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Feb. 16, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Big Study Finds No Clear Benefit of Calcium Pills
The New York Times
A large, seven-year study of healthy women over 50 found no broad benefit from calcium and vitamin D supplements in preventing broken bones, despite widespread endorsement by doctors for the supplements. ...But disappointing results are valuable, too, said Dr. Russell Harris, a specialist in internal and preventive medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. "We advance in medical science," Dr. Harris said "not only by finding things that work but by finding things that don't work and by encouraging people to think about other things."
Hotel workers kick off campaign in S.F.
The San Francisco Chronicle
Hotel workers kicked off a nationwide campaign to recruit members and improve wages and benefits with a rally in San Francisco on Wednesday. They had an assist at the gathering at the Parc 55 Hotel from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, actor Danny Glover and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2004, now running an anti-poverty program at the University of North Carolina.
Related Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/
northern_california/13881675.htmRegional Coverage
IPFW newspaper runs Muhammad caricatures
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
IPFW’s student newspaper Wednesday printed the 12 comics featuring caricatures of the prophet Muhammad that caused violence and rioting after the same cartoons were published in European newspapers. ...The Philadelphia Inquirer published the cartoons, as did college newspapers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of Illinois. The Communicator is independent of the university and receives about 75 percent of its funding from the Student Government Association, said Student Government Association President Lamar Dixon.
State & Local Coverage
Border war: GOP divided on illegals
The Charlotte Observer
In the fevered debate over illegal immigration, Republicans in Congress -- including all four senators from the Carolinas -- may be forced to choose between key allies. ...But a guest-worker program may have more appeal for senators, says Ferrell Guillory, who heads the Southern politics program at UNC Chapel Hill. They run more competitive and expensive statewide campaigns.
Immigration's tests for us all (Opinion-editorial column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Few issues are as controversial as immigration, and our current debate is heavily influenced by proposals such as President Bush's guest-worker program and the House of Representatives' suggestion that we build a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border. Surprisingly perhaps, the controversy does not stem primarily from economic considerations; most serious economic analysis, such as a recent report on Hispanic immigration by UNC-Chapel Hill business professors John Kasarda and James Johnson, tends to point out that the economic benefits outweigh the costs for host societies. ...Niklaus Steiner is executive director of the University Center for International Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. He works in the field of international migration and nationalism.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmCapstone joins Triangle queue
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Want to lend money in the Triangle? Get in line. Organizers of Capstone Bank are the latest in a queue of investors looking to tap the area's expanding small-business and real estate markets. ...But local bankers with established relationships such as Patterson have an advantage, said Bill Moore, an investment banking professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. "This is a formula that has worked many, many times over the years with the right people, even in a crowded market," Moore said. "And Mike Pattersons don't grow on trees."
Carrboro names members to panel
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The town of Carrboro appointed its four representatives Tuesday night to the committee that will discuss UNC-Chapel Hill's Carolina North research campus. Mayor Mark Chilton and Aldermen Randee Haven-O'Donnell and Dan Coleman will serve, along with planning board Chairman James Carnahan. Allen Spalt, a former alderman, was chosen as the alternate.
System a green light for traffic
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Instead of seeing red, Bull City drivers could be zipping through green light after green light in a matter of months. ... Although synchronized signals don't reduce miles traveled on a journey, they do reduce emissions by allowing drivers to maintain speed, said Asad Khattack, director of the Carolina Transportation Program at UNC Chapel Hill.
Get into the swing of things
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
There's great music, fun-loving folks, and even some exercise waiting on a dance floor near you. ...Complete with live music, the society makes its main venue, the Durham Armory, feel less like an auditorium and more like the Savoy Ballroom. On one recent night, the Carolina Dance Band of UNC-Chapel Hill, backed by musicians from N.C. Central University, played big band classics reminiscent of the days of Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Public to have say on longer city terms
The Roxboro Courier Times
Roxboro City Council wants to hear from the public before making any decision regarding staggered four-year terms for its members. ...Joyner, however, advised council that he had spoken to the North Carolina League of Municipalities about the possibility of four-year staggered terms and the League referred him to the University of North Carolina's School of Government.
Issues & Trends
Studied offers (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Erskine Bowles was a corporate leader and White House chief of staff before he was hired as president of the University of North Carolina system. Bowles will bring that experience to bear in considering three proposed corporate partnerships with UNC campuses. They could profit North Carolina -- and in two of the proposals, the Triangle in particular -- but raise issues about dollars and intellectual property rights.
N.C. A&T loss raises worries at WSSU
The Winston-Salem Journal
Less than two weeks after James Renick, the chancellor at N.C. A&T State University, announced that he was stepping down to take an administrative job in Washington, some local Winston-Salem State University alumni and leaders are already urging Chancellor Harold Martin to stay on this side of the Forsyth County line. ...After a recent reshuffling of UNC administrators, Bowles is also looking for candidates to fill two top positions in the UNC system: the vice president for academic affairs and the vice president for finance. Bowles has been the head of the state's public university system for a month and a half.
Council must continue to push DOT (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Three people died on the roads of Chapel Hill during the month of January. And yet how lucky we were. We were fortunate, that is, that we haven't had more fatal accidents on our roads, that the three fatalities -- as tragic as they were -- were the first on our roads in several years. But unless significant changes are made, they won't be our last. With the community's population growing and traffic increasing, serious accidents are simply more likely to happen. More residents are cycling to work and for pleasure. More students are racing diagonally across Cameron Avenue and South Road to their next class.
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