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The East Carolinian VOLUME 82, ISSUE 47 January 31, 2007

The

Traveling just got a
whole lot easier thanks
to Travelocity.com,
read a review of the
Web site........... Page A4

The While At War

art show will feature
student works in
Mendenhall. Find out
when it will take place
and: how to submit
entries.........:. Page A4

Freshmen standouts
Blake Briese and Jeff
Miller have given the

_ ECU menTs swimming
and diving team a
boost all season,
en route to a 7-5
record. Find out
how the Pirates will
get help from their
youngsters at the C-
USA championships in
Houston.......... Page A5

Most students at

ECU wouldn't expect
a university right by
the coast and five
hours away from

the Appalachian
Mountains to have

a club ski and
snowboarding team,
but in fact we do.
Read more......Page A5

NEWS oiieecoce Page A2
PULSES cc Page A4
SPORTS. ce Page A5
OPINION. cscs Page A3

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New off-campus housing database

will be available

Service contracted
through Off-Campus
Partners

SARAH BELL
EDITOR IN CHIEF

Starting this spring, students
who want to live off campus will
have a new resource available to
them"an online search database.

The Center for Off-Campus
and Community Living at ECU
currently offers off-campus housing
searches offline, but to better serve
students, the Centerfor Off-Campus
and Community Living thought ser-
vice would best be utilized online.

Tocreate suchaservice, the Center

for Off-Campus and Community
Living contracted with Off-Campus
Partners to offer an online search
database for off-campus housing.
The contract, which has been
in development for over a year, was
signed by Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, vice
chancellor for Student Life, and J. W.
oDuke� Jones, chiefexecutive officer of
OffCampus Partners, and witnessed
by students and members of SGA.
Off-Campus Partners is, as their
Web site states, oa partner with
universities to make the off-campus
housing market more efficient.
Our products and services bring
Students, property.managers, and
universities together to improve the
process for everyone involved.�
Justin Gross, assistant director

Members of SGA witness the signing of a contract between ECUTs Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, and Off-Campus PartnersT J.W. oDuke� Jones.

at the Center for OffCampus and
Community Living, said the database
service was acquired to make the pro-
cess of finding off campus housing
easier and more educational for both
in-state and out-of-state students.

oOn a regular basis [students] do
not or cannot find adequate means to
get a well-rounded perspective on all
the off-campus housing available to

. them. They get word of mouth...

go and compare... but with over
100 different apartment complexes
in Greenville, we think this is a
great resource for students to take
advantage of,� said Gross.

oEspecially. students from,out of
state,� he added.

Gross said that although search-
ing for houses for rent, rather than

to students online



apartments, was not the primary
purpose of the database, he hoped
property owners would utilize the
service as well.

oThe more property owners
we can get on there the better it is
going to be, especially since so many
students take advantage of living in
the neighborhoods near campus,�
Gross said.

In addition to searching for
housing, the online service will
provide educational information on
off-campus living, such as Greenville
City Ordinances.

oOne of the conditions we're
working on with the vendors is that

see HOUSING page A2

Churches welcome community-rebuilding efforts

Campus Ministries is planning to
collect items for Memorial Baptist
ChurchTs food pantry.

Campus Ministries work
together to help

CARMIN BLACK
STAFF WRITER

Suspected arson fires that broke

out almost two weeks ago left one~,

church demolished and the other
scrambling to make repairs. Now
both churches are working to

rebuild what they have lost.

For the past two weeks the
Greenville police department has
been working tirelessly to piece
together the whyTs and howTs of
the Memorial Baptist Church and
the Unity Free Will Baptist
Church Fires.

Both fires occurred late at night

ECU Board

Final decision to be
made this spring

ELISA BIZZOTTO
SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Last month, the ECU Board
of Trustees approved a 5.6 percent
increase in tuition and fees at their
Dec. 15 meeting, following a decision
made last October by the UNC Board
of Governors capping tuition and fee
increases for the individual UNC
system campuses at 6.5 percent.

oThe 6.5 percent cap allowed for
a maximum tuition and fee increase

on Jan. 13. Each church has suffered
tremendous loss from severe fire
and water damage. In fact, Memo-
rial Baptist has calculated at least
$1 million in damages. Unity Free
Will Baptist Church suffered $50
thousand inTfire damage.

However, church financing is
not the only area that has been
heavily impacted by

cially with the leaders and members
of Memorial Baptist, as he feels they
have suffered a much greater loss
than his church.

oThey have more need than we
have. If people want to help us out
we won't deny them the blessing of
giving, but if there is more effort,

_then go to Memorial,� said Manning.

Selfless acts of kind-

this tragedy. Mon-
etary losses aside,
this incident seems
to have made an
even deeper impact
on the congrega-
tion members and
attendees who are
Just now becoming
able to deal with
the reality that
anyone would want
to harm their place
T of worship.

oThe thing
for me was I have
only been actively
involved there for six months
or so, so when it happened it took
a place of my heart away, and I
canTt imagine someone who has
been at that church their whole
life. It has to be hard for them to
know what to do next,T said Gwen
Morris, president of Baptist Campus
Ministries and regular attendee
of Memorial Baptist Church.

Figuring out what to do next
is now the biggest concern of each
church. Unity Free Will Baptist
oMinister Jeff Manning has made
a point to let the community know
that his thoughts and prayers are
with his congregation, but espe-

ness have been displayed
all over the Greenville
community in response
to the fires.

oTTve appreciated
churches and organiza-
tions in our community who have
called and told us they were pray-
ing for us. This has brought the
community together. What was
meant for bad, God has used for
good,� said Randy McKinney,
pastor at Memorial Baptist Church.
Many members feel it is this
type of positive attitude that is
needed to make a speedy recovery
from the fire incidents.

And in response to both
churchesT willingness to receive
help, organizations here at ECU
are on the forefront of finding
opportunities to lend a helping hand.
Many groups are meeting weekly

to try to come up with fundraising
ideas to help the churches, especially
Memorial Baptist. Various campus
groups are willing to get involved
to raise whatever funds the churches
need to get back on their feet.

oWe are certainly open to
campus ministries and differ-
ent groups. putting fundraisers
together to help raise money...
the ECU athletic department has
offered physical labor,T said McK-
inney.

oWe have talked about fund-
raising through a dinner by
cooking and using proceeds from
tickets to fund the churches. Also,
in addition, whoever attends
would bring preschool appropriate
supplies,� said Kerri Hefner,
president of the Campus
Ministries Association.

Hefner also said that as of now
nothing is totally set in stone,
as the members of the Campus
Ministries Association are cur-
rently working to better educate
themselves on the scope of need.

Currently, Campus Ministries
Association is planning to collect
funds and items for the Memorial
Baptist ChurchTs preschool pro-
gram and food pantry.

Most groups are waiting
patiently for church insurance
adjusters to finish calculating
all costs for repairs. Once each
church has their figures tallied up,
community volunteers can hit the
ground running and do their part
to overcome this tragedy.

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

of Trustees approves tuition as well as

for ECU of $236 for the 2007-08

_ school year,� said John Durham,
assistant secretary to the Board of
Trustees.

oThe ChancellorTs Executive

Council agreed to split the increase
40 percent tuition and 60 percent fees,
or $96 for tuition and $140 for fees.�

Because of a $21 shift in fees
however, students will only see a $119
increasein theirfeecosts, Durhamsaid.

The proposal was brought before
the ECU Student Government
Association after its approval by
the ChancellorTs Executive Council.
Following was the approval by SGA
Congress at their Nov. 13 meeting

when representatives from different
organizations in need of the increase

in funds introduced their proposals. _

According to Durham, while the
fee increase required a student vote,
the tuition increase did not.

The increase in fees will be
applied towards student government
and life, health and recreational ser-
vices, athletics and technology.

According to ECU Chancellor
Steve Ballard, the increase in tuition
will be applied towards financial aid
and generate close to $1.12 million
for ECU students.

oLast year, ECU led, hands
down, in the percentage of campus-

based tuition that went to financial
aid assistance,� said Ballard. oAll of
us should be proud of that.�

If the decision is finalized this
March when brought before the
UNC Board of Governors, it will
go into effect in August and will be
applied to costs for the upcoming
academic year. 3

Michael Marshall, a graduate
student of the Counselor and Adult
Education Program, supports the
decision and said that if the increase
goes into effect, it will not affect
him because he will have graduated
before next fall.

oAs colleges get better, you would

Sheerer to
remain as vice

chancellor for
Student Life

SHEERER
Interim position filled

ECU NEWS BUREAU

Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, a former
dean of the College of Education who
has also held campus-wide leader-
ship roles at ECU, has been named
vice chancellor for Student Life.

Chancellor Steve Ballard,
announcing the appointment, said,
oMarilyn Sheerer is one of the best
leaders I have known in my higher
education career. She has a long his-
tory of sterling achievements, and
she is admired and respected across
the campus and across the state. She
has boundless energy and enthu-_
siasm, and she knows how to get
things done. She will do a great job.�

Ballard added that Sheerer
received a strong endorse-
ment from student leaders and
enjoys close working relation-
ships with student organizations.

oChancellor Ballard is real big on
hearing from the students,� said M.
Cole Jones, SGA president. oHe con-
tacted me to round up student leaders
to meet and discuss with him about...
pursuing a national search or keep-
ing the current interim [Sheerer].�

Cole went-on. to call Sheerer
oimpressive,� outlining her dedica-
tion to students.

o[SheererT] has been extreme vis-
ible and accessible, so we were excited
to say she was the person for the job.
SheTs here for the students,� said Cole.
oOur congress passed a resolution
saying that as the student body we sup-
port the appointment of Dr. Sheerer.�

Sheerer will oversee many non-
academic areas of the university,
including housing and dining, rec-
reation services, the Student Health
Service, the student bus system,
sororities and fraternities, the stu-
dent center, and the campus police
department. In addition, Ballard
said, she will play an important role
in re-energizing ECUTs leadership
programs and expanding service
and engagement opportunities.

Sheerer said, oI am honored to
be selected for this position. This is
an exciting time to be part of East
Carolina and the staff members in
this division are outstanding. I look
forward to helping enhance studentsT
experiences on our campus.�

Ballard said, oITve worked with
Marilyn for two and a half years on
a variety of problem- solving and
capacity-building opportunities.
ECU is lucky to have her, and J am
delighted that she will continue to be
a member of the university's leader-
ship team. Student Life will be an
innovative organization under her
leadership and she will be a model for
how great leaders work together.�

Sheerer joined ECU as a faculty
member in 1996 and was named dean
of education in 1998. She has been
serving as interim vice chancellor
for Student Life since last summer.

Sheerer holds a bachelorTs degree
from Bloomsburg State College in
Pennsylvania, a masterTs in student
personnel in higher education from
Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in
curriculum and supervision from
Ohio University.

fee increase

expect there to be an increase in costs
to make it better,� said Marshall.

However, for students who will
be here next year to see the increase,
not all will favor the idea of continu-
ing to pay more money.

oTm a little annoyed, letTs put it
that way,� said Jeff Ogonowski, a grad-
uate student of the Music Education
Program, about the recent approval.

oI am a Distance Education
student and an on-campus student
so I get hit with both fees. ItTs been
a headache.�

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

News

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tiny Art Show Submissions
Emerge Gallery & Art Center
11 a.m. -6 p.m.

Emerge Gallery & Art Center
announces the sixth annual
Tiny Art Show!

Everything in the show is 5x7
or smaller. Works of all medi-
ums are featured. All artwork
is priced $5, $10 or $25.
Anyone.can enter and there
is no entry fee. Everything
has to be 5x7 or smaller. For
more information or for an
entry form e-mail heather@
emergegallery.com or call
551-6947.

Dance 2007 |

McGinnis Theatre

Starts at 8 p.m.

Dance 2007, the annual
dance concert by ECU's
School of Theatre and Dance,
is the only place you can
find both Spanish Flamenco
dance and the Russian. bal-
let, The Firebird. Known for
its cornucopia of dance styles
from ballet and jazz to mod-
ern and tap, this event has
become a perennial favorite
among dance novices as well
as devotees. Dance 2007 will
be presented Feb. 1 - 6 in
McGinnis Theatre.

Friends of Sheppard
Memorial Library Book Sale
Feb. 1-4

Greenville Convention CenterT

303 SW Greenville Blvd.

Books, CDs and videos of all °

kind will be available for sale.

ECU-READS tutoring and
mentoring program
Wahl-Coates Elementary
School

ECU-READS is a_tutoring/
mentoring program that re-
cruits, prepares and places
volunteer tutors with appro-
priate community _ partner
agencies. As a campus-
based literacy program, ECU-
READS also aims to enrich
the educational and personal
experiences of ECU students
who volunteer by providing
them with meaningful ways
to apply what they learn in
the classroom and by encour-
aging an on-going commit-

ment to community service. :

To become a volunteer and
make a difference, contact
Mandy Dough ard0303@
ecu.edu or Courtney Camp-
bell cbcO506@ecu.edu.

Summer study abroad in-
India

Austin 235
Applications are currently be-
ing accepted for the 2007
Summer Study Abroad pro-
gram in India. The 25-day
program will visit a broad ar-
ray of religious sites, includ-
ing the Taj Mahal, the Gan-
ges River and Dharamsala,
the home of the Dalai Lama.
Participants will go on a trek
in the Himalayan Mountains.
The program provides six
credits that satisfy general
education Humanities re-
quirements.
For more information abou
the program, including a
photo gallery, blog and media
coverage of the 2006 trip,
please see visit ecu.edu/reli-
gionprogram/india/

To apply, contact Dr. Maher,
maherd@ecu.edu.

Laptops available for check-
_ out

Joyner Library has 10 laptops
available for checkout and
use anywhere in the building.
All laptops have wireless ac-
cess and Microsoft software.

Simply. ask for one in the Digi-

tal Learning Center, which is
the computer lab in the back
of the building. Perfect for
working on papers and other
assignments in a quiet, cozy
corner of the Library.

Yearbook Portraits

_ Location: Wright Auditorium.
Calling all Spring 2006 and
Fall 2007 graduates, grad
students and underclassmen!
Mark your calendar to take
portraits. for the Buccaneer
yearbook. The Buccaneer will
capture ECU centennial year.
Go to ouryear.com; enter ECU
code 453 and reserve a day

Blood Pressure and Cho-
lesterol Screenings
Campus Wellness Center
10 a.m.

Chocolate on the Outside
A play sponsored by
Student Union Cultural
Awareness & Popular En-
tertainment

Mendenhall Student Cen-
ter, room 244 7 p.m:

*North Carolina Sym-
phony Orchestra :
Part of the S. Rudolph
Performing Arts Series. °
Under the baton of Music

ithu

Folkfriends Concert
Folk Arts Society of
Greenville

Tipsy Teapot/Parker-
Kennybrook Books,
Evans Street

7 p.m.

WomenTs Basketball
vs. UAB

Williams Arena at Min-
ges Coliseum

7 p.m.

Japan League

For more information,
please visit us at ecuja-
pan.org.

{ Campus & Community }

é Fri

Best Dressed in Red
Contest

Open to all students,
faculty and staff.
Send your digital pic-
ture to warrenk@ecu.

- edu.

Winner will be on Cam-
pus Wellness Web site.

Go Red Day
American Heart As-
sociation Go Red for
Women

Awareness Event To
Fight Heart Disease
Wright Plaza

11 a.m. "1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31, 2007

pace A2

Sat

ECU Hosts Great: Deci-
sions Seminars
Full-time students and
teachers can attend for
free and purchase the _
program book for $20,
$15 if WAC members.
The cost for individual
sessions is $10.

Rivers West Building au-
ditorium

10 a.m. " 12 p.m.

WomenTs Basketball
vs. Memphis
Williams Arena at
Minges Coliseum
1 p.m.

=-Sun

Want to see your event
here? Visit our Web site
at www.theeastcarolin-
ian.com/calendar __ to
submit dates, times and
locations.

Mon

City Council Meeting
City Council Chambers,
third floor of City Hall,
200 Martin Luther King,
Jr. Dr.

6 p.m.

*Featured Event:

Tue

Lackawanna Blues
Sponsored by Ledonia
Wright Emissaries
Hendrix Theater

6 p.m.

Wheelchair Basketball
Drop-in game
Individuals with or with-
out a disability are wel-
come and encouraged to
participate in this excit-
ing sport.

Campus Recreation &
Wellness Center Sports
Forum

8-9 p.m.

Director Grant Llewellyn,
this sixty-five member
professional orchestraTs
primary objective is to
bring music to the people
of North Carolina.

Wright Auditorium

8 p.m.

Bate 1015
5-9 p.m.

N.C. Symphony Orchestra
The North Carolina Symphony is a full-time, professional
orchestra. The symphony performs about 60 concerts a
year in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary met-
ropolitan area. The orchestra has also appeared twice at
Carnegie Hall in New York City and once each at the Ken-

nedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Orchestra Hall in

Chicago.
8 p.m.

Gardner-Webb adopts tobacco-free
campus policy

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP)
" Gardner-Webb University will no
longer allow tobacco use on cam-
pus, a major change for a school in
the nationTs largest tobacco-produc-
ing state.

Gardner-Webb. President Dr. Frank
Bonner said the school banned
tobacco because of studies show-
ing that reducing tobacco use can
decrease the likelihood of cancer,
stroke, and heart and lung disease.
oBy implementing this tobacco-free
policy, Gardner-Webb University is
seeking to make our students, fac-
ulty, staff and visitors healthier,�
Bonner said.

oWe hope to set an example for oth-
er universities nationwide that are
considering implementing a similar
initiative.�

The policy, which takes effect
Aug. 7, will make Gardner-Webb
the first private co-educational
university in North Carolina to ban
tobacco products

Nearly 4,000 students are enrolled
at Gardner-Webb.

HOUSING

continued from Al

prior to viewing all the listings,
students, faculty and staff have to
go through a quick tutorial regard-
ing education about city ordinances,
this way we can kind of make sure
that everyone has been informed,�
Gross said.

Students will be able to search
listings many different ways, such as:
Number of bedrooms, total monthly
rent, management companies and
move-in date, etc.

Gross said the special program-
ming regarding education about off
campus living contributed to most of
the databaseTs cost, around $900 and
was funded partially by student fees
but also by revenue generated by the
off-campus housing fair.

This tool will hopefully be avail-
able for student use in mid-March,
around the same time as the off-
campus housing fair, which is sched-
uled to take place March 20, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Mendenhall
brickyard.

M. Cole Jones, SGA president,
was pleased by the implications of the
university's involvement in creating
a resource for students who want to
live off campus.

oAnytime a university can get
involved in the welfare of the stu-
dents, whether on campus or off
campus, I see it as an asset as well
as a collaborative effort"showing
our institution is student-focused,�
said Jones. :

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

NC Supreme Court to look at restau-
rant liability in drunk driving

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) " The state
Supreme Court has agreed to review
a case in which a woman contends
that bars and restaurants in the state
should be held legally accountable if
they allow intoxicated customers to
get behind the wheel.

State law says restaurants, bars and
others who hold permits to sell al-
cohol must not sell the drinks to an
obviously intoxicated person. But it
says nothing about holding the busi-

nesses liable if the person drives.

drunk, except in the case of under-
age drinkers. :
Theresa Hall of Durham sued Tore-
roTs Il after she was seriously injured
and her husband was killed in a
1997 car accident caused by a man
who had been drinking for hours at
the Mexican restaurant.

William S. Terry lV had a blood-alco-
hol content of 0.20, more than twice
the legal limit of 0.08 for drivers in
North Carolina. He pleaded guilty to
manslaughter and other offenses,
and was fined $1,000 and given.a
six-month jail sentence.

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years ago agreed that ToreroTs Il

should pay her $1.2 million for neg-
ligently allowing Terry to continue
drinking after he became noticeably
drunk, and for failing to prevent him
from driving away.

But the verdict was overturned by
Superior Court Judge Abraham
Jones, who ruled that there was ono
legal duty by a commercial provider
of alcohol in North Carolina after
service of the final drink.�

The decision was upheld in March
by the state Court of Appeals, in a
decision that said the judges sym-
pathized with HallTs case but had to
rule according to existing law.
oHowever poised and eager we may
be at times to launch our agenda,
judges have not been entrusted by
the people of this State to.be legisla-
tors,� the ruling said.

The Supreme Court, which agreed
Monday to review the case, could
take a year or more to complete its
work. HallTs lawyer, Jay Ferguson,
saidT he is optimistic that the deci-
sion, will come down in his clientTs
favor.

oThis is-a great day for the Hall family
andforeverycitizenwhooperatesamo-
tor vehicle on our highways,� he said.

Ex-NC Supreme Court Justice Orr to

run for governor

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) " Bob Orr, a
former Supreme Court justice who
now heads a conservative legal
foundation, said Tuesday heTs leav-
ing the courtroom behind to make a
run for governor.

Orr said he'll create a campaign
committee in the next week or so he
can start raising money for his 2008
Republican gubernatorial bid and
then spend the next several months
meeting voters, getting. their takes

on the issues and talking up what he

calls a reform agenda.

o| do think thereTs a real disenchant-
ment with the way state government
is operating,� Orr said in an inter-
view with The Associated Press.
oAS a Candidate you need to go out
and talk about positive, construc-
tive changes that you think can and
should be made.�

Orr isnTt the first major-party hope-
ful to consider a gubernatorial bid _
Democrats Richard Moore and Bev-
erly Perdue are already raising mon-
ey like they are in the race. But Orr
is the first to announce plans to cre-
ate a campaign committee with the

sole purpose of seeking his party's
nomination for governor. Gov. Mike
Easley is barred by state law from
seeking a third consecutive term.
Orr, 60, served on the state Court
of Appeals for eight years and the
Supreme Court for 10 years before
stepping down in 2004 to become
executive director of the North Caro-
lina Institute for Constitutional Law.
Legal challenges by the conserva-
tive-leaning group on_ taxpayer-fi-
nanced incentives for business and
passage of the new lottery have
been unsuccessful to date.

Specter: Bush Not Sole Decision-
MakerT

WASHINGTON (AP) " A Senate
Republican on Tuesday directly chal-
lenged President BushTs declaration
that o| am the decision-maker� on
issues of war. oI would suggest re-
spectfully to the president that he
is not the sole decider,� Sen. Arlen
Specter, R-Pa., said during a hear-
ing on CongressT war powers amid
an increasingly harsh debate over
lraq war. policy. oThe decider is a
shared and. joint responsibility,�
Specter said.

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Duke vs.
people of color

Racial implications of the Duke
lacrosse rape scandal

BRIDGET TODD
OPINION WRITER

When I first heard about the Duke lacrosse rape
scandal, there was a faint twang of something that must
have been vindication. oFinally,� I had thought, othat
old white privilege is going to be taken down a peg.�

I saw that the accused had been suspended
from school, and I thought, oFinally, Amer-
ica will see the grim reality of white privilege
for what it is.� All I knew was that I wanted
to see those rich white kids be punished.

I wasnTt thinking about the facts of the case, or
even really whether the accused were guilty or not.
All I could see was race and class. I wanted them to
be guilty. Because really, what could be a better story
than that? Rich white boys rape poor black girl who
is forced to strip to pay for college. You could slap
Harper LeeTs name on a story like that and call it
To Kill A Mockingbird: The College Years. That would
have been a story we could have held under AmericaTs
proverbial nose and said, oSee what happens when
the rich think they can do whatever they want?�

The problem is that this isnTt a trial about the
politics of race and class. Or at least, it shouldnTt
be. It should be about whether or not someone was
raped. And right now, itTs starting to look like maybe
someone wasnTt raped. But because the public, myself
included, clouded the issue, it has become knotted
in an entanglement of race, class and gender issues.

Sure, these larger issues are certainly at play
here, but that shouldn't be the focus of the case. The
focus of the case should be (surprise!) the facts. The
race and class divide in Durham are appalling. The
fact that you can drive through the lavish manicured
rolling lawns of the Duke campus and drive just a
short distance further into the crumbling chaos of
utter poverty is completely inexcusable. But that
isnTt whatTs on trial here. Turning this case into a
symbol for the cityTs racial tensions is a huge mistake.

Once I realized that Al Sharpton and I were
on the same page, I knew I had to think long and
hard about my position on the whole scandal. Is

_this really a matter to be publicly protesting about?

This isnTt a 15-year-old black kid being gunned
down by cops in the street. That kind of thing
has obvious racial implications that should make
people angry. But rape is different, especially when
the allegations are so unconvincing. No one really
knows what happened except the accuser and the
accused. Sure, CNN revealed that the boys shouted
racial epithets at the girls as they danced and
later joked about killing women. So maybe theyTre
sexist, racist jerks, but it doesnTt make.them rapists.

It is unfair to rally an entire community against
the Duke students before it even goes to trial. ITm
advising everyone that has already decided that the
students are guilty to do what I did"ask yourself,
are you really OK with four students being punished
for racial injustices that go much deeper than what-
ever took place at their party that night?

Old tame
Rock n Roll

A response to the Switchfoot CD
review commentary

JESSICA DUNLOW
OPINION WRITER

There was a lot of feedback about the latest
Switchfoot CD review, published in the Jan.
25 edition of the East Carolinian. Therefore, in
order to straighten a few things out, it is time
to explain what drove these ideas into my head.

Our generation was pounded with boy bands,
the Spice Girls and poppy girl solo artists that could
not play their own music or even arrange it. I would
prefer our music to not. be remembered by oBaby, One
More Time� by Britney Spears or oBye, Bye, Bye� by
N Sync. It was nice to have something to bounce and
bop to when we were in middle school, but we did
not grow up with the great bands of the early 1990s,

because we were too young to know whom they were.

However, here we are in the early 21st century
and finally musically talented artists who play and
write their own music and lyrics are flooding the
airwaves. Granted, many of these bands are labeled
oemo� with their lovelorn lyrics and whiney voices.
There are some great ones. Panic! At the Disco
and The Used made male makeup attractive, and
even The Donnas released some relatively catchy
singles. But think of it this way, will this music still
be around 40 years after it was released? Or rather,
will these artists still be selling out concerts and
performing 40 years after they began their careers?

Our parentsT generation of the 1960s and 1970s
produced the greatest music ever released. These LPs
turned into top selling cassettes and now are most
desired CDs. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Pink
Floyd, The Allman Brothers Band, Styx, Queen, The
Grateful Dead and so many others created the music
that hundreds of generations after us will still listen
to. They will all wonder why no one can produce the
same perfect sounds of these two generations of music.

It is impossible to impersonate one of these bands,
and it seems that some bands today are running out
of things to write about. Shinedown, one of these
newer groups, covered Lynyrd SkynyrdTs classic
oSimple Man,� and it just was not close to the origi-
nal. So, this is where I get the notion that if their
generation of music was so spectacular, ours seems
quite lackluster. Perhaps it is not fair to hold the
efforts of todayTs artists to the standards set by their
obviously superior influences, but it is hard not to.

Maybe I will be surprised by a band coming up
soon, and I'll try not to hold it against the recent
groups that they are not on the same level as the greats
of Led Zeppelin, Billy Joel and the Who. In the words
of the incomparable Bob Seger, oTodayTs music ainTt
got the same soul/I like that old time rock n roll.�

MCT

oDOWN AROUND

AMARILLO, WASN'T IT?

YOU SOLD ME A US
VACUUM CLEANER
WITH A BAD HOSE?

{ Release your inner Ranter }

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31,2007 page A3
RANT OF THE DAY

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com. Log onto theeastcarolinian.com to submit a Rant of your own.

| learned today that Socrates was
sentenced the death penalty in Athens
because he just freaking talked too
much... much sadder than | originally
thought.

To my roommate who has a high
school girlfriend. Tell herto stop calling
every five minutes and grow up. | canTt
get anything done and itTs getting on
my nerves.

| am a... procrastinator.

After all of this work and | stillend up on
welfare! Someone's got to die.

| cannot wait till ValentineTs Day! ItTs
like waiting for Skittles to fall from
the sky!

| took JaneTs advice and actually
graduated from ECU in December. She
was wrong, life after college blows! Not
a day goes by that | donTt wish | had
procrastinated the whole oreal world�
thing. | miss you G-Vegas!

To the girl that lost her boyfriend to
World of Warcraft: It's a miracle that he
even has a girlfriend in the first place!

When you wake up in the morning and
you decide to put on a sweater, a coat
and a scarf, maybe you should rethink
the flip flops. Just a suggestion.

Dining halls are for binge eaters.

OK, if we let gays get married then
how many prison marriages would
there be?

I'd write for the paper if | didnTt like to
drink and sleep so much.

Wow | never thought not seeing
someone on campus would be such
a big deal! You know | need glasses -
so apologize for blowing up at me
already.

| used to have a best friend, and then
we lived together. Now | canTt stand
him.

oSex and the City� is more educational
than any health class ITve been in!

To the two music majors that got one a
RanterTs case; just because your major
is music doesnTt mean you will be any
good at it nor have any sort of future
like those that are accomplished.

Just because your boyfriend and | say
hiwhen we see each other is no reason
for you to get so possessive. Get over
yourself. Not everyone is out to steal
your boyfriend! :

| had a dream | won a million dollars
and woke up thinking that it had really
happened. Imagine my sorrow when |
realized | was still poor.

| have an addiction that causes me to
pluck all the stray feathers out of my
comforter.

Hearing the same lecture in both my
health and exercise classes is really
making me think that I'll become
obese within the next few years then
die prematurely from cardiovascular
disease.

The hearts at the end of my notes are
my thing. Now that | know they bug
you... | will make sure to put them at
the end of all my notes.

ITm secretly afraid to give blood in
case | find out | have some rare and
deadly blood disease that | didnTt know
about.

To the police officers who think that
they are big and bad because they
can stand in front of a parking meter
for the last two minutes so you can
rob 10 bucks off the already broke
students, go find some real crime.

OK. Today, ITm definitely prettier than
| was yesterday.

Is it wrong to use a guy for his money
if he doesnTt want to make you happy
any other way?

To my French olover,� | like you more
than you think. Oh yeah. ITm single now.

|. havenTt heard from my boyfriend
since he hung up on me four
days ago. Are we still together?

To the frat brothers that tried to run
game on me: DonTt play games with a
girl who knows how to play them better.

ITm in a long distance relationship, so
you know what that means... ITm single!

Keep your feet on the floor where they
belong! Jeez. Some people have no
manners. What makes people think

others want to sit in a seat on the bus

that theyTve put their nasty, crusty
feet in?

To the girl who lost her boyfriend to
WOW, | just showed my bf the oSouth
Park� episode about it and other shows
about it and he saw how pathetic his
life was becoming.

The construction conundrum"the
amount of construction on campus
is equal to the size and growth of
the campus. Construction time
continuum"the amount of time it
takes to complete a project is four
years, divided by the. number of years
you have left to graduate. Count on
seeing orange fencing for a while.

Why does the McDonald's across from
campus advertise N.C. State womenTs
basketball on its tray liners? Does that
make sense to anyone?

To the person who complained
about smokers while walking around
campus"the next time you walk past
me and say something about smoking
ITm going to blow my smoke right in
your face.

To the late night Pirate Ride driver"
learn how to dive!

Wii bowling is where itTs at.

Chuck Norris lost his virginity before
his dad did.

Playboy didnTt rank us. We gotta step
it up.

To the Rants directors: Come
ValentineTs Day, please keep the
mushy s to a minimum. The single
people won't want to read it.

To my girl, | know you're going through
hell right now. | wish | could change it
all for you. Somehow 1Tll find a way to
brighten your day, and hopefully soon
we can get together. 5

Why is it that you might not meet
someone for two or three or five or
10 months"but when you do, itTs like
three or four of them come at once?
Someone help me choose one!

If TEC doesnTt have enough room for
Rants then expand the room for them!
| sent in like 12 yesterday way greater
than the ones that got in, and where
are they?!

What do guys have to do to show that
they are good? Do we need a giant
billboard or something? You have
to look past looks and talk to us first
instead of living in your own world

ITm not pregnant!

Dear friend, | hate the way you laugh
when you talk to you boyfriend. You
sound like a dork!

| saw this girl fall flat on her but off of the
rock climbing wall! | almostdied laughing!

| got kicked off the drunk bus on the
way to my apartment... who does that
to an intoxicated person?

In most cases othink before you speak�
is sound advice. But you shouldn't even
bother. You're just wasting energy.
HereTs my advice to you: DonTt speak
or think.

Chuck Norris is so bad, he can speak
braille.

Did you honestly think that screaming
at me from across the room was the

best way to ask me out? Seriously?

| have not been to a full week of classes
in months, is that bad?

To the person complaining about the
headline in the newspaper about the
oall black� crowd for basketball games,
they were talking about T-shirts.

| think Mohawks are sexy!

How do you tell a really sweet girl, who
loves her boyfriend more than anything
that her boyfriend is a lying, cheating,
big-nosed idiot?

To the guy | passed on the sidewalk
by the stream, your air guitar made me
smile. Thank you.

Dear roommate, ITm sure there is an
AA meeting soon. Please go.

Even if things aren't ever the same
between us, | heart you now and
always will.

| wonder if anyone has ever written a
Pirate Rant about me...

| am a size nine, | donTt own a North
Face jacket and ITm not ina sorority. To
you that may be ugly, but why is your
boy looking at me?

As if | didnTt prove it yesterday when |
spent two hours at the Health.Center
with you, you are my best friend. DonTt

over-stress yourself. But | do thank you
for sticking up for me.

| think the best breakfast is Fruit Loops
and Dr. Pepper.

After reading Tuesday's TEC, Is the
staff of Mendenhall Student Center
honestly suggesting that itTs OK for
homeless people to lounge around our
campus?! So much for safety being
important to them.

Answer to why the speed limit is 25
ir front of elementary schools but 15
on College Hill: Because elementary
school students know to look both
ways before stepping out into the
street. :

To the person who complained about
people singing out loud to their music:
Come on. When it's the right person
singing, it can be hilarious. | myself
have no talent, but if ITm walking and
see no one around, nothing can stop
me from singing along and doing
a ridiculous little dance. So what?
Bring it.

When ITve spent 25+ dollars a week
at your cafe for the past four months,
you really have no right to tell me ITm
wasteful for not finishing my last two
bites of food some days. You just lost
a customer.

December isnTt the only month for
cynics. ITm not looking forward to
February at all.

_Why did | ever leave North Carolina?

ThereTs no place like home. ThereTs
no place like home. ThereTs no place
like home.

lam so in lust!

Dear Longhorn waiter"I will come
there every weekend until | get you to
wait on me. You are too sexy.

ThatTs Jerry Springer material right
there. :

My life is a Pirate Rant.

| wish my life was a musical. That way
it would be socially acceptable to bust
out into random song.

| want to marry a guy with lots of money
and low self-esteem. That way | can
sit around, get fat and not worry about
doing anything.

All | have been doing lately is lying
around all day and drinking at night. |
donTt even care about school anymore,
is that bad?

lf you want to get to class on time,
donTt take the Minges bus! We are
always packed in there like sardines
in the morning, and there have been
so many times where the bus is too
full to even get on. Transit what are
you thinking?

To the girl who showed up to work
drunk... you should be studied.

Tarragon is by far the most sexual of
the spices.

| have a friend who dropped $250 on
a pair of designer shades but makes a
big deal about having to pay $1.19 fora
bottle of water on campus. Seriously,
if the world. ended, which would you
rather have?

Jelly beans piss me off... you shouldn't
even have to pay for them!

To the girl that crunches Cheetos
in class, wipes them on the desk,
asks me for a pen, and generally just
grosses me out" don't sit next to me,

. please.

Miami Subs... period.

Tell your mom to stop calling me... ITm
over her.

To the person talking bad about Pee
Dee, around here those are fighting
words. Pee Dee the Pirate is the
greatest Pirate of all time. You mess
with him you mess with all of ECU.

| think ITm the only person in the world
that actually likes George Bush.

| saw Optimus Prime on Greenville
Blvd... | peed my pants a little.

My roommate always has sweat stains!

| canTt wait for baseball season to start.
Yay for guys in tight pants!

| can't wait for Valentine's Day, itTs my
favorite!

My fish has the oddest talent for
feigning death.

To the girl on the third floor of Cotten
who hit my truck, | know who you are.

Letter to
the editor

Dear Editor of the East Carolinian:

Your reporter Shannon Davis missed the point of
the Flock of Dodos film (oDocumentary and Discus-
sion on Evolution Comes to ECU�, the East Carolinian
Jan, 18). The report states, oThrough the documen-
tary, Dr. Olson explains the new theory of Intelligent
Design that replaces the Charles DarwinTs theory
of evolution.� Dr. Randy Olson does not support
Intelligent Design, and it has not replaced DarwinTs
theory of evoldtion by means of natural selection. The
report goes on to misrepresent the theory of evolu-
tion and natural selection, as the o...random muta-
tion of cells.� While mutation is part of the theory
of evolution, this is an over-simplification. Random
mutation of DNA in germline cells produces the raw
material of evolution, upon which natural selection
acts (removing those mutations that do not confer an
advantage, and favoring those that do). This well-
documented process produces the adaptations we can
observe in the behavior and structure of organisms.

The film Flock of Dodos was an attempt to give
the proponents of Intelligent Design an opportunity
to explain their views, and Dr. Olson explicitly states
in the film that the arguments were unconvincing. In
addition, the panel members pointed out numerous
problems with the creationist arguments in the ques-
tion and answer session. Furthermore, most of the
people that we talked with after the film agreed that
the Intelligent Design proponents had no evidence
in support of their theory, and were being manipu-
lated by the Discovery Institute, which refused to be
interviewed in the film (Why? What does this group
have to hide?). As Randy Olson says in the film, oThe
Intelligent Design theory has stalled at the intuition
stage.� It is an interesting idea, but there is no evi-
dence in support of it. The supporters of Intelligent
Design have located some complex things in nature
that they think cannot be explained in terms of Dar-
winian theory (like the bacterial flagellum and its
molecular structure), and have resorted to guessing
that oan intelligent designer created them.� But, when
their chief spokesperson, Dr. Michael Behe (of Lehigh
University), was questioned on who this Intelligent
Designer was, he said it was oGod.� He has no evi-
dence of that. The evolutionists have evidence for the
evolution of complexity and the intelligent design-
ers do not. Thus, Intelligent Design should not be
taught as a theory supported by evidence in any sci-
ence class, because it ultimately is based on religion.

We met with Randy Olson while he was here
at ECU, and he would disagree with your report-
ing"he is a firmly committed evolutionist. We
have written to him about this article. The Biol-.
ogy Department has a copy of the Flock of Dodos
film, so if Davis or any student at ECU would
like to see the movie again, we can arrange that.

We were much happier with the Opinion piece
oMore than a Flock of Dodos� by Elizabeth Lauten.
We agree with her that it was wonderful for the fac-
ulty and students to see such an overwhelming posi-
tive response to this film and the panel discussion. It
was fun and we enjoyed the discussion and excellent
questions. Randy Olson said that it was one of the otop
five� best screenings of his film ever and he was happy
to have visited ECU. Our students showed at the panel
discussion showed that they were among the best in
the U.S., and the questions they asked were as good
as those at Harvard and Yale, according to Randy.

We are grateful that the East Carolinian coy-
ered the Flock of Dodos screening and the seminar
by Dr. Olson. However, we are sorry that Dr.
OlsonTs views were mis-reported in your paper.

Sincerely,

Joseph J. Luczkovich
Associate Professor of Biology

Kyle Summers
Associate Professor of Biology

Linda Wolfe
Chair and of Anthropology
Professor of Anthropology

Jason Bond
Associate Professor of Biology

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Pulse

Horoscopes:

Aries

Allow events to transpire
naturally, while watching. You're
in for a pleasant surprise. Believe
in miracles.

Taurus

The more you study, the more
you see the great value in having
good friends. Now is a good time
to have them help you carry a
heavy burden.

Gemini "

Gather up as much as you
can, graciously of course. More
money and status for doing less
manual labor is your objective.
Cancer

Move quickly, and use your
imagination. You can solve an
old problem simply by trying
something you've never done
before.

Leo

Follow through on the project
instigated yesterday. Once thatTs
done, it'll be easy to see what
you need to do next. Your next
project will be much easier.
Virgo

Continue to encourage your

{Pirate Buzz}

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31, 2007

Page A4

Local venues gear up

for Super Bowl Sun

Places around town with
great deals and tons of
game exposure

JENNY AYERS
STAFF WRITER

It just wouldn't feel like 2007
was really underway if football
fans across the nation weren't
writhing in anticipation of the
football game of the season, the
Super Bowl. Diehard football fans
or those just enjoying the festivi-
ties associated with the event will
be pleased to find that there are
many places around Greenville
that are offering great eats, cheap
drinks and most importantly,
optimum Super Bowl reception.

teammates to-advance toward "There are a few downtown

the goal. They can accomplish
amazing things with your
direction and support.

Libra

Concentrate on understanding
exactly what's requested. Then,
provide something the client will
like even better.

Scorpio

Follow through with confidence
and intense concentration. Land
oyour catch carefully; donTt let
it get away. Keep your eye on
the prize and you will always
succeed.

Sagittarius

A private family celebration is
in order. Do something nice
for others, even if you donTt
like it yourself. They'll think
you're wonderful, and you'll gain
points.

Capricorn

If you get nothing else done
today, let people know how much
you appreciate what theyTve
done for you and are doing for
you now. Without them, you're
nowhere near as effective.
Aquarius

NobodyTs going to tell you what
to do in this situation. You get to
figure it out and hold yourself to.
your own schedule. You get to
take all the risks, and you'll get
all the credit.

Pisces

The people who know you best
believe you can do just about
anything. DonTt argue, that would
be disrespectful. Give it your best
shot. You hardly ever disappoint
anyone!

Drink Recipes:

Frozen Mojito
Slushes

For every four slushes, you will
need:

1 pint lime sorbet or 1 can
limeade from frozen juice
section

8 shots light rum

1/2 cup mint leaves

1 tray ice cubes

In a blender, combine 1/2 pint

sorbet or 1/2-can of limeade ~~~

with four shots of rum, 1/4 cup

mint leaves and 1/2 tray of ice.

Pulse, then blend on high until

lime-mint slush is smooth. Pour

drinks into two large cocktail

~ glasses using a long handled
spoon and repeat with remaining
ingredients.

Frosty Cocktail

1 shot vodka

1 shot blue fruit- and cognac-
liqueur

1/2 shot orange-flavored
liqueur

1 cup ice cubes

Add all ingredients to blender
and blend on high until smooth.
Pour into glasses and serve
with straw.

Tequila Refresca

Ice cubes

1 ounce tequila, white or gold
Dash Campari

6 ounces grapefruit soda

Small wedge fresh pineapple,
grapefruit, and lime

Fill a goblet or rocks glass with
ice cubes. Add the tequila and
a dash of Campari to give the
drink a slight blush and balance
the sweetness of the soda. Top
off with the grapefruit soda.
Skewer the fruit and stir into the
cocktail. Drink.

Serve with a plate of wedged
pineapple, a small bowl of your
favorite chili powder, and coarse
salt, for dipping.

Please drink responsibly.

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stops right by campus that will be
hot spots this Super Bowl Sunday.
Buffalo Wild Wings is always a
great place to catch any game,
and this Sunday, they have some
great food options for the football
fanatic.

For around $25 patrons can
feast on the MVP platter that
allows for a choice of combinations
of wings, ribs, shrimp and chicken
tenders, and comes with enough
food to feed five or six people. For
those who would rather enjoy the
game from the comfort of their
own home, the tailgate special
that consists of 75 wings can be
purchased for about $40. _

Jenna Gray, senior elementary
education major, said she loves
going to BW3Ts because oIt is so
much fun! I love the atmosphere
and the great service.�

A couple of other downtown
locales that have good deals this
Sunday include BoliTs and Scores.
BoliTs, known for their amazing
pizza, will be featuring half-price
appetizers on Sunday.

However, perhaps the best
bargain for the buck is at Scores
where they will have great drink
specials and will be serving free
food. If youTre looking for post-
game entertainment, the band Acid
Park will also be playing at Scores
later that night.

With over 20 televisions in all

MCT

shapes and sizes, OTCoolTs, located
behind LoganTs Roadhouse on
Greenville Boulevard, is definitely a
great place to catch the game. While
they won't have any deals on food,
they will be featuring a few drink
specials and it is safe to say that
seeing the game won't be a problem.

Tiebreakers Sportsbar is a fun,
smoke-free hangout that will offer
half-price appetizers this Sunday
and optimum game viewing. Tie-

The war in Iraq sparks discussions and artwork from ECU students.

Students display and discuss
artwork about the Iraq war

_ While at War Art Show

SHANNON DAVIS
SENIOR WRITER

On Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
in Mendenhall room 244 there will
be a showcase of student art related
to the war in Iraq. All students are

invited to submit art or just to join
in on the discussion. Students do
not have to submit artwork in order
to attend and participate in the
discussion.

The discussion is meant to find
out the concerns of ECU students in
regards to the war on terror. Many
college students, faced with the war
in Iraq and the ongoing threat of ter-
rorists, find they now feel uncertain
about a future they had just begun
to plan. Some may be concerned
about parents, relatives or friends in
the military.

Whether a student is directly or
indirectly impacted, it is important
to know that each person reacts dif-
ferently to a crisis, and it is common
and expected to experience a range of
responses. Emotional responses can
appear immediately or sometimes
develop months later. Students who
live away from home may have a more
difficult time coping without the
reassurance of having family nearby.

Taking positive steps to address
feelings of anxiousness due to the
war is the best coping mechanism
for students.

oThe forth anniversary of the
war is coming up. We wanted to see
what college studentTs thought of the
war by sharing their thoughts and
submitting their artwork. ~

oAny type of art can be submit-
ted; short stories, pictures, paintings,
songs, anything representing the
war. We want to spark political dis-
cussion among ECU students. This

is the first time we're doing this kind
of dialogue for the war. We've had
other discussions on topics such as
religion in the past though,� said ser-
vice advocate for the ECU Volunteer
and Service Learning Center, April
Tharrington.

ECU received a grant from
MTV called, oFor the people: Stu-
dent Dialogue Series.� The money
pays for refreshments and other
expenses necessary to run the
event. The first place winner of

the showcase will receive $75; the

two runner-ups each receive $25.

oIT had been working as an advo-
cate for the volunteer and service
learning center. One of my other
projects was ending do this became
my new project to plan at the center,�
Tharrington said of her involvement
in the project.

Jessica Gagne, who also works
in the Volunteer and Service Learn-
ing Center, is equally responsible for
planning this event.

oItTs important for ECU students
to express themselves. There's no other
way to release your thoughts quite like
art. ItTs a good idea to use art for stu-
dents who do not know any other way
to communicate clearly,� said Hunter
Sills, junior graphic design major,

All students are encouraged
to participate in the discussion.
Students can speak about any-
thing they want such as results
of the war, the roots of terror-
ism, suicide bombings and related
legal, religious, or social issues.

The deadline to submit artwork

ois Tuesday, Feb. 6. Students can

submit their artwork by e-mailing
April Tharrington at alto612@ecu.
edu or Jessica Gagne at gagnej@
ecu.edu.

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

The Colts celebrate their win over the Patriots and cement their spot in the Super Bowl.

breakers is located near Firetower
Road by Bojangles.

oThey have great food and
the fun atmosphere of'a sportsbar
without all the smoke. No matter
where you're sitting, you can see
the game,� said Jessica Allen,
senior English education major.

This weekend, those looking
for a fun way to party should have
no problem finding somewhere in
Greenville to watch the big game

or catch a good deal on food and
drinks. Those who choose to stay
in to enjoy the game can take
advantage of BW3Ts meal deals
or simply can run to Bojangles for
some of their famous chicken and
biscuits. I will probably take that
route, since I only tune-in for the
half-time show anyway.

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

Photo by Levinia Tyrrell

Unwrap the
new BaileyTs

Come see why every
woman wants a Bailey box

LIZ FULTON
SENIOR WRITER

.For the past ten years, BaileyTs
Fine Jewelry has been serving
every fashion need of Greenville
and eastern North Carolina. Origi-

onating in Rocky Mount and also

boasting a store in RaleighTs Cam-
eron Village, BaileyTs is a jewelry
store offering the best in designer
lines and engagement rings.

While some fine jewelry stores
are automatically pigeonholed
as snooty, uptight places with
unfriendly workers, nothing is
farther from the truth at BaileyTs.
Everyone that walks through the
door is greeted with a smile and a
friendly shout of greeting. Drinks
and homemade chocolate chip
cookies are offered along with the
invitation to have your jewelry
cleaned and inspected.

Upon setting foot into BaileyTs,
shoppers will be rewarded with
entering a store recently renovated
and expanded. Gutting the entire
interior, owners Jane and Clyde
Bailey designed a store that seems
almost out of place in Greenville.

The walls and ceilings were
all hand-painted by local artist
Sandra Lett, who created a regal
yet inviting ambience with green
and gold walls accompanied by an
ebony carpet. Everything is tied
together with the magnificent
chandelier in the center of the
store, the only remnant preserved
throughout the renovations.

Besides having three times as
much showcase space, the newly
designed store has a playroom
for children and a lounge with a
full-service bar. Patrons can con-
gregate in the lounge while they
wait for gifts to be wrapped or men
can watch ESPN while waiting for
their ladies to fill out a wish list.

Bailey's features full collections
by designers David Yurman, John
Hardy and Slane and Slane. They
are also authorized retailers for
Hearts of Fire diamonds, Tag Heuer
and Baume & Mercier watches.

oWe are the best of the best,
from merchandise to customer
service, everything is at the top
of its game,� said Office Manager
Stella Pierce.

BaileyTs Fine is the premiere
place to buy an engagement ring as
decided by the 2006 Raleigh Metro
Bravo awards where they won the
top honor. Not only do they have
a unique selection of engagement
rings, but they also give you the
option of selecting your own dia-
mond and mounting. With only
one of 500 certified American Gem
Society labs in the United States,
BaileyTs can locate any stone, be it
a diamond or alexandrite.

oWhen I wrap a gift, itTs not
Just about the beauty of the Bailey's
box, paper and bow,� said gift.
wrapper Rachel Phillips. oItTs
also about the particular amount
of care and heart that we put in;
because we know where that box
is going"to someone elseTs loved
one. ItTs really amazing to be a
part of that.�

As part of a commitment to
excellence and the great state
of North Carolina, BaileyTs has
recently become the official jeweler
of the Carolina Hurricanes.

oAs official jewelers, we are
allowed to carry official mer-
chandise of the Hurricanes.� We
are the official source for charm
bracelets, key chains and money
clips,� Pierce said.

In addition to these items,
BaileyTs is also the exclusive carrier
of the limited edition Carolina Hur-
ricanes watch by Tag. oThis is the
first time that Tag has ever done a
watch like this,� said Manager John
McHugh. oThey are only making
a select amount of these, making
them a real collector's item.�

Whether you need some links
taken out ofa watch or you are look-
ing for that next pair of earrings
you canTt live without, visit BaileyTs
Jewelry in the Lynndale Shops on
Red Banks Road to find what you
need. Stop by in your sweats or a
wedding dress; all they ask is that
you are wearing a smile.

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

Sports

First place finishes for Pirate
swimmer Rebecca Perry
in SaturdayTs meet against
Duke; Perry won the 50, 100
and 200-yard freestyle events .
with times of 24.37 seconds,
53.45 seconds and 1:53.39

minutes; Freshman Katlin
Potts followed up Perry with
a second place finish in the
50-yard freestyle, posting a
time of 25.22 seconds

Seconds between ECU fresh-
man Kristian Ramkvist and
Duke senior Kevin Arthofer,
who finished first and second
respectively in SaturdayTs
Men's 200-yard Breaststroke
event between ECU and
Duke; Ramkvist also won the
200-yard Individual Medley
event with a time of 1:54.27
minutes

18.92

Distance, in meters, that
senior Eric Frasure of the
ECU Track and Field team
recorded in SaturdayTs weight
throw event; Frasure placed
first in the event and gave the
Pirates their first individual
win of the season; Frasure
also finished fifth in the shot

put with a distance of 15.62
meters

Percentage of sets won by the
ECU womenTs tennis team
in its match against George
Mason Sunday afternoon.
The Pirates (5-2 overall)
dominated the match, win-.
ning 10 of 11 sets en route to
a 5-0 victory

103

Additional number of strike-
outs ECU softballTs senior
pitcher, and J.H. Rose alumni,
Keli Harrell needs to break
C-USATs record for career
strikeouts; Lindsay Choinard
of Depaul University cur-
rently holds the record with
858 strikeouts, while Har-
rell opens the season with
756; Harrell has had a stellar
career at ECU, recording 71
career wins (fourth all-time
at ECU) and a nine inning
no-hitter gem of a perfor-
mance against Kent State on
March 26, 2006

SPORTS BRIEFS

ECUTs Allison catches TD pass at
senior bowl

(AP) " Aundrae Allison might have
improved his NFL draft status if
reaching the end zone counts
significantly.

The former ECU wide receiver
scored one of the three touchdowns
for the North squad during a 27-
0 victory over the South at the
Senior Bowl on Saturday. The event
gathers the best seniors in the
nation for an all-star game for NFL
coaches and executives to evaluate.
Allison was part of a 10-point
second quarter that helped the
North go ahead 20-0 by halftime. §
The North recovered a fumble at &
the South 26. The turnover set upa &
seven yard TD pass from Michigan 3
StateTs Drew Stanton to Allison. =

Ss

Allison finished the game with at

pair of receptions for 22 yards, the
second most of any North receiver.
The Kannapolis native led the
Pirates in catches and receiving
yards for the second consecutive
season in 2006. Allison concluded
his senior season, which included
a bowl appearance for the Pirates
for the first time since 2001, with
62 receptions for 708 yards and
four touchdowns. He also missed
a pair of games because of an
injuried ankle.

As a junior in 2005, Allison caught
83 passes for 1,024 yards and
seven touchdowns, becoming the
first ECU player to post more than
1,000 receiving yards.

Youthful swimming
tandem excels

BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR-WRITER

ECUTs swimming and diving
team got 110 percent from their
youngsters this season. Fresh-
men swimmers Blake Briese and
Jeff Miller showed what its like
to be eighteen and at the top of
their game.

The pair combined on the
year for thirty finishes in the top
three of their respective races.
Jeff Miller won two first place
finishes and Blake Briese had
an astonishing six first place
victories. Miller received Top
Swimmer awards in the 400 IM
and 1000-yard freestyle. Briese
won Top Swimmer awards in four
categories; 200 free, 500 free, 50
butterfly and 800 free relay.

Blake Briese is a freshman
transfer from Georgia Perimeter
College. Coming from a smaller
school, he talked: about the dif-
ference in competition between
the two.

oTtTs not so much about the
time that you go, because you're
expected to go faster every week,
but whatTs crucial is winning the
race..YouTre winning for your
team; you're winning to score
points. ThereTs a five point spread
between first and second place,�
said Briese.

The good news for the swim-
ming Pirates this year is that
Briese and Miller were dominat-
ing off the blocks. Briese finished
with a time of 1:43.96, at the
Nike Cup in the freestyle event,
the fastest on the team. Miller
had the fastest time in the 1000
freestyle with a time of 9:56.64
and the 400 IM with a time
of 4:09.07.

Jeff Miller, a true freshman "
_ can improve the team as a whole

at ECU, attributes his success in
the water to great coaching and
loads of carbohydrates. Blake on
the other hand likes to pass his

Track and

Eric Frasure wins
weight throw at UNC
Fast Times

(SID) " Highlighted by senior
Eric FrasureTs title in the UNC Fast
Times weight throw, the ECU track
and field squad posted 23 top 15 fin-
ishes at the Diet Pepsi Invitational
in Gainesville, Fla: and the UNC
Fast Times Meet in Chapel Hill
this weekend.

For the women in Gainesville,
Chante Sessoms took 15th in the
finals of the 55 meter dash with
time of 7.25. Kharya Brown also
turned in a 15th place finish in the
finals of the 200 meter dash (25.49).

together and often hit the gym or

success on to his teammates who
have pushed him all semester to
be the best he can.

oWhen you have practice at
5:30 in the morning, you've got
your teammates banging on your
door telling you to get out of
bed,� Briese said.

Miller and Briese like to train

the pool to keep on top of their
game. The ECU swimming and
diving team requires that every
athlete attend practice. On Tues-
days and Thursdays they have
two-a-days. In the afternoon on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
they hit the weight room for an
hour before they go to the pool.
In addition, if there is no meet on
Saturdays they have practice in
the morning for two hours.

The Pirates are not done with
their season just yet; the Confer-
ence USA tournament is coming
up on Feb. 14 in Houston, TX.
The pair of freshman swimmers
will push to crack into the top 10
all-time varsity swims. They hope
to have some records under their
belts this year or next year.

The next couple of weeks the
ECU swimming and diving team
will be preparing for C-USA by
tapering their practice distances
and working for the most part
on getting their techniques right
and resting up. Most teams will
rest their swimmers to give back
some energy lost throughout
the semester, so that during the
tournament the fastest times will
be recorded.

With this season almost to
a close Jeff Miller was already
thinking about the off-season and
how he will prepare for next year.

oI'm gonna keep working hard
and stay focused,� said Miller.

Briese is also looking to his
own future and that of the team.

oWe would really like to bring
in some more fast kids. If we

everybody will improve individu-..
ally. As for myself, I really want
to work on technique and lift

{ECU's Inside Source}

_ ECU freshmen set the bar high

Photo by Levinia Tyrrell

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31, 2007

PAGE A5

more in the weight room.�

Large portions of NCAA
athletes do not become profes-
sionals in their sports. Briese
says after college he wants to
get his MBA and probably wonTt
swim in competitions, although
Miller would like to continue
his career.

oSwimming was a way into
college and I hope that after my
four years I can still do this com-
petitively,� Miller said.

Both Miller and Briese would

Freshmen swimmers Briese and Miller have made an impressive duo.

like to thank the seniors and
upperclassmen for making them
feel like part of the team.

oThey made it fun, they
helped us get away from the
intense training. Because when
youre a freshman all you know
is the coaches telling you to go
to class, train, hit study hall and
sleep. They showed us the ropes,�
Briese said.

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

field successful in two meets

In the 55 meter hurdles, Lindsay
Dolan posted a time of 8.30, good
for 12th place. Dolan also turned in
a 13th place finish in the finals of
the high jump. The PiratesT 4x4.00
meter relay team of Shalice Ander-
son, Sessoms, Aisha Bilal-Mack and
Camelia Morman took sixth place
in the finals (3:58.32)..In the long
Jump competition, ECU had two top
15 finishers as Sessoms took 12th
place (5.58m) and Morman took
14th (5.51m). Morman continued
her success in the triple jump as she
recorded a fifth place finish with a
jump of 11.65m.

As for the men at the Diet Pepsi
Invitational, Adian Sanderson
posted two top 15 results, a seventh
place finish in the 55 meter dash

' (6.41) and a 12th place time of 22.24

in the 200 meter dash. The Pirates
saw two runners place in the top 15
of the 400 meter dash as Brandon
Small took ninth place (48.62) and
Christopher Richardson finished
14th (49.56). Matt Dennish also
contributed a 10th place finish in
the 300 meter run (8:42.93). In
the 4x400 meter relay, the team of
Ron Wright, Richardson, Travis
Covington and Small recorded a
seventh place result with a time of
3:20.96. Long jumpers Akintunde
Abisogun and Covington took home
seventh and ninth place respectively
with marks of 6.94m and 6.77m.

Back in Chapel Hill, Samantha
Lichtner finished 14th in the one
mile run with a time of 5:18.47. In

the 3000 meter run, Hayley Flynn
recorded a time of 11:03.25 to take
home 12th place. ECUTs Valeria
Moore and Megan Horne tied for
8th place in the high jump with both
Jumpers posting a mark of 1.58m. In
the pole vault competition, Lindsey
Rosales finished seventh in the pole
vault, clearing a height of 3.50m.
Amy Mueller took third in the
shot put with a throw of 13.28m.
Eric Frasure recorded the PiratesT
first individual title of the season
in weight throw with a mark of

18.92m. Frasure also finished fifth

in the shot put (15.64m). "

ECU returns to action next
weekend when the squad travels to
Lincoln, Neb. for the Frank Sevigne
Husker Invitational (Feb. 2-8).

Swimming
and diving
teams lose

to Duke

Perry and Ramkvist
multiple event winners
again

(SID) " The ECU swimming
and diving teams closed out the
regular season with losses to Duke
Saturday afternoon. The women
fell 161-137, while the men were
narrowly defeated 155-145.

The women dropped to 9-4
overall and the men fell to 7-5.

Junior Rebecca Perry led the
women with three first place fin-
ishes. She touched first in the 50
(24.37), 100 (53.45) and 200-yard
(1:53.39) freestyle events. Perry
was followed by a pair of teammates
in the 50 and 100 to give ECU a
sweep of the top three places in the
freestyle sprint races.

Freshman Katlin Potts earned a
second place finish in the 50 (25.22)
and a third place finish in the 100-
yard (54.54) freestyle. Fellow fresh-
man Rachel Blue placed second in
the 100 (54.31), while sophomore
Amanda Duncan earned a third
place finish in the 50 (25.27).

Members of the womenTs swim
team also recorded first place fin-
ishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle and
100-yard butterfly. Junior Megan
Pulaski captured first place honors
in the 1,000 free (10:28.27) by more
than three seconds over her closest
competitor. Senior Kate Gordon
touched five-tenths of a second
ahead of Duke freshman Shannon
Beall to win the 100 fly (57.24).

@n the menTs side, five Pirate
swimmers claimed first place
finishes in six events led by fresh-
man Kristian RamkvistTs two first
place finishes. Ramkvist took top
honors in the 200-yard breast-
stroke (2:04.85) and the 200-yard
IM (1:54.27).

Junior Geoff Hansfield helped
ECU earn a sweep of the menTs and

» womenTs 200-yard free with a time

of 1:44.67, nine-tenths ahead of
second place finisher and teammate
Blake Briese.

Briese then earned his own
narrow victory in the 500-yard
freestyle (4:46.19), beating DukeTs
Sean Smith by 0.11.

Freshman Jeff Miller and senior
Matt Donohue finished one and two
in the 200-yard freestyle. Miller
completed the race in a time of
1:55.40, while Donohue was right
behind him with a mark of 1:56.67.

Junior Greg Neville claimed
victory in the 100-yard backstroke
with a time of 52.13.

Both the ECU men and women
claimed first place finishes in the
400-yard freestyle relay.

ECU resumes competition at
the Conference USA Champion-
ships in Houston beginning Feb. 14.

Club ski and snowboard teams aim for nationals

aetna n smsinmnicen ix

A snowboarder from the ECU menTs and womenTs club ski and snowboard team hits a kink rail at HawkTs Nest.

Teams not only exist
they compete

JOSEPH MURPHY
STAFF WRITER

In this weekTs edition of oDid you
know we had this at ECU� we feature
the Skiing and Snowboarding Team.
Given the location of ECU it would
surprise most people that there is a
Snowboarding and Ski team. In fact
last season the WomenTs Snowboard
team finished third in the nation,
and three members of the team were

All-Americans, meaning that they
placed in the top 15 individually.
SophomoreTs Allison Evans and
Whitney Sullivan as well as Neil
Matthews who has since
graduated were designated
All-Americans last season.
The ECU Club Skiing and
Snowboarding team competes in
the Southeastern Conference of the
United States Collegiate Ski Associa- ;
tion and they are in competition with
other regional schools such as UNC,
Duke, UVA, Appalachian State, Wil- -
liam and Mary, Virginia Tech and
James Madison. The Snowboard

team competes in Giant Slalom and
Boarder Cross, and the Ski Team
competes in Giant Slalom and Skier
Cross. There are'27 members of the
team as a whole, 20 snowboarders,
10 men and 10 women, and seven
skiers. Each of the teams competes
for nationals on their own.

The Skiing and Snowboarding
teams are at the midpoint of their
season. The teams compete in four
events each season. Team members
pay a meager $250 annually to
compete. For members of this yearTs
team $250 covers transportation, lift
tickets and hotel rooms to such exotic

locales as Bryce Resort in Virginia,
Hawk's Nest and Sugar Mountain in
Boone, N.C., and Snowshoe Resort
in West Virginia. .

So far this season the team has
competed in two events, at Bryce
Resort and HawkTs Nest. At Bryce
both the menTs and womenTs teams
finished second and at HawkTs. Nest
this past weekend the women fin-
ished second and the men finished

-third. The two remaining events

are this upcoming weekend at Sugar

Mountain and then the next weekend .

at Snowshoe. The top three teams in
the region qualify for nationals, soif
the teams keep up this pace they will
qualify for nationals in Winter Park,
Colorado from March 5 to 11.

It is too late to join the team this
year, but withmany seniors graduating,
the team will have plenty of openings
next year for those who are interested.

oNobody knew that we even
existed, and we have a lot of people
on the team who are about to gradu-
ate. We need more people who are
interested so that we can keep this
thing going,� says senior Snow-
boarder Justin Kemp.

The teams are looking for par-
ticipants for next year, especially
skiers; oOther schools are way more
competitive with skiing than we
are,T says sophomore womenTs snow-
boarder Haley Hawkins. oThe only
people on the ski team are people
who snowboard and wanted to race.�

ECU skiersT the club team wants.

you. oI'm sure there are some [good
skiers] at ECU,� says Hawkins obut
they just donTt know that the ski
team exists.�

Racing experience is by no means

necessary to join the team. Hawkins
had never raced competitively before
she joined the team, oI was so
nervous my first race but it wasnTt
as awful as I thought it would be.�

The price for one season is only
a fraction of what it would cost to
ski or snowboard these courses
recreationally.

_ oWithout the team: wouldnTt be
able to snowboard at all, but because
of the team I get to go four weekends
in a row,� says senior snowboarder
Travis Fowler. oThe amount you
pay to be on the team could easily be
spent in one weekend going to any
of these places by yourself.�

oAlong with being a competi-
tive team we're all also full time
students,� says Fowler. oFor this
one month the whole team is going
non-stop, but we enjoy it.�

Even though it is competitive,

according to Kemp the best part of
being on the team is the adrenaline
rush that comes from flying down a
mountain on a board.
_ oJtTs.-an absolute blast, the feel-
ing of getting on your board every
weekend and just getting away from
school and the stresses of school, itTs
fantastic.� :

Students interested in the team
for next season can visit the teamTs
Web site on the Club Sports page at
ecu.edu or find more information at
the Recreation Center.

- _ Even though, it seems as unlikely

as a yeti walking through campus,
there is a Ski and Snowboard Team
at ECU, and there pretty good too.

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

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN, SELF HELP BUILDING
PHONE (252) 328-9238 FAX (252) 328-9143

Make your own schedule. If interested,
visit our website at www.ecu.edu/
telefund and click on JOBS.

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Project Manager Assistant for Regional
Concrete Contractor Requires field
and office duties. Experience in
construction needed Good starting pay
based on Qualifications. Call 830-5297
for information Good pay based on
qualifications.

!BARTENDING! $250 a Day Potential.
No Experience Necessary. Training
Available. 1-800-965-6520 XT 202

MOETS Southwest Grill of Stanton
Sq. (Near Hospital) Looking for Fun,
Energetic AM crew members Weekly Pay,

Free Meals plus tips Call (252)814-8498

WANTED: Student strong in Math and
Science to help kids ages 14, 13 and 9
with homework. Minimum 3.2 GPA, non-
smoker, reliable transportation, available
evenings and some weekends. Great Pay.
Call 252-752-1572 for interview.

OTHER

ATTN STUDENT GROUPS Fundraising
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Break/ Grad Week 1-800-645-3618 We
have what you're looking for! $100 and
up for the week.

Why Pay *400
per room?

Walk to campus for
only *242 per room!

3br/2bath, deck w/ furniture
charcoal grill
furnished:
¢ washer and dryer
¢ dishwasher
Central air & heat
Grounds Maintained by landlord

Call 977-5048 or 551-3434

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