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When push comes to shove By John Clanton
Staff Writer UCO Physical Plant employee, Antonio Acosta, was charged with interfering with a law officer in the performance of his duty and assault and battery on a
police officer after what witnesses describe as "a complete scene of physical abuse." The incident took place at the physical plant parking lot Wednesday, June 17. Parking services informed the police of a vehicle with an
excessive number of unpaid parking tickets that needed to be impounded, said UCO Police Chief Bob Roberts. "He was given ample opportunity, as I understand it, with the parking services director to clear this problem up before the
car was impounded," said Roberts. Acosta was standing in front of his truck trying to understand why he couldn't just move it, said John Hamilton, a physical plant employee.
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According to the UCO Economic Impact Report, issued by the UCO Center for Urban Economic and Business Analysis, over $75 million of business assets in the Oklahoma City metro area can be attributed to the impact of UCO on local business. "As UCO spending leads to the provision of goods and services, it must also lead to the creation of assets," said Dr. Don Maxwell, professor of economics. UCO employs approximately 2,700 people producing an annual payroll of $30 million. Also, the implementation of Nigh's $52 million master plan, which began in fiscal year 1993, will generate $100 million to be spent in the metro area through 1996. The construction projects on the UCO campus will generate $34 million in payroll earnings, the report states.
"The contractors hire people and pay them. Much of that money is spent in t UCO (Payroll, Supplies, elc.)$66,5114,435 F the metro area. Eventually, much of that money comes back to UCO," said Dr. Joe Student; (Food, Housing, g etc.) $30,659,497 Johnson, assistant professor of economics and director Visitors. (Food, Lodging, etc.) $16,717,563 of the Center for 34 Urban Economic CM. School Districts (UCOa , =Related Children),.,. 05,932,098 1 and Business 1 Analysis. UCO generates UCO's economic impact on the Metropolitan Statistical Area tax revenues in the (MSA). (Graphic by R. Scott Horton, UCO/ PIO art director) areas of real estate, personal property taxes and state aid and employees, suppliers, contractors, stusales taxes of $11,265, 831 million. dents, visitors and school districts with UCO's total spending on payrolls, sup- UCO related children all add up to approxplies, services, equipment and construction imately $130 million per year. leads to a chain of spending by UCO
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By Paisley Krout Staff Writer
Open tuition hearings set for June 28th By Joy McNutt
Staff Writer Students will have an opportunity to respond to the proposal of tuition and fee increases at a public hearing June 28. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will consider objections and suggestions at the hearing to be held at 10 a.m. in the Regents' Conference Room, 500 Oliver Hodge Education
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Building, at the State Capitol Complex in Oklahoma City. However, Regents Chancellor Hans Brisch requested that anyone who desires to be heard should notify his office by June 21 at (405)524-9120. "It will be their final opportunity to give input," said Jeanie Edney, director of communications for the regents. These increases are being considered for fall 1995: 7 per-
CHEATERS President Ge orge Nigh George explores new ways to handle academic dishonesty among students at the University of Central Oklahoma
cent for general enrollment fees and non-resident tuition, and from $45 to $50 per semester hour for correspondence course fees. New fees include an academic records fee allowing unlimited adds, drops and copies of transcripts, 70 cents per semester hour, and a technology fee of $4 per semester hour. The technology fee will be split in half, said Maithreyi
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Broncho football coach Gary Howard comments on the Lone Star Conference preseason poll and where UCO was picked.
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Manoharan, UCO vice president of computing services and telecommunications. The colleges will get 50 percent for student computer labs based on enrollment figures, and the rest will go for library access, modem access, and Internet, Manoharan said. The regents will vote on the proposals at their regular 1 p.m. meeting the same day.
Campaign UCO to fund scholarships CO's faculty and staff raised $159,000 for university scholarship funds this spring. During "Campaign UCO," contributions were accepted in any form: cash, payroll deduction and listing the UCO foundation as insurance beneficiary, said Richard A. Burpee, UCO vice president of development and community relations. Carolyn Wall, foundation administrative assistant, said interest from the money donated to the UCO Foundation will be used for scholarships. The newest is the Alfred P. Murrah Building Scholarship fund. Under this fund, children who were in the America's Kids or the downtown YMCA daycare centers during the April 19 bombing, or who lost parents in the bombing, would be eligible for funds, said Wall. "We're hooked up with the governor's victim data base so we can check in 20 years or so when they apply," said Wall. Also, funds for tuition, books and housing, are awarded one semester at a time, based on grade point averages and financial need, said Wall. Some scholarship recipients are chosen by the foundation board of trustees, and 75 percent
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WHAT'S UP? Let The Vista's John Clanton fill you in on where to go to find the best of OKC's arts and entertainment in his column Around Town.
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