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January 3, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
It's hard to imagine any possible good coming from Asia's disastrous tsunami (Commentary)
The Globe and Mail
At 6:58 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia....Seth Reice is associate professor of biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the author of The Silver Lining: The Benefits of Natural Disasters.
UNC tip sheet: http://www.unc.edu/news/newstips/2004/tip122804.htmlNational Coverage
Tuning Up The Second Fiddle
The New York Times
Pity the lieutenant governor....Thad L. Beyle, a professor at the University of North Carolina who specializes in state government, says there have been some famous conflicts over the years.
Eaton's Economists Beat the Pack
The Wall Street Journal
Halfway through 2004, most economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal were prepared to dismiss an increase in U.S. consumer prices early in the year as a temporary blip driven largely by volatile oil prices....James Smith, a University of North Carolina economist, was the only forecaster who predicted that bond yields would fall.
Subscription required.Rehnquist's Health and Vote Contingencies (Commentary)
The Washington Post
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer, has announced that he will not vote in the 12 cases the court heard during the first two weeks of November, unless the case would end up in a 4 to 4 tie without his participation....."There is no stated rule as to do one and not the other," said Eugene Gressman, a professor of law at the University of North Carolina and co-author of "Supreme Court Practice," considered the definitive textbook on the court's procedures.
Rhodes Scholar Rachel Mazyck
"News with Tony Cox" National Public Radio
To receive a Rhodes Scholarship is to be recognized as one of the best and brightest in the world. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with one of this year's recipients, Rachel Mazyck, who plans to use her scholarship to study academic achievement gaps between minority and white students.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov04/rhodes112104.htmlModern Language Association Honors Language and Literature Scholars
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Modern Language Association presented awards for distinguished scholarship in English, comparative literature, and foreign languages last week, during the association's annual convention, in Philadelphia....Honorable mention went to Jonathan M. Hess, a professor of German at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for Germans, Jews, and the Claims of Modernity (Yale University Press).
Subscription required.Tsunami survivors grapple with memories of death, destruction as health experts warn of trauma
The Associated Press (National)
The images play over and over in Jasmin Hasic's mind...."These are normal reactions and people need to be reassured of that," said Margaret Miles, a professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who has worked with disaster survivors.
UNC tip sheet: http://www.unc.edu/news/newstips/2004/tip122804.htmlMigraines Linked to Chest Pain, not Heart Disease
Ivanhoe Newswire
The link between migraines and the risk of coronary heart disease has been debated for many years. Now, a study from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill shows no link between the two but does show people with migraine headaches report more chest pain, also known as angina.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/dec04/rose122804.html
Note: Ivanhoe has a syndicated television series, and its reports are broadcast in 250 markets reaching 80 million U.S. households.Merger mania sweeps Midwest
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In the old industrial Northeast, with its tightly packed neighborhoods and shuttered mills, city-county mergers have been mostly just talk....He and Suzanne M. Leland, an assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina, edited a book, released last summer, which analyzes 13 proposed government mergers.
Regional Coverage
Mouth guard a good idea for any athlete (Commentary)
The News-Leader (Orlando-Dayton Beach, Fl.)
A study by the University of North Carolina, my alma mater, looked at the use and protection provided by mouth guards.
Dole set to become state's senior senator
Myrtle Beach Sun News (S.C.)
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, already a celebrity when elected in 2002, spent most of her first two years in office learning protocol and addressing constituents' needs without fanfare....Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said Dole's emergence as a partisan leader is no surprise for someone with her stature and interest in expanding the GOP.
State & Local Coverage
New UNC curriculum posing challenges
The Chapel Hill Herald
In revising its curriculum, faculty in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences made a concerted effort to give the proposed new plan of study a healthy infusion of international flavor.
Ram's Head Center opening soon
The Chapel Hill Herald
The way it used to be: Students living on south campus would walk down Ridge Road, dip into a valley, cross a long parking lot and climb back up a hill on the other side, eventually joining civilization somewhere north of Kenan Stadium.
System requires trust, fairness
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Dr. Ken Andreoni is a transplant surgeon and director of the Renal Transplant Program at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Research targets little-known disease
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The death of football star Reggie White near Charlotte this week threw a spotlight on a little-known disease that remains mysterious even to the doctors who know it best...."It's a real serious problem in our state and in South Carolina," said James Donohue, chief of pulmonary medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Drug illustrates approval turmoil
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Charges that the Food and Drug Administration practices lax oversight of drugs have cast new attention on a GlaxoSmithKline asthma treatment that has been flagged for problems in the past....Dr. James F. Donohue, chief of pulmonary medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill, has tested Serevent and other asthma drugs in patients for more than 10 years.
Little donkeys play big role in therapy
The Chapel Hill Herald
Professor Barbara Grubb has spent more than a decade studying an illness that affects more than 30,000 Americans....As a researcher at UNC's Cystic Fibrosis Research and Treatment Center, Grubb has been examining how substances move through cells, research that perhaps one day will contribute to a cure, or at least an effective treatment, for the debilitating genetic disease.
Laws on cars seats, organ information start
The Associated Press (N.C.)
More N.C. children have to be buckled up in safety seats, and more families will be told about their loved one's final wishes in legislation that goes into place today....Between 2000 and 2003, 200 children in North Carolina either died or were seriously injured in motor vehicle crashes, said Bill Hall with the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.
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http://www.reflector.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/01/02/1205GDRboosterseatlaw.htmlScooter law is issue in DWI appeal
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A Youngsville man's joy ride on Ocracoke Island over Memorial Day weekend 2003 led to a conviction for driving while impaired, except he wasn't behind the wheel of a car, a truck or even a motorcycle....State law is rather broad, and can be confusing, about what qualifies as a vehicle, said Jim Drennan with the Institute of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Readers make 'Curious' selection
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Wake County readers have chosen British writer Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" for the third edition of Wake Reads Together, which kicks off Jan. 11....TEACCH, a statewide program based at UNC-Chapel Hill, trains parents and teachers to work with autistic children.
Rosemary Roberts: No resolutions, but a few wishes (Commentary)
News & Record (Greensboro)
'Tis the day to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one that arrives at midnight.....The latest outburst of political correctness occurred this month at UNC-Chapel Hill. Chancellor James Moeser retired an award named for Cornelia Phillips Spencer, a 19th-century woman who had an impact on the university during the Reconstruction era.
Virginia Foxx says she is energized and ready for Capitol Hill
Winston-Salem Journal
Capitol Hill has often been compared to a college campus - albeit a very exclusive one....Ferrell Guillory, the director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and the Public Life at the University of North Carolina, said that Foxx's strengths are her grassroots appeal and her constituent service.
After two years, Dole steps into leadership role
News & Record (Greensboro)
Republican candidates lined up on the flatbed trailer decorated with pumpkins and bales of hay, ready to stoke support....Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill, said Dole's emergence as a partisan leader comes as no surprise from someone with her stature and interest in expanding the GOP.
Quotas' end vexes N.C. textile execs
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
No one can accuse Jim Chesnutt of sitting around and waiting for the bottom to drop out of North Carolina's textiles industry..."If you haven't gotten your adjustments done before this week, you pretty much deserve to be out of business," said James F. Smith, an economist at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Climate good for entrepreneurs in 2005
Asheville Citizen-Times
Tom Kearns and Andrea Twilling had the recipe for success after nine years running the popular Rio Burrito restaurant in downtown Asheville....In partnership with the University of North Carolina and the U.S. Small Business Administration, this agency offers business counseling, financing, technology transfer and other resources to entrepreneurs.
Issues & Trends
Big Boosters Calling the Shots on Campus
The New York Times
There is a sticker price for a messiah coach. For $16 million, the University of Florida recently banished Ron Zook with a $1.8 million buyout, paid the Utah Utes what amounted to a savior transfer fee of $250,000 and committed $14 million over seven years for Urban Meyer to compete with Steve Spurrier's visorly ghost.
Registration required.Bowling for Dollars Has Little Room to Spare
The Washington Post
College sports' first bowl game was used as bait to woo chilly Midwesterners to Southern California with the promise of sunny climes and a grand football game in the dead of winter...."What we've created is a major entertainment industry in this country based on American campuses," said former University of North Carolina president Williams C. Friday, co-chairman of the Knight Commission.
Colleges, universities see rise in donations at end of year
News & Record (Greensboro)
Students left weeks ago....But one office still has the lights on. University development officials...are busy sorting mailed checks and answering jangling phones from alumni and friends donating money before the Dec. 31 tax deadline.
Budget choices will still be hard
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Gov. Mike Easley and state lawmakers were supposed to find it easier to put together a state budget in an improving economy....That doesn't include another $468 million they borrowed for projects at several UNC campuses, land acquisition for parks and buffer zones around military bases.
State's payroll reveals gender gap
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina state government is an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated workplace, according to a new study conducted by the Office of State Personnel.
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