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February 5, 2003
Carolina in the News
Current International Coverage
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
Waiting in the wings
The Guardian (UK)
Sparrows have beady eyes and lightweight, hollow bones, but does this really
mean they are descended from the dinosaurs? Sprightly robins and docile ducks
seem a long way from ferocious dinosaurs, and now it turns out that the
relationship between birds and dinosaurs may not be so clear cut after all. ...
Now Professor Alan Feduccia and Dr Julie Nowicki, from the University
of North Carolina, have spotted a crucial difference between the finger bones,
or digits, of theropods and birds, making the jump from dinosaur to bird
evolution difficult to explain. ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/science/story/0,12450,889310,00.html
Current National Coverage
Trying to Predict a Military Victory
The New York Times
Donald H. Rumsfeld, the defense secretary, and his top generals are vigorously
debating the number of troops to deploy in the event of a second Persian Gulf
war. ... Stephen D. Biddle of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
for example, cogently argues that technology was only a part of the reason for
the decisive victory in 1991 ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/06/business/06SCEN.html
(Note: The New York Times requires free registration to access articles.)
Confederate Flag Rising as Issue in South Carolina
The Washington Post
What is it about South Carolina and the Confederate Flag? In 2000, controversy
over whether the flag should be removed from flying over the Statehouse gave
Republican presidential candidates fits. Now the issue is back again, but this time
it is Democrats who are feeling the pain. ... "The dilemma for Democrats in the
South is that the black political base is absolutely essential, but it's not enough to
win by itself," said Ferrel Guillory, who runs a program on southern politics at
the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29766-2003Feb5.html
Tough times shown to be beneficial to people's health
The Washington Times
So says Christopher Ruhm, an economist with the University of North
Carolina who pored over 14 years' worth of unemployment and medical statistics
from the Centers for Disease Control. ...
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030205-21086362.htm
Study: Gear protects kids
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Face guards and softer balls can reduce the number of injuries in Little League
baseball, 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.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/search/sfl-asafety05feb05.story
(Note: Other coverage includes The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Seattle
Times and The Charlotte Observer.)
Park Foundation organization to benefit Cornell, N. Carolina
The Ithaca Journal (NY)
The Park Foundation, Ithaca's philanthropic powerhouse with assets of about
$600 million, announced Wednesday the creation of a spinoff organization that
will focus exclusively on two schools at Cornell University and the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...
http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20030206/localregional/927148.html
Parents fear end of DARE effort
Lansing State Journal (Mich.)
Lansing parents say the city's DARE program is too important to be cut and
want officials to look elsewhere to trim. ... Denise Hallfors, who studied DARE
while a professor at the University of North Carolina, said there is little
evidence DARE prevents drug use. ...
http://www.lsj.com/news/local/030206_dare_1b-2b.html
The Missing Link Between Quality and Profits
Editor & Publisher
Back in mid-2001, journalists were mad as hell, and they weren't going to take it
anymore. With the flow of advertising revenue severely restricted, newspapers
were shedding editorial and other staff, trimming training budgets, and folding
editions. ... Most anticipated is the work on the link between quality and profits,
for which NDN tapped University of North Carolina researcher and former
Knight Ridder news-and-circulation executive Philip Meyer ...
http://www.mediainfo.com/editorandpublisher/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1810631
Regional Coverage
Midlands students raise funds to benefit toddler's liver transplant
WIS-TV (NBC, Columbia, SC)
Nineteen-month-old Kaytlin Brown has tubes hooked up all over her body and
she can't go anywhere without dragging along an IV pole. ... Melinda Minnick is
her recreational therapist, "She's definitely a fighter. I mean, look at her, she's
wonderful." ... Transplant surgeon Doctor Jeff Fair says there's no way of
knowing how long Kaytlin can hold on ...
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1115377&nav=0RaMDoGU
(Note: Minnick is a recreational therapist at UNC Hospitals; Fair
is director of abdominal transplantation and assistant professor in the
department of surgery at the school of Medicine.)
North Carolina News Note
The Greensboro News and Record prominently featured a story on the
Robertson scholars switch in yesterday's paper. The article featured comments
from four Robertson Scholars and program director Eric Mlyn. The article is
not available online, but the full text follows at the end of today's Carolina in
the News.
David Weber, professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health
and of pediatrics and medicine in the School of Medicine, was interviewed
for a story scheduled to air tonight on WTVD-TV (ABC, Raleigh) during the
6 p.m. and 11 p.m. evening newscasts about smallpox vaccinations. The
interview was taped at UNC Hospitals. No online links are available at this
time.
State and Local Coverage
Robertson Scholars Show Friendly Side Of Duke-UNC Rivalry
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The men's basketball teams from Duke and the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill meet Wednesday night as one of the best rivalries in the country
resumes. ... The students are Robertson Scholars, a program that is designed
to foster collaboration between the schools. The UNC students take classes at
Duke, and the Duke students take classes at UNC. ...
http://www.wral.com/education/1958782/detail.html
UNC system faces tough sell in getting $300 million hike
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina's public universities have a tough sales job on their hands --
trying to wring a $300 million budget increase from state lawmakers for next
year. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/5117162.htm
Can 2 chancellors overcome controversies?
Charlotte Observer
The controversies the chancellors of UNC Chapel Hill and N.C. State University
have found themselves in over the last year don't threaten just their persuasiveness
with the legislature. They also raise questions about how quickly and completely
the chancellors can bounce back and keep pushing their schools toward ambitious
goals they've set. James Moeser wants Chapel Hill to become the country's
leading public university. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/5117169.htm
68 from state are finalists for Morehead
News and Observer
Sixty-eight North Carolina high school seniors have been named finalists for 2003
Morehead Awards to UNC-Chapel Hill, valued at $70,000 each. ...
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2170964p-2057614c.html
Put some color on your plate (Commentary)
News and Observer
Food pyramids and dietary guidelines can get confusing. But here's a simple way
to boost the nutrient punch of your diet: Colorize your plate. It just so happens
that deeply pigmented fruits and vegetables, as well as those that are white, are
packed with the nutrients you and your family need. ...
http://newsobserver.com/features/story/2174660p-2060305c.html
(Note: Suzanne Havala Hobbs is an adjunct assistant professor of health
policy and administration in the School of Public Health at Carolina.)
General recruits civilians at UNC
News 14 Carolina
As Colin Powell addressed the U.N., a four star general was busy recruiting at
UNC-Chapel Hill. But he's not looking for soldiers; the army is desperately
searching for civilian workers. Nearly half of the workforce is eligible for
retirement in the next four years. ...
http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=22912&SecID=2
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
House elects dual leaders
News and Observer
With three thumps of twin gavels, two speakers assumed control of the N.C.
House of Representatives on Wednesday for the first time in history. Democrat
Jim Black and Republican Richard Morgan broke through more than a week of
gridlock with the power-sharing deal, promising to divide the prerogatives of
office and team up for an unprecedented display of bipartisan cooperation. ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2174641p-2060333c.html
Faculty chips in for UNCG staff raises
Greensboro News and Record
UNCG faculty members dug deep to raise nearly $31,000 for the university's
staff members, who got no raises this year because of the state's fiscal crisis. ...
http://www.news-record.com/news/education/uncgift06hp.htm
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Archrivals taste life on the other side; Robertson Scholars at UNC-CH
and Duke switch campuses for spring semester, and some hide their
college sweatshirts
Greensboro News & Record
February 5, 2003
Page A1
The Robertson scholarship seems almost too good to be true.
The winners attend either UNC - Chapel Hill or Duke University, and their
special status lets them take classes on either campus. The scholarship covers
most, if not all, of their college expenses. They get a laptop computer and three
summer trips.
But like most good things in life, there is a catch of sorts, and it's this:
The scholars must switch campuses during the spring semester of their
sophomore years. The first-ever class of Robertson Scholars, 29 in all, moved
10 miles down the road when the spring term started last month. That means
16 Duke students are living on the UNC -CH campus and 13 Tar Heels are
housed in Blue Devil dorms. UNC -CH and Duke officials say this campus
switch is unique among major U.S. universities.
Though the students who made the switch say the experience so far has been
incredible, the timing seems poor. Did we mention that bitter archrivals Duke
and UNC -CH face each other in men's basketball tonight?
It's enough to make Tyler McCormick stash away his Duke gear for the time
being. McCormick, who grew up in Browns Summit and graduated from
Northeast Guilford High School in 2001, is a Robertson Scholar from Duke
who is living at UNC -CH this semester.
He has pulled out his Duke shirt just once, when a photographer from the
Duke alumni magazine wanted to take his picture in one of the main quads
at UNC -CH.
"I don't think I've ever been so embarrassed in my whole life," McCormick said.
Brittain Peck, a Greensboro resident who graduated from Page High School,
has no such qualms. A couple weeks ago, the UNC -CH student donned his
Carolina sweat shirt and headed off to class on the Duke campus.
"I noticed some people looking at me different," Peck said. "One guy - I knew
him - said, 'Wow, you've got a lot of nerve to be wearing that.' "
The Robertson Scholarship Program was not created in 2001 to make students
uneasy. Rather, it was prompted by a 1955 UNC -CH graduate who wanted
to promote cooperation between two campuses that get along pretty well
despite their well-documented on-court battles.
Salisbury native Julian Robertson, who made his money on Wall Street, and
his wife, Josie, gave a $24 million gift to the two universities in 2000. The
scholarship was prompted in part by their two sons, one of whom went to
UNC -CH and the other to Duke. Though the two schools are practically
neighbors, the Robertsons noticed that their sons' friends did not know each
other, program director Eric Mlyn said.
The first class of Robertson Scholars, which includes McCormick, Peck and
Grimsley High School graduate Maital Guttman, started school in the fall of
2001. They plan to graduate in 2005. For students based at UNC -CH, the
scholarship pays for their tuition, room and living expenses for four years. For
Duke students in the program, the scholarship covers only tuition, which is
$27,050 this year.
UNC -CH and Duke collaborated on the details of the scholarship, which seeks
to attract students who have top academic, service and leadership credentials.
The second-semester sophomore switch was Robertson's idea, Mlyn said.
"It's certainly one of the most challenging parts of the programs," Mlyn said.
"We've asked them to start college again in the middle of their college careers.
It asks a lot of them."
The switch has made for some unusual roommate pairings. Randall Drain of
Philadelphia will play on Duke's lacrosse team this spring while living at UNC -
CH. Duke Robertson Scholar Chris Paul of Chapel Hill is living this semester
with UNC -CH varsity football player Leon Scroggins. And Duke's Crystal
Sanders of Clayton will be living at UNC -CH this semester with a recipient of
UNC -CH's top scholarship, the Morehead. Turns out the Morehead Scholar
is her sister Natalie.
Mlyn said these guinea pigs, er, Robertson Scholars, do not seem to mind the
switch too much.
Sure, McCormick and Peck said they miss their friends at their home campus.
But they said they are over there often enough to see their freshman-year friends.
But both see it as an opportunity to make new friends and see how the other
half lives. Students say there are differences between the private Duke and the
public UNC -CH, but they are more subtle than most people think.
Peck, who lives in a Gothic-style dormitory on Duke's West Campus, figured
Duke would be smaller and more intimate than the sprawling UNC -CH. He
was right.
"I kind of like that," said Peck, who spent the first semester this year in South
Africa. "I enjoy seeing different ways of living or thinking."
Of course, some Duke students were wondering what Peck was thinking by
wearing UNC -CH gear on their campus. Peck said he has explained the
Robertson program to those who have asked. All have replied with some
variation of "That's cool" and "Welcome to Duke."
McCormick has discovered Franklin Street, the main Chapel Hill strip where
students go to shop, eat and drink coffee. He also likes UNC -CH's size,
which allows it to offer more cultural events than the smaller Duke. And
McCormick, who wants to major in child health development and policy, is
blown away by UNC -CH's psychology department.
But that Duke sweat shirt will stay tucked in his drawer until he moves back
there next fall. He even bought some Carolina shirts to help him get the whole
Chapel Hill experience, which, he said, is the point of this exercise.
Besides, McCormick added, wearing a Duke shirt to his classes at UNC -CH
"is OK every now and then. But something tells me that if I wear Duke stuff
all the time, people are going to start to wonder."