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Sept. 10, 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
The Time Has Come, the General’s Here: Petraeus Preps for Testimony on Iraq
The New York Times
...“Presidents galore have hidden behind the military and tried to use the military in war or national security situations in which there is controversy or their policies are under assault,” said Richard H. Kohn, a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who specializes in civilian-military relations.
Va. Studies Directives Giving the Mentally Ill A Say in Their Care
The Washington Post
... Like a living will, most advance directive documents require two witnesses and notarization. "The psychiatric advance directives are based on experiences people have had many times over," said Eric Elbogen, a forensic psychologist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, who has done research on the documents. "It can help determine what medications work best or which ones don't work at all, because it's based on past, real-life experiences."
Getting a Running Start at B-School
Business Week
Students can spend hours trying to make sure they have handed in the best possible version of an assignment. ... "These students have been perfectionists in the past, but it really is hard to be a perfectionist in an MBA program," says Meghan Gosk, an associate director of University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA program. "You have to fight that urge." Put your all into projects, but realize when it's time to step back, she says. If a student doesn't do that, he ultimately will have trouble getting anything accomplished.
Hitting them on the head (Editorial)
The Chicago Tribune
In a 10-year career, former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson had 866 tackles, 11.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, four Super Bowl appearances, three Super Bowl rings and, by his count, close to 30 concussions. ... League officials discredited a study released earlier this year by the University of North Carolina's Center for the Study of Retired Athletes. It found players who had suffered three or more concussions were three times more likely to suffer from depression than players who had not had a concussion.
State & Local Coverage
Capture won't snuff al-Qaeda (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...There are valid moral and strategic reasons to continue pursuing Osama bin Laden, but removing him would not significantly diminish the long-term threat we face from radical Islamist terrorism. ...David H. Schanzer is director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill.
Fewer support plans to let illegal immigrants stay
The Charlotte Observer
A higher percentage of Carolinians than ever opposes efforts to allow illegal immigrants to stay in the United States and work their way toward citizenship, a Charlotte Observer/WCNC News Carolinas Poll shows. ...As the Senate vote neared, the bill's more vociferous opponents used a network of conservative talk radio programs, blogs and other means to amplify their message. The media attention pushed the issue more firmly into voters' minds, said Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Public Life at UNC Chapel Hill.
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-879615.cfm?N.C. foods tweaked at new UNC campus
The Burlington Times-News
Within the next couple of years, up to 150 faculty and students from six University of North Carolina campuses will be working on ways to grow and produce more nutritious food in North Carolina. The students will come from UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University, N.C. Central University, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro and N.C. A&T State University.
Loan bill gets work: N.C. predatory lending law is heavy influence
The Winston-Salem Journal
Congress is expected to begin work this fall on a national law targeting predatory lending that is based in large part on a North Carolina law. ...A 2003 study by UNC Chapel Hill concluded that the North Carolina law did curtail some predatory lending practices but that it did not reduce the amount of credit available to high-risk borrowers.
Ackland gets a new look
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Emily Kass was jazzed about plans to expand the Ackland Art Museum when she arrived a year ago as its director. But with the new 38,000-square-foot wing years away, Kass saw no reason to keep stewing in the cramped galleries on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
UNC professor discusses sex in media
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
During the Reagan administration, Congress established a commission to study the effects of pornographic materials on society and to look at ways to contain their spread. The commission published a report that was sent to many newspapers across the country. For reasons I do not understand, a copy of the report, "Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography," was sent to my reporter's desk. ...I sense that John E. Semonche, a history professor at UNC, would appreciate the irony of the Meese report. In his new book "Censoring Sex: A Historical Journey Through American Media," Semonche cites numerous examples of censors whose efforts only drew more public attention to what they were trying to keep under wraps.
Study links pregnancy, eating disorder
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower socio-economic situations, according to a study from UNC researchers and colleagues in Norway.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep07/bulik_preg090607.htmlIssues & Trends
UNC, NCSU snare billions in funds
The Triangle Business Journal
The Triangle's three research universities have legged out the home stretch of major fundraisers, with fiscal 2007 proving to be a banner year. ...The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finished the 2007 fiscal year with $250.8 million in cash gifts, up 4.6 percent from $239 million raised in fiscal 2006. The Carolina First campaign has eclipsed its $2 billion goal and now stands at $2.2 billion.
UNC leaders get hefty raises
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Some UNC leaders were awarded big salary increases Friday, with the heads of the Triangle's largest universities getting bumps of more than $50,000 this year. N.C. State Chancellor James Oblinger and UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser got the largest boosts -- 15.7 percent, or $53,035 each.
Related Links: http://www.newsobserver.com/146/story/695654.html
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2007/09/10/daily3.htmlThe ride of his life
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It took Roy Williams 27 years of coaching at the college level to snare a national basketball championship. Tugging off the bejeweled ring commemorating North Carolina's 2005 NCAA title Saturday morning, the Tar Heels coach cleared room on his finger for an even more prized ring.
Related Link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/sports/story/9494.html
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