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March 15, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
Binge-drinking affects women more severely than men
Scotsman (U.K.)
Binge-drinking is associated with depression and impaired thinking, especially in women, it was claimed yesterday....Co-researcher, Fulton Crews, from the University of North Carolina, said: "What is novel about this report is the finding that females are impaired more than males. The recent increase in female college student drinking could increase the incidence of females seeking treatment for alcohol dependence over the next decade or two."
Under my keyboard the desk shakes (Commentary)
Times Online, (U.K.)
Since the days of Caxton the tools of my trade have been familiar....An academic observer, Philip Meyer, has calculated that at the present rate of fall the last newspaper will be read in April, 2040 (and still looking as if it was designed in the 1930s).
Newspapers in the digital age
Toronto Star
At the rate newspapers are losing circulation, the last reader is expected to croak in 2040....Philip Meyer, author of The Vanishing Newspaper: Saving Journalism in the Information Age made that grim prognostication on Wednesday, during a live webcast about our impending extinction.
Note: Philip Meyer is the Knight Chair in Journalism.at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.National Coverage
National Briefings
The New York Times
Gene R. Nichol, the dean of the law school at the University of North Carolina, has been chosen as president of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, one of the country's oldest colleges.
Related links:
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2212249p-8593136c.html
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-586679.html
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-81711sy0mar15,0,3444183.story?coll=dp-headlines-topnews
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=83541&ran=147957
UNC statement: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar05/statement_nichol031405.htmlLDS teens tops in living faith
Deseret Morning News
Mormon teens pray more, have sex less and in general rank No. 1 when it comes to the effect of religion on their lives, according to a just-released study of American adolescents....The study, conducted at the University of North Carolina, has just been released in "Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers," published by Oxford University Press.
The Body Chemical
Oakland Tribune
No one can prove the link. But it's there...."If you can't measure it, it's a non-detect and you're not worried," said David Savitz, a professor at the University of North Carolina and president of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.
Telecom Equipment Makers Not Part Of Merger Frenzy
Investor's Business Daily
Telecom carriers are embroiled in a merger frenzy, so will the same hold true for telecom gear makers?...Mergers between companies selling similar products have some of the best chances of success, says Anil Shivdasani, business professor at the University of North Carolina.
State & Local Coverage
Sharing their success story
The Charlotte Observer
The tale of finding the silver lining continues for Jessica Fisher and her mother, Wesley Carter...Carter pursued a doctorate while working full time at IBM. Jessica threw herself into her studies and earned a full scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill.
Parker has Morehead, Park pick
The Robesonian
Lucia Parker has a choice that most high school seniors only dream about - where to accept attend college for free.
Student diagnosed with meningitis
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A UNC-Chapel Hill student who lives in Granville Towers West was diagnosed Monday with meningococcal meningitis, a form of bacterial meningitis, after being admitted to Duke Hospital on Sunday.
N&O writer chosen for N.C. hall of fame
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Pat Stith, an investigative reporter with The News & Observer, is one of five journalists to be inducted April 3 into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame.....Other journalists to be inducted are Richard Cole, dean of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communications; Fred J. Flagler, former associate managing editor of the Winston-Salem Journal and the Twin City Sentinel; Jon Witherspoon, president and publisher of the Winston-Salem Journal; and the late Bob Quincy, former sports editor and columnist for The Charlotte Observer.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar05/hof031405.htmlCorporate scandals cancel business school speakers
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
The leaders of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School like to run with the big dogs of the corporate world...."It's just reflective of the fact that we go after very prominent people in prominent positions who are very busy," said Jeff Terry, the school's director of alumni affairs. "With the dynamic nature of business these days, you run a risk."
Fox moves to the bench
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Orange-Chatham District Attorney Carl Fox is taking a new seat in the District 15-B courthouses.....Jim Drennan, professor at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Government, said it is not uncommon for district attorneys to move to the bench.
Related link: http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-586676.htmlRace got in the way
The Charlotte Observer
Like the dark, tannic waters of the nearby Combahee River, the story behind 150 years of African American history on this moss-draped isle is a murky one....So Penn officials went 275 miles north and approached UNC-Chapel Hill, which integrated in 1951 and had no racial restrictions to access library records.
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