 |
March 4, 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
Bristol Prepares Shot In Statin War
Forbes
A study that will be presented next week could help Bristol-Myers Squibb hang onto its share of the $22 billion market for cholesterol-lowering drugs....Sidney Smith, a cardiologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, calls the result "intriguing."
Edwards bows out, vows to assist Kerry
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Again and again as he campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination, John Edwards told audiences he was fighting for the people back home...."His future is in Washington," said James Stimson, political science professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Kerry's Southern strategy needs help
Orlando Sentinel
Launching his campaign against President Bush in the state that narrowly gave Bush the White House in 2000, Sen. John Kerry made it clear Wednesday that he wants to win not only Florida but also a piece of the South...."If you are talking about a Southerner who can bring a state along, Graham comes the closest," said Ferrell Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
State & Local Coverage
Study: NC must loosen rules for universities to stay competitive
N.C. Associated Press
North Carolina needs to loosen rules on hiring, purchasing and construction if it wants its public research universities to remain competitive for grant money, according to a study presented Thursday to a legislative committee.
Universities highlight economic impact
News 14 (Time Warner, Raleigh)
As North Carolina lawmakers try to boost the state's economy, the UNC system wants to play a role. University supporters made their case to a legislative committee on Thursday. Legislative leaders said they'll look closely at the universities' ideas...."State regulations that are imposed on North Carolina universities that other universities are free from, that allows them to be quicker, more nimble, more responsive, and, therefore, more competitive so what we want is an equal shot," UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser said.
Other coverage pending: WUNC-FM, The Daily Tar Heel and other statewide outlets using the Associated Press story.
Joint UNC-NC State release with link to Huron report: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar04/ncstate/news030404.html
Drug labs grow with overflow
The News & Observer
Medicinal chemistry laboratories, relatively unknown outgrowths of the pharmaceutical industry, have taken root in the Triangle and appear to be prospering despite increasing competition....The company was founded in 1997 by the husband-and-wife team of Jean-Marc and Li Li Bovet, and Hickey, a pharmacy professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Campus zoning doesn't need a moratorium (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
We're not sure how to take this week's developments on the town-gown front except as an indication that someone's spoiling for a fight. Even as UNC officials were making it known they'd soon ask the Town Council for another amendment to the 2001 campus development plan, council members announced that they'd like the university to hold off.
Hostile intention (Editorial)
The Daily Tar Heel
Make no mistake, the town of Chapel Hill has fired the opening shots in a renewed battle with the University for control of the direction of local development.
Review process under review
The News & Observer
No one quoted Yogi Berra, baseball's famous maxim-pitching catcher....But Town Council members asked UNC-Chapel Hill officials this week for a delay of game, hoping to avoid an acrimonious sense of "It's deja vu all over again" the next time they get proposed changes to the main-campus development plan.
Planetarium expansion planned
The News & Observer
The venerable Morehead Planetarium, a major school field-trip destination annually for thousands of North Carolina schoolchildren, is planning a 10,000-square-foot expansion that will close the local landmark for 14 months....Steve Allred, UNC-Chapel Hill associate provost, said the fact that construction will take place at the center of the 55-year-old planetarium makes the shutdown unavoidable.
Reading committee acted in fear of more controversy (Commentary)
The Daily Tar Heel
Believe it or not, there was a time when almost no one cared about UNC's Summer Reading Program.There were no national headlines about our book selections. The Daily Tar Heel did not clamor for admittance to the Selection Committee meetings.
Reading committee did not back away from controversy (Letter to the Editor)
The Daily Tar Heel
While reading Stephanie Horvath's column Monday on the Summer Reading Program's recent book selection, I was struck by several points.
(Freiler Thompson was one of three students on the reading program book selection committee.)
Schools may sue for funds
The Charlotte Observer
Superintendent Harold "Butch" Winkler is raising the possibility that the Cabarrus County Schools may sue county government over school construction money....Reflecting the views of two experts at UNC Chapel Hill's Institute of Government, Winkler said the committee itself probably isn't illegal.
Issues and Trends
Tuition penalty plan shelved
USA Today
Encouraged by moves to curb tuition growth, House Republicans said Wednesday that they plan to remove a controversial proposal in Congress to penalize colleges that raise their prices too high.
Note: If you have any questions about Carolina in the News, please call Russell Campbell at News Services, (919) 962-2091, russell_campbell@unc.edu, or Mike McFarland in University Communications, mike_mcfarland@unc.edu
Note: Web links on this page are time-sensitive, so stories might not be available after the day they first appeared.