Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Seeking the roots of a U.S. soldier's shooting rampage
Reuters (Wire Service)
…In particular, PTSD is marked by "sleep problems, irritability, difficulty concentrating, jumpiness, and feeling constantly 'on guard,'" noted Eric Elbogen, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and colleagues in a 2010 paper. Those symptoms, in turn, "are associated with anger and hostility in soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan," they concluded from interviews with 676 veterans.
National Coverage
2013 Grad School Rankings
U.S. News & World Report
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill appears on multiple lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked in 2012 by U.S. News and World Report for the 2013 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill appears on multiple lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked in 2012 by U.S. News and World Report for the 2013 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5153/107/
NCAA hits UNC football with 1-year postseason ban
Associated Press
North Carolina waited four months to learn whether the NCAA would be satisfied with self-imposed sanctions on the football program after an investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct.
Another NCAA Power Punished
Inside Higher Ed
It was once said that the National Collegiate Athletic Association avoided punishing its most visible sports programs, preferring to beat up on Little Sisters of the Poor University. While that accusation always made association officials bristle, they might be yearning for those days about now, as another in a series of high-profile sports programs was punished for serious rules violations Monday in the group's season of discontent.
North Carolina ruled ineligible for a bowl next season and must forfeit 15 scholarships
Yahoo Sports
The NCAA Committee on Infractions announced Monday the University of North Carolina failed to monitor its football program and will not be bowl eligible following the 2012 season. UNC also will have to forfeit 15 scholarships over the next three seasons.
UNC banned from 2012 postseason
ESPN
The NCAA has placed North Carolina's football program on three years' probation and banned it from the 2012 postseason, the governing body announced Monday. The school already had imposed several penalties, including vacating all 16 wins for 2008 and 2009, reducing nine scholarships over the next three academic years and putting the program on two years of probation.
Related Links:
http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/37521/maisel-butch-davis-era-sets-unc-back
http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/37507/unc-leaders-react-to-penalties
State and Local Coverage
NCAA announces additional penalties in UNC football case
News 14 Carolina
The NCAA announced additional punishments for North Carolina's football team following an investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct. They released an official report Monday. …"This is another milestone, maybe the most important one in terms of bringing this whole thing to a close," said Chancellor Holden Thorp. "While we were hoping for lighter sanctions than what we got, that fact that today is here and we can move to the next step is a good thing for Carolina and for our football program."
Sorensen: Heels' football program, Davis deserved sanctions (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Under head coach Butch Davis, North Carolina football was like a kid whose parents allowed him to do anything he wanted while they talked on their cell phone in another room. There was little discipline. But there were some cool agent-sponsored parties.
UNC leaders ready to move forward
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
After 20 months with their football program under a cloud, UNC-Chapel Hill leaders wanted to talk Monday about moving forward. Starting the next chapter. Clearing the slate.
Related Links:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/12/1927519/unc-recruits-unfazed-by-ncaa-punishment.html
Hold the phone: Council deadlocks on talking while driving
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Chapel Hill’s cell-phone debate got put on hold Monday night when a proposed ban on calls while driving fell two votes short. …That would most likely come from someone getting cited, said Shea Denning, an associate professor of public law and government at UNC-Chapel Hill and a former assistant federal public defender. In a post of the School of Government blog, Denning said it’s too close to call.
Holly Springs councilman’s Cary sojourn raises eyebrows
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Chet VanFossen is a Holly Springs councilman at large. He has been so far at large, that he has lived in Cary for the last four months. …North Carolina’s statutes and case law don’t speak directly to temporary moves, (John) Schifano said. But the town attorney and a University of North Carolina School of Government expert, Bob Joyce, agree that VanFossen remained qualified for the town board.
Israeli Soldiers To Share Their Stories At UNC
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
On Tuesday, two former Israeli combat soldiers visit UNC’s campus to share their stories. Avi Gordon serves as the East Coast Campus Coordinator for an organization entitled “Stand With Us,” which is presenting the event. He says the purpose of the conversation is to bring a human side to life in the military. “Our two soldiers are going to be showing the real issues they have on the ground,” he says.
Son House To Be Honored With Symposium And Concert At UNC
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Son House will be featured as the Southern Folklife Collection’s third and final installment to the Blues Legacy Series with a symposium followed by a concert to pay tribute to the legendary blues musician Tuesday night. “Son House was a blues musician from Mississippi who recorded in the 1930’s,” says Steve Weiss, curator of the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC. “He has influenced the whole lineage of the blues, everyone from Robert Johnson to the Rolling Stones and Taj Mahal to Jack White of the White Stripes.”
Issues and Trends
The Culture of Change
Inside Higher Ed
…Several presidents stressed the importance of defining institutional objectives, values and goals before a campus enters a crisis such as the budget cuts that public institutions have faced in recent years. If administrators practice shared governance when possible, and there’s a general sense on campus that administrators are willing to listen to faculty concerns, faculty are more likely to buy in to decisions made when they cannot be consulted, said Suzanne T. Ortega, senior vice president for academic affairs for the University of North Carolina system.