97-08-01 Story Tips for Local News 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.

STUDENTS EXPLORE  LINKS BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND THE HUMANITIES--
July 27-Aug. 2.  Sixty Ohio high school students will live on
campus for a week while exploring the relationship between the
humanities and technology.   Participants in the College of
Humanities program will attend work sessions led by faculty
integrating technology with the humanities, which include
history, philosophy, English, foreign languages, linguistics, and
ethnic and women’s studies. Students will create a page on the
World Wide Web, visit COSI and make a movie.
CONTACT: Alka Woods, program coordinator, 292-1882.

MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS PROGRAMS ON LIPOSUCTION, ULCERS, MEDICARE--
July 29-31.
(No, there is no direct connection between the three.)  Health
insurance, the latest information on ulcers and treatments for
sagging skin are subjects of three upcoming Health for Life
programs offered by the University Medical Center.  Ulcers
includes a discussion on causes and treatment options at 7 p.m.
July 29 at the OSU Center for Wellness and Prevention, 2050 Kenny
Rd.  Solve the Mystery of Medicare looks at the latest in
Medicare and supplemental insurance plans at 1 p.m. July 30 at
the Pharmacia & Upjohn Center for Health Information at
Stoneridge, 4047 W. Dublin-Granville Road.  Body Contouring and
Liposuction examines treatments for sagging breasts, bulging
tummies and extra skin on arms, thighs and buttocks at 7 p.m.
July 31 at the Pharmacia & Upjohn Center for Health Information.
CONTACT:  Sandi Latimer, Medical Center Communications, 292-3660.

SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT BENEFITS BLANKENSHIP MEMORIAL--Aug. 2.  Local
media softball teams will take on the police and other celebrity
teams in the Agonis/Media Softball Challenge, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. at
the university softball field on Fyffe Road.  Proceeds from the
game benefit the memorial to Mike Blankenship, the OSU police
officer who was killed in the line of duty February. The memorial
will be constructed in front of the new police station (Mike
Blankenship Hall).  Format for the tournament is Texas shoot-out-
-one pitch per batter.
CONTACT: Ron Michalec, OSU police chief, 292-3590.

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;
Tracy Turner, 688-3682; and Emily Caldwell, 292-8309.
Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
Goedde.1@osu.edu).


[Submitted by: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
Fri, 1 Aug 1997 14:33:20 -0400 (EDT)]
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