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Nov. 3, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
EU chamber's Position Papers push direct links agenda
Taiwan Journal
Lin Huan-ciang, associate professor of economics at the University of North Carolina, commented that the ECCT's advice represented the "wrong remedies" for Taiwan, as they did not target the kernel of Taiwan's economic problems.
National Coverage
Not a slave, yet she was not free
The Boston Globe
The editors -- William L. Andrews, an English professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Mitch Kachun, a history professor at Western Michigan University -- said in a New York Times article Saturday that they consider "Our Nig" to be a novelized autobiography, while "The Curse of Caste" is the first completely imagined work by an African-American woman.
UNC News Releases: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/collinsbook101806.htmHelp is on the way (Question-answer)
The Boston Globe
Had John Edwards, a charismatic speaker and tireless campaigner, been the top of the ticket, some people believe the Democrats would have won the White House in 2004...I live in Chapel Hill, where I run the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina.
Regional Coverage
Illegal immigrants buy forged documents
Allentown Morning Call (Pa.)
Some four-year universities send counselors to their ''feeder'' community colleges to ensure that students are able to transfer the maximum number of units, added James Moeser, chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/jackkentcooke030606.htmSeafood may see end of the line
The Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
There are a lot of fish in the sea, but that may not be true for long. ... But not everyone is convinced the study shows that loss of species diversity is the main reason for declining fisheries. The link is strong, but the cause is harder to prove, said marine ecologist John Bruno of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Related link: http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/ci_4596551Some get tired of 'sharing' on the Internet
Knoxville News Sentinel
Teenagers and those in their 20s and 30s have been the early adopters, not just because they're Web-savvy but because they're at a time in their lives when they need to establish new ties, such as starting college, said Fred Stutzman, an Internet entrepreneur and graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Consider camellias
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
Local landscape designer Corrine Lane uses Winter's Fire, a rosy red fall bloomer, in her garden and those of clients...She also likes April Remembered, a tall camellia with pale pink flowers, that blooms in the spring. Survivor, a camellia developed by Dr. Clifford Parks of the University of North Carolina, produces white flowers in the spring.
Oak Ridge schools budget: The devil is in the details
The Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
Every spring, one City Council meeting is always packed. It’s the one when Council members vote on the final city budget, including funding for the schools. ...Dr. William Sanders, Senior Research Fellow at the University of North Carolina, concluded that “differences in teacher effectiveness is the dominant factor affecting student academic progress.”
State and Local Coverage
UNC can't commit to housing ratio
The Chapel Hill Herald
Despite the hopes of many town leaders, some UNC officials said Thursday they can't commit to having enough housing at Carolina North available to house the number of workers at jobs created there.
Related link: http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/505699.htmlIntrigued by second chances
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
[Mitch] Albom, the award-winning sports columnist, radio host and sometime musician who writes best-sellers on the side, comes across readers of his books almost everywhere...The book has sold 12 million copies worldwide to date. (It also has spawned a play, which Playmakers Repertory Company will perform beginning Nov. 15 at UNC-Chapel Hill.)
Festival celebrates 20 years of Latin American film
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The comedy "Vampires in Havana" ("Vamiros en la Habana"), an animated spoof of horror and gangster movies, will be one of 33 films to be shown in this year's 20th Latin American Film Festival, beginning today and continuing through Nov. 19 at Guilford College in Greensboro and on five Triangle campuses: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, N.C. Central University, N.C. State University and Durham Technical Community College.
Note: No link available.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/lafilms102406.htmRegional burn conference planned
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
This weekend the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals will host the 19th annual Southern Region Burn Conference at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham.
Related link: http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-784437.htmlWork needed on language services
The Chapel Hill Herald
Orange County is working to reach people who don't speak English proficiently, but more work is needed, according to a report presented to the commissioners Thursday night. ... To help gauge an employee's Spanish speaking ability, the county is using a Spanish Language Assessment Tool developed with UNC Chapel Hill's Institute for Culture and Language Education, Valeiko said.
Issues and Trends
College Aid Cutbacks (Editorial)
The New York Times
Pell Grants are one of the largest sources of federal help for low-income college students, and the most valuable form of aid, because the money doesn’t have to be paid back. But the level of aid is increasingly out of sync with the level of need.
Vote by council takes ECU step closer to dental school
The Associated Press (N.C.)
The proposed dental school for East Carolina University has taken another step toward reality. The request was approved Thursday by the University of North Carolina Graduate Council and the next step will be a vote by the UNC Board of Governors.
Wachovia continues UVA sponsorship
The Charlotte Observer
Wachovia Corp. will remain a sponsor of the University of Virginia athletics department through the 2012-2013 academic year. ...Wachovia last year became the first corporate sponsor to hang permanent signs inside UNC Chapel Hill's Dean E. Smith Center.
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