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July 25, 2003
Current National Coverage
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
Why Colleges Scoff At Your Kid's GPA
The Wall Street Journal
High-school students place a lot of weight on their grade-point averages. But they
may be interested to know that many colleges increasingly don't. ... To try to cut
through this hodgepodge, colleges around the country are coming up with their own
formulas to recalculate each applicant's GPA. ... University of North Carolina:
"We take at face value what the school gives us and record it," says Jerry Lucido,
director of admissions.
(Note: The Wall Street Journal requires a subscription to access articles.)
'SportsCenter' issue: Gender imbalance
USA Today
ESPN's SportsCenter, after the demise of competitors from CNN and Fox Sports
Net, has a virtual monopoly on daily sports reporting on national TV. So this might
be significant: The show, based on research snapshots, might be giving less
attention to women's sports than it did eight years ago. C.A. Tuggle, an associate
journalism professor at the University of North Carolina and former TV sports
producer and reporter, tracked SportsCenter stories from May 25 to June 23, 2002.
His results, to be announced next week: Stories about men outnumber those about
women by a 48-1 ratio.
Chew on this notion: Some may be fat and also fit
The Houston Chronicle
To turn "fat" to "fit," all it takes is swapping "a" with "i." ... A study published last
year from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill found that overweight
women -- whether they were fit or not -- were more likely to die earlier than fit,
thin women.
Good News about "Good" Cholesterol
Business Week online
Cholesterol-cutting drugs known as statins are getting lots of attention these days.
... "The focus on LDL has been very important and should remain fundamental,"
says Dr. Sidney Smith, former head of the American Heart Assn. and a
professor of medicine at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
War, terror, and poverty rob Iraq of bridegrooms
The Christian Science Monitor
The Rev. Ikram Mehanni slowly runs his finger down the registry of births, deaths,
and marriages among his congregation, and it shows four or five marriages a year
in the 1970s. ... It is estimated that between 160,000 and 200,000 Iraqis died,
and when the survivors finally came home, "many were handicapped, or they
were psychologically not viable to be married," says Ms. Alattar, now a
professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina ...
Regional Coverage
A new tune for a changing market (Editorial)
St. Petersburg Times (Fla.)
Music moguls make millions marketing the here and now, and pop stars have fine-
tuned the art of adaptation. Think Madonna and her countless music makeovers.
... "The legal approach or the regulatory approach, I view as fundamentally
hopeless," said Koleman Strumpf, a University of North Carolina professor
who has done extensive research on illegal file-sharing.
State and Local Coverage
Williams to lead UNC-CH trustees
The News and Observer
Richard "Stick" Williams of Charlotte, a Duke Energy Co. vice president, was
elected chairman of UNC-Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees on Thursday,
becoming the first African-American to lead the university's governing board.
(Note: For more information, click here.)
UNC names new chief legal counsel
The Herald-Sun
UNC welcomed its new attorney into the fold Thursday while also acknowledging
that its former legal counsel has officially resigned. UNC's Board of Trustees hired
Leslie Strohm to be the university's new chief legal counsel, filling the void left
when Susan Ehringhaus left the position last year.
(Note: For more information, click here.)
Ehringhaus is leaving UNC-CH
The News and Observer
Former UNC-Chapel Hill attorney Susan Ehringhaus, who received a
controversial 20-month severance deal when she left that job last year, has resigned
from the university effective Sept. 30 -- relinquishing her claim to $172,627 in salary
remaining from her separation agreement.
Jones heads business school, James gets top education post
The Herald-Sun
UNC has two new academic deans. The university's Board of Trustees approved
appointments Thursday of new leaders for the Kenan-Flagler Business School
and the School of Education.
(Note: For more information, see two UNC news releases on the appointments
of the dean of Kenan-Flagler Business School and the School of Education.)
An out-of-state dilemma
The News and Observer
Michael Wheeler toured his dream school this week, wandering the lush campus in
a pair of baggy Carolina blue shorts, in awe of a place he had seen only on
television. ... Public universities in this state cannot admit more than 18 percent of
their undergraduates from outside North Carolina, according to a policy by the
UNC System's Board of Governors. UNC-CH leaders have grumbled for years
about the cap, but now they want to do something about it.
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
Hard Lessons In Tuition Hikes
CBS Evening News
It's a summer of discontent as state college students in Maryland face rising tuition
bills this fall. Dan Mote is president of the University of Maryland, where, as CBS
News Correspondent Joie Chen reports, cuts in the state budget are forcing tuition
up a whopping 21 percent over last year.
Fewer States Link Appropriations to Colleges' Performance, Report Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Tight budget times have made states reluctant to tie financial support for public
colleges to their performance, according to an annual report released this month by
the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New
York at Albany.
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)
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