By Melissa GuiceEditor

Salary increases willeat up more than

half of the $722,581 in-crease in OKCCC’s budgetfor Fiscal Year 2000.

The 1999-2000 educa-tional and general budgettotals $26,835,683.

Wages, salaries and ben-efits take up 76 percent ofthe school’s budget —$20.4 million.

As for raises, on average,professor salaries will be in-creased 2.9 percent.

Classified, or hourly,employee raisesalso average outto 2.9 percent.

Non-teachingprofessionals,including librar-ians, counselorsand administra-tors, will receivean average 2.8percent increase.

Raises are based on anemployee’s annual perfor-mance evaluation, so indi-viduals may receive more orless than the average. Per-formance ratings rangefrom unsatisfactory to ex-ceptional.

For instance, an em-ployee with a satisfactoryrating would receive a 2.3percent increase. One withan excellent rating wouldreceive a 2.8 percent in-crease and one with an ex-ceptional rating would re-ceive the highest increase,at 3.3 percent.

Employees rated unsat-isfactory will not receive araise.

Measuring up: OKCCC Student Jamie Poggenpohl calculates metric volumes in theOKCCC physics lab. Poggenpohl is majoring in business and will complete her associate inscience degree this year.

Photo by Rick Tautfest

June 28, 1999

• Church, state don’t mix, editorial, p. 2.• Aquatic center needs updated, p. 4.• Fourth of July festivities near, p. 5.• Aquatic Center celebrates birthday, p. 6.

This WeeknsideI

College staff getsalary increasesaveraging 2.9%

OKCCC Regents approvecollege president pay raise

By Melissa GuiceEditor

The OKCCC Board ofRegents has ap-

proved a raise for OKCCCPresident Bob Todd ofabout $4030 for the up-coming year.

Last year Todd made$165,450. This fiscal yearhis total compensation willbe $169,482.

Todd’s pay is brokendown into five categories.

First is a base salary of$113,530 for performinghis duties as president.

Second is a housing al-lowance.

Because it is not uncom-mon for a college or univer-sity to provide on-campushousing and because

OKCCC does not provideon-campus housing, Dr.Todd receives a housing al-lowance.

The housing account —$26,208 — is designatedfor Todd’s housing expenseand maintenance costs.

Third, an office accountof $13,312 is used to coverthe cost for lunches andtravel when the presidenthosts visitors.

Fourth is the capitalcampaign allowance whichcan go to pay for visitorsand potential clients. Thataccount is allotted $6,240.

Finally, a vehicle main-tenance fund of $10,192covers the upkeep onTodd’s car.

Because it is all consid-ered part of his salary pack-age, any money not fullyused for its intended pur-

pose still belongs to Todd.For instance, if his ve-

hicle only requires $6000 inmaintenance during FiscalYear 2000, Todd still keepsthe remaining $4192.

OKCCC PresidentBob Todd

Wages, salaries and benefits total $20.4 millionJobs at OKCCC are ar-

ranged into categories witha minimum and maximumsalary for each position.Those pay ranges were ad-justed upward by 3 percentto keep up with the cost ofliving, said Ruth Boone, di-rector of human resources.

For instance, the maxi-mum pay for professorswas $50,000 last year. Thisyear, that amount is in-creased to $51,500, a 3percent adjustment.

Pay range increases donot occur every year.

Adjunct professors willreceive a raise also, from$475 to $485 per credithour. The pay is for a se-

mester, so a part-time professor willearn $1455 forteaching a three-c r e d i t - h o u rcourse.

Most workstudy pay rateswill remain at$5.75 an hour.

Work study students whohave worked in the sameposition for one year ormore will earn $6 an hour.

The college’s budget isdivided into various units,which carry out specificfunctions. The area receiv-ing the greatest increase isinstruction, which containsthe college’s academic divi-sions. The instruction bud-get will total $16,621,668,an increase of $643,085over last year.

Part of the increase willbe used to hire two newfull-time professors. New

Bob Todd will receive $169,482 in FY 1999-2000

See “Budget,” page 8

OKCCC’s1999-2000

educationaland general

budget totals$26,835,683.

2 • PIONEER • June 28, 1999 Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7675

Editorial and Opinion

PIONEERVol. 27 No.36

Melissa Guice................. Editor

Darcey Ralls..........Staff Writer

Courtney Owens.............Writer

Rick Tautfest.......Photographer

Becky Gerred.......Ad. Manager

Ronna Austin.........Lab Director

Sue 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: EditorMelissa Guice, 7777 S. May,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma73159 or faxed to 682-7568.

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Summer safety tips offeredEditorial

Commandmentsposted where?

Two weeks ago, the U.S. House of Representa-tives approved an amendment to a bill that wouldallow the posting of the Ten Commandments onpublic property, particularly in schools.

They rejected a proposal to extend the waitingperiod to buy a gun to three days.

How much sense does this make?Congress is in search of a simple solution to a

difficult problem.For that matter, a simple solution that is un-

constitutional.I truly believe Congress is afraid to take on the

National Rifle Association and their lobbying abili-ties.

The gun rights movement expended $8.2 mil-lion in lobbying costs last year. That’s more than20 times the amount the gun control lobby spent.

So, instead of roaring at the NRA and its buy-ing power by passing a bill requiring a three-daywait to purchase a handgun, Congress let out afaint whimper.

And, at that, a whimper that infringes on sepa-ration of church and state.

Makers of the amendment to the bill intendedto send a reminder to potential gun buyers andparticularly to children in schools. I believe thereminder has been received — we are slowly be-coming a country that slaps the makers of the U.S.Constitution in their faces.

In 1802, President Jefferson wrote a letter to agroup of Baptists in Danbury, Conn., in which hedeclared the purpose of the First Amendment (re-member “Congress shall make no law respectingan establishment of religion, or prohibiting the freeexercise thereof...”). The purpose of the amend-ment was to build “a wall of separation betweenchurch and state.”

In Reynolds v. United States, Chief Justice Waitefor the U.S. Supreme Court characterized thephrase as “almost an authoritative declaration ofthe scope and effect of the amendment.” In its firstencounters with religion-based challenges to stateprograms, the Court looked to Jefferson's meta-phor for substantial guidance.

Again in 1980, the Supreme Court ruled theposting of religious texts in public schools was un-constitutional.

After all this, surely Congress must understandif the bill were ever to become law, it would bechallenged in court immediately.

This is ridiculous and sad. Our representativesare trying to appease the voting population andthe NRA all at the same time.

The bill under consideration follows U.S. Sen-ate passage of a similar bill last month.

If the House passes similar Senate legislation,a compromised combined version would still needto be worked out with the Senate.

This is legislation our country does not need.

—Melissa GuiceEditor

To the Editor:A safe summer is a fun

summer for everyone. TheOklahoma State Depart-ment of Health wants toremind everyone to takesafety precautions whengoing a trip, outdoors toplay or for a swim.

When going out in thesun, apply sunscreen con-taining an SPF rating of atleast 15 at least 30 min-utes before going outside.Keep children out of thesun from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

When going to the pool,be sure to never leave chil-dren alone, even for a mo-ment. Adults watching chil-dren in the pool shouldknow CPR and be able torescue them. Surroundyour pool with a sturdy five-foot fence with gates thatself-close and self-latch ata height children cannotreach. Keep a telephoneand rescue equipment likea life preserver and a longpole with a hook on the endnear the pool. Use life vestsfor proper safety and avoidusing swimming aides like“floaties.”

On the playground,make sure metal slides are

cool enough to prevent chil-dren from burning theirlegs. Make sure childrencannot reach any movingparts that might pinch ortrap any body part. Care-fully maintain all play-ground equipment. Foradded safety, swingsshould be made of soft ma-terials like rubber, plasticor canvas.

Before going on a trip,always buckle safety beltsand car seats. Read and befamiliar with the man-ufacturer’s instructions oncar seats and to ensureproper installation. Putchildren in the back seat,the safest place for the mostcommon type of crash, thehead-on. Never place chil-dren in rear -facing carseats in the front seat of acar equipped with air bags.Keep children entertainedwith car games, activitybooks and story tapes.Make periodic stops alongthe way. Keep suppliessuch as snacks, water,medicines and a first aid kitin the car.

As for bug safety, don’tuse scented soaps, per-fumes or hair sprays when

playing outdoors. Avoid ar-eas where insects nest andcongregate, such as stag-nant pools of water, uncov-ered food and flower gar-dens. Avoid dressing chil-dren in clothing with brightcolors or flowery prints. Re-move an insect stinger fromthe skin with tweezers orgently scrape off horizon-tally with a credit card orfingernail.

—Oklahoma StateDepartment of Health

June 28, 1999 • PIONEER • 3Lab Director • Ronna Austin • 682-1611, ext. 7307

Comments and Reviews

I have been promisingmy 10-year -old grand-daughter Tricia we wouldspend a special day to-gether before she has to re-turn home to Springfield,Mo. The perfect time ar-rived on a rainy Monday af-ternoon.

After eating an overfillinglunch at Furr’s Cafeteria,we proceeded to the movietheater.

Looking over several se-lections, we decided to see“Baby Geniuses” starringPeter MacNicol andKathleen Turner with theFitzgerald triplets.

It proved to be quite anadventure for me, as movietheaters have changed con-siderably since I had lastbeen in one.

Tricia guided me to thecorrect room as we settled

in with a box of sour, lip-puckering candies we pur-chased on our way in.

I enjoyed the baby ex-pressions and gestures butfound myself nodding off tosleep.

I wasn’t sure if it was myage or the movie whichprompted this reaction.

The villain, Dr. ElenaKinder, played by Kathleen

Turner is conducting secretstudies on orphaned geniusbabies.

The good guys — Dr.Kinder’s niece Robin playedby Kim Cattrall, and herhusband Dan played by Pe-ter MacNicol adopt a babyboy.

They are totally unawarethat their baby has a twinin Dr. Kinder’s studies.

‘Baby Geniuses’: script’s not as smart as the kids

“The RZA Hits,” thelatest release from Wu-Tang Clan’s enigmaticRZA, has both good andbad qualities.

First off, if you are afan of RZA’s dynamicrapping skills then don’tbuy this album.

“The RZA Hits” shouldhave been re-namedRZA’s Favorite Wu-TangClan songs becausethat’s pretty much whatit features.

The album is basicallya collection of some ofthe Wu-Tang Clan’smost popular releases.

From Method Man’s“Bring The Pain,” to Wu-Tang Clan’s “ProtectYour Neck,” toReakwon’s “Incarcer-ated Scar Faces,” the al-bum is packed withsongs that defined theWu-Tang Clan’s gritty

sound.The “RZA Hits” also fea-

tures a unique addition.The RZA actually gives a

brief commentary aboutsome of the songs. He ex-plains what inspired theWu-Tang Clan to makethem and gives a little his-tory about some of thesongs.

The album also featuresa bonus track by RZAMethod Man, andCappadonna, called “WuWear The Garment Renais-

sance,” which is prettymuch a 3-minute and53-second advertise-ment for the Wu-TangClan’s clothing line,Wu-Wear.

If you are already ahardcore Wu-Tang Clanfan, this CD will makeyou feel a little nostal-gic but chances are youalready have every songon “The RZA Hits” al-bum in your own CDcollection.

If you are not a Wu-Tang Clan fan at all youshould skip this CD.

However, if youhaven’t heard any of theWu-Tang Clan’s earliermusic, and you want tosee what all of the hypeis about, then this 18-song compilation on theSony label is for you.

—Courtney OwensWriter

‘The RZA Hits’ waste of moneyfor hardcore Wu-Tang fans

To the Editor:The gifts blood donors

give touch so many lives,often in waysyou neverhear about.Although Ihave neverreceived atransfusion,your gift of blood was verymuch a gift to me. The pa-tient who received your giftwas a “medical failure.” Hewas a young man with can-cer. Despite the best medi-cal care, he lost his battleafter his diagnosis anddied. He was my son, Ben.

Cancer patients cannothope to survive their che-motherapy treatmentswithout the support ofpacked cells, platelets andother blood products. Benused more than I possiblycould hope to count. With-out treatment, there is nohope for cure, no hope forsurvival. Without treat-ment, Ben’s illness wouldhave proven terminalwithin three months.

Do not think your gift ofblood prolonged the painand suffering of a “lostcause,” or that your gift waswasted on someone who“died anyway.”

Your blood and his

medical treatment gaveBen at least one extra yearwith us.

That ex-tra year wasthe mostd i f f i c u l tyear that Ihave livedt h r o u g h ,

but it was also the mostenriching. How preciouswas that time!

We fit a lifetime of livinginto that year. Not the kindof lifetime you usually thinkabout — of jobs andchurch, special events andall of life’s flavorful gar-nishes. It was a yearstripped of all but what wasmost important — eachother. It was a year oflaughter, tears and warmembraces, of hopes andcomforted disappointmentsand trusted confidences aswe invested of ourselves ineach other. Into that shortyear we fit a lifetime of lov-ing and learned how to say“goodbye.”

This was the gift yougave to me. You are respon-sible for giving me the mostprecious and profound giftof all, the “Pearl of GreatPrice” — my son.

—Roseann CarboBaltimore, Md.

Give gift of life,give blood

OKCCC’s BloodDrive is from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.June 30.

They discover babieshave a language all theirown and can communicatewith each other.

While in this state of babytalk they hold all the se-crets of the universe.

Once a child crosses overinto the speaking world andcan no longer speak babytalk, he forgets the myster-ies of the universe so thecouple decides it is very im-portant they decipher thebaby language.

I felt the movie waschoppy and it was hard tofollow any particular storyline.

The babies were actually

smarter than the writers,producers and directorswho put the movie together.It could have been so muchbetter if there was justmore meat to the subject.

Upon leaving the movie Iasked Tricia what shethought of it from a child’sviewpoint.

“Well, it just didn’t haveany point to it but thanksfor spending time with metoday, Grandma.”

From even a bad movie,some good can come.

The movie is rated PG.

—Becky GerredStaff Writer

Have something to tell us?Call Mel @ 682-1611, ext. 7675

4 • PIONEER • June 28, 1999 Staff Writer • Darcey Ralls • 682-1611, ext. 7676

Swim officials say Aquatic center needs facelift

“It pays to know these people”Janice Phillips — Executive Administrative Assistant to the President — knows...

—Anna Wilson,Dean of Science andMathematics

Congratulations Janice! Readers, be sure to pick up next week’s PIONEER for round three of “It Pays to Know These People.”

—Bob Todd,OKCCC President

—DaveArcher,Professor ofMusic

—Steve Kamm,Professor ofPhysics

JoinedOKCCC

in 1973

JoinedOKCCCin 1972

JoinedOKCCCin 1972

JoinedOKCCCin 1972

By Darcey RallsStaff Writer

When OKCCC’s AquaticCenter was built in 1989,it was considered to be a“state of the art” facility.

Constructed mainly foruse during the 1989 U. S.Olympic Festival, the Aqua-tic Center has hosted manyother swimming and divingchampionships includingthe U.S. Master’s Swim-ming Zone meet, the KerrMcGee Elite Pro-Am, andthe Western Athletic Con-ference Swimming and Div-ing Championships.

According to Bret Wood,coordinator of aquatics andsports at OKCCC, the WACwill not be returning.

In a letter to Wood, WACofficials cited several prob-lems with OKCCC’s facilityincluding inadequate light-ing, bad sound and poor airquality.

Wood said these con-cerns are legitimate.

“We need a huge facelift,”Wood said. “When thisplace was built as an out-door facility, it was secondto none.

“When they put the roof

on, they halfway did somethings.”

In 1991, the college en-closed the Aquatic Centerso it could be used year-round.

Although WAC officialscould not be reached forcomment, Jim Sullens,meet director for the KerrMcGee Elite Pro-Am, agreeswith the officials that thereare problems at the center.

“While a great deal ofengineering, time andmoney was put into build-ing a world-class pool, Icannot say the same for thebuilding which now en-closes the pool,” he said.

According to Sullens,there are major air-qualityand comfort problems.

“My understanding isthat the [air-handling] sys-tem is simply recirculatingthe inside air.

“Chemical-laden air isgoing around and aroundin the system rather thanbeing vented out and re-placed with clean, outsideair,” he said.

Another problem, Sull-ens said, is sound quality.The structure was builtwithout any acousticalbaffles.

He said, for the KerrMcGee Elite Pro-Am, cer-tain measures are taken toensure even substandardsound quality.

“We rent a sound systemat a cost of over $2,000 peryear just to get somethingacceptable.

“Then the sound justbounces around the build-ing,” Sullens said.

Another problem, ac-cording to Chris Moler,OKCCC’s director of recre-ation and community ser-vices, is that when the div-ing well was built, it wasbuilt only 22 yards wide,rather than 25 yards wide.Consequently, OKCCC’saquatic center does nothave a 25-yard warm-uppool when the pool is set upfor 50-meter long competi-tions.

“When these nationalchampionships look at do-

ing that event, they want a25-yard warm-up pool inaddition to the 50-metercompetition pool,” he said.

Even with the problems,OKCCC’s Aquatic Centercontinues to host severalaquatic events, includingthe Kerr McGee Pro-Am.

“In general, OKCCC is avery good facility withample parking, plenty ofseating, good lines of sightand one of the top 10 poolsin the country,” Sullenssaid.

“The staff are great towork with and they do ev-erything within their powerto make every competitiona success.

“However, there’s just somuch they can do whenthere are air and soundquality problems overwhich they have no controland for which they don’thave the funding to cor-rect.”

Moler said there is onemajor consideration in hisopinion.

“Do we want to invest the

money to improve the facil-ity to maintain our com-petitive status?”

“Our goal is to renovatethe aquatic facility to bemore broad-based,” hesaid.

“We want to be able torectify a lot of theproblems...so that it willmeet not only the competi-tive needs, but also thepublic needs and the stu-dent needs.”

The Aquatic Center at Okla-homa City Community Collegewas built in 1989. In 1991, theCollege completed construc-tion of the Health TechnologiesCenter which included enclos-ing the Aquatic Center.

Photo by Rick Tautfest

“We need a huge facelift. When this place was built as an outdoorfacility, it was second to none.”

—Bret WoodOKCCC Coordinator of Aquatics and Sports

June 28, 1999 • PIONEER • 5

Plans are being made in Oklahoma City and surrounding com-munities so citizens can celebrate a safe and enjoyable Fourthof July.

♦Downtown Now Fourth of July Garden Party will be held at the MyriadBotanical Gardens, in downtown Oklahoma City, Sunday July 4, 6:30p.m. to 10 p.m. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. water stage entertainment willbe provided. Young and old alike can take part in different activities.They will have “Garden Games,” “Arts Integration,” “Living History, withUnion and Confederate Civil War Re-enactors,” and a special visit fromUncle Sam. At 9:45 p.m. the fireworks begin, set against the downtownskyline with patriotic music played in the background.

♦Bricktown July 4th celebration will be held in Bricktown with anold-time festival featuring a parade on at 10 a.m. Saturday July 3. Call236-8666 for more information.

♦A family fun festival will be held in Bethany sponsored by TommyHilfiger, on July 3. The fun begins with a parade through downtownBethany at 10 a.m. followed by a carnival, plus arts and crafts. Coun-try performers Joe Diffie and Tammy Lee will be in concert. Activitiesare free. Fireworks will top off the evening of fun. For more information,call 789-1962.

♦At Reeves Park, 2501 Jenkins Ave. in Norman, folks will find anarray of activities and fun for all ages. Volleyball begins at 9 a.m. Artsand Crafts booths will open at 11 a.m. Senior Citizen Activities will beheld from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Allison’s Fun Company will open at 3 p.m.,offering a variety of bounce toys such as a Moon Bounce, as will theThunder Valley Drag Car Exhibit. Other activities will include NickelFind, Pony Rides, Arm Wrestling, Water Tug-of-War, Free Watermelon,and a Baby Crawl and Tot Trot. Entertainment is on the North Stagefrom 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. On the main stage, celebrants will find theOzark Mountain Daredevils from 8 to 9:30 p.m. The fireworks are set tobegin at 9:45 p.m. Call the Norman Parks and Recreation Departmentat 366-5472 for additional information.

♦Edmond is another community planning a full day of fun. An Inde-pendence Day Parade begins in downtown Edmond at 10 a.m. July 3.From noon to 7 p.m., Hafer Park will be buzzing with activity includingfree dog obedience and tricks classes. At 8 p.m. enjoy Shakespeare inthe Park, “Romeo & Juliet.” July 4. Entertainment at UCO’s WantlandStadium will begin with entertainment at 7 p.m. and a 10 p.m. fire-works display. Call 341-4344 for more information.

♦The Mustang Fire Department is holding its annual bean supperwith fireworks to begin at dark. Call 376-2758 for more information.

♦12th Street Park in Moore will be the site of a fireworks display at10 p.m. July 4.

♦Midwest City is planning its annual Star-Spangled Salute at TinkerAir Force Base. Call 739-1293 for more information.

—Information compiled by Becky GerredStaff Writer

Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7675x

Give me liberty, give me a fireworks display!Leave fireworks fun

to the experts

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The Star Spangled BannerOh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,

What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,

O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Calhoun said no fireworks, noteven sparklers, are legal in Okla-homa City limits.

Calhoun said the OklahomaCity fire department will moni-tor sales at outlying stands tobe sure none are brought backinto the city limits.

Violators will be subject tohaving fireworks confiscated.Also, violators can receive a$200 fine and be arrested.

“Of course it is not our desireto arrest a little five-year-old boyplaying with fireworks but theparents could be held respon-sible,” he said.

“It is our recommendationthat people go to the plannedfireworks displays around thecity and just watch,” he said.

Forms have been sent out toall the hospitals in order

to track any injuriessustained by fire-works.Shelli Stephen

Stidham is the directorof the injury control di-

vision at the State Health De-partment. She said the divisionmonitors injuries caused by fire-works which require hospital-ization.

“Burns are usually the maininjuries from fireworks which wesee,” she said.

“Even simple sparklers, whichare a mainstay of celebrations,are dangerous.”

Calhoun recommends thatthose who hear fireworks in anyOklahoma City neighborhoodcall a non-emergency numberfor the fire department or police.

Calhoun said, for those whodo go outside the city limits andfind a legal place to set off fire-works, extreme caution is ad-vised.

He offers the following safetytips:

Never set fireworks offaround wooden-shingled(shake) roofs.Keep lots of water handy.Having a readily-availablewater hose is a good idea.Be sure children do notuse fireworks withoutadult supervision.Read warning labels care-fully before using any fire-works and heed them.

By Becky GerredStaff Writer

Christopher Bell, 7, wasexcited to be joining hisgrandparents for a

Fourth of July weekend trip tothe lake.

He nor his mother, Tina Bell,could have anticipated that thefun family time would turntragic.

While celebrating with fire-works, Christopher lit a rocket-type firework and his wholeworld changed.

The rocket failed to go up andexplode as it was designed to do.Instead, it landed into the crowdof onlookers.

His mother remem-bers the event clearly.

“It just missed hisgrandmother and hitChristopher right belowthe eye,” she said. “Hehad to wear a patch over hiseye and had burns all around iton his face and neck.

“Now he wears glasses and wethink that his poor vision maybe a result of his injury,” shesaid.

The family has since changedtheir minds about fireworks be-ing fun.

“They’re supposed to be safefor your children,” Tina Bellsaid. “Well, they’re not.

“It’s too scary to go through— worrying that your childcould lose his eye or his life —for five minutes of fun,” she said.

Dr. J. R. Nida, Oklahoma com-missioner of health, is con-cerned parents are unaware ofthe dangers children encounterwhile playing with firecrakers.

“Most children are thrilled byfireworks but unfortunately theyare not always able to handlethem safely,” he said.

“Most parents and caregiversoverestimate their children’sabilities to use fireworks, creat-ing a dangerous environment forinjuries.

“Even sparklers,which arecommonly given to children,have caught clothing on fire andcaused eye injuries,” Nida said.

Fire Protection Specialist Fred

6 • PIONEER • June 28, 1999 Staff Writer • Darcey Ralls • 682-1611, ext. 7676

Summer Blood Drive scheduled for June 30A summer blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 3

p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, in CU3. Besides providinga valuable service to the community, blood donors receivemany other benefits. Each donor will get a free mini-physical, cookies, pop or juice and a T-shirt. Donors willalso receive a written report through the mail showing theircholesterol level within two weeks of their donation. Formore information or to volunteer to help with the blooddrive contact Mike Jones, Coordinator of Student Activities,at 682-1611 ext. 7318.

Concurrent enrollment meeting planned Students, parents, high school counselors and anyoneelse interested in learning more about OKCCC’sconcurrent enrollment program can get all the facts at 7p.m. July 8 in CU3. Students who plan to concurrentlyenroll in high school and college for the fall semester shouldmake plans to attend the meeting also. Staff from OKCCC’soffices of Admissions and Records, and StudentDevelopment will be there to discuss requirements,procedures and support that is available for concurrentlyenrolled students. For more information, call 682-7580.

Fall tuition fee waiver applications availableFall tuition fee waiver applications are available in the

student financial aid center located on the first floor of themain building. The deadline to submit applications to thestudent financial aid center is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. Falltuition fee waiver awards will be posted in the studentfinancial aid center on Friday, Aug. 20. For moreinformation, call 682-1611 ext. 7524.

Bookstore to close for inventoryThe bookstore will be closed for inventory June 28-30.

During this time no sales transactions of any kind can bemade. One cash register will be open to take tuition andto cash employee checks. The bookstore will reopen at 8a.m. on July 1.

Bookstore offers discounted park ticketsThe bookstore is selling Frontier City and White Water

Bay one-day tickets at a discount throughout the summer.The frontier City tickets go for $15 each while the WhiteWater Bay tickets are $13 apiece. The bookstore is alsoselling season passes for both parks for $59.60 taxincluded. The tickets are available to anyone in thecommunity and can be purchased from any cashier duringregular bookstore hours.

Regents name 1999-2000 officersThe OKCCC Board of Regents named its new officers

at the regular meeting Monday, June 21. The officersinclude: Chairman Dan Hardage, Vice-Chair LeaAnderson, Secretary Darrell McAllister and AssistantSecretary Janice Phillips.

Highlights

It’s a tough job, but... Engineering major David Toland supervises swim lessons forchildren at the OKCCC aquatic center. This summer David is employed as head lifeguard at thecollege pool.

Photo by Rick Tautfest

Aquatic center readiesfor anniversary celebration

July 23 water carnival in the planning stages

By Becky GerredStaff Writer

On Friday, July 23, theaquatic center will be cel-ebrating its 10th anniver-sary.

Director of Recreationand Community Services,Chris Moler was one of thefirst faculty members toteach swimming lessonsand water exercise classesin the new facilities.

“The aquatic center wasactually opened July 15,1989 and the followingweek we hosted the 1989Outdoor Olympics.

“That was memorable,”said Moler.

In 1991 the pool was en-closed.

Many exciting eventshave taken place in our fa-cilities.

“The first major recordbroke in our aquatic cen-ter was broken by PennyHines,” said Moler.

The Coordinator ofAquatics and Wellness,Bret Wood joined theaquatic center in May of

1990.Wood recalls hosting the

World Synchronized swim-ming competition in 1992.

“Six different countrieswere represented,” saidWood.

“I remember the languagebarriers. A lot of differentlanguages were being spo-ken and it was really neat,”said Wood.

“I was given the job ofshuttling them around.”

The aquatic center didnot come without cost.

“One million dollars wasgiven to the college by thecity of Oklahoma City andthe rest came from the col-lege,” said Moler.

Meetings are still beingheld to plan the festivitiesof the upcoming celebra-tion.

Wood is hoping someone

will donate a large inflat-able pool animal thatstands about 50 foot tall inthe shallow end of the pool,for the anniversary celebra-tion.

“Everyone could climb onit in the pool,” said Wood.

The events of Friday July23 will all be free with openswim included.

“We want it to be a familyevent,” said Moler.

“It will be a big water car-nival with games like pennydive, junk boat regatta, icemelting competition andfree cake and ice cream.”

“It will be a big water carnival with games likepenny dive, junk boat regatta, ice melting

competition and free cake and ice cream.”—Chris Moler

OKCCC Director of Recreationand Community Services

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“Budget,”Cont. from page 1

It’s a Grand Old Flag:Old Glory sits atop an

underground storm shelter inthe Moore neighborhood ofRegency Park. The area washit by the May 3 tornado thatmoved through parts ofcentral Oklahoma, causingwidespread destruction, aswell as numerous deathsand injuries.

Clean-up crews have beenbusy for the past monthclearing away the rubble leftbehind in the Moore areawhen many homes weredestroyed by the F5 tornado.This cellar and the concretefoundation are the onlythings that remain on thisproperty near Santa FeAvenue.

Photo by Rick Tautfest

positions will be added, onein history and one in math.That will bring the total to113.

Institutional support willbe increased by about$13,000.

The physical plant,which covers maintenance,college vehicles, runningthe aquatics and wellnesscenter as well as safety andsecurity, will receive an in-crease of nearly $41,000.

Student services, includ-ing admissions andrecords, operating the fi-nancial aid center and ser-vices to students with dis-abilities, will be increasedby $57,553.

Academic support — in-cluding the library, mediaservices and instructionaltechnology and computersupport — will receive anincrease of about $26,000.

Data processing will de-crease by about $58,000.

The decrease, said GaryLombard, vice-president forbusiness and finance, is be-cause of a one-time soft-ware purchase in last year’s

budget.“Last year, we set aside

$100,000 for some one-time equipment purchases.This year we just don’t needto buy any more.”

Several sources fund theOKCCC budget, the pri-mary one being state ap-propriations, or tax dollars.This makes up 60 percentof the funds. Student feesmake up about 24 percent.

About $1.9 million, or6.7 percent, of the money

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comes from paymentsmade to the college by theSouth Oklahoma CityTechnical District for use ofthe college facilities. Thetechnical district gets itsfunds from property taxpaid by residents of southOklahoma City.

The rest of the fundscome from money carriedover from last year’s bud-get, swimming pool andweight room fees and mis-cellaneous income.