June 6, 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:

Do-it-Yourself Guide: Survey your neighborhood for 'walkability'
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Ga.) 
When's the last time you said, "Let's go for a walk around the block?" ... James 
Emery, a researcher at the University of North Carolina's School of Public 
Health, Health Behavior and Health Education, has developed a rating system 
that can be tailored to specific communities.
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/5960261.htm

Talk of the Town
Modern Healthcare
In a speech earlier this month during the annual Wisconsin Republican Party 
convention, Thompson said it was unlikely he would continue in his position if 
President Bush wins re-election, and he would probably take a break from govern-
ment service. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Mark McClellan and 
William Roper, who led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the 
first Bush administration, have been mentioned as candidates, according to a 
Washington source. Roper is currently dean of the University of North Carolina 
School of Public Health in Chapel Hill.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article.cms?articleId=29476
(Note: Modern Healthcare requires a subscription to view articles.)

Charlie Shaffer named CEO of The Marcus Institute
Atlanta Business Journal 
The Marcus Institute, a resource center for children with developmental disabilities 
and severe and challenging behaviors, has named Charlie M. Shaffer Jr. president
and CEO effective in August. ... Shaffer is the National Co-Chair of a major $1.8
billion capital campaign now taking place for the University of North Carolina 
at Chapel Hill. 
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2003/06/02/daily43.html

National News Notes

A news story shot last fall for NBC News Channel featuring a study led by Steve 
Zeisel, professor and chair of the department of nutrition within the schools 
of public health and medicine, and Steven Reznick, professor in the 
department of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was distributed
on Monday to the network's 200-plus member stations as well as MSNBC-TV, 
CNBC-TV and Univision. The story resulted from a pitch by the School of Public 
Health. The piece aired locally on WNCN-TV (NBC, Raleigh) Monday evening 
during the 5:30 p.m. newscast. 

Bill Roper, dean of the School of Public Health and Rich Killingsworth, 
director of the School's Active Living by Design program, were interviewed 
by "The Green Guide," a consumer newsletter based in New York City. The topic 
was urban sprawl and obesity. Roper also did an interview on May 22 with Betsy 
McKay, an Atlanta-based health reporter with The Wall Street Journal, for an 
upcoming piece of the business of disease detectives. 

Regional Coverage

Forum, art exhibit explores cultural connections between Cuba, America 
St. Augustine Record (Fla.)
Cuba rounds up and jails dozens of dissidents in April, convicting them of working 
with the United States to undermine the government of Fidel Castro. The U.S. in 
May expels 14 Cuban diplomats, accusing them of spying. ... "Despite 40 to 45 
years of very hostile rhetoric coming out of Havana toward the United States, I'd 
say that there are few countries in the world where Americans are more welcome," 
says Louis A. Perez Jr., professor of history at the University of North 
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
http://www.staugustine.com/stories/060503/new_1583230.shtml
(Note: This article includes a photo of Perez.)

State and Local Coverage

Focus on credibility intensifies
Charlotte Observer
Reverberations from the reporting scandal at The New York Times are being felt in 
the Carolinas, where newspapers are examining their news-gathering policies and 
taking a fresh look at credibility issues. ... "We've always had this problem of 
credibility and I really don't understand it," said Chuck Stone, a journalism 
professor at UNC Chapel Hill and former senior editor and columnist at the 
Philadelphia Daily News.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/business/6025806.htm

35 years, and the call echoes (Opinion-Editorial Column)
News and Observer
Robert Francis Kennedy died 35 years ago today. I'm not sure America has gotten 
over it. I'm not sure we should. 
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/story/2596525p-2409636c.html
(Note: Gene R. Nichol is dean and the Burton Craige professor of law at the 
UNC School of Law.)

'Defining Moments' in photography 
News and Observer, "What's Up" Section
If you want to check out some brilliant documentary photography on subjects such 
as war, labor, poverty and politics, go to the Ackland Museum's "Defining Moments: 
Two Centuries of Photography" exhibit, starting Sunday.
http://www.newsobserver.com/features/wup/story/2596796p-2409622c.html
(Note: This exhibit was the subject of a UNC news release.)

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Sharing a little pain (Editorial)
News and Observer
While legislators contemplate tuition increases at North Carolina's public universities 
and community colleges and figure to help balance the troubled state budget with 
cuts at those institutions, programs to aid private colleges appear to be holding 
steady. That's not acceptable amid a budget crunch. 
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/story/2596516p-2409650c.html

Big East sues to prevent ACC expansion 
News and Observer
Five Big East schools filed a lawsuit today to try to prevent Miami and Boston College
from jumping to the Atlantic Coast Conference, accusing them of secretly taking part 
in an expansion plan that could ruin the Big East.
http://newsobserver.com/sports/story/2596644p-2410216c.html

Panel supports street fairs 
News and Observer
The proof was in the numbers. A committee that spent the past five months evaluating 
Apple Chill and Festifall recommends continuing the annual downtown street fairs 
despite complaints from downtown merchants and residents about snarled traffic,
loud noise and lost business.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/2596801p-2409596c.html

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