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• Censorship a bad deal, editorial, p. 2.• Halloween happenings, p. 7.• Devil Dogs win championship, sports, p. 8.• NASA holds frybread sale, clubs, p. 10.

This WeekInside

October 27, 2008

Vol. 37 No. 11

Health ProfessionsCenter opens its doors

Photo by Kenny HilburnOCCC President Paul Sechrist takes to the podium Oct. 21 during the dedication of the new Health

Professions Center. Joining him front and center were (l-r) Jim White, OCCC Regents vice chairman; GlenJohnson, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education chancellor; and Robert Jenkins, OCCC Board ofRegents Chairman. Sechrist, along with a representative from an area hospital, spoke about how the newbuilding will improve the future of the college’s health professions students.

Rememberto changetime Nov. 2

By Dillon HartStaff Writer

On Oct. 21, OCCC dedicated the new Health Professions

Center, a $7 million, 43,000-square-foot academic facility with special-ized classrooms, laboratories and of-fices for various health-relatedfields.

The facility was dedicated at a cer-emony hosted by President PaulSechrist.

Sechrist said the new center wasbuilt out of necessity. The collegeneeded more space to train studentsin these high-demand fields.

There is a shortage of employeesin health-related professions nation-wide, Sechrist said. He said OCCC has the larg-est single-site nursing program in the state of

Oklahoma, as well as the state’sonly nationally accredited para-medic program.

“We felt like we had to step up.We didn’t have enough room for ev-erything.”

Glen D. Johnson, Oklahoma Re-gents for Higher Education chan-cellor, addressed the audience andpraised OCCC for its direction.

“The work that we’re invested inis very important,” Johnson said.

“We need to (support) this initia-tive because OCCC and its staffdeserve the very best,” he said. “AndI think we would all agree that withthis facility and this dedication, weare all getting the very best.”

The final speaker at the dedica-tion was Stanley F.Hupfeld, president

Photo by Kenny Hilburn

See “Dedication,” page 12

By Stephen SossamonStaff Writer

An extra hour of sleep awaits students Sunday, Nov. 2.Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m.

the first Sunday in November then re-turns the second Sunday in March, ac-cording to Web Exhibits’ homepage atwww.webexhibits.org.

Facilities Management Director J.B.Messer said the college is ready for thechange.

He said thecommons areas,such as class-rooms and officeareas with built-in clocks on thephones, run on acentral clock sys-tem that will be reset automatically over-night.

“There is a receiver transmitter thattransmits a signal across the campus,”Messer said. “There are microprocessorsin some of the clocks that allow them toget updated instantaneously.”

Messer said the college’s other clocksalso would be changed by the time stu-dents arrive the next day.

“The night of Daylight Savings, theclocks that are battery-driven or wound-up will be set by the security officers,”he said.

Daylight Saving Time has been usedin most of the U.S. and in many Euro-pean countries since the first world war,according to Web Exhibits.

“At that time, in an effort to conservefuel needed to produce electric power,Germany and Austria took time by theforelock,” according to Web Exhibits.

“They began saving daylight at 11 p.m.on April 30, 1916, by advancing thehands of the clock one hour until thefollowing October,” according to the site.

The plan was not formally adopted inthe U.S. until 1918, when “an act to pre-serve daylight and provide standard timefor the United States” was enacted onMarch 19, 1918, according to thewebsite.

Staff Writer Stephen Sossamon can bereached at [email protected].

Stanley HupfeldIntegris Health

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Vol. 37 No. 11Matt Montgomery..................EditorMatt Bishop...................Staff WriterDillon Hart......................Staff WriterDaniel Martin................StaffWriterCameron Buchholtz......Staff WriterBartees Cox..................Staff WriterKenny Hilburn..........PhotographerCynthia Praefke...........Ad ManagerBrian Stansberry..........WebmasterStephen Sossamon...Online EditorLuke Carter...................WorkstudyChris Lusk...............Lab AssistantRonna Austin.............Lab DirectorSue Hinton...............Faculty Adviser

Fahrenheit ’08 A few days ago, at a JohnMcCain rally, a womancalled Barack Obama anArab. McCain did the rightthing, sort of, and defendedObama’s character. Here isthe exchange:

The woman said, ”I don’ttrust Obama, I have readabout him and he’s anArab.”

McCain then responded,“No ma’am, no ma’am. He’sa decent family man, a citi-zen that I just happen tohave disagreements withon fundamental issues.That’s what this campaignis all about. He’s not, thankyou.”

Kudos to McCain for set-ting the woman straightbut one thing irks me —since when did being Arab,or Muslim for that matter,become a bad thing?

Look around at thiswhole election. Arab andMuslim have become dirtywords.

When the issue of Obamabeing an Arab or a Muslimcomes up, even defendersof Obama react in such anegative way. As if it is ahurtful thing to say.

Is something wrong with

To the editor:

Roman censors were the men who took the cen-sus count and inspected the morals and conductof citizens.

In fact, the word censorship comes from the Latin,censere — “to give as one’s opinion, to assess.”

You are probably thinking, “thanks for the his-tory lesson, what does that have to do with me?”

If you honestly don’t know the answer to thatquestion then you are among the millions of peoplein the U.S. who believe their First Amendmentrights are safe and secure.

There are as many definitions of censorship asthere are persons involved in practicing it.

While the encyclopedia defines censorship as the“official restriction of any expression believed tothreaten the political, social, or moral order,” Oran’sDictionary of Law says it is the “denial of freedomof speech or freedom of the press.”

Who has the right to impose their personal opin-ion as to what is right or wrong?

All you have to do is look at a list of books thathas been removed from libraries and schools tosee the impact of random censorship.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, “Gone WithThe Wind” by Margaret Mitchell and “Catcher inthe Rye” by J.D. Salinger are three of the bookspulled from shelves as being “filthy, trashy, anti-white and obscene.”

Is the American public so afraid of not being po-litically correct, that we must try to please every-one?

That will never happen.“Huckleberry Finn”, an American classic by Mark

Twain, has been removed from schools because itcontains the n-word. “The Color Purple” by AliceWalker is accused of racial, sexual and social ex-plicitness.

Freedom is based on individual choice.If we all shared the same opinions it would be a

boring world. If everyone had the same views, itwould be an oppressed world. The problem withcensorship is it can cause ignorance.

“Heather Has 2 Mommies” and “King and King”explain alternate lifestyles so children are more ac-cepting of each other.

If the media is told to report only the news thatappeals to one sector of the population, who willdetermine what sector that will be? We all thinkours is the right opinion.

That may seem farfetched, but if citizens aban-don the right to free press, what right will they bewilling to turn their backs on next?

The search for knowledge is a privilege of free-dom.

For the American Library Association censorshipmeans “the removal of material from open accessby government authority.”

If we allow others to decide what is best for us,we may soon be starting a bonfire with all the pub-lications that have been deemed unfit to read.

—Cynthia PraefkeStaff Writer

being an Arab-American orpracticing the Muslim faith.

What about this disquali-fies a person from runningfor office?

While the Internet ru-mors and the mass e-mailscreate these accusations,the media seems to donothing but help cast themin a negative light. Watchthe major news broadcastsfrom Fox News to CNN. It’sapparent that we’ve becometoo quick to accept Muslimas a slur.

There is a difference be-tween the radical Muslims,who support taking downAmerica, and Muslims whosimply want to live free andpractice their religion withthe same freedom that ev-eryone else enjoys.

What is wrong with thelatter group?

What about the millionsof Arab-Americans, andeven more, Muslims, in thiscountry?

Millions of good, honest,hard-working people whoown businesses, pay taxesand participate in this so-ciety. What about all ofthem?

These American citizensare being thrown to the

side, through ignoranceand blind-hatred. And wecannot tolerate these atti-tudes, especially in themedia.

Colin Powell said it best,Obama is not an Arab, noris he Muslim. But itshouldn’t matter.

—Name Withheld byRequest

What’s wrong with politics?

October 27, 2008 • PIONEER • 3

Comments and Reviews‘Saints Row’ wows gamers

Dance Gavin Dance, aband that dabbles in thesounds of psychedelic andhardcore, recently releasedtheir new 13-track self-titled album.

The album is the followup to their critically ac-claimed masterpiece“Downtown Battle Moun-tain.”

Kris Krummet (DropDead, Gorgeous, Fear Be-fore the March of Flames)produced DGD’s new al-bum.

The album was releasedon Rise Records, and re-corded at Interlace studiosin Hillsborough, Ore.

The new album takes lis-teners through tumultuoussounds ranging from pop tohardcore.

The thing that makes thisalbum unique and mostexciting is the debut of vo-calist Kurt Travis.

‘Dance Gavin’ adds new sound

Some of you may want to transfer to a four-yearinstitution to complete a Bachelor’s degree but notknow how.

Here is a suggested timeline to help you getstarted:

Semester 1:• Meet with an adviser at OCCC to discuss trans-

fer plans.• Start thinking seriously about interests and ca-

reer goals, especially if you haven’t chosen a major.• Research universities you might be interested

in attending.• Attend Transfer Fairs. These are great ways to

make contacts and get information about universi-ties.

Semester 2:• Continue research on universities. The more in-

formation you gather, the better chance you haveof choosing a university that is right for you!

␣ • Develop a “short list” of schools that you wouldlike to visit.

• Contact the schools you are most interested inand determine which of your credits will transfer totheir degree program.

␣ • Visit the universities on your list. • Collect applications from schools you plan to

apply to. Start thinking about essay topics, recom-mendations and other materials you will need toprepare.

• Look into financial aid.Semester 3:␣ • Schedule an interview at schools from your list

that you have not visited yet.␣ • Send applications to schools you are interested

in attending.Semester 4:␣ • Analyze your credit evaluation to determine the

courses that will transfer.• Review your financial aid package and compare

the bottom line at each university.␣ • Double-check the deadlines for deposits, regis-

tration forms, and other university material.• Take advantage of orientation programs and

other opportunities for transfer students at yournew school. Meeting other transfer students andgetting acquainted with campus life will help easethe transition to your new school.

The Transfer Center can help you complete thistimeline, answer your questions and get you con-nected to four-year universities.

Upcoming Transfer Center dates (transportationis provided for each campus tour.):

• November 6—Campus Tour to OU• November 13—Campus Tour to UCO

To register for a campus tour, contact SaraMcElroy at [email protected] or 682-7567.

—Sara McElroyStudent Life Program Coordinator

Former frontman JonnyCraig left the band due to“extreme tensions,” accord-ing to an online interviewon Submergemag.com.

Regardless of fan disap-proval, this changeup hasnot brought DGD down.

The album starts with asong aptly entitled AlexEnglish, and introduces theaudience to the spacey gui-tar riffs and blasting break-downs that DGD fans areused to.

Four songs later, listen-ers are hit with the softintro riff of “Hot Water OnWoo.”

This song should be con-sidered not only one of thebest songs on the new al-bum, but also one of DGD’sbest songs ever.

While the instrumentalsounds remain largely in-tact, the vocals propelDGD’s signature sound to

The “Grand Theft Auto”video game series gainedsome competition Oct. 14when the second install-ment of “Saints Row” hitgaming stores everywhere.

“Saints Row 2” beginswith the protagonist, whobecomes whoever startedthe game, waking up froma coma after surviving ayacht explosion at the endof the first “Saints Row.”

While in the coma, theplayer meets different asso-ciates once with the nowdead and gone Third StreetSaints.

In the player’s absence,several gangs have formedand the campaign high-lights the eventual takeoverby the newly-reformedSaints.

Much like the “GrandTheft Auto” series, “SaintsRow 2” is gang-related. Forthe longest time, “GrandTheft Auto” was the reign-ing champion in free-roam-ing games.

“Saints Row 2” makes acompelling argument witha heavy assortment of

weaponry, multiple ve-hicles and a cooperative ex-perience mode.

The game’s crowning fea-ture, though, may have tobe the special charactercustomization.

Players can create almostany kind of gangster theycould imagine.

Throughout the course ofthe game, characters cango to various shops andbuy anything from clothing,to food to regain health.

Players can also robstores.

Don’t like spending $50on a new coat? Simply keepyour weapon aimed at the

cashier and follow them tothe back where they willopen the safe for you.

The game also offers avariety in the gameplay, asthe game is not just “let’skill everyone in sight,” butrather “let’s methodicallytake over this place.”

The variety ranged fromcar chases to sprayingsewage from a sewage truckon buildings in rival gangs’territories.

And the excitementdoesn’t end there.

“Saints Row 2” offers acooperative campaignonline where players canconnect on XBOX Live andplay through the story withtheir friends, or just wreakhavoc on the city ofStillwater.

With a long story line,plenty of side projects tokeep the gamer busy and afree-roaming environment,“Saints Row 2” gives“Grand Theft Auto” a runfor its money.

Rating: B+—Stephen Sossamon

Staff Writer

new heights.Listeners can expect to

hear guest vocals from NicNewsham of Gatsby’sAmerican Dream, ChinoMoreno of The Deftonesand Matt Geise of LowerDefinition.

Audiences can expect tostill see the uniqueness inDGD and new listeners canfind a more approachablesound, especially in songslike “Uneasy Hearts Weighthe Most.” This is the first“poppy” song ever createdby DGD and is one of thecatchiest songs on the al-bum.

The album mainly fo-cuses on vocalist JonathanMess’s sometimes violentand relentless lyrics.

DGD’s new self titled al-bum is a must have.

Rating: B+—Kenny Hilburn

Staff Writer


Election Coverage ’08

Students gear up duringlast week before election

VOTINGFAQ

“I would ask them whencan our troops come

home?”—Mekel Moore, 18

“Do you think it helpswhen you talk bad about

each other?”—Ashley Boren, 19

“What will you do aboutgas prices and the cost of

petroleum?”—Alan Spaulding, 19

“Who do you identifywith more, Superman or

Batman?”—Chelsea Bradford, 18

“I would want to askMcCain how he feelsabout censorship.”—Joshua Hagar, 19

“I’d like to know to whoObama owes his

philosophy and outlook.”—Lynnda Newby, 30

The presidentialelections are

Tuesday, Nov. 4

Have you educatedyourself?

Q: I don’t know where Igo to vote. Where can Ifind my polling place?

A: Visit vote411.org orcall the State ElectionBoard at 405-521-2391.

Q: Do I need an ID tovote?

A: First-time voters whoregistered by mail mustshow a current driver’slicense or the last fourdigits of their social secu-rity number.

Q: When will the polls beopen?

A: Polls will be openTuesday, Nov. 4, from7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Q: I won’t be able to voteon Nov. 4. Can I voteearly?

A: In-person absenteevoting is available and noexcuse is required. Youmay cast an absentee bal-lot in person at the countyelection board officefrom 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. onOct. 31 or Nov. 3.

*source: vote411.org

“ ”If you could ask Sen. John McCain or Sen. Barack Obamaone thing, what would question would you ask?


By Gabe LennersNews Writing Student

The Success in College and Life course at OCCC intro-duces students to a variety of skills necessary to suc-ceed in college life and beyond. The one-credit-hour classis a requirement for degree plans at OCCC.

According to the OCCC course information sheet, inSCL 1001, students are taught about time management,major and career explorations, educational settings, andfinancial and personal goals.

Darby Johnsen, Student Learning coordinator, said theclass serves to “give you the most benefit early in yourcollege life. You can apply lessons learned in this classto other classes.”

Johnsen said students are encouraged to take thecourse during their first semester in college because theyare dealing with being in a new environment.

Professors have an insider’s perspective on all of theservices provided on campus. New students are unac-customed to college life and the opportunities there are,Johnsen said.

“Students that make some sort of connection with afaculty member, other students, or a club are far morelikely to complete their objectives …,” she said.

OCCC freshman Jordan Morris, who is currently inthe class, said she believes it pushes students to want tofocus and study hard.

“We have been taught about how to write a researchpaper and how to find information by using specificsearch engines,” Morris said.

She said journals are written in the class to communi-cate how classes are going, what has been learned andwhat goals are set to achieve.

Lori Harris, a former student of the class, said her fa-vorite part of the class was the “time management sec-tion because it taught us how to juggle school, home lifeand work.”

“I also made very good friends in the class,” Harris said.For more imformation regarding the course, visit

www.occc.edu.

Success courseteaches skills

Bonny BlackmonNews Writing Student

Occupational Therapystudents went to Stroudthe first weekend of Octo-ber to host their annualcamp for the OklahomaFoundation for the Dis-abled.␣ ␣

Occupational Therapy isdesigned to enable a per-son who has lost physicalskills because of illness oran accident, relearn how toperform daily tasks, saidOccupational Therapy pro-fessor Reeca Young.

She said the camp is im-portant for the occupa-tional therapy assistantstudents because it givesthem around-the-clock ex-perience with developmen-

tally disabled adults whomay also have physicallimitations from morning tobedtime.␣

The camp has been a tra-dition for the better part of25 years, Young said.Twenty-one men and 20women campers, ages 18 to66, attended this year.

Young said the campersseemed to enjoy the expe-rience just as much as thestudents, if not more.

Each year the studentsget together and choose thetheme for the entire camp,she said. This year wasdubbed the Super HeroSummit.

The students met twice aweek this summer to get

every detail planned out forcamp. The campers playedgames, did arts and crafts,joined in the talent show,or participated in thedance, all focusing aroundthe super hero theme,Young said.

Ruth Slaughter, Occupa-tional Therapy Assistantstudent, said she enjoysattending the camp.

“I look forward to the tal-ent show the most becauseI love to see them expressthemselves and have fundoing so,” Slaughter said.

On Friday campers madecapes and wristbands toshow which team they wereassigned to. Then the tal-ent show began.

James Robbins, one ofthe campers, said he reallyenjoyed making his capebut his favorite event wasthe talent show. He dancedto the song “Beer for myHorses” by Toby Keith.

After lunch on Sunday aclosing ceremony was heldwhere all campers got aparticipation certificate ac-companied by cheeringfrom everyone.␣

“Campers get very excitedabout being recognized in-dividually so it’s somethingwe do every year,” Youngsaid.

Cory Walkingstick, first

semester OccupationalTherapy Assistant student,said he had a great time.

“I thought the camp wasawesome and highly inter-active — a lot more than Iexpected — but totallyworth it in the end.”

Walkingstick said he hadto keep an open mind be-cause he never knew whatwas going to happen next.

Thirty-five OTA studentsand 10 graduates attended.

Melanie McFarland,OKFD assistant director,said once OTA studentscome to camp they gethooked and want to keepattending, even after gradu-ating.

Students, campers alike enjoy therapy campThis year’s theme was ‘Super Hero Summit’

OCCC hosting emergencymanagement training eventBy Kenny ColemanNews Writing Student

OCCC will host emer-gency management train-ing for the region’s campuspublic safety officials Oct.28 to 30 in the collegeunion, said Safety and Se-curity Director Ike Sloas.

The training exercise isbeing held to aid campusofficials in the event of amajor crisis occurring in oraround a campus, he said.

Through a series of emer-gency role-playing sce-narios, Sloas said, officialswill get a better under-standing of how to reactwhen faced with a majorcrisis.

These role-playing sce-narios can range from athreat on campus, to amajor fire occurring in oraround the campus.

“The people hosting themeeting will literally giveyou an emergency and im-

mediately expect you tocome up with a safe andeffective result,” Sloas said.

He said he expects theexercise to draw safety of-ficials from all over the re-gion, including Texas.

More than 50 officials areexpected to attend themeeting.

“We are expecting a com-pletely full event,” Sloassaid. “Many officials want-ing to join are already be-ing put on a waiting list.”

Non-injury wrecks reportedBy Stephen SossamonStaff Writer

Two non-injury automo-bile accidents occurred oncampus in mid-October.

In an accident Oct. 14,the driver of one vehicleonly had an Oklahomalearner’s permit and didnot have a licenseddriver inthe car, according to a re-port by security officerJacob Roby.

Suzy Moussingue saidshe was driving her SaturnSL14D westbound on J.LKeels Boulevard when sheattempted to make a leftturn.

She said she didn’t notice

the oncoming Land Roverdriven by SeelanSivanesan.

Mossingue said shethought Sivanesan sped upto try to stop her from mak-ing the turn.

Sivanesan said he wasdriving westbound in theleft lane when Mossingueattempted to make a leftturn from the right-handlane and struck his frontpassenger side fender.

His Land Rover spunaround when was hit, dam-aging the passenger’s sidefront fender, passenger sidedoors and the rear quarterpanel, according to the re-port.

Moussingue receiveddamage on the driver’s sidefront fender.

Another non-injury auto-mobile accident occurredOct. 16 while security of-ficer William Busby was onpatrol in parking lot A.

The drivers of the ve-hicles, Marie McClendonand Rajnikant Patel, bothsaid they were backing outat the same time when theyhit each other’s car.

The two exchanged in-surance information andeveryone left, according tothe report.

Staff Writer StephenSossamon can be reachedat [email protected].


By Christina BargerNews Writing Student

The atmosphere got hotas Joey Senat, Media Lawprofessor at OklahomaState University, lecturedon media ethics Oct. 14 inProfessor Sue Hinton’sjournalism class.

Wearing an orange andblack tie with OSU woveninto the pattern, Senatstepped up to the podium.

“What are the ethicalguidelines you should fol-low when you are publiciz-ing what people would callprivate information aboutthemselves?” he asked.“How ethical are you?”

According to a 2005Louisiana State Universitytest designed to measurereactions to ethical dilem-mas, journalists rankedfourth on the list of mostethical professions, Senatsaid.

The top three on the listwere seminarians, physi-cians, and medical stu-dents.

“Thinking like a journal-ist requires moral reflectionand thinking about whatwe do,” Senat said.

“Most people get into thebusiness motivated by asense of public missionand a want to help democ-racy work better.”

Senat said that’s why hegot into the business.

Law and ethics are notthe same thing, he said.

“The goal of the newsmedia in a democracyshould be to inform thecitizens,” Senat said. “Butthat’s not what we seem tobe doing when peoplewatch the evening newsand wonder how far adver-tisers will go to push aproduct.”

According to the LSU eth-ics test, advertising profes-sionals fared much worseethically than journalistsdid.

Senat led the class in adeep discussion about eth-

ics and what studentswould choose to publicizewhen given private infor-mation about persons orgroups.

He centered the debateon an issue that arose inOklahoma a few years agowhen a television newsteam legally obtained avideo of a local attorneywho had raped his uncon-scious, estranged wife af-ter she had been drugged.

The man had filmed theact and left the videotapebehind.

The wife found the video-tape and turned it over topolice after the man wascharged in another rapecase. The man’s attorneydenied any wrongdoing.

The question Senatposed to the students was:As a journalist, what wouldyou do with the videotape?

Answers ranged from notusing the tape at all, to us-ing all of it, to extractingportions of it to show on theday’s newscast.

“So what are the ethicalimplications of disclosingprivate information?”Senat asked. “When does itbecome newsworthy andoverride the privacy con-cern?”

Journalism codes of eth-ics, guidelines to which aprofessional is expected toadhere, publicly declarethe industry’s commitmentto a certain moral stan-dard.

These codes come fromthe Society of ProfessionalJournalists, American So-ciety of Newspaper Editorsand the Radio TelevisionNews Directors Associa-tion, each with their owncodes of ethics.

The SPJ code of ethicsstates that one must showcompassion for those whomay be affected adverselyby news coverage, and onlyan overriding public needcan justify intrusion intoanyone’s privacy.

The RTNDA code of eth-

ics states that journalistsshould treat all subjects ofnews coverage with respectand dignity, showing par-ticular compassion to vic-tims of crime and tragedy,and respect the right to afair trial.

The news team did endup using a segment of thevideotape that only showedthe victim’s feet and anklesand the perpetrator’s face.

The woman sued for dis-closure of private and em-barrassing facts, but thecourt ruled in favor of thetelevision station.

Everyone and every situ-ation is unique and you

OSU professor leads journalismstudents in media ethics debate

“The goal of the news media in a democracyshould be to inform the citizens, but that’s notwhat we seem to be doing when people watchthe evening news and wonder how far advertiserswill go to push a product.”

—Joey SenatOSU Media Law Professor

have to make an individualdecision based on the factsin front of you, Senat said.

“His speech was inspira-tional and left me askingmyself where my ethics willguide me in life’s deci-sions,” said Michael Hen-dricks, one of the studentsin the class.

Senat received his doc-torate in journalism andmass communication fromthe University of NorthCarolina, and his master’sdegree from Memphis StateUniversity.

He also received theGolden Torch Award fromOSU.


By Bartees CoxStaff Writer

Although many studentsdon’t know it, the collegeallows students and staff tocome to the campusdressed up for Halloween.

Student DevelopmentDean Liz Largent saidpeople usually do not cometo school dressed in cos-tumes.

However, she said, sinceHalloween falls on a Fridaythis year, many studentsmight decide to participate.

If students choose todress in costume, theymust follow certain guide-

lines, she said.As long as the costume

attire is not offen-sive and followsthe dress codeoutlined inthe studenthandbook,students willbe permittedto dress up ifthey choose.

Although,masks arenot allowed, face paint isacceptable, she said.

The student handbookbans clothing that can dis-tract other students orteachers from learning or

Dean says students can come toschool dressed up on Halloween

teaching.In a campus poll, 31 per-

cent of studentsindicated theywould dress forthe festivities.

Most studentswere not planning

to wear costumesbecause they were not

aware it was allowed.Michael Bemus, English

major, did not know cos-tumes were permitted.

“I’ll probably dress up forsure this year since it’s al-lowed,” he said.

Business major JoshMoses said he would notmind dressing up if he

Do you plan to wear aHalloween costume to OCCC?

49%49% No31%31% Yes

20%20% Undecided

Costumes are allowed but they must follow campus dress code guidelinesknew it was an option.

“It is not advertised verywell,” he said.

After learning it’s accept-able to dress up for Hallow-een, other students decidedthey would too.

Biology major Michael

Hakim plans to participate.“Now that I know it’s ok

and I have time to plan forit, I will [dress up],” Hakimsaid.

Staff Writer Bartees Coxcan be reached at [email protected].

DO YOU ENJOY GETTING SPOOKED?five haunted attractions you will not want to miss this halloween

• Bricktown Haunted House — 101 E. California — three stories and 30 minutes of terror. Haunted Warehouse is $12, 3-DDungeon Ride is $10, combo ticket is $20. All ages welcome. TERROR RATING:

• Ultimate Terrors — I-240 & Penn (Southern Hills Plaza Shopping Center) —— three uniquely-themed haunted houses withmore than 60 live actors: Skull Manor ($10), 3-D terror maze ($8) and Code Blue ($8). Combo tickets $20. VIP tickets $37.Children under 11 not recommended. TERROR RATING:

• Terror on 10th Street — 2005 N.W. 10th — take a guided tour of this haunted house where new nightmares are foundaround every corner. All ages welcome. Tickets are $5. TERROR RATING:

• Trail of Fear — Lawton, Okla. (about 75 miles from OCCC) — four attractions. The Trail of Fear includes various scarescenes, winding pathways, fantasy forest and more; suitable for most ages; tickets are $10. Cirque de Morte is a terror circusmaze; suitable for most ages; tickets are $10. Hackensaw Haunted Hayride is a highly-themed and intense journey; notrecommended for children under 10; tickets are $10. Combo tickets for all three are $25. TERROR RATING:

• Scream Country — 2 miles N.E. of Drumright, Okla. (about 80 miles from OCCC) — three attractions. Haunted WalkingTrail and Haunted House; children under 10 not recommended; tickets are $18 for both. TERROR RATING:

*Terror rating on a scale of 1 to 5, based on the opinion of the Pioneer staff.


Sports

UPCOMING

OCCCINTRAMURALS

EVENTS

• Oct. 31: Intramural basketballgames scheduled for 1:30 p.m.;Pretty Boyz vs. ReMix and GeekSquad vs. Zilla.

• Nov. 1: Intramural basketballgames scheduled for 1:30 p.m.;Zilla vs. Spartans and Short Busvs. Geek Squad.

• Nov. 2: OCCC club soccerplays the University of Okla-homa-Colsa at 11 a.m. inEdmond.

• Nov. 4: OCCC Chance clubbasketball team scheduled toplay Southwestern Christian Uni-versity at 7 p.m. in Bethany.

•Nov. 7: Intramural basketballgame scheduled for 1:30 p.m.,ReMix vs. Pretty Boyz.

• Nov. 8: OCCC club soccerplays Arkansas University at 3p.m. in Tulsa.

• Nov. 8: Team meeting sched-uled for OCCC Chance club bas-ketball team at noon in theWellness Center gym.

• Nov. 9: OCCC club soccerplays Oklahoma State Universityat 3 p.m. at Rose State Collegein Midwest City.

• Nov. 21-23: OCCC AquaticCenter with host the EAT TurkeyMeet. For more informationabout upcoming Aquatic CentertEvents, call Aquatic and SafetyTraining Specialist James Hensley at 405-682-1611. ext. 7662.

Photo by Eric WatsonShown above, the 2008 fall intramural flag-football champion Devil Dogs. The Devil Dogs will represent OCCC in a

statewide flag football tournament. The date and location of this tournament have not been determined yet.

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Devil Dogs crowned fallflag football championsBy Eduardo de LeonNews Writing Student

The Devil Dogs flag football teamwill represent OCCC at a statetournament after winning a three-game playoff on campus on Oct.18.

The Devil Dogs defeated ShortBus in two games to representOCCC at the state flag footballtournament later this fall.

OCCC’s top two flag footballteams agreed to play a three-gametournament, with the winner of twoout of the three games claiming thechampionship.

Nine minutes into the first game,Short Bus scored first but the DevilDogs responded with a deep passto the end zone from quarterbackMatt Edmonds.

The two teams scored back andforth and at half time the score wastied 20-20.

In the second half, both teamsplayed much tougher. Short Busbegan with good passes.

The Short Bus had possession ofthe ball, but the Devil Dogs madetwo interceptions. Those intercep-tions were the difference and theDogs won the first game 52-34.

After a short break, the teamswere ready to face each other againin the second game.

Three minutes into the game,Devil Dogs intercepted a fourthdown pass and scored first to makethe score 6-0.

Short Bus had a chance to an-swer, but couldn’t convert. DevilDogs took over and scored again.At half time the the Dogs were up24-6.

During the second half, ShortBus played stronger. They took ad-vantage of an interception and cutthe score to 24-14, but the ShortBus ran out of gas.

The game ended with Devil Dogswinning their second straight game24-14, and the opportunity to rep-resent OCCC.

“It’ll be a good challenge to playagainst different schools and dif-ferent teams,” said Collin Gentry,a player from Devil Dogs.

After the tournament ended Rec-reation and Fitness specialist EricWatson said he was was happywith the results.

“It went well,” Watson said. “Wehad good sportsmanship. It was agood tournament.”

The Devil Dogs’ players, who willrepresent OCCC, are KameronKralik (coach), Zack Pinberton(captain), Collin Gentry, CharlieTarver, Matt Edmonds, JeremyHale, Austin Nunn, Nick Pinkerton,Aaron Rigsby, Cody Brooks, TyHamilton, Steven Wesnidge, CarlosGarza, Brian Bach and MattBacsinger.


Pretty Boyz’ defense slows down Spartans

By Sabdy RendonNews Writing Student

Are you ready to take aplunge and try a new fit-ness activity?

The OCCC Aquatic Cen-ter offers a variety of activi-ties to keep you in shape.

James Hensley, Aquaticand Safety Training spe-cialist, said people shouldconsider taking an aquaticexercise rather than work-ing out.

Hensley said studentscan choose from wateraerobics, water walking, lapswimming and a swimmingclass.

OCCC student CourtneyAlexander said she enjoys

the facilities.“[It’s] a great way to get

in shape without having tofeel out of breath or ex-hausted,” Alexander said.

If water walking is notsuitable, lap swimming isalso available.

Hours of operation for thefall and spring semester arefrom 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and5 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday,Wednesday, and Friday;from 6 to 10 a.m., 11 a.m.to 1 p.m., and 5 to 8:30p.m. Tuesday and Thurs-day and from 11:30 a.m. to4 p.m. on Saturday.

Swimming lessons are of-fered throughout the schoolyear for both adults andyoung children.

By Stephen SossamonStaff Writer

The Short Bus came uplong against the GeekSquad in intramural bas-ketball Oct. 17, winning 91-80.

The Bus was coming offa loss in a rematch with thePretty Boyz, whom they up-set in overtime the first timearound 88-83.

But, Short Bus wouldn’tneed to come from behindagainst a reeling GeekSquad team.

Dustin Nickel of the GeekSquad was the game’sleader in points with 23.

Tu Nguyen also contrib-uted 16 points in his team’slosing effort.

The score was tied, 30- 30with 7:18 remaining in the

Private lessons also areavailable. All swimmingclasses are taught byAmerican Red Cross WaterSafety Instructors.

Water Safety classes areoffered and are used for ei-ther becoming a lifeguard,lifeguard instructor or awater safety instructor.

In taking any of thesecourses, participants willlearn the skills and knowl-edge needed in case of anyaquatic emergency.

“The facility is open to thepublic,” Hensley said.

Students, faculty andstaff may use the facility forfree with a valid student ID.The price is $6 for adultsand $4 for children.

By Matt BishopStaff Writer

The Pretty Boyz havestepped their game up, edg-ing out the defending back-to-back intramural basket-ball champion Spartans onOct. 18.

Robert Pruitt once againled the Boyz with 20 pointsin their 76-75 nail-biter.

The Spartans had achance to win the gamewith 8.8 seconds left, butPruitt stole the Spartans’inbound pass to seal thewin.

The lead went back andforth throughout virtuallythe entire game.

Matt Lohn led the Spar-tans in the first half, scor-ing 22 of his team’s 44points in the first half. The

Spartans led 44-43 at thehalf.

Cassidy Young led theBoyz in the first half with14 points.

Young hit back-to-back3-pointers from betweenthe 3-point line and halfcourt, the second of whichwas shot while leaping inthe air off one foot.

Right after that, Youngwould receive the ball for aslam. But during the nextpossession, he got toohappy on the threes andbecame cold, allowing theSpartans to go on a run oftheir own, taking the leadat halftime.

Both teams played withjust one sub throughoutthe game, mainly due tothe game being played onSaturday.

The Pretty Boyz guardRyan New said his teamwas feeling the effects ofthe weekend game.

“It’s tough playing short-handed,” New said at half-time. “We’re still in it, justneed to stay focused.”

“We need to play betterdefense. They have shoot-ers,” the Boyz’ Jared Will-iams.

“We need to keep themmoving around the perim-eter with our 3-2 [defense],maybe switch up to a littleman-to-man.”

The strategy worked forthe Boyz, holding MattLohn to only six points inthe second half. Lohn had28 total.

The Boyz had a 13-pointlead with 12 minutes left inthe game.

The Spartans pulled thescore to 69-60, and thenwent on an 11-2 run to tiethe game with 2:11 re-maining.

Pruitt led the charge inthe last minutes, giving theBoyz the win.

“When we play the waywe should, I don’t thinkanyone should beat us,”Pruitt said.

Young finished with 18points, Williams with 14points and New scored 10for the Boyz. JerrameDockery scored 18 for the

Short Bus owns Geek Squad

Spartans, along with BetoCeyala’s 9 points and DrewMeadors’ 8.

Many say the Pretty Boyzlook like the most athleticteam in the league this sea-son and may win out if theyplay to their potential.

The Spartans, however,are one of the smartestteams. Lohn said that willenable the Spartans to winat the end of the season,when it matters most.

Staff Writer Matt Bishopcan be reached [email protected].

first half, when Short Buswent on the offensive.

The undisputed leader ofthe team, Josh Vanover,contributed 12 points.

Vanover’s teammatessaid he is the backbone ofthe team because he con-stantly tries to keepeveryone’s heads onstraight.

“Don’t force it, guys,”Vanover screamed. “Let’sget it in the goal.”

At the half, Short Bushad a 48-40 lead and neverlooked back.

The teamwork Short Busshowed was notable, witheveryone on the team scor-ing at least two points.

Jeremy Phillips wasShort Bus’s leading scorerwith 16 points, but his to-tal didn’t give him justice

as his defensiveskills matched hisoffensive skills.

Phillips was allover the court mak-ing plays.

He said he wasn’taware he was theleading scorer forhis team but wasglad he could con-tribute to the win.

In his usualcomic fashion,Todd Holmes was

all smiles, even when hemade an error.

Holmes finished with 12points.

The Short Bus’s nextgame is against Zilla at 1:30p.m. Friday Oct. 24.

For their next matchup,Geek Squad is set to facethe Spartans at 1:30 p.m.on Saturday Oct. 25.

Staff Writer StephenSossamon can be reachedat [email protected].

Intramural Power Rankings

3-1

1-1

3-1

1-1

2-1

0-4

Pretty Boyz

Spartans

Short Bus

Geek Squad

ReMix

Zilla

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6.

RANK TEAM RECORD

Photo by Daniel MartinEdward Winslett makes a move for the Geek Squad during an

Intramural basketball game Oct. 17. Short Bus won 91-80.

Sports

Aquatic Center offers plenty


HighlightsLifeguard training offered

The OCCC Aquatics Center will offer a lifeguard trainingclass from Thursday, Oct. 30 through Saturday, Nov. 8 in theaquatics center. Participants must be at least 15 years oldand able to pass a swimming skills test. Fee for the class is$130. For more information, contact James Hensley at theAquatics Center at 405-682-1611, ext. 7442.

Absolute 2009 looking for entriesAbsolute 2009, the college’s literary journal, needs poetry,

essays (non-academic), short stories, screenplays, plays andmusical scores. OCCC students and staff are invited to sub-mit their work. Deadline for all submissions is Monday, Dec.1. Submission forms are available on the table outside of theArts and Humanities division office. For more information, con-tact Clay Randolph at [email protected] or MarybethMcCauley at [email protected].

OU and UCO Campus ToursThe OCCC Transfer Center will be taking students to the

University of Oklahoma and University of Central Oklahoma.Students will receive a campus tour, information on applica-tion deadlines and transferring. Limited space is available.The tour date for OU is Nov. 6 and UCO is Nov. 13. Call KimLusk at 405-682-7566 for more information or to reserve aspot.

College Poets and Writers meetingThe College Poets and Writers will meet from 1 to 1:50 p.m.

Wednesdays, in room 1C3 in the Arts and Humanities area.For more information, contact Chris Verschage at 405-682-1611, ext. 7140.

Native American club meetingsThe Native American Student Association will hold its club

meetings from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday in room 2N7of the Main Building. NASA is an excellent place for NativeAmericans to meet other Native Americans and create life-long friendships. For more information, contact NASA public-ity officer Paul Varela at 405-313-2076.

WLCC offering tutoringThe World Languages and Cultures Center is now offering U.S.

History and Government tutoring for international students. Non-English speaking college students needing help in those areasare encouraged to sign up. For more information, contact theWorld Languages and Cultures Center at 405-682-7560.

Fall writing workshopA writing workshop entitled “Recognizing Rhetoric” will be held

at noon Monday, Nov. 10, in room 2F3 of Arts and Humanities.Workshops usually last about 45 minutes. For more information,contact Communications Lab assistant Nick Webb at 405-682-1611, ext. 7678, or visit www.occc.edu/commlab.

Baptist Collegiate Ministries meetingThe Baptist Collegiate Ministries meets at noon Mondays in

the theater lobby and at 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays in room 3N0 ofthe Main Building. The BCM offers Christian fellowship and afree lunch to all who attend. Everyone is welcome. For more in-formation, contact BCM director Mike Barnett at 405-323-0583.

Psychology and Sociology club meetingThe Psychology and Sociology club will meet from 12:30 to

1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in room 1X3 of Arts and Humanities.For more information, contact Isela Perez at 405-519-6222.

Tuition fee waiver informationTuition fee waiver applications for the spring semester are now

available in the Financial Aid Office. Completed applications mustbe submitted before 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. For more informa-tion, call Student Financial Support Services at 405-682-7524.

Native American studentscome together for fundraiserBy Cameron BuchholtzStaff Writer

Traditional Native Ameri-can fry bread was sold aspart of a Native AmericanStudents Association fund-raiser on Oct. 21.

All the members helpedprepare and sell the tradi-tional Native Americantreat.

“We’re just taking turnsmaking it and showing eachother various tricks,” saidsophomore Mosiah Blue-cloud. “For instance, whenyou let the dough sit over-night, for some reason itmakes it taste better.”

Club sponsor MarceleneRogers said the sale wentvery well.

“It really helps the fellow-ship when we come to-gether and get to know oneanother,” Rogers said. “It’salmost not even about themoney. It’s about together-ness.”

The sale is to help raisefunds for the group’s trip to

Business Sense

the Gathering of Nations.The Gathering of Nations

is the largest gathering ofNative Americans in thecountry and takes place atNew Mexico State Univer-sity in Albuquerque.

“The Gathering of Na-tions will really help us en-rich our knowledge of ourculture and learn a lot,”Bluecloud said.

Bluecloud said that theNative American StudentAssociation is having agreat year so far.

“We’ve had better turnout at the meetings than inthe past, and there’s beenmore involvement in the ac-tivities,” Bluecloud said.

The club has recentlybeen in talks with other lo-cal universities to be in-volved in their meetingsand to take part in their falland spring powwows.

“The University of Okla-homa, Oklahoma StateUniversity and the Univer-sity of Central Oklahomaare all really supportive of

our association,” Rogerssaid.

“They know that thesestudents will eventually goon to their universities.”

The club’s ultimate goalis to put on their own pow-wow.

“Putting on a powwowtakes a lot of effort and re-quires a lot things to cometogether,” Rogers said.“Perhaps if it were spon-sored by another universityit would be easier.”

Staff Writer CameronBuchholtz can be reached [email protected].

Photo by Kenny Hilburn

Business Professionals of America officers, left to right: Roberto Sanchez, Secretary;Tino Cebellas, Public Relations Coordinator; Renee Brown, President; and Bao Pham,Vice President. The BPA’s aim is to make college students more informed and interestedin the business world.

Does your clubor organization

havean event

coming up?Call StephenSossamon at

405-682-1611,ext. 7410,or e-mail

[email protected]


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By Lauren DennisonNews Writing Student

The rock walls of RedRock Canyon will echo inSpanish Nov. 14 through16. That weekend, OCCCstudents will be completelysurrounded by the Spanishlanguage and culture.

Students who are en-rolled in Spanish classes orhave taken Spanish classesin the past are encouragedto enroll in the Spanish Im-mersion weekend, saidPatricia Jimenez-Brooks,modern languages profes-

sor. Students will receiveone credit of foreign lan-guage for attending.

During the weekend, stu-dents will participate ingames, dance classes, na-ture walks and plays,Brooks said. Internationalstudents from Spanish-speaking countries willserve as facilitators.

Dianne Broyles, modernlanguages professor, alsowill teach a singing class inSpanish.

If the weather permits,students will hike the can-yon trails to see pinós, rob-

les, piedras, pájaros, andtortugas (pines, oaks,rocks, birds and turtles.)

“We have even observedculebras (small snakes),”Broyles said.

The main focus of theweekend is to help studentsimprove their comprehen-sion of spoken Spanish andto become more comfort-able speaking it.

“I hope students comeaway from the weekendwith a better sense of selfconfidence in oral skills andthat they finally realize thatwhat we do in class will

Red Rock Canyon site of Spanish Immersion trip

and CEO of Integris Health.Hupfeld also of fered

praise, emphasizing theimportance of the college’srelationship with the healthprofessions field.

“Hospitals and collegesare perhaps the most diffi-cult organizations to man-age,” Hupfeld said. “So, weare true brothers. The workthat we do goes on everyday.

“(Colleges and hospitals)represent, in my mind, thevery best of the humanspirit,” he said.

After the dedication, at-tendees were invited to tourthe new facility.

Classrooms and labs hadbeen converted into demon-stration areas.

In the physical therapydepartment, people weresubjected to a balance test.

They were required tocross their arms, close theireyes and stand on one legfor as long as they could.

The instructors said col-lege-age students shouldaverage around 24 to 28seconds.

Also in the PT room wasa Nintendo Wii fitness test,where people played funmini-games that requiredbalance and physical con-trol.

In the EMS department,tour-takers were given thechance to save a life or, atleast, pretend to.

Practice dummies wereset up with instructorsnearby. People could per-form life-saving techniquesand find out exactly howmuch work goes into it.

A full-sized, functionalambulance, which was do-nated to OCCC by TulsaLife Flight of Saint FrancisHospital, was used to simu-late transporting an injuredpatient from the scene.

Emergency Medical Sci-ences program DirectorLeaugeay Barnes said theambulance is one of manysteps the school has takento make paramedic training

as realistic as possible.“The more realistic we

can make it, the better ourstudents are going to bewhen they get out into thefield,” Barnes said.

“They’re going to be moreconfident. They’ll be able tomake those split-seconddecisions.

“This is as real as it gets,without using real people.”

Barnes said, with a re-mote control held by theprofessor, practice dum-mies can say “yes” or “no,”cough, gag, moan or evenvomit while students arepracticing on them. Shesaid they use real electric-ity in the defibrillatorswhen “resuscitating” them.

The dedication was at-tended by many OCCC stu-dents and faculty mem-bers, as well as faculty andstaff from the OCCCHealth Professions Divi-sion.

Among those in atten-dance were Health Profes-sions Division Dean Jo AnnCobble; Physical TherapistAssistant Program DirectorJennifer Ball; Nursing Di-rector Rosemary Klepper;and Occupational TherapyAssistant Program DirectorTom Kraft.

Staff Writer Dillon Hartcan be reached at [email protected].

“Dedication,”Cont. from page 1

translate to daily life,”Jimenez-Brooks said.

“We’ve been doing thisprogram for about 15 yearsand it has always been suc-cessful.

“We have students thatreturn to the programmany times because theyfeel that it helps them im-prove their oral skills.”

The volunteers for theweekend are English as aSecond Language studentsfrom countries such asMexico, Uruguay, Peru andPanama.

“We like to have the ESLstudents teaching becausethey are so patient,” Brookssaid.

“They understand whatit’s like to be learning a newlanguage, so they under-stand how frustrating it canbe.”

Students and volunteers

will leave OCCC at 3 p.m.Friday and travel to CanyonCamp and Retreat Centerin Hinton.

When everyone arrives atCanyon Camp, studentswill be required to sign acontract agreeing not tospeak English the entireweekend.

Besides the $84 in tu-ition, students also mustpay a $150 fee, which in-cludes two nights in alodge, five meals and allneeded materials for theweekend.

The deadline to enroll forthe Spanish Immersionweekend is Oct. 31.

Students interested in at-tending should contactJimenez-Brooks at 405-682-1611, ext. 7655,Broyles at ext. 7657, orGinnett Rollins at ext.7704.

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“I hope students come away from theweekend with a better sense of self confidence

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—Patricia Jimenez-BrooksModern Languages Professor

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