Story Tips for Local Media - 04/24/98

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LIBRARY BOOKS FERRIED ACROSS LAKE ERIE--April 25  Friends of Stone 
Laboratory, a volunteer group affiliated with the F.T. Stone 
Laboratory, will gather at 12:30 p.m. at the Miller Boat Line in 
Catawba to move the Stone Lab library from South Bass Island across the 
water to Gibraltar Island.  Volunteers will carry boxes of books from 
the administrative office on South Bass Island to the dock, load books 
in the boat, go across the water to Gibraltar Island, and then carry 
the books up three flights of stairs to the new library. The Ohio State 
University's F.T. Stone Laboratory, located on the 6.5-acre Gibraltar 
Island in Put-in-Bay harbor, is the Lake Erie research and teaching 
laboratory for the Ohio Sea Grant College Program, and is the oldest 
freshwater biological field station and research laboratory in the 
United States.  Reporters wishing to cover this story should call John 
Tripp at the Ohio Sea Grant Office, 292-8949, to make a reservation for 
van and ferry transportation; or John Hageman, Stone Lab manager, 419-
285-2341, to make alternate transportation arrangements.  
CONTACT: Karen Ricker, Ohio Sea Grant, 292-8949.

HIGH ON PRIDE CAMPUS CLEANUP IS SATURDAY--April 25. ome 2,000 Ohio 
State students, faculty and staff will join neighborhood residents in 
the  eighth "High on Pride" University Community Cleanup on Saturday 
(4/25) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Volunteers will pick up litter, remove 
bulk trash, sweep streets and sidewalks, and collect recyclables in the 
neighborhood north of campus.  The area covers 135 city blocks, 50 
miles of sidewalk and more than 30 miles of roadway.  The area is 
bounded on the north by Parkway Drive, the south by Lane Avenue, the 
east by the railroad tracks and the west by the Olentangy River. All 
volunteers will receive free T-shirts at the registration area, Jesse 
Owens North Recreation Center, 2151 Neil Ave. 
CONTACT: Tracy Turner, University Communications, 688-3682. 

RESEARCHER DISCUSSES JOB MARKET FOR NURSES--April 24-25.  Peter 
Buerhaus, director of the Harvard Nursing Research Institute, will 
discuss The Nurse Labor Market: How Bad is It, How Bad Will it Get? on 
Saturday, April 25 from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in 172 Newton Hall, 1585 Neil 
Ave.  Buerhaus studies the forces affecting the labor market, including 
the hospital industry and the supply and demand for hospital RNs.  His 
is the keynote address for the College of Nursing Alumni Society Alumni 
Day and Continuing Education event, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 
p.m. April 25.  Buerhaus will also discuss the nursing labor market 
with students and faculty today (4/24) from 3-4:30 p.m. in 244 Newton 
Hall.
CONTACT: Sharon Hatem, College of Nursing, 292-0596.

BUCKEYES PLAY ANNUAL SCARLET AND GRAY GAME--April 25  The annual sneak 
peek at football--the Scarlet and Gray Game--begins at 1:30 p.m. in 
Ohio Stadium.  Before, during and after the game there are other 
events, including a 9 a.m. sale of Ohio State apparel and merchandise 
at French Field House.  An Ohio State Kicker Challenge will take place 
at halftime featuring former OSU kickers.  Another halftime kicking 
contest will award $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000 for kicking a 35-, 40- 
or 45-yard field goal.
Media wishing to attend should fax requests to Gerry Emig, Sports 
Information, 292-8547.

UPDATE ON ATHLETICS ISSUES--April 25.  Athletic Director Andy Geiger 
will meet with reporters attending the spring football game at 12:45 
p.m. on the lower level (P-1) of the press box.  He will offer updates 
on various Athletic Department issues, including the Schottenstein 
Center, the stadium project and gender equity. Lunch will be served in 
the press box (on the P-2 level) beginning at noon. 
CONTACT:  Gerry Emig, 292-6861.


MED STUDENTS HELP SENIOR CITIZENS WITH SPRING CLEANUP--April 25.  
Twenty-five medical and occupational therapy students from Ohio State's 
College of Medicine and Public Health will wash windows, till gardens 
and turn mattresses at 11 area homes as part of a program to 
familiarize the students with the needs faced daily by older adults.  
In return for the free labor, the older adults will meet with the 
students for lunch to discuss how physicians and other medical 
providers can better serve the aging population.  Reporters may 
interview students or homeowners as the chores are performed. From 
8:30-10:30 a.m., students will be working at homes at 1681 Stanford 
Road and 1994 Jervis Road, both in Upper Arlington.  Students and the 
residents will meet at noon for lunch at the Red Door Tavern, 1736 W. 
Fifth Ave.  This is the third year the students have provided the free 
labor as part of the Student/Older Adult Community Outreach Program 
sponsored by the Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology at Ohio State.
CONTACT: David Crawford, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.

OHIO STATE HOSTS U.S. SENATE HEARING--April 27.  Sen. John Glenn will 
bring the U.S. Senate Special Committees on Aging to the Fawcett Center 
for a hearing, Elder Care Today and Tomorrow, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in 
the Fawcett Center auditorium, 2400 Olentangy River Road.  It will be 
followed by a brief news conference with Glenn and the other panelists 
on the 3rd floor of the Fawcett Center.  Witnesses at the hearing will 
include Bernadine Healy, dean of Ohio State's College of Medicine and 
Public Health; Bonnie Kantor, director of Ohio State's Office of 
Geriatrics and Gerontology; Martin Janis of Toledo, founder of what is 
now the Ohio Department of Aging; and others.  The hearing is open to 
the public, but space is limited.  Media wishing to cover the event 
(and get a seat in the auditorium) should call Ruth Gerstner or Amy 
Murray at University Communications before 3 p.m. today. 
CONTACT: Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424, Amy Murray, 292-8385, or Jack Sparks, 
Glenn's Office, (202) 224-7784.

LEARN ABOUT LAKE ERIE FISHING--April 27.  Learn more about Lake Erie 
fishing at the Lake Erie Fishing Seminar, 7-10 p.m. at the South 
District Extension Facility, 17 Standpipe Road, Jackson, Ohio.  
Conducted by the OSU Extension Sea Grant Program, the seminar is taught 
by Dave Kelch of Sea Grant Extension in Lorain County.  Kelch 
specializes in Lake Erie fisheries issues and development of artificial 
reefs in Lake Erie, including the new "Cleveland Browns Stadium" 
artificial reefs. 
CONTACT: Dave Kelch, Ohio Sea Grant Extension, (614) 286-2177.

AUCTION BENEFITS COLLEGE OF THE ARTS--April 29.  The College of the 
Arts friends group, pARTners for the Arts, hosts its annual auction 
6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.  The 
evening will include a silent auction, dinner and a live auction. 
CONTACT: Lois Foreman Wernet, 292-8835.

GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT HOSTS LECTURE--April 30.  J. Keith Rigby, Jr. of the 
University of Notre Dame presents The K/T Boundary: Why I'm Reluctant 
to Think The Asteroid Did It  at 4 p.m. in 100 Mendenhall Laboratory, 
125 S. Oval Mall.  Rigby's lecture is part of a colloquium series being 
presented by the Department of Geological Sciences this quarter.  
Lectures carry credit for Geological Sciences 888.
CONTACT: Loren Babcock, Geological Sciences, 292-0358.

UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES ASIAN CULTURAL DIVERSITY--April 30-May 31.  The 
complexities of Asian and Asian-American culture, language and peoples 
will be explored as Ohio State celebrates Asian Awareness Month April 
30-May 31.  There are over 3,000 international Asian students and 2,500 
Asian-American students at Ohio State.  The goal of the event is to 
create more accurate portraits of Asians and Asian Americans to combat 
stereotypes and misconceptions.  Among the events: an Asian Food and 
Cultural Fair, a panel discussion about the conflicts and experiences 
of growing up with dual heritages, and a play, The Holocaust Memorial -
- A Play About Hiroshima, which is set in Hiroshima and Columbus, 
hometown of Gen. Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the plane that dropped the 
atomic bomb.
CONTACT: Sheila Kapur, Asian American Student Services, 292-0625.

UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS--May 1.  The Board of Trustees and 
its committees will hold its regular May meeting at 11 a.m. in the 
Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd.  Among the many agenda items: 
a faculty/staff neighborhood home ownership assistance program.  
Committee meetings, where most of the discussion takes place, begin at 
9:15 a.m.
CONTACT: Emily Caldwell, University Communications, 292-8309.



SEMINAR INVESTIGATES NUTRITION AND APPETITE IN PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS--
May 1.  As part of a 15-part HIV/AIDS Research Seminar Series looking 
at all aspects of research and treatment, Terry Lennie, assistant 
professor of nursing at Ohio State, will discuss Managing Nutrition and 
Appetite in Persons with HIV/AIDS, 10 a.m.-noon, 244 Newton Hall, 1585 
Neil Ave.
CONTACT: Martha Shortland, College of Nursing, 292-8222.  

RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL RECREATES ROBIN HOOD LEGEND--May 2. Ohio State 
students and faculty will recreate The Legend of Robin Hood at the 23rd 
annual Medieval and Renaissance Festival on Saturday, May 2 from 11 
a.m. to 5 p.m. on the South Oval (12th Avenue at College Road).  The 
goal of the event is to increase appreciation for the medieval and 
Renaissance periods and to present a glimpse into the characters of 
people of long ago.  The festival begins at 11 a.m. with a Grand 
Processional through Mirror
Lake Hollow.  Throughout the day, costumed performers will entertain 
visitors with medieval sword fights, plays, a human chessboard, dances, 
juggling, magic and music.
CONTACT: Shelly Bansal, festival steering committee, 688-2674, or David 
Strauss, University Honors Center, 292-3135.

COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY PRESENTS FIBER ART EXHIBITION--May 2-Aug. 15. 
Fiber artist and Ohio State alumnus Robert Hillestad celebrates stories 
of lives, histories and cultures with his coats of many colors.  A 
selection of his unique coats are part of the new exhibition 
Choreography in Fiber: The Celebrations of Robert Hillestad, May 2-Aug. 
15, at the Geraldine Schottenstein Wing, College of Human Ecology, 1787 
Neil Ave.  A professor emeritus in the Department of Textiles, Clothing 
and Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hillestad will 
discuss his artwork at 12:15 p.m. on May 2 at the Faculty Club.  He 
will be available for interviews at 2 p.m. at the exhibition. The 
exhibition is open each Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 
CONTACT: Curator Gayle Strege, curator, Historic Costume and Textiles 
Collection, 292-3090.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK CELEBRATES CULTURE--May 2-8.  Students representing 
some 120 countries and nationalities will showcase their cultures and 
lifestyles at the Buckeye World Tour, an international festival and 5K 
run on May 3 being held as part of Ohio State's celebration of 
International Week.  Other activities include an art display, a 
discussion titled Women in Development Dialogue: Rural Women in 
Senegal, and a poetry recitation.  A Study Abroad Fair, with 
information for  student study, work or volunteer opportunities, will 
be held May 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Ave.  
CONTACT: Michael Penner, graduate administrative associate, 
recreational sports,  292-7671.

PROFESSOR OFFERS METHODS OF MONITORING STANDARDS OF LIVING--May 5.  
Richard Steckel, a professor of economics and anthropology, will 
explore various ways of monitoring worldwide standards of living in 
Keeping Score: New Approaches to the Standard of Living at 4 p.m. in 
the Wexner Film/Video Theater.  Steckel's specialty is anthropometrics-
-he uses measures of average human height to indicate living 
conditions.  His lecture is the second of two University Distinguished 
Lectures this academic year.  The lectureship honors Ohio State's 
finest faculty.  
CONTACT: Richard Steckel, Economics, 292-5008.

UNIVERSITY HOSTS MINORITY AFFAIRS CONFERENCE--May 5. Representatives 
from 49 colleges and universities in Ohio and the Big Ten will discuss 
issues affecting minorities in higher education, including affirmative 
action plans, recruitment and retention, and diversity initiatives at 
the fourth annual Conference of Offices of Minority Affairs, 9:45 a.m.-
2:30 p.m. in the Ohio Union Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St.  Robert 
Franklin, president of the Interdenominational Theological Center in 
Atlanta, the largest African-American seminary in the country, will 
give the luncheon keynote address, Liberating Visions-Affirmative 
Action: A Fortress. The conference also will feature remarks from 
Richard Sisson, interim president of Ohio State, and Frank W. Hale, 
professor and vice provost emeritus for minority affairs.  Sessions 
throughout the day will focus on student and faculty retention, 
individual states' responses to Proposition 209, insuring the success 
of diversity initiatives, and the role and responsibility of 
institutions to affirmative action.
CONTACT:  Shaletha Mitchell, minority affairs special programs,  292-
1417.

The person listed as the contact for each item will have the best 
information about the story.  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; Tracy Turner, 688-3682; and 
Emily Caldwell, 292-8309.
**Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
Goedde.1@osu.edu).