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Jan. 25, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
8-year-old and father face charges in shooting
ABC News
An 8-year-old boy and his father face charges in a shooting at the For Kids We Care day-care center in Germantown, Md. The victim will be released from the hospital today. ...A 2002 University of North Carolina study found 36 percent of gun owners with young children in the home reported keeping a firearm loaded; 50 percent of them failed to lock the weapon or store the ammunition in a locked box.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr01/coyne043001.htmInstead submits FDA application for softcup as OTC fertility aid
Business Wire
Women's health company Instead Inc. filed a 510(k) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week to obtain clearance to market its Instead Softcup product as an over-the-counter (OTC) fertility aid. A decision from the FDA is expected within 90 days. ...Amphora was selected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Agency for International Development, Contraceptive Research and Development, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a formative research study in Madagascar to test its acceptance by urban women at high risk for sexually transmitted infections.
Regional Coverage
Workshop draws vision for future between airports
The Ann Arbor News (Mich.)
Developing vacant land between Detroit Metro and Willow Run airports could create thousands of jobs and prepare the area for the next wave of growth in the global economy. ... Aerotropolis is a concept that was developed by John D. Kasarda, director of the University of North Carolina's Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
The case for impeachment
The San Francisco Bay Guardian
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, held a Jan. 14 town hall meeting back home in San Francisco. It's the sort of thing congressional representatives do routinely, and in safe districts it's often more of a pep rally and love fest than anything else. ...(Michael) Gerhardt noted that Nixon's impeachment inquiry lasted two years – and that the most incriminating evidence emerged along the way. "There is every reason to say that it should be investigated even if we don't know whether that leads to impeachment," Gerhardt said.
UNC News Tip: http://www.unc.edu/news/newstips/2005/supremetip103105.htmlLegal Setback for Marin Ave. Change
The Berkeley Daily Planet (Calif.)
A Hayward judge has handed down a mixed victory for Raymond Chamberlin’s lawsuit challenging the reduction of traffic lanes on Marin Avenue. ... And here Chamberlin was supported by the one bit of scientific evidence he had provided, a study by the University of North Carolina which showed that on streets that carried more than 20,000 cars a day—which Marin Avenue does—a reconfiguration can lead motorists to divert to other, less congested streets.
State & Local Coverage
UNC trustees may decide tuition today
The Chapel Hill Herald
The UNC Board of Trustees likely will make a recommendation today for how much next year's tuition and fees for students will rise. The trustees' finance committee debated four different plans -- all of which would raise in-state tuition for undergraduates by $200 to $300 and out-of-state tuition by at least $600 -- at its meeting in November, but couldn't choose which option it liked best. Today, though, Chancellor James Moeser will present to the committee his recommendation on what next year's tuition and fees should be for Chapel Hill.A defense of raising tuition (Opinion-editorial column)
The Daily Tar Heel
During the course of our few years at Carolina we have seen increases in the cost of metered parking on campus, a rise in the amount of money needed to buy a hamburger at Lenoir and even the need for a couple of extra dimes to purchase a Pepsi. ...It is crucial to understand that this task force first considered the needs of our campus and then contemplated possible tuition raises. We built our discussions on the foundation that tuition at UNC be as low as possible. Only after determining that a true need for an increase was present did we begin to prioritize beneficiaries of an increase and to consider the amount of money required for these priorities - funding need-based financial aid, raising teaching-assistant stipends, improving faculty salaries and keeping class sizes small.
UNC, towns have a good opportunity (Letter to the editor)
The Chapel Hill News
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.
Latin America's interest grows
The Charlotte Observer
When hunting for international investment, state and local economic developers typically look to Europe or Asia. So it was somewhat of a surprise when an autoparts maker from Brazil contacted them 18 months ago. ...Last month, researchers at UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan Institute said North Carolina's growing Spanish-speaking labor pool and expanding Hispanic consumer base offer "rich opportunities" for Latin American firms seeking to establish or increase a U.S. presence.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmTrans fat is why we enjoy many of our favorite foods (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Trans fat is the current dietary no-no. But it played a large role in the creation of the modern, mass-market food production system -- a role that demonstrates just how difficult it is to remove trans fat from our diets. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
AnnaMarie Connolly, an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine and a UNC Hospitals physician, is this year's winner of the H. Fleming Fuller Award.
H. Shelton Earp III, director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently began a two-year term as president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes.
Name that seat for half a latte a day (Opinion-editorial column)
The Chapel Hill News
Given the costs of college athletics today, what's even harder to believe is that the $34 million fund-raising effort was then the largest ever for a college athletic facility. ...Well, if you missed your opportunity with the Dean Dome, or even if you didn't, you now have a second chance. Become a patron of UNC's Memorial Hall. It's a lot cheaper than most people think, and I predict your investment will see Dean Dome-like returns over the next few years.
UNC frat decision delayed
The Chapel Hill Herald
- A decision on the validity of a search warrant used to raid a UNC fraternity accused of operating an illegal bar was delayed Tuesday after the judge said he wanted more time before making a decision.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/392281.htmlFuel leak blamed on faulty part
The Chapel Hill News
A faulty part has been blamed for a jet-fuel leak on Sunday at UNC Hospitals. The O-ring on a flange of piping used to pump jet fuel to helicopters used in the Life Flight Program caused the leak, said Mel Hurston, senior vice president of operations at UNC Hospitals.Where did hospital staff run off to? (Letter to the editor)
The Chapel Hill News
If you were at UNC Hospitals on a Tar Heel home game day, you would see hospital staff leaving before their shift was over. They are not going to the game. They are leaving their patients so they can move their cars from the parking lots that they pay the university for the privilege to park in. ...UNC and the hospital need to rethink this policy.
Issues & Trends
Two, but together (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
New UNC system President Erskine Bowles has made one thing clear: He intends for the state's universities and community colleges to work more closely during his administration. "We have to have a seamless relationship with the community colleges," Mr. Bowles said to the Board of Governors. "It makes good common sense."
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