opposite sex we haven't given Measure 7. I would like the voters in it a chance and if we have a relationship with someone of Oregon to consider the conthe same sex it is not recog- sequences of Ballot Measure 5 nized and we are told that our and 1992'sMeasure 7 ina more love is not "real" and if we international perspective. In recent years, the media come out of this closet we're has often reported the argujust going through a phase and because Lesbian and Gay his- ment that the United States tory is virtually absent from needs to re-invest in its educaliterature and because tional system in order to make the US more competitive with other powerful nations. With all the problems in the US today, one thing is clear: it's time for the people in the U.S. to vigorously invest in education. In Oregon, however, the issue is not to further invest in its educational system, but something quite opposite. A property tax saving plan in the form of 1990's Ballot Measure 5 is de facto divestment in education. Though the United States is still the wealthiest nation in the world, the same form of divestment in education would not occur in other highly advanced countries, because the people of those countries would not allow it to happen. Even if we limit ourselves toa discussion of the economic benefitofeducation,onething is certain: If you divest from education, your economy will be doomed much sooner than one might think. A large number of out-ofstate and foreign investors own real estate in Oregon, includingmanyapamnents and houses. Japanese companies alonehave$434 million in real estate holdings in Oregon. People who own those companies are the ones who truly benefited from MeasureS,not retired citizens of modest circumstances struggling to hold onto their homes. If Oregonians vote down Measure 7, corporate owners will benefit more than anyone else. Oregonians can either become subservient to multinational corporations, or become independent decision makers. I agree that Measure 7 is not complete enough, however there is nothing else on the horizon. From all over the world, people are watching to see whether or not Oregonians can make an intelligent decisionfortheirownfuture when they vote on Measure 7. This is your country. This is your state. This is your educational system. If you don't save it, no one will. Masayuki Hamazaki PGE irresponsible I find Portland General Electric' s sensible-sounding advice to vote against "drastic'' Measure 6 extremely offensive. (1) Trojan has been shut for most of the last two years, withnoadverseeffectsonou r power supply. In fact, it was cheaper to buy replacement power than to produce it at Trojan. Why did PGE do nothing to develop alternative power resources even when they knew Trojan was unreliable? Because they knew they didn't need it. (2) Trojan provides such a small percentage of the power Oregonians use (1-5%) that simple conservation efforts could easily make up the difference were Trojan shut down. Conservation is by far the cheapest, fastest and safest way to replace Trojan's power. (3) The only thing "drastic'' is Trojan continuing to operate for four more years. PGE wants to keep Trojan open even though cooling ponds designed for short-term storage of spent fuel rods are packed with 16 years-worth of waste, almost three times the amount of waste for witch they were intended. Add to that the fact that these same ponds are perched on the banks of the Columbia in a known earthquake fault system and it turns out PGE has the "drastically'' irresponsible and dangerous position on this issue. As another cam_. paign has suggested, "We can't afford four more years." Let's deal with this problem once and for all. Vote yes on measure 6 !· David P. F. Anderson Close Trojan now We're wondering who is paying for all those costly print, radio and TV ads for the various measures against them, specifically measures 5 and 6. It's a great temptation to take a position opposite the ones spending the most money. We decide on who is behind the big money and who promotes or opposes these measures. The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant has been shut down during most of 1991 and 1992. There has certain! y been no electricity shortage because of this, so why not close it now, once and for all, the sooner the better? It is permitted to operate or try to operate for another four years, as Pacific Power and Light desires, it will continue to be part of the PGE rate base for which customers will be paying, as well as for the promised decommissioning four years hence. During that time nuclear waste will be generated and the hazard it represents will grow while PGE personnel may be leaving for jobs elsewhere. Will PGE ask for a two or three year extension then? We can not afford this nuclear lemon and should not forget what happened at Chernobyl and at Three Mile Island. That's why we're voting YES on measures Sand 6. John Saemann Trojan a lemon Portlan~~eral Electric once again is spending huge sums to urge people to vote No on Ballot Measures 5 & 6. They have succeeded to keep the Trojan nuclear. power plant operating- at least parttime. It has proven to be a highly undependable source of power to PGE, and a costly source-which is why they are themselves recommending a shutdown in four years. While it was down for eleven months last year, they found abundant power at lower cost to substitute for Trojan. BPA and other utilities have recently requested proposals to supply power and thousands of mega hours of electricity have been offered at costs lower than Trojan. Some of it can be on-line in a few months. Trojan is not needed for another four years! Oregon and the nation do not need 200 tons of new highly radioactive waste to be generated, especially since there is no repository to take it, and the costs are accounted for nowhere. New geological studies show Trojan cannot withstand the magnitude of earthquake shocks that new studies show are possible. The plant is too dangerous to continue operating. There is no good reason to keep it operating, except to make certain that PGE and its stockholders will not be stuck with all the costs of decommissioning their lemon. They want Oregon citiz.ens to be stuck with future bills which can go on for 25,000 years. Ballot Measure 6 requires that PGE's owners carry that load. Not you. Vote YES on Ballot Measures 5 & 6. Douglas M. Still Closed meetings The follwoing comments and questionsaresubmittedin response to the Opinion editorial of October 23. Is it ethical for LCC, or any other Oregon educational institution, to belong to a public organization that permits "closed meetings?" While USSA is not based in Oregon, we centainly could not invite them to our state without first demanding they obey our laws. The Torch was quick on the draw when the Senate held a meeting without making the usual announcement. Why was there no comment over the USSA holding a closed meeting? Is it possible that the editorial staff of The Torch is biased against the current Senate and President? Does it not appear hypocritical for a group espousing the need for greater openness in our country to hold a closed meeting behind guarded doors? Robert F. Carpenter Editors' Note: The USSA meeting referred to mzs a caucus meeting. Under Oregon law, caucus meetings may be open or closed by the caucus' membership as they choose. The ASLCC Senate is the gaverning body of a public organimtion. As such, any meetings they hold must be in compliance with Oregon Open Meeting and Public Access laws. Letters to the editor must be 250 word in length, and are subject to editing for size, grammar and spelling. ASLCC Senate plans events ·. BY LARRY HAFrL ... .. ... ...·.·.·.·.·,•.·.·.·· 11ssocuite editor 1 i!l!!!!i!!:!:::;;;)i:! ::::::::::::::::::;:Iiiii!ir :r1::::l!i::::::ii: :Ii:liii!:iiiii:::!i:!it>:,i!!!:! !:\,:::i: < <,::::::::,,,,,,:.: At its Oct. 27 meeting the Senate ratified one committee to develop plans for on-campus activities associated with the annual comemoration of Rev. Martin Luther King,Jr.'s birthday, and another committee to study funding of the Native American PowWow scheduled for Dec. 5. The Senate appointed Melonie Rollin to chair both committees. Rollin said anyone who has ideas for the MLK celebration or Powwow is welcometo meet with either committee. She encourages people to contact her at the ASLCC office, Center Bldg. 479, ext. 2330. A preg1;ancy test you don t have to De a Chem Major to use. Pink line, you' re pregnant, white yo/ire not. • Tite Senate also endorsed a proposal by LCC student Dave Phelps to place aluminum can recycling bins around campus. 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The position of ASLCC Forms are available in the Senator representing High ASLCC office, room 479, in School Completion students the Center Building. , is currently vacant and the This is an appointed posiASLCC Senate is actively seeking applicants. tion. Unlike the application Applicants must be cur- process for replacing elected rmtly enrolled in the High Senators, this position does School Completion program not require applicants to subBY LARRY HAFl'L associate editor mit a petition with over 100 students' signatures. Even though this is an appointed position, it carries the same responsibilities and privileges as an elected Senator position. This position gives direct access to student government for students in the High School Completion program. New Oregon Coast Aquarium visually and educationally stimulating BY KIM McCAULEY sttiff writer PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY I.BUPOID CWE graduate Emily Leupold and Roberta Dubois, director of CCCS and Leupold's employer, discuss business. . Former LCC student gets dream job thanks to CWE Dear Students, ... I am a 1989.graduate of Lane Community College. I am now Education Coordinator for Consumer Credit Counseling Service, a national non-profit agency that focuses on education and free counseling dealing with credit and consumer rights issues. As a student at LCC, I was fortunate to become involved with the Cooperative Work Experience Program. CWE is a fieldbased training program that allows students to receive work experience related to their academic major and earn college credits.... The change in my life came the day I picked up the phone and approached Roberta Dubois, director of CCCS, with the offer to work as a CWE student approximately 12 hours a week during my last two terms at school. There wasn't any job listing .... My CWE Coordinator, Fred Meyer, encouraged me to call them anyway. After all, what did I have to lose? I remember silence on the other end of the line after I explained my situation to the director. She had just hired a new counselor. She didn't foresee any immediate openings, but what did she have to lose by talking to me and my CWE Coordinator? As I sit here now in my office at the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, I feel she and I are both grateful that she took the time to do so and learn about Cooperative Education and its benefits. It was important for • me to write this letter to let fellow students know about just one of the valuable opportunities available to them at LCC. Each of us also needs to hear a success story once in a while, just to keep going when homework needs to be done, kids need to be bathed, and bills need to be paid. My "dream job" did not occur immediately after graduation.... I was hired earlier this year. (After I finished the CWE position) I continued to maintain contact with friends that I had made at CCCS even after I graduated. Whe~ the opening became available, I was recruited for the job! Any Cooperative Work Experience position can help you gain not only skills, but help to establish a base from which to network in your field. It's amazing just how one phone call can change your life. -Emily Leupold If you want to experience a spectacular visual display of Oregon marine life, visiting the new Oregon Coast Aquarium is for you. The creators of this aquarium have managed to transplant coastal inhabitants and environment,to a facility, which is visually and educationally exciting. Meandering through the indoor facility, guests will find each room dedicated to its owntypeofenvironment. The "Sandy Shore'' ~bit focuses on animalswhich live close to the shore and throughoutpier pilings. such.as starfish, crab, and shore dwelling fish. In the"Rocky Shores" display animals can be found living in coastal tidepools. "Coastal Waters" takes visitors deep into the Pacific Ocean and its kelp bed~. ''Wetlands" guests view the animals that live where land and salt water meet. Children and adults alike will thrill to the hands-on exhibit ''New Currents," where visitors are encouraged to hold a starfish, sea cucumber PHOTO BY KIM MCCAULEY Sea otter kicks back at the coast. or other ocean creatures. A staff person is present to answer questions. Outside the building are "Coastal Caves" and other outdoor exhibits. The viewing areas for these tanks allow visitors a variety of opportunities to watch seals, sea lions, and otters at play from above water, to completely below the water's surface. The facility also includes LAUREN Tufted Puffins, Rhinoceros Anklets and Pigeon Gullemot in North America's newest aviary. To find the aquarium, take Highway 126to Florence, then north to Newport, (a two hour drive, so plan a day's trip.) Signs point the way. The aquarium is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is $7 adults, $5 seniors and students, $3 for children. s. HOLLAND FOR LANE COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE ENDORSED BY 30 U OF 0 LAW SCHOOL PROFESSORS ~OOlnJ "the Wizard of Oz" @©fr@i§>®!i' We will spoil your desire to ever see this on a mere N again. " ... we join other Lane County lawyers who recently gave Holland their overwhelming vote of confidence. We encourage every citizen ... to join us in supporting Lauren Holland for District Court Judge." Call Theater for times @©fr@i§>@[i' ~ ~ ~fr Closed for !Jl!tLLO'ff/'£'£9{ student Discount $1.50 W/1.D. Adults $2.50 Senl011 + Ahr-ables $1.50 Kids 10 + under FREE McKenzie Theater Down town Springfield 630MalnSt. 747-8349 ENDORSED BY CONGRESSMAN PETER DEFAZIO "No one is better qualified than Lauren Holland to serve as District Judge. She's smart, fair and hon. est...Please join me in enthusiastically supporting Lauren Holland for District Judge: U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio Paid and authorized by the Committee to Elect Lauren S. Holland 1or District Judge, Jene H. Gordon, Treasurer, Box 11954, Eugene, 0A 97440 ille11tea1a0mmemtag1 ; ; l :~~~~. "' " :t::<:::::>::::::::t<>:\\i::/;';\:i)\:: IJtJ:::: : : r.11,::~}:1:mJ: 1 Ballot measures reviewed ect~ '92 - • ture to use future fuel tax increases to purchase, develop and maintain state parks and recreation areas. Currently fuel taxes can only be used to construct and maintain public roads and roadside rest areas. Vote YES because: • All arguments in support of Measure 1 apply to Measure 2. The Torch staff has taken positions in favor of Ballot Measure 7 and in opposition to Measure 9 because it believes these issues directly and immediately affect the lives and options of LCC students. While the other seven statewide measures address issues of concern to all Oregonians, •the staff has decided not to take positions on them. The following is a synopsis of those measures with arguments for and against each measure. All arguments were extracted from the Official 1992 General Voters' Pamphlet. It is offered as a tool to help students understand these issuesand is not meant to replace a complete reading of all arguments in the pamphlet. Please note that Measures 5 and 6 are considered essentially the same. Measure 1 Amends the Oregon Constitution to allow the state to issue up to $250 million in general obligation bonds for state parks and recreation facilities. Property taxes would guarantee the bonds but the Legislature could repay from other funds, including park user fees. The money would be used to • From the 1930s t<;> 1980 maintain and expand the parks system, including historical, Oregon's parks were bmlt and cultural and scenic sites as well maintained with money from the gas tax. In 1980, voters reas fish and wildlife habitat. quired that gas ~x revenue _be Vote YES because: • The state hasn't added a used only to bmld and mammajor newparkinover20years, tain roads. Measure 2 ·resto!es yet park use has increased by the historic source of ~ndmg forparks, withoutaffectingthe 75 percent. • State parks draw over40 funding source for our roads. • l1_1 recent years ~e have million visitors per year. Twothirds of all pleasure travelers seen this lack of fundmg take visit state parks, generating its toll on our parks. Some of more than $350 million in an- our parks are on ~ verge of nual visitor spending, yet the being abandoned m terms of state parks operating budget simple maintenance and upper visitor ranks49th out of the keep. Vote NO becau~e: 50 states. • In 1980,0reg~ruans_voted Vote NO because: • In Oregon there are: 223 to protect the state ~ d~icated state parks (90,000 acres), 700 highwayfundconstitu~onally. U.S. Forest Service picnic areas Voters re-affirmed_ this com-2 and campgrounds, 97BLM pic- mitrnent last May m the l 992 nic areas and campgrounds, primary election by nearly a ,str 20,412acresof cityparks,33,675 to-1 ~rgin. • Smce1980,0regon afacresofcountyparksand 1,829 miles of wild and scenic rivers fie accident rate has dropped plus millions of acres of federal by more than 31 percent and land available for recreational fatalities havedecli~ by~re than 35 percent. Timely ~muse. Are more needed? • If property taxes are lev- tenance of roads a~d bndges a tremendous l~pact on ied to repay the bonds, they has trafficsafety.Resurfacmgrough will not be limited by Measure roadscanreducewetpavement 5. accidents by 20 percent and Measure2 widening road lanes by just 1 Amends the Oregon Con- foot decreases accidents by 23 stitution to allow the Legisla- percent, according to the TransportationResearchBoard. Measure3 Amends the Oregon Constitution to limit terms of Oregon legislators, statewide elected officers and Oregon's U.S. Congress members. report and many complained thattheycannotseeorfeel what the third trailer is doing. Vote NO because: • Because triples would be replaced by thousands of trucks, Measure 4 will mean Vote YES because: increased traffic accidents and • Incumbents have too fatalities;5millionpoundsmore many advantages over cha!- exhaust emissions per year; 78 lengers such as; n~me reco~- percent increase in . carbon • tion, extra media attention, . monoxide,nitrogenox1d~s~d professional staffs, free travel, hydrocarbons over ex1stmg free mailing, promises to bring truck emissions; dramatic in"pork-barrel" projects to the creases in particulates and sulstate, and the ability to att~act furdioxides;andincreasedroad "special interests" campaign damage. contributions. • After operating more • Last election, 96 percent than 25 years on Oregon highof U.S. Congressmen were re- ways, triples have achieved a elected, yet polls show only 17 safetyrecordwhichisfourtimes percent of voters thin~ Con- better than all other commergress is doing ~ good JOb. So ciaI trucks. The_yoperateunder much for the "Just vote them tighter regulations, must have out'' theory. special permits and tougher • Oregon ranks 50th in the safety rules apply to them. . nationontheamountofmoney • The "AAA Foundation it gets back from the Federal for Traffi.c Safety" report ~ys government. So much for the that triples have a supenor supposed "clout'' of our long- safetyrecord,accidentinvolveserving representatives. . ment rates are superior to 5• The profess!01~al axle semis and generallydri".en politician'sprimarygoalmhfe by better paid drivers with is to get re-elected at any cost. longer average experienre ~d They fear that they may offend a more stable employment hisspecial interests that they_ de- tory. Thereportconcluded that pendonforfinancialcontribu- triples should be utilized tions. throughout the country. Vote NO because: • Measure 4 would cost • We already have the tool Oregon businesses and conneeded to remove politicians sumers between $100 1nilli~n from office, the vote. The Or- and $40() million per year m egonConstitutionalsoinclµdes increased freight charges. an initiative process to recall Measures. 5 and 6· ublic officials. P • B limiting terms of :5ans operation o! Tro1an electe.lofficials we will likely until a federally l~censE:1 end up with a Congress and nuclear w~te dump 1s ava1 State Legislature comprised of able or on-Stte storage doe~tot novires and trainees. Inevita- exceed plant's_a~ual pro /cbly this deficit would be re- tion.Alsoreqmresmd~n ent fl~ted in the performance and study of earthqu~~ nsk to ~ework product of lawmakers termine plant's ab1hty to wtth:which would become alarm- stand earthquake. ~ostsof pla~t ingly less competent. cl~~ing cannot be mcluded m utihtyrates. M easure 4 Vote YES because: • Trojan's power i~ more Bans operatio~ o_f triple truck-trailer combmations on than twice as expensive as Oregon Highways. power available on the open Vote YES because: market. • A triple is a comme~cial • Now that PGE has _antractor trailer truck combma- nounced a plan to close TroJan, tion whichismorethan 100feet it wilf become increasingly long. Passing triples is less ~e more dangerous as its best because it requires the pass~ng workers leave to find more car to remain in the oncommg stable jobs. traffic lane several seconds • Trojan broke down longer than with other trucks. shortly after the 1990 election • 85 percent of professional and was down for almost a year. truck drivers ~o not want. to Replacement power . was drive triple traders, according readily available at a fraction of to the December 19?0 " ~ Trojan's cost. Foundation for Traffic Safety' • Thereisnoguaranteethat PGE will shut down Trojan in 1996. • Trojan has one of the worst safety records in the nuclear industry. It has unbelievable safety violations. In October of 1989 PGE was fined $280,000 because the _Nuclear Regulatory Commission conFRESH. FIT• N' FAMOUS TM cluded: ''Personnel signed the surveillance forms for inspecMEXICAN FAST FOOD "Heavy Burrito's" tions that were not done." Healthy & Inexpensive • Bechtel Corp. designed • Low Sodium • Low Cholesterol and built Trojan for PGE. It gave • High Carbohydrate • High Fiber • All Natural PGE a 30 day guarantee, parts 26 & Willamette• 465-1113 and labor only. Bechtel's Chief TM th * * * * * * * * * * * * Engineer on the Trojan project had never designed a building, notevena wall, prior to designing Trojan. Bechtel refused to give PGE any seismic calculations performed for Trojan. The NRC learned Trojan was built to "half strength" and closed Trojan. PGE sued Bechtel but made a secret out-of-court settlement and has never denied any of these facts. Vote NO because: • Measure 5 would shut down Oregon's largest electricity plant. • Trojan is operated by licensed professionals who are trained and tested annually. The NRC and Oregon Department of Energy have full-time inspectors at the plant. Trojan must also meet requirements of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Deparbnentof Fish and Wildlife. • Trojan produces on average as much power as Bonneville Dam. Developing resources and facilities needed to replace Trojan will take time. • Bonneville Power Administration has announced that electricity rates will in- • crease as much as 20 percent over the next two years due to drought, endangered salmon and the need to build new generating resources. The immediate lossofTrojan would increase electricity rates. • According to a recent opinion by Oregon's Attorney General, if Trojan is forced to shut down, Trojan's owners co~ld seek compensation from the State in a court proceeding. Measures Restricts lower Columbia fish harvests to most selective means available in order to allow release of non-targeted fish unharmed. Vote YES because: • High seas drift nets sweep the ocean clean of fish, sea mammals and birds and yet we allow the same type of nonselective fishery withinourown Columbia River. Even if fish escape the nets, their gills and protective scales are tom away and a high percentage of them will die before spawning. •TheColumbiaRiveris the only river in the U.S. that allows commercial gill net fishery. • Allowing the state to better manage salmon stocks and selectively harvest the highly priz.ed spring chinook will allow the Lower Columbia commercial interests to harvest a higher quality fish and process larger numbers of fish with no negative impact to either sportfishing or commercial processing interests. Vote NO because: • Washington residents will be able to catch the river's fish, thus increasing their economy at the expense of Oregon workers and residents. • Current m~asures used to protect critical salmon stocks during harvest are extremely stringent. Present harvest by all ocean and Columbia River fisheries account for less than 10 percent of total salmon mortality. • The Columbia River gill net fishery is one of the most closely regulated of all fisheries harvesting Columbia River salmon. Any references that high seas drift nets are the same as Columbia River gill nets is either a blatant misrepresentation or further indication that proponents of this measure lack knowledge about these two unrelated fisheries. • Measure 8, if passed by uninformed voters, will eliminate a tightly controlled gill net fishery, disrupt or eliminate recreational fisheries and do little or nothing to protect critical salmon runs. • Salmon for All, Inc., Oregon Rivers Council, American Rivers and the Natural Resources Defense Council are conservation organizations committed to the restoration of Northwest wild salmon. They believe Measure 8 raises too many questions to be considered a good, workable fish conservation measure. Instructors criticized for 'button ing up' in class BY LARRY HAFrL tissociRte editor • When instructors-wear political buttons in class, are they using the power of their positions over a captive and dependent audience to unfairly promote a personal belief? More than one student feeling these confinements has complained about this. But Ed Hanns, legal counsel for the college, says that employees may legally wear campaign buttons on campus and in classrooms. In class, instructors may hold discusballot measures and candidates as sions long as those discussions have some relevancy to the subject of the class, says Hanns. • But he says instructors may not expressly ask students to vote in a particular way on any race or measure. So what does wearing a political button mean? It could be a simplified statement of personal belief, or a means of provoking discussion about an issue. It could also be considered an advertisement. Astudentcaneitherrespond toitorignore it. 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Om selection is getting ---------------~·--------------·--r~chserved'?i~";eioy.-· Wednesday.& Thursday Jaw. Help us flD it to Overflow from 11 :30 a.m. to 1: 15 p.m. n the Northeast Corner of the Cafeteria Next to the Del, Coll ••• ''' STUFF THE ST ASH Reservations Accepted By callllng 747-4501.&Xt.2697 Monday through Thursday REPAIR 0 "No on 9" button in the middle of a skinhead rally, or wearing a "Yes on 9" button in the middle of a Gay Nation rally. There is a distinct possibility that either action would promote violence. It would, at the very least, promote a shouting match. Now consider the effect of an instructor wearing either one of those buttons in a classroom situation. Students with similar opinions can voice support with little concern for possible negative consequences. But students who hold different opinions must think twice before expressing their thoughts. They must consider the very real possibility of alienating their instructor, or feeling their opinions •are unfairly discounted. Either possibility could result in reduced learning and lower grades. We like to think that LCC instructors have too much personal and professional integrity to denigrate or punish students holding opposing opinions. Unfortunately, a student faced with the political button dilemma may not be completely comfortable with that thought. According to LCC' s lawyer, it's completely legal for instructors to wear political • buttons in class. Whether it's fair or not is still a question. HELP US AUTO RADIATOR FLUSH PHOTO BY AXTHUll MASON Buttons dlsploy opposition to measure 9. located in P.E. 301 Award winning play delivers powerful message LUKE STRAHOTA llrts & entertllinment editor Don't be fooled by the name. True, a name like ''The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" may bigger thoughts of science lectures, non-stop pchyco-babble, or complete confusion. Actually, the award-winning script by Paul Zindel gets praise for powerful lines, strong messages, and fine humor. Noted as being "one of the most significant and affecting plays of our time" by The New York Times, "Marigolds" opens the Lane Performing Arts Department's 1992-93 season. The play is wrapped around the lives of two sisters,Ruthand Tillie,and their widowed mother, Beabice. Beatrice, played by Linda Burden-Williams, is an unemployed, emotional wreck ofa woman. Known as "Betty the Loon"·by Tillie and Ruth's teachers, Beatrice's jealousy towards her daughters, especially Tillie, grows higher throughout the play, fueling her lunacy and her alcoholism. It is truly a dysfunctional family. Ruth, the eldest daughter, played by Karyn Ballan, seeks attention at school through flirtation with boys, and at home by scratching her mother's back. The reward is cigarettes. High-strung and subject to convulsions, Ruth shows some of the same personality characteristics as her mother, especially when she wants something. In this case, love and attention. The quietest member of the family is Tillie, played by QuinnHavenAckerman. She, too, looks for attention, but unlike Ruth, is trying to find it through scholastic achievement. She is gaining more attention at school thanathome, something her mother always wanted, but never received. Ruth, too, is jealous and takes Gamma Rays cast members (from left to right) Sherry Lady, Linda Burdef'.)-Wllllams, and Quinn Haven Ackerman. it out on Tillie by poking fun fair, resulting in the household becoming an emotional at her scholary ways. Tillie's experiment with battleground of harsh words marigold flowers exposed to laced with jealousy. Joining the family gamma rays helps her become a finalist in the school science throughouttheplayisNanny - a decrepit old boarder. Her $50 a month rent keeps the family afloat, but also aggravates Beabice to the point of hysteria. --<PLAY CONTINUED ON PAGE 11) Rocky Horror fans get chance to see movie performed live LUKE STRAHOTA arts & entertllinment editor If you've ever seen ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show," you'll know what I mean: One of the most interesting facts about the movie, besides its immense following, is that long time fans of the movie love to act out the movie in front of the screen. Some would say the audience members are more entertaining than the actual movie. For people watchers and toast and rice audience memplay goers alike, Actor's bers bring to the movie are Cabaret of Eugene will not allowed during the live present its new late-night performance in order to inproduction of original play sure safety to cast members version of ''The Rocky Hor- and the theater. However, ror Show'' this weekend and other props normally brought to the movie - - such as squirt into November. A Halloween costume guns, flash lights, newspaparty will be held on Oct. 31 pers, party hats, noise malcat 10:30 pm, which is already ers, balloons, playing cards, pink rubber gloves and toilet sold out. Certainly, the live show paper - - are fine to bring to the cabaret. is different than the movie. • Instead of talking to a • Gags such as thrown Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, & Loans Millions of dollars in scholarships, Fellowships, Grants and special student aid funds go unused every year because students simply don't know where to apply or how to get their share. The secret in locating money for college, lies in your strategy. You need step-by-step information on what aid is available and how you can get it. The time to start is now! You can apply as early as your junior year in high school, or during your undergraduate or graduate study. 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Box 3006 Boston, Massachusettes 02130 form to: moviescreen,crowd members talk straight to the actors - and the actors will talk back. • Because the movie was based on the play, more lines were added to the movie. Now the live performance will move faster because added lines are cut out. According to ACE coordinator Mark Langlie, the show is a chance for both fans and newcomers of "Rocky Horror'' to see the original version. "I suspect that there will be fans who come back again and again because of the per- former/ viewer relationship the show creates," says Langlie. The Rocky Horror Show will open ACE's Late-Night series for its 1992-93 season. Performances are scheduled for 11:30 pm on Oct. 30, Nov. 6,7,13,14,20, and 21. Tickets are $8 for general seating and are available at all Hult Center outlets. For more information contact Mark Langlie or Jim Roberts at 6834368 or stop by the Downtown Cabaret Theater,located at 996 Willamette in the Eugene Mall. Amateur night at W .O.W. Hall popular among local uj, and coming artists ARLENE HOUGLAND stllff writer It's not Karaoke or Star Search, but if you're looking for a friendly place to share your original music or poetry, then Club WOW may be the place for you. For $1, (no this is not a misprint), you can perform or just listen to the evening's entertainment on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at W.O.W. Hall located at 291 W. 8th in Eugene. The club opens at 7 p.m. and performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Michael Wilson, stage manager for the WOW Community Center for the Performing Arts, says the format for Club WOW is planned to include a feature performer known to the community, and an open mike for others who wish to share an original composition of poetry, music, or performing arts. Wilson says the goal of the event is to create an atmosphere of artistic freedom for people to learn how to perform in front of others, and to receive inspiration from one another. Oub WOW is held in the Beer Garden which is located in the basement of the hall. You can enter if you are under 21, but Wilson says, be warned, the bartender has an eagle eye. Some of the acts you might hear include names like The Organic Tomato Pickers, Johnny Yellow Wagon,or the earthy sounds of flute, mandolin, and guitar played by the Mad • Farmers. On November 10, the feature artist will be M.C. Stewart with readings of dramatic political satire. If you wish to perform at Club WOW or obtain more information, contact Michael at 687-2747. . COMMENTARY Puckett best in AL, Pendleton repeats in NL BY DONALD SMALLEY staff writer In Tony Seminary's sports commentary of last week's issue of The Torch, he said the Most Valuable Player of the American League should be Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins. I agree with this choice. I disagree with my colleague in his choice in the National League. Seminary chose Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Although Bonds had an outstanding season, I believe the criteria for this awardshouldincludemore than regular season performance and it should go beyond the numbers. I'm not sayingaplayerwhodoesn't get to play in the post-season shouldn't get the award, butl think it should be considered. I agree with Seminary that Gary Sheffield of the San Diego Padres should finish in third place in the MVP balloting. In the middle of the season, it looked like Sheffield was going to win the Triple Crown, (which is when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in). However, the Padre third baseman couldn't keep up his torrid pace and finally slowed down. He still hit .330 with 33 homers and an even 100 RBIs. He could be MVP in '93, but this year he'll have to settle with the Comeback Player of the Year award. My choice for MVP of the National League has to go to Terry Pendleton of the Atlanta Braves, with Bonds a close second. I chose Pendleton over Bonds for several reasons, but before I list ·them, I would like to go back to what Seminary said in his commentary last week. ... "All (Pendleton) did was hit .311, scoring 98 runs, 199 hits, 39 doubles, 21 home runs and 105 RBIs". Oh, that's all. In his MVP season of a year ago, Pendleton hit .319, scored 94 runs, had 187 hits, 34 doubles 22 homers and drove in 86 runs. This season, he had 12 more hits, scored four more runs, had five more two-baggers, and had 19 more RBIs. He also led the Major League with a batting average of .387 with runners in scoring position. On the defensive side of the ball, Pendleton was the anchor of the Braves' infield. I can't even ·b egin to tell you how many tough plays he made look easy. But this award should go beyond the numbers. The player should also be a team leader on and off the field, and Pendleton fits that bill perfectly. If one of his teammates isn't performing as he is expected to, who goes and talks to him about it first? Not Bobby Cox, the Braves' skipper. No, it's Pendleton who takes the player aside to set him straight. I also said earlier that the post-season should be a factor in giving out this award. Although Pendleton didn't have a stellar National League Championship Series, he did have a key hit in the ninth inning of Game 7. No, hedidn'thitthegame-winning single, all he did was to lead off the miracle rally with a double down the right field line. If Pendleton goes out, the Braves might been retired in order, 1-2-3, or Brian Hunter's pop-out to Pirate second baseman Jose Lind would have been the third out. That would have le£ t the eventual hero, Francisco Cabrera, on deck and Pittsburgh would have won 2-1 to play Toronto in the World Series. What did Bonds do in the NLCS? He hit under .200, had a couple of homers and a few RBIs. • The play that sticks out in my mind is when Bonds fielded Cabrera's single with a chance to throw out the potential winning run - Sid Bream, a man who has had five knee operatiQns - to hold the game at a 2-2 tie. But his throw was just enough up the first base line to allow Bream to slide just ahead of the tag. A relatively good toss would have nailed Bream. Now tell me who the National League MVP is. PHOfOIY Jiff aoSB Titans playing hard, j,laying smart Second year basketball coach Jim Boutin stresses to his players that the offense must be run property. The defending league champions are down to their flnal 16 players for the remainder of the season High school cross-country season concludes next Saturday at LCC BY TONY SEMINARY which ranges from 4A to lA for both men and sports editor LCC will hold the women. statewide high school crossThe men will run the country championship five kilometer route and the meet on Saturday, Nov. 7. women will run the shorter 'We (LCC) have held course of three kilometers. this race for the last 20 or Yriarte says he expects more years, and the biggest an attendance of 5,000 reason is that we have a people - runners, coaches great spectator course," said and spectators combined. Athletic Director Harland The competition will Yriarte. begin at 12:30 p.m. and beThe race will began near tween each race there will the baseball diamond and end on the track. All classifications run in the meets, be a 30 minute interval. The2Aand lA women kick-off the race; followed by the 2A and lA men, the 4A women, the 4A men and the3A women. The3A men will finish the running of the meet at 3 p.m. For students wishing to attend this event, the cost of admission will be $3 for adults and $2 for LCC students with their update~ ASLCC student I.D. card. ~GEN ADMISSION TH-SASS •SUAIR CONOIT10NED! BARGAIN PASSES ON S Nightly 5;10 ($3), 7:15, 9:15 Soo Mat 3. "**** INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AT ITS BEST!" "STRONG, BEAUTIFULLY BALANCED PERFORMANCES!' ~~ 1cre . : . :00, 9:00 Soo Mat AN A DOZEN BASIC __ ONE OF THE BEST F THE YEAR!" SISKEL l EBERT 1ll ••. HAIRDRESStR'S HUSBAND coM1NG: THE ADJUSTER Nightly 11:00 bridget fonda matt dillon singles COMING : A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN 633 East 11th Avenue 342-5940 Medicaid/Insurance :{~ :e •s::::i:J:t>Jt> Drug abllse coordinator hired BY DON REYNOLDS stt1ff writer New Substance Abuse Coordinator Mark Harris brings 20 years of experience in drug and alcohol treatment to LCC. Harris began his career with gangs in Los Angeles. "Having a BA in psychology means you work with people no one else wants to work with," says Harris. In 1983, Harris decided to attend the UO to work on his master's degree. He said he went to his first job interview at White Bird Clinic wearing a suit and carrying brief case, ''but they hired me anyway." He worked at White Bird from 1983 to 1985. at worked Harris Churchill High School from 1985 to 1991. Until LCChired him, Harris worked in private clients for practice including federal, state and county agencies. "To prevent substance abuse, it is necessary to perrnitpeople to express the skills that drugs substitute for: energy, creativity, self-confidence, competence ... ," Harris says. His immediate goal is to begin a core drug survey at LCC. The survey results will give Harris a dearer picture ofthenatureandscopeofdrug and alcohol problems at LCC. Harris wants to do student counseling, prevention and recovery support "meet and exceed industry standards." On Oct. 20, the ASLCC Senate approved funding to hire Substance Abuse Prevention Assistant Keri McKenzie, filling a one year position assisting Harris while he implements the substance abuse survey. She will handle much of the face-to-face counseling for LCC students and staff, as wellascoordinatetheongoing recovery support groups. The Substance Abuse Prevention Office is at 215 Apprenticeship Bldg. For more info call, ext. 2178. m]: : ~!+l~¼: : I: : : :i 6~l.of' A§ILCCCC CAMPUS CALENDAR Center Bldg. 479, Ext. #2130 A chance to earn $$$$$! Disabled Student Services needs note takers & tutors ___........' .'.'•;;,Jienaerso .• ••• • •• • ·.;.· :::::::::::-~ :-;:::::::::::::::::::::::::- ::::,.:~:-;.:- Tuesday November 3rd ASLCC Senate meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Board Room • Every Tuesday ASLCC OPEN FORUM - Voice your opinions directly to the President & Vice President. In the Cafeteria ... Look for the Banner Voluntary donations for the United Way of Lane County are being accepted at the SRC. 0 • · ·· •a1111 m•• Have any cost saving ideas? Student input is needed on cost saving ideas for the college. Contact the ASLCC offices, room 479 Center Building. 0 Wednesday November 4th "SunRunner''will be performing in front of the cafeteria 12:30 p.m. EXPRESS YOURSELF V(O)'JI'IE O ~\\~il!li//\l~~il:··· {\:~:}'.{~::::··· !1 11111.111. 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 reservestherighttonot run an ad. All ads MUST have a verifiable name and phone number or the ad will not run. Deadline for Classified ads is 5 p.m. Friday for publication in the following Friday's issue, NO EXCEPTIONS. t:::r: : I: : : : : : : : : : m: : : : !:\:t.r:tQ:$.::m:l:::=::::::1::r:::t:::::1::::1 CHRISTIAN LIVING HANDBOOK. Everything you wanted to know about being a Christian . but were afraid to ask. Read by Billy Graham. Only $2.98. Order from Rey Paul Huey Publications, 1880 Cleveland Suite 7, Eugene, OR 97405. • THE MONTH YOU were born: Give an original National Geographic. (1946-1972) Nice keepsake, $4 746-0690. · 11:rn:t:::::1::::tr:Ywxmn:?t: : : : : : ,: : : : : : : :,:q '77 TOYOTA COROLLA WAGON, automatic, one owner maintained, new engine, $1395. 689-3135 evenings, 688-2160 weekends.• ADOPTION: Dolls, ballgames, love and more. Please give a call, a baby we'd adore. Expenses paid.. Attorney involved. Steffi & David 1-800-4BABY34.• DEPENDABLE, 20 MPG, 1969 Dodge Polara 2HT, Good mechanical condition, $575. 6885265. COMPUTER (IBM or IBMCLONE) Prefer 386, 2-disk drives, 40mb hard drive, need monitor&: printer. 345-3238. USED COMPUTER-(IBM or CLONE) 386 preferred, 40mb, printer needed, also WP 5.0, Lotus 2.4. Call Steve Roth 3453235. WANTED: TENNIS BALLS for 1977CHEVROLETVAN-12pas~nger, 400 engine, 45,000 miles, $4500. Call Rex, 485-1804 or 9956399. 1985 CHEVETIE-Dependable and in good shape. 4-door, automatic59,000 miles, $1200. 937_ 2356. 1978-21' COACHMAN TRAILER, awning, ATR, new carpet, sleeps 6, $3995 OBO. Rex, 485-1804 or 995-6399. 14' HEAVY DUTY TANDEM axle utility trailer, $800. Rex, 485-1804 or 995-6399. m::/: : l: : :t: : : : : : :~gJ.t.::$!:\t4~:: : : : :t:m::::::::::::::::rnl my dog. Will pay 25 c:ents each, 895-3489. Leave message. YOUR DONA TIONS appreciated. All sizes needed, everyone benefits. No Cash Clothing Stash, PE 301. p ::::::::1::::::::::::::rn:::::::::::::::::::mtat::::::::m:m::]m]::m::::m:m:::::::1 'A' IN WR121? Be a Writing Tutor, earn a free class! See Sharon Thomas, Cen. 454, ext. 2145. DRAFTING MACHINE (Teledyne) Portable drafting table, templates, pencils, triangles, compass, vellum. All or most items required for mechanical drafting course. Call 822-6035, $475 takes all.• GENERATOR CHINA DIESEL, 1200 watts, like new, excellent condition, $2500~ 688-0003. SWEATERS, PANTS and shirts, oh my! No Cash Clothing Stash, give us a try! PE 301 10 x 12 green carpet and 12 x 14 brown carpet, plus some extra pieces. Call 942-9282. FREE LUNCH and Bible Study, Thursdaysat12:00and 1:00,Math and Art 244. Sponsored by Baptist Student Union. ALBINAR35mmCAMERAfully manual SLR with flash, $.50. Call Joe 689-3845. WEDDING BAND & Diamond set $.50. Call 689-8582. FREE LUNCH and Bible study. Sponsored by Episcopal Campus Ministry - Math/ Art room 244, every Wednesday. FREE TO GOOD home-female cat, 11 yrs old in good health, white siamese. She is dedawed and fixed. Call 744-2297. BUY & SELL Guitars Galore!! Musical Instruments (flutes to tubas, accordions to zithers) photo equipment accessories, new Montana Dreadnaught Folk guitars ·$175, free tambourine with$10purchase 361 West 5th.• BALINESE-CROSS kittens. 4610614. faculty and board members should have read: All board members present voted to oppose Measure 9. Board member Cindy Weeldreyer had a prior commiunent and was not in attendance. F OREST .VILLAGE -~~ w--- ' ; i.:·. :\ :1:· THE ASLCC CHILDCARE Coop is seeking interested people to serve on our Board of Directors. We need: 1 Student-atLarge, 1 ASLCC Representative. Please call Sue at ext. 2025 if interested. - - Apartments-Just minutes from downtown, but a world away from city hassles SWIMMING POOL WEIGHT ROOM BUS TO CAMPUS 2 IIEllROOll.11/2 BA11I $496.006:$515.00 PER IIOlffll 687-1318 tension 2436. DISABLEDSTUDENTSunder25 can earn $10/hr discussing education on 10/28/92. Call ext. 2150. AOOPTION: Lovingparentsand a supportive family for your baby. Warm, caring, professional couple offer the life you want for your child. Please let us help you. Legal, confidential, expenses paid. Beth and Greg 1800-552-8588 any hour.• (PLAY continued from page 8)-- Not one for words, Nanny finds herself defenseless against Beatrice's torments. Throughexperirnentson the flowers, family members 1::1:::::::::::::::]: :::::]ImiN.'G!l]::::m:::::m::::::::::]:::q find more than marigolds WORD PROCESSING, prompt blossoming and dying. The performance dates professional service, medical for "Marigolds" are Oct. 30, terminology, WordPerfect. 31, and Nov. 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. Laurie, 687-7930. • in the Blue Door Theater loI : : : : : ::1,::]::::rn:s.~¥J.<rnsrn::l::m:::I :::rn:f cated in the basement of the FLU SHOTS at Student Health- Performing Arts Building. $8.00 Oct. 2 to Dec. 4. Tickets are $4 with discounts STAHL'SOUTDOORMAINTE- available with a season subNANCE-Do you need: Leaves scription. For more informaraked, lawn mowed, brush cut, tion contact Myrna Seifert, weesjs pulled? Call Douglas C. 726-2202, from noon to 4 p.m. VOICE YOUR OPINION to ASLCC Pres. and Vice Pres. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 12-1 pm in cafeteria. Stahl 345-4877. • THERE'S NO PLACE like the No Cash Clothing Stash. Give us a try! PE 301. Hl::::::;W~J)}j°Q'.!:~ ~:: : :thl BAND SEEKS REHEARSAL/ storage spac:e. Will pay CASH!! Call Jeremy - 686-4610, or Cory -683-9320. Ill:\ It<}@!TRA\tEL):'{ :'::/{/ <>I STUDY TOUR London, Paris, Lucerne, Florence, Rome; 5/5/ 93-5,(19/93, $1831-2061; Kathy 343-7819, Loma 726-2252. HANG GLIDING instruction by U.S.H.G.A. certified instuctor and equipment. Call Tom at9981220. GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS Personalized computer search. For free info call Money for College, 342-8105. 3 reasons whyyou should join Selective Introduction Reason # 11 for Joining Selective Introductions: Is not to be alone for the Holiday Seasons SPECIAL TWO FOR ONE WITH THIS AD. Call 343-3366 · , ) - ' - - J ., I ORJGl.\:AL ._·· 1) things I think are right for Oregon, for school districts. DENALI MAGAZINE will be LABRADOR RESCUE: Un- accepting submissions of art, wanted Labrador Retrievers are poetry, photography, and short retrained and placed in approved stories until November 6th. home for a second chance at life. Contact Jeanette Nadeau ext. A minimal fee is requested to 2830. cover training and immunizations. Interested? Call 686-1240. EARNEWUCOLLEGECREDIT, Join us for a 15 day European study tour. Kathy 343-7819. misspelled in a headline. In the Oct. 16 issue, an article concerning the opinia:,s of . PHOTOGRAPHERNEEDEDby Denali Magazine. Experience helpful but not necessary. Contact Jeanette Nadeau, Center 497 F. f\:rn:: :rnrn:: : :t:1muq~110.w::::::1m:::]:::: : d In the Oct. 23 issue Bill Hollingsworth's name was •• CAMERA (35mm) on 10/20/92. from pag·e EXOTIC FOODS - Fry bread & more. The Native American Student's Association & The Student Organized Multi-ethnic Club will be having a bake sale November 9 on the second floor Corrections: l:t::rn:i::1:1:1:rn::i: F :e~:::1::::::::Ii:::r::i::II\tl (GOV. continued FI::Im!q~gQ~~$li:li : : m Inquire at CEN 478, campus ex- t:: :m: : : : : : : : m: I: : : : :~ $]::1:::1::I:::::l:::)t:::j The Torch apologizes for the following emn: i of the Center Building.• '.\1EXI C \.\: FOODS- FRESH. FIT. N' FAMOUS TM GouRMET MEXICAN Fooo •Fun Cantina Atmosphere • Family Dining eFast Friendly Service - • Super Salsas •and Famous Nachos "HEY AMIGO!" ''We don't foul em, we feed em." 11 th & City View • 485-6595 To try and make the changes I think are going to matter in the future. I'm not afraid to do what has to be done. I'm not afraid to do the tough stuff." • Post Measure 5 Budget: ''When you've got to figure out a way to get $1.3 billion out of the budget, you're going to cut things like educationand dose prisons. You're going do a lot of things that most Oregonians don't want to see happen." • Sales Tax: ''If you can't have higher property taxes .. . and our income tax system is one of the highest in the natio~ there's only one other place to gotoraiseanymoney, and that is a sales tax. That's is the reason I believe in a small sales tax that's progressively designed, and I think Oregon is ready." • Ballot Measure 9: "I'm opposed to Measure 9. The measure requires us to let children know that the four elements listed in the constitutional amendments; pedophilia, masocism, homosexuality and sadism are bad. If you're forced to teach someone that something is bad you have to describe it to them. I think that kind of explicit description is probably not good for children. It's too early and it's too confusing. I think it's not a way to view the world. I think it's about civil rights. I think it's about discrimination,humanrights. It's about censorship." • Ballot Measure 7: "It would bringinalotof money, and it would help me a lot to not make cuts for the $1.3 billion, but it only solves a portion of the problem. I want a system-wide reform and I can't get it." THEBEANERY 2541 HILYARD STREET IN EUGENE r-~------------, : I 12 oz. Latte : and a Scone : : Onlysl.85 I (Reg. $2.55) l 4> : THE BEANERY. 2541 HILYARD STREET. EUGENE I L___ _ 11.31.92 _ _ Not _valid _ with __ _ _ _ _ JI Expires other_ discounts.. We are Eugene's whole bean coffee store with a full line of Allann Bros. fresh roasted gourmet coffees, coffee & espresso makers, candies, cups & mugs, cards and more. 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