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July 27, 2005Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Librarians Point to Google Scholar
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Google's search tool that focuses on academic material, called Google Scholar, is winning a prominent place in the hearts, minds, and Web sites of some librarians. ...A similar Google Scholar search box is available at the lower right of the library Web site for the University of North Carolina libraries.
Note: Subscription Required. To receive a copy, please email Michelle at mgreene@dev.unc.edu.For blacks, caricatures jab at old scars
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just a few weeks after Mexican President Vicente Fox blundered by saying Mexican immigrants in the United States do work that "not even blacks" will do, the country came out with a postage stamp touting a 1940s-era comic book character of a black boy with ape-like features, reviving a debate about racial attitudes. ..."Disney's images were blatantly racist," said Michael Harris, associate professor of art history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a consultant for the High Museum in Atlanta.
State & Local Coverage
Banker donates $1.5M to UNC
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Durham bank executive Scott Edwards is giving more than $1.5 million to UNC-Chapel Hill to support the business school and boost scholarships for students from low-income families and for student-athletes. ..."We're deeply grateful for Scott's generosity," said UNC Chancellor James Moeser. "His commitment will help us meet two of our highest priorities -- bringing more deserving students to Chapel Hill and supporting the outstanding faculty who will teach them."
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul05/edwardsgift072605.htmNC & China
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
Peter Coclanis, chair of the history department and associate provost for international affairs at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Xinshu Zhao, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill, were featured on today's edition of "The State of Things." Tens of thousands of textile and manufacturing jobs have left North Carolina in the last ten years, many going to China. Host David Crabtree and his guests look at why manufacturing jobs have left and what a stronger Chinese economy mean for North Carolina. "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 6 a.m. on Saturdays.
Fair, but still wrong (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Give House Speaker Jim Black credit: His take on the state university tuition flap is at least fair. The problem is, the best place for the whole thing is in the trash heap. If state lawmakers are smart, that's where they will deposit a proposal to let selected schools in the UNC system set their own tuition rates.
Chapel Hill cabal (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In what is clearly the most serious challenge to date to the solidarity, and perhaps even the survival, of the University of North Carolina system, a group of UNC-Chapel Hill boosters are in revolt. They've laid the groundwork for independence in setting tuition (an important duty under the authority of the system) with hundreds of thousands of dollars in political contributions to legislators.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/print/wednesday/opinion/story/2630930p-9067623c.htmlOff and running for a good cause
The Chapel Hill News
When pain and suffering surrounds us, it’s easy to get mired in what can’t be done. ...The director of information technology at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science, Adams is hoping to run the entire the distance from Waynesboro, Va., south to Fancy Gap near the North Carolina border.
UNC News Tip: http://www.unc.edu/news/newstips/2005/AdamsRun0605071205.htmTex-Mex gives way to charity
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The buffaloes are no longer roaming at the Wicked Burrito building. ..."We're excited to actually have a face on Franklin Street," former UNC star Jerry Stackhouse said at an opening celebration Tuesday night. "For all of us that attended Carolina, this is a memorable place."
Hungry and standing in line for bread (Opinion-editorial column)
The Chapel Hill Herald
In her column "Here's some food for thought" [July 15], Michelle Lewis praised UNC's proposal to build housing at Carolina North; not housing for students, but for UNC faculty and staff. She also expressed disdain for Orange County officials who suggested non-UNC employees should be able to purchase some of the housing. ...But Ms. Lewis has missed the point. The real question is, "Why on earth should UNC be building housing for faculty and staff in the first place?"
Note: There is no link available to this story. To receive a faxed copy, please email Michelle at mgreene@dev.unc.edu.Guest director to open season
The Chapel Hill News
Acclaimed director Gene Saks will usher in PlayMakers Repertory Company’s 30th season with the classic comedy “The Front Page.” PlayMakers opens the 2005-06 season on Oct. 5 with Charles MacArthur’s satiric look at American journalism.
Issues & Trends
Carolina Theatre will close Thursday night
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Carolina Theatre, which debuted in the late 1920s with Marx Brothers movies and has long been downtown Chapel Hill's artsy, alternative movie house, will close this week. ...That reliance on an older, more mature audience may have hurt the Carolina a bit, said Barry Roberts, a UNC business professor who teaches courses in entrepreneurship.
Related Link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/2630853p-9067413c.html
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