97-01-17 Story Tips for Local Media STORY TIPS 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. Our Web address is www.acs.ohio-state.edu. CAMPUS AREA IMPROVEMENTS DISCUSSED--Jan 17 and 24. Improvements to the neighborhoods around Ohio State will be discussed during two public forums this month sponsored by the United Christian Center (UCC). Mike Casto, director of the Campus Collaborative, will speak on Friday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. on the topic, "Hands Across High Street: Students and Their Neighbors." The Campus Collaborative is composed of more than 30 colleges, departments and offices at Ohio State working with Campus Partners to improve the University District. Terry D. Foegler, president of Campus Partners, will speak on Friday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. on the topic, "The Vision for Ohio State's Neighborhood." Both forum programs are free and open to the public and will be held at the United Christian Center, 1985 Waldeck Ave. at East 18th Avenue (one block east of High Street). CONTACT: Steve Sterrett, community relations director for Campus Partners, 294-7300. NEW YEAR-NEW YOU IS TOPIC OF WEIGHT LOSS TALK--Jan. 18. Deborah Waterhouse, author and dietitian, will present the keynote address at the program New Year-New You, 8: 30 a.m.-1 p.m., Jan. 18 at the Center for Wellness and Prevention, 2050 Kenny Rd. Waterhouse, author of Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell and Why Women Need Chocolate, will discuss how men and women differ in their ability to lose weight and she will suggest a healthier weight loss approach. She will present at 9 a.m. and again at 11:30 a.m. The program, which is free and open to the public, features sessions on fitness, cancer-prevention nutrition, psychology of eating, and a discussion with OSU and CompuServe employees who have followed Waterhouse's six-step plan for the last 12 weeks. WATERHOUSE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH REPORTERS FROM 10:45 A.M. TO 11:15 A.M. CONTACT: Jennifer Reimer, University Medical Center Communications, 293-3737. PLAY PAYS TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING AND MALCOLM X -- Jan. 20. A play dramatizing a fictional meeting between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X will be presented at 2 p.m. in the Ohio Union Conference Theater, 1739 N. High St. The play, written by Jeff Stetson, examines the similarities and differences of King and Malcolm X on the issues of civil rights and non-violent resistance. A community dialogue with a five-member panel will directly follow the performance. CONTACT: Cynthia Devese, African American Student Services, 292-6584. WORKSHOP PROMOTES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN -- Jan. 21. A workshop designed to promote academic excellence, student success and out-of-the-classroom contacts between undergraduate women, faculty and professional women at Ohio State will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Drake Union River Den, 1849 Cannon Dr. The workshop, a first in a series of workshops designed to integrate the academic and extracurricular experience for undergraduate women, is sponsored by the Council on Academic Excellence for Women. CONTACT: Willa Young, Women Student Services, 292-8473. JAZZ FEST ON TAP AT WEXNER CENTER--Jan. 21. The Verve Jazz Fest makes a one-night stop at (newly renovated) Mershon Auditorium on Tuesday, January 21, at 7:30. The festival features jazz giants from the Charlie Haden Quartet West, the Joe Henderson Trio, and the Kansas City All-Stars Band featuring James Carter, Christian McBride, and Nicholas Payton. CONTACT: Darnell Lautt, Wexner Center for the Arts, 292-0330. OHIO STATE TO COMPLETE TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH COLUMBUS STATE-- Jan. 22. Ohio State President Gordon Gee and Columbus State Community College President Valeriana Moeller will sign a transfer articulation agreement at a ceremony at 1:30 p.m. at Columbus State. The new agreement replaces and enhances a 1989 agreement. The articulation agreement spells out which courses at Columbus State will be accepted for credit and will apply to degree requirements at Ohio State. It contains two new options for transfer students: an admissions guarantee and a dual degree provision. CONTACT: Tom Schriner, Office of Admissions, 292-5995. ARCHITECTURE CLASSES TO DISPLAY NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNS--Jan 22. Four architecture classes which have been focusing on neighborhood-related issues will hold an open house/working display of designs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in 100 Ives Hall, 2073 Neil Ave. A panel will discuss the display and efforts to improve the University District from about 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Included on the panel are Pasquale Grado, director of the University Community Business Association; Terry Foegler, president of Campus Partners, and Ben Brace, special assistant to the vice president for business and administration. Mike Casto, director of the Campus Collaborative, will be the moderator. The topics addressed by the classes are: a co-housing facility for Ohio State students who are single mothers with children; ideas to improve Iuka Ravine; how a theoretical mixed-use development at the corner of North High Street and East 13th Avenue might be designed for student housing, retail and commercial needs; and how a theoretical mixed-use development at the corner of Neil Avenue and West 11th Street might be designed to include graduate student housing and first-floor retail and commercial space. CONTACT: Kay Bea Jones, Knowlton School of Architecture, 292-9449. POLITICAL HUMORIST VISITS CAMPUS--Jan. 28. Political satirist P.J. O'Rourke, author of Age and Guile, which gathers uncollected materials spanning his 25 years in journalism, will kick off the 1997 Student Events Committee Lecture Series with a 7 p.m. lecture in the Ohio Union Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St. Accused of being 'the funniest writer in America' by Time and The New York Times, his books Give War a Chance, Parliament of Whores, and All the Trouble in the World, are best sellers. O'Rourke loves to bash all politicians--liberal or conservative--and explains, "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." O'Rourke will allow media to record and photograph the first ten minutes of his speech (using existing lighting in the ballrooms). He also will take questions from the media during his Q & A at the end of his talk. CONTACT: Rick Gardner, Student Events Committee, 292-8597 OHIO STATE OFFICE HOLDS LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL AWARENESS CELEBRATION--Jan. 12-Feb. 2. A celebration of culture, faith and spirit is the focus of a series of programs designed to promote awareness of the lesbian, gay and bisexual community. Sponsored by the office of Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Student Services, the celebration includes "Celestial Hair," a photo exhibit by Lori Nix, in the Ohio Union Exposures Gallery, 1739 N, High St., with a reception Jan. 25 at 8 p.m.; "On Being an Ally," information on supporting the lesbian, gay and bisexual community, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ohio Union Buckeye Suites A&B; "Out for a change: Homophobia in Women's Sports," Jan. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ohio Union Buckeye Suites A&B; and "This Ain't Gonna Be Pretty: An evening with Harvey Fierstein," Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. in the Drake Union Thurber Theater 1849 Cannon Drive. CONTACT: Don Stenta, Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Student Services, 292-6200. 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 Tracy Turner, 688-3682. -Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray- Goedde.1@osu.edu). [Submitted by: Von Vargas (vargas.12@osu.edu) Fri, 17 Jan 1997 11:17:51 -0500 (EST)] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.