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Hospital patients flown away from troubles

Thursday at noon, the lobby of the N.C. Children's Hospital was full of anxious patients in their Looney Tunes pajamas, waiting alongside their parents. Children and adults alike were excitedly awaiting the dedication ceremony for the new butterfly garden at the hospital Boy Scouts shuffled about the lobby talking in groups. They are part of Troop 39 in Chapel Hill - the troop of middle school and high school students who helped construct the garden.

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Public health students surpass donations goal

The School of Public Health's Student Union Board donated in a ceremony Tuesday $12,670 to aid Hurricane Katrina efforts. About 75 students and faculty gathered in the Michael Hooker Research Center listened intently and applauded as representatives of the American Red Cross accepted the money. The ceremony also acted as an official welcome to students from New Orleans who recently were taken in by the University. Four international fellows who were studying at Tulane University are now at the School of Public Health.

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