February 5, 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:

Blacks' imprint on America
CNN 
African-American music, writing and innovations have been forged in struggle
-- filled with pain and elation, self-consciousness and self-realization, hurt and
healing ... "For blacks, coming here was a nightmare experience, being taken 
into slavery and thrown into bondage," says Bill Ferris, former chair of 
the National Endowment for the Humanities now at the University of North 
Carolina. ... 
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/02/03/sprj.bhm.overview/

Out of Africa? 
US News & World Report
One of the only first-person accounts of a slave ship's misery comes from 
the 18th-century autobiography of an African writer known as Olaudah 
Equiano. ... William Andrews of the University of North Carolina has
revised his introduction to Equiano in the second edition of the Norton 
Anthology of African American Literature, which he coedits, to mention 
the controversy ... 
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/030210/misc/10slavery.htm

On Television, Safer Sex -- And More Of It 
The Washington Post
Yes, there's more sex than there used to be on TV shows that teenagers 
watch, but it's a new kind of sex -- it is safer sex, with more mentions of
consequences and abstinence, and more relationship sex, as opposed to one-
night stands. ... Jane D. Brown, communications professor at the University 
of North Carolina, points to developing countries where birth control messages
embedded in TV scripts have been shown to persuade increasing numbers
of women to limit the number of children they have. ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26886-2003Feb4.html
(Note: Brown's comments were also featured in related stories in The New 
York Times and Canada Broadcast News.)

Study Urges Use Of 'Safety Balls'
Newsday (Long Island, NY)
Face guards and softer baseballs can reduce the number of injuries in Little 
League, according to new research that supports expanding the use of 
equipment now offered to relatively few players ... "These findings support 
the expanded use of reduced-impact balls and face guards in youth baseball," 
lead researcher Stephen Marshall of the University of North Carolina 
and his colleagues said. ...
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hsball053117389feb05,0,3584807.story?coll=ny-health-headlines 

Note: This National Associated Press story was also featured in The 
Washington Post, The Newark Star Ledger (NJ), Springfield News 
Leader (MO), Ventura County Star (CA), Athens Banner-Herald 
(GA) and the Asheville Citizen-Times. Other coverage to date includes 
stories distributed by wire services includes Reuters, 
http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=2169441,
and Scripps Howard.

North Carolina stories include:

Pitching a 'safety ball' 
The News and Observer
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2170940p-2057637c.html

UNC study: Gear cuts baseball injuries 
The Durham Herald-Sun 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-317160.html

Protective Baseball Gear Proven To Safeguard Young Sluggers
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh.) 
http://www.wral.com/health/1957044/detail.html

To view a UNC news release on this study, published in the Journal of the 
American Medical Association, click here.

State and Local Coverage

True blue? Duke-UNC switch makes it hard to tell 
The Herald-Sun
Sophomore Crystal Sanders found herself torn earlier last month when her 
UNC classmates celebrated the fall of the Duke’s men’s basketball team, first 
to Maryland and then to N.C. State. ... The semester switch is one of the 
numerous requirements that bring Duke Robertson Scholars to UNC and vice 
versa ... 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-317154.html
(Note: Additional coverage to date of this development with the Robertson 
program, jointly pitched by Carolina and Duke, includes WLFL-TV (Warner 
Brothers, Raleigh).

Painful time for UNC Hospitals 
The Herald-Sun
In the hours after a massive explosion rocked a Kinston pharmaceuticals plant, 
medics took 10 severely injured victims, via helicopter, to UNC’s burn center.
... Jeffrey Houpt, dean of the medical school and chief executive officer 
of the UNC Health Care System, gave a presentation on the issue recently to
university trustees during which he laid out the problems Carolina physicians 
are facing in an ultracompetitive marketplace. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-317127.html

Jaycee Burn Center deserves plaudits (Editorial)
Chapel Hill Herald
UNC’s cutting-edge scientific research and acumen in the humanities regularly 
grab headlines. But day in and day out, news accounts more often mention 
UNC Hospitals’ N.C. Jaycee Burn Center, for the simple reason that it 
provides some of the best care available anywhere for this especially perilous 
type of injury. ... 
http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/chhedits/57-316498.html

Students delay graduation for military service 
The Herald-Sun
For two seniors at Carolina, discussing the pending war in Iraq is no longer an
academic exercise. Roommates Philip Tracy and Brett Emmerton both went 
through a 92-day Marine Corps program called IIADT -- Incremental Inactive 
Duty Training -- which allows students to attend college and be in the Marine 
Corps as well. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-317130.html

NASA trained astronauts at planetarium
News 14 Carolina (Time Warner, Raleigh)
The Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill trained dozens of astronauts for the 
U.S. space program during the 1960’s and mid 1970’s. ... Morehead 
Planetarium Associate Director Robert Gotwals said even though it's been 
awhile since astronauts trained at the planetarium, the tragedy hit home ... 
http://rdu.news14.com/content/your_news/durhamchapel_hill/?ArID=22640&SecID=42

Columbia Street project should proceed immediately (Editorial)
Chapel Hill News
A longstanding logjam over improvements to South Columbia Street has been 
frustrating enough because of the cost in time. The project was approved in 
1998. ... 
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2169440p-2056500c.html

Columbia Street project delayed
Chapel Hill News
Secretary of Transportation Lyndo Tippett has asked representatives of Chapel 
Hill, the university and a regional metropolitan planning organization to work 
together to develop plans for South Columbia Street. ... 
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2169450p-2056554c.html

New bus service extends to wee hours
Chapel Hill News
The fare-free Chapel Hill Transit bus service has made it easier than ever to 
get from one place to another without a car. But if your weekend plans 
involve staying out late — say, studying — you still need your own wheels. ... 
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2169296p-2056402c.html
(Note: For a UNC news release on this services, click here.)

City plans for panel on growth 
Jacksonville Daily News
The Jacksonville City Council wants half of the “stakeholder’s group” that will 
examine smart growth strategies to consist of a cross-section of neighborhood 
representatives. ... City attorney John Carter said he consulted an expert at the 
University of North Carolina’s Institute of Government, who confirmed that 
the council had the power to require voter registration. ...
http://www.jdnews.com/Details.cfm?StoryID=10181

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Proposals divide House 
News and Observer
The state House convened and adjourned Tuesday without even taking a vote 
on a new speaker, leaving the body without a leader a week after the 
convening of the legislature. ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2171059p-2057647c.html

Business group opposes tax hike 
News and Observer
The state's most powerful business lobby launched a pre-emptive strike 
Tuesday against any proposal to raise state taxes. Leaders of the N.C. 
Citizens for Business & Industry, which represents 2,100 employers statewide, 
said the state's budget woes should be addressed by spending cuts. At the same 
time, the group called on the state government to fund enrollment growth at public 
schools, community colleges and universities. ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/business/rtp_nc/story/2170985p-2057673c.html

College preferences (Editorial)
Charlotte Observer
The legal battle over the use of race in the college admissions process has 
produced reams of legal opinion, political rhetoric and poll data, the bulk of 
which tends to avoid a fundamental question: Just what information should 
colleges consider when deciding whether to admit a student? ... 
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/opinion/5107659.htm

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