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Background Checks Proposed  A state task force says some
applicants to University of North Carolina campuses may need a
criminal background check before becoming a student.  Officials
say the 16 state universities are generally safe with crime
rates at about one sixth the statewide rate. But even with those
low numbers, task force officials say a background check in many
cases, could reduce crime.  The panel also recommended creating
campus safety committees, conducting campus threat assessments,
training campus staff to spot potential threats and
standardizing background questions on forms.  The proposal now
goes to the president of the university system for her
consideration.