Tulsa World
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Published: 9/23/2010 2:28 AM
Last Modified: 9/23/2010 8:14 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY - The presidents of the state's two largest universities said Wednesday that passage of State Question 744, which deals with funding of common education, could lead to double-digit tuition increases.
University of Oklahoma President David Boren and Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis asked the Yes on 744 campaign to pull a television advertisement that uses the logos of the two universities.
They said the logos were used without authorization.
Walton Robinson, the campaign's communications director, would not say whether the advertisements would continue.
Boren and Hargis said in a joint statement that they are concerned that the advertisements could lead viewers to believe that the universities support the ballot measure... FULL ARTICLE
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Thu, September 23, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski