November 7, 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:

Yale Drops Early Decision, But Defies Admissions-Counseling Association's Guidelines
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Yale University will drop its early-decision program -- which requires those who apply early to promise to attend 
if accepted -- beginning next year, with applications for the 2004-5 academic year, officials announced 
Wednesday... This year, Beloit College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that they 
would drop their early-decision programs this fall...
http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/11/2002110701n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)

Yale, Stanford Abolish Early Decision Process 
The Washington Post 
Yale and Stanford universities are abandoning the popular, but increasingly controversial, early decision system 
that requires applicants to promise that they will attend a college that accepts them ahead of the usual admissions 
schedule... Wilder also is vice president for enrollment at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, which 
along with Beloit College in Wisconsin and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently said they 
were eliminating early decision...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19938-2002Nov6.html

Stanford joins Yale in dropping early admissions policy
Boston Globe 
Yale University and Stanford University said yesterday they would drop binding ''early decision'' admissions 
policies next year, a move that rewrites the admissions playbook for students nationwide and renews pressure 
on other top schools, such as Princeton and Brown, to rethink their own early-decision policies... Early this 
year, Beloit College and the University of North Carolina ended their early-decision policies, and Yale's and 
Stanford's moves cast some doubt over the future of early decision...
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/311/nation/Stanford_joins_Yale_in_dropping_early_admissions_policy+.shtml

New Early-Admissions Rule Eases Way for Yale Hopefuls
The Wall Street Journal
In the collegiate war for the best high-school graduates, Yale University has just de-escalated. And that could be 
a break for students who think they have a shot at the Ivy League school but want to keep their options open. 
Yale has been uneasy with rising criticism and the inequities it sees in an application option known as "early 
decision." That allows people to apply before the rush of other students but also requires them to attend if 
accepted...
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1036616433621235948,00.html?mod=at%5Fleisure%5Fmain%5Feditors%5Fpicks%5Fdays%5Fonly
(Note: News Services arranged an interview with Jerry Lucido, admissions, for this story. Lucido was quoted 
in earlier editions of The Journal. The Wall Street Journal requires a subscription to access articles.)

Yale moves to early action for 2008
Yale Daily News (student newspaper at Yale University) 
Nearly a year after he initiated a national debate over early admissions policies, Yale President Richard Levin 
announced Wednesday that the University will adopt a nonbinding early action policy beginning with the Class 
of 2008... But Jerry Lucido, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill, which eliminated its early decision option last year, applauded Yale's switch. "First of all, I think 
it's a very responsible and appropriate move by Yale," Lucido said....
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=20619

Yale, Stanford To End Early Decision Policy
The Harvard Crimson (student newspaper at Harvard University)
In policy changes that will transform college admissions, Yale and Stanford Universities independently announced 
yesterday that they are eliminating their Early Decision programs in favor of nonbinding Early Action starting with 
next fall’s admissions cycle... Early Decision has come under increasing fire over the last two years. The 
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill abolished its Early Decision program last spring, and Harvard threatened 
to undermine the system this summer by letting students enroll who had been accepted elsewhere under Early 
Decision.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=255144

Yale University waves goodbye to binding early decision policy
Brown Daily Herald (student newspaper at Brown University)
Yale University’s early decision policy will become non-binding beginning with the Class of 2008... In April, 
the University of North Carolina became the first major university to switch from early decision to early action...
http://www.browndailyherald.com/stories.cfm?S=1&ID=7817

Health Tips: Helpful Dialysis Drugs on Horizon
United Press International
A new drug, lanthanum carbonate, can help kidney hemodialysis patients avoid a serious shortcoming of that 
lifesaving treatment. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report a 50 percent 
reduction in deaths among dialysis patients from excess phosphorus accumulation in the bloodstream...
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20021106-122401-8445r

Current Regional Coverage

Study: Changes may affect cooler areas first
The (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Sun-News 
The effects of global warming could be noticed first along shorelines in cooler, northern climates instead of in 
warmer climates to the south as scientists had thought, a study by a University of South Carolina researcher 
indicates... "It's a pretty robust finding," said John F. Bruno, assistance professor of marine sciences at the 
University of North Carolina... 
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/sports/4462980.htm
(Note: Other pick up of this National Associated Press story known to date includes The Charlotte Observer 
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/4462745.htm)

Jeb's Victory A Win For George
Tampa Tribune
The biggest victor in the Florida governor's race wasn't the Bush on the ballot. It was the brother celebrating 
at the White House... University of North Carolina political scientist Thad Beyle quantified the value of 
gubernatorial victories to presidential candidates of the same part...
http://tampatrib.com/nationworldnews/MGASWN3U68D.html

State and Local Coverage

UNC workers want part of tuition hikes for pay raises 
The Herald-Sun
Following one of its liveliest discussions in recent memory, UNC’s Employee Forum approved a resolution 
Wednesday asking for a portion of the money generated by any future campus tuition increases... "Tuition is 
going up," said Tommy Griffin, the chairman of the forum... Rob Sadler, a forum delegate who works in the 
grounds department, said he wasn’t satisfied with the final product... "Their motivation is clear. The staff is 
underpaid. I understand fully their interest in doing this," said Provost Robert Shelton, who is co-chairing the 
task force with Jennifer Daum, UNC’s student body president... UNC Chancellor James Moeser told the 
forum Wednesday morning that raises for staff and faculty ought to be the university system’s top legislative 
priority this year...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-285528.html

UNC staff seeks voice on board of trustees 
The Herald-Sun
Rebuffed once already in its attempt to gain a voice on UNC’s Board of Trustees, the group representing 6,500
campus staff members hopes to renew conversation... Only faculty Chairwoman Sue Estroff was allowed to 
speak at the meeting, and forum Chairman Tommy Griffin now wants equal time....
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-285527.html

UNC pay study represents a good start (Editorial)
Chapel Hill Herald
While the paycheck blues are frequently heard in academia, one version with staying power is the often observed 
salary disparity between white male employees on the one hand and women and minorities on the other. UNC is 
to be congratulated for taking anecdotes and hints seriously enough to conduct a proper study. Few people 
seemed surprised when the study, released last week, showed that female faculty overall earn $1,332 less than 
their white male counterparts... 
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/chhedits/57-285478.html

Stevens Wins N.C. Senate Seat, Will Leave BOT
The Daily Tar Heel
UNC trustee Richard Stevens enjoys his victory Tuesday night after being elected to represent Wake County 
in the N.C. Senate as a Republican. UNC-Chapel Hill trustee Richard Stevens, who some student leaders call 
an advocate for their cause, easily won election to the N.C. Senate on Tuesday night....
http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2002/11/07/3dca6ebed18df

Steady as She Goes
Winston-Salem Journal
A day after she was elected to the U.S. Senate, Republican Elizabeth Dole credited her success at the polls in 
part to barnstorming the state by car, bus and plane... Thad Beyle, a political scientist at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that White House officials cleared the path to the GOP nomination for her, 
ensuring that potentially strong candidates such as state Rep. Richard Burr of Winston-Salem or former Charlotte 
Mayor Richard Vinroot did not run...
http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/MGB7JT7A88D.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Chapel Hill works to refine land-use plan 
News and Observer
While many people watched election results roll in Tuesday night, Town Council members were hunkered 
down in Town Hall taking blue pencils to some of the thornier sections of a 300-page proposed land-use 
management ordinance. The town is in the process of overhauling growth controls to match new goals and 
principles added 2 1/2 years ago to the Comprehensive Plan, its blueprint for development...
http://newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/1892765p-1878818c.html

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