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March 19, 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
'Wonder Drug' Stops Bleeding, But Cost Is High
The Wall Street Journal
A high-price biotech drug, developed in the 1980s to treat a rare form of hemophilia, is fast becoming a blockbuster, with physicians around the world using it to stanch severe bleeding from car accidents, gunshot wounds and postsurgery hemorrhaging...."You're seeing the power of anecdote," says Donald Harvey, a hematology pharmacist at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill.
State & Local Coverage
UNC board to vote today on series of tuition increases
The Herald-Sun
Bucking the wishes of Gov. Michael Easley, some state legislators and plenty of college students, a committee of the state's higher education governing board is recommending a series of tuition increases for UNC system campuses.
Related links: http://newsobserver.com/news/story/3432358p-3050821c.html
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/education/higher_learning/8223820.htm
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=region&Story=6239121UNC changes Carolina North plans
The Herald-Sun
University planners have made several changes to the draft plan for Carolina North, including the designation of a city school site and an increased buffer around the North Haven neighborhood....The total number of surface and deck parking spaces now is 17,000, Vice Chancellor Tony Waldrop said Thursday.
Group OKs new plan for project
The News & Observer
After meeting with numerous residents and community groups, university officials have revised the Carolina North draft plan to include a public school site, a major road realignment and a 10 percent reduction in parking spaces.
3 radiology employees fired, 1 resigned in UNC probe of misuse in radiology
UNC News Services
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fired three employees and a fourth resigned from the School of Medicine's department of radiology as part of an internal review that uncovered financial mismanagement involving more than $300,000, officials said. Two of the ex-employees face criminal charges, and the university has taken immediate action to correct the management problems.
Related link: http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/03/19/405afd892b169
University's role at center of debate (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Somehow, we doubt the vast majority of UNC's students and faculty are all that caught up in the debate about whether or not conservatives are welcome on campus....The only solution we see to this dilemma is openness, coupled with engagement. A university like UNC can't withdraw from the public sphere, but it can see to it that dissent of any kind is protected.
Recruiters return to colleges
The News & Observer
For the first time in several years, employers are showing up at college campuses with plans to hire -- not just a selected one or two, but a significant number of graduates...."It's not just a token showing on campus anymore. Employers have significant hiring needs," said Marcia Harris, director of career services at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Accounting degrees in high demand
The News & Observer
Despite an influx of students to college accounting programs, competition for those in the field remains fierce....This year, for instance, the master of accounting program at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has received permission to increase the number of student slots for the class of 2005 from 120 to 140 to accommodate the demand.
Issues and Trends
Downtown tax should stay in place (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
No one likes to pay taxes, the refrain goes. But sometimes taxation is the best way to pay for what needs to be done.
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