September 10, 2004

Carolina in the News

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

International Coverage

Alcohol Abuse May Follow Onset of Eating Disorder
Reuters International Wire Service
It's known that women with eating disorders often abuse alcohol, but new research shows that it's typically the eating disorder that arises first -- and that women with certain personality traits may be prone to having both problems....Understanding such "patterns of onset" is important in the treatment of eating disorders and alcohol abuse, according to lead study author Dr. Cynthia M. Bulik, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

National Coverage

New specs on self-esteem
The Oregonian
Four-eyes. Poindexter. Coke-bottle....Little research has explored the complex topic of self-esteem and glasses as compared with contacts, said Mitch Prinstein, an associate professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who helped design the survey.

State & Local Notes

Carolina Covenant will be the focus of a story by WRAL reporter Julia Lewis tentatively scheduled to air tonight at 5 p.m. WRAL is carrying the U.S. Open so there is a good possibility that this story will be rescheduled to air next week. With the help of News Services, WRAL spent Wednesday on campus profiling a Covenant student Nayeli Lozada, including her first day on her work study job. She also interviewed Shirley Ort, associate provost and director of scholarships and student aid, for the story.

Track and Field coach Dennis Craddock was a featured guest on WCHL's "Special Hour" today. Host Jim Heavner interviewed Craddock about the recently completed Olympic games in Athens.

State & Local Coverage

9/11 Commemorative Events
The News & Observer
9/11 WALK OR RUN: A silent 5K run will be held today at 6 a.m. to remember the victims and families of the attacks, at Carmichael Field on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus....The event is being organized by two UNC-CH undergraduates who recently returned from Israel to learn what a democracy can do to fight terrorism.
Note: A story from the event also aired on WUNC-FM this morning.

Featured guest: Bill Leuchtenburg
"The Special Hour" WCHL-AM
Note: "The Special Hour" host Jim Heavner interviewed renowned UNC history professor Bill Leuchtenburg on Sept. 7 about politics.

Grad students gear up to help in hurricanes
The Daily Tar Heel
As Hurricane Ivan swirls in the Caribbean, UNC students and staff are gearing up to provide assistance to North Carolinians who could be in peril.
Note: On Monday, WCHL reporter Jeff Hamlin interviewed Pia MacDonald of the NC Center for Public Health Preparedness about the center's work assisting the state in hurricane damage assessment.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sept04/rapidnews090304.html

Blockbuster has more Matisse, plenty of Picasso
The News & Observer
For 14 weeks this season, the N.C. Museum of Art will present an exhibition that organizers think will attract more than 100,000 visitors...."It's shocking the number of seconds people spend at masterpieces," says David Carr, a library and information science associate professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Pattern of bad judgment from Chancellor Moeser (Letter to the Editor)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The latest error in judgment from our UNC "chancellor on the hill" is his decision to deny privileges, i.e., school organization monies or equal use of taxpayer-funded facilities on campus to one fraternity because it requires a profession of faith to be a member.

Critic's picks - Chapel Hill and beyond
The News & Observer
Be sure to take advantage of 2nd Friday Art Walk in Chapel Hill tonight, but also take in some deserving area shows that take place off of its trail....At the new Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum opened Aug. 23 with the notable "Celebration and Vision: the Hewitt Collection of African-American Art."

Critic's Picks - Classical
The News & Observer
This weekend marks a first for chamber music in the Triangle, a festival sponsored by the three major chamber series producers. Duke University's Chamber Arts Society, UNC-Chapel Hill's Department of Music (which provides the William S. Newman Artist Series) and the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild will offer "September Prelude."

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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