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August 11, 2003
Current National Coverage
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:Lighten up, kids (Editorial)
USA Today
This month, the doctors who treat children joined the battle against childhood
obesity. ... Researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
are exploring ways to spur kids to be more active.The month-old program,
which targets four North Carolina counties, encourages communities to provide
play areas and bike paths. UNC student athletes will visit schools as role
models, and researchers will track results.
Health Matters
The Wall Street Journal, Encore Section
How much do you really know about that daily aspirin you're taking? A much-
anticipated new wrinkle filler touted as a permanent way to turn back the clock
is about to hit the U.S. market. ... "Someone who is relatively young ... and
does not have any other risk factors for heart disease may in fact be more likely
to be harmed than helped by taking aspirin ,'' says Michael Pignone, assistant
professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
and co-author of the five-study analysis.
(Note: The Wall Street Journal requires an online subscription to access articles.)Agency Recommends Blood Pressure Test for Adults
Reuters (international news wire)
All adults should be screened by their doctors for high blood pressure, according
to a report by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which did not
recommend such screening for children and adolescents. ... The recommendations,
which are published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive
Medicine, are based on a review of the available evidence by Dr. Stacey Sheridan
and colleagues, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Setbacks in the AIDS War (Editorial)
The Los Angeles Times
There are ominous signs of a stall in the war on AIDS. Recent sobering statistics
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed the first U.S.
increase in acquired immune deficiency syndrome cases in a decade and a disturb-
ing jump in HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men. And now, college
campuses for the first time are appearing as high-transmission areas for HIV,
according to a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill study.
(Note: The Los Angeles Times requires free user registration to access articles.)HIV Outbreak at North Carolina Colleges Portends Worrisome Trend
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Twenty-five male college students in a three-county region of North Carolina have
contracted HIV since 2001, a disproportionately high number compared with their
share of the overall population, according to a study released last month. ... The
findings, by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, were presented
at the National HIV Prevention Conference, in Atlanta.
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)N.C. party presses Edwards for decision: White House or Senate race?
The Boston Globe
Fight all the way for the White House or return home and run for reelection to the
Senate? North Carolina Democrats are pressuring John Edwards for an answer
now, arguing that the longer he delays, the better the chances of Republicans
reclaiming his seat in 2004. ... Ferrell Guillory, director of the Program on
Southern Politics, Media, and Public Life at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, said Edwards will have to make a successful appeal
to such workers to win another Senate term.
Regional Coverage
Student transitions not easy
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Locker combinations. Class changes. Classmates they've never met before. ...
"All of a sudden, parents think: 'My child's in middle school; I don't need to be
involved as much when actually they need to be involved more. Kids go through
everything at that age,"said Kathleen Brown, a professor at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Education Leadership Program.
First black woman on 4th Circuit brings cautious tongue
The Virginian-Pilot
Allyson K. Duncan just made history. She'd just as soon not talk about it. ...
"Allyson has independence of spirit,'' said Charles E. Daye, a law professor at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Stars selling smokes?
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
A tobacco company is offering a free lifetime supply of cigarettes to celebrity
smokers as part of a marketing campaign to raise the public profile of its recently
launched brand. ... The celebrity campaign could backfire for Freedom, said
Paul Bloom, a professor of marketing at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
(Note: This article also appeared in The Grand Rapids Press.)State and Local Coverage
Cap on non-N.C. students may ease
The Herald-Sun
Sparked by discussions on the UNC Chapel Hill campus, the UNC system Board
of Governors will soon consider loosening the requirement that says no more than
18 percent of each year's freshman class at the state's public universities should
come from out of state.
UNC board gets big agenda
The News and Observer
UNC Board of Governors Chairman Brad Wilson on Friday gave members a to
-do list for the year that could mean big changes for state universities in North
Carolina. ... Re-examine the 18 percent cap on out-of-state students, an issue
that has been pushed by UNC-Chapel Hill officials who would like to admit
more top students from outside North Carolina.
Cuts bleed UNC, says governors chairman
The Herald-Sun
While several UNC system officials put a good shine on the university's 2003-04
budget allocation, the head of the system's governing board had some harsh words
Friday for the situation the public campuses find themselves in after several years
of budget cuts. ... At UNC Chapel Hill, at least 64 university employees have
been laid off since the start of the 2002-03 fiscal year due to budget cuts, as were
an additional 21 employees whose salaries were supported through grants that
expired.
Greensboro trip quelled some fears
The Chapel Hill News
Chapel Hill officials who traveled to Greensboro last week to inspect a chiller plant
and parking deck facility like one UNC wants to build here came away with mixed
reactions.
University is sensitive to site's significance (Letter to the Editor)
The Chapel Hill Herald
I believe that UNC has made the case for the Cobb deck/chiller plant, to be located
adjacent to the old town cemetery, the Center for Dramatic Art and several
dormitories.
(Note: Steven Bachenheimer is a professor of molecular virology. The
Chapel Hill Herald requires free user registration to access archives. )Development's grasp could tighten around historic cemetery
News 14 Carolina (Time Warner, Raleigh)
In Chapel Hill, the future and the past are on a collision course and the scene of
the conflict is a cemetery. The University of North Carolina wants to build a new
parking deck and chiller plant to cool campus buildings near the old Chapel Hill
cemetery. ... “The plan we have come up with is an improvement over what
you see here now,” said UNC Vice Chancellor, Bruce Runberg.
We need to talk about parking (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Tar Heel basketball season looms brightly, along with the rebroadcasting of Charles
Kuralt's sonorous tones extolling UNC during commercial breaks.
(Note: Dorothy Verkerk is a member of the Chapel Hill Town Council and on
the faculty at UNC. The Chapel Hill Herald requires free user registration to
access archives.)Thoughts on 'Nickel and Dimed' (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Herald-Sun
I am an incoming freshman at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, which
has also assigned Barbara Ehrenreich's book, "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting
By in America" as its summer reading. I was halfway through reading it when I read
your article, "UNC Senior Blasts Book" [Aug. 3]. I was quite taken aback by some
of Michael McKnight's comments on the book, and I would like to take the
opportunity to address my reactions to his answers.
Books weigh on freshmen's minds
The News and Observer
As the summer winds down, thousands of college freshmen across North Carolina
are cramming in last-minute homework before they head to campus -- reading
assigned books on minimum-wage workers, Nazi death camps, unwanted Chinese
girls and inner-city American kids. ... Public attention has zeroed in on UNC-
Chapel Hill's summer reading program, which in the past year has spawned a
federal lawsuit, full-page protest ads in newspapers and sticky questions from
state legislators.
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
The Perils of Cutbacks in Higher Education
The New York Times
The e-mail message from the chancellor warned David Card that if the California
Legislature failed to adopt a budget by Sept. 1, his salary, and those of all the
other tenured professors at the University of California at Berkeley, would shrink
to the minimum wage.
(Note: The New York Times requires free user registration to access articles.)Campus Construction (Editorial)
The Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina's economy may not be in the best of health, but in at least one
important area, life is largely good. If every cloud has a silver lining, construction
projects on campuses of the University of North Carolina system and community
colleges are putting a lot of people to work and pumping a lot of money into local
economies. ...
...and offering hope (Editorial)
The News and Observer
The Golden LEAF Foundation has the daunting task of trying to help economically
troubled areas of North Carolina that have been hooked on tobacco. ... The
foundation is kicking in $60 million to start a program to train workers in the
biotechnology industries.
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