Donate blood this week

American Red Cross will be traveling around campus looking for blood donors. The schedule for this week is: Taylor Tower tomorrow from 2-8 p.m., Nosker and Houck houses Wednesday from 2-8 p.m. and Lincoln and Morrill towers Thursday from 2-8 p.m.

Panel on riots, media

The Society of Professional Journalists will hold its first meeting of winter quarter at 4:30 tomorrow in the Hall of Fame room of the Journalism Building. The topic for the meeting will be the recent off-campus riots and the media. For more information, contact Todd LaPlace at [email protected].

Arthritis answers

Nick Turkas, Director of Programs and Services with the Central Ohio Chapter’s Arthritis Foundation, will lecture on common forms of arthritis and ways to manage the disease at noon tomorrow in room 159 of the Heart and Lung Institute. For more information call Karen Mayer at 292-1724.

Filmmaker to speak

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will visit OSU as a guest of the John Glenn Institute and discuss his renowned film series at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Weigel Auditorium. For more information call Dorie Herman at 247-6374.

Jeffrey Holderman talk

Endangered and Minority Languages & Cultures Working Group presents Jeffrey Holderman, “Erie Old Believer Russian: A Grave Situation,” from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Friday at 122 Oxley Hall. For more information call Elizabeth Lantz at 688-0265.

Percussion duo

Faculty Susan Powell and Joseph Krygier will perform a fusion of drumming and mallet keyboard styles like ragtime, world music, contemporary and improvisation at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Weigel Auditorium.

Off-campus housing

Off-Campus Student Services will host its annual Housing Fair from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday on the second floor main lounge of the Ohio Union. Students may visit about 40 booths set up with representatives from various companies, including rental companies and Internet services.

Minority Law Outreach Program

The Moritz College of Law will hold a Minority Law Outreach Program to increase an understanding of career opportunities, entrance into the legal profession and requirements for admission to law school among the minority community from 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday at Saxbe Auditorium in Drinko Hall. For more information call Sarbeth Fleming at 688-8212.

– Compiled by Kyu Ran Lee