Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media: National Coverage Don't expand ROTC. Replace it. (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Washington Post
President Obama on Tuesday called for all college campuses "to open their doors to our military recruiters and the ROTC," saying that it is "time to move forward as one nation." Similar calls have been issued since the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," as many urge ROTC to return to the Ivy League and other leading universities to reconnect the armed forces with the upper tier of American society. But expanding ROTC into these institutions is the wrong approach. (John Lehman, a former secretary of the Navy, is an investment banker in New York and an overseer of the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering. Richard H. Kohn is a professor of military history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former chief of Air Force history.) Regional Coverage American Muslims: population's growing, but understanding may not be
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
American Muslims got a mention in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. Today they figure in new population projections and a thought-provoking essay about "good," "bad" and "moderate" Muslims. ...And Omid Safi, a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, writes in the online journal Sightings about "Good Sufi, Bad Muslims" and the recurring question of "Where are the moderate Muslims?" State and Local Coverage UNC's Thorp: Hopeful words from Obama (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
So it turns out Barack Obama and Holden Thorp share a love of science fairs. Who knew? In his State of the Union address earlier this year, Obama pushed for a smarter citizenry, saying he yearned for a day when science fair winners are held in the same regard as Super Bowl winners. ...Thorp also said he was heartened by Obama's hope that federal funding for academic research not be cut. UNC-CH is a research goliath, reeling in more than $800 million in grant-funded research last year. Thorp wants to protect academics as UNC-Chapel Hill cuts
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is already making budget cuts for the next fiscal year. Chancellor Holden Thorp said Thursday that the 5 percent cut he has ordered for 2011-12 will cost the university $26 million. Thorp added that deeper cuts, the 10 and 15 percent options suggested by the governor and legislators attempting to balance the state budget, could "significantly erode" academics.
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http://www.wchl1360.com/details3.html?id=17261 UNC relying on hedge play
The Triangle Business Journal
UNC-Chapel Hill, long known as an avid hedge fund investor, had $1.2 billion, or 48 percent, of the fair value of its endowment and related funds committed to various hedge strategies as of June 30. ...Jon King, who heads UNC Management Co., the caretaker of the endowment fund, says that in recent months the university’s outside auditors have indicated that the categories of some of the university’s endowment need to change because of liquidity scenarios. “There’s only a limited number of slots you can put these investments in,” King says. Aetna-UNC Health Care stalemate continues
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A dispute between Aetna and UNC Health Care over reimbursement is no closer to resolution, the public health system's CEO said Thursday. ...Speaking to the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, health care system CEO William Roper said Thursday that the health care system and the health insurance giant remain at an impasse.
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http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/11152412/article-UNC-on-track-
to-sever-ties-with-Aetna?instance=main_article UNC hires new dental dean (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill has a new dean of dentistry. Jane Weintraub, a faculty member at the dental school at the University of California, San Francisco, was chosen Thursday to lead the school at UNC-CH. She starts work July 1. Weintraub has earned national recognition for work to reduce oral health disparities and is among the leaders in her field, said Chancellor Holden Thorp.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4257/68/ UNC, DPS fight the 'soft bigotry of low expectations' - Part 2 (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
This past Saturday, founders of Union Independent School, a private-becoming-charter school on Dowd Street in Northeast Central Durham, launched a unique college prep program for 54 handpicked black students at Hillside and Southern high schools. This is the second of 3 parts of a story in progress for Sunday's Durham News. ...But something else is going on, said Donna-Marie Wynn, an investigator with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center in Chapel Hill. “I think where we struggle is in having all schools be ready to teach African-American boys,” she said. Study says local residents top nation in credit card debt as percent of income
The Star News (Wilmington)
Plastic means so much to Wilmingtonians we apparently never leave home without it. Credit card debt amounts to more than 17 percent of household income in the three-county area, the highest percentage in the country, a study released this week by the credit company Equifax said. ..."We do know that there has been a big credit squeeze on small business," said Jason Jolley, adjunct assistant professor at UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flager business school. "These small businesses have to rely on credit cards to access credit rather than bank financing." A new twist in the UNC/Duke rivalry (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Got a spare buck this weekend? Here's an idea: Bring it to the UNC/N.C. State men's basketball game Saturday at the Smith Center and donate it to a good cause. The UNC Dance Marathon, a student organization that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years for the UNC Children's Hospital, is hitting up Tar Heel fans this weekend. Students fund new schools in China
The Triangle Business Journal
At the elementary school in the secluded village of Daping in Guangxi province in southern China, floors were caving in and the roof had holes in it, in part the result of earthquakes that struck nearby Sichuan in 2008. Today, the village has a new school, paid for with funds raised by students at Duke University, N.C. State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Local Special Olympians receive basketball instruction at UNC
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)
North Buncombe Elementary students Natalie Spainhour and Hunter Davis joined more than 100 Special Olympics athletes for a hoops clinic Jan. 23 at University of North Carolina. ...For the eighth year, the Special Olympic athletes received basketball instruction from UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams, his staff and players. The athletes focused on skills ranging from passing, dribbling and shooting. The clinic ended with the athletes teaming up with Tar Heels players in a half court scrimmage exhibition. Actor David Hyde Pierce to be honored at PlayMakers Ball
The Chapel Hill Herald
Television, theater and film star David Hyde Pierce will receive this year's PlayMakers Distinguished Achievement Award on Feb. 12 at the 23rd annual PlayMakers Ball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The ball, held at the historic Carolina Inn, is the annual fundraising gala for PlayMakers Repertory Company, the professional theater in residence in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences.
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http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4215/107/ At the moment of crisis
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
...(Jeffrey) Meanza is a company member and associate artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill. Their latest production is Tony Kushner's "Angels in America." ...Kushner's 1991 play, whose full original title is "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" won the Pulitzer Prize. It is set in the second half of the 1980s, in the Reagan era and with the AIDS epidemic in full swing.
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http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4185/66/ Blame worsens crisis (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
I am writing as an infectious diseases physician in response to the comments made by state Rep. Larry Brown regarding HIV disease ("Gay-bashing legislator fires another round," Jan. 13 Under the Dome item). ...Disease prevention and treatment must be driven by science and compassion regardless of the disease or its source. Our investment in the state's public health, including HIV prevention and treatment, must reflect these priorities. All North Carolina residents deserve no less. (Adaora A. Adimora, M.D., Professor of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill) UNC-Chapel Hill Fraternity Members Thwart Assault
WNCN-TV (NBC/Raleigh)
Members of a UNC-Chapel Hill fraternity thwarted an assault on a woman by a homeless man Monday afternoon. Chapel Hill Police say the 39-year-old victim, who is employed by the fraternity, was in the basement kitchen of the Beta Theta Pi house at 114 S. Columbia St. when 34-year-old Troy Watson began tapping on the window.
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http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7923415 UNC compliance official gets promotion, broader duties
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina announced Thursday the promotion of Amy Herman to oversee the athletic department's compliance program and is in the process of adding another position in the department, athletic director Dick Baddour said. Herman, who has worked at UNC for 11 years and has been assistant athletic director for compliance, will be promoted to associate director of athletics for compliance, effective Feb. 1. Issues and Trends Reshaping the Triangle one brick at a time
The Triangle Business Journal
From Roger Perry’s corner office at the top of East 54’s main building, nothing gets past him. Anyone coming through the office door — project managers, visitors or clients — are usually greeted first by the man who has used his success in real estate development to guide leadership at both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and encourage sustainable building projects across the state. UNC agent investigation drags on
WTVD-TV (ABC/Raleigh)
It's been six months since North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall announced she would launch an investigation into agent activity at UNC and possible violations of agent-regulating laws. 190 days later, that probe continues with no signs of any resolution. The Secretary of State’s Office told ABC11 Thursday, "it is very difficult to put an ongoing investigation on a timetable" but confirmed the investigation is "still active and ongoing."
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