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January 14, 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
Good money for good students (Editorial)
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio)
Ohio State University has taken a commendable step toward increasing access for high-achieving students with low incomes....We already lag behind states like Indiana and institutions like the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Many give up search for missing loved ones in Asian tsunami; others carry on
Associated Press (National)
After spending days poring over photos of corpses, wandering through Thai beach resorts destroyed by the tsunami and searching through hospital wards, Canadians Catherine and David Smith decided to end their search for their two missing friends...."As time goes by with not finding a loved one, reality will sink in. Viewing the devastation of the area also helps to face reality that 'yes this terrible awful thing did happen,'" said Margaret Miles, a professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in the United States who has worked with disaster survivors and grieving parents.
What happens when restaurants cut portion sizes?
Scripps Howard News Service
What happens when restaurants respond to demands from nutritionists that they join in the fight against obesity by reducing portion sizes and posting calorie information on menus?...A University of North Carolina study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2003, concluded that increased portion sizes were one reason that more than 44 million Americans were obese.
Some lessons still to be learned (Commentary)
Hearst Newspapers
Journalism has taken a lot of hits in recent months with flagrant episodes of plagiarism, fabrication of stories, the case of a government-paid pundit and broadcasters embarrassed by relying on dubious documents....Dean Richard Cole at the University of North Carolina's School of Communications, said the acceptance of money by Williams was a "clear conflict of interest. You can't do that. That's not what we need -- another scandal."
State & Local Coverage
Southern Historical Collection
WUNC-FM
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Scholars say it's the world's largest collection of manuscript material about the American South.
Exhibit touts collection's anniversary
The Free Press (Kinston)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Southern Historical Collection, likely the world's largest collection of manuscript material documenting the American South, will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a new exhibition, opening today to the public.
Lab tests confirm UNC-CH case of meningitis
The Associated Press (N.C.)
A University of North Carolina student admitted to UNC Hospitals this week with symptoms of meningitis has been shown to have the disease, public health officials said Thursday.
Why women hurt, why women eat
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Middle-aged women are increasingly suffering from eating disorders that used to be associated with teen-aged girls, according to the authors of a new book....Clinical psychologist Cynthia M. Bulik, director of the Eating Disorders Program at UNC-Chapel Hill, says studies show a "startling increase" in women 30 and older suffering from binge eating, bulimia and anorexia.
Affordable housing threatened
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Low-cost rental housing is not something Donna Augustono, 47, takes for granted....Indeed, Michael Stegman, a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill who has studied the act, said that changes passed in the mid-1990s streamlined the processing work that banks are complaining about.
Cubs will find home at preserve
The Charlotte Observer
So this is where our tiger cubs will come to live....Dr. Michael Bleyman, a UNC-Chapel Hill, geneticist founded the trust...with the goal of breeding endangered cats that could one day be released into the wild.
General Assembly May Decide Ag Race Winner
The Associated Press (N.C.)
Candidates in two disputed statewide elections have raised the question of whether the North Carolina General Assembly...should resolve their contested races....Thad Beyle, a political science professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said letting the General Assembly settle the case would save the expense of a new statewide election....
Varied views welcome at student-assignment talk
The Charlotte Observer
A coalition of education activists, ministers and community leaders will join the UNC Center for Civil Rights in a public session Monday aimed at persuading Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to cap poverty levels at all schools.
Town sued over zoning
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Some residents of the predominantly African-American neighborhood in north Clayton are challenging in court a recent rezoning that they say will funnel more traffic through their streets and hurt property values....The suit was prepared by Clayton lawyer Allen Tew and Anita Earls, director of the Center for Civil Rights at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Love between rivals
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
It was news that no one wanted to hear. But once they heard that N.C. State coach Kay Yow was battling a recurrence of breast cancer, players on the North Carolina women's basketball team felt the need to take action....So today, the No. 9 Tar Heels will wear a pink ribbon on their shorts when they take on the Wolfpack at 8:30 p.m. (Fox Sports South) at Reynolds Coliseum.
Issues & Trends
UNC group to examine cap on enrollment
The Chapel Hill Herald
A UNC system committee will soon begin examining the university's 18 percent cap on out-of-state enrollment.
Related link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2023098p-8407233c.htmlTuition freeze may get board support
The Chapel Hill Herald
The UNC system's Board of Governors appears likely to support a freeze in tuition for the next academic year.
Goal: Keep tax rise to a minimum
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Town Council went over some of the early budget numbers on Thursday, and heard again what Town Manager Cal Horton has been warning for a while now -- there's a significant tax increase on the horizon for Chapel Hill property owners....The town has located its Public Works and Transportation facilities on land owned by UNC Chapel Hill for the last 25 years or so, at a lease of $1 per year. But the lease expires at the end of 2006, and the university has declined to renew the lease because it wants to move ahead with planning for the Carolina North project.
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