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Aug. 22, 2005This Week

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Student Michelle Koss checks over her study guide to see what shemay have missed on a test she took in the Test Center. The center’s hoursfor the fall semester are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9:30p.m., and Friday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is closed onSundays. For more information, call (405) 682-1611, ext. 7321.

Photo by Holly Jones

Students welcomedwith fun and freebies

By Earl Kenneth Sneed Jr.News Writing Student

and Christiana KosturaEditor

Two weeks of free events willwelcome students to the

OKCCC campus, said Liz Largent,Student Life director.

Activities include tie-dying T-shirts, a noontime concert and avideo simulation of wild game hunt-ing.

“We want to welcome all of thenew students and [returning] stu-dents back,” Largent said.

She said Welcome Week gives stu-dents the opportunity to meet otherstudents while having an enjoyabletime.

The first week, four free events arescheduled in the college union.

On Monday, Aug. 22, studentscan get snow cones from noon to 1p.m., and from 4 to 5 p.m., saidCommunity Engagement Coordina-tor, Jon Horinek.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday,Aug. 23, students can have theirnames written on a piece of rice.

A hunting simulator will be set upin the college union from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24.

And, on Thursday, Aug. 25, stu-dents can tie dye T-shirts from 11

a.m. to 1 p.m.Fun events will continue

through the second week ofclasses as well, Largent said.

On Wednesday, Aug. 31, singerLauren Sonder will perform in thecollege union from noon to 1 p.m.

The Student Organizations Fairwill take place from 8 a.m. to 8p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, andThursday, Sept. 1.

The last event of Welcome Weekhas students creating photo stick-ers from noon to 4 p.m., Thurs-day, Sept. 1, Horinek said.

Welcome Week is just the firstof many programs Student Life of-fers students throughout the se-mester.

Largent said she hopes WelcomeWeek will serve as an introductionto another event Student Life of-fers — the Brown Bag Lunch Se-ries — an educational series ofseminars offered 12 to 15 timeseach semester.

Horinek said each seminar isdesigned to equip students withskills to supplement those taughtin the classroom.

Although the events are not re-lated in terms of their goals for thedepartment, Largent said both ac-tivities received praise from stu-dents last year.

The department hopes for simi-lar results this year, she said.

Returning students, faculty offer sound adviceBy Holly Jones

Staff Writer

Incoming students find outquickly how difficult it can be

to find their way around a newschool.

They may have several questionssuch as what kind of professorsthey’ll have, what the differencesare between new and used books,or if they have even chosen theright programs for themselves.

Several students and faculty of-

fered advice they hope will be help-ful the first few weeks of school.

“The teachers are really helpful,so take their advice,” said RachelLeary, 19, marketing and econom-ics sophomore.

The college requires that all pro-fessors have office hours availableso that students can ask ques-tions, check grades and get advice.

Chemistry professor KristyBailey said advisers are a must.

“An adviser can help with theright classes toward the degree andhelp with classes that could go to-ward [a different] degree if the first

does not work out.”Katie Pounds, a sophomore tak-

ing general education courses, saidto take advantage of the smallerclasses OKCCC offers because theyequal more one-on-one time withprofessors. “I like that aboutOKCCC.”

Be textbook savvy, said BrandonNelson, a 22-year-old sophomoreenrolled in the automotive pro-gram. “Buy your books early,” hesaid. “Most used books go fast.”

Nursing major Davina Sullivan,28, advises going the distance.

“Stick with it,” she said. “In the

end it will pay off.” She said justtaking one or two classes a semes-ter will still pay off.

Student Services Dean JohnHockett said students need to havea plan for completing their majors.

Student Development counselorsoffer individualized plans for stu-dents that offer career planningand exploration, he said. Once stu-dents take ownership of their pro-gram, they are more likely to fin-ish and get that degree, he said.

Staff Writer Holly Jones can bereached at PioneerPhotog@okccc.edu.

Testing knowledge

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

PIONEERVol. 34 No. 1

Christiana Kostura.. ..........EditorRichard Hall.............Staff WriterMatthew Caban..........Staff WriterJohn Savage...........Staff WriterHolly Jones...........PhotographerCaroline Ting........Ad ManagerMelissa Guice.....Online EditorDaniel Lapham....Lab AssistantRonna Austin.........Lab DirectorSue Hinton.......Faculty Adviser

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Communications Lab helpsstudents succeed in collegeUse less energy,

spend less money To the editor:When I came to OKCCC

and the Career TransitionsProgram, I had high hopesand dreams. Then it hap-pened. I had to take theCOMPASS Test. When I gotthe results of my test, myhopes and dreams wentdown the drain.

You see, I made a scoreof 35 on the writing part ofthe test. Craig Hitchcock,who is a labor market spe-cialist and an instructor inthe CTP, told me that witha score like that I could notget in the EMT class.

My self-esteem and con-fidence dropped to the floor.I was ready to walk out andforget about bettering my-self.

Craig said he could helpme overcome this obstacle.He then told me about theCommunications Lab.“They work miracles inthere,” Craig said.

I was then introduced toCharlotte Roller who is aCommunications Lab As-sistant. Charlotte intro-duced me to the rest of thelab staff.

I explained my problem tothem. Charlotte told me itwas no problem that I couldnot overcome. I had doubts

about that. This was onJuly 21, and I had untilAug. 22 to get in the EMTclass. She got me started onthe computer with the Mi-cro Lab.

I went to the Communi-cations Lab every day. Iworked between four andsix hours each day.

I would have to say thatsome of the stuff seemed tobe the same things that Ilearned in the fourth andfifth grades.

I felt that maybe I shouldnot be here. If I could notremember things that Ilearned back then, whywould I remember things Ilearn now?

On July 27, I asked Char-lotte how I was doing. Shesaid, “Great! I bet you’lltake the test and ace it.”She was not far off on her

prediction. I took the COM-PASS writing test the verynext day. I scored an 88.

The labs do work! It is notwhat you get out of them;it is what you put into themthat counts!

Thank you to all the labstaff!

—Gordon WilliamsOKCCC Student

“I’m feeling pretty smug right now,” said Char-lotte Mulvihill, biotechnology professor. Mulvihillpurchased a Honda Civic hybrid vehicle about twoyears ago.

With gas prices at a record high, many peopleare complaining in the United States, but not manyare following Mulvihill’s lead in doing somethingabout it.

Instead of trading in gas-guzzlers for gas-sippers,most Americans keep pouring in $2.50 per gallongas into the 25-gallon tank of an SUV.

Oil consumption in America is rising, accordingto the CNN website Aug. 14.

In the article, Trilby Lundberg, publisher of theLundberg Survey said, “Even at the current record-breaking gas prices, gas demand, while not gallop-ing, is growing.”

People need to do their part to help bring downgas prices by using less gasoline.

People should consider carpooling, driving smallervehicles and traveling less. Any measures that canbe taken to use less gas will eventually lower thegas prices.

There are many things gasoline consumers cando to save gas.

Never overfill the gas tank. “Overfilling results insloshing over and out of the tank,” according towww.howtoadvice.com/savinggas.

The suggestions also address people warming upthe engine in their vehicle. “Avoid prolonged warm-ing up of engine, even on cold mornings — 30 to45 seconds is plenty of time.”

The article also cautions against having windowsdown while driving. “Keep windows closed whendriving at highway speeds. Open windows causeair drag, reducing your mileage by 10 percent.”

Mulvihill said she has noticed a difference in herdriving habits since purchasing a hybrid vehicle.

There is a monitor in her hybrid alerting her tohow many miles to the gallon she’s receiving,Mulvihill said.

She said reading the monitor has encouraged herto use cruise control, drive 60 miles per hour onthe highway and to coast to a stop to save gas.

“I feel validated in my decision to buy a hybrid,”Mulvihill said. “I only fill up once every two weeks.”

Americans must do their part to use less fuel.This will slow the demand for more oil, especiallysince Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said the newenergy bill is not expected to help.

“American motorists should not expect lowergasoline prices to follow quickly on the heels of thisweek’s passage of legislation to overhaul U.S. en-ergy policy,” said Bodman in an interview postedon MSNBC’s site.

“This is a great wake-up call for Americans,”Mulvihill said. “It’s time to stop wasting energy.”

—Christiana KosturaEditor

“The labs do work!It is not what

you get out of them;it is what you put into

them that counts!Thank you to all the

lab staff!”—Gordan Williams

OKCCC Student

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Comments and Reviews

Blocking handicappedramps against the lawTo the editor:

The ramps [around thecollege] are not only forwheelchairs but are used byfolks like myself who havedifficulty stepping up on thecurb, and faculty and staffwith carts.

We need signs that say“Don’t Block Ramp!” at eachramp to prevent vehiclesfrom parking there. I just

asked a lady at Entry 8 tomove her van and she saidshe would if and when shesaw someone in a wheel-chair.

It’s against the law justlike handicapped parkingand the fine is the same.Next time I’ll simply call thepolice. Thanks.

Also, the concrete barri-ers in the handicapped

parking spaces behind thepool haven’t been replaced;therefore, in a very shorttime there will be no signson poles marking thesespaces due to folks pullingup too far and breakingthem off. There are sevenspaces and three signs onpoles remaining.

—Lloyd KingsburyHealth Lab Coordinator

Wes Craven took a five-year break from film-mak-ing after delivering theyawnfest known as“Scream 3.”

Then earlier this year hereleased “The Cursed,”which was anything but anachievement.

Now comes “Red Eye,” afilm that does everythingCraven’s past several filmscouldn’t do — it entertains.

In “Red Eye” we meetJackson Ripner (played byCillian Murphey), the char-ming and suave go-to guyfor government overthrowsand high-profile assassina-tions.

While on a flight headedfor Miami, Lisa Reisert(played by Rachel Mc-Adams of “The Notebook”)gets caught up in a fight forher father’s life while at-tempting to thwart an as-sassination plot against agovernment official and hisfamily.

The chemistry betweenMcAdams and Murpheyworks well in this film.What starts off as calmchatter between themturns into dramatic verbaland violent interactions,and every second of it is be-lievable.

The atmosphere is chill-ing — being caught on anairplane sitting next to theman who has your father’slife in his clutches is an in-triguing concept, and isexecuted well.

With the intelligent scriptand Murphey’s (“28 DaysLater”) acting, the film hasa way of tricking you intothinking “hey, this guy isn’tso bad.”

On the other end of thespectrum, the script alsohelps you relate to and feelfor Reisert.

The only squab I havewith the film is that theending is really abrupt.There is a lot of buildup

throughout the film and Iexpected something a littlemore climactic.

Craven’s typical end-of-the-movie twist isn’t thereand, for the first time Imissed it.

All-in-all, Craven deliverswith “Red Eye,” and all Ican say is it’s about time.This is some of his bestwork since “The Last Houseon the Left” and “PeopleUnder the Stairs.”

It’s a must-see for Cravenfans, and a great choiceduring this summerdrought.

“Red Eye” soars to a B+.—Richard Hall

Staff Writer

‘Red Eye’ good flight of fright

“Welcome back my friends to the show that neverends. We’re so glad you could attend. Come inside!Come inside!”

—Karn Evil 9 First Impressionby Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

Welcome to one and all! We in Student Develop-ment are so glad you’ve chosen to attend OKCCC.We believe this is an excellent place to start (or con-tinue) your academic pursuits.

Whether you’re a brand new student with the glowof high school graduation fresh on your cheeks or aseasoned veteran returning for another term, it’simportant to get the semester off to a solid start.That means doing a few basic things such as at-tending class on a regular basis (even if you’re inonline courses, you need to check in frequently andkeep your work current), reading and completingassignments in a timely manner, and preparing forexams before the night before.

It also means getting acclimated to the campusenvironment so you can feel comfortable here. Thisis a large and complex structure, so don’t feel timidasking for help. Even we old-timers have to stopand get our bearings at times, so it’s OK to get lost.

Doing well academically also will require you takegood care of yourself. Your health and well-being isimportant. If you don’t already have a regular rou-tine, establish one. Make sure your diet is adequateand includes healthy choices from all of the foodgroups. If you’re going to have a long day with fewbreaks, tuck something nutritious in your back-pack so you can eat something quickly. Going toolong without nourishment depletes your body’s re-serves and makes it more difficult for you to con-centrate. Likewise, it is important to get as muchrest as possible. You must get enough sleep to staywell and to focus on your studies. Balance is thekey to success. While you must make time to study,you also must allow time to relax. Whether you’retaking a few minutes to put up your feet, chattingwith friends or engaging in activities more time con-suming, recreation is important to your well-being.

Finally, use your campus resources. OKCCC pro-vides more support to students than any other col-lege in this state. There are learning labs to assistyou. The library provides access to print and elec-tronic resources. Let’s not forget your professors.They are second to none and here because theylove to teach.

Are you too shy to ask for help? Don’t be! Thesmartest people in the world are those who knowwhat they don’t know and ask for help when theyneed it. Make yourself one of them.

Come inside, the show’s about to start. Guaran-teed to blow your head apart. Rest assured you’llget your money’s worth… Come and see the show!

—Mary TurnerStudent Development Counselor

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.Submit your questions to editor@okccc.edu

and find the answer in the paper.

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By Richard HallStaff Writer

The largest computer-re-lated theft in OKCCC his-tory took place in early Julywhen $17,000 worth ofcomputer hardware wasstolen from the ComputerScience Lab on the 2nd and3rd floors of the library,said Keith Bourque, Safetyand Security coordinator.

Hardware stolen included70 memory sticks, 27 harddrives and four computers.

Lisa Davis, Network Ad-ministration and Technol-ogy Support director, saidall of the hardware stolenwas taken out of the com-puters in the lab.

Although the number ofsuspects is unknown,Davis said they knew whatthey were doing.

“They had to take apart

By Christiana KosturaEditor

What was first thought tobe a chemical fire resultedin the evacuation of the col-lege Aug. 2.

Safety and Security Di-rector Ike Sloas said he wassatisfied with the emer-gency response eventhough the flames werelater determined to be non-toxic.

“We evacuated very effi-ciently and quickly,” Sloassaid. “All the alarmsworked and the smokedoors closed.”

He said no one was in-jured during the event.

Safety and Security Of-ficer Kevin Tipton had re-sponded to a smoke alarmin classroom 1C7, which ispart of the biotechnologylab. Tipton, according to anOKCCC Incident Report,observed flames inside abeaker resting on a hot-plate.

The Safety and Securitydepartment ordered a total

Lab fire prompts complete evacuation

Photo by Christiana Kostura

The Oklahoma City Fire Department responds to a possible chemical fire in the biotechnologylab on Aug. 2.

evacuation of the buildings,Sloas said.

He said, at the time, theSafety and Security depart-ment could not determine

the cause of the fire.He said officers were con-

cerned chemicals could beinvolved since the fire wasin an area where experi-

ments are conducted.At the time of the inci-

dent, officers were unableto locate any lab personnelto determine what was in

the beaker, Sloas said.Shortly after the security

office began the evacuationof the college, the Okla-homa City Fire Departmentarrived on the scene.

District Chief Larry Rush-er said after determiningthe fire was already out, theOklahoma Hazardous Ma-terials team was called todetermine whether chemi-cals were involved.

“Water was left in the bea-ker unattended,” Rushersaid. “The water boileddown and the rubber tubeholder caught fire.”

After determining whatwas in the beaker, the col-lege was determined to besafe by the fire departmentand everyone was allowedto return to the building.

“We do system checksquarterly,” Sloas said. “Thisprocess helps determinethat everything is in work-ing order.”

He said the last systemcheck was in July and ev-erything checked out fine.

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

Theft clears computer labs; $17,000 worth of hardware gonethe computers before theycould get anything out ofthem,” she said.

Network Specialist JoeyWare said the computertowers themselves aren’tlocked down, and that thesuspects went through a lotof trouble to open morethan 100 computers in thelab.

Davis said new locks havebeen purchased to helpprevent future thefts.

Bourque said he doesn’tknow when the theft couldhave taken place becauselibrary elevators and doorsare locked during the hoursthe campus is closed.

Davis said it was unlikelythe theft occurred duringoperating hours becausesomeone would have no-ticed the activity.

Ware said there was nosensitive information onthe stolen hard drives andthat they were secondary

drives, not the primaryones the computers used.

Bourque said securityofficers are going to takeextra precautions, includ-

ing installing security cam-eras, so another theft likethis won’t likely occur inthe future.

“Safety and Security cur-

rently is looking into a se-curity system,” he said.

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

By Christiana KosturaEditor

OKCCC added eight newfaculty positions this fall, arecord-breaking number,said Paul Sechrist, vicepresident/provost for Aca-demic Affairs.

“It’s the largest number ofnew positions, faculty po-sitions, that we’ve had,”Sechrist said. “But actu-ally, we’ve had other yearswhere we’ve had more re-tire and be replaced.”

The number of new posi-tions created was the resultof an increase in funding,

OKCCC welcomes new professorshe said.

“It really came from acombination of two sour-ces: an increase in stateappropriations, and an in-crease in student fees andtuition,” he said.

Sechrist said six profes-sors have been replaceddue to resignation or retire-ment.

The new professors are:Douglas Blake, art; SteveKash, biology; CassandraMeek, biology/chemistry;Gyanendra Prasad Baral,business/economics.

Cecelia Pittman, childdevelopment; Nina Smith,

English; Christopher Vers-chage, English; JohnEhrhardt, history.

Tamara Carter, math-ematics; Valerie McCart-ney, nursing; Reeca Young,occupational therapy assis-tant.

Randy Hopkins, politicalscience; Peggy Jordan, psy-chology; and Cené Gibson,nursing.

Sechrist said the collegeis growing and studentscan expect to see many newfaces.

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

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SEM Center construction beginsBy Christiana Kostura

Editor

A two-year constructionproject has begun with theScience, Engineering andMathematics Center, saidEddie Cox, Physical Plantproject manager.

He said W.L. McNatt andCompany, the builder, ar-rived on campus Tuesday,Aug. 9.

Workers began by erect-ing fences around the areawhere the SEM Center willbe, Cox said. This is thearea above the under -ground building on the eastend of the main building.

The lava rocks on top ofthe underground buildinghave been scraped intopiles, loaded into trucksand hauled off, Cox said.

He said the company alsobuilt a temporary construc-tion wall at the exit locatedon the second floor of themain building near class-rooms 2J4, 2J5 and 2J6.

The wall will help protectthe college’s inhabitantsduring the building, hesaid. The area will be sealed

off until construction iscomplete.

Students will first beginto really notice the con-struction at the end of Oc-tober or beginning of No-vember when the steel isbrought in, Cox said. Withthe steel, walls will actuallystart being visible from theparking lots.

Cox said currently, thenoise is minimal and is notinterrupting classes.

“When it gets to be reallynoisy, they’ll do the demo-lition at night,” Cox said.

He said different parts ofthe project are scheduled tocorrespond with the col-lege’s class schedule to pre-vent interruptions as muchas possible.

The SEM Center willhouse 18 classrooms, 12labs, a greenhouse, 33 fac-ulty offices, an adjunct fac-ulty office, plus dean anddivision offices.

The center also will havetwo new sets of restrooms,an elevator and a set ofstairs inside.

“May 7, 2007, is the ap-proximate end date forcompletion of the center,”Cox said.

The SEM Center will costabout $9 million, Cox said.The project is fundedthrough student revenuebonds, said J.B. Messer,Physical Plant director.

In addition to the con-struction of the SEM Cen-ter, which will span a64,000-square-foot area,several renovations will be

occurring, Cox said.The first renovation is the

reconstruction of the ce-ment ramp leading to En-try 14, he said.

The current ramp doesnot meet the Americanswith Disabilities Act re-quirements, Cox said.

The ramp will be underconstruction in September

Film institute wraps upBy Rebekah Smith

News Writing Student

The Hollywoodesque filminstitute wrapped up pro-duction July 29.

Students in the Okla-homa Film Institutelearned how to plan, shootand edit a movie from filmindustry professionals, saidRochelle Mosby, Arts andHumanities Division secre-tary.

OFI Director Rick AllenLippert agreed with Mosbyabout the purpose of theinstitute.

“Our goal here at Okla-homa City Community Col-lege is to give students ahands-on experience infilmmaking so they will beable to find work in the in-dustry,” Lippert said.

The cost for the coursewas $500 per week plus a$45 registration fee.

Twelve students signedup for the three-weekcourse, which is referred toas the “Director’s Track.”Students attended thetraining from Oklahomaand Texas. They ranged inage from 16 to 50, saidBrian Shultzabarger, OFIstudent intern.

“I was a lawyer for 30years before I realized thatI really want to producefilms,” said Jim Fehrle fromTulsa. “That is when Isigned up for the class.”

Shultzabarger said, dur-ing the first week studentsare taught how to breakdown a script, prepare forproduction and cast forproduction.

“The actors were cast bythe students on July 18,”Shultzabarger said.

During week two stu-dents began production onthe film. Working withlights, cameras and sound,they began to bring the filmto life, Lippert said.

“Week two was my favor-ite week,” said Leon Schra-ger from Mexico City. “Iloved shooting the film.Even though it was a lot ofhard work I had fun doingit.”

Each of the 12 studentsworking on the “Director’sTrack” was given a scene todirect however they wanted.

Last spring a screenplaycompetition was held to

Photo byHolly Jones

Ted West,OklahomaFilmInstitutestudent,works witha digitalvideocameracapturingfootage fora trailerbased onthe screen-play“Thera-pist.”OFI is athree-weekintensivehands onfilmprogramdesignedto intro-ducestudents tothe filmindustry.

and will be completed inapproximately 30 to 45days.

For construction updatesand a complete list of thePhysical Plant’s projects,visit www.okccc.edu/physicalplant.

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

determine which scriptwould be used for the insti-tute. Paul Tompkins wrotethis year’s winning screen-play titled “Therapist,”Lippert said.

The last week of the in-stitute was spent editingthe film, Lippert said.“Some students edited tocreate a one-minute trailerwhile others made a shortfilm using every scene.”

Shultzabarger said theinstitute comes out on top.

“It is a well hidden secret,but we really have the bestfilm school in the entirestate,” he said. “We are theonly college that gives stu-dents hands-on experi-ence.”

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By Richard HallStaff Writer

Arts Festival Oklahoma promises a buffet of food vendors this year sure to suiteveryone’s tastes.

Lea Ann Hall, Business Division assistant andnewly-appointed food concessions chairperson of Arts Fes-tival Oklahoma, said 13 vendors will serve their special-ties come Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2 through 5.

The arts festival committee looked at more than 20 ven-dors who offered to participate in the festival but choseonly 13 based on criteria such as menu selection andprices, Hall said.

“[The committee] wanted to make sure no one serves thesame thing,” Hall said. “[We are] adding new things thisyear but keeping old favorites like the hot dogs and icecream waffles.”

Hall said the festival planners also are thinking healthyby choosing vendors that serve calorie-conscience foodssuch as salads.

Menu items include foot-long corndogs, funnel cakes,assorted salads, gyros, Indian tacos, ice cream and shavedice.

Hall said she’s looking forward to the festival. She saidshe hopes for good food and good weather.

For more information about the vendors, visit www.okccc.edu/afo/food.Staff Writer Richard Hall can be reached at SeniorWriter@okccc.edu.

EntertainmentCalendar

Friday, Sept. 2:8 p.m.: Shenandoah

Saturday, Sept. 3:noon: Retro Band ( Classic Rock Band)1 p.m.: Oki Taiko (Japanese Drum Corps)2 p.m.: Oklahoma Traditional Music (Acoustic Band)3 p.m.: Spanish Dancers4 p.m.: John Taylor (Solo Vocal & Guitar)4:30 p.m.: TBA5:15 p.m.: Debbie Henning (Solo Blues)6:15 p.m.: Full Circle (Pop Band)8:30 p.m.: OKC Philharmonic10 p.m.: Fireworks display

Sunday, Sept. 4:1 p.m.: Low Maintenance (Classic Rock Band)2 p.m.: Debra Lennon (Country Singer)2:30 p.m.: TBA3 p.m.: Jewish Dancers (David Tichenor)4 p.m.: Erica, James, and Jason (Celtic Song Writers)5 p.m.: Stephanie Jackson (Classical Guitar)7:30 p.m.: The Buck Ram “Platters”All day: The “Late Great Chevys of Oklahoma

City” are dedicated to the preservation and res-toration of Chevrolets from 1958 through 1964.The classic car show will be held on the festi-val grounds Sunday, Sept. 4 between parkinglots D and E.

Monday, Sept. 5:Noon: Alive Tomorrow (Christian Rock)1 p.m.: Edgar Cruz (Classical & Pop Guitar)2 p.m.: Simoleons (Folk Duo)3 p.m.: Mike Black & The Stingrays (Classic Rock)4 p.m.: The Blues Society Band (Blues Band)

AFO offers food for all

“[The committee]wanted to make

sure no one servesthe same thing.[We are] addingnew things this

year, but keepingold favorites like the

hot dogs and icecream waffles.”

—Lea Ann HallArts Festival

Oklahoma FoodConcessionsChairperson

•Circle J Concessions - American: Hand-Dipped Foot-Long Corn Dog, Funnel Cakes, Fried Moz-zarella Cheese-on-a-Stick, Strawberry New Orleans

•Classic American Grill - American: Assorted Muffins, Sausage Biscuit (with or without cheese),Biscuits & Gravy (Add Sausage), Coffee (16 oz.), Hot Chocolate (16 oz.)

Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Chiliburger, Southwestern Salad, Taco Salad, Taco Tater, Assorted Cook-ies, Fruit Snack Pies, Tube Nuts, Cup Cakes or Twinkies, Assorted Candy, Packaged Potato Chips orFritos

•Das Bratwursthaus - German: Fleischkaese on a Bun, Pommes Frittes, Knockwurst (Dinnersinclude Homemade Potato Salad, Sauerkraut, and Bun), Bratwurst Dinner, Currywurst Dinner,Knockwurst Dinner, Schnitzel Dinner, Fleischkaese Dinner, Jaegerschnitzel (Mushroom Gravy) Din-ner, Pretzel with Cheese, Apple Strudel, Black Forrest Cake

•Green’s Buckboard Grill - American: Butterflied Pork Loin Sandwich w/Chipotle Mayo (6"Bun), Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich w/Bacon, Basil Mayo (6"Bun), Grilled B-B-Q Bologna Sand-wich w/Grilled Onions (6" Bun), Fresh Curly Fries (1 lb. Potato), Fried Green Tomatoes (5 slices),Fried Mushrooms, Fried Dill Pickle Spears, Cheesecake w/Strawberries

•Jr’s Sno Shack Shave Ice: Shaved Ice (16 oz.) - 24 flavors•Smokin’ Oakie - Early American: Chopped Brisket Sandwich (5 oz.), Smoked Pork Chop Sand-

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Cream, Chopped Brisket Potato w/Butter, Cheese, Sour Cream, Frozen Chocolate Dipped Cheese-cake, Frozen Chocolate Dipped Banana

•Sweis’s Restaurant - Greek: Gyros Sandwich (7" pita), Western Gyro (7" pita), Baklava (2" x 1"),Pizza and Gyro Plate

•Tad’s Catering & Concessions, LLC - Indian Tacos - Indian: Indian Taco (Add Sour Cream,Jalapenos ), Churros, Fry Bread and Honey

•Tad’s Catering & Concessions, LLC - Burritos - Mexican: Chipotle Beef Burrito, Garlic ChickenBurrito, Black Bean and Spinach Burrito, Add Sour Cream and Jalapenos

•Two Okies Concessions - German: German Style Kettle Corn - Small (6 x 15), German StyleKettle Corn - Medium (7 x 18), German Style Kettle Corn - Large (9 x 24), German CinnamonRoasted Nuts (Pecans & Almonds)

•Waffle Sundae Trailer - American: Ice Cream Waffle Sundae, Ice Cream Waffle Sundae or IceCream in a Cup, Single Scoop Ice Cream in a Cup or Cone (No Toppings)

For more information or to make comments, call Margy Davis in Economic and Community Devel-opment at (405) 682-7576.

Festival food vendors

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Artist’s work chosen for festival poster

By Caroline TingStaff Writer

Preparation for Arts FestivalOklahoma will close some westcampus parking spaces during theweek leading up to the Labor Dayevent, said Tracy Williams, Eco-nomic and Community Develop-ment coordinator.

The parking spaces will closestarting as early as Aug. 22. Theclosures are as follows:

Beginning Monday, Aug. 22, thecontrol arm in Parking Lot D willbe closed, closing that lot to stu-dents and staff. The control armsare automatic dropdowns that re-quire an access code to enter, saidGary Phillips, Building and Cam-pus Services supervisor.

The area will be closed becausefood vendors for the festival will setup in that area, he said.

Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 24,the first 15 parking spaces clos-est to the building in Parking Lot

Parking areas designatedfor Arts Festival Oklahoma

D will be closed.Beginning Thursday, Aug. 25,

half of parking D will be closed andthe Entry 6 drive will be closed.

On Friday, Aug. 26, part of Park-ing Lot C will be closed.

The cost for parking will be $3 percar, per day which will be chargedwhen a car enters the campusgrounds, Williams said. Admissionto the festival is free.

Students who have Friday or Sat-urday classes will be given parkingpasses and will not be charged forparking, Williams said. All parkingareas will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 6.

For more information about artsfestival parking, contact the Officeof Safety and Security at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7691.

Staff Writer Caroline Ting can bereached at ADMAN@okccc.edu.

Children’s Activity Tent

PIONEER file photo

At last year’s Arts Festival Oklahoma, 3-year-old Kali Stovall made apicture on the spinner machine in the Children’s Activity Tent. This year,for a $1 admission, kids can play in the giant sandbox and make theirown art. The tent is staffed by volunteers and some Child Developmentteachers from the college’s Child Development Center and Lab School.

Arts Festival OklahomaParking: $3 per carFestival entry: Free

By John SavageStaff Writer

Jim Horton has nevertaken an art class but thatdidn’t stop his paintingfrom being chosen for thisyear’s Arts Festival of Okla-homa poster.

Besides designing thisyear’s poster, he also willshowcase his art. Hortonhas been showing his workat the Arts Festival for morethan 20 years.

He was selected out of150 artists to design theArts Festival Oklahomaposter. The executive com-mittee picked Horton.

“It is a real honor and aprivilege to be chosen forthis award, and I’m sur-prised,” Horton said.

His poster is a still lifedepicting a vase of colorfulflowers and fruit on a table.

This year at OKCCC morethan 260 artisans will

showcase their skills at the27th annual Arts Festival ofOklahoma, held during La-bor Day weekend.

Before setting up his artpieces in shows, Hortonworked for IBM. He beganpursuing his career at theage of 32, after readingsome of his wife’s art books.

“In the 70s there werejust a few [artists] that wereactually doing it as a full-time occupation,” Hortonsaid. “Out of 100 artiststhere may have been only15 that were professionalsbut today when I go toshows there are mostly justprofessionals.”

Horton enjoys paintinglandscapes, seascapes andabstracts.

The piece he painted forthe arts festival took himthree times as long as hisnormal pieces, he said.

Horton started paintingwith watercolors and paint-ed those for 15 years.

Then, he switched to

acrylic. He said he noticedthat some people reactedpositively to the new me-dium and others seemeddisappointed.

Horton then switched tooil. When Horton isn’tspending his time paintinghe does wood burnings.

“I use a hot iron and Icontrol the temperatureand then I paint with thehot iron,” Horton said. “Ijust start burning.”

Along with 12 to 15 woodburnings, Horton will showeight abstract paintingsand 30 oil paintings whichare for sale for $150 andup. Some of the larger oilpaintings will be pricedaround $1,000.

His arts festival posterswill be sold for $10 at thefestival. For more informa-tion on the Arts Festival call(405) 682-7576 or visitwww.okccc.edu/afo.

Staff Writer John Savagecan be reached at StaffWriter1@okccc.edu.

8 • PIONEER • Aug. 22, 2005

Sports

New sport added tointramural offerings

By John SavageStaff Writer

As students return from an ac-tive summer, they need not worryabout being bored. Intramuralsports are back and have more tooffer this year.

Along with soccer, volleyball andflag football that made the gamespopular last year, CommunityEducation and Health SpecialistEric Watson has brought a newidea to the fall lineup.

Included this year is the FootballChallenge. The event is similar tothe National Football League’spunt, pass and kick contest heldevery season.

Students may sign up until Sat-urday, Sept. 3. The event will beheld Monday, Oct. 10.

This is an individual game, andentry forms are in the Recreationand Community Services office andthe Wellness Center.

“We are going to have three tar-gets for the passing drills alongwith a live receiver for one of thelast drills,” Watson said.

The kicking drills will include onejudged on hang time (how manyseconds the ball is in the air) andanother judged on the longest dis-tance kicking a ball.

“My sports assistant (CharlieTarver), some of the officials fromflag football and I will be judgingthis event,” Watson said.

Students who have any sugges-tions on upcoming events or wantto get some new intramural gameson the list, will need to place theirsuggestions on a comment cardthen turn into the RCS office.

A display describing each of theprogram’s activities has been setup outside of the college union,Watson said.

For more information, contactWatson at (405) 682-1611, ext.7786 or visit www.okccc.edu/rcs.

Staff Writer John Savage can bereached at StaffWriter1@okccc.edu.

Livin’ on the edge

From left to right: Lauren Cooper, Columbia Swim Club in Missouri; MariaDudley and Meredith Howell both of Kansas City Blazers in Missouri, com-pete against each other in the Women’s 400 meter Time Trial. Maria Dudleycame in first at 5:35.7. OKCCC hosted the 2005 Speedo Champions Se-ries July 20 to 23.

Photo by Holly Jones

Club soccer team prepares for new seasonBy Matthew Caban

Staff Writer

Soccer, the other football, re-turns to the OKCCC campus Sat-urday, Sept. 10.

The college will play host to theOklahoma Collegiate Club SoccerLeague for its opening daymatches, said Community Educa-tion and Health Specialist EricWatson.

The OCCSL is a recreational soc-cer league for Oklahoma colleges,OCCSL President Jalal Daneshfarsaid. He said teams from about sixcolleges play in the league.

The league holds fall and springseasons each year.

This fall teams from OKCCC,Oklahoma State University, RoseState College, the University ofCentral Oklahoma and the Univer-sity of Oklahoma will participate inthe league.

Other colleges may join theleague before the season, Dan-eshfar said.

The fall schedule will be an-

nounced by Aug. 31, he said.While the league is building its

schedule, OKCCC soccer coachK.B. Yeboah is preparing his team.

Yeboah is returning for his thirdyear as coach of the soccer team.

The deadline to sign up for theclub soccer team is Wednesday,Aug. 31, Watson said.

“People who are interested needto come down to the [Recreationand Community Services] officeand fill out a registration form.”

Watson said only enrolledOKCCC students are eligible toplay. He said each player must pay$30 at the time of registration.

Yeboah said the $30 fee coversthe costs for both seasons.

The team will have a meeting be-fore the first game, he said.

“We will get the team togetherand set a practice time.”

The meeting is important so play-ers will know when to practice andnew players can get to know eachother, Yeboah said.

Last spring, OKCCC finishedthird in the OCCSL behind OU andOSU. The team had wins againstOU and RSC, a loss to OSU and a

tie with UCO.Despite their success in the regu-

lar season, the OKCCC squad wasunable to win in the playoffs.

OKCCC lost to OSU 3-1 in thefirst round on April 23.

Yeboah is ready to move on witha new team and focus on the up-coming season.

“Each season you have to startagain with new players,” he said.

Yeboah said all students are wel-come to join the team and comewatch the games. He said OKCCC’steam is coed.

“I try to make it fun for everyoneby letting everyone play.”

For more information, contactWatson at (405) 682-1611, ext.7786, or visit the Recreation andCommunity Services office nearentry 7.

Staff Writer Matthew Caban canbe reached at StaffWriter2@okccc.edu.

Do you know any OKCCC ahtletes whoyou would like to see in the Pioneer?

Contact Sports ReporterMatthew Caban at (405) 682-1611, ext.

7440 orStaffWriter2@okccc.edu

•Aug. 22: Sign up for flag football isfrom Aug. 22 to Sept. 9. Thecaptains’ meeting will be Sept. 5.The season runs from Sept. 12 toOct. 13. For more information,contact Community Education andHealth Specialist Eric Watson at(405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

•Aug. 22: Students and faculty cansign up for volleyball Aug. 22 to Sept.9. The captains’ meeting will beSept. 8. The season runs from Sept.13 to Oct. 11. For more information,contact Community Education andHealth Specialist Eric Watson at(405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

•Aug. 31: The deadline to sign upfor the club soccer team isWednesday, Aug. 31. This team willplay other college teams onSaturdays. The cost to join the teamfor both fall and spring semesters is$30. For more information, contactCommunity Education and HealthSpecialist Eric Watson at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7786.

UPCOMING OKCCC

INTRAMURALSSCHEDULE

Aug. 22, 2005 • PIONEER • 9

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HighlightsNew bookstore procedure

Starting this fall, any students charging items in thebookstore to their financial aid must have a current stu-dent I.D. The bookstore will be processing studentcharges using a new procedure which requires that cash-iers use the information located on the OKCCC I.D. card.For more information, call Brenda Reinke, bookstore di-rector, at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7510.

International Student Association seeks members The International Student Association is looking for newmembers. Interested students are encouraged to attendthe Student Clubs and Organization Fair in the collegeunion 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 31. For more information,look on bulletin boards located at various points aroundthe campus, or call Haifeng Ji at (405) 682-1611, ext.7381, or Sunny Garner at (405) 682-1611, ext. 7884.

Parking lot closure informationStudents wanting information on construction details,

parking lot closings and entry closings, and all other ar-eas of concern are welcome to visit www.okccc.edu/physi-cal plant or call Physical Plant Project Manager EddieCox (405) 682-1611, ext. 7554

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 (405) 682-1611, ext. 7302, or e-mail rvollmer@okccc.edu.

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.

Student Life to host club fairStudent club fair to be held in college union

Photo by Marion PadenThe Annual Student Leadership retreat was held at the Western Hills Ranch in Wagoner from Aug. 12 through 14. Approximately 80 students and

sponsors of student clubs and organizations attended the retreat. This was a time for them to come together and sharpen their leadership skills and planactivities for the upcoming year.

Smile and say cheese

By John SavageStaff Writer

New students that mightbe curious about what isgoing on with college clubsaround campus will be ableto attend the Student Clubsand Organization Fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 31and Sept. 1 in the collegeunion.

Students can choosegroups that suit their needsand fit their interests. Oneclub, the Native AmericanStudent Association, cel-ebrates the culture ofAmerican Indians saidKristi Fields, club sponsor.

She said the group worksall year to raise money toattend a national event inAlbuquerque, N.M.

The Native American Stu-dent Association is gearingup for this semester.

“Our group went to NewMexico to the Gathering ofNations Powwow last Apriland we plan to go back thisyear in April,” Fields said.

“Last year we averagedabout 12 members,” Fieldssaid.

Many clubs will returnfrom last year and newones are being started ev-ery semester, StudentsClubs and OrganizationsAssistant Karlen Graysonsaid.

“This past year a few ofthe most successful clubshave been the Black Stu-dent Association, Pi ThetaKappa, and the NativeAmerican Student Associa-tion,” she said.

“We have the Advocates ofPeace club that started to-ward the latter end of thespring semester, but wemay have newer ones comeabout this semester,”Grayson said.

Students who want tostart a new club can do soby filling out a petition andhaving at least 10 memberswilling to participate.

“There is a petition thatneeds to be filled out with10 members and two spon-sors,” Grayson said.

“One has to be a full-timefaculty or staff sponsor andthe other can be a commu-nity leader or a profes-sional.”

There are several reasonsa student would want to

join a club she said. Theyget leadership skills, stu-dent development and canshare a common bond withother students that are in-terested in the same inter-ests.

Students who want tohold an office need to beenrolled in six hours ofcredit hours and have a 2.0GPA.

While club dues are notmandatory many clubshave them.

“While many clubs havedues it depends on the clubindividually Grayson said.We suggest that they makethe dues $5 to $10 butsome clubs are nationalclubs and have differentclub dues.”

For more information onstudents clubs, call Grayson at (405) 682-1611,ext.7185 or visit the Stu-dent Life department.

Staff Writer John Savagecan be reached at StaffWriter1@okccc.edu.

Got club news?Give John the headsup at (405) 682-1611,

ext. 7676.

Aug. 22, 2005 • PIONEER • 11

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The Child DevelopmentCenter & Lab School hasseveral openings for 4-year-old children beginningAugust 22, 2005. Pleasecontact the CDCLS Officeat 682-7561 for moreinformation. College stu-dents enroll ing theirchildren may be eligible forgrant funding toward aportion of child care tuition.

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Welcome Back!Join the Oklahoma Redhawks for

COLLEGE NIGHTSeptember 1st

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$1 Beer & 2 for 1 entryMust show proper college I.D.

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for ticket information

The early bird gets the best parking spaceBy Matthew Caban

Staff Writer

OKCCC’s parking lots tend to fillup quickly during the first week ofthe fall semester.

However, the college’s Safety andSecurity office has made it a pri-ority to make parking easier by in-creasing outdoor patrols, saidKeith Bourque, Safety and Secu-rity coordinator.

“We will be out there monitoringand, if need be, directing traffic,”he said.

The college also will offer over-flow parking if all paved parkingspaces are taken, Bourque said.

“We will fill the asphalt lots be-fore we put anyone in overflowparking,” he said. “Depending onthe weather, the overflow parkingwill be on the grass north of park-

ing lot C.”Bourque said in the past some

drivers have parked in the grassbefore checking to see if there arestill spaces available in one of thecampus’s paved lots. Barricadeswill prevent that from happening.

“The barricades [in the overflowarea] will stay up until we openthem.”

Bourque said after Labor Day,folks will receive a $5 fine for park-ing cars in a non-designated area,a $5 fine for double parking, and a$15 fine for illegally parking in afaculty or staff space. He said oneparking fine, always enforced bythe city, is a $100 fine for parkingin a handicap space or a fire lane.

Students will find there are moreparking spaces this semester.

New parking spaces were addedthis summer after the expansionof lot C and repainting of other lots,Physical Plant Director J.B. Messersaid. There are 2,850 parkingspaces on campus with 2,507 opento students, Messer said. He saidthe other 343 spaces are a combi-nation of specialized spaces suchas faculty, staff or handicap.

Bourque offered advice for stu-dents. “Get here in ample time be-fore class to find parking.”

Staff Writer Matthew Caban canbe reached at StaffWriter2@okccc.edu.

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