September 16, 2002

Carolina in the News

Current International Coverage

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

Global EMBA launches in US 
Financial Times (UK)
The latest global EMBA programme - OneMBA - will be launched next week in Washington, DC. 
The programme involves five schools from four continents and claims that its students are among the 
most culturally diverse senior executives ever to attend an EMBA programme. OneMBA has been 
put together by the Chinese University of Hong Kong's faculty of business administration; Brazil's 
FGV-EAESP in Sýo Paulo; Tec de Monterrey's graduate school of business administration and 
leadership in Mexico; RSM in Rotterdam and Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=020916000293&query=oneMBA&vsc_appId=totalSearch&state=Form
(Note: For more information about the OneMBA program, please go to 
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep02/onemba090402.htm)

Current National Coverage

Baccalaureate Bargains
Kiplinger Magazine
...Overall, the rankings aren't radically different from our 1998 and 2000 surveys. In fact, the 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the rankings for the third time -- a remarkable 
threepeat for the Tar Heels. 
http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2002/October/managing/college.html
(Note: To view the rankings, please go to http://www.kiplinger.com/php/college/2002/pubcollege.php3. 
For more information about the rankings and data, please go to 
http://www.kiplinger.com/php/college/2002/glossary2.html)

Attacking Iraq: Weighing the Means and Ends
The Chronicle of Higher Education
As the frenzied debate over invading Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein intensified last week in the press, 
Washington, and countless conversations across the United States, Americans were still, unfortunately,
in danger of confusing means and ends.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v49/i04/04b01001.htm
(Note: Richard H. Kohn is a professor of military history and chairs the curriculum in peace, war 
and defense at UNC. The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)

Against All Odds, a Couple of Bulls
The New York Times
Take a look at the economic picture these days: job gains are weak, the latest government indicators 
are consistently mixed, each week brings fresh revelations of corporate wrongdoing and the bears 
continue to dominate the stock market. So why do two of the most accurate economic forecasters 
believe that the economy has picked up speed and will continue to achieve solid growth through the 
end of the year? James F. Smith, author of the Business Forecast at the University of North Carolina, 
explains his bullishness by the "middle American" perspective he has gained sitting hundreds of miles 
from Wall Street.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/14/business/14BULL.html
(Note: This article also included a photo of Smith and was featured in The Taipei Times (Taiwan) 
http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/09/16/story/0000168285 The New York Times requires
free registration to access articles.)

Universal Preschool a Daunting Task
Los Angeles Times
A Los Angeles County commission attracted wide attention last month when it resolved to spend $100 
million in the first steps toward a universal preschool system... Los Angeles is tackling the issue as the 
movement for universal preschool grows across the nation, said James J. Gallagher, senior investigator 
at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. 
Gallagher urged Los Angeles planners to secure the support of state and local officials.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-preschool16sep16.story
(Note: The Los Angeles Times requires free registration to access articles.)

Here comes Internet2
CNET News.com
The dot-com implosion has left many managers wary of the promised wonders of information 
technology, but those who ignore the next phase of the Internet--dubbed Internet2--do so at their peril, 
HBS professor Richard Nolan says... The University of North Carolina uses Internet2 for nano 
research: building material from the atomic level up. 
http://news.com.com/2009-12-957016.html

Laramie Project Offers Healing for Hate
Baltimore Jewish Times 
When 21-year-old Matthew Shepard was found tied to a fence — and later died — in the southern 
Wyoming town of Laramie nearly four years ago, it was reported that his face was caked in blood... 
Ms. Peres, who served on the committee of staff, students and faculty that selected the play, learned 
through a newspaper article that the Virginia-based Family Policy Network — the same group that 
attempted unsuccessfully to block the University of North Carolina from assigning the Koran for study
— is considering a lawsuit against Maryland to block distribution of the play. 
http://www.jewishtimes.com/News/2521.stm

Regional Coverage

Distractions plaguing S.C. drivers
The State (S.C.)
Distracted drivers are becoming a greater menace on South Carolina roads. The number of S.C. 
deaths blamed on inattentive drivers, including those talking on cellphones or fiddling with CD players, 
has climbed 72 percent in recent years, the state Department of Public Safety said... Jane Stutts, 
manager of epidemiological studies at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research 
Center, is studying driver inattention.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/4084103.htm

State and Local Coverage

UNC given 1612 copy of King James Bible 
The Herald-Sun
Ben Jones strolled into Wilson Library one day recently carrying a plastic bag. It all looked innocent 
enough, just a guy with some stuff in his hand. Then Jones, a 1950 UNC grad and longtime donor to the 
university, approached library officials and reached into the bag to reveal a 1612 copy of a King James 
Bible. He asked the nearly speechless curator, Charles McNamara, if perhaps the university’s rare-
books collection could find a use for the ancient text. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-267454.html
(Note: This story was also featured on WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh) 
http://www.wral.com/news/1668741/detail.html and the Charlotte Observer 
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/4083561.htm)

Board backs academic freedom 
News and Observer
Having endured scathing criticism for its failure to pass a resolution about academic freedom last month, 
the UNC Board of Governors unanimously and quietly voted to support the principle on Friday.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/1729651p-1744098c.html

UNC board puts Quran flap behind, passes resolution 
Winston-Salem Journal
A month after igniting a firestorm over its lack of support for academic freedom, the University of North 
Carolina board of governors yesterday unanimously approved a resolution similar to one that failed last 
month.
http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/MGBRXG7036D.html

UNC pink over rating in Street 
The Herald-Sun
Timberrr: It seems that UNC has won the latest battle of the business schools with the university’s Kenan-
Flagler Business School snaring 12th place in The Wall Street Journal’s ranking of the world’s best 
business schools. The 14-page report, published last week, places Duke University’s Fuqua School of 
Business at 25th place. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/business/21-266830.html

UNC Ranked Top Provider of Financial Aid
Daily Tar Heel
UNC-Chapel Hill leads the nation in providing students with an affordable education, according to two 
influential college ranking systems. The U.S. News & World Reports college rankings, released Friday,
place UNC-CH fifth in terms of students accumulating the least amount of debt upon graduation from 
doctoral universities.
http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2002/09/16/3d85d70bc62fa

Small scale, big promise 
News and Observer
Imagine computers the size of sugar cubes and wired with new materials one ten-thousandth the width of 
a human hair... It's one of the handful of areas that is going to dominate scientific interests for decades 
ahead," said Robert Shelton, provost at UNC-Chapel Hill... To better compete, UNC-CH Chancellor 
James Moeser recently announced plans to open a $3 million Triangle National Lithography Center at 
N.C. State University in Raleigh, largely to keep star chemist Joseph DeSimone and his nanoscale 
research in the Triangle... "To look at the ultimate detail is to look at atoms," said Rich Superfine, a 
UNC-Chapel Hill physicist and one of the best-known nanoscience researchers in the Triangle.
http://newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/1736463p-1749432c.html

Campus construction a lesson in patience 
News and Observer
Elisabeth Gates was in a history class last week on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus when the professor 
called for a brief period of silence in observance of Sept. 11.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/1736466p-1749375c.html

UNC nabs Cosby for graduates’ big day 
The Herald-Sun
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby will deliver UNC’s spring commencement address. The graduation 
ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. on May 18 in Kenan Stadium. Cosby also will receive an honorary 
doctor of laws degree. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-267228.html

A packed house divided 
News and Observer
Mack Brown spent five years trying to make sure his football players would never have to dress in 
outdated Kenan Fieldhouse again. Tonight, they will. Texas, the team Brown coaches, will play at 
North Carolina, the team Brown once coached, at 8 p.m., and the visiting Longhorns will suit up in the 
fieldhouse, a field's length away from the Kenan Football Center, the leather-and-oak palace Brown 
helped build when he was Carolina's coach.
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/1729600p-1744118c.html

Cigarette tax hikes help Web outlets' sales 
News and Observer
July 1 was a dismal day for smokers in places like New York City, but cause for celebration in the 
fledgling Internet cigarette trade. That was the day the city and 10 states boosted sales taxes on smokes... 
In January 2000, researchers led by Kurt Ribisl, an assistant professor at the UNC-CH School of 
Public Health, found 88 cigarette retailers online
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1736446p-1749409c.html

PARIS LIFE: Glad I went, glad to be back (Commentary)
Winston-Salem Journal
It has been almost two months since I arrived back home from my year in Paris... I do not understand 
the extreme criticism that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received for requiring students 
to read the book about the Quran. I think that the more we understand about a culture or country, the 
better for everyone...
http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/MGBE0ZFC56D.html

Bowles Finishes Primary Stronger That Most Expected
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Weeks ago, everybody expected Elizabeth Dole to walk away with her party's nomination in the U.S. 
Senate race. Few expected Erskine Bowles to do the same... "No matter what people say, you have to 
use the tube to get your picture there," said Thad Beyle, a political science professor at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
http://www.wral.com/news/1668737/detail.html

Practice what you preach, UNC (Letter to the Editor)
Chapel Hill News
UNC's Faculty Council recently passed a resolution brought by the Buildings and Grounds Committee that 
urges the university to commit itself to sustainability measures...
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/1727216p-1741837c.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Colleges Lobby to Move Up in the Polls 
The Washington Post 
All year, Elisabeth Muhlenfeld's mailbox has brimmed with glossy brochures and letters from the schools 
vying for her regard. Hobart and William Smith Colleges touted an illustrious lineup of guest speakers... 
In the perpetual race to raise their national profiles, college leaders are starting to advertise themselves 
to an unlikely audience: each other. At stake are the "academic reputation" ratings that help mold the 
popular but controversial "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News & World Report. 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15284-2002Sep13.html

Lottery, budget may be untied 
News and Observer
Legislative budget negotiators still had not decided late Friday whether to insert lottery language in the 
state spending plan. The reason is simple: They have little guarantee that the full legislature will go along 
with the idea.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1729602p-1744074c.html

Study: Downtown should recruit chains, fill in blanks
Chapel Hill News
A new study of downtown Franklin Street suggests new uplighting on architectural details of buildings, 
multicolored awnings and a fresh coat of paint. But supporters of the plan say that they are still committed 
to keeping the uniquely Chapel Hill feel of the street.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/1727293p-1741947c.html

Winmore neighbors oppose annexation 
Chapel Hill News
The controversial proposed Winmore development takes another step Tuesday when Carrboro holds a 
public hearing on annexation petitions for the property.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/1727290p-1741876c.html

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