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131 years in print Vol. CXXXII Issue LII

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS ORGANIZATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI | WWW.NEWSRECORD.ORG

THE NEWS RECORD THURSDAY | APRIL 28 | 2011

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talk to hand UC spokesperson comes clean about life

Redemption

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UC tuition could increase for 2011-12 tuition rates

key 10-11 tuition 11-12 tuition

$10,065

$10,417

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$9,891 (based on $9,420 likely 5% increase)

No proposed increase $9,346 as of press time

OSU

Kent State

U. of Cincinnati

$8,069 (likely 3.5% $7,533 increase) Wright State

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PRICES GOING UP The University of Cincinnati is among other Ohio universities considering a raise in tuition for the 2011-12 academic year.

Matt Mahn | TNR Contributor

Tuition for the University of Cincinnati could increase more than 3 percent for the 2011-12 academic year. James Plummer, vice president of finance at UC, detailed several underlying reasons for the rising tuition cost and attributed Ohio’s budget woes as the culprit. “The main cause is the state having a $8 billion hole to fill, and, in the next bi-annual, the university is going to be taking a budget cut of 15 percent from the state,” Plummer said. “This will amount to somewhere in the neighborhood of about $25 to $28 million and a 3.5 percent tuition increase that we are giving only amounts to $11 million.” The university would still

Pinto leaves UC for U of L

be missing $17 million before contracted salary increases and initiatives put forth by President Greg Williams and the university, Plummer said. He also noted the decrease in state appropriations and the importance of keeping the budget allotted to the university balanced. “[The tuition increase] will deal with faculty salary increases,” Plummer said. “The money used will not be only used for one thing — it all comes in as a bundle. We decide how we are going to spend the money given with what we have.” With a 3.5 percent increase, in-state students will pay $352.25 more making their tuition $10,417.25. Out-of-state students will see an $860.88 increase to their $24,588 tuition. But

The main cause is the state having a $8 billion hole to fill ... the university is going to be taking a budget cut of 15 percent from the state. —JAMES PLUMMER UC Vice president of finance

students might not be the only ones affected. “The whole university will be affected,” Plummer said. “We don’t attribute tools and money toward any one thing. We pretty much pull the money and put it toward see Tuition | 2

THE MORE BIKES, THE MERRIER

James Sprague | NEWS EDITOR University of Cincinnati administrator Neville Pinto will be dean of the University of Louisville’s J.B. Speed School of Engineering starting next fall. Pinto will assume the position Sept. 1. Pinto has been UC’s vice provost and graduate school dean since 2006 after serving the thenCollege of Engineering in various posts. “I started my academic c a r e e r [at UC] in chemical engineering pinto as an assistant professor in 1985, straight out of graduate school,” Pinto said. “It has been a wonderful place to work and I will miss it greatly; in particular the many students, faculty and staff with whom I have had the privilege of working.” University of Louisville administrators were impressed with Pinto’s work. “Dean Pinto was the unanimous choice of the committees and individuals who met him,” said Shirley Willihnganz, UL executive vice president and university provost. “With his successful experience in academic and administrative positions, we are confident he will lead our renowned engineering program to even greater prominence.” Pinto succeeds Mickey Wilhelm, who announced last year he would step down from the post he has had since 2004 to return to the industrial engineering faculty, which he joined in 1975. “The focus of my current job is advancement of graduate programs across the university,” Pinto said. “My new job will be focused on my academic area, which is engineering.” His new position will involve both graduate and undergraduate programs as well as engineering research. INSIDE

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Anthony Orozco | NEWS EDITOR Mayor Mark Mallory’s annual State of the City Address Friday evening focused on moving forward despite difficulties facing the city — and country — and getting things done in the face of adversity. Mallory’s hour-long speech was a promotional presentation to outline the initiatives the city has undertaken in the background of “these economic times” — his theme for the night. Much of Mallory’s speech focused on the real estate and commercial development that Cincinnati has been home to, including the future renovation of Washington Park, the new real estate and retail building complex The Banks, as well as the multimillion eastern

These are tough economic times. That doesn’t mean we stop. That doesn’t mean we give up. That means we fight even harder.

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Cincinnati Horseshoe Casino set to open in 2012. He referred to these developments as progress in the face of economic opposition. “These are tough economic times. That doesn’t mean we stop. That doesn’t mean we give up. That means we fight even harder,” Mallory said. “In these economic times, we need to be bold … that’s how we prosper.” Mallory interjected his speech with video presentations for the future layout of the casino, the recently implemented recycling program and the city in general. The most vocal responses from his speech resulted from his remarks on the Cincinnati streetcar, which Gov. John Kasich opposes. “The things that are difficult to get done because there is a person or a group that pushes to accomplish the task … nothing great is done without difficulty, like the streetcar,” Mallory said. “If it were easy to do, it would have been done by now. The streetcar project is going to bring jobs, going to bring development to the city and that’s why my administration will continue to pursue this project.” In another video presentation, Mallory unveiled a new $100 million project in South Fairmont and Milford that would reduce see CIty | 2

SAM GREENE | Online Editor

STATE OF CITY The mayor gave hope of infrastructure and economic development in the face of tough economic times.

JobsOhio in constitutionality lawsuit

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City prepares to move forward

—mark mallory

Entertainment Spotlight Sports Classifieds

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Marisa Whitaker | Staff Photographer

THEY ROLL DEEP In celebration of Earth Day and the 25-bike addition to the UC Bike Share, students rode from University Pavilion to the new Bike Kitchen near Sigma Sigma Commons.

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Created nonprofit JobsOhio corporation

Places Gov. John Kasich directly in charge of JobsOhio

Consists of business leaders appointed by Kasich

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Jason Hoffman | NEWS EDITOR Two state legislators and a Columbus-based political action committee have filed legal challenges to end the JobsOhio board created Feb. 18 when House Bill 1 (HB 1) was signed into law. The suit contends that HB 1 violates seven sections of the Ohio Constitution. “It’s a very slippery slope when the state constitution is ignored for political expediency,” said Brian Rothenberg, executive director of ProgressOhio.org. The challenge, filed by Rothenberg as well as Democratic Sen. Mike Skindell, of Lakewood, and Democratic Rep. Dennis Murray, of Sandusky, contends that HB 1 violates the state’s

constitution because it confers corporate powers to the state and would leave the state liable to incur any debt if the board fails. HB 1 also places Kasich as the head of the nine-member board of directors for a corporation, which is another violation of the state constitution, Rothenberg said. The legislation allocates $1 million from the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) for the board’s “initial transition and startup costs,” according to the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, which said the state’s budget for fiscal year 2011 will not be affected. Under the new legislation, JobsOhio will also overtake several ODOD functions to be specified after a six-month

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evaluation period. The bill was one of the hallmarks of Kasich’s gubernatorial campaign last year and drew the ire of several Democratic legislators. However, the bill passed in February with bi-partisan support. Among the supporters was state Senate Democratic leader Capri Cafaro. “This is about upholding Ohio’s constitution and nothing else,” Rothenberg said, iterating the challenge is not politically motivated. Normally, challenges begin at the local trial court level and continue, if appealed, to the state Supreme Court. However, the suit see Jobs | 2


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