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June 18,1999 JOURNALISTS: Here are story ideas and Purdue events during the next three weeks.
Purdue students race across country by land ...Two teams of Purdue students are participating in national cross-country races this week. The Solar Racing Club expected to qualify this weekend for a spot in the 40-car field of SunRayce '99, a collegiate solar car race from Washington, D.C., to Orlando, Fla., June 20-29. Journalists interested in following Purdue's progress in SunRayce '99 can speak to team members daily by cellular telephone. SunRayce officials are providing video uplinks of the competition on June 20, 25 and 29. Scheduling details, as well as the course map, regular progress reports and digital photographs, are available on the World Wide Web. CONTACT: Sharon Bowker, (765) 494-2077; sharon_bowker@purdue.edu
... and by airOn June 22, two Purdue student pilots will take off from El Paso, Texas, en route to Willoughby, Ohio, in the three-day Air Race Classic, an annual contest for female pilots. Purdue's Air Race Classic participants are Raegan Frazier from Cape Cod, Mass., and Erin Conner from Carmel, Ind. The only collegiate team in the race, they will provide daily e-mail reports to the University News Service. Both pilots will be available for interviews after they arrive back at the Purdue Airport on Monday, June 28. CONTACT: Sharon Bowker, (765) 494-2077; sharon_bowker@purdue.edu
Events
Sunday, July 4.Stars and Stripes Concert and fireworks with the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra. 7 p.m. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Rain date is Monday, July 5. Updated travel directions around road construction zones near campus are available on the Road Construction Web site. CONTACT: Gail Riese, communications coordinator, Office of Physical Facilities, (765) 496-3162; gail@purdue.edu
Friday, July 9.Board of Trustees meeting. 10 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. CONTACTS: Jeanne V. Norberg, director, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2084; jeanne_norberg@purdue.edu, or Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for University Relations, (765) 494-2082; joe_bennett@purdue.edu
Through Friday, July 30.The 20th annual Minority Access to Research Careers and Access Internally for Minorities program allows about 40 undergraduate students from Purdue and other institutions to conduct research on the West Lafayette campus for eight weeks. Students work under the supervision of Purdue faculty, make presentations on their research projects, and participate in a Graduate Record Examination workshop. CONTACT: Meredith Rodwell, MARC/AIM coordinator, (765) 463-5740; mrodwell@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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