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(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.""
(02/06/08 5:00am)
Deadline for the chancellor's excellence awards extendedThe deadline for the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Student Activities and Leadership has been extended until 5 p.m. Feb. 15.Some awards are designated for seniors and others for juniors.The online application can be found at www.unc.edu/chancellorsawards/nom.html.For more information contact Tammy Lambert at 966-3128.CAA to receive more sizes of annual ""Beat Duke"" shirtsThe Carolina Athletic Association is selling ""Beat Duke"" T-shirts in the Pit in anticipation of the UNC-Duke game at 9 p.m. today in the Smith Center.Shirts will be on sale in the Pit for $10. CAA officials said they will receive size small T-shirts by today.
(02/06/08 5:00am)
Women's basketball coach wasn't given warning ticketChapel Hill police Lt. Kevin Gunter today denied a report in the (Raleigh) News and Observer that UNC women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell was given a warning ticket by Chapel Hill police as she and her team celebrated their victory over Duke by throwing toilet paper into trees on Franklin Street near Sutton's Drug Store.""There was no warning ticket issued to the coach"" Gunter said. The officers got out and just instructed them that they needed to stop.""He said the police officers then told the team to try and undo some of the damage.""Obviously the stuff in the trees they couldn't get to"" but they did try to clean it up.""Aldermen will hold hearing on Carrboro's taco trucksThe Carrboro Board of Aldermen agreed Tuesday to have staff work on an ordinance change to allow the town's taco trucks to reopen.After the town received an anonymous complaint" the taco trucks that park throughout Carrboro were forced to suspend sales. They were found to be in violation of a zoning ordinance that prevents the use of a vehicle to sell food.Residents as well as several board members have expressed their disappointment with the shutdown.No date was set for the possible ordinance change but the board agreed to have a public hearing to hear from residents.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Historic Battle Lane home for sale seeking renovationsA part of Chapel Hill's history is up for grabs as the Edward Kidder Graham House is up for sale.The 100-year old house located at 115 Battle Lane in the Franklin-Rosemary Historic District was condemned in January after a tree fell into the house.Preservation North Carolina wants to sell the house in order to restore and preserve a part of Chapel Hill that has significant historic value. The group has six months to sell before other measures will be taken.The location was home to UNC alumnus professor and president Edward Kidder Graham as well as his cousin Frank Porter Graham whose name dawns the Student Union's entrance.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.
(02/06/08 5:00am)
Jeanette Parott of Kinston won two tickets to the UNC-Duke basketball game today courtesy of Justice Bob Orr a Republican candidate for N.C. governor. Parott and her guest will also receive dinner with Orr before the game.Orr's campaign gave its supporters one chance to win for each $25 donated. The campaign is also offering a chance to win two tickets to Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch the second matchup.
(02/05/08 5:00am)
The status of injured UNC point guard Ty Lawson won't be known until Wednesday afternoon or later according to a press release from Steve Kirschner associate director of athletics for communications.North Carolina plays No. 2 ranked Duke at the Smith Center at 9 p.m. Wednesday.Lawson did not participate in the team's practice on Tuesday afternoon but did light shooting on his own according to the release.He sprained his ankle during Sunday's win against Florida State.
(02/04/08 5:00am)
Robert Lee Adams Reaves43 was charged Saturday afternoon with first-degree murder in the death of Latrese Matral Curtis 21. Curtis was found by the side of Interstate 540 on Wednesday morning. The medical examiner reported that her fatal wounds were caused by a sharp object.Curtis a married night student at N.C. Central University worked part-time at a Sears store in Raleigh.
(02/02/08 5:00am)
A woman was hit by a HU route bus at the corner of Ridge Road and Manning Drive shortly after 8 p.m. Friday night. She was taken from the scene in an ambulance. A hospital spokeswoman said the woman is in good condition and will be released later tonight.Check back for updates.Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
(02/01/08 5:00am)
Residents updated on state of county water suppliesAbout 20 Orange County residents gathered Thursday to take part in an event hosted by a coalition of county Democratic party groups called" ""Water and growth: Can we have both?""Residents were given the opportunity to hear an update on the county's water supply and quiz local water experts" though they received some disheartening projections. Experts said the current drought might expand into a 10-year event.Visit www.dailytarheel.com for the full story.Sapikowski to plead guilty in court appearance todayAdam Sapikowski charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the 2005 slaying of his parents is scheduled to appear in Orange County Superior Court in Hillsborough at 2 p.m. today.
(02/01/08 5:00am)
Education dean candidate to visit UNC two more to comeThe first of three candidates for the position of dean of the School of Education will be on campus today for an interview and open forum.Bill McDiarmid from the University of Washington will have an open forum at 3 p.m. in Carroll Hall room 305.Leonard Abbeduto from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will interview Tuesday.Jonathan Plucker from Indiana University will interview Thursday.The new dean should be announced by the end of the semester.Former dean of the school Tom James left to begin an administrative position at Columbia University.Study finds Epsom salt cuts down risk of cerebral palsyA new study by UNC researchers shows that giving pregnant women at risk for premature delivery an infusion of magnesium sulfate decreases the occurrence of cerebral palsy in their children by half.Magnesium sulfate is generally known as Epsom salt a common component of bath salt.Epsom salt is often used for other medicinal purposes in pregnant women said Dr. John Thorp professor of obstetrics and gynecology and co-author of the study.This means there is an inexpensive and widely available treatment that will cut the risk of the disorder in half Thorp said.The study was conducted at 20 sites across the country" including UNC Hospitals.UNC dentists provide free care for local children todayFaculty and residents from UNC's School of Dentistry will provide free dental care to children in Durham and Greensboro today.This is part of ""Give Kids a Smile"" day" a national children's dental access day.The department of pediatric dentistry will give free dental screenings preventative care and restorative treatments.Doctors will be available at the Durham County Health Department at 414 E. Main St. and the Gateway Education Center at 3205 E. Wendover Ave. Greensboro in the morning.UNC forms transfer honor society sends invitationsUNC became the first higher education institution in the state to form a chapter of Tau Sigma the national honor society for transfer students.The chapter opened this month inviting 346 transfer students to join. UNC admits about 800 transfer students every year.