MEET THE TITANS

TERM IN REVIEW

This is the time of the term that students
dread. Only one more week to study for
your tests. Before staying up all night
studying, check the times for your final.

A look at the men's team
and a report on how the
women did in their first
game of the season.

Refresh your memory. Where are they
now?The Torch went back to check on
a few of the stories to bring you up to
date.

see schedule page 8

See stories page 6-7

See stories pages 10:-11

FINALS WEEK SCHEDULE

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December 3, 1993

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Titans
gobble
'Tipoff'
tourney

Board, councils
weigh job cuts,
tuition hikes at
participatory
budget summit
Don Reynolds
editor

Top decision makers at LCC
gathered for a budget summit
Tuesday, Nov. 30, to developa
strategy to deal with next year's
$1.3 million budget shortfall.
The LCC Board of Education,
Executive Cabinet - heads of
the school's administrative
branches-- and College council
- which represents classified and
faculty employees and student
government- met four hours to
examine LCC's fiscal future.
LCC Budget Analyst Carol
Beckley presented several projections of college revenues over
the next three years, giving best
and worse-case scenarios. In each
scenario, next year's deficit will
be $1.3 million. The best case
projects a $3 million shortfall in
'95-'96 and $4.4 million in '9697. In the worst case, the school
will need $5.6 million to balance
its budget in '95-'96, and $8
million in '96-'97.
Moskos presented a list of
alternatives to the assembly.
These included:
• Tuition increase - a $4 per
credit increase would cover next
year',s shortfall.
• Reserves - the school has
roughly $838,000 in reserves that
could be used but only once.
• Program adjustment funds
- $700,000 that the school uses
to pay "mandatory" costs. What
is left over can be used for "'nonmandatory" program improvements, or to address the deficit.
• Eliminate programs and services - if this option is used
alone, it would mean 20 to 30 job
cuts in '94-'95 and "additional"
positions the following year.
• Across-the-board-cuts either a 2.5 percent cut, including
salaries or a 16 percent cut in
services and capital outlay.
A straw-vote revealed a majority for either a $2 or $4 tuition
increase or program cuts. Several
people expressed concern that
tuition hikes would limit access
to education.

Volume 29, Issue 10°

Donald Smalley
staff writer

The Lane Titans men's basketball team was very thankful over
Thanksgiving weekend.
It started the 1993-94 season
with a pair of victories against
Northwest Christian College and
Umpqua Community College to
win the Southern Oregon Tipoff
Tournament Nov. 26-27 at LCC.
The Titans took the championship title by defeating the
Photo by Jennifer Sblnly
Timbermen of Umpqua 81-67.
Story time In Lane's Chlld Care ~op. The Co-op lsone of several opLane held a slim lead throughout
the last 10 minutes of the first half
tions available to mothers with young children at Lane. See related story
and into the second half, but the
.on page 8.
Timbermen hung in there until the
last two minutes.
Lane sophomore wing Dave
Lindsley led the way for the Titans
by pouring in 25 points on an
astounding 10-12 from the field.
He also canned three of his four
Don Reynolds
three-point shots.
editor
Lindsley's hot hand was eviA welding open house next
dently contagious, as the team shot
week will feature exhibits from
50.8 percent (30-59).
high schools and welding and
Sophomore John Rider confabricationinsustriesfrom around
tributed 18 points and seven rethe nation, including robotic
bounds and sophomore Jared
Leuck came off the bench to score
welding, interactive plastic
10 in the Titan attack.
welding and metallurgy displays.
The team opened up the tourLCC's Welding Technology
nament by getting past the CruProgram will host the openhouse
saders from NCC, 61-52.
Saturday, Dec. 11, from 11 am.
Both teams got off to a very
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Infonnation will be available
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program. The program enables
The Crusaders didn't fair much
high school students to earn colbetter, shooting 41. 7 percent ( 10lege credit.
24) from the floor, scoring 29.
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1be welding department will
In the second half, the CruEd Thompson welds a project for his Shop Fabrication saders went even colder, shooting
hold the event in the welding lab
class. This class Is one of 25 classes offered In only 33.3 percent (10-30). The
on the main floor of the ApprenWelding
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Titans stayed about the same,
ticeship Building.
ending with a percentage of .426
(20-47) from the floor.
The difference in the game
turned out to be from the freethrow line
Sophomore post Greg
Klosterman led LCC with a
double-double, 16 points and 13
rebounds in the low scoring affair.

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This is the last Torch until Jan. 7, '94.
-Happy Holidays

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2 The Torch

December 3, 1993

Forensics team collects second place sweepstakes trophy
Christian Hill
staff writer

The LCC forensics team won
two trophies in the three competitions it attended during the fall
term.
The team took home the second place Sweepstakes Trophy
Nov. 5-7 at Lower Columbia
College in Longview, Wash. and
won the first place Sweepstakes
Trophy for Junior Colleges at the
Linfield McHaffey Tournament
Nov. 12-14.
The team has not been intimidated by the larger colleges and
universities in the district, says
coach Barbara Breaden.
Breaden attributes the team's

success to its members' ability to
learn quickly. Team members
watch a speaker from another team
and improve themselves based on
that speaker's abilites and talents,
she says. "We have an extraordinarily talented group."
Winter term tournaments include one at Pacific Lutheran
University and another at Willamette University at the end of
January. The team will travel to
Linfield with an eye on a slot in
the nationals to be held in Kansas.
The Northwest district consists
of forensics members from
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and
Washington. Only the individuals who place first, second and
third in each event can advance to

nationals, but members can participate in more than one event in
nationals if they place in each of
those events.
"Wehaveafrighteningly good
shot to qualify," says Breaden.
But, she says, just qualifying for
nationals is an honor in itself.
But even if LCC club members
qualify for the big meet, they still
need to raise money to travel to
Wichita, Kan. since the Board of
Education policy forbids college
monies to be used for travel expenses to national competitions.
Instead, members will ask for donations from area businesses, says
Breaden. She says it costs about
$800 per member to travel to nationals. •

Departmental 'power' struggle at LCC
William Boise
staff writer

Front row: Nancy Chapman, Robin Lindsey. Middle
row: Brian Devlin, Flora Betonlo. Top row: Jennifer
Christensen, Rick Gary, Kerry Smith.

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LCC's Child Care Co-op is struggling to fund
additional electrical services to its new building
site.
The Co-op needs to add $30,000 more to its
budget for a second building: $10,000 for a new
transformer and $20,000 for installation.
The Co-op is paying for the new building through
the $5 increase in student fees which students
approved in the ASLCC election last spring.
Student Activities Director Barbara Delansky
says neither the college nor the Co-op foresaw the
need for a new transformer.
"The agreement was that the cost of operating
the child care center would come out of student
fees.
"I suppose the issue is, 'Is electrical power a
reasonable cost for providing child care or is it a
general obligation?"' Says Delansky. "It's not that
the college can't legally pay for the new transformer. If the college chooses to it can absorb that
cost."
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Co-op Director Sue Ferguson says, "We had
enough money to do a second building, no problem.
Nobody came to us and told us we would have to
pay for the underground electrical transformer."
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from that transformer is "maxed out,"" says Campus Service Director Paul Colvin.
"If we hadn't had sufficient power available in
the Health/I'ech transformer before, then they would
have had to install a transformer at that point," he
says.
Co-op funds come from a $5 student fee on credit
students, charges to the parents, grants, donations
and fund raising activities.
If the Co-op pays for the trasformer, Ferguson
wonders what will happen when another group
needs to use it.
Campus Services said to charge a percentage,
Ferguson says, "We feel a little uncomfortable with
that The college should put it in and then we should
be charged a percentage."
If the Co-op were another campus department,
Ferguson says, the college would pay for the
transformer.
"We purchased the building and they gave us the
space. The college has been supportive of our
expansion. We're just a little surprised that we're
paying for the transformer."
But Colvin says it's LCC funds, regardless.
"However you look at it, the transformer is being
bought and paid for by Lane Community College.
The only question is what the revenue (source) is
going to be"

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LCC reaches out to needy students
through Adopt-A-Family program
Justin T. Clausen
for The Torch

A truck drives down the road, plowing through
fresh snow along the way. As it approaches a small
house with just two Christmas lights in the window,
a burly man- an LCC student- comes out of the
garage.
The truck drivers unload food for Christmas,
presents and a Christmas tree. The man hugs the
drivers.
"I don't know how to say thank you," he says
quietly.
Around this time of year, such memories flood the
minds of Campus Ministry Administrative Assistant
Mama Crawford and Director Father James Dieringer,
because they arrange holiday assistance through Campus Ministy's Adopt-A-Family program.
Adopt-A-Family started several years ago with
Crawford and a volunteer doing all the work. Today
several LCC departments - such as the Math Depart-

ment, Perfonning Arts and Student Health Savicesassist 10 to 50 student families.
It all begins the Monday after Thanksgiving when
needy student families contact Crawford. Around the
same time, college departments tell her the sizes and
types of families they would like to "adopt" She says
one year the Math Department asked for a large family,
so she matched them to one with 12 kids.
After Crawford pairs families and volunteering
departments, staff members contact the family, although she can arrange for anonymous adoptions, as
well.
Campus Ministry requires departments to provide a
Christmas meal and presents for the children. Anything
beyond that is up to the departments.
Father Dieringer says departments often make lasting relationships with their student families.
"It is important that the student gets to know the
people from the department, and visa versa, " he says.
"The departments realire what a valuable thing this
is for a student family."

LCC sports complex still 4J option
ease the budget crisis in the fuwre,
Vaughn notes, because money 4J
staffwriter
uses to rent Autzen and Civic StaA joint ventlll'e between LCC dium would stay in the district's
and the 4J school district to build a general fund for other educational
$1.5 million multi-use sports com- uses when the facility is paid for.
The 4J district issued a stateplex at LCC is progressing, despite
the defeat of Measure 1, say offi- ment of support for the complex,
and approved a fund-raising effort
cials.
According to plans, 4J high to pay for construction and materischools would play their football als.
A 10 member fund-raising comgames at the LCC complex instead
of Autzen stadium. The total seat- mittee is forming, but only seven
ingcapacitywouldbearound8,000. members have been appointed. The
The complex is still a 4J option goal of the fund-raising committee
despite the failure of Ballot Mea- is to raise money or materials for the
sure 1 onNov.9, saysSouthEugene construction of the complex. Fundco-principal Chuck Vaughn, since raising will start around Jan. 1, says
financingofthecomplexisn'tcom- Vaughn. '"The more material we
ing from taxpayers. He says the can get donated, the less actual dolonly impact that Measure 1 could lars we would need ," he states.
The4J schooldistrictselectedan
have is on donors' ability to give
firm to complete a
architectural
money or materials.
The complex may actually help schematic design of the complex.

Christian Hill

The architect will complete the
schematic by mid-December, says
South Eugene' sco-principal Chuck
Vaughn. The schematic will assist
4J in choosing a d~ign, compiling
a list of necessary equipment and
determining the cost of the facility.
"It solidifies what it is actually going to look like," states Vaughn.
Vaughn says the schematic will
take into account such elements as
costs for upgrading the two fields,
constructing covered bleachers,
concession stands and rest rooms,
and installing lighting, fencing,
scoreboards and a public address
system.
Vaughn says he is optimistic
about the success of the fund-raising
committee and the construction of
the complex. "Moving out to LCC
makes a lot ofsense," Vaughn states.
"It is a win-win for both institutions."

Slide show will recreate people,
places of Oregon Trail history
WilliamBOR
staffwriter
Monday, Dec 6, will be your last chance to observe the 150th
anniversary of the Oregon Trail here at Lane.
Two social science instructors will present a slide show to cap
the popular "Oregon, People and Places" class at 7 p.m. in Apprenticeship 223. The public is invited to attend.
One hundred and fifty years ago this fall, over 1,000 EuropeanAmericans reached the Oregon Territory by wagon. This year
marlcs the sesquicentennial of their journey, known as the great
immigration of 1843.
In recognition of the event, Social Science Instructors Milt
Madden and Ryan Anderson have been co-teaching "Oregon:
People and Places" with an emphasis on the Oregon Trail. The two
instructors have ~mbled slides for the class, and for the public.
Many of the 70 class members are older, prof~ional people
with an inter~t in the Oregon Trail says Madden.
He and Anderson started the class primarily for community
people who wanted to find out more about the Oregon Trail.
"A number of people are auditing it We've got doctors and
nursesandretireddentistsand probably halfa dozen people who are
on staff here at LCC. For instance, we have LCC Vice President of
Instruction James Ellison taking the class," says Madden.
There seem to be as many reasons to attend the class as there are
students in it
Retired economics teacher Dennis Shine, who moved to Eugene
from Fresno, Calif. this year, felt the class would be an excellent
chance to learn more Oregon history.
"It's neat for me, personally, because I went to high school in
Independence, Mo. which was the trailhead for the Oregon Trail.
I've made the trip from Independence to here. It took me40 years.
It's my own Oregon Trail trip."
Dorothy Branener, taking her first class at LCC, says although
she's lived in Oregon since 1946, "most of this I've never heard of.
You learn about other places and you don't learn about home."
Not everyone has the same view of the Oregon Trail, says native
American student Ryan Smith.
"I know a little about my own people, from the Warm Springs
Tribe along the Colwnbia River. I want to learn more about how
things crune about There's not too many Indian history classes. I
want to know who e~tly came, what their motivation really was.
Some of these pioneer journal~ are really interesting. You could say
I'm monitoring the class."
Anderson, who ~h~ the physical geography of the Oregon
Trail, says, ''The big thing for us is having people get interested
enough to keep reading and doing, and that's what we both hope to
do with it"

Questions and answers
regarding snow closures
Joan Aschim
institutional advancement
Q

~ How do we know for sure that the college is closed?

A. When the decision is made to close the college, the college
immediately notifies KLCC, 89.7 FM, and other local radio and
television stations. These stations make announcements as soon
as they receive information. Please listen or watch. Do not call
them.
Snow closures or delays can be announced at any time as
conditions worsen; however, every effort is made to report early
morning closure/delay information by 6 a.m., and evening closure information by 3 p.m.
Because conditions can improve during the day, sometimes
the college will close during the day and reopen for evening
classes, so it is important to stay tuned to the media.

Q.

How can peo,ple with hearing impainnents learn of

closures?
A. Two local television stations provide closed caption and
visual displays on a limited basis: KEZI-TV (Channel 9/Cable
10) broadcasts its morning news from 6:30-7 a.m. with closed
caption, and will run a visual display if possible; and KMTR-TV
(Channel 16/Cable r, vill run a visual display when possible, but
has no morning nc -. , . ~how.

Q.

Are there transportation alternatives?

A. When 30th Avenue seems icy, some people choose to come
from the east via Franklin, or to ride the bus. In general, LTD
operates buses to Lane when the college is open; however, the
drivers may choose alternate routes.

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News

December 3, 1993

Oregon Trail: 'Built on the bones of our people'
Collin English
staff writer
Before the wagon ttains, 40 to

50 Indian tribes lived on the west
side of the Cascades; today nine
remain in all of Oregon.
In response to Oregon Trail
celebrations across the state and
the controversy over Columbus
Day becoming a national holiday,
seven Native Americans came
together at LCC Oct. 7 to present
a little known side of the story.
Though the stories varied, one
theme arose- indigenous people
are still struggling with the "civilization" carried West by European-Americans.
The Native American Student
Association, - an ASLCC ratified club - Lane's Native
American Student Services and
Native American students coordinated the lecture, "Built On The
Bones Of Our People," to give the
Native American side of the Oregon Trail story.
It's a side that's rarely heard,
says NASA director Frank Merrill,
originally of the Karok tribe. "We
needed a voice, of our own per:spective, about the wagon trains
coming to Oregon."
Joe Curt, education director of
the Klamath Tribe, spoke of the
pressures on Southern Oregon

tribes because the federal government "in its infinite wisdom" built
dams, appropriated tribal lands
and wrecked ecosystems in the
last century.
Curt cited pressure from special interest groups such as sport
fishermen, logging companies and
corporate farmers - added to
broken treaties and native people's
"idleness" in the past as catalysts
for much native grief.
But, Curt said, native people
are not apathetic now. Southern
Oregon tribes are developing an
economic self-sufficiency plan
and crafting a greater legal voice
to defend native rights in the future, as the federal government
starts to repair some environmental damage it caused.
"We're starting to heal," he
said. "That's the most important
part of this meeting tonight."
But healing may take longer
for those whose tribes were terminated-determined extinct- by
the federal government.
They have become scattered
and faceless, said Carol Logan,
now oftheCalapooiaNation. The
last officially recognized
Calapooia died in 1920.
"I can't even find my tribe (recorded) on any treaty," said
Logan.
She
spoke
of
the

"placelessness" and loss of cultural roots many Native Americans face because their tribal descendents met with federal termination.
Proposals for a federal Columbus Day holiday drew Logan's
criticism.
"They want to make Sept. 4 a
national holiday," said Logan.
"Would you celebrate the holocaust of the Jews?"
Similarly, Oregon Trail commemorations celebrate the spirit
of Oregon, Logan said, but many
tribal people see that spirit as one
of destruction, relocation and despair.
"There are a lot of us ... protesting the Oregon Trail," Logan
explained.
Before leaving, Logan appealed for help to stop the pillaging
of Native American burial
grounds.
Robert Kenatta of the Siletz
tribe gave an elaborate history of
the plight of the indigenous tribes
which make up the Siletz Nation.
Local elder Ed Little-Crow of
the Sioux nation, described communication problems people must
overcome. He said that anger and
prejudice on both sides should be
left behind.
Addressing strife within Native American communities,

Little-Crow said, "We as Indian
people have to overcome our differences of opinion and straighten
out our own lives."
The final speaker, Steve
Newcome of the Indigenous Law
Institute, talked about the historical grief from the Christian subjugation of native people and the
tyranny of language.
·Newcome urged natives to
speak and look at themselves as

nations and not tribes, a word he
says connotes subjugation to an
outside ruler.
Newcome said that natives
have taken on "thought patterns
which have taken away our
power." "It's time to bring back
our tradition and spiritual
strength," he said.
Merrill says that copies of the
video tape of the meeting are an
educational resource at LCC.

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Editorial,

At term's end, let's look at the remains of the year
NAFTA passed, Measure 1 didn't. LCC faces
harsh realities. As students, lets use winter break
to reflect on our vision, without blinking.
Don Reynolds

Tuesday, Nov. 30, LCC's Board of
Education, Executive Cabinet and ColThe end of the tenn provides us with lege Council reviewed Lane's options
an opportunity to look back and evalu- to respond to Measure 5 cuts next year
ate our progress. What happened this - with an eye to dealing with subsefall? How have we done? Where can we quent cuts. The groups' overall top
improve? What challenges will we choices to solving next year's shortfall
is a $2 to $4 per credit tuition increase.
likely face in the coming months?
The second choice is program or serFall Term, 1993, has been momen- vice cuts.
tous both at Lane and beyond.
The central issue with either option,
•Ina move that signals further decay but especially with tuition hikes, is acof organized labor's political influence, cess. Community colleges will mainboth the House and the Senate passed tain high levels of enrollment regardthe North American Free Trade Agree- less tuition, because "reverse transfers"
ment last month. Labor rallied against from four-year schools will flee tuition
passage of the bill with surprising i~- increases at those schools. But the very
tensity. Surprising becauseNAFfA will students who need community colleges
affect American workers less than health the most will find themselves unable to
care, strike replacements, tax-reform afford the costs.
and a host of other issues.
While tuition increases are ineviAnd, speaking of decay, Oregon vot- table, The Torch hopes they don't~ers rejected Measure 1, the sales tax, 3- come endemic to the school as 1t
to-1 on Nov. 9. The message is clear: grapples with budget cuts over in the
Oregonians are not raising taxes - not next decade. The college could be refor education, nor anything else. The sponsible, The Torch believes, if it bites
short-sighted rnetoric of the Reag~ the bullet now, by raising tuition the $4
revolution - you can have the same per credit hour necessary to offset next
services for less taxes - and the Cali- year's budget shortfall with an explicit
fornia tax revolt have come home to commitment to not raise tuition again
roost in Oregon.
this decade.
While surveys tel1 us a majority of
Coupled with the tuition increase,
immigrants to Oregon are moving from the college should cut programs and
California, and that they take an aver- services, to shift revenue to leadingage $4,741 pay cut to move, our state is edge programs and improve facilities.
creating a public sector fiscal disaster These measures, matched by modest
similar to the one they flee.
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tor and savings from departmental austerity measures, will position Lane to
propose a bond measure to taxpayers
for constructing a new classroom and
student union building improving existing buildings, and purchasing equipmentforexistingprograms. This would
free up general fund money to use for
programs, and to offset the need for
future tuition raises.
• How is Lane's student government
rising to the challenge of shrinking resources and rising fees?
•
ASLCC is spending without a plan,
and seems to lack the "vision thing."
The student council seems to mean
well, but is unable to translate its intentions into meaningful actions. At the
end of its first tenn, the Student Senate
has spent over half the money it allocated for special projects, as well as
half of its total budget.
The ASLCC originally budgeted
nearly $111,000 of its 1993-'94 assets
and revenues - estimated at over
$576,000 - as "hold for allocation"
monies: discretionary funds the senate
can use for special projects. Already
this year, student council has committed $60,000 of the $111,000 and spent
almost $300,000 of the total.
In spite of the work of many committees, student government hasn't made
tangible headway onmostofits agenda:
a student-run book exchange, a subsidized bus pass or a campus-wide recy-

cling program.
Items student government has made
good on are: support of athle~cs through a $12,000 grant last spnngand support of the child care co-op through a $ 7,000 interest free loan for
a truck to raffle off.
To be fair, student council has limited control on some items, for instance,
it must transfer:
• $135 000 to the ASLCC Child Care
Co-op. '
• $107,000 to Student Health Service.
•$48,000transferredouttoOSPIRG.
But because of the spring tenn elections, wintertenn is essentially the only
tennforASLCCtoeffectivelyact.Now,
with half its resources gone, this year's
student government has its work cut out
for it. Hopefully, student government
will evaluate effectiveness and come
back next term ready to act.
The Torch will use winter break for
self-evaluation and to seek ways to better serve its readership. The Torch did
not obtain the Spring Tenn honors list,
for instance. We found out too late that
LCC's new computer system changes
the list's availability. Our Sports
Editor's illness led to a weakness in our
sports coverage; and staff turnover in
our Arts and Entertainment department
hurt our A&E presence. These and other
problems we hope to correct, and we
welcome input from our readers.

_Letters to the Editor_
the recent photo regarding the play .
structure dedication needs to be clarified. Last year, during the National
The Junction City Jaycee's (Junior
Week of the Young Child, our parents
Chamber of Commerce) would like to
participated in a fund raiser event to
thank the PAMA (Professional Aviation
raise $529.99 for a play structure
Maintenance Assoc.) organization of
appropriate for climbing to be purchased
LCC for their generous donation of
from Jerry's. Between the parents,
$200, $100 of which went toward the
children, outside community donors and
Annual Senior Thanksgiving dinner held • campus donations they not only met the
Monday November 22, 1993 at th~
goal, but they surpassed it! They raised
Junction City High School cafetena. The $1,755!
dinner accommodated 167 senior
It was constructed by many parents'
citizens.
donations of time, and even one days
- The remaining $100 is going toward
worth of help from the Construction
the Children's Christmas Shopping Tour Department here on campus. On the
later in December for families in the
dedication day we even had a represenJunction City area.
tative from Jerry's (who donated the
PAMA, along with our other sponwave slide) attend the ceremony!
sors, once again, made it possible fo~ the
Our parents work hard to support
senior dinner to be successful and will
fund raising efforts and I am proud of
help make the Christmas Shopping Tour the outside support we've had as well.
a success also. It is good to know that
We hope to continue this enthusiasm
organizations such as yours at L~C have during the truck raffle as we begin
taken an interest in the community.
raising funds to support the expenses of
expansion in an effort to serve more
Al Fetgatter, President student parents. If you are interested in
Junction City Jaycees being involved with the Co-op, I
challenge you to come visit us and
participate in the fun!
Parents work hard

Thanks for holiday help

First, thank you for the photos of Coop Kids. They really enjoy seeing
themselves in a newspaper. However,

Sue Ferguson
Director
ASLCC Child Care Co-op

The TORCH stands corrected
ASLCC didn't give OSPIRG $250 for Whiteaker Sc?ool
Thanksgiving dinner. Rather, ASLCC gave $250 to Whiteaker at
OSPIRG's request.

Sports

6 The Torch

''This is
my third
year at
Lane and
this is the
best team,
from players one
through 12,
that I've
had.
Jim Boutin
Head Coach

''

December 3, 1993

Photo bJ Dan Welton

1993-94 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
Front row: 42-Jeff C.ampbell, 10-Erlc Appell,
12-Bllly Gould, 14-Taylor Ebright, 20-Scott
Olds, 22-Cralg Watson, 24-Dave Lindsley,
40-Jon Rider, 32-Josh Leader, 30-John
Kromer. Top row: Trainer-Kay Gldley, As-

slstant Coach-Jay Allen, Head Coach Jim
Boutin, 50-Curt Broadsword, 34-Travls
Duncan, 52-Greg Klosterman, 44-Jared
Leuck, Mattornbrue, Assistant Coach-Jim
Fllnt, Athletic Director-Harland Yrlarte.

Men's basketball shoots for second
championship title in three years
Donald Smalley
staff writer

Winter means basketball, and
with rainy and cold weather arriving in Lane County, LCC's
men's basketball team is gearing
up for this year's season. The team
is shooting for its second Northwest Athletic Association of
Community Colleges championship in three years.
The team consists of nine new
players - seven freshmen, a
transfer and a redshirt sophomore
-and three returning sophomores
from last year's club.
This promises to be an exciting
season because the team will play
with a new 35-second shot clock,
as opposed to the 45-second one
that college basketball has been
using since 1984.
"The new shot clock will
definitely speed up the game,"
says Head Coach Jim Boutin.
"From a fan's standpoint, the game
will be more entertaining because
the there will be more points
scored."
In the early going, Boutin is
looks for consistency at the point
guard position, but doesn't think
depth on the bench will be the
problem it was last year.
"This is my third year at Lane
and this is the best team, from
players one through 12, that I've
had," Boutin says. ''That doesn't
mean we'll win it all, but we'll be
up there."

Boutin' s fellow coaches in the
NWAACC's three conferences
agree with him, by picking Lane
to win Southern Conference title.
One reason Lane is a favorite is
because of talent. Another is the
winning tradition.
The Titans have a record of 4911 over the past two seasons,
winning the NWAACC tournament in 1992 and finishing second
in their conference in 1993.
Lane will feature three highpost players: sophomores Curt
Broadsword, Jared Leuck and
Greg Klosterman.
Broadsword at 6 '6", is coming
from knee surgery that forced him
to miss last year's campaign. He
is the only remaining member of
LCC's 1992 championship club.
Klosterman will be the man in
the middle. His 6' 11 ", 230-pound
frame will give Lane a big advantage, especially in the rebounding department.
According to Boutin, Leuck, at
6'6", has been the most consistent
player in the early practices.
LCC' s strongest position is at
wing, according to Boutin, where
sophomores Jon Rider, John
Kromer and Dave Lindsley are all
very good shooters. Of this trio,
only Rider is returning from last
year's squad. The NWAACC selected Lindsley as its 1992 Player
of the Year, when he played for
Skagit Valley.
According to NCAA rules,
transfers have to sit out a year

before playing for their new
school. That's why Lindsley and
Kromer didn't play for the Titans
last season.
The only question mark about
this team is at point guard.
In the early going, freshman

Taylor Ebright has the starting
job, but according to Boutin, fellow freshmen Billy Gould and Josh
Leader will challenge Ebright for
playing time at that position.
Freshmen Eric Appell, at 6'3"
from Corvallis, and Craig Watson,

at 6'2" from Sydney, Australia
will help out at the wing position.
Coming off the bench to help
out at the high-post position are
Travis Duncan, a 6'7" freshman
from Bend and Jeff Campbell, a
6'5" freshman from Newberg.

TEAM SCHEDULE
December
10-12 Bellevue Tournament
17-18 Cross-over Tournament
27-28 Dale Bates Tourney

Bellevue, WA
Centralia, OR
Eugene

TBA
TBA
TBA

January
3
5
8
12
15
19
22
26
29

O'Hara
Coos Bay
Eugene
Eugene
Eugene
Portland
Gresham
Eugene
Salem

7:30p.m
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.

Eugene
Clackamas
Roseburg
Eugene
Albany
Eugene
TBA

8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.
8p.m.

February
2

5
9
12
16
19
24-26
March
3-5

Northwest Christian
Southwestern Oregon
Chemeketa
Umpqua
Clackamas
Portland

Mt. Hood
Linn-Benton
Chemeketa
SW Oregon
Clackmas
Umpqua
Portland
Linn-Benton

Mt. Hood
Southern Conference
Regional Playoffs
NWAACC Championship

Eastern Conference Site TBA

_o_e_ce_m_b_er_3_,_19_9_3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sports ___________Th_e_'Il_o_rc_h_7_

''it was

1993-94 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
Front row: 5-Melanle Tendick, 20-Heather
McCabe, 11-Klera Boles, 23-Rachelle WIison, 10-Lyssa Thompson, 22-Amber
Morelli, 40-Audrea Woodring. Top row:
Athletic Director-Harland Yrlarte, Trainer-

Photo bJ Daa Welton

Kay Gidley, 14-SharDI Lesay, 30-Kelly
Boles, 24 Julle Eigner, SO-Sarah Schoan,
42-Brenda Royle, Manager-Kristi Isham,
Assistant Coach-Erica Scholl, Head CoachDave Loos.

Sophomore lioopsters make
own identity for women's team
Donald Smalley
staff writer

After a shaky start, the LCC
women's basketball team used a
25-15 run to end the first half,

then kept its momentum to defeat
the Centralia Trailblazers, 68-55,
at Lane Nov. 27.
The half-court offense couldn't
get on track in the early going as
the Trailblazers took a 21-12 lead

in the first nine minutes of play.
But LCC used its height to snare
rebounds that eventually led to
fast breaks. This game plan helped
Lane to forge a 37-36 lead at
halftime.

TEAM SCHEDULE
December
3
10
11
17-18
27-28
January

5
8
12
15
19
22
26
29
February
2

5
9
12
16
19
24-26
March
3-5

South Puget Sound
WenatcheeValley College
Big Bend
NWAACC Cross Over
Dale Bates Tourney

Olympia, WA
Wenatchee, WA
Wenatchee, WA
Auburn,WA
Eugene

7p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
2/4p.m.

swocc

Coos Bay
Eugene
Eugene
Eugene
Portland
Gresham
Eugene
Salem

6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.

SW Oregon
Clackmas
Umpqua
Portland
Linn-Benton
Mt. Hood
Southern Conference
Regional Playoffs

Eugene
Clackamas
Roseburg
Eugene
Albany
Eugene
TBA

6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
6p.m.
8p.m.

NWAACC Championship

Eastern Conference Site TBA

Chemeketa
Umpqua
Clackamas
Portland
Mt. Hood
Linn-Benton
Chemeketa

In the second half, LCC turned
on the defense, holding Centralia
to only 19 points, while scoring
31 for itself.
"It was one of the best first
games thatl've had," Head Coach
Dave Loos says. "Of course, it
wasn't the best game ever - we
had trouble with the little things
like fighting through screens."
Sophomore post Sarah Schann
had a double-double in the season
opener by scoring 26 points and
pulling down 15 rebounds.
Sophomore point-guard Audrea
Woodring contributed 16 points,
seven rebounds, and five assists
while playing nearly the whole 40
minutes in the winning effort.
"Our sophomores really
showed up for this game ... eventually," says Loos. "This team
needs its O\Yn identity. The
sophomores tend to say 'This is
how we did it last year,' but this
team needs a new identity for this
year."
The Titans will travel up to
Olympia, Wash. to play South
Puget Sound Friday, Dec. 3, before entering a tournament at
Wenatchee Valley College to play
WVC Dec. 10 and Big Bend College Dec. 11.
The team will play in the Dale
Bates Tourney Dec. 27-28 to end
the pre-season. League games will
start Jan. 5 with a game against
Southwestern Oregon in Coos Bay
at6p.m.

•

one of
the best
first
games
that I've
had.Of
course,
it wasn't
the best
game
everwehad
trouble
with the
little
things
like
fighting
through
screens.
Dave
Head Loos
Coach

''

December 3, 1993
Facing The Pain
What's a mother to do? Options for single mothers

8 The Torch

Each choice has its advantages and
disadvantages," says open adoption
counselor Shari Levine.

Keri Trask
Associate Editor

Single mothers with young children are the fastest growing segment of the population living in
poverty. In Oregon, according 1990
census figures, 61 percent of single
women with children under 5 years
old lived in poverty.
Earning ability relates directly
to education. Nationally, 57 percent of single mothers who didn't
graduate high school live in poverty. But among single mothers with
a diploma, the poverty rate is 35
percent, and only 12 percent among
single mothers with a college degree.
While choosing single motherhood was devastating in the past, it
is now possible to keep a child and
get an education. But it's not an
easy choice and it's not for everyone. Women have other options as
well - they can put their child up
for adoption, or decide to have an
abortion.
"Once a woman becomes pregnant, regardless of the choice she
makes, her life will change forever.

Programs for pregnant women
The number of teenage pregnancies in Lane County declined by 46
percent - from 1,090 to 589 over the period 1979 to 1992, according to Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood helps counsel women on issues of birth control,
pregnancy testing, abortion or
adoption, and offers referrals.
For information, call 344-9411.
Abortion
The Feminist Women's Health
Center offers the above services as well as abortions.
"The bottom line is women
having control over their bodies,
FWHC Clinic Manager Laura Blue
says.
"The only person who is qualified to make a decision about carrying a pregnancy to term or having
an abortion is the woman."
The FWHC offers abortions up
to the first 21 weeks.
Women can usually be scheduled to have the procedure done
within a week.

ASLCC Activities
• There is still a Senate seat available .
Just collect 100 signatures and attend three
Senate meeting, and you can be part of
Student government.
Cafeteria 12:00-1:30 p.m.

• Dec. 6 - HJingle _and the Bells" will be
playing Christmas music in the cafeteria.
• Dec. 8 - Dale Van Wormer will be playing classical Christmas music.
• Dec. 9 - Glenno will be playing harp
Christmas music.
Help your Student Government and
Join a Committee!

• Budget, campus support, cultural, elections, judiciary, legal services, athletic,
book exchange, bus subsidy, by-laws,
fund-raising, recycling, and student union
committees have openings for students at
large.
• Dr. Stephen J. Gould will speak at the
Hult Center at 8pm. Dec 2. He will explore
the understanding that the evolution of life
was determined in part by chance events.
He contends "that natural history is messy
and chaotic, punctuated by mass extinctions that wiped out well adapted and
highly successful species for no apparent
reason.
• The next Student Government meeting
will be Dec. 6 at 4pm in the Boardroom
Admin. Bldg. rm. 216.

For information, call 342-5940.

Adoption
When a woman decides she
wants to have the baby, but feels
she isn't ready to raise it, she may
want to consider adoption and/or
open adoption. The Boys & Girls
Aid Society of Oregon offers counseling and education regarding
adoption for mothers, f amity
members and birth fathers.
• Open Adoption
Open adoption differs from
regular adoption procedures in the
fact that the mother is allowed to
choose the family she wants her
child to live in; she is mailed letters,
updates and pictures about her child.
For information, call 342-3527.
Parenthood
There are many opportunities at
LCC for mothers with young children.
Linda Pompel, Child Care Center director, says LCC is known for
its high quality child care programs.
LCC offers:
• the ASLCC Child Care Coop Program
Parents with children in the Coop must attend a Mandatory Parent

Meeting each month, or pay $25
fine. The program encourages parents to "work for each other,"
working at the the Co-op. Parents
who don't fulfill their duties are
fined $6 per hour.
The ASLCC program is offered
only to parents at LCC.
For information, call 747-4501
ext.2025.

• The Early Childhood Education Program Lab Schools
This program trains students in infant, toddler and child
care.-Itrelies on parents who use the
service regularly because the students• learning experience depends
on the children being present. Parents who don't bring their children
on a regular basis may be dropped
for that reason.
Along with students, six paid
teachers work in the infant/toddler
area: three teachers in the preschool
area, a cook, and two advisors.
The program accepts 24 infant/
toddlers and 30 preschool children
at a given time.
This service is available for
parents at LCC - who are given
priority - and other parents in the

community. For information, call
726-3954.

• The Child Care Resource
Connection
The Child Care Resource Connection refers parents to agencies
that offer the type of child care they
desire. Information is offered on
child care centers, group homes,
family child care, preschools, afterschool programs and in-home providers.
The program keeps a dJta base
of child care providers in the community - including information
on the types of programs, hours of
service, ages served, fees for service,
eligibility requirements for chifdren,
locations and other information
necessary for adequate referrals.
For information, call 726-3954
or 1-800-222-3290. .
Many women make the difficult
decision between parenthood,
adoption and abortion, says the Boys
& Girls Aid Society of Oregon.
"Knowing yourself, being honest
with yourself and remaining true to
your own standards will help you
make the most responsible decision,"

Finals Schedule for Fall 1993
week of December 13-17
..

t .. ~

• Class Days: MWF o~ M, W, F, MW, WF, MTuVJThF,
MTuWTh, MWThF, MTuThF, MTuWF
Examination time:

Class starts at:
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
11 :00
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00p

7:00-8:S0a
8:00-9:S0a
8:00-9:S0a
10:00-11 :50a
10:00-11 :50a
12:00-1 :50p
12:00-1 :50p
2:00-3:50p
2:00-3:S0p
4:00-5:50p
4:00-5:S0p

F
M

or 7:30a
or 8:30a
or 9:30a
or 10:30a
or 11 :30a
or 12:30p
or 1 :30p
or 2:30p
or 3:30p
or 4:30p

w
M

w
M

w
M

w
M

w

Class Days: TuTh, or Tu, Th, TuWThF
Class starts at:
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
11 :00
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00p

or 7:30a
or 8:30a
or 9:30a
or 10:30a
or 11 :30a
or 12:30p
or 1 :30p
or 2:30p
or 3:3.0p
or 4:30p

.

Examination time:
F
Tu
Th
Tu
Th
Tu
Th
, Tu
Th
Tu
Th

:.,

9:00-10:50a
8:00-9:S0a
8:00-9:50a
10:00-11 :50a
10:00-11 :50a
12 :00-1 :50p
12:00-1 :50p
2:00-3:50p
2:00-3:50p
4:00-5:50p
· 4:00-5:50p

Evening (5:30 p.m. or later) and Weekend Classes
Examinations scheduled during regular class times.
This schedule does not apply to Downtown Business Education
Center Classes.

-

Feature
TheTorch9
Christmas,NewYears,andEid-Al-FuttaratLane
December 3, 1993

Mary-Denise Tabor
staff writer

International students who
don't celebrate Chrisunas-and
some who do - may find the
American holiday experience
particularly new.
In Japan, says Kiyomi Okawa,
Christmas is celebrated in a casual manner. A few gifts are
given, but it is not a shopping
frenzy
it is in
t h e
United
States.
Chwa
notes
that
Anrricans
a r e
typically
very
Klyoml Okawa
inform a I,
and their sudden formality at
Christmas was surprising the first
time.
In Japan, the major holiday of
the year is the New Year. This is
the most somber occasion of the
year, as well as exciting.
Musaed AL-Haddad, from
Kuwait, does not celebrate
Christmas. The major holiday of
the year in Kuwait is Eid-AIFuttar which follows Ramadan,

the Muslim
Georgia is the Georgian tion of the year. "Everyone goes
month of fastOrthodox Church. The to church, absolutely everyone,,,
ing. The celChristmas celebrations she says. "We dye all of our eggs
ebration is a
in Georgia are more red for the blood of Christ and
feast, given
solemn and spiritually hide them.,,
Amber Liong, from Malayafter an early
focused,
says
morning
Verulashvili. The gift sia, says Christmas in Malaysia
prayer at the
giving is not the major is a time of parties and informalMosque.
focus of the holiday. ity. "Everyone, from all races,
"This is a
Gifts are given, but just goes out dancing and partyvery special
only among the few ing and really has a good time,"
spiritual
people closest to .you. says Liong. In Malaysia there is
no solitary dominant religion.
time," says
"This is
There are Muslims,
Al-Haddad Musaed AL-Haddad d e f i Christians, Bud"Everyone
nitely a
dhists and countless
goes to the
spiriother religions. All
Mosque, everyone has a hand- tual time. "says
races
and religions
shake or hug to give. This is not Verulashvili.
get together in good
about money or gifts, it is about Verulashvili
spirits.
family, peace and God."
says she likes
Liong says the
Al-Haddad says he likes the Christmas in the
major holidays of
Christmas season in the Unfted United States.
the year in Malaysia
States. He
elm:are Christmas, the
does not have
mas is
Muslim New Year,
the opportunot the
a lunar cycle so it is
nity to see
biggest
a
movable holiday,
s n o w ,
holiday
Amber Llong
and
the Chinese
Christmas
of the
NewYear,onJanutrees or drink
year in
eggnog at
Georgia,
says ary 23. Liong says everything
home in KuVerulashvili. The New happens during these holidayswait.
Years celebration is the
E k a
biggest holiday of the
Verulashvili,
year. The New Year in
from the ReGeorgia is a movable
public of
holiday because it folEka Verulashvlll
Georgia, cellows a lunar cycle.
ebrates
Some people in
Christmas.
Georgia might argue that
- beat the rush
The religion of the Republic of Easter is the biggest celebra-

gift giving, decorating, singing,
dancing, praying, getting together with family.
Sean Shairsingh of Trinidad
says "Every day is a holiday in
Trinidad."
Like Malaysia, in Trinidad
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ there is
no solit a r y
dominant religion.
Shairs in gh
says
there
a r e
i
Mus lims,
_ _ _......._.....,____....... Hindus,
Sean Shalrslngh Christi ans,
and many more.
"There are so many national
as well as spiritual holidays in
Trinidad," he says. "I can't even
say which one is the most important. I suppose it would be
January, New Years."

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two convenient locations to sell books

Smith Family Bookstores
768 E 13th

525 Willamette

M-F 9-5:00
Saturdays 9-2:00
345-1651

M-F 9-1:00, 2-5:00
Saturdays no buyer

343-4717

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Use them at all LCC
Foodservice outlets, including Espresso Corner & Cart
De Caliente & Taco Time
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11:30 a.m.. to 1:15p.m..

LCC Bread Cart
Look for students with
our famous bread
cart in your office

RESERVE BOOKS
.F OR NEXT TERM
- bring your Title, Author, Edition
- reserve your books now,
pay for them the first week of term
- save money - buy used books 50-65 %
(textbooks sold at this store only)

Jrnages of
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ant£gvfen

Read fiction, plays, and poems to
explore the links between
stereotypes, social roles, and literary
images.
Winter Tenn
Reg. 419: Eng 222
1000 - 1120 TuTh
Apr 217 - Instructor Karen Locke

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___ News in Review
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Space still tight for
student organizations

December3,1993

Student appeals, Cable, new board appointee,
~1:!!~to school surprised, excited with LCC
editor

William Boise
staff writer

Student organizations are still pinched by the space squeeze on
campus.
Campus groups like the Native American Student Association and
the Black Student Union share phones and office space with college
staff in order to run their organizations.
And Student Services Director Barb Delansky says she doesn't
foresee any plans to build a new building on campus before the year
2000.
According to Native American Student Association chairman Gary
Hyde, NASA members share Frank Merrill's nine foot by eleven foot
office in the Center Building. Hyde says that NASA needs a temporary
office with phones and desk space while they plan the building of a
traditional Long House that will become the groups permanent campus
home.
"There's a lot of classroom space that's not being used to full
capacity," says Delansky. "If we could free up some of that space by
changing the class schedules there would be more room for other
activities. The problem is getting the instructors to hold classes at times
less convenient than the 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. slots."

An LCC student won reinstatement at Lane after she appealed her
suspension.
On Sept. 27, LCC security office
Glenn Goss informed Sanders she
was barred from coming on Campus.
Linda Fossen, vice president of
Student Servi~, expelled Sanders
Aug.16, aft.ertheLCCdancemajor
m~ two hearings. Fossen scheduled the hearings to investigate an
altel'cation between Sanders and
another student
Fossen reversed lK7 decision to
suspend Sanders on appeal.
Kate Barry, director of Lane's
Women's Center, who served as
SandersadvocateatLane,says''This
is a case of the system working for

someone."

Jake Harris
staff writer

After two months on the job,
LCC's newest board member
finds everything new and exciting, but expects challenging
issues.
In a hard decision, the LCC
Board of Education appointed
Florence Judge Cindy Cable to
fill West Lane County's seat of
the seven member board, which
Chuck Ivey vacated lastJuly. She
will serve until May 1994, when
her seat will come up for a vote.
"I was pleasantly surprised at
the wide variety of topics that
come before the board," says
Cable, "and the different tone of
each meeting, depending on who's
there."
Cable says she's still getting
her feet wet but expects to face

many challenging issues such as:
school financing, faculty conttact
negotiations, drug testing policy
development, LCC administrative reorganization and efficient
space allocation.
It's the board's job to make
policy, she states, and the
administration's job to manage it.
Cable says she expected Measure 1, the sales tax, to be defeated.
With no bail-out in the offing, she
feels the board will have to face
the issue head-on.
LCC is on the cutting edge of
community colleges, Cable says.
The school is proactive rather than
reactive, looking to the future
rather than staying locked in a rut.
Cable says she• s on the board
because she believes in LCC, feels
it serves an important need in the
community and believes she has a
lot to offer as a creative thinker.

Vice President withdraws
'F' /withdrawal policy
Arlene Hougland
lead writer

Vice President of Instruction Jim Ellison revoked his decision
requiring faculty to issue an "F" to students who don't withdraw from
classes they don't attend.
Ellison announced his decision in a Nov. 3 memo to LCC Faculty
Council.
Before Ellison's Sept 20 order, many instructors gave students who
neither dropped nor attended class a "Y" grade, which means "no basis
for grade." Faculty Council expressed disagreement with the "F" grade
policy at its Oct. 14 meeting and sent Ellison a memo detailing their
concerns on Oct. 21 .
At its Nov. 18 meeting Faculty Council discussed the memo and
agreed to invite Ellison to a future council meeting to discuss any
subsequent proposals for resolving the administrative withdrawal
issue.

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Expect new ID in spring
Collin English
staff writer
The debut of LCC's new photo ID system has been delayed until
spring term, says Student Services.
Lane's student council agreed to purchase the system at its Oct. 24
meeting for $11,628.
The cards will feature a personal bar code programmed with
student's school number along with a black and white photo. The
computer generated photos will be printed directly onto a plastic blank,
much like a credit card, says Student Activities Director Barbara
Delansky.
The system will eliminate expensive film and chemistry costs of the
current ID system, require fewer people in production and produce
more versatile ID cards, says Delansky.
The magnetic strip on the cards will speed up library withdrawals
and will permit them to be used for credit and debit transactions at LCC,
according to Delanslcy. Because the cards will be tied to the school's
computer system, students can easily cancel stolen or lost cards. The
system will also produce limited use passes for special events.
With its installation - planned for the winter months - LCC will
join Linn-Benton and Clackamas Community Colleges, which already
use similar systems.

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A contractor won a bid award
that had been delayed by the Board
of Education last month, so the
school could investigate the
company's background.
The LCC Board of Education
made the decision in a special
telephone conference on Nov. 23,
1993.
The Board of Education voted
unanimously to award the contract
to upgrade the air handling system
in the Auto Body Paint Shop in
the Marchine Technology Building to Lebanon Servco, Inc. of
Lebanon, Ore.
Purchasing Director Lloyd
Rain originally recommended the
company to the board at its Nov.
10 meeting.
However, Steamfitters Union
agent Mike Carmickle protested
the bid award. Carmickle described 1989 and 1990 charges
that the company used improper
materials and hired unlicensed
people.
Rain contacted various regulatory board, including the Construction Contractors Board and
former and current clients of the
company. In his report to the
board, Rain said he found no
reason to disqualify the contractor.

Each term LCC's Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group
must draw its projects to a close and examines its accomplishments.
This fall, says OSPIRG Organizer Joelle Cacciatore, the group
accomplished at least some of its objectives.
• Curb your car campaign members collected 3,230 signatures from
LCC students on a petition to improve automobile emission standards,
and increased students' knowledge and use of the Ride Share program.
• The win back democracy campaign registered 124 voters before
the November election and collected 500 signatures for a finance
reform initiative.
• The hunger and homeless campaign fed over 30 homeless people
on Halloween and contributed clothes, food and labor to the Whiteaker
School Thanksgiving Dinner program. The campaign continues to
collect food, which can be donated at the Student Resource Center.
• The recycling campaign is working to increase the number of
recycle bins on campus, and trying to increase aluminum can recycling.
• The toy safety campaign released a study of this year's toys that are
unsafe. Copies of the report is free to interested students and available
at OSPIRG's office in the Center Building basement.
Caccitore says new programs next term will include, Energy for
Tomorrow, Legislative Watch, Social Justice, Health Care, and a
corporate boycott supporting the Bottle Bill.

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