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National Coverage

Ceremony marks anniversary of Eve Carson's death
The Associated Press
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor told a crowd gathered at a popular campus meeting place Thursday to remember slain student body president Eve Carson by her dedication to serving her community. Chancellor Holden Thorp spoke to some 1,000 people meeting at the Pit to pay tribute to Carson, 22.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/campus-and-community/unc-to-honor-
slain-student-body-president-with-march-5-remembrance.html

It's Anoop's 'Prerogative' to repeat a song (Blog)
"Idol Chatter" USA Today
Anoop Dogg is back, Desai says, and he's here to say. ...Anoop sends a shout-out to the friends of Eve Carson, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill student president found shot to death a year ago today.
Related Links:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/judges-select-jasmine-murray-
anoop-desai-as-part-of-american-idol-top-13_article_15252
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2009/03/american-idol-g.html

The Gospel Truth: Sometimes A Little Hazy
"Fresh Air" National Public Radio
What is the story of Jesus' birth? How did Judas die? What did Jesus say when he was crucified? The answers to those questions vary depending on which Gospel you read, says Bible scholar Bart Ehrman. ...Now a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ehrman began his studies at the Moody Bible Institute.

Older Adults Get Drunk Faster Than Younger Drinkers
HealthDay News
If you're over 50, and your friends have noted that you can't handle that third glass of wine as well as you used to, a new study confirms it's not their imagination. ...Dr. James Garbutt, medical director of the Alcohol & Substance Abuse Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said this study highlights the difference between older and younger social drinkers.

Regional Coverage

Somber silence for Eve Carson
The Athens Banner-Herald (Georgia)
Crowds gathered at Clarke Central High School and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Thursday to remember Eve Marie Carson on the anniversary of her death. ...In the afternoon, more than 1,000 people gathered at UNC, where Carson was student body president. Chancellor Holden Thorp told the crowd to remember Carson for her commitment to community service and her excitement about life.
Related Link:
http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/40828022.html
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/campus-and-community/unc-to-honor-slain-
student-body-president-with-march-5-remembrance.html

Judges Pick Four Wild Card Winners, But Not Tatiana (Blog)
The Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
"American Idol" judges couldn't stick with their own ground rules and picked four winners on Wild Card night Thursday: Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey and Jasmine Murray. ...Desai repeated an earlier performance, of Bobby Brown's "My Perogative," adding a little extra swagger. At its conclusion he had a shout out to his University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, which was marking the one year anniversary of the shooting death of student body president Eve Carson.
Related Links:
http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/music/idol/blog/
2009/03/13_american_idol_finalists_fro.html
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/
2009/03/lucky-13-for-american-idol.html
http://blog.syracuse.com/idolthoughts/2009/03/american_idol_8_finalists_chos.html
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/tv/2009/03/idol-stunner-four-make-it-to-13person-final.html

A new call to defeat the AIDS virus
The San Francisco Chronicle (California)
...In a sense, the call for a collaborative effort to end to the viral infection that - untreated - ends in death from outright AIDS is a voice from beyond the grave of AIDS advocate Martin Delaney, founder and longtime director of San Francisco's Project Inform, who died six weeks ago of liver cancer. ...In their challenge to AIDS researchers worldwide, the U.S. scientists have published a review paper in the journal Science with Delaney listed as co-author. The paper, which is also dedicated to Delaney because of his participation as a "friend and colleague," appears today. Its authors include ...and David M. Margolis of the University of North Carolina.

State and Local Coverage

Students remember Eve Carson
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Hundreds of students gathered in the Pit at UNC-Chapel Hill this afternoon to remember Eve Carson, the student body president who was slain a year ago. "Today is the kind of day Eve would have loved," said UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp, who began the brief memorial service. "Today is the day to celebrate the special person Eve was."
Related Links:
http://www.news14.com/content/local_news/triangle/605939/unc-chapel-hill
-honors-memory-of-eve-carson/Default.aspx
http://www.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/eve_carson_1_year_anniversary/33082/
http://orange.mync.com/site/orange/news|Community|Sports|Lifestyles/
story/28827/unc-campus-remembers-eve-carson
http://orange.mync.com/site/orange/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/28728/eve-
carsons-memory-alive-and-well
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=120293&catid=57
http://www.newsobserver.com/2811/story/1430936.html
http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/orange/10-1113957.cfm
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/campus-and-community/unc-to-honor-
slain-student-body-president-with-march-5-remembrance.html

Students thank late student body president for lessons on leadership, life
The Chapel Hill Herald
Andrew Coonin remembers a conversation he had with his friend Eve Carson around the same time she won the race for UNC student body president. ...A year later Coonin decided to run for CAA president. "She was ecstatic," Coonin recalled on Thursday, the one-year anniversary of Carson's death. "Going the next step is what she helped teach me. I look at a lot of things as possibilities more than I did before." ..."That's something that I really took from Eve. Nothing is too big or too small" to deserve attention. It's a message that's getting significant airtime at UNC this month.

Chapel Hill's Idol hopeful makes top ...13!
The Chapel Hill News
Anoop Desai's "American Idol" dream is still alive. Thursday night's wild-card round concluded with one of the most dramatic last-second turn-arounds in the show's history -- a decision to expand the final group from 12 to 13 to accommodate UNC-Chapel Hill student Desai.
Related Links:
http://dailycontributor.com/200903053752/american-idol-
crowd-goes-wild-for-chapel-hill-idol-hopeful/
http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/1431235.html
http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/orange/10-1113973.cfm

Triangle students among Morehead-Cain scholars
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Twelve Triangle high school students are among the winners of Morehead-Cain Scholarships at UNC-Chapel Hill. The prestigious scholarship pays all expenses for four years of undergraduate study, including the cost of a laptop computer and four summer enrichment experiences. Its value is about $80,000 for each in-state student, and $140,000 for each out-of-state student.
Related Links:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/141/story/579253.html
http://sanford.southernheadlines.com/index.cfm?section=47&story=12666
http://www.gastongazette.com/news/gaston_31347___article.html/school_cain.html
http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/durham/4-1113946.cfm
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/students/seventy-high-school-seniors
-named-morehead-cain-scholars.html

UNC health care chief sees need for overhaul
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With an overhaul of health care the topic of discussion Thursday at the White House, we talked with William L. Roper, chief executive of the UNC Health Care System and dean of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, about the prospects of changing the Americans health-care system. Roper, a public health expert who headed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the administration of George H.W. Bush, said he would like to see universal health coverage in some fashion -- he's not picky about the details. And he'd like to see it soon, he said, because the problem is growing dire.

Diabetes in youths higher than thought
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Rates of diabetes are significantly higher than expected among children and adolescents from five ethnic and racial groups in the United States, according to findings by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers and others. The results are outlined in a supplement to the March issue of the journal Diabetes Care. The study examined non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, African-American, Asian and Pacific Islander and Navajo youth. Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, professor of nutrition in the UNC Gillings School of Global Health and the UNC School of Medicine, was the national study chairwoman.

Wilson Library Falls Short Of State Fire Codes
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Bruce Runberg, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and construction at UNC, said Wilson Library is still safe, despite fire code violations. Wilson Library is home to rare books, archival collections, and plenty of North Carolina history, but it does not meet state fire codes due to the lack of external stairways and a sprinkler system.

PlayMakers sets schedule for new season; artistic director honored
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
American Theatre magazine has named the producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company one of the top 25 theater artists in the nation who will shape the next 25 years. Joseph Haj, who has led the professional resident company at UNC Chapel Hill for the past two and a half years, announced his plans for the next year Thursday night at the UNC Center for Dramatic Art.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/arts/playmakers-repertory-
company-unveils-2009-2010-season.html

Issues and Trends

Tracking offenders in N.C. has new focus
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
More probation officers are on the streets, and better technology helps them find those who get in trouble again. The state's troubled probation system is undergoing an overhaul sparked by the shooting deaths last year of Duke University graduate student Abhijit Mahato and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill senior Eve Carson.