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Officials take on tough tuition issue

by Michelle Fehribach

The Office of Academic Affairs at Ohio State is in the process of figuring out how to make the costs of higher education more manageable.

One of the academic priorities put forward by the OAA for the 2007-2008 school year dealt with student financial aid and stated, "We have a commitment to 'access to excellence' and providing access for economically disadvantaged, yet talented students may well require greater levels of financial support."

The university is still in a planning phase and no changes will come for at least one year, said Martha Garland, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education.
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President Gee to raise billions for campus

by Tyler Gillespie

Starting this fall, Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee will embark on a campaign that showcases his most well-known asset to a university: His ability to raise money.

Gee will launch his fundraising campaign with a projected goal of $2.5 billion over a seven-year period.

The money raised will increase the endowment of OSU from its current amount of $1.6 billion. Gee intends on running a campaign centered on the people that make up OSU. One of his first goals is to raise money to provide for student scholarships and more support for faculty.
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Video: Potholes pepper campus

by Patrick Fox

Nothing can ruin a perfectly good spring afternoon like a giant pothole.

The dreaded sound of "thud thud" and the hiss of a tire going flat is an unwelcome sound to any motorist, especially a money-strapped college student.
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Love survives despite strains, distance

by D'Andrea Kinley

Love survives despite strains, distance
Sarah and Jayson "Jay" Sullivan have been married since December 2006.

Unlike the typical married couple, Jay and Sarah spend some months thousands of miles apart while Jay, 22, is in Iraq.
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USG more open with funding

Government gives student groups funding options

by Nicole Staples

Last year Students for a Sensible Drug Policy did not receive funding from Undergraduate Student Government for Hempfest.

The disappointment of not receiving funding prompted SSDP to build a stronger relationship with USG in order to get funding for the next year.
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Leaders meet public opposition to Columbus streetcar

by Anna Gerber

City council chambers were overflowing Monday night with Columbus residents waiting to voice their opinion about the proposed $11.4 million per year streetcar project. While the plan has received support from city and business leaders, politicians, and Ohio State, many members of the general public take issue with the amount of money the project will require.

Next week city council will vote to approve a capital improvements budget that includes $2 million to jump-start the streetcar project. The proposed streetcar would run down the middle of High Street, from Mound Street to OSU's campus -- a 2.8 mile route. The project is scheduled to be completed for the city's bicentennial celebration in 2012.
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