Story Tips for Local Media - 02/07/97

                       STORY TIPS

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available on the Internet and World Wide Web.  To access by 
Internet, you may reach us through either OASIS (Ohio State 
Information System), the Columbus Freenet or World Wide Gophers.  
Our Web address is www.acs.ohio-state.edu.

THE STATE OF BLACK/WHITE RELATIONS--Feb. 10  The issue is 
volatile, often debated and since the 1960's, the subject of many 
civil rights laws.  A panel of students, faculty and staff will 
attempt to answer the question: Has there been an improvement in 
black/white relations in the U.S. in the 1990s?  The discussion 
will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black 
Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave.  
CONTACT: Michele Cushnie, Hale Center, 292-0074.

THE ART OF GARMENT DESIGN--Feb. 11.  Dress: As History, As 
Engineering, As Art will be presented by Charles Kleibacker, 
designer-in-residence emeritus in the Department of Consumer and 
Textile Sciences in the College of Human Ecology, at 4:30 p.m. in 
the Geraldine Schottenstein Wing of Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Ave.  
Kleibacker will share his knowledge of and enthusiasm for the 
fine art of garment design and construction.  The lecture is the 
fourth in the Fashioning the Future lecture series, which looks 
at how we fashion our future based on revivals of styles, 
silhouettes, and design elements from our past.
CONTACT: Gayle Strege, Curator, Historic Costume and Textiles 
Collection, 292-3090.

SPRING STADIUM SHOW ANNOUNCED IN LIVE SATELLITE BROADCAST--Feb. 
12.  Details of a concert at Ohio Stadium in May will be unveiled 
in a news conference beginning promptly at noon in the Ohio Union 
Conference Theatre, 1739 N. High St.  A live satellite broadcast 
will offer general concert details; specific details on the Ohio 
Stadium arrangements will be announced at 12:45 p.m.
CONTACT: Sharon Rone, Campus Activities and Events, Ohio Union, 
292-2324.

AL SHARPTON COMES TO CAMPUS--Feb. 12.  Black activist the Rev. Al  
Sharpton will speak at 7 p.m. in the Ohio Union East ballroom, 
1739 N. High St., as part of a discussion on Affirmative Action 
in Higher Education.  Sharpton's address will follow a faculty 
panel discussion and a question and answer period.  Ordained a 
minister at the age of 9, Sharpton is the national director of 
the National Rainbow Coalition's Ministers Division and active in 
many New York City civil rights issues.  He recently declared 
himself a candidate for mayor of New York City. The program is 
sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs and the Frank W. Hale 
Jr. Black Cultural Center.
CONTACT: Michele Cushnie, Hale Center, 292-0074.

ICY LUNCH TOPIC--Feb. 13  The Byrd Polar Research Center offers a 
series of Brown Bag lunches with researchers on Thursdays through 
March 12.  Beata Csatho will discuss GPS Traverse Around the 
Greenland Ice Sheet--First Results of Mass Balance Computation at 
noon, 240 Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Rd.
CONTACT: Lynn Everett, Byrd Polar Research Center, 292-9909.

WEXNER CENTER HOSTS FAMILY DAY--Feb. 16.  Families are invited 
to the Wexner Center for All That Jazz! Family Day, noon-4 p.m., 
1891 N. High St.  The highlight of the art-filled afternoon is a 
young people's concert by trumpet star Wynton Marsalis and his 
Septet at 2 p.m. in Mershon Auditorium.  Before and after the 
concert, there are films, gallery tours, and storytelling.  Drop-
in art activities include Serious Fun Sculpture: create a group 
sculpture and an artwork of your own with artist Queen E. Brooks; 
Don't Throw That Away-It's an Instrument! making a working 
musical instrument from ordinary household items; Clay Creations, 
and Fun with Everyday Stuff.  Admission is free for children and 
accompanying adults but tickets are required for the 2 p.m. 
concert.  Free tickets are available on a first-come, first-
served basis in the Wexner Center lobby beginning at 12 noon.
CONTACT: Darnell Lautt, Wexner Center, 292-0330.

COMPUTER CRIME EXAMINED--Feb. 20.  Computer-based crime, credit 
card fraud, illegal use of automatic teller machines, Internet 
security issues, and the use of computers as an investigative 
tool in these crimes will be discussed in Computer and Electronic 
Methods of Crime an upcoming Fellows in Criminal Justice Seminar 
at The Ohio State University at Marion, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Detectives 
from Columbus, Indianapolis, and Ohio State police will discuss a 
variety of computer crime issues in the seminar, which is aimed 
at law enforcement professionals and others who work with the 
criminal justice system.
CONTACT: Larry Prude, Program Coordinator, Ohio State University 
at Marion, 614-389-6786.

TEACHER RECRUITING FAIR--Feb. 21-23. The College of Education 
will host an International Recruiting Fair for people interested 
in K-12 teaching positions in American schools around the world.  
The World At Your Fingertips provides an opportunity to learn 
more about the nature and variety of overseas teaching, 
counseling and administrative openings, as well as how to obtain 
them. One of only four such events held worldwide, the fair will 
be held at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road.  
CONTACT: B.J. Bryant, College of Education Office of Career 
Services, 292-2741.

WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS MEET--Feb. 22.  Women who own businesses or 
professional practices will profit from the twelfth annual Ohio 
Women Business Owners' Conference, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Greater 
Columbus Convention Center, 500 N. High St.  The program includes 
workshops on How to Market on the Internet, Developing a Retail 
Catalog, Choosing a Business Entity and Early Retirement.  Also 
included are a networking reception, a marketplace that showcases 
products and services from women-owned businesses.
CONTACT: Gigi Grove Kent, Office of Continuing Education,
292-8571.  

PRESIDENT GEE NARRATES A LINCOLN PORTRAIT--Feb. 26.  President 
Gee, along with the Concert Band and Men's Glee Club, will 
perform at Severance Hall at 8 p.m. in a special Cleveland 
concert.  President Gee will take the stage along with the 
Concert Band as narrator in Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait.  
The work derives its text from the letters and speeches of 
Abraham Lincoln.  The music is a blend of original material by 
Copland and two songs from Lincoln's time, Camptown Races and the 
ballad Springfield Mountain.  The concert band will also perform 
Paul Hindemith's Symphony in B-flat and Samuel Barber's Commando 
March.  The Men's Glee Club will perform In taberna, Part II with 
guest soloist Ohio State alumnus Mark Baker, and other 
selections.   
CONTACT: Lois Foreman Wernet, College of the Arts, 292-8835.   

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: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
Fri, 7 Feb 1997 16:40:39 -0500 (EST)]
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