Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Time, Distance and Clarity (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The New York Times
…About a year ago I visited Chapel Hill, N.C., where I went to college, for the first time since I graduated in 1986. I ran an old running route, just to see if it conformed to my memories. It did, in that I knew exactly where to turn and how soon the next juncture would come along. Then again it didn’t, because what I encountered along the way — the columned rotunda to my left, the storybook quadrangle to my right — had a grace and even a majesty I’d never registered before. I felt location envy, about a location I’d inhabited for no fewer than four years.
‘Cry Out in Pain’: Pregnant American Doctor Shocked by Labor in Sierra Leone
ABC News
Dr. Erin Carey, a second- year fellow in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, traveled to Sierra Leone with ABC News in November and spent two days at Princess Christian Maternity Hospital.
State and Local Coverage
NTSB recommends stricter laws for drivers using cell phones
News 14 Carolina
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday that states adopt laws banning cell phones while driving. They say more than 3,000 Americans died last year in distraction-related accidents. The UNC Highway Safety Research Center says cell phone use is to blame for nearly 15,000 crashes annually in North Carolina.
Duke, UNC biz schools maintain position in composite rankings
The Triangle Business Journal
Duke Univeristy and UNC-Chapel Hill maintained their positions as one of the elite business schools, according to an analysis by Poets & Quants, which is a composite of five other major rankings. Duke ranked No. 10 and UNC-Chapel Hill was ranked No.18.
American Graduate: The Dropout Problem
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
North Carolina has recorded some of the lowest student dropout rates ever in recent years. But what is causing the rate to drop, and do we even have a good handle on who is still dropping out and why? Host Frank Stasio talks about the problem of school dropouts with Terry Stoops, director of Education Studies at the John Locke Foundation; Cassandra Davis, a dropout prevention specialist with Communities In Schools of Durham; Cindy Watkins, organizational advancement director for The North Carolina Partnership for Children; and Julian Wooten, a graduate student in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC-CH faculty shares concerns about role of athletics
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In the wake of an NCAA investigation and amid the hiring of a new football coach, some University of North Carolina faculty members are urging the university's leadership to assess the role of athletics in campus life. "We want to make sure that the academic integrity is protected," UNC history professor Jay Smith said Wednesday during a telephone interview. "
Why free speech is a winner (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Almost a century ago, Woodrow Wilson famously said: "I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man be a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise that fact by speaking." I would add a corollary to President Wilson's aphorism. A movement's greatest friend may be the stupidity of its worst enemy. (Arnold H. Loewy, who is retired from the UNC School of Law, is the George R. Killam professor of criminal law at Texas Tech School of Law.)
Research Campus scientist targets African-American health issues
The Salisbury Post
A newly hired scientist at the N.C. Research Campus is working to better understand health risks of African-Americans based on their genes and DNA. Dr. Fatimah L.C. Jackson, a prominent anthropologist, has joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Nutrition Research Institute.
Issues and Trends
UNCC tuition hike considers needs and students' budgets (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Charlotte Observer
From UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip L. Dubois: Last week, the UNC Charlotte board of trustees approved my recommendation of a 6.5 percent increase in tuition and fees for fall 2012. We also put forth a $100 "infrastructure improvement fee" to address our critical facilities needs. The total proposed increase for undergraduate resident North Carolinians is $417, which would bring our total annual bill to $5,857.
UNCW trustees to review tuition rates
The Star News (Wilmington)
The Board of Trustees at University of North Carolina Wilmington is slated to meet Friday to talk about tuition and fees for the 2012-13 school year. They'll also talk about room and board and other rates for next year. UNCW students saw a 6.5 increase in their tuition this year. The UNC system told its campuses that a 6.5 percent increase for next year was also allowed.
Agent: Lovette DNA in victim's vehicle
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Inside Eve Carson's Toyota Highlander, investigators found a sample of DNA that is a match to Laurence Alvin Lovette, the 21-year-old Durham man accused of murdering Carson, an agent with the State Bureau of Investigation testified Wednesday.
Who's Opposed To .XXX Domain Names? Not Exactly Who You'd Think (Blog)
National Public Radio
…Colleges and other institutions have purchased .xxx domains pre-emptively to prevent others from doing so and associating their names with adult content. …Schools like Indiana University, Illinois State University and the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill, just to name a few, all bought up combinations of their names back in September — so addresses like UNC.xxx are off the market.
Related Link:
http://triangle.news14.com/content/651015/universities-scoop-
up–xxx-domains-to-protect-their-names