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Iti focus — I Mike Kepler — A man with style BBdike Kepler, College English infcuctor. is a man with style, ^■s the eldest child in a family of five, he discovered at an ear ly age, “There must be more ^^Biey.” D.H. Lawrence. jK^ith good intentions and ^■serverance, Kepler set out to be an architect, but the ^Hthematics involved proved to be quite a problem and HHpler steered toward den- ^Hy. It soon became evident ^■t this profession was not I Wse t0 his interests and Kepler ^■clared himself an English Lit. ^■jor. At this time, it was ^■cessary for him to relearn studying. ■After several years of travers- from teaching jobs at both tie high school and college ^■els, Kepler secured a job at Kc where he has been I ■aching for approximately 10 ^Bars now. ■Kepler uses methods of “trial I Bid error” in his teaching, and |®s found that he is no longer ^■t and nameless (as he felt ^■hen teaching at Lake Oswego ^Kgh School). From a teaching Aspect, Kepler has found the College English staff a very good department. Compatibility and collaboration are a must. Com mented Kepler, “The teachers here genuinely care about the students and aren’t trying to teach themselves.” Life in the Kepler household is quite hectic, he said. “Home is no longer a retreat. I find I am living in the public eye all the time now.” Staff photo by Duffy Coffman CONCENTRATION-Instructor Mike Kepler listens intently to English student Jerri Hale. In his classes, Kepler at tempts to draw out the “back row” student, and turns passive students into analytical thinkers. Early in his teaching career Kepler found the book, “1 try to get the students to be “Teaching As A Subversive Ac tivity,” quite influential. One thinkers instead of memoriz Kepler primarily enjoys con chapter in particular which has temporary literature compared received a good deal of scrutiny is entitled , “Crap to traditional. Loverboy’ rockets skyward By R.W. Greene ■ The Print ■The first and only band I ever got fired from was in Toronto, so 1 always watch the valiant at- Bmpts of Canadian bands to ■ake it into the American rock ■ega-buck scene with a certain ■distic glee. This little thrill has ■one down the tubes, Bowever, in the last week, Because somebody played me ■.overboy’s” first album, and I’m hooked. ■ ■ Loverboy is a Vancouver- Based band, which looks like it Bill soon be an L.A.-based Bne. The album, about four Bonths old, has climbed to 13 on the Billboard chart, and Bom the amount of airplay it Bceives, won’t be going down ■ery fast. I Strangely enough, as far as Broduction, lyrics, or hype go, Bothing really should distinguish this ' album from thousands of others formulated on the same ear-blasting parameters. Singer Mike Reno The second side is not quite as consistent—the first tune is vaguely new wave in direction, if the cheesy Farfisa in the background is any indication; has his ripped-throat anguish down cold, and aside from a . but somehow the Elvis vocals certain hysterical range, you couldn’t tell him apart from any don’t quite make it. Nor does the endless repitition of “falling Orange Peel band. The lyrics, in love.” in a word, stink. So I don’t know why, but there’s not a clinker on the whole first side. The first song, “The Kid Is Hot Tonight,” is a tremendously exuberant dog kicker about Young Lust. “Turn Me Loose” is a little slower paced, but lacks nothing for eerie power or egocentrici- ty. My favorite cut is called “Lady of the Eighties,” which hums along like a beat up 924 with.no mufflers. “Prissy, Prissy” is great quasi-funk stuff, and Reno’s at tempts at Johnny Guitar Wat son vocals are amusing rather than offensive. “D.O.A.” is, one supposes, Loverboy’s attempt at social commentary —the commentary isn’t worth much but the tune cooks. I don’t know if I really like this album, but I do know it will be on the tape deck a lot this summer, and it’ll be cranked.” Student artists display unique works The most unusual of the sale. demonstrations was the icon Chickens were wrapped in painting done by a 15-year-old I Question: Why did the foil, then clay, before they were boy. An icon is an image or Bhicken cross the road? appropriately baked in a kiln symbol of religious belief. " Answer: To get away from for three hours. The chickens These paintings were created he Art Department’s annual were consumed at the lun through a process which in thicken Rip and Student Art cheon, where art instructor Les volves using egg yolks, vinegar ■how. Tipton presented Bud Rimmer, and pigment applied to a wood I Epilogue: He didn’t make a jewelry and metal smithing board. Some pieces were It. student, with the Art Merit highlighted with gold leaf. ■ About 120 art students and Award “for thé help he has Contributors included Betty ■heir friends turned out Mon given to the people in the Tribe with her bronze sculpture Bay to devour several lapidary group,” said instructor and a ceramic relief plaque; paintings by Susan Benson; leathered critters at the annual Nancy Travers. thicken Rip. The festivities in- Demonstrations of candle jewelry by Terry Shane, Bud Buded demonstrations by “The making, wool spinnng, belt Rimmer and Sandi Langman; B)ld Believers” (Russian craft- weaving, spoon casting and 3-D scuptures by Norm Bur- Bmen from Woodburn), egg tempera icon painting were sheim’s Basic Design class and presentations of an art award, provided by . the “Old drawings by Erik Sandgren’s Bnd the student art show and Believers.” classes. By Sandi Langman ■X The Print I Wednesday, June 3, 1981 Detecting.” Explained Kepler, ing and regurgitating the material.” And this has. proven quite successful. Kepler describes himself as basically multi-pérsonality. His warm personality and quick wit have been successful in building his rapport with his Students. It is a group of at titudes and styles that took Kepler 10 years to develop. Grinned Kepler, “I am a good instructor, very good, about a Bs I’ve been told.” arts briefs — Raymond Saunders Col consultation. lages, on view at the Museum available. Art School’s Wentz Gallery through July 8, includes 12 works by this internationally known painter and draftsman. Saunders will be in Portland to conduct a workshop in “Ad vanced Studio Practices” as part of the Museum Art School’s summer session, from June 8-12. Known for his paintings, col lages, prints and drawings, Saunders has exhibited his works throughout the U.S. and Europe. His work in included in the permanent collections of many major museums. Saunders studied at the Pen nsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the University of Penn sylvania and the Barnes Foun dation in Pennsylvania. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology and a masters of fine arts from California Col lege of Arts and Crafts. Saunders has received many awards, among them the Ford Foundation Purchase Award, the Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a National Institute of Arts and Letters award, and the Prix de Rome. Credit is International Photographer Peter Schutte will conduct severe! workshops through. Linfield College this summer. Thé first workshop will be of fered June 28 to July 3 at Yachats, and will focus on training the inner eye to ex perience, feel and see which will enable the development of creative photography. In addi tion to daily instruction, time will be allowed for individual Page 5 I