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July 1, 2003
Current National Coverage
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
Confidence in war effort slips; Bush support still strong
USA Today
As the search for weapons of mass destruction continues with no major finds in
Iraq and U.S. troops continue to suffer deadly attacks, confidence in the war
effort is declining, a USA TODAY/ CNN/Gallup Poll shows. ... Thad Beyle, a
political scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the
drop in the president's character ratings could come as much from his handling
of the economy and other domestic issues as from problems in Iraq.
Nursing a Loved One Can Make You Ill -- U.S. Study
Reuters (international news wire)
Caring for a loved one who is ill can make the caregiver sick, too -- possibly
by aging the immune system, U.S. researchers said on Monday. ... In particular,
a chemical called interleukin-6 goes into overdrive in stressed-out caregivers, the
team at Ohio State University College of Medicine and University of North
Carolina report in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences.
(Note: This article also appeared as a brief in today's Washington Post.
This study was the subject of a UNC news release)
South, West Sides hungry for stores
The Chicago Tribune
Getting to the grocery store is always a challenge for Audrey Davis. When the
weather is nice, she walks 20 minutes each way to the nearest supermarket, a
two-wheel cart for her groceries dragging behind. ... A study published last year
by researchers at the University of North Carolina found that the more super-
markets there are in a given neighborhood, the more likely residents are to meet
dietary recommendations for fruits and vegetables.
(Note: This study was the subject of a UNC news release, The
Chicago Tribune requires free registration to access articles.)
All-volunteer Army is 30, and looking good
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Thirty years ago today - a full generation back - the United States put the military
draft behind it. ... Military historian Richard H. Kohn of the University of North
Carolina adds that the draft "was inherently unfair. There were too many
exemptions, mainly because they didn't need all those people."
Technology Group Searches for Legal Alternatives to File Sharing
The Chronicle of Higher Education
A group of representatives from colleges and entertainment companies is trying
to help colleges find ways to manage the problem of illegal file-sharing by
compiling a list of companies that could provide campuses with online music and
video services, legally and at a reasonable price. ... The joint committee --
whose members include presidents and provosts from .... the University of
North Carolina .... -- organized in December 2002, with Educause as its sponsor.
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)
State and Local Coverage
Affirmative action maximizes efficiency of our social system (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Look at the back of a penny, nickel, dime or quarter. You will find "E PLURIBUS
UNUM." America's motto: "Out of many, one." From Many different "peoples,"
America would make one nation.
(Note: John C. Boger is professor of law and deputy director of the UNC
Center for Civil Rights. Charles E. Daye is Henry Brandis professor of law at
UNC. They participated in developing the UNC Law School's amicus brief
submitted to the Supreme Court, urging it to uphold the Michigan Law School's
affirmative action program. The Chapel Hill Herald requires free user registration
to access archives.)
UNC Research Giving Cancer Patients New Hope
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Researchers at UNC have helped discover a drug just approved by the Food
and Drug Administration could be a major breakthrough in treating multiple
myeloma.
Stone's fable
News and Observer
UNC-CH journalism professor Chuck Stone sees himself in some ways as a
modern-day Lewis Carroll, the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Fireworks safety: It's in your hands
New Bern Sun Journal
State fire officials are predicting the patriotic fervor of the past year will translate
into a highly celebrated Independence Day. Local officials agree and have joined
in a call for residents to remember that even legal fireworks can be dangerous. ...
Green said the results of a study at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at
UNC Hospitals supports his belief that even legal fireworks can be very
dangerous.
Exploring the origins of life
The Chapel Hill News
There are no little green men and no UFOs. There's not even a single reference to
E.T. The new star show at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, "Life
in the Universe," takes a more serious approach to investigating the origins and
possibilities of life in the universe, yet it still easily captures the imagination of its
audience.
`Boss' ticket sales healthy
The Herald-Sun
UNC has sold about 15,000 seats for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
since tickets went on sale Saturday morning, a healthy number, though not nearly
the rapid-fire pace seen in some larger cities.
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
New schools give muscle to ACC football
Associated Press (via Fayetteville Observer)
The jokes about Atlantic Coast Conference football being Florida State and the
eight dwarfs will stop with the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech. ... Duke and
North Carolina, the ACC's two basketball pillars, voted against expanding from
nine to 11 schools. However, UNC chancellor James Moeser acknowledged in a
telephone interview from Chicago that adding the two Big East schools will help
the league's football image.
Expansion opponents still concerned but will 'go forward'
News and Observer
The Tar Heels have to move on. Few leaders at North Carolina wanted this
expansion -- not the chancellor, the athletics director nor the faculty. But all said
Monday they will hope for the best. Chancellor James Moeser said he still has
concerns, especially about the new financial breakdowns. ... "We don't know,"
Moeser said. "We just don't know the answer to that question. It could mean that,
and if it does, it's serious. I think we're going to find out as we experience it.
This was a scenario I don't think anybody anticipated."
Miami accepts ACC proposal
Charlotte Observer
Its knees buckled and its image battered, the ACC salvaged two often-contentious
months of expansion talk Monday by accepting Miami and Virginia Tech as new
members, which will make the erstwhile basketball league a football power in 2004.
... "Despite the concerns I have expressed about expansion, we at Carolina are
committed to making it work," said UNC Chancellor James Moeser.
Miami's addition has ACC up to 11
News and Observer
Miami's in. So is Virginia Tech. And Atlantic Coast Conference expansion, which
moved at an agonizing pace for so long, has been completed. ... "We're going to
do our best to make this work, and I think everyone will," UNC Chancellor James
Moeser said.
Pigskin powerhouse picks ACC
The Herald-Sun
Miami picked one desperate conference over another Monday, leaving the Big
East to take up residence in the ACC. ... UNC chancellor James Moeser said
talks to add a 12th member would continue.
Remaking the ACC
News and Observer
Officials from Miami and Virginia Tech will smile broadly tonight when they're
officially welcomed into the ACC, seemingly a neat and tidy package. ... "That
was one of the reasons North Carolina was interested in staying at nine schools,
because we wanted to protect the round-robin in basketball," North Carolina
athletics director Dick Baddour said.
ACC won despite fumbles (Commentary)
News and Observer
Like a marathon runner who took a wrong turn, the ACC had lost inordinate
amounts of energy and strength by the time it finally reached the finish line Monday
afternoon. ... "All of us have a lot of work to do," North Carolina athletics director
Dick Baddour said as the process drew to a close. ...
Eleven, and counting (Editorial)
News and Observer
Advocates of Atlantic Coast Conference expansion from nine teams to 11 believe
they won a significant battle yesterday, when the University of Miami agreed to join
up. That follows the successful but unexpected courtship of Virginia Tech, which
will join the conference after Virginia political leaders brought the heat to bear in the
course of inexcusably secret negotiations.
Big East to the rear, here comes ACC (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun
With the University of Miami?s decision to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, the
big squabble over how many schools should be in the conference is over, for now.
Finish line (Editorial)
News and Observer
Given the General Assembly's dismal on-time performance of the last two years, a
state budget approved and signed by the governor by July 1 -- right when it's
supposed to be -- is a marvel.
State budget approved
News and Observer
They did it. The General Assembly passed a budget by July 1 -- the start of a new
fiscal year -- for the first time in three years.
Disability clause upsets workers
News and Observer
The state employees association wants the legislature to nullify a provision tucked
in the new state budget that would make it harder for workers to qualify for state
disability benefits. ... State employees will receive a one-time $550 bonus and 10
extra vacation days. The bonus equals 1.8 percent of the pay of an employee
earning $30,000 a year, Cope said, and the extra vacation is worth $1,153.
http://newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2661466p-2468157c.html
Highlights of state's $14.8 billion budget plan
News and Observer
Highlights of the $14.8 billion state budget plan approved by the General Assembly
and signed into law by Gov. Mike Easley. ... Tuition increase of 5 percent for
in-state students and out-of-state students: -$24 million. ...
Town, UNC on right track in plan review (Editorial)
Chapel Hill Herald
The process isn't pretty, but the Town Council and UNC are edging toward a solution
to the latest town-gown dustup.
(Note: The Chapel Hill Herald requires free user registration to access archives.)
Parking deck, chiller plant plans on agenda
Chapel Hill Herald
A group of town and UNC Chapel Hill representatives will hash over concerns this
summer about the university's planned parking decks and chiller plant. Although
meeting dates haven't been set, the committee will meet in public and draft a list of
recommendations by Aug. 25, for the council's first meeting after its summer break,
Mayor Kevin Foy and UNC Chancellor James Moeser announced on Friday.
(Note: The Chapel Hill Herald requires free user registration to access archives.)
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