News Tips for Local Media - 10/26/95

                          STORY TIPS

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UNITED WAY MID-CAMPAIGN BREAKFAST AND NEWS CONFERENCE--October 
26, Faculty Club Main Dining Room, 181 S. Oval Dr.  Marking the 
halfway point in the 1995 Ohio State University United Way 
campaign, the event features an announcement by President Gordon 
Gee of the University's total contributions and pledges received 
thus far.  If 50% of the goal has been collected, President Gee 
will honor the challenge he made at the beginning of the 
campaign, which is to remove his bow tie and wear a long tie for 
the day.

CONTACT: Ned Cullom, Office of Human Resources, 292-8993.

CREW TEAM HOSTS RIVER RACE--Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.  Rowing teams 
from Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan, Marietta, Pitt and other 
schools in the region will compete in the Jack Speakman Memorial 
at Griggs Reservoir, Riverside Drive and Nottingham Rd.  More 
than 500 rowers are expected to compete.

CONTACT: Cara Williams, Recreation and Intramural Sports, 
292-7671.

CONFERENCE EXAMINES NEEDS OF CHILDREN--Nov. 3-4. College of Law, 
Drinko Hall, 55 W. 12th Ave.  What should society do when parents 
cannot afford to pay for the basic needs of their children?  A 
two-day conference, sponsored by the Ohio State University 
College of Law and the Interprofessional Commission of Ohio, will 
examine various answers to that question. Gov. George Voinovich 
will deliver the keynote address,"Meeting the Basic Needs of 
Children: Defining Public and Private Responsibilities" at 7:00 
p.m. Nov. 3 at the Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Dr.(NOTE NEW TIME--
PREVIOUS RELEASE SAID 6:30 P.M.)  Ohio State Law Professor Edward 
Foley and Harvard University Law Professor Martha Minow will 
speak on "Child Poverty and Constitutional Values" at 1:45 p.m. 
Nov. 4.  A number of national experts in child welfare will also 
be featured.  The conference is the inaugural event of the 
Justice for Children Project, part of the Center for Socio-Legal 
studies at the College of Law.  The project is one of the first 
of its kind in the country and was developed to address long-
ignored issues of children's legal rights.

CONTACT: Edward Foley, College of Law, 292-4288; or Michael 
Casto, Interprofessional Commission of Ohio and the Campus 
Collaborative for Educational Excellence, 292-5621.

PUBLICATION EXAMINES UTILITY REGULATION ISSUES--The National 
Regulatory Research Institute, located at The Ohio State 
University, examines timely issues surrounding utility reform and 
regulation.  NRRI researchers study data and law on issues 
including the cost to consumers for utility service, for clean 
air, for telecommunications reform, and business deals.  The NRRI 
publishes the NRRI Quarterly Bulletin.  The most recent issue 
includes "Electromagnetic Fields and Human Health: Revisiting the 
Issue." 

C0NTACT: Fran Sevel, Editor, NRRI Quarterly Bulletin, 292-4667.

HEALTH CARE LECTURE--Nov.2, Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River 
Road, 4 p.m..  Richard Scott, president and CEO of Columbia/HCA 
Healthcare Corporation, will deliver the sixth annual Midland 
Lecture, "The Future of Investor-Owned Hospitals In Integrated 
Systems and Managed Care."  Columbia/HCA is the nation's biggest 
private health-care provider and recently ranked 14th in Fortune 
magazine's 1995 list of gastest growing companies.  The Lecture 
is sponsored by Midland Mutual Life Insurance Company of Columbus 
and The Ohio State University Graduate Program in Health Services 
Management and Policy.

CONTACT: Beth NeCamp, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737. 

FRATERNITY HOLDS HALLOWEEN PARTY--0CT. 30.  Members of the Delta 
Omicron Sigma OSU chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity will 
participate in the annual Halloween party for children, 5 p.m-8 
p.m., at the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, 64 S. Highland Ave.  
The center is a United Way agency working with kids 5 to 21 years 
of age.  It is a youth outreach center that services the west 
side.  Phi Bega Sigma Fraternity is one of the eight Black Greek 
letter organizations at Ohio State.  Fraterntiy members will also 
invite about 400 of the 2,000 kids who are served by the Center 
to campus in the spring for a canoe ride and pizza party.

CONTACT: Peggy Gooch, J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, 279-0012.

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES--NOV. 3. Fawcett Center, 
2400 Olentangy River Road, 9 a.m.  The university's governing 
board holds its regular monthly meeting.

CONTACT: Tom Spring, University Communications, 292-8309.

FORENSIC EXPERT DR. HENRY LEE SPEAKS AT OHIO STATE MARION--NOV.7. 
Morrill Hall, Room 100.  Forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee will be 
the featured speaker at the November Seminar of The Ohio State 
University at Marion's Fellows in Criminal Justice series.  Lee 
recently received national attention for his defense testimony at 
the O.J. Simpson trial and his investigative work in Bosnia.  Lee 
will discuss "Crime Labs and Forensics: DNA and Beyond."  A news 
conference with Dr. Lee is scheduled for 8 a.m., the conference 
runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

CONTACT: Lori Stevenson, Ohio State University at Marion, 614-
389-6786.

EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION IN D.C.-- Nov. 1. (For your 
Washington bureau). Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for 
Mathematics and Science will host an opening celebration for the 
ENC Capital Collection and Demonstration Site at The George 
Washington University, Washington, D.C.  Representatives from 
government, business and industry will join with educators for a 
demonstration of ENC's free online services.  The event will 
feature hands-on sessions using the latest educational software 
produced by federal agencies and commercial publishers.  The 
event will be held at 3 p.m. at the GWU University Club, Marvin 
Center-3rd Floor, 800 21st St. N.W., Washington D.C.  The ENC 
offers the nation's K-12 teachers and others free information 
about mathematics and science curriculum and instructional 
resources.  Located at Ohio State University, ENC is funded by 
the U.S. Department of Education.  

CONTACT: Peg Hanley, 292-9984 or Karen Sibert, (202) 994-9023.

The person listed as the contact for each item will have the best 
information about the story.  However, feel free to call on our 
news services staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State 
news stories.  Amy Murray, 292-8385; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; and 
Tom Spring, 292-8309.
-compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, 
(Murray-Goedde.1@osu.edu).


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Thu, 26 Oct 1995 11:35:31 -0400]
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