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(02/27/08 5:00am)
With the regular season quickly coming to a close and March just around the bend" it's the perfect time to reflect on what North Carolina has accomplished this season.It also provides the opporunity to address a few of the Tar Heels' shortcomings that must be fixed if UNC hopes to cut down those Alamodome nets April 7.Be it a game-winning 3-pointer hit at Clemson or two beat-downs of a certain Raleigh rival" UNC fans have had plenty to cheer.But this season also has seen an injury to the Tar Heels' star point guard and two disappointing losses at the Smith Center.The format of the breakdown is as follows: the opening-night starting five (plus Quentin Thomas) the bench and overall play. Each section contains one plus and one minus which represent areas of on-court excellence and the few weak sports a No. 3 26-2 squad might have.Because of the continuing uncertainty surrounding sophomore Ty Lawson's left ankle we felt Thomas deserved his own section separate from the bench.Enjoy.
(02/27/08 5:00am)
Teen charged with murder attempt had arrest recordA 16-year-old shooting victim is in stable condition police said Tuesday afternoon.David Earl Ellis Jr.17 is at Orange County Jail and charged with attempted first-degree murder in the incident.Ellis is accused of shooting the victim in the abdomen in front of apartments at 105 Johnson St. Monday afternoon Chapel Hill Police spokesman Kevin Gunter said.Chapel Hill police had arrested Ellis before for breaking and entering larceny disorderly conduct and second-degree trespassing Gunter said.As of Tuesday afternoon police still had not found the vehicle in which the suspect allegedly fled after the shooting.The police do not release the names of juvenile victims" and it is The Daily Tar Heel's policy to not identify victims.Gunter said Carrboro police detained Ellis at his home.""We came and responded" and we took possession of him" he said.Ellis withdrew from Phoenix Academy, an alternative school for students who have struggled in traditional settings, in October, academy director Burmadeane George said.He was a capable student"" she said. The only discipline reports we have ever seen with him was his attendance.""School district responds to uncovered cheating ringWidespread cheating uncovered at Chapel Hill High School appears to have occurred in isolation and not across previous school years" the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district said Tuesday.A Tuesday press release from district spokeswoman Stephanie Knott said the district has not discovered any evidence to suggest that the cheating took place in previous school years.According to the press release the cheating involved only teacher-made tests and not standardized tests.The school will be emphasizing honor and integrity and a subcommittee of the school's Improvement Team will report to the Board of Education in the coming months.
(02/25/08 5:00am)
Students paint N.C. State's Free Expression Tunnel blueAfter the men's basketball game against N.C. State on Wednesday night several UNC students painted the Free Expression Tunnel on N. C. State University's campus Carolina blue.The tunnel is a 150-foot space for free expression meaning that free speech is protected and guaranteed for all the tunnel's contents.The game's score of 84-70 in UNC's favor was prominently displayed and outlined in black.The school's logo and the Old Well were painted onto the wall in white.Early Wednesday red paint was splashed on the Old Well on campus and there was graffiti around the base of the monument.Ticket deadline extended for 2 women's basketball gamesStudents still can receive tickets to the women's basketball games against N.C. State and Duke University.Unlike most women's games students are required to have a physical ticket but the deadline for picking up tickets has been extended.The N.C. State distribution is extended through today only.Duke student distribution is extended through Friday or while supplies last.To get tickets students need to go to the new Athletic Ticket Office in the bottom level of the Ernie Williamson Athletics Center just past the former Smith Center Ticket Office. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and students can receive two tickets per One Card.Today there is a special ticket distribution in the Pit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. supplies permitting. Students can get up to two tickets per One Card.Lineberger Center appoints new clinical outreach leaderUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center announced that Dr. Thomas Shea will serve as the new associate director of clinical outreach for the center.Shea is a professor and director of the UNC Health Care Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation program.In the position he will help collaborate education research and clinical care efforts throughout North Carolina.His role with the transplant program has put him in touch with medical professionals from across the state said Dr. Shelton Earp director of the center.Some of the proposed initiatives and improvements for the center including increasing videoconferencing for education and patient care creating new survivorship programs and connecting patients to early phase clinical trials.Shea has been at UNC since 1992.
(02/21/08 5:00am)
School of Medicine names head of pediatric divisionThe UNC School of Medicine has named Dr. Stuart Gold as the new chief of pediatric hematology and oncology.Gold a professor of pediatrics succeeds Dr. Julie Blatt.As the division chief Gold will help develop the division's clinical care programs research and train residents and fellows.He has been a member of the School of Medicine since 1989.Pre-Jan. 30 research submissions lost due MondayBecause of a technological glitch abstracts submitted to UNC for the annual University Research Day before Jan. 30 were lost and should be resubmitted by the Monday deadline.UNC will continue to take new submissions till Monday for the event.All students faculty and affiliated researchers can participate. Applicants should submit abstracts.There will be a reception after presentations where awards will be announced.For more information visit gpsf-wiki.unc.edu/confluence/display/gpsfExec/University+Research+Day.Applications available for 08-09 Honor Court positionsThe UNC Honor Court is seeking applicants for 2008-09.Applications are available online at honor.unc.edu or in paper form at the Honor Court offices in Student and Academic Services Buildings.Completed applications are due to the honor system office on March 20 by 5 p.m. The court is a student group that makes decisions about all suspected Honor Code violations.There will be two informational sessions in the next few weeks. E-mail honorcourt@unc.edu.
(02/20/08 5:00am)
UNC researcher wins lung cancer grant for $100000UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Dr. Albert Baldwin received a two-year $100000 grant. Baldwin will study how normal cells are transformed into cancer cells through molecular changes with the grant money.The grant a LUNGevity Foundation Research Grant" is awarded by the National Lung Cancer Partnership.CAA seeking students for 2008-09 cabinet positionsCarolina Athletic Association President-elect Andrew Coonin is looking for students to serve on the 2008-09 Cabinet.No previous experience is required to serve.The CAA is involved in determining ticket distribution policy for men's basketball games and hosting events such as ""What Would You Do For Dook Tickets?""Applications are due Feb. 25. Interviews will be held Feb. 26" 27 and 28.For more information visit the CAA Web site at unc.edu/caa or stop by the CAA office in the Student Union room 3508C.UNC home page undergoing change; student input soughtThe UNC home page has been redesigned temporarily while the Office of University Relations solicits ideas for a new site design.Students can submit suggestions online at www.unc.edu/ssi/updateinfo.php.
(02/20/08 5:00am)
Dental health workshop aim to educate parents childrenAttempts by the Orange County Health Department to educate parents about their children's dental health have not sparked much interest so far.Two workshops led by local pediatric dentists were planned but the first of the two scheduled for Wednesday night was canceled because only two people signed up.The workshops aim to teach parents about how to prevent decay and address dental trauma said Dr. Avni Rampersaud who was supposed to host the first workshop.She also said the workshop would have been an opportunity for pediatric dentists to reach parents that might not have access to dentists.Visit City News at www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Hillsborough residents meet to discuss sidewalk projectHillsborough residents met Wednesday to discuss a town project that will place new sidewalks throughout the community.The plan calls for the addition of more than 8000 feet of sidewalk to help connect the town's northern and southern neighborhoods Hillsborough and Central elementary schools and the upcoming Gold Park and Riverwalk.Visit City News at www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.
(02/18/08 5:00am)
Preliminary electrical work to begin on McCauley StreetConstruction will begin on an electrical duct to connect the electric substation on Cameron Avenue to main campus.Crews are scheduled to begin trimming low-hanging tree limbs Tuesday after which excavation will start for the work.Both McCauley and Pittsboro streets will remain open during the entire project. Work should be finished by late spring.UNC researchers find vaccine could alleviate stomach fluUNC School of Public Health researchers have discovered a possible vaccine for noroviruses commonly called stomach flu.Noroviruses generally cause up to 72 hours of intense sickness including vomiting before patients recover but they can lead to dehydration or death in rare cases.But the virus mutates genetically researchers found much like influenza. This means a vaccine could be possible.Noroviruses are highly contagious and in 2006 there were 19 deaths associated with noroviruses in the United States.Results of their findings were published in the online medical journal PLoS Medicine on Wednesday.UNC School of Pharmacy given $2 million in fundingThe School of Pharmacy has received an additional $2 million in funding following recently awarded $18 million in grants.Fred Eshelman gave $1 million to the school's Educational Renaissance initiatives. The Pharmacy Network Foundation matched the fund giving another $1 million.Eshelman gave $9 million to the School of Pharmacy in January. He is the CEO and founder of a global contract research organization based in Wilmington PPD Inc.The Educational Renaissance aims to address the next generation of students' needs said Bob Blouin dean of the school.Town relations committee to hold Carolina North forumStudent government will hold a forum for students to voice their questions about Carolina North - UNC's planned research satellite campus.Carolina North Executive Director Jack Evans will be on hand to explain the project and its planned phases more in-depth as well as to field student questions.The forum is at 7 p.m. today in Student Union 3209.
(02/15/08 5:00am)
OWASA to decide on water restrictions at next meeting The Orange Water and Sewer Authority will wait to decide on Stage Three water restrictions until its Feb. 28 meeting.At the OWASA Board of Directors Thursday meeting planning director Ed Holland proposed implementing Stage Three water shortage restrictions if water levels are still below 45 percent at the next meeting.Even after this week's rain water levels are at 40 percent of their full capacity.Stage Three restrictions include limiting water uses such as laundry gardens toilet flushing car washing lawn watering and dog washing.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Candidate files for Orange County Board of EducationOne more candidate filed for a seat on the Orange County Board of Education on Thursday.Tony McKnight of Hillsborough who serves on the Orange County Economic Development Commission ran for the school board in 2006.There are three open seats on the board. So far only Stephen Halkiotis a former county commissioner has filed. All candidates have until Feb. 29 to file.
(02/15/08 5:00am)
Chancellor search committee meets closes doors to publicThe search committee to find UNC's next chancellor had its second meeting of the semester Thursday.For about three hours the committee met to discuss potential candidates for the position.Before going into closed session Bill Funk - head consultant for R. William Funk & Associates" which is helping the search committee review candidates - reported to the committee that the pool of applicants is diverse and possibly the best he has seen in five years for a position such as UNC's chancellor opening.""I think we're exactly where we'd hoped we'd be" and I think we have a great pool" he said.The committee next meets Feb. 28.Carolina Club reopens after fire for Valentine's dinnerThe Carolina Club, which has been closed since a fire Monday night, reopened Thursday for a special Valentine's dinner.After investigating the fire, UNC fire officials said an electrical problem started the fire, and grease on a stove fed the flames.This was the first fire the club has seen since the George Watts Hill Alumni Center opened in 1993.The fire caused about $25,000 worth of damage, according to a press release.UNC to host youth health and fitness fair on SundayIn recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Sunday, UNC Athletics and UNC Family Medicine are hosting a youth health and fitness fair.The fair aims to promote healthy eating and living for youths, but it is open to all. Activities will be held at 11 a.m. in Woollen Gym.Durham to host casting call for MTV's 'The Real World'Casting directors from Bunim/Murray Productions will hold an open casting call for MTV's series The Real World"" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Shooters II on W. Morgan Street in Durham.The reality show" in its 21st season focuses on seven strangers who live and work together for five months.Applicants must be between 18 and 24 to apply and are asked to bring a recent picture of themselves and a photo identification to the casting call. For more information visit www.bunim-murray.com.Free HIV testing is available to students today in UnionA number of organizations are sponsoring free confidential walk-in HIV testing today in the Student Union. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. in room 3411 and the testing will last until 5 p.m.For Sexual Responsibility Week Project STYLE; Campus Health Services; Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender-Straight Alliance; LifeAIDS; the Department of Housing and Residential Education; and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Center are co-sponsoring the event.Half of all new infections in the United States occur in people 25 years old or younger and in 2003 4364 people between the ages of 15 and 24 were infected with HIV or AIDS according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
Survey: Underage drinkingin the area has decreasedUnderage drinking has decreased among Chapel Hill and Carrboro teens according to a recent survey.The survey by the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro found that 35.43 percent of high school students drank alcohol in the past30 days. That number is down from 46.72 percent of high school teens who admitting to drinking within the previous month in 2005.The number of teens who admitted to binge drinking - which is defined by drinking five drinks or more in a row - dropped from25.12 percent to 19.62 percent.The survey was administered in English classes at local high schools and a middle school.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Candidate files to run for Orange County school boardStephen Halkiotis of Orange County has filed to run for the Orange County School Board.Halkiotis served on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for more than twodecades. He announced in 2006 then as vice chairman that he would not run for re-election in 2006.There are three seats open on the Orange County School Board. Thus far no one else has filed for to be on the board. All candidates have until Feb. 29 to file.No one injured in Wednesday morning apartment fireThe Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6 a.m. Wednesday at 1100 Roosevelt Drive.Squad 33 was first to arrive. The fire wasn't visible from the outside but was seen through a window.The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was in the building at the time of the fire according to the Chapel Hill Fire Department.Damage is estimated at $100000. The fire department believes the fire originated in and was confined to the living room. The rest of the unit sustained heat and smoke damage.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
Survey: Underage drinkingin the area has decreasedUnderage drinking has decreased among Chapel Hill and Carrboro teens according to a recent survey.The survey by the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro found that 35.43 percent of high school students drank alcohol in the past30 days. That number is down from 46.72 percent of high school teens who admitting to drinking within the previous month in 2005.The number of teens who admitted to binge drinking - which is defined by drinking five drinks or more in a row - dropped from25.12 percent to 19.62 percent.The survey was administered in English classes at local high schools and a middle school.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Candidate files to run for Orange County school boardStephen Halkiotis of Orange County has filed to run for the Orange County School Board.Halkiotis served on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for more than twodecades. He announced in 2006 then as vice chairman that he would not run for re-election in 2006.There are three seats open on the Orange County School Board. Thus far no one else has filed for to be on the board. All candidates have until Feb. 29 to file.No one injured in Wednesday morning apartment fireThe Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6 a.m. Wednesday at 1100 Roosevelt Drive.Squad 33 was first to arrive. The fire wasn't visible from the outside but was seen through a window.The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was in the building at the time of the fire according to the Chapel Hill Fire Department.Damage is estimated at $100000. The fire department believes the fire originated in and was confined to the living room. The rest of the unit sustained heat and smoke damage.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
Survey: Underage drinkingin the area has decreasedUnderage drinking has decreased among Chapel Hill and Carrboro teens according to a recent survey.The survey by the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro found that 35.43 percent of high school students drank alcohol in the past30 days. That number is down from 46.72 percent of high school teens who admitting to drinking within the previous month in 2005.The number of teens who admitted to binge drinking - which is defined by drinking five drinks or more in a row - dropped from25.12 percent to 19.62 percent.The survey was administered in English classes at local high schools and a middle school.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Candidate files to run for Orange County school boardStephen Halkiotis of Orange County has filed to run for the Orange County School Board.Halkiotis served on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for more than twodecades. He announced in 2006 then as vice chairman that he would not run for re-election in 2006.There are three seats open on the Orange County School Board. Thus far no one else has filed for to be on the board. All candidates have until Feb. 29 to file.No one injured in Wednesday morning apartment fireThe Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6 a.m. Wednesday at 1100 Roosevelt Drive.Squad 33 was first to arrive. The fire wasn't visible from the outside but was seen through a window.The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was in the building at the time of the fire according to the Chapel Hill Fire Department.Damage is estimated at $100000. The fire department believes the fire originated in and was confined to the living room. The rest of the unit sustained heat and smoke damage.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
Survey: Underage drinkingin the area has decreasedUnderage drinking has decreased among Chapel Hill and Carrboro teens according to a recent survey.The survey by the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro found that 35.43 percent of high school students drank alcohol in the past30 days. That number is down from 46.72 percent of high school teens who admitting to drinking within the previous month in 2005.The number of teens who admitted to binge drinking - which is defined by drinking five drinks or more in a row - dropped from25.12 percent to 19.62 percent.The survey was administered in English classes at local high schools and a middle school.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Candidate files to run for Orange County school boardStephen Halkiotis of Orange County has filed to run for the Orange County School Board.Halkiotis served on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for more than twodecades. He announced in 2006 then as vice chairman that he would not run for re-election in 2006.There are three seats open on the Orange County School Board. Thus far no one else has filed for to be on the board. All candidates have until Feb. 29 to file.No one injured in Wednesday morning apartment fireThe Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6 a.m. Wednesday at 1100 Roosevelt Drive.Squad 33 was first to arrive. The fire wasn't visible from the outside but was seen through a window.The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was in the building at the time of the fire according to the Chapel Hill Fire Department.Damage is estimated at $100000. The fire department believes the fire originated in and was confined to the living room. The rest of the unit sustained heat and smoke damage.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
Survey: Underage drinkingin the area has decreasedUnderage drinking has decreased among Chapel Hill and Carrboro teens according to a recent survey.The survey by the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro found that 35.43 percent of high school students drank alcohol in the past30 days. That number is down from 46.72 percent of high school teens who admitting to drinking within the previous month in 2005.The number of teens who admitted to binge drinking - which is defined by drinking five drinks or more in a row - dropped from25.12 percent to 19.62 percent.The survey was administered in English classes at local high schools and a middle school.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Candidate files to run for Orange County school boardStephen Halkiotis of Orange County has filed to run for the Orange County School Board.Halkiotis served on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for more than twodecades. He announced in 2006 then as vice chairman that he would not run for re-election in 2006.There are three seats open on the Orange County School Board. Thus far no one else has filed for to be on the board. All candidates have until Feb. 29 to file.No one injured in Wednesday morning apartment fireThe Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6 a.m. Wednesday at 1100 Roosevelt Drive.Squad 33 was first to arrive. The fire wasn't visible from the outside but was seen through a window.The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was in the building at the time of the fire according to the Chapel Hill Fire Department.Damage is estimated at $100000. The fire department believes the fire originated in and was confined to the living room. The rest of the unit sustained heat and smoke damage.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
When the chancellor search committee meets today the 21 members will walk into a room and sit down. Shortly thereafter those doors will close to the rest of the community.Behind those doors they probably will discuss candidates for the position consider qualities they want to see and maybe even weed out a few applicants.But until July 1 no one else will know exactly what goes on in that room.And while several say it's important that those doors remain closed the community is forming its own opinion. Several opinions in fact. And they range from wanting the next chancellor to come from within the University to suggesting a leader with business experience.So until those doors fully open" the community's role will remain one of advice only. Daniel Gittermanprofessor of public policy""(The committee is) probably a little short on students. I also have concerns that it was short on assistant and associate professor representation. There is a huge wave of retirements predicted" and I think there's a newer generation I include myself in" and we are not participating in the search.""Cindy Spurlockpresident-elect of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation""I want someone who is open to new ideas and who listens to some people who aren't administrators. I think our administrators have good ideas"" but the students are the ones who are in the trenches sometimes.""Jack Evansexecutive director of Carolina North""Any individual who wants to can write to the head of the search committee. I can't say for sure" but based on what I know of him as a person" I think he would take any input like that seriously.""Brenda Denzlerprofessor of public policy""The truth of the matter is that the kinds of people that you get to serve on a committee and the background and the skills that they bring do shape the direction that that committee is going to take" whatever it's doing. So if you get a dozen captains of industry two faculty and two staff people" which direction do you think the committee is ultimately going to go?""Virginia Carsondirector of the Campus Y"" UNC alumna and board member of the Association for Women Faculty and Professionals""(The AWFP is) strongly urging the committee to look at women and minority candidates who have been historically underrepresented from the top positions of leadership at the University. We think it's a really good time to look a little broader and to take a look at some folks who might not have been considered in the past.""Bill Funkhead consultant of R. William Funk & Associates"" which is helping UNC's chancellor search committee ""The candidates that seem to be getting the most attention from the committee are individuals who ... have been in significant leadership roles"" managed significant budgets or numbers of faculty or staff or departments. They're pretty senior level administrators in academia - sterling academic credentials.""Steve Allredexecutive associate provost""It's not so much where the person comes from as it is that they get this place" that they understand it" that they understand the relationship of this University to the state of North Carolina.""Marjorie Crowellassistant provost for international programs UNC alumna""The days are gone when leadership of higher education cannot include a focus on internationalization.""Jeff Chen incoming co-president of the Campus Y""I would like to see a chancellor who continues to uphold the long-standing traditions of public service and diversity at Carolina and to also realize that there are still some improvements that can be made and to facilitate those improvements in a positive way.""Doug Crawford-Browndirector of the Institute for the Environment""I'm always one for a very"" very open process where anybody gets to see what's going on. But these are sort of touchy positions in the sense that the chancellor that we'll get at UNC probably has been a chancellor somewhere else or is at the next level down - a provost or something else.""Hanna SamadUNC freshman""I don't really get what the chancellor has to do with us on a daily basis. Students probably should be more informed. If I knew more I could probably have more of an opinion"" but I don't think students really know why they should care.""Emil KangUNC executive director for the arts""It's not something one can conduct in an open manner. ... UNC is a different animal: It's a state institution"" so there' a lot of pressure for freedom of information. ... I've been amazed at the transparency of everything.""Katrina Ryanowner of Sugarland on Franklin Street and former candidate for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen ""UNC owns a lot of land around here" and it has a lot of money to spend. ... There are going to be a lot of changes on Franklin Street in the next five years" and a lot of it is University-driven rather than town-driven.""Judith Wegnerprofessor in the School of Law""It really doesn't do us well to pretend we're a business when we're an institution for higher education. ... The chancellor isn't running a bank or a business of that type. It really is an educational undertaking.""Bill Barneyprofessor of history""I think they have certain parameters in mind that by definition exclude some sorts of people"" but that's just a hunch of mine. There's probably a bias toward wealth and a business background and focus on fundraising. I would like them to stress creativity and vision more.""Ted Zollerexecutive director of UNC's Center for Entrepreneurial Studies""No matter what the background of the chancellor is"" there needs to be a person in the administration representing the needs of the faculty. The chancellor doesn't necessarily need to come from that background to be successful as long as they've included the faculty in a senior role.""Erica Raffertyvice president of the Out-of-State Student Association""We want a chancellor that will work with out-of-staters and wants to make sure that out-of-state students get the same treatment as everyone else when it comes to tuition.""Holden Thorpdean of College of Arts and Sciences""I trust whatever they come to.""Contact the Investigative Editor at iteam@unc.edu.
(02/13/08 5:00am)
Chapel Hill police will present a series of informative meetings to teach parents about issues related to teen drinking and drug use.Crisis Counselor Matt Sullivan will present information on how parents can keep teens away from illegal substances.The first session was Monday. Three more remain: Feb. 20 at McDougle Middle School March 6 at Carrboro High School and March 11 at Smith Middle School.All sessions are free and open to the public. Each of the sessions will present the same information and begin at 7 p.m. For more information call 942-3300.
(02/13/08 5:00am)
Gov. Mike Easley announces hybrid car energy initiativeGov. Mike Easley announced the creation of the Advanced Transportation Energy Center Tuesday at N.C. State University's Emerging Issues Forum. The center will focus on developing plug-in hybrid vehicles said Keith Nichols director of NCSU news services.The center would be built on NCSU's Centennial Campus and would operate in partnership with Duke Energy and Progress Energy. The center's goal is to develop a power grid that would support the mass production of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Such vehicles which can be charged by being plugged into an electrical outlet get as much as 100 miles per gallon and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 27 percent per car according to an NCSU press release.North Carolina will receive $23 million for MedicaidN.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Monday that the state's Medicaid program will receive $23 million after settling with two pharmaceutical companies regarding inflated prices.Cooper and other state attorneys general alleged that Merck & Co. Inc. and Aventis Pharmaceuticals failed to report their lowest prices to Medicaid as required by federal law resulting in state Medicaid programs paying extra for certain drugs.The Medicaid Investigations Unit has recovered more than $250 million under Cooper during the past six years.
(02/12/08 5:00am)
J.J. Raynor will be the next student body president after a landslide election Tuesday. Raynor received 3267 votes. She got 52 percent of all votes cast for the post.Logan Liles came in second with 1601 votes or 26 percent of the total votes and Kristin Hill came in third with 1403 votes or 22 percent of the vote.In the senior class race James Shelly and Pinar Gurel won the majority with 52 percent of the votes.They beat competitors Josh Criscoe and Megan Compton as well as Rachel Moss and Stephen Barber.All of the candidates in the uncontested races won the offices they were vying for.Andrew Coonin will be the next Carolina Athletic Association president. Cindy Spurlock will the next Graduate and Professional Student Federation president.Michael Miller will be the next Residence Hall Association president.The results are not official until the Board of Elections reviews the finance reports of each candidate.Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
(02/11/08 5:00am)
Students can raise money by clicking on link twice a dayBeginning today students can help raise money for microcredit loans given to people to help them exit poverty.For the Carolina Click Drive 2008 students click a link twice a day and a sponsor donates 50 cents each day.Last year the drive raised more than $5000. The campaign lasts until March 17.Students must sign up for a listserv which will send out an e-mail with instructions. Students will receive a daily e-mail with the link.To register send a blank e-mail to enix@email.unc.edu.Women pay less for cookies to make up for wage gapMen have to pay 25 cents more for cookies that women in a bake sale held by the Carolina Women's Center in the Pit today. Cookies are $1 for males and 75 cents for females to make up for the gender wage gap in the U.S. The sale begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 2 p.m.The bake sale is the kick off for a week of Valentine's Day events.For information about upcoming events visit vweek.wetpaint.com/page/The+Week+At+a+Glance.Kabul University professor visits UNC to solicit helpZalmai Zaheb the vice chancellor of student affairs of Kabul University in Afghanistan spent Friday afternoon touring campus and discussing the needs of his university with UNC officials.Zaheb said that universities in Afghanistan are not nearly as well equipped with faculty or technology as U.S. universities and that one of the aims of his trip is to improve education conditions for Afghanistan.His trip included visits to numerous universities across the U.S. and is also an opportunity for UNC to bring more international students to campus.UNC's number of foreign transfer students amounts to only about 1 percent of about 26000 students.Zaheb said he felt confident that the two universities would be able to assist each other's needs.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.
(02/07/08 5:00am)
Animal shelter takes in cats from Hendersonville shelterThe Orange County Animal Services Department took in 10 cats Tuesday from All Creatures Great & Small after a district court ordered the Hendersonville facility to close immediately.At least 350 animals were released to other animal rescue and shelter organizations.Most of the cats taken by Orange County are ready for adoption. For photos and descriptions of the animals currently available for adoption visit www.co.orange.nc.us/animalservices/adoption.asp. Local school system might offer summer school onlineThanks to a new online summer school program proposed at a recent Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meeting keyboards and monitors might replace pencils and books.The program known as PLATO would be implemented this summer and would be available to current or rising high school students.Stephanie Knott spokeswoman for the school district" said the push toward online courses is due to a new state law and to the district's tight budget.""There's some legislation which has said that students who are in need of remediation cannot be charged for that help"" Knott said. The most cost-effective way of being able to deliver this help is via computer.""