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WORLD WRAP Economic outlook grew rosier in '92 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's economy grew better than expected in 1992, and a team of economists say growth this year is expected to be significantly higher. The gross state product should grow to $3.6 billion and 7,000 job are expected to be added, Oklahoma State University economists said Wednesday at the annual Economic Outlook Conference. The state's 1993 outlook is not all rosy. Personal income is projected at just 1.3 percent when adjusted for inflation, and two of the economists say the Legislature will grapple with the failure of the health-care provider tax.
Spotted owls get two-year reprieve SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is restricting logging to protect the California spotted owl, a cousin of the northern spotted owl. In announcing a two-year ban Wednesday on clearcutting of timber in all federal forests in California's Sierra Nevada, the agency acknowledged tlie move may cost timber industry jobs and cause lumber and housing prices to rise.
New Yorker wins unemployment after quitting job ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New Yorker who quit his job and moved to Florida after getting mugged three times in the big city has been granted unemployment benefits by a judge who ruled he had good reason to get out. Julio Cruz, a 42-year-old accounMm, received $3,000 in unemployment checks — 10 weeks of back benefits—at his Lakeland, Fla., home last week. Normally, unemployment is available only to workers who are laid off, not to those who quit. But an administrative law judge in New York City, Ben Nico, ruled Cruz had a "compelling reason" to leave his job. See World Wrap, page 4
TUESDAY January 19, 1992
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Nigh wants more lots for parking By Teri Harzheim Staff Writer In the recently finished $45.7 million Master Plan detailing future improvements at the University of Central Oklahoma, $5.45 million will go toward the creation of 3,050 new parking spaces, their maintenance and landscaping. It will also help increase safety by improving lighting and by adding more emergency call boxes. To implement these changes, students in the fall semester will join the multitude of other colleges that charge fees for parking. Commuters will have to pay $25 per year or $15 a semester for parking. Summer only students will have to pay $10, said Joyce Mounce, vice president of administration. "This is the only way to be able to afford to build the lots needed," said Mounce. "The Capitol Bond Issue (passed in November) was not as much as believed, so President Nigh began considering other avenues." "Although the plan has been approved, we're still discussing implementing the fees," said Mounce. "Whenever we were looking at parking, we compared our total fees to other colleges," said Mounce. "UCO is one of the least expensive in the state to attend. Including these fees, we will still be around average." The University of Oklahoma charges $56 a year for parking, Oklahoma State University charges $35 and Northeastern Oklahoma State University charges $15, said Mounce. UCO compares in size more closely to OU and OSU. Currently, UCO has a total of about 5,373 parking spaces, of which 3,111 are reserved for commuters, said Chief Bobby Roberts of campus police. Of the new spaces to be added, Roberts says, about 80 percent will probably be commuter parking. To create the new lots, UCO's Master Plan will use the green southeast of the University Center as pay lots for visitors of the University Center. All meters will be taken out of the lots directly east of the University Center and more lots will be added toward the fire station. The green
University of Central Oklahoma freshman Brian Miller, at left, and freshman Brad Bentley, initiate in the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity, look at the fraternity's guide book
west and south of the Coyner Health Sciences Building will also be converted into a lot, said Mounce. All lots east of the Liberal Arts building will be paved; and with the expansion of the Max Chambers Library in mind, the soccer and softball field north of the library will become library parking. The green north of the resident parking by East Hall will also be converted into a parking area.
at their rush party. The party was held Wednesday night at the Sigma Tau Gamma house to show students about the fraternity. (Photo by Amy Johnson)
One major change caused by parking lot expansion is that most of the inside campus parking will be converted to landscaping and space for new buildings. The only parking spaces within will be for emergency and maintenance vehicles, said Mounce. "We hope to be under construction by the time school's out," said Mounce. "Construction of the new lots will begin first."
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UCO wrestling team rolls over Southern IllinoisEdwardsville. Next weekend they head to Lincoln, Neb. for National Dual Championships.
Enrollment UCO enrollment continues to rise above last year's spring enrollment. The deadline for late enrollment is Jan. 22.