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Aug. 24, 2005Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Less Invasive Biopsy May Work for Large Breast Tumors
Forbes
Even women with relatively large breast cancer tumors can benefit from a less invasive biopsy method that's so far been reserved for women with small tumors, researchers report. ..."I think any woman diagnosed with breast cancer should ask her physician what role this technique might play in her overall treatment," lead researcher Dr. David W. Ollila, of the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, said in a statement.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug05/sentinel081905.htmStudy negates aspirin for colon cancer prevention
The Associated Press (National)
A large study of women weakens hopes that low doses of aspirin could be an easy way to prevent colorectal cancer. ..."For average-risk people who are getting screening colonoscopies, the added benefit of taking aspirin is very small," said Dr. Robert Sandler at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, who was not involved in the new study.
Commission to review base closings plan
The Associated Press (National)
The military may save money with deep cuts at Northeastern bases, critics say, but that would probably come at a cost - an erosion of public support in the region where Americans first took up arms for their new country 230 years ago. ...I don't see any malicious political intent here just myopia and shortsightedness," said Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University of North Carolina.
Confidence In Military News Wanes
The Washington Post
The U.S. public's confidence that the military and the media keep them informed about national security issues has eroded significantly over the past six years, according to a new poll that shows 60 percent of Americans believe they do not get enough information about military matters to make educated decisions. ...Cori Dauber, an associate professor of communication studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said, "One of the most important findings here is how interested the public is and that both the military and the media underestimate how many national security topics the public cares about."
Edwards signals shift against war
The Chicago Tribune
Throughout his campaign for president and then vice president in 2004, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina made it clear that the tragic death of his teenage son in a car accident was off-limits, not for discussion in a political context. ...Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sees a pattern in Elizabeth Edwards, a military man's daughter, starting to speak out about the war as her husband, a mill worker's son, travels the country promoting new minimum wages and talking about combating poverty.
Drug gives hope in enzyme disorder
Newsday
Four years ago, Marcia and Alexander Galan selected their spunky daughter from a batch of photographs and a video of the 3-year-old. ...The hope of the new medicine - considered an "orphan drug" because a limited number of people would benefit from it - is that it will halt the progression of the disease. It's not clear whether the enzyme can reverse damage, but it does prevent further decline, said Dr. Joseph Muenzer of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Obese football players face trouble, experts say
MSNBC
The death of San Francisco 49ers lineman Thomas Herrion after a preseason game comes as little surprise because of size, obesity experts said Tuesday. ...In March, Joyce Harp of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that more than a quarter of NFL players had a body mass index that qualified as morbidly obese.
Greenspan had a deft touch, can it last?
MarketWatch
Was Alan Greenspan just lucky? ..."I can't recall any FOMC meeting with more than a couple of dissents from the message," said James Smith, a professor of finance at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler business school.
Strikers' resolve firm even as prospects dim
The Detroit News
Their union has no strike fund to pay them, and their pickets didn't stop flight attendants and pilots from going to work as usual. ..."They took their best shot," said John D Kasarda, professor of management at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. "Now that that shot did not knock Northwest airlines out, they are in a much weaker position."
Three Sides to a Sheet of Paper
Art Daily
The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents Three Sides to a Sheet of Paper - How Prints Communicate, Represent, and Transform (1482-2002), on view through November 13, 2005.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug05/threesides081605.htmRegional Coverage
Living large South takes the cake in nation's fat epidemic
Cox News Service
Who would have guessed it? There is an actual correlation between being fat and living in the land of fried chicken, corn bread, grits with red-eye gravy, sweet iced tea, pecan pie, porch swings and Sunday afternoon naps. ..."Where you find obesity, you'll find poverty. It's a reflection of the South's struggle to raise its standard of living. You'll see it in the Deep South and in Appalachia," said Bill Ferris, former administrator of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a scholar with the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Our weight is going South
The Associated Press (Regional)
As with a lot of people, the nation's weight problem is settling below its waistline. ...Harry Watson, director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, agrees. "Traditional Southern food is very high calorically," he said.
Glut of large NFL linemen has become a weighty issue (Editorial column)
The Virginian-Pilot
It’s been 20 years since William “The Refrigerator” Perry of the Chicago Bears was introduced to pro football and an amused country as a well-rounded, if slightly overstuffed, personality. ...Especially when his death follows by a few months a University of North Carolina study claiming that 56 percent of NFL players are obese. Half the players in this group, the study’s authors said, fall into the severely obese range.
MU player died from meningitis
The Columbia Daily Tribune
Meningitis killed University of Missouri-Columbia football player Aaron O’Neal, Boone County Medical Examiner Valerie Rao said today. ...Fred Mueller, a physician and director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said he had never come across a sports death attributed to the disease.
State & Local Coverage
UNC shows off its new projects
The News & Observer (Raleigh)/The Chapel Hill News
What some jaded students and alumni have dubbed the "University of Never-ending Construction" is actually nearing the end of a spate of campus construction projects. ..."We are not just moving earth on this campus," Chancellor Moeser said during a luncheon speech at the brand new Rams Head Dining Hall. "We are really dedicated to making this more beautiful. That's our gift back to the campus, to the community."
Scholarships (Letter to the editor)
The Winston-Salem Journal
As a trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I want to reassure North Carolina students - and their families - that they need not fear being denied admission because of a new law that creates additional out-of-state scholarships. ...Paul Fulton, Board of Trustees, UNC-Chapel Hill.
An airport possibility worth exploring (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Some day -- it's still not terribly clear when -- Horace Williams Airport in the center of Chapel Hill will close. Despite its staunch defenders, too many people for too long have wanted to see it shuttered. ...Earlier this year, the university made a concerted effort to overturn that legislation, getting support for a provision that would allow UNC to close the landing strip if it could establish a new base for AHEC at RDU. The UNC Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed that idea, weighing the relative importance of AHEC to the grand dream of Carolina North.
DESTINY'S future in county's hands
The State Port Pilot (Southport)
Two images dominated a short film on the DESTINY science program shown to Brunswick County commissioners Monday night. ...Skip Bollenbacher, more appropriately called Dr. Walter E. Bollenbacher, executive director of the DESTINY program at UNC, brought the presentation to Brunswick County Monday and described the progress of the DESTINY program as the 2006 school year beckons.
Our Destiny (Editorial)
The State Port Pilot (Southport)
Rarely has an educational enhancement come along with the promise and performance of DESTINY, a direct instruction program in science which encourages students to think critically and creatively, demonstrating the relevance of science to their real lives.
DESTINY'S effectiveness explained
The Brunswick Beacon
Skip Bollenbacher of UNC-Chapel Hill's Destiny program presented an update to the county commissioners Monday night on the Destiny partnership with Brunswick County and how it has been effective in local schools. The program, which teaches students about biotechnology using cutting edge materials and relevant scenarios, has created partnerships with three counties in the state.
What is, extremely long shot?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
You might be one of those people who watches "Jeopardy!" and blurts out the answer before the contestants. Your friends and family encourage you to try out for the popular game show, certain that you're destined for big bucks. ...Nico Martinez, 21, a Stanford University student who was visiting a friend at UNC-Chapel Hill, passed the first round and was headed for a second test of 50 questions. The California student's friends gathered around him during the break, marveling at his depth of knowledge.
Related link: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/story/2749754p-9187547c.htmlYour ad (and spit-up) here
The Charlotte Observer
Walt and Traci Hogg are offering an unusual place for companies looking to plug their products: Their infant son's onesie. ..."Companies are trying everything because getting through to consumers is so difficult," said Paul Bloom, a marketing professor at UNC Chapel Hill. "People are getting information in all sorts of ways."
Weeklies will become freebies
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Two weekly newspapers produced by The News and Observer Publishing Co. will switch from paid circulation to free delivery next month in an effort to boost advertising revenue by attracting more readers. ...Even so, free publications typically don't get as much respect from readers, said Richard Cole, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill. "I don't think they take it as seriously as [newspapers] they paid for," he said.
Residents aim to put skids on asphalt plant
The Winston-Salem Journal
Alleghany County residents and leaders have stepped up their efforts to keep an asphalt plant from coming to a quiet intersection in the Laurel Springs community. ...That would be the case if the company has a "legally vested right to completion" of the plant based on its actions so far, said David Owens, a professor of government and public law at the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Fresh juice merits spot in good diet (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Fresh juices in moderation can be a convenient way to get your fruits and vegetables. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
Chapel Hill's summer reading selection deserves controversy (Editorial column)
The Chapel Hill News
Tim Tyson's "Blood Done Sign My Name" will be in the news again next week. On Monday afternoon, the book will be the subject of small-group discussions among incoming students at UNC-Chapel Hill. It's part of the school's "Summer Reading Program."
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan05/srp011905.htmlEducator says discussion of religion belongs in classroom
The Chapel Hill News
President George W. Bush has given his blessing to including intelligent design theory in public school science curricula, and that's just fine with North Carolina philosophy lecturer and author Warren Nord. Nord, 58, was at the helm of UNC's Humanities Program for 25 years before his retirement and is one of the nation's foremost experts on religion and public education.
Issues & Trends
Presidential wisdom for UNC candidates (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The Presidential Search Committee for the new head of the UNC system has and continues to encourage public comment in the search. Opinions and expressions of support for any individual candidate are an appropriate response to our call for public comment. ...Brad Wilson is chairman of the UNC Board of Governors.
High hopes (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If goals were not lofty, they would not be worth the effort to achieve them. ...Also on the list of goals: That 90% of all students complete college preparatory courses or vocational programs, and that 80 percent fulfill course requirements for standards of admission to University of North Carolina system schools.
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