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July 29, 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
N.C.
delegates seize their moment in the Edwards spotlight
National Associated Press
For U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre and his two sons Joshua and Stephen, Wednesday
night's Democratic National Convention speech by vice presidential nominee
John Edwards was a family affair....McIntyre wore a suit and tie, but
his sons - both students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill, both former Capitol Hill interns for Edwards - wore Carolina
blue T-shirts that proclaimed "Turn it blue!"
Southern
Democrats' Views Mixed on Help
National Associated Press
When South Carolina Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings entered national
politics in 1966, Southern Democrats owned the "Solid South"
and politicians with presidential aspirations rushed to Dixie to offer
star power that helped local Democrats get elected...."I don't think
you're going to find any Southern Democrats thirsty for John Kerry to
come campaign for them," said Ferrel Guillory, director of the
program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University
of North Carolina.
Female MBA students increase at MSU, U-M
Detroit News
After three years as an information technology consultant, Danielle Shea
wanted to pursue an MBA degree to advance her career....The Kellogg School
of Management at Northwestern University has remained at about 30 percent
women for three years, while the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School has seen the percentage of women
drop from 32 percent in 2000 to 27 percent last year.
Regional Coverage
Theater
helps Burhus break through
The Eagle (Bryan, TX)
Matt Burhus played one of the dancing waiters in The Theatre Company of
Bryan-College Station production of "Hello, Dolly."..."There
is a method for working with students with autism called Project TEACH
developed at the University of North Carolina. We used that to
help Matt learn his marching steps."
State & Local Coverage
UNC
gets $8.65M grant from National Institute on Aging
Triangle Business Journal
A team of scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill School of Medicine has been awarded a federal grant of $8.65
million to investigate the molecular basis of blood vessel aging and its
role in the development of vascular disease, including heart attack.
Heritage
at the right price (Editorial)
The Wilmington Star-News
The University of North Carolina is about to sell itself to advertisers....The
trustees have voted to let signs go up and stay up in the Dean dome and
Kenan Stadium. With that precedent established, anything is possible.
Easley
avoids c-word at stops
The Charlotte Observer
In campaign stops in Charlotte and across the state Wednesday, Republican
Patrick Ballantine couldn't say often enough he's asking for votes for
governor....Both the "hard-at-work" and "I'll-fight-for-your-vote"
strategies have its advantages, said Ferrel Guillory, head of a Program
of Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at UNC Chapel Hill.
Board votes to move ahead with bond plan
The Charlotte Observer
Cabarrus County commissioners at a meeting Monday pushed ahead with plans
for a November school bond referendum after nearly having to cancel the
meeting for lack of a quorum....David Lawrence, a professor at UNC
Chapel Hill's School of Government, said it's not clear whether it
was legal for Freeman to participate over the phone.
KM
interim manager leaving Aug. 9
Shelby Star
Gary Hicks' last day as interim city manager for Kings Mountain will be
Aug. 9 - which means the city will be without a manager unless city council
can hire either another interim manager or a permanent manager within
the next week or so....Without a manager, there are several questions
the city will have to address, said Carl Stenberg, professor of public
administration and government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Partnership
promotes community ties
Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune
When the residents of the Beverly Hills neighborhood needed a sidewalk
to improve pedestrian safety, they talked to the city....Establishing
neighborly connections matters, according to Andrew Perrin, assistant
professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Note: Several articles appeared on the News 14 health website from
UNC School of Medicine faculty members:
"Beating
heart" procedure may be safer than traditional bypass surgery
Retinopathy of prematurity is common cause of infant blindness
LDL
apheresis helps people with extremely high cholesterol
Exercise
benefits people with arthritis
Cognitive-behavioral
therapy, hypnosis can help soothe irritable bowel syndrome
Obesity,
anorexia share similar causes; are influenced by same forces
Issues & Trends
Downtown
group must work in the open (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The new Chapel Hill Downtown Development Corp. has a daunting task....Carolina
trustee and Meadowmont developer Roger Perry, for instance, along with
Vice Chancellor Nancy Suttenfield, represent the university
on the panel.
Kenan joins
new downtown board
The Chapel Hill Herald
The new downtown development board picked businesswoman Betty Kenan on
Wednesday to join in the board's efforts to strengthen the downtown business
district....The Kenan family also has been a major benefactor of UNC over
the years.
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