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Author: Amar Molinas

Knowing the difference between illnesses crucial

February 13, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

Feeling achy? Coughing? Sneezing? Feverish?

Do you, like so many other Americans, have the flu? Or is it a common cold?

Influenza (the flu) and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses but they are caused by different viruses and present different symptoms, said Nursing professor Karen Jordan.

She said there are discernible differences between the two illnesses.

While a cold is more of an upper respiratory infection, Jordan said influenza is a more “systemic disorder.”

Police investigate attempted theft

February 13, 2015August 7, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

An attempted car theft and vandalism were recently reported to campus police.

Police patrolling parking lot A south on Jan. 28 were called to investigate an attempted car theft.

A student said he returned from an afternoon class to find the hood of his 1998 Acura Integra popped open and the steering wheel removed from the column.

Officer Gordon Nelson reported the steering wheel lying in the driver’s seat. The report shows there was extensive damage to the steering column and the steering wheel could not be reattached. The car was towed from the parking lot at the driver’s request.

Multimedia, Computer-Aided Design programs combine

February 13, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

Students involved in OCCC’s GCOM Multimedia emphasis program and Computer-Aided Design programs will soon see a change, said GCOM professor Randy Anderson.

The programs will be merged and renamed the Digital Media Design department.

Anderson said the move is being made because of some of the programs being similar.

“There was a little bit of duplication of programs with what we were teaching, so it made sense to go ahead and put us together … .”

Nearby Thai restaurant affordable

February 13, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

I love Thai food. I usually eat it at least once a week from a half dozen restaurants near my home. When I found out a new restaurant, Royal Thai, was opening near OCCC I had to try it.

I went for lunch on Tuesday.When I arrived around noon the place was quiet with only a few customers sitting in groups or alone.

Tucked into a shopping center at 2142 W I-240 Service Rd, Royal Thai is only a little more than a month old, and still waiting for people to discover it.

Siri a welcome addition to iPhone addict’s life

February 13, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

Since I got my first data plan I’ve been one of those people who will quickly and aptly use Google in a discussion or disagreement wherever 3g coverage may be found, because why not know something when, at the touch of a button, you can be right?

A famous author or something like that once said that nothing is more frustrating than a good example.

That person is right. When you haven’t researched whatever you’re debating well enough, Google can help you prove your point in about 30 seconds. And Siri streamlines the process even more.

Local news app better than TV

February 13, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

If you’re anything like me, you avoid television whenever possible. Yes, I’m basically a slave to Netflix, but it’s because I simply loathe television advertisements.

This is why I appreciate apps like KFOR Channel 4’s “Go4It.”

It gives me the news I need without having to watch it on TV. It sends me every kind of news notification from current high speed chases to my favorite restaurants burning down.

V-neck sweater like wearing nothing

February 13, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

After Marc Anthony helped to remake the Roman republic around the death of Julius Caesar, he took a break for a few thousand years and stayed off the radar.

In the 1950s, Anthony awoke from his slumber in the form of a lovable cartoon bulldog with an hilarious sidekick named Pussyfoot. Their short films were not the most popular, but well remembered nonetheless. Anthony faded again into obscurity.

In the 1980s, he returned with a vengeance as a handsome Grammy award-winning Salsa musician. He sold millions of albums.

‘Boyhood’ filmed over 12 years

February 13, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

[caption id="attachment_7337" align="alignnone"]BoyHood[/caption]I can’t say much about “Boyhood” which hasn’t already been said by everyone else.

The fact that it took a span of 12 years to shoot this film isn’t just impressive; it’s also unheard of.

While many documentaries have taken just as long to make, something this ambitious has never happened before.

Sally Kern will go down in history as being hateful, bigoted

February 13, 2015June 16, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

To the Editor:

State Legislator Sally Kern has proposed three bills restricting the rights of the LGBT community in Oklahoma.

Proposed House Bill 1597 essentially would have allowed businesses to refuse services to the LGBT community without ramification. However, Kern recently withdrew the bill because she said it did not accomplish her goal.

Maybe we can’t help being bad

February 13, 2015June 16, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

I have recently backed away from social media websites because of the platform they provide for people to argue, bully and be hateful toward others.

For some reason, people treat the Internet like a mesh screen door where they can yell at people through the screen, disagreeing with them on all sorts of issues with the response being more yelling, but never any personal interaction.

Some of these people believe in things enough that they would argue about them in the real world as well, but many of them do not.