University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY June 5, 1997
The Student Voice Since 1903
Fences and fixtures Construction continues; Work on University Center "wrapping up"
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he orange fencing that has cropped up around campus is doing more than causing students to take detours. The fences identify construction zones, said Jim Hurd, architect overseeing UCO's landscape project phase
II. Included in the construction is a new irrigation system, new sidewalks and new parks, he said. A campus-wide sprinkler system is being installed, said Hurd, and new sidewalks will be built outside the University Center to allow better accessibility to the building. East and west entrances to the Food Court will remain barricaded while renovations continue around Broncho Lake. To enter the University Center, students can use the cafeteria entrance on the west side or the east entrance in front of the parking lot. Heartland Park will be added next to the Y-Chapel and a stage area will be put in view of Broncho Lake, said Hurd. Completion of the parks is expected near the beginning of the fall semester. Clinton Plaza, which is part of Old North, will be partially constructed out of bricks purchased by alumni. Donna Nelson, director of alumni affairs, said 273 bricks have been purchased so far. A brick sells for $100, $250 or $400. Handicap access to Old North will be limited to the east side during landscaping and plaza construction. The University Center is in the finishing stages, as is Howell Hall. The last things to go in are ceilings and floors, said Hurd. "We're wrapping things up," he said. The plan is to be finished with the University Center by the end of June.
Training wheels... Officers from as far as Ardmore, Enid, Fort Worth and El Reno, among others, converged at the Liberal Arts north parking lot for a week of training taught by Edmond Police Department's Officer Tim Owen. The group of about 20 officers will train all week. (Staff photo by John Clanton)
UCO tuition increases 7 percent By Steven E. Wedel Staff Writer
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igher education in Oklahoma will come with a higher cost this fall. This is the result of new legislation signed into law last Thursday and ratified by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) Friday. Most UCO students will see the amount they pay for college rise by 7 percent—about $3 per credit hour. Two-year colleges will increase 5 percent, while tuition at the University of —By Joanna Hafey Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University will Staff Writer increase by 9 percent.
Rates at professional schools, which include the colleges of law, optometry, and osteopathic medicine, increased by 15 percent, and colleges of dentistry and veterinary medicine climb by 10 percent. The proposed tuition rates could generate up to $14 million. The money will be used to purchase library materials, technology equipment, create distance learning classrooms, train faculty and staff in the use of new technology, as well as to increase faculty salaries and create new faculty positions, said Jeanie Edney of OSRHE. The new tuition proposals are part of the
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