April 14, 2003

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina 
people and programs cited recently in the media:

The Second Time Around
The New York Times, Education Life Special Section
My father and I are sitting in Person Recital Hall at the University of North 
Carolina, listening to a discussion of the final scene of Monteverdi's ''Orfeo,'' part 
of the class "Opera as Drama." ... One thing that drew my parents to Fearrington 
Village, their retirement community outside Chapel Hill, was the University of 
North Carolina's policy of allowing older people to audit classes for a bargain 
registration fee: $10 a course.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/13/edlife/13END.html
(Note: News Services worked with this Times education reporter to coordinate 
two color photographs appearing with this essay. Colleagues from the College 
of Arts and Sciences also supplied key background information to her. The New 
York Times requires free registration to access articles.)

Health Care as Spectator Sport (Commentary)
The Washington Post
It was hard to tell last week which was more important to Americans -- the signs 
of victory in the second Iraq war or the dispute over admitting women as members 
of the Augusta National Golf Club and Tiger Woods's bid for a third consecutive 
Masters championship. ... That difficulty was the topic of conversation at a forum 
on health care reform last week at the UNC School of Public Health in Chapel 
Hill. ... In one of the papers prepared for the "summit," Jonathan Oberlander, a 
UNC political scientist, pointed out that the organized groups with a large stake 
in the existing health care system ... have far more of a voice in setting national 
policy than, say, the 41 million uninsured.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10977-2003Apr11.html
(Note: This column, distributed via The Post's syndication service, also has been 
published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Salt Lake City Tribune, The 
Wichita Eagle, The Centre Daily Times, The Akron Beacon Journal, The 
Charlotte Observer and The News and Observer.)

Wonder drug aspirin `amazing'; doctors just aren't sure why
The Chicago Tribune
When scientists recently announced results of a study demonstrating that aspirin 
can reduce the risk of developing colon polyps, the precursor to colon cancer, 
nobody seemed particularly surprised--not the medical community nor the public. 
... "We really don't know with any certainty how [aspirin] works to prevent polyps 
from forming in the colon," said Dr. Robert Sandler, who directed the colon 
cancer study at the University of North Carolina. 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/health/chi-0304130136apr13,1,6783386.story
(Note: The Chicago Tribune requires free registration to access articles.)

Putting a price tag on the toll of Tulsa's past
The Christian Science Monitor 
Her clearest memory of that day is the sound of bullets whizzing by her head as 
she raced down a dirt road. ... "For many people, the money is important," says
Harry Watson, director of the Center for the Study of the American South 
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0414/p01s04-usju.html

North Carolina Research Institute Receives Contract to Help Rebuild 
Local Governments in Iraq
The Chronicle of Higher Education
An independent research group affiliated with three North Carolina universities has 
won a $7.9-million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to 
help rebuild local governments in Iraq. RTI International, based in Research 
Triangle Park, N.C., was founded in 1958 by Duke University, North Carolina State 
University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ... 
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/04/2003041405n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access 
articles. )

State and Local Coverage

What are stakes for affirmative action? 
News and Observer, Q Section
Climbing the ladder in corporate America, Moustapha Toure is at the right place at 
the right time. ... "We are in a very precarious situation in the U.S. because of the 
aging of the baby boom generation," said Jim Johnson, a management 
professor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School and an expert 
on diversity issues. 
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2436049p-2266397c.html

Local Voices
News and Observer, Q Section
... 'When I applied to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, my grades 
were great, but my standardized test scores were average. Were it not for 
affirmative action and a dean who intervened on my behalf, I wouldn't have been 
admitted. ... Norman Hurley, assistant professor of political science at 
UNC-CH.
http://newsobserver.com/news/q/story/2435960p-2266409c.html
(Note: To view this comment, go to the above url and scroll down to the second 
selection.)

Tar Heel of the Week: Faithful care for five decades 
News and Observer
William "Bus" Hubbard, the tree surgeon at UNC-Chapel Hill, remembers 
cleaning up all kinds of nasty storm damage over the years. 
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2436031p-2266464c.html

UNC athletics director made the right choice (Letter to the Editor)
Chapel Hill News
As a Carolina alumnus, basketball fan and trustee, I support the decision to 
accept head basketball coach Matt Doherty’s resignation. ... - Paul Fulton, 
Winston-Salem.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2431714p-2262547c.html

Patient and fair review (Letter to the Editor)
The Herald-Sun 
I hear “there’s a mess in Chapel Hill” from reading media reports shooting the 
youthful messengers, attacking the process, excusing adult behavior or 
brutalizing Athletic Director Dick Baddour. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/hsletters/ 
(Note: Russell Carter is a member of the UNC Chapel Hill Board of 
Trustees. This letter also appeared today in The News & Record (Greensboro)
in addition to prior publication in other state and campus newspapers.  To view this 
letter, go to the above url and scroll down the page. The letter appears on the 
left side of the page.)

Faculty committee backs UNC's Baddour (Letter to the Editor)
Greensboro News and Record
As a member and chair of the UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Athletics Committee, 
I wanted to express our committee's complete and unanimous support for the 
process and leadership that athletics director Dick Baddour has shown in the 
recent events surrounding the basketball program. 
http://www.news-record.com/news/opinions/letters/monlets14.htm
(Note: Celia R. Hooper is a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. This letter also 
appeared in The Chapel Hill News.)

Tie a yellow ribbon (Editorial Cartoon)
The Herald-Sun
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/columnists/cole/

Open meetings (Letter to the Editor)
News and Observer
At Carolina, we are committed to complying with open meeting laws. ...
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/letters/story/2433471p-2264119c.html
(Note: Nancy Davis is Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations 
at UNC-Chapel Hill.)

UNC chooses 'Nickle and Dimed' for summer reading
Chapel Hill News
University officials announced Friday that "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by 
in America" by journalist Barbara Ehrenreich is this year's choice for summer 
reading for incoming freshmen and transfer students.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2431834p-2262718c.html
(Note: Related stories appeared in The Herald-Sun and The Charlotte 
Observer.)

Jewish center advocates wide range of study (Question and Answer)
News and Observer
Longtimers at UNC-Chapel Hill will tell you that Judaism and Judaica have been
studied at the nation's oldest public university since 1947, when the department 
of religious studies was added. ... Darryl J. Gless, senior associate dean in the 
UNC-CH College of Arts and Sciences and an ex-officio member of the center's 
advisory board, talks about the new program
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2438280p-2268199c.html

Remembering children in Week of the Young Child (Commentary)
The Chapel Hill News
April 6-12 was the Week of the Young Child. But you wouldn’t have known it in 
North Carolina. ... All of this ignores the fact that Smart Start works. Research 
here at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has 
correlated success in school with children’s being in quality early childhood 
education programs.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2431704p-2262543c.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

UNC system board backs Easley plan 
News and Observer
The governing boards of the state's public universities and community colleges this 
week backed Gov. Mike Easley's plan to delay the implementation of sales- and 
income-tax cuts. 
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2433436p-2264199c.html

Bill to help military pay for UNC courses 
The Herald-Sun
At Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, active military personnel and their families 
have several higher-education options. ... The House bill would change the way 
active-duty military members pay for UNC courses and picked up an endorsement 
from an education subcommittee last week.
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-341590.html

Tuition rise unwise in bad economy (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
The budget process just started in Raleigh last week, and already UNC tuition is 
in the target sights.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2431750p-2262595c.html

Balance elusive in budget 
News and Observer
House budget leaders are having a hard time saying no. After hearing from Gov. 
Mike Easley and former Gov. Jim Hunt last week, they reduced by half a
proposed $20 million cut to the child-care program Smart Start. They also found 
$18.5 million to restore funding for about 875 teaching assistants. ... Another 
possibility ... is shrinking the size of Easley's proposed contribution to the state 
retirement system.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2438359p-2268117c.html

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