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June 9, 2003
Current National Coverage
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
The Pursuit of Immigrants in America After Sept. 11
The New York Times
Terrorism, for America, may be a new threat, but according to a Justice
Department report last week, Attorney General John Ashcroft has employed some
old, discredited, means to fight it. ... The problem, said Eric L. Muller, a law
professor at the University of North Carolina ..., is that thoughtful and measured
analysis of the available data, particularly in the aftermath of a national emergency,
is too much to ask of the government.
(Note: The New York Times requires free registration to access articles.)
Tree Huggers, Soy Lovers, and Profits
Fortune
Paul Tebo is no one's idea of a revolutionary. A mild-mannered, gray-haired, 59-
year-old chemical engineer, he has worked at DuPont for 35 years. ... "We are
working within the paradigm of shareholder capitalism," says Stuart L. Hart, a
professor of strategy at the University of North Carolina's business school.
GOP changed the way states react to deficits
Austin American-Statesman (Texas)
The Republican Party's ascendance in the Texas Legislature and in statehouses
around the country has helped to fundamentally alter the way states respond to
economic recessions. ... "There has been a climatic change," said Thad Beyle,
a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill political scientist.
RU 2 OLD 4 THIS? Get used to it, it's how kids talk now
St. Petersburg Times (Fla.)
The messages pop up in a box in the upper right corner of the screen, and they're
programmed to arrive with the standard chime. ... "Speaking as a mother, kids
often want to have their own things, and that's what this is," said Dr. Peg
Burchinal, a senior scientist and research professor at the University of
North Carolina's Child Development Institute.
Injuries linked to health woes
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Couch potatoes, weekend warriors, young sports enthusiasts and pro athletes
all have specific concerns when it comes to exercise and fitness, whether it's
staying on an exercise program or dealing with injuries after retirement. ... Kevin
Guskiewicz, research director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, headed the study.
Black teen-agers surpass whites in churchgoing
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Since moving to Columbus at the beginning of the school year, Gregory Brunson
has been attending church more regularly than he did when he lived in Baltimore. ...
''It's a pretty consistent finding that African-Americans in general have a higher
degree of religiosity than whites, especially among teens,'' said Christian Smith,
professor and associate chair of sociology at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
National News Note
Thad Beyle, Pearsall professor of political science, was interviewed on
National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition" on Sunday. Beyle spoke on
Senator John Edwards' presidential candidacy. To listen to this segment online,
go to the show's website and scroll down to "John Edwards"
Regional Coverage
N.C. bill aims to get students moving
The Virginian-Pilot
"Come on, come on, get those feet up. Give me some energy!'' physical education
teacher Mabel Freeman ordered, while she jogged in place with 20 first-graders
behind Central Elementary School last week. ... "Kids are getting fatter, and many
are getting fat enough to get ill, not just face health problems when they get older,''
said Dianne Ward, a professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
State and Local Coverage
Billion-dollar man
Chapel Hill News
If Matt Kupec ever needs a reminder why he loves Carolina, all he has to do is look
over his shoulder. From his new office in the chancellor’s wing of the South Building,
Kupec, a standout quarterback for the Heels in the late 1970s, can see Wilson
Library. ... Last month, the campaign passed a benchmark with the announcement
that $1 billion has been raised so far — more than halfway toward its $1.8 billion
goal.
(Note: For more information about the campaign's announcement, click here.)
Next step: court
News and Observer
Charging that the Atlantic Coast Conference is engaged in a secret plot to eviscerate
the Big East, five universities filed suit Friday against the ACC, Miami and Boston
College, seeking an injunction and unspecified damages totaling hundreds of millions
of dollars. Meanwhile, days before an expected ACC vote on whether to add
Miami, BC and Syracuse, North Carolina Chancellor James Moeser warned other
ACC presidents and chancellors that he is not yet ready to support expansion.
Many contributed to cancer center event (Letter to the Editor)
Chapel Hill News
On behalf of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, I want to thank
everyone who made the What Makes Your Heart Sing? observance of National
Cancer Survivors Day such a success.
Full story
(Note: Shelton Earp is director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer
Center.)
The NASA connection
Chapel Hill News
In the dimly lit corner of the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s
basement, amid discarded boxes and unused furniture, under a thin veil of dust, sits
a wooden contraption that was once used to train some of the pioneers of the United
States’ space program.
A mysterious condition (Editorial)
News and Observer
A doubling in the number of Tar Heel babies born with a fearsome birth defect in just
three years is shocking. The cause isn't known, but it's suspected that something in
the environment may be linked to the defect -- a condition called gastroschisis, in
which babies are born with intestines outside their abdomens. ... Doctors at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that the number of gastroschisis
cases in this state has jumped from 21 in 1997 to 54 in 2000.
(Note: This study was the subject of a UNC news release.)
Phipps quits at agriculture
Winston-Salem Journal
In a dark hour for a family that led North Carolina for much of the past 100 years,
Meg Scott Phipps resigned as state agriculture commissioner yesterday, saying that
a federal investigation of her campaign fund raising made it impossible for her to run
her department. ...'This is the old-time politics being played in new days,' said Thad
Beyle, a professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Memorial Hall project falls behind
The Herald-Sun
Renovations to UNC’s Memorial Hall are expected to conclude by fall 2004 -- six
to eight months overdue and $1.5 million over their projected budget -- but campus
officials are still pleased with the project’s process. "We have had some issues with
funding and redesign," said Bruce Runberg, UNC’s associate vice chancellor for
planning and construction.
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
Ivy Envy
The New York Times
A street-level marquee on the mottled limestone facade of a onetime hat factory just
east of Washington Square Park, in Greenwich Village, advertises the current attractions
at the Bottom Line cabaret. ... Last August, N.Y.U. served notice of its ''white-hot
ambitions,'' in the words of Richard Foley, the school's dean of the faculty of arts and
sciences, by announcing its Steinbrenner-like acquisition of eight new economists and
its intention to pursue another dozen or 15 over the next few years. N.Y.U.'s higher-ups
are betting on economics ... to set the tone for something the school's new president,
John Sexton ... calls ''a new paradigm for the American university.''
(Note: The New York Times requires free registration to access articles.)
Police pay raise on town agenda
News and Observer
Police Chief Gregg Jarvies hopes a salary increase for entry-level officers will help his
department better compete with other law enforcement agencies in the Triangle. ...
Derek Poarch, director of public safety at UNC-Chapel Hill, has three openings
out of 46 sworn positions.
Winmore is the right plan for place (Editorial)
Chapel Hill News
Among the many visual aids — maps, diagrams, graphs, bulleted checklists —
employed during the long public hearing on the proposed Winmore subdivision was
a videotape of a nearby tributary called Camden Creek.
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