Feature Stories

Magic Mary

The world as Mary Pope Osborne '71 imagined it became very real in educational adventures embedded in the sweet spot of childhood. Photo by Don Hamerman

The Hearing

Carolina set out to build a different kind of oral history program. Its stellar national reputation rests on both a large archive and a network of alumni who know where to find the most effective voices.

Present Tense

Larger classes, fewer class sections, loss of library journals, a massive building maintenance logjam - and new programs on hold. The budget cuts aren't just numbers on a chart anymore. Photo by Dan Sears '74

January/February 2012

More On the Web

More online For many of the years that Jacquelyn Hall spent building UNC's Southern Oral History Program, starting in those early '70s, tapes in a bank of interviews now numbering more than 4,000 were available but inconvenient to use. Now anyone can listen in. Go to sohp.unc.edu, search for a name and hear all about it.

More online Science magazine calls the HIV prevention research study, led by UNC Professor Myron S. Cohen, the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year. Since the announcement in December, the results have been reverberating throughout the policy community. Cohen talks about his work in this YouTube clip.

More online Two teams. One aircraft carrier. The 2011 Carrier Classic matched Carolina and Michigan State on Nov. 11, 2011, aboard the USS Carl Vinson in Coronado, Calif. One great shot was picked for this issue's Sightings department; for many more, visit The News & Observer's online photo galleries.

More online Before the Students, Aycock Went to the Wall for UNC Larry Fedora, who built his career as an offensive specialist before his four years as a head coach, has called for a "new era" of Carolina football as he takes over the program. "You better buckle your seatbelts and you better hold on because it's going to be a wild ride," he said at a news conference in early December. View the full press briefing online.

From the Hill

Tuition Going Up $2,800 Over Five Years If BOG Approves

Work on HIV Prevention Called Major "Breakthrough"

Fedora Named Tar Heels' Football Coach

One Goal Is Enough - Heels Win National Title

Black Ink Goes Digital

For the latest news about Carolina, check From the Hill Online

Letters

Speaker Ban and Silent Sam: Readers detect irony.

Sightings

Finally we get to see these guys play ball the way we did — in the driveway, with the sunset's glare, a court that's slippery sometimes, and a chill in the air. (And, yeah, the president in the stands.)

Issues

Is UNC behind on gender-neutral housing?

Endeavors

Curveballs and sliders: Careful with the wrist-twisters.

GAA Today

Homecoming 2011 brought thousands of alumni back to Chapel Hill, with the class of 1986 breaking out a bumper sticker to celebrate their milestone anniversary.

U.S. Rep. Mel Watt '67 urges returning black alumni to speak up about their shared history of struggle and victory. "We have to teach it," he says.

More than 3,100 volunteers in 69 Carolina Clubs — from Atlanta to Dallas and Honolulu — collected items and raised thousands of dollars on behalf of the armed forces as part of Tar Heel Service Days and the 2011 Carrier Classic.

Alumni Today

Noted songwriter Alan Bergman '48 looks back with his wife and songwriting partner, Marilyn, on a lyrical life and the way they were.	Jane Borden '99 has turned her desire to tell stories into a "240-page therapy session" in I Totally Meant to Do That, detailing life as a Southerner in New York City.	"An aunt of mine got interested in digital things," says Evan Edward Carroll '08. "She said, ‘If something happens to me, I want you to take care of my computer. Decide what to keep or delete.' " That was the start of his new book.	Garry Conille '99 (MPH) is likely to apply his skills as a physician and a United Nations' development specialist to one of the most challenging jobs on the planet: prime minister of Haiti.

Denise Jean Jamieson '92 (MPH) first encountered the impact of AIDS in 1996. It led her to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she has untangled many factors affecting HIV and pregnancy.	A love of camping set preser- vationist Michael Leonard '75 on the trail to his life's work.	Mark Ricker '90 found all the pieces needed to make The Help actresses look right at home in their surroundings depicting early 1960s Mississippi.	Breaking news in Islamabad had been slow last May 2, so journalist Nahal Toosi '00 head out of for a story on education. That's when she noticed a series of unusual tweets about Osama bin Laden.

Around Town
Retailers move across town, expand their space and join forces.

Career Services
Considering a career change in the new year? Overwhelmed by the details or unsure of where to start? You have more control than you may realize in reaching your career goals.

Class Notes
Read the latest news about classmates and friends with the GAA's online Class Notes.

Class Quotes
What makes professors great? One worry about state budget cuts — and a motivation for tuition increases — is how UNC can keep professors who are leaders in their fields and in teaching; many already have been lured away with raises and other incentives. We asked alumni if a great professor had a big effect on their college experience and what makes one professor better than others. Read what they said and share your thoughts at alumni.unc.edu/ professors and on the GAA's Facebook page at alumni.unc.edu/facebook.

Yours at Carolina
Carolina has long been a leader in providing access to high-achieving students, regardless of their financial circumstances, while maintaining academic excellence. A proposed $2,800 increase in Carolina's undergraduate tuition, to be implemented over five years, would help preserve Carolina's academic quality. As UNC System President Emeritus Erskine Bowles '67 has asserted: "Low tuition without high quality is no bargain for anyone."

Then and Now

Back cover

The Alumni Review was not quite 30 years old when the editors decided this even-then iconic shot of the Old Well needed few words to tell its story. The words they did use, however, help today's readers see even farther back in time: "Except for the modern lamp post, the streamlined bench, some changes in the entrance to the Playmakers Theatre ... and less ivy on the face of South Building — this scene is little different from forty years ago." And, one could say, little different from today. The Review marks its 100th birthday in October 2012; this year's issues will include glances at its past pages, a commemorative edition in September/October and (soon) the addition of all issues dating to October 1912 in the magazine's digital archive. This photo appeared in the midsummer 1941 issue.

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