Archive for March, 2001
HIV risk abated by consistent condom use
I am constantly amazed that the argument about HIV and condom pore size persists in spite of the fact that it is so obviously wrong and that just a little common sense argues against it. Condom failure is frequently used as an argument against premarital sex by individuals without any critical thought, and in the end this factually groundless argument may hurt their case. Full Story
Graduation in 4 years remains possibility
Some students think it is impossible to graduate from college in only four years, but it is conceivable. Many students have graduated in four years and can offer advice to other students on how to accomplish the same thing. Lacey Hoff-Schmitzer, a graduating senior in English, did it in four years even after she changed her major three times. “I didn’t have the slightest idea when I first came to Ohio State of what I wanted to do,” Schmitzer said. During her first five quarters of college, Schmitzer did not have a major, but she always made sure she took classes that she knew would fall into the general education curriculum. Schmitzer changed her major from interior space design to interior design and finally became an English major. Full Story
Couple gives advice on love, relationships
About 50 Ohio State students joined the husband and wife team of Denene Millner and Nick Chiles, co-authors of “What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know: The Real Deal on Love and Relationships,” for a debate on love and other issues surrounding relationships Monday evening. Millner, an entertainment reporter for the New York Daily News, has reported for various national publications, including VIBE and Essence magazines. In 1997, she received the New York Association of Black Journalist’s Arts and Entertainment Award. Chiles, a best-selling author, has won more than a dozen journalism awards, including a Pulitzer Prize. He is senior editor for SayShe.com, a multicultural Web site for women. Full Story
Glenn to address Board of Trustees
Former Sen. John Glenn will report to the Ohio State Board of Trustees today about the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy, a program that seeks to encourage public service among citizens and conduct academic research related to public policy. Glenn will discuss the reasons why he founded the institute and the impact the institute has had on the university and its students since it was founded in 1999. “He feels strongly about engaging all people, but especially young people and students in public decision making,” said Deborah Merritt, director of the institute. Full Story
OSU professor adds comic relief to NPR
Ohio State English professor Steven Kuusisto is not only the featured voice in his creative writing classes, but often on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”. “All Things Considered” is an evening news program that airs across the United States and in some foreign countries. The program can be heard in Columbus on WOSU-AM (820) and WBNS (90.5). In addition to hard news stories about the day’s events from correspondents, the program also features essays from authors. These short pieces range from two to four minutes on topical issues, with a humanistic slant. Kuusisto described his program as a discussion on “what it is to be alive, what it is to be a thinking, feeling human being, given the news of the day.” It is in this forum that Kuusisto employs his writing skills as he reads his often comical essays to the entire nation. Of the various authors that come on the show, Kuusisto has become a regular, appearing often to share a new essay. Full Story
Limited to rename major men’s line
Following disappointing sales, Columbus retail giant The Limited Inc. announced yesterday plans to change the name and direction of its Structure division. Structure will become Express Men, re-uniting it with its original brand. The division began as a small men’s department inside Express stores in 1987. “This makes Express much more competitive with the most modern and progressive brands out there,” said Michael Weiss, chief executive officer and president of the combined Express, during a conference call with securities analysts. Weiss said the competition is the Gap, Banana Republic and other brands that are all dual gender. Full Story
Stewart to be presented to Trustees today
He is a teacher, counselor, orator, student and writer who, today, will add one more page to his resume. Mac Stewart will be named as the new vice provost for Ohio State’s Office of Minority Affairs at today’s Board of Trustees meeting. Stewart took on the responsibilities as head of Minority Affairs when Timothy Knowles was fired July 31. “The time (as interim vice provost) has gone fast,” Stewart said. “It has been filled with lots of activity, interesting people and serious planning.” Full Story
Underground shutdown; FCC pulls plug on station’s license
The Underground lost its bid last December to get a low-power broadcast license. Now, the Federal Communications Commission has taken Ohio State’s student radio station off the air entirely. The Underground was recently forced to turn off its broadcasting antenna after FCC field agents discovered that the station’s transmission power was above the legal restrictions for an unlicensed radio station. Full Story
Future bookstore to offer amenities
It’s out with the old and in with the new. The bookstore of the future is just one step in the transformation of the abandoned area that is projected to be the University Gateway Center in three to five years. Plans to build what Ohio State President William “Brit” Kirwan described as one of the nation’s premiere college bookstores are being discussed for the future center. Ninth Avenue to Chittenden on the east side of High Street and West 10th and 11th avenues will comprise the future University Gateway Center, where the new bookstore will be located. Campus Partners has selected the Druker Company, Ltd., of Boston, as the developer of the project. Bill Whitney, manager of the Druker Co., said the bookstore will enhance the stature of OSU. Full Story
OSU will not eliminate SATs
Ohio State has no intention of eliminating the SAT from the admission process, even though the test is under scrutiny, said Jim Mager, the associate vice-president of enrollment services. According to Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California, the SAT 1 exam is unfair, does not consider the holistic qualities of the students and should not be mandatory for a student to get accepted into a state university. Atkinson told 1,000 of the country’s most influential presidents, chancellors and college administrators he was moving to eliminate the test because “the stakes were too high not to ensure that the job” of admitting students was done right. Full Story
