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Nov. 10, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
President Offers Tributes to Medal of Freedom Honorees
The Associated Press (National)
Aretha Franklin could not hold back the tears on Wednesday. Carol Burnett pranced coquettishly for the cameras. Muhammad Ali, though unable to walk unassisted, mimed boxing jabs with President Bush. ...They included Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman; Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who designed a language for data transmission that gave rise to the Internet; the golfer Jack Nicklaus; and the actor Andy Griffith.
Regional Coverage
Study suggests first trimester screening for Down Syndrome
WIS-TV (NBC, Columbia, SC)
Results of a landmark study say reconsider screening for genetic disorders, like Down Syndrome, only during the second trimester. The study suggests the first trimester. Dr. Honor Wolfe of the University of North Carolina, "We can pick up not 100 percent, but certainly 90 or 95 percent of chromosome defects with this test."
State & Local Coverage
Andy Griffith gets honor
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Andy Griffith fans have always believed he was the greatest and have given him their respect, but today, President Bush will acknowledge that Griffith's contributions to the United States rank with those of Muhammad Ali and Aretha Franklin. ..."Whenever I'm trying to name a generic small town in North Carolina, I say Mayberry, and all the students know what I'm talking about," said Harry Watson, director of the Center for the Study of the American South in the history department at UNC.
Medal winners bask in well-earned r-e-s-p-e-c-t
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
President George W. Bush reflected Wednesday afternoon on the people he had already met with that day -- the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, the Dalai Lama ..."The enduring appeal of the show has always depended -- and still does -- on the simplicity and sweetness and rectitude of the man behind the badge," Bush said. "TV shows come and go, but there's only one Andy Griffith."
UNC power plant decision delayed
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC pulled out all the stops Wednesday in seeking the Town Council's blessing for improvements to the university's steam and power plant on Cameron Avenue. ...They also asked Doug Crawford-Brown, a UNC professor who heads the Carolina Environmental Program, to talk about an assessment of the plant he and his students did. Crawford-Brown said the plant releases significantly less carbon dioxide from its coal burning than Duke Power would, if Duke supplied the same amount of electricity the UNC plant produces.
UNC floats plans
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A Chapel Hill resident has about six chances in 1 million of getting cancer from the mercury emitted by UNC's co-generation power plant, according to a worst-case scenario presented Wednesday night by UNC-Chapel Hill environmental sciences professor Doug Crawford-Brown.
Body of work
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If you looked hard enough, you could probably find a test for every single body part. Luckily, staying healthy doesn't require that kind of vigilance. ...Sources: Dr. Janet Southerland, assistant professor and chair of UNC Hospital Dentistry, Dr. John Wright, associate professor of ophthalmology at UNC.
Visit reconnects UNC athlete to her Vietnam roots
The Chapel Hill Herald
Katy Tran received the e-mail message from UNC's Study Abroad office two years ago. The school was offering students a chance to continue their education in Vietnam. "Who would go to Vietnam?" she thought when she read the message. But the more Tran (pronounced Tron) thought about it, the more apparent the answer to her question became. She would.
Commencement speaker announced
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Wendy Kopp, president and founder of Teach for America, will give the spring commencement address at UNC-Chapel Hill on May 14 in Kenan Stadium. Chancellor James Moeser chose Kopp in consultation with the commencement speaker selection committee, composed of an equal number of students and faculty and led by executive associate provost Steve Allred.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov05/comspeaker06110705.htmAmping up poverty discussions
The Daily Tar Heel
Academics and policymakers converged on Chapel Hill on Wednesday to confront — or at least talk about — the nationwide issue of poverty. ...“The summit has literally brought together the best minds in the country to work on the issue of poverty,” said John Edwards, director of the poverty center. “It’s been a very substantive and good discussion.”
UNC Media Advisory: http://www.unc.edu/news/media/2005/summit110805.htmEight Days a Week
The Independent Weekly (Durham)
Former U.S. Senator, vice-presidential candidate and director of UNC's Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, John Edwards moderates a panel on what America stands to learn about poverty from Hurricane Katrina. The panel is the second Edwards has led on the topic in the past week, and it concludes a daylong examination of "New Frontiers in Poverty Research and Policy."
Moving from the balcony to UNC's center stage
The Independent Weekly (Durham)
Why is Jane Comfort particularly pleased about her company's Friday night concert in UNC's Memorial Hall? Call it the principle of returning. This, after all, was the room where she first realized she was going to make a life for herself in dance. "It was right there," the choreographer recalls. "I was sitting in the balcony."
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct05/comfort102805.htmIssues & Trends
Selective tuition? (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Allow me to recap two of your editorial positions. North Carolina taxpayers paying the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for American-born student-athletes from other states is bad, but taxpayers paying the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for illegal aliens who live in North Carolina is good.
Dole salad plant breaks ground
The Charlotte Observer
Billionaire David Murdock should keep those groundbreaking shovels handy. ...UNC Chapel Hill and N.C. State will have a significant research presence at the campus. State legislators are being asked to approve $41 million in first-year costs and $25 million a year after that for university operations.
Related Link: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/13127587.htm###
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Produced by News Services, Carolina in the News is an e-mail sampling of current news media coverage about Carolina people and programs, as well as issues and trends that affect the university. Stories usually will be online and available free for a limited time - often one to two weeks. Expiration dates before stories move to archives vary by media outlet. Some outlets require free user registration or a subscription.
Carolina in the News is also posted daily to the News Services Web page, http://www.unc.edu/news/clips/index.shtml.
Please share any questions, comments or suggestions at news@unc.edu.