February 26, 2004

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

National Coverage

The Passion and the History of the Gospels
"Talk of the Nation," National Public Radio
The story of the Gospels has been told and re-told for centuries....Bart Ehrman, Professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina

Sizing Up the Democratic Contenders' Strengths
Los Angeles Times
If first impressions are lasting ones, John Edwards' persona in the Senate was sealed within weeks of his swearing-in...."He's been very lucky," said Ferrell Guillory, director of a program on politics at the University of North Carolina.

Analysis: Edwards may top the list of potential VPs
Scripps Howard News Service
John Edwards remains a long shot for the Democratic presidential nomination, but political analysts say he belongs on John Kerry's short list of potential running mates...."The classic case is John Kennedy picks Lyndon Johnson and Johnson carries Texas for him," said Ferrel Guillory, director of the program on Southern politics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Nation's youth hit hard by STDs
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Nearly half of all new cases of sexually transmitted diseases show up in teenagers and young adults, even though they represent only one quarter of sexually active
Americans....A panel of nine young people from around the country, including Kent native Chrissy Kajita, 23, offered comment for a separate report from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Half of new STD cases hit 15-24 age group
Indianapolis Star
Some people may be surprised by a national report estimating that half of all new cases of sexually transmitted diseases occur among young people....Playing a crucial part of the research was an expert advisory panel organized by the University of North Carolina.

Youth STD cases soar, report says
The Washington Times, DC
Sexually transmitted diseases have become so pervasive among the nation's youth that one out of every two sexually active young people can expect to become infected by age 25, a new report says....Young women are more at risk than young men because the infections can "silently" hide in the female reproductive tract, according to the study by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

State & Local Coverage

Former UNC official dies
The News & Observer
Nelson Ferebee Taylor, a former UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor described as a gentlemanly scholar with a passion for precise detail, died Wednesday at his home after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83.
Related link

At UNC, everybody's finally on the same page
The Charlotte Observer
They read thousands of pages, met for months, debated for hours. At one point, they deadlocked in a tie. But Wednesday morning they came back and dropped their secret ballots into a Carolina ball cap. Now UNC Chapel Hill has a book for this summer's reading program.

UNC picks military, moderate reading
The Herald-Sun
The book is "Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point." Let the debate begin.
Related link featuring an interview with the book author.

UNC picks military book
The News & Observer
Military values won out over scientific ethics Wednesday as UNC-Chapel Hill made the final selection for its freshman reading assignment.

Lessons in fairness on campus (Commentary)
The News & Observer
Some professors are being taught a new lesson. ...Still, it's a good sign that the remerging student desire for free speech is transforming North Carolina's universities into a true marketplace of diverse ideas.

A poor example (Editorial)
The Daily Tar Heel
The free and inclusive flow of information is vital for productive discourse at the University, but one faculty member has compromised that principle.

Job losses threaten region's Bush support
The Charlotte Observer
President Bush visits Charlotte today in an economic climate very different from when he won the Carolinas four years ago.....James Smith, a UNC Chapel Hill economist well-regarded for his national forecasts, expects the economy to add more than 2.6 million jobs before the election, although few will be in manufacturing.

Historic dinner with King
The News & Observer
In fall 1964, Dan Pollitt, now 82 and a retired UNC-Chapel Hill law professor, was among a group who ate dinner with Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King at the Top of the Mart restaurant in Atlanta.

Kirkpatrick, 64, professor
The News & Observer
Robert Galloway Kirkpatrick Jr., a beloved professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill, died Tuesday from complications of surgery. He was 64.

Issues and Trends

On the road with NCCU's chancellor (Editorial)
The Durham Herald-Sun
Next month, N.C. Central University Chancellor James Ammons and a team of NCCU administrators and students will embark on an ambitious, weeklong bus tour
of 15 North Carolina cities to win the hearts and minds of prospective students....It was inspired by the late UNC Chancellor Michael Hooker, who launched a popular annual statewide bus tour in the mid-'90s to help the school's faculty reconnect with the state's people.

Note: If you have any questions about Carolina in the News, please call Russell Campbell at News Services, (919) 962-2091, russell_campbell@unc.edu, or Mike McFarland in University Communications, mike_mcfarland@unc.edu

Note: Web links on this page are time-sensitive, so stories might not be available after the day they first appeared.