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Wednesday, May 5, 1999

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 Ping Becomes Muskingum Trustee

Charles J. Ping has joined the board of trustees of Muskingum College in New Concord. He is president emeritus and trustee professor at Ohio University.

Ping has taught philosophy on several campuses, was dean of a liberal arts college, and served as provost of a state university before coming to Ohio University as president. He is now chairman of the board of directors of the Council on International Educational Exchange and is a member of the board of the David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, while serving on the Fulbright Scholars Board.

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Notes of Interest...

• Free movie tonight at 7:30 in Scripps Auditorium: "Mi Familia" (My Family) starring Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, and Esai Morales. The screening is in honor of Cinco de Mayo, sponsored by Alpha Psi Lambda, and all are invited.
• Weekly Sports Update: Baseball -- Ohio broke a seven-game losing streak this weekend with four wins over Marshall. Over the weekend, Ohio won 11-6 and 10-5 at Huntington and won 5-4 and 5-1 at Athens. Ohio lost two games to Toledo on Wednesday at Athens. Softball -- The Bobcats split two games at Akron on Friday, and lost two games at Kent on Saturday. Men's Golf -- Ohio finished tied for second out of 18 teams at the Rutherford Intercollegiate at Penn State over the weekend. Women's Lacrosse -- Ohio lost to Gannon in the last game of its first season of play since 1983. Outdoor Track and Field -- The women finished fourth at the Akron Quadrangular meet. The men finished a strong third out of four teams. For a more detailed weekly update, please read the full text of this update.
• The 26th annual Athens International Film and Video festival is now underway. The festival program, with complete schedules of screenings, is currently available at local businesses and at Baker Center. For more information, contact the Athens Center for Film and Video at 593-1330 or visit their Web site.
• 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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