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Dictionary app puts words at one’s fingertips

January 23, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

Among the thousands of free apps that are helpful, I have used one that is consistently useful and easy to use.

The Dictionary app from dictionary.com is useful for obvious reasons: it shows you what words mean and how to spell them.

I’m mostly impressed with dictionary.com for its efforts toward making this simple app even more entertaining, like featuring the “word of the day.”

The “word of the day” message that pops up on my screen every morning around 8 a.m. is a friendly reminder about how many words I don’t know — and that I’m also late for work.

A wise man once told me those who broaden their vocabulary will see a bigger and more interesting world around them.

Last Exit Before Oklahoma Toll Road sign

Paying to drive on bad roads is wrong

January 23, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

While there are those who may be used to paying to drive on state highways, I am not. My home state of Oregon has no toll roads anywhere, so finding out I had to pay money to some strange person hanging out a window on a random, deserted spot in the middle of nowhere came as a bit of a shock.

The legal robbery of my hard-earned money or, to be honest, my husband’s hard-earned money, was just the first shock. The other ones came in jolts and jumps as I was driving from Oklahoma City to visit my mom down in Elgin. The condition of these roads that I just gave money for were horrible.

Victoria’s Pasta Shop gets B+

January 23, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

Pasta is my favorite food. I could eat it for every meal and never get tired of the delicious carbs. I typically get a craving after church every Sunday, so I am always on the lookout for new Italian places.

Luckily for me, a new place, Victoria’s Pasta Shop, opened at 3000 SW 104th in Oklahoma City about five minutes away from campus.

Student says President Paul Sechrist will be missed

January 23, 2015June 16, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

I’ve been a student here at OCCC for a couple of semesters. Overall, I’ve been happy here, but I recently heard that President (Paul) Sechrist will be leaving this year.

Hoodie ban a smoke-screen bill

January 23, 2015June 16, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

Everybody has an opinion about the Oklahoma hoodie ban, the proposed bill known as SB 13.

Social media clamors with pictures of rebels with their hoods up, standing against a bill that will most likely never see the light of day while all kinds of legislation without a nickname passes under our noses.

Strangely, if your act of defiance showcases a consumer product, like buying a certain chicken sandwich or snapping a selfie in a sweatshirt you were going to wear anyway, it’s viewed as an acceptable form of protest.

President Obama proposes free college

January 23, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

If President Barack Obama has his way, community colleges nationwide will be free to those Americans “willing to work for it.”

In a recent speech at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennesee, and again in his State of the Union address Jan. 20, the president said he seeks to make two years of college as “free and universal as high school.”

Some details of the initiative have yet to be nailed down but the plan would mirror an already established initiative in Tennessee, Obama said.

Presidential search firm chosen at board meeting

January 23, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

The next step in the search for OCCC’s next president — selecting a search firm — has been completed.

The Board of Regents selected Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) at a special meeting Jan. 9, said Teresa Moisant, Board of Regents chair.

“Following a recommendation from the Board of Regents Presidential Search Committee, the Board approved ACCT Executive Search Services to assist the Board in the search for the next president of the College,” Moisant said. “ACCT has extensive experience in helping community colleges in the process of selecting presidents.”

Students encouraged to join clubs

January 23, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

With the new semester starting, opportunities to meet new people and get involved with groups of students are opening up. OCCC has more than 40 campus clubs available, ranging from religious groups to clubs focusing on different majors or hobbies.

Student Natalie Flaming is active in Phi Theta Kappa, an academic honor society with strict admission rules.

“Being able to know people and professors on a personal level can help better with scholarship recommendations” Flaming said. “For example, a PTK scholarship can go to just about any school.”

Woman threatens to kill OCCC employees

January 23, 2015August 7, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

A threat, two unconscious women, one thrown video game controller and sexual harassment top crime reports from December.

On Dec. 4 it was reported a belligerent, 48 year-old, female student threatened workers in Registration when she could not be dropped from a course after the withdrawal deadline.

Registration staff reportedly made every attempt to help the student, who they say was “difficult to deal with” but were unsuccessful. The student then told the 19- and 24-year-old workers they’d “better get this done or I’ll kill you.” An investigation is underway.

Ballet, swing added to spring lineup

January 21, 2015June 17, 2015 Amar Molinas 0

“New year, new me,” is a popular phrase among people who aim to make a change in their physique as a New Year’s resolution. OCCC students who wish to fulfill their resolutions can take advantage of the many fitness classes the Recreation and Fitness department has planned for the spring semester.

The weekly schedule for OCCC’s spring group fitness classes was released Jan. 5, showcasing some of the new classes that are offered, such as Ballet Barre, STEP Aerobics and West Coast Swing.