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---- — PLATTSBURGH — In 18 of its first 20 games, the Plattsburgh State women's hockey team scored two or more goals in a period.
Saturday night, however, it needed to do so in the final 20 minutes of regulation to keep its unbeaten streak in tact.
The No. 1-ranked Cardinals (19-0-2, 11-0-1 ECAC West) received third-period markers from Chelsea VanGlahn and Shannon Stewart, erasing a 3-1 Utica College lead, for a 3-3 tie at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena.
"We're upset that we didn't come out the way we wanted to," coach Kevin Houle said. "Though, we were happy with the effort from the second half of the game on to battle back and tie it up. It would have been a tough loss.
"We've been able to battle back all year, and we were able to do that again (Saturday), but we certainly need to come out quicker. We just can't let teams take the game to us, which is what Utica did."
After Teal Gove netted a goal on the game's first shot at 18 seconds, the Pioneers (10-6-2, 8-3-2 ECAC West) rallied for three unanswered during a 15 minute and 19-second span.
Brittany Dellechiaie cashed in on a two-on-zero opportunity at 8:39 of the first period before Mary Fusco and Louise Steele-Norton helped extend the differential to 3-1, forcing Houle to use his timeout at 3:58 of the second.
"I mean, you just have to regroup at that point in time," Houle said. "I made a couple of adjustments, and the girls realized what was at stake and went out and played hard. Fortunately, we were able to get those two goals and tie it up."
Facing their third deficit after the second period all year, VanGlahn cut the differential to one with a shot from the low slot that slipped past Utica goaltender Jennifer Hamel.
Then, with 4:37 remaining in regulation, Stewart tallied her team-leading 19th goal of the season by punching home a loose puck just outside the crease.
The Pioneers held a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal in the overtime period, but neither team was able to convert.
Utica finished 1-for-1 on the one-man advantage, while Plattsburgh was 0-for-4.
Sydney Aveson, who was honored with the Fan Favorite award before the contest, fended off 16 of 19 shots faced between the pipes. Hamel was credited with 30 saves on 33 shots.
Stewart, Hamel and VanGlahn were honored as the game's three stars.
The Cardinals and Pioneers will conclude this weekend's two-game series today at 3 p.m.
"We need come out and play with intensity and confidence," Houle said. "We knew they were fast and they would come at us. They came in here with everything to gain and nothing to lose. There are no guarantees — we have to come out and earn it."
Plattsburgh State 3,
Utica College 3 (OT)
Utica 1 2 0 0 — 3
Plattsburgh 1 0 2 0 — 3
First period- 1, PSU, Gove (Stewart), 0:18. 2, UC, Dellechiaie (Johnson), 8:39. Penalties: Ziesmann, PSU (interference), 19:49.
Second period- 3, UC, Fusco (McMahon), 1:38 (pp). 4, UC, Steele-Norton (Dowdall), 3:58. Penalties: Johnson, UC (tripping), 12:37. Maines, UC (hooking), 17:03.
Third period- 5, PSU, VanGlahn (Senese), 7:53. 6, PSU, Stewart (Gove), 15:23. Penalties: Johnson, UC (body checking), 4:36. Pucci, UC (high-sticking), 5:19.
Shots on goal:
Utica 8 3 4 4 — 19
Plattsburgh 7 10 14 2 — 33
Goaltenders (shots-saves): Hamel, UC, 33-30. Aveson, PSU, 19-16.
Power plays (goals-opportunities): Utica 1-1; Plattsburgh 0-4.
Attendance: 537.

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By Rich Tortorelli
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KINGFISHER – Kingfisher buried Stigler under the weight of so many defensive plays and Landon Nault runs.
Top-ranked Kingfisher remained unbeaten by ousting Stigler 41-12 on Friday at Kingfisher Field. Kingfisher (13-0) moved into the Class 3A semifinals, while Stigler ended its season 10-3. Kingfisher rallied from a 12-7 deficit with 34 unanswered points.
Cade Shearwood of Stigler started off the second half tearing off a cross-country, 52-yard run, but Kingfisher followed with big plays of its own on defense. Stigler's drive stalled at the Kingfisher 28-yard line as Shearwood's pass went incomplete on fourth down.
Kingfisher took a 20-12 advantage on its ensuing drive. Grant Newton finished off a 13-play, 72-yard possession by scoring from 5 yards out with 5:44 to go in the third quarter.
"I'm happy to be in the semifinals," Kingfisher coach Jeff Myers said. "At the big play to start the second half, we could have folded and let them score, but we stiffened up. We took it and scored. That was big."
Stigler had presented a challenge early. Stigler led 12-7 after Seth Sandlin's 29-yard touchdown run with 9:21 left in the second quarter. Shearwood threw a 16-yard scoring pass to Ryan Echelle as Stigler led 6-0 at the 4:47 mark of the first.
"I was happy with our first couple of drives," Stigler coach Chris Risenhoover said. "Everybody knows Kingfisher has an outstanding defense."
Kingfisher seized the lead for good 13-12 lead with 2:24 left in the first half as Newton nudged across the end zone on a 1-yard quarterback sneak. Newton directed the Yellow Jackets on a 16-play, 67-yard drive consuming nearly seven minutes off the clock.
"Our kids had to make an adjustment," Myers said. "They have good team speed and hit us in the mouth. I'm proud of our kids. We knew it would come down to our offensive and defensive lines. We had missed assignments the first half. Landon took over."
Landon Nault dove, juked and scooted for 225 rushing yards on 32 carries to propel Kingfisher. Nault's 56-yard jaunt late in the first half made for his longest run of the game and put him over 100 yards. The Yellow Jackets piled up 367 yards along the ground on 50 attempts.
Nick Smith added 88 yards and three TD runs, while Newton chipped in 54 yards and three TD rushes. When Nault wasn't carrying the ball, he would block for his teammates. Kingfisher outgained Stigler 448-309 and produced 22 first downs to 13 for Stigler, whose best previous season was in 1971.
"We've broken the egg and got to the third round," Risenhoover said. "We'll take this season and be thankful for it. I'm ecstatic about it. I know how difficult it is to get to this point. With the injuries and the kids we lost we had to play well the first two rounds, and we did."
Stigler 6 6 0 0–12
Kingfisher 6 7 14 14–41
Stigler – Ryan Echelle 16 pass from Cade Shearwood (kick failed).
Kingfisher – Nick Smith 14 run (Jonathan Avilla kick).
Stigler – Seth Sandlin 29 run (run failed).
Kingfisher – Grant Newton 1 run (pass failed).
Kingfisher – Newton 5 run (Avilla kick).
Kingfisher – Newton 4 run (Avilla kick).
Kingfisher – Smith 14 run (Avilla kick).
Kingfisher – Smith 9 run (Avilla kick).
Stigler Kingfisher
First downs 13 22
Rushing att.-yds 24-154 50-367
Passing yds 155 81
Passing C-A-I 10-19-1 8-21-1
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-0
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PLATTSBURGH — The Village of Rouses Point has awarded Microenterprise Program grants to three businesses in downtown Rouses Point.
The first round of grants will bring two new businesses to Rouses Point, fill vacant commercial space in the downtown area and create jobs.
The new businesses are a bed and breakfast at 250 Lake St., planned by Bill and Ann Carey for the former Cedar Hedge Nursing Home site, and Rouses Point Beer Emporium, owned by Richard Seguin and Tammy Dibernardo.
The other business to receive a grant is Northeastern Woodworking, owned by Scott Bleau.
Each of the businesses received $35,000.
The Microenterprise Program, a state-funded grant initiative sponsored by the village, provides grants and business development training for new and existing businesses.
The goal, according to a news release, is to "create jobs, enhance the village's downtown and bring residents and visitors to Rouses Point."
Microenterprise Program funding is still available. Existing and prospective businesses with five or fewer employees, including the owner, that are considering locating in downtown Rouses Point or that are now located there may apply.
Revitalization Coordinator Melissa McManus said Phase 1 of the Microenterprise Program awarded $105,000 total to the three projects, which are projected to create four new jobs available to low-to-moderate-income people.
"That is in addition to the income that the owners will generate — all of whom live in Rouses Point," she told the Press-Republican on Thursday.
The program still has $67,000 in funding available to micro-businesses, with $17,720 of that reserved for a startup business.
The program ends Dec. 9. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
As part of the Microenterprise Program, the village will sponsor an Entrepreneurship Training Program, with classes in small-business development.
All businesses receiving a grant must attend the Entrepreneurship Training Program.
Any business considering an application is also being encouraged to attend the training, which begins this Saturday at St. Patrick's Parish Center.
The training will run from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., including a half-hour break for lunch, on four successive Saturdays.
The Microenterprise Program requires 16 hours of training.
The training is also open to anyone currently operating or interested in starting a business in Rouses Point. Those who did not receive grants will be asked to cover the cost of materials, which is $150.
For more information on the grant program and training, contact Melissa McManus at 297-6753 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The next meeting of the Downtown Revitalization Committee will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the St. Patrick's Parish Center building.
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We take a look at another key matchup to Sunday's Cowboys-Vikings game:
Cowboys receivers vs. Vikings secondary
The Cowboys have three strong receivers — one who is playing at an elite level. Miles Austin has proven that last season was no fluke, and he demands specialty coverage. Although Dez Bryant is a young player with a ton of upside who is improving every week, you can't forget about Roy Williams, who had a 115-yard game his last time out. Tony Romo has faith in all three to make a big play, though it's clear that Austin is his most trusted target.
The Vikings have played very good pass defense for the most part this season, and they have done it shorthanded almost every game. Now they'll be without Cedric Griffin, who is out for the season, and they might be missing Chris Cook, his long-term replacement, against the Cowboys. Antoine Winfield this week told PFW he thinks the Vikings can manage if they are shorthanded and that FS Hussain Abdullah can help out if and when the Cowboys spread the field.


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CDFW, in an effort to promote and expand hunting opportunities, is pleased to provide waterfowl hunts on state holdings located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Lands used for these hunts were purchased with State Water Contract Funds and available through the cooperation of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). CDFW does not have any management authority on these lands so the opportunities will vary from year to year depending upon DWR projects and the management practices and cropping patterns of their tenant farmers.
Hunts may be cancelled without notice. We schedule the maximum number of hunts possible, but due to the crop harvest and field conditions, the actual number of hunts will vary from year to year.
Successful applicants will be required to hunt from assigned hunting sites. Free roam and sweat lines are not permitted. The hunting locations are only open to successful applicants on the dates listed. Trespassers will be cited and prosecuted. There is no "scouting" allowed.
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The all volunteer Orange Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was activated on Sunday afternoon, March 20, to search through 200 acres of swamp land off of Route 34, in Orange.
We start with the very first phone call to team members from the parking lot of moments after the activation was announced.
See what these highly trained community volunteers do in their spare time.
For more information about CERT see http://www.cert-orange.com/About%20Orange%20CERT.htm
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Niagara Gazette — We are all a part of "history in the making." Each day we live, we make an impact on the world around us by the essence of our human existence. Although we are individuals, we are each a part of a collective society. In any given moment, we represent so much more than ourselves. Our families, our faith, nationality, school, company, city or country are all potentially represented by the things we say and do. The life choices we make, and how we conduct ourselves matters.
I was recently invited to speak to the Black History Club of Lockport High School. I was truly encouraged and impressed by this polite, respectful engaging group of young people. Their potential future is very bright, and they are in my thoughts and prayers. I am grateful to their advisor, Charlene McClain for the opportunity to share some of my family history with them. I also spoke to them about making S.M.A.R.T. life choices:
S—Set high goals
M—Make good decisions
A—Always strive for excellence
R—Respect yourself and others
T—TENACITY is a must if you are to succeed in life
It is never too late to begin making "smart life choices," even if we make mistakes along the way. We can always decide to begin again, and make wiser choices going forward.
Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, recently admitted to smoking crack cocaine, after months of denying the photographs of him literally "caught in the act." Although I am horrified by his admission, and disgusted by his explanation, that he only smoked crack because he was "in a drunken stupor," I am not surprised to hear that he has refused to step down as mayor of one of the largest cities on the continent. With the onset of ubiquitous, ramped, uncensored, unethical, uncivilized conduct, available to see, read, or hear — via virtually ALL means of communication — I think our world has become less sensitive to obnoxious behavior.


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NORMAN – Oklahoma will pull back the curtain at 2 p.m. today at Owen Field. For the first time since the loss to Texas A&M in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, the Sooners will be on the field for all eyes to see.
The spring game will have some obvious differences from how the Sooners ended to 2012 season. New quarterbacks are the most evident transition, but there should be several matters worth eyeing this afternoon.
Here are the most important things to watch:
• Which quarterback is making the best decisions: Blake Bell, Kendal Thompson and Trevor Knight all provide mobility and elusiveness OU's never really had over the last 15 years. Ignore that today. They'll be wearing blue jerseys and cannot be hit, so breaking a half-hearted tackle attempt isn't worth awing over. Which quarterback can deliver the ball to open receivers is the question the coaching staff wants answered. Pay attention to which one does or doesn't throw the ball into double coverage; does or doesn't plant his back foot and gets rid of the ball; does or doesn't throw the ball away.
The one that makes the best decisions today is the leader in the race to replace Landry Jones. The ones that don't are fighting for second place.
• Can the linebackers cover slot receivers: It's a question that didn't get an answer last season. OU went with a defensive-back scheme against the four-wide receiver offenses in the Big 12 Conference. Defensive coordinator Mike Stoops has vowed to keep at least one linebacker on the field under those circumstances and would like to use two as much as possible. Those linebackers must be able to cover slot receivers, or at least tackle them quickly after catching the ball, for them to be used in those situations. Today will provide a good test.
• What does "knock-'em-back" football mean: OU's defensive line has said since spring practice began that this is the style it will employ in 2013. Slogans, however, do not win games or improve defenses.
Watch to see if the line of scrimmage is actually moving backward after the ball is snapped. A huge element that was missing from OU's defense last season was disruptive plays from the defensive line. If the Sooners are really capable of playing "knock-'em-back" football, then quarterback pressures and negative running plays should be apparent today.
• How much is the tight end used: Today could really be a showcase event for the tight ends. Fullback Trey Millard won't play much, if any. A lot of those passes he caught last year will be available for them. Pay particular attention to Taylor McNamara. He redshirted last season after suffering a torn labrum early in the season. It's a lot easier to break in new quarterbacks with a big target getting open over the middle.
It might not be a prelude of what's to come in the regular season, but OU wants to develop the position as a passing threat. It needs to just to keep defenses honest. Today is a very good opportunity to show it is possible.
• How deep OU is at running back: Damien Williams and Brennan Clay aren't expected to do much today. They're seniors and showed last season they can be workhorse running backs. The guys to watch today are redshirt freshmen Alex Ross and David Smith. Both are 200-plus pound running backs that have drawn raves in the spring because of their size and speed. They're going to compete with Williams and Clay for carries this season. Today is their chance to show if that's the case.
Also, today's a good day to see if an offensive position has been found for senior running back Roy Finch. The 5-foot-7, 167-pound senior only had seven rushing attempts and two receptions last season. He spent more time on the field as a kick returner than anything else. The Sooners need to get more out of him. Today could show if the coaching staff has figured out how.


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Understanding Miscarriage: Emotions
Miscarriage is the unplanned end of a pregnancy before the baby can live outside the womb. When a miscarriage happens, you're likely to have a wide range of feelings. Allow yourself to accept how you feel. Only then can you begin to move on.
No One Is to Blame
Know that you did not cause this to happen. Miscarriage is very common. It occurs most often with a first pregnancy, but it can happen with any pregnancy. Miscarriage usually takes place during the first 10 weeks after conception.
Grief Takes Many Forms
Grief may be the first thing you feel, or it may come upon you later. Perhaps you'll grieve because the future you hoped for is lost. Grief is painful and often lonely. But it should become easier to deal with over time.
What You Feel Is Okay
No one can tell you how to respond to your miscarriage. If you have been trying to have a child, this loss may feel overwhelming. Perhaps this was an unplanned pregnancy. That doesn't mean you won't feel loss. You know yourself best. It's okay to feel whatever you feel.
A Sense of Loss
No matter what you thought about being pregnant, having a miscarriage may cause a sense of loss. You may feel as if something is missing. It's okay if you can't describe how you feel. At first, it may be enough just to look inside yourself and feel your emotions.
Partner's Note
Men grieve too. You may be feeling sad, helpless or frustrated. When you're struggling with your own feelings, knowing how to help your partner may be hard. But do your best to provide support. The following tips may also help:
Be kind to yourselves.
Spend time together.
Fix a meal or bring dinner home.
Rent a movie.
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Janssen Earns Athlete of the Week Honor for Sixth Time in Her Career
Tuesday, March 14, 2006Valparaiso University's Rachel Janssen (Fort Wayne, Ind./Dwenger H.S.) has been named the Mid-Continent Conference Athlete of the Week for the second time this season and the sixth time of her career.
The junior won all three matches at first singles last weekend in Las Vegas, Nev. to begin the Crusaders' spring trip. Janssen defeated opponents from Oakland, Southern Utah, and San Jose State all in straight sets, helping Valpo go 2-1 as a team. She also teamed with Jenny Schwartz (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora H.S.) to defeat Oakland at first doubles.
Janssen, who was twice named Mid-Con Athlete of the Week as a freshman and sophomore, also earned the honor this season on January 24.
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Van Rhijn commits future to Ajax
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Ricardo van Rhijn has committed his future to Ajax after agreeing a three-year extension to his contract at the Amsterdam Arena... Read more
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Thulani Serero has signed a two-year extension to his contract at Ajax, which will keep him at the club until 2017... Read more
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Luuk de Jong could return to Newcastle United to join brother Siem, according to the pair's agent... Read more
Newcastle sign de Jong on six-year deal
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Newcastle United have announced the signing of attacking midfielder Siem de Jong on a six-year deal from Eredivisie champions Ajax. The 25-year-old Netherlands international has joined the Premier League club for an undisclosed fee... Read more
Ajax announce Milik loan signing
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Ajax have wasted no time in preparing for next season by announcing that Bayer Leverkusen striker Arkadiusz Milik will join on loan. The 20-year-old spent 2013-14 on loan at Augsburg, scoring twice in 18 Bundesliga appearances... Read more
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Ajax choose not to extend Bojan loan
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Ajax have decided against extending their loan of Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic. The Eredivisie champions signed the Spaniard on loan in July last year, but the 23-year-old has struggled to make an impact at the Amsterdam Arena... Read more
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Oakley's Cadel Evans and Tatiana Guderzo Win at World Cycling Championships
Oakley's Cadel Evans of Australia got the biggest win of his career on Sunday, breaking free on the final climb to win the men's race at cycling's road world championships. The two-time Tour de France runner-up finished 6 hours, 56 minutes, 26 seconds on the 162.9-mile course.
"It's something exceptional," said the new world champion, who crossed the line kissing the wedding ring he wears on a necklace.
Oakley's Alexandr Kolobnev of Russia crossed 27 seconds behind to take silver, beating Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez in a sprint finish.
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara was in contention on the final lap, but finished fifth as he sought a historic gold medal double after winning the time trial on Thursday.
Oakley's Swiss ace Fabian Cancellara won his third career gold in the men's time trial at the world road race championships on Thursday.
Cancellara, who won the world title in both 2006 and 2007, averaged a speed of just over 51 kilometres per hour for the 49.8 kilometre course, which he completed in 57 minutes and 55 seconds.
Cancellara's third career gold in the time trial matches the record set by Australia's Michael Rogers, who won the world title three years in a row.
The 32-year-old Evans became the first Australian to take gold in the 76th edition of the world championships, triumphing on roads just a few miles from his home in Switzerland during the European summer season. In addition to placing second in the Tour in 2007 and 2008, Evans was runner-up in the past three Dauphine Libere stage races. He was coming off a third-place finish in the Spanish Vuelta last Sunday.
His second place in Belgium's Wallonne Arrow race last year was his best result in a one-day classic, and he took road race silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. "Sometimes it gets demoralizing," Evans said. "But I've always looked ahead to the possibility of winning in the future."
The riders covered 19 laps on a tight, hilly course that challenged them with two climbs, technically demanding downhill sections and little recovery time.
"I've been thinking about this race for two years," Evans said. "The finish line is three kilometers from my home away from home." His Italian wife, Chiara, looked on, smiling and wiping away tears, as her husband spoke to reporters.
The race featured a dramatic final lap with all the prerace favorites in the lead group. Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan made the first move but was soon hauled in.
Cancellara went to the front with Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez on the descent following the steep Castel San Pietro climb, before being joined by Evans, Kolobnev and Rodriguez.
The three eventual medalists broke clear together and Evans made his decisive break on the final Novazzano climb.
In the women's division, Oakley's Tatiana Guderzo of Italy, bronze medallist at last year's Olympic Games, won the women's road race at the world cycling championships on Saturday.
The 25-year-old broke away from the field on a climb with just over 12 kilometres remaining in the 124.2-km race and sped away to win in three hours 33.25 minutes, 19 seconds ahead of her closest rival.
Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, winner in 2006 at the age of 19, pipped Noemi Cantele and Kristin Armstrong in a sprint for second place.
Guderzo's compatriot Cantele was third and United States rider Kristin Armstrong, winner of Wednesday's time trial and set to retire after the race, missed out on the medals.
On a track which started wet but quickly dried out, Cantele led for nearly two laps of the nine laps around Mendrisio in southern Switzerland.
Both Cantele and Guderzo, as well as Denmark's Linda Villumsen tried to break during the early stages of the final lap but it was Guderzo who finally got away.
"I was a member of a team and it's fair to divide this gold between six athletes," Guderzo told reporters. "We controlled the race from the first lap.
"We knew that Italy was very, very strong. We agreed that if we were together on the last lap, the one who felt better should make the break. I was the lucky one."


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Maryland was severely short-handed in the paint in last night's 71-42 rout of Fairfield.
It meant Landon Milbourne plugged away at power forward against a sizable front line for 31 of the first 33 minutes before the Terrapins were in control and Gary Williams relieved him for the night.
So, was it a tiring outing for the senior?
"No, not at all," Milbourne said. "I felt real good tonight. I kept telling coach 'You don't have to take me out. I'm fine.' He's trying to work guys in and see how other guys are going to play. That's understandable."
Milbourne's line wasn't especially remarkable, nor was it shoddy. There were 10 points, eight rebounds and a blocked shot – not far off a typical day.
But what did stand out was the five offensive rebounds Milbourne hauled in. Two of them led to putbacks, and much of Milbourne's offensive work occurred in the paint rather than floating back for mid-range jumpers.
There were times he looked like the guy who almost single-handedly kept Maryland in contention at Florida State last season. That was before the toll of a full season of contending with big men throughout the ACC wore him down a little bit.
"Landon Milbourne, I thought he was a monster out there," Williams said. "He just played hard."
That is typically what Milbourne does. After I asked Milbourne about getting tired, it struck me as sort of a silly question.
This was a guy who played 77 minutes as a freshman and was eager to do a lot more. If there's anyone who won't complain about getting plenty of playing time, it's him.
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By Tim Graham
I've been around enough locker rooms to know one of the least enjoyable moments for any athlete is when a reporter approaches to ask questions about poor performance.
This afternoon had to be one of those times for Buffalo Bills cornerback Aaron Williams. Last year's 34th overall draft choice has struggled in coverage all year, and according to ProFootballFocus.com he's responsible for allowing the most passing touchdowns in the NFL.
I caught Williams after practice in the Bills' field house for a story that will run in Friday's edition of The Buffalo News.
He was impressive, handling some tough questions in such a straightforward-yet-philosophic manner. He's taking heat on social media and doesn't deny it hurts. He's also not in denial about his lackluster play.
Buffalo News: How do you think your season has gone so far?
Aaron Williams: I'm still here [laughing]. So it couldn't be any better.
BN: What are your thoughts on splitting snaps with Terrence McGee and not being able to assert yourself as the left cornerback?
AW: Whatever's going to help the team to get a win. Coaches know what decisions need to be made, and if they feel like I haven't been productive and I need to split time, if they feel the need for someone else to start besides me, then that's the way it needs to be. I'm not going to complain about it. I'm not a selfish player. It just lets me know I need to work harder.
BN: How would you evaluate your play so far?
AW: I take it day by day. I try not to let the past tread on my future. I know the last few weeks have been rough for me, but it's part of the NFL, man. Those guys are pros, too. They're going to make plays. Nobody's going to be perfect. It's a learning experience.
BN: How do you deal with the disappointments?
AW: I get away from football when stuff like that happens. The great thing about social media is people like to say things behind their computers. I try to stay off that. It's hard because I'm young, and I have to learn that sometimes you don't have to read that stuff. The best thing to do is stay away from any [comments] about what happens on the field or what I do.
BN: That's a difficult balance when you're in a profession that gets publicly criticized. You're supposed to act like you're above the criticism or that you're totally oblivious to it, but you're a human being. How do you deal with all that?
AW: There are times when people ask if it bothers me, and, of course, I'm going to say "No." Obviously, it does bother me because I am human. You don't want to let anybody down. But at the same time you're not going to make everybody happy. So you really have to focus on yourself. One of the things I'm learning this year is to focus on myself and not try to please everybody.
BN: ProFootballFocus.com says no NFL cornerback has given up more touchdowns than you. They have you down for five. How does that register with you?
AW: I heard about that stat. It got me down for a little bit. But the only stat to worry about is wins and losses. As long as we get wins, that's fine with me.
You move on to the next week. Those five touchdowns can't come back in the future. It's in the stat book. It is what it is. You learn from it. Things are going to happen. I don't know any cornerback that hasn't been scored on in the NFL. [Darrelle] Revis has been scored on plenty of times.
So when you're not used to getting scored on you try to figure out what's wrong. You get frustrated. But at the same time you've got to realize this is the top level. You need to improve your art.
BN: That sounds like an extension of that cornerback's short-memory philosophy about forgetting the last play. You forget about the last series. You forget about the last game.
AW: Once a play's over with, forget about that play. Once a game's over with, forget about that game. Once whatever team you're playing with is over with, it's time to concentrate on your new team.
It's a moving cycle. Life goes on no matter how bad or how good it is.


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But I just want to help people
Here's a bit of free advice to departmental interviewers. I'm not sure all of you know just how important your job is. How many of you have "the" question on your interview questionnaire? What answer are you expecting? Before you make your next decision on the future of your next applicant think about this. If you are an officer first and interviewer second,why did you want to be a cop? Was it difficult for you to answer that in your own interview?Answer your own question, remember how you felt in your interview and take a different look at your applicant.
I have been asked several times in my career why I wanted to be cop. My career has been a special love hate relationship but 21 years later I feel as if I have been somewhat of a success at it. It's also a good thing that I still love going to work.
Looking back on it I did not really know why I wanted to be a cop. If I were asked back then that was the reply. I don't know. I'm glad now I never had to answer that question for an interviewer. That would have been a very empty answer. It was as if I were drawn to it. No one in my family have ever been full time law enforcement officers. In fact my step father once told me if I were ever to become a cop he would kick my ass until my nose bled. Some were military but no cops. I say that, but my biological grandfather was once a Special Officer with the City of New Orleans. Special Officers were a division of NOPD that is usually reserved for armed security officers. As far as cops were concerned that was as close as it got. I'm the first.
There are some lines that are not meant to be crossed. Some rules that are not meant to be broken. I was blessed with some family members that instilled that into me. I was also blessed with a step grandfather (I was not able to meet my biological grandfather) that also told me that I should try do things that would fix the broken rules and get people back over the lines they've crossed. After looking at my life I believed law enforcement was the proper way to do those things. I work in a fashion that I believe gives my life purpose. That does not mean that any other job is menial compared to mine. It simply means that I saw my job as a fit for my life and the principles that I was gifted as a youth. I now have a front row seat in seeing how some do not have that and are not interested in learning it either. Those people are why we are here. Articulating that is not always an easy process.
The "standard" answer to the why question is "I want to help people". I have watched interviewers cringe at that answer. The strange thing to me is that's why we want to do this. In my opinion that is the proper answer. It seems,however, that answer is just to stock. To plain. Interviewers and administrators want more. They desire a more complicated answer. Well I hold most at arms length if a post college level, algebraic doctoral answer is given. Wrong? Maybe, but not for me. I've been pretty good so far at looking past the "standard" answer and glimpsing the character of the person giving the answer. There is a difference in a person who wants a cop job for the benefits and one who just wants to walk the line. It's not shameful to want a cop job for benefits for needing to provide for one's family. People need jobs and provide. As long as any officer properly handles their business motivation is secondary. However, finding someone that just wants to walk the line and may not realize why...well, that might be your diamond in the rough.
Some desire to be cops because they were blessed. Blessed in being given some form of upbringing that supports doing something positive for their community and maybe righting some wrongs along the way. It takes the right person to maneuver through the danger, repetitive calls and watch as the court system throws out and pleas case after case and still want to do our job. Through it all they still stand the line and some may not ever realize why.
Even someone who has had a poor and or abusive upbringing may want to do this. The person that knows firsthand what being a victim looks like can bring a lot to the table in digging through the BS and finding the actual issue at hand. They also know what wrong looks like. They didn't like when it was them and they know other victims don't like it either. A mirror is sometimes quite a proper reflection.
A majority of people that say "they want to help" and really don't can be ferreted out with proper background checks, probation, listening to and having good field training officers, and evaluations. As I recently was informed, good interviewers are supposed to be professional assessors of BS. They should be experts in finding the posers. In the end interviewers should not be judgmental just because an applicant says they want to be a cop because they "want to help people". Careful. You may very well be staring straight down the barrel of the next best person to wear a badge. It would be a shame to boot them because they don't yet understand their need to help people.Do not war for peace. If you must war, war for justice. For without justice there is no peace. -me
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"I want to serve my community" is the standard answer because you're scared that if you say, "Because I used to watch COPS while stoned and thought it looked like fun" would probably disqualify you.YOUR ATTENTION, DO I F@#%ING HAVE IT?
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04-25-13, 09:31 AM #5SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM-Ex-Sheriff Martin Howe to Will Kane in "High Noon"
"It's a great life. You risk your skin catching killers and the juries turn them loose so they can come back and shoot at you again. If your honest , your poor your whole life. And , In the end , you wind up dying all alone on some dirty street. For what? For nothing. For a tin star."
Far from being a handicap to command, compassion is the measure of it. For unless one values the lives of his soldiers and is tormented by their ordeals , he is unfit to command.
-General Omar Bradley, United States Army
What a great statement! Thanks lew! I have answered that question with the "standard" answer many times. I know that interviewers don't like it, but I'm not really sure how else to answer that question. Your statement is exactly how I feel! Thanks for putting it into words!
Wonderful, lew.
05-04-13, 05:00 PM #8"If everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn't thinking." -Gen. George S. Patton
I became a cop cause calculus in college was too hard.
TBH... I took a two day ride along to get some filler credits with a suburban Philly department... 3 hours into the first day I was hooked. 18 years and three magic stripes later I still love crushing the nutz of evil.
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Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsoom, has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century. Contact him through his website, www.dickmeister.com, which includes more than 350 of his columns.
Finally there's some good news for the millions of Americans who must to live on pay at or close to the legal minimum wage. Eight states are raising their minimum wage on January First, in line with state laws requiring the minimum to keep pace with inflation.
The raises to come are modest by any measurement. But any increase must be welcomed as desperately needed and hopefully as a major start toward increasing the minimum wage everywhere to a level that will provide a decent living to all working Americans, many of them living in poverty or near-poverty.
The minimum wage is just as important now as it was in 1938, when the wage law was enacted as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act, with a promise of guaranteeing workers "a standard of living necessary for health, efficiency and general wellbeing."
The federal rate was set at 25 cents an hour, with states and local governments free to set their own minimums, as long as they are above the federal rate.
Today's rates are much higher, of course, although barely adequate. The federal rate is $7.25 an hour, only about $15,000 a year for full-time workers before taxes and other deductions. Eighteen states, more than 100 cities and counties and the District of Columbia have higher rates, but their rates also are clearly inadequate.
During his 2008 election campaign, President Obama proposed raising the minimum to $9.50 an hour by 2011. But even though that would merely adjust the minimum wage for inflation, Congress and the White House have done little to make it happen.
Some of Obama's Republican opponents in Congress actually have called for the minimum wage to be abolished, largely because their big money backers in the restaurant business, who employ about 60 percent of all minimum wage workers, are against it, as are many other business and corporate interests.
Congress' failure to act has left it up to the states. The eight that are raising their rates on New Year's Day include Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Their rates will increase by 28 to 37 cents an hour to between $7.64 and $9.04. The National Employment Law Project (NELP) calculates that will bring nearly 1.4 million full-time minimum wage workers an extra $582 to $770 per year.
Another 400,000 will get raises as pay rates are adjusted upward to reflect new minimum wage rates. It's not just individual workers who will benefit from the raises. Like all low-wage workers, they must spend virtually every cent they earn, thus raising the overall demand for goods and services and the hiring of new employees to help provide them.
NELP estimates that the increased consumer spending generated by the raises will add $366 million to the gross domestic product and create the equivalent of more than 3,000 full-time jobs. Other estimates indicate that every dollar increase in wages for workers at the minimum creates more than $3,000 in new spending after a single year.
And we shouldn't forget that those earning the minimum include many of our most valuable yet needy and exploited workers. Most work in the service or retail fields, as domestics providing home health care for the elderly and other household services or caring for the children of working mothers, for example. Others work in agriculture.
Many can't find full-time jobs even at the bare minimum. More than one-third are the main or sole support of their families. Almost two-thirds are women, many of them single mothers. One-third are African-American, Latino or Asian. Many are recently arrived immigrants. Only a few belong to unions or have other protections aside from the law.
But wouldn't a minimum wage increase cause businesses to cut back their hiring, as opponents of minimum wage raises claim? No. Studies show that even during times of high unemployment, raising the minimum does not lead to a loss of jobs. Actually, the number of jobs has grown after each of the 19 times the federal minimum has increased over the past 73 years.
Consider this, too: Taxpayers are providing billions of dollars in subsidies to employers of minimum wage workers, since much of the money paid out in public assistance goes to families whose working mothers do not earn enough to be self-supporting. Private charities provide additional millions in aid.
There's no doubt employers are shifting a significant part of their labor costs to the general public, and no doubt that welfare costs could be reduced substantially if the minimum wage they had to pay was raised to a decent level.
Think of the benefits to society generally if the minimum wage workers who now must depend on government assistance could earn enough to make it on their own.
Think of the benefits to employers. As several studies have shown, raising workers' pay raises workers' morale and with it, their productivity, while decreasing absenteeism and replacement costs.
Think of the benefits to small retail businesses. Opponents of a minimum wage increase say they'd be hurt the most by a higher minimum wage, but it's far more likely they'd be among the greatest beneficiaries. For minimum wage workers have no choice but to spend most of their meager earnings in neighborhood stores for food and other necessities.
Tiffany Williams of the Institute for Policy Studies says raising the minimum wage "would be a step toward restoring dignity for millions of workers, enabling many ordinary working Americans to become part of the economic recovery rather than its collateral damage."
Hard to argue with that, or with Christine Owens, NELP's executive director, who says the minimum wage increases "represent bright spots on an otherwise bleak economic horizon. Workers' buying power is the secret weapon in the fight to get our economy back on track. States are taking action to protect that critical buying power. Congress should follow their example to realize those benefits for the national economy."
Let the minimum wage raises in eight states be just the beginning of raises in all states. Let all Americans have the right to a decent living
Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsoom, has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century. Contact him through his website, www.dickmeister.com, which includes more than 350 of his columns.
has the effect of suppressing employment at the margin. So while getting a Sf worker getting $10 an hour is a good deal when that is significantly above what his job is actually worth to an employer, nobody can be surprised when that company hires less people. Or even relocates somewhere with only the federal minimum.
Business isn't a bottomless pit to be dipped into every time a self-serving, santimonious politician want to engage in some pork, and ultimately there isn't a free lunch. You can have more workers at lower pay rates or fewer workers at higher rates. By advocating a high minimum wage, you're effectively saying you want higher base pay AND higher unemployment.
Some of us think that such decisions are better made at the local level.
On the one hand, you say businesses will relocate, on the other hand you say such decisions are better left locally. Seems to me that even if we accept your premise that increasing the minimum wage leads to more unemployment, the obvious solution is to raise the minimum wage nationally.
Personally, I think the whole premise is wrong. Businesses can't just "relocate" on a dime. There's a cost to relocating, and that cost probably exceeds the small increase in wages that they'll have to pay. And there are a whole myriad of reasons why a business owner chooses to locate where they do besides the minimum wage. If your premise was correct, we'd see all businesses leave California (and certainly San Francisco!).
Even more fundamentally, businesses don't hire people because they CAN. Businesses are NOT in the business of creating jobs. They hire people because they need work done. If they need the work done, they'll hire someone whether they have to pay $10 or $11. If they don't need it done, they won't hire even if they can get away with paying $7.
What does change with an increase in the minimum wage, is the purchasing power of consumers -precisely THOSE consumers who are most likely to spend every penny they get. For stimulating the economy, that's exactly what you want. More money in the pockets of working people means more demand for the stuff that businesses produce, means more growth for businesses and ultimately more jobs.
relative to other locations, particular ones that are commutable. SF's problem is that there are three other Counties within 10 miles. Now, have you ever noticed that at each point where you leave SF, there are business parks, shopping malls and clear evidence of large scale business activity. Ever wondered why?
Twitter of course was not a "minimum wage" issue, but a payroll tax issue. But the principle is the same.
The SF Restaurant Association recently pointed out that a waiter in SF costs 50% to 100% more to employ than in Manhattan, which is hardly a low-rent area either. That can't make sense.
Of course it's harder for a restaurant to move. But they close all the time and their high cost base, made worse by the healthcare surcharge, is a major factor in the high turnover of restaurants.
It's also not true, as you suggest, that demand for labor is totally inelastic. In fact, it's price sensitive and if wages are artificially raised, and my payroll budget is fixed, then it's clear that I will either hire less, cut hours or lay some folks off.
There's no such thing as a free lunch, and interfering in a free market is ultimately aself-defeating zero sum game.
"Now, have you ever noticed that at each point where you leave SF, there are business parks, shopping malls and clear evidence of large scale business activity. Ever wondered why?"
Lack of space and desire for preservation of San Francisco's historic character may have something to do with it.
"The SF Restaurant Association recently pointed out that a waiter in SF costs 50% to 100% more to employ than in Manhattan, which is hardly a low-rent area either. That can't make sense."
You're right. It doesn't make sense. It's probably a load of horseshit, like much of the rest of their chicken-littleism.
"Of course it's harder for a restaurant to move. But they close all the time and their high cost base, made worse by the healthcare surcharge, is a major factor in the high turnover of restaurants."
As a foodie, I can tell you the main reason for the turnover. You actually have to be GOOD here to survive. San Franciscans are worldly people with refined palates. That's both good and bad for restaurants. It's good, because we're always willing to try new things and there's a market for good food, even if it's a bit expensive, that just doesn't exist elsewhere. That's why this is hands down, the best place for restaurants in the whole US (and yes I include New York in that). And you can see that in the number of businesses that exist here. Even with taxes, health care (which they skimp on anyway), mandatory sick leave, etc., nowhere else do you see the kind of vibrant restaurant culture that you do here. We pay good money for our restaurants. We just ask that in return they treat their workers right. If you don't like the deal, then you're welcome to go peddle your $15 sous-vide organic Australian lamb burger in low-tax, low-regulation St. Louis and see how long before you're out of business!
On the flipside, though, you're going to see a lot of turnover. Because that same customer base can quickly separate the wheat from the chaffe. Hype alone may keep you full for a few weeks while everyone tries you out, but if you're just mediocre, customers will go elsewhere. Mediocrity may cut it in San Antonio, but not in San Francisco.
Incidentally, I don't know how much you eat out, but if you do, I'm curious about something. Take one piece of "onerous" legislation (written by the hated Chris Daly no less) which was vehemently opposed by the GGRA: mandatory paid sick days. Now me... I'm glad that waiters don't have to choose between coming to work with a head cold and not getting paid anymore. Not just for their sake, but for mine! Are you seriously telling me that in the service of your "free market" ideology, you'd rather have more sick waiters coughing in your food? Really? To me that seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
Let's move on...
"It's also not true, as you suggest, that demand for labor is totally inelastic. In fact, it's price sensitive and if wages are artificially raised, and my payroll budget is fixed, then it's clear that I will either hire less, cut hours or lay some folks off."
If your payroll budget is so fixed and inflexible that when you have more customer demand (due perhaps to more people with money in their pockets from a higher minimum wage), you still refuse to hire more people and grow your company in response to the extra demand... well then I say you're a lousy businessperson who will soon be outcompeted by someone with a more realistic outlook on life.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch"
Except if you're a big corporation that thinks it can extort something for nothing from the taxpayers. In that case, every day's a holiday and every meal's a feast I guess.
Your post is simply nonsense.
Minimum wage increases do not decrease hiring. Here is the link to the latest, of many peer reviewed papers, showing that the common myth assumed by many economists (that establishing minimum wages decreases employment) is simply false.
"The Minimum Wage - Washington's Perpetual Myth" by Matthew B. Kibbe of George Mason University, which concludes:
"Regardless of the intentions of its supporters, the proposed minimum-wage legislation cannot achieve their stated goal of raising the real income of the poor to a more livable level. Indeed, it is an extremely shortsighted policy that can only breed destruction, by eliminating the jobs of those who need work most: the poor, the young, and those suffering from discrimination.
What has been touted as a matter of basic economic justice turns out to be a self-serving issue for many of its supporters. If the minimum wage is increased, labor unions and their influential friends in Congress will make big gains. Unfortunately, everyone else will lose.
In the long run, however, such policies will hurt every-one. As unemployment increases, business becomes more and more unproductive, and the overall quality of life declines, all Americans will suffer."
Everybody has one, including Matthew Kibbe, who's a HUGE asshole in his own right. He's the CEO of an outfit called "Freedomworks," which is a tea party agitprop group whose other partner is the aptly named Dick Armey.
As such, I'm hardly surprised that Matty Kibbles holds the opinion that he does. What he doesn't do is offer one shred of evidence that his opinions have any relation to reality.
What you're doing, guest, is you're using an rhetorical trick. You're trying to back up an empty, discredited opinion, by bringing up a supposed "expert" to make said opinion sound more legit. But that "expert" offers no actual evidence, and is in fact just another hack who holds the same empty, discredited opinion.
"By advocating a high minimum wage, you're effectively saying you want higher base pay AND higher unemployment."
Not necessarily. The constraints might also be satisfied by higher base pay AND a lower return to capital, f'r instance.
The "free market" is touted as a near-miraculous way of achieving optimal outcomes within given constraints. Since the minimum wage applies to all workers and all employers, I don't see it leaving the playing field all that much less level than it would otherwise have been.
So raise the minimum wage, and let the market sort it out, say I. Does that make me, like, a Chicago School socialist?
Sort of off the topic of free lunches, I'm curious. What does the difference between a free lunch and compound interest look like, subjectively speaking, from atop a trust fund? I might consider volunteering, if anyone is doing a study. Even if I have to give back the fund at the end, it'd be fun while it lasted.
I would like to ask a question. I work for a large medical facility in the Pa. area. The company policy is to take one half hour for lunch. Certain employees take an hour. When I brought it to the managements attention they acted as if they just heard about it, one comment they made is that they cannot keep track of these certain employees. These employees work along with me at times and it does affect me especially when we are super busy. I have to hustle until they decide to come back from their HOUR lunch!!!!!!!!! Myself and my co-worker all have to sign in and out for lunch,(of which the nurses tell me at times my co-workers take 45 min.) My question is, where can I go from here for policy purposes, I feel as though I am being abused, both physically and emotionally. I am on my feet ALL day!!! I do not want to jeopardize my employment. Usually I work in a separate area from my co-worker, but when needed I assist them with transports, discharges etc..when needed.
The people taking an hour lunch have a different title, but also rotate and assist me in the area I am daily assigned to.
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ONEONTA — Owen B. Howarth, 90, of Oneonta and formerly of the Town of Meredith, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home.
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Recessionary budget cuts are changing the meaning of community colleges in California.
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has decided that due to economic hardships, they must prioritize community college attendance.
First year students, as well as those on track to meet their educational goals, will be given top priority. Those in active duty military, veterans, and students from historically low income backgrounds will also receive enrollment priority.
Students will not be able to repeat recreational courses as they were allowed to do in the past. Come registration, priority will be given to students who need a course to complete their core area of study over students who wish to take a class for fun.
The chancellor of the 122 community colleges, Jack Scott, spoke on the recent change.
"The state has lowered our resources," he said in an interview with Central Coast News. "We are no longer able to serve everybody we would like to serve. We've had to decrease our enrollment by over ten percent. And so naturally under those circumstances we have to prioritize enrollment. Who are the most deserving students? Who are the ones who deserve to be what we might call first in line."
The decision to prioritize students comes after a series of other mandatory cuts. Already thousands of classes have been cancelled, and enrollment has decreased under 10 percent.
The board will vote in September, and new rules would be implemented in 2014.
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that students cannot take courses for fun. They can, but priority at the time of registration is given to students who need the class to fulfill a core requirement.
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The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved an 8 percent tuition increase for undergrads and a 9 percent hike for graduate students. In-state medical students at the University of Alabama will see a 4 percent tuition increase, while dental students get a 6 percent hike and 8 percent for optometry students. For other UA students, ABC3340 reports a 7 percent jump for students attending the main campus in Tuscaloosa, 8.6 jump for students at UAB and 8.7 percent at the Huntsville campus. After increasing tuition by almost 13 percent last year, Jacksonville State University promised they will hold tuition level if the state doesn't cut their funding. Alabama's public colleges and universities are facing a 5 percent cut from state appropriations. Photo Credit: Carol M. Highsmith
Arizona - No Increase
After double digit tuition hikes in each of the past four years at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University, college students have some good news for the fall of 2012; a freeze on tuition for the first time in 20 years. Actually, the state will be pouring $21 million in their public higher education institutions. Photo Credit: Jscarreiro
California - 9 Percent
The University of California approved a 9 percent fee increase for next year. If a ballot proposition to raise taxes in November isn't approved, they may increase by another 6 percent. UC got a 20 percent cutfrom the state this year. California State University was cut by 27 percent.
Florida - 8 To 15 Percent
The University of Central Florida has lost $150 million the last five years, leading to job losses and the end of certain majors. Now they're going to implement a 15 percent tuition increase. The University of Florida is looking at a 9 percent tuition hike. Florida A&M University voted to raise tuition by 8 percent. Florida State University approved increasing tuition by 15 percent across the board, but the actual cost is going up only 11.3 percent because fees aren't increasing at the same rate. Gov. Rick Scott said he is against tuition increases was, according to a spokesman, "confident [universities] can find a way to ... avoid tuition hikes that will put a greater financial strain on students and their families." He vetoed a bill that would've allowed the state's major universities to raise tuition without limits.
Hawaii - 35 to 46 Percent
When it comes to tuition increases, many states have scaled back this year. However, Hawaii is an exception:
[A]nnual tuition at UH-Manoa will rise by 35 percent over the next five years for a resident undergraduate student -- to $11,376 a year in 2016, from the current $8,400 a year. Tuition next year will rise by $264, to $8,664. Resident tuition at UH-West Oahu will go up 49 percent over five years, to $7,656 in 2016-2017, from $5,136 this year, equal to what UH-Hilo students would pay.
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Illinois - 4.5 Percent
The state legislature in Illinois slashed $152 million from the higher education budget, or about 6 percent. Western Illinois University approved a 4.5 percent increase on tuition for next year. The University of Illinois approved a 4.8 percent increase and Illinois State University sought a 4.4 increase. Photo Credit: Daniel Schwen
Iowa - 3.75 Percent
The Board of Regents approved a 3.75 percent tuition increase this fall for the state's public universities. After having their funding from the state legislature slashed by 25 percent over the past three years. But this year, they're getting a $23 million increase from the state legislature.
Thanks to continued budget cuts, Louisiana students can expect to get some significant tuition increases and watch out for mid-year cuts. According to the Times-Picayune, since 2008, Gov. Bobby Jindal and state lawmakers have stripped nearly $427 million in state general funds from higher education. Nicholls State University lost $4.4 million, a 7.6 percent drop in funding from the state. They're hinting at tuition increases. The University of Louisiana System is got a cut this year of $55 million, and will likely implement tuition increases to avoid any layoffs. Community colleges will feel a pinch too. The Advocate reports:
The Board of Supervisors at Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges ... approved an across-the-board 10 percent tuition increase at their 16 campuses, including the five technical college campuses in the Baton Rouge area.
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Maine - No Increase
The University of Maine system lost $2.3 million in state appropriations this year, but they decided against implementing tuition hikes. Photo Credit: NightThree
Massachusetts - 4 Percent
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees plans to impose a 4.9 percent tuition hike, but Gov. Deval Patrick objected the night before they were to vote on it:
"Like the rest of state government, UMass must demonstrate that it is doing more with less before asking more from students. And I am not convinced that UMass has yet done enough to find efficiencies and reduce costs so that any new revenue is dedicated to teaching and learning," Patrick wrote in his letter that was hand-delivered on the day of the vote.
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Michigan - 3.95 Percent
Eastern Michigan University are getting a 3.95 percent tuition increase. The Free Press reported on June 19:
University of Michigan and Michigan Technological University will set tuition rates on Thursday. Michigan State University is expected to do so on Friday. Wayne State University is expected to set its rates June 27.
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Nebraska - 3.75 Percent
The University of Nebraska is considering a 3.75 percent tuition hike for next year. During the past four years, UNL students have seen their tuition increase by 15 percent -- more than double the rate of inflation:
Looking back further, to 2000, tuition and fees have grown by 115 percent, or about three times the rate of inflation. During that time frame, the consumer price index rose 34 percent.
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New Jersey
When Gov. Chris Christie took office he imposed a 4 percent tuition increase cap. Then he decided he didn't like that idea a year later. Currently, New Jersey's public colleges have been in a bit of chaos as the state considers a major overhaul and merger.
New York - 31 Percent Over 5 Years
City University of New York is currently raising tuition by 31 percent over five years. Undergrads will pay $6,330 in 2015-16, with about $500 a year in additional fees. Despite being much lower than nearby public universities in the Northeast, students still took to the streets to protest. State University of New York is undergoing a similar five-year plan. Photo Credit: CUNY on Facebook
Ohio - 3.5 Percent
Ohio State University, the University of Toledo and Cleveland State University are all planning a 3.5 percent tuition hike -- the maximum they are allowed under state law. Photo Credit: Xurxo
Oregon - 6.1 Percent
The University of Oregon will have a 6.1 percent tuition increase. However, with decreased fees, it will amount to a 5.9 percent increase. Students weren't happy about that and held protests on campus. Dozens of students made their way into the UO president's office to voice their opposition to the tuition increase.
Pennsylvania - 3.9 to 10 Percent
Gov. Tom Corbett (R) put forward a budget proposal that would cut the state's 14 public universities by 20 percent in 2012-13, with a 34 percent reduction over two years. It's been met with multiple protests. The state spends nearly twice as much on corrections as it does on higher ed. When asked about the cuts to higher education in mid-March, Corbett had this to say:
"We are reducing the funding to education because we do not have the money -- it is that simple. And I ask anybody who talks about [the fact that] we're reducing education, from the education side, to tell me where would you have me take it from? Would you have me take from the social services? Would you have me take it from law enforcement?"
 Penn State's appropriation is now equal to the amount it received in 1995, and Corbett wants to cut their budget further by taking away 50 percent of what it received in their 2011-12 appropriation. Penn State students can expect to pay 7.5 percent more in tuition next year. It's the highest increase since 2002. The Morning Call reports:
This year, in the face of record budget cuts, state-owned universities such as Kutztown and East Stroudsburg ratcheted up tuition by 7.5 percent while Temple University's tuition spiked 10 percent.
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South Carolina - 1 to 3.15 Percent
The University of South Carolina is planning its smallest tuition hike in recent years for in-state students, with a 3.15 percent increase. Out-of-state students will see a 4.9 percent increase, which is the largest tuition increase in the state this year. Despite the smaller increase this year, the price of tuition has more than doubled since 2002. The Charlotte Observer reports state support of USC Columbia has fallen to $90 million from $230 million since 2008. South Carolina State will have no change this year. Other South Carolina public colleges will increase tuition by 1 to 3 percent for next year. Coastal Carolina is actually reducing its tuition by 1 percent. Photo Credit: Florencebballer
South Dakota - 5.8 Percent
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Tennessee - 3.4 to 8 Percent
The University of Tennessee proposed tuition hikes of 8 percent at the Knoxville campus, 6 percent at Chattanooga and Martin, and 4 percent at the Health Science Center. The Tennessee Board of Regents recommended tuition increases across the state. The AP reports East Tennessee State University would get the highest increase at 7.2 percent. Austin Peay was the lowest at 3.4 percent. Photo Credit: Zereshk
Texas - 2.5 to 3.8 Percent
Students at the University of Texas could be facing tuition increases of between 2.5 percent to 3.8 percent in the coming years. The Houston Chronicle reports "that would mean an increase from the current $4,896 per semester to $5,154 by fall 2013. Non-resident students would see tuition jump from $16,190 per semester to $17,377 by fall 2013." But the UT Board of Regents voted not to implement tuition hikes, leading a faceoff between UT president Bill Powers and the board. The Texas Legislature deregulated tuition in 2003.
Virginia - 3.7 to 4.7 Percent
The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors approved the smallest increase in a decade for in-state tuition and mandatory fees with a 3.7 percent hike. The high from the past decade was in 2004 when they implemented a 19 percent increase. Virginia Tech increased tuition by 3.9 percent. Virginia State University decided in a special meeting to lowered the increase in tuition and all mandatory fees from 6.6 percent to 4.7 percent for in state Virginia undergraduates. Gov. Bob McDonnell urged the state's universities to keep increases at or below the Consumer Price Index (2.7 Percent) which is lower than the Higher Education Price Index.
Washington State University is raising tuition by 16 percent for the second year in a row. The University of Washington plans a 16 percent increase after raising tuition 20 percent last year. The AP reports Western, Eastern and Central Washington universities, and The Evergreen State College, all made two-year tuition decisions last summer after the Legislature decided to put tuition increases of up to 16 percent into the state's two-year budget.
West Virginia - 5 Percent
West Virginia University students are looking at a 5 percent tuition bump. However, the total cost per semester for in-state residents will only be $3,045 after the increase:
The increases are slightly smaller at Potomac State College in Keyser and the WVU Institute of Technology in Montgomery. Both resident and nonresident undergraduates at Potomac State will pay $72 more per semester. At WVU Tech, residents will pay $107 more per semester, while nonresidents will pay $268 more. The board also approved a one-time fee of $63 per semester to replace all the individual course fees that students were once charged.
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Wisconsin - 5.5 Percent
If the Board of Regents approves a 5.5 percent increase, the University of Wisconsin-Madison tuition and fees may top $10,000 for in-state students, and UW-Milwaukee would be close behind. It would be the 6th consecutive year UW System President Kevin Reilly has recommended a 5.5 percent increase for all UW campuses:
Higher tuition has helped offset less than a third of state funding cuts, according to UW System officials. Universities gained savings from state budget provisions that imposed higher costs on state employees for benefits. They also gained savings through flexibilitities from state rules regarding purchasing, contracts and other areas.
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