February 9, 2005

Carolina in the News

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

National Coverage

What Call Is Worth a Life? (Commentary)
The Washington Post
Phone driving is the drunken driving of the new millennium....Studies from the University of North Carolina, the University of Utah, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Rhode Island quantify the specific impairment posed by phone conversations while driving.

Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 25 Universities
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The 25 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $769.8-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available....The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $1.38-billion as of December 31 (increase of $27.1-million in the last month); the goal is $1.8-billion by 2007.
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Test your nutrition IQ (Health Commentary)
Syndicated Columnist-Charles Stuart Platkin
Here are a few of the latest truths, myths and facts that I've uncovered in my continuing effort to decipher "what's what" in the world of nutrition....No. Believe it or not, washing poultry or meat (with water) doesn't effectively reduce the pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses, says Mark Sobsey, Ph.D., a professor of public health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Regional Coverage

Group helps survivors cope with suicide
Palm Beach Post
Joan Fine wears a tiny gold angel on her shoulder....One is the college screening project, which is now offered at Emory University in Atlanta and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

State and Local Coverage

Keep University Affordable (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Wilmington Star-News
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, our need-blind admissions process considers students' qualifications in areas such as academics, leadership skills and public service. We want the best students, regardless of their financial circumstances, to benefit from a truly exceptional education, continuing a Chapel Hill tradition of accessibility that has long been a source of pride around the state. ... James Moeser is chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The UNC Board of Governors will be meeting in Wilmington on Thursday and Friday.
Note: Online link not available.

Tyson's 'Blood Done Sign My Name' required reading at UNC
The Daily Dispatch (Henderson)
Timothy Tyson's book about his experiences during racially troubled times in Oxford has been chosen for incoming students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study and discuss in this summer's reading program.

UNC-CH hears expert's view of Sudan crisis
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Sudanese refugee women can't look for firewood without risking being raped or killed, a human rights leader told a packed house Tuesday night at UNC-Chapel Hill.

University transfer mission is ideas - not bottom line (Letter to the Editor)
Triangle Business Journal
I write in response to The Triangle Business Journal's Jan. 21 article "Lagging in the Triangle."...Robert Shelton, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Police switch could cut off lawyers, auto shops
The Charlotte Observer
Genet Bronkie arrives at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police station in uptown every weekday around 1 p.m. looking for new business for a local law firm....Ruth Walden, association dean at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication, says public access to such records is critical for a community's well-being.

Triangle greets pact with hope
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Triangle Palestinians and Jews greeted news of the agreement in the Middle East with optimism Tuesday, saying they were hopeful it would lead to lasting peace in a region plagued by violence...."They make it impossible for the Palestinians to have a viable state," said [Henry] Landsberger, 79, a retired sociology professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

UNC picks recipients of distinguished teaching awards
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC has selected recipients for its 2005 distinguished teaching awards, the highest campuswide recognition for teaching excellence.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb05/teachawards020805.html

For Tar Heel fans, a night to be careful (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
It's advice given to raw rookies up from the minors to the show who are swinging for the seats and may eventually connect. It's a suggestion given to flashy wideouts who are starting for the first time at what the commentators all call the next level.

Issues & Trends

Va. Assembly Backs New Autonomy For Colleges
The Washington Post
Both chambers of the General Assembly adopted milestone legislation Tuesday to give the state's colleges and universities new freedoms from government control.

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