08-24-95 News Tips for Local Media

                             STORY TIPS

University Communication offers a new service for central Ohio news
organizations: a listing of potential news stories on the Columbus campus.
We'll update this listing every other week.

THE FESTIVAL OF CARTOON ART--Aug.25 and 26, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.
Every three years, Ohio State hosts the Festival of Cartoon Art to study and
celebrate cartoons as both an artistic and social commentary medium.  Since
1995 is the centennial of the newspaper comic strip, the festival focuses on
100 years of funnies..  The two-day event features talks by nationally-known
cartoonists Garry Trudeau ("Doonesbury"), Bill Griffith ("Zippy"), Lynne
Johnston ("For Better or For Worse"), Bill Amend ("FoxTrot"), Jeff MacNelly
("Shoe" and "Pluggers") and others.  The festival is part of a year of
events celebrating 100 years of newspaper comics.  Ohio State's Cartoon,
Graphic, and Photographic Arts Research Library has one of the most
comprehensive cartoon art collections in the country.

CONTACT: Lucy Caswell, Cartoon, Graphic and Photographic Arts Research 
Library, 292-0538.

HEALTH FAIR--Aug.26, East High School, 1500 E. Broad St., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.  
Members of The Ohio State University College of Nursing faculty will screen,
check and counsel hundreds of parents and children at the "Back to School
Rally and Health Fair."  The rally will focus on a successful school year
for both parents and children.  A number of agencies and organizations will
offer screenings, information, free school supplies and immunization record
reviews.  OSU Medical Center Health Partners will check cholesterol and
blood sugar State's Ophthalmology Clinic will offer eye exams, the Speech,
Language and Hearing Clinic will offer hearing exams.  The event is
sponsored by the Ohio Commission on African American Males.

CONTACT: Sylvia Reynolds-Blakely, College of Nursing, 292-4918.

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES--Aug.30, Fawcett Center for
Tomorrow, 2400 Olentangy River Road, 9 a.m.  The Board meets for the first
time in two months; on a Wednesday instead of the usual Friday session.
Among the agenda items: a report making recommendations to improve the
undergraduate experience at Ohio State, a report on student uses for the new
arena, and a report on a survey of faculty and staff attitudes.

CONTACT: Tom Spring, University Communications, 292-8309

SUMMER COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES--Aug.31, St. John Arena, 9:30 a.m.  An
estimated 1,850 degrees will be awarded at the ceremonies.  The commencement
speaker is Peter Scott.  A 1949 graduate of Ohio State in electrical
engineering, Scott has had a remarkable business career.  He retired in 1991
as chairman of Black & Decker Corp. and held top-level positions with
several major electronic companies.

CONTACT: Tracy Turner, University Communications, 688-3682.

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 Tom Spring, 292-8309.

-compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-Goedde.1@osu.edu).


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