It’s a small world
Ending the normalization of sexual abuse
Many people are aware of how harmful the initial act of rape is, but it is less commonly known just how seemingly inconsequential statements, questions, or jokes have the effect... Read More →
Ella Fitzgerald: 100 years of jazz with the queen
The tinkling sound of an old stage piano riding on the bellows of the bass flows from my earbuds. As I close my eyes, I hear the trumpets sounding the... Read More →
Hey OCCC, thanks for everything.
I attended my first class at Oklahoma City Community College in the fall of 2014. I had just turned 17 and was a concurrently enrolled high school student. I nervously... Read More →
Sex offenders on campus: Part 2 – A second chance for registrants
When a person thinks of the term “sex offender,” they probably feel put off. Most people associate violence, risk, and even pedophilia with the status. Those words are easily equated... Read More →
Sex offenders on campus: a threat, or a second chance? Part 1
It was the first day of class, and I felt pretty comfortable in the row I was seated in. I had been looking forward to making new friends, and had... Read More →
Fighting Oklahoma’s opioid epidemic
On October 8, 2002 at age 14, Rob Kenyon was hit by a car. He suffered 13 broken ribs, collapsed lungs and lost nearly a liter of blood. Doctors put... Read More →
New VP of OCCC
Greg Gardner, Oklahoma City Community College’s Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs since May of 2016, has been officially named to the post, college president Jerry Steward said. Gardner pointed... Read More →
Correction: ‘The 39 Steps’ photos
On page 6 of the May 5 print edition of the Pioneer, photos from “The 39 Steps” were accidentally credited to art & music writer, Victor A. Pozadas. While Pozadas... Read More →
