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A STUDENT PUBLICATION SERVING THE METRO, NORTHEAST, SOUTHEAST AND WEST CAMPUSES OF TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
270th ISSUE VOLUME 34, NUMBER 9, May 8, 2002 COPYRIGHT 2002
Veterinary Technology Center
Graduation
grand opening
time nears
The “rope-cutting” ceremonies at the VTC. Front row, l-r, Dr. John
Shackelford, Montie Box, Dr. Peggy Dyer, Dorothy Zumwalt, Martin
Garber and Ronald Looney. Back row, l-r, Dr. Jan Weaver, Dr. Dean
P. VanTrease, Kael Marsh. Photo by Dustin Hughes
Mary Wielage
West Associate Editor
“TCC is once again one
step ahead in technology,”
said Dr. Dean VanTrease,
President and CEO of TCC,
while speaking at the Grand
Opening of the Veterinarian
Technology Center at West
campus. In his speech for
the dedication ceremonies he
told the crowd of approximately 150 that the new
school was the “right thing
to do, to serve another group
of people.”
Montie Box, chairperson
of the TCC Board of
Regents, Mark Shackelford,
D.V.M. at the 15th Street
Veterinary Group and former
student and member of the
first graduating class of the
school, Kael Marsh, C.V.T.
and Practice Manager for
Southpark
Veterinary
Hospital also spoke during
the ceremonies.
“As veterinary medicine
has progressed, so has the
need for paraprofessionals,”
Dr. Shackelford told the
audience. “Tulsa is very fortunate to have a program to
provide these highly- trained
professionals.”
Kael Marsh thanked
everyone who voted for the
bond issue that made the
new school possible and
spoke about the impact the
program has had on her life
and the lives of several of the
other graduates and students
of the school. “We have a
degree we can really use,”
she said.
The dedication was followed by a rope cutting and
an open house which included demonstrations and guided tours of the facilities. The
open house was hosted by
Dr. Jan Weaver, D.V.M.,
instructor and coordinator of
veterinary technology, TCC.
The 20,000 square foot
building cost $3 million dolSee “VTC,” on p. 23
Kelly Szofer, a student at the Vet Tech Center,
gives a tour while holding one of her patients.
Photo by Dustin Hughes
Behind the scenes
Dustin Hughes
Managing Editor
“I’ve never been in a barn without
dirt,” said TCC President Dean P.
VanTrease at the dedication ceremonies of
the Veterinary Technology Center on
April 12, 2002.
The West Campus’s ultra-modern
facilities drew praise from students,
instructors and veterinarians alike.
“These [facilities] are second-to-none
in the state of Oklahoma,” said Dr.
Shackleford of the 15th Street Veterinary
See “scenes,” on p. 21
Amber Wilson
Metro Editor
Sometimes, when students are
struggling through a class, it
seems the semester’s end will
never arrive. Well, it has.
For over 1500 lucky individuals, the time has come to get a
degree. That’s right - graduation
is here.
As of April 23, 540 Fall graduates, 841 Spring graduation
candidates and 288 Summer
graduation candidates, had registered to walk across that coveted
stage, according to Shirley
Hayes, the event’s coordinator.
That number could still grow;
students can register for graduation up to the day of the ceremony.
For those who have already
registered, caps and gowns can
be picked up at any campus
store. Remember to bring a
receipt from the Bursar’s office
that shows paid graduation fees.
The speaker for this year’s
event is Dr. George R. Boggs,
president and CEO of the
American
Association
of
Community Colleges.
David Lawless, Assistant
Professor of Speech at Metro
Campus, and Margaret Lee,
Director of Counseling and
Testing at Northeast Campus,
will be reading the names and
degrees of this years graduates,
Hayes said.
For the first time, “to be patriotic,” Hayes said, the crowd will
sing the “Star Spangled Banner,”
and as always, the group will say
the “Pledge of Allegiance.”
Dr. G. Barry Eperley will conduct the TCC Community
Orchestra at the ceremony.
The ceremony begins at 7:30
p.m. Friday, May 10, at the ORU
Mabee Center, 8100 S. Lewis
Ave. If last year is any indication, the ceremony will end
around 9:45 p.m. Students participating in the ceremony need
to arrive at 6:30 p.m., in order to
line up for the march down the
aisle.
Gr a d u a t io n :
TCC commencement
ceremonies are scheduled
for May 10, 2002,
at 7:30 p.m.
In the Mabee Center, 81s
and Lewis
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THE TCC CONNECTION May 8, 2002
The TCC
Connection
Staff
Dustin Hughes
Managing Editor
Mary Pittman
Assistant Managing Editor
Metro Campus
Amber Wilson
Editor
Valerie Johnston
Associate Editor
Northeast Campus
Matt Foster
Editor
T.J. Haverkamp
Associate Editor
Southeast Campus
Justin Rice
Editor
Steven Hall
Associate Editor
West Campus
Chloee Blair
Editor
Mary Wielage
Associate Editor
Jinelle Lagalo
Sports & Entertainment
Harold Grant
Photographer
Jacob Ide
Business Manager
Karen Shipe
Data Entry
Allan Weintraub
Faculty Adviser
Connection Contact Info:
Phone:
(918) 595-7388
Fax:
(918) 595-7308
E-Mail:
mconnect@tulsa.cc.ok.us
Mail:
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909 S. Boston Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74119
Scholarship Briefs
Al Qoyawayma Award
Award
$2,000 a year
Deadline
June 15, 2002
Eligibility
Must be an undergraduate student
Must be Native
American
Must be studying for a
degree in science, engineering or the arts.
This is not a TCC scholarship.
For more information contact:
George Bird Grinnel
American Indian Children’s
Fund
Box 47H
Rd #1
Dover Plains, NY 12522
(914) 877-6425
American Indian Scholarships
Award
$500 stipends
Deadline
July 1, 2002
Eligibility
Must be Native
American
Must have a 2.75 GPA
Must be a high school
graduate
Preference to undergraduates, graduates may
apply
National Society of the
Daughter’s of American
Revolution
Scholarship Committee
1776 D. St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006-5392
(202) 628-1776
Sunny
schooltime
Chloee Blair
West Editor
Summer enrollment is now
underway.
Application for
admission and enrollment are
available in the Registration
office, online, through the mail
or by fax.
Registration offices at each of
the four campuses are open on
Mon. through Fri., from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m.
A student may access the
Student Web System at
www.tulsa.cc.ok.us, with a social
security number and PIN. A student’s PIN is one’s date of birth.
From this website, a student
may register, pay fees, view and
adjust schedules, and access
grades.
TouchTone Registration is
also available at 595-7373. A
student must have the call numbers of the courses in which they
plan to enroll, along with their
social security number and their
PIN.
Credit course fee payment
deadline is May 23, and may be
paid in the Bursar’s office,
online, or by TouchTone. Noncredit courses must be paid upon
enrollment.
There is a 100 percent refund
during the first week of an 8
week course.
The first day of the summer
courses is May 31.
For more information concerning summer enrollment, contact the Registration office on
your campus at 595-7000.
National Speakers Association
Scholarship
Award
$4,000 awards to 4 students
Deadline
June 1, 2002
Eligibility
• Must be a junior, senior
or graduate student majoring or minoring in speech
communication.
• Applicants must submit
a 500 word essay on their
career objectives and how
you will use your skill in
oral communication
• Looks for above average students who are active
in extracurricular activities,
demonstrate leadership ability, and have the potential to
make a contribution to the
future of speech communications.
For more information and an
application send a SASE to:
National Speakers Association
Attn: Scholarship Committee
1500 S. Priest Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85281
AAIA/Adolph Van Pelt Special
Fund for Indian Scholarships
Award
$500-$800
Deadline
August 15, 2002
Eligibility
• Must be Native
American or Alaskan Native
• Must submit an essay
and two letters of recommendation.
• Based on financial need
and academic merit
Association on American Indian
Affairs
American Indian Scholarships
P.O. Box 268
Sisston, ND 57262
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TCC Honors
Scholars awarded
scholarships
Valerie Johnston
Metro Associate Editor
Five students from the TCC
Honors Scholars program were
recognized as TCC’s 2001-2002
recipients of the Oklahoma State
Regents’ Academic Program
scholarships Wednesday, April
10 at the Board of Regent’s
meeting at the Southeast
Campus. These students were
Garret Coble, Christie Douglas,
Julie Koch, Tiffany Litterell and
Anna Soshina. They received a
plaque in honor of their high academic achievement.
The scholarships are for
$20,000 over the course of 4
years. Honors scholars may
transfer into the honors programs
of schools such as the University
of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
University and Northeastern
State University. The Oklahoma
State
Regents
Academic
Program was created by and
funded by Oklahoma State
Legislature as well as the
Oklahoma Board of Regents.
The scholarships are awarded to
students of high academic ability
and intend to transfer to private
or public Oklahoma colleges.
For more information on the
Honors Program and the scholarship opportunities available
through the program contact the
Honors Office at 595-7378.
Attending TCC
can be an
Steven Hall
Southeast Associate Editor
Students who wish to set
themselves apart academically
may want to look into TCC’s
many
Honor
programs.
Typically, classes are smaller,
which afford students the opportunity to establish a more fruitful
relationship with instructors and
peers.
According to the Honors website, many students may not realize that honors courses are not
necessarily more difficult or
cumbersome compared to a regular course that addresses the same
subject. The goal of an Honors
course is to approach the same
course of study from a different
perspective by promoting more
concentrated classroom discussion, critical thinking, reading
and writing.
Any student with a GPA of 3.0
can register in an honors course.
If a student in the Honors program maintains a GPA of 3.5 in at
least 15 hours of Honors courses,
and an overall GPA of 3.25 that
student is eligible for an Honors
certificate proclaiming the academic commitment. If a student
maintains an overall GPA of 3.5,
that student is eligible to apply
for the Honors Scholar program
that encompasses a curriculum of
24 credit hours of Honors classes
(or 21 hours if an optional enrichment activity is undertaken).
Students who are interested in
the Honors Scholar program are
advised to take at least one third
of their classes at the honors
level. Anyone who completes
the requirements of the Honors
Scholar program will be recognized at commencement and their
transcripts will display the
achievement. There are also
many scholarships available for
Honors Scholar participants that
can pay for up to 17 credit hours
per semester. Many four-year
Universities offer transfer scholarships to TCC graduates who
participated in the Honors
Scholar program. The University
of Tulsa offers a $5,000 scholarship to transferring students who
are in the Honors Scholar program.
For more information contact
the Honors program office at
595-7378.
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Tulsa, OK 74119
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Metro
Campus
Page by Amber Wilson
Retiree Play like it s a park
s honValerie Johnston
Valerie Johnston
The Tulsa Community
College Scholarship Trust hosted a reception honoring this
year’s retirees and those of TCC
who have passed on. The reception was held in the Metro
Campus Student Center in the
second floor commons area
Thursday, April 18 from 1:30 to
3:30 p.m.
The TCC String Ensemble,
directed by Heidi Burton, performed four pieces while TCC
faculty, staff, family of honorees
and visitors enjoyed cookies, an
American Flag cake, fruit and
drinks catered by Mershon.
After the orchestra performance
the TCC Jazz/Show Choir,
directed by David Lingel, performed selections from
Oklahoma!.
John Kahre was Master of
Ceremonies and Dr. Tom
McKeon announced this year’s
retirement honorees. Honorees
were awarded plaques for their
service to the college. Honorees
this year were A. Elnora Bailey
(Metro Campus), Joyce D.
Clapper (Northeast Campus)
and Mark M. Peterson
(Northeast Campus).
This year TCC lost four
employees who had a combined
33 years of service to TCC.
Family members of these
employees were awarded
plaques in honor of their loved
ones service to the college.
Employees remembered this
year were Deborah S. Mauldin
(Southeast Campus), Jaqueline
L. Reider (Metro Campus),
Marian J. Vann (Metro
Campus), and G. Fulton Warren,
Jr. (Southeast Campus).
The annual tribute is made
possible by the Tulsa
Community College Foundation
and private donations.
Developers are holding a celebration for the park that is to be
built at Eighth Street and
Cincinnati Avenue. The theme of
the celebration is “Play like it’s a
Park.”
The Fabulous Fleshtones are
scheduled to perform and people
interested in attending are
encouraged to bring lawn chairs
or blankets to the party. There
will be free popcorn, snow cones
and other refreshments as well as
activities for children.
The party will be held in the
parking lot of the old Jim Norton
car lot 4-8 p.m. Saturday, May 4.
No alcohol will be allowed, as
this party is intended to be a family event. The band will play in
the area that will be the future
stage and performance area while
audience members will sit where
the future benches and tables will
be.
Third, final of
speaker series
Amber Wilson
Metro Editor
Journalism Mass Communication Organization hosted the final
installment of its speaker of the month series. Jerry Goodwin, founding partner of Goodwin and Grant, spoke with students Wednesday,
April 24.
He spoke about diversity in the media and the media’s role to paint
an accurate picture of society.
“We are becoming a more diverse society, therefore media should
be reporting this accordingly,” Goodwin said.
Goodwin, an adjunct instructor at Metro Campus, stressed the
importance of reaching all segments of the population when reporting
news.
The Trust for Public Land had
until April 15, 2002 to raise the
required funds for the park to be
built. The plans for the park will
be at the party so visitors may see
what the car lot will eventually
look like.
Plans include walking paths, a
gazebo, benches, shade trees and
decorative lighting. The park
will fill the entire city block
between Eighth and Ninth streets
and Cincinnati and Detroit
avenues.
Decorative fencing and street
parking will surround the park.
“What we really want Tulsans
to visualize is a beautiful, open
green space, where they can
enjoy free entertainment and
spend time with their families,”
said Robert Gregory, Oklahoma
State Director of the Trust for
Public Land.
For more information on this
event contact Lorre Kay Troyer at
587-2190.
Art show talentship
Amber Wilson
Metro Editor
TCC’s annual spring art show,
April 4-25, presented some talented students with cash
“Talentships.” The award money,
$1,000, which was divided
among the winners, was provided
by the TCC Foundation.
The first place winner was
Carol Feldman for “Waiting in
Des Moines,” watercolor.
In second place was Ron
Nikkel for “Textures,” walnut.
The third place winners were
Laura Carter, “First Love,” relief
print; Bill Hight, “Sax,” relief
print; Micah Johnson, “de la
Rocha,” charcoal; and Misty
Schwiyyay,
“Poor
Baby,”
graphite.
The fourth place winners were
D.F. DeBray Bailey, “The Server
is Down,” oil; Laura Carter,
“Vein Bracelet,” mixed metals
and freshwater pearls; Yadira
Duran, “Mystic Landscape,”
computer graphics; Joey Frisillo,
“Lady Agnew,” (after Sargent),
oil on canvas; Michael Glenn,
“Rings,” computer graphics;
Kenny King, “Self Portrait,” oil
on canvas; Linda Mercer, “Self
Portrait,” oil on canvas; and
Goulin Zhao, “Never,” computer
graphics.
The
following
students
received honorable mentions and
$15 gift certificates to D.E.
Ziegler Art and Craft Supply:
Waled Al-Uffi, Jennifer Boer,
Jeri Curtner, John Gaskill,
Lindsay Gernhardt, Margareta
Grill, Rebecca Hannon, Vicki
Johnston, Kenny King, Ron
Nikkel, Gloria Ros, Misty
Schwiyyat, Mark Tayrien, Deidre
Walker, Jennifer Ward and Mary
Wielage.
METRO HAPPENINGS
May 6-10:
Finals Refreshments, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.,
commons area
Activities will begin again in June.
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Northeast
All that Jazz by the
Fireside
T.J. Haverkamp
Northeast Associate Editor
Jazz by the Fireside took
place at TCC’s Southeast campus on April 17. TCC students
and faculty gave this performance. This is the first performance given in the last year and a
half. This year there were
approximately 60 people in
attendance.
Aaron Henderson provided
piano accompaniment for solo
vocalists Keena Tobie, Rose
Tobie and Susan AdamsJohnson, the voice instructor.
There was also a duet with
Keena Tobie and AdamsJohnson. They performed tunes
by Jerome Kern, Fats Waller,
George Gershwin and others.
After that segment, the TCC
Jazz Band, under the direction of
Sonny Gray, performed vocal
numbers such as “Jump, Jive &
Wail” and “God Bless the Child”
featuring Brian Jensen and
Keena Tobie. Backup singers
Rose Tobie, Jeremy Jamerson,
and Marianna Jensen were also
featured.
The Jazz Band then performed several numbers from
“Stolen Moments” to “Freddy
the Freeloader.” Susan Herndon
sang and played piano on a Duke
Ellington composition, “Satin
Doll.” She also sang “Autumn
Leaves” with Gayle Williamson
on piano. A trio consisting of
T.J. Haverkamp on piano;
Richard Schiavi on bass; and
Daniel Redmond on bass performed “Alice in Wonderland”
and “There is no Greater Love.”
The TCC Jazz Band
consists of Scott Burch on trombone; John H. Burch on trumpet;
Dick Lane on trumpet; Susan
Herndon vocals & piano; Tara
Crabbe on sax; Daniel Crawley
on trumpet; T.J. Haverkamp on
piano; George Hubbard on tenor
sax; Floyd Blevins on trumpet;
Bill Burkitt on flugel horn;
Gayle Williamson on trumpet,
flute, piano, & flugel horn;
Richard Schiavi on drums and
Daniel Redmond on bass.
As of yet no further performances have been scheduled.
Campus
Page by Matt Foster
Jazz by the Fireside took place at TCC’s Southeast campus on April 17. TCC students and faculty gave
this performance.
Photo by Harold Grant.
Exciting experiences abound
from studying abroad
Matt Foster
Northeast Editor
Studying abroad can be a life
changing experience for anyone.
Next May, in the Spring of 2003,
students who need business
courses will be able to take six
hours worth of credit by travelling to Mexico with a group of
students.
According
to
Sheila
Bradford,
West
Campus
Associate Dean for Business and
Information Technology, travel
may be possible for the classes
to both Mexico City and
Monterrey.
Although the students will fly
to Mexico, travelling to
Monterrey is partially possible
through the connections provided by the local truck company,
Milton Truck Lines, which has
an office in Monterrey and several clients who can host the
TCC class.
The classes that will be
offered on the trip are Intro to
Ethics: Business Issues (which
can be counted as either a business or philosophy credit) or
Intercultural Communications
(which can be counted as either
a speech or business credit).
Last year, a trip was made
possible to Mexico through an
international business grant from
the U.S. Department of
Education.
According to Bradford, the
experience of learning while
travelling abroad is almost better
than actual in-class learning.
“It’s a life changing experience,” said Bradford. “It provides exposure to a country that
one might have misconceptions
about. You get to see life
through the eyes of other people
and you find that the people are
just like us in the U.S. From a
business aspect, you find that
Mexico is industrious and not
lazy, as we are likely to misconceive, and that they do business
out there just as we do here.”
For more information about
studying abroad or about the
future trip to Mexico City and
Monterrey, contact Sheila
Bradford at 595-8033.
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Southeast
Campus
Spruce up the outdoors
Page by Justin Rice
Continuing Education offers summer gardening classes
Justin Rice
Southeast Editor
Spring is in the air
and summer is just around the
corner. People are beginning
to spend more and more time
outdoors.
Many will be relaxing in the midst of their gardens. Now is the time for the
gardening professional and
amateur alike to enroll in
summer personal enrichment
classes.
Taking the time to beautify your yard is never an easy
job, so why not make it a point to
learn from the pros. Enjoy yourself in class as you design and
learn how to build a beautiful
garden and finally bring it to
completion with your own imagination and hands.
There are a variety of
classes to choose from including:
designing and planting the home
landscape, colorful landscapes,
gardening in the shade, gardening
with annuals, garden stepping
stones, choose your plants wisely
and medicinal plants of native
Americans. Two new courses
will be offered as well: garden art
and native plants for your garden.
These classes will cover
everything you need to know
from proper cover soil, planting procedures, watering, fertilizing, and pinching as well
as which plants thrive better
in certain climates and areas.
Come and enjoy a fun-filled
experience with many others
who share these same interests.
Classes run from one
day to one month long and are
one day a week. Cost varies
from $20 - $76.
For more information or
to enroll in any of these classes
call Continuing Education at
595-7566.
Beyond burritos and Tulsa Fest
Steven Hall
On April 15, The Southeast
campus International Language
Center sponsored an exhibit
focusing on the origin and influence of Spanish language and
culture.
Roberto Maduro, director of
the language lab said “we want to
create an awareness of variety
and richness of Spanish language.” The exhibit displayed
information
that
extended
beyond student textbooks and
displayed a number of facts that
could be used to expand the
understanding of the Spanish language.
“We wanted to take a different
approach” said Maduro about the
purpose of the enumerated displays that accented the language
lab.
Students enrolled in
Deborah Rollmann’s Spanish I
course were tasked with an
assignment that enabled students
to use information from the
exhibits to complete a series of
summaries about facts contained
in the displays. Throughout the
week students learned a variety
of facts surrounding the evolution of Spanish dialect, accents,
origin and influence.
Maduro welcomes any student
interested in the Spanish culture
or language to visit the language
lab reguardless if the student is
currently enrolled in a Spanish
curriculum.
For more information, call the
Language lab at 595-7750
Learning the basics
Red Cross event to educate Northeastern
Justin Rice
Southeast Editor
The Red Cross will convene on Southeast Campus for
the annual Red Cross Event May
13 through May 23. This event
offers disaster training to
Northeastern Oklahoma for Red
Cross volunteers.
About 200 people are
expected to attend this event.
Building 7 will be dedicated to
these training classes and registration will be held in the “Y”.
Training will focus on how to
handle disasters such as tornadoes, floods, and the events of
9/11.
For more information
about the Red Cross or to become
a volunteer call 831-1245.
Justin Rice
Southeast Editor
Do you know any high school
students who are interested in
music? If so, then you should tell
them about this summer’s Tulsa
Fest. This year’s Tulsa Fest,
Festival of the Arts offers Show
Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble
to students in the 9th – 12th
grade.
If you are interested in meeting people with similar interests,
performing in front of 20,000
people on July 4 and engaging in
one-on-one work with outstanding musicians, then this program
is for you.
The Jazz and Show Choir is a
mixed ensemble designed to
present vocal jazz standards as
well as popular show tunes. A
number of the pieces will be choreographed and staged. Some
students will also have the possibility of presenting individual as
well as group numbers.
Dr. David A. Lingle,
Coordinator of the Vocal/Choral
program at Tulsa Community
College, has more than twenty
years of experience in the vocal
arts, ranging from public school
education to working with television and Broadway stars.
As an arranger and composer,
Lingle has conducted his original
works for a national telecast on
the ABC television network,
written original works for the
state, and reorchestrated several
scores for productions with Tony
Award-nominated
Rebeka
Lukker and M.A.S.H. star Jamie
Farr.
Classes meet at Union High
School in the Performing Arts
Building from 8:45 a.m. to noon
Monday through Friday, June 24
– July 5, 2002.
Students receive 30 hours of
instruction for $150.
For more information or to
enroll in Tulsa Fest call
Continuing Education at 5957776.
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West
Campus
Page by Chloee Blair
Oklahoma National Guard and Army Reserve- se
ting up camp across from West
Mary Wielage
At first glance it would be easy to assume that West
campus is expanding to the other side of 41st street in
Sand Springs. Architecturally similar to the West campus,
the future home for units of the Oklahoma National Guard
and Army Reserve is nearing completion.
Scheduled to open in September of this year, the $9
million complex has been eight years in the budgeting,
planning and construction stages. The building just
passed a 50 percent completion inspection, but until final
contracts are signed by the Army Reserve, the date for the
formal opening is not definite.
The facility will be shared between the Guard and
Reserves and will replace the present Guard
Headquarters for the First Battalion of the 279th
Infantry, which includes approximately 800 enlistees. It
will also be the new home of several Army Reserve units
from Broken Arrow and all units from one Tulsa Reserve
compound. Sources for the Army Reserves did not have
the identfying units or number of troops available by
press time. The Tulsa Reserve units and the Guard headquarters involved are currently located in the 3900 block
of East 15th street inTulsa.
According to David Lesh, project engineer, they are
relocating for several reasons; the fairgrounds would like
their current properties, the buildings at that site were
constructed in 1930 by the WPA and are outdated and
the west location is ideal for their needs.
Lesh said the nearly 120,000 square foot facility on 15
acres will include a “massive drill floor,” dining facility,
supply rooms, armory with vault, conference and class
rooms, a fenced vehicle compound and offices for 25-30
full-time staff.
“We got a deal,” said Lesh. The construction was
The Army Reserve and National Guard Center under construction across 41st Street from West Campus. File photo.
expected to run around $12 million but they anticipate all
construction can be completed 25 percent below budget.
The $80,000 piece of land was donated by the city of Sand
Springs, and the federal government will pay 100 percent
of the cost of the building, instead of the usual 75 percent.
When asked about the similarity of the architecture to
the West campus, Lesh said the chosen architect was
asked to make the building have the same open and modern look as the West campus structures.
“We wanted to fit into the neighborhood. We usually
do not get an as aesthetically pleasing building like this
will be,” he said. He gave examples of the details, such
as, the pitched roof and the glass block walls on the ends
of the wings that were added to make the buildings more
attractive inside and out.
Colonel Patrick Skully, Public Affairs Officer for the
Oklahoma National Guard, said he thought the Guard, the
Reserves and the college can look forward to a mutually
beneficial relationship. From the beginning Skully said
there was talk between the college and the Guard and
See “Army,” on p. 9
West and Southeast Campuses to
get new Wellness Centers
Mary Wielage
West Campus.
File photo.
In the near future, students
and staff at Southeast and West
campuses will be able to use
exercise facilities similar to those
at Metro and Northeast campuses.
A $5.5 million, 40,000 square
foot Wellness Center is expected
to be completed on Southeast
campus by Spring of 2003 and
West should have their own $4.3
million 35,000 square foot facility some time in the late summer
or early Fall of 2004.
According to Bill Putnam,
Administrative Director of
Physical Facilities for TCC,
included in the plans for both
buildings are basketball courts,
weight and aerobic exercise
rooms, running tracks, video
equipment, showers and restrooms. Climbing walls are also
being considered. Staff requirements and operating budgets
have not yet been determined.
Putnam said the college made
the decision to build the Wellness
Centers based on interviews with
staff and reviewing the usages of
the Northeast and Metro campus
centers and to “benefit mental
and physical development of students and staff.”
Jill Renick, Fitness Specialist
See “Wellness,” on p. 15
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PTK
Toni Hammond Elected VP for PTK
welcomes
new
Valerie Johnston
Antoinette “Toni” Hammond
was elected as the International
Phi Theta Kappa Division III
Vice President for the Omega
Alpha chapter in Nashville,
Tennessee.
Hammond’s candidacy was
announced at the Oklahoma
Arkansas Regional Convention
in Hot Springs, Arkansas in
February. At this convention,
Hammond received the support
of the region for her campaign for
an international office.
“Campaign rules are very precise and campaigning outside of
the region is strongly discouraged,” said Hammond. During
her campaign, Hammond created
a web site to share with the members of the Oklahoma Arkansas
region more information about
herself and her platform.
The convention was held at
the Opryland Hotel in Nashville,
Tennessee. Hammond described
the hotel as “a small city” which
she campaigned in a booth at for
three days against four other candidates. She competed against
candidates
from
Kansas,
Michigan,
Minnesota
and
Illinois. Each candidate was
individually interviewed by Rod
Risely, the Phi Theta Kappa
Executive Director. The taped
interviews were played continuously on monitors throughout the
hotel.
On the Friday of the convention, the primary elections were
held and the candidates were
reduced from 23 to 10 candidates
running for international officer
positions. Surprised to hear her
name called, Hammond had to
prepare a 3-minute speech to be
delivered during the Fourth
General Session. The speech had
to incorporate the candidate’s
2002-2004 Honors Study Topic
and Dimensions and Directions
of Health: Choices in the Maze.
The next Saturday morning the
finalists delivered their speeches
to the general assembly.
Saturday evening after more
than 75 awards were given to
individuals, chapters and regions,
the election results were
announced.
“I really don’t
remember much after my name
was called,” says Hammond,
“There was lots of hugging and
cheering.” Hammond was sworn
in by Melissa Taylor, Vice
President of the North Central
Region.
Hammond says she is “honored to serve Phi Theta Kappa as
an international officer and to
represent Tulsa Community
College on the international
stage.” She is also excited about
the opportunities the next year
brings to work with chapters and
members. As an international
office Hammond is a reference
and resource for Phi Theta Kappa
members. The Vice Presidents of
Phi Theta Kappa are members of
the Executive Committee, assist
the Executive Director in planning their respective division
meetings, and perform other various duties assigned to them
which includes presiding over the
next International Convention
April 3-5 in Anaheim, California.
The Omega Alpha’s new advisors Krena White and Pam
Mattson
accompanied
Hammond. None of them had
been to an international convention before and encouraged
Hammond throughout the campaign process.
Hammond
describes her new position as “a
life changing experience” that
“would not have been possible
without the encouragement and
support of Margaret Lee, advisor
to Omega Alpha chapter, the
Metro
Campus
Student
Associate, who provided special
projects funding to make the trip
possible, the officers and members of the Omega Alpha chapter
who funded the balance of the
trip and the support of campus
and college administrators and
staff.” Hammond would like to
thank Troy Dunbar, Mike
Sullivan, Bill Stephenson, Dr. Flo
Potts, and Dr. Dean Van Trease.
Career Corner
T.J. Haverkamp
On April 17 the Omega Alpha
Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the
honor society of two-year colleges conducted its induction
ceremony
for
2001-2002.
President and CEO of TCC,
Dean P. VanTrease, addressed
the students.
“We may see many challenges, but tonight should be a
celebration. I wish you continued success in all your endeavors,” he said.
Provost Dr. Flo Potts gave
congratulations.
Dean of
Student Services, Dr. Bill
Stephenson, also offered congratulations.
Chapter Vice President
Melody
White;
Chapter
President Toni Hammond;
Service Hallmark Officer Kevin
Southerland; and Advisor Krena
White performed the formal
induction ceremony.
Students’ names were called
and they took a white rose,
which is a symbol for purity and
intellectual fellowship and
friendship. They also lit their
candles, which symbolized
becoming a servant of wisdom.
Students then recited the PTK
pledge. Afterwards cake and
punch were served.
Everybody s a critic... you might as well get paid for it
T.J. Haverkamp
Become a critic of books and theater and
write reviews for magazines, newspapers, or
television. After reading books or attending
stage, screen, or musical performances, critics form opinions based on their own knowledge, judgment and experience. Critics
make comparisons with other works in the
genre, discussing things such as technique,
motif, and expression.
Art critics talk about individual artworks
in addition to the setting in which they are
displayed. Art critics also discuss the effectiveness and achievement of the artists.
Critics of music compare the performance
with the intent of the composer, traditional
interpretations of the music and current public musical tastes.
Movie and theatre critics discuss how
well the production communicates the intent
of the playwright or scriptwriter. The suitability of the casting, and the quality of the
acting, directing, and scene design are also
discussed.
Critics work for publishing houses, television or radio stations, newspapers, and magazines. They utilize research materials such
as statistical charts and art and craft exhibitions. They also use books, magazines, and
newspapers.
Those interested in becoming a critic may
also enjoy being a columnist, a commentator
or maybe a screenwriter. Prospective critics
should read old and new materials and
become well versed with the legacy and the
current trends of their field. Attend plays,
movies, art exhibits of all kinds and work at
improving one’s writing skills.
Most
employers prefer individuals with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Majoring in visual or performing arts, mass communications,
English literature, or classics can also help. A
critic should be imaginative and creative,
able to write well, able to accept criticism,
and be alert and accurate.
According to the Economic Research
Institute, the average starting salary was
$28,500 in 2001 for a critic. The average
salary was $53,000 and $75,000 for those
with experience.
In Oklahoma the average starting salary
was $26,000. The average salary was
$51,000 $72,500 for experienced workers.
The field is expected to grow moderately
through 2008.
For more information you can contact the
National Newspaper Association at
www.nna.org , or the American Society of
Newspapers Editors at www.asne.org .
Connect with
us:
Phone: (918)
595-7388
Fax: (918) 5957308
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TCC Foundation
asking staff and
faculty for support
Mary Wielage
1970, coinciding with the openWest Associate Editor
ing of the college, for the purTCC staff and faculty have pose of networking within the
received a letter from the TCC community and operating fund
Foundation requesting donations raising events and campaigns to
to assist the college during the support its many programs. It
current and further anticipated operates with only one, full-time
budget cuts.
staff member. Brookey could not
The letter, dated April 12, give figures for its administrative
states
“Tulsa
Community costs, but she said, “it would
College is experiencing one of have to be very, very low.” She
the most challenging periods in added TCC staff provides adminits 32 year history.” The letter istrative support to the foundastates that while
tion and the offithe college is
This scenario cers and board of
forced to institute
the foundation
col
budget cuts, “stu- may force the are volunteers.
dent enrollment is lege to turn awayAccording to
at its highest,
Brookey,
the
- Fromfoundation is not
with the largest students
first-time fresh- a letter sent byinvolved with
man class of any the TCC
any budget or
Oklahoma public
building decicollege or univer- Foundation aboutsions, but gave
sity.”
the anticipated the example of
The
letter
the new Wellness
urges the recipients to donate Centers now being planned.
whatever amount they can by While the foundation had nothJune 1 in order for their contribu- ing to do with the decision to
tion to be matched by a George build or raising of funds for the
Kaiser Family Foundation and construction, assisting by solicitBank of Oklahoma $75,000 chal- ing equipment or endowments to
lenge grant.
enhance the facility and staff
According
to
Lauren would be the way they might
Brookey, TCC vice president for lend support.
External Affairs, the monies colRecent budget cuts for the
lected by the foundation will not months of March, April, May
go into the general fund for oper- and June have now reached 6.6
ating expenses, but can aid the percent and total $508,000. The
college by “freeing up funding” cuts are being applied in the
in certain areas and through the areas of service, travel, utilities
organization’s
scholarships, and equipment.
endowments, faculty support and
The budget for next fiscal
technology enhancement.
year is now in the legislature, but
Recent TCC Foundation sup- according to the letter signed by
port to the college has included; Dean VanTrease, TCC President
grants to create a debate curricu- and CEO and Billie Barnett,
lum, travel/study programs, sup- TCC
Foundation
annual
port of the DisABLED Student Campaign Chair, “TCC is facing
Resource Center and The a possible shortfall in state
Resource Center for the Deaf and appropriations due to significant
Hard of Hearing, honors of state budget cuts.”
excellence awards for faculty
The letter further states, “This
and staff, the Faculty Innovation scenario may force the college to
Grants Program and numerous turn away students without the
student scholarships.
essential revenue to hire new facThe foundation is a nonprofit ulty, provide scholarships and
organization that was founded in other needed services.”
Bioterrorism drill in
Matt Foster
Northeast Editor
On April 12th and 13th, state
and local community leaders and
public health officials reviewed
key elements in planning for possible bioterrorism strikes to the
state.
“Sooner Spring,” a simulated
bioterrorism exercise, was practiced to enhance and ensure
Oklahoma’s response if a bioterrorism attack were to occur.
Tulsa, McAlester, and Lawton
hosted the Sooner Spring activities. These exercises helped officials determine how to keep dis-
eases from spreading, and helped
to ensure that effective medical
treatment was available.
The Tulsa City-County Health
Department met with six area
hospitals to ensure that the emergency medical staff had determined the responsibilities that
will help to identify a possible
outbreak in smallpox.
Lawton faced a mock outbreak of water-born botulism that
included the assistance of the
Army National Guard and the
Lawton Municipal Airport which
brought about supplies to participating hospitals and fire depart-
“Army,” from p. 7
Reserves of the potential recruiting base at the campus, and the new student population that might be
generated if enlistees chose to use their tuition
assistance benefits at TCC.
“Who knows the needs that might come about
and how we can cooperate,” said Major Mike
Kinnison, building manager for the new facility.
He felt the day might come when TCC would be in
need of temporary use of conference space or classrooms in their facility. According to Kinnison,
cooperation between TCC and his organization
have already taken place during the project development and construction. He says the college has
made conference space available to the Guard and
Reserve representatives and building planners on
five occasions.
Dr Sharon Wright, Dean of Instruction for West
campus said “We are very excited because we think
TCC can meet many of their needs for training and
education.” According to Wright, representatives
of the college and the Guard and Reserve have met
twice and will meet again in May to discuss how
ments in the Lawton area.
McAlester faced the mock
outbreak of the pneumonic
plague. They determined that
more than 30,000 doses of medication could be delivered within
four hours. Jellybeans were used
as a substitution for the medication.
According to the Oklahoma
State Department of Health, State
Health Commissioner Dr. Leslie
Beitsch said he was “extremely
gratified” by the extraordinary
response to the drills in the four
communities.
they might work together. “One scenario is a group
might come to the campus for a weekend for classes and then complete the courses over the Internet.”
She said the areas of study currently being discussed are business, computer, and language courses.
Loy Calhoun, Sand Spring City Manger said
while Sand Springs will receive no direct revenue
from the property, the city expects “tremendous
benefit to the community. We estimate an additional 2,500 people coming and going through the
area.” He said the city was “very pleased and excited to have it.”
When asked about the security for the military
facility Major Kinnison said, “We are currently on
force protection bravo alert, meaning IDs and items
will be checked.” According to Major Kinnison,
that level of alert means there will be full time
guards and security, but unless events warrant,
access and parking will be close to the building and
open to the public.
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Editorials
Rolling backpack A brief history of rolling
bac
nightmare
Chloee Blair
West Editor
Trendsetting has surpassed the
tackiness of teal leggings and
clip-on studs to a new and annoying accessory—the rolling pack.
Many of the typical “rollers”
tend to be 30+ females, bumping
and bruising their way down the
hallway with rolling packs that
are guaranteed to have at least
one broken wheel that squeals,
scrapes, and thoroughly distracts
students twelve classrooms away.
Still not sure when you have a
roller on your hands?
Rollers are those loyal elevator-riders, consuming up to three
person-sized spaces in the elevator with an outstretched rolling
pack.
Rollers always have the rightof-way. Maybe it’s because people are polite.
Maybe it’s
because rolling packs are a threat
to the shins. No matter the reason, when we see them coming,
we move. And we move quickly.
But rollers seem completely
oblivious to the deafening
screech of their ‘nifty’ packs, the
many spaces they consume in the
elevato, and the scary bruisedshin aspect of their “trendy”
appendages.
Instead, they rant that the
rolling pack is better for their
backs.
Paradoxically, some of these
self-proclaimed “healthy” rollers
are quite overweight.
Can we not spot many a roller
clogging the campus smokeholes?
Aren’t some rollers even taking their precious time to fakebake—a practice that has been
proven to cause skin cancer—this
spring?
A woman must have her priorities. Cushion one’s back, while
simultaneously distracting 46
students during Finals week,
clogging the arteries and choking
on an acrid smoker’s cough.
Rolling backpacks were originally designed to relieve the
stress from a student’s back, preventing scoliosis and hernias.
Primarily, the biggest concern
was for growing middle school
students, who were caught carrying up to 40 pounds of books and
supplies in their backpack.
Let’s face it, the TCC womenrolling these noisy packs around
school stopped growing many,
many years ago, and there’s no
way they’re pulling around more
than two books—and maybe a
notepad—in that pack.
Older, “non-traditional” students typically hold full-time
jobs, therefore only attend a few
courses a semester. This eliminates the need for many books or
supplies.
An average hard-back, 600page textbook weighs less than
one pound, or 10.5 ounces. So
the pack is carrying, at the most,
2 to 3 pounds.
A revolt against the fashionably challenged, truly annoying,
and utterly unnecessary rolling
pack is quickly becoming a reality.
In order to prevent young students, upset and angry at being
pushed around and abused by the
bullying rollers, from bringing
mayhem to campuses state-wide,
rollers might wish to try something new, like carrying that
Computer Concepts book and
notepad in one’s arms.
Hey, the duality of book transportation and weight lifting exercise (the book is light, but those
biceps could use some toning)
could be the next hip trend to hit
the cool campuses of TCC.
1. Neandertal man. Neandertal man is
believed to be the first to conceptualize dragging an object rather than carrying it. His
Homo Sapiens contemporaries made fun of
him initially, but soon followed suit.
4. Salvador Dali’s rolling backpack. Not
successful, as the “melting wheel” did not
lend itself to easy rolling. Also, one had to
ingest massive amounts of hallucinogenic
substances for it to make any sense.
3. By the late 1800s, the rolling-backpack
idea had spread to the pioneers and homesteaders. This design is identical to those
used by members of the Donner Party, used
mainly by the out-of-shape, heavyset members of the group. Unfortunately, these were
the first people to be eaten, thus giving rise
to the term “meals on wheels.”
6. The U.S. Military introduced a rolling
backpack for its troops, the M-427947-A1
Mk. IV. Highly armored, motorized tread,
with a mileage rating of ½ m.p.g. Cost per
unit: $400,000. This design is now seeing its
first use in the crowded and rugged hallways
of community colleges in Afghanistan.
2. Oglaga-Sioux. This is a fairly typical
example of the Native American school of
rolling backpack design. For hundreds of
years the design has remained unchanged.
This is, however, believed to be the first to
initialize the annoying “Squeaky” sound.
The ideas and opinions expressed on this
page are those of the authors alone, and are not
necessarily those of The TCC Connection or
Tulsa Community College.
The TCC Connection invites letters to the
editor. While The TCC Connection reserves
the right to edit all material submitted for application, every effort is made to print it as
received. Letters to the editor exceeding one
5. The highly-popular, yet exceedingly dangerous Ford-Firestone entry into the rollingbackpack field. Blamed for dozens of faceplants in hallways, the subject of a controversial “Dateline NBC” special, and facing massive civil suits, it was quickly recalled by the
manufacturers.
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Connection will not print anything considered
potentially libelous or obscene.
All letters should be signed and include a
daytime phone number for purposes of verification.
Our mailing address and e-mail address can
be found on page 2.
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Question of the week
What are your plans this summer?
“This summer, I am
working a part time
job and I am going
sky
diving,” - Julie
Kendall.
“This summer, I plan
on getting a job to earn
some money, and I am
getting married on July
20. And then, I’ll be
transferring to
Seminole State College
to pursue my associate’s degree,” - Cassie
Pedersen.
“I am going to Maui to lay on
the beach and to get a nice
tan and drink some pina
coladas, and I am working as
a life guard,” - Amanda
Harrison
“I will be working
this summer and I
will be pursuing my
business degree,” Crystal Coleman.
“I will probably be
working and just
hanging out with
friends and having a
good time. And getting ready to go back
to school after a good
long
summer,” - Kevin
Belden.
“This summer, I plan to
attend TCC Southeast
and continue my education and take an additional two classes. After
that, I’m going to take
a little time off and go
out to the lake,” Sherman Rice.
“I am going to
work at TCC in the
registration office
and take Spanish
classes during the
summer. And I am
going to go to
Colorado to see my
parents,” - Karen
Hall.
“I am planning to go to
Destin, Florida, this summer, and I will also make
trips to other small communities around Tulsa,
Oklahoma, such as
Owasso, Muskogee, to
better help the community
around,” - Taylor Owens
“I am working and
going to Florida,” Sarah Dimon
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SPRING SEMESTER 2002
Final Examination Schedule for DAY CLASSES
Instructions for DAY CLASSES: Final examinations for DAY CLASSES will be Saturday, May 4 through Friday May 10 during assigned examination times. Final examinations for one semester hour courses will be arranged by each instructor during the last week of classes. Final examinations for classes taught during the day are 1 hour and 50
minutes in length. Examinations will be given in the room assigned for the class unless otherwise notified by the instructor. The final examination for a course that meets at a
time not listed on the schedule will be determined by the instructor with the approval of the appropriate Associate Dean on each campus. Students having two courses in which
exams are scheduled on the same day, at the same time should contact their instructors for another exam time.
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Final Examination Schedule for EVENING CLASSES
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EVENING CLASSES: Final examinations for EVENING CLASSES will be given Friday, May 3, through Thursday, May 9. Final examinations for one
semester hour courses will be arranged by each instructor during the last week of classes. Final exams for classes taught during the evening will be 1 hour and 50 minutes in
length. Final examinations will be given in the room assigned for the class unless otherwise notified by the instructor. The final examination for a course that meets at a time
not listed on the schedule will be determined by the instructor with the approval of the appropriate Associate Dean on each campus.
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SATURDAY FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Final Exam will be scheduled during the last class on Saturday, May 4, 2002.
EIGHT WEEK and LESS than EIGHT WEEK CLASSES FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Final Examination will be scheduled during the last class meeting.
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Off the Beaten Path
By Justin Rice
Rollin
Spring is here and we are
finally able to enjoy the outdoors
once again. Now the only question is what to do or where to go.
Those of you who don’t have
time to get away by going out of
town, why not take a trip to
Tulsa’s very own River Parks.
The River Parks offers many
things for the whole family to
enjoy. Winding through Tulsa
along the Arkansas River is a
whole new world of adventure
and discovery for you to enjoy.
Cyclists, hikers, walkers, runners, fishers and volleyball players will all find River Parks to
their liking.
The many miles of walking
trails offer a nice path for taking
a stroll and make an excellent
part of an exercise regimen.
on the River
Snaking along the river, these
trails present beautiful views of
the Arkansas and the wildlife surrounding it. Walking in the midst
of budding trees, playful animals
and calm waters will put anyone
at ease from the everyday stresses of life.
The Pedestrian Bridge, located in between 31st Street and
21st Street makes a nice scenic
walk across the river. With a
beautiful view of downtown, you
may want to take a date there or
just go to think. Many people
choose this area to fish. The low
water dam located just under the
bridge offers a variety of fresh
water fish including catfish.
For a fun day in the sun, journey on down to 71st Street where
there are many volleyball sand-
pits. All you must provide is
the ball, net and players. This
is a great place to meet up with
friends for an intense game of
volleyball.
If you plan on making a
day out of your trip to River
Parks there are several restrooms and water fountains
along the trails as well as a
small café located on the river
just North of 21st Street.
Consider bringing a picnic
lunch, as there are numerous
benches and picnic table along
the way.
River Parks is the perfect
place to enjoy the day and
make memories that will last a
lifetime.
Technically, it is actually a rather well-beaten path, but it’s still fun. Tulsa’s
River Parks is a prime destination for joggers, walkers, fishermen and bikers in the
Tulsa area.
Attractions include the Pedestrian Bridge, the low--water dam, and scenic views
of the Arkansas River.
Photo by Harold Grant
The Taste Bud
Justin Rice
Southeast Editor
Are you ever in the mood for
something good to eat but only
have time for fast food or to have
pizza delivered? What if I told
you that you could have the
restaurant delivered to you?
Sound too good to be true? Not
in Tulsa. 742-DINE, a dining
express delivery, is a service that
delivers piping hot appetizers,
entrees, drinks and deserts right
to your front door or office.
Menus are available at participating restaurants or at
www.742dine.com for ordering.
All you do is pick a restaurant
that delivers to your zip code and
call 742-DINE or visit the website to place your order. The
operator will ask for your phone
number and explicit directions to
your location.
The base fee for delivery is
$4.95 with a $15 food/beverage
minimum. 15 percent – 20 percent gratuity is greatly appreciat-
ed. 10 percent gratuity is added
to orders over $40 and 15 percent gratuity is added to orders
delivered to hospitals and bars.
742-DINE accepts all major
credit cards, checks and cash.
Dining Express delivers
breakfast beginning at 6:30 a.m.
through 9:30 p.m. for dinner
delivery. There are no guarantees on delivery time but they
strive to have it to you within an
hour.
There are a variety of restaurants to choose from including
Aloha Bar & Grill, Bill &
Ruth’s, Café Ole, China Chef,
Full Moon Café, Kim Long,
Market Deli, Merritt’s Bakery,
Schlotzsky’s Deli, Varsity Grill
and Wong Express.
742-Dine delivers to several
zips codes in the Tulsa area.
To place an order for delivery
call 742-DINE or visit their website at www.742dine.com.
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By Matthew Foster
Book Review
Everything s Eventual,
Matt Foster
Northeast Editor
The short story appears to be
dying a long, slow death.
Magazines are less and less likely to publish them, and the only
interested short story readers
seem to be the English and creative writing teachers across
America.
Stephen King states in the
introduction of his latest book,
“Everything’s Eventual,” that the
short story is what helps keep the
literary world alive and fresh, and
although they are not always fun
and pleasurable to write, they
bring something original and
inventive to him and his writing.
“Everything’s Eventual” is the
first book of short stories published by King in nine years. The
book contains 14 stories; however, most of them were published
in audio form prior to the book’s
release. The audio book, “Blood
and Smoke” written by King a
few years ago, is now seeing its
short stories in printed form in
the book.
Although the stories are not
necessarily “new,” it is the first
time for them to be gathered in a
unique collection as an actual
book.
The stories themselves deal
even another book of short stories
with the usual King fiction material: fantasy horror, suspense,
suicidal characters and ghosts.
The content of the individual
stories is nonetheless far-reaching. The story “L.T.’s Theory of
Pets” is particularly pragmatic
and illustrates the common
romantic relationship and its
breakdown.
The stories are no less than literary in their writing, and
“1408,” a thrilling story of a
haunted hotel room, is descriptively fertile in that the very setting that the main character
encounters becomes a living entity in itself.
Although the collection is creative and well
worth reading, it is possible that most avid
King followers have
encountered or read all
the stories in the book
in one previous publishing or another. The
stories, certainly, are
able to stand as independent works on their
own.
However, it is also
aesthetic to see such a
collection gathered into
one book.
Going for the gold: The “Wellness,” from p. 7
for the Metro Fitness Center,
Short-Short Story winner
said they have seen their num-
Matt Foster
Northeast Editor
Dustin Hughes, TCC student and
managing editor of The TCC
Connection, recently won a short
story contest sponsored by Metro
English Instructor Suzan King.
Hughes, the lucky recipient of the
$50 first place prize, somehow managed to meet the requirements of the
contest and still win it. The short
story had to be no more than 55
words long.
“It was kind of hard to get the
story down to 50 words,” said
Hughes, “and I had to change it
about 15 times, but the overall story
stayed the same throughout its editing.”
When asked how Hughes came
up with the premise for the story, he
replied, “I was looking for a good
reason to skip work, and if nuclear
war wasn’t the best reason, it was
certainly in the top three.”
Hughes plans to continue writing
and hopes to someday finish his
novel and get it published. Until
then, he will be graduating from
TCC after the summer semester with
an Associate’s Degree in Journalism
and Mass Communications.
“I really love to write humor,”
said Hughes, “so you probably
won’t see my work in Oprah’s Book
Club.”
Along with editing and laying out
The TCC Connection, Hughes also
contributes his humorous writing
skills to the “Semi-Professional
Horoscopes” section of the newspaper.
Winning the competition came as
quite a surprise to Hughes, who
sends his thanks and gratitude to
King for providing an opportunity
for students to compete with each
other in such a fun and creative way.
Here is the first place winning
story of The “Short-Short” Story
Contest:
Morty skips work for the first
time in his life
by Dustin Hughes
Morty had never skipped work
before. He’d never even called in
sick.
But when he saw the mushroom
cloud where downtown used to be,
he turned his car right instead of left.
Yessir, Morty thought, A good
day to go for a drive.
Maybe he would take up smoking
again.
ber of students and staff
increase approximately 12
percent this year. According
to Renick, approximately 180200 people per day use the
30,000 square foot facility
during the regular school year.
The Metro facility has three
full-time and four part-time
employees which includes
degreed and certified fitness
instructors and offers 13 free
aerobic classes. The center is
also used for approximately
seven scheduled educational
classes and is available for
other class instruction.
“We gave them a wish list,
and told them what worked
and didn’t work at our center,”
said Renick on the input she
and her staff have had on the
planning of the two new facilities.
When asked about the
expense of building during the
recent budget cuts, Putnam
commented, “Money for construction is a budget in itself.
It is a totally separate funding
package.”
He added,
“Funding for these buildings
was in place before the recent
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T-Town Bicycles
Chloee Blair
West Editor
More than 1,000 cyclists from Oklahoma,
Kansas and Missouri are expected to participate in
the 18th annual Great Tulsa Bike Ride on Sunday,
May 5.
The ride begins at 9 a.m. in the River West
Festival Park at 21st Street and Jackson Avenue.
Participants may elect routes 8, 25, 50 or 62 miles.
Along the way, there will be numerous rest stops
serving fruit and beverages.
Advance registration through April 26 is $14,
which includes a specially designed event T-shirt.
The fee is $10 without the shirt. After April 26,
registration rates are $17 and $13. Tickets to a
homemade spaghetti dinner following the ride are
$4 each. Proceeds from the ride go to support projects in River Parks and Tulsa Cycling.
Registration forms are available at Tulsa-area
bicycle shops, the Rivers Edge Bistro and Café, by
contacting the River Parks Authority at 596-2001
or at www.riverparks.org.
Native Americans
and TCC
Valerie Johnston
Native Americans have
played a major role in the history
of Oklahoma and our nation.
Oklahoma is the end of the
Trail of Tears and is the home of
many Indian nation headquarters. TCC now offers a Native
American program for students
to learn more about Native
Americans and their heritage.
According to Dr. Laura
Walker,
director
of
the
International Language Center,
the Native American program
has two goals. The first goal is to
educate the Native American. “It
will allow those who have a
Native American heritage to
identify sources of information
about their heritage, provide
samples of Native American culture and activities for their participation, provide opportunities
for them to gain an appreciation
of their rich heritage and encourage them to take pride in being a
part of it,” said Walker.
The second goal focuses on
making those who are not Native
American aware of the role that
Native Americans have had in
the development of our state’s
culture. It will also show how
other
countries
including
Europe, Asia and the Middle East
have become interested in Native
American culture. “They believe
this culture group that has
descended from a once powerful
civilization should be valued for
their significant role in history
and they want to learn more
about it,” states Walker.
Walker believes that, “Every
citizen of Oklahoma should learn
about the Native American culture, its origins and its contributions to this state and our nation.”
It is this type of awareness that
this new program hopes to
achieve.
For more information you can
contact Steven Woods at the West
Campus. Woods is the new
director of the program and can
be reached at 595-8019.
Connect with us:
Phone: (918) 595-7388
Fax: (918) 595-7308
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Actors in the Theatre Department’s production of “The 1940s Radio Hour.” Photo by Harold Grant.
Lost in the drama
Steven Hall
On April 19, the PACE theatre
department hosted “The 1940’s
Radio Hour,” a production centered on a New York radio program during World War II circa
1941.
I arrived at the PACE a few
moments before the thespians
took stage. I originally wanted to
cover this story from the perspective of the performers, so I decided to make my way back stage to
find a willing candidate to interview. I walked down the aisle to
the front of the theatre and started asking various PACE employees about how to get backstage. I
was directed from person to person and finally I gave up and
decided to take matters into my
own hands.
I slipped through a door that
seemed like it led to an area that
might be behind the stage. As I
walked into the fluorescent-lit
catacombs, I heard the disparaging sound of clicking metal. The
door had locked behind me.
I comforted myself by thinking that after I found a group of
backstage personnel, they would
easily be able to point me to the
nearest exit so that I could catch
the rest of the show from the
comfort of my seat. I followed
the corridor around to the direction that seemed like a central
point of the facility, but to my
dismay the corridor branched off
into other corridors that all
looked the same. I soon found
myself disoriented walking in
circles.
Finally, I realized that I wasn’t
back stage, but rather under the
stage, or orchestra pit, so the
signs indicated. Just as I noticed
that the column in the center of
the room was not a column, but a
hydraulic lift of some sort, I envisioned it lowering on me and the
embarrassing epitaph that my
grave would display.
The sounds of the play echoed
through the empty halls that all
seemed to lead to nowhere.
Every door seemed to be locked
except the doors that led to areas
that I had already explored. I had
almost given up hope when I
spotted a door that I had yet to
try, and to my luck it opened.
Sunlight poured in from above
and momentarily I thought that
the stage had actually lowered
and this was the popular stairway
to heaven, but the sounds of
geese hissing in the background
assured me that a way out was
near.
I followed the stairs upward to
the light and finally I found
myself in the construction area of
the new PACE additions.
Luckily, the wall that in the
future would have kept me prisoner was not completed and
besides a little bit of mud that tarnished my new white Adidas, I
found myself a free man.
I entered the foyer of the
PACE to the bewildering eyes of
the ushers and PACE staff who
had seen me enter 20 minutes
before, but had not witnessed me
leaving. I quietly found my seat
in the back and attempted to
catch up to the story, 15 minutes
of which I had missed.
The plot of the production
soon grabbed me, and I was
whisked from my mindset of
anxiety and claustrophobia to the
inviting theme of World War II
home-front radio antics. The
props and stage were wonderfully designed, and the costumes
that the performers dawned
would convince anyone momentarily that they had traveled back
in time to a place rarely captured
the way Director Rodney Clark’s
vision grabbed me. Every genre
and mood of the era was represented by the colorful spectrum
of characters and interaction
between them individually. The
sounds of big band music kept
the scenes flowing so that admirer’s of both song, and rhetoric
were appeased.
After the program, I walked
out of the auditorium feeling like
I had taken a vacation. I was
thankful that I found my way
back to my seat, as I would not
have had the pleasure of experiencing the magic that this student
performance forced into my
evening, one that I will never forget.
Connect with us:
Phone: (918) 595-7388
Fax: (918) 595-7308
Mailing address:
TCC Connection
Tulsa, OK 74119
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Reviews: Movies, Music and Mor
Westby Theatre a haven of the ar
Chloee Blair
West Editor
The Kathleen P. Westby
Playhouse and Cinema, located
on 2nd and Detriot, is home to
the arts at their best.
Since the grand opening in
January 2002, the Westby has
been a powerhouse of creativity.
Named for the Tulsa woman who
not only created the Humanity
and Arts Society, but also aided
in the building of the Performing
Arts Center, Westby shows an
array of independent and foreign
films, as well as a host of production plays.
Salvaged equipment from the
PAC and one of Tulsa’s former
We serve wine, beer, and popcorn with
real butter. - Stuart Bird, artistic director
of Kathleen P. Westby Playhouse and
Cinema
theatres, Fox 4, the Westby is a
collage of used speakers, chairs,
stands, and projectors.
“Westby converts easily from
a playhouse to a theatre and back
again,” said Stuart Bird, the artistic director of Westby and owner
of SoBo art gallery, which is
located next door. According to
Bird, the equipment may be used,
but is still in excellent shape.
The theatre’s concession stand
sells more than your typical
candy and soda, too.
“We serve wine, beer, and
popcorn with real butter,” said
Bird.
Westby’s artistic license is
expanding to include the musical
aspect of the arts. “Transam,” an
alternative, “grudge-rock” band,
is scheduled to play at Westby on
May 24. Bird hopes to also hold
a small film festival in August.
The Kathleen P. Westby Playhouse and Cinema, located at 2nd and Detroit.
Photo by Chloee Blair
The geometry of hip-hop
T.J. Haverkamp
John Armour, better known as
Johnny Polygon, is a local hiphop artist who is tearing the
underground hip-hop scene asunder.
He is 17 years old and has
been battling for the last three
years. Most recently he won
$150 at the Soul Style Krew’s
annual battle at The Otherside in
Tulsa. A month ago he won
$1500 at the Final Friday Mic
Fights in Dallas. He will compete in Dallas for another $1000
at the end of April.
He also put the legendary Fife
Dawg, formerly of A Tribe Called
Quest, in his place at a battle in
Oklahoma City. Polygon has battled in St. Louis, Wichita,
Cincinnati and other diverse
locales across the country. The
big test for him will be the
Scribbles Jam, which will take
place in July in Cincinnati. This
is the ultimate proving ground for
battle MCs, where combatants
from all over the country will vie
for the position of being number
one.
Polygon’s debut album is slated for midsummer.
Between traveling to battles,
wrecking live venues, producing
his album and becoming more
proficient on the drumkit
Polygon took time out to participate in a candid discussion concerning hip-hop and mainstream
rap.
Some aren’t into mainstream
rap. They say it’s too violent.
They think there is too much
glitz, glamour and hypocrisy.
They think that’s all there is
man. But what about you?
What makes you different?
“Well… personally I think what
makes me different is that my
passion is so direct for the
music. More of my heart goes
into the lyrics. The content in
mainstream music as a whole is
very disgusting. Extremely disgusting. Vomit disgusting.
Herpes disgusting. I think that’s
as many levels of disgusting I
can think of. Oh, hemorrhoids
disgusting.”
Now hip-hop didn’t start off
that way. It was rooted in consciousness. Once it started
getting popular with the white
mainstream the only things
that would really sell would be
the gangsterisms and the Little
Kims.
“The music had a cultural split
between the mainstream and the
underground. There’s a lot of
hypocrisy in the underground as
well. It sucks.”
When did that split take
place?
“I really don’t know. I’m just a
young boy. I’m learning more
and more as I go.”
People may dub your stuff or
the genre you’re in as intellectual hip-hop. Is that term
accurate?
“Yeah… I suppose it has relevance. It takes on more intellectual subjects and such.”
Now what about a group like
Digable Planets? Have they
influenced you at all?
“Definitely. They’ve had a definite influence.”
What other groups have influenced you?
Entertainment. They got
Atmosphere, Eye Dea, this other
cat Brother Ali and a couple of
other folks. I’ve been listening
to Atmosphere the most though.
And Blackalicious. His album
“Nia” is some of the dopest s—II’ve ever heard. You know.
The one with “Rhyming from A
to G”. The rhyming alphabet
cut.”
Blackalicious is on
Rhymesayers?
“Naaw…Blackalicious is on
Quantum Records.”
Are there any other alternatives to mainstream rap?
Because there are a lot of people, especially jazzheads I
know that profess a profound
love of music, but they fail to
really accept hip-hop into their
lives.
“Is it because of their narrow
mainstream focus?”
“I would have to say De La Sol,
Pharcyde, Freestyle Fellowship.
I’ve been listening to a lot of
cats from the Rhymesayers camp
out of Minnesota.”
Well…A lot of the white players especially do jazz from a
very academic standpoint.
Very intellectual. Very cut and
dry. I think they overlook
some of the cultural aspects of
jazz music and hip-hop as
well.
“Yeah…Rhymesayers
But first talk about the impor-
Rhymesayers camp?
“Yeah.”
tance of freestyling in hip-hop
music. And can most mainstream rappers freestyle?
“Not. Umm… I don’t think so.
Even their written rhymes are
incredibly basic. It’s also easy
to freestyle imitation lyrics. I
view freestyling as another
aspect of what you have to perfect in order to become a complete MC.”
When did you decide to
become a battle MC?
“My first organized battle was a
few years ago at a Medu-Netr
battle. It was at an outdoors festival, and I got about three lines
out before I got booed off
stage.”
What is the distinction
between hip-hop and rap?
“Well that goes back to a saying
that rap is a business; hip-hop is
a lifestyle. Hip-hop is so much
more demanding. If you want to
be a dominant figure in hip-hop
you have to be one of the dopest
dudes around. Just be able to
handle yourself in any arena
whether it be battling or performing. You have to constantly, constantly be on point.
Because there are a million [people] out there who are hungrier
than most.”
See “Polygon,” on p. 20
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Reviews: Movies, Music and Mor
Signature Symphony
Tulsa Events
to offer variety of
- t
April 26- May 11, “Another
Side of the Garden Deva” in the
Myers Gallery in the living
ArtSpace 308 S. Kenosha.
Opening and Reception is April
26th from 5:30-9 p.m. No charge
for admission. 585-1234
May 9-12, 70th Annual Rooster
Days Festival, Broken Arrow
Central Park, 251-1518
May 12- Mother’s Day at the
Tulsa Zoo. The Tulsa
Philharmonic will present two
concerts at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Half-price entry for everyone.
May 10-11, Black Wall Street
Invitational Rodeo, Expo
Square, Livestock Arena, 7441113
May 10-12, Approaching
Zanzibar, Tulsa Performing Arts
Center, 596-7111
May 10-12, “S.O.S. Take One,”
Clark Youth Theater, 669-6455
May 11, Iris Show, Tulsa
Garden Center, 746-5125
May 11, Sun Awareness Day,
Migratory Bird Day, Tulsa Zoo,
669-6600
May 15-16, Tulsa Industrial
Show, Expo Square, Expo
Center, 744-1113
May 16-19, Tulsa International
Mayfest, Downtown Tulsa Main
Mall, 582-6435
May 18, Perennial Club Sale,
The Barn at the Tulsa Garden
Center, 746-5125
May 18-19, Oklahoma Pinto
Horse Show, Expo Square,
North Arena, 744-1113
May 18-19, Rose Show, Tulsa
Garden Center, 746-5125
May 24-27, Oklahoma Palomino
Tulsa Talons
Individual Game Prices
$35- Falcon Club
$24- Sideline Club
$18- Ironman
$13- Touchdown
$9- Eagles Nest
Season Ticket Prices
$240- Falcon Club
$140- Sideline Club
$110- Ironman
$88- Touchdown
$66- Eagles Nest
Horse Show, Expo Square,
Livestock Arena, 744-1113
May 25-26, Tulsa Area Pony
Club Show, Expo Square, North
Arena, 744-1113
May 25-27, Memorial Day
Weekend Special, Bell’s
Amusement Park, 744-1991
May 18- Hawaii Islanders @
Home 7:30 p.m.
June 8- Memphis Xplorers @
Home 7:30 p.m.
tion with Steinway artist Larry
Dalton as he does Christmas in
Tulsa December 6 – 7.
Taking center stage in
February with a stunning
evening of pop, old standards
and Broadway musicals is
Broken Arrow’s Tony Award
winner Kristin Chenoweth.
And finishing the season for
the series will be someone most
know as the original Cassie in
“A Chorus Line.” Donna
McKechnie will perform a sensational evening of cabaretesque musical magic.
For more information about
the 2002 – 2003 Series or for
season tickets call the VanTrease
PACE at 595-7777.
PACE Events
June 20- Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame & Signature Symphony at
TCC are hosting “An Evening with Dave Brubeck” Tickets go on
sale Mon., May 20 Ticket prices range $20 to $50. Show begins at
8 p.m.
May 31-June 1, “The Member
of the Wedding,” Sapulpa
Community Theater, 124 S.
Water, 227-2169
Home
May 11- Arkansas Twisters @
Home 7:30 p.m.
June 1- Wichita Stealth @
Home 7:30 p.m.
May 25-26, R&K Gun and
Knife Show, Expo Square, Trade
Center, 744-1113
Justin Rice
Southeast Editor
The 2002 – 2003 Signature
Symphony Series will offer a
vast array of talent from some of
music’s finest performers.
The 2002 – 2003 series will
begin with a performance by
renowned flutist Nestor Torres
on September 20. Torres redefines energetic jazz when he
blends spicy Caribbean rhythms
and exotic Latin melodies.
Broadway singer, director and
dancer Jack Eddleman will be
here October 25 for an evening
you
won’t
forget
when
Eddleman does Gilbert and
Sullivan.
Join in the Christmas celebra-
Tulsa Talons
9128 E. 46th Street
Tulsa, OK 74145
Phone Number: (918) 587HIKE (4453)
FAX: (918) 249-0310
Tulsa Drillers
Home Schedule
4802 East 15th
Tulsa, OK 74112
Tickets: (918) 744-5901
Souvenirs: (918) 744-5998
Fax: (918) 747-3267
Dugout Box Seats-$8.50
Terrace Box Seats-$8.50
Field Box Seats-$8
Reserved Seats- $6
General Admission-$5
May 10- Arkansas Travelers @
7:05 p.m. Wall of Fame TShirts.
7:05 p.m. Fireworks/ Dog Days
of Summer.
2:05 p.m.
12:05 p.m.
May 14- Wichita Wranglers @
7:05 p.m.
May 15- Wichita Wranglers @
12:05/7:05 p.m. Day-night
Doubleheader.
Page 20
“Polygon,” from p. 18
So rap is more centered on
image and who one is affiliated with?
“Yeah. But there’s a lot of crap
in hip-hop as well. But I probably see more than the naked eye
simply because my life is completely dissolved in hip-hop.
Battling is a frustrating thing to
try to master. The crowd’ll be
with you for a couple of rounds,
then they’ll leave you if you
spit one foul verse. To me the
crowd is one of the most important elements of organized battles. This is especially important when the crowd decides the
winner of a money prize.”
What was the line you spit to
oust Fife Dawg?
“I wouldn’t say that I ousted
him. But we gained a mutual
respect for one another. But
anyways… There’s only one
person who told you you had
skills/ quite frankly your mother lied/ Tribe Called Quest?/
you mean Q-Tip and those
other guys?”
Where can the people see you
perform locally?
“Hit me up at polygon19@hotmail.com. I love getting
emails. I look forward to
checking my emails everyday.”
Who have you been communicating with on the scene?
“I’ve been communicating with
Sage Francis out of Rhode
Island. He’s been like my mentor in conducting myself in the
hip-hop world. I talk with
Presence out of Chicago. He’s
won 15 battles straight. The
last one was in Seattle for
$2500. I also cyphered up with
Juice. It was like being in the
presence of royalty. I didn’t
have too much to say around
him. It was like being around a
superhuman.”
Any final words?
“Yeah. Check out the home of
midwest hip-hop events concerts seminars from here to
Texas to Chicago at freemotionhiphop.com.”
Page 21
Puzzle Page
CryptoConnectionBy
Dustin Hughes
CryptoConnections are made up of famous quotes from famous people, or unfamous quotes from
famous people, or famous quotes from unfamous people. Whatever, you get the idea. Each letter stands
for another, and a clue is given to help you get started. Enjoy. This edition’s subject: Beauty
1.
Clue: W=I
“CGBU W MO CSDVWUE SU M KDHIBO W UBFBD XGWUV
MHSQX HBMQXL. W SUIL XGWUV MHSQX GSC XS ASIFB
X G B K D H I B O . H Q X C G B U W G M F B J W U WA G B Y, W J X G B
A S I Q X W S U WA U S X H B M Q X W J Q I , W V U S C W X WA C D S U E . ”
- - H Q RV O W U A X B D J Q I I B D
“Scenes,” from p. 1
Group.
Kael Marsh, Adjunct Instructor at the VTC
said, “I think this is probably the best center in the
United States…. It has the nicest facilities. The
technology is wonderful, but our focus is on the
students. That’s what makes us great.”
The VTC is equipped with two separate classrooms. Each room holds 50 students each.
The building has a pathology lab where students can test animals’ blood and urine to learn
how to identify pathogens in animals.
There are two operating rooms. One is for
small animals, such as dogs and cats. The other is
for large animals like cows or horses. Much like a
hospital for humans, these operating rooms are
sterile and have scrub rooms. Unlike human hospitals, a two-ton crane is used to hoist the larger,
anesthetized animals onto the special operating
table.
Kelly Szofer, a student at the VTC, said that the
center acquires their small animals from area shelters. The animals are rescued on the last day
before they are scheduled to be euthanized. The
students then nurse the animals back to health.
The animals are given all their vaccinations and
treated for any diseases they may have. Szofer
said that three dogs have been saved from heartworms at the shelter.
According to Szofer, once the animals are
healthy, they are put up for adoption through local
veterinarians. The center asks that, for each pet
adopted, $50 be donated to a scholarship fund.
Marsh said the center has “rescued over 45 animals from the pound, brought them into the program and then placed them into homes. They have
created homes for loving animals.”
Connect with us:
Answer to
crossword puz
zle appears on
page 22
E-mail:
Mailing address:
TCC Connection
Tulsa, OK 74119
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Semi-Professional Horoscopes*
Aries
(March 21-April 19)
RUN!…RUn!…Run…run… Amber Wilson
Taurus
(April 20-May 20)
Birthdays mean less
and less as we age,
unless you’re turning 21 this
year, then celebrate! Treat yourself to some self-indulgence this
month. You’ll need it in preparation for the hardships of the
next. I don’t even know what
MY future has in store, do you
really think I can predict yours?
-Jinelle Lagalo
Gemini
(May 21-June 21)
Are you ready for a
heat wave? Then start
tanning those white thighs! No
one wants to see that on the
beach this summer. You better
start taking better care of your
health or the sniffles will take
over when you had better plans.
–Jinelle Lagalo
Cancer
(June 23-July 22)
A great, jubilant event
awaits you this weekend. You will be birthed into a
totally new perspective on the
world. Don’t spoil this brave
new world with trying to be
cooler or better than you are.
Remember that you earned this
new worldview because you
were yourself. - Jacob Ide
Leo
(Jul. 23 – Aug. 22)
Beware of Oglvie self
perm or straightening.
I know that you’re wanting to
save money and that you also
want to try to be your own beautician, but the only thing you
will be in the long run is the
mortician of your own hair.
–Matt Foster
Virgo
(Aug. 22 – Sept. 22)
Bristow, the hot-bed for Biblethumpers and Pagans alike, is
now in an uproar. It seems that
early Saturday morning before
Bristow’s Big Bingo Blowout,
several elderly folk escaped citylimits and are now on the loose
in Tulsa. An all-campus bulletin
has been released, warning students to avoid all persons that
appear to be 34 years or older.
Campus police says that as long
as you “pretend not to hear
them,” lock your car doors, and
drive away quickly, the scary old
people “probably” won’t be able
to get you. – Chloee Blair
Libra
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Green octagon sun
teamed up with red
demon from the fifth dimension.
Your robot ape face may disintegrate.
Pantomimes practice their diction. - T.J. Haverkamp
Scorpio
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Look around. Do you
see them? They’re all
laughing at you. They see
everything you do. They know
your deepest thoughts. And you
know what? They’re laughing. –
Amber Wilson
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
You sure do look
“cool” and way “fashionable” if you put neon lights
both inside your car and beneath
it. Be sure to cruise Memorial
next Saturday, because that guy
who always starts fights with
those who drive Hondas is look-
Answer to
crossword
puzzle
from page
21
ing for you. –Matt Foster
Capricorn
(Dec. 22- Jan. 19)
The locusts are coming. — Steven Hall
Aquarius
(Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)
Sometimes it seems
like people will never
find peace with each other. But
there is a solution, for I have
found a way to achieve world
peace and harmony. It’s going
to take some willpower and a lot
of cyanide-laced Kool-Aid, but
it will be worth it. – Dustin
Hughes
Pisces
(Feb. 19 – March 20)
Former President Bill
Clinton is reportedly
in talks with network officials at
NBC. Rumor is, he’s looking to
host his own daytime talk show.
The stars predict that the show
will be aired, but quickly pulled
after every day’s topic for the
first five months is either “Help,
I’m married to an ice princess”
or “Hey, even during my administration the presidency was way
less sexually corrupt than the
Boston Archdiocese
* Disclaimer:
As our advertising has indicated, The TCC Connection is
now hiring writers.
In spite of what you may be
led to believe by the
Horoscopes, most of us are actually fairly sane, and this would
be a fun place to work.
Of course, “fairly sane” is a
relative term.
“VTC,” from p. 1
lars and includes classrooms, a
library, faculty offices, laboratories, a pharmacy, x-ray equipment, a laundry, lockers and
showers for students, small and
large-animal treatment and surgery rooms, indoor and outdoor
kennels, five indoor stalls, large
animal treatment shoots, a tack
room and outdoor large animal
pens with shelters.
The
first
Veterinary
Technology classes were offered
in 1999 and were held in off
campus facilities until last fall
when the new school was completed.
Students of the school must
complete 80 credit hours which
includes an internship and esti-
Page 23
mated to cost approximately
$7,500. Before receiving their
Certified
Veterinary
Technologist certificate (CVT),
they must pass national and state
board examinations.
Employment opportunities
include teaching, Biomedical
Research, Military Service,
Diagnostic Laboratories, Herd
Health Managers, Zoo/Wildlife
Medicine and Veterinary Sales.
85 percent of the graduates take
their first positions working in
veterinarian private practice.
According to a TCC brochure,
students can expect to earn $1830 thousand annually, depending on the type of position they
choose.
Answer to CryptoConnection from p.
“When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I
only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.”
-- Buckminster Fuller
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