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Ty Voltage (left) parries an attack from Carl Knoch, the Titan Fencing Club Coach, as part of a demonstration for students attending the 2014 Lane Community College Club Fair in the Center Building Feb. 4.
Club fair attracts new students, interests
From left to right: Lane Student Veteran Club volunteer Rhys Wilcox-Emery and club officers danielle shanno, Ricky Mcnulty and Kelly silveria staffed their table to help raise awareness of their club at the Lane Club Fair on Feb. 4.
Right: Lane student Hannah Offutt (left) talks with Green Chemistry Club member Elaine Leibert at the club fair on Feb. 4.
Proposed legislation would change financial aid disbursement practices Oregon H.B. 4102 gets hearing, student support
Taya Alami Reporter Lane student leaders are lobbying the state legislature to pass a bill preventing companies that handle financial aid payments from deducting disciplinary charges and fees from student accounts. The House Consumer Protection and Efficiency Committee held a hearing about Oregon H.B. 4102 Feb. 4. In its introductory form, the bill would alter the business model for financiers
like Higher One, the finance company that acts as a middle-man between the federal lenders and Lane’s student borrowers. The bill would also forbid colleges and universities from entering into contracts with firms that fail to meet new standards. Higher One has been criticized by Lane students for charging debit-card fees for non-credit transactions, ATM fees and overdrafts. Students with Higher One debit-cards are charged 50 cents per debit
transaction, while credit transactions that require a signature are fee-free. ASLCC legislative director Sara Shepherd attended the Feb. 4 hearing. She said the individuals testifying against the bill were pressed hard by members of the committee, whom she said seemed to be more sympathetic to the students paying the administrative fees. “(The committee members) were really bringing out the student perspective, and standing up for students — so
that was nice to hear.” OSA Lane campus organizer Brittany MacPherson said it feels like Higher One doesn’t care about students as much as it should. Current OSA legislative director Mario ParkerMilligan sat on Lane’s selection committee in 2012 that recommended the college select a contract with Higher One in lieu of Sallie Mae, when Parker-Milligan was serving his second year as ASLCC president. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
At its Feb. 5 meeting, Lane’s Board of Education unanimously decided to require its employees to participate in a diversitytraining program. The college’s governance system must draw up the details outlining how much training staff will be required to complete, which staff members will receive the training, how often individuals would be required to train and how the college will fund the policy. “We’ve got faculty and staff who are skilled in professional development, and I think we’re going have to ask them help us come up with a comprehensive program,” Spilde said. Board of Education member Robert Ackerman said he was concerned that the drafting process for the upcoming procedures could be delayed by due-process hearings. The initiative to pass a policy that would implement a diversity-education program has spanned a number of years — maybe even decades — but gained considerable steam during the past year. Four proposals were brought before the College Council for approval in May 2013, but all four were tabled after council members failed to reach a consensus. Some members of the faculty and classified unions publicly disagreed with their leaders over the need for the policy. In broadly circulated emails and public testimony, some employees and students described instances in which they experienced discrimination. Other employees questioned whether Lane could craft an effective policy. Spilde said the college plans to implement some diversity education and training options this spring, with a full launch slated for Fall 2014. Classified employees, staff and students will begin discussing potential procedures by Feb. 20, Spilde said. “I can’t say there won’t be tussles, people who aren’t happy with the speed or content — or direction,” Spilde said. “But we’re going to try and make it as inclusive as we can and develop something we can all be proud of.” Associated Students of Lane Community College Gender and Sexual Diversity Advocate Max Jensen said he’s optimistic. “Hopefully there will be a good amount of collaboration on the procedures, on how the policy is enacted and how it will actually work,” Jensen said.
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Fans gathered in their homes, in bars and at the field to watch the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos fight for the championship at Super Bowl LXVIII. But there’s another fight that’s happening: the fight against sex trafficking. Americans tend to see this as a faraway problem, but it happens in our own backyard. Non-profits such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Traffic in Our Streets, a website dedicated to the research of human trafficking, report a spike in sex trafficking during major sporting events, like the Super Bowl. “When you’re about ready to have 400,000 men come to this area of the country, you’re invariably going to have more people try to take advantage of that by providing prostitutes and prostitution,” New Jersey prosecutor John Molinelli told the Associated Press. In response, New Jersey prepared to combat sexual exploitation this year. Did they succeed? We don’t know yet, but we know they tried. According to Fox411, New Jersey created a task force in early 2012 to train police officers and raise awareness among employees in and around East Rutherford to look for signs of sex trafficking.
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Sunday’s Super Bowl represented much more than just the clobbering of the Denver Broncos and Bruno Mars’ flamboyant halftime performance. It represents a departure from the offense-heavy, pass-happy spectacle that the NFL has become. In 2009, the NFL limited the amount of contact defensive backs were allowed to make with wide receivers after the line of scrimmage, which has resulted in a significant increase in the number of pass-interference penalties enforced. These rule changes have stacked the deck against NFL defensive backs, and made it almost impossible to cover receivers. Defenders are left with two options: Shove or hold the receiver and be called for a penalty, or try to cover them legally and get embarrassed by some of the greatest athletes in the world. NFL quarterbacks are taking full advantage of the rule changes. Before 2009, only one quarterback — the Miami Dolphins’ Dan Marino, in 1984 — had thrown more than 5,000 yards in a single season. Since 2009, the 5,000-yard mark has been broken eight times, by four different quarterbacks. One of those quarterbacks, the Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning, happened to be on the wrong end of Sunday’s beatdown. Manning rewrote the record books during the 2013 season, setting NFL records for passing touchdowns in a single season with 51, as well as passing yards in a single season, with 5,477.
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for its efforts. This is a huge improvement from last year’s D. This improvement was simply made by educating Oregonians, and training employees of businesses to look for the signs. So what can the average person do to fight sex trafficking? The Polaris Project, also an advocacy group, says sex trafficking victims may • be unable to provide a home address, • have few or no personal belongings, • appear malnourished, • appear to work or live under high security, • exhibit unusual fearful or anxious behavior at the mention of law enforcement, • have many inconsistencies in their story, or • demonstrate a lack of knowledge of their whereabouts, and may not know what city they are in. Being aware that sex trafficking exists in the U.S. is half of the fight to end it, but it’s not enough. Spreading the word, signing petitions that can be sent to our governors and not supporting sexual exploitation, is the key to ending this modern form of slavery.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed The Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection and Treatment Act, which “revises and expands the state’s human trafficking law by creating a new human trafficking commission, criminalizing additional activities related to human trafficking as well as upgrading certain penalties on existing human trafficking or related crimes, increasing protections afforded to victims of human trafficking and providing for increased training and public awareness on human trafficking,” according to a brief on the legislation. Yet, somehow, many Americans have no idea that sex trafficking is a problem in our country. Did you see a Super Bowl commercial opposing sex trafficking? We didn’t. New Jersey may have been spreading the word, as they should have, but what about the rest of the nation? The ones who have been advocates for those that are voiceless were extremely active before the Super Bowl. But what about everybody else? The Protected Innocence Legislative Branch, a branch of Shared Hope International that uses report cards to monitor how states handle sexual exploitation cards, rated Oregon a B
He is the primary beneficiary of the league’s rule changes, and is regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of our generation. But on Sunday, Seattle’s defense reduced him to nothing more than a punchline. Manning’s Super Bowl stat line did not appear awful on paper. He completed 34 of 49 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown. However, it was clear to anybody who watched the game that he struggled. He committed three turnovers, including one ugly pass that was picked off by Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith. Seattle pressured Manning throughout the game, and even when he found open receivers, his passes were broken up by the Seahawks’ physical secondary defense. Let’s talk about that Seattle secondary, the self-described “legion of boom,” which features All-Pro safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor, as well as All-Pro Cornerback Richard Sherman. They spearhead one of the most dominant defenses in recent memory, and have drawn criticism all season for delivering hits that many deem too physical, in a sport that thrives on physicality. Love them or hate them, they are changing the way football is played, and putting an end to the video game numbers that NFL quarterbacks have been putting up over the past several seasons. Their dismantling of Manning’s Broncos is a prime example of the way defenses should handle the league’s airraid offenses. The average size of an NFL defensive
back is 5'11" and 205 pounds. Traditionally, small, quick players such as Champ Bailey, Ed Reed and Charles Woodson have been the prototype of an ideal defensive back. The Seahawks are flipping that strategy. Sherman is 6'3" and 195 pounds with a 78-inch wingspan. Chancellor is 6'3" and an enormous 232 pounds — bigger than most linebackers — yet still runs the 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.62 seconds. Instead of trying to out-run receivers, the Seahawks simply bully them. “Part of what they do is they really dare the referee to throw the flag,” NFL Network analyst Marshall Faulk said in a story published by The Seattle Times. “It’s almost guaranteed that if the referee throws the flag, they’re going to hold or grab on the next play because you rarely see two (pass-interference penalties) called back to back.” The NFL is a league of trends. The Seahawks have found a formula that works, and it’s only a matter of time until other teams get the hint and start building their teams to match the physical brand of football that Seattle plays. Soon we will see a return to the smash-mouth football that was so beloved in the 1990s and early 2000s. There will be fewer eye-popping passing stats, and more runs up the middle. Fewer 5,000-yard passing seasons, and more 2,000-yard rushing seasons. NFL defenses have been looking for a way keep up with the league’s rule changes for nearly five seasons. Seattle has finally found the solution.
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ASLCC President Paul Zito boards the new Lane Community College bus, Feb. 5 during its debut in front of Building 1.
LTD donation gives Diesel Tech students hands-on experience J Wolfgang Wool News Editor The newly branded bus donated by Lane Transit District rolled out in front of Building 1 Feb. 5 for its official unveiling. Ty Voltage was dancing next to his picture on the back of the bus, while members of Lane staff and the student government stood around it. The bus was donated over a year ago to the Diesel Technology department as a training-aid. “The diesel technology students do a variety of mainte-
nance items to it. It has 725,000 miles on it,” Division Dean of Advanced Technology Patrick O’Connor said. The 40 foot long 1994 Gillig Phantom Coach has had various work performed on it by Lane’s Diesel Technology students, including the hydraulics, brakes, drivetrain, fuel systems, shocks and more. “That’s the prime reason for having this. Having it as a real, live, hands-on lab experiment experience. But also it has some secondary appeal as being kind of a good, positive visual to the
public,” O’Connor said. Diesel Technology Instructor Al Clark said that many of their students also worked at LTD, so the bus offered more precise vocational training to them. This is the second bus donated by LTD to Lane. “Maybe eventually we’ll get one of the hybrids, that’d be nice,” Clark said Lane marketing director Tracy Simms worked with the local Eugene companies Funk/Levis Associates and Haugen Advertising & Graphics to design and brand the donated bus.
Simms said the bus was not only a great opportunity for students’ education, but could be used as a recruitment tool that could be taken to various locations. “This is a big billboard,” Clark said in agreement. When asked about student involvement with the designing for the bus, Simms said she did use the design program on campus in the Spring, but as this all happened in Fall Term, she chose to hire a local business. “It was an opportunity that,
had it been presented, would have been taken,” said Thomas Madison, a Graphic Design and Studio Arts Faculty member. “The school is very supportive of this (program). I think there was just a communication breakdown somewhere.” Madison made it clear that though students were not utilized for the design, there were no hard feelings. “We didn’t know about it so we don’t feel jilted,” Madison said. “Things come our way all the time.”
ASLCC appoints new senators to vacancies Tran Nguyen Reporter Lane’s student government appointed Meg Geldart as its second senator this term to fill a vacancy during the Jan. 29 senate meeting. Geldart is working towards an eventual master’s degree in public health and
in hopes of changing the way sex education is taught in the U.S. Associated Students of Lane Community College ASLCC president pro tempore Rebekah Ellis said Geldart is “a dedicated person with the drive to make change [who] will do very well within [the] organization.” At the meeting, Geldart said
she wanted to be a senator so she could take action rather than complain about issues facing students. “I can help and I will help, even if I was a senator or a student,” Geldart said. Senator Zack Wright was appointed to fill a different vacancy earlier this term. Wright said he wants to raise
awareness about local hunger and homelessness. “Sometimes people think it’s a choice. It’s not a choice, and we have to change that,” Wright said. Wright has been involved with OSPIRG since last term. He is now also volunteering at the food pantry on behalf of the Sustainable Food Commit-
tee, and is also the clip boarding in charge of the Vote OR Vote campaign. “Student government is a leadership building program that allows students to advocate for each new generation’s needs, and the new upcoming senators will do just that,” ASLCC President Paul Zito said.
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Lane Community College Titans (19-4, Conference) (6-1, Region)
Clackamas Community College Cougars (15-5) (4-3)
Umpqua Community College Riverhawks (17-5) (6-1)
Chemeketa Community College Storm (129) (3-3)
Portland Community College Panthers (7-12) (3-4)
Southwestern Oregon Community College Lakers (13-10) (2-5)
The Titans have proven that they are the team to beat in the South Region. They are the NWAACC’s top offensive team, and have won games in every fashion possible. Lane’s roster features nine freshman, but they have played like a veteran team this season. The new players have begun to hit their stride after picking up head coach Greg Sheley’s system. Following a disappointing 82-64 loss to Clackamas on Jan. 4 to open regional play, the Titans have rebounded nicely with seven straight victories. Freshman point guard Shelby Snook is one of the top players in the NWAACC, and she leads the Titans with 20.41 points per-game. Sophomore forward Tori Mahaffle is fourth in the NWAACC in blocks at 1.57 per-game. The Titans lead the NWAACC in scoring at 84.8 points per-game, while shooting 41 percent from the field.
The Storm look like a strong candidate to claim the fourth and final South Region playoff spot. They are led by freshman forward Imma Savoy, who is eleventh in scoring in the NWAACC with 17.19 points per-game, along with nine rebounds per-contest. The Storm are a big team, with six players tallying in at 5-foot-10 or taller. However, their height hurts them at the free throw line; they are shooting 57 percent as a team. The Storm have a star in Savoy; if they can give her a little bit of help scoring, they have the potential to be a dangerous tournament team.
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The Cougars are one of the top teams in the NWAACC. Unfortunately for them, they play in the toughest region in the conference, and Lane and Umpqua just continue to win. Sophomore combo guard Laci Effenberger leads the NWAACC in assists per-game with 6.50 and is the Cougars top-scorer at 15.50 points per-game. The Cougars return three starters from last year’s team, which won the Southern Region Championship. They have suffered losses to both Lane and Umpqua, but defeated Lane at home on Jan. 4. Clackamas leads the conference in three-point shots made, and features three legitimate scorers in Effenberger, Tori Wilkinson and Jasmine Gibbs-Brown. Their hopes of winning another South Region are most likely finished, but don’t be surprised to see this team playing deep into the tournament this year.
The Panthers have had a difficult non-conference schedule this season. However, thanks to their three conference wins, including an impressive 73-65 victory over Clackamas, they still have a shot at the playoffs. Freshman forward Diamon Bolden leads the Panthers with 17.88 points per-game, as well as 5.18 assists per-contest. Sophomore guard Shamarica Scott leads the Panthers in rebounds per-game she averages around eight boards per-game. The Panthers showed an ability to beat an elite opponent with their upset win over Clackamas. If they are to keep their fleeting playoff hopes alive, however, the Panthers must find a third scorer to pick up the slack left from Bolden and Scotts’ efforts. If Portland can find that elusive third scorer, they could be a tough matchup come playoff time.
The Riverhawks have had an impressive season, and at this point, they appear to be the only team capable of challenging Lane for a South Region title. Umpqua is 17-5 overall, with two of their losses to coming by only one point. Freshman point guard Ashil Payne is fifth in the NWAACC in scoring, averaging 18.86 points pergame, including a career-high 53 point game versus Portland Community College during the first game of the season. The Riverhawks are an undersized team; they feature three players who are 5-foot-5 or shorter. However, they still rank second in the NWAACC for rebounding with 51.95 boards per game. The Riverhawk have plenty of desire right now, having won seven consecutive games.
The Lakers took care of business during pre-season play, but have struggled versus South Region opponents. They started out well, winning eight out of their first ten regular season games. A 45-41 loss to Tacoma on Dec. 21 ended the Lakers’ early winning streak, and they have lost two-of-seven games since then. Their losses have included drubbings at the hands of Portland, Chemeketa, Lane, and Clackamas Community Colleges. The Lakers are led by sophomore guard Kyla Siri, who is averaging 18 points, and seven rebounds per game. Freshman forward Aminata Cole helps out on the offensive end as well averaging a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Lakers rank third in the NWAACC in rebounding with 49.38 rebounds per-game. The Lakers have had spurts of good play this season, but must put it all together for a mid-season rally.
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Chemeketa Community College Storm (10-10, Conference) (6-2, Region)
Southwestern Oregon Community College Lakers (16-6) (5-3)
Mt. Hood Community College Saints (16-5) (5-3)
Portland Community College Panthers (15-7) (6-2)
Clackamas Community College Cougars (11-10) (5-3)
Lane Community College Titans (11-10) (4-4)
The Storm are one of the most surprising teams in the NWAACC and a darkhorse contender to win the South Region. They were 4-7 at the end of the pre-season, but went on a 5-0 tear to begin regional play. They have cooled off at this point, losing their last two games to Lane and Portland. However, they will be a contender no matter who they play this season, due to the simple fact that they can put points on the scoreboard. They lead the NWAACC in scoring with 97.42 points per-game and are led by NWAACC Player of the Year candidate freshman forward Bryce White. White leads the South Region in scoring with 27.16 points per-game and boasts a season-high of 45 points.
The Panthers won’t blow anybody away with gaudy stats, but they have quietly been the most consistent team in the NWAACC South Region. They are 15-7 overall and three of their losses were to 16-1 Clark Community College, 12-6 Columbia Basin Community College and 14-6 Skagit Community College; all three teams are first in their respective regions. They have an imposing interior defense that features 6-foot-9 forward Anthony Hines and 6-foot-8 forward Kidus Ephrem. Their biggest flaw is the fact that they foul — a lot. They are second in the NWAACC in personal fouls this season, which could hinder them in close games late in the season when key players are forced to sit due to foul trouble.
The Lakers are a serious contender to win this year’s NWAACC championship. They are 16-6 overall this season and all of their losses have come from teams with winning records. The Lakers are lead by do-it-all sophomore point guard D.J. Anderson, who averages 18.81 points and 4.61 assists per-game. Sophomore forward Dexter Williams Jr. averages 19.29 points and pulls down 7.81 boards per-contest. They are third in the NWAACC in scoring at 92.43 points per-game. Although they lack overall height — they only have two players taller than 6-foot-4 — they are fourth in the NWAACC in rebounding at 45.29 points per-game. Expect the Lakers to make a deep run into this year’s tournament, especially if they are able to win the South Region and lock up a first-round bye.
Clackamas is a deep, athletic team that shoots the ball well and doesn’t count on any one player to get the job done. Their starters average 13 points per-game for the Cougars and four players have scored at least 27 points in a single game this season. Point guard Spencer Bankofier is one of the top playmakers in the South Region. He averages 4.65 assists per-game while shooting a respectable 40 percent from three-point range. The Cougars are one of the top three-point shooting teams in the conference at 35 percent, but also have several inside threats in 6-foot-9 forward Grant Sitton and 6-foot-6 forward Moe Keita. They are shooting an NWAACC-best 74 percent from the free throw line this year, however, they are fourth-to-last in the conference in free throw attempts. The Cougar’s depth and accurate shooting could make them a tough team to handle late in the season.
At one point, the Saints were the top team in the NWAACC and were ranked first in the Dec. 24 coaches poll, but proceeded to lose their next three games and now hold an overall record of 16-5. However, two of those three losses came from top-ranked Clark Community College and the fourth-ranked Lakers, and all three losses were by six points or less. The Bulldogs are one of the most efficient teams in the conference; they shoot 38 percent from the threepoint line, and 48 percent overall, tied for third in the NWAACC. A big reason for that is sophomore center Mac Johnson. The 6-foot-8 center shoots 64 percent from the field and leads the NWAACC in rebounding, pulling down 10.82 boards per-game. Johnson is one of true centers in the region, and is capable of taking over a game with his physical inside play. If they are able to recapture their pre-season form, the could make a late season push for the South Region title.
The Titans have struggled through an up-anddown season, but seem to be finding their rhythm now after winning three of their last five games. All season, the Titans have depended on sophomores Alex Sattley and Zach Kirschbaum to provide the majority of the scoring — both are averaging around 19 points per game. Freshman forwards Dale Baker and Daemund McCants have both stepped up since the beginning of regional play to provide some much-needed additional scoring and rebounding, but the Titans will go as far as Sattley and Kirschbaum take them. Both are capable of taking over a game on any given night (each player boasts a season-high of 34 points). In the 98-95 win over Everett Community College on Dec. 20, the duo scored a combined 59 points. If they are able to put up performances like that on a consistent basis, the Titans are capable of beating anybody.
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Lane strikes back with win over Cougars
Second-half scoring binge turns pivotal game around Chris Patrick Reporter The Lane Titans (6-1) were able to extend their winning streak to six games after outlasting the Clackamas Cougars (4-3) in a 73-64 win at home. Lane had another slow start this game, and were held to just 25 points on 26 percent shooting from the field leaving them four points behind the Cougars at halftime. Freshman Shelby Snook was one of the few Titans able to produce in the first half; she scored 15 of the Titans’ 25 first half points. “We got a little stagnant in the first half, we stopped attacking the basket,” Lane Titans head coach Greg Sheley said. “We knew they were going to let Snook go all the way to the basket.” The Titans turned it around in the second half, scoring almost 50 points and shooting 60 percent. Lane was able to steal the lead with 16 minutes left in the second half after a basket from Snook, and they held the lead for the remainder of the game. Snook finished with 35 points and five assists, and freshman forward Marikah Wright was able to produce a double-double, scoring 11 points and pulling in 10 rebounds. The Titans’ second leading scorer, Sophomore Tori Mahaffie, was able to bank 16 points and nine rebounds. Clackamas defeated the Titans 82-64 on Jan. 4. Lane continued their defensive dominance, stealing the ball 12 times and forcing 24 turnovers. The Titans traveled to Umpqua Community College Wednesday Feb. 5 to play the Umpqua Community College Riverhawks. The Titans and the Riverhawks both have a 6-1 record, but the Titans hold the tiebreaker. They beat the Riverhawks 90-73 on Dec. 8.
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Above: Sophomore Joleen Chanco drives in for layup in the 73-64 win over Clackamas Community College on Feb. 1. Left: Freshman guard Heidi Walchli pulls up beyond the arc for a three pointer in the 73-64 win over Clackamas Community College Feb. 1.
Titans’ NWAACC fortunes fade following loss to Clackamas Jarrid Denney Sports Editor After a home loss to the Clackamas Community College Cougars Feb. 1, the Titans have dropped to sixth place in the cutthroat Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges South Region. “I was disappointed in how flat we came out in the first half,” Lane head coach Bruce Chavka said. “We can’t put our finger on the pulse of why that happens.” The Titans were able to keep the game close early. They trailed by only four points at halftime. However, the Cougars pulled away late in the second half, thanks in part to some clutch free-throw shooting. They went 16-of-21 from the charity stripe in the second half to ice the game and earn a 78-71 victory. Titans sophomore guard Alex Sattley scored 29 points on 12-of-26 shooting, including 5-of-11 from three-
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Lane head coach Bruce Chavka anxiously watches while his offense runs a play he called out. Lane lost 78-71 to Clackamas Community College on Feb. 1.
point range. During the game, Sattley knocked down his 50th three-pointer of the season. Only nine other NWAACC players have accomplished
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the feat this season, and Keynan Middleton was the only player to do so for Lane last season. Freshman forward Daemund McCants added
14 points for the Titans, and freshman point guard Dyrall Goods dished out a seasonhigh seven assists. Grant Sitton, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward, scored
21 points and grabbed seven boards to lead the Cougars. “He was tough inside. He’s really strong attacking the rim,” Lane sophomore forward Zach Kirschbaum said. “He shoots the ball really well from the outside.” After missing the previous six games with various injuries, freshman forward Orion Wright returned to the lineup and played 15 minutes. Wright is averaging five points and three rebounds per game this season. Lane, now 4-4 in regional play, finds itself in a tough position. The Titans are one game behind Mount Hood, Southwestern Oregon and Clackamas community colleges, who hold a threeway tie for second place in the region at 5-3. The Titans will try to bounce back on Feb. 5, when they hit the road to face the 1-7 Umpqua Community College Riverhawks.
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OSPIRG starts campaign to reduce textbook costs J. Wolfgang Wool News Editor OSPIRG began its campaign to reduce the cost of textbooks, #textbookbroke, with a kickoff event outside of the Center Building Jan. 27. OSPIRG organizer Adam Parker, Board of Education member Tony McCown, and student government president Paul Zito all spoke about the price of textbooks at the event. More than 20 similar groups across the country started campaigns the same day. Parker presented the results of a survey of more than 2,000 students at more than 150 campuses across 33 states in which students were asked about the rising cost of textbooks. “Our report has three takeaways. We have found that textbook costs are undermining
students’ education. The prices are so high that many students skip even buying a textbook,” Parker said. “It is not unusual for students to pay $200 per textbook, per class.” But several textbooks required by Lane instructors fall well below that price. Information provided by the Titan Store indicates that seven Lane instructors have authored 10 books they require their students to buy. Nine of these books cost less than $45. A little more than 100 of the respondents were Oregon students, and an average of 13 students per campus nationwide responded to the survey. According to the survey, 64 percent of students claimed they would forgo buying a textbook, 94 percent of them believed it would hurt their grades and 48 percent said
textbook prices affected how many and what classes they would take. Titan Store Director of Retail Services Tony Sanjume said the price of textbooks is dictated by the size of the market. While lower-cost popular novels and non-fiction appeal to millions, college textbooks are more likely purchased by “10,000 or 20,000 people,” he said. Parker said he wants to motivate more teachers to use free online open-source textbooks, larger and better-publicized rental programs, and for educators to use textbook editions for five years. “We must do what it takes to see the wider use of open-education sources,” McCown said. Sanjume said programs like that have actually backfired. The publishers’ market share has continued to diminish because
of rental programs and the resale of used textbooks, he said. “The publishers do have their fixed costs and they are public companies — public, for-profit companies,” Sanjume said. “By year two or even year three, they are picking up very small amounts of that book. So where they were selling 10,000 that first semester it was available, they are selling 100 or so (later).” McCown said he wasn’t at the event in his capacity as a Board of Education member, but as a Lane alumnus. “We know that that textbooks can nearly be a third of a community college student’s cost,” he said, costs that are compounded by the rising costs of tuition. “It is no longer enough to tell our students they must do more with less,” McCown said.
Student leaders lobby at state level (continued from page 1) “These companies aren’t here to really serve us,” Parker-Milligan said during the selection process. “They’re here to make money.” Higher One client relations specialist Lauren Perry said students with Higher One debit cards are required to acknowledge their fee schedule. “We have a lot of transparency that’s very straightforward and educational when it comes to the disclosure of our fees,” Perry said. “We
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want to make sure students are aware of certain fees students might incur because of certain behaviors prior to choosing that optional checking account that Higher One offers. “But that’s just one option for them. If they have a banking relationship with a local credit union, or a national bank, the choice is there for it go into that account as well.” Perry said Higher One’s practices are similar to those
of comparable banks and also fall in line with federal requirements. “It’s always free. Students will never be charged to receive 100 percent of their money,” Perry said. “That’s required by the Department of Education.” Last year, Higher One reached a multi-million dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by students. The $15 million preliminary settlement also mandated a change in its business practices.
Zito agreed that there is problem with textbook prices, but presented a different solution: purchasing textbooks from Europe. According to Zito’s research, European printing companies produce comparable textbooks — sometimes, at half the price. “Students would be able to get their books for cheaper (and) the companies selling them out of our institutions would be able to make their profit margins the same,” Zito said. Titan Store Procurement Specialist Barbara Bailey said there were problems with this solution. “It can take months to get books here from overseas. We do have a couple of books we buy … that come from England, and it can take months if they don’t have an American distributor,” Bailey said.
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International dance performed at Lane Chris Piepgrass Reporter Lane welcomed the Repertory Dance Theatre back to Building 6 on Jan. 28. “We’ve been coming to the Eugene area for the last couple of years. We’ve made great connections here with the dance program and (Lane dance instructor) Bonnie Simoa,” RDT assistant artistic director Nicholas Cendese said. RDT, which was founded in Salt Lake City in 1966, dedicates itself to “the education and perpetuation of modern dance,” he said. “We really value exposing younger people to art. It changes the way they will look at art the rest of their lives.” As the audience members took their seats, a team of dancers prepared itself for the night’s performance. “Most of our dancers have trained for 10-plus years and have degrees from colleges and universities,” Cendese said. RDT performed an eclectic arrangement, primarily featuring choreography from Michio Ito, “a pioneer in the way of creating codified gesture to support his choreography,” Simoa said. “It kind of got lost in the historical view.” To pay tribute and raise awareness of Ito’s name, the team at RDT put this performance together. “We have paired up with The Michio Ito Foundation and are working on becoming a repository for all of his work,” Cendese said. The Michio Ito Foundation offers RDT dancers and representatives the unique opportunity to meet with masters of the Ito technique. In January, “the company … went to Pennsylvania, where we actually spent two full weeks working with the Ito masters from Japan. You’ll see tonight
with the Ito work that it’s about simplicity and purity, and it’s a different way to train dancers. It demands clarity and precision and absolute control of your body,” Cendese said. Simoa said most modern companies now are making their own work. “They’re not really interested in being a carrier of the history of modern dance,” she said. “One of the important things to know about Repertory Dance Theater is that they are the only repertory company in the U.S. that is actually preserving historical dance works that go all the way back to Ito and perhaps before.” After the intermission, there were some technical difficulties: As the curtain went up and the dancers began their choreography in unison, there was no music to accompany them. After a slight delay, the curtains went down again and a poised Cendese addressed the audience. He informed the audience that the show would resume momentarily. As the show continued the dancers performed more complex pieces that loosely guided the audience from Ito’s most prolific period in the early 1900s then segued to the more modern choreography, of 2010. “What’s unique about our company is that we don’t do the work of just one choreographer,” Cendese said. “We function as a library. We have a repertory that spans over a hundred years of modern dance. We have pieces from the 1920s, the 1930s — all the way up to 2010 to 2013.” The RDT has made an impression on audience member Gwen Curran over the years. “I have seen them perform here before and I’ve also seen them in Salt Lake City. They have a niche,” she said.
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Katherine Winder performs her solo with the Repertory Dance Theatre on Jan. 28 in Building 6.
The Repertory Dance Theatre assemble together at the end of Act 1.
Sabbatical exhibition inspired by Italy Lane instructor showcases art in Building 11 gallery
Laura Newman A&E Editor Two large mixed-media pieces are hanging in the Building 11 art gallery, accompanied by a display of 102 photographs from art instructor Andy Salzman’s recent sabbatical. The gallery will feature his work through Feb. 13. “So the idea is these two pieces are the first that I’ve done ... looking back at the sabbatical,” Salzman said. “I started these in September and worked on them in the fall.” The pieces deal primarily with wood, clay and a metal piece that takes up an entire wall. “I’m interested in materials, I’m interested in the mechanics of building those materials, but also the freedom I can get from those open materials to build a pretty clear narrative,” he said. Salzman typically teaches three-dimensional art at Lane,
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Lane instructor Andreas Salzman discusses his art with students and faculty during a Jan. 22 reception at The Arts Gallery in Building 11.
including pottery and sculpture. “The narrative I have to talk about falls a little short with pottery,” he said.
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Salzman spoke about his work during a Jan. 22 reception in the gallery. More than 50 students, faculty and staff attended. Salzman said this trip, which
took him from Wisconsin to Minneapolis to New York City to Florence, Italy, to Rome, was a time for personal reflection. “I couldn’t possibly teach if I
didn’t work in my studio, and I couldn’t possibly be in my studio if I didn’t teach,” he said. The Building 11 adjacent gallery features a photography exhibition by Guillermo Penafiel, who taught Salzman during his undergraduate studies in Wisconsin. “So the last part of this whole little journey, my wife made sure that I found myself close to all the educational points in my life that were important,” Salzman said, which includes his time studying under Penafiel. “We had invited him to apply for the show a while ago,” he said. “I haven’t talked to him in 14 years, and the pressure was on.” Gallery visitors left mixed reviews in the gallery guest book. “In the comment books, people slime me for putting snapshots in there,” he said. “If you had snapshots this good, you should display them too.”