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August 4, 2003
Current National Coverage
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
Peer Review
The Chronicle of Higher Education
... After 14 years of becoming comfortable with accents from down under, W.S.
(Steve) Jones will have to adjust his ear to the slow-talking style of North
Carolinians. He has returned to his alma mater, the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, where he is the new dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business
School.
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)
Walsh Network Produces Diversity as Well as Success (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The New York Times
As the National Football League's recent $200,000 fine against the Detroit Lions
demonstrates, there is continuing pressure on owners to hire more coaches who
are members of minority groups.
(Note: Walter C. Farrell Jr. is professor of management at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This column ran in The Times' sports section.)
Foreign or Domestic? Not All Taxes on Dividends Are Equal
The New York Times
Some international stock mutual funds are going to great lengths to avoid the
withholding tax that many foreign governments levy on dividends paid to
foreigners. ... A new study finds that mutual fund managers alter their behavior in
several ways in response to dividend tax withholding. The study was conducted
by four finance professors, Susan E. K. Christoffersen of McGill University in
Montreal, Christopher C. Geczy and David K. Musto of the Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania and Adam V. Reed at the University of
North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
(Note: This article was reprinted in The International Herald Tribune. The New
York Times requires free user registration to access articles.)
Reading List
The New York Times (Education Life)
At Cornell University, 3,500 incoming freshmen must sit down this summer and
read "Antigone," prepping for a group chat at orientation. ... "Nickel and Dimed:
On (Not) Getting By in America," Barbara Ehrenreich's account of making a
living as a blue-collar worker. University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill).
(Note: Education Life is a quarterly Times supplement focusing on general
higher and lower education issues. The New York Times requires free user
registration to access articles.)
Big Trouble
Newsweek
The world has a weight problem. Within the past decade obesity rates have shot
up by 50 percent, rising from 200 million people in 1995 to 300 million in 2003.
... Coca-Cola is cheaper than bottled water in most of the world. "With the
wealthy and well educated having the luxury of workouts and lean diets, the
obese population will increasingly be a poor one," says Barry Popkin,
professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Can you be overweight but fit?
The Seattle Times
To turn "fat" to "fit," all it takes is swapping an "a" with an "i." ... A study
published last year from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill found
that overweight women - whether they were fit or not - were more likely to die
earlier than fit, thin women.
(Note: This article also appeared in The Charleston Gazette and The Charlotte
Observer.)
Health fields fight cheating on tests
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
On the heels of cheating scandals that threatened the licensing process in three
health professions, test administrators are striking back with novel legal strategies,
Internet police work and a willingness to bar suspected cheaters from the
professions. ... Gregory Cizek, professor of educational measurement and
evaluation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said cheating
might be more prevalent on licensing exams than at other stages of the
educational process.
State and Local Coverage
Belt-tightening strains basic UNC services
The Herald-Sun
Decades from now, students of history at UNC may have some trouble doing
research dating back to 2002 or 2003. Materials from this time period, they may
find, simply aren't available on their campus.
(Note: This story also appeared in The Charlotte Observer)
PAC it in (Editorial)
The News and Observer
Some well-Tar Heeled alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill are proud of their tens of thousands of dollars in donations to state politicians
through a private political action committee.
Moeser put his dime on academic freedom (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Here's one thing a group of legislators accomplished when they criticized UNC
Chapel Hill for its latest selection for freshman reading: They boosted the market
for that book. ... It has put UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser in an
intense spotlight as the chief defender of book selections that upset folks who
don't want to learn about unpleasant things. Neither of these book selections
helped UNC Chapel Hill or Moeser with the legislature, nor have a few other
campus controversies. But Moeser has emerged from all this as a key defender
of academic freedom in higher education
The Right book
The Charlotte Observer
UNC Chapel Hill has spent the last two summers embroiled in a political
controversy over books it assigned as summer reading for new students. ... Here's
a suggestion to prevent a similar political squabble next summer: Why not invite
conservatives who have objected to UNC's choices to suggest books they
consider appropriate?
UNC-CH workers join book debate
News and Observer
Proclaiming themselves experts on the tribulations of low-wage workers,
university housekeepers and groundskeepers have invited UNC-Chapel Hill
Chancellor James Moeser to their own "teach-in" about the controversial
freshman reading selection "Nickel and Dimed."
(Note: A related story appeared in The Herald-Sun.)
UNC senior blasts book 'Nickel and Dimed' called offensive to many
The Herald-Sun
For the second year in a row, a UNC summer reading selection has wrought
controversy.
(Note: The Herald-Sun requires free user registration to access archives.)
A friendly town-gown negotiation (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
Town-gown negotiations over building a parking deck near the Old Chapel Hill
Cemetery got off to a good start last week, giving hope for a positive outcome.
Representatives of Chapel Hill and UNC met for two hours Thursday to discuss
the university's proposal to build a combined parking deck and air-conditioning
chiller plant in a location near the cemetery and Paul Green Theater.
Town-gown talks off to interesting start (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Another round of town-gown development talks got off to a smooth start
Thursday as officials convened to examine UNC's disputed plans for two parking
decks and a chiller plant.
(Note: The Chapel Hill Herald requires free user registration to access archives.)
Town, UNC review chiller, parking deck
The Chapel Hill News
Work will continue this week for a town-gown committee studying details in a
university development plan pending before the Town Council.
Hirings could trigger more grumbling at UNC (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
When the state hasn't given its workers a genuine raise in three years, the fact
that three new administrators at UNC are about to receive salaries much larger
than those of their predecessors is going to provoke some raised eyebrows
`Don't ask' policy must die (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Charlotte Observer
Like many other constitutional lawyers, I was surprised by the tenor and the
clarity of the Supreme Court's gay rights opinion in Texas v. Lawrence.
(Note: Gene Nichol is dean of the School of Law.)
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
Panel eyes ways for downtown to grow
The Herald-Sun
As it continues to asses its future role, the Downtown Commission may hold
another forum in the next few weeks to seek advice from business owners and
other residents.
TV show puts town's charms in spotlight
The Herald-Sun
Until this weekend, Kurt and Carolyn Weigel had spent little time in this college
town and weren't at all familiar with the local hotspots. ... Based at the Carolina
Inn, the couple rode horses at Saddle Brook Farm, canoed the Neuse River,
toured the UNC campus
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