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IONEERPOklahoma City Community College

• Property owners beware, editorial, p. 2.• Student makes senate seat bid, p. 8.• College lifeguards on alert, p. 12.• Blood drive breaks record, p. 14.

July 11, 2005This Week

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“I like studying here because the water is calming,” said student Ivy Tran, 18, while studying insidethe front atrium for a physics class. “It is quiet and it is also close to all my classes.” Tran’s major isMicrobiology with Nutritional Science.

It’s a sunshine day

Photo by Holly Jones

Downtowncollege haslots to offer

Student orientation to be updatedBy J. D. WilsonNews Writing

Student

OKCCC is in theprocess of re-

designing its new-stu-dent orientation. As aresult, all new incom-ing students, full-timeand part-time, will beasked to fill out a newstudent data sheet.

Liz Largent, StudentLife director, said thestudent data sheet isa four-part question-naire that will be givento students with theadmissions applica-tion from the admis-sions office.

The information on

the data sheet focuseson finding out whatnew students need atthe time of admissionand what they mayneed as the semesterapproaches, Largentsaid.

She said the collegeis focused on creatinga successful transitioninto college life for newstudents. “We want tofind out what studentsneed and when theyneed it,” Largent said.

Mark Schneberger,learning skills profes-sor and retention taskforce orientation sub-committee member,said another concernof the college is retain-ing current students.

“Five hundred cur-

rent students will begetting a phone callfrom the college,”Schneberger said. Hesaid the current stu-dents will be askedwhat they neededwhen they were newstudents and whatthey believe would

benefit new studentsin the future.

Schneberger saidthe subcommittee,made up of five facultyand staff members,

By Christiana KosturaEditor

This fall, the Downtown College Consor-tium is offering a variety of classes, from

the typical fare of English Composition to thenot-so-typical offering of Chick Flick: a GenreStudy.

Also on the board is Introduction to Psychol-ogy and the specializedclass Cyber Crime.

Gary Davidson, Down-town College Consor-tium director, said theConsortium is a conve-nient way for busy folksto take classes.

Class times are sched-uled to meet the needsof more non-traditionalstudents, he said. “Mostclasses are scheduled inthe evenings.”

Numerous classes areavailable in five levels in-cluding lower division,upper division and graduate courses,

All classes there transfer to the colleges in-volved in the Consortium, he said. Thoseschools are OKCCC, OSU-OKC, Redlands Com-munity College, Rose State College and the Uni-versity of Central Oklahoma.

Davidson said an easy way to think of theconsortium is, “We are not a college but we arean educational deliverer for these schools.”

In addition to the traditional credit coursesoffered, the consortium offers non-creditcourses like Yoga, Computers Don’t Byte andConversational Spanish.

To enroll in credit classes offered at the Con-sortium, Davidson said, a student must beadmitted to one of the consortium’s membercolleges.

To receive credit for upper-division andgraduate classes, a student must be enrolledat UCO, because it is the only member of thealliance offering upper-level classes, he said.

Receiving credit for upper-level classes is not

See “Downtown,” page 16

“All of ourclasses transfer

to the othercolleges

involved in theconsortium.”

—GaryDavidson

DowntownCollege

ConsortiumDirector

See “New,” page 16

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

PIONEERVol. 33 No. 38

Christiana Kostura.. ..........EditorMatthew Caban..........Staff WriterShawn Bryant.........Staff WriterJohn Savage...........Staff WriterRichard Hall.............Staff WriterHolly Jones...........PhotographerShanna Larson.......Ad ManagerMelissa Guice.....Online EditorCaroline Ting.......Lab AssistantRonna Austin.........Lab DirectorSue Hinton.......Faculty Adviser

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It’s precarious being a homeowner right now.Thanks to the 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling onJune 23, the government can now legally bulldozeresidences for private development.

Originally, the government could only seize prop-erty, with just compensation, for public develop-ment such as a school, police station or roads.

Now that this ruling has been issued, don’t besurprised to see neighborhoods go under, and morehotels and malls spring up.

Why would the Supreme Court allow this to hap-pen? Why would our government want to step onour toes like that?

Simple: if your property can be redeveloped andgenerate greater property tax revenue, the govern-ment would have no squab in allowing a privatedeveloper to make them more money.

Since the late ’60s and early ’70s, politicians haveslowly been changing the definition of “public use.”

While it used to hold its literal meaning, it hasnow been whittled down to a theory that says anypiece of property which can increase its propertytaxes via private development is a public use.

Now it seems that the American people own prop-erty only at the delight of the government and pro-tecting our rights has become its slightest concern.

Slowly but surely, our Constitution is being tornapart and neglected. First the Patriot Act and nowthis?

The government keeps handing Americans lem-ons and we’re getting sick of making lemonade.

What do Representatives think of this ruling?Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, when asked aboutthe court’s eminent domain decision, said, “It is adecision of the Supreme Court. So this is almostas if God has spoken.” That’s one of the most arro-gant things said all year.

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said it right whenshe said, “the decision bowed to the rich and pow-erful at the expense of middle-class Americans.”

O’Connor also criticized the vote for abandoningthe conservative principle of individual propertyrights. It was a criticism well placed and needed.

The effects of this ruling are already being felt.Just ask Oakland, Calif. native John Revelli.

Revelli’s family has owned and operated an Oak-land tire shop since 1949. On July 1, the city ofOakland allowed a team of contractors to pack upRevelli’s things and move him out. The city allowedhis property to be seized to make way for a privateapartment development. Now Revelli has to startall over.

Yet, despite the ill nature of the ruling, there is abright side to all of this. Citizens can push for lawsthat restrict such property seizures.

Currently, Washington, Montana, Illinois, Ken-tucky, Arkansas, Maine, South Carolina andFlorida prohibit the use of eminent domain by statelaw.

If you want Oklahoma to be on this list, activismis necessary. Legislators are voted in for us, by us.If we want property rights restored, we have tospeak up.

America doesn’t need more malls or hotels — weneed to be protected, not trampled.

—Richard HallStaff Writer

America from now on andas for me, I will take thisopportunity to say:

I pledge allegiance to theflag of the United States ofAmerica, and to the Repub-lic for which it stands, oneNation, under God, indivis-ible, with liberty and justicefor all.

—Ann LushboughOKCCC Graduate

then why are we so worriedabout offending peoplefrom other countries?

This is America and wehave the obligation to rec-ognize how lucky we are tolive in a country as great asthis one.

We have opportunitieshere that others can onlydream of, as we all know. Iam sure that our foreign ex-change students recognizethat and are happy to behere.

I am not one to make abig stink of something butI have thoroughly enjoyedthe time I have spent at thiscollege and I am constantlyrecommending the schoolto friends who are inter-ested in taking someclasses.

I am extremely disap-pointed in OKCCC becauseof the lack of thought to ourcountry at graduation.

Now I have said my pieceand I have tried to keep itshort and sweet.

I hope that we can re-member to give it up for

To the editor:I am a recent graduate of

OKCCC. Initially I had nointention of writing this let-ter but I can’t seem to getthis off my mind.

I attended graduation inMay and I thought it wasreally nice, except for onething. We did not say thePledge of Allegiance. Howthis could have been over-looked by anyone is stun-ning to me.

I have been told that itwas not done because offear of offending someone,but this is America.

I think that the men andwomen who are fighting inIraq right now as well as allthe people who have died inthe past defending thiscountry deserve that re-spect.

In recent years, the issueof prayer in school hascome up again and againand I don’t really care oneway or another. But whenyou pray at our graduationwith no thought to offend-ing people of other faiths

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Comments and Reviews

“The length of a film should be directly related tothe endurance of the human bladder.”

—Alfred Hitchcock

Quote of the Week

‘War of the Worlds’ flick a loser

Mad black woman’s diary boring

What do bosses want? Interestingly enough, skillsto perform specific tasks don’t rank in the top fiveof employers’ wish list for job candidates. Accord-ing to Marilyn Mackes, NACE Executive director,employers have rated communication skills, bothwritten and oral, at the top of the list in annualsurveys since 1999. That’s why it is so importantfor your résumé, cover letter and application to bewritten error free. If your communication skills arelacking, take some additional courses to be able toqualify for a good career.

Following communication skills on this year’s sur-vey are honesty/integrity, interpersonal skills,strong work ethic, and motivation/initiative.

Desirable personality factors are harder to iden-tify when searching for a good employee than iden-tifying candidates with certifications. More employ-ees are fired for personality problems than are firedfor inability to do the assigned job tasks.

The following rules may help you keep your dreamjob even through downsizing and reorganizations.

•When at work, work. You’re getting paid to payattention to work tasks, not deal with personal prob-lems. Give your job all your attention and efforts.

•Be willing to do whatever needs to be done. Ifyou finish your assignments, volunteer to do some-thing to help an overloaded coworker, or look forsomething that needs to be done to further thecompany’s objectives. “It’s not in my job descrip-tion,” is not a good attitude to have.

•Be dependable and reliable. Be on time for work,don’t abuse breaks and don’t leave early. If it’s nec-essary for you to be absent or late (staying out latethe night before doesn’t qualify), notify your bossas early as possible. Should you be ill for more thanone day, call each day you’re absent. Minimize timeoff by planning ahead to avoid preventable absences,such as running out of gasoline.

•Be honest. Don’t steal items from work. Someretail establishments lose more from employee theftthan shoplifting. Don’t lie about other employeesor falsely blame someone else for your own mis-takes. It’s easier to obtain forgiveness when youadmit your mistake than it is to regain trust afterbeing caught in a lie.

•Do it the boss’s way. If you have a better ideaand have been at the job long enough to thoroughlyunderstand everything involved, respectfully offera suggestion. Most bosses will be happy to maketime- or money-saving changes. Don’t go over theboss’s head unless it involves something illegal orimmoral.

•Be a team player. Make an effort to get alongwith your coworkers, promote the company’s wel-fare, and be positive about your place of work.

Remember, Oklahoma is an at-will state, whichsimply means you can be fired at any time withoutreason as long as no federal discrimination lawsare violated.

—Linda FayEmployment Services Coordinator

“Diary of a Mad BlackWoman” is a film chroni-cling, you guessed it, a madblack woman.

On her eighteenth wed-ding anniversary, Helen(Kimberly Elise) is forcedout of her home by her richlawyer husband.

She ends up returning toher old neighborhood in theghetto to stay with family.

Enter the only decentcharacters in the movie —Madea and Joe (both playedby Tyler Perry who alsowrote the script).

Madea and Joe are char-acters who were invented byPerry previously. They havebeen in several plays. Thisis the first movie in whichthe characters appear.

Madea is a crazy oldwoman who does not carewhat anyone thinks of herso long as she gets her way.

Joe is Madea’s brother.He lives with her and addsto the crazy antics with hisconstant disagreementwith her decisions.

There are many problemswith this movie other thanthere being only two mem-orable characters.

It seems like somebodyhad four plot ideas and at-tempted shoving them allinto one film. Perhaps thatis why the movie is a gru-eling two hours long.

The setting isn’t great.First of all, if Helen’s oldneighborhood really repre-sents the ghetto, I want tomove there. The houses arehuge. Secondly, I don’t carehow rich Helen’s husbandis; he wouldn’t live in sucha nice place. At least theproducers are thinking big.

I don’t know whether tocall this film a drama or a

comedy, but the attemptsat drama are laughable, soI guess I’ll go with comedy.

The “twists” in this flickare so predictable, I’m sur-prised Perry wrote them in.

If you feel like sittingthrough two hours of blahfor 15 minutes of laughter,check this movie out.

It was released on DVDJune 28. The extras arebetter than the movie. Perryexplains where the film andcharacters came from.

Perry’s plays also are onDVD, if this film’s notenough to put you to sleep.

“Diary of a Mad BlackWoman” is rated PG-13.Don’t worry about it toomuch. Your kids would fallasleep out of boredom dur-ing the first five minutesanyway.

—Christiana KosturaEditor

It’s a bad sign when a hotdog and a Cherry Cokeoutdo a movie.

This is the sad, but truetale of the new “War of theWorlds.” Simply put, thismovie was painful to watchand to hear.

Tom Cruise stars as di-vorced dad Ray Ferrier. Thebeginning of the film showshim as reckless and selfish.

This characterization is ahigh point and ups expec-tations of the film. Ferrier’schildren, Robbie (JustinChatwick) and Rachel (Da-kota Fanning), confirm thisby complaining about hislack of parenting.

Add to the mix suspense-ful and freakish stormshappening across the globeand you have the basis fora good movie. Or so youwould like to think.

Even science fiction can

be improbable. Ferrieravoids death too manytimes to count in the movie.

Many of the near missesdefy logic.

When a car blows up di-rectly in front of someoneand they’re running towardit, they should be dead.

Events along these lineshappen in other movies.Just because it happensdoes not make it good.

Another thing that canhurt a movie is overacting,which this film has a lot of.

Here’s a thought: if youare scared or freaked out,feel free to let out a scream.

It doesn’t have to be along scream that lasts fora minute, but just a screamto indicate your emotions.

However, five minutes ofscreaming at a time is sta-tus quo here. And boy, is ita painful five minutes.

I don’t have anythingagainst Fanning, but herscreaming is just too much.

Considering her work in“I Am Sam” and “Man onFire,” her performanceshould have been better.

The final problem withthe film is its flow.

The necessary marriageof story and direction wasrocky at best here.

At times, the pace is fastand intense. Then every-thing quiets for 30 minutes.

On top of that, some looseends are left untied. It is notas if the film is confusingto watch. Sitting throughthis movie feels like the sto-ryteller is distracted whiletelling the story.

Despite the hype, “War ofthe Worlds” deflates like aballoon.

—Matthew CabanStaff Writer


Comments and Reviews

‘Fantastic Four’ fabulous flick

Located approximately50 miles outside of Ok-lahoma City lies a beautifulwork of art left by nature.

Red Rock Canyon StatePark is carved out of thehills leaving breathtakingviews. Admission is free.

Cliff walls make for adaring climb. Red Rock isone of the most popularspots in Oklahoma forrappelling.

Signs caution people torappel at their own risk.

The park features twonature trails. The trails arehome to beautiful scenery,sounds of nature and atough hike up the hills.

The Rough Horse NatureTrail is a half-mile loop.Signs identify birds, treesand animals found on thetrail.

California Road NatureTrail is two-tenths of a milelong. The trail endsoverlooking the canyons ofthe park.

There is a pond stockedwith largemouth bass,catfish and bluegill forthose who like to fish whilethey camp.

Campers can enjoy manyfeatures at the park: Thirty-two tent campsites, fivemodern recreationalvehicle sites, 46 semi-modern RV sites and four

Upon hearing that yet an-other comic book moviewas being made, I mustadmit to having mixed emo-tions at first.

However, after watchingMarvel’s “Fantastic Four”by 20th Century Fox, thereare no doubts about thisone.

With the lack of creativ-ity in Hollywood, it seemsevery comic book in exist-ence will eventually becomea movie.

If they’re done as well as“Fantastic Four,” there isn’tgoing to be a problem.

This comic book classicwas done surprisingly well.

The script was solid, de-veloping each character

fully before throwing theminto battle.

The developmentalscenes were just as excit-ing as the fight sequences,which were amazing.

I would have enjoyed see-ing the group in action alltogether more often, but myguess is Fox was just wet-ting our lips for the sequel,which is inevitable.

There are a few excusableflaws, but it would be un-fair and boring not to men-tion them.

First of all, the Thingshould be a computer-gen-erated character.

In comic books, Thing ishuge. He is the size of theHulk. The Hulk looked

great as a CG character,but I guess since that moviesucked they decided not togo that way.

So, we are stuck withMichael Chiklis, from “TheShield,” in a low-quality,but acceptable suit.

Chiklis does well enoughthat the loss of CG isn’tdevastating.

Another flaw this film hasis its predictability factor.

I knew almost everythingthat was going to happenminutes, if not seconds, be-fore it occurred, but it alsowas done well enough thatI didn’t mind.

Jessica Alba, who starredin “Honey,” is the lastwoman I want to be invis-

ible, but she was perfect asSusan Storm, The InvisibleWoman.

Ioan Gruffudd, from“King Arthur,” plays Mr.Fantastic, and JulianMcMahon, from “Nip Tuck,”plays nemesis Dr. Doom.

The standout perfor -mance of this film goes,hands down, to ChrisEvans, from “Cellular,” whoplays Johnny Storm, TheHuman Torch.

Evans provides most ofthe comedy and a fairamount of the action. Plus,his powers are the coolest.

All in all, I would have torank this movie on par withthe other great comic bookfilms, such as “X-Men” and“Spiderman.”

Even with its few flaws“Fantastic Four” is, yes I’mgoing to say it, fantastic.

—Shawn BryantStaff Writer

‘Dark Water’ hasno chills or thrillsKoji Suzuki, writer of both “The Ring” and “The

Ring Two,” has given audiences another movie towaste their money on: “Dark Water.” And this oneshowcases his favorite topic: mommy issues.

Jennifer Connelly plays Dahlia, a single mothergoing through a bitter custody battle over her daugh-ter Ceci, played by Ariel Gade. Are you scared?

They move into a rundown apartment complexwith a serious problem. No, it’s not cockroaches.It’s a water leak. Can you feel the chills yet?

Wait, it gets scarier. The vacant apartment abovethem keeps flooding. Who would have thought oldpipes could be so horrifying? Not me.

Don’t worry. Suzuki does actually have a super-natural reason for this. It’s just not a good one.

Horror movies need four basic elements.First, you need a plot that draws the audience in

and keeps them riveted. This movie just used thesame storyline of “The Ring” one and two, but with-out the eerie plot twists, or actual suspense.

Second, you need characters with whom you canidentify. Though the cast of this film did a great jobof playing regular people with regular problems, butregular problems are not scary.

Give me creepy bad guys chasing vulnerable hero-ines with survival skills rivaling any Navy Seal andI will at least sit through it. I was ready to leaveafter the first hour without a single scary moment.

Third, you need a monster, serial killer, alien,ghost, or evil clown. “Dark Water” gives its audi-ence puddles. Seriously. puddles. Scared now?

During the whole movie, it rains. You’re supposedto be afraid of puddles on the floor. Housebreakingpets must be a horrifying experience for Suzuki.

Last, you need good effects. I put this last becauseif you have an interesting plot or great characters,then effects are only icing on the cake. This filmonly had good characters; therefore, it needed goodeffects. It did not deliver.

Jennifer Connelly, Tim Roth, Camryn Manheim,and John C. Reilly add what they can to a boringstory, at the same time explaining where the bud-get went. But even a perfect cast cannot fish thismovie out of the depths of mediocrity.

—Shanna LarsonStaff Writer

comfort stations withshowers. The park alsooffers nine A-framebunkhouses that sleep upto 15 people each, butcomes without heat orcooling.

A refreshing swimmingpool near the center of thepark is a cool way to beatthe heat during thesummer. A seasonal con-cession stand sells burgers,snacks, snow-cones andother amenities.

Red Rock State Park islocated just six miles off ofI-40 on Highway 81 southtowards Hinton.

While in Hinton visit theHinton Historical Museumon the way to the park.

For more information onthe park, e-mail redrockcanyon@okla homaparks.comor for more informationabout Hinton, visit www.hintonok.com.

—Holly JonesStaff Writer

Visit Red Rock Canyon for fun


By Rosa ConnerNews Writing Student

An exposition featuring several local businesses andschools will offer free entertainment and food to the publicSaturday, July 30 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Enrollment Management will take part in the HispanicExpo at the Oklahoma State Fair Grounds,

“It usually draws a large crowd and gives us the op-portunity to promote education and Oklahoma City Com-munity College,” said Sally Edwards, Prospective Stu-dent Services director.

Enrollment Management is an office overseeing stu-dent recruitment and retention, Edwards said.

“We also participate in new student orientation, theScholar’s League reception and the college’s welcomeweek,” she said.

Enrollment Management recruits prospective studentsin the summer when traditional high schools are on breakEdwards said. Staff members go to events that are usu-ally faith based or culturally aimed, she said.

The expo is one of several events Enrollment Manage-ment participates in as a part of its recruitment efforts.

“Three days after fall classes start, we start the recruit-ing efforts for the following fall semester,” Edwards said.“It’s a year-long process.”

She said she did not know how many students wouldbe recruited at the Expo.

“The effect of our recruitment is not always immediate,but usually becomes apparent in the weeks following,”Edwards said.

She said individuals tend not to understand how a com-munity college works or how accessible college can befor them.

Prospective students usually come in to visit the col-lege after the events, Edwards said.

It benefits new students to start in Enrollment Man-agement before going to admissions, said Linda Sapp,Prospective Student Services assistant.

Sapp said her department would inform students ofmissing paperwork before they go through admissions.

“We can take them under our wing to ensure they aregetting their enrollment needs taken care of.”

By Justin KeaneNews Writing Student

After years of waiting fora permanent wall between2E1 and 2E2, faculty andstudents finally got one.

The renovation of rooms2E1 and 2E2 of the Artsand Humanities buildingwas completed June 30.

Project Manager EddieCox oversaw the operation.

Cox said the job went toJerry’s Contracting of Okla-homa City who began workJune 15.

As a result, the orangefolding partition that sepa-

rated the two rooms wasremoved and replaced witha wall.

The two rooms becameavailable for use July 5.

Cox said the new wallwould serve as the solutionto a problem that has lin-gered over students andteachers for years.

With only a partitionseparating the rooms, therewas constant overlap be-tween the two classes.

Abra Figueroa, director ofEnglish as Second Lan-guage, has taught manyclasses in the rooms.

“A movie or debate wouldbe very bothersome for theother class,” Figueroa said.

The new wall eliminatesthe old problems for futurestudents.

This wall has beenneeded for some time.

“For several years it hasbeen our low priority,” saidSusan VanSchuyver, Artsand Humanities dean.

The new off-white wallseparating the rooms al-lows them to be secureenough to fulfill requestsfor multimedia equipmentfor the classes.

In fact, one of the roomsis not far from it.

“We plan to make 2E1into a mass media roombefore fall classes begin,”VanSchuyver said.

By Holly PalmerNews Writing

Student

OKCCC’s Business Div-ison has been granted fullaccreditation by the Boardof Commissioners of theAssociation of CollegiateBusiness Schools and Pro-

grams.“The School of Business

is honored to accept theaward from a nationally-recognized accreditationassociation and believesthat this accreditation willbenefit the student body atOKCCC,” said John Boyd,accounting professor.

Steve Parscale, accredita-tion director, invited insti-

tutional representatives toattend the ACBSP NationalConference in WashingtonD.C. June 26.

Kayla Fessler, Anita Will-iams, accounting profes-sors, and Boyd attendedthe accreditation ceremonyto receive the award on be-half of the college.

These particular facultymembers were selected to

attend because they spentthe most time and effort toobtain the accreditation,said Jim Schwark, busi-ness dean.

“This accreditation is areflection of the quality ofthe faculty and curricu-lum,” Schwark said.

The accreditation will as-sist transferring studentsas well as help those who

are obtaining an associatedegree in order for them toget a better job, he said.

The ACBSP also grantedaccreditation to OklahomaCity University and theUniversity of Central Okla-homa.

For more information onbusiness programs, con-tact the Academic Divisionof Business at 682-7550.


Business Division receives national accreditation

Future studentsmeet college staffat Hispanic Expo

New wall divides classrooms

Professor Millicent Haralson hands out graded assignments against the backdrop of the newwall built in room 2E2 in the Arts and Humanities building. The wall replaced a thin, movablepartition that allowed classroom noises to creep into the room next door. The rooms are quieternow, making it easier to study and learn, Haralson said.


Uyen Pham and Candace Evans, OKCCC nursing majors, identify bone markings fortheir class Anatomy and Physiology I. Pham and Evans both said the coursework is difficult.Anatomy and Physiology I is a four-credit hour biological science course, according to thecollege catalog.

The course is designed to teach students basic anatomical structures and fundamentalphysiological processes.

The next Indiana Jones


Outreach programhelps minoritiesprepare for college

By Earl KennethSneed Jr.

News Writing Student

OKCCC is working tomake a college educationmore of a possibility formore African-Americanyouth through recruitmentprograms.

OKCCC, along with othercolleges and universitiesaround the nation, haveorganized programs andstaff to foster the need forminority representation,said Craig Robinson, Com-munity Outreach Programcoordinator.

Robinson said he has as-sisted with the growth ofAfrican-American enroll-ment since the outreachprogram began in 1999.

“The program was estab-lished to help get Okla-homa City public schoolstudents to stay in highschool through graduationand then earn a college de-gree,” Robinson said.

The goal of the programis to lower existing barriersand help the minority stu-dents realize that earninga college degree is possiblefor them, Robinson said.

The focus of this recruit-ment is the Oklahoma Citypublic schools, Robinsonsaid.

“Basically, the OklahomaCity Public School Districtis 70 percent minority,” hesaid.

“Some schools are 95percent African-American.

“We work within thoseschools to help studentssee college as being a partof their future.”

Robinson said the pro-gram not only assists Afri-can-American students butalso other minority groups.

He said OKCCC hassought to increase minor-ity enrollment from the ad-ministration to individualdepartments.

“If you want to recruitstudents of color you haveto go where they are andapproach students in a waythat they are receptive toyour message,” he said.

The program has manyevents planned for the fallsemester, but no eventshave taken place during thesummer, Robinson said.

He said the outreach pro-gram will attend highschools and notify minor-ity students of the oppor-tunity available at OKCCC.

By Erika BraverNews Writing Student

Birds, books and crimescenes will be the themesof new summer camps, In-vestigation Stations, to beheld at the Child Develop-ment Center and LabSchool at OKCCC.

There will be four ses-sions of the new camp.

“Authors and Illustra-tors,” focusing on children’sauthor Ezra Jack Keats,

will take place in the morn-ings of the two weeks.

During the afternoon ofthe first week, the kids willlearn about birds in the“Up, Up, and Away” camp.

“We want to broaden it tothe community,” said Jes-sica Hesseltine, a teacher atthe center.

She said she hopes peo-ple in the neighborhoodssurrounding the college willparticipate.

The first week’s session isfrom 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mon-day, Aug. 1 to Thursday,

Investigation Stations offer more excitement for kidsAug. 4.

The afternoon sessionsare from 1 to 3:30 p.m. onthe same dates.

The second camp is fromAug. 8 to 11 with two ses-sions at the same times.

The second week’s after-

noons will be a forensicscamp called “Mystery Fes-tival.” Children will inves-tigate a crime scene withforensic kits.

Each session costs $50.There will be space for 15children in each morning

and afternoon session.Parents can enroll their

children in the sessions bycontacting the Child Devel-opment Center and LabSchool at 682-7561 or vis-iting the center on the eastside of campus.

Need an escort to your car?For more information,

contact Safety and Securityat 682-1611, ext. 7691


By Courtney CrosbieNews Writing Student

Student Occupational Therapy Association members started plan-ning the 4th annual Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled camp dur-ing the spring. Planning will continue throughout the summer to makethe event happen in the fall.

Fonda Scott, former student and current OKCCC staff member, saidthe students are required to plan this activity but are not required toattend. Even so, 80 to 90 percent of students still manage to partici-pate.

Without them the camp may not be possible, Scott said.The camp will be held this fall in Stroud, Okla. This three-day camp

will be October 7 to 9 for 30 adult campers.“It’s a wonderful experience,” Scott said.“I tell students that if they go, each will come back with the same

name but they will be a different person.”Many activities take place at the camp for the disabled. Games and

arts and crafts are a couple of examples.The adults who participate in this camp feel they are respected while

they are at camp, Scott said. This is an important characteristic of thecamp. Anyone is welcome to come and assist in the camp.

By Jaclyn GreeneNews Writing Student

OKCCC’s Reference LibrarianRachel Butler was recently re-elected to Norman’s City Counciland was officially sworn in July 6.

Butler has been a librarian atOKCCC since 1989 and has beena Norman City Council membersince July 3, 2003.

Butler also is a member of thePlanning Committee and chair ofthe Council Committee on PublicTransportation.

Butler oversees Ward 5 on theeast side of Norman. Norman haseight wards that are divided evenlyby population.

Butler’s ward covers rural eastNorman from 36th Avenue, ap-proximately, to Lake Thunderbird’s

far side.Butler plans to approach the is-

sues of population growth and theenvironment, she said.

The environment of Lake Thun-derbird is one important issueBulter plans to discuss with Ward5 constituents this year.

“Lake Thunderbird is on the listof impaired water bodies,” Butlersaid.

The growing population anddrainage from rainfall have causedpesticides from lawns and oils fromstreets to run off into Lake Thun-derbird, causing this widely-usedlake to become polluted.

“Lake Thunderbird is the mostheavily used lake in the state,”Butler said.

Every Tuesday, city councilmembers will meet to study anddiscuss city problems and citybusiness.

Librarian sits on Norman City Council

By Samuel MowreyNews Writing Student

Have you or another student youknow been put into a math coursethat was either too easy or too dif-ficult?

An answer as to why that mayhave happened is the scoringmethod used by the COMPASS(Computer Placement AssessmentSupport Service) test.

Scores may incorrectly place astudent in a class that is eitherabove or below their learning level.

The Science and MathematicsDivision is aware of this problemand is coming up with ideas to fixit. Dean of Science and Mathemat-ics Department Max Simmons hasexpressed his concern on how im-portant this issue is to the collegecommunity.

“This has been a problem forabout a year now,” he said.

Problems with the accuracy andscores of the COMPASS test werediscussed at a meeting earlier thisyear.

The OKCCC Entry Level Assess-ment Committee has met and dis-cussed the problems and possiblesolutions to this issue.

Members of this committee are

Rachel Butler has been a librarian at OKCCC since 1989. She was recentlyre-elected to the Norman City Council.


Testing proceduresto undergo changes

faculty and staff from all divisionsof the college.

One possible answer that is un-der consideration by the commit-tee is switching the placement testto Accuplacr, a similar entry-levelplacement test.

Both the dean and professors ofthe math department are review-ing all the areas of the courses,from the information and tests pro-vided during classes all the way upto the advisers and teachers.

The main focus will be on theplacement test provided by the col-lege.

Simmons and other faculty areseeing a pattern in some studentseither not ready for or advancedabove the skills used for the coursethey are enrolled in.

Some students are being placedinto an elementary algebra coursewhich may be too easy for themand wasting their money on thecourse which has no actual collegecredit value.

This is a problem the math de-partment is looking at correctingfor future semesters.

These are just possible solutionsthat the college may use to solvethe problem.

No new changes would go into af-fect until October for the springsemester’s enrollment.

Therapy Assistants’ clubplans camp for disabled


By Neely DowNews Writing Student

Greg Nelson, OKCCC stu-dent, has announced hewill run for Oklahoma StateSenate seat for District 48.

District 48 covers northcentral Oklahoma City.

Nelson is a Democrat.The primary election will

be held Sept. 13, and thegeneral election will be inNovember.

“Running for state sena-tor is something that I havealways wanted to do,” Nel-son said.

“We leave this society andworld to future generations,namely our children.

“I want to insure that wegive to them a better, heal-thier, happier place.”

Nelson said he is notafraid to do what he feelsis right for Oklahoma.

He added he is passion-ate about doing what is

By Greg NelsonNews Writing Student

As hundreds of students wereattending intersession classes, a bombthreat was called into OKCCC on May26, according to an Oklahoma CityPolice Department report.

After searching the campus, nothingunusual was found and there was noevacuation of the property, the policereport notes.

At 12:52 p.m. an unidentified maleplaced a call to an OKCCC switchboardoperator and said, “There is a bomb inyour building. You have to find it.”

The caller did not say where the bombwas located and hung up the phone,according to OCPD records.

Within minutes of the call, nearly 20people from Safety and Security, alongwith Physical Plant workers, most withflashlights, began searching inside theschool for the bomb, several witnessesstated.

The employees looked for almost anhour. At 1:50 p.m. they reported thatnothing had been found, said Art Bode,vice president of Business and Finance.

Bomb threats happen about once ayear at the school. “[The threat] was veryunusual,” said Keith Bourque, OKCCCcoordinator of Campus Safety and Se-curity.

The last threat was six months to oneyear ago he said.

College staff have received extensiveOCPD training to deal with potentialthreats and evaluate the situation. Thisprocess starts with what the caller saysand how they react on the phone.

Immediately after the call came in, thesecurity office contacted Bode, Bourquesaid. Bode then assembled the pres-ident’s cabinet, which consists of sev-eral high-ranking college officials, in-cluding Bode.

They then initiated a checklist of stepsthe college takes after a bomb threat hasbeen made.

The procedure includes no use of theschool’s two-way radios or cell phonesas they could potentially trigger a deto-

best for the state and itscitizens.

Nelson described himselfas a creative and rationalperson.

He has been a student atOKCCC for the past twoyears.

He plans to graduate inDecember and begin at-tending the University ofOklahoma in pursuit of abachelor’s degree in politi-cal science.

Th i r ty -one-year -o ldNelson said he has lived inOklahoma City for 12years.

In his spare time, Nelsonsaid, he enjoys playing withhis children, reading andmotor sports.

He said he also enjoys re-modeling his home.

Nelson said he has en-joyed attending OKCCCbecause of the education aswell as the opportunity.

Nelson also said he hasenjoyed the classes andteachers at OKCCC.

Student runsfor state senate

Bomb threat called to OKCCC

nation.Bode noted, however, there is no cell

phone-jamming device in the school toprevent students from using theirphones or wireless devices. There is noplan for the college to acquire any jam-ming devices, Bode said.

Bode then informed the president’scabinet of the threat and they assessedthe situation.

“We take every threat as legitimate,”Bode said. However, each incident isevaluated individually based on thetraining the college has received.

The college was not evacuated be-cause the evaluation of the threat didnot warrant such an action, Bode said.It would have caused an unnecessarydisruption of the classes, he said.

The usual goal of a bomb threat is tocause as much disruption as possibleBode said. This is why students werenot informed of the situation and givenan opportunity to leave campus.

In the event the president’s cabinetrecommends an evacuation, studentsand staff would probably hear the firealarms go off, he said.

“Every means possible would beused.”

Primarily, the Safety and Securityteam would be responsible for theevacuation.

Bode said he thought the search pro-cedure went well and sees no reason tomake any changes to the policies set inplace by the president’s cabinet. Headded that he was pleased by the re-sponse of school officials and the Safetyand Security team.

As of yet no one has been arrestedand there are no suspects.

Greg NelsonPhoto by Holly Jones

“We take every threat aslegitimate. However, each

incident is evaluatedindividually based on the

training the collegehas received.”

—Art BodeVice President for Business and

Fianance

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A recent rainy day brought the Preschool B kids of the Child Devel-opment Center and Lab School in to play.

The youngsters, ages three to five, are taught by Preschool Teach-ers Jessica Hasseltine and Kristal Antwell.

The classes had made plans to spend the day outside to play in thewater, work in the garden and have a day in the sun, Hasseltine said.Despite the change in plans, the children had a good time indoors.They put together puzzles, played superheroes with their raincoats,and made artwork with paint and paper.

“The kids will have fun whether it is inside or outside,” Hasseltinesaid. “The kids just want to be kept busy with projects.”

Jason Le, 3, figures out which puzzle piece goes where one at a time. Soonhe will have the whole puzzle put together.

Ana Kobriger, 4,creates her ownmasterpiece with amarker and a pieceof paper.

Indoor activities fun on a rainy day

Photos and textby Holly Jones

Keragan Boulier, 3,along with Keylan

Ketring, 4, put on theirponchos and

goloshes for a game ofimagination as theyplay super heroes.

Cristian Linn, 4, fights with the opening of a beach ball. He is surroundedby fake water made of plastic inside the class room.

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By Andee L. SillsNews Writing Student

Human Resources Assis-tant Ginny Hensley retiredTuesday after seven yearsof employment at OKCCC.

More than 20 friends andco-workers attended a fare-well reception July 5 at theJohn Massey Center.

“It’s just time to move onand do something new forme,” Hensley said. “But Iwant to retire while I amstill in good health and canenjoy life.”

Hensley was the first per-son prospective employeesmet when they came to thecollege, said CarolynRouillard, senior humanresources specialist.

“I’m excited for her to dowhat she wants to do andthe timing’s right for her,”Rouillard said.

Hensley welcomed candi-dates at the airport, gavetours of the college and was

By Linh NejtekNews Writing Student

High school students are takingadvantage of the benefits that theUpward Bound program has to of-fer at OKCCC.

This program offers tutoring,personal counseling, mentors andso much more.

With new courses available aswell as popular old classes beingbrought back, the students of Up-ward Bound are reaping the ben-efits.

“This year we added three newcourses which include oceanogra-phy, debate and ACT prep,” saidCarmela Pyle, Upward Bound di-rector.

Along with the new classes, Up-ward Bound also brought back twopopular classes — sign languageand early western civilization.

Upward Bound brings backclasses every three years so stu-dents do not have to repeat classes.They are able to explore moreclasses, Pyle said.

Bill Smiley, an instructor for the

anything but just a recep-tionist, Rouillard said.

Hensley, who also is the

executive secretary for theClassen High School Alum-ni Association, said she still

has plenty of work to keepherself busy after retiring.

“Tomorrow I’ll get up

around 10 a.m. and get onthe computer. Weather per-mitting, I’ll play outside andthen I’m getting a mani-cure,” Hensley said.

“Ginny has been a valu-able part of human re-sources and we will missher greatly,” said GaryLombard, vice president forHuman Relations and Sup-port Services.

Hensley’s position is go-ing to be hard to fill,Rouillard said.

“Ginny has her own char-acteristics, personality andway of doing things.

“We won’t be replacingher, just finding a way todo it differently,” Rouillardsaid.

Carolyn Rouillard, senior human Resources Specialist; Ginny Hensley, Human ResourcesAssistant, and J. B. Messer, Physical Plant director, enjoy the festivities in honor of Hensley’sretirement.

“It’s just time to moveon and do something

new for me.”—Ginny Hensley

Retired HumanRecources Assisstant

program, said that classes are go-ing well.

He teaches creative writing,Spanish II, and music and art ap-preciation.

“My objectives for my classes areto have my students be able to getin touch with their inner feelingsand be able to draw from within,”he said.

Oscar Perez, incoming junior atU.S. Grant High School in Okla-homa City, is enrolled for his sec-ond year in the Upward Bound pro-gram.

Perez said Upward Bound hashelped him with his schoolwork,helped him improve his gradesthrough tutoring sessions andhelped prepare him for college.

“ I enjoy participating in this pro-gram because it’s fun and I get tomake a lot of new friends,” he said.

“We also go on field trips that arenot just educational, but fun.”

Other students are experiencingthe advantages Upward Bound of-fers.

“I don’t know where I would be ifI wasn’t going to Upward Bound,”said Shedarrah Smith.

Smith is in her second year in

the Upward Bound program. Shewill attend her sophomore year atSoutheast High School in Okla-homa City.

She said Upward Bound is help-ing her get ahead in school andthat the program is helping her get

Participation in Upward Bound on the rise

Human Resources assistant retires

an idea of what college is like.Smith said she enjoys participat-

ing in anything that UpwardBound has to offer.

“I love Upward Bound and I en-joy being here,” she said. “Iwouldn’t come if I didn’t.”


July 11, 2005 • PIONEER • 11

Theater department goes on tour to England

Testing Center to have newly-remodeled roomBy Chelsea Villet


The Testing Center isnearing completion of theremodeling of a new roomwhich will accommodatefaculty members, said Test-ing and Assessment Direc-tor Jim Ellis.

This new faculty work-room will be a place for pro-

By Chandra ChantlandNews Writing Student

As spring turns into sum-mer, students and teacherstook time out of theirschedules to travel to En-gland.

“Part of the reason I dothese tours is that it is goodfor me as a teacher, I learnnew things,” said RuthCharnay, Theater Depart-ment director and coordi-nator of the nine-day tour.

During the trip, Charnay,a student and MillicentHaralson, adjunct Englishprofessor, ate lunch atStratford on Avon near theriver.

Stratford on Avon iswhere Shakespeare wasborn.

The tour is non-creditand cost from $1,900 to$2,300.

By Casey ElliottNews Writing Student

Safety and Security willget a helping hand thisyear.

A $20,000 software pack-age was approved for theSafety and Security Depart-ment, said Ike Sloas,Safety and Security Direc-tor.

The OKCCC board of Re-gent funded AutomatedRecords Management Sys-

“I definitely encourageanyone to take a trip likethis,” Charnay said. “Thiswas great for the studentsafter what we discuss inclass. We can see it cometo life.”

There were many high-lights during the trip, shesaid.

The group went to theWindsor Castle and theTower of London to see theroyal jewels.

They also went to AnneHathaway’s cottage.

Anne Hathaway was atone time married to WilliamShakespeare.

After touring many of thetheaters, they also wentsight-seeing to places suchas the British Museum.

After their visit, Charnayand the group went to a lo-cal pub, she said.

The group spent time inEngland from June 1 toJune 9.

fessors to pick up gradedtests.

Ellis said he expects thisroom to make grading testsmuch more convenient forthe teachers. Since it willgive them their own spacespecifically for grading.

This will allow for moreaccurate grading results hesaid.

This faculty workroom isapproximately 10-by-10feet and is nearly complete.

Although it is not ready forfaculty use, movers willsoon begin to bring in thefile cabinets and Scantrongrading machine.

The workroom is locatedaround the corner fromEllis’s office, which is in theback of the Testing Center.

Faculty members will re-ceive a code to enter theroom as soon as it is com-plete.

Project Manager Eddie

Cox and contractors saidthere should not be toomuch noise. However, ear-plugs and larger head-phones are available forthe students who might bedisrupted by the construc-tion, Ellis said.

The Testing Center hasgiven out approximately83,000 tests this yearalone, he said.

With two full-time work-ers, two part-time work-

ers, and three temporarypart-time workers, it is auseful part of the college.

The workroom will beready for faculty use byJuly 8, Cox said.

tems [ARMS] through its2006 fiscal year budget onJune 20.

This software will helpSafety and Security orga-nize and prioritize incidentreports and dispatches.

“It will be used everydaywe are open,” Sloas said.

This software is providedthrough ARMS Enterprise,which is “an informationmanagement system de-signed to improve depart-mental efficiency, provideyou with powerful riskmanagement tools, and in-

depth reporting capabili-ties,” according to the ARMScampus overview.

The technology uses Microsoft’s SQL Server, Sloassaid.

This server will allow re-ports to be accessiblethrough such programs asMicrosoft Excel.

An important element ofthis software is the CLERYreporting component,which allows valuable timeto be saved.

The Jeanne Clery Disclo-sure of Campus Security

Policy and Campus CrimeStatistics Act mandatesCLERY reports.

According to www.securityoncampus. org website,“Schools must publish anannual report disclosingcampus security, policiesand three years worth ofselected crime statistics.”

The case managementconstituent of this softwarepermits tracking of casesfrom the initial reportthroughout the investiga-tion process.

Case management also

connects different elementsof cases such as names,vehicles and property ac-cording to ARMS campusoverview.

Computer-aided dispatchis another important part ofthe ARMS Enterprise soft-ware.

This element gives offic-ers safety warnings whichhelp safeguard them whileon a call according to ARMScampus overview.

This software will takeapproximately one year toimplement, Sloas said.

Safety and Security goes high-tech with ARMS

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UPCOMING

SportsTeenagers learn life-saving skills

SUMMER YOUTHCAMPS

Lifeguards look for dangers as they watch swimmers in OKCCC pool

Volleyball serves up a stress-free time

•July 18 - 22: OKCCCwill have coed basketballfrom 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,July 18 to 22.

Campers will meet inthe gymnasium nearentry 7. Ages for thiscamp are 6 to 8. The costis $60.

For more information,visit www.okccc.edu/rcs.

•July 18 - 22: OKCCCwill teach coed golf from8 a.m. to noon, Mondaythrough Friday, July 18 to22. Ages for this campare 9 to 11. Campers willmeet by entry 7.

The cost for this campis $60. For more infor-mation, contact Com-munity Education andHealth Coordinator JackPerkins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or e-mail [email protected].

•July 18 - 22: OKCCCwill offer coed tennisfrom 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,July 18 to 22, for ages 9to 11 and 12 to 14. Thecost for this camp is $60.

For more information,contact Community Edu-cation and Health Coor-dinator Jack Perkins at682-1611, ext. 7205, orvisit www.okccc.edu/rcsor e-mail [email protected].

Photo by Holly JonesJunior guards Mathew Bumgarner, 12, and Tyler Young, 12, demonstrate a mock rescue.

The two are in training to learn how to properly rescue a victim.

•July 11 - 15: OKCCCwill offer coed golf from8 a.m. to noon, Mondaythrough Friday, July 11 to15, for ages 12 to 14. The campers will meetat entry 7 before movingto the OSU-OKC cam-pus. The cost for thiscamp is $60.

For more information,contact Community Edu-cation and Health Coor-dinator Jack Perkins at682-1611, ext. 7205, ore-mail [email protected] or visit www.okccc.edu/rcs.

By John SavageStaff Writer

The National Alliance toNurture the Aged andYouth or NANAY, reportsthat relaxation techniquesare one of the most com-mon approaches to stressreduction.

These include medita-tion, progressive muscle re-laxation, visualization andbreathing exercise, it saysat the NANAY website.

With that being said, it’s

no wonder that spikes anddigs were served up stress-free in the gymnasium asthe stress managementclass participated in theirvolleyball activity.

Due to the holiday week-end, the youth sport campswere put on hold until nextweek.

This allowed PsychologyProfessor Trish Bilcik toschedule some activities inthe gym.

Volleyball is one of the ac-tivities the stress manage-ment class will be partici-pating in the gym.

Faculty and studentsboth enjoyed a friendlygame as they laughed andplayed volleyball together.

Samantha Pecore is a se-nior from the University ofScience and Arts of Okla-homa in Chickasha.

She said she has been en-joying the activities so farthis summer.

“Next week we will beplaying basketball,” Pecoresaid.

The stress managementgroup is a 3-hour creditcourse that meets on Tues-days and Thursdays, and is

not limited to just sports.“Sometimes we go into

the courtyard and just talkabout what is stressing usout,” Pecore said.

“At the end of class webreak into groups and talkabout what we learned, andthen take a non-stresstest,” Pecore said.

Along with stress-freetests, volleyball, and bas-ketball games, newer activi-ties to the group are in theworks.

Staff Writer John Savagecan be reached at [email protected].

By Elaine ReneauNews Writing Student

Many children and stu-dents swim at OKCCC’spool in the summertime.Lifeguards on duty reducethe threat of drowning.Stephanie Scott, the aquat-ics and safety training spe-cialist, said being a life-guard at OKCCC is greatexperience and convenient.

In order to be a studentlifeguard for OKCCC, onehas to be certified by RedCross or by the YMCA,Scott said. Once hired,there also is more traininginvolved plus an OKCCChandbook that has to befollowed.

Lifeguards at OKCCCwork year round and rangefrom high school studentsto college students. Life-guards must be 16.

OKCCC lifeguards startat $6 an hour. There areabout 12 lifeguards thissummer with three or fourare always on duty.

There is one head life-guard, Kelsey Reneau, andtwo senior lifeguards whohelp Scott with OKCCC’sspecial events. Reneau,has been there five years.“It is a flexible job to haveduring school,” she said.

Not only are there manychildren at the pool duringsummer break but alsocollege students and se-niors swimming laps andtaking swim classes offeredat OKCCC.

Lifeguards do not teachany swimming or divinglessons unless they alsohave been hired to teach,Scott said.

“Convenience is nice forthose college students whoalso attend OKCCC,” Scottsaid. Lifeguards sign up atOKCCC for a semester.Some plan to take all their

classes Monday, Wednes-day, Friday, then lifeguardTuesday and Thursday shesaid.

Lifeguards carry a whis-tle, and rescue tube, andwear a guard shirt at alltimes. There are two firstaid kits by the pool alongwith a resuscitation maskand an oxygen tank.

The primary rules en-forced are: no dunking plusthe usual no running andno diving in the shallowend. In Scott’s five years ofworking there, have beenno lifesaving occurences

she said.Four of the 12 lifeguards

have worked at OKCCC formore than three years.

“It’s a good atmosphere towork in,” said OKCCC life-guard Ryan Rudebock.

Being a lifeguard bringsmany friendships betweenthe lifeguards and childrenplus between the lifeguardsthemselves said Scott.

For more information onlifeguarding call Scott at682-1611, ext. 7662, orButler at 682-1611, ext.7425 or visit online at www.okccc.edu/rcs.

July 11, 2005 • PIONEER • 13

Communications Lab ready to helpBy Jonathan Eckert


Attention, all students!There is a place on campuswhere you can get thegrades you have alwayswanted.

No, this is not an under-ground organization withconnections to professorsand grade books; this is theOKCCC CommunicationsLab.

Located next to the caf-eteria in room 1N7, theCommunications Lab isopen from 8 a.m to 9 p.m.Monday through Thursday,and 8 a.m. to noon on Fri-days during the summer.

Once classes begin in thefall, the lab will be open onSaturdays as well.

In addition to the exten-sive hours, the lab is staffedwith qualified tutors andassistants to help get thosegrades up in areas like writ-ing, reading, grammar, for-eign languages and Englishas a Second Language.

One of the people respon-sible for the available helpand resources in the lab isLab Supervisor Alice Till-inghast.

Tillinghast has worked inthe lab for three years sincereceiving a broad educationin English and linguistics.

“[The lab] is a nice placeto work because it requiresa wide range of skills,” Til-

linghast said.With the lab staffed with

people like Tillinghast, itprovides an area for stu-dents who are learning En-glish as their second lan-guage.

Tillinghast has taughtvirtually every ESL courseheld at OKCCC, and is fa-miliar with the course’scontent.

Tillinghast said one of theresources the lab staff is soproud of is the ESL pro-gram called ConnectedSpeech.

The program is a greatexample of the help the labcan give to the largeamount of ESL students oncampus, she said.

By using video and inter-active workshops, studentscan work through linguis-tic problems they mayhave.

The CommunicationsLab is not limited to onlyESL students.

Tillinghast said the lab’swriting department canhelp improve a student’spaper by providing writingcoaches on site and anonline resource calledECHO.

ECHO allows for studentsto e-mail their papers to theCommunications Lab andhave a writing coach editand answer all questionsstudents may have within48 hours.

This resource is availableif a student cannot make it

By Elaine ReneauNews Writing Student

Summertime is swim-ming time, and it’s impor-tant to stay safe.

Stephanie Scott, OKCCCAquatics and TrainingSafety specialist, also is thechairman of the WaterSafety Committee, whichhelps with the prevention ofdrowning in Oklahoma.

Scott said OKCCC hostsevents to prevent drowning,

Campus Aquatics Center helps prevent drowningsincluding swimming les-sons that are provided forall ages year round.

“Drowning is the secondleading cause of uninten-tional injury/death in chil-dren,” Scott said.

Car accidents are thenumber one leading causeof child death, Scott said.

She said OKCCC pro-motes swimming safety byteaching children how toswim, educating parents onswimming safety, and get-ting the children to be ex-cited about learning to

swim.The children can start

taking lessons at 18months with their parentsin the water with them.

At age 3, they are on theirown in the pool.

The classes at OKCCCare divided by age groups:Scott said.

There is a class for 3- to5-year olds, and a 6-yearand older class. Adultclasses also are offered.

Scott said OKCCCteaches about 2,000 peoplehow to swim each year.


OKCCC student Autumn Jones prepares for an essay she is writing for English CompositionII. “I enjoy studying in the Communications Lab,” she said. “The people are nice and friendly.”The Communications Lab summer hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. andFridays 8 a.m. to noon.

to the lab before a paper isdue, Tillinghast said.

With resources like Con-nected Speech, ECHO andqualified staff members,

the Communications Labprovides help for all stu-dents, from those strug-gling with a subject to thosewho just need a tip to make

“There are more classesin the summer,” Scott said,“and OKCCC teaches les-sons at the Moore Commu-nity Pool so it’s convenientto a wider range of people.”

Oklahoma City Fire De-partment, SAFE KIDS Coa-lition, Red Cross, areaYMCAs and the Lake Patrolalso are involved with pro-moting swimming safety.

The YMCA holds lessons,and the Lake Patrol andSAFE KIDS Coalitionstarted a project that loanslife jackets free of charge to

lake visitors who forgotthem.

This program is called theBrittany Project, named af-ter 4-year -old BrittanyMobley, who drowned with-out aide of a life jacket,Scott said.

“It is based on an honorsystem to return them,”Scott said.

For more informationabout swimming lessonsand other opportunities atthe Aquatics Center, callScott at 682-1611, ext.7662.

a good paper great.For more information

about the CommunicationsLab, call Tillinghast at 682-1611, ext. 7247.

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HighlightsCalm Waters seek volunteers

Calm Waters Center for Children and Families is seek-ing volunteers to help co-lead support groups that helpchildren deal with death or divorce. Upon completion ofa training program that teaches children’s responses togrief, the healing process, communication, healthy cop-ing skills and group leadership skills, volunteers will co-facilitate groups on Monday or Thursday evenings foreight-week sessions or lead groups in elementaryschools. The next volunteer training begins Aug. 5 andenrollment is under way. For more information or to be-come a volunteer, call 946-2264.

College Democrats seek membersThe College Democrats are looking for members to

revitalize the club. Anyone interested should contact clubsponsor David Charlson at [email protected] or clubsponsor Rick Vollmer at 682-1611, ext. 7302, or [email protected].

Writing Club to hold summer meetingsThe Writing Club is holding meetings at 12:15 p.m. on

Thursdays and 11:15 a.m. on Fridays in the Arts andHumanities building’s lounge area, near the staircase.Meetings will include discussion of a school-wide writ-ing anthology and offer a chance for club members todisplay their original pieces. For more information, con-tact Publicity Officer Weston Mize at 204-6392.

Native American Student Association meetings Officers for the Native Amercian Student Associationwill meet during the summer to plan events for the up-coming semesters. For times and dates of meetings, con-tact club sponsor Kristi Fields at 682-1611, ext. 7550.

Baptist Collegiate Ministries active this summerBaptist Collegiate Ministries will hold meetings at noon

every Wednesday in room 3N0, located in the main build-ing. All students are welcome and free lunch is provided.For more information, contact club sponsor Mike Barnettat 323-0583.

Cultural Arts Series tickets on salePre-season tickets for the upcoming school year’s Cul-

tural Arts Series are now on sale. Prices are $65 for stu-dents, seniors, alumni, faculty and staff, and $85 for gen-eral admission. Eight program concerts are currentlyscheduled. On Sept. 13, Flamenco dance troupeZumbamba; Sept. 29, guitarist Brad Richter; Oct. 25, four-man vocal band Fourth Avenue; Nov. 8, Korean bandAhn Trio; Jan. 31, Tom Tiratto and His Big Band; Feb.21, four-man percussion ensemble So Percussion;March 7, pianist and Van Clibum silver medalist winnerValery Kuleshov; and April 4, San Francisco’s SonosHand Bell Ensemble. For more information or to pur-chase tickets, call 682-7579 or visit www.okccc.edu/ca.

Highlights are due by 5 p.m. each Tuesday forpublication in the next issue of the Pioneer.

Highlights are printed free of charge. Forms areavailable in the Pioneer office, located in 2M6 of

the main building, or Highlights may be e-mailed [email protected] using the word

Highlights in the subject line.

Blood drive numbers high


Eatin’ and chattin’ it up

By Patrick KitchenNews Writing Student

On June 29, a record-breaking blood drive spon-sored by Student Life washeld in the college union tohelp replenish Oklahoma’sblood supply.

The blood drive attracted32 capable donors withinthree hours, yielding 32more blood units for theOklahoma Blood Institute.

“The blood drive wentvery well,” said Jon Hor-inek, coordinator of Com-munity Engagement. “Itbroke our donor record forsummer blood drives.”

Horinek said the highnumber of donors was sig-nificant because summerblood drives always attractfewer donors than the falland spring events.

Horinek attributes theusual lack of summer blooddrive attendance to asmaller number of facultyand students on campus.

He said the OklahomaBlood Institute is respon-

sible for supplying blood tohospitals throughout Okla-homa as well as parts ofTexas, making it one of thelargest blood institutes inthe country.

According to www.obi2.org, the Oklahoma BloodInstitute was established in1977 and is committed tofour major goals: maintain-ing a sufficient communityblood supply, providingspecialized medical ser-vices, educating commu-nity and medical leaders,and pioneering in blood-re-lated research.

The website also statedthat women are transfusedwith more than half of theblood used in the UnitedStates, and that there is a95 percent chance peoplewill have a need for bloodproducts during their life-time.

OKCCC and the Okla-homa Blood Institute havehad a working relationshipfor many years, Horineksaid.

The college offers a totalof five blood drives everyyear, sponsoring two dur-

ing both the fall and springsemesters, and one duringthe summer semester.

Every donor was enteredin a promotion contest fora chance to win one of twoCaribbean cruises.

The winners of the con-test will be announced nextmonth, Horinek said.

Every donor also receivedT-shirts for their participa-tion as thanks for the blooddrive’s most successfulsummer yet.

Students, faculty and staff help break summer record

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difficult, he said. The con-sortium offers applicationsfor admission to UCO, andmakes sure students en-rolled in upper-level classesare able to receive credit forthe courses.

Tuition varies for classes,he said. The rates dependon whether the class is up-per or lower division andwhether the student enroll-ing is a resident or non-resident. Davidson saidfees vary for the non-creditclasses, but are based onthe number of hours spentin the class.

For a resident student atOKCCC wanting to enroll ina lower-division course, thetuition would be $86 percredit hour with no addi-tional fees, Davidson said.

Financial aid is availablefor the credit courses,Davidson said. Studentswho qualify for financial aid

“Downtown,”Cont. from page 1

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

Lady Justice is short one balance this week.On June 28, Physical Science Lab Supervisor B.J.

Higgins reported a missing analytical balance to Safetyand Security, Officer Kevin Tipton said.

Higgins said the balance went missing sometime be-tween May 28 and June 13.

She said the balance was usually stored in the Physi-cal Science storeroom.

“After doing a thorough search of the area, we weren’table to locate it,” Higgins said.

The analytical balance was valued at $838.98, Safetyand Security Coordinator Keith Bourque said.

A few smaller balances have been stolen in the past,Higgins said.

Higgins said she does not know why someone wouldsteal a balance, but she can guess.

“Maybe [you would steal it] if you were into [illegal]drugs,” she said.

The loss of the balance is unfortunate, Higgins said.“It frustrates me to no end.”Staff Writer Matthew Caban can be reached at

[email protected].

Theft leaves sciencelab out of balance

at an institution participat-ing at the Consortium canuse the aid to pay for theclass.

The Downtown CollegeConsortium is located inthe Ronald J. Norick Down-town Library/LearningCenter at 300 Park Ave.

For more informationabout the consortium, visitwww.downtowncollege.com.

Editor Christiana Ko-stura can be reached [email protected].

Students find downtownclasses to be convenient

will meet July 18 to reviewthe information receivedfrom the student data sheetas well as the phone sur-vey.

He said the informationwill be used to alter thecurrent one-day new stu-

dent orientation in order tobetter fit the needs of first-time students.

Largent said the subcom-mittee plans to begin mak-ing changes to student ori-entation sometime nextyear.

The new student datasheets are anonymous and

will be given out for the nextfew weeks through the Ad-missions office.

A box where students canreturn the student datasheets will be placed at theAdmissions office counter.The Admissions office is lo-cated on the first floor of themain building.

“New,”Cont. from page 1

College’s student orientation to get facelift

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