- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE -

Local coalition seeks to open
homeless camp at state park
BY ARLENE HOUGLAND

in America in the next 15 years.

staff writer

Mary Birmingham, an advocate
Tina Engebretson, an LCC stu- for the homeless, says that in a recesdent was homeless last summer be- sion anyone can become homeless.
fore obtaining low-income housing.
A homeless woman living at the
She says she felt anxiety most of the
Armitage Camp - who asked to be
year.
called Nadine - says, "we are not
Every day she returned home drunks, drug addicts, or nameless
from LCC classes worried that her faces but we are someone's grandutilities had been disconnected. mother, someone's father, or
Engebretson says for months her chil- someone's son or daughter."
dren ate nothing but noodles. "I
moved to Armitage Park to avoid beThe Issue of Shelter
ing evicted. The people there are so
supportiveofoneanother. They made
Mama Crawford, of LCC's Carna place for us."
pus Ministries, says most homeless
students who come to her for help are
Shesayslivingatthecampground single males. But she says, the majorgave. her family more stability than ity of shelters in the Eugene-Springmovmg from shelter to shelter . . field area set a priority of taking fami_Engebretsonsays thepeopleincamp- lies with children, leaving many
grounds form mini-communities.
homeless singles to sleep in their cars
Who are the Homeless? or stay a.t the Eugene Missio~.
• Crawford says many people avmd
According to statistics compiled the Mission, saying it has a high numby the National Student Campaign ber of incidents of violence and theft.
Against Hunger and Homelessness,
Jill Bradley, resource coordinator
33 percent of the homeless are famifor
LCC
Women's Center, says· the
lies, 25 percent are school-aged children, and 51 percent are single men. homeless women students she assists
Campaign experts further esti- face numerous obstacles. They never
mate that between two and three mil- feel safe, they suffer constant anxiety,
lion Americans are homeless today. and they experience a loss of selfThey point to a recent congressional esteem due to the stigma attached to
study that predicts another 19 million being homeless, she says.
will face the prospect of homelessness ------11HOMELESS continued on page 7)

PHOl'O BYWOCDY

(Top) Proposed future site for a homeless camp at the
Armitage State Park.
(Bottom) Current camp on county-owned land at the
north bank of the McKenzie River.

Financial Aid awards slowed by m e than computer system
BY LARRY HAFrL
11,soci11tt tditor

Increases In appllcatlons and a new computer system
spur long llnes In the Flnanclal Aid office.

Students beginning the
financial aid application process in January will usually
receive their award letter by
June and first check approximately three weeks after their
first term starts. This year it
will take longer.
Director of Financial Aid
Linda Waddell and Associate
Director Linda DeWitt gave
the following genesis of the
problems they are facing today.
•
In Decemberl 991 the LCC
Administration decided to
buy an administrative software package for use on the
new campus mainframe
computer in February of 1992.
Waddell said, "I went on
record as saying that was insufficient lead time for us to
bring up a new system and
train people. I wanted to delay
implementing the Financial
Aid module until January of
1993 because of the potential

service delivery problems and higher this year than last year.
unanswered questions about There were over 1400students
in the first two batches of early
the software package.
•
'1 was told that the col- applicants alone.
The second situation was
lege could not afford to
maintain the old system at the the sudden loss of almost 25
same time as the new one and percent of the trained staff.
that the new software would One staff member suffered a
be as good or better than the heart attack in early May. Two
others left to take jobs out-ofold system.
'1t was necessary to con- state.
Because of the technical
vert FtnancialAidfirstbecause
of its many links to almost all ~ nature of the work, it takes
other information systems on between six and eight months
campus. If Fmacial Aid had for someone to become fully
opted to stay on the old system qualified at those jobs. Not
the entire conversion to the being able to find qualified·
new system would have been replacements has further
slowed processing.
delayed up to 18 months."
Software supply probCompounding the loss of
lems created an eight week qualified personnel is the new
delay. Because of this the first computer software which is
studentrecords were installed far more time-consuming to
in May.
operate in its present state than
The problems were inten- · the old system was. This will
sified by two unexpected change as the software is
situations.
customized but those changes
The first, according to are not expected to be comWadell was that early appli- pleted until the 1994-95 school
cations were 150 percent year.

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How can we help the homeless?
Editorials are normally an
expression of the opinions of the
editorial staff, but this time The Torch
staff is asking for your opinions.
Nov. 16-20 is National Homeless
Awareness Week.
The LCC chapter of OSPIRG will
be co-sponsoring campus activities
to educate LCC students about
homelessness and hunger.
Education is a good place to
start, but there is also a need for
direct action.
The problems of homelessness
and hunger are enormous, but not
insurmountable. Like trying to eat
an elephant, it's possible if you take
it one bite at a time. The trick is to
identify bite sized pieces that an
average person of limited means can
actually do someting about.
That is where you come in.
The Torch is asking its readers to
send in ideas about how students,
usually of limited means, can
directly act to reduce some of the
problems the homeless and hungry
face.
We are asking for suggestions
that other readers can actually act
upon.
We know that at least some of
our readers are temporarily homeless. What can we do to help ease
your problems?
Helping a neighbor is not
charity, it's a responsibility that
comes with being a part of a community.

In his victory speech, Presidentelect Bill Clinton called for all
Americans to take personal responsibility to improve the quality of life
in our communities.
What better place to start than
with helping those members of our
community who have been a little
less lucky than ourselves.
What better time to start than
now.
There are almost as many
reasons why people are homeless as
there are homeless themselves.
Whatever the reasons, there are
people in our community who are
living in tents, out of their cars, or
simply under whatever shelter they
can find, and all of them could use a
helping hand now and then.
What can we, as students of
LCC, do to give them that help?
Financial assistance? A hot meal no~ and then?
A place to take a warm shower
and a comfortable night's rest?
Warm clothing?
You tell us.
Send your ideas to The Torch.
Write letters to the editor or simply
put your ideas on a scrap of paper
and bring it by 205 Center Bldg. The
Torch will print a list of those ideas
in the Nov. 20 issue.
A single idea is unlikely to solve
the many problems of homelessness
and hunger, but it may make a
difference in an individual person's
life.

Problems with financial aid?
During its investigation of the delays in processing Financial Aid applications, The Torch learned that a few
students experienced delays in getting
completion dates on their files or in
getting the actual checks because of
miscommunicationsor mistakes made
by Financial Aid.
Financial Aid has a proces.5 for
changing completion dates and for
getting emergency checks generated if
circumstances reasonably warrant such
action.
The Torch also learned that the Financial Aid staff has been routinely
working weekends and evenings in an
effort to overcome the delays.
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ing enormous energy trying to complete a very difficult task. They should
be commended for their efforts to perform in a professional manner under
very difficult circumstances.
It is pos.5ible that the full impact of
the delays on students' lives may not be
completely known.
In an effort to put those delays into
meaningful human terms The Torch is
asking any students who have suffered
significant hardship because of the
unusual delays to write.J(Q. us and describeyoursituation withasmuchdetail
as possible. All letters will be held confidential unless you give us permis.5ion
to print them. Include your phone
number if possible.

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Former Torchies
offer advice
To the Editor:
It's our understanding that the
LCC Board of Education is still considering a $40 application fee for new
students. Why hasn't The Torch reported on this? Your readers might be
interested to know that after raising
the tuition rate and eliminating tuition-free classes beyond i2 credits,
the college still isn't through socking
it to the students.
LCC stands for Lane Community
College - and we stress the word
community. If students could in fact
afford more fees, most would be attending a four-year institution. By
strapping the students with a fee to
simplyapply,thecollegeislosingsight
of its prime mission, which is to
affordably educate the local community.
What's next, enrollment ceilings
and proof of financial stability?
Instead of slamming Bill
Hollingsworth for his questionable
tactics in getting Oregon's community colleges out of USSA - a blatantly racist organization - why not
report on Hollingsworth's dedication

"The Torch needs to
establish an objective
approach to reporting
the-good as weltas the
bad in all situations"
-Joe Harwood
and Tracy Brooks

to students' well-being as evidenced
by his vehement objection to an application fee at the October 14 Board of
Education meeting? Why not report
the fact that Hollingsworth takes the
time to "go to bat for students," and
obviouslydoesn'tmind taking the heat
for his decisions?
Why not report on the positive
aspects of the Hollingsworth administration? For instance, Bill is frequently available and no job is too
small or too big - a far cry from the
travelling circus of last year's ASLCC .
While it is easy to fall into the rut
of constant criticism of the ASLCC
(we know that from experience), The
Torch needs to establish an objective
approach to reporting the good as well
•,. • as the bad in all situations. There is a
lot more going on around campus
than what Bill did to get us out of
USSA (thank God!).
What about the effects of Measure 5 on LCC - how departments
are deciding where the proverbial axe
should fall? An objective story about
how students on both sides of Measure 9 are dealing with the controversy? What has the affirmative action
officer accomplished this year?
The air is extremely charged with
issues and events affecting students
this year, so why not open your eyes
and look for them? There's more to
journalism than taking the easy dig at
. our leaders, although it is often the
most fun .
Joe Harwood and Tracy Brooks
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Former Torchies

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Editor's note
•The Board of Education is discussing many ways in which to alleviate some
of the pending budget cuts - due to
Measure 5. An application fee is one item
being discussed. As of the Oct. 14 board
meeting, no specific cost was mentioned.
At this meeting,Vice President of Student
Services Linda Fossen submitted a report
to the board which predicted that implementing such a fee would cost the college
more money.
•The Torch ran a -positive article on
Mr. Hollingsworth regarding his donation
to Phi Theta Kappa. Also, in the Oct. 23
editorial which dealt with USSA, The
Torch stated, "Since Hollingsworth took
office he has shown himself to be an effec. tive organizer, highly motivated and capable of motivating others to take action."
•In the orientation issue of TI:e Torch
an article which dealt with Measure 5 was
published and the topic-as it pertains to
LCC-is currently being researched.
•A reporter has been trying to get an
interoiew with Donna Albro - affirmative action director- since the first week
of this term. Albro has been too busy to
grant an interoiew each time she was
contacted by a reporter.
The criticism The Torch gave
Hollingsworth UNlS not an easy dig. We
spent many hours doing research and
deciding how to present the story. Publishing the story about Hollingsworth was
anything but fun. One would hope that
the elected representative of the student
body would not have acted in such a way.
You as former Torchies should know
that there are many decisions that The
Torch has to make that will not always
please everyone. There are many issues to
be covered in a small amount of space and
time.
It is easy to criticize something when
you are no longer in the middle of it.
Difficult decisions have to be made based
on limited resources .

Group bus pass
merits student vote
To the Editor:
Increased bus ridership, encouraged by a universal bus pass for LCC
students, would benefit everyone. It
would also redress the subsidy bus
riders give car drivers through taxes
and tuition for the construction and
maintenance of LCC's parking lots.
Lane Transit District's last offer of
$8.67per student per tennis fair. While
higher than UO's $6.00 per term, several factors justify the higher cost. More
LCC students would ride the bus
farther than UO students. LCC is in a
rural location and all students must
commute. LCCemployeesareexempt
from th~payroll tax that supports LTD.
Car driving students would benefit indirectly from less traffic and
parking congestion on campus. Some
could use the pass for other trips. They
would only need to use the pass for six
round trips per quarter to save money.
The entire community would
benefit from thereduced pollution and
fuel consumption. There also would
be less traffic and fewer accidents and
injuries.
The bus pass is a good idea and
deserves support. Let the ASLCCSenate know what you think about it. At
the very least, it merits a vote of the
student body.
Brian Wanty

Health policy
offers benefits ~
to LCC students

Library gets new compute r system
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BY BEN RUESGA
for the Torch

Manypeopleattending LCCcan't
afford health insurance, but the Stu- 1_··"'"'"'.........;Ht...,.,eJrt"''"''
dent Health Center has information
on a policy-that may be affordable.
The policy, administered by
Manley Administrative Services, offers an insurance plan designed for
,
community college students.
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students
to
The plan is available
.
taking six or more credits.
Sandra Ing, director of Student
Support Services says about 160 students applied for the policy last year.
The policy provides accident
PHOTO BY ARTHUR MASON
. and/or illness insurance, and covers Computerized catalog system soon to be onllne In the Reference Library.
such services as hospital emergency
room expenses, ambulance, and BY MARK A. JOHNSON
will help students to find information
general nursing care, with a $50 de- for the Torch
from over 750 periodicals and other
·ductible on each claim.
sources, says Cheryl Coleman, LCC
On Monday, Nov. 2, the LCC Ref- reference librarian.
The policy does not cover dental
According to Coleman,it will take
or periodontal treatment except in erence Library began installation of a
the college four to five months before
$200,000 on-line computer system.
special cases.
Students can apply during the
The system, whfch will operate the system is ready to use, but it will
registration period of any term.
much like the University of Oregon's, prove to be an invaluable resource to

the over 2,000 people who make use of
the library daily.
To aid the students in their search
for information, the system will segment the books in the library by author, title, subject, call number and
key words. It will also contain the
Academic Abstracts the library uses
to help index magazine articles.
Updates to the Reference Library
are nothing new. However, since the
library does not charge students for
use of the different computer databases it subscribes to, it must depend
on allocation of monej- from the LCC
general fund; thus, upgrades can take
some time, said Coleman.
The money that was given to the
Reference Library in 1988 was used
for LCC's first computer reference
systems. At that time the library installed the Academic Abstracts and
the Periodical Abstracts to help students search for articles. The library
subscribes to about two-thirds of the
750 periodicals in the databases.
According to Coleman, the library
will begin with eight computer workstations for the new system, and will
expand as money becomes available.
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South Lane offers building to LCC
BY SONJA TAYLOR

editor

South Lane School District
has offered LCC the use of a
building in its proposed high
school complex, which the .
college would maintain.
At the Nov. 4 Board of
Education meeting, the board
set up a work session for Dec.
9 to discuss the project.
• ASLCC President Bill
Hollingsworth presented the

• Mark Ringsdorf was apidea of implementing a new
ID debit card which could be pointed as the At Large Brepused to make purchases from resentative for the LCC Budfood service and the bookstore get Committee for a three year
as well as check out books in term, ending June 30, 1995.
The LCC Board of Eduthe library.
• Lon Mills was chosen as cation meets in the Administhe board negotiator for the tration Building Board Room
upcoming faculty contract once a month. The meetings
are open to students as well
negotiations.
• A shared decision mak- as other members of the coming work session was set for munity. The next meeting is
scheduled for Dec. 9.
Nov.23.

ASLCC officers get pay raise
BY SONJA TAYLOR
editor

At the Nov. 10 ASLCC
Senate meeting the Senate
voted to raise the monthly
stipend of the executive officers from $75 to $100 a month.
Despite the fact that President
Hollingsworth said he would
veto the increase, after the
motion pa~ he made no
comment.
In other business,
Hollingsworth announced
that there were 50 complaints
about the noise level of amplified music played outside
the cafeteria Nov. 4, "20 of
which were after the band
turned it down." He then
discussed several options, including a total ban on amplified music and a decibel meter
to regulate volume.
The charters for the Latino
Oub and the Lane Ballroom

club were ratified. The ratification of the Students on
Wheels club was postponed
until next week, due to lack of
a filed constitution.
Melonie Rollin, ASLCC
Cultural Director,resigned as
chair for the Pow Wow committee and nominated Jeff
Fernandes for the position.
The Senate approved
Fernandes as the chair to the
committee.

The following expenses
were approved by the senate:
•$35 for the purchase of a
typewriter to be placed in the
Study Skills Department for
student use.
•$17.50 to purchase the
computerprograrn "Quicken"
for ASLCCTreasurer Federico
Hernandez.

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Beware of infec tious bias

. the deepest nooks of desperation to the
highest summits of cognition and influence.
"Our cries can no longer be ignored."
Think, you oppressors unaware. Think
for yourselves. Think of your responsibility.
Commentary by
CHUKARBACON Forget what you have been told. Forget
what you think you know. Now think.
When circumstances of injustice arise
Reason has fathered much progress in
amidst the peoples of the world, a perceptive few will see the flaw objectively, and of technology and philosophy, but where the
consequences of any action taken in haste
those, still fewer will act upon their obsermight prove irrational, scandalous, or
no
have
weak
vations. The cries of the
inhumane, the process by which the decithought
in
taken,
be
can
action
What
voice.
sion is arrived at would be favorably
or in deed, when equal injustice is spread
on the powerless like pitch, and set to burn tempered by sensibility. Whereas reason
weighs the facts of an issue, sensibility
by the long-tended coals of prejudicial
discerns the intent behind the concerned
hatred? Who will secure enough power to
so adamantly involved. How easy it
forces
suceffect a benevolent change without
panic in the public sphere by
create
to
is
and
Again
cumbing to the pull of greed?
logical arguments that appear to
presenting
a
time
each
and
again the cycle repeats,
on reason, but teach cunsolely
based
be
to
screaming
dragged
is
different sacrifice
recesses of our deepest
dark
the
into
ningly
the
for
skinned
and
torment
of
stadium
the
fears, especially when all the facts have not
pleasure of a numb and detached sea of
been presented with equal illumination.
onlookers, who thank the sky it was not
Therefore we must consider carefully
their turn, this time around. Someone must
what legislation we pass. If we set the stage
be set apart as inferior, diseased, evil, so
the systematic dismantling of individual
for
that acts of atrocity-can be justified in the
by approving seemingly reasonno
autonomy
with
out,
minds of those whq carry them
grant government power
which
laws
able
who
engineers
nefarious
question to the
to intrude into the private lives of selected
purchase souls with extortion.
citizens, thinking "this will affect them, not
This is the world of my generation,
me," we will have no one to blame when
where food has become a weapon of
economic war and children have murdered the doors to our businesses, basements and
bedrooms are kicked in. Law is a doubletheir parents for failing to meet the deedged razor and should be considered with
world
mands of their tantrums. This is the
aggressive caution.
believe
of my generation, where millions
Beware of ambiguity in the wording of
they
earth
the
than
televisions
more in their
ballot measures. Beware of their possible
stand on. Unless something drastic hapinterpretations before casually checking a
pens soon to abolish ignorance, and halt
box and creating a law. Beware of the
this madness, the world of my generation
personal agendas of individuals, and of
will devour itself, and the next generation
powers behind the powers that be. Beware
will pass into oblivion.
of scare tactics, propaganda and lies.
It is easy to see the ugliness we face
is
Beware of what may be hiding. Beware of
something
say
to
every day. It is easy
the potential violence on both sides of every
the
of
cries
the
hear
to
easy
is
It
wrong.
oppressed, but it takes a conscious effort to issue. Be prepared to fight for what sensilisten. It is an easy thing to admit there is a bility tells you is right in spite of reason. Be
problem. Only the brave will actively seek a honest with yourself, be careful, and
solution. A call to arms is in order. A -call to believe nothing without questioning first .
To advise any further would pollute the
hands, to hearts, to minds, must be anfrom
intent with infectious bias.
swered. A distress signal is being sent

On the Right
Hemisphere

Hidden Falls

Railroad excursion
BY KIM McCAULEY
staff writer

ALL ABOARD! The
Lewis and Qark Excursion
Railroad, located in Battle
Ground, Washing ton, takes
travelers on a 21-mile trip into
the beautiful countryside.
This railway trip is perfect for any season. The twoand-one-half-hour train ride
travels along the Lewis River,
past waterfalls, over wooden
train trestles and through a
340-foot rock tunnel.
The train pauses at
Moulton Falls County Park to
offer travelers the opportunity
for picture taking, picnicking,
or hiking. Visitors can remain
at the park all day and take a
later train back to the station.
A short distance form the
park is Hidden Falls. During
the summer months this waterfall provides a relaxing

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at the McKenzie!

place for swimming, sunbathing, or diving off the cliff
walls. During spring and autumn, visitors can wrap
themselves in the sheer beauty
of the natural scenery.
Lewis and Clark Railway
offers special trips throughout the year. The Christmas
Tree Train takes riders into
the hills through the 1900's
logging town of Yacolt. The
train also pulls onto East
Amboy and the Anebar Plantation, where riders can cut
their own Christmas trees.
Guests are treated to an ontrain Christmas bazaar,
Christmas carols, and warm
rail coaches.
It might seem like a long
way to travel, but it's well
worth it during any season.
To reach the Lewis and
â–¡ark Railway, travel north
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east coast in cities like New
York, he served as somewhat
of a Northwest timber ambassador, informing listeners at
lectures about the potential
problems with the interferenceof maninnature. Denney
says he was surprised at the
amount of people who were
completely unaware of the
threat man was posing upon .
the wilderness.
''What I found interesting,
especially as a person who
uses the tradition of American landscape as a basis of
imagery, these were folks who
were looking at a landscape
that was totally changed by
similar forces only 100 years
earlier," says Denney.
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BY LUKE STRAHOTA
arts and entertainment editor

One hundred years ago,
painters like Albert Bierstad t
(1830-1902) painted images of
• vast vistas and giant mountains reflecting a majestic
landscape of the untraveled
Northwest wilderness.
Nature was admired as a
powerful force, dwarfing the
trickle of white men first inhabiting the western land,
leaving a strong question:
Could man survive the wilderness?
Today, a painter with
similarities to Bierstadtrepresents nature's relationship
with humans, but the question has changed.
Can nature survive man?
Better yet, can man survive
man?
Oregon native and environmental artist Jim Denney
uses those questions and more
for the imagery of his paintings.
''You can't be a writer,
artist, or any sort of creator at
the end of the 20th century
and not be struck by the fact
that the overpowering issue
of our time is that we are a
complete! y dominant and
successful species. Our success has put a threat to many
other species, even our own,"
says Denney.
Denney says he likes to
think of himself as an amateur

Restoration by Jim Denney,
reflecting man's Influence
of the wilderness, will be on
display at LCC Art Gallery.
Oregon natural history student. As a third-generation
forester, Denney knows and
has seen the power of man
against nature.
These images and their
dangers are what inspire his
paintings and his hope to see
man working with nature in a
positive, life-giving manner
where "wedon'tseekso much
solac~ and appreciate the
complexity of nature." •
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New theater company to
begin 1992-93 season
BY LUKE STRAHOTA
arts & entertainment editor

Thanks to a warm reception from critics and the
community,· the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company begins its first full-time 1992-93 season.
With only two performances to its credit, The Lord
Leebrick Theatre _Company of Eugene is said, according to local critics, to showcase professionally directed and acted, thought - provoking drama.
Founded by Randy Lord and Chris Leebrick, the
company is hailed as Eugene's dramatic alternative,
promising classic and contemporary drama, avantgarde and original works, something Lord says is
fairly new to Eugene.
A lot of things that companies are doing in the
area have more of a light hearted feel with comedy and
musicals, but there aren't many doing serious drama.
If we continue to get more of the same support, I think
we can make this company work," says Lord.
Opening LLTC's 1992-93 season is Speed-thePlow," a dramatic comedy which ran on Broadway for
four successful years. As an insightful look into the
cutthroat world of Hollywood movie makers, the play
revolves around two movie producers, and their temporary secretary.
Speed-the-Plow'' willnmfromNov.12-28every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The theater is located
inside The Broadway Building at 30 E. Broadway,
~ugene. For reservations and information call the
LLTC Box Office at 46.5-1506.

A collection of Denney's
work will be on display in
L~C' s Art Department Gallery, Nov. 16 through Dec. 11.
In addition to the exhibit, a
lecture by Denney, scheduled
for 10 a.m. on on Tuesday,
Nov. 17, will cover representations and questions that
have to do primarily with
water issues. A reception will
follow on Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30
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As a former student at
Lane, Denney says he "'5uld
like to thank Jerome Garger,
Milt Madden, Freedman Roe,
Harold Hoy, Bruce Dean, Tom
Blodget and the entire art department as a whole for posing as role models through
out his years at Lane.

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students. Contact Petermichael,
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LABRADOR RESCUE: Unwanted
Labrador Retrievers are retrained
and placed in approved home for
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fee is requested to cover training
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Call 686-1240. •

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PANASONIC/SANSUI component stereo system, $200.
BUY & SELL Guitars Galore!!
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Warm, caring, professional couple
offer the life you want for your
child. Please let us help you. Legal, confidential, expenses paid.
Beth and Greg 1-800-552-8588 any
hour.•
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&fourth Mondays, 12:30pm,Nov.
10th & Nov. 24th.
LOOKING FORMEMBERStojoin
the Democratic Party here at LCC.
Call, ask for Randy. 746-3766.
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WANTED: TENNIS BALLS for my
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Bring donations for the HOPE Drive to the
cafeteria from 11 :30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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from Homelessness Activist Patrick Dodd and
Mary Birmingham.
Tuesday.Nov.17:Altemativerock-OswaldFive
-0. Speakers Ellen Knapper, assistant director
at Food for Lane County and Rhapsody Dixon,
homelessness activist.
Wednesday. Nov. 18: ASLCC sponsors Roots
Renegade. Speakers Tina Ingerbretson, CALC
and Chris Kessler, Homelessness activist.
Thursday. Nov. 19: Acoustic Band- Sugar Beets.
Speakers Rico Perez, human rights commission, Norman Riddle, Whitebird and Marion
Malcolm, CALC.
Friday. Nov. 20: Acoustic Band- Donna Eagle
and Which? Speakers Patrick Copeland-Malone,

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A "pop-off" caused some concern on Tuesday,
Nov. 10, when a natural gas line got some "slag
in the line and the safety blew," says Larry
'"' • Ward, a LCC mechanical maintance person.
The new safety valve regulates 350 pounds of
pressure down to 35 pounds, so the college can
use it. ''The safety valve did what it was supposed to do," concludes Ward.

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On the Right
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Early morning at
LCC

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Jim Denney's
environmenta l
artistry

On the Cover.
Arlene Hougland
(center right),
reporter for The
'Torch, interviews
occupants of a
homel~cam p
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Armitage State
Park.

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