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June 14, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Bringing blood pressure down naturally with watermelon
The Nigerian Tribune
Hypertension or high blood pressure, as it is more commonly known, is regarded as a silent killer. ...According to research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, men who consumed a lycopene-rich diet were half as likely to suffer a heart attack as those who had little or no lycopene in their diets.National Coverage
The Hectic Chronicles
The New York Times
Hey, all you work addicts out there, get a life. ...Ted Zoller, executive director at the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says burnout is an intrinsic peril for entrepreneurs because they become so caught up in their vision that “they can’t restrain themselves, they can’t monitor themselves.”Life with father: what kids get from time with dad
The Wall Street Journal
Amid Father's Day celebrations this week, many young dads will be harboring a little secret guilt: They feel they should be more like moms -- traditional ones, that is, who spend a lot of time at home. ...A study last year at the University of North Carolina found a link between fathers who used varied vocabulary with their 2-year-olds, and more advanced speech at age 3, even though the fathers spoke less often to the children.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/fpgfatherslanguage103006.htmYou Might Be a Workaholic If...
ABC News
It's a frequently asked question: Do we live to work, or work to live? ...Research done by the University of North Carolina found that couples in a workaholic marriage tended to have twice the divorce rate as those who were in nonworkaholic marriages. We know that all marriages take work, but that's not the type of work that a workaholic wants to focus on.Regional Coverage
The poverty platform: John Edwards speaks in Wakefield
GateHouse News Service
As part of the North Shore Labor Council’s 11th Annual Legislative Dinner at the Sheraton in Wakefield on June 9, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards delivered a rousing 15-minute speech to a 300-member crowd all too eager to hear what he had to say about labor laws, healthcare, tax cuts and the war in Iraq. ...The former North Carolina senator, founder and former director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at UNC Chapel Hill said he has been all over the country helping to organize groups, march in picket lines and contact employers and behalf of the workers.A drive from where the Civil War began to where it ended
The Orange County Register
They were just boys, really, cadets at the nearby Citadel military academy chosen to fire the first rebel cannon on a ship trying to reach federal troops at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. ...New South: Chapel Hill. A blue spot in a red state, the home of the University of North Carolina has a cosmopolitan atmosphere built around its traditional red-brick campus. It's especially energetic during the basketball season, when UNC and arch-rival Duke regularly go to the NCAA Tournament.State and Local Coverage
Shamanism
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
In many societies, shamans have been credited with everything from making the rains fall to mediating between the spirit world and the living. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Silvia Tomaskova, an associate professor of Women’s Studies and Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an expert in shamanism, about what a shaman does and their importance in our collective prehistory.GTCC seeks $75 million for projects
The News & Record (Greensboro)
A local community college wants to build a campus that trains workers for jobs with FedEx, HondaJet and other transportation and aviation companies. ...And a study of PTI released from a UNC-Chapel Hill professor Tuesday recommended creating a "state-of-the-art education and training center," as well as more logistics curricula at local colleges.Former student gets no jail time
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Despite requests from his victims that he serve jail time, a Chapel Hill teen was put on probation for holding a teacher and student hostage at East Chapel Hill High School last year. ...But people with schizophrenia must avoid stress, testified UNC-Chapel Hill psychiatrist Diana Perkins, director of OASIS, the Chapel Hill program where Foster gets anti-psychotic medication injections and therapy.Spock's advice on children's diet stands up (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Most of us would agree that sugar and spice aren't sufficient to sustain little girls. What about nuts and berries? Can plant matter provide what a child needs? ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a licensed, registered dietitian. She holds a doctorate in health policy and administration from UNC-Chapel Hill where she directs the doctoral program in health leadership in the School of Public Health.Local officials discuss dealing with community beach clubs
The Brunswick Beacon (Shallotte)
Concerns about noise, sufficient parking space, extra traffic and the increasing strain on infrastructure that beach clubs may generate recently brought officials from Brunswick County's beach towns together to discuss possible solutions. ...The key strategy is to regulate use, not ownership, May said, referring to a written opinion from David W. Owens, professor of public law and government at the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Old water, new uses
The Sanford Herald
The City of Sanford is in the preliminary stages of expanding its reclaimed water usage to industries in an effort to make use of what is essentially a free water source.Using reclaimed water is a growing trend throughout the state to curb overall water usage due to exponential growth. Wake County announced plans Monday to do just that, expanding its usage for irrigation to several subdivision and country clubs in the Cary area. Five County Stadium and several nearby industries in Garner currently use it, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plans to do the same for its non-drinking purposes by late next year.A visit with the lily man
The Carrboro Citizen
Early this week, just off the gravel road that leads from what one might call downtown Haywood, Jim Massey was chatting with Miz Thang, an artist from Hawkinsville, Georgia who’s been touring the countryside “drivin’ and lookin’.” Naturally, a stop at Massey’s Holly Hill Daylily and Crinum Farm was on the list. Massey, a retired botany professor and the longtime director of the University of North Carolina Herbarium, has built an impressive array of daylilies over the years and, in the three or so cultivated acres that they dominate, has more than 1,700 varieties — each marked and cataloged and, usually, with a story attached.Carolina North meetings slated
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC invites local residents, faculty, staff and students to participate in a fourth round of community meetings about Carolina North on June 21.Legislature to hold hearings on AHEC, airport closing
The Carrboro Citizen
University administrators, Area Health Education Centers officials and a host of physicians from UNC Hospitals will appear before a joint House and Senate committee today (Thursday) to review plans to close Horace Williams Airport and its impact on the university’s Medical Air program.Judge: Taheri-Azar competent to stand trial
The Associated Press (N.C.)
The man accused of striking nine people when he drove a vehicle on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last year is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.Issues and Trends
UNC's new address (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Higher education has a new address in North Carolina. Call it "click if you want to learn." Even better, call it one of the more strategic steps the state's public campuses have taken. ...On July 1, the University of North Carolina system will officially kick off a one-stop Web site offering 130 online-degree, certificate and licensure programs from the 16 campuses.Campus security examined
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A task force to examine campus safety at colleges and universities statewide held its first meeting Wednesday, and members soon agreed that one all-encompassing emergency plan would be nearly impossible.Panel looks at crisis communication
The Winston-Salem Journal
On the surface, it might not look so difficult to get messages to college students. Many of them are inseparable from their cell phones and are constantly plugged into their laptop computers. ...The UNC system has also reconvened another task force on security among the public campuses to consider such issues as training, mental-health care and other issues.
Related link: http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2007-06-13-0022.htmlGroup: Campus safety has room to improve
The News & Record (Greensboro)
Statistically, the state's college campuses are safe places. But that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. From communication to funding, the 21 members of the state's Task Force on Campus Safety heard a litany of areas for consideration during its first meeting Wednesday.
Related link: http://news14.com/content/top_stories/583652/task-force-studies-campus-safety/Default.aspx
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