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Pathways studentdies in accidentalshooting Sept. 9

Tornado, fire, safety plans in place at OCCCBy Carrie CronkEditorand Cynthia PraefkeStaff Writer

Each semester, firealarms and severe

weather alerts can soundon campus at any time.

In the past year, 10 firealarms have sounded oncampus and two havesounded at the John Mas-sey Center.

When these events occur,students need to knowwhat they should do andwhere they should go.

Ike Sloas, Safety and Se-curity director, said the col-lege has equipment, poli-cies and procedures inplace to help ensure thesafety of students, employ-ees and visitors.

The college has emer-

gency escape route mapsand approximately 300 fireextinguishers locatedthroughout the campus.

“We don’t consider anyalarm false,” Sloas said.“The system has detectedsomething and wants thebuilding evacuated.”

He added that students,employees and visitorsshould use the neareststairwell not affected by fireto evacuate the building.

Persons with physicaldisabilities unable to reachhandicap accessible exits,should move to the near-est “Area of Refuge” stair-well landing and wait for se-curity or fire departmentpersonnel to assist them,Sloas said.

Once outside, peopleshould move to the parkinglots, as the fire department

will need to park near thecurbs, he said.

Sloas said in the event ofa fire the college has “alarge fire suppression anddetection system that is in-spected quarterly.”

If the fire detection sys-tem sounds an alarm, thefire doors will close to iso-late the area where the firehas occurred.

Campus Safety and Se-curity Coordinator KeithBourque said there are twotypes of fire doors on cam-pus, which are closed au-tomatically by the systemduring a alarm.

One type of doors re-sembles heavy curtains ona track and can be foundnear the Testing Center,Student Support Services,the Communications Labon the first floor of the main

building, and near the newmath lab in the Robert P.Todd Science, Engineeringand Math Center on thesecond floor of the MainBuilding.

The other fire doors aremagnetic release doors,which are double doorsthat can be found betweenthe Main Building and theAl Snipes Boardroom, andalso at the ramp leading upto the Automotive Center.

To prepare for severeweather, Sloas said, Safetyand Security officers moni-tor storm warnings with

weather detection systemsin the office and their ve-hicles, and they attendweather training annually.

If a severe weather alertdirectly affects the college,he said, warnings would besent via phones, which arelocated in offices and class-rooms campuswide.

“[The phones] flash anduse a tone like the emer-gency broadcast tone usedon your TV,” he said.

Although the Child Devel-opment Center and LabSchool,a n d

Theater professor Brent Noel and theater graduate Stacy Kettner give powerful performancesearlier this month during David Mamet’s “Oleanna.” The play depicted a relationship between acollege professor and the student he is trying to help. (See page 6 for stories.)

By Stephen SossamonStaff Writer

Students in the high school on campusfound themselves grieving the loss of a

classmate who died Sept. 9after a gun accident.

Kenneth McCauley, Path-ways Middle College junior,died after accidentallyshooting himself the nightbefore.

He was a junior at thehigh school located withinthe college on the third floorof the Main Building.

McCauley had been at-tending Pathways since

2005. The school has 80 students.Pathways principal Carol Brogan said trag-

edy has brought the students closer together.”Pathways students are a tightly knit group.

The death hasunited the school as See “Pathways,” page 12

See “Safety,” page 9

• Looking for Paul Sechrist, editorial, p. 2.• Mosaic project contiues, p. 7.• First soccer game canceled, sports, p. 8.• Free hugs given out, clubs, p. 10.

This WeekInside Sept. 17, 2007

Vol. 36 No. 5

“We don’t consider any alarm false. Thesystem has detected something and wants

the building evacuated.”—Ike Sloas

Safety and Security Director

KennethMcCauley

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Editorial and OpinionEditorial

Vol. 36 No. 5Carrie Cronk...........................EditorMatthew Bishop............Staff WriterYvonne Oberly...............Staff WriterStephen Sossamon......Staff WriterChris Lusk....................Staff WriterAdam Brand..................Staff WriterBrian Stansberry..........Staff WriterCynthia Praefke............Staff WriterJennifer Uhls...Contributing WriterJay Rocamontes......PhotographerTim Cronk...................Ad ManagerMike Ferak....................WebmasterJamie Laleff....Circulation ManagerRichard Hall.............Lab AssistantRonna Austin.............Lab DirectorSue Hinton...............Faculty Adviser

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AmeriCorps seekingstudent applicantsTo the editor:

Students seeking moneyfor college could receivehelp through a programthat teaches Oklahomansabout money management.

Oklahoma Money Mat-ters, the financial literacyarm of the Oklahoma StateRegents for Higher Educa-tion and Oklahoma Guar-anteed Student Loan Pro-gram, is currently enrollingmembers in its statewideAmeriCorps EducationAward Program, CalledOKMM-EAP.

OKMM serves as a clear-ing house of informationand resources to helpOklahomans successfullymanage personal finances,understand consumercredit issues and navigatethe student financial aidprocess.

OCCC, an OKMM-EAPfield site, is now acceptingmember applications.

OKMM-EAP membersare trained to provide freefinancial education ser-vices in their communities.

In exchange for their ser-vice, members receive a

$1,000 education awardfrom the National ServiceTrust to pay direct educa-tional expenses, such ascollege tuition and roomand board, and repay stu-dent loans.

Angela Caddell, OKMMdirector, said the educationaward isn’t the only benefitstudents receive.

“Members finish our pro-gram with an impressivearray of professional skillsand are identified asalumni of a nationally rec-ognized network of volun-teers, which helps themstand out from the crowdwhen applying for jobs orgraduate school,” she said.

Qualified applicantsmust be at least 17 yearsold, a U.S. citizen or U.S.national, and have a highschool diploma or GED.

No prior financial knowl-edge is required.

All candidates are subjectto an OSBI backgroundcheck. For more informa-tion or an application, callJack Kraettli, ExtendedServices administrator at405-682-7553 or visit

Do you know the name of OCCC’s president?Many students do not know the answer: PaulSechrist. Even fewer students have actually seenor spoken with him.

About half the students polled knew Sechrist’sname. Only about 10 percent of students polledhad seen Sechrist in person and had a conversa-tion with him. Most of the students who had seenor spoken with the president were also OCCC em-ployees.

A college or university president has many roles,many of which take place behind the scenes. Butthe president still needs to maintain a presence oncampus. Without this presence, many studentsmight forget there is a college president, if theyknew there was one at all.

If someone visits the University of Oklahoma cam-pus, chances are most students there would knowthe name David Boren. These students are tooyoung to know of his political career — they knowhim because they see him on campus. They knowhim because he will stop to talk to them, or sit bythem in the student union.

OCCC’s president could have the same presencesomeday. It has to start small. Being seen havingcoffee with someone at the coffee shop would be anice start. Making a daily trip through the hallsand saying “Hi” to those he passes would be won-derful.

Spontaneity is the key. A monthly President’slunch would be a good idea, but by itself wouldstill be lacking. The students who want to knowthe president will seek him out. For others, it mightnot be a priority or even something they’ve consid-ered.

Despite its smaller size OCCC will always be com-pared to OU, partly due to its close proximity toour campus. But the fact is many students have achoice for college. Part of the appeal of a commu-nity college is access to administrators — to thepeople who can have a large impact on one’s edu-cation.

OCCC is a fine academic institution that deservesrecognition. A more noticeable presence from Presi-dent Sechrist would build a better relationship withstudents. That relationship could do wonders forrecruitment. It could also help students have a bet-ter experience simply by having access to the presi-dent and other members of the administration.That’s something that needs to be passed on toothers. If a prospective student hears and sees howmuch a president cares, it means something.

One student said she didn’t care who OCCC’spresident was because she wasn’t going to be atOCCC long. Is she getting the most out of her time?All students should care, because OCCC shouldn’tbe seen simply as an in-between, or as just a step-ping stone. It should be one of the best educationalexperiences one has.

—Brian StansberryStaff Writer

www.ok lahomamoneymatters.org.

—Jack KraettliExtended Services

Administrator

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Comments and Reviews

‘Shoot Em’ Up’ packsin action and humor

If you want a high-octaneand action-packed moviewith a twist of humor, then“Shoot Em’ Up” will triggera satisfying rush of intenseexcitement.

Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) isan eccentric madmanwhose mission is to laydown his own brand of jus-tice.

Along with his extensivemilitary background, Mr.Smith also was a Britishgunsmith and has becomeridiculously handy with agun.

With no true home, Smithbegins the movie sitting ona bench on a secluded ur-ban street.

A pregnant woman runsby after being chased by aman with a gun. Smithcomes to the rescue, shoot-ing the man and all his part-ners who show up duringthe first scene.

It was a precursor of whatwas to come in the rest ofthe movie as “Shoot Em’ Up”certainly lives up to itsname.

After saving the baby, whohad been born during theshootout right before themother killed herself, Mr.

Smith takes care of thebaby, while a gang of crimi-nals hunt for it.

Mr. Hertz (Paul Giamatti)is the brilliant mastermindbehind the criminal activ-ity.

His psychological giftsenable him to predictwhen, where and what histargets will do with nearflawless accuracy, until hemeets Smith.

Hertz is stumped in ev-ery attempt to find thebaby and kill Smith.

While protecting thebaby, Smith asks DairyQueen (Monica Bellucci), aprostitute who treats herclients as if they were herown kids, to help take careof the baby.

From then on the movieconsists of dozens of crazyshooting scenes that areridiculously unrealistic.

Smith often takes onaround 10 enemies at onetime, coming up unscarredin most battles.

Although farfetched,there is a possibility Smithcould become one of thebiggest and baddest actionheroes of all time.

From managing to shoot

people after flying out thewindshield during a head-on collision to spraying agang of enemies by throw-ing a gun in the air with acarrot holding the trigger,it was nearly a turn-off inthe sense that it was al-most too easy.

The clever humor, how-ever, keeps the movie en-tertaining and interesting,and who said that fictioncan’t be entertaining?

The final scene is a per-fect climax to the rest of themovie. It will surely leavepeople talking.

Also, the quote at the endwill please anybody who isrooting for Smith.

Overall the movie wasentertaining throughoutevery scene.

It never has a dull mo-ment, including a battleduring a sex scene that willindeed please the ladies,and gather a few laughs.

This clever action movie,is made for the guys andgirls. Everyone can indulgein this movie and enjoy ev-ery moment of it.

Rating: A—Matt Bishop

Staff Writer

Movie buffs usually asso-ciate Billy Bob Thorntonwith the most crude and of-fensive kind of humor. Somepeople are taken aback byhis style while others canappreciate it. I have to ad-mit that I have never been abig fan, but I gave “Mr.Woodcock” a chance any-way, and it was truly enjoy-able.

John Farley (Seann Will-iam Scott) was an over-weight kid tortured by Mr.Woodcock (Thornton), aruthless gym teacher whomhe strongly believed was re-

sponsible for destroyinghis fragile, young self-es-teem.

After accepting an invi-tation back to his hometown to receive an awardfor his new bestsellingbook, Farley returns to hismother’s home to find hisworst nightmare realized.Mr. Woodcock is dating hismother (Susan Sarandon).

From the battle withinhimself to overcome thehorrors of his past, and thehilarious verbal and physi-cal war waged between thetwo men, John learns that

the self-help book he wrotecan not aid him in thegreatest dilemma of his life.

When John finally standsup to his abuser, he gainsthe respect he alwaysthought he deserved as achild.

The movie’s rating of PG-13 is appropriate, withmuch sexual humor andjust a few curse words. Thefilm is good for a few goodlaughs, though only for amature audience.

Rating: A—Jennifer Uhls

Contributing Writer

“The only place success comes before work is inthe dictionary”

—Vince Lombardi

Come join us at the FAIR!Everybody loves a fair and on Oct. 3 Employment

Services is hosting our fall Job Fair — General Em-ployers and Health Professionals.

This is an excellent opportunity for employers andemployees wanting to make those valuable contacts.Over 100 employers will be looking for people to hirefull time, part time and for internships.

If you are a current student, alumni or know any-one in the community who is looking for a job, Em-ployment Services welcomes you to attend.

Did you know you can do more than just look fora job?

If you are interested in learning more about a spe-cific company, gaining additional insights on vari-ous careers or finding out about companies thatoffer internships or help pay for your education, ourJob Fair can help you do all of that in a fun atmo-sphere.

The employers can tell you about their fields andthe individual characteristics they are looking forin their employees. You can discuss wages, hoursand job market expectations. You can also makevaluable contacts for when you do want to find ajob later!

If you are ready for your first job, looking for part-time employment, changing careers, have recentlymoved or have lost a job; the Job Fair offers you anopportunity to “apply” with a large number of com-panies without wasting gas driving all over town.

The employment fields include: nursing and medi-cal, customer service, information technology andgraphic communications, clerical and businessmanagement and many more creative and academicareas.

General Employers are scheduled from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. and Health Professionals from noon to 6 p.m.in the College Union.

Some employment recruiters will be conductinginterviews and hiring on-the-spot, so come profes-sionally dressed for an interview and don’t forget tohave several copies of resumes to hand out.

Remember, nothing replaces in-person contact formaking an impression.

OCCC Employment Services are located in theMain Building on the first floor and are ready toassist students in creating or updating their resumesand offer tips for success while attending the JobFair.

Please visit us from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. You may also phone 405-682-7519or e-mail [email protected].

SEE YOU AT THE FAIR!—Judi McGee

Employment ServicesCoordinator

‘Mr. Woodcock’ funnyfor mature audiences


Controversial play prompts discussionBy Jennifer UhlsNews Writing Student

Sexual harassment caseshinge more on the percep-tion of the victim than theintent of the accused, oneexpert said in a panel dis-cussion that followed theSept. 6 performance of“Oleanna,” a play by DavidMamet.

Millie Tibbitts, OCCC’sEqual Employment Oppor-tunity compliance officer,said the fictional charactersin the play committed anumber of mistakes thatmade the situation worse,including meeting privatelyafter a complaint had beenfiled.

The campus productionattracted an almost-fullhouse Thurday night, Sept.6, with about 100 membersof the audience staying for

the discussion that fol-lowed.

Tibbetts stressed the im-portance of the individualsinvolved not meeting aloneduring a sexual harass-ment investigation.

This is for their physicaland legal protection. Thecharacters in the play metalone more than once aftera complaint had been filed,ultimately leading to theprofessor attacking the stu-dent.

The discussion was led byplay director Ruth Char-nay, the Arts and Humani-ties acting dean.

On the panel with Tibbetswas sociology ProfessorJerry Ludlow; theater Pro-fessor Brent Noel, whoplayed the male role; andUniversity of Central Okla-homa theater graduateStacey Kettner, who played

the female role.Kettner said her charac-

ter, Carol, was looking forguidance when she went tothe professor’s office afterclass.

She said Carol and Pro-fessor John both had theopportunity and the powerto stop everything that washappening, but they did notuntil it was too late.

Kettner remarked on herability to make her charac-ter seem realistic.

“You can’t look at your-self as the bad guy,” Kett-ner said.

“You must believe thatyou are right and justifiedin your actions.”

Noel spoke of theprofessor’s responsibility inthe “mentor-to-protégé re-lationship.” The professorhas more authority in thesesituations.

Ludlow commented onProfessor John’s physicalconduct, specifically com-

ing to the student’s side ofthe desk and sitting on itin front of her while she isseated in a chair.

“This puts her in a sub-missive position,” Ludlowsaid.

The panel discussed theimportance of ethical con-duct during one-on-onemeetings with students. “Itis easy to cross the line,”Ludlow said.

An audience memberasked if it would be right forthe professor to lose his jobbecause of this student’scomplaint.

“Is perception really moreimportant in this case andcan it rightfully destroy aman’s career that he hasworked 20 years for?”

Noel and the rest of thepanel agreed that if thishad been a real life case,they did not know if such apunishment would be jus-tifiable.

When a student is asking

him personally for help andadvice, Ludlow said, if hefeels the student is very dis-tressed, he is more comfort-able referring the studentto the school counselor,rather than risking danger-ous involvement with astudent’s problems.

The discussion lastedabout 45 minutes and cov-ered many issues raised in“Oleanna.”

Was Professor Johnpushed into his actions orwould he have behavedthat way no matter what?Was it sexual harassmentor a confused girl being in-fluenced by her peers?

The panel agreed thatthis was for each person todecide.

“You can’t look at yourself as the bad guy. Youmust believe that you are right and justified in

your actions.”—Stacey Kettner

University of Central Oklahoma Theater Graduate

By Adam BrandStaff Writer

A bit of controversy has been added tothe conversation circles of those who saw“Oleanna” Sept. 6 through 8.

Approximately 80 people attended theproduction of David Mamet’s “Oleanna”Friday night.

Professor of Theatre Brent Noel playedthe role of John, a professor at an un-named university.

Stacy Kettner played the role of Carol,a student of John’s. Kettner graduatedfrom the University of Central Oklahoma,where she studied theater.

Both actors enticed a variety of emotionsfrom the audience, ranging from irritationand anger, to a bit of laughter.

The play is set in the professor’s officeduring the course of a couple months.Carol is a frustrated student seeking coun-sel from John because she doesn’t under-stand his lectures. Due to miscommuni-cation, the situation gets out of controlwhen Carol accuses John of sexual ha-

Play considered a successrassment.

OCCC pre-law student Josh Key said heenjoyed the play Friday night. He perceivedthe play was very thought provoking.

“I thought the woman in the play hadan exaggerated view of what happened,”Key said.

“Her perception was very skewed.“I did not find anything wrong with what

the professor was trying to teach Carol,”Key said.

Around half of the audience stayed foran open discussion after the play.

During the discussion, a poll revealedthat most people in the audience were notsure what “Oleanna” was about beforethey saw it.

Speech student Antranetta Willis saidshe thought the play was mainly aboutpride and power.

“It was a very eye opening play,” Willissaid. “I thought the woman was misun-derstood, The professor really used hispower to his advantage.”

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Biology professor to hold book signingBy Dennis McClainNews Writing Student

Biology Professor RichardTrout will sign copies of hisnew book, “Sign of theDragon” an adventure setin China, the fifth in his

“MacGregor Family” series,from noon to 2 p.m. Sept.20 in the college Bookstore.

The bookstore will offercopies of Trout’s books onthe day of the signing.

Pam Simonds, bookstoreclerk, said she’s excited for

the signing.“[Having book signings] is

something that we like todo,” Simonds said.

The adventurous fictionbooks, which are written forthe 11- to 17-year-old agegroup, have been success-

ful with reaching the de-sired audience, Simondssaid.

Simonds has three neph-ews who have read Trout’sbooks, and have been fol-lowing his work since thefirst book of the series.

“They like them and theyuse them for points in theirscholastic reading atschool,” she said.

The bookstore will have alarge display that includesa poster of Trout and art-work from all five of hisbooks. The books also willbe displayed for sale in thefront window.

Trout, who has been writ-

ing for 30 years, has re-ceived a number of awards.Among those awards is theOCCC 2007 President’sAward for Excellence inTeaching.

Some of his writingawards include being thefinalist for Writer’s Leagueof Texas, and the YoungAdult/Long Works TeddyAward for his book “Czar ofAlaska.”

He also won an award for“Cayman Gold” in NationalGeographic’s The JasonProject.

Trout’s books cost about$16. His sixth book will bereleased in the spring.


Professor winsprestigious award

By Yvonne OberlyStaff Writer

Gary Houlette, Physical Sci-ence professor, was this year’swinner of the 2007 Faculty Em-ployee of the Year award.

Before the award was pre-sented, a brief description wasgiven about him and hethought, “That kind of soundslike me,” he said.

Houlette teaches geology,Earth science, rigid body mechanics and strength ofmaterials.

He has been an employee at OCCC for the past 21years and absolutely loves his job.

“This is the best job I could ever ask for. It is sonice to come to work and teach something you havea passion about,” he said.

He said he hopes his students’ have the same op-portunity to find something they are passionate aboutbecause “that’s what it’s all about.”

Houlette lives on his farm, which is 50 miles awayin Wanette, Okla.

He has been happily married for 23 years.When asked if he had kids he replied, “I have 150

of them every semester.”Staff Writer Yvonne Oberly can be reached at

[email protected].

Dean honored by peersBy Chris LuskStaff Writer

A division dean with 30years of experience at thecollege was honored re-cently for her dedication asan educator.

The 2007 Elven GrayAward was presented toActing Dean for Social Sci-ences Cecelia Yoder at theFall Convocation and Em-ployee Recognition cer-emony Aug. 14.

“I was overwhelmed, andstill feel very honored,”Yoder said.

“This award means agreat deal to me.”

Established in1991, the ElvenGray Award ispresented to onecollege employeeeach year whohas gone the ex-tra mile — dis-played a positiveattitude, showsdevotion to thecollege and whohas become aninspiration topeers and students.

Yoder credits her fatheras her biggest inspiration.

“He was the kind of per-son who would have wonthis award,” she said.

“He alwaysdisplayed therequired char-acteristics.”

Psycho logyprofessor BruceCook explainedwhy he believesYoder deservedthe award.

“She alwayshas had highstandards foracademic excel-

lence and a caring attitudein meeting students needs,”Cook said.

Staff Writer Chris Luskcan be reached at [email protected].

Professor wins heartfelt awardBy Brian StansberryStaff Writer

It’s no surprise a long-timeprofessor in the business de-partment, Anita Williams, wonthis year’s Robert P. Todd Lead-ership Award.

Williams, a 25-year veteran,was surprised at her win.

“It’s always nice to be recog-nized for your work, for yourefforts.”

The award is named afterformer OCCC President Robert Todd. Todddied December 2005 from heart compli-cations.

Williams said she knew Todd well.“I interviewed with him when I got my

first job here. To receive an award that hashis name attached to it [has special mean-

ing],” Williams said. “[Toddwas] such a hard worker, hadstrong integrity and reallycared about students. [That]makes it more special, I think.”

Lisa Adkins, AdministrativeOffice Technology professor,said working with Williams for25 years has shown her whatWilliams is capable of.

“[We know] what she does inher classrooms, how she pre-sents herself to people. We’rejust glad she [won].”

Not one to take full credit for her win,Williams acknowledged her colleagues aswell.

“They’re all just super supportive andvery congratulatory,” she said.

Staff Writer Brian Stansberry can bereached at [email protected].

Grad director wins bigBy Stephen SossamonStaff Writer

Graduation Services DirectorBarabara Gowdy was awardedthe Professional Employee of theYear Award this fall.

The award is given to an indi-vidual who displays extraordinarydedication to the college and stu-dents.

Gowdy has been a part of thecollege staff for 13 years, begin-ning in September 1994. She first worked a year in the1970s, but left the college to raise her children.

Natalie Wells, Gowdy’s assistant, has known Gowdysince February. “She is very deserving,” said Wells.

Gowdy said she thoroughly enjoys working for the col-lege. She is in charge of working through graduationapplications, and helping students meet degree require-ments.

“It’s one of the best places to work, and my particularjob is the best,” Gowdy said.

She is in charge of working through the applicationsthat students fill out for graduation.

Staff Writer Stephen Sossamon can be reached [email protected].

Secretary recognized for ethic

Gary Houlette

By Adam BrandStaff Writer

Barbara Fulton recently re-ceived the Classified Em-ployee of the Year award.

Fulton is secretary to PatBerryhill, Institutional Ad-vancement executive director.

Institutional Advancementworks to raise donations fornew buildings, college im-provements and studentscholarships.

Berryhill had nothing but good thingsto say about Fulton.

“She is a caring individualwho gets the job done,”Berryhill said.

Fulton said she considersit an honor to work at OCCC.

“I love the students, thestaff, and the administra-tion,” Fulton said.

“I just love everythingabout the job. It is the bestplace I have ever worked.

“I was shocked and over-whelmed when I heard theywere giving me the award.”

Staff Writer Adam Brand can bereached at [email protected].

Barbara Gowdy

Cecelia Yoder

Anita Williams

Barbara Fulton

Photos by Jay Rocamontes


Downtown mosaic nears completionThe face of a Native American woman gazes into flowing water as mo-

saic employees reassemble the colorfully glazed ceramic tiles thatsurround her on the final wall of the mosaic project in downtown OKC.

Since 2004 OCCC Visual Arts Professor Mary Ann Moore has dedicatedher talents and those of numerous employees, students and volunteers tothe creation of the nine-wall mural.

On Oct. 3 the product of their efforts, the Oklahoma Centennial MosaicMural, will be unveiled and dedicated at the northwest end of the Bricktowncanal.

As crews begin installing the first walls of the mural over the canal, art-ists and volunteers will finish assembling the final wall.

“We’re at the … very last stage,” Moore said. “We’re glazing and putting allthe pieces back together.”

This month contractors worked to prepare the walls at the canal for theinstallation of the murals.

“They actually started by grinding the wall to get it flatter [and to remove]all the bumps and protruding cement,” Moore said.

After the initial grinding, Moore said, crews water blasted the walls toremove any remaining debris, and then applied a coating to seal any cracksand prevent them from growing larger.

The mural walls depict numerous official Oklahoma state symbols suchas the red bud tree, bison and scissortail flycatcher. It also includes a soar-ing hawk, which was the idea of late OCCC President Robert P. Todd.

The final wall depicts three Native American women pouring water fromlarge ceramic pots, which are aligned with fountains in the existing wall.

Moore said the women represent life.“The women give life and the water sustains life.”She said the women are “pouring the elixir of life” and could be seen as

the three sisters (corn, rice and beans) or the three charities or graces.“It’s going to be left up to the viewer as to what they want the three

women to represent,” Moore said.In addition to the state symbols represented in the wall, she said, Okla-

homa clay was also used in some of the glazes used on the tiles.“We also added … real Oklahoma clay,” she said. “I wanted to have …

some of our own earth in it (symbolically).”Moore said rose rocks, the official state rock, would also be installed in

the walls.Along the top edges of the walls, tiles with the names of the state’s 77

counties will be installed with tiles of Indian Blanket wildflowers separat-ing them.

The mural’s dedication is open to the public. It is being held at 10:30a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Northwest end of the Bricktown Canal, justbelow the railroad tracks.

(Left) OCCC Personal and Academic AdviserBrenda Clink cleans glaze from the sides and

bottoms of porcelain tiles before they are loadedinto a kiln to be glaze fired. Workers rolled clay

slabs, cut tiles and bisque fired those tiles beforeapplying glazes. Each of the mural’s nine walls isconstructed of thousands of the handmade tiles.

(Right) A Native American woman is depictedpouring water from a ceramic pot on the

Centennial Mosaic Mural. The women’s wall isthe last of nine walls to be created by numerous

employees, students and volunteers from thecollege.

Oklahoma Centennial Mosaic Mural employee and OCCC student JosephGreen replaces tiles on the oil cloth for the womans mosaic wall. The imagesfor the walls were drawn onto oil cloth along with a grid system to aid in theproduction of the epic sized mural project.

Text and photosby Carrie Cronk


Sports

UPCOMING

OCCCINTRAMURALS

EVENTS

•Sept. 17: Intramural flag footballbegins. Teams consist of OCCCstudents. Each team must placeat least five players on the fieldfor each game. For more infor-mation on how to join, contactCommunity Education andHealth Specialist Eric Watson at405-682-1611, ext 7786.

•Sept. 22: Soccer team plays a1 p.m. game verses Rose Stateat Rose Sate College.

•Sept. 24: Club basketball be-gins. For more information onhow to join, contact CommunityEducation and Health SpecialistEric Watson at 405-682-1611,ext. 7786.

•Sep 24: Team meeting for theCoRec Table Tennis Tournamentwill be held at 12:30 p.m. Formore information on how to join,contact Community Educationand Health Specialist EricWatson at 405-682-1611, ext7786.

•Ends Sept. 28: Registration forHead Start Basketball Program,a basic basketball fundamentalsprogram for boys ages 5 to 8.Program costs $40 per personand begins Oct. 6.

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The soccer game against theUniversity of Oklahoma that wasscheduled for Sunday, Sept. 9, waspostponed until a later date.

OCCC Head Coach K.B. Yeboahsaid that many of the players werenot going to be able to make it be-cause many of them had to workon Sunday.

“Most games are scheduled forSaturday,” Yeboah said. “Our play-ers should be able to play the restof the games because they are onSaturday.”

The game was set for Sunday,due to the Oklahoma-Miami foot-ball game.

“The larger campuses are just toocrowded for soccer games whenthey are hosting football games,”said Jalal Daneshfar, OklahomaCollegiate Club Soccer League di-rector.

OCCC sent in a request to re-schedule, but a date has not beenset at this time.


Emergency medical services freshman Gregory Fous takes time to stretch before a workout in the WellnessCenter weight room. The Wellness Center provides a large assortment of exercise equipment from which tochoose. Students with valid IDs can use the Wellness Center for free.

Stretchin’ out

Game canceled, due to conflict in scheduleThe larger schools in the league

that host football games, such asOU, Oklahoma State and Arkan-sas have revised their schedules sothat their home soccer games areon Sunday, Daneshfar said.

This revised schedule will notaffect OCCCs schedule anymore,but they will have to set a date withOU for their make-up game.

The game must be rescheduledbefore regionals on Oct. 26 through28, Daneshfar said.

Although the team didn’t haveenough players for the Sundaygame, Yeboah said that the teamhas had 14 players showing up ona consistent basis to practice.

“We have a good amount of play-ers on the team, and I hope we keepworking very hard,” Yeboah said.

“We could still use some morehelp though.”

Yeboah said that anybody want-ing to join the squad can still signup until the end of the regular sea-son, which is the end of October.

Practices are being held from6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thurs-

days and Fridays.“If anybody is still interested in

signing up, they can show up atone of the practices and talk tome,” Yeboah said.

OCCCs squad is looking to fireup the pace with a more attackingstyle of soccer.

“We have got two returning play-ers from last year …We have acouple international players,”Yeboah said.

“We have some talent and speedthis year and I think we can be verysuccessful if we attack.”

Yeboah and the team is lookingforward to the next game on theirschedule against East Central Uni-versity. The match will be held at2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, inAda.

“The players are motivated andready to get out on the pitch,”Yeboah said.

East Central kicked off their sea-son with a 1-1 draw against theUniversity of Arkansas.

Staff Writer Matt Bishop can bereached at [email protected].


Break-in suspect found, apprehended off campus

Safety procedures set in place at OCCC

Pathways Middle CollegeHigh School both performtheir own fire and tornadodrills, Sloas said, the col-lege does not, and is notrequired to do so becausethere are no dorms on cam-pus.

OCCC AdministrativeProcedure 3048, Safety andSecurity of Students, Em-ployees and Visitors, con-tains the procedures thecollege would follow duringcertain emergency situa-tions such as fires and se-vere weather.

Section three of the policysets forth the procedures tobe used in the event of atornado and lists the safeareas where all people oncampus should relocate.

The policy also states thatthe OCCC Board of Regents“does not sanction the useof the college as a shelter.”

A link to the Safety andSecurity procedures policyhas recently been added tothe Safety and Security

website, www.occc.edu/Security.

Nursing student DarrinSchmidt said an alarmsounded one day as shewas going to lab, but shewasn’t sure how to re-spond.

“I continued on to myclass until I could deter-mine if this was a legitimateemergency, or a drill,”

“Safety,”Cont. from page 1

Schmidt said.“I have confidence in the

response team of thisschool but as adults, we areultimately responsible forourselves.”

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Staff Writer CynthiaPraefke can be reached [email protected].

By Chris Luskand Matt BishopStaff Writers

Surveillance cameras incampus parking lots pro-vided information that ledto the arrest of a suspectin a car break-in on cam-pus Sept. 10.

Safety and Security Of-ficer David Shriver wascalled to parking lot ASouth in response to a pos-sible break-in that day.

According to the incidentreport, Barbara Williamsreturned to her vehicle atapproximately 7:28 p.m.and discovered her laptopcomputer, radar detector,various credit card num-bers, and checking accountnumbers were missingfrom her vehicle.

Williams went to the Wel-come Desk where campusemployees contacted cam-pus security, Sgt. KevinTipton said.

Shriver noted that entryto Williams’ vehicle wasmade through the driver’sside door using an un-known tool, according tothe report.

Tipton examined thevideo footage and discov-ered the suspect’s methodof operation.

“[The suspect] drove upand parked next to thevictim’s car, driver side todriver side, and got out ofhis vehicle,” Tipton said.

“He got her door ready forentry, got back in his carand started it for getawaypurposes.”

After three trips in andout of Williams’ vehicle, thesuspect drove off, Tiptonsaid.

Williams said an alarmon her car didn’t go off.

Video surveillance tapesshow her arriving at her ve-hicle approximately 13minutes after the suspectdrove off.

“I am very glad and for-tunate to have not walkedup while he was breakingin,” she said.

Tipton said he noticed thesuspect’s vehicle had blackflares over the tires.

Once their shift was over,Tipton and Safety and Se-curity Officer Jacob Robydrove around local parking

areas, looking for the ve-hicle matching the descrip-tion caught by surveillancecameras.

While driving throughCambridge Landing, anapartment complex locatedon S.W. 89th and DrexelAvenue, Tipton and Robyfound a vehicle matchingthe description.

Tipton contacted theOklahoma City Police De-partment and watched thevehicle until police arrived.

Once police arrived at thescene, Tipton, Roby, andthe Oklahoma City policeofficers searched the ve-hicle and, during thesearch, noticed a Cadillacparked next to the vehicle.

William Herbert wasfound passed out and in-toxicated in the front seatof the car, Tipton said.

Police questioned Herbertconcerning the location ofhis car keys, but Herbertwas incoherent and wasunable to answer.

Tipton said a set of keyswith approximately 20 dif-ferent car keys was discov-ered on the top of the ve-hicle being searched, andthe key to Herbert’s Cad-illac was one of those keys.

Inside the vehicle, police

discovered various itemsthat had been reported sto-len from Williams’ vehicle,Tipton said.

“We found the victim’slaptop bag with a name tagwith her name in the ve-hicle,” Tipton said. “Thelaptop has yet to turn upthough.”

Tipton said officers be-lieve Herbert pawned thelaptop before they arrivedon scene.

Oklahoma City police ar-rested Herbert after linkinghim to the campus crime.

According to the Okla-homa City Police Depart-ment, the suspect wastaken into custody, but wasreleased on $8,000 bail.Charges are still pending.

Williams said she ishappy with the way thingsturned out.

“Campus police were veryhelpful with everything,”she said. “They have con-tacted me with every up-date and they went wayover and above to help meout.”

Staff Writer Chris Luskcan be reached at [email protected].

Staff Writer Matt Bishopcan be reached at [email protected].

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HighlightsBusiness Professionals of America’s first meeting

The Business Professionals of America will hold its firstorganizational meeting and elections at 12:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Sept. 19 in room 2N7 of the Main Building. For moreinformation, contact Professor Marty Ludlum at 405-682-1611, ext. 7412 or at www.occc.edu/BPA.

Classical guitarist Edgar Cruz to performClassical guitarist and OCCC alumnus Edgar Cruz will

perform as part of the Cultural Arts Series at 7 p.m. Sept.18 in the College Theater.

Student, staff and faculty admission is $17, general ad-mission is $22 and admission for children is $10. For moreinformation contact Scott Tigert at 405-682-7579.

Job hunting made easierAn Effective Job Searches seminar will be held from 12:05

p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in room 1F6 ofthe Main Building. The seminar is part of the ongoing Ca-reer and Employment Power in 25 Minutes. For more in-formation, call 405-682-7519.

Job fair coming soonOCCC’s annual job fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 3 in the College Union. It is free to attendand will include more than 100 employers looking to hirefull-time and part-time positions.

The health job fair is held the same day but from noon to6 p.m. in College Union rooms 2 and 3. For more informa-tion on both fairs, contact Employment Services Coordina-tor Judi McGee at 405-682-1611, ext. 7369.

College choirs performing twice this semesterThe Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Symphonic

Community Choir will be presenting two concerts this se-mester. One concert will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 and the otherat 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Concerts will be held at Mid-America Chris-tian University, located at 3500 S.W. 119th St.

Communications Lab looking for helpThe Communications Lab needs student volunteers will-

ing to help other students who speak English as a secondlanguage practice conversation skills throughout the fallsemester.

The lab is organizing groups who take English as a Sec-ond Language. The groups will meet for one hour eachweek during the semester, from 1 to 2 p.m. Time slots areavailable Monday through Friday.

Students can sign up to lead a group or participate inthem by contacting Lab Assistant Brandon Isaak at 405-682-7588 or e-mail [email protected].

Engineering scholarship offeredKelly Engineering Resources is accepting entries for its

fifth annual Future Engineers Scholarship Program. Sopho-more and junior-level college students can apply by sub-mitting an essay on a designated engineering topic for achance at the $5,000 scholarship. Applications are due Oct.1. For more information, contact Amy Grundman at 248-224-5630, or visit www.kellyengineering.com.

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Hugs make day go ’round

Advocate of Peace volunteer Mary Patrick (left) lifts the spirits of pre-education freshmanLaynie Hankin's during the Advocates of Peace sponsored Free Hugs Day. The club used hugsto spread smiles and lightened moods in an attempt to help every student have a better day.

By Stephen SossamonStaff Writer

For a rough day in class,the Advocates of Peace clubhad a solution. The officersand student members ofthe peace club hosted aFree Hugs Day Sept. 11.

The Free Hugs day wasthe students’ idea.

“They (student members)wanted to do it as a way toshow who we are as a club,”said club sponsor StephenMorrow.

“The AOP wishes to edu-cate the campus on prin-ciples of peace and providea group where students feelsafe,” Morrow said.

Morrow first learned ofthis event when he stum-bled upon a video about itwhile preparing for his Ad-vocates of Peace class lastyear.

He brought it up duringthe first club meeting andthe student membersagreed to host the event.

“It’s a way of showing thatit’s better for the world to

reach out with our similari-ties, rather than attackeach other for our differ-ences,” Morrow said.

“The event was held oncelast school year and wasvery successful.”

According to Wikipedia,the event was establishedby Juan Mann. His missionwas to brighten someone’sday with a hug. At one time,the Free Hugs event wasbanned, but after receiving10,000 petition signatures,the event kept on with thepursuit of showing theworld peace.

“Advocates of Peacemembers strive to showother students that every-one can work towardspeace,” Morrow said.

“And the free hugs arejust a step in that direction.Students may also walkaway with a smile on theirface.”

The officers gave out mostof the hugs, while the stu-dent members helped dur-ing the officers’ off times.

“There were people who

were excited to get hugs,and others that would passby, then come back to geta hug,” said club PresidentAnne Hovda.

The members’ hope wasto brighten someone’s daywith the reception of a hug.

Several students agreedthat everyone needs a hug.

“It just might help ifyou’re feeling down,” saidstudent Bryan Harding.

Engineering major JustinKline received a free hugand thinks the club shouldhost the event again.

“The Advocates of Peaceare trying to get a point out,and as long as they are get-ting their point out, theyshould stick with what isworking,” Kline said.

For its next event, theclub is offering transporta-tion to the Peace Walk indowntown Oklahoma Cityon Sunday, Sept. 23. Thebus will leave campus at1:15 p.m.

Staff Writer Stephen Sos-samon can be reached [email protected].


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a family,” she said.Pathways juniors Thumy

Phan and Holly Gordonwere two close friends ofMcCauley.

“We have come togetheras a junior class, and havesettled our differences be-cause we know it’s howKenneth would havewanted it,” Gordon said.

“We are depending oneach other to get usthrough each day.”

Phan said she also wasdeeply heart-stricken.

“It was really hard on mebecause I was really closeto him,” Phan said.

On Sept. 12 a remem-brance ceremony was heldfor McCauley, hosted by thePathways students, Brogansaid.

“For the students whowere saddened by theevent, grief counselors wereon stand-by all week, will-ing to help any of the stu-dents needing help copingwith the loss.

“The students are copingas well as can be expected,”Brogan said. “There are dif-ferent levels of grief basedon different levels of con-tact. The juniors are feel-ing it the worst.”

Brogan knew McCauleypersonally and said he was“a good kid.”

“We are all very personaland close,” Brogan said.

OCCC has also been sup-portive of the students,making available rooms forcounseling to take place.

“[McCauley] will be deeplymissed by faculty and stu-dents alike,” Brogan said.

Staff Writer StephenSossamon can be reachedat [email protected].

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