November 2, 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

Doubling Down on Ohio
The Wall Street Journal
Object: become the next leader of the free world. Method: Collect 270 of 538 electors. Two major players, ages 35 and up...."The newspapers were reluctant to report on the [betting], but there was nothing else to tell them how close the races were," says Koleman Strumpf, an economics professor at the University of North Carolina. After that election, he says, a series of Wall Street scandals and the rise of parimutuel gambling contributed to state laws that pushed election wagering back into the shadows. At the same time, scientific polling eliminated the need for newspapers to rely on bettors' odds.
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Textile Quotas to End, Punishing Carolina Towns
The New York Times
Leann Harrington's experience losing her job has an all-too-familiar ring, one that is soon likely to be heard with even greater frequency....Her family's savings are gone and so, too, are the college plans of her youngest son, who was the first in the family to win acceptance at the University of North Carolina.

Strains of separation
The Washington Times (Washington D.C.)
When Mary Eberstadt listens to Eminem, she hears a conservative message: "Don't blame me when lil' Eric jumps off of the terrace. You shoulda been watchin' him. Apparently you ain't parents."...In 2000, about 9.1 million new cases of sexually transmitted disease cases were found in U.S. subjects between the ages of 15 and 24, according to a 2004 study from the University of North Carolina.

Regional Coverage

New regulations require labels on perishables to bear origin
The Virginian-Pilot
At the Harris Teeter supermarket seafood case, shoppers can see that the mahi-mahi comes from Ecuador....This past summer, a University of North Carolina study concluded that three-quarters of the "red snapper" for sale in the United States is a different species.

State & Local Coverage

Group swaps funds, votes
The Daily Tar Heel
About 100 people contributed to a University-based political action committee that has given out nearly $200,000 in campaign donations this election cycle.

Politics of being political
The Charlotte Observer
Dean Smith stood under a white canopy Wednesday afternoon, addressing a crowd in front of the Morehead Planetarium on the University of North Carolina campus....Bill Guthridge, who succeeded Smith and coached three seasons at North Carolina after 30 years as Smith's assistant, also spoke on behalf of the Democrats.
Related link: http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/1789914p-8083737c.html

NRA paid for Burr ad
The News & Observer
They often show ads for products or grand openings...."The average reader may not see the distinction," said Jay Black, a visiting professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Burr says loner style works for his Senate campaign
The Associated Press (N.C.)
ublican Senate candidate Richard Burr relaxed with his wife on a couch at the Asheville airport, the picture of leisure as he waited for other candidates to arrive by plane for a scheduled appearance....Ferrel Guillory, a former newspaperman and current lecturer at UNC-Chapel Hill, said Burr's decision to campaign in the shadows in the final days before the election kept him out of the public eye - and out of trouble.

Stakes are High in N.C. on Election Day
The Associated Press (N.C.)
With record turnout possible and at least 21 federal, state and local offices and referenda on every ballot, a lot is on the line this Election Day in North Carolina....Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, noted that long lines for early voting "equate to a lot of people for too few machines" -- not necessarily high overall turnout for the election.

'Canes lose their wind (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Even the most faithful UNC fan sitting in Kenan Stadium Saturday night knew the storm from the South would eventually come.

UNC sees no new meningitis victims
The Chapel Hill Herald
No additional cases of meningitis have emerged at UNC or in the community since last week, when a university freshman was hospitalized with the potentially fatal infection, officials said Monday.

DA says judge was told of charge
The Charlotte Observer
Union County prosecutors say they told a judge that a man accused of threatening his estranged wife had been charged earlier with raping her, but the judge maintains he didn't know....Tamar Birckhead, a UNC Chapel Hill School of Law professor and former criminal defense attorney, said it is common in other states to provide judges with the violator's conviction record and pending charges.

Issues & Trends

Fewer black freshmen choose state universities
Chicago Daily Tribune
Despite record numbers of high school graduates, state universities around the country are reporting a perplexing--and often sharp--decline in the number of African-Americans who matriculated this year.

Halloween bash draws 80,000
The News & Observer
Although a work or school day awaited many, thousands of costumed revelers flocked to a barricaded Franklin Street on Sunday and early Monday morning for the annual Halloween parade.
Related link: http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-539473.html

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