Not long after President Clinton touched down in North Carolina, criticism of the visit came in from the Republican side. Linda Davis, Chairwoman of the North Carolina Republican Party, almost immediately sent out a news release to all media in the state, attacking both the former President and the candidate he was in Charlotte to promote.
The subject of physics got a little more interesting on Monday night as Dr. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, professor of physics at the University of Texas at Dallas, presented information at UNC Charlotte on the physics of NASCAR. Leslie-Pelecky specializes in the research of bio-medical nanomaterials and is the author of, "The Physics of NASCAR: How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed.
There's more on former President Bill Clinton's mind than just politics. In addition to campaigning for his wife, he's also working to save the planet through his project, The Clinton Global Initiative. The Clinton Global Initiative University is a non-partisan organization, which serves as a catalyst for engaging college students to tackle climate change, poverty, global health issues and human rights both domestically and abroad.
Larry Lane credits Chancellor Philip Dubois with the campus-wide push to go green. He, with the chancellor's support, is gradually replacing gas guzzling maintenance and utility carts with electronic vehicles (EVs) and flex-drive vehicles which use E-85 fuel, partially made from corn.