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Tuesday September 2, 2014 year: 134 No. 62

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Tuition fares well against other schools “You can bring great students to an institution, you can hire great faculty, but unless you create programs, it doesn’t pay for either of them.” - Former Interim President Joseph Alutto

MARK BATKE / Photo editor

Redshirt-freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) attempts a pass to senior wide receiver Devin Smith (9) during a game against Navy on Aug. 30 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. OSU won, 34-17.

Young Buckeyes take lead for OSU TIM MOODY Sports editor moody.178@osu.edu While some teams lean on experienced players in a season opener, the Ohio State football team relied on big plays from two redshirt-freshmen to kick off its season with a win. The two players — quarterback J.T. Barrett and linebacker Darron Lee — each accounted for second-half touchdowns that sparked OSU to a 34-17 win against Navy on Saturday. Lee — who played in two games last season before being granted a medical redshirt — returned a fumble 61 yards for a touchdown and made a pair of tackles in the Navy backfield. Barrett threw both of his touchdowns in the second half at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore and led the Buckeyes with 50 yards on the ground. Apart from a first-half interception in the red zone, OSU coach Urban Meyer said Barrett “did very

well” in his first taste of collegiate football. “I’m trying to think of the misfires he had, very cognitive quarterback,” Meyer said Monday. “Very smart quarterback that gets us in the right plays and makes the right decisions.” Barrett’s only turnover was the interception, as he completed 12 of 15 pass attempts in the game. Despite limited mistakes from the offense, the Buckeyes found themselves trailing Navy, 7-6, at halftime. Less than two minutes into the second half, Lee scooped up the fumble from Midshipmen junior quarterback Keenan Reynolds and took it to the end zone untouched. After the game, Meyer called Lee’s return one of the turning points of the matchup, but the linebacker said it was a simple case of doing his job. On Monday, Lee gave sophomore defensive lineman Joey Bosa — who forced the fumble — more of the credit. “(The ball) kind of rolled right there … thanks to Joey,” Lee said. “It just rolled right there right in front of me.”

Lee said he watched the play unfold, got to the ball and thought to himself: “take off.” “I saw Joey shed a block, and then attack the quarterback, so I saw that,” he said. “And then it was just job assignment, really, just lucky enough to be in the right place, right time.” Lee’s touchdown return swung the momentum in OSU’s favor with a 13-7 lead, but Reynolds punched the ball in from a yard out to put the Midshipmen back on top in their next possession. Navy’s newfound lead lasted until there were just over four minutes remaining in the third quarter, when Barrett led the Buckeyes on an 11-second, 80-yard drive that took just one play. Barrett found senior wide receiver Devin Smith open downfield and they connected on an 80-yard touchdown to put OSU on top for good. “They bit so hard on the play action, I was just trying not to miss

MARK BATKE / Photo editor

OSU redshirt-freshman linebacker Darron Lee SEE PHOTOS AND VIDEO AT

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2 construction projects at risk of going over budget; more work approved LOGAN HICKMAN Campus editor hickman.201@osu.edu The construction cranes and chainlinked fences that currently decorate Ohio State’s campus aren’t leaving anytime soon. The Board of Trustees approved several construction projects near the Columbus campus that are set to cost a total of more than $121 million during its Friday meeting. Meanwhile, some of the current construction projects are at risk of running over budget because of unforeseen costs.

The Board heard a report on the status of construction projects at OSU. Most projects were considered to be safely on budget, but two were listed as being currently on-budget but with concerns. The North Campus Residential District project received this warning because of increased construction costs, and the East Regional Chilled Water Plant is also a cause for concern because of the increased price of the “distribution of mechanics,” said Finance Committee Chair Michael Gasser during the Aug. 29 meeting. Both

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MARK BATKE / Photo editor

Construction on OSU’s North Campus area on Sept. 1. The North Campus Residential District project is slated to cost OSU $370 million and is set to be completed by fall 2016.

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MADISON CURTIS / Managing editor of design Source: reporting

Ohio State’s tuition isn’t cheap, but when compared to other Big Ten universities, it seems it could be worse. Since 2007, the in-state tuition rate at OSU has risen nearly 16 percent and students graduate with an average of more than $25,000 in debt, according to a Board of Trustees document. The flagship program of Undergraduate Student Government last year aimed to boost affordability. And last week, vice president of Student Life Javaune Adams-Gaston spoke to the Board about the need to increase students’ financial literacy. But the Board said tuition isn’t that bad. For the second straight year, the Board froze in-state tuition, keeping it at $10,037 for the 2014-15 academic year. While University of Minnesota and University of Nebraska did the same, the other schools in the Big Ten raised their in-state rates an average of about 1.9 percent. OSU’s increase of 16 percent since 2007 is only about 2 percentage points above inflation, according to the consumer price index. OSU also has the fifth-lowest in-state tuition in the conference at $10,037 — the average in-state tuition is $14,424. While it might seem like tuition would correlate with how prestigious the school’s academics are, OSU outperforms others with similar tuition. The university is currently ranked 52nd by U.S. News and World Report, five places higher than the Big Ten average of 57. No other school in the conference with cheaper tuition has a higher ranking. OSU also compares well to similar universities outside of the Big Ten. University of CaliforniaLos Angeles and the University of Washington both froze tuition this year, but both have higher tuitions at $12,697 and $12,397, respectively. The University of Arizona and the University of Florida have both seen tuition increases of more than 5 percent this year, though Florida’s in-state tuition currently stands at a mere $6,630, according to a Board document. Despite the 5 percent increase for the out-ofstate surchage, OSU remains competitive in that area as well, with the third lowest out-of-state tuition in the Big Ten in 2013-14, behind only Nebraska and Minnesota, according to the National Center for Education Statistics data from 2013-14. Keeping tuition low is a continuing struggle for universities, and has been exacerbated in recent decades by the decline of state funding and increase in student demand for modern facilities. “It is … important to note that tuition levels are a product of relative state support and history,” OSU spokesman Gary Lewis said in a June email. “Institutions such as Nebraska that receive more revenue from state appropriations than from tuition and fees historically have lower rates of tuition.”

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New, pricier parking pass met with criticism GRANT MILLER Copy chief miller.5617@osu.edu

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DANIEL BENDTSEN Asst. arts editor bendtsen.1@osu.edu

Some Ohio State employees are not pleased with one of the changes to the school’s parking permit regulations. Faculty and administrative personnel who bought the WA permit last year have had to buy a newly created pass to have the same benefits they had last year — but at a price increase of 50 percent. Two years ago, OSU leased its parking operations to Australian private investment firm QIC Global Infrastructure in a 50-year, $483 million deal. CampusParc, the company that runs the day-to-day parking services, was

created as part of the contract — one that also capped yearly permit price increases at 5.5 percent. Last year’s WA permit allowed the holder to park on West Campus surface lots, as well as some limited parking garage privileges, at a price of $207 a year. This year, however, the garage access was stripped from the WA permit and its price was increased by the allotted 5.5 percent to about $219. Meanwhile, CampusParc created the WAE permit for faculty and staff, which carries the same benefits as last year’s WA — West Campus surface parking and limited garage access — for $315.96 a year. Dan Hedman, a spokesman for the Office

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