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Tuition, fees increase incomingOU students may have to pay additional 5 percent because of state funding cuts

ENJOLI DI PATRIThe Oklahoma Daily

A 5-percent tuition and mandatory fee in-crease is a “reasonable assumption,” an OU official said after Oklahoma’s State Regents for Higher Education approved a $14.7 million re-duction — a 5.8-percent decrease — in state-allocated funds Friday for OU’s 2012 fiscal year compared with fiscal year 2011.

Tuition and fee increases help OU combat de-creases in state spending, said Chris Kuwitzky, OU’s associate vice president and chief financial

officer. It also keeps departments from experi-encing further budget cuts, he said.

OU President David Boren asked all departments at the university to cut their budgets by 5 percent in anticipation of the decrease in state-allocated funds, according to Daily ar-chives. Boren’s announcement was made because $16 million dollars of federal money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Funds available in fiscal year 2011 would not be available in fiscal year 2012.

“Without [a tuition increase], university de-partments would be asked to make additional

budget reductions, which would negatively im-pact virtually every academic and administra-

tive unit,” Kuwitzky said in an email.

The possible 5-percent tu-ition increase is close to the 4.5-percent tuition increase that was reported in a credit rating by Fitch Ratings in January. Any increase in tuition will be used

for programs directly benefitting students, such as faculty compensation, technology, library ac-quisitions and counseling services, according to the regents’ agenda.

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MARC BREIDY/THE DAILYTop: A living statue greets a little girl Sunday at the Paseo Arts Festival in Oklahoma City. Right: Artists from around the country had pieces ranging from metal work to paintings on display.

Arts festival attracts Memorial Day crowd Paseo Arts District hosts outdoor art, local music showcase; attracts about 60,000 people in 3 days

JAMES CORLEYThe Oklahoma Daily

Thousands roamed the streets of the Paseo Arts District last weekend, looking at pieces from artists around the country and listening to an all-Oklahoma array of local musicians.

The 35th Annual Paseo Arts Festival, hosted by the Oklahoma City district, drew an estimated 60,000 people over Memorial Day Weekend, according to Jo Wise, executive director of the festival.

“I think this is the place everyone comes on Memorial Day,”

Wise said. “Everyone says this is the friendly festival, the one they always feel at home at.”

With more than 80 featured artists and everything from a liv-ing statue to a laughter flashmob, the festival provided some-thing for just about everyone.

Collin Rosebrook, the festival chair, has been involved with the Paseo Arts Association for more than 20 years. Before that, when he was still in college, he participated in the festival as a featured artist. He said he’s watched as the festival evolved from a “sort of hippy” experience to a showcase of professional, very high-quality art and entertainment.

“[The festival] makes people more aware that there is art

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Employers seeking college graduatesNew reports suggest graduates may have easier time � nding employment than previous year

ENJOLI DI PATRIThe Oklahoma Daily

Recent graduates can breathe a little easier thanks to a new report indicating employers plan to hire 19.3 percent more graduates this year compared with last year.

Employers nationwide are re-porting double-digit increases in their spring hiring projections for the first time since 2007, accord-ing to a National Association of Colleges and Employers 2011 job report.

In April alone, Oklahoma had a 0.8-percent increase in nonfarm payroll employment, according to the United States Department of Labor’s website.

Nonfarm payroll employment measures the number of jobs in the state and is a reliable indicator of economic conditions, according to the Labor Bureau’s website.

Over the past year, Oklahoma has added 18,600 jobs, accounting for a 1.2-percent increase, accord-ing to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission website.

Hiring by industry has increased across the board, except for in gov-ernment jobs, according to a NACE job report.

“The job market for new college graduates is up 13 percent over this time last year,” said Bette Scott, di-rector OU career services. “That means that for some majors, it will be easier to find a job.”

Engineering, business and ac-counting degrees are expected to see the greatest percentage of hires, according to a NACE job report.

“Most of the 2011 business and engineering graduates who report-ed accepting a job prior to gradua-tion accepted a position related to their major,” Scott said.

Many of the arts and sciences majors reported accepting posi-tions not directly related to their major, Scott said.

There is still hope for gradu-ates who haven’t secured a job yet, Scott said.

“The job market is still improv-ing,” Scott said.

Scott recommends graduates who haven’t found a job yet con-tinue to apply for jobs and do something each day related to the job search.

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New DUI law may decrease accident fatalities, senator saysDRUNK DRIVING

Ignition interlock systems to be installed in drunk-driving offenders’ cars to help prevent driving under the in� uence

ALYSSA GRIMLEYThe Oklahoma Daily

The Oklahoma Senate has passed a law to ensure harsher penalties for individu-als caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

The Erin Swezey Law, which was passed on May 26, requires first-time offenders caught driving under the influence to have an ignition interlock device installed in their car for 18 months, according to the Erin

Swezey Act website. On the second offense, the interlock device would remain in the of-fender’s car for four years, and subsequent offenses require the use of the interlock for five years, according to the Swezey website.

The ignition interlock system prevents the car from operating if a person’s breath alcohol content is more than a preset limit, as measured by a handheld alcohol sensor in the car.

The previous punishment for driving under the influence did not include igni-tion interlock devices, according to the Oklahoma Department of Motor Vehicles’ website. Former punishments includ-ed varying degrees of fines and jail time,

according to the DMV website.Oklahoma needs stricter DUI laws for the

sake of victims of drunk driving, Oklahoma State Senator Clark Jolley, the primary au-thor of the bill, said.

“Hundreds of Oklahomans needlessly lose their life every year because someone makes a bad decision to drink and drive,” Jolley said in an email. “By requiring someone who has already been convicted of drunk driving to not legally be able to drive a vehicle without an ignition interlock device, hopefully the numbers of people who die needlessly every year will plummet.”

The law is named for 20-year-old Erin Swezey, an Edmond resident, who was

killed by a drunk driver in 2009, according to Jolley’s website.

“My own daughter is only a little bit older than Erin would have been,” Gov. Mary Fallin said on Jolley’s website. “My heart goes out to the Swezeys and all Oklahomans who’ve been victims of drunk drivers.”

The new law will decrease the number of repeat offenders in DUI cases, Jolley said.

“Based on results seen in other states that have implemented similar statutes, there should be an incredible drop in the num-ber of fatalities each year, and we should see fewer people in the criminal justice system

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College grads get more jobsOur View: Cuts to higher edutation hurt the job market by leaving potential employees underprepared.

The Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education have allocated state funds for higher education, and OU is receiving $14.7 million less than last year.

This shortage was anticipated by OU President David Boren, which prompted him to ask for 5-percent budget cuts from all OU departments last fall, according to Daily archives. These budget cuts have resulted in vacant positions staying empty and the possibility of more online classes and larger classes, according to Daily archives.

On top of dwindling budgets, OU’s chief financial officer, Chris Kuwitzky, said a 5-percent tu-ition increase is a reasonable estimate because the $14.7 million shortage equals a 4.8-percent decrease compared to fiscal year 2011.

Overall, higher education in Oklahoma has expe-rienced a 9.1-percent decrease in state funding since fiscal year 2009, when the economy took a big dive, according to an Oklahoma Policy Institute budget factsheet.

These continued decreases are straining the wal-lets of students who pay more as the government pays less. While universities and students fork over extra cash, businesses continue to receive an es-timated $5 billion in tax credits, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, to keep Oklahoma business friendly for the sake of job growth.

We think the Oklahoma state government needs to rethink its trend of cutting education because recent reports show going to school increases the chances of getting a job.

Citizens over 25 with a bachelor’s degree or higher only experienced an unemployment rate of 4.7 per-cent, according to a 2010 U.S. Department of Labor unemployment report. Citizens over 25 with a high school education had a 10.3-percent unemployment rate, while citizens over 25 without a high school degree were the worst off with a 14.9-percent unem-

ployment rate. The national unemployment average during 2010 was 9.6 percent.

The unemployment rate of college gradu-ates might improve more in 2011, based on a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Their report shows employers are looking to hire 19.3-percent more graduates in 2010 to 2011 than they planned to in 2009 to 2010. Of course, not

every job graduates receive will immediately be tied to their major, but the report shines a positive light on the value of a college education.

If Gov. Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Legislature want to help job growth and keep employment high in Oklahoma, they should think about lessening the burden on students and universities by investing in human capital.

Evolving technology means workers need to be smarter to adapt to a changing workplace. Short-term tax credits that may or may not motivate em-ployers to hire more workers won’t help if they end up needing college graduates and nobody can af-ford to go to college. Fallin and the Legislature made tough decisions in the fiscal year 2012 budget, but as Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S. recovers from a recession, Oklahoma is in a position to put its people and their education first.

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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE“Codes and Keys”(Atlantic Records)

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Death Cab For Cutie has nothing left it needs to prove with its seventh full-length release, “Codes and Keys.”

� e band’s last o� ering, “Narrow Stairs,” topped the charts, catapulting the indie band from releasing homemade recordings to a major-label mammoth. � rough it all, Death Cab held onto the sense of inti-macy that made people love it in the � rst place.

It has earned the right to have fun with its music.“Monday Morning” does not break any new

ground — the song is a simple, mid-tempo pop song — but with added atmospherics, hints of fuzzy guitar and bells, the band sounds like it had a lot fun recording it.

Death Cab relies less on guitar and more on key-boards in this album. It doesn’t seem to attempt an artistic statement; conversely, in songs like “St. Pe-ter’s Cathedral” and “Some Boys,” it sounds like the band simply was bored with its guitars and opted to have fun with its Casios.

While this album lacks the depth of earlier releas-es, it is catchy, fun listen and succeeds as a summer release.

— Kevin Pickard/The Daily

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turned on the DVD player. In an instant, the LCD TV screen went from pitch black to filled with an image Henry knew all too well.

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right here in Oklahoma City,” he said. “Hopefully it brings it more to mind how art im-pacts our community.”

After walking down the main street and checking out artists’ booths, people could sit back with a drink — like a raspberry wheat beer from local brewer Belle Isle — and listen to the more than 50 local musicians showcased at this year’s festival.

The art festival has fea-tured local music since its beginning, but when Amy Young, the music chair for the festival, started her search for this year’s lineup, she said she wanted every act to be native to Oklahoma.

“I wanted it all to be local music,” she said. “I believe that Oklahoma has a lot of talent that needs to be showcased.”

Young said she spent a lot of weekends in bars and venues around the state — and particularly in Norman — seeking out talented Oklahomans to play the fes-tival’s two stages.

The resulting lineup re-flected the variety of the state’s musical expression, Young said.

“Music is just as much of an art form as painting or sculpture,” she said.

On Monday, the final day

of the festival, indie favorite O Fidelis from Oklahoma City closed out the music at the south stage, performing a stripped-down set of the

group’s distinct folk-style music.

The money made at the arts festival funds all the other ar t pro grams the

association puts on through-out the year, so a successful festival is a further invest-ment in the art culture of Oklahoma, Wise said.

PASEO: Local music featured at arts festival

This week has put ener-gy issues into perspective for me. Yesterday, as I was returning from my par-ents’ house three hours away from Nor man, I filled up my car to the tune of $64. This weekend, my fiance will fly to Illinois to see her parents. It would cost us $100 in gas just to drive up to Illinois, so getting a plane ticket made more sense.

She might have taken a train up to Illinois. Those are a bit less expensive. The only problem with traveling by train is the trip would take more than 24 hours (one way), and she’d have to leave at 2 a.m.

These reflections put energy issues in a new light.In the Midwest, we are affected by the cost of gas. We

can drive less, but we have to drive. In terms of cars per capita in each state, nine of the top 10 are Midwestern states.

Norman has CART, but it is one of the few cities with re-liable and efficient mass transit. The fact is our infrastruc-ture is undiversified.

If we want to travel, we have fewer choices relative to the rest of the country.

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Fred Jones to host live indie concert on museum lawn SaturdayTo celebrate the reinstallment of

the permanent art collection at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the museum will host a live show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on the museum lawn.

The event, put on in collaboration with the Norman Music Festival, will feature Austin indie band White Denim.

In anticipation of the opening of the museum’s new wing this fall, the event also will serve as a sign-up party for the museum association’s membership group.

“Our excitement for October’s grand opening of the Stuart Wing is so contagious, we can’t wait to share it with the community,” said Ghislain

d’Humières, director of the museum, in a pres release. “We’ve packed so much into the June 4 weekend. If you’ve never visited the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, this will be an unforgettable event you will not want to miss.”

— Daily staff reports

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SPORTSOUDaily.com ››� e OU baseball team starts its quest to return to the College World Series this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas

After a seven-year absence from the Women’s College World Series, the Oklahoma softball team put late-season hitting slumps and me-

diocre run margins behind it to earn the program’s sixth shot at a national title this weekend in Oklahoma City.

The Sooners had to battle back in a winner-take-all game against Tulsa in regional action before topping pe-rennial power Arizona in consecutive games to make it to the final eight for the first time since 2004.

“Last year, the team was just one game away from going (to the WCWS),” senior captain Chana’e Jones said. “Now we’re so excited to be getting over that hump and finally have a shot at winning a title.”

Jones has been leading by example at the plate, blast-ing for an .800 average in super-regional action, includ-ing going 2-for-2 against Arizona in the finale.

But as the captain, Jones also has been focusing on her responsibilities as a leader for her teammates.

“We’re all excited to be going, but we also have to be excited for our coaches who put in the hard work to help us get here,” Jones said. “And as a captain, the position has really humbled me to remember how fortunate we are to be playing this weekend.”

The Sooners will join fellow Big 12 combatants Missouri, Baylor and Oklahoma State to represent the conference in the tournament.

OU coach Patty Gasso wasn’t surprised to see half the WCWS teams coming from the Big 12 after coaching through several series splits earlier this season.

“I give credit to Missouri for winning the Big 12 outright this year,” Gasso said. “We were just beating each other up in the conference, and without a Big 12 tournament, it’s good to see these teams get some recognition.”

For Gasso, this trip to the WCWS is long overdue, but getting to play under the bright lights of Hall of Fame Stadium won’t be enough.

“After we won it on our first trip in 2000, it became feeding the monster,” Gasso said. “Now a weight has been lifted that we’re going back, but we won’t be com-pletely satisfied without another title.”

The players echo Gasso’s passion for success.“It’s great that we’re going,” senior Dani Dobbs said.

“But that won’t be enough if we don’t make a good run at the championship.”

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1No. 1 Arizona State

2No. 2 Alabama

3No. 4 Florida

4No. 5 Missouri

5No. 7 California

6 No. 9 Oklahoma

7No. 11 Baylor

8Oklahoma State

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Monday morning, the in-evitable happened.

After months of contro-versy and scandal, cover-ups and lying, Jim Tressel is no longer the coach at Ohio State.

Tressel resigned Monday, saying in a statement that, “after meeting with university officials, we agreed that it is in the best interest of Ohio State that I resign as head football coach.”

It’s a bit surreal that Tressel, often referred to as “The Senator” because of his icon-ic red sweater vest, would be the subject of such reckless rule breaking.

His clean look has always screamed nothing but integ-rity and a strict adherence to the rules. But, as is the case with everything in life, you can’t judge a book by its cover.

Despite all the dirt that has now been smeared on Tressel’s once-sterling repu-tation, I still believe he is a man of integrity and did not try to break the rules just be-cause he could.

Tressel claimed ignorance on many of the accusations leveled against his play-ers, both at Ohio State and Youngstown State.

I believe him.Tressel probably had no

idea what was happening until Christopher Cicero emailed him in April last year about the problem at hand.

Based on what people close to Tressel and former players have said about him, he appears to be a man who desires to see the good in people.

If Tressel sent a player to someone to get a job, chanc-es are his intentions were for that player to work hard to earn money.

His books talk about a

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variety of subjects, including faith, success and hard work. Very few people have spoken negatively about the man.

So if he’s such a great man, how did all this happen?

First, Tressel was naive to think a bunch of arrogant col-lege football players at one of the most prestigious pro-grams in the country would always do the right thing and follow the rules.

No matter how much you teach your players about right and wrong, the stadium lights will mess with their heads, and they’ll develop a sense of entitlement.

Secondly, Tressel made a grave mistake not immedi-ately reporting the violations the moment he heard about them.

Yes, he may have been try-ing to protect his players by keeping them eligible, but

if he had reported the viola-tions, the players would have been given four-game sus-pensions, and that would be that.

If Tressel had done the right thing immediately, he would still be the head coach at Ohio State, and Buckeyes football would not be in a state of turmoil.

But because he didn’t say anything, he’s out of a job.

Tressel is an honorable man and a great coach; how-ever, because of the choic-es he made, he’s leaving Columbus and has brought a lot of shame to a great foot-ball program.

It is yet another brutal re-minder that every choice we make comes with some sort of consequence.

— Luke McConnell,journalism senior

The Sun Devils have punched tickets to the WCWS in five out of the last six seasons, and ASU won a national title in 2008.

ASU is led by Katelyn Boyd, one of the three finalists for the Player of Year award.

The SEC regular-season champs are led by Kayla Braud, who leads the NCAA in steals (58).

Freshman pitcher Jackie Traina tallied 138 strikeouts this season with a 1.28 ERA.

The power-hitting Gators tied the SEC single-season home runs record (109) and own the SEC’s single-season RBI record (427) this season.

Florida finished the 2009 WCWS runner-up to Washington.

The Tigers are the first of four Big 12 teams in this year’s WCWS.

Mizzou ace pitcher Chelsea Thomas (31-6)is the only pitcher among the Player of the Year award finalists.

After surviving a volatile Pac-10 schedule, California is making its 11th appearance in the WCWS.

Freshman shortstop Britt Vonk is a finalist for the Player of the Year award.

Baylor opened with a school-record 14-game win streak and closed by winning 14 of its last 19 games to clinch a spot in its second-ever WCWS appearance.

Whitney Canion (28-9) leads the Bears on the mound with a 1.16 ERA.

OSU hasn’t been to the WCWS since 1998, but the Cowgirls have been the surprise of this postseason.

OSU beat perennial power Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., last weekend, showing it’s a team that shouldn’t be overlooked.

Junior Chelsea Garcia holds down the fort at the plate for OSU, maintaining a .339 batting average with 55 RBIs and 12 homers. Alysia Hamilton continues to lead the Cowgirls with a .400 batting average, including a team-leading 72 hits this season.

TERRY GILLIAM/APJim Tressel addresses the media last season. He resigned as the head football coach at Ohio State on Monday.