2006 03 20

IONEERPOklahoma City Community College

• Don’t cut student loans, editorial, p. 2.• Math classes get experimental, p. 9.• Soccer team victorious, sports, p. 12.• DUI simulator comes to campus, p. 14.

March 20, 2006This Week

Inside

Missing student case to beexamined on Japanese TV

Students James Higgins, Tyler Shields, Jeremy Sturdivant, Gillian Villines and Conrad Baade spenda break between classes in the commons area, across from the Bursar’s office. Many students tookadvantage of the spring-like weather to relax after studying and mid-term exams.

Photo by Carrie Cronk

The great outdoors

By Christiana KosturaEditor

One in 10 Americans will suffer from de-pression during any one-year period,

said Peggy Jordan, OCCC psychology profes-sor.

Many college students are likely candidatesfor the condition, said Thomas Jones, OCCCpsychology professor.

Jones said it’s important for students to as-sess and react to stress which, if left untreated,can be a factor leadingto depression.

“[Stress] is a part ofdaily life that will notgo away,” he said. “Weall have stressors. It’show you cope withthem that matters.”

The first step to cop-ing with stress is tounderstand a lot of pressure is in the percep-tion, he said.

“Stress is manageable,” Jones said.“People who don’t manage stress well feel like

the world is in charge of their life instead ofthem being in charge of their own life.”

Untreated stress can lead to other, more se-vere, problems, he said.

Some results of stress include anxiety disor-ders and depression.

Jordan said symptoms of depression includepersistent sadness, loss of interest in activi-ties, decreased energy, fatigue, difficulty con-centrating, difficulty remembering, feelings ofhopelessness, guilt, worthlessness and help-lessness.

“Depression is treatable,” she said.The first step in treating depression is to have

a physical check-up to make sure the depres-sion is not being caused by an undetected medi-cal condition, Jordan said.

If stress or depression is left untreated, the

Stress anddepressionmanageablePerception is key, expert says

See “Stress,” page 6

By Caroline TingContributing Writer

A Japanese television show similar to “America’s Most Wanted”

needs help bringing home a formerOCCC international student fromJapan who’s been missing sinceAug. 20, 2001.

Mayuko Kawase was 21 years oldwhen she disappeared.

The program is called “The Powerof TV.”

“(The show) features many un-solved homicide and missing per-sons cases,” said Nazu Kikkawa,production coordinator based in LosAngeles.

Kikkawa said the show normallyis one hour long but the network, TV Asahi, isproducing a three-hour special on Kawase’scase.

“Half of the show will be dedicated toMayuko’s story,” she said.

Kawase also is a former student of the Uni-versity of Central Oklahoma.

A friend of Kawase at the time and OCCC Stu-dent Brenda Paine, drove Kawase to and fromOCCC every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Paine was the last person known to have seen

Kawase, after dropping her off atthe Albertson’s store located at7000 S. May Ave. on Aug. 20,2001, according to the Sept. 3,2001 issue of the Pioneer.

Kawase’s mother, Reiko Kawase,told the Pioneer she last heardfrom her daughter in an e-mailsent from an OCCC library com-puter Aug. 21, 2001.

The Oklahoma City Police De-partment conducted searches onKawase’s case but there have beenno new developments, the Pioneerreported Sept. 10, 2001.

Kawase’s mother contacted “The Power of TV”

See “Mayuko,” page 16

Mayuko KawasePioneer File Photo

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

Vol. 34 No. 25Christiana Kostura...............EditorJohn Savage................Staff WriterMatthew Caban............Staff WriterHolly Jones..................Staff WriterEbonee Gilliard............Staff WriterCarrie Cronk.............PhotographerLavanya Jaganathan...Ad ManagerMichelle HalfSpring...Online EditorEric Nguyen.............Graphic ArtistRichard Hall.............Lab AssistantRonna Austin.............Lab DirectorSue Hinton............Faculty Adviser

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Don’t cuteducation funds

Rules for all, not someTo the editor:

I would like to commenton the Feb. 27 letter aboutthe difficulties a studenthad with a professor.

I think it’s unfortunate astudent who seeks assis-tance outside of class froma professor was refused. Ibelieve that would be highlyunusual at OCCC. Mostprofessors are pleased tospend time to help a stu-dent understand material.

However, I do wish tocomment on the student’sunhappiness with the cellphone rules.

A student will probablyhave four or five differentprofs in a semester. Eachone should provide a sylla-bus with all the rules, andgenerally they review thesewith students during thefirst week of class. It is atthis time a student shoulddecide if they can live withthe rules, and if not, theyshould go through dropand add to change to a dif-ferent class.

I admire the student’s de-sire to be accessible for herchildren, but it’s not unrea-sonable for the prof to re-strict cell phones in class.

When a phone goes off, itdistracts the teacher andother students. Valuable

time is lost. Even when thephone is on vibrate, thestudent will have to retrievethe phone, and after view-ing the message, would ex-pect to be excused fromclass to return a call if it isfrom school or day care.This is also disruptive.

Other students some-times complain about dis-ruptions, though many justsuffer in silence.

When 40 to 50 studentshave enrolled in class andare sharing a crowdedroom, banning phones is areasonable accommodationfor the good of all the stu-dents.

Having raised children asa single parent in the daysbefore pagers or cellphones, I am sympatheticonly to a point. In general,a call about one’s child isnot a life or death emer-gency where minutescount.

Waiting until the end of aclass to check messages isnot a critical time period. Ifthe child has a life-threat-ening illness, I would con-sider that as an exception.Otherwise, checking mes-sages after class is reason-able.

Each prof has personalidiosyncrasies. For some it

is tardiness, or absences, orsidebar conversations inclass, or cell phones.

The student should beable to determine from thesyllabus and the first weekof class what those are, andeither decide to abide bythem or switch to a classthey can live with.

—Jane CarneySociology Professor

On Feb. 8, President George W. Bush ruffled somefeathers when he signed the Deficit Reduction Act.The act included a $12 billion cut from studentloan programs and also raises in interest rates onloans.

The Congressional Budget Office said the moneywill come from trimming the profits of lenders andraising the rates on parent borrowers.

In January, Bush answered questions from stu-dents at Kansas State University about the cuts.

“I think what we did was reform the student loanprogram,” he said. He went on to say money is notbeing cut from the program.

He said the money being saved will be part of a$39 billion deficit-reduction bill. The bill also in-cludes cuts from Medicaid and Medicare.

The bill was controversial until it was voted on inCongress. In the Senate, Vice President DickCheney was needed to cast a tie-breaking vote topass the legislation.

A similar result occurred in the House of Repre-sentatives where the bill passed by a narrow voteof 214-212.

Three of Oklahoma’s five representatives votedfor the bill. They were Reps. Tom Cole, Frank Lucasand John Sullivan.

The intentions of the majority were in the rightplace as they tried to find a way to alleviate thenation’s budget deficit.

Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Of-fice said the deficit would total $371 billion at theend of the fiscal year.

If the deficit is not paid off, it will just pass totoday’s children and maybe their children.

Although paying off the deficit is important, itshould not be done at the expense of those whocannot afford it.

Facts and figures are not needed to prove collegestudents don’t have money to spare. The strain istight on students who are faced with rising tuitionand textbook costs.

The deficit can be lowered with some creativethinking and common sense.

This would include trimming money from someprograms and not authorizing tax cuts at everyturn.

Obviously, it would be hard to decide what to cutfrom, but sacrifice is necessary to pay off this mas-sive debt.

With tax cuts, less money is going toward payingthe budget deficit.

This isn’t saying that taxes should be raised, justthat tax cuts aren’t the solution.

If the burden of paying off the deficit rests on theshoulders of students and their parents, highereducation may lose some of its diamonds in therough.

—Matthew CabanStaff Writer

March 20, 2006 • PIONEER • 3

Comments and Reviews

Willis film falls short

‘Newborn Eyes’ long on quality

Cheers to food service

“It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimeswe have to do what’s required.”

—Sir Winston Churchill

Life isn’t easy. Often, it isn’t even fair. Things hap-pen over which you have no control, and sometimesother people won’t make allowances for that. Theystill hold you accountable. Sometimes you makechoices for yourself that turn out not to be in yourbest interest. Then, you have to face consequences.

Growing up in a culture where excuses flow likecheap wine and where no one is ever supposed tosuffer the consequences of his or her actions doesn’tprepare you well for the reality of being an ordinaryadult in an ordinary life. As adults, we don’t get tolive our lives in VH1 technicolor. Problems don’t getsolved or go away in 30-minute episodes. There isno canned laughter and no applause prompts. Youcan close your eyes and wish for problems to goaway, but when you open them, they’ll still be there.

There’s an old saying that says if you want some-thing done, give it to the busiest person you know.Why? Truly busy people stay busy, but they tend toget things done. They have a knack for juggling re-sponsibilities and keeping track of what needs tobe done. Some of you may need to spend time ob-serving and imitating these busy people.

When your counselor asked if you wanted to en-roll full time or part time, you might have been think-ing about how much money you would get fromfinancial aid or whether you could stay on yourparents’ insurance. We, however, were asking if youhad the time to make a commitment to work a cer-tain number of hours each week. Full-time enroll-ment in school should engage you, in and out ofclass, about as many hours each week as a full timejob. Being successful academically means makingschool a priority. Sometimes, that means other partsof your life have to shift or go away for a while.

It’s easier to make the necessary shift in your lifeif you have a strong sense of direction and knowwhat you want to do with your future. Knowing yourfuture goals can help you select an appropriate aca-demic path which, in turn, can make what you doin each class more meaningful. If you haven’t cho-sen a degree plan in college, or if you’ve picked aplan because of your parents told you to, yourfriends said you’d be good at it, or it looked glam-ourous on TV, then some career exploration wouldbe a good investment for you. Dr. Deborah Vaughn,the new career specialist in Student Development,or any of the counselors there could help you getstarted on the journey toward discovering what’sout there in the world and where your potentialmight lie.

Being successful in college means working hard.Working hard becomes easier when you recognizewhy you must which ultimately translates into hav-ing the type of career you’ll truly enjoy and at whichyou can be successful, while working hard.

—Mary TurnerStudent Development Counselor

In the recent WarnerBros. release, “16 Blocks,”Bruce Willis stars aswashed-up New York Citycop Jack Mosley, who’sonly a whiskey bottle awayfrom his retirement.

His last assignment be-fore he hangs it up is lack-luster: transfer a witness(played by Mos Def) in amurder trial from the po-lice department to thecourthouse. Wearisome, te-dious and an uninspiringwaste of a morning forMosley, who prefers to buryhis thoughts in paperworkuntil his shift is over.

But he goes with it any-way and eventually discov-ers there are crooked copsbeing testified against inthe trial who want the wit-ness dead. The lead guy ofthe corrupt cops is Mosley’sex-partner, played by DavidMorse (“The Negotiator,”“The Rock”), who could doa role like this in his sleep.

Mosley is offered thechance to give up the wit-ness, walk away and be re-

“Newborn Eyes,” a collec-tion of short stories byOklahoma author Clif fMorrison, is an eye-openingexperience into the world ofshort stories.

Each of the 38 storiesleaves readers with room tointerpret the meaning intheir own way. The storiesrange in length from half apage to about 15 pages, al-lowing the reader to choosethe length of story theyhave time to read.

One of the best stories is“Three Refrains.” The storyis written in three parts.Part one is a news storydescribing a tragic fire thattakes a man’s life. Part twois a journal entry fromyears later by the man’sgirlfriend. Part three is aletter sent to friends of thecouple from a mutualfriend years after that.

The three parts pull to-gether to show a glimpse of

lieved of all trouble for therest of his life.

Instead, he attempts tofight off the entire homicidedepartment while weavingthrough traffic, back alleys,rooftops and Chinatown tothe courthouse with thewitness.

As a “run-n-gun” filmabout a shrill criminal anda downtrodden cop workingtogether and eventuallychanging each other, it failsto deliver.

The film only works untilmidway through the movie

when the obstacles, thecharacters and eventuallythe weak ending have beenseen before, not to mentionthe entire geographical lay-out of what is supposed tobe 16 blocks in New YorkCity is confusing to no end.

The action scenes are alittle nicer than what’s beenin the theaters recently, butthat’s one of the few pay-offs for yet another of BruceWillis’ duds.

Rating: C-—Eric Nguyen

Staff Writer

how a tragedy can start achain of events.

Many of the anecdotesare set in Oklahoma in the1970s and appear to benon-fiction accounts fromMorrison’s life.

Some of the settings inthe stories are in Greece, inan undetermined time. Theauthor combines elementsof Ancient Greece with ele-ments of present time.

All the stories in the col-lection have a component ofhumanism readers canconnect with.

Most the stories in thebook feature at least onecharacter having some sortof epiphany.

According to the intro-ductory note, this is whyMorrison titled the collec-tion “Newborn Eyes.”

“The title ‘Newborn Eyes’and the epigraph allude tothe fact that most storiesherein center around char-acters experiencing a real-ization that might causetears,” Morrison said.

—Christiana KosturaEditor

To the editor:I’m as quick to praise a good thing as I am to attack

something and our new food service is wonderful.With the new made-to-order lines for omelets, stir-fry

and salads, to the new look, it gives one the feeling ofbeing taken care of personally, not just getting some-thing that has been laying out for hours. Great job.

—Lloyd KingsburyHealth Lab Coordinator


Job fair leads journalists in the right directionBy Jason Kimball

News Writing Student

Get an internship andlearn new media.

That was the repeatedmessage given at the Jour-nalism Job and InternshipFair sponsored by the So-ciety of Professional Jour-nalists Feb. 24 at the Uni-versity of Oklahoma.

The panel, consisting ofnewspaper editors andjournalism graduates, dis-cussed “Workplace Reali-ties.”

The panel included JoeHight, The Oklahomanmanaging editor; MarkBrown, Tulsa World designeditor; Cindy Allen, EnidNews and Eagle editor;Sean Hill, Tulsa Worldsports copy editor; LynnNguyen, Dallas MorningNews designer; and PaulRiedl, a copy editor for TheOklahoman.

Every guest on the panelechoed encouragement forjournalism students to pro-cure a summer internship.

The panelists said in-

Oklahoman Managing Editor Joe Hight discussedrejection at a job fair Feb. 24.

Here is his acronym for why people are sometimesrejected for an opportunity (REJECT) and how toimprove skills and overcome the rejection (ION).Reputation, bad or inconsistentEntitlement, feel the job should be given to youJob inexperience.Ego — too much will hurt you; sell skills, not your-self.Cry baby — don’t blame yourself if you don’t get thejob.Tepid behavior — a lack of confidence, flexibilityand enthusiasm.Interview skills.Offensive. Be offensive, not defensive; send thank-you cards.Never give up. Dreams are worth pursuing.

ternships are the key tolater employment in thefield.

Hill said managing edi-tors want to hire someoneabout whom they can say,“Yes, he or she can workand do the job.”

Editors get such informa-tion when students do in-ternships, he said.

Brown advised studentsto not be picky but instead,to take whatever job isgiven. He said, in the long

run, the opportunity for agraduate to get the positionoriginally sought will likelycome along.

Allen agreed with Brown.She said cross training

could only help journalists.The more “hats” a personwears, the better chancethey have at a career, Allensaid.

Hight stressed the needfor multimedia experienceand knowledge.

“The mode may change,but the need (for news) willnot go away,” Hight said.

Multimedia was a contin-ued theme as Nguyen toldthe students they couldn’tbe one-dimensional.

“Think multimedia, pod-casts and slideshows,” shesaid.

The panel was given thequestion, “Why are yousuccessful?”

Most members said luckand timing played a role.

Nguyen said being proac-tive helped. Hill said flex-ibility is important.

Hight said once he got hisfoot in the door, he told hismanager where he wantedto be and worked hard to

Rejection — a learningexperience

The results for week two of the“Rumors” play contest are in withtwo winners being named.

Lloyd Kingsbury, Health Lab co-ordinator, submitted this entry:

“Rumor has it that we usechicken and pig parts in the healthlabs for injection practice and thenreturn them to food service to beserved on the line.”

Rebecca Weber, Communica-tions Lab assistant, responded tolast week’s rumor that Paul Sec-hrist, OCCC president, is openingthe president’s bathroom to thepublic for 25 cents per use to re-coup the cost of remodeling thearea.

“Rumor has it that Mindie Dieu,[Communications] Lab superviserextraordinaire, has won tickets tothe play ‘Rumors.’ Mindie’s cleverantics warranted a surprise visitfrom a rather stunned Dr. Sechrist.

“Mindie could not be found forquestioning. The CommunicationsLab staff denied knowing anything

‘Rumors’ play contest results for week two

about the rumor or their sup-erviser’s whereabouts.

“The rumor mill is turning again,and this time ears are burning withthe news that Dr. Sechrist plansto remodel the CommunicationsLab, making it his personal spa.”

Each week, readers are encour-aged to submit made-up rumors tothe Pioneer. The top rumors arechosen and then printed in the fol-lowing issue.

Each week’s winner receives two

get there, which led Hightto manage one of his formereditors.

Wall Street JournalInteractive News EditorJennifer Johnson was thekeynote speaker, pickingup where the panel left off.

Johnson, a 2002 OUjournalism graduate, alsostressed the importance of


Jennifer JohnsonInteractive News Editor

Wall Street Journal

knowing how to work inmore than one type ofmedia.

She said convergencejournalism is moving in adirection that will mergeprint, audio, video, pod-casting, and more. She saidstudents need to knowabout all types of media tosucceed.

tickets to the play, “Rumors,”which will run March 30through April 1 in the collegetheater.

Contestants are encour-aged to keep the rumors cleanand friendly.

The Pioneer reserves theright to edit for libel andlength.

Contest organizers will se-lect one grand-prize winner.The person chosen will re-ceive four tickets to the play,

and have the opportunity to par-ticipate in the performance with awalk-on part.

The deadline for week three of the“Rumors” contest is by 5 p.m.,Tuesday, March 21.

Submissions may be e-mailed [email protected] or dropped off atthe Pioneer newspaper, located justoutside the elevator on the secondfloor of the Main Building in area2M6.

The Pioneer has joined forces

Write a rumor and submit it to the Pioneer.Winners receive tickets to the upcoming NeilSimon play “Rumors,” running March 30through April 1.

with the OCCC theater departmentto bring the contest to the collegecommunity.

Results for week three will bepublished in the March 27 editionof the paper.

For more information about thecontest, contact Pioneer EditorChristiana Kostura at [email protected], or Theater Professor RuthCharnay at [email protected].

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By John SavageStaff Writer

To help ease the pain ofpaying for textbooks, thecollege is trying somethingnew this year — the Com-munication Lab loaner li-brary project.

The project is designed tohelp students who areshort of funds borrow text-books for their class untilthey can afford to buythem.

This is the first semesterit’s being tried at OCCC,said Mindie Dieu, Commu-nications Lab supervisor.

Currently, students havethe option to read text-books on reserve in the li-brary but they are not al-lowed to check them out.

Dieu said the programwill allow the student toborrow a book for up to onemonth.

The student also is ableto take the book home todo homework.

The loaner library hastextbooks for courses instudy skills, college readingand college writing courses.

Dieu said Learning SkillsProfessor Mark Schne-berger deserves the creditfor starting the loaner li-brary.

“Mark Schneberger putsthe students first,” Dieusaid.

Schneberger said somestudents who are still inhigh school don’t recognizethey have to buy their text-books, and some studentscan’t afford them.

“What we have found isstudents who don’t havetheir textbooks within thefirst four weeks are moreapt to fail,” Schnebergersaid.

He said this is a formalway to loan textbooks tostudents, and a way to helpmore than one student.

New project toloan textbooksto students

If the student’s financialaid has not been awarded,this is one way they canhave a book to take to classand also take home, hesaid.

Schneberger paid $500out of his own pocket to getthe loaner library started.

“It is something that Ithink is important enoughto invest that kind of moneyin,” Schneberger said.

He said he also is talkingto some textbook publish-ers, trying to get them in-volved as well.

“The publishers haveloaned us about a halfdozen textbooks,” he said.

Students can also findhelp about a money man-agement plan so they canavoid taking loaned text-books, he said.

“We encourage (students)to talk to financial aid andget acquainted with ser-vices that can lend help.”

Students will be able tocheck out books with a stu-dent ID and a completedform from their professors.

Library rules still applywhen it comes to checkingout textbooks. Studentsmust return the books orrecheck them to avoid pen-alties.

Students who have losttextbooks must replacethem in order to receivegrades and enroll in futureclasses.

For more information,visit the CommunicationsLab in the Main Building orcall Schneberger at (405)682-1811, ext. 7624.

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

Russian pianist Valery Kuleshov performs during a demonstration and lecture March 7.Kuleshov appeared in concert later that evening, performing “The Horowitz Transcrip-tions.” Kuleshov said he transcribed the pieces by ear. He believed many of the originalmanuscripts may have been destroyed by Vladimir Horowitz himself after composing thepieces.


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Mosaic mural on track for 2007 debutBy Rachel Carlton


Tiles, tiles and more tiles.OCCC art professor MaryAnn Moore is up to herneck in thousands of claytiles that are being used toconstruct a 1,500 squarefoot mosaic mural.

The mural will featureOklahoma wildlife, land-scapes and state symbols.

The mosaic is being in-stalled at the mouth of theBricktown Canal. It isscheduled to be finished intime for the state centen-nial celebration in 2007.

Moore, lead artist andproject director, is workingalong side retired OCCC artprofessor Carolyn Farris onthe project.

Farris drew the illustra-tions that the handmadeporcelain and clay tilepieces will replicate.

The mural will cost$180,000 and is being co-sponsored by OCCC andthe Oklahoma CentennialCommission.

Moore said the projectwas recommended by theOklahoma City Arts Com-mission and was approvedby the Bricktown DesignCommittee.

OCCC art students and anumber of volunteers aregetting their hands dirtyand installing the mosaic.

Volunteer Barbara Taberis a mosaicist who workedon the murals in the OCCCcourtyard. She said the ar-tistic process of piecing to-gether a mosaic is thera-peutic.

Visual Art major AndyHolten said being involvedwith the project is good forhis art portfolio. Holten isworking on the mural forcollege credit.

Moore said she and herteam are building the mu-ral in pieces at a studiodowntown.

OCCC student MelaniaSt. Onge said the processis a tedious one.

First, a gridline of theimage is drawn onto paper,she said. The clay is thenrolled out and is cut intosquares.

Next, the small squaresor tiles are fired in a kilnand smoothed over.

The tile pieces are as-sembled into the mosaicimage and glazed withcolor.

The pieces are then dis-assembled and fired onceagain. When a portion ofthe design is finished, it isreassembled and placed on

Above: Graphic designs ofthe Bison Wall and RedbudWall for the mural being de-signed and created by MaryAnn Moore, art professor, andCaroline Farris, retired art pro-fessor. The mural will representOklahoma’s history and beauty.It also will have 77 red tiles list-ing each Oklahoma county.

Left: Farris displays sketchesof the Redbud Wall next to agraphic of the Bison Wall.

OCCC students can gethelp for stress, depression

“Stress,”Cont. from page 1

a mesh board. After that,the piece is bubble wrappedand ready to be placed instorage until all segmentsof the design have been

completed.“When we’re ready to in-

stall it, each section goesback up like a puzzle,” St.Onge said.

For more informationabout the mosaic muraland how to volunteer, con-tact Moore at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7255.

Seeking self-help?Visit the OCCC library

Dana Tuley-Williams, systems librarian, said OCCC’s library has dozens of booksin both print and electronic format that address depression and stress.

“Our books address depression and stress from a number of different approaches,such as holistic, diet, counseling and therapy, pharmaceutical, Christian, meditationjournaling [and more].”

Some of the books are:• “Don’t Get Mad, Get Funny! A Light-Hearted Approach to Stress Management” by Leigh Anne Jasheway• “Good Stress, Bad Stress: an Indispensable Guide to Identifying and Managing Your Stress” by Barry Lenson• “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Managing Stress” by Jeff Davidson• “Controlling Stress and Tension: A Holistic Approach” by Daniel A. Girdano• “Managing Stress: A Creative Journal” by Brian SeawardTuley-Williams said any of the librarians are happy to help students find the books.

results can be devastating,Jones said.

“An unhealthy lifestyle,which oftentimes is the re-sult of poor management ofstress, can shorten yourlife,” he said.

“There are lifestyle dis-eases — heart diseases,diabetes, even cancer.”

By managing stressors,Jones said, people learn toalter their lifestyle enoughto reduce or eliminate thenegative effects of stressthat could lead to lifestylediseases.

One way to get help man-

aging stress is through self-help books, he said.

Another way to help one-self is by enrolling in astress management class,Jones said. OCCC offersthe course.

Students also can findhelp for coping with stressby contacting a crisis line,community counselingagency, or private practitio-ner, Jones said.

“There are communitycounseling agencies in Ok-lahoma County that arebased on ability to pay.”

Some of those agenciesare North Care Center,Oklahoma County CrisisIntervention Center andRed Rock BehavioralHealth Services.

Jordan said studentswho believe they may besuffering from depressionshould seek medical atten-

tion.Editor Christiana Kostura

can be reached at [email protected].

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Air conditioning upgrades almost doneBy John Savage

Staff Writer

Physical Plant workersare in the process of mak-ing sure the climate is al-ways nice inside, no mat-ter what the temperature isoutside.

The workers’ efforts toupgrade the college’s airconditioning system are al-most finished, said ChrisSnow, Physical Plant assis-tant director.

The college is replacingtwo 325-ton cooling unitswith a new 1,000-ton unitthat is twice as efficient.

“The [chiller] unit hasbeen installed and been re-assembled and it’s cur-rently having a pipe run toit,” said Eddie Cox, projectmanager.

The chiller that was be-ing used has been relo-cated, and both new andold chillers are in the pro-cess of being repiped.

“We’re doing them both atthe same time and gettingthem both hooked up,”Snow said.

The new chiller unit hasa 1,000-pound chilling ca-pacity that will save theschool money and cool itmore efficiently, he said.

The units won’t be fully

functional until the pipingprocess is completed.

Physical Plant DirectorJ.B. Messer said, to get theunits running, workershave to install new pumps,controls, and electrical wir-ing to power the units.

The chillers will beworked on during springbreak. Messer said he plansto have them runningshortly after that. He saidthe chillers could be run-ning as early as March 17,the Friday of spring break.

Once the units have beencompletely installed, theMain Building will onceagain have a cooling sys-tem, something some clas-ses were wishing for dur-ing 80-degree days in Feb-ruary and early March.

Next on the PhysicalPlant agenda is the heatingunits. Snow said, once thecollege can safely turn offthe heat, the Physical Plantwill start work to upgradethe furnaces.

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


The new chiller unit sits in the Physical Plant. Eddie Cox,project manager, said the college's air conditioning should beup and running when students return from spring break.

By Jokori TaylorNews Writing Student

Some OCCC studentshave read their book, andon March 3, Don andSandy Hockenbury spoketo students about every-thing psychology.

The Hockenburys, au-thors of “Psychology, 4thEdition,” said the changingfield of psychology has re-sulted in job growth forthose who major in thesubject.

The various fields of psy-chology and the growingnumber of job opportuni-ties in each field werebriefly discussed just be-fore a film was shownwhich gave insight on thedifferent fields and oppor-tunities.

Psychology professorPeggy Jordan said the fieldoffers many options.

“This presentation willhelp students understandthe broad range of psychol-ogy and give them the op-portunity to view psychol-ogy more in depth,” Jordansaid.

“Psychology, 4th Edition,”is the required textbook inOCCC’s Introduction toPsychology courses.

The Hockenburys em-phasized that studentsmust not limit themselves. “Students can have agreater degree of self-worthby getting involved in what-ever their major is,” DonHockenbury said. “Get in-volved with your disciplineand stay flexible.”

Laurie Thornton, presi-dent of the Psychology/So-ciology Club and Psi Beta,said psychologists are notlimited to just to beingcounselors.

“Don and Sandy Hocken-bury gave an immenselyinformative presentation

that explored the many dif-ferent options available tostudents who earn psychol-ogy degrees,” Thorntonsaid.

The husband and wifeteam both have back-grounds in the collabora-tion of textbooks and spentseven years writing the firstedition of “Psychology.”

Don is a psychology pro-fessor at Tulsa CommunityCollege. Sandy is a formerpsychology book editor.

The Hockenburys saidpsychology addresses realissues people encounter intheir lives.

“It is true — the mindcould affect the body,”Sandy said.

Freshman Zach Glaskowsaid the presentationbroadened his range ofknowledge.

“It helps decide if I wantto major in psychology andwhat field to go into,”Glaskow said.

Authors discuss psychology world

By Tamlin KlutinisNews Writing Student

The Capitol Hill Center, a bilingual program designedto teach computer literacy and give job-skills training tominorities, low-income and the elderly, is on its way tobeing completed.

The center teaches classes in English, Korean andSpanish. Director Alejandro Rendon said the programaims to provide computer access to low-income people.

“A lot of students are interested in pre-professionalprograms such as premed and nursing,” Rendon said.

For some students, the center is a bridge to college.“It gave me motivation to continue to study,” said OCCC

student Alexandra Hernandez.The program, which is part of the OCCC Economic and

Community Development Department, functions througha partnership with Oklahoma City Public Schools.

Oklahoma City Public Schools provides the facilitiesmade possible by grants. Last year, OCCC received a$25,000 SBC Foundation Excelerator grant.

The center’s six-week class, “From Information Tech-nology to Work,” is offered at the beginning of the year,in the summer and in the fall.

Students are taught basic computer knowledge, inter-view skills, office etiquette and money management.

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Prof teaches yoga on campusBy Ebonee Gilliard

Staff Writer

English professor PamelaStout has yoga on her mindand is now teaching theHindu system of stretchesand exercises to the OCCCcommunity.

Students, faculty andstaff now can enjoy thebenefits of yoga in theWellness Center.

Classes are free to facultyand staff members, andcost $20 per month for stu-dents.

Stout teaches the class at1:30 p.m., Fridays.

“Yoga is for everyone,”Stout said. “Anybody cando yoga.”

Stout said she teachesher class at a relatively slowpace, but individuals canmake it as difficult as theycan handle.

Stout said this class fo-cuses on stretching andendurance.

“I try to create a support-ive atmosphere for my stu-dents,” she said.

Yoga is designed to affect


English Professor Pamela Stout instructs her Yoga for Life class Feb. 17. From left: MargaretPitts, Dianne Broyles, Tarea Sanders and Ashley Leslie.

the union of the humansoul and body.

It is one of the only sportsthat originated as a male-dominated activity in Indiaand transitioned to be morefemale-dominated in Amer-ica, said Mindie Dieu, Com-munications Lab supervi-sor.

Dieu also is a student inStout’s class.

“Yoga is a definite stressreliever,” Dieu said.

Practicing yoga buildsphysical strength and canhelp keep a person focused,Dieu said.

Stout’s Yoga for Life classis inspired by the Lyengartechnique, developed in In-dia.

The Wellness Center alsooffers Hatha Yoga at 6:30p.m., Tuesdays.

Hatha Yoga is a more ba-sic class, said Jack Per-kins, Community Educa-tion coordinator.

The Hatha Yoga class alsois $20 per month.

For more informationabout class schedules, callthe Wellness Center at(405) 682-1611, ext. 7310,or Stout at (405) 682-1611,

By Chelsea HoudyshellNews Writing Student

One person has been shot and another is missing.Find out why at the OCCC theater department’s pro-duction of Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” opening Friday, March31, and running through Saturday, April 1.

OCCC Theater Professor Ruth Charnay said “Rumors”is a funny farce involving four couples, gunfire, foodand rumors galore.

Charnay said one of the things that interested herabout the play is it’s designed with actors in mind.

“I chose this play because it provides a lot of reallygood roles of relatively equal size,” Charnay said. “It’sperfect for a college situation allowing us to showcasethe strength of the actors.”

The production will feature set design by Luke Hadsall,technical theater instructor, and costumes designed byAndy Wallach, fashion design instructor.

Tickets are $4 for students, faculty and staff, and $5for the general public.

“Rumors” contains adult language and is not suitablefor children.

A free preview of the production will be available toOCCC students, faculty and staff, Thursday, March 30.

The production features only OCCC students. CarlEvens as Ken; Jean Windham as Chris; Ken Sikora asLenny; Lauren Poe as Claire; Yousef Kazemi as Ernie;Erin McMurry as Cookie; Gil Lopez as Glenn; SarahYoung as Cassie; Jonathan Allen as Officer Welch; andVaneza Ceballos as Officer Pudney.

‘Rumors’ set tospread on stage

7219.Staff Writer Ebonee

Gilliard can be reached [email protected].

Swimming has many health benefitsBy Daniel Conway


When people think of ex-ercise — jogging, weight lift-ing and popular sportscome to mind. StephanieScott, aquatic and safetytraining specialist, saidpeople are missing out ona great exercise — swim-ming.

“As far as the benefits ofswimming, they are count-less,” Scott said.

“Any exercise you can doon land can be done in thewater and will providegreater resistance. It’s theonly exercise you can doand feel weightless.”

According to www.tinajuanfitness.info, swimminga mile will burn 360 calo-ries for a skilled femaleswimmer and 440 caloriesfor a skilled male swimmer.

The website states peoplewith more fat have an easiertime staying afloat. Thatmeans fewer calories areburned.

OCCC student AmandaMantooth said swimming isher preferred exercise.

“Swimming has reallyhelped me,” Mantooth said.“I played a lot of softball inhigh school and it hascaused me to have prob-lems with my knees.”

Mantooth, who frequentsOCCC’s swimming pool,said swimming has becomea substitute for jogging.

According to www.tina

juanfitness.info, one way toburn a substantial amountof calories in the water isby water walking.

This is where a swimmerstands in chest-deep waterand walks. The websitesaid a 20-minute waterwalking workout is a bigcalorie burner.

OCCC’s swimming pool,located in the Aquatic Cen-ter, is open 6 a.m. to 8:30p.m., Monday through Fri-day, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Saturdays.

For more information,contact Scott at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7662.

“Any exercise you can do on land can be donein the water and will provide greater resistance.

It’s the only exercise you can doand feel weightless.”

—Stephanie ScottAquatic and Safety Training Specialist


By Holly JonesStaff Writer

The Business Pro-fessionals of Americasuccessfully started anew chapter at OCCC.

President DustinFisher said 25 stu-dents have joined and15 members showedup to the first twomeetings.

The first set of meet-ings for the re-estab-lished club was topass the gavel fromformer OCCC Presi-dent Carl Walls, who isnow a student at theUniversity of CentralOklahoma. Fisher ac-cepted the gavel as asymbol of new direc-tion and new leader-ship.

Walls is a five-yearmember of BPA andan Internet technolo-

Business professionals club dreams big

Math classes move into experimental modeBy John Savage

Staff Writer

OCCC students now have the option of fin-ishing some math courses ahead of schedule.

Students can now enroll in a special sectionof Elementary Algebra as well as some basicmath courses that allow them to progress attheir own pace.

Mathematics Professor Lisa Buckelew is oneof the instructors teaching the experimental al-gebra class, being offered for the first time thissemester.

“We’re taking the material covered in Elemen-tary Algebra and breaking it into eight smallerpieces instead of the five larger pieces,”Buckelew said.

She said the Basic Math sections are set upthe same way, with an eight-module systemthat allows many students to finish early.

She said this allows the student to take itone module at a time. Students are tested af-ter they have covered the module and are al-lowed to retest until they pass the module.

Mathematics Professor Jay Malmstrom saidthe college is evaluating whether this methodof teaching math works better than the tradi-tional lecture system.

“One of the things we were looking at is thequestion of do we want to change the way we’restructuring math,” he said. “We looked at some

other schools to see what they have done.”The goal of the self-paced class is to keep stu-

dents in algebra until they understand thematerial.

“We are having better attendance… even ifthey haven’t passed or achieved a score highenough for the next module,” Buckelew said.“They are still coming in and working on it.”

One of the things that this course promotesis retention and attendance.

“We’re trying to keep them in the class in-stead of just dropping out,” Buckelew said.

She said some students seem to get discour-aged after the first test.

And, she said, it often appears that if the stu-dent hasn’t had much success by the secondtest, the student sometimes will drop or stopshowing up to class.

The dropout rate in pre-college math classesis almost 50 percent according to academic datareleased in fall ’03.

For some students, this approach would notbe the perfect fit.

“It tends to become individually paced,”Buckelew said. “You have to have pretty goodself-discipline to keep yourself moving.”

Buckelew said it’s too early to tell how thisprogram will work. She believes it would taketwo semesters to compare the numbers.

OCCC history major Scott Bowden said helikes the method.

“I have the opportunity to do homework inthe time frame of a day instead of a hour. I like

gies industry major.He serves as NationalParliamentarian forthe post-secondary di-vision and the publicrelations coordinatorfor the OCCC chapter.

Walls said Okla-homa has the largestpost secondary chap-ter in the UnitedStates.

The BPA has chap-ters in high schools,which set up studentsto be able to join asthey enter college.

“Students gain lead-ership skills, have asmall commitment tothe chapter and areable to become an of-ficer at the state ornational level,” Wallssaid.

He said he started atthe local level in BPAand eventually workedup to state and theninto national levels asan officer.

The OCCC BPA istaking applications forofficers at its next setof meetings being heldduring the week ofMarch 20.

Fisher said he islooking for responsibleand dependable stu-dents who are up fora challenge.

He wants to see theclub enter state andnational conferencesnext year. To be ableto do that, he said, theclub has to get a lot offund-raising com-pleted.

The fund-raising theclub has set up in-cludes bake sales, si-lent auctions and can-dy sales.

“We don’t want stu-dents to have to payfor the trips,” saidChris Stewart, co-president. “Corporatesponsors and fund-raising should handle

the costs.”Lee Ann Hall, Busi-

ness division secretaryand club sponsor, saidshe will be able to as-sist with the club’s

bake sales and candysales. Hall said, as theclub sponsor, she willassist the club withthe structure and for-mation in the process

of re-establishing theclub at OCCC.

Staff Writer HollyJones can be reachedat [email protected].

Photo by Carrie CronkGuest speaker and former Business professionals of America club President

Carl Walls (left) officially passed the gavel to new club President Dustin Fisher(right) and club Co-President Chris Stewart. Walls passed presidential dutiesto Fisher during the club meeting held March 6.

the freedom that you get when completing themodules. OCCC student Amy Thach said shedoesn’t like the new style of learning

“I’m a visual learner,” Thach said.She said the one thing she does like about

the new class style is that she can do the workat home.

“It’s on a computer, which is actually nice.”Despite the new style being somewhat accom-

modating, Thach said, she hates the fact thecomputer is picky, requiring the formula thatleads up to her answers — something she findsannoying.

This class uses the same math book as othersections of Elementary Algebra. No extra ma-terial is included.

Buckelew said students who do not or can-not finish the course would be able to sign upand finish the course the next semester, start-ing where they left off.

Staff Writer John Savage can be reached [email protected].

“One of the things we were looking atis the question of do we want to

change the way we’re structuringmath. We looked at some other

schools to see what they have done.”—Jay Malmstrom

OCCC Math Professor


Nursing program is in high demand

Pathways students spring into action planning prom

Tech department sees declining grad, enrollment numbersBy Melia Wright


Numbers over the pastfour years show a slow de-cline in Information Tech-nology graduates at OCCC.

Vicki Gibson, InformationTechnology acting dean,said she attributes thegradual decline partly tothe alternative of earning acertification instead of adegree.

“It is very easy to get adegree,” Gibson said.

Those in search of jobswithin the InformationTechnology field now havethe option of taking coursesand tests to become certi-fied instead of enrolling ina program for a degree,Gibson said.

Gibson also said there is

By Peju FaboroNews Writing Student

Pathways Middle CollegeHigh School seniors aregetting their prom planssquared away.

On April 22, 14 juniorsand 16 seniors, as well as

By Elizabeth VanZantNews Writing Student

OCCC’s Nursing Programis as successful as ever andcontinues to be one of themost sought after programsin the state.

Rosemary Klepper, Nurs-ing Program director, saidOCCC has some of the mostsuccessul nursing gradu-ates in the country.

“When you consider thatour graduates are com-pared to national graduatesof other associate degreeprograms, but also from di-ploma and baccalaureateprograms. I believe ourgraduates do quite well,”

Klepper said.According to the U.S. De-

partment of Labor, nursingis the largest occupation inhealth care. In 2005, threeout of every five jobs werein a hospital.

OCCC and its RN stu-dents compete both aca-demically and profession-ally, with not only other as-sociate degree programs,but also baccalaureate de-gree programs (BSN).

Students of the RN pro-gram and the BSN take thesame certification test,called the NCLEX-RN.

In 2005, OCCC had anaverage passing rate ofabout 83 percent. The stateaverage was roughly 86percent, and the national

average was about 87 per-cent.

OCCC boasts an 86 per-cent completion rate for thesix-semester RN program,and 100 percent for thefour-semester Career Lad-der Pathway Program — adegree program LicensedPractical Nurses and para-medics take to become anRN.

Linda Merky, vice presi-

dent of Patient Care Ser-vices and chief nursing of-ficer at Integris Health, saidtechnical skills aren’t al-ways the most importantaspect of the nursing field.

“Technical skills can betaught,” Merky said. “Wereally look for nurses whoare patient-centered, cus-tomer-focused and can ex-ercise critical thinkingskills.”

To attract, hire and retainnurses, employers are offer-ing incentives such as tu-ition reimbursement, childcare, signing bonuses, andflexible hours. Not to men-tion a good starting salarythat www.salary.com placesat about $54,378 a year fornurses working in Okla-homa.

The U.S. Department ofLabor predicts, by the year2012, the nursing profes-sion will grow an estimated27 percent. Among all occu-pations, nursing is expectedto be the second largest pro-fession of all new jobs.

In addition, the growthcan be attributed to bettertechnology and a growingelderly population.

“We really look for nurses who are patient-centered, customer-focused and can exercise

critical thinking skills.”—Linda Merky

Vice President of Patient Care Servicesand Chief Nursing Officer at Integris Health

their guests, will attend aformal prom.

Senior Dawn Bates said“One Wish” is this year’sprom theme.

Prom is one of the manyactivities the students willplan and operate them-selves.

Twelve seniors work be-hind the scenes of “One

Wish,” an idea they gotfrom a prom magazine.

The seniors have dividedinto four committees, rang-ing from decoration to food,to efficiently plan the event.

The colors for “One Wish”are black and gold with a“starry night touch,” saidChelsea Rensrow, a senioron the decoration commit-

tee.Cocina de Mino’s Mexi-

can Restaurant, located at6922 S. Western, will hostthe event. Refreshments,ranging from beverages tochips and queso, will beprovided by the restaurant.

Cathy Klasek, Englishteacher and prom adviser,said the Pathways students

have raised money since thebeginning of the school yearin order to make the prompossible.

One way the studentshave raised money is byhosting community dinnersat a local Golden Corral.

The students are antici-pating more than 60 peopleto show up.

a decline in enrollment tojob training and re-train-ing.

Many students, she said,are taking only one or twoclasses in the InformationTechnology department be-cause they are required tocomplete courses for train-ing to meet the demands ofthe job they are pursuing.

Gibson said she seesfirst-hand how the enroll-ment in this department isdeclining.

Enrollment is now morethan ever “heading towardstraditional college stu-dents,” she said.

Because of this, Gibsonsaid many students arepursuing Introduction toComputers as a generaleducation course, and notextending their computerclasses.

Gibson said computer

programming classes havebecome increasingly impor-tant for nursing students.

“The more they knowabout it the better they

are,” she said.While enrollment is

down, the number of grad-uates is even smaller.

Gibson said she and her

staff have many goals forthe department, one beingto increase enrollment, andthe other to increase thenumber of yearly graduates.

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Club leaderslearn skillsat workshop

By Jeremy OrrostietaNews Writing Student

Eleven members of the BlackStudent Association took a roadtrip to Iowa State University onFeb. 23, for the 29th annual BigXII conference on Black StudentGovernment.

This year’s theme was “Con-struction before Destruction:Building Tomorrow’s Leaders To-day,” said Carlos Robinson, BSApresident.

“The conference was a three- dayevent that consisted of motiva-tional speakers, workshops, enter-tainment and fellowship,” Rob-inson said.

“I wanted to give the (BSA) mem-bers a chance to better them-selves, and to have one of the bestexperiences of their lives,” Rob-inson said.

BSA Member Sherwin Johnsonsaid he came back excited to sharewhat he had learned.

“After the first day we felt readyto come back,” he said. “We hadso much information to tellpeople.”

Robinson said it was a great ex-perience all the way around.

“The discussions on the wayback were one of the best parts.”Robinson said. “The 10-hour tripfelt like two hours.”

Plus, Johnson said, the mem-bers became closer during the trip.

“The bonds that were createdwere special.” he said.

BSA raised money for the eventby having a bake sale and aValentine’s Day sale in February.

Sometime in late March thegroup plans to host workshopsshowcasing the things theylearned at the conference.

BSA meets every Friday at 1p.m. in room 1G7 in the mainbuilding.

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Sports

UPCOMING OCCC

INTRAMURALSSCHEDULE

•March 24: The men’s intramuralbasketball championship gamewill be played in the OCCC gym.For more information, contactComm-unity Education andHealth Specialist Eric Watson at(405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

•March 25: The OCCC clubsoccer team will be returning froma two-week spring break whenthey face the Northeastern StateUniversity-International team. Thegame will be hosted by RoseState College. For moreinformation, contact JalalDaneshfar at (405) 974-2377.

•March 26: Recreation andCommunity Services will host astudent softball game. To sign up,contact Community Educationand Health Specialist Eric Watsonat (405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

•March 31: Recreation andCommunity Services will host amen’s basketball Hot-Shot Shoot-out. Students may sign up in theRCS office. For more information,contact Community Educationand Health Specialist Eric Watsonat (405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

•April 4 and 6: Recreation andCommunity Services is spon-soring a squat contest in theweight room located inside theWellness Center near OCCC’spool. Students may sign up at theWellness Center Desk or contactCommunity Education and HealthSpecialist Eric Watson at (405)682-1611, ext. 7786.

•April 8: The OCCC club soccerteam will play the University ofCentral Oklahoma at 1 p.m. RoseState College will host the game.For more information, contactcoordinator Jalal Daneshfar at(405) 974-2377.

•April 14: Indoor tennis comes toOCCC’s gym. Both singles anddoubles games will be played. Tosign up, contact Community Ed-ucation and Health Specialist EricWatson at (405) 682-1611, ext.7786, or visit the Wellness Centerdesk.

OCCC club soccer team members Caesar Romera (2), Bidemi Sakote (with the ball), Keith Moore (goal keeper) andJuan Rosales (12, right) stop a Rose State College player from scoring a goal March 4. OCCC beat Rose State 5-3. Thiswas OCCC’s first win of the season. OCCC will face Northeastern State University-International on March 25.


Soccer team beats Rose StateBy Ebonee Gilliard

Staff Writer

The OCCC club soccer teamclinched its first win in a battle thatwas almost lost against Rose StateCollege March 4 at Oklahoma StateUniversity in Stillwater.

OCCC defeated Rose State 5-3.“The team was really pumped up

after last week’s loss,” said K.B.Yeboah, OCCC soccer coach.

The OCCC offense was solid,going into the half up 3-0.

Team captain Uziel Rios sufferedan ankle injury early in the firsthalf but played through the game.

Yeboah said Rios limped butwith a two-week break coming up,Rios should be ready for the nextgame.

The team will be returning fromspring break when they play North-eastern State University-Interna-tional on March 25. This game willbe hosted by Rose State College onits campus in Midwest City.

After a tight defense in the firsthalf, the OCCC defenders startedto slack off. This led to an early sec-

ond half goal by Rose State.“The defense needs a little more

work but we did enough to win,”OCCC defender Bidemi Sakotesaid.

“It felt good to win and now weare 1-1,” he said.

The Rose State offense alsoscored two more goals in the lastminutes of the game.

OCCC scored quickly to breakthe tie and secure the win.

Yeboah said OCCC’s defensebecame too relaxed in the secondhalf. He said he was upset with the

three easy goals that were given toRose State.

When the defense faltered in thesecond half, OCCC forward JuanMartinez stepped up his game.

Late in the half, Martinez re-ceived a pass on a corner kick andscored a goal.

Yeboah said he was impressedby the performance of the offense.

“This was not an easy game butthe team kept fighting,” he said.

Staff Writer Ebonee Gilliard canbe reached at [email protected].

Spring 2006 OCCSL Standings

TEAM GAMES WIN TIE LOSS GA POINTS Oklahoma 2 2 0 0 0 20 Central Oklahoma 2 2 0 0 1 17 Oklahoma State 1 1 0 0 0 10 OCCC 2 1 0 1 6 9 OSU-International 2 1 0 1 8 9 Rose State 2 0 0 2 10 5 NSU-International 2 0 0 2 9 1 OU-Colsa 1 0 0 1 1 0

Teams are awarded six points for a win, up to three points foreach goal scored and one point for a shutout. GA= goals against.


By John SavageStaff Writer

Oklahoma City Police have ar-rested a teenage girl driving a ve-hicle stolen from the OCCC cam-pus Feb. 17.

An undercover officer reported,on March 2, he booked JoanneGoff, 16, into the Community In-tervention Center on complaints ofunauthorized use of a motor ve-hicle, possession of marijuana andnot having a state driver’s license.

The 1992 GMC Yukon sport util-ity vehicle belonged to KathleenHuff, whose son drove it to classthe day it was stolen, according toa crime report filed by OCCC’sSafety and Security Office.

Huff said the recovered vehiclehad been “trashed” and wrecked.

“They ruined all the locks on ev-ery door (and the SUV) had beenwrecked in the front,” Huff said.

“The glove compartment hadbeen ripped out and the cup hold-ers were used as ashtrays. Therewas cigar tobacco dumped in cupholders.”

The officer reported following thevehicle traveling westbound onN.E. 28th Street crossing MartinLuther King Boulevard. The truckhad no license plate, only a paper

By Shaunica ByrdNews Writing Student

Cecilia Yoder, acting dean of so-cial sciences, hasagreed to remain inthe position untilJune 2007.

Yoder, who tookover the positionafter Patti Buxtonresigned, has beenan OCCC psychol-ogy professor for 27years.

Yoder has hadexperience as de-partment chair forseven years.

She said sheworks with full-time faculty to pre-pare schedules ofclasses to be taught throughoutthe school year.

History Professor Ray McCullarsaid he has known Yoder for 26years.

“As dean, Dr. Yoder is fair, eventempered and extremely thoroughin all that she does,” McCullar said.

“The challenge thatshe faces is workingwith a very diversegroup of people whoare highly individu-alistic but she isequal to the task.

Peggy Jordan,psychology profes-sor, said she hasknown Yoder for 10years.

“Dr. Yoder hasmade herself avail-able to the studentsand the faculty,”Jordan said.

“Dr. Yoder isbright, a great thin-

ker and enjoys the experience asdean.”

Dean of Social Sciencesto remain through 2007

Cecelia Yoder

Family Literacy Night encourages reading

Teen arrested for theftSarah Berkowitz, 3, sits in front of a shelf of books in the Preschool B class.

The Child Development Center and Lab School will host a Family Literacy Nightfrom 5:15 to 6:45 p.m., Thursday, March 23, at the children’s center. The eventwill feature parents reading from a variety of books to children.

tag in the window. The suspectweaved through a residentialneighborhood before pulling into adriveway at 2421 N. Prospect.

After stopping the suspect andapproaching the vehicle, the officerreported he saw the steering col-umn had been broken and therewere no keys in the ignition. Awhite headband had been placedover the steering column to con-ceal the damage. The officer con-firmed the SUV had been stolen bychecking the vehicle identificationnumber.

A passenger in the vehicle, an-other female juvenile whose namewas not released, surrendered twobaggies of marijuana to the officer,according to the police report.

The SUV had a regular metal li-cense plate when it was stolen,Huff said. She said she has beenon campus since her vehicle wasstolen and has seen little evidencethat parking lot patrols have in-creased.

“I observed only one security of-ficer in the parking lot,” Huff said.

She said she thought more offic-ers should be patrolling, and atmore frequent intervals.

She said OCCC should installsurveillance cameras in the park-ing lots.

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

By Cassi DoolittleNews Writing Student

The Child Development Centerand Lab School will host a FamilyLiteracy Night from 5:15 to 6:45p.m., Thursday, March 23.

Center Teacher Lisa Young saidthe purpose is for parents to be-come more aware of the impor-tance of literacy.

The event will feature parentsreading from a variety of books tochildren.

Between readings, snacks will beavailable.

Based on current research, chil-dren who participate in family lit-eracy programs make gains threetimes as many as those who do notparticipate.

The children range in age from


birth to 3 years. Although thesechildren cannot read, teachershope Family Literacy Night willshow parents the importance ofreading to their kids, as well asencourage their children to read asthey grow older.

Young said this is the first yearthe center has hosted this type ofevent.

She is excited about the eventand hopes all 12 of her studentsand their parents will attend.

The idea to have Family LiteracyNight sprung from a class calledLanguage Literacy taught by Pro-fessor Cecilia Pittman.

The Child Development Centerrealizes children are the future andthey are willing to take the stepsto improve upon their students’skills, Young said.

For more information, contactthe CDCLS at (405) 682-7561.

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Highlights

Officer teaches about alcohol abuse

Business Professionals of America on campusThe Business Professionals of America will hold its first

meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, March 20, in room3K7. The group’s second meeting will be from 12:30 to1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, in room 2N7. The thirdmeeting is set for 5:30 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 24, inroom 2N2. In connection with Student Life, BPA will hosta brown bag lunch series with keynote speaker Ambas-sador Edwin Corr from noon to 1 on Wednesday, March29. For more information, contact President Dustin Fisherat (405) 519-3716, or e-mail [email protected].

Environmental Club to host bake salesThe Environmental Club will host bake sales from 9:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, March 20, and Monday, April 3,in the Main Building. All proceeds will benefit a rural citythat was devastated by the wildfires. The EnvironmentalClub has weekly meetings every Wednesday from noonto 1 p.m. in room 1C5 of the Main Building. For moreinformation, contact Publicity Officer Holly Jones at (405)682-1611, ext. 7410.

Jack Cain memorial scholarshipThe deadline for the Jack Cain memorial scholarship

is Tuesday, March 21. To be eligible, students must becurrently enrolled in 12 hours at OCCC, must have com-pleted or enrolled in Math 2103, Calculus and AnalyticGeometry I, must be intent in completing a degree atOCCC and be a returning student for summer or fall se-mesters.

Student occupational therapy club to host bake saleStudent Occupational Therapy Association will host a

bake sale from 11:30 to 1:30, Tuesday, March 21, in theentry way to the cafeteria. The bake sale will feature wholepies, cakes and sugar-free items.

Health Professions panel discussionThe Health Professions Club invites all club members

to join in a panel discussion with speakers from The Uni-versity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The eventis from 12:30 p.m. to 1:20 p.m., Thursday, March 23, inroom 1G7 of the Main Building. For more information,contact Physics Professor Steve Kamm at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7268, or e-mail [email protected].

International student scholarshipThe International Student Association is offering a schol-

arship to international students. To find out more infor-mation about the scholarship, students should attend themeetings held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Fridays in 1V7 ofthe Main Building. For more information, contact Presi-dent Yu Da Kim at (405) 412-4090.

OCCC science students to assist summer academyOCCC students are being sought to assist in the Bio-

technology/Bioinformatics Discovery! week planned forJune 12 through 16. For more information, contact Bio-technology Professor Charlotte Mulvihill at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7225.

Poetry contest and Open Mic dayThe Writing Club will sponsor a poetry contest and open

mic day. For more information, contact Andre Love [email protected].


Sophomore nursing major Jennifer Rhoads discuss job prospects with Ronda Smith,Oklahoma City Zoo Food and Beverage Operations manager, at the job fair March 8.

By Chauncey HaleNews Writing Student

Alcohol is the mostabused substance in Okla-homa, said Greg Giltner,Oklahoma City Police of-ficer.

“Oklahoma City averages305 driving-under-the-in-fluence arrests a month. In2005, of those 305 arrests,242 people were under theage of 21,” Giltner said.

Giltner was the speakerat “Alcohol 101 and DUISimulation,” a Student Lifepresentation held March 2.

Giltner encouraged mem-bers of the audience to tryon drunk-simulation gog-gles.

The goggles looked likegoggles a person wouldwear while skiing or snowboarding, and had a blacktent across the lens. Thevolunteers were told to putthe goggles on and try towalk a straight line.

“It made me dizzy andnauseated,” said OCCCfreshman Jennifer Deemer.

Sophomore LaurieThornton said, “It took awhile to adjust after I took

them off.”Giltner developed the

theme ”Arrive alive: Don’tdrink and drive.” He ex-plained the severity of driv-ing while impaired.

According to state law, inorder to issue a DUI arrest,a person’s blood alcoholcontent (BAC) must be .06to .07 if 21 years or older.If you are under the age of21, your BAC can be .02 to.05 to issue a DUI arrest.

A BAC of .02 is the samein one 12-ounce can ofbeer, one 5-ounce glass ofwine, or one 1.5-ounce shotof liquor, he said. Fourbeers average a BAC levelof .08, which legally war-rants a DUI arrest.

“The average person witha DUI conviction will drinkand drive at least 80 timesa year,” Giltner said. “Driv-ing is a privilege in thisstate, not a right.”

The actual cost of oneDUI arrest averages$15,105, he said. The ma-jor expense is high-riskauto insurance for threeyears, which is $11,400.Other fees include lawyer’sfees and driver’s license re-instatement fees. The esti-mated annual cost of alco-

hol-related accidents in theUnited States is $27 billion,according to the OCPD.

Giltner also cleared upseveral myths about sober-ing up after drinking.

“Taking a cold shower,running laps, or drinking apot of black coffee does notmake you sober. Then allI’ve got on my hands is awide-awake drunk,” hesaid.

Giltner said alcoholleaves the body in the formof urine at .015 percent anhour.

He said alcohol is not theonly drug that can lead toa DUI arrest.

A DUI arrest also is is-sued if a person is drivingunder the influence of anycontrolled substance ordrug.

He said those drinking al-cohol should make theright choice and use a des-ignated drivers.

“The designated driver isnot the one who is the leastdrunk,” Giltner said. “It isthe one who hasn’t drankat all.”

Giltner, an 18-year vet-eran of the OCPD, said hehas been a drug recognitionexpert for three years.

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Missing internationalstudent case reopened

“Mayuko,”Cont. from page 1

about six months ago,Kikkawa said. Since then,she said, the network hasbeen in touch with themother and they’re nowcoming to Oklahoma City tofilm the show.

Kawase’s mother andyounger sister were sched-uled to arrive in OklahomaCity Thursday, March 16,to work with the televisioncrew and retired Texas po-lice inspector Marx Howell,Kikkawa said.

Kawase’s mother and sis-ter also will meet with theAssistant District Attorneyand detectives from theOCPD Missing PersonsUnit and Cold Case Unit,Kikkawa said.

Howell, 67, worked forthe Texas Department ofPublic Safety for 32 yearsand has been involved inpolice work for 44 years. Healso is an expert in foren-sic hypnosis.

“Forensic hypnosis iswhere you use hypnosiswith witnesses and victimsto crimes in an effort to re-fresh their memory,”Howell said.

Howell has consultedwith TV Asahi in homicideand missing persons casesin Japan, he said.

But, he said, Kawase’scase is different because it

happened in the UnitedStates and there are, to hisknowledge, no witnesses toany crime related to herdisappearance.

“One of the things that I’llbe doing is assisting [TVAsahi] in looking at thiscase in what I call, ‘anequivocal disappearanceanalysis.’

“That means, ‘this per-son’s disappeared andthere can be different rea-sons or causes for the dis-appearance,’” Howell said.

The main part of Howell’sinvestigation will be to lookat the case from a psycho-logical standpoint, he said.In other words, he wants totry and get a mental profileof Kawase, he said.

Kikkawa and Howell bothstrongly encourage peoplewith any information re-garding Kawase’s case tocome forward. Howell saideven if the information mayseem unimportant to thecase, it may be crucial tolocating Kawase.

Howell stressed that TVAsahi is investigating thecase from a family’s stand-point.

“All they want to do is tryto help get the word out andsee if they can get some-body to come forward andhelp,” Howell said.

Anyone with informationregarding Kawase’s disap-pearance can contact theOCPD Missing Person’sUnit at (405) 297-1288.

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