• Don’t be afraid to live life, p. 2.• Mountain man loose on campus, p. 6• Youngsters in the dough, p. 7.• CAB takes students higher, p. 10. IONEERP

Oklahoma City Community CollegeOctober 14, 2002

This WeekInside

See “Construction,” page 12

Exit stage left: Zakee King discusses his new business with Beau Elliott and JessicaBall in the OKCCC play “The Immigrant.” Theater professor Ruth Charnay said the showwent off without a hitch. “I was extremely proud of the actors and crew for pulling togethera wonderful show,” she said.

Photo by Kat Mohr

Constructionproject righton schedule

As January completion date nears, studentswill be temporarily re-routed for tile work

Telecourses convenient

By Ashley MartinStaff Writer

Students may think the first floor of the college hasturned into a maze as they are detoured around work-

ers laying floor tiles.Art Bode, vice president for Business and Finance, said

certain areas of the college will be closed off in a “puzzle phase”way, with students being re-routed as tile is laid down indifferent areas of the first floor in the main building.

“We have worked it out so that access to all areas will bepossible during this phase of the project,” Bode said.

Bode said the hallway coming from entry 11 that passes bythe Safety and Security office will be closed for tiling during aone-month period; however, he does not know when thatmonth will be just yet.

“Entry 12 will remain open at that time to give studentsaccess to the building.”

Entry 12 leads into the hallway that passes by Student Lifein the main building.

The project, as a whole, is right on schedule, he said.“...a few things are ahead, a few things are behind, but we

are on track for a Jan. 14 completion,” Bode said.He said the one aspect of the project he is most concerned

about is the tiling of the floors.“We had hoped, anticipated and been told [by the contrac-

tor] that the tile would be in the process of being laid downby now,” he said.

“That is the one thing that holds potential for disruptionright now.”

During the Oct. 15 Board of Regents meeting, Bode said awalk through of the project will be conducted by the Regentsand Dr. Bob Todd, president of OKCCC.

“[At that time,] hopefully [the board] will accept as com-plete the bookstore and the communications lab,” Bode said.

The bookstore, which has been housed in its temporarylocation in the gym for the last year and a half, will be mov-ing back to its newly remodeled original location in the mainbuilding. The move is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday,Oct. 26 and 27.

The bookstore will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 28and 29, and possibly Oct. 30.

“We’ll be in the same general location [as before,] our spacewill just be bigger,” said Kathy Reed, director of the book-

By Jessica BeauregardNews Writing I Student

It is possible for students to receive acollege education while sitting at home,watching television. It’s called a tele-course.

Telecourses are offered at OKCCC andconsist of print and video based mate-rial.

“Currently 627 students are enrolledin a telecourse. A total of 765 telecourseenrollments are registered this semes-ter because some students are takingmore than one telecourse at a time,” saidMaggie Abel, telelearning assistant.

Print materials usually include a text-book and a study guide, but other booksmay also be required or suggested forstudents, said Glenda Prince, coordina-tor of telelearning. Students are requiredto view video lessons in the library orover Oklahoma City Cox Cable, chan-

nel 18 or OETA.An OKCCC instructor is assigned to

each telecourse. The instructor will pro-vide an orientation and may conduct testreviews or group help sessions and willgrade all assignments and tests, saidPrince. The instructor is available to stu-dents throughout the course for ques-tions and assistance either via e-mailor telephone.

“One of our greatest strengths with ourtelecourses is the faculty who teachthem, “ said Glenda Prince, coordinatorof telelearning at the distance educationdepartment. “We have excellent facultywho have taught telecourses here formany years and see the importance ofproviding instruction through this de-livery method.”

Students taking telecourses are re-quired to meet the same objectives as

See “Telecourse,” page 12

2 • PIONEER • October 14, 2002 Editor • Mark Stack • 682-1611, ext. 7675

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Living a scared life is just a bad way to live, nomatter what the reasons.

Walking around trembling with the fear a snipercould take out one’s life at any moment is hardlyliving at all.

The sniper that is loose and on the hunt in theWashington, D.C. and Virginia area has put panicand trepidation in the hearts of everyone living inthat area.

That feeling is completely understandable, butit shows the sniper is already winning the battle.

Whether the latest victim, a man shot dead at aVirginia gas station, is tied to the first murders inthe D.C. area doesn’t matter. There are alwayscopycat criminals any time news stories make na-tional headlines and top the evening news.

Copycats or not, there will be other murders. It’sas certain as a thunderstorm the day after yourcar has been washed.

It is as certain as the fact the murderer will becaught the day after this editorial is published,making the whole column moot.

For now, though, people are horrified. They don’twant to go out. They don’t want to be that nextvictim. Who can blame them? No one does.

To run away and hide from something that mayor may not happen is no way to deal with any situ-ation, life or death.

Driving the interstate where wrecks constantlyoccur poses the risk of a fatality. That never stopsanyone from driving. The same goes for flying – orswimming in the ocean after recent sharks attacks.

Seeking shelter from these situations does nogood. Just because you are not a target, doesn’tmean no one else will become a victim. If not you,then someone else.

It’s easy to speak on the problem, situatedroughly 1500 miles away from the place of discon-tent and unrest.

But it’s the only way to live, under any circum-stance. It’s so cliché, but it’s so true. Live life tothe fullest, and leave no regrets behind. Hug yourgrandma, kiss your children, tell your spouse howmuch you love him or her. Climb that mountainyou always wanted to climb, buy that car that isonly pictured in dreams and ask out that girl whoturns every head.

This way if you do fall prey to a sniper or anyother fatally devastating event, everything will havebeen left on the table.

Short of catching the killer himself, it is the onlything that can be done to counteract fear and ap-prehension.

To steal the phrase from Oakland Raiders ownerAl Davis when he says, “Just win, baby.”

For now, dealing with this situation and with lifein general, it should be – “Just live, baby.”

Goodnight now.—Mark Stack

Editor

Kindness comes in amazing formsTo the editor:

Tuesday’s rain had madeboth the seat and frame ofmy mobility scooter, whichserves as my legs and feet,slick. When I tried to mountthe scooter in the parkinglot and go to teach a biologyclass, I slipped from thescooter and fell to the black-top.

As I lay helpless, an angelof mercy disguised as anOKCCC student appeareda couple of entrances away.“Hey,” I shouted. “Can youhelp me?” She turned backtoward the Main buildingimmediately and two Secu-rity personnel were at myside almost instantly.

Although I had seenSecurity’s fast and efficientresponses before, I was sur-prised and relieved to seethem so soon. Three moredisguised angels, lookinglike male students, hurriedover to help get me on myscooter.

Back in the Main build-ing, two more disguisedangels whom I had nevermet stopped to offer help asI sat at a table, putting abandage on my elbow.

Stopping to check mysnail mail, I saw DennisAnderson, my department

Put on a braveface, relish life

head, and told him of thekindness that had beenpoured out to me by mem-bers of the OKCCC commu-nity. I told him that it wasmore like being in a churchthan at a school.

He agreed.I went to teach my class.

As I wrote on the board,students noticed blood onmy elbow. Yet two more dis-guised angels went out forbandages.

Before they could return,my department head was inthe room with bandagesand two Security personnelwere at the door with alarge first aid kit. At last—angels without disguiseand whom I could recognizehad appeared.

I want to offer thankspublicly and sincerely to allof those persons. In theshort time I have taughthere, I have felt very muchat home. I am not only de-lighted to be associated

“As I lay helpless, an angel of mercy disguisedas an OKCCC student appeared a couple of

entrances away.”—Dr. James D. Biggs

Science Professor

with a community of suchkind and helpful persons, Iam thankful for it.

—Dr. James D. BiggsScience Professor

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Comments and Reviews

Twinkies, cigarettes like apples, orangesTo the editor:

I’m writing in answer tothe letter you ran last weekfrom Cathy Bowman.

No, Ms. Bowman, wecan’t all get along — not aslong as smokers are deter-mined to share their to-bacco smoke with me eachtime I enter the building.

I’m not certain which en-try you use, but, in mymany years here, encoun-tering at least three smok-ers at any of the three en-trances I normally use is agiven, no matter the day orthe time of day. And, worse,the smokers often tend tocongregate right by thedoor, not away from it. Infact, I have lost count of thenumber of smokers I’veseen light a cigarette insidethe building just before go-ing outside on a windy day.

The bottom line is this: Ichoose not to smoke. It’sthat simple.

My needs pose no realhazard to smokers, just theoccasional inconvenience,such as walking far away

Line of partiality blurred somewhere along the pathTo the editor:

I am a regular reader ofthe Pioneer and havealways enjoyed yourpublication. The storieshave been informative andkeep me up-to-date onwhat’s happening on thiscampus. I have neverthought the Pioneer to beparticularly biased or one-sided — until now.

I am referring to thearticle written by KateBrennan in the Oct. 7 issueabout the new smokingrestrictions in effect on ourcampus.

First of all, let me say thatI do not feel passionatelyabout this issue, on eitherside of it. I am notvehemently againstsmoking on this campus,nor am I for it. I, personally,have never been botheredby those who choose tosmoke at this school.

What prompted me to

write this letter is the factthat Ms. Brennan wasassigned to write about anissue she is so clearlypassionate about herself,as she made obvious by hereditorial in the issue theweek prior to this article.

She is certainly entitled toher opinion, and her FirstAmendment right is topublish that opinion in apublic forum, such as anewspaper. However, I feelthe Pioneer did a disserviceto its readers by allowingsuch a biased story to bepublished.

Not only was it obviouswhich side the writer is on,but also there was virtuallyno commentary fromsmokers. Just two. I’m surethey have just as much tosay on this issue as thenon-smokers.

Also, it may have beenwise for Ms. Brennan to geta professional, medical

opinion from an oncologistabout the likelihood of anon-smoker developinglung cancer from passingthrough a cloud of smoke,outside, on their way intothe building, on a regularbasis. I am no medicalexpert, but I have a feelingthe chances are pretty slim,if existent at all.

I do not know how storiesare assigned at the Pioneer,but seeing as how Ms.Brennan was allowed towrite a story on an issuethat she herself admittedshe was biased aboutmakes me question thecredibility of yourpublication. How can we,the readers, know thatevery story published is notbased on the writer’sslanted view?

In her editorial, Ms.Brennan mentioned howsoon smokers in Oklahomawill not be able to smoke in

bars, restaurants, etc., justlike California. Does Ms.Brennan know how muchmore harmful it is tobreathe the outside air inplaces like Los Angelesthan it is to walk by a fewpeople smoking cigarettesin Oklahoma? She shouldvisit the websitewww.lalung.org andeducate herself on thehazards of the air out there.Not allowing smoking inpublic places in Californiaisn’t even beginning to solve

their air quality problems.Overall, I would like to see

the Pioneer do furtherstories on the smokingissue. I think it’s animportant one. ApparentlyMs. Brennan does, as well.But, the line between ‘bias’and ‘objective’ was blurredthis time. I hope thepowers-that-be at thePioneer will take that intoconsideration the next timethe issue needs to bereported on.

—Name Witheld byRequest

from the entrance tosmoke, not just out to thewalkway where I still haveto pass by to get inside.

Or, better yet, walk toyour car. Once inside yourcar, feel free to puff away— out of the elements andout of the way of myhealthy, non-smokinglungs. Smokers could evencongregate in one another’scars. Just please keep your“non-harmful,” second-hand smoke to yourselvesby keeping your windowsrolled up tight.

Still, you will be breakingthe law.

Ms. Bowman addressesthe Smoking in PublicPlaces Act only as it per-tains to state offices orstate-owned buildings, notas it pertains to educationalfacilities.

And drawing a parallelbetween second-handsmoke and someone con-suming fattening foods islike comparing apples tooranges. It’s ludicrous. IfMs. Bowman chooses to eat

every Twinkie and tator toton campus, I am not di-rectly affected health-wise.She is affecting only her-self.

Instead, let’s talk aboutlaws people have to obey,whether they like them oragree with them.

There are laws that pre-vent me or anyone else frombringing a gun onto cam-pus. It is my constitutionalright to bear arms. Thatdoesn’t matter. I still can’tbring a firearm onto cam-pus. There are signs at thedoor stating so. But, per-haps, instead of followingthe law to the letter, thecollege should install a fir-ing range to accommodategun-toting activists.

What if I like a beer ormartini with my lunch andI also like to eat lunch oncampus? Laws prevent mefrom bringing legal alco-holic beverages onto cam-pus or consuming themhere although I am of legaldrinking age.

That’s really bad news for

any on-campus alcoholicswho crave beer or liquorthroughout the day. Maybethere should be a desig-nated drinking area oncampus.

Think about it. TheSmoking in Public PlacesAct is a real law, intendedto be followed by all, not aselect few or only if a per-son feels like following it. Itis also to be enforced bycollege officials, not misin-terpreted or ignored.

This brings me to my lastpoint. My respect hasdropped considerably forthe professors I encoun-tered on my way to workduring Tuesday’s rain.They were smoking in thedoorways, within the

banned area. Shame onyou. Would you allow thesame nonchalant disregardfor the law in any of yourclassrooms? I doubt it.

Please, people.Quit showing the world

that smokers are every-thing we non-smokers be-lieve them to be — self-cen-tered folks, so driven bytheir need to consume anaddictive substance thatthey disregard the choicesof those who choose to behealthy.

You want us to all getalong? Do your part. Let uswalk into the college unen-cumbered by your carcino-gen-filled smoke.

—Name withheld byrequest

—Name Witheldby Request

“The Smoking in Public Places Act is a reallaw, intended to be followed by all, not a select

few or only if a person feels like following it.”

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You know how somemovies are just... cool?

Like, take “The Matrix”for instance.

When Neo and Trinitytake on all the bad guyswhile attempting to rescueMorpheus... you know theslow-mo scene (pick one) —it just looks.... cool.

Well, “The KnockaroundGuys” is just one of thosemovies.... utterly cool.

Of course, slow-mo isn’treally needed too muchwith this one — it’s got theeternal John Malkovich asTeddy Deserve who is justfriggin’ bad-guy-cool as amember of the mafia.

Barry Pepper (“SavingPrivate Ryan” and “We WereSoldiers,”) really takes thespotlight, though, as theringleader, Matty Demaret,of the knockaround guys-wannabes.

They’re a clumsy bunchof second-generation not-quite mob members whotry to do good in thelegitimate world but can’t

quite make it overthe Brooklyn Bridgeor past their mobsterfathers’ legacies. VinDiesel (“The Fast andthe Furious” and“XXX”), Seth Green(TV series “Buffy, theVampire Slayer” andthe Austin Powersmovies), and relativenewcomer AndrewDavoli (“The Yards”),round out the crewas Pepper’s buddies:Taylor Reese,Johnny Marbles andChris Scarpa,respectively.

The real knock-around guys (led byBenny “Chains”Demaret and playedby none other thanuber-creepy but, youknow, still coolDennis Hopper) run variousquestionable businessesand get their piece fromlocal merchants and such— typical mob storyline —only Chains is merely an

underboss (not the top guybut close enough to beconsidered cool anddangerous) so he’s likeClemenza to Don VitoCorleone.

Matty, looking toprove himself toDaddy Chains anduncle Teddy, takeson a relatively easyassignment to de-liver a half milliondollars from Wash-ington state toBrooklyn.

Of course, thingsaren’t quite thatsimple as the mo-ney gets lost andeventually ends upin the hands of asmalltown corruptsheriff.

Reeking of So-pranos-like slick-ness and clad inleather jackets andotherwise kick-assclothes, Pepper,Diesel, Davoli andeven Green are the

epitomy of, well, cool.Almost automatically

revered as soon as theyarrive in the tiny town ofWibeaux, Mont., the guysmake their presence known

quickly and with just a hintof force. The result ranksup there on the coolnessfactor with The Godfather’sMichael Corleone settlingall family business on theday of the baptism.

Originally scheduled forrelease in January 2001,the film was pushed backseveral times — April 2001,August 2001, fall 2001then, oddly, Wednesday,Oct. 16, 2002, only to bebumped up to Friday, Oct.11.

It’s worth the wait,though, as it’s just one ofthose cool movies. It hap-pens to have been directedby the same guys whowrote another very coolmovie — “Rounders” backin 1998.

Rated R for violence, lan-guage and some drug use,it’s not for the kiddies butit is recommended for thosewho are into movies thatare just, you know.... cool.

—Melissa GuiceStaff Writer

‘Knockaround Guys’ know how to play hard

Russian professor picked up new form of teachingEditor’s Note: Dr. Sergey

Moskalionov served as aFulbright scholar from Russiaduring the 2001-2002 schoolyear. He spent his second se-mester in Oklahoma teachingbusiness courses at OKCCC.After returning home, ProfessorMoskalionov wrote this letter toThe Pioneer, offering his reflec-tions on the year spent in ourmidst and comparing the Rus-sian and American systems ofhigher education. This is thesecond of two parts.To the editor:

What we can say aboutthe educational systems ifwe compare Russian andAmerican? They are verydifferent.

The Russian system haselements of the old Britishstyle of teaching: professorsread the lecture and about100 students in a big audi-torium write notes, as someof them do not have text-books.

Also the lecture can bevery different from the text-

book, so there is a greatneed to write the lecture.Of course, technical equip-ment like in OKCCC is ab-sent here.

Russia is not a wealthycountry; however, it is nota poor country. Usually thefinal grade depends only onthe final exam that is com-prehensive and can be inthe form of an oral inter-view between professor andstudent.

Some professors in Rus-sia use the American ap-proach to student evalua-tion, extended tests andwritten exercises, but gen-erally there is a mixture ofteaching techniques: oldcommunistic and newdemocratic.

More freedom after thefall of communism in Rus-sia gave us new problems:lower student disciplineand lower student levels.Relationships between pro-fessors and students have

become more democratic.However, in Oklahoma

(and in the United Statesgenerally), professors aremore open to students andthey really serve them be-cause students are clientsand pay for their education.In Russia about 50 percentof students do not pay fortheir education, so the edu-cational system is more bu-reaucratic.

The American system ismore democratic and morecommercialized. What sur-prised me most is that re-lationships between peopleand between professorsand students in Americaare more “horizontal” andmore friendly.

Also the Russian systemof higher education in-cludes such old forms asseminars – this form doesnot exist in the UnitedStates, except for master’sand Ph.D. courses.

Such elements are disap-

pearing slowly, but theystill exist in most Russianuniversities.

During lectures in Russiastudents listen to the pro-fessor; during seminars theprofessor listens to the stu-dents (with some excep-tions). Generally, as a re-sult, students in Russiahave more classes but theydo not have so much writ-ten homework as in theUnited States. Conclusion:the educational system inAmerica is more objective,more formal and more com-mercialized; schools andcolleges have a better finan-cial base for teaching andresearch.

Example: in Russia pro-fessors do not have sepa-rate offices like I had inOklahoma, except “bigbosses.”

One reason is the highcost of construction in Rus-sia. Considering the excel-lent conditions for profes-

sors and all the services,everything is done for stu-dents in the United States.

I was very happy that Iwas selected as a Fulbrightscholar to teach courses atOklahoma City CommunityCollege and Murray StateCollege. Unique life experi-ences brought additionalvalue to my grant. I hopeto visit the United Statesand Oklahoma again.

—Sergey Moskalionov2002 Fulbright

professor

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By Jennifer M. JacksonNews Writing I Student

Being enrolled in a ceram-ics class and working in a pot-tery lab can teach you aboutlife, said Mary Ann Moore, pro-fessor of Visual Arts.

She believes that ceramics issomething that anyone can do.The bonus is that it can teacha person about who they re-ally are.

“Creativity works on yoursoul, your inner being, andwho you really are,” she said.“It shapes a person, and givesthem something to appreci-ate.”

The OKCCC pottery lab,which was built in the late’70s, is located just inside en-try 5 of the Arts and Humani-ties building. The lab is usedby students enrolled in one ofthe four beginning or advancedceramics classes OKCCC offersthis fall.

The lab is equipped withthree kilns to fire the ceram-ics, and plenty of donated ma-terial, which students use towork on projects in ceramics,mosaics and screen-printing.

Workshops have also beenheld in the pottery lab, andteachers, high school classesand even kindergarten stu-dents have used the facilities.

“Kindergarten studentsworked in the pottery lab tomake ceramic handprints for

Students get creative at OKCCC pottery labtheir moms for Mothers Day,”said Moore.

For the past five years,OKCCC President Bob Toddhas requested that a ceramicsI student or Moore use the pot-tery lab to make the keynotegraduation speaker a hand-made ceramic gift.

Recipients of these gifts haveincluded Mayor KirkHumphreys and Gov. FrankKeating.

Moore recently celebratedher 30th anniversary workingwith clay. She said she is justas excited about it now as shewas 30 years ago. As an artistMoore feels like her medium isclay.

“I really feel like it’s my call-ing, that my purpose is to workin the arts,” she said. “To workwith creativity helps peoplebuild their lives.”

Moore believes that the artof ceramics has more to offerthan the piece of artwork thatbecomes the final product.

“Ceramics teaches us somuch about life. If you’re notcentered, it’s hard to centerclay. Working with clay teachesyou about life, patience, per-severance and sticking tosomething if it doesn’t work thefirst time and trying it again,”she said.

Recently one of Moore’sformer students told her shewas really instrumental inhelping shape her life.

Although Moore knows thereis more to ceramics than just

art, Ceramics I students arelearning that ceramics classisn’t necessarily an easy A.

Ceramics I student, JasonPearson, took the class think-ing he would automaticallyimprove his GPA.

“I thought it would be aneasy A, but found out that it’snot a slap-it-together-and-leave type class, but a timelything. For people who are per-fectionists, beware,” he said.

After having spent a littletime in the pottery lab,Pearson, like Moore, found ce-ramics to be rewarding.

“It’s a good class to relax in.I was totally ignorant to ceram-ics. I had no clue how muchthought goes into makingthem,” he said.

While Pearson was lookingfor the easy A, Ceramics I stu-dent Brandi Travis enrolledbecause the class interestedher.

“I’ve always had the desire tolearn pottery and I finally tookthe leap, signed up for thecourse and I love it,” she said.

A ceramics class has some-thing to offer every individual,Moore said.

Working with clay doesn’tjust produce art, but teachesabout life, she said.

“I love the arts dearly and toget paid to do what I do, I don’tknow if anyone could ask formore,” said Moore. “I truly be-lieve I’ll have clay in my handsas long as I can mentally andphysically deal with it.”

Photo by Kat Mohr

Physical Science Professor Gary Houlette relaxesby working on his pot in the pottery lab. The lab wasbuilt in the 1970s. Workshops are held there, andteachers, high school classes and kindergartenstudents have all used the facility. The lab is locatedjust inside entry 5 of the Arts and Humanities building,and is primarily used by students enrolled in one offour pottery classes.

By James BellNews Writing I Student

OKCCC will be offering aConstitutional law coursefor the first time in thespring of 2003.

This course will be taughtby Dr. Jerry Steward, a pro-fessor of political scienceand the college’s attorney.

Steward is a member ofthe bar of the SupremeCourt of the United States,meaning he is licensed topractice law in front of theSupreme Court.

Steward is also able topractice law at the U.S.

Constitutional law class offered in spring scheduleTenth Circuit Court of Ap-peals, the U.S. DistrictCourt for the Western Dis-trict of Oklahoma, the U.S.District Court for the East-ern District of Oklahoma,the Oklahoma SupremeCourt and he is a memberof the Oklahoma Bar Asso-ciation.

This allows Steward tobring real world experienceto the classroom.

After teaching AmericanFederal Government forseveral years, it becameclear that students neededan opportunity to discusslandmark cases that haveConstitutional implica-tions, Steward said.

“I want students to takeaway an appreciation forhow important an impactthose decisions have on lifein the United States, andhow the decisions of theSupreme Court are everybit as important in the fab-ric of our political and le-gal life in this country, asare the decisions of theCongress and the Presi-dent,” Steward said.

Rick Vollmer, professor ofpolitical science, said thecourse will fill a gap cur-rently found in the politi-cal science department atthe college.

Vollmer said Constitu-tional Law is a course

taught at many other col-leges.

Adding this course willallow students transferringto other institutions to havethe course complete beforethey arrive at their newcampus, Vollmer said.

“The student will have achance to cover court casesthat shape our govern-ment.

Currently, many impor-tant cases are skipped inthe general survey coursedue to a lack of time,” hesaid.

Cole Bridges, OKCCCstudent, is looking forwardto taking the new course.

“As a pre-law major who

intends on practicing Con-stitutional law, I think theclass has a lot to offer mepersonally,” Bridges said.

Bridges, who plans tograduate after next semes-ter, hopes to find a way tofit the course in with hisother requirements.

“Dr. Steward has been agreat professor in the past,and will most assuredly doa great job with this courseas well,” Bridges said.

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Cooking has never been more fun than it was onOct. 2, when Connie Pidgeon’s 17 preschoolersmade pepperoni pizza in the OKCCC Child Develop-

ment Center. At the beginning of class the students listened to the story

“The Little Red Hen Bakes a Pizza.”Then the class was split into two groups and began to get their

hands-on experience.The youngsters took notice of the of shape the pizza (a rect-

angle in this case), and the colors.In addition, they counted all the pepperoni slices on the pizza.The kids were really excited to make the pizza. They first flat-

tened the dough.“Spreading out the dough was my favorite part,” said Hailey

Thomas, 3.Then they spread on the sauce, sprinkled cheese and arranged

the pepperoni.The preschool class is doing a section on breads, learning about

different types of breads and their basic ingredients.A bakery and a bread store are set up in the dramatic play

area.On Oct. 11 the students will visit the OKCCC cafeteria to see

how bread dough is made.

Lane Sims, 4, applies 10 pepperonislices to the pizza. The children wereallowed to eat any pepperoni that wasleft over.

Selah Gilbert,4, takes a break from makingpizza to chow down on some sauce. Thepizza activity was part of the bread sectionthey have been learning about recently inschool.

Asia Thompson, 4, helps roll the doughinto a circle for their pizza.

Thompsonspreads the pizzasauce onto thedough. Next, thechildren coveredthe pizza withcheese.

Preschoolers devour learning activity

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October 14, 2002 • PIONEER • 7Staff Writer • Kate Brennan • 682-1611, ext. 7676

OKCCC employee rediscovers historic life

Text by Mark StackPhotos courtesy of

Lloyd Kingsbury

Left: Little Buck made an ap-pearance at last year’s mountainman rendezvous located atWoolaroc Wild Reserve. The fawn isa camp pet.

OKCCC Buyer Sheri Kingsbury participates inthe gathering by dressing in the garb of a

settler. Sheri is the wife of Lloyd Kingsbury.

OKCCC Health LabCoordinator Lloyd Kingsburybonds with his 16-year-old sonKeith during the primitiverendezvous.

“My son and I thoroughlyenjoyed reliving historytogether,” Kingsbury said.

It was a throwback to the days before cars, super-markets, denim jeans or any other kind of moderntechnology.

A historic rendezvous was on display in Woolarac, Okla.,on the weekend of Oct. 5, showcasing the way of life forAmericans of another era.

Lloyd Kingsbury, OKCCC health lab coordinator, be-longs to a group called the Living History Re-enactorswho, for a few brief days, live life the way it was meant tobe lived, he said.

Kingsbury said the rendezvous, as it is coined, involvesgroups of people dressing in attire from three differenttime periods: the mountain-man trapper era from the1700s through 1840, the pre-Civil war and post-Civil warera which features cowboys and gun-slingers.

“You can’t participate unless you’re dressed in primi-tive attire from one of the three eras, and they do notallow any modern conveniences,” said Kingsbury.

Kingsbury said the majority of participants are dressedin mountain-man attire which includes buckskins,leather, mochasins and furr or felt hats. He said fewpeople wear factory made clothing, meaning most of theclothes worn were made by themselves.

Only tourists are allowed to be dressed in modern-dayclothes.

Once dressed in the right apparel, they then spend theweekend just the way it was in earlier times.

“We go in on a Thursday or Friday, park our cars out ofsight and set up camp,” he said. “You can’t leave untilafter church services on Sunday.”

The rendezvous doesn’t involve mock gun fights orshootouts, but they do have several competitions for rifleshooting, pistol shooting, knife throwing and tomahawkthrowing, while also competing in primitive archery byshooting a long-bow.

“I went to my first rendezvous about four years ago,and it just got in my blood, so now I go to two or three ayear,” said Kingsbury.

“It’s good therapy.”Kingsbury said that more than one rendezvous is held

each month. Attending them all is something he onlydreams about.

“I love it so much that once I’m there, I don’t ever wantto come back.”

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By Chad CobbleNews Writing I Student

The BSEP cooperativedegree program may be oneof Oklahoma City Commu-nity College’s best kept se-crets.

BSEP, the acronym forBody Service EducationProgram, is a partnershipbetween OKCCC and Fran-cis Tuttle Technology Cen-ter. It is the only one of itskind in the state.

In fact, there are only sixBSEP’s in the nation, withthe seventh opening soon,said Larry Grummer, pro-fessor of automotive tech-nology.

“BSEP is an internshipmade up of students whoare employed full time by aGeneral Motor’s dealer-ship,” Grummer said.

Grummer also said thatstudents attend class atFrancis Tuttle two or threedays a week, and are in-structed through coursesin collision repair and paintrefinishing.

GM developed the cur-riculum and materials.

Automotive program proves successful for OKCCCWhen not attending class,the students work at a GMpartnership with the pro-gram, Grummer said.

“General Motors recog-nizes the program as anOKCCC program, but be-cause Francis Tuttle has agreat facility, we teach theprogram there,” he said.

Upon completion, stu-dents earn an associate’sdegree in Applied Sciencethrough the college.

The program trains stu-dents to become StructuralRepair Specialists, whosefocus is on dent and blem-ish repair, or Painting Spe-cialists.

Students who enroll inthe program receive expo-sure to both sides of thebusiness and choose theirarea of concentration.

The program is eightweeks long each semester,for four semesters. It takestwo years to earn the de-gree. Students usually be-gin the program in the fallsemester, but are allowed toenter in the spring,Grummer said.

Courses inlude Automo-tive Collision Program Re-pairs, Minor Body Repair,

Door and Quarter PanelReplacement, MIG Weldingand Cutting, Introductionto Body Repair and Refin-ishing, Equipment and Ap-plication, Automotive Re-finishing Systems andPreparation and Non-Structural Trim and PanelAlignment.

Approximately 20,000openings occur annually inthe U.S. in these fields, butcolleges and technologycenters provide only 5,200graduates to fill the posi-tions, according to the Ra-tionale of General MotorBody Service EducationProgram.

This makes this field anexcellent career opportu-nity and one of the thecollege’s best kept secrets.

The national income av-erage is $32,000 for a Col-lision Repair Technician(Structural Repair Special-ist).

BSEP has been in exist-ence 12 years nationally.

“OKCCC’s [Body ServiceEducation Program] wasfirst offered in August 2000and is the only one in Okla-homa,” said Carolyn Goad,director of cooperative tech-

“OKCCC’s [Body Service EducationProgram] was first offered in August

2000 and is the only one in Oklahoma.”—Carolyn Goad

Director of CooperativeTechnical Education

nical education.Ten students are cur-

rently participating in thecooperative program, but afew more are wanted. Inter-

ested persons should con-tact Richard Jones atFrancis Tuttle at 717-4323or OKCCC’s BSEP numberat 682-7822.

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By Pepe VillafrancaNews Writing I Student

Most people don’t likestanding in line very long,especially for food.

The college has bought athird cash register to pro-vide more efficiency duringbusy times.

“We had a higher volumeof customers at a certaintime, so we put in a thirdcash register machine,”said Jim Sellers, owner ofSellers Catering, the foodcontractor at OKCCC.

“We don’t want to becomethe reason you don’t get toclass,” he said.

“By adding the third cashregister machine we willeliminate long lines at the

cashiers because the foodwill be coming out faster.”

Linda McMurtry, assis-

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New cash register to speed up lunch lines

By David TarverNews Writing I Student

With the 7 to 8 percentincrease in students fromfall 2001 to fall 2002, thebig question on most stu-dents’ minds is, when willmore parking spaces beavailable?

Many students finishingtheir degrees or transfer-ring soon to another schoolwill not get to see a newparking lot any time soonsaid Art Bode, vice presi-dent of Business and Fi-nance.

“Right now there are sev-eral options, but nothinghas been set,” Bode said.

Keith Bourque, directorof Safety and Security, saidthere are currently 2,196parking spaces available,not including handicapspaces.

With 11,043 studentsenrolled, parking has beendifficult at times. The startof a new semester is usu-ally the worst, but as stu-dents start to drop classesthe flow of students in themorning is not as hectic,Bode said.

“There is $110,000 bud-

Additional campus parking coming — someday

Sellers cashier and student Sania Afrin programs the newcafeteria cash register. The third register should shorten waittime in the food service area.

Photo by Kat Mohr

tant director of finance atOKCCC, said the cash reg-ister was ordered the third

week of September and ar-rived the first week of Oc-tober.

“The new register that weare buying is still made bythe same manufacturer,”she said.

“It’s just an upgradedmodel of what we alreadyhave.”

Heather DeShazo, foodservice manager, said thenew cash register camewith software that will al-low it to be linked to theexisting registers.

All three registers willthen be networked to theoffice computer.

Information, such as in-ventory, pricing and itemupdates, can then be auto-matically transferred to thecomputer in the food ser-vices office, DeShazo said.

There also have beenother changes made thisfall semester in the foodservices.

DeShazo said new itemsare currently being addedto the menu. New drinkitems include SoBe healthbeverages and Hank’s rootbeer.

Also, McMurtry said, thearea will receive a thoroughcleaning and rearranging ofthe artificial plants thatsurround the food court.

Finally, she said, a newcampus office will allowthem to better organize themanagement of food ser-vices.

For more information,questions or suggestions,e-mail collegeunion@okccc.edu or call 682-1611, ext.7232.

geted for parking lots,”Bode said.

He said the money, paidby all students as studentactivity fees and facility usefees, also goes toward therepair and maintenance ofthe existing parking lots.

Bode said college officialswant to use the money bud-geted to add the maximumnumber of parking spaces.

He said the college will bebuilding a parking lot, nota garage, because a park-ing garage costs signifi-cantly more money tobuild.

Students who have vis-ited any of the other cam-puses in the metro area willfind many schools havepaid parking. Paid parkingis currently not an optionschool officials are discuss-ing, Bode said.

The two major schoolsOKCCC students transferto are the University ofOklahoma and Universityof Central Oklahoma. Bothof these universities chargea fee for parking.

“I paid $127 last year forparking,” said Chris Pratt,a junior at OU.

This year Pratt decided tokeep his money and parkoff campus. Even when OU

students pay for parking,there aren’t any parkingspaces available, Pratt said.

UCO senior Lonnie Glide-well pays to park.

“This year I decided to goahead and pay the $30 forone semester,” she said .

Last year, Glidewell said,

he parked in the neighbor-hood west of the campusand walked.

UCO News Bureau direc-tor Charlie Johnson saidparking prices there vary.

“The price for just onesemester is $30 and theprice for a full year is $55.”

He said UCO studentsmay also pay $12 for a per-mit to park in a lot that isabout a five minute walkfrom campus.

OKCCC students still en-joy the free parking eventhough there aren’t manyspaces to choose from.

10 • PIONEER • October 14, 2002 Staff Writer • Kate Brennan • 682-1611, ext. 7676

HighlightsPresentation on medicine programs

The Health Professions Club will be hosting speakersHeath Burge and Jim Albertson to inform students aboutthe College of Pharmacy and the College of Medicine atthe University of Oklahoma Health Sciences center. Thediscussions will include the admissions process andprograms offered. The meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m.,Thursday, Oct. 17, in room 1C4 in the science building.

Engineering scholarship deadlineThe Professor Jack Cain memorial Engineering

Scholarship deadline is Thursday, Oct. 17. There is noapplication form, but the following are required to be givento Professor Masil M. Masilamani by 4 p.m.: a recenttranscript, a list of academic achievements and a list ofextracurricular activities with the number of times meetingswere attended, field trips participated in and fund-raisingactivities. For more information contact Masilamani at 682-1611, ext. 7394.

Engineering Club field tripThe Engineering Club will host its first field trip to

Commodore Aerospace Corporation on Friday, Nov. 1 atWiley Post Airport. All interested students please sign upon the sheet in front of office 1E5. All participants will meetat 1 p.m. in room 1C5. For more information please e-mailMichael Deloney at Mugenkidd@cox.net.

Hispanic students plan a general meetingThe Hispanic Organization to Promote Education will be

holding its next meeting at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17,in room 2N7 of the main building to discuss the Halloweenbooth, dues and the November fund-raiser.

Writers and artists needed for the AbsoluteSubmissions for Absolute, OKCCC’s literary, art and

photography journal, are being accepted this semester.Students and staff are encouraged to submit nonfiction,fiction, poetry, black-and-white photography and drawings.The next edition of the Absolute will be published in April2003. The deadline for all submissions is Dec. 1. For furtherinformation, contact the Arts and Humanities office or ClayRandolph at 682-1611, ext. 7238 or crandolph@okccc.edu.

Hospice volunteers neededPreferred Hospice is looking for special occasion

volunteers to deliver birthday presents and some holidaycheer. For more information call Patricia Kriegel, volunteercoordinator at 602-6473.

‘Around Campus’ needs volunteersThe ‘Around Campus’ show on channel 18 is looking for

a volunteer to demonstrate holiday gift wrapping in October.For more information on being involved in the show, e-mail Stacy Meldrum at SJMeldrum@okccc.edu.

Reading mentors neededThe John Glenn Elementary Partners In Education are

looking for volunteers to meet weekly with one or twostudents as a reading mentor. For more information pleasecontact Ronda Sissons at 350-3480 or e-mail her atronda.sissons@westernheights.k12.ok.us.

Highlights

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

Get a quick thrill, take a flightPhoto by Kat Mohr

Sign meup:Professor ofEnglish JonInglettpresentsOKCCCstudentJenniferLavin withsomeinformationconcerningthe Arts andHumanitiesDepartmentduring MajorDay whichwas heldfrom Oct. 7through10.

By Kate Brennan Staff Writer

The childhood dream ofbecoming a pilot can be areality, at least for a fewminutes.

The Campus ActivitiesBoard will be sponsoring amotion simulator to rock,roll and toss its inhabitantsfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Tuesday, Oct. 29, in thecollege union. It is free toall who wish to participate.

The simulation includesthree different programs,the P-51 Mustang, Survival2006 and Desert Dual.

While in the cockpit of aWWII fighter plane, theplayer can experience arunway take-off, canyonruns, severe banks, turnsand 360 rolls for the P-51Mustang.

Survival 2006 is a searchmission months after ameteorite storm has cre-ated an unstable environ-ment. The player must in-vestigate a signal beam.

Desert Dual is the moviestyle high speed airplanechase.

Anyone with a “Top Gun”complex can give the ma-chine a whirl without aflight certificate.

“Come out and experi-ence flight on the ground,”said Mike Jones, coordina-tor of student activities andevents.

Jones hopes everyone willput down the books longenough to take a quick ride.

“It’s there for fun,” saidJones. “Enjoy.”

Correction: In last week’s issue, Heath Work, anEngineering Club member was identified incorrectly as

president of the Engineering Club.

Daniel LaphamNews Writing I Student

A variety of cultures willbe represented in, “A Cel-ebration of Cultures” at 7p.m. Friday, Oct 18, in theOKCCC college theater.

OKCCC will be hosting agroup of Japanese drum-mers, a Chinese DragonDance, an American folksinger, American tap danc-ers, as well as representa-tives from Germany, thePhilippines, Taiwan, Africaand many more.

The showcase has beendeveloped and is being pre-sented by Sisters Cities In-

ternational-Oklahoma City.Sister Cities is a not-for-profit citizen diplomacyprogram.

“[It is] dedicated to creat-ing and strengthening thepartnership between Okla-homa City and our six sis-ter cities around the worldin China, Taiwan, Israel,Russia and Mexico,” saidMelissa Graffigna, thepresident of Sister Cities In-ternational-Oklahoma City.

The cost of the event willbe a $10 donation to ProjectSchool Desk.

The charity is designed tobuild desks and improvethe education of a group ofindigenous people calledthe Li Minority in OKCCC’s

sister city, Haikou City, Re-public of China, Graffignasaid.

Tickets may be pur -chased at the door. ContactMelissa Graffigna at (405)848-9868 or Dr. ManuelPrestamo at (405) 682-1611 ext. 7579 for ticketsand information.

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Construction project scheduled for January completion “Construction,”Cont. from page 1

store.Reed said she is happy to

be moving out of their tem-porary digs in the gym,mainly because of thespace issue.

“We didn’t have as much

room in [the gym,]” shesaid. “It will be nice to getback to a good location, too.

“We’ve been off the beatenpath for a year and a half.”

The communications lab,currently on the secondfloor of the Arts and Hu-manities building, willmove to its permanent lo-cation in the main buildingover the winter break.

on-campus courses. Stu-dents who take telecoursesare expected to be indepen-dent learners. They mustmotivate themselves tostudy regularly and meetcourse deadlines, saidPrince.

They must be responsiblefor seeking answers to theirquestions. If students willcontact their instructorimmediately with questionsor problems that mightarise, they will continue tobe successful.

Telecourses have beenoffered at OKCCC since1980. They offer an alter-

The newly-remodeled labarea is located just outsideof the college union.

Alice Tillinghast, commu-nications lab supervisor,said the move will occur af-ter the fall semester is overso it won’t affect students’access to the facility.

“We will be available forwinter intersession,” shesaid. “And we will have our

double doors open andsmiles on our faces whenthe spring semester starts.”

The project, originallycontracted at around $7.8million, was recently ap-proved for an increase of1.42 percent, putting thecost just over $7.9 million.

Bode said the Board ofRegents can legally autho-rize a budget increase of upto 10 percent.

“Compared to mostprojects of this nature, it ison time and on budget.”

“Telecourse,”Cont. from page 1

Telecourses give students optionsnative for students whohave time constraints orwork-related issues to earncollege credit or completetheir degree.

Journalism major DavidTarver enrolled in a tele-course because nothingelse fit into his schedule.Taking the telecourse al-lowed him to tape the les-sons on television at home.He is one of many studentstaking telecourses alongwith their on-campusclasses. Other studentstake only telecourses.

Prince believes that stu-dents should have the op-tion of choosing a deliveryformat that works best forthem. OKCCC has commit-ted itself to providing thosechoices with telecourses,

online courses and interac-tive television courses. Stu-dents are able to choose thedelivery format appropriatefor their learning style.

For more informationabout telecourses, call 405-682-7838 or go to theTelelearning website athttp://www.okccc.edu/telelearning, and read theFrequently Asked Ques-tions.

By Derek StrongStaff Writer

Acclaimed actor, singer, dancer, choreographer andteacher Jack Eddleman will speak at OKCCC on Mon-day, Oct. 21, and Tuesday, Oct. 22, to educate as well asentertain students.

On Oct. 21, Eddleman will be giving an open lecture.At 7 p.m., Oct. 22, he will perform in the college theater.

“Eddleman is a Broadwayartist who was in the origi-nal ‘Camelot’ and hasworked with LeonardBernstein,” said ScottTigert, Cultural Programsand Community Develop-ment assistant.

Tickets for the live perfor-mance are $8 for generaladmission and $6 for stu-dents with ID and seniorcitizens.

Jack-of-all-trades toperform Oct. 21, 22

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