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• Soccer players need fans, editorial, p. 2.• Automotive department stays busy, p. 7.• Club soccer, flag football, sports, p. 8 & 9.• Leadership Council schooled, clubs, p. 10.

This WeekInside October 15, 2007

Vol. 36 No. 9

Bending over backwards

Photo by Jay RocamontesBlack Student Association members (left to right) Tiara Manning, Travis Boyce and Ashlee

Smith show off their flexibility in the OCCC Wellness Center gymnasium, free to studentsand faculty. Spending time in the gym or exercising in the weight room between classeshas become a common activity for students who keep physical fitness a top priority.

Enrollmentnumbers goup slightlyBy Carrie CronkEditor

This semester, OCCC’s student body is older andmore diverse compared to last fall.

Although Oklahoma’s public colleges and universitiesshowed a slight decrease in enrollment numbers, enroll-ment at OCCC has increased slightly this semester, com-pared to fall 2006.

Preliminary enrollment numbers show a 0.4 percentincrease from fall 2006,from 12,526 to 12,574 thissemester.

Executive Director ofPlanning Stu Harvey saidincreases in enrollment forthe summer and currentsemesters total a 1 percentincrease as compared tothis time last year.

Although overall num-bers were up, some catego-ries declined while othersadvanced.

This year, new student enrollment dropped 2 percent,down to 27 percent from 29 percent of total numbers.

Marion Paden, Student Services vice president, said,the percentage drop in new students is countered by anincrease in returning students. She said that is “in re-sponse to the college’s emphasis on retention and stu-dent success.”

Another area in which numbers increased was inter-national student enrollment.

This year, 399 international students enrolled, as op-posed to the 366 in 2006 —an increase of 9 percent.

“The number of students from Nepal increased 134percent, (from 47 in 2006 to 110 in 2007)” Paden said.

Paden said she believes one reason for this increasemay be a particular professor.

“Gyanendra Baral is from Nepal and was hired to teachEconomics and Business Statistics at the college a fewyears ago. I believe that the growth in Nepalese studentsis directly related to his employment,” she said.

The college also saw an increase in minority enroll-ment, Harvey said.

Thirty percent of OCCC’s students represent racial andethnic minorities, compared to 29 percent last fall, hesaid.

The reported numbersshow over the past five years

Increase shown in many areas

See “Enrollment,” page 12

Struggles, enduranceportrayed in ‘Tres Vidas’

“Twenty-five percentof our students are

enrolled in one ormore online classes;

many of which arealso enrolled in oncampus classes.”

—Marion PadenStudent Services Vice

President

By Jennifer UhlsNews Writing Student

The Core Ensemble — which includescello, piano, percussion and a sing-

ing actress — will portray the lives of threerenowned Latin American women Tues-day, Oct. 23, during “TresVidas,” the second presen-tation in the 2007 FallCultural Arts series.

It will be an evening ofdrama along with originaland folk music of LatinAmerica, said Scott Tigert,Cultural Programs andCommunity DevelopmentAssistant.

Tigert said the threewomen portrayed areknown for their enduranceof great hardship and theimpact their experiencesallowed them to have onthe Latin American and World culture.

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who,after a freak accident, continues her workwhile bed ridden.

Rufina Amaya is the only known survi-vor of a cold-blooded Salvadoran military

attack on her village of El Mozote.After the slaughtering of her husband

and four children, she feels it is her dutyto continue telling the story of the massa-cre.

Argentina’s first feminist poet, AlfonsinaStorni, lived in a time when women had

no rights and menruled them com-pletely.

Arts and Humani-ties DepartmentChair DianneBroyles, said themorning presenta-tion, featuring asample of the fullperformance, is freeto students and fac-ulty.

For the eveningperformance, indi-vidual ticket pricesare $22 and $17 for

students, staff, and seniors.For more details about the show, visit

the Core Ensemble website at www. core-ensemble.cc/tres_ vidas.htm

For tickets and show times, contactTigert at 405-682-1611, ext. 7295.

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Vol. 36 No. 9Carrie Cronk...........................EditorMatthew Bishop............Staff WriterYvonne Oberly...............Staff WriterStephen Sossamon......Staff WriterChris Lusk....................Staff WriterAdam Brand..................Staff WriterBrian Stansberry..........Staff WriterCynthia Praefke............Staff WriterAmber McBride.............Staff WriterJay Rocamontes......PhotographerTim Cronk...................Ad ManagerMike Ferak....................WebmasterJamie Laleff....Circulation ManagerRichard Hall.............Lab AssistantRonna Austin.............Lab DirectorSue Hinton...............Faculty Adviser

Students protest drug lawTo the editor:

Activists on dozens of col-lege campuses across thecountry will participate ina week of action startingOct. 15 to fight against alaw that strips financial aidfrom students with drugconvictions. The aid elimi-nation penalty, which wasenacted in 1998 and hassince affected nearly200,000 students, is beingreconsidered this fall asCongress works to revisethe Higher Education Act.

As part of the week of ac-tion, spearheaded by thenational campus-based or-ganization Students forSensible Drug Policy, activ-ists will ask other studentsto sign postcards urgingrepeal of the penalty. Thepostcards will then behand-delivered to legisla-tors on Capitol Hill.

“Students across thecountry are joining togetherfor one common goal: stop-ping the War on Drugs frombecoming a War on Educa-tion,” said Kris Krane,SSDP’s executive director.

“Blocking access to edu-cation isn’t just unfair tothe individual studentswho are affected. The aidelimination penalty causesmore — not less — drugabuse and crime in our so-

ciety by limiting youngpeople’s opportunities forsuccess.”

The week of action comesas the Education and La-bor Committee of the U.S.House of Representativesprepares to reauthorize theHigher Education Act, alarge law governing federalstudent aid programs thatwas last revised in 1998when the penalty wasadded as an amendment.

A broad coalition of morethan 125 student govern-ments and more than 300prominent education, ad-diction recovery, religious,and criminal justice orga-nizations have called onCongress to repeal the pen-alty.

Only people with drugconvictions are affected bythis policy. Murderers, rap-ists, arsonists, and bur-glars are all eligible to re-ceive student loans andgrants.

Students for SensibleDrug Policy is a grassrootsnetwork of students con-cerned about the impactdrug abuse has on ourcommunities, but who alsoknow that the War onDrugs is failing our genera-tion and our society. SSDPmobilizes young people toparticipate in the political

process, pushing for sen-sible policies to achieve asafer and more just future,while fighting back againstcounterproductive DrugWar policies, particularlythose that directly harmstudents and youth.

—Tom AngellStudents for Sensible

Drug Policy

There’s a well kept secret on campus; an excit-ing sports team that students can watch on Sat-urdays for free. This semester the soccer team hasbroken the mold of past teams and is making itspresence known in the Oklahoma Collegiate ClubSoccer League.

In previous seasons, it has been difficult to fieldenough players to form a team as was the casethis past spring.

This season the team has approximately 17 play-ers attending practices and games consistently.Despite the team’s dedication, talent and winningspirit, OCCC fan attendance is still very low.

The team this semester has a great shot at mak-ing the playoffs, which could be a significant boostfor the college’s intramural sports program. Theteam even has enough talent to make a lot of noisein the playoffs. However, the team still needs sup-port from its fellow soccer fans and OCCC students.

The team has played a draw in the previous twomatches against a strong Oklahoma State Univer-sity squad, and soccer powerhouse, the Univeristyof Central Oklahoma. In those games, OCCC cameso close to winning. It’s hard to believe, with a littlemore fan support, that they wouldn’t have wonthose games.

It is important that students support the collegeintramural team and atheletes, as any other col-lege would do. Granted, this is a community col-lege and students all have busy lives that go alongwith the classes, but these players have workedhard all season and deserve support from their fel-low students.

The team is standing just two spots away fromthe playoffs. Most of the teams that are ahead inthe standings have played more games than wehave. Winning a few more games would put theplayoffs in the team’s grasp.

OCCC will play the University of Arkansas onOct. 13 at Rose State College, located in MidwestCity on S.E. 15th Street, between Air Depot andSooner Road. Arkansas is tied for first, so a win inthat game would be monumental for the season.

OCCC will then play consecutive games on Sat-urday, Oct. 20, against OU — Colsa, and Sunday,Oct. 21, against OSU — Japan. Both games will beplayed at OCCC. There’s a good chance OCCCcould win both games.

They’ve hung in strong with the top teams in theleague and winning these final two games wouldbe enough for them to make the playoffs.

So go out and support the soccer team. They area fast, physical, and entertaining team to watch.All games are free, and it’s a chance to show pridein the college and cheer the team.

—Matt BishopStaff Writer

Fans MIA forOCCC soccer

October 15, 2007 • PIONEER • 3

Comments and ReviewsSophaBella’s is romanticand delightful for dates

“I was always looking outside myself for strengthand confidence, but it comes from within. It is thereall the time.” —Anna Freud

It may seem that you’ve just now settled into aroutine for the fall semester, but it’s time to plan forspring enrollment, which begins on Oct. 8. Beforeyou seek out back-to-back classes, take a momentto reflect on how this semester is working out foryou. We forget things much faster than we remem-ber, so schedule time between your classes to sitand ponder what just happened in class, or work afew problems on your own. The results can be amaz-ing in terms of what you’re able to remember anddo without adding a huge amount of study time. Ifyou can’t plan your schedule this way, include sometransition time before you have to leave campus todo other things.

As the commercial says, “Life comes at you fast.”For that reason, your contact information is oftenout of date soon after you submit it. Take a fewminutes to look at your information usingMineOnline, or check it at the Records counter. Makesure your current address and phone number arelisted. This helps us reach you if we need to.

This fall, the college began using OCCC e-mail asthe official means of communication with you. Makesure you know your e-mail address and check formessages periodically. If this is not your primary e-mail account, then make a point of checking it atleast once a week.

Some of you may be contemplating taking a classor two online, but you’ve never really had that ex-perience before. I encourage you to do some researchbefore you invest in this learning environment. Getcomfortable going to the online learning link on thecollege homepage and review the orientation andexpectations. One of the biggest mistakes that stu-dents enrolled in online classes make is to wait fortheir professors to call them to get them started inthe class. Online classes are usually available theweekend before the semester begins, and the wisestudent logs in as soon as possible to get started.Ask for an explanation when you enroll if you don’tunderstand what to do.

Sometimes, life may seem like a series of unfortu-nate events. When this happens, remember to con-tact your professors to let them know something ishappening. This won’t keep bad things from hap-pening, but it might keep worse things from hap-pening while you are absent from your classes. Figu-ratively falling off the face of the earth doesn’t allowyour professors to help you if you get behind in yourwork.

Lastly, go boldly forward and ask for help if youneed it. Resources are available. Use them frequentlyand shamelessly. You have everything to gain.

—Mary TurnerLearning Support

Specialist

Finding establishmentsaround Oklahoma City forfine dining and entertain-ment can be largely hit ormiss.

Few places offer qualityentertainment as well as anupscale dining environ-ment.

SophaBella’s ChicagoGrill, located at 7628 NorthMay Ave. has the best ofboth worlds.

This intimate and cozyItalian eatery has five-starcuisine, the best wine selec-tion under one roof, andnow a spicy and differentway to spend a Friday night.

The dark and romanticatmosphere, coupled withsmooth jazz playing softlymakes the dining experienceenjoyable and relaxing.

A private dining room anda curtained off seating areacan be reserved for groupsof 10 or more and offer pri-vacy and increased inti-macy.

The diverse menu is fairly

pricy but the outstandingflavor of everything makesit a worthwhile investment.

The signature pizza va-rieties seems popular, see-ing that many people en-joyed these designer cre-ations.

The artichoke spinachdip, three-cheese ravioli,cobbler dessert and twoglasses of wine make for areasonable meal for two atjust under $40.

Rest assured, you getyour money’s worth here,as the large portions couldeasily feed two.

Be prepared to spendquite a bit more for amouthwatering steak or fora fresh fish dinner plate.

The lunch prices lookedvery reasonable, makingme want to go back soonand try something differ-ent.

What really sets this Ital-ian hideaway apart fromthe rest is what happensjust after closing time on a

Friday night.Five dollars gains you en-

try into a Cuban style so-cial with salsa music,Mojito cocktails and im-ported beer.

The atmosphere changeis both dramatic and excit-ing. Energy replaces ro-mance and Latin beats re-place the smooth jazz.

Disc jockeys OscarMartinez and HectorRodriguez bring an inter-esting mix of music andpersonality.

The limited space and in-flux of the dedicated Okla-homa City salsa commu-nity make this experienceauthentic and exciting tosay the least.

Great food, over-the-topentertainment and the op-portunity for an all-aroundgood time make Sopha-Bella’s Chicago Grill one ofthe best places to go inOklahoma City.

—Jay RocamontesStaff Writer

On Oct. 2 another action-packed Marvel comic movie,“Fantastic Four: Rise of theSilver Surfer,” was releasedon DVD.

In the second movie, notonly does the evil Dr. Doomreturn, but also a new vil-lain arrives from the outerreaches of the universe.Born on the planet Zenn-la,the Silver Surfer is the her-ald of Glactus: the destroyerof worlds.

While Dr. Doom takes ad-vantage of friction within theFantastic Four family to for-ward his own cause, the Sil-ver Surfer continues to worktoward the ultimate de-struction of the world.

This movie is written andproduced so well that ittransitions smoothly toDVD. With high-resolution

graphics and exceptionalaudio, the character of theSilver Surfer is as impres-sive on the small screen ashe was in theaters.

The DVD’s superb audioquality is evident in Laur-ence Fishburne’s voice-over as the Silver Surfer.Fishburne’s deep voiceresonates through a hometheater system giving theSilver Surfer’s on- screenpresence even more im-pact.

Anyone with a high defi-nition television will trulyappreciate the close upshot of Susan Storm,played by Jessica Alba,flailing through the air asher fiancée realizes she ison fire.

The standard DVD rentaldoes not provide much in

the way of special features.The few features availableinclude language selec-tions, captioning and run-ning commentaries.

A two-disc version con-taining special featuressuch as photo galleries,featurettes, and alternativescenes is available for pur-chase, as well as a BlueRay version.

While the film itself is funto watch, the standardDVD’s lack of special fea-tures takes away from theat-home viewing experi-ence.

If you have the money,purchasing the two-discset is well worth the invest-ment.

Rating: A—Jamie Laleff

Staff Writer

‘Silver Surfer’ two disk setgives best value for price


By Erin FerrellNews Writing Student

OCCC’s literary magazine, The Absolute, is nowaccepting submissions for the 2008 edition. The Ab-solute features short fiction, non-fiction, poetry,photography and visual art.

“Absolute ’08 will be a great edition, but we reallyneed more submissions,” Co-adviser MarybethMcCauley said.

Students, faculty, staff and members of the com-munity are encouraged to submit work. The dead-line is Dec. 1, 2007.

The Absolute is largely a student magazine.This year’s student editors are Robert Smith, Greg

Smith, Cynthia Praefke, Johnathon Seratt and Jef-frey Mil-ler.

Those interested in being published in The Abso-lute can pick up a submission form in the Arts andHumanities Division Office, or find one on themagazine’s webpage, www.occc.edu/ah/absolute/index.htm.

The magazine will be published in April of 2008,at which time a reception will be held to celebrate.

For those wishing to submit photography andother works of art, vertical composition is preferred.

The 2007 edition of the Absolute features snazzycover art, courtesy of Randy Anderson and CathyBowman from the graphic design program,Randolph said. The magazine is still available fromthe bookstore for $5.

The 2007 faculty advisers are Professor ClayRandolph and McCauley, and Professor Jon Inglett,online editor.

By Scott GlidewellNews Writing Student

Teaching and helpingothers seems to come natu-rally for the newest full-time lab assistant inOCCC’s Student ComputerCenter. Joy Schulz, 22, wasborn into a family of teach-ers and said that definitelyhad some influence on herdecision to pursue a careerin teaching.

Schulz said she loveshelping students.

“Making a difference instudents’ lives and in theirstudies is very satisfying.”

Schulz added that it washer interaction with thegreat teachers at OCCCand her work with studentsin the lab that helped hermake up her mind.

“I have a blast at work,”Schulz said. “When thelight bulb goes on and theyfully understand whatever

they were having troublewith, it really makes myday.”

Out of all of the studentsthat Schulz has helpedthus far, she said onesticks out in her mind.

“I was able to help a stu-dent who was taking aclass for the second time,actually understand thecomputer and her assign-ments.

“She had never been ex-posed to a computer be-fore this class, so when theteacher explained some-thing, she was havingtrouble understanding.

“I was able to take thetime to tutor her and she isnow passing the class anddoing quite well.”

Schulz is currently a stu-dent at OCCC and plans tograduate this spring withan associate in applied sci-ence degree from the Com-puter Science Department

with a Web Design and De-velopment Emphasis. Aftergraduation from OCCC,Schulz plans to transfer toa four-year institution.

Until then, Schulz can befound most afternoons onthe third floor of the KeithLeftwich Memorial Libraryhelping students in the

By Chris LuskStaff Writer

An automobile accident involving twostudents left two vehicles damaged on Oct.4, reported Safety and Security OfficerKeith Thompson.

According to the report, a white HyundaiSanta Fe collided with a beige Saturn onJ.L. Keels Boulevard.

The driver of the Hyundai in the right-side lane, attempted to make a left turninto parking lot A-south and struck theSaturn which was in the left lane and hadthe right-of-way.

Computer Center welcomes new face

computer lab.Schulz said lab as-

sistants are alwaysavailable to help stu-dents with coursework and to assistwith hardware or soft-ware issues wheneverthe lab is open.

Gary Dominguez,Student ComputerCenter supervisor and

head of the faculty commit-tee that hired Schulz, saidhe has received numerouspositive comments fromstudents and faculty con-cerning Schulz.

In an e-mail message

Absolute seekingsubmissionsCar accident, stolen phone reported

Neither driver sustained injuries, Th-ompson reported.

The Hyundai sustained damage to thedriver’s side panel, left headlight and frontbumper.

The Saturn sustained damage to theright side front and rear doors, the rightpanel and right side rearview mirror.

In another incident, a missing cell phonewas recovered on Oct. 1, reported Safetyand Security Officer Kevin Tipton.

Student Brittaney McKnight reportedher cell phone missing from the women’srestroom across the hall from Security onSept. 10, reported Tipton.

On Oct. 1, McKnight contacted campussecurity and said she saw someone withher cell phone by the coffee shop, reportedTipton.

According to the report, Tipton retrievedthe phone from the suspect and askedMcKnight to describe any identifiable fea-tures about her missing phone.

McKnight stated that the phone had anafter market battery and the memory cardslot was broken.

McKnight called AT&T to obtain the se-rial number from her phone. She broughtthe number and Tipton verified theymatched.

McKnight did not wish to press chargesagainst the person using her phone,Tipton reported.

Staff Writer Chris Lusk can be reachedat [email protected].

Joy Schulz helps a student.

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“Making a difference in students’ livesand in their studies is very satisfying.”

—Joy SchulzStudent Computer Center Lab Assistant

Dominguez said Schulzwas chosen for several rea-sons.

“Not only did she have theprogramming skills that wewere looking for, but shealso had the people skillsthat matched.

“It was clear that Joywould be capable of help-ing a broad range of stu-dents, but especially help-ing out the new students tosucceed in subjects thatcan be difficult for even sea-soned students.

“We have not been disap-pointed at all in the deci-sion to hire her.”


Class visits historical Oklahoma sitesBy Brittanie PadenNews Writing Student

Many OCCC interna-tional students recentlytook a field trip to Lawtonto visit the Wichita Moun-tains, the Wildlife Refugeand to take a tour of theFort Sill National HistoricLandmark Museum.

The English as a SecondLanguage program consistsof 22 students from 20countries. Sixteen studentsattended the field trip.

“Lawton was chosen be-

cause there is so much his-tory,” said Abra Figueroa,professor of English as aSecond Language.

“We get to combine natu-ral beauty with the moun-tains and the natural phe-nomenon of the buffalo, ournative species. They alsohave longhorns and elk inthe park.”

The group began theirfield trip by visiting MountScott. They saw the viewfrom the top of the moun-tain and then drovethrough the wildlife park

and saw the buffaloes.“You can see the view of

the lake from the top of themountains, it was beauti-ful,” said Poulatova Gul-nora, an ESL student fromTajikistan. “It was amaz-ing.”

Many students agreedtheir favorite part of the tripwas seeing the view fromthe top of the mountains.

Other students enjoyedthe historical portion of thetrip.

Hua Wang, a studentfrom China, and Yuli

Evans, a student from In-donesia, were partial to theFort Sill museum wherethey learned about some ofOklahoma’s Native Ameri-can tribes, and where thestudents toured the armybarracks as they were more

“You can see the view of the lake from the topof the mountains, it was beautiful. It was

amazing.”—Poulatova Gulnora

English as a Second Language Student fromTajikistan

than 100 years ago.Lei Cao, a student from

China, said she enjoyed thetrip as a whole.

“My favorite was the buf-falo, the Fort Sill museum,and the mountains,” shesaid.

By Jamie HallNews Writing Student

An advocate for wilder-ness conservation, JonWaterman, expressed hisdesire to preserve theNorthern Alaska wildliferefuge from the damagethat would occur if the fed-eral government allowed oildrilling there.

Waterman, known for hisnorthern adventures, vis-ited OCCC Oct. 4 to speakabout “Oil vs. Wilderness”in Alaska. He also pre-sented his findings from anexpedition he led in the Arc-tic National Wildlife Refugeduring which he studiedthe evidence of climatechange in Alaska.

Advocate speaks on wildlife perservationWaterman led the audi-

ence on a journey to North-ern Alaska. He offered pho-tographs of before-and-af-ter shots in Alaska —namely, photographs be-fore and after the climatehad significantly warmed.

Due to the warming tem-peratures in Alaska, hesaid, forests are dying andtrees are leaning at“drunken” angles. He notedmass forest fires that wouldcreate a national disasterelsewhere, and birds whoseaccustomed lives had beendrastically altered.

Waterman illustrated aprime example — heshowed a picture of a treein the refuge that is lean-ing slightly to the right.

“This is an icon for cli-mate change because thepermafrost ice is meltingout from underneath thistree, and it is beginning tofall over as a result,” hesaid.

Politicians say that oildrilling in ANWR is neces-sary because it would re-duce the need for foreignoil, Waterman said.

“I am not opposed to oildrilling,” Waterman said.“We are an oil economy, butI am in favor of seeing usdevelop alternative re-sources to protect ourplanet. In places such asthis, I’m afraid we’re doingan incredible amount ofdamage.”

Waterman was prepared

with statistical graphs,slides, and film to supporthis opinion that ANWRwould be better left alone.

Waterman presented agraph that correlated withthe amount of oil Americaconsumes per day.

He then compared thisgraph to an approximationof what America will con-sume in the years to come.

“In 2007, we consume 22billion barrels per day. Aswe become more produc-tive, in a half century’stime, we’ll be close to 40billion barrels per day,” hesaid. “And this is govern-ment information.”

Waterman showed an-other graph that indicatesthe amount of oil which

could be extracted fromANWR is a very smallamount.

After his presentation,Waterman took questionsfrom the audience ofapproximately 60 people.When Waterman wasasked by an OCCC studenthow the issues of drillingand global warming are re-lated, Waterman said, “Theissues are not unrelated be-cause it is the consump-tion and exploitation ofthese fuels which is caus-ing global warming inAlaska.”

Unlike Oklahoma, Water-man said, Alaska is not aplace where oil fields can bebuilt without some kind ofimpact or consequence.

By Liz WilliamsNews Writing Student

Career and Employment Serviceswill present its first Military Ca-reer Fair at Monday, Oct. 15.

The Military Career Fair will beheld in the College Union diningarea from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For years after the G.I. Bill, themilitary has offered numerousscholarship opportunities tostudents, said Career and Employ-ment Services Director DebraVaughn.

“That’s why we are bringing themhere, we’re all about opportuni-ties,” Vaughn said.

Each semester the departmentbrings a variety of different employ-

Army coming to recruit employees Oct. 15ment opportunities to OCCC,Vaughn said.

She said the department is hav-ing this focus on the military foreducation and career opportuni-ties.

“We’ve had a very good responsefrom the military community,”Vaughn said.

The departments representedinclude the Army, Navy, CoastGuard, Oklahoma Air NationalGuard, Oklahoma Army NationalGuard and the Veterans Adminis-tration Hospital at the Universityof Oklahoma Health Sciences Cen-ter.

All different areas of the militaryoffer career and scholar -ship opportunities, Vaughn said.

The Veterans AdministrationHospital has employment, careerand volunteer opportunities.

The Reserve Office Training Core(ROTC) from both the Univer-sity of Central Oklahoma and theUniversity of Oklahoma will alsobring recruiters to campus.

Vaughn said ROTC is a greatopportunity for students be-cause it is located right on thecollege campuses.

The Army will bring a combatsimulator, which will allow forvirtual hands on experience ofwhat it is like to be in the Army.

For more information onthe Military Career Fair orother upcoming careerfairs, contact Vaughn at

405-682-1611, ext. 7362, ore-mail [email protected].

Have a question, commentor concern?

E-mail Carrie at [email protected]


Music professor jazzes up class

Muslim students reflect on holy month

Interview how-to workshops held during October

By Amin Shariat ZadehNews Writing Student

Ramadan, the Muslim fastingmonth, ended on Oct. 13. Some ofOCCC’s Muslim students said theyfasted during the month, eventhough it was difficult.

Aissita Cise, a Muslim engineer-ing student, said she fasted whileshe was working for Carson’s Mar-ket Fresh Café, located in the Col-lege Union.

“The presence of food and theirsmells drove me crazy,” Cise said.

She said fasting teaches Muslimshow to resist temptations and howto practice self-control.

Bachir Mahomad, an engineer-ing student from the African coun-try of Gabon, said Ramadan is agood time to learn about otherpeople.

“Ramadan is a good time for for-getting divisions and emphasizingsimilarities,” Mahomad said, whichis his message to his non-Muslimfriends.

More than one billion Muslimsaround the world from Morocco tothe Philippines observe Ramadaneach year.

Ramadan, literally meaning “toburn,” is the ninth month of theMuslim lunar calendar. It startswith the appearance of the tiny

crescent new moon in the sky.Since the lunar calendar is 10

days shorter than the solar calen-dar, Ramadan, as well as other lu-nar months, rotates throughoutthe seasons, year after year.

During Ramadan, the fastingtime starts from dawn and lasts tilldusk. Muslims wake up a shorttime before the dawn for prayingand taking a small meal.

Imad Enchassi, the Imam of theIslamic Society of Greater Okla-homa City, said during Ramadan,Muslims fast from dawn to duskto purify themselves of their flawsand bad conduct.

He said, by fasting, Muslims ex-

perience hunger, which allowsthem to sympathize with the lessfortunate, and to be thankful forthe bounties God has given them.

“Many things usually permittedfor Muslims are considered unac-ceptable during fasting time, suchas sexual pleasure or smoking,”Enchassi said.

Ramadan ends with the appear-ance of a new crescent moon thatdeclares the coming of a newmonth. Muslims celebrate the lastday of Ramadan as Eid al Fitr.

“In the Eid al Fitr, Muslims cel-ebrate their triumph over vices byvisiting each other and showingtheir friendship,” Enchassi said.

By Adam BrandStaff Writer

Having trouble getting aninterview? If you get an in-terview, are you baffledwhen you are told youdidn’t get the job, eventhough you are more thanqualified? It could be pos-sible the reason was due topoor interviewing skills.

So what can be done toimprove interviewing skills?Who can help?

Career and EmploymentServices’ interview work-shops are one solution.

The workshops arescheduled to be held from12:05 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. onOct. 17, 24 and 31.

They will all be onWednesdays in Main Build-ing room 1F6.

Judi McGee, Employ-ment Services coordinator,explained the workshopsare designed to help peoplepresent themselves effec-

tively for future employers.“Getting a job is an im-

portant part of everyone’slife,” McGee said. “Theseworkshops teach skills that[students] can use theirwhole [lives].”

Since the workshops areonly 25 minutes long andduring lunch, studentsshould not have anytrouble crunching theminto their busy schedules.

McGee said students areencouraged to bring friends

if they are uncomfortablegoing alone.

The cover letter work-shop will discuss introduc-ing yourself to a potentialemployer, and presentingyourself in a professional,effective manner.

A cover letter is not arésumé, it is an introduc-tion, McGee said.

The interviewing skillsworkshop will discussdressing appropriately,professional presentation,

and possible interviewquestions. Instructors alsowill give examples of ques-tions someone should asktheir interviewer about thejob.

There also will be a post-interviewing skills work-shop.

It will discuss followingup with the employerand thank-you letters,which let employers knowsomeone is really interestedin the job.

Music ProfessorMichael Boylethumps his stand-up bass forEnglish ProfessorClay Randolph’sNews Writingclass.

Boyle beganworking at OCCCin 2006 and camewith a lengthyhistory in musicperformance andeducation.

For moreinformation on theclasses andmusical instructionBoyle offers, call405-682-7588.

Photo by JayRocamontes

By Liz WilliamsNews Writing Student

Music Professor MichaelBoyle spoke about his lifewith a group of News Writ-ing students Oct. 3.

Boyle, a born Huskerfrom Lincoln, Neb., gradu-ated from the College-Con-servatory of Music at theUniversity of Cincinnati.

After finishing under-graduate studies, Boyleworked for 14 years as anexecutive chef around thecountry.

He returned to schooland completed a master’sdegree in conducting atSouthern Illinois Universityin 2006.

Boyle said he began play-ing bass at the age of 13.

Boyle said the instrumentof the bass is the “originalsubwoofer,” and that itbridges the gap between the

harmony and the melody ofa musical piece, and holdsthe rhythm.

Some of Boyle’s musicalinfluences are CharlieHayden, Dave Holland andRay Brown.

“My main love is jazz,”Boyle said. “That’s what Ireally love about jazz —weget to improvise all thetime.”

Boyle underwent a widejob search before coming toOCCC.

He said he lookedthrough three areas for hisnext job — academic, per-forming and cooking.

Boyle said OCCC broughthim to Oklahoma.

He is in his second yearat OCCC and teaches mu-sic appreciation, music his-tory and also private mu-sic lessons.

Boyle said he is happywith his decision to come

to OCCC.“There is more personal

interaction here.”Boyle also is a member of

the local band MBQ, or TheMichael Boyle Quartet.

The members of his bandinclude Boyle on bass,Brent Blount on trombone,Bob Norris on tuba and TimLykens on piano.

Boyle will perform a re-cital at 7:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 24, in the OCCCtheater.

Boyle said he is going to“bust out” a new originaltune that celebrates the50th anniversary of inte-gration of schools in LittleRock, Ark.

Boyle said he believes theLittle Rock school childrenwere the “bravest nine kids”for simply trying to get aneducation when the worldwould tell them theycouldn’t.


Be greaseless in the automotive fieldBy Pamela GradyNews Writing Student

The worker in today’sauto repair shop is morecomputer technician thangrease monkey, but thepublic’s perception of thefield hasn’t kept up, autotechnology Professor Rich-ard Steere said.

In fact, with the indus-try’s evolving technologicalwork demands, automotiveservice technicians andauto service writers havebecome a highly-skilledworkforce, operating in amuch cleaner environmentthan before.

Steere said he’s beenworking with OCCC’s ca-reer counselors in educat-ing students who are earn-ing an associate degree inauto technology, or simplywanting to know moreabout the field.

“There’s a stereotype witheverything whether it’s withjournalism, automotive orwhatever it might be and Ithought, I want to see if Ican change that (percep-tion) a little bit,” Steeresaid.

Steere said people per-ceive an auto technician’scareer to be a dirty job, buttoday’s technicians aretrained to work with com-puterized shop equipmentas automobiles are moreelectronically advanced.

Further, continuing edu-cation in the industryequals more pay and keepsworkers competitive in thejob market.

Today, women are stillconsidered non-traditionalstudents in automotive in-dustry, Steere said.

He said he doesn’t knowwhy more women don’t getinto the profession.

“I don’t know why be-cause they do very well,” hesaid. “We constantly havepeople coming in from theindustry who are lookingfor women who have anautomotive and technicalbackground, and can writeservice.

Where [women] reallymake good money is as ser-vice writers.”

AutomotiveTechnology ProfessorRich Steere (far right)teaches students theGeneral Motorsguidelines andprocedures for testingand diagnosing a faultyclutch. After completingthe two-year program,students will have thechoice of participatingin the General MotorsSatellite trainingprogram at OCCC orsearching foremployment andreceiving training fromthe manufacture oftheir choice.

Steere said, the first per-son customers see whenthey bring their car in to beserviced or repaired is aservice writer.

A service writer takesnotes while customers ex-plain why they havebrought the car in for ser-vice or what type of prob-lems their car is experienc-ing.

The service writer thencommunicates the symp-toms to an auto technician.

Steere said women’stechnical writing skills aresometimes better thanmen’s, and they are morecompassionate when itcomes to dealing with an-gry customers.

Paul Maggia, vice presi-dent of Fixed Operations forBob Moore Auto Group,said the company tries tohire students from OCCCwho are “ace” students go-ing through an automotiveprogram.

Maggia said he’s seenmore students goingthrough the automotiveprogram as technicians,but if a student wishes toservice write, going throughan automotive programwould be a good back-ground.

“Obviously, when talking

to a customer, the more youknow about the product,the better you’re going tofeel,” he said. “You’re goingto be confident that youknow the product and thecustomer’s going to feelcomfortable with it.”

Service writers can makebetween $40,000 to$60,000 per year, depend-ing on the store and con-tinuing education, he said.

Maggia said the job isdemanding and a personinterested in working in the

profession must be able tomultitask.

Earning a customer’strust with good communi-cation and people skills iskey to building clientele, heexplained.

Maggia said Bob Moorehires many techniciansfrom OCCC.

There is a big technicianshortage nationally. Somestores in the metro area arelosing technicians to jobsworking in the oil field,Maggia said.

Another reason for theworker shortage, he said, isthe automotive industry isbecoming more technical.Most new cars are equippedwith cell phone capabilityand other technology ad-vanced gadgets.

“It takes a higher skilledperson to fix computers incars,” he said.

“Because anything we doanymore is electrical. Theproduct is built better,which require a lot of com-puter diagnostics.”

By Kevin BullardNews Writing Student

The OCCC Faculty Association Schol-arship Committee is having their sec-ond annual garage sale Oct. 19 and 20in the College Union.

The garage sale will raise money forthe scholarship fund so the Faculty As-sociation can continue providing helpfor students out who need financial as-sistance, said Faculty Association Co-Chairwoman Linda Boatright.

The Scholarship Committee has twomain fundraisers for scholarship assis-tance: the soda wagon at the Arts Festi-val, and the craft and bake sale in thespring. To earn more money, the pro-

OCCC site of garage salefessors started an annual garage sale,she said.

“Last year was a success,” Boatrightsaid. “We made about $1,300. But thisyear will be even better.”

Boatright is the Circulation ReferenceLibrarian in the library.

Faculty Association Chairman PaulBuckelew said donations can be givenby anyone.

“The more we have, the more we canhelp out our students,” Buckelew said,“from old clothes to old furniture. Noold computer parts or accessories,though, and all electronics must be inworking condition.”

For more information, contactBoatright at 405-682-1611, ext. 7468.

Photo by Jay Rocamontes


Sports

UPCOMING

OCCCINTRAMURALS

EVENTS

OCCC Club Soccer schedule

•Oct. 13: vs. U. of Oklahoma.Game starts at 11 a.m. on thecampus of Rose State College inMidwest City. •Oct. 13: vs.U. of Arkansas.Game starts at 2:30 p.m. on thecampus of Rose State College inMidwest City. •Oct. 20: vs. OU-Colsa.Game starts at 12:30 p.m. at thesouth field of the OCCC campus. •Oct. 21: vs. OSU-Japan.Game starts at 3 p.m. at thesouth field of the OCCC campus.

Other Sports

•Oct. 16: Tuesday IntramuralFlag Football games. Unde-feated vs. OCCC Free Agents at5:30 p.m. and Devil Dogs vs.Commutes at 6:30 p.m.

•Oct. 16-18: OCCC will be hold-ing the 2007 Fall IntramuralBench Press Contest. This eventis for men and women. For moreinformation, contact CommunityEducation and Health SpecialistEric Watson at 405-682-1611,ext. 7786.

•Oct. 18: Thursday IntramuralFlag Football games. Commutesvs. OCCC Free Agents at 5:30p.m. and Devil Dogs vs. Unde-feated at 6:30 p.m.

•Oct. 18-19: Fall Break All-SportsCamp. It will be held from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. for ages 6 through 11.This two-day sports camp offersflag football, soccer, softball, bas-ketball, dodge ball and muchmore. For more information, con-tact Community Education andHealth Specialist Eric Watson at405-682-1611, ext. 7786.

For more information, visitonline at www.occc.edu/rcs

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OCCC attacker Dennis Cardona, in white, attempts to put a header into the University of Central Oklahoma net onSaturday, Oct. 6, on the campus. Both teams played a hard and physical game that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Photo by Ronna Austin

By Kevin HahnNews Writing Student

The OCCC soccer team settled fora tie after playing a very strongteam on Oct. 6.

Coach K. B. Yeboah was disap-pointed with the outcome.

“We should have won, we hadevery chance to win, and we justdidn’t take our chances.”

The team from the University ofCentral Oklahoma, which came toOCCC, has a reputation as one ofthe hardest teams to beat, a repu-tation that was well earned. As thegame began, it was clear thatOCCC had come to win and thefirst few minutes were fast pacedwith many changes of possession.

During the first half of the game,UCO took control of the ball andtried to keep OCCC from having achance.

The two times OCCC managed tobeat the goalie, however, the ballwas saved by one of the UCO de-fenders.

Dennis Cardona, lead scorerfrom OCCC, had an acrobatic bi-

cycle kick that barely missed thegoal. But for the most part,Cardona was handcuffed by a wellorganized defensive line that forcedhim offsides on most of his scor-ing chances.

Before halftime, UCO took thelead by one and left a frustratedOCCC team to try and rally duringtheir brief rest.

During halftime Yeboah chas-tised his players

“Why aren’t you guys challeng-ing them for the ball,” Yeboah said.

“What’s wrong with you guys?You’re not tired and it’s not hot.Start playing the game you knowyou can play.”

He then asked his players to slowthe game down and not rush intoUCO’s pace.

As OCCC came out during thesecond half, it was clear somethingYeboah said worked.

The team took many more shotson goal and had clear control overthe ball.

Early in the second half, however,UCO managed to get downfield andit looked as though they had a sure

goal. After beating the goalie, theUCO player’s shot was deflected byOscar Perez at the last second,keeping OCCC in the game.

After that, OCCC went on the at-tack with Abulizi Yimamuassantaking an amazing scissor kick thatwas barely deflected. A few min-utes later, Cardona was fouled andOCCC was given a penalty shot.

Yimamuassan managed to turnthat kick into a goal with a greatshot to the left side of the goal, leav-ing the UCO goalie stunned.

As the game came to a close,OCCC had a few more chances butwere unable to close the deal again,leaving the game a 1-1 tie.

“That was a tough game, veryhard, very physical,” Cardona said.

OCCC now has a 1-1-2 recordmanaging to pull ties with two ofthe best teams in the league.

Soccer team ties Central Oklahoma


Sports

Intramural table tennis champ plays dailyBy Matt BishopStaff Writer

Isaac Taiwo was crowned the In-tramural Table Tennis Championon Oct. 4, after knocking off threeopponents en route to the title.

“It feels good to win the tourna-ment,” Taiwo said.

“I play a lot, but this was the firsttime that I have won a tourna-ment.”

Taiwo learned to play table ten-nis when he lived in Nigeria, be-fore moving to the United States.

“I played a lot in my country, butwe would always just play for fun.”

When he moved to the UnitedStates he started to play more andmore.

Soon enough he was playing thegame almost every day at homeand with friends.

Taiwo now lives in Oklahoma

City and has attended the collegesince the Spring 2007 semester.

He said he enjoyed the tourna-ment because it gave himexpirience for when he plays lo-cally.

“I love the game and I enjoyed thechallenge of the tournament,”Taiwo said.

He also said that the tournamentwas set up to suit the participantsschedules, so that everyone whowanted to participate had thechance to.

He said that he will plan on de-fending his title during the nexttable tennis tournament the Rec-reation and Community Servicewill host.

“I’ll play in the next one,” Taiwosaid. “I play almost every day andI should be ready.”

Staff Writer Matt Bishop can bereached at [email protected]

By Kevin HahnNews Writing Student

With a team name like Unde-feated, you’d better be good. OnTuesday, Oct. 9, during the flagfootball games, the team Unde-feated proved they earned theirname, winning 63-49, and earn-ing a 4-0 record

The secret of their success is easyto understand for team memberArt Chansombat.

“We’ve played together as a teamfor two seasons here at OCCC andtwo seasons in a private league,”Chansombat said.

“We’ll be hard to beat.”However, that is exactly what Ty

Hamilton of the Devil Dogs plansto do,

“We will beat them,” he said.The Devil Dogs lost a close game

to Undefeated on Oct. 9, but heldonto their second-place ranking inthe league.

With a record of 2-2 they are en-joying their spot in the league.

“We just need cheerleaders,” saidJeremy Hale of the Devil Dogs.Many other players agreed thatsome spectators would make thegames much more satisfying.

Another big draw of the leagueis the chance to get some exerciseand spend some time with friends.

Drew Hart, from The Commutes,said flag football games provide agreat chance for his group offriends to hang out.

“We all went to high school to-gether and played football there,”he said. “It’s good to be able tocontinue with a sport we all en-joyed.”

Though the teams enjoy thechance to play, many of the play-ers agree on one big issue.

“We need refs,” said Zach Buttsof The Commutes.

Zack Pinkerton, Captain of theDevil Dogs, agreed,

“The rules are confusing, andwith no ref to call the game, it’susually one team’s word versusanother’s on the field.”

Sam Hamidi feels the same aboutthe referee situation but said thegames will continue, nevertheless,

“The only reason this is workingwithout refs is because all the guysget along.”

Sports and recreation specialistEric Watson said there were neverany plans to have referees for thegames.

Undefeated dominatesflag football league

Photo by Eric WatsonIsaac Taiwo, from Oklahoma City, won the 2007 Fall Intramural Table Tennis

Tournament. The tournament featured four players and was held on Oct. 2 andOct. 4, inside the Wellness Center gymnasium.

OCCSL Soccer StandingsGames Played Wins Draws Loss Total Points

East Central 5 4 1 0 13 Arkansas 6 4 1 1 13 Central Oklahoma 6 3 1 2 10 Oklahoma 3 2 1 0 7 Oklahoma State 4 1 3 0 6 OCCC 4 1 2 1 5 OU-COLSA 5 1 1 3 4 OSU-JAPAN 3 0 0 3 0 Rose State 4 0 0 4 0

Top Four Teams Make Playoffs Starting Nov. 3.

OCCC Schedule and ResultsSept. 15 vs. East Central L 3-1 Sept. 22 vs. Rose State W 7-2Sept. 29 vs. Oklahoma State D 1-1Oct. 6 vs. Central Oklahoma D 1-1Oct. 13 vs. Oklahoma @ Rose State College 11 a.m.

Oct. 13 vs. Arkansas @ Rose State College 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 21 vs. OSU-Japan @ OCCC 3 p.m.Oct. 20 vs. OU-Colsa @ OCCC 12:30 p.m. Graph by

Matt Bishop


HighlightsBCM hosts lunch for students

The Baptist Collegiate Ministries will provide a free lunchfor all students at noon Monday, Oct. 15, and Monday, Oct.22, in Main Building room 2N3. A discussion will be heldon the topic: “Love, Sex, Romance and Marriage.” For moreinformation, contact Mike Barnett at 405-323-0583 or ChrisVerschage at 405-682-1611, ext. 7140.

Submissions needed for Write Choice JournalThe Write Choice Journal, a web-based publication, is

seeking original poetry, fiction, one-act plays, essays (allforms) and creative non-fiction for its upcoming issue. Allsubmissions should be double-spaced typed and e-mailedto Chris Verschage, at [email protected] by the dead-line of Oct. 19.

Transfer and Graduation FairThe Transfer and Graduation Fair will be from 10 a.m. to

2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the College Union.

Library sponsoring film showcaseFriday, Oct. 26, will kick off a film showcase being spon-

sored by the OCCC library. The showcase will begin withtwo films by well-known Oklahoma film maker BradleyBeesley. For more information, contact Barbara King at405-682-1611, ext 7315.

Tuition Fee Waiver application for springTuition Waiver applications for the spring semester are

now available in the Financial Aid Office. Complete appli-cations must be submitted before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.20. For more information, call Student Financial SupportServices at 405-682-7524

Practice English with a native speakersPractice conversation in group with several English as

a Second Language students led by a student volunteer.Practice is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on any day in the Com-munications Lab in the main building.

Highlights are a great way to send your club’sbulletins to the masses. Highlight forms are located

in the Pioneer office, on the second floorof the Main Building, across from the elevator.

Highlights are due Tuesdays by 5 p.m. for inclusion

Leadership Council learnsa thing or two at conferenceBy Stephen SossamonStaff Writer

The Leadership Councillearned how to be betterleaders and how to estab-lish better networking skillsat the Seventh Annual Stu-dent Leadership Retreat inTulsa at the Double TreeHotel on Oct. 4 and 5.

“We learned a lot at theconference,” said Civic En-gagement Coordinator ofthe Leadership CouncilJennifer Akpabio, who is anursing major.

“I learned how to be agood leader, how to com-municate effectively withpeople, and how to interactwith new people,” Akpabiosaid.

She attended breakoutsessions such as “Network-ing for Success,” “Leader:Power is out, Influence isin,” and “Seven Habits forHighly Effective People.”

Students from student

councils all over Oklahomagathered for the experience.

Two students from TheLeadership Council repre-sented the college at theconference. Akpabio andVice-President of The Lead-ership Council AlexisGriffis were present. Griffisis a psychology major.

Akpabio said the confer-ence stood out from othersin that everyone sat at dif-ferent tables with peoplethey didn’t know and madean effort to communicate.

“It was a highly interac-tive program,” she said.

Akpabio said the confer-ence would help with theinput at the college also.

Freshman Oklahoma Democratic State Senator Andrew Rice stopped by the OCCCcampus Oct. 3 to talk to students, answer questions and to promote his 2008 U.S. Senatecampaign. First elected to office in November 2006, this young Democrat hopes to unseatthe Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe in next year’s election.

Photo by: Jay Rocamontes

Promoting his campaign

“It’s our job as TLC lead-ers to efficiently serve thestudent body,” Akpabiosaid.

“In real life, (experience)helps us to learn how tonetwork.”

Also attending the con-ference was OklahomaState Regent Joseph L.Parker Jr. and Higher Edu-cation Chancellor Glen D.Johnson.

The Leadership Councilmembers will be attendinganother conference Oct. 18through Oct. 21 in St.Louis.

Staff Writer StephenSossamon can be reachedat [email protected].

“I learned how to be a good leader, how tocommunicate effectively with people, and how

to interact with new people.”—Jennifer Akpabio

Leadership Council CivicEngagement Coordinator

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the college’s Hispanic stu-dent population had thegreatest increase at 67 per-cent, growing from 602 stu-dents in 2003 to 1,006 in2007. African-Americanstudent numbers rose 4.5percent, from 1083 to1132. Asian student num-bers increased 21.9 per-cent, from 722 to 880, andthe numbers of NativeAmerican students in-creased by 25.3 percent,raising the numbers from602 to 754.

The enrollment numbersfor concurrent high schoolstudents also saw an in-crease this semester.

Concurrent enrollmentgrew from 366 studentslast year, to 442 studentsthis year, an increase ofmore than 20 percent.

“A major factor for in-creasing concurrent enroll-

OCCC’s concurrent enrollment, median age on the risement, as well as an in-crease in minority enroll-ment probably has to dowith the fact that we areoffering classes at U.S.Grant and Northwest Clas-sen this fall for the firsttime,” Paden said.

“J.P. Johnson has coor-dinated the offering of fourclasses at U.S. Grant thisfall and two classes atNorthwest Classen.”

Although the college’sethnic diversity has seensome change, gender num-bers have remained thesame, with 58 percent ofenrollment being women.

In addition to the changein enrollment numbers, thecollege’s median age rosefrom 22 years in 2006 to 23years in 2007.

“This probably reflectsthe declining number of 18-to 24-year-olds in our ser-vice area,” Harvey said.

He said this is the firsttime the median age has in-

creased in several years.In addition to the in-

creased enrollment num-bers, full-time-equivalentcredit hours have increasedby one percent.

FTE credit hours for 2006totaled 3,516 as comparedto the reported 3,553 FTEcredit hours reported so farthis year.

Online FTE credit hoursalso increased by 15.7 per-cent this year; from 424 in2006 to 491 this semester.

“Online enrollment con-tinues to climb,” Padensaid. Students use online(course) offerings to helpthem enroll full-time whenon-campus classes are notan option for them becauseof work, transportation andfamily responsibilities.

“Twenty-five percent ofour students are enrolled inone or more online classes;many of which are also en-rolled in on campus clas-ses.”

“Enrollment,”Cont. from page 1

Harvey said more than3,000 students enrolled inonline courses this semes-ter. He said these numberswill change as many stu-dents will be added for the

second eight week term,and some students willlikely drop courses.

Editor Carrie Cronk canbe reached at [email protected].

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