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March 23, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
John Edwards Interview
"The Today Show" NBC-TV
NBC's Campbell Brown talks to former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards about his wife's struggle with cancer and his new job at the University of North Carolina.
Related link: http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/23/edwards.poverty.ap/Honor Roll
Entrepreneur Magazine
By teaching everything from planning to perseverance, the schools in our 3rd Annual Top 100 Colleges and Universities give their students a competitive advantage in the real world...."We try to instill the idea that failure is a process," says Clay Hamner, director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "You try to reduce your risk of failure to the lowest point you can, but you continue."
Note: UNC-Chapel Hill ranked third in Entrepreneur Magazine's annual ranking of entrepreneurship programs at U.S. colleges and universities.
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http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/231226-8377-223.htmlDrivers Need To Keep Their Eyes On Road
Tampa Tribune
Some people call it multitasking.....A 2001 study conducted by the University of North Carolina and the Automobile Association of America researchers concluded that nationwide more than 284,000 crashes a year involve distracted drivers.
Three professors use equation to reveal luck plays on Tour
Golf Magazine
Lady Luck Giveth, and Lady Luck taketh away--just ask Greg Norman....First, the trip determined each player's skill level, based on his scoring average and the relative difficulty of each round, says Richard Rendleman, Jr., PhD, a business professor at the University of North Carolina and one of the study's authors.
Regional Coverage
If they put it on, will tourists come?
The Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)
Berea's outdoor drama Wilderness Road premiered 50 years ago on some promising notes. Kentucky Governor Lawrence Wetherby was guest of honor on opening night and the production was hailed by the New York Times as a sign that the South was beginning to come to grips with its turbulent past....In November the city hired a consultant from the University of North Carolina's Institute of Outdoor Drama to assess a production's potential for success.
State & Local Coverage
Edwards on Poverty
News, WUNC-FM
John Edwards launched his war on poverty yesterday at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Government. The former senator and Democratic vice presidential candidate moderated a panel discussion on the obstacles people in poverty face in trying to build assets. It was the first event organized by the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity.
Edwards leads panel of experts on poverty at UNC-CH
The Winston-Salem Journal
A panel of leading experts on poverty convened yesterday on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, set to describe for an eager audience and eight television cameras the role that assets play in reducing social problems.
Edwards' panel tackles poverty
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
For most professors, the first day of class means assigning some reading, handing out the syllabus, maybe taking attendance....It doesn't often include the bright lights of television cameras or clicking shutters of still photographers. But that's life now for Prof. John Edwards, the former U.S. senator and vice-presidential candidate and newest addition to UNC's School of Law.
Edwards is all thumbs in launching podcast
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
That John Edwards. He's everywhere. This morning, the former U.S. senator will be on the "Today" show on a segment about his new UNC-Chapel Hill poverty center.
Schiavo ripple hits Durham
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Some area residents have started taking precautions to make sure they don't wind up in an emotional end-of-life battle similar to that faced by the family of brain-damaged Florida resident Terri Schiavo, experts said this week....Jim Rawlings, director of pastoral care at UNC Hospitals and an ordained United Methodist minister, said he thinks the Schiavo case will continue to stimulate more people to deal with issues of death and dying.
State might create first U.S. panel to probe innocence claims
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina would break legal ground if the state created a panel to be known as the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission...."This is their only hope," said Rich Rosen, a law professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Issues & Trends
On the offensive against openness
The Daily News (Jacksonville)
Too many public officials view open government not as something to embrace but as something they must defend against....Lawyers for local governments and the University of North Carolina may try to sell state legislators on the legal equivalent of a pre-emptive strike against citizens and private organizations seeking the release of public records.
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