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Enrollment up1% from last fall

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Pathways Middle College student Jessica Seymour gets temporarilyinked with a flower pattern in a mix of colors by an Airbrush Tattoosemployee. Hogwild Entertainment brought the event to OKCCC fromSiloam Springs, Ark. Student Life hosted the free event.

Toys for Tots program on campus through Dec. 16By John Savage

Staff Writer

The holidays are a time for giving and re-ceiving but for some, it may represent a

time of struggle.This year, through a campus Toys for Tots

program, OKCCC students can give a youngchild a gift and deliver some hope for those whomay not have much.

Toys For Tots was started in 1947 by a groupof U.S. Marine Reservists to collect toys forneedy children.

The program has been a flagship for Christ-mas charitable causes, according towww.toysfortots.org.

By Christiana KosturaEditor

Enrollment numbers are in and the news is good, said

Marion Paden, Student Servicesvice president, but not as good asthe administration had projected.

OKCCC has 12,201 students en-rolled this semester, taking a totalof 106,853 credit hours, she said.

Administrators had projectedthat number would be higher, at12,778 students and 112,260credit hours.

Still, it’s a 1 percent increase inoverall headcount from the fall2004 semester, Paden said.

Breaking that down, figures showmore women attend OKCCC thanmen. Women enrolled number7,059, compared to 5,070 males.

However, males have a larger per-centage increase in enrollmentthan females. Male enrollmentjumped 5.4 percent while femalesenrolled increased 5.1 percent.

Paden said the diversity ofOKCCC has increased this year.

Student ethnicity breaks down as

follows: 7,454 Caucasians, 1,151African Americans, 878 Hispanics,744 Asians, 701 Native Americansand 50 Pacific Islanders. Another1,223 enrolled students chose tonot identify themselves with anethnic group or checked ‘other’during their enrollment process.

Ethnicity of students enrolled atthe college is determined by whichbox the student checks duringtheir enrollment process, said Paul

See “Numbers,” page 16

See “Toys,” page 16

12,201 students getting educated

• MPG stickers misleading, editorial, p. 2.• Kids love Turkey Day, p. 9.• Hot Shot girls get ready, sports, p. 12.• Student poets share thoughts, p. 14.

Nov. 14, 2005This Week

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“It’s a program de-veloped by the MarineReserve to help givedisadvantaged chil-dren something tohave of their own,”said retired Sgt. DavidBuchanan.

A drop box has beenplaced in the collegebookstore to allowOKCCC students andfaculty to donate.

“[OKCCC Professor]Dr. [John] Hughes felt like we should try to geta donation box,” Buchanan said .

Hughes said he initially became involved inToys for Tots because he’s a former Marine.

“There is a saying, ‘once a Marine, always aMarine.’ And [Nov. 10] being the 230th birth-day of the Marine Corps, I and several otherformer Marines, thought it might be a goodidea,” Hughes said.

“So I approached them and said ‘why don’twe do this on our campus?’ Everybody seemedto think it would be a worthwhile effort.

“We hope to be very successful. I’d like for itto be a regular thing here.”

Buchanan said the Salvation Army conductsa screening to find out who qualifies to receivethe toys.

Then, Marines pass out the toys to the chil-

“It’s asnapshot in

time.Numbers will

continuechanging

through theend of the

semester.”—Marion Paden

Student ServicesVice President

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

Vol. 34 No. 13Christiana Kostura.. ..........EditorRichard Hall.............Staff WriterMatthew Caban..........Staff WriterJohn Savage...........Staff WriterLizzie Byrd.............Staff WriterHolly Jones...........PhotographerDusty Choate...........Ad ManagerCaroline Ting.......Lab AssistantMelissa Fuller.....Online EditorRonna Austin.........Lab DirectorSue Hinton.......Faculty Adviser

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

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

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

Letters to the editor can bedelivered to the PIONEER of-fice, mailed to: Pioneer Editor,7777 S. May, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma 73159 or faxed to(405) 682-7818.

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Mileage stickersinaccurate

More on multi-divisional programsTo the editor:

I realize the Pioneer is alearning experience for stu-dents who want to becomejournalists; consequently,news writing students aresent out on assignments tointerview faculty and staffin order to write articles.

Early in the fall semesterI was contacted by such astudent who had beengiven the assignment towrite about Multi-Divi-sional Programs. Since Ihad just become the direc-tor of Multi-Divisional Pro-grams, I felt it was goodtiming to have an articlewritten to give readers anoverview of the differentmajors available and anyupdates in these programs.

I found some points inthe story to be partiallyright but partly inaccurateor misleading. Here are theitems needing clarification:

1. Multi-Divisional Pro-grams have three differentprograms: Diversified Stu-dies, Liberal Studies, andPre-Education.

2. Diversified Studies isthe most flexible and indi-vidualized for each studentvia a contract the studentdevelops with assistancefrom a faculty or studentdevelopment counselor.Plans must be signed andprocessed through the ad-missions system and filed.

3. Liberal Studies is anoption which is partiallyprescriptive (general educa-tion) but partially not. It’sa good option for studentswho haven’t made careerchoices or for transferringinto programs requiring abroad base of education inthe liberal arts. It does re-quire some planning butnot a contract. Seeking as-sistance from a faculty ad-viser is highly recom-mended. It’s possible tocomplete a degree com-pletely online but planningis necessary to do so.

4. The Pre-EducationProgram prepares studentsto transfer to a universitywhere they can enter ateacher education programto complete a bachelor’sdegree in elementary, spe-cial or early childhood edu-cation. I was misquoted inthe article and did not saythe program “allows a stu-dent to teach elementary,special education or earlychildhood development.” Abachelor’s degree is re-quired. The pre-educationdegree is only part of thecollege work needed to pre-pare to teach.

5. For Multi-DivisionalPrograms, there were 189graduates. [158 DiversifiedStudies, 16 Liberal Studiesand 15 Pre-Education].

The final statement in

[the] article was fairly ac-curate — I do love my jobbecause I do like to helpstudents explore their op-tions and find ways toreach their goals. I hope inthe future, more accurateinformation will be commu-nicated. Thank you.

—Bertha WiseMulti-Divisional

Programs Director

Looking to buy a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle?Checking out the mileage presented on the vehicle’sinformation sticker may not be enough.

In a recent report on ABC News 20/20, it wasreported that most fuel efficiency numbers reportedby the Environmental Protection Agency (the num-ber on the sticker) vary by as much as 50 percentfrom the numbers reported by Consumer Reports.

Misleading consumers, whether intentionally ornot, is wrong.

Most car-buyers use the fuel-efficiency figuresto estimate their cost of gas. This has become anextremely important selling point for certain ve-hicles. Just watching television ads for car dealersproves that.

Now, instead of slinging low or no down paymentsat potential car buyers, the dealerships are scream-ing about great fuel economy.

The test used by the EPA is a 20-year-old test,which measures emissions, not fuel used, accord-ing to ABC News.

Consumer Reports uses a track, which simulatesin-city driving, to determine gas mileage by mea-suring the amount of fuel used, not emissions.

The EPA does recognize that its fuel test is out-dated and needs to be changed.

Margo Oge, EPA transportation and air qualityhead, told ABC News that only about 50 percent ofdrivers receive the estimated mileage.

Oge said the EPA is striving to find a test whichwill match drivers 75 percent of the time.

In the meantime, car companies are required toby law to place the misleading stickers on vehicles.

However, there is no law requiring dealershipsto advertise those misleading numbers.

Dealerships need to quit advertising the mileagequotes, even as “estimated.”

Car buyers beware… and do your research.—Christiana Kostura

Editor

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Comments and Reviews

Holiday decorating theme offensive

Pre-fab music can be greatTo the editor:

Music brings togethergenerations while drivingthem apart at the sametime. A person chooses ascene or time frame, thatoften isn’t their own, and itseems like they romanticizeand deify their chosen styleto the point that they alien-ate the style from its origi-nal creators and audience.

They pick apart this orthat other style with insultsthat have grown to clichés.Nowhere is this more evi-dent than with the anti-popculture fighting Viacom.The trouble, as I see it, is alack of perspective.

First and foremost, on theissue of extra-musical liveperformance antics, whendid the notes themselvesbecome the only valid artis-tic expression? Are we tofeel that choreography, py-rotechnics, and visual ef-fects of all sorts arechurned out by a cold un-feeling machine completelydevoid of creative spark?

Second, and far more in-

(Editor’s note: An all-em-ployee e-mail was sent outon Nov. 2 to let offices knowthe theme of the annualChristmas decorating con-test. This year’s theme is“Windows to Latino HolidayTraditions.”)To the editor:

I am offended at the ideaof having a racial minoritytheme for Christmas OfficeDecorating.

What next, Poor WhiteTrash theme?

Why would anyone intheir right mind do this? Arewe going to start earmark-ing holidays?

I could see it if it were atraditional Latino holiday. I,for one, wouldn’t take partin it for fear I would offendthe Latino community.What next, Native American

flammatory, when did thetide turn from acceptingcorporate production tohating it? The Beatles, in-spiration for countlessbands, were almost purelya corporate production.

When they started themembers could hardly playtheir own instruments. Asthey grew and practicedsongwriting their legendaryproducer picked and chosestyles and lifestyles fromless popular bands of theday.

In addition, who’s to saya corporate band, with cor-porate song writers, is notart? Didn’t the staff behindthe scenes go to school tobuild harmony and melodyto convey emotion? Aren’tstudio musicians some ofthe most talented and pro-lific artists on the earth? Ifthey weren’t, they wouldn’tbe getting paid to be a partof a corporate package.

Have you ever looked atthe production credits ofyour favorite pop idol tohate? More often then not

you’ll see the involvementof a phenomenal produc-tion crew involved in more“legitimate” work and upand coming artists frombrave new scenes.

My original reaction tothe editorial and its praisewas to be outraged. PinkFloyd and Tool are two ex-amples that immediatelycome to mind of amazingstage shows painstakinglycrafted to artistic effect.

But that’s not the onlyproblem with the sentimentI’m fighting. All music, evenvapid bubblegum pop, isart. Just because your fa-vorite band makes off -keymusic from a basementwith $2 mics doesn’t meanthey’re a better band.

Just because someonethinks music can be aug-mented with a presentationcatering to all of the sensesdoesn’t mean they’recheapening the music ormaking a concert necessar-ily just a commercial.

—Albert John StichkaOKCCC Student

Christmas? Afro-AmericanChristmas? I would be in-terested in knowing thefeelings of the generalpopulation [at OKCCC].

Try as I may, I can’t keepmy mouth shut. The e-mailabout the Christmas deco-rating contest is, or shouldbe, an insult to every La-tino and Christian at thisinstitution. What if some-one decorates in a manneroffensive to either group?

I believe the event we aresupposed to be celebratingtook place in Jerusalem,which I don’t remember asbeing in a Latin country.No religious-based holidayshould have a racial theme,unless it also is a racialholiday.

I have a black ancestorand find it offensive on be-

half of the Latino commu-nity in which I grew up. Alot of my childhood friendsare named Ramirez,Garcia, Lopez, Puente,Rodriguez, Hernandez,Gallegos, Rosales, andCordova and still are.

I might even understandif the college was predomi-nantly Latino, but it isn’t.Does this mean that eachyear we will have a differ-ent racial theme? I person-ally think this is wrong andcan only turn out by some-body being hurt and I willnot have any part of it, andthat seems to be the feel-ings of folks I’ve talkedwith. Christmas is the cel-ebration of the birth ofJesus Christ, period.

—Name withheld byrequest

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”—Antoine de Saint-Exupery

With just a fourth of the semester left, some ofyou may be wondering if you will live until the end.You will, of course.

But it is a difficult time of the semester for manyreasons. Some of you have been ill or have beencaring for sick loved ones. Some of you have triedto take on too much. Others of you have simplyplayed too much during the semester in the hopethat college, especially a community college, wouldbe a lot like high school.

Rest assured that whatever is the cause of yourpresent discomfort, you will most likely limp acrossthe finish line in December and recover in time tostart the fun over again in January.

As overwhelmed as you each may feel right now,this is the time to be planning for your future. Thismeans selecting classes for next semester, but italso means looking further ahead at subsequentsemesters, transferring to a senior institution, andultimately getting a job.

If you don’t know what you want to do after col-lege, this is the time to think about it. The counse-lors in Student Development can help you getstarted on the journey of career exploration (andyes, it is a journey).

It’s much easier to sit through a class and to dowhat is expected if you know how that class con-tributes to your future success.

Giving what you are doing a real purpose in-creases the likelihood that you will do well in theclass and learn something from the experience. Italso decreases the likelihood that you will wastetime and money floundering around or repeatingclasses.

If you have a sense of what awaits you on theother side of college, you will have an easier timeplanning for each semester to get there. Considernot only which classes you will take each semester,but also how you will take them.

Everybody seems to want 9 a.m. to noon on Mon-days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or all day on Tues-days and Thursdays, but you must ask yourself ifthis type of schedule really works for you.

Pantyhose manufacturers learned decades agothat one size doesn’t even come close to fitting all.The same is true of your education. You must planyour life each semester in the way that will bestserve your needs.

Don’t just wish your way through college. Set goalsand create a plan of action for achieving those goals.

If you’re not sure how to do this, talk with a coun-selor in Student Development. We’re looking for-ward to working with you.

—Mary TurnerOKCCC Student

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Comments and Reviews

Jedi, the Falcon join ‘Battlefront II’

Apple album is ‘Extraordinary’

If you think your job is unbear-able, painful or a bit annoying, youare part of a large crowd.

In the 1999 cult-classic “OfficeSpace,” everyone despises his orher job. The film was recently re-released as “Office Space: SpecialEdition with Flair!”

The hilarious movie from creatorMike Judge (of “Beavis andButthead” infamy) now comes witha handful of special features.

However enjoyable the specialfeatures are, they are icing on thecake.

The movie revolves around PeterGibbons (Ron Livingston), a guywho has the worst day of his lifeeveryday.

Peter works as a software engi-neer for a company called Initech.

He is joined at work by his friendsMichael Bolton (David Herman)and Samir Nagheenanajar (AjajNaidu).

While Peter hates his job, manyof his co-workers are simply an-noyed with theirs.

“Office Space” features weirdcharacters who populate the un-derbelly of corporate America.

There is a guy who is paranoid

Delightfully quirky and unexpectedly funky, Fiona Apple’s new al-bum “Extraordinary Machine” is just as incredible as the first two Applecreations, “When the Pawn...” and “Tidal.”

Apple keeps the strong defiant tone in tracks like “Get Him Back” andexudes knowledgeable experience on “Parting Gift.” A frequent on all ofApple’s albums is her vibrato style of singing and this also is includedon “Extraordinary Machine.”

The album is filled with wisdom far beyond a typical 28-year-old.Insecurities, rebellion, manipulation, anger, regret and even a want fortrue happiness are covered on this album.

“Machine” is a more advanced sound for Apple. Collaboration withhip-hop producer Mike Elizondo brings an unexpected funk sound.Elizondo has worked with artists 50 Cent, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige.

Although an unexpected combination, pianist-singer Apple and hip-hop mogul Elizondo blend both of their styles perfectly and effortlesslyon every collaborated track.

While edgy, there is nothing mainstream about “Extraordinary Ma-chine.” It’s a perfect example of coffee house rock at its finest.

Rating: 5/5—Lizzie Byrd

Staff Writer

“Star Wars: Battlefront II” forXbox hit the shelves and this timethe game includes Jedis.

If you’re tired of pulling the trig-ger on a blaster, use the Force andprepare for action.

Last year’s “Battlefront” was thehighest-grossing Star Wars gameever. With the new additions to thesequel, “Battlefront II” may breakits predecessor’s record.

“Battlefront II” is a team-basedshooter video game that pits play-ers against enemies in the “StarWars” universe.

The game places players in com-mand of various troops. Playerscan control everything from enemydroids to Rebel and Imperialtroops.

The goal is to complete scenariosfrom all six of the “Star Wars” films.

The game even allows players toassume the role of a Jedi or Sithafter completing specific objectives.

“Battlefront II” by Lucas Arts andPandemic Studios has some nicetouches added to character mod-els and playability.

The graphics are crisp and havedetailed backgrounds that trans-port players into the “Star Wars”galaxy.

The ease of play has beentweaked with new character jobs,like Imperial heavy gunners andBothan spies.

Some weapons received slightfacelifts. For instance, the WookieBowcaster has a longer-rangescope.

Now players can play as BobaFett, Han Solo and the powerfulEmperor Palpatine.

“Battlefront II” has new gametypes for online play.

Capture the flag is used in aunique way players won’t find inany other game.

Instead of the boring run-and-grab-flag-and-get-blasted-in-the-backside-while-running-franti-cally-calling-for-help mode, play-ers now jump into a ship, battletheir way through space and en-ter other player’s ships to grabflags.

Sounds like the same thing,

sure. But when you load up fiveplayers in a Republic CommandGunship and make your way to theenemy’s flagship, an indescribablesensation of glee takes over as can-nons blast and rockets fly like aswarm of hornets.

The only complaint about thegame is its online play. “Battlefront

II” is subject to serious lag issues,which can severely hurt the playand leave you cursing ‘game over.’

If you’re a “Star Wars” junkie,then go get fixed on “Star Wars:Battlefront II” today.

Rating: 4/5—John Savage

Staff Writer

about losing his job, a boss whoshows no emotion, an office creepand a guy who is only interestedin the ladies and token consult-ants.

Another character who is sure tomake viewers take notice is Peter’slove interest Joanna (Jennifer An-iston).

This cast of characters makesevery scene hilarious and worthwatching.

The movie’s value lies in its char-acters and their situations.

It is fun to see someone else dealwith problems the rest of us haveat work.

The special edition offers eightdeleted scenes.

Half of them are hilarious andshould have been included in themovie. However, the other deletedscenes are confusing.

Other standard special featuresinclude the original theatricaltrailer and DVD-ROM content.

Fans of the movie can use theDVD-ROM feature to put audioclips and screensavers on theircomputers.

The best special feature is the“Out of the Office” Retrospective.

It includes interviews with Judgeand most of the cast.

The interviews shed light on “Of-fice Space” lore including the ori-gins of the now famous redSwingline stapler.

To celebrate the special edition,Best Buy is offering a gift set thatincludes the DVD and assorted of-fice supplies.

These pieces consist of stapler,pen and pencil set, coffee mug,mouse pad, TPS report notepadand a magnetic picture frame.

For the best in office related com-edy, rent or buy the “Office Space:Special Edition with Flair!”

Rating: A+—Matthew Caban

Staff Writer

‘Office Space’ back and with more flair

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Workshopoffers tips onfinal exams

Keeping it clean

Sophomore Kari Glidewell collects trash near May Avenue during Adopt-A-Street volunteerwork on Nov. 4. A group of 12 students picked up trash along May Avenue from Interstate240 to S.W. 89th Street as part of the Student Life-sponsored event. Student Life CommunityEngagement Coordinator Jon Horinek said the next Adopt-A-Street will be in the spring.

Photo by Matthew Caban

By Christiana KosturaEditor

If finals are stressing you out, Student Life has justthe right Brown Bag Lunch event for you.

Finals Prep Workshop will be held at 12:30 p.m. Nov.29 in CU2.

Jon Horinek, Student Life Community EngagementCordinator, said StudentDevelopment CounselorMary Turner, is presentingthe workshop.

“This will be an abbrevi-ated version of the threeworkshops I conducted atthe beginning of the semes-ter,” Turner said.

She said earlier in thesemester, she offered les-sons on study skills.

“A lot of people need arefresher, or are looking fortips or hints on how tostudy for tests or things ofthat nature,” Horinek said.

Turner said students willreceive more than that during the Finals Prep Workshop.

“I’ll speak a little bit about studying and test-taking,”she said. “Then I’ll spend some time on stress manage-ment and relaxation.”

Horinek said the workshop is open to all students in-terested in improving their study and test-taking skills.

“I always encourage students to at least brush up onstudy skills before they get ready for finals.”

Turner agreed.“I think that anyone who’s feeling stressed or may not

have performed as well as they would have like on previ-ous tests might want to attend.”

Editor Christiana Kostura can be reached at editor@okccc.edu.

By Kasi KennedyNews Writing Student

What would you do in thecase of a fire at the college?Turns out, not many peopleare sure.

Some students at OKCCCsay they don’t know whatthey should do in the eventof a fire on campus.

Students hope for more knowledge in fire exit safetyThey said appropriate

exits are unclear and theconstruction around cam-pus is a problem.

Student Auzzy Asgarisaid she has received noinstructions on what to doif there is a fire.

Asgari said it would be agood idea if teachers dis-cussed evacuation plans.

Safety and Security Coor-dinator Keith Bourque said

when students evacuatethe building, they are sup-pose to stand outside, pastthe curbs, until it is safe forthem to return.

With all of the construc-tion going on, the alarmsare being set off acciden-tally, Bourque said.

“Students need to treatall alarms as the realthing,” he said.

Ross Kiddie, Biology Lab

assistant, said, in the eventof a fire alarm, he followsthe fire diagram he wasprovided with: check thelabs to make sure no stu-dents are in them, and thengo past the parking lot sothat the fire trucks canmaneuver.

Kiddie said it would behelpful if the campus mapshowed enlarged fire exitsor maybe color-coded the

exits.Science and Mathematics

Dean Max Simmons saidstudents need to knowwhere the exits are.

“The biggest problem wehave is students not know-ing where to exit on the sec-ond floor,” Simmons said.“Many students don’t knowwe have four exits and mostpeople go to the centerstairwell.”

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Student art show to be held Dec. 5 and 6By Richard Hall

Staff Writer

Student Life is askingstudents to show-off dur-ing the student art showand competition Monday,Dec. 5, and Tuesday, Dec.6, in the Student Life office.

Student Life Director LizLargent said this is thethird year Student Life hashosted the event.

Largent said the artshow, and its theme “Em-brace Differences,” has theStudent Life office excited.

“The office is very excitedto be having another artshow this year,” Largentsaid. “We’re looking forwardto all the submissions.”

Largent said any OKCCCstudent is eligible to partici-pate in the show.

“All students need to dois fill out an application andbring it by the Student Lifeoffice by Friday, Dec. 2, at5 p.m.,” Largent said.

She said, along with the

application, students mustsubmit their artwork thesame day.

As far as art pieces go,Largent said, it’s muchmore than just watercolorsand pastels.

“This year we’re acceptinganything that can beframed,” she said. “Thatmeans poetry, short es-says, photography, graphicdesign pieces and otherforms of expression arewelcome.”

Largent said the art showis to promote students’ tal-ents and skills in the artfield.

She said it’s been goodseeing students exhibittheir pieces the last twoyears.

“The past two years werewonderful,” Largent said.“We had a lot of good en-tries which covered a vari-ety of mediums, and weknow this year will be thesame.”

The art pieces will bejudged by faculty and staffmembers who have yet to

be determined, Largentsaid.

The winning contestantwill receive a $50 Wal-Martgift card and that person’spiece of work framed andhung in the Student Lifeoffice.

She said runners-up willreceive certificates of recog-nition.

Last year, student JenniWest won for a photographshe took of a young womansitting in the breeze.

The year before, Angel M.Cruz won for his eccentricdrawing titled “Changes.”

Largent said she encour-ages students to showcasetheir talents.

“It will be very fun andoffer a chance for studentsto show what they can do,”she said. “Every studentshould at least give the artshow a try.”

For more information,contact Largent at (405)682-7596.

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

Student Life Art Showand Competition Rules

and Details

1. All OKCCC students are eligible to enter. Oneentry per student

2. Remember the theme: “Embrace Differences”

3. Entries will be judged on if they capturethe theme or not

4. Entries are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2

5. Entries must be framable, but don’t have to beframed

6. The winning participant will receive a $50Wal-Mart gift card, and the artwork framed and

hung in the Student Life office

7. Runners-up will receive a certificateof recognition

8. Student Life is not responsible for damagethat may occur while artwork is displayed

By Richard HallStaff Writer

Details surrounding thewood timber that crashedthrough a Math Lab win-dow Nov. 1 are now beingdisputed. Math Lab work-study student Dustin Fish-er said the steel beam,which caused the incidentto occur, was dropped whilethe construction superin-tendent said it shifted andfell over.

OKCCC Physical PlantProject Manager Eddie Coxsaid he knows for certainthe 2,000 pound I-beam fellover and wasn’t dropped fora couple reasons.

“First of all, there weren’tany busted cables,” Coxsaid, “which would indicatethe beam was dropped.

“Second, the crane opera-tor wasn’t fired. If the I-beam had been dropped, hewouldn’t be working any-

Information over Math Lab incident disputed by student

more.”Fisher said he saw the I-

beam drop onto the woodensupport slab which causedthe wood timber to snap offand fly more than 15 feetthrough the window.

“The chain holding thebeam became loose, thecrane struggled to keep thebeam up and then, thebeam fell from about 30 feetin the air,” Fisher said. “Ifsomeone were sitting by thewindow, they could havebeen seriously hurt by theglass and piece of wood.”

Fisher said he believesthe chain supporting thebeam wasn’t fastened prop-erly and that’s what causedit to fall.

A potted tree stopped thewooden beam from flyingfarther into the math lab.

Cox doesn’t deny the treestopped the timber andsaid if it weren’t for it, thechance of injury wouldhave been greater.

“There needs to be afocus on safety when

it seems people aremore concerned about

getting [the Science,Engineering and MathCenter] built quickly.”

—Dustin FisherMath Lab Work-Study

“The Physical Plant wish-es this wouldn’t have hap-pened,” Cox said. “Butwhen it did, the safety ofthe students, faculty andstaff was the number oneissue.”

Fisher isn’t so sure.“In my personal opinion,

I think the person respon-sible for the fall shouldhave been let go,” he said.“There needs to be a focus

The OKCCC campus will reduce its hours Nov. 22 through 27to observe fall vacation. Classes will be in session Monday,Nov. 21, and all offices will hold regular hours. Holiday hours

for the college begin Tuesday, Nov. 22. On Tuesday andWednesday campus offices will close at 6 p.m. The collegewill be closed Nov. 24 through 27. OKCCC will return to nor-

mal operating hours the following Monday, Nov. 28.

on safety when it seemspeople are more concernedabout getting [the Science,Engineering and Math cen-ter] built quickly.”

Shortly after the incidentall construction materialwas removed and on Nov.9 a new window was in-stalled, Cox said.

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

College fall break information

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Campus fooddrive set forlate November

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

OKCCC students, staffand faculty have a chanceto give back to the commu-nity just before the holidayseason.

Student Life is sponsor-ing a food drive for the Re-gional Food Bank of Okla-homa from Monday, Nov.28, to Friday, Dec. 9.

“All forms of non-perish-able food items will be ac-cepted,” Community En-gagement Coordinator JonHorinek said.

“We will not need anysundries such as tooth-brushes during the fooddrive,” he said.

Four collection boxes willbe placed around campusduring the food drive,Horinek said.

“We are looking at havingthree of the boxes in the

main building and anotherone in the library,” he said.

Horinek said the boxes inthe main building will be lo-cated near the collegeunion, the bookstore andthe Office of Student Lifenear entry 11.

To help promote the fooddrive, a contest is being of-fered to the college’s vari-ous clubs.

The club which donatesthe most non-perishablefood items will win a pizzaparty from Student Life,Horinek said.

“During the two weeks ofthe food drive, clubs canbring their donations toStudent Life to count to-ward their total,” he said.

Horinek said there is nonumerical goal for the fooddrive.

“We did well with the pre-vious food drive last semes-ter,” he said.

“The goal is to just filleach of the boxes.”

The annual food drive isimportant because it is aneasy way to help peopleduring the holidays, Hor-

inek said.“It’s an easy way to think

of others during the holidayseason and give back to the

community,” he said.Staff Writer Matthew

Caban can be reached atStaff Writer2@okccc.edu.

By Karen DoutreNews Writing Student

Midterms are over andhopefully, you studiedhard. But did you remem-ber to return your librarybooks on time?

The number of overduebooks the OKCCC librarysees normally depends onthe time of year it is, saidSystem Librarian DanaTuley-Williams.

She said the library hassent out double thenumber of overduenotices to students inrecent weeks.

“A typical number ofoverdue notices sent out onaverage would be around50 per week,” Tuley-Will-iams said. “The number offaculty overdue notices are

Failure to return library books carries penaltiesaround 30.”

Tuley-Williams said stu-dents should be aware ofthe policies for late bookreturns and other mate-rials, and how they canaffect enrollment for class-es each semester.

If the book is not re-turned on time, an overduenotice is sent directly to thestudent and a hold isplaced on their OKCCC en-rollment.

Consequently, withoutreturning an overdue book,a student will not be per-mitted to enroll the nextsemester.

Tuley-Williams said thenotices are sent by mail tostudents, and by e-mail tofaculty and staff.

Fortunately, Tuley-Will-iams said, OKCCC stu-dents do not have to worryabout late fees, as the li-

brary does not issue themand never has.

However, if a studentkeeps, loses or damages thebook, the library automati-cally charges a $50 fine tothe student’s already sus-

pended account.In order for students to

check out materials, Circu-lation Librarian LindaBoatright said they musthave their student ID withthem.

Non-students are given acourtesy library card thatallows them to check outbooks.

“A typical numberof overdue notices

sent out on averagewould be around

50 per week.”—Dana Tuley-Williams

Systems Librarian

Photo by LaWanda Lavarnway

The sound of music

Korea’s Ahn Trio performed Nov. 8 in the college theater. The trio is made up of threesisters: a pianist, cellist and violinist. Before the performance, the trio held a lecture forstudents, faculty and staff, and discussed their love for music. The Ahn Trio is one of Korea’smost renowned musical groups, has toured the globe performing and appeared on MTVwith Bryan Adams during his unplugged concert.

Have an old car or computeryou want to get rid of?

Put a classified in the Pioneer! It’s freefor students, faculty and staff.

Call Dusty at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7674.

The card must be re-newed each year, Boat-right said.

The library’s policy statesstudents can check outbooks for two-week periods.

If more time is needed,materials can be renewedonly two more times if thebook is not already “onhold” for someone else.

Have a question or comment?Let the Pioneer know.Contact the editor at(405) 682-1611, 7409

or e-mail editor@okccc.edu.

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•8 percent of a person’s weight is blood

•Platelets help blood to clot and are commonly usedto treat cancer and leukemia patients

•White blood cells help fight sickness, bacteria anddisease

•Plasma transports water and nutrients throughoutthe body and is the liquid portion of the blood

•If you live to be 72 there is a 95 percent chance that you will need bloodproducts

•Plasma makes up 55 percent of blood

By Lizzie ByrdStaff Writer

The Oklahoma BloodImstitute will hold a blooddrive 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, in CU3.

Jennifer Jones, a BloodProgram consultant for theOBI, encourages all eligiblestudents and faculty toparticipate in the blooddrive.

Marcy Rolls, Student Lifeassistant, has been withOKCCC for 10 years andhas donated blood throughthe program for nine years.

“It’s a good cause and it’sactually good for the body

Divisions plan split to better service

because it then has to pro-duce more cells,” said Rolls.

Rolls remembers receiv-ing a pen after donating herfirst gallon of blood to OBI.

“I donated a whole gallonfinally and received thepen, and now I don’t knowwhere it is,” Rolls said.

The requirements for do-nating blood are simple,Jones said.

“You have to be 17 yearsof age, weigh 105 pounds,and pass a screening pro-cess required of every par-ticipant.”

The blood drive staffscreens possible donors toensure that donations aresafe for the public, Jonessaid.

OBI gives an opportunity to aid thecommunity through blood drive

“Participants must wait56 days between dona-tions,” Jones said. “Weschedule all of the eventsaround that time frame.”

Cookies and juice will beprovided for those who do-nate along with T-shirts.

The theme for this year’sT-shirt is “Whose life canyou save today?”

“It’s important to comeout and help supply thecommunity with blood,”Jones said.

“We appreciate everyone’s support at OKCCC.”

For more information,visit www.obi.org.

Staff Writer Lizzie Byrdcan be reached at StaffWriter3@okccc.edu.

By Tony Williamson News Writing Student

Last January, plans for a greenhouse at OKCCC werein the works as part of the Science, Engineering andMath Center said John McMurray, Bioinformatics pro-fessor. The project is designed for botany classes.

Since then, other ecology and biology professors haveexpressed an interest in the greenhouse, which isscheduled for completion in the summer of 2007.

The house’s lighting, cooling and heating systems,electricity, ventilation, and water supplies have beentopics of discussion in the science department, saidMcMurray. Many different environments are neededfor the diverse plant life offered in the house.

The greenhouse will be 15-feet-wide and 30-feet-long,he said. It will be located at the southeast corner ofthe SEM Center.

The entrance will house between 50 and 100 plantsfrom the desert, and contain benches for seating andshelving space for student’s unnecessary supplies inthe greenhouse.

“To ensure a constant humidity level, the house willbe equipped with a misting system that ferns, mossand conifer plants need to thrive,” McMurray said.

The greenhouse will have a unique heating and cool-ing system for its many rooms, to compete withOklahoma’s constant change in weather, he said. Thissystem will ensure a constant environment year round.

Much planning is still needed to complete the green-house, although construction has already begun,McMurray said. OKCCC students will experience manytypes of plant life with the greenhouse. From the drydesert to the rainforest, the greenhouse will offer muchfor all to see.

A new greenhousewarms things up

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By Ally MarieNews Writing Student

As the student popula-tion grows more rapidlyeach semester, deans arebecoming overworked. Toremedy that, two of the col-leges largest academic di-visions may soon divide.

The Arts and Humanitiesand the Science and Math-ematics divisions are look-ing into better ways to servethe growing number of stu-dents, said Jon Inglett, En-glish professor.

“The deans are over -worked. The amount ofwork is impossible for onedean to accomplish,” hesaid. “One idea is to splitthe departments to makethe population of studentsmore manageable in theseareas.”

Although other ideashave been mentioned, “themajority of the facultymembers agree with thesplit.”

Max Simmons, Scienceand Mathematics deansaid, “If [enrollment] goesup any more we really won’tbe able to manage things

day to day. I’d like to spendmore time planning andless time managing.”

Both Inglett and Sim-mons said little wouldchange for the students.But, Inglett said, dividingthe divisions and addingnew deans to each new di-vision would give the stu-

dents a better system inwhich to work with the ad-ministration and faculty.

“No decisions have beenmade about the split,”Inglett said. “The facultymade the recommendationto the administration andthe administration will givethe recommendation to the

Board of Regents.”The school’s administra-

tors are planning to expandthe college by adding newbuildings and renovatingold spaces, Simmons said.

A Science, Engineeringand Math Center is beingbuilt over the existing mathand science area, Simmonssaid. This will include anew math center, doublethe size of the current cen-ter, add six science labs, agreenhouse and severalnew faculty offices.

Inglett said plans are be-ing made to build a new arteducation center.

“No decisions have been made about the split.The faculty made the recommendation to the

administration and the administration will givethe recommendation to the Board of Regents.”

—Jon InglettEnglish Professor

Source: www.obi.org Read the Pioneer online at www.okccc.edu/pioneer

Nov. 14, 2005 • PIONEER • 9

Kids go ‘gobble, gobble’ over holiday

Students share Thanksgiving laughs

When stumped in the kitchen thisThanksgiving season, who you

gonna call? Well, the Butterball TurkeyTalk-Line is a start.

For the past 25 years the ButterballTurkey Talk-Line has helped distressedcooks finish up their Thanksgiving feast.

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday throughFriday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov.19; and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov.24 (Thanksgiving day) cooks can call 1-800-BUTTERBALL (288-837-2255) to gethelp with their meals.

According to Butterball’s website, theoperators at the Turkey Talk-Line havehad their share of humorous callers.

One woman from Kentucky found herChihuahua lodged into the body cavity ofthe turkey.

Another outrageous tale involved atrucker who decided it’d be a good idea tocook his turkey on the engine of his truck.

He called the Turkey Talk-Line andasked, “Will it cook faster if I drive faster?”

With the experience the Turkey Talk-Line has, it seems no question is a dumbquestion. Call them for assistance.

Staff Writer Richard Hall can be reachedat SeniorWriter@okccc.edu.

Turkey helpa phone call

away

“The funniestThanksgiving memoryI have is when mysister bought a turkeywithout legs.”—Jonathan TinsleyPolitical Science Major

“I once came home toa Thanksgiving withCuban food. We had

yams, rice, beansand pork.”

—Adrian RosadoPsychology Major

“My uncle once askedat the table how mygrandmother was. Heforgot she’d beendead for 20 years.”—Wendy CarderPre-Pharmacy Major

“My 26-year-oldcousin sat on his foodonce. He had a noodle

hanging on his butt,it was great.”—Toni WhippBiology Major

The Pioneer dares to question: What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Chocolate milk!”—Connor Chambers, 5

“Everything!”—Josh Cooper, 4

“I’m going toeat pizza.”

—Joshua Matthew, 4

“I like pumpkin pie.”—Crystal Emerton, 3

“I’m going to eat acheeseburger andchicken.”

—Anna Kobriger, 5

“I’m going to eat turkeyat my aunt’s house.”

—Braxton Murray, 4

Have a greatThanksgiving!

10 • PIONEER • Nov. 14, 2005

Kendra Draper, sonography major and Health ProfessionsClub president, tries out the new automatic paper towel dis-penser in one of the bathrooms.

Photo by Holly Jones

By Ashley YaffeNews Writing Student

Gary Phillips, Building and Campus Services super-visor, is conducting a study on new electronic papertowel dispensers being offered on a trial basis in somerestrooms on campus.

The electronic towel dispensers are black with a redsquare on the right front corner with the symbol of ahand by it. That is where the users wave their hands todispense the paper towel hands-free.

“I think they are nifty,” said student Stacey Meredith.If the results of the study turn out good, Phillips said,

he will put them in all of the bathrooms on campus.The study started at the beginning of October and will

continue until it is clear whether the dispensers are go-ing to work out.

The electronic towel dispensers are designed so peopledo not have to touch the dispenser after they have al-ready washed their hands.

With the old dispensers, people were required to toucha knob to get the paper towel, creating the risk of get-ting germs on clean hands.

“The dispensers are a lot better and more sanitary,”said student Tiffany Wallace.

The study tests to see if the dispensers function prop-erly and if they can withstand the wear and tear of cam-pus life.

Damage might occur with people being rough and notcaring about the property because it is not theirs, Phillipssaid. He also said it’s more expensive to fix the new dis-pensers, unlike the old dispensers.

By Kathryn HeistenNews Writing Student

The Arkansas-Oklahoma-Kansas Sec-tion of American Association of PhysicsTeachers held its fall alliance meetingOct. 7 and 8 in OKCCC’s Keith LeftwichMemorial Library.

“The event is held in one of the homestates each year and this was our year,”said Astronomy Professor Tad Thurston.

Chemistry and Physics Professor Ste-ven Shore said he was excited for hisfriend and fellow faculty member, TadThurston who gave a workshop on Fri-day.

“The workshop was intended to intro-duce other teachers to the Sloan DigitalSky Survey,” Thurston said.

The survey is an astronomical websiteused for research and teaching,Thurston said.

Accessible to all,␣ the site is like hav-ing your own large telescope, Thurstonsaid. The browser site can be found at

By Isaac CochranNews Writing Student

A resolution passed Oct. 26 at theFaculty Association general meetingendorsed the concept of allowing teach-ers the option of having their studentstake tests electronically.

OKCCC students could take their testson the computers in the Test Center ina few years if Jim Ellis has his way.

“The college is very interested in ad-vancing in that area,” said Ellis, direc-tor of Testing and Assessment Services.

Test Center employee Ron Brookssought the resolution.

Brooks and Ellis believe computerizedtests have several advantages over tak-ing tests with pencil and paper, such assaving space at the testing center andsaving money at the print shop.

Past paper tests would be backed uponto the server and preserved.

Space is the larger concern, said LisaAdkins, Administrative Office Technol-ogy professor, who chaired the commit-tee that drafted the resolution.

“We’re running out of space down [inthe Test Center].

“Soon, people will be tripping over ev-erything,” Adkins said.

Under the proposed system professorswould e-mail the tests to the Test Cen-ter, where the students would completethem.

Students looking for an easy multiple-choice test might be disappointed, Ellissaid.

Most test formats can be covered, fromshort answer to essay style.

But there was some concern about thesecurity of the test scores.

Jay Malmstrom, a math professor whoteaches online college algebra, was skep-tical of the new concept.

“When they promise security, I’ll be-lieve it when I see it.” Malmstrom said.

Malmstrom is a retired Navy math-ematician who worked for the NationalSecurity Agency in Networked Informa-tion Systems, which means any kind ofnetwork, from ATMs to telephones.

Despite the assurance of a “stand-alone” server, that is, a server that isnot connected to the Internet. Malm-strom claims there are other issues, likethe security of the testing center, thereadability of the online tests and thereliability of the computer files them-selves.

Malmstrom said he also is concernedthat the voluntary measure could be-come mandatory, with the teachers nothaving control of the format.

www.sdss.org.Also, assisting the event was Debra

Burris, former OKCCC physics profes-sor, who now teaches with the depart-ment of Physics and Astronomy at theUniversity of Central Arkansas.

The meeting included workshops andpresentations on Friday and a closingbanquet on Saturday.

The banquet included a presentationentitled “Breaking the Bored” given byguest speaker Chuck Stone.

Thurston said he found Stone’s pre-sentation to be particularly enjoyable.

“[Stone] determined the force neces-sary to break a wooden board by sus-pending an increasing number of bricksfrom it until it broke,” Thurston said.

Stone calculated the energy needed tobreak the board. But, like other scien-tific explanations, the audience believedthe calculations only when they wit-nessed the breaking of the boards,Thurston said.␣

The feedback from the attendees waspositive and the actual turnout washigher than expected, Thurston said.

Dry your handsthe auto way

Students may be ableto test electronically

Physics conference a success

Nov. 14, 2005 • PIONEER • 11

By Christiana KosturaEditor

To celebrate the world’splentiful cultures, StudentLife will host InternationalEducation Week from Nov.14 to 18.

“Each year, schoolsaround the country takethis week out of Novemberto focus on interculturalexchange and internationaleducation for students,”said Jon Horinek, StudentLife Community Engage-ment coordinator.

“One of the reasons wethink [participating] is soimportant is we live in sucha global society.”

Horinek said events willbe held every day of theweek to celebrate all cul-tures.

“A View from Nepal” willbe at noon, Nov. 14, inCU2, he said. BusinessProfessor Gyanendra Baralwill present a discussionabout his native country.

Celebrate cultures during International WeekOn Nov. 15, three events

will be held for students,Horinek said.

First, the InternationalStudent Association willhost guest speaker, FBIAgent Terry Weber, to speakabout identity and passportprotection. The club hasopened the meeting, whichwill be at 11:15 a.m. inroom 1C8, to all interestedparties.

The lecture will be fol-lowed by a lecture ifver SkihHindu Meditation at 12:30p.m. in CU1.

“Skih Hindu Meditation isnot a religion,” Horineksaid. “It’s a form of stressrelief and relaxation.”

Okii Taiko, a Japanesedrum group, also will per-form at 12:30 p.m. in thecollege union.

“They’re the same groupwho performed at thisyear’s Arts Festival,” Hor-inek said.

At noon, Nov. 16, the col-lege will host another per-former in the college union:“Desert Fire: Middle East-

ern Dance” from the AalimDance Academy. The dancewill be followed by GlobalTea at 2 p.m. in CU2.

“Participants will havethe opportunity to tasteteas from around the worldwhile sharing traveling ex-periences,” Horinek said.

Events continue Nov. 17with “Irish Arts Oklahoma.”This traditional Irish danceperformance will begin at12:30 p.m. in the collegeunion.

At 7:30 p.m., the Interna-tional Student Associationwill present its “Interna-tional Culture Show” in thecollege theater.

The show will featuremusic, dance and more.

International EducationWeek will conclude with the“International Flag Cer-emony” at noon Nov. 18 inthe main building.

For more information,contact Horinek at (405)682-1611, ext. 7697.

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

2005 International Education Week Event Schedule

Monday, Nov. 14•Lecture: “A View from Nepal”

with Gyanendra Baral at noon in CU2

Tuesday, Nov. 15•Lecture: “Identity & Passport Protection”

with FBI Agent Terry Weber11:15 a.m. main building room 1C8

•Lecture: “Skih Hindu Meditation”with Dr. Lisa Connery & Jim Smith at 12:30 p.m. in CU1

•Performer: “Okii Taiko”Japanese Drum Group at 12:30 p.m. college union

Wednesday, Nov. 16•Performer: “Desert Fire: Middle Eastern Dance”

Aalim Dance Academy at noon in the college union

•Event: “Global Tea”Sample tea from around the world and learn about

cultural crafts at 2 p.m. in CU2

Thursday, Nov. 17•Performer: “Irish Arts Oklahoma”

Traditional Irish Dance at 12:30 p.m. in the college union

•Event: “ISA’s International Culture Show”Music, Dance & More at 7:30 p.m. in the theater

Friday, Nov. 18•Event: “International Flag Ceremony”

Parade of flags at noon in the main building

Student workers learn value of customer serviceBy Lizzie Byrd

Staff Writer

Student workers gath-ered for free lunch and tipson customer service Nov. 9during the Brown BagLunch lecture series held inthe college union.

Mari-Ann Fenn, Employ-ment Services director,opened the meeting withseveral scenarios of cus-tomer service examples.

One scenario described astudent worker who arrivesto work with a bad attitude,as a result of bad eventsthat day.

When he arrives at work,his first student customer,who also has had a badday, greets him and the twoquickly clash.

Fenn described whatshould have been done inthe situation from a cus-tomer-service standpointand related it back to the

Golden Rule philosophy.“It is important to remem-

ber the Golden Rule whengiving customer service,”Fenn said.

“Do unto others as youwould have them do untoyou,” she said.

Jon Horinek, Student LifeCommunity Engagementcoordinator, had studentsparticipate in three activi-ties, all-dealing with differ-ent ways to communicateand succeed through team-work.

The first involved all ofthe student workers gath-ering around in a circle,joining hands and passingaround a hula-hoop fromperson to person.

The students were notallowed to unlock arms andwere forced to toss thehula-hoop in the air overtheir heads and then stepthrough in order to pass iton to the next person.

The second was the samewith a twist; a second hula-

hoop of a different colorwas added and started onthe opposite side heading inthe same direction.

This went faster than thefirst because of the practicefrom the first round, untilthe second and first hula-hoops met.

Whoever became facedwith both hula-hoops hadto switch the colors andthen continue passingthem in the right direction.

“The meeting was reallyfun,” said Natalie Bales, astudent worker from Finan-cial Aid.

“It helped relieve a lot ofstress.”

The third activity involvedstudent workers arrangingthemselves in order of theirmonth of birth, January on

one end and December onthe other.

They were not allowed tospeak or communicateorally in order to completethe task.

This went more quicklythan the hula-hoop activi-ties and only took approxi-mately two minutes for the25 participants to com-plete.

“You guys were a smartgroup,” said Horinek.

“You went straight for thephalanges… that was foryou science people… youeach held up the birthmonth number by usingyour fingers.”

Horinek took the activitya step further and askedthe group to arrange notonly by birth month but

also by birth day.“The activities made it

better than any other meet-ing,” said Timothy Welchel,a student worker from Ma-terial Control/Shippingand Receiving.

“I would attend again. Infact I came and today wasmy day off,” he said.

Staff Writer Lizzie Byrdcan be reached at StaffWriter3@okccc.edu.

“It is important to remember the Golden Rule when giving customerservice. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

—Mari-Ann Fenn Employment Services Director

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Sports

UPCOMING OKCCC

INTRAMURALSSCHEDULE

•Nov. 18: Open registration for thefall Hot Shot Contest ends. Thecompetition is open only to wo-men. The contest is scheduled forDec. 1 and 8 in the gym. A men’scontest is scheduled for the springsemester. For more information,contact Community Education andHealth Specialist Eric Watson at(405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

•Nov. 18-20: The Extreme AquaticTeam of Edmond hosts the annualEAT Turkey Meet, a swim meet forall ages. A food drive also will beheld. For more information, contactAquatics and Safety TrainingSpecialist Stephanie Scott at (405)682-1611, ext. 7662.

Sophomore Miranda Bandy practices shooting baskets in the gym. Bandy ispreparing for the Women’s Hot Shot Contest Dec. 1 and 8. The contest willconsist of three different basketball shooting contests including free throws,three-pointers and a Hot Shot Contest. It is open to all female students with avalid ID. For more information, contact Community Health and EducationSpecialist Eric Watson at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

Photo by Matthew Caban

Sharpshooters wantedfor Hot Shot contest

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

The gym will be filled with thesound of swishing nets during theupcoming Women’s Hot Shot con-test Dec. 1 and 8.

The deadline to sign up is Fri-day, Nov. 18.

This contest is one of the lastscheduled intramural events forfall 2005 and the first female-onlyevent of the year, said CommunityHealth and Education SpecialistEric Watson.

The event is only open to womenstudents with a valid ID, he said.Watson said a similar event wouldbe held for men in the spring.

“Currently we have nine studentswho have signed up,” Sports As-sistant Charlie Tarver said.

He said there is still space formore students who want to shootin the contest.

Tarver said the contest would usea simple scoring system and focuson shooting from the perimeter.

The perimeter is the area of thebasketball court around the three-point line.

“There will be five spots, each

worth a dif ferent amount ofpoints,” Tarver said.

“The closest spot will be worthone point and the farthest spot willbe worth five points,” he said.

Tarver said the purpose is tomake as many shots as possiblewithin one minute.

Each participant will have thechance to get better scores, Watsonsaid.

He said the shooters would beallowed to go through the spots asecond time. However, they mustimprove their score to avoid elimi-nation, Watson said.

After all but the last two playersare eliminated, a face-off will de-termine the winner, he said.

“The winner will be the one whoscores the most points in the finalround,” Watson said.

The winner will receive anOKCCC intramural sports T-shirtand a place on the Wall of Fame,Tarver said.

In addition to the Hot Shot Con-test, the intramural staff will offera women’s three-point contest anda women’s free-throw contest.

Tarver said the scoring and for-mat in theses contests will be simi-lar to the Hot Shot Contest.

“With the three-point contest, wewill have three spots marked alongthe three-point line,” he said.

“In the last contest, each playerwill get six free throws per round.”

The winners of the three-pointand free-throw contests also willreceive T-shirts and a place on theWall of Fame.

Sophomore Miranda Bandy saidshe signed up and is looking for-ward to competing.

“I love basketball and enjoyshooting the ball,” Bandy said.

“I have played basketball for along time. I am ready for each ofthe contests.”

Tarver said both he and Watsonwant to get more women involvedin the college’s intramural sports.

“We’re looking for more events forwomen and are open to sugges-tions,” he said.

For more information or to signup, contact Watson at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

Staff Writer Matthew Caban canbe reached at StaffWriter2@okccc.edu.

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Holidayhours atOKCCC

By Richard HallStaff Writer

The college and Sellers’ FoodServices will reduce their oper-ating hours for the upcomingThanksgiving holiday Nov. 24through 27.

Art Bode, vice president ofBusiness and Finance, releasedan e-mail detailing the times thecampus will operate.

Campus hours will be 7 a.m.to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23and closed Thursday, Nov. 24through Sunday, Nov. 27.

There will be classes on Mon-day, Nov. 22.

Regular building hours will re-sume on Monday, Nov. 28. Theyare 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, and 7 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturdays.

Sellers’ will operate from 7:30a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22and 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednes-day, Nov. 23. It will be closedfrom Nov. 24 through 27.

Staff Writer Richard Hall can bereached at SeniorWriter@okccc.edu.

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HighlightsEnvironmental Club meeting and display

The club is meeting from 3 to 4 p.m. every Monday in1C4. Free pizza and drinks will be provided. On Nov. 15(National Recycle Day) the club will organize an environ-mental issue display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the mainbuilding. For more information, contact Public RelationsOfficer Holly Jones at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7676.

Learn more about OKCCC’s nursing programOKCCC Nursing Program Director Rosemary Klepper

and Student Development Counselor Claire Echols willhold a meeting for prenursing students from 12:30 to 1:30p.m., Nov. 15, in CU3. They will answer any questionsregarding the nursing program.

Health Professions Club’s upcoming activitiesA guest speaker will talk about the nursing profession

from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m., Nov. 15 in, 1C4 of the main build-ing. A mandatory meeting for those going on the field tripto the Children’s Center will be held from 12:30 to 1:20p.m., Nov. 17, in 1C4. Mock interviews will be conductedfor health professions majors to perfect their interviewingtechniques from 3 to 5 p.m., Nov. 17, and noon to 3 p.m.Nov. 18, in 2M2. To participate in the interviews, sign upon the bulletin board across from the Science Center threedays prior to the interview date.

Reading Club meetingThe Reading Club welcomes and encourages students

who share the joy of reading and discussion to join theclub. The next meeting is at noon Nov. 16. Students arewelcome to bring a book and share it with the club. Formore information about the Reading Club, e-mail ClubMember Jenny Bryan at 74jenny@sbcglobal.net.

Child Development Club meetingThe club will have its first meeting from 6:30 to 7:30

p.m., Nov. 16, in 1H10 in the Social Sciences area. Of-ficer elections and future event planning will take place.For more information, contact club sponsor CeceliaPittman at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7159.

Future Teachers Club speakerFuture Teachers Club will host Joel Drury, Transfer

Coordinator for the University of Central Oklahoma, fromnoon to 1 p.m., Nov. 16, in 1D4 of the Main Building. Itwill be a great chance to receive information about UCOand the Future Teachers Club.

Multicultural Explosion showInternational Student Association presents “Multicultural

Explosion 2005.” The third annual edition of the eventwill be held from 8 to 9:30 p.m., Nov. 17, in the collegetheater. Tickets are available in Student Life or from ISAofficers, and cost $5 in advance, $6 at the door and $3for kids 12 and under. There will be door prizes.

Poetry and Open Mic Contest deadlineThe Writing Club will host a Poetry and Open Mic Con-

test. Submissions may be turned in to the Arts and Hu-manities office, and must include contact information. Thedeadline for submissions is Nov. 30. Dates for the con-test will be announced. Cash prizes will be awarded forboth contests. For more information about the contest orclub, contact Club Sponsor Andre Love at (405) 863-5951.

Song and dance can pay cash

Environmental Club members sell baked goods to earn money to buy toys for needychildren. Club Members Caroline Ting, Lizzie Byrd, along with Club Secretary ChristianaKostura and Club President Jessica Austin, helped raise about $240, which will buy “atleast 40 toys for the toy drive, Toys for Tots,” Kostura said. “We appreciate all who helpedmake that happen.”

Money doesn’t grow on trees

Photo by Richard Hall

Poetry and Open Mic contest brings in some cool prizes

By John SavageStaff Writer

Poetry, skits, personalwritings or other forms ofcreativity could land stu-dents some prizes this se-mester at OKCCC.

The Writing Club Poetryand Open Mic Contest willbe from noon to 1 p.m. Dec.7, in the college union. Thedeadline for submissions isNov. 30. All entries must beturned in to the Arts andHumanities office with thecorrect contact informationon the form.

Along with new submis-sions, club sponsor AndreLove will offer some mate-rial from former contes-tants on a compact disc.

“We are making a CD thisyear and we will use thatfor a fund-raiser,” Lovesaid. “All the former contes-tants that participated lastyear will be on the CD thisyear.”

Love said he hopes to getthe writings from the pre-vious year’s show on a discas well.

He said he will strive tomake that happen everyyear.

Some entries for thisyear’s show involve skits,dance or song. The poetrycontest also will involveparticipants who have writ-ten poetry or short stories.

“There are actually twocontests in one,” Love said.

All entries are limited to10 minutes, Love said.

He said last year’s poetryand open mic contestseemed like a hit with stu-dent and faculty.

“[Last year’s show] wasexcellent,” Love said.

“The audience respondedwell and had people look-ing forward to it this year.”

Other members of thegroup agreed that lastyear’s contest was a suc-cess.

“Last year we had a lot ofpoets and some musi-

cians,” said club memberJeremy Barr. “I’ve got ma-jor stuff this year, and Ihope to take first.”

Love believes that stu-dents who participate gaingood skills that can helpthem later on in their writ-ing careers.

He said the participantsgain a true college experi-ence and leadership.

He said the contest alsodemands some sincerityfrom the students since it’stheir own works.

“The month of April ispoetry week and we hope tohave the finalists competefor the grand championbetween the winners,” Lovesaid.

All students and facultyare welcome to join the cluband participate in the con-test.

For more information,contact Andre Love at (405)863-5951.

Staff Writer John Savagecan be reached at StaffWriter1@okccc.edu.

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Sechrist, OKCCC actingpresident.

“I am pleased to see anincrease in the diversity ofour students,” Paden said.“It’s more reflective of ourcommunity.”

The largest increase inethic minority enrollment is35.1 percent by Pacific Is-landers which went from 37to 50.

Hispanics claimed thesecond highest growth witha 24.2 percent increase upfrom 707 to 878.

Sechrist said enrollmentreports help the college de-termine the types of ser-vices to offer.

“We want to make surewe have the right kinds ofservices and support for the

minority students,” he said.“Our [overall] minority en-rollment is now approach-ing 30 percent.”

OKCCC also has a widerange of age groups en-rolled, Paden said.

This semester, 7,196 stu-dents are between the agesof 18 and 24, OKCCC’slargest group, she said.

Paden said the college’ssmallest group by age is the16 registered students overthe age of 65.

Most of OKCCC’s stu-dents — 6,807 — still livein Oklahoma City, Padensaid, while 5,394 studentshave addresses outsideOklahoma City.

Enrollment numbers area vital tool in helping thecollege determine its stu-dents’ needs, Sechrist said.

He said enrollment num-bers are broken down in somany ways in order to help

the administration seetrends.

“We try to align the kindsof services and the way weteach, times of classes,even curriculum, based onthe students we have,” hesaid.

The more information thecollege has by breakingdown enrollment numbers,the more OKCCC can striveto benefit its population,Sechrist said.

All numbers presentedare from the Statistical Re-port on the Fall 2005 CreditEnrollment, and are con-sidered preliminary.

“It’s a snapshot in time,”Paden said.

“Numbers will continuechanging through the endof the semester.”

This year, OKCCC’s over-all increase is less than ithas been in recent history.

“Our increase this year is

smaller than ithas been,” shesaid.

Paden attri-butes this tomany factors.

One reason forthe slowdown inenrollment is thecollege’s capac-ity, she said.

Sechrist saidall classroomsare scheduledMonday throughFriday from 9 a.m. to 3p.m., and 5:30 to 8 p.m.

“When we increase ca-pacity, we will plan andachieve a greater increase,”Paden said.

Sechrist agreed.“We knew there would be

some challenges,” he said.“We know we have somecapacity issues, until weget our new buildings.”

Another reason for theslower growth, Sechristsaid, is that the numberof high school graduates inthe surrounding area hasdecreased.

“That affects our enroll-ment growth.”

He said the strength ofthe economy depresses col-lege enrollment as well.

“Our economy is strong.There is a correlation be-tween how strong oureconomy is and our enroll-ment, especially of ouradults, aged 24 or over.”

He said when people are

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working, whether full orpart-time, they are lesslikely to attend college.

Both Paden and Sechristsaid OKCCC can look for-ward to increased enroll-ment among high schoolstudents taking collegecourses for dual credit.

“Senate Bill 972 providesfor six credit hours of col-lege education for highschool seniors who qualify,”Paden said.

Sechrist said OKCCC hasmany area high school stu-dents taking advantage ofthe program.

There is an 81.9 percentincrease, from 144 to 262students, in the enrollmentof concurrent high schoolstudents, he said.

“Perhaps the studentswill choose to continuetheir education at OKCCCafter their graduation.”

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

College gets toys for state’s needy children

dren who do.Families also are sometimes asked to go

to the disbursement area, normally at the

“We want tomake sure wehave the right

kinds ofservices and

support for theminority

students.”—Paul SechristActing OKCCC

President

Oklahoma City Fairgrounds, to receivethe toys.

Buchanan said those who participatein the Toys for Tots drive receive some-thing in return — the joy of helping achild.

“There was one particular young girlthat I gave a present to and she gave me

a picture of herself,” he said.“It really touched me.”Buchanan said this is all the

Christmas some children have tolook forward to.

He said by donating and show-ing support, people show chil-dren they care.

“The more positive experienceswe can put in their life, the bet-ter,” he said.

Buchanan told of how partici-pating in Toys for Tots tran-scends and sometimes influ-ences people.

“There was a staff sergeantwho received a gift from Toys forTots as a child,” Buchanan said.“He then decided he wanted tobecome a Marine.”

Dec. 16 is the last day dona-tions will be accepted in the col-lege bookstore.

For more information call (405)737-7883 or visit www.toysfortots.org.

Staff Writer John Savage canbe reached at StaffWriter1@okccc.edu.

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