1. L A N E COMMUNI T Y COL L EG E’ S
I N D E P E N D E N T , S T U D E N T - R U N N E W S P A P E R
financial p . 4 aid at risk
n o v e m b e r 1 4 , 2 0 1 3 v o l u m e 5 0 , e d i t i o n 6 EUGENE, OREGON
The underdog Titans
fell just short of winning
their first NWAAC title
since 1985
jarrid denney //
SPORTS EDITOR
After a disappointing finish at the
South Region Championships, the
Lane men’s cross-country team had
a shot at redemption at the Nov. 9
NWAACC championships in Battle-ground,
Wash.
They took full advantage.
In one of the closest NWAACC
championship races in recent memory,
Lane finished second with 52 points,
just two points behind champion
Everett Community College.
“Coming into this meet, we knew
that nobody believed in us, but we
believed in ourselves and that was the
biggest thing,” Lane freshman Jona-than
Cornish said. “I was so confident
in our guys coming in. I knew that we
could upset some teams.”
Cornish paced the Titans,
finishing third with a time of 24:23,
and was followed by freshmen Edu-ardo
OSPIRG, Lane Transit team up to raise recycling awareness
WOLFGANG wool // REPORTER
Lane Transit District and Oregon
Students Public Interest Research
Group are teaming up for a
campaign promoting recycling
awareness initiative at LTD bus
stops in Eugene.
The joint effort between LTD and
OSPIRG began Nov. 9, with
students collecting pledges and
giving away energy-saving
lightbulbs and reusable grocery
bags at Eugene’s Saturday Market.
The campaign plans to canvas at
Lane’s main campus, the Saturday
Market and other local venues for
pledges to commit to recycling, said
Sharlita Holmes, campaign
coordinator for Ride with Recycling
and OSPIRG chapter vice chair.
The initiative also plans to hold
an art contest open to the public
focused on images to promote the
need for recycling. The contest will
offer between one and three
local artists the chance to have their
work showcased on LTD buses ad-vertising
space appraised at
approximately $6,000.
“So basically, we’re going to have
people submit their art that
somewhat embodies recycling,”
Holmes said.
The campaign art contest will be
accepting entries until Dec. 1.
“When winter term starts they’ll
have it on the side of two buses,
inside every bus and on future
posters for our campaign,” Holmes
said.
The final phase of the campaign
is a Nov. 23 bicycle ride from the
Downtown Eugene LTD Station to
the University of Oregon campus
and back, culminating in a trash
audit to show the community what
it throws away, Holmes said.
OSPIRG has performed two
prior trash audits on campus, which
brought gaps in waste
renewal efforts to their attention.
This will be its first off-campus
audit.
“Even at Lane, a very progressive
and on-it school, we still have a lot
of room to grow,” OSPIRG orga-nizer
Alicia Bissonette said.
Holmes said she doesn’t think
students are aware that a portion
of their waste can be used to make
compost.
“We’re trying to get recycling at
their busiest bus stops,” Holmes
said. “We want the community to
see how much they throw away that
doesn’t need to be thrown away.”
OSPIRG Campus Organizer
Darlene Azarmi said the campaign
was written and voted on in May,
negotiated over the summer and
implemented in August.
taya alami // reporter
Student activists hope artistic recycling
bins like this one on the east side of
Downtown Eugene Lane Transit District
station will encourage more commuters
to recycle.
Juarez, who finished fifth in 24:39,
and David Cornish, who was eighth
with a time of 24:57. Jonathan Cornish
and Juarez borth earned All-American
honors for the titans.
“I’m pretty
proud of these
guys. I thought
we were
looking at third
place —
maybe even
fourth,”
Titans
head
coach
Mike
Blackmore
said. “I still had
some apprehen-sions
about the
back of our pack,
but they got it
done today
and
“Coming into this meet,
we knew that nobody
believed in us, but we
believed in ourselves
and that was the biggest
thing.”
­—
Jonathan Cornish
Lane freshman
obviously our front three raced
awesome.”
Freshmen Matt Campbell and Efrain
Jaime Ramos ran their strongest races
of the season for Lane, finishing 15th
and 21st with times of 25:22 and 25:38,
respectively, to round out the Titans’
top five.
“It was eye-opening because I
haven’t done that well in a race this
year,” Campbell said. “My pacing was
little better today. I didn’t go out as fast
at the start, and I just started moving
up as the race went on.”
Campbell and Jaime Ramos both
made late surges to pick up crucial
points for the Titans, while Jonathan
Cornish, David Cornish and Juarez
spent the entire race battling Daniel
Schofield of Spokane and Jorge
Gil-Juarez of Clackamas at the front of
the pack.
Schofield was crowned champion
after running a time of 24:20, finishing
just inches ahead of Gil Juarez, who
dove across the line in a last-gasp
attempt to gain position.
“Jonathan tried to steal an individu-al
championship and he came up short
by two guys who were just a little
better today, and Eduardo and David
just ran great races,” Blackmore said.
Clackamas was considered by
Blackmore to be the race favorite
heading into meet, but the Cougars
finished third with 69 points, due
in part to disappointing finishes by
sophomore Badane Sultessa, the South
Region’s individual champion, and
sophomore Jackson Baker.
“Clackamas just tore us up two
weeks ago at (regional champion-ships),
but I had a feeling that that
might have been their championship
race,”
Blackmore said.
With the 2013 season in the books,
Lane now has its eyes set on next
year’s NWAACC crown.
The Titans expect to return their
entire team for
next season,
and will also
benefit from the
return of red-shirt-
freshman
Javier Velasco,
who spent the
2013 season
recovering from
a knee
injury.
“Next
year is gonna be
really good for us
I think,”
Campbell said.
“Honestly, the sky’s
the limit for us next
year.”
matt edwards // photographer
During the Nov. 9 NWAACC Championships, Lane men took second
as a team while the women took third.
Mens
cross-country
plays
spoiler
Jonathan Cornish
finished third for the
Titans with a time of
24:23.
Eduardo Juarez
finished fifth for
the Titans with a
time of 24:39.

2. 2
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“I can’t underscore enough
the importance of
supporting a system that
is essentially the economic
engine that drives Lane
County.”
— Matthew Keating
Member
Lane’s Board of Education
ask a titan Q: Are you opposed to electronic cigarettes in the classroom?
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At Lane, bad debt
strikes twice
For many, an education from Lane
appears to have depreciated.
For the first time in nearly five
decades, Lane may be at risk of losing
its ability to offer financial aid to its
students in the future if the number of
former students in default continues to
rise, according to the college’s financial
aid office.
This is surprising, to say the least,
considering the financial agreements
between Lane, its students and their
federal lenders have been allowed to
operate largely without incident —
until this recent hiccup.
Even more surprising is Lane was
statistically responsible for approxi-mately
13 percent of Oregon’s federal
loan defaults in 2011, the last year it
was calculated.
According to Lane Director of
Financial Aid Helen Faith, an average
of 77 percent of Lane students accepted
federal aid during those three years —
several million dollars each year that
flows through the college and the
community.
It’s hard to say at this time what the
absence of students’ federal dollars
could mean for the community if
Lane were to lose its ability to offer
financial aid.
Lane plays an integral role in many
aspects of the region’s economy. It trains
diesel mechanics, nurses, dental
hygienists, pilots and paramedics,
among other careers.
During a campaign interview with
The Torch, former student and current
Lane Board of Education member Mat-thew
Keating proclaimed Lane as the
premiere job training center in Lane
County, with 85 percent of its graduates
remaining in the county as they pursue
their professional careers.
“I can’t underscore enough the
importance of supporting a system that
is essentially the economic engine that
drives Lane County,” Keating said to
the editorial board in February.
Some of Lane’s economic roots are
less obvious. The college’s aviation
program brings flights in and out of the
region and is a big reason why the
Eugene Airport operates at current
levels.
Steve Boulton, director of Lane’s
Aviation Maintenance and Flight
Technology program, said the
relationship is reciprocal.
“This program plays an integral part
in the Lane County economy,” Boulton
said. “If we weren’t here, the first thing
that would happen is the FAA would
shut down a tower, and that would be a
huge step back for the airport.”
The sudden downsizing of Eugene’s
only airport would depress the local
economy.
In 2008, the region lost one of its larg-est
employers when Hynix closed its
Eugene plant, pouring approximately
1,100 employees back into the economy.
While the Hynix closure was a crisis, it
would be microchip-sized compared to
what could happen if Lane’s economic
influence is reduced.
Clearly, the college that helps keep
our economy humming can’t afford to
lose its ability to disburse financial aid.
When it comes down to it, everything
in this world besides this newspaper is
literally outside your hands. If you’re
going to worry, worry about what you
can control.
You can’t file for bankruptcy and
ditch your student loan debt.
Treat lenders like you would thieves
— question each number, each fee, and
interest rate presented to you. Plan for
tomorrow by making financial literacy
a top priority. Be careful about how
much money you borrow, because one
day, you will have to pay it back, with
interest.
“Definitely. I think it
would be too much of
a distraction even if it
has no harm to people.
I guess it would be like
wearing a offensive shirt
to me.“
KEONI CONLU // REPORTER
“Class is not the time
to be putting water
vapor in the air to get
your nicotine fix. It’s
just ridiculous.”
“I am opposed to it in the
classroom. Outside of the
classroom I think it’s fine
— even on campus.”
Austin Larson
geographic information
science and technology major
fifth year
Jordan Buerge
undeclared major
fourth year
Sydney Garrett
nursing major
first year
Dan Kraegenbrink
computer networking major
second year
“I really don’t have an
opinion on them. I mean,
I’d rather not see them in
class because I’m there to
learn, not be distracted
by people smoking —
even if it is just vapor .”

3. 3
news editor
Clifton Haney NEWS //
student veterans
reflect on service,
educational goals
WOLFGANG WOOL // REPORTER
The Torch // Thursday, nov. 14 2013
When did you get out of the Army?
I got out in 2010. Actually, I
had gotten recalled into the Army
because I was still in the eight-year
window. I had been out for two
years and they said, “You are
coming back to Iraq.” The cool thing
was that I had a job, but I wasn’t
happy about it.
How was the transition from military
to civilian life?
That was a very difficult area in
life. You know in military every-thing
is black and white. You never
have to make a decision on what
you have to wear that day as long
as you wear it and wear it right. I
suppose transitioning to the civil-ian
world it took a lot transitioning
to not having that structure, which
was almost damning at some points.
Because you have been in the
military, especially in a unit that has
been so hardcore, everyone com-municates
the same. Then you get
into the civilian world. It’s just the
melting pot. It was very difficult to
transition back.
What made you decide to come to
Lane?
I was living in Albany going to
Linn-Benton Community College
and I needed to move to an area that
was just more culturally diverse.
Eugene actually has a diversity
that I look for because it sometimes
helps with the healing process of
being person with PTSD. I can go to
the bars around here and not worry
that I am going to get stabbed by a
terrorist. That’s the hardest part of
those triggers. Like if I see a box on
the side of the road I think it’s an
improvised explosive device and I
am done for. That’s the hardest part
about transitioning, getting out of
that state of mind, especially after
being in a heavy combat zone like it
was in 2005. It was a bad area. The
transition is made entirely easier,
especially coming here with the
Veterans Center. Everything is made
accessible, everyone is understand-ing.
That’s what made the transi-tions,
particularly coming to this
college, so easy.
What are your long-term
educational goals?
My long-term goals are, if i get
into the medical field, is to go into
the physical therapy area. I want
to work for Veterans Affairs. It’s a
great field. It’s actually a huge key
to being able to have the physical
body work again because you can
get yourself screwed up really bad
over there. When I came back, I had
a really good physical therapist, and
it made me realize that’s really part
of the key, because if your body is
getting back to normal your mind
is gonna follow. I want to work
for the VA because I want to give
back to something that has given
me the homecoming. I want to give
something back to the veterans. If I
was to see somebody I would like
them to know I’m a veteran, so I can
understand.
Kris Wright Jr
Age 31
Lane student second year
Studying physical therapy
Served in the U.S. Army as a tanker
Kenny Edmondson
Age 34
Lane student second year
Majoring in secondary education
Served in the U.S. National Guard as medic
Brian Davis
Age 28
Lane student first term
Majoring in computer science
Served in U.S. Marine Corps
as a helicopter crew chief
How was your transition from active
duty to the civilian world?
I got out in April and didn’t go
to school over the summer or even
over the spring or anything because
I needed to take some time and just,
kinda, I guess relax ... decompress.
One of the hardest things is when
people are being rude or annoying
in class I want to — not yell at them,
but correct them. I can’t do that
anymore because it is not socially
acceptable. Keeping my mouth
shut, especially because I was a staff
sergeant. It’s hard to me to accept a
role not as a mentor and not a lead-ership
role.
Does your experience as a
veteran affect your time at Lane?
Not too much. Coming from the
service, it is a different culture, a
different mentality and whatnot. It’s
just adjusting to that.
What are your long-term
educational and career goals?
I’m using Lane as a stepping
block to a four-year university.
Being out of school for 10 years, I
didn’t want to go straight to a
high-demand university because it
would have been a lot going from
no schooling to that. So, I’m sort
of just planning to use Lane as a
way to prepare myself and ease
myself into the schooling environ-ment.
I am planning on getting my
bachelor’s degree at University of
Oregon.
What was it like coming
back from deployment and transi-tioning
to civilian life again?
I lived a life of avoidance. I
isolated myself trying to avoid trig-gers.
Like just fire, barbecues — it’s
a huge trigger of mine from being
a medic from some of the carnage
that took place. Just driving down
Interstate 5, driving under the over-passes.
It’s crazy how the side of the
road here looks like the side of the
road there. I felt lost. I didn’t have a
mission. I found one when my new
wife and I delivered my little girl. I
did it in a controlled environment
at the hospital and the doctor let
me help pull her out. When I went
to set her on her mom, she grabbed
my finger and wouldn’t let go. It
was like she pulled me out of my
grave. My closest friends say they
were on a suicide watch, they knew
that there was a possibility I wasn’t
going to be here tomorrow. And I
didn’t want to be, until my little girl
came. She’s 4 and she just
entered kindergarten. She’s in
school and she’s like, “All right,
Dad. You have to go to school, too.”
You know, she kept me alive.
How does your experience as a
combat vet affect you at Lane?
The veterans office here on
campus is so helpful. Coming on
campus, I always see somebody I
was in Iraq with which has been
inspiring and helpful. Lane is also
accommodating with PTSD — you
know, being in a small setting with
lots of people, I’ve had teachers that
allow me to sit by the door, sit with
my back to wall, sit in the corner
so I can see everything, you know?
They’re understanding.
Because you served in the National
Guard the people you served with
– they’re present here on campus.
That has to make a world of
difference.
It does. It really does. If I had
been active duty, I could have been
stationed on the other side of the
country and not know anybody, but
that’s not the case at all. I have a
community of friends I served with
I see regularly.
Editor’s note: Answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.

4. 4
// NEWS Clifton Haney
Federal Student
Lane’s cohort default rates
over the years
Aid put in jeopardy
Federal government’s
fiscal year
*Lane’s public CDR figures from the first three years were rounded
from 11.3 percent, 16.9 percent and 21.6 percent, respectively.
or higher default rates for three
consecutive years would lead to
federal sanctions
or higher default rates for a
single year would result in a two-year
federal funding suspension
86.37%
SALT to heal financial wounds
The Torch // Thursday, nov. 14 2013
News editor
Clifton haney //
NEWS EDITOR
In response to a rapidly changing
financial landscape that could put
Lane’s ability to offer its students
federal loans in jeopardy, the school
has partnered with the web portal
SALT to help students educate
themselves in hopes of improving the
odds of its students repaying their
lenders.
The SALT portal is a subsidiary of
the nonprofit American Student
Assistance group, a former loan
guarantor and debt collection agency
that has refocused its efforts on
preventing students who utilize loans
from defaulting on their debt and
improve their financial literacy.
A cohort default occurs when a
school’s former student goes a period
of 270 consecutive days without
making repayment or proper
arrangements with the lender to
eventually begin repayment.
SALT offers students a variety of
student resources, including loan
repayment calculators, scholarship
information and aggregated
content from off-site resources
considered relevant to student
borrowers.
“It’s an approach to try to help
students both understand their money
better, manage their finances better,
and make better loan borrowing
decisions,” Lane’s Director of Finan-cial
Aid Helen Faith said to student
leaders during the Oct. 30 ASLCC
meeting.
“SALT will also help Lane students
who have left or graduated and are in
the repayment process,” Faith said.
Faith said that SALT is an
investment in its student’s financial
literacy, a move the school hopes will
increase its chances of avoiding
sanctions, “aside from the fact that we
feel it’s the right thing to do.”
Lane considered six bids from
companies that offer similar services
to those of SALT, ranging in costs
from $10,000 to $360,000, deciding
ultimately to go with the lowest-priced
option.
After being awarded a $5,000
subsidy from Oregon’s Department of
Community Colleges and Workforce
Development, the college signed with
the year-old company, putting up
the other $5,000 for two years of the
service.
SALT’s financial literacy services
are available to former students from
the past two years and current Lane
students.
In efforts to help prevent Lane’s
higher cohort default rate from rising
even further, the company will be
reaching out to many former students
during their 270-day grace period.
After SALT’s Lane debut earlier
this term, its services were met with
mixed reviews from students.
ASLCC President Paul Zito said he
felt enthusiastic about what he had
seen from the program thus far.
“That they’re providing a program
like this for the population is pretty
sweet,” Zito said. “I was really
excited for the program. I logged into
it myself and used a couple of the
tools, and it’s starting to shape a more
clear financial picture with what I’m
going to do with college.”
Others, including Lane student and
federal borrower Jasmine Stratton, are
not as impressed with the service.
“It just sounds like a collection
agency, so I just ignored it, thinking it
was another scam,” she said.
Stratton said she hadn’t bothered
exploring the service beyond the
emails from SALT, which she said
were sent to her in bulk.
Stratton said she feels Lane could
have done a better job at presenting
the service to students.
“Be personal,” she said. “I get crap
in my email all the time, separate it
from the garbage, because right now
it’s just spam. Talk about it in class,
hand out a flyer.”
Lane loan defaults rise to
unprecedented levels,
college could face federal
sanctions
clifton haney // NEWS EDITOR
Taya alami // REPORTER
Due to possible sanctions, Lane could lose its
eligibility to provide its students with some forms
of aid from the federal government if too many of
its students go into default.
The new threat of sanctions were put in place
to help curb student debt nationally as part of the
most recent reauthorization of the Higher
Education Opportunity Act, passed by Congress in
2008 and implemented in 2011.
The section of the bill that addresses student
debt, Title IV, stipulates that if too many of a
school’s former students default on their
federal aid repayments, that school could lose its
federal assistance eligibility for a period of two
fiscal years.
“Not everyone can afford
college. Without financial
aid, it could be
impossible to finish
(school) unless you had
some other financial
add-ins.”
— James Mendez
Second-year energy
management student
For Lane and many other schools like it, the
new redline is what’s known as the cohort
default rate, which is the student’s rate of loan and
grant default. Institutions could find themselves in
hot water if this rate climbs beyond 30 percent per
year for a period of three consecutive fiscal years.
Title IV also holds a one-year provision that
requires a college reporting a CDR above 40
percent for a period of a single fiscal year be
penalized by sanctions identical to those handed
down to colleges with a three-year CDR beyond 30
percent.
With approximately 860 student-borrowers
projected to default, Lane has a higher CDR than
the entire states of Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota,
Vermont and Wyoming.
According to Title IV of HEOA, federal
student loans are considered to have officially gone
into default after a period of 270 consecutive days
without the cohort, or student borrower, failing to
make repayment or failing to make the proper
arrangements with their lender.
The idea of a dedicated student losing their
much-needed financial aid just before they’re able
to graduate was a proposition that irked some
students.
“I think that’d be an unfortunate cause for us
students to take, because not everyone can
afford college,” second-year energy management
student James Mendez said. “Without financial
aid, it could be impossible to finish (school)
unless you had some other financial add-ins.”
Lane director of financial aid Helen Faith spoke
to student leaders about the problem during an
Oct. 30 ASLCC meeting. According to Faith’s
numbers, Lane’s projected CDR for fiscal year 2010
had since risen seven percentage points, from 30
percent in the Spring draft to 37 percent in
autumn — a mere three percentage points away
from a default rate that could warrant federal
attention.
“Right now I’m fairly certain we’re going to be
looking at a 37 percent rate, so it’s absolutely
critical we avoid that third year,” Faith said.
Lane currently has the third-highest default rate
in the state, behind Pioneer Pacific and Umpqua
Community College.
If Lane were to fail in bringing its student
default rates below 30 percent over the next year,
the college could lose its ability to provide many
forms of federal aid for its students, a
possibility Faith told students “would be
devastating for Lane.”
The sanctions do not affect students’
eligibility to accept student loans from private
lenders, like credit unions.
Since the legislation was enacted in 2011, the
sanctions have only been handed down to two
other institutions in the country — a technical
vocational school in Norfolk, Va., and a junior
college in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
100
0
11% 17% 22%
36% 37%
Student default rate in
Oregon
13.63%
Lane’s fiscal year
30%
40%
77% of Lane students receive
financial assistance from
the federal government
860 students,
LCC
6035 students,
74 schools
Sources:
National Student Loan Data System; Office of Student
Financial Assistance Program; Helen Faith, director of
financial aid at Lane Community College
STEPHANIE ORNDORFF //PRODUCTION MANAGER

5. 5
sports editor
Jarrid Denney sports //
Women’s
cross country
ends comeback
season on
high note
The Torch // Thursday, nov. 14 2013
JARRID DENNEY // SPORTS
EDITOR
Sometimes one year can
make all the difference.
After a 2012 season in
which they often struggled to
field an entire team, the Lane
women’s cross-country team
capped off its 2013 season by
placing third at the Nov. 9
NWAACC Championships in
Battleground, Wash.
“The way we had been run-ning,
I thought maybe we had
a chance to steal this thing,”
Lane head coach Mike
Blackmore said. “But I thought
our women’s team just ran
awesome.”
Community Colleges of
Spokane was crowned
champions for the first time
since 2008 and sophomore
Jessica Miles won her second
consecutive individual cham-pionship
for the Sasquatch,
cruising to victory in 17:51.
As has been the trend this
season, the Titans were lead
by freshman Katy Potter, who
finished second in 18:34.
“My strategy was to try to
stick with Jessica,” Potter said.
“I wanted try to get first or try
to PR on the course.”
Freshman Nicole Maur-mann
finished second for the
Titans and 10th overall in
19:40, and freshman Alli Cross
finished 17th in 20:07.
Freshman Kristine Dunn
placed 20th in 20:17, and
freshman Chelsea Spencer
finished 23rd in 20:22 to round
out Lane’s top five, giving the
Titans a total of 72 points.
Sophomore Macaulay
Wilson was consistently the
Titans’ second fastest run-ner
all season, but finished
25th overall in 20:28 at Battle-ground,
well below her season
personal best.
“Macaulay just had a rough
day, and even she’s not sure
why,” Blackmore said. “She
ended up being our sixth
finisher instead of our second,
but overall we just ran really
great.”
After the race, a disappoint-ed
Wilson said she was proud
of the way her team raced.
“I’m happy with the team.
They all ran very well.”
Wilson said. “We were hop-ing
to place higher but it just
wasn’t our day.”
After finishing seventh out
of eight teams at last year’s
championship, the Titans
made a monumental improve-ment
this season.
Wilson placed 31st in 2012
and was the Titans’ top
finisher; this year, every Titan
finished 30th or higher.
“I’m not gonna take all the
credit for their success,”
Blackmore said. “I got some
great athletes and some of
them had been in programs
where they didn’t get a lot of
experience. Now they’ve had
the chance to be part of a team
that trains well together and
likes each other.”
“That makes a big
difference,” he added.
Next season the Titans will
have a chance to build on this
year’s success.
The Titans expect the entire
team to return, with the excep-tion
of Wilson and Spencer.
Spencer is a first-year
student, but will be on track
to graduate this year because
of credits she earned dur-ing
her time at the Air Force
Academy.
“We’re gonna take the six
ladies that we have and go
forward with track season,”
Blackmore said. “Hopefully
find a couple more next year
to fill in for Chelsea and
Macaulay and see what we
can do.”
Keoni conlu // REPORTER
The Lane women’s soccer team lost
in a 1-0 game to the Everett Community
College Trojans in their first playoffs
game of the season Nov. 6.
The late Everett goal came at the 79th
minute off a corner kick, which was
converted by Everett’s Denae Weigelt.
This will be the sophomore’s last
game in a Titans uniform and it was a
hard-fought and physical match.
“I’ve played against Jeff (Everett
head coach) and that’s definitely their
thing. I told them to weather the first 10
minutes,” Titans head coach Dave Ellis
said.
Leading up to the game, Ellis had
to plan for Everett’s forward Rachel
Detroit.
“Detroit is their best player.
Emily (Walker) took her away single-handed,”
Ellis said.
Walker said that she was fast and
good with the ball at her feet. She had
to remind herself that Detroit is her first
priority and there is no way she was
gonna score.
Everett’s physicality got them in
trouble as they received two yellow
cards. Lane received none but took a
beating from the Everett players.
“I think that we knew that they were
going to be physical. I mean, I didn’t
expect McKynzie (Ritchie) to get rocked
10 times in a row by the same two play-ers,”
sophomore goalkeeper Samantha
Schoene said.
Freshman forward Aubrie Hood had
to sit out the game due to a
concussion she received during their
last game of the regular season Nov. 2.
“If we would have won this game,
we would have had a really good
chance to make it to the final four, but
things happen,” Hood said.
The Titans have put up some impres-sive
numbers this season. They scored
54 goals, which ties them with Shoreline
Community College for fifth most goals
scored in NWAACC. They totaled 34
points this season, which is the sixth
most in the conference.
“We struggle against teams that
don’t actively try and score goals, and
Everett really sat back against us, and
we didn’t adjust,” Ellis said.
Titans sophomore defensive mid-fielder
Caitlin Castillo said they expect-ed
the game to be physical but underes-timated
how much it would affect their
game.
“I think it was our mental prepared-ness
that wasn’t up to par that day. I felt
it in the warm up,” Titans sophomore
midfielder McKynzie Ritchie said.
titans fall
short in a
heartbreaker
to end season
Above: Lane sophomore goalkeeper Samantha
Schoene fails to block Everett’s lone goal.
Left: Lane freshman midfielder Kaleigh Jandro
heads the ball, trying to gain an advantage over
the Everett Trojans at a Nov. 6 match, after
which the Titans left the field with a 1-0 loss.
Lane freshman Katy
Potter placed second
overall for women
during the NWAACC
Championships Nov. 9.
MATT EDWARDS // PHOTOGRAPHER
MATT EDWARDS // PHOTOGRAPHER

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// nesw Clifton Haney
Attendees make bids during the silent auction at the Oct. 30 Harvest Dinner while raising funds for scholarships in the Center for Meeting
and Learning. Guests drank wine and ate appetizers served by Lane’s culinary arts and hospitality students.
Lane Harvests Fundraiser Dinner
They just gave $74,053 specifically for scholarships,”
Lane Foundation Development Director Tiana
Marrone-Creech said.
During last year’s Harvest Dinner, the Lane
Foundation received approximately $48,000 in
donations for scholarships alone. Those numbers do
not include donations given for unspecified reasons.
“Lease Crutcher Lewis has held strong as the
Foundation’s title sponsor for three years in a row
now,” said Marrone-Creech. “That’s big.”
Some of the other contributors this year included
the Papé Group, SELCO Community Credit Union and
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Crystal boechler // REPORTER
The Lane Foundation raised $134,133 at its Oct. 30
Harvest Dinner in the Center for Meeting and
Learning.
Added to the $162,513 raised from sponsors
prior to the event, the Lane Foundation has earned
$296,646 to fund scholarships and school programs.
During the 2011-12 school year, the Lane
Foundation awarded $705,228 in scholarships. In
2010, 529 students received a total of $690,337. In
2009, the foundation endowed $648,994 to 552
students.
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springfield museum
The Springfield Museum is
looking for volunteers to help
maintain and develop its exhibits.
Researchers are needed for historical
exhibits and curators for art
exhibits, greeters and guides to
show people around the museum,
advertising and marketing. The
museum asks that volunteers
contribute at least four hours a
week.
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Become a Court-Appointed Special
Advocates volunteer. CASA volunteers
are everyday citizens appointed by
judges to advocate for the safety and
well-being of children who have been
removed from their homes due to
parental abuse or neglect. They stand
up for children, represent their
interests in courtrooms and other
settings, and help find a safe and
permanent residence for children.
When: Applications for the Winter
2013 training class will be accepted
through Nov. 15
Contact: Volunteer Coodinator
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Contact: Springfield Museum
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The largest scholarship a student can receive is
$5,000.
“You have a 50 percent chance of receiving a
scholarship. All you have to do is apply,” retired
Lane Foundation Director Janet Anderson said last
year.
Guests were also given the opportunity to bid
on gift packages, which included a dinner with the
college president, sunset wine cruise, or seven-day
Caribbean cruise for two.
“At the Harvest Dinner, $74,053 was awarded for
scholarships alone from the Gifts of the Heart
auction this year, meaning they didn’t buy anything.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
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attention
all students
The Torch is looking for students interested
in journalism to fill the following positions:
• Distribution manager
• Advertising manager
• Copy editor
• Arts & entertainment editor
• Reporters
• Sports Reporters
• Photographers
• Designers
Those interested
should contact
Torch Editor-in-chief
Mohammed Alkhadher
at (503) 820-9215 or
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7. 7
news editor
Clifton Haney news //
The Torch // Thursday, nov. 14 2013
cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes have been a hot
issue on campus since their popularity
has soared over the past year. Lane’s
Public Safety department has issued
several warnings to users of e-cigarettes
recently asking them to move to the
designated smoking areas on campus,
leaving some students to speculate that
Lane may soon attempt to ban e-ciga-rette
use on campus.
E-Cigarettes consist of a rechargeable
battery, vaporizer, cartridge, mouth-piece
and heating chamber and tradi-tionally
contain nicotine. They are
advertised to help smokers kick the
habit.
Lane Public Safety Corporal Lisa
Rupp said there have been new cases of
students using them in class, on cam-pus,
in non-designated smoking areas,
and also using the device to inhale
drugs instead of for typical nicotine use.
Although E-cigarettes may not nec-essarily
emit “smoke” but vapor, Public
Safety has found it a problem on cam-pus.
The potential health risks of what
comes out of the devices have not been
tested or determined safe by Food
and Drug Ad-ministration.
The American Legacy
Foundation, a non-profit orga-nization
dedicated to prevent teen
smoking, describes electronic cigarettes
as “devices often designed to look
similar to
cigarettes in shape, size, and general
appearance. They operate by heating a
solution containing nicotine, creating
a mist that is inhaled.” This is called
vaporizing. They are still considered
smoking paraphernalia by Lane offi-cials.
“What the college wants to do is
make it so that the e-cigarettes can only
be used at the smoking shelters. No-body’s
banning them, so if the college
does decide and who knows if they
ever will, to go smoke free, like the UO,
I’m sure e-cigarettes will be put in that
same category,” Rupp said. “Students
are using them in class — in the
buildings, in the classrooms — and
there have been studies, and it’s all in
there [referring to her research] that it
does give off chemicals. The vapor does
give off chemicals.”
Another challenge Public Safety
faces is regulating the use of drugs put
into e-cigarettes on campus. While there
haven’t been any
instances at the main campus Rupp said
that she has witnessed the act else-where.
“Say for instance, a couple weeks
ago, I was walking behind the new
downtown campus and somebody
walked by me and they were using
e-cig but there was marijuana in it. I
mean you can tell. So, you can put
anything in them. Anything that can be
dissolved,” she says.
Stephen Candee, Lane political sci-ence
instructor, Tobacco Free Policy
Committee member and a smoker
himself, said he’s trying to be a speaker
for the smoking community, but finds it
hard to defend smokers who disrespect
the rules.
“People need to be more responsible
if they are going to smoke on campus,
and that includes the e-cigarettes,”
Candee said. “For me, the bottom line
is if you want these places to remain
available then don’t abuse them.”
Public Safety will typically allow
most smokers to leave with a verbal
warning that includes information
on the proper shelters to smoke on
campus. However, the citation for be-ing
caught smoking a cigarette or an
electronic cigarette outside a designated
smoking area can result in a $25 fine.
“The bottom line is the research is
inconclusive and you cannot as-sume
[e-cigarettes] safe,” Phyllis
Temple, a family nurse practitioner at
Lane’s health clinic says.
MARILYN WALKER //
REPORTER
Eleven Lane staff members partici-pated
in Lane instructor Layne King’s
Oct. 28 Wellness Programs Interval
class.
At 12:10 p.m., King immediately
started the class by having all 11 stu-dents
push themselves at maximum
resistance for a full minute.
Lane is hosting wellness classes
through fall term for its staff and their
families on the main campus as part of
Lane’s Healthy Habits Challenge.
Lane staff employee Michael Levick
attended his first interval class offered
by Lane’s Wellness Program.
“I don’t know why I didn’t come be-fore,”
Levick said. “This class is great.”
The program uses a variety of work-out
machines including treadmills,
ellipticals and spinning machines.
“It can be really hard to get away
from my lab,” Levick said. “This class
is now a priority for me.”
The lesson began with 40 minutes
of intense cardio and ended with
a 10-minute cooldown and group
stretching.
“I like to educate our instructors,”
King said. “I like giving them a work-out
and seeing them work so hard. It’s
inspiring.”
By 12:20 p.m., 10 minutes into the
class, staff members were sweating and
panting.
“Your heart is pounding hard. That’s
a good thing.” King said. “It means
you’re getting maximum workout.”
Lane nutrition education coordina-tor
Tamberly Powell said she had done
boot camp but prefers the interval
class.
“Interval workout gets me sweatier.
It’s a much harder workout,” Powell
said.
Staff members are allowed to bring
their spouses and family members as
long as they are at least 14 years old.
“I recommend this class and pro-gram,”
guest Cathy Russell said. “My
husband has been doing weightlifting
in the morning.”
By 12:30 p.m., staff members were
hunched over, exhausted.
“We’re almost done,” King said.
“It should feel like you are running
through thick mud.”
The purpose of interval training is
to have a high-intensity workout and
burn lots of calories in a very short
amount of time, King said.
Peter DeFazio,
who represents
Oregon’s 4th
District at the U.S.
House, visits Lane
instructor Steve
Candee’s Nov. 6
political
science class,
where he
commented on the
12-day
federal
government
shutdown,
tuition, nutrition
assistance, and
answered
questions from
attendees.
Lane had no plans
to ban electronic
Laura newman //
REPORTER
CONNOR WHITE // GRAPHIC ARTIST
Fitness
classes
available
for Lane
staff
Rep. DeFazio talks politics at Lane
Mohammed Alkhadher //editor-in-chief

8. 8
// NEWS Clifton Haney
The Torch // Thursday, nov. 14 2013
news editor
Lane student Melissa Johnson prepares
special effects makeup for Untitled’s
youngest demon, played by Aubrey Lewis.
laura newman // REPORTER
The first annual 72-Hour Horror Film
Festival, hosted by the Bijou Metro, kicked off
in downtown Eugene, Oct. 24.
Several attendees flocked to the First
National Tap House to register for the event.
Contestants were a mix of local college
students and public groups.
The contest required filmmakers to keep
their films two to three minutes in length
including credits, while incorporating a
mandated line and prop.
The line: “I should know, sir. I’ve always
been here.”
The prop: a tennis ball.
Both are from Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film
The Shining.
“This is a chance to create opportunities for
people to get into production and to create the
opportunities I wish I had as an aspiring
filmmaker,” said Josh Purvis, promotions
manager at Bijou and organizer of this event.
Lane student Chris White and Michael
Maruska, an instructional support assistant for
the Media Arts Department and a Lane
graduate, collaborated with several other
people to write and shoot Untitled.
In Untitled, neighborhood children are
possessed by demons and begin killing off all
the local adults. The beginning scene depicts
the main character running into a house,
kicking, then slamming, the door on a
demonic young girl attempting to kill him.
“It turned more into a scene — more of a
sequence of events than necessarily a story
HANA BEHRS// PHOTOGRAPHER
HANA BEHRS// PHOTOGRAPHER
with a beginning to an end,” Maruska said.
“We filmed Saturday and Sunday night. …
Basically, we got everything done in just a day
and a half,” White said.
The winner was awarded $500 and his film
was debuted before the Halloween screening
of a 35mm print of The Shining. Matt Cornelius
of Eugene created Repair, the short film that
won. There was also a late-night viewing of
The Best of the Fest at Blairally Vintage Arcade
in Eugene. Poor sound quality resulted in a
second showing at the Bijou Metro on Nov. 2,
making up for the technical problems.
Editors Note: (Josh Purvis was a
photographer at The Torch.)
stephanie orndorff // PRODUCTION MANAGER
anna tatUm // REPORTER
Lane is hosting a series
of scholarship workshops to
help students research
different types of scholar-ships
and learn the process of
successfully applying.
Students can attend either
of the upcoming workshops,
Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. or Dec. 13 at
1 p.m. in Building 19, Room
243.
Lane adviser Jackie Bryson
organizes and presents at the
workshops. Representatives
from the Oregon Student
Access Commission also
help, Bryson said.
The workshops are full
of information on how to
receive free money, but the
turnout for the first one of
the year, which took place
Oct. 30, was relatively low,
Bryson said.
“I know that there are
resources around Lane that
can help you apply for
scholarships, but I don’t
really notice them at Lane
because I don’t see things
advertised about them,”
first-year Lane student
Desiree Hansen said. “I know
they’re around but I never
even heard about the work-shops.”
Lane Media Services
created a series of YouTube
videos covering last year’s
workshops. They are titled
“How To Apply for a Lane
Community College
Foundation Scholarship.”
Those videos, as well was
other informative videos
about applying for
scholarships, are available
on its YouTube channel,
LaneMedia Services.
Dean Middleton, who
helped produce the videos,
said the videos are aimed
at increasing the number of
students applying for Lane
scholarships.
“Apply,” she said.
“Everyone can get a
scholarship. Lane students
receive over $1.8 million a
year. You’ll never get a
scholarship if you don’t
apply. Come to the work-shops.”
Stolen Vehicle
Oct. 31, 12:01 p.m.
Public Safety received a report of a potential stolen
vehicle from Lot L. The unidentified student found his car
in the third tier of Lot L and said he simply misplaced his
vehicle.
Complaint
Oct. 31, 12:38 p.m.
A student filed a complaint to Public Safety
about a Confederate flag displayed
inside a vehicle parked in main
campus Lot L. The student
explained that the flag made him
uncomfortable and angry. Public
Safety located the vehicle but did
not take any further action.
Suspicious Subject
Nov. 2, 5:07 a.m.
An unidentified man called Public Safety and asked if
the answering officer wanted “crack.” The caller hung up
the phone when asked to identify himself.
Medical Emergency
Nov. 6, 3:28 p.m.
Public Safety received a report of an unidentified man
experiencing a seizure in the Center Building library.
Student Health staff took him to the Lane Health Clinic in
a wheelchair.
Criminal Mischief
Nov. 6, 7:10 p.m.
An unidentified Titan Court resident was reportedly
tossing “junk items” from his apartment window and
into the alley. One of those items landed on a Titan Court
employee’s parked car. The student had stopped throwing
things by the time Public Safety arrived on scene.
Truck Accident
Nov. 6, 6:39 a.m.
Facilities Maintenance and Planning reported to Public
Safety that an unidentified delivery driver had crashed
into the skybridge warning tube between Buildings 1 and
19. The driver was issued a ticket for knocking down the
tube.
Suspicious Conditions
Nov. 7, 4:33 p.m.
An unidentified student notified Public
Safety of a trail of blood leaking out of a
women’s restroom on the main campus.
An officer investigated the bathroom but
did not find anyone who appeared to
have caused the blood spill.
Suspicious Person
Nov. 10, 3:20 p.m.
Public Safety received a phone call from an unidentified
woman complaining of a suspicious man in front of
Building 16. An officer responded to the call and
confronted the unidentified man, who said he was a
student working on a project for one of his classes.
Oh, the Horror!
Lane students
participate in
Bijou 72-hour
Horror Film Fest
Lane student Chris White claps the
slate to begin an action shot near the
end of Untitled’s filming.
Lane hosts workshops explaining, promoting scholarships