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Solar Car team
in 9th place
despite clouds

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llK‘s Solar Car team made the cut last
Thursday and began their race to Calgary on
Sunday. After two days of qualification trials.
the (iato Del Sol 111 was assigned the fifth posi—
tion in the race.

The (1an Del Sol 111 is the product of UK
engineering students and runs solely on solar
power. .

After passing scrtitineering last week. the
UK Solar (‘ar team had to complete 60 laps on
1.7 mile road course that had been set up at the
Texas Motor-sports Ranch in Cresson. Texas last
Thursday. By Sunday morning the team had
qualified to start in fifth place and left Plano.
'l‘exas.

"‘When we took off. i told the team their
theme was Living on the Edge.‘ " said Scott
Stephens. a mechanical engineering professor.

The team encountered early problems but
were able to work through them before begin—
ning the race. Stephens said.

“Calculations showed that it would last half
the race." Stephens said. The team worked until
3:30 ant. to fix the problem. identifying circuits
in the battery box that were needed. and began
the race at 9:00 a.m.

()ii the first day. the (iato Del Sol [11 made it
to the checkpoint in McAlister. Okla. 154 miles
from the starting line. After staying at the check~
point for 30 minutes. the team continued on to
Neosho. Mo.. and was forced to stop 50 miles
short of the checkpoint became the North
American Solar Car (‘hallenge forces all contes—
taiits to cease driving at 6'00 p.m.

(‘urrcntly the team is in ninth place and
headed for Sioux lialls. SD. and will be finish—
ing the entire race on Jilly 22 in Calgary.

“So far there has been no issue or prob-
lems." said Anthony Robertson. a mechanical
engineering student and driver for the UK Solar
(‘ar team.

“I can‘t really complain." said Matt Hat-
field. a mechanical engineering senior and pro-
icct leader of the team. “The car is still working
and the race officials are surprised we haven‘t
had any maior trouble."

for the learn. their main concern has been
cloud coverage and stonns.

“if we can get a good break in storm weath~
er. we'll be pulling up in front of the pack."
Robertson said. (‘loud coverage has been an is-
sue foi' the team since the first day.

Robertson admitted that the team is won‘icd
about the next two legs of the race. Due to the
clouds. the (iato Del Sol lll has relied on 'a bat-
tery pack loi' some of the race to pow er the car.
Today the teaiii will continue to Use the battery
pack. which will have them driving 15 mph for
an estimated H0 miles

Stephens. who has advised the 1K Solar
(‘ar team since l‘l‘l‘l. said that despite their set,
backs. the team is thrilled tor how far they ‘ve
made it.

“They ‘rc all worked to death from lack of
sleep.” he said On average the tcaiii is icstiiig
between four and toe hours.

“Wore running where i think we should be
running ” Stephens added and said he believes
the team is doing very well.

“The cars that are in the lead cost about ten
times more than ours cost to build." he said. for
l'K. it's tough to compete with the technology
that the leader from the l'iii\ei'sity of Michigan
has,

"l’crsonally. l didn't have any expectations
coming in." Hatfield said “All I wanted to was
finish " Hatfield noted that the team is on track.
despite the w catlicii

While the cars leading the race were able to

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By Blair Thorn_u§

bthomas©kykernalcom

Gov. Steve Beshear appointed
two UK alumni to positions on the
UK Board of Trustees. replacing
two members whose terms have ex-
pired.

For Britt Brockman, a Louisville
eye surgeon and alumnus of the UK
College of Phamiacy. being a mem-
ber of the board is "an honor he gets
to experience a second time around."

“I sat on the Board of Trustees as
the student representative during my
time in ‘81 and ‘82 as student body
president," Brockman said. "When I
left that year I vowed to give back to
UK just part of what it has given to
me and l‘m really excited about this

CELEBRATING 37 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

Beshear appoints alumni to UK Board

opportunity to do that."

Brockman. who received a
medical degree from the University
of Louisville. was selected by the
governor from a list of nominees
from the bi-partisan Postsecondary'
Education Nominating Committee.
While he has a passion for health
care. particularly healtheare for
Kentucky citizens. he said he will
start his six-year term without any
biased views.

"I think its best for a new board
member to come into the position
with an open mind. without any pre—
conceived notions of issues on the
table." Brockman said. "1 don't
come in with an agenda or claim to
know all the issues that we will deal
with. but 1 plan to learn.“

 

Brockman said he also takes a
strong interest in Student Affairs and
issues of concern for students be"
cause of his time at UK.

“1 get passionate about student
issues and I won't hesitate to address
anything or any problem that might
come up." he said. "1 certainly didn‘t
hesitate when l was a student here."

Broekman replaces Billy
Wilcoxson whose temi on the board
has expired.

Jo Hem (‘urris.
Spouse Programs for the American
Association of State Colleges and
Universities in Washington. DC.
was the second appointment made
by the governor late last week. She
will represent UK alumni and was
selected from a list of nominees

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from the UK Alumni Association.

Curris. of Chevy Chase. Md.. re-
ceived her bachelor’s degree in polit-
ical science and economics and a Ju-
ris Doctorate from the UK. She re-
places Myra Leigh Tobin whose
term on the board expired.

Both new appointments will
serve on the Board of Trustees until
June 30. 2014.

Board member Frank Shoop's
term was extended until June of
2014. Shoop. of Georgetown, Ky..
has served on the board since 1991.

Of the 20 members of the Board
of Trustees. to are appointed by the
govemor. two are elected UK faculty
representatives. one is an elected UK
staff representative and one is the
president of Student Govemment.

 

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Getting back to the books

Morris Book Shop reopens 3 decades later with old-time feel

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A small wooden stool sits behind the
counter of the newly opened The Morris
Book Shop on Soiithland Drive.

it‘s been o\cr thirty years since a
Morris Book Shop has been open in Lexi
ington and little remains of the old book
store once located downtown. But the
small wooden stool. a remainder of what
once was. is a remnant of the shop that
Wyn Morris and Hap Houlihan named
their small store after.

Morris. who bears no relation to origi-
nal bookshop. said the person who pur»

chased the stool at the closing of the orig-
iiial shop. gave it to him as a gift when he
and Houlihan opened their store.

“While the store is thirty years gone.
there‘s still so much goodwill that the old
bookshop left behind.” Morris said.

Located at the corner of Soiithland
l)rivc ind Southvicw Drive. The Morris
Book Shop is much smaller than it‘s larg
er competitors. With some 17.000 square
leet and 20.000 books. the shop offers
many popular titles ranging from every
genre. And with Houlihan and Morris'
book background. their knowledge will
help lead customers to finding the perfect
book.

"We‘w got room for more books. but
w hat‘s the point ’” \loi‘i‘is asked, l’ati‘ons
have asked it the two plan on expanding.
but both Morris and Houlihan agree that if
the shop were any larger. ll would spoil
the feel.

"I can find books and we can holler at
one another across the shop." Houlihan
replied.

Houlihan and Morris are long time
friends and have worked together since
their days as his at what was then the
newly established WRH .

The pair have worked together at
.loscpliel‘lcth Booksellers and at Lill\t‘r\l-

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Conference to reduce engineering impact

By Blair Thomas

hthomas Lkakernel com

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Willi the World liquestrian
(iames arriving in (‘entral Kenr
tucky in 3010. urban planning has
been a subiect of discussion late-
ly. mountain top remmal mining.

however. has been a subiect of

much debate for environmental
clubs and state legislators for
years.

These are rust two of several
environmental issues that will be
discussed at Engineering Earth:
the impact of Mcgacngineering
Projects. a conference early next
week hosted by the ('ollege of
Arts and Sciences and the Depart-
ment of Geography

Megaengineering proiccts are
engineering jobs that are huge in
scale or in cost Scholars from 10
countries including Australia.
China. India and Nigeria will pre-
sent on the effects of these mega
prOJCClS such as hydroelectric
dams. irrigation systems. coastal

reclamation. river diversion. de
toi'estation. ocean mining. mili-
tary ecologies. and constmction of
tourist developments

"My goal for this smali inter
national conference is to get to
gcthci people from different areas
of expertise engineers. archi-
tects. environmentalists to talk
about proiects and dev elop collab-
orations." said Stanley Bninn. l'K
geography professor.

“Many of these pt‘tth\\lttnttl\
operate in parallel universes. for
example engineers aren‘t always
aware of the social impacts. so
making these professionals \L‘nSlr
the to other points of view is a
great step.

Brunn said while megaengi-
neering projects are massive.
everything is based on a matter of
scale.

"It doesn't matter if it‘s tear-1
ing down a house or building a
huge skyscraper. these projects
make an impact on us whether

they be engineering. social or en-
\ironmental." Brunn said.

In addition to urban planning
and mountain top removal. the
issues of ecotourism. global
warming. water diversion and ire
rigation. highways and trans
portation and the social impact
of inegaengineering proiects will
also be the subject of this three»
day conference beginning Mon-
day.

Pertaining to the local issue
of surface mining. the film
"Mountain Top Removal." will
be shown and followed with a
discussion from filmmaker and
environmental activist Michael
O'Connell.

The Engineering Earth con-
ference begins Sunday at 7 pm.
with a reception and presentations
begin at 8:30 Monday morning.
after a welcome from UK Provost
Kumble Subbaswamy. All events
will be held at the Hilton Suites
and are free and open to the pub-

lic.

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proving that love can survive!

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Josh Kcllcy has Kuthcrinc
Hcigl‘s back. After thc uctrcss.
2‘). cumc undcr ftrc for dissing
Grey‘s Anatomy writers. hcr
singcr husband. IX. told Us.
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Port of his support plun‘.’ A gct»
uw try to Cubo Sun Lucas. Mcni-
co. "Wc nccdcd time away from
work and industry hussl'cs." hc
cxpluins. "Wc chillcd out. ate a
lot of food. I didn‘t cvcn bring
my golf clubs!" And whcn they
rctumcd for his concert at I..A.‘.s
Hotcl Cufc June 20. Hcigl was
frontsrow. singing along. During
onc song brcuk. Kcllcy cwn

joked about "learning how to do

Kuthcrinc‘s curlers. She taught
mc how to do it. and if you are
wondering why my guitar
sounds weird. it‘s bccausc I
bumt my pinkic on thc curlers."

I)AX & KRISTEN‘S

High~Spccd Lovc

’l‘hcy‘vc bccn dating only
scvcn months. but Kristen Bcll
is already scrioUs with actor
I)‘dX Shepard. “Shc has gottcn -
msuncly close to Dux." an insid—
cr says of Bell. 27. and her
hcuu. 33. "He has a place in
L.A.. and she basically moved
in right away." The pair. cur-
rently filming When in Rome.
frolickcd on thc beach near the
Italian city Junc l8. His last ro—
muncc. with Kate Hudson in
3007. fizzled. says the pal. "bc—
causc Kutc hard '4 lot of cmotion—
le baggage." But with Bell.
“thcy are comfortable wherever
they are

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BLAKE & PENN!

As Gossip Girl slurs. Blake
Lively. 2t), and her bcuu, Penn
Budglcy. 2i. may get invited to
thc hottest parties. but on Junc
I? the low-kcy pair took them»-
sclvcs out to play a round of
bingo at NYC catcry Tortilla
Flats. Says a source who spottcd
thc duo laying down their chips:
“Thcy wcrc cuddling and laugh-
ing at the game. You can tell
they arc fricnds us well as bcing
u couple."

JENNIFER & MARC

Nanny~Frcc and Loving It!

Four months old and already
jct-sctting uround thc world!
Jennifer Lopez. 38, and Marc
Anthony. 39. wrapped twins
Max and Emmc in SllK) his—
und-hcrs Melissa Mussc blun-
kcts after arriving in Belgium
for Anthony‘s Junc [9 concert.
And they're truvcling light:
Lopez‘s rep confirms to Us that
she still has no nanny. "Thc
whole 75-picccs—of—l.ouis-Vuib
ton-luggagc thing is just not
huppcning now." 21 Loij confi-
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in storcs -— could be a nod to
vintage J. Lo). “Being a mothcr
has completely changcd Jen-
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was prcrnedl). work really hard.
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“It's sweet and new." a
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22. tclls Us of the fashionistu‘s
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ul Trcasurc stur Justin Burthu.
The pair. who‘ve been dating
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28). are not rushing into -uny-
thing. "Ashley‘s very shy when
it comes to public relation—
ships.” says a Burtha friend.
“They'vc had long conversa-
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gctting—to—know-you stage."

THE BACHELOR’S
MATT & SHAYNE

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with actress Shayne Dahl
Lamas. 22. "It wasn‘t easy com—
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of Lamas‘ apartment. but he in-
sists they had agreed living to-
gether was just temporary while
he looked for his own place in
LA. “It was a stopgap.“ he
says. “We love one another. We
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BOOKSTORE

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0W1}.

“It was something that 1 either needed to stop talking
about and move on. or actually go ahead and do it." he said.
After the loss of parents for both of them. Houlihan and
Morris dealt with what Morris called an experience in
which their “nionality became quite visible." It was then
Morris realized opening a bookstore was what he wanted to

do.

“We both fell into (starting the book shop) and it, in
turn. became something much more than that." Houlihan

said.

The official grand opening of the store was Saturday.
Rob Schneider of the Apples in Stereo perfomied. along
with other local acts. Author Jeffery Scott Holland of Weird
Kentucky signed copies of his travel guide and a local bak-

ery provided treats for the guests.

Houlihan said he realizes there are at least two other
large bookstores in Lexington. but believes the location and
size of The Morris Book Shop will draw in all consumers

ty Press before Morris be-
_fi._..___.‘__._____gan to seriously consider
opening a bookstore of his

from the area.

han said.

good feedback

call 859—276—0494.

“Besides the strip of stores by campus. there really isn‘t
a place that people walk by in Lexington,“ Houlihan said of
the Southland shopping district. Houlihan and Moms agree
that the community feeling of the Southland district and
age range of the shoppers will be a benefit to the bookshop.
“Southland is the only place like this in Lexington" Houli~

ln continuing with the old Morris Book Shop, Houlihan and
Morris hope to offer a personal connection to their customers
with the smaller shop

"It‘s a very old-fashioned thing we‘re doing." Morris
said. "in Lexington there is a novelty to it."

For many in Lexington. Houlihan believes that the
bookshop will either be a rediscovery of the small bou-
tique or a return to what the old shop once was.

“It‘s been fun." Houlihan said. "W“ve had nt thing but

The Morris Book Shop is located at 408 Southland Dri—
ve, across from the Good Foods Co—Op. The bookstore is
open IO am. to 7 pm. Monday through Saturday and 11
am. to 5 pm. on Sunday. To reach the Morris Book Shop.

 

  

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Robinson Scholars showcase
original works

Students in the Robinson Scholars
Program will join with authors Maurice
Manning. Rebecca Gayle Howell and
Nickole Brown to share original works
with the public for the first time in the
history of the program.

The public reading will be at 3:30
pm. on Friday in the WT. Young Li—
brary auditorium. The event. which is
free and open to the public. will feature
writings from high school juniors and
seniors in the program.

The Robinson Scholars Program is a
scholarship that selects eighth grade.
first generation college-bound students
from Appalachian Kentucky and works

with them until they complete college.

5th annual classic car show to
benefit Children's Hospital

The Fifth Annual Keeneland Con-
cours d’Elegance to benefit the UK
Children‘s Hospital begins today and
will continue over the weekend.

The event‘s popular classic car
show. held at Keeneland Race Course,
will showcase 100 historic automobiles
on Saturday and will feature Cadillac as
the guest marque.

Last year's event raised $25,000 for
the Children's Hcspital.

For more information on the four
day event. visit the Keeneland Con-
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New bill leaves schools
preparing for veteran
student enrollment '

By Lisa M. Krioger

San Jose Mercury News

SAN JOSE. Calif. — Schools are
preparing for an influx of student
soldiers after lawmakers overhauled
the GI Bill. making higher education
essentially free to veterans returning
from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The new benefit pays for four
years at a soldier's in~state college.
and it includes housing and other ed-
ucation benefits.

Califomia campuses are launch—
ing programs to ease the move from
combat to college. offering aid rang-
ing from sympathetic ears to early
course placement.

"There's been a fundamental
shift. Now. education can be your
full-time job." said Patrick Camp—
bell. a UC Berkeley graduate who
was a medic in lraq and now works
for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of
America. based in Washington. DC.

The legislation signed into law
June 30 was the biggest overhaul
since the 1944 GI Bill turned college
education into a right. However. the
benefits failed to keep pace with
soaring tuitions.

“Until now. the money paid by
the (il Bill barely paid for communi-
ty college. Now. you can go to any
California State University or Uni
versity of Califomia campus for
free said Campbell. who borrowed
about $l()0.000 to attend law school.
“Thousands of vets can go to the
best school - not just the cheapest
school."

The new provisions go into ef—
fect in August 2009.

“I am ecstatic. It will make col-
lege so much more easy. and appeal»
ing. for vets." said Joshua Karrasch.
27. a pre—mcd student at UC Santa
Crii/ who was a medic with the Ex-
peditionary Medical Force in
Kuwait.

To pay for school. Karrasch took
a Job with an ambulance company,
Hc cashed out his military retirement
plan. bought a W72 camper trailer
and moved to a trailer park.

Colleges are also offering veter-
ans prcfercntial help saying they

deserve a reward for their sacrifices.
Admission officers promise to look
at their applications not once. but
twice. Like athletes and handicapped
students. veterans will have priority
when picking classes. Mentoring and .
counseling services are available. l

Veterans have not had much of a
presence on California campuses. Of
the 4.3 million students in the higher
education system, an estimated
21.000 are veterans on the GI Bill.
Most. about 16.000. attend commu-
nity colleges.

The new law will swell the four—
year ranks. Campbell predicted. He ‘
calculated that it will bring about i
$432 million in educational benefits l
to the state.

"The number of veterans at UC
Berkeley increased this year. and
we‘re likely to see that number
grow." said Ron Williams. campus
coordinator of Re—entry Student and
Veterans Programs and Services.

About 150 Berkeley students
have identified themselves as veter~
ans and are majoring in subjects
ranging among engineering and lan-
guages to philosophy and peace and
conflict studies.

While campuses may be centers
of dissent. veterans say fellow stit—
dcnts critici/e policymakers. not sol-
dicrs.

"A lot of pcoplc at UCSC dislike i
the military. but I feel very wel-
comed. l have never been asked iii—
iippropriatc questions." Karrasch
said. The \Clltitils say that veterans
enrich campus life, They are more
focused and bring a wealth of real-
world experience to classroom dis-
cussions. educators say,

Most importantly. they help edit—
cate civilians about the military at
a time when few young people. cs~
pccially the educated clitc. interact
with former soldiers.

”Veterans bring leadership. ma—
ttirity and life skills that make for
highly succcsdiil students." l'C
Bcrkelcy Chancellor Robert Birgc-
ncau said iii a letter to Congress car—
licr this year urging support for c\—
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get ahead of the storms the UK
Solar Car team will face in
Sioux Falls. Robertson acknowl-
edged that everyone has a tough
few days ahead of them.

“Everyone is in the same
boat once we get to Sioux
Falls."

To continue watching
how the UK Solar Car team
progresses in the North
American Solar Car Race.
visit the team‘s Web site
(http://w'ww.engr.uky.edu/so-
larcar/i.

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The Cafe Del Sol Ill, designed, wit and driven by students from the College of Engineering, is cur-

rently making its way from Plano, Texas to Calgary, Alberta. Canada The UK Solar Car team is cur
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Congress looks to take the mystery out of college:
start blacklis

m ay

Bilgttatdifirisksgn
Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON ~ Thirteen thou—
sand dollars.

That's the average cost of a year of

college for in—state students. Make it
more than $32000 for those attending
private schools.

But thanks to complicated financial
aid fomiulas. what undergraduates real-
ly pay for their degree is a much more
complex equation. Now Congress is try-
ing to take the mystery out of the forev-
er-rising costs of higher education by
mandating that colleges provide stu—
dents and their parents more inforinzr
tion about how much the average stuA
dcnt pays for school. what kind of tuv
itioii help they might be able to secure
and which universities offer the best
bang for thc buck, Congress is also call-
ing for an annual "blacklist" of schools
with the steepest cost increases.

Critics wonder whether the titt‘d-
sures will prov idc real financial relief or
just create extra paperwork for colleges.

"A list that has the impression of a
good guys list . . can make a modest
difference." said Robert Shircmaii. prcs~
idcnt of the Institute for College Access
and Success. an organization that re»
searches ways to make college more at-
tainable for students. But. he added. it
probably would not by itself greatly rc~
duce the financial btirdcn many univer-
sity graduates face.

The measure is now in confcrcricc
committee as law makers scck to non
out the differences between llousc and
Senate bills. If approved. it would trc
ate an online database with information

ting schools with

on how much collcgcs cost and w but an
a\ eragc student would end up paying
after financial aid is dolcd out. The sitc
would also proyide-dzita on schools‘
graduation rates and faculty and student
demographics. much as numerous col-
lege guide books already do.

The federal rcpoit would also high
light the schools wltosc costs hay c gone
up the least and most. L'niycrsities with
the biggest mcrcascs would be required
to explain to Congress how they would
cut future costs.

The form the gowrnmcnt uses to
calculate financial aid would be rcduccd
from soy en pages to two. it move that
will save time for students and parents.
The bill also proposcs d pilot program
that would provide students :i collcgc
aid estimiitc during lllt‘ll' iuiiioi‘ year of
high school. rather than having to w .iit
until their \C'ittii‘ year That would go c
families an earlier prediction of how
much thslsl‘diic‘c‘ they might receive.

This legislation comes. on the liccls
of other lcdcral efforts to rcducc the
cost of loans. ln 20W. Congress passed
a law that will cut tlic litlc‘rcsl l'dlt‘ on
federal student loans in half o\cr the
nest four years. Students who hayc
worked in public service for at least l0
years aftcr graduation may also hm c the
rest of their debt forgiven.

ln May. the Dcpiiruncnt of liduca»
tion purchased some college loans utter
private lenders said they would not be
iiblc to make loans to other studcnts bc
cause of the credit crunch

The .ivcrugc cost of it public touiv
yt‘dt' school for llic IMP-(ix school chI'
was \l35H‘) loi’ dll ill-\ldlc‘ student. The
private collcgc c‘tisl avcragcd $12.30*

high tuition

this past school year. tip 6 percent from
the year before. according to the Col~
legc Board. which administers the SAT
test used by many colleges to help
gauge the quality of applicants.

Some college officials applaud the
new federal effort aimed at disclosing
more college cost information

“The bill has a strong emplmsis on
transparency of costs." said Scott Stid~
duth. assistant vice president of federal
rc‘l'dlltiils at the l‘niycrsity of Chicago.
"We think that it’s going to help make a
more informed consumer,"

But other collcgc officials worry
that the new reporting requirements will
riiisc costs. not low ci' them.

\.ii'.ili l'lutiiigan. \icc Pi‘t‘\itlt‘lil for
govciiiinciit relations til the National
Association of lndcpendcnt (ollcgcs
.uid l’nivcrsitics. \Liitl colleges h.i\c
been hard hit by the rising costs of “hi.
technology and labor. and that Congress
should .iddrcss those problciiis rather
than .idding .tdditional rcpoi'tiiig i‘c-
qiiircmcnts that would i'cqutrc staff to
crunch numbers. l‘L‘\Ulllily_’ iii .i cost tli.it
has to be passed on to students.

“What i\ goycriiriicnt's rolc‘" sh.-
Ll\l\t‘tl. "To add to or dllt‘\ iiitc costs "'

She and others noted tli.it liitcriic'
sitcs already ofici‘ tables on how much
different colleges might cost studcnts .i‘.
ditfercnt family income ic\cis

Melissa \‘yngoricr. spokeswoman tor
Scii. deard Kennedy. l)—.\l.i\\.. Mil-.5
(‘oiigrcss tried to mmmu/c .iiiy .iddt-ti
burdcu by ensuring that most M tlic .itir
ditioiial rcqtiircmcnts make use or t‘..it.i
that collcgcs .ilrc.idy prov idc tlic litlilc'd
tioii l)cp.irtiiiciit Slic said only two of
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As oil prices beat retreat, hopes rise for relief

By Kevin 6. Hall
McClatcfiy Newspapers

Oil prices lell sharply
Wednesday for the second con
secutive day. and the cumulative
drop of $1058 a barrel for crude
has sparked hopes that this
year‘s steep rise irt prices finally
may be reversing.

Contracts for nexrmonth
deliveries of oil. called futures
contracts. settled d