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Fine actors can’t save ‘Cyrus’

July 23, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

There are good movies, bad movies, and movies in between.

“Cyrus,” the latest from Fox Searchlight Pictures, transcends these categories. This movie could qualify as a vile form of psychological torture.

“Cyrus” is currently in selected theaters and is one of those rare films that has absolutely nothing to recommend.

The acting is flat, the dialogue is bland, the cinematography is amateurish, and the plot moves so slowly that the first five minutes of the movie feels like an hour.

The basic plot concept is brilliantly dark. John (John C. Reilly) meets the woman of his dreams at a party that his ex-wife, Jamie (Catherine Keener) forces him to go to.

Drake beats the odds on first album

July 23, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

One of hip-hop’s newest and best arrivals, Drake, aka Aubrey Drake Graham, dropped his first album,“Thank Me Later” last month.

This album is full of true hip-hop beats as well as a host of true hip-hop legends including Lil Weezy, aka Lil Wayne.

He drops more than his required sixteen bars for his Young Money protégé on this disc.

Ironically, Wayne dropped his bars while behind bars, via a phone call.

OCCC to launch new emergency message system

July 23, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

If a gunman is loose on campus this fall or if a fire consumes the Biology Lab, students and employees won’t have to turn on the news to find out the latest.

Instead, they will get an instant text message, e-mail and a Facebook wall post — if they sign up for the new OCCC alert notification feature to be unveiled by August.

The software, produced by the company Regroup, will allow OCCC to instantaneously communicate with students and employees via several different mediums, said John Richardson, Online Marketing coordinator.

Two college staff members’ legislative push brings emergency services problems to the forefront

July 23, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

A bill written by two OCCC staff members to address problems in Oklahoma’s emergency services was passed and put into effect June 6.

House Bill 1888 requires local governments to take a serious look at the state of Emergency Medical Services, said Rodney Johnson, Health Professions lab assistant and bill co-author.

“EMS is in a state of collapse right now,” Johnson said. “It is the number one health threat that no one ever heard about.”

Black Student Association to host car wash fundraiser tomorrow

July 23, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

The Black Student Association will host a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow to raise funds for upcoming events, said Centerria Wright, club president.

Wright said the wash will be held at the AutoZone located at 2732 S.W. 29 St. in Oklahoma City.

Cars will be washed for free, she said, but donations will be accepted.

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Fall enrollment numbers expected to increase by 10 percent

July 20, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

OCCC is expected to have a 10 percent increase in enrollment in the fall semester, said Jon Horinek, Recruitment and Admissions director.

Horinek said the college is facing its third consecutive semester of enrollment increase.

Much of it is likely due to harsh economic times, he said.

“During years of economic hardship, enrollment numbers increase at OCCC,” Horinek said.

College for Kids students perform

July 20, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

About 30 sixth through eighth grader sharpened their dancing and singing skills this week as they prepared for today’s performance of “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”

The students of Musical Theatre Academy, a College for Kids class, will perform a full musical production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at 3 p.m. today.

Because it is set in the 1920’s, Manning said, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” teaches the students social studies and civics.

EMS enrollment continues to rise, director says

July 20, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Enrollment rates for OCCC’s Emergency Medical Sciences program are expected to surge this year, said Leaugeay Barnes, EMS program director.

Barnes said the economy and program reputation is driving the wave of enrolling students in the Basic Emergency Medical Technician program up 30 percent over the 2009-2010 academic year.

The program had 180 students combined in both fall and spring 2009-2010.

Metro Transit bus fares to rise beginning Aug. 1

July 19, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Beginning Aug. 1, students who travel to and from OCCC or anywhere in the city using the Metro Transit bus system must pay a quarter extra per trip, said Megan Mitchener, Metro Transit marketing coordinator.

Mitchener said the change will bring one-way bus fares to $1.50.

In addition, she said, Metro Transit will also offer two new passes: a daily pass for $4 and a weekly pass for $14.