The latest installment of the Great Issues Lecture Series, Feb. 11 in the RSC Lecture Hall, followed the honors program’s theme for this school year, the paradox of affluence, but the lecture also tied in with Black His-tory Month. Dr. James Hochtritt, professor of history, gave a speech entitled “Americans But Not Really: African Americans and the Paradox of Affluence in U.S. History.” The point driven home by Hochtritt was there were at least a couple of times when America was at the “cusp” of a broader definition of equality—namely at the Con-stitutional Convention and at the Civil War’s end. But many whites in power—not all, but many—either put aside their moral obliga-tions or abused their civil authority, both for the purpose of disenfranchising the black population. Although the issue of ending slavery was addressed at the Constitutional Convention, the fact that abolition ultimately was alto-gether ignored made slavery “an even more vicious institution due to legitimacy,” ac-cording to Hochtritt. However, the professor believes we’ve

come a long way since slavery was the institu-tion driving the U.S. economy. Whatever one calls himself or herself politically should have taken a step back—put-ting ideologies aside—to revere that in our coun-try a black man could be president despite the un-fair nature of the past. So considering the case of President Barack Obama, do blacks have a level playing field now in our country? Hochtritt said he re-mains optimistic and pessimistic about that is-sue. “I don’t think you can undo 400 years of history,” Hochtritt said. Maaz Khan, computer science major, said he learned a lesson from the lecture. “African Americans have to go a huge way in order to get important jobs in America,” Khan said. But Khan said the very fact that a discus-sion of the issue was being held gives him a

reason to be optimistic about the empower-ment of minorities. The next lecture in the Great Lecture Se-ries will be 3 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. The lecture will feature Reverend Theodis Manning discussing “Poverty and Gangs: Personal Recounting of Gang Life and Hope.”

In 1990, John Robertson fell asleep at the wheel and hit a tree with his car. After the wreck, he received 200 stitches in his head. His father, Curtis Robertson, said it was a miracle his son survived. But John’s problems didn’t end there. John’s father, former director of Student Activities at RSC, believed the accident was actually the onset of John’s mental illness. While mental illness is often ge-netic, trauma can trigger the onset. Approximately a decade after his wreck, John Robertson eventually found himself at odds with the law. He stole an 18-wheeler truck. After he was caught, a judge ordered that he either face treatment for an ap-

parent mental illness or spend time in prison. Robertson chose treatment and stayed six months at Griffin Memorial Hospital in Norman. Now recovered, John Robertson re-flected upon his battle against mental illness at a recent forum held Feb. 11 in the Student Center’s main dining room. As part of a panel of seven outpatients from the behavioral health center, North Care, John Robertson shared how a regimen of medicine, group therapy and exercise improved his condition of schizo-affective disorder, a disease act-ing like schizophrenia, but less severe. Curtis Robertson said however, hind-sight is 20/20. Possibly he saw signs of illness in his son before the car wreck, but he said the problem identifying symptoms was due to a “lack of com-munication.” This lack of communication about

mental illness was precisely the reason Special Services and Student Outreach organized the group from North Care’s visit. Dr. Joanne Stafford, Special Services and Student Outreach Director, said see-ing the faces of the afflicted and hearing their stories brings “a new dimension” to understanding their illnesses. The remaining six panelists echoed this sentiment. For example, at the age of eight, Gene K. was diagnosed with paranoid schizo-phrenia. Gene’s life only became harder from that point. At 13, he started drinking before mov-ing on to abusing drugs. “All I cared about was getting the dope,” Gene said. He turned to prostitution, sometimes making $5,000 a day, but in the end, he couldn’t escape the law. He was impris-

oned where ironically enough he found salvation. His cellmate introduced him to the concept of Alcoholics Anony-mous. Once a member, he said his life changed. On Sept. 22, he will have been so-ber for 15 years, but not a day goes by when he doesn’t think about shooting up, he said. By sharing his story with those who are addicted to drugs, he hopes to help them become clean. Stafford summed up what most in the audience gathered from the panel. “Their story is not one about illness, but recovery,” Stafford said. For those interested, the panel from North Care will return 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 to the Student Center main dining room.

News15th StreetMichelle Yelle explains it all,

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Office Ambush

Volume XXXVIII, ISSue 18roSe State College

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BY BRYAN MANGIERIFeatures Editor

Seven North Care patients share tales of hope, recoveryBY BRYAN MANGIERI

Features Editor

Great Issues focuses on level playing field

Infielder Brooke Mo-let struts her first home-run trot of the 2009 season after blasting a hit over the left field fence against Ver-non College. (Photo by Eric Tatom)

Outfielder Katie Carden runs past sec-ond base before having to slide back safely after a great opponent throw.

(Photo by Eric Tatom)

Infielder Brooke Molet awaits the long throw from Nicole Copeland to

out the runner at first. (Photo by Eric Tatom)

Homeruns, hot dogs, hard hits back for 2009 season

Professor James Hochritt lectures about African Americans and their important influence on U.S. History. (Photo by Chelsea Mc-

Intire)

Clarification seeks to inform nursing students of two optionsNursing associate degree in applied science vs. pre-nursing associate degree in science

For two years in a row adviser Nick Bastani has seen RSC students’ inability to distinguish between the school’s two nursing degrees. Many times this confu-sion discourages them from attaining their nursing degree. RSC offers two different nursing degrees. One is a two-year nursing associate degree in Applied Science (RSC Catalog, p. 105) offered through the Health Sciences Division and the other is a two-year pre-nursing associate degree in science (RSC Cata-log, p. 91) offered through the Engineer-ing and Science Division. So what is the difference between these two degrees? In both programs admission is competitive and based on a selection criteria. However, Bastani assists students who plan to transfer to a four-year college

and get a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN). All pre-BSN basic courses are taken at RSC. According to the RSC catalog, the pre-nursing program pro-vides a general education foundation for pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nurs-ing; as well as, scientific, mathematical, sociological and psychological founda-tions for such a degree. The Bastani’s pre-BSN program dif-fers from advisor Linda Reichelt’s nursing science program, which is a two-year course in applied science that can be completed at RSC. This program will allow the student to begin his or her career quickly. Last year, 106 students graduated from the nursing program through the Health Sciences Divi-sion and RSC associate degree nursing (ADN) program graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). There are certain pre-requisite courses

that are needed before students can enter either program. Students also need to know which program they would like to take before enrolling because the pre-requisites are different. Students may hear, ”You need to go to the next building,” said Bastani. This confusion during enrollment may have students feeling as if they are be-ing kicked around. According to Bas-tani, if admissions and other faculty and staff members involved with assisting students during enrollment work togeth-er to make sure students get accurate information, it will make the process a less cumbersome experience. The important question for the student is “Is your final degree goal an Associ-ate (ADN) or a Bachelor (BSN)?” For more clarification of each pro-gram students may call Nick Bastani 736-0280 or Linda Reichelt 733-7545. Or students can access the following

pdf’s to compare both programs: http://www.rose.edu/students/degreeprog/ES_08-09/PRE-NURSING%20%20%202008-2009.pdf or http://www.rose.edu/students/degreeprog/HS_08-09/NURS-ING%20%20%202008-2009.pdf.

Health Sciences Information Session

Program directors from the Health Sciences division will host two information sessions to address questions regarding admission and application process, advise-ment, curriculum costs and pre-requisites. Interested students and prospective students will have the opportunity to attend one of two sessions to be held 12:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the Student Center Main Dining Room.

BY NICOLE FORDAssignment Editor

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OPINION

PolICIeS and letterS to the edItor Columns, commentaries and letters to the editor are personal opinions of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of 15th Street News or other students, faculty or administrators of the college. Editorials are written by the editorial staff. Letters to the editor may be hand delivered to FA110; sent by mail to 15th Street News, Rose State College, 6420 SE 15, Midwest City, 73110; e-mailed to the secretary, [cbenefee@rose.edu] or recorded nights on PhoneMail at 733-7400 between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. Letters must include the writer’s full name, ID number and telephone number. Letters will be printed with full name and must be 500 words or less. Editing may be necessary for space, clarity or to avoid obscenity, libel or invasion of privacy, but ideas will not be altered. Publication of all materials is at the discretion of the editor. Anyone having a complaint may call the editor in chief, 733-7400, or the Student Publications Board chairperson, Towry Barnard, 733-7379. 15th Street News, a student newspaper serving the RSC community, is published weekly, except school holidays, on Fridays during the fall and spring semesters by the Office of Student Publications, 6420 SE 15,

Midwest City, OK 73110. 15th Street News is a member of Oklahoma Collegiate Press Associa-tion, which has designated this paper top junior college newspaper six years, and Associated Collegiate Press, which has rated it All American 30 semesters. This publication is printed by Edmond Sun, Inc., issued by RSC and authorized by the Coordinator of Student Publications. Cost to the state taxpayers is $301.81 for 4,000 copies per issue and $56.40 for spot color. This paper is recyclable. RSC, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Executive Order 11246, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid and educational services.

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ditorialE

My Take On Life ...

ARIES (March 21-April 20) Stay the course and plow through. It is going to get better.

TAURUS (April 21-May 20)

Your life is no busier than anyone else’s.

Stop acting like it is.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21)

When you are speak-ing about what you respect and what

you don’t. Analyze carefully what you

are saying. Oft times what you don’t re-spect you are guilty

of yourself.

CANCER (June 22-July 22)

Take some time to do something nice for

yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Life is about give

and take. Right now, you are taking more

than giving. It is okay, but be con-

scious of it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Sit out and enjoy the sunlight. Use this time to reflect on

what you could be doing better.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

You are creative and wonderful to the

people around you. Still, this is not the

week for sonnet writ-ing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)Joy doesn’t come easy, but it can be

found in the simplest things. Find it, you are going to need it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)What is most im-

portant in life is not fleeting. Don’t de-

spair over trivialities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)If you are feeling blue start eating

healthy. Before you know it your spirits

will soar.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

Challenge yourself to excel in new ways.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)

Life can throw curveballs, luckily

baseball season will start soon and you can learn from the pros how to handle

them.

Yes, it’s February. Yes, I’m late for my New Year’s resolution. And yes, I made one and broke it. I became a vegetarian. Now, for anyone who knows me, they know the hell I put myself through. At ev-ery meal, and I eat at least five a day, I have some kind of meat. I like my steaks bloody and rare, my chicken in every form, and my pork fresh off the farm. I can eat a dozen eggs in one sitting and live for the taste of flesh. Now that I’ve explained my insane addic-tion, let me explain my crazy plan. I never make New Year’s resolutions for the reason

that I never make a promise. I break them. It’s not my fault, I just always forget about things. I’m too busy and have a short atten-tion span. I’m pretty much a ferret on crack when it comes to attention. So this year, I really wanted to start with a bang. I wanted to do something, and it had to be big. I started in December. At first, I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t go to Mc-Donalds, KFC, or any of the good places. I actually had to think outside of the box. So, I recruited my friend Zach for help since he’s a vegetarian. Soon, I learned you could eat anywhere. Chili’s has veggie burgers and amazing sal-ads, Applebee’s has a few easy dishes you can order without meat. I learned to look around and see new things and possibilities I

never knew existed; exactly my plan. Then came New Years Day. See, my mum doesn’t cook; only on holidays. Well, this year she decided to make the most amazing smelling turkey (this thing must have been fed small children because it was huge) and a giant ham. At that moment, I gave up. The combination of two weeks without meaty goodness, the smells of real food, and watching my family gorge themselves on this amazing dinner sent me over the edge. I’ve always wondered how a starving person eats, and on January 1, I found out. I didn’t even make it one full 24 hours into the New Year. Hi my name is Miranda Liming and I can’t make it through a resolution.

BY MIRANDA LIMINGNews Editor

In conjunction with the annual Women’s Leadership Conference to be held 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Friday, March 27, Phi Theta Kappa will sponsor an essay con-test. The winning essay will be awarded a $100 RSC bookstore gift cer-tificate. The purpose of the contest is to challenge students to reflect on the vision women lead-ers can present globally. The competition is open to all RSC stu-dents, male and female, and high school stu-dents from the Mid-Del

area. Registration for the Women’s Leader-ship Conference is not required, but the winner will be announced at the event. Essays should be typed in MLA format and should be free from major grammatical er-rors. The judges’ will look for essays possess-ing a beginning, middle and end - as well as a clear thesis statement. Essays must be submitted with an of-ficial entry form and be received by 11 a.m. Thursday, March 12. RSC students may

obtain more informa-tion and entry forms from Dr. Joanne Staf-ford’s office in the Student Services Building, Room 101, Kristin Hahn’s office in Humanities, Room 213 or the 15th Street News office in the Fine Arts Building, room 110. For more information about the contest call Kristin Hahn 733-7519 or e-mail her khahn@rose.edu or call Racheal Price at 733-7401 or email her rprice@rose.edu.

With the financial outlook for the near future looking grim, it is imperative for students to take their college funding responsibili-ties into their hands. Luckily for RSC students, the college offers many resources to finding fund-ing. This institution has a dedi-cated staff in the Financial Aid Department and the Office of Job Placement and Career Services to assist in the hunt for more money. In that vein this article will seek to address some of the op-portunities available to both incoming students and returning students.

1. Foundation Scholarships – With one application a student can apply for over 200 scholarships. The student simply fills out the application online, submits an essay and the foundation team does the rest. See page 4 of this issue for more information.

2. Ticket to Rose – The Ticket to Rose program provided gap funding to students from the local area that qualify for Oklahoma’s Promise. Gap funding is an excellent way the college aids students who may not otherwise be able to attend school. $50 for some can make a huge impact.

3. Leadership Groups – RSC’s leadership groups offer students the opportunity to

develop leadership skills in interactive groups. Each opportunity awards a certain number of scholarships each year and the amount varies depending on the group. High school seniors or home school students seeking to enter college in the fall, should consider applying for the President’s Leadership Class and the Legacy Scholars. Returning RSC students and high school seniors should consider applying for the Ambassador Scholarship Program, Tinker Federal Civic Leaders and the Hughes Memorial Scholarship. For more details and information call 736-0223 or visit the Web site http://www.rose.edu/finaid/scholarship_info.asp.

4. Office of Job Placement and Career Services – This office provides many resources to students, graduates and the community. Utilizing the web-based NACElink system, users can search for jobs. The staff will assist visitors with resume writing, targeting skills the person may not realize they have, career assessment, perform mock interviews and many other services. The office also brings in recruiters from other colleges and businesses. While the office cannot promise someone a job, they have the resources to give a seeker the best chances. For more information call 733-

7377.5. Division offices – Each

division has one or more bulletin boards on which to hang information. Often there are scholarship opportunities listed, all a student needs to do is jot down the information and apply. For example, the Humanities building has many essay writing contests throughout the semester with various criteria and sponsors. Also, consider checking with your division to see if there are scholarships sponsored through RSC that are specific to certain degrees.

6. Organizational scholarships – Do not neglect the opportunities membership in specific groups can provide. For example, student senators receive a tuition waiver. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) has scholarships open only to PTK members.

7. Grants – Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the number one grant opportunity. Use the free form never pay to fill out the FAFSA. More information about the FAFSA can be found in the Financial Aid office and on the official FAFSA Web site https://fafsa.ed.gov. Complete the FAFSA even if you suspect you may not qualify.

8. More generalized tips – Do not be daunted by scholarships asking for an

essay. At first, you may not be very good at it, but with practice (just like most other things in life) it will become easier – it may even become just plain easy. Apply for every scholarship you even remotely qualify. You never know if you are competing against 500 other applicants or just 3. It is worth at least trying because some scholarships go unclaimed simply because no one applied. Never, ever pay a fee for scholarship information or to fill out one. These are generally scams and there are too many free opportunities out there to give attention to the fee based ones.

R S CService Announcement

Get admitted to UCO without ever leaving RSC. A UCO transfer counselor will be in the Social Sciences Building, room 133 to assist with admissions. To be admitted, students will need to bring official transcripts from every college or university attended. If a student has less than 24 college credit hours, then an official high school transcript and ACT scores must be presented. Applications will be provided by UCO. Students will also receive free UCO merchandise and the application fee will be waived if admitted to the uni-versity during the event. After being admitted, students can sign up for Transfer Enrollment Central, and enroll before all current UCO students. For more information call UCO Transfer Central at 974-2248.

U OC A dmissions DaysTuesday and Wednesday,

Feb. 24-259 a.m. - noon Tues. 8:30 - 11:30 a.m and 4 - 7 p.m. Wed.

Theatre major Nick Cosentino jumps at all the scholarship op-

portunities available at RSC. (Photo by Chelsea McIntire)

More students, less money to go around ‘Apply early, apply often’

Turkey kills wannabe vegetarian’s resolution effort

Essay contest could ease bookstore burden$100 Follett’s gift certificate for winner

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CAMPUS CORNERBriefly

Speaking

ACROSS 1 Touched clumsily6 Woodstock performer Joan10 Impersonator14 Pulitzer or Pritzker15 Arm bone16 Dimensions17 Teach a boxer where to go?19 Red’s Kadiddlehopper20 Ms. Bombeck21 TV role for P. Silvers23 Latin 101 verb

25 Elec. measure27 Make imperfect28 Lend a hand29 Parallel universe?32 1,000 bucks33 2002 A.L. Cy Young Award winner34 “Norma __”35 Reside37 Bluepoint hangout?41 Act subdivision44 Intl. radio45 Kodak rival49 2,000 pounds

50 Abridge a drama?54 Gallery display55 Convent figure56 Pinup’s leg57 Logger’s tool58 Fabled racer61 5-dollar bills63 Nastase of tennis64 Teetotalers’ bash?68 Corrida cries69 Corporate VIPs70 Capacious71 Boss Tweed’s lampooner72 Hankerings73 Fuzzy fruits

DOWN1 Very softly, in music2 Coach Parseghian3 Surfboard mishap4 Weizman of Israel5 Skin-related6 Prickly husk7 Cry of dismay8 Puzzling state9 Stomach acid inhibitor brand10 Spore sacs11 Plunder12 Follower of Jeremiah13 Design anew18 Subduers22 Netherlands city23 Finishing tool24 Yves, to Yves26 H.S. jr.’s exam30 Windfall31 Annoy

36 Shawl or cloak38 Like 20 Questions questions39 “Performance” director Nicolas40 Street market41 Word after 17A, 29A, 50A and 64A42 Toyota model43 Ways in46 Scottish city47 Elec. duplicate48 Assent asea51 John __ Adams52 Dangerous53 Set out59 Take a sample60 Harrow rival62 “The Time Machine” race65 Amer. letters66 French friend67 Part of CBS

By Allan E. Parrish

Tucked away in the western corner of campus near I-40 is the Tom Steed Center which houses the Continuing Education and Community Service com-ponent of RSC. Many students may be unfamiliar with the ser-vices that the Tom Steed Center has because the facility offers non-credit instruction purposed for youth and seniors. Dr. Eloy Chavez, Dean of Continuing Education and Com-munity Service, intends to widen the scope of awareness of the services the Tom Steed Center provides through outreach. “I am working harder to do more community outreach to let our Mid-Del area know who we are and what we can do to help better the community,” Chavez said. “The purpose of this building is to house non-credit classes. We offer programs and activities for youth such as Kids College. We offer programs for adults in-terested in personal self develop-ment, and active adults – these are our senior programs.” An example is, “our trips pro-

gram, which gives tours of many locations in the state of Oklahoma.” Active adult participants can daytrip to Marland Mansion, stroll through an Amish commu-nity in Choteau, or enjoy the wild side of life with a daytrip to Meers’ Wildlife Tour in Meers, Okla. “The trips program is very popular,” Chavez said. “We have close to 7000 individuals who have en-rolled in non credit con-tinuing education classes, courses, trips and work-shops over the past year,” Chavez said. In addition to the several programs the Tom Steed Center offers to community members, the facility also rents out meeting rooms, classrooms, a computer lab and its auditorium for a fee. Recently, the Tom Steed Cen-ter was renovated with several environmentally friendly fea-tures such as energy efficient lighting and waterless urinals. With these renovations now complete, a rededication is slat-ed for March or April, “pending the bridge completion” which

will connect the Tom Steed Center with the Communication Center. In light of the upcoming rededication, Chavez has dili-gently poured over blueprints and looked for more information about the building and its name-sake. “I went down to the archives

of Oklahoma University to look for information about Tom Steed,” Chavez said. According to Chavez the cen-ter was dedicated in the 1970s and named for Thomas Jefferson Steed, a retired United States Congressman, military veteran and prolific newspaper editor.

Tom Steed houses non-credit classes, ‘Kids College’

The Tom Steed Center staff is ready to serve the community. Dr. Eloy Chavez, Dean of Continuing Education and Community Services, Taylor Fields, Kids College Program Assistant, Shannon Keene, work study, L.

Taylor Crosser, Secretary III and John Schuldt, Conference Site Assistant. (Photo by J.L. Morrissey)

Health Sciences Information Session

Program directors from the Health Sciences divi-sion will host two infor-mation sessions to ad-

dress questions regarding admission and applica-

tion process, advisement, curriculum costs and

prerequisites. Interested students and prospec-tive students will have

the opportunity to attend one of two sessions to be held 12:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the Student Center Main

Dining Room.

Greater Grads Career Fair

The Greater Grads Ca-reer Fair will be held

noon – 4:30 p.m. Tues-day, Feb. 24 at the Cox Business Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. RSC will provide shuttle

service to and from the convention center from 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Students are encour-

aged to pre-register for a chance to win a Dell laptop from the Greater

Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and addi-tional prizes from RSC’s Office of Job Placement and Career Services. For additional information

call 733-7377.

Intercultural Event“Harlem Renaissance”

Exploring African Amer-ican Art of the 1920s

and 1930s, an exhibit at the Oklahoma Art Mu-seum, is currently on display and RSC will provide transportation to the museum 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Seating is limited and pre-registration is

required. For more infor-mation or to reserve seat-ing please call 733-7373.

Go Red For WomenT-shirts are available

for RSC’s “Go Red For Women” event. Shirts are $5 for regular short

sleeves and $10 for long sleeved and baby doll shirts. Staff members

who purchase the shirts will be able to wear jeans with their shirt Wednes-day, Feb. 25. Shirts may be purchased 8 a.m. to noon at the Wellness Center front desk and noon – 6 p.m. in the Wellness Center lab.

Community Health Fair

RSC and Midwest Re-gional Medical Center will host a community

health fair on the campus 9 a.m. – noon Saturday,

Feb. 28. Participants will be offered free health

screenings for adults in-cluding blood pressure,

body fat analysis, asthma testing, diabetes foot care, vision and sleep

apnea screenings. Glu-cose and lipid screenings will be available 9 – 11

a.m. on a first come, first served basis. For more

information call the RSC Wellness Center at 733-7525 or Marilyn Flin-

chum at 610-8328.

Address UpdateStudents are reminded to update their address in anticipation of the

Higher One Debit Card. The debit card will be mailed in March and

will be the way refund disbursements are issued.

Students will need to login to http://oasis.rose.

edu to update.

BY J.L. MORRISSEYAssistant Editor

Have you ever been late to class or work? Do you stress on upcoming exams? Perhaps you just wondered what didactic method best suits you? The Office of Student Suc-cess can help to answer these questions with the variety of workshops to be held over the

spring semester. The workshops will train students for academic achievement and help foster per-sonal development. Though the workshops are designed for stu-dents, they are open to everyone. Some workshops will repeat and students who miss out on the workshop dates, but want more information are encour-aged to contact Carla Robison, Student Success Coordinator,

inside the Student Center to set up a time for individualized workshops. All workshops are to be held inside the Tinker Terrace Room from 2 – 3 p.m.Learning Styles, March 10th: This workshop “will try to identify what a student’s learn-ing style is,” Robison said. Some students are auditory learners while others are vi-sual learners. Once a student is aware of what learning capabili-ties work best, “the workshop will then help students develop strategies that will help them,” Robison said. Test Taking Strategies: Over-coming Test Anxiety, March 11th: “This is one of my favorites. I had test anxiety all through col-lege,” Robison said. “The basis for this particular workshop is to talk about anxi-ety and things that you can do to eliminate it.” A section of the workshop will explore “strate-gies” for multiple choice and essay tests and “give students tips on how to better prepare for test,” Robison said.

Memory /Stress Management, April 14 The workshop will focus on “memory techniques” and “things that students can do to help when they’re studying or taking an exam,” Robison said. “Stress can also affect memory” and “it is important that stu-dents recognize when they are under stress,” Robison said. The workshop will explore mnemon-ics and the differences between short-term and long-term mem-ory. Time Management Tech-niques, April 15th“I think that everyone can im-prove their time management,” Robison said. This workshop will explore ideas on how to clean up the clutter of a stu-dent’s personal and academic time by implementing creative but “flexible” ways of organiz-ing. Test Taking Strategies: Over-coming Test Anxiety, May 5th (repeat)Learning Styles, May 6th (re-peat)

Center addresses students’ needs through scheduled workshopsBY J.L. MORRISSEY

Assistant Editor

Solution from 2/13/09

Concurrent students Josh Pelton, Cyber Security major, and James-on Pelton, Chemistry major, demonstrate the easy access of the Stu-

dent Success Center. (Photo by Chelsea McIntire)

“I have one of the best offices on campus. Two solid walls of glass that make me feel like I am outdoors. A li-brary filled with lots of old books. My cubicle is like my ideal room,” history Professor Michelle Yelle boasts about her ‘home away from home’ Yelle’s favorite element in the cubicle appeared to be her books. “I just love the look of old books and the smell of old books. They make me feel at home.” Three sturdy wooden bookcases are filled to the brim with books practically popping off the shelves. A dusty red book that lies on the bot-tom of the shelf is one of Yelle’s favor-ites. “One of my funniest favorite books is something I found in a used bookstore in New York City. It was published in 1942 and it’s called The Playboys Hand-book.” She explains, “It’s for men on

how to treat a woman. It is hysterically funny to read how it captures a very in-teresting time and place.” A series from the 1800’s called How To Be The Per-fect Woman and memoirs of women in the French Resistance are among some of her other favorite books. Another interest Yelle has is propa-ganda. “I have a propaganda poster. From World War I, this poster was actu-ally reissued during World War II. At the time it was given to me I thought it was just a reprint. When I took it out of the cardboard frame there was the stamp from the government agency on the back, it is an original World War II poster.” Yelle also exclaimed her love for a seemingly unrelated figure Dr. Seuss. “Dr. Seuss was a propagandist. The book Dr. Seuss goes to War is a compilation of his World War II politi-cal cartoons.” In the office are also more personal mementos that she has acquired. An old blue chair sits next to her desk that has the wear from many years; it’s one of the very first pieces of furniture she owned. “It was the chair that I read to my son in,” Yelle explains. Looking around one will notice an old tattered

globe setting atop a filing cabinet. The globe not only has historical value in being a cold war globe, it also belonged to Yelle as a child. “Almost ev-erything in my office is a me-mento.” She says. Neatly tucked on one of the shelves is a picture of Yelle’s influences, her father. Yelle’s father passed away when she was nine. He was forced to drop out of school in the third grade to work due to his fa-ther’s passing. Despite his lack of formal education Yelle explains the true intelligence of her father. “He was always reading and he always told me about the importance of educa-tion. I always think that it was him that got me to go this far.” On Yelle’s ring finger is potentially one of her oldest and newest mementos in the office. In room 135, one of Yelle’s former students recently proposed to her. “I have an antique ring from the 1920’s. This is my family heirloom. He used this to propose to me.” She met her fiancé, when he was a student to one of

her classes. They soon became close friends and after many years they dated and now are engaged. Yelle’s office is tied to many memo-ries and joys. The shelves of books, the propaganda, the old blue chair lead one to see that Michelle Yelle’s office is more like a home away from home.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Tom Waits

When one thinks of music today they think of singers like Beyonce, All American Rejects, or Taylor Swift. Rarely one will think of influen-tial singers who are not mainstream or just clear-ly off the beaten path. One such singer that has been off the beaten path his whole career and is often ignored for his

musical talents is singer, songwriter and actor Tom Waits. Tom Waits career be-gan in the 1970’s. In-fluenced by people like Stephen Foster, Lord Buckley and Bob Dylan, Waits fell in love with the different sounds they produced that were not like most of the music being played at the time. With the love of the sounds that where so ‘off the path’ Waits began de-veloping his own style of music that took song and

monologue and swirled them all into one. Often Waits writes lyr-ics that talk about dark and even disturbing themes such as a song called “The Cemetery Polka”. In the song there are characters that are all at the brink of dying and are ruthless, insane people. Wall Street Jour-nal’s critic Jim Fusilli de-scribed this writing as “A keen, sensitive and sym-pathetic chronicler of the adrift and downtrodden, Mr. Waits creates three-

dimensional characters who, even in their confusion and despair, are capable of insight and startling points of view. Their stories are accompanied by mu-sic that is unlike any other in pop history.” While Wait’s niche is in writing songs with dark elements he also writes more com-

monplace lyrics. Most of Wait’s ordinary ballads have become large hits in the form of covers by better-known artists. A few examples of his successful ballads are; “Jersey Girl” performed by Bruce Springsteen, “Downtown Train” per-formed by Rod Stewart, and even the Eagles per-forming “Ol’ 55”. Another element that makes Tom Waits an amazing talent is his unique voice. Critic Dan Durchholz described his vocal growl “like it was soaked in a vat of bour-bon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.” The comment appears to speak of the rough and deep feeling through his very gut-tural growling style of vocals. The elements that also create such a unique

sound are the very raspy Jazz sound with its bluesy undertone all tied together with the vaude-ville personality. Aside from Wait’s mu-sical talent he has also appeared in many films. Some of the more no-tables include “Rumble-fish,” “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” and “Coffee and Cigarettes.” He is often used as a bizarre character since he has the distinct vocal range, per-sonality and look. Tom Waits is a suc-cessful musician who seems to have put his mark on society through his unique and thought provoking lyrics. Waits is an important part of mu-sical history for the type of sound he developed and that he took the road less traveled and steered clear of the beaten path.

Music StandBY CHELSEA MCINTIRE

Staff Writer

BY CHELSEA MCINTIREStaff Writer

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Tom Waits performs live at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Ga., on July 5, 2008.(Photo by Bob Butler for Public Image Photography)

RSC has designed the Foundation Scholar-ship to award first time and returning college students with funding to help them finance col-lege. Each year around 225 scholarships are dispersed for the fall, spring and summer se-mesters. Students are chosen based on a vari-

ety of factors including academic achievement, financial need, specific degree, and community services. One application allows the student to apply for all foundation scholar-ships. The scholarship application period be-gins March 1, but stu-dents can view the dif-ferent scholarships and their eligibility criteria now. Students will have a

month after the scholar-ship application is open to complete it online. After individuals have submitted their appli-cation, the foundation committee will deter-mine eligibility and find scholarships for selected students. “It’s worth it”, replied Lisa Pitsiri, Executive Director for Intuitional Advancement, and the RSC Foundation. “We do encourage everyone

to apply,” Pitsiri added. A scholarship work-shop offering tips for applying for the Foun-dation Scholarships will be held 5:30 – 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5 in the Student Center Raider Room. For more information about the application process and the schol-arships available visit http://www.rose.edu/commfriend/foundation/Applications.asp.

Tinker Federal Civic Leaders Program

The Tinker Federal Civic Lead-ers Program is now accepting

application for the fall semester. The Tinker Federal Civic Leaders

Program is an intense leader-ship development program that

includes character training, com-munication skills and teamwork. Five scholarships will be award-

ed for Tinker Air Force Base mili-tary spouses between the E-1 and E-6 ranking and five scholarships are available for adults in East-ern Oklahoma County aged 24

and older. Successful candidates will maintain a 2.5 GPA, have the

ability to complete the current semester, attend an off-campus Leadership Retreat in August,

complete a Leadership Project in conjunction with TAFB and en-

roll in the Lessons in Leadership Engagement course in the fall.

Applications are due by March 1. For more information call 736-

0223.

Frances Hughes Memorial Scholarship

The Frances Hughes Memorial

Scholarship is now seeking ap-plicants. Those interested must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours, take one business course

each semester of the award, work as an intern at the RSC Perform-

ing Arts Theatre, or another approved venue a minimum of

six hours a week, maintain a 2.5 GPA and major in liberal studies with an emphasis in fine arts, arts

management, or art librarian. Applications are being accepted now through March 1. For more information or to get an applica-

tion call 736-0223.

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