Future OKCCC students? Three youngsters, out of school for the summer, havefound something that sparks their interest as they wait patiently at a table in the OKCCCregistration area.

Photo by Darcey Ralls

State legislation honorsAfrican American students

June 14, 1999

• Empty nest syndrome, editorial, p. 2.• Earn college credit from home, p. 4.• Honor roll recipients lauded, p. 6 & 7.• Identities, winner revealed! p. 9.

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State regentsOK $2 per hourtuition hike

By Melissa GuiceEditor

The cost of attending OKCCC just went up, effec-tive fall 1999.

Instead of the $29.50 cost per credit hour, bothresident and non-resident students will have to shell outan extra two bucks an hour thanks to the recent increaseapproved by the Oklahoma Legislature and the OklahomaState Regents for Higher Education.

Earlier increase estimates by the State Regents calledfor a 5 percent cap, or $31 percredit hour.

For an average full time stu-dent taking 12 hours a semes-ter, the increase figures up tobe an extra $24 each semes-ter.

The increases are the firstsince the fall of 1997 and areexpected to generate up to$14.6 million in much neededrevenue, according to the StateRegents.

The State Regents were onlyallocated $771 million in stateappropriations from the state

Legislature for the fiscal year 2000; they asked for $865million.

The tuition increase is also part of the State Regents’long term plan to have Oklahoma students pay one-thirdof their college costs. Oklahoma students currently payabout a quarter of their college costs.

A greater increase is in store for students who trans-fer to universities in the fall, though.

Students who plan to attend public comprehensiveuniversities like the University of Oklahoma in Normanor Oklahoma State University in Stillwater can expectan 8 percent tuition increase. The increase differs be-tween $4.50 and $5 per credit hour.

Tuition at regional universities like the University ofCentral Oklahoma will be hiked by 7 percent — from$46 to $49 per credit hour.

A credit hour at technical branches of schools suchas OSU-OKC in Oklahoma City will cost an extra $3 anhour —from $41 to $44 an hour.

“Oklahoma students pay some of the lowest tuition

See “Tuition,” page 12See “1059,” page 12

“Higher education is com-mitted to continuing efforts toensure Oklahoma college anduniversity campuses reflect thecultural diversity and globalnature of our society.”

—Hans BrischOklahoma Higher Education

Chancellor

Hans Brisch

By Darcey RallsStaff Writer

Although OKCCC hasalways maintained a di-verse student population,other colleges have not.

On May 21, the Okla-homa State House of Rep-resentatives honored thecontributions of African-American students whobroke the “color line” at theUniversity of Oklahomaand Oklahoma State Uni-versity graduate schools 50years ago.

They unanimouslypassed Concurrent Resolu-tion 1059 in recognition ofthe 50th anniversary of thebill that allowed an excep-tion to the policy of racialsegregation at Oklahomagraduate schools.

Shortly after statehood,the Oklahoma Legislaturepassed a series of statutesestablishing the policy ofracial segregation in the

State of Okla-homa.

The Okla-homa Legisla-ture ended ra-cial segregationat OU and OSUin 1949 with thepassage ofHouse Bill 405.

Immediatelyupon passage ofH.B. 405, anumber of Af-rica-American students en-rolled at OU and OSU.

These students helped todismantle the policy of ra-cial segregation and dis-crimination in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Higher Edu-cation Chancellor HansBrisch said he wants to seeeven more diversity onOklahoma’s campuses asthey continue to grow inenrollment.

“Higher education iscommitted to continuingefforts to ensure Oklahomacollege and university cam-puses reflect the cultural

diversity and global natureof our society,” he said.

OKCCC opened its doorsin 1972.

The numbers show thatOKCCC has had an in-crease in the number ofminority students and adecrease in the number ofstudents who identifythemselves as Caucasian.

In the fall of 1975, Cau-casians made up 81 per-cent of the student popu-

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“I’ll be glad when I can move out of here and dowhat I want, when I want and how I want.” Thesebattle cries are often heard around the world fromindependent-minded teenagers.

With high school graduation comes preparationfor the next hurdle to adulthood.

Leaving the nest.Teens are planning their budgets, looking at

apartments and sorting all their worldly posses-sions.

They have heard about empty nest syndrome thatparents sometimes experience but decide mom anddad are just going to have to get over it.

The day finally arrives. Their bags are loaded,the car is running, the goodbyes are said.

With fear and excitement the now young adultdrives off into a whole new experience — the firstday of the rest of their life.

If this is the first time to move away from home,feelings of giddiness and lightheadedness mayoverwhelm even the most determined.

But these feelings may be short lived as the now-independent adults prepares to purchase their firstbill of weekly groceries.

The first trip to the grocery store brings excite-ment as they explore the possibilities for their firstweek of menus.

One young man’s first trip to the store cost asmall fortune, but his reasoning was, he hadenough food to last a month. After his buddiesvisited that evening, he found he was not going tobe able to afford to eat in the manner to which hehad become accustomed at home.

Next visit he found if he purchased 20 boxes ofmacaroni and cheese he could make it on $10 aweek for groceries.

In the meantime empty nest syndrome is play-ing out but not necessarily for the parents.

Some students do not check in with mom anddad for a couple of weeks, believing they need togive the folks a chance to adjust.

About the time they wear their last clean shirtand are getting a little tired of macaroni and cheese,they decide it is time to see how the folks are deal-ing with their departure.

They gather up their laundry and go pay a visitto dear old mom and dad.

“What? No answer? Where could they possiblybe?” the child wonders.

The offspring may climb through the window orfind the spare key under the mat.

The first thing they discover is their room nolonger looks familiar. It’s now a sewing room.

They wander into the kitchen and open the fridge,hoping mom has left some of her pot roast she isso famous for. Nothing but skim milk, a little mar-garine and old salad dressing.

The student begins to feel a little alarmed. “Wherecould they be?”

Try a cruise, Disneyland, dinner out.Empty nest syndrome is not what it used to be.

—Becky GerredStaff Writer

Leavin’ home ain’twhat it used to be

To the Editor:I’m participating in an

Internet campaign to stopthe war in Yugoslavia be-fore ground troops are de-ployed and I’d like to inviteeveryone to join me.

Please go towww.StopTheWarNow.comand sign the petition. Youcan add your personal com-ments to the petition. It willthen be submitted directlyto your representative inthe U.S. House of Repre-sentatives and to both yourU.S. Senators.

Every day that this “un-declared” war continues, itbecomes more likely thatground troops will be de-ployed and that we will findourselves in another Viet-nam-style quagmire. As thewar escalates, it will be-come increasingly difficultfor politicians to admit thatthey made a mistake, endthe war and bring ourtroops home.

The bombing of Yugosla-via is a textbook example ofthe folly of foreign interven-tion: So far, the US-NATOair assault has accom-plished the exact oppositeof what President Clinton

promised.Our bombardment has

prompted more attacks oninnocent civilians, wors-ened the plight of refugees,caused the conflict to spillover to neighboring nationsand inflamed anti-Ameri-can sentiments around theworld. Bombing errors haveresulted in the deaths ofrefugees — the very peoplewe are supposed to be pro-tecting.

We acknowledge the ter-rible human suffering ofethnic Albanians in Kosovo— suffering which has beenexacerbated by our recklessattack on Yugoslavia. How-ever, that tragedy does notjustify American militaryintervention that puts ournation at risk.

The job of the Americanmilitary is to defend theUnited States and to keepAmericans safe. Instead,our air assault on Yugosla-via has reduced our mili-tary preparedness, reig-nited Cold War tensionswith Russia and made us amore tempting target forterrorists.

If the American peopledon’t speak out, the war

will continue to escalate,ground troops will be even-tually be deployed andAmerican casualties willrise. If we don’t want thatto happen, we must per-suade our representativesin Congress to stop the war.

So, please take timeright now to go towww.StopTheWarNow.comand sign the petition.

Thank you.—Name withheld by

request

Stop the ‘undeclared’ war now

June 14, 1999 • PIONEER • 3Lab Director • Ronna Austin • 682-1611, ext. 7307

Comments and Reviews

Mike Myers’ missing mojomakes for marvelous movie

Robert Wagner returnsas the ‘90s Number Twoand Myers’ close pal RobLowe plays Number Two inthe ‘60s. Basil Exposition,played by Michael York,and Scott Evil, played bySeth Green, return in thissequel to help Dr. Evil withhis sinister plan.

There are many wonder-ful cameo performances inthe latest Powers’ plot. Theyinclude Jerry Springer,Willie Nelson, WoodyHarrelson and ElvisCostello.

If you enjoyed the firstAustin Powers movie, youwill love this one! If youhaven’t experienced Austin,you’re missing out!

Get in your car, drive tothe theater and find out ifAustin Powers is success-ful in his attempts to regainhis mojo.

“Yeah, baby, yeah!”—Darcey Ralls

Staff Writer

“Austin Powers: The SpyWho Shagged Me” is trulya showcase of Mike Myers’talent.

Myers plays Austin Pow-ers, a quirky, hairy-chested, shag-happy agentwho is on a mission to gethis mojo back. Myers’ mojowas introduced in the firstmovie when he made thefembots explode viacrossmojonation.

Dr. Evil (also played byMyers) orders Fat Bastard(also played by Myers), alarger than life characterwho weighs a metric ton, tosteal Austin’s mojo while heis frozen. When Austin re-alizes what has happened,he travels back into the ‘60sto reclaim his manhood.

Austin hooks up with asexy CIA agent named Fe-licity Shagwell (“Shagwellby name, Shag-very-well byreputation”) played byHeather Graham. Unfortu-nately for Powers, due to

his missing mojo he is notyet able to determine if shelives up to her reputation.

Aiding Dr. Evil in his evilplan to conquer the worldis a character the villaindubs Mini-Me. He is a pint-size version of Dr. Evil withall of the same mannerismsincluding holding his tinylittle pinky to his tiny littlemouth. He even has hisown Mr. Bigglesworth.

Chicken soup, goodfor body and for soul

It’s funny, it’s weird, abit sick and really twisted.

I’m talking about themovie, “The Curve.” It’s ei-ther a take off of “Dead Manon Campus” or vice-versa.

It stars Matthew Lilardand “Felicity” star KeriRussell along with twonewer faces in Hollywood.

It’s about three guys,best friends no less, whohave discovered the perfectway to get a 4.0 GPA for thesemester — kill your room-mate and make it look likea suicide.

Unlike “Dead Man onCampus,” the humor isn’tthat light — it’s a bit moredark.

These two guys make itlook as if their best friendand roommate got so drunkand depressed one night hethrew himself off of a cliff.

For a while, the plan

seemed to be working.Until the body never ap-peared in the water below.That’s when the detectivesstarted to snoop around.

This is where Lilard doeshis best work. He plays thepsycho roommate who triesto make it look like it’s theother guy’s fault, withoutgoing so far as to say it.

Lilard even seduces hisroommate’s girlfriendplayed by Keri Russell.

All the while, the body isstill missing.

Just when you think it’sover, the whole thingchanges.

What if the guy who wassupposed to be dead reallywasn’t?

What if the other room-mate conspired with theone who was supposed tobe dead to really kill theother roommate?

C o n -fused yet?By theend of them o v i eyou’ll feellike ther o o myou’re inis spin-ning incircles, but if you can fig-ure the movie out, then it’sall worth it. If you can’t,then it’s always fun towatch it again.

The catch to watchingthis movie is that you won’thave to stand in long movielines. Instead you have tobattle for the last copy atBlockbuster Video, becauseit was released straight tovideo.

So, happy fighting.—Jamie JohnsonAssistant Editor

To the Editor:I am somewhat sad-

dened by the June 6 edito-rial by Melissa Guice.

Ms. Guice sees the prob-

lem at Columbine HighSchool as “that each ofthese weapons were legallyavailable with no requiredlicensing.”

She makes no mentionof the repeated attempts ofthe Brown family to involvethe sheriff’s departmentwith the threats and verbalassaults and the depart-

ment’s refusal to take legalaction.

She makes no mentionof the school administra-tion that knew nothing ofthe “trenchcoat mafia.”

She makes no mentionof the violent student filmthat acted out the event indetail in advance of theevent and was reviewed byschool authorities prior tothe event.

She makes no mentionof a media that makesstars of mass murderersand makes a profit whiledoing it with FCC sanctionand approval.

Guice makes no mentionof countless other facts thatcould have changed thechain of events if anyonecared.

I guess I just don’t getit.

Will someone explain?

—Christian TowlesOKCCC Employee

Newspaper’s editorial lacks themost important information

When Jack Canfieldand Mark Victor Hansendecided to write theChicken Soup Seriesthey hit uponmy kind ofreading.

“A 2nd Help-ing of ChickenSoup for theSoul” is justone of severalbooks in the series ofsimilar yet dif ferentbooks.

The writers have com-piled a series of 101short stories and essaysfor easy reading.

Anyone who picks upthis book will laugh, cryand giggle all the waythrough.

The reader is inspired,challenged, encouragedand strengthenedthrough day-to-day sto-ries of other people’s ex-periences through suc-cesses and failures.

One story is about a

girl at her college gradu-ation going throughmany feelings of dis-couragement, anger and

frustrat ionthat her daddid not careenough evento attend hercommence-ment exer-cises, only to

have him call out to herfrom the sidelines afterthe graduation was over.

The poor old farmerhad arrived after all andgiven her a precious giftof love.

Most book stores inthe Oklahoma City areacarry this book and oth-ers in the series.

The recommended re-tail price is $12.95 andwell worth every penny. It’s an excellent bookto add to your perma-nent home library.

—Becky GerredStaff Writer

‘Curve’ full of twists and turnsReviewer says room will spin after all of the plot twists

“Guice makes nomention of countlessfacts that could havechanged the chain of

events if anyonecared.”

—Christian TowlesOKCCC Employee

4 • PIONEER • June 14, 1999

By Alicia PriceNewswriting I Student

When enrolling, considerjoining the growing per-centage of students who arelearning through distanceeducation.

OKCCC offers several op-tions besides traditionalon-campus courses.

These options are tele-courses, online (computerbased/Internet) courses,and interactive televisioncourses.

Telecourses are video-and print-based. Studentscan view programs on CoxCable, OETA or in the col-lege library.

Online courses allow stu-dents to receive lessons andassignments, and submitassignments to campus byusing e-mail and a listserv.

Interactive televisioncourses use two-way voiceand video to receive or de-liver courses from multiplesites within the state.

Glenda Prince, distanceeducation coordinator, saidOKCCC has the largesttelecourse enrollment inthe state.

“It’s not that studentscan’t attend [on-campuscourses],” she said. “Theyare choosing to take dis-tance courses.”

Distance students haveall the benefits that on-campus students enjoy.

Distance students haveaccess to the college libraryand its resources online.They can communicatewith their instructors on aregular basis through e-mail.

Distance students com-municate with classmatesby forming learning com-munities.

Prince said, depending onthe major, students canearn an associate degreesolely through distanceeducation.

“It’s becoming a hot topic.The technology is better,”she said. “It’s somethingwe’ll be seeing more of.”

Staff Writer • Darcey Ralls • 682-1611, ext. 7676

Math professor asked to speak at conference

Distance educationa growing trend

“It’s becoming a hot topic. The technologyis better. It’s something we’ll be seeing moreof.”

—Glenda PrinceOKCCC Distance Education Coordinator

By Darcey RallsStaff Writer

Jay Malmstrom, OKCCCprofessor of mathematics,has been asked to give apresentation at the annualconference for the Ameri-can Mathematical Associa-tion of Two-Year Collegesfor the third year in a row.

This year’s conferencewill be held in Pittsburgh,Pa., Nov. 18 through 21.

Typically, 2,000 peopleattend the conference andonly about 100 people areasked to present each year.

In his presentation,Malmstrom said, he ex-plains how to use activitiesand manipulatives likedominoes, dice and playingcards to help students de-velop some of the abstractconcepts in mathematics.

“It is an honor to be se-lected and recognized,”Malmstrom said.

“The last two years, mysessions have been well-re-ceived.”

Malmstrom said he is ex-cited about the conference.

“It gives you the chanceto compare other coursesthat people teach similar toyours, and bounce ideas off

of each other.“It is also a great oppor-

tunity to meet people fromoutside your area,” he said.

In one activity, which isdesigned to help studentsunderstand statistics,Malmstrom puts red, blackand white beads into a tub.

He explains, when gath-ering statistics, a personcan’t talk to everyone sotaking a sample is neces-sary.

In this case, the studentswould take 10 scoops(samples) of beads out ofthe tub, then count thenumber of each color ofbeads in each scoop.

By doing this the stu-dents will be able to deter-mine if the beads are evenly

distributed.“When I set it up I put

more of a certain color inthere than the others,” hesaid.

“It’s just when you lookat it you can’t tell that. It’smore than taking a briefcursory scan of some-thing.

“You can give them anidea of the sense of sam-pling.”

Malmstrom said most ofthe mathematics studentsare accustomed to usingconsist of arithmetic or al-

gebra.“Many mathematical

things fall outside of this.”

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Links2Go! adds OklahomaState Regents to link website

Earn college credit at vo-techBy Becky Gerred

Staff Writer

Earning college credit forvo-tech coursework inorthotics and prostheticshas become a little easierwith a cooperative agree-ment OKCCC has withFrancis Tuttle Vocational-Technical Institute.

The OKCCC Board of Re-

gents voted to enter intothis co-operative agreementwith Francis Tuttle duringthe May meeting.

OKCCC Vice President ofExternal Affairs GaryRankin said he feels verypositive about this newagreement.

“Any adult student en-rolled in Francis Tuttle cannow seek an Associate inApplied Science for Orthot-ics/Prosthetics Techni-

cian,” Rankin said.Until now, a student tak-

ing the classes for Orthot-ics/Prosthetics at FrancisTuttle could only earn acertificate of completion forthe program.

“Now students can applythese classes they take atFrancis Tuttle toward theirassociate degree in AppliedScience for Orthotics/Pros-thetics Technician here atOKCCC,” said Rankin.

By Valorie RodgersContributing Writer

The Oklahoma StateRegents for Higher Ed-ucation’s web site,www.okhighered.org, wasrecently selected to beincluded as a Links2Go KeyResource.

Located on the Internet atw w w . L i n k s 2 G o . c o m ,Links2Go surveys Internetsites that receive a largenumber of hits, then addsthem on as a link.

The higher education website was chosen to be listedon the Links2Go site afterresearch revealed that the

Oklahoma site was the oneof the most linked-toInternet sites within thearea of higher education.

What differentiates thisOklahoma-based site fromother sites listed inLinks2Go is that it ishosted by a state coor-dinating board of highereducation.

This election to theLinks2Go site is a dis-tinction, as less than onepage per thousand ischosen as a key source.

The Oklahoma highereducation web site containsa slew of information forcollege admission as well aslistings for basic require-ments, financial aid and

studies.It also contains future

employment opportunitiesfor graduates of theirrespective degrees listed inOklahoma, as well as linksto other higher educationinstitutions in the state.

If you haven't checkedout this site yet, do it now,at www.okhighered.org!

Jay Malmstrom

June 14, 1999 • PIONEER • 5Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7675x

Triathlon draws participantsBy Darcey Ralls

Staff Writer

The 1999 South Mid-WestRegional ChampionshipSuperSprint Triathlon was

held at OKCCC on June 5. One-hun-dred sixty-seven triathletes com-peted in a 500-meter swim, 12-milebike race and 5-kilometer run.

Winners in the male overall cat-egory were: first place, ChrisRichardson, Denver, Colo.; secondplace, Carter Johnston, OklahomaCity; and third place, Bernie Hand,Oklahoma City.

Winners in the female overall cat-egory were: first place, Lisa Wei-Haas, Tulsa; second place, AmandaWendelkin, Oklahoma City; thirdplace, Alyssa Lutz, Oklahoma City.

First place winners in other cat-egories included: Terrance Cason,

Fat Tire; Tony O’Keeffe, Military;Dustin Simpson, Male 13-15; ChrisSutter, Male 16-19; Chris Zingarelli,Male 20-24; David Dosier, Male 25-29; Chris Hunt, Male 30-34; TonyO’Keefe, Male 35-39; Chris Pearson,Male 40-44; Stephen Rogers, Male45-49; Bob Ford, Male 50-54; LarryScott, Male 55-59; Glenn Lumry,Male 60-64; and Oaklan Demoss,Male over 65.

Demoss was the oldest triathleteparticipating in the event. He is 70years old.

Other first place winners in-cluded: Darcy Simpson, Female 13-15; Adele London, Female 16-19; Sa-rah Reynolds, Female 20-24; TraciTarwater, Female 25-29; JoLynnO’Very, Female 30-34; Janet Wilson,Female 35-39; Jennifer Freshour, Fe-male 40-44; Catherine Shrode, Fe-male 45-49; Donna Krutka, Female50-54; and Geraldine Weber, Female55-59.

Above: Christopher O’Brien, 34, of Moore, bikes toward the finishline at the SuperSprint Triathlon hosted by OKCCC’s aquaticcenter. He placed 41st in Male Overall with a time of 1:12:6.

Below: OKCCC’s aquatic center lifeguards volunteered their timeto help organize the events at the South Mid-West RegionalChampionship SuperSprint Triathlon held at OKCCC June 5.

Above: Triathletes discuss their performance and enjoy cold drinks after therace that included a 500-meter swim, 12-mile bike race and 5-kilometer run.

Below: Bicycles were lined up outside of Entry 11, ready for the bike portion ofthe triathlon June 5 at OKCCC.

Photos by Darcey Ralls

6 • PIONEER • June 14, 1999 Staff Writer • Darcey Ralls • 682-1611, ext. 7676

President’s honor roll recipients listedLawrence Ademiluyi,

Molly B. Ahern, Susan E.Albers, Jill J. Alberter,Stephanie L. Alexander,Jamie Aliabadi ,Patricia A.Allen, Elizabeth M. Andre,Regina B. Andrus.

Stephen C. Apel, BrendaG. Asby-Baldwin, Inyang E.Atakpo, Olabisi O. Atoyo-soye, Tory F. Aylesbury,Tiana M. Babb, Sheila M.Baker, Kathal N. Bales,Leroy R. Barnett.

Kendra K. Bates, RichardJ. Baych, Matthew E. Ber-keley, Nacy A. Bettes, SaraJ. Bieger, Tamara C. Black,Julia S. Blain, Audra L.Blankenship, Howard D.Boatman, Kevin G. Bobala.

T.J. Bogle, Charlotte G.Bolton, Melanie A. Bone,Teresa S. Borum,Stephanie M. Bovee, DietraS. Bradsher, Edmond L.Brewer, Barbara M. Brown.

Denise L. Brown, JasonA. Brown, Susan G. Brown,Grady H. Buckhalter, NhanT. Bui, Lisa Bunnell, Ed-ward N. Buras, Pauletta S.Burdett, Kyna J. Burnett.

John M. Burns, TommyJ. Burns, Christina M.Busch, Lorrie A. Byrum,Richard D. Cain, Carrie K.Calhoun, Amy J. Campbell,Trang H. Cao, Katie D. Car-dinal, Teresa J. Carr,Valerie L. Case, Shana A.Castle, Steven J. Cate.

Sharon D. Cayton, FabioA. Cepeda, Jimmie L.Chambers, Wei-Yau Chang,Fon C. Chi, Jonaka K.Churchwell, Jere Claunch,Kathleen A. Claxton, JerryW. Cole, Angela R.Coleman, Kristi K.Coleman, Aaron B. Collins.

Lizette E. Collins, Mark S.Colvin, Anthony C. Cooper,Robert S. Copeland, RobertD. Cory, Kimberly A.Crawford, Kelly A. Crooks,Michael C. Cross, Brandi S.Culver, Yelena Cutter.

Khoi N. Dang, Taffi L.Davenport, Gerrad D.Davis, Sherah L. Davis,Debra S. Day, Kellie L.Delk, Gregory J. Dennis,Kathy J. Devore.

Andrew Dewey, DarlynnD. Dietrich, Jef frey T.

Digsby, Trang D. Doan,Cameron Dobie, JenniferM. Dolph, Brent T. Doster,Lisa M. Echevarria, Gary D.Edgmon, Misty D. Ed-wards, Fouad M. El-Zeenni,Linda D. Etherton.

Pamela S. Ethier, JennyL. Fain, Lakita L. Farmer ,Tiki J. Fer-guson, PatrickD. Figaro, Nickie Flam-bures, Jennifer R. Florez,Steph-anie D. Floyd, Bar-bara J. Fo-ley, Lois O.Frankenberg, Kimberly D.Fredrickson, TravisFrench, Michael Gangl.

Robin Ge-bauer, Emily M.Geisler, Catina M. George,Orie D. Gerard, Jill S.Geurin, Stef fani L.Gitthens, Alejandro J.Gonzalez, Ronny K. Gor-don, Denise R. Granko,Amy L. Green, Venita K.Green, Gayle J. Greggs.

Nemuel D. Gutierrez, BenA. Haizlip, Bret L. Haley,May L. Hamer, Richard G.Hampel, William T. Han-cock, Jennifer J. Hardin,Steve P. Hare, Malissia J.Harrison, Cheryl D. Har-well, Eunice F. Harwell,Carey L. Hayes.

Carol R. Henderson,Deborah L. Henderson,Rebecca J. Henderson,Kristen K. Henthorn, AmyL. Hillis, Chandra M. Hodg-den, Jessica E. Holbrook,Christopher J. Holmes,Farrokh R. Hormazdi, ErinB. Howard.

Krista R. Howe, Steven C.Howsmon, Shawna L.Hughes, Sidney R. Hulin ,Chad M. Hulings, Jill R.Hull, David G. Hullet, SeeMing Hung, Kyle A. Hurley.

Chance M. Hutchens,David R. Irvin, Kevin C.Ivory, Antoine E. Jackson,Charity R. Jackson, StormyG. Jackson, Julie A. Jarvis,Shu-Chuan Jiang, Traci N.Jinkens, Nancy L. John-son, Linda K. Jones, JohnD. Justice, Justin W.Kelley, Sara D. Kelley.

Lori H. Kill, Shelly D.Kingsbury, Robert G.Knight, Celeste C. Krebbs,Eric D. Kyrk, Kenneth R.Lairson, Han Lam, O.G.Lane, Melissa K. Langley .

David G. Lawson, NancyI. Lewis, Richard E. Lewis,Danny F. Lindsey, Peggy A.Lineberger, Donald R.Lizenbee, Gina L. Logan,Angie G. Long, Randal T.Long, Angie U. Lovett.

Niem H. Luu, Phuong T.Luu, Donna M. Mahan,Margie J. Maloy, Jeremy D.

Martin, Justina M. Mar-tinez, Bindhu Mathews,Cindy K. Matthesen, Kim-berly D. Mayfield, Erica L.McArthur, Kelly A. Mc-Bride, Sean B. McCarty.

Patricia K. McClure,Talina M. McCosh, Elda J.McDaniel, Donna M.McNutt, Amy M. McPher-son, Aaron A. Mell, Gen-evieve A. Meyer.

Jennifer L. Miracle, SteveH. Misenheimer, Brian C.Mitchell, Daisy S. Mitchell,Patricia C. Molina, Nikki D.Montfort, Kasie D. Mont-gomery, Kimberly P. Moore.

Patrick J. Moore, Shan-non M. Moore, Ronnie K.Morris, Clay H. Morse,Steve M. Moses, Lynne C.Murphy, Tonya K. Murray,Barbara K. Myers, NicoleM. Myers, Thomas A.Narak, Thomas L. Newbrey,Chau B. Nguyen.

Dan K. Nguyen, Hoa D.Nguyen, Hoang C. Nguyen,Justin T. Nguyen, Ly T.Nguyen, Thang B. Nguyen,Thi X. Nguyen, Vinh T.Nguyen, Bob D. Norton,Kevin A. O’Donnell, KristiD. Osgood, Cindi C. Over-turf, Todd C. Overturff, Ri-chard S. Owens, Ryan S.

Pace.Frida Pafvel-sson, Kim A.

Park, Leann R. Parr, AngelaF. Patterson, James Payne,Cristiana M.. Penn, CarolD. Perry, Daniel L. Perry,Duyen K. Pham, Hoa H.Pham, Carl Phill-ips.

Faith M. Phill-ips-Sykes,Jason T. Pigg, Misty

Plummer, ToddJ. Plunkett, Wil-liam K. Porter,Mary Powell,Lonnie Prewitt, Jenni-fer L. Priddy, Kathy Prosser,Stephanie S.Raschtschenia.

Brent L. Ready, DeidreaL. Reisman, Lesa Rhoads,Jon A. Rice, Taryn D.Richardson, Rebecca L.Robertson, Yvonne Rogers,Rebecca L. Ross.

Stacia E. Roybal, Willy J.Rumbo, Willie C. Rushing,Andrew J. Salas, ChadwickSanders, Rafael Santiago-Merlo, M.N. Schoelen, Sh-annon D. Scotzin, S.E.Somphon.

James A. Secrist, Whit-ney R. Sellars, Antonius B.Setiawan, Scarlett C. Shan-non, Yvonne N. Shelton,Solanke O. Shonukan,Julie A. Short, Ruth A.Shumate.

Diana M. Silva, Brian R.Smith, Lewis P. Smith,Robin D. Smith, Kok SengSoon, Elizabeth G. Stand-erfer, Dana S. Standrich,Jennifer L. Stanley, TerryB. Stanley.

Jane M. Stecker, AnneStenersen, Brandy L.

Stephens, Kimberly G.Stephens, Laura L. Ste-vens, Cassandra M. Story,Heidi Sturtz, Joey G.Sublett, Trisha E. Sutter-field, Heather M. Sutton,Nancy L. Swan.

Dawn R. Talton, JenniferM. Tarp, Mary E. Tasier,Robert R. Tautfest, MarshaG. Taylor, Pamela D. Tay-lor, Angela B. Tharp,Chanda D. Thomas, Carl A.Thompson, Vanessa R. Th-ompson, Diane C. Tillotson.

Aleasha F. Timm, Kara S.Tomlinson, Kelli L. Town-ley, Chinh N. Tran, Hao T.Tran, Khanh N. Tran,Charlotte L. Trobaugh,Michael J. Tucci, Cari J.Turner, Kent F. Turner,Karen F. Vann.

Danny L. Wagoner, JulieD. Wagoner, Kelley J.Walker, Mike R. Walters,

Darvin R. Ward,Michael W. Warren,Allison A. Welder,Joyce A. Werhun,Stephanie J. Weve,

Lorie L. Wheeler, SusanWierimaa.

Brian L. Willett, Lennit R.Williams, Jennifer D. Willis,Pauline E. Willoughby,Bethany S. Willson, Cory R.Wilson, Kori S. Wilson,Jamie N. Winders, DeannWoods, Stephanie Wright,Tonya L. Yarema, Yousif F.Yousif, Rebecca M. Zech.

A perfect grade point average earns students top spot

Honor RollPresident’s

Grade Point Average

of 4.0 last semester

“Students achievingthe President’s honorroll are recognized ashaving achieved thehighest standard of

academicperformance.”

— OKCCC PresidentBob Todd

June 14, 1999 • PIONEER • 7Ad Manager • Becky Gerred • 682-1611, ext. 7674

Vice-president’s honor roll listedDebora J. Adams, Ginger

S. Adkison, Rheem M. Al-Shabibi, Amanda M. Alli-son, Jose A. Alvarez, LillyM. Amos, Cara Anderson,Cynthia B. Andrews.

Tracy Andrews, ShizukaArai, Jacine Arias, Saman-tha Arvieux, Nova Avance,Hilary Avila.

Julianne Babb, Farhad L.Bahavar, Cynthia L. Baker,Rebecca K. Baker, RhondaS. Ballare, Phillip H. Bart,Deborah E. Belcher

Cindy L. Belknap, Ben L.Bellingham, Carissa J.Bennett, Angela R. Berrios-Collazo, Scott T. Bilyou,Justin W. Blackwelder.

Lara B. Bliss, JosephBlythe, Patricia A. Bowen,Cathy A. Bowman, Jon-athan R. Boyd, Phyllis J.Boyd, Monica K. Bradshaw,Kelli A. Brand.

Joseph A. Brant, Jenni-fer L. Bray, Shannon R.Bridges, Arvil C. Brown,Krisha L. Brown, Laura L.Brown, Rachel G. Brown.

Brian N Buckley, FrankBui, Jeremy E. Bunyard,Erin D. Burgess, BrandonN. Burk, Janiece R. Burle-son, Patricia R. Burress,Leann M. Cade.

Brenda R. Campos, Jill E.Carden, Paige Carr, BrianK. Carter, Diane A. Castro,Stephanie Cavner, WayneCeniza, Jennifer Chaffin.

Kari M. Chancellor, An-drew S. Chandler, DarleneA. Chaney, Bria N. Cheek,David R. Childers, Kelly W.Christian, Daniel L. Clark,Pamela A. Coker.

Joshua C. Colbert, L. B.Colby, Jolennda M. Cole,Mary J. Cole, Alexis Colgan,Kevin L. Collins, Glen A.Collymore, Jill-Ann Colon.

Desirae Cook, Phillip C.Corbett, Misty G. Cor-nelius, Patricia A. Couch,Vanessa K. Cowan, TanyaS. Craig, Travis R. Creasey,Tim R. Dakil.

Donetta M. Dalman,Chuong H. Dao, Emily-LizaV. David, Joni D. Davis,Terri H. Davis, Dacia D.Demoe, David A. Derringer.

Jean Dia, Chad Diebold,Kassy Dodson, Amy Drake,Eric Dugan, Michelle L.Duke, Meredith Dunkeson,Quyen T. Duong, Patricia S.Eneff, Mario J. Espinoza.

Vanessa Esquivias, Mel-

issa Evans, Rebecca E-vans, Andy Fair, Carlotta E.Farris, Valerie Faulkner,Christina Fazio, MichaelFernandes, Julia C. Fetter.

Felicia A Fischer, AngelaM. Fish, Annette Fish, KyleFlowers, Anthony Foster,Tracy Frazee, JenniferFrench, Portia Fryar, NancyE. Gage.

Teresa Gage, JacobGamble, Heather Gard-ner, Rusty Garner,Raymond Garrity, Kim-berly Gaspar, EasonGeorge, Lea George.

Andrea Getz, Christo-pher Giberson, LanetteGibson, Sarah Gibson,Shad Glass, DonnaGlenn, Sheila Glenn,Stephanie Goad.

Randall E. Goll,Christina C. Good,T imothy E. Goode,Laura M. Goodman,Sara A. Gowdy, TimGower, Mark A.Goyette, Cecil R. Gray,David L. Gray .

Elisabeth K. Green, Jen-nifer L. Greenhaw, David Y.Greer, Robert E. Greggs,Chris A. Griffee, Roger D.Groff , Kerri L. Grubbs.

Randell Gudgel, Christo-pher Gunter, Lynn Guth-ery, Maria Guzman, AnitaD. Hagerman, Donald F.Haire, Shelly R. Hale.

T ina Hale, MatthewHamilton, Charles Harvey,Elizabeth G. Hatcher, Jus-tin N. Hawkins, BrandonW. Henshall, Angela N.Henson, Rachel H. Henson.

Amy S. Hicks, Tiffani C.Higginbottom, Sandra L.Highfill, Kelly A. Hite,Denise L. Hodge, Ashley D.Holden, Debra Holderbee,Stephen Holshouser, An-gela Hoofard, JonathanHorn, Michelle Hovis.

Charles H. Howard , SongP. Hu, Rodney B. Hudson,Karen L. Huett, Sara F.Huff, Carisha F. Hullet,Judith A. Iardella, Ache-seopal Ichi, Erik W. Jack-son, Shannon R. Jackson,Yassir Janah.

Kashif Janjua, Michael R.Jaroszewicz, Michelle A.Jeney, Charay D. Johnson,Jamie L. Johnson, RachelleA. Johnson, Terrie A. John-son, Thomas D. Johnson,Bret K. Johnston, AndreaF. Jones, Bryan C. Jones,

Kristi D. Jones.Mary Jones, Melody

Joyce, Seung Sik Jung,Mehran Kamelbenab, Sha-ron Kear, Michael L.Kearney, Sharmell A. Ke-hoe, Barbara L. Kelley,Rachelle S. Kelly, FabielaKemble, Jamie R. Kier.

Hee K. Kim, Brett L.

Kimbro,Amanda D. Kimbrough,Anne M. Kiplinger, BryanKirchoff, Jacob E.Kloczewski, Jennifer R.Knabe, Amber D. Knight,Scott D. Knight.

Amy Knowlton, GeorgeKnuckles, Amanda M.Kovach, Steven Kraft, DorisKramer, Sanin Kulosman,Tiffany Ladell, Nina Ladon,Tera Lake, Jay A. Laughlin.

Kelly W. Lawrence, Jen-nifer G. Lawson, Duan K.Le, Mai N. Le, Steven R.Lee, Kerry C. Lehman,John C. Leonard, Arthur L.Lidzy, Vincent Linder, Lind-say E. Lippe, Nikki L. Little,Dewayne C. Littleton.

Tina P. Lloyd, Cheylin S.Loessberg, David A. Long,Stacey R. Long, Travis T.Long, Jeffrey Longino, CodyC. Lorance, Chevonne N.Lovelace, Gary A. Lozano,Huong T. Lu, Aline H.Luong, Sharon S. Lyon.

Carla S. Mackie, BradleyT. Madden, Adolf M. Makia,Monika L. Malaska, Chris-tina J. Malcom, Joseph R.Mallory, Judy K. Marlow,Angie J. Martin, Barry S.Martinez, Sasha M. Math-ura, Cathy M. Matsayko.

Kristi M. Mayhle, Lisa R.Mcadoo, Michael C. McCall,Catherine M. McCallister,James M. McClure, RodneyA. McCornack, Christopher

M. McCully, Jeremy L. Mc-Kee, Robert McKiddy.

Cynthia Meyer, Donald J.Michaud, Renan A. Milla,Dawn D. Miller, James R.Miller, Matt D. Miller,Shawn A. Milligan, Lea A.Minton, Justin M. Mirche,Jessica L. Mitchell, Alan J.Moore, Lana R. Moore.

Randall Moore, Re-becca G. Moore, Mich-elle D. Morgan, Jon-athan B. Morris, Dar-la D. Moses, CarolineR. Mosley, Linda E.

Mowery, Lorrie J.Moyer, Jeremy M.Muchow.

Yuanita Muljono,Steven D. Murray, Tim A.Murray, Dustin A.Mustain, Dustin J.Mutteloke, Peter N.Mwangi, Ryan A. Neas-bitt, Evelyn L. Nesom,Herbert T. Ng, ChenHong Ngan.

Anthony Ngo, An H.Nguyen, Bao C. Nguyen,

Long Nguyen, Nguyen K.Nguyen, Nhut M. Nguyen,Phuoc D. Nguyen, Trung D.Nguyen, Truong X. Nguyen,Dennis R. Nichols, RhondaS. Nichols, Carine Njindam.

Dustin O’Connor, Chin-edu Obowu, Hitomi Oku-mura, Dominique Oldham,Alice Onco, Richard Ortiz,Jeffery Osban, AkeemOseni, Brian K. Owen.

J.Y. Park, David Parker,Sandra Parker, WendallParker, Ritesh Patel, Mi-chelle Pearn, Larissa Pe-ters, Kim Pham, NgocPham, Trang Pham.

Scott Phipps, Pam Pi-nero, Roger Pippins, BryanPittenridge, Ryan Pool,Courtney Poplin, AnthonyPotter, Crystal Puckett,Robert Purser.

Mohammed S. Rahman,Zulfiqar A. Raja, Corey G.Ralls, Darcey M. Ralls,Maria M. Ramos, Shawn B.Randall, Deanna L. Reth-ford, Mirenda Rice, Kira J.Richardson, Stacy Rid-path, Cameron Riggs.

Sara E. Risinger, Stacy L.Ritter, Veronica Rivera,Thomas G. Roberts, LindaRobertson, Kristie Rob-ison, Josephine Rockhold,Valorie Rodgers, RobertoRodriguez, Melissa Rose.

Natalie S. Rowland, LeslieE. Rudisell, Julie M. Ruick,

Rebekah S. Ryan, AsimSahi, Scott S. Sarff , PeggyD. Satterly, Leonard G.Sauls, Thomas Scaria.

Marna L. Schank, DustinS. Schwartz, Rachelle C.Selensky, Steven P. Self,Robert J. Seward, Anita D.Shaw, Larry R. Shelton,Mark S. Shelton, NamikoShibata, Lavonda Shobert,Stacie S. Short.

Simran Singh, Guad-alupe Sinisterra, DeshawnR. Slaughter, Lara N.Sloane, Brian E. Smith,Hannah M. Smith, JamesC. Smith, James E. Smith,Pamela K. Smith.

Shane Smith, StephanieA. Smith, Vickie A. Smith,Kelly Sneller, Kerali Snow,Maryne Soto, Joanna A.Southard, Don Standrich,Cassidy A. Stanley, DavidS. Steagall, Buford D.Steele.

Tina M. Steelman, Jenni-fer K. Stephens, Adam M.Stepniewski, Elva Stillwell,Elizabeth A. Stout, CharityL. Stuever, Alecia Swain,David Swanson, Thuy Ta,Purna Tamang.

Nam Tang, AmandaTarlton, Blake Taylor, Cyn-thia Taylor, Mindy Taylor,Melissa Telford, JustinTharp, Katina Thomas,Billie Thompson, Kelly Th-ompson.

Dorothy R. Tietz, Betty A.Tinsley, Yennie Tjoeng,Alma M. Treska-McCarty,Coy Truelove, Huong-LanT. Truong, Lise Turpin,Ryan Turpin.

Jung Lim Um, MarkUptegrove, Stephanie A.Ustinov, Tonia A. Vanzant,Ilze Veidemane.

Paulina Vidal, ShyrhondaC. Wahlmeier, Amy E.Walkonen, Dan Wallace,Kevin A. Wallace, William B.Walters, Travis Walton,Jillene D. Ward, Casey R.Webb, Yen-Chen Weng,Sharon K. Wheeler, CherylWhite, Candace Williams,Cori E. Williams.

Rory Williams, Tod R.Williams, Kathy Willis, JonP. Wilson, Nicole Winfrey,Crystal Wise, Damon Wool-sey, Amber Wright.

Darla Wright, MatthewWright, James Wythe,Marco Yanes, Diana Yates-Gray, Mo-Lin Yeh, AngelaC. Zelenik, Joel Zuniga.

Vice-

President’s

Honor Roll

of 3.5 or above last semester

Grade Point Average

8 • PIONEER • June 14, 1999 Photographer • Darcey Ralls • 682-1611, ext. 7676

OKCCC appoints new regent

Todd said it is Camey’scommitment to educa-tion that makes hersuch an appreciatedregent.

“She will definitelybe an effective regentwho will help guide ourcollege as we enter thenew millennium,” Toddsaid.

“This is an excitingtime for [OKCCC] andwe’re glad she willshare in that excitement.”

Camey said she is ex-cited to be part of theOKCCC family and looksforward to the challenges ofcollege affairs.

“I want to be able to de-termine what we can do forthe community college en-vironment and what thecommunity college can dofor the community itself.”

Camey said she alsolooks forward to the chal-lenges on the board, itself.

She is now the secondwoman serving on thecurrent board. Lea An-derson is the other.

“It is a great opportu-nity. I look at it as a chal-lenge — but an enjoyableone,” Camey said.

Camey was appointedto the OKCCC Board ofRegents by Gov. FrankKeating.

She attended her firstmeeting as a regent onMay 17.

By Melissa GuiceEditor

Helen Camey is awoman who wears manyhats.

She is a mother, awife, a professional com-puter software consult-ant and an OklahomaCity resident.

Now, she can add onemore title to her name —OKCCC regent.

Camey was recentlynamed to the positionafter long-time regentDennis Clowers’ term ex-pired in April.

“My name was sub-mitted as a candidate forthe Board of Regentssome time ago,” Cameysaid.

“I am excited to servethe college and the com-munity in this way.”

Camey’s own collegeeducation started as anadult attending a com-munity college.

She attended FingerLakes Community Col-lege in Canandaigua,N.Y., and earned her as-sociate degree in ac-counting.

“It’s where I got myfoundation. It’s my call-ing card.”

Camey went on to re-ceive a bachelor’s degreewith honors from theUniversity of Oklahoma.

Camey has since at-tended OKCCC for a fewnon-credit courses in-cluding tennis lessonsand a basic computerprogramming course.

Her family, includingher husband and herson, have also attendedOKCCC.

“My son accrued quitea number of credits atthe college and my hus-band took an accountingcourse,” Camey said.

“It’s a family affair.”OKCCC President Bob

Helen Camey

“I want to be able todetermine what we

can do for thecommunity college

environment and whatthe community

college can do for thecommunity itself.”

—Helen CameyOKCCC Regent

Summer graduation applicationdeadline — June 25

Photo courtesy OKCCC Public Relations Office

Summer bookstore hoursMondays:

8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays:

8 a.m. to 6 p.m.Fridays:

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.These hours are in effect until the week of Aug. 9 with the

exception of extended hourson holidays

June 14, 1999 • PIONEER • 9Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7675

Policy helps students regroup

“It pays to know these people”Anna Webb - OKCCC Accounts Payable Supervisor — knows...

—RichardRouillard,Professor ofComposition andLiterature

Be sure to pick up next week’s PIONEER for round two of “It Pays to Know These People.”

—Janice Phillips,ExecutiveAdministrativeAssistant to thePresident

—AnnmarieShirazi, Deanof Planning andInstitutionalEffectiveness

—Judy Mee,Professor ofMathematics

JoinedOKCCCin 1972

JoinedOKCCC

in 1975

JoinedOKCCC

in 1975

Firstjoined

OKCCCin 1973

By Sara MunnNewswriting 1 Student

Business major KyleHurt, 22, has learned hislesson.

A former student of theUniversity of Oklahoma inNorman, Hurt now attendsOKCCC after an academicsuspension from OU.Academia, Hurt admits,was less important than anactive social life.

“My first semester [atOU], I was overwhelmedwith the class sizes,” saidHurt. “My grades were av-erage.

“Second semester, it wentdownhill when I got intodorm life.”

By his third semester,Hurt said, he joined a fra-ternity that took up hugeamounts of time.

“I would go to class justto take the tests,” he said.“I failed them because Inever attended class.”

Failing to maintain a 2.0GPA, Hurt was placed onacademic suspension andremoved from OU’s studentroster for a minimum of onesemester.

“[The open door policy] gives a chance tothose without degrees, those who did welland those who did poorly in high school.”

—Gloria Cardenas-BartonOKCCC Dean of Admissions

With barely 16 credithours accrued after a yearand a half of school, Hurtapplied and was acceptedto OKCCC in the spring of1997.

Now Hurt has raised hisGPA and attributes this, inpart, to OKCCC’s open doorpolicy.

This approach to admis-sion allows students whodid poorly at other institu-tions to redeem themselvesacademically.

For those students theprocess usually involves anadmission application, aletter of explanation andapproval by the dean ofadmissions and registrar.

However, Dean of Admis-sions Gloria CardenasBarton said, the policy cov-ers other students as well.

“[The open door policy]gives a chance to thosewithout degrees, those whodid well and those who did

poorly in high school,”Barton said.

She emphasized, how-ever, that leniency does notequal a free ride.

Regardless of the policy,there are students who willnot be admitted to OKCCC.

Barton recommends thatstudents “re-evaluate whatthey’re doing” if suspendedfrom OKCCC.

She said this may includea break from academics al-together.

“If a student has beensuspended twice fromOKCCC, I’d suggest they gosomewhere else until theycan maintain a 2.0 GPA,”Barton said.

Fortunately for Hurt, thatwasn’t necessary.

At the age of 18, with par-ties beckoning and largeclasses looming, he said,OU was overwhelming.

“If I could start all over, Iwould definitely start here.”

Need help or anescort to your

car?Call campussecurity atext.7691

10 • PIONEER • June 14, 1999 Staff Writer • Darcey Ralls • 682-1611, ext. 7676

Summer Blood Drive scheduled for June 30 A summer blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, in CU3. Each donor willreceive a free mini-physical, cookies, pop or juice and aT-shirt. Donors will also receive a written report throughthe mail showing their cholesterol level within two weeksof their donation. For more information or to volunteer tohelp with the blood drive contact Mike Jones, Coordinatorof Student Activities, at 682-1611 ext. 7318.

Recreation classes offer interest, health Turn over a new leaf this month with the help of twoclasses offered by the Office of Recreation and CommunityServices at OKCCC. A large variety of summer coursesare being offered by the department, each designed toenrich, enlighten or entertain. Midwest Belly Dance, whichpromotes flexibility and weight loss and serves as acaptivating pastime, starts June 18. Students also learnabout the costuming, history and culture of the Middle Eastin classes held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays for fourweeks. Cost is $25. Stop Smoking — For Life! Thoseserious about kicking the habit are encouraged to join thissix-week class that meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondaysbeginning June 21. Taught by an advanced respiratorycare practitioner, this tobacco intervention programincludes on-site clinical testing with an educational courseformat. An ongoing relapse prevention program follows,providing individual counseling, nicotine replacementtherapy and telephone follow-up for up to a year. Cost is$60. To enroll in either of these courses or to receive alisting of all summer offerings, call the Office of Recreationand Community Services at 682-7560.

Chi-Kung club forming on campus A Chi-Kung club is forming for students, staff and facultywho wish to learn Chi-Kung. Chi Kung is a 7,000 year-oldsystem that teaches a deep relaxation and energizingexercise. The club will be a part of an international groupof clubs. In America today there are chapters on over 200campuses. In China the government estimates that over100 million people are doing this exercise. The Chi-Kungclub is open to students, staff and faculty of all ages.Anyone who is interested should sign up outside professorV. J. Ramachandran’s office, 2R3, in the division ofbusiness located in the main building. For more informationcontact Ramachandran at 682-1611 ext. 7220.

Fall tuition fee waiver applications available Fall tuition fee waiver applications are available in thestudent financial aid center located on the first floor of themain building. The deadline to submit applications to thestudent financial aid center is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. Falltuition fee waiver awards will be posted in the studentfinancial aid center on Friday, Aug. 20.

Scholarship deadline approaching The William P. Willis Scholarship is now available in theProspective Student Services office. Requirements includeincome of less than $20,000, Oklahoma residence, andfull-time enrollment for the Fall and Spring semesters. Thedeadline for the William P. Willis Scholarship is June 18.Scholarship applications can be picked up and returnedto the Prospective Student Services office on the first floorof the main building. For more information, contact LindaSapp, Prospective Student Services Assistant, at 682-1611 ext. 7580.

Highlights

Photo by Darcey Ralls

All in a day’s work: Jennifer Lawson works on some important paperwork in the Officeof Student Life on the first floor of the main building. Lawson is a workstudy student working asa Graduate Employment Services Aide. Lawson is also an active member of the StudentOccupational Therapy Association club.

Mike Jones, CampusActivities Board sponsor,said that there are not asmany active CampusActivities Board membersduring the summersemesters. Theorganization needsadditional people tovolunteer to help with theblood drive on Wednesday,June 30.

The CAB met June 8 todiscuss upcoming eventsand activities. CAB is madeup of students who want tohelp plan and carry outcampus activities.

This organization isresponsible forimplementing a variety ofcampus events. CAB hoststhe blood drives which areheld several times eachsemester and many otherpopular events including“Welcome Back Sundaes,”Casino Night and the CrazyOlympics.

Campus ActivitiesBoard makes plans

By Darcey RallsStaff Writer

“CAB is a fun and excitinggroup that gives everystudent the chance to getinvolved in the activities atOKCCC,” said Jones.

The group’s first activityof the summer semester isa blood drive. It will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. onWednesday, June 30 incollege union room 3.

They also discussed anactivity called “music videobingo.” This event willcoincide with LatinoAwareness Week and willfeature several Latinomusic videos.

CAB will provide“Welcome Back Sundaes”on August 25 and 26 from11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. andagain from 4:30 p.m. to5:30 p.m.

Jones would like to inviteany interested student toattend a CAB meeting. Healso welcomes any ideas forfuture activities.

CAB meets every otherTuesday at 12:30 p.m. Formore information contactJones at 682-1611 ext.7318.

Fun Facts About Blood

What rock group of the‘70s sang “SpinningWheel?”

Blood, Sweat & Tears

How many blood types docows have?

800 and possibly more

What was the nicknameof the Queen of Englandand Ireland who reignedfrom 1553-1558?

Bloody Mary

How many units of blooddid President RonaldReagan require after theassassination attempt?

Twelve

What ancient tribesmeared themselves withblood to appease theirgods?

The Aztecs

How many blood types docats have?

Four

June 14, 1999 • PIONEER • 11

FOR SALE: Wedding items neverused. White wedding dress, size8/10; long sleeve, V-neckline, fulltrain, V-waistline $600 OBO. Twoslips, size 8/10, $40 OBO. Veil-comb, shoulder length, beadedwith roses $90 OBO. Cake top,heart shaped, cherub angels $50OBO. Three bridesmaid dresses,long chiffon bow, maroon $65OBO. White shoes, size 10, sqheel, $35 OBO. All items fromDavid’s Bridal. Contact Jill at 691-0613, leave message.

FOR SALE: Cute and ador-able black German Shepherd pup-pies, need new homes. Only 7weeks old. $50 each. Call Davidor Woody after 5 p.m. at (405)525-8359.

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ROOMMATE WANTED:Looking for Asian female room-mate. NW or near OKCCC. CallSania 947-7003.

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FOR SALE: Truck box. Heavyplastic “Work Box,” black, locks, 5ft. across. $25, call 672-6328.

FOR SALE: College algebrabook and solutions manual. Bothfor $75. Call Robby at 745-3994or 410-2626.

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WANTED: Tutor to teach gui-tar to a beginner. Call Valorie at319-1690.

FOR SALE: Glass top dinette,$150. King sz. boxsprings, $50.Beautiful porcelain unicorns withsterling silver on hooves, 12-inches tall, $50 each. Call 681-2296.

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“Tuition,”Cont. from page 1

With increase, Oklahoma stillhas some of lowest tuition

and fee rates in the nation,” Chancellor Hans Brischsaid.

Compared to the other 49 states, Oklahoma’s tu-ition and fees rank 41 in the nation at the state’scomprehensive universities, 44 at the regional uni-versities and 29 at Oklahoma two-year colleges.

Even with the increase, it is doubtful thatOklahoma’s national standing in tuition rates willchange because of ongoing tuition increases in otherstates, Brisch said.

“We believe that we have established the best bal-ance between the need to enhance academic pro-grams and services with students’ ability to pay forthose programs and services,” Brisch said.

Some OKCCC students, on the other hand, don’tthink the same.

“For the sixth poorest state, it doesn’t make senseto start taxing the people who are trying to educateand better themselves,” said Brian Maughan, OKCCCstudent. “The increases serve more as a discourage-ment instead of an incentive.”

Amy McCool, OKCCC student, sympathizes withthe Regents but wished the money could have comefrom another place. For instance, she said, maybefrom money being used to fund a government project.

“Other government projects are not worth thefunding they receive. I’d like to think schools areworth the money, though.”

The Regents held public forums and e-mail ques-tion and answer sessions in April for students be-fore the increase.

More information about the increase can be ob-tained by calling the State Regents’ office at 405-524-9180 or on the Regents Web site atwww.okhighered.org

“1059,”Cont. from page 1

OKCCC comprised ofdiverse student culture

What does your blood typesay about your personality?

People with type A bloodcrave order and neatness.B’s are candid, forthrightand nonconformist. AB’soften have paranormalpowers. And O’s evidentlylike to hear, “Yo!”

More than 90 percent ofthe fans who like “Rocky”films are type O.

According to ToshitakaNomi and AlexanderBesher, authors of “You AreYour Blood Type,” person-ality analysis by blood typeis an accepted quasi-sci-ence in Japan.

O’s, who represent 44percent of the people in theUnited States, crave posi-tions of power and leader-ship, the authors said.They are driven to succeedand act as jealous guard-ians of hierarchies at workand in the family.

O’s make the best presi-dents, heads of corpora-tions, and captains ofsports teams. RonaldReagan and Queen Eliza-beth II are both O’s. O’s alsomake the best criminals. AlCapone was an O.

A is the second mostcommon blood type. Due to

the A’s meticulous habits,they are best suited forwork in libraries, police de-partments and museums.They are incredibly self-controlled.

B’s thrive on the un-usual. They are poor teamplayers and believe in theirown superiority. B’s can beabsentminded professors.

B’s also make greatcooks.

If the Shroud of Turinwas really Jesus’ burialshroud, then Jesus Christwas an AB, one of the rar-est blood types, the authorssaid. AB’s are the most ra-tional, sensible peoplearound. They make excel-lent first impressions andare perfectly suited to ca-reers in diplomacy.(Reprinted from Fenwal’s“Continuous Flow.”)

lation and African Ameri-cans composed 4 percent.

Other ethnic back-grounds listed in the 1975Ethnic Background Head-count were: International,2.4 percent; American In-dian, 2.2 percent; Spanish,2 percent; and OrientalAmerican, .4 percent.

Eight percent of the stu-dent population in 1975gave no response ormarked a category entitled,“other.”

Last fall the OKCCC stu-dent population includedCaucasian, 69.8 percent,

and African American stu-dents, 6.3 percent.

Native Americans andAlaskan natives made up5.3 percent and Hispanicsmade up 3.9 percent of stu-dents enrolled.

Asian and Pacific Island-ers, at 7.8 percent, were thesecond largest ethnic grouplast fall. “Other” or no re-sponse came in last at 6.9percent.

Annmarie Shirazi, Deanof Planning and Institu-tional Effectiveness, said allof OKCCC’s ethnic groupsare growing.

“We have a lot more of allminorities,” she said.

Shirazi has been em-ployed with OKCCC sinceDecember of 1975.