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IONEERPOklahoma City Community College

• Know your campus & rights, editorial, p. 2.• State Senator visits writing class, p. 5.• Christmas quickly approaching, p. 8 & 9.• PTK helps others enjoy holidays, p. 14.

December 13, 2004This Week

Inside

Photo by Jon Horinek

’Tis the season: Mitch Hubbard and David Gray encourage passersby to ring the bellfor the Salvation Army on Dec. 4 at Crossroads Mall. OKCCC sponsored the kettle and facultyand students rang the bell from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Illegal parkingwill cost morecome spring

By Caroline TingEditor

Brenda Harrison, as-sociate vice presi-

dent for Academic Affairs,underwent brain tumorsurgery Nov. 16.

The surgery lasted forabout an hour and a half.

“It couldn’t have gonebetter,” she said.

Harrison, 51, said shefound out she had a tumoron the front lobe of herbrain on Nov. 10.

She said she “panicked”when the surgeon told hershe needed surgery — justa few days before the op-eration took place.

VP has brain tumor surgery

But, Harrison said, she“knew it had to be done.”

From the time Harrisonlearned she had a brain tu-mor until after the surgery,she said she never feltnegative about her illness.

“I think I was most con-cerned about telling myfamily,” she said.

Harrison said her familywas very supportive and allthe adults in the family,including her father, twosisters and brother, were atthe hospital when she hadthe surgery.

Before knowing she hada brain tumor, Harrisonsaid, she had been experi-encing symptoms of dizzi-ness, nausea and headachesince last year.

She said she consulteddifferent doctors and finallyfound out what she had.

“It was so bad that whenI went to the movies, if [themovie] was fast moving, Iwould get sick and have toleave,” she said.

Although Harrison saidshe had a positive attitudeabout her illness, her big-gest concern was that shedidn’t want to live like a“vegetable” after the sur-gery.

“I didn’t want [the doc-tors] to do something to mybrain that would cause menot to be able to live just

See “VP,” page 16

Brenda Harrison says she feels positive about her future

By Richard HallStaff Writer

New traffic and parking policies at OKCCC will bein place at the beginning of the spring 2005

semester, said Art Bode, vice president for Business andFinance.

Bode said the President’s Cabinet has approved anincrease in fines for illegal parking in fire lanes, handicapspaces, and faculty and staffspaces.

Beginning at the start of thespring semester, the fine forparking in fire lanes will riseto $100, as opposed to thecurrent $25 fine.

Parking illegally in ahandicap space will carry afine of $100, up from thecurrent fine of $50, and thefine for parking in a facultyor staff space will rise to $15,a rise from the current $5fine.

Bode said there aren’tenough staff and facultyparking spots.

By raising the fine forparking illegally in facultyand staff spaces, Bode said, he hopes it will make peopleconsider what they’re doing.

“There are faculty and staff parking for a reason,” Bodesaid. “Just like handicap parking spaces, there are validreasons why people use them.”

Freshman business major Jonathan Inglis, 19, agreeswith the bigger fines.

“Students shouldn’t park in those spaces,” Inglis said.“I think the punishment is justified.”

Alyssa Lindsay, 19-year-old nursing major, also agrees.“It’s not right to park in those spaces,” she said. “People

need those spaces for various reasons.“I think $100 is a little expensive, but it’s become

necessary.”Mechanical engineering major James Etuk thinks the

increase is outrageous.“There already aren’t enough parking spaces,” Etuk

See “Parking,” page 16

Fines to increase by $75 in some cases

“[The President’sCabinet] listened toeveryone and took

everything intoconsideration.

[They] then decidedwhat would be the

best solution forstudents and

faculty.”—Art Bode

Business andFinance Vice

President

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

PIONEERVol. 33 No. 16

Caroline Ting..................EditorChristiana Kostura....Staff WriterMatt Caban............Staff WriterShawn Bryant........Staff WriterRichard Hall...........Staff WriterAnn Lushbough....PhotographerDavid Kilcrease......Ad ManagerMelissa Guice.....Online EditorRonna Austin.........Lab DirectorSue Hinton.......Faculty Adviser

The PIONEER is a publica-tion of Oklahoma City Com-munity College through theDivision of Arts and Humani-ties. It is published weeklyduring the fall and spring se-mesters and the eight-weeksummer session.

All opinions expressed arethose of the author and do notnecessarily represent those ofthe publisher.

The PIONEER welcomes let-ters to the editor and encour-ages the use of this publica-tion as a community forum.All letters must include theauthor’s name, address,phone number and signature.However, the PIONEER willwithhold the name if the re-quest is made in writing. ThePIONEER has the right to editall letters and submissions forlength, libel and obscenity.

Letters to the editor can bedelivered in person to the PIO-NEER office, mailed to: Pio-neer Editor, 7777 S. May,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma73159 or faxed to 682-7568.

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Help student find lost passport

Paying attention to what happens on your collegecampus is important to all students. At OKCCC, theeasiest and the quickest way to find out why tuitionincreased, where the loud noises of construction arecoming from or why that big pond is located oncampus, is simply to read the student newspaper —the Pioneer.

This editorial is not intended to be a promotion forthe newspaper, but rather a reminder to everystudent on this campus.

By reading what’s reported on policies and issueson the OKCCC campus, you as a student can bebetter equipped than those who perhaps don’t careenough to read or be informed. If you don’t haveenough understanding about something, how canyou voice an informed opinion?

We are a student newspaper and we care about thestudents at this college. Everyone on the staff hereis an OKCCC student just like you, so we areconcerned about the issues you are concerned with.

Occasionally, obtaining open records informationthrough the college administration takes longerthan we, reporters, expect. But, if we don’t fight toget the information and present it to the studentsand other readers, the truth may be lost and manyquestions will be left unanswered.

We bear the responsibility to bring you the newsyou want to know and the information everyone isentitled to have.

OKCCC is not a private college. As long as the lawrequires that certain information is an open record,it must be, without any question.

It is sad to see some employees at this collegescared to speak their minds, because they are afraidof being let go.

As students of OKCCC, anytime the college ad-ministration would rather not release an open record,it means part of your freedom is taken away withoutyou realizing it.

Voicing your opinions about your college in astudent newspaper is a vital way to get your pointacross. Sometimes, what you say may also be anissue that the school overlooked and should paymore attention to.

People go to college to get their degrees and learnhow to think like intellectual adults. An open collegeenvironment would make that learning processeven more worthwhile.

Next time you read the Pioneer, try to look closerat the issues we report on. Who knows? You mayhave a question that we didn’t ask.

—Caroline TingEditor

To the editor:On Thursday, Dec. 2, my

bag got misplaced. It waskept on the couch nearentry 14, close to the sci-ence lab. It is mediumsized, single strapped,black in color and has alabel in the front that says“American Eagle.”

My passport was in thebag. The passport is greenin color and issued by thegovernment of Pakistan.The passport number is KA346486.

If someone finds my pass-port or my bag, please gen-erously return it to theOKCCC information desk,the security office, or sendmy passport to my homeaddress: 1600 Ann Bran-den Apartment No. 522,Norman, OK.

My phone number is(405) 850-3579. Leave a

message in case I am notavailable. My e-mail ad-dress is [email protected].

I had planned to make atrip back home this Christ-mas. I have to spend timewith my parents, my momespecially. I wanted to meetwith my friends back homeand see my best friend getmarried. This is the timewhen she needs my sup-port the most.

Everything was wellplanned out for the comingwinter break. But, withoutmy passport I can’t gohome. Moreover, it will takeone to three months for mynew passport and the newvisa to be issued. To get thevisa I have to go to Canada.If it takes more than amonth for the visa to be is-sued, I will miss a lot of2005 spring semester

coursework. And if it takesmore than two months, Iwon’t be able even to at-tend the spring semester.

So, if somebody finds mybag or my passport, pleasegenerously return it to me.May God bless all of us.

—Mohammad AtifZafar

OKCCC internationalstudent

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Comments and Reviews

Pioneer missed the mark

Q: What is the distance of the walking trail aroundthe new retention pond on campus?

A: The upper level walkway is 4,420 feet (or 0.837mile). The lower level walkway is 3,200 feet (or 0.606mile).

—J.B. MesserPhysical Plant Director

Q: There have been U.S. Army recruiters on campusrecently, but I’ve heard of a law that would ban mili-tary recruiters from college campuses. How will thisaffect OKCCC?

A: The law states colleges that ban military recruit-ers cannot lose federal funding. I have not givenany consideration to changing our procedures forallowing military recruitment on campus. However,students are welcome to voice their concerns.

—Marion PadenVice President for Student Services

Q: Why is the Bursar’s office so slow?

A: It depends on what time of year it is. Some timesare busier than others.

—Barbara HuntStudent account assistant

Q: Why can’t you take pictures during CulturalAwareness Series events in the college theater? Whatif you didn’t use a flash?

A: The photographer should get the permission ofthe artist(s) and the venue before photographing aperformance. Sometimes there may be restrictionsto photographing a performer or a venue.

Flash photography is not allowed because it dis-turbs both the artist(s) and the audience, breakingthe momentum and/or ambience of a performance.

In some cases a flash can endanger a performer.If permission has been granted by the artist(s) andthe venue, photographs should be taken without aflash and as discretely as possible so as not to dis-turb the performer or the audience.

—Scott TigertCultural Programs and Community

Development Assistant

To the editor:Usually, on my way in to

the office each Friday, Ipick up a copy of the Pio-neer. I’d like to say that Ido believe that the staffdoes a great job 98 percentof the time. However, inyour Dec. 6 issue, you mayhave missed the mark.

Your story covering Mr.Ron Morehouse was utterlytacky and should not havebeen published seeing as ithad so many unfounded

To the editor:The Men in Blue finally

showed up Dec. 7 for themuch-awaited volleyballcompetition against theSocial Science Spikers to“settle on court” who getsall the bragging rights.

Ahem.It appears that the

Spikers get all the braggingrights since we once again

facts and hearsay through-out it.

Had Mr. Morehouse beenterminated for somethinglike sexual misconduct,murder, or something inthat heinous nature, thestory may have been aneed-to-know matter but itseems as if the article wasmore of a gossip columnmeant to violate this man’sprivacy.

I say all this to say that Iam a little disappointed.

Other than the fact that Mr.Morehouse was termi-nated, there seemed to beno hard facts, which makesthe story weak.

I don’t know Mr. More-house and neither can Ispeak for him. From mypoint of view, this storyshould either not have runat all or at least run with asufficient amount of factualinformation.

—Ivy ButlerAdmissions clerk

The movie “FindingNeverland” is the mostmoving drama of 2004.

Johnny Depp, whostarred in “Pirates of theCaribbean,” is cast as SirJames Matthew Barrie.

Barrie is the playwrightresponsible for the timelessclassic “Peter Pan.”

This film gives insight asto how Barrie found the in-spiration to create such amasterpiece. Marc Foster,who directed “Monster’sBall,” keeps everything inperfect form from start tofinish.

The costumes and setdesign are absolutely gor-geous which gives a beau-tiful overall look to the film.Depp, as always, is amaz-ing and gives another Os-car-worthy performance.The audience can easily feelevery single emotion Deppis attempting to portray.

The onscreen connectionbetween Depp and KateWinslett, who starred in“Titanic,” seems genuine.

Winslett and Deppproject the perfect imagetogether onscreen.

Depp’s relationship withhis cold and distant wifecomes across the screen asif you were a member of thefamily.

Rahha Mitchell, from“Phone Booth” playsBarrie’s wife and seems toidentify personally with thecharacter. And, some of thescenes that involve Deppand the children are sotouching even the manliestof men may be moved totears.

Dustin Hoffman, from“Tootsie,” has only a smallrole, but his presence in thefilm is a necessity. He man-

‘Neverland’ most moving dramaages to lighten the mood ofthe picture a little. Hoff-man’s impeccable timingand hallmark voice providemuch of the comedy in thisfilm.

With the combination ofan intriguing story, a su-perb supporting cast and,of course, Johnny Depp,this movie should be seenby all. Even though theAcademy Award is infa-mous for overlooking Depp,there may very well be anOscar nomination in it forhim next year.

—Shawn BryantStaff Writer

Spikers beat Bluewon two out of the threegames. Tricky ThomasJones, Dancin’ DanaGlencross, Joltin’ JeffCarlisle, Clever ChuckCarselowey, Sly StephanieHayes and Mirthful MarthaGeorge simply proved to bethe better (not to sayluckier) players.

—Mirthful MarthaGeorge for the Spikers

Quote of the Week:“Many of life’s failures are people who did not

realize how close they were to successwhen they gave up.”

—Thomas A. Edison

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Comments and Reviews

Still time to applyfor financial aidTo the editor:

There’s still time to applyfor current year financialaid and begin planning for2005-2006 financial aid.

Students who are consid-ering applying for studentfinancial assistance for thecurrent academic year maystill file the Free Applicationfor Federal Student Aid(FAFSA) 2004-2005 ver-sion. You are encouraged toapply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. In addition, youare encouraged to obtain aPIN which will enable youto use it as your electronicsignature for filing theFAFSA online. Those whoare required to file as de-pendent students shouldhave at least one parentobtain a PIN since at leastone parent must sign theFAFSA. You must file theFAFSA for each academicyear.

To receive assistance af-ter filing the FAFSA, youwill be asked to submit in-formation in support ofyour FAFSA for review byFinancial Aid staff. You willbe contacted by letter re-questing documentationspecific to your application.

Important informationwill be mailed with yourinitial award letter for eachyear. Information sheetsprovided address certainkey policies and proceduresthat affect your continuingeligibility for assistance,

based on federal regula-tions. Please become famil-iar with this information.

Students may begin filingthe FAFSA for the 2005-2006 academic year begin-ning in January. You areencouraged to file as earlyas possible, after you fileyour federal tax return for2004. Having accurate taxinformation will help avoiderrors on the FAFSA anddelays in processing by theFinancial Aid Office if yourFAFSA must be repro-cessed to correct errors.

Financial Aid will startdownloading 2005-2006FAFSA results in late Janu-ary and will be awarding fi-nancial assistance for nextyear beginning in February.

The Financial Aid Officewill continue reviewing andawarding for the currentyear. Financial Aid recipi-ents registered for summerwill be reviewed for remain-ing eligibility for the currentyear. Eligible students willreceive a summer awardletter.

If you have questions,stop by the Financial AidOffice, call 682-7525, orvisit the College Homepage.Click on current or pro-spective students and se-lect Financial Aid/VeteransServices.

—Harold CaseDean of Student

Financial SupportServices

Being a great admirer ofthe first two “Blade” films,I admit I was excited when“Blade: Trinity” wasannounced. Trying myhardest to forget about thesupporting cast, I thoughtthis movie was going to begreat. Key word: thought.

In the third installment ofthe “Blade” films, Blade(Wesley Snipes) teams upwith vampire huntersAbigail Whistler (JessicaBiel) and Hannibal King(Ryan Reynolds) to battleDracula (Dominic Purcell)and his nocturnal buddies.

The plot is as straightforward as any other actionfilm, but the letdown of“Blade: Trinity” is... well,everything.

The characters arelaughable, even Blade. Heacts too much like a thugand often attempts to haveserious moments that endup embarrassing.

Whistler is nothingspecial and she proves her

You may have askedyourself, “What would hap-pen if I skipped Christ-mas?” The movie, “Christ-mas with the Kranks,”based on John Grisham’snovel, “Skipping Christ-mas” answers the questionand more.

Luther and Nora Krank(Tim Allen and Jamie LeeCurtis) decide to skip outon their holiday traditionswhen their daughter, Blair(Julie Gonzalo) joins thePeace Corps.

Not only are the Kranksneglecting to send Christ-mas cards, put up decora-tions or give gifts, they planto leave for a cruise onChristmas day.

While some would askthem why they are skippingChristmas and then leavethe Kranks alone, theirneighbors are offended.

The movie shows the en-tire town getting up in armsover the whole thing.

This ‘Blade’ is very dullworth by fighting like acatatonic patient on wetlinoleum. And, the filmcould’ve done without King,who was just a buff VanWilder, continuouslymaking smart remarksabout everything, whichtransformed “Blade:Trinity” into a comedy.

The action is no shockand awe, with most of thebest sequences being takenfrom the previous “Blade”films. As a matter of fact,the film spent more timeshowing Blade preparingfor battle than it did show-ing the battles.

The final scene withDracula and Blade had meyawning, and it was one ofthe few times Blade actu-ally used his sword.

Worst of all, there was noclimatic build up to Blade’smeeting with Dracula, norwas Dracula a formidablefoe. Dracula, who is re-puted to be the most pow-erful vampire ever, fled

from Blade on their firstmeeting and died in a verycheap manner.

“Blade: Trinity” is by farone of the worst vampire-action movies I have everseen.

Two words can effort-lessly describe its worth-lessness: vampire dogs.Yes, there are vampire dogsin this movie, as if castingwrestling star Triple H as avampire wasn’t enough.

I can understand this filmis meant to have a comicbook feel to it, but with theweak cast and apparentlyrushed production, “Blade:Trinity” ends up being aburden to watch.

Good job, New LineCinema, on releasing one ofthe most cheesy andtawdry films of all time.People don’t like failures,and that’s exactly what“Blade: Trinity” is — abloodsucking F.

—Richard HallStaff Writer

‘The Kranks’ a worthy Christmas filmUnderneath the comedy

are themes of gossip andrespect for the wishes ofothers.

What should draw thecommon moviegoer to thisfilm is its comedic ele-ments.

The craziness of thetownspeople is a perfectcombination with TimAllen’s signature sarcasmand cynicism.

Dan Akyroyd turns acommon supporting roleinto a worthwhile perfor-mance, as the neighbor-hood boos.

However, he is not thefunniest or most interest-ing neighbor.

Erik Per Sullivan plays agreat nuisance and hischaracter screams brat.

Another element that issure to cause laughter isthe physical comedy of holi-day decorations.

If putting up lights wasn’tbad enough, imagine put-

ting a 5-foot-tall glasssnowman on the roof of atwo-story home.

Although the snowmanscene is very funny, it iseven funnier in Grisham’snovel.

Also, the movie does havesome over-the-top scenes,which hurt its flow.

There are hilarious partsin the movie that will notbe spoiled here. I will sayone scene involves an an-gry mob and a snowman,while another involves tres-passing carolers.

One mishap after anotherleads to an exciting andsurprising end.

Whoever said Grishamneeds to stick to courtroomdrama is wrong. With morelaughs than Christmaslights, some action andeven a little heart, “Christ-mas with the Kranks” getsa B+.

—Matthew CabanStaff Writer

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By Candice JonesNews Writing I

Student

A study-abroad meetingwas held Nov. 18 in the col-lege union for studentswith interests in interna-tional study.

Jon Horinek, CommunityEngagement coordinatorfor Student Life, presentedinformation to several in-terested students.

Since OKCCC is stillworking on an officialstudy-abroad program,students presently inter-ested will be helped on anindividual basis, Horineksaid.

By Brittanie WilfongNews Writing I Student

Go on a spring break trip exploringthe Gulf Coast of Texas, get four hoursof college credit in science and nevereven have to take a test. It may soundtoo good to be true but it isn’t.

Every year a special topic biologyclass (Bio 2004) goes on a trip to adifferent location around theUnited States.

This year’s trip will beheadquartered in Goose Is-land State Park in Texas.

Dr. Tony Stancampiano,biology department chair,is the professor in chargeof the trips.

He has been offering thesetypes of courses for the lasteight years.

“This course is very fun andinteresting,” Stancampiano said.

“The class meets once a week for justfive weeks and there are no tests.”

The class can fulfill a biological sci-ence with a lab requirement,Stancampiano said.

This trip is popular among studentsand takes place the week of springbreak.

Students camp out in tents andstudy the ecosystem of the Texas Gulf

Study abroad opportunities availableStudents should expect

to pay anywhere between$2,000 to $6,000 for moststudy-abroad trips, Hor-inek said.

The first step is filing forthe Free Application forFederal Student Aid.

FAFSA must be filed a se-mester before the studentwishes to depart to thecountry of his or her choice,Horinek said.

Students who are eligiblefor federal aid or Pell Grantscan receive scholarships tohelp them fund their trip.

The Benjamin A. GilmanInternational Scholarshipis open to undergraduatestudents who are receivinga Federal Pell Grant.

Preference will be given to

applicants outside of West-ern Europe, Canada, Aus-tralia and New Zealand. Formore information aboutthis scholarship, visitwww.iie.org/gilman.

The Freeman-Asia pro-gram is open to under-graduate students whowish to study in Cambodia,China, Hong Kong, Laos,Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia,Philippines, Taiwan, Thai-land, Singapore and Viet-nam. For more informationon this program, studentsmay visit www.iie.org/pro-grams/Freeman-Asia.

The National SecurityEducation Program is opento U.S. citizen undergradu-ates who wish to study out-side of Western Europe,

Canada, Australia and NewZealand. Students inter-ested may visit www.iie.org/nsep.

The Fulbright U.S. Stu-dent Program is open torecent bachelor’s, master’sand doctoral candidates,and young professionals orartists. For more informa-tion on this program visitwww.iie.org/fulbright/us.

Most major universitiessuch as the University ofOklahoma have existingstudy-abroad programs,Horinek said.

Hollie Raglin, a junior ar-

chitect major at OU, stud-ied abroad in Europe lastsummer.

“I am so glad I got thechance to travel to Europe,”Raglin said. “I would en-courage more students tostudy abroad, it’s a greatexperience.”

“Not only did I meet manystudents interested in myfield of study,” he said, “butI learned a lot about archi-tecture.”

For more information,contact John Hughes, Po-litical Science professor, at682-1611, ext. 7760.

Go to the beach and earncollege credit

Coast, which has an abundant life. It isan excellent place to study wa-ter birds, crabs, fish, jellyfishand other wildlife.

Students are required to keepa journal of the wildlife theystudy, Stancampiano said.

The trip takes about 10 or 12hours, with students and fac-

ulty traveling in large vans,Stancampiano said.

Participants will leave forthe trip on March 12 and get

back on March 18 or 19.The course has a special fee of $250

plus the cost of tuition.With all the traveling and working to-

gether, students form long-lasting friend-ships from the experience, Stancampianosaid.

“It’s going to be a really fun trip,”Stancampiano said.

Students with a variety of majors, back-grounds and interests are encouraged toenroll in the course.

“This course is very fun andinteresting. The class meets once

a week for just five weeks, andthere are no tests.”

—Tony StancampianoBiology Department Chair

By Jennifer MardisNews Writing I Student

Despite devastatinglosses by the DemocraticParty on the Nov. 2 elec-tions, the Young Demo-crats forge ahead withmeetings, events and ac-tivities.

Although members saidthey were speechless anddevastated by the over-whelming Republicansweep, they said they werenot defeated.

“I’m not one of theseDemocrats that wanted toquit my job and move toCanada,” said JamesWilliamson, club president.

He said he had a glimpseof hope on election night.

“When I found out it wascoming down to Ohio, Ithought for sure Kerrywould win, because(Ohio’s) economy is so badand they have record joblosses,” Williamson said.

Jonathan Nimo, clubmember, said the Demo-crats should have run asoutherner for President.

“Southern Democratshave that down home feel-ing, whereas John Kerry

Young Democratshave high hopes

was a sophisticated, East-coast playboy with an heir-ess wife,” Nimo said.

Nimo and Williamsonsaid they did not mope toolong. They have held twomeetings since the electionfeaturing a guest speakerfrom Americans United forSeparation of Church andState. The day after theelection, the club had apizza party.

“Granted, it was sup-posed to be a victory party,but we went ahead any-way,” Williamson said.

Nimo said he feels moremotivated now that theelection is over.

“We’ve been demonized,especially when you hearthe word ‘liberal.’ But, thatmotivates me,” Nimo said.

Williamson and Nimo arecurrently organizing ashowing of the controver-sial documentary “Out-foxed.”

The documentary isabout the allegedly right-leaning bias by Fox Newsand is scheduled to debutDec. 8 at OKCCC.

Wasting no time,OKCCC’s Democrats willhold their next campusmeeting at 4 p.m. on Dec.14.

Read the Pioneer atwww.okccc.edu/pioneer


Sen. Debbe Leftwich supports education funds

Park illegally and pay up“(Students parking in

handicapped parking) is a bigproblem.”

—Shane PalmerOKCCC security officer

Photo by Ann LushboughDebbe Leftwich

By Sara MastersNews Writing I Student

State Senator DebbeLeftwich spoke to OKCCCstudents on Nov. 30 aboutwhat the state is trying toaccomplish involving itseducation system.

Leftwich said, for the pastfew years, Oklahoma hasbeen in a major budgetarycrisis.

In the 2005 fiscal year,$802 million is currently al-lotted for the higher educa-tion system but Leftwichsaid it is not enough.

Across Oklahoma, enroll-ment at college campuses isup.

While buildings are over-crowded and in disrepair.A $500 million capital bondproject has been proposedto fix some of the problems.

There is a project in thisbond proposal for each ofthe 25 colleges and univer-sities in Oklahoma, Chan-cellor Paul Risser said.

This includes OKCCC.According to the State

Regents for Higher Educa-tion, OKCCC would receivea new Arts Education Cen-ter and an expansion of theHealth Professions Educa-tion Center.

The Arts Education Cen-ter would be a new 75,000square foot stand-alone fa-cility, according to theState Regents. The center

would provide instructionalfacilities to meet projectedenrollment demand.

The Health ProfessionsEducation Center wouldprovide an additional30,000 square feet ofneeded space for the pro-

grams OKCCC offers.Gov. Brad Henry is

strongly supporting thecapital bond project,Leftwich said.

Henry said it is a majorpriority for the 2005 legis-lative session.

Leftwich said the highereducation system isn’t theonly thing that should ex-pect to gain something fromthe bond project.

Leftwich said the benefitsto the Oklahoma economywould be tremendous. Infact, she said, it is expectedto have a $737 million eco-nomic impact in the state.

According to a State Re-gents handout, with 141projects in 36 communitiesacross the state, a $500million capital constructionproject would provide ahuge economic boost.

Surprisingly, the $500million represents only 14percent of the total con-struction needs on cam-pus, Leftwich said.

The last time a bill waspassed that even comparedto the impact this wouldhave was in 1967.

“Education is alwaysfunded first in Oklahoma,”Leftwich said.

By Jennifer OlianNews Writing I Student

People illegally parking in spots re-served for handicapped individuals is alarge problem at the college, said cam-pus security staff.

Students often disregard the handi-capped symbols painted in parkingspots located all over campus parkinglots.

Students who are caughtparking illegally in handi-capped reserved parkingspaces are now being fined$50 according to OKCCC’sTraffic and Parking proce-dures website.

Some think the fine is toolow.

In an earlier article pub-lished by the Pioneer,Tammy Earl, lead interpreterin OKCCC’s Services to Stu-dents with Disabilities De-partment, said, “An increase in finesmay cause people to take it more seri-ously.”

Some students admit they sometimesignore the handicapped parking signs.

“I’ve done it a few times,” said oneOKCCC student. “It’s easier than look-ing for a spot far away.”

This type of attitude is commonaround campus.

While driving around and looking at

the vehicles parked in the handicappedreserved parking spots, a person cansee quite a few of the parked cars don’tdisplay the correct permits.

“(Students parking inhandicapped parking) is a bigproblem,” said OKCCC secu-rity officer Shane Palmer.

Of the estimated 2,600parking spaces on campusabout 90 are reserved forthose with disabilities.

Something students maynot realize is in addition to thecollege’s security officers,Oklahoma City Police Officershave the authority to ticket ortow vehicles parked illegally.

Officers with OKCCC’s Security De-partment were not able to say how manytickets are given for illegally parking inhandicap spaces. They were, however,able to confirm that illegal parking inthose spots reserved for handicappeddoes contribute to the citations given.

For more information about tickets orfines on campus, visit the Safety andSecurity office located in the main build-ing on the first floor for a free brochure.

By Jennifer GarnerNews Writing I Student

Most students enrolling for spring semester at OKCCCdon’t have to wait in lines to enroll.

MineOnline is a program that has been available forthe past few years at OKCCC. The program enables stu-dents to enroll on the Internet.

Students may view education plans, apply for finan-cial aid, enroll in the upcoming semester and even paytheir tuition.

To enroll in classes using the MineOnline website, stu-dents should start at the OKCCC home page, www.okccc.edu.

From the homepage, people may click on Current Stu-dents, then scroll down to Enroll and then click on Spring2005. If students already know the classes they wouldlike to enroll in, they can click on Enroll in Classes thenclick Express Registration and enter in the course nameand section, then submit.

If help is needed deciding on the courses students needto take, they can go to MineOnline and click on My Edu-cational Plan, and the classes they need to take for theirmajor will pop up on the screen.

Mary Turner, student development counselor saidMineOnline is easy.

“Students don’t even have to get out of their jammiesto get enrolled,” Turner said.

“I don’t want anyone to think we don’t want (him orher) to come in [but we] don’t want them to wait unnec-essarily.”

Students needing to speak with a counselor before en-rolling or wanting a more personal enrolling experiencemay visit Student Development from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. onMondays; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; and Wednesdays;11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.on Fridays. Student Development is located on the groundfloor of the main building. Turner suggests coming inthe early morning or in the middle of the afternoon forshorter lines.

Enroll from homewith MineOnline


By Ivo LupovNews Writing I Student

Attorney Timothy Cookhelped international stu-dents learn how to protectthemselves legally when hewas invited to answer ques-tions at the regular Inter-national Student Associa-tion meeting in November.

Cook told those who at-tended that most legalquestions can be resolvedwithout attorneys.

Then, he took questionsfrom the international stu-

Lecture prepares studentsfor success during finals week

dents.He said international stu-

dents are in a very delicateposition because there aremany rules and laws thatdon’t allow internationalstudents to do what Ameri-can residents can do.

The meeting started witha short lecture about theentire process of maintain-ing legal status.

After the lecture, manystudents asked questionsthat mainly concerned theirstatus, such as establish-ing a legal residency.

The biggest issue wasabout the legal change ofthe current F-1 studentvisa status, a documentgiving international stu-dents permission to enterand study in the UnitedStates.

Every international stu-dent, who is not a residentin the United States, has anF-1 visa. To keep legal sta-tus, Cook said, each stu-dent has to follow particu-lar rules.

Cook said false employ-ment is the most commonviolation incurred by inter-national students.

“To work of f campuswithout a work permitwould be a serious violationof international students’status and they could bedirectly deported,” he said.

Cook also discussed waysmarriage can affect visastatus. In those cases, hesaid, international stu-dents may need additionallegal help.

He explained that evengreen card holders need toprotect themselves from de-portation.

A law violation, like driv-ing under the influence ofalcohol, could severelycompromise a student’s le-gal status.

Students found the lec-ture, and question and an-swer portion of the meetinghelpful.

Most of the internationalstudents were satisfiedwith the answers,” said Yu

Da Kim from South Korea.Hispanic and Asian stu-

dents were the most eagerfor information Cook said.

“Some of the studentsstayed after the meetingwas over,” he said.

Originally from Illinois,Cook graduated from Okla-

By Kristie PaliottaNews Writing I Student

OKCCC’s Brown BagLunch lecture, “Get Readyfor Finals,” covered studyskills, reading and test tak-ing strategies on Dec. 2.

“While not advisable, werealize that some studentsdo put off studying for fi-nals until the week before.

“This lecture was de-signed as a refresher ofstudy skills for them,” saidJon Horinek, OKCCC Com-munity Engagement coor-dinator.

The program was hostedby Student Life, whichsponsors different lectureson various dates. The lec-tures all start at noon or12:30 p.m.

A person can eat andlearn something interesting

at the same time.“This semester, there

have been 14 differentBrown Bag Lunch lecturesand next semester therewill be 10 lectures,” saidHorinek.

“Each lecture is about 45minutes.”

If a student attends fivelectures, he or she is en-tered to win a $100 bookscholarship, Horinek said.

Student Life also offersmany other activities forOKCCC students, such asvolunteer hours for anyoneinterested.

The volunteer work con-sists of different serviceprojects around town likeHabitat for Humanity. ␣

In the future, OKCCC willimplement volunteeringinto the classrooms, eitheras extra credit opportuni-ties or as a replacement fora final exam, Horinek said.

Students who have ques-tions about the Brown BagLunches or about volunteerhours can visit Horinek inthe Office of Student LifeCenter located on the firstfloor of the main building.

College offershelp finding job

By Graham RennelsNews Writing I Student

For college students in search of some extra cash,OKCCC has many resources on how to find a part-timejob that can help put money in their pockets.

The best way to seek work is to go to the EmploymentServices office located in the Student Life area in themain building of OKCCC’s campus, or online studentsmay access their website at www.okccc.edu/es.

What can Employ-ment Services do tohelp students find thejob they want?

Employment Ser-vices offers to helpstudents find a jobthat best fits theirneeds.

Some tools offeredinclude helping stu-dents write cover let-ters, post résumés,and assist in finding a job that relates to one’s major.

Employment Services also has teamed up with two com-panies that allow students to find a job.

Collegecentral.com and Oklahoma Career Informationprovide students with information on where to find a jobclose to where they live, how to get a job, and even jobsthat would work best with their personality and inter-ests.

One student who had success in finding a job throughEmployment Services is Jeff Moody, elementary educa-tion major at OKCCC.

“I found a job working as an umpire for T-Ball whichgives me experience with kids since I’ll eventually beworking with them permanently,” Moody said.

If students are unable to find the answers they needthrough the Internet, then Linda Fay, coordinator of Em-ployment Services, will most likely have a solution.

Employment Services is not a job placement agencybut gives students the resources they need to help find ajob.

Employment Services “Helps you help yourself,” saidJessica Jones who assists Fay in the Employment Ser-vices office.

For further questions and upcoming events, Employ-ment Services can be contacted by phone at (405) 682-7519 or by email at [email protected].

“I found a job working asan umpire for T-Ball whichgives me experience with

kids since I’ll eventually beworking with them

permanently.”—Jeff Moody

Elementary Education major

Attorney advises international students

“To work off campuswithout a work permit

would be a seriousviolation of

international students’status and they couldbe directly deported.”

—Timothy CookImmigration Attorney

homa City University LawSchool in 1999.

Because of the high inter-est, there will be a secondmeeting with the attorneynext semester, said E.J.Johnson, president elect ofthe International StudentsAssociation.

“While not advisable,we realize that some

students do put offstudying for finals

until the week before.This lecture was

designed as arefresher of study

skills for them.”—Jon HorinekCoordinator of

CommunityEngagement

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All I want for Christmas is...Students from the Child Development Center and Lab

School’s preschool B class recently shared with the Pio-neer what they wanted this Christmas.

“I want a Princess and Pauper house.”—Kylah Nelson, 3.

“I want Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”—Cristian Linn, 4.

“I want a baseball bat and a baseball.”—Miles King, 5.

“I want a Christmas tree.”—Vy Nguyen, 4.

Photo by Richard HallStudents from preschool B class pose in front of a Christmas tree at the Child DevelopmentCenter and Lab School. Each student has his or her own Christmas list made and ready to go,just in time for Dec. 25.

By Christiana KosturaStaff Writer

Gift receiving cans o m et i m e s

be interestingwhen the itemsbeing given arenot expected. Justask some OKCCCstudents.

Music majorJessica Serranosaid her sister once gaveher rocks for Christmas.

“[There were]two or three[rocks] in threeboxes stuffed withcotton,” Serranosaid.

Melissa Buch-anan could haveused the rocks forher Christmas gift. The psy-chology major received abearded dragon.

“My fiancé lovesreptiles, so he gotme one for Christ-mas this year,”Buchanan said.

Kris Scott, afreshman un-decided in hismajor, has afather with asense of hu-mor.

“I receivednovelty con-doms from mydad,” Scott

said.Psychology major

Brian Twiggssaid his mostunusual giftsort of let himdown.

“A couple offriends gaveme stolenkeys and an

alarm control tosome car,” Twiggssaid. “I can’t get the

Students spill chestnuts aboutmost unusual Christmas gift

Lights onfor the holidays

By Richard HallStaff Writer

Christmas is near, and throughout Oklahoma are a ton of Christmas lighting displays to visit. Here are a handful of loca-

tions to check out this season.Visit the Holiday Lights Spectacular, from 6 to 10

p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 to 11 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays at Joe B. Barnes RegionalPark in Midwest City. The festival lasts through Dec.31. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.

Next, stop at the OG&E Garden of Lights in Okla-homa City at the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conserva-tory until Jan. 1. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-day through Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children and$3.50 for seniors.

Plan a trip to Yukon for Christmas in the Parkdrive-through light display in Yukon City Park, openthrough Jan. 1, 6 to 11 p.m. nightly. Sleigh ridesare available for $5 and there are no admission costs.

Don’t forget about Chickasha’s Festival of Light,from 6 to 11 p.m. nightly through Dec. 31. Festiveholiday music will be played. The event is located atSouth 9th and Grand Street in Chickasha. Ad-mission is free.

Staff Writer Richard Hall can be reachedat [email protected].

“I’m going to get Batman and PowerRangers.”—Christian Hinojosa, 4.

“I want a horsey for Christmas.”—Cara Drummond, 4.

“I want presents.”—Masheid Alimoradi, 4.

“I want a lot of stuff.”—Denae Smith, 4.

“I want a GameBoy Advance.”—Andy Hall, 4.

Kris Scott

MelissaBuchanan

JessicaSerrano

SheenaMurray

car but it’s OK.”Sophomore lit-

erature major Shee-na Murray also re-ceived a reptilianpresent.

“When I was 10years old,” Murraysaid, “my grandpar-ents gave me a petsnake.”

“I always thoughtthat was kind of un-usual.”

Senior WriterChristiana Kosturacan be reached [email protected].

Brian Twiggs

Photos by Richard Hall


By Nicole LutzNews Writing I Student

The holidays are a timefor giving. It also is a timefor finding that perfect gift.

The perfect gift isn’t al-ways easy to find.

Most of the time peopledon’t know what to get forothers, and feel over -whelmed.

Many students on a bud-get need ideas for holidaygifts. The following aresome great his and her giftideas for the holidays.

For $30 and under:Her: Personalized Photo

Coasters, $30. EachCoaster holds a 2x2 photo.They are available in as-sorted colors and come inround or square shapes.

Affordable gift ideas for him and herwww.surprise.com.

Woman’s Swell Robe,$24.99 and up. Flannel andvelour robes in assortedcolors and patterns avail-able at Target orwww.target.com.

Him: Oklahoma Univer-sity/Oklahoma State Uni-versity picture frame pil-lows, $18. Each holds a 3x5picture. They are availableat Dillard’s or www.dillards.com.

Laser Baseball, $29.95.Baseball displays the speedof each pitch in mph. Theyare available at TheSharperImage or www.sharperimage.com.

For $50 and under:Her: Microdermabrasion

System for professionalskin rejuvenation, $49.95.Deep clean skin at homewith this professional sys-

tem. They are available atthe Sharper Image orwww.sharperimage.com.

Godinger Shannon Crys-tal 6-piece Dublin MartiniSet, $49.99. Four 7-ounce.Martini glasses, oneshaker, and one 16-inchsilver-plated tray. They areavailable at Bed Bath andBeyond or www.bedbathandbeyond.com.

Him: Personalized PintGlasses and pitcher. Set offour pint glasses, $19.95and one pitcher, $29.95.Features up to 14 charac-ters in personalization.They are available atwww.target.com.

“Halo 2” game forMicrosoft Xbox, $50.Website TeamXbox called itthe most anticipated gameof all time. It is availablewherever video games are

sold.For $100 and under:Her: Sound Soother Neck

Massager, $69.95. It comeswith heat and vibratingmassage to ease pain andstiffness. It also featuresrelaxing sounds. It is avail-able at the Sharper Imageor www.sharperimage.com.

Origins Calming NatureGift Set, $55. The set in-cludes lavender and vanillacleanser, body smoother,body soufflé, bath oil andsleep mask. Sets are avail-

able at Dillard’s.Him: Remote Controlled

Mercedes-Benz SLR Mc-Laren, $79.95. It is an au-thentic 1:18-scale die-castmetal car driven by remotecontrol. They are availableat the Sharper Image orwww.sharperimage.com.

OU/OSU University Fos-sil Watches, $75. The Dialchanges from silver to theuniversity logo and are wa-ter -resistant. They areavailable at Dillard’s orwww.dillards.com.

Seasonal grubcan add to tub

By Kevin R. HicksNews Writing I Student

’Tis the season of expand-ing waistlines.

With parties, Christmasdinners and those inevi-table leftovers, many stu-dents will gain an estimated7 to 10 pounds, the “Sea-sonal Seven,” accord-ing to the Na-tional Instituteof Health web-site.

Some stu-dents find it dif-ficult to maintain theirweight during the holi-days because food is so cen-tral to these occasions.

“In our culture, food isassociated with social gath-erings,” said Mary Turner,Student Developmentcounselor.

Parents may add to theproblem when welcomingcollege students home bypreparing all their favoritedishes.

“First, there’s Thanksgiv-ing dinner, then Christmasdinner, and we even have adinner for New Year’s,” saidAllison Skrehart, educationmajor.

“Plus, there’s all the left-overs your parents expectyou to eat, too.”

The Institute of Health

said choosing foods lowerin calories and eatingsmaller portions can help toease the effects of the “Sea-sonal Seven.”

Turner warns against thetemptation to fill up yourplate.

“When you have a fullplate in front of you,” shesaid, “you get a sense thatyou have to eat it all.”

The Institute ofHealth also at-

tributes weightgain to lack ofactivity.

“After we’veeaten our

Thanksgiving dinnerand let our tummiessettle, my family goes

for a long walk around ourneighborhood,” said JudyNelson, communicationsmajor.

Nelson said a long walkis a good way to feel less fullso there is room for dessertwhen they get home.

When doing holidayshopping, Turner suggestspicking the first parkingspot you see and walkingup to store, rather thanwaiting for a spot up close.

Turner said beating your-self up over indulging inholiday eating isn’t neces-sary.

“Tomorrow is a new day.You can be better tomor-row.”

International students sharehow they spend the holidays

“I have dinnerand then go tochurch formidnight masson Dec. 24.”—Diwakar ThiruPsychologymajor from India

“I get together withfriends, watch movies,have lunch, exchangegifts and put up aChristmas tree.”—Azfar GulMedical Assistant majorfrom Pakistan

“I put up aChristmas tree, abig nativity sceneand sing carolsfrom Dec. 1 untilChristmas.”—Linada KeenePsychology majorfrom Columbia

“My sister-in-law isAmerican so we

cook a turkey butdon’t exchange

presents.”—Khusroo Iqbal

GraphicsCommunications

major from Pakistan

“Boys andgirls go outon a date, godrinking andexchangegifts.”—Amy AitaBiology majorfrom Japan


OKCCC educates students about HIV/AIDS

Phones for emergencies

By Nicole BryceNews Writing I Student

OKCCC’s Office of Stu-dent Life participated inAIDS and HIV AwarenessWeek Dec. 1 to 3, as part ofa national campaign toeducate the world aboutthe dangers and potentialdeath caused by contract-ing the AIDS virus.

HIV/AIDS is now thethird leading cause of deathamong women age 25 to 44,and there are approxi-mately 40,000 new infec-tions each year, accordingto the websites www.cdc.gov and www.nih.gov.

Lack of knowledge aboutHIV/AIDS is a major factor.

“People tend to get com-placent about the subject,and others just forget aboutit,” said Jon Horinek, Co-ordinator of CommunityEngagement.

The HIV/AIDS epidemichas been plaguing thecountry for more than twodecades according to thewebsites.

In that time, more than60 million people worldwidehave become infected and20 million of those alreadyhave died.

The sites go on to reportthe following:

•The majority of those in-fected, both in this coun-try and abroad, are underthe age of 25.

•This disease is the lead-ing cause of death amongAfrican-American womenin this age group.

•As of September 2003,there are 6,903 reportedcases of HIV/AIDS in Okla-homa.

•If this current trend per-sists, by 2020, AIDS couldclaim up to 100 millionlives worldwide, makingthis one of the world’s worstepidemics in history.

Horinek said his officewants to help lower thosenumbers.

“We want to encouragestudents to make informedand smart choices abouttheir sex lives,”

OKCCC has been partici-pating in AIDS and HIVAwareness Week for severalyears.

By Natalie ReynoldsNews Writing I Student

Emergencies can occurquickly and without warn-ing — anywhere.

When they occur atOKCCC, campus emer-gency phones allow stu-dents and faculty to con-nect directly to the securityoffice just by pushing abutton.

“I think emergencyphones are a great idea,”said freshman David Jack-son. “I just wish they werebetter advertised so thestudents know they arethere.”

There are 35 emergencyphones located inside thebuilding, mostly on the sec-ond and third floors in themain building.

“The phones are usedabout six to eight times aweek, but mostly for locked

classrooms,” said KeithBourque, coordinator ofcampus safety and securityservices.

“We want students toknow they are there fortheir use,” Bourque said.

The emergency phonesare marked by a red signthat reads, “College Emer-gency Phone,” and can beaccessed by pushing thebutton on the call box lo-cated below the sign.

The phone will then ringthe security office, wherethe dispatcher will assessthe problem and respondaccordingly, Bourque said.

The phones are con-nected to a computer data-base that will reveal the lo-cation of the phone call, incase the person using theemergency phone is unableto speak.

Emergency phones alsoare located outside thebuilding.

The outside phones are

located throughout theOKCCC parking lot andwork similarly to the insideemergency phones.

Bourque said the 10 out-side emergency phones areused more frequently thanthe inside phones, Bourquesaid.

“[The outside phones are]used mostly for jump startsand people locking theirkeys in their cars.”

All emergency phones areavailable for use 24 hoursa day. From 7 a.m. to 10p.m., the phones are an-swered in the security of-fice. However, from 10 p.m.until 7 a.m., the phones areanswered off-campus onradio phones and the loca-tion of the caller cannot beidentified.

“Emergencies can hap-pen anytime,” said sopho-more Brandon Yohn. “Theschool is well prepared incase one of these situationsdoes arise.”

By John SavageNews Writing I Student

OKCCC and four othercolleges — Rose State Col-lege, Redlands CommunityCollege, Oklahoma StateUniversity-Oklahoma City,and the University of Cen-tral Oklahoma — now havea branch campus in thenew Ronald J. NorrickDowntown Library.

Gary Davidson, Directorof the Downtown CollegeConsortium, also teaches

as an adjunct professor atOKCCC.

“The [spring] enrollmentis open,” Davidson said.

More than 65 classes willbe available, he said.

Most of the courses are2000-level classes, whichmeans they count towardsa student’s academic de-gree.

Students can enroll oneof three ways: online,downtown and at theOKCCC campus.

“We are trying somethingnew this spring,” Davidsonsaid. “We will have three so-

ciology classes that will beheld on Saturdays.”

There will be five-weekFast-Track, and eight-weekand 16-week formats, saidDavidson.

“Students working down-town would be able to at-tend class at noon or afterwork,” Davidson said.

“The library has onlybeen opened for a fewmonths so we need to getthe word out that we’rehere,” Davidson said. For acomplete listing of classesand schedules visit www.downtowncollege.com.

Consortium gets new home

Throughout the weekstudents were able to viewa HIV/AIDS display offacts, were provided withan information booth, andwere also given free on-campus confidential HIVtesting in the college union.CarePoint of Oklahoma didthe HIV/AIDS testing.

“We need to raise aware-

ness and remind peoplethat AIDS and HIV are stillout there,” Horninek said.

Students can stop by theOffice of Student Life forfurther information, or visitwww.know-hivaids.org.

For an HIV/AIDS testcontact Care-Point at 232-2473 or visit www. care-point.org.


By Dana FisherNews Writing I Student

Today’s new diets havegiven bread a bad conno-tation. But if you enteredthe preschool classroom atthe Child DevelopmentCenter and Lab School, onewould never guess that wasso.

The children at the cen-ter began a bread projectabout five weeks ago andhave baked a different typeof bread each week since.

“We made aprons andnow the children are al-ways wearing them,” saidJessica Hesseltine, teacherand lab assistant.

Child Development tea-cher Constance Pidgeonexplained that beforeThanksgiving, the childrenwent from classroom toclassroom and took breadorders.

“They ended up baking72 rolls,” Pidgeon said. “Itwas so cute when they de-livered them, the children

Preschool students bake bread for class

Photo by Ann Lushbough

Genesis Thompson and Vy Nguyen, both 4, demonstrate theart of breadmaking. The children at the Child Development Cen-ter and Lab School have been learning about different kinds ofbreads from around the world, and have been experimentingwith recipes.

walked around saying‘bread delivery.’”

The children’s familieshave been participating bybringing in different typesof breads for the children totaste.

Aryana Hooshiarnejad, 4,and her dad baked fallajah,an Indian bread.

Four-year-old ChristianHinojosa’s mother came toschool and made corn tor-tillas for the class.

The children have hadthe opportunity to tastebreads from Asia, India andVietnam. They have triedcornbread, gingerbread,corn pudding and tortillas,

Pidgeon said.“We made wheat rolls and

they got to see the yeastrise,” Hesseltine said.

The children have beenable to look at bread from ascientific perspective bywatching the breads bake.They also have watchedsugar and yeast react withone another.

Other classroom activitieshave ranged from singingsongs about bread to mea-suring, weighing and count-ing ingredients.

The children will end theunit with a reenactment of“The Little Red Hen.”

“The children got to pick

who they wanted to be andnow they are makingmasks for their parts,”Pidgeon said.

The children will memo-rize lines, make masks,paint the backdrop andwrite invitations for theperformance on Dec. 14.

At the end of the play,when the little red hen fi-nally gets to bake herbread, the children willserve homemade bread totheir audience.

Darien Hicks-Matheny,5, said, “I didn’t get to ac-tually bake it but I got totaste it and it was yummyfor my tummy-tummy.”

By Michael ByrneNews Writing I Student

OKCCC English profes-sors recently recorded a CDof poetry, fiction and reli-gious mantras in the In-structional Video ServicesDepartment.

The CDs are being soldfor $5 each, said JonInglett, English professor,director and author fea-tured on the CD.

The proceeds from thesale of the CD, titled “Pointsof Contact,” go to fundingthe third annually SpringSymposium to be held atthe college in April.

OKCCC holds sympo-siums annual in the springfor college and high school

English professors release new CDwriting teachers through-out Oklahoma, said profes-sor Pam Stout, director andauthor on the CD.

The CD includes contri-butions from 10 authors,Stout said.

Stout recommends theCD to anyone interested inwriting or wishing to beamused by original storiesand poetry.

“It’s good for [the Englishprofessors] to get our workout there,” said DaveCharlson, English profes-sor and one author featuredon the CD.

After creating 100 copiesof the recording, about 40remain, Inglett said. Plansto create more copies are inthe works, he said.

Stout said the new CDwould be available as long

as there is a demand.Last year, Stout said,

close to 100 people pur-chased the previous Artsand Humanities CD, “ATaste of Love.”

“A Taste of Love” was soldto raise money for lastyear’s symposium, Charl-son said.

Inglett said “Points ofContact” is much more per-sonal than the previousCD.

The new CD is all aboutthe connection peoplemake, Stout said.

“It’s about the connec-tions with strangers, fam-ily and those in love,” shesaid.

CDs may be purchasedfrom any English professor,Stout said, or contact Stoutat [email protected].

By Amanda MurrayNews Writing I Student

Two new classrooms and four new offices wereadded to the second floor of the Arts and Humani-ties building this semester in the area that was for-merly the Communications Lab.

Chris Snow, Physical Plant assistant director, saidthe renovations added slightly more than 2,000square feet of classroom and office space for facultyand students.

With an addition in staff, along with student en-rollment increasing by 5.2 percent, the rooms arebeing occupied to the maximum efficiency.

“With this increase in enrollment,there was the need for more classroomspace,” Snow said.

Some students were delightfullysurprised to see new classrooms, yetsay they can be hard to find.

“The new classrooms are OK, but thenumbering (of the rooms) is still kind ofconfusing,” said Rico Rivera, biology major.

Students said they’re enjoying the pastel blue colorscheme, carpet and openness the rooms provide,which add to their immaculate appearance.

“It’s nice and clean,” said Rebekah Bell, film andvideo major who has a class in one of the new class-rooms.

Students said the rooms are larger than mostrooms, and the tables and chairs are comfortable.

Students also said having windows adds to theopenness of the classrooms, making them a well-litand peaceful learning environment.

New classroomslatest addition

to college

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UPCOMING

Sports

INTRAMURALS

•Dec. 14: Volleyballleague continues.Games will be held onTuesday from 2 to 5p.m. in the OKCCCgymnasium.

•Dec. 16: 3-on-3basketball leaguecontinues. Games willbe held in the OKCCCgymnasium Thursdaysfrom 2 to 5 p.m.

YOUTH

•Dec. 11: Youth basket-ball league begins.

•April 7 : Sign-updeadline for T-ball. Theseason will start May 3,ends June 10 and is forchildren ages 4 to 7.

Do youknow anyOKCCC

athletes?************

CallShawn at682-1611,ext. 7440

Do you have an OKCCC-related sports event you

want to put in thecalendar? Contact SportsReporter Shawn Bryant at

682-1611, ext. 7440,or e-mail

[email protected] submissions must be in

no later than 5 p.m.Tuesday for inclusion in

the next issue.

College divers have Olympic hopes

Students fall for fitness programBy Shawn Bryant

Staff Writer

For the past semesterstudents wanting to stay inshape have been participat-ing in the Fall into Fitnessprogram.

Eric Watson, CommunityEducation and Health spe-cialist, said the programstarted in August andended Dec. 1.

“The program was de-signed to kick-start work-outs [for students],” Watsonsaid.

Renna Brantley, educa-tion major, said she reallyenjoyed the program andthought it was organizedwell.

“It encouraged me to getout there and do some-thing,” she said. “And I lostweight.”

Watson, the programsponsor, said the workoutsfocused mainly on strengthtraining and cardiovascular

exercises.The program was based

on a point system in whichstudents would earn pointsfor the amount of exerciseaccomplished, Watsonsaid.

As an incentive to further

participation, T-shirts andwater bottles were given asprizes based on the num-ber of points earned, Wat-son said.

Brantley had nothing butgood things to say aboutWatson.

“Eric’s my bud,” Brantleysaid. “He is always sofriendly.”

She said Watson alwaysencouraged her to stay inthe program and helpedmake sure students weredoing the exercises cor-rectly.

Tami Griffin, a nursingmajor who participated inthe program, said sheearned 1200 of the 1400points that were available.

Brantley said she earned800 points.

“I’m proud of the stu-dents who actually stuckwith it and finished theprogram,” Watson said.

Watson also said Springinto Fitness, a similar pro-gram, will be offered at nocharge to students in thespring.

For more informationcontact Watson at 682-1611, ext. 7786.

Staff/Sports WriterShawn Bryant can bereached at [email protected].

Tami Griffin and Renna Brantley are all smiles after beingpresented with their T-shirts and waterbottles. The pair earnedthe prizes by earning the most points during the program.

Photo by Christiana Kotura

By Sicily ShannonNews Writing I Student

Trampolines, nets andballoon-like structuresserve as tools for trainingOlympic divers. These toolsare used by U.S. divingcoach Alik Sarkisian.

Sarkisian trains youngpeople who are striving tobecome the best divers inthe world. Most of the chil-dren involved with the div-ing program are deter -mined to be able to competeat the Olympics.

As with any sport, manyof these young individualsare pros at diving by thetime they are 12-years-old.

Anyone who watchesSarkisian’s tactics forteaching the youngsterswould be impressed. Heuses confidence, motiva-

tion and persistence to pro-mote the talented kids to dotheir best and not to beafraid of failure, which issomething they don’t dealwith very often.

“My goal is to usemy knowledge,skills and experi-ence as a divingcoach to traincoaches as well asdivers,” said Sark-isian.

Sarkisian said hewould like to see the U.S.Diving team, as well as thesport of diving, develop intoa unique and great pro-

gram.“OKCCC has several

goals for its newly reno-vated diving center, such ashaving students participate

in the Olympics. Ibelieve we can ful-fill these goals withour div-ers,”Sarkisian said.

Trampolines andgym equipment areused to teach thechildren basic tech-niques and confi-

dence before moving on tothe diving board.

After the basics havebeen taught, the divers

move up to the platformhigh above the water.

The students use a simu-lated diving board, wherethey are taught to dive onland before water.

Their fall is broken by asoft surface, which repre-sents the water below thesimulated diving platform.

OKCCC has become wellknown for its aquacticcenter, which was recentlyrenovated.

Students between theages of 7 and 12 can attenda free test to participate inU. S. Diving Future Cham-pions.

For more informationcontact coach Alik Sark-isian at 326-6940.

“OKCCC has several goals for its newly reno-vated diving center, such as having students

participate in the Olympics. I believe we can fulfillthese goals with our divers.”

—Alik SarkisianU.S. Diving Coach

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Enrolling students, faculty and employees may experi-ence a few cold days inside the college during winterbreak.

Four large air-handling units attached to the roof ofthe main building will be jacked up during a roofingproject to allow roofers access to replace the roof.

The air-handling units control the temperature for thecollege, said J.B. Messer, Physical Plant director.

Since power to the units must be turned off to jackthem up, there will be no heat pushed into some sec-tions of the main building during some points of thebreak.

Starting Dec. 20, Messer said, some units will be off.He said units handling the front half of the main build-

ing will be first to turn off and will be back on after 10 to12 days.

The two units controlling the air in the back half of themain building will be off from around the beginning ofthe new year to Jan. 14, Messer said.

Also being replaced during the roofing project are 21skylights.

Messer said the area will be covered to protect the in-side of the college from the elements and the lights willbe replaced one by one.

The inside of the building will not have a lot of dust ordebris from the project, said Chris Snow, Physical Plantassistant director.

Winter break is the time of year when the least num-ber of people are in the building for extended periods oftime, Messer said. The winter break also is the longestbreak in classes, and buildings retain heat better thancold, he said.

“Our intention is to affect the least amount of peoplepossible,” Messer said.

Senior Writer Christiana Kostura can be reached [email protected].


and Ivo LupovNews Writing I Student

A fire in the ceiling of afirst-floor classroom causedthe college to be evacuatedthe evening of Dec. 7.

A student reported thefire to the security depart-ment. Fire alarms alsosounded throughout themain building.

Ron Harden, OKCCCsafety and security officer,reported the fire started ina light fixture.

“I observed the light fix-ture in room 1D5 was in-deed on fire and put the fireout,” Harden said in hisreport.

Oklahoma City FiremanRick Yarbrough said a lightballast in the classroomceiling caught on fire. Hesaid it was an unusual oc-currence, unlikely to hap-pen again.

Safety and Security Coor-dinator Keith Bourque saidthe Oklahoma City Fire De-partment is automaticallynotified of a problem whenthe college’s fire alarmssound.

“ADT, our alarm monitor-ing company, notifies thefire department,” he said.

During its initial investi-gation, the fire departmentrequested the entire col-lege, not just the portionaffected, be evacuated,Bourque said.

A fire report noted the firewas limited to the light fix-ture and was contained ina small area of the ceiling.

The fire department de-clared the building safe andallowed classes to resume,Bourque said.

Senior Writer ChristianaKostura can be reached [email protected].

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

Students had the oppor-tunity to ask questions ofan OKCCC vice presidentwhen Dr. Marion Paden,vice president for StudentServices, hosted the finalBrown Bag Lunch of the fallsemester, “Lunch with theVP,” on Dec. 7.

Paden welcomed a dozenstudents and administra-tors to the lunch.

She said the informalevent was open to anyquestions or concerns stu-dents had.

The first topic discussedwas the college union, builtin 1987. A student wantedto know why it doesn’t of-fer fast-food alternativessuch as Sonic.

“In the beginning, weliked the concept of [a] foodcourt,” Paden said.

However, she said, thedecision to add an actualfast-food location wouldhave to be made by Sellers’Catering, the company whocontracts with OKCCC forfood service.

Paden pointed out that

Fire clearsOKCCCclassrooms

Students talk over concerns with the VPSellers’ does currently offerlimited Pizza Hut and Sub-way menus.

Paden then took her trainof thought into anotherarea of the college — thebookstore. She said, unlikefood service, the college ac-tually owns and operatesits bookstore.

Because of that, Padensaid, the prices are lowerthan that of other campusbookstores, many of whichare contracted out.

Paden then turned thetables by asking the stu-dents questions, such astheir thoughts on financialaid. The majority of the stu-dents in attendance saidthey receive financial aid orknow someone who does.

Paden said a recent pro-posal would improve thearea by notifying studentsof talent-based tuition feewaivers earlier.

The topic of financial aidthen led to online enroll-ment. Paden asked if anyof the students had diffi-culty using MineOnline, theonline enrollment system.

“Some people have trou-ble remembering theirpasswords but enrollingonline is easy,” sophomore

Kellye Kronbeck said.Sophomore Micah Alcorn

said enrolling online hasimproved lately.

Paden said the college islooking at further improve-ments to MineOnline.

It was pointed out that itwould be an improvementto the system if studentscould know in every in-stance who would be teach-ing a particular class.Paden said that will notchange.

She said in order to as-sign a part-time professor,to a certain class, full-timeprofessors must first havea full workload.

Better communication

between students and pro-fessors also was a concernfor some.

In response, Paden saidthe college should have e-mail accounts for each stu-dent so there is a consis-tent means of communica-tion between the twogroups.

Paden said another issuethe college is looking intois adding new signs to helppeople find their wayaround campus better.

In closing, Paden said sheappreciated the time stu-dents took to “commentand help improve the col-lege.”

Staff Writer/Club Re-

Indoor temps maydrop during break

porter Matthew Caban canbe reached at [email protected].


HighlightsFree coffee for night students

Chi Alpha, a Christian fellowship organization, will begiving away free coffee, hot chocolate and other hot drinksfrom 5 to 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in the first floor atriumof the main building. The drinks are free to students, faculty,staff and others on campus.

Club needs donations for elementary schoolThe Hispanic Organization to Promote Education will

once again host its annual Rockwood ElementaryChristmas party. The club asks for donations of gifts ormoney by Monday, Dec. 13. The children’s drawings oftheir desired gifts are available in the Marketing and PublicRelations office on the second floor of the main building.For more information contact Jessica Martinez-Brooks at682-1611, ext. 7248.

University representative on campusA representative from the University of Central

Oklahoma will be on campus Monday, Dec. 13, to assiststudents with transferring to UCO to complete theirbachelor’s degrees. The UCO table will be set up in thefirst floor of the main building near Admissions andRecords. Transfer applications will be available. For moreinformation contact Joel Drury at 974-2248.

Finals week bake saleIf the stress of finals week gets to you, relax with a tasty

treat from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance bake sale from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, in the first floor atrium ofthe main building. For more information contact MarkSchneberger at 682-1611, ext. 7624.

Applications being accepted for Fleming scholarshipThe Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is now

accepting applications for its 2005 Sir Alexander Flemingsummer scholarship. This program lets students hone theirresearch skills by working alongside scientists in OMRF’sstate-of-the-art laboratories. The application deadline isTuesday, Feb. 15. OMRF will select 12 outstandingOklahoma science students to participate. Each willreceive room, board and a $2,500 stipend. For moreinformation contact Shari Hawkins at 271-8537.

The breakfast club : Sophomores Rachel Graham, Katie Moore, Phoebe Brown andDavid Daniluk of Baptist Collegiate Ministries sang Christmas carols in the college atrium onDec. 6. The club also gave away free doughnuts, coffee and hot chocolate.

Photo by Ann Lushbough

By Kyle SonnerNews Writing I Student

While people are outChristmas shopping forPlay Stations, iPods or toys,Phi Theta Kappa will bebusy preparing a holidayparty on Saturday, Dec. 18,for families staying at theRonald McDonald House inOklahoma City.

This year marks the sec-ond year that Phi ThetaKappa, an academic honorsociety, will be holding aholiday party for the fami-lies.

“When I called them upto ask if we could hold aholiday party for themagain this year, they werelike, ‘yes!’” said DorothyAckon-Mensah, vice presi-dent of service.

Phi Theta Kappa mem-bers understand the im-portance of helping otherpeople.

“I’m excited that there arepeople who recognize theimportance of serving oth-ers, because that is what itis all about,” club sponsorRichard Rouillard said.

“That’s what life should

be about.”Not only do club members

want to help the familiesstaying at the RonaldMcDonald House, but theyalso want to bring a littleholiday spirit to them.

“We want to cheer themup and bring joy to theirlives,” Ackon-Mensah said.

Jeremy Williams, vicepresident of fellowship, ech-oed those sentiments.

“It gives the families asense that everything will beOK,” he said.

The Ronald McDonaldHouse’s purpose is to pro-vide a home away fromhome for families of seri-ously ill or injured childrenwho have to stay in a hos-pital for long periods of time.

They provide lodging, foodand support for the familiesat a minimal cost, accord-ing to a brochure for theRonald McDonald House.

The brochure also saidthe Ronald McDonaldHouse in Oklahoma City,1301 NE 14th St., openedin 1984.

It has served more than12,000 families from everycounty in Oklahoma, 41other states and eight for-eign countries.

If anyone would like tovolunteer to help with theholiday party or give dona-tions, they would be wel-comed, Ackon-Mensahsaid.

Two very important do-nations they hope they willreceive are gasoline cardsand phone cards, Rouillardsaid.

“If they don’t get any-thing else, those would beexcellent Christmas pre-sents,” Rouillard said.

Phi Theta Kappa mem-bers said they also needdonations of toys, food,money, DVDs and toilet-ries.

Donations can bedropped off at Rouillard’soffice, on the first floor ofthe Arts and Humanitiesbuilding, or at StudentLife, on the first floor of themain building.

Donations that aredropped off at Student Lifeshould be marked for PhiTheta Kappa, Ackon-Mensah said.

Those interested in vol-unteering, donations,cooking food, helping setup or have any questions,contact Ackon-Mensah at210-8638.

’Tis the season to give to theRonald McDonald House

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MISSING: American Eaglebackpack was misplaced Thurs.,Dec. 2. The bag was sitting on acouch near entry 14 (close to thescience lab). My PASSPORT wasinside the bag (passport #:KA346486). If anyone has foundor finds my bag or passport,please turn it in at the collegeinformation desk or the securityoffice. Call Atif with any additionalinformation at 850-3579.

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said. “Students should beallowed to park in any freespace.”

Etuk said students justwant as close a parkingspace as they can get, andstudents shouldn’t bepunished so harshly.

“Students who park inthose spaces already knowthere’s a fine for doing so,”he said. “A raise is all right,but $100 is way too muchfor students.”

Bode said the decision tochange the parking policiescame about due to parkingconcerns voiced bystudents and faculty.

“[The President’s Cabinet]listened to everyone andtook everything into con-sideration,” he said. “[They]then decided what would be

the best solution forstudents and faculty.”

Bode said the parkingpolicies are in effect everyday, all day long.

“These rules aren’t justfor Monday through Friday,8 to 5,” he said. “They’reeffective around the clock.”

Bode said studentsshould remember that ofthe 300 parking spacesadded to the OKCCCcampus this past year,

“Parking,”Cont. from page 1

OKCCC parking fines likely toincrease in the spring semesterBig Brothers,

Sisters needvolunteers

By Christy MabreyNews Writing I Student

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Oklahoma City,Inc. is in need of volunteers. About 140 boys and15 girls, ages 7 to 13, are waiting to be matchedwith a mentor.

Children need help with things such as school-work, social problems and self-esteem said CaseWorker Leah Duke.

Having a mentor visit with them an hour a week,they feel like there is someone who really cares aboutthem and their improvements, Duke said.

BBBS offers two different programs — one throughthe school and one through the community.

The school-based program requires volunteers tovisit with the child one hour a week during theschool year at a designated time.

The community program requires a volunteer tospend at least one hour a week with a child withinthe community, where the time is more flexible.

Those who would like to help make a differencein a child’s life can contact BBBS at 943-8075 orvisit their website at www.BBBSOKC.org.

none were for faculty orstaff.

“[The President’s Cabinet]is looking into repaintingthe parking lots, or evendoing another expansion,”he said.

“Until then, studentsshould be aware of the raisein fines and respect thosewho need the spaces.”

Staff Writer Richard Hallcan be reached at [email protected].

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like I am living now,” shesaid.

Harrison said the doctorstold her they removed ev-ery bit of the tumor theycould possibly get, but theystill want her to follow upwith radiation and maybechemotherapy later on.

“VP,”Cont. from page 1

Employee has positiveoutlook after surgery

“If the radiation gets ev-erything, then being cancerfree in five years is a goal.”

Harrison said she is “for-tunate” to have family,friends and co-workers tooffer her support.

“I’m so thankful, (and) soblessed, that everybodyhere (OKCCC) is just won-derful to me.”

Editor Caroline Ting canbe reached at [email protected].

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