98-01-16 Story Tips for Local News Media

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COLUMBUS FIREFIGHTERS PRACTICE RESCUES IN DOOMED CAMPUS BUILDING--Jan.
17-18.  Ohio State’s Neil and 17th Building (conveniently located at the
intersection of Neil and 17th avenues) is due for demolition later this
year. The university has agreed to allow a final use for the building when
the Columbus Fire Department conducts rescue training exercises there on
Saturday and Sunday.  The training will involve smoke but no actual fire.
Fire Department command personnel at the site can offer the most complete
details of the exercises.
CONTACT: Barbara Slaven, Columbus Fire Department, 645-7859.

MARION CAMPUS STAGES COMMUNITY FORUM ON RACE RELATIONS--Jan. 19.  Members
of the Marion community are invited to discuss how citizens of different
races can cooperate and understand each other as part of the National Days
of Dialogue on Race Relations.  Marion joins dozens of cities participating
in the event which invites people to talk about race relations during the
week of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.  The discussion will take
place on Monday, 7-9:30 p.m. in the Morrill Hall auditorium at Ohio State
Marion.  Moderators will be Larry Prude, coordinator of continuing
education at Ohio State Marion, and Daniel Christie, professor of
psychology at Ohio State Marion.
CONTACT: Daniel Christie, 740-389-OSUM, ext. 6244 or Prude, 740-389-OSUM,
ext. 6219. 

WELLNESS SEMINAR TEACHES JOURNALING--Jan. 21.  Can keeping a journal have
health benefits?  Journaling is part of a series of educational  programs
offered by the OSU Wellness Program during winter quarter.  David Stein, a
professor of physical activity, discusses journaling as a technique to
become more in touch with your inner voice and as a means to increase
dialogue and problem solving.  The seminar is from 12-1 p.m., 217H Hagerty
Hall, 1775 College Rd.
CONTACT: Wellness Program,  292-2266.

WEDDING ATTIRE ON DISPLAY--through April 11.  Wedding costumes from the
19th and 20th centuries are on display in Wedding Traditions, a new
exhibition from the College of Human Ecology’s Historic Costume and
Textiles Collection.  The exhibition takes a cross-cultural and historic
look at wedding attire, including traditional white and non-white gowns
from Europe, and traditional wedding clothing from Japan, Palestine, India
and Africa.  The exhibit at the Schottenstein Wing of the College, 1787
Neil Ave., is open to the public from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday.
CONTACT: Gail Strege, curator, Historic Costume and Textiles Collection,
292-3090.

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: Emily Caldwell  (caldwell.151@osu.edu)
               
Fri, 16 Jan 1998 13:53:11 -0500]
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