OCCC Offers a Lot More Than Classes SPORTS Providing Jumps, “The Other One Is If They’Ve Fitzpatrick Said

OCCC Offers a Lot More Than Classes SPORTS Providing Jumps, “The Other One Is If They’Ve Fitzpatrick Said

OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSIDE PIONEER ONLINE To comment on stories or to access the latest news, features, multimedia, online exclusives and AUG.IONEER 23, 2013 WWW.OCCC.EDU/PIONEER COVERING OCCC SINCE 1978 updates, visit www. occc.edu/pioneer. P Bulletin board fun Communication Lab Assistant Lydia EDITORIAL Rucker brings The STUDENTS, Hobbit’s dragon Smog YOU’RE ON to life. She said she YOUR OWN finds creative ways to design the Comm Senior Writer Katie Lab’s bulletin board Thurman says high based off popular story school days are over. books. College is a time to make a personal OCCC houses two commitment to Comm labs — one in succeed. Read more. 1N8 on the first floor of the Main Building OPINION, p. 2 and another in the Visual and Performing Arts Center. The labs NEWS provide resource ARTS FESTIVAL materials, peer OKLAHOMA tutoring, writing COMING SOON workshops and more. For more information, OCCC is hosting the visit www.occc.edu/ 35th Arts Festival comlab. Oklahoma Aug. 31 through Sept. 2. Turn inside for LORI VALENTINE/ information about PIONEER food vendors, artists and entertainment. NEWS, p. 7 OCCC offers a lot more than classes SPORTS Providing jumps, “The other one is if they’ve Fitzpatrick said. mum of six months …. After CAMPUS counseling are a few locked their keys in the car, “We make you produce an that, if the person who turned SOCCER TEAM we’re in the high 90s percentile ID if you say it’s yours,” he said. it in doesn’t come back for it, RECRUITING services available of being able to get into a car to “We photocopy it and document we go ahead and dispose of it.” The college’s club get their keys out.” it, and we give that item to that Fitzpatrick said students soccer is team is PARIS BURRIS OCCC police also will provide individual …. forming now for Editor an escort to a vehicle for those “We keep items for a mini- See HELP page 9 league play during [email protected] who ask. the next three “If, for whatever reason, months. Players need a current ind yourself needing a they don’t feel safe either College’s mobile website OCCC ID. Fvehicle jump, good advice, coming or going [to or from or a quiet place to study? OCCC their vehicle], if they will let us SPORTS, p. 8 offers help for its students in a know, we will make arrange- gets needed upgrade number of ways — for those who ments with them,” Fitzpatrick CAMPUS LIFE know where to look. said. “As long as the campus ERIN PEDEN in charge of overseeing the PTK HONOR The campus Police Depart- is open.” Online Editor project, said the goal was to cre- SOCIETY READY ment provides a number of For an escort or other non- [email protected] ate a version of the website that FOR FALL services to students, said Chief emergency situation, call 405- worked on devices other than just PTK, the James Fitzpatrick. 682-1611, ext. 7747. For an CCC’s mobile site has computers. international “We provide three basic ser- emergency, call 405-682-7872. Otaken on a new face. As “We can see from statistics academic honor vices to not only students but The Police Department also of Aug. 2, users who log on to that more and more people are society for two- visitors, faculty and anybody houses the college’s lost and the college’s website via a smart accessing the website through year colleges, is here on campus,” Fitzpatrick found. device will be presented with a smart phones or tablets,” Rich- accepting members. said. “One is giving them a hot “We take in everything that mobile-friendly layout. COMMUNITY, p. 10 shot with a battery if their car people find on campus or if we Online Marketing Coordina- See WEBSITE page 9 won’t start. find something on campus,” tor John Richardson, who was 2 • AUG. 23, 2013 PIONEER | OCCC.EDU/PIONEER OPINION EDITORIAL | Unlike high school, students don’t have to be here You get what you give from college Another summer come and gone, and another of itself. August knocking down our doors. The fall semester College is costly. Between tuition and textbooks is finally upon us. The beginning of school is met with and all of the other odds and ends that we end up different reactions from all college students — some needing for classes, an education doesn’t come cheap. eagerly anticipate going back to It’s safe to say the things you do in college will have class while others dread it. a huge impact on your future. Now is the time when But the start of a new semester the decisions made at school will greatly influence means a new start for everyone what you do once you have a degree. pursuing a degree. College isn’t anything like high school, or any educa- If you’re a first-time college tion you may have experienced prior to entering an student, you’ve got a lot to figure institute of higher learning. The state doesn’t make out and a lot of new things to you come to college — there are no report cards to experience. If you’re a returning keep you in check, no notes from the teacher that go college student, there’s bound to home to your mom and dad. No one is going to hold be a lot that you have learned your hand and walk you through college. You have to KATIE — you probably know by now have the drive and take the initiative to decide you’re THURMAN that each day spent in a college going to do well all on your own. in you — a half-hearted attempt won’t get you any- classroom can throw something You’re making the decision, as a responsible adult, where. Prioritize while you’re in college and make new and unexpected at you. to enroll in classes and you should have some regard your school commitments the most important com- First-time student or returning academic veteran, for what that means. mitments you have. there’s something all OCCC students have in com- It means you’re sacrificing time and money (and The success or failure you experience while in col- mon: For whatever reason, we’ve all made the decision your social life, no doubt), to better yourself. Take lege is solely dependent on you. to commit to pursuing a college education. that seriously. If you’re going to make the commit- —Katie Thurman The decision to attend college is a big deal in and ment of going to college, then do it with everything Senior Writer LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Purple knit hats a reminder about ‘normal infant crying, dangers of shaking a baby’ Knitters needed to spread shaken baby syndrome awareness To the Editor: materials to participating Oklahoma hospitals to a positive response, we hope to offer the knitted caps In an effort to help spread awareness about normal provide education to parents and caregivers about for newborns every year. Knitters are needed, so infant crying and the dangers of shaking an infant, normal infant crying and what to do when one spread the word.” Caps will be collected through the Oklahoma is once again participating in a campaign becomes frustrated with a crying child. Parents are end of September and distributed in November and organized by the National Center on Shaken Baby shown the video in the hospital and then given a copy December. Send the caps by Oct. 1 to: Oklahoma Syndrome called “CLICK for Babies, Period of to share with others who may take care of their baby. Child Death Review Board, 1111 N Lee, Suite 500, PURPLE Crying Caps.” Now in its third year, CLICK The handmade purple caps serve as an additional Oklahoma City, OK, 73103. is organized in 13 states, four Canadian provinces and reminder to parents about the normal “period of More information about the CLICK for Babies one U.S. military installation with the intent of col- purple crying” that some babies may experience and campaign, including patterns for caps, guidelines and lecting knitted or crocheted purple-colored baby caps. the dangers of reacting with frustration by shaking details about the national campaign are available at In 2012, Oklahoma collected almost 3,000 caps, or abusing an infant. www.CLICKforbabies.org. To learn more, visit http:// which were distributed to newborns in participating Currently, 34 Oklahoma birthing hospitals par- iio.health.ok.gov. hospitals as part of the Period of PURPLE® Crying ticipate in the PPC program. A review of 10 years —Oklahoma State Health Department (PPC) program. Knitters and crocheters are being of Oklahoma physical abuse data indicated 75.5 recruited this year to make the purple caps and to percent of the physical abuse deaths in children were CORRECTION: In response to the Aug. 16, 2013, editorial in the Pioneer, become ambassadors of the program. As ambassa- caused by abusive head trauma, with many a result Dr. Felix Aquino, vice president for academic affairs, said dors, they can educate parents, caregivers and others of shaking the baby. he “understands” the Student Life policy of not granting in the community about normal infant crying, ways “We encourage clubs and community groups that interviews to Pioneer reporters or journalism students. to cope with crying and the dangers of reacting in knit and crochet to join this effort,” said Ann Ben- He said he is “saddened” that Student Life has seen fit to frustration by shaking or abusing an infant.

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