Pioneer 2005 06 27

IONEERPOklahoma City Community College

• Elevator etiquette needed, editorial, p. 2.• Fourth of July celebrations planned, p. 7.• Youth camps keep kids happy, p. 8.• College Democrats need members, p. 10.

June 27, 2005This Week

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Julian Hilliard, biology professor and caretaker of the native Oklahoma fish aquarium,takes care of the fish housed there. Hilliard feeds the fish plankton and frozen brine shrimptwice a week and cleans the tank every two weeks. The tank contains only fish which arenative to Oklahoma ponds, rivers and lakes. “I want people to learn about [those particular]fish, not just what they see in movies like ‘Finding Nemo.’” Also in the tank is a crayfishthat came from the creek just outside of the college. The aquarium is located just outsidethe science center.

Photo by Holly Jones

Something’s fishy Regents givethumbs up tocollege budget

Students taking advantageof online tutoring service

By Christiana KosturaEditor

The votes are in. OKCCC’s Board of Regents approvedall funding measures at its June 20 meeting, in-

cluding the budget for fiscal year 2006.From pay raises to tuition fee raises, everything has

been covered.“[I am] very pleased,”

said Art Bode, vice presi-dent for Business and Fi-nance. “I think [the bud-get] represents the hardwork of an awful lot ofpeople.”

“[The budget and staff-ing plan] provided the nec-essary funds to undertakequite a few initiatives.”

Full-time employees willreceive an average of 4percent more in salary.Adjunct professor pay willincrease from $530 to$540 per credit hour.

Students will pay an av-erage of 7 percent more intuition and fees.

Resident students willpay $69 per credit hour intuition and fees. Non-resident students must pay $180.40per credit hour.

Included in the 2006 Staffing Plan are eight new full-time faculty positions, five other professional full-timepositions, three additional classified full-time positionsand three workstudy positions, said Gary Lombard, Hu-man Resources vice president. The current benefits pro-gram for employees will be continued.

Toward the end of the meeting, the regents went intoexecutive session to talk about a raise for President BobTodd. Regents unanimously voted for a 4.5 percent in-crease.

Approval given on all proposals,from tuition to pay raises

See “Budget,” page 12


S marthinking, anonline tutoring ser-

vice offered free to OKCCCstudents, is being used ac-cording to the usage reportfrom the company.

Smarthinking offers 24-hour online help, said PaulSechrist, provost/vicepresident for Academic Af-fairs.

The administrationhoped the program wouldsupplement OKCCC’s on-campus learning labs byproviding quick help forstudents when labs are

closed or when studentswere not able to make it tocampus.

The essay center by farwas the most used area ofthe program, according tothe usage report providedby Smarthinking for thespring semester.

Many students turned tothe Communications Labfor assistance with the newSmarthinking program.

“We had people askingabout it at the beginning,”said Alice Tillinghast, com-munications lab director.

Of the 697 total hoursOKCCC students usedSmarthinking, about 447hours were spent in theEssay Center.

“The submission of anessay to the online writinglab is counted as either 35or 65 minutes, dependenton the length and complex-ity of the essay submitted,”Sechrist said.

The second most usedarea of Smarthinking wasalgebra, which used about72 hours.

Math professors pro-moted the service.

“I recommend it to mykids,” said Heather Benton,adjunct math professor.

“It’s great when you’reworking on a problem at

See “Tutor,” page 12

“[I am] very pleased. Ithink [the budget]

represents the hardwork of an awful lot of

people.”—Art Bode

Vice President forBusiness and Finance

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

PIONEERVol. 33 No. 36

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

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Oklahoma Film Institute alums thrive

ElevatortribulationNothing is more irritating than watching some-

one in a wheelchair sitting by the elevator while amass of able-bodied people push and shove in or-der to ride down a single floor.

Yes, of course, the elevators are there foreveryone’s convenience, but only as an after-thought. Their true purpose is for the disabled, orthose pushing carts or strollers.

The building only has three floors. It doesn’t takea massive amount of athletic prowess to make itfrom top to bottom.

Now, if there is a reason for taking the elevator,such as being injured or carrying something ex-tremely heavy, then please feel free to use them.

However, the fact that a person does not want towalk by no means gives them priority over a per-son who is isn’t able to walk at all.

The level of insensitivity some contain is totallyastonishing.

People who are fighting their way into an eleva-tor while someone who actually needs access inorder to get to the next floor is forced to wait shouldbe tarred and feathered.

There is nothing nothing that makes those witha disability less important than a person who isfull of sloth.

So, instead of rushing to the next class like amule with blinders on, pay attention to who is try-ing to get on the elevator.

If someone in a wheelchair is waiting patientlyby the elevator, show some respect and let the otherperson go first.

A person with a physical disability has enoughto worry about without having to watch for incon-siderate schmucks trying to push them out of theway to get on the elevator.

Most people with a disability refuse to complainbecause they don’t want pity, but that should notstop them from receiving common courtesy.

It really cannot be that difficult to walk down asingle flight of stairs.

At least pretend to possess minimal human com-passion and have some consideration for someoneother than yourself.

If a person is able to run in order to stop theelevator door from closing on them, then it is rea-sonable to believe such a person is in decent enoughshape to take the stairs.

Laziness is a disease and can be contagious, if itis overlooked.

That is why injustices of this sort must have at-tention called to them or they will be allowed tocontinue and grow.

—Shawn BryantStaff Writer

They’re working on all therecent movie crews andthey’re winning awards fortheir student work. Who arethese dynamos?

They’re graduates of theOklahoma Film Institute, athree-week crash course infilmmaking that will getunder way next month atOKCCC.

Caitlin Clements, a jun-ior at Casady High School,won the Young FilmmakerAward Saturday at the DeadCenter Film Festival for“Playhouse.” She attendedOFI last summer on theDirecting Track.

“I learned much moreabout camera techniquesthan at previous work-shops,” Clements said. “Itwas inspiring workingaround so many greatpeople. The three-week timeframe helped me get my filmdone quickly,” she added.

Austin Tolin also attendedOFI last summer. Lastmonth, he won the LindaJaeger Memorial Scholar-ship from the IndividualArtists of Oklahoma. Tolinjust graduated from JenksHigh School and is boundfor OKCCC this fall wherehe will major in Film andVideo Production.

Recent productions of

“Wisteria” and “The Hunt”employed several OFI andOKCCC students. They’reworking in important posi-tions, not just as produc-tion assistants.

The Oklahoma Film In-stitute runs from July 11 to29. Each week the work-shop focuses on a differentphase of the filmmakingprocess. During the firstweek, participants plan forthe shooting of the projectthat happens during thesecond week. All of the foot-age is then edited in thethird week.

This isn’t just classroomtheory. Our screenplaycompetition provides a fea-ture-length script. Then OFIparticipants actually shoota trailer for the film. There’sno better place in the stateto get this level of instruc-tion and meet productionpros.

Instructors come from thefilm industry, both fromHollywood and Oklahoma.Headlining each year isOscar-winning producerGray Frederickson and“Children of the Corn” di-rector and OFI executive di-rector Fritz Kiersch.

Registration for the Okla-homa Film Institute is $575per week plus a $45 regis-

tration fee. Participants cantake any or all three weeks.Participants taking thewhole workshop can choosethe Directing Track and getextra benefits. For moreinformation, call 682-7847or log on to www.okccc.edu/ofi.

—Rick Allen LippertOklahoma Film

Institute Director

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“Equal opportunity means everyone will havea fair chance at being incompetent.”

—Laurence J. Peter

Quote of the Week

After the end of theSmashing Pumpkins someyears back, then-frontmanBilly Corgan removed him-self from the music scenebut at last has returnedwith his solo product “The-FutureEmbrace.”

Potent, powerful andpromising, Corgan exhibitsevery ounce of creative fiberhe has in his solo release.

To fans of the SmashingPumpkins, “TheFuture-Embrace” sounds like a mixbetween “Adore” and“MACHINA: The Machinesof God.” To non-devotees,the album is a mix of elec-tronic drums, captivatingguitar and melodic vocals.

While some may arguethat singing was never

Corgan’s strong point, heradiates on this album.

Corgan seems to haveharnessed the whininesshis voice emits and hasmade good on his promiseto take vocal lessons.

Even if you don’t admirehis voice, one thing re-mains true — Corgan’s lyr-ics have been, and con-tinue to be, among the bestin alternative rock.

Undoubtedly so, “The-FutureEmbrace” is as po-etic as past Pumpkin re-leases, yet it seems to wieldmore of an inspirationalside to it, perhaps due tothe reflective nature of thealbum itself.

Of the 12 tracks, fewstand out above the rest —

the entire album is, in threeswift syllables, outstand-ing. Every song shows emo-tion, maturity and a crafts-manship only Corgan canmaster.

“TheFutureEmbrace” ismore than an album — it’sa constitution of personalcommitment, sacrifice andsoul searching.

The old cliché standstrue: the man has pouredhis blood, sweat and tearsinto “TheFutureEmbrace.”And for fans, we’ve waitedmuch too long for Corgan’sreturn to music. Now thathe’s here, all we can do nowis wait for more.

Rating: 5/5—Richard Hall

Staff Writer

Corgan Embraces the Future

‘Longest Yard’ is a great remakeA pleasant surprise is a

welcome one at the movies.“The Longest Yard,” a re-make of the 1974 sportsclassic, fits in this category.

The film’s star AdamSandler has only one otherfootball movie to his credit,“The Waterboy.” Sandler’sturn in “The Waterboy” didnot show much promise ofserious dramatic acting.

As funny as “The LongestYard” is, its script requiresmoments of drama and si-lence.

It was interesting to seeformer professional footballplayers and wrestlers castas prison guards. Both arenormally typecast as mus-cle bound morons but thisfilm smashed the stereo-type.

Among the guards wereformer wrestlers KevinNash and “Stone Cold”Steve Austin, and formerfootball players BrianBosworth and Bill Rom-

anowski.Each of these former ath-

letes is able to fit into hisrole, both serious and co-medic.

Not surprisingly, theguards are tough and vio-lent toward the prisoners.However, there are actuallymoments of drama and in-tensity.

Austin plays a guard whois basically a racist andregularly talks down toprisoner Earl Megget(played by rapper Nelly).

The character regularlyuses the term nigger to-wards Megget in the movie.This adds friction and ten-sion to their scenes to-gether.

Austin also brings hissignature stare, perfectedin recent years performingin the World Wrestling En-tertainment.

The guards are quick tohit prisoners and maketheir lives miserable.

Although prison is notsupposed to be a cakewalk,it is apparent the prisonershave had their fill of mis-treatment.

Humor is frequent in themovie and helps the filmmaintain balance.

The largest contributor tothe hilarity is comedianChris Rock.

Rock serves as the assis-tant coach and confidant toPaul Crewe [Sandler].

He and other cast mem-bers serve up a healthydose of laughs.

The comedy from mem-bers of the prisoners’ foot-ball team will seem like oneof the few features of thismovie at first.

The story builds nicelyfrom Crewe’s arrest to theactual game. You do notwant to the miss the end ofthis film. There are a fewtwists tastier than popcorn.

—Matthew CabanStaff Writer

“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance inyour life; acknowledge the great powers around usand in us. If you can do that, and live that way, youare really a wise man.”

—Euripides (484 - 406 BC)

Math. It’s always a four-letter word, but for someof you, it’s really a four-letter word. It hangs over youlike a dark cloud, ready to shoot bolts of electricitythrough your very soul. Math. Some of you mayshudder just from reading the word.

Why does this discipline elicit such agony andanxiety? Math classes are as benign as any otherclasses. So why would a bright, capable individualsit in my office and express his or her reservationsabout passing math? Why would anyone forgo acollege degree because it requires a math course?

No course has to be a mountain you can’t climb.Take a deep breath and follow along.

Doing math is much like doing anything else. It isa process that requires starting at a beginning andworking through to an end.

Think of it as a jigsaw puzzle using letters andnumbers instead of pictures. To complete a jigsawpuzzle requires patience, interest, and persistence.Not surprisingly, so do most other things in life.

The first task you will have to accomplish willprobably be the most difficult. You must get yourattitude in check. Our actions follow our thinking,so if you are constantly telling yourself (and others)that you can’t do math, then you can’t do math.

I’ve worked with many students over the yearswho were so convinced they couldn’t be successfulin a math class that they wouldn’t let themselves be.They sabotaged themselves countless times be-cause they couldn’t fathom success.

Every time you catch yourself using negativelanguage about yourself and math, smack yourselfon the back of the hand. Then, make a point ofpracticing positive remarks about your ability. Whenyour thinking changes, you’ll be well on your way topassing the class you’ve been dreading.

Next, review some basic arithmetic from daysgone by. You have to know order of operations andbasic computation facts. If you never learned yourmultiplication table, for instance, go back and com-mit it to memory. If you know addition, subtraction,multiplication, and division, and you know yourorder of operations, no problem is insurmountable.

Next, get over the desire to intuitively know theanswer for every problem. That won’t happen. Youwill have to work it out, step by step, just as youwould put together your puzzle. It may take hoursto work through one problem. That isn’t a weaknessin you. It represents the nature of solving problems.Remember, interest, patience, and perseverance.Do the math. You can.

—Mary TurnerStudent Development Counselor

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At the Drive-In anthology booed by fansBefore Sparta and the Mars Volta

there was At the Drive-In, El Paso’spost-hardcore quartet known fortheir unconventional sound as wellas aesthetic live shows.

Upon breaking up, and subse-quently causing the formation ofboth aforementioned bands, ATDIcaused a stir in the music scene,shook the living daylights out oflisteners and engineered a soundso cunning it could only be ex-plained as “wow.”

Now fans and newcomers alikehave “This Station Is Non-Opera-tional: Anthology” — an, as it’spointed out clearly, anthology ofATDI songs basically hoping toserve more as a greatest hits com-pilation than anything else.

Sounds like a novel idea, butwhere the thought comes up shortis in the collection and its DigitalVideo Disc counterpart.

First, let’s start with the albumitself.

Sure, it’s got classic songs like“Pickpocket,” “One Armed Scissor”and “Lopsided.”

The rest of the album is dousedwith “rarities” that can be foundon other ATDI EPs, still availablevia your local record shop or

online.Not a bad idea, to compile entire

EPs like “Vaya” onto one disc.However, in all actuality, an avid

fan of ATDI could make a bettermix than what Fearless Recordshas done, almost seemingly as anattempt to make a few extra dol-lars.

But naturally — taking the bandthat is responsible for the forma-tion of the Mars Volta and slappinga few “rare” songs on a disc just toplease the elitists, then charging$14.99 for the product is a goodidea, from a business perspective,yet it is horrible from a fan per-spective.

And to woo people over, Fearlesshas included a DVD featuringmusic videos and multimedia con-tent, such as photographs.

Once again, not a terrible ideabut it fails terribly when you real-ize there aren’t any live videos tobe found.

One of the strongest sides ofATDI was their live show, whichequated to a jostling of bodies asthey kept the music as on track ashumanly possible.

The DVD failed to show that sideof ATDI and, doing so, hampers the

enjoyment the DVD is supposed tooffer.

To be fair, thepackage does of-fer some worth-while additions.

ATDI’s cover ofthe Smith’s “ThisNight Has Open-ed My Eyes” anda look at howATDI soundedback in 1996when they re-leased “Acro-batic Tenement”weren’t bad.

Unfortunately,that’s about it.

Even if you area die-hard ATDIfan, like I am,pass this anthol-ogy up.

This is one ofthe worst criesfor a buck I’vecome across in avery, very longtime.

Rating: 1.5/5—Richard Hall

Staff Writer

‘Land of the Dead’ turns you into zombieThe time has come for

another gore-fest from hor-ror director GeorgeRomero. “Land of the Dead”was marketed as his zom-bie masterpiece.

However, a number offlaws turned it from oneman’s masterpiece to an-other man’s waste of time.

Despite solid perfor -mances from lead actorsDennis Hopper and SimonBaker, the film fell short ofexpectations.

The film shows the livesof the few survivors of ahorrible outbreak.

Previous films in the se-ries were “Night of the Liv-ing Dead,” “Dawn of theDead” and “Day of theDead.”

With such a renownedlist of horror flicks, this filmwas hyped as the cream ofthe crop.

Simply put, it cannot be

the best when it breaks toomany horror movie rulesand becomes illogical.

First, zombies are mind-less.

Therefore, they cannotpick up guns, let aloneshoot them with any re-semblance of accuracy.

This happened in themovie more than half adozen times.

Romero, who also wrotethe film, even had a zom-bie throw a Molotov cock-tail of sorts.

Another problem with themovie is the plot. Althoughthe plot is not too bad, noteverything is explainedcompletely.

If more background infor-mation were given, one ofthe major conflicts in thefilm would make moresense.

Not all was lost with“Land of the Dead.”

matic was needed.Until then, “Land of the

Dead” feels like a Twinkie

Hopper was great as thevillain, Mr. Kaufman. Hedelivered some of his linesin a way reminiscent of hisperformance in “Speed.”

Hopper was believable asa greedy man who caresonly for himself. He alsohas one of the funniestscenes in the movie whenhe kills one of his subordi-nates.

The scene is the personi-fication of the word gullible.

“Land of the Dead” isfilled to the brim withRomero’s signature gore.

Some of the deaths arecreative, but looks aren’teverything in a film.

The bottom line is theending, if you can call itthat, left me snoozing.

If you have seen “Dawnof the Dead,” this movie’send will seem too familiar.

To make a masterpiece,something new and dra-

Mini-golfing in the darkBlack lights illuminate the indoor miniature golf

course at Lunar Golf, inside of Quail Springs Mall.The 18-hole course is completely doused in black

lighting, with glowing tape and paint marking thehills, pits and holes.

Lunar Golf has putters for the smallest player (ifthey can walk, they can play) to the tallest player.

Customers pay a fee to play upon entering thebusiness, and are then allowed to play up to threegames for the entry price.

When you are through playing, there is a prizehole you may shoot your ball into. Once you puttthe ball in, it goes through a plinko-style maze. Ifthe golf ball goes into the glowing hole, you win aprize (glowing toys or a coupon for free golf).

The cost is $3 for ages 5 and under, $5 for 6 to 12and $8 for ages 13 up. They also host parties.

This is an out of this world experience.—Christiana Kostura

Editor

without the cream filling.—Matthew Caban

Staff Writer


Brick Holford uses a stack mover to brace a book frame for the move of the bookshelves.New carpet is being installed on the first floor of the library.


Rack ’em up

Student Development offers assistance to students

Last day towithdraw fromclasses nears

By Amy SullivanNews Writing Student

Student Developmentcounselors help studentsreach goals and reach thepossibilities.

First-time studentsshould be advised.

“This is a whole newworld that students don’tknow,” said Mary Turner,Student Developmentcounselor.

“Students need someone

By John SavageStaff Writer

Once again summerschool is in session andthat means, for some stu-dents—it’s time to dropclasses.

Folks in the Bursar andAdmissions offices hopethat students don’t everhave to drop a class but ifso they will try to make itas painless as possible.

“They [students] can droponline as long as they arein good academic stand-ing,” said Admission andRecords Assistant MaryJones.

“If a student is on proba-tion then he must go talkto Admissions or the Bur-sar before being able todrop a class,” Jones said.

If students are droppingthis week, the only thingthey can salvage is keepinga bad grade off their tran-script.

“The drop date to get afull refund for this summerwas June 10,” said BursarCashier Heather Wall.

“If they dropped the classnow, [students] would notget a refund, but they couldavoid getting that grade.”

The last day to drop anyclass is July 15 for eight-week classes.

“This will keep studentsfrom going on academicprobation or getting an F inthat class,” Wall said.

If a student has had trau-matic personal problemslike a death of a loved onethen the student can askfor an appeal, Wall said.

However, they must firstdrop that class before filingan appeal for a refund.

Only the first week of aneight-week class is whenstudents can drop and geta full return. The fasttracks have a different timeframe for full return.

“Dropping classes is thestudent’s responsibility,”Wall said.

“If you don’t pay for yourclass, we will no longer dropthe class for you.”

Students who have notpaid for their summerclasses in full will be as-sessed a 2 percent financecharge on the unpaid bal-ance if they opt to spreadout payments.

“If students get a state-ment for a balance at thatpoint, if you don’t make thepayment by the due date onthe statement you will alsoget a late charge, which is

$20,” Wall said.Students who may not

have paid their balances forsummer school, will not beforced from their summerclasses, Wall said.

However, they also willnot be able to enroll in fallclasses.

“At the end of the term, if

they can trust and talk to.”Student Development

counselors are glad to helpstudents fill out their classschedules.

After students get a feelof the college experience,the counselors do encour-age each student to be in-dependent, she said.

Students do not need tomake an appointment tosee a counselor, Turnersaid.

Counselors are availableto students any time dur-ing normal business hours.

“Counselors help stu-dents become goal orientedand give students an ideaon how to meet their goalat this institution,” he said.

Student Developmentcounselors can help stu-dents with personal issuesas well, Williams said.

Depending on how severethe issue, he said, they willhelp students or they willrefer them to a Therapeu-tic Counselor.

“Sometimes personal is-sues can hinder the stu-dent’s successful accom-

Students will be servedon a first-come, first-servebasis, she said.

There is no limit to thenumber of times a studentcan speak with a counse-lor to get questions an-swered.

Counselors help the stu-dent with several areas —successful completion ofcollege, how to transfer toanother institution andhow to balance their time,Student DevelopmentCounselor Ed Williamssaid.

plishment in school andcan get in the way of long-term academic goals,” Wil-liams said.

Students also shouldconsult with a faculty ad-viser who is experienced inthe field of the student’smajor.

Faculty advisers havecontacts with people atother institutions and con-tacts in the job market,Williams said.

For more information,contact Student Develop-ment at 682-7535.

you haven’t paid at least 50percent of your balancethen they will drop youfrom your future classes,”Wall said.

All information aboutdropping classes or latecharges can be found onMine Online, in the catalogand class schedules.

For more informationcontact Bursar Cashier/Clerk Heather Wall at theBursar at 682-1611, ext.7825 or call Admissionsand Records at 682-1611,ext. 7512.

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


Children develop new artistic abilities with othersKristal Cantwell teaches preschool at the Child

Development Center and Lab School for children ages three to five. Since the end of May,

her class has been learning about different types of art.“Studying art was another teacher’s idea but the chil-

dren seem to really enjoy it,” Cantwell said. “Most of theart is hands on.”

So far, the children have experienced finger painting,watercolor and clay. During class time the teachers havebeen reading books about art.

“I wanted the kids to be able touch and feel the differ-ence between one art form from another,” Cantwell said.

Studying art is a way to get the children into appreci-ating art, she said.

“Some kids enjoy the experience more than others butevery child gets to take part in the variety we have had,”Cantwell said.

“When the kids have asked all their questions aboutart and start to lose interest, we will start another project.”

“So far the kids have really enjoyed the clay sculpting,”Cantwell said.

Photos and text by Holly Jones

Nevia Jacque enjoy the lessons in art she is learning inher preschool class taught by Kristal Cantwell at the ChildDevelopment Center and Lab School.

Serra Stoliby is in theprocess of creating a facemade of clay. She started

with the eyes,mouth then nose.

Skyler Loweparticipates in claysculpting. She made asnowman from a ball ofclay.

Gabrielle Nguyen helps Jason Le create a train from clay. Each child started with a ball of clayand the teachers let the imaginations of the children determine what developed as they createdpieces of artwork.



It’s time to pack thecooler, grab your lawn chairand wear your favorite pa-triotic shirt — July Fourthis just around the bend.

Many firework displayswill light the skies on Inde-pendence Day.

A popular display isBricktown’s annual show.

The events actually startJuly 3 with arts and crafts,children’s activities andfood vendors in Bricktown.

The celebration contin-ues on the Fourth with aparade (10 a.m. downSheridan Ave.). The Crys-tal Bridge at the MyriadGardens will open its doorsfor free from 6:30 to 9:30p.m. The night will end withOklahoma City’s largestfireworks display set tomusic at 10 p.m.

About 100,000 people at-


Many Americans cel-ebrate the Fourth of July bylighting up the summersky.

There are many injuriesthat can occur from enjoy-ing fireworks.

“The number one injuryyou see is burn injuries tohands,” said Public Infor-mation Officer Major BrianStanaland from the Okla-homa City Fire Depart-ment.

“Unfortunately, we seequite a few cornea injuriesor eye injuries,” Stanalandsaid.

“Last year, we had 40 dif-ferent injuries in the metroarea that were reported andout of those 40, 10 were eyeinjuries,” Stanaland said.

Stanaland warns that themost dangerous fireworkson the market are the onesthat shoot projectiles in the

By Richard HallStaff Writer

July Fourth weekend is quickly approaching andstudents and faculty alike are planning to spendtheir time basking in the sun. Others, however, willbe spending the time reflecting on what the wordindependence means to them.

Art Bode, vice president for Business and Finance,is an Air Force veteran with 25 years experience.

Bode said he spent some of his days in Vietnamand other locations as a B-52 (strategic bomber air-craft) navigator and squadron commander for vari-ous units.

Having retired as a colonel in 1991, Bode said heis looking back on his days spent in the military,those who volunteered their time before him andthose volunteering their time today.

“I spend the July Fourth weekend just like any-body else,” Bode said. “I spend time with family, dothe whole picnic thing.

“But what I do as much now as anything is reflecton why people serve their country.”

Bode said one of the major factors that nudgedhim into the military was his family and that spend-ing time with his family on the upcoming day ofcelebration takes precedence.

Other than spending time with family, Bode said,he can’t emphasize enough the importance of troopsupport, especially now.

“When I returned home from Vietnam I didn’t seethe support ribbons,” he said. “Soldiers need sup-port and I’m glad people take time to show theirsupport.”

The Fourth of July is celebrated widely in theUnited States to commemorate the adoption of theDeclaration of Independence in 1776.

Usually honored by barbecues, water sports andsleeping in, Independence Day has come to mean alot more to Health Lab Coordinator Lloyd Kingsbury.

Kingsbury, who served during Vietnam as a gun-ners mate in the Navy, said he spends July Fourthwith family and friends, taking advantage of the free-doms the citizens of the United States have.

“The freedoms we have are here because of thosepast wars,” Kingsbury said, “and those who foughtthem.”

Kingsbury shares the same conviction as Bode —troop support is necessary.

He said there will always be people complainingabout wars, but those people who fight the warsfought for the right to complain.

“I don’t know many veterans who complain [aboutserving their country],” Kingsbury said.

Kingsbury spent a total of two years in Vietnamduring the 21-year conflict, which ranged from 1954to 1975. He retired as a Petty Officer Second Class,or E-5.

Whatever plans people have for this July Fourth,Bode and Kingsbury said, everyone should spendsome time thinking of those who helped gain thenation’s independence.

“Without them, we wouldn’t have the freedom tocelebrate,” Bode said.

Staff Writer Richard Hall can be reached [email protected].

Firework displays around towntend the event. It is free andhandicap accessible. Formore information, visitwww.bricktownokc.com.

If you live further south,perhaps Norman’s annualcelebration is for you.

Activities will begin atnoon, July 4, at Reaves’Park. The park is located at2501 Jenkins Ave.

There will be food booths,free watermelon, a nickelfind, sand castle building,sand volleyball, pony ridesand more. The day will endwith fireworks, scheduledto start at 9:45 p.m.

For more informationvisit www.normanfun.comor call Parks and Recre-ation at 292-7275.

If you are further north,then Edmond’s Liberty Festis a good bet. The event wasvoted one of the top 10places to celebrate Inde-pendence Day by CNN andUSA Today.

Projected attendance is125,000 people.

The 10-day event beganJune 25 and will end onJuly 4. There will be alighted kite festival July 2;a food festival and roadrally on July 3, and a pa-rade on the Fourth.

Festivities will concludewith the largest fireworksdisplay in the metro around10 p.m. at the University ofCentral Oklahoma. The ad-dress is 2nd Street andUniversity Boulevard inEdmond.

Finally, if you are lookingfor a smaller event, checkout Moore’s Fine Arts Fes-tival. Expected attendanceis 15,000 people.

The event will be on July2 from noon to 8 p.m.; andJuly 3 and 4 from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m.

Entertainment will in-clude a fine arts displayand a fireworks display atdark.

Editor Christiana Kosturacan be reached at [email protected].

Be careful not to blow off your fingersair and sparklers.

“Sparklers are extremelydangerous,” Stanalandsaid. “You’re handing yourtoddler a welding rod.”

Stanaland discouragespeople setting off fireworks.

Stanaland said he real-izes some people will stillwant to set off fireworksand suggests they checkwith the city’s Fire Depart-ment or Police Departmentand find out if it is permis-sible.

If people want to light fire-works they need to buy fire-works as well as set themoff outside city limits,Stanaland said.

These safety tips will keepthis summer safe and fun.

•Before using fireworks,be sure they are permitted.Check with local police orfire department to deter-mine what fireworks can bedischarged in your area.

•Light fireworks outdoorson a smooth, flat surfaceaway from houses, dryleaves, grass and flam-

mable material.•Be certain other people

are out of range beforelighting fireworks.

•Keep water nearby foremergencies.

•Pour water on fireworksthat malfunction. Do nottry to relight or handlethem.

•Always read and followall warnings and label di-rections.

•Never ignite fireworkswhile holding them.

•Always have an adultpresent.

•Never allow children tohandle or ignite fireworks.Even sparklers, which burnat 1,000 F, can be danger-ous.

•Contact the fire depart-ment if a fire starts.

•The safest way to pre-vent fireworks-related inju-ries is to leave fireworksdisplays to trained profes-sionals.


How veterans feelon July Fourth

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Sports

UPCOMING Girls basketball is a triple doubleSUMMER YOUTH

CAMPSCoach Tim Price teaches defense, offense and other fundamental drills

Campers go for the sack at football camp

•June 27 - July 1: Girlsvolleyball, ages 12 to 14from 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,June 27 to July 1. Cam-pers will meet near entry7 before practice.

The cost for this eventis $60.

For more information,contact Community Edu-cation and Health Coor-dinator Jack Perkins at682-1611, ext. 7205, ore-mail [email protected].•July 18 - 22: OKCCCwill have coed basketballfrom 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,July 18 to 22.

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

For more information,visit the website at www.okccc.edu/rcs.


As the days of summerkeep heating up, the girlsbasketball camp for ages 9through 14 practice theirmoves in the gymnasium. Coach Tim Price is bro-ther of Jay Price, whotaught boys basketball thissummer at OKCCC.

“This is my second year.I worked last year with thegirls camp,” Price said.

This year, OKCCC’scamps go from 8 a.m. tonoon, while, last year,

campers stayed all-day, hesaid.

“I enjoyed it last year andthey wanted me to comeback,” Price said.

“So, I wanted to comeback and do another sum-mer of [basketball camp],”

When Price is not teach-ing the summer camps, heis coaching the womensbasketball team at CarlAlbert High School.

Price had the campersperform many fundamen-tal drills that will help themlaunch their basketball ca-reers.

One drill involved practic-ing shooting form.

Price had the campers lieon their backs and shootthe ball with one hand andcatch it.

When performed cor -rectly, the ball left thecamper’s hand in a fluidmotion with good rotationand ended back in thecamper’s hand withouthaving to strain to catchthe ball.

Price explained this drillcan be performed at homewhile relaxing.

“We will be focusing onball handling drills, drib-bling drills, passing drillsand, basically, how to shoota basketball correctly,”


Blocking pads and tack-ling dummies lay scatteredon the practice field likefallen soldiers.

Coaches bumped thecampers with the blockingpads as they tried to per-form moves to tackle thedummy in the backfield.

The tackle dummies gaveway as campers came in forthe sack.

Head coach Scott Hunteris leading the summercamp for the first time thisyear at OKCCC. He focuseson drills and fundamentalsof the game.

“We do agility drills, formtackling drills. Basically,we’re going over every po-sition that they have,”Hunter said. “Every kid isgetting to play quarterbackand running back.”

Hunter is head coach atBrinks Junior High inMoore.

A few minutes later,break time was called andthe campers sprinted to thecooler to get some water.

Hunter passed out redpractice jerseys and the

campers broke into twogroups of nine to scrim-mage.

“We have been passingand playing running back,”said Lucas Mayden, 9.

Silas Walker, 11, enjoyedan earlier basketball campand is now learning skills

at the football youth camp.“I have caught a couple

[passes] but if I would haverun faster than I probablywould have caught a couplemore.”

The scrimmage allowedcounselor Larry Thompsonto be all-time quarterback.

Early in the scrimmageThompson’s pass was in-tercepted.

This allowed the whiteteam to score first on teamred.

Several minutes later Th-ompson made it right whenhe launched a 20-yard passthat was caught by Walkerfor his first touchdowncatch of the day.

Late in the second of thescrimmage a half back passto Walker was caught. Helooked for teammate JoseGamnarelli and delivered apass to him that got teamred moving again.

The scrimmage was justfor fun and practice, andended with the white teamscoring 27 points to the redteams’ 13.

For more informationabout upcoming sportscamps, contact CommunityEducation and Health Co-ordinator Jack Perkins at682-1611, ext. 7205, orvisit www.okccc.edu/rcs.


•July 18 - 22: OKCCCwill teach coed golf from8 a.m. to noon, Mondaythrough Friday, June 20to 24.

Ages for this camp are9 to 11 and 12 to 14.Campers will meet byentry 7.

The cost for this campis $60. For more infor-mation, contact Comm-unity Education andHealth Coordinator JackPerkins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or e-mail [email protected].•July 18 - 22: OKCCCwill offer coed tennisfrom 8 a.m. to noon,Monday through Friday,July 18 to 22, for ages 9to 11 and 12 to 14.

For more information,contact Community Education and HealthCoordinator Jack Per-kins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or visit www.okccc.edu/rcs or [email protected].

Share your sportsnews. Call John at682-1611, ext. 7440.

Price said.Another drill Price had

the campers perform wasthe ball handling exercise.

The campers lined up atthe top of the three-pointline, then drove the ballright past the free-throwline and shot 15-footers.

Price explained this campwill first teach the basicsbefore moving to advancedteachings.

“We may discuss a coupleof defense drills and talkabout how to rebound.”Price said.


Photo by Holly JonesDewayne Hunter, assistant coach, throws a pass while head-

ing off a defender. Scott Hunter, head coach, whistles to stopplay. “It’s fun teaching football. We have been teaching for 10years at junior high and high school level.” Hunter said.

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By Sarah AtkinsonNews Writing Student

Juniors and seniors from13 metro high schools, in-cluding one home school,participated in the Biotech-nology Bioinformatics Dis-covery June 13 to 17.

Of those who applied, 24students were selected forthe workshop based ontheir potentials in science,said Donald Bell, Biotech-nology/Bioinformatics Dis-covery project coordinator.

Bell said students con-ducted scientific investiga-tions during the program.

Biotechnology ProgramDirector Charlotte Mulvihillsaid the students were splitinto three groups, eachworking on a dif ferentproject. Other faculty work-ing with the students in-cluded Putnam City HighSchool Teacher SteveStark, and Professor Casey

High schoolers bond with Bioinformatics

The Summer Science Academy held a biotechnology camp which started June 13. PutnamCity North High School student Emily Stroud, and Jasmyn Woobard of North East Academy aretesting food sources to see if the genetics have been modified.


Meek.Meek said it’s exciting to

see what students learned.“They are bright, innova-

tive young adults,” he said.

Meek’s group workedwith foods to determinehow much amylase, an en-zyme dealing with starch,was present.

Louise Vo, WestmooreHigh School senior, saidshe determined if there wasamylase present in her foodby the color it turned when

iodine was added.Blue would represent no

amylase and brown wouldprove its presence.

Stark’s students deter-mined which foods hadbeen genetically modified.

Conor Carlton, WellstonHigh School senior, workedwith vegetables to find ifany promoters would showup.

He said he believed thecorn and tomatoes were ge-netically altered.

While the other twogroups worked in a lab en-vironment, Mulvihill saidher students used comput-ers to answer questionsabout the evolution of HIVduring infection.

Edmond North seniorKenny Pitts said he had al-ways been interested in bio-technology.

“I didn’t know there wereso many things I could do,”Pitts said.

“And starting salaries aregreat, too.”

Pond to receive improvements over the weeks to comeBy Matthew Caban

Staff Writer

The campus pond areawill be more beautiful, use-ful and safer after plannedimprovements are com-pleted in the coming weeks.

Physical Plant DirectorJ.B. Messer said the Physi-cal Plant is finishing the ir-rigation installation, whichwill provide water to grass,shrubs and trees.

“This series of irrigationlines connects the pond tothe city’s water system,”Messer said.

The next phase of theproject will extend the linesto water each part of thepond landscape, he said.

One of these areas is afield on the west end of thepond which, Messer said,will become a soccer field inthe near future.

“With the field, we will goby industry standards forsize and design.”

Messer said other im-provements include ben-ches, trash receptacles,emergency call boxes and a

marquee at the corner ofMay Avenue and S.W. 74thStreet.

“We have been identifyingmaterials for functionalthings like benches andtrash receptacles,” he said.

“It is up to us to installthe electrical and commu-nications parts of the [mar-quee].”

Safety and Security re-

quested the installation of12 new emergency callboxes, including five a-round the pond’s walkingtrail. Safety and SecurityDirector Ike Sloas said eachnew emergency call boxcosts $3,300.

“[Call boxes] allow our of-ficers to talk to the person[who made the call] di-rectly,” he said.

Sloas said this canshorten call response time.

These improvements arejust the beginning. “Withany project, you have to

phase it to get to your endpoint,” Messer said.

Staff Writer MatthewCaban can be reached [email protected].

By Amy SullivanNews Writing Student

Students who have morethan 30 credit hours or whoplan to pursue a degree notoffered at OKCCC may beeligible for the DiversifiedStudies program, said MaryTurner, Student Develop-ment counselor.

Diversified Studies is aspecialized program, shesaid.

Turner said the majorserves two types of stu-dents.

The first is for students

who have completed nu-merous hours with no di-rection toward a major.

The second is for stu-dents who want to pursuea degree in somethingOKCCC does not offer.

Students are not consid-ered Diversified Studiesmajors unless they haveworked with a Student De-velopment counselor andhave a written contract forthis particular major,Turner said.

The program is 60 credithours and leads to an As-sociate in Arts or an Asso-ciate in Science degree.

Turner said Diversified

Diversified Studies degree procedure explainedStudies is the only majorthat requires a written con-tract.

Students who are major-ing in Diversified Studiescan pursue degrees in ma-jors such as radiology,physical therapy and ma-rine biology, Turner said.

The program is designedto meet the student’sneeds, Turner said.

Jackie Foos, DiversifiedStudies major, said the pro-gram was convenient, thatno other associate degree fitwhat she wanted to do at afour-year institution.

Foos will transfer to theUniversity of Oklahoma to

pursue a degree in physi-cal therapy.

Bertha Wise, Multi-divi-sional Studies director, saidDiversified Studies majorscan take a mixture of cour-ses.

The first 37 hours are tomeet general education re-quirements, and the re-maining 23 hours can be acombination of courses,Wise said.

If a student has com-pleted the 60 credit hoursfor the Diversified Studiesdegree, the hours willtransfer to a four-year in-stitution in Oklahoma,Wise said.

“With any project, you have to phase itto get to your end point.”

—J.B. MesserPhysical Plant Director

10 • PIONEER • June 27, 2005

HighlightsGive blood, help community

OKCCC will play host to a blood drive sponsored bythe Oklahoma Blood Institute and Student Life from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, in CU3. Stu-dents, faculty and staff are encouraged to donate blood.All donors will receive a T-shirt and a chance to win oneof two free cruises. All donors who pre-register for thedrive will receive two entries for the drawing. For moreinformation or to sign up, contact Student Life Commu-nity Engagement Coordinator Jon Horinek at 682-1611,ext. 7697.

College Democrats seek membersThe College Democrats are looking for members to

revitalize the club. Anyone interested should contact clubsponsor David Charlson at [email protected] or clubsponsor Rick Vollmer at 682-1611, ext. 7302, or [email protected].

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

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

Native American Student Association meetings Officers for the Native Amercian Student Associationwill meet during the summer to plan events for the up-coming semesters. For times and dates of meetings, con-tact club sponsor Kristi Fields at 682-1611, ext. 7550.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the main building, or Highlights may be e-mailed [email protected] using the word

Highlights in the subject line.

Calling all DemocratsBy Richard Hall

Staff Writer

OKCCC’s College Demo-crats need help revitalizingthe club, and the only wayto do that is by inviting stu-dents to sign up.

Club sponsor andOKCCC English professorDavid Charlson said theclub needs new members,especially during the off-year.

An off-year, Charlsonsaid, is a non-election year.

Last year was a strongyear for the club, since thepresidential election tookplace as it does every fouryears.

According to www.answers.com, College Demo-crats is the official organi-zation of the U.S. Demo-cratic Party for college stu-dents. It has more than1,200 chapters across thenation.

While club activities varyfrom chapter to chapter,Charlson said, OKCCC’schapter has scheduledmeetings, holds politicalmovie screenings, andhosts discussions and civildebates.

Last year, amidst the


Making plans for the future

presidential race, the clubsponsored a screening ofMichael Moore’s film “Fahr-enheit 9/11” and hosted adiscussion afterward inwhich people expressedtheir reactions to the film,political parties and theelection as a whole.

“The club also discussescurrent events that strong-ly deal with politics,” Charl-son said.

“The club also has guestspeakers by local politicalrepresentatives.”

But now, Charlson said,the club needs bodies morethan ever because the clubmay not exist come the fallsemester.

•The College Democrats are run by a seven-member executive board ranging fromPresident to Director of Programs

•The organization was founded in 1932 to helpthe election campaign of Franklin D. Roosevelt

•It was the largest student organization in thenation during the 1940s

•During former President Bill Clinton’s time inoffice, more than 50,000 students wereCollege Democrats

—www.answers.com

Food for Thought

Native American Student Association club sponsor Kristi Fields, Treasurer Mary Billy,Vice President Angel Reed and President Toby Billy discuss the events and fund-raisersthey have planned for the upcoming school year. The events planned for future semestersare a craft fair in November and a Native American week in April. The cotton candy andpopcorn stations and a prize package givaway are set to help fund the events.

“As a sponsor,” Charlsonsaid, “I just held the reins.Students need to step upand keep the club going.”

Charlson said he hopesthe club gets moving againin time for the upcomingsemester.

“I understand that sum-mers are slow for everyclub,” Charlson said. “But,I hope students keep tabson efforts to revitalize stu-dent spirit.”

For more information onthe club or to become amember, e-mail Charlsonat [email protected].

Staff Writer Richard Hallcan be reached at [email protected].

June 27, 2005 • PIONEER • 11

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12 • PIONEER • June 27, 2005

In addition to approvingthe 2006 budget and staff-ing plan, the regents alsoapproved two constructionprojects.

They approved the con-struction of a “family bath-room,” Bode said. He saidthe restroom would be foruse in situations wheremore than one person or

people of the opposite sexmay need to enter a facilitytogether. Bode said situa-tions would not only in-clude parents and children.

“We do have caregivers forsome of our students orsome visitors who mayneed assistance wherethere is an opposite sex is-sue,” he said.

In addition to the newrestroom, the Regents ap-proved construction of newfaculty offices.

The offices will replace

“Budget,”Cont. from page 1

three in the morning,” shesaid. “It’s a 24/7 kind ofthing.”

Benton said she tells herstudents about the pro-gram at the beginning ofthe semester.

She said she knows at

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Online tutoring program appealing to students

Budget items approved during Board of Regents June 20 meetingcurrent spaces located be-tween the pool and recre-ation counter area.

The new offices will befunded through Section 13Offset Funds, money setaside specifically for con-struction. The PhysicalPlant will serve as the gen-eral contractor for theproject.

“This will construct 10faculty offices in the space[currently occupied by]CU7 and 8,” Bode said.

The space vacated by the

professors’ move will beused by recreation services,Bode said.

The regents approved amotion authorizing the ad-ministration to contractwith W.L. McNatt for theconstruction of the Science,Engineering and Math-ematics Center.

The SEM Center is to bebuilt above the under -ground building housingthe current science andmath division. Completionis expected June 2007, al-

lowing the building to beput into use in the fall of2007, said Bode.

Both the administrationand the Board of Regentswere satisfied with the out-come of the June 20 meet-ing.

The regents and admin-istration discussed howproud they are of the col-lege after viewing resultsfrom college placementtests.

“The difference here is thepeople teaching our stu-dents care,” said TomHoskinson, OKCCC regent.“It’s such a perishable com-modity.”


least one of her studentsused it last semester.

Sechrist said the programis available this summerand through the fall se-mester.

The Smarthinking pro-gram offers help in micro-and macroeconomics,chemistry, algebra, singlevariable calculus, physics,career writing, biology, ge-ometry, trigonometry, basic

math and more.Sessions in some sub-

jects are live.Other help is offered

through a delayed responsewhere students submitquestions or essays for re-view.

Sechrist said the collegeis reviewing the effective-ness of Smarthinking.

“Students can providefeedback to instructors on

how helpful the service hasbeen,” he said.

Sechrist said the collegeis happy the service is be-ing used.

“Continuation of this ser-vice will depend on the levelof use by students and howhelpful the tutoring hasbeen.”


Money, wallets, computers on thieves’ listsBy Matthew Caban

Staff Writer &Casey Elliott

News Writing Student

A thief entered a locked campusoffice through the ceiling and stolemoney from Sellers Catering onJune 20, The Oklahoman reported.

In a 10-day span, two wallets andtwo computers also were reportedstolen.

The amount of money stolenfrom Sellers Catering was reportedto be $1,800 in the June 22 issueof The Oklahoman.

Sellers Kitchen Manager RobbieStephenson declined to verify whattype of property was stolen but saidsomeone came into the officethrough the ceiling.

Stephenson said precautionshave been taken to prevent futurethefts.

Cash was not the only target ofcriminals in recent days. Two otheremployees also have reported sto-len property.

On June 21, Nursing ProfessorLinda Cowan reported her college-

issued laptop was stolen.Cowan said she left the laptop in

an overhead bin in her office onJune 15.

“I usually [lock the bin] andthought I had,” she said.

“When I went to unlock [the bin],it locked. So, I guess I didn’t lockit.”

Cowan said her office is alwayslocked up or occupied by a HealthProfessions employee.

“It’s pitiful to worry about lock-ing every little thing up to do yourjob.”

On June 13, Telecommunica-tions Director David Anderson re-ported a stolen Dell Pocket PC.

Anderson said the Pocket PC,which belonged to the college, wasstolen from his personal vehicle.

“They broke into the driver’s sidewindow,” Anderson said.

Anderson said he took the PocketPC home because he is on call 24hours a day. He also said he isworking with his personal insur-ance company to repay thecollege’s loss.

“I feel it should be paid back, sothat’s what I’ll do.”

A student and a visitor to the

college both reported stolenwallets within recent weeks.

The first wallet was reportedmissing by visitor MartinAndezejewski June 6.

Andezejewski was workingout in the Wellness Centerwhen he discovered his walletwas missing from a locker inthe men’s locker room, accord-ing to a report filed by Safetyand Security.

In the report, Andezejewski saidhe noticed some of the lockersdidn’t seem to secure correctly butthat he thought he had used alocker that locked properly.

The report listed the wallet’s con-tents as multiple credit cards, mis-cellaneous identification and $75.

Andezejewski could not bereached for comment.

Safety and Security reported asecond wallet stolen June 15.

Student Quy Pham made the re-port according to a report filed bySafety and Security.

Pham told security officers hebelieves his wallet fell out of hispocket while he was sitting in thecollege union.

According to the report, the wal-

let contained various forms of iden-tification and several pictures.

Pham could not be reached forcomment.

Safety and Security Director IkeSloas offered suggestions for pro-tecting valuables.

“Don’t leave your purse, wallet orbook bag unattended,” he said.

Sloas said people should beaware of their surroundings andvaluables at all times.

Also, he said, don’t assumepeople will do the right thing.

“It’s not wise to count on the goodwill of strangers,” he said.

Sloas said the school is not re-sponsible for lost or stolen items.

Staff Writer Matthew Caban canbe reached at [email protected].

“Don’t leave your purse, walletor book bag unattended.

It’s not wise to count on thegood will of strangers.”

—Ike SloasOKCCC Safety and Security

Director

OKCCCis closed

July Fourth.Have a safe

holiday!

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