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December 3, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Prepping for the Holidays -- Online
Business Week
For a while, Richard Ross played with the idea of opening a second location for his successful toy shop, but the thought of additional rent and permit expenses kept scaring him off...."It really levels the playing field for small business," says Jim Johnson, entrepreneurship professor and director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Benzene may pose risk in the workplace
The Associated Press (National)
Blood changes, including a steep decline in disease-fighting white cells, have been found in workers persistently exposed to low levels of benzene, a common industrial chemical known to pose a leukemia risk at high concentrations....Dr. Martyn T. Smith of the University of California, Berkeley, was the second senior author. Other co-authors included those from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; the New York Blood Center, White Plains, and the Peking Union Medical College in Beijing.
State & Local Coverage
UNC Journalism Professor Set To Write New Chapter In Life
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Chuck Stone has taught thousands of young journalists and other students during 13 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but he is getting ready for a new chapter in his life -- retirement.
Related link: http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-550838.htmlUNC flirting with Edwards
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The whole vice president thing didn't quite work out, and the "senator" title will only apply for another month....Law School Dean Gene Nichol started discussions with Edwards several weeks ago by writing to the U.S. senator.
Sister of death row inmate in 'panic' before news of stay
News & Record (Greensboro)
Doris Walker had been awake for more than 30 hours...."This is at least a recognition that (Craig) was at least in his discretion in wanting to pause and make sure we aren't making a really awful mistake," said Richard Rosen, a UNC-Chapel Hill law professor who questions Walker's death sentence.
Hardly comical (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
We were deeply disturbed by your Nov. 22 article regarding rats used in alcohol addiction experiments at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Issues & Trends
Worried Colleges Step Up Efforts Over Suicide
The New York Times
Nicole Thompson had been at Columbia University for only a few weeks when she went out drinking with a group of friends downtown last year and became separated from them....To address the problem, Emory University and the University of North Carolina are inviting students to fill out anonymous mental health questionnaires.
Registration required.N.C. Central's academic chief ousted
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Chancellor James H. Ammons Jr. announced the departure of N.C. Central University's chief academic officer in a tense, hastily called faculty meeting Thursday -- one day before professors were scheduled to take steps toward a "no confidence" vote in the administration.
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