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• Music means more than lives, editorial, p. 2.• Nursing applications being taken, p. 5.• Youth swing clubs for fun, p. 8.• Baptist club travels to New Mexico, p. 10.

July 18, 2005This Week

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Aqua guard

Photo by Holly Jones

White Water Bay lifeguard Lauren Winston, 18,oversees the happenings at the wave pool. Six Flag’sWhite Water Bay was the site of the Southwest LifeguardGames July 8 hosted by the OKCCC Aquatics Center.See page 7 for more.

OKCCC’s nursing,journalism degreesamong top in nation

It’s time to prepare for fall

By Christiana KosturaEditor

OKCCC ranks in thetop 100 associate

degree-producing collegesin nursing and journalismaccording to a report prin-ted in the June 20 issue ofCommunity College Week.

The college’s nursing pro-gram ranked number 48with about 135 graduatesannually. Health DivisionsDean Jo Ann Cobble saidshe is happy to hear aboutthe rankings.

“We have made a greateffort to be flexible in ourprogramming to meet Okla-homa City’s nursing

needs,” Cobble said.She said, in addition to

this new report, OKCCC’snursing program pass ratesalso have continued to ex-ceed others in the state.

“In 2003, we graduatedmore nursing studentsthan any other college inthe state,” Cobble said. “In2004, we were second be-hind the University of Okla-homa.”

She said pass rates areimportant because theyprove OKCCC is not onlygraduating a large quantityof nursing students butnurses high in quality aswell.

“Quality patient carestarts with quality educa-tion,” she said.“That’s our

goal.”The article states OKCCC

ranks 18th in the nation forproducing journalism andcommunications associatedegree graduates with anestimated 27 graduates in2004.

Journalism professorand faculty adviser SueHinton was thrilled to hearof OKCCC’s ranking in thelists.

“I think we have a pro-gram that built slowly butwith a firm foundation.”

Hinton said she is ex-tremely pleased to knowmany of OKCCC’s journal-

See “Degree,” page 12

See “Fall,” page 12

By Christiana KosturaEditor

Eight-week summersessions go by fast,

leaving many studentsscrambling to get every-thing taken care of for fallsemester. Are you ready?

Enrollment for the 16-week semester ends onAug. 26, said Lesa Kobriger,admissions officer. Identi-fication cards are alreadybeing stamped for fall se-mester.

For many students, it’s agood idea to see a counse-lor before enrolling, whilesome students must con-sult a counselor, said MaryTurner, student develop-ment counselor.

Concurrent students, in-

ternational students andstudents on academic pro-bation are required to seea counselor prior toenrolling in classes,Turner said.

She said thereare a variety ofreasons a stu-dent shouldsee a counse-lor.

Some of thereasons Turnersaid studentsshould see acounselor in-clude: to discussdegree and career options,to get an education planand make sure that all ofthe courses are appropriatefor the degree, to changemajors and to request a fac-ulty adviser.

Early-morning enrollees

usually get the short lines.“Early mornings (8 to 9

a.m.) tend to be muchslower right now,” Turner

said. “If you can get upthat early, there won’t be

much competition forour time.”

Once students areenrolled in classes,

they must pay forthe courses. Thedeadline to payfor classes with-

out any late fees isAug. 12 for the16-week fall se-

mester, said NancySpradling, student accountassistant in the Bursar’s of-fice.

Students who have notpaid their summer bal-ances in full by July 18 willhave their future enroll-ments canceled, said

Brandi Henson, bursar.She said students would

then be put on financialhold. This causes studentsnot to be able to accessgrades, receive transcripts,or be enrolled until the fi-nancial obligation is ful-filled.

This is not deregistration,she said. She said studentswho have their balancescurrent will stay enrolled infall classes and will not beautomatically droppedfrom the courses they en-rolled in.

Students will be respon-

sible for paying for anyclasses they have enrolledin, Spradling said.

Any students who do notpay for their classes in fullby Aug. 12 will automati-cally be set up on a pay-ment plan, Spradling said.

“The plan no longer costsstudents $25 to set up,”she said. “Instead, financecharges are assessed on thebalances.”

The first due date for stu-

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

PIONEERVol. 33 No. 39

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

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Animal lover defends pit bullsA concert is

not a sacrificeWhile millions of music fans were rejoicing dur-

ing the concert event Live 8, thousands of peoplewere dying a world away.

Live 8 consisted of eight simultaneous concerts,each in different countries, featuring some of theworld’s best musical acts.

However, the goal of the concerts was to increaseawareness of poverty in the world’s 18 poorest coun-tries.

This goal was to be accomplished by putting pres-sure on world leaders at the annual G8 Summitthis month.

Famous musicians from Stevie Wonder to a re-united Pink Floyd came together to show how muchthey care for the world’s poor.

The event seemed to be a success as 18 millionviewers watched coverage of the concerts on MTVand VH1.

Unfortunately, the success did not last long.Days after its end, viewers and media critics alike

bashed the television coverage of Live 8. The pri-mary complaint was: MTV kept cutting away fromlive performances to go to commercials or hosts.

“In the wake of our coverage [on July 2], our view-ers have resoundingly told us on line they want tosee full performances from their favorite artists,”MTV Networks Music Group president Van Tofflersaid.

The reason both MTV and VH1 cut away fromthe music was to educate viewers about theconcert’s cause, Toffler said.

This sense of awareness and education was sup-posed to lead to protests at the recent G8 summit.

In the June 25 article “Whose Jubilee?” WorldMagazine’s Mindy Belz said Live 8 organizers wereexpecting nearly 250,000 poverty protesters at therecent summit.

That was too much to ask of a group of peoplewho are more interested in hearing a song in itsentirety than saving lives.

Only 6,000 protesters came to this year’s sum-mit, said Martin O’Hanlon, of the Canadian Press.

Holding a rock concert will not solve world pov-erty. Each year, more than 8 million people aroundthe world die because they are too poor to survive,according to www.netaid.org.

It seems this is less important than watching 23uninterrupted minutes of Pink Floyd or a total ofthree Madonna songs. This is not a problem thatwill be solved by awareness alone.

“The problem is a problem that has to be solvednot by governments but by people — people givingto people,” said Greater Exodus Baptist ChurchPastor Herb Lusk of Philadelphia.

This means people giving up money and time.Volunteering in an impoverished country will solvethis problem faster than standing in a protest line.

—Matthew CabanStaff Writer

Tech program helps

To the editor:Thank you so much for

the editorial “When gooddogs go bad” by John Sav-age.

It seems to me that he isthe only one with media in-fluence that remembersthat animals will be ani-mals. Whether you own adog, cat, parrot or rat,where there is an animalthere is a risk.

So again, thank you, butmy main concern is thatthe general public conve-niently forgot that the re-cent injury received by this3-year-old child happened

when the child put his armthrough not just one, buttwo, fences.

Why are the parents ofthis child not being chargedwith child neglect? It is theresponsibility of parents toteach children proper dogsafety, and yes, a three-year-old is more than ca-pable of putting this knowl-edge to use.

On “The Rant with KevinOgle,” some uneducatedidiot said, “All pit bullsshould be killed.” This isthe same close-mindedthinking that Hitler and theNazis practiced. So much

for progress.And one more fact, all

animals can be taught ag-gressive and violent behav-ior. It is rare to have ananimal that is born with“Charles Manson traits.”

Just as humans must betaught proper behavior, somust all animals.

—Jennifer FudgeOKCCC Student

Thirteen Hispanic womenin southwest OklahomaCity recently completed aninformation technology pro-gram sponsored by OKCCCand the SBC Foundation.

The “From InformationTechnology to Work” pro-gram at the OKCCC Capi-tol Hill Center provides ba-sic computer knowledgeand job readiness skills,such as résumé prepara-tion and interviewing tech-niques. The program alsoprovides instruction in En-glish as a second language.

Karina Jaime, MariaMendoza, Rosalba Torres,

Liliana Palomino, MargaritaFlores, Alicia Plummer,Magdalena Becerra, An-tonia Martinez, EulaliaSaldana, Julia Acevedo,Maria Marquez, MariaGarcia and Maria DelCarmen Hernandez com-pleted the program on Fri-day, June 3.

Each student was award-ed a certificate of comple-tion and a $200 stipend tohelp them in their jobsearch.

—Jessica Martinez-Brooks

Media RelationsCoordinator

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“It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness;poverty and wealth have both failed.”

—Kin Hubbard

Quote of the Week

Vaughn, Wilson crash theaters

Original ‘Bears’ movie full of laughsIn 1976, Walter Matthau

and Tatum O’Neal led agroup of zany characters in“The Bad News Bears.”

To celebrate this cher-ished sports comedy, a newversion, starring Billy BobThornton, will be releasedin theaters July 22.

Before Thornton and hiscubs take the field, it’s timeto open the vault and watchthe original little league de-linquents.

In the 1976 version of“The Bad News Bears,”Matthau portrayed MorrisButterman, a former minorleague pitcher who struckout Ted Williams twice in aspring training game.

Butterman is hired byCouncilman Whitewood tocoach a ragtag bunch ofyoung players.

The team is laughed atand treated miserably fromthe get-go.

Before the first game, a ri-

val coach, Roy Turner [VicMorrow], tells Buttermanhis team does not belongin the league.

The Bears constantlyfight among themselvesand regularly argue withtheir coach.

The kids are perfect fortheir roles. These includethe rebel, the quiet one andthe bully. Each has his ownquirks and traits.

After losing their first twogames by a combined scoreof 44-0, it is obvious theBears are more potent withtheir words than their bats.

The baseball action isfunnier than the war ofwords.

The Bears make dozensof errors in their earlygames.

The pace of the movie isslow in many places to letthe characters tell theirown stories.

This is a dialogue and

character driven movie.With that said, if you plan

to watch “The Bad NewsBears” with younger chil-dren, be warned. There isplenty of foul language fromthe Bears and their coach.

Despite this, some valu-able life lessons are learnedin the end.

The characters learn tohave faith in themselvesand to play their best. Theyeven make it to the leaguechampionship game.

Another great part of themovie is watching the de-velopment of the relation-ship between player Aman-da Wurlitzer [O’Neal] andButterman.

Their father-daughterkind of relationship adds anice sense of drama.

This summer enjoy A-merica’s pastime with oneof its craziest teams.

—Matthew CabanStaff Writer

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also fullof the overcoming of it.”

—Helen Keller (1880 to 1968)

We’ve reached the point in another semester atwhich some of you are saying, “Omigosh! Will thistorment never end?” Conversely, others are saying,“Omigosh! I need more time to get this stuff done!”Regardless of which side of the torment you’re on,there are some strategies for dealing with the end-of-the-semester-feeling-stressed-and-overwhelmed-blues.

First of all, breathe. It’s amazingly good for you...especially if you take slow, deep breaths. Feel freeto close your eyes, too.

Secondly, get organized. If you’ve spent the se-mester just sort of flying by the seat of your pants,now is the time to take some time getting it all to-gether. Sit down with your calendar and syllabi,and plot out what you have left to do and by when.Calculate how much time you need to devote to eachtask (writing the paper, studying for the test, etc.)and block that time out on your calendar. Try todivide the time up so that it is evenly distributed.Remember that it’s better to overestimate how muchtime you will need than to underestimate it.

Pace yourself. Marathon sessions often do moreharm than good. If you find that you are re-readingthe same passage several times, or that your notesseem to blur together, then it’s time for a break.You can’t force more into your brain than it is will-ing to take. Information forced in may scramble sothat it makes little sense when you try to remem-ber it in a meaningful form later.

Take care of yourself. Neglecting to eat and sleepwill only wear you down. You’ll be much more effi-cient and productive if you eat properly and getenough rest.

Keep it all in perspective. Falling down sometimeshurts our knees, but it usually hurts our pride more.If your performance this time was less than stellar,evaluate what went wrong and plan to correct yourmistakes in the future. In time, this will all be amemory.

Laugh. By the time we’re adults, life has whippedmost of the joy out of us. We live our lives in exag-gerated melodrama with glasses that are alwayshalf-empty and where dark clouds perpetually blockthe sun. So, make a funny face at yourself whenyou walk by a mirror. Think about all the times youscared your mom when she checked your pantspockets on laundry day. E-mail a silly joke to your-self and act surprised when you read it. Savor theflavor of a cookie. Visualize your own success.

Above all, love yourself and be at peace. Bestwishes from the Counselors in the Center for Stu-dent Development.

—Mary TurnerStudent Development Counselor

There aren’t many moviesthat are truly funny fromstart to finish.

“Wedding Crashers,” star-ring Vince Vaughn andOwen Wilson, is absolutelyone of those movies.

It seems like most roman-tic comedies usually have afew scenes of real comedycrammed into two hours ofboredom.

Not this one. The audi-ence literally starts laugh-ing with the opening sceneand continues to do so un-til the credits hit the screen.

This is a movie that haseverything right where itshould be.

The script and actors arehilarious in their own right.Combine the two and youhave the most clever movie

of the summer.Vaughn and Wilson play

divorce mediators whospend their off-hours at-tending weddings theyweren’t invited to so theycan pick up chicks.

They have a set of rulesfor freeloading at a weddingthat are gut-busting towatch in action.

These two are actually acomic duo whose chemis-try is easily comparable tothat shared by Gene Wilderand Richard Prior.

Vaughn is a personal fa-vorite of mine. Wilson, be-fore this movie, was any-thing but.

Wilson’s movies havebeen so bad in the past Iused to think the ScreenActor’s Guild should put a

hit out on him.However, this perfor -

mance has changed theway I feel about him as acomedian.

The dialogue these twoshare when discussingtheir plan of attack waspriceless.

There also is some of that“American Pie” type sexualhumor that raises the barand brings down the house.

Christopher Walken andWill Ferrell only add laughsto this side-splitter.

I seriously doubt therewill be another movie thisfunny for a long time.

If you don’t mind laugh-ing like a schoolgirl, this isa must see.

—Shawn BryantStaff Writer

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Photo by Holly Jones

CandeLario Martinez along with Jose Fonseca of Chambers Golf Construction set avalve control box and a quick connect for the pond’s new irrigation system on the cornerof May Avenue and S.W. 74 Street.

Win an Apple iPod shuffle at theBrown Bag Lunch series this fall

By Earl KennethSneed Jr.

News Writing Student

Student Life will continuefree admission for theBrown Bag Lunch series inthe upcoming school year,said Jon Horinek, Commu-nity Engagement coordina-tor.

The Brown Bag Lunchseries is an educational se-ries of seminars offered 12to 15 times each semester,Horinek said.

This year students will beeligible for prizes once theyattend a session.

Drawings for prizes areplanned for each session,Horinek said.

He said the final prize ofthe semester will be an anApple iPod shuffle.

Each seminar equips stu-dents with skills not offeredin the classroom, Horinek

said.“It is one of our more suc-

cessful programs,” he said.Horinek said sessions are

scheduled to range frominformation on car insur-ance to studying and test-taking skills.

Sessions are taught by avariety of people includingprofessionals such as Ben-ny Mitchell with FarmersInsurance and college em-ployees such as StudentDevelopment CounselorMary Turner.

Turner’s test-taking ses-sion was a popular sessionlast year, Horinek said.

“I think it is a wonderfulopportunity for students toprove their skills withoutbeing obligated to a class,”Turner said.

The first session of thesemester is scheduled forThursday, Sept. 1.

Sessions will be offerednearly every week of thesemester on Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Horinek said.Each session lasts for 45

minutes in the collegeunion. The sessions beginat either noon at 12:30 p.m.

Students do not have tosign up prior to the sessionto be admitted, he said.

During the program’sfirst year, each session av-eraged 20 people, Horineksaid.

“The department hasmeasured their success onpositive student response.”

“As long as someone getssomething out of it we havebeen successful.”

For students who are notable to attend, Student Lifehopes to have the informa-tion provided via the col-lege’s website, he said.

For more information onthe Brown Bag Lunch se-ries contact Horinek at682-1611, ext. 7697.

Building the future

By Ross SmithNews Writing Student

The choir, jazz and gui-tar ensembles will entertainOKCCC students and com-munity with free concertsthis fall.

These performances arean opportunity to see fellowstudents showcase theirmusical abilities, said Mu-sic Professor Dave Archer.

Musicians such as EdgarCruz, world renowned clas-sical guitarist, have per-formed at OKCCC in thepast year.

However, some OKCCCstudents said they wouldlike to see more fellow stu-dents doing the performing.

“I really enjoy it when I getto see famous musiciansbut seeing someone thatyou know makes it a lotmore exciting,” said SamKennamer, OKCCC art ma-jor.

OKCCC’s music programhas always had a good per-formance schedule, Archersaid.

“We really want to bringmore students to our per-formances and furtherpeople’s knowledge of ourprogram,” Archer said.

He said the college willhost several shows duringthe fall semester.

These include a Fall Cho-ral on Oct. 6, a jazz and gui-tar ensemble performance,and Christmas show onDec. 2.

Dates have not yet beenset for the jazz and guitarensemble performances.

Students wanting totravel off campus also areencouraged to attend Sou-thern Nazarene Univer-sity’s Choral Festival Oct.14.

For more information onthe performances, contactArcher at 682-1611, ext.7245, or by e-mail atdarcher@okccc.edu.

Student ensemblesto perform concerts

By Holly PalmerNews Writing Student

Students probably never realized just how many pinetrees there are on the OKCCC campus.

Building and Campus Services Supervisor Gary Phillipssaid 521 pine trees on campus received two applicationsof a fungicide in June.

Many of these trees are at the tree farm located thenear the aquatic center, while others are spread aroundcampus.

“The spray kills pine blight, which damages or killspine trees in Oklahoma,” Phillips said.

He said the fungicide is not harmful to humans, al-though it may have a chemical odor.

The cost is $1,800 per treatment. This money comesfrom the Physical Plant’s budget. Landscapes, Etc. wascontracted to spray the trees, Phillips said.

The trees receive this treatment two times a year.Each treatment consists of two applications, 14 days

apart.Phillips said the second treatment would be in the fall.Students said they appreciate the trees.“I like the pine trees around campus,” said Zac Lovato,

nutrition major.

Campus trees receivefungicide treatments

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Retired business professor dead at 68

By Amy SullivanNews Writing Student

Nursing applications forthe spring semester arenow available, said MaryTurner, Student Develop-ment counselor.

Turner said studentscould get a nursing schoolapplication at the office ofAdmissions or the office ofStudent Development.

The application must bereturned by noon, Septem-ber 16, Turner said.

Students can apply to thenursing program, “as soonas they meet the basic ap-plication requirement,”said Claire Echols, StudentDevelopment counselor.

“Having a passion forhelping the sick is definitelya step in the right direc-tion,” said Echols. Appli-cants must be eligible foradmission to OKCCC andeligible for placement incollege level math, Englishand science courses,Echols said.

Application requirementsalso include a high school

By Erin SanchezNews Writing Student

Six trees were trans-planted near the LeftwichMemorial Library from theOKCCC tree farm June 21.

A new irrigation systemalso was installed to waterthem.

Five water oak trees wereplanted along the northside of the library next toparking lot B.

Water oaks have drooping

By Christiana KosturaEditor

Many tears and lots oflaughter filled OKCCC’stheater on July 7 as retiredprofessor Connie Nieser’sfamily and friends gatheredto honor her during a me-morial service.

Nieser, 68, died July 2.She was visiting her son inLas Vegas, Nev., when shesuccumbed to heart failure.

Nieser worked for OKCCCfor 24 years before retiringin 2002.

“Her death was sudden,”said Mark Nieser, her son.“It was peaceful.”

While at OKCCC, Nieser’saccomplishments includedfounding the accountinglab and winning the fac-ulty-of-the-year award in

1991.“My mother was a great

planner and problemsolver,” her son said. “Mymother’s goal was to pre-pare children for life ontheir own.”

Nieser’s daughter, SusanNieser, said her mother hadmany special qualities. Shesaid her mother loved herfamily and loved to travel.Connie Nieser was a strongrole model of a successfulwoman, her daughter said.

Nieser had many friendsat the college. Three ofthem spoke about Nieser atthe memorial.

Myra Decker, professor ofaccounting and business,played several songs on thepiano in honor of Nieser.

She said she wanted tothank Nieser for befriend-ing her in Decker’s firstyears at the college and al-

lowing Decker into Nieser’sfamily.

“What a model of an ex-cellent teacher she was forme,” Decker said.

Kayla Fessler, accountingprofessor, said Nieser lovedto travel and have fun.

“Through Connie, we gotto travel,” Fessler said.“Connie loved to laugh, andshe loved to laugh at her-

self.”Anita Williams, business

professor, read aloud a let-ter she wrote to say good-bye to Nieser.

“You were such a bless-ing to us all,” Williams said.

All three women, alongwith Nieser’s children, toldthe audience of funny sto-ries involving Nieser.

Connie Nieser’s son tolda story about his mothermaking him be a respon-sible adult.

Her son said when he was16, his mother was havingtrouble getting him to dohis Saturday chores. So, hesaid, she decided to hold

his car keys “hostage” un-til he completed his chores.The “ransom” for his keyswas completion of hischores.

A photo tribute of Nieser’slife, showing her growingup, sharing fun times withfamily and friends, andtraveling was shown at theend of the service.

Mark Nieser said therewould be a scholarship inNieser’s name. Her familyrequested that donationsbe made to her scholarshipfund in lieu of flowers.

Editor Christiana Kosturacan be reached at editor@okccc.edu.

“Connie loved to laugh, and she loved tolaugh at herself.”

—Kayla FesslerAccounting Professor

Apply to nursing program as soon as possiblegraduation GPA of 2.75 ortotal college retention GPAof 2.5 or GED average scoreof 530. The student alsoneeds a minimum COM-PASS reading score of 86,she said.

Echols said, according tothe Health Professions andAdmissions Committee,there is no set number ofpreference points.

Nevertheless, the studentwants as many preferencepoints as possible becauseof the high level of compe-tition for admission in theprogram, she said.

Those who are competi-tive with their preferencepoints will have a greaterchance of being acceptedinto the nursing program,Echols said.

She said the number ofpreference points that areacquired is what admitsstudents. Echols said anassociate degree in regis-tered nursing helps the stu-dent learn the technicalaspect of being a nurse.She also said a bachelor’sdegree in nursing helps thestudent learn managementand community health in

addition to the technicalaspect of nursing.

OKCCC has students ap-plying for the nursing pro-gram from other institu-tions, said George Maxwell,Student Developmentcounselor.

“It’s a tough program toget into,” Maxwell said.

“OKCCC’s nursing pro-gram has better than an 86percent pass rate [on thestate nursing exam,] whichis higher than the national

pass rate,” Echols said.The nursing program re-

quires 72 credit hours tocomplete the degree, ex-cluding the preference-point-only classes. Thoseclasses are pharmacology,overview of nursing andmedical terminology,Echols said.

The student can takethese preference-point-onlyclasses before applying orbeing accepted to the pro-gram, she said.

Echols said many cour-ses will transfer to a four-year institution. However, itis very important that thestudents check with theirprospective institutions assoon as they become awarethey will be transferring,she said.

Students who want to bein the nursing programshould understand whatbeing a nurse is about andwhy they want to be nur-ses, Maxwell said.

Tree transplant flawlessy finishedbranches, grow moderatelyfast and can reach a maxi-mum height of 75 feet.

The other tree, a lacebark elm, replaced a treethat died in the plaza, saidGary Phillips, Building andCampus Services supervi-sor.

Lace bark elm trees growrapidly to a maximumheight of 50 feet.

The cost of the six treetransplants was $875, Phil-lips said.

“The trees are going to bereally pretty once they’re

full grown,” said CourtneyDavis, sociology major.

A $750 bubbler irrigationsystem also was added towater the six trees. Eachtree now gets its own sup-ply of water.

Phillips said, when thebubbler system turns on,“[the water] just runs overand bubbles over.”

Money for both of theseprojects was supplied bythe Building and CampusServices department bud-get, which is used to makeimprovements on campus.

Connie Nieser

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By Catherine TullosNews Writing Student

Students interested in biology or computer sci-ence will soon have a new degree option. This fall,OKCCC students can obtain a degree in bioinfor-matics.

John McMurray, a leader of the bioinformatics pro-gram, said the most simplified definition of bioinfor-matics is, “The application of computers to answerbiological questions. Any biologist who uses a com-puter could be considered a bioinformatician.”

Bioinformatics specifically analyzes the discover-ies from the last decade of the Human GenomeProject, said Charlotte Mulvihill, biotechnology di-rector. The word genome is defined as the geneticmaterial of an organism. Basically, the Human Ge-nome Project has tried to discover the structure ofthe human genetic material, DNA.

“Bioinformatics uses computers to help mine allthis data to look for parallels among gene sequencesknown and unknown to help assign functions,”Mulvihill said.

“Our program is pretty special, receiving grantsfrom private sources as well as state and federalagencies,” said Max Simmons, Science and Math-ematics Division dean.

OKCCC is one of two community colleges in theUnited States to offer an associate degree in bio-informatics, McMurray said. None of the four-yearuniversities in Oklahoma offer a degree in bioinfor-matics.

The bioinformatics degree program at OKCCC re-quires a minimum of 65 credit hours. The coursesin the program focus on biotechnology, computerscience and, of course, bioinformatics, according tothe bioinformatics page of the course catalog.

There are many job opportunities in the field ofbioinformatics. McMurray said much molecular datahas been collected in laboratories over the last de-cade.

Both private- and government-funded laborato-ries need people to analyze this data, which some-one with a background in bioinformatics would bequalified to do. There also are many institutions thatoffer bioinformatics graduate degree programs, Mc-Murray said.

A bioinformatics web page is in the process of beingconstructed, said McMurray, creator of the webpage. It will be available at the end of August atwww.okccc.edu/binfo/index.

Student Life now hiring

By Rosa ConnerNews Writing Student

Enrollment at OKCCC isexpected to rise by 4 per-cent this fall, which maytranslate into longer linesand scheduling conflicts.

Last fall, the number ofstudents enrolled hit a newhigh at about 12,000. It’sexpected to top near13,000, said Gloria Cár-denas Barton, Dean of Ad-missions/Registrar.

With this increase of en-rollment, the peak of stu-dents coming to admis-sions will increase aroundmid-July through the be-ginning of the fall semester,she said.

“With so many studentscoming in late to enroll,they will be running a riskof having to spend at leastthree or more hours gettingenrolled,” she said.

“Enrollment applicationsare available online or atthe front desk of the Admis-sions/Records office,” saidMegan Stephens, Admis-sions clerk.

Barton said one of themost common problemsstudents may face whenenrolling is not having theirtranscripts with them. Ifstudents have been out ofhigh school three years orfewer they will need to bring

College offers newbioinformatics degree

Procrastination doesn’t pay offa high school transcriptwith them along with theirSAT/ACT scores, or theywill not be able to completethe enrollment process, shesaid.

Stephens said anothercommon problem studentsrun into, whether they arenew or returning, is mak-ing sure they bring in tran-scripts from other collegesor universities they have at-tended. They will be able tocomplete enrollment butwill not receive credit forthe classes they havetaken.

“When students enrollthey visit with an enroll-ment counselor and will beinformed if they are miss-ing any paperwork or test-ing requirements,” Steph-ens said.

Some students have al-ready experienced longwaits. “It took me about oneto two hours to enroll, thenabout one and a half hoursto take the COMPASStests,” said Amanda Fisher,a respiratory care therapymajor. She enrolled inOKCCC two weeks ago.

Stephens said, “The lon-ger students wait to enroll,the longer they will end upwaiting in line.”

Students who wait to en-roll also run the risk offewer classes being avail-able.

“This makes it harder for

us to help the studentsbuild a suitable and conve-nient schedule for them,because classes they needare no longer available,”she said.

Some students havefound ways to begin the en-rollment process withoutcoming to campus. MelissaRaiford, visual arts major,said she enrolled last week.Raiford said she receivedher application at her highschool, completed it andsent it in with her tran-scripts.

Barton said there will beextended hours for Admis-sions, but students shouldnot wait until the lastminute to come in.

“Students need to plan tospend some time here. Theearlier in the day the bet-ter,” Barton said.

Classes begin Aug 22.The last day for enrollmentis Aug 26.

For more information,and extended summerhours, visit www.okccc.edu or call Admissions at682-7515.

By Megan BryceNews Writing Student

Student Life EmploymentServices said goodbye toJessica Jones, part-timeassistant who graduatedthis summer. Jones workedfor the department for twoyears while she took classesat OKCCC.

Jones will be truly mis-sed, said Employment Ser-vices Coordinator LindaFay. But, the vacancy willbe filled.

“We will be hiring withinthe next couple of weeks for

this position.” The positionis listed in Human Re-sources for students inter-ested.

It is not required that theapplicant be a student atOKCCC, but it is preferred.Since it is a part-time job,it is only 25 hours a week.

There are a few require-ments for this job includ-ing communication skills.

“We need a people per-son,” Fay said.

The position also requiresgrammar and computerskills.

The part-time assistantwill assist other studentsand help them find jobs.

The position also requiressmall tasks like listing jobson the job board.

It is an ongoing positionso students can work thereuntil graduation if desired.

The part-time assistantwill work in the StudentLife Employment Servicesoffice along with Fay andher assistant Sheila Ald-ridge.

The part-time assistantwill have his or her owndesk to work from.

Interested students needto fill out an applicationbefore July 22, Fay said. Noapplications will be ac-cepted after that time.

“The longer studentswait to enroll, the

longer they will endup waiting in line.”—Megan Stephens

Admissions Clerk

July 18, 2005 • PIONEER • 7

Matt Schane, of Rose State College, slides for the green stickin the pick-up sticks competition.

Kelsey Reneau, OKCCC’s head lifeguard, judges the competitionat Six Flag’s White Water Bay. The competition, called Spinal InjuryManagement, consists of one lifeguard feigning injury in the waterwhile four others dive in and try to save him or her. The rescuershave different tasks during the game: one straps the victim onto astretcher while the other three quickly analyze the situation andharm done.

Text byJohn Savage

Photos byHolly Jones

OKCCC junior lifeguards hit the wa- ter as they competed against more

than 15 junior and senior teamsfrom more than five states in the 20th annuallifeguard games July 8, at Six Flag’s White Wa-ter Bay in Oklahoma City.

The games began at 8 a.m. as the juniorsand seniors split into teams. Junior teams weremade of lifeguards ages 15 and younger, whilethe senior teams consisted of those ages 16and up.

Two junior teams competed for OKCCC, theRed and Blue teams. Each team had a total of four members.

Many of the contestants had catchy and funny slogans hand-written in markeron their backs, representing their team.

OKCCC student Mandy McDonald said she was competing for the White Wa-ter Bay senior guards and that her team had an incredible name.

“Our team name was The Incredibles,” McDonald said.The team got their name idea from the hit 2004 animated film of the same

name.“We even have the insignia,” she said.One of the most popular events of the day was tug-of-war.This placed the lifeguards in a four-on-four match-up of strength and stamina.OKCCC junior lifeguard Chris Vu, 11, and his teammates won the first heat of

the tug-of-war but were out-pulled in the later rounds. “This was my first time competing in [the lifeguard games],” Vu said. “And I

plan to be back next year.”The Red team took 7th overall while the Blue team took 12th.

Guards hitthe waves

OKCCC junior lifeguards Katie Davis, Robert Griffey, Mathew Bumgarner and Natthapume“Ping” Attamakulsri took 5th in the tug-of-war competition at the 20th Anniversary SouthwestLifeguard Games held at Six Flag’s White Water Bay.

Lifeguards from more than five states take time to cool off between games. More than 250 lifeguardsparticipated in the games.

8 • PIONEER • July 18, 2005

Sports

UPCOMING Youth camp swings for the greenSUMMER YOUTH

CAMPS

Coach Bost teaches youth campers the basic techniques of golf

Wellness Center deliverscustomer service with a smile

By John SavageStaff Writer

Kinks were being ironed out as golfclinic campers practiced hitting golfballs in the practice field on thesouthwest side of the campus July11 to 15.

Coach Fred Bost, a golf coach atWestern Heights Junior High School,had the campers practicing variouskinds of shots.

“We will do full swing, how to hit adriver and mid irons,” Bost said.“We’ve already practiced chipping andputting.

“We try to do drills that won’t havethem swinging as hard as they could,”he said.

The golfers, aged 9 to 11, lined uplike a firing squad as they blasted golfballs onto the practice field.

During the exercises Bost wouldstop the campers at times to coachthem on the right way to hold theclub, and the right speed and angles.

The campers were taught to usetouch on some of the chipping exer-cises.

Practicing these exercises allows thecampers to be able to get the ball tothe right height, Bost said.

This allows the ball to stop on thegreen instead of hitting the green withlow projectile and having it roll off.

During the practice Bost had tokeep an eye on where the balls whereflying and move out of the way ac-cordingly.

Ball pitching was practiced. Pitch-ing involves having the ball hit simi-lar to a chip shot but with more force.

After the pitching shots were prac-ticed, Bost then had the camperspractice a three-quarter swing.

Bost instructed the boys of thegroup not to “kill the ball” or hit withall their strength as they practiced thefull-swing drill.

The golf balls were hit full swing,then it turned into an Easter egg huntas the campers searched the area fortheir balls.

Campers practiced this a couple oftimes before moving into the gym tocomplete the camp for the day.

Nick Pallotta, 11, has been involvedin playing golf for about a year andis coming to the golf camp for the firsttime.

“I’m trying to get better with mypitching,” Pallotta said.

Staff Writer John Savage can bereached at Staff Writer2@okccc.edu.

“Bost is a good coach,” said Meagan Roy, 11. “He makes golf fun.” OKCCC hosteda golf clinic for players ages 11 to 14 taught by Fred Bost, who has been coachinggolf clinics for the last five years.

Photo by Holly Jones

By John SavageStaff Writer

Athletes who use the OKCCC gymwill find a stricter admission proce-dure beginning this summer saidGary Johnson, wellness attendant.

Johnson said the area has up-graded from a punch card to a cardthat can be scanned.

“We can now scan the card and itshows the picture of the cardholder,” Johnson said.

Johnson said, before this newsign-in procedure was used non- OKCCC students could use student’spunch cards.

The photo check cuts down onidentity theft and people not want-ing to pay for use of the gym,Johnson said.

During the new check-in proce-

dure, the wellness center is there tomake the new change as pleasant aspossible.

“We really emphasize customer ser-vice and to sell memberships to non-students,” Johnson said.

All faculty and students can enjoythe gym and its equipment for free.

All others can purchase a punchcard worth $40.

The card is good for four months [ifpunches still remain] or 20 puncheson the card, which breaks down to $2per visit.

“We have many membership plansbut our most common ones are thepunch cards,” Johnson said.

One-day passes can be bought for$6 per adult, $4 per child and $2.75for senior citizens.

Anyone with a military ID can get a15 percent discount.

Staff Writer John Savage can bereached at StaffWriter2@okccc.edu.

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

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

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

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

The cost for this campis $60. For more infor-mation, contact Com-munity Education andHealth Coordinator JackPerkins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or e-mail jperkins@okccc.edu.

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

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

•July 25 - 29: OKCCCwill offer coed watersports from 8 a.m. tonoon, Monday throughFriday, July 25 to 29, forages 11 to 14. Camperswill meet by entry 7, thecost for this camp is $60.

For more informationon the coed water sportscontact Community Education and HealthCoordinator Jack Per-kins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or visit www.okccc.edu/rcs or e-mailjperkins@okccc.edu.

July 18, 2005 • PIONEER • 9

Test Center sets new electronic rulesBy Chelsea Villet

News Writing Student

Beginning in August,electronics such as cellphones and pagers won’t beallowed in OKCCC’s TestCenter, due to the manydistractions they cause,said Testing and Assess-ment Director Jim Ellis.

“We are trying to main-tain a distraction-free en-

vironment,” Ellis said. “Weare having a very difficulttime with cell phones in thetesting center.”

Ellis wrote to the Dean’sCouncil about the problemand they all agreed withhim that electronics shouldnot be allowed.

This new policy also willhelp with test security, Ellissaid.

He said although he hasa digital recording of audioand video from eight differ-

ent angles of the Test Cen-ter and lobby, cell phonescould offer a discreet way

of cheating.This past spring, two stu-

dents were taking the sametest across the room fromone another and sendingtext messaged answersback and forth, he said.

Although the Test Centerworkers did not catchthem, a student informedEllis of seeing them.

“I’ve been doing this forseven years and it alwaysastounds me when peoplecheat,” Ellis said.

However, this new policybrings up a major concern,Ellis said.

“What about the non-En-glish speaking students,”said Crystal Reitz, a nurs-

ing student.Some of these students

use electronic dictionariesto translate the test direc-tions, she said.

“I hadn’t even thoughtabout those [devices],” Ellissaid.

He will bring this ques-tion up to the Dean’s Coun-cil soon for clarification onthe policy’s details.

Because of this newpolicy, Ellis said, the cen-ter is planning to get lock-ers for the students’ elec-tronics and other belong-ings.

Where those will be lo-cated has not yet been de-termined.

By Courtney CrosbieNews Writing Student

Gas prices are at an all-time high in the OklahomaCity metro area and are ex-pected by many to rise overthe next year. That may cre-ate financial hardships forsome.

However, if you are temp-ted to drive off without pay-ing, a new law passed inJune quadruples the finefor stealing gas at thepump.

Gas prices last week av-eraged $1.99 per gallon forregular unleaded. Thisweek gas prices hit $2.23in Oklahoma City and mayrise as a result of HurricaneDennis slamming into theGulf of Mexico, according toa News 9 report.

The 12 percent increasein gas prices is hittingOKCCC staff hard.

“It has been hard to ad-just to the higher gasprices,” said Liz Largent,Student Life director. “Butthere is not much we cando.”

Students also are upsetabout the gas price hike.

OKCCC education stu-dent Kristin Poe said she

Pump drive-offs to cost more

does not like the gas pricesbeing so expensive and isdreading the dollar jumpwithin the year.

Another OKCCC student,Kelly Baublits, said shehates the prices being sohigh but will never steal gasno matter how high theprice gets. She drives aToyota 4-Runner.

Baublits’ decision to al-ways pay may be exactlywhat legislators hoped for

when they increased thefine from $100 to $500.

The law also imposes apossible 60-day jail sen-tence.

Oklahoma Gov. BradHenry signed the new lawrecently.

This year, $234 millionhas been lost at the pump,according to USA Today.This statistic has doubledsince 2004 and is continu-ing to rise.

Need help or an escort to your car?Call campus security at682-1611, ext. 7691.

By Rebekah SmithNews Writing Student

July 5 marked the end of the expansion project toparking lot C.

Daniel and Justin Dill, electricians for Dan DillElectric, installed and finished wiring the last twolight poles.

The expansion allows for 195 more spaces for stu-dents to park in.

Construction on parking lot C began April 22.Dill said the completion of the expansion has been

a long time coming.“It’s been a five-step process and we just happened

to be finishing up today,” Dill said.He said the poles and lights were put together July

1, completing most of the work on the lightingproject.

Dan Dill Electric was contracted to complete thelighting for the parking lot.

“As of right now, the lights are working and theparking lot is now open for use,” he said.

Physical Plant Project Manager Eddie Cox said thetotal cost for the expansion, including the lightingproject, was $334,134.

This includes new construction and the repair ofexisting spaces in parking lot C, Cox said.

Safety and Security Officer Rod Harden said theaddition of the light poles makes the new parkinglot safer.

“Two 60-foot tall light poles adds a tremendousamount of light for the new 195 spaces,” Hardensaid.

Parking problemeased, 195 spaces

added in lot C

“We are having a verydifficult time withcell phones in the

testing center.”—Jim Ellis

Testing andAssessment Services

Director

10 • PIONEER • July 18, 2005

HighlightsSpanish job fair coming up Oklahoma’s #1 Spanish Job Fair is taking place from9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20 in the union. Formore information, call Cash Riley, Jr. at 616-9900, ext.128.

Calm Waters seeks volunteersCalm Waters Center for Children and Families is seek-

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

College Democrats seek membersThe College Democrats are looking for members to

revitalize the club. Anyone interested should contact clubsponsor David Charlson at djcharlson@okccc.edu or clubsponsor Rick Vollmer at 682-1611, ext. 7302, or e-mailrvollmer@okccc.edu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the main building, or Highlights may be e-mailed toStaffWriter1@okccc.edu using the word

Highlights in the subject line.

Venturing to New Mexico

By Patrick KitchenNews Writing Student

OKCCC’s Baptist Colle-giate Ministries organiza-tion will be visiting Glorieta,N.M., from Aug. 3 to 9 forNational Collegiate StudentWeek.

Club sponsor Mike Bar-nett said the retreat is forgrowing closer to God andto one another.

“We’re going to join 1,500students from around theU.S. in worship, spiritualtraining, outdoor activities,sports and fellowship,”Barnett said.

He said seminars onmany topics dealing withspiritual growth and life is-sues will be offered.

“This is a Christian expe-rience for those seekingGod’s purpose for theirlives.”

Barnett said any OKCCCstudent can attend for$175, which covers meals,hotel and trip expenses.

He said space is limitedand there already are 50students signed up.

There is a $25 deposit toreserve a room, Barnettsaid, and the remaining

$150 is due before thegroup leaves on Aug. 3.

Barnett, who’s been aBCM sponsor since 1979,said the club has morethan of 100 students at-tending events at any onetime.

He said BCM is going tohave two more retreatsscheduled for the 2005-2006 school year, one inlate September and theother in January.

Having gone to Glorietathe past 20 years, Barnettsaid, it’s a popular place forretreats.

“Our students who wentlast year have talked aboutgoing back all year long,” hesaid.

Public Relations Officerand Special Events Coordi-nator Jeremy Barr said hecan’t wait to go back.

“Last year was amazing,”he said. “I’ve got a video ofeverything we did and I’mexcited to be a part of itagain.”

Barr said the trip helpedhim strengthen his rela-tionships with God andthose around him.

“The entire retreat was ahighlight,” Barr said. “Ev-erything was great.”

For more information on

the retreat, visit www.lifeway.com, call Barnett at525-3535, or attend one ofBCM’s weekly meetings atnoon every Wednesday inroom 3N0.

Staff Writer Richard Hallcan be reached at StaffWriter1@okccc.edu.

Baptist organization to attend conference

OKCCC’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries members will visit the town, Glorieta, N.M. from Aug. 3to 9, attending National Collegiate Student Week. More than 1,000 students are attending theretreat from around the nation. The week will include worship, outdoor events and much more.

Photo courtesy of www.worldoikos.net.

Employment ServicesAssistant

Responsible for answeringphones, filing, data entry,

assisting students; &contacting employers.Successful office work

experience; computer skills;completion of college

coursework or currentlyenrolled college student.

Position is part time25 hrs./week Call to schedule

testing by July 22Complete an application, and

submit résumé & cover letter to:Human ResourcesMailing Address:7777 S. May Ave.

Oklahoma City, OK 73159Delivery Address:

11919 S. I-44 Service Rd.Oklahoma City

405-682-7814/7542www.okccc.edu

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July 18, 2005 • PIONEER • 11

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ism graduates have gone onto obtain higher degreesand work in the field.

Professor Mark Schne-berger teaches beginningreporting classes.

“It’s not a surprise to me,”he said.

“We have some of the fin-est faculty, staff and writ-ers. Our ranking proves

that.”Erin Sanchez, OKCCC

journalism student, washappy to hear the news.

“I think that’s awesome,”Sanchez said.

“It kind of surprises me,”she said. “You never thinkof Oklahoma being in thetop 20 in something nation-wide.”

OKCCC also rankednumber 32 for the numberof American Indian gradu-ates.

Through the U.S. Depart-

Profs laud college degree rankings

Students need to make plans, get prepared for fall semester

“Degree,”Cont. from page 1

“Fall,”Cont. from page 1

ment of Education, accord-ing to Community CollegeWeek, colleges provided thesources used to create therankings.

A survey is sent to thecolleges. The survey is com-piled by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education’s Na-tional Center for EducationStatistics.

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Thefts occur on campus

dents using the paymentplan option is Sept. 5.

Some students pay forclasses through financialaid, said Janis Armstrong,student aid programs coor-dinator.

The deadline for turning

in financial aid paperworkin time for first disburse-ment has passed already,she said, but it’s not too lateto fill out financial aid ap-plications for fall.

She said students arewelcome to continue sub-mitting financial aid appli-cations throughout the se-mester.

“We continue to operateand produce awards as

quickly as possible,” Arm-strong said.

“The later [students] waitto turn in paperwork, thelater the disbursements.”

Students who have re-ceived Pell Grant awardsmay use those funds to be-gin purchasing suppliesfrom OKCCC’s bookstoreAug. 15, Armstrong said.

She said students musthave their IDs validated

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

Parking lot A was a target for thievesearlier this month.

According to Safety and Security re-ports, two vehicles were broken into inparking lot A during the first week of July.

On July 6, student Jamie Varcas re-ported his vehicle had been broken into.

According to a Safety and Security re-port, Varcas said the driver’s side ventwindow was broken open and some prop-erty was missing.

According to the report, the missingproperty included a Motorola V300 cellphone, the faceplate of a Pioneer stereoand a 1000-watt Vibe amplifier.

The total value of the missing propertywas $650, according to the report.

Varcas could not be reached for com-ment.

College employee Trey Bishop also wasa victim of theft earlier this month.

Bishop reported a pair of missing itemsafter he returned to his vehicle at 11 a.m.July 1. The items were a Lilliput 7-inchLCD touchscreen television monitor anda pack of 50 recordable DVD disks.

“I usually don’t leave stuff like that inthe car,” Bishop said. He said he left his

Jeep Wrangler unlocked during work hoursin parking lot A.

Ike Sloas, Safety and Security director,said people should take a moment to checktheir vehicles before leaving them. “Youshould always lock your doors and turnon your car alarm, if you have one.”

Bishop said more should be done to se-cure the college’s parking lots. “We needto have some video cameras outside in theparking lots,” he said.

Sloas said outdoor cameras would beexpensive because of technology costs andthe manpower needed to operate them.“For us, cameras would be a major fund-ing project,” he said.

Stolen property has not been limited tostereo equipment this month.

Psychology Professor Cecelia Yoder re-ported 12 3.5-inch floppy disks and twoor three zip drive disks missing from heroffice on July 8.

In a report filed with Safety and Secu-rity, Yoder said she last saw the disks onJune 1.

According to the report, Yoder said shealways locks her office door. Yoder was notavailable for comment.

Sloas said people should always be awareof their valuables and not leave them un-attended.

Staff Writer Matthew Caban can bereached at SeniorWriter@okccc.edu.

prior to using this service.The bookstore will be

open extended hours theweek before classes beginand the first two weeks ofclasses to handle the in-crease in traffic, saidBrenda Reinke, bookstoredirector.

Book buy-back may helpstudents come up withsome of the much-neededmoney for books, she said.

She said summer’s buy-back session would be fromJuly 27 to 29. July 27 and28, hours for buy-back willbe from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.The hours on July 29 are8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Reinkesaid. “To get the best price,come to book buy-back,”she said.

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