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Here is a sampling of links and notes about the new Chancellor-elect:

Holden Thorp named UNC chancellor
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Holden Thorp, a chemist and current dean of UNC-Chapel Hill's College of Arts & Sciences, will be the university's next chancellor. The UNC system's Board of Governors approved Thorp's hiring this afternoon. He succeeds James Moeser, chancellor since 2000, who retires later this year.

UNC names chancellor for Chapel Hill campus
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Thursday named H. Holden Thorp, a chemistry professor and the dean of the school's College of Arts and Sciences, as its new chancellor. Thorp, 43, will take charge of the UNC system's flagship campus on July 1, replacing Chancellor James Moeser.

A&S dean Holden Thorp named UNC chancellor
WTVD-TV (ABC/Raleigh)
The school's Board of Governors named Holden Thorp to the position Thursday after a closed-door meeting. Thorp had been nominated earlier in the day by UNC system President Erskine Bowles. Current chancellor James Moeser called Thorp "brilliant" and said he shot through the ranks at UNC "like a meteor."

Thorp named UNC chancellor
The Chapel Hill Herald
Holden Thorp, the dean of the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the 11th chancellor of the state's flagship university. Thorp, a 1986 UNC graduate and a well-respected chemist, was announced as the successor to James Moeser as chancellor.

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

International Coverage

ABC News to launch on-campus bureaus
Reuters
ABC News, looking to bolster its connection with younger viewers, plans to open bureaus this autumn on the campuses of five universities across the United States, the network said Wednesday. ... The initiative will be launched in journalism schools at Arizona State University, Syracuse University, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Texas at Austin.

National Coverage

Is it over for Hillary Clinton?
"Hardball with Chris Matthews" MSNBC-TV
Chris Matthews discusses with his guests the North Carolina Democratic primary, and how the presence of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other institutions of higher education have influenced the state's population and forward thinking through great leadership.
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Sports world spills onto news pages
USA Today
The fairy tale that once upon a time was sports is no more. If our televised sports don't tell us that, our sports section does. Is that the front page you grabbed by mistake? No, only the sports section, masquerading as the A section, with its news of drugs and boycotts, protests and negotiations, arrests and, occasionally, death. ..."When an incident like that happens, it's no longer the same event," said John Sweeney, director of the sports communication program at the University of North Carolina.

Gene tests seen as science's Wild West
The Associated Press
Everyone's genes spell out a risk for some disease, and a coming anti-discrimination law is about to give genetic testing a boost. ..."Some of these tests are complete rubbish," warns Dr. Howard McLeod, a personalized medicine specialist at the University of North Carolina. "The big challenge for a consumer is figuring out which data is real or not without having to go to medical school."

Texas, 4 other schools chosen for ABC News on Campus program
The Associated Press
...ABC News on Campus will start in September and provide journalism students the chance to work in several formats on stories that could appear on "Good Morning America," "World News with Charles Gibson" and "Nightline." ...The other schools are Arizona State University, Syracuse University, the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Regional Coverage

Phen-Fen, the diet drugs, return?
WBIR-TV (NBC/Knoxville, Tenn.)
Phen-Fen, a blockbuster diet drug pulled off the market a decade ago amid reports of heart valve problems, could be making a comeback. The prescription drug arrived in the early 1990's and proved to be the most potent appetite suppressant ever to hit the market. "It was so successful at inducing weight loss that clinics rose up around the country solely devoted to prescribing Phen-Fen," explained the University of North Carolina's Dr. Bryan Roth.
Related Link:
http://www.weyi.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=131669

State and Local Coverage

Rift over safety lights, call boxes
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC student leaders claimed victory earlier this week in their three-year quest to install more blue light emergency call boxes downtown, garnering unanimous endorsement by the Town Council of an altered proposal that leaves one phone location undetermined.

Save money and eat well (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Most of us are getting hit with sticker shock in the grocery store. My own personal barometer of food cost has been a box of cereal. When my favorite brands hit $3, then $4, then as much as $5 per box, I got serious about trying to save money.

Issues and Trends

How far we've come (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Regarding your April 29 article "Obama at UNC-CH: Time for new chapter": The Smith Center was packed. ...Despite exam week, students of visibly diverse backgrounds covered the gym floor, applauding alternative energy and affordable college tuition.

Easley: Open colleges to illegals
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Gov. Mike Easley is calling on the state's community colleges to continue admitting illegal immigrants. Easley issued a statement today in the wake of advice from the state Attorney General's Office, which recommended against allowing illegal immigrants to attend community colleges.
Related Link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/higher_education/story/1065111.html