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Nov. 18, 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
Study Puts a New Face on Autism
HealthDay News
When people with autism look at a face, the brain area that responds to that information is activated in a way that's very similar to the brain activity of people without autism, new research shows. ...This new finding suggests that specific behavioral interventions may help improve the social interaction ability of people with autism, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov05/autism111505.htmSouthern Identity: The South is in flux, and so is notion of what it means to be 'Southern'
The Associated Press (National)
The joke around here is that this town's name is really an acronym for ''Containment Area for Relocated Yankees.'' As far as Vernon Yates is concerned, they haven't been contained well enough. ...The AP-Ipsos poll conducted this past month found 63 percent of people living in the region identified themselves as Southerners. That mirrors a trend from a University of North Carolina analysis of polling data that found a 7 percent decline on the same Southern identity question between 1991 to 2001, to 70 percent.
Rethinking the Multimedia Experience
Poynter
When I volunteered to coach students producing a documentary multimedia Web site in Spain this past July, I harbored no delusions that I'd pass the days sipping sangria on the beach. I was a student last summer on a similar project, and the unparalleled learning experience taught me the true meaning of the phrase, "Multimedia never sleeps." ...The journalism school at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has produced six of these projects abroad, including the award-winning Chilóe Stories, but this was the most ambitious yet. It was the first project to include an infographics team, which provided an added depth to the stories, but more content to manage in a short period of time.
Can religious groups exclude non-believers?
The Chicago Tribune
The Christian Legal Society at Arizona State University argued that giving gays and non-Christians membership would destroy the group's religious purpose. But the university's non-discrimination policy forbids such exclusion. ... A moment of legal truth may be approaching as three other state schools--Southern Illinois University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of California's Hastings College of Law--await decisions in federal courts.
State & Local Coverage
UNC considers tuition hike
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill trustees said Thursday they are considering tuition increases ranging from $200 to $300 for in-state undergraduates. Tuition for out-of-state students could increase $600 to $900. Fee increases there could add $170.
UNC tuition decision to come in January
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Carolina students will have to wait at least a couple months to learn how much of an increase they might see in their tuition bills next year. The UNC Board of Trustees heard a presentation Thursday on the tuition options on the table, and also heard from several speakers.
Fire station deal pleases Carrboro
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Town officials said they were pleased Thursday that UNC will provide the land for a fire station on Homestead Road that will provide services for Carrboro's newly annexed areas as well as planned developments such as Winmore and Carolina Commons.
Critic's picks - Theater
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If you have your tickets to "Hairspray" at Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium later this month, you've probably already seen William Ivey Long's fabulous, flamboyant costumes that make the Broadway hit such an intoxicating visual treat. Want to know more about how he conjured those outfits and others in his 30-year Broadway career? Ask Long yourself this afternoon. The four-time Tony Award winner from Raleigh has returned to the Triangle for a free public forum hosted by PlayMakers Repertory Company at the Center for Dramatic Art at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Find out who has the 'Pearls'
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A single pearl necklace becomes the vehicle through which the lives of 27 women, and the changes they undergo, are examined in playwright Michele Lowe's "String of Pearls." Four actresses also transform themselves as they play those 27 different characters, all of whom are touched in some way by this precious keepsake. "String of Pearls," the second show of PlayMakers Repertory Company's current season, opens Saturday at UNC's Center for Dramatic Art and continues through Dec. 11.
Grant expands center's program
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC's Center for Civil Rights has received a grant that will allow expansion of its outreach to communities across the Southeast and increase opportunities for law students to learn the skill of civil rights advocacy. The Ford Foundation, an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization that focuses on issues of democracy and justice, recently awarded the $300,000 grant. The center, created in 2001 and a component of UNC's School of Law, conducts research and convenes students, faculty, attorneys and policy advocates around issues of civil rights and social justice, especially in the South.
4 receive UNC Davie Award
The Chapel Hill Herald
The UNC Trustees have presented the university's prestigious William Richardson Davie Award to Marjorie Bryan Buckley, Donald Curtis, Frank Daniels Jr. and Richard J. "Dick" Richardson.
UNC News Release: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-669505.htmlA profitable 1-2 punch?
The Charlotte Observer
To heavyweight fighter Calvin Brock, boxing is just like business. One wrong move could ruin his career. ...When they approached him, he shook their hands. His clean-cut image could help create buzz among boxing fans, said John Sweeney, a sports marketing professor at UNC Chapel Hill. About 80 percent of sports celebrities who make the most money have wholesome reputations, Sweeney said.
UNC wide receiver honors late grandma on the field
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Jesse Holley will get ready for Saturday's game against Duke the way he always does. He'll head over to Kenan Football Center to get taped and have breakfast, listening to Michael Jackson's greatest hits along the way. He'll eat three pancakes and an omelet -- extra cheese and just a little ham, please -- and drink two Gatorades.
Peeling the Orange
The Chapel Hill Herald
According to the Los Angeles Times, there are roughly 62,000 Latina nannies in Los Angeles County. The newspaper attributes the information to UNC professor Philip Cohen, an expert on the topic.What famous Orange County native once owned a major league baseball team? No, this is not the Chapel Hill Challenge -- that's in the paper on Sunday. But it's still a good question and the answer is Orange County native James M. Johnston, the namesake for UNC's James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence and the James M. Johnston Scholarships, one of the university's most prestigious.
Issues & Trends
Good housekeeping (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Last week the UNC Board of Governors gave chancellors at 13 of the state's 16 campuses significant raises, ranging from 8 to 16 percent. At the same time, the board approved tuition guidelines that allow increases up to 10 percent on some campuses.
UNC board must hold down student costs (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Erskine Bowles, UNC's new president, inherits a costly problem when he begins work in January: Rising prices at North Carolina's universities are eroding ordinary citizens' ability to attend. How bad is it? In the past decade, the bill for enrolling at a state university has shot up as much as 70 percent at campuses such as Chapel Hill and N.C. State. A one-year freeze will soon end. Last week the UNC Board capped increases for next year at around 10 percent.
Leader of business lobby quits
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Phil Kirk, a leading figure in North Carolina political and business circles, abruptly announced his resignation Thursday from his post as president of the state's major business lobby. ...The pressures of the job had been building. Kirk has looked at taking several jobs in recent years, including a vice presidency of the University of North Carolina system.
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