February 14, 2003

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:

Increase in AIDS cases a concern 
Times Union (NY)
For the first time since 1993, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
has reported an increase in the number of diagnosed AIDS cases. ... The finding is
important, said Dr. David Wohl of the University of North Carolina, because 20 
percent of HIV-positive people in the United States enter or leave a correctional 
institution each year. ...
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=105020&category=FRONTPG&newsdate=2/13/2003
(Note: This story originally appeared in The Los Angeles Times.)

Interactivity makes voters feel closer to politicians
Centre Daily News (PA)
A good Web site can help candidates better connect with voters, even those who
have little interest in politics in the first place, according to a Penn State researcher.
... Co-authors of the paper are ... Sri Kalyanaraman, an assistant professor at the 
University of North Carolina. ... 
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/5181237.htm

North Carolina News Note

Alan Finkel, clinical associate professor of neurology, was interviewed by WTVD-
TV (ABC, Raleigh) for an upcoming story about headaches. The interview is 
scheduled to air tonight during the 6 p.m. newscast.

State and Local Coverage

Grant money may tempt legislators 
News and Observer
UNC campuses received $123.6 million last year in overhead payments from 
research grants -- a pot of money that will be attractive to legislators searching to 
plug a mammoth budget hole this year. The vast majority of the so-called overhead 
receipts in 2001-02, nearly $84 million, went to UNC-Chapel Hill ...
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2203372p-2082342c.html

UNC fears grab for research funds 
The Herald-Sun
The UNC system’s use of overhead receipts, the pot of money used primarily at 
UNC Chapel Hill to cover the indirect costs of research, appears to once again be 
in the crosshairs of some members of the state Legislature. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-320647.html

What's in the cards for the Canes? 
News and Observer
This season, the Carolina Hurricanes have had plenty of injuries, bad breaks, bad 
losses and persistent questions. ... "IBM was successful for so long, and in the late 
'90s they posted one of the biggest quarterly losses ever," said Richard Blackburn, 
a management professor at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-
Flagler School of Business. ... 
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/2203420p-2082287c.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Congressional Democrats Assail Bush's Stance Against Affirmative Action
in Michigan Cases
The Chronicle of Higher Education
More than 100 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have 
agreed to submit a legal brief supporting the University of Michigan's defense of its
race-conscious admissions policies before the Supreme Court, leaders of the effort
announced on Thursday. ...
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/02/2003021401n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access 
articles. )

Big dreams (Editorial)
News and Observer
Textile mills closing. Furniture factories shutting down. Tobacco farms disappearing.
Jobs for tens of thousands of North Carolinians vanishing. ... North Carolina's 
distinctive strength, as it seeks to take advantage of these trends, is its far-flung 
network of universities and community colleges ... 
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/story/2203295p-2082333c.html

UNC looks at severance deals 
News and Observer
To prevent UNC system chancellors from handing out large severance packages to
university administrators, UNC system President Molly Broad wants to require more 
oversight for the agreements. ...
http://newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/2203490p-2082384c.html

Players' struggle in class masked 
News and Observer
This morning, the leaders of North Carolina's university system will examine a 
document on intercollegiate athletics that shows six "academic exceptions" among 
N.C. State University's freshman class and none at UNC-Chapel Hill. ... 
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/story/2204527p-2082282c.html

Rule change fairer for all, Fox says 
News and Observer
N.C. State University Chancellor Marye Anne Fox wants a national championship 
football team. She hired coach Chuck Amato to deliver it, and the Pack finished 
11th in the national polls this year after beating Notre Dame 28-6 in the Gator Bowl. 
But State faced a potential problem this year: ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/story/2204527p-2082293c.html

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