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

International Coverage

"The Close" Business News Network (Canada)
Karl Smith, assistant professor of Public Economics and Government in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government, was a live guest on the program "The Close," which airs on Canada's Business News Network. Professor Smith discussed the financial crisis in Italy, the effect it could have on the global economy and some ways it could be addressed.
Note: This interview was broadcast live from the Carolina News Studio.

The Greatest Economic Innovator You've Never Heard Of: Echoes (Opinion-Editorial Column)
Bloomberg News
It's difficult in today's world to turn the volume any higher on the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation. Virtually every organization -- from Alcoa to Al Qaeda, from Zipcar to Zenith Bank -- has made those attributes part of its strategy. Vision statements from businesses, churches, schools and NGOs often sound as though their authors were channeling Joseph Schumpeter. (Peter A. Coclanis is the Albert R. Newsome Distinguished Professor of History and the director of the Global Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)

National Coverage

New Drug Could Raise Good Cholesterol and Lower Bad Cholesterol
"Good Morning America" ABC
..."We've known from epidemiological studies that low HDL levels are associated with an increased likelihood of heart disease and heart attack, and high levels are protective," said Dr. Cam Patterson, chief of the division of cardiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. Patterson was not involved in the evacetrapib research.

Finding drug to boost 'good cholesterol' proves elusive
USA Today
...An earlier CETP inhibitor, torcetrapib, also looked good on paper — until studies in 2006 showed that it increased the risk of heart problems and death, says Cam Patterson, a professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He says it's too early to know if these new drugs also will produce dangerous side-effects, such as high blood pressure. And while it's great to raise good cholesterol, he notes that researchers haven't yet proven the most important thing: that the drugs save lives.

In battle of cholesterol drugs, Lipitor as good as Crestor
USA Today
The battle of the cholesterol drugs has been declared a draw. ...Given that Lipitor, made by Pfizer, will soon be much cheaper than Crestor, the study could swing the massive market for cholesterol-lowering drugs, says Cam Patterson, chief of cardiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, who was not involved in the study.

Prognosis: No Competition Yet Between HPV Types
The New York Times
...Researchers at the University of North Carolina studied 2,702 young Kenyan men, of whom 1,379 were infected with HPV. More than half of those infected had more than one type of the virus. But there was no evidence that having one of the four vaccine-preventable types decreased the likelihood of having any of the 41 other types the researchers studied.

Letting Numbers Tell the Story
Inside Higher Ed
...Better sharing and disclosure of financial information might help the sector as a whole become more efficient. Faculty members and administrators tasked with adopting efficiency measures at Cornell University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said the lack of shared metrics makes it hard to determine whether a single institution is using money wisely.

Regional Coverage

Morris: Athletics continue to cloud judgment (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
...It took an academic scandal at North Carolina for that school to fire football coach Butch Davis. Give UNC chancellor Holden Thorp full credit. Thorp stood tall in the face of fan criticism that he was possibly tearing down a football program on the brink of national prominence.

State and Local Coverage

Panel recommends UNC-CH tuition hike
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A proposal for a $2,800 in-state tuition increase over five years moved forward at UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday, despite an alternate proposal by student leaders who hoped to phase in the hikes for future incoming students. ...The tuition debate will continue this week when trustees meet in Chapel Hill on Wednesday and Thursday. The UNC Board of Governors will take up campus requests for increases early next year. "It's a brutal reality," said (Wade) Hargrove, the trustee chairman. "We are in an era of shared sacrifices, and there is no end in sight."
Related Links:
http://www.ncnn.com/edit-news/7429-unc-considers-double-digit-tuition-hike
http://wunc.org/programs/news/archive/SDD111411d.mp3/view

UNC-Chapel Hill students react to proposed tuition hike, headed to trustees
WNCN-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
The sweeping cuts to universities in North Carolina could have a major impact on students at UNC-Chapel Hill if substantial hikes in tuition and fees are approved. On Monday, the tuition and fee advisory task force met and recommended a $2,800 raise in undergraduate tuition and fees over five years.
Related Link:
http://triangle.news14.com/content/649574/some-unc-chapel-hill-
students-outraged-by-another-tuition-increase

Unsettled, and out of the mainstream (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
This year has seen the angry upheavals of a new social class. Politicians and commentators are bewildered. Even demonstrators are a little confused. (Guy Standing is professor of economic security at the University of Bath in England. He is presenting his new book, "The Precariat - The New Dangerous Class" at UNC-Chapel Hill's Fedex Global Education Center Room 1005 at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.)

McAdoo lawsuit against UNC, NCAA dismissed
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Former University of North Carolina football player Michael McAdoo's lawsuit against the university and the NCAA ended Monday as Judge Orlando Hudson dismissed the case. In July, McAdoo sued the university and the NCAA to regain his right to play football after being ruled ineligible for the remainder of his college career last November.

Davis: Education, football and my time at UNC (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In my family, education has always held the highest priority. My grandmother, who had a Ph.D., served in public education for more than 50 years. My father obtained a master's degree and worked as a history teacher, guidance counselor and later a principal. My mother was also a teacher. (Butch Davis was the head football coach at UNC-Chapel Hill from 2007 until July of this year.)
Related Link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/11/15/1645205/butch-davis-defends-character.html

2nd robbery blamed on student
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A UNC-Chapel Hill student wanted for the robbery of an Apex bank has now been charged with robbing a second bank in Franklin County. Police charged Gordon Miller Goodwin, 22, Friday with the common law robbery Nov. 3 of SunTrust Bank at N.C. 96 and North College Street in the heart of Youngsville's downtown.

Issues and Trends

Couple donates garden spot to city
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A home known for its collection of camellias, exotic plants and native woodlands will become a public garden and environmental center - fulfilling the vision of a family that has lived there since 1951. For decades, William and Mary Coker Joslin have opened their garden for public tours a few times each year. A new arrangement lets the home become "a permanent place of serenity and beauty," 87-year-old Mary Coker Joslin told guests Monday. ...The Joslins led the restoration of the Coker Arboretum at UNC-Chapel Hill.