December 17, 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:

All in the family
US News & World Report
It was a blustery evening in Dallas, the last night of Billy Graham's 412th crusade, 
and a record crowd filled Texas Stadium, spilling into an adjacent parking lot 
where thousands of chairs were set up beneath a giant JumboTron screen. ... By 
the end of the 1930s, says Christian Smith, sociology professor at the University 
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and author of American Evangelicalism: Embattled 
and Thriving, "much of conservative Protestantism–under the banner of 
fundamentalism–had evolved into a somewhat reclusive and defensive version of 
its 19th-century self." ....
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/021223/misc/23grahams.htm

Eyes on Your Own Papers 
The Washington Post 
Alvin Ellsworth Hough Jr. admired the way Mark Hannum, his math teacher at 
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in the District, made it difficult to 
cheat on tests. ... Gregory J. Cizek, professor of educational measurement and 
evaluation at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, said security is 
notoriously weak at test centers where students take the SAT and other 
standardized tests ... 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64450-2002Dec16.html

Pride, Pride, and No Pride Equal Break for the Giants
The Wall Street Journal
Two NFL teams played for pride Sunday while a third showed no pride 
whatsoever -- and it all worked out perfectly for the New York Giants. ... Such 
images resonate in a time of player deaths on the football field, at levels high and
low, and a report by University of North Carolina researchers that 23 players at 
all levels died in 2001, the highest death toll in the sport since 1976. ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,the_daily_fix,00.html
(Note: The Wall Street Journal requires a subscription to access articles.)

Thurmond's past travels with him (Commentary)
Boston Globe
There's a certain justice in the fact that Trent Lott got into this passel of trouble 
by attending a birthday party. Not just anybody's birthday, mind you, but Strom 
Thurmond's 100th celebration. ... ''In some ways Trent Lott has done us a favor,'' 
says Ferrel Guillory, who teaches Southern politics at the University of North 
Carolina ... 
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/349/oped/Thurmond_s_past_travels_with_him+.shtml
(Note: This story was pickup by the National Associated Press and was 
featured in The (Albany, NY) Times-Union and The Baltimore Sun)

Faithful teens have more fun, study finds 
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
Religious 12th-graders have significantly higher self-esteem and hold more 
positive attitudes about life than their less religious peers, a new national study
has concluded. ... The analysis of the survey data, collected from about 2,400 
high school seniors by two University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 
sociologists, is likely to be one more affirmation for religious organizations that 
have made attracting youth to worship a top priority. ...
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20021215/living/28435.shtml
(Note: This coverage was the result of UNC efforts including a news release.
Other coverage to date includes The Salt Lake City Tribune, The Mansfiled 
(Ohio) News Journal, The Neponset Valley (Mass.) Daily News, The Arizona 
Republic, The (Albany, NY) Times-Union, WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh), The 
Honolulu Advertiser and The Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette as well as 
numerous targeted religious publications.)

Current Regional Coverage

Across the Southeast
Augusta Chronicle
... Scientists, environmentalists and fishermen are questioning the state's plan to 
revive North Carolina's ailing oyster industry by introducing nonnative species to 
local waters. ... Charles H. "Pete" Peterson of the UNC Institute of Marine 
Sciences in Morehead City, said controls are needed so the oysters don't become 
"a marine kudzu." ... 
http://augustachronicle.com/stories/121702/met_193-6112.000.shtml
(Note: To view this brief, go to the above url and scroll down the page. This 
story also appeared in The (Myrtle Beach, SC) Sun News.)

State and Local Coverage

Navigating different paths to Rhodes 
News and Observer
Jacob Foster, a Duke University senior, was advised to be himself during his 25-
minute interview with the Rhodes Scholar selection committee nine days ago. ... 
UNC-Chapel Hill also had a Rhodes winner. Out of nearly 1,000 American 
applicants, only 32 winners were chosen for the honor, which provides two or 
three years of study at Oxford University in England. ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2025918p-1957566c.html

Little ice storm damage forecast for bottom lines
Charlotte Observer
QC Creative Imaging owner Steve Pepper figures last week's ice storm cost 
his company $60,000 in photo services sales as staffers worked for days in 
the cold and shadows. ... "This is a very good example of the wash that 
occurs," said Jim Smith, director of the Center for Business Forecasting 
at UNC Chapel Hill. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/business/4737491.htm

Tarheel Angels make a difference for families of sick kids
Chapel Hill News
Julie Loehr took her 21-month-old daughter Meaghan to the doctor 
because the little girl was having trouble breathing. ... "Those are sometimes 
the hardest things to fund," said Dr. Stuart Gold, who has been a 
pediatrician at UNC for 14 years ... 
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/community/story/2019151p-1952732c.html

One on One: Busy music man juggles three jobs (Question and Answer)
The Herald-Sun
Meet Scott Amato, an employee at the RAM computer shop in the UNC 
Student Stores. ... 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-299221.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Endowments of Colleges and Foundations Lost 6 Percent of Their Value in 2001-2
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Endowments of colleges, universities, and foundations lost 6 percent of their 
market value during the 2001-2 academic year, according to a new survey. ... 
http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/12/2002121703n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access 
articles.)

After 9/11, Universities Are Destroying Biological Agents
The New York Times
As federal officials search for more powerful tools to investigate biological 
terrorism, universities across the country are destroying collections of laboratory 
agents crucial for understanding how biological weapons work and tracing 
their sources. ... 
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/17/health/17LAB.html
(Note: The New York Times requires free registration to access articles.)

Controlling costs (Editorial)
Charlotte Observer
Tuition has gone up so fast and so regularly at the 16 campuses of the University 
of North Carolina that even some members of the UNC Board of Governors 
are starting to get alarmed ... 
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/4755556.htm

OWASA may pitch new rules for water 
Chapel Hill Herald
OWASA is likely to propose a new water conservation program that would start
earlier and rely more heavily on price signals than the one that was in effect during 
this year's drought. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/archives/URNDetail.cfm?URN=0401721279
(Note: The Chapel Hill Herald requires free registration to access archives.)

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