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Sept. 6, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
A new mix for classroom diversity
"Marketplace," American Public Media
We're spending some time this week as classes get going taking a look at education - K through 12 and beyond. Yesterday, it was the rising cost of college. How students are turning to different kinds of schools to get more for their money. Today, affirmative action, race-based and otherwise. ... Steve Farmer knows every freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Earth Talk
E/The Environmental Magazine (Washington)
Communities began adding fluoride to water supplies in the early 1940s after decades of studies into why some Colorado residents were exhibiting a discoloration or “mottling” of the teeth but at the same time very low rates of actual decay. ... However, speaking in a May 2002 UPI Science News article, John W. Stamm, dean of the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a spokesperson for the American Dental Association, said, “It’s very important to realize that there are many sources for body fluids. ... The fact that one may be consuming variable amounts of bottled water seems to me to be insufficient reason to be concerned about a fluoride deficient diet.”Regional Coverage
Too many fail to see the brewing storm (Commentary)
The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)
Another anniversary of 9/11 is near. It's been nearly six long years since a catastrophic attack on our shores, and we've understandably turned to infighting and second-guessing — about everything from Guantanamo to wiretaps. ... Iranian-American college student Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar hit several University of North Carolina classmates with his car in March 2006.
Learning to cope with autism
The Riverdale Press (New York)
It's a Sunday at Seton Park. Rainbow-colored birthday balloons sway in the breeze. "Happy Birthday Devin," reads the red frosting on the Spiderman cake softening in the sun. ... TEACCH – Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children; a program developed at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill that focuses on skill development and fulfillment of human needs.
State & Local
Gift to aid UNC's journalism school
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Public relations research firms KDPaine & Partners and CustomScoop are bringing advanced media monitoring and analysis techniques to UNC's School of Journalism and Mass Communication with their gift of database access, design capabilities and data valued at $500,000.
UNC Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep07/carrollprfirms090507.htmlSBI called on in Duke case
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Interim District Attorney Jim Hardin has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to determine whether anyone should be prosecuted as a result of the Duke lacrosse case. ... There are many avenues to investigate, including perjury and the simple one marked by Nifong's conviction last week, said Joe Kennedy, a law professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Fayetteville firsts
The Fayetteville Observer
You might be a redneck if ...you lived in Fayetteville in the 1830s. ... Research from historians at the University of North Carolina shows that the first written reference to a group of people known as “rednecks” came from a traveling writer named Ann Royall.
Reading: New stories from the south: More than Confederates and kudzu
The Independent Weekly (Durham)
...James L. Peacock, Kenan Professor of Anthropology at UNC-Chapel Hill, sees the change differently in his new book, "Grounded Globalism: How the U.S. South Embraces the World." He argues that the South, historically opposed to the national ethos, may have an easier time interacting with the whole world than with the United States itself.
The language of learning: Hispanic students adjust, thrive at Cooper Elementary
The Clayton News-Star (Clayton)
Fourth-grader Misael Paniagua loves his music classes at Cooper Elementary School in Clayton. He says he wants to be a violinist when he grows up. ... According to a 2006 study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, Johnston County ranked 10th among North Carolina counties in percentage of Hispanic students in 2004-05.
Appeals court to speed year-round school hearing
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The state Court of Appeals has agreed to expedite a hearing in Wake County's the year-round schools lawsuit. ... The North Carolina School Boards Association, the North Carolina School Administrators Association, the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys and the University of North Carolina Civil Rights Center have filed briefs supporting the school system. The Civil Rights Center is representing two local parent groups.
Ideas & Trends
Scores imperil athletics
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The amazing win by Appalachian State University's football team last weekend was a high point for college sports in North Carolina, but there are signs of trouble ahead for some UNC system campuses if they don't improve the academic progress of their teams. ... The new benchmarks, so far, are keeping athletics officials more focused on delivering results in the classroom as well as on the field, said John Blanchard, senior associate athletics director at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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