The Vista January 14, 1993

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University of Central Oklahoma

THURSDAY January 14, 199/3

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WRAP Prisoners slain; death toll tops 100 SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The massacre of more than 100 inmates in a Sao Pau to prison has turned the spotlight on what human rights groups say is one oldie world's most violent police forces. Hon-or tales leaked out soon after riot troopers raided Carandiru prison, Latin America's largest, to put down a reboil Oil in October. Autopsies later showed that many prisoners were executed after they surrendered. Others were indiscriminately shot or torn apart by dogs. Officially, 111 inmates were killed. But human rights groups and inmates said the true number topped 200.

Prosecutors release Bush's testimony NEW YORK (AP) — Iran-Contra prosecutors have turned over to the White House videotapes of the 1988 interview President Bush gave investigators, the New York Times reported in Tuesday editions. Before he leaves office, Bush plans to make public the contents of the videotaped deposition along with a diary he had kept as vice president, the Times said, quoting unidentified government officials.

Company quirks,

not company perks NEW YORK (AP) — Finicky companies are searching for that special executive — the software engineer who rocks, the operations chief who scuba dives, the hank president who knows a good Scandinavian folk song when he hears one. "In the '80s, companies would say, `Get us someone who's bright and experienced,'" saysJo B ennet t, a New York headhunter and a d irect or of the recruiters association. "But since the recession, employers have gotten much more precise. There's no more, `Get us a warm body. ' Now it's "Get us a warm laxly who has knowledge of fiddle.playing and traditional Scandinavian folk songs and is also a storyteller" — the stated requirements for running a small savings bank in the fiords of western Norway. "

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Morrisett Centennial Fountain sits in evidence of this week's cold weather. Forecasters predict a high

today of 32 degrees with a 30 percent chance of a winter mix . (StaffPhoto by Mike Simons)

Plan means buildings, bonds According to an agenda submitted to the Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, the additional $8.7 million needed to finance the Master Plan includes $7.7 million allotted to UCO from the statewide higher education bond issue voters approved in November and $1 million in UCO plant funds. "Although we were grateful for the $7.7 million, that's a drop in the bucket for our overall needs," Nigh said. "I asked the people who put together the master plan if there was any way we could do this ourselves," he said. "So we had two financial advisers to look at all of our income and to tell us what we could do with our own money." Nigh said the advisers explained the possibility of issuing bonds, but explained that it would require raising fees. "The student's first concern is parking," Nigh said. "We may be one of two universities in the state who have no parking fees. And we have no library fee and we need library space," he added.

By Roy Howe Staff Writer

In an effort to finance the University of Central Oklahoma's $45 million Master Plan, student fees could jump from the current $2-per-credit-hour cost to $4.50 per credit hour as early as next fall, said UCO President George Nigh. The per-credit-hour fee increase will go towards an $8.7 million library expansion. In addition, a $25-per-year parking fee is also being considered to add extra spaces, landscaping, lighting and safety to the university's parking areas. "If everything goes well, we should have major parking improvements by the beginning of the next fall semester," Nigh said. "That's my goal.", The increase in fees will help contribute to the retirement of $37 million in revenue bonds UCO hopes to sell in the near future. Section 13 money that the university receives annually and rental fees and Nigh also explained that the money profits from the University Center are also sources that are targeted to pay off marked for parking and library expansions will be used for nothing else. the 30-year bonds.

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"All the money raised for the parking fee will be used exclusively for the parking lots and its safety," he said. "The same is true with the library fees. The library fees will go only towards the library and no where else," he said. Nigh explained that the idea to sell revenue bonds to finance building needs and equipment is untried with other universities. "After we saw what our needs were and we saw that we couldn't meet our needs we said, 'lets sell our own bonds, - he said. "Nobody else has done it the way that we are going to have to do it." Projects targeted for the $45 million master plan include the $5.5 million parking project, $8.7 million for library expansion, $15 million for expanding the University Center, Nigh Institute and Archive facility and $4.4 million to go towards classroom building projects. Financing and reserve expenses for the bonds will cost $3.5 million. Money from the state bonds and UCO plant funds will finance a multi-purpose office and classroom building for the College of Education and the addition

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