A News editorial congratulates Oakland University on raising $63.5 million to kick off its capital campaign. But the newspaper cautions that the "extras" that the university hopes will give it a competitive edge should not include becoming a research complex, since the state already has three research universities in Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan. The News lauds efforts by Oakland and other state universities to become more independent financially by finding more private funding sources. "State tuition is becoming too high for families to absorb," the editorial says.