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Jan. 18, 2006Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Just five years after voters in North Carolina passed a huge bond issue, colleges say they need more money for construction and repairs
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Visitors to the campus of the University of North Carolina here might be forgiven for thinking the Tar Heels had exchanged their trademark Carolina blue for orange. Brightly colored temporary fencing festoons nearly every corner of the campus, as construction crews kick up dust and dirt as part of an extraordinary building boom, fueled, in part, by $3.1-billion in bonds approved by North Carolina voters in 2000 for a backlog of repairs and new construction at the state's universities and community colleges.
Note: University Communications and News Services staff coordinated set-up for reporter’s campus visit as well as providing photographs for use with the story. Subscription required.Border Security Bill Raises Concerns
The Los Angeles Times
Standing in front of two dozen immigrants at a town hall meeting in the Pico-Union neighborhood, attorney Robert Foss explained what to do if stopped by la migra. ...If the bill passes, prosecutors would have discretion to decide how to interpret the language in the law and whom to go after, said Hiroshi Motomura, an immigration law professor at the University of North Carolina. Even if the sponsor does not intend for the bill to target churches and aid groups, that nevertheless could happen, he said.
Old and Unhealthy
Ivanhoe Newswire
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center reveals people, unlike wine, do not get better with age. Researchers analyzed surveys from 14,000 young people and found diet, activity level, body weight, health-care access, substance use and reproductive health worsen with age despite ethnicity or nationality. In fact, only self-perceptions of personal health and exposure to violence improved with age.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/adolescents011006.htm
Note: Ivanhoe has a syndicated television series and its reports are broadcast in 250 markets reaching 80 million U.S. households.Many Diabetics Tempt Health Risks
HealthDay News
From regular blood testing to insulin injections, from diet alteration to increased exercise, people with diabetes are asked to radically alter the way they live to protect their health. ...These risks are controllable. But doctors need to do a better job laying out both the risks of not treating diabetes along with the rewards for managing the disease well, said Dr. John Buse, an associate professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and director of the UNC Diabetes Care Center.Lung cancer reality may help kin quit smoking
Reuters
A Duke physician is hoping that coping with a loved one's lung cancer will offer a "teachable moment" that helps smokers quit for good. ...The researchers are identifying participants for their study by asking lung cancer patients being treated at Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Durham VA Medical Center whether they have a relative who smokes who would be willing to try to quit.
When Quitting Smoking is a Family Affair
HealthDay News
The family that smokes together may also quit together. ...Sponsored by Duke University Medical Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Durham VA Medical Center, the "Family Ties" smoking cessation program provides stress management and coping skills to relatives of lung cancer patients.
Regional Coverage
University sets sights on UNC’s ‘total package’
The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.)
College admissions representatives say they’re looking for the well-rounded student, but it’s hard to find the well-rounded college. ...Although University President Michael Adams said he had no single model for an academically improved University, and he wanted the school to become “a better Georgia,” he pointed to UNC as a possible look-alike.
When young adult's away, poor health comes into play
The Washington Times
A large survey of the nation's youth shows a sharp decline in healthy behavior during the relatively short period between early adolescence and early adulthood. ..."Our hypothesis is that young adults are more vulnerable to poor health practices than teenagers because they are leaving the more protective environments of home and school," said Kathleen Mullan Harris, sociology professor at the Carolina Population Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the study's lead investigator.
Spalding basketball put to test
The Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
Students at the University of North Carolina are celebrating losing a basketball game to arch-rival Duke this week. The University of North Carolina student team lost by a whopping 244 points over the weekend, but are delighted since the 57-hour game may have set a world record.
Related Link: http://www.masslive.com/business/republican/index.ssf?/base/business-0/1137228744242220.xml&coll=1Governor Doyle Proposes Wisconsin Covenant
WKOW-TV (ABC, Madison, Wis.)
The Wisconsin Covenant is a written agreement - A pledge from eighth grade students who meet the income requirements, to live a clean life and maintain a "B" average. ...The UW estimates the Wisconsin Covenant could cost $5 - $10 million a year. Governor Doyle hopes business donations, foundations and fundraisers will help cover the costs. The University of North Carolina Chapel received $2.9 million in gifts after that State announced the Covenant.
State & Local Coverage
Journalist Woodward delights UNC audience
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In the span of about an hour, renowned Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward was paid what some people make in a year -- and then he gave it away. ...The crowd, which included Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, laughed at all of Woodward's jokes, clapped, asked for autographs and gave a standing ovation to the Post journalist who, with Carl Bernstein, uncovered the Watergate scandal during Richard Nixon's presidency.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/woodward010906.htmWoodward says at UNC 3rd Bush volume on way
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Bob Woodward spoke to a full house Tuesday night at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School about what was on his mind. "The thing that is interesting me right now is President Bush," Woodward said.
NAACP speaker: Continue King's work
The Chapel Hill Herald
The president of the state NAACP challenged a crowd of around 80 Tuesday to be "conscientious objectors" to inequalities like Martin Luther King Jr. was. The Rev. William Barber, who spoke at UNC's law school as part of the university's weeklong celebration of the civil rights leader, placed King in a long line of reformers -- from abolitionist Frederick Douglass to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall -- and encouraged audience members to continue King's work in ending racial and economic injustices.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/revbarber011206.htm
EPA grants $600,000 to UNC
The Triangle Business Journal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill more than half a million dollars to study effects of the environment on human health. UNC's Carolina Environmental Program said Friday it will collect $599,103 from the EPA to fund a three-year study of climate change, air pollution and the interaction between them affect human health.
UNC News Brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2006/011306.htmUNC researcher aims for breakthrough diabetes treatment
Triangle Business Journal
Since 1977, Dr. David Clemmons had immersed himself in the intricate interactions of the smooth muscle tissue that comprise vascular walls. ... Since then, Clemmons has toiled in his University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lab to develop a drug that could stop, if not reverse, the progression of atherosclerosis - a buildup of fatty tissue in the veins that causes heart attacks and strokes.
Smith Center turns 20
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
John Swofford had trouble sleeping those first couple of nights. New-job jitters? You might say that. .."It was built for the primary focus to serve the basketball program and basketball fans," said UNC athletics director Dick Baddour, who took over after Swofford left in 1997 to become commissioner of the ACC. "That's the reason the sight lines are so good and everything."
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-690791.htmlMake Carolina North a model (Letter to the editor)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Village Project wishes to congratulate UNC on its recent announcement to begin anew the planning effort for Carolina North. By starting over with a collaborative process, UNC has opened the door to fuller community participation in the development and design of Carolina North, and consequently, has presented an opportunity to forge a greater consensus about how the Horace Williams tract can be developed for the benefit of both the university and the towns.
Note: No link available.UNC offers lecture on Jewish art
The Chapel Hill News
Samantha Baskind will open the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies 2006 Spring Lecture Series on Jan. 25 with a presentation on the art and life of celebrated American Jewish artist Raphael Soyer (1899-1987).
Today's meat substitutes offer tasty, healthful options (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
There was a time when soy burgers were a joke. Now people sing their praises. "If more people realized how easy, fast, convenient, healthy and good these products really are, they'd stop making fun of them, try them and see that you don't have to spend half a day in the kitchen cooking to put a great meal on the table," Fran from Wake Forest recently e-mailed. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
Need a quick supper? Soup it up (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
How would you like to have dinner on the table tonight in 15 minutes flat? Something satisfying and nutritious that fills the kitchen with good smells and tastes great? ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a licensed, registered dietitian and author. She holds a doctorate in health policy and administration from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she is a clinical assistant professor in the School of Public Health.
District plan: A boon or a bane?
The Charlotte Observer
To backers, the logic is simple and persuasive: Change the way school board members act by changing the way they're chosen. ..."Historically that kind of system ... is absolutely the best to make sure that the majority retains control over all the seats and minorities have no effective voice," says Anita Earls, director of advocacy at the University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights.
No one can say, per se, that the wiretapping was illegal (Question-answer)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
David Schanzer directs the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, set up last year by Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill and RTI International. He previously was Democratic staff director of the U.S. House Select Committee on Homeland Security. THE N&O: Was the administration justified in ordering eavesdropping domestically without warrants?
Stomach virus hits UNC campus
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Several dozen cases of a contagious stomach virus are under investigation at UNC-Chapel Hill and in the surrounding community, according to the Orange County Health Department.
Issues & Trends
Accomplished group vying for UA post
The Arizona Daily Star
The list of Tom Campbell's accomplishments is lengthy and varied. Clerk to a Supreme Court justice. Five-term Republican congressman. The youngest professor ever to earn tenure at Stanford. Business school dean. Aide to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Husband for 27 years. ..."The thing that impressed me about the University of Arizona is it's a large public research university like Chapel Hill and it embraces the public part," Shelton said. "It's proud to be a land-grant institution and serve the citizens of Arizona and at the same time it has all the challenges of a large public research university."
Related Link: http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/98/239/01_1.htmlU of A Presidential Candidates Down to the Final Four
KOLD-TV (CBS, Tucson, Ariz.)
The next direction for the University of Arizona rests with its next president. To U of A students, some needed qualities are obvious. ... Finally, Dr. Robert Shelton is executive vice chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill. He's also provost and professor of physics. He was chair of the department of physics at UC Davis, and vice-provost for research for the entire UC system. He has a Ph.D. in physics from UC San Diego.
Related Links: http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breakingnews/011706candidatescampusschedule
http://dwb.newsobserver.com/news/ncwire_news/story/2877162p-9333501c.htmlShelton seeks UA office
The Daily Tar Heel
UNC Provost Robert Shelton is one of four candidates for president of the University of Arizona, a UA search committee announced Tuesday. He will interview for the position Thursday, and if the search committee votes favorably, he will remain in Arizona for a campus tour.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/389627.htmlNo nervous-Nellie new guy
The Charlotte Observer
Erskine Bowles may be the happiest working man in North Carolina. "To say that I am excited, that I'm enthusiastic, that I'm am ecstatic to be here would be an understatement," the UNC system's new president told the Board of Governors.
A good start (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
First, Erskine Bowles met with leaders and faculty members and students from all 16 constituent campuses of the University of North Carolina system of which he is the new president. Then he vowed to conduct business openly and said he'd direct the withdrawal of proposed legislation that would have made it more difficult to get public information out of the system.
State's tuition intent demands protection (Editorial)
The Greensboro News & Record
The General Assembly shall provide that the benefits of The University of North Carolina and other public institutions of higher education, as far as practicable, be extended to the people of the State free of expense -- N.C. Constitution, Article IX Section 9. Legislative leaders probably give thanks often for one phrase in that constitutional mandate: "as far as practicable." It lets them chip away at a principle for the sake of political and fiscal expediency.
The anxiety of the essay
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It's college deadline crunchtime, and nothing spells anxiety like the college application essay. Grades are black and white. SAT scores are, too. But essays are supposed to be Technicolor.
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