May 28, 2004

Carolina in the News

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

State & Local Coverage

House delays budget plan
The News & Observer
After several days of criticism over proposed cuts in their spending plan, House budget writers on Thursday pushed back its release into next week to find more money to address concerns raised by Gov. Mike Easley, university leaders and those who provide services to the needy....On Thursday, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser said he was awaiting word on the House budget. "We would hope that the governor's recommendation would hold," he said. "I think the governor is sympathetic to the university, and I think we were fairly treated."

UNC receives $547,500 for endowment
Triangle Business Journal
The Helene Fuld Health Trust has awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Nursing a $547,500 grant to establish an endowment for a scholarship fund for nursing students.

Trustees OK renovation of UNC-CH dorm
The News & Observer
The high-rise dorms at UNC-Chapel Hill may be aesthetically challenged, but they'll remain a part of the university's South Campus skyline for now.

Morrison renovation to cost $20 million
The Herald-Sun
Morrison Residence Hall was spared the wrecking ball Thursday when UNC trustees opted instead to spend about $20 million to renovate the university's largest dormitory.

Public money eyed for Campus Y
The News & Observer
The Campus Y, a gathering place for many a UNC-Chapel Hill student through the past century, is teetering in disrepair as fund-raisers struggle to come up with the $3.5 million needed to renovate it.

Will 'Idol' lose Southern accent?
The Charlotte Observer
The executives at Fox must be trying to shake the South's chokehold on "American Idol."...The Carters, the Judds and the Cash family are only a few examples of families with traditions in music, said Bill Ferris, associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South at UNC Chapel Hill.

Budget slicing: Kannapolis aims to cut tax rate enough to offset property revaluations
Salisbury Post
The City Council sliced $73,700 more from the proposed 2004-2005 city budget Wednesday, bringing total cuts to $540,000.....Commissioned by business leaders and the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce, a study by a University of North Carolina professor says the county should eliminate the Cabarrus Economic Development Corp. and refocus its efforts to bring in industry and jobs.

Fixed ads get boost at UNC
The News & Observer
Here's a sign of the financial times at the University of North Carolina: the Smith Center and Kenan Stadium soon may have permanent advertising.

Signs of the times: Ads in arenas?
The Herald-Sun
UNC has inched a cautious step closer to embracing the sale of advertising in its athletic venues...."I've talked to people in nutrition, and I can tell you, if it were going to be the 'Coca-Cola Professor of Public Health,' they'd say no thanks," said Faculty Chairwoman Judith Wegner, who was not a member of the task force.

Less sweet stuff for the cherubs
The News & Observer
For the last few months, I've been on a campaign to reduce the amount of high-fructose corn syrup my kids eat, at least at home....Based on animal research, it appears that fructose can fool the body into not feeling full, thus causing people to eat more, Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at UNC-Chapel Hill said in a USA Today article in March.

Issues & Trends

Bush Administration Is Said to Plan Big Cuts for Research and Student Aid in 2006 Budget
The Chronicle of Higher Education
President Bush has directed his administration to begin developing a budget for 2006 that would cut federal spending on scientific research, student aid, and other programs below levels that he has proposed for 2005.
Subscription required.

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.