February 24, 2004

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

National Coverage

"Special Report with Maria Bartiromo"
CNBC
Alumnus William Harrison Jr., chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase and Former Basketball Coach Dean Smith discussed business, management and Smith's new book on CNBC last night.

(Note: The transcript or footage of the segment does not appear online.)

State & Local Coverage

Clarifying UNC's work-study program (Letter to the Editor)
The Virginian Pilot
Re your Feb. 16 editorial, "U.Va.'s experiment will broaden access":
I write to clarify a reference to the Carolina Covenant, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's initiative for low- income students.
UNC's qualified low-income students will graduate debt-free if they work on campus 10 to 12 hours weekly in a work-study job instead of borrowing. We will meet the rest of their needs through federal, state, university and privately funded grants and scholarships.
Linking our promise to these students with work-study jobs is important to Carolina. Research shows a positive correlation between students who work part-time and their persistence, graduation and future success. They receive invaluable hands-on experience in office, laboratory and other professional settings.
Although our approaches differ, we are pleased U.Va. has taken this important step.
Shirley Ort, Director of scholarships and student aid, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Note: Letter not available online.)

Magazine bullish on Triangle
The News & Observer
The Triangle ranks as America's hottest boom town, a sizzling destination poised to create more high-paying jobs than San Jose, Calif., Washington or Atlanta....Paul Kaihla, who wrote the cover story, said the class includes job titles such as engineer, filmmaker and educator. Business 2.0 cited the presence of the Triangle's three "heavyweight colleges" -- Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University -- and the tech startups they spin off.
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Validated security (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer
Regarding your Feb. 20 news story "UNC system lacks security," here is some additional perspective on the current state of information technology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Overall, the new state audit results are overwhelmingly positive....Steve Jarrell Interim Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

Debate begins over book assignment
The News & Observer
For the third straight year, UNC-Chapel Hill's freshman reading assignment is igniting hot debate. But this time, it is happening even before the book is picked.. After a three-hour session Sunday night that was supposed to be its last, UNC-CH's reading selection committee deadlocked four to four between "Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point," by David Lipsky and "Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age" by Bill McKibben.

Thursday football not likely at Kenan
The Herald-Sun
Kenan Stadium's charm is in its geography. UNC's football stadium is squarely in the middle of an idyllic campus, nestled in the shadows of towering pine trees.

UNC Hospitals spending $5M on heart program projects
Triangle Business Journal
UNC Hospitals is moving ahead with two projects - with a total cost of more than $5 million - to improve the medical center's pediatric heart program.

UNC Health Care fills executive slots
Triangle Business Journal
The executive reorganization of the Chapel Hill-based UNC Health Care System gained speed Friday with the announcement of two key appointments.

The amazing true tale of a slave girl
The News & Observer
Literary scholar Jean Fagan Yellin spent more than 20 years researching the life of slave and activist Harriet Jacobs....UNC-Chapel Hill English professor Trudier Harris-Lopez teaches the Jacobs narrative.

Lessons from Bart
The Daily Tar Heel
The bright, refurbished Great Hall of the Student Union was surprisingly crowded Monday night. The speaker, a short, turtleneck-clad man, was a consultant for "The PJs," helped put out "Alf" and wrote jokes for "Airplane II: The Sequel."

Cheering on Charly for 'Idol'
The Herald-Sun
North Carolina native Charly Lowry is following in the "Idol" footsteps left by Clay Aiken....Lowry is a sophomore majoring in journalism and mass communication at UNC Chapel Hill. She's on leave this semester to pursue her "Idol" dream and is taking classes part-time at UNC Pembroke.
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Issues and Trends

Allow courts to judge JamesOn Curry first (Editorials)
Greensboro News-Record
JamesOn Curry had what looked to be a bright future ahead of him. The high school basketball standout received a scholarship offer from UNC-Chapel Hill during his sophomore year at Eastern Alamance High School. He was all set to enroll at UNC-CH next fall.

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