February 28, 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 media:

At home with Mark and Lisa Fenton
Boston Globe
Lisa Fenton opened the door for a visitor, motioning and mouthing ''Come in, 
come in,'' while talking animatedly into a cordless phone ... When that was 
bought by Health magazine and folded, he joined the Pedestrian and Bicycle 
Information Center at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, 
N.C., where he is physical activity program manager ...
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/058/at_home/Mark_and_Lisa_Fenton+.shtml

Living Today: Issues of modern living 
United Press International
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has installed 300 high-tech 
urinals expected to save the university $40,000 a year in water and sewer 
costs, the Durham Herald-Sun reports. Some 12 million gallons of water will 
be saved annually with the new urinals ... 
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030226-074143-6140r

Report criticizes racetrack study
Centre Daily Times (PA)
A report released Wednesday by the Harrisburg-based Commonwealth 
Foundation criticizes a study on the economic impact of horse racing, which 
was conducted by the Institute of State and Regional Affairs at Penn State 
Harrisburg. ... Robert Goodman, of Hampshire College, and Edward Feser, 
of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, submitted the report
for the Commonwealth Foundation. ...
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/5284482.htm

Cheerleading can be dangerous activity (Commentary)
Valley News Dispatch (PA)
I remember it like it happened yesterday. We were sitting in the junior high 
school gym as the cheerleaders worked the student body into a frenzied display 
of school spirit. ... Furthermore, a University of North Carolina study found that 
cheerleading is responsible for nearly half of all high school and college injuries 
that lead to paralysis or death. ...
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/news/s_120760.html

Current Regional Coverage

Nurses Meet with President Bush, Discuss Healthcare Issues 
Nursing Spectrum Magazine (Southeast Issue)
... On January 29, 14 RNs passed through security at the White House to meet 
the president. Nursing Spectrum had arranged the photo shoot, which included 
Ernest Grant, Nursing Spectrum Nurse of the Year 2002 ...
http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=8883
(Note: A photo of Grant, a nurse at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, 
with Bush accompanied the story (viewable from the URL above by scrolling 
down the page) and appeared on the cover of a regional edition of the magazine. 
Other recent coverage of Grant includes Opportunities in Nursing, 
http://www.oppsmag.com/article22.htm.)

State and Local Coverage

Midway High School is striving for cultural diversity 
The Sampson Independent
On Feb. 25, 2003, Midway High School had an assembly for Black History 
and Cultural Diversity Month. ... Terri Houston also spoke. She is a preeminent
teacher and trainer of students, college administrators and business professionals
... Houston currently serves as the director of recruitment and support 
programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1117&dept_id=151490&newsid=7201760&PAG=461&rfi=9

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Easley to push lottery again 
News and Observer
Gov. Mike Easley will propose a lottery yet again in a State of the State address 
Monday that will declare the priorities of education and job creation to be one 
and the same, according to internal documents obtained by The News & 
Observer. ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2265740p-2134724c.html

Lawmakers say colleges failing to curb illegal file-sharing 
USA Today
Academic officials got a failing grade in their first visit to Capitol Hill to answer 
questions about their efforts to slow song and film swapping over campus 
networks. ... Officials from Penn State, the University of North Carolina and 
University of Tulsa agreed that their networks are being misused by thousands 
of students ... But universities are being ''very careful and deliberate'' in dealing 
with file-sharing because of privacy concerns, says UNC chief information 
officer Robyn Render. ...
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030227/4902722s.htm

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