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October 13, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Voters will find their way (Opinion-Editorial Column)
USA Today
Harvard government professor V.O. Key wrote those four words in his last book, The Responsible Electorate, which was published in 1966, three years after his death....Philip Meyer is a Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
State & Local Coverage
University Day speaker says UNC must prepare itself
The Chapel Hill Herald
Two hundred and eleven years after William Richardson Davie laid the cornerstone of Old East, a UNC professor challenged the university to meet the needs of a changing population and a changing world economy. ...In his keynote address Tuesday on University Day, UNC's birthday, James Henry Johnson Jr., a William Rand Kenan Jr. distinguished professor of management at the Kenan-Flagler Business School, called attention to how different the world is from Davie's day.
Note: WRAL Newschannel on digital cable (Channel 256 on Time-Warner Cable in the Triangle) will air Johnson's speech today at 2 p.m. The University Access Channel (Channel 4 on Time-Warner Cable in Chapel Hill) also will air the ceremony today at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.)UNC honors 211-year history
The Daily Tar Heel
An air of tradition surrounded Hill Hall on Tuesday morning as faculty members dressed in academic regalia processed into the auditorium.
Push for OI-2 a strategic error (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The move by the Chapel Hill Town Council to seek rezoning of a large portion of the Horace Williams property would be a mistake. If the council elects to impose Office/Institutional-2 zoning on UNC's large tract in the center of town, there could be significant and harmful consequences.
Grave sites stir debate in council
The News & Observer
The Dialectic and Philanthropic societies were set up more than two centuries ago at the University of North Carolina to rouse hearty debate....Bland Simpson, a Di-Phi member and a UNC-Chapel Hill creative writing professor who leads cemetery tours, said he thought restoration of the fences could lead to additional funds.
Related link: http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-532205.htmlCoach defends Heels
The News & Observer
A day after indefinitely suspending three football players who were cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession, North Carolina coach John Bunting said he did not know when the trio would be reinstated and said that his team does not have a drug problem.
Related link: http://www.herald-sun.com/sports/18-532268.htmlNeglect cited before death
The News & Observer
Neighbors and family members alerted social workers in Wake and Johnston counties that Caleb Sarotte was being mistreated in the year leading up to the death of the 23-month-old....The center, a consortium of child abuse experts from Duke Children's Hospital, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. Central University, attributed Caleb's bruises to his destructive behavior.
Tobacco buyout lacks FDA voice
The News & Observer
For many public health advocates, the $10.1 billion tobacco buyout awaiting President Bush's signature was the one that got away...."I was thrilled it wasn't included," said Adam Goldstein, an associate professor of family health at UNC-Chapel Hill and director of its Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation programs.
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