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July 12, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Democrats Voice 'Southern Dissent' in Book
NPR, "All Things Considered"
Political strategists debate whether or not the Democratic party has a chance at carrying southern states this presidential election. Contributors to a new book called Where We Stand: Voices of Southern Dissent give the party reason for hope. NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with two of the book's essayists: Gene Nichol, dean of the University of North Carolina Law School and Paul Gaston, emeritus professor of history at the University of Virginia.
N.C. Rivals for Senate Seek to Set Agenda
The Washington Post
Erskine B. Bowles knows the rap that lingers from his nine-point loss to Elizabeth Dole (R) in the 2002 Senate race...."It's in Burr's interest to make the race as national as possible, and in Bowles's interest to shape himself as much as possible as a candidate . . . who can make the government work," said Ferrell Guillory, director of the program in southern politics, media and public life at the University of North Carolina.
Teens' Bible Time Limited
The Washington Post
Despite recent upsurges in worship service attendance among U.S. Protestant teenagers, fewer than a third of them report that they read the Bible at least once a week, according to the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina....The incidence of low Bible reading contrasts with increased numbers of U.S. teenagers claiming religious affiliations and attending worship services in recent years, principal researcher Christian Smith said.
The Other Lawyer at Home
Time Magazine
When Elizabeth Edwards was a bankruptcy lawyer in Raleigh, N.C., she spent much of her court time in the "second chair," providing advice and often doing the heavy legal lifting for the lead attorney on a case....A Navy brat who moved often and spent nine years in Japan, Elizabeth Anania majored in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was halfway through a Ph.D. program in American literature when she decided to trade in Henry James' The Ambassadors for Black's Law Dictionary.
The Spouse: A Woman of the People
Newsweek
Wouldn't you just know," Elizabeth Edwards says with a rueful laugh, that her son Jack would choose the moment of the big Kerry-Edwards family portrait last week to stick his thumb in his mouth for the first time-a moment captured for posterity in a rather large photo on the front page of The New York Times....Mary Elizabeth Anania Edwards was a Navy brat who moved around a lot as a kid, and met her husband in law school at the University of North Carolina.
Roots are Edwards' message
Knight-Ridder Wire Service
North Carolina Sen. John Edwards steps out this week for his first solo campaign swing as the Democratic candidate for vice president, headed to Iowa, Louisiana and Texas....''The choice clearly puts North Carolina in play, though it's not a guarantee,'' said veteran analyst Ferrel Guillory, a professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
The modest, impassioned 'anti-Barbie'
The Christian Science Monitor
Dressed in basic beige, with wash-and-wear hair and toddlers in tow, Elizabeth Edwards could be the average suburban mom - except that she's not....As a law student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Elizabeth Anania dazzled classmates, including future husband John Edwards, with her intelligence, humor, and grit.
Edwards set to woo Southern voters for Kerry
The Philadelphia Inquirer
North Carolina Sen. John Edwards steps out next week for his first solo campaign swing, as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, in Iowa, Louisiana and Texas...."The choice clearly puts North Carolina in play, though it's not a guarantee," said analyst Ferrel Guillory of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Transparent Desktop Opens Doors
Wired Magazine
Collaborating with co-workers in the same office is painful enough, but it's nigh impossible over a network....Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have designed a new system that cleverly blends a video-conference feed with a transparent image of a computer desktop into one full-screen window.
Legal move aims to help teen drivers gain experience
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
You've just watched your freshly licensed 16-year-old pull out of the driveway...."It simply reduces the amount of risky driving that beginners do when they are young and particularly impulsive," said [Rob] Foss, a senior research scientist for the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.
Lt. Richard Rendleman's letters offer a rare personal and emotional account
Contra Costa Times, CA
Lt. Richard Rendleman raced outside to search for a fire or crater after an ear-splitting concussion rattled him on a cold summer night in 1944...."The letters would have surprised anyone who knew him," said Dick Rendleman, 55, a finance professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Regional Coverage
Parents have the power to shape how a child views food
Hampton Roads Daily Press, VA
Many parents who bottle-feed their newborns try to make the babies drink every last drop of formula, even if that means tickling their feet to keep them awake....Emerging research shows that parents who are too controlling push kids toward unhealthy foods when no one is watching, said Dianne Ward, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina's School of Public Health.
State & Local Coverage
Disaster brews in cauldron of turmoil (Question and Answer)
The News & Observer
Julius Nyang'oro, head of African and Afro-American studies at UNC-CH, has worked with groups in south Sudan since the late 1990s.
A new way to fight cancer
The News & Observer
Using a new scientific toolbox, UNC-Chapel Hill geneticist Charles Perou identifies strains of breast cancer never detected before.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/newstips/2004/perou060904.htmlBook selected for students a good choice for all of us (Commentary)
The Winston-Salem Journal
America's political divisions have created several definitions of "diversity."...After three years of screaming about the liberal brand of diversity exhibited in the freshman reading program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conservatives finally won this year.
Easley likely to skip Raleigh rally
The Winston-Salem Journal
When the Democratic presidential ticket plays host for a rally in Raleigh today, Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards will be joined onstage by Erskine Bowles, the Democratic candidate for Senate - but not by Democratic Gov. Mike Easley...."He probably feels a little nervous about the national ticket," said Thad Beyle, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC-Chapel Hill uses emergency clause for repairs
N.C. Associated Press
An emergency clause allowed officials to bypass bidding requirements to make $850,000 in campus repairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Related link: http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-499758.htmlOutdoor plays take on history
The News & Observer
A dark night. A star-filled sky. Thick, hot air. A ship...."Amistad" is one of 10 outdoor productions in North Carolina -- and the only one in the Triangle -- affiliated with the Institute of Outdoor Drama at UNC-Chapel Hill.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun04/outdoor062304.htmlNew visitor center planned for N.C. Botanical Garden
The Herald-Sun
The N.C. Botanical Garden's leaders hope to make significant changes in the experience visitors have on the Old Mason Farm Road property in coming years.
Local biotech firm among many trying to take advantage of open window
The Herald-Sun
With the economy at its strongest level in three years, dozens of biotech companies around the nation, including one in Durham, are using initial public offerings to shed their private status and become publicly traded....Officials with Durham-based Inspire Pharmaceuticals decided late in 1999 that their company was ready for a public offering.
Note: Inspire is a UNC spin-off company.Issues & Trends
Building projects hamper state budget negotiations
N.C. Associated Press
Legislators went home for the weekend Friday without a budget deal in place, raising the possibility that they might not adjourn before the July 20 primary.
UNC President Broad will get faculty job upon retirement
N.C. Associated Press
Plans are under way to give the president of the University of North Carolina a faculty job after her retirement at one of the system's 16 campuses.
'Public,' literally (Editorial)
The News & Observer
The decision of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors to stand behind the policy that private money should not supplement the salaries of system chancellors is a good one. This notion has arisen from time to time based on the rather shaky assumption that some of the system's leaders are underpaid, and that more money is needed to get top-flight leadership.
No need to panic about chancellors' pay (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The decision by N.C. State University Chancellor Marye Anne Fox to take a similar job running the University of California, San Diego, is having a ripple effect in the UNC system.
OK settles pay issues for UNC's top execs
The Herald-Sun
As expected, the UNC system's Board of Governors approved two measures Friday relating to pay for chancellors and other high-ranking administrators.
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