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Get self-defense tips and more tomorrow
The members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., will offer information to help keep you safe on Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the Kerr-Drummond Mezzanine. A police officer will provide self-defense tips and demonstrations. Find out about date-rape drugs as well as the true meaning of “designated driver.” For more information, check out the Facebook event "If I Take One More Drink..." or e-mail Alicia Hill at alicia.hill@okstate.edu.     

More than 60 hospitals to be served through grant program
The OSU Center for Rural Health handed out the latest of several checks that are part of a more than $500,000 Small Hospital Improvement Program grant. The check in the amount of $8,283 will help the Drumright Regional Hospital upgrade computer and data systems and support other quality improvements. The center expects to assist a total of 60 hospitals in Oklahoma with the grant money. To be eligible, a hospital must be located in a rural area and have no more than 49 staffed beds. To find out more about the center, click here.  

Headrick to present “The Life of Ellen H. Richards” tomorrow
Well known for her first-person book reviews, Carol Headrick, OSU faculty emeritus, will present “The Life of Ellen H. Richards” by Caroline L. Hunt on Wednesday, March 11, at noon. The event will be held in the Library’s Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room. Guests are invited to bring lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided.

Noon concert at the library
The next installment of the Noon Concert Series will feature trombone ensembles on Thursday, March 12, in the OSU Library’s Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room. Bring your lunch. Drinks and dessert are provided. The series is sponsored by the Edmon Low Library Staff Association, the Friends of the OSU Library and the Music Department.

Check for lost and found items, register your property online
The OSU Police Department has installed new software that allows anyone with access to the Internet to search for lost and found items. Go to www.osupd.okstate.edu and click on the “Lost & Found” link that appears at the left of the page. You will go to a page that allows you to enter a “lost” item, scroll through the current inventory of “found” items, and/or register your serialized property in the event it should ever be lost or stolen. Questions about lost and found? E-mail lostfound@okstate.edu.

“The Graduate” next in classic film series
The OSU History Club’s classic film series will feature “The Graduate” starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katherine Ross on Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in 303 CLB. Hoffman plays a young college graduate who becomes involved with the wife of his father’s business partner and then falls in love with her daughter. The film is free and open to the public.

Take the O’Colly survey
The O’Colly has commissioned a survey to collect responses from readers of all kinds in the OSU community (faculty, staff, students, others). The short survey takes about two minutes to complete. Just click here to take the survey. Your responses will be used to help improve the O’Colly.

Rhythmic force to roll at OSU

It’s “Bake and Take” Month
The Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center at OSU is teaming up with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission to promote Bake and Take Month during March and Bake and Take Day on March 28. The purpose is to encourage participants to bake a product made from wheat and take it to a neighbor, friend or relative. For more information about the FAPC or Oklahoma Wheat Commission, visit www.fapc.biz/calendar or www.wheat.state.ok.us/, respectively.  

Wellness tip: How to keep blisters away
If you want to be kind to your feet, fitness experts recommend you choose athletic socks made of synthetic materials, such as nylon and acrylic. Avoid 100 percent cotton socks because they can become soggy after absorbing sweat, increasing your risk for developing blisters. Wellness tips are brought to you by the OSU Seretean Wellness Center, dedicated to making OSU the Healthiest Campus in America. For more information about services for students, faculty and staff, call 744-WELL (9355).