IONEERPOklahoma City Community CollegeSeptember 16, 2002

• Common sense wins out, editorial, p. 2.• Young Democrats back, p. 4.• 9/11 memorial held on campus, p. 5.• College promotes patriotism, p. 6.

This WeeknsideI

Concentration is key: OKCCC student James Wilbanks, pre-dentistry major, works onan experiment in the science and chemistry lab. Wilbanks said he likes attending OKCCC. “It is a lotmore accessible for me because of how flexible the classes are to suit my work schedule.” Thescience and the chemistry lab is open to students Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.;Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

Grant moneyhas college takin’care of business

Miss Oklahoma prefers OKCCC

Photo by K

at Mohr

Miss Oklahoma Kasie Head

By Mark StackEditor

A $1.5 million grant given to the college will be used in part to help small businesses get

off to a better start.OKCCC received the grant from the Economic De-

velopment Administration of the U.S. Department ofCommerce for the renovation and relocation of thecollege’s Downtown Consortium in the First NationalCenter in downtown Oklahoma City.

Announced in a press conference on Sept. 9, therenovated First National Center will be the new sitefor the Oklahoma City Enterprise Center, a move thatwill send OKCCC into the forefront of Oklahoma’sbusiness economy.

Ann Ackerman, vice-president for economic andcommunity development, said a major goal of thecenter is designed to get small businesses up andrunning.

“The $1.5 million will go toward renovating the sec-ond and third floors and make them functional forthe incubator space, classrooms, training, computerlabs and for the commercialization center to set upoffices,” said Ackerman.

Ackerman said the business incubators will be themain function for the center early on.

“If someone has an invention, or small businessidea, they could go to the commercialization centerwhere someone would help them develop a businessplan, help them find money to finance the projectand determine if it is a viable idea to produce theproduct,” she said.

Ackerman said some of what keeps small busi-nesses from succeeding is a lack of financial sup-port.

“What destroys start-up [businesses] is that theyhave to go out and rent office space. [It is] the rent,coupled with utilities and all the things needed to getan office started, [that] they don’t have the moneyfor,” said Ackerman. “So an incubator gives rent at areduced rate, so it cuts their expenses the first yearor so that they are in business.”

No time limit has been set as to how long a busi-ness can operate in an incubator, Ackerman said,but there will be a limit.

“If a company isn’t able to support itself on its own

See “Downtown,” page 8

By Mark StackEditor

Miss Oklahoma USA 2002 Kasie Head knew achange was in order when she realized her

classes at the University of Oklahoma were nearly thesame size as her hometown of Braman.

That change brought her to OKCCC.“I’m from a really small town of 300 people and those

big universities just scare me a little,” Head said.“I like smaller schools,” she said. “I’m used to smaller

classrooms with 10 to 15 people and that’s what OKCCCis like. I feel right at home here.”

After speaking with Fritz Kiersch, professor of filmand video productions, OKCCC’s film program appealed

Photo by Kat Mohr

First National Center to get $1.5 million facelift

See “Miss Oklahoma,” page 8

2 • PIONEER • September 16, 2002 Editor • Mark Stack • 682-1611, ext. 7675

Editorial and OpinionEditorial

Vol. 31 No. 5Mark Stack........................EditorAshley Martin........Staff WriterKate Brennan........Staff WriterKat Mohr............PhotographerGracelynn Allen...Ad ManagerMelissa Guice.....Online EditorRonna Austin.........Lab DirectorSue Hinton.......Faculty Adviser

The PIONEER is a publica-tion of Oklahoma City Com-munity College through theDivision of Arts and Humani-ties. It is published weeklyduring the fall and spring se-mesters and the eight-weeksummer session.

All opinions expressed arethose of the author and do notnecessarily represent those ofthe publisher.

The PIONEER welcomes let-ters to the editor and encour-ages the use of this publica-tion as a community forum.All letters must include theauthor’s name, address,phone number and signature.However, the PIONEER willwithhold the name if the re-quest is made in writing. ThePIONEER has the right to editall letters and submissions forlength, libel and obscenity.

Letters to the editor can bedelivered in person to the PIO-NEER office, mailed to: Pio-neer Editor, 7777 S. May,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma73159 or faxed to 682-7568.

Letters may also be e-mailedto editor@okccc.edu. A phonenumber for verification mustbe included.

The PIONEER can be ac-cessed on the Internet at:http://pioneer.okccc.edu.

PIONEER

I kept a pocket knife in the console of my car thewhole time I went to high school. It was never meantfor anything, and it wasn’t even mine. Someone leftit in my car, and it was kept there because it usu-ally came in handy.

Little did I know that my high school career couldhave been in jeopardy if I were ever caught, not withit on me, but in my car. That’s what makes the zero-tolerance policy absolutely ridiculous.

Take David Mahan for example. He is the18-year-old senior at Midwest City High School who is anAll-American wrestler with no criminal history what-soever. The car he drove to school one day, belong-ing to his parents, was searched in the parking lotfor not having a parking decal. Security officersfound two pocket knives in his car, which suppos-edly belonged to his father.

His punishment? Zero tolerance, a 365 day sus-pension from school.

Let’s not even get into the argument that his carshould never have been searched in the first placebecause it didn’t have a parking decal. The U.S. Con-stitution guarantees protection against unreason-able search and seizure. Besides, what if that carbelonged to a visitor?

Although he has been reinstated, it almost costhim an education and a possible wrestling career atan Ivy League school. It’s hard to imagine Harvardallowing admittance to someone who had been ex-pelled for a year, under any circumstance.

After my visit with State Rep. Al Lindley (D-OKC)during a recent fund-raiser, his point could neverbe more clear.

Zero tolerance does more harm than good.Lindley spoke of another situation when a reli-

gious student returned from a mission trip inMexico, and brought home as an artifact an Aztecpipe used to smoke peyote. After bringing the arti-fact to show his friend after school, a security sweepof the parking lot proved he was in possession ofdrug paraphernalia. The student, who was never inany trouble before, received a one-year suspension.

Was he selling drugs? No. Did he have drugs onhis person? No. Did Mahan have those knives outready to stab someone? No. Did Mahan bring thoseknives into school and foolishly show them off toclassmates? No.

The point is zero tolerance has its place when stu-dents get into a fight, when a gun or drugs arebrought onto the premises or when a knife is actu-ally used as a weapon.

We have to understand that these are kids, andare prone to mistakes like everyone. They deservetheir second chance. If we are going to suspend astudent and deny them an education, we must takeinto consideration their circumstance. Afterall, evenfelons get at least three chances.

And to Johnny Unitas and Abe Lemmons, we loveyou, may you rest in peace. Goodnight now.

—Mark StackEditor

Constitution celebrating birthdayTo the editor:

This month we celebratethe birth of a four-page,hand-written documentthat gave life and form toour great country.

On Sept. 17, 1787, the 55delegates to the Constitu-tional Convention heldtheir final meeting at Inde-pendence Hall in Philadel-phia. Only one item of busi-ness was on the agendathat day: Sign the Consti-tution of the United Statesof America.

During ConstitutionWeek, Sept. 17 through 23and Citizenship Day onSept. 17, we honor and re-member their historic ac-complishments.

Traditionally, across thecountry, Citizenship Day isrecognized by Americanshonoring and celebratingthe privileges and respon-sibilities of being U.S. citi-zens, both native-born andnaturalized.

A presidential proclama-tion, initiated by PresidentHarry S. Truman, and ajoint resolution of Con-gress, both in 1952, en-couraged government, civicand educational organiza-tions to conduct ceremo-nies and programs to cel-

Zero tolerance,zero reasoning

ebrate the Constitution andreaffirm our commitmentas citizens of a great nation.

Public schools have twobasic purposes: First, toprepare students ad-equately for jobs or forpostsecondary educationand second, to teach chil-dren to be good citizens.

Certainly, we must en-sure students have theknowledge and skills nec-essary to prepare them tobe successful in this newcentury. But, we must alsoprepare our young peopleto be good citizens in ourdemocracy, to be goodneighbors and good par-ents, to be responsible andcompassionate human be-ings.

As sure as schoolchildrenacross Oklahoma recite thewords of the Preamble tothe Constitution, the wordsof freedom and democracywithin the timeless docu-ment still ring loud andtrue.

“We the people of theUnited States, in order toform a more perfect union,establish justice, insuredomestic tranquility, pro-vide for the common de-fense, promote the generalwelfare, and secure the

blessings of liberty to our-selves and our posterity, doordain and establish thisConstitution for the UnitedStates of America.”

The American dream isalive and well, forever ech-oed through the spirit ofour Constitution. Let free-dom ring!

—Sandy GarrettState Superintendent

September 16, 2002 • PIONEER • 3Lab Director • Ronna Austin • 682-1611, ext. 7307

Comments and Reviews

‘Plea for Peace’ tour headed your directionTo the editor:

When some people hearthe word “punks” they au-tomatically think of drugusers and violent teens. Insome cases this is true. Yet,there is so much more.

This is the third year thatthe “Plea for Peace” tour isgoing to go on. The “Plea forPeace” tour is a benefit tourthat sends portions of theproceeds to different chari-ties. This year’s charity isthe National Hopeline, andthe Kristin Brooks Hope

Center. Both charities helptroubled teens avoid sui-cide.

Even though this tour isnot coming through Okla-homa, it is going throughTexas. On Oct. 18 it will bein Dallas at The Gypsy Ball-room. Tickets are on salenow for $15. On SaturdayOctober 19 the tour will begoing through Austin. AtEmo’s tickets are on sale for$15.

If all the benefits for help-ing out charity isn’t

enough, the line-up for thetour should get you moti-vated to go. Top notchbands like Thursday, Com-mon Rider, (formerly Op-IvyJesse Michaels fronts thisband) Poison the Well,Lawrence Arms, and Cur-sive will be playing in Dal-las and Austin.

There are many otherbands that are playing onthis tour and are TBA ontheir cities: The (Interna-tional) Noise Conspiracy,Bouncing Souls, and Anti-

Answer trivia QuestionsAnswer trivia QuestionsAnswer trivia QuestionsAnswer trivia QuestionsAnswer trivia Questionsfor a chance to win great prizes

1. Which Southern Rock group performed the song, “Sweet Home Alabama?”2. Name another movie starring actress Reese Witherspoon.

Write your answers to both questions on a piece of paper and drop by the Pioneer office located in 2M6 ofthe main building. Or you may e-mail your answers to editor@okccc.edu. Be sure to include your name

and phone number. Contest deadline is Sept. 23. A random drawing from entries with both answers correctwill be held Sept. 23. Winners will be notified by phone and prizes awarded, Sept. 24.

Thanks for playing!

Flag.Alongside this show will

be a double-disc CD forsale. One side has songsfrom bands that are on thetour and the second dischas suicide preventiontraining and a depression

—Terrell WinansOKCCC Student

“When some people hear the word ‘punks’ theyautomatically think of drug users and violent

teens. In some cases this is true.”

screening tool. For moreinformation go towww.takeactiontour.comand I hope to see you inAustin.

—Terrell WinansOKCCC student

Song one, line one: “LowSelf Esteem, you used to bemy very best friend.”

Song two, line one: “Butthen again, I’ll sink orswim.”

Song three, line one: “Mylittle brother is sensational,he’s inspirational…”

Good songs can comefrom the simplest of lyrics,from “you really got me” tojust the word “tonight,” andin the rock ’n’ roll hands ofleader Mark Lewellen andthe Golden Eggs, the aboveopening lines lead into goodsongs on this CD sampler,and there’s plenty more tobe had from this band. I’mstill not sure why they’renot already famous.

Song one, also known as“Your Cousin Humility,”rocks out, to start thingsoff. Here’s the joke: the evilgoddess Low Self Esteemtricks our hero into think-ing that she is the good god-dess Humility, the well re-spected cousin.

Through rock ’n’ roll mythand magic (plus chimes!),our hero vanquishes LowSelf Esteem, and he’s readyto sing another song.

And that one, “Maybe It’sWritten in the Stars,” startsin the middle of things:“But then again….” Not toomany songs start there, butit fits here.

It’s a slow number, a re-flective song whose melodywill come to haunt the daysand nights of your mind as

Norman band deserves attentionyou get to know it better.

Some call it a “ballad,”but that idea is dispelled bythe plaintive and uncertaincry of the title and refrain—again, “Maybe It’s Writtenin the Stars.”

Maybe so, maybe not.Call it ballad angst if youwill, as two of the best linesshow: “But we’ll laugh if thefates allow / Out loud in theface of it all somehow.”Hear the music to thoselines soon if you can.

If you’ve read this far,you’re probably one of themany who’s about had itwith love songs, but leaderLewellen outdoes all thosewith the third and last songon this sampler CD, a rave-up rocking love song to hisbrother. And his baby son.And his best friend, long-time collaborator and per-cussionist Kelsey Kennedy.

If we remember line oneof song one, “Low Self Es-teem . . . used to be my verybest friend,” we can hearnow that life is better withhis real best friend, and hisbaby boy and, of course, hisbrother.

The opening line bearsrepeating, this time withthe punch line added: “Mylittle brother is sensational,he’s inspirational / That’sprobably why I’m stillalive.”

Again, this CD is just asampler, and MarkLewellen and the GoldenEggs have so much more to

offer, from dozens of origi-nals to thousands of thebest.

This Norman-based banddeserve a listen before theyget too famous. Lewellenand one “Egg” performed ashow at the recent OKCCCstudent club fair, and ifwe’re lucky, they’ll return.

To connect up with themin the meantime, contactcosmossongs@yahoo.com.

—David CharlsomEnglish Professor

Is there something about the

college you’d like to know but

aren’t certain who to ask? We’ll

ask for you! Send us your question

and we’ll get the answer! All

appropriate questions and

answers will be published here.

Send your question to

editor@okccc.edu or call

682-1611, ext. 7675

or stop by the Pioneer,

located at 2M6

of the main building.

KNOW YOUR COLLEGE

4 • PIONEER • September 16, 2002 Staff Writer • Ashley Martin • 682-1611, ext. 7675

Do You Suffer From Irritable Bowel Syndrome?Have you been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome?

Are you currently experienceing symptoms? ORDo you suffer from abdominal pain/discomfort and altered bowel

habits?Then you may qualify to participate in a clinical research study

of an investigational medication.Study participants receive:Study participants receive:Study participants receive:Study participants receive:Study participants receive:

Investigational Study medication, Study Related Testing andMedical Examinations at no cost.

For More Information Call The Lynn Institute at44-STUDY (447-8839).

Young Democrats ready for comeback

Teleconference to educate,inform about deaf culture

College earns prestigious title

By Kate Brennan Staff Writer

OKCCC is keeping up-to-date with the technologyavailable to deaf and hard-of-hearing students thisyear for Deaf AwarenessWeek.

The educational telecon-ference will be held from 1to 3 p.m.Thursday, Sept.26 in college union room 2.

The teleconference is de-signed to improve the qual-ity of services, such as voicerecognition and videoconferencing for students

who are deaf or hard ofhearing.

Services are currentlyavailable at OKCCC for deafstudents to assist themwith their classes.

Kelly Jennings, deaf edu-cation major, said the fac-ulty and professors atOKCCC have been helpfuland understanding of herneeds.

She said having an inter-preter to assist her is noth-ing new to her.

“I’ve been used to havingan interpreter my entirelife,” she said throughTammy Earl, lead inter-preter at OKCCC.

“An interpreter is avail-able during the class aswell as notetakers,” Earlsaid.

Tutoring sessions withthe interpreter are alsoavailable as well as closed-captioned video sessions.

Deaf Awareness Week isSept. 22 through 28. It’s de-signed to educate the popu-lation in the enhancementof the social, economic andcultural lives of deaf andhard-of-hearing people, ac-cording to the National As-sociation of the Deaf.

For more infomation,contact Earl at 682-1611,ext. 7768.

The purpose of Deaf Awareness

WeekDeaf Awareness Week serves many purposes, the

main one being to educate the public about deaf peopleand the different services available to assist them.Below are several objectives of Deaf Awareness Week,provided by www.nad.org

♦ To be able to differentiate betweenmisconception and fact about deafness anddeaf culture.♦ To understand the differences in attitudinal

approaches to deafness by the hearing publicand the deaf themselves.♦ To better understand an interpreter’s role.♦ To learn about the types of educational

programs and support services that areavailable to deaf persons.♦ To learn relevant tips for communicating

with deaf and hard-of-hearing people.♦ To have a better understanding of deaf

culture.

By Cole BridgesNews Writing I Student

For the first time in fivesemesters, OKCCC YoungDemocrats are expected toreorganize.

Ryan Robinson, a sopho-more from Oklahoma City,has taken the responsibil-ity for drafting the club’snew constitution.

Robinson expects theconstitution to be ratified inthe group’s first meetings.Ratification will require 10

student signatures, Robin-son said.

The Young Democratswill be sponsored by Dr.Jerry Steward, professor ofpolitical science and collegeattorney for OKCCC.

“I will do everything I canto help the members of theYoung Democrats learnabout politics,” Stewardsaid.

Both Steward and Robin-son agreed that studentsshould participate in politi-cal activity, and both be-lieve that the Young Demo-crats would provide this.

The primary goals of theYoung Democrats includecampaign support and longterm party growth,Robinson said.

Steward said he hopes toenable students to becomeacquainted with public of-ficials.

Student reaction to there-emergence of the YoungDemocrats will be varied,Robinson said.

Students were asked howthey felt about the reorga-nization of the YoungDemocrats. Broc Calvin,computer science major,

expressed support.“I think it’s about time we

have a decent party step upto the line,” Calvin said.

Another student ex-pressed a different view.

“If they actually took timeto look at both sides of theview, Democratic and Re-publican, they wouldn’t befalling towards the Demo-cratic view,” said BradBenefield.

Regardless of politicalagenda, Steward said poli-tics is more than business.

“One thing I think is of-ten overlooked is [that] it is

just a lot of fun.“It is a lot of fun to get to-

gether with your peers andwork for a cause that is big-ger than yourself and justhave some fun,” Stewardsaid.

An application has beensubmitted to Student Lifein regards to their first offi-cial meeting times, whichwill begin in about twoweeks.

Robinson invites ques-tions or comments aboutthe party at YD@po.okccc.edu. He said he will answerall e-mails personally.

OKCCC was honored re-cently by being named Col-lege of the Year by the Okla-homa Association of Col-leges and Employers.

The college was chosenfrom among all of thehigher education institu-tions that are members ofOKACE.

Staci McPhearson, direc-tor of employment servicesfor the college, said the in-stitution was chosen for itssupport of the organizationover the past years.

“We have really made it apriority to give back to theorganization this past

year,” McPhearson said.“We volunteered to host

meetings and have reallysupported the mission ofthis organization.”

McPhearson served assecretary/treasurer for theassociation this past year.

She was also recognizedfor her outstanding contri-butions to the organization.

McPhearson was namedMember of the Year and willserve as president-electnext year.

She has served on theboard for three years andhas been employed atOKCCC for six.

Prior to her current posi-tion, McPhearson served asthe director of Student Life.

The OKACE is a state pro-fessional association com-prised of employers andcareer services profession-als committed to the devel-opment and support of thecareer development andemployment process of thecollege educated workforce.

Contact the editor atContact the editor atContact the editor atContact the editor atContact the editor at��������� ext� ������������ ext� ������������ ext� ������������ ext� ������������ ext� ���

ororororore�mail at:e�mail at:e�mail at:e�mail at:e�mail at:

editor@okccc�edueditor@okccc�edueditor@okccc�edueditor@okccc�edueditor@okccc�edu•It Pays to advertise•

September 16, 2002 • PIONEER • 5Photographer • Kat Mohr • 682-1611, ext. 7676x

Above: OKCCC student WendyGaylore, freshman, signs one of theAmerican Character Banners hanging infront of the Student Life Department. “Ithink the Sept. 11 anniversary was veryspecial and heart-warming becausepeople from all over the United Statesexpressed their support and cametogether as one,” Gaylore said.

Above: OKCCC students Horsfall and Strauss pray for the victims of Sept. 11.Besides the Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship service, student Life and CampusActivities Board gave away red, white and blue cupcakes and hung up the bannersfor students to sign in remembrance of the attacks of Sept. 11.

Above: OKCCC students Christen Johnson, Chi Alpha Christian FellowshipVice President and Raina Clayton, show their support for the victims of 9/11 by

praying after the service held in the theater.

Photos and text by Kat Mohr

OKCCC faculty and students showed theirsupport and patriotism for the tragediesof Sept. 11 by participating in National

Character Week at OKCCC.Student Life handed out red, white and blue

cupcakes in remembrance of the terrorist attacks.They also hung up banners so people could havethe opportunity to express their feelings on pa-per.

OKCCC student Wendy Gaylore felt that Ameri-cans handled the anniversary of Sept. 11 withstrength and compassion.

“I think the Sept. 11 anniversary was very spe-cial and heart warming because people from allover the United States expressed their supportand came together as one,” Gaylore said.

Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship showed their de-votion by having a special service to honor andpray for the nation and victims 9/11.

OKCCC student Dorin Horsfall said she foundthe comfort she needed during the service.

“I think that today has reminded everyone thatwhen situations bigger than us occur, that God isour only source of strength,” Horsfall said.

Chi Alpha began the service with an openingprayer, which was followed by a sermon given bythe State Regional Director Greg Tiffany.

Tiffany talked about the connection many Okla-homans felt between the attacks of 9/11 and theMurrah bombing.

He spoke about the pain that many people arestill enduring a yearlater, while inspiringpeople not to give in totheir anguish.

“Even though it is ayear later, there are alot of people still hurt-ing. This tragedy is on-going and in the after-math there are manyrepercussions thatpeople still have todeal with,” Tif fanysaid.

“But I believe thereis hope in the midst ofdespair.”

After T if fany’sspeech, everyonejoined in a groupprayer then split up topray in pairs.

Minh Strauss wasanother student whofelt the service helpedhim come to termswith his memories ofSept. 11.

“Ever since 9/11 God has brought this nationcloser together and has made us face our prob-lems and fears by giving us strength and instill-ing us with hope,” Strauss said.

Students might have chosen to grieve in differ-ent ways but they all agreed that Sept. 11 taughtAmericans the importance of coming together asa nation.

Students show their support in remembrance of 9/11

6 • PIONEER • September 16, 2002 Staff Writer • Kate Brennan • 682-1611, ext. 7676

HighlightsStudy skills seminar for students Gary Cohen will be holding the “Better Grades in LessTime” seminar to teach effective reading andcomprehension as well as life skills that contribute togetting better grades. The seminar will be at noon, Monday,Sept. 23 in college union room 2.

Revisit the ‘70s with Super Freak Super Freak will be performing at noon on Wednesday,Sept. 25 in the general dining area of the college union fora flashback to the ‘70s.

Come and boogie at the Decades Dance The Decades Dance will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday,Sept. 27 in the college union to celebrate the 30thanniversary of OKCCC. All students are welcome.Admission is free with a student ID.

Attention faculty and staff The September payroll checks will not be available fordistribution until 9 a.m., Monday, Sept. 30.

Intramural swim events There will be an intramural swim meet with traditionaland nontraditional events from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday,Sept. 18 in the Aquatic Center. For more information or tosign up, visit the Wellness Center desk.

Writers and artists needed for Absolute Submissions for Absolute, OKCCC’s literary, art andphotography journal, are being accepted this semester.Students and staff are encouraged to submit nonfiction,fiction, poetry, black-and-white photography and drawings.The next edition of the Absolute will be published in April.The deadline for all submissions is Dec. 1. For furtherinformation, contact the Arts and Humanities office or ClayRandolph at 682-1611, ext. 7238 or crandolph@okccc.edu.

Hospice volunteers needed Preferred Hospice is looking for special occasionvolunteers to deliver birthday presents and some holidaycheer. For more information call Patricia Kriegel, volunteercoordinator at 602-6473.

Nigh Scholarship available The office of Prospective Student Services is currentlytaking applications for the George and Donna Nigh $1,000scholarship. Applications will be accepted until Oct. 1. Toqualify the student must be a resident of Oklahoma, havea GPA of 3.2 or higher, be enrolled in a degree programthat will lead to a career in public service, be enrolled atOKCCC for a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, agraduate of an Oklahoma high school and must be able toattend a required leadership academy from Thursday, Feb.27 through Monday, March 3.

Listen to a lecture on science and art Dr. Bulent Atalay, a physics professor for over 30 yearsand a member of the American Physical Society, is anexpert in several topics in modern physics. His lecture “TheTwo Leonardos: Integrating Science and Art” will be heldat 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 in the Daily OklahomanAuditorium at 9000 Broadway Extension at Britton Road.Please R.S.V.P. to Melissa Vincent atmvincent515@yahoo.com.

Remembrance made for 9/11

Highlights are due by 5 p.m. each Tuesday forpublication in the next issue of the Pioneer.

“We felt like we had to do somethingpostive, but not dwell on the subject.”

—Mike JonesCoordinator of student activities

and promotions

By Kate Brennan Staff Writer

Students signed theAmerican Character Weekbanner with prayers andcompassion to give a per-sonal touch to Sept. 11.

The office of Student Lifegave students, faculty andstaff a chance to speaktheir mind and write theirthoughts for the banner.Student Life also handedout flag buttons as well asred, white and blue cup-cakes to show patriotism.

Patriot’s Day is the newofficial name for 9/11 torepresent the Americanideal.

“We felt like we had to dosomething positive, but notdwell on the subject,” saidMike Jones, coordinator ofstudent activities and pro-motions.

Students were requestingsome kind of remembrancefor the one-year anniver-sary and Jones was happyto oblige with a patrioticbutton and a cupcake.

A television was also po-sitioned in the main build-ing outside the security of-

fice for students to watchthe national Sept. 11events.

Terrorism brought a re-newed sense of patriotismto the United States andOklahoma.

“I just wanted to do some-thing that honored the day,without dishonoring themeaning,” said Jones.

psst... if ypsst... if ypsst... if ypsst... if ypsst... if you have club neou have club neou have club neou have club neou have club newswswswswscccccontact Kontact Kontact Kontact Kontact Katatatatateeeeeat 682at 682at 682at 682at 682-1611,-1611,-1611,-1611,-1611,

ext. 7676 ext. 7676 ext. 7676 ext. 7676 ext. 7676

Photo by Kat Mohr

Strummin’ some tunes: Musician and comedian Dave Rudolf entertains studentswith his renditions of songs and his quirky sense of humor.

Student signatures, flag buttons, prayers mark day

September 16, 2002 • PIONEER • 7Ad Manager • Gracelynn Allen • 682-1611, ext. 7674

ClassifiedsPioneer Classified Advertising isfree to all currently enrolledOKCCC students and employ-ees for any personal classifiedad. Ads must be submitted in writ-ing with IDs supplied or work areaand college extension included.Deadline for advertising is 5 p.m.Tuesday prior to the publicationdate. Call 682-1611, ext. 7674 formore information.

FOR SALE: ’01 Jeep WranglerSE, auto, 4x4, custom wheels,a/c, CD, white with tan soft top,excellent condition. 12K miles.$15,800 OBO. Call 237-1146.

FOR SALE: ’98 Eagle TalonTSI Turbo. Burgundy, 5-speed,power everything, gray leatherinterior, CD, sunroof. 37K miles,like new. $10,900. Call 306-8466.

FOR SALE: ’97 Ford Mustang.Green, 5-speed, one owner,power everything, alarm system.84K hwy miles, excellent condi-tion, drives great. $5,800. Call306-8466.

FOR SALE: ’97 GMC Yukon,4WD. 80K hwy miles, 350 V-8,black w/ gray interior, loaded, lotsof extras. $14,900 OBO. Call 672-6341 or 408-7285. Please leave amessage.

FOR SALE: ’96 Chevy S-10. 4-cyl., 5-speed (manual), 2.2 ltr,85,000 miles, a/c, all maintenancerecords. Call Neill at 722-7510.

FOR SALE: ’95 MitubishiEclipse, red, 5-speed, a/c, Pio-neer CD player, LCD screen forvideo games, sunroof, alarm, goodcondition. New clutch, timing belt,and radiator. $6,000 OBO. Call517-2305.

FOR SALE: ’93 Chevy LuminaAPV LS (van). One owner. Allpower, cassette, AM/FM, load liftsystem, 15” wheels, new tires, 7-passenger modular, red, 138kmiles. $3,500. Call 376-1258.

FOR SALE: ’93 Ford ExplorerXLT, power locks and windows,sunroof, new tires, new brakes,loaded, runs great. $4,500 OBO.Call 314-1941.

FOR SALE: ’92 Mustang, 4-cylinder, auto, a/c, runs, greatschool or work car. $1,950. Call691-4531.

FOR SALE: ’92 Honda AccordLX, auto, a/c, all power, CD, newtiming belts, clean, loaded, 173Kmiles. $2,900. Call 229-4279.

FOR SALE: ’91 Mazda Miata,convertible, a/c, manual, runsgreat, looks good. 132K miles.$2,500 OBO. Call Michaela at 692-0844.

FOR SALE: ’91 Honda AccordEX, auto, new tires, loaded withall power, 137K miles, a/c, veryclean, excellent condition. $3,900

OBO. Call 229-4279 or 605-0566.FOR SALE: ’90 Mazda 626, 5-

speed manual drive, alloy rims,tinted windows, CD, cruise, a/c.$2,500. Call 359-8533.

FOR SALE: ’90 Ford TaurusWagon, auto, very reliable car,clean, 160K. $1,800 OBO. Call557-6738.

FOR SALE: ’89 Chevy S-10Blazer, 4 wheel drive, 150K miles,new tires, CD, interior damage.$1,500 OBO. Call 447-7542.

FOR SALE: ’84 Honda Pre-lude, cute, sporty, sunroof, CD,new speakers. Runs well. $1,500.Call 947-1577.

FOR SALE: ’75 Corvette, L-48,white, T-tops, a/c, power windows,many extras. $8,000 OBO. Call401-7930.

NEEDED: Non-profit organi-zation needs volunteers and do-nations. For more information visitwww.GodsPreciousGifts.org.

FOR SALE: Microsoft Front-page software. New, opened butnever used. $80 OBO. CallMarissa at 204-9414.

FOR SALE: Mountain bike.Giant brand, medium size mens,1 year old. Purchased new at theCycle Shop in OKC for $300. Mustsell! $175. Call to see 703-1247 or682-1611 ext. 7374.

FOR SALE: Brown, wooden,changing table, $25. Black stack-ing plastic shelves. Three withtop, $25. Little girls dresses ingood shape, size six. $5-$15 each.Cash only please. Call Teresa at912-0890.

WANTED: Italian-speaking per-son needed to tutor student. Pre-fer person familiar with Italy. CallPaula at 685-3013 or email atpnobles@po.okccc.edu.

FOR SALE: Two-man bassboat with $300 trolling motor for$350 or $250 without motor. CallNate at 527-4442.

FOR SALE: Small standingcase with collectors dolls. Asking$100. Call Red at 634-9559.

WANTED: Female moving toOklahoma from Texas wants fe-male roommate with already es-tablished home to share ex-penses. Contact Kelly at 972-342-4702 or kellylei84@yahoo.com.

WANTED: Clean roommate toshare current apartment withinwalking distance of OKCCC. Pre-fer non-smoking. Call 684-9432.

FOR SALE: White tubular bunkbed, bottom is full size, top twin.$75 OBO. Call 324-1456.

FOR SALE: Fitness Master SkiTrack machine for upper and lowerweight-bearing exercise. Comeswith owner’s manual. FM340. $60.Call 688-4304.

FOR SALE: Five month old fer-ret with three story cage and ac-cessories. Call Rachel 923-9019or 685-1847.

123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212123456789012345678901234567890121212345678901234567890123456789012121234567890123456789012345678901212

Got stuffcollecting dust?

Get rid of it in theClassifieds!

Advertise on this page!If you are a student

or employee... placing apersonal ad is free!!!

Call 682-1611, Ext. 7674 for details.Ask for Gracelynn.

NOW HIRING: Employees toconduct surveys over the phone.Part time with day and eveninghours, 20+ hours a week- set yourown schedule. Located in Moore.Questions: Please cal Arnella ofCHS and Assoc. at 415-3017.

April Tuesdays Gift Emporium8611 S. Western, upstairs.

634-483110% Off with Student/Staff ID.

Fall and Halloween Items, home decor,jewelry, candles, and purses.

Bridal/Baby Registry, gift baskets.Come and see the great prices!

FOR SALE: ’97 Tama Rockstardrums, maroon, excellent condi-tion with new heads. Perfect be-ginners set. Included 14” snare,12” tom, 13” tom, 16” floor tom,and 22” bass drum. Asking $400OBO. Call Jonathan at 820-5969or 745-3994.

FOR SALE: iMac 600, 256RAM, 40 GB hard drive, CD-RW,MacromediaFlash,Dreamweaver,Firework, Freehand software andbooks included. 6 months remain-ing on 12 month warranty. $700OBO. Call Mario at 202-6018.

FOR SALE: Electric wheelchaircarrier, fits in trailer hitch, electricoperated. Also has crank in caseof car battery failure, never hookedup. Paid $1,100, will take $800.Call Red at 634-9559.

FOR SALE: Kenwood CDplayer, MP3 files, flip up, and de-tachable face. Only used for twomonths. Originally $374, asking$250 OBO. Call 392-9714.

FOR SALE: 150-watt Crate 8-channel P.A. head, $350, andStar System speakers. Onespeaker for $200; two for $395. Allin good condition. Call 324-0894or 206-1049.

FOR SALE: Mid-80s GibsonFlying-V, yellow metal-flake withgold hardware, locking tremelo, &case, $550; mid-80s Gibson In-vader w/case, $350; Carvin X-100-B, 100-watt tube amp, 2-channel, EQ, reverb, foot switch,$350; Carvin 4-12 cabinet, $350;Peavey 50-watt amp. 2-12 combophase shifter, reverb foot switch,$250; Peavey 8-chan. board w/case, $150. Call Nelson at 793-2774.

123456789012345678123456789012345678123456789012345678123456789012345678123456789012345678

Pioneer.okccc.edu

8 • PIONEER • September 16, 2002 Online Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7676

Changes ahead for Downtown Consortium

Customer Sales/Service Representative

Looking for a New Job?Competitive Wages and Benefits.

Awesome Bonus Potential!F/T & P/T positions available.

If you have:Customer Service, Sales, or Retail experience,

Solid 6 months work history,Excellent written & verbal comm. skills

PLUS type 15 WPM and PC Skills.

Then you could QUALIFY and START NEXT WEEK working forAPAC CUSTOMER SERVICES, Inc.

Apply at 4233 Charter Avenue in OKC,(South of I-40 & Meridian, off of Highline Drive). Call 405-290-7777.

Apply online: http://www.apaccustomerservices.com”

Interviewing: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. SAT. & SUN. and 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Mon. - Fri.

APAC CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC. is not affiliated with APAC, Inc.,the road paving and construction materials company.

EOE/AA/M/F/V/D APAC Customer Services, Inc. promotes a drug free work environment.

“Downtown,”Cont. from page 1

OKCCC student wears pageant crown

to her. She hopes to earn adegree in film production,becoming the first from herfamily to get a college de-gree.

“I went to OU [where] theyhave a broadcasting de-partment, which isn’t whatI really want to do.

“I am really interested inthe producing and direct-ing side of it. That’s why I’ma film production major,”she said.

“That way I know thebackground and a little ofwhat goes on behind thescenes rather than what’sjust on the camera.”

Head hopes to have a ca-reer in television.

She has interned in LosAngeles for E! Entertain-ment television and will doso again this upcomingsummer.

“I will probably work inthe studio there in L.A., andgoing on certain jobs withthe new ‘Wild On’ host,Cindy Taylor,” she said.

“I worked with [formerhost] Brooke Burke onthree ‘Wild On’ shows, andso I’ll be working withCindy now.”

Head said she didn’t tryout in the nationwidesearch for the new host be-cause she wanted to focusher time on school and ful-fill her obligations as MissOklahoma 2002.

For Head, being MissOklahoma has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“I do things from workingcharity events, raisingmoney for certain charities,speaking at colleges and

schools, emceeing a lot ofevents and judging a lot ofsmaller beauty pageants,”she said.

Some of the events shehelps out with include Spe-cial Olympics and Chil-dren’s Hospital in Okla-homa City,

“I speak to a lot to kidsabout the importance ofsetting goals and the im-portance of having friendsand trying to be involved inas many activities in schoolas possible,” said Head.

She said encouragingkids to be active helps keepthem busy and out oftrouble.

Head also spoke out onBreast and Ovarian Cancerawareness, since it is theplatform for the Miss USApageant.

Head was awarded theMiss Oklahoma USA crownNov. 16 during the annual

pageant.Head was awarded cash,

a scholarship, a fur coatand numerous other prizesfor being crowned MissOklahoma 2002.

Although she knew whatwas in store for her afterwinning the pageant, shesaid her life has been noth-ing but a whirlwind sincewinning the crown.

“It was a lot more thanwhat I expected,” she said.“I knew it was going to be ajob, but I looked at it moreas ‘Oh I’m Miss Oklahoma,I get to do whatever I want,’but no, it’s not like that.

“I don’t have the freedomI used to have, because itis so involved, but I love it,”said Head.

Head will regain some ofher freedom when she givesup her title this Decemberand helps crown the newMiss Oklahoma for 2003.

“Miss Oklahoma,”Cont. from page 1

“It’s been an incredibleyear, and I have grown somuch with my experiences

after a certain period oftime, then it will be time forthem to move out of the in-cubator,” said Ackerman.

Ackerman said the goal isto energize the building andget it back as a focal pointfor the city.

“We are doing that by notonly physically renovatingit, but we are also doing it

by bringing the businesscommunity and the busi-ness services into the heartof it,” said Ackerman.

Ackerman said the cen-ter is looking for high tech-nology and knowledge-based businesses to usethe incubator space.

Other members of theconsortium are four highereducation institutions —Oklahoma State Universityat Oklahoma City, Red-lands Community College,Rose State College and the

University of Central Okla-homa.

OKCCC also formed part-nerships with other busi-ness entities such as theOklahoma TechnologyCommercialization Centerand the Oklahoma Depart-ment of Career and Tech-nology Education.

The Consortium, locatedin the fifth floor, will relo-cate to the second floor af-ter the remodeling, whichcould be ready anywherefrom a year to 18 months.

as Miss Oklahoma,” shesaid. “I am going to miss ita lot.”

Women’s Oral Contraceptive Research StudyThe Lynn Institute is now participating in a clinical research study on

behalf of a pharmaceutical company of an investigational combination inwomen of child bearing potential 18-40 years of age.

The combination of oral contraceptives is designated to allow forquarterly rather than monthly menstruating, thereby reducing the number

of menses from 12 to 4 per year.You may be eligible to participate in this national research study.

Participants will receive:Up to 12 months of study related medication, Study related physical,

Laboratory tests & pap smears, and Compensation for time and travel.For More Information Call the Lynn Institute at

44-STUDY (447-8839)