Arthritis Today, January-February 1999
A long-term study by researchers at Miami University suggests that
involvement in social activities outside the home is important to
maintaining morale among older women.  Quotes Valeria Freysinger (physical
education, health and sport studies).

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday, March 4
Laura Pulfer's column is about G. Roger Davis (music) and the lawsuit he
filed against the university when he was told not to wear a thong swimsuit
at the rec sports center.
And:
"Works by Warhol" will be on display through March 28 at the Miami
University Art Museum.

Houston Chronicle, The Middletown Journal, Wednesday, March 3
Miami University professor G. Roger Davis (music) sued the university
claiming a ban on his thong swimsuit violates his constitutional rights.
Middletown Journal quotes Holly Wissing (news and public information).

The Middletown Journal, Wednesday, March 3
Guest column by Elmon Prier says before integration his elders felt that if
one black person was given a job and that person committed a crime, he
messed things up for other blacks worthy of being hired.  Sadly, as blacks
were assimilated into the majority culture, they imitated crime patterns of
the majority culture.  One example of what he calls a "dumb crime" is the
two MU students accused of posting racist messages.

NBC Nightly News, Thursday, March 4; Austin American-Statesman, Wed., March 3
Story about the rebel attack in Uganda mentions Elizabeth Garland as one of
the survivors and quote her father, Miami University president James
Garland.

Dayton Daily News, Thursday, March 4
Several months before University of Chicago anthropology student Elizabeth
Garland left for Uganda, she had doubts about the trip because of violence
in the region.  Quotes her father, Miami University president James Garland.
And:
Editorial says two recent events involved the Miami Valley in the agony and
struggles toward progress in Africa.  One is the story about Miami
University president James Garland's daughter hiding in her tent in Uganda
for hours when the tourist camp she was near was overrun by gunmen.

Columbus Dispatch, Wednesday, March 3
Elizabeth Garland avoided rebels in Uganda by hiding in her tent.  Her
father, Miami University president James Garland gave his daughter's
account of what happened.

Los Angeles Daily News, Wednesday, March 3
Story about the rebel attack in Uganda mentions Dr. Garland's daughter,
Elizabeth, as one of the survivors.

AP (Uganda), Wednesday, March 3
Rangers in a Ugandan gorilla reserve where Rwandan rebels killed eight
foreign tourists knew of the dangers in the area but never alerted the
military, Uganda's president said.  Quotes Miami president James Garland
about his daughter, Elizabeth, who avoided the rebels by hiding in her tent
among the bushes.

Elsewhere in education:

The New York Times, Wednesday, March 3
Three decades after American college students defiantly threw off the
vestiges of curfews, dress codes and dormitory house mothers, colleges are
offering and students are often demanding greater supervision of their
lives.

Dayton Daily News, Thursday, March 4
Editorial about the investigation of University of Dayton's crime-reporting
system says UD should devote less time to defending its flawed security
system and far more to assessing whether it should be jettisoned in favor
of closer integration with city police.

Kristal Humphrey
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