Upcoming Events on Columbus Campus

NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS:  Spring is the busiest time of the
year at The Ohio State University.  To help you keep track of
what's happening when, the Office of University Communications
will distribute a weekly list of upcoming events.

     Contact information:  The person listed at the end of each
entry will have the most direct information about the event.
However, feel free to call on our news services staff for
assistance with these or other Ohio State news stories:  Tom
Spring, 292-8309; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; and Amy Murray, 292-
8385.

     News releases:  There is a longer news release for the items
marked with an asterisk.  To obtain a copy, call Von Reid Vargas
at 292-8455, and indicate whether you would like to receive it
via e-mail, fax or U.S. Mail.  Most releases may also be accessed
via The Ohio State University home page on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS

Through April 21

*Exhibition:  Before the Yellow Kid: Precursors of the Comic
Strip, at the Cartoon, Graphic, and Photographic Arts Research
Library, 27 W. 17th Ave. Mall. Free.  David Sims or Lucy Caswell,
292-0538.

April 1-9

*International Week 1995:  "Unity Through Diversity" is the theme
of this year's celebration, featuring an international mix of
programs, lectures, films, and food.  Kevin Harty, 292-6101;
Barbara Myers, 292-3008.

April 3

Open House:  Hillel, The Wexner Jewish Student Center, 5:30 to 7
p.m., 46 E. 16th Ave.

Lecture:  Elie Wiesel, professor at Boston University, 1986 Nobel
Peace Prize recipient and a survivor of the Holocaust, 7:30 p.m.,
Mershon Auditorium, commemorating 50th anniversary of the
liberation of the World War II concentration camps and dedicating
the Wexner Jewish Student Center, home of the Hillel Foundation
at Ohio State.  Free tickets available at Mershon Box Office,
292-2354.  J. Podolsky or Randi Abrams, Hillel Foundation, 294-
4797, or Barry Stinson, Student Events Committee, 292-2324.

April 7

*Lecture:  Carol Bellamy, director of the Peace Corps, "Meeting
Global Challenges: Peace Corps and University Partnerships,"
11:30 a.m., Grand Lounge, Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Mall.  Free.
Barbara Myers, 292-3008; Kevin Harty, 292-6101; news media
interviews: Lora Parisien, 1-800-424-8580, extension 1.

*Groundbreaking:  Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivor's
Plaza, northeast corner of Lane Avenue and Olentangy River Road,
4 p.m.   Free.  Janet Oberliesen, 292-4678;
Dave Ferguson, 292-8646.

April 12

Lecture:  "'Spress Yo'selves': The Importance of Black Women's
Literature for All Women," by Valerie Lee, associate professor,
Department of English and Center for Women's Studies," Hyatt on
Capitol Square, noon, admission charge, pre-registration
required.  Shari Lorbach, 292-1882.

April 21

Lecture:  "Ethnic Identity, Cultural Change, and Academic
Achievement among Mexican American Youths," by James Diego Vigil,
professor of anthropology and research fellow at The Center for
Multiethnic and Transnational Studies, University of Southern
California; 1-3 p.m., Ohio Union Conference Theater.  Sponsored
by Hispanic Student Services and the School of Public Policy and
Management.  Antonio Llorens, 292-4608.

Performance:  Marcel Marceau, "Special Presentation with Marcel
Marceau," 8 p.m., Thurber Theatre, Drake Union, 1849 Cannon
Drive.  Free tickets available at the Thurber Theatre Box Office,
292-2295.


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Mon, 3 Apr 1995 11:48:31 -0400]
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