September 24, 2001

• Muslims face prejudice, editorial, p. 2.• Child center offering free shots, p. 4.• Student reaction to attack strong, p. 5.• Organization fair change hurts, p. 6.

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Crisis helpavailable incounselingcenter

By Tony JordanNews Writing I Student

In the wake of the ter-rorist attack on New

York and the Pentagon,some students may feel aresurgence of feelingsbrought on by the destruc-tion of the Murrah buildingand various tornadoesthroughout the years inOklahoma.

If that is the case, stu-dents may find it helpful tovisit the Center for StudentDevelopment, which pro-vides crisis interventionand counseling.

Dr. Peggy Jordan, wholeads the department’s ef-forts in this regard, saidstudents may feel a gener-alized nervousness, anxi-ety, fear or depression.

“All of these are natural,”she said.

“When you start to makedecisions based on theseemotions, it becomes moreof a problem.”

While counselors typi-cally can’t resolve all of aperson’s problems, theycan help sort through is-sues and suggest copingskills.

They can also refer stu-dents and faculty to morein-depth forms of counsel-ing and the Mental HealthDepartment’s 24-hourhotline.

“Students have individualcrises in their own lives thatare every bit as big as a jetplowing through the World

See “Help,” page 8

Enrollment atall-time high

By Mark StackEditor

F all semester en-rollment is the larg-

est ever in OKCCC’s his-tory, beating last year’s fallenrollment by 10 percent,said Dr. John Barker, direc-tor of research.

Barker’s projectionsshow 10,321 students areenrolled at OKCCC, takingapproximately 86,063credit hours.

The 86,063 credit hoursstudents are taking is a 12percent increase over lastfall.

Barker said students aretaking an average of 8.3credit hours per student.

Online courses saw themost growth in the fall se-mester, he said.

Barker’s records show1,032 students takingonline courses, accountingfor 1,448 online course en-rollments.

Barker said that repre-sents a 102 percent in-crease in online course stu-dents and a 133 percentincrease in online course

High-stepping: Flamenco dancers from the CalderonDance Co. entertained students with their exotic dance movesin the student union Sept. 20. The group was brought in byStudent Life.

Photo by Kat Mohr

enrollments.Dr. Charlotte French, ex-

ecutive director of Enroll-ment Management, ex-plained the numbers.

“The reason we say therewere 1,448 online enroll-ments instead of saying1,448 students are inonline classes is becausemany of them take morethan one online class.”

French clarified that ofthe 1,032 students takingonline courses, some takemultiple online courses,which add up to the totalof 1,448 online enroll-ments.

“The increased enroll-ment for online classes hasto do with more courses be-ing offered than it doesmore students taking part,”said French.

The OKC-Go program,which helps pay for Okla-homa City public schoolgraduates to attendOKCCC, has 301 new stu-dents taking part in theprogram, compared to 223students last fall, saidFrench.

French said that in the

College evacuated twice after threatsBy Kat MohrStaff Writer

Students were evacu-ated from afternoon

classes Sept. 17 and 18 af-ter anonymous callersthreatened the security ofthe college.

Both days the school wasreopened at 5 p.m. for

evening classes.It was also confirmed that

two threatening phone callswere received the morningof Sept. 19 but the college’sexecutive counsel decidednot to evacuate a third daystraight.

According to the Okla-homa attorney general’soffice, the state of Okla-homa takes threats of thisnature very seriously.

Making threateningphone calls is a felony of-fense.

Oklahoma statute 21-1767.1 states “any personwho willfully and mali-ciously commits the follow-ing act shall be deemedguilty of a felony:

See “Threat,” page 8 See “Enrollment,” page 8

An increase of 10 percent has broughtstudent totals at OKCCC to 10,321

John Barker

2 • PIONEER • September 24, 2001 Editor • Mark Stack • 682-1611, ext. 7675

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Out of sight, not out of mindMuslims notall terrorists

America felt the bitter wrath of hatred and terrorTuesday, Sept. 11 when faceless fanatics attackedAmerican soil.

Before the smoke cleared lower Manhattan,Americans were looking to seek revenge both inforeign lands and here at home.

The government says it has strong evidence thatIslamic terrorist Osama Bin Laden is the culprit ofthese heinous attacks. There is also evidence thatsome of his Muslim followers lived and trained inAmerica disguised as harmless citizens.

Many Americans are outraged that these zeal-ots were living among us while our nation remainedclueless. America’s anger is well-deserved but someAmericans have been too quick to point blame, andby doing so, innocent people have been caught inthe backlash.

In the United States, Muslim Americans andpeople of Middle Eastern heritage are among theinnocent who face threats and violence daily. Youwould think the recent acts of terrorism wouldteach people unnecessary violence solves nothing.Apparently some people are still blinded by hatred.

Since Sept. 11, there have been numerous ac-counts of harassment and racial injustice acrossthe country. In New York, a caller threatened toharm hundreds of students in an Islamic school.In Texas, a mosque was firebombed. In Wyoming,an angry group of shoppers chased a Muslimwoman and her children from a Wal-Mart. Most ofthese victims of prejudice are native-born Ameri-cans.

It sickens me to think that Muslim Americansare being persecuted in the country they know andlove. America is their home too, and they shouldn’thave to live in fear.

Once their fellow citizens, some Americans havenow become their enemies, condemning an entirerace for the decisions of a select group.

I understand people are scared and their securityhas been threatened, but to judge many for theacts of a few is unfair. I want justice as much asthe next guy, but racism against our fellowcountrymen is not the answer.

These ignorant bigots who are plaguing ourMiddle Eastern communities aren’t any better thanthe terrorists who destroyed thousands of inno-cent lives. These people haven’t committed anycrimes, yet a majority of them are being treated asmenaces to society, judged solely on the colors andfeatures of their skin.

Some Americans need to learn to direct theiranger where it is due rather than taking their ag-gressions out on innocent bystanders.

In the wake of this horrific crisis, our countryshould band together as one and not separatethrough hate.

—Kat MohrStaff Writer

To the Editor:A headline in Sunday’s

Norman Transcript indi-cated that Muslims inNorman had not facedthreats related to the ter-rorist events and the ac-companying article saidnothing had been reportedto the police.

That paints a picture thatis not correct.

Things do not get re-ported to the authoritiesbecause people are anx-ious, afraid and don’t wantto draw even more atten-tion to themselves.

Though I am not a personintimately connected to theinternational community, Iam already aware of twohate incidents in Norman –one a beating – connectedto the Sept. 11 attacks.

Common sense tells memuch more intimidation is

going on out of sight.This behavior disturbs me

greatly.I am sick that innocent

people in our communityare treated this way.

The OKCCC community,like Norman and the Uni-versity of Oklahoma, ismade of Americans and ofpeople who have come tothis country because theyappreciate what Americahas to offer.

There is no level of mis-treatment that is somehowacceptable because a per-son appears to come from adifferent background.

That kind of behavior isnot patriotic. It belittles thework of the firemen in NewYork City and Washington,and it belittles the values ofthis country.

We have all got to speakup and reach out to others

in the OKCCC communitywho are afraid.

If we do not stand up andspeak out – if ordinarypeople keep quiet – viciousbehavior will begin to seemacceptable.

Vicious behavior againstanyone is not acceptable.

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Love on the rocks

To the Editor:We are living in a new age

where respect for life is notthe norm. Bomb threats inthe past have usually beenjust that — threats.

Today they can, and willbe somewhere again, asreal and devastating as theOklahoma City Bombing,the World Trade Centersand the Pentagon.

I have worked at OKCCCfor 20 plus years and beenaware of the college’s nor-mal response to bombthreats.

In the past, physicalplant employees and secu-rity personnel havesearched for the bomb andemployees and studentswere not informed.

I have a problem withthis. Even though ourphysical plant and securityemployees are dedicated,loyal employees, they arenot trained in this area.

On April 19, 1995, bothmy children were in theJournal Record buildingwhen the bomb exploded atthe federal building.

I have watched both ofthem try to cope and healfrom this devastating event.The mind and spirit werehealed — but the memoriesremained.

When the planes hit theWorld Trade Centers andPentagon on Sept. 11,

Lawanda and I had our first kiss in the sixth grade.We were standing around in social studies and allof a sudden, she planted one on my cheek.

After our first kiss, she proclaimed I was her boy-friend. “Vuvu is my boyfriend,” she said failing tonote my name is not Vuvu but Vu Vu, or Vu A. Vu.

She wrote “Lawanda-N-Vuvu Lovers-4-Life” in mybinder, which I still have to this day because I’mtoo lazy to throw away my school stuff — they’resymbols of my academic accomplishments.

Our relationship “changed” after we had our firstkiss though. We didn’t talk as much as we used to.Actually, we never really talked before I became herboyfriend either. She got in trouble all the time af-ter we established our relationship. My reasoningfor her rebellion is that I did not effectively play therole of boyfriend.

Once, in math class, she was crying because sheput something in her hair that made her scalp burn.I did nothing to comfort her. I plead ignorance be-cause I had no idea what a boyfriend did. The onlything I knew was I couldn’t talk about the samethings I talked to my friends about like video gamesand sports.

Near the end of the school year, it didn’t surpriseme that she talked back to the teachers and waseven suspended for a few days.

Because I did not give her the sweet, sweet lovingshe needed and deserved, she went ballistic andcaused terror in the lives of her classmates.

I’ve been single since the sixth grade, mourningthe loss of Lawanda. Actually, I’ve been trying tofind a girl who really likes me.

I think I found that girl. A female speaking in aforeign accent, probably a fake foreign accent, calledthe Pioneer and told us the college was going to“blow up — explode” that day, which it didn’t.

Although you produced more ‘pissed-off’ peoplethan ‘terrorized’ people, I think I’m falling in lovewith you even though you committed a felony.

But give me a call. I’ll wait for you, baby. I prom-ise. We can have a candlelight dinner at IHOP orsmoke contraband Cuban cigars. We can smokelegal cigars from Argentina if you like, since afteryour stint in the slammer, you’ll probably try to stayout of jail.

And if we ever break up and you decide to put abomb in my car, remember that I’m an organ do-nor. If I have to die, I’d rather help as many peopleas possible. And for the dude(s) who called in somethreats, if you’re scared of community college tests,you sire(s) are stooooooopid.

—Vu A. VuStaff Writer

Employee says college shouldtake every precaution necessary

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The nebulousWorld of mr. Vu

those memories rushedback with a vengeance.

My memories of listening,holding, crying, sharing,searching for friends andsupporting my childrenalso returned. All of us wereon the edge emotionally.

When OKCCC receivedthe first bomb threat onMonday, Sept. 17, we allapplauded the administra-tion for their decision to erron the side of caution andevacuate the building.

Again on Tuesday weevacuated the building dueto a bomb threat. The levelof respect and thankful-ness rose another notch forthe decision to put em-ployee and student safetyfirst by evacuating.

Employees and studentswere not only informed ofthe bomb threat but thebuilding was closed for theprotection of all.

Returning to work onWednesday, we all felt asense of security that ouradministration would keepus safe or advise us if wewere not.

How wrong we were.Another bomb threat was

received on Wednesdaymorning. Many offices andstudents across campushad not received notifica-tion by 1 p.m.

In some areas, notifica-tion was given but the in-

structions were to “remainin place.”

After watching the terri-fying events of the Okla-homa City bombing, theunthinkable events of theWorld Trade Centers andPentagon, listening to vic-tims’ families and survivorstell of their emotional andphysical scars, how cananyone — be it police, fire,security or administration— presume to decide myemotional and physicalwell-being, even my life, bynot informing all of us im-mediately of the increasedrisk on our campus.

If the threats continueand the policy remains tokeep students and employ-ees uninformed, then Iwould, at the very least,expect signs of increasedsecurity at all times —checking i.d.’s andbookbags at the doors,metal detectors at all out-side entrances, presence ofpolice and bomb squadpersonnel on campus.

If you are to decide myfuture, and expect me to beat my desk and do the jobfor which I was hired, thenyou must restore my confi-dence that my safety isyour top priority.

—Sue deCardenasMulti-Divisional

Programs Assistant

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—Mark StackEditor

4 • PIONEER • September 24, 2001 Staff Writer • Ashley Martin • 682-1611, ext. 7675

By Ashley MartinStaff Writer

The Oklahoma CaringVan will be making a stopat OKCCC’s Child Develop-ment Center from 2 to 4p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 17.

The Caring Van is part ofthe Oklahoma CaringFoundation, Inc.

The foundation is a non-profit group organizedthrough Blue Cross andBlue Shield of Oklahoma.

They travel to area daycare centers to administerimmunizations to children.

The immunizations arefree to the public and areprovided by licensed healthcare professionals.

The service is being pro-vided to assist busy parents

Fox news producer’s career began at OKCCC By Mark Stack

Editor

For some people, it isn’tabout how far in life you’vemade it, it’s what you havelearned along the way. Forone OKCCC graduate, hewouldn’t be where he is to-day if it weren’t for OKCCC.

Journalism graduateMichael Patrick, who nowworks with Fox NationalNews as the South Centralregional producer, said heowes a lot of gratitude to hisOKCCC professors.

“Sue Hinton really helpedme decide what I wanted tobe,” said Patrick.

“I wasn’t the best studentin her class; I wasn’t thebest student in any of myclasses,” said Patrick. “ButSue really helped me getstarted and get a feel for theindustry.”

Patrick said he didn’tknow if Hinton saw any-thing in him except a will-ingness to work.

“That’s what this indus-try is about.

“It is a moment-by-mo-ment industry and you

have to be ready to work,”said Patrick.

Patrick was ready to workSept.13 as he came toOklahoma City to do a storyfor Fox National News.

Patrick said his four-per-son crew was doing a reporton Mike Shannen, a localman who holds practicerescue-and-recovery mis-sions in piles of rubble hehas created.

“He teaches people how todeal with building-collapserescue,” said Patrick.

Patrick said Shannenteaches his lessons to firedepartments, police depart-ments, and large groups ofpeople who need to knowabout rescue and recovery.

“People come from allover America to learn aboutthe process. It truly isunique,” said Patrick.

Patrick got his start injournalism by working as astaff writer for the Pioneer.

Once he graduated fromOKCCC, he moved on tobecome the sports editor atthe Vista, University ofCentral Oklahoma’s collegenewspaper.

Patrick said he did somemoonlighting in the broad-

cast department at UCO.The writing and anchoringhe did there lead to his startin TV.

“Once I graduated fromUCO with a degree in jour-nalism, I was hired byKWTV 9 to be a writer andproducer, which I did fortwo years,” said Patrick.

Patrick then moved on toa station in Sherman,Texas, where he lasted foronly 57 days before return-ing to KWTV 9.

“[Channel 9] hired meback to be their morningshow producer, which wasnice, but then it was backto Texas,” said Patrick.

Patrick returned to theLone Star state after beinghired by KTBC in Austin toproduce the 6 p.m. and 10p.m. news.

“From there I sent inrésumés and did some net-working to get my job withFox,” said Patrick.

As regional producer atFox, Patrick said his four-person crew is responsiblefor breaking stories inTexas, Oklahoma, Louisi-ana and Arkansas.

“If there’s breaking newsin those areas, we are the

first Fox crew on the scene,”said Patrick.

Patrick said he has cov-ered several events outsideof his region as well.

“I have covered the Cin-cinnati riots, Andrea Yatesmurders [in Houston], andthe presidential electionsince I have been with Fox.”

Although Patrick hasfound a career for himself,he does offer advice to thosetrying to enter the journal-

ism and broadcasting pro-fession.

“Be good to peoplearound you and your co-workers,” he said.

“You never know whatkind of position they mightbe in next time you seethem,” he said.

Patrick said to listen toprofessors and give them allyou have. That way you canalways say you gave it yourbest.

Photo by Mark Stack

Free immunizations to be offered for youngsters

who work outside thehome, as well as single par-ents, who may find it hardto schedule a time to visitthe doctor’s office.

Charlotte Wood-Wilson,director of the Child Devel-opment Center, said this isthe first time the clinic willbe offered at the center.

“It’s something we’venever done before, and wethought it would be a ser-vice we would offer to par-ents,” she said.

The clinic hasn’t beenwidely advertised since ithad never been held before.

However, Wood-Wilsonsaid if all goes well, it willbecome an annual event,open to parents involvedwith the college as well asthe public.

Wood-Wilson said she an-ticipates success from theclinic.

“It will save time, and it’sfree,” she said.

Immunizations are nec-

essary for all children at-tending child care facilities.

The immunizations pro-vided by the OklahomaCaring Van include diph-theria, tetanus, pertussis,polio, measles, mumps, ru-bella, HIB, hepatitis B,chickenpox, and hepatitisA.

According to informationprovided in the OklahomaCaring Foundation’s pam-phlet, Oklahoma law man-dates hepatitis A vaccina-tions be administered on orafter a child’s second birth-day, with a second dose 6

“It’s something we’ve never done before,and we thought it would be a service wewould offer to parents.”

—Charlotte Wood-WilsonDirector, Child Development Center

Michael Patrick

to 18 months later.Parents who wish to have

their children immunizedat the OKCCC Child Devel-opment Center on Oct. 17need to bring an updatedcopy of the child’s shotrecord with them. Therecords will then be up-dated that day.

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By Ashley MartinStaff Writer

OKCCC students expressed strong feelings thatAmerica should respond to the Sept. 11 terrorist at-

tacks in New York and WashingtonD.C. by taking immediate action onthose responsible.

All the students and staff who wereasked shared the opinion that some-thing should be done and should bedone quickly.

Jayme Guilliams, forensic sciencemajor, said she feels the country hasan obligation to react to the terroristattack.

“[If we don’t react], whoever did thiswould think theyachieved their

goal of overpowering us,” she said.However, none want the action to be

taken so swiftly that the wrong peopleare held accountable.

Randy Nydam, Biology professor,said the country needs to be certainthe right people are taken to task.

“I’d like for us to be positive aboutwho did this before we retaliate,” hesaid.

Karli Robertson, fashion design ma-jor, said America should definitely go

to war.“We should find the people [who did

this] and take action,” she said.Bomb threats to OKCCC that fol-

lowed the weekafter the at-tacks also an-gered students.

Corey Mas-sey, pre-engi-neering major,said the threatscaused unnec-essary chaos.

“They [the threats] totally screwedup my class schedule and my studyhabits, just so a bunch of kids couldhave their sick version of fun,” he said.

According to television reports, President George W. Bushis in the process of getting military personnel in place foraction.

Jayme Guilliams

Randy Nydam

Karli Robertson

Corey Massey

Students say Americashould retaliate againstterrorist attackers

Local blood donationsexceed demands By Ashley Martin

Staff Writer

Blood donations are no longer thepriority they were just a couple ofweeks ago, said Mike Jones, coordina-tor of student activities and promo-tions.

Oklahomans rose to the occasion anddid what they could in the hours afterthe attacks on the World Trade Centertowers and the Pentagon on Sept. 11,donating 10,000 units that week.

Jones said the Oklahoma Blood In-stitute received 7,000 donations in twodays.

The OBI normally collects 1,000 to2,000 donations in an average week.

Jones said that is why an emergencyblood drive wasn’t set up at the collegefollowing the tragedies.

“I didn’t want to pull the [OBI’s] staffaway from the other drives set up atthe Myriad and all of the donation cen-ters,” he said.

Jones said he hopes the annual blooddrive held at the college Nov. 14 and

15 will result in a large turnout of do-nors.

He said by that time, the supply willneed to be replenished.

Cindy Wells, a recruiter with theblood center, said people who feel theneed to donate now should come in toone of the donation centers and be-come a “donor on demand.”

To do that, a sample of the person’sblood is taken.

About 12 different tests, includingscreenings for HIV and hepatitis, aredone on the sample.

A cholesterol screening is done andthe blood is typed. All of the informa-tion is then put into a file.

“Donor on demand” allows the OBIto have all of the information about adonor and their blood ahead of time,then when the need arises for that par-ticular blood type, donors can be calledpersonally and asked to donate.

“We [the OBI] just wanted to saythank you to OKCCC. Because yourdrive [held Sept. 5 and 6] was so suc-cessful, there’s a good chance some ofthat blood was sent to New York,” Wellssaid.

NIMDA computer virus seenon one OKCCC computer

By Mark StackEditor

A new computer virus that governmentofficials are warning is worse than lastmonth’s Code Red, made a brief stop atOKCCC.

John Richardson, director of ComputerSystems Development, was the onlyknown college staff member to be infectedwith “NIMDA” as of Sept. 20.

Gary Lombard, vice president for spe-cial projects, said immediate action wastaken when word of the virus first arose.

He said Lisa Davis, director of technol-ogy support services, installed connectpatches, insuring the safety of thecollege’s numerous computers.

The virus, which began to spread Sept.18, is affecting thousands of computersnationwide, according to ZDNet News.

The acronym “NIMDA” stands for sys-tem administrator spelled backwards.

ZDNet News said it affects computersby spreading through infected e-mail inMicrosoft Outlook and also through in-

fected websites as well.“NIMDA” affects businesses and home

PCs who are running Microsoft Windows95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Win-dows 2000, according to ZDNet.

Richardson said he isn’t positive of theorigin of the virus that hit his computer,only that it caused him some headaches.

“I’m not sure if I received it via e-mailor what, but my computer got it lastTuesday,” Richardson said.

He said once his computer became in-fected, executable or .exe files were diffi-cult to open.

Richardson eventually got rid of thevirus.

He said other computers on campusare safe from the virus.

“The anti-virus software the campusruns is one of the best, and it would behard to infect our computers,” he said.

Richardson said he was running a dif-ferent anti-virus software when his com-puter was infected.

MSN.com reports the best software pro-tection to guard against the virus isMcAfee VirusScan, Norton Anti-virusdefinitions or Protector Plus.

Onenation,indivisible...

6 • PIONEER • September 24, 2001 Staff Writer • Vu A. Vu • 682-1611, ext. 7676

Students participate in Deaf Awareness Week Some of OKCCC’s deaf students and staff members

will perform songs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday,Sept. 25, at the State Fair in recognition of National DeafAwareness Week. For more information, contact Zach Biceat 682-1611 ext. 7388.

Science Club plans field trip to animal sanctuary Science Club members will discuss their upcoming field

trip and volunteer opportunities at the WildCare Foundationwhich is involved in rehabilitation of injured animals. Theclub will meet from noon to 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.26, in room 1B2 of the main building. Science Club willalso hold student officer elections during the meeting.Chemistry Professor Steve Shore is a faculty sponsor andcan be contacted at 682-1611 ext. 7767.

Shorter delays in flu vaccine delivery expectedPreliminary information from influenza vaccine

manufacturers suggests that delays in the distribution ofinfluenza vaccine will occur again this year but not to theextent as last year, say officials at the Oklahoma StateHealth Department of Health. Flu vaccine shipments areexpected to arrive beginning in late October rather thanlate September, when they typically are delivered;however, health officials believe the vaccines will arriveearly enough in the season to be effective.

Oklahoma does not usually see influenza disease untillate December or January and in most years, flu activitydoes not peak until January or February. It takes abouttwo weeks after a flu shot for a person to gain full immunityaccording to the OSHD. Even with a delayed vaccineschedule, the vaccine will still protect most people.

State health officials recommend priority be given tothose persons at highest risk for complications from theflu including: people ages 65 years of age; people withchronic illnesses, such as heart and lung problems,diabetes and asthma; women in their second or thirdtrimester of pregnancy during the influenza season; healthworkers who provide direct patient care.

It’s almost trick-or-treat time!!! Student clubs and organizations need to submit

Halloween booth ideas for the Halloween Carnival by Oct.12. Ideas should be submitted to Mike Jones in the officeof Student Life. The carnival is open to the public and costs$2 for the first child in a group and $1 for each additionalchild. Adults, who enter for free, must accompany children.No child without adult supervision will be allowed into thecarnival. The carnival will be held at the college from 6:30p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26.

Student member needed for newspaper board The Student Newspaper Advisory Board seeks a

member of the student body to represent the studentpopulation in decisions concerning the policies andpractices of the Pioneer. The student will have voting poweras a member of the advisory board. The board meets onceeach semester. Students can send their names, phonenumbers and e-mail addresses to the Pioneer officelocated in 2M6 of the main building, or e-mail theirinformation to raustin@okc.cc.ok.us, editor@okc.cc.ok.usor shinton@okc.cc.ok.us

Highlights are due by 5 p.m. each Tuesdayfor publication in the next issue of the Pioneer.

Forms are available in the Pioneer office,located in 2M6 of the main building or Highlights may be

e-mailed to editor@okc.cc.ok.ususing the word Highlights in the subject line.

Highlights

Fewer students sign upat Organizations Fair

Spirit booster: The reggae band Osadolos sang of peace and happiness in the studentunion on Wednesday, Sept.18. Some students were so inspired by Osadolos’ music that theyfelt compelled to dance. On student remarked that, during this time of grief most Americanshave had little to smile about but music is always capable of lifting the spirits.

By Kandi WestNews Writing I Student

Some club officers believea new location reduced stu-dent registrations at thissemester’s club fair.

The Student Organiza-tions Fair was held in thecollege union instead of inthe main building as it hasbeen in the past.

Susan Emberton, presi-dent of the PsychologyClub, said the turnout wasnot as big as the previoussemester and thought relo-cating the event to the caf-eteria might have reducedparticipation.

Annette Fish, president ofPsi Beta, the honors clubfor psychology students,said she thought more stu-

dents visited their boothlast semester in the mainbuilding location than thecafeteria.

Eri Ishimine, of HelpingInternational StudentsMinistry, also said therewas a larger turnout in themain building and morepeople signed up at lastyear’s fair.

However, Emberton, Fishand Ishimine all said thisyear’s event was still a suc-cess.

The new location didn’thinder many new faceslooking to join clubs at theOrganizations Fair.

Club members noted thatclubs with officers at theirtables had more peoplesigning up than the clubswith unmanned tables.

Computer-Aided DesignSociety of Oklahoma, and

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Hispanic Organization toPromote Education re-ported big turnouts.

The fair also gave newclubs, like the Muslim Stu-dent Community, a chanceto sign petitions makingeach of them official clubs.

Students who would stilllike to join a club or wouldlike to find out informationcan visit Student Life or call682-7523.

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Call-in threats made to college carry severe penalty

Student enrollmentlargest in college history

“Any person who uses thetelephone or other instru-ment to willfully make anythreat or maliciously con-vey information known tobe false, concerning an at-tempt or alleged attempt tokill, injure or intimidateany person or unlawfullydamage any real or per-sonal property by means ofan explosive or simulatedbomb, including an incen-diary device.”

In a statement sent to allcollege employees and staff,President Bob Todd indi-cated appropriate actionhas been taken and willcontinue to be taken.

“This week we receivedthreats to the security ofthe college,” Todd said.

“In each case we haveconsidered the situation,

consulted with local au-thorities, and then takenappropriate actions to safe-guard our students andstaff.

“The safety and securityof students and staff re-mains foremost in ourthoughts and actions.”

Vice President for Busi-ness and Finance Art Bodesaid Oklahoma City policeand the college are cooper-ating to ensure the safetyof the college.

A representative for thepolice department said theyare working hard to appre-hend the suspects respon-sible for these threats.

Bode said when collegesecurity is threatened, cer-tain procedures are alwaysfollowed.

College security is noti-fied. Bode is then informedof the situation and a ques-tionnaire is given to theperson who received thethreat.

After the questionnaire iscompleted, it is given toTodd, who calls the Okla-homa City Police Depart-ment.

Finally, the senior execu-tives and executive counselhave a meeting to assessthe situation. In this meet-ing they decide the appro-priate action deemed nec-essary for the level of thethreat.

If those members decidethe college is in danger, theschool is evacuated andsecurity checks are madethroughout the building.

Bode said it is importantto note that security checksare carried out regardlessif the school is evacuated.

Oklahoma City Police Sgt.Frank Koch responded toTuesday’s and Wednes-day’s threats.

He said if any person atOKCCC receives a threat,that person should first call

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OKC-Go program, 430 stu-dents are enrolled this fall,including 129 second yearstudents.

“In 1998, we only had 99students attend OKCCCthat graduated the previ-ous year in the OklahomaCity school district, andwith this program we have

301 enrolled for this yearwhich shows the program’sgrowth and success,” saidFrench.

Women are still the domi-nant sex at OKCCC.

Barker said OKCCC’spopulation is just above 57percent female. The malepopulation comes in justunder 43 percent.

Barker also said the av-erage age of students atOKCCC is 26.1, about thesame as last year.

Trade Center, but it’s indi-vidual,” Jordan said. “Itdoesn’t affect so manypeople.”

She also urged againstblaming certain ethnic orracial groups for the attack.She stressed that counse-lors are willing to help anystudent who feels the pres-

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According to the NationalMental Health Association,the best way to deal withstress is to talk about it.

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911 immediately, then no-tify campus security.

“Our department is hereto help serve you peopleand do the best we can foryou,” Koch said.

“The person who reportedthe threats [on Tuesday]did an excellent job and willbe very helpful in prosecut-ing suspects.

“The school has been veryhelpful and cooperative inassisting [us].”

If anyone has informationregarding the calls, contactthe Oklahoma City PoliceDepartment at 297-1000.

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