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News Nuggets, 06.17.04
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The North Carolina House of
Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would dip into tobacco
settlement trust funds to finance $338 million in health-related projects at
five of the state's university campuses.
The 95-25 vote approved funding for a
pair of initiatives passed last month by the Senate — East Carolina
University's long-planned Cardiovascular Diseases Institute and a major
overhaul and expansion of the UNC-Chapel Hill Cancer Center — and tacked on
money for capital facilities at UNC-Asheville, UNC-Charlotte and Elizabeth
City State University.
Differences in the bills passed by the
two chambers will now be subject to what is likely to be contentious
negotiations in the House and Senate Conference Committee.
In addition to adding almost $100 million
for campuses other than ECU and UNC-CH, the House bill also stipulates a
financing scheme that was rejected by the Senate, which voted to leave the
tobacco trust funds along and repay debt obligations that would arise from
the bill out of the state's general operating revenues.
Read
Henry Hinton's more complete report
on Wednesday's House vote.
UC
president clarifies Huggins suspension
Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins will not be allowed to use
his university-supplied car or expense account during his indefinite
suspension for drunken driving.
University president Nancy Zimpher announced more details of the suspension
in a statement Wednesday. The university had already said that Huggins
cannot go to his campus office or talk with athletic recruits during his
suspension.
Zimpher said Wednesday that Huggins is prohibited from participating in any
activities that involve university reimbursement and will receive only his
base salary and benefits.
Huggins also will have no contact with the athletics department staff during
his suspension.
Huggins' lawyer, Richard Katz, declined comment on Zimpher's statement.
Athletics director Bob Goin won't say when Huggins could be back on the job,
or disclose what conditions he must meet in order to return.
Huggins was ordered Tuesday to attend a three-day alcohol education course
after pleading no contest to the drunken driving charge.
Huggins has taken the Cincinnati Bearcats to 13 consecutive appearances in
the NCAA tournament. He has been the school's basketball coach since 1989.
Huggins' top assistant, Dan Peters, was appointed Monday as interim head
coach.
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