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• Bite worse than bark, editorial, p. 2.• New plants in courtyard, p. 7.• Youth camps a summer success, p. 8.• Ecology club wants members, p. 10.

July 4, 2005This Week

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By Chandra ChantlandNews Writing Student

A new family restroomwill be built near En-

try 4, located between themain building, and the Sci-ence and Math division.

The restroom will cost$4,620, said Art Bode,Business and Finance vicepresident.

This restroom will allowmembers of opposite sexesto be in the same facility incertain situations such asa mother taking a malechild to the restroom, Bodesaid.

Hunter Mechanical andSee “Students,” page 12 See “Family,” page 12

Photo by Holly Jones

Water safetyStudents meet,even exceed,skills challenge

Family restroom planned

Controls Inc. was awardedthe contract during theJune 20 OKCCC Board ofRegents meeting.

Funding for the projectwill come from Section 13Offset funds, Bode said.These funds are designatedfor capital projects.

Construction companyowner Randy Hunter saidthe company is processingthe paperwork.

“We will probably be do-ing the bathroom in thenext couple of months,”Hunter said.

Measurements have al-ready been taken, PhysicalPlant Director J.B. Messersaid. The family restroomwill measure around 10 feet

Gary Belcher, Building Maintenance and Operations supervisor, and Chris Plumlee,Aquatics Maintenance mechanic, seal leaks around the water fountain located outsidethe library. Electric lines running through the fountain had to be plugged to stop the leaks,Belcher said.

“As you look around in the community,airports and malls, these restrooms are

available.”—Pat Stowe

Services to Students with Disabilities

By Christiana KosturaEditor

OKCCC students are doing as well as other com-munity college students across the country in

demonstrating academic competency, according to re-sults of the Academic Profile test given this past year.

Brenda Harrison, Academic Affairs associate vice presi-dent, said the Academic Profile test is one of several mea-sures the college uses to see how well student are per-forming.

Paul Sechrist, provost/vice president of Academic Af-fairs, explained the results of the test to OKCCC Regentsat their June 20 meeting.

“The Academic Profile test is a national standardizedexam used to assess overall general education at thecollege level,” he said.

Reading, writing, critical thinking, American federalgovernment, American history, speaking, global aware-ness, mathematics, inquiry and science are the 10 areastested, Sechrist said.

OKCCC students met or exceeded the national averageon general competencies in all 10 areas, according to theAcademic Profile test results.

Compared to the previous year, Sechrist said, OKCCCscores either did not change at all, or went up slightly, inall areas.

“We are close enough to the group norm to indicatethat our students are doing equally as well as other com-munity college students who take this exam,” Sechristsaid. “There is no significant difference in any one area.”

Sechrist said if there were a significant difference inany of the areas, the administration and faculty wouldhave taken a closer look at the results to determine whichareas needed more attention.

In addition to the Academic Profile results, college fac-ulty members provide an in-depth analysis of two of theareas being tested, Sechrist said.

“The two areas of focus this year were writing and sci-entific methods of inquiry,” Sechrist said.

More than 97 percent of students tested in the area ofscientific method met or exceeded the competencies es-tablished by the science faculty. In writing, 88 percentmet or exceeded the requirements.

Students who take the Academic Profile test are gen-erally close to their last semester at the college, Harrisonsaid. This past year 105 students took the test, com-

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

PIONEERVol. 33 No. 37

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

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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Special equipment needed for poolWhen gooddogs go bad

To the editor:Having worked in reha-

bilitation for many yearswith people who are para-lyzed or overweight, I havelearned what a wonderfulthing water therapy is.

Having suffered a strokesome years back, I thinkthe one thing that helpedme most was my daily tripto the pool, where I coulddo things I couldn’t other-wise do because of thebuoyancy.

The last year or so [therehas been] a situation wherea member of our facultyfamily has tried to accessthe pool.

Due to the lack of an ad-equate pool chair or lift,[this person] isn’t able touse this facility.

Even though the pool hasa ramp, people with paraly-sis, paresis or who areobese cannot access thepool.

It’s simply too hard ordangerous to get in andout.

Recently, one of the

The media knows fear sells and politicians knowthey can grab headlines when they pander to thisknee-jerk media reaction.

The latest sad story involves a 3-year-old childwho lost his arm after being viciously attacked bya pit bull terrier.

State Rep. Paul Wesselhoft (Moore) wants to getrid of the pit bull, not just the animal that muti-lated this child but the whole breed.

Wesselhoft has introduced a bill that wouldamend an existing state law, which outlines regu-lations for any “potentially dangerous dogs,” mean-ing any dog that has inflicted damage to any per-son, animal, or property when unprovoked.

As people hear the words pit bull, they imaginea savage dog ready to attack at the snap of thefingers. Let’s not just pick on the pit bulls. Dan-gerous dogs come in many breeds.

In October 2000, the Los Angeles Times reporteda six-week-old baby died after being mauled bythe family’s dog — a Pomeranian. The uncle watch-ing the baby at the time said he left her unattendedon a bed.

In 2002, an Omaha newspaper reported a Ger-man shepherd police dog in the final stages of train-ing mauled a 4-year-old boy to death near Lin-coln, Neb. The dog escaped from his kennel aftersomeone failed to latch the gate securely.

“The department was in negotiation to acquirethe dog which had been imported from Germany.Those negotiations are probably over,” said PoliceCapt. David Beggs of the Lincoln Police Depart-ment.

Also in 2002, the Washington Post reported asix-week-old St. Mary’s County boy was in criticalcondition after being dragged from his playpen bythe family’s dachshund. His uncle had gone towarm a bottle for the infant.

In 2003 in South Wales, the British Broadcast-ing Corp. reported a Dalmatian mauled a toddler.

The bottom line is, parents need to be more vigi-lant when their children are near pets. They shouldnot leave young children alone around animals.

Children over the age of 5 should be taught cer-tain warnings. Never go into anybody else’s yard.Don’t touch dogs that are strangers. Never put yourhands through the fence of a yard.

Wesselhoft should make dog owners comply witha new rule to increase childrens’ safety.

The rule would be for dog owners to get rid ofchain link fences. Wesselhoft should make a lawsaying all dog owners would have to purchase sixfoot tall stockade fencing.

If Wesselhoft wants us to be safer, then let’s getthe facts straight: all dogs, regardless of how big,scary-looking or cuddly, can be dangerous.

—John SavageStaff Writer

Health Professions Depart-ment [heads] requested alift and pool/bath chair ina grant proposal. The pro-posal was questioned as towhether it was realistic orneeded.

[Having an office] next tothe pool and enteringthrough there each morn-ing and exiting throughthere each evening, I havenoticed several peoplestruggling up the ramp toexit the pool.

Speaking from experi-ence, when I would finisha session of water-aerobics,it would take me quite sometime to get out of the pooldue to fatigue and muscleweakness.

An adequate pool chairand pool lift would enableanyone to utilize the poolwith minimal help.

These also would bewonderful teaching toolsfor our Occupational Ther-apy Assistant, PhysicalTherapy Assistant andEmergency Medical Ser-vices programs, who all

work with the disabled inthe water.

I wonder if the Pioneerwould be willing to do anongoing poll to see if thepool would be better usedif we had this equipment.

Overall the college is veryaccessible, except for thepool. Thank you.

—Lloyd KingsburyHealth Lab Coordinator

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Comments and Reviews

Anybody who enjoyed the1996 movie “Mars Attacks”will feel right at home withthis game by Pandemic Stu-dios.

In “Destroy All Humans”you play as Crypto, an alienwarrior sent to Earth to col-lect DNA from humans.

The setting for the game,the 1950s, is perfect.

For years, Crypto and hissuperiors have been cloningtheir civilization. Now,they’re in danger of produc-ing less intelligent clones.

Crypto has plenty of alienweaponry to use to get thehumans to donate stemcells.

The comedy in this gameis hilarious but is definitelyintended for teens andabove.

Some of the funniestparts of the game are whenyou scan humans’ brains.The thoughts are ludicrousand deliver some off-the-wall humor.

Crypto uses his ray gunat first, which soon can beupgraded.

At times, Crypto hopsinto his saucer to abductanimals, cars and causelarge-scale destruction.

Overall, I enjoyed thisgame’s theme but I felt likethe controls could havebeen better.

Sometimes, it felt like Iwas running Cryptothrough a bowl of butter.At other times, the saucerperformed like a crackedFrisbee disc.

The graphics in “Destroy

All Humans” are up to parwith most games today.

The game is rated Teenfor violence and language.

The sound was incred-ible; your skin will crawl asyou hear weird, tweakysounds that can only beinfluenced by the old UFOB-rated movies of the1950s.

So if you enjoy the sightof seeing a human vapor-ized and watching him dis-appear right in front of youreyes, then this game is “outof this world.”

Load up your QuantumDeconstructor and prepareto “Destroy All Humans”today. I rate this game a 7out of 10.

—John SavageStaff Writer

“The thing that impresses me the most about America is theway the parents obey their children.”

—King Edward VIII

Quote of the Week

‘Bewitched’ boring flop

Vaporize humans in video game

It is truly depressing towatch one of your favoritecomedian’s talents besquandered on a film thathas no script.

That is exactly what hap-pens during “Bewitched,”starring Will Ferrell.

The script for this movietries far too hard to beclever and ends up comingacross as lame.

Ferrell plays Jack Wyatt,an actor who has experi-enced some tough times atthe box office.

Wyatt makes the changeto television when he is of-fered the role of Darren inthe remake of “Bewitched.”

Nicole Kidman’s charac-ter Isabel Bigelow is a realwitch who decides to live anormal life, as an actresswho casts spells and datesmovie stars.

The film never really ex-plains where Bigelow comes

from or how she gets here.It seems like she just fallsfrom the sky.

Bigelow’s character traitsshare no resemblance tothe original Samantha,who was headstrong and incharge.

Kidman portrays Bigelowas extremely naïve andclueless.

Kidman does a poor jobon this film. She is out-shined and utterly inca-pable of commanding anaudience as she has in pastfilms.

Another problem is thefact that Michael Caine(Nigel Bigelow, Isabel’s fa-ther) has an almost insig-nificant part.

The biggest disappoint-ment would have to be thefact that Caine and Ferrellnever share the screen,which would have been hi-larious to watch.

Ferrell does manage tocreate minimal laughswithout any help from therest of the cast or the writ-ers, for that matter.

Of course, one cannothelp but laugh at Ferrell, ifyou enjoy his comedic style.

If you don’t like his style,this film has absolutelynothing to offer you.

Die-hard Ferrell fansmay enjoy a few scenes, butwill most likely find the filmas a whole, unsatisfactory.

Thanks to drastically un-der-developed characters, ascript full of holes and ter-rible performances, thisfilm is a flop.

If this movie were playingon television, I wouldn’tchange the channel but Idefinitely can’t recommendspending any money to seeit. Sorry, Will.

—Shawn BryantStaff Writer

Q: Why do I have to come to OKCCC to see a counse-lor? Why can’t I be advised over the phone?

A: Part of that has to do with federal privacy laws.When someone calls, we cannot verify if it is actu-ally the student wanting to request those records.We have to verify who we are talking to.

—Mary TurnerStudent Development Counselor

Q: When does the fall semester start?

A: Fall semester starts Monday, Aug. 22, for the16-week semester.

—Laurie RosenbaumAdmissions Clerk

Q: Is smoking allowed in the courtyard?

A: Yes, as long as it is 25 feet from the building.—Larry Lundy

Campus Armed Security Officer

Q: How much does it cost for an OKCCC student touse the aquatics facilities?

A: There is no cost to our students. All they needto gain access is a validated student ID.

—Traci WheelerRecreation and Community

Services Director

Q: When will all striping in the parking lot be com-pleted?

A: We’re hoping to have the striping completed byJune 30.

—Eddie CoxPhysical Plant

Project Manager

Q: What are they doing in the courtyard?

A: Landscapes, Etc. is contracted to plant two ar-eas of the courtyard and put in walkways.

—Gary PhillipsBuilding and Campus

Services Supervisor

Have a question about OKCCC that you don’thave an answer for? We can help you!

Give us a question and we will findthe answer for you.editor@okccc.edu

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Cheap Trick puts on excellent show

‘Night of the Living Dead’ classic to honorOver the past few years,

zombies have made a come-back in movie theaters.

Thanks to 2002’s “28Days Later” and even lastyear’s far-less-than-perfectremake of “Dawn of theDead,” zombies are re-claiming their place inAmerican culture.

Yet, few people know howthe genre came about, andtons more would be sur-prised to learn it all startedin 1968 with the original“Night of the Living Dead,”by George A. Romero — thefilm that set the standardfor zombie movies.

In the vibrancy of blackand white, the film scaredaudiences senseless.

Romero single-handedlystarted a craze worthy of ahandful of sequels and evendull remakes.

Even in its colorless state,the film is still frightening

beyond comprehension.Romero crushes social

taboos. He shows every-thing from a small girl at-tacking her mother to ablack man as the star.

As a matter of fact, “Nightof the Living Dead” is thefirst horror film to have anAfrican-American play alead role.

Like most of Romero’sfilms, “Night of the LivingDead” examined societyand Romero commented onit through his films. Thisone was no exception.

As everyone alreadyknows, the ’60s weren’tentirely nice to African-Americans, but this filmshows actor Duane Jonesas Ben — now a cult figureamongst the horror fanat-ics — in an acting job de-manding of recognition.

The good acting makes“Night of the Living Dead”

what it is and perhapsthat’s why later reincarna-tions fail so horribly.

The zombies jitter andstrut the walk of the deadas the helpless victimsshriek with fright and dis-play looks of horror.

It’s all believable andthat’s what makes a horrormovie scary.

The soundtrack addsworlds to the atmosphere.Even in complete silencewith just the groaning ofzombies, “Night of the Liv-ing Dead” manages to scareeven more.

To take something assimple as dead people andturn them into flesh-eatingkillers is quite a novel ideaand has played well sincethen — thanks to Romero.

Without him, we wouldn’thave zombies to fear and wewould be missing a corner-stone of the horror genre.

Even as old as it is, thefilm can be found on DVDformat almost anywhere.Wal-Mart sells copies for $1— yes, $1.

But if a buck is too much,visit www.archive.org/de-t a i l s / n i g h t _ o f _ t h e_living_dead to downloadthe film.

It’s entirely legal since thefilm was added to the Na-

tional Film Registry of theLibrary of Congress, whichstripped the film of copy-right protection and put itin the public domain.

So, tip your hats toRomero and the genre hestands for and go back towhere it all began with“Night of the Living Dead.”

—Richard HallStaff Writer

Although the words, “fourmiddle-aged musicians sweatingonstage in front of thousands offans” may sound like a punch linegone wrong, Cheap Trick disprovesthis notion.

The Illinois natives have a slogan,“on tour since 1974” and it defi-nitely fits.

Cheap Trick continued its never-ending tour with a stop at FrontierCity June 25.

Despite the band members’ages, this is a group that has madeits name with excellent concerts formore than three decades.

For example, the album thatbrought Cheap Trick into the spot-light was 1979’s “At Budokan,” aconcert from the Budokan, a hallin Tokyo, Japan.

More than 30 years of time hashardly diminished the band’s liveprowess.

The show began with two classicCheap Trick live songs, “HelloThere” and “Big Eyes.”

“Hello There” is a long-running,warm-up song for the band, ac-cording to their website. In theirearly days, Cheap Trick playedmany concerts without a proper

sound check and used this songto fix any sound troubles.

The band dived straight through“Hello There” and landed in theintro to “Big Eyes.”

“Big Eyes” is a full-fledged rocker.Lyrically, it is similar to The Cars’“Just What I Needed.”

The lyric, “I keep fallin’ for thosebig eyes,” is simple, but just right.

Cheap Trick followed “Big Eyes”

with a mix of old and new songs.“That 70’s Song,” the theme to

“That 70’s Show,” and “SpecialOne” were two newer songs thatjoined past Cheap Trick classics.

Both were full of the pop rock funmaking Cheap Trick so special.

Some fans were quiet duringthese songs, but they weren’t si-lent for long. The band followed uptheir newer material with a string

of past hits.These included “Southern Girls,”

“I Know What I Want” and “If YouWant My Love.”

Cheap Trick didn’t stop there.The band played classic rockstaples such as “I Want You ToWant Me,” “Surrender” and “TheFlame.”

The real treat for fans was theantics of lead guitarist RickNielsen.

Nielsen is known for his crazyguitar and crazier onstage persona.During the night, he played a gui-tar with five necks and anothershaped like him.

His interaction with the audiencehit its peak during the finale, “Sur-render.”

This hilarious song describes anunfortunate teenage memory.

During the lyrics “When I wokeup, mom and dad were rolling onthe couch/rolling numbers, rockand rolling, got my Kiss recordsout,” Nielsen pulled out an LP andthrew it into the crowd.

Cheap Trick still rocks with thebest of them.

—Matthew CabanStaff Writer

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Housekeepers report harassment during June 21 shift

Inglett named new English department chair

College grant to benefit students planning to teach

Professor plans to continue work of predecessor and help students

By Matthew CabanStaff Writer

In the early hours of June21, an employee’s car wasdiscovered to have aslashed tire.

Maria Lare, a house-keeper for TruService, re-ported one of her tires hadbeen slashed on June 21during her shift.

Lare told campus secu-rity staff she believed a dis-

gruntled co-worker may beresponsible.

OKCCC has a contractwith TruService for house-keeping services, saidSafety and Security Direc-tor Ike Sloas.

A knife was found at thescene and later obtained byTruService Owner CamSomresmy, according tothe report.

The knife was not turnedin to school officials, saidSafety and Security Coor-dinator Keith Bourque.

Sloas said Lare told offic-ers harassing phone callsalso were made to her anda supervisor recently.

Somresmy said only onephone call was made.

“It was a little prank call,”he said. “It was blown outof proportion.”

Somresmy said a formeremployee was suspected inthe incident.

“We don’t have any proofit was him,” Somresmysaid.

Sloas said Safety and Se-

curity has offered their es-cort services for TruServiceemployees.

He said officers are avail-able to escort employees,students and staff mem-bers.

Sloas said no further in-vestigation will be con-

ducted unless new infor-mation surfaces.

For escort service infor-mation, contact Safety andSecurity at 682-1611, ext.7691.

Staff Writer MatthewCaban can be reached atSeniorWriter@okccc.edu.

By Matt StaffordNews Writing Student

OKCCC has named JonInglett the new chairman ofthe English Department.

The change took place inearly June after ProfessorWarren Neal finished hisfifth year as chairman.

According to the college’sadministrative procedure4032, a faculty membermay serve as departmentchair for three years.

Department chairs teach

Jon Inglett

nine credit hours per se-mester and spend the othersix leading the department.

Inglett was selected basedon his enthusiasm and at-tention to detail, said Artsand Humanities Dean Su-san VanSchuyver.

Inglett is a native of Tulsawhere he graduated fromUnion High School.

In an interview via e-mailInglett said that early inter-est in literature led him toa Bachelor of Arts degree inEnglish from the Universityof Arkansas.

Then, he pursued a Mas-

ter of Arts from SouthwestMissouri State University inSpringfield, Mo.

Inglett said during Neal’sstint as chair, he helpedstart the Writing Sympo-sium, a conference for writ-ing faculty from across thestate of Oklahoma.

Neal also worked hard toincrease majors in Litera-ture, Humanities, and Phi-losophy, which also is agoal of Inglett’s.

Another concern Ingletthopes to address is stu-dents transferring to an-other institution withoutthe courses needed tograduate.

“Many students do not

know the importance of re-ceiving a degree fromOKCCC,” Inglett said.␣

“By completing the de-gree before transferring,students have a better op-portunity to transfer theircollege-credit hours andthey are more prepared,”Inglett said.

Outside of the classroom,music is one of Inglett’spassions. He plays the gui-tar and avidly listens tomusic. He listens to a widerange of music such asElliot Smith, Coldplay andSnow Patrol.

By Catherine TullosNews Writing Student

If you are a future teacherof science or mathematics,a new grant given toOKCCC will enhance yourlearning experience begin-ning in the fall.

OKCCC received$300,000, from the Na-tional Science Foundation,said Biotech/Bio-infor -matics Discovery ProjectCoordinator Don Bell.

It will benefit futureteachers in their lower di-vision (pre-service) classes,he said.

It will provide future sci-ence and math teachers inbeginning classes with abackground in their fieldsof interest, Bell said.

“This grant is excitingbecause it representsOKCCC going forward toidentify and support ourstudents who want to bescience or math teachers,”said Charlotte Mulvihill,Biotechnology program di-rector.

Mulvihill wrote the grantand will be in charge of theprogram.

The grant will fund thetraining of pre-serviceteachers in many aspectsof biotechnology, Bell said.

The pre-service teacherscan then use their knowl-edge to educate students inlocal schools while doingtheir mandatory classroomvisits.

Pre-service teachers willgain hours toward theirdegree, experience in teach-ing, and will receive com-pensations for their class-room visits.

Currently, these teachersvisit local classrooms forfree.

OKCCC has partneredwith the University of Okla-homa and Saint Gregory’sUniversity in Shawnee onthis project.

This partnership will

bring students from OUand St. Gregory’s toOKCCC and will allow themto be trained in biotechnol-ogy as well.

Bell anticipates this pro-gram will help OKCCC con-tinue serving many schoolsin the greater OklahomaCity Area and continue tofoster thousands of lab ex-

“This grant is exciting because it representsOKCCC going forward to identify and support

students who want to be math or scienceteachers.”

—Charlotte MulvihillBiotechnology Program Director

periences for high schoolstudents in the area.

“We are very excited athaving the opportunity towork with pre-serviceteachers at Oklahoma CityCommunity College.

“The students are mostlikely to go to work at theunderserved OklahomaCity schools,” Bell said.

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“I am very angry thatsomeone would cut aprogram that is very

successful andneeded in our

public schools.”—Carmela Pyle

Upward Bound Director

Photo by Holly Jones

Jason Webb and Steve Webb of Advanced Warnings prepare the driveway next toparking lot G for striping. The paint used was water based and environmentally friendly.Steve Webb threw glass beads onto the wet paint for reflective purposes. The total cost ofthe parking lot expansion project is $203,997.

By Linh NejtekNews Writing Student

Upward Bound is at risk of having funding being takenaway which would result in the program being shut downsaid Upward Bound Director Carmela Pyle.

Despite this risk, Pyle is still preparing for the programto still be around next year.

Pyle has been with the program for a little more thanfive years now. “I could lose my job if we do not receivethe funding that we need and the students will not re-ceive any further assistance from us,” she said.

Concern over the program’s future comes on the heelsof President George W. Bush’s proposed budget.

Pyle explained that inBush’s proposed budget, hezeroed the program outwhich means that therewould be no funding for Up-ward Bound in his upcom-ing budget plans.

If Bush’s budget passescongress, all UpwardBound programs in thecountry would be elimi-nated and the students in-volved would have no fur-ther services.

According to a program brochure, Upward Bound isan education assistance program that is funded throughthe U.S. Department of Education, which provides stu-dents with the correct tools to succeed in high schooland beyond.

It serves high school students from the 9th through11th grades, ages 13 to 19.

In Oklahoma alone, there are 14,000 students enrolledin this program.

“There are signs the program may continue,” Pyle said.“As of right now, there has been unofficial word that thefunding will be restored and we will plan for it, but like Isaid, the word is unofficial.”

There are 48 students currently enrolled in the pro-gram at OKCCC.

“I am very angry that someone would cut a programthat is very successful and needed in our public schools,”Pyle said. “Upward Bound has been around since 1965,so it’s successful.”

Instructors also are concerned with Bush’s proposedbudget.

Bill Smiley, an instructor for Upward Bound, has beenwith the program for four years. He teaches severalclasses including Art Appreciation and Creative Writing.

Smiley said it would be a tragedy if funding is takenaway from the program. He said it’s a necessity forOKCCC.

“We try to build self-esteem and integrity into the stu-dents and teach them commitment,” Smiley said. “[We]let [students] know that they are worth something.”

By Andee L. SillsNews Writing Student

OKCCC Board of Regentsapproved a pay increase forall adjunct faculty mem-bers June 20.

Adjunct instructors willreceive an increase of $10per credit hour. Adjunctpay will be $540 per credithour beginning 2005.

“It’s an opportunity for usto reward the faculty,” saidGary Lombard, vice presi-dent for Human Resourcesand Support Services. “Weare attempting to remaincompetitive with other in-stitutions in the OklahomaCity area.”

Friendly stripes

OKCCC’s pay rates arehigher than OSU-OKC andabout the same as RoseState College, Lombardsaid.

Adjunct English Profes-sor Betty Dobry said, un-fortunately, part-time fac-ulty members sometimeshave to teach at several dif-ferent campuses to pay forthe necessities of life.

“[A pay raise] is a goodthing because it helps thecollege to retain adjunctfaculty that are really goodat teaching within theirchosen disciplines,” Dobrysaid. She also teaches atanother two-year college.

There are more part-timethan full-time professors atOKCCC, and the college

has the best orientationprogram for instructors,said Judy Gailey, adjunctmath professor and mathlab assistant.

Gailey said the pay is nother main concern.

“I’m delighted (about theraise),” Gailey said. “[Theraise] may help to pay forthe gasoline to get [toOKCCC] everyday.”

Adjunct faculty receiveda $15 per credit hour raiselast year and the rate isconstantly evaluated sothat the college can con-tinue to attract strong fac-ulty, Lombard said.

“Our faculty is great andwe try to stay competitiveso we can keep up the qual-ity.”

Upward Boundmay shut down

Adjunct profs talk about raises

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July 4, 2005 • PIONEER • 7

By Patrick KitchenNews Writing Student

Pathways Middle Collegeheld their first-ever gradu-ation on the OKCCC cam-pus June 1.

Pathways is an on-cam-pus program that gives stu-dents an extraordinary op-portunity to get a head startin college courses andpreparation,Carol Brogan,Pathways Middle CollegePrincipal, said.

Brogan said the gradua-tion was a success.

One hundred twenty-fivepeople came to campus li-brary rooms 407 A and B

By Erin SanchezNews Writing Student

Two landscaping projectsare being added in thenortheast and northwestcorners of the courtyardthis summer.

The projects will be lo-cated in the main buildingbetween the main entranceand entry 3.

Landscapes Etc. is thecompany developing thenew areas.

Gary Phillips, OKCCCBuilding and Campus Ser-vices supervisor, is oversee-ing the projects.

The new scenery will con-sist of a variety of plants,Phillips said.

Several shrubs are beingplanted and brick side-walks installed.

Phillips said the RoyalPrincess Nandina is an ex-cellent ground coveringplant.

It produces red berriesthrough the fall and winter,which will give the land-scaping great color.

Garden Junipers, an ev-ergreen that will last allyear long, and hostas, aground-covering perennialalso will be added, he said.

The cost of the landscap-ing combined is $8,864.

“[The money] comes outof my budget,” Phillips said.

“It’s end-of-the-year mo-ney.”

OKCCC sociology studentBlair Spear said, “[The

landscaping] will give stu-dents a place to go relaxand clear their minds. It’llgive the school a warm feel-

Campus courtyard gets makeover

Photo by Holly JonesCesar Santana of Landscapes Etc. prepares bricks to be cut and then laid out for a path in the northeast and northwest

corners of the courtyard. The makeover consists of a variety of flowers, groundcover and a new brick pathway. The total for theproject is $8,864, said Gary Phillips, OKCCC Building and Campus Services.

Students pathway leads to graduationto show their support forthe seven students whograduated.

“I put out enough chairsfor 125 people and it was agood thing because 125people showed up,” Brogansaid.

The graduation, lastingan hour and 10 minutes,showcased the graduatesdressed in their caps andgowns.

It featured speakers fromboth the graduating classas well as Pathways faculty.

It ended with the momentof graduation, signified bythe students’ walk acrossthe stage where they re-ceived their diplomas.

Starting in their junior

year at Pathways, the sevengraduates were able tocomplete a combined 80hours of concurrent collegeenrollment, giving them astart on their college ca-reers.

“Very few schools havethe opportunity to do this,”Brogan said.

The graduates, three menand four women, are en-rolled in college coursesthis summer and fall.

Between them, $169,000in scholarships wasawarded to the students fortheir hard work.

This scholarship moneywas made available byOklahoma Higher Learning

Access Program.This provides $2,000 a

semester to any studentwho applies to college bythe 10th grade and with ahousehold income under acertain level.

Pathways began with 15eighth graders in Januaryof 2001.

Brogan said the Path-ways program is success-ful in its mission to offercollege preparation for highschool students.

“I put out enough chairs for 125 people and itwas a good thing because 125 people

showed up.”—Carol Brogan

Pathways Middle College Principal

Read the Pioneer onlineat pioneer.okccc.edu

ing.”The landscaping projects

are scheduled for comple-tion June 30, Phillips said.

8 • PIONEER • July 4, 2005

Sports

UPCOMING Soccer camps showcase skillsSUMMER YOUTH

CAMPSCampers dribble, pass, and shoot with success in OKCCC summer camp

Camp counselor enjoys teaching kids

•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 informationvisit the website at 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. Campers willmeet by entry 7.

The cost for this campis $60. For more infor-mation, contact Com-munity Education andHealth Coordinator JackPerkins at 682-1611, ext.7205, or e-mail jperkins@okccc.edu.

•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. Thecost for this camp is $60.

For more information,contact Community Edu-cation and Health Coor-dinator Jack Perkins at682-1611, ext. 7205, orvisit www.okccc.edu/rcsor e-mail jperkins@okccc.edu.

Photo by Holly JonesSidney Master, Deshawn Watson, Jacob Mason, Troy Thomas, Elizabeth Atchley and Logan

Hill learn to move the ball and how to work as a team.” I wanted to learn how to score, run fasterand keep a better eye on the ball,” Mason said.

By John SavageStaff Writer

Shin guards clashed likeKatana blades as campersdribbled soccer ballsthrough the lane.

There was no battle tak-ing place in the gymnasiumbut there was a heavyamount of soccer drills be-ing performed.

The camp started outsideand then moved inside asthe summer heat warmedup the field.

Coach Mike Queri was incharge of campers age 9 to11 and soon had them splitinto groups so they couldscrimmage against eachother.

The soccer camp had thehighest number turnout ofall the camps thus far,Queri said. More than 50boys and girls practiced ev-erything from one-on-onedrills to shooting.

Campers, age 9 to 11,were the lowest in atten-dance, so Queri was neededto make an even 7-on-7team for practicing drills.

“We are going over pass-ing, dribbling, some head-ing and some technicalstuff this week,” Queri said.

The campers displayedcrisp movements as theypassed and moved without

the ball. The teams scoredat will due to the small set-ting in the gymnasium.

Minutes later the camp-ers took a few minutes torest and get some water.

As teams continued torest, bandages were appliedto skinned knees then ac-tion resumed.

Many of the youngercampers worked on skillson the third court in thegymnasium. As the cam-pers, ages 4 to 5 and 6 to8, practiced their shootingskills, assistant Larry

Thompson was there tofetch stray balls.

After several minutes ofbreak the campers, age 9to 11, walked back on thecourt.

One of the things Queriinsists on when playing in-doors is to keep the ball onthe ground. So no camperwill take a high kick or aheader to the face.

“Number one, it keepsthem, skill-wise, with pass-ing. The ball being in theair doesn’t do them anygood in a small setting like

this,” Queri said.A few timeouts were

needed when a ball strucka defender in the stomachand knocked the breath outof him momentarily. Sec-onds later he was on hisfeet.

For more informationcontact Community Educa-tion and Health Coordina-tor Jack Perkins at 682-1611, ext. 7205, or visitwww.okccc.edu/rcs.

Staff Writer John Savagecan be reached at StaffWriter2@okccc. edu.

By John SavageStaff Writer

Christina Foraker is anexperienced softball playerstarting her senior year atSouthwestern OklahomaState University in Weatherford. She is pursuing adegree in Athletic Training.This summer, she iscoaching youngsters inseveral sports at OKCCCcamps.

“I have played softballsince I was eight years old,”Foraker said.

Foraker trained atOKCCC for a short periodof time and had positivethings to say about the fa-cilities.

“Last year, I had kneesurgery when I workedhere,” Foraker said. “I usedtheir bikes to rehab myknee when I got off work.The facilities are really niceand there is a lot of vari-ety.”

“At SWOSU it can takehours to get on a treadmilll;here it’s not a problem,”Foraker said.

Foraker has been helpingwith all the camps this

summer but said she hasenjoyed some more thanothers.

“So far, this summer, thebasketball went really well,the baseball was good andthe soccer is challengingbecause of the high num-bers that attended,”Foraker said.

Foraker is about two se-mesters away from gradu-ating and becoming moreinvolved with athletic train-ing.

“I will probably be an ath-letic trainer at a clinical set-ting or at the high schoolor college level,” Foraker

said.The kids at the sports

camps are what make thisjob fun, she said.

“If I am not working as anintern as an athletic trainerthen I would like to comeback [as a camp counse-lor],” Foraker said.

Staff Writer John Savagecan be reached at StaffWriter2@okccc. edu.

•July 11 - 15: OKCCCwill offer coed golf from8 a.m. to noon, Mondaythrough Friday, July 11 to15, for ages 12 to 14. The campers will meetat entry 7 before movingto the OSU-OKC cam-pus. The cost for thiscamp is $60.

For more information,contact Community Edu-cation and Health Coor-dinator Jack Perkins at682-1611, ext. 7205, orvisit www.okccc.edu/rcsor e-mail jperkins@okccc.edu.

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July 4, 2005 • PIONEER • 9

Additional faculty offices to be builtBy Christiana Kostura

Editor

Two college union rooms,CU 7 and 8, will be trans-formed into faculty officesover the next month, saidArt Bode, vice president forBusiness and Finance.

Demolition of two roomsbegins on July 5, saidEddie Cox, Physical Plantproject manager.

The cost will be$38,243.10, Cox said.

Section 13 Offset funds,money for projects, willfund the project.

“There will be 10 new

[faculty] offices in those ar-eas,” Cox said.

Most of the professors arebeing moved from behindthe pool, out of 1C1 A andB, Bode said.

“You have to kind of walkpast the locker rooms, turnto the right, and then theiroffices are back there,”Bode said.

“They are very difficult tofind.”

Economic and Commu-nity Development and Rec-reation Community Ser-vices will use those areasfor their purposes, Bodesaid.

Cox said while PhysicalPlant employees will be do-

ing most of the work, andthree other companies willhave a part in the construc-tion.

Jerry’s Contracting willdo the drywall work, Coxsaid. Don’s Flooring will laythe carpeting. Control FireSystems will install a sprin-kler system to provide fireprotection.

“Interchange withstudents will be

much easier.”—Art Bode

Vice President forBusiness and Finance

Bode said having the pro-fessors in the new locationwill make finding the teach-ers easier for students.

“Interchange with stu-dents will be much easier,”Bode said.

Cox said the projectwould be done before fallsemester to give the profes-sors time to move in.

Editor Christiana Kosturacan be reached at editor@okccc.edu.

By JaNiece CranmerNews Writing Student

With technological advances today, students might behearing all the talk about Distance Education. OKCCCoffers numerous Distance Education options, such asWebCT and online courses.

Mary Turner, Student Development counselor, said thepopularity of these online courses is rising extremely fast.

These courses have a very good success rate at OKCCC,she said, and involve more than just an education.

Turner said online cour-ses give better interactionbetween the student andprofessor, and these typesof settings allow for a re-laxed atmosphere for themore shy personality.

There are even some ma-jors in which a degree maybe obtained by taking onlyonline courses, she said.

Areas such as liberalstudies and business bothturned to online educationto offer a degree.

Turner said it is feasible that one day in the near fu-ture, all courses will be offered online.

There are warning signs that follow these types ofcourses, Turner said.

“Students who are interested in taking an online courseneed to make sure they have enough time to commit toit,” Turner said.

“Just because a course is available at 2 a.m. for you todo your work, doesn’t make the course itself any easier.”

With one of the best success rates for online learningin the state, Turner said OKCCC looks towards the fu-ture and hopes to add more than their already 53-plusonline courses offered to students in any semester.

Turner said textbook companies are starting to catchonto the rave and are now making CD learning packetsavailable.

For information on online courses, contact call Stu-dent Development at 682-1611, ext. 7535 or visitwww.okccc.edu.

Online coursesmake lives easier

By Ross SmithNews Writing Student

There are many differentmusic classes offered atOKCCC.

“The music program hashad rapid growth in thepast three years,” Dave Ar-cher, music professor, said.

He said there are 45 de-clared music majors, whichare expected to rise by 15students in the 2005 fallsemester.

“We are in a stronggrowth period right now,”Archer said.

He also said he hasworked very hard, alongwith the other professors,to make this program ex-cel.

There are 12 adjuncts inthe department teaching

Music program shows growthpiano, voice, guitar, musicappreciation, music theoryand jazz ensemble, he said.

“We have a wonderfulgroup of adjuncts who workvery hard for the students.”

Archer saidthe number ofadjunct pro-fessors hasalso risenbecause ofthe increasein studentenrollment.

Chambe rchoir, openchoir and sym-phonic choir are some ofthe vocal classes offered, hesaid.

Clay Smith, OKCCCsummer student, said themusic class he attendedhelped him out a lot.

“[The] choir class that Itook at OKCCC was a lot of

fun and really helped withmy confidence when sing-ing in front of others,”Smith said.

Compared to the othermusic offerings, the choir

program has thestrongest enroll-

ment and per-f o r m a n c eschedule, Ar-cher said.

Many of themusic classesare detailed onthe OKCCC

website or in thecourse catalog. Pri-

vate lessons for beginningand advanced music stu-dents are available uponrequest.

For more informationabout the music program,contact Archer at darcher@okccc.edu or call 682-1611,ext. 7245.

“Students who areinterested in taking

an online course needto make sure theyhave enough time

to commit to it.”—Mary Turner

Student DevelopmentCounselor

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ing my kids.”Kostura and Austin both

said it’s important for ev-eryone to be aware of thechanges the environment isgoing through.

“People should knowwhat’s going on,” Kosturasaid.

“They should know aboutthe damage pollution cancause and how to preventit from happening.”

Kostura said the club isfor anyone interested inhelping the environmentand willing to help startprograms in which stu-dents could be active.

She said the club needs10 members before it be-comes official and is con-sidered to be active by thecollege.

Once members havejoined, Kostura said, posi-tions and jobs will be de-termined.

OKCCC Biology professorJulian Hilliard said hewould be the club’s spon-sor if the club ever lifted offthe ground. He said it’sgood to see people fightingthe good fight.

If the club does becomeactive, Kostura said, shehopes to see the club par-ticipate in different eventsthe school holds during the

HighlightsCalm Waters seek volunteers

Calm Waters Center for Children and Families is seek-ing volunteers to help co-lead support groups that helpchildren deal with death or divorce. Upon completion of atraining program that teaches children’s responses to grief,the healing process, communication, healthy coping skillsand group leadership skills, volunteers will co-facilitategroups on Monday or Thursday evenings for eight-weeksessions or lead groups in elementary schools. The nextvolunteer training begins Aug. 5 and enrollment is underway. For more information or to become a volunteer, call946-2264.

College Democrats seek membersThe College Democrats are looking for members to

revitalize the club. Anyone interested should contact clubsponsor David Charlson at djcharlson@okccc.edu or clubsponsor Rick Vollmer at 682-1611, ext. 7302, or e-mailrvollmer@okccc.edu.

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 and Hu-manities building’s lounge area, near the staircase. Meet-ings will include discussion of a school-wide writing an-thology and offer a chance for club members to displaytheir original pieces. For more information, contact Pub-licity 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 band AhnTrio; Jan. 31, Tom Tiratto and His Big Band; Feb. 21, four-man percussion ensemble So Percussion; March 7, pia-nist and Van Clibum silver medalist winner ValeryKuleshov; and April 4, San Francisco’s Sonos Hand BellEnsemble. For more information or to purchase 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 toStaffWriter1@okccc.edu using the word

Highlights in the subject line.

Save the planet with a club

Photo by Holly Jones

Donating was never so much fun

year.“I’d like to see more can

drives,” Kostura said. “It’dalso be neat to have booths[during college fairs] thatteach children how to re-cycle and give informationon how recycling works.”

Kostura also said she’dlike to have guest speakersfrom the State Environ-mental Office and conser-vation organizations comeand speak at the collegeabout environmental a-wareness and what peoplecan do to help out theircommunity and planet.

Most of all, Kostura said,she’d like to raise money tohelp promote recycling andenergy conservation oncampus.

“It’d be good to earnmoney for recycle bins andplace them around cam-pus,” she said.

“My biggest wish is to es-tablish a car pooling group.But that’s big and in thefuture.”

For more informationabout the club, or to joinor to become a sponsor, callKostura at 682-1611, ext.7409 or e-mail editor@okccc.edu.

Staff Writer Richard Hallcan be reached at StaffWriter1@okccc.edu.

“Giving blood is a good thing to do,” Jay Malmstrom, math professor, said. “It is also aneasy way to get a pulse, blood pressure and cholesterol check. Plus it’s a chance for meto lay down for 15 minutes.” Malmstrom was one of many who donated blood during theJune 29 blood drive sponsord by Student Life.

By Richard HallStaff Writer

The Earth is a preciousthing to waste — just asktwo OKCCC students hop-ing to promote environmen-tal awareness by revivingthe Ecology/Biology Club.

Christiana Kostura, jour-nalism major and Pioneereditor, and biology majorJessica Austin are lookingfor other students andsponsors to help establishthe club.

“We need people to helpcome up with ideas so theclub could get more peopleinvolved [with the environ-ment],” Austin said.

Austin, 20, said she’s al-ways had a love for natureand has always been a na-ture person.

“I love camping and it’sinteresting to learn aboutlife and how it works,” shesaid.

Kostura also said she’sbeen environmentallyaware since she was achild.

“Since I was a kid I wastaught how to recycle andtold not to litter,” Kosturasaid.

“It’s something I’m teach-

July 4, 2005 • PIONEER • 11

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“Students,”Cont. from page 1

“Family,”Cont. from page 1

College takes part inassessment testing

Students’ feelings aremixed about restroom

by 7.5 feet, Messer said.Bode said a need does

exist for the restroom.“We maybe don’t have as

much of a family type need,but we do have caregiversfor some of our students orsome visitors who mayneed assistance wherethere is an opposite sex is-sue,” he said.

The idea for the familyrestroom was initiatedthrough Student Services,said Pat Stowe, Services forStudents with Disabilitiesdirector.

“As you look around inthe community, airportsand malls, these restroomsare available,” Stowe said.

She said family restroomslike this are needed to servethe community.

The administration feltthe restroom was neededfor caretakers of someOKCCC students.

Messer said it is designedas a handicap-accessiblerestroom, with one toiletand a diaper-changing sta-

tion.Students have different

views on the new restroom.“If there [are] a lot of

people with kids, it may bebeneficial,” said ShekinaRoberson, marketing andspeech communicationsmajor.

Business managementmajor, Tyler Warcup a-greed. “Due to the summerprogram and the day care,that would really benefitthe parents,” Warcup said.

Johnny Chou, financeand economic major, dis-agrees. “[The college]shouldn’t be spendingmoney on a restroom,” hesaid. “The $4,620 shouldbe used for [other things].

“The overhead cost of therestroom will contribute totuition increases in the fu-ture.”

Messer said he does nothave an exact date for theend of construction.

“I just follow the processand go from there,” Messersaid. “This is a project con-tinuing to move along.”

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pared to 108 the year be-fore.

“We give the test to stu-dents who have completed45 credit hours or more,”Sechrist said.

“We try to get it so mostof the general educationhas been completed at thattime.”

Students qualifying forthe test are contacted inSeptember of each year,Harrison said. She said itis up to students whetherthey participate or not.

“As an incentive for theirparticipation and to ensure

they will do their best onthe exam, students are toldthat if their total score is475 or above (approxi-mately two standard devia-tion points above themean), they will be given athree-hour tuition feewaiver for their use in thespring semester,” Harrisonsaid in an e-mail interview.

Four students receivedthe reward this spring,Harrison said.

A third measure used todetermine whether generalcompetency levels are be-ing met by students is suc-cessful completion of spe-cific courses, Harrison said.

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