HIGHER ED BUDGET--Rep. Dale Miller, D-Cleveland, questions Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick G.W. Chu during budget hearings of the House Finance Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

HIGHER ED BUDGET--Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick G.W. Chu gestures as he testifies during budget hearings of the House Finance Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

THE BEAT GOES ON--Nancy Colburn checks the heart rate and blood pressure of Jill Steuer during a free screening, sponsored by the American Heart Association, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001. February is American Heart Month. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)