Nov. 13, 1998

                           STORY TIPS

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STUDENTS PREPARE FOR MICHIGAN WEEK WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE--
through Nov. 21.  Ohio State students are being asked to give 
their blood and used sneakers in activities aimed at building 
student excitement for the traditional rivalry between Michigan 
and Ohio State.  Competitions between the schools include the 
annual Michigan Week blood drive, and donations of used athletic 
shoes for the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program.  Nike recycles the shoes 
and grinds them into small pieces for use as playgrounds, tennis 
and basketball courts, and running tracks.  Winners of both 
contests will be announced at the football game.
  -- Students challenge faculty and administrators in volleyball at 
7 p.m. Wednesday (11/18) at Larkins Hall. 
  -- In an effort to fill neighborhood food pantries, students have 
organized Operation Fill-Up.  They’ll collect 
nonperishable food donations on Friday (11/20), and donate meals 
to area households headed by women.
  -- Students will wish the Buckeyes good luck with a banner 
contest between residence halls during the week. 
  -- Saturday morning, after a pancake breakfast at Larkins Hall, 
students will line E. 15th Ave. for a spirit tunnel.
CONTACT: Tracy Stuck, director of student activities, or Keenan 
Sanders, student chair of Michigan Week activities, 292-8763.

PRESIDENT OF GALLAUDET TO KEYNOTE CONFERENCE ON MENTAL HEALTH 
CARE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF/HARD OF HEARING--Nov. 16.  I. King 
Jordan, president of Gallaudet University, will give the keynote 
address, Deaf and Hard of Hearing People: The Challenge to 
Service Providers, at a one-day conference, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road.  Gallaudet, 
located in Washington, D.C., is the world’s only university for 
deaf and hard of hearing undergraduates.  The conference, 
Effective Clinical Intervention with Persons Who Are Deaf/Hard of 
Hearing and Mentally Ill, is sponsored by the College of Social 
Work and the Ohio Department of Mental Health.  It is the second 
in a series designed to assist clinical practitioners (such as 
social workers, nurses, psychologists and counselors) in 
providing mental health services to clients who are deaf/hard of 
hearing.  Jordan will be available to speak to reporters after 
his speech, which is scheduled for the morning session.
CONTACT:  Amy Riemenschneider, College of Social Work, 292-0478

AREA POLICE OFFICERS INVITED TO LUNCH--Nov. 17.  University 
administrators and student leaders will have a chance to meet and 
talk with approximately 80 area police officers at a buffet lunch 
from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Ohio Union Terrace Dining Room, 1739 
N. High St.  The event, hosted by Housing, Food Services and 
Event Centers and campus public safety officials, will provide a 
relaxed atmosphere for students to talk with the officers who 
patrol their neighborhoods. 
CONTACT: John Kleberg, Business and Administration, 292-7970, or 
Paul Denton, Columbus Police, 645-4410.

WORLD BANK OFFICIAL LOOKS AT GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AND AFRICA--
Nov. 18.  Jean-Louis Sarbib, regional vice president of the World 
Bank (Africa region), will lecture on The Global 
Economic/Financial Crisis: Implications for Africa’s Development 
in the 21st Century, from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Faculty Club, 181 S. 
Oval Dr.  The lecture is sponsored by the Center for African 
Studies. 
CONTACT: Okey Onyejekwe, Center for African Studies, 292-8169. 

OPINIONS INVITED ON RESTRUCTURING OFFICE OF MINORITY AFFAIRS--
Nov. 18.  The second of two campus forums to discuss the proposed 
restructuring of the Office of Minority Affairs will be held from 
noon-2 p.m. in the Ohio Union Conference Theatre, 1739 N. High 
St.  Students, faculty, staff and friends may comment on the plan 
that is designed to enhance services to current and potential 
students while eliminating duplication.
CONTACT: Dave Ferguson, Academic Affairs, 292-6743.

TOP SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS GATHER FOR ANNIVERSARY--Nov. 18.  
The Ohio State University Chapter of Sigma Xi, an international 
honor society for scientists and engineers, will celebrate the 
100th anniversary of its founding with a 7 p.m. banquet at the 
Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Dr.  Sigma Xi publishes American 
Scientist; provides grants to young researchers; sponsors 
lectures on important topics; and presents prizes and awards to 
outstanding researchers.  More than 170 members have won the 
Nobel Prize.  Peter Blair, executive director of Sigma Xi and 
publisher of American Scientist, will join President Kirwan as 
keynote speaker.  Blair is available for interviews before and 
after the banquet.
CONTACT: Sandy Rutkowski, College of Biological Sciences, 292-
4759.

COLLEGE OF LAW PRESENTS OPERA--Nov. 18-19.  College of Law 
thespians will take to the stage to present Gilbert and 
Sullivan's one act opera, Trial By Jury. The free performances 
are slated for noon and 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, and at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 19. Directed by law professor Douglas Whaley, the 
dramatic cantata tells the story of the jilted bride who sues her 
former fiance after he announces he is in love with another 
woman. The musical is the first product of the regular collaboration 
of Gilbert and Sullivan.
CONTACT: Liz Cutler Gates, College of Law, 292-0283.

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**Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
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