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Oct. 5, 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
President the envy of his peers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Daniel J. Kaufman, former Army general and West Point big shot, has been handed a new command. ...The unnamed school, Tucker noted, is between two other notable Georgia schools — Georgia Tech in Atlanta and UGA in Athens. He thinks the three universities could form a teaching and research hub comparable to North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, anchored by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and Duke University.
Old South Debate Is Revived in the West
The Washington Post
The Rebels Monument, a bronze statue of a mounted Confederate soldier grasping a tattered flag while assisting a wounded comrade, sits on the campus of Dixie State College in this southwestern Utah town. ...Utah's Dixie seems incongruous in the West, but the name was coined by Mormon converts from the South, who just before the Civil War settled the area to cultivate cotton. "Little Dixies" are scattered across the country, retaining a strong Southern identity after being settled by migrating Southerners during the Civil War era, said William Ferris, senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Double-digit hikes are down
USA Today
Several of the USA's top state colleges and universities are still registering double-digit tuition increases but fewer than in the previous two years, suggests a USA TODAY 50-state survey of 67 public flagship schools.
Note: Carolina is among the universities appearing on USA Today's list. This link includes a chart.
Regional Coverage
Carolinas professors: High court guards everyone's rights
The Myrtle Beach Sun News
The U.S. Supreme Court protects and interprets everyone's constitutional rights, so it matters who is appointed to it, two Carolinas law professors who follow federal courts said Monday. ..."If you're going to have a federal government that works on a system of checks and balances, then you need an independent judiciary," said John Otis Calmore, a professor at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
UNC News Tip: http://www.unc.edu/news/newstips/2005/nomination092705.htmState & Local Coverage
Tony winner directs 'The Front Page'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
See a legend at work tonight as famed Broadway director Gene Saks directs the PlayMakers Repertory Company production of "The Front Page" at the Center for Dramatic Art at UNC-Chapel Hill. Saks, a three-time Tony Award winner, has directed such Broadway hits as "Mame," "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Biloxi Blues." In addition to his stage credits, Saks has also directed feature films, including "Barefoot in the Park," "The Odd Couple" and "Last of the Red Hot Lovers."
Theater classic in the hands of a master
The Chapel Hill News
A farce, a comedy, a melodrama, or a serious play -- all are terms that have been used to describe "The Front Page," written in 1928 by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. ...For the time being, though, he's focusing on his task at hand. "The Front Page" opens at Paul Green Theater in UNC's Center for the Dramatic Arts tonight and runs through Oct. 30.
Foundation still eyes funding
The Chapel Hill Herald
The John William Pope Foundation, whose political leanings and funding of other organizations critical of higher education have drawn the ire of members of UNC's faculty, may still fund a series of fellowships and scholarships related to the study of western cultures. ...While the group's work was sparked by outcry over the Pope proposal, UNC Provost Robert Shelton, a co-chair of the task force, said he hopes to move past that particular situation. "The question shouldn't be the right- or left-wing leaning of the potential donor," Shelton said. "It should focus on the faculty's core responsibility for the curriculum."
Related Link: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/12819499.htm
Cancer hospital is worth every penny (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
If you've been anywhere near campus lately, you know that gazillions of dollars worth of new buildings are going up on every spare patch of earth. ...The General Assembly twice refused to fund the cancer hospital before it finally approved the project in summer 2004. Credit is due to UNC Hospitals, the university and the legislators who refused to accept no as an answer. Few projects represent money better spent than this one.
New SAT, with accent on essay
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The SAT is not what it used to be. Take a quiz to see what you know about today's SAT. ...Steve Farmer, the admissions director at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, said that before UNC determines how much weight the writing section should be given, he'll compare the writing scores of new UNC students with their grades as freshmen to see whether the higher-scoring students actually did better in their first year of college.
Courage of their conviction
The Chapel Hill News
Six years ago, HIV counselor Jerry Pipoly was so busy with patients at the Orange County Health Department that he barely had time for lunch. He gave HIV tests to about 775 people that year, many of whom also came back for post-test counseling. ..."The epidemic has moved into the heterosexual community," said Dr. Charles van der Horst of the Center for AIDS Research at UNC, who says North Carolina has focused its education efforts on the wrong groups.
Groups seek common ground among faiths
The Chapel Hill News
Yaakov Ariel sees the latter half of the 20th century as a period of enlightenment and progress in the global inter-faith dialogue. And while the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, set back that progress, said Ariel, a professor of religious studies at UNC, it is important that the work of interfaith dialogue continue to be used to build bridges of friendship and trust among the various world religions.
A lunchroom revolution worthy of spreading (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Where does learning happen? For Alice Waters, it happens in garden dirt and kitchen mixing bowls. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
Free speech can provoke (Editorial column)
The Tribune Media Services
The First Amendment has been getting a workout in recent weeks on two college campuses -- the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- where students are learning that free speech is a messy business.
Issues & Trends
UNC system elects Erskine Bowles to be new president
The Chapel Hill News
Erskine Bowles, the Charlotte businessman with a resume from Wall Street to the White House, seemed almost too excited to speak just after his election Monday as president of the UNC system.
Related Link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/2809916p-9254415c.htmlBowles great choice to lead UNC system (Letter to the editor)
The Charlotte Observer
In response to "Liberals teaming up in Chapel Hill" (Oct. 3 Forum):Like Chris Moffatt, I have a daughter in the UNC system. But unlike Mr. Moffatt, I was thrilled with the appointment of Erskine Bowles. I believe all North Carolina will benefit from his extensive management expertise and his proven leadership skills.
Related Links: http://www.newsobserver.com/print/wednesday/opinion/story/2809982p-9254546c.html
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/search.php?storyId=1033101&year=2005'A gorgeous natural treasure'
The Chapel Hill News
It's like a different world. Just a stone's throw from downtown Carrboro, the roads, shops and sounds of the town become muted, swallowed by the trees, wild flowers and narrow footpaths around Bolin Creek. ..."I like to challenge people to think, 'What will Carrboro be like in 100 years?'" said Dave Otto, a nature enthusiast and photographer who has worked as a research psychologist for the Environmental Protection Agency in an office on the UNC campus.
AHEC move could affect entire state (Letter to the editor)
The Chapel Hill News
To the casual reader, the controversy about the closure of Horace Williams Airport on the UNC campus may seem hard to fathom. The landlocked UNC campus is slated to develop the airport land for a new technology campus, Carolina North.
Effort would keep airport within town (Letter to the editor)
The Chapel Hill News
Citizens of Chapel Hill and Carrboro should be aware that an organized effort is under way to keep Horace Williams Airport open permanently, with Carolina North built around it. ...Thus far, members of the Chapel Hill Town Council have been surprisingly silent on the topic, stating only that "the Town Council and the town staff will be extremely cautious with the allocation of town resources toward the proposed Carolina North until UNC, UNC Hospitals and the legislature have resolved the status of the airport."
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