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Wellness Challenge

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OCCC is celebrating the Tour de France July 3 through Aug. 13 by inviting its employees to a Tour de Route 66 event. Contestants are awarded two miles for every

Bookstore bustle

June 25, 2010 Pioneer Editor 0

OCCC bookstore will stop taking special orders July 18. The last day to charge books for the 2009-2010 semesters is June 25. The store will close June 28 for an

Book club meeting

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“Kindred” by Octavia Butler will be discussed at 2 p.m. July 15 in Room 1C5 of the Main Building. This is will be the last time Director of Language Arts

Watermedia Association art exhibition

June 25, 2010 Pioneer Editor 0

OCCC is hosting a free art show 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday until July 22 in Room 124 of the

July 12-July 16: The Youth Sport Camps

June 25, 2010 Pioneer Editor 0

July 12-July 16: The Youth Sport Camps will offer Multi-Sport 2 to children ages 6 to 11 and 12 to 14. The cost is $60 per child. Youth Sport Camps

Students face 5.5-percent tuition increase for fall

June 25, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Students will likely face higher tuition expenses in the fall after the OCCC Board of Regents authorized a tuition increase of $4.60 per credit hour for resident tuition and an increase of $7.60 per credit hour for out-of-state tuition at its regular board meeting June 21.

The State Regents for Higher Education approved the proposal June 24, said State Regents Communications Director Ben Hardcastle in a press release.

July12-July16: The FitKids Camp

June 25, 2010 Pioneer Editor 0

July12-July16: The FitKids Camp will offer We Are Family to children ages 6 to 12. The cost is $35 per child. For more information, contact Eric Watson, Recreation and Fitness

Open mic nights offer inexpensive creative outlet

June 25, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Oklahoma City’s open mic community is composed a loose knit group of musicians, songwriters and poets.

There is roughly one show for every day of the week, at different locations around the metro.

At open mic performances, audience members listen for free and the amateurs performing onstage play for free, taking their art from their bedrooms to the public. The only cost of watching is travel and purchasing a cup of coffee.

Chris Parker, a 22-year-old psychology major at OCCC who said he wants to be a singer like Lou Reed, played on a recent Friday night at Coffy’s Café, on NW 16th Street in the plaza district.

Students have until July 16 to drop classes without a grade

June 25, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Students in academic trouble have until July 16 to withdraw from classes and avoid a costly grade.

However, they will still have to pay for those classes.

Students can drop classes in person at Records and Graduation Services on the first floor of the Main Building or through their MineOnline account.

Blood drive circulates compassion

June 25, 2010June 17, 2015 Pioneer Editor 0

Dozens of students, and some faculty and staff, laid down and rolled up their sleeves Tuesday and Wednesday as OCCC held a blood drive in the Student Union.

The drive, held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days, and sponsored by the Oklahoma Blood Institute, was titled “Feel Wild, Give Blood” because of a connection with the Oklahoma City Zoo,” said Blood Program Consultant Jennifer Beattie.

Beattie said all who donated blood received a voucher good for admission for two to the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Donors also were given a free health screening and a T-shirt.