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TODAY IN HISTORY In 1972, a Japanese soldier, Shoichi Yokoi was discovered on Guam, having spent 28 years in hiding, under the impression World War II hadn't ended.
QUOTE OF THE DAY "The Venus de Milo is a good example of what happens to somebody who won't stop biting her fingernails." —Will Rogers
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State budget cuts hit UCO in pocketbook
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the revenue generated in the state this past year," said Harve Staff Writer Allen, Director of Media an. 31 is the deadline for Relations at the State Regents. Last November Oklahoma UCO to submit a plan to the State Regents for received 5 percent less revenue than projected, Higher Education to Allen said. address the $489,205 Allen pointed to budget cut for the "My intention is to the drop in oil and remainder of the [cut spending] gas prices in the fiscal year. nation as one reason The State without impacting for the $70 million Chancellor Hans the uality of state government Brisch informed funding shortage. Oklahoma public educatio n for "It's really pretty universities and much up to the colleges earlier this students and universities and month of a 2.1 jobs." colleges to decide percent (1.05 percent where they will annualized) budget —Roger Webb make the cuts," cut that amounts to a UCO President Allen said. total of $9 million. UCO will lose an additional All schools are being asked to submit the revised budget plans $15,000 from the Teacher Residency Program and Section by the end of the month. "There's been a downfall in 13 Offset Program, Allen said. BY JERA STONE
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President Roger Webb
UCO President Roger Webb said the school does not have a concrete plan yet but is exploring ways to cut spending. "My intention is to do that without impacting the quality of education for students and jobs," President Webb said. "It's very difficult to be
cutting budgets at a time when we are growing," he said. He said that there are enough things to be done without impacting _the students. "I don't think that students this spring will notice that anything has happened." The staff and faculty might see some changes. "There will be some travel that would be curtailed," President Webb said. "There will be some supply, some equipment perhaps, might have to be postponed." Each department will be able to deal with the budget cut in a different way, President Webb said. He also said that the lower than expected utility bill this winter, due to warmer climate, is helpful in the situation. See BUDGET, Page 3
Later hours instituted for Chambers library remember," said Jane Taylor, head of the reference Staff Writer department. nyone who Computer Graphics has ever been sophomore DeAnna Young out of the kicked said the new library at 5 p.m. on hours will be a the dot will "It will b e helpful great help. appreciate the latest "I don't have a library changes. if I have a computer at Since Jan. 18, Max research paper to home and I have Chambers Library work that I have and computer lab do" to do," she said. will remain open Mathematics Friday and Saturday sophomore —Brooke Collins evenings until 10 sophomore Brooke Collins p.m. mathematics said she prefers The new hours are major not to spend her in response to years Friday and Saturday nights of students' petitions. studying, but it is nice to know "This has been a request for the library will be available if years. I have been here for 17 she needs it. years and we have closed at 5 p.m. for as long as I can See LIBRARY, Page 4 BY LAURA BELLO
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Senior human resources major Jarrid Wright studies for class in the Max Chambers Library Jan. 22. New operating hours on the weekends may mean more library time for students who couldn't previously use the facility as often.