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Oklahoma City Community CollegeOctober 28, 2002

This WeekInside

All that jazz: The OKCCC Jazz Band entertains students in the college union. MikeJones, coordinator of student activities, said he enjoyed the show immensely. “I really likethe lead singer’s voice and the band seems to be coming together rather nicely,” he said.

Photo by Kat Mohr

Student feesto hit all-timehigh next fall

College Halloween bash safealternative to haunting streets

By Kate BrennanStaff Writer

OKCCC offers a safe alternative totrick-or-treating.

The Annual FamilyHalloween Party will beheld from 6:30 to 8p.m. Thursday, Oct.31, in the college un-ion.

Admission will be $2for the first child and$1 for each child there-after and free foradults with children.

“All children must beaccompanied by an adult,” said MikeJones, coordinator of campus activitiesand promotions.

Face painting, a haunted house andmany other fun activities will be avail-able for children to participate in andreceive candy.

“If you come without a costume, we’llput one on you or if you come with anunpainted face, we’ll paint it for you,”said Jones.

Jones said he wants everyone to leavewith some Halloween spirit.

All kids in costume will be able to en-ter the costume contest that will be heldthroughout the evening.

In addition to the child-friendly events,adults and kids alike will be able to get

free wax-hand castingstaken as an unusualsouvenir of the event.

Students without chil-dren have an opportu-nity to get a free wax-hand casting from 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m.

With the party occur-ring on Halloween thisyear, Jones hopes to getmore participation from

the community and expects an increaseof attendees from last year’s 800.

The Halloween party has been anOKCCC tradition for 13 years and con-tinues to grow every year, Jones said.

“It wouldn’t be possible without themany student organizations that cometogether. We have a really great time forthe children in the community.”

Party-goers should park in lot D anduse Entry 6.

By Mark StackEditor

With a projected state revenue shortfall for the nextfiscal year, OKCCC students will be asked to dig

deeper into their wallets and bank accounts for the fall se-mester.

Come next fall, students will be paying increases in fourdifferent fees. The OKCCC Board of Regents authorized thefee increases during its Oct. 21 meeting.

Every student in the fall semester will pay at least $16.45per credit hour in fees — including a $5.15 per credit hourstudent activity fee and a $2 per credit hour library fee. Thatcompares to $14.10 the students pay now.

The library fee will be double the current $1 fee, while thestudent activity fee will see a $1.35 jump from $3.80 to $5.15.

The $5.15 per credit hour student activity fee is the statu-tory limit allowed by the Oklahoma State Regents for HigherEducation.

The electronic media fee also will increase, double from itscurrent $6 credit hour fee to $12. This fee only applies tothose students taking a telecourse.

In addition to the increases, the college has established ascience lab fee, which will cost a student taking a scienceclass with a lab $15 per course.

Both the electronic media and science lab fees will applyonly to students taking certain courses.

For example, if a student is enrolled in two math classesand a biology course with a lab, the student will have to paythe $15 science lab fee.

If a student takes a math class along with a telecourseclass, the student will pay all fees, except the science lab fee.

Art Bode, vice president for business and finance, said thereare multiple reasons for the increase in student fees.

“The increases in student activity and library fees were re-quested so that the college can continue to offer the highestquality educational programs possible,” he said.

More importantly, Bode said, the college is trying to regainsome of the funding lost in September’s budget cuts.

“The revenues which will be generated as a result of theseincreases will help in offsetting the impact of state appro-priation reductions the college has received and future re-ductions for which we must plan.”

Bode estimates the college will generate an additional$308,000 a year from student activity fees, $228,000 a yearin library fees, and a combined $227,000 per year from theelectronic media and science lab fees.

That is an estimated $764,000 the college hopes to gainfrom the increase in student fees. The college has seen a$798,000 reduction in state appropriations so far this year.

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Vol. 31 No. 11Mark Stack........................EditorAshley Martin........Staff WriterKate Brennan........Staff WriterKat Mohr............PhotographerGracelynn Allen...Ad ManagerMelissa Guice.....Online EditorRonna Austin.........Lab DirectorSue Hinton.......Faculty Adviser

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Letters more credible with namesExercise thatright to vote

To the editor:It’s been wonderful to see

so many letters in recenteditions of the Pioneer.

I hope the Pioneer contin-ues to receive lots of feed-back from readers express-ing their views on campusissues.

This is a good time to talkabout the Pioneer practiceof withholding names of let-ter-writers when the per-son requests it.

The policy was designedto protect writers who feelthey might be the target ofreprisal if they express theirviews openly.

Certainly, the Pioneerdoes not want to discour-age open, honest debate oncontroversial subjects.

In a free marketplace ofideas, which the Pioneer is,every voice should beheard.

On the other hand, letter-writers may be unawarethat withholding theirnames dilutes the effective-

ness of their arguments.People who stand behindtheir convictions by signingtheir names get more re-spect from readers.

Journalism researchershave confirmed that anony-mous sources have lowercredibility with readers, oneof the reasons why mostnewspapers minimize thispractice.

One last point, the Pio-neer has a policy againstprinting personal attacks.

A writer can disagree withanother person’s point-of-view, but needs to addressthe issue rather than criti-cize the person who ex-pressed the idea.

The Pioneer guidelines onletters-to-the-editor areconsistent with the practiceof most newspapers.

I know The Pioneer wantsto publish all of the lettersthat are received, but aresometimes constrained be-cause the letter-writer didnot follow the policy stated

in the box on this page.These guidelines were es-tablished through the workof OKCCC’s Student News-paper Advisory Board.

That board will be meet-ing this semester from 3 to4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, inCU 7. Anyone is welcome toattend.

—Sue HintonPioneer Faculty

Adviser

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Twenty minutes and the ability to connect astraight line. That is all that is needed for a regis-tered voter to make a statement come Nov. 5.

In one of the most heated non-presidential elec-tions in recent memory, there’s no reason in theworld that 75 percent of Oklahoma’s 2.1 millionvoters shouldn’t turn out. That might be wishfuldreaming, but it would be a great sign if it hap-pened.

Just look at all the seats that are up for election,and the mudslinging going on amongst candidates.

There’s a close three-way race for governor be-tween Democrat Brad Henry, Republican SteveLargent and independent Gary Richardson. Out-side that, we have a hotly contested Senate racebetween Republican incumbent Jim Inhoffe andformer Oklahoma governor David Walters.

Then there’s the 4th Congressional district seatleft open by J.C. Watts, one of Oklahoma’s mostprominent congressmen ever. That race has be-come very intriguing between Democrat Daryl Rob-erts and Republican Tom Cole. There is the war ofwords from Roberts’ camp disputing Cole’s cam-paign ads which claim Cole is a military veteranwhen Roberts says Cole was nothing but a draftdodger. That looks to be a great one.

Then we have races for the Attorney General’sseat, the superintendent of Oklahoma schools andthe lieutenant governor. Not to mention the nu-merous state questions including the ban on cock-fighting. All of these could come down to the lastreporting precincts before a winner is projected.

For all those political fanatics, Nov. 5 will be aday of reckoning. It’s the Super Bowl of the politi-cal world, if you will.

But for those who don’t get out, vote and let theirvoice be heard, then you are wasting your right asan American. You lose your right to complain aboutany politician or the way things are being handledin the capitol.

If you do not exercise your right to vote, you donot get to exercise your thoughts and opinionsabout politics.

And for those who claim that one single vote won’tmake a bit of difference in the world, you couldn’tbe further from the truth. The 2000 Presidentialelection and Oklahoma’s Democratic runoff for gov-ernor back in September both proved the weightof just a few ballots.

That excuse doesn’t work, so don’t use it.Every vote does count. This isn’t Iraq, where only

one candidate is up for election. We have the rightto choose who we want to represent us. That’ssomething that is always taken for granted, losingsight of why the Pilgrims settled this great nationto begin with.

Goodnight and go vote!—Mark Stack

Editor

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Comments and Reviews

To the editor:This quote stands out like

a sore thumb. It’s the oldsaying by Will Rogers.

“I never met a person thatI didn’t like.”

But indeed I have met aprofessor here at OKCCCthat made a dream cometrue, because all of my lifeI wanted to be a historymajor, but my dream nevercame true.

To sit in my teacher’sclass and hear him talkabout the American gov-ernment, that itself hasmade my dream come true.

Smoke-free entrances hard to come byTo the editor:

I’m responding to the let-ters from Ms. Bowman (Oct.7 issue) and Name Witheld(Oct. 14 issue), written inthe last two issues of thePioneer.

First, it is unfair to com-pare smoking to eating.They have nothing in com-mon.

Smoking hurts everyone,where over-eating onlyhurts the person who isdoing the eating. I do knowthat when some people stop

Smoking shelters could allowsmokers to get their fixesTo the editor:

I’m a Film and Video Pro-ductions student here whohas been following the de-bate over smoker’s rightsvs non-smokers.

Having smoked for acouple of years myself andthen quitting the habit yearsago, I understand what it’slike to need a cigarette.

Since smokers are nownot even allowed to standany closer than so manyfeet from the building while

smoking, they use food astheir crutch and becomeobese.

Yes, smokers and non-smokers have been coexist-ing for years, but not bychoice. It’s because we non-smokers were forced to putup with smokers.

I, for one, am happy tosee the laws about smok-ing. The best response I cangive to Name Witheld is“Amen,” brother or sister.When you said “The Smok-ing in Public Places Act is a

real law, intended to be fol-lowed by all, not a select fewor only if a person feels likefollowing it,” I agree withyou. But, I guess the smok-ing laws only apply to ev-eryone except for those atOKCCC. It seems to me thatOKCCC smokers are a partof the select few who do notfeel like following the law.

I know of one faculty per-son who smokes in his/heroffice.

Since OKCCC is a higherlearning facility, everyone

here should be showingexamples to the studentsby obeying laws. But, Iguess obeying laws is athing of the past.

Every time I come throughan entrance, I have to walkthrough at least three to sixsmokers (students, facultyand staff). Even if I use sev-eral different entrances. Ihave allergies and the ciga-rette smoke takes my breathaway.

But I guess I have noright to breathe.

When I say something tothe smokers who are stand-ing in front of an entrance,I remind them of the lawand point to the signs.Their response is a few cusswords or that I would stillhave to walk through thesmoke no matter wherethey stood.

My prayer for you is thatone day you will be able towake up and smell theroses.

—Name Withheldby Request

smoking, it would seemappropriate that a shelterbe constructed for them tomake their life a little morecomfortable during cold orotherwise bad weather.

It seems to me that thisshelter should even beheated during the coldestmonths, if that’s not toooutrageous an idea for somepeople to accept.

Since the school is still inthe process of being remod-eled, I’m thinking maybe

To the editor:Your letter-writer last week was correct. People

do have a tendency to bully smokers, and he is apart of the reason they do so.

I don’t have anything against smokers, just theproblems that the smoke causes me trying tobreathe.

The letter-writer should do some research on theharmful effects of secondhand smoke on healthypeople, and then on people with existing respira-tory problems.

If you think this is silly, I hope I have the occasionto ride the elevator with you.

You see, I have a problem with flatulence, so if Ipass gas, let’s see how silly you think that is. It isn’tharmful to your health, just repulsive and offen-sive, much like your article.

—Name Withheldby Request

one or two shelters, whichshould, of course, be madeto blend with the overalllandscaping and architec-tural themes already in ex-istence at this facility, couldbe added to the list of con-struction projects.

After all, smokers are stillfirst-class citizens just likeeveryone else.

—Gordon ButlerOKCCC Student

Dreams do come true for some

Every once in a while hemakes this remark and ittouches my heart everytime.

“You cannot teach whatyou do not know.”

The power of the wordsand the power of the teach-ing indeed stand out like a

Letter shows alack of knowledge

“To sit in my teacher’s class and hear himtalk about the American Government, that

itself has made my dream come true.”—Carlene HarrisOKCCC Student

sore thumb.Be very careful what you

wish for, it might come true.Hats off to you, Professor

J.C. Hughes. Thank you.

—Carlene HarrisOKCCC Student

Is there something about the collegeyou’d like to know but aren’t certain

who to ask? We’ll ask for you! Send usyour question and we’ll get the answer!All appropriate questions and answers

will be published here. Send yourquestion to editor@okccc.edu or call

682-1611, ext. 7675or stop by the Pioneer,

located at 2M6 of the main building.(right off of the elevator)

KNOW YOUR COLLEGE

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By Derek StrongNews Writing I Student

Entertainer Jack Eddle-man spoke last week abouthis 40-year career as aBroadway actor, director,singer and dancer.

Eddleman was invited toOKCCC by Dr. ManuelPrestamo, dean of culturalprograms and communitydevelopment at OKCCC,whom Eddleman hadworked with years ago.

Eddleman was outfittedwith a microphone, but itseemed unnecessary be-cause of the way he wasable to project his voice.

Later he mentioned hewas saving his vocalchords, so he was holdingback a little when he sang.He explained that the vo-cal chords aren’t like themuscles in your legs and

Veteran actor speaks on life in the theater

International Studiesproves popular choice

arms.“A person may be

able to dance all night,but they can’t sing allnight,” Eddlemansaid.

He belted out a hu-morous tune from“Taming of theShrew.” If he was hold-ing back, one couldbarely imagine goingall out.

When he sang hemoved about the stagejust as he would in aperformance, demon-strating the impor-tance of hand gesturesand facial expressionsin theater. The way hemoved, he said, wasthe way he imaginedthe character wouldmove. He then dem-onstrated the importance ofposture in stage perfor-mances.

With just a few move-

ments he was able to trans-form his body into that ofan old woman, then to aproud young man.

Next he sang a piece titled“I’m Glad I’m Not YoungAnymore” with a Frenchaccent.

Eddleman stressed theimportance of learning newskills in theater. For ex-ample, an actor could ben-efit from learning choreog-raphy.

“They all overlap andmake the others better,”said Eddleman.

Eddleman had plenty ofadvice for those interestedin pursuing a theater ca-reer.

Respect for other per-formers is an importantpart of theater, he said.

He spoke of one instancewhere the star of the showturned her back on the au-dience so she wouldn’t di-vert their attention duringsomeone else’s solo.

Eddleman spoke of get-ting started. He said thatbeginning actors can’t be

too picky.The worst a part could do

is give you exposure, andin this business that isn’ta bad thing, he said.

“Getting a job in theateris all about networking,”Eddleman said.

“Someone may rememberyou and one day call uponyou. That’s why it’s impor-tant to always give it yourbest.

“This profession is enor-mously demanding,”Eddleman said.

“Its important to gethealthy with your neurosisand embrace your crazi-ness.

“It’s important to bringthe audience into yourworld so that if even for anhour, they can forget theoutside world.

“For however long theperformance is, the audi-ence is yours. Make itcount.”

By Kat MohrStaff Writer

Students waiting untilthe last minute to enrollmight overlook the new In-ternational Studies pro-gram, which has recentlybeen incorporated intoOKCCC’s degree offerings.

The International StudiesProgram was implementedin the fall 2002 semester.

More than 400 studentshave already taken advan-tage of this new program.

“Students interested inInternational Studies nowhave the opportunity to re-ceive an Associate in Sci-ence in International Stud-ies, said VijayRamachandran, professorof business.

The program will transferto the baccalaureate pro-grams at the University ofOklahoma, OklahomaState University, the Uni-versity of Central Okla-homa and Oklahoma City

University.The associate program is

designed so students canmajor in a wide variety ofareas involved in interna-tional studies.

“This associate is easy totransfer to a four-year col-leges because it is designedwith the same general edu-cation requirements, majorcourses and supportcourses,” Ramachandransaid.

The nine hours of majorcourses that are requiredcan be geared towards anyspecific area that studentsare interested in pursuing.

Some of the majors incor-porated into InternationalStudies include Business,Political Science and Lan-guages.

The program also offers acertificate in InternationalStudies to anyone alreadyworking in the field whowishes to gain knowledge inInternational Studies.

During their last semes-ter students are required toparticipate in an Interna-

tional Capstone in order tocomplete their degree.

The purpose of the Inter-national Capstone is sostudents can use all theknowledge they have gath-

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Photo by Kat Mohr

Black Shirts teammate Chad Tsotigh charges down the field to make the winningtouchdown. Six flag football teams competed for the championship this season. "Ihad a lot of fun playing this season," Tsotigh said. "I am definitely going to playnext semester." The cost for students to engage in any inrarmural activities held atOKCCC is free and $5 for non-students. Students interested in participating in anyintramural activities should contact Karen Hartline at 682-1611 ext. 7786.

ered in the program bystudying abroad, engagingin an internship or casestudies.

“This program works wellbecause it is flexible,”

Ramachandran said.“I think students will en-

joy this program because itallows students to concen-trate on their area of inter-est.”

October 28, 2002 • PIONEER • 5Staff Photographer • Kat Mohr • 682-1611, ext. 7676

By Michael CraigNews Writing I Student

From the Wright Broth-ers’ first flight over NorthCarolina, to man’s trip tothe moon with John Glenn,aviation has finally landedat OKCCC.

Luther Trent, director ofOklahoma City Airports,will teach a course on Avia-tion History Tuesday nightsthis spring.

Trent said he is excitedabout the class.

“It is amazing how fast[aviation] has developed,from the bicycle shop tospace travel in a relativelyshort period.”

Trent comes to the collegefrom his present duties asdirector of airports for thecity of Oklahoma City, a jobhe has held for 10 years.

With 20 years experiencein aviation, Trent said hehas a real love for aviationand a passion for what hedoes.

Aviation History will beheld from 5:30 to 8 p.m.,on Tuesdays, beginningJan. 21.

Aviationclassoffered

By Daniel LaphamNews Writing I Student

Joe Hight, managing editor for The Daily Oklahoman,believes that perseverance is the major contributing fac-tor in a successful career as a journalist.

Hight presented an array of information about pursu-ing a career as a journalist on Oct. 9 in Professor ClayRandolph’s News Writing I class.Hight offered the journalism, advertising and public

relations students suggestions on how to deal with in-terviewing victims of tragedies such as the OklahomaCity bombing.Hight explained to the class how to respect the victim’s

emotions.“When dealing with such situations, the best thing to

do may be to simply give them your card and kindly askthem to call you later if they feel like it,” Hight said.

Editor offers advice to aspiring journalistsMark Stack, OKCCC Pioneer editor, said he found Hight’s

interviewing techniques insightful.“I found it very helpful when Hight explained to us

how to be sympathetic and comforting to a victim wheninterviewing them,” Stack said.

Hight said a reporter should never say things like, “Iknow how you feel,” because no one else really knowshow that person is feeling.

Hight also gave the class a demonstration on two in-terviewing techniques he said he has seen used.

“The first one,” Hight said, “is a technique I learnedfrom one of our reporters who used to be an FBI agent.”

Hight demonstrated the technique of interrogation bygetting right in the face of one of the students, obviouslymaking him feel uncomfortable and defensive.

Hight said he prefers a gentler style. The most effectiveway he has found to get information from a person is toask about the person’s life and hobbies.

“Get to know them and treat them with respect,” Hightsaid.

Panini sandwiches all the rageBy Pepe Villafranca

News Writing I Student

The OKCCC food service has added four types of Paninisandwiches to its menu this semester, said RobbieStephenson, Sellers Catering main chef.

“The Sellers Panini sandwiches are European sand-wiches served on Ciabatta bread, which is like a hoagieroll but is a special bread that comes from the Frenchtype bread,” Stephenson said.

Jim Sellers, owner of the catering company which con-tracts to OKCCC, said he is optimistic that customerswill like the new items.

“These sandwiches are quite the rage around the coun-try,” he said.

Stephenson said the Panini sandwich is usually grilledwith cheese and meats, but it can also be vegetarian.

The four types of Panini sandwiches have different in-gredients, all served on the Ciabatta bread.

The Italiano Panini is a sandwich with pesto mayo,pepperoni, salami, provolone cheese, roasted red pep-pers and spring mix, which is salad greens.

The Tuscany is made with prosciutto ham, fresh moz-zarella, pesto mayo and spring mix.

The Roma contains tomato slices, fresh mozzarella,

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Senior health care luncheon Oct. 30 By Ashley Martin

Staff Writer

St. Michael’s Hospitaland Blue Cross Blue Shieldof Oklahoma are co-spon-soring a luncheon for se-nior citizens at OKCCC.

Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin andDr. Dick Howard of BlueCross Blue Shield will be

speaking at the event from11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednes-day, Oct. 30.

Kelly Solis, sports andrecreation specialist forRecreation and CommunityServices at OKCCC, saidthe speakers will addresshealth issues that pertainto senior citizens.

“[Fallin] will be talkingabout health care costs,prescription costs and the

cost of insurance for se-niors,” Solis said.

Howard will be advisingseniors on the rising cost ofhealth care for seniors andaddress what they need tolook for when seeking care.

Solis said although thelecture is geared to seniorcitizens, everyone is invitedto attend.

Door prizes will be givenaway during the event. The

cost to sign up for the draw-ing is 25 cents.

Solis said those who planto attend the event need tobring a lunch.

Dessert and drinks willbe provided.

Solis said about 50 par-ticipants are expected to at-tend.

For more information orto register to attend, call682-7560.

pesto mayo and spring mix.The fourth sandwich, Grilled Campagnola, has pesto

spread, chicken breast, provolone cheese, roasted redpeppers and spring mix. The sandwiches cost $3.99.

Stephenson said Sellers strives to keep up with whatcustomers want. He said fresh food, sanitation and vari-ety are important factors.

Sellers said variety is the key to keeping customershappy.

“We have three different entrées every day in the hotline and four side items and a hot dessert every time,” hesaid.

Food service is located on the first floor of the mainbuilding.

6 • PIONEER • October 28, 2002 Online Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7676

Stipends given to facultymeeting specific criteria

By Candace SiddlesNews Writing I Student

Time is drawing near forOKCCC students to decidewhether they need to with-draw from a class. The lastday to withdraw from a 16-week class is Nov 6.

There are some thingsstudents should knowabout the withdrawal pro-cess, said Peggy Jordan,student development coun-selor at OKCCC.

First, students are re-sponsible for withdrawingthemselves from theirclass.

Students wishing to with-draw from a class shouldgo to the Center for StudentDevelopment, request awithdrawal slip and fill itout.

Jordan said studentsgenerally should not with-draw until they have visitedwith their professor.

“[Many times], studentstalk to their teacher andfind out that they are do-ing fine in that class,” Jor-

dan said.Students should ask their

professor where they standbefore withdrawing fromclass.

The next thing studentsshould remember is that itis better to withdraw andget a ‘W’ on their transcriptthan to get a failing grade.

“When a student with-draws it stays on their tran-script,” Jordan said. “How-ever, when most employerssee a withdrawal they thinkit is caused by schedulechange or it’s job related.”

When students decide towithdraw from a class theycan ask to change to “au-dit.”

An audit just means thata student can still attendclass, but they are not re-sponsible for any of thetests and do not receive a

grade. An audit is only fora student’s benefit.

These are some tips thatmight help a student decideif withdrawing from a classis in their best interest. Af-ter Nov. 6, students nolonger have the option ofdropping a class.

Students who have anyquestions about the with-drawing process may cancontact the Center for Stu-dent Development andspeak to a counselor bycalling 682-1611, ext.7535.

Students call also with-draw online atwww.okccc.edu.

By Amber CunninghamNews Writing I Student

Small, bright blue lightswere originally installedabove all emergency callboxes in the OKCCC park-ing lot approximately fiveyears ago. Two years later,the lights were stolen.

Keith Bourque, head ofcampus safety and secu-rity, said the blue lightshave since been replacedby an outside contractorthat maintains the emer-gency call boxes for theschool. The approximatecost to replace and rewirethe lights was $6,000.When the company rein-stalled the lights, they putthem about five feet higherthan they were originallyplaced.

The emergency phoneswere installed as additionalsecurity for students. Theyprovide a direct line to theOKCCC security depart-ment 24 hours a day seven

—Peggy JordanStudent Development Counselor

“When most employers see a withdrawal theythink it is caused by schedule change or it’s

job related.”

days a week.Besides the blue lights,

all lettered poles have a callbox at the base of the pole.

Bourque also said that, inaddition to the blue lights,four patrol officers are onduty every weeknight.

“The campus security of-ficers are licensed by thestate as security, and musthave at least three years ofexperience in the securityfield,” said Bourque. “Theyare licensed to be armedand also attend regulartraining sessions held atthe college.”

Campus security receivesabout three to five calls anight, most of which arefrom people who havelocked themselves out oftheir car, or their cars needa jump. Calls for escorts arealso a regular occurrence,usually one to two a night.

Other than the emer-gency phones, campus se-curity can also be reachedby any college telephone bydialing the extension“7747.”

By Mark StackEditor

In a year when collegeemployees failed to receivea raise, one department didsee a pay increase.

Dr. Paul Sechrist, provostand vice president of aca-demic affairs, said profes-sors in the computer sci-ence department receiveda stipend in addition totheir salary, which will lastonly for one year.

Sechrist said the com-puter science departmentwas the only one to ask fora market value adjustmentapproval. He said full-timecomputer science facultywere given an $1800 sti-

pend, while adjunct facultywere given a stipend of $45per credit hour, raisingtheir salary to $560 percredit hour.

Each department thatsubmits an application toreceive the adjustmentmust prove they have diffi-culty retaining faculty, dif-ficulty in attracting quali-fied faculty for open posi-tions, or that the privatesector is paying higher sala-ries for positions or thatother colleges and univer-sities are paying highersalaries for faculty.

“The purpose of the mar-ket value adjustment is toattract new faculty to openpositions and to make surewe keep the people wehave.”

“[The department] has todemonstrate before you canapply that they’ve been un-able to have applicants ap-ply because they won’tcome for the salary we arepaying or faculty are leav-ing because they aren’tmaking as much here assomewhere else,” he said.

The amount of the sti-pend is determined on aformula which subtractsthe average salary of thedepartment applying forthe adjustment from thecombined average of theprivate sector average sal-ary and the college sectoraverage salary.

Departments have untilNov. 1 to apply for the mar-ket value adjustment forthe next fiscal year.

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Left: Ben Babb cascadesdown the wall aftersucceeding in climbing allthe way to the top.

OKCCC students conquer the urban mountains

M any OKCCCstudents experienced the

pangs of exertion that canonly be attributed to astrenuous workout onSaturday, Oct. 19.

About two dozen peopleparticipated in an intra-mural rock-climbingevent, which was held atOKC Rocks, located inBricktown on the SouthCanal.

Karen Hartline, sportsand recreation specialist,organized the activity.

“I was very impressedwith the turn-out,”Hartline said.

“We had a great time.”Most of the students

were suprised to discoverthat rock climbing isn’t aseasy as it looks.

OKCCC student JohnTran didn’t expect rock-climbing to be so challeng-ing.

“It’s difficult but it’s fun,”Tran said. “It definitelyworks out your arms.”

Tony Tran was anotherstudent who had difficultyscaling the steep rocky in-clines.

“If you want a physicalchallenge I definitely sug-gest rock-climbing,” TonyTran said.

Even though most stu-dents were visibly worn outby the end of the session,no one was heard com-plaining.

OKCCC Ben Babb feltthat it is the challengeenduced by rock-climbingthat makes the experiencememorable.

“Rock-climbing is incred-ible,” Babb said.

“It’s not just physicallydifficult, it’s also mentallystraining because you haveto concentrate and focusbefore making your nextmove.

“It tests your endurance,but the feeling you getwhen you reach the top isa great reward,” Babb said.

OKC Rocks was trans-formed from a grain stor-

age facility into an indoorclimbing gym in 1998.

Each wall in the gym isdivided up into levels. Thelevels resemble those foundon a ski slope – with bluesquares representing theeasiest walls.

Green circles are the nextlevel up and black dia-monds designate the hard-est levels.

Anyone interested inpracticing their climbingskills can call 319-4000 orvisit www.okcrocks.com formore information.

Hartline encourages stu-dents to participate in asmany intramural activitiesas possible while attendingOKCCC.

“Sports activities arewonderful because they al-low students to interactand meet each other,” shesaid.

Students interested inparticipating in future in-tramural activities shouldcontact Hartline at 682-1611 ext. 7786.

Above: OKCCC UPS Represenative Julie Farrah’sdaughter Darien Farrah tackles one of the green levelwalls.

OKCCC student TonyTran takes a minute tocatch his breath whileattempting to reach thetop of a black levelwall.

Above: John Tranreaches for the next grip ona black level wall.

Photos and text byKat Mohr

8 • PIONEER • October 28, 2002 Staff Photographer • Kat Mohr • 682-1611, ext. 7676

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Photo courtesy Oklahoma City Symphonic Band website

The Oklahoma City Symphonic Band, featuring Francis McBeth, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in the college theater as part of OKCCC’s CulturalAwareness Series. The Oklahoma City Symphonic Band plays a wide range of music from marches to show tunes to popular songs to classicalpresentations. McBeth has performed around the world in such places as Germany, Italy, France, Scotland, Iceland and England. General admission is$8. Student and senior citizens admission is $6. For more information or tickets, call 682-7579 or visit www.okccc.edu/globaled.

OKC-Go helps lessen college expensesBy Jennifer M. JacksonNews Writing I Student

Ebony Smith, a 2002graduate of Star SpencerHigh School, knew shewanted to go to college butwondered if she could af-ford to.

Along with many otherstudents in her position,Smith has benefited fromthe OKC-GO program atOKCCC.

The OKC-GO programgives Oklahoma City pub-lic high school graduatesthe chance to earn 24 col-lege credits tuition free. Itbegan in 1999.

Craig Robinson, OKC-GOcoordinator, said the maingoal of the program is to“help students realize col-lege is possible for them.”

In 1999, OKCCC Presi-dent Bob Todd met withOklahoma City Mayor KirkHumphreys and MarvinCrawford, then-OklahomaCity public schools super-intendent, to discuss howto make it possible for stu-dents attending OklahomaCity public schools to go tocollege after high schoolgraduation.

Stacy Meldrum, directorof marketing and publicrelations, said an answerwas found.

“As an institution,OKCCC is allowed to awardup to 3 percent of [its] bud-

get in tuition waivers,”Meldrum said.

“These tuition waiverscome from the Educationaland General Budget andfund the OKC-GO program,paying tuition costs for thestudents who participate inthe program.”

Lacey Lett, a 2002 gradu-ate of Southeast HighSchool, said she came toOKCCC mainly because ofthe OKC-GO program.

“Getting money to pay forcollege was important so Iwouldn’t have to listen tomy parents [worry aboutmoney],” Lett said.

Although the OKC-GOprogram pays for 24 hoursof tuition, it does not payfor students’ books or feesRobinson said.

“People don’t tend tovalue something that isfree.”

Lett had to pay approxi-mately $200 this semester,as opposed to the $600 shewould have had to pay ifshe hadn’t participated inthe OKC-GO program.

In order to receive tuition-waiver funding, studentsmust be enrolled in at leastsix hours and be a stateresident.

For Smith, her ability toenroll in her first collegeclasses tuition-free influ-enced her decision to startcollege immediately afterhigh school.

“The whole OKC-GO pro-gram dramatically changed

my vision to go to college,”she said.

“I told myself I should gonow, that I might not everget another chance likethis.”

Robinson believes thatthe OKC-GO programopens up a world of oppor-tunity for students.

“The most importantthing they gain now is aneducation,” he said.

“An education brings op-portunity, and having themget an education now opensup opportunity for their fu-ture.”

Students can continue tobe a part in the OKC-GOprogram for a second yearif they maintain a 1.7 gradepoint average and completeat least 50 percent of thecourses in which they areenrolled.

Robinson said he also be-lieves that the OKC-GOprogram has positively af-fected the college itself,making OKCCC a more cul-turally diverse campus.

“The college has a lotmore color to it now,” hesaid.

As for Lett and Smith,both plan to continue theircollege education once theycomplete the OKC-GO pro-gram.

“After finishing my nurs-ing degree at OKCCC, Imight go to a four-year uni-versity and get my bach-elor’s degree in education,”Smith said.

Lett said she will trans-fer next year to the Univer-sity of Oklahoma, and pur-sue a degree in journalismand broadcasting.

Robinson said the OKC-GO program strives tomake it possible for stu-

dents to cross the bridgebetween high school andcollege.

“If they see a vision intheir future of going to col-lege, it makes high schooleven more important to thestudent.”

“The whole OKC-GO program dramaticallychanged my vision to go to college.”

—Ebony SmithOKC-GO Student

October 28, 2002 • PIONEER • 9Online Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7676

By David TarverNews Writing I Student

The election for Lt. Gov.is coming up on Nov. 5.

Democratic candidate forlieutenant governor, LauraBoyd, said Oklahomansshould get to vote onwhether the state shouldhave a lottery.

Laura Boyd shares view on lottery, tattoos“With 63 to 83 percent of

Oklahomans wanting a lot-tery, I believe we shouldgive the people a chance tovote on a lottery,” Boydsaid.

“I [would] like use the [lot-tery] money for capital im-provements only because ifwe use it for programs wewill leave a lot of peoplewith half a bundle,” Boydsaid.

She projects that after thefirst four years, the moneyproduced from the lotterywould decrease and leaveprograms suffering forfunds.

Asked by a student abouther views on tattoos, Boydsaid that was a personalmatter.

“What you want to dowith your body is yourbusiness,” she said.

By Christopher SmithNews Writing I Student

It’s that time of the se-mester again. The leavesare falling and the booksare calling and you justdon’t want to answer.

Many students find it dif-ficult to complete that end-of-the-semester researchpaper because they don’thave a clue how to begintheir research, said refer-ence librarian LindaBoatright.

The first step in writing a

“[The] governmentshouldn’t be involved inmatters that I do legally andprivately,” said Boyd.

A 400-person sample pollshowed Boyd is five pointsbehind her opponent MaryFallin.

Boyd said Fallin has al-ready spent $100,000 ontelevision advertisements,while Boyd hasn’t run asingle ad.

“We will win or lose by thehair on our chinny chinchin,” she said.

It all depends on the up-coming days, she said. Vol-unteers and campaignworkers will be organizingwalks, posting signs andeven giving out bumperstickers at the next Univer-sity of Oklahoma footballgame to support Boyd’sDemocratic campaign.

Vast information to be found in OKCCC’s librarygreat paper is locating theright information.

The best place to start isat the OKCCC library.

Reference Librarian JayRamanjulu said there areabout 75,000 books, nearly550 magazines and news-papers and 12 databasesfor searching past newsand magazine articles.

But probably most im-portant of all are the librar-ians.

They hold the key to un-locking the informationstudents need.

OKCCC employs seven li-brarians who said they ab-

solutely love their jobs.It is the librarian’s job to

help students find every bitof information they seek.

“It’s like giving candy toa baby when someonecomes in wanting informa-tion on a very off-the-wallsubject,” said Boatright.

“We just want to do moreand more. The real stumperquestions are the bestones.”

Another problem peoplerun into when trying to re-search a subject is theirown pride.

Boatright said peoplewould rather be frustrated,

hunting the information ontheir own than having toask for help.

This really is an unfortu-nate situation because “li-brarians love to help peoplefind information,” Boatrightsaid.

Some people may thinkthat librarians are book-worms who inhabit lonely,dusty shelves. That couldnot be any further from thetruth.

Ramanjulu enjoys cook-ing, tennis, soccer and evendabbles in a little bit of car-pentry.

Fellow librarian Shirley

Crosby loves to swingdance and cook. She saidshe also has a knack formaking incredibly beautifulorigami sculptures.

Boatright sings in boththe OKCCC symphonic andconcert choirs and is anavid snow skier.

The next time studentsare having anxiety attacksdue to a research paper,they should remember thatthe librarians at the refer-ence desk are ready andwaiting to help.

In Boatright’s words:“The only stupid questionis the one you don’t ask.”

By Lacey LettNews Writing I Student

Actor, director, producerand screenwriter ChrisFreihofer will be directingOKCCC’s next theater pro-duction.

Freihofer played the as-sistant basketball coach inthe film “O,” directed manyplays at the Civic Center,appeared in numerouscommercials and does lotsof voice-over work.

He is now directingOKCCC’s production of“Macbeth Redux.”

Freihofer has lived inOklahoma almost his entirelife. He was bitten by theacting bug at the early ageof 10 when he played SantaClaus on stage.

He went to the Universityof Oklahoma and earned adegree in theater.

Seasoned actor, director to lend talents to OKCCCHe formed an indepen-

dent theater productioncompany four years agocalled Duty Free Produc-tions and hopes to go fur-ther into films with it.

He teaches privateclasses and gives work-shops throughout the year.

His next project will bethe direction of a modernday “Romeo and Juliet” atthe Civic Center in Febru-ary of next year.

This is Freihofer’s firsttime directing for a college,and he said he is “stoked”about working in an aca-demic environment.

He said he heard througha friend that Ruth Charnay,OKCCC theater director,likes to bring in guest di-rectors for the college’s pro-ductions and called her up.

Amara Lett, a second yeartheater major at OKCCCwho plays Malcolm in theplay, said, “I think he is en-

ergetic, spunky and bringsan entirely new light on aclassic.”

At the group’s first re-hearsal, the performersmet him and he was so laidback and fun, Lett said.

He made the student ac-tors more comfortable inwhat they were doing.

“Always makes the per-formance you’re doing thebest work you can possiblydo,” Freihofer said to them.

“If you treat it all as alearning experience you’llnever be dissatisfied. ”

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HighlightsTuition fee waivers available

Spring Tuition Fee Waiver applications are currentlyavailable in the Student Financial Aid Center. The last dayto submit applications will be Friday, Nov. 15. Noapplications will be accepted after 5 p.m.

Take a flightThe Campus Activities Board is sponsoring a flight

simulator from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in thecollege union. It is free to all who wish to participate. Thereare multiple programs to choose from to make for anexciting experience.

Pathways Middle School needs supportPathways Middle School is holding a fund-raiser to help

buy needed books Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. The group isasking that a $1 donation be dropped off at the studentunion counter. In return, donors’ names will be enteredinto a drawing for a Magnavox DVD/CD player. The winnerwill be notified Nov. 1.

Side-step enrolling difficultiesThe offices of Student Development and Admissions will

hold an online enrollment presentation from 11 a.m. to 1p.m., Oct. 28 and 30, in the college union to assist studentsin the enrollment process.

Scholarship availableApplications for the 2003 All-USA Academic Team

Scholarships are available. Nominees from Oklahoma willbe eligible for statewide recognition and scholarshipsthrough the All-Oklahoma Academic Team. The highestscoring nominee will receive $2,000. Applications can bedownloaded from the Phi Theta Kappa website with anaccess code. Please visit the office of Vice President forStudent Services to receive the access code and to turnin applications. All applications must be turned in by Friday,Nov. 22. For more information call 682-7595.

Future teachers scholarship availableProgram for Academic Achievement Scholarships are

available for the spring semester. They are reserved forstudents interested in teaching as a profession. Studentsmust also be interested in transferring to a baccalaureatedegree program in teacher education. PAA scholarshipscover tuition and fees and include a book lending program.For applications see Mary Punches in the Arts andHumanities building in 1E2-B or Sue deCardenas in 2E4-A. The application deadline is Friday, Nov. 1.

Writers and artists needed for the AbsoluteSubmissions for Absolute, OKCCC’s literary, art and

photography journal, are being accepted this semester.Students and staff are encouraged to submit nonfiction,fiction, poetry, black-and-white photography and drawings.The next edition of the Absolute will be published in April2003. The deadline for all submissions is Dec. 1. For furtherinformation, contact the Arts and Humanities office or ClayRandolph at 682-1611, ext. 7238 or crandolph@okccc.edu.

Reading mentors neededThe John Glenn Elementary Partners In Education is

looking for volunteers to meet weekly with one or twostudents as a reading mentor. For more information pleasecontact Ronda Sissons at 350-3480 or e-mail her atronda.sissons@westernheights.k12.ok.us.

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

By Kate BrennanStaff Writer

The Fall EmploymentExpo at OKCCC broughtout more than 30 differentOklahoma City businessesto recruit students on Oct.16.

Stage retail stores havebeen a part of the day forthe past few years and con-tinued to participate to gainstudent involvement intheir workplace.

“[The expo] has been ben-eficial to us in the past,”said Shery Burgess, storemanager of Stage, RockwellPlaza.

Staci McPhearson, direc-tor of employment services,said the turn out was goodbut could always be better.

“Close to 50 percent ofpreviously participatingcompanies returned thisyear,” said Staci McPhear-son, director of employ-ment services.

With the economy in aslump and some busi-nesses not needing to hirenew employees, McPhear-

Photo by Kat Mohr

Searching the job descriptions: United Parcel Service Human Resources Re-cruiter and OKCCC representative Julie Farrah explains the opportunities available in the UPSfield to OKCCC student James Czikra. “Career Day was very helpful for me because it intro-duced me to the various possibilities I can pursue in my field,” Czikra said.

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Some profs keeping online office hoursBy Aaron Newman

News Writing I Student

The college is testing anew format for faculty of-fice hours this year.

Online office hours, anew pilot program this se-mester, is providing conve-nience for professors andstudents through e-mail,instant messaging, chatrooms, e-conference orphone availability.

A full-time faculty mem-ber is allowed two onlineoffice hours per week outof the 10 hours that are re-quired.

Adjunct professors arerequired to have two officehours for every course theyteach.

They have the option ofdoing one of the two hoursrequired online.

OKCCC student DavidTarver said he appreciatesthe convenience of not hav-ing to drive to school tomeet with his professors.He said it’s sometimeseasier to communicate witha professor without beingface to face.

“I would highly recom-mend this program to stu-dents who have it avail-able,” Tarver said.

“A lot of students com-plain about professors notguiding them, when all theyhave to do with this systemis ask and receive.”

OKCCC English professorClay Randolph is one pro-fessor taking advantage ofonline office hours.

“It formalizes what I’vealways done since we’vehad computers at OKCCC— a high degree of interac-tion with students.”

He said only a few of hisstudents have taken ad-vantage of the program, buthe thinks it will increase asthe semester goes along.

Dr. Paul Sechrist, vicepresident for Academic Af-fairs, said the idea of onlineoffice hours originated fromfaculty members.

He said various profes-

sors were using technologyto communicate with stu-dents such as e-mail, chatrooms and through onlinecourse technology.

Those professors wantedto be able to hold officehours online.

Professors who are inter-

ested in having online of-fice hours must sign anagreement each semesterwhich they may cancel atany time.

It stipulates that the pro-fessor must be availableduring designated onlineoffice hours.

Restrooms to getbetter towel holders

By Jarrett HendersonNews Writing I Student

In an effort to cut backon the transmission ofgerms, a new style of pa-per towel dispenser will bemaking an appearancesoon in all campus rest-rooms.

The state-of-the-art papertowel dispensers use a con-trol-roll towel that provideshygienic dispensing with-out the need for handles orlevers said John Knight,Physical Plant director.

Users operate the dis-penser by grasping the twocorners of the towel that isbeing dispensed and pull-ing slowly.

The only part of the ma-chine the user will touch isthe towel being used.

Knight said the new dis-pensers should be morecost efficient to the school.

There are no additionalcosts to the college, he said.

The company that manu-factures the hygienic papertowels also will provide thedispensers.

Knight said the dispens-ers will operate as easily asthe old ones.

He said he believes thenew dispensers “will pro-vide economy and cus-tomer satisfaction.”

Physical plant mainte-nance personnel have be-gun installing the dispens-ers in student union rest-rooms. Additional dispens-ers will be installed in otherareas as they arrive.

Other improvements alsoare slated for campus rest-rooms.

At the current time, newsoap dispensers are beinginstalled for all newly-re-modeled restrooms.

Faucets are new in 10 ofthe restrooms and otherswill be replaced on an as-needed basis.

No other projects are be-ing funded at this time forOKCCC’s restrooms.

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—David TarverOKCCC Student

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