Story Tips for Local Media - 01/24/97

STORY TIPS, JAN. 24, 1997

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POETRY IN THE WINTER--Jan. 25.  The Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center
will host Poetry in the Winter, the third performance in the series Seasons
of Poetry, from 2-5 p.m., at the center, 153 W. 12th Ave.  Seasons of Poetry
was started by the renowned poet IS Said in the spring of 1994 to give
established and upcoming poets the chance to perform their works.
CONTACT: Michele Cushnie, Hale Center, 292-0074.

STUDENTS VOTE ON NEW FEE FOR EXPANDED COTA BUS SERVICE--Jan. 28-29. Ohio
State students will decide next week whether to accept a $9 a quarter fee
for unlimited COTA bus service.  A majority vote by undergraduate students
is needed for the planned services to go forward, including the addition of
new routes and later service hours.  If approved by the students and the
Board of Trustees, students would be able to use their student ID card as a
COTA bus pass. Voting will take place at various locations on campus
including the Ohio Union newsstand, 1739 N. High St.
CONTACT: John Carney, Undergraduate Student Government,  292-2101.

POLITICAL HUMORIST VISITS CAMPUS--Jan. 28.  Political satirist P.J. O'Rourke
will kick off  the 1997 Student Events Committee Lecture Series with a 7
p.m. lecture in the Ohio Union Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St.  Accused of being
"the funniest writer in America" by Time and The New York Times, his books
Give War a Chance, Parliament of Whores, and All the Trouble in the World
are best sellers. O'Rourke loves to bash all politicians--liberal or
conservative--and explains, "Giving money and power to government is like
giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."  O'Rourke will allow media to
record and photograph the first ten minutes of his speech (using existing
lighting in the ballrooms).  He also will take questions from the media
during his Q & A at the end of his talk.
CONTACT: Rick Gardner, Student Events Committee,  292-8597

FORUM TO CONSIDER SOUTH CAMPUS DISTRICT PLAN--Jan. 30.  Residents and
property owners in the neighborhoods south of  campus are invited to a
public forum to discuss a long-range plan for development of
university-owned property in that area.  Ohio State's Office of University
Architect and Physical Planning will sponsor the forum which begins at 7
p.m. in the parlor of King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.
The forum will explain the process for development of a long-term South
Campus District Plan to be completed this year, as well as receive input
from the neighborhoods. The plan also will look at traffic and parking
issues as they affect access to the campus and will consider recommendations
made by Campus Partners for improving the university's southern boundary.
This is the first of three public forms on the process; the others will be
held as the planning process continues.
CONTACT: Nancy Sullivan, University Architect's Office, 688-3893, or Steve
Sterrett, Campus Partners, 294-7300.

UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES BLACK HERITAGE-- Jan. 28-Feb. 28. Former Ohio State
basketball star and ESPN broadcaster Clark Kellogg will return to campus to
celebrate black heritage during United Black World Month.  Kellogg will be
the featured speaker at the University Medical Center's Black History
presentation Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. in the James Cancer Hospital Auditorium, 300
W. 10th Ave. His talk will focus on the theme A Tree Cannot Flourish Without
Its Roots. Other events during the month: a Speak Out competition Jan. 28 at
6 p.m. in the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave.  The
competition will feature students speaking on Dreamers, Achievers and
Challengers: Recognizing the Past to Prepare for the Future, the theme for
the month-long celebration.  On Feb. 3,  an open house will be held from
12-5 p.m. in the Stecker Lounge in the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.,
followed by an art exhibit and reception in the Exposures Art Gallery,
second floor Ohio Union. 
CONTACT: Brenda James, African American Student Services, 292-6584.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION HONORS ALUMNI--Jan 31.  The College of Education has
named three distinguished alumni to its Hall of Fame. They include H.
Douglas Covington, President of Radford University; Manuel T. Pacheco,
President of the University of Arizona, and Jesse Owens, Olympic Gold
Medalist. They will be honored in a ceremony at a 7 p.m. dinner at the
Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive.
CONTACT: Greg Brown, College of Education, 292-8870.

JOURNALISM SCHOOL HOSTS WORKSHOP FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS--Feb. 1-Mar. 22.  The Columbus Association of Black Journalists
(CABJ) will conduct its annual journalism workshop for African-American high
school students  from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays on the second floor of  the
School of Journalism, 242 W. 18th Ave.  Working journalists will provide
about 18 students with hands-on opportunities in writing, editing, radio
broadcasting, television news, commercial production, videography, and
public relations.
CONTACT: Reggie Anglen, CABJ/OSU Communications, 292-8423 or Felicia Ross,
CABJ/School of Journalism,  292-3798.

DISTINGUISHED LECTURER TO TELL HISTORY OF UNUSUAL CHEMICAL --Feb. 4.  The
history of how basic research in an unusual chemical resulted in its use in
computer chips will be the topic of the second Ohio State University
Distinguished Lecture.  The lectureship, new in 1996, is one of the highest
honors awarded to senior faculty.  Sheldon Shore, the Charles H. Kimberly
Professor of  Chemistry, will present "The Story of Diborane: From
Laboratory  Curiosity to Applications in the Real World" at 4 p.m. in the
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater, 1891 N. High St.  Shore specializes in
inorganic, boron hydride chemistry. He conducts basic research in diborane,
which for many years perplexed chemists because of its unusual chemical
bonding and structures.  Shore's research has produced a very pure form of
diborane used to implant elemental boron in computer chips. He also
developed a procedure to convert 200,000 pounds of government surplus
pentaborane into useful products.
CONTACT: Sheldon Shore, 292-6000, or  Richard Sisson, Academic Affairs,
292-5881.

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 Tracy Turner, 688-3682.
-Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-Goedde.1@osu.edu).


[Submitted by: Ruth Gerstner  (gerstner.2@osu.edu)
               
Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:54:29 -0500]
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