December 10, 2002

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina 
people and programs cited recently in the national media:

It's a Grand Old Party for Thurmond as He Turns 100 and Leaves the Senate
The Los Angeles Times
There will be a big birthday cake with 100 candles blazing on Capitol Hill, 
assuming the fire marshal approves. ... Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina 
turns one century old today ... "You want to be sensitive to the elderly but I don't 
think we ought to ignore the history here," said Ferrel Guillory, a political analyst
specializing in Southern politics at the University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill. ... 
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-strom5dec05004434.story. 
(Note: A subsequent letter to the editor also cites Guillory: 
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-le-sciortino9dec09.story. 
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Rumsfeld's abrasive style sparks conflict
USA Today
On the eve of a threatened invasion of Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 
has emerged as the most powerful Pentagon boss since Robert McNamara and, 
some would argue, one of the most influential Cabinet members in history. ... 
Richard Kohn, a University of North Carolina history professor and authority 
on military culture, describes the secretary as "a rock star." ...
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20021210/4687785s.htm

Families provide antidote to unhappiness 
USA Today
Marriage mostly makes people happier, and a close family ''inoculates'' many kids 
against despair, according to long-term research. U.S. adults born in the 1920s 
were happier during the Depression if their parents had a strong marriage. 
Compared with equally deprived peers growing up in unhappy homes, ''they were 
happier not only in childhood but adulthood, too,'' says University of North 
Carolina sociologist Glen Elder. ... 
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20021209/4684033s.htm

Family News 
The Washington Post
You may think your teenager is programmed to ignore (or reject) anything you 
say, but a new study suggests parents' opinions about smoking and drinking 
matter to their kids. Christine Jackson, associate professor of health behavior 
and health education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 
interviewed 1,220 children ages 11 to 13 about how much authority they felt 
their parents should have, and in what areas ... 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24914-2002Dec7.html

Forget the Rest 
The Washington Post
When Jessica Cannon started spotting -- having a vaginal discharge of a small 
amount of blood that is sometimes a sign of early labor -- late in her second 
trimester, her obstetrician recommended bed rest to help keep the pregnancy 
from ending prematurely ... Researchers at the University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill School of Public Health recently found a link between exercise and 
preterm birth ..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24913-2002Dec7.html

Senior named Rhodes Scholar 
Kansas State Collegian (student publication at Kansas State University)
There were 981 applicants for the Rhodes Scholarship, from 341 different 
colleges, and only 32 winners. ... K-State students are second in the nation 
among 500 public universities in the number of Rhodes Scholarship winners
since 1986. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the No. 1 public 
university in recipients ... 
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/stories/121002/new_champ.shtml

State and Local Coverage

A Davie Hall flood, as cold snaps coil 
The Herald-Sun
UNC psychology professor Dave Thissen was preparing a final exam in his Davie 
Hall office Saturday morning when he heard the odd sounds of splashing out in the 
hallway. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-297269.html

Moving ahead at UNC (Letter to the Editor)
News and Observer
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser has acknowledged that even without 
specific guidelines and even using private funds that he made an "error in judgment" 
in the Susan Eringhaus financial arrangement. His frankness and honesty are 
refreshing both when he exhibits very sound judgment or in this rare instance when
his decision was questionable ... 
http://www.newsobserver.com/editorials/story/2012009p-1947238c.html

Tone deaf on the Hill (Editorial)
Charlotte Observer
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser would have us believe that only an 
opinion of the N.C. attorney general enables him to "speak more openly" about 
his decision to change university lawyers at a cost of more than $400,000. ... 
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/opinion/4704990.htm

Ads give fans pause 
News and Observer
When North Carolina basketball fans look toward the rafters at the Smith Center, 
they see the usual championship banners and honored jerseys. But this season, 
they're also seeing something new: slick video presentations, each with a sponsor 
-- perhaps Verizon or Kroger -- on four giant screens in the corners of the arena. ... 
http://sports.newsobserver.com/sports/college/unc/story/2012023p-1947294c.html

UNC’s Employee Forum elects Tommy Griffin to second term 
The Herald-Sun
Tommy Griffin has been elected to his second term as chairman of UNC’s 
Employee Forum. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-296882.html

Board seeks advice on DSS oversight
Charlotte Observer
Mecklenburg County commissioners will receive a lesson Tuesday on the do's and 
don'ts of being a social services board and a general governing board, a dual role 
they share with no other county in the state. ... John Saxon, an expert from the N.C. 
Institute of Government at UNC Chapel Hill, will outline the powers and limits of a 
social services board on Tuesday. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/4698315.htm

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

University tuition is high enough (Editorial)
Wilmington-Morning Star
Finally, some good sense from the University of North Carolina's leaders. President 
Molly Broad and the budget committee of the UNC Board of Governors want to 
freeze tuition on all 16 campuses. ...
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=WM&Date=20021208&Category=EDITORIAL&ArtNo=212080302&Ref=AR&Profile=1016

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