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Jan. 20, 2006Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Sport of cheers and fears
The San Jose Mercury News
In the initial shock, Rechelle Sneath struggled to understand what had just happened. One moment Sneath, then a San Jose State freshman, was soaring through the air. The next, she was on the ground, unable to move her legs. ..."When you see these girls in the air, it looks so simple,'' said Fred Mueller, director for the University of North Carolina's National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research. "But it doesn't take much to get off balance and have an accident occur.''
Learning Arabic, and much more (Opinion-editorial column)
The Baltimore Sun
Much has been said in the last five years about the lack of Arabic speakers in the United States, especially those willing and qualified to work for the federal government. After 9/11, America scrambled to find qualified linguists to help fight terrorism. ...Justin Martin is an American Fulbright Scholar living in Amman and a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
State & Local Coverage
James Moeser
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor James Moeser was Frank Stasio’s guest for the full hour today (Jan. 20) on North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC’s "The State of Things" for a discussion of the future of the University. In his five-plus years as chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, James Moeser has instituted groundbreaking programs such as the Carolina Covenant, a need-based financial aid program for the state's poorest students. Other topics discussed included Carolina’s “best value” ranking by Kiplinger’s magazine, his vision for Carolina North and how Carolina is moving towards being the nation’s leading public university.
Educational value (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Your Jan. 10 article "UNC is rated No. 1 in Value" reported that UNC-Chapel Hill was named by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine as the best educational value in public higher education. Kiplinger's considered indicators of academic quality, cost and financial aid. ...Shirley A. Ort, Associate Provost and Director of Scholarships and Student Aid, UNC-Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/kiplingers010906.htm
Related Link: http://www.mountaintimes.com/mtweekly/2006/0119/best_value.php3Reaching Out (Letter to the editor)
The Winston-Salem Journal
In the editorial "Reaching Out" (Dec. 30), the writer told of a program at UNC Chapel Hill to help suicidal college students. It is true, the pressures of college and first-time independence can be arduous for a young person, and those plagued by depression are in dire need of aid.
New committee could be useful (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Yes, another committee. Just what the most committee'd community you could possibly find really needs. ...This new committee would be, by actual count, the sixth to look at Carolina North, the university's planned research campus to be located on the Horace Williams tract. It's a massive project, in the center of town, that inevitably will alter the community in ways we perhaps can't even imagine now. It has the potential to be an extraordinary boon to the university and the community.
Director takes role as herself in 'Callback'
The Fayetteville Observer
Blake Bradford has an intimidating job. ...The play was written by Svanoe, who also has an impressive list of writing and directing accomplishments. In addition, he was a member of The Rooftop Singers of “Walk Right In” fame. (Bill) Svanoe, now a professor of script and screenwriting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has written works with everyone from Tom Selleck to Whoopi Goldberg.
The city's secret struggle for rights
The Durham News
In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had a visit to Durham scheduled. Late the day before, he cancelled. Pressing business elsewhere. ...In 1933, Thomas Raymond Hocutt of Durham brought one of the first actions -- if not the first action -- against racial discrimination in higher education. A N.C. College graduate who had been denied admission to the University of North Carolina's pharmacy school, Hocutt sued on the grounds that no "separate but equal" training was available in the state. He lost the case on a technicality.
Party over for frat guilty of hazing
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A fraternity at UNC-Chapel Hill is on probation for at least a year after pleading guilty to hazing this week in the university's student-run honor court. Beta Theta Pi will not be allowed to have parties at least through the spring of 2007 with the exception of one social event per semester for parents or alumni, said Matt McDowell, a UNC senior and student attorney general.
Issues & Trends
Shelton first candidate to take hotseat
The Arizona Daily Wildcat
Students will have the opportunity to question and get to know one of the four UA presidential candidates today. Robert Shelton, executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, will meet with administration, faculty, students and community members during campus forums held throughout the day.
Related Link: http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/112179All four finalists for UA president advance
The Associated Press (N.C.)
A University of Arizona search committee on Thursday recommended that the Arizona Board of Regents consider all four candidates vying to replace university President Peter Likins, who is retiring as of June 30. ...The four are Tom Campbell, dean and professor of business at the University of California-Berkeley's Haas School of Business; Deborah Freund, vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at Syracuse University; Yash Gupta, dean and professor of operations management at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, and Robert Shelton, executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of North Carolina.
Murdock plans lab foundation
The Charlotte Observer
Billionaire David Murdock disclosed Thursday he is creating a $120 million nonprofit foundation to operate the Core Lab facility at the heart of his North Carolina Research Campus. ..The campus is going up at the site of the former Pillowtex Corp. textile mill complex, and demolition is about four months ahead of schedule, Safrit said. Dole will have a significant presence at the campus, as will UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.
Related Link: http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ
_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128769438066Nursing the need (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Administrators of the University of North Carolina system had the right instincts last year when they directed North Carolina's public university nursing programs to find and graduate more nurses. Sadly, no money has filtered down to the nursing schools to get the important job done.
Erskine Bowles About UNC Presidency: 'I Am Confident'
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The new president of the massive system that makes up the University of North Carolina has only been on the job two weeks. But Erskine Bowles has hit the ground running, and said he doesn't plan to stop anytime soon.
Related Link: http://www.nbc17.com/education/6253807/detail.html
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