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The East Carolinian VOLUME 82, ISSUE 41 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17, 2007

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food and fun at the
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week of practice ECU
has some questions
to answer. First up,
who will replace the
offensive punch of last
season's standouts,
Adam Witter and

Jake Smith? Read

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their home court
against Rice. Check
out the sports section
to see if ECU has any
hope for a turn around
before some critical
conferénce match-

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Dr. KingTs legacy lives on through students

Photos by Zach Sirkin

Sauk.

MLK Day Volunteer
Challenge held on
Monday

KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER

Many students helped the
community and honored civil
rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., by participating in the
MLK Day Volunteer Challenge
on Monday.

There was an opportunity for
students to choose from 15 differ-
ent volunteer projects that ranged
from making greeting cards,
delivering food to the elderly or
playing bingo with the elderly.

Some of the volunteer sites
included The Little Willie Center,
Family Violence Program Inc.
of Pitt County, and the Ronald
McDonald House.

Registration and breakfast
was from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. A brief
reflection activity was completed
from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m.

The reflection was conducted
by a member of the volunteer staff
that helped coordinate the event.

This part of the event tested
the students on what elements
they thought goes into having

a stable community by asking
them oif you were mayor for a
day,? how would you control the
community.

From 9:30 to 12:30 p.m., the
students worked at their volunteer
sites with other students who also
signed up for that project.

Transportation was not pro-
vided for the students who par-
ticipated in the volunteer projects.
Getting the students to meet new
people and carpool with them was
apart of the challenge of the day.

Shawn Moore, volunteer and
community partner coordinator,
said the challenge is to get them
diversified so that not all the
people from the same organization
works together.

oDr. King was all about com-
munity service and getting people
to interact with one another in
a peaceful, meaningful way and
thatTs what I think weTre dong here
today,? said Moore.

The MLK Day Challenge was
sponsored by the volunteer center.
Moore was the leader of organiz-
ing the event.

Moore said that the entire
volunteer staff was a big help with
coordinating this volunteer project.

oMost of our stuff is a total
group effort because I canTt do any-

thing without them,? Moore said.

Students can apply these hours
to their clubs, organizations and
classes if their professors will
allow them to do so. The hours are
kept on file in the volunteer center.

According to Moore, this is
about the fifth year that the vol-
unteer center has sponsored the
MLK Day Challenge. Another
challenge is on the agenda for
next year.

Make a Difference Day, is the
next event that the center will
sponsor. This event is similar to
MLK Day Challenge because it
provides students with a choice of
multiple volunteer projects.

The difference in the two
events is that transportation will
be provided for the Make a Dif
ference Day.

That event was held last year
to try to engage freshman students
early on in volunteering in the com-
munity. Upperclassmen also par-
ticipated in the event and it will be
open to everyone again this year.

To learn more about how you
can volunteer in the community,
visit ecu.edu/volunteer or call
328-2735.

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

ECU's chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha and Zeta Eta Lambda participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. walk, which began at the top of College Hill and ended at Mendenhall Student Center.

Manning delivers
update on school case
at PDK meeting

ZACK HILL
STAFF WRITER

Superior Court Judge Howard
Manning attended the January
meeting of Phi Delta Kappa to give
an update on the Leandro case,
which deals with North CarolinaTs
public school system.

The Leandro case began in
1994 when five countiesT parents

and school boards filed a lawsuit
against the state board. of education
and the State of North Carolina
claiming that they had not been
provided enough money to give
the students a good education.

The five low-wealth counties
were soon joined by six city school
districts who said the State had not
given enough funds for students at-
risk or students for whom English is
a second language.

The suit made it all the way to
the State Supreme Court, where it
was decided that North CarolinaTs
state constitution guarantees, oevery

English Education Club
holds inaugural meeting

A brand new
organization on
campus

ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER

Thursday, Jan. 11, the brand
new English Education Club held
its first meeting of the semester.

The ENED club, which was
developed at the end of last semes-
ter, plans to bring students together
for networking, volunteer opportu-
nities and social activities.

Wilson Lee, junior and chair-
man of fundraising for the ENED
club, said that the organization was
formed to give students an oppor-
tunity to talk with people who have
the same interests and goals.

oThere wasnTt an English club
on campus, but there were clubs
for everything else,? said Lee. oWe
produce a lot of teachers here so
we figured an English club would
work out nicely. ItTs great to see
people who are interested in some-
thing have somewhere to apply
themselves in that field.?

The ENED clubis also a service
organization. The members plan
to take part in many community
service activities including tutor-
ing and volunteering at schools.

Lee said the first big project

the organization will take part in

~ involves helping-a school in east

Guilford County that lost-every-
thing in a fire. The club hopes~
to help re-establish the school by
donating school supplies and help-
ing to rebuild lesson plans lost in
the fire.

The ENED members believe
that joining this organization will
be very beneficial to students and
also a fun opportunity.

oItTs a good time to join a club
anytime in college, that way you
have some resume oJove,? as I like
to call it,T Lee said.

oSince we are a brand new
organization, you can say you
helped to charter a club which looks
really great on a resume.?

Along with looking good on a
resume, this club gives students the
opportunity to discuss ideas and
share teaching techniques.

Lindsey Ford, president of
ENED, believes that this club will
bea great post graduation resource
as well. She said that the organiza-
tion will help to build a network
for students, allowing them to get
advice and help from people going
into the same profession.

Ford also said that the group
hopes to compile an online data-
base of lesson plans for graduated

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Photo by Zach Sirkin

child... an opportunity to receive a
sound basic education.?

oThat right belongs to the
child, not the principal, not the
superintendent, and not the school

oboard,? said Manning. oThis is not

about you, this is about the child.?
After the review by the State

Supreme Court the case was sent

back to Superior Court, where it
came under the review of Manning,
who found that there are three basics
needed to provide a sound, basic
education.

oEvery classroom has to have a
competent, certified teacher. Every

school has to be led by a well-
trained, competent principal. And
you haye to have the resources to
supply whatever the teachers and
principals come up with for academic
programming,? Manning said.
oTtTs so simple it will scare you.?
Since the ruling, Manning threat-
ened to shutdown more than a dozen
schools in the state if they did not
step up to a few standards, one stat-
ing that they should have 90 percent
of the students testing at Level III.
oI have 17 schools in this.state
under my thumb,? Manning said.
Manning said that a lot of the

| Superior Court Judge Manning speaks at ECU meeting

problem came from within the
schoolsT staffs.

oI told them to resign, retire or
get out. When yourre not perform-
ing you better change or get out,?
Manning said.

oThe students are the end product
and we're dropping the ball. We've
got to have accountability. When
you have teachers in classrooms that
just want to get through the day
itTs a violation of every child in the
classroomTs constitutional rights.?

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

Local belly dancing instructor, Donna Whitley, tastes one of the varieties of Japanese tea at the ceremony.

ECU hosts Japanese tea ceremony
presentation and tea tasting

Japan Center East
continues cultural
enrichment

BY LISA URAM
STAFF WRITER

On Jan. 11, ECUTs Japan
Center East, which is commit-
ted to strengthening the bond
between the U.S. and Japan, held
a cultural enrichment event about
the traditional tea ceremonies that
have been performed for centuries
in Japan. \

The objective of the demon-

stration was to allow people to
better understand a culture that
immerses itself into our society.

oJapanese companies have
a large economic impact in our
community,? said Chikako Massey,
interim director of Japan Center
East.

Currently there are over 150
Japanese companies in North
Carolina alone and they provide
around 700 jobs in Pitt County.

The event began with a brief
discussion on the history of the
beautiful ritual that was started
by a Japanese monk in the 12th
century. As the popularity of tea

drinking grew, the Japanese began
learning how to cultivate and pre-
pare it locally.

oThese teas are the embodi-
ment of Zen,? said Massey. oThey
have no comparison to those you
are used to in the local restaurants.?

Massey, who was dressed in a
kimono inherited from her family,
also wore a traditional zori, a type
of footwear with split-toe socks.
Roughly 35 people of all ages in
attendance joined Massey in the
demonstration of the movements
that would be used during the

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News

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Hispanic Film Series: Screen-
ing of Machuca

Thursday, Jan. 25, 5:30
- 8:30 p.m. in Bate 1010
Directed by Andrés Wood,
this coming-of-age film, set in
1973 right before the military
coup, follows the friendship
that develops between two
boys, Gonzalo and Pedro, who
meet when the director of a
private school.

All films will be shown in
their original language, with
English subtitles. Films are
not rated and may include
adult content. Discussion
after each screening, for those
interested.

Visit ecu.edu/cs-cas/foreign/
hispanicfilm.cfm.

Contact Juan José Daneri at
328-5523 or danerij@ecu.
edu for more information.

Information session on trip
to Japan:

Thursday, Jan. 25, 5:30 - 7

p.m. in the Willis Building. -

The Japan Center East is lead-
ing a trip to Japan, including
the cities of Tokyo, Hakone and
Kyoto. This information ses-
sion will give details about the
trip planned for later this year.
Visit ecu.edu/japancen-
tereast

Contact Chikako S. Massey
at masseyc@ecu.edu or 737-
1352 for more information.

Contra Dance

Friday, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m.,
lesson; 8 - 10:30 p.m. dance.
This event will take place in
the Willis Building.

Live, old-time and Celtic :

music by a string band.
Admission charged. 752-
7350. Asmoke- and alcohol-
free event.

The Third Annual Jean Mills
Health Symposium

Friday, Feb. 9, 9 a.m..--
4:30 p.m. and Saturday,
Feb. 10, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at
The Hilton-Greenville, 207
Greenville Blvd.

Sponsored by the ECU School

of Allied Health Sciences in
collaboration with the ECU
Medical Foundation, Pitt
Memorial Hospital Foundation
and Eastern AHEC, the sym-
posium will address current
health issues affecting Afri-
can-American and Hispanic
population

The fee is $25 for the sympo-
sium and $15 for students if
received by Feb. 2. After Feb.
2, registration is $30 and $20
for students. Online registra-
tion is available at eahec.edu.
edu. There is no fee to exhibit
at the health fair and informa-
tion should be provided free of
charge to participants.

Visit ecu.edu/ah or contact
Dr. Beth Velde at (252) 744-
6012 or at veldeb@ecu.edu
for more information.

Urinetown

In McGinnis Auditorium,
Thursday, Feb. 22 through
Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.
except Sunday at 2 p.m.
One of the most uproariously
funny musicals in recent
years, Urinetown is a hilari-
ous tale of greed, corruption,
love and revolution in a time
when water is worth its weight
in gold. In a Gotham-like
city, a terrible water -short-
age, caused by a 20-year
draught, has led to a govern-
ment-enforced ban on private
toilets. The citizens must use
public amenities, regulated
by a single malevolent com-
pany that profits by charging
admission for one of human-
ityTs most basic needs. Amid
the people, a hero decides
heTs had enough, and plans
a revolution to lead them all
to freedom! Inspired by the
works of Bertolt Brecht and
Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an
irreverently humorous satire
in which no one is safe from
scrutiny. Praised for reinvigo-
rating the very notion of what
a musical could be, Urinetown
catapults the comedic romp
into the new millennium with
its outrageous perspective,
wickedly modern wit and
sustained ability to produce
gales of unbridled laughter.
Visit theatre-dance.ecu.edu
for more information. Ticket
Required

1 Wed

Wellness Wednesday Fit
Stop " Folic Acid Aware-
ness

Todd and West End
Dining Halls

11:30 a.m.

- Study Abroad Informa-

tion Session

Have you always wanted
to study abroad but are
unsure where to start?
This information session
will answer your ques-
tions about participating
in an ECU-sponsored
study abroad program.

Mendenhall Great
Rooms 1 & 2
3-5p.m.

*Wheelchair Rugby Drop-
in game

This sport combines
elements of basketball,
football and hockey.
Similar to the able-
bodied version of rugby,

Thu

Graduate Student
Council Meeting
Mendenhall Student
Center room 221
6-8p.m.

Business Fashion
Show

An effort to teach the ~

students of ECU how
to properly dress for
success. Ann Taylor
Loft will be offering
job placement oppor-
tunities along with dis-
counts for their stores.
Rivers Building room
105

5-6p.m.

Tales of the Beijing
Opera
Hendrix Theatre

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Last day to apply for
graduation in May

Public Reception for Still
- An Exhibition featuring
the work of Amy Freeman
and Annie Hogan

For additional information
please call Emerge Gal-
lery & Art Center at (252)
551-6947. or e-mail
heather@emergegallery.
com

Emerge Gallery & Art
Center 404 S. Evans
St., Uptown Greenville
between Fifth and Forth
Streets

6-9p.m.

AIMO Fashion Show
Support ECUTs Apparel
and Interiors Merchandis-
ing Org. in the oBattle of
the Boutiques? Fashion
Show

Tickets are $5 when pur-
chased in Wright Plaza,

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17,2007 PAGE A2

ECU Hosts Great Deci-
sions Seminars

- Sponsored by the World

Affairs Council of east-
ern North Carolina and
ECU, the lecture series
will feature academic
and professional experts
on the Middle East, cli-
mate change, Mexico,
migration, South Africa,
war crimes, Central Asia
and children. Full-time
students and teachers
can attend for free.
Rivers West Building
auditorium "~

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Want to see your event
here?
Submit your calendar
listings online at thee-
astcarolinian.com/cal-
endar.

Intramural Racquetball Reg-
istration

Student Recreation Center
room 207

10 a.m.

*Featured Event
Wheelchair Rugby Drop-in game

This sport combines elements of basketball, football and hockey.

Tues

Nutrition for the New Year
Registration required, call
328-6387 to register.
Student Recreation Center
room 238

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Better Breathing - Better
Health Seminar

The program is for patients,
parents/relatives, friends
or anyone interested in
learning about shortness of
breath and other breathing
problems.

Edwin W. Monroe AHEC
Conference Center, 2000
Venture Tower Dr.

6-8 p.m.

teams of four partici-
pants attempt to score
a goal by crossing a
designated line with a
volleyball. Individuals
both with and without
disabilities can play the
game. Individual play-
ers may register on-site
prior to each night of
play.

SRC Sports Forum
8-9p.m.

$7 at the door.
Club AQUA
9-11 p.m.

Similar to the able-bodied version of rugby, teams of four participants

attempt to score a goal by crossing a designated line with a volleyball.

Individuals both with and without disabilities can play the game. Indi-

vidual players may register on-site prior to each night of play.
SRC Sports Forum ;
8-9p.m.

Frozen-dessert school is a cool
place to learn

(AP) " Steve Heaps came all the
way to Winston-Salem from Madison,
Wis., to learn how to make gelato.
He received his education in making
the Italian ice cream at Carpigiani
Frozen Dessert University, or FDU,
a program at Carpigiani-USA on
Industrial Drive.

The company, which has 28 employ-
ees and distributors throughout
Canada and in the United States,
services machines from throughout

North America, and trains technicians _

and service providers.
Corti said that the company has
developed advance courses to include

information about trends in the indus-
try before they fade way.

oThe university is another way of
having an inside look into the indus-
try,? he said. co

He recommends Carpigiani equip-
ment for anyone who wants to get
into the gelato business.

oCarpigiani makes the absolute best
equipment for gelato,? he said.
Schneider, a pastry chief and choco-
latier, sells chocolates that she makes
by hand. She is moving to bigger
space and wants to add gelato.

New section of Raleigh interstate
speeds travelers
(AP) " A new stretch of Interstate

Authorities suspect
arson in church fires

Federal agencies
working with local law
enforcement on case

ZACK HILL
STAFF WRITER

Weekend fires that damaged
one church and left another barely
standing are now under investiga-
tion by not only the Greenville
Police Department, but the F-B.1.,
among other agencies.

oWe're investigating a sus-
pected arson with the task force,?
said Cpl. Kip Gaskins of the
Greenville Police Department. The
task force also includes the S.B.I.,
the Greenville Fire Department,
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms and the Pitt County
SheriffTs Department.

The two fires, one at Memorial
Baptist Church and the other at
Unity Free Will Baptist Church,
occurred Saturday night.

Gaskins said that the fire at
Memorial Baptist Church was

called in at 10:36 p.m. An hour

later, fire fighters were on their
way to the second blaze of the
night, at Unity Free Will Baptist.

Battalion Chief Sandy Harris
of the Greenville Fire Depart-
ment agreed with the assessment
of many that the fire at Memorial
was one of the largest in the city
in the past decade.

oIt was a very large fire,? said
Harris. oItTs a big building with
a lot of wingT, and that became a
major problem.?

Senior theater major, Kyle
Greer said that as he passed Memo-
rial he saw smoke, but no flames.
Several minutes later at a friendTs
apartment close to the church
he said that flames erupted vio-
lently from the back portion of

the church.

oWithin a few minutes of that
it collapsed and kept burning,?
Greer said.

Rey. Rick Bailey of Memorial
Baptist Church says that this is
an opportunity for the church to
start over.

oWe as a staff are trying not to
dwell on it, but the fact is that it did
happen. To dwell on it is to defeat
the notion of moving forward,?
Bailey said. He also thanks the
community for their support.

Senior dance performance
majorT Barrett Wheeler was with
Greer.

oAt first we thought it was a
small fire and they would put it
out,? said Wheeler. oThe flames
were ridiculously high. I took a
picture with my camera but you
canTt see anything because the fire
is so bright.?

There are no solid leads at this
time according to Gaskins, though
there were two witnesses who
reported seeing someone run from
Memorial to a white car around the
time the fire started.

Several vehicles at the churches
had their tires slit.

A break-in was reported at
Oakmont Baptist Church, but there
was no fire.

Pitt County Crimestoppers is
offering a $5,000 reward to any
information leading to an arrest.
Local churches have matched that

with a $5,000 reward of their own. |

Damage has been reported at
close to a million dollars at Memo-

rial and close to $50,000 at Unity.

oT think itTs a shame. It shows
ignorance and that hatred is
everywhere in the world, even
Greenville,? Greer said.

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

540 opened Tuesday, forming a 26-
mile-long freeway that bridges north
Raleigh and links U.S. 64 to Inter-
state 40 on the city's west side.
The new 9.3-mile section of highway
from Capital Boulevard to U.S. 64
cost $114 million and can serve as
an east-west bypass of Raleigh for
some travelers.

oWe expect some tremendous -

benefits in relieving the I-40
traffic to the western side of
town,? said state Transpor-
tation Secretary Lyndo Tippett.
Another section of I-540 between
I-40 and N.C. 54 on the west side of
Raleigh is expected to open by spring.

Virginia legislator's comments on
slavery anger blacks, Jews

(AP) " A state legislator's statement
that black people oshould get over?
slavery and questioning whether Jews
should apologize ofor killing Christ?
caused furious and tearful denun-
ciations Tuesday before stunned
lawmakers.

Del. Frank D. Hargrove, in defending
himself, told one of his critics, a del-
egate whose Jewish ancestors immi-
grated from Nazi-occupied Poland,
that oyour skin is a little too. thin.?
Hargrove, 79, in an interview pub-
lished Tuesday in The Daily Progress
of Charlottesville, voiced opposition -
to a measure apologizing on behalf

of the state to the descendants of
slaves.
In the interview, Hargrove, R-Hanover,

said slavery ended nearly 140 years

ago with the Civil War and added,
o| personally. think that our black
citizens should get over it.?

Sen. Henry L. Marsh, D-Richmond
and sponsor of the Senate version of
the apology resolution, declined to
criticize Hargrove, saying the measure
was intended to bring about racial
reconciliation before Virginia marks
the 400th anniversary in May of
Jamestown, the first permanent Eng-
lish settlement in North America.
oEveryone has a right to his-own
opinion,? Marsh said.

TEA continued from Al

ceremony.

Although music isnTt typically
used during tea ceremonies, light
Japanese flute music played in the
background to help set the ambi-
ance in the room.

Rie Ishida, a licensed chef from
Japan, who was also dressed in
traditional attire, assisted Massey
in performing the complete cere-
mony. Donna Whitley, who teaches
belly dancing in Greenville, volun-
teered to join in the performance
as well.

According to Whitley, she
came to the event because of her
interest in traveling and different
cultures.

oI thought that the event would
be interesting and educational,?

said Whitley. oI was a little nervous

volunteering, but it was fun.?

After the completion of the
ceremony, attendees sampled
green tea, wheat tea, brown rice
tea and sea weed tea. They were
also able to touch the dTgu (tools)
used during the ceremony and
discuss any questions they had
with Massey.

Japan Center East will hold
an information session on Jan. 25
about the trip to Japan they will be
leading on May 14. The trip will
include visits to Tokyo, Hakone
and Kyoto. For more information
on this event and other upcoming
events hosted by Japan Center
East, visit japancentereast/.

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

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students to use in their classrooms.

oWe hope to establish some-
thing that lasts forever at ECU,
something that people will enjoy
being a part of and something that
will help others, especially in the
education community,? Lee said.

oWe just want to create some-
thing that East Carolinians can
take pride in, something that will
give them an opportunity to apply
themselves and a place where they
can meet with other people who
are like-minded and just want to
have fun.?

Meetings are held the first

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Opinion

Stealing from
the future

The double standard of the Bill
Gates Foundation

JUSTIN SUMMERS
OPINION WRITER

Last week an article came out in the L4 Times
that really grabbed my attention. This particular
article investigated the investments of the Bill and
Malinda Gates Foundation and dug up some rather
striking information concerning their motiva-
tions.

The Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation is a
philanthropy composed of enormous investments
from Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, the second rich-
est person in the world. In total, they have donated
over 66 billion dollars in support of global health
initiatives, improving US public education, and
social welfare programs in the Pacific Northwest.
Like most philanthropies, the Gates foundation uses
its capital to invest in corporations and companies
to generate a profit and insure the future of the
foundation. From that, they donate roughly five
percent of the foundations worth annually to avoid
tax payment and achieve their initiatives. Last year,

this five percent amount to 1.4 billion dollars in .

donations and grants.

I know you are thinking, what could be wrong
with a foundation that donates billions of dollars
every year to combat AIDS and improve educa-
tion? To be truthful there is nothing wrong with
the donations and other beneficial attributions from
the foundation, the problem is their investment
program.

The LA Times discovered that while the Gates
Foundation is investing their capital to make a
profit, which in turn is going towards positive
causes, the companies they have chosen to invest
in are actually contributing to many of the health
problems they are trying to combat.

The LA Times uses a small town in Nigeria as
the focal point of their article. This town, known as
Cancer Valley to some, is plagued with AIDS and
some of the worst respiratory problems in the world.
In local schools, over 50 percent of the children have
asthma and many die every year from respiratory
complications. The majority of the health problems
in the area can be contributed to local oil refiner-
ies that spew burning gas and oil hundreds of feet
in the air, clouding the sky with thick smoke. The
gases that are emitted from these refineries contain
toxic by-products such as benzene, mercury and
chromium. These gases not only can cause cancer
and respiratory illnesses, but also lower immunity
to infections like polio. In addition to respiratory
illness, the holes drilled to.extract oil later fill-with
water becoming a breeding zone for mosquitoes
and malaria. Also, these oil spills have clogged the
rivers causing outbreak of cholera in local towns.
In addition to the environmental impacts of the oil
industry, oil workers in the Nigerian Delta are the
main customers in red light districts in Nigeria and
complicate an already beleaguered population with
AIDS and teen pregnancy. The main refineries in
the Delta are ENI, Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil
Corp., Chevron Corp., and Total of France, all of

- which are companies that the Gates Foundation has

invested almost a half billion dollars in.

By supporting these companies, the Gates
foundation is contradicting its motives. Currently
the Gates foundation is donating money to Nigeria
to combat AIDS, polio, malaria and other health
problems, health problems some would say are a
result of the oil companies they profit from.

The LA Times found that the Gates Foundation
has invested 8.7 billion dollars in companies that are

_ like these are counter to the foundationsT initiatives,

questioning the real motives of their charity " profit
or doing good for the world?

When student
sanitation stinks

Dorm hygiene at its all time low

JESSICA DUNLOW
OPINION WRITER

Summer school was awesome, I lived with my
best friend in. Umstead Hall and everything was
perfect. However, outside of our own personal room,
the residence hall bathrooms were a total mess.

It is optional at ECU to live in the uni-
versity provided residence halls, but
for those of us who choose to live in them,
please learn to take care of our shared house.

I have lived in the residence halls for
two years and have seen something shame-
ful occur in the bathrooms on a weekly basis.

Human feces are smeared on the walls in the
male showers and pee spilled all over the floors.
You are grown men, hit the right hole. I can live
without vomit in the sinks, on the walls, in the
stalls and on the carpet in the public hallways.

If you think that the girlsT floor would be
better, think again. There isnTt much that can
beat clogged toilets. Vomit in the showers is
more popular amongst the women. When did it
become OK to leave bodily fluids for all to see in
public places?

Parents pay around $2,000 for their students
to have a place to live. We can choose not to
clean and pick up after ourselves, but it is beyond
housing servicesT job and training to clean after
a bunch of slobs who do not care or love where
they live.

The residence halls are not our permanent
homes, but that is not an excuse to not keep up the
rooms for the future residents. Grow up. Respect
the areas that everyone in the residence hall uses.
For once, think about the others that reside and
work in the dorms instead of just how convenient
the free omaid? service is.

{ Less talk, more action }

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17,2007 pace A3
RANT OF THE DAY

If there was a club for virgins | bet that
after a few meetings, half of the club
would have to stop going.

[| STUDY FINDS PRESCHOOLERS ARE Too FAT(____"

[OPAY Foe
RECREATION WE'LL
PLAY SOCCER ... WHO
WANTS To BE THE

The East Carolinian does not endorse statements made in Pirate Rants. Questions regarding
Rants can be directed to Rachel King, Opinion Page Editor, at opinion@theeastcarolinian.
com. Log onto theeastcarolinian.com to submit a Rant of:your own.

My friend was doing a crossword
puzzle, and number three across was
the atomic weight of Boron, which is
obviously ten... he put ofat,? and for a
celestial body, he put oUma Thurman.?

Roommate...can|pleasesleepwith you?

Thank you, Bate Advising Center! |
called you in a mad panic, trying to
get the last spot in a much-needed
class. You calmed me, registered
me, and sent me happily on my way.

Being bi-sexual is no fun. | only
seem to like the straight guys. Oh
well, guess I'll just stick with girls.

Special thanks to the guys in Austin
101... you guys absolutely rock my world.
And you fixed my broken computer. If |
wasn'ttaken, I would ask one of you out.

Youmakeme nervous, butina goodway.

ITm in love with Hamburger Helper
Microwave Singles... they rock my
socks off.

Don't you see that ITm falling in love
with you bit by bit every day? Wake
up and notice what's right in front of
your face!

My boyfriend gives the best facials!
oFriday Night LightsT is the shiznit!

need a girlfriend that doesnTt sleep all
day and actually does something, and
yes, | did write this and | am talking
to you!

Step itup, TEC... and before you even
think about telling me to apply and step
up, ITm nota communications major nor
do | know a thing about newspapers. |
just know the paper has problems...

Are they rebuilding the fountain? | say
they build a giant statue of Pee Dee
the Pirate!

What's with all this legal crap on the
Pirate Rant page? They're supposed
to piss people off, theyTre called Rants,
after all. If you donTt like them, donTt
read them.

My New YearTs resolution: To be
anorexic and lose 30 pounds. It works
for the other girls in my sorority, so it'll
work for me, too.

| just canTt help wanting to be friends _

with you. We're like peas irra pod.

TEC needs to hire some new writers
and some new editors...

| wish the shower in our suite was at
least as big as the ones in the rec.
center.

_ To the person complaining about only

getting $5K from your millionaire dad,
just appreciate what he did do. Some
of us would love to get half that much
for Christmas.

Some people are just as fake asa
weave. ItTs so hard to obeweave?
sometimes, but itTs true.

New rule: If you want to pet my dog,
you have to at least tell me your
name.

It's a shame this is my last semester
here, because you people sure are
going to miss my Pirate Rants.

| wear my sunglasses inside because
I'm cooler than you. Sometimes | pop
my collar, too.

No ECU! Change the Web site back!
Five years of the same Web site and
now you change it on me! You have
no idea how you have just screwed
up my ECU online experience!

Why do | need a drink after my MWF
English class? Yet they say AA works!

Brown Route riders: ECUSTA
isnTt responsible for your laziness
in checking the schedule. GREAT
doesn't tell the homeless when they
change the schedule...

To the person who had the best friend
break a promise, we must have the
same friends.

Congrats to me! | quit smoking!

To the person who made the comment
about their $5,000 Christmas present
not being enough from their dad who
makes over a million dollars a year:
My father is worth over $40 million,
but you would never know that about
me because | have class and don't feel
the need to brag. If money could buy
class, ITd tell you to go buy some. Plus,
you must have really low self-esteem
to try to impress people with money, |
feel sorry for you.

Does anyone care that two of our fellow
Pirates were killed over Christmas in
Greenville " the town we all love to
hate. -

Am|the only one who finds "The White
Rapper Show " racist?

What in the heck happened to the
Rants and the opinion section? Aren't
there usually more Rants? And articles,
for that matter?

Rants are for people with problems,
Just Ask Jane is for people that have
problems and really want answers, so
let them have their space.

In class the other day, the professor
asked if anyone could think of an
instance of immaculate conception,
and the guy next to me immediately
said, oDarth Vader.? The answer she
was looking for was Merlin... duh.

The paper was not impressive today.
Up! Stretch! Bend! Down!

Guinness... | find it a nice substitute
for food.

How can you call yourself a scientist
and not worship at the oAltar
Roddenberry?!?

Thank you God, for all of the wonderful
blessings you have given me. | see all
of the wonderful miracles you do for
me everyday.

To the person who wrote the Pirate Rant
on Wednesday about the basketball
billboards: If you had half of a brain you
would know that the athletic director
does not.design the billboards. ThatTs
what marketing is for!

| wish my sisters would just grow
up and stop watching High School
Musical, and oHannah Montana? is
not cool!

| am afraid that my lack of any
relationships is causing me to become
bitterly misogynistic. | hope somebody
comes along and changes that soon.

If life is so fair, why do roses have
thorns?

Part of my health class is online... so
| do my health work sitting in front of
the computer with a bag of potato chips
and a soda. How healthy is that?

Why is it that | only notice that there
are actually books in the bookstore
when | have to buy them... are they
there all year?

Why do people insist on talking about
their personal business in the shower?
Yeah. We.all heard your business.

ItTs nice to have a professor with a
personality. | feel like he really cares
about whether | pass or fail. | am
actually excited to go to his class.

l'really like how you talked bad about
her the whole weekend, and then as
soon as Monday rolled around you
were saying how you still liked her
and wanted to hang out. So much

for, oThis could be a good thing!?

Guys: Take a tip from the guy who
wrote in to his girlfriend, who loves
the Pirate Rants. Every girl wants to
be treated like that!

| can totally replace you. In fact, | can

. do so much better!

Why is it that every time | meet what
seems like a decent guy, he turns
out to be nothing more than a jerk?

How come | cannot trust any of
my friends? Is there anyone out
there who is honest and trustworthy?

ItTs not just you... ITm lonely all of the
time, too.

How is it that | can do Sudoku puzzles
in seven minutes, but failed remedial
math twice?

To the ignorant person who thinks
gay marriage won't be approved:
Iam a straight democrat who
supports gay marriage... Maybe
you should go hide under a rock
with the rest of the ignorant people!

Why does the Barefoot on the Mall logo
have a shoe?

ITm in a sorority and | will never, ever
be caught dating a frat boy... Come on,
non-Greek boys, where are you?

Thank you to whoever wrote that Rant
saying that Democrats really donTt want
homosexuals to get married. Because
of you, | have finalized my decision to
move back North after graduation so |
can avoid ignorant people like you!

Another semester has ended and ITve
again managed to swell to the size of
an orca whale...

oNothing happens when you die.? Dane
Cook is my hero.

oMake new friends but keep the old,
one is silver and the others gold.?
Screw that, my new friends are way
better!

To the soldier who thinks he has the
most underpaid job in the US, you're
wrong. You have the most underpaid
job in the world. | commend you for
serving our country and yes, letTs get
together and make some Hollywood
stars give you money...

| pick my nose in my car and think
people canTt see me because | have
tinted windows... they can.

TECTs site is still broken if you navigate
in various ways. CouldnTt you guys
have fixed it for 2007? j

I'm 19 years old and still somehow
managed to get onto the wrong bus
today. Not only that, but because | was
too embarrassed to ride the bus all
the way back to campus to get on the
right bus | proceeded to get off at this
buses destination and walk around like
| actually lived there. | then sat alone
in the freezing cold for 30 minutes so
my roommate could come pick me up.
Thanks, roommate.

People! Please stop leaving your stuff
unsecured in the rec. center. ThatTs
why man invented lockers and locks.
Criminals prey upon dumb college
students like you.

I'll go to the nursesT reception with
you.

I'm getting rather tired of seeing girls
wearing Ugg boots. They are hideous,
and not very flattering. | know some
girls think they are being cute little
snow bunnies, but when you wear hot
pink sweat pants and a sweatshirt with
them, it sort of defeats the purpose.

To all the nice guys and nice girls out
there feeling frustrated: | found one,
and itTs worth the wait.

| miss vodka.

| will spread all of your great and
glorifying blessings you have given
me forever and ever. You have
done so much for me that | do not
deserve at all! For that | will always
believe in you and stand up for you
when people protest against you.

To the person who said that all ACC

teams suck: TheyTre just jealous ©

because their team isnTt that good.

Seriously, do we really need to send
21,500.more troops over to Iraq?
That gets rid of the good guys around
here.

| hate to be the one to say this but if you
lay in the tanning bed and you are a guy,
you are nota real man. No exceptions!

Why am | dating you again?

To the Southern gentlemen: ITve been
looking for you guys for so long and this
Southern belle has yet to find one.

How am | supposed to see the flyers
on campus about the bus schedule
chariging before my first day of class?
| donTt know about you, but ITm usually
not on campus before the semester
starts. You should probably think
before you Rant. ;

| love to cough when | break wind to
cover up the sound. | do it at school,
at work, even at home by myself. ItTs
the oldest trick in the book!

You people suck!

FYI... the Jones Administration is
about progress. The Chief of Staff
progressed to a higher position and
the SGA Treasurer progressed to
a fantastic internship. Sounds like
progression to me!

Last time | checked, the SGA President,
Vice President and Secretary are
still here, working hard to continue
to oEnhance the total student
experience.?

Leif Erikson Day is Oct. 9, get
serious.

Thanks for telling me how to view past
articles. | guess my browser is faulty. It
doesnTt show any drop down menus;
thankfully we have computer labs, and
they work!

A car hit me for the first time
yesterday...

Stewart, Colbert
Nations alive and
well for viewers

How much influence do these
comedians really have?

JONATHAN GARDNER
OPINION WRITER

Monday through Thursday, millions of television
viewers turn their sets to Comedy Central to watch
a late-night hour of ofake? satirical news. oThe Daily
Show with Jon Stewart,? and itTs oright wing? coun-
terpart, oThe Colbert Report? have quickly become
two of Comedy CentralTs top-rated shows, fighting
over the number one spot with oSouth Park.? And
while the two shows spend their timeslot bringing
humor to the headlines, not everyone is laughing.
Many believe that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
are corrupting todayTs youth, leaving them unin-
formed about politics and uninformed about the
media. Do these two comedians really leave their
audience in the dark, or is there something more
than meets the eye?

A campaign has spread across the US, mostly
by way of the Internet, to have a Stewart/Colbert
office in 2008. By way of bumper stickers, T-shirts,
and even a stewartcolbert08.com Web site, people
everywhere are showing their support of the duo.
According to an MSNBC interview with Jon Stewart,
the campaign is for naught. The comedian stated that
he has no intention of running for office, but says that
the campaign is oa real sign of how sad people are?
with the government. But do his supporters think the
same way? Are they in real support of a Stewart/
Colbert in 2008, or are they expressing discontent
with the government?

A similar question applies to the viewers of the
show. Do they take oThe Daily Show? and oThe Colbert
Report? as legitimate news sources, or as a: comedy
show on a comedy channel? Well, this all depends on
whether the two shows could be taken as a legitimate
news source or not. According to research done by the
University of Pennsylvania, during the 2004 elections,
viewers who watched oThe Daily Show? were more
informed about the election than those who watched
other late-night talk shows, such as oDavid Letterman?
and oJay Leno.? The research also showed that viewers
of oJon Stewart? were more informed than some who
watched oABC News,T CBS and NBC. :

Personally, I see oThe Daily Show? and oThe
Colbert Report? as a filter for news. They're quick,
30-minute programs that get straight to the impor-
tant news, while adding humor to it. So instead of
wading through news about celebrity break-ups, or
an ongoing fight between Donald Trump and Rosie
O'Donnell, I get the big stories right away. Then, if
the story interests me, I'll get on CNNTs Web site
to get a detailed look. The two shows also report on
subjects that other news programs normally wouldn't
touch. If thereTs something important going on in
the Senate, Stewart and Colbert will report on it,
but they'll also mention the Senator whoTs doing a
crossword puzzle on the Senate floor.

Do oThe Daily Show? and oThe Colbert Report?
corrupt the viewers when it comes to politics? That
depends on your definition of corruption. They make
their viewers more aware of international politics,
while at the same time, making them more likely to
question national politics. They ask the questions
that need to be asked, but rarely give the entire story.

. On their own, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are

harmless. They're comedians who poke fun at politics.
The problem lies with those who donTt see them as
comedians, but see them as political figureheads.

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Pulse

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17,2007 PAGE A4

Horoscopes: _

Aries

Curtail your imagination
long enough to be
practical. Outrageous
schemes are much more
interesting if theyTre
bringing in money.
Taurus

Conditions are excellent
now for long-range
planning. You can even
successfully venture
outside your comfort. zone.
Be bold, chances are
you'll get just what youTve
been-searching for.
Gemini

New assignment: get your
financial affairs in order
again. Tidy up the book
work so you know what
you have and how much
more you can get.
Cancer

The person you've been
training is just about
ready to take over. Sit
back and watch the
performance, and provide
encouragement.

Leo

Focus on your work and
get as much done as you
can.



Sey Pirdie Buzz}

ExpressionsT
Magazine offers
something for

grown tremendously since its beginnings
in the late 1980s. Itis amixture of students
from all races and religions, reflecting the
magazineTs goal of promoting diversity.

Expressions is published two times

ment in his English 1200 class. A biology
major, he had no idea that he wanted to
write. When invited to write for Expres-
stons, he gladly accepted. Now a junior,
Bagal loves working at the magazine.

Virgo everyone each semester, and covers topics like oLook at me, ITm a biology major and
You're very lucky now, so gender and racism, along with other _ I] love working at this magazine. ItTs one
go ahead and take a risk. ELISE PHILLIPS political, social and economic issues. _ of the best things that has happened to me
Move quickly and acquire ASSISTANT FEATURES These topics are discussed in poems, at ECU,? Bagal said.

EDITOR short stories, reflections or interviews, Any student at ECU who has some-

something youTve wanted
for ages.

Libra

A family meeting is helpful,
to know what the others
want. Compromise will be
necessary.

Scorpio

You're on a quest to find
the best, and your odds
of success are great. Do

the research with passion _

and determination and
be the first to the buried
treasure.

Sagittarius

Indications are that you're.

receiving a lot of money.
This does not appear to
be from the lottery. ItTs
more likely that you cash
in something at home of
value.

Capricorn

You have a natural talent
for doing business, as
you may know. NowTs a
good time to launch that
idea you've been thinking
about.

Aquarius

ThereTs a thin line
between having prophetic
imagination and being
crazy. Basically, it has to
do with whether you can
build the thing. Back to

dents can find purple bins full of
The East Carolinian, The New York
Times, The Daily Reflector and The
News & Observer. They can also find
something else, a publication that is
often overlooked: Expressions Magazine.
Expressions has been making stu-

dentsT voices heard at ECU for almost two

decades. The magazine is entirely student-
run and targeted towards students who
feel left out by the mainstream media.
The staff at Expresstons considers
these students the ominority,? and
aims to promote diversity on campus.
This ominority? may include students
from a certain racial group, but also
non-traditional groups such as the
physically handicapped, veterans or
international students as well.

All over ECUTs campus, stu-

The staff of the magazine has -

and the magazine is a compilation of these
writings.

The upcoming issue, which is set to be
released within the next few weeks, will be
entitled oExpressions in Progress,? and will
discuss political, racial and diversity topics as
they have progressed throughout the years.

Even though E-xpresszons publishes hot
subjects like these in a fresh, young way,
many students at ECU do not pick up a
copy of the magazine on.their way out of
class or on the way to the dining hall.

Guillaume Bagal, Expressions General
Manager, thinks that many students have
the wrong idea about the magazine.

oPeople donTt read [Expressions] a lot,
but when they do, they love it. I think that
when people think ominority? publication
they think of it as a racial term, and itTs
not. ItTs about diversity,? said Bagal.

Bagal got involved with the magazine
when he was a freshman, as an assign-

thing to say can contribute to Expressions.
Those who are interested in contributing
can do so through the magazineTs official

Web site at expressions.ecu.edu.

Bagal and the Expressions staff hope
that students will understand that the
magazine is about studentTs self-expres-
sion, not about a certain race, color, or
religion. They are always excited about
a new point of view or a fresh outlook on
different topics.

oAfter all,? Bagal says, owe're all a
minority really.?

The heart of Expressions beats to a
rhythm that appreciates diversity and
embraces differences in a quest to better
the world through knowledge, and in turn
understanding.

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

Around Town: Bumperz moves into downtown area

said Wendi Williamson.
The philly cheese steak also
caught the attention of Wil-

_liamson, who does not like these

sandwiches normally. However,
the cooking staff at Bumperz has
her convinced that they are not so
bad after all.

After sampling numerous
items on the menu my personal
favorite is definitely the chicken
and cheese wrap with onion rings.
It is a simple dish that can easily
be screwed up, but at Bumperz it
is flawless.

the $3 Blue Hawaiian. Friday is
Bomb night with $4.50 Jaeger
bombs. Saturday is just that regu-
lar clubbing, all-you-can-dance
night so to speak, in which the
bar picks a shooter for $3. Sunday,
my personal favorite, is Salsa
night with $3.50 margaritas!

Bumperz has only beguh to
take over Downtown Greenville,
and the forecast is good for the
crew. However, when planning to
visit Bumperz one night, remem-
ber to dress respectably.

The bouncers and owners

the drawing board to try g At 10 p.m., the lights go down __ reserve the right to refuse service
again. N in Bumperz. Two beer stations to those dressed in offensive or
Pisces = are opened and stocked full of less-than-tasteful outfits. There-
Get involved with a group g eight domestic and nine imported fore be sensible, do not go out
F beers. Cocktail servers arrive,and wearing overly baggy clothes that
who are passionate about " ; :
taking care of business. Bumperz offers Greenville residents a piece of night life as well as a tasty dining experience to be enjoyed by all. ne ee partendets abe romy e ihe eau ee EMR ese
Let them teach you how A new hot spot invades Caribe building, another asset to his crew began putting together At Bumperz, every night of the Overall Stone and his
to make the most of what 3 : the Greenville downtown scene. a menu to provide traditional week is special. Mondaysis sports crew have provided downtown
you have. Greenville Bumperz opened its doors Americancuisine. Thus, December night, with $1 drafts. Tuesday Greenville with a hangout that is
in early November as a sports 2006 marked the official opening is Martini Night, which houses _ sure to please those from all walks
JESSICA DUNLOW bar that quickly turned into a_ of Bumperz othe restaurant.? the special oNip/Tuck? shot. of life. No matter what your plea-
Recipe for STAFF WRITER hip social club at night. Business Servers were hired and Formulated at Bumperz by the _ sure you can find great eats, cool
th Best Hot boomed thanks to the adver- the first couple of weeks were specialty bartenders, the recipe ° drinks and a bumpinT good time
e bes 0 There is no permanent sign _ tised free admission for the first slow for business, but like every remains a secret. Wednesday is at Bumperz. .
Chocolate: in front of the newest hot spot few nights, and word of mouth new restaurant, the secret of Karaoke night with $1.50 Bud-
in Greenville. Saturday, Jan. 13 brought out even more socialites. BumperzTs food has erupted. weiser.
ree marked the grand opening of Bum- While the nightclub was ihe -bioneless but- Tiki Night resides on Thurs- This writer can be contacted at
pint mi perz, located in the former Café expanding, owner Tony Stone and falo chicken wings are killer,? day with one of the specials being pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
2 tablespoons of the best
, 3 e e
hot chocolate powder 3
Arnal marshal tudents prepare to take the plunge into Icy waters
Firstly, put a pan of milk
on to the heat. Bring to a 5 ee z ee
simmer, not.a boil, and Annual Polar Bear catch a break at the plunge. Staff will be conducted. The grand
while itTs heating, put a Plunge draws near members of the event have been _ prize this year is a $250 Best
tabl HE chocolat known to dump huge bins of ice Buy gift card,? said Gaskins.
d cree wae KORRI-LEE SMITH into the pool for added frostiness. Another.bonus to the jump is
powder He each ieee eo whrcee This yearTs big day willbeheld that those students interested in
Add a little warm milk?"? Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Reg- kayaking or canoeing will get a
from the pan to each : a : istration for the event will be held chance to experience it first handT
P Now that we're officially in : P :
mug; you just need é hs : prior to the event at 6:45 p.m.The thanks to a demonstration that
T the winter season, it is certain 3 o ak é
enough to di plunge will be conductedin groups _ will be set up inside of the indoor
gh to dissolve the that there are some people already :
: of 30 students at a time, ona first pool at the SRC.
chocolate powder. At longing to return to the warm. fj asi d etalk
; : Benchesand pools steamer Well come first serve basis. : : Students, faculty and sta are
x Ce ena (rudely ars an Mae Seige deld along time staff " given the opportunity to dive into
ee The event, which began in 1997 member int e Division of Student the icy waters this year thanks to
mug. When the milk is at i Life, will serve as oPapa Bear? and sponsorship by Campus Recreation
} : as part of the grand opening fes- E : ues é
a simmer, carefully pour it ae : lead the jumpers into the water for & Wellness, University Unions/
, tivities for the Student Recreation hues : :
into a plastic j x F each group,? said David Gaskins, Mendenhall Student Center and
plastic jug or flask. Center is now held annually at the ue Sea so ee
Screw the lid on tightly, outdoor pool located at the SRC. ee ere eee Pom ine ne ae
place a cloth over the lid 8 as Ce humnble been iota aitend hy Be persia by of this ils atin ae nigh
for safety, and: shake hard S Lees: = ply abistudents pants a few small incentives. The cold may not sound too appeal-
ee 3 ipated in the event, the number of : : : ; ;
for a minute. Remove the iS . : The first 500 jump- __ ing right now, but the excitement
; : s Jumpers increased to an astound- é , 5 : 5 :
lid. minding the steam : ers will receive T-shirts of such an accomplishment will
é ; 8 ape Ao) reek veer Di yeoe Me after otherm 1 lunge. warm you right back u
and pour into your mugs. A 8 goal is to break over 500 jumpers. ° Wee DGB Se TEENS P-
little stirand | = AHR doh has Deena At the conclusion of the jump,
HEE SETAC YOUP An SIUEp ns a ie Y. food will be available in the SRC This writer can be contacted. at

your way to heaven!

The SRC hopes to draw at least 500 jumpers to their Polar Bear Plunge.

warm this January, do not hope to

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Sports

ECU set to play 500th game at Minges

tonight

(SID) " Tonight, ECU will host
Conference USA rival Tulane
in the 500th game played
at Minges Coliseum. Tip-off is
scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.
In recognition of this historical
game, the ECU Athletic Department
is selling tickets to the first 500
patrons Wednesday night for only
$5. Tickets can also be purchased
in advanced for the same price by
ordering on-line at ecupirates.com.
The doors to Minges Coliseum first
opened in 1967 and the first game
was played against St. PeterTs on
Dec. 1. Although it lost the first
game played, ECU has won nearly
66 percent of its home games
since, posting a record of 328-171.
Constructed at a cost of $2 million,
Minges Coliseum was dedicated on
Jan. 27, 1968 in the name of the
Minges family of Greenville.

After 27 years of basketball, Minges
Coliseum got a facelift prior to the
1994-95 season. The renovations
totaled nearly $12 million and made
it one of the finest facilities in the
country. The Pirates are 107-61 at
home since the upgrades were made
to the facility.

Following the renovations, the
building was formally named
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
in honor and recognition of Walter
and Marie Williams for their support
of Pirate athletics.

Icenhower Named Conference USA

Diver-of-the-Week

(SID) " ECU junior Christie
Icenhower has been named this
weekTs Conference USA Diver-
of-the-Week. Icenhower set an
ECU record on the three-meter
board against UNC-Wilmington
with a score of 332.40 and
also won the one-meter board.
Icenhower set the ECU varsity
record on the three-meter board
with a score of 332.40, breaking
her own school record of 296.10
also set against UNC-Wilmington in

2005, to help lead the Pirates to a

158-85 win over UNCW on Sunday.
She also claimed top honors on
the one-meter board with a score
f 263.70. The junior earned.a
first-place finish on the three-meter
board against Virginia Tech on
Saturday with a score of 276.07.

Pirate Radio announces Blackout

Weekend Jan. 19-20
Pirate Radio 1250 & 930 oThe Voice
of the Pirate Nation,? announces its
first ever black oArrrrrrgh? T-shirt
promotion. 4,000 black oArrrrrrgh?
T-shirts will be available at UBE
beginning Friday, Jan. 12 for $5.
$1 from every T-shirt sold will be
donated to the ECU Pirate Club.
Pirate Radio is encouraging the Pirate
4 Nation to create a oBlackout? by
i asking all fans to wear black to the ECU
Club Hockey Game on Friday, Jan. 19
vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers
and to the Saturday, Jan. 20 ECU
Basketball game vs. Memphis.
The ECU Club Hockey game will be
at Bladez on Ice on Red Banks Road
in Greenville and is scheduled to start
at 9:30 p.m. The ECU basketball
game is at Minges Coliseum and is
scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
oThe Pirate Nation is what we are all
about, and this is a way we can give
back to the program by providing
; fans a great looking shirt, and raising
a $4,000 dollars for the ECU Pirate
Club, everybody wins!? said Troy
Dreyfus co-owner of Pirate Radio
1250 & 930.

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With both Duke (14-3, 1-2 ACC) and
North Carolina (15-2, 2-1 ACC) falling
to Virginia Tech (13-4, 3-0 ACC) inan
eight-day span, who is now the class
of the ACC?

DonTt forget Boston College (13-4,
5-0 ACC) sits in first place in the
conference, but has lost to lowly out
of conference opponents Vermont,
Providence and Duquesne.

Also, Clemson (17-1, 3-1 ACC) was
undefeated until losing to Maryland
on the road, but has only two truly
impressive wins (at Old Dominion
and against Georgia Tech)

North CarolinaTs two losses were on
the road by single digits to Gonzaga
(who are almost impossible to beat
at home) and Virginia Tech. Finally,
up to this point Duke has played
one of the toughest schedules in
the country, with notable wins over
Georgetown and Indiana at Cameron
and on the road at Gonzaga

Pirates searching for offensive power |

ECU looks to replace
void left by Smith
and Witter

RONNIE WOODWARD
STAFF WRITER

The ECU baseball team hit 58
home runs last year; Adam Witter
and Jake Smith hit 27 of them.

Witter and
Smith are now
playing profes-
sional baseball
and the current
ECU team will
have to fill the
void left by the
two departed
power hitters.
Head coach
Billy Godwin
is looking for
some of the
upperclassmen to do so.

oTreally think we have some older
guys who are going to step up and
swing the bat for power,T said Godwin
after a recent practice.

One of the leading candidates
to provide offensive power figures
is senior Ryan Tousley. Tousley
played his freshman and sopho-
more seasons at Johnson County
Community College in Overland
Park, Kan. prior to transferring
to ECU. At JCCC, Tousley hit
.356, smashing 10 home runs and
79 RBIs. Tousley tallied six home
runs and 29 RBIs last season in his
first season at ECU, emerging late
in the season and becoming one of
the Pirates more consistent hitters
down the stretch.

Tousley was used mainly as a
designated hitter last season, but
could see increased playing time
as an outfielder this year.

oHeTs been practicing very
well in, the outfield,? Godwin
said. oHeTs a candidate to come out
every day and play in the outfield
or DH for us, so we'll use him at
both positions. We certainly feel
like we need his bat in every game
and he needs to be somewhere in
the middle of the lineup for us.?

Godwin was quick to point
out that Smith and Witter didnTt
put up huge home run and RBI
numbers until late in their respec-
tive careers, which looks good for
Tousley and fellow junior college
transfer, Jake Dean, as they enter
their respective senior seasons as
ECU Pirates.

The Pirates do return other
hitters who boast impressive offen-
sive statistics from last season.
Junior Harrison Eldridge, who
will probably be the Pirates leadoff

WITTER

{ECU's Inside Source}

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17, 2007

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Photo by Terre:

hitter, and sophomore Stephen
Batts each batted .336 last season.
Godwin also said he expects
sophomore Brandon Henderson
to continue to improve after an
impressive freshman campaign.
Henderson, an Alpharetta, Ga.
native, batted .326 with a .500
slugging percentage in just 132
at-bats in 2006. His most impres-
sive feat came in mid-April when
he had eight hits in eight con-
secutive at-bats and reached base

The baseball team will look to seniors Ryan Tousley and Jake Dean to fill the Pirates offensive void.

safely 10 consecutive times. This
earned him the Conference USA
Hitter-of-the-Week and College
Baseball FoundationTs National
Honor Roll honors for his hitting
performance.

oWe have some guys who
have the potential to hit 10 or
more home runs this. year,? the
Pirates second-year Head Coach
said. oJake Dean, Ryan Tousley,
Stephen Batts, Brandon Hender-
son; all of those guys have that

power potential.?

The Pirate pitchers also have
full confidence in the teamTs
ability to hit, despite the loss of
Witter and Smith.

oI think pitching can defi-
nitely be a strength for this team,
but we're going to hit the ball
too,? said Pirate closer Shane
Mathews.

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

Pirates run past Rice, 74-60

Lauren Cochran records
first career double-
double in the win

(SID) " The ECU womenTs
basketball team disposed of Rice
74-60 Sunday afternoon at Minges
Coliseum in Conference USA
action. The Pirates improveT to
8-10, 3-2 in C-USA play while the
Owls fall to 9-9, 2-3 in league play.
The win marks the first-ever for a
Pirate basketball team over Rice,
who is now in its second year in
Conference USA.

After a Rice basket to open
the game, a LaCoya Terry jumper
tied the game, 2-2, with a minute
and a half expired. The Owls took
control on a three point play by
Valeriy Berezhynska with 18:27 on
the clock. Jessica SlackTs jumper at
the 14:48 mark cut the Rice lead to
four, 10-6. Tiffany Loggins layup
at the 14:40 mark started an 14-1
Rice run, extending the Owls lead
to 17, with under 10 minutes to play
in the half. The Pirates, sparked by
a Terry Jumper, went on a 12-O run
to cut the Rice lead to five, 24-19,
with just 4:22 remaining. Krystal
FrazierTs three-pointer ended a
five minute Owl scoring drought,
extending their lead to eight, 27-19,
with four minutes to play. A three
point play by Gabriela Husarova
and ajumper by Jasmine Young cut
the lead to three, 27-24, with 2:37
on the clock, but another Frazier
trey extended the Rice lead back
out to six. SlackTs three-pointer on
the next possession pulled ECU
back to within three, but Tara
WattsT three-pointer put the Owls
back up six with under two to play.
A free throw and a three pointer
by Young cut the Rice lead to just
two with 38.6 seconds to play in
the opening half. A pair of Nicole
Days free throws with 10.9 on the
clock tied the game at 33 a piece,
but a Berezhynska free throw with

Photo by Terrell Gordy

8.6 on the clock gave the Owls the
slim 34-33 lead at the break.

Frazier led all scorers at the
break with 16, including four
three-pointers. Terry led the
Pirates with nine points and five
rebounds while Young chipped in
with eight points and three assists.
Rice shot 48.1 percent compared to
ECUTs 32.5 from the field.

The Pirates opened the half just
like they ended the first, going on
a 6-2 run to open the second half
taking their first lead of the game
on a Days layup, giving ECU the
39-36 advantage with 18:37 to play.
RiceTs Samantha Stovall hit a jumper
at the 18:10 mark to pull the Owls
to within one, 39-38, but the Pirates
put together another scoring spurt,
this time a 10-2 run over the next
four minutes, taking the 49-40 lead
with 14:21 to play. BerezhynskaTs
free throws with 13:32 on the.clock
cut ECUTs lead to seven, 49-42, but
a three point play by Shana Franks
on the next possession gave the

Shana Franks, 5-foot, 9-inch freshman guard from Wilmington, NC., looks for an easy feed inside against Rice.

Pirates the ten point, 52-42 lead,
their largest advantage of the game,
with 13:25 to play. TerryTs Jumper
with 10:03 to play increased ECU's
lead to 12, 58-46, but a trey by
Watts on the next possession cut
the Pirate lead to nine, 58-49, with
9:53 remaining in the game. After a
pair of free throws by Franks, RiceTs
Frazier connected on a three point
play to get the Owls within eight
once again, this time at 60-52 with
nine minutes on the clock.

After a two and a half minute
scoring drought by both teams,
a free throw and a three pointer
by Watts cut the ECU lead to six
with 6:10 on the clock. CochranTs
free throwTs with 3:21 to play
extended the Pirates lead to 11,
69-58, and her layup at the 2:49
mark gave ECU the 13 point lead,

at 71-58. YoungTs free throws with ©

a minute to play gave the Pirates
their largest lead of the game, 15,
at 73-58. ECU would cruise to the
74-60 victory.

RiceTs Frazier led all scor-
ers with 21 points while Watts
added 10. For ECU, Terry led the
way with. 18 points, seven assists
and eight rebounds. Cochran
tallied a career-high in points
and rebounds with 14 and 10 for
her first career double-double.
Young also scored in double fig-
ures for ECU, with 13, adding a
career-high eight assists and seven
rebounds. Franks tallied a personal
best nine points and four rebounds
in 19 minutes off the bench.

The Pirates, who were without
Cherie Mills, Impris Manning and
Alicia Person due to a team viola-
tion, pulled down a season-high 55
rebounds, including 23 offensive
boards.

ECU will hit the road for
three straight road games,
traveling to Birmingham, Ala.
for a Thursday evening tilt at
UAB. The Pirates will travel
to Memphis to face the Tigers
Saturday afternoon.

ECU loses first
home C-USA game

Pirates have worst
shooting night of
season

BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR WRITER

Even at home the Pirate Bas-
ketball team seems to struggle.
Saturday nightTs loss against Rice,
64-47, shows that the Pirates still
have some growing up to do. Rice
is now 8-7 overall and 2-0 in C-
USA games while ECU is 5-10
overall and now 0-2 in C-USA play.

Rice dominated the first half
of play only allowing ECU to
shoot 16.1 percent from the floor.
It wasnTt as though RiceTs defense
was too much for the Pirates, but
that ECU couldnTt hit an open
shot. The Pirates went 5-31 in
the first half and only scored 18
points, mainly because of Senior
Courtney Captain who put up 12
points in the first half.

Coach Ricky Stokes has said
about the loss, oFor us to be suc-
cessful, we are. going to have to
have more than one guy to have
a good shooting night. This is
a young team trying to find its
way. We'll have to continue to .
work, and continue getting better.
For the most part, I think we had
some good shots, and we'll try to
come back Wednesday.?

Captain scored the PiratesT
first 10 points and was one of only
two Pirates to make a field goal in
the first half. RiceTs Center Greg
KillingTs lay-up started a 10-0
spurt over a four-minute stretch
snapping a 10-10 tie and giving
the Owls a 10-point lead, 20-10,
midway through the first half.

During the first half ECU
struggled while taking the ball
in the lane and feeding it to their
forwards. ECUTs big men only
scored two points in the first
half.

With 3:16 remaining
until half time, RiceTs Lorenzo
Williams sank a pair of free:
throws to push the Rice lead to
16, 32-16.

ECU definitely needed some
pick me up at half time from
Coach Stokes. Courtney Captain
has said, oHe pretty much just
told us to keep playing, because
the last five minutes of the first
half we played good D. He told us
to just keep taking the shots and
eventually they will fall.?

The second half started with
RiceTs Chris Hagan lay up to
give Rice a 21-point lead. The
tides quickly turned when
Captain sank two 3-pointers
and Junior Darrell Jenkins hit
another on the next posses-
sion to bring RiceTs lead to 14
with 15:49 left in the game.

Rice would then take the helm
back and go on an 18-7 run to give
the Owls a 25-point lead. ECUTs
play in the second half was much
better as they hit five more three
pointers and got the ball inside to
Gabe Blair and towards the end of
the game to Taylor Gagnon, for
14 points in the paint.

ECUTs main concern for the

»night on defense was stopping

RiceTs Senior Morris Almond,
who is known for his proficient
shooting abilities and is the second
leading scorer in the nation with
28.8 points per game. During the
game Almond went 5-15 from
the floor and hit 5-7 from 3-point
land, which game him 18 points on
the night and he also pulled down
10 rebounds for a double-double.
RiceTs other dominate player was
Guard Lorenzo Williams who put
up 17 points at the close, had five
assists, and two steals.

ECUTs freshman forward John
Fields pulled down 13 rebounds,
although he didnTt score, his
inside presence is starting to
speak for itself. Junior Darrell
Jenkins had _ six assists for the
night and only six points.

ECU had its lowest shoot-
ing percent for the season with
26.7 percent on the night. Senior
Courtney Captain said after
the game, oWe canTt just sit
here and just dwell on the
losses, because obviously you
canTt get those back. So at
twelve o'clock we just put those
to bed and the next day just
get ready for the next game.?

Freshman guard James Dil-
lard spoke about the loss and had
to say, oWe have to take what
worked in this game and apply it
to the next game. We are always
thinking about how to improve
one game to the next.?

ECUTs next game will be
Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Minges
Coliseum against Tulane. The
tip-off will be at 7 p.m.

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

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