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

National Coverage

NAACP summit addresses the re-segregation of schools
"Marketplace" American Public Media

…One reason is the demise of busing programs designed to integrate schools by race. Since the 1990s, the U.S. Supreme Court has limited such efforts. Racial segregation has also led to higher concentrations of low-income students, a problem made worse by the tough economy. Mark Dorosin at the University of North Carolina's Center for Civil Rights says segregated schools get fewer resources, and attract fewer qualified teachers.

Schools seek ways to protect athletes
ESPN.com

Baseball had its year of the pitcher. Football is in the midst of its year of the concussion. The 2010 NFL season was preceded by studies and articles on the dangers of concussions and the long-term effects of chronic brain trauma. …Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz, director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, estimates that one in 15 high school football players are diagnosed with a concussion each season, but about 50 percent go unreported.

Quinn: NCAA searched text messages
Sporting News.com

Tactics used by the NCAA during the investigation that led to the permanent ineligibility of former North Carolina football player Robert Quinn raise questions about the organization’s methods in gathering information on student-athletes. In an exclusive Sporting News interview, Quinn said he was in at least his second face-to-face interview with an NCAA investigator when the investigator asked if he could see the cell phone resting on Quinn’s leg. Quinn looked to the UNC attorney for advice, and he said to hand it over. Quinn did.

State and Local Coverage

Power: Drilling alternative is here, blowing in the wind. (Editorial)
The Fayetteville Observer

After the Deepwater Horizon explosion and massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April, it was clear: New offshore drilling leases will have to wait. …On the same day (Ken) Salazar announced the delays in offshore leasing, the National Wildlife Federation released a report saying North Carolina could have the most productive offshore wind power on the East Coast – enough to run hundreds of thousands of homes and create as many as 20,000 new jobs. The report was based on studies by the Department of Energy and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Earmark, budget bickering in Congress could cost Asheville-area in loss of funds
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)

Western North Carolina may lose out on about $7.5 million for 10 projects because of Congress' inability to pass a budget and a crackdown on members' designating funding for projects in their districts. …In addition to the current students, a branch of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has brought 10 residents to the hospital, and next fall about 42 pharmacy students will be there, as well.

Medical Care High on Agenda
The Triangle Business Journal

…Location of the facilities is just one of many factors CON analysts consider when reviewing applications for health care facilities, says Sandra Greene, a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health and a member of the North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council, the body that determines what medical facilities will be needed in North Carolina.

Storytelling takes to the sea
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

PlayMakers Repertory Company will present a storytelling feat that celebrates the imaginations of adults and children alike. "Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself)" opens Saturday at Paul Green Theatre at UNC Chapel Hill.
Related Link:
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/10513374/article-Much-ado-Dec–11-about–
Shipwrecked-?instance=main_article

Couple's gift aids chamber music
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

…Jaroslav and Barbara Hulka's gift of $250,000 will be used to advance chamber music programs and other small ensemble work. It will also encourage musicians in the Raleigh-based orchestra to explore performances in new venues and to include jazz and other contemporary music in their programs. …Jaroslav Hulka, an obstetrician and gynecologist who worked at UNC-Chapel Hill until he retired in 1996, serves on the N.C. Symphony Society Board. Barbara Hulka specialized in public health and preventive medicine and epidemiology at UNC-CH until retiring in 2001.
Related Link:
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/10517456/article-Couple-donates–
250-000-to-N-C–Symphony?instance=main_article

Ranting and raving
The Chapel Hill Herald

…And that attitude, in a nutshell, is Brian Heim. A junior English major from Goldsboro, Heim is trying to launch his rap career while surviving late nights and class assignments at UNC. After ditching the singer-songwriter identity in the summer of 2009, Heim fused five years of guitar, bass, beat-making and rap experience into a new persona: Rhetoric.

Tutor backs Davis
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

The former tutor to athletes at the University of North Carolina who officials say provided "impermissible" academic help to football players did so without the knowledge of Tar Heels coach Butch Davis, according to the tutor's lawyer. The tutor, Jennifer Wiley, had also worked directly for Davis' family as a tutor for the coach's high school-aged son.

College Football Notebook: UNC recruits change minds
The Winston-Salem Journal

Two players have withdrawn commitments to North Carolina, including one because of NCAA and school investigations, and have committed to other schools. Jamar Lewter, a 6-8, 280-pound offensive tackle from Washington, D.C., and Ballou High School, has decided to attend Marshall. Daquan Romero, a 6-1, 215-pound linebacker from Hampton, Va., and Phoebus High, will play for Virginia.

Issues and Trends

Dental school to extend service (Editorial)
The Greenville Reflector

The opening of the new School of Dental Medicine promises to write the latest chapter in East Carolina's distinguished history and the first class, members of which received admission offers this week, is the vanguard of this new era. This program promises to be an invaluable resource for the state as it addresses a shortage of dental professions and continues East Carolina's tradition of service to the state.

As State Budgets Shrink, College Advocates Seek Regulatory Relief
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Last year's annual conference of higher-education government-relations professionals was focused largely on ways of persuading state lawmakers to spare institutions from devastating budget cuts. But there seems less enthusiasm for those strategies this year, with states facing a third or fourth year of budget shortfalls, a new crop of Republican governors and legislators intent on downsizing government, and a public exasperated by persistent increases in tuition and fees.

College Grad Rates Stay Exactly the Same (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Chronicle of Higher Education

College graduation has become an important part of the national agenda, with politicians and philanthropic leaders challenging higher education to do a better job of helping students earn high-quality degrees. That, of course, requires a solid understanding of what the national college graduation rate actually is.

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