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The Ohio State University at Lima and There are many exciting events coming Lima Technical College will host the 1997 p this quarter. Don't be left out!! Mark your Student Art Exhibition May 18 through June 2, alendar, and get involved in campus life!!! 1997. *April 29 - Noon Series - This exhibition is open to all freshmen RAILVILLE This self-sufficient women's (first-year), sophomore (second-year), junior and ommunity will discuss life at GRAILVILLE senior students who have taken art or art nd tell us how we can develop our own organic education courses at The Ohio State University at arden! 12:00 Noon RH 160 Lima or Lima Technical College since Spring, *April 30 - Free Anonymous HIV 1996. esting provided by the Allen County Health Entries must be submitted Wednesday, epartment. PS 212 & 213 from 10:00 am May 14, from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm in Reed until 2:00 pm. Hall 160. There is a maximum of six entries per *May 1 - Noon Serie~ - Lorie Porter - student. his exciting author will discuss the pattern of Students must submit works in the immigration into Ohio, and what remains of the following categories: pencil, ink, chalk, collage, legacy of our ancestors. 12:00 Noon RH 160 prints, oil, acrylic, water color,. mixed media, and *May 4-10- AIDS Awareness Week computer graphics. *May 8 - Munch & Learn - This For further information contact The Ohio ession we will discuss the issue of "Chemical State University at Lima Art/Art Education ependency in the Family". Some professors Department. re giving extra credit for attending this lecture eries. Check it out!! 12:00 noon RH 160 _____?' ______*May 14- Jamaican-Me-Crazy!! is ·ust around the comer. There will be a remote INSIDE THIS EDITION roadcast from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon. ome and listen to the Duchess from 105 1 L TC INFORMATION AMZ! The Jamaican Band will play from 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm. 2 OSU INFORMATION The Caribbean Market will be open to ample a taste of the islands!! See you there. 3 ODDS & ENDS *May 28 - Need some stress reduction? azer Tag is coming to campus. Watch The 4 WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE ommunicator for further details!! ------...... ---- .. --

Do You Need A Little Boost Friday, May 2,1997 at 9:00 am Of Motivation To Get You Ohio Union Room 222, Through The Rest Of The Columbus Campus Quarter? Academic Support Campus Change Day is designed for regional Programs, through the campus students who will be transferring to Student Advising and Development Center, the Columbus campus. If you have already present the 2nd of 3 seminars this quarter. arranged your transfer or are just considering These 50 minute presentations address hot a change, we are certain you will find this day topics for college students. to be both informative and helpful for the The seminar being offered on decisions you will be making. Thursday, May 1, 1997 from 12:00 - For more information or to complete 12:50 pm or 1:00 -1:50 pm in Reed Hall a registration form, please stop by the Ohio 174 is How To Be Motivated When State Advising Area, PS 148. You're Feeling Unmotivated. Presenters for this seminar are Mr. Tim Littell, from JURY UPDATE!!! LTC's Work & Learn Program, and Ms. On Tuesday, April 22, 1997, a Tillie Schiffler, from LTC's Student jury composed of 11 students Advising & Development Center. === from Lima Tech and The Ohio These motivational skills can be State University at Lima (and one spouse) applied to school, work, almost any aspect convicted the defendant Merle Roush of of your life. Don't miss this opportunity to murder. After the mock trial, jury member get energized! explained that the initial vote was 6/guilty to For more information; please call 5/not guilty. After further deliberation, the ( 419)995-8000 or stop in the Student vote was 9 to 2, then 10 to 1, and finally a Advising and Development Center. unanimous guilty verdict. We still have room for jurors this 1860's BASEBALL IS COMING week. There will be a criminal trial on TO OHIO STATE Tuesday, April 29 and a civil trial on Thursday, May 1from6:30 pm to 11:00 On May 17, 1997 at 2:00 pm, the Ohio pm . Please sign up on the list posted on the Village Muffins (from The Ohio Historical Legal Assisting bulletin board on the second Society in Columbus) will play an floor of Galvin Hall or contact Margaret exhibition game at the old baseball field Jenson, GA 204B, 995-8404. here on campus. The campus community will be fielding a team of faculty, staff and Did you forget to turn in your form for students to oppose them. Come see old time the Distinguished Teaching Award? If baseball and watch your professors and so, please turn it in to the Student peers engage in America's favorite pastime. Activities Office located in GA 066 as Bring your friends - Admission is Free!! soon as possible!!! The A11ystude11t .'.'\' e"'slette1· Issue number 2. April 28. 1997 Cost: FREE points with the audience by claiming KISS (one of Detroit's proudest products) as one of his favorite bands and with his Gene Simmons impressions--you ...SI.. ... o an kno.w , the tongu~ t~ing Rnd pointing at girls in the audience and motionmg them backstage. (I think some of the less-bright young ladies took him a bit too seriously by attempting to bust past the security guards to get backstage--real subtle, girls. That' 11 make him want you.) As far as their musical performance is concerned, Sloan was one of the most in-sync bands I h~ve ever .seen. Even though they were often besot with t~chmcal problems (how many strings can Patrick break m o!1e ~ight?), they seemed to play it off pretty well, makmg JOkes and fun of each other. The music did not noticeably suffer at all. The sound was extraordinarily tight, even during the impromptu, old­ school rock solo sessions (guitar gods they are not, but , Chris Murphy, Jay Ferguson, hey, who cares?). In many cases, they almost sounded Sunday, April 20, 1997 better live tha~ th~y do on th~ir albums. They Saint Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI concentrated pnmanly on matenal from their new albums, with quite a few selections from their second I mentioned in the last issue that Sloan would be release as well. I was surprised and ecstatic that they openin~ up for Fountains of Wayne. Well, it turns out played "Un.derwhelmed" (from the first album), a that Ticketmaster had made a mistake--Sloan was cro~d favonte app~rently . I was also surprised at how indeed the headliner. As far as I and the rest of the easily they all switched instruments and lead voc;al crowd were concerned, that's the only way it could duties. Although they handle it remarkably well on the have been. 3:lbums, I wasn 't sure how well they would pull it off I told you a little about Sloan in the last issue hve. They proved to me that they were all diverse but what I didn't know then was that these are some of talented musicians. ' the coolest guys ever. Before the show I overheard a Sloan did a great job of bringing the crowd into kid adorned in a backstage laminate say that while they the show w.ith them. We were often invited to sing were ~sually the nicest guys in the whole ~ orld, they verses ~ Chns led us in an "if-you're-happy-and-you­ wer~ m a really bad mood tonight. This gave me a bad know-1t"-type clapping exercise during Andrew's drum feelmg about the show to come. However, I noticed sol.o, and. a security guard was even pulled up onstage that all four of them were mingling with the crowd at to J.am with the rest of the band while Chris played the var~ous times before the show, especially Chris, and ultimate rock god, prancing around the stage like a while none of them seemed particularly chipper, they quasi-M~ck Jagg.er (w~en he was young and reasonably wer~ pr~tty friendl~ a~d personable. And even though good at it). ~JI mall, it was one of the most energetic, Chns said he was signmg no autographs, my boyfriend happy, fan-fnen.dly shows I have ever experienced. If managed to get him to sign my limited-edition 45. you seek enterfamment, Sloan will not fail you. Once the band hit the stage, all traces of any "bad moods" seemed to have disappeared. Chris was ~ ating: ***** out of five (OK so I'm quite the showman, both in his musical performance prejudiced. So what?) ' replete with high-kicks and windmills, and in his between-song banter with the crowd. He scored big Shan

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The Annual MS Walk will Congratulations Dennis Spragg! MS begin at 10:00 am at St. Dennis Spragg, chair of the Gerard's Church on May 17, Medical Imaging Technologies WALK 1997. Department, was honored by the MS is an extremely devastating and Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists. unpredictable disease that randomly attacks Dennis and his co-editor, Linnea your nervous system, wearing away the Hopewell, were named as "Technologists of control you have over your body. the Year". Congratulations Dennis and There are several ways that you can Linnea!! support this cause: 1) You can be a walker; 2) You can make a donation/pledge to a The Honors Program Book Seminar walker; 3) You can volunteer to help during The Honors Program Spring the walk. Quarter Book Seminar will take place Please contact Linda Benson in Thursday, May 15, 1997 at 2:00 pm in TL 102, or by phone at 995-8290 if you Public Service Room 207. In preparation have any questions or would like additional for the Honors History field trip to information. Gettysburg over the Memorial Day weekend, the selected book will be lli Stars In Their Courses: The Gettysburg ATIBNTDN OHD srm STIIDENTS Campaign by Shelby Foote. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend The Ohio State Un~versity President this informal discussion. If you are Dr. Gordon Gee will deliver the 4th Annual interested in participating in the seminar, Convocation Address on Saturday, June 7, please contact Roger Nimps at 995-8369. 1997at1:30 pm in Reed Hall Auditorium. Please plan to attend. OHIO The Ohio State University ~ATE Regional Campus Advisors' STUDENTS Meeting that meets at PHI ,. Regional Campuses on an annual rotating The Annual Phi Delta Kappa basis will meet on the Marion Campus DELTA Banquet will be held on Friday, May 30, 1997. The Enrollment Monday, April 28 in Reed Services Office located in PS 148 will be KAPPA Hall 160. Dinner will begin at open that day, but advisors will not be 6:00 pm, and at 7:00 pm, State Senator Bob available. Cupp will speak. Faculty and staff are welcome to ~ The Psychology Club will meet attend. CllJB Tuesday, April 29at12:00 ~ noon in GA 135. [------~

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