June 11, 2003

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

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

Be Ready To Discuss This Fall
Time
A number of colleges are assigning homework before their freshmen even set foot 
on campus — mandatory summer reading. The schools typically choose one book 
that will spark debate, remind freshmen that there is life outside the undergraduate 
ivory tower — and not be too heavy to make it from the bookshelf to the beach. 
Here's a look at some books on incoming freshmen's reading lists for this summer.
... U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: The best-selling, firsthand account of 
minimum-wage life in the U.S.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030616-457357,00.html

State and Local Coverage

Bill focuses on ‘holistic’ medicine 
The Herald-Sun
State Rep. Paul Luebke on Tuesday invoked the name of Jesica Santillan, the 17-
year-old Mexican girl who died at Duke earlier this year as a result of a medical 
error, in his bid to open more opportunities for "holistic" medical practitioners to 
treat patients in North Carolina. ... At the hearing, the homeopaths and naturopaths 
received perhaps their most important support from Doug Mann, a medical doctor
and professor of neurology at UNC Chapel Hill and director of the UNC 
integrative medicine program. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-361007.html
(Note: A similar article also appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Times)

Orange SARS case baffles 
News and Observer
An Orange County man's SARS infection has raised concerns among his co-
workers about exposure to the respiratory disease, while Canadian health officials 
remain perplexed about how the man got sick in the first place. ... The Orange 
County man returned to North Carolina and went back to work as an energy 
consultant on the campus of UNC-CH. He worked May 21-23, according to 
Peter Reinhardt, director of environment, health and safety at the campus.
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2608944p-2420761c.html

SARS alarms UNC workers 
Chapel Hill News
Am I in danger? What about my family? Should we have been told sooner? What 
will happen now? Those are some of the questions that concerned university 
employees asked public health experts Tuesday after learning that they had worked 
for several days in the same building as a man who eventually fell ill with SARS.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2607507p-2419499c.html

Researcher studies a world beneath our feet
Chapel Hill News
The total weight of all the ants in the world is believed to equal the total weight of 
all the human beings in the world. Ant specialist Kye Hedlund offers this up as 
just one of a myriad of interesting facts about ants. Hedlund said this is a crude 
estimate. Even in its crudeness, it’s mind-boggling. ... Now Hedlund, a professor 
in the UNC Department of Computer Science who teaches programming 
courses to undergraduates, is one of six honorary curators who actively contribute 
to the development of the NCSU Insect Collection
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/our_town/story/2607477p-2419462c.html

Thanks for great experience during stay at UNC Hospitals (Letter to the Editor)
The Chapel Hill Herald
My husband and I recently had a tremendous experience at UNC’s Memorial 
Hospital. ... I am writing to let you, the community, know that we could not have 
had a finer experience in any hospital in the world. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/chhletters/index.html#360863

Roses & raspberries
Chapel Hill News
Roses to Project Graduation, the high school graduation night bash put on Saturday 
night, for the 10th year, by parents and their kids for graduating seniors. ... Roses 
also to UNC for continuing to provide this venue for the community.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2607481p-2419467c.html

Future of Williams tract takes shape (Editorial)
Chapel Hill News
There’s not much activity at UNC’s Horace Williams property these days, except 
for joggers and occasional mountain bikers.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2607483p-2419470c.html

Cleanup of UNC waste site could begin next year
Chapel Hill News
University officials say they’re close to signing a contract for the cleanup of a 
chemical hazardous waste site near the Horace Williams Airport. Peter Reinhardt,
director of UNC’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety, said cleanup of 
the 0.2-acre site, which was used for hazardous waste disposal by the university in
the 1970s, could start as early as next year if the negotiations were concluded 
quickly enough.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2607499p-2419489c.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

ACC: No vote 
News and Observer
The presidents of the Atlantic Coast Conference, joined part of the time by the leaders
of Miami, Boston College and Syracuse, spent nearly 2 1/2 hours on the phone late 
Tuesday trying to resolve disputes so the group can move ahead with a plan to 
expand the ACC ... But Monday, Moeser said he wanted to make a decision "one 
way or another" by the end of this week
http://newsobserver.com/sports/college/story/2609000p-2420845c.html

UNC cuts are `a steep price' (Speech transcript)
Charlotte Observer
From UNC President Molly Broad's remarks to the N.C. Senate Appropriations 
Committee Monday: We are well aware that the most recent estimates of the state's 
revenue shortfall place you and the entire 2003 General Assembly in a very difficult 
situation.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/6060228.htm

Chapel Hill gets serious about library, ‘green’ bonds 
The Herald-Sun
The Town Council is getting serious about asking local voters to approve millions of 
dollars in bonds this fall for projects ranging from greenways to an expansion of the 
Chapel Hill Public Library. ... UNC Chapel Hill owns that site as part of the Horace 
Williams property, and the university has told the town it won’t renew the lease. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-360924.html

Carrboro OKs housing project 
The Herald-Sun
Over the objection of Mayor Mike Nelson, the Board of Aldermen approved the
controversial, 232-unit Winmore subdivision at a Tuesday meeting. ... Tuesday’s
vote covered only the first phase of the development. The second phase would go 
on 63 acres just north of the Winmore tract and have 50 to 60 houses and 96 
apartments for UNC employees. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-361009.html

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