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

International Coverage

Gratitude boosts romantic relationships
United Press International

Kind gestures can cement a romantic relationship — but only if a partner expresses gratitude, U.S. researchers suggest. Lead author Dr. Sara Algoe of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues says people do things for each other all the time, but that doesn't mean that the emotion of gratitude will be felt.

National Coverage

Speeches That Sent Off the Graduates of 2010
Voice of America

…The writer John Grisham gave many words of advice to students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He told them to call home once a week and to read at least one book a month. He also called on the graduates to work on finding a voice for themselves that is clear and truthful.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3621/1/

Surviving an unpaid internship (Blog)
The Washington Post

This summer guest blogger Emily Kennard will start her fourth unpaid internship. So, I asked her to share some tips for living in the city without a salary (she swears that it is possible): I am really good at not making money. Probably too good. With three unpaid internships under my belt, I'm back for another this summer in Washington, D.C. …Emily is a senior journalism student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Regional Coverage

'Drill, baby, drill' is dead in the water (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Westport News (Connecticut)

…The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince Williams Sound Alaska when the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, Calif., hit Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled an estimated minimum of 10.8 million U.S. gallons (40.9 million liters, or 250,000 barrels) of crude oil. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters ever to occur in history. …Almost 20 years after the spill, a team of scientists at the University of North Carolina found that the effects are lasting far longer than expected. The team estimates some shoreline arctic habitats may take up to 30 years to recover.

High-quality early education essential to success (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Bangor Daily News

It's graduation season in Maine, and my very best wishes go out to each and every new graduate in hopes they have a successful future ahead of them. …But scientific research studies also tell us that children who participate in high-quality early learning do better on a range of outcomes. Researchers at the University of North Carolina studied children who attended the Abecedarian early education program along with similar kids who did not participate. By age 21, children who did not attend the high-quality early education program were 48 percent more likely to drop out of high school.

State and Local Coverage

Thorp thanks jogger's rescuers
The Chapel Hill Herald

The accolades continue to roll in for the two Pittsboro brothers who earlier this month thwarted the kidnapping of a UNC student who was jogging downtown. UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp added his gratitude Thursday morning during a meeting of the university's board of trustees. Thorp said he wanted to take the opportunity to publicly say thanks to Joey and Freddie Shelton "for taking care of one of our students."

Kenan's second phase approved
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

A University of North Carolina Board of Trustees committee on Wednesday signed off on the second phase of expansion to Kenan Stadium. The full board approved it today. The privately financed, five-story addition to Kenan will be built in the stadium's east end zone and will house club seats, individual suites, a visiting locker room, the academic support center for athletes, the Carolina Leadership Academy and a strength and conditioning center for the school's Olympic sports.
Related Links:
http://wchl1360.com/detailswide.html?id=14646
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/05/24/daily57.html
UNC Release:
http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052710aaa.html

UNC Board of Trustees Take on Greek Life
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)

The Board of Trustees also took on Greek life at UNC Thursday, approving a plan to increase alumni involvement to curb inappropriate and dangerous behavior. 1979 Carolina alum Jordan Whichard presented the findings of his work to the Trustees, noting that a number of common themes kept coming up in conversations with fraternity members.
Related Link:
http://orange.mync.com/site/Orange/news/story/51962/unc-frat-system-to-be-reorganized/

Foundation hopes to reduce ER visits by mental health patients
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City)

The Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to contribute $16,000 in next year’s budget to a program the Albemarle Hospital Foundation is starting in order to reduce usage of the hospital emergency room for treating mental disorders. …The Rev. Roy Moritz, chaplain at Albemarle Hospital and president of the Albemarle chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, cited a report by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that estimated unmet needs in mental health for the county at 53 percent for adults and more than 35 percent for children ages 3-17.

State activists unveil 10-year plan to end domestic violence
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

The North Carolina 10-Year Plan to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence launched its plan Thursday during a conference of the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence at the Marriott in downtown Durham. The plan was created over three years by a 35-member steering committee including state agencies, the UNC Chapel Hill schools of social work and global public health, Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services of Chatham County, N.C. Central University Women's Center and the North Carolina Council for Women.
Related Link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/28/504269/activists-outline-plan-to-counter
.html?storylink=misearch

Price speaks up for dismissed ROTC student (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

A UNC-Chapel Hill student dismissed from the university's ROTC program has a new ally in U.S. Rep. David Price. Price, a Chapel Hill Democrat, has written to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asking for details on how many ROTC cadets have been dismissed under the controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Sara Isaacson, a UNC-CH senior from Wisconsin, was dismissed from the ROTC program this year after telling her commander that she is a lesbian.
Related Link:
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/7722652/article-Going-to-war-over-gay-service?
instance=editorial

4 area students Asia-bound
The Charlotte Observer

Four Charlotte-area students have been selected for UNC Chapel Hill’s Phillips Ambassadors program in Asia. In all, 23 UNC students were picked for the program, which includes a summer, a semester or an entire academic year of study and life experiences in Asia. Students are picked on the basis of academic achievement, leadership, and interest in international study.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3611/107/

Issues and Trends

Bowles: UNC could lose 1,700 jobs in NC House plan
The Associated Press

More public school teachers would be protected from layoffs and the University of North Carolina system would take a bigger financial hit under a House budget plan approved Thursday by a key committee that diverges from a spending proposal offers by the Senate. …"In all of our previous analyses, we never imagined that reductions would reach this level," Bowles said in a statement. "This level of cuts would force us to reduce the numbers of students that we can accept on our campuses. Our current students would find themselves in far larger classes and would find that courses they need for graduation are no longer offered or are only offered sporadically."
Related Links:
http://www.wral.com/news/state/video/7683762/
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/7726814/article-UNC-president-
not-keen-on-House-panel-s-budget?

House budget ax falls on UNC
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

he state House is proposing deep cuts to the state's university system. The House is expected to debate and vote on its budget proposal next week, but details of its $19 billion spending plan began to emerge Thursday. …The House budget provides a far gloomier scenario for public universities than previous spending plans put forth by Gov. Bev Perdue and the Senate. It recommends new cuts for the UNC system totaling $175 million, on top of about $50 million in cuts approved a year ago, according to draft budget proposals.
Related Links:
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/campusnotes/house-budget-plan-would-hit-unc-hard

UNC, NCSU, Duke sports budgets hold up in recession
The Triangle Business Journal

The recession may have thrown a scare into the athletics departments at the Triangle’s three Division I universities, but their spreadsheets reveal a calm in the midst of the storm. Administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and Duke University have been pinching pennies over the past couple of years by cutting costs.

Former UNC-CH provost has hands full in Kansas (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Former UNC-CH Provost Bernadette Gray-Little has her hands full. Gray-Little left Chapel Hill last year for the chancellor at the University of Kansas. This week, she's facing a stiff early test. Her university has revealed a shocking ticket-scalping scheme in which a handful of now-former university employees diverted basketball and football tickets valued at more than $1 million to sell for personal profit.

Contrast of actions, emotions (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald

The judicial resolution of Demario James Atwater's craven killing of beloved UNC Student Body President Eve Carson stirred a rush of emotions in open court this week.

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