Purdue Story Ideas

October 12, 2001 JOURNALISTS: Here are story ideas and a list of selected Purdue events during the next two weeks. Week of events provide violence victims a voice Victims of violence will design T-shirts for Clothesline Project 2001 at Purdue the week of Oct. 15. Beginning Monday (10/15), Clothesline Project T-shirts will be displayed in the East Main Lounge of the Purdue Memorial Union. Related events taking place throughout the week include the annual "Take Back the Night" march, which will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday (10/18). People will gather on the PMU front lawn for a short march through campus to recognize the violence prevalent in society and call attention to the concern many women have about their safety at night. The march will be followed by a concert in Stewart Center, Room 206 . The media are welcome to cover all events. CONTACT: Indra Everett, (765) 494-8979, ieverett@purdue.edu; Karen Hall, (765) 494-9879, wro@purdue.edu. Next forum on terrorists attacks Tuesday A series of one-hour conversations about the recent terrorists attacks continues Tuesday (10/16), with a look at media coverage. A panel of journalists and faculty will discuss the subject from noon to 1 p.m. in Potter Engineering Center, Room 234. CONTACT: Dorothy Simpson-Taylor, director of diversity resources, (765) 494-2797, dmsimpson-taylor@purdue.edu Big Bass Drum featured at educational concert More than 3,000 middle school students will attend a special educational concert with the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (10/17) at the Elliott Hall of Music. The concert will incorporate exercises in math, reading comprehension, science, social studies, art, music and physical education in celebration of the 80th birthday of the Big Bass Drum. Media are invited to cover the noisy, yet festive event. CONTACT: Kathy Matter, bands public relations, (765) 496-6785. Purdue students to donate 'locks of love' Purdue students soon will lop off their locks for a good cause. The West Lafayette salon The Hairman will cut at least 10 inches off students' hair at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (10/18) in the East Rec lounge of Earhart Hall. The hair will be donated to Locks of Love, a not-for-profit organization that provides hairpieces to disadvantaged children with medical hair loss. Students with shorter hair can receive haircuts for a $20 donation. The media are welcome to cover and shoot footage of this hairy event. CONTACT: Nikki Gross, marketing and communications coordinator for university residences, (765) 494-6762, nikkig@purdue.edu, Lori Byrns, event organizer, (765) 495-1363, byrns@purdue.edu. Red Ribbon Run benefits drug abuse education The Purdue Red Ribbon Week Walk/Run will be Saturday (10/20). The event, sponsored by University Residences, begins at 8 a.m. in front of Wiley Hall, which also serves as the finish line. Participants will run a five-kilometer route or walk one and a half miles. All proceeds go to the Purdue Red Ribbon Week Fund, which provides money for education, training and counseling in the prevention of drug use and abuse. CONTACT: T.R. Oneal, Tarkington Hall residence hall manager, (765)494-2312, walk-run@purdue.edu. Third forum on terrorists attacks Oct. 23 The third in a series of seven one-hour conversations about the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks continues Tuesday, Oct. 23, with a look at civil liberties. Participants will discuss the subject from noon to 1 p.m. in Potter Engineering Center, Room 118. The meeting is free and open to the public. CONTACT: Dorothy Simpson-Taylor, director of diversity resources, (765) 494-2797, dmsimpson-taylor@purdue.edu. Bill Russell to speak, two alums to be honored Basketball legend Bill Russell will be the featured speaker at a Purdue University dinner event in Carmel on Oct. 24. Russell will speak at the Krannert School of Management's first Krannert Leadership Speakers Series. The former Boston Celtic great has written a current bestseller on leadership, "Russell Rules." Also speaking will be Purdue President Martin C. Jischke and Krannert School of Management Dean Richard A. Cosier. Two Indianapolis Purdue alumni will receive awards. Jerry Semler, chairman president and CEO of American United Life Insurance Co., will receive the inaugural Krannert Business Leadership Award. Vicky Bailey, formerly president of PSI Energy and currently the Department of Energy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs and Domestic Policy, will receive a Krannert Distinguished Alumni Award. The event is at 6:30 p.m. at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, 12156 North Meridian St. A sponsor reception starts at 5:45 p.m. Media are invited to a 5:30 p.m. press conference with Russell. All media interviews must be made in writing prior to the event and are subject to approval by Russell. Address requests to Tim E. Newton, Krannert School director of external relations and communications, 1310 Krannert Building, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. CONTACT: Tim E. Newton, (765) 496-7271, tnewton@mgmt.purdue.edu. CFS celebrates anniversary, campaign success The Purdue University School of Consumer and Family Sciences will celebrate its 75th anniversary at Purdue University on Friday, Oct. 26, with several events. Results of the school's $10 million "Inspiring Families, Building Communities" campaign - and a major new gift - will be announced at a noon luncheon in the Purdue Memorial Union's North Ballroom. Steve Marriott, senior vice president of culture and lodging sales recruiting for Marriott International, will speak. The luncheon is part of the university's ongoing Discover Purdue campaign. Tami Heim, president of Borders Books and Music Stores and borders.com, will speak at 9 a.m. in the Fowler Auditorium at Stewart Center. Alumni and faculty will present "back-to-class" sessions. CONTACT: Dennis Savaiano, (765) 494-8213, savaiano@cfs.purdue.edu; Annie Watts Cloncs, (765) 522-2300, awatts@tds.net. Purdue sets dedication for new aquatic center From the oversized P at the bottom of the 17-foot-deep diving well to the top of the 10-meter platform, the new $17.1 million Boilermaker Aquatic Center is impressive in every way. The center will be dedicated during festivities at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 that include a ceremonial "first lap" by Morgan Burke, director of intercollegiate athletics and former Boilermaker swimmer. The Aquatic Center has been open for use since August. The dedication is part of the university's ongoing Discover Purdue celebrations. The Aquatic Center has been open for use since August. The new facility is the home of intercollegiate, recreational and educational swimming and diving on the West Lafayette campus. Built entirely with private funds, the new center replaces the Lambert Gymnasium pool, which opened in 1938. The new center is attached to and affiliated with the Recreational Sports Center, which caters to the fitness and recreational needs of students, faculty and staff, and alumni in the Greater Lafayette area. To serve the needs of the many users of the aquatic center, an innovative system of bulkheads is used to reconfigure the 50-meter competition pool so that several activities can take place in the pool at the same time. CONTACTS: David Fraseur, associate director of recreational sports and aquatic center director, at (765) 496-1346, fraseur@purdue.edu; Morgan Burke, director of intercollegiate athletics, (765) 494-3189. Band's oldest alum participates in homecoming Marcus Gilbert, 96, will be a special guest during half-time festivities at the Purdue-Northwestern homecoming game October 27. Gilbert, who resides in Carmel, Ind., was a member of the original Big Bass Drum crew in 1921. A salute to the drum will be featured during the halftime performance. CONTACT: Kathy Matter, bands public relations, (765) 496-6785. Physics on the Road gears up for new season With everything from marshmallows to liquid nitrogen loaded in the van, Purdue's Physics on the Road program is ready to take its funfest show to schools, libraries and museums throughout Indiana. More than 250,000 students have seen the show, which was started 15 years ago by three professors in the School of Science. It features vapor rings firing across auditoriums and liquid nitrogen soaked balls shattering against walls, to name a few experiments. Roger Boyce, the assistant outreach coordinator for the program, says the show is a good way to show students how science is connected to every aspect of their lives. Upcoming shows include: • Oct. 20, Ivy Tech State College, Kokomo, Ind. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Nov. 1, Children's Museum, Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m. • Nov. 26, Perry Worth Elementary School, Lebanon, Ind., time to be announced • Jan. 15, Mooresville Public Library, Mooresville, Ind., 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. • April 20, Ivy Tech State College, Wabash, Ind., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional dates are open. To book a show, contact Boyce at (765) 496-2213, boyce@physics.purdue.edu. The media are invited to cover all shows. Photo and video opportunities are abundant. For more information about the outreach program, visit the Web site. Homecoming court to visit nursing home Ten men and women who aspire to be the next Purdue Homecoming king and queen will visit George David Manor in West Lafayette, Ind. for their service project. The candidates will visit with residents over coffee at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20. The king and queen will be selected after a formal interview by a panel of judges composed of faculty, staff, student, alumni and community leaders. The media are welcome to take pictures of the Homecoming court chatting with the residents. The Homecoming king and queen will be crowned during halftime at the Purdue-Northwestern game on Saturday, Oct. 26. CONTACT: Heather Owen, (765) 494-8909, owenh@purdue.edu. Events • Friday, Oct. 19. Marcos Zarikian, CEO, Grupo Telares Maracay, chairman, Eurobuilding Hotel & Suites; CEO, Prime Hotels International; director, Gran Sabana Corporation, "Why Global Markets Could Become a Global Disaster if a Human Balance of Trade is not Achieved." Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page