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May 11, 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
Appeals Court Sides With Cheney in Lawsuit
The Associated Press (National)
Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't have to disclose the advice his energy task force got from the industry, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in what probably was a final blow to a politically charged lawsuit over public access to White House decision making....University of North Carolina political science professor Terry Sullivan said the Bush White House's position supporting confidentiality was sound in principle but could be unwise politically.
Vacant land seen as KCI asset
The Kansas City Star
The 8,000 acres of vacant, city-owned land surrounding Kansas City International Airport could be developed for aviation-related businesses that could provide thousands of jobs, said a report released Tuesday....No major airport in the country has such a vast, vacant area suited for the speedy-delivery way of doing business these days, said [John] Kasarda, director of the University of North Carolina's Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
State & Local Coverage
Cameron Avenue reopens for graduates
The Chapel Hill Herald
Cameron Avenue has reopened -- temporarily.....UNC's campus will be crawling with visitors all weekend. An estimated 30,000 people descend on Chapel Hill each year for commencement weekend, said Jane Smith, UNC's associate director for university events.
Graduation means business boost in the Triangle
News 14 (Time Warner, Raleigh)
When students at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University celebrate graduation this weekend, restaurants and hotels will celebrate with them.
Duke, UNC, RTI take on terror
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Duke University, UNC and RTI International will form a new Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
UNC 'reluctantly' backs Columbia plan
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Town Council wants UNC and hospital officials to restate their positions on long-awaited improvements to South Columbia Street....William Roper, CEO of the UNC Health Care System, expressed "reluctant" support to The Chapel Hill Herald on Tuesday for improvements the council wants to South Columbia, which serves as a key southern access route to UNC Hospitals, the campus and the town in general.
UNC official: Airport future open to debate
The Chapel Hill Herald
Decisions about the future of the Horace Williams Airport and the basing of UNC's air fleet have to emerge from a "free and full debate on the issues," the dean of UNC's medical school said Tuesday.
Carolina North is coming closer (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
That rumbling noise off in the distance -- but getting closer -- is the sound, once again, of Carolina North approaching. The biggest proposed development in the history of Chapel Hill is getting ready to splash across the front pages and into our conversations once again. We hope this time the splash doesn't get everybody wet.
Letter to the editor correcting errors in story above: http://www.unc.edu/news/clips/cin/waldrop.htmlTake the time to get it right (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
You can't get a permit to build a doghouse in Chapel Hill in less than four months....UNC has go-to-the-head-of-the-line status when it comes to getting projects reviewed and approved by the town.
Breakaway tuition (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Over the past five years the General Assembly has strayed from its constitutional mandate to keep tuition low at the 16-campus UNC system....The provision, now being considered in the House, sidesteps the board and allows UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State to set their own tuition....Amanda Devore Student member, UNC Board of Governors Seth Dearmin; Student body president, UNC- Chapel Hill
Professor to address reading projects
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A UNC-Chapel Hill professor will speak about community reading projects at today's annual meeting of the Friends of the Chapel Hill Library, at 10 a.m. in the lower-level meeting room of the library off Estes Drive.
UNC Symphony ready for prime time (Commentary)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Since the ensemble last played Hill Hall, the word has obviously gone out that the UNC Symphony Orchestra is hot stuff.
Immigration forum elicits passion
Asheville Citizen-Times
Gustavo Silva knows exactly how hot the topic of immigration is here in the mountains....The Tar Heel state is No. 1 in the United States when it comes to growth in immigrant population, seeing a 73 percent increase in immigrants between 1995 and 1999, according to the Urban Investment Strategies Center at UNC Chapel Hill.
Wish someone had told me ...
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Advice is like an opinion. Everyone has some, but not all of it rings true.....Matthew Spangler, 31, artistic director of Wordshed Productions in Chapel Hill, also teaches English and theater at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University....
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