April 9, 2001

• Where does the money go? p. 2.• Here comes Peter Cottontale, p. 7.• The time to enroll is NOW, p. 8.• All the campus is a canvas, p. 10.

This WeeknsideI

Library provides all study needs

IONEERPOklahoma City Community College

Photos by Melissa DePew

Biologymajor JeffLedbetter

proudlydisplays his

leopardgecko,

Tiberious. Along with

seven otherleopardgeckos,

Tiberioustook part inLedbetter’s

OKCCCalgebraproject,

whichearned himrecognition

for theUndergradu-

ate Re-search Day

at theUniversity of

Oklahoma.Ledbetter

said heentered hispaper “just

for fun.”

INSET:Tiberious,

the leopardgecko.

By Melanie DepueNewswriting I Student

Have you ever found yourself in asituation where you needed to do

research for a paper but did not knowwhere to find the information? Maybe allyou wanted was a quiet place to study be-tween classes? The answer to your di-lemma is the OKCCC library.

Located just north of the main building,the library operates during times thatshould prove convenient for all students.During the fall and spring semesters it is

Leapin’ lizards!Algebra projectevolves into more

Student to take part in OU Research Day

open Monday through Thursday, 7:30a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sun-day, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The library originally opened in 1972 andresided in the main building near the ad-missions area.

It has since moved and expanded sev-eral times before making its home, fiveyears ago, in a separate building.

“It’s a gigantic improvement from whenthe library was located in the main build-

See “Library,” page 12

By Melissa DePewStaff Writer

What started out as ahobby lent itself to

an algebra assignment,which soon turned into amajor ordeal after OKCCC

biology majorJeff Ledbettersubmitted hisgraph and paperto be consideredfor Undergradu-ate ResearchDay at the Uni-versity of Okla-homa.

Ledbetter andhis professorwere surprised tofind that hisLeopard Gecko

project had been chosen forthe junior/senior level com-petition of the Zoology IIIcategory. Three other pro-jects from different schoolswere also chosen.

“I sent the paper just forfun. I don’t consider thiswork,” Ledbetter said.

The part-time student andsupervisor at UPS was al-ready conducting researchon his leopard geckos whenOKCCC Professor DavePalkovich initially gave theassignment.

“[The professor] asked[about the assignment idea]while I was doing this and itjust pushed me to go a littlefarther.”

Ledbetter’s project, titled“Incubation Times for Leop-ard Gecko Eggs,” is a graphthat relates the tempera-ture to mean days hatchtime.

With this graph, he said,he can determine charac-teristics such as sex, dispo-sition and color of the liz-ards that will hatch at dif-ferent temperatures.

Among his conclusions,he has found that coolerincubation times will pro-duce better dispositions butthe colors will not be asbright, whereas higher in-cubation times produce bet-ter colors but more aggres-sive temperaments.

Ledbetter said this hasbeen a serious hobby of hisfor the last two years. Overtime he has acquired eightleopard geckos and twobearded dragons, plus twofish, a rabbit and a cat.

“I’ve always been big onlizards. My fiancé didn’t likethem until she met me,” hesaid with a smile. “Now sheloves them.”

The two live in a two-bed-room apartment, where theestimated $650 lizard col-lection has its own bed-room, with six aquariumslining one wall and a 55-gallon aquarium housingthe albino bearded dragonalong another.

Ledbetter said caring forso many animals requires alot of food. He said the liz-ards alone go through anaverage of 100 crickets, 40super worms and 30 meal-worms per week. Thenthere’s the mice for the largelizard.

Although Ledbetter hasso many lizards to care for,he said he can’t help but be

“Lizard,” page 12

2 • PIONEER • April 9, 2001 Editor • Vu A. Vu • 682-1611, ext. 7675

Editorial and Opinion

Vol. 29 No. 28Vu A. Vu..........................Editor

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Mark Stack...............Staff Writer

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PIONEER

Editorial

To the Editor:I am so relieved that

someone in this countryactually feels the same wayI do about this whole messwith Timothy McVeigh.

He is an evil man and tomake this much of a fussabout him is exactly whathe wants. Why does no onesee this?

Yes, it is hot news rightnow supposedly, but think

of the victims and theirfamilies, for heaven’s sake.Do not give him martyr sta-tus. He doesn’t deserve it.Does everyone not see thatthe release date of his bookis no accident except Ms.Peterman and myself?

Encouraging this behav-ior by all this publicity isnot right.

Everyone wants to be inthe spotlight and if they

can’t get there the rightway, some people (and nowkids) will go to any lengthsto get there the wrong way.

I agree with Ms. Peter-man.

It’s time to shut themdown and turn them off,America.

—Mary SouzaChild Development

Center

Readers!Use these pages to share your ideas,

thoughts, comments with the rest of theworld.

Write us: 7777 S. May Ave., OKC, OK 731459,

e-mail the editor at editor@okc.cc.ok.usor drop by 2M6 of the main building.

For the last decade, every non-election year hasspurred tuition increases at Oklahoma colleges.

This year is no different. The price per credit hourat OKCCC has increased from $23.30 in 1990 to$31.50 today. Another increase seems likely.

Judging by all the nice cars parked in the school’sparking lot, a few extra dollars per hour won’t hurta bit, that is, if the economy remains stable andOklahoma employers are willing to pay top-dollarfor young workers.

During the OKCCC Board of Regents meeting inMarch, the Regents discussed their views on themerits of another tuition increase and Gov. FrankKeating’s 9 percent tuition increase proposed inhis 2001 State of the State address.

The rising cost of operating the college due tohigher energy costs warrant the hike. Recent in-creasing costs of security and janitorial servicesjustify the hike as well. The Regents agreed thatin the next two years, an increase is vital to theoperation of the college.

OKCCC Regents say they would like to see tu-ition costs decentralized from the state legislature.They would prefer to control costs themselves,something Senate Bill 580 would have allowed ifthe bill had not been killed this year.

Already taxpayers pay about two-thirds of eachstudents’ true tuition costs and taxpayersshouldn’t have to pay more than they do now.

Many students are wearing fancy shoes and hipclothing these days. They can go without the $129sneakers for a few months.

As the college undergoes its massive remodelingplanned for the summer, there is no doubt the col-lege will attract and educate more students, thusdiversifying the Oklahoma economy even more.

The extra money received from the probable tu-ition increase should go to increasing the numberof classrooms or invested in increasing the num-ber and variety of classes at the college.

Night classes have helped out students tremen-dously, especially students who pay for classesfrom their own pockets.

OKCCC is one of the leaders in online educa-tion. Enrollment in these classes has skyrocketedsince its conception and allows students flexibil-ity.

Another area the extra money should go to isfaculty. Rose State College has 150 full-time fac-ulty compared to OKCCC’s 100 full-time faculty,even though RSC has fewer students than OKCCC.We should hire more full-time workers.

Our faculty continually go the distance to en-sure the success of all students, spending time tosee that students don’t fall through the cracks.

Faculty even work during vacations to ensurethat the college runs smoothly.

However, these are just suggestions. Where themoney belongs should be answered by the stu-dents and faculty of the college.

—Vu VuEditor

About timefor tuition hike

To the Editor:I would like to let you

know about an excitingevent coming April 17. U.S.Congressman J.C. Wattswill be visiting at 12:30p.m. Tuesday, April 17 inthe College Union.

The College Republicansare providing pizza and the

opportunity for all stu-dents, faculty and staff tomeet their congressmanand find out about thetough issues in our Houseof Representatives.

—Michael PascarellaChairperson, College

Republicans

J.C. Watts to visit college

America, turn off your televisions

April 9, 2001 • PIONEER • 3Lab Director • Ronna Austin • 682-1611, ext. 7307

Comments and Reviews

The nebulousWorld of mr. Vu

Relationshipsdifficult to mend

Sitting at my desk, admiring a signed picture ofCali Tucker, Miss Teen All American 2000 smilingthat great smile and dimpling those great dimplesthat only Cali can do, I wonder if U.S. relations withChina can be mended, so that on any given day Ican fly over there and take some pictures of theGreat Wall without being burdened by the thoughtthat China and humanity aren’t even in the samedictionary.

Which country has the most people? China.Which country lets people call one another

“bonehead” without any repercussion? UnitedStates.

Which country says you can only have one childand enforces that rule? China.

Which country gives you more money for havingmore kids? United States.

Which country has the cheapest workforce?China.

Which country has organized labor unions thatcan make or break a multi-billion dollar company?United States.

Which country doesn’t have Family Fun Nightonce a month? China.

In my humble opinion column, I feel sorry forChina and the United States.

Why can’t we all just get along? It’s not that hardto do. We can just sit back and drink a few cold DrPeppers on the second floor of OKCCC.

One year China can invite all of us Americans overthere for a barbecue and the next year we can in-vite the Chinese over here for a pool party at myhouse. I don’t have a pool, but I’m sure if my momknew that over one billion Chinese were coming over,she’d think about putting one in. I think I saw apool sale on television. It was only $99 a month.For how long, I don’t know. The price of the poolseems small now, but it adds up, and I’m sure manypeople might jump in on it, meaning even greaterprofit.

So once in a blue moon we accidentally drop afew bombs on one of their embassies, killing a fewfolks. It’s not like we do that all the time.

And besides, somehow they got some of ournuclear secrets. I think that makes us just abouteven, that is, until the most recent incident.

China should return our service men and womennow. The world knows China caught us.

—Vu VuEditor

To the Editor:While on break from my

Political Science, class Iwas wandering aimlesslythrough the college. Alongthe way I grabbed a copy ofthe Pioneer. I don’t knowwhat issue or volume itwas, the thing rarely war-rants that much detailedobservation.

I found a chair, parkedmy (expletive), and made abold attempt to focus andread. Are all college news-papers supposed to be thisboring?

The Pioneer’s content ismainly wasted space, a pileof silly vanity pieces bywriters who are so tragi-cally mainstream they reekof Mayberry.

No one has the nerve towrite anything intellectu-ally insightful or just mind-lessly outrageous.

Everyone just behaves ina safe manner. They don’twant to stir anything oranyone up. Me, I don’t care.I don’t fear backlash. I liketo watch faces turn redwhen I say or write some-thing that stings.

For instance, I alwaysexpect and am never sur-

prised to find the usualuninspiring references toJesus in the Pioneer. Youknow, the “Jesus this, andJesus that” rhetoric thatcomes standard with yourgarden variety Oklahomanative.

In this case somebodywas venting about howmuch airtime TimothyMcVeigh was getting, andremarked that Jesus andsome other corpse whosename I forgot was moreworthy of mention thanMcVeigh.

Hello, Einstein, a case ofbeer deserves more men-tion than McVeigh.

Yet the writer of that par-ticular piece had to go withthe stock response andwork “Jesus” in his/herlittle rant to show what agood drone she/he was.Here’s your pat on theback.

In an unrelated story onanother page of the Pioneerwe have some more righ-teous Christians who aregoing to be on campus tell-ing everyone all aboutJesus with, I assume, allthe usual rhetoric and “lit-erature” in tow.

Then we have some bone-head named Vu who mightas well do all his writingwith a squirt gun full of ink.

On all the other unrelatedpages throughout this rag-gedy publication we’ll findrandom cerebral assaultsmasquerading as necessaryinformation.

You’ll find jacked up, un-funny cartoons, uselessmusic and movie reviews,and just about all the othercomplements of a literaryexperiment gone horriblywrong.

If it doesn’t ruffle anyfeathers or raise any eye-brows then you will find itwritten in the Pioneer.

I know I’m probably com-ing off mildly abrasive, soto balance it all out here area few positive suggestionsthat I think would make thePioneer a more innovativewaste of paper. Just pub-lish pictures and let thepeople come up with theirown stories.

My other suggestion is tolight a match and phonethe insurance company.

—Michael WagnerGraphic

Communications major

Everyone remembers thefirst car they ever drove.

I learned how to drive ina 1988 Honda Accord DX,the first new car my momever bought, the same carmy older sister learned howto drive in.

That Honda was a greatcar. We drove it to Texasand Missouri with no prob-lems at all.

I remember when wewent to Missouri and mycousin slept in the trunkwhen we went camping.

Brand loyalty begins likethis and my family will al-ways be a Honda family.

Their cars have alwaysbeen geared to the people.If there was one car com-pany that tried its best tomake everyone happy,Honda is the one.

Hondas embody the bestof worlds, the economicaland fun side.

Honda’s most adored au-tomobile, the S2000churns out 240 horsepowerat an amazing 8300-RPMfrom just two liters of com-bustion.

That’s without the aid ofa turbocharger or super-charger, or any other“power -adding” device.That’s a drool-inducing 120ponies per liter.

It’s the result of years ofresearch and ingenuity.

It’s rear-wheel drive andcoupled with a six-speedmanual transmission. Theconvertible top reminds usof the days when we rodehorses.

The price for the S2000is around $33,000 and it’s

now available in hardtop orconvertible formats.

Embracing the environ-ment, the Honda Insight, ahybrid automobile consist-ing of a conventional yetsmall combustion engineand an electric motor, cantravel an estimated 700miles (61 mpg in the cityand about 68 mpg on thehighway) before it’s out offuel.

The Insight, Honda’s an-swer to OPEC, only costs$20,000, perfect for first-time new car buyers.

These are just some ofHonda’s newest offerings.

Who knows what the fu-ture brings?

I give Honda four out offour spark plugs.

—Vu VuEditor

Pioneer waste of space

Love affair rekindled in Honda

4 • PIONEER • April 9, 2001

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By Mark StackStaff Writer

Who’s been a good stu-dent?

OKCCC will be honoringthose outstanding studentsof the year during the an-nual Student Awards Cer-emony, to be held at 7 p.m.Friday, April 20, in the col-lege union’s general diningarea.

Staci McPhearson, Direc-

tor of Student Life, saidCertificates of Achievementand the President’s Awardfor Excellence, along withmany other awards, will bepresented to students fortheir work at OKCCC andbeyond.

McPhearson also saidnumerous scholarshipsthat students have appliedfor during the semester willalso be awarded.

“This is the award cer-

emony for our students,”she said, “so it’s a time tohonor those students fortheir excellence in aca-demic programs within thecollege and outside of thecollege as well.”

She also said awards forstudent organizationswould be given out to thosewho gave the most to theirindividual clubs.

McPhearson said onestudent from each depart-

ment would receive a Cer-tificate of Achievement, andeach academic divisionwould recognize up to threewinners of the President’sAward for Excellence.

“Nominations for eachaward are made by the fac-ulty, but the deans of eachdivision will be heavily in-volved in selecting thePresident’s award,” Mc-Phearson said.

Following the ceremony,

a reception will be held inCU1, 2 and 3. Finger foodsand cookies will be servedalong with drinks.

“Party Pics will be onhand to take pictures of theaward winners,” saidMcPhearson.

“So we encourage peopleto bring their family toshare in this celebrationand they can have picturestaken together.”

Award winners will be no-tified by hand-addressedinvitations via mail.

Student Awards ceremony slated for April 20

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By Mark StackStaff Writer

The OKCCC ChamberSingers will be making theirdebut in several concerts tobe presented around themetro area, as well as inLouisiana.

The Chamber Singershave been practicing formonths in anticipation ofthese several events.

“It’s been a lot of fun,”said Melissa Bibb, Cham-ber member. “We’ve beenpreparing ourselves for ayear and a half now, and wecan’t wait to get the tourgoing.”

The first concert to beheld will be at 7:30 p.m.Friday, April 20, in the FirstLutheran Church in down-town Oklahoma City.

The next concert will beright here in the college the-ater starting at 7:30 p.m.on Tuesday, April 24. Bothconcerts in the metro areaare free of charge.

Works to be performed atall their concerts will spanseveral centuries.

“She Walks in Beauty” byFolz, “MLK” by U2/Chilcott,“Minoi, Minoi” arranged byMarshal, “Locus Iste” byBruckner, and “And So itGoes” by Billy Joel, as wellas many other pieces willbe performed at the con-certs.

Music professor RyanHebert, said, after theOKCCC concert, the Cham-ber Singers will head toLouisiana for the first ofthree concerts to be per-formed there.

“This is the first time thecollege has had an oppor-tunity to do something likethis,” he said.

“We hope to continuethis next year by touringsomewhere else out of thestate.”

The three concerts to beheld in Louisiana will be:noon on Friday, April 27, inthe Cathedral of St. John’sin Lafayette; 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, April 27, at St. John’sEpiscopal Church inThibodaux; and 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 28, at St.Augustine’s EpiscopalChurch in New Orleans.

The singers have raisedmoney to help fund this tripthrough fund-raisers suchas the Madrigal dinner andthe Singing Valentines.

The last full day of thetrip will be for the singersto do whatever they pleasein New Orleans.

“Louisiana will be tons of

fun, plus we get to checkout Ryan’s [Hebert] oldstomping grounds,” saidJ.R. Webster.

Everyone is invited tocome out and support theChamber Singers for theirhard work and dedicationover the past year.

“Louisiana will be tons of fun, plus we getto check out Ryan’s [Hebert]

old stomping grounds.”—J.R. Webster

OKCCC Chamber Choir Singer

April 9, 2001 • PIONEER • 5Staff Photographer • Melissa DePew • 682-1611, ext. 7676

By SarahKate PhilpotNewswriting I Student

Spring break has endedand now students are be-ginning the downhill slideto the end of the schoolyear. So why does it seemall up hill?

Students are feeling likethe little engine that justcan’t stop. Take five min-utes and breeze by the Stu-dent Development Centerto acquire some helpfultime management andstress buster skills.

Dr. Peggy Jordan of theStudent Development Cen-ter shared some helpful tipsthat workers provide in thecounseling center.

“The counselors do muchmore than build schedulesfor students and recom-mend classes,” said Jor-dan. “In fact, a large partof their job is to help teachthe student how to removetheir own obstacles.”

It’s kind of like the adageof giving a man a fish for aday or teaching him how tofish for a lifetime. So manyof the skills students learnhere will bring them wealthfor a lifetime, said Jordan.

The Student Develop-ment Center expects stu-dents to take advantage oftheir assistance during thecurrent enrollment period.Students enrolling for May,summer, August interses-sion and fall semesterclasses should stop by forany assistance they mayneed in choosing a courseor field of study.

By Stephanie SimsNewswriting I Student

Advances in the nursingindustry caused OKCCC tohire national nursing con-sultant Nancy Maebius inthe spring of 2000, said Dr.

Slowing downeases stress

Jo Ann Cobble,dean of theHealth Pro-fessions division.

The consul-tant’s sugges-tions have con-tributed to a 94percent pass rate on thestate board exams forOKCCC’s December 2000graduates, Cobble said.

During Maebius’s evalu-ation she reviewed thenursing program in detailin order to enhance itsstandards of preparationand academics.

She studied theprogram’s curriculum, ex-aminations, grading poli-cies and overall course ob-jectives, which resulted inseveral suggestions to theprogram.

Maebius recommended

that both the clinical andlab portions of the programbe graded pass or fail.

These rigorous segmentsof nursing would then re-quire students to pass aclinical in order to earn anappropriate letter grade ineach class.

Cobble also said now 90percent of each student’sgrade is derived from writ-ten tests or evaluations.

The other 10 percentcomes from activities andassignments such as re-ports and nursing careplans.

Not only hasthere been achange in grad-ing policies, asproposed byMaebius, butthere is also re-newed emphasis

that the test questions bewritten at higher levels.

All questions are nowwritten to pertain to certaincourse objectives.

Cobble said the ques-tions are phrased to requirehigher levels of thinkingsuch as analysis, compari-son and contrast.

OKCCC followed most ofMaebius’s suggestions,Cobble said.

Even a new Scantron ma-chine has been purchasedfor the purpose of itemanalysis and the produc-tion of statistics.

“All implemented chan-ges contribute to strength-ening the program,” saidCobble.

All and all, the nursingprogram at OKCCC hasmade a large ef fort tograduate qualified healthproviders into the medicalfield, she said.

The main goal of the en-tire program is “to ensurecontinuing graduates whobecome quality health careproviders.”

Consultant pays off for nursing programThe consultant’s suggestions havebrought OKCCC to a 92 percentpassing rate for the graduating

class in December 2000.

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6 • PIONEER • April 9, 2001 Staff Writer • Brandi Peterman • 682-1611, ext. 7675

Divers participate in Olympic-style meetSamantha Myers, a 13-year-old member of the

Spring Ranch Memorial Divers in Houston, Texas,has plunged from the heavens into the waters since

she was 10 years old.When she tiptoes on the edge of the 3-meter diving board

with only a few inches keeping her from experiencing Newton’sThird Law of Motion, she thinks only about diving.

“I concentrate on what I know and do it.”In diving, mistakes are costly.“You smack really hard into the water. ”Her ultimate goal is to get a diving scholarship to the Uni-

versity of Tennessee or the University of Florida.About 150 other divers like Myers, age 9 to 18, dove into

the waters of the Aquatic Center March 31 to April 1 duringthe Winter Region VIII Junior Olympic Diving Championshiphosted by OKCCC’s Aquatic Center.

The OKC Dive Club’s Natalie Swisher qualified for Nation-als in Lubbock, Texas, in the women’s age 14 to 15 3-meterdiving. The top six qualify for the West Regional Champion-ship in Lubbock, Texas.

The OKC Dive Club had four divers place in the meet.Kris Hoffman, a former Big 8 diving conference champ from

the University of Kansas, coaches the club.“Our kids are doing well. They’ve worked hard throughout

the years. Our goal is to produce an Olympian by 2008,”Hoffman said.

The Aquatic Center is also a U.S. National Training Center.

Photos and text by Vu Vu

Right: Jenny Rosenberger of the SanAntonio Divers competes in the Women’s 16

to 18 one-meter diving competion.

Below: Brian Smith, of the Grapevine Colleyville Dive Club,entertains the audience with a backwards dive during the men’s14- to 15-age bracket for the 1-meter diving competition.

Below: Divers in the 11- and under 1-meter diving, rest their nerves after warm-ups. The top six divers got a chance to compete for Nationals in Lubbock, Texas.

April 9, 2001 • PIONEER • 7Staff Writer • Mark Stack • 682-1611, ext. 7676

A little old, a little new for Easter celebrationBlend old traditions, new events for holiday

Story of Easter explainedE aster is a time of

springtime festivals.In Christian countries,Easter is celebrated as thereligious holiday com-memorating the resurrec-tion of Jesus Christ, theson of God.

But the celebrations ofEaster include many cus-toms and legends that arepagan in origin and havenothing to do with Chris-tianity.

Scholars, accepting thederivation proposed by the8th-century Englishscholar St. Bede, believethe name Easter is thoughtto come from the Scandi-navian “Ostra” and theTeutonic “Ostern” or“Eastre,” both goddesses ofmythology signifying springand fertility whose festivalwas celebrated on the dayof the vernal equinox.

Traditions associatedwith the festival survive inthe Easter rabbit, a symbolof fertility, and in coloredEaster eggs, originallypainted with bright colorsto represent the sunlight ofspring, and used in Easteregg rolling contests or givenas gifts.

The Christian celebrationof Easter embodies a num-ber of traditions with em-phasis on the relation of

Easter to the Jewish festi-val of Passover, or Pesach,from which is derivedPasch, another name usedby Europeans for Easter.Passover is an importantfeast in the Jewish calen-dar which is celebrated foreight days and commemo-rates the flight and freedomof the Israelites from sla-very in Egypt.

The early Christians,many of whom were of Jew-ish origin, were brought upin the Hebrew tradition andregarded Easter as a newfeature of the Passover fes-tival — a commemorationof the advent of the Messiahas foretold by the prophets.

Easter is observed by thechurches of the West on thefirst Sunday following thefull moon that occurs on orfollowing the spring equi-nox (March 2I). So Easterbecame a “movable” feastwhich can occur as early asMarch 22 or as late as April25.

Christian churches in theEast, which were closer tothe birthplace of the newreligion and in which oldtraditions were strong, ob-serve Easter according tothe date of the Passover fes-tival.

Easter is at the end of theLenten season, which cov-

ers a 46-day period thatbegins on Ash Wednesdayand ends with Easter.

The Lenten season itselfcomprises 40 days, as thesix Sundays in Lent are notactually a part of Lent.

Sundays are considered acommemoration of EasterSunday and have alwaysbeen excluded from theLenten fast.

The Lenten season is aperiod of penitence inpreparation for the highestfestival of the church year,Easter.

Holy Week, the last weekof Lent, begins with theobservance of Palm Sun-day.

Palm Sunday takes itsname from Jesus’s entryinto Jerusalem where thecrowds laid palms at hisfeet.

Holy Thursday com-memorates the Last Sup-per, which was held theevening before the Crucifix-ion.

Friday in Holy Week is theanniversary of the Crucifix-ion, the day that Christ wascrucified and died on thecross.

Holy week and the Lentenseason end with EasterSunday, the day of resur-rection of Jesus Christ.

— www.holidays.net

Significant events in Easter history...APRIL 30 A.D.

Crucifixion ofJesus Christ.

Early 1500sEaster bunny is

born in a Germanchildren’s story.

The story told of arabbit that laid

eggs in a garden.First Egg Roll downthe lawn of the White House.

Peter Faberge made thefirst Faberge egg for

Russian Czar Alexanderand his wife Marie. A

total of 56 Faberge eggswere made in addition to

the first one.

APRIL 1878 APRIL 1883

Easter plans inOKC area

Greenbriar YMCA: 10 a.m., April 14,1500 Kingsridge Dr., Moore, AnnualEaster egg hunt.

Reaves Park: 10 a.m., April 14, onJenkins in Norman. Annual EasterEgg hunt. For more information, call366-5472.

Toddler Twos: 10 a.m., April 14,OKC Zoo, 2101 N.E. 50. Program fortwo-year-old toddlers to share with anadult. Live animals, crafts, stories,and songs – $8 covers toddler andadult. Call 425-0218 for more infor-mation.

Easter Egg Hunt:10:30 a.m., April 14,New Hope Church,11600 N. Council.Activities include anEaster story, egg hunt,prizes and refresh-ments.Call 721-5015 formore information.

8 • PIONEER • April 9, 2001 Staff Photographer • Melissa DePew • 682-1611, ext. 7676

OKCCC soccer team continues struggle

Student enrollment beginsfor summer, fall semesters

By Brandi PetermanStaff Writer

Spring is in the air andso is summer and fall en-rollment.

Enrollment has begun forthe May and the Augustintersessions and summerand fall 2001 classes.

“We like returning stu-dents to know they havethree different options ofenrollment,” said dean ofadmissions, GloriaCardenas-Barton.

Students who have beenpreviously admitted toOKCCC are encouraged toenroll by phone, 682-6222

or on the Internet atwww.okc.cc.ok.us. Theycan also enroll in person.

“When students enrollearly they have the advan-tage of receiving more per-sonalized attention fromthe counselors,” saidBarton.

MIS major, Grant Tho-mas said he enrolledonline. “It was a lot easierfor me and I got all thecourses I wanted,” he said.

Regular on-campus en-rollment hours are 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. Tuesday andWednesday; 11:30 a.m. to6 p.m. Thursday; and 8a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.

Special hours for sum-

mer enrollment are 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. Tuesday throughThursday, May 29 throughMay 31 and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Tuesday, June 5.

May intersessions beginson May 17.

The summer semesterstarts June 4, Augustintersessions begin June30, and the fall semesterstarts August 20.

Students can enroll inregular 16-week classes,eight-week mid-semesterclasses, weekend classes,fast-track classes, onlinecourses and telecourses.

For more information onenrollment call 682-7512,or Enrollment Managementat 682-1611 ext. 7584.

By Mark StackStaff Writer

The OKCCC soccer teamcontinued their losing woeslast Saturday, March 31, asthey were beatenby OklahomaState University6-1.

It was a con-test early, asOKCCC matchedOSU’s experience withquickness. OklahomaState’s Nick Caudle was thefirst to get on thescoreboard only a few min-utes into the match.

OKCCC was quick tostrike back just minuteslater as Jose “Pepe”Fuentes was able to dodgeseveral defenders and scoreto tie up the game at 1-1.

Unfortunately forOKCCC, it would be thefirst and only goal OKCCCwould be able to score.

OSU applied constant

pressure to the backfield ofOKCCC, preventing themfrom ever setting up a con-sistent offense.

OSU got their secondgoal of the game in the 25thminute.

Will Kalaba scored thefirst of his two goalsin a one-on-onebreakaway. Kalabadrilled the ball into

the left side of thegoal, just to the right

of the goalie.John Arps was the next

OSU player to score as helooped the ball over twoOKCCC defenders in the32nd minute of the firsthalf.

This goal was the easi-est of the afternoon as thegoalie was never aware ofwhere the ball was.

After Arps’ goal, Kalabascored his second goal inthe second half to make it4-1 OSU.

Chet Ames and BellBoda both scored the finaltwo goals late in the second

half.“We were in it, but our

defense and inexperiencecost us,” said Fuentes.

OKCCC’s next game willbe against rival Rose StateCollege, a game head coachKelie Solis desperatelyhopes to win.

“Their hearts are in it,and they’ll be ready toplay,” said Solis.

“If they play as a team,

they’ll win.”OKCCC has a history

with Rose State after a closeloss to them in the fall.

“I want to get theseguys,” said Solis. “This isthe game I have been wait-ing for since last fall wherewe were robbed.”

The game against RoseState will be at 4 p.m. April7 on the campus of Okla-homa Baptist University.

OKCCC schedule

4-07 vs. Rose State4 p.m.at OBU

4-14 vs. Oklahoma4 p.m. at OU

4-21 bye

4-28 vs. OklahomaInternational4 p.m. at OSUin Stillwater

April 9, 2001 • PIONEER • 9Online Editor • Melissa Guice • 682-1611, ext. 7676

By Melissa DePewStaff Writer

Coordinating a water safety program that hasincluded more than 10,000 school age childrenin the past five years has earned Sandy Burchettstate recognition.

Burchett, secretary to OKCCC’s Recreationand Community Services department, was re-cently presented with an Award of Excellencefrom the Oklahoma Recreation and Parks So-ciety during the state conference in March.

Only one Award of Excellence was given forthe year 2000.

Burchett said the award was specifically con-nected to the success of the Wacky Water Wa-hoo project, which over the years has grownfrom 300 to 3,000 children per event.

The Wahoo program is designed to teachyoung children water safety through differentactivity stations. They target six out of eightAmerican Red Cross slogans, such as “Don’tjust pack it, wear your jacket.”

“So far we have been injury and incident free,”said Burchett with a smile.

As the event coordinator, Burchett pours sev-eral months of preparation into the event, frommeeting with the 19 different schools involvedto heading the committee of volunteers, not tomention the usual phone calls and paperwork.

“I like being a coordinator and I love workingwith children,” said Burchett.

Sandy Burchett

“Combining the feelings in my heart concern-ing water safety and love of children makes myjob easy.”

During the last five years of coordinating theevent, she said it has been held here at thecollege for two years and at White Water Bayfor three years.

Burchett said the event had to move over toWhite Water for “space to accommodate all theinterest.”

Compared to a few years ago when the at-tendance was much lower, the Wahoo projectappears to be growing by leaps and bounds.

It was actually several years ago thatBurchett submitted her application and paper-work to be considered for the award.

“They (state) must have seen the potentialfor growth over the years,” said Burchett.

“It’s great to have the state’s support whenyou have so much going into a project.”

Since her recognition at the state conference,Burchett has already hosted another Wahooevent, but this one was the first of its kind:Wee Water Wahoo.

Wee Wahoo, bringing in 400 kindergartenchildren from eight different schools, was heldin the OKCCC gym and aquatics center onMarch 27.

Children must at least be first graders to par-ticipate in the event held at White Water.

In addition to the Award of Excellence,Burchett has also received other awards for herWahoo project.

In 1998, she received the Project of the Year

award through the Safe Kids Coalition.Then in the year 2000, the Red Cross volun-

teer was recognized again by the Safe Kids Coa-lition, this time for the Outstanding ServiceAward.

Along with her jobs as Recreation and Com-munity Services secretary and Wahoo coordi-nator, Burchett can also be found instructinglifeguards and the Southwest Aquatics Schoolin the OKCCC pool.

Wahoo! Burchett wins state recognition

Unauthorized computer use, auto break-ins top crime listBy Mark Stack

Staff Writer

OKCCC has seen itsfair share of crime as oflate, and the past severalweeks have been no dif-ferent.

OKCCC security offic-ers were tipped off thatone of the late nightcleaning crew was usinga college employee’s com-puter after hours.

“Harold Case informedus that someone hadbeen tampering with hiscomputer at night,” saidKeith Bourque, head ofsecurity at OKCCC.

“We used diagnostictools on his computer tofigure out what time weshould be aware of some-one using his computer.”

On the night of March28, Officer Kevin Tiptonwas patrolling the area be-tween entry 14 and entry1 when he noticed JerrodBiglow rattling some trashbags around in Case’s of-fice.

Tipton said he quietlymaneuvered his way intoCase’s office, where Biglowwas using the computer.

Tipton confrontedBiglow who quickly beganclosing out programs onthe computer.

At that time, Tipton saidhe called Pure Service Inc.,the company Biglow worksfor.

When Pure Service Inc.supervisor John Brooksarrived, Biglow was firedand charged with unautho-rized use of college or stateproperty.

Neither Case nor Brookscould be reached for com-ment.

On Thursday, March 28,Mary Henslee reported thather 1998 Jeep Wranglerhad been burglarized.

Henslee reported to Of-ficer Tipton that she parkedin parking lot D and arrivedon campus around 8:45a.m. to attend an ethicsconference.

Upon returning to hervehicle, Henslee noticedthat numerous items weremissing from her Jeep.

Henslee told Officer

Tipton that her purse withchecks, credit cards, andidentification were stolen.

She also reported that$475 in cash was stolenalong with a Compaq moni-tor, prescription sun-glasses, and a Sony In-Dash Mini Disc Player.

The monitor is valued at$800 and the stereo is val-ued at $450.

Then, on April 3, OfficerLarry Lundy was patrollingparking lot A when, he said,he noticed two cars thathad their windows brokenout.

At about 1 p.m.,Lundy noticed thatMathew Hamilton’sChevrolet Blazer’s rearwindow was shattered.

About 10 minuteslater, Lundy spottedChiao Ching’s MercuryVillager had a shatteredwindow as well.

Lundy contacted theowners of the two ve-hicles to see if anythingwas missing.

Both students re-ported no missing items.

Lundy believed that acombination of heat in-side the car and hydrau-lic lift shocks applyingpressure to the windowsis what made thembreak.

Neither Ching norHamilton could bereached for comment.

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Diabetes education Ron Scribner, Professor of Microbiology, will address theissue of diabetes and new developments in the field at noonon Wednesday, April 11 in College Union room 1. It is opento all college employees. The session is designed to learnabout the disease. While you may not be diabetic, it couldbe beneficial to you to assist a family member or to betterunderstand the challenges of a colleague. You are welcometo pick up a tray or bring your lunch to the session. You arealso encouraged to invite family members who might beinterested.

Meet Your CongressmanThe College Republicans is having a “Meet Your

Congressman” meeting from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday,April 17, in the College Union. Oklahoma CongressmanJ.C. Watts will be on hand. So come get a slice of pizzaand meet Congressman J.C. Watts.

Society of Performing Artists sets meeting The Society of Performing Artists is having a meeting onThursday, April 12, at 1 p.m. in the Green Room 1F5. It isan organizational meeting for who, what, when where, whyand how. For more information contact Chris Steele at 634-1765.

How’s your resume? From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 13 there will be aninformation table set up by the stairs in the Main Buildinglobby. The information table is to offer information forstudents regarding resumes and interview help andinformation. There will be information available to increaseawareness on job searching and designing eye-catchingresumes.

Get your car washed The African American Student Association is having afund-raiser car wash on Saturday, April 14 from noon to 4p.m. at Wal-Mart on SW 74th and Penn. Cars will be washedfor $2 and vans/trucks will be washed for $5. Come supportthe AASA and get your car cleaned.

Free school! Tuition Fee Waiver Applications for Summer 2001 arenow available from the Student Financial Aid Center. To beeligible, the student must: be an Oklahoma resident; be ingood academic standing and maintain a 2.00 cumulativeGPA; maintain enrollment of at least 3 credit hours, 6 hoursfor long term; obtain your current “Academic History” at theAdmissions desk; answer each question, date and sign theapplication; not submit more than one application; presentthis application with attached Academic Histories from allschools attended beyond high school to the StudentFinancial Aid Center by 5 p.m., Friday, April 20.

Internship at OAIThe Oklahoma Arts Institute (OAI) is currently accepting

applications for spring semester internships. Students thatare interested in public relations/outreach programming orfund-raising are encouraged to apply. Interns must meetapplicable college prerequisites and must have PC experi-ence. For more information contact Sabrina Redding In-tern Coordinator at OAI at (405)319-9019 orokarts@okartinst.org

Highlights deadline is 5 p.m. on Tuesdays

hanging device will be re-jected.

Paintings must have wirehangers, and digital illus-trations must be matted orframed with a wire hangerattached to the back.

Multimedia, web pages,and animations must besubmitted in a ZIP car-tridge, with a laser printoutof the project and a list ofsoftware programs used tomake it.

Works accepted for theexhibition cannot be pickedup until 12:30 p.m. April27.

The exhibition will bejudged by two jurors, onefor fine art and one for com-mercial art.

A reception for exhibitors,students, faculty and staffwill be held at 6 p.m. April24.

Farris said that presen-tations of awards will occurat the time of the reception.

For more information re-garding the art show orrules and eligibility, contactCarolyn Farris at 682-1611ext. 7250.

Highlights

Photo supplied by Jan Reed

Cotton Candy anyone? The Engineering Club lines up for a photo during their cottoncandy fund-raiser held March 27. Jan Reed, Engineering Club president, would like to thank allthe patrons and volunteers who helped out during the sale. The club raised $262.55. The moneywill go into the Engineering Club account for cash prizes for the catapult contest that wil be heldin the courtyard on April 12. From L to R, Huy Phan, Masil Masilamani, Kim Pham, Hao Ho,Ryan Suszek and Corey Massey.

By Mark StackStaff Writer

The annual Student ArtShow will be coming toOKCCC from April 21through 27.

Carolyn Farris, professorof visual art, said that theexhibition will consist oftwo categories, fine art andcommercial art. Best-of-show in each category willwin $100. First, second andthird prize will also beawarded in each category.

Farris also said the itemsthat may be submitted un-der the fine art category in-clude ceramics, pottery, 3-D design sculptures, mixedmedia paintings and draw-ings, pen and ink, fine artphotography, mosaics, andsenior painting for artists65 and up.

The items that can besubmitted in the commer-cial art category includedigital illustrations such asPhotoshop or Freehand,web page design, commer-

cial photography, anima-tion, multimedia design,and graphic design such asnewsletters, brochures,ads, fliers, CD covers andposters.

Farris said that the exhi-bition is open to anyoneenrolled at OKCCC.

“We encourage any stu-dent at the college who feelsthey have something worthshowing to be a part of theshow,” said Farris.

Entries to be submittedfor the contest must behand delivered to the mainbuilding foyer near the el-evators between 10 a.m.and 7 p.m. on April 20.

Farris said for students tobe eligible for the exhibi-tion, they must be a stu-dent at OKCCC. Entry formlabels should be attachedto the back of two-dimen-sional pieces and on thebottom of three-dimen-sional works.

She also said that all two-dimensional works must bematted or framed with wirehangers, and any entrythat does not have a secure

Student Art Guildplans exhibition

April 9, 2001 • PIONEER • 11Ad Manager • John Easley • 682-1611, ext. 7674

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OKCCC library not just about books “Library,”

Cont. from page 1

Prof proud of student’s project

ing,” said Rachel Butler,reference librarian.

The first floor can easilybe described as the work-ing floor, said Jay Raman-julu, reference librarian.

“This is where all of theaction is.”

There, students will findcirculation, reference andelectronic materials to helpwith research.

The reference desk iswhere students can gethelp and suggestions fromthe best resource — a li-brarian.

The checkout desk iswhere patrons can checkout materials.

The first floor also in-cludes a cozy area wherereaders can curl up in thecomfort of a plush chair.

All departments are lo-cated in separate segmentsof the floor and can easilybe identified by the labelson the wall.

The circulation sectionconsists of newspapers andmagazines on all topics

from the Daily Oklahomanto National Geographic.The library subscribes toabout 550 magazines andnewspapers.

Those who need an oldarticle can use the micro-fiche readers to sift throughmagazine and newspaperarchives. A copy of an ar-ticle from the microfichecosts 10 cents per page.

The reference sectionconsists of a vast array ofmaterials that can be usedto direct researchers to-ward information for theirproject.

There are encyclopedias,thesauruses, computersand maps. The maps rangefrom a map of the world toa map of the human body.

The electronic sectionconsists of video and audiomaterials on on particularclasses and topics.

Right next to the check-out desk is the copy centerwhere a person can makecopies of materials onXerox machines. Copies are10 cents apiece.

If one of the textbooksyou need for class is soldout at the bookstore, it’spossible the library has

that textbook on reserve atthe checkout desk.

“You can reserve the text-books for two hours at atime in the library,” Butlersaid.

“That way everyone inclass has a chance at get-ting their hands on it.”

She said it’s a good ideato call the library before-hand, with the exact title ofthe book, to verify they havethe specific textbook thestudent needs.

If a student or a studygroup needs a quiet placeto concentrate, the libraryhas several study rooms.These are open to studentson a first-come, first-servebasis. Students can reservea room at the circulationdesk.

The second floor of the li-brary consists of the fictionand non-fiction books,which can be checked outfor two weeks at a time.Books can be rechecked atotal of three times by ei-ther calling, going into thelibrary or using the library’swebsite.

For more information call682-7585 or visit http://library.okc.cc.ok.us/

partial to one in particu-lar.

“I baby Caesar, a bigold male. He’s blind, so Ihave to hand feed him.

“My heart goes out tohim,” Ledbetter said.

With all these pets, it’snot surprising that Led-better would love to ownhis own pet store. How-ever, that is not his nextproject.

Instead, he wants toopen an Internet websitebusiness, selling plantsand animals.

But for now he mustprepare for his upcomingpresentation at the OUUndergraduate ResearchDay on April 7.

His presentation, to bedelivered during the12:45 p.m. session in theThurman White ForumBuilding, will competeagainst other projectssuch as “Distribution ofInterneuron Cell BodiesLabeled from Infectionsat the D9 and S1 Regionsof the Turtle Spinal Cord”and “The Role of Endog-enous Opioids within the

Olfactory Bulb DuringOdor-Rewarding Condi-tioning.”

Palkovich said judgeswill like Ledbetter’sproject.

“[Jeff’s] graph is under-standable,” said Pal-kovich. “It has use. It’snot just something forclass.”

Ledbetter made a simi-lar comment when dis-cussing his presentation.

“Everybody in the roomwill be able to understandwhat I’m talking about,”he said.

“I’m not sure what [thejudges are] looking forbut if anything, I think Ishould win on original-ity.”

Palkovich said Ledbet-ter gave a very success-ful presentation at theMarch 3 monthly meet-ing of the math and sci-ence department.

“He has a good presen-tation,” Palkovich said.“He speaks well and ev-eryone wishes him well.”

Ledbetter plans totransfer to NortheasternOklahoma State Univer-sity this spring where hewill continue his study ofbiology with an empha-sis on fish and wildlife.

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Happy 21st Birthday Ryan!

Dance thenight away !

WE LOVE YOU! Mom, Nelson, Eric, Michelle,Laycee, Jessica, Jamie, and all your friends!!!