pioneer 2005 06 20

IONEERPOklahoma City Community College

• News for dummies, editorial, p. 2.• Triathletes compete on campus, p. 7.• Most common stolen vehicles, p. 8.• Blood donors sought for drive, p. 10.

June 20, 2005This Week

Inside

Buddy System

Students Eddie Hart and Rauhiya Idarus team up to study the urinary system for their Anatomy andPhysiology II class in the science lab. Hart is majoring in medicine. Idarus is a nursing major.The sci-ence lab, located in area 1C2, is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to1 p.m. Fridays.

Photo by Holly Jones

College plansto hire eightnew profs

Tuition fee increase to be lower than expectedSee “Staff,” page 12

By Christiana KosturaEditor

Tuition fee increaseswill be lower than or-

iginally anticipated.Vice President for Busi-

ness and Finance Art Bodesaid after the college re-ceived $447,706 more instate funding than ex-pected, OKCCC can holdtuition increases to 7 per-cent for both resident andnon-resident students.

This comes after Gov.Brad Henry passed a billproviding an increase infunding for higher educa-tion. OKCCC received justover $19 million from thestate. “As a result of the in-creased funding, we were

Both resident and non-resident students will pay 7 percent more


Eight new faculty positions will beadded to the college payroll if the

Board of Regents approves the new bud-get and staffing plan being proposed forfiscal year 2006.

If the plan is approved, the college willhire new professors in the areas of occu-pational therapy assistant, biology, politi-cal science, biology/chemistry, mathemat-ics, child development and English — theonly program that would add two newpositions. The number of full-time facultywould go from 125 to 133 people.

The administration originally thoughtthey would only be able to hire five new

“As a result of the increased funding, wewere able to lower the amount of tuition

increase we originally asked for.”—Art Bode

Vice President for Business and Finance

able to lower the amount oftuition increase we origi-nally asked for,” Bode said.

State funding will makeup 48 percent of the col-lege’s total budget which isabout $38 million.

The other 52 percent willcome from student fees, aportion of property taxespaid by area home-ownersand revenue-generatingdepartments on campus.

Money has been assignedto several areas of the col-lege in the Fiscal Year 2006Preliminary Budget Plan.

The bulk of OKCCC’sbudget goes to pay for in-struction of students, Bodesaid. This area includessalary increases.

The OKCCC administra-tion is asking for up to a4.5 percent salary increase

for full-time faculty andstaff based on performanceduring the last fiscal year.

Bode said the average in-crease in full-time pay willbe about 4 percent.

Adjunct faculty memberswill receive a $10 per credithour raise if the budgetplan is passed, Bode said.This would raise adjunctpay from $530 per credithour to $540 per credithour. This rate will exceedadjunct pay at Rose StateCollege by about $10 andOklahoma State Univer-sity-Oklahoma City byabout $15, said Paul Se-christ, provost and aca-demic affairs vice presi-dent.

The benefits program forcollege employees wouldremain the same as the

current one. In addition topaying employee salaries,the college will invest inother college needs.

The administration isasking for more funding fortechnology, communityoutreach, student successactivities and student ser-vices.

More emergency call box-es will be installed in newparking lots and aroundthe pond, Bode said.

Sechrist said the admin-istration would like to seemore technology in class-

rooms.Noted also was the

growth in the Latino com-munity around the college.Sechrist and Bode agreedthey’d like to see programsreaching out specifically tothat community in order toincrease OKCCC’s enroll-ment.

The budgets will be pre-sented to the Board of Re-gents for approval at itsnext meeting June 20.

Editor Christiana Kosturacan be reached at [email protected].

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

PIONEERVol. 33 No. 35

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

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 682-7818.

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RN program needs new rulesTo the editor:

The Registered Nurse pro-gram acceptance policy hasa flaw in it.

I'm writing about my wife.She has been attendingOKCCC for several yearsnow, trying to get into thenursing program. She hasa 3.5 grade average, butonly 15 preference points.

Fifteen is the problem.Because of working full-

time until she is, if ever,accepted into the program,she cannot take anymoreclasses that would give herpreference points.

The classes are only of-fered in the daytime. Thefall semester was accepting2.5 grade average and 17preference points. This isher third year — sixth se-mester, of being turneddown, while students withlesser grades are being ac-cepted.

Is this just me or doesthis seem a little unfair?

OKCCC would ratherhave less intelligent stu-dents that have gotten luckyand found a counselor thatdoes understand how thepoint system works.

The one time my wifefound a counselor that didknow, she was gone whenmy wife went back.

You’re not allowed a nurs-ing adviser until you’re ac-cepted into the program.

My wife’s last professordidn’t even understand. Hispolicy of grading was, somestudents must fail. He re-ally made it almost impos-sible to obtain the gradeneeded for a point.

The instructor said, “Justgo talk to them, I'm surethey will make an excep-tion.” The other nursing stu-dents in the class were al-ready accepted so theirgrade didn't matter.

My wife has been in themedical profession for 20years. She loves her job andreally cares about her pa-tients. She has been every-thing from a medical assis-tant — which had she beencertified in Oklahoma in-stead of Maryland wouldhave given her another pref-erence point — to officemanager.

Now, because of time, shemust retake all the accep-

tance exams at another costto us. She is now forced tolook for another school’snursing program that shemight be able to be acceptedinto. This will be a greatloss to OKCCC.

We cannot be the onlypeople with this problem.

—Russ FridayOKCCC Graduate

“The RegisteredNurse program

acceptance policy hasa flaw in it.”

—Russ FridayOKCCC GraduateThe Michael Jackson case is done; can we get on

with other news now?For the past 60-plus days, the Jackson case has

niched itself into the memory banks of millions ofAmericans and, to my dismay, those same millionsof people ate it up without asking, “Wait, aren’t thereother things going on in this world?”

The Jackson case taught me something — notonly do the many avenues of news require an au-dience to which they must sell something, but thataudience is undoubtedly buying in without ques-tion.

Let me explain.News is business. To keep clients happy, they

must show and talk about what their audiencewants to hear, in this case, Jackson.

By doing so, these same news outlets are cheat-ing people out of what matters — the war, drugs,national crime, security, government spending andso on.

However, the outlets are to blame just as muchas the people.

Both parties have responsibilities, one as a busi-ness and the other as customers.

Since the Jackson jury began verdict delibera-tion two weeks ago, the Patriot Act (an act thatseverely dismantles constitutional liberties) wasvoted to be reauthorized and expanded, the stateof California is hoping to reduce all textbooks to amaximum of 200 pages, Boston is hoping to mi-cro-manage the way parents raise their childrenby making spanking illegal, and suicide attackscontinue to claim the lives of American soldiers inthe Middle East.

But why should people care? We live in Okla-homa, not California, Boston or Iraq; so why shouldwe spend an ounce of thought on what’s going on?

My question is, Why care about Jackson so muchand your world so little, especially when things havethe potential to affect the way you live?

A friend of mine put it nicely: out of sight and outof mind. Some people just don’t want to care.

There has to be a way to make people care abouttheir world and the other news in it as much asthey care about the Jackson case.

Former CBS anchor Dan Rather addressed jour-nalists at the Investigative Reporters and EditorsConvention earlier this month and said, “Your coun-try needs your work right now, more than ever.”It’s true — we need more reporting, less gossip;more honesty and less fabrication.

In my opinion, it could only take a miracle. If thenews isn’t dealing with Lindsay Lohan’s weight lossor Tom Cruise’s love for Katie Holmes, it simplydoesn’t matter.

And how terribly sad that is.—Richard Hall

Staff Writer

And in othernews...

June 20, 2005 • PIONEER • 3

Comments and Reviews

“Lack of money is the root of all evil.”—George Bernard Shaw

Quote of the Week

Skaters visit the silver screen

Looking for a summer job?Picture yourself amid the spectacular scenery at

Yellowstone National Park, meeting and workingwith other students from all over the United States.Or, if you would like to stay a little closer to home,how about making $12 per hour using a state vehicleto drive around Oklahoma, checking on the rest ofthe state vehicles? Yeah, it’s the early bird that getsthe best worms; these jobs are already gone.

However, we do have worms that pop up regularlyfor the night owls who have trouble getting it togetherearly.

Currently, we have 186 active jobs on our collegejob board, 139 full-time, and 85 part-time waiting forstudents and alumni to apply. Since July 2004,we’ve had 1,221 jobs posted. Of these jobs, 889 werefull-time, 501 part-time, 32 internships, 56 seasonaland three freelance. Numbers add to 1,482 becausesome positions are listed in more than one category.

The most popular types of listings by frequencyhave been Office and Administrative Support, Fi-nance/Financial Management Services, Health Care,Marketing, Advertising and Sales, Business, Ac-counting, Broadcasting, Counseling and HumanServices, Food Services, Computer Programming,Child Care, Computer Science, Mathematics andStatistics, Retail Services, Management, and PublicRelations. In addition, there were 65 additional jobtypes listed less frequently.

OK, you’re tired of reading stats. You’re looking fora job now. So, how do you apply? OKCCC job listingsthrough College Central Network are located at www.collegecentral.com/okccc.

Click the Student or Alumni Icon; then click onRegister Now. If you’re a current student, your userID must be your Student College ID number. If you’rea former student who didn’t get a seven-digit ID, youruser ID should be the letters “AL” followed by the lastfive digits of your social security number.

Create a unique password, write it down for later,and click Continue Registration to list required infor-mation.

After that you can choose either to search for jobsor upload a résumé for employers to peruse. Each jobdescription contains contact information so that youmay apply directly. The vast majority of jobs arelocated in the Oklahoma City area; however, we haveone as far away as China.

If you would like help in your job search, résumédevelopment, interviewing, or just have us listen toyou whine (five-minute limitation before we move toproblem solving), come by Employment Services inthe Office of Student Life, call 682-7519, or [email protected].

Please call or e-mail when you get a job; we need tofeel successful (and to keep placement statistics).

—Linda FayEmployment Services Coordinator

Columbia Pictures takesyou back to the old schoolwith its summer hit, “Lordsof Dogtown.”

This movie is written bythe famous skateboard leg-end Stacy Peralta.

The film gives viewers alook into the creation of theZ boys.

The setting is early 1970sand shows what propelledthree friends to becomehousehold names as skat-ers.

There are three Z boys —Tony Alva, played by VictorRasuk; Jay Adams, playedby Emile Hirsch and StacyPeralta, played by JohnRobinson.

The movie was true to theera. Everything seemed likeyou were transformed intotypical 1974 Southern Cali-fornia.

Heath Ledger from “ThePatriot” and “A Knight’sTale,” plays Skip, a surferwho owns a local surf shop

Admissions asks for patienceTo the editor:

I work in Admissions andwe are short-handed rightnow, although we are in theprocess of hiring.

Due to the lack of extrapersonnel and the heavy fallenrollment, the Admissionsoffice is experiencing longer-than-usual wait time andlines.

I thought it would be agood idea to let studentsknow the best ways to getthings done with Admis-sions without having to waitforever.

First of all, the worst timeto come to Admissions rightnow is lunch.

We are short-handed as itis, and we have to run al-most a skeleton crew from

noon to 2 p.m.The best time to come is

in the morning (we open at8 a.m., except Thursdays)or on Monday evenings (weclose at 8 p.m. on Mon-days).

Another bad time to cometo Admissions is on Fridayafternoons. This is an ex-tremely busy time for usand we close on Fridays at5 p.m.

Students also need toknow they will need to waitin the main Admissions linefor parking decals and IDs;we just don’t have the staffto run the ID and parkingdecal area separately rightnow.

There are always excep-tions. Sometimes staff from

other areas of the collegecome in to help make IDs oreven form a transcripts-onlyline... but these are excep-tions and happen rarely.

Students need to bring aphoto ID and plan aheadfor an extended wait time.We are trying our best toassist students in a timelymanner.

We just ask that they re-main patient and try tocome in during our slowerhours of operation.

Students are more thanwelcome to call and checkthe hours of operation sincethey vary during heavy en-rollment.

—Laurie Rosenbaum-Thornton

Admissions Clerk

and realizes he can marketthe young Z boys.

He then puts togetherteam Zephyr, giving theboys skateboards and T-shirts. He has them prac-tice to become the ultimateskate team.

The movie shows thehighs and lows of the teamas they become more fa-mous and as money starts

to sway members awayfrom team Zephyr.

The skate scenes werenice and true to the era.You won’t see any tricksthat shouldn’t be there.

One part I thought wasover the top and cheesy wasthe portrayal of TopperBurks played by JohnnyKnoxville from “Jackass”and “Deuces Wild.”

This film is rated PG-13for drug and alcohol con-tent, sexuality, violence,language and reckless be-havior.

Overall, I thought thiswas a fast-paced and enter-taining movie, whether youlove skateboarding or surf-ing.

Nose manual your way tothe nearest theater towatch the legendary Z boyscarve it up.

I rate this movie a 4 outof 5.

—John SavageStaff Writer

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Going back to the beginning with BatmanThe Dark Knight is back

in “Batman Begins,” andfinally, a Batman film wor-thy to bear the title.

Revolving around the ori-gin of Batman (ChristianBale), the film tells usBruce Wayne’s story andexplains why he does whathe does.

While traveling the world,Wayne learns how to fight,keep his composure andrealizes the meaning of jus-tice.

Returning to Gotham asBatman, he issues out anew way to battle deceptionand sinister villains withhelp from Alfred (MichaelCaine), Lucious Fox (Mor-gan Freeman), LieutenantJames Gordon (Gary Old-man) and District AttorneyRachel Dawes (KatieHolmes).

Supplying Wayne withinspiration, hope andstrength, Alfred, Fox, Gor-don and Dawes lend a

hand, each in their ownway, whether through be-ing a father-figure, supply-ing gadgets or being afriend.

The villains this timearound are Dr. JonathanCane (Cillian Murphey),who’s better known as theScarecrow, and his em-ployer — a secretive manbent on destroying Goth-

am.Anything beyond what

I’ve said thus far wouldspoil the movie but I willsay “Batman Begins” is upto par, if not better, than“Batman” and “BatmanReturns.”

As surprising as it was,Bale, Holmes and the othersupporting actors did am-azing jobs with their parts,

and Oldman didn’t over-power anyone as he has thetendency of doing.

The mood the film set wasas dark and brooding asTim Burton’s adaptations,and director ChristopherNolan’s job on “BatmanBegins” was more than sat-isfactory.

It had a good pace, greatstory, fun atmosphere andpowerful script to boot. Thespecial effects weren’t over-done, the music was justright and, finally, this filmwas pure Batman throughand through.

The action is some of thebest in a Batman movie,and the different gadgetsBatman has at his disposalhave been upgraded to fitthe more unforgiving sideBatman shows in “BatmanBegins.”

It also was really interest-ing, and fun, to see howBatman acquired his suit,Batmobile, Batarangs andBatbelt, let alone the con-struction of the Batcave.It’s good to see a comicbook film pay close atten-tion to detail, not only inthe story, but also to thefranchise that’s been rag-ing since it began.

X-Men? Pfft. Spiderman?Who’s that? Batman iswhere it’s at this timearound and I’ve got a strongfeeling “Batman Begins”will make a good first im-pression.

Learn how it all started,enjoy the adventure andrevel in the ride. “BatmanBegins” has A written allover it.

—Richard HallStaff Writer

Equality demanded forsmoking security officersTo the editor:

I am writing in response to “You Asked For It” questionthat [Safety and Security Coordinator] Keith Bourqueanswered.

The question was “Why doesn’t security enforce the 25-foot rule for smokers outside of school?” Bourque’s an-swer was “If we are called out, we will enforce. It is everyemployee’s duty to enforce the state law.”

Well, how can they enforce a law that they don’t practicethemselves?

I was leaving the libary after the Pathways graduationand two security officers were standing outside the door.One was smoking. A visitor noticed them and said, “Iguess the law does not apply to security officers, justeveryone else.”

So, what kind of example are they setting? Is it a do-as-I-say-and-not-as-I-do kind of thing?

—LaWanda LaVarnwayPhotography Lab Assistant

‘The Perfect Man’ does existThe cheesiest and yet the

sweetest film of this sum-mer is about to make youbelieve, for a brief moment,that Mr. Perfect does existout there.

Girlfriends, just remem-ber, you do live in a realworld after all.

“The Perfect Man” por-trays the desire for affectionof a single mom, Jean (Hea-ther Locklear).

Jean relocates with hertwo young teenage daugh-ters every time some loserbreaks her heart, whichhappens often.

Jean’s older daughterHolly (Hilary Duff) decidesher mom must realize sheneeds to see her true self,and she deserves the per-fect man who’s made forher.

Holly is in need of someadvice on searching for theright man for Jean, so sheturns to her friend’s charm-ing and sexy Uncle Ben(Chris Noth), who knowswomen.

“He could be anywhereelse in the world, but hechooses to be with her, be-cause life is better with herby his side,” Ben said whenhe was asked what kind ofman would be perfect forJean.

Ben owns an exotic bis-tro in Brooklyn, New York,where Carson Kressley(from “Queer Eye For TheStraight Guy”) is a bar-

tender.Kressley certainly

adds quite a bit of a kickto the film. Without him,half of the humorwouldn’t be there.

“The Perfect Man” isgreat for raising hopethat there is a perfectman waiting for yousomewhere.

All you need to do isbelieve in yourself tomake it happen.

The film goes over-board in some partswhere things are a littletoo good to be true.

But other than that,“The Perfect Man” is afunny and decent film towatch with a girlfriend oryour daughter, especially ifyou’re a single mom.

“The Perfect Man” is nowopen in theaters nation-wide.

The film is rated PG forsome mildly suggestivecontent.

—Caroline TingContributing Writer

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Instructor Sheila Rider prepares art students for a new color to mix with the other shades on their paper. TheTiny Tot Art Class is part of the College for Kids program at OKCCC. The summer-long program provides childrenwith a different class each week. All classes are $30 each or kids can enroll in three classes a week for $75.


Budding Artists

Adjunct professor Margaret Winstead will be missed

Dr. Toddreceivesfollow-upsurgery


Long-time adjunct faculty mem-ber Margaret Winstead died of can-cer June 1. She was 64.

Winstead taught at OKCCC from1981 to the present. She taughtreading and learning skill classes.

“She was scheduled to teach aclass this summer but, becauseshe had cancer and was scheduledfor an operation, she had with-drawn from teaching that class,”said Linda Robinett, learning skillsprofessor.

Winstead developedan infection after theoperation, causing herdeath, Robinett said.

“She was such a dedi-cated teacher, andmany of our staff andstudents knew her.”

Arts and HumanitiesDean Susan VanSchuy-ver agreed with Robi-nett.

“[Winstead] was awonderful instructorand a very nice person,”VanSchuyver said.

“Margaret was dependable,knowledgeable and consistent, and

her studentsappreciated herefforts to helpthem learn.”

Winstead wasconscientious,VanSchuyversaid.

She said, atthe end of lastsemester, Win-stead comple-ted her classand turned hergrades in on

time although she was extremelyill.

Winstead was a long-time edu-

cator.She taught in the Western

Heights school district from 1965to 1981. She taught in Moore Pub-lic Schools from 1981 to thepresent as well as teaching as anadjunct at OKCCC during thoseyears.

Winstead also was an adjunctprofessor at the University of Okla-homa from 1988 to 2003.

Winstead’s funeral service washeld June 4 at St. Mark, the Evan-gelist Catholic Church in Norman.

“We will miss her,” VanSchuyversaid.

Editor Christiana Kostura can bereached at [email protected].


OKCCC president Bob Todd isresting at home after the success-ful insertion of a pacemaker June10.

Todd was released from the hos-pital June 13, said Paul Sechrist,provost/vice president for aca-demic affairs.

After a few weeks of rest, Todd isexpected to return to the college tocontinue working part time,Sechrist said.

Todd had begun working parttime after previous surgeries lastJanuary.

Mitral valve replacement and asingle arterial bypass surgery side-lined Todd for a few months lastsemester.

Sechrist said Todd is looking for-ward to returning to his work atthe college.

“He asked me to thank everyonefor their thoughts and prayers,”Sechrist said.

Editor Christiana Kostura can bereached at [email protected].

Margaret Winstead


Former photography prof’s art is on display at Capitol


By Shawn BryantStaff Writer

Jim Meeks, formerOKCCC photography pro-fessor, and his wife Jackiehave an exhibit on displayat the state Capitol.

The exhibit, “3 Cities, 2Views,” opened May 9 andwill run through July 9,said Karen Sharp, VisualArts director at the Capitol.

The exhibit contains pic-tures from London, NewOrleans and Santa Fe,Meeks said.

The exhibit is located onthe first floor in the NorthGallery, Sharp said.

The Capitol itself has nor-mal operating hours of 8a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, but theexhibit can be accessedthrough the west entranceseven days a week, Sharpsaid.

Sharp said she has no-ticed a wide range of posi-tive approval in regards tothis show.

“It’s a great exhibit,”Sharp said.

LaWanda LaVarnway,OKCCC photography labassistant, said she wasimpressed with the Meeks’swork.

“It was beautiful,” La-

Varnway said.Meeks said he is excited

that both his and his wife’swork are on display.

“I have 12 black-and-

white photos on display,and my wife has 13 colorphotos,” Meeks said.

“All photos have beentaken since [the year]

2000,” Meeks said.Those in charge of setting

up the exhibit did a fabu-lous job of arranging thepictures, Meeks said.

Meeks and his wife do notalways work together, buttend to do so when on va-cation, he said.

“When we go someplace,we usually go for photoge-nic reasons,” Meeks said.

Meeks said he knows theCapitol curator Scott Co-wan through freelancework as well as previousexhibits and decided to dothe show in order to helpout his friend.

Meeks said he actuallyattended his first photogra-phy class at OKCCC but,for the most part, consid-ers his abilities to be self-taught.

Meeks taught photogra-phy classes at the collegefor close to eight years be-fore he became the ChiefPreperator and Photogra-pher at the Oklahoma CityMuseum of Art.

Meeks said he tries tostay as active as possiblewhen it comes to photogra-phy.

“I do a show here andthere,” he said.

He said that he practicesphotography for personalreasons rather than finan-cial ones.

“I’m out money if any-thing,” Meeks said.

Staff Writer Shawn Bry-ant can be reached [email protected].

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

A spam problem has de-veloped with OKCCC’s e-mail server for studentsand part-time faculty overthe past several months.

Multiple student e-mailaccounts have been used tocreate and send spam,causing the college to beblacklisted, or banned fromcontact, by some recipi-ents, college administratorshave confirmed.

TCP/IP Applications Spe-cialist Denny Myers, theadministrator in charge ofthe server, said blacklistsare nationwide services

that list known spammers.Computer Systems De-

velopment Director JohnRichardson said one effectof being blacklisted is hav-ing legitimate college e-mails rejected by recipi-ents.

OKCCC’s Chief Technol-ogy Officer Jim Riha saidhis department was noti-fied on March 10 that e-mail would not go throughto three students becausethe source of the e-mail hadbeen blocked.

“It was fixed 24 hourslater,” Riha said.

“That is how long it takesfor the company to take theblock off.”

“This is the only time wehave been on a blacklist in

over a year,” Myers said.College administrators

are working to resolve theproblem, Richardson said.

By using an IP address,a caller ID for computersand servers, the college candetermine the origin of thefraudulent accounts.

Myers said there are noknown spam accounts atthis time.

“After looking at severaldays worth of logs, I foundno evidence of mass e-mails,” he said.

“Outbound spamming

from our server is almostimpossible because of theway it is set up.”

Myers said college e-mailaccounts can only send upto 30 messages at a time.

“There is a [built-in] de-lay before you can sendmore messages.”

Spam is an internationalproblem, Riha said.

“Currently, 65 percent ofall e-mail sent is spam,”Riha said.

Myers said, at times,some people who are notstudents or faculty sign up

for college e-mail accounts.“We sometimes have

people try to sign up foraccounts who are not stu-dents and we try to stop it.”’

Myers said the e-mailserver is monitored 24hours a day.

He said new e-mail ac-counts are checked againststudent records in Datateland MineOnline.

“Right now, what we aredoing is a thorough job,”Richardson said.

Richardson said his de-partment is always lookingat ways to improve its han-dling of spam and spamaccounts.

Staff Writer MatthewCaban can be reached [email protected].

“Currently, 65 percent of alle-mail sent is spam.”

—Jim RihaOKCCC’s Chief Technology Officer

OKCCC attempts to rid campus computers of spam

Jim Meeks: Tunnel, London.This photo was taken byMeeks while he was onvacation in London with hiswife. The two of them tend totravel to places they feelwould be fun to shoot. Thecouple also have pictures ondisplay from their travels toNew Orleans and Santa Fe.

Jackie Meeks: AmericanGoose, Santa Fe. Meeks

snapped this shot whilevacationing in Santa Fe. She

shoots in color, whichprovides a contrasting view

with her husband’s black-and-white photography.


By John SavageStaff Writer

More than 159 athletes of all agescame to the OKCCC Aquatic Cen-ter June 11 to compete in the Okla-homa City Super Sprint Triathlon.

Swimming, biking and runningput these athletes to the test asthey raced to the finish line.

The Super Sprint Triathlon con-sists of a 500-meter swim, 12-milebike race and a 5-kilometer run.

“This is my third year competingin the OKCCC triathlon,” saidOklahoma City resident JerianneDavis, 51.

Davis took first in women events,ages 50 to 54, and came in 109thoverall.

“I enjoy how the pool is set upfor this competition,” Davis said.“Most of the time, the facilities arelacking in many of the triathlons Ihave competed in.”

Davis’s only complaint was aboutthe cycling leg of the race.

“One thing I could care less foris the bike event,” Davis said. “MayAvenue is a little too busy and thestreets being wet caused a coupleof wrecks today.”

Minor scrapes and cuts hap-pened during the wrecks that hap-pened during the triathlon, but noparamedics were needed.

Some of the athletes sought pro-fessional help to get them in shapeand conditioned for the event.

Davis explained how she used

Athletes push themselves to point of exhaustion

the training system designed byChris Carmichael who also trainedsix-time Tour De France winnerLance Armstrong.

“[The system is] excellent atworking with advanced athletes tobeginners and they have coachesthat are specific to your needs,”Davis said.

Some of the athletes who at-tended the triathlon prefer to com-pete in several other events as well.

Craig Mahl, 54-year-old residentof Canute, was the winner in theages 50 to 54 event and will be at-tending a 5-kilometer race this

weekend.“The weather was perfect for the

bikes but I felt strongest in therunning event,” Mahl said.

Mahl has a weekly workout re-gime that includes 35 to 45 mileson his bike. He also runs 20 milesper week.

After being awarded with a T-shirt and a first-place medal, Mahlmoved to the massage tablesOKCCC set up for athletes so theycould avoid getting cramps.

The Central State Massage Acad-emy students donated their timeand skills to work on not only the

athletes but also anyone else whowanted a massage.

The competition showcases ath-letes in more than 24 different agegroups.

Nine-year-old Jordan Shugart, aresident from Oklahoma City, wasall smiles as she received her T-shirt and medal before leaving withher family.

Not only did Shugart train withher dad at the OKCCC AquaticCenter for the event, she also beather father’s time by 26 minutes.She ended up being second in herdivision.

Thirty-six-year-old Scott Dann-emiller of Yukon, came in secondoverall and first in the 35 to 39 ageevent.

Dannemiller has participated inracing competitions for more thansix years, and ran track and fieldin college.

“I mostly stick to biking when Itrain now,” Dannemiller said.“There are a lot of good guys here.”

Not all athletes received medals,but that didn’t matter to 28-year-old Lisa Kinzer, who competed inthe women’s age group 25 to 29.

“I just wanted to finish and I did,”Kinzer said. “I started running ayear ago and I always swim laps[at OKCCC]. “I will probably beback to compete next year.”

For more information on upcom-ing events or to see a list of sched-ule, visit the website at www.okccc.edu/rcs.

Staff Writer John Savage can bereached at [email protected].

Photo by Frank Boyd

By Rosa ConnerNews Writing Student

The OKCCC Student FinancialAid Center has received 11,671applications for federal studentassistance for this year, saidHarold Case, Student FinancialServices dean.

Of those, only 7,350 studentshave turned in the documentsneeded to qualify for aid, Case said.

“There is much students can doto ensure they receive their aid,”he said. “The first and most impor-tant thing students can do is startearly.”

Many students had already ap-plied for financial aid by the end ofthe spring semester, but some waituntil the last minute, Case said.

However, he said, just becausestudents applied early does notguarantee they will be awarded aidby the start of the fall semester.

Crucial steps for students to receive financial aidWhen there is a problem with a

student’s application, such as anincorrect Social Security numberor the student hasn’t completedthe enrollment process, the pend-ing aid can’t be loaded into theschool system, Case said.

When this occurs, the school willsend the student a postcard or let-ter, notifying them there is a prob-lem with the application or that thefinancial aid office needs additionalinformation or paperwork, Casesaid.

“Students tend to ignore or putletters to the side to deal with later,and this, in turn, delays their eli-gibility and award,” he said.

Last semester, Max Monty, a re-turning OKCCC student, said hehad received letters that he ignoreduntil the last minute so his finan-cial aid was not available for himat the start of class.

Returning students also can faceproblems receiving financial aid ifthey are not completing require-

ments, Case said.Every semester the financial aid

office reviews academic records toensure students are meeting theacademic standards in accordancewith the U.S. Department of Edu-cation, Case said.

Students are evaluated not onlyon cumulative grade point average,but also the maximum hours or se-mesters to complete a degree orcertificate, Case said.

Students will receive letters no-tifying them that they won’t receiveaid if they’re not meeting the re-quirements. They also will receiveappeal forms, if they choose to ap-peal the action, Case said.

“Appeals are seen on a first-come, first-serve basis and shouldbe dealt with by student[s] as soonas possible to ensure they receivethe aid by the start of the semes-ter,” Case said.

Students who are awarded PellGrants are eligible to charge theirbooks and supplies at the college

bookstore the week before classstarts and two weeks into the startof class, Case said.

Students who haven’t beenawarded won’t have that advantageuntil their paperwork is in order,Case said.

This year, about 1,500 studentswere sent postcards requesting ad-ditional information so they couldcontinue their eligibility process.Case said, if students ignore theseletters, the award process can beslowed.

“Many students know the impor-tance of an early start so there willnot be as long a wait in the finan-cial aid office when the fall semes-ter gets ready to start.

“However, there will be an influxin August for those that did wait,”Case said.

For more information about fi-nancial aid, contact the Student Fi-nancial Aid Center at 682-7525 orvisit their website at www.okccc.edu/FinancialAid.

Central State Massage Academy offers free massages after the Super SprintTriathlon held on campus June 11. Arturo Alcaza, an academy student, meteight of his 600 required hours for completion in the massage program duringthe triathlon. Alcaza is set to graduate in February.


Sports

UPCOMING OKCCC youth camps are a slam dunkSUMMER YOUTH

CAMPS

•June 20 - 24: OKCCCwill have boys footballfrom 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,June 20 to 24.

Ages for this camp are9 to 11 and 12 to 14.Campers will meet byentry 7.

The cost for the campis $60. For more infor-mation, contact Comm-unity Education andHealth Coordinator JackPerkins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or e-mail [email protected].•June 20 - 24: OKCCCwill offer girls basketballfrom 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,June 20 to 24, for ages 9to 11 and 12 to 14.

For more information,contact Community Ed-ucation and HealthCoordinator Jack Per-kins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or e-mail [email protected] or visitwww.okccc.edu/rcs.

Practice filled with fun drills and skills that help campers in the future


Coach Larry Thompson shows Stephon Newman, 14, andNic Dominic, 13, how to run a defensive play. “I wanted to cometo this camp to have fun and learn about basketball,” Newmansaid.

Assistant coach trains at OKCCC for fall


More than 30 youthcampers attended theOKCCC basketball campJune 13 to 17.

Free throws, three-point-ers and crossovers werepracticed on all threecourts in the gymnasium.

Coach Jay Price has beenteaching these sport campsfor more than 10 years.

“I started coaching atChoctaw as an assistant. Ihelped with their camps 13years ago and I have beenrunning camps myself forabout 10 years now,” Pricesaid.

The campers enjoyed avariety of skill drills, includ-ing hot shots, free-throwcompetition, three-pointercompetition and scrim-mages.

In the free-throw compe-tition, Price split theyoungsters by age.

The campers lined up topractice free throws. Eachcamper got a chance to sink10 free throws before going

to the end of the line andwaiting for the other par-ticipants.

“I enjoyed the free-throwevent,” said Silas Walker,age 11. “I made 5 out of 10

free throws.”After the free-throw com-

petition, Price had playersparticipate in the popularevent in the National Bas-ketball Association’s all-

star game called “hotshots.”

This game involves fiveround rubber markersplaced on the court in vari-ous spots.

Each spot on the court isworth a certain amount ofpoints.

The farther the spots arefrom the basket, the morethey are worth. The playersreceive an extra five pointsfor attempting a shot fromevery spot on the court.

“I haven’t really playedbasketball before, but I en-joyed the hot shots drill,”said Jose Gambarelli,11.

At the end of practice, thecampers had a chance toshowcase their skills asthey grouped into teams forfive-on-five scrimmages.This gave the youngsters achance to use all theirskills.

For more information,contact Community Educa-tion and Health Coordina-tor Jack Perkins at 682-1611, ext. 7205, or visitwww.okccc.edu/rcs. Staff Writer John Savagecan be reached at [email protected].


Whether freshman LarryThompson is teachingyouth camps at OKCCC, oris working out in theOKCCC gym, he is focusedon teaching and learningnew skills.

Thompson has been hel-ping out and teachingyoung athletes the funda-mentals of sports andworkout regimes.

When Thompson isn’tteaching the campers, he isworking out five days aweek.

“I like to work on chestexercises, bench presses,dumbbells,” Thompson,

said. “I like to work on myupper body and my lowerbody.”

Thompson enjoys work-ing out at OKCCC becauseof the clean facilities.

“They are real nice, clean,and not many people are inhere,” Thompson said. “I’mable to [work out] to dowhat I got to do and get outof here.”

Thompson is training forhis upcoming football sea-son at the University ofCentral Oklahoma wherehe will be assuming a line-backer position with theBroncos.

Thompson brings his ex-perience of more than eightyears of football knowledgeto the summer youthcamps and one day hopes

to coach at a higher level.“Helping in the youth

camps this summer hastaught me drills that I canuse later,” Thompson said.

“It can open doors for meafter football.”

Thompson enjoys teach-ing the youth and demon-strating skills that will helpthem in the future.

“I like working with littlekids. I want to be a footballcoach when I get older,”Thompson said.

Thompson wants to pur-sue his dreams and trans-fer to the University ofTexas to play for the Long-horns.

Thompson will be helpingthe youth camps this sum-mer until the fall semesterstarts.

For more information onyouth camps, contact Com-munity Education andHealth Coordinator JackPerkins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or visit online atwww.okccc.edu/rcs.

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

•June 27 - July 1: Girlsvolleyball ages 12 to 14from 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,June 27 to July 1.Campers will meet nearentry 7 before practice.

The cost for this eventis $60.

For more information,contact Community Ed-ucation and HealthCoordinator Jack Per-kins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or e-mail [email protected].•July 18 - 22: OKCCC willhave coed basketballfrom 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,July 18 to 22.

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

For more information,visit the OKCCC websiteat www.okccc.edu/rcs.

Call John at 682-1611,ext. 7440, with sportsnews.

“I’m able to[work out] to do

what I got to do andget out of here.”

—Larry ThompsonAssistant Coach

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Thieves find what they’re looking for in parking lotsThree vehicles stolen this year, one recoveredBy Matthew Caban

Staff Writer

Lock your doors —thieves are prowling cam-pus parking lots.

The most recent vehicleto be stolen from theOKCCC campus is a 2001metallic orange PontiacSunfire, owned by studentZack Geary, who reportedthe car stolen April 28. Ithas since been recovered.

Safety and Security Of-ficer John Hughes Jr. tookthe initial report.

Hughes said Geary ar-rived on campus at 5 p.m.and returned to his car inthe first row of parking lotC at 7 p.m.

According to a report filedwith the Oklahoma City

Police Department, the ve-hicle had a rear spoiler,chrome rims and a televi-sion monitor inside. The re-port listed the vehicle’svalue at $19,000.

Safety and Security Coor-dinator Keith Bourque saidGeary reported the vehiclewas recovered April 29.Geary could not be reachedfor comment.

A 2001 Chevrolet Silver-ado pickup was reportedstolen April 9. The owner,Eddie Flores, reported thetruck was stolen from park-ing lot A.

The pickup is huntergreen with chrome wheelsand tinted windows, ac-cording to a report filed bycampus Security Officer

Sgt. Ron Harden.“It was a nice, clean and

typical truck,” Flores said.Flores believes it was sto-

len because it sported aTexas Longhorns sticker.

“You know how peopleare about those things,” hesaid.

Flores called the OCPD tofile a report after speakingwith Safety and Security.Flores said the truck hasnot been found.

Another vehicle was sto-len from the campus onDec. 9 in parking lot B. Thevehicle was a 1992 greenand beige Ford Explorer.

The owner, John Jack-son, said the vehicle hadstock rims, tires and tintedwindows. Jackson could

not be reached for com-ment.

Jackson’s stepmotherJudy Rees said in the Jan.24 Pioneer that the vehicle

had not been recovered.Safety and Security Di-

rector Ike Sloas said thereappears to be no connec-tion between the thefts.

Staff Writer MatthewCaban can be reached [email protected].

Awareness can helpprevent auto thefts

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

Three vehicles have been stolen from the OKCCCcampus since December. Student Eddie Floresowned one of those vehicles — a Silverado pickup.

He said he’s not surprised to find out he isn’t alonein having a stolen vehicle.

“It’s a pretty hot spot for vehicles to be stolen ac-cording to News 9’s website,” he said.

The website, www.newsok.com, has a page devotedto crime in the Oklahoma City area. It shows that46 vehicles were stolen in the area surroundingOKCCC between January and December 2004.

Campus Safety and Security Coordinator KeithBorque said, on campus, three vehicles were stolenin 2002, one vehicle was stolen in 2003 and twowere stolen in 2004.

One of the vehicles stolen in 2004 was a HondaCivic, one of the most stolen vehicles in America.

Safety and Security Director Ike Sloas said he’snot alarmed about the number of thefts.

“I don’t think we have a higher crime rate than acomparable school like Tulsa Community College,”Sloas said.

He said, once a vehicle is reported stolen, the Safetyand Security office checks with the victim to deter-mine if perhaps the vehicle was repossessed and notstolen. If a theft is confirmed, a report can be filed,Sloas said.

“... We have Oklahoma City police take a reportand it is added to the (National Crime InformationCenter),” he said. “This is a crime database that allpolice departments are attached to.”

Bike and van patrols are run throughout the dayby Safety and Security, Sloas said.

“Whenever the building’s open, there’s at least oneperson on patrol in the parking lots.”

Sloas said there are ways people can help officersprotect their vehicle. Locking doors and hiding sparekeys is a good idea, he said.

Installing a tracking device such as OnStar or GPSalso will help police in recovering a stolen vehicle.

“You could also install an alarm or immobilizingdevice,” he said. “And most importantly, use com-mon sense.”

To report a stolen vehicle or any other Campuscrime, call Safety and Security at 682-1611, ext.7747, from either an inside phone or an outside bluecall box, located on the lettered parking lot indica-tor poles in each parking area.

Staff Writer Matthew Caban can be reached [email protected].

Top five stolen cars in 20041. 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT

Valued at about $40,000, the CadillacEscalade is a prime target for theft. The vehicle’srims alone are a prime target for thieves.

2. 2003 Nissan MaximaValued at about $20,000, the Nissan Maxima

is targeted for its high-end headlight package.The package can be removed easily and can beplaced on other vehicles.

3. 2003 Dodge StratusWith a $16,000 price tag, the Dodge Stratus

falls victim to the number three spot for its prac-ticality and non-distinctive look.

4. 2003 Chrysler SebringAs a $20,000 vehicle, the Chrysler Sebring is

eyed for its convertible style and smooth looks.The open roof also allows easy access for thieveslooking for a quick steal.

5. 2003 Dodge IntrepidWith retail up to $15,000, the Dodge Intrepid

is a lot like its brother, the Stratus. Not par-ticularly aesthetically pleasing, the Intrepid isstolen for its parts to be sold on the black mar-ket.

—Courtesy the National Insurance Crime Bureau

If your vehicle has been tampered with or if you would like moreinformation on how to better protect your vehicle while oncampus, contact Safety and Security at 682-1611, ext. 7691.

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HighlightsGive blood, help community

OKCCC will play host to a blood drive sponsored bythe Oklahoma Blood Institute and Student Life from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 in CU3. Stu-dents, faculty and staff are encouraged to donate blood.All donors will receive a T-shirt and a chance to win oneof two free cruises. All donors who pre-register for thedrive will receive two entries for the drawing. For moreinformation or to sign up, contact Student Life Commu-nity Engagement Coordinator Jon Horinek at 682-1611,ext. 7697.

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

Thursdays and 11:15 a.m. on Fridays in the Arts andHumanities building’s lounge area, under the staircase.Meetings will include discussion of a schoolwide writinganthology and offer a chance for club members to dis-play their original pieces. For more information, contactPublicity Officer Weston Mize at 204-6392.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Highlights in the subject line.

Blood drive looking for donorsBy Richard Hall

Staff Writer

Let’s hope students don’tmind a little prick in thearm. The Oklahoma BloodInstitute will hold a blooddrive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.on Wednesday, June 29, inCU3.

The drive, sponsored byStudent Life, hopes to at-tract 30 to 35 people, saidJon Horinek, CommunityEngagement coordinator.

“Giving blood is an easyway to give back to thecommunity,” Horinek said.“Giving back to the commu-nity makes everyone feelgood and it’s a great chancefor donors to help outpeople who need our help.”

Horinek said donors willreceive a T-shirt and will beentered into a drawing fora chance to win one of two7-day cruises with RoyalCaribbean.

Those who pre-registerfor the drive not only areentered twice into the draw-ing but are saved a spot inthe drive, Horinek said.

He said Student Life en-courages pre-registrationbecause it will allow themto estimate how many do-


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nors will show up and howmuch staff will be needed.

“We want to get swampedby donors,” Horinek said.“Our goal is to have noempty beds and to getpeople in and out as quick-ly as possible so blood canbe drawn from a lot ofpeople.”

Horinek said Student Lifeorganizes five two-dayblood drives through-out the academicyear, but since thisis the summersemester, thedrive will onlybe one daydue to fewerstudents, fac-ulty and staffactivity at thecollege.

Possible donorsshould be aware of the eli-gibility requirements,Horinek said.

Basic rules for eligibilityare that donors are 17years old or older, weighmore than 105 pounds, areillness free and are notpregnant, according to re-quirements from OBI’swebsite, www.obi.org

Student Life and OBIboth encourage donors toeat a healthy breakfast themorning of donating.

“It’s never a good idea togive blood on an emptystomach,” Horinek said.

He also said it’s a goodidea to eat and drink some-thing after giving blood toincrease blood sugar.

Horinek said the need forblood is always there. Onedonor can save up to threelives with the pint of bloodthey donate, he said.

Horinek said it’sperfectly safe for

someone to givea pint ofblood, and, ifthe donorwished, may

participate in thefive blood drivesStudent Life and OBIschedule every aca-demic year.

“Since the blooddrives are 40 days apart,”Horinek said, “it’s possiblethat someone could giveblood at every drive here atthe college.”

Horinek said OBI recom-mends waiting 40 days be-fore giving more blood.

He said he always likes tosee more student participa-tion and hopes this sum-mer’s drive is exceptional.

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

Guest speaker Kimily Waldron, Baptist Collegiate Ministries director at Oklahoma CityUniversity, was the special guest at the June 15 OKCCC BCM meeting. Jeff Samuel,OKCCC BCM President Carlos Obando, Juan Obando, Isaac Perez and OKCCC BCMDirector Mike Barnett enjoy the meeting’s luncheon. Sandwiches and drinks were pro-vided. BCM holds meetings every Wednesday at noon in room 3N0, located in the mainbuilding. All students are welcome and lunch is provided.

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Class ifi eds

FOR SALE: ’01 Yamaha BigBear 400, 4-wheeler. 2 X 2, lowmiles, Great condition. $3,500.969-6064.

FOR SALE: ’00 Dodge NeonSE. 5,800 miles, very clean. Mili-tary owned, $5,700 OBO. Call416-3039.

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FOR SALE: ’99 Chevy Astrovan. Works great, looks like new.Great for trips. $5,500. 635-9716.

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FOR SALE: ’78 Chevy pickuphood. Primer gray, good cond.,$75. Billet bar grill from same,exc. cond., $100. 229-7943.

Pioneer Classified Advertisingis free to all currently enrolledOKCCC students and employ-ees for any personal classifiedad. Ads must be submitted inwriting with IDs supplied orwork area and college exten-sion included. Deadline for ad-vertising is 5 p.m. Tuesdayprior to the publication date.Call 682-1611, ext. 7674, formore information.

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FOR SALE: GE profile gasdryer. Very nice, lg. capacity,works great, $75. 631-4193.

WANTED: Bassist, guitarist,and vocalist to start a punk-rockband in south OKC. Influencesfrom Blink-182 to My ChemicalRomance. David at 609-9444 be-tween 2 - 5 p.m. or 8 - 10 p.m.

FOR SALE: 8’ X 9’ black steelflatbed w/headache rack and drop-down hitch. Already removed,good cond. $500 OBO. 229-7943.

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FOR SALE: Lady Americanavibrating hospital bed. Twin, extralong, motorized. Like new. Cost$1,200 new. Will take $600. Call409-8871.

FOR RENT: Two duplexesavail. now for rent, convenientlylocated close to OKCCC. 2 bed/1car/clean and nice, $575-600month. Mention this ad and app.fee will be free! Call D&S Mgmt.for showing 691-0740, ext. 302.

ROOMMATE WANTED: 3 bed-room, 2-bath, 2-car house inEdmond. Large living rm. w/bar.$334/mo, 1/3 bills. 216-9520.

ROOMMATES WANTED: 1 to2 responsible female roommatesfor lg. home in Moore. Lg. rooms,3-car garage, 2 1/2 bath, niceneighborhood. $350/mo. plus 1/3bills. 615-2396, leave msg.

RESPONSIBLE ROOMMATEWANTED: In Norman, $265/mo.,1/2 bills. 701-5958.

Cokesbury Court ApartmentsOn campus at

Oklahoma City University.Efficiency, 2-bedroom and

4-bedroom units.Rates starting

at $361 per month.Now signing for Summer and

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HELP WANTED: Counselor towork in Alcohol/Substance AbuseOutpatient Treatment and Inten-sive Family Services Program.Must be fluent in Spanish andEnglish. CAADC Supervisionavailable. Send résumé to LCDA420 SW 10th Street, OKC, OK73116.

HELP WANTED: The Green-briar YMCA is currently acceptingapplications for Lifeguard andSwim Instructor positions. If youare interested in a job and freemembership, please call 691-8101.

FOR SALE: Day bed withtrundle. Solid wood, suitable forboy or girl, $150 OBO. Call 682-1611, ext. 7303.

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“Staff,”Cont. from page 1

professors, said Art Bode,vice president for Businessand Finance, at the MayBoard of Regents meeting.

The number increased toeight because of unex-pected additional fundingfrom the state.

That, Bode said, will al-low the college the fundingneeded to turn three part-time positions into full-timeones.

Five other full-time posi-tions will be added toOKCCC’s staff as well.

An additional interpreterwill respond to the college’s

increased need for inter-preting services for deaf orhearing-impaired studentsin the classroom.

A compliance officer inHuman Resources willmake sure the college is incompliance with variouslaws and regulations, andwill conduct necessary in-vestigations, said GaryLombard, Human Re-sources and Support Ser-vices vice president.

The administration alsois seeking increased fund-ing for student jobs onOKCCC’s campus.

If the budget is approved,an employment servicescoordinator will be hired toimplement the expandedstudent employment plan.

Also requested in thebudget is additional fund-ing for technology in theclassrooms,

If approved, a SoftwareSupport and Training po-sition will be filled to betterprovide support to thecollege’s current technologyteam, and to train facultyand staff to work with thenew technology.

Professors, additional positions, may be added to fall line upUpon approval of the new

budget, a distance educa-tion adviser will be broughtin to provide more counsel-ing for students who arestrictly online.

A security officer hasbeen added to OKCCC’sstaff already to provide pa-trol for the John MasseyCenter, the college’s newly-acquired building south of

campus.The addition of the new

positions is intended tomake OKCCC an even bet-ter school, Lombard said.

All hiring is contingent onthe proposed budget beingapproved at the Board ofRegents June 20 meeting.

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