March 26, 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:

Slow Start for Long-Awaited Easing of Copyright Restriction
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Deborah K. Griggs used movie clips in her courses on intercultural communication, 
turning off the sound to show students what they could figure out from just watching 
the characters. ... Laura N. Gasaway, director of the law library at the University 
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says that the language -- arrived at through 
compromise by the competing interests -- may seem somewhat cryptic, but that 
the law's requirements do not put an unreasonable burden on higher-education 
officials.
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i29/29a02901.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access
articles.)

Children flock to church 
Florida Today
Gregory Johnson makes it a point to attend Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist 
Church in Palm Bay every week. ... The study may not reflect what's going on in 
some Brevard churches, but it's an accurate reflection nationwide, said Christian 
Smith, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina and a primary 
researcher with the National Study of Youth and Religion, which follows trends 
yearly. 
http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/peoplestoryA47632A.htm

State and Local Coverage

Roses and Raspberries
Chapel Hill News
... Roses to UNC Chancellor James Moeser for recognizing legitimate 
neighborhood concerns and agreeing to locate the university’s maintenance facility 
away from residences.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2375618p-2214469c.html

Safe havens for babies Power grab (Letter to the Editor)
Wilmington Morning-Star
We appreciate your March 23 editorial about our study recently published in the 
Journal of the American Medical Association on newborn homicides and Safe 
Haven laws. As the author of the paper, I would like to offer a few corrections. 
While I am associated with the UNC-CH School of Public Health, the N.C. 
Child Advocacy Institute and the Governor's Crime Commission provided much 
of the support for this study.
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=WM&Date=20030326&Category=LETTERS&ArtNo=303260303&Ref=AR&Profile=1018
(Note: Dr. Marcia Herman-Giddens is adjunct professor of maternal and 
child health at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.)

Lawyers question benefits opinion 
News and Observer
Seven Durham lawyers gathered in front of the old Durham County Courthouse 
Tuesday morning to express "serious doubt" about County Attorney Chuck 
Kitchen'srecent legal opinion against offering health insurance to unmarried 
partners of county employees ... "The county attorney's opinion was deeply 
troubling," said Matt Stiegler, an local death penalty lawyer and an adjunct 
professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's law school. 
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2377231p-2215899c.html

War no deterrent for ROTC students
News 14 Carolina (Time Warner, Raleigh)
Cadets graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Air Force ROTC said the war has 
not affected their plans to serve their country. ... 
http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=26148&SecID=2

Revolution on TV? (Opinion-Editorial Column)
Chapel Hill News
In the 1970s, it was not uncommon for African American poets to record their
poetry to backup musicians that ranged from the New York Mass Choir to lone 
blues guitarists. ... 
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/community/story/2375637p-2214486c.html
(Note: Trudier Harris-Lopez is a professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill.)

Strolling down Franklin Street, via Memory Lane (Opinion-Editorial Column)
Chapel Hill News 
Yes, to a re-invigorated Franklin Street. And yes again to the recent gloves-off 
consultant’s report on my old childhood haunt. .. 
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/our_town/story/2375451p-2214332c.html
(Note: Jock Lauterer teaches journalism at the School of Journalism and 
Mass Communications.)

Chapel Hill restricts begging 
News and Observer
When the sun sets in this college town, panhandlers will not be permitted to ask 
anybody on public streets or sidewalks for money until the sun rises the next 
morning. ... Dorothy Verkerk, a council member who teaches at UNC-Chapel 
Hill, couched the panhandling problem as a "gender issue" several weeks ago.
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2377232p-2215796c.html

Playing with switches and sticks 
Chapel Hill News
People strolling past Hooker Field Saturday morning paused and watched in 
puzzlement as two dozen men and women, each carrying a pair of short sticks,
dashed this way and that on the playing field below, chasing and hurling a little 
ball — and occasionally each other — as they went. ... Indian stickball, or 
“toli” — in its modern, slightly less brutal form — came to UNC last weekend.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/snapshots/story/2375636p-2214484c.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

As Possible Terrorist Targets, Universities Are Taking Precautions
The New York Times
Some colleges are adding security patrols. Some are adding mental health 
counselors. Across the nation, colleges and universities are stocking food and 
water for an emergency, restricting vehicles on campus and trying to improve 
communications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/education/26COLL.html
(Note: The New York Times requires a subscription to access articles.)

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