September 3, 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

Time to sharpen study habits
The Cincinnati Post
Even though most schools start in August these days, Labor Day still marks the switch from "summer" to "school" in my mind....http://caps.unc.edu/TenTraps.html: It should indicate the often stressful nature of the process of learning by the fact that this one comes from the Counseling and Psychological Service Web site from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

State & Local Coverage

UNC library employees get bigger paychecks
The Chapel Hill Herald/The Herald-Sun (Durham)
For the 137 employees of UNC's library system, today's paycheck will bring some long-awaited relief...."It's great news and we're very pleased," said Larry Alford, UNC's interim university librarian.

Lifting up progressive voices
The News & Observer
Author and attorney Anthony Dunbar wants people to know the South is not solid Bush country....Gene R. Nichol, dean of the school of law and the Burton Craige Professor of Law at UNC-Chapel Hill, is one of the contributors.

UNC Public Health programs win $6.7M
Triangle Business Journal
Two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health programs have received $6.7 million in funding.

WHIRLWIND: UNC's Olympics soccer stars do the TV shows
The Winston Salem-Journal
Life took a sudden and dramatic swing for soccer players Lindsay Tarpley and Heather O'Reilly this week...The two went from an appearance on Late Show with Dave Letterman to sitting in a classroom on the University of North Carolina campus.

Under a microscope
The News & Observer
John Bunting has faced the expectations of playing in a Super Bowl, the pain of coming back from a grave knee injury and the stress of smashing into bigger opponents day after day. "I've been involved in sports all my life," said Bunting, the North Carolina head football coach. "I enjoy the pressure." Except he has never faced pressure quite like this.

A cure for what ails Bunting, UNC
The News & Observer
John Bunting could use more than a borderline season to hang on to his job. The embattled North Carolina football coach really needs a knockout: six wins, a bowl bid, competitive performances throughout, a sweep against in-state opponents and a revitalized fan base.

Issues & Trends

America's best colleges? (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
North Carolina's excellent colleges and universities always rank high on any chart, including the annual ratings by U.S. News & World Report. But the U.S. News ratings are so arbitrary that no one should take seriously the claim that a high ranking makes a school one of "America's best." The ratings reliably gauge schools' wealth and the academic preparation of their students. They don't tell how well a school's graduates are educated or how a particular student would do there.

Produced by News Services, Carolina in the News is an e-mail sampling of current news media coverage about Carolina people and programs, as well as issues and trends that affect the university. Stories usually will be online and available free for a limited time - often one to two weeks. Expiration dates before stories move to archives vary by media outlet. Some outlets require free user registration or a subscription.

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