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Regents vote: Students can expect higher tuition fees for higher education State Regents voice no opposition to tuition increases for 1995-96 By Joy McNutt Staff Writer
No opposition to fee increases was voiced at the public hearing held June 28 by the State Regents. Subsequently, the increases were approved at the regents' meeting later in the day. General enrollment fees and nonresident tuition increased 7 percent. Other fee changes for UCO students include a $4 per credit hour new technology fee, and a 70 cents per credit hour transcript and add/drop fee. UCO correspondence courses will increase to $50 per credit hour. Students from six Oklahoma colleges attended the hearing and expressed their support for the increases. Angela Farragher, president of Oklahoma Student Government Association, said the association has not met since the proposed increase was raised from 6 percent to 7 percent. However, she read a resolution drawn up at the February meeting. The resolution suggested that no cuts
should be made in instructional costs. Any tuition increase should not exceed 6 percent per year and only if there are no cuts in appropriations. Also an increase in funding for the Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant should be allocated with any tuition increase. "We have a regent policy that no student will have to drop out of school because of the tuition increase," said Regent John Massey of Durant. "There is a way for every student to go to school." Later, at their regular meeting, the regents also approved the fiscal year 1995-96 higher education budget totaling $903.4 million. With some reservations, they approved an electronic media policy to govern the electronic delivery of courses for longdistance learning. The policy deregulates the State Regents' course and program approval process, delegating that authority to the colleges and universities through the establishment of geographic service areas. Regent Robert L McCormick of Stillwater expressed concern that the policy may have significant limitations in the long-run. McCormick said although the policy set some standards, he thought it would tend to limit innovation and encourage duplication. "I also think that it tends to protect individual serfdoms, and the whole concept of creating geographic service areas in regard to this type of service is a mis-
take and regrettable," s aid McCormick. Regent Leonard J. Eaton of Tulsa said he thought there may be faults with the policy, but that the regents had a responsibility to the system (of higher education). "This is a very rapidly changing medium. think the regents have a legitimate interest in being directly involved with it. "I don't think you can just turn this People lining the banks of Wantland Stadium were part of thing loose, the estimated 65,000 spectators to watch the Libertyfest and let everyfireworks show at UCO. (Staff Photo by Jaconna Aguirre) body go and do whatever The scholarship will provide education he wants with it , how they want to do it," funds for the dependents of bombing vicsaid Eaton. "We can change it (the policy) tims or children who were themselves as is appropriate." injured in the blast. A total of $62,150 has Dr. Cindy Ross defended the policy as been collected for the fund. a balance between a free market and strict Oklahoma First Lady Cathy Keating geographic boundaries for the services. She said the policy would include annual talked to the regents about scholarships reviews, with a comprehensive review for those children . "We need to make sure that if we after three years. The regents approved the Heartland promise every child some kind of educaScholarship for children affected by the tion—whether it's higher-ed or vocational April 19 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah training—we can deliver that," said Keating. Federal building.
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The UCO phone network is overloaded, and no additional funds are available to upgrade it What does this mean to students?
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Broncho golfer Dustin York competes on his own at the Oklahoma StrokePlay Amateur Championship in Stillwater.
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Edward Jackowski, author of "Hold It! You're Exercising Wrong," explains why improper exercise methods can make you heavier