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Pryor a tight end?

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Expert Mel Kiper Jr. sheds light on Terrelle Pryor’s future, says he might switch to tight end at the next level.

Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal has been delivered to the Statehouse and battle lines are being drawn on key issues of contention, including some at Ohio State. On March 30, President E. Gordon Gee sent out a faculty-wide email in which he expressed his “concern” about faculty workload requirements in the budget. The proposed budget would require full-time faculty to teach an extra class every other year and for public colleges to develop a three-year bachelor’s program for some majors. The proposals, which are designed as costsaving measures, have drawn criticism from university leaders who fear they will detract from faculty duties outside the classroom. “I know very well how hard our faculty work — in the classroom, in conducting scholarship, in the

I know very well how hard our faculty work — in the classroom, in conducting scholarship, in the laboratories, the libraries, with individual students and student groups. E. Gordon Gee president, Ohio State University

laboratories, the libraries, with individual students and student groups,” Gee wrote in the email. Gee did express gratitude for the relatively small cuts to university funding, but said the university is working with elected leaders to resolve issues related to faculty workload.

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Currently, OSU does not have a standard workload requirement for faculty. Instead, each department develops and publishes a pattern of administration which sets maximum and minimum workload requirements. Ohio House Finance Committee are still working out details of the proposal, but the current language states that all full-time faculty, including those who conduct research, will be subject to the new requirement. Joseph A. Alutto, executive vice president and provost of OSU, is concerned about that balance between classroom and research responsibilities. “Our faculty are committed to excellent teaching and to fostering innovative research. That is our mission as a great research university,” Alutto said. Rob Nichols, spokesman for the governor, said the office has been working with university leaders but would not say if the requirements will be removed.

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Boehner will speak to different crowd at commencement Britt anY sCHoCK Lantern reporter schock.13@osu.edu John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and representative from Ohio’s 8th Congressional District, will be speaking in front of a much different crowd as the speaker for Ohio State’s Spring Commencement, according to Boehner’s staff. Boehner, who has represented Ohio in Congress since 1991, is the 53rd Speaker of the House and the first from Ohio since 1931. He will address a class of about 8,500 graduates at the commencement ceremony set for noon on Sunday, June 12, at Ohio Stadium. “Ohio State is honored to have Speaker Boehner address our graduates and their families,” President E. Gordon Gee said in a statement. “As one of the United States’ most prominent elected officials, the Speaker will bring invaluable wisdom and insight to our graduating class, assuring that the day is a fitting celebration of the realization of their educational aspirations.” Brittany Bramell, spokeswoman for Boehner, said he appreciates this opportunity. “He’s honored by the opportunity to join the students at The Ohio State University as they celebrate their academic accomplishments and look ahead to their future,” Bramell said in an email. As the second oldest of 12 children, Boehner hails from southwest Ohio where he’s lived his entire life. Thomas Bergman, a third-year in city and regional planning, described Boehner as the epitome of the American dream. “Politics is a dirty game but I think he’s an honest

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tHoMas BradleY Senior Lantern reporter bradley.321@osu.edu While cuts to higher education were not as severe as some expected when Gov. John Kasich released his “Jobs Budget” proposal last month, one area that affected Ohio State was the cuts to Program Series 8, General Public Service. In fiscal year 2011, the OSU John Glenn School of Public Affairs received $277,500 to “engage students in public service and support the creation and dissemination of policy research,” according to the budget. It will receive no money the next two years. Charles Wise, director of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, said the Glenn School has received this money from the General Public Service program for years. “This is just part of the total John Glenn school budget,” Wise said. Wise said they used the money for many public services and assistance to the government. “One part of our activities is to provide training and assistance to state and local government and technical assistance to state agencies and local government. We provide a variety of services that the money helped support.” Wise said that without the money, the level of service they currently provide will be different. “We won’t be able to provide the same level of service,” Wise said. “We respond to the requests from state official, elected officials and appointed officials for those services. We will be less able to respond to those requests.” As part of Program Series 8 under the Ohio Board of Regents budget, two programs, other than the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, had their state funding discontinued. Ohio University’s

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Graduate students in the John Glenn school of Public aff airs attend an orientation for Ph.d., Master of Public affairs, in-Career and dual-degree programs on sept. 21, 2010. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs will not receive state money. The Voinovich School received $326,000 in fiscal year 2011. Several attempts to contact the director of the School of Voinovich, Mark Weinberg, were unsuccessful. The other program that had its state funding

eliminated was the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. John Green, director of the Bliss Institute said the money assists their institute in normal operation of the institute.

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