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Big Ten teams went 0-5 in bowl games on New Years Day, leaving the conference at 2-5 overall before Ohio State plays Arkansas in Tuesday’s Sugar Bowl.
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Tuition increase. Until recently, Ohio State students had avoided that phrase and higher bills, but Buckeyes should start planning to hear it frequently and prepare to pay more to attend classes. Ohio Gov.-elect John Kasich, who is expecting a more than $8 billion deficit and must propose a new budget by March 15, refuses to rule out further tuition hikes. OSU officials already are cutting costs, and other state universities facing budget gaps have started raising tuition. In a Cincinnati Enquirer article published Dec. 8, Kasich said higher education spending is rising too quickly, but refused to predict what the funding would be or whether the state would put a cap on tuition or college spending. “We have not said exactly what we plan to do. We’re putting that together now,” said Rob Nichols, Kasich’s spokesman, in an interview with The Lantern. “Tuition increase is nothing we’ve said. Everything is on the table.” Nichols said Kasich had meetings and will
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Micah Kamrass Undergraduate Student Government President
continue an ongoing dialogue with OSU officials and President E. Gordon Gee to discuss financial issues. Under Gov. Ted Strickland, OSU received $394 million a year in the form of state funding, including $60 million per year in stimulus money the past two years. Stimulus money will run out July 1, unless the state replaces it, said Geoff Chatas, OSU’s chief financial officer. “The state could choose to plug it or they could choose to let it go — we don’t know,” said Susan Ballinger, OSU’s director of budget and resource planning. The final decision on a possible tuition increase will not be announced until June, Chatas said. “It’s scary, but at least we know what we’re
looking at,” said Undergraduate Student Government President Micah Kamrass. “I trust the university will work out the best solution.” Kamrass said he joined OSU administrators in financial discussions early this fall to provide a student perspective. After the state-imposed three-year freeze on public universities’ tuition ended, OSU tuition rose 3.5 percent in Summer Quarter 2010 and an additional 3.5 percent for the 2010-11 academic year, totaling $9,420 for in-state tuition and $23,604 for out-of-state tuition. OSU withheld 1 percent of each college’s budget, totaling $9.3 million in July 2010, and will withhold another $9.3 million in July in anticipation of the stimulus money not being renewed, Chatas said. “We set some money aside for a rainy day and it may start raining,” he said. Other public Ohio universities face similar difficulties. The University of Cincinnati is preparing for a budget decrease of up to 25 percent, which would require a tuition increase, said Jim Plummer, the school’s vice president of finance. Cincinnati is anticipating a $28.5 million decrease, effective July 2012, Plummer said.
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Buckeye pride Right to left: Gary Daugherty, Robin Daugherty, Patty Baxter and Chuck Baxter show their Ohio State pride at the Allstate Fan Fest located off Decatur Street in the French Quarter of downtown New Orleans on Sunday.
ALLY MAROTTI Campus editor marotti.5@osu.edu Many students left campus for most of December, therefore, leaving behind college life and what was going on at Ohio State. News, however, doesn’t take breaks for the holidays. Here’s a recap of what you might have missed during break:
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Pilot walks away from plane crash near OSU’s Don Scott Airport The pilot of a small cargo plane was injured after his plane went down near OSU’s Don Scott Airport around 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 27. Duane Revennaugh, 45, was the only person on board. He was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital and treated for head and face injuries, said Dale Gelter, airfield operations manager at the OSU airport. Revennaugh was discharged Dec. 28, according to Riverside Hospital. The plane, a twin-engine Aero Commander 500B numbered N888CA, apparently lost power as it was preparing to land and went down in a hilly area in the southeast corner of the airport.
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When the No. 6-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) play the No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) in the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday, they’ll be facing a team that they have no history with and an opponent unlike any other they’ve played this season. Arkansas’ teaming of coach Bobby Petrino’s spread offense and projected first-round pick quarterback Ryan Mallett has made the Razorbacks fourth in the nation in passing yards per game and 15th in scoring, with 37.3 points per game — the highest of any OSU opponent this season. “With coach Petrino, they want to throw the ball. They want to be a passing offense,” said OSU senior linebacker Brian Rolle. “That puts more on the back end — the back seven guys — to play harder, cover early and give the D-line time to get to the quarterback.” Mallett’s favorite target has been senior D.J. Williams, the 2010 recipient of the Mackey Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top tight end. Williams finished the regular season with 49 catches for 589 yards and four touchdowns. He is also the NCAA’s active leader for career catches and receiving yards by a tight end. Arkansas has supplemented its potent passing attack with a physical rushing game, highlighted by 6-foot, 220-pound sophomore running back Knile
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South Carolina Gamecocks safety Akeem Auguste (3) sacks Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett (15) in the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in Columbia, S.C.
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