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Information Technology department receives fall upgrade

July 16, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Students in the Information Technology Division will soon be staring at two monitors instead of one when using lab computers, and using a faster operating system in the classrooms, Computer Aided Technology Department Chair John Helton said.

Helton said the multimedia lab on the third floor of the Keith Leftwich Memorial Library will have its computers fitted with two screens each.

The dual monitors will “give the student more screen real estate,” Lab Supervisor Gary Dominguez said.

Students return to reopened facilities

July 16, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

After three days of cleaning up from torrential rains that closed the Aquatics Center, the Weight Room and the Social Sciences Center, all three areas reopened last week Khari Huff, Recreation and Fitness Coordinator said.

The cost of cleaning and repairs hasn’t been totaled, Huff said. She said she was not sure when a final amount would be tabulated.

The centers were closed July 7 when more than 2.5 inches of rain flooded parts of the low lying areas of the college.

New sanitary lift station installation quicker than expected

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The Main Building received a new $13,000 sanitary sewer lift station over the Fourth of July weekend said Building Maintenance and Operations Supervisor Gary Belcher.

The lift station and pumps take portions of drainage and sewer water from different areas on campus at lower elevations and lift them up so they can to drain properly until they reach the city sewage system, Belcher said.

Money for the lift station came from the campus repair and remodel budget, Belcher said.

Bike ride honors fallen EMS personnel

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OCCC Student Emergency Medical Technology Association members and Emergency Medical Services department staff competed and participated in the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride last month in Colorado, said Emergency Medical Sciences Director Leaugeay Barnes.

She said the team included EMS majors Melissa Vice, Megan Pfieffer, Brett Colclasure, Seth Clark, and Bill Greyson.

Barnes said she and Shelly Troxel-Tevis, Affiliation Compliance administrator, accompanied the students.

Race-exclusive mentorships are unnecessary

July 16, 2010June 18, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Many students may be unaware that African-American males are failing out and dropping out of college in record numbers.

These stats come from OCCC’s 2010 Achieving the Dream report. Only 22 percent of African-Americans who enrolled in OCCC in 2006 remained in college in 2008. Nationally, only 20 percent of black students earn a bachelor’s degree by the age of 29.

Smoke-free trend on the rise in state

July 16, 2010June 18, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

To the editor:

Support among Oklahoma smokers for making all indoor workplaces totally smokefree has increased dramatically since 2004, according to a report released today by the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health.

The report found that 61 percent of smokers who work indoors believe all indoor workplaces should be totally smokefree, up from 47.2 percent in 2004.

‘Angels’ high point for Reznor

July 16, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Trent Reznor, the suicide king of industrial pop, comes out of exile to re-ascend his throne. There he sits, hand in hand with his new queen, covered in blood and soot.

“How to Destroy Angels” is his first musical project since disbanding Nine Inch Nails last year. This time he’s brought along his wife Mariqueen Maandig and co-producer Atticus Ross.

The self-titled, 6-song EP, was released June 1 and is available as a free MP3 download at www.howtodestroyangels.com.

‘Predators’ best installment of series

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The newest installment of “Predators,” written by Robert Rodriguez and directed by Nimrod Antal, muscled its way into fans’ hearts July 9.

Despite having a small budget, the movie is great and breathes life back into the “Predator” franchise.

In the sequel to “Predator” and “Predator 2,” a group of humans find themselves on a foreign jungle world after being taken from Earth.

The humans are all cold-blooded killers ranging from a mercenaries, to soldiers and convicts.

The only exception to this deadly group of humans is a doctor named Edwin (Topher Grace) whose role is revealed as the movie continues.

Shorter cafeteria hours leave some hungry

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OCCC night students and staff say they are hungry and unhappy now that the college does not provide hot food service for them.

The cafeteria in the College Union closes at 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 2 p.m. Fridays.

The OCCC Coffee Shop closes at 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

Web security program cited for excellence

July 16, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

OCCC’s Cyber Security program was nationally recognized in June as one of the best programs in the nation, according to a letter from the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency.

The college is one of only six two-year schools in the nation to receive the award for how well it prepares students to enter into the cyber security field, said Tom Ashby, acting dean of Information Technology.

“The criterion for this award were very high and by exceeding them we showed our continued commitment to excellence in this area of study,” Ashby said.