Friday Jan. 29 last day to drop with refund
JUSTIN COMBS
Staff Writer
seniorwriter@occc.edu
Students who drop classes by Jan. 29 will receive a full refund, said John Horinek, Recruitment and Admissions director.
Bursar Brandi Henson said students can withdraw online through their mineonline account or at Records and Graduation.
Records and Graduation Services is located on the first floor of the Main Building.
For more information about tuition contact the bursar’s office at 405-682-7825.
For more information, contact the bursar’s office at 405-682-7825.
Bookstore closes temporarily after suspected theft; man pepper sprayed
Craig Ralls
JUSTIN COMBS
Staff Writer
seniorwriter@occc.edu
The OCCC Bookstore closed for about two hours Monday afternoon after Safety and Security used pepper spray to subdue a man suspected of stealing books in the store, said Cordell Jordan, Media Relations coordinator.
Jordan said Craig Ralls, 20, had been a suspect in other OCCC Bookstore thefts so Safety and Security officers had been watching out for him.
“[The suspect] walked into the bookstore and put a book under his T-shirt,” Jordan said.
When officers confronted Ralls, Jordan said, he became uncooperative and started fighting with the officers who then used the pepper spray on the man.
Safety and Security took the suspect into custody and called the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Jordan said the man is currently in OCPD custody.
Ralls last attended OCCC in Fall ’09 but is not currently enrolled said a spokesperson in the college records office.
OCPD Public Information Officer, Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow, said no further information is available at this time.
As more information becomes available, the Pioneer Online will update the story.
Essay contest open to community college students
WHITNEY KNIGHT
Staff Writer
staffwriter1@occc.edu
Entries for the seventh annual Community College Baccalaureate Association’s essay contest are due Feb. 5, said Beth Hagan, executive director.
The contest is open to any student currently enrolled in a community college in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, Hagan said.
A $1,000 check and an all-expense paid trip to the 10th annual Community College Baccalaureate Association Conference in Baltimore, Md., will be awarded to the winner.
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