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December 17, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
Photo
Reuters International Wire Service
U.S. President George W. Bush listens as James Glassman, (L), Senior U.S. economist at JP Morgan Chase, speaks at the White House Conference on the Economy at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, December 16, 2004. The two-day White House-sponsored event is aimed at boosting President Bush's economic agenda. Also listening are Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co. and William Roper, dean at the School of Medicine at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
National Coverage
White House Conference on the Economy - Day 2, Part 1
C-SPAN
The Bush Administration held a two-day conference on the economy this week. Bill Roper, dean of the UNC School of Medicine, participated in the conference. His Day 2 presentation on health care financing and access to care challenges aired live on C-SPAN and has repeated since.
Note: Bill Roper appears in the streaming video footage about 43 minutes into the program.State & Local Coverage
UNC dean says Medicare, too, needs reform
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The dean of the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shared the stage Thursday with President Bush at the president's economic conference in Washington.
Related link: http://www.unchealthcare.org/homepage.cfmUNC-Chapel Hill ends Bell Award
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
To avoid putting an explanatory asterisk about Southern Reconstruction-era politics beside UNC-Chapel Hill's highest accolade for women, Chancellor James Moeser has decided to retire the Bell Award.
UNC drops Spencer Bell Award
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC has decided to discontinue an award for women after critics said its namesake, Cornelia Phillips Spencer, was a white supremacist.
Court ruling rejects plan to avoid tax
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A state appeals court has given the state Department of Revenue the green light to collect as much as $150 million in back taxes from out-of-state companies that do business in North Carolina...."It's kind of shooting ourselves in the foot," James F. Smith, a finance professor at UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, said of the appeals court ruling.
Understanding tougher booster seat law
The Charlotte Observer
Supporters say North Carolina's tougher child-restraint law that goes into effect Jan. 1 will help keep kids safer during collisions...."You never have to move a child to a seat belt. The law allows you to," says Bill Hall of UNC Chapel Hill's Highway Safety Research Center.
Forsyth favorite to lure Dell plant
News & Record (Greensboro)
Handicapping the Dell race? Your best bet is Forsyth County, according to two business and policy experts at state universities...."What is not optimal is that three neighboring counties are competing with each other for a facility that will benefit all of them," said Michael Luger, who heads the Center for Competitive Economies at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Rosemary Roberts: You can ease that holiday stress (Commentary)
News & Record (Greensboro)
Years ago I wrote a yuletide column that could have been penned by Scrooge before Tiny Tim & Family converted him into being a nice guy....A few weeks ago I heard some excellent advice about handling holiday stress that was offered by Dr. Helen Brantley, a psychiatrist affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill.
Art museum given 3 prints
The Chapel Hill Herald
A gift from an anonymous donor has added three 20th-century prints to the permanent collection at UNC's Ackland Art Museum.
Peeling the Orange (Commentary)
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC Athletics Director Dick Baddour, for whom the term "embattled" has become a common modifier, received a vote of confidence recently from his boss.
Issues & Trends
Hold line on UNC tuition (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Charlotte Observer
In January the Board of Governors will begin consideration of campus based tuition increase requests submitted by the Chancellors. Evaluation of these requests is one of the most challenging and important responsibilities of the Board of Governors
Safety suggestions offer no guarantees (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
A college campus is, generally speaking, a safe environment. It's why we are willing to send our children there, to become adults, to learn about the world, to help decide what they want to become.
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