November 6, 2003

Carolina in the News

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

National Coverage

Fewer students can afford skyrocketing costs of college (Commentary)
The Arbiter (Student paper of Boise State University)
Higher education ought to be a right, available to every student who makes the grade, without regard to that student's ability to pay. But it's increasingly a privilege for the rich - and an impossible burden for the poor....The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently announced a plan to cover the full costs of an education for poor students without forcing them to take on loans. Students will have to work in state and federal work-study programs at a manageable 10 to 12 hours per week.
Note: Commentary originally published in The Nation.

State and Local Coverage

UNC-CH in new AIDS efforts
The News & Observer

Scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill are behind two research projects targeting the AIDS pandemic at its epicenter in South Africa -- one exploring how well patients adhere to medication regimens and another testing an AIDS vaccine....The separate efforts are part of the university's growing presence treating AIDS across the globe but particularly in hard-hit Africa. For nearly a decade, UNC-CH has been involved in AIDS outreach in Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa with about 1 million people who are infected with HIV. The university operates a clinic there.

At UNC, he was a quiet wrestler
The News & Observer
Ask people who remember him from his Chapel Hill days and they will say the same thing: Charles Moose sure was quiet....The man who would go on to serve as spokesman to the nation during the Washington, D.C., area sniper shootings didn't have too much to say while he was an undergraduate at UNC-Chapel Hill in the early 1970s. And when he did, it was mostly about wrestling.

Moose preaches cooperation and ethics to students
N.C. Associated Press
Former Montgomery County, Md., police chief Charles Moose told a group at North Carolina State University on Wednesday that cooperation, commitment and honesty were the keys to capturing the suspects in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper case last year...."I miss my job," admitted Moose, a graduate of nearby University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Related story:
New book puts Moose back in spotlight
The Baltimore Sun

Classical music grows on the Outer Banks
Outer Banks Sentinel
The management of WCPE and WUNC Public Radio has agreed to a partnership that
will allow residents of North Carolina's Outer Banks to hear classical music 24 hours
a day on two radio stations owned by WUNC.

Permanent Child Car Seat Checking Stations Open In Orange, Chatham Counties
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina Health Care's Safe Communities/SAFE KIDS program now offers free child car seat checks at three permanent checking stations in Orange County and one in Chatham County.

Ballance backs Haliwa-Saponi recognition
Rocky Mount Telegram
U.S. Rep. Frank Ballance, D-1st District, said Wednesday he is supporting the Haliwa-Saponi tribe in its quest for federal recognition....The Cherokees, located in the western part of the state, make about $137 million a year from gambling, said Brett Riggs, an archaeologist of American Indians and professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Council-elect preparing for 'new era'
Washington Daily News
Washington's City Council-elect members and Mayor L. Stewart Rumley say they are preparing to lead the city into a "new era" that includes economic restructuring and revitalization throughout the city, including downtown....To help prepare themselves, the council-elect -- Mark Hamblin, Judy Meier Jennette, Mickey Gahagan, Ed Gibson and Darwin Woolard -- plan to attend an Essentials of Municipal Government training session in early January. It is sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute of Government and the N.C. League of Municipalities.

Issues and Trends

Town-gown issues shaped council finish (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The results of Tuesday's Town Council election carried an obvious message for UNC and the officials involved in planning Carolina North: Slow down, and listen more....Clearly, voters and residents unnerved by the $1 billion expansion of UNC's main campus simply aren't in any hurry to see that expansion extended to the Horace Williams tract.

Snags may await UNC
The News & Observer
To some, the ballots cast Tuesday in the municipal elections were just as much a referendum against the new wave of university growth sweeping across the UNC campus and beyond as they were strong support for neighborhood protection.

Growth of UNC keys vote
The Chapel Hill Herald
Campaign signs and their messages are vanishing, but the messages from Tuesday's Town Council election seem clear to many: Voters are concerned about the university's plans to grow...."To me, what [the election] said is that people are worried about UNC's expansion, and that the development at Carolina North has really hit a nerve with people and they're anxious about it," said Flicka Bateman, a current council member who didn't seek re-election.

Group organizing to focus on revitalizing downtown
The Chapel Hill Herald
A newly formed group of merchants and town and UNC leaders will start discussions next week on setting up a new entity that will focus on revitalizing the downtown business district and attracting new businesses.
Note: The Herald-Sun story incorrectly reports that Chancellor Moeser will serve on the downtown panel; he jointly announced its membership with Mayor Foy and Downtown Commission Chair Charles House on Monday. More details [here].

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

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