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March 2, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 19 Universities
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The 19 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $228-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available....The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $1.16-billion as of January 31 (increase of $20-million in the last month); the goal is $1.8-billion by 2007.
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Georgia leaders try to skip controversy in flag vote
USA Today
Georgians have wrangled for more than 10 years over their state flag, and the next round is Tuesday's referendum on which flag to fly...."It is a gross exaggeration to say that all traces of white Southern history are being swept away," says Fitzhugh Brundage, a history professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Schools to offer better financial aid to low-income students
Daily Princetonian
In response to the rapidly increasing costs of attending college, several universities are substantially modifying their financial aid policies to help low-income families meet the cost of tuition. Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia have all taken the initiative to ensure financial aid students may attend college without incurring significant debt.....Carolina Covenant UNC was the first to take action in October with its Carolina Covenant - a policy which guaranteed full aid to students with substantial financial need through a combination of grants, scholarships and federal work-study but no loans - said Shirley Ort, director of scholarships and financial aid at UNC.
State & Local Coverage
Book selection could spark discussion about service (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
As conventional wisdom usually obscures more than it illuminates, it would be a shame if the idea that UNC's new summer reading selection is a right-wing tome chosen to mollify critics of the university's other recent picks is allowed to dominate this year's discussion.
Council wants 'pause' in UNC requests
The Herald-Sun
With last summer's Cobb parking deck debate still fresh in people's minds, the Town Council will ask UNC to hold off on proposing a new change to the university's campus growth plan.
Citizens fret over Carolina North
The News & Observer
Diana Steele put up photos at the Monday night Town Council meeting of a nearly denuded hill just south of the Smith Center, where the next wave of UNC-Chapel Hill student housing is to be built.
A true Renaissance man
The News & Observer
The James Weldon Johnson Foundation, named for the late writer and civil rights leader, does not occupy its own building or even an office suite. Its base is a curiously furnished apartment in Harlem, the home of foundation founder Sondra K. Wilson....The book was edited by William L. Andrews, a professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill.
UNC Award namesake is criticized
The Chapel Hill Herald
To the casual observer of North Carolina history, Cornelia Phillips Spencer is, simply, the woman who rang the bell.
Related link:
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/chhedits/57-453133.html
PlayMakers revives 'Subject Was Roses'
The Herald-Sun
When Timmy comes marching home again, he may be excused for wondering, Why?...This winter, a handful of theater companies are giving "Roses" a revival. One of them is the Triangle's own PlayMakers Repertory Company, whose production opens Saturday in Chapel Hill.
The smallest shall lead them (Commentary)
The News & Observer
The Tar Heel women's basketball team hits the court at Carmichael Auditorium, a gyroscope of sinewy legs and sharp elbows, oversized tennis shoes and eager smiles....Out front is freshman guard Ivory Latta, who, at 5-foot-4 in her bare feet, is the smallest member on the team but has an arena-sized personality.
Greeks rally around philanthropy
The Daily Tar Heel
Leaders in UNC's Greek system say the exact amount of time and effort fraternities and sororities devote to the campus and the local community is often overlooked.
Keeping up with slang is for the young (Commentary)
The Fayetteville Observer
Nothing separates the cool from the uncool like slang. And by using the word "cool," I have already exposed myself as uncool....As a Fayetteville Times feature writer 15 years ago, I wrote an article on slang. I interviewed a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who had studied the lingo of young people since the late 1960s.
UNC Hospitals Has Urgent Need For Platelet Donors
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina Hospitals Platelet and Plasma Donor Program is currently experiencing a critical platelet shortage. New and returning donors are needed to schedule donation appointments.
Issues and Trends
States Move to Limit Increases in Tuition
The Chronicle of Higher Education
With tuition increases at public colleges reaching record highs, state lawmakers nationwide are feeling pressure from constituents to curtail rising costs by imposing caps on tuition increases or adopting other means of making increases predictable.
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