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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2007
Bill passes committee in Washington State
to protect rights of student journalists
Would provide protection
equal to professionals in
Washington
ELISA BIZZOTTO |
SENIOR WRITER
A bill proposed last month
in Washington State, which
seeks to protect press rights
of both high school and
college journalists, was passed
last week in a judiciary committee
executive session the free press
bill, introduced by Rep. Dave
Upthegrove (D-Des Moines)
will aim at providing student
journalists the same freedoms
as professionals.
According to the Student
Press Law Center Web site,
Brian: Schraum, a Washington
State University student, played
a role in the proposal of the
bill. He sought to prevent what
was recently decided for young
journalists in Illinois, Indiana
and Wisconsin from happening at
his own university, WSU.
In the 2005 Hosty vs. Carter
ruling by the seventh U.S. Dis-
trict Court of Appeals in Chicago,
a bill was passed which permit-
ted administrators at Midwest
universities to review student
articles before publication.
Although the ruling did not affect
schools in the state of Washing-
ton, Schraum recognized that
students needed a greater
guarantee of protection
from censorship.
California made a similar
move after the Hosty ruling,
and is on the same page as five
other states"Massachusetts,
Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas and
Iowa. All have passed laws to
prevent school officials from
reviewing publication prior to print.
ECU professor Bill Loving,
who teaches Media Law..and
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edom of expression will be protected in Washington
just like those of professional journalists if a bill passes in the Washington state House of Representatives Rules Committee.
First Amendment Law,
sees the bill as a standard model
set forth by past hearings
involving the issue of censorship
by school officials upon student-
based publications.
oStudents will be practicing
their craft under the same rules
as professionals in the world after
graduation,? said Loving. oStu-
dent journalists interview, write,
they edit and take pictures, just
like practitioners. They follow
the same standards, use the same
set of codes and they ought to
be protected by the same rules
and laws.?
Although Loving recognizes
the need for young journal-
ists to have this kind of pro-
tection, he also agrees that
sometimes having the help of
administrators and media advi-
sors can be beneficial in order
Professor Mani signs books for former students while promoting her recent publication about female activists.
for students to realize the
responsibility that comes with
their work.
oMost school officials ITve
met in my years of teaching
and in professional journalism,
genuinely want what is best.
Having a statute that lays out
rules for student journalists
will help them take away a lot of
uncertainties that sometimes lead
to bad results.?
Book highlights
womenTs contributions
to politics
GENERRA CORNWELL
STAFF WRITER.
ECU professor Bonnie Mani
recently published her book titled,
Women, Power, and Political Change.
The work includes biographies of
many historic women and their
contributions to politics.
The women featured in the
book played major roles in not just
politics but also society.
Angelina Weld, who helped
freed men after the Civil War and
served as the Vice President of
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage
Association, is featured in the
book, as well as Lucretia Mott,
whose home was a stop on the
Underground Railroad.
Hillary Clinton is featured for
her role as a U.S. Senator, candi-
dacy in the 2008 presidential elec-
tion and her partnership in Rose
Law Firm in Arkansas.
Elizabeth Dole is also featured
for her work as head of Federal
Trade Commission for a six-year
term, and holding the positions of
Secretary of Department of Trans-
portation, President of American
Red Cross and U.S. Senator.
When Mani was asked how
essential education was to these
womenTs career she responded,
Pell Grant could see increase, pending
Low income students
benefit from grant
ALYCIA WENDT
STAFF WRITER
Low-income students who
are in need of grants may be
receiving much, more in the
future. On Jan. 31, a raise for
the Pell Grant was passed by the
House of Representatives. The
action taken by the House of
Representatives, however, will
now have to go before the Senate
for approval.
The Pell Grant is a grant aid
program that helps more than
five million low-income students.
According to Rose Stelma, assis-
tant vice chancellor and director
of Student Financial Aid, the Pell
Grant helps about 5,000 students
from ECU.
oI believe that it is impor-
tant for the Federal Pell Grant
and funding for all need-based
financial aid programs in
general, to increase. Federal
student financial. aid programs
began with the idea that stu-
dents should be able to access
higher education regardless of
their financial circumstances,?
said Stelma.
The grant has not been raised
for the past four years. The Pell
Grant has been $4,050 but could
now rise to $4,310 pending
approval by the Senate. There is
also a plan to increase the grant
even more for the 2008 fiscal year
to $4,600.
oI think its exciting that
Congress decided, in a tight .
budget context, to vote and prior-
itize the Pell Grant, which is long
overdue,? said Luke Swarthout, a
highér-education advocate for the
North Carolina Public Interest
Research Group federal office.
-Tuition has been increasing
each year and students have still
been receiving the same amount
of money for the grant.
oI think that if they raise the
price of tuition they should also
raise the amount of the grant to
help the students who are depen-
dant on it. If the price of tuition
raises and the grant doesnTt, then
the students will just have to
work harder to pay it off,? said
freshman Kirsten Wilkins.
The Pell Grant does not have
to be repaid, unlike a loan. The
grants are usually awarded to
undergraduate students who do
not have a bachelorTs or profes-
sional degree. Students also
have to meet all the financial
aid requirements to receive the
grant. Students can use the Free
Application for Federal Student
Aid to apply for student financial
aid. Recipients are allotted dif-
see PELL GRANT page A2
Joseph Collier, senior commu-
nication major, agrees with the
reasoning behind the bill.
oIt makes sense really; itTs
only fair that future profes-
sionals have the same rights as
professionals,? said Collier.
oItTs only fair to be treated as
professionals, otherwise how else
would they learn??
see SPEECH page A2
ECU professor publishes womenTs rights activist book
oSome of the women lived at times
when women were not admitted
to universities. They could not
study professions [like] medi-
cine, law and theology. FamiliesT
wealth enabled women from these
earlier eras to complete higher
levels of education when female
seminaries opened their doors
to women. Even our contempo-
raries, Hillary Rodman Clinton
and Elizabeth Dole were some-
what unique in that they were
admitted to Yale and Harvard
Law Schools at times when it
[was] unusual for women to study
law. Not to belittle their intelli-
gence and qualifications, without
their familieTs wealth it would
have been even less likely they
would have attended these pres-
tigious universities. Most elected
officials hold degrees in law.?
Manialso expressed the impor-
tance of wealth for these women.
oThe women fighting for wom-
enTs right to vote"like Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony,
Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman
Catt"needed money to rent halls
for speaking engagements, to
distribute materials that they
published, to travel to speaking
to engagements, and to travel to
state capitals and Washington,
'D.C., to lobby for their causes.
Jane AddamsT work at Hull House
see RIGHTS page A2
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Pell grant progress
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
oVagina Monologues?
Feb. 9-11
Wright Auditorium
7-9 p.m.
The Greenville Theater
Project is hosting the 2007
production of oThe Vagina
Monologues.? Proceeds will
benefit the Family Violence
Program, Inc. of Pitt County.
Advanced tickets"$10 for
students and $12 for non-
students"are on sale at
1.800.ECU.ARTS. Tickets at
the door are $13 and $15,
respectively.
The performance is being
presented in conjunction
with V-DAY, an organized
response to violence against
women and children.
Student Actors Needed for
oConfessions?
Four to six student actors
needed to participate in
oConfessions,? a theatrical
production in which the lived
experiences of people with
HIV/AIDS are told. Students
will be. asked to portray the
lives of those living with HIV
through monologues. Audi-
tions will be held on Feb. 20
from 3 " 5 p.m. at the Ledo-
nia Wright Cultural Center.
If you are interested in par-
ticipating, please contact
Shawnte McMillan at mcmil-
lans@ecu.edu or Tywanna
Jeffries at jeffriest@ecu.edu
to receive a copy of a script.
Urinetown
Feb, 22 " 27
8 p.m., except Sunday at 2
p.m.
McGinnis Auditorium
Book by Greg Kotis, lyrics
by Greg Kotis and Mark Hol-
Imann and music by Mark
Hollmann.
One of the most uproari-
ously funny musicals in
recent years, Urinetown is
a hilarious tale of greed,
corruption, love, and revolu-
tion in a time when water is
worth its weight in gold. In
a Gotham-like city, a terrible
water shortage, caused by
a 20-year draught, has led
to a government-enforced ©!
ban on private toilets. The
citizens must use public
amenities, regulated by.a
single malevolent company
that profits by charging ad-
mission for one of humanityTs
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
reinvigorating the very notion
of what a musical.could be,
Urinetown catapults the co-
_ medic romp into the new mil-
lennium with its outrageous
perspective, wickedly modern
wit, and sustained ability to
produce gales of unbridled
laughter.
Summer study abroad in
India
Austin 235
Applications are currently
being 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 about
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.
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 and time that works best
for you. Walk-ins Welcome
Chili Bowl Sale
ECUTs Ceramic GuildTs 11th
annual Chili Bowl Sale. You
can fill your purchased bowl
with free delicious chili. The
proceeds of the sale benefit
the members of the guild
enabling students to go to
educational seminars and/or
bring in visiting artists.
Jenkins Fine Art building
main entrance
8 a.m. "6 p.m.
MenTs Basketball
Vs. UCF
Williams Arena at Minges
Coliseum
7 p.m.
Success for Life Work-
shop: Avoiding the mine-
field, legal and safety
Issues for students
Location: Science and Tech
C209
7-9p.m.
Black History Month Bingo
Sponsored by Student
Union Cultural Awareness &
Spectrum
Mendenhall Multi Purpose
Room
9 p.m.
Intramural Sports Official
Interest Meeting
Campus Recreation & Well-
ness Center, room 238
9 p.m.
Sports Reporting Panel
Discussion
Confirmed panelists include
Lorenzo Perez, hockey writ-
er for the News & Observer
Campus & Communit
: Pp Ds
The Third Annual Jean
Mills Health Symposium
The fee is $25 for the sym-
posium ($15 for students)
if received by Feb. 2. After
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2007 PAGE A2
Sat
TALGS Conference
Arts and Sciences
8 a.m."5 p.m.
Thomas Harriot College of
Mon
Intramural Indoor
Soccer Team Reg-
istration Meeting
Mendenhall Stu-
dent Center Multi-
- Sun
If you would like to
see your even fea-
tured here please
log on to theeast-
carolinian.com/
and David Teel, sports col-_
umnist with the Daily Press.
Other participants are still
being confirmed.
Mendenhall Student Center
Great Room
3:30 p.m.
*Tiny Pancake Preview &
Sale"tThe Tiny Art Show
Patrons will enjoy a sup-
per of tiny pancakes, little
sausage and miniature
desserts. Those joining us
will be given a sneak peek
preview at the tiny art show!
Advanced tickets are $10
for adults ($12 at the door)
and $5 for children 12 and
under (children four and
under free). Emerge Gallery
& Art Center,
404 S. Evans St., Uptown
Greenville between 5th and
Ath Streets
5:30 -8 p.m.
Poetry Jam
Sponsored by Expressions
Magazine & Student Union
Cultural Awareness
Pirate Underground
8 p.m.
Feb. 2, registration is $30
($20 for students). Online
registration is available at
eahec.edu.edu. There is no
fee to exhibit at the health
fair and information should
be provided free of charge
to participants.
The Greenville Hilton 207
SW Greenville Blvd.
9 a.m. " 4:30 p.m.
Baseball
vs. Liberty
Clark-LeClair Stadium
3 pms
oVagina Monologues?
The Greenville Theater
Project is hosting the 2007
production of oThe Vagina
Monologues? February 9
"11 at 7 p.m. in ECUTs
Wright Auditorium. Pro-
ceeds will benefit the Fam-
ily Violence Program, Inc.
of Pitt County.
Wright Auditorium
7-9 p.m.
SDA presents... A Healthy
Lunch
In honor of National Heart.
Month, ECUTs Student Di-
etetic Association is prepar-
ing a oheart healthy? meal
for faculty and students.
Free Kaplan practice tests calendar
Bate
9a.m."12 p.m.
ECU Hosts Great Deci-
sions Seminars
The fee (textbook included)
is $49 for all eight sessions
for World Affair Council
members and $59 for the
general public, if registered
- by Jan. 12 and $69 there-
after. 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 Tennis
vs. Appalachian
ECU Tennis Complex
10 a.m.
Baseball
vs. Liberty
Clark-LeClair Stadium
1 p.m.
Ice Hockey
vs. Clemson
Bladez on Ice
3:45 " 8 p.m.
From the Heart, A Night
Purpose Room
5 p.m.
Family Feud: Bat-
tle of the Sexes
Hendrix Theater
7 p.m.
Something the
Lord Made
Sponsored by Stu-
dent Union Cultural
Awareness
Hendrix Theater
7:30 p.m.
*Feature t:
Tiny Pancake Preview & Sale"The Tiny Art Show o?"?
Patrons will enjoy a supper of tiny pancakes, little sausage
and miniature desserts. Those joining us will be given a sneak
peek preview at the tiny art show! Advanced tickets are $10
for adults ($12 at the door) and $5 for children 12 and under
(children 4 and under free). Emerge Gallery & Art Center,
404 S. Evans St., Uptown Greenville between Fifth and
Fourth Streets
Tickets are $7; please con-
tact Nancy Harris at har-
risn@ecu.edu to purchase
a ticket.
160 Rivers
12-1 p.m.
of Giving
the Murphy Center
8-11 p.m.
RIGHTS
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required funds, she constructed
buildings and fimanced programs
to help the poor. Fortunately, she
was a very good fundraiser. And it
costs several million dollars to run
for a seat in the Senate as Hillary
Rodham Clinton and Elizabeth
Dole have done,? stated Mani.
oI am using my books as one
of the textbooks in my Women
in Politics course, POLS 3040. In
fact, I decided to write the book
as a result of comments some of
my students wrote on my Student
Opinion of Instruction forms sev-
eral years ago when I first started
teaching that course. My students
said they wanted to know more
about the women briefly men-
tioned in the book I was using at
that time,? she continued.
Women are making major
strides in politics today thanks to
the women that made their con-
tributions before them. Although
men still dominate politics, the few
women that are Senators or repre-
sentatives are well respected.
When asked did she ever con-
sider running for office Mani
replied, oSeveral of my students
are encouraging me to run for the
seat in the House of Representa-
tives currently occupied by Walter
B. Jones. But incumbents win re-
election 90 percent of the time,?
said Mani.
Justin Arnette, sophomore
exercise and sports science major,
said he viewed women in politics
as equals to men.
oThey are capable of doing the
same things as men so J donTt see
anything wrong with it,? he said.
When asked if he would ever
like to see a woman as president, he
replied, oWomen should have the
equal opportunity as men do.?
Carolyn Gordon, sophomore
rehabilitation studies major, was
asked what her views were on
women in politics stated, oThat
women are working towards
making monumental steps in poli-
tics with Hillary Clinton running
in the next presidential election.?
Contributions by women in
politics are being celebrated and
appreciated in ManiTs new book.
Although she delivers a powerful
message about women in politics
in her classroom, it can now be
read all over the world since it is.
available through the publication
_ of Lexington Books.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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ferent amounts of aid depending
on their familyTs income level
and financial circumstances.
Students who are inter-
ested in applying for finan-
cial aidT can fvll out othe
FAFSA online. at fafsa.ed.gov.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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The bill was passed with a 7-
4 vote and excludes educational
programs at correctional
facilities.
It will now be reviewed by
the Washington state House of
Representatives Rules Committee.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Harvey and Jones Halls in
5:30 -8 p.m.
" Tue
Apollo
The NAACP and the
LWCC Emissaries
will host the annual
talent show. Come
out and watch as
performers try to
wow the audience
with talents ranging
from singing, danc-
ing and poetry. If
you are interested in
performing stop by
the Cultural Center
for an application or
contact Erica Reid
for more information:
252-328-8690.
Hendrix Theater
7 p.m.
Love ShouldnTt Cost
a Thing
Bate 1032
7 p.m.
Opin
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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2007
RANT OF THE DAY
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carrying coffee to my 8 a.m. class...
| feel like a celebrity with a hangover.
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Pirate Rants
first
For all of those who think:
weTre idiots
MARGOT ROGERSON
OPINION WRITER
I read the Pirate Rants first because I enjoy
a good laugh, not because I am an idiot. There
is absolutely nothing wrong with flipping the
pages of the paper over and reading the ludicrous
and often absurd Rants before glancing over the
rest of the paper. Bottom line"they are funny. bs
To the nice guy who always finishes last: You won't
always finish last. ItTs just that your niceness goes
unappreciated right now. That is not your fault; itTs just
because we girls donTt truly know what we want yet.
To the people who cannot ever make it to class:
ItTs not really that hard to get out of bed. Not that
I donTt suffer from the same oITd rather stay in my
bed than walk across campus and sit down for 50-
75 minutes? syndrome as well, but you can do it.
To all those suffering from oI have the worst
roommate in the world,? ITm sorry. Learning to
be patient and cooperative with others is truly
one of the hardest things in the world to adapt
to. Try to remember their point of view also.
It might not be easy to live with you either.
For those who start and end a Rant with the
question, oIs this/that bad?? The answer is yes.
To those who leave crazy and nonsensical
rants about absolutely nothing at all, thank you. I
read them, and I laugh, and I think, oWho in the
world could have written something like that??
Then I realize that there are people out there that
I donTt understand, and never will, and thatTs OK.
To all those mocking what others find fashion-
able, if you're not wearing it, why does it matter? And
no, I donTt own a pair of Uggs or large sunglasses.
For all of those in love who wish to share that
with us through Pirate Rants, good for you. It is nice
to have that with someone. However, please make
sure it is love, and not lust or stupid infatuation.
Finally, to those who Rant about the idiots that only
pick up the paper to read the Pirate Rants, get over it.So
please, everyone, keep Ranting so I can keep smiling.
This is a response to the article oWZMB back
on air? which appeared inthe Feb. 6 edition of the
East Carolinian.
College radio stations are the last bastions of the
true art form of radio. Across the nation the only
place you can find an actual on-air disc jockey that
will actually bring you new music, the way new music "
was once transmitted, is a college radio station. Col-
lege radio stations are where you can discover entire
new worlds of music that you never knew of before.
And what is the point of college other than to learn?
WZMB, in its new state, can no longer serve
the ECU community and I believe it should be shut
down. If I wished to have my music provided for me
by a robot I would listen to 99x or any number of
other massively automated corporate atrocities to
the music community (notice I did not say oindus-
try?). Whenever I tuned in to WMZB it would
be to hear something I had never heard before,
discover a new band that I might like, or at the
very least have an on-air DJ say, oIf you like such-
and-such, then you may like such-and-such.? Since
the station is switching to automation, I cannot
have those things, so therefore I will not listen.
How can WZMB fix this? First of all they can
return to their former format, which they have
slowly abandoned the last couple of years and now
they have dropped completely. The FCC has claimed
that because of on-air violations that WZMB must
either switch to complete automation or shut down,
but the powers-that-be wonTt say what those vio-
lations are? ITm not convinced. This sounds like
every other commercial radio station that is simply
looking for an avenue to cut costs, and what better
way to do that then eliminate an entire job class
and replace them with a fancy version of iTunes?
Why not publish these alleged FCC violations right
in the East Carolinian? Then perhaps I'll swallow
the pill youTre trying to force down my throat. I
still won't listen, and I will still advocate for your
radio station to go off the air until you can operate
like a real radio station and not some Clear Chan-
nel wannabe, but at least you won't look like liars.
And why not just tell your staff not to curse on
the air? Why not just fire them if they do? Put a
clause in their contract that they have to pay what-
ever fine the FCC levies on the station for their
misdeed. Or just go off the air and run everything
behind the scenes like Channel 23, the ECU TV
station. ThereTs never anything on there but the
students are constantly working and filming things.
I understand that the world of radio is chang-
ing. I understand that radio has to compete with
iPods and all sorts of other entertainment media.
But why not show a.little forethought unlike your
corporate contemporaries? What can radio offer an
audience that mp3s cannot? The same thing that
radio has always provided that any musical media
cannot"something new. Put the on-air disc jockeys
back on the air, give them their own shows, and let
them spin the music they want. Hire disc jockeys
that are a little off-kilter, who won't spin ad nausea
and whatever spoon-fed corporate crap that has just
come off the assembly line. If we wanted to listen to
those bands and acts that were listed in the article
in question we would just turn to Mix 101.5, 99x,
or any other number of.commercial radio stations.
Give us something different WZMB, or donTt
give us anything at all.
Jae Thomas
Graduate Student
History
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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.
Stop making out with your boyfriend on
our couch... | canTt even turn down. my
music, because if | do all | can hear is
smacking lips. All | want to do is come
out and make a sandwich!
Who the hell cares if you love
pancakes?
Maybe by having that Vera Bradley
bag-haters Facebook group, more
people will realize how hideous they
_ feally are!
Did they just say erection on the
radio?
ITm going sh Put my baby on layaway
at Wal-mart
This is a shout out to all my peeps in
the Whichard Building. Holla.
In arecent rant someone asked, oWhat
is an ECU squirrel?? ECU squirrels live
on campus and they do not act like
average squirrels. They are certainly
not shy. They get very close to you
at times and they look like they might
attack.
Tuition for one semester at ECU:
$2001.50... A parking ticket at ECU:
$20... Graduating from ECU and
never coming back to this place again:
Priceless.
ITm in love with a one-night stand.
Hey, Carolina: Please don't lose to
Duke. You are-a lot better than them.
Am|single if my boyfriend barely talks
to me, we only hang out maybe once
a week and no one even knows we're
dating?
To my roommate who loves to say
how fat she is so that | can say sheTs
not"please stop. ITm bigger than
you and you shouldnTt be fishing
for compliments. P.S. You have
abnormally large eyeballs. Mery
about those instead. "
| don't think the Rants for ValentineTs
Day should be anonymous because
that way we may be able to find our
true loves.
You think you are cool, smacking your
gum and laughing during class... keep
smacking and I'll make you swallow the
gum. Keep talking and I'll embarrass
you in front of the class.
North Carolina has prissy girls.
New Jersey girls hate everyone.
| am a Virginia girl, do we have a
stereotype?
To the nice guy, who thinks he will be
single forever, | am the nice girl and |
feel the same way. Guys just come to
me when they want something. | guess
being nice isnTt always so nice.
| think | am addicted to smoking blunts.
Dancing around like an idiot to
old school music with your friends
completes my life.
| wish my brother was the dumbass
of the family.
| think itTs about time that | win the
lottery.
Is itjust me or do people agree with me
that a Nintendo Wii beer pong game
would be amazing?
To the girl who stole my iPod, | know
where you live. More importantly, my
best friend just happens to be your
roommate and she hates you. So if you
donTt want your stuff messed up you'd
better give me back my d*** iPod.
Why is the Speight computer lab always
so unbearably hot?! Honestly, please
learn how to operate a thermostat!
To the person whose roommate needs
AA: | yelled at my roommate for that
and went to the meeting anyway.
| donTt think my computer sends in my
Rants. TheyTre always so good, yet
they never get published.
Does anyone remember colored
popcorn? | really wish they would sell
it at the grocery store because it does
bring back some memories.
I'm glad ITm not the only one who thinks
the Minges bus is against me.
| love my boyfriend so much! ThatTs
for you people who hate ValentineTs
Day because you're. single and act
pathetic about it!
| heart you back.
A true Rant, from the heart: ECU
Higher One is probably one of the
worst ideas that ECU has made. Ever.
Subcontracting tasks that the school
cannot handle is not the way to solve
problems, it only made things worse.
Those Chuck Norris jokes are so funny
because theyTre so easy to believe.
If |.take the time to pick you up from
class, please donTt sit there and talk on
your cell phone the whole time.
To the person that wrote the Rant
about the homeless people being in
Mendenhall... have some compassion,
that could be you.
é
Pee Dee makes me melt like a Popsicle
on the 4th of July.
Why do kids in high school write Pirate -
Rants?
We live in an expanding universe. All
of it is trying to get away from Chuck -
Norris.?
You know your friendTs a slut when you
are at the club for five minutes and she
has already pointed out six people she
has slept with...
| would marry Hugh Jackman.
To the guy searching for a redhead...
here | am! To the guy who likes a girl
with a big buitt, | have that too!
The Wii is so dangerous to its
participants! | love it.
Lying pathologically is not ocute.? You
need therapy.
| donTt really mind being viewed as
an object if itTs by six giggling nursing
students.
One day it would be cool to have every
Pirate Rant be yours, but no one would
even know it.
Anyone else feeling a little lonely other
than me?
To the smoker that said they would
blow smoke in my face, go ahead and
try then you can tell me how much you
like your black eye.
What do you get boys for ae
Day?
| finally figured out the point of physics...
itTs to make us feel stupid.
Why is it that | connect so well with the
guy that everyone thinks has no brain?
Does that mean | donTt have a brain?
Is anyone else sick of all the Marines
that party in Greenville?
| donTt care what anyone says. The
New England Patriots are still the best
football team ever! -
You know, ITm not gay, but if | were gay,
man, the things | would do to Orlando
Bloom. If you were there, | hope youTd
just look the other way.
The woman who works in Chick-fil-a
thanking me for my beautiful smile
every time | walk through her line
makes my day.
Destination 360 is biased. My group of
friends and | came in to get some food
around ten last night from the grill and
they told us itwas closed. Five minutes
later, they cooked dinner for six other
people! What the heck?
I'm terrified my roommate is going to.
join a sorority and leave me.
Has anyone else formulated a plan to
escape a zombie invasion, or is that "
just me being overly paranoid?
In a perfect world, ITd have a boy who
wore Chucks.
To the guy who wouldn't stop moving
his big head in Geology this morning:
Seriously, sit in the back next time. |
hope you heard my under-the-breath .
death wishes.
You have the most beautiful face.
It really burns when you squeeze chili
juice into your eyes.
It's so nice to be able to eat solid food .
| hope it snows three feet!
In support of the troop surge
Finishing what we have started
JASON PATTY
OPINION WRITER
President Bush has proposed a plan for Iraq that
has left liberals, pacifists and a host of other gutless
Americans in a conniption. How quickly do we forget .
the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein? How
many of these same Americans screamed and yelled
and blamed the President for not acting offensively
before we were attacked on 9/11? We should abso-
lutely stay the course in Iraq. We should be there
until we have established a stable government that is
capable of protecting its citizens and the country that
so many of our soldiers bled to create and protect.
Many say that we should not be in Iraq protect-
ing our own interests. They say that we are there
for the oil. If that were the case, we would turn the ~
country into a glass parking lot and drill through
it for the oil. We are there protecting our national
security. You wouldn't walk outside every day and
watch your neighbor build a cannon aimed at your
garage without walking across the street, kicking
down his ono trespassing? sign, destroying his
cannon and kicking his butt. You are protecting
your interests.
The United States is not in Iraq being a bully. We
took power away from one of the most atrocious mass
murderers and human rights violators that this world
has ever seen. We are trying to bring peace and sta-
bility to a part of the world that desperately needs it.
The only proposal the democrats have put forth
is to opull our troops out.? What possible good will
that do? Our troops will come home and Iraq will
fall to pieces. There is no telling who will take con-.
trol and there is a solid chance that we will be back
over there in five to 10 years taking care of another
problem that we should have handled now. Speak-
ing of.which, Kim Jung-il in North Korea is. going
to see us leave and not give any credibility to the
United States opolitely asking? him to stop testing
and creating nuclear weapons.
President Theodore Roosevelt said that, in mat-
ters of foreign policy, the United States should ospeak
softly and carry a big stick.? This applies perfectly
to the Iraq situation.
Yes, we lost 25 U.S. soldiers on Jan. 20. We are
in a war. A surge in troops will relieve some of the
tremendous amount of pressure that we have put on
our soldiers by sending them into a war zone without
the necessary manpower. We need to provide our
military leaders with as many resources they need to
complete the task. With all the time and blood that
we have invested in Iraq already, we cannot afford
to pull out now with the job half finished. We have
toppled a dictator of the worst kind. Now we need
to finish stabilizing a country in order to protect
American citizens and help bring peace toa Pan:
that has not seen it in generations.
Do youknow
what youre
eating?
What factory farmers donTt want you
to know
LISA URAM
OPINION WRITER
We've all noticed the changes in children today.
They seem to be growing faster and taller with every,
year. By the time most children reach their thirteenth
birthday, they look like they are ready to go off
to college. Ironically, the transformation in the
food industry within the past decade or more
might be to blame for more than just changes in
adolescent growth.
There once was a time when farm animals were
raised on land owned by an independent farmer and
his family. They were free to roam the land as they
pleased, finding their own food in nature and often-
times lived a decent life, until they were of age to be
slaughtered. Even going to the slaughterhouse was
bearable, with the use of anesthetics.
Unfortunately, the number of small, independent
livestock farming continues to decline in the U.S. and
large-scale, corporate-owned livestock factories are
taking their place.
Arguments for furthering the industrialization
of livestock production are based on increased profit
and the claim that consumers demand it. If consumer
demand is the reasoning behind this atrocious change
in livestock farming, then we should considerably
rethink what we eat on a day to day basis.
More than nine billion chickens raised on factory
farms each year are bred and filled with growth hor-
mones that cause them to grow so quickly that their
legs and organs canTt keep up.
This often causes them to experience heart
attacks, organ failure and crippling leg deformities.
Chickens in the U.S. today are taken to the slaugh-
terhouse at six to seven weeks old.
The 340 million hens that lay the eggs that we eat
on any given morning are burned at the beak without
painkillers and shoved into tiny cages surrounded by
up to 11 hens at a time. The light in the sheds are
manipulated and hens are often starved for two weeks
at a time to produce more egg-laying cycles.
After two years of this, they are shipped to the
slaughterhouse where, while they are still alive, their
legs are snapped in two and their throats are cut.
Their bodies are so withered that their flesh can only
be used for animal food or canned diced meat. Some
of this meat is actually used in the National School
Lunch Program in public schools.
The cattle industry is no different. Cattle are still
branded with hot irons and male calvesT testicles are
ripped from their scrotums, all without anesthetics.
Most cattle travel hundreds of miles to reach the
massive corporate-owned feedlots, where they are
crammed together in their own excrement.
The manure saturates the air with ammonia,
methane and other noxious chemicals that can give
the cows chronic respiratory problems. The cattle
are fed growth hormones to keep them alive in
harsh conditions and of course, make them reach the
slaughterhouse sooner.
Unfortunately, chickens and cattle aren't the only
animals that are pumped with growth hormones, _
antibiotics and unnatural diets filled with corn silage
(corn with chopped up corn plants).
Cows that are used for milking, mother pigs, tur-
keys and fish are all subject to this horrible lifestyle.
Therefore, the public is subject to uncertainty every
time we open our mouths to eat.
What can we do to change what we consume
in our diets? Today more than ever, it is extremely
important to read labels and know where the food
that you consume comes from.
Although organicfood is more expensive, you are
paying for the innate right to know how and with
what means your food is being produced. It is time
that we take responsibility for what we put into our
bodies and demand a change. You decide.
Sarah Bell
Editor in Chief
Jenelle Conner
News Editor
Greg Katski Ronnie Woodward "
Sports Editor Asst. Sports Editor
Sarah Campbell Elise Phillips
Pulse Editor Asst. Pulse Editor
Sarah Hackney Zach Sirkin
Head Copy Editor Photo Editor
Rachael Lotter
Multimedia Web Editor
Rachel King
Opinion Editor
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Pulse
Horoscopes:
Aries
For this assignment, you're best
with a partner who's totally willing
to share. It wouldnTt hurt one bit if
he or she is also filthy rich.
Taurus :
Build up your stash of food and
supplies and whatever else you
might need. As you well know, it
. feels wonderful to be prepared
for anything.
Gemini
Through a loved one, you
can accomplish a goal youTve
previously found elusive. He or
she can see it from a slightly
different angle.
Cancer
The sedentary feeling is strong,
perhaps overpowering. Don't feel
guilty, and donTt fight it. Catch
up on your reading and answer
your mail.
Leo
Discuss your new ideas with-a
person who understands. Find
out what will work and what
won't before you put your plans
into action. ©
Virgo
The workTs intense, but itTs kind
of fun. Imagination is required.
You're paid well for your efforts,
too. Get something nice for your
family.
Libra
Best not to talk too much about
what you've been doing. You're ©
not finished yet. Wait until
you've got a result you want to
publicize.
Scorpio
A difficult assignment actually
pays quite well. DonTt forget toT
gather an extra bonus for being
so good.
Sagittarius
YouTre having more fun now,
if youTve done as instructed.
ThatTs never easy for you. Give
it another try.
Capricorn
The impulse to say something
piercingly critical will soon abate.
It won't go away completely, but
you should be able to stifle.
Aquarius
A person you may have forgotten
all about comes back into your
life. He or she remembers you
fondly and many adventures
begin.
Pisces
The wealth you're accruing now
is almost all behind the scenes.
You won't be able to spend it for
years; you're planting a4 money
garden.
Drink Recipes:
Cherry Gin-gria
Ice cubes
2 ounces. cherry syrup
2 ounces gin
5 to 6 ounces club soda
1 ounce red wine
Maraschino cherries
Fresh or frozen raspberries
Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
Pour in the cherry syrup and
the gin; stir to mix together.
Lighten the drink with a generous
splash of soda. Float a layer
of red wine on top by pouring
it over the back of a wide, flat
spoon. (DonTt worry if it doesnTt
float; it tastes great either way.)
Drop a few maraschino cherries
and raspberries into the glass.
Drink.
Mango Margaritas
For the Mango Margarita Mix:
1 1/4 pounds fresh mangos
1 cup water
1/2. cup suagar
Gray salt
For the drink:
3 cups ice
1 1/2 cups Mango Margarita Mix
4 ounces tequila
2 ounces triple sec. .
Lime wedges... -
Mint Salt
Peel and pit the mangoes and
cut them into large chunks.
Place the mango in a blender
with the water, sugar, and a
pinch of salt. Blend until smooth.
Taste and add more sugar, if
necessary. -
Fill the blender with ice and
add the Mango Margarita Mix,
tequila, and triple sec. Blend
until smooth. Rub the rim of
a margarita glass with a lime
wedge and dip into Mint Salt to
coat rim. Fill glass and enjoy.
Please drink responsibly.
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when the two merge. Log on to youtube.com/watch?v=-xOghGPpSGk to
download and view the video.
some interesting results. There
are thousands upon thousands
of video options to choose from,
most of which are quite humorous.
_Of course, YouTube isnTt just
home to comedy clips. Many con-
troversial videos have made their
way to the Web site as well. Just
_ last week, in Greenville, someone
posted a home video of the recent
church fires that was removed as
soon as it made the media.
Footage of automobile acci-
dents, roller coaster malfunctions
and other disturbing material
have been uploaded across the
span of cyber space. As long as
there isnt anything too explicit
or revealing, everything is
pretty much fair game on this
Web site, which makes it an
informative, yet risky tool. The
most innocent search can lead to _
disturbing results.
Amongst all the humor,
controversy and just plain
randomness, it can be hard to find
videos that can actually be putto _
good use: You just have to know
what you're looking for and be
patient enough to sift through the
results. [he Web site's attempt to
categorize the videos definitely
aids the search, enabling the
viewer to access everything from
news to video games.
The site also has certain
videos that are featured daily.
_ These videos are popular Clips _
that have been getting a lot of
_airtime or are simply favorites of
the site's staff.
The exterior view offers a subtle peek at the luxurious amenities that BlackwoodTs offers patrons.
BlackwoodTs Salon and
Spa
LEIGH CARTER "
STAFF WRITER
For most people, getting their
hair cut by a complete stranger is a
little unnerving. They do not know
Resident
Profile of a RA
ELISE PHILLIPS
ASSISTANT PULSE EDITOR
Every student who has lived on
campus at ECU has had a Resident
Advisor. They are the students that
live on every floor and enforce the
rules, plan programs and make
--sure that everyone is getting along.
Along with these responsibilities
comes a free room to themselves,
free board, a Pirate 9 meal plan and
a $200 stipend each year.
However, being a RA is hard
. work. Each month, RATs have to be
oon duty.? During their oon duty?
time, RATs do three rounds, at 10
p-m., 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. Each round,
they check for students being too
loud, playing inappropriate games
and make sure that the opposite
sex is off the floor by curfew.
RATs also plan programs,
following the Direction, Rela-
tionships, Identity, Values and
Ethics Model. Each semester,
RATs have to. plan activities that
include each of these categories.
you or your style so how could they
possibly see your vision of how you
want to look? :
All these feelings come to
an end as soon as you walk into
BlackwoodTs Salon and Spa and
become treated to the one on one
experience provided by owner
Douglas Blackwood hintself.
The nervousness and hesitation
advising
Each program that RATs plan
contains a point value. RATs must
plan activities that add up to 32
points per semester.
These activities can include
anything from taking a group of
residents to campus events, out to
dinner or having a movie night in
the RATs room. RATs have $50 a
semester to plan events and pro-
grams, but they can also receive
funding from the Resident Hall "
Association for activities that will
cost more than this allotted amount.
oWe have resources that no one
else has [to plan programs]. If we
want to do something, we present
the idea for a program to RHA
and they will fund it,? said Nikki
Dimascio, an RA at ECU.
To become an RA, students
must go through a process before
they are hired. Potential RATs have
-to fill out an application and go
through a day of activities designed
to test creativity, personality and
ingenuity. Later they must attend
two interviews, one with three
RATs and one with a hall coordina-
tor before they receive a letter in
disappear as you encounter the
relaxing and elegant atmosphere
of this one ofa kind establishment.
oWe provide an upscale
salon that is still affordable and
concentrates on the needs of our
guests,? said Blackwood. oItis always
a good day here at Blackwood.?
Think salons are just for female
clients? Guess again. BlackwoodTs
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Salon and Spa offers a variety
of services that even men can
enjoy, including soothing steam
towel treatments and stress relief
remedies for muscle relaxation
from the. shoulders up.
You feel the stresses of the day
melt away as you are greeted by
a knowledgeable and caring staff
and then venture into the hands of
the owner of this incredibly posh
and upscale institution who then
seeks to assist you in finding the
perfect look, customizing every
step just for you.
oGoing to the same person
who knows you on a personal
level is a great feeling,? said junior
communication major, Michelle
Page. oThey kndw what you want
and you trust them with what wey
are doing.?
Offering a range of services ©
from facials to manicures and
pedicures, dimensional coloring
and a variety of other services it is
no wonder why this salon has been
GreenvilleTs best kept secret since
its opening in January of 2000.
oWe offer half off our shampoo,
cut and blow-dry for students,?
Blackwood said. oThis way they
can get the personalized experi-
ence and professional results
without having to overspend while
on a budget.?
While the great prices and
excellent service provided by
Blackwood are enough to keep
anyone Coma back again and
again, this salon also does its share
to give back to the community.
During the months of January
and February the salon works with
others to combat feline diabetes,
while in March and April they
celebrate the time associated with
Earth day through several proj-
ects. The months of September
and October are devoted to Breast
Cancer Awareness and November
and December to community
projects such as food drives.
oOur products are sold in
containers made from recycled
materials,? Blackwood said.
oRefilling such products for our
customers at discounted prices so
that the number of containers used
can be decreased significantly is
also a step we take.?
Being a phenomenal business
that goes above and beyond the
expectations of both their guests
and those of the Greenville com-
munity is incredibly refreshing
to those searching for a place to
relax and be pampered regularly at
half the price you would expect to
pay. With special treatments and
dedication to being the best Black-
wood Salon and Spa-will be the
salon you return to again ahd again.
BlackwoodTs Salon and Spa is
located in uptown Greenville at
304 Evans St. and can be reached
by calling (252) 757-3684.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
proves to be a full- time job
the mail indicating whether or not
they are hired.
After RATs are hired, they
must continually attend seminars
and conferences to keep them up-
to-date with policies, and to teach
them to become better leaders. :
Although there is a lot involved
with becoming a RA, niany feel
that is worth the effort.
oThe relationship with the
Resident advisors are an important tool for students living on campus.
staff and residents are awesome.
ItTs worth [the hard work],?
Dimascio said.
Many people donTt realize the
effort it takes to become a RA.
RATs are students too, but they
have the responsibilities that a lot
of people donTt have.
o(Students] think that RATs
are a higher authority or babysit-
ters, or we're here to spy on them
and bust them for every little
thing, and itTs not like that,? said
RA Sara Phoenix.
RATs tell their residents that
they are not the bad guys, but they
do have to do their job.
oSometimes my residents
donTt like me enforcing the rules,
but everything can be solved
if you just communicate,? said RA
Michael Salter.
Being a RA is a great chance
to build relationships, learn how
to be a great leader and to have
great experiences at ECU. The
RA experience is surely something
that students can take with them
even after they leave ECU.
oBe open-minded, [the expe-
rience] is what you make it,?
Phoenix said.
To learn more about
becoming a RA, log on, to the
recruitment Web site at ecu.edu/
campushiving/ra for more infor-
mation about the position and
requirements.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Clubs on the ECU base-
ball teamTs schedule that are
currently ranked in Baseball
AmericaTs Top 25; four of the
teams are in the top 12; Rice
is No. 1, North Carolina is
No. 3, UCLA is No. 11 and
Cal State Fullerton is No. 12;
ECU will also play a total of
seven games in Clark-LeClair
Stadium against teams who
made it to the College World
Series last season (Rice and
Cal State Fullerton three
times each and UNC once)
299
Career collegiate wins for
ECU baseball Head Coach
Billy Godwin; Godwin won
33 games last year in his first
season with the Pirates; prior
to coming to ECU, Godwin
won 262 games in six seasons
at Louisburg (N.C.) College;
in his seven year head coach-
ing career Godwin is averag-
ing 42.14 wins per season
Player in the ECU base-
ball teamTs projected batting
order that is entering his first
season with the program;
Senior David Forbes, a trans-
fer from Campbell University
and J.H. Rose graduate, looks
to be the only player in the
Pirates opening day starting
lineup that didnTt start, or at
least see significant playing
time last season; returning
starter Harrison Eldridge
led last yearTs team in runs,
on-base percentage and was
second on the team witha -
.336 batting average; fellow
returnee Dale Mollenhauer
led the Pirates in sacrifice
hits, games started and at-
bats last season
81
Days since the ECU menTs
basketball team last won a
game against a Division I
opponent; since the PirateTs
' 72-64 win at UNC Greens-
boro on Nov. 18, the Pirates
have recorded two wins
against Division I] opponents
and have lost 15 games in a
row against Division I oppo-
nents; the Pirates will look
to end that streak tonight
as they host UCF in Minges
Coliseum at 7 p.m.
The predicted finish for
both ECUTs softball and base-
ball teams this season, voted
on by the C-USA coaches;
softball senior Keli Harrell
and juniors Erin St. Ledger
and Beth Nolan were chosen
to the C-USA preseason All-
Conference team; Houston
was voted first in the C-USA
softball preseason poll and
Rice was picked first in the
C-USA baseball preseason
poll; Rice is also the consen-
sus preseason No. 1 baseball
team in the nation
8.76
Time, in seconds,
recorded by ECU freshman
Lindsay Dolan in the 60
meter hurdles at the Husker
Invitational this past week-
end; this time is a new ECU
school record, breaking the
previous mark of 8.79 set
in 2005; also at the Husker
Invitational, ECU senior
Eric Frasure finished third
in the weight throw competi-
tion with a mark of 20.85m,
which provisionally qualified
Frasure for the NCAA Indoor
Championships
T Always have and always will.
ECU hosts Liberty
to begin the 2007
season
RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
Friday afternoon, at 3 p.m.,
nine of ECUTs baseball players
will run out of the home dugout
of Clark-LeClair Stadium while
Guns NT RosesT oWelcome to
the Jungle? blares through the
stadiumTs sound system. Shortly
after that, junior T.J. Hose will
step onto the pitcherTs mound
and deliver the first pitch of the
Pirates 2007 season.
oIt will be an awesome experi-
ence,? said Hose of opening day at
Clark-LeClair Stadium. oIt will be
a great atmosphere; we'll have a
lot of fans in the stadium and it
will be a big adrenaline rush.?
ECU will host the Liberty
Flames for a three-game series
starting Friday. The Pirates have
spent the last month practicing
and playing intra-squad scrim-
mages in preparation for the
upcoming season.
oI know our guys are excited
about opening day and itTs right
here on us,? said Head Coach
Billy Godwin. oWeTve done some
positive things in the preseason
and I feel real good about where .
we're at as a team heading into
the season.?
Hose is expected to be the
ace of this yearTs pitching staff,
despite having an arm injury that
caused him to miss the latter por-
tion of last season.
oHeTs. a great competitor
and he threw very well today,?
T Godwin said after HoseTs last pre-
season performance. oHeTs going
to be our number one starter
{ECUTs Inside Source}
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2007
PAGE A5
which means he will start open-
ing day and it was good for him
to come out of this last scrimmage
throwing well.?
Last season ECU finished
with a 33-26 record, missing the
NCAA tournament for the first
time since 1998. Godwin has said
numerous times throughout the
preseason that this yearTs team is
much more prepared heading into
the season than last yearTs squad.
Hose echoed those statements.
oT think weTre more confident
- and we're better prepared head-
ing into this season,? Hose said.
oOur talent and depth is much
better this year and we have great
chemistry as a team.?
Fellow junior pitcher Shane
Mathews, who will be the closer
for the Pirates this season, feels
that this yearTs team is ready
to take the Pirates back to the
postseason.
oWe all obviously wanted
to make it last year and were
disappointed with the outcome,?
said Mathews after an early
preseason practice.
oThis year we have to set our-
selves up and get into position to
get there; if we win games night
in and night out and play up to our
potential then I think weTll get
back where we need to be.?
ECU was picked to finish fifth
in C-USA, which is one of the
strongest conferences in college
baseball, but Godwin said expec-
tations are higher than that.
oOur expectations are
definitely higher than that,?
Godwin said. oWe canTt control
where we're picked, all we can con-
trolis our team and I like this team.?
The Pirates will face a very
tough schedule this year, despite
playing a school-record 38 home
games. The home schedule is
highlighted by weekend seriesT
with the nationTs preseason no. 1
team Rice and perennial power-
house Cal State Fullerton. ECU
will also play defending national
runner-up North Carolina in
a home-and-home series. The
schedule also features road trips
to UCLA, who is rankedT 11th by
Baseball America, and C-USA
power Tulane. ECU will also play
home-and-home games against
in-state rivals UNC Wilmington
and N.C. State.
oIf you're a competitor than
this is the kind of schedule you
want to play,? Godwin said. oI
think our guys are ready for that
challenge, I told them if they go
out and compete against this
schedule they will make a name
for themselves.?
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
The oTobacco Road? rivalry lives on
From the heart of a
true-blue Tar Heel
JOSEPH MURPHY
STAFF WRITER
I'll start off by stating my
bias; even though I was born and
raised in Durham, I hate Duke.
Most of my extended family went
to UNC and ITve been attending
basketball games there for as long
as I can remember. Therefore ITve
hated Duke since before I under-
stood the concept of hate.
I hate Duke like cats hate
baths, like elephants hate mice,
like Indiana Jones hates snakes
and like you hate your 8 a.m.
class, except worse and with
a passion.
Duke represents all that is
wrong with the world and it has
nothing to do with their demonic
mascot. Nixon went to law school
at Duke (where he learned how
not to be a crook), Donald Trump
roots for Duke and former players
Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley,
and J.J. Redick are the personifi-
cation of preppy elitist arrogance.
Like I said, ITm biased.
ItTs hard to explain how
important the Carolina vs.
Duke basketball games are in
the Durham-Chapel Hill area.
Some will argue that the Red
Sox-Yankees or Michigan-Ohio
State are bigger. rivalries, but
its Duke and CarolinaTs proxim-
ity to each other that makes it
so heated. :
I recall one game day in
middle school when I walked past
the principalTs office to find two
of my friends hanging their heads
in shame. Their clothes and faces
were coated with a mixture of dirt
and blood.
oWhat did yTall do?? I asked.
oGot into a fight,? they said -
in unison.
oOver what??
oCarolina and Duke.?
That totally justified it to me;
it did not seem out of the ordinary
at all. The day after a Carolina
loss to Duke was the worst day of
the school year because it meant
I had to endure the endless bar-
rage of torment from the Dookies.
Even the ones who didnTt know a
lot about basketball would come
out of the woodwork and pile the
abuse on my fellow Tar Heel fans
and me. :
TonightTs game between
Carolina and Duke is odd because
both teams are coming off losses,
in DukeTs case, back-to-back
losses. On paper the Tar Heels are
deeper, more athletic and bigger
than theT Blue Devils. However,
the game isnTt played on paper.
There are countless examples
of overmatched underdog teams
bringing the game down to the
last possession and sometimes
even stealing victory from their
favored nemesis.
The Tar Heels have been led
this season by a core of young
players. Sophomore Tyler Hans-
brough is an All-American and
Player of the Year Candidate.
Freshman Brandan Wright has
complimented Hansbrough in
the paint, and is a top prospect °
for the NBA.
Freshman point guard Tywon
Lawson has emerged as a powder
keg of a point guard, looking
like a quicker and more physi-
cal Raymond Felton. Those are
only three of the 12 Tar Heels
that will see action tonight; they
also have senior leader Reyshawn
Terry, freshman sharpshooter
Wayne Ellington and versatile
wings Danny Green and Marcus
Ginyard.
Before the loss to N.C. State,
the Tar Heels had looked invinci-
ble during a five game win streak
in which they won convincingly
on the road against ranked oppo-
nents Clemson and Arizona. The
Wolfpack forced the Heels to play
a half court game, instead of the
transition game they prefer.
If N.C. State and Head Coach
Sidney Lowe can put the brakes
on the Tar Heels high speed
attack then surely coach K and
Duke, who is one of the best
defensive teams in the country,
is capable of doing the same. In
addition, Duke has the home-
court advantage which means
that the Cameron Crazies will
be at their loudest and most
obnoxious.
I predict that it will be a
tight contest throughout, with
the Tar Heels pulling away late
in the second half. Final Score:
UNC-84 Duke-77.
At least I hope.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
Can Duke hold off
UNC at home?
BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR WRITER
Fifty years of rivalry between
Duke and Carolina. Famous
brawls, endless controversy,
long-nurtured hatred and some
of the best basketball ever played
in college.
For UNC and Duke,. players
and fans, the competition isnTt
about winning some prize, trophy
or title. The reason that so many
students/fans wait out in the
North. Carolina winter to get
tickets is to brag to your friends
and have the pride that your team
is the best that year. |
Tonight is the first meeting
between Duke and UNC this year
at Cameron Indoor Stadium, just
eight miles down Tobacco Road
(U.S. 15-501) from UNCTs Dean
Dome. Duke who is 18-5 overall
and 5-4 in the Atlantic Coast
Conference, hosts the Tar Heels
who are 20-3 overall and 6-2 in
ACC play.
Last year the teams split
games by winning at each otherTs
local, Duke won the first meeting
87-83 and UNC won the second
83-76. :
Although this year should
prove to be different as UNC is
favored heavily after Duke has
lost its last two games, each by
two points or fewer. UNC is not
on. a winning streak either after
failing to lowly N.C. State Satur-
day by four points.
Duke has had a*rough season
losing two games in a row twice
this year and averaging 15.4
turnovers a game and having
only 69.4 points a game, lowest
in the ACC.
Most of the Blue Devils prob-
lems have come from sophomores
Greg Paulus and Josh McRoberts.
Paulus missed a lot of preseason
due to a foot injury and it took
him a while to get back into
ACC shape. McRoberts on the
other hand has been injury free
and yet for some reason has not
taken much ofa superstar role for
the Blue Devils, only averaging
13.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.6
__blocks per game.
= The positive spot for Duke
is that they have held their
opponents to fewer points than
any other Duke team in history,
thanks'in part to their astonish-
ing half court presences.
The Blue Devils will face
their hardest challenge so far
this season tonight against the
Tar Heels, who, excluding their
last game against the Wolfpack,
have been dominating teams on
defense and with their speed in
transition. UNC has four players
that average points in double fig-
ures and with the inside tandem
of Tyler Hansbrough and Bran-
don Wright, Duke will find it
very hard to slow down the Heels
in the paint.
DukeTs only chance at win-
ning tonight is to shut down.
Tyler Hansbrough, whoTs averag-
ing 18.7 points per game by using
the same double team technique
that Gonzaga used to beat UNC
82-74. Greg Paulus and DeMar-
cus Nelson will need to be at the
top of their game by scoring in
double figures and feeding the
ball down low to McRoberts, if
the Blue Devils want a chance to
win at home.
The first game ever played
between North Carolina
and Duke, known as Trinity
College until 1924, took place
Jan. 24, 1920. UNC won their
first meeting 36-25. UNC
leads the all-time series with
Duke, 125-96. ;
The Blue Devils have won 16
of the last 20 games in the series
against their in-state rivals.
For the last 122 meetings at
least one of the two schools has
been ranked in the AP Top 20 or
AP Top 25.
The last time UNC and Duke
met when neither team was
ranked by the Associated Press
was on Feb. 27, 1960. Frank
McGuire and Vic Bubas coached
the Tar Heels and Blue Devils,
respectively, at the time.
Tip-off for the rivalry begins
at 9 p.m. on ESPN and should
prove to be a very interesting
ACC. UNC and Duke will meet
again March 4 at the Dean Dome
for UNCTs senior night.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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