96-09-16 Story Tips for Local News Media STORY TIPS University Communication offers this list of potential news stories on the Columbus campus. We'll update this listing every week. 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. THINGS YOU CAN'T BUY ANYWHERE ELSE AUCTION-Sept. 7. If you've ever wanted to take a ride in the Goodyear Blimp, go golfing with Andy Geiger, or ring the Victory bell after an Ohio State University football game, you could get your chance at the "Things You Can't Buy Anywhere Else" auction sponsored by the Humanities Alumni Society of The Ohio State University. The auction, to benefit the Humanities Alumni Scholarship Fund, will be held at the society's sixth annual tailgate party on Sept. 7. The event will be held from 9:45 a.m. to noon on the Oval side of University Hall prior to the Ohio State-Rice University football game. CONTACT: Shari Lorbach, College of Humanities, (614) 292-1882. MARCHING BAND MARKS 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF SCRIPT OHIO--Sept. 7- The band member who dotted the "I" in the very first Script Ohio performance returns to Ohio Stadium for the annual Alumni Band halftime show during the Ohio State-Rice game (12:20 p.m. start time). The Ohio State University Marching band will join with more than 600 band alumni to perform a quadruple Script Ohio to all four sides of the stadium, with John Brungart (class of '38) of Coshocton returning to dot the "I." In all, 12 members from the 1936 band will be recognized. The band will practice Friday (9/6) from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at St. John Arena, and Saturday (9/7) from 6:30 a.m.- 8:15 a.m. on the practice field west of the stadium. Fans are invited to attend the 'skull session' practice at St. John Arena 10:45-11:45 a.m. CONTACT: Dave Carwile, band media contact, 292-9678, 431-3334. BALLOON BRIGADE EASES CHILDREN'S FEARS ABOUT CANCER--Sept. 8. Children ages 3 and up can learn more about the disease affecting a parent or family member in a special program designed to ease fears about cancer. The "Balloon Brigade" program will be held Sunday from 1-4 p.m. at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. It is designed to help children understand more about the diagnosis and treatments for cancer by touring The James and seeing first-hand the areas their family members who are diagnosed with cancer will visit during their courses of therapy. The program combines hands-on experiences, such as viewing cancer cells through a microscope and dressing and scrubbing to enter an operating room, with teaching concepts in cancer prevention. CONTACT: Jan Ray, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, 293-6054. COMMUNITY CARE DAY--Sept. 12. Ohio State employees are invited to volunteer at United Way agencies for the day in preparation for the Sept. 23 United Way campaign kickoff. Volunteers meet at 7:45 a.m. at French Field House (west of St. John Arena) for assignments that include painting rooms or playground equipment, delivering meals, reading to children, repairing a home or building shelves. CONTACT: Judy McMahon, Office of Human Resources, 292-0641. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES--Sept. 13. The Board holds its monthly meeting at 11:00 a.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road. Discussion of most issues takes place in committee meetings. Fiscal Affairs and Investments Committee meets 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the Alumni Lounge; Educational Affairs meets 10:00-11:00 a.m. in the Alumni Lounge; and Student Affairs meets 10:00-11:00 a.m. in Room 4. CONTACT: Tom Spring, University Communications, 292-8309. TREES ARE TOPIC OF DAY-LONG SYMPOSIUM--Sept. 15. How are trees affected by weather extremes of the past few years? Which trees are best to plant near utility wires? Those questions and more are answered at Trees Are Terrific: Putting Them In Their Place, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Fawcett Center. Nationally recognized speakers will address topics including Rediscovering our Native Trees, Engineering Our Future Trees, and Designing Their Space. Jim Chatfield, OSU Extension, will present I Look At Trees From Both Sides Now. The symposium benefits the educational programming of the OSU Chadwick Arboretum and the American Horticultural Society. CONTACT: Janet Oberliesen, Chadwick Arboretum, 292-4678. FARM SCIENCE REVIEW--Sept. 17-19. High-tech tractors, guided by computers and satellite, sit within yards of a wooden plow, circa 1805. Planters and drills from competing companies push through fields, sowing wheat as visitors watch. The three-day Farm Science Review offers an estimated 125,000 people a look some of the newest innovations and information in agriculture, nutrition and gardening. The Review is held at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center, U.S. Route 40 near London. CONTACT: Suzanne Steel, College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 292-2011. DISEASE DIAGNOSIS HAS LITTLE IMPACT ON DIET--Being diagnosed with a serious disease has very little effect on whether people will change their eating habits or how much they actually know about nutrition. Denis Medeiros, a professor of human nutrition and food management at Ohio State, found that people with cancer, osteoporosis, high blood pressure and heart disease had poor eating habits evewn though they were fighting a serious disease. But people with high cholesterol levels and diabetes did modify their diet. CONTACT: Denis Medeiros, College of Human Ecology, 292-5575. MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR A BUSY MONTH--For your planning purposes, here is a list (by no means complete) of events scheduled through September: Sept. 18-19-Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research holds symposium in pyschoneuroimmunology. Sept. 19-20 Dedication of Newman and Wolfrom Laboratory of Chemistry Sept. 21-22-Move-in weekend. Sept. 24-Freshman convocation. Sept. 25-Medical Center offers Managed Care Seminar Sept. 25-Autumn quarter classes begin. Sept. 28-College Fund/UNCF Walk-a-thon. 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, 13 Sep 1996 12:01:34 -0400] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.