Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
Regional Coverage
What lies beneath
The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)
Life is hell, or so the expression goes, but, for many Americans, the afterlife is looking up. …"Evil is always a hot topic among people who study religion, and it's one of the big questions people always grapple with – 'If there's an all-powerful God, why is there a holocaust?' " said Bart D. Ehrman, a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
State and Local Coverage
Moeser's arts legacy
The Chapel Hill News
…As Chancellor James Moeser steps down this week, leaders in the campus and Chapel Hill-Carrboro arts communities are praising the former concert-organist for putting the spotlight on a forgotten sector. At a time when arts programs are often the first casualties of strapped school budgets and a struggling economy, UNC's first "artist-chancellor," as one donor called him, made the arts a priority of his administration.
Thorp ready for crash course leading UNC
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Holden Thorp's new office will have a significant family presence. Thorp, who becomes UNC-Chapel Hill's new chancellor Tuesday, expects to decorate his new South Building office with the scribblings and amateur art of his two young children, John, 13, and Emma, 9.
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http://www.charlotte.com/204/story/692366.html
http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/orange/10-963129.cfm
Fireworks injuries last long after holiday
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Friday may be July 4th, when firecrackers will be exploding all over the area. …"They are neither safe nor sane," said Bruce Cairns, a burns specialist with the UNC School of Medicine and medical director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/playing-with-
fire—unc-doctor-warns-of-firework-danger.html
Routine HIV testing urged
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Dr. Peter Leone hopes the day will soon come when getting an HIV test at the doctor's office is as routine as getting your blood pressure checked. …"Twenty-five to 30 percent of the people living with HIV don't know they're infected," said Leone, a UNC-Chapel Hill associate professor and medical director of the HIV/STD Prevention and Care Branch of the state Division of Public Health.
Unwed couples will get help
The Chapel Hill Herald
Enrollment is under way in Durham for a UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work program geared toward strengthening the relationships of unmarried, low-income parents. "Strong Couples — Strong Children" is a five-year, federally-funded initiative aimed at creating healthy relationships in fragile families by teaching communication, problem-solving and conflict management skills.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/strong-couples-
strong-children-program-seeks-participants-in-durham.html
Interest in human rights initiative grows
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC professor Judith Blau says there's a gaping hole in the U.S. Bill of Rights. Political rights, civil rights — we've got those covered, at least in theory. But Blau, who teaches sociology, said our country's Constitution has failed to mention anything about human rights.
Students attend leadership seminar
The Times-News (Burlington)
Middle school students brainstormed about ways to improve their schools this week at Elon University as part of the Alamance Youth Leadership Academy. …The program was offered by the University of North Carolina in partnership with the Center for School Leadership Development, the Kenan-Flagler Business School, and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Hit by layoffs? There's a card for that
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With an economic downturn squeezing bottom lines, we welcome back a periodic national ritual: the layoff. …Sometimes humor is the best weapon against misfortune, said Tim Flood, a professor of management and corporate communication at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Chatham Health Department earns state accreditation with a 100% review
The Chatham Journal Weekly
The Chatham County Public Health Department has shown that it can rise above significant challenges to earn its state accreditation with flying colors. …The NC Local Health Department Accreditation Board, a joint program of the NC Division of Public Health and the NC Institute for Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill, oversees the mandatory accreditation for all public health departments.
Taking a new look at an old problem
The Chapel Hill News
The town will review approaches to downtown panhandling, even though some members don't think they'll find any new solutions. …"We did do a lot of research on what other people are doing," (Liz) Parham said Friday. Two students from UNC's urban and regional planning department looked at programs across the country, she said.
Issues and Trends
Fed Board Nominee Duke Gets Confirmed by U.S. Senate
Bloomberg News (Wire Service)
Elizabeth Duke, a Virginia banker, was confirmed today by the Senate to a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, breaking a yearlong impasse between the Bush administration and Congress. …Duke holds a master of business administration degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and majored in drama at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
McCain, Obama Would Return a Touch of Humor to the White House
Bloomberg News (Wire Service)
…Obama's humor is often aimed at himself, and at the small absurdities of his situation as a surprise contender for the White House. Playing a pickup game in April with the basketball team at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, he told a player who apologized for fouling him, “it's OK, the Secret Service won't do anything to you.''
Teachers' pay still sticky
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Some wishful thinking on the part of Senate leaders and Gov. Mike Easley may slow down an agreement on a $21 billion state budget. The Senate included budget language giving Easley the right to boost teachers' pay this fall if state revenues exceed projections.
Stop these subsidies (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Charlotte Observer
As N.C. lawmakers scramble to find more money to meet our state's growing needs, there's one place where the state could recoup millions without raising taxes or cutting government services. Stop subsidizing college tuition for out-of-state athletes at our public universities.
Report details shooting death of NC student leader
The Associated Press
…The report on (Eve) Carson's death was unsealed and made public Monday, weeks after its completion. Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall had requested it remain shielded from public review so that investigators could complete their work on the case.
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http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2008/06/30/eve_carson_report.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/2811/story/1123431.html