May 2, 2003

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina 
people and programs cited recently in the media:

1903 exploded with tech innovation, social change
USA Today
One hundred years ago, six men in three U.S. cities considered the same technology
— the gasoline engine — and used it to build machines that rocked the world. ...
"By 1903, Americans were clearly industrialized," says Jeff Cannon, business history 
professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2003-05-01-1903_x.htm

Bush's verbal tightrope: success, not 'victory'
The Christian Science Monitor 
By declaring that major combat operations in Iraq have ended, President Bush has 
put an exclamation point on what is seen by the public as a successful war. ... "So 
many of the wars since the cold war - and even the cold war itself - just kind of 
dissipated," says Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University of North 
Carolina.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0502/p01s04-woiq.html

FDA approves BioMarin's drug for genetic disease
The Marin Independent-Journal (Calif.)
Novato-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. yesterday gained its first U.S. Food 
and Drug Administration approval to market a drug in the United States. ... 
Aldurazyme is the first product available that offers an effective treatment by 
supplying a replacement for the missing enzyme, said Dr. Joseph Muenzer, an 
associate professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina and a 
principal investigator in the Aldurazyme clinical trials.
http://www.marinij.com/Stories/0,1413,234~26641~1363075,00.html

National News Note

David Weber, professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health 
and of pediatrics and medicine in the School of Medicine, and Bill Roper, 
dean of the School of Public Health, were interviewed by NBC Newschannel, 
based in Charlotte, about SARS. The resulting interviews were distributed to more 
than 200 NBC affiliates nationwide. Those airing stories with sound bites from 
Weber, Roper or both to date include include KNBC-TV (Los Angeles), KNTV-TV 
(San Jose), KPRC-TV (Houston), KCRA-TV (Sacramento), KSDK-TV (St. Louis), 
KGW-TV (Portland), KNSD-TV (San Diego), WVIT-TV (Hartford/New Haven), 
WGRZ-TV (Buffalo) , WBIR-TV (Knoxville), KSNW-TV (Wichita), WLBT-TV 
(Jackson,Miss.) and WFIE-TV (Evansville, Ind.).

Ralph Baric, professor in the departments of epidemiology and microbiology 
and immunology in the schools of public health and medicine, was interviewed 
about SARS on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." To listen to the
interview online, go to 
http://discover.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.jhtml?prgDate=05/1/2003&prgId=2 
and scroll down to "SARS Vaccine Could Take Years to Achieve."

Regional Coverage

Sims had enlarged heart
The Columbia State (S.C.) 
Vic Sims had several NBA stars he enjoyed watching play, including Allen Iverson 
and Vince Carter. But the Dutch Fork standout will forever be linked to names like 
Hank Gathers and Reggie Lewis -- basketball players who died on the court
following heart failure. ... Frederick Mueller, who runs a research program at the 
University of North Carolina studying catastrophic sports injuries, said there are 
20 to 25 reported cases each year of high school athletes dying from heart 
complications.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/5767217.htm

State and Local Coverage

Tuition freeze not expected to hold 
The Herald-Sun
On this, the two chambers of North Carolina’s General Assembly agree: 2003 is 
not the year for a tuition freeze at public universities. ... "We’re definitely 
disappointed," said Matt Tepper, UNC Chapel Hill’s student body president. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-348231.html

Life goes on: Challenges and successes of life with an autistic child
The Laurinburg Exchange
A cute little cuddly boy was born to Essie and Murdock Davis 15 years ago. ... 
“Now there are so many resources available for the autistic individual,” Essie noted, 
referring to Division TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related 
Communication handicapped CHildren and adults). The program is a part of the 
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. 
http://www.laurinburgexchange.com/cgi-local/top?section=localnews&story=050203autismessie

Left-on-red measure gets House OK 
News and Observer
North Carolina motorists who hate idling at traffic lights could have another option 
soon -- turning left at red lights. ... "My understanding is that this has been shown 
to be acceptable from a safety standpoint," said Charles Zegeer, associate director 
of the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Center in Chapel Hill.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2506804p-2329518c.html

Peeling the Orange
The Herald-Sun
..."What is music?" The late great UNC professor of philosophy Horace Williams 
grasped newly-arrived N.C. Symphony founder Benjamin Swalin by the lapels and 
demanded an answer ... To illustrate the entrepreneurship of "the peculiar professor," 
Mark Crowell, in a recent public speech, noted that Horace Williams’ entire estate, 
which he left to the university, was valued at $22,500 at his death in 1940.
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-348179.html

UNC legal advice (Letter to the Editor)
The Wilmington Morning-Star
In 25 years in Wilmington I have written two letters to the editor, one last month and 
one this month, each addressing what appears to be your growing negative view of
UNC-Chapel Hill's leadership.
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=WM&Date=20030502&Category=LETTERS&ArtNo=305020318&Ref=AR&Profile=1018&SectionCat=letters
(Note: Russell Carter is a member of the UNC Board of Trustees.)

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Colleges Have Increased Financial Aid, Mostly for Higher-Income Students
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Four-year colleges have increased their financial-aid offerings in the past decade, 
but students with the highest incomes have received the largest increases, according 
to a new report by the U.S. Department of Education. 
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/05/2003050102n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles. )

Legislators try bipartisanship 
News and Observer
Just four years ago, if a House Republican pushed for a new law, it was almost 
certain to be a waste of time. 
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2506795p-2329362c.html

Panel ponders future of Apple Chill fair 
The Herald-Sun
Four days after violence erupted after Apple Chill a town committee began looking 
at changing, and possibly ending, the annual spring street fair. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-348244.html

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