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This WeekInside July 2, 2007

Vol. 35 No. 37

Study Buddies

Photo by Jay Rocamontes

Engineering majors Han Pxan, left, and Bachir Mahomad discuss analytic equations in the foyer ofthe Main Building. Students readying for mid-terms this week can be seen doing homework in thenumerous study areas throughout the campus.

Enrollment up aftertwo-year declineBy Eric NguyenEditor

OCCC summer enrollment is up for thefirst time in two years, according to pre-

liminary numbers from the Office of Institu-tional Effectiveness.

The total number of students enrolled hasrisen 3.3 percent from a year ago, and the totalnumber of credit hours taken has risen 3.4percent.

These numbers reverse two years of declin-ing summer enrollment, when 2.7 percent fewerstudents enrolled in 2006 and 3.1 fewer en-rolled in 2005.

OCCC President Paul Sechrist said the col-lege had anticipated decreases in summer en-rollment the previous few years because morestudents were taking full-time schedules in thefall and spring.

“However, these [enrollment] numbers for thissummer indicate that the trend may be chang-

State budgetcut takes $185Kof college funds

ing,” Sechrist said.Finance sophomore

Jason Hoskinson saidhe takes summerclasses because heprefers the 8-weeksummer semester toa 16-week fall orspring semester.

“[During summersemesters], I feel likeyou can absorb theinformation quicklyrather than get boredover the long run,” hesaid.

The number ofcredit hours taken this summer is 27,362, upfrom 26,456 last summer.

The headcount is 5,771, up 3.3 percent fromlast summer’s5,584, said Janet See “Enrollment,” page 12

“[Duringsummer

semesters], I feellike you can

absorb theinformation

quickly ratherthan get bored

over the longrun.”

—JasonHoskinson

OCCC Student

By Eric NguyenEditor

OCCC experienced a $185,000 budget cutin its June monthly payment from the

state after a shortfall in the state lottery, mean-ing some upcoming purchases might be placedon hold.

The college has regularly received $2,096,000each month from the state during fiscal year2006-’07, OCCC President Paul Sechrist said.

He said State Regents made the budget cutto cover a shortage in lottery revenue, which ispartly used to make bond payments for 2005construction projects at Oklahoma colleges anduniversities.

While other colleges and universities havedelayed purchases and cut student services tomanage the reduction, Sechrist said OCCC willnot do that.

The college will manage the reduction byunder spending on budgets, he said, butcouldn’t yet specify which budgets would beaffected.

“We won’t have to [cut services]. We just won’tadd as many services as we would like.”

The budget reduction also would not affectany college employees, said Mark Davis, vicepresident of Business and Finance.

The June budget reduction was part of anoverall $6 million statewide cut made by StateRegents to colleges and universities.

Sechrist said monthly reductions don’t hap-pen often, so the $185,000 taken away won’thave serious implications.

He said $6 million in new funds the collegereceived from the state for fiscal year ’07 hasbeen managed conservatively.

Therefore, carryover money remains as a partof the college’s contingency budget plan, whichallows the college to make adjustments in itsbudget, he said.

Still, Sechrist said, he hopes a solution to thestate’s lack of funding comes soon.

“We are … hopeful that the lottery and gam-ing revenue goes up and has enough of theprofits to make a payment on the bonds,”Sechrist said.

“Or the state figures out a different source ofrevenue than to take it out of money we use tooperate colleges, faculty salaries and keep thelights on.”

Sechrist said OCCC is managing the Junereduction well, butthe college only is See “Shortage,” page 12

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

Vol. 35 No. 37Eric Nguyen..........................EditorMatt Caban...................Staff WriterCarrie Cronk.................Staff WriterDrew Hampton..............Staff WriterShavon Bowman..........Staff WriterJay Rocamontes......PhotographerTim Cronk...................Ad ManagerTrish Arnold....Circulation ManagerRichard Hall.............Lab AssistantRonna Austin.............Lab DirectorMark Schneberger....Faculty Adviser

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

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

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Financial Aidprocess

frustratingThe actions and apparently negative attitudes of

OCCC’s Financial Aid counselors are often a sourceof much frustration for students.

When students are confused or have questionsregarding their aid, they should be able to meetwith a Financial Aid counselor to discuss the poli-cies or their eligibility status.

This often has not been the case.Many students, after being denied financial aid

or continued eligibility, have had difficulty obtain-ing a meeting with their assigned counselor.

Instead, the financial aid clerks behind thecounter act as go-betweens and tell students theircounselor doesn’t have time to meet with them.

If the Financial Aid counselors are not going tobe available to meet with students and advise themabout eligibility, then perhaps they should have atitle more fitting to their job performance. Perhaps“Financial Aid Auditor” is appropriate.

Many students have described Financial Aidcounselors as acting more like judge and jury ratherthan as counselors who help students understandthe bureaucratic nightmare of aid eligibility.

The Pioneer has documented many cases of stu-dent frustration since Jan. 27, 1992, when itprinted a letter to the editor titled, “Bureaucracygets under student’s skin.”

Since then, many students have continued to ex-perience frustration after being denied financial aidbecause they do not meet eligibility criteria.

This frustration only increases when the Finan-cial Aid office tells the students to refer to the col-lege policies.

According to the 2006—2007 Student Handbook,students receiving financial aid must meet threecriteria to maintain eligibility.

They must complete 66 percent of the credithours they attempt each semester; they must main-tain a minimum cumulative grade point averageconsistent with progress towards their degree orcertificate; and they must complete their academicprogram within a maximum of one and one-halftimes (90) the minimum number of credit hoursrequired for their degree or certificate.

Confused? Many students are, after reading thesepolicies and are left with unanswered questions.

Much of this confusion could be prevented if theFinancial Aid counselors would stop hiding behindtheir doors and take the time to meet with stu-dents and explain the policies.

With a college handbook stating that studentsare “in it for the success,” maybe the Financial Aidcounselors should look to helping the studentsachieve that success.

—Carrie CronkStaff Writer

Award nominations neededfor contribution to disabledTo the Editor:

The Oklahoma CityMayor’s Committee on Dis-ability Concerns is seekingnominations for awards tooutstanding metro area citi-zens with disabilities, andleaders in promoting peoplewith disabilities.

This year the Mayor’sCommittee is seeking nomi-nations for the first time fora “Clearing the Path” Award.

Each October during Na-tional Disability Employ-ment Awareness Month,awards are presented toindividuals, employers, or-ganizations and the mediafor contributions to theemployment and social ad-vancement of persons withdisabilities.

The MCDC supports theconcept of creating residen-tial spaces that make ourcommunity accessible toeveryone.

To that end, nominationsare being accepted for anyarchitect, designer, builder,contractor or individual whois embracing "UniversalDesign" and "Clearing thePath" for all.

Three primary featuresqualify a residence for nomi-nation for the MCDC “Clear-ing the Path” Award:

Clear Access — a step-free entrance into the cen-tral living area of the homefrom a driveway, sidewalkor firm route onto the mainfloor.

Clear Passage — amplespace to pass through door-ways (32-inch minimumclearance) on the main flooras well as turnaround spacefor a wheelchair (5-foot di-ameter).

3. Clear Use — A bed-room, kitchen, entertain-ment area and full bath-room with sufficient ma-neuvering space for a wheel-chair, all located on themain floor and accessiblevia the step-free entrance.

[Submissions] may bemailed to Mayor’s Commit-tee on Disability Concerns,200 N. Walker Ave., Okla-homa City, OK 73102.Nominations may also besubmitted by facsimile to405-775-5154 attention:Jackie Haverly.

Deadline for submission

of nominations is Sunday,Sept. 30, 2007.

More information on theCommittee and nominationforms are available atwww.okc.gov/council/dis-ability_concerns.

—Pam HenryOklahoma City

Mayor’s Committeeon Disability Concerns

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Comments and Reviews

Academic Advising comes in many shapes andsizes and is never a one-size-fits-all. With the sum-mer semester well under way and the fall semesterquickly approaching, we ask ourselves and the stu-dents, “What is next?” and “What will the nextgeneration of students need?” Then, in preparationfor the changing needs of the students, the AcademicAdvisers (often still referred to as “Counselors”) worktogether to plan for the future and the continuedsuccess of the students, because Academic Advisingisn’t “just advising” anymore.

Some of the exciting things that are planned for thefall semester include:

New Handbooks — These handbooks are de-signed for parents and families of college studentsand offer a wealth of information and answers.

“A Family Guide to Academic Advising”“A Guide for Families of Commuter Students”“Helping Your First-Year College Student Succeed,

A Guide for Parents”New Student Advising — This short presenta-

tion covers the foundations of education at coursecatalog, class schedules, credit hours, etc. The pre-sentation will be hosted in the Academic Advisingarea; will be available in several sessions each hour;and is designed for both students and parents.

Peer Advising — Our Peer Advising program be-gan in April and has really taken off. Peer Advisers,who are also students, work with students offeringhands-on assistance with Mine Online and classschedules, as well as answer basic education ques-tions.

Transfer Center Fair — The fall Transfer Fair isscheduled for Oct. 10. This event hosts colleges anduniversities from several surrounding states whoparticipate to assist in offering our students unlim-ited possibilities for their educational experiences.

Triage Desk — Our new front counter should beinstalled in July with seating for the student, theAcademic Adviser and a support staff member toassist with scheduling appointments, telephonecalls, and general questions from the students.

As Academic Advisers, we strive to find and pro-mote all of the resources that are available for thestudents. Three additional resources that we pro-mote to the students are:

Career Fair — The fall Career Fair is scheduledfor Oct. 3 and is hosted by the office of Career andEmployment Services. This event hosts over 100businesses offering students and the communityopportunities to learn about the businesses andapply for jobs.

Learning Communities — Learning Communi-ties are noted as a growing trend and promoted foraiding in student success in college classes. Thisfall, OCCC is offering Learning Communities in En-glish, History, and Sociology.

New Student Orientation — These sessions arehosted by Student Life and offer the new student agreat overview and the resources available at OCCC.

—E.J. WarrenAcademic Advising Director

Those hungering for a summer actionmovie need look no farther than “Live Freeor Die Hard,” the latest installment of theclassic “Die Hard” franchise.

Bruce Willis reprises his role as JohnMcClane, a hardened NYPD detective witha talent for violently resolving seeminglyhopeless situations.

After the FBI suffers an unprecedentedcomputer security breach the night beforeIndependence Day, law enforcement agen-cies across the country are sent to escortthe nation’s most notorious hackers toWashington, D.C. for questioning.

McClane grudgingly agrees to escortMatt Farrell (Justin Long), a top FBI sus-pect in the incident, to the capitol for ques-tioning. McClane reaches Farrell’s apart-ment and ends up spoiling an intricateassassination attempt on the younghacker.

By the time the two reach Washington,those behind the security breach havebegun systematically taking command ofcomputer-controlled infrastructure acrossthe nation — including television broad-casts, 911 service and traffic signals.

As crippled government agencies try todeal with the elusive threat, McClane andFarrell begin tracking down and stoppingthose responsible before the plan is com-plete — as violently as possible, naturally.

“Live Free or Die Hard” easily fulfills au-dience expectations with its intense ac-

Yippi-ki-yay, moviegoerstion sequences, from brutal close-up fightsto explosive chase scenes.

The film, coming in at 130 minutes run-ning time, also manages to strike a per-fect balance between action and humor.

McClane’s eternally cocky outlook andFarrell’s just-barely-serious hacker atti-tude feed off of each other as the two throwthemselves into harm’s way, resulting ina memorable mix of action, plot develop-ment, and one-liners.

Avid fans of the previous “Die Hard”films, however, might take issue with thenear-absence of McClane’s well-knowncatchphrase: the venerable cop doesn’tutter “Yippee-ki-yay ... ” until the film’sclimax.

This is likely due to the film’s PG-13 rat-ing, which forces McClane’s language toconsist of marginally less profanity thanthe previous films.

The attitude behind the words, however,hasn’t changed a bit and neither hasMcClane’s direct approach to problem-solving.

The end result is an action-packedthriller that manages to be both grippingand fun. “Live Free or Die Hard” is com-pletely worthy of the hype. Both newcom-ers and longtime fans of the series will loveit.

Rating: A+—Drew Hampton

Staff Writer

Questions? Comments? Voice your opinion by sending aletter to the editor at editor@occc.edu, or drop it off at thePioneer’s office on the second floor of the Main Building.

A phone number must be included for verification.

Comments and Reviews4 • PIONEER • July 2, 2007

Stephen King’s short story, “1408,”has been brilliantly brought to life indirector Makael Hafstrom’s new sus-pense/horror film of the same name.

The story revolves around a roomwhere 56 people who stayed the nighthave died, 36 of which were suicides.

John Cusack stars as Mike Enslin,an author in search of a substantialparanormal phenomenon to illustratein his next book.

Samuel L. Jackson plays Gerald Olin,Dolphin Hotel manager, and keeper ofthe gruesome history of room 1408.

Running only 90 minutes, this psy-chological thriller has an excellent plotthat develops steadily and results in anunusually-terrifying movie.

It is said that no one lasts more thanone hour in room 1408, and that “onceyou check in, you don’t check out.”

The well-positioned shock scenes anduse of dramatic intensity affirms thisfilm’s billing as a horror movie, despiteits PG-13 rating.

The most interesting part of “1408”is that it’s hard for the viewer to dis-cern reality from the character’s imagi-nation. As Enslin starts to question thepossibility that his horror show ismerely a drug-induced nightmare, im-

ages of reality begin to interrupt his lu-cid hallucination and further distort theaudience’s view of what is going on.

The angle the director took with“1408” achieves a horror movie thatisn’t corny or cheesy, and is highly ef-fective.

The film is well made, interesting andgenuinely frightening. It’s an hour-and-a-half well spent.

Rating: A+—Jay Rocamontes

Staff Writer

King-adapted ‘1408’flourishes in theater One man’s somber fu-

neral becomes a fiascopunctuated by dark humorin the British comedy“Death at a Funeral,” di-rected by Frank Oz.

The film begins slowly,introducing the deceased’sextended family on theirway to the funeral and giv-ing a slight taste of thechaos to come.

Matthew MacFaydenstars as Daniel, the harriedson, who is in charge of hisfather’s funeral arrange-ments.

After finding the wrongbody has been delivered tothe ceremony, Daniel isforced to cope with his fa-mous (and largely unhelp-ful) brother Robert, verballyabusive and wheelchair-bound Uncle Alfie and ahouseful of other impres-sively dysfunctional familymembers.

The funeral begins spiral-ing out of control as Simon,the fiancée of Daniel’scousin Martha, begins toact bizarre and inappropri-ate. It turns out Simon has

mistakenly taken a hallu-cinogenic drug incorrectlylabeled as Valium.

Adding to the chaos isPeter, a dwarf who threat-ens to reveal embarrassingdetails about the deadman’s past unless the fam-ily pays him money.

The acting throughoutthe film is excellent. Of spe-cial note is Alan Tudyk’sbrilliant performance asSimon.

Tudyk’s facial expres-sions and antics stand outeven among the surround-ing insanity.

While the film’s humor isdark and often crude, filledwith profanity and bath-room humor, it works wellin advancing the painfulbut funny plot.

While this is decidedlynot a family movie, thosewho appreciate dark humorare sure to enjoy it. “Deathat a Funeral” runs 90 min-utes and is rated R for lan-guage and drug content.

Rating: A—Drew Hampton

Staff Writer

Paramount Picture’shotly-awaited blockbuster,“Transformers,” won’t bereleased until July 4, butfans can get a head start inthe war for Earth with“Transformers: The Game,”on PlayStation 2.

“Transformers: TheGame,” released June 26,allow players to either pro-tect the world as a part ofthe Autobots, or destroy itwith the Decepticons.

The game contains twosingle-player campaignmodes. Once selected, play-ers are placed right in theaction and immediatelyinto an early mission to winthe planet.

Each robot in the gamehas his own unique trans-formation effect and hand-to-hand combat moves.

Both robot-mode and ve-hicle-mode are required tocomplete some missions.

Similar to the “GrandTheft Auto” series, “Trans-formers: The Game” allowsplayers to␣ either roam a cityto pick up missions, or tofreely go anywhere and de-stroy every building insight.

Also hidden throughoutthe city are Energon cubes.You can locate all of themto unlock bonus content.

If you’re tired of the mis-sions, you can just performrobot stunts (ala “TonyHawk’s Pro Skater”) by hit-ting combinations of but-tons to surf from one carroof to the next, or see howfar you can hurl a building.

Even transforming from abot to a car is addictive, if

only to␣ watch the effects.The missions do become

repetitive, and the storylinegets uninteresting, so play-ers will eventually drift to-ward wandering aimlesslythrough the city.

Another downside of thegame is that the city is quitesmall.

For an open-ended gamethat gives gamers the free-dom to explore uniqueplaces, this is a let down.

Also, Optimus Prime, inall of his glory and weaponchoice, is only given mis-sions that involve drivingaround the city to randomplaces. This does not do.

Optimus is a dominantforce; he is not an errandboy.

But overall, “Transform-ers: The Game” provides

Destruction aplenty in ‘Transformers: The Game’

Comedy appealsdark humor fans

fun with its destroy-all-ob-jects arcade entertainment.

Anyone interested in fill-ing a couple of hours withsimple, mindless mayhem

will find the game morethan serviceable.

Rating: B—Eric Nguyen

Staff Writer

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By Shavon BowmanStaff Writer

As of July 1, OCCC stu-dents have a convenientway to create résumésonline.

Optimal Résumé is a newsoftware program installedby the Advising and CareerServices office to offer stu-dents help with résumés.

Students will be able tocreate résumés securely, asa seven-digit student IDnumber and password arerequired to access the sys-tem, said Debra Vaughn,Career and EmploymentServices director.

The program featuresonline spell checking,sample action words andhelp text to assist users.

After creating a résumé,users have three options forpresentation.

The résumé can be savedin Flash, Microsoft Word, orin Plain Text format.

If saved in Flash, thedocument can be used tocreate a personal websitefor future employers tovisit. The file also can besaved and used as an e-mail attachment or can be

By Matt CabanStaff Writer

A hit and run was amongcrimes reported on campusJune 19 to 21.

OCCC student BritneyJohnson reported the hitand run to Safety and Se-curity June 21.

Johnson said she had lefther afternoon class andwas walking west along thecurb in parking lot C.

She said she was talkingon her cell phone when shesaw a white Kia Rio back-ing out of a parking spacein the west area of the lot.

Johnson said the car ap-plied its brakes, but thensped backwards and hit heron the right hip area. Shesaid she didn’t seek medi-cal treatment.

“I’m small, so it knockedme down,” she said.

Johnson said becauseshe was crying she couldn’tread the license plate.

She saw the car driveaway and run a stop signin the parking lot.

Safety and Security Ser-geant Kevin Tipton said awitness saw a numberthree in the Kia’s licenseplate.

Johnson said she saw anOCCC parking permit onits rear window.

The information was pro-vided to the Oklahoma CityPolice Department for fol-low-up, Tipton said.

Safety and Security Di-rector Ike Sloas said boththe parking permit andticket databases weresearched as part of the in-vestigation.

“We didn’t find a match,”he said.

Sloas said the car mayhave had a parking permitregistered to another ve-hicle.

Sloas said Safety and Se-curity is still looking for thevehicle.

Meanwhile, two cars werereported vandalized June19 in the northern sectionof parking lot A.

Business sophomoreTony Doan said the front

worth $500 to $600 and thewindow replacement was$200.

“I never thought thiswould happen to me,” shesaid.

Shelton said the twocrimes are likely related asboth were reported at thesame time and place.

“We figure it’s the samepeople,” he said.

Shelton said studentscan help prevent thefts.

“Most of the time, it’s acrime of opportunity, sodon’t leave anything valu-able like an iPod or a laptopout in the open,” he said.

Officer William Busby re-ported a case of public in-toxication June 20 at theChild Development Center.

According to a report filedby Busby, he saw a man

By Charli NewNews Writing Student

OCCC’s Safety and Secu-rity officers out on patrolwill soon have the same hi-tech advantages they havein their office.

On June 20, the collegereceived two new 2007 FordExpeditions which will soonbe equipped with new Delllaptop computers andGlobalstar phones, said IkeSloas, Campus Safety andSecurity Director.

The laptops will allow of-ficers to use wireless Inter-net and view images from10 new security camerasaround campus, he said.

Sloas said the camerasalso are a new addition, butare only partially installeddue to recent rain.

The satellite phones willallow patrolling officers tosend messages to any IPphone on campus, allowingwarnings to be sent cam-pus wide during an emer-gency, Sloas said.

They also can directly re-ceive weather notifications.

Sloas said the vehicles

also carry a complement ofweather gear, car batteryboosters, locksmith tools,and first aid tools.

He said the new equip-ment is part of a series ofchanges the departmenthas made over the pastthree years.

These changes allow theSport Utility Vehicles toserve as fully-operationalcommand centers, Sloassaid.

The vehicles will operatedaily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

driver’s side window of hisHonda Civic was cracked atthe base.

“It didn’t shatter becauseof my window tint,” he said.

“They couldn’t get in, sonothing was stolen.”

He said the window re-placement cost $200.

Officer Dennis Sheltonsaid the damage was mostlikely caused by a windowpunch.

“There was a small, bb-size hole in the window,” hesaid.

He said Doan told himabout the other car, aChevrolet Cavalier that hadbeen damaged.

Shelton said the Cava-lier’s front passenger win-dow was completely shat-tered.

The vehicle’s owner,freshman Nicole Frantz,said everything was takenout of the front seat.

“They went through theglove box … the consolewas empty and my CDswere gone,” she said.

Frantz said the CDs were

identified as Kirby Closesitting outside the center’skitchen door on the buil-ding’s west side.

In the report, Busby said,the man smelled of alcohol.

Busby had the man leavecampus but, according tothe report, he was laterstopped by OCCC Safetyand Security Officer BrianGilbert at the college’s mainentrance on May Avenue.

Sloas said Close, who isnot an OCCC student, waspicked up by the OCPD.

He said in the case ofpublic intoxication, theOCPD officers have thechoice of arresting suspectsor taking them to the down-town detox center.

Staff Writer Matt Cabancan be reached at SeniorWriter@occc.edu.

pasted to applications onOCCC’s job board.

Users can save up to fiverésumés at a time, allow-ing them to use each of thedifferent formats.

In addition, any of thedocuments can be changedat any time by the user.

Also, to use the OptimalRésumé Builder in con-junction with OCCC’s jobboard, students can go tothe Manage My Accountpage and select the View/Save Word Résumé option.

After the résumé hasbeen saved to the com-puter, students can uploadthe file to other job boardsor employer systems, ac-cording to www.optimalresume.com.

Many students at OCCCthink the new program is agood idea.

Business major RichardTran said, it sounds “help-ful and convenient.”

For more informationabout the Optimal Résuméprogram, contact CareerServices at 405-682-7535,or at ljones@occc.edu.

Staff Writer Shavon Bow-man can be reached atStaffWriter1@occc.edu.

Online résuméservice offered

Security patrol goes high-tech

On-campus hit and run tops crime list

with officers working fromthe vehicles on a rotatingschedule, he said.

“All 17 officers have ac-cess to them.”

Sloas said the college isleasing the SUVs for$30,000 each after lightingsystems installation.

The college will use fundsfrom the general campusbudget and would makepayments over a three-yearperiod, he said.

“We will pay $20,000each year,” he said.

Officer Keith Thompson patrols campus in one of OCCC’snew 2007 Ford Expedition security vehicles.

Photo by Jay Rocamontes

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Hundreds make president’s honor rollStudents are eligible to be on

the President’s Honor Roll byachieving a GPA of 4.0 whilecarrying at least 12 hours.

Part-time students are eli-gible if they have maintaineda 4.0 GPA for two consecutivesemesters.

Michele Abbitt, Abdul AbdulWahid, Elizabeth Acevedo,Maria Acevedo, LawrenceAcha, Amanda Adams, AudreyAdams, Jennifer Adams.

Randi Adkins, ShawnaAguilar, Hyejin Ahn, JenniferAkpabio, Cindy Alexander,Lacey Alexander, ChristopherAlthoff, Younes Amini, AngelaAmstutz.

Kahley Andrews, AmberAndros, Tami Anthony, LisaArmstrong, Kyle Ashley,Stephanie Ast, EmmanuelAttah, Jenny Atteberry, Eli-zabeth Aven.

Beri Bamnjo, Jessica Banks,Stacy Barnard, Jeffrey Barry,Alexandra Bass, JonathanBates, Chastity Baucom,Cobey Bean, Megan Beavers.

Sabrina Bingham, AmandaBittle, Lanita Blevins, AmberBode, Carrie Boevers, AldenBordwell, Daryl Bottoms,Jessica Bottoms, BrandiBowin-Mantooth.

Geoffrey Boyd, RachelBoydstun, Bradley Bracher,Joshua Bridge, Kristen Brous-sard, Jessie Brown, KyleBrown, Randy Bruecks, AaronBryant.

Geneva Bryant, CharlesBurgess, Thomas Burkhead,Owen Burnett, Dylan Butler,Jodi Butler, Ron Butler,Rachael Cameron, MichaelCampbell.

Michael Campbell, ChristieCannon, Miranda Canon,Johnny Cardenas, L Carey,Carrie Carter, Angelia Casteel,Kuan Tuck Chan, SallyChancellor.

Brandy Chapman, LyndsayChism, Thomas Church,Aissata Cisse, Caitlin Clabes,Salina Clagg, JonathanClement, Regina Cobb.

Jennifer Cochnauer, NancyCoffey, Jarod Coffman, SaraCohen, Danielle Coker, JustinComp, Jeremy Cooper,Samantha Coplen, JenniferCox.

Lauren Cranfill, RobinCriss-Praytor, Tim Cronk,Michael Crow, Brett Cudd,Chase Cudmore, AmberCummings, Gregory Cum-mings, Jyl Curry.

Meredith Dake, RandalDane, Corey Darnell, Thomas

Dauffenbach, Kayla Davis,Lesley Davis, Kenneth Day,Natalie Deitz-Bales, ElizabethDerr.

Lekita Diamond, Mia Diaz,Cuong Dinh, Rebecca Dixon,Marci Dodson, Joseph Doug-las, Erin Dulle, Linda Durley,Charles Dye, David Eccles.

Gregory Edwards, CarrieEldridge, Maria Engel, SecilErdener, Ventura Esquivel,Michelle Estill, Anne-Kath-erine Ewing, L’Tora Fails,Wyatt Fairchild.

Amanda Farris, GinnyFerguson, Jesseana Fer -nandes, Russell Ferrell, Char-les Fields, Stephanie Foraker,Kyle Fore, Victoria Foster,Meredith Franklin.

Teresa Frazier, RichardFrench, Susan Fryrear, IzumiFujimoto, Linda Fuller, Te-tyana Gainey, Lorna Garner,Katie Garrett, Brandi Gay.

Crystal Gazaway, MelissaGeraci, Laurie Ghigliotti, JoelGifford, Judith Gleave, JustinGlick, Kristina Godwin, JamieGonzalez, Nyree Graham,Diana Green.

Makenna Green, RebekahGreen, Natalie Griffin, AshleyGriggs, Phillip Grimes, AngelaGrissom, Erica Grissom, Mo-nica Gumm.

Christopher Gunter, Bran-don Guttery, Melissa Guzman,Barbara Haffner, GregoryHamby, April Hampton, Pa-tricia Hansen, KathleenHargrave.

Stephanie Harpold, HenryHarrison, Joshua Hartman,Van Hatfield, Sara Hawkins,Yingni He, Tanith Heesch,Patricia Heffley, Ashley Hen-nessy.

Neyda Hermosillo, ClaytonHerron, Jennifer Hess, TracyeHickey, Jennifer Hinkle, An-drea Hird, Tu Ho, Tien Hoang,Brittney Hodges, WilliamHogan.

Sandra Holderfield, CraigHollenbeck, Adam Holt, ErinHouser, Ashley Hovda, TaraHowell, Hui Hu, Peggy Hum-phreys, Brittany Hunter, JohnHunter.

My Huynh, ChristopherHyde, Kristi Ibarra, LeslieIngle, Brittany Jackson, Kri-sten Jackson, Bonita James,Jenna Jameson, Megan Jo-hanning.

Amara Johnson, AndrewJohnson, David Johnson,Dylan Johnson, Karla John-son, Christopher Jones, Cyn-thia Jones, Jason Jones.

Laura Joyce, Cynthia Ka-raffa, Manal Kari, Kyle

Kauffman, Deborah Keele,Kristi Kellogg, Rachel Kelly,Rebecca Kemmerly, NicholasKerbo.

Kangshin Kim, Peter Ki-mani, Trevor King, KristaKinyon, Belinda Kiser, AndreaKissack, Robert Koch, KellyKuhlman, Bukola Kunle-Alaba.

Jun-Sung Kwon, LaurenLandgraf, Manar Landis,Amanda Lane, Hieu Le, QuyenLe, Vanessa Leary, KaylaLeBlanc, Virginia Lee, ChaseLeehan.

Kimberly Lemdadi, Mat-thew Lemley, Gerald Lewis,Summer Lewis, Yanhong Liao,Daniel Light, Paula Liotine,T.J. Little, Paul Lloyd, CharlesLoll.

Aixa Lopez, Andrew Lopez,Jonathan Loveless, KerryLowery, Yayue Lu, ShamekaMadison, Asberg Mahanti,Raju Maharjan, BachirMahomad.

Van Mai, Rajan Manan-dhar, Shannon Manek,Charles Mann, Joyce Mann,Carol Marcum, David Markus,Sheryl Martin, Erin Mason.

Brenda Maston, JoyMathes, Jeff Mathews, TraciMatthews, Ryan Mavis, Adri-ana Maxwell, Dorathea May-nard, Mitzi McBeath.

Kristi McClatchy, TracieMcCoy, Dawn McCraney, Bry-an McDanel, Holly McFarland,Melanie McFarland, LauraMcGuire, Joshua McKamie.

Matthew Meath, SummerMedlin, Jay Meek, DanielMesa, Melody Metivier, Aman-da Mills, Joshua Moll, JustinMoore, Josh Morgan, KendraMorgan.

Nancy Morgan, SandraMosshammer, Steven Mud-gett, John Naeher, MadokaNakashi, Katherine Neale,Charles Nelms, SamanthaNelson, Sandra Neugent.

Jeremy New, Dustin New-berry, Thierry Ngansop, ElaineNguyen, Jason Nguyen, NhanNguyen, Oanh Nguyen, TriNguyen, Truong Nguyen.

Justin Niblack, Bryan Nib-lett, Erica Nichols, Katja Ni-chols, Matthew Nichols, Tim-othy Nix, Dara Norris, JieunNorthern, Leslie Novotny, IrinaNoyes.

Lauren Nunn, Laura Ocasio,Jacob Ogle, Ryan Ogle, Mi-chelle Okafor, Keri Olea, DerekOsborn, Jessica Owen, NicolePadden, Brandie Palmer.

Cynthia Palomino, PabinPant, Heather Pardue, WilliamParsons, Salma Parven, Rich-

ard Pasley, Payton Patterson,Seth Patterson, Juanita Perez.

Maurice Perez, NeylandPettis, Phu Pham, Uyen Pham,Vincent Pham, Tram Phan,Andrea Phillips, Daidria Pitt-man, Gwyndalynn Pitts, JillPlatz.

Jerry Plumbtree, KarmenPonder-Moore, Sergio Porras,Karen Porter, Juan Posada,Tracey Powell, Jason Price,Relinda Pruett, Derek Quinn,Jasmine Quinn.

Brandon Rader, HaileyRawson, Zach Reece, JuneRegnier, Victoria Reimche,Nicole Renard, Cynthia Rice,Jessica Richardson, RachelRivas.

Tiffany Rivers, Kevin Rob-ertson, T ina Robertson,Charissa Rojas, Juan Rosa-les, Rebecca Ross, SheilaRoss, Elizabeth Roush, LydiaRucker, Basilio Ruiz.

Matthew Ruskoski, CarollSadler, Stephanie Sandberg,Madison Sandefer, ChrisSanders, Joseph Sanders,Marilyn Satnes, RobertSatterlee.

Joshua Sauer, Leo Sawyer,Virginia Schiefer, DonnaSchruben, Joshua Scott,Rebecca Scott, Ugur Sener,Dylan Severson, Amin ShariatZadeh.

Sandy Sheaffer, Jay Shel-don, Christina Sherman,Sarah Sherrard, JenniferShockley, Brad Shoemaker,Jeena Shrestha, JoshuaShultz.

Danielle Shuman, RobertShupe, James Shurtz, IleaShutler, Meredith Siharath,Kristena Simmons, LachelleSimpson, Brandon Smith,Clarence Smith.

Cody Smith, CourtneySmith, Ian Smith, Melinda

Smith, Joseph Smyser, HeathSneed, Jessica Snellen, MeganSoutherland, Jason Sparks.

Jason Sparlin, RebeccaSpindler, Jenny Stacey, Vic-toria Stahl, Drew Stanley,Kevin Statton, Karen Steel-man, Leah Steen, DannyStevens.

Jason Stevens, Julie Ste-vens, Christopher Stewart,Ryan Stewart, Ryan Stewart,Sarah Stiltner, Amber Stokes,Deann Stone, Drew Stone,Viktoriya Stork.

Mildred Stringer KennethStull, Jesse Swenson, LoganSwift, Diana Swyden, ChauTa, Isaac Taiwo, Lynn Ta-kahata, Adriene Tarkington,Amber Taylor.

Virgil Teter, Sencera Tims,Hieu Tran, Huyen Tran, LeonTran, Hang Trieu, RoseanneTruelove, Amanda Tucker,Calla Tucker, Laura Tyler.

Bradford Tyrey, Chase Uhl,Julee Uptegrove, ColeenVache, Joseph Valdez, LauraVangundy, Luis Vargas, DaneVaughn, Brent Veal, Truc Vo.

Duy Vu, Jennifer Waggoner,Micah Warren, Rachel Waugh-tel, Robert Weaver, Kyle Wert-zberger, Duane Wesley, AaronWestbrook, Haley Wetzel.

Amber White, JenniferWhite, Chad Whitmire, BrettWhitsitt, Bryan Whitsitt,Carrie Wickersham, ChadWiggins, Pamela Wilbur.

Janus Wilkinson-Roth,Amber Williams, Chad Will-iams, Jason Williams, LindsayWilliams, Lyndsey Willis,Justin Wilson, NicholasWilson.

Katye Wood, Crystal Wood-ard, Matthew Woodland,Jessie Yancy, Lara York,Bezawit Yosef, Paula Young,Coralie Zerby.

“My congratulationsto each of these

outstanding students.Your academic

achievement is anhonor that all of us at

OCCC celebrate.”—Paul Sechrist

President

Congratulations to all who have madethe honor roll.

July 2, 2007 • PIONEER • 7

Vice president honor roll list full to brimStudents are eligible to be on the

Vice President’s Honor Roll byachieving a GPA of 3.5 while car-rying at least 12 hours.

Part-time students are eligible ifthey have maintained a 3.5 GPAfor two consecutive semesters.

Anna Adair, Clayton Adams,John Addai, Arati Adhikari, TrevorAdler, Niaz Adu, Jose Aguirre,Zainab Ahmad, Lisa Aitken, PhilipAken, Jennifer Alder.

David Allen, Margaret Alsup,Andrea Alvarez, Deborah Alvarez-Septier, Cody Amstutz, IngaArdzevanidze, Eli Argot, AshleyArmstrong, Erick Atlee.

Kimberly Atterberry, DanielBailey, Linda Baldonado, JimmiBaldwin, Cassidy Ballard, RubyBalliet, Tiffany Barnes, BrookeBarr.

Courtney Barrie, SamanthaBarrientes, Carlos Barron, KyleBarton, Nicole Bauman, CarleyBaxter, April Bean, Jason Beaty,Jeremy Beddo.

Jose Bedoya Rivera, JohnBeebe, Lisa Beeman, PhilipBelflower, Theresa Beller, LindaBett, William Bigbie, CourtneyBlack, Simona Blount, TyanikaBonds.

Holly Bookout, Alisha Booth,Mohamed Bouanani, RichardBowers, Alexander Boyd, StevenBoyd, Jessy Bracklein, WillieBraggs, Linda Brandenberger.

Nathan Braudrick, ToniBridges, Stephen Britton, JordanBrock, Brian Brosnahan, ABrown, Meghan Brown, SandraBrown, Vickie Brown.

Elizabeth Broyles, AubreyBruecks, Claudette Brumit, AnitaBryant, Shilicia Bryant, CarolineBunei, Courtney Burke, MichelleBurke.

Connor Burks, Lance Burnett,Robin Burnett, Hillary Burton,Kristie Bussing, Thomas Buster,Joseph Butler, Jason Bynum,Chris Cable.

Natalia Callard, Kevin Cameron,Lindsay Campbell, Sonya Capps,Sandra Carcuffe, Kathalene Car-den, Erika Cardenas de Amos,Erica Cardiel.

Matthew Carlisle, JenniferCarter, Lilibet Castano, GrebilCastellanos, Lee Cawood, SaskiaCerros, Francisco Cervantes, Kri-stin Chaney.

Shanille Chang, OukhamChansombath, Scott Charlton,Kimberly Chatman, Luis Chavez,Yuning Chen, Whitney Chestnut,Andrew Childers.

Stacey Choi, Thanh Chu, JulieChurch, Angela Clagg, TannerClift, Adam Cobble, AmandaCoble, Brent Coffman, KelseyColbert.

Christopher Collins, MicahCollinsworth, Damian Comiskey,Steven Cook, Arlinda Copeland,Britnie Costa, Cynthia Coszalter,Bradley Cottrell.

Kyle Cottrell, Ryan Couch, MilesCox, Megan Cramer, HeatherCreekmore, Orrin Cromack, Ra-chel Cuevas, Dana Cummings,Marissa Davila.

Alysa Davis, Jessica Davis, KyleDavis, Tabitha Davis, Andrew

Deason, Zachry Deaton, ChastityDebro, Victor Deras, GodfreyDeveaux.

Alyssa DeVore, Jeffery Dit-tenber, Shirley Doner, TarahDonoghue, Rashida Douglas,James Dunbar, Sarah Durbin,Kimberly Dyer, Jesse Eaton.

Barbara Ebune, Ekole Ebune,William Edds, Jennifer Edwards,Sara Eichenlaub, Nicholas Ellis,James Epley, Linda Espinoza,Miki Espiritu.

Rachel Ewers, Christy Ezell,Alondra Fabela, John Fairbanks,Tamela Farrington, Emily Favors,Cora Feehan, Michal Ferak, ErinFerrell, James Ferrell.

Jacob Fisher, Christina Foraker,Whitney Fordyce, Lindsay Four-nier, Matthew Fowler, Kody Frank-lin, Adam Freed, Jason Freeling,Jessica Freeman.

Kristi French, Kali Fulmer,Samantha Futrel, Chris Gammill,Sofia Garcia, Lucas Garfield,Justin Garrett, Stephen Garrett,Yumiko Garrison.

Lucy Garth, Carrie Gearhart,Joel Geffs, Lauren Geurin, JennaGibson, Britney Gilbert, BrianGililland, Megan Gillen, EboneeGilliard.

John Gilstrap, Theresa Gio-vanni Vanderlois, Jacob Gipson,Kenneth Glidewell, KiamarsGolmoradi, Cindy Gonzalez, IlianaGonzalez, Jennifer Gordon.

Thomas Graham, Katie Gran-ger, Eric Graro, Alan Gray, Jona-than Gray, Chelsey Green, EmilyGreen, Barbara Grider, KimberlyGriffith, Luis Guerrero.

Anna Gunter, Darrell Hafer,Peiman Haiyavi, Ramona Hale,Amber Haley, Brian Hamilton,Arumnuri Han, Jason Hanan,Dylan Hancin, John Hanger.

Christine Hanna, Tavaro Han-na, Sharon Hansen, JessicaHardin, Lindsay Hargrave, NoettaHarjo, Brandi Harrington, EthelHarris, Sarah Harris.

Nicole Harrison, Toby Harrison,Courtney Hartman, John Hashi-moto-Mccreery, Kathryn Hatcher,Joshua Hatley, JohnnaleeHaynes, Brandon Headley.

Andrew Heidingsfelder, Christ-opher Hemken, Michael Hen-dricks, Jimmie Hendrix, GilbertHerrera, Simon Hertzke, KatieHewett, Cogan Higgins.

Brittani Hill, Patricia Hill,Brandy Hodges, Aran Hoffhines,Wendy Hoffman, Kristin Holasek,Kristen Holmes, Marvin Honey-suckle, Kah Hooi.

Sherri Housworth, Reign Howe,Sara Howe, Trenton Hubbard,Marissa Huffstutlar, Oba Hughes,Lindsey Hulbert, Chelsea Hull,Candace Hunter.

Keith Hurdelbrink, Eric Hutch-inson, Lauren Hutchison, Fur-rukh Iqbal, Jessica Isam, ChesleaJackson, Donna Jackson, DarcieJames.

Jennifer James, Sande Jarrett,Kristen Jarvis, Valerie Jobe,Guadalupe Johnson, KristenJohnson, Tara Johnson, AutumnJones, Batiste Jones.

Bonnie Jones, Cornelia Jones,Sheridan Jones, Andrea Jordan,Delilah Juarez, Erin Juarez,

William Kamwa, M. Hussam Ka-naa, Aashish Karki.

Sharon Kavanaugh, LeslieKeller-Kenton, Glenda Kelsey,Diana Kennedy, Magnus Kennedy,Leah Kenton, Elaine Ketring,Jennifer Kilburn.

Soeun Kim, Tea Woo Kim,Garrett King, Patricia Kinuthia,Tia Kishketon, Joseph Knox, LesaKobriger, Rebecca Koehler, AbinaKoirala, Brandon Koonce.

Jonas Kripas, Theodore Kurz,Khanh La, Tyler Lai, AmandaLaija, Kelly Lail, Danny Lam,David Lamm, Matthew Landrum,Emily Langley, Kelly Lawler.

Kieu-Diem Le, Tai Le, AdrianLee, Auston Leffler, ShannonLeisher, Sarah Leonard, CaseyLewis, Julie Lewis, Lisa Lewis, LisaLeyn, Justin Lindsey.

Fillip Linzy, Matthew Loflin,Carla Lopez, Hugo Lopez, Christ-opher Lottman, Markis Loveless,Elizabeth Lovett, Clarice Luben-sky, Prairie Lucas.

Diana Lucero, BelindaLupardus, Chasity Lynch, MaryLynch, Michael MacKey, JillMacon-Escalera, Shelly Maddox,Jessica Malacane.

Kory Malcom, Scelest Mallory,Murod Mamatov, Manish Manan-dhar, Andrew Mandelkow, Jere-miah Manzo, Sean Marley, RobinMarshall.

Christina Marston, CrystalMartin, Katiann Martin, HeatherMartinez, Tamera Matthews,Daniel McCallum, Jennifer Mc-Caulla, Ashley McDonald.

Heather McDougal, TorreeMcDowell, Walter McFadden,Blaine McFarland, Travis McKee,Maryon McKinzey, Angella Mc-Laughlin, Kelly McLeroy.

Amber McMurtrey, ShanaMeadows, Samuel Medina, SandraMedrano, Johnson Melakayil,Lindsay Melton, Abel Mendoza,Mitchell Merideth.

Nicholas Mesigh, Torri Meyers,David Meza, Jessica Meza, SteveMichael, Ivaylo Milanov, AshleyMiller, Jamie Miller, Jeffrey Miller,Joshua Miller.

Megan Miller, Starla Miller,Stephanie Miller, RobertsonMillion, Derek Minor, CarynMitchell, Krystal Mitchell, NgemMofor-Tawo.

Mahla Mohsenzadeh, JosephMolder, Jayson Moore, DianaMoreno, Brian Morgan, NaishaMorris, Zachary Morrison, Maken-zie Morrissey.

Amy Morrow, Chandra Mu-dumba, Arnaud Mugisha, Ro-seline Mwiti, Tina Naff, TonjaNelson, Bailey Nesbitt, JeffreyNeville, Lisa Ngo, An Nguyen.

Anh Nguyen, Chelsea Nguyen,Christopher Nguyen, DaltonNguyen, Dongha Nguyen, EricNguyen, Giao Nguyen, Linda Ngu-yen, Luong Nguyen.

Ly Nguyen, Quynh Nguyen,Sharon Nguyen, William Nguyen,Kathy Nichols, Joseph Nicholson,Tara Nixon, Jay North, PamNovak, Grecia Obregon.

Lisa Om, Lyda Ortega, RobertOsburn, Nathan Owens, AdaParedes, Shane Parker, JignaPatel, Shivali Patel, Steven Pen-

nock, Ana Perez.Jaime Perez, Oscar Perez, Adam

Perkins, George Petsalis, LawsonPetty, Annie Pham, Thanh Pham,Lindsey Phillips, Abha Phoboo,Sabrina Pitts.

Meagan Pollock, Hillary Post,Keshia Potts, Bradford Powell,Cassandra Powers, CatrinaPowers, Eric Price, Andrew Prince,Adam Privett.

Natalie Prokup, Micah Prosser,Sabrina Prosser, Nichole Que-bodeaux, Edwardo Quinonez,Parker Radke, Nadia Ramahi, ToniRamirez.

Suzanne Randall, Rajesh Ravi,Imee Rawal, Christopher Reed,Katrina Reed, Natalie Reed, RutaReed, Amanda Reich, Jorge Reyes,Aubrey Reynolds.

Jerry Rhodes, Meagan Rhodes,Justin Rice, Mary Rice, WilliamRichards, Michael Richichi, NicoleRidgway, Joe Riley, Misty Riley,Rebecca Riner.

Cynthia Ring, Erin Ritter,Jessica Rivas, Heather Robeaux,Anna Roberts, Erin Roberts,Pamela Roberts, Krista Robertson,Tony Robertson.

Tyler Robinette, JenniferRobinson, Sara Robinson, TheresaRobinson, Jay Rocamontes, JaredRoddam, Cory Roesel, MartyRolin, Claudia Romero.

Lindsey Root, Stephani Rouse,Jaclyn Russell, Jeremy Rylands,Daniel Sadler, Edward Safley, AliSalha, Yousef Salous, IsraelSanchez, Jamie Sasnett.

Apryl Satterlee, ZachariahSayre, Chanel Scheele, BrandiSchmidt, Terry Schneider, AliciaSchoggin, Christopher Schroeder.

Jonell Schultz, ChristopherScott, Kristina Seeds, MarthaSelzer, Jon Seratte, Isela Serna,Brian Shafer, Jeanine Shands,Mark Shelby, Eun-Kyung Shin.

Blake Shockley, Teri Shover,Manish Shrestha, Tanya Siddles,Jamie Silvest, Melissa Simpson,Roshan Singh, Brock Sizemore,Ruth Slaughter.

Ouissal Slitine, Brandon Slover,Brandi Smith, Chelsea Smith,Chris Smith, Christopher Smith,

John Smith, Kimi Smith, LadawnSmith, Natasha Smith.

Sarah Smith, Brian Snellen,Daniel Solis, Wea Song, MariaSoriano, Johnathan Soto, RhondaSpain, Timothy Sparks, GracelynSpears, David Spielman.

Jason Spiller, Dylan Stafford,Arica Stamper, Gregory Stanton,Morgan Stapleton, Shirley Ste-vens, Lana Steverson, TrentSteward, Kala Stilwell.

Paul Stine, Lori Strauss, MonicaStreet, Samuel Stropes, DustinStruthers, Sarah Stubbs, SharonSwyear, Beverly Taggart, RieTakeuchi.

Andrew Tapia, Barbara Tech-Buckner, Cristy Teply, AnjitaThapa, Laurie Thornton, MatthewTimm, Jordyn Tipton, AustinTolin, Rebecca Toney.

Cindy Tooman, Taylor Toth,William Totten, KennethiaTownsend, Bich Tran, Thu Tran,Truc Tran, Vinh Tran, EmilyTrent, April Trumbo, Huy Truong.

Son Truong, Amanda Tune,Kristin Tyner, Kellye Udden,Yolanda Ude, Raymond Umipig,Kari Valasquez, Annabelle VanTuyl, Jolene Vazquez.

Jennifer Vigil, Jennifer Vo, ThiVo, Ha Vu, Nhat Vu, Nan Vu, ErynWalker, Jennifer Walker, TiffanyWallace, Rebecca Walline, BillieWallis, James Walters.

Charlie Ward, Lindsey Ward,Bryce Warner, Jamie Watson,Shanleigh Watson, Porsha Webb,Gina Wells, Wendy Wells, NicoleWepfer, Jeremiah West.

Jodee Whitlock, Shalon Wil-banks, Amanda Williams, AmandaWilliams, Catava Williams,Chance Williams, Marquita Wil-liams, Rachel Williams.

Michelle Willis, Damian Wilson,Ronald Wilson, Cassie Wingate,Lynnette Winkleman, BriannaWinter, Holly Wiyninger, JessicaWood, Laci Wood, JasmyneWoodard.

Darryl Woods, Natalie Wright,Kyearra Wyont, Nikki Yesalusky,Martha Yufanyi, Ah-Rum Yun,Rachel Zachare, ChristinaZeppieri.

“My congratulationsgo out to all those

who made the honorroll. You do us

proud and you arewell on your way to

achieving yourgoals. Once again,

congratulations.”—Felix Aquino

Academic Affairs VicePresident

If you don’t see your name and feel itshould be on either list, contact

Academic Affairs at 405-682-7546.

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Sports

UPCOMING

OCCCINTRAMURALS

EVENTS

• July 2-6: RCS summer sportscamps take a short break for theIndependence Day holiday. TheRCS office will be closed Wed-nesday, July 4, in observance ofthe holiday. It will reopen for nor-mal business hours at 8 a.m.Thursday, July 5. For more infor-mation, contact the RCS office at405-682-1611, ext. 7860.

• July 9-13: RCS summer sportscamps return from a short vaca-tion with the golf camp for camp-ers ages 12 to 14. Campers hitthe greens 8 a.m. to noon, Mon-day through Friday. The cost ofthe camp is $65 and includes aT-shirt. Registration and paymentare due by Thursday, July 5. Formore information, contact theRCS office at 405-682-1611, ext.7860.

• July 9-13: Athletes ages 10 to11 can serve it up at the RCS ten-nis summer sports camp. Camp-ers will learn the basics of tennis8 a.m. to noon Monday throughFriday. The cost of the camp is$65 and includes a T-shirt. Eachcamper’s payment and registra-tion are due by Thursday, July 5,to the RCS office. For more in-formation, contact the RCS officeat 405-682-1611, ext. 7860.

• July 16-20: Hoops are happen-ing at the RCS coed basketballsummer sports camp. The 6-to9-year-old camp runs 8 a.m. tonoon Monday through Friday atthe Wellness Center gym. Campcosts $65 and includes a T-shirt.Payment and registration are dueThursday, July 12 to the RCS of-fice. For more information, con-tact the RCS office at 405-682-1611, ext. 7860.

• July 16-20: Children ages 10to 11 can learn the basics of golfat the RCS golf camp. Camp reg-istration and a $65 camp pay-ment are due Thursday, July 12to the RCS office. For more in-formation, contact the RCS officeat 405-682-1611, ext. 7860.

Photo by Jay Rocamontes

Branden Robinson, 10, guardsRyan Spencer, 10, right, June 12during an OCCC youth basketballcamp scrimmage in the WellnessCenter gymnasium.

Kids from the community partici-pated in the week-long fitness forlife basketball camp held in thewellness center gym.

Campers were taught the funda-mentals of teamwork, strategy andsportsmanship while building astrong base of fundamental shoot-ing and dribbling skills.

The Department of Recreationand Community Services hosts avariety of youth fitness for lifecamps during the summer.

For more information, contactRecreation and Community Ser-vices at 405-682-7860 or visitwww.occc.edu/rcs.

Future all-stars

Football campers learn basicsBy Matt BishopNews Writing Student

With football season just aroundthe corner, the pigskins were fly-ing on campus.

A group of 18 players, ages 10through 14, attended OCCC’sSummer Sports Football CampJune 18 to 22 at the Wellness Cen-ter gymnasium.

The camp originally was sched-uled to take place on the footballplaying fields on the south part ofcampus.

However, heavy rains forced it tomove indoor to the Wellness Cen-ter gym after rain showers.

Mount Saint Mary High Schoolfootball Coach Rone Tempesttaught the youths the fundamen-tals of football.

“We want to teach these guysfootball from all aspects,” Tempestsaid.

The children were interested ineverything from the X’s and O’s ofgame strategy to a series of drills

to improve agility, catching, pass-ing and kicking.

They dug into the playbooks andwere taught different formationssuch as the “I” and the Shotgun.

They also learned about receiv-ing terminology for patterns, suchas the curl and the fly.

Every day Tempest conducted apunt, pass and kick competition.

He said the event was designedfor the boys to have fun and totrack progression in their game.

Scrimmages also were heldagainst each other for the playersto get a feel for live game situations.

“My favorite part of camp was thescrimmages and coaches,” AustinBrowning, 11, said.

Dana Browning, from Dibble,said, as a parent, she was pleasedwith the camp.

“Everybody involved has beensupportive and encouraging to-wards one another,” she said.

Although these participants mayhave wanted to come out of thecamp being the next NFL Hall of

Famer such as Joe Montana orWalter Payton, they had to learn afew things, Tempest said.

He said the main goals of campwere to teach priorities, the mean-ing of teamwork and to build char-acter.

It was Tempest’s first year teach-ing the camp.

“I love teaching these youngerguys because of their enthusiasm,”Tempest said.

He said the campers were excitedto work on anything he wouldteach them.

Coaches, parents, and theyouths involved in the camp saidthey loved the campus facilities.

On the final day of camp, awardsfor fundamental skills and char-acter were presented to the camp-ers, Tempest said.

He said the awards will serve asreminders of what they learned atthe football camp this summer.

Tempest said, overall, the campwas a success and he will look for-ward to camp next year.

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Biotechnology workshophelps students, teachers

By Tiffany ThompsonNews Writing Student

Plans are under way forthe construction of a WorldLanguages and CulturesCenter set to open this fall,said Dean of Special Initia-tives Susan VanSchuyver.

Available in the centerwill be tutors for the lan-guages currently offered atOCCC, as well as books andother resources for stu-dents and the communityto gain a better under-standing of the growingworld and global intercon-nectedness, VanSchuyversaid.

The center, which will besimilar in appearance tothe Math and Communica-tions Labs, will be in MainBuilding 2J4, with remod-

Future facility encouragescultural exchange at college

Photo by Jay Rocamontes

OCCC graduate Jenah Henderson claims a $250 Wal-Mart gift certificate in the Advising and Career Servicescenter. Henderson was randomly chosen from a pool ofOCCC graduates from December 2006 and May 2007who had received survey cards from Advising and CareerServices at OCCC. “This card really helps us gatherinformation from our students about their plans [and] howwe’ve helped them,” said Debra Vaughn, Advising andCareer Services career specialist. Advising and CareerServices helps students find jobs and choose degreepaths. Henderson said it is beneficial for OCCC studentsto use the services provided by Advising and CareerServices.

By Robert MatejkaNews Writing Student

July 25 through 29, theBiotechnology/Bioinfor-matics Discovery programhosted a beginner’s work-shop for teachers acrossthe state who are new to thefield or want to work withthe equipment.

The workshop was heldin room 1C7 and was freeto teachers. Approximately12-15 teachers attended.

For the past four years,the program has beenfunded by the National Sci-ence Foundation and theNational Institute forHealth.

“The project started withfour teachers and 200 stu-dents and now reaches over200 teachers and 20,000students,” said Biotechnol-ogy/Bioinformatics Discov-ery Project CoordinatorDonald Bell.

Bell and DeAnn Camp-bell, also a project coordi-nator for the program,oversee the workshops oncampus and train teachers

Student awardedmore than degree

the techniques used in bio-technology.

Bell said workshops arenot the primary focus of theprogram, however.

The program’s purpose,he said, is to generate in-terest in biotech sciencesfor teachers, as well as stu-dents in rural areas whorarely have the opportunityor the resources availableto study the subject.

Bell said the programuses resource centers inrural areas of Oklahoma asworking centers to enrichstudents’ and teachers’lives with biotechnology in-formation.

He said the project alsois used to foster interest inbiotechnology in Oklahomaas well as create a friendlyimage to biotechnological

“The project started with four teachers and 200students, and now reaches over 200 teachers

and 20,000 students.”— Donald Bell

Biotechnology/Bioinformatics Discovery ProgramCoordinator

industries.After the workshops at

the OCCC campus end,Bell said he travels to eachcenter to overhaul theequipment and replace anymaterials used.

He said Max Simmons,Sciences and Mathematicsdean, has been very sup-portive of the program.

“The resource centers aregreat for school districtsthat normally do not havethe budget for the equip-ment and materials neededfor the activities,” saidYukon Biology teacher KimRex.

“This program is greatbecause it shows teachersinnovative ways of givingstudents a hands-on ap-proach to science in theclassroom,” she said.

eling plans to includedouble glass doors, VanSchuyver said.

“We hope it can be a re-source for students as wellas the community,” shesaid.

International studentsand native English-speak-ing students can use thecenter as a place to social-ize and learn about the lan-guages and etiquette of dif-ferent cultures.

OCCC Sophomore AdamRoland said the lab will bea great social tool for stu-dents.

“This will be an awesome

place for students to hangout and learn languagesfrom each other,” he said.“Things ... that you don’tnormally get taught in aclassroom setting.”

Emma Cardosa, parent ofan OCCC student and na-tive of the Philippines, saidshe would have found thecenter to be a valuable re-source when she moved toAmerica.

“A center like this onewould have been a nice wayto become acclimated witha culture foreign from myown. I hope everyone willbenefit from it.”

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“We hope [the center will] be a resource forstudents as well as the community.”

— Susan VanSchuyverDean of Special Initiatives

Place an ad in the Pioneer!Call 405-682-1611, ext. 7674

or, Fax 405-682-7568

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Photo by Jay Rocamontes

HighlightsFall tuition waivers available

Department tuition waivers for the 2007 fall semester areavailable to students in the Financial Aid office. Waiversand academic histories must be submitted to Financial Aidno later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. For more informa-tion, contact the Financial Aid office at 405-682-7527.

Engineering scholarship offeredKelly Engineering Resources is accepting entries for its

fifth annual Future Engineers Scholarship Program. Sopho-more and junior-level college students can apply by sub-mitting an essay on a designated engineering topic for achance at the $5,000 scholarship. Applications are due Oct.1. For more information, contact Amy Grundman at 248-224-5630, or visit the organization’s website at www.kellyengineering.com.

Frontier City and White Water Bay tickets availableConsignment tickets to Frontier City and White Water

Bay are now available for purchase in the OCCC Book-store. Tickets are $19 for a one day pass and $65.01 for aseason pass. Also available are one-day passes to SixFlags at $28 each. For more information, contact BrendaReinke, bookstore director, at 405-682-1611, ext. 7242.

All Highlights are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday in room2M6 on the second floor of the Main Building.

Hallway signs proposed

Leadership Council Chairman Chris Stewart displays a project proposal. If adopted, eachhallway on campus will adorn a hanging nameplate. Halls on the second and third floor of theMain Building have not yet been given names. Student suggestions for names should be takento the Student Life office as soon as possible.

Visit www.occc.edu/pioneer

By Shavon BowmanStaff Writer

Help may be on the wayfor OCCC students whohave difficulty finding theirway around campus.

The Leadership Councilhas developed a proposalto post signs around thecampus to help studentsand faculty navigatethrough the college.

The proposed signswould hang from the ceil-ings of the different hallsand have the name of thehall in the middle with thebuilding on the bottomright-hand side.

The Leadership Councilcame up with the idea forthe signs after repeatedcomments about needingbetter directions, said ChrisStewart, TLC chairman.

Carlos Robinson, a Wel-come Center attendant andformer chairman of TLC,said he thought signswould be an asset to OCCCstudents who don’t knowthe campus very well.

He said, “It’s a great idea.[Students] could benefit

from it.”Psychology freshman

James Holden said signswould be a great idea be-cause “all the people at thedesk are too busy to showstudents [around campus].It would make everythingflow a lot smoother.”

Lindsey Dill, a freshmanat the University of Okla-homa taking courses atOCCC, said “signs would begood, especially for upcom-ing freshmen.”

“In my situation, I didn’teven know there were hall-ways in some places [of thecollege].”

“[With the signs], thefreshmen will know all ofthe places that they can goto get help,” she said.

Sign-A-Rama, the com-pany that developedOCCC’s original signs, willcreate the proposed signswith the same look as theold signs, said Stewart.

“The signs will be 11inches high and 22 incheslong,” said Stewart.

“The enhancements [tothe signs] will be the raisedtext [for the lettering] and

the almond frame,” he said.Also, Sign-A-Rama has

offered to sell OCCC theproposed signs at a dis-counted rate of $265 persign, if the college orders aquantity of at least 14signs, according to thequote from Sign-A-Rama.

The total estimated costfor the signs will be $3,760,including a shipping andhandling fee, according tothe quote.

A deposit of 50 percent ofthe total cost would be re-quired prior to delivery ofthe signs, according to theterms of payment for Sign-A-Rama.

The proposal is awaitingapproval from MarionPaden, vice president forenrollment and studentservices, and OCCC Presi-dent Paul Sechrist in orderfor funding for the projectto be provided.

For more information onthe proposal, contact Stew-art at 405-682-1611, ext.7146.

Staff Writer Shavon Bow-man can be reached atStaffWriter1@occc.edu.

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“Enrollment,”Cont. from page 1

“Shortage,”Cont. from page 1

Summer enrollment rise attributed to concurrent, online enrollment

Lottery shortage creates $185K monthly state payment decrease to OCCC

Perry, director of Institu-tional Effectiveness.

Helping to drive up en-rollment numbers, thenumber of Hispanic stu-dents rose from 5.6 to 6.8percent.

Concurrent enrollmentstudents — those takingcollege courses while stillenrolled in high school —also pushed enrollment fig-ures higher, increasing 197percent this summer, saidStu Harvey, Executive Di-rector of Planning.

Harvey attributes thatincrease to good planning.

“We now have a fullcomplement of recruiters atlocal high schools,” he said.

Online enrollment hasbeen a factor as well, hesaid.

OCCC is offering 117online classes this summer,21 more than last summer,Harvey said.

In comparison, only 34were offered in 2001 and 58in 2003.

Online student HeatherCreekmore, Political Sci-ence/Pre-law sophomore,is taking Survey of Wo-men’s History and Intro-duction to Child Develop-ment.

She said online classes

allow her more time for per-sonal matters because shedoesn’t have to be in class.

“This semester … I amattempting to free up moretime for family and work,”she said.

Sechrist attributes therise to many factors includ-ing recruiting efforts, anemphasis on completingdegrees before transferringand new summer classes.

“Having more studentsget a solid start on a col-lege education while still inhigh school is important tohave more Oklahomansprepared for college.”

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The 5,771 students enrolled at OCCC this summer bringthe headcount up by 3.3 percent from last summer. Shownis the ethnic breakdown of those students.

equipped for short-termmanagement.

“Long term, that’s verydifficult,” he said.

“You can do that once ortwice, but if you have to doit often, then you can’t goback to the contingencybudget.”

Sechrist said if more cuts

were made, the collegewould have to dip into itsreserve funds.

Davis estimates the col-lege has about $2.5 millionin its reserves.

In addition to the Junereduction, OCCC sawabout $1.4 million lessthan it requested to StateRegents in new funds for its2008 budget.

To make up for that

shortfall, the college plansto raise tuition starting inthe fall and increase stu-dent facility fees $3 percredit hour, Sechrist said.

He said the college willreceive an additional$828,000 in revenue fromincreased tuition and fees.

“We had a pretty goodidea back in April that wewere not going to get sig-nificant increases in our

state appropriations,”Sechrist said.

“So we recognized that wewere going to have to raisetuition a little bit.”

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