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actor Giancarlo Esposito tours Building 1 with Lane Ethnic studies instructor and Eugene city councilman Greg Evans before delivering his keynote speech at the Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
‘Breaking Bad’ actor visits Lane for MLK Day Esposito meets students, delivers keynote address
taya Alami Reporter Giancarlo Esposito delivered the keynote address at Lane’s annual Martin Luther King Jr.
Day event Jan. 20, 50 years after Congress enacted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The night featured music and dancing, as well as the presentation of several different
advocacy awards. Tickets were sold out for the event, which was held in the Ragozzino Performance Hall in Building 6. The ceremony was emceed CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
NAACP march aims to promote change 300 march for equal rights in Eugene cameron hughey Reporter An estimated 300 people marched in support of inclusive communities and national unity in the Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and Rally. The march, sponsored by the NAACP, began at the Science Factory behind Autzen Stadium and ended in downtown Eugene at the Shedd Institute. The nonprofit Shedd Institute covered the fee to rent out the hall for the post-march event. The march, Standing United, was designed to promote understanding and collaboration across cultural, racial and economic lines, according to the NAACP. “We must build on the heritage (King) left us with,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. Numerous topics were discussed, including equality for same-sex couples, voting rights, entitlements for the poor and
corporate personhood. “Equity, inclusion and diversity must penetrate everything we do,” University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson said. “It requires sustained effort, but it will make our community a better place.” Many local leaders speaking at the event emphasized the need for more equality. “Many of our children are in poverty. Too many families (are) homeless and without the most common of resources, and still we cut the very social service network that is there to protect them,” Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy said at the event. “I believe in treating others as one would hope to be treated, and that includes allowing gay and lesbian couples to have the freedom to marry,” Oregon United for Marriage volunteer Colin Crader said in a speech. Community leaders also spoke on the adversity they, along with their supporters,
will all face in their attempt to achieve policy goals. Leaders cited the political effort to potentially stifle voting rights across the country. “There is a war being waged against the progress made by the Civil Rights Act,” local NAACP chapter President Eric Richardson said in his speech. All of the speakers stressed the need to start a conversation and that they view themselves as being on the winning side of progress. After the main speeches there were gospel choir performances, poetry and speeches that the crowd enjoyed. Community partners for this year’s march included the City of Eugene, Lane Community College, the University of Oregon and others. “When movements stand together united, real change can happen,” Community Alliance of Lane County community organizer Michael Carrigan said.
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activist david strahan talks with Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy during the Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. March and Rally in Eugene. His sign promotes safe Legally Entitled Emergency Places to sleep, an organization that aims to provide shelter for the homeless.
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Failing foster system forgets abused youth Imagine trying to navigate a world of giants. You’re a kid, no older than 6. You’ve watched your parents walk out your front door and not return for weeks at a time. Occasionally someone would show up and realize that you’ve been alone — not fully alone, because you have two siblings, both of whom are counting on you to make them feel safe. Sometimes the people that walk through the door are not safe and you have to go hide in a closet. Other times those people are safe, and they take you home, and they feed you and keep you warm. In a few days, you know you’ll be back home with Mom and Dad. Then one day, when Mom and Dad have been gone for what seems like forever, complete strangers show up. They’re dressed in nice clothes, they talk to you sweetly, but you don’t trust them. They take you away. You live with a temporary family, but you see these nicely dressed people on a weekly basis. You play on the mini-slide in a carpeted office and hear them talk in hushed voices to other nicely dressed people. Occasionally on these visits, a parent will show up. If you’re really lucky, both will. But one day they don’t, and a new mom and dad walk in. They tell you they are excited to have you in their family, and you will love their big backyard. You leave your temporary home, you stop paying visits
to that carpeted office, and you think — just for a moment — that life has finally gotten better. Now it will finally make sense — you can look at your siblings and know that they will be safe … but what if you’re wrong? • • • Some of the statistics published by the Oregon Department of Human Services in 2012 may surprise you: — There is an estimated 4,140 children in Oregon foster care. — Oregon is ranked fifth among states with the greatest number of children in the system. — Only 0.5 percent of children entering the foster system were orphans. — In 2012, 3,615 children left the foster system and were either adopted or returned to their homes. Of those 3,615 children, how many of them live under the spectre of domestic violence situations? In 2006, the Oregon DHS completed a study focusing on abuse in the foster system. At that time, 26 percent of children entering foster care were being abused by their temporary families, but there’s a reporting bias, as those were only the cases recognized through a formal assessment process. When a child is adopted out of foster care, their case is “closed,” meaning the case worker’s monthly visits cease. Anything that happens to the child after this point will be completely out of the state’s hands — unless, of course,
someone calls Child Protective Services. Major hurdles facing Oregon’s foster and adopted children are the lack of resources: not enough people, funding or awareness. People should be alert and know what they are looking for, but it’s not happening. Anyone who works around children is required to promise that they will report any signs of abuse. Even awareness is lacking, as DHS statistics on abuse haven’t been updated since 2006, while the U.S. Administration for Children and Families statistics haven’t been updated since 2009. Not only are some of these children never finding a safe home, they are also being ignored or forgotten by the very society they live in. Would-be foster families should be screened more heavily. There should also be a program to assist foster children as they leave the system. Many children are just dropped from the system once they turn 18. If they have never lived in a safe home, how will they create a safe place for themselves? We can all help. We can be aware. We can become enlightened. We can push for funding. We can go through and insist for more training. We can report signs of abuse. We can support young people leaving the system. We can help our abused foster — and adopted — children. We should set an example for the next generation. We can do better.
CORRECTION: In its Jan. 16 issue, The Torch incorrectly reported the win-loss records for the Lane’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. The women’s team currently has three wins and one loss in regional play with 16 wins and four losses overall. The men’s team has three wins and two losses in regional play with 10 wins and nine losses overall. The Torch regrets this error.
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Budget cuts may target part-time staff
Politics in college governance system creates controversy Andrade removed from Diversity Council by union leadership taya Alami Reporter The president of Lane’s employee union has removed the volunteer chairwoman from the college’s advisory committee responsible for diversity issues. At the behest of Lane Community College Employee Federation President Bob Baldwin, Elizabeth Andrade was notified via email during winter break of her removal from the Diversity Council. In the email, Baldwin wrote that Andrade had chosen a negative approach when she publicly disparaged those representing Lane’s employee and faculty unions in the college’s governance system. “As Federation president, I can no longer have you using (your) Federation appointment to engage in your own personal agenda,” Baldwin wrote. Baldwin was unavailable to comment and Andrade declined to comment. The college is passing a policy requiring its employees to complete some form of diversity training. The initiative to pass a policy concerning cultural competency has spanned several years — and has gained considerable steam during the past 12 months. Four proposals were brought before the College Council in May 2013, but all four were left at the table after council members failed to reach consensus. Lane President Mary Spilde said the council’s failure to reach consensus stemmed from the inclusion of procedural language in the policies themselves. During the Dec. 3 Lane Board of Education meeting, Spilde said including procedure into policy (requiring 18
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hours of diversity training, for example) was unnecessary. As long as the policy clearly stated the college’s commitment to establishing some form of diversity training, Spilde said, “that’s all it needs to say.” Andrade was invited before the board during the December meeting to present a short chronology on the cultural competency policy. During Andrade’s presentation, she said Lane’s Diversity Council began considering a cultural competency policy at the council’s formation in Spring 2008 — and since then has failed to reach consensus on five separate occasions. “Just because of one vote,” Andrade said. According to the college’s governance system manual, the removal was within Baldwin’s rights. However, his decision still brought controversy. Some union members publicly voiced their disapproval during the Jan. 8 Board of Education meeting. At the meeting, Andrade said she was saddened by her removal and considered the move to be a tremendous abuse of power by Baldwin. “It feels like a witch-hunting,” Andrade said. “(It was like) nails on the chalkboard, because I have the audacity to bring (forth) the issues the governance system was having.” Andrade spoke before the board during its November and December meetings to detail the lineage of Lane’s initiative to establish a diversity education policy for its employees. “I don’t understand what he means when he said I ‘chose an approach of negativity and public disparagement,’” Andrade said at the meeting.
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Workforce Development Career Pathways Coordinator Rosa Lopez, who sits on the Learning Council, said she was deeply bothered by Andrade’s removal from the Diversity Council. “As far as I know, there was no justification or reasoning behind it,” Lopez said. Lopez said she spoke with Baldwin, and said she recognized Andrade’s removal was a union issue that will be dealt with internally. However, Lopez thinks the governance system is ineffective because the union leadership has the authority to appoint and remove people from the Diversity Council. “We have no entity on this campus with the focus on diversity that would have been able to appoint its members with or without the approval of union leadership,” Lopez said. Lane Student Adviser Claudia Riumallo also spoke at the meeting, where she said she was very concerned about the state of the governance system after Andrade’s firing. “What happened to Elizabeth Andrade is scary to me,” Riumallo said. “I’m afraid I will not ever be represented — and if I bring up an issue, I wonder if I will be safe.” Andrade was appointed to the Diversity Council at its inception. Despite her removal, Andrade still attended the Diversity Council’s Jan. 15 meeting. Donna Zmolek, Lane’s assistant to the president, said, “Some people were saying (Baldwin) didn’t really have the authority to kick (Andrade) off in the first place, so was she ever really off? I’m not sure.”
taya Alami Reporter At a Jan. 16 forum meeting, Lane Vice President of College Services Brian Kelly announced that the college is projecting budget cuts. Kelly told attendees that the biggest issue facing the college is lowered enrollment numbers. “We can continue to do amazing things,” Kelly said. “We’re just going to do amazing things with different levels of staffing and a different level of programming.” A collaborative brainstorming session for financial strategies followed Kelly’s presentation. The meeting was attended by students, faculty and classified employees, and was broadcast live over the web by Lane’s Media Arts Department. During the recession, the college experienced an enrollment surge, which brought the college an increase in revenue. Kelly said the college was planning for an eventual drop-off in enrollment revenue during the period of high enrollment. This contingency planning included a “financial stabilization reserve,” a rainy-day fund. The college has used approximately $2.9 million from the fund over the past several years to maintain its operations. “Enrollment-wise, we’ve had some rainy days and we’ve used those funds, but those funds are disappearing,” Kelly said. Approximately 86 percent of Lane’s budget is spent on staff. Further complicating the problems stemming from low enrollment, Kelly said, is an increase in personnel costs. Lane is projecting a $16 million contribution into its employee health care this school year. These problems have led the college to consider a handful of
cuts going into next year. “Part-time faculty, part-time staff will be reduced — and will be reduced at a greater level than we’ve seen already this year,” Kelly said. Kelly said the college is looking closely at its vacancy listings. By not filling open jobs, the college could potentially save millions of dollars. “However, we recognize that work has to come from somewhere, so this isn’t without difficulty,” Kelly said. Associated Students of Lane Community College Senator Rebekah Ellis said Lane students could benefit from more access to academic advising. Ellis said too many students enroll in Lane without a clear path to a degree in mind, and many of those students end up spending too much of their financial aid on unnecessary courses before reaching their limit and dropping out. “I think retention is really important, as far as the budget goes,” she said. Ellis wasn’t the only person in the room with student retention on her mind. Fiora Starchild Wolf, an enrollment services adviser, said the school should consider using a customer service model when it looks at its students. “How do we incorporate the knowledge of financial aid, for example, with counseling and advising?” Starchild Wolf said. Kelly said more definitive answers on the specificity and severity of cuts to programs, services and staff will be brought to light over the final five months of Lane’s fiscal year. “We all want to have enrollment levels that support all the great services and great programs we have here at Lane,” Kelly said. “Unfortunately, our enrollment levels aren’t going to allow us to do that for a while.”
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Lane Black Student Union President Jesse Ellison, left, meets with actor Giancarlo Esposito on Jan. 20. Matt edwards / THE TORCH
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Actor Giancarlo Esposito delivers his keynote speech for Lane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Building 6.
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by the president of Lane’s Black Student Union, Jesse Ellison. “It means a lot. It’s something we do annually,” Ellison said. “I think the philosophy of Dr. King really means a lot to the student groups here on campus.” Attendees included Lane students and staff, members of the community. Bridgett Levert said what made the evening especially meaningful for her was being able to attend with her 87-year old mother, who marched for the desegregation of schools during the Civil Rights era. “It’s just a blessing,” Levert said. “It’s great to see the fruits of so many people’s hard work over the years.” Several awards were presented during the celebration. Philip Carrasco, a human rights commissioner for the city of Eugene, presented the
Human Rights Commission Latina Leaders Award to Lane employees Carmen Urbina, Francisca Eva Johnson and Elizabeth Andrade. Carrasco said the Latinas being honored are dynamic leaders in the community that young Latinas can look up to. “We all know communities of color are underrepresented,” Carrasco said. “Although I’m a Latino who is underrepresented myself, I’m a male who recognizes my male privilege.” In addition to her award from the city’s civil rights commission, Andrade also received the ASLCC Social Justice Award. ASLCC Vice President Anayeli Jiminez presented the award and commended Andrade for her efforts to establish cultural competency at Lane. “We couldn’t have gotten
this far without her,” Jimenez said. “Despite the many challenges we face in our community, Elizabeth has always been strong and brave in this fight.” The theme of cultural competency continued as student government president Paul Zito presented the ASLCC Community Leadership Award to Lane President Mary Spilde. Spilde was also presented with the City of Eugene Human Rights Commission Award and the Black Student Union’s Maddie Reynolds Award. Maddie Reynold’s was one of Eugene’s civil rights crusaders. Greg Evans, a Lane employee and Eugene city councilor, said Spilde deserved to be honored for the work she had done over the past year — especially her work in diversity.
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Giancarlo Esposito Actor Giancarlo Esposito sat down with The Torch News Editor J. Wolfgang Wool and reporter Taya Alami for an interview prior to his keynote address at Lane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. He began by explaining the etymology of his name. Esposito: It’s Esposito. In Naples, Italy, Esposito is like Smith. There was a priest who ran an orphanage, and he gave all the children who have been given up by their parents his own name of Esposito. And that’s how they became so prominent in southern Naples. The Torch: What impact do you think globalization has had on civil rights?
“Intention is the driving force behind those who are not lost — so what is your intention?” Giancarlo Esposito
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legacy (continued from p. 1) “She’s a woman who walks her talk — and I can’t say that about a lot of people that have those kind of CEO/leadership roles,” Evans said. “She doesn’t equivocate, doesn’t make excuses. She backs her employees and she backs her students.” “This year alone we’ve seen her act as a hero around controversial issues — specifically related to cultural competency,” Zito said. “She demanded a safe space for students to speak their minds and be heard.” In honor of the award, Zito said ASLCC will dedicate a small garden plot outside of Spilde’s office to be filled with flowers and a monument from the school’s art program. “I can’t tell you what it means to me, what a privilege it is to be recognized by students,” Spilde said. Spilde said she was inspired
by the many student activists attending Lane, and added she had nothing but admiration for them. “There are so many students at Lane who are working for social justice,” Spilde said. “Whether it’s registering voters, making a food pantry for hungry students — as they’ve just done — or their efforts to require professional development in cultural competence for everyone at Lane so we can create a respectful, inclusive and safe environment for everyone.” Later, Esposito delivered his keynote address. Esposito currently portrays Tom Neville on NBC’s Revolution. Previously, he portrayed Gus Fring on AMC’s Breaking Bad — a role that garnered an NAACP Image Award nomination. While he’s best-known for his acting work, Esposito is
also a director and producer. Esposito said he was grateful to be visiting Lane, “especially and specifically” on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Through his dream, we were born free. His dream became our dream,” Esposito said. “My mother would always say, ‘no one can take away what is between your ears.’ I used to giggle and say, ‘what do you mean by that?’ She would just say, ‘keep reading that book, and you’ll find out.’” Esposito encouraged the audience to consider the intentions of their actions. “Intention is the driving force behind those who are not lost — so what is your intention?” Esposito said. “All of you students out there and teachers who need to be revived and rejuvenated, and need to be present in the now — you might want to
look at your intentions for your actions, your intentions for your life,” Esposito said. “I ask you to be courageous in this moment. In this, your time. You determine your future by choice, and that choice is made each and every moment that you live and breathe.” Esposito said the the thing that makes thinkers like Martin Luther King Jr. so insightful was their ability to question and be aware, ultimately allowing them to be their fullest selves. “Because if I expand, I’m going to be bursting at the seams. I’m going to have no choice but to talk to you about your expansion. I will have no choice but to share the joy of my gratitude with you — and in that joy, glistening, that sparkle, in that energy will come a fellowship like no other.”
Esposito: It has a huge impact, because now the world has become smaller and information travels faster. People in Iran, Iraq or Bahrain — all these far away countries that we would have to look in National Geographic to find — now they find us. They find our entertainment, they find our television, they see our films and they see that life looks a little better for us here then it looks for them in an oppressed society. And they want freedom. The walls start to crumble and things start to change. I think it has one the most profound impacts on our quickly changing world, without a doubt. The Torch: Do you find it ironic that you got an NAACP Image Award nomination for your role as a drug kingpin? Esposito: Uh, I think it is possibly a little ironic, yes. (laughs) I stopped playing any kind of street thug, drug dealer, in the hood, many years ago. I had to, because some of the other actors in Hollywood, they don’t feel they should be role models. But I do. I feel like visual impressions in our world are very strong. For me, they are, because I’m an artist and photographer, and I’m a painter and I’m a director. So when I see something visually, I remember it. I record it. I can see motion and movement in it. I can see spirit in it. I can see logic in it. I can see all of these different things and I feel as if someone sees me on television or in a film (and I’m) really happy with the trappings of what I’ve received because I’ve played this drug dealer — whether it is the car I’m driving or the rings I’m wearing or the gold — they relate to that on a subliminal, subconscious level and that might be the choice that they make. And what an awful choice that would be, because that is such a dark and horrible life. (This interview has been edited for clarity and length. The full interview is available online at http://www.lcctorch. com.)
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Titans tied for third in South Region
Lane has 3-2 record after two consecutive wins Chris Patrick Reporter The Lane men’s basketball team put itself back in the playoffs picture with back-toback wins this week. The Titans are now 3-2 versus Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges South Region opponents and are locked in a three-way tie for third place in the region. On Jan. 15, the Titans recorded a season-high 22 assists on their way to a crushing 105-82 win over the 4-13 Linn Benton Community College Roadrunners. Sophomore Alex Sattley led the Titans with 21 points and five assists, and freshman Dyrall Goods added 16 points and six boards. The Titans hosted the Portland Community College Panthers on Jan. 18. An already-thin Titans squad was forced to play the game with only eight players after starting sophomore guard
Alec Breazeale was sidelined for the game, nursing a hand injury. The Titans put in their first two points with a huge backdoor alley-oop from Sattley to sophomore Zach Kirschbaum. Despite that electrifying start, the first half was a struggle for the Titans. Kirschbaum got into foul trouble in the first few minutes, creating a defensive void down low, making it easy for the Panthers to score. Lane had trouble getting to the basket and were held to just 32 points on 34 percent shooting in the first half, putting them in an 11-point hole at halftime. Coming out of the locker room, the Titans were able to put together a 26-8 run fueled by suffocating defense and a four-point play from Sattley. The Panthers were held to 26 percent shooting in the second half and only scored 25 points. Kirschbaum was able to play more aggres-
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Left: Lane sophomore forward Zach Kirschbaum slams home two points off of an assist from sophomore guard Alex Sattley (not pictured) in a Jan. 18 game against the Portland Community College Panthers. Right: Lane freshman forward Marco Carranza drives to the basket and scores against the Panthers. The Titans won 73-68.
sively, putting up 13 points in the second half while pulling down 12 rebounds, finishing with 15 points and 16 boards. Sophomore Dale Baker also had a big night on the boards,
pulling down 14. Kirschbaum was fouled with 16.8 seconds left and hit both free throws to put the Titans up three. They were able to hold the lead and finish with a 73-68 victory putting them at a conference
record of 3-2. “That was a huge effort. We battled through the storm,” Titans head coach Bruce Chavka said. “We needed that victory; that keeps us in the race.”
Lane women 4-1 after close call versus Panthers Titans now tied for No. 1 in South Region
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Lane sophomore guard Tori Mahaffie blocks Portland Community College freshman guard Diamond Bolden in a game Jan. 18 in Eugene. The Titans beat their opponents 84-78.
Chris Patrick Reporter The Lane women’s basketball team defeated the Portland Community College Panthers
84-78 on Jan. 18 in their only game of the week. Going into the game, the Titans were looking to extend their winning streak to three games and stay in contention
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for the No. 1 seed in the region, along with Umpqua and Clackamas community colleges. The Titans’ leading scorer, freshman Shelby Snook, was one of the few players who were
able to produce in the first half. Snook was able to tally nine points in the first half while shooting 3-of-5 from the field. The Titans got off to a slow start, shooting only 30 percent
from behind the arc. For the Panthers, forward Samantha Tower was able to secure a 40-34 lead at half by hitting 7-of-9 three-pointers while accounting for 21 of her team’s points. “They had a couple of really good players and then a couple of kids who decided tonight was gonna be their All-American night,” Titans head coach Greg Sheley said. “We didn’t do a good enough job recognizing (Tower) in the first half.” The Titans made the proper adjustments after halftime and were able to hold the Panthers to 2-of-6 shooting in the second half. Lane allowed only two contested threes from Towers after half, and she missed both. The Titans were able to move the ball more fluidly, allowing them to work it inside to freshman Marikah Wright. She produced 14 points and six rebounds in the second half to lead the comeback. She finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds. As the game wound down, the Titans held a three-point lead. Freshman Jacia Jointer knocked down a three-pointer with 18.6 seconds left to seal the game.
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The Lane baseball team was able to hit the field for its first inter-squad scrimmage of the season on Jan. 17
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Sophomore Jared Priestly pitches in the scrimmage. Priestly is expected to be a top starting pitcher for the Titans.
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Lane freshman Jackson Bertsch throws a fastball for the blue team during the team scrimmage Jan. 17.
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Sophomore Spencer Smith bunts the ball in the scrimmage. Smith was a 2012 NWAACC South Region All-Star.
Titans to host seventh annual Jam the Gym Basketball teams hope to attract fans, help community with fundraiser Jarrid Denney Sports Editor The Lane basketball teams will host the seventh annual Jam the Gym event on Jan. 25 in Building 5. This year’s event is sponsored by Bi-Mart and supports Food for Lane County,
Lane County’s regional food bank. Fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the game, in lieu of paying the price of admission. “We’re trying to do a little bit of community outreach, collecting food for (Food for
Lane County) but also trying to get the community to come out on our campus, see a game, and get excited and maybe come watch us play again,” Lane women’s basketball coach Greg Sheley said. The first 500 spectators to arrive will receive “Titan Rally Towels,” courtesy of
Bi-Mart, which has sponsored the event each year since its debut. Both the Lane men and women’s teams will face the Chemeketa Community College Storm at the event. The Titan women tip off at 2 p.m., while the men are scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS Jan. 6 to Jan. 21 Jan. 6 at 11:49 a.m.
Public Safety received an email containing an image of a Tweet from a Lane student with the caption, “I wanna blow up my school.” Public Safety warned the unidentified person that the college takes such threats seriously. The student removed the Tweet.
Jan. 14 at 7:06 a.m.
A Titan Court resident complained to Public Safety that two people were having sex in the rear doorway of the Shaw Medical building behind Titan Court. Public Safety notified Eugene Police, who sent them on their way.
Jan. 14 at 8:55 p.m.
A student notified Public Safety that another student was making inappropriate sexual advances towards her during class. The alleged harasser was arrested on an unrelated outstanding warrant.
Jan. 15 at 11:41 a.m. Public Safety responded to a woman’s report that a 3-year-old was locked in a vehicle, along with the woman’s keys and purse. Pop-A-Lock was called, and a tow truck arrived 20 minutes later.
Jan. 18 at 1:09 a.m.
A Public Safety officer observed three people smoking in an alley near Titan Court and noted the smell of marijuana. They insisted they were smoking cigarettes and said they weren’t Titan Court residents. Someone else told them Public Safety officers aren’t police officers and suggested they walk away. They did.
Jan. 21 at 5:45 p.m.
Public Safety was notified of a missing Specialized Support Services employee. At 7 p.m., the employee was found at their home.
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The Further 2 sits parked outside the McDonald Theatre in Eugene during the Jan. 16 preview screening of Ken Kesey, a documentary produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting about the countercultural icon.
Oregon author recognized in new film OPB streams Ken Kesey documentary
Review by Laura Newman A&E Editor Further 2, a flamboyantly painted 1947 International school bus parked outside of the McDonald Theatre in Eugene, was there to greet an anxious crowd of movie-goers for the Jan. 16 pre-screening of the Oregon Public Broadcasting-sponsored documentary Ken Kesey. A Springfield native and University of Oregon graduate, Kesey was the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. He was also a key figure in the progressive psychedelic movement. As Lane instructor Patsy Raney said, “Kesey is Oregon!” Although Further 2 is not the original bus that carted Kesey and his Merry Prank-
sters across the country, spreading the joys of hallucinogens and adventure during the progressive 1960s, it represents the spirit of an age in history and a trip that would become a legacy. “The first three pages of Cuckoo’s Nest were written on peyote,” Kesey says in this documentary. He stumbled onto LSD while living in California. He needed money to support his family, and became a test subject for clinical drug trials, which paid $25 per visit. This bout of psychedelic drug testing inspired the “electric Kool-Aid acid tests,” a series of informal experiments in which participants either dropped acid or remained sober and observed. It also inspired an intro-
spective ideology. A marijuana possession charge prompted Kesey to fake his suicide and drive to Mexico, where he stayed for six months. The film depicts the inception of tie-dye — apparently the result of a stranded bus, time to kill, mud and paint — and other crazy antics, like Kesey’s inability to make hippies leave the Kesey Farm after the bus ride had ended. Kesey’s family, who also attended the showing, played a heavy role in piecing together this film. His mother, wife, children and eccentric friends helped paint a portrait of a fun, mischievous man who had a passion for telling stories in a unique way. While these are mentionable characteristics of this
well-known man, the hourlong documentary sheds light on Kesey’s depiction of these adventures, which is a great relief. The film explores deeper elements than just his notoriety in pop culture. Perhaps because of the involvement of Kesey’s family and friends, the documentary indulges in idolizing the countercultural icon. But even when it’s spinning his faked death into a positive, it’s at least entertaining, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, thanks to the colorful anecdotes and characters, which makes this documentary a must-watch for Oregonians. (Ken Kesey airs on Jan. 24 at 4 a.m. It is also available to stream on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s website at http:// tinyurl.com/odvefrg.)
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Oregon Jazz Festival, Jan. 24 to Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Building 6
“Jam The Gym” Lane basketball vs. Chemeketa Community College Storm at Lane, Women at 2 p.m., Men at 4 p.m.
Media Arts Portfolio Workshop Series, Session 1, 9:00 - 10:50 a.m., Building 17, Room 111 THE TORCH / Thursday, JAN. 23, 2014
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