April 3, 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:

Bikers not the problem (Opinion-Editorial Column)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Contrary to the current perception, Senate Bill 138 doesn't repeal Georgia's 
helmet law. It only exempts those who are 21 or over and have either passed 
the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program or have held a motorcycle license 
for two years. ... In 1992, the University of North Carolina Highway Safety 
Research Center did a study (commonly referred to as the Stutts Study) and 
determined that motorcycle accident victims relied on public funds 7.6 
percent of the time, while other road trauma victims relied on public funds 
3.3 percent of the time.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/thursday/opinion_e3b82ea3e14600dc1080.html

Rich in chips
Stuart News (Fla.)
Light, fried, crispy and crunchy, they've been an American mainstay for more 
than a century. Last year, Americans gobbled up more than a billion pounds 
of them. ... Americans are eating more than ever, and taking almost a quarter 
of their daily calories from snacks rather than meals. So say researchers at 
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who earlier this year found 
that meal sizes are larger today than they were 20 years ago. 
http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/food_and_dining/article/0,1651,TCP_1088_1859240,00.html

Cong. Oberstar holds ‘Healthy People, Healthy Places,’ Hometown Values Forum
Isanti County News (Minn.) 
Nearly 60 percent of Minnesota adults are overweight and nearly 17 percent 
are obese and that is something that has got to change. ... Around 60 
gathered to hear Oberstar, along with a distinguished panel of guests, to hear 
their thoughts on how to get people to lead more healthy and active lifestyles. 
Making presentations were ... Rich Killingsworth, Director of the Active 
Living By Design ... The Active Living by Design is a national program of 
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of North
Carolina School of Public Health in Chapel Hill.
http://www.ecm-inc.com/news/countynews/2003/April/2oberstar.html

State and Local Coverage

The Doherty fiasco (Editorial)
Charlotte Observer
The messy review process that led to the resignation of men's basketball coach 
Matt Doherty at UNC Chapel Hill this week could not have come at a worse 
time for the university's image.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/opinion/5546324.htm

Doherty’s style didn’t fit UNC (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun
In the ermine world of Carolina basketball, removing the head coach is 
tantamount to the abdication of a monarch, if not regicide
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/hsedits/56-337729.html

Doherty’s departure a debacle for all (Editorial)
Chapel Hill Herald
With the resignation of Matt Doherty as UNC men’s basketball coach after 
three years, no one leaves the court unscathed. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/chhedits/57-337802.html

Sports leader's fitness doubted 
News and Observer
Once again, University of North Carolina athletics director Dick Baddour sat 
under the bright lights at a news conference Tuesday night, announcing a major
upheaval in Tar Heel athletics. 
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/2403921p-2238341c.html

UNC leader: New coach won't come cheap 
The Herald-Sun
During a regularly scheduled meeting with campus employees Wednesday
morning, UNC Chancellor James Moeser spoke first about Matt Doherty’s
resignation as basketball coach, then smoothly moved into a discussion of the 
state’s budget situation. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-337862.html

A careful process (Letter to the Editor)
News and Observer
Your April 1 front-page story "Athletes' voices heard at UNC-CH" should be
must reading for all of us who are following Carolina's basketball story with 
sincere interest and concern. 
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/story/2403681p-2238379c.html
(Note: Paul Hardin is a former chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill.)

Castoff projects revisited 
News and Observer
Construction projects stripped from a job incentives package last year might 
be back in what could add up to be an ambitious and expensive bond package 
that senators are developing. A $45 million biotechnology center at N.C. State 
University and a $130 million cancer center at UNC Hospitals -- losers in last 
year's negotiations over a job incentives bill -- are back for reconsideration.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2403870p-2238349c.html

Mystery of SARS stokes fear 
News and Observer
With four suspected cases of a mysterious respiratory illness in North Carolina, 
public health officials are urging people to keep the disease in perspective and 
not grow paranoid that sniffles and coughs are signs of infection. ... "This is a 
really big deal," said Dr. Myron Cohen, chief of the division of infectious 
diseases at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. 
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/2403910p-2238357c.html

Meet your veggies 
News and Observer
Produce manager Randolph Scott is surrounded by 24 fidgety kindergartners, 
only one of whom apparently eats vegetables. ... Getting children involved in 
choosing food is one of the best ways to get them to eat right, says Lisa 
Sutherland, a nutritionist in the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of 
Nutrition. 
http://newsobserver.com/features/story/2400725p-2235603c.html

UNC group holds civil debate about war 
The Herald-Sun
Josh Wansley came to a campus war debate Wednesday looking for more 
weighty information than most of the high-volume, low-substance discussion 
occurring on campus in recent weeks has provided. ... Wansley was one of 
about 100 students and other community members who attended an afternoon 
discussion on the war in Iraq. It featured James Abrahamson, a West Point 
graduate and Vietnam War veteran, and Mark Crescenzi, a UNC political 
scientist.
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-337882.html

Market opens amid anxiety
High Point Enterprise
The men and women who make their living in the furnishings industry come into 
this spring's market looking at many confusing pieces of a puzzle. ... The 
uncertainty of the war is holding back an economic recovery that is poised to 
occur, said James F. Smith, professor of finance at the Kenan-Flagler 
Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7588405&BRD=1332&PAG=461&dept_id=414366&rfi=6

Go for the whole grain (Commentary)
News and Observer
In the battle to protect your health, consider Wheaties, Grape Nuts and Raisin 
Bran to be heavy artillery. Oatmeal and popcorn pack a punch, too. 
http://newsobserver.com/features/story/2403881p-2238289c.html
(Note: Suzanne Havala Hobbs is an adjunct assistant professor in the 
School of Public Health.)

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Lawmakers Suggest Using Biometric Data in System for Tracking Foreign Students
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The database that the federal government uses to track foreign students should 
consider using biometric data such as fingerprints, a Congressional panel
suggested on Wednesday. 
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/04/2003040301n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access 
articles.)

Affirmative Action (Editorial)
Winston-Salem Journal
The reams of friend-of-the-court briefs filed in the affirmative-action cases the 
U.S. Supreme Court heard this week make it obvious that the rulings to come 
could profoundly affect a lot more than college admissions
http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/opinion/MGBLC0BT1ED.html

Senate elects 8 members to UNC board 
News and Observer
The state Senate named eight members to the UNC Board of Governors on 
Wednesday in the first election since the legislature banned quotas for board 
seats based on race, gender and party affiliation. 
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2403872p-2238340c.html

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