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International Coverage

Expert describes trauma felt by KR victims
The Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia)

Mental health problems resulting from the trauma of the Khmer Rouge years have largely been ignored and, if untreated, could continue to fuel social ills such as alcoholism and domestic violence, a psychologist who has spent years counselling survivors and relatives of victims told Cambodia's war crimes court Tuesday. …A University of North Carolina School of Medicine survey of Cambodia released earlier this month found that more than 14 percent of respondents older than 35 and nearly 8 percent of those aged 18 to 35 met PTSD criteria on a common questionnaire.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2752/71/

Housewives more prone to heart diseases
The Times of India

Housewives are at an increased risk of suffering from heart disease and strokes as compared to women who go to work, a new study has shown. …Now, in the latest study, researchers from the University of North Carolina studied 7,000 women aged 45 to 64 to see if there was a link between employment status, coronary heart diseases and strokes.

National Coverage

NFL: Dodging The Concussion Discussion?
National Public Radio

…Because so many former players have been found to suffer from dementia or depression, the NFL can no longer ignore the issue, but still, the league sounds more like the tobacco companies of a few decades ago. It dismissed a study by the University of North Carolina that used essentially the same methodology as smoking-and-cancer studies. In the study, 20 percent of retired players who had had three or more concussions said they suffered from depression.

Football and Cheerleading Risks
MSN.com

High-school football players and cheerleaders are working hard, looking forward to fantastic seasons. No one wants to spoil the enthusiasm, but there are some sobering matters to consider. …Cheerleading is the leading cause of catastrophic injuries to young female athletes, reports The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, which is based at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. “Catastrophic” means fatal or resulting in a lifelong disability because the predominant injuries involve the head or spine.

Voracious Love Affair and Battle With Pleasures and Snares of Food (Book Review)
The New York Times

…But Mr. (Frank) Bruni’s book is distinctive and intriguing on several accounts. The author is male (most diet memoirs are written by, and for, women); he writes well and insightfully (rare in this often sloppy genre); and in spite of his problems with food, he has spent the last five years as perhaps the most influential eater in America: the restaurant critic of The New York Times. …He is a nationally ranked competitive swimmer! A Morehead scholar at the University of North Carolina! A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize! A best-selling author!

Regional Coverage

Cheerleaders deserve cheers, too (Column)
The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Ky.)

When I contacted sports editor Larry Vaught about the possibility of an article highlighting the important role I believe cheerleaders play for their schools, I never thought he’d give me the opportunity to write this column. …The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stated in its 26th annual report on the topic that cheerleading accounted for 65.2 percent of high school and 70.5 percent of college catastrophic injuries among all female sports.

State and Local Coverage

Questions surround police shooting of fraternity president
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Three hours before police shot him to death on the side of Interstate 85, a UNC-Chapel Hill fraternity president was with friends at his frat house and in good spirits, his mother said. …What happened may not be clear for a while. The police department and SBI released few details Monday. The chief assistant district attorney in Randolph County said he had obtained a court order Monday to seal the 911 tape.
Related Links:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1662292.html
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/08/25/article/editorial_what_happened
_along_i_85_needs_further_explanation

http://www.news-record.com/blog/54431/entry/68035
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5866229/

Henderson County camp mourns student death
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)

Employees at Camp Mondamin in Henderson County are trying to cope with the loss of a longtime counselor killed in a confrontation with police. “Courtland Benjamin Smith endeared himself to everyone who knew him,” Robert Danos, assistant director of the summer camp for boys in Tuxedo, said Tuesday. “He was just a phenomenal guy both as a kid and as an adult.” Smith, a 21-year-old junior at UNC Chapel Hill, was shot just before 5 a.m. Sunday after being stopped by police in Archdale, southwest of Greensboro on Interstate 85.
Related Links:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/houstonchronicle/obituary.aspx?
page=lifestory&pid=131853437

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/08/26/Student-shot-by-police-
after-suicide-call/UPI-63501251264691/

Start of school year revs up flu concerns
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

As thousands of Triangle students crowded into classrooms Tuesday, North Carolina's top public health official warned that the start of traditional-calendar schools could lead to a revived H1N1 flu outbreak that could hit as early as next week. … Dr. David Weber, an epidemiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, agreed that the start of the traditional school year could trigger a September outbreak. "But it's just a guess," he said. "Nobody knows what's going to happen."

Teens Smoking Less
The North Carolina News Network

Teens are smoking less and are safer on the roads. Those are among the findings of a new report which also points out the need for better health care and more support by families and schools. The 2009 Portrait of Adolescent Health in North Carolina found declining smoking rates. …One of the report's authors, UNC-Chapel Hill's Dr. Carol Ford says there are still many teens who lack healthy foundations and there are ongoing concerns about alcohol use.

CPAs oppose public option as part of health-care reform
The Triangle Business Journal

Most CPA executives do not support a government-owned health insurance provider, according to a study by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. …"Results from the survey are particularly interesting because the primary respondents are executives in small- and medium-sized business, a group that had been identified as potential beneficiaries of health-care reform," said Mark Lang, an accounting professor at Kenan-Flagler.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2807/67/

Visible Elizabeth, again (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Elizabeth Edwards, along with author John Grisham, will speak to reporters in Chapel Hill today about the N.C. Literary Festival. The festival, to be held Sept. 10-13, will feature more than 100 writers at UNC-Chapel Hill. …Elizabeth Edwards will speak at the festival Sept. 12 about her latest book, "Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities."
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2808/73/

Fear is key as NC agents probe shooting senator
The Associated Press

A mix of small-town familiarity and 21st century surveillance will help determine whether charges are filed in the case of a North Carolina lawmaker who shot an intruder at his home. …North Carolina law allows the use of potentially deadly force to prevent entry into a home if the resident could reasonably believe an intruder posed the threat of death, serious injury or commission of another felony, said John Rubin, professor of public law and government at the University of North Carolina School of Government and author of the book "The Law of Self Defense in North Carolina."

Look who's talking
The Durham News

At first, Shell Keim didn't believe her 14-month-old would ever be able to talk. When an audiologist first suggested they could teach Keim's essentially deaf son, Micah, to speak, Keim thought "she's crazy." …CASTLE, a UNC Chapel Hill Department of Otolaryngology program, stands for Center for Acquisition of Spoken language Through Listening Enrichment. It provides parent training, classes and auditory and verbal therapy sessions for babies to pre-schoolers learning to listen and talk despite their hearing loss.

Study: Pamlico best spot for energy
The Wintson-Salem Journal

A new study says that the best spot for utility-scale wind energy is in the Pamlico Sound off Buxton along the Outer Banks. The feasibility study found that most other state waters aren't suitable for wind-energy development. UNC Chapel Hill conducted the study, which was requested last year by state Sen. Marc Basnight, D-Dare.

Correction
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

A story in Tuesday's Triangle & Co. section about the UNC system charging in-state tuition for out-of-state scholarships did not make clear that the $12 million cost of the program last year was for the entire university system.

Football 'time out' irks some at UNC
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

On Oct. 22, UNC-Chapel Hill workers will be sent home two hours early to make room for a big football crowd on campus. But workers will have to make up the time, and that isn't sitting well with some.
Related Link:
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/campusnotes/at-unc-ch-discord-
over-thursday-night-football-game

Fix policy problems; move on (Editorial)
The High Point Enterprise

A property tax expert at the N.C. School of Government has expressed concerns with a small business incentives program being studied by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. That doesn't mean, however, that commissioners should stop pursuing adoption of such a policy. Instead, commissioners should address questions raised by Tyler Mulligan, a professor in the school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, rectify any inconsistencies or possible conflicts with state law that Mulligan might see and then adopt this idea to benefit Guilford's small businesses.

That other fiber (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Many people forget that there's a soft side to roughage in the diet. When we think about fiber, bowls of bran cereal come to mind, along with whole wheat bread, dense, grainy muffins and assorted edible sticks and twigs. These are sources of insoluble fiber — the kind that relieves a bout of constipation overnight and helps prevent conditions such as hemorrhoids and diverticulosis over time. (Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the department of health policy and administration in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill.)

Issues and Trends

Touch Downtown program set
The Chapel Hill Herald

Rick Steinbacher, the associate athletic director of marketing and promotions at UNC, will discuss the Touch Downtown program Thursday, sponsored by the Friends of Downtown. His presentation begins at 10 a.m. on the second floor of the Franklin Hotel. Parking is available in the lot behind the hotel.

Pfc. Morris Walker: "He was just a joy"
The Independent Weekly

Morris Walker never wanted a desk job. The former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student enlisted in the military last year and served his country in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Pfc. Walker was killed Aug. 18 when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was 23.

Fulton: Legislators Did All They Could For UNC
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)

The economic times are tight, and they’re only going to get worse. With that in mind, Paul Fulton believes the General Assembly did everything it could to help the UNC System in the recently-passed budget. Fulton is a member of Citizens for Higher Education. The new state budget approved last month cuts around $171 million from the UNC system. UNC President Erskine Bowles says considering this is the toughest economic environment he’s ever lived through, it could have been much worse.

Can the state make better budgets?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

The panel that gathered Tuesday to start reforming how North Carolina spends money has a nagging bit of history to overcome. This has been tried before — a bunch of times. …Commission member John Sanders worked on the staff of a half-dozen similar groups during his nearly 40-year tenure at what was the Institute of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill, starting when he was a law student in 1953.

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