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Nov. 11, 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
Live Rich in College Towns (Opinion column)
Forbes
College towns are the best bargain in U.S. real estate--the ideal mix of low prices, culture, fun and high-tech growth. ...The thriving area around Raleigh, N.C., known as the research triangle--so named because of the proximity of three major campuses: Duke, the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State--is home to a handful of start-ups gone big, such as SAS Institute and Red Hat. But the research triangle is mostly populated with divisions of IBM, Cisco, Ericsson and other bigfoots in search of talent and cheap real estate.
State & Local Coverage
We'll add N.C. seats (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Your Nov. 5 article "Public aid to scholars, athletes" reported that members of the N.C. School Boards Association are concerned that the legislature's recent enactment of a special scholarship provision will take away seats from North Carolinians. Your Nov. 8 editorial "Shell game" expressed similar worry. I write to you assure you and your readers that UNC-Chapel Hill recognizes these concerns and our responsibility to the citizens of our state. Therefore, our implementation of the scholarship provision will increase, not decrease, the number of native North Carolinians on our campus. ...Jerome A. Lucido, Vice Provost for Enrollment Policy and Management, UNC-Chapel Hill.
UNC expects to burn more coal, natural gas
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
At its steam and power plant on Cameron Avenue, UNC does expect to burn more coal in the future than it does now. ...Carolyn Elfland, associate vice chancellor for campus services, confirmed Thursday that UNC likely would consume more coal in the coming years than it burns there currently.
Critic's picks - Dance
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
When Jane Comfort headed to UNC-Chapel Hill, she saw college as a springboard to an exciting life. And it was, with high-profile gigs choreographing Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical "Passion," Broadway's "Amour" and off-Broadway's "Wilder," with Red Clay Ramblers Jack Herrick and Mike Craver. But now that her daughter is a college student, Comfort has a different perspective -- that of a lonely mom left behind.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct05/comfort102805.htmFind Comfort in passion-filled dance
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The appearance of Jane Comfort and Company tonight at UNC's Memorial Hall represents a full circle for the choreographer, who attended the university in the late 1960s. The performance marks the first time her company has appeared on its own at UNC. Comfort decided to pursue a career in dance when she saw Merce Cunningham's company perform in Memorial Hall when she was a student. "It was an epiphany," Comfort said.
Peeling the Orange
The Chapel Hill Herald
We here at Peelings Central are constantly inundated with press releases detailing all the great things being done by professors over at Flagship U., and we try to squeeze as much of that news into the paper as we can. ...Stefanie Ferreri, a clinical assistant professor at UNC's School of Pharmacy, has received a $149,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a project intended to increase the public's awareness of pneumonia and to emphasize the role pharmacists play in educating patients about the disease and in administering the vaccine.
Issues & Trends
Rift among Republicans stalls action on budget
The Knight Ridder Newspapers
In a breakdown of Republican unity, House leaders failed Thursday to muster enough votes to pass $50 billion in budget savings. The measure called for scaling back Medicaid, food stamp and student loan programs.
UNC system plans cap on tuition hikes
The Charlotte Observer
The UNC system Board of Governors is expected to approve a plan today to cap increases in tuition and most fees at state public universities for the 2006-07 school year. Members say a cap of about 10 percent for in-state undergraduates would help keep college affordable in a slow economy.
Peer-based tuition to get a look
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In setting tuition in the future, University of North Carolina system leaders may look nationally at the rates other public universities charge. Given the escalating cost of higher education around the United States, that is likely to mean bigger bills for students in North Carolina.
Task force has new ideas for UNC system
The Winston-Salem Journal
A task force of the UNC board of governors is expected to forward a set of guidelines to the full board today that would outline recommendations for making the 16 campuses and their affiliated foundations more financially accountable.
UNC board may approve tuition guidelines
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The UNC system's Board of Governors appears ready to approve tuition and fee guidelines today that would allow rate increases of up to 10 percent in 2006-07 for students across the university system. ...Neither UNC Chapel Hill nor NCCU has expressed concerns about staying with the guidelines. UNC Chancellor James Moeser has said he expects his campus' request to fall within the $481 ceiling, with revenue raised to support faculty salary increases and higher stipends for graduate students.
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