PIONEER Book Mania Student CD Helps with Résumés
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Oklahoma City Community College Inside Aug. 29, 2005 This Week • We all have rights, editorial, p. 2. • No tolerance on plagiarism, p. 4. • Flag football sign-ups get started, p. 8. • Photography Club makes plans, p. 10. PIONEER Book mania Student CD helps with résumés By Megan Bryce News Writing Student tudents may want to add another SCD to their collections this semes- ter — one that could help them land jobs. Student Life Employment Services has offered students a CD to help with job hunts for some time now. However, they have now added a new CD offering résumé building capabilities. Employment Services Coordinator Linda Fay created the CD, Résumés Etc., with the help of Sheila Aldridge, Employ- ment Services Adviser. Photo by Holly Jones Employment Services has offered résumé-building help for some time now, Janelle Ramirez cheerfully helps students at the bookstore during the first week of classes. The line lead- just in a different format. ing to the registers wrapped all the way around the store on the first day of the semester. “Rather than it being on a diskette... it will be on a CD format,” Fay said. Fay created the original diskette about a year ago, she said, but wanted to add more information for students. College president outlines Aldridge said the latest program will be more advanced. It shows example résumés for special circumstances such as career changes, future plans for OKCCC she said. There also is résumé advice for people who have been convicted of a About 100 students, in- felony. By Christiana Kostura cluding work-study positions, Fay said the disk offers numerous ex- Editor have been hired this semes- amples of résumés that students can ter, he said. use as guidelines. It also has examples Students are pleased with of different resumes to use for specific jobs, she said. reating more student the plan. Fay said new employee Erik Hedges, jobs on campus is part “I want to work here in en- C Student Life Technician, helped compile of an effort — the Vision of rollment management,” said the information for the CD and made the Future — to connect Nikki Horn, freshman stu- clickable links. OKCCC to its community. dent. She said she hopes the “Although the majority who will use “We must involve our stu- initiative may give her that this disk [are] students, anyone else is dents as employees of Okla- chance. welcome to use it,” Aldridge said. homa City Community Col- Another area Todd outlined Visionof Students like the idea of the free in- lege,” said Dr. Bob Todd, in the Vision of the Future is formation. OKCCC president, as he out- community outreach. theFuture “It’s a good idea because I don’t know lined the idea at the 2005 Expanding community how [to create a résumé],” said Regina Employee Convocation. education, which includes Woods, OKCCC sophomore. “I would In accordance with the assisting the growing senior √Studentemployment want one.” plan, students will be em- citizen and Hispanic popula- The CD will be available in the Stu- ployed in selected jobs at the tions, is a key component, dent Life Employment Services offices, college. “Student employment Todd said. √Communityoutreach located on the first floor of main build- will provide valuable work ex- ing beginning Sept. 13. perience that can be helpful √Moreconstruction Office hours are Monday through Fri- in their future careers,” Todd See “Vision,” page 12 day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appoint- said. ment. 2 • PIONEER • Aug. 29, 2005 Editorial and Opinion Editorial Student success admirable To the editor: ing to the nursing program this list, and I am honored I am writing you because at OU next year. to say that they all attended Agree to disagree I was unsure who to con- Mary Vick will graduate my wedding to Stanford K. tact at OKCCC about sev- in December from Smith Lester this last May. When Cindy Sheehan left “Camp Casey” last eral former students who College, an Ivy League I feel they are great ex- week, her voice lived on through the dozens of anti- have attended and gradu- school, having attended amples of what can happen war protestors planted in front of President Bush’s ated from OKCCC. I find with a full scholarship. after graduating OKCCC if Texas ranch who had joined her fight. these people, a group of Stanford K. Lester will people are determined, ap- Bush’s neighbors are anything but happy with friends I met while attend- receive a B.A. from Mar- ply themselves, and work that mob of protestors. ing the community college quette University, a private hard. Putting aside the motives either side may have, myself, truly remarkable. Jesuit university, after hav- —Monica S. Gallamore both sides of the spectrum are right in what they’re They all became dear ing received the Ignatius OKCCC Graduate doing, all thanks to freedom of speech and the right friends, and truly family Scholarship for under- to assemble peaceably. members. I feel that their graduates, and is applying While one side is against the war and Bush, the accomplishments should to graduate school. other side just wants the peaceful neighborhood be shared somehow with Kathi Nehls, received a they had before the sit-in began Aug. 6. PIONEER the current students at B.A from the University of Sheehan has every right to picket in front of Vol. 34 No. 2 Bush’s ranch, demanding an audience with him OKCCC to show what can Central Oklahoma, and is Christiana Kostura............Editor to discuss the Iraq war and ask why her son Casey happen after you graduate beginning graduate school Richard Hall.............Staff Writer had to become a statistic in a war even the presi- with an associate degree. at the University of Geor- Matthew Caban..........Staff Writer dent can’t justify. Here is some basic infor- gia, with a full scholarship, John Savage...........Staff Writer And the naysayers will just declare “her son mation about the alumni. including a teaching-assis- Holly Jones...........Photographer should have known what he was getting into when Alicia Kopisch graduated tant position. Caroline Ting........Ad Manager he signed up” or throw her ideals to the burner with a B.A. from the Uni- Brenda Estrada received Melissa Guice.....Online Editor because she’s some “liberal nut.” versity of Oklahoma. a B.B.A. in International Daniel Lapham....Lab Assistant Ah, the joys of freedom. Amy Kopisch, graduated Business and Marketing Ronna Austin.........Lab Director Sue Hinton.......Faculty Adviser Because of wars and the soldiers who fall in them, with a B.S. and 4.0 GPA with a minor in Spanish. I can now write this piece just as Sheehan can from OU, and is on her way I received a B.A from OU The PIONEER is a publica- mourn publicly, naysayers can naysay, protestors to a full scholarship for and will receive my M.A. tion of Oklahoma City Com- can protest and neighbors can complain. graduate work at the Uni- from Marquette University munity College through the It seems throughout the to-and-fro in the game versity of Nebraska. in the spring of 2006, where Division of Arts and Humani- of “Who’s Right?” a couple of points have been ne- Joe Micah Williams, I am attending with a full ties. It is published weekly glected, like the one presented now. graduated with a B.A. from scholarship, which in- during the fall and spring se- mesters and the eight-week So I’ll be the first to say thank you to the found- the University of Texas, cludes a T.A. position. I am summer session. ing fathers, the dead and dying soldiers, and the Austin, and now is at the currently planning to apply young men and women who look forward to serv- All opinions expressed are South Texas College of Law for Ph.D. programs for the those of the author and do not ing the people of the United States. in Houston. 2006-2007 academic year. necessarily represent those of It feels like the nation needs more protestors, less Melody H. Gallamore, my I have traveled to Europe the publisher. silence, more honesty, fewer secrets, more togeth- sister, graduated with a on more than one occasion The PIONEER welcomes let- erness, less division. B.S. from OU, and is apply- with many of the people on ters to the editor and encour- People do things they don’t want to do, but have ages the use of this publica- to do. Just as you and I wake up every morning to tion as a community forum. go to work, a soldier has the duty to protect those All letters must include the he or she serves, even if he or she is in total dis- author’s name, address, agreement with the reason why. phone number and signature. Sheehan didn’t ask anyone to agree with her. She However, the PIONEER will just wanted people to take notice, listen and un- withhold the name if the re- quest is made in writing. The derstand. PIONEER has the right to edit The soldiers aren’t asking anyone to agree with all letters and submissions for why they’re there. They only ask for support be- length, libel and obscenity. cause they have to be there. Letters to the editor can be Perhaps if America had listened in the first place, delivered in person to the PIO- Sheehan’s son and the other 1,800-plus U.S. sol- NEER office, mailed to: Pio- diers would be alive today.