Rainbow Voices Elbow Room Timber Issues A multi-cultural performance group is forming in Eugene. The lack of space at LCC, both in the buildings and in the parking lots leaves room fro improvement. The last in a three part feature on the 'timber crisis' and how we got there. See story page 4 - October 22, 1993 See editorial page 6 See story page 5 Lane Cornmrinity College 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene, Oregon 97405 Volume 29, Issue 5 'Field of Dreams' hinges on funding Christian Hill staff writer LCC and the 4J School District will soon know the fate of a joint venture to build a multiuse sports complex at Lane. If approved, Chmchill, North Eugene, Sheldon and South Eugene high schools could play Friday night football games at the $1.5 million complex within two years, says LCC Athletic Director Harland Yriarte. LCC could also use the complex after the nine-week football season for various activities, from graduation exercises to concerts, says Yriarte. The LCC Board of Education endorsed the complex Oct 13. Last week representatives from several architectme firms visited the LCC fields to estimate the costs of the project. They will present their findings to the 4J School Board within the month, where the project will proceed or be scrapped, depending on the figmes. The City of Eugene would assist 4J in determining how to Turn to FOOTBALL page 3 LCC Athletic Director Harland Yriarte poses in front the proposed football fields to be used by 4J School Di~trict. . Faculty Council challenges administration's 'F' policy Arlene Hougland lead writer Faculty representatives expressed disagreement with an "F" grade policy last week. At its Oct. 14 meeting the Faculty Council agreed to send a memo to the Office of Instruction expressing faculty concerns about new administrative withdrawal procedmes, which became effective Fall Term. The council, which consists of faculty representatives, meets bi- monthly to discuss issues that effect LCC faculty and acts as an advisory board to the administration in developing college policy. On Sept. 20, Vice President of Instruction Jim Ellison sent a memo to all faculty, department chairs and department secretaries directing faculty to "administratively withdraw a student for non attendance dming the first two weeks of the term only, and to give an F grade to any student who does not attend class after the second week and fails to drop the comse". responsibility for assigning letter In the past, faculty members grades). Kluber said the Faculty were allowed to give these stu- Council would like to be involved dents a "Y" grade which means in developing an effective ad"no basis for grade." ministrative withdrawal policy. According to Allan Kluber, "I don't think the vice presiLCC cooperative education co- dent should dictate what grade ordinator and moderator for the faculty should give students," council meetings, the memo to Kluber says. Ellison will say: The faculty is , At the council meeting Don concerned about the way the de- Micken,presidentofLCC'sEducision was made, and questions cation Association, claimed the whether the policy violates the policy is a clear violation of the faculty union contract (which faculty's contract. states that the faculty has the sole Jill McKenney, LCC math in- Space: LCC's final frontier Collin English staff reporter Three Fmancial Aid staff persons are carrying their work around in "buckets," as they look for a desk to work on. TheLCCOfficeoflnstructionwants to schedule more classes on Sarurdays and afternoons. And LCC's award winning forensics team is transient, with no room of its own. LCC is running out of space, say department heads, administrators and stu- dents. Faced with funding cuts and growing demands, achninistrators routinley juggle space in a delicate web to cope _with a 27 percent enrolhnent increase since 1985. And, LCC faces a $1.3 million budget cut in the 1995-97 biermium if the sales tax mesure doesn't pass. "Everyone knows weneedmorespace," saysFmancial Aid'sJnterimDirector Linda DeWitt. But like so many other departments Fmancial Aid takes what it can get. Serving nearly twice the number of recipients it saw in 1985, Financial Aid's office cubicles and corridors are choked by a growing number of file cabinets. Until the school allocates two new of.fices, three staff members are without desks of their own. Crowded conditions affect classes, too. Turn to SPACE page 3 structor, said the policy appears to have been made contrary to the administration's desire to move toward "shared decision making." Although Ellison had not received the memo at the time of the interview, he said his original memo was a response to a problem with the previous procedure. He says he will meet with Registrar Sharon Moore, Director of Student Records Jolene Bowers, Interim Director of Financial Aid Linda DeWitt, and Kluber to try to resolve the issue. ASLCC discusses new photo ID system Keri Trask associate editor The ASLCC is accelerating the adoption of a new magnetic-strip student ID system. The cmrent system includes the student's name, a photo of the student, his/her social secmity number and a validation sticker; the magnetic strip will differ by having a "bar code" and computer generated photographs. Rising film costs - totalling $6,000 annually-and aging cameras-about $1,500 to replace - prompted Student Activities Director Barb Delansky to suggest a new ID system. At the Oct. 16, meeting Delansky estimated the cost at $11,504 for the base system and $62 per thousand for card blanks. Uses for the computer-coded card would include identification and library and bookstore access in the short run; in the future the card could be used for access control, debit and meal plans, administrativedropamong other things, says Delansky. She said she believes the system could be installed by winter term and should be worked into the existing program gradually. Student Council agreed to consider the Turn to PHOTO ID page 3 2 The Torch October 22, 1993 News NASA officers elected Michael Cough staff writer The Native American Student Association elected new officers Wedensday, Oct 20. The new officers now serving are: Chairperson Gary Hyde, Secretary Kelly Johnson, Treasurer Albert Jeffers, and Council Members: Brent Florendo, Darron Houck, Ashley Hyatt and Tonya Pierson. Hyde says this year the officers will focus on three main goals: thefurtherexpmsionofthe group, maintenance of open communications with the students and college, and keeping NASA an education oriented organi7.ation. NASA plans to participate in a Career Awareness Conference on Oct 25, host the Indian Education Coalition on Nov. 1, and sponsor a Pow-Wow on that will bring together tribes from all over • Oregon Dec. 4. These events are open to the public. 8,000 Meters Photo b7 Mee7oung Goodman Lane harrier John Mackay (80) competes in the Jeff Drenth Memorial Run held on Oct. 16 at Alton Baker Park. Mackay finished 53rd out of approximately 100 runners. Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance active on campus Aaron Jamison assistant production manager In one of its first publicity moves, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance placed a flyer of LGBA meeting times and club purpose in LCC staff boxes, for faculty to read in class. When an instructor in one of his classes passed the LGBA flyer around, LGBA President Scott Leckinton says he• d "never seen a piece of paper move so fast. No one wants to face facts." Leckington says he has had so little response from the flyer that he doubts instructors read it. Last week the ASLCC ratified LGBA as an official club. The main goal of the LGBA is to, "provide outreach and support for students and staff both on and off campus." As a support service LGBA offers not only comfort, but information. It has packets available on AIDS and Lane county locations for anonymous Aids testing. LGBA also provides information to friends or family members of homosexuals. "They need some resources to work through a time in their life which can be very difficult," explains Leckington. LGBA memberships open to all Lane students, not only lesbians, gays and bisexuals. Leckinton cites a situation when a woman came to talk to him because, "Her friend had just 'come' out and she didn 'tknow how to feel. She didn't want to lose him as a friend." LGBA meets in Center Building Room 15E, in the basement, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m .., 12:30p.m. to l:30p.m.and3p.m. to4p.m. For more information contact LGBA Advisor Steve Candee at ext. 2188 or· leave a note in Leckington's box in the Student Activities office. •• •.• ·.:•. ··•··.·'.■.:.=:::-:.: ··::::~.- _ :_ N.: o ; ·-_·_,·,·,,-.-,-• • :,•_.-,_::• ·: ·I:.. · -·> .. .· -S ,:;A• _- •• S S 1cQNQ~~~SB~1t Symbolic Jewelry, Goddesses, Drums, Rattles, Incense, Good Books &.. Journals Tolerance for the 'dis-labeled' urged staff writer A local advocate for mentally "dis-labeled" students will speak at LCC Oct. 27, to encourage changing discriminatory policy. David Oaks, coordinator for the Clearinghouse on Human e, LOWEST STUDENT AIRFARES TO EUROPE / ASIA Mi11,t,4t Ip-you 1-800-255-8000 •~~~&~Tta7: t I 5010 E. ShtaBW. Sult! A-104 I Scutbdale, Al.1525( USA or CaH: I (602) 951-1700 CA ISTRY Ceffler 242 Ext.2814 Rights and Psychiatry, will address the Issues in Cultural Diversity class about his experience being locked up on five different occasions in McLean Hospital a mental institution - while a student at Harvard University, and his current work in promoting healthy and humane alternatives Jake Harris I I ~ ic;~r 867 I I 1-----------• I ltlNt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1I I ------------ l atr: ·• ,.. I -E-'9 FLIGHTS. to such treatment. "David Oaks spearheads an organization here in town that is a watchdog for the rights of psychiatric survivors," says LCC Instructor Vicki Lavine. The class will begin at 3 p.m., in the Apprenticeship Building, Room 223, and is open to the public, with enough room to accommodate anyone interested. There are a lot of psychiatric survivors around, she says. Some are students, some of them homeless, and they consider themselves a group. Oaks says that some of the changes he'd like to see on campus include: dropping stigmatizing labels and instead appreciating people's strengths; organizing and training people in peer support; and having student advocates at the college to protect human rights. When Oaks was at Harvard in the 1970s he says he smoked a lot of marijuana and would go into altered states for weeks at a time. Instead of being offered counseling and help, he was shipped off to a mental institution by the Harvard Administration where he was put into isolation, drugged, and put on a behavior modification program that stripped him of all his rights, feeding them back to Turn to TOLERANCE page 8 _o_c_to_be_r_2_2,_1_99_3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F O O T B A L L continued from page 1 finance about $250,000 to $350,000 in capital improvements and in obtaining private sector donations. But 4J would not use any general fund money, say officials. They plan to redirect the money 4J currently spends torentAutzen Stadium, and the rental income from Civic Stadium to aid in the construction of the complex, says , 41 Superintendent Margaret Nichols. And 4J would also apply revenue from football game tickets and concession sales. Yriarte says some obvious costs will include: • $300,000 to replace the field and construct a drainage system. • $160,000 to install banks of lights for the fields. The complex would consist of two football fields separated by a hill. On each side of the hill, Yriarte says 4J would erect 2,000 covered seats. There is a possibility of constructing another 4,000 uncovered seats for both fields. Altogether, the total seating capacity of the complex could be around 8,000. The construction would take place in two phases: one for the stadium complex itself, and another to renovate the fields. In addition, Lane would also receive a new soccer field. Normally, 4J schools play at Autzen, but South Eugene coprinci pal Chuck Vaughn has wanted an alternative site for the past six years because Autzen is too large. Spectators use less than 10 percent of A\ltten's ~45,000 seating capacity on a regular Friday night. Yriarte stated that the complex would have tightened security and allow spectators and players to go home earlier because two games could go on simultaneously. Currently, there is one doubleheader at Autzen each Friday, concluding around 11:30 p.m. Vaughn approached Health and P .E. Department Chairmen Robert Creed and Yriarte in 1991 with the idea. They have met several times to determine the feasibility of the project. "The lion's share of the work is Vaughn's," comments Yriarte. Yriarte says that LCC would realize many benefits from the complex: • It could be rented out for various activities. • It could get football players off artificial turf, reducing injuries by about 30 percent. • It could give high school students a look and feel for LCC. • It could give LCC a new soccer field and two improved fields for soccer and track and field. • It could also create eight to 10 jobs for athletes to help support their various club teams. • It could save the LCC track team $4,000 to $5,000 because LCC could host the conference championship track meet instead of the LCC team having to travel to Spokane, Wash. • It could help expand LCC's athletic base in the future. "The uses of the football field would ~ endless;' said Yriarte. '1t would give us a lot of expanded options." AIR FORCE ROTC 2-YEAR PROGRAM • You're Half Way There, finish your college in style at OSU, WOSC, U of 0, or Westem Baptist! • We Commission Officers In All Majors News The Torch NAFfA generates debate Mary Denise Tabar staff writer The North American Free Trade Agreement, says one LCC economics instructor, is"a piece of international legislation that will reduce trade barriers between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico." The free trade agreement ":'as first proposed by former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Abelardo L. Valdez 12 years ago. But little movement occurred until May 31, 1991, when the House and Senate gave President Bush the go ahead. However, negotiations are still under way. NAFTA has generated heated debate. At LCC, economics instructor Bill Burrows says he, like most economists, favors NAFTA because, "Over a period of time it would generate more positive than negative results." But Senator Peter Defazio of Oregon is in the forefront of the opposition. "It would be a tremendous blow to the manufacturers and workers in the U.S.," claims Defazio, "with American jobs going across both borders." Some analysts argue that the effect, good or bad, will be felt only slightly in the U.S. Defazio says "slight" could be 100,000 to 100,000,000 jobs lost. Defazio told The Torch this week that the U.S. technically has a free trade agreement with Canada and it wreaked havoc on the Canadian economy. In fact, Defazio claims members of the Canadian government are seeking to abolish the agreement and are opposed to NAFTA. Regarding Mexico, Defazio Scarce space "hampers the number of courses we can offer students," says Jim Ellison, vice president of instruction. Ellison has hired the consulting firm of Coopers and Lybrand - an accounting firm - to rework LCC's course schedule to maximize space. Ellison offered several ideas of his own: • Promote Saturday school - an untapped time. • Offer afternoon courses -after 2 p.m. when fewer classrooms are at capacity. Student Activities Director Barbara Delansky says, "The space we have is used to the best that we can under the current system." Ideally, she says, LCC would have rooms and offices forvarious clubs and organizations. Currently these groups are scattered throughout campus. For instance, the Black Student Union, like the Forensics Team, is looking for space for a phone and a chair, says BSU President William Smith. And the Native American Student Association can't fit its 30 members in its office, says NASA President Gary Hyde. Delansky supports proposals to construct a student union building at Lane. However, student groups aren't first in line for the allocation of space. "All instructional facilities have highest priority for use of space." says Campus Services Director Paul • Colvin. He says the choices are simple: Until morebuildings are constructed, the school can either limit the number of students it seives, or it can reappropriate space--evicting current users- to serve the students. When more room might appear at LCC is nncertain. But until it does, Dewitt will dream of a warehouse for her files; Ellison of Saturday classes; Delansky of a Student Union Building; and the forensics team and Black Student Union - well - a phone. P H O T O I D continued from page 1 proposal as old business on next week's agenda. In other business, ASLCC agreed to fund an assistant for Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator Mark Harris. Harris says Keri McKenzie -who filled the position last year-will assume it again. The council also voted to pay up to $1,050 to subsidize half of 200 tickets for five Science, Technology, and Society lectures at the Hult Center. The $5.25 tickets should be awarded on a first-come first-serve basis, says Anthropology lnstruc- • All majors considered for Scholarships • 2 & 3 Year Express Scholarships (tuition, books, and fees) for certain Technical and Health majors • $2.QQO/Year Partial Scholarship For All Majors CAREERS BENEFITS • • • • Starting Salary: $25K (40K after 4 yrs.) 30 Days Vacation, Full Medical & Dental Non-Contributory 20 Yr. Retirement Plan 75% Tuition Assistance for Graduate School "Be a Leader in Todays Air Force" Contact Capl Brad Hebing at 737-6284 Oregon State University (800) 633-7352 adds "there cannot be a free trade agreement with a country that is not in itself free." Defazio says the Mexican government is a corrupt, authoritarian dictatorship that controls the unions and courts, exploits.. workers' rights, and doesn't enforce labor and environmental laws. Patience and careful planning are keys to NAFTA's success, says Burrows, who agrees that "in the raw" NAFTA is not perfect With adjustments he believes it will be a beneficial step towards unified global cooperation in business. Congressional meeting rules limit debate on NAFTA;Congress can only vote yes or no, with no amendments allowed. Defazio questions whether Congress will have sufficient time to make a proper decision. S PA C E continued from page 1 SCHOLARSHIPS Intelligence, Logistics, Investigation, Computers, Engineering, Health Professions, Finance, Business Management, Acquistion, Maintenance, Personnel, law Enforcement. .. OPERATIO NS: Pilot, Navigator, Space, Missile, Air Traffic Control... 3 Costumes • Cosmetics (all kinds) • Wigs • Feathers • Masks (large selection) • Tights & Leos • Mustaches • Beards • Noses, Ears & Tails Shop Early Large Selection! 41 W.BR0ADWAY on Eugene's Downtown Mall 686-2671 Mon.-Sat 9:30-5:30; Sun. 12:00-5:00 tor Ingrid Gram. These lectures include: • "Virtual Reality: from Cyberspace to Virtual Communities" by Howard Rheingold at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 • "Rethinking 'Pattern' in History and Evolution"by Dr. Stephen J. Gould at 8 p.m. Dec.2 • "Maya Cosmos: 3,000 Years on the Shaman' sPath" by Dr. Linda Schele at 8 p.m. Feb. 3 • "Searching for our Oldest Ancestors" by Dr. Donald Johanson at 8 p.m. April 18 • "Physics of Immortality: Modem Cosmology, God, and the Resurrection of the Dead to Eternal Life" by Dr. Frank Tipler at 8 p.m.May 12 The Student Council donated $150 in the name ofLCC students totheBigBrother-BigSisterBowla-thon to be held Sat., Oct. 23, at Firs Bowl. FRESH• FIT• N' FAMOUS rn MEXICAN FAST Fooo "Heavy Durrlto's" ™ Healthy & Inexpensive • Low Oioles1erol • Low Sodium • High Carbohydrate • High Fiber • AU Natural 26'" & Willamette • 465-1113 Arts & Entertainment 4TheTorch October 22, 1993 WEEKEND REPORT LCC (4000 E. 30th Ave.) Theater --Oct 22, 23, 29 and 30 Doors open at 8 p.m., tickets are $4 at the Lane Box Office. LCC performing Arts Department presents "Making a Scene." The intimate Blue Door Theatre in the Performing Arts Department on Main Campus will feature scenes from five wellknown plays. "A Weekend Near Madison," "Private Wars," "Bent," "The Woolgathering," and Shakespear's ''The Taming of the Shrew." Tickets may be held at the door by calling 7262202 between noon and 4 p.m. Photo by Matthew J. Auxier Steve Mortenson and Yolanda Elmore are recruiting a theater group in Eugene to explore issues surrounding race and gender Multicultural theater, join now, play later Jake Harris staff writer A resident, multicultural theater troupe is forming in Eugene to prompt discussions about ~ce, gender, disabilities and homosexuality. Steve Mortenson and Yolanda Elmore say their Rainbow Voices - a multicultural theater group from California State University at Long Beach - will be in town through Nov. 19 to form a theater ensemble oflocal men and women of varied ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations and physical challenges. "No previous acting experience is necessary," says Elmore. "We EMPORIUM 5th St. Public Market Over 30 barrels of wrapped candies - Great for those Halloween Parties just need people who are willing to be vulnerable, to take a risk." She adds that musicians, dancers and singers are welcome, too. Elmore says the troupe will deal with issues from members ' life experiences and struggles, such as sexual harassment and affirmative action. She says the troupe will develop original material with themes like "try being in my shoes" to encourage the audience to feel another person's reality. Ross Freeman, contemporary issues coordinator at the UO, is responsible for bringing Elmore and Mortenson to Eugene. As a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant who's hoping to be educated on a number of issues, Freeman intends to be part of a WOW Hall (291 W. 8th-Eugene) Rock Triple Header --Fri., Oct. 22 Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets: $6 in advance and $7 at the door. (CD World, EMU Main Desk, Happy Trails, House of Records, WOW Hall.) Portland's Hitting Birth, with special guests Buckhorn and New Bad Things. Northwest Music News calls Hitting Birth an "incense burning, synthesized, barefoot, pounding on weird things, talking funny, petal tossing, sax playing, eight person band." It features two to four drummers at any given time and includes an electric shopping cart in their instruments. Buckhorn, from Eugene, plays original instrumental tunes with funk, jazz and rock influence. New Bad Things made it's WOW Hall debut in May. Its single, "Concrete," was No. 1 on the most recent Top Nine From Portland's Locals Only records store. Jazz D~uble Trio --Sat. Oct. 23 From Oakland, Calif., this high energy Glenn Spearman Double Trio is a jazz-lovers extravaganza A free-form improvisational band. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets: $6 in advance and $7 at the door. (Cats Meow, House of Records, WOW Hall.) Downtown Cabaret (996 Willamette-Eugene) CampyFal"ce --Tlirough Oct. 31 'Vampire Lesbians of Sodom" is a hilarious, campy, farce. Shows begin at 11 :30 p.m. Tickets are $6. For more information call (687-4368). Turn to WEEKEND page 8 343-6887 Lots of Halloween novelty candies and gift items Turn to THEATER page 7 w tepina's .. I:> ~ [FAMOUJS (C[}={]~CAGO SuVlLrE PIZZA ~ I__ I - ... and try our fabulous ca/zone! ~ ~ ~ 1474 MOHAWK• 744-0811 'A Howling 0 Inspired 1, Too Much -JohnCbandJ., • ....4 . 1tly 5:30 ($3), 7:30 Sun Mat 3 RAND NEW MOVIE." RLANDO balCd on th< book b~· Virpnu1 Wool~ CXUNO: NTO TIE WEST IELD OVER/ Nightly 9:35 E-CRUNCHING MOVIE." aalda't •e 11ore timely:» PER STUMPER _o_ct_ob_e_r_22_,_19_93_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Feature ______ ___T_he_Ti_o_rc_h_S_ ~~~;;,:~~~·~•:,iUtdBlll)..,mit•t■lf:::::;:~:::::: ; fi;: • TheEND ~ml · ~ Don Reynolds editor Editor's note-This is the third of a three part "Facing the Pain" series. The first installment discussed the history and importance of timber in Oregon's economy; the next part focused on displaced workers' efforts to adapt to changing times. This section will examine factors affecting the timber industry now and the longtermoutlookfor timber in Oregon's economy. The text of the advertisement says that in 1941 there were fears that the U.S. might run out of trees. But those fears are groundless, the ad says, because tree farms will provide "wood to support the 140,000 jobs ($800 million annual payroll) in Oregon and £~LINE win in court against the Forest Service and timber companies, says Victor Rozek, general manager of the Pacific Rivers Council, is that they broke the law. The laws are too restrictive, says Ehinger. He claims that a "tortuous interpretation of the existing laws" is the reason for declining timber sales from federal lands. "There's no one in the Forest Service that can lay out a timber sale that can't be challenged," he argues. Environmentalists have become a shadow government of timber supply, he says, "They negotiate everything." Overcutting The timber industry - with the aid of the Forest Service - has cut more trees than the forest could sustain, critis contend. Unsustainable harvests have reduced the number of trees still available, says Mark Hubbard, staff attorney for the Oregon Natural Resources Council. "The barometer to use is science," asserts Hubbard. "The science says the eco-system is unravelling. "The spotted owl, marble murreletand salmon weren't listed as threatened for fun," Hubbard says. But Shawn Church, assistant editor at Random Lengths - a publisher of forest industry trade newsletters - argues with those figures. He says that, while the industry may have overcut in the 1980s, forests in the US currently grow 37 percent more timber than the industry harvests. Even before the '80s, says Ehinger, federal agencies managed national forests for sustained yield on a 10-year cycle. He lays the blame for layoffs in the industry at the feet of "professional" environmentalists. Nationally, only five percent of the ancient forests still survive, says Rozek. "If we were cutting sustainable, we wouldn't be down to the last five percent" FACING Washington." Weyerhaeuser ran the ad in the Eugene Register Guard March 10, 1967. There have been a few changes since then: • Employment in the forest products industries in Oregon and Washington fell from 144,000 in 1980 to 120,000 by March 1991, according to the figures released by the Forest Service. • In 1991, Oregonians employed by the lumber and wood products industries numberec:I fewer than 57,000, according to the Oregon Blue Book. • Last year, Oregon companies cut the smallest harvest since 1981, according to state Department of Forestry statistics. In the early '80s a recession hit the state which idled 25,000 lumber workers when it peaked in 1982. • Since 1990, over 80 Oregon mills closed, laying off 8,000 mill workers and over 2,500 loggers, says industry analyst Paul Ehinger. What's causing this slump? Why didn't tree farms save the timber supply like Weyerhaeuser' s ad claimed they would? Will the industry ever regain it's dominance? Causes Most industry analysts will name the factors, but the importance they assign those factors depends on each analyst's orientation. Environmental Concerns In 1989, environmental groups sued the U.S. Forest Service over plans to cut more old growth forests on public lands. Environmentalist argued that the northern spotted ow1 is an "indicator species" that betrays the health of the forest. A federal judge agreed and halted logging on half the timber sales in Oregon and Washington. The reason environmentalists Dwindling Supply The Wilderness Society and other environmental groups have long charged that the U.S. government has subsidized the timber industry. The subsidy, they claim, takes the form of Forest Service assistance such as road building, reforestation, and administratio~ that is paid through taxes rather than by the companies themselves. This partnership between government and industry kept lumber prices lower than the cost of producing it, aiding the phenomenal growth in the housing industry. But the cost has been phenomenal, too. The Forest Service has spent over $5.6 billion more than it col- lected from timber sales in the last decade, says Rozek. "I think things were wide open for several decades and sooner or later it had to come to this," says Harold Kelly, a dislocated mill worker who attends Lane. Dwindling Markets Traditionally, the housing construction industry was a major market for Oregon's wood products. Demand is cyclical, says Rozek, who notes that interest rates affect housing costs far more than the price of wood. The soft demand for lumber, which drives market prices down is on a collision course with a dwindling supply of trees, which drives the cost of producing lumber up. Automation Weyerhaeuser will lay off 70 workers from its Cottage Grove plant, company officials announced Oct 18, as a result of a $17 million automation project. The scenario is the same throughout the industry- more board feet of timber produced using fewer people. Rozek says that in the 10 years before the spotted owl listing, the timber industry lost 16 to 17 percent of its employment to automation. ButEhinger disagrees. He cites figures that he says shows that the number of workers per thousand board feet of timber remained constant since the 1950s - with a slight rise in employment during the late 70s. Timber companies laying off excess workers accounts for recent job losses, he says. "The mills that are still in business have automated lay-up lines for plywood so there isn't a whole lot of work left," says Kelly. Log exports The United States is the world's foremost exporter of forest products. Overseas log exports reached a high in 1989 with exports of an estimated How private tree farming helped save our nation's commercial forests $2.25 billion worth of logs sold by Ameri2°" can companies, ~ w - - - .. according to W• neer figuresreleased -~--M--f« by the Foreign Agricultural Service. Log exports from federal lands trade deficit. were banned annually since the "There are too many log ex1970s, says Church, until 1990 ports," says Richard Geary, a diswhen federal log exports were located worker at LCC. banned permanently. Private Tree Farms Hubbard of ONRC says that "Managed forests" or tree farms most of 3.5 billion board feet of that are managed on a sustained timber exported comes from pri- basis, says Lisa VanWinkle, pubvate lands. lic affairs coordinator at But Rorek says that the ban is Weyerhaeuser, have distinct adhollow. With minimal processing vantages over natural forests. - a few cuts - he says federal She says foresters can double logs are shipped in quantities that the volume of wood per acre on a could feed Northwest mills in- tree farm over a natural forest definitely. And, he notes, log exBut Hubbard says that no matports generate three jobs per mil- ter how many trees they plant, they lion board feet, compared to (j() to are not planting forests. Rozek 80 on the other end. agrees, noting that managed forCritics contend that exporting ests are single species and evenly unprocessed logs ships jobs over- aged, so foresters must harvest their seas. While others contend that log exports helps balance the federal Turn to TIMBER page 8 B.ctln1941,U...wer.fNrsth8ttMU.$ , might run out of trNI. .find with good rNSOn. more wood The nation WM wing up lhenwalbeinggr'OJllffl. vn..ounc1 wt,en w. .-blahld thfs coun- -----""'Int.,_ farm Monlllano, W&lh. 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Cf,ic{en., 'Baku! 7'am ad'BrouoG. Spaa{iutini witli. ![rr.sn 'Basil Sauu Peacfi9tlt164 Lundiseruuf: Aforufau, 'Iiusdau, 'Wufnesdau &'lhursaatj, 11:30 a.m. to 1:15p.m. LCC Bread Cart Look for students with our famous bread cart in your office 535 Main St. Springfield 747-0307 aa aa 6 The Torch Opinion October 22, 1993 Editorial p Dreams of utopia come cheaper than reality Don Reynolds ·editor I had a dream. In my dream college students engaged their community in a meaningful debate to resolve long-standing problems. In my dream a cohesive student body that cared passionately about education, justice and~ took its future into its own hands. My dream was of a two-year college that excelled others in its region. A place where students, staff and administration sat downonce upon a time- and created a long-range plan for the future of their institution. In my dream, the college faced limits to its growth courageously and overcame them. A successful bond issue provided funds to increase disabled access, build new classrooms and construct a student union building. The student union became a lively social center, where the students organized to face the future. In a series of work sessions students helped the faculty and the Office of Instruction plan an ocademic and technical curriculum for building and operating a planned community. 1bese courses involved a mix of academic and vocational disciplines, including finance, architectural drafting, landscape planning, waste treatment, public policy planning and construction technology. After the college purchased adjacent ~ grams. Education majors began to develop learning plans between all area schools and the college. As a result, the college negotiated sophisticated articulation agreements with a nearby university and with local secondary schools. Soon, the region developed a reputation as a state-of-the-art educational center. Entrepeneurs moved into the area to take advantage of the work.force and tap into the pro~ive spirit that the entire community displayed. The community outreach programs reached low income families, leading to a significant rise in their standard of living. As more families could apply themselves to projects other than survival, and the standard of living rose, new institutions moved into the area. When I awoke this morning, I thought of my dream. I decided not to shave, but grabbed a cup of coffee and drove to school. TheDJ on the radio said the fate of the sales tax is still uncertain. At school, I searched 10 minutes for a parking place. I jostled along with my fellow students all day. The only bright spot in the day was a Facilities Management Committee meeting. Amiddisagreernentsoverallocatiooofe:xisting spa:e, I am sure I heard Campus Services Director Paul Colvin intimate that a bond may be issued next spring. property, construction technology students built student housing. Students began an experiment in self government and the community college cooperative was born. Law enforcement students served internships with Campus Security. This supplied the security personnel necessary to police the campus as thepq,ulationincreased. However, critics who predicted a need to quadruple the security force were proven wrong. The higher average age of community college students -compared with university students-and the pride school co-op members displayed kept disturbances to a minimwn. A small experiment in organic fanning snowballed into a full-fledged agricultural technology department Programs in appropriate technology, recycling and sustainable environmental management mushroomed. Business students operated small businesses catering to the college community, allowing the campus community to become more self-sufficient The student-run substance abuse treatment clinic was awarded federal grants to care for homeless addicts and alcoholics on an inpatient basis. The clinic, a joint venture between the chemical dependency program and the nursing program became a model program, for other institutions. TheCollegeCowicildetermined to pursue college/high-tech/prep programs thatcoordinate high school courses with college pro- f ~l,,-3 ~ ~~~ Jwt ,,J ,,)- > ,J;> ~ 'l ([ - .;,~ - -i""... <I, r.;;~_f '!J 5ou.}(!Dt/5 1t> 1fl€ ~ PARK7t'1~ PRo.SLEfV/ Cf9 ~ \.!j ~ $1 6')~ A: ··•:--··· ... _ _ _ Letter to the Editor _ __ Park conservatively parking. I would like to ask everyone who parks in unmarked areas to please be I would like to bring everyone's attention to the parking problem we considerate. Park conservatively so are having in unmarked parking ar- more space will be available for use. eas, particularIyin the East side gravel Tina VanHeck area, People need to park more conservatively. I arrive at Lane around 10:40 a.m. I have to sit and wait for someone to Letters to the editor may be mailed leave in order to find a parking space. to The TORCH, Lane Community As I walk towards the school I notice College clo Don Reynolds, 4000 E. how much space is wasted on sloppy 30th, Eugene, OR 97405. The TORCH stands corrected ... -------, The TORCH Staff , .·.•.··.<·'-:-.-:-:-.-:-:-.•-·· ,, i l lfltJl~l11iJII Editor .................................... I>oN RHYNOll)S Associate Editor............................KERI TRASK Production Manager ......... BRANDON DoDOE Photo Editor ................ MAmmw J. AUXIFR Sports Editor .................... DoNALD SMAILEY A & E Editor .................................. BC Mn.Ls Asst. Photo Editor ........ MAmmw L. :::?\ IJEETs Asst. Production Mgr.......... AARON JAMISON Ad Production Specialist ............. Hmm LYDA :::\}'. ·.·.•:,:.:-: Ad Sales Rep........................... SEAN DALroN 1 li :1 :! 1l~fi1~1~~i!l\cl111■::i! :! !I: : 1: 1 : il!tllltl■li~~:[l~li?J~!il~!!:J l! i:Ji i; l■liliWl!l!l Jf\ffii.i@Nii.tifoll@y\ffi9.#:!4.18NWm#.h?t Cartoonist .......................... DAYID Wn.LIAMS Distribution Mgr.......... MAmmw L. Dmrrs Photographe.m ....................... LAURIE EWING, MlmYOUNOGooDMAN, RYANREYN<>Lm, JBNNifFJl SHIVELY, MwssA D. SM1111 Lead Writer··················· ARLENE HOUGLAND Staff Writers ......... WD...LIAM BoJSE, KRlsTY CouoH, MlcHABL Cot.,.... r ...... • ...., ~~ 1 11 1(1111 , : _;;~--~-:~;; l jl lll■II I .. GLISH, CHRISTIAN I' MARY-De.1'"- T .... ·~ Production Staff ......... .. ... In the front page story, "Board of Ed., 4J plan mutual football venture" (Volume 29, Issue 4 of The TORCH), LCC Athletic Director Harland Yriarte's name was misspelled. We apologize for the error. SHERDAN LEB, KlYoMI OICAWA. K· __ _ PHAY :rJ: News, Editorial Advisor ....... PJrm PlnERsON ){( Production Advisor ...., ... DoRO'lllY WBARNE T\: Advatiaing Advisor .................... JAN BROWN :rrPT#to/ir:~ : t:PI]lmt#tJ!*-~t,mirntr ;!':t•·;;:,:; :;:· :; : ; ;.;;:;;;;;~;::: nl 1'!iltllll111■1t~:!! _o_ct_ob_er_22_,_19_93_ _ _ _ _ CLASSIFIED ADS ARE FREE to LCC students and staff, 15 word maximum, and will be printed on a space available basis. All other ads are 15 cents per word per issue, paid in advance. The TORCH reserves the right not to run an ad. All ads must have a verifiable name and phone number. ADS WILL ONLY BE RUN FOR TWO WEEKS UNLESS RESUBMITTED. Deadline for Classified ads is 5 p.m. Friday for publication in the following Friday's issue. AUTOS 1978 FORD Granada V -6 good on gas $500, runs great. Please leave message. 686-3146 1983 BUICK CENTURY, loaded, nice car $2800 - O.B.O. Call Gene or Louise 746-7335 1967 CHEV. 3/4 ton work truck, powerful V8, minor work, $800 6882306 Message• Classifi ed/New s _____Th_e_To_rc_h7_ CHILDCARE THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL Child Development Center open for Fall enrollment. Preschool, toddler and infant programs available. Call 7263320 or 726-3478 for information. ACCEJ!I'ING PIANO STUDENTS for Fall and Winter Terms (credit available) Perf. Arts ext. 2209 GRADUATING growing environmental company is seeking part-time or career-minded individuals. No experience necessary. We train. Call 344-0099• TUTORS/NOTETAKERS can earn waivers/ pay Contact Jane in Disabled Student Services, Keri ext. 2662 MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES Shoei RF 200 Dorsahelmet;, white w /red and black (large) $150. Hondaline saddlebags, excellent condition, black $75. Henry 686-4859 1980 VW DASHER, engine runs great, needs new transmission, asking $400, call Scott, 485-0715 1980 HONDA ACCORD auto tran, ps,pb, AM/FM &cass.4dr, new tire, new brake, new paint, excellent condition. $1975 or best offer, call 741-7915 BASSET HARDWOOD CRIB w/ mattress, like new. Call Kristie, morns or eves at 344-9311. EUGENE AIRSHOW 93 VIDEO. Blue Angels, Stealth Bomber, etc. Great gift. Call 683-8100.Today! GOOD USED appliances: - built-in oven, dishwasher/automatic washer. Make offer 343-4540 or 741-3941, leave message. SHARP DX660 single play compact disc player New $70 Andy 342-2505 THEATER continued from page 4 \ PRINGFIELD SCIENTIFIC SUPPLIES 1124 Main Street Spmvtleld,Oreton 'Rffl OP CONTRIBUTE TO THE LCC Oregon Trail Theater Project. Make checks payable to the LCC Foundation, c/o Joe Farmer, Admin. Bldg.oo TUTORS/NOTETAKERS can earn tuition waivers/pay, contact Jane in Disabled Student Services ext. 2662 GUITAR LESSONS -All styles, beginning and up $6 per 1/2 hour Kevin 746-7653 EARN FREE TOYS for your kids for Christmas by hosting a Discovery Toy demonstration, call 686-4069 KITfENS, 2 black short hair males healthy, playful. Litter box trained, call 461-4668 WRITING GOTCHA DOWN? See a tutor. Writing center 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. 4 th floor CTR, free. ~a Later that year, when he saw Rainbow Voices perform at a conference he was impressed with the many perspectives present in the dramatized conflicts. He says the Rainbow Voices left the audience with an appreciation of the issues rather than the answers. Leberman says there's a lot of inter-racial silence in the Eugene community, but the "rainbow voices" of the new performance troupe propose to give voice to the silence so people don't have to suffer alone. For more information, call Ross Freeman at the EMU Cultural Forum, 346-0635. ~ ■~ ■■••-•-ar.• ■. ar■■■■ar■■B~t :-• "We C are " . :: 687-8651 :: Eugene Medical Building ■•■132 E. Broadway, Rm . 720•■:Eugene, OR 97401 :■. {503) 72 1-800- ODD MATERIALS; corrugated metal, cement block, roofing, etc. Scott 343-6606 CHRISTIAN SWM, 27 seeks western dance partner. Beginning-intermediate. No strings. Evenings after 9, 746-1592 PROFESSIONAL, non-toxic carpet cleaning. Pre-holiday special. Save $. Details, 688-2306. Senior discounts. Also residential cleaning. LOST GRAY T ACKLEBOX with my jewelry tools and supplies. Reward, Lynn Wysocky,ext 2375 TueW-Th CAMPUS MINISTRY listening post Tuesday 10:30- 1:30, Friday 10:001:00 Look for the purple flag in cafeteria. HEATH HAPPY anniversary, love always & forever Randy I'M IN THE process of starting a support group for single moms, if interested call Tiffany at 687-9631 LANE WRITERS CLUB, enjoy relaxed atmosphere. Share your work. Possibly be published. Call Lisa3449309 STUDENT HEALTH WOMEN'S CLINIC: Pap, breast, and STD screening-$ 25. Pills $5. Pregnancy testing $6. SWEET PEA-We beg for your forgiveness! All of our love. The Royal Dubbers GOALKEEPER seek intramural soccer team to play with. I'd also like to find advanced/intermediate tennis partner. Call Jeff at 683-1942. ANYONE interested in the LCC. Chess club, please contact Ivan ■~ WANTED CUSTOMIZED RESUMES: Professional, hign quality, low rates. Put your best face foreward, 345-0821 ! Free Pregnancy Testing ORDER TICKETS now for "That Pioneer Road," LCC's contribution to the 150th Oregon Trail Celebration, box office: 726-2202. MESSAGES EXPERIENCED WRITING TUTOR available for next-day assignments or long-term projects. On campus daily. Daniel, 686-1136 ■Lafollette at 484-4296 FRESH WEDDING FLOWERSboupuets, corsage, bouts & arrangements-call Jenni 726-1938 EVENTS WHITEWATER RAFTER seeks others with experience for winter rafting fun! 895-4202, evenings, ask for Junior. Afasqueracfe 'Baff October 29 8-11 pm PE 203 **PRIZES** at the door and for best costume I I Admit one ****** 1 Admission : $2 students $3 General I *** I I Sponsored by LCC's Ballroom Dance Club CALL EASTSIDE 345-6133 LAUNDROMAT & DRY CLEANERS 1430 ORCHARD S1REET ~ ................................-.•~ Unique and - - ---Affordable Conference Room Available for meetings at 5th Street Public Market! Contact Holly:484-0383 Our Shoes are More Comfortable Than Our Seats! ' Writing Assistance Proo~ &Editing Typing Term Papers & Projects Resumes Cover Letters General Correspondence College Applications I \ FREE advice about welfare, food stamps, medical referrals and more. Clients in Action. 741-3078 COMMODORE 64 2 disk drives, monitor modem, 500+ discs, extras must sell $600, obo. Call 726-4164 _,. BORDER COLLIC PUPPY, male, very sweet, excellent blood line, reg- , FLAT STAKE BED TRAILER 13" x 6 1/2 ft., single excel with brakes $600, obo call, 895-4862 NC RECEIVER, Surround Sound, FREE CLOTHES for students at the remote & dual cassette-auto reverse. no cash clothing stash. PE 301 $700 value only $250 call 465-9374, •• •• ._.._.______• leave message. 1980 YOLKS DIESEL SILVER, 2 dr. Needs timing and tune-up, $600, call at Bill, 689-1189 true rainbow chorus. He reports that nine people came Oct. 13, for the first meeting and although the numbers were promising, the diversity was disappointing. Ken Leberman, associate professor of sociology at the UO who teaches race relations, says the idea of forming a local group came after last year's national tele-conference about race problems on • campuses. Because it's entertainment, he says the group is able to present the issues in racial interactions without offending people, but also without letting them off the hook. 12 STEP RECOVERY CHURCH service in the Christian tradition 1st United Methodist 1374 Olive, 7:30 p.m. Sat in the chapel HELP WANTED 71 CHEVY, good condition $1500, call 942-2697. SAND RAIL w/trailer $1500 or best offer, call 895-3017 BROTHER WORD PROCESSOR 760-D, 1 year old.Seldom used, $150, call 343-0888 OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE 1982 Z-28 loaded, new transmission, all power, air, cruise, tinted, bra, boyds, red, 91k miles $5000, call 726-4164 SERVICES EDUCATION '80 TOYOTA Supra, 5 sp. All power. Leather A.C. cruise. New $300 tires. Excellent. $2700 call 342-8678 4 1982 2-28 FACTORY ALLOYS, lock lugs & caps complete, perfect $200, obo 726-4164 istered, first shots, $150, 937-3607 Low Rates • Fast Service Guaranteed Error-Free Projects Pro/Edit 343-2747 Dr. AIRWA~K emieS JI,..:. Mart~~· -· LAZAR'S KNOWS SHOES! Choose from over 50-0 different types & styles of men's and women's shoes ... with sizes ranging from l to I 6 ! Mention our "toilets" and receive a 5··. discount on your next shoe purchase! LAZAR'S BAZAR 5 7 West Broadway & 95 7 Willamette Eugene Downtown Mall • 68 7-0 139 8TheTorch TIMBER continued from ~e 5 trees at once. Hal Hushbeck of the Sierra Club says commercial growers cut their forests expecting to take timber out of federal lands until their replanted trees matured. The Future: While the analysts interviewed for this article disagreed wildly over the causes of the timber shortages and layoffs, they all agreed that the industry is going to continue to downsize in the years to come. "We 're always going to have a timber industry, but it will be a small select few," says Mary Hedges, a dislocated worker who worked graduated from Lane in June. ''The big companies will prevail." The Back Page TOLERANCE cont.pg.2 him as privileges _to reward de- odd, wearing a bike helmet all sired behavior. the time and talking strangely. He claims that after being When concerned students released the fifth time, his se- suggested she go see a nurse, nior year, a community social she went, but then walked off. service agency _ _ _ _ ___, When the nurse funded by Harvard ._. asked her to come :• back, she ran. referred him to The The nurse called Mental Patients Lib. £%? eration Front, a radi•_> • Campus Security, says• Oaks, who cal advocacy group, . • to do volunteer work. helped take her to He wrote a paper Sacred Heart. on his work there and The student was went on to make putinisolationand mental health advoforcibly drugged, cacy his career. David Oaks he claims. Oaks asserts his story isn't Oaks states his groups unique. present goal is to "break the For instance, at LCC in silence" and get the story out. Formoreinformation,con1990, a member of his present organization - an LCC stu- tact Vicki Lavine, weekdays, dent at the time-was acting at 747-4501 ext 2439. Summer 1992 President's List Congratulations to the following students for earning a 4.00 GPA • for 12 or more graded credits. Spencer Adair Talal Al Fassam Christine Andretti* Becci Bauer Daniel Betty Gerald Bogart Angelika Boggs Deborah Borella* Jason Bush* Keith Caler" Bradley Carpenter* William Carroll David Clark Harold Clark Terry Cobb Cheryl Crissman* Donald Crist* Frank Davie Gary Dean Megan Dockendorf Ted Ellison Alan Feldmayer* James Fisher Doug S. Fletchall Lynne Fredricksen Konnie Garman Julie Golden Krystin Green Alfred Hewlett Mayumi Hibino Sachiko Honda John Huberd* Tina Hunt Harold Kelly Sihu Kiest Mary Landers* Edward Lee Sujadi Lee Tasha Lehman Steven Lemelin* Jacquelyn Lester Richard MacBeth Brian Martsfield Steve Maude Dawn Maxwell-Cole Doug McClaughry Juanita Metzler Lawrence Michaelis* Kathleen Moore* Jennifer Myers Angela Nelson James Nichols John Nicol Rhondora Olegario Paul Osterman Sara Pacheco Daniel Parris Michael Pecue Mary Ripley Jeff Roth Joe Schmerber Yoon Shick Shin Greg Shoemaker Mark Sibbald Tammi Slocum Michael Sommers Phillip Van Blaricom Curtis Volkman* Cory Wafer Darren Wiley Dexter Williams Jeffrey Wilson* Margot Wilson Larry A. Wilt David Woodward Jan Yerly • These people are also listed on the President's Scholar List Summer 1992 Vice President's List Congratulations to the following students for earning a 3.55 - 3.99 GPA for 12 or more graded credits. Roxi Godbee KandieArms Maurielyn McCoshum Bill Guthrie Nancy Ashworth Jenny Montague Cleve Hadnott Judy Barnes Brian Nelson Marilynn Halverson Stephen Bartholetti Christy Norman Sandy Harmon Brian Baskett Gratia O 'Rourke Jo Anne Haverland* NonaGene Bevins Michael Perren Nathan Heam Debra Bivens Daniel Powell Dennis Holman Jon Brenner Donna Reinhart Ruth Holmberg Parrish Bryson Barbara Ripper Jeanne Jordan* Noble Burgess Robert Roberson* Pamela Christiansen MieKaku Vicki Rolly Yuichi Kishida Thomas Cowin Keith Snauer -- Ivalen Largent Angelika Cowles Doris Sommers Elizabeth Demers Melanie Lee Kara Stephens David Ludwig Gail Derrah Chery1 Trask Julie Duvall* Sahara Marcroft Patty Weimer Mary Elwing* Lonnie Martsfield Ferry Wong Laurie Forbes Cathi Mc Nutt* Akitaka Yagi *These people are also listed on the Vice President's Scholar List October22, 1993 WEEKEND continued from page 4 Hult Center Story Telling -- Oct. 23 & 24 (Soreng Theatre) A Travelling Jewish Theatre "Sometimes wee need a story more than food." Corey Fisher's story-telling is more than an art, it's the way of connecting generations. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $14 with a $4 discount for students, seniors and youth. Tickets are available at the EMU Main Desk. the Hult Center Box Office and by phone (687-5000). Maude Kerns Art Center (1910 E. 15th-Eugene) Women's Theater -- Oct 22 & 23 "All The Pretty Women." A multi-media theatrical journey through the landscape of being a female in the '90s. Tickets run $5 to $10. Art Show -- Opened Oct. 1 and runs through Oct. 31 Presents the work of printmakers Ramon Murillo, Megan Wilson, and the photographs of Kevin Ann Seaver. Gallery hours are Tues. Fri., 10 a.m. - 5p.m. and Sat. - Sun., 1 - 5 p.m. For more information call (345-1571). Alder Gallery (160 E. Broadway-Eugene) Four Women Art Show -- Through Oct. 30 Reunion of four women artists: Kacey Joyce, Jennifer Guske, Phoebe Cole and Libby Unthank. Gallery hours are Tues. -Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat. noon - 5 p.m., or by appointment. For more information call 342-6411. ASLCC Activities • Your student Government has many services ~vailable to assist you in many different areas • Student Health can offer medical services at a very reasonable fee • Legal services can help ypu with le$al advice, the making of wills, dissolution of marriages, and other legal aid • The Student Resource Center can answer questions, give directions, and information about most programs on campus as well as some friendly conversation • Big Brothers - Big Sisters of mid-Oregon is sponsoring a bowl-a-tnon at Firs Bowl, 1950 River Rd. Sat, Oct. 23 from 2-4 pm. So come on down and make some money for the.organization and have fun at the same time! Contact Student Activities (ext 2335) or Student Government (ext 2330) rm. 479 center • Students are encouraged to join any one of a number of committees. Get involved, and help us help you!