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Analysts suggest that OU’s tuition is on the rise for non-resident students and will increase by 2.9 percent beginning this fall. The increase forecasted in the Fitch Ratings report from March 25 indicates non-resident tuition will increase by $279.51 beginning the fall 2014 semester, bringing non-resident tuition to $9,917.75. Fitch Ratings report on the bond credit ratings of various universities and companies on an annual review cycle to cue investors in on their financial standing and reputation. Joanne Ferrigan, senior director of U.S. Public Finance at Fitch Ratings, confirmed the forecasted tuition increase. “Typically, the goal is to try to be as affordable as possible for students,” Ferrigan said. “But universities also have to pay their bills.” In 2011, the Fitch Ratings bond report indicated a 4.5 percent tuition increase, according to Daily archives. Tuition
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rose by 5 percent that year. In a January interview, former Fitch analyst James George, who worked on OU’s last two bond reports, said rising tuition costs were normal. “We expect every university to have a slight uptake every year,” George said. Because OU ranks consistently among other universities as a more affordable institute, the university has room to raise tuition and fees, according to the January bond report. Although university officials have not indicated a tuition increase for the upcoming semester, OU President David
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Boren will hold an open discussion with students Tuesday to discuss the university’s budget and the possible impacts related to tuition fees for the next school year. University spokesman Michael Nash didn’t respond to questions about the upcoming meeting by press time. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Sandy Bell Gallery. Kelly Rogers, kelly.n.rogers-1@ou.edu
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Students hold candlelight vigil for factory workers
Museum awarded national distinction Honor granted for service excellence CAITLIN SCHACHTER Campus Reporter
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Students hold candles at a candlelight vigil on Thursday evening inside the South Oval’s Unity Garden. Students and Sooners Against Sweatshops members held the vigil to remember the Rana Plaza factory complex collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured more than 2,000. Leaders and members of Sooners Against Sweatshops spoke about factory accidents and poor working conditions in other countries during the vigil.
The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History will receive the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service on May 8 in a White House ceremony, according to a press release. The Institute for Museum and Library Services is honoring five museums and libraries for service to the community, according to a press release. Museum officials submitted a 19-page application that included the museum history, exceptional programming, its impact on the community and several letters of recommendation from community members, said Jen Tregarthen, marketing and public relations specialist at The Sam Noble SEE MUSEUM PAGE 2
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Journalism conference to discuss immigration issues Experts to teach about impact on families, children EMMA SULLIVAN Campus Reporter
The fifth Immigration in the Heartland conference for journalists will begin Sunday evening and continue through Wednesday so journalists can discuss immigration issues. During the event, professional journalists will listen to experts, discuss with colleagues and learn strategies for covering immigration
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issues, said Warren Vieth, associate editor for Oklahoma Watch. In Oklahoma, almost 10 percent of the population is made up of immigrants, which is changing the landscape of the state, Vieth said. In the past, the conference has focused on immigration enforcement issues, but this year the focus will shift to the impact of immigration on families and children, Vieth said. The conference will take place primarily in Gaylord Hall, with the exception of
a trip to the Oklahoma City bombing memorial, Vieth said. The event will be sponsored by Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the I n s t i t u t e f o r Ju s t i c e i n Journalism in Oakland, Calif. It will be funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation in Oklahoma City, Vieth said. Emma Sullivan emmanic23@gmail.com
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Clifton Adcock, masters student and reporter for the Oklahoma Watch, works in his office in Gaylord Thursday afternoon. The Oklahoma Watch is scheduled to host an Immigration Conference lasting from Monday until Wednesday.
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medal: Sam Noble’s programs recognized Continued from page 1
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International studies and anthropology sophomore Lucy Mahaffey and biology and letters junior KC Poe hold candles at a candlelight vigil held by students and Sooners Against Sweatshops.
Corrections The Oklahoma Daily is committed to serving readers with accurate coverage and welcomes your comments about information that may require correction or clarification. To contact us with corrections, email us at dailynews@ou.edu. In Thursday’s story “Policy displaces smokers,” The Daily reported that Kris Crumpton of Alpha Chi Omega had witnessed or been the victim of harassment by smoking students on the corner of Elm Avenue and Elmwood Street. Crumpton has since clarified that the incidents she was referring to actually took place before the university bought Stubbeman Village, and that she has only heard about, but not witnessed, more recent incidents. In the same story, The Daily erroneously said Morgan Peccarelli was the Delta Gamma president. Caitlyn Gunter is this year’s Delta Gamma president.
Museum of Natural History. Medalists are chosen from nationwide nominations for contribution to their communities and innovative approaches to public service, according to the press release. Museum officials knew before the announcement that the museum was one of GO AND DO the 30 finalists for the award Hungry Planet: but found out Thursday it What the World won the medal, Tregarthen Eats said. Some of the things the When: 6:30 to 8:30 museum does for the comp.m. Friday munity are educational programs, school field trips, Where: Sam Noble public open receptions, Oklahoma Museum of holiday events and free adNatural History mission days for the public, Price: Free Tregarthen said. “We couldn’t be more exInfo: Photo exhibit cited about how Oklahoma follows 10 families and the communities are enfrom around the world gaged and supportive with and documents the what we offer,” Tregarthen food they eat over the said. course of a week; will The museum contains include food tastings from local vendors. more than 10 million objects organized into 12 collections — from Native American languages to genomic resources — as well as its 55,000-square-feet of exhibits and galleries that trace Oklahoma’s history back more than a billion years, according to the press release. Caitlin Schachter, caitlinschachter@yahoo.com
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editorial
Income inequality should be focus of affirmative action Our View: Affirmative action was a Band-Aid
solution for a more extreme period of American history, and laws should evolve to match changes in culture. The use of affirmative action in college admissions has come under more scrutiny in recent years, with states banning the practice all together, including Oklahoma. In fact, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state voters can ban the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The court upheld a voter-approved amendment to Michigan’s constitution forbidding public universities from taking race into account during the admissions process. Michigan’s ban is now, in effect, identical to Oklahoma’s constitutional ban against the use of affirmative action. We don’t have a surefire solution to replace affirmative action, nor do we believe that racial inequality has been eliminated in the U.S. However, we agree with Supreme Court justices and Michigan lawmakers in the sense that programs to benefit disadvantaged students should focus on economic inequality rather than race alone. Affirmative action is a broad term encompassing various governmental actions taken during the civil rights era to punitively attempt to right decades of systematic oppression of minorities in the U.S. Examples include governmental supervision of elections in southern states to protect voting rights of minorities and, in some cases, admission quotas for minority students. We believe most Americans today are not openly racist and that racial relations have improved dramatically since the Civil Rights Movement. While
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we, by no means, believe that the playing field is now level in the U.S., we do believe that mainstream American culture has shifted since the 1960s to be much more tolerant of racial diversity. We feel it’s time for affirmative action to evolve to match a changing culture. Affirmative action was a Band-Aid solution for an extreme time period in U.S. history, and we believe Americans can create a better solution now to combat root causes of racial and economic inequality. Trying to fix the systematic lack of access to educational opportunities at the collegiate level does nothing to remedy the causes of opportunity gaps. We believe comThe Our View is the majority munity-based solutions would have a more profound, wider-reaching opinion of effect than government-imposed The Daily’s eight-member affirmative action programs. editorial board Two of the biggest factors in future academic success are income and familial involvement. Average in-state yearly tuition at a public university is $22,826 ,$44,750 at a private university, prices that are difficult to surmount if you come from a low-income family. But before a student can make it to college, he or she must receive encouragement and involvement at home. The number of spoken words a child hears from birth and the number of books in a child’s home drastically impact future educational performance. For example, a child aged 2 to 6 raised in a home with 500 or more books, regardless of his or her parents’ education level, will likely advance 2.4 years further in his or her education as opposed to a child raised in a home with no books. Furthermore, a
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child from a low-income family hears an average of 8 million fewer words per year than a child from a wealthier family, which results in a 30 million-word deficit by the time the child is 4 years old. We believe income inequality is the main factor to focus on, and programs should start at the local level. There are multiple examples of small efforts yielding great results in low-income areas. For example, the nonprofit organization Coalition for Queens in New York started a training program to teach people how to write iPhone apps while receiving career mentorship. The first class of students who participated in the “Access Code” program saw their average incomes jump from $15,000 before the program to over $72,000 after. While the Queens example shows how local efforts can help boost education and employment for older individuals, the example of a Pittsburgh children’s center shows how local programs can increase family involvement and brighten the futures of younger students. The Homewood Children’s Village hosts various programs focused on children in low-income Pittsburgh neighborhoods, such as health seminars, weekend lunch programs, college prep classes and mentoring programs. The programs are intended to repair the social fabric of the area and help children attain success in adulthood. We support such programs and believe they are better alternatives to federally- mandated affirmative action. Addressing the causes of inequality in our country will benefit us all in the long run and achieve more tangible change than college admissions that offer admittance based on race.
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SPORTS
Julia Nelson, sports editor Joe Mussatto, assistant editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports
Softball
Slugger could return for Sooners Oklahoma set to host Blazers in weekend series
PLAYER PROFILE Lauren Chamberlain Year: Junior
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O k l a h o m a ’s L a u r e n Chamberlain could return as early as this weekend as the Sooners (36-10) take on the UAB Blazers (29-20) in a non-conference tilt. The junior first baseman, who has been sidelined since March 13 with a back injury, is expected to receive clearance to resume hitting before this weekend’s games against UAB. “We are optimistic for Saturday. She’s getting the green light to start resuming practice slowly, but we’ll have to see if she’s physically ready for Saturday,” coach Patty Gasso said of the twotime All-American. Gasso added that Chamberlain would likely only be used in a hitting role to start with, but that’s where she can help Oklahoma the most. While the Sooners have only lost four games since Chamberlain went down, they have received significant production from players who are beginning to cool off. Sophomore Kady Self, senior Brittany Williams and junior Georgia Casey have all exceeded expectations since Chamberlain’s injury, but it appears as though they have begun to regress recently. Chamberlain’s return would bring needed
Position: First Base Statistics: .392 career batting average 66 career home runs
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Lauren Chamberlain readies herself at homeplate on June 4 at the 2013 Women’s College World Series. Chamberlain was one of three finalists for 2013 Women’s Collegiate Softball Player of the Year. Prior to her injury, Chamberlain was hitting .316 with sixt home runs.
consistency as the team heads toward postseason play. Wi t h UA B i n t ow n , Oklahoma could have its hands full even with Chamberlain. The Blazers already have a pair of victories this season over ranked
teams, Georgia and Tulsa, and the squad nearly stole a win against No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. UAB is currently sitting at No. 33 in the most recent RPI rankings, which makes it Oklahoma’s toughest remaining opponent.
“ T h i s i s a b i g w e e kend for us with AlabamaBirmingham, who is a very good team with a strong RPI, so games against them will help us,” Gasso said. If Chamberlain isn’t ready to return to the lineup for this series, the Sooners will
just keeping doing what they’ve been doing: relying on sophomore pitcher Kelsey Stevens. Stevens had been showing signs of fatigue before shutting out Texas and North Texas in consecutive outings. If Stevens proves to be
effective, Oklahoma’s offense has shown that it can produce for her. On the other side of the diamond, the Blazers tout a pair of senior pitchers, Leigh St re e t ma n a n d L a n na h Campbell, who have thrown 150 innings for them. The Sooners will likely see a mixture of both this weekend, but Streetman should get the start. Streetman owns a 1.54 ERA with 16 complete games in 26 starts this season to go along with a .193 opponents’ batting average. UAB certainly has the talent to spoil Oklahoma’s weekend if the Sooners aren’t ready to play. The series will begin with a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Saturday with the second game immediately following the conclusion of game one. The series finale will be played at noon on Sunday. Spenser Davis davis.spenser@yahoo.com
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Road test with Red Raiders Time ticking on Sooners’ season Joe Mussatto
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better,” Hughes said. “That’s where our challenge is.” While Oklahoma’s team batting average of .284 is still keeping pace with the rest of the Big 12, the Sooners have committed a conference-worst 64 errors. At the top of the Big 12 in fielding percentage are the Red Raiders. Additionally, Texas Tech is hitting .286 as a team and has the third best earned run average in the conference. Claiming a series in L u b b o c k f ro m t h e R e d Raiders won’t be easy, but Aikin said the team isn’t over-thinking the tough matchup. “We don’t add any more pressure to ourselves than there already is,” Aikin said. Whether they feel it or not, pressure is mounting for the Sooners. A subpar showing
The season is beginning to slip away from the Sooner baseball team, but the squad has a chance to regain traction this weekend at Texas Tech. Oklahoma (25-17, 5-7 Big 12) will face the Red Raiders (32-13, 8-7 Big 12) in a threegame slate beginning Friday in Lubbock, Texas. No. 21 Texas Tech has won eight of its last 10 games while the Sooners have three wins in their last 10 tries. A combination of miscues and inconsistencies at the plate, in the field and on the base paths has plagued the young team recently. And when one problem gets fixed, another arises. “My job is to teach these guys how to compete consistently on a daily basis,” head coach Pete Hughes said. Some of the struggles can be attributed to OU’s inexperience, sophomore outfielder Craig Aikin said. The roster is filled with underclassmen, and it’s up to Hughes to take advantage of Children Chil Ch ildr dren en the squad’s youth. “Especially with a young team, if you get them to play fast, play with urgency at a high level and try to limit the amount of thinking they have to do, they usually play
on the road could slide the squad further down the conference standings with only two series remaining. But despite OU’s cold streak, Aikin and his teammates aren’t ready to give up on the season. “O u r b a c k s m i g h t b e against the wall, but most of the time we start fighting away,” he said. Oklahoma and Texas Tech will start the series at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Lubbock followed by a noon contest on Saturday before the series finale at 2 p.m. Sunday. “ The clock’s ticking,” Hughes said. “We all know. It’s nothing those guys don’t know. We better figure it out this weekend.”
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Thank you to current members for an outstanding year! Sydney Abdallah • Benjamin Acker • Sami Adhikari • Alyssa Beaudoin • Bryan Bodie • Beth Bierhaus • Mitchell Bryant • Emerson Burney • Zahara Chaudry • Emmanuelle Chiocca • Steven Crowley • Kayliegh Damphousse • Alison De Less • Christopher Demetree • Emily Dudney • Shannon Dulin • Garrett Durie • Ebenezer Eno • Chris Flix • Evan Fry • Cullen Grable • Kushal Gulati • Kevin Hadley • Wesley Herron • Brandon Hoff • Maxwell Inmon • Shanshan Luo • Joel Maupin • Brandon McCabe • Chase Miller • Robert Miracle • Jillian Lundie • Elizabeth Niche • Colleen Owen • Conor McBride • Colin McGoodwin • Elizabeth Park • Olivia Pham • Delphine Piguet • Brian Randall • Shelby Ranger • Kellie Reidlinger • Austyn Roberts • Rita Rush • Timeam Saidi • Kristi Saunders • Paul Schaettle • Nathan Sethman • Morgan Thorne • Megan Trevino • Pooja Vijayvergiya • Jay Vinnedge • Johannah Walker • Cait Walsh •Connor Walters • John Warden • Cole Wayant • Maegan Whelchel • Ross Woodard • Rosemarie Zanabria