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The East Carolinian VOLUME 82, ISSUE 40 January 11, 2007
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THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 2007
General Manager of WZMB
appointed, resigns after an hour
Search for another
General Manager to
begin soon
SARAH BELL
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ECUTs student radio station,
WZMB 91.3 FM, had a new gen-
eral manager for approximately
one hour " and then she quit.
Thelma Toodle, a senior com-
munity health major with a minor
in media studies, was selected by
the student Media Board after a
series of interviews that started
in December.
Toodle officially accepted the
position Wednesday evening, then
changed her mind and resigned
approximately an hour later.
Toodle was selected to serve as
GM until the end of the semester
to fill the vacancy left by Jarrod
Cox, who resigned from his posi-
tion as general manager of WZMB
this past fall.
oI will not be GM for the spring
semester,? said Toodle. oThese
were unforeseen circumstances;
some unexpected events that hap-
pened in the last 24 hours.?
Dana White, Media Board
chair and vice president of SGA,
said the board selected Toodle
because of her experience at the
station.
oAfter reviewing both candi-
dates the board felt that Thelma
was well qualified for the interim
manager position, having worked
as news director,? said White.
oWe felt that she could take the
role on.?
Now the Media Board will
have to reconvene and decide how
to proceéd with the selection of
yet another general manager for
~WZMB.
Ken Robol, director of Student
Media, expressed his disappoint-
ment that WZMB was still with-
out a GM, but remained optimistic
about the stationTs future.
oTt is unfortunate that Thelma
made this decision, however, we
are excited about the future at
WZMB,? said Robol.
oThey have had a major invest-
ment from students into the tech-
nology of the station. The OMT-
MediaTouch automation system is
used by over 900 radio stations is
available now for students to use
at WZMB.?
Although management turn-
over is nothing new at WZMB, the
station has seen some changes in
the past several weeks.
Recently, under the supervi-
sion of the administration, the
station purchased a delay system
to help comply with Federal Com-
munication Commission\regula-
tions, and raised disc jockeysT
wages from $4.50 to $6.15 per
hour. Additionally, the position of
promotions director was combined
with that of the GM to raise the
general managerTs monthly sti-
pend from $325 to $750.
Corey King, assistant vice
chancellor for student experiences,
authorized the changes directly
without presenting them to the
Media Board.
Although an administrator
appointed by King serves as a
member of the Media Board,
Article V, Section 1 of the Media
BoardTs constitution outlines that
the board as a whole is respon-
sible for the oapproval of budgets
and appropriation of funds to the
individual media.?
King said the changes he
enacted did not require the
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take place in Hendrix
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Alumni pledge to
donate $100,000
over five years
ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER
The ECU School of Education
has received a new scholarship
fund thanks to two ECU alumni,
Jim and Evelyn Kirkland.
Jim, who received his bache-
lorTs degree from ECU in 1962 and
Evelyn, who received hers in 1961,
have pledged to donate $100,000
over five years towards a Middle
Grades Education scholarship.
The fund, which will be called
the James Bryant Kirkland, Jr.
and Evelyn Johnson Kirkland
scho:
Middle Grades Scholarship Fund,
will provide scholarships to
undergraduate students major-
ing in Middle Grades Education
with a concentration in math,
language arts or science.
Evelyn, who has been a
sixth grade teacher for 30 years,
received the Prospective North
Carolina Teachers Scholarship in
1958 when she was a student at
ECU. The Kirklands wanted to
donate money for a scholarship
fund to give back to the university
and help other ECU students.
oWe wanted to give ECU back
what it gave to us,? said Jim Kirk-
land, according to a press release.
A scholarship selection com-
mittee will determine how to
award the scholarships using
ucation
arship gift
certain criteria such as academic
ability and major.
Qualified students from
Robeson County will receive
first preference and then stu-
dents from Brunswick, Sampson,
Cumberland, Columbus, Duplin,
Bladen, Onslow, Pender and
New Hanover counties will be
considered.
According to a press release,
Evelyn said that the couple
decided to establish the scholar-
ship for Middle Grades Education
because they believe that the
middle grades are a great place
to reach students who may be the
future leaders of tomorrow.
see SCHOLARSHIP page A2
Photo by Levinia Tyrrell
approval of the Media Board
because they were mandated by
state law.
oStudents have been known
at times to use language on the
radio that is against FCC policies.
If that happened, we can be fined,?
King said.
oThe DJsT were being paid
$4.50 an hour... so what I did was
say they needed to be brought up
to minimum wage.?
King said the DJTs hourly
wages had fallen behind the cur-
rent minimum wage of $6.15 an
hour because the radio station
had maintained operations with-
out much scrutiny for the last 10
years.
oWe had to go in and do what
I consider some administrative
oversight,? King said.
King stressed that the changes
made at WZMB were made with
student input.
oWe had a series of meetings
with all of the staff of the radio
station, and asked for the direc-
tion that they thought we should
be taking. They heard everything
that we talked about and provided
input,? he said.
Rufus Jones, a sophomore
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health fitness major and promo-
tions director for WZMB last
semester, attended one of those
meetings and said the discussion
was relevant to the progression of
the station, and that the changes
implemented by the administra-
tion are positive.
oThey re making it easier,
not overloading one particular
person with everything, but eve-
ning everything out,? Jones said
in regards to the responsibilities
of the staff.
Everyone can find out where
to go and who to talk to. One thing
most people donTt know [at the
station] is who to go to for what
see WZMB page A3
Students remember
Emmett Louis Till
Students attend the documentary about Emmett Louis Till in Hendrix.
Those involved talk
about Till and what
happened
VANESSA CLARKE
STAFF WRITER
Hendrix Theatre showed a docu-
mentary yesterday on the life, death
and trial of 14 year-old Emmett
Louis Till, whose 1955 murder
sparked the civil rights movement.
The movie, The. Untold Story of
Emmett Lous Till, featured friends,
family and others who knew Till or
were involved somehow with the
case telling the story. Their inter-
views were interspersed with news
clips from the era.
There was also some back-
ground on Jim Crow , or segregation
laws, in the South. Rev. Al Sharpton
described that blacks at the time
were treated as oless than human.?
oWe couldn't get a drink of
water, no matter how thirsty we
were, unless we could find that col-
ored water fountain,? said Charles
Evers, a civil rights activist and head
of the Mississippi NAACP.
Several of those interviewed in
the film commented. that the police
did not support them, and that they
could not be counted on.
Till was not familiar with South-
ern treatment of blacks, since he was
from up North.
Emmett Louis Till was described
by his friends and family as a smart
boy who was good in art, science
and spelling. He was also fearless;
one cousin gave the example that he
would set off firecrackers within the
town limits of Chicago, which was,
of course, illegal.
Some of his family members
were going to Money, Miss., during
the summer, and Till convinced his
mother, Mamie Till-Bradley, to let
him go too.
His mother said that the day
he left he was so excited, that he
nearly forgot to kiss her good-bye.
She insisted that he did because she
never knew, she might never see
him again.
It was harvest time when Till
and his relatives arrived in Money.
When the boys had money, they
would go into town. Till went with
his cousins and some friends to buy
some bubble gum and, according
to Ruthie Mae, a neighbor, put his
money directly into the hands of
Carolyn Bryant, a white woman.
Later, when she came out to
her car, Till whistled at her. This
scared all of the other boys and so
they jumped into their car and sped
away. They thought nothing would
me made of the whistle, until Ruthie
Mae said she heard that BryanTs
husband was talking about oletting
Emmett have it.T She wanted them
to get on a train and go back to
Chicago.
The boys did not take her seri-
ously and sopn forgot about it.
Later, they decided to go to
Greenwood, Miss., and stayed with
TillTs great uncle, Moses Wright.
Moses and his son Sammy
Wright said that Roy Bryant and a
friend, JW. Milan, drove to Green-
wood and took Till out of his bed.
oT was laying in bed, waiting for
them to bring him back. Every car
that went by, I thought maybe itTs
him. But when it got toward dawn,
I knew they weren't going to bring
him back,? said Wright.
TillTs body was found in the Tal-
lahatcherie River, bound with barbed
wire and weighted down with a 70
pound cotton gin.
Moses Wright went to identify
the body. oThe body was so badly
damaged that we could hardly tell
who it was,? he said. oBut he hap-
pened to have a ring on with his
initials.?
When the body was finally
shipped back to Chicago for the
burial, which Mississippi officials
decided to haye done as quickly as
possible, the funeral director had
been ordered not to open the box.
But when his mother Till-
Bradley finally opened the
box, what she saw was horrific.
see E.M. TILL page A3
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News
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
American Literature and
Environment
English 4540 is a new class
offered this semester on lit-
erature of the environment.
The professor and currently
enrolled students are hoping
more students will sign up
for this class before the end
of the drop/add period ends.
Consider adding this great new
class to your schedule for MWF
at 1 p.m.
Petey the Pirate Crab
The crab was last seen at
11 p.m. on Friday night and
noticed missing on Saturday
morning on Dec. 2 around 9
a.m.. The crab is valued at over
$4,000. Stealing one of these
crab sculptures is considered
a felony.
Anyone knowing anything
about the Petey the Pirate
crab and/or the attachments
to the cityTs crab should report
it to the Washington Police
Department. A reward is being
offered for their return.
Information Session on Trip
to Japan
Thursday, Jan. 25 from 5:30
-7 p.m. Willis Building
The Japan Center East is lead-
ing a trip to Japan, including
the cities of Tokyo, Hakone
and Kyoto. This information
session will give details about
the trip planned for later this
year.
Visit ecu.edu/japancentereast
or contact Chikako.S. Massey
at masseyc@ecu.edu or 737-
152:
East Carolina Alumni Schol-
arship
The East Carolina Alumni
Association will sponsor 15
$1,000 student scholarships
for the 2007-2008 year. Cur-
_rent ECU students who will be
full-time students (as defined
by ECU) in the 2007-2008
academic year are eligible to
apply for an Alumni Scholar-
ship. Applications must be
received or postmarked by 5
p.m. on Jan. 31. Visit PirateA-
lumni.com to download an
application or call 800-ECU-
GRAD for more information.
Dance 2007
Thursday, Feb. 1 through
Wednesday, Feb. 7
8 p.m. except Sunday at 2
p.m. at McGinnis Auditorium
Original Choreography by ECU
School of Theatre and Dance
Faculty and Guest Artist(s)
TBA. Sometimes serious,
sometimes funny, some-
times lyrical, and sometimes
eccentric, this annual dance
showcase has become an
immensely popular event. Sure
to have something for dance
aficionados and newcomers
alike, this is a fast-paced and
unpredictable cornucopia of
dance styles. Visit ECUARTS.
com or e-mail theatre-dance.
ecu.edu.
Ticket Required.
Salsa Dancing
On Friday, Jan. 19 in the Willis
- Building on First and Reade
downtown.
ECU Folk and Country: Danc-
ers. 752-7350
Instruction: 7:30; dance:
8:30 - 11 p.m. Admission
charged.
A non-alcohol/non-smoking
event.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
The ECU Volunteer & Service-
Learning Center, in partnership
with the MLK Day Commit-
tee, invites you to participate
in the MLK Day Challenge,
Monday, Jan. 15 from 8:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. In memory
of Dr. King, wecommitadayto .
serving our neighbors; osimple
acts? that continue to build
towards his dream. Please use
Internet Explorer when select-
ing a project at ecu.edu/volun-
teer. Deadline to register for a
MLK Day Challenge project is
Thursday, Jan. 11. This event
is much like the 2006 Make A
Difference Day; however, you
must provide your own trans-
portation to your project site.
Questions? Contact Shawn
Moore at Volunteer & Service-
Learning Center 328-2735 or
volunteer@ecu.edu.
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Last day for late reg-
istration and schedule
changes (drop and add)
Ends at 5 p.m.
Driving Workshop
SRC 238
4 p.m.
Business Workshop
SRC 238
5 p.m.
*Documentary film-
maker Keith Beau-
champ presentation
Documentary filmmaker
Keith Beauchamp inves-
tigated the murder of
Emmett Louis Till 50
years after TillTs death.
Beauchamp will pres-
oent Race in the South:
What the Civil Rights
Movement Did Not
Accomplish. A recep-
tion will follow in the
Multipurpose Room of
Mendenhall Student -
Center.
Hendrix Theatre
7 p.m.
Four Seasons Cham-
ber Music Festival
Concert oFrom Russia
Fri
Student Organization
Registration Informa-
tion Sessions
These hour-long infor-
mation sessions are
open to all student
organization members,
officers and advisors.
The S.A.C. in conjunc- °
tion with SGA and Event
Planning will outline
the new registration
process, funding pro-
cesses, event planning
and room reservation
(Web-viewer) as well as
many other resources
available to student
organizations.
Mendenhall Student
Center
3-4p.m.
Four Seasons Cham-
ber Music Festival
Concert: oFrom
Russia to Bohemia?
A. J. Fletcher Recital
Hall
8 p.m.
*Featu
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' Sat
Free Dependent Day
Student Recreation
Center
9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Contra Dance
Sponsored by the
Folk Arts Society of
Greenville, ECU Folk &
Country Dancers
Willis Building, First &
Reade Streets
6 p.m. potluck dinner
7:30 p.m. lesson
8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
dance
Event:
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Screening of Flock of Dodos:
The Evolution/Intelligent Design Circus
Panelists: Calvin Mercer, Religious Studies Program
Director, ECU; Kyle Summers Evolutionary Biology
Mon
State Holiday (no class)
Community Unity Break-
fast
An annual celebration
designed to recognize
the diversity and unity
within the community.
Greenville-Pitt County
Chamber of Com-
merce
7:30 a.m.
*Screening of Flock
of Dodos: The Evolu-
tion/Intelligent Design
Circus
Panelists: Calvin
Mercer, Religious Stud-
ies Program Director,
ECU; Kyle Summers
Evolutionary Biology
Instructor, Associate
Professor of Biology,
ECU; Jason Bond, Phy-
Jogenetics and Specia-
tion, Associate Profes-
sor of Biology, ECU;
Linda Wolfe, Human
and Primate Evolution,
Chair of Anthropology,
Professor of Anthro-
pology; Tricia Kelley,
. Paleontology, Professor
of Geology, UNCW
Hendrix Theater
Tues
Bowling Team Registration
Begins
SRC 207
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Screening of Flock of Dodos:
The Evolution/Intelligent
Design Circus
Panelists: Calvin Mercer,
Religious Studies Program
Director, ECU; Kyle Sum-
mers Evolutionary Biology
Instructor, Associate Pro-
fessor 0 3-5 p.mgy, ECU;
Jason Bond, Phylogenetics
and Speciation, Associate
Professor of Biology, ECU; :
Linda Wolfe, Human and
Primate Evolution, Chair of
Anthropology, Professor of
Anthropology; Tricia Kelley,
Paleontology, Professor of
Geology, UNCW
Hendrix Theater
7 p.m.
Wed
Study Abroad Information
Session.
From 3 until 5 p.m. in
Mendenhall Great Rooms
1 and 2.
Have you always wanted
to study abroad but you
are unsure where to start?
This information session
will answer your questions
about participating in an
ECU-sponsored study
abroad program.
For more information, con-
tact Brandi Dudley, 328-
1937 or dudleyb@ecu.
edu.
to Bohemia?
A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall
7 p.m.
Instructor, Associate Professor of Biology, ECU; Jason
Bond, Phylogenetics and Speciation, Associate Profes-
7 p.m.
sor of Biology, ECU; Linda Wolfe, Human and Primate
Evolution, Chair of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropol-
ogy; Tricia Kelley, Paleontology, Professor of Geology,
UNCW
Hendrix Theater at 7 p.m.
Bush plan to send thousands
more Marines, soldiers to Iraq
(AP) " A brigade of soldiers
based at Fort Bragg will be the first
to move into Iraq under President
Bush's plan to increase troop levels
in the troubled nation, a defense
department official said Tuesday.
The 3,500 soldiers of the 2nd
Brigade of the 82nd Airborne
Division arrived in Kuwait last
week after being deployed on short
notice and poised to move quickly
into the country. oe
Up to.20,000 troops will be
put on alert and be prepared to
deploy under the president's plan,
but the increase.in forces on the
ground will be gradual, said the
official, who requested anonymity
because the plans have not yet been
announced.
By March, about 17,400
Marines from Camp Lejeune are
expected to be in Iraq as well.
About 3,500 paratroopers
from the 82nd Airborne's 3rd
Brigade Combat Team are already
in Iraq along with some 1,800
to 2,000 Marines in two
Lejeune battalions.
N.C. NAACP, other groups
announce march to Legislature
next month
(AP) " The state chapter of
the NAACP and at least 20 other
groups announced plans Tuesday
to march in downtown Raleigh
next month to push their aims at
the General Assembly.
The Feb. 10 march will high-
light a 14 point agenda that includes
more help for public schools, abol-
ishing the death penalty, collective
bargaining power for government
employees and expanding health
care coverage for all.
After a program at Memorial
Auditorium, participants will
march through the city to the
Legislative Building. Speakers at
Tuesday's news conference outside
the building's front doors pledged
to work to keep their issues in
front of lawmakers beyond just
their planned event.
"We need a movement and not
just amoment," said the Rev. Wil-
liam Barber of Goldsboro, the'state
chapter president of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. "We're calling
on people to come from all 100
counties of North Carolina."
Representatives of the state
AFL-CIO, the N.C. Council of
Churches and the Hispanic advo-
cacy group E] Pueblo also spoke in
support of the program.
N.C. pilot walks away after plane,
out of fuel, crash lands
(AP) " A single engine plane
apparently ran out of fuel and
crashed in northeast Ohio on
Tuesday, but the pilot was able to
walk away with minor injuries, the
State Highway Patrol said.
The patrol said the plane flown
by Robert Carpenter, 56, of Pine-
hurst, N.C., apparently ran out of
fuel while headed to the Portage
County Airport. It clipped trees
and crashed south of Ravenna
about 10 miles from the airport.
Carpenter walked to a nearby
home and was taken to Robinson
Memorial Hospital to be checked.
He was treated for minor cuts and
bruises, hospital spokeswoman
Christine Isenbers said.?
Timeline in the rape and murder
case against U.S. soldiers
(AP) " Significant events
in the deployment of the 502nd
Infantry Regiment in Iraq in
2005-06 and the investigation that
led to five soldiers being arrested
and charged with murdering four
members of an Iraqi family on
March 12, 2006. It is based on
court proceedings and documents
viewed by The Associated Press.
March 20, 2006: Green is sum-
moned for an exam by the Combat
Stress Team, his first contact with
the doctors and clinicians since
he was diagnosed as a homicidal
threat. He is diagnosed as having
an anti-social personality disor-
der and deemed unfit for service.
Eight days later, a process for his
discharge from the Army begins
and he is sent home.
May 2006: Green's discharge
from the Army becomes final.
Oct. 18, 2006: The Army
decides to hold courts-martial for
four of the accused soldiers.
Nov. 15, 2006: One of the
accused, Spc. James P. Barker,
pleads guilty to the murders to
avoid the death penalty. As part
of a plea agreement with military
prosecutors, his sentence is limited
to 90 years in exchange for his
cooperation and testimony against
three others.
SCHOLARSHIP
continued from Al
oWe both believe education is
where everything begins,? Kirk-
land said.
Students that wish to learn
more about scholarships offered
through the ECU College of
Education can visit ecu.edu/cs-
educ/scholarships.cfm.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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AWARDS continued from Al
ciate director of Greek Life.
When asked how she felt about
all of the Greek organizations
having an award banquet together,
sophomore social work major
Rallah Burnett, member of Sigma
Gamma Rho stated, oI feel like itTs
a good thing that we can all come
together and have everything as
one for a change.?
Christian also commented on
the change.
olike it [the change], itTs about
a Greek community. It also allowed
us to invite people from outside
the Greek community like the
faculty and community,? she said.
Numerous awards were pre-
sented at the awards banquet
including, Highest Chapter GPA,
Outstanding Community Service,
2006 Chapter of the Year, and
2006 Greek Hall of Fame, just to
name a few.
oWe would like to win the
award for outstanding community
service the most,? said Burnett. oI
feel like itTs important because we
work hard to improve the commu-
nity and encourage other people
to go to school and succeed. ItTs
something to strive for.?
Although each individual fra-
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unique characteristics, they all
have common goals, which are to
provide leadership, scholarship and
service. The first Annual Greek
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mitment to reaching these goals.
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oWhen thereTs a group like
that in a seminar setting, you get
a sense of oYou're not the only oneT
I donTt think anybody completely
overcomes procrastination; itTs
something that goes in waves.?
As people start thinking about
how to change their lives in the new
year, getting a grip on procrastina-
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oHow important is it for you
to save that time?? she asked.
oHow important is it for you to get
those things done and not have it
hanging over your head when you
go to bed at midnight tonight??
Even if she were in bed before
midnight, Maria Burud of Chicago
would find herself waking up with
concerns about the coming day.
Four years ago, she launched her
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firm, the Zanon Group, after years as
an executive with technology compa-
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to keep her on track. Plus; she was a
single mom juggling her three chil-
drenTs sports and musical activities.
She hired Swallow in 2004 for
one-on-one sessions to help her get
organized and stop procrastinating.
Burud said a key tip that Swallow
suggested was to break her tasks
down into small steps to avoid dis-
couragement.
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problem. Now itTs easier to figure
that out,? he said.
Dana White, vice président
of SGA and Media Board chair,
agreed the changes taking place
at the radio station are positive.
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changes,? she said.
oThe radio station has not -
been looked at for nine years,
so itTs time to promote it
more and have more diversity. I
think itTs going to be an event-
ful year, but hopefully after
were done WZMB will be a
better radio station to benefit the
students.?
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One of his eyes had been popped
from the socket and was hanging on
his cheek. His other eye was gone.
His ears were missing. His face and
the back of his,head were separated.
There was a hole in his skull, oand I
could see daylight on the other side,?
Till-Bradley said. oWas it necessary
to shoot him? If thatTs a bullet hole,
was it necessary??
Despite, or rather because ofhow
her son looked, Till-Bradley decided
to have an open casket funeral.
oPeople can sort of:deal with
things they donTt have to look at,?
said Sharpton. Till-Bradley made
America deal with its ugly racial
problem in a way that oa thou-
sand speeches couldnTt have done.?
Roy Bryant and Milan were
arrested for kidnapping and
the murder of Emmett Till.
oThey had to prove they
were superior,? Roy Wilkins, of
the NAACP, said of Bryant and
Milan. oThey had to prove it by
taking away a 14-year-old boy.?
Sheriff H.C. Strider said, oWe
will givea fair and impartial trial and
we donTt need to have the NAACP
and we donTt need their help. We
never had any trouble until some...
go up North and the NAACP talks
to them and they come back down.?
Dan Wakefield, a reporter
for The Nation, remarked that he
was surprised at how much the
town supported the men who had
murdered Till and that journalists
were resented for digging around
where they were not wanted.
oThe reporters were shocked
that everyone in town knew that
these boys murdered the boys...
but they didnTt want the murders
to be punished,? Wakefield said.
The verdict on the murder trial
was as everyone expected: Not guilty.
oWhen they interviewed the
foreman of the jury, he said, It
wouldn't have even taken us that
long, but they told us to make
it look good. So, we had a soda
pop, some beer and then we gave
the verdict,? Till-Bradley said.
Tim Shortley, an anthropol-
ogy graduate student, did not
know much about Emmett Till
before seeing the documentary.
oIt was enlightening, see as I
- didnT'tknow anything about Emmett
Till,? said Shortley. oUnfortu-
nately, injustices like this have been
going on for thousands of years.?
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeasicarolinian.com.
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To the person having trouble with the
best friend, | know how you feel. We
should hang out and become best
friends.
| don't care what anyone says. | will
never call this dorm my home. There is
no place like the home | grew up in.
To the skateboarder who cut me off
" thanks for making me wreck and
breaking my bike. Maybe next time I'll
just slam into you.
A country boy will survive at ECU,
even after all the Yankees take over
our school.
Let's leave the high school drama
in high school and grow up please!
Thanks!
There is a celebrity that goes to our
school!
Where are all of the gentlemen at? |
Happy Leif Erikson Day!
Someone needs to teach the News
Editor how to spell.
If you want to see the video of that guy
on the banner, just search YouTube for
omustard pancakes.?
Why is it so hard to figure out how to
send pirate rants online?
| don't care what you say. | absolutely
loved The Night At The Museum and
have gone to see it twice!
Hey do you remember when | rode
that bike into the creek at the bottom
of the hill?
To the online poker player, sorry for
ruining your life, but thanks for the
extra spending money.
Peanut butter jelly time.
lam a Geology major, what am | going
to do with my life?
lamin Math 0001 and glad, there is an
abundance of hotties there.
There is no fear when deuce has got
your back in a co-op game of Halo.
The people in my classes last semester
were cool, especially in Marketing
Management, these new people
suck.
Sandals in January almost make up for
the 100 degree temps in July.
8 a.m. happens way to early.
| just want to say what's up to my friend
from Connecticut, get back up on that
pogo stick.
Maybe later we'll go ice skating on a
rainbow.
| think about you all the time.
No one cares that youTre gay and you
canTt get married! It won't change...
Democrats don't want homosexuals to
get married either. They just use that
as a way to get you to vote for them.
Trust Me!
For all of you dummies complaining
about bus schedule changes, maybe if
you took the time to read the fliers and
signs that people take their personal
time to put up around campus, you
would have known and wouldn't be late
for class. You're so inconsiderate!
| graduated in 2001 and like reading
Pirate Rants from here in Raleigh...
P.S. " all ACC teams suck!
Stop telling me how to do my job.
| cannot wait until next year. | will
finally be with my girlfriend in a sweet
apartment and will finally get out of this
house with my horrible roommate.
| wish | could get paidT for sitting at
home and watching T.V.!
Financial aid sucks! Thanks to your
wonderful error, my money got put on
hold! | canTt believe the university hires
people who are so rude! :
| really hate it when ITm in the library
doing work and there is someone
talking on their cell phone very loudly.
Do you know how to whisper? Better
yet, you should take your conversation
to a different area. Nobody cares that
you are going to get your nails done!
UGG boots should be out; itTs the damn
South, not the North Pole!
| think the military is the most under-
paid job in the U.S. | think we should
take money from Hollywood stars and
give the money to people who are
risking their lives than to people who
are acting like they are in the military!
My God is still so good to me!
ITm a guy and | need a date to the
North Carolina Nurse Scholars formal
reception ceremony in three weeks.
Any takers?
| made several New Year's resolutions
" and so far, none of them have
worked out, though | have kept up
with them...
It ainTt like in the movies " nice guys do
finish last, all the time.
Apparently, it is possible to be too
much of a Southern gentlemen that
you scare the girls off...
Don't say anything tonight if you're
gonna say good-bye.
oDon't get excited, she'll say no without
a doubt you see. And ITve decided
college girls just won't go out with
me.? :
o80 grand later, | found out that all
that | have learned is that you should
show up to take your finals and your
mid-terms.?
Um... if you're looking for the past
Pirate Rants, theyTre in the Archives
section. Maybe you should look around
a little bit more before you ask such
pointless questions.
Tell Jane to keep it short and give us
more Pirate Rants!
Then why the hell are you taking 21
hours? There is a thing called summer
school.
Why do girls wait for guys to come
to them? Ladies, if you find a guy
attractive, then why not tell him?
For girls who rant about wanting a
good man or relationship, how can |
contact you?
Is it bad that when | found out my soon
to be 24-year-old ex-boyfriend is dating
a 17-year-old high school student | got
a little sick? | didn't think so, because
that's just gross!
When | see you up in the club, ITm
gonna flirt.
There's nothing good on T.V.
anymore.
Bridget Todd, | totally agree with
your opinion on oDateline: To Catch
a Predator.? Perverted Justice and
Chris Hansen are doing nothing but
harassing innocent people who just
want to talk to young boys about sex.
They should just be left to their own .
devices. Now, if only there was a way
to blame George Bush for this. An idea
for a follow-up piece, maybe?
Secretaries are not moms, so do not
act like one!
WhatTs wrong with the Jones
Administration? First the Chief-of-staff
leaves, then the SGA treasurer. Who
is next? The SGA secretary? Why is
everyone trying to leave?
| really liked the article, oA world without
winter.? Good job. | love cold weather,
but today and tomorrow are supposed
to be cold and below freezing at night.
Too bad it won't last long.
Can we please have paper toilet seat
covers available for the bathrooms on
campus? | hate having to spend the
extra time putting toilet paper on the
seat. If ECU needs help with this, just
get the people who did the Greenville
airportTs bathrooms to do it. They can
afford it. Toilets are a big part of our life;
let's make them better for our lives!
Fat chicks need lovinT too, just not
from me.
Tequila is no longer my friend.
Do people with herpes only marry
other people with herpes?
Am | the only one looking forward to
Barefoot on the Mall?
Oh, ITve got a lovely bunch of coconuts.
There they are all standing in a row.
Questioning US.
involvement in
Somalia
Is the West truly the best?
ALEX LAROCCA
OPINION WRITER
In 1954, America provided aid in a coup in Guate-
mala to help stop the spread of communism and secure
AmericaTs ability to keep getting its bananas. In 1953,
America was also present for a coup in Iran to stop the
spread of communism and secure oil for Great Britain.
Many can argue the righteousness of such campaigns,
but history speaks of a different set of facts concerning
these events. The Guatemalan Coup may have caused
two young communists to despise America, and become
avidly anti-Western. Perhaps you have heard of them
~Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. After the Iranian Coup,
many Iranians lost hope in the West and in 1979, revolu-
tion came to the conclusion that the West, i.e. America,
was not only holding them down, but was also evil. This
led us to see that those obackwards Persians? now have
nuclear capability.
After this briefhistory lesson, what am I getting at?
In case you do not follow the news, African Islamists,
part of the Union of Islamic Courts, were recently pushed
out of Somalia. With the West backing the Ethiopian
invasion, I must ask, oWhy??
I followed this event from day one, since the Islamists
began to take over the tribe-infested Somalia. One inter-
esting fact I noticed about Somalia is that it isnTt techni-
cally a country. For the most part it is an amalgamation
of various tribes and unruly warlords. So when I read
about Islamists taking over,] thought oGood! Perhaps the
country will finally find some stability.? Unfortunately
the West, along with the invading Ethiopians, did not
see it this way.
The justification for pushing Islamists out was that,
being Islamic, they could/would harbor terrorists. Of
course this completely ignores that Sheikh Hassan Dahir
Aweys, one of the more powerful leaders of the Islamist
group, was a moderate who is quoted saying, oI am not
a terrorist. But if strictly following my religion and love
for Islam makes me a terrorist, then I will accept the
designation.? The facts are he and the African Islamists
| are not affiliated with any murders of innocents or
any anti-American terrorist movements. The Union
of Islamic Courts and the Brotherhood of Islam are all
organizations that halted violent aggression against the
West years ago and have instead adopted peaceful and
more diplomatic means to spreading their ideas.
In the time before this Islamist invasion, and in my
opinion the times to come, Somalia was very unruly.
Women had to fear for their sanctity, many profession-
als were left with no jobs, food was used as a political
tool, and Technicals, cars with machine guns attached
to their backs, would crazily roam the streets and roads
looking to cause mischief. In the brief time the Islamists
had taken over, women didnTt have to worry about being
disrespected; professionals were urged back into business
and random acts of violence were against othe law.? Why
exactly? The answer lies in the peace of Islam.
Most Somalians are Muslim and stick to their reli-
gion in a serious manner. The Islamists stick to Muslim
law, which, although strict, holds society together in a
manner even westerners can appreciate. Women, chil-
dren, taxes, murder and stealing... all of these and more
are outlined in the Quran and the Hadith and have laws
. in order to structure or stop them. So, for instance, if
It figures that the one time my Rants
are actually used, the paper isnTt
printed. Ugh...
All | want is a dancing hamster. Is that
too much to ask for?
! wish | -was in New York City right .
now.
The drunk bus is awesome, especially
when you're sober.
Is a working wireless connection on
campus too much to ask for?
I'm so glad | don't live all the way up
on College Hill.
Alas, poor fountain, | knew you well.
You shall be missed. The construction
outside of my dorm, however, shall not,
Is it weird that | actually enjoyed the
drunk guy singing Beatles songs
outside my dorm at midnight?
Yay! Pirate Rants are back! My life
just wasnTt the same without them...
No... ITm not going to stop doing
naughty things with my girl to entertain
you... get a life!
Do a barrel roll!
Golf sucks.
My girlfriend thinks ITm obsessed with
Ranting.
You made Just ask Jane take up more
space than the rants today, or just as
much. Clearly, you donTt understand
what the students would rather see...
no one cares to read books from Jane.
Why did you make it so much bigger
thanlastsemester?
Need advice? Want answers? Just ask Jane.
Dear Jane,
Tusually wouldn't get into all this, but there is an issue, that arose and I think
it needs to be addressed, but I don't know how to address it. My roommateTs boy-
friend is homosexual and has been seeing other men sexually, as well as my room-
mate. How do] tell her? I know that this is going to hurt her but so will AIDS.
Signed,
Concerned Roommate
Dear Concerned,
The issue of someone cheating on his or her significant other is always an
issue worth addressing, as far as I am concerned, so I donTt blame you for writing.
that her boyfriend has been doing all the things you claim heTs done. If you tell
her and you cannot back up what you say (keep in mind " she isnTt going to
want to hear it nor believe it to begin with) you may risk losing her as a friend.
If you absolutely feel the need to do something about the situation, you're far
better off confronting him about it. Again, you need to have some kind of hard
evidence first. Hearsay does not count. When he realizes that you know that
heTs been unfaithful, beyond a doubt, perhaps he will be open to what you say.
You may consider telling him that it isnTt right or fair to your friend for him to
keep her in the dark and urge him to explain things to her. Ifhe balks, well, ITm
no psychologist, so ITll just say... tell him you're going to tell her yourself if he
doesnTt (but don't! It isnTt your place). Cheating is not OK and neither is lying by
ItTs particularly difficult since you know more about your roommate's boyfriend
than she apparently does, and thatTs going to weigh heavily on your conscience,
I'm sure. I do not think that you should say anything to her unless you can prove
HereTs to honesty in love and in life,
Jane
omission. One way or another, he needs to inform her himself. Consider yourself
a possible catalyst for getting that to happen, but donTt push too hard and donTt
put yourself in the middle. You donTt want to lose a friend.
you decided to rape a woman, you could have your head
chopped off. Granted, this is very Biblical, but if such a
thing was so widespread then perhaps an outlandish law
such as-decapitation would curve the crime.
So yes, this is different, and it is hard to imagine
such laws for us, but this is a cultural difference. I am
sure that Somalians would find it hard to imagine why
alcohol isnTt available to an American until he or she is
21 or why officers in Wilmington, NC find it all right
to shoot someone over a PS3. This is just the way it is,
and J think our generation needs to accept the age old
saying, oTo each his own.? :
Ina time where a college student simply has to type
oIslam? into Google to discover almost everything about
it will we, as Ameicans, live our lives as those during the
Cold War? We all know that communism is not the devil
incarnate nor is it automatically anti-Western. Although
communism was our big enemy at one point and at one
point it had a chance of spreading, Islam is bigger and
has been around for much longer and leads this writer
to say that if we keep up these oRed-Scare? tactics then
the so called oWar on Terror? is going no where.
Sarah Bell
Editor in Chief
Greg Katski
Sports Editor
Claire Murpy
News Editor
Elise Phillips
Asst. Pulse Editor
Sarah Campbell
Pulse Editor
Zach Sirkin
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ItTs Friday night and a group of
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As promised, this week ITm look-
ing at last yearTs music in a slightly
different way " The albums that
just didnTt make it, and, truthfully,
weren't even close to making it.
Each album has slightly differ-
ent reasons for making the list, be
in a drain of inspiration, a lack of
talent or a host of other reasons...
I'll just let the list speak for itself.
1. The Decemberists - The
Crane Wife: First off, I love the
Decemberists. Colin Meloy is a
musical genius and has a great
voice, both literally and poeti-
cally. But this album rings less
like a Decemberists album and
more like a... hodgepodge of elec-
tric crap. The biggest thing that
bugs me about this one? The
band is getting huge credit for
stepping outside themselves. and
adding the electric instruments
" I just happen to think that it
doesnTt work for MeloyTs vocal style.
2. Bruce Springsteen - We
Shall Overcome: The Seeger Ses-
sions: | love the Boss, too. Spring-
steen always brings it home for
me, except last year. I donTt know
if itTs because Springsteen is a true
from-the-streets-rocker, covering
folk tunes on this album, but the
end result was cheesy and seemed
overall un-hip, the antithesis of
what.he stands for.
3. Sufjan Stevens - The Ava-
lanche: Outtakes and Extras
from the Illinois Album: Alright,
already. A few good tracks on
this one, and one billion different
versions of oChicago.? Seriously
though, I would have liked to have
seen a new state from Stevens,
instead of a re-hashing of outtakes
from Illinois, which was packed with
tons of tracks already. If anything,
this album proved he definitely
chose the right songs to put on the
album... these ones don't do it.
4. Mars Volta - Amputechture:
ITm in love with Omar Rodriguez-
LopezTs guitar playing style, but on
my first listen of this one, I thought »
it was horrible. The second time
around, it grew on me a little, but
not enough to save it from making
this list. Maybe it was the lyrics or
the track order, but this one falls
short. :
5. The Strokes - First Impres-
sions of Earth: The Strokes aren't a
bad band. I like their music, but my
got an OK album, but even still,
they've yet to tap the brilliance of
their first full-length.
6. Neil Young - Living With
War: \ know Young is a protest
singer, but I think this album is,
at least lyrically, his worst, and
the worst ITve heard all year. ItTs
too forced and too obvious, like
that bad Rilo Kiley anti-Bush tune
from their last album, itTs lame
and bad (assuming you can ever
consider protest songs not lame
and not bad.)
7. Willie Nelson - Songbird:
This sounds like Ryan Adams,
not Willie Nelson. No surprise,
AdamsT production led to his
band, The Cardinals, backing
Nelson and ruining what, I think,
could have been a major come-
back album for the aging Nelson.
Vocally solid, but the arrange-
ments didnTt impress me.
8. Scissor Sisters - Ta-dah!:
Too much of this album sounded
similar. There were a lot of cre-
ative tunes and good styling that
reminded me of some Paul McCart-
ney and Wings albums, but in the
end, it wound up a slightly bland,
over-the-top production.
9. Matisyahu - Youth: | just
donTt like him. Plain and simple,
I think Matisyahu is awful and
itTs a shame that people think
itTs so amazing that heTs this
spiritual rapper. Not so impres-
sive, sorry.
10. Matthew Friedberger
- Winter Women/Holy Ghost
Language School: This was a
hard one for me to put on the
list, but I think itTs true. I love
everything heTs done with the
Fiery Furnaces, and this album
wasnTt so much bad as it is disap-
. pointing " maybe I was expecting
something else, but it irks me that
I canTt listen to any of the songs
from theseTalbums by themselves.
Still, not a bad buy, if you're look-
ing for something thatTs a little
more long-play than the Fiery
Furnaces stuff.
Still, hopefully 2007 will
bring better luck for these art-
ists and others. ThereTs plenty of
time left in this year to have some
great albums and undiscovered
gems. LetTs just hope itTs a good ~
year for music.
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The rebirth of the thriller
Children of MenT
redefines a genre
BEN HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
Early January has the dis-
tinction of being a very slow
period in cinema. Usually studios
put out leftovers from the late
December Oscar rush or medio-
cre fillers until late February.
This is why Children of Men is
such a welcome and much needed
surprise.
The film redefines the concept
of the thriller and sets a high bar
for the mixture of creativity and
overall entertainment value in
a thriller. Thrillers come in all
shapes and sizes.
On one hand there is Seven, the
very well done detective thriller,
and on the other hand there is The
Sixth Sense, possibly the only good
movie to ever come out of a wan-
nabe Hitchcock. The thriller genre
is the most diverse group of movies
and there are many films vying
to become the best. While it may
not be the best thriller of all time,
Children of Men certainly deserves
its spot among the top 15.
The filmTs plot is original yet
disturbingly prophetic. It is set in
the year 2027 in England and Earth
is in a state of utter chaos. There is
constant warfare, severe prosecu-
tion of immigrants and worst of
all women have become infertile.
Clive Owen, the man who
rightfully should have been James
Bond, stars as Theo. Owen is
excellent as always and in this film
he does a great job of showing his
ability to play both dramatic and
action roles in the same film.
Julianne Moore, known for a
variety of roles from The Hours to
Hannibal to even Jurassic Park: The
Lost World. MooreTs role is very
pivotal yet surprisingly short.
Clive Owen stars alongside Julianne Moore in the thriller Children of Men.
The great Michael Caine, star
of such masterful films as Zulu
and The Man who Would be King,
stars as a political cartoonist who
plays a father figure to Theo.
The supporting cast is made up
of largely unknown actors although
these actors do a great job of keep-
ing up with their heavyweight
leads and holding up the story.
In the movie, the state of near
martial law and the constant
chaos seems very much like what
the world is heading towards in
reality. The cultural and social
fabrics of the world are constantly
being unraveled and destroyed in
the inferno known as ignorance
and arrogance. The inhuman
prosecution of immigrants is a
central focal point of the film.
It is hard to turn on the news
without hearing something about
the immigration debate. Each day
there are more restrictions put on
immigrants and at the current
pace is it very likely the world will
end up very much like the world
in the film where immigrants are
herded into detention camps and
slaughtered like animals for the
slightest infraction. Humanity
is destroying itself and instead
of rectifying the problem with
meaningful and efficient solu-
tions, politicians and activism
groups attempt to disguise the
problem with endless rhetoric.
Children of Men is a breath of
fresh air in a blackened smoke
stack. Its creativity along with
its excellent acting and direct-
ing make the film an excellent
start to what should be a very
exciting year in cinema. The
film transcends the typical drab
of many movies and enters the
much sought after realm of cin-
ematic art.
Overall Grade: A
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games that are compatible with
it; this number was just around
10 by the end of last year.
Those who love to travel and
do so often may find themselves
lusting for a system that can go
wherever their heart desires. This
is where the portable systems
come into play.
For a mere $130 a Nintendo
DS Lite can be purchased. The
DS Lite features two three inch
screens, a touch screen, a
rechargeable battery and Wi-
Fi connectivity for online and
local networking.
A major advantage for those
purchasing this system is that
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
games are compatible with the DS;
therefore the choices are endless
when it comes to picking a game.
The Sony Playstation Por-
table is available for around
$200 which is a bit pricier
than the DS Lite, but in the
long-run a much better deal.
The PSP allows owners to play
MP3s and videos from memory
stick cards or UMD discs,
which can be purchased for
about $20.
Game systems are becom-
ing a large source of entertain-
ment in our society. From the
young who play after school
with friends to the college
students who spend sleepless
Out of the box
nights battling to get to the next
level, it is clear that gaming is
here to stay.
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Comparison of recently released game consoles:
Sony PlayStation 3
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Blu-ray Disc drive that
plays high- definition
games and movies,
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High-speed processor,
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high- definition video: those
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menTs ice hockey team (9-1,
9-0 in BRHC, 18 points); the
Pirates practice every Tues-
day and Thursday at 9 p.m. at
Bladez On Ice, located on the
corner of Red Banks Road
and Evans Street
The ECU menTs ice hockey
teamTs regular season confer-
ence record for the 2005-06
season, accumulating 18
points; the team has equaled
the win and points total from
last year at the midway point
in the season
9RD
Seed the ECU menTs ice
hockey team received going
into the Blue Ridge Hockey
Conference playoffs in 2005-
2006 out of the Southwest
Division; the top three seeds
frem both the Southwest and
Northeast divisions make
the conference tournament;
the Pirates upset no. 2 VMI
(5-2) and no. 1 Clemson (5-3)
to make it to the conference
championship against Rich-
mond; ECU lost the champi-
onship game 6-4, ending the
season as runner-up in the
conference and Southwest ..
Division Champion
Percentage of shots on goal
that Brent Falcon, starting
goalie for the ECU menTs
ice hockey team, has saved;
Falcon has logged a whoop-
ing 540 minutes in the net in
nine starts as goalie, saving
222 of an attempted 250
shots
19
Number of strikeouts in
83.2 innings pitched for new
Pirate closer Shane Mat-
thews; as part of ECUTs
starting rotation last year,
Matthews went 5-3 with a
4.73 ERA; Matthews (who
was drafted by the San Fran-
cisco Giants in the 2006
MLB draft, but decided to
stay at ECU) is ideal for the
closer role, and thrived in the
position playing for the Cape
Cod League in the off-season
Record of the ECU baseball
team in 2006, missing NCAA
regional play for the first
time since 1998; the Pirates
reached the Columbia Super
Regional, in Columbia S.C. in
2004, losing a best-of-three
series to the South Carolina
Gamecocks in two games
They said it
oJ donTt think I could coach
a losing hockey, team. I have
the up most respect for the
basketball coaches because I
couldnTt coach a team that had
losing record and I have a real
problem with that. Winning
becomes contagious, and guess
what, losing becomes conta-
gious too."
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ing on how he envisions success tn the
second half of the season.
oT certainly wasnTt pleased
with the way things ended last
year and my expectations are
high for this season. This team
is hungry right now and ITm
seeing a different sense of focus
with them.?
-ECU baseball Head Coach
Billy Godwin
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Pirates deck competition
halfway through season
MenTs ice hockey team seeks
Blue Ridge Championship
JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER
In only their
second year of com-
petition (last year the
team went 9-1), the
ECU menTs ice hockey
team sits in first place
in the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC)
southwest division and are on pace to not only
win the league championship, but might even
go to nationals.
Head Coach Wayne Cox feels that the team
is in control of its own destiny.
oThe first half of the season was a success,?
said Cox. oThe only thing we can really control
is our own future in respect to winning hockey
games. We are 9-0 in the Blue Ridge. The initial
goal is to win the Blue Ridge. From there is to get
to nationals and compete well in nationals.?
Cox also thought the PiratesT success in the
first half of the season set the team up for greatT
things in the second half, even though he admits
that there are still some tough games ahead.
oIf you look upon our season as like playing
a golf hole, what we have done over the first half
of the season, basically, is to put the tee shot 300
yards down the middle,? Cox said. oWe have
150 yards in but we still got a couple of traps
around us but we're in pretty darn good posi-
tion right now.?
The first half of the season wasnTt without
a low moment, however. The Pirates dropped a
5-4 decision to Loyola College in which junior
forward Corey Fleitz thought they should have
won.
oWe're 9-1. We had a tough loss against a
team we should have beat (Loyola). Other than
that, we had a great first semester? said Fleitz,
who had five goals and eight assists in first
semester play.
Statistical wise the Pirates were very.domi-
nating, tallying 18 points in BRHC action. The
team scored 80 goals, while only allowing 31.
Freshmen Kyle Johnson tallied eight goals and
five assists over the 10 games played. Freshmen
Dan Duda and Mitchell Sears, scored six goals
to go along with an outstanding 11 assists each.
Brent Flacon, the team president as well as the
see HOCKEY page All
Photos by Zach Sirkin
ECUTs hockey team brings back many players from
The Pirates of the ice prepare for the Canes Cup in Raleigh, hosted by N.C. State.
itTs.inagural season. Last year the Pirates finished as runner-up to Richmond in the BRHC.
ECU menTs
basketball
team gets
caught in a
hurricane
(AP) " Rod Earls scoredT 25
points, hitting 7-of-9 3-point
attempts, as Tulsa pulled away
from ECU in the second half for
a 67-49 victory on Wednesday in
the Conference USA opener for
both basketball teams.
Tulsa (11-3), which has won
all 11 of its home games this
season, also received 12 points
and eight assists from point guard
Brett McDade and 10 points from
freshman Ben Uzoh.
Darrell Jenkins scored 15
points and fellow guard Jeremy
Ingram added nine to lead East
Carolina (5-9).
The PiratesT duo was hot
through the first 25 minutes, as
ECU shot 60 percent and trailed
33-32 at the half. ECU then made
four of its first five shots in the
second half.
The score was 42-42 until a
short jumper by TulsaTs Charles
Ramsdell " his first basket in
seven attempts " started a 12-2
run that gave the Golden Hur-
ricane command at 54-44 with
seven minutes left.
A 3-point play on a twisting
drive by McDade gave Tulsa a 57-
48 lead with 5:14 left. Earls blew
the game open with consecutive
3-pointers from the corner that
made it 65-48 with 2:10 to go.
ECU played a packed-in
zone the entire first half. Tulsa
responded by attempting 20 of
its 28 first-half shots from behind
the 3-point line.
Tulsa finished 11-of-29 on 3-
-pointers for 37.9 percent, slightly
better than its overall field-goal
percentage of 37 percent. The
Golden Hurricane also forced 20
turnovers and outrebounded the
Pirates 34-30.
After threatening to become
the first team to shoot over 50
percent against Tulsa since Doug
Wojcik became the Golden Hurri-
caneTs head coach last season, the
Pirates finished at 45.9 percent,
making Just 5-of-17 in the second
half (29 percent).
Earls, a junior guard who
sat out last season with a broken
foot, leads Tulsa with a scoring
average of just over 12 points per
game, but has scored 47 points in
the past two games.
Pirates hit the field with a clean slate
Pirates begin
and day at this point.
preparation for
upcoming season
RONNIE WOODWARD
SPORTS WRITER
The ECU baseball team con-
ducted its first official practice
of the 2007 season Wednesday
afternoon at Clark-LeClair Sta-
dium. The spirited three hour
session marked the first time the
entire team has practiced together
since closing fall practice in early
December. Coach Billy Godwin
was excited to begin practice and
is eager to begin his second season
as Head Coach of the Pirates.
oThe intensity was great for the
first day and we had a very solid
practice,? said Godwin. oThis is a
great time for our players, coaches
and fans and we're just excited to
get things going again.?
ECU finished last season with
"a 33-26 record, missing NCAA
Regional play for the first time
since 1998. Godwin said that the |
team had a tremendous fall prac-
tice and the difference between last
yearTs team and this yearTs is night
oI certainly wasnTt pleased with
the way things ended last year and
my expectations are high for this
season,? said Godwin, who enjoyed
great success at Louisburg Col-
lege before coming to ECU. oThis
team is hungry right now and ITm
seeing a different sense of focus
with them.?
The Pirates will look to rely on
their pitching this season. Godwin
has strengthened the bullpen by
moving pitcher Shane Matthews
to the closer role. Matthews, has
been a dependable starting pitcher
for ECU since the 2004 season, but
enjoyed great success in the Cape
Cod League this past summer
pitching out of the bullpen. Mat-
thews is returning to ECU for his
Junior season despite being drafted
by the San Francisco Giants in the
2006 MLB draft.
oPitching is setting up to be one
of our strengths,T Godwin said. oI
feel real good about our bullpen sit-
uation, it will be nice to roll Shane
out there in the ninth inning.?
Matthews is looking to carry
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Photo by Zach Sirkin
The Pirate pitchers loosen up at the first practice of the season outside Keith Le-Clair Stadium.
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HOCKEY continued from A10
main goalie, totaled 222 saves
to go along with only 28 goals
aloud on 250 shot attempts.
Assistant coach Todd Carter
didnTt think the team needed to
change a thing in the second
half of season. He thought they,
should continue playing in the
exact same fashion.
oYou certainly donTt have to
reinvent the wheel said Carter. If
we were 3-7, we would certainly
have to change something, but
right now, like Coach Cox said,
we Just keep building on our suc-
cesses and grow from there.?
Coach Cox agreed with
Carter, but he would like to see
the freshmen play to their own
level.
oIf there is one thing that I
would like to see changed, and
itTs very minor, is that we have a
lot of freshman that contribute
significantly to the team,? Cox
said. oITd like to see the fresh-
men play to their own level
and not necessarily to the level
of competition we are playing
against. If this team plays at the
level they are capable of playing,
we shouldn't lose hockey games.
If we play at 85 percent of our
capacity, we would beat teams
in the top two. or three in the
south easily. We have that kind
of talent.?
Even with all the success the |
Pirates have had in only their
first two years, team president
and goalie Brent Falcon admit-
ted that he did not envision suc-
cess this fast.
oGoing into our first season
we were excited just to have a
team, and by our estimation a
much more talented team than
we have ever anticipated for the
first year said Falcon. We were
absolutely blown away when
we had between 300-400 fans
at every home game that year.
We knew we would win games,
but we had no idea that anyone
would care about ice hockey in
eastern North Carolina. The
response the media, university
and community showed was
unimaginable. It feels great
to know that we have created
something that will be a part
of ECU for years to come. It's
clear to. us that an ice hockey
team is something ECU and the
Greenville community wanted
and has embraced and we will
continue to do everything we can
to put the highest caliber hockey
team on the ice year in and year
out,? said Falcon.
In a sign of just how big the
hockey craze as become over
the last two years here at ECU,
Pirate Radio 1250 is-doing a
promotion in conjunction with
the menTs basketball team call-
ing for a oblackout.? UBE will be
selling special black oArrrrrgh!?
T-shirts sponsored by Pirate
Radio 1250 in hopes that those
in attendance at both events
will wear the shirts creating
the oblackout.? Pirate Radio
will also be broadcasting the
six home hockey games this
semester.
The Pirates return to action
thisweekend as they compete in
the Canes Cup in Raleigh. They
will be facing stiff competition
in Duke, N.C. State and Virginia
Tech in three straight days of -
action. The team returns to
Bladez on Ice on Jan. 19 to play a
huge two game divisional series
with Appalachian State.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
BASEBALL continued from A10
the momentum and confidence
he gained in the summer into the
2007 season.
oTm the closer now and ITm
real happy with that,? Matthews
said of his new role. oI also think
we have more depth with our
pitching staff this year and that
will play out better for us.?
Both Godwin and Matthews
said that even though the pitching
staff will be strong this year, they
are confident in the teamTs abil-
ity to hit the ball and the offense
could surprise some people.
ECU lost two important
hitters in departed seniors Jake
Smith and Adam Witter. Smith
and Witter combined for 27
home runs and 107 RBIs for the
Pirates last year. Smith won the
2006 Johnny Bench Award, which
goes to the nationTs top collegiate
catcher. He will likely be replaced
by David Forbes, a transfer from
Campbell University, or Corey
Kemp, a transfer from Young
Harris Junior College. Godwin
admitted thatTs itTs hard to replace
a player like Smith but he is confi-
dent in both playersT ability.
oForbes and Kemp have donea
great job and to be honest itTs not
really one of my biggest concerns
right now,? Godwin said. oI feel
confident that they will step in and
do the things we need them to do.?
The team will practice and
scrimmage against each other
for almost four more weeks, and
Godwin is emphasizing funda-
mentals as his team prepares for
the upcoming season.
oT always to try to emphasize
the little things and thatTs usu-
ally what makes the difference
in the successful programs,? said
Godwin. oWe just have to do the
little things correctly and do
them better than anybody else
we play.?
The Pirates first game is
scheduled for Feb. 2 when it hosts
Liberty for a weekend series.
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