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WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2007

Recording industry battles piracy

ECU has own plans in
place to curb illegal
downloads

ELIZABETH LAUTEN
ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Once forerunner in peer-to-
peer file sharing, Napster was
shut down by the Recording
Industry Association of America
in 2001. Despite Napster Ts mis-
fortune, hundreds of other P2P
networks emerged within the
online world. From there, it was
no longer feasible for the RIAA
to sue each company, so they
began to file lawsuits against
individual downloaders instead.

Despite the RIAA Ts best
efforts to halt file-sharing, it still
continues to grow.

In their endless quest to
counteract illegal downloads,
last month the RIAA announced
a new anti-piracy initiative,
which targets students on college
campuses.

This new plan implements a
opre-litigation letter, ? where they
will send letters to colleges and
universities and ask that they for-
ward the letter on to students.

Instead of threatening a
lawsuit right away, the RIAA is
now giving students 20 days to
settle at a odiscount, ? instead of
going to court where the fees
generally range from $3,000
" $5,000.

oThis is initiating legal
action against individuals who
engage in illegal file sharing
of copyrighted materials using
peer-to-peer systems. Roughly
400 of these actions will be taken
against college students, ? said
David Ward, president of the
American Council of Education.

- To help deter students from
illegal downloading, ECU offers
students an alternative with the
Ruckus music downloader.

Ruckus isa program that
targets the college market and
serves the needs of students by

Photo by Erica Chan

making available music to down-
load in a legal manner.

oRuckus is offered to every
ECU student for free, there are
some charges for additional
services like downloading music
to an MP3 player or purchasing
music, ? said Aaron Lucier, direc-
tor of operations and associate
director of campus living.

Although Ruckus has been
available for a year at ECU,
many students still don Tt know

about it.

oI did a search online [for
music downloading] and I found
it there. I didn Tt hear about it
from ECU though, ? said Michael
Nemesi, freshman Garrett Hall
resident. oI don Tt use Ruckus as
much this semester though. I
mostly use iTunes now. ?

For some students the ben-
efits of downloading illegally
still outweigh steep RIAA con-
sequences.

Other senators asked to oppose OLF

Easley asks senators
from outside N.C. to.
oppose landing field

(AP) "Gov. Mike Easley,
unhappy with the reticence of the
state Ts two U.S. senators to take
a position on the Navy Ts proposal
to build a landing strip in eastern
North Carolina, said Tuesday
he Ts asked senators in other states
for help in blocking the project.

Easley said he Ts already
received support from members of
North Carolina Ts U.S. House del-
egation to hold back money for the
30,000-acre site in Washington
and Beaufort counties, where the
Navy wants to build the so-called
outlying landing field.

But because North Carolina
GOP Sens. Elizabeth Dole and
Richard Burr have yet to agree
to do the same, Easley said he Ts
talked to senators from Dela-

ware, Maryland and Virginia
about applying pressure on the
Navy to discuss an alternative.

Environmentalists believe the
Navy has ignored the dangers of
putting jet aircraft in the same air-
space as the thousands of waterfowl
that spend the winter at nearby
Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge.
Many of those birds come from
states north of North Carolina.

oTm not getting any help out
of our senators yet, but I have
been talking to other senators ...
because their ducks come down
here too, ? Easley said. oEvery-
body has a stake in the outcome.
I think now that we have some
people up there in the Senate that
I know from those states, we'll be
able to get a coalition that will
make them sit down and be alittle
more reasonable. ?

Easley didn Tt say which
senators are willing to help.
An Easley spokeswoman
didn Tt immediately respond to

an e-mail requesting details.

Easley, a Democrat, has taken
a more active role opposing the
project since the Navy said in
February its environmental study
concluded the site near the refuge
was the best place for the landin
strip. s

Pilots flying F/A-18 Super
Hornet jet fighters based in Vir-
ginia and North Carolina would
use the strip to practice night
aircraft carrier landings.

Easley said he was upset with
the Navy for what he called its
failure to listen to the growing
number of voices opposed to the site.

oI don Tt believe the United
States Congress is going to sit
by and let them destroy an entire
Atlantic flyaway refuge, ? Easley
said. oThat would be the most
irresponsible thing environmen-
tally that Ts been done in the
history of this state that I can
recall. ?

Binge drinking more common than

voting among N.C. college students

Report finds low
election interest among
young N.C. residents

(AP) "More young people in
North Carolina engaged in binge
drinking than voted during recent
presidential elections, according
to a report released Monday by a
campaign reform group.

The nonpartisan Democracy
North Carolina cited this and other
anecdotal data in support of efforts
at the General Assembly to allow

people to register and vote on the S|

same day before an election as a
way to boost voter turnout.

Under state law, residents must
register to vote 25 days before
an election. About 915,000 of the
6.4 million voting-age citizens in
North Carolina aren't registered
to vote.

oYoung people and busy blue-
collar workers don Tt pay attention
to the election until the final
week or so, and by then it Ts too
late, ? said Bob Hall, Democracy
North Carolina Ts research director.
He said the lack of participation
slows othe development of democ-

Thirty-seven percent of people age 18 - 25 are categorized as binge

drinkers, while 29 percent voted in a. major election in 2000 and 2004.

racy of, by and for the people. ?

About 29 percent of young
people between the ages of 18
and 25 voted in a major elec-
tion in 2000 and 2004. That
compares to the 37 percent of
people aged 18 to 25 identified as
obinge drinkers ? in a 2004 U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services report. The report classi-
fied binge drinkers as individuals
who had at least five drinks on
one occasion in the past 30 days.

Youth voting is only about half
the rate of adults age 65 or older,
about 67 percent of whom voted in
2000 and 2004.

About 48 percent of eligible
male voters in North Carolina
voted in 2000 or 2004. That Ts
slightly lower than the 49 percent
of men who owned a gun, accord-
ing to the report, which cited state

see VOTING page A2

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ECU students can download music legally using Ruckus, a free music-downloading service available on campus.

Photo by Deatrice Lockehart



oI download music illegally
still. I don Tt think there Ts any-
thing wrong with it. I think that
the record industry should have
taken advantage of the Internet
a long time ago, ? said an anony-
mous Scott Hall freshman. oThe
copyright laws should be revised,
they were written for a different
time. ?

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.

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ECU

alumna
recognized

Gloria Chance initiated
into Phi Kappa Phi

ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER

On Monday, the Honor Society
of Phi Kappa Phi held its annual
initiation ceremony and banquet.

The ceremony, which took
place in Minges Coliseum, hon-
ored the accomplishments of ECU
students, faculty and alumni.

oPhi Kappa Phi is a national
honorary and it is one of the premier
honor societies on campus, ? said
Ronald Newton, president of Phi
Kappa Phi. oEach Spring we recog-
nize those who have demonstrated
scholarly achievements by inviting
them to join this organization. ?

Gloria Chance, an ECU graduate,
was honored at the event and inducted
into the Honor Society for Outstand-

ing Accomplishments of an Alumni.

At the ceremony, Chance was
presented with the Phi Kappa Phi
award as well.

oThis award is a distinct honor
and a privilege, ? said Michael
Bassman, assistant vice chancel-
lor and director of the Honors
Program. oGiven the number of
alumni that we have at East Caro-
lina University, it is very difficult
to select one distinguished person.

This year, the universities
centennial year, it was especially
important that we picked someone
who has achieved academically,
someone who gave back to the com-
munity and someone whose accom-
plishments were outstanding. ?

Chance graduated from ECU
in 1988 with a BS in decision sci-
ences and a specialty in computing
information systems.

Currently, Chance is the Senior
Vice President and Chief Officer
of eCommerce at the Wachovia
Corporation.

see ALUMNA page A2



Owning a pet could incur additional fees for those who live in apartments.

Pets in apartments
add to cost of living

Students incur

_additional fees to have

their pet live with them

ALYCIA WENDT
STAFF WRITER

Most students who want to
bring their pet to college have
to pay an additional fee to their
apartment landlords.

Pets are only allowed in a small
number of apartments around the
ECU community.

Apartments that allow pets
include The Exchange, Wilson
Acres Apartment Homes, Tar
River Estates and Sunchase.

oSince the pet policy came into
effect just last year, it has pleased
our residents a great deal, ? said

Hannah Jackson, marketing asso-
ciate for Sunchase .

The pet policy for Sunchase
apartments is a one-time $250
non-refundable fee. This fee is
good for as long as the resident
stays in the Sunchase apartment
complex. The only conditions are:
The pet cannot be over 50 pounds
and it cannot be an aggressive
breed.

According to Jackson, the only
problems that have occurred in the
apartment with pets are residents
not cleaning up after their pets and
not paying the fee for their pet.

oWhen I came to ECU to look
for places to live, I chose where
I was going to live according to
whether or not the apartment

see PETS page A2

News.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Color Copies Now
Available at Joyner

Color copies are now avail-
able at the Library Copy Cen-
ter. The Library Copy Center
is in the basement of Joyner
Library and is open Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. It is a full-service copy
center, with faxing also avail-
able. Cash or check only. Call
328-2326 for more informa-
tion.

Library Copy Center; Joyner
Basement

8 a.m. "5 p.m.

Scholarships being
offered by NC National
Guard

The North Carolina National
Guard is currently offering
two, two and a half and three
year scholarships. Those in-
terested can see SFC Jimmy
Smith in Room 344-A Rawl
Building to pick up an ap-
plication packet. Information
can also be obtained by call-
ing (252) 916-9073.

344-A Rawl Building

24th annual
Pigskin-Pig-out
Amusement rides, local per-
formers, live music, Southern
barbeque, pirate football,
fireworks and more.
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

oReal Talk ? with Jona-
than Perry

April 17

Hendrix Theatre, 7 p.m.
-8:30p.m. "

This nationally renowned
speaker will discuss how HIV/
AIDS has impacted his life as
a college student, a man and
an African-American who

is openly Gay. The event is
open to all students and the
public.

Scholar of African
history

April 18

Science and Technology
Building

Room C-309

A leading scholar and histo-
rian, Michael A..Gomez, of
the African Diaspora will visit
ECU to discuss how culture
and history shapes identity.
Gomez will present oCompli-
cating the African Diaspora:
Issues of Scholarship and
Identity. ?

PirateFest

April 13 - " 14

The first annual PirateF-

est will include a weekend

of festivities scheduled to
celebrate Town, Gown and
Lore. Events to include Pirate
re-enactments and Pirate-
themed contests, arts and
crafts, food vendors, the:an-
nual Great Pirate Purple-Gold
Pigskin Pig-Out, art walk, In-
ternational Festival, live mu-
sic, Painted Pirate Art Project
kick-off and an Alumni Week-
end Awards Program.

Barefoot on the Mall
April 19

This event gathers musicians
from all genres for an all day
concert and features vari-
ous games, rides and food
vendors.

oWed

Kick Butts Day smoking
cessation

Wright Plaza

9:30 a.m. " 12 p.m.

Women in Science:
Strategies for Success
The panelists will in-
clude Ron Newton (biol-

Fri

classes.

ogy), Lorrie Basnight

Men Ts Tennis

vs. Gardner-Webb
ECU Tennis Complex
2 p.m.

(pediatrics), and Halley
White (pediatric dentist
in Wilmington). Virginia
Hardy, interim chief
diversity office, will

moderate.

Japan Center East pres-
ents oWork in Japan ? &

Science & Technology
* Building, room C307

Bon Odori 5 p.m.

Murphy Center, Second

Floor oIt Ts Your Line ? Stand-

5:30 p.m. Up Comedy Contest
Eight ECU students to

Men Ts Tennis come and deliver their

ve Baron stand-up routine while

ECU Tennis Complex foe a bee

6 p.m. ormance. While they

. decide the winner, The

SWASH Improv will do a

ECU features Book Arts quick 30 minute show!

event Pirate Underground

ECU Ts Book Arts Guild will
host international book
artists and fine press deal-
ers, Vamp & Tramp, (Bill

& Vicky Stewart). Free and
open to the public

Jenkins Fine Arts Building
auditorium

6 p.m.

7-9p.m.

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Men Ts Tennis

vs. UNCW

ECU Tennis Complex
1 p.m. :

Baseball

vs. Rice

Clark-LeClair Stadium
6 p.m.

Sun

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The theme for this year Ts Exhibition is oSpeaking Out for Change. ?

Hendrix Theater
6:30 - 8 p.m.

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Exhibition is oSpeaking
Out for Change. ?
Hendrix Theater

6:30 - 8 p.m.

American Red Cross
Blood Drive
Mendenhall Student
Center

12-6 p.m.

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Bush, Congress wrestling for
upper hand in Iraq war debate;
neither side willing to back down

WASHINGTON (AP) "President
Bush and Congress are wrestling
for the upper hand in the Iraq war
debate, with neither side willing
to back down and a top Democrat
saying for the first time he wants
to yank money for combat. Bush
was expected to speak Tuesday to
reporters at the White House on
lraq war funding.

The president Ts remarks come
one day after Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid, who
previously has stopped short

of saying he would support
measures to cut off funds,
announced he would try to
eliminate money for the war if
Bush rejects Congress T proposal
to set a deadline to end combat.
The House and Senate are
preparing to send Bush a bill by
the end of the month that would
approve of some $96 billion in
new money for the wars in lraq
and Afghanistan, but also set an
end date to combat in lraq. The
House wants to order troops out
by September 2008, whereas

the Senate wants troops to begin
leaving right away and set a
nonbinding goal of ending combat
operations on March 31, 2008;
Bush has promised to veto the
legislation.

olf the president vetoes the
supplemental appropriations bill
and continues to resist changing

course in Iraq, | will work to
ensure this legislation receives a
vote in the Senate in the next work
period, ? Reid said in a statement.
The Senate is in recess for a week.

oTony Blair says next 2 days are

critical to resolving dispute with
Iran over captured navy crew

LONDON (AP) "The next two
days are ofairly critical ? to
resolving the dispute over a
seized British navy crew, British
Prime Minister Tony Blair said
Tuesday, after Iran Ts chief
international negotiator offered a
new approach to end the standoff
with Tehran.

Blair told Scotland Ts Real Radio
that Ali Larijani Ts suggestion of
talks offered hope of an end to
the crisis. oIf they want to resolve
this in a diplomatic way the door
is open, ? the prime minister said.
But if negotiations to win the
quick release of the 15 sailors
and marines stalled, Britain
would otake an increasingly
tougher position, ? he said.

The navy crew was detained
March 23 by naval units of the
Iranian Revolutionary Guards
while the Britons patrolled for
smugglers near the mouth of the
Shatt al-Arab, a waterway that
long has been a disputed dividing
line between Iraq and Iran.

lran says the team was in Iranian
waters. Britain insists it was in
lraqi waters working under :a U.N.

_ mandate.

Mitt Romney urges all listeners to
watch his presidential campaign
blossom

BOSTON (AP) "When early polls
showed him trailing Rudy Giuliani
and John McCain, Mitt Romney
urged all listeners to watch his .
presidential campaign blossom
over the long election season.

On Monday, it burst into full glory
after just three months.

The former Massachusetts
governor, still relatively unknown
across the country, bested not
only McCain and Giuliani in first-
quarter fundraising, but posted

a staggering $23 million that
rivaled the $26 million previously
announced by Democrat Hillary
Rodham Clinton.

Giuliani, the former New York
mayor who has amassed a sizable
lead in national popularity polls of
GOP candidates, reported raising
$15 million, while McCain, the
Arizona senator, said he raised
$12.5 million.

The results not only cemented
Romney Ts status as a first-

tier competitor, but they also
threatened to further erode support
from McCain's already-flagging
campaign, and to dry up funding
for other lagging candidates.

Thousands camped out on higher .

ground in Solomon Islands after
tsunami wrecks town

HONIARA, Solomon Islands

(AP) "Some of the thousands
left homeless by a tsunami
ventured back into the devastated
Solomon Islands town of Gizo
Tuesday, picking their way
through rickety buildings in
search of food and water.

But most were still too scared

to leave the hillside, where they
have been camped out since a
powerful undersea earthquake
sent waves up to 30 feet high
crashing into the South Pacific
country Ts islands.

At least 28 people had been
confirmed dead in the Solomons
from Monday Ts tsunami and
quake, measured at a revised
magnitude of 8.1 by the U.S.
Geological Survey. The victims
included-a bishop and three
worshippers killed when a wave
hit a church on the island of
Simbo and a New Zealand man
who drowned trying to save his
mother, who remains missing.
Another five unconfirmed deaths
were reported in neighboring
Papua New Guinea. Officials said
the total was likely to rise once
communication with surrounding
villages on the island is restored.
oSome settlements have

been completely wiped out by
the waves, ? Alfred Maesulia,
information director in Prime
Minister Manasseh Sogavare Ts
office, told The Associated Press.

Researchers seek ways to prevent
people with brain injuries from
getting epilepsy

ALUMNA continued from Al

_ Sheis also a strong community
leader and has been involved with
several different organizations
including the GirlTalk Founda-
tion, the McColl Center of the
Visual Arts, the American Heart
Association and the C.W. Wil-
liams Community Health Center.

oWe selected Gloria Chance
because we wanted to honor some-
one who has distinguished them-
selves in their career and in the
community, ? Newton said. oWe
wanted to recognize the excellence
that she has shown and her suc-
cesses that exemplify an outstand-
ing alumna of this university. ?

Several students received
awards at the event as well.

Melanie Houston received the
Outstanding First-Year Student
award, Jeremy Trad Godwin
received the Outstanding Senior
award and Elizabeth Irene Sheetz

was the Eldean Pierce Graduate
Fellowship Winner.

Along with these awards, more
than 170 students and five faculty
were honored at the ceremony
and inducted into Phi Kappa Phi.

oThis is just a great opportu-
nity, ? said Chris Baker, senior bio-
chemistry and chemistry major.
oPhi Kappa Phi is a very presti-
gious organization and it is a way
to distinguish yourself from the
rest of your class. Everyone that
was inducted today is a great stu-
dent that dedicates time to school-
work and also the community. It is
an honor to be involved and rec-
ognized with all of these people. ?

For more information about
Phi Kappa Phi, students can visit
ecu.edu//pkp/.

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com

VOTING continued from Al

and university surveys.

A bill working its way through
the Legislature would allow people
to register and vote on the same
day during a 2 1/2-week early
voting period in even-numbered
years at locations in all 100 coun-
ties. The change would make it
easier and more convenient to
vote, according to the group.

Current law already allows
the early voting, but people must

be registered beforehand to par-

ticipate. Before 2002, only people
who were out of town or had other
legitimate excuses could mail
absentee ballots before an election.
The law was changed to allow all
registered voters to cast absentee
ballots by mail or in person, which
helped boost voter turnout in the
2004 election, the group said.

The state Ts overall voter turn-
out has improved during the past

PETS continued from Al

complex could easily accommo-
date my dog Lucy, ? said Junior
and Exchange resident, Kayla
Sullivan.

The Exchange apartment
complex will allow pets only in
their two bedroom apartments.
For a three or four bedroom apart-
ment, all roommates must agree
before one can bring a pet and
there is a fee of $250 for a pet.

oAs a pet owner, it would be
nice to see more places become
pet friendly and make it easy for
college students to bring their
ofamily ? members with them. A
fenced in dog park would be nice,
too, where they could run and play
off of: leashes, ? said Sullivan.

Wilson Acres Apartment

Homes charges a one-time fee
of $100 to $300 depending on
the weight of the pet. They also
require a $100 refundable pet
deposit.

Tar River Estates T pet rate
depends on the weight of the pet.
Residents need to pay a $100
refundable deposit and then a non-
refundable $100 to $300. Any pet
over 20 pounds is categorized in
the $200 to $300 range.

oThe apartment complexes
charge entirely too much for
someone to have a pet. Most pets
will cause less damage than some
drunken college student having a
party, ? said Adam Sink, freshman
Tar River Estate resident.

According to Sink, he only

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spends an additional $15 to $20
dollars a month on his dog for
personal needs.

Eastern Property Manage-
ment apartments, such as Deve-
ron, charge tenants a $300 non-
refundable deposit. They also
have to pay a fee of $35 dollars
a month for pets that are under
40 pounds. Pets over this weight
are typically charged around $45
dollars a month.

oMy pet is my best friend and
I have spent everyday for the past
two years with her. There was no
way I was going to college with-
out my dog, ? Sink said.

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.

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20 years. North Carolina was
ranked 45th in 1984, when 47

percent of voting-age adults cast .

ballots. In 2004, the state was
ranked No. 35 with 55 percent.
Minnesota ranked No. 1 in 2004,
at 73 percent.

Hall attributed North Car-
olina Ts. increase in 2004 to the
984,300 people who cast ballots
during the 2 1/2-week early
voting period "or about one-
quarter of all voters.

Dozens of Republicans votes
against the same-day registration
bill last week in the House, argu-
ing the provision didn Tt do enough
to prevent voter fraud. Democrats
disagreed, and they turned back a
GOP amendment that would have
required people who want to reg-
ister during early voting to show
a photo identification.

Algebra. Trigonometry. Calculus. They'll Take You Where You Want To Go.

WASHINGTON (AP) "Survivors
of traumatic brain injuries "from
car-crash victims to soldiers
wounded in lraq "face an

extra hurdle as they recover:
Thousands of them will develop
epilepsy months or years later.
The risk is especially high for
certain kinds of war injuries.
Studies of Vietnam veterans
suggest up to 50 percent,

says Dr. Nancy Temkin of the
University of Washington.

Major new research is beginning
into. ways to predict exactly who
is most at risk and how to protect
their vulnerable brains.

Among the efforts: pilot studies
to see if the newer seizure-
treating drugs Topamax or Keppra
might actually prevent epilepsy if
they Tre taken immediately after a
serious brain injury.

oIt is among the most frustrating
things in. medicine to know
that someone's. at risk ... and
be unable to do _ anything
about it, ? says Dr. Marc
Dichter of the University of
Pennsylvania, who is leading the
Topamax study and pushing for
better recognition of such patients.
Adding to their struggle: Epilepsy
may not begin with the classic
jerking seizures, but instead with
memory loss, attention problems
or other more subtle symptoms
that doctors can mistakenly
attribute to the original brain

" injury, post-traumatic stress or

some other factor.

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Democratic
disappointment

JUSTIN SUMMERS
OPINION WRITER

On March 23, the Democrats in the House of
Representatives passed the oU.S. Troop Readiness,
Veterans T Health and Iraq Accountability Act. ?
This act passed by a very narrow margin and will
essentially give the Bush Administration another
100 billion dollars to do what they see fit to owin
the War on Terror. ? Many people are saying that the
passing of this bill was a victory for Nancy Pelosi and
the Democrats because it is setting a timetable for
Iraq, something the president has urged he will not
do. While this act does set a'deadline to end the war,
Sept.1, 2008, it is hardly an effective step in ending
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This Bill issued was a choice between two nega-
tive outcomes, in my opinion. The first option was to
vote with Bush and continue the occupation of Iraq
far into the future with no set date for the withdrawal
of our troops. The second option was to vote with
the Democrats and to withdraw the troops in 2008
assuming certain benchmarks of success are met
while providing billions of dollars for war-spending
in the mean time. So essentially, this vote was not
a victory for those who want to end the war, but a
superficial victory for Nancy Pelosi.and others who
like to say they are going to bring the troops home
while doing nothing to cut the funding to the war.
Howard Zinn, a great historian and anti-war activist,
compared the situation we are in now to a situation
in Civil War America. In reference to setting time-
tables, Zinn asked if obefore the Civil War, abolition-
ists would have agreed to postpone the emancipation
of the slaves for a year, or two years, or five years,
and couple this with an appropriation of funds to
enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. ? No, they wouldn Tt
have because they knew that slavery was morally
and logically wrong and it had to be stopped as soon
as possible, just as the war in Iraq should be ended.

In reference to logic behind troop withdrawal,
Zinn added, oIf our troops are preventing civil war,
helping people, controlling violence, then why with-
draw at all? If they are in fact doing the opposite
"provoking civil war, hurting people, perpetuating
violence "they should withdraw as quickly as ships
and planes can carry them home. ? The overall senti-
ment in Washington is to withdraw the troops, so
why wait on superficial deadlines and benchmarks
of osuccess? ?

The oU.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans T Health
and Iraq Accountability Act ? is just one of many
disappointments for the millions: of people like me
who elected the democrats in November. I voted
Democrat to protest the Bush Administration Ts
failing occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and as
a democrat, I feel betrayed by my elected officials.
It Ts hard to believe there is no one out there willing
to put an immediate end to the war by cutting off
funding for the war and using the money that is
already in motion to bring home our soldiers. Our
politicians may never come to the realization that
more fighting is not the answer, so for now all we
can do is mobilize and inform the only people who
can convince them, ourselves. 5

From role
model to rags
Taking the idol worshipping too far

JONATHAN GARDNER
OPINION WRITER

Everyone had a role model growing up. Every-
one had someone who they looked up to, someone
that could do no wrong. Many times, it would be a
relative, a coach or some other positive role model.
However, being the generation raised on television, it
would occasionally be someone put into the spotlight,
whether it was an actor, an athlete or some other
kind of celebrity. And while they looked glamor-
ous in the spotlight of the media, once the light
faded, these role models showed their true colors.

Starting her career toward the end of 1998,
Britney Spears was the hot thing for a while. Her
hits like o...Baby One More Time ? and oOops!... I
Did It Again, ? were on the radio, and more impor-
tantly, on the lips of every little girl around the
country. Spears was-used to promote big names,
like Pepsi, and had her own series of toys. Yet
look at her now. She was married twice, she is
in and out of rehab, and she shaved her head for
no apparent reason. Right now, she is making
Kevin Federline look like the responsible parent.

Considered by some to be the greatest running
back of all time, and inducted into the Pro Football
Hall of Fame in 1985, OJ Simpson was the top of
the sports world. He was the first player to rush for
over 2,000 yards in a season, and he reached the Pro

~ Bowl six times. After retiring from football, Simpson
moved onto his acting career, gaining parts in The
Towering Inferno and. The Naked Gun trilogy. The
Villain for The Terminator was to go to Simpson, but
was decided otherwise, because audience might not
accept him as a villain, due to his onice guy ? image.
Of course, what Simpson became famous for has
nothing to do with his football career, or his acting
career. In a controversial decision, OJ Simpson was
found not guilty of murdering his wife and her friend.

Once considered one of the most successful
and most powerful actors in Hollywood, his recent
religious views have dropped Tom Cruise from the
spotlight. He was the star of Top Gun and Days of
Thunder as well other successful movies like Cock-
tail and Jerry Maguire. Yet, by 2003, Cruise was the
joke of Hollywood. His preaching T of the teachings
of Scientology and his claims that psychiatry ois a
Nazi science ? has quickly dropped his influence in
the world of Hollywood. The oSouth Park ? episode
oTrapped in the Closet ? poked fun at Cruise Ts Scien-
tology beliefs and implied Cruise was homosexual.

All of these celebrities were role models to
someone, and yet look at them now. Just because
they're famous doesn Tt mean they're superhuman.
Why were these people role models when more
obvious candidates could have been found closer
to home? Take notice of the teachers, the coaches,
the officers and the firefighters. They all work
hard and receive next to no credit for their work.

{ It Ts Rant-a-licious }

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2007
RANT OF THE DAY

Yes, | am.walking down the street and
singing loudly, and no, | don Tt care if you
think I Tm nuts.

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I Tm so busy now | don Tt even have time
to read the Rants. If this gets putin the
paper I'll probably never even know!

How cool would it be if there was a
shaved ice machine or something in
Wright Plaza for when it Ts hot?

Some blonde came walking up the
stairs in Bate Monday with a tank
top cut so low | think | saw her soul.
| love you, and everyone that looks
like you. :

No, chocolate is not poisonous to
squirrels.

How old are you? Please stop messing
around with little girls. All you Tre going
to end up doing is breaking their
hearts.

Your hair is the color of hay.
Unattractive.

Your boyfriend has a child, and
everyone but you seems to know
about it.

The guys who live in the apartment
below me suck. They Tre immature and
they Tre always pissing off someone.
They throw printers out their window
and throw water balloons at people
they don Tt know.

Grow your beard back out.

Dress like a tramp and you will get
treated like a tramp... whether you are
a virgin or not.

hanks for slapping her!

Do you know who | am? You must not
know who | am.

Yeah, | did really sleep with your mom.
Did you think | was joking? | don Tt see
why you're upset.

Yeah, | haven't called either of you for
lunch or anything in the past couple of
days because both of you suck and to
be honest, you cramp my style.

After only my third game of beer
pong, | finally got my finger to hit the
ball and make that noise that the pros
can make. :

Please! Turn on the water wall in the
Sonic Plaza, and bring back the fog!

Dancing in the clubs downtown is like
having sex with clothes on.

| was drunk and bought an ugly girl
a beer but | went home with her hot
friend! j

Don Tt you hate it when you run into
someone that you haven't seen in a
long time and you Tre super excited
but they just don Tt share that same
enthusiasm? Kinda sucks the cooines
right out of you... :

Is she hot? She has a great
personality.

Why is it that when someone gets a
boyfriend or girlfriend they completely
blow off their best friends? | hate
significant others of my friends... | never
see my buddies anymore because
they are too wrapped up in their
relationships that won't last anyway.

Today | was driving home from the
gym and three beautiful girls on
Fifth Street were walking and all of
a sudden stopped. They lifted their
shirts and looked at each other's belly
button rings. | almost got in a wreck.
Thank you.

Fair representation means fair... | don Tt
call this fair, this is a scandal...

Walking through the square this

morning | saw a girl with a tank top
on, and no jacket. | know she had to
be cold! The things we do to show a
little skin.

ECU democrats... We need to step
our game up.

This election was so dirty! How can
you people bring yourself so low just
for votes...

| want her. .

Where are the clubs that play techno
music? | want to go! And no, | do not
want to watch you smack that!

Jif? | think not. Stick with Skippy.
Re-election now!

I Tm about to break up with you because
you are more of a woman than | am.
| mean, | have honestly never met
someone as easily offended as you
are.

I Tm just looking for a guy who wants to
sit around and listen to music with me
on my bamboo rug. Is that too much
to ask?

Yo, dog, take a bath. Seriously, you
stink.

So, | saw one of your good friends
today. It made me wonder why | went
after you when he Ts much hotter and

has.a better personality any. ways..

Hmm.

Like | said before, I'll do my dishes
when I Tm ready. Remember that. |
knew that | wasn Tt going to like my
suite mates from day one. I'd rather
eat mustard and pancakes at West
End than even acknowledge their
existence.

I love the refreshing, meaningful feeling
you get after working out.

| know | need to give you your pants
back, but they Tre so comfortable...

FAFSA is so awful. | hate when they
send me papers to send in additional
things.

Is itwrong that | enjoy the happy drunk
of wine on a regular basis?

Idon Ttwantto get married; | just wantthe

ring and a five-year engagement...

What are all these undecided ECU
student flyers for? | mean, what were
they thinking?

| would like to thank all the redheaded
girls who were out today. You are all
beautiful.

I Tm too lazy to make my own bed..| wish
my mom was here to make it for me.

Your game is a problem and if you don Tt
stop playing it when we are spending
time together there is going to be a
big problem.

_ Why does my boyfriend always call

me fat? ©

| have something to say to you... and |
think that it's important that | say it out
of the cage.

| put diesel fuel in my car.

| love my boyfriend more than anything
and would never ever cheat on him!

To all you lady Ranters out there who
keep asking where that perfect guy
is. That guy who is not a jerk but not
too nice either, not too short, but not a
giant, who has good hair, deep pensive
eyes and a million-dollar smile. That
guy with high moral character, and a

sense of humor... I Tm right here, and
I Tm humble too.

Solve allergies, chop down the trees!

If nobody wants to see you together,
maybe you should just get ne
friends. ; :

| hate when girls call a guy too nice.
It just means they don Tt know what
they want.

Kings or Circle of Death "after a few
drinks, who actually cares?

You have the nerve to call me gay
when you're far worse? It Ts just I'd
rather my flame burn bright, than be a
puny pilot light.

Is it really that necessary to say olike ?
that many times?! If it isn Tt, please
stop. Thanks!

Did anyone know that it was illegal
to leave up birthday decorations in a
dorm more than 24 hours? Apparently
it is, just to warn you. You will get
written up. Are we in prison? Can we
have a life? Only 36 more days and we
are out of here.

| want to marry a Spartan, too!

| know I Tm in a relationship, but | really
want you to want me!

If you want to block the harmful sun
rays from your face, try suntan_lotion
and not sun glasses.

How sad do you have to be to be
looking at porn on the computers in
the library at noon? Please, for all of
us, take it home! j

My RA hates me because | have more -

of a life then she ever will. :

ma straight chick, but | think Sandra
Bullock is the prettiest woman in the
world.

No. | don Tt want to hang out with you. |
know we used to, but then | found out
you were a complete creep and just
being friends wasn Tt on your mind. You
know I Tve had a boyfriend since I Tve
known you. Stop bugging me.

Why can Tt | tell this girl that she is
beautiful? | see her in Todd all the time,
and I Tve seen her a few other places.
She looks at me with beautiful eyes, but
I can Ttjust seem to say anything to her.
You're beautiful. Are you single?

| had a dream last night that | was a

crispy chicken sandwich.

People! No one cares who you're
sleeping with, who you're cheating on
or what naughty thing you did last night.
They don Tt even know it Ts you, so what Ts
the point? Stop being Rant whores.

| want a puppy!

My boyfriend couldn't get into Rumors
with me because he showed the
bouncer his military ID. I Tm sorry
he Ts been deployed twice, risking
his life for you and your freedoms,
and that Ts just not good enough to
get into your club. But | guarantee
I'll never go there again, and | really
hope others will join me in that.

Watch more anime!

A pessimist is a person who knows
the cost of everything and the value
of nothing. ;

Yes, | am walking down the street and
singing loudly, and no, | don Tt care if
you think I Tm nuts.

You say you love her you have feelings
for me.

The follies of Affirmative Action

_ Why, then, have we decided to reward some

Shouldn't this just be called racism?

JASON PATTY
OPINION WRITER

One only has to mention affirmative action to get
a strong reaction from almost anybody. ECU has
recently had quite the show of feelings on the subject
with an affirmative action bake sale by the ECU
College Republicans and the subsequent protest by
the Black Student Union on Friday.

How our society has deemed affirmative action a
tool for equality is beyond me. The media constantly
tells us that it promotes fairness, justness and equal-
ity. This is a blatant lie. How is a process that favors
one race over another ever considered fair?

The United States is an amazing country full of
opportunities for everyone. We have more chances
to get it right than anyone does anywhere else in the
world. Simply being born in the U.S. is a tremendous
advantage for anyone.

more than others? Why have we decided that it is
more important that we have.a racially balanced
group of employees than a group that is qualified?
Why must I hire a proportional number of minority
employees when there are more qualified applicants?
Is that not racism? Favoring one race above another
simply because of the color of their skin? Isn't that
what we have tried to eliminate in society for the
past 50 years?

Giving one person, a job over another because

of their race is as absurd as selling cookies for dif-
ferent prices based on race. I would think that the
Black Student Union would be offended by the idea
that they needed extra attention and favoritism
from employers. Surely, that organization must
think that everyone truly is equal. If so, let Ts let our
merits and accomplishments determine where we go
in life. Better yet, let Ts live in a world where we are
judged by the content of our character and not the
color of our skin.

MCT

Dear Editor,

I wonder if it is possible that the right official
at ECU have never thought about retirees beyond
faculty retirees from that institution. I am a staff
retiree with more than 30 years of service at ECU
in the department of chemistry. I think I probably
speak for others in the same dilemma when I say
that except for my very fine and thoughtful former
department, I feel that the university has largely
forgotten my service. It is as though after I received
the gold watch and the silver platter, I got a polite
shove out of the university door.

First, there was the free parking permit (call
it what you like, Emeritus or not) which was later
revoked as having been a mistake. I believe the only
staff retirees who even requested such a reward for
loyal service are those like myself who wanted to
contribute to the university and make use of some of
it Ts services at the same time. For example, I attended
most of the performances by the school of music on a
regular basis. I was a session ticket holder for years
to the Alexander series. I still attend as many of the
events of my former department as possible. When
I do visit the campus, I must find a parking meter
to feed while I am parked:there and keep returning
to the meter to continue feeding it. Some would
consider it a disgrace or at least very rude to treat
any retiree this way. I wrote the ECU traffic office
a letter expressing these concerns after the revoca-
tion of my parking permit. I did not receive even the
courtesy of a reply.

Now we are about to celebrate the centennial of
the institution that I spent over 30 years working
for, growing up around and even attending classes
in. I also worked for more than a year as Staff SGA
Photographer. None of this, even got me an invita-
tion to the centennial events. I had to call and ask
to be invited. I was told by another staff person on
the phone that owe only sent out notices to faculty
members. ? One might. understand the feeling that
some of the retired staff feel that our loyalty, our
service and our time is deemed less valuable by the
university because we are former faculty. I know
many faculty members who also view this oversight
as a disgrace. I love the university as much as anyone
and I am proud of my small part of the schools his-
tory. Some of that history lives in the photographs
that I took in the 1960s which may reside today in
the university archives as well as the East Carolinian
and the 1967 Buccaneer of then East Carolina College,
Just to name two of the student media. Some of it lives
in the expressions of gratitude I still get from my
former colleagues for a job they say was well done. I
guess after all is said and done, that is good enough
for me. It should not however, be good enough for
ECU and for the state of North Carolina. :

L. Bruce-Whitaker
ECU Staff Retiree
Chemistry Department

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Pulse

Horoscopes:

Aries

Now that you have the resources,
how will you allocate them? This
is a test question, and you'll get
to pay, however you choose..So
think it over.

Taurus

You're charming but so is your
adversary. Which one will
persuade the other? Ask for
more than you need so you can
give something minor away.

Gemini

Important people are impressed
by your efforts, and also by your
results. This appreciation hasn't
turned into more cash in your
pocket, yet.

Cancer

It Ts not easy to concentrate on
your work, and maybe you won't
have to, much. Looks like the
routine is running smoothly for
the most part.

Leo

Keep studying and practicing
new skills. You're getting better.
Keep at this routine for twenty
years or so, and you'll become
a master.

Virgo

You're smart enough now to find
the error in your own reasoning.
Don Tt keep doing something
that doesn Tt work. Do something
different.

Libra

You don Tt have to explain
everything, so don Tt even try.
Spend your energy more usefully
by going shopping.

Scorpio

You can afford to get yourself
something you Tve always
wanted. This is certainly not an
impulsive purchase; give yourself
permission.

Sagittarius

Don Tt walk away and leave a
mess. Clean it up and toss it
out. You'll be amazed at how
much better you feel once that
trash is out.

Capricorn

Relax with your friends and
celebrate your recent victory.
Then get ahead with making
the plans for your next strategic
maneuver.

Aquarius

An older person, impressed with
your diligence, offers you more
money. This prediction only
works if you Tre doing what that
person wants.

Pisces

You Tre gathering information
from nearby and from far away.
Unfortunately, it doesn Tt agree.
Not always, anyway. Whom
should you trust? Nobody. Learn
how to verify.

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WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2007

Page A4

Greenville Ts newest restaurant hits the spot

Tripp Ts offers fine dining
without breaking the
bank

BEN HARRIS
STAFF WRITER

Greenville is in a rapid state

of development, with new.restau-

rants and stores opening every
month. It is impossible to go a
couple of blocks without seeing a
newly erected Sheetz or Zaxby Ts.
While the pace of development
of these fast-food establishments
greatly outdistances the rate of
fine-dining restaurants being
constructed, Greenville still
manages to sneak in one or two
here and there.

Tripp Ts, the newest in Green-
ville Ts fine-dining catalogue,
leaves very little to be desired in
a restaurant by offering the cus-
tomer great service and excellent
meals. Like any restaurant of its
kind, Tripp Ts experienced a busy
grand opening.

I had to make use of the park-
ing lots of businesses I never knew
existed to leave my car. My sullen
attitude was unabashed by the
infinitely long line that greeted me
at the door. I gave the hostess my
name and settled down for what I
expected to be an hour of envious
longing directed towards the lucky
souls who were called ahead of me.

While waiting on the comfort-
able wooden benches, I noticed
Tripp Ts inviting and well-designed
architecture. The inside of the
restaurant was lined with a clean

Students delay graduating in fo

Photo by Erica Chan

Located on Redbanks Road beside BB&I, Tripp Ts offers students a tasty meal accompanied with delightful service without breaking the bank.

mahogany colored floor and pil-
lars, and was doused with Just the
right amount of lighting which,
when mixed with the red-orange
light of the setting sun, provided
the customer with the perfect
amount from which to eat without
the worry of being permanently

blinded.

To my surprise, my party and
I were called to our table a mere
15 minutes after signing in. The
courteous hostess kindly guided
us to our table and subsequently
gave us our elaborate and colorful
menus. Tripp Ts has placed their

ECU students may opt to take longer than four years to earn their degrees for various reasons.

Keys to tacklin problems

Solutions to typical
workforce conflicts

JESSICA DUNLOW
STAFF WRITER

Whether someone. works in a
restaurant, a gym, a clothing store,
a corporate office or even a news-
paper office, there are going to be
conflicts in the workplace. The
question is how to handle them.

Common sources of conflict
include a blurred definition of
responsibility, a limited amount of
resources and conflict of interest.

Responsibilities amongst co-
workers only arise as a prob-
lem when there are many people
employed to perform the same
task. Therefore, projects that
involve the participation of numer-
ous parties can fall between the
cracks with everyone relying
on someone else to complete
the work at hand. Then, when
Mr. Boss-man steps into the
office, everybody blames someone
else, when really the problem is
simply lack of communication.

Photo by Erica Chan

It is imperative to keep lines
of communication open within
the workplace. That way, when
an assignment comes down that
different people have responsibil-
ity for, the parts of the project
are delegated as soon as possible.

.

Cliques similar to this one are not confined strictly to campus life, they can arise

If someone picks up extra slack
maybe they will get praise for
it, rather than numerous people
taking credit for the work one
person did.

oI hate it when I work really
hard on an assignment and one

Sirkin

booths about 6 inches off the floor,
giving me a view over the increas-
ingly larger crowd.

In accordance with Tripp Ts
excellent service, our waitress,
despite being bogged down
by at least a half-dozen other
tables, was at our table in just

Real world offers no
cheap thrills

LIZ FULTON
SENIOR WRITER

In little over a month, students
from all over the country will be
donning that cap and gown, walk-
ing across a stage and starting the
next chapter of their life. While
most will not look as dapper as
ECU graduatesin royal purple, the
outcome will be the same "college
is over and real life begins.

For many, the idea of retiring
from university living is way off
in the horizon. In fact, according
to the National Center for Educa-
tion Statistics, only 25 percent of
ECU students will actually com-
plete their degree in four years.
Overall, 35 percent of college
students at four-year institutions
graduate on time.

Our generation must be on
to something when students
nationally are finishing up school
in six years. The NCES reports
54 percent of ECU students
graduate in six years and 56 per-
cent nationally.

oFor me it Ts about quantity and
quality, ? said fourth year commu-
nication student Daniel Brock. We
have the rest of our lives ahead of
us, so why rush it? After all, 30 is
the new 24. ?

These days it is all but impos-
sible to graduate in four years. If

s afreshman shacking up in Garrett
Hall comes to college without a
& set major in mind, bet on being a
S 3

S semester behind.

Majors such as nursing and
education require many prerequi-

SN al

in the workforce as well.

of my co-workers swipes all of
the credit for it, ? said Erin Beech,
senior business major. oIt puts me
in an awkward situation because I
don Tt know whether I should tell
my boss or just let it be. ?

Keep in mind that manage-

a few of minutes, interrupting
me from my admiration of the
restaurant Ts architecture and its
affect on the wonderful atmosphere.

Tripp Ts menu is very easy to
follow and offers many descriptive,

see TRIPPS page A5

ur years

site classes for getting into their
program, and one dalliance in psy-
chology or music therapy will have
you shopping fora Hover Round
before coming close to completing
your degree.

Some may wonder what is
the advantage to graduating in
four years.

Coming from someone nick-
named othe frailer ? for working
hard to stay on the dean Ts list and
graduate on time, there does not
seem to be an upswing. No magic
door opens that gets you closer
to finding a job, and I sure can Tt
get those nights back where I felt
inclined to stay in while my friends
went out.

oHonestly it Ts the big-
gest mistake of my life, ? said
elementary education major
Ashley Peele. oI am just one
step closer to the real world. ?

For those paying for their edu-
cation or embarking on graduate
programs, finishing your under-

' graduate studies does make sense.

After college, ridiculous text-
book prices and coming up with
cash for the cable bill are replaced
with health insurance and mort-
gages. Making mopey can become
the goal and there might never be
enough of it to go around.

So if you're looking to stay in
school, change your major as often
as possible and channel the tradi-
tions of professional students that
came before. It Ts just like a saying
scribbled on a wall at a house
party: oGraduating college in four
years is like leaving the party at
10:30. ? Really, who does that?

This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.

work

ment may not care who is doing
the job as long as it gets done, and
going straight to the boss could
alienate coworkers. Instead, take
time out to talk things over with
that coworker and express frustra-
tions in an effort to clear the air.

Limited resources can also lead
to interoffice conflicts when many
people need the use of one or more
materials. In addition, if an office
only has one fax machine, a limited
number of personal computers,
copiers and printers, the tensions
increase because the demand is
high but the supply is low.

It is nearly impossible to con-
trol the amount of supplies avail-
able within a workplace, unless one
is the office manager in charge of
purchases; so developing a sense
of tolerance is necessary. The real
decisive factor is patience. If there
is something that is in use by
someone else, avoid the temptation
to sigh loudly and walk away as if
it is the end of the world.

Conflict of interest complica-
tions depend solely on the per-

see WORKPLACE page A5

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PAGE A5

Steps to a better body

(MCT) "If you haven Tt gotten
your 10,000 today, maybe you
should.

Steps, that is.

Many of today Ts fitness regi-
mens recommend walking 10,000
steps per day. There Ts only one
problem: Almost nobody knows
how far that is.

Do you burn 200 steps putter-
ing around your dorm or apart-
ment.in the morning before school
and/or work or a thousand? Does
a walk around a city block knock
off 5 percent of your daily goal or
less than 1? Sure, you.can guess
or try to count all your steps.
But that Ts inaccurate at best and
annoying to say the least.

Recently, in the name of good
health, we bought a pedometer
and measured various daily activi-
ties step by step. Walking the
dog around the block? Going to
the grocery store? Two hours of
clothes shopping at a local mall?

We know how many steps it
takes.

But we didn Tt stop there. Just
for fun we set out to find how far
we'd go if we walked 10,000 steps
all at once.

The answer: much farther than
we thought. With our 10,000th
step we wound up where? More
than 5 { miles away.

We can hear your incredulity
now.

oI have to walk 5-{ miles to
reach 10,000 steps?

Relax. You don Tt have to do
it all at once. Remember, every
step counts.

But why even bother trying to
get 10,000 steps per day?

Two words: your health. And,
yes, Just by walking, you can make
significant gains.

oI think 10,000 steps should
be everybody Ts daily goal, ? said
Kristie Harbaugh, owner of Twin

Fitness in Overland Park, Kan. oI "

tell my clients to buy a (pedom-
eter) and see how many steps they
get, ? she said. oMost people only
get about half that. ?

The idea of walking 10,000
steps per day is enjoying a renais-
sance in the United States. It
originated in the 1970s with Japa-
nese researcher Yoshiro Hatano,
who advocated walking to. help
slim down his increasingly obese
country.

Today walking has gained
popularity for many reasons. It Ts
easy, there Ts no equipment to buy
and, unlike jogging or other high-
impact exercises, there Ts virtually
no risk of injury.

And talk about health ben-
efits. A University of Tennessee
study published in the journal
Medicine and Science in Sports
and Exercise revealed women who
averaged more than 10,000 steps
per day had 40 percent less body
fat and waist and hip measure-
ments that were more than eight
inches narrower than those who
averaged fewer than 6,000 steps.

Then there Ts the Amish.
Researchers measured the daily
steps of 98 Amish adults and
found that men took an average
of 18,425 steps and women took
14,196. Compare that with about
4,000 steps for the average Ameri-
can adult (other studies put this
number at less than 3,000), and it
is easy to see why only 4 percent of
Amish adults are considered obese
compared with 31 percent of the
general population.

But you don Tt need to walk
long to see benefits. In an eight-

year study involving 6,000 women,

researchers at the University of
California at San Francisco found
that even a little extra walk-
ing can help you hold onto the
neurons you have. High-energy
walkers, the study found, held the
line on cognitive decline far better
than the more sedentary subjects.

By all accounts, your brain

loves to walk. Walking increases

blood circulation, and because it Ts
not particularly strenuous, your
leg muscles don Tt hog all the extra
oxygen and glucose it produces.
As you walk, you're oxygenating

your brain. It Ts good for the rest
of your body, too.

It increases your breath-
ing, your heart rate and your
lung capacity while shaping and
toning your muscles. What Ts
more, numerous studies of senior
citizens who walk regularly
showed significant improve-
ment in memory skills compared
with non-walkers. Walking also
improved their learning ability,
concentration and abstract rea-
soning. Additionally, one study
noted, stroke risk was cut by 57
percent in people who walked as
little as 20 minutes per day.

Dixie Thompson, director
for the Center for Physical Activ-
ity and Health at the University
of Tennessee, said that because
extra walking lowers blood pres-
sure and helps the body process
glucose, it also can dramatically
reduce your risk for heart disease
and Type 2 diabetes. Of course
slow walking isn Tt as good as fast
walking, Thompson said, but
it beats inactivity and still has
health benefits.

There are even social and
family-bonding benefits.

oPeople can walk in groups of
two or three, ? said Harbaugh of
Twin Fitness. oThe time passes
very fast. That Ts key, because
people often become bored with
their workout. If we can make it
more fun, people will work out
more. And I encourage families
to go on walks right after dinner
twice around the block and take
their dog with them. If children
see their mom or dad walking,
that Ts going to encourage them
to become active, too. ?

Bottom line?

There Ts nothing to lose by
aiming for 10,000 steps per day.
Look at it this way, experts say:
Even if you reach only 8,000 steps,
you've still doubled your amount
of daily walking. And that will
still pay big benefits.

Now get out there and start
walking.

TRIPPS continued from A4

reasonably priced and tasty meal
choices: Nevertheless, after much
difficult and prolonged debating
to find the perfect meal, I had to
make a choice as to. not hold up
the entire group.

After. placing my order. for
chicken fettuccine alfredo, I
resumed my review of the res-
taurant. For diners who are
annoyed by the inevitable rising
decibels of a crowded restau-
rant, Tripp Ts is designed acousti-
cally to where sound is cut-out
as much as possible. Within
another short period of time, my
waitress brought me a caesar
salad.

Within the realm of cooking,
two dishes are nearly impos-
sible to mess up, salads and
ham sandwiches. The salad was
devoid of any dressing or sem-
blance of taste. Luckily, in line
with the quick pacing of the res-
taurant, my meal came shortly

after receiving the salad. I Tve
had chicken fettuccine alfredo
from nearly every restaurant in
Greenville and without a doubt
Tripp Ts alfredo was among the
best. My party seemed to concur
with my admiration for the cuisine.
Around the restaurant I also
noticed many of the patrons
shared my sentiments of the
foods quality as well. Overall,
Tripp Ts proved to be the best addi-
tion to Greenville dining since
Olive Garden. The food, with
the exception of the salad, prices
and service were exquisite and the
atmosphere was one the highest
quality. Tripp Ts deserves multiple
visits, as the customer will want
to try every meal on the menu.

Overall Grade: A

This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.

WORKPLACE continued from A4

sonalities and work ethics of
co-workers. For instance, when a
team of managers has been given
the opportunity to propose a
change and only one member of
the team is concerned with the
team while the rest are out for
their individual advancements,
the project will be tainted. with
turmoil. If these individualists
outnumber the team players, it
can cause major problems:
Within groups, it is neces-
sary to establish common goals
amongst team members before
moving forward with a single
task. In addition, it is important to
recognize that everyone benefits
from a job well done, and that a
complete job requires team input.
Although these three prob-
lems occur in the workplace,
it always seems that cliques
amongst workers are the greatest
barriers. Cliques evolve primarily
out of common bonds and can
include those with tenure, dif-
ferent professions and economic
or social differences. People with
higher salaries within a company
may ohang ? together, leaving

those with smaller responsibili-

ties out.

oCliques deter from teamwork
and they take a possible inclusive
group and make them exclusive.
It is important to handle cliques
in the right way, ? said a member
of the ECU faculty who wishes to
remain anonymous.

The best way to solve the
clique problem is through preven-
tion. When in an office environ-
ment, try to include everyone.
However, if a clique has already
infested the workplace, then it is
imperative to acknowledge the
need for different types of people
and a variety of skills to success-
fully run a business, therefore
explain that the cooperation of
these workers and talents will
benefit the company when work-
ing together as a whole.

No matter the profession,
there are always problems. Learn-
ing to handle a number of work-
force issues can greatly affect the
effectiveness of the team as well
as the individual.

This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.

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33,

Innings that the ECU and
N.C. State baseball team Ts
have played in their last three
combined games; N.C. State
* has won the last two meetings
(one earlier this year and the
other last season) by one run
in 10 innings while ECU won
last April Ts meeting, 2-1 in 13
innings; also, each of the last
four meetings between the
two rivals has been decided
by one run; the Pirates will
look to get some revenge as
they travel to Raleigh to play
the Wolfpack at 6 p.m. to-
men ECU Ts starting pitcher
will be freshman right-hander
Mike Anderson, who has a 1-
O record and a 1.50 ERA this

season :

Strokes by the ECU men Ts
golf team at the Bradford
Creek Intercollegiate on
Monday, which is a new

school-record for a team score
in a single round; ECU had
three players shoot a six-un-
der par (66) in the round as

Juniors Chris Ault, Andre

Thorson and freshman Tripp
Brizendine did so; four of the
five Pirates shot under-par
to break the former record
of 274

Home runs by the ECU soft-
ball team against N.C. State
last Wednesday; the Pirates
split a doubleheader with No.
24 Wolfpack as they lost the
first game 12-2 before bounc-
ing back with a 9-8, 11-inning
thrilling victory over their
arch-rival; Junior Erin St.
Ledger recorded two home
runs on the day, while Sopho-
mores Vanessa Moreno and
Jessica Johnson each added
a homer to help the Pirates
pick up one win against the
Wolfpack; in game two of the
doubleheader, ECU was down
4-1 heading into the last in-
ning but scored six runs in
the inning to take the lead 7-

Photo by Erica Chan

4; N.C. State then responded °

as it scored three runs in the
bottom of the inning to push
the game to extra innings;
the Pirates scored the win-
ning run in the 11th inning to
win the game

Hit, one RBI and one run
scored for former ECU stand-
out and current Arizona
Diamondback Ts starting third
baseman Chad Tracy in the
Diamondbacks Opening Day
win over the Colorado Fel
ies on Monday; Tracy, who
is arguably the best ECU
baseball player ever, batted
cleanup and started at third
base for the diamondbacks
on Opening Day; Tracy had
his best-season as a pro last
year as he finished with ca-
reer-highs in runs (91), hits
(168), doubles (41) and RBIs
hee 154 games played;
the Diamondbacks are also
the only MLB team that has
three C-USA players on its
current roster as starting
catcher Chris Snyder, who
played at Houston, and 2005
C-USA player-of-the-year
Micah Owings, who was an
All-American at Tulane, join

Tracy for the Diamondback Ts -

C-USA trio

Wins for ECU softball pitcher
Toni Paisley against Tulsa in
as many days this past week-
end; Paisley pitched all seven

innings, allowing no runs
and four hits in the Pirates.
3-0 victory over the Golden
Hurricane on Saturday and

pitched all seven innings

again on Sunday in ECU Ts 3-2
win; Paisley, a freshman from
Lakewood, Calif., allowed two
runs off five hits on Sunday;

Paisley now has an 11-3 re-
cord and a team-low ERA of
1.58 on the season

1-0

Record for the ECU softball.
team in night games this sea-
son; the Pirates have an over-

all record of 28-12 and are

6-3 in C-USA; ECU is also

21-12 in day games, 24-10
against right-handed pitchers
and 15-1 in games where one

team fails to score a run

{ECU's Inside Source}

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2007

PAGE A6

Pirates impressive week includes big win over Pack

Freshman Utility Player Cristen Aona hussles down the first base line after getting a hit against Tulsa. ECU was constantly on base during the series.

ECU notches first win
over ranked opponent

JOSEPH MURPHY
STAFF WRITER

The ECU softball team took
two out of three games from
defending Conference USA cham-
pions Tulsa this weekend at the
ECU Softball field.

The Pirates split two games of
a double header on Saturday and
were triumphant Sunday when
two wild pitches drove in the win-
ning runs.

The series victory over Tulsa
followed ECU Ts split of a double-
header with No. 24 N.C. State in
Raleigh last Thursday, the Pirates
first victory over a ranked team
this season.

In Thursday Ts opener at
Walnut Creek Park, Junior Erin
St. Ledger and Sophomore Jessica
Johnson smacked back-to-back
solo home runs in the first inning.
Unfortunately for the Pirates that
would be the extent of their offense
production in game one, as the
Wolfpack dominated the rest of

the way en route to a 12-2 victory
in six innings.

Game two of the doubleheader
was filled with more offensive fire-
works than a clear night sky on the
Fourth of July.

The Pirates trailed 4-0 in the
top of the sixth inning when St.
Ledger blasted a solo home run to
put ECU on the board and begin
the rally. Johnson and Senior Joyce
Rodenburg each hit bases loaded
singles to tie the score at four a
piece. Sophomore Vanessa Moreno
then picked an ideal time to hit her
first homer of the season, a three-
run shot that gave the Pirates the
lead, 7-4.

The Wolfpack responded by
scoring three runs of their own
in the bottom of the sixth to force
extra innings.

Each team scored a run in the
ninth inning, and finally in the
11th inning St. Ledger knocked
in fellow Junior Paige Baggett for
the winning run offan error by the
N.C. State shortstop.

Head Coach Tracey Kee was
proud of her team Ts resiliency in

see SOFTBALL page A7

C-USA STANDINGS

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Marshall 6
UAB 5
Memphis 3
Tulsa 4
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Last week, St. Ledger
had five hits, two home runs
and drove home the winning
run against N.C. State, and
knocked in the game winning
double in game two of Satur-
day Ts doubleheader with UAB.
For the season St. Ledger is
hitting .305 with 3 home runs
and 17 RBIs. St. Ledger is
following up a strong season
last year in which she earned
a spot on the 2006 All-Con-
ference USA Second-Team.
In a display of clutch hitting
St. Ledger was second on the
team in batting average with
runners on base last season
(.317). She will most likely
be considered for additional
accolades this year and could
garner up an honor on the
2007 All-Conference USA
First-Team.

St. Ledger humbly
explained her recent knack for
clutch hitting: oI think I just
have the opportunity to come
up at some clutch situations
and I knew where they were
pitching me so I just looked
for one pitch to hit and I did. ?

Women Ts rugby club slugs local competition

Pirates enjoy another
successful season

BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR WRITER

Many ECU club teams have
performed well during the last
couple of years, but none have
succeeded quite like the women Ts
rugby squad.

This year, the Pirates finished
with a 6-1-1 record, taking their
only loss in the Division II South-
ern Region finals against College
of Charleston, 15-13.

oIt was an emotional game, ?
said ECU Women Ts Rugby Club
President Elisa Ford.

Last season the Pirates got
to the finals of the Division II
Southern Region tournament,
but lost to the University of
Georgia by one point. ECU was
then informed that UGA had used
ineligible players and that the
Pirates would be allowed to go to
the Division II National Finals.

Chad Tracy one of 13 C-USA players on MLB Opening Day rosters

Unfortunately, because of the
discrepancy, the club team had
not been told in a timely fashion
and could not gather the funds to
attend the national tournament.

The Pirates opened up this
season with a slaughtering of in
state rival UNC Greensboro, 37-0.

The club is young this year,
with a majority of the team is
comprised of rookies, so it was
important for their confidence
to start the season with a deci-
sive win.

Leading ECU in scoring in
the game against UNCG was Jen
Larrimore, followed by Danielle
Dobbs, Elisa Ford and rookie
Janeice Underwood.

The Pirates followed up their
shutout of UNCG with another
strong performance, blanking
Guilford College, 15-0.

ECU Ts next opponent proved
to be much tougher. A hard fought
matchup with Elon ended in a tie
between the two squads, 10-10.

The Pirates last three games
pitted them against ACC foes

ue a i
PLAYER POS MLB TEAM SCHOOL
Chad Tracy 3B Arizona Diamondbacks ECU
Michael Bourn OF Philadelphia Phillies Houston
Jesse Crain RHP Minnesota Twins Houston
Chris Snyder c Arizona Diamondbacks Houston
Ryan Wagner RHP Washington Nationals Houston
Woody Williams RHP Houston Astros Houston
Dan Uggla 2B Florida Marlins Memphis
David Aardsma RHP Chicago White Sox Rice
Lance Berkman, OF Houston Astros Rice
Jose Cruz, Jr. OF San Diego Padres - Rice
Chad Bradford RHP Baltimore Orioles USM
Micah Owings P Arizona Diamondbacks Tulane
Mike Maroth LHP Detroit Tigers UCF

Tracy is in his fourth
season with the
Arizona Diamondbacks

(SID) "A total of 13 players
from Conference USA schools
appeared on the opening day
rosters of Major League Base-
ball teams as the American and
National leagues began regular
season play this week. Seven of
C-USA Ts nine baseball schools

are represented, with players
appearing on 10 different big
league teams. Six of the 13 play-
ers are pitchers, while three are
outfielders.

The Arizona Diamondbacks
are the only major league team
with three C-USA players on
its opening day roster. Former
ECU star Chad Tracy starts at
third base, ex-Houston standout
Chris Snyder starts at catcher
and former Tulane two-way star
Micah Owings, the 2005 C-USA

Duke, Virginia and Wake
Forest.

The women Ts rugby club
defeated Duke, 20-5 and UVA,
15-5. The Pirates then put on a
massive drubbing of Wake Forest,
taking down the Demon Deacons,
56-5. It was Wake Forest Ts inau-
gural year with a women Ts club
rugby team.

After winning all but one
game in the regular season, ECU
was invited to the Division II:
Southern Region tournament.

The Pirates faced off against
UGA, exacting revenge for the
loss they suffered in the final
round of this same tournament
last year. The club team defeated
the Bulldogs, 17-15, before their
only loss of the season to C of C.

oOur coached didn Tt expect us
to get this far because we have so
many rookies on the team, ? said
Ford. oSo we were really excited
to get to play again. ?

Since the women Ts rugby
club team Ts inception in 2000,
they have been to three Division

Tracy is a career .291 hitter through four MLB seasons, with 55 homeruns and 206 RBI's.

Player of the Year, has earned a
spot in the Diamondbacks starting
pitching rotation.

Houston has the most major
league players with five, followed
by cross-town rival Rice with
three. In addition to Snyder, the
Cougars pro standouts include
Astros veteran starting pitcher
Woody Williams, Twins reliever
Jesse Crain, Nationals reliever
Ryan Wagner and Phillies reserve
outfielder Michael Bourn. Padres
outfielder Jose Cruz, Jr. and White

II National semifinals and one
National Finals event.

Next season the Pirates are
hoping that their returning play-
ers will be able to give them that
extra push to make it to nationals
again.

oHopefully this upcoming
year we can recruit more girls
and the people that have played
this year will have more experi-
ence, ? said Ford. oAny extra help
we will take. ?

Men Ts golf
finishes third at
Bradford Creek
Intercollegiate

Freshman Tripp
Brizendine finishes
three strokes back in
second place

Rugby is an exciting blend of

aggressive football maneuvers
and the skills of soccer. Players
of all shapes, sizes and skill levels
can play. The object is. to outscore
the opposing team by carrying
or kicking the ball in the end

ozones and touching down for an

official try.

For additional information
contact ECU Women Ts Rugby
Club President Elisa Ford at ecu-
womensrugby@yahoo.com.

This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.

sox relief pitcher David Aardsma
join Berkman among Rice Ts cur-
rent major leaguers.

Memphis is represented by
Marlins starting second base-
man Dan Uggla, a runner-up for
National League Rookie of the
Year last season.

UCF Ts current major league
rep is Mike Maroth, a regular in
the Detroit Tigers rotation, while
former Southern Miss sidewinder
Chad Bradford begins his first
season in the Baltimore Orioles

(SID) "Barton College Ts
Nick Nosewicz shot a four-under
68 Tuesday and finished with an
11-under 205 (67-70-68) to claim
individual medalist honors at the
2007 Bradford Creek Intercolle-
giate. The tournament was held
at the 7,151-yard, par 72 Brad-
ford Creek Golf Course.

Radford took home the team
title with a three round total of
17-under 847 (286-279-282),

one stroke ahead of second place -

Furman (286-281-281=848).
Host ECU finished in third
place with a 54-hole team score
of nine-under 855 (295-272-
_ 288). Barton placed fourth with a

seven-under 857 (285-289-283) |

followed by Kennesaw State with
a six-under 858 (288-292-278).

ECU freshman Tripp Bri-
zendine recorded the best finish
of his career as he shot an eight-
under 208 (66-71-71) to earn a
tie for second place. Villanova Ts
Steve Arnold (72-68-68) and
Radford Ts Hampton Ballard
(72-68-68) joined Brizendine as
runners-up.

In addition to Brizendine,
the Pirates had three other play-
ers earn top 10 finishes. Senior
Robin Smith and juniors Chris
Ault and Andre Thorsen tied for
seventh place with a four-under
212. Smith shot a two-under 70
on the final 18, while Ault and

5 Thorsen each fired a one-over

= 73.

Freshman Tanner Briele
carded a three-over 219 for the
event to tied for 33rd. Senior
Philip Reale shot a five-over
221 to place tied for 44th with
sophomore Markus Leandersson
and junior Anthony Reale one
stroke behind in 48th.

The Pirates will next com-
pete at the C-USA Champion-
ships beginning April 29 at
the Texarkana Country Club in
Texarkana, Ark.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2007

Photo by Zach Sirkin

THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS

PAGE A7

2007 ECU home kickoff times announced

CSTV broadcast
schedule also released

(SID) "Official kickoff
times for all six of ECU Ts
home football games this fall
were announced Thursday
which features a balance of
night and afternoon con-
tests for a Pirates T schedule
that includes battles against
regional Atlantic Coast
Conference members North
Carolina and N.C. State.

In addition to start
times, C-USA officials also

released its 2007 CSTV
football broadcast sched-
ule, which includes ECU
contests against the Tar
Heels, Wolfpack and Central
Florida.

ECU Ts home schedule
will open with a televised

6 p.m. start against North |
Carolina Sept. 8 before the

Pirates begin league play
against defending divisional
champion Southern Miss a
week later on Sept. 15 with
another 6 p.m. kickoff.
After trips to West Vir-
ginia and Houston, ECU

will return to Dowdy-Fick-
len Stadium Oct. 6 for a 7:30
p-m. match up against UCF
and will follow two ee
later by welcomin

State to Greenville Melts the
first time since 1999 in a
4:30 p.m. clash.

The Pirates will close
out the month of October
and help celebrate Home
coming festivities on the
27th when they host UAB at
3 p.m. before a
lar season play at 1 p.m. on
Nov. 24 against Tulane.

ishing regu-

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2007-2008 academic year.

EDITOR

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Photo by Erica Chan

Junior infielder Paige Baggett
secures a catch against Tulsa.

EXCLUSIVE,

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LINCOLN

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MERCURY

NEW ODORS OPERED

the come from behind upset over
the Wolfpack. oWhenever you're
down by three going into the last
inning and you go up by three,
scoring six runs and most of them
with two. outs, it just says a lot
about their character, a lot about
their effort. ?

oIt was a rollercoaster ride, ?
added Kee. oA lot of times we Tve
fallen on the other side in the loss
column after an effort like that
but to get into the victory column
_especially on someone in the Top
25, that was big for us, it was big
for our young squad. ?

St. Ledger said that the
Pirates are confident even against
heralded opposition.

oI don Tt think we get very
nervous whenever we play teams
that-are ranked higher than us, ?
said St. Ledger. oI think that we
actually play a lot better against
teams that are better than us
because we feel that we can match
up with them really well. ?

Senior Kelli Harrell received
the win in the second game,
pitching eight innings in relief.
The thrilling 9-8 extra inning
win over the Wolfpack gave the
Pirates momentum and confi-
dence heading home for their
weekend series with Tulsa.

oIt definitely shot up our
confidence a lot, ? said St. Ledger,

- oWe were losing the whole game

Photo by Erica Chan

and we just kept putting the ball
in play and kept getting key hits
and it enabled us to go into 11
innings. We knew once we tied
it up that we weren't going to let
that one slip by. ?

In game one on Saturday
the Pirates held a 1-0 lead going
into the seventh inning, however
Tulsa Ts Sara Dyer led off the
inning with a solo home run off
of Harrell to tie the score.

Harrell had allowed two hits
to that point in the game. A two-
run Golden Hurricane homer in
the top of the ninth inning proved
to be the difference, as the Pirates
left two runners aboard in the
bottom of the inning. Harrell
pitched a complete game and took
the loss dropping her record to
15-7 on the season.

Game two proved to have a
better outcome for the Pirates.
In the bottom of the fifth inning
neither team had plated a run
until a bases-loaded double by St.
Ledger scored three and gave the
Pirates the victory, 3-0.

oThat Ts Erin [St Ledger],
she Ts a gritty kid, she Ts a blue

ecstatic, ?

collar player, ? said Kee about St.
Ledger. oWhen we need a hit,
even if the kids been 0-for-20,
she Ts usually one of the top two
I'd like to see come up regardless
of what her previous at bats were
like just because she Ts got that
never say die T attitude, she'll give
you everything she has. ?

Freshman Toni Paisley
pitched a complete game shut-
out, allowing only four hits while
striking out seven and walking
only one batter.

The rubber match on Sunday
was once again low-scoring.
Johnson Ts ninth home run of the
season was a two-run blast that
gave the Pirates a 2-1 lead in the
first inning. Tulsa evened the
score at 2 in the third inning with
a RBI single.

The score remained the same
until the bottom of the seventh
inning. St. Ledger led off the
inning with a single. Baggett
was then walked advancing pinch
runner Sarah Bibee to second. A
wild pitch advanced the runners
into scoring position and another
wild pitch brought Bibee home for
the winning run.

The team was thankful to
earn the victory anyway they
could.

oT think we were all just
said Kee, oI seriously
think that we would have driven
that run in and ended it but any
way you can get a victory, we'll
take it. ?

For the second time in two
days Paisley pitched a complete
game victory improving her
record to 11-3 overall. Kee had
high praise for the freshman
hurler Ts performance against the
Golden Hurricane.

oI thought Tony [Paisley]
threw well on Saturday and she
had actually earned a start on
Sunday, ? said Kee. oWe were also
curious to see how she would
react, Sunday Ts such a difficult
game to pitch especially after
they Tve seen you for a complete
seven innings prior to, so for her
to be able to come out and scatter
singles around, keep the ball in
the ballpark, not give up the long
ball, she put us in a position to be
able to win that. ?

The Pirates will travel to
Burlington, Ala. this weekend for
a three game series with confer-
ence foe UAB starting Friday.

This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.

Freshman outfielder Christina Merrida pulls down a running bunt.

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