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June 10, 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
The View From The Other Side of the Tracks
The Connection - WBUR (Boston)
Small town America is seeing a new front in the historical struggle for equality. Civil rights leaders say it's a form of residual segregation and it's showing up in places like California, Ohio and North Carolina. In places like Pinehurst NC, long-time residents have septic tanks leaking up through their lawns while they live next door to a golf course so pristine it hosts the U.S. Open. Some local elected officials argue the disparity is not deliberate. It just reflects the natural course of development and they can't afford the bill. Featured studio guests are Anita Earls, Director of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, and Maurice Holland, Midway resident and representative on the planning board in Aberdeen, representing the residents of the extra-territorial areas surrounding the city.
State & Local Coverage
The Other Side of the Golf Course
WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill)
When golf fans pour into Pinehurst for the U-S-Open next week they'll see a lavish resort town with top notch golf courses and million dollar homes. But this wealth escapes several nearby unincorporated communities where in some cases, there isn't even a working water system to irrigate a lawn or golf course. Residents living in these neighborhoods and civil rights lawyers say they hope the golf tournament brings more attention to the situation. With the help of lawyers at the Center for Civil Rights of the UNC Chapel Hill law school, residents have contacted media across the state and beyond. The center is distributing a documentary about the Moore County communities titled "Invisible Fences."...Richard Ducker, associate professor of the Public Law and Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said, "That kind of a proposal really never had much political support, because the folks that might benefit from it most often tend to be underrepresented.
New drugs face obstacles
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Advances in science promise better drugs and drugs for diseases for which no treatments exist. But an increasing number of innovative medicines are being delayed on their journey to patients...."There are fewer incorporations, and institutional fundraising is tougher and resulting in less money," said Mark Crowell, assistant vice chancellor for economic development and technology transfer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Telling it all, his way: That's the book on Helms
The Charlotte Observer
Unbowed and unrepentant, former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, in a new memoir, seeks to set the record straight on a half-century of a public life marked by triumph and controversy...."None of us should begrudge Sen. Helms wanting to end his public life with some effort to bind up old wounds and to cast his own role in the best possible light," says Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at UNC Chapel Hill. "At the same time, Sen. Helms was a very polarizing figure."
New Vaccine Offers Improved Immunity To Meningitis
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
There is a new weapon in the fight against meningococcal meningitis....The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported four cases of meningitis this past school year.
Teen art takes lazy ride down the river
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Thanks to a group of Durham youths, a part of the city's past will serve as a visual centerpiece for the future of a re-energized downtown....James Gadson, professor emeritus from UNC Chapel Hill who served as the artist-in-residence, said that instead of being the person in charge of the project, he guided them so they could lead.
Student Honored by Scholarship
The Daily Tar Heel
Harper Williams spent his entire life wanting to be a UNC student. Although his life was tragically cut short in December, his friends and family are making sure that he'll always have a place at the University.
UNC News release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun05/harperscholarship060305.htmPeeling the Orange
The Chapel Hill Herald
It was more of a cultural experience than a race, said UNC World View professor Robert Phay of his participation last month in the Great Wall of China marathon. He's run in 10 other marathons (including Boston in April), but the one in China was unique: up and down 3,700 steps, winding through remote villages along a section of the 4,000-mile fortification built more than 2,000 years ago.
Issues & Trends
Tar Heel realities (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina's legislators don't expect bouquets for voting to raise tax revenue....Meanwhile, more Tar Heel children must be better educated in public schools every year. Community colleges must retrain more textile and furniture workers for 21st century jobs, and the health care needs of an aging population will surely grow. North Carolina needs leaders who will ensure that the money is there, whether there are bouquets in it for them or not.
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