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Tran Nguyen Reporter

Students might find them-selves removed from the class-rooms under the faculty union’s negotiating safety proposal, giv-ing instructors authority to dis-miss students with inappropri-ate behaviors without filing a Code of Conduct complaint.

The current proposal reads: “Faculty members have the right to permanently remove students from their class for disruptive, threatening or otherwise inappropriate behavior. Faculty members exercising this authority shall notify their supervisor within 24 hours. Students may be returned to the class by the

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Nearly two months ago, Lane student government Sustainability Coordinator Michael Weed announced his intention to run for student government president.


Student government sen-ator Francisco “Kiko” Go-mez began campaigning for the presidency April 14 af-ter saying he would resign last week.

During the April 2 student


With a little more than two weeks to campaign, 20 stu-dents officially announced their intention on April 14 to run for office in Lane’s stu-dent government.

Students are elected to four different positions in the Asso-ciated Students of Lane Com-munity College. The positions are president, vice president, senator and Student Finance Board student-at-large.

This is the first year where the treasurer and the multi-cultural programs coordina-tor will not be elected. A bal-lot measure passed last year turned both titles into ap-pointed positions.

The presidential and vice

presidential candidates run to-gether on a joint ticket, where-as the other two positions run alone. According to the stu-dent government’s bylaws, the elected presidential ticket will receive a monthly stipend and up to 12 free credits.

According to an email from Elections Committee Chair-woman Rebekah Ellis, there are currently three presidential elec-tion tickets: Francisco “Kiko” Gomez for president and Ben Buchanan as his vice president; Michael Weed for president and Malisa Ratthasing as his vice president; and Clinton Fear as president and Kathy Ren-frowand as vice president.

Gomez and Ratthasing are senators in the student government. Weed is the

Fundraising puts campaign under scrutiny

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chris Piepgrass Reporter

The Color Me Rad 5k visited Eu-gene for its third consecutive year on April 12.

As the crowd gathered before the

sound of the starting horn, partic-ipants were given a shirt and a pair of shades; at the end, that once-pris-tine white T-shirt — along with the rest of them — was caked in color.

Color Me Rad goes to cities all over the U.S. The organization al-

so tours select cities in Europe, Aus-tralia and South Korea. Color Me Rad works with the same local char-ity each year. That charity receives a portion of the proceeds made by the 5k in the host city. In Eugene, Re-lief Nursery has been selected as the

beneficiary.“Relief Nursery supports the pre-

vention of child abuse and neglect,” Jennifer Anderson said, a volun-teer representing the charity. “Re-lief Nursery will receive $75 for each

coLorRunThird annual running event hits maximum capacity for runners

CHRIS PIEPGRASS / THE TORCHAshley Mills (left), Anes Koushkbaghi (center) and Ashley Ford (right) get weird after the Color Me Rad 5k fun run April 12.

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He asked “for your support,” according to records of a crowdfunding page obtained by The Torch.

Candidates are prohibit-ed by student government by-laws from “campaigning” un-til April 14, and the elections packet identifies electron-ic media as a vector for cam-paign materials — but neither the committee’s regulations nor the bylaws define “cam-paigning.”

Gofundme.com, the site Weed used to ask for support, is a crowdfunding website. Since the page went live on Feb. 25, he’s amassed $342, in-cluding Weed’s own donation of $100.

Weed insisted he broke none of the student govern-ment’s regulations.

Fellow presidential candi-date Senator Francisco “Kiko” Gomez disagrees.

Weed violated the bylaws, Gomez said, but he will not submit a formal complaint to the Associated Students of Lane Community College Elections Committee.

“Campaigning would be advertising yourself as run-ning for office,” Gomez said.

Weed said he couldn’t un-derstand how the page, which included an account of his motivations for running and a request for donations, could be construed as campaigning. He believed for it to qualify as pre-campaigning, though, his statement had to be a fo-cused effort to persuade Lane

students to vote for him.Weed said he tried to en-

sure nobody from Lane saw the gofundme.com page until it was time to go public.

Instead, he had hoped to raise funds from family and friends.

The gofundme.com page, which was accessible to any-one who searched Google for Weed’s name, had been shared six times on Facebook prior to April 14.

Weed said members of his family did share a link to the page, but he immediate-ly asked them to delete the posts.

“How are you supposed to fundraise if you are not al-lowed to talk to people?” Weed asked.

Weed revised his gofund-me.com page on April 14 to in-clude a campaign poster and a different statement describ-ing “Team Titan Time” that no longer included his reasons for running.

According to Associated

Students of Lane Communi-ty College President Paul Zi-to, who advised Weed on fun-draising strategies, the only language that could be con-strued as pre-campaigning on Weed’s gofundme.com page, prior to the April 14 revi-sion, was the first sentence of the final paragraph: “Which brings me back to the reason that I am here today, to ask for your support.”

“When you are planning this far ahead ... you’re toeing a line. And when you’re toe-ing that line, you don’t know when you are going to cross it, and it is going to be up to that Elections Committee to decide whether you have crossed it,” Zito said.

The ambiguous definition of “support” is Zito’s concern.

He said Weed made it clear he was asking for financial support and not for people to vote for him later in the para-graph.

Zito said he was hoping an issue with campaign fun-

draising would arise so that student government could address its policy on how campaigns are conducted.

The student govern-ment needs to address candi-dates’ fundraising needs, Zi-to said, and there should be a planned-for time period re-served for fundraising so can-didates can be prepared and not risk accusations of early campaigning.

Zito blamed low voter turnout partly on campaigns hamstrung by a lack of mon-ey.

Ratthasing and Weed split fundraising efforts.

Ratthasing said the do-nations are supplementing their out-of-pocket campaign spending.

“Quite honestly, I had no recollection of what was go-ing on because I was ... try-ing to figure out ways to have my own funds to get started so that we don’t have to go (under scrutiny) — just to be safe,” Ratthasing said.

ASLCC Vice President Re-bekah Ellis said pre-cam-paigning would include ask-ing for votes or telling them why they should vote for can-didates before the official campaign period begins, and she would like to bring the is-sue before the Elections Com-mittee.

“There were no official rules,” Ellis said. “It’s kind of a gray area because it is not clearly outlined in the bylaws, and it never has been.”

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Dental clinic opens

“Which brings me back to the reason that I am here today, to ask for your support. ”

Michael WeedASLCC presidential candidate, Feb. 25

Lane second-year dental hygiene student Jessica Ostrander (left) describes the new dental clinic facilities at 2460 Willamette St. to Terie Stephenson (center) and her sister, Lynne Fogarty, during the grand opening on April 16.

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government senate meeting, Go-mez threw a pen towards fellow senator Zack Wright during a de-bate over funding an event. Go-mez offered his resignation dur-ing the April 9 senate meeting, but did not formally submit it.

Gomez said that after the April 9 meeting, he had dis-cussions with other members of the student government and decided not to resign.

Associated Students of Lane Community College Treasurer Zach Wais said he spoke with Gomez after the meeting and encouraged him

not to quit. Wais made similar statements during the April 9 senate meeting.

While Gomez acknowl-edged his actions may impact the elections, he said he does not believe they will impact his ability to be effective in the student government.

“I think that it is important that once a person comes back in and says, ‘Hey, I’m sorry. Let’s move forward.’ — that’s a per-son you should look at and say, ‘That man has integrity. That man has respect for himself. He doesn’t give up,’” Gomez said.

college only upon a successful student appeal to the Joint College-Faculty Student Removal Appeal Committee.”

“(We) understand that this is a very sensitive issue and could be easily misinterpreted, but it is a question of having authori-ty to protect the classroom,” Jim Salt said, president of the Lane Community College Education Association. “The administra-tion has not been supportive (of) the faculty when students get extremely violent.”

When a student is dis-missed from the classroom for disruptive behavior, they can come back to the next class “regardless of how egregious or threatening the behavior,” Salt said of the administra-tion’s current policy. Faculty members cannot remove the student unless they contin-ue inappropriate behavior in class.

Although faculty members have filed complaints, initiating the resolution process, some fac-ulty members have not found safety and comfort in their teach-ing environment, blaming the

administration’s inefficient work, according to Salt and the Educa-tion Association’s Vice President Sheila Broderick.

Faculty’s safety proposal is to protect the classroom, in-cluding faculty and students from other students’ extreme behavior, but it does not lim-it students’ ability to chal-lenge faculty’s decision with the administration, Broderick said.

Salt and Broderick declined to reveal any faculty names without their knowledge.

Having little knowledge about the faculty’s propos-al, Associate Dean of Student Affairs Barbara Delansky re-sponded to faculty’s accusa-tion that throughout her ca-reer she has never failed to be supportive to a faculty mem-ber when a problem arises.

In a position of helping fac-ulty through the Code of Con-duct, the administration is available to support facul-ty members’ decision and in-terpret expectations in an ed-ucational environment to stu-dents, Delansky said.

Faculty members can ei-ther file an Incident Report-ing Form under the Code of Conduct online, Delansky said, or report to the Division Dean when a problem arises. Once Student Life and Lead-ership Development officials have confirmed the problem, students receive an email no-tifying them that their inap-propriate behavior has been reported. They are then re-quired to meet with the offi-cial before returning to class.

If the student shows no ef-fort in improving their behav-ior, the administration puts them into disciplined proba-tion; about three or four stu-dents every year are suspend-ed because of extreme situa-tions.

Associated Students of Lane Community College President Paul Zito questioned the pur-pose of the proposal, because the Code of Conduct exists for the same reason. In addition, he is concerned that the proposal will have some “drastic effects” on students’ lives and careers.

“When students are forced to

drop the class, it will affect their academic career, financial aid, and even their lives,” Zito said.

Delansky said it is diffi-cult for the officials to resolve problems that arise towards the end of the term. In most cases, the administration finds alternative solutions to let the student finish their courses.

According to Delansky, fac-ulty members often only want to get the student’s attention, not remove the student from class altogether.

“To have full control over students’ behavior in class,” Delansky said, “faculty can put his or her expectations on the syllabus, explain it on the first day of class, and cite it under the Code of Conduct.”

Neither students nor student government has a vote on the current proposal, but the Ed-ucation Association welcomes dialogues from students about methods for protecting the classroom, Salt said.

None of the faculty who has experience using the Code of Conduct would agree to give a comment to The Torch.

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current administration’s sus-tainability coordinator.

Current student govern-ment president Paul Zito said that while senatorial candidates run on individual tickets, they can be included on presidential candidates’ “slates.” A slate is the list of senatorial candidates that the presidential tickets en-dorse and campaign with.

Senators receive a monthly stipend, but no credit waiver.

Ellis’ email announced 14 senatorial candidates: Sarah J. Pishioneri, Brandi Hoskins, Fe-licia Dickinson, Esau Gavett, Nicole Rund, Sofie Crandall, Wesley Allen, Trevor Moore, Caleb Miller, Christian Mel-lo, Jennifer McCarrick, Robert Schumacher, Scott Compton and Emily Aguilera.

Dickinson, Moore and Agu-ilera were appointed to vacant senate seats during the 2013-

2014 year. Hoskins is the current ad-

ministration’s chief of staff and McCarrick is its Student Re-source Center director. Schum-acher was the communica-tions director, but Zito said he stepped down from that role for spring term.

The Student Finance Board is an advisory committee for the student government. It is chaired by the treasurer, with two senators and four students-at-large sitting on it.

Ellis says that the student-at-large position pays $100 per month, but no one is running for any of the four vacancies.

Zito said the positions will have to be appointed by the new administration next year.

Dickinson was the only per-son who ran for the student-at-large position during last year’s elections.

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In its April 10 issue, The Torch incorrectly reported when Francisco “Kiko” Gomez yelled an expletive and threw a pen across the room towards an-other senator. It happened af-ter the motion to provide $1,900 in support of the Peace Sym-posium was proposed and be-fore the motion was passed. The Torch regrets this error.

April 16 at 2:10 a.m.Public Safety received information about someone who was sleeping in a car overnight near the Early Childhood Education Center at Lane.

April 8 at 11:35 a.m.Public Safety was dispatched to investigate a vehicle blocking traffic. An Isuzu Oasis had rolled out of its spot, blocking traffic. The car rolled into a parked Toyota Tundra with no apparent damage. The Isuzu owner was contacted and moved the vehicle after leaving a note on the Toyota.

April 8 at 3:37 p.m.Lane Facilities Management and Planning reported that one of their golf carts was a victim of a hit-and-run. Public Safety took a report.

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Chess Club revived with new potential

Parents make tough decisions about childcare

Tran Nguyen Reporter

As spring welcomes back the blossoms and warm breeze, Karlie Schwartzwald has brought the Chess Club back to Lane.

The Associated Students of Lane Community College Senate ratified the Chess Club on April 2. Schwartzwald is a second-year mathematics stu-dent. Hoping to introduce chess to more students around campus, Schwartzwald har-nessed the passion for chess

club in Winter 2014. “I love chess,” Schwartz-

wald said, “and I want to have a chance to play with students on campus.”

The club currently has no chess sets. Schwartzwald has been cutting out paper to sub-stitute with real chess sets. The Chess Club is waiting to receive $100 from the Student Government, the amount rati-fied clubs get each term.

Despite a lack of chess-boards, 20 students have al-ready signed up in the Chess Club, and approximately 10

students attended the first two meetings.

“We welcome everyone who is interested in chess to come to our meeting,” Schwartzwald said. She encourages peo-ple who want to learn how to play to also attend.

The old Chess Club disband-ed years ago when its members left Lane or lost interest.

Mathematics instructor and Chess Club adviser Phil Moore said he is pleased to see Schwartz-wald bring chess back to Lane.

“Looking for an adviser for the club was one of the big-

gest struggles in the process of getting ratified,” Schwartz-wald said. Moore, a chess en-thusiast, recently finally took the responsibility.

Playing chess is what led Moore to math, and now, through Chess Club, he can interact with students in a less formal way and catch up with former students.

As he talked about his pas-sion for chess, Moore pulled out a hand-carved Japanese chess set that he got from his uncle.

“It was like a kickoff to get students excited about at our

first meeting,” Moore said.“I expect (Chess Club) to

bring a lot of enthusiasm for playing chess on campus,” Council of Clubs chairwoman Brandi Hoskins said.

Besides encouraging criti-cal thinking and bonding be-tween chess lovers on cam-pus, Schwartzwald also hopes to connect with other chess clubs in different colleges and universities in Oregon and start a tournament.

Chess Club meets every Wednesday in the cafeteria from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Penny c. Scott Reporter

Lane’s student parents say they are sometimes forced to choose between leaving their children without the support they need and allowing their schoolwork to suffer.

The on-campus Child and Family Center provides care for children who are 2.5 to 5 years old. However, Lane doesn’t have a program or fa-cilities for older children.

Child and Family Education Division Dean Cathy Lind-sley recommends that stu-dents contact the Family Con-nections Program of Lane and Douglas County. She said that students would be guided through a process regarding available resources.

“If people are facing this is-sue, let’s talk about it,” Lind-sley said. “Drop-in would be

tough, but I’m not saying it couldn’t be done.”

Student Resource Director Jennifer McCarrick said she sometimes has difficulty jug-gling school and family re-sponsibilities.

“I’ve had to adjust my schedule so I’m not spending all my time at school. My ex-husband isn’t in the picture, so I’m trying to make up that extra time,” McCarrick said. “Because my daughter is 13, it makes it a little bit more chal-lenging. There is no care for school-age children. I’d like to see that on campus.”

Child and Family Education Management Coordinator Sue Norton said she appreciated the challenges that these stu-dents face being highlighted.

“There are so many options in the community that fit for most families that we have not developed any on campus,”

Norton said.“Juggling everything is

stressful,” student government Chief of Staff Brandi Hoskins said. “They don’t have a place here for kids to be at until par-ents get out of class.”

Students sometimes get lucky breaks with their class schedules, so they can spend more time with their children. However, this isn’t something they can count on, and they are sometimes forced to leave their children alone.

“Last term, I would leave, and my 10-year-old would be at home for at least a half-hour by himself, and he’d have to make sure he got out the door in time to go to the bus stop,” Hoskins said. “This term, my classes are allowing me to be at home, see him off and then get to campus.”

Hoskins and McCarrick agree that if the college provid-

ed childcare for older children, they wouldn’t be faced with so many tough choices.

“I live in Albany, so this is even harder,” Hoskins said. “My struggle is that I’m here, and my kids are at home. They are either home by themselves until I get home or they go to the Boys and Girls Club until I can pick them up.”

According to College Stu-dents with Children Need Cam-puses with Childcare, a 2011 re-port published by The Institute for Women’s Policy Research, childcare for student parents is an important factor in their ability to earn a degree.

“Childcare is one of the most effective ways that col-leges and universities can help their student parents to earn a degree, yet most fail to provide on-campus care centers, much less affordable, high-quality care,” Elisa Garcia wrote.

“If people want to pursue this we can do more,” Linds-ley said. “Whatever we do, it would have to be self-support-ing.”

By setting an example of what it takes to succeed, Hoskins believes she is help-ing her children make choices that will help them be success-ful later on.

“I want my kids to know there’s a future out there for them. By seeing me attend school, working hard and making sacrifices, they see there are opportunities out there,” Hoskins said tearfully.

Members playing on paper boards, waiting for funding

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Older children left without adequate services

Family Connections Pro-gram of Lane and Douglas County (541) 463 - 3954.

Child and Family Educa-tion Department Cathy Lind-sley, Division Dean (541) 463-5441.

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Chairwoman gets tough with delinquent clubs


At the Council of Clubs meeting on April 15, chair-woman Brandi Hoskins sus-pended the voting rights of the Table Tennis and French clubs.

According to council by-laws, if a club fails to attend two consecutive meetings without being excused before the meeting, the clubs lose their voting rights.

The Table Tennis Club had been excused from attending until further notice more than a month ago by former chair-man John Price. Hoskins over-ruled the decision because their long absence was affect-ing quorum. The French Club has been absent from meet-ings since Feb. 25. Hoskins had not received communi-

cation from them regarding their absences.

Most club representatives left before the meeting ended.

After the meeting, Hoskins said the representatives had been excused.

Hoskins said the council will evaluate club attendance based on how many meetings representatives attend and whether they give reports.

She said she will discuss the exact criteria with mem-bers at the next council meet-ing.

Because quorum had not been met at the last meet-ing when members voted to spend up to $3,000 on the Spring Event, another vote was taken and the measure passed.

The Outdoor Adventure and Chess clubs were not rep-resented at the meeting.

Two clubs lose voting rights

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Local gaming company Oreganik hosted an event for students and local gaming enthusiasts at Lane’s down-town campus on April 4.

The event attracted 26 reg-istered participants, more than twice as many as previous events held by the company at another location. Students were invited to pitch and discuss gaming ideas with the hope of selecting an idea to promote through crowdfunding.

“I’m trying to build a strong development commu-nity here in Eugene,” Ore-ganik owner Ted Brown said. “We decided to get a bunch of students, amateurs and professionals into a room to try to come up with a num-ber of amazing ideas and see

which one really sticks.”Jenette Kane, dean of the

Downtown Campus and Ti-tan Court, said the campus facilities offer just the kind of environment gaming and software companies need.

All the campus classrooms are wireless and “smart,” with features such as computers, speakers, projectors, document-imaging cameras and more.

Businesses in need of help with projects offer events where students can gain real-world experience.

“The business wins be-cause the students are doing a project that helps them, and the students win because they get experience in something that’s happening with the software companies,” Kane said.

Attendees at the event were students from Lane, stu-

dents from the University of Oregon and other Eugene gaming enthusiasts.

“I’m interested in games and game development and learning more about the in-dustry and how it all works,” UO student Tegan Valo said.

“Jenette Kane is the person I want to thank the most for making this happen. She has opened her doors to us, and I can’t thank her enough,” Brown said.

The downtown campus is not only attracting interest from gaming and software companies, but also with Eu-gene businesses.

“We partner with over 100 businesses on classes and events,” Kane said. “This is a great location, and the build-ing is gorgeous. It’s open and inviting, and we love being able to see out the windows.”

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Taya Alami Reporter

Members of the student government senate appoint-ed former Senator Rebekah Ellis to replace Vice President Anayeli Jimenez, who hasn’t attended senate meetings since March.

Ellis was appointed to the position on April 14 and rati-fied unanimously by the stu-dent senate April 16.

Previously, Ellis served as president pro-tempore, a

member of the senate who fills the role of vice president in the event of the vice presi-dent’s absence.

Ellis will hold her new po-sition until a newly elected student administration takes office June 1.

Upon her ratification, Ellis said that joining student gov-ernment was the best decision she had made in her college career.

“I go home at night and I’m exhausted, happy,” Ellis said.

Senator Emily Aguilera

was elected to succeed Ellis as president pro-tempore.

In an interview, Associated Students of Lane Communi-ty College President Paul Zito said he was sad to see Jimenez leave after she “sort of fell off of the map” without giving a letter of resignation.

“We didn’t do our normal get-together, hash out how we go forward on projects, she just left,” Zito said.

He praised Jimenez’s work ethic and said the fact that she stepped down as vice

president doesn’t mean she failed.

Jimenez attended the April 16 Senate meeting, at which she thanked her peers for the experience and endorsed Ellis as her successor.

“I’m grateful,” Jimenez said. “I’ll always cherish these memories and what we’ve do-ne, for the rest of our lives.”

Members of the student government responded in kind.

“You’ve been a champi-on of cultural competency,

and we thank you for heading that charge,” Senator Francis-co “Kiko” Gomez said to Jimi-nez.

Student Multicultural Pro-grams Coordinator Michael Weed said Jimenez is a great leader, and compared her to South American revolutionary Manuela Sáenz.

Sara Shepherd, the state af-fairs director for the student government, told Jimenez “I’ll miss having you around, and our one-on-ones, but I’ll get over it.”

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Ellis ratified as new vice presidentCurrent ASLCC President Pro-Tempore Rebekah Ellis leads an ASLCC meeting April 16.

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After a solid showing at the Linfield Invitational in Mc-Minnville, the Titans traveled down to Chico, Calif. to com-pete in the Chico Twilight.

In this meet, the Titans competed against several larg-er universities, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, San Francisco State University, Humboldt State University, Saint Mary’s College of Cal-ifornia, as well as the hosting team, the California State Uni-versity Wildcats.

The Titans opened up the meet April 11 with two victo-ries, one of which came in the high jump courtesy of fresh-man Dakarai Hightower. High-tower continued his strong jumping from earlier this sea-

son at the Lane preview, when he cleared a height of 6'10.75", besting Chico State’s Michael Souza’s 6'8" jump.

The second triumph came from the long strides of fresh-man Kristin Clark, who won the women’s triple jump with a jump of 36'11.6". Clark won by leaping just an inch and a half further than Chico State’s Brooke Whitburn.

The Titans were also able to produce a strong finish in the women’s 800-meter event. Freshman Kristine Dunn fin-ished fourth in a highly con-tested field that saw the third through fifth-place finishers separated by less than a second.

Fellow freshman Nicole Maurmann opened her day with a solid second-place fin-ish in the women’s 5,000-me-ter run. Maurmann ran in

18:35.04, with fellow Titans freshman Katy Potter and Al-li Cross finishing third and fourth respectively.

Chico was also the first meet at which head track coach Grady O’Connor was able to deploy his women’s 4x400-meter relay team.

The team, comprised of sprinters Dunn and sopho-mores Jahzelle Ambus, Ma-caulay Wilson and Jalen Tims, was fresh off an easy victory at the Linfield meet in the 4x100-meter relay. The four women continued their success, get-ting the victory with a strong 3:53.3, falling short of the 3:52.5 school record.

In the women’s field events Lane performed strongly in the javelin with sophomore Gabrielle Head placing first with throws of 144'06". Head’s

throw places her second in the nation among junior college athletes this season.

On the men’s side of the draw, the Titans produced many strong finishes. One of those came from freshman Ro-han Cain in the men’s 400-me-ter. Cain ran 49.68 seconds, which was enough for an easy second-place finish.

In the 5,000-meter, Titans freshman Efrain Jamieran a ca-reer race, breaking his person-al best in the 5,000, running in 15:39.68 to finish 14th in a fast-paced race.

“Efrain quietly had a mon-ster meet,” O’Connor said. “If I’m nominating anybody for athlete of the week on the men’s side … he’s at the top of the list.”

The field events were al-so solid for the men, as sopho-

more Zach Olivera tied for first with California State’s Kyle Maxwell in the men’s pole vault with a vault of 15'7".

Freshman Diego Gonzalez also produced a strong finish in the men’s long jump, tying for second with a final jump of 23'02.5".

The Titans return home next weekend to compete in the Or-egon relays at historic Hay-ward Field April 18 to April-andnnor said that he embrac-es the opportunity of the big upcoming meet, he is going to be cautious of over-work-ing his athletes and wants to make sure they get proper re-covery time.

“It’s always fun to compete at Hayward,” O’Connor said. “But we’re not at all putting extra emphasis on it. We’re looking at the bigger picture.”

volunteer they recruit and 15 percent of all registration fees.”

Color Me Rad sets the ceil-ing at 100 volunteers. This year, the charity hit maximum capacity. Eugene’s version of the fun run is projected to rake in a total of $100,000, not including from apparel and paraphernalia.

“Last year, (Color Me Rad) donated $16,000,” Anderson said.

As the participants pro-ceeded through the course, they were soaked and pow-dered with color every few hundred meters.

Both the wet and dry col-ors are nontoxic cornstarch products that are biodegrad-able. They also won’t stain — unless you want them to. By

spraying shirts with vinegar and ironing them before they are washed in cold water, the shirts have a better chance of keeping their tie-dye appear-ance.

Joseph O’Donnell was seen dancing with his young daughter Alexis after they crossed the finish line.

“Anyone can enter Col-or Me Rad. You don’t have to run the entire time. It’s a fun family thing too,” O’Donnell said. “Alexis was in a stroll-er. We were just kind of walk-ing.”

Another contestant, John Hine, also enjoyed a more lei-surely pace through the course.

“I’d say it took about 35 to 45 minutes,” he said.

A slow and steady pace was his game plan from the

beginning. With the amount of people on the course he thinks a personal record would be hard to achieve.

“The way the crowds were

it would be nearly impossible to set a time. There’s got to be over a thousand people here,” Hine said.

In fact there were over

3,000, but time isn’t why this event was started. Color Me Rad is not a competitive event. It’s simply a “fun run.”

CHRIS PIEPGRASS / THE TORCH

After completing the Color Me Rad fun run, the audience gathers around the stage for the final color bomb countdown April 12.

coLor: Fun run generates over $16,000 in donationsCONTINUeD FROM P. 1

Titans impress, show improvement at Chico Twilight Athletes prepare for Hayward Field following weekend

CONTRIBUTED BY GRADY O’CONNORLane sophmore Sean McGetrick placed third in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the Chico Twilight Invitational April 12.

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chris PatrickReporter

The Titans beat the Clacka-mas Community College Cou-gars in both games of their April 11 doubleheader in Eu-gene. Sophomore Jarren God-dard’s walkoff home run high-lighted the closing game in the series.

The Titans were able to hold Clackamas to just one run over the two games.

The final score of the first game was 5-0 in the Titans’ fa-vor.

Sophomore Pitcher Jared Priestley recorded his second win, throwing seven innings and striking out eight batters.

Freshman catcher Kyle Beam had a successful day at the plate, batting 3-for-3 driv-ing in a run.

After a short break, the Ti-

tans went on to beat Clacka-mas 2-1 in the second night-cap.

Sophomore Pitcher Eric Ru-aro started the second game, striking out four batters. He was pulled after the fifth in-ning allowing one run.

With the Titans trailing af-ter 1-0 in the fifth inning, they were able to claw their way to a victory.

Goddard continued his dominance at the plate by re-cording his fourth home run and his 21st RBI. In the bottom of the ninth when the game was tied at 1-1, Goddard hit a walkoff homerun to finish the game. Freshman Shane Quar-terley registered the win while striking out three batters.

The Titans continued their prowess the next day by pick-ing up two more victories over cougars in Oregon City push-

ing their record to 16-8 and propelling them into second place in their division.

Starting sophomore pitcher Jeff Hardy opened up the first game.

Hardy was able to produce five strikeouts while only al-lowing one run. After claiming another win, Hardy brought his pitching record to 3-2.

Goddard drove home his 22nd RBI, and the Titans went on to win 2-1.

Sophomore Parker Sherrell started the second game on the mound.

He was pulled after on-ly pitching 2.2 innings and al-lowing six runs off of nine hits.

Sophomore Travis Kelley,

Sherrell’s replacement, was able to collect the win giv-ing him a 1-0 personal record. In a high-scoring game that ended with the Titans on top with an 11-6 final score, soph-omore Konner Reddick drove in five runs, and Goddard also picked up his fourth RBI in the past three games. He now has 23 RBIs on the season.

Lane sweeps Clackamas in four-game series

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Jarren Goddard lifts Titans over Cougars with walk-off homerun

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GOOD SHIELD AGUILAR A Turtle Island Native devoted to speaking up for the last wild bu�alo.

KAITLIN SOPOCI-BELKNAP Executive Director of Move to Amend.

MONICA BEEMER Organizer for the 2014 Northwest Social Forum.

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Sophomore Jarren Goddard slides safely into home during a 5-0 game against Clackamas on April 11.Sophomore left fielder Darin Nelson relays to sophomore shortstop Tucker Campbell during the April 11 game against Clackamas.

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Laura Newman A&e editor

The Lane Events Center was consumed with books April 12 and 13 for Friends of Eugene Public Library’s 36th annual Book Sale.

Ian McVay, an attendee, said he looks forward to this event every year because of the vast selection of fiction the event continues to have.

Thousands of community book lovers attended this event and took advantage of the mas-sive collection. Books ranged from $1 to $2 and covered a va-riety of different subjects and genres.

Barbara Morgan and Nan-cy Purtill have collectively vol-unteered with this organization for over seven years. This type of volunteer opportunity does not entirely consist of working this particular sale. It is a year-long commitment.

“We work all winter, Sep-tember up until the end of March,” Purtill said. “On differ-ent days, depending on what we’ve chosen to do, we sort books by subject matter and then some books are picked out to be individually priced.”

Several Lane students were

involved at the book sale this year, with only a three-day re-sponsibility.

The donated books come from a variety of different plac-es, some are donated through estate sales, others are called in for larger collections or library discards.

“They’re all community do-nations,” Morgan said. “People donate to the library. There’s a big donation box in the lobby of the (downtown) Library.”

Friends of the Eugene Li-bary works closely with St. Vincent de Paul, a local thrift shop. St. Vincent leases a ware-house in which donated books are stored throughout the year, and they also donate vehicles for pickup and event transpor-tation. In return, the leftover books are given to the thrift shop to be sold.

Sandy Ludeman, Chair-woman of Friends of the Eu-gene Public Library said she was amazed at the turnout and growth of the sale.

“Yesterday we had close to 3,000 (people). But then of course when you have this lovely weather, it’s hard to wheel people in from their gar-den,” she said.

This organization fundraises for the Eugene Public Library,

which allows the Library to host programs and events such as author talks, The Big Read, and summer literacy events for children.

“To me, why this is impor-tant and why what we do is important is I think of our-selves as an extension of edu-cating the community in a va-riety of ways,” Ludeman said. “The library is another educa-tional tool point, obviously, but beyond people thinking they check books oaut there or vid-eos, they are learning things from these various programs.”

Ludeman claims that with-in the last three years the

Friends of the Eugene Public Library has raised an estimat-ed $100,000 for the library pro-gram, the largest annual reve-nue source.

“It is the biggest. It brings in the largest amount of mon-ey that we give back to the li-brary, but I think it’s impor-tant to know that we exist year round,” she said.

Second Hand Prose, a sec-ond hand book store run by this organization, has become a permanent staple at the down-town library. Online sales on Amazon.com are also a new avenue they have taken in or-der to fundraise year-round.

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Sol Seed shines at CozmicEdmond Leach Reporter

On April 11 at Cozmic in Eugene, there was a full house for the CD release party from locally based reggae-fusion band Sol Seed. Their soul-ful, spiritually uplifting, deep-ly rhythmic grooves seam-lessly blend classic reggae with elements of hip-hop, rap and rock. The band consists of drums, bass, rhythm and lead guitars, plus a guy play-ing keys, percussion and didg-ereedoo. That’s right, I said didgereedoo!

Oh, and by the way, they all sing. They easily move above deep, dub reggae grooves, crowd-rousing hip-hop word-spews and through Latin fla-vored floor-fillers. Lead vocals and raps pass back and forth from song to song. The lead guitar work of Kenny Lewis is the jewel in their crown. This lad is truly “on it.”

Lewis was a student at Lane, but the call of his musi-cal muse proved to be louder than the cries of academia.

He channels the spirit of players like Jimi Hendrix, Er-nie Isley and more. With him in the mix it’s easy for Sol Seed to comfortably reach rock ener-gy levels.

Having spent most of the past year on the road up and down the West Coast success-fully building their growing fan base, this band is tight.

Their new release, Fami-ly Tree, was recorded in Eu-gene at Telos Studios. This fol-lows their first release, Grown Deep. Both are available now — check them out. And check them “live” first chance you get. If the audience vibe at Cozmic and the collective pos-itivity of the band is anything to go by, this band deserves to reach out and touch the mass-es. They will be playing at the WOW Hall in Eugene on April 27. Do yourselves a favor and go.

36th annual book sale at Lane Events Center

An estimated 3,000 people attended the Friends of the Eugene Public Library book sale April 12 and 13. LAURA NEWMAN / THE TORCH

EVENTS CALENDAR: April 17 to April 20Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

17Eugene International Film Festival: Once Upon a MountainRegal Valley River Center Stadium 157 p.m.

18Vietnamese StorytellerLonghouse 9:30 a.m.A Midsummer Night’s Dream Ragozzino Performance Hall 7:30 p.m.$10 for general admission and $5 for studentsGem FairLane Events Centernoon to 6 p.m. $7 for general admission

19Gem FairLane Events Centernoon to 6 p.m. $7 for general admissionA Midsummer Night’s Dream Ragozzino Performance Hall 7:30 p.m.$10 for general admission and $5 for students

20Gem FairLane Events Centernoon to 6 p.m. $7 for general admission

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