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The Ginger-bread Man wails on the saxophone thrilling the crowd with a joyful noise. The Midwest City High School Jazz Band was set up in the Main Dining Room to pro-vide holiday tunes to those waiting in line to sit on Santa’s lap. (Photo by Amber Loyd).

All Rowdy wants for Christmas is a B-25 Mitchell airplane. Santa and Mrs. Claus as-sure everyone that Rowdy has been good this year. Santa was also on hand to evalu-ate Dr. Terry and Kay Britton on their behavior. Children were delighted to tell Santa their wish list. (Photos by Amber Loyd and Danetta Butler)

Santa’s helpers Ashley Arenas and Melissa Alferos wlecome visitors to RSC’s Winter Wonderland. The annual Holiday Lighting ceremony was held Tuesday, Dec. 1. The weath-er cooperated until 6 p.m. when it began to rain. (Photo by Danetta Butler)

Elf Rendon Chambers tries to horse-jack Santa’s ride in the midst of the festivities. In addition to the elves’ antics, guests were treated to s’mores, Narnia sleigh rides, carriage rides, and pony rides. (Photo by Danetta Butler)

“The weather was just perfect- we were able to kick-off the ceremony and it didn’t start rain-ing until 6 p.m.,” Julie-Lesko Bishop, coordina-tor of student publications said. Since the event is held in winter, “there’s always something,” Cindy Davis, Dr. Kent Lashley’s secretary said. “It’s a nice event, and the campus is such a pretty place [with all the lights turned on],” Davis added.

Straight from the North Pole, Head Elf Amanda Wal-ters offers hot co-coa to the visitors while the Telstar Elementary Choir sings “We’re Go-ing on a Sleigh Ride.” Trena Byas and the RSC Cheerleaders also entertained the crowd. As Head Elf, Walters’ du-ties included light-ing the President’s Tree. (Photo by Danetta Butler)

“All the children and their parents were very pleased with the photos with Santa and every-one involved had a good time. The event as a whole went well, but as in all Christmas events, Santa stole the show!” Kole Tidwell, PLC schol-ar said. Tidwell also works in Student Activi-ties and helped in the preparation of the event.

Student vol-unteers take a moment for some well deserved relaxation. The Student Senate worked tirelessly in order to plan and deliver this event. Over 60 elf costumes were ordered for the senators to use. (Photo by Amber Loyd)

Letters to the Editor The 15th Street News welcomes and encourages letters to the editor. Letters should be no more than 300 words and may be edited for clarity, length, or to avoid obscenity, libel and invasion of privacy but ideas will not be altered. Student submissions must include the student’s name, ID number, and major. The ID number will not be printed. Faculty and staff letters must include the writer’s name, title, and extension. The extension will not be printed. Anonymous letters will be read, but not printed. Letters to the editor may be hand delivered to FA110; sent by mail to 15th Street News, Rose State College, 6420 SE 15, Midwest City, 73110; e-mailed to the secretary, [smotley@rose.edu] or recorded nightly on PhoneMail at 733-7400 between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Policies Columns, commentaries and letters to the editor are personal opinions of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of 15th Street News or other students, faculty or administrators of the college. Editorials are written by the editorial staff. Publication of all materials is at the discretion of the editor. Anyone having a complaint may call the editor in chief, 733-7400, or the Student Publications Board chairperson, Towry Barnard, 733-7379. 15th Street News, a student news-paper serving the RSC community, is published weekly, except school holidays, on Fridays during the fall and spring semesters by the Office of Student Publications, 6420 SE 15, Midwest City, OK 73110. 15th Street News is a member of Oklahoma Collegiate Press Associa-tion, which has designated this paper top junior college newspaper six years, and Associated Collegiate Press, which has rated it All American 30 semesters. This publication is printed by Edmond Sun, Inc., issued by RSC and authorized by the Coordinator of Student Publications. Cost to the state taxpayers is $301.81 for 4,000 copies per issue and $56.40 for spot color. This paper is recyclable. RSC, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Executive Order 11246, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, dis-ability, sexual orientation or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid and educational services.

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Editor in ChiefRacheal Price (rprice@rose.edu)

Assistant EditorSamantha Maloy (smaloy@rose.edu)

Features EditorBryan Mangieri (bmangieri@rose.edu)

Assignment EditorAdriana Valtinson

Chief PhotographerDanetta Butler

PhotographerAmber Loyd

Graphic ArtistBrian AllenCirculation ManagerElexandria Murchinson

Tech SupportScottie Seger (aseger@rose.edu)

SecretarySharon Motley (smotley@rose.edu)

Coordinator of Student PublicationsJulie Lesko-Bishop (jlesko-bishop@rose.edu)

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With the recent release of “This Is It,” it seemed befitting to reflect on Mi-chael Jackson’s music from his long career. Yes, his ca-reer was wrought with odd behavior and many low points. Often when one thinks of Michael Jackson one also thinks of all the scandals that came with his career. But, of course, one will usually think of his music too.

The fact of the matter is people don’t listen to his music because of his erratic behavior. Many people will say his music reminds them of their childhoods. They don’t get up and dance be-cause they think he was weird. They dance because he just made good music. He must have, otherwise it would have been forgot-ten 20 years ago along with

most artists’ songs. Judging by his rehears-

als in “This Is It,” it seems he had his hand in almost every aspect of his music production. As it is stated in the movie, he knew ev-erything about his songs he wrote many of them him-self. Several other artists can say they write their songs too, but how many of those songs will be remembered 20 years down the road?

A part of the appeal might be that many of his songs have some sort of message. Whether it was the theme of “Earth Song” or “Black or White,” he wasn’t singing just to do it. He had something he wanted to tell everyone and he did it with his music.

It seems that some-how Jackson knew exactly what the audience wanted to hear. Or perhaps Jackson knew what he wanted to

hear and the audience hap-pened to agree with him? Regardless, he must have been doing s o m e t h i n g right because many of us can still sing all his songs and can re-member his dance moves. He did it like no other and he al-ways man-aged to blow things up to epic propor-tions. That’s why there are at least three generat ions of people who can say they grew up lis-tening to his music.

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is why, “This Is It” was a fitting tribute to the musi-cian.

By: Adriana ValtinsonAssignment Editor

William Blake said, “If you want to bring down a civiliza-tion, first bring down its arts.” Yet when it comes time to cut budgets, the arts generally suffer first. The answer to this unfor-tunate reality is not something that can be given glibly. We have no doubts that those who make the decisions to eliminate arts are troubled when they do so. So rather than make snide remarks about their faults, we will exam-ine why we need to encourage and aid the arts, even when it means giving our own time and money to make sure students in our local area are exposed to music, art, dance and theater.

The arts of a culture reveal what was most important to a group of people. How do we know about the Greeks, Ro-mans, and Egyptians? We know them through the artistry they left behind. What will our arts say about us? And if we elimi-nate it from our schools, what detriment are we causing to our culture? The Utah Arts Council made a valid point when it pub-lished that our sports scores and business decisions will be lost to

the ether of time, but our arts will define us for future genera-tions.

James Wolfensohn said, “the arts must be in the heart of every child’s learning experience if they are to have a chance to dream and to create, to have beliefs, to carry a sense of culture identity.” By encourag-ing the arts, we are not just teaching children to do something that can be fun, messy, or simply grati-fying. We are teaching children to see, hear, ex-perience, cel-ebrate their culture and other cultures and learn tolerance. And in the spirit of studying the core curriculum, we are teaching students how to use words to express their opinions of a specific piece of art work, to use geometry for drawing, to study movement and mass when we show them dance, and to learn beginnings of for-eign language in music and art. When we stifle the arts, we aren’t just cutting fat from the budget or making the school day more productive; we are denying them a complete education and the skills necessary to navigate the world.

Rather than see the arts as a creative and imaginative dis-cipline, we need to change our

view and see art as an enhance-ment of the tools necessary for life.

Problem solving and trouble-shooting are largely creative en-deavors. If a student is taught he must only follow a formula, he will not learn to be an effective problem solver. When a wrench

is thrown into the works, he will have a difficult time thinking out-side the box to come up with a vi-able solution. Think about it: what is in-vention and technology? They are the results of cre-

ative people doing things in new ways. If we denied their imagina-tion, they may have never come up with the new idea in the first place. Where would society be?

Art aids in science and math because the three are so inter-connected. Geometry plays a large part in art. Sculpture and dance are very scientific in the way bodies move and symme-try of the formations on stage. Dance and music require math-ematical skills. If we teach a child to play an instrument, they already have skills in fractions and measurement. Further, Tina Farrell said in an essay about teaching art that “artists are mathematicians” because they have to understand spatial re-

lationships, how to keep weight and height relative, understand geometric and organic shapes.

The benefits of art education are endless. All one needs to do is examine it and realize all subjects interconnect. Art can be used to teach history, poetry, and foreign languages.

Exposure to fine arts in gen-eral makes for a more balanced person- to deny that part of education is to deny a part of what it means to be human.

Now that we know the ben-efits, what can we do?

Start by helping the Music Club raise money for guitars to teach Telstar and Willow Brook students to play them. Do ev-erything you can to assist in their endeavor. These students go to a school that is neglected in the best of times. The schools’ children do not get regular ex-posure to positive role models and access to things most of us take for granted. If we can get to them while they are young, en-courage them to think creatively and find something to be pas-sionate about, we may be able to provide them with the skills to make their lives better.

(Photo by Racheal Price)

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(Artwork by Brian Allen)

(Photo by Taylor Maloy)

Roger Pinkney has been work-ing at Rose State College for five years and became the Facility Assistant for Auxiliary Enter-prises and Services in 2009. He went to school at RSC for two semesters and majored in Radio Broadcasting at the American Broadcasting School.

Pinkney explained that in 2006 he came out of his math class talking to some friends and said he needed a job. He was told to see John Chandler who helped Pinkney get a job as a work-study. He added, “John Chandler is a wonderful person to work with.”

As the facility assistant Pinkney sets up all the events at RSC and helps with the stage and individual tables in the Main Dining Room. He says the best part of working at Rose State is “All of it.”

Chandler, the director of aux-iliary enterprises and services, said Pinkney, “does a good job, does what he has to do,” and he “takes care of business.”

Donnetta Loyd, catering and events assistant agreed and said, “He has our back. He’s very ef-ficient.”

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LRC Hours for FinalsThe LRC will extend its hours

for students to have a quiet place to study in preparation for finals 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

12, 1 p.m. – midnight Sunday, Dec. 13, and 7:30 a.m. – mid-night Monday, Dec. 14 . Pizza

will be served around 8 or 9 p.m.

Wellness Center PolicyStudents, who wish to use the Wellness Center facilities, are

reminded their student ID card will allow them to swipe in at the glass doors. Each person enter-ing must swipe his or her card separately. If students forget their ID card, then they must sign in at the Wellness Center desk in the lobby. The patron

will need to tell the center their student ID number and a Well-ness Center employee will allow entry. If a student does not know

their ID number, they will not be able to enter the facility.

Little Dresses for AfricaIn cooperation with the Honors and Service-learning programs, Mandy Nash will be participat-ing in the “Little Dresses for Af-rica” program. Nash is seeking

donations of new or used pillow-cases, bias tape (any color) and elastic (1/4 inch – 1 inch wide). Monetary donations will also be accepted to go toward purchas-ing supplies. She is also seeking volunteers to help assemble the dresses 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Friday,

Dec. 11 in Social Sciences Room 136. Send donations to Pamela Reynolds in the Social Sciences building or Toni Castillo in the Honors Program Office, Fine Arts building Room 117. For

more information contact Nash at 706-1201 or mandy-nash@stu.

rose.edu.

Books for AfricaThe Library Club and Phi Theta Kappa have partnered to partici-pate in “Books for Africa,” an ef-fort that sends books to African

nations for educational purposes. Green and orange donation

boxes can be found in the Stu-dent Center and the LRC. Stu-dents are encouraged to donate textbooks the bookstore will not

buy back and have been pub-lished within the last ten years. Highlighting and writing in the

book is fine. Books collected will be sent to Africa or sold

online will the proceeds going to the project. Any books that are unusable will be recycled. For more information on how your

donation can help, check out the Web site for Better World Books

(www.betterworldbooks.com) and Books for Africa (www.

booksforafrica.org).

Veterans AffairsThe Department of Veterans Affairs has made funds avail-able for veteran students who

are still awaiting their education benefit claim to be processed.

Eligible veterans can receive up to a $3000 advance, which will be recouped from future benefit payments. If you are a student

who applied for one of VA’s edu-cation programs and have not yet

received your monthly benefit payment for the fall 2009 term, you can request a one-time ad-vance payment at your local VA Regional Office or through VA’s

Web site, www.va.gov or see Loma Brannon in the Student Services Building ext. 6281.

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Roger Pinkney (Photo by Amber Loyd)

As the holiday season and the end of the semester fall upon us, students and staff should be reminded there’s free help on campus for those struggling emotionally.

Dr. Joanne Stafford, director of special services, said there are two licensed counselors, in-cluding her, who will talk about and guide you through your problems ranging from relation-ship issues to depression. The other counselor available is Janet Griffith, coordinator of disabil-ity services.

“Everybody gets exasperated this time of year,” Stafford said.

Students know from the be-ginning of the semester when finals and holidays will arrive. But students sometimes over-simplify the impact exams and festivities hold on their lives, Stafford said.

“Perhaps, we don’t think of time as a resource we need to man-age just as our money is a re-source we need to manage,” Stafford said. “Knowing about something and having a plan are two very different things.”

Ultimately, a plan minimizes stress. If you don’t start plan-ning for the

events ahead, then your life be-comes more complex and stress-ful, Stafford said.

“Well, I would back up and say…we can make a conscious decision that moves us toward more

emotional balance rather than depression and stress,” Stafford said. “At this point

we are in the holiday season, and if there are things that

cause us to be blue or de-pressed because family mem-

bers have died, or finances aren’t where they need to be, then we need to remember we can make changes in our day, in the next few days, and look at what we do have…”

In the end, your mood is up to you.

“You can plan on being mis-erable for the holidays, or you can plan on creating perhaps a different kind of holiday and finding ways to enjoy yourself,” Stafford said.

Stafford offered these suggestions to better plan for tasks this

holiday season. -Eat healthy. -Get some exercise every day. -Moderate your intake of sugars, caffeine, and alcohol. -Get enough sleep. -Set aside time for yourself.

If these tips are not enough, then we encourage you to contact Stafford at the following number: 733-

7373.

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

Red and green Christmas brings blue moods

Fast FactsAge: 49Hometown: New York CityKids: My grandsonPets: My dog TeddyHeroes : BatmanFavorite Food: ChickenFavorite dessert: Ice creamWhere in the world would you like to be stranded?: Where there is mon-ey What do you wish you would have known in college?: MathIf you were not human, what would you be?: SuperheroWhat would your super power be?: FlyingWhat kind of tipper are you?: Very good Would you rather be loved or re-

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Pop Culture Reference: “It also likes to hide its many weaknesses behind a veil of jocularity.” ~ Shale

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Senate held elections on Tuesday in the Raider Room for open senate seats. Of the 12 students who applied, five were chosen.

New senators included Mary Farrell, Vivian Gamboa, Mat-thew Mayer, Jeremy Sims and Jeremy Tanequodle.

Dr. Kent Lashley inducted the new senators Tuesday. “Congrat-ulations to our new senators,” Lashley said.

“I’m excited to be a part of student senate,” Sims said. Sims works in the RSC Student Suc-cess Center and strongly believes “speeches are overrated”.

“I am jubilant,” added Tane-quodle. Senator Tanequodle is an Ambassador Scholars here at Rose.

Mayer believes in the “open door/open ear policy.”

The treasurer’s report on

Tuesday recorded a balance of $9,525.22.

Nov. 24 MeetingPresident Walters and Vice

President Gavin Hart attended a National Conference of Stu-dent Leaders last month in Washington, D.C. to meet with other institutional student lead-ers to learn and expand their knowledge on “leading a group and making senate better,” Vice

President Hart said. Also in attendance on this trip were ex-ecutive senators Christina Mc-Dade and Tracy McDade.

Senator Myka Sederis pre-sented Resolution 010 on Tues-day, which states, “A resolution pertaining to the installation of one (1) bulletin board in the upstairs area of the science and math building.”

“This is one of the busiest

buildings on campus,” Sederis said. A student at RSC brought this idea to Sederis’ attention. When asked about the price of said bulletin board, Sederis re-plied it would cost “around $50.”

“Dr. Lashley said [the fund-ing] is the administration’s deci-sion, so [the authors] are leaving it up to [the administration].” This resolution passed through senate on Tuesday unanimously.

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Senate welcomes 5 to the foldBy: Miranda LimingContributing Writer

A presentation on the dangers of cigarettes and smokeless to-bacco was held Tuesday, Nov. 17 in RSC’s Wellness Center. The Oklahoma City County Health Department (OKCCHD) pre-sented the event.

“The Risk of Oral Tobacco Use,” seminar was set-up to inform the campus of the new smokeless tobacco products and remind students of the dangers of smoking. The college observes Oklahoma Statutory references 63 O.S. 1-1523 which states: “No smoking within 25 feet of public entrances and exits on the campus.”

OKCCHD addressed dual addiction (smokers who also use

smokeless tobacco) and stated smokeless tobacco is ten times deadlier and addictive than ciga-rettes. According to the Tobacco Free Kids organization, tobacco is Oklahoma’s leading cause of preventable death. Each year 6,200 Oklahoma residents die from the use of tobacco, and an-other 100,000 suffer from dis-eases as a result of the product. Tobacco kills more Oklahomans each year than alcohol, auto accidents, AIDS, suicides, mur-ders and illegal drugs combined. Studies show every day 17 children in this state will start smoking.

Tanya Mendoza, an OKC-CHD representative, spoke about the newer generation of spit tobacco, containing bright

colored canisters or flavors like candy apple and cinnamon. This promotion is called a “gradua-tion method.” It aims toward younger potential tobacco users. Mendoza proclaimed tobacco companies are marketing to-ward women and teenagers. Celebrities like Paris Hilton have assisted companies with the promotion of products such as Ariva, which is a flavor-less nicotine mint. Mendoza said, “Another product called NicoGel should be avoided. It’s basically hand sanitizer… where you place it in your hand, and it releases nicotine in your palm…Tobacco companies are coming up with very clever methods.”

Mendoza added, “The young age group should be aware of

tobacco… Colleges focus on is-sues, and tobacco use is a big one.” She warns college stu-dents to be aware of bar nights, where free tobacco products are distributed. Some of the new age products are fresh strips similar to Listerine strips, sticks, SNUS, Ariva, NicoGel, Blue Whale and Orbs.

The state acknowledged Tobacco-Free Oklahoma Week during Nov. 14-21.

Individuals who are ready to quit can call 1-800-QUIT NOW. They will receive one-on-one coaching over the phone, materials to help them stay on track, and if eligible they will receive free nicotine patches or gum.

By: Nicole FordAssignment Editor

Tobacco flavoring targets youthsArt ExhibitRSC professor Suzanne Thom-as’ work is currently on display at the Istvan Gallery in Oklaho-ma City. Her collection features paintings and three-dimensional figures, which honor women of history. The exhibit will be on

display until Jan. 31, 2010. For more information call 831-2874 or visit http://istvangallery.com.

Handel’s MessiahStudents, faculty and staff are invited to the Midwest Choral

Society’s Christmas presentation of Handel’s Messiah and other holiday favorites 7:30 p.m. Fri-

day, Dec. 11 at Wickline United Methodist Church. The church is located at 417 Mid America Blvd. in Midwest City. Follow-ing the performance a reception

will be held.

Guthrie Christmas TripContinuing education will spon-sor a trip to Guthrie for “A Ter-

ritorial Christmas” Saturday, Dec. 19. The trip costs $60 per

person. Included in the fee is the show, a candleight trolley tour, and transportation to and from Guthrie. A Victorian Christmas Walk will also be available that includes carolers and decorated store windows with live exhib-its depicting the 19th century.

Meals are not included. The bus leaves at 12:15 p.m. and returns to RSC at 10 p.m. To purchase tickets visit the Tom Steed Cen-

ter or call 733-7392.

Weekend CollegeWeekend College has been de-signed to assist busy working

adults earn college credit in four weeks. By combining weekend

and online course options, a student can take 9 courses each semester and earn an AAS in Business with the Corportate

Option. The courses offered can also be used as electives in many other degree fields. Enrolling in the classes works the same as it does for all other courses. For details or to sign up for a free orientation seminar call 733-

7488.

EF ToursGet ready to travel! The Study Abroad Club is currently plan-ning trips to a variety of locales

through 2012. These trips are open to anyone. The trips cost approximately $3,500 per person and can be paid off in

monthly installments. The tours include all breakfasts, most din-

ners, scheduled sight-seeing tours, airfare, lodging and trans-

portation. Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris:

Scheduled for May 2010. Con-tact Sandra Keneda at 733-7384 or skeneda@rose.edu for more information. Trip ID 702824.

Spain: Scheduled for May 2011 and will include Madrid, Tole-

do, Granada, Costa Del Sol, and Seville. Sign up by Dec. 15 and save $200 off the trip. A 15 per-cent discount applies to all full-time RSC employees. Contact

Reginald Snoddy at 733-7927 or rsnoddy@rose.edu or Lori Mor-row at 733-7507 or lmorrow@

rose.edu. Trip ID 810055.Ireland, Wales, England and Scot-land: Scheduled for May 2012.

Contact Morrow or Sherri Mus-satto at 733-7503 or smussato@

rose.edu.

Originally, Matthew Sykes, president of the fledgling Mu-sic Club, started the club as a resource for musicians to find band mates. However, since its inception this year, members plan for bigger projects, if all goes well, Sykes said.

Treasurer Chad Valentine wants to lend a hand to one of the campus’ adopted schools, Telstar Elementary.

“They are an underfunded

school,” Sykes said. “Right now, [Valentine] is trying to raise money for twelve guitars to do a guitar class at Telstar.”

“This would give [RSC] stu-dents who are part of the music education program the oppor-tunity to go teach students, and we are hoping to get a tuition waiver for [RSC] students who take the time to teach the Tel-star students,” Levi Fisher, vice president of Music Club, said. “This would be during the sum-mertime.”

Their hopes also include instructing vocal classes at the adopted school.

So far the club raised $1,000 toward reaching the goal of hosting musical education projects at Telstar. Sykes said members plan on sell-ing t-shirts and throw-ing a benefit concert all in the name of fundraising.

Sykes said join-ing the Music Club only requires “a sincere

interest in music” and

that you are an RSC student

or faculty member. For those interested,

the Music Club meets 2:15 p.m. the second and last Monday of each month in Com-

munication Center Room 128.

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

Music Club strums up support for adopted school

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