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

National Coverage

Influential AMA's Support for Reform Is Far From Certain
The Washington Post
At the dawn of the Cold War, when President Harry S. Truman set forth a plan for national health insurance, the American Medical Association denounced it as "one of the final, irrevocable steps toward state socialism," warning that the idea "would not only jeopardize the health of our people, but would gravely endanger our freedom." ...For the AMA, removing pay changes permanently is "the price for admission" to a side of the debate it has never joined before, said Jonathan B. Oberlander, a University of North Carolina political scientist who studies health-care reform.

Out-of-State Dreams
Inside Higher Ed
At a time when getting admitted to many flagship universities is harder than ever, a growing number are considering plans to increase enrollments -- dramatically in some cases -- of out-of-state applicants. ...State philosophy on out-of-state enrollments varies widely, although very few institutions approach the ratios of Vermont. The University of Michigan has a high out-of-state percentage, with only about two-thirds of slots going to Michiganders. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in contrast, has a freshman class that is 82 percent in state.

State and Local Coverage

Property's future draws opinions
The Chapel Hill Herald
When UNC announced that it was buying the Franklin Street property now known as University Square, it promised to give citizens plenty of chances to express their opinions about how the redevelopment should proceed. On Thursday residents got their first chance to weigh in on redevelopment of the 12-acre tract during a brainstorming session attended by more than 75 people, including many of the property's current tenants. "This is that process we developed to engage the public," said Gordon Merklein, UNC's executive director of real estate development.
Related Link:
http://www.wchl1360.com/detailswide.html?id=12107
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2983/68/

Twin projects moving forward (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
While the town of Chapel Hill is still plodding along with its ambitious redevelopment plans for downtown's Parking Lot 5, UNC is methodically plotting a course for how to reconfigure the adjacent 12-acre University Square plot. ...Meanwhile, UNC held the first of three meetings on Thursday to gather public input on the University Square redesign. A second will be held in 10 to 14 weeks, and the final public speak-out will be held in the spring.

Nurses can help miscarriage couples
The Chapel Hill Herald
Couples who have suffered a miscarriage can resolve their loss more quickly with the help of nurse-led joint counseling sessions, according to a new study from UNC. The study, by Kristen M. Swanson, dean of the School of Nursing, found women who received three nurse counseling sessions were three times to almost eight times more likely to see a faster decline in their symptoms of depression than women who received similar but limited or no such help.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2997/71/

Device treats enlarged aortas
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Last year, 72-year-old James Floyd felt severe pain in his abdomen. Doctors couldn’t find a problem. Then at a free health screening near his Henderson home, a simple ultrasound test found that his aorta – the largest artery in the body – was enlarged. ...“Most patients, about 75 percent, do no have any symptoms whatsoever,” said Dr. Mark Farber, a vascular surgeon at UNC.

Wake schools could imitate history of Charlotte schools
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Newly elected members of the Wake County Board of Education have vowed to make changes to socioeconomic policies and busing practices – changes like those already experienced Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools. ...Civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers was involved in the lawsuits that desegregated Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools and the later lawsuit that ended racially based student assignment. (Julius Chambers is a clinical professor of law and director of the Center for Civil Rights at UNC-Chapel Hill.)

Voice prof to be honored
The Chapel Hill Herald
Voice professor Stafford Wing's 40 years of service to UNC will be honored in "Wing Singers: A Celebration in Song," at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hill Hall Auditorium. The free public concert will feature performances by Wing, head of the voice area in the College of Arts and Sciences' music department, as well as several former UNC music students who studied under him.
Related Links:
http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/full_story/push?article-BRIEFS%20&id=4008603 -BRIEFS
http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Oct+16-+2009%20&id=
4008845-Oct+16-+2009&instance=letters%20to%20the%20editor
UNC Relase:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2961/66/

Vanderbilt prof to speak at UNC
The Chapel Hill Herald
Devin Fergus, assistant professor of history at Vanderbilt University, will discuss his book "Liberalism, Black Power, and the Making of American Politics, 1965-1980." as part of the Southern Historical Collection Book Series in UNC's Wilson Library from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 2.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2935/107/

Memorial Hall hosts music stars
The Chapel Hill Herald
Chapel Hill/Carrboro is iconic for its indie music scene, but there is one venue in town that is often overlooked by Cradle-goers. Memorial Hall on UNC’s campus routinely hosts some of the biggest names in the world in their respective genres. Since the school year began, Memorial Hall has seen everything from banjo to sitar in the span of a month.

Woman limited during WWII
The Chapel Hill Herald
During World War II, women scientists responded to urgent calls for their participation in the war effort. ...In her book "Science on the Home Front," now in publication by the University of Illinois Press, Jordynn Jack, assistant professor of English at UNC, argues that it was the very language of science -- the discourses and genres of scientific communication -- that helped to limit women's progress in science even as it provided opportunities for a small group of prominent female scientists to advance during the war.

Cellist to give recital on Nov. 1
The Chapel Hill Herald
Brent Wissick will perform the cello in a recital of Death in Moscow: Britten's Third Cello Suite, with commentary from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in Person Recital Hall on the UNC campus.

Latina teens topic for talk
The Chapel Hill Herald
Lucila Vargas will talk about her new book, "Latina Teens, Migration and Popular Culture," from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center's Royall Room on the UNC campus.

White racism is lecture theme
The Chapel Hill Herald
Theda Perdue, Atlanta Distinguished Professor of Southern Culture at UNC, focuses on the ways in which white racism has divided Indians and African-Americans in a lecture, "Native Americans, African Americans, and Jim Crow," from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 3. The event will be in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center's Royall Room at UNC.

UNC musicians will perform
The Chapel Hill Herald
James Ketch, David McChesney, Andrew McAfee and Michael Kris, with students from the trumpet, horn and low brass studio, will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. Nov. 3 in Hill Hall Auditorium at UNC.

Our fair "Idols"
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A year ago, Anoop Desai was just another face in the madding crowd at the N.C. State Fair -- seeing the sights, smelling the smells, eating the deep-fried grub. At the 2009 edition, however, Desai finds himself as one of the attractions, performing Thursday night at Dorton Arena. What happened in the interim, of course, was "American Idol." Desai, who sang with the Clef Hangers while studying folklore at UNC-Chapel Hill, had a fine run this past season and made the top seven of the finals (good enough to earn a spot on the annual "American Idol" concert tour).

Issues and Trends

Public higher education in N.C. in line for federal stimulus money
The Gaston Gazette
More than $449 mil-lion from the federal stimulus bill is on its ways to public higher education in North Carolina, with most of the dollars going to plug holes and offset cuts in the state budget. The University of North Carolina system is getting $282 million over the next two years to keep its budget in the black.

Report details Courtland Smith shooting
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Courtland Smith “made a suggestive move toward his pocket which the police interpreted as a move to get a gun,” according to an autopsy report released Thursday. Smith, a UNC student and president of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, died Aug. 23 in Guilford County after an Archdale police officer shot him to death after pulling him over on Interstate 85.
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http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7065904
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-courtland-smith-autopsy-091015,0,1087689.story
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/10/15/article/report_police_
thought_unc_student_was_reaching_for_gun
http://news14.com/charlotte-news-104-content/616163/alcohol
--depression-factors-in-death-of-unc-student

UNC-CH pharmacy growth worries Greensboro
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
Supporters of one of UNC-Greensboro’s top academic priorities, the launch of a new School of Pharmacy, have been set on edge by word of plans to expand the UNC system’s only existing pharmacy school at UNC-Chapel Hill. The concern is that a new satellite branch of the UNC-CH Eshelman School of Pharmacy likely to be proposed for UNC-Asheville could fill at least part of the need for additional pharmacy school classroom seats in the state and reduce the odds that the university system will approve the plans in Greensboro.