July 13, 2005

Carolina in the News

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

National Coverage

People Gather to Settle Pain
The Los Angeles Times
By car, by foot, by Greyhound bus, the descendants of a black farmer named Anthony Crawford came back here Tuesday to accept an apology for his lynching. ...Crawford's death at the hands of his Abbeville neighbors — sparked by an argument over the market price of cottonseed — was so outrageous that it became a rallying cry as the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People undertook an antilynching movement, said Fitzhugh Brundage, a historian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who has researched lynching.

FDA puts biopure study on hold; agency cites safety risks, seeks more data on artificial blood
The Boston Globe
Biopure Corp. said yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration, citing safety issues, has put on hold a clinical trial of its artificial blood, a setback for the Cambridge biotechnology company and its development partner, the US Navy. ...Nancy King, a professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina, said yesterday that the FDA appears to be questioning some of Biopure's statements about Hemopure's benefits.

Legal debate in North Carolina over whether the Koran should be available to use for courtroom oaths
National Public Radio, "Day to Day"
James Drennan, a professor at the University of North Carolina's Institute of Government, was featured on Tuesday's edition of "Day to Day." A group of Muslims in North Carolina are petitioning to be allowed to swear in court on the Quran, the Islamic holy book, instead of the Christian Bible. A Guilford County Superior Court judge says state law prohibits the use of any holy text other than the Bible. Drennan comments on the future of the case.

State & Local Coverage

Chapel Hill firm, UNC win $1.5M grant
Triangle Business Journal (Raleigh)
MDC Inc. and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help disadvantaged communities in six states and the District of Columbia prepare for disasters.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul05/fema071105.htm

Want to watch?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill's Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will broadcast the launch on its planetarium dome, beginning at 2:50 p.m. The broadcast will feature explanations designed for children and families, and NASA astronaut Dr. Nicholas Patrick and chief scientist Dr. James Garvin are scheduled to appear. Dr. Daniel Reichart, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at UNC, will answer questions.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul05/nasa071205.htm

Montross, Steinbacher lend voices to Heels
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Eric Montross and Rick Steinbacher, former North Carolina captains and All-ACC selections in basketball and football, respectively, will be the lead color analysts for the Tar Heel Sports Network in 2005-06, general manager Gary Sobba announced Tuesday.
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/18-625971.html

Drinking too much water can sometimes be deadly
News 14 (Time Warner, Raleigh)
Pick up any health magazine or listen to anyone on the news talking about healthy habits and you will always hear one common line, “drink more water.” ...Joe DeBlasio, MS, is an exercise physiologist and USA Track and Field-certified coach at the UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont, which is owned and operated by the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill.

Issues & Trends

University will have to pay the price (Opinion-editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
For most of us, $350,000 is a great deal of money. When we hear that it's the minimum that a UNC system subcommittee thinks will be necessary to pay the next president of the consolidated university, it's understandable that many of us might be startled.

Town trying to force out business (Letter to the editor)
The Chapel Hill News
At the June 27 meeting of the Town Council, the council passed an ordinance increasing the privilege license fees for companies doing business in Chapel Hill for fiscal 2006. ...The Town Council, UNC and the local businesses have worked for many months creating the Downtown Development Corporation, a corporation representing all three entities.

Metcalf appointed to WCU board of trustees
The Asheville Citizen-Times
Two former members of the North Carolina General Assembly are the newest members of the Western Carolina University board of trustees. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors recently appointed former state Sens. Steve Metcalf of Weaverville and Teena Little of Southern Pines to serve four-year terms scheduled to expire June 30, 2009.

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