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February 17, 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
All-USA College Team members build bridges of understanding
USA Today
In founding a student-run English tutoring program for Hispanic cafeteria workers, Pablo Durana, 21, bridged a socioeconomic and cultural gulf that spanned the warming trays at the University of North Carolina cafeterias.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb05/durana.html2005 College Academic All-Stars First Team
USA Today
Pablo Durana, University of North Carolina: Home: Montreal, Quebec, Age: 21; Majors: Communications; business; GPA: 3.435; Graduating: December 2006. Career goal: Non-profit sector. Accomplishments: A trilingual student born in Colombia, Durana won a $1,500 Social Entrepreneur scholarship to start and lead the Carolina Language Partnership, a student-run program offering free English tutoring to campus cafeteria workers, housekeepers and gardeners, which now serves 70 Spanish- and Farsi-speaking campus employees; conducted two-week Spanish workshop for 13 dining managers; varsity cross country and track; produced two short films selected for local film festivals; salsa performing group; Hispanic mentoring program mentor; used travel scholarship to bicycle across Western China; Blue & White magazine's 2004 "Person of the Year."
Loan Terms Can Make It Hard to Climb Out of the Subprime Pit (Commentary)
The Washington Post
Those of us who live in the high tower of creditworthiness can't imagine not negotiating for the best mortgage loan.....Prepayment penalties increase the risk of mortgage foreclosure in subprime home loans, even after controlling for the borrower's credit score, loan terms and varying economic conditions, according to a new report by the Center for Community Capitalism at the University of North Carolina.
Study Shows Steady Slowing of Judicial Confirmations
The New York Sun
Judges who have been nominated to appellate courts by President Bush face confirmation delays almost three times as long as judges nominated for the same jobs by his father, President George H.W. Bush, a new study shows...."People are being opposed because the Bush administration is trying to effectuate an ideological agenda," said Mr. [William] Marshall, a professor of law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Bioengineered tendons may improve surgical shoulder repair
Ivanhoe Newswire
New research is underway right here in the Triangle that could dramatically improve surgical shoulder repairs...."When Ms. Wester came to me, her tendon was completely destroyed. She'd had three previous surgeries and basically had no rotator cuff left in her shoulder," said Dr. [Spero] Karas, Orthopedic Surgeon at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill.
Analyst with Judge Andrew Napolitano
Fox News: The Big Story With John Gibson
Alpha Iota Omega is not turning the other cheek. It is a Christian fraternity suing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The fraternity wants to limit its members to Christians, but the college says that is discrimination. So which side has the law on their side?...There are strong issues on both sides. The college is owned by the government. Therefore, it's regulated by the First Amendment. Therefore, it may neither encourage nor inhibit religious activity. But because it's owned by the government, it's also subject to the laws of North Carolina, which say, Thou shalt not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or religion.
State & Local Coverage
Christian frat at UNC to regain official status
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A Christian fraternity at UNC is on the verge of regaining official status as a student organization following a hearing Wednesday in federal court.
Related link: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/10920641.htmJudge urges deal on UNC religious frat
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A settlement may be in the works in the case of a religious fraternity that sued UNC-Chapel Hill, accusing the university of violating the group's constitutional rights.
Genetic building opens
The Daily Tar Heel
Distinguished University members rolled up their sleeves and armed themselves with shovels Thursday to assist in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new genetic medicine building.
Note: Fox 50 and WRAL-TV aired stories on this event during last night's newscasts.Students Have No Right To Complain About Tuition Hike
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Talk of tuition hikes always brings protest, but a former professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said the hikes are needed and students should understand they are getting a good deal.
Mel Levine
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
Mel Levine argues that most of today's late teens and twenty-somethings are entering adulthood woefully unprepared for the challenges of professional life. Partly to blame are misguided education policies that encourage students to become well-rounded without developing specific skills or goals.
Note: This episode will rebroadcast tonight at 9.Repeat offenders, judicial breaks
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The murder charge facing Kenneth Wayne Maready following a fatal accident last weekend is too familiar to Durham's Gregory Dail....The 32-member statewide group, which also included Rob Foss, manager of Alcohol Studies at UNC's Highway Safety Research Center, started meeting in April.
Kucera wins federal grant
Triad Business Journal
Kucera Pharmaceutical Co., whose cash crunch last year forced it to close its research and administrative offices in Winston-Salem, has won a $100,000 federal grant to pursue medical research of respiratory diseases....Kucera, which was spun out in 2001 from Wake Forest University Health Sciences and the School of Pharmacy at UNC-Chapel Hill, is developing small molecules that act as anti-viral agents in medicine.
These movies are women's work
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It's Ms. Films time in Durham again, and you know what that means: a wide selection of films that are made with that - shall we say? - feminine touch....."At other festivals, people are sitting there and watching and not really participating," says [Niku] Arbabi, who also curates the ScreenArts film series at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Issues & Trends
UNC leaders question Easley's pet program
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
University of North Carolina leaders are raising a number of questions about one of Gov. Mike Easley's major priorities for the next term.
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