Story Tips for Local News Media - 08/23/96

                           STORY TIPS

University Communication offers this list of  potential news stories 
on the Columbus campus.  We'll update this listing every other week 
during the summertime.

This and every University Communications news release is 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.  Select News and Weather, 
then Ohio State University News Releases, then News Releases from 
University Communications.  Our Web address is http://www.acs.ohio-
state.edu/  Choose News Releases from The Ohio State University, 
then News Releases from University Communications.

SUMMER QUARTER COMMENCEMENT--Aug. 29.  Nationally known journalist 
and commentator Barbara Reynolds will be the commencement speaker for summer
quarter graduates of The Ohio State University Aug. 29 in St. John Arena.
Some 1,900 degrees will be awarded in the ceremonies, which begin at 9:30
a.m.  A native of Columbus, Reynolds was a start-up editor of USA Today's
Op-Ed page and columnist for eight years.  She is now 
president of Reynolds News Services, which supplies columns and 
commentaries to news organizations including National Public Radio, 
Pacific News Service and various national newspapers.  A 1967 
graduate of Ohio State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism,  
Reynolds worked briefly for the Columbus Call and Post before 
becoming a police reporter for the Cleveland Press in 1968.
CONTACT: Tracy Turner, University Communications, 688-3682.
 
CAMPUS HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICIALS MEET--Aug. 26-28.   Issues facing 
campus environmental health and safety officials are increasing each 
year.  The Midwest College and University Environmental Health and 
Safety Conference will be hosted this year by Ohio State at the 
University Ramada Inn, 3110 Olentangy River Rd.  Speakers from 
various midwestern universities, engineering and environmental firms 
will discuss a range of topics including laser safety, environmental 
remediation, environmental risks and safety in burial sites and 
laboratory ventilation systems.
CONTACT: David Kos, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, 292-
1284.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR A BUSY SEPTEMBER--For your planning purposes, 
here is a list (by no means complete) of events scheduled for September:
September 7-College of Humanities Auction 
September 7-Football home opener against Rice University
September 13-University Board of Trustees meeting.
September 17-19-Farm Science Review.
September 21-Football home game University of Pittsburgh
September 21-22-Move-in weekend.
September 24-Freshman convocation.
September 25-Autumn quarter classes begin.

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; Tom Spring, 
292-8309, and Tracy Turner, 688-3682.
-Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
Goedde.1@osu.edu).


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Fri, 23 Aug 1996 14:51:09 -0400]
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