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International Coverage

Parenting key to success in first grade
United Press International
Infants termed difficult -- cry a lot, very active -- with high-quality parenting can become the best adjusted students in first grade, a U.S. study says. ...Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tracked children from l,364 families, part of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care.

Workplace conflicts take a toll on workers
United Press International
On Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, fists may be more prevalent than flowers at some offices, researchers who focus on workplace dynamics said Thursday. ...A survey of 1,400 workers conducted at the University of North Carolina measured the fallout of workplace conflict.

Regional Coverage

Sierra's leader laments friction in state chapter
The Palm Beach Post (Florida)
The Sierra Club's national president wants to know: Can't we all just get along? Robbie Cox said Thursday that he's as disheartened as anyone else about his organization's proposal to remove the leaders of its Florida chapter. ..."I hope we can get people to reflect upon their responsibility to the club's mission and to its members, and to find ways to work together that are healthy," said Cox, a professor of communication studies at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. But if not, "We will have to make a hard decision."

State and Local Coverage

Energy savings on board's mind
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Chatham County could make saving energy pay for itself, an engineering company told the county this week. ...The town of Cary uses highly treated wastewater for outdoor irrigation, and UNC-Chapel Hill will begin using reclaimed water for such things as flushing toilets and cooling this year.

More online classes (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Gov. Mike Easley used his son's report card this week as a political prop. Speaking before the joint meeting of the N.C. Education Governing Boards in Chapel Hill, Easley argued for more online classes, saying they cater to the younger generation's learning style. He said his son got an A in an online class at UNC-Chapel Hill last year. "That's the way these kids think," he said. "If they could get a haircut online, they would do it."

DJ Spooky remixes soul show
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Here's why DJ Spooky is an artist and you're not: He can look at anything, whether it's racist propaganda or a music documentary or even an iceberg, and see a blank canvas. ...Preceding that, he'll give a talk at UNC-Chapel Hill this afternoon.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/arts/dj-spooky-to-demonstrate-his-art-at-unc.html

One-person show focuses on those left behind when loved one is jailed
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
"He has a life sentence, but it's my life, too," says a prisoner's wife in Ashley Lucas' one-person show "Doin' Time: Through the Visiting Glass." The interview-based play, which incorporates video clips, photographs, voiceovers and dramatic monologues, enlarges UNC's year-long conversation about the death penalty, focusing on what happens to families when a loved one is incarcerated.

Eating well when you are very ill (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
I lost my dear uncle last month. He died at his home at the age of 80 from complications of emphysema after 50-plus years of smoking. ...Eating well in these cases poses a challenge. When weight loss is a threat, a good diet can help preserve a healthy weight and maintain strength.

Garden advice: Think conservation
The Chapel Hill Herald
How do you garden when there's a drought? How do you conserve water when you want to take care of your landscaping? The experts at the North Carolina Botanical Garden have some ideas.

Black History Month and Human Relations Month events scheduled
The Chatham Journal Weekly (Pittsboro)
Several events in honor of Black History Month and Human Relations Month are scheduled in Chatham County and the surrounding areas, according to Esther Coleman, director of the Chatham County Office of Human Relations. ...We Shall Not Be Moved, Feb. 9, 12, and 21: The film traces the history of Tillery, NC, from slavery and Jim Crow to the New Deal Resettlement Program that gave sharecroppers a chance to buy their own farms. Film will be shown at the Hayti Cultural Center in Durham on Feb. 9 at 2 pm, Feb. 12 at 11 am at Halifax Community College in Weldon, and Feb. 21 at 7 pm at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Bigger plans on tap as UNC redraws expansion playbook
The Triangle Business Journal
Having refined its plans for a new bed tower and support facilities, UNC Health Care has scrapped its original $650 million cost estimate and now pegs the price of the project's first phase at $732 million. That is the conclusion of a new master facility plan developed for UNC Health Care with $3 million in funds appropriated by the General Assembly in 2006.

Questions linger about ALS expert
The Charlotte Observer
A new director is about to start work at Carolinas Medical Center's ALS center, even as longtime patients continue to complain about the abrupt firing of the center's founding director. ...Faculty doctors at Carolinas Medical Center provide clinical education for third- and fourth-year students from UNC Chapel Hill medical school. The educational program is under particular scrutiny because CMC and UNC are in talks about creating a branch campus in Charlotte.

Issues and Trends

UNC's in-state hikes cool off
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina students attending UNC system campuses could get a break on tuition increases in the 2008-09 academic year, mainly because of significantly higher appropriations from the legislature last year.
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Peace, Meredith saving water, too
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Peace and Meredith colleges are the latest area schools competing to see which can conserve the most water. But unlike N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill, where students challenged each other to reduce water consumption starting in November, the small women's campuses in Raleigh aren't limiting their efforts to students.

The importance of preserving our past (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
If you walk or drive by the little house on Battle Lane, just off Franklin Street, you can tell immediately: it's a wreck. ...The Colonial Revival house, built exactly 100 years ago, was the work and home of Edward Kidder Graham, who became UNC's ninth president.

Graham, Orr release health care plans
WMYA-TV (ABC/Asheville)
Two Republican candidates for governor have released their health care platforms. ...(Bob) Orr's plan includes increasing the number of doctors, nurses and medical professionals who are educated through the University of North Carolina and community college systems.