October 17, 2003

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

International Coverage

Want a raise? Stand tall
Reuters (Wire service)
Tall people earn considerably more money throughout their lives than their
shorter co-workers, with each inch adding about $789 (472 pounds) a year
in pay, according to a study....Judge and Daniel Cable, a business professor
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill, analysed results of
four large-scale studies in the United States and Britain that followed thousands
of participants from childhood to adulthood, examining details of their work and
personal lives.

National Coverage

Medical-privacy law creates wide confusion
USA Today
Craig is 200 miles west of Denver on what is still called Colorado's frontier. It
is a community small enough that many people use family names or landmarks
- the Smith place - rather than street addresses to describe where their neighbors
live....Judith Tintinalli, chairman of the emergency medicine department at
the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, says doctors no longer discuss
treatments among themselves via e-mail because of HIPAA.

He's Come Home to Heal the Heels
The Washington Post
On the desk in the reception area of the University of North Carolina basketball
offices, the bobblehead doll, roughly in Roy Williams's likeness, has a baby blue
"NC" taped over the "KU" hidden underneath. In Williams's own office, Kansas
memorabilia -- notably, a picture of the 2003 Jayhawks, the national runners-up --
is more prominent than any Tar Heels mementos.
(See below for additional state and local coverage on Williams.)

When It Comes To Your Rx, The Doctor Always Knows Best
Queens Chronicle, NY
When you have a question about your health, to whom do you turn for advice? Your
family doctor...or a trial lawyer? "This trend of patients being scared by lawyer-driven
advertising is very dangerous," said Dr. Bill Roper, former director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and currently dean and professor of health
policy and administration at the University of North Carolina School of Public
Health.

The Illusion of College Drinking
Psychology Today
Clearing up misconceptions about how much college students drink can reduce alcohol
consumption on campuses, according to a study from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.

Ancient Colonialism and Modern Empire
WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio)
Professor Phiroze Vasunia was a guest on October 15 on the national radio program "Odyssey."

State and Local Coverage

Simpson helps raise money for writing center
The Fayetteville Observer
Singer, songwriter and author Bland Simpson on Thursday brought back memories
of some rollicking times with the Cape Fear Regional Theatre river shows.....Simpson
is chairman of the creative writing program at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.

Charlie 'Choo-Choo' Justice, UNC football legend, dies at 79
The News & Observer
Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice, twice a runner-up for the Heisman Trophy while piling up
yardage as an elusive running back at North Carolina in the late 1940s, died Friday
morning. He was 79.

Williams sees no miracles
The News & Observer
Roy Williams wants his North Carolina team to run. He wants the Tar Heels to play
fast.
Related stories:
UNC's Williams ready to start teaching The Fayetteville Observer
Williams, Heels hungry for wins The Herald Sun

Peeling the Orange
The Chapel Hill Herald
A new sculpture on UNC's McCorkle Place will literally be "hands on" for anybody who
wants to sit at the seven-foot diameter stone table.
Note: No mention of this was made at last Sunday's august annual University Day
academic ceremonies.

Issues and Trends

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Penalize Colleges for Large Tuition Increases
The Chronicle of Higher Education
After months of complaining about "a college-cost crisis," Republican lawmakers in
the U.S. House of Representatives have finally introduced legislation designed to do
something about it.

Bill Would Penalize Colleges on High Tuition Rises
The New York Times
Putting educators on notice, one of the Republican lawmakers overseeing higher education legislation in the House introduced a bill yesterday that would withhold federal money
from colleges that raised tuition much faster than inflation, a category that could include
hundreds of universities.

Students describe financial woe
The Charlotte Observer
N.C. college students are working two jobs during the school year, three in the summer, borrowing the maximum amount of money they can to pay their tuition.

NCSU leads in congressional pork
The News & Observer
It's perhaps no surprise that the university with North Carolina's biggest agriculture school
topped its peers last year in bringing home the bacon.

BC vote completes unseemly process (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
There was one positive to Sunday's vote to expand the Atlantic Coast Conference by
one more school: At least Boston College, the league's newest member, actually is
on the Atlantic coast.

Candidates tackle town-gown
The Chapel Hill Herald
Eleven of the 12 Town Council candidates spent much of their time discussing the
town's relations with UNC on Thursday, in a forum held by the League of Women
Voters of Orange-Durham-Chatham.

Note: If you have any questions about Carolina in the News, please call Russell Campbell at News Services, (919) 962-2091, russell_campbell@unc.edu, or Mike McFarland in University Communications, mike_mcfarland@unc.edu

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