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Purdue TV magazine begins new semester

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- "Purdue: A Closer Look," the weekly television magazine about people, programs, research and services at the university, begins its spring series Monday, Jan. 27, with telecasts in Greater Lafayette and around the state.

Each half-hour program includes a campus news update, feature segments and a studio interview.

The program is seen weekdays in Greater Lafayette and on the West Lafayette campus on The Purdue Channel (Cox Communications Channel 5; University Residences Television Antenna System Channel 15; and Purdue Cable Network Channel 4). Telecast times are noon Monday and Friday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The January/February schedule in Greater Lafayette:

Jan. 27-31 -- Purdue's Anxiety Clinic helps people deal with trauma or undue stress; tips on the basics in estate planning; the search for the perfect recipe for wood restoration and preservation.

Feb. 3-7 -- An innovative distance-learning initiative that's geared toward busy education professionals; a look at the mindset of junior high school girls; a profile of new Boilermaker women's basketball coach Nell Fortner.

Feb. 10-14 -- Two award-winning management teachers share their techniques; a conversation about the wide-ranging, statewide outreach of the Cooperative Extension Service; the newest inductees into Purdue's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Feb. 17-21 -- Nutrition, fitness and health come together in a new academic major; studio guest to be announced; a feature on the renewed interest in herbal medicines.

Feb. 24-28 -- A new cancer-fighting method recalls the tale of the Trojan Horse; studio guest to be announced; the Purdue Repertory Dance Company is center stage.

"Purdue: A Closer Look" is jointly produced by the Center for Instructional Services and the Office of University Relations. Program hosts are Beth Forbes, news coordinator at Purdue News Service, and Greg Zawisza, director of special projects at University Relations.

The program also is seen on the following cable outlets around the state:

Indianapolis, Educational Television Co-op Channels 20 and 39 (Comcast) and Channel 19 (American Cable); 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Thursday and 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Fort Wayne, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne's College Cable Access Channel 6; 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Muncie, Ball State Cable Service WBSU Channel 5; 9 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Friday.
South Bend/Mishawaka, TCI of Michiana Cable Channel 3; 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Also, central Indiana broadcasts of the program's entire fall series are now under way weekly on WFYI-TV 20, the Indianapolis Public Broadcasting Service affiliate, at 11:30 a.m. Sundays.
CONTACTS: Zawisza, (765) 494-2086; e-mail, greg_zawisza@purdue.edu
Forbes, (765) 494-9723; e-mail beth_forbes@purdue.edu

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