RSC administrators are seeking improvements to the college through the Campus Advancement Plan, or CAP for short.

When students visit the LRC they will have noticed that the offices for the Testing Center, Students with Disabilities, and the Student Tutoring are crammed into a small section of the building. With $7 million of the proposed $22 million, the LRC will expand to accommodate not only new offices, but also new

spaces for students to read in a quiet and comfortable environment.

“It is simply not built to accommodate the traffic,” Dr. Terry Britton, RSC president said. “And the archives section, where we are trying to build the history of RSC, is too small, and does not have the appropriate heat and air to keep the archives safe.”

The Aquatic Center is also in need of repair, according to Britton. “Pools, once they get old, you can’t fix it and the machinery parts are no longer available.”

Of some concern is the roof of the

Aquatic Center, which leaks when it rains. Some doors in the Aquatic Center are warped enough that they will not open or close.

Along with these renovations and upgrades, the Student Union will receive a makeover for students to feel more at home. RSC is a commuter college and has no housing or places for students to simply hang out and relax between class periods, according to Britton. So, the plan is to revamp the Student Union and Aquatics Center with $2 million of the $22 million in funds.

Of the $22 million, $5 million will be used to place new fiber optic lines throughout the campus, and upgrade the campus network.

A new sign is to be added on S.E. 15th St., costing $220,000.

$4 million in funds will cover basic maintenance of facilities throughout campus, with new ceiling tiles, lighting, flooring, and external doors placed in various buildings across campus. The rest of the funds will be similarly used to renovate restrooms and mechanical instruments in the Health and Environmental Science Building.

The 2005 bond issue the college received will be paid off in 2015. The proposed 2013 bond issue will run from 2013 – 2028. More information about the 2013 CAP Bond election can be found on flyers through out campus. Voting on this bond issue will take place March 5th.

Volume XLII, Issue 10 February 8, 2013

Raider Life

Raider Life

Features

Entertainment

Opinion

Lady Raiders sign new players

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Transfer season tips

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Valentine’s DayDo’s and DOn’ts

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Zombie flick for date night

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For society’s sake, put down the tech

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Brandon White, Architecture Major, is a member of the Student Senate, whose legislation brought attention to needed changes on campus. Photo by Bryan Mangier

Bond election to bring needed campus changes

February is Black History Month and Student Activities is hosting a contest to test student’s knowledge of the history of this celebration.

Black History QuizzesEach week on D2L will feature a quiz

for students to take. There will be a new quiz each week, with random questions generated from a bank of over 100 questions. The quiz will be open from Sunday to Saturday. Multiple attempts will be allowed, but the questions change each time. Participants will be entered into a drawing for one of two $50 Wal-

Mart gift cards each week, to be held the following Tuesday. The final drawing for the last two gift cards and a grand prize of an iPad will be held March 5. In order to be entered into the iPad drawing, participation in each week’s quiz is required.

Did you know?A little lesser-known history about

Oklahoma is that it was originally intended to be an “All-Black State,” as introduced by a bill in the 1880s from Sen. Henry Blair(N.H). Oklahoma was promoted for people starting anew after the abolition of slavery, and resulted in over 40 all-black townships.

The Social Sciences building will feature a display in the large display case on the east end of the building that features more facts about Oklahoma’s African-American roots.

For more information on the quizzes and display, contact Rachel Fixico, assistant coordinator of Student Activities, at 733-7371

Student Activities kicks off Black History contest

By: Dennis GosnellAssistant Editor

Historian Currie Ballard examines a grave at Beulahland Cemetery near Langston, Oklahoma, a settlements built by African-Americans. Photo courtesy of mctcampus.com

By: Chelsea RattermanEditor in Chief

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Program info sessions

The Health Sciences Division will host two question and answer sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The first session is 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. and the evening session is 7:15 – 8:15 p.m. Both will be held in the main dining room of the Student Center.

The information sessions are being held to clarify admission requirements, discuss program costs and answer job related questions. All program directors will be in attendance as well as an advisor.

Whether you want to earn an associate’s degree or attend a certificate program, these sessions will help get you started. Some of the programs include Dental Assisting, Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and Phlebotomy.

After a short introduction, attendees will be divided into smaller groups with each program’s director. They will discuss their program’s prerequisites and preference points.

A minimum number of points are required for each program, and they are all different. Points can be earned through academic achievements, COMPASS scores, previous health care experience, GPA and completed RSC coursework.

Admission into the various Health Sciences programs are highly competitive, so the point system helps to ensure the most qualified candidates are invited into the program.

Anyone considering a career in Health Sciences is welcome to attend. You do not have to be a current RSC student. For more information, contact the Health Sciences Division at 405-733-7359.

Sweetheart or not, those celebrating Valentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 14 should face no problem finding fun on campus.

For the students…The Library Club is hosting a

fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Learning Resources Center. Club members will be selling candy bars for one dollar each at the information desk.

Each candy bar bought earns the buyer an entry into a drawing for a $25 gift card to Cheddar’s Casual Cafe. According to Library Club advisor Brad Robison, all proceeds will benefit the Library Club, and that participants do not need to be present at time of drawing to win the gift card.

For faculty and staff…Staff and faculty are invited

to gather from 2- 4 p.m., Feb. 14 in the Raider Room, for the “Just Desserts” event. Three organizations (Faculty Association,

Professional and Administrative Staff Association and Classified Staff Association) are coming together for the potluck luncheon.

If that’s not enough, with a one-dollar ticket, staff and faculty may win a chance to throw a pie in the face of campus “celebrities.”

Campus organizations host V. Day activities

Library Club students are selling candy bars for Valentine’s Day as a fundraiser for their organization.Photo By Bryan Mangier

Health Sciences advisors will meet with students in the info sessions.Photo by Chelsea Ratterman

By: Jennifer ByrdNews Editor

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

Courtney Moore and Rachel Cooper signed their letters of national intent on Thursday Jan. 17 to play for RSC softball.

“We are very excited to add Courtney Moore and Rachel Cooper to the Rose State Softball Program. They each bring something different to the table; Courtney brings a lot of power while Rachel brings a lot of speed,” Nickie Williams, RSC head softball coach, said.

The Duncan duo will be sticking together, soon to be trio when they join back up with former teammate Ashlee Perkins, who is a current pitcher at RSC.

Moore and Cooper might be teammates and close friends, but they are completely different players on the field. Cooper is a slap-bunting center fielder, stealing 27 bases and battling .415 last season. Moore on the other hand, is a shortstop, power hitter, who hit eight home runs, has a 43 RBI(Runs Batted In) and a .548 batting average.

“The fact that they will be joining their previous teammate, Ashlee Perkins, will be extremely beneficial,

as they will have someone to help them develop into our program. Any time you can get athletes together who have been teammates before, it helps make the transition from high school to college much easier,” said Williams.

The Duncan Lady Demons will have six players on college rosters next season and have had eight players sign softball scholarship in

the past five years. Plainview High School senior

Tiphani Napier is another new name to the RSC softball team; she also signed her national letter of intent in spring 2013. She owns her school’s single-season record for home runs and capped her season with a .453 batting average, seven home runs, 42 RBI and a .493 on-base percentage.

Lady Raiders sign fresh faces

The Lady Raiders softball team will see some fresh faces come the 2013-2014 season. Photo by Chelsea Ratterman

By: Skylar WrightFeatures Editor

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Inventors Exposition, for students in grades K-12 in public, private or parochial schools, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. February 19 in the Communication Center. This year there is more than 150 entrants. In addition, there are three local schools visiting that are looking to participate next year.

Former teacher and current Rose State College Regent Betty J.C. Wright and businessman

Julian Taylor created the event. Both wanted to provide a way for students to utilize their knowledge of the STEM field in a creative way.

“Every year it gets more and more exciting,” said Regent Wright. “You always see something new.”

According to Regent Wright, the exposition has served as a place for students to grow in the ways of creativity, problem solving, inventive thinking and ingenuity.

For more information, contact Betty Wright at 367-7385.

Local students showcased in annual Convention

This year’s “Invention Convention” will see dozens of visitors on campus to view the achievements of local students. Photo by Chelsea Ratterman

By: Chelsea RattermanEditor in Chief

Academic futures require serious consideration

At the end of the spring semester, students will go into the world. Some students will transfer to a four year universities, and others may join the work force using their education to fulfill their dreams.

For those students moving to a four-year university, planning ahead and getting information early can smooth the transition.

“It is essential for a student to plan early and contact the college or university that they are planning on attending, if they are anticipating a smooth transition. It is helpful to know program requirements, processes and deadlines that are pertinent to the transfer process,” Carla Robison, coordinator of Student Success said. “A student will benefit by having a contact person at the college or university to ensure they are on the right track.”

Pick the right college for you

Learn about prospective

colleges. Ask about the school’s rating, requirements for entering a particular program, whether course work from a different college will be accepted, and remember no question is too small or stupid.

It might benefit students to talk with professors who teach the courses, as well as with the deans of the programs to get an idea of what is required. Gathering this information provides students with the needed knowledge to decide if a college is right for them.

Online ResourcesCheck online websites such

as studentsreview.com to see what other students have to say about colleges.

There are also other sites like usnews.com/rankings that would serve to give an idea of where a college ranks nationally. However, students should not use only one source to determine which school is higher ranked, as many ranking systems use different criteria to determine a college’s ranking.

Students should talk to other students that go to different colleges, to get perspectives about the college’s programs.

Students should be proactive in making these types of decisions and research thoroughly. For

this is the first step on the path of adulthood, and for others it is a means by which to effectively change their lives for the better. It is not something that should be taken lightly or without consideration.

Academic advisor Lisa Will assists student Jacob Keefover in choosing his next step in his academic career. Photo by Josi Weaver

By: Dennis GosnellAssistant Editor

The Spring Service Learning Fair was held on Feb. 5 in the Main Dining Room. There were 14 community partners who came seeking assistance from RSC students, through a program that integrates course content with community service.

According to Cindy Brown,

the Service Learning Coordinator, organizations were encouraged by the interest that students showed this semesters, and a number of students signed up for service-learning opportunities.

“One community partner commented to me that she liked to come to the RSC Service-Learning Fair because historically RSC students have been so dependable

following through with their commitment,” said Brown.

More information is available on the Rose site as rose.edu/service-learning. Forms that are required to be filled out are attached to the page, as well as a link to a list of service-learning partners. For more information, contact Cindy Brown at 733-7346.

Spring Service Learning Fair pleases participants

Representatives of the Oklahoma Blood Institute tell an interested students about the organization. Photo by Tracie Bullen.

By: Chelsea RattermanEditor in Chief

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The Wesley Student Fellowship welcomed students back to school by providing them free lunch of chili-dogs and snacks in the Lecture Hall.

The Wesley Student Fellowship is in connection with Wickline United Methodist Church, which funds the free lunch program by donations received through the church.

“The goal of the Wesley Student Fellowship is to facilitate a community of Christian fellowship and witness on the campus, which encompasses outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and leadership opportunities,” said Director of Student Ministries, David Hanigar.

With a new place, and a new format for the spring semester called “No-Strings Attached”, students can come and eat without staying for the full hour. The free lunch will be provided Tuesday’s at 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.

For more information, call David Hanigar at 405-388-3709.

By: Amber StaffordAssignment Editor

Club feeds hungry college students

Sports festival educates OKC metro in health and wellness

The third Bart & Nadia Sports & Health Festival will be held Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Attendance is free.

A variety of events will take place including several health and fitness related booths offering information on exercise, sports, health care and nutrition. Various health screening booths will offer smoking cessation information, dental screenings and general physical fitness assessments.

Many of the weekend’s activities are geared towards children. The Perfect 10 Fitness Challenge will award kids a gold medal upon completion of ten fun fitness activities, such as kayaking, archery, basketball, and volleyball.

Kids can also participate in the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy activities, play hockey games with the OKC Barons, shoot baskets with the OKC Thunder Girls and run the bicycle safety obstacle course. All children that complete the obstacle course will receive a free helmet.

Attendees who stop by the OU Athletics Trailer can sign up to win an iPad or play Xbox Kinect games on the 60” TV. Kids will have the chance to get their picture taken with Boomer and Sooner from the University of Oklahoma while learning about fitness fun, academics and sportsmanship.

Adults will have plenty to keep them busy as well. OKC Riversport is sponsoring the RUNderground, a 5k run in OKC’s underground. Other activities include the USTA tennis challenge, UCO’s powerlifting competition, and four gymnastics meets.

“We are not only excited to be hosting a weekend full of gymnastics, but we are thrilled to be providing Oklahomans with a day of free health information and fun fitness activities to promote and encourage healthier lifestyles,” Olympic Gold Medalist and legend Nadia Comaneci said.

Since 2011, The Bart & Nadia Sports & Health Festival, in association with The Oklahoman, has encouraged families to take ownership of their health through

activities that embrace Olympic and Paralympic ideals with an emphasis

on sports, nutrition and wellness.

Indoor rowing and kayaking are two activities featured in the Bart and Nadia Sports and Health Festival.Photo by Jennifer Byrd

By: Jennifer ByrdNews Editor

Phil Pope helps serve food during the Wesley Student Fellowship lunch.Photo by Jennifer Byrd

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Gift ideas and date choices are always tricky in relationships, and no holiday makes that more obvious than Valentine’s Day. Standbys like jewelry, flowers, chocolates, cards, dinner and a movie will usually do the trick, but if you really want to impress the one you love, give them something a little more thoughtful than a heart-shaped box of sugary sweets.

Valentine’s gifts can be even scarier if the date comes in the beginning stages of a relationship. If you’ve only been dating a short time, giving her a diamond necklace or him plane tickets six months in advance could get you in trouble, or you might have an awkward moment on your hands.

Local date ideasSome date ideas for Bricktown

would be to eat at “The Melting Pot” with some ice cream from “Marble Slab Creamery” afterward. If you want to go to a wine bar and bistro, “The Mantel” is a great choice. Italian food is always a great choice, so maybe “Zio’s Italian Kitchen” would fit your date’s expectations.

Know your date and if you don’t

know what they like, ask! If they don’t like Mexican food, don’t eat Mexican.

A great way to make the night memorable would be with the horse and carriage rides available outside of “Spaghetti Warehouse.”

Gift ideasAs for gift

ideas, it’s good to know your date or loved one well. Keep your ear out for little things they might mention they want. The days of cassette tapes are long gone, so give the modern version with songs on a USB stick. Homemade thoughtful wall art almost always makes a great gift. Get quality square

canvas prints of your favorite photos

that they’ve snapped and arrange them on a canvas.

You can also make a romantic coupon book full of your ideas. You could have one coupon saying date night, then maybe one that says free back rub, to be used whenever they want. If you aren’t in touch with your

creative side, the traditional flowers, card and teddy bear are still great.

Th e r ig ht at t i re c an l e a d t o a h e ar t ’s d e s i re

After the new year, girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands, wives and greeting-card writers start planning for love’s big day. Having a night out? Make it romantic. Staying in? Make it new and different. Putting together a new outfit? Make it suit the occasion.

Ladies, whatever you are doing for your big night out on Valentine’s Day, it calls for some extra care with your attire. This is not just any day. There are greeting cards about this day, there are chocolates shaped into hearts, there are oversized teddy bears, anything to do with love, its available in February.

Want to create a romantic look? Lace, girlie prints and flowing, bohemian styles work great to create a romantic Valentine’s look. To make it holiday-specific, throw in some red and pink accents, and maybe even a heart-shaped accessory for good measure.

Valentine’s Day does seem to cry

out for romantic looks, but classic is always appropriate. Accessories are the key with the understated look. A red nail polish or a red or pink scarf would work well.

What’s sadder than a romantic date evening spent wishing you’d worn something else? Well, lots of things, actually, but it’s still an unfortunate spot to be in on a Valentine’s date. So, a few tips to help you love what you end up in, no matter which way you go:• Be yourself -- If it’s not “you” on

Feb. 13, it’s not going to be you on Feb. 14. By all means, take risks -- fashion is all about it -- but make sure what you wear suits your style.

• Be subtle -- If you choose to some Valentine-specific accents, be selective and err on the side of caution. If you’re carrying a heart-shaped clutch, leave the heart-shaped earrings at home. Please.

• Be comfortable -- It can be tempting to throw comfort to the

wind when dressing for a special night, but beware: Discomfort can ruin the mood. At the very least, make sure you’ve got room in your dress to enjoy a truffle or two and that you can walk in your shoes. You never know where the evening might take you. Be ready for a romantic stroll around town.

• Be versatile -- If your date location is a surprise, wear something you can dress up or down and carry different shoe, accessory and makeup options along on the date but don’t take your whole room. Just a few things to make your look pop if you need a little extra sparkle.Romantic night out or special

night in, what you wear can make or break your date as much as where you go and whom you go with -- but it can definitely make you happier with the pictures after the fact. Valentine’s memories are forever. Just ask the greeting card!

Sweet treats and awesome eats for the sweetheart

To get Emma Stone’s fiery look, try the BCBG Max Azria lipstick-red cotton-and-lace strapless sweetheart “Roselle”, bustier dress from Bluefly.com for $125.29. Photo courtesy of mctcampus.com

By: Skylar WrightFeatures Editor

By: Skylar WrightFeatures Editor

Perhaps you’ve heard of a little film franchise called “Twilight.” Well, meet its counterpart, “Warm Bodies.” Another book to film teen romance, this one deals with the bottom tier of the supernatural world, the zombie. And perhaps might also serve as an alternative film for your Valentine’s Day date night.

Inspired by the book by Isaac Marion, the movie opens to R (Nicholas Hoult, “X-Men: First Class”), the main zombie, narrating as he trudges through an abandoned airport. It has been abandoned because the human race has been practically obliterated as a result of the zombie apocalypse. But R is a little different. He has retained some of his intelligence. He wonders about how he came to be this way, and why he is different from his fellow airport residents. He resides in an empty plane, full of records and things he has swiped on his meal trips. The narration proves amusing, and far more literate than the zombie’s grunts and stuttered words.

Zombies exist of flesh and brains, but here the brains serve as more

than a food source. When consumed, they let the zombie experience the human’s thoughts and feelings.

We are then introduced to Julie (Theresa Palmer, “I am Number Four”), the daughter of the leader of a compound of humans. They are out on a retrieval mission for supplies when R and his band of zombies ambush them. Here is where things get a little weird.

R, in all his oddness, seems to fall in love with Julie. Still narrating, he helps Julie escape the zombies and he attempts a greater effort at communication with her.

The movie progresses with our two characters learning about each other, and R seems to be recovering from his zombie state. As a result of the unusual relationship, other zombies seem to begin to recover. They, in turn, then assist in a battle with the “bonies” or zombies who are too far-gone to recover.

One thing that may strike the viewer is how the zombies came to be. We see R, in his human state in a flashback, standing in the airport. He is narrating about how being a zombie is lonely, and we see masses of people walking around on their

phones and texting. To assist in the zombie recovery, a connection was needed to be made with them, to bring them back to a human state. See where this is going?

The lack of human connection caused by the obsession with digital communication is what results in the zombie apocalypse! That’s right kids; turn off the phone and go play a nice game of soccer, because it might keep you from becoming a flesh-eating zombie! Seriously.

This isn’t a corny knockoff of the “Twilight” movies. The actors here are full of emotion, and a connection is made to the couple that wasn’t felt with the vampire saga. Here, we feel R’s need to connect and Julie’s want to help him and gradual attachment to the zombie. While not a tear

jerker like the soon to be romantic competition “Safe Haven,” this film pulls at the heart strings as the pair moves ever closer to resurrection. You will leave the theatre with a spring in your step and a feeling of satisfaction that is rare in films of the teen romance genre. One more familiar with the story of “Romeo and Juliet” might even be able to identify the correlating characters as the film progresses.

The movie is rated PG-13 for zombie violence and some language. Brains are consumed here. R takes leftovers with him to his plane and we see him munching on a handful of pink brains, so for those of a squeamish nature, snack time is generally a quick affair.

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During Halloween of last year, several reputable news sources reported the Center for Disease Control trained US Marines and Navy special operations forces how to react in case of zombie apocalypse.

It was no joke, rather a guise to draw attention to the purpose of the CDC.

So said the CDC.This, however, does not explain

the ebb and tide of the popularity of zombies in society.

Zombies: Why should you

care?Weston

Standridge, clerk at Vintage

Stock, said he

carries a copy of “The Zombie Survival Guide” by

Max Brooks in the glove box of his car. He said he has done so for four years.

“Everyone who enjoys this horror genre has asked themselves, ‘What would I do?’” Standridge said.

Vintage Stock, a store specializing in entertainment, carries fodder for the zombie enthusiast, such as a collection of the “Walking Dead” television series and the comic book from where the show found its origins.

Zombies as a metaphorAt least two schools of thought

exist about zombies in fiction. First, zombies are a menace easily understood because zombies only care about survival (the thrilling reason) or second, zombies reflects what society fears most (the metaphorical reason).

In the late sixties, if a zombie bit somebody, that person joined the undead, according to the vision of director George Romero, whose

film “Night of the Living Dead”, who first brought zombies to the silver screen.

Zombie love story provides alternative date fare

Society feeds zombie hype

Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer star in “Warm Bodies”Photo courtesy of mctcampus.com

By: Bryan MangieriReporter

In the eighties, the characteristics of zombies changed and arguably represented mindless consumerism of yuppies. The fear stemmed from a national identity crisis, where the public feared becoming the same, or in other words becoming a “sellout,” a term to be popularized in the following decade.

Today, zombies generally develop from an exposure to disease or a mutant strain of vaccine. Perhaps, as

those who pave the path of the future worry how the health care system will survive.

So their popularity exceeds entertainment. They serve as a punching bag for society’s woes, metaphorically speaking.

Or maybe not.“I just like zombies,” Austen

Young, another clerk at Vintage Stock said. “I think they’re just cool.”

By: Chelsea RattermanEditor in Chief

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In the recent movie “Warm Bodies” a potential inference can be made that we, humans and all of our technological advances, are indirectly responsible for the zombie apocalypse. This may be an inference that is just simply someone reading way too deep into a simple love story.

This is not the first time that lack of communication has been cited as society’s downfall.

We revel in the advances we have made in the world of technology, but can we say it has brought us closer together? Many would say that we are even further apart than we were before, by way of making the world closer together.

Those who grew up with these technological advances face the dilemma of not knowing how to interact with each other. Many may roll their eyes at these, as they hear these same complaints from the older generations. It is considered rude to pay more attention to the beeping device in your hand than the person you are actually with. Or, it was.

What is this teaching those who can type a message faster than they can write a sentence? With technology, we have the luxury of time. We can think about what we write and go back and delete something if we didn’t. In a face-to-

face conversation, that luxury isn’t afforded and we must be able to censor ourselves as the thought travels from brain to mouth. If not, it serves to create tension filled situations. The skill of censoring ourselves is being lost. There isn’t

a delete button on life’s mistakes. There are only reparations.

Another complaint is the lack of editing oneself on the Internet

and in texts. Spelling and grammar have gone

out the window, in favor of shorthand

and increasingly common slang that can confuse anyone who hasn’t caught on to the latest

round of acronyms. The grammar teachers of

yesteryear are rolling in their

graves at the increase of “ain’t” that is used in postings all over the

Internet. We have developed

a dependency on technology that will only

increase as more automation is put in place to ease life. It will be a hard habit to

break, but it is necessary to remember the skills we will

need to know should our world of shiny buttons suddenly go dark.

Social media increases social interaction, this is true, but physical interaction is something that is necessary to society. Or else, we may be responsible for the masses of connection-seeking zombies that reside outside of the edges of society, that we inadvertently put there ourselves as our want of technology consumes us more.

Technology advances prove detrimental

New York Times Fiction Best-sellers1. Safe Haven -

Nicholas Sparks2. Private Berlin -

James Patterson3. Gone Girl- Gillian

Flynn4. Hopeless - Colleen

Hoover5. Fifty Shades of

Grey- E.L. James

Opening Box Office Feb. 8• Identity Thief (R)• Side Effects (R)

Opening Box Office Feb. 14• A Good Day to Die

Hard (R)• Beautiful Creatures

(R)• Safe Haven (PG-13)

Opening Box Office Feb. 22• Snitch (PG-13)• Dark Skies (PG-13)• Stand Off (R)

Opening Box Office Mar. 1• Jack the Giant Slayer

(NR)• Stoker (R)• 21 And Over (NR)

May lead to zombie apocalypse, sort of

Edward Miller won the Student Success iPad 2 for the Fall 2012 semester. The Student Success Workshops will have another iPad 2 drawing for the Spring 2013 semester. The drawing will be in May after the last workshop is completed.

By attending a workshop, you will be registered to win the iPad. There is also a drawing for a free t-shirt at each workshop.

The Student Success office has moved. They are now located in the Student Center, room 111. Carla Robison is the coordinator. For more information about the Student Success Workshops, call 405-736-0393 or StudentSuccess@rose.edu

Across1 Paper used for envelopes7 Teensy kitchen invader10 Thick-bodied river fish14 Lessened15 Critical hosp. area16 Take down with a wrecking ball17 Trade for cash18 Musical based on ABBA songs20 Golfer Snead’s nickname22 “I don’t care which”23 Naval petty officer27 Lasting mark30 __ and gown33 John, Paul, George or Ringo34 Go without food

36 “True __”: Wayne film39 CFO’s degree40 One on a board43 Swiss peak44 Gas in a sign45 Knocks for a loop46 Scallion relative48 Space-saving abbr.50 Team statistic51 Finale54 Selling fast56 Whale or dolphin63 Campbell’s soup slogan, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in 18-, 20-, 40- and 56-Across66 “Seinfeld” woman67 Albany’s canal68 Actress Hagen

69 Sticky-toed lizards70 Tadpole’s breathing organ71 LPGA star Se Ri __72 Be agreeable

Down1 Red planet2 Ill-fated Biblical brother3 Diddly, to Dalí4 To-do list entry5 Oscar winner for “Cat Ballou”6 Part of FDA: Abbr.7 Gets in one’s sights, with “at”8 Campus sports org.9 Tot’s belly10 Tot’s drawing tool11 Clumsy actor12 Special forces weapon13 Arthur who

played Maude19 Marseille Mrs.21 The Big Apple, initially24 Latin ballroom dances25 Orange-yellow gemstones26 Gets warmer, in a game27 Taken in a break-in28 Slept next to the trail, say29 Upper limb31 Sales rep32 Opposite of post-34 Weighing device35 Somme summer37 Global currency org.38 Stretch the truth41 Bathwater tester42 Dairy farm

sound47 Late-night host Jimmy49 Revolutionary Guevara52 Inveterate faultfinder53 Word with hug or therapy55 Alpha’s opposite57 Teensy amount58 Fargo’s st.59 Apples with screens60 Karaoke prop61 Many a folk song, composer-wise: Abbr.62 “__ we forget”63 Ryan of “Sleepless in Seattle”64 Hosp. scan65 1,000 G’s

C r o s s wo r d P u z z l e

Feb. 1212:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Main Dining RoomHealth Sciences info session

For those interested in a health science major, this Q&A session with advisors will fill in the blanks on requirements and

admissions.

Feb. 132 p.m.

Tinker Terrace RoomScholarships workshop

Scholarships are a big part of college and knowing where to get them and how to apply for them

in vital knowledge.

Feb. 14 – 177:30 p.m.

Atkinson TheatreBarefoot in the Park

This PG-13 show about a pair of newlyweds who try to

play matchmakers for the bride’s mother.

Feb. 198 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Communication Center24th Annual Oklahoma

Student Inventors ExpositionThis annual event showcases the talents of local student

inventors.

Feb. 246-10 p.m.

Main Dining RoomOscar Watch Party

Come see entertainment’s

biggest night, enjoy some food and maybe win a prize!

Feb. 287-9 p.m.

Main Dining RoomRose Review

The Rose State College talent show, which showcases talent from students and staff from

across campus.

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Student wins Fall 2012 prizeBy: Jennifer Byrd

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