97-02-07 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. THE STATE OF BLACK/WHITE RELATIONS--Feb. 10 The issue is volatile, often debated and since the 1960's, the subject of many civil rights laws. A panel of students, faculty and staff will attempt to answer the question: Has there been an improvement in black/white relations in the U.S. in the 1990s? The discussion will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave. CONTACT: Michele Cushnie, Hale Center, 292-0074. THE ART OF GARMENT DESIGN--Feb. 11. Dress: As History, As Engineering, As Art will be presented by Charles Kleibacker, designer-in-residence emeritus in the Department of Consumer and Textile Sciences in the College of Human Ecology, at 4:30 p.m. in the Geraldine Schottenstein Wing of Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Ave. Kleibacker will share his knowledge of and enthusiasm for the fine art of garment design and construction. The lecture is the fourth in the Fashioning the Future lecture series, which looks at how we fashion our future based on revivals of styles, silhouettes, and design elements from our past. CONTACT: Gayle Strege, Curator, Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, 292-3090. SPRING STADIUM SHOW ANNOUNCED IN LIVE SATELLITE BROADCAST--Feb. 12. Details of a concert at Ohio Stadium in May will be unveiled in a news conference beginning promptly at noon in the Ohio Union Conference Theatre, 1739 N. High St. A live satellite broadcast will offer general concert details; specific details on the Ohio Stadium arrangements will be announced at 12:45 p.m. CONTACT: Sharon Rone, Campus Activities and Events, Ohio Union, 292-2324. AL SHARPTON COMES TO CAMPUS--Feb. 12. Black activist the Rev. Al Sharpton will speak at 7 p.m. in the Ohio Union East ballroom, 1739 N. High St., as part of a discussion on Affirmative Action in Higher Education. Sharpton's address will follow a faculty panel discussion and a question and answer period. Ordained a minister at the age of 9, Sharpton is the national director of the National Rainbow Coalition's Ministers Division and active in many New York City civil rights issues. He recently declared himself a candidate for mayor of New York City. The program is sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs and the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center. CONTACT: Michele Cushnie, Hale Center, 292-0074. ICY LUNCH TOPIC--Feb. 13 The Byrd Polar Research Center offers a series of Brown Bag lunches with researchers on Thursdays through March 12. Beata Csatho will discuss GPS Traverse Around the Greenland Ice Sheet--First Results of Mass Balance Computation at noon, 240 Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Rd. CONTACT: Lynn Everett, Byrd Polar Research Center, 292-9909. WEXNER CENTER HOSTS FAMILY DAY--Feb. 16. Families are invited to the Wexner Center for All That Jazz! Family Day, noon-4 p.m., 1891 N. High St. The highlight of the art-filled afternoon is a young people's concert by trumpet star Wynton Marsalis and his Septet at 2 p.m. in Mershon Auditorium. Before and after the concert, there are films, gallery tours, and storytelling. Drop- in art activities include Serious Fun Sculpture: create a group sculpture and an artwork of your own with artist Queen E. Brooks; Don't Throw That Away-It's an Instrument! making a working musical instrument from ordinary household items; Clay Creations, and Fun with Everyday Stuff. Admission is free for children and accompanying adults but tickets are required for the 2 p.m. concert. Free tickets are available on a first-come, first- served basis in the Wexner Center lobby beginning at 12 noon. CONTACT: Darnell Lautt, Wexner Center, 292-0330. COMPUTER CRIME EXAMINED--Feb. 20. Computer-based crime, credit card fraud, illegal use of automatic teller machines, Internet security issues, and the use of computers as an investigative tool in these crimes will be discussed in Computer and Electronic Methods of Crime an upcoming Fellows in Criminal Justice Seminar at The Ohio State University at Marion, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Detectives from Columbus, Indianapolis, and Ohio State police will discuss a variety of computer crime issues in the seminar, which is aimed at law enforcement professionals and others who work with the criminal justice system. CONTACT: Larry Prude, Program Coordinator, Ohio State University at Marion, 614-389-6786. TEACHER RECRUITING FAIR--Feb. 21-23. The College of Education will host an International Recruiting Fair for people interested in K-12 teaching positions in American schools around the world. The World At Your Fingertips provides an opportunity to learn more about the nature and variety of overseas teaching, counseling and administrative openings, as well as how to obtain them. One of only four such events held worldwide, the fair will be held at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road. CONTACT: B.J. Bryant, College of Education Office of Career Services, 292-2741. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS MEET--Feb. 22. Women who own businesses or professional practices will profit from the twelfth annual Ohio Women Business Owners' Conference, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 500 N. High St. The program includes workshops on How to Market on the Internet, Developing a Retail Catalog, Choosing a Business Entity and Early Retirement. Also included are a networking reception, a marketplace that showcases products and services from women-owned businesses. CONTACT: Gigi Grove Kent, Office of Continuing Education, 292-8571. PRESIDENT GEE NARRATES A LINCOLN PORTRAIT--Feb. 26. President Gee, along with the Concert Band and Men's Glee Club, will perform at Severance Hall at 8 p.m. in a special Cleveland concert. President Gee will take the stage along with the Concert Band as narrator in Aaron Copland's A Lincoln Portrait. The work derives its text from the letters and speeches of Abraham Lincoln. The music is a blend of original material by Copland and two songs from Lincoln's time, Camptown Races and the ballad Springfield Mountain. The concert band will also perform Paul Hindemith's Symphony in B-flat and Samuel Barber's Commando March. The Men's Glee Club will perform In taberna, Part II with guest soloist Ohio State alumnus Mark Baker, and other selections. CONTACT: Lois Foreman Wernet, College of the Arts, 292-8835. 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, 7 Feb 1997 16:40:39 -0500 (EST)] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.