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November 15, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Bush's Trade Plan Stalled
The Los Angeles Times
President Bush's goal for a free-trade zone encompassing the entire Western Hemisphere faces growing opposition in the U.S. and abroad...."It's going nowhere fast," Susan Aaronson, director of globalization studies at the University of North Carolina's Kenan Institute, said of the FTAA.
Suddenly, a Huge Police Presence
The Los Angeles Times
Police officers from around the world lined up Saturday at the Los Angeles Convention Center to test the latest night-vision goggles or try out a groundbreaking wireless weapons simulator....Derek Poarch, director of public safety at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was among those wowed by the latest technology on display at the 111th annual conference of the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police.
State & Local Coverage
UNC tuition proposal should be DOA (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
As far as we're concerned, the proposal that UNC Chapel Hill's campus tuition task force forwarded this week to the Board of Trustees is dead on arrival. Its flaws are deep and irreparable.
Pope money isn't political; it's green (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Last time we looked, United States currency was politically neutral -- neither liberal nor conservative, unless you get hung up on "In God We Trust." But there are places where money takes on political baggage, and the universities are foremost among. Thus, it is not surprising that a proposal being worked up at UNC Chapel Hill to seek grant funds from a conservative Raleigh foundation is raising a stink among some faculty members and graduate students.
UNC fund has new manager
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC Management Co., which invests $1.1 billion in endowment funds for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has reached out to the Ivy League for its new top executive.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov04/manageco111204.htmlUNC hires exec. director for arts
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC has its first executive director for the arts....Emil J. Kang, former president and executive director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, begins work Jan. 1.
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-543920.html
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov04/kang111204.htmlElevating our aim at carbon dioxide (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Being on the Atkins diet, I empathize with anyone craving carbs. Squelching a passion is difficult at best, and impossible when there are no pleasurable alternatives....Douglas Crawford-Brown is professor of environmental sciences and public policy at UNC-Chapel Hill and director of the campus-wide Carolina Environmental Program.
After Arafat, a new course for the Mideast (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Two great traditions marked our Mabarak family gatherings....Eric M. David is a graduate student in journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Friends of Mountain History workshops a good opportunity for those promoting WNC heritage
Asheville Citizen-Times
More than ever before, people travel to learn about history, to experience a different culture or way of life, and to see art and artifacts they've read or heard about....[David] Carr serves on the faculty of the School of Information and Library Science at UNC Chapel Hill, where he teaches about information, culture and professional imagination.
GOP adds to gains in N.C. congressional delegation
The Winston-Salem Journal
The North Carolina congressional delegation will have a slightly different look when the 109th Congress is sworn in Jan. 3, 2005...."The regional divide in this state has broken down as a two-party state has emerged," said Ferrell Guillory, the director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Rep. Patrick McHenry, a chubby-cheeked politician of 29, laughs along with the jokes about his youth from much older colleagues in the General Assembly....McHenry has advantages as a Republican congressman, said Ferrell Guillory, an expert on Southern politics at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Online: It's possible to learn lots in your PJs
The Winston-Salem Journal
Online courses are no substitute for normal classes - especially when you have a charismatic teacher or likable fellow students. But they do hold a world of knowledge....Credit earned is directly transferable if you attend UNC at Chapel Hill.
To librarians, our quiet guides to knowledge
The Charlotte Observer
The North Carolina Library Association held its centennial convention here last week, returning to the city where 67 people attended its first annual meeting in 1904....Annie Smith Ross, the Charlotte librarian, was the organization's first president and host of that convention. Among the speakers were Louis Round Wilson, the great librarian from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and D.A. Tompkins, textile industrialist and publisher of The Charlotte Observer.
WUNC Sponsor Dispute
WUNC-FM
A dispute between WUNC radio and one of its sponsors has gotten a fair amount of attention. Station management changed the wording in an on-air announcement acknowledging the financial support of Ipas, a Chapel Hill-based non-profit that works on women's reproductive issues. Ipas says the change is unfair and unnecessary but WUNC management says it needed to make the change to comply with the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. WUNC's Brent Wolfe reports.
Related link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/1824629p-8135080c.htmlStudents celebrate `Day of the Dead'
The Charlotte Observer
Cookies decorated with skulls?...A consortium from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill, which has a partnership with Myers Park High, provided a display of Mexican cultural items.
Issues & Trends
UNC's wish list is a whopper
The News & Observer
North Carolina's public university system is seeking big bucks from the state -- a 28 percent increase in its budget next year...."I don't think anybody believes everything in this budget is going to get done, by any means," said UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser. "But I am optimistic in a measured kind of way."
Related link: http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-543677.htmlHold the tuition line (Editorial)
The News & Observer
Tuition hikes in the University of North Carolina system have been dramatic over the past five years, as the system's Board of Governors has struggled to maintain adequate budgets.
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