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Wednesday, April 28, 1999

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Ohio University Named One of 100 Best College Buys

For the third consecutive year, Ohio University has been included in the upcoming America's 100 Best College Buys directory, which recognizes public and private institutions that provide superior cost-efficient education. Ohio University was the only public institution in Ohio included in the new directory.

To be considered in the directory, an accredited four-year institution had to:

• Offer full residential facilities, including halls and dining services.
• Offer opportunities for need, academic and athletic based scholarships.
• Have an entering first-year class in the fall of 1997 with grade point and SAT/ACT scores equal to or above the national average.
• Have had an out-of-state cost of attendance in 1998-99 that was either below the national average or not more than 10 percent above it.

Current data show first-year students at Ohio University had a 3.42 cumulative grade point average, six-tenths higher than the national average. Their collective average 1132 SAT score outpaced the 1065 national average. Their 24.3 ACT score exceeded the national average of 21.

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Notes of Interest...

• COM 2K: Communication for the New Millennium is the theme of this year's Communication Week. It began April 25 and runs through April 30. Today is Telecommunications Day. A complete listing of events is available at the Web site.
• In honor of National Poetry Month, the Office of Multicultural Programs presents a Women of Color Poetry Jam tonight in the Lindley Cultural Center from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Poetic works from women of African, African-American, Caribbean, Latin America, American Indian and Asian descent will be showcased. The event is free and open to the public.
• Did you miss out on what happened in Bobcat sports over the weekend? Check out the Weekly Sports Report.
• Free childhood immunizations will be offered by the mobile health unit of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine according to the following schedule: April 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mac-N-Bec's in Albany. Free immunizations also will be provided at the kindergarten registration in Coolville today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 593-2432 or 800-844-2654.
• Free breast and cervical cancer screenings will be offered May 4 from 1-4 p.m. at the Athens County Department of Human Services office in Chauncey. The screenings are made possible by the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine's mobile health unit. Call 740-593-2432 or 800-844-2654 to schedule an appointment.
• Transportation from Athens to Columbus is available. Click here for details.
• The Ohio University Calendar of Events is now available online. Visit http://redbud.cats.ohiou.edu/calendar/ to access.
  

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