December 11, 2003

Carolina in the News

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

National Coverage

College Leaders Reject Playoff Idea
Los Angeles Times
As fans and the media clamor for playoffs to decide college football's champion, an array of university presidents and athletic officials said Wednesday they oppose any significant expansion of a season they say already commands too much attention on their campuses....They want to preserve what James Moeser, the University of North Carolina chancellor, called "the tradition . the color of the bowls."...Presidents and chancellors said they are continually dismayed when their announcements of some academic or research achievement are drowned out by calls from alumni wondering why they haven't fired a struggling football coach. "It's a huge frustration," Moeser said. At Moeser's campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., the $42-million athletic budget is dwarfed by $538 million in federally funded research conducted each year. "That's the real importance of the university," he said.
Note: Chancellor Moeser and Athletic Director Dick Baddour were in
New York City attending a forum sponsored by Street & Smith's Sports
Business Journal. The chancellor spoke as part of a panel discussion
on measuring the economics of intercollegiate athletics.
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British Warning on Antidepressant Use for Youth
The New York Times
British drug regulators yesterday recommended against the use of all but one of a new generation of antidepressants in the treatment of depressed children under 18...."I think they're really overreacting," said Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of North Carolina.
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A look at city and history
The Baltimore Sun
Whatever the outcome of the trial in U.S. District Court on discrimination claims by public housing residents against the city and the federal government, the case has provided a fascinating look at the early development of low-income housing here -- and of Baltimore's inner city as well...."Given the racial composition of the city during the time period, the black population received a disproportionate share of the units built," said William M. Rohe, a professor of city and regional planning at the University of North Carolina and a witness for the federal government.

State and Local Coverage

Need for school site could force compromises (Editorial)
Herald-Sun
The most significant omission from UNC's plan for the Carolina North satellite campus is its lack of a K-12 school site. Given that thousands of people will live on the property, it's an oversight that should not stand.

Issues and Trends

College chief is on hiatus
The News & Observer
Wake Forest University President Thomas K. Hearn Jr., who announced in October that he had a brain tumor, is stepping down from his duties indefinitely. He is scheduled to undergo surgery today.

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