Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, January 10, 1995 TAG: 9501100059
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RADFORD - The Radford Heritage Foundation has extended its membership deadline until its annual membership meeting, Sunday, Feb. 12.
The foundation identifies and preserves the historically significant past of the city.
Individual membership fee is $10 a year and $1 for students. Checks can be mailed to Bud Jeffries, Radford Heritage Foundation, 1126 Norwood St., Radford, Va. 24141.
For more information, call 731-3656.
Nutrition study at Tech
BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech's Department of Human Nutrition and Foods needs participants for a nutrition study. The department's study will compare two popular diets - the Food Guide Pyramid vs. the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. The Food Guide diet includes beef, while the Mediterranean diet excludes it.
Participants must be healthy, non-smoking females between the ages of 25 and 45. Participants will be paid and will receive regular cholesterol screenings.
The study begins mid-January and will continue through June.
For more information, call Kirsten Wilson by Jan. 11, 552-3590.
Educational equity
BLACKSBURG - Following up on a survey suggesting rampant sexual harassment in schools, the Blacksburg branch of the American Association of University Women plans to examine the issue at the third annual Educational Equity Conference later this month at Virginia Tech.
The 1993 AAUW-commissioned study of sexual harassment in schools, "Hostile Hallways," surveyed more than 1,500 students in grades 8-11. More than 80 percent reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment in school, ranging from sexual comments, jokes, gestures and rumors to touching or grabbing in a sexual way; forced sexual acts and other unwanted sexual acts.
The Educational Equity Conference is set for Tuesday, Jan. 31, noon-4 p.m., at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, Virginia Tech. Elyzabeth Holford, Virginia Tech's director of Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action, is the keynote speaker. Her topic is "Are Sexual Harassment Policies Necessary?"
Conference participants may choose from among three workshops. Paula Wilder speaks on intervention strategies for teachers, Peg Sorrentino addresses sexual harassment and its impact on students and Rene Rios talks on developing a sexual harassment policy.
The conference is sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Appalachian Power Co., Hoechst Celanese, Volvo-GM, The Women's Center at Virginia Tech and the Women's Research Institute at Virginia Tech.
The $10 conference fee includes lunch. The registration deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 24. To register, call the conference registrar at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, 231-5182.
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