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July 31, 2003
Current National Coverage
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
Ad campaign aims to persuade parents of military option for kids
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Ask Mark Jones how he's doing and he says, "I'm living a dream." ... Richard
Kohn, a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
who's written extensively on the "civil-military gap," said it's good that the military is
trying to broaden its appeal, because a military that isn't representative of society
can develop its own elitist culture and partisan political interests.
High herpes rate found in metro Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More than one-third of people in suburban Atlanta who participated in a recent
study tested positive for the virus that causes genital herpes. ... "When you talk to
private physicians, there's a tendency to think that isn't really true of their population,"
said Peter Leone, co-author of the study and an associate professor of
medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
State and Local Coverage
HIV in N.C. college students increasing
The Greensboro News and Record
UNC-Chapel Hill and state health researchers say they are alarmed at a recent
outbreak of HIV among college students in North Carolina. ... "This is a first
indication that there may be a resurgence of HIV happening in a vulnerable population,
in this case young black men in the South," said Christopher Pilcher, a co-author
of the report and an assistant professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill medical school
(Note: This coverage was the result of a UNC news release. Other coverage known
to date includes The Charlotte Observer, The Herald-Sun, and WNCN-TV (NBC, Raleigh),
Pilcher was also granted an interview with WCHL-AM.)
Fears rise for cemetery
The News and Observer
Bland Simpson, a writer, musician and UNC-Chapel Hill assistant professor , has
moved contemplatively among the tombstones in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery since
he was a boy. ... The 205-year-old cemetery has been among the talk of town lately
because the university wants to build a 600-space parking deck and an industrial-style,
21,600-square- foot air conditioning chiller plant within yards of the burial ground that
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Outdoor dramas washed out
News and Observer
The Quaker characters in the outdoor drama "The Sword of Peace" preach
nonviolence. But the drama's producer, James Wilson, confesses he's feeling violent
urges lately, each time a weather forecaster says "rain." ... The state benefits greatly
from outdoor drama, according to Scott J. Parker, director of the Institute of
Outdoor Drama in Chapel Hill.
Shoo-ins on ballots as filing nears end
The Charlotte Observer
Early Election Day celebrations could start Friday for four Charlotte City Council
members who will cruise to uncontested victories unless opponents step up before the
filing period closes at noon. ... The rough economy has made political jobs less
appealing, too, said Thad Beyle, a political science professor at UNC Chapel Hill.
Councilman: No plans to resign if dad becomes mayor
The Shelby Star
Fifth Ward City Councilman Kevin Allen said he has no plans to resign should his
father and mayoral candidate Jim Allen win the October election. Kevin Allen said
there would not be a conflict of interest should he and his father serve together. Kevin
Allen spoke with Dave Lawrence from the University of North Carolina’s Institute
of Government regarding any possible conflict of interest.
Downtown gets interim manager
Rocky Mount Telegram
While the city looks for a new downtown development manager, an interim manager
will fill the void. City Manager Steve Raper announced Wednesday that Leslie
Anderson, of Leslie Anderson Consulting Inc. in Asheville, will work as interim
manager for up to three months while the city looks for a permanent manager. ...
Anderson serves as an adjunct instructor of public management and govern-
ment for the School of Government at the University of North Carolina-
Chapel Hill.
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
NIH Needs Change, but Not Administrative Overhaul, Says U.S. Report
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The director of the National Institutes of Health should have more money to finance
multidisciplinary and innovative research and more authority to set broad priorities
for biomedical research, said a report released Tuesday.
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)
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