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by Tara Beverly
Tonight’s the night to show the
world why you should’ve been chosen to play Hamlet in high
school, do a fancy dance or sing a lively tune. Maybe you’re
halfway through your first year of medical school or in the last
stretch before two years of clinical education. Now’s the time
to let down your hair, and you don’t have to be a student to
join in the fun. Each year faulty, staff and students set down
their stethoscopes and lab manuals and present the best little
variety show this side of the Hocking. That’s right, it’s time
for Talent Follies 2005, which will take place at 7 p.m. in
194 Irvine Hall.
Talent Follies, in addition to
providing a well-deserved break for all OU-COMers, is a
worthwhile charitable event. All proceeds benefit the Zimmerman
Osteopathic Dream Foundation. The foundation gives critically
ill children and their families a free trip to Disney World.
The show is great fun. When the
curtain rises, OU-COMers will display a variety of talents you
probably couldn’t have imagined they had — from serious
instrumentalists to cornball slapstick performers. So why don’t
you come and be surprised by how very gifted — in non-medical
ways — your fellow students and staffers are.
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The Family Practice
Club/Student Association of the American College of Osteopathic
Family Physicians (ACOFP) will hold its annual banquet at the
Ohio University Inn Saturday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m. Roderick
McDavis, Ph.D., president of Ohio University, will give the
keynote address.
“The banquet is a chance for
students, faculty and staff to enjoy an entertaining evening in
a relaxed atmosphere. This has become one of the most loved and
popular events of the year,” says Alison Dawson,
second-year student and banquet co-chairwoman. Amanda Yant,
second-year student, is the event's other co-chairwoman.
It is anticipated that this
year more than 100 will attend. After the dinner and the keynote
address, everyone is invited to stay for dancing. The event is
made possible by the generous support of both the state and
national ACOFP and the Family Practice Club.
“The music will be provided by
one of OU-COM’s finest, John Sillery, a fourth-year
student,” says Dawson.
Amanda McConnell,
second-year student, is very excited about the
event.
“It will be a really good time.
People get to dress up, listen to a wonderful speaker and dance
the night away. It’s a good way to take your mind off medical
school for the night,” says McConnell.
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