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January 23, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Our Children Weighted Down . . . With Weight (Letter to the Editor)
The Wall Street Journal
Your story in the Jan. 13 Health Journal provides a limited perspective on the
issues of childhood obesity and beverages in schools, and the potential
solutions...Gatorade is committed to being part of the solution. We recently
launched a multi-million-dollar, multi-year partnership with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill ("Get Kids in Action") to identify real and proven solutions
to increase physical activity and prevent childhood obesity.
(Subscription required.)
State and Local Coverage
Spending bill 'pork' runs lean for N.C.
The Herald Sun
The $373 billion spending package passed Thursday by the Senate earmarks
more than $15 million for the Triangle and about $127 million for North Carolina,
placing the state in the bottom half of pork-barrel recipients....UNC also topped
the list of Triangle-area beneficiaries. The university received nearly $2 million for
special projects ranging from juvenile delinquency prevention to microchip manufacturing. UNC representative Allison Rosenberg said the university requests targeted congressional funding only if no existing federal programs can fund the program or equipment in question.
Related story: Omnibus bill gives millions to N.C.
The News & Observer
Lieutenant governor touts town-gown pacts
The Herald-Sun
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue travels to Raleigh and throughout the state for work, but she lives in Chapel Hill, and she clearly is tuned in to local issues. During a speech in town Thursday, at the annual meeting of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, Perdue mentioned UNC's planned Carolina North campus, and urged local civic and business leaders to keep working on partnerships and communication with the university on town-gown issues.
More tuition increases at UNC
The Herald-Sun
For the second day in a row, UNC's Board of Trustees endorsed tuition increases
Thursday. But this time, there was no controversy.
Fewer get raises at UNC
The News & Observer
For the past several months, workers at UNC-Chapel Hill have been the definition of the squeaky wheel. They've held rallies and mounted letter-writing campaigns
demanding pay raises.
Note: About 70 university employees will benefit from the raises. Details at
http://gazette.unc.edu/morestories.html#2
Woman accuses official of religious discrimination
The Charlotte Observer
The way Jean Bonner sees it, Mint Hill officials are trying to keep God out of a public park....Anita Brown-Graham, a UNC Chapel Hill Institute of Government associate professor who specializes in public law and government, said citizens have a general -- but not unfettered -- right to free speech.
Biggest bet of the year
The Charlotte Observer
Twenty bucks says it's heads. Two Sundays from now, hearts across the country will pound as the Super Bowl's opening coin toss tumbles in the air....About 89 percent of that goes through the local bookie, co-workers, friends and neighbors, said Koleman Strumpf, a UNC Chapel Hill economics professor and expert on gambling.
Commissioner blasts manager
The Charlotte Observer
A Union County commissioner Thursday called on the county manager to resign, accusing him of venturing into politics by naming another commissioner as responsible for a failed plan to give board members lifetime health insurance....The new benefits would have come in addition to regular commissioner salaries. According to information provided by the Institute of Government at UNC Chapel Hill, Union County's chairman, currently Paul Standridge, is paid $16,644 annually, which places Union County ninth out of the state's 100 counties. Other commissioners are paid $15,418, an amount that places Union seventh on the list.
Fitting in Fitness
Greensboro News & Record
For 25 minutes, Lindley Elementary fifth-graders have been working up a sweat jumping rope....Things are no better here in North Carolina; a recent UNC-Chapel Hill study found that only 21 percent of North Carolina middle and high school students take P.E.
Stomach illness hits UNC campus
The Herald-Sun
Health officials are investigating the outbreak of a stomach illness that has sent more than 60 students to the UNC campus infirmary this week.
Related stories:
http://www.nbc17.com/health/2787663/detail.html
http://www.wral.com/news/2787030/detail.html
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
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