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KELLY ROGERS Campus Reporter @KellyRogersOU
Analysts suggest that OU’s tuition is on the rise for non-resident students and will increase by 2.9 percent beginning this fall. The increase forecasted in the Fitch Ratings report from March 25 indicates non-resident tuition will increase by $279.51 beginning the fall 2014 semester, bringing non-resident tuition to $9,917.75. Fitch Ratings report on the bond credit ratings of various universities and companies on an annual review cycle to cue investors in on their financial standing and reputation. Joanne Ferrigan, senior director of U.S. Public Finance at Fitch Ratings, confirmed the forecasted tuition increase. “Typically, the goal is to try to be as affordable as possible for students,” Ferrigan said. “But universities also have to pay their bills.” In 2011, the Fitch Ratings bond report indicated a 4.5 percent tuition increase, according to Daily archives. Tuition
AT A GLANCE OU tuition increases
2009-2010 • Resident tuition: $3,537 • Non-resident tuition: $13,518
2010-2011 • Resident tuition: $3,678 • Non-resident tuition: $14,109
rose by 5 percent that year. In a January interview, former Fitch analyst James George, who worked on OU’s last two bond reports, said rising tuition costs were normal. “We expect every university to have a slight uptake every year,” George said. Because OU ranks consistently among other universities as a more affordable institute, the university has room to raise tuition and fees, according to the January bond report. Although university officials have not indicated a tuition increase for the upcoming semester, OU President David
2011-2012 • Resident tuition: $3,849 • Non-resident tuition: $14,802
2012-2013 • Resident tuition: $3,957 • Non-resident tuition: $15,594
Boren will hold an open discussion with students Tuesday to discuss the university’s budget and the possible impacts related to tuition fees for the next school year. University spokesman Michael Nash didn’t respond to questions about the upcoming meeting by press time. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Sandy Bell Gallery. Kelly Rogers, kelly.n.rogers-1@ou.edu
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HONORING DISASTER VICTIMS
Students hold candlelight vigil for factory workers
Museum awarded national distinction Honor granted for service excellence CAITLIN SCHACHTER Campus Reporter
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Students hold candles at a candlelight vigil on Thursday evening inside the South Oval’s Unity Garden. Students and Sooners Against Sweatshops members held the vigil to remember the Rana Plaza factory complex collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured more than 2,000. Leaders and members of Sooners Against Sweatshops spoke about factory accidents and poor working conditions in other countries during the vigil.
The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History will receive the 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service on May 8 in a White House ceremony, according to a press release. The Institute for Museum and Library Services is honoring five museums and libraries for service to the community, according to a press release. Museum officials submitted a 19-page application that included the museum history, exceptional programming, its impact on the community and several letters of recommendation from community members, said Jen Tregarthen, marketing and public relations specialist at The Sam Noble SEE MUSEUM PAGE 2
FORUM
Journalism conference to discuss immigration issues Experts to teach about impact on families, children EMMA SULLIVAN Campus Reporter
The fifth Immigration in the Heartland conference for journalists will begin Sunday evening and continue through Wednesday so journalists can discuss immigration issues. During the event, professional journalists will listen to experts, discuss with colleagues and learn strategies for covering immigration
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issues, said Warren Vieth, associate editor for Oklahoma Watch. In Oklahoma, almost 10 percent of the population is made up of immigrants, which is changing the landscape of the state, Vieth said. In the past, the conference has focused on immigration enforcement issues, but this year the focus will shift to the impact of immigration on families and children, Vieth said. The conference will take place primarily in Gaylord Hall, with the exception of
a trip to the Oklahoma City bombing memorial, Vieth said. The event will be sponsored by Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the I n s t i t u t e f o r Ju s t i c e i n Journalism in Oakland, Calif. It will be funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation in Oklahoma City, Vieth said. Emma Sullivan emmanic23@gmail.com
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Clifton Adcock, masters student and reporter for the Oklahoma Watch, works in his office in Gaylord Thursday afternoon. The Oklahoma Watch is scheduled to host an Immigration Conference lasting from Monday until Wednesday.
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