Journal-News, Friday, Sept. 24
Bill Rauckhorst (professor of physics and associate provost) has been named
chair of the Research Officers Council of the Ohio Board of Regents for the
1999-2000 school year.
And:
World War II month will be celebrated in October at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Pioneers Monument.  John Harlan (MCIS) will be one of the presenters.
And:
Singer Kate Campbell kicks off the 1999-2000 Miami University-Hamilton's
Artist Series.

Naples (FL) Daily News, Monday, August 23
While median-income families may be doing better than ever, many feel they
cannot keep pace with their neighbors or that they do not have enough
income to match their modest desires.  Quotes Anne Bailey (family studies
and social work).

Dayton Daily News, Friday, Sept. 24
Feature in the GO! section on college theatre mentions that last year a
group of Miami grads founded their own Chicago company, the Serendipity
Theatre.  Also lists Miami University Theatre and Dance Theatre productions.

Black Collegian Online (New Orleans), Tuesday, August 24
Story about hate crimes on college campuses mentions that Christopher
Kindinger and Brad Waite were victims of a hate crime on Miami University's
campus in January 1998.

Tahoe (CA) World, Thursday, August 19
Story about research by James Oris (zoology) and his colleagues found that
the phototoxin PAH is a problem at Lake Tahoe.

Press Connects (NY), Friday, August 20
Story about Binghamton University being ranked 22nd in U.S. News & World
Report's list of top public universities says that the school is tied with
Miami University and others.

Fall River (MA) Herald News, Monday, August 23
Story about the recently commissioned USS Higgins, the Navy's newest
destroyer honoring Col. William "Rich" Higgins (alumnus).

The Detroit News, Thursday, August 21; Providence Journal Bulletin, Friday,
August 20
Researchers from Miami University have been studying how to combat
non-native plants without using chemicals at the state preserve along Lake
Erie.

Good News, August 1999
"Focus on Schools" section features Miami University-Middletown.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, Sept. 24
A closing reception is set tonight for the "Pacific Standard Time" exhibit
at Hiestand Hall, from 4-6 p.m.
And:
The Tannahill Weavers play at Miami-Middletown Sunday.
And:
"The Talk" column says Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh will play at Millett Hall for
Homecoming Weekend.  $30 tickets go on sale Saturday through Ticketmaster.
And:
Weekend section includes calendar items for Tannahill Weavers concert at MU
Middletown,  Kathy Troccoli concert at MU Middletown tonight, Kate Campbell
and Jim Lauderdale concert at MU Hamilton Saturday, MU Tower Players
improv. comedy at Peabody Hall Saturday, Hiestand Gallery exhibits and
Miami University Art Museum exhibits.  Also Night Beat column plugs the
Campbell/Lauderdale concert as an "opener for MU Hamilton's fine annual
concert series."

The Middletown Journal, Wednesday, Sept. 22
The 1999-2000 Artist and Lecture Series at Miami University-Middletown
kicks off at 3 p.m. Sunday with a performance by the Celtic group the
Tannahill Weavers at the Dave Finkelman Auditorium.

The Cincinnati Post, Friday, Sept. 23
Calendar items for Miami University Hamilton Artist Series, Miami
University Middletown Artist and Lecture Series and art museum exhibits.


Elsewhere in education:

The Cincinnati Post, Friday, Sept. 23
Northern Kentucky University president James Votruba will recommend a
tuition increase per semester of 5.5 percent for the next two years.
And:
After a second bomb exploded in less than a month at Florida A&M
University, a historically black university, some students said they no
longer felt safe going to classes or even staying in their dorm rooms.
Others vowed to return, saying that staying away would mean a victory for
whoever made racist telephone threats before and after the blast.
And:
As the debate continues over the best way to help people move off welfare,
hundreds of college students across the country are aiming for a simple,
personal approach--helping people one by one.  They aim to give, for free
and with minimal training, the same sorts of help an industry of
professionals is paid millions of dollars in government contracts to
provide.

Dayton Daily News, Friday, Sept. 24
University of Dayton alumni says their alma mater attracts folks from
inside and outside the Miami Valley and keeps them here after graduation.
UD officials say half of the university's alumni live in Ohio, and nearly
22 percent live in the Dayton area.

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