November 12, 2003

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

State and Local Coverage

Uproar stalls UNC change
The News & Observer
With opposition growing louder and angrier, a plan to add more out-of-state
students to the UNC system has been put on hold until next year at the earliest.

UNC weighing enrollment options
The Herald Sun
With a policy discussion looming later this week, alternatives to the UNC
system's controversial plan to increase out-of-state freshmen enrollment
continue to emerge.

Some colleges seeing more students from out of state
Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Roads, Va.)
A sore point for parents of the college-bound in Virginia - the thousands
of spots taken by out-of-state students - got a little more sore this year....
The proposal has generated fierce public opposition in North Carolina,
focusing on the state's flagship university, at Chapel Hill.

Tuition may rise for grad students
The Herald Sun
UNC graduate students in several professional schools could see their tuition
rise -- some by several thousand dollars -- under a plan campus trustees will
review next week.

Issues and Trends

Colleges Get a Cut From Being Kicked When They're Down
The Wall Street Journal
The moment the clock runs out at next week's big football game between the
University of Alabama and Auburn University, the big business of loser taunting
will begin....Mr. Rupp creates shirts such as a University of North Carolina
special featuring a classroom of smiling grade-school kids. Their hands are
raised eagerly in the air. The caption: "OK, class ... who can't stand Duke?"
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Beer Ads on TV, College Sports: Explosive Mix?
The Wall Street Journal
Is watching beer commercials during football games dangerous to a college student's
health?...In the latest twist in a long-running battle, a Washington health-advocacy
group plans to unveil a campaign Wednesday to persuade the college-sports industry
to press for less alcohol advertising on televised sports. The campaign's top recruits
are two college-sports legends: retired University of North Carolina basketball coach
Dean Smith and U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne, former football coach at the University of Nebraska.
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Does financial aid cause tuition increases?
The Boston Globe
Republicans in the House of Representatives have lately been asking a question
that makes the higher education establishment very nervous: Does federal financial
aid simply give colleges an excuse to raise tuition higher and faster than they
otherwise would?

Universities considering new tuition increases
The Charlotte Observer
At least three campuses in the state university system -- including UNC Charlotte --
are talking about raising tuition $900 over the next three years. And other schools in
the 16-campus system are considering similar hikes.

Merchants see brighter future
The Chapel Hill News
Downtown merchants and property owners and town officials are optimistic that brighter
days -- or at the very least, brighter nights -- lie ahead for Chapel Hill's historic commercial
district.

Steering group's membership merits second look (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The discussion between merchants, Chapel Hill officials and UNC administrators about
creating some sort of downtown development agency grinds on. While the end is not in
sight, it's increasingly obvious that everyone involved is serious about the proposal.

Cemetery improvements begin
The Herald Sun
Construction won't start for many months on the controversial parking deck and chilled-
water plant behind the Paul Green Theater, but initial work is under way on improvements
to the adjacent Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Note: A brief appeared in the News & Observer.

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