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June 26, 1998 JOURNALISTS: Here 's a story idea and Purdue events during the next two weeks. Expert: Different sport, similar issues Professional sports history may repeat itself, according to a Purdue expert on collective bargaining. "This time around it's basketball players and team owners instead of baseball," says James Dworkin, associate dean of the Krannert School of Management and author of "Owners vs. Players: Baseball and Collective Bargaining." Dworkin, an expert on professional sports unions and arbitration, says the National Basketball Association's player/owner standoff over a proposed salary cap is reminiscent of the baseball lockout of the early 1990s. The current NBA collective bargaining contract runs out June 30. The owners are pushing for a $9 million cap for players' salaries, but the union is adamant that teams be able to sign free agents without regard to the cap. CONTACT: (After July 2) James Dworkin, (765) 494-4364; e-mail: jdworkin@mgmt.purdue.edu Events Monday-Tuesday, June 29-30. The Eastern Midwest Climate Change Workshop. University Place Conference Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Conference is for Midwestern agricultural producers and business leaders who want to learn more about climate change and who want to help direct their government's response. Organized by staff from Purdue and Indiana universities and the University of Illinois and sponsored by the USDA, the workshop is one of 18 being held throughout the country. CONTACTS: Otto Doering, resource economist and policy expert in Purdue's Department of Agricultural Economics, (765) 494-4226; J.C. Randolph, director of the Indiana University Midwestern Regional Center for Global Environmental Change, (812) 855-4953 Saturday, July 4. The Lafayette Symphony Stars and Stripes concert. Entertainment will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the Purdue Jazz Band. The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at 7:15 p.m., and the fireworks display will follow at about 9:30 p.m. The concert will include performances by the Greater Lafayette Freedom Singers, The Forever Plaid Quartet and the Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps. Mike Piggott, WLFI-TV18 news director and weeknight anchor, will deliver a patriotic reading with the symphony. CONTACT: Gail Riese, communications coordinator, Office of Physical Facilities, (765) 496-3162; e-mail, gail@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page