<div id="subtitle">Ohio State trustees to vote on price hikes for football, basketball tickets, golf memberships</div><div><p>Ohio State's Board of Trustees will vote this week on a proposal to raise the price of football and basketball tickets to help offset losses caused by a flagging economy.</p><p>Athletic director Gene Smith said Wednesday the hikes are needed to offset increases in operating costs of the largest college sports program in the country with 36 sports.</p><p>The Board of Trustees is to vote Friday on a proposal to raise football ticket prices $7, to $70 for reserved seats. Faculty and staff would see a $4 increase, and students $1. Smith says OSU is the highest-priced ticket in the Big Ten.</p><p>Under the proposal, basketball tickets would be raised $1 for a reserved seat to $18. Faculty, staff and students would pay 50 cents more. Also, membership dues at the university's golf course would be raised by as much as $70 per year.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68384251&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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