November 14, 2002

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

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

Inflammation Linked To Heart Ills
CBS News 
New research shows that inflammation in blood vessels is twice as likely as high cholesterol to lead to heart disease, 
the number one cause of death in this country. A new blood test is helping to identify those most at risk, reports The 
Early Show's medical contributor Dr. Emily Senay... The good news is that inflammation can be detected early with 
an inexpensive blood test for the C-reactive protein or CRP, which is produced by the body when it's fighting injury 
and infection... "In certain patients the use of this test could be very helpful in motivating them to change their lifestyle," 
Smith, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, told CBS Radio News - but he doesn't 
support making blood tests for inflammation part of standard physical exams...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/14/earlyshow/contributors/emilysenay/main529331.shtml
(Note: Different versions of this story aired on "The Early Show" "CBS News" as well as on cbsnews.com.)

Protein test is called best gauge of heart disease risk
Boston Globe 
In a study that may change the way millions of people assess their risk of heart disease, Boston researchers have 
found that testing for a protein produced when arteries are inflamed is a more reliable way of predicting a person's 
chance of having a heart attack or stroke than measuring cholesterol levels... Researchers at Brigham and Women's 
Hospital found that in women with low cholesterol counts, high levels of C-reactive protein nearly doubled the risk 
of heart disease... ''When we have a country where 50 percent of the population is overweight, more than 1 out of 4 
are obese, roughly 1 out of 3 are still smoking cigarettes, a test that is able to predict additional risk - even though 
[the patient's] cholesterol value is OK - can be a very powerful motivating factor,'' said Dr. Sidney Smith, a
professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina...
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/318/metro/Protein_test_is_called_best_gauge_of_heart_disease_risk+.shtml
(Note: Other coverage about the C-reactive protein test mentioning Smith's comments include The Wall Street 
Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Seattle Post Intelligencer, The 
South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Charlotte Observer.)

Don't expect a free lunch at universities (Commentary)
The Arizona Republic
One of the healthiest conversations in Arizona is about the future focus of the state universities. Done right, it could lead 
to a leap in excellence and prosperity... North Carolina has spent decades building up the University of North Carolina 
at Chapel Hill into a world-class institution. Frankly, the other University of North Carolina campuses get the table 
scraps. But the Legislature has also heavily invested in North Carolina State as a key technology transfer institution.
http://www.arizonarepublic.com/business/articles/1114talton14.html

White Lies: HBO gets it half right (Commentary)
ESPN.com
HBO's latest sports documentary says it's an examination of race relations throughout O.J. Simpson's life, a "Study in 
Black and White." Actually, it's a study in white. It toes a media party line that white is right and black is base. There 
are knowing lines within the documentary, but they are blunted by an overall naivete... The most trenchant 
observation (including a few wobbles) of the documentary -- despite my protests and opposing views, there are 
some trenchant observations within the doc -- is made by Lawrence Grossberg, professor of Cultural Studies at 
the University of North Carolina.... 
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/wiley/021113.html

University of Missouri system chooses a president
The Kansas City Star
Elson Floyd will become president of the University of Missouri system on Jan. 6, officials announced Wednesday. 
As Elson Floyd drives into Columbia to begin his new job as president of the University of Missouri system, he might 
want to gaze into the rearview mirror of his career... The university system's governing curators, who hired Floyd, 
say the high price will be worth it if Floyd can duplicate his success at Western Michigan and at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was executive vice chancellor in the late 1990s...
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/4513302.htm
(Note: Other coverage of Floyd's recent appointment highlighting his years at Carolina include the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch, the St. Louis Business Journal, The Detroit Free Press and The Western Herald (a student 
publication of the Western Michigan University.)

Search committee recommends Ramsey for U of L presidency 
The Henderson (Ky.) Gleaner
Acting University of Louisville President James Ramsey won a unanimous endorsement Tuesday from a search 
committee as the top candidate to become the school's permanent president... Ramsey has been vice chancellor for 
finance and administration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and vice president at Western 
Kentucky University...
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/home/article/0,1626,ECP_775_1541695,00.html
(Note: Other coverage about Ramsey's recent appointment includes The Louisville Courier-Journal.)

State and Local Coverage

County will build maintenance facility at airport 
The Lexington Dispatch 
The Davidson County Airport Authority got a lift Tuesday night when the commissioners voted to construct a 
maintenance hangar at the airport. The goal is economic development... In his report to the commissioners, Hanner 
included a magazine article by John D. Kasarda, an aviation expert and director of the Kenan Institute at the 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kasarda argues that, despite Sept. 11, “airports will shape business 
location and urban development in this century as much as highways did in the 20th, railroads in the 19th and 
seaports did in the 18th centuries.”...
http://www.the-dispatch.com/news/news.asp?ID=11472

High pay to follow lawyer 
News and Observer
Although her 29-year tenure as senior legal counsel for UNC-Chapel Hill will end Dec. 31, Susan H. Ehringhaus 
will continue to draw her full state salary of $188,321 for two more years. Chancellor James Moeser said he made the 
commitment to pay Ehringhaus more than $376,000 while she works for eight months in Washington, D.C., for two 
national education organizations and then returns to Chapel Hill next fall to teach at the law school....
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/1909227p-1891548c.html

News Briefs: Easley names 3 locals to boards 
The Herald-Sun
.. Gov. Mike Easley appointed local residents Joe Buckner, Ellen Perry and Greg Olley to a pair of state boards on 
Wednesday... Olley, a Chapel Hill resident, also joined the Council on Development Disabilities. He is the associate 
director of the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning at UNC...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-287972.html
(Note: To view this brief, go to the above url and scroll down the page.)

UNC police release sketch of theft suspect
News 14 Carolina (Time-Warner, Raleigh)
UNC police have released a sketch of a man wanted for stealing laptop computers on campus. In recent weeks, 
laptops were stolen from students at Lenoir Dining Hall, Davis Library and the undergraduate library...
http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=18199

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

SJU Wants to Implement Honor Code to Raise Academics 
The Torch (student publication of St. John's University, New York)
Students voiced their concerns and suggestions over the possible implementation of a University-wide student honor 
code at a forum sponsored by Student Government, Inc. on Nov. 5... The New York Times report also stated that 
the idea of an XF grade was established at the University of North Carolina and the University of Maryland has 
already begun using a similar type of grade...
http://www.torchonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2002/11/14/3dd343f9aebcc

Black Admissions Down at C.U. 
Cornell Daily Sun (student publication at Cornell University)
Cornell has the lowest percentage of African-American students in this year's freshman class within the Ivy League, 
according to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. The Journal listed the top 27 universities as ranked by US 
News and World Report. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ranked highest, with black students making up 
12.5 percent of the school's freshman class...
http://www.cornellsun.com/articles/6917/

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