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April 6, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Physicians Testify on Abortion Law
National Associated Press
A pediatric surgeon testified Monday about the medical reviews that new surgical procedures undergo as Justice Department lawyers opened their defense of the constitutionality of a federal ban on a type of abortion that opponents call "partial-birth" abortion....Watson A. Bowes, a professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, testified that he knew of no instance where the procedure was needed to protect the health of the mother.
File-Sharing Getting Bad Rap?
Rolling Stone magazine
A controversial new study by economists at Harvard and the University of North Carolina has found that file-sharing is not the cause of declining CD sales.
Regional Coverage
Health-care solutions needed
Vero Beach Press-Journal, Fla.
Health-care expert William Roper tackled some of the nation's top health concerns Monday, including the growing number of uninsured people.
State & Local Coverage
Hearing shows town, UNC can work together (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
It didn't look like any showstoppers emerged last week from the Town Council's initial review of UNC's latest proposed changes to the campus development plan.
Town staff won't negotiate on UNC plans
The Herald-Sun
The town is sticking with its position that its planners can answer questions from UNC about local ordinances and other objective matters related to Carolina North, but not about broader issues that might shape the university's plan.
A start on state upkeep (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer
The Council of State is scheduled to sign off today on plans to borrow $300 million for a long list of repairs and renovations of state buildings....UNC-Chapel Hill, $28 million.
Duke, UNC ranked among top MBA programs
Triangle Business Journal
U.S. News & World Report magazine has rated the business schools at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill among the top 21 MBA programs in the country.
UNC Program Helps Smokers Kick Habit
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Experts say not smoking is one of the single best things a person can do for their health. Tobacco use is still the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the American Heart Association....University of North Carolina Hospitals is doing its part to help smokers kick the habit.
Health project kicks off today
The Herald-Sun
Project CONNECT: The Bridge to Healthy Communities Through Research will hold its community kickoff this evening at the N.C. Mutual Insurance Building in Durham.
UNC News release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar04/connect032504.html
UNC Hospitals may face sanctions
The Herald-Sun
UNC Hospitals is facing possible federal sanctions after a recent routine inspection turned up what investigators considered problems and inconsistencies in restraining psychiatric patients.
Gyms work out for hospitals
The News & Observer
Hospitals, long in the business of caring for the sick, are finding exercise clubs a healthy sideline....UNC Health Care, which opened its Wellness Center at Meadowmont in Chapel Hill in November 2002, is expecting to end this budget year with an operating surplus instead of an expected loss.
Playboy visit sparks UNC protest
The News & Observer
This year, those protesting Playboy magazine's "Girls of the ACC" pictorial had a novel approach to their activism -- they signed up for modeling sessions themselves.
Ten female UNC-Chapel Hill students, one using the name "Sarah Leer," called to schedule interviews with Playboy representatives who were in town Monday to recruit models.
Curry receives probation
The News & Observer
JamesOn Curry, the all-time leading scorer in North Carolina high school basketball history, pleaded guilty in Alamance County Superior Court on Monday to felony charges of sale and delivery of marijuana to an undercover officer.
Issues and Trends
Federal aid for poor students rises in many states
USA Today
Eleven states will get less federal money for poor students next school year, while the 39 other states and the District of Columbia will get more, new figures show....Federal spending on Title I hit a record $12.3 billion for the next school year, up more than $650 million in one year. But $18.5 billion was authorized under Bush's education law.
Today's Lesson for College Students: Lighten Up
The New York Times
It was intended as a statement against the kind of perfectionism that drives some Bowdoin College students to spend two hours a day on the treadmill: plastered all over campus recently were photographs of naked undergraduate Bowdoin women - or at least their bodies, as the pictures had been shot from the neck down - in all their short, tall, thin, not-so-thin, fit and unfit, anonymous, unairbrushed glory....Private and public colleges alike have begun offering a wide range of services and activities intended to help students negotiate what used to be considered the ordinary rites of passage: homesickness, sophomore existential angst, romantic relationships.
A very big job (Editorial)
The News & Observer
Marye Anne Fox arrived at N.C. State University six years ago amid much excitement on the part of faculty members and among all those hoping to see the university continue to grow in stature and service. She was, and remains, one of the country's most esteemed physical organic chemists and is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
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