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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2007
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Photo by Deatrice Lockhart
CARMIN BLACK
STAFF WRITER
Previously banned in Ameri-
can movie theatres, the highly
controversial film Confederate
States of America made its way onto
ECU's campus Monday at 7 p.m.
in MendenhallTs Hendrix Theatre.
The film, sponsored by the
Ledonia Wright Cultural Center
and the Student Union Film
Committee, was followed by a six
person panel discussion allowing
audience members the oppor-
tunity to ask questions and talk
about their reactions to what they
had just seen.
This omockumentary,? as some
viewers jokingly called it, was
backed by Spike Lee and directed
by British director, Kevin Wilmont.
CSA is WilmontTs interpre-
tation of how he feels Amer-_
ica would have ended, up had
the South won the Civil War.
WilmontTs supposed-to-be
satirical film is full of recreations
of the American historical time-
line both pre and post Civil War.
Inthismovie, Wilmontnotonly
twists actual American historical
events, but also creates fictitious
incidents in the hopes of shock-
ing the American viewing public.
The movie begins with Brit-
ish and French forces joining
the battle with the Confederacy,
assuring the defeat of the North
at Gettysburg, an event which
actually never occurred, this film
goes on to. detail such events as
Abraham LincolnTs assassination,
which did not happen in the film.
Confederate States of AmericaT sparks interest
Panel members discuss students opinions and reactions after ECU's presentation of the controversial film, Confederate States of America.
In this movie, Lincoln joins the
underground railroad, paints his
face black to look like a odarkie,?
and tries to flee to Canada due to
American citizens viewing him as
a traitor to their country because
of his abolitionist ideas.
This film suggests that had
the South won the Civil War,
America would have taken notes
from Adolf Hitler on how to run
our nation. It shows Americans
selling slaves over the Internet
and home shopping networks, and
depicts young children pledging
allegiance to the Confederate Flag.
With all of these controversial
ideas presented in CS4, this film
was bound to draw a large crowd.
In fact, Monday night Hen-
drix theatre was packed with
viewers who came from all sorts
panel discussion.
of varying backgrounds.
Some students came to see
what all the hype was about but
didnTt really know what to expect,
while others may have already had
the chance to see the film on DVD
but wanted to hear other student's
opinions of the content during the
oI was required to come to the
viewing for my media culture and
society class, the only thing I know
about this film is that it is based on
the South winhing the civil war. I
know that it was banned in major
theatres so ITm interested to see
what is so controversial about this
film,? said Stephanie Grice, junior
communication major.
Regardless of studentsT rea-
see CSA page A2
Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers
Habitat Week
comes to campus
ALYCIA WENDT
STAFF WRITER
Habitat Week, the second
annual event on campus run
by the Habitat for Humanity of
Pitt County and the Campus
Chapter of ECU, is offering a way for
ECU students to help the program
by making donations this week.
In Wright Plaza every day
between the hours of noon
and 2 p.m., students can
donate money, canned food and
clothing.
oHopefully Habitat Week will
raise awareness for the students
and they will want to get out there
and help. My favorite thing about
Habitat is just helping out,? said
Lyndsay Burns, freshman Habitat
volunteer.
There will also be an assembly
with Denis Neunaber, executive
director for the North Carolina
Coalition to End Homelessness
and a local Habitat homeowner on
Tuesday at 7 p.m. The assembly
will inform people about home-
lessness, Habitat for Humanity
and how to get involved. The Pitt
County Habitat homeowner will
talk about his life and the impact
Habitat for Humanity has made
on him.
oMy main goal for the week
is to inform ECU that there is
a homeless population here in
Greenville that can use our sup-
port. I also would love for stu-
dents, faculty and staff to learn
more about Habitat,? said Colleen
Falbe, historian of Habitat for
Humanity Campus Chapter.
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ECUTs Chapter of Habitat for Human collects donations at Wright Plaza during Habitat Week.
Friday at 5 p.m. through
Sunday at 5 p.m., Habitat Week
will be holding a sleep out/shack-
a-thon in front of the Blount
House on Tenth Street to raise
awareness of homelessness. Par-
ticipants will sleep in cardboard
boxes all weekend.
oWe're hoping to have food
donated to volunteers but if not,
homeless people donTt always get
food donated,? said ECU Habitat
for Humanity Campus Chapter
Advocacy Chairperson Allison
Castellana.
Also on Saturday at 8 a.m. Hab-
itat volunteers will start fresh on a
new Habitat home on Ford Street.
Volunteers who get involved
with Habitat for Humanity say
it makes a huge impact on the
community and helps volunteers
to learn a lot of interesting skills
themselves.
oITve been involved in: Habi-
tat for over ten years with my
father and the Dallas Area
organization. My How ToT pre-
sentation my freshman year of
high school was How to Hang
Vinyl Siding and Soffett on a
House, because I learned the skill
while volunteering with Habitat,?
Castella said.
Habitat for Humanity is a
nonprofit, faith-based housing
ministry that is trying to elimi-
nate homelessness around the
world. They offer home ownership
opportunities to families who are
unable to finance a conventional
house.
Habitat houses are not
free. The organization raises
$60,000 to cover the housing and
then the family must pay them
back in the form of mortgage.
HomeownerTs must also complete
about 300-500 volunteer hours
of construction on their Habitat
home or someone elseTs. Most of
the land, materials and labor used
to build Habitat homes come from
donations.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Easley seeking to expand college grants, Learn and Earn
(AP)"Govy. Mike Easley asked .
state lawmakers Monday night to
provide college grants to middle and
low-income students and expand his
successful early-college high school
program to all 100 counties.
In what is likely to be his final
State of the State address, Easley
focused largely on education. He
told a joint session of the General
Assembly that his forthcoming
budget would give children who par-
ticipate in the stateTs Learn and Earn
program the opportunity to earn a
four-year degree debt-free.
oToday, it is the duty of every
citizen to learn as much as they can
to compete in the world economy,?
Easley said, according to prepared
remarks released before the evening
speech. oAnd it is our duty to offer
that opportunity.?
The two-term Democrat also
proposed eliminating the state
income tax for 600,000 residents and
cutting that tax in half for another
600,000, a move he said would be
affordable and just.
In his prepared remarks, Easley
made no direct reference to former
House Speaker Jim Black, who
pleaded guilty in federal court last
week to taking thousands of dollars
from three chiropractors while back-
ing their legislative agenda. Black
resigned from office the day before
entering the plea.
He did praise lawmakers for the
ethics and campaign finance reforms
they passed last year, but said thereTs
always room for improvement.
Easley, who is barred by state
law from seeking a third successive
term next year, praised the General
Assembly for working with him
since his election in 2001, when a
recession created a budget shortfall
that ultimately reached $1.6 billion.
Today, he said, oour state is much
stronger. We have taken the tough-
est blows that a national recession
and federal trade policies could
deliver, and we are not only surviv-
ing in this new world economy, we
are thriving in it.?
He also mentioned the stateTs
continued military presence in
the Middle East, calling it North
Carolina's largest deployment of
soldiers.since World War II. Sitting
a "
in the audience was 9-year-old Bre-
anna Bodden of Spring Lake, whose
parents and stepfather are deployed
in Iraq.
All three were watching the
address overseas Monday night, and
Easley asked Breanna to look into
the camera and blow them a kiss.
Easley said his education initia-
tives follow other state commitments
to early childhood and pre-kinder-
garten programs, along the stateTs
efforts to lower class sizes and boost
teacher pay.
oWe are doing it so we can raise
the bar and raise the level of expecta-
tion for education,? he said. Learn and
Earn, currently is place at 33 high
see EASLEY page A2
ECU to
celebrate
100th
birthday
Plans for the
centennial celebration
ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER
On March 7, 1907, almost 100
years ago, the N.C. Legislatures
decided to open a teacher training
school in eastern North Carolina.
This decision, which would even-
tually create ECU, will be honored
next month and used to kick off
the university's two and a half year
centennial celebration.
oThe centennial is a particular
benchmark in time that allows us
to look at what has happened, what
is going on and what we are plan-
ning,? said Austin Bunch, co-chair
of the Centennial Task Force. oIt
is a time for all of East Carolina
to come together and focus on
the fact that this is an institution
of value, an institution that has
done its work, and an institution
that makes a difference. So we will
celebrate, the university deserves
to celebrate.?
The centennial celebration will
begin March 7, with a birthday
party for ECU. Students will be
able to enjoy a cookout, ice cream,
cake and live music on the mall.
On March 8, the day the bill
to create ECU was officially rati-
fied, the N.C. General Assembly
will hold a special legislative ses-
sion in Greenville as part of the
centennial kickoff. The General
Assembly will honor the establish-
ment of ECU, as well as the accom-
plishments and achievements of
the university.
oThe joint session of the North
Carolina General Assembly is
held on occasion to commemorate
and give special notice to some
. particular event or circumstance,?
Bunch said. oMembers of the Gen-
eral Assembly will be here to pay
tribute to all of the activities, suc-
cesses and contributions of East
Carolina.?
Throughout the next two and
a half years, students can expect a
variety of events that will celebrate
the 100th anniversary of ECU.
Many lectures, dinners, speakers
and exhibits are planned for the
centennial celebration.
oThere will be a variety of
activities,? Bunch said. oEvery-
thing from speakers forums to
celebratory events will take place
on campus. There will be special
celebrations to honor women in
the history of East Carolina, diver-
sity in the history of East Carolina,
and there will be events that honor
innovations and entrepreneurship
here at the university.?
Many students are excited
about the centennial and the
activities that are planned for the
next two and a half years.
oI think itTs great that ECU
has been around for 100 years,?
said Katie Seger, junior marketing
major. oITm definitely interested
to see what the university has
planned for us and I want to attend
a lot of the events.?
Many places on campus have
already begun to celebrate the
centennial.
Currently, The J.Y. Joyner
Library has several exhibits that
will educate students about the
history of ECU.
An exhibit to commemorate
the ofather? of ECU, Gov. Thomas
Jordan Jarvis, can be found on the
third floor of the library in the
Verona Joyner Langford North
Carolina Collection.
This exhibit, which was put
together by Fred Harrison, gives
students the opportunity to learn
about the man who pushed to have
ECU established and located in
Greenville.
The exhibit gives students the
opportunity to'see many items that
will help depict the life of Jarvis
including articles, photographs,
sketches and other things that
were owned by the ofather? of ECU.
oJarvis had a very big impact
on the founding and development
of this university,? said Maurice
York, librarian of the North Caro-
lina Collection. oStudents will be
able to see that one person can
make a tremendous difference in
their region or state.?
see CENTENNIAL page A2
NEws_
CORRECTIONS
In News, the article
oRepresentative talks about
establishing university
creed,? Lynn RoederTs title
was incorrect. Roeder is the
Associate Vice Chancellor/
Interim Dean of Students.
The last line of the first
paragraph in yesterdayTs
oECU beats Tulane in a
record-setting win? should
have read oThursdayTs win
moved the Pirates into a tie
for third place within the
C-USA rankings,? instead
of implying that the win over
Tulane contributed to the
ranking.
Yesterday's Pulse column
listed the incorrect titles and
dates for the Student Union
films that are playing this
week, for the correct listing
please turn to A4.
To submit a correction,
send an e-mail to editor@
theeastcarolinian.com.
_ ANNOUNCEMENTS
Get Involved
Teen Court of Pitt County
is looking for volunteers to
donate time working directly
with youth, ages 11 to 17,
from our community, in a
courtroom setting. Those
who are interested are en-
couraged to contact Misty
West at 758-0268, Ext.
14. Schedule must be open -
Tuesday evenings from 5:30
"8 p.m. Counts toward re-
quired service hours for
organizations or class proj-
ects.
2007 Graduation Expo
Feb. 20 " 22
Wright Place Rear Dinning
Area
10 a.m. "5 p.m.
Everything the May Graduate
needs in a one-stop shop-
ping Expo. Pick up cap &
gown, find out about Senior
pictures, order graduation
announcements, and visit
with reps from the Registrar's
Office, Career Center, Alumni
Association, Pirate Club, Rec
Center and loan consolida-
tion companies.
May Grads have a chance to
win a $400 travel voucher
from Jostens.
Urinetown
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, 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 comedic romp
into the new millennium with
its outrageous perspective,
wickedly modern wit, and
sustained ability to produce
gales of unbridled laughter.
McGinnis Auditorium
SundayTs showing at 2 p.m.,
all others at 8 p.m. :
_Pitt County Citizens Academy
The Pitt County Legal
Department is accepting .
applications for the next ses-
sion of its Citizens Academy,
which will be held every
Tuesday, March 27 through
May 15.
The Academy is designed to
form a stronger partnership
between citizens and Pitt
* County Government through
education. Participants will
learn about county services,
programs and responsibili-
ties.
_Applications are available at
the Pitt County Legal Depart-
ment, and on the County
Web site at pittcountync.gov
For information, contact
Nancy Wilson at 252-902-
3106 or e-mail njwilson@
pittcountync.gov
Soul Food: You Are
What You Eat
Brody 2W40
12:30 " 1:30 p.m.
Secret
é Thurs
A Young WomanTs
A program about gen-
der violence against
Technology Day.
9a.m.-"1 p.m.
women geared toward
*American Red Cross
Blood Drive Susan Molhan, the 200 Representatives from over Decisions Seminars -
Mendenhall Student ECU Victims Advocate, 120 Organizations will be meet- Rivers West Building
Center will be speaking about ing with students in the College of © auditorium
12-6 p.m. emotional and physi- Education and other majors 10 a.m. " 12 p.m.
cal abuse in young Minges Coliseum Second Floor
Baseball orelationships. Designed Concourse Standing Together
vs. Campbell to help young women 9 a.m. " 12 p.m. in Unity"Black
Clark-LeClair Stadium detect the warning History Month Sym-
3 p.m. signs of abuse and Softball posium
raise awareness of the ECU Softball Field Mendenhall Student
MenTs Basketball secret that many young vs. Towson Center
vs. Marshall women keep. 10 p.m. 9:30 a.m. " 2 p.m.
Williams Arena at Min- Bate 1012
ges Coliseum 6:30 -8 p.m. WomenTs Tennis Softball
7 pm. vs. Coastal Carolina vs. St. Johns
ECU Tennis Complex ECU Softball Field
1 p.m. 11 a.m.
ECU hosts Asian Studies Lecture _ Baseball
college aged women.
Science and Technology Building,
Room OC 209
3 p.m.
Softball
vs. Appalachian State
ECU Softball Field
3 p.m.
Baseball
vs St. Johns
Campus & Communit
Pp y
ECU TECS hosts Engineering and
Science & Technology Building
Education Career Fair
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2007 PAGE A2
Cultural Arts Fes-
tival
ViQuest Center
9a.m."4 p.m.
ECU Hosts Great
vs. Washington
Clark-LeClair Sta-
dium
3 p.m.
MenTs Basketball
vs. UTEP
Williams Arena at
Minges Coliseum
7 p.m.
Clark-LeClair Stadium
5 p.m.
Tues
Thin"A Documen-
Baseball Pamper Party
vs. Duke Mendenhall Great tary on Eating Dis-
Clark-LeClair Stadium Rooms orders
2 p.m. 4:30 "7 p.m. Hendrix Theater
4 p.m.
*Featured Event:
American Red Cross Blood Drive __.
Today in Mendenhall Student Center
12-6p.m.
Cherokees consider selling prescrip-
tion drugs
CHEROKEE (AP)"Leaders with the
Eastern Band of Cherokees are look-
ing into selling discount prescription
drugs by mail and possibly import-
ing cheaper pharmaceuticals from
Canada.
Selling prescription drugs has been
a moneymaker for other tribes, but
importing them from Canada could
open an age-old rift between a
tribeTs claim of sovereignty and fed-
eral laws that prohibit the imports.
oWe've definitely looked at the
Canada option,? said Michell Hicks,
principal chief of the Eastern..Band
of Cherokee Indians. oThat definitely
could go under sovereignty.?
The proposal could allow the tribe to
fill prescriptions for tribal members
and for people who live outside the
boundaries of Cherokee land in the
mountains of Western North Caroli-
na. The latter would require a permit
from the state.
While discussions are preliminary,
CherokeeT health officials have. al-
ready toured mail-order pharmacies
run by other tribes oto see if it makes
sense for us,? Hicks said.
oItTs not just for external sales,? he
said. oWe want to see whether vol-
ume purchases would lead to better
prices for our tribal members.?
They've toured the pharmacy opera-
tion of the Mashantucket Pequots
of Connecticut, which generates
more than $15 million in revenue a
year selling only U.S.-manufactured
drugs. The tribe has been able to
purchase the drugs at deeply dis-
counted prices because of the large
volume of business done by its mail-
order operation.
N.C. Pork Council seeks approval for
hog waste conversion program
RALEIGH (AP)"The North Carolina
Pork Council asked legislators Mon-
day to create a pilot program that
would test the feasibility of convert-
ing hog waste into electricity.
Raleigh-based utility Progress En-
ergy said it would participate in the
program if legislators approve it.
Murphy-Brown LLC, the Warsaw-
based livestock production subsid-
iary of Smithfield Foods Inc., and
others developed the technology
to capture methane gas from the
farmsT anaerobic treatment systems
and convert it into electricity, the
council said.
oThis pilot program will help us see
if it will be possible for producers to
sell energy at a rate that allows them
to justify the capital investment
and cover the operating expenses
for these projects,? said R.C. Hunt,
president of the North Carolina Pork
Council and a contract hog producer.
Under the program, Progress Energy
would purchase the electricity gen-
erated at about 18 cents per kilo-
watt-hour"significantly more than
the 4.5 cents, to the 5.5 cents usu- |
ally paid by other non-utility genera-
tors, said Dana Yeganian, a Progress
Energy spokeswoman.
The proposal would call. for a seven-
year pilot in which Progress Energy
would start buying no later than late
2012, Yeganian said.
The program owill help the hog in-
dustry determine if converting hog
waste to electricity is economical
and feasible and will help us de-
velop reliable and safe systems for
connecting renewable generating
sources to our grid,? said Gene Up-
church, vice president, state public
affairs and economic development
for Progress Energy.
Hunt said he hoped the process would
become more efficient with time.
oFrom an environmental standpoint,
this program makes good sense be-
cause we're providing a renewable
energy source and, by capturing the
methane gas, we're lowering green-
house gas emissions,? Hunt said.
City offers settlement, apology to
Darryl Hunt
WINSTON-SALEM (AP)"The city
of Winston-Salem agreed Monday
to pay $1.65 million to Darryl Hunt,
who was imprisoned for 18 years for
a murder he didnTt commit.
City council members also issued
a formal apology to Hunt during a
meeting Monday night, the Winston-
Salem Journal reported.
Hunt was convicted twice in the
stabbing death of Deborah Sykes,
who was raped and killed in 1984
while walking to work downtown.
DNA evidence linked theT crime
to another man, Willard Brown,
who has pleaded guilty to murdering
Sykes.
_ In_a written apology, Mayor Allen
Joines and city council members
said a report detailing the case re-
vealed oactions of city officers and
employees, and of others, which fall
far short of the standards this city
holds and espouses.
oFor such actions...the city expresses
its sincere regret, extending its pro-
found and sincere apology to Darry!
Hunt for all that he has endured and
suffered in this matter.?
A panel of volunteers spent more
than a year looking into the case. The
findings were detailed in a 9,000-
page report, released Monday night,
that included interviews with former
police officials and other witnesses:
oHopefully this can be a healing pro-
cess for myself and the city. ... For
me and for everybody on my side,
this is it,? Hunt said. oThe apology,
| appreciated, but | still think the
apology needs to go Mrs. Sykes and
her family, because ITm still living.?
In 2004, Hunt was exonerated by
a Forsyth Superior Court judge and
pardoned by Gov. Mike Easley.
CSA continued from Al
sons for attending the movie, the
reactions voiced after the film did
not mirror the mild temperament
of anyone who came in not knowing
what to expect.
oWow is what I first want to
say"I donTt think there is another
subject matter in America that will
invoke more emotions than this,? said
Renita Moore, a panelist member who
works for ECUTs Counseling Center
services and outreach program.
Although the ideas in this film did
center on race and slavery, Wilmont
used comedy to relay his thoughts.
Many of the.scenes in this film
looked like they would be better
suited for an episode of MAD TV
than for a pseudo-documentary
depicting. scenes from the Civil -
War. However, humorous or not,
the underlying messages presented
in this movie were serious.
Wilmont. depicted what
modern day versions of old televi-
sion, newspaper and magazine
advertisements might look like
had we not abolished slavery.
One recreated advertisement
Wilmont used was for oCoon Inn
Chicken.? Wilmont showed an
African American woman dressed
as a kitchen cook, advertis-
ing what the audience thought
was just another ridiculous por-
trayal of a pre-civil rights ad
for a Southern restaurant chain.
Audience members nervously
laughed at this lampoon, as the adver-.
tisement seemed to be so over the top
that there could be no way this was
ever socially accepted in America.
_ However, after the film ended
the audience gradually silenced any
hints of laughter as a series of silent
shots popped up on the movie screen
with captions that revealed many
items and advertisements in the film,
Just like oCoon. Inn Chicken,o were
actually not WilmontTs ridiculous
creations at all. They were in fact
socially accepted commercials for
products and goods that Americans,
pre-civil rights, used on a daily basis.
oT didnTt find the movie's por-
~ trayal of characters as particularly
humorous. Wilmont wants to have
his cake and eat it too, pictures of
bodies hanging with nooses around
their necks is not something Ill ever
EASLEY continued from Al
schools statewide, allows students to
stay in high school for an extra year,
and earn enough community college
or university credits to get an
associateTs degree and a high
school diploma at the same time.
' Easley said plans are
already in the works to expand
the program to 75 high schools by
the 2008-09 school year, but his
forthcoming budget will take Learn
and Earn statewide.
oTt is only fair to give every stu-
dent in every corner of every county
in North Carolina the opportunity
to take college-level courses and
earn an associateTs degree at their
high school, and they can do it for
free,? Easley said.
Easley also said his budget
will also include money to pro-
vide grants to low- and mod-
erate-income students to pay
for two years of college. That
would allow for participants in the
Learn and Earn-program to receive
bachelorTs degrees atastate university.
Easley didnTt provide specif-
ics, except to say that students
would have to get good grades
and be willing to work 10 hours
per week.
Easley also proposed cre-
ating oN.C. Kids Care,? which
would provide affordable insur-
ance to an estimated 12,000 chil-
dren in families up making up
to three times the poverty level.
He also wants to give health
insurance to foster children until
they are 21 years old, up from the
current 18.
oWe have seen Washington shift
therisk and burden in America to our
low- and middle-income families,? he
said. oIt is time to reverse that trend.?
F)
find particularly humorous,? said Dr.
David E. Long, associate professor
for the history department as well
as post-film panel member.
oThe satire being portrayed isnTt
just'African American history, this is
all of our history, this is a film about
American history. This film is not
something I think people should be
offended by, we find ways to block out
parts of our history, we have to learn
to accept the low points and the high
points,? said Everson Godfey, senior
sociology major.
Whether students thought the
film was an eye-opening portrayal or
a terrible attempt to re-create history,
the film prompted many to ask, and to
ponder, oWhat if the South had won??
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
CENTENNIAL continued from Al
The library is also hosting
another exhibit that will show
students the development of the
university over the years.
oAn Era of Progression "
The College Transformation:
East Carolina Teachers Col-
lege,? part two of a four part
series of exhibits, is currently on
display at the library. This series
of exhibits will document the his-
tory of ECU and show how ECU
came to be the university that it
is today.
oItTs important for students
to see these exhibits,? York said.
oThat way they will have a better
understanding of the history of the
school that they attend. It gives
them more of an appreciation of
what we have now to be able to
see the very humble beginnings of
ECU. People will get to see how it
was founded and how it grew.?
Bunch said that the centenni4
is a very big event for ECU and he
encourages students to participate
in as many activities as possible.
oThis is a way to honor East
Carolina,? Bunch said. oItTs a onc
in a lifetime opportunity for al
of us to say, feel and celebraté
whatTs good, whatTs right and
whatTs appropriate about this
university.?
The centennial activities will
end on Oct. 5, 2009, the day that
ECUTs first students arrived for
class. 100 years ago.
For a list of centennial activities
students can visit ecu.edu/centennial.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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common: Drugs.
Opinion
The musical
downfall of our
generation
And what they really should be
aiming for
JONATHAN GARDNER
OPINION WRITER
I fear for the ears of the upcoming generation.
When todayTs drivers must rely on classic music
to avoid permanently damaging their hearing, I
can only imagine what the bands that draw their
influence from todayTs popular music will sound
like. However, thereTs always one band that will
always be played, one band whose influence will
always be drawn from. The band that Rolling Stone 8
magazine called oa monster?: Queen.
Forget Michael Jordan with Scottie Pippen or
Wayne Gretzky with Mark Messier. The greatest
sports duo of all time belongs to the combination of,
oWe Will Rock You? with, oWe are the Champions.?
The former sets up one of musicTs most memorable
beats, and is almost guaranteed to pump up any
sports crowd. The song ends with an amazing
guitar riff. When played on the radio, the latter
duo follows immediately after. However, when it
comes to sporting events, itTs usually reserved for
a victory in a big championship game.
Not only does Queen provide great music on
their own, they make great music with others. With
David Bowie, Queen performed oUnder Pres-
sure,T a song with a catchy beat and seemingly
nonsensical lyrics. The song was part of
controversy for a while, when rapper Vanilla Ice stole
a sample of the song fgr his song, oIce, Ice Baby.?
When aperformer ofthe current generation works
with another, breasts are exposed on national tele-
vision, such as Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson.
Finally, thereTs arguably QueenTs most success-
ful song and a song that constantly reaches -the top
of polls as othe best single of all-time,? oBohemian
Rhapsody.? The song itself is an interesting piece of
music, combining opera and hard rock. But where
oBohemian Rhapsody? goes, headbanging will follow.
As shown in the movie, WayneTs World, when
the song reaches the hard rock portion, itTs
traditional to head bang along. No band of
this generation will come close to creating the
musical] piece of art that Queen has in oBohemian
Rhapsody.?
When the best hits on the radio belong to
Gnarls Barkley and Justin Timberlake, thereTs
something wrong with the musical status of
our generation. When drivers feel suicidal after
listening to emo band after emo band on_the
radio, something needs to be done. Luckily for
everyone, Queen will always be there. They
will always be on the radio, with these hits, and
many others.
Dead, and at
only twenty-
seven
Drug overdose leads to a young and
tragic demise
JESSICA DUNLOW
OPINION WRITER
Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and
Jim Morrison are four of the most famous deaths
in American culture, and they have one thing in
The age of 27 was the final year for these per-
formers and they became immortalized in history.
The problem is that these deaths seem to glamorizeT
the idea of excessive drug use and more teens and
people in their early twenties are passing away
from overdoses.
Maybe it is just me, but I have lost too many
friends to this epidemic, been to too many funerals,
and I am only 19., ;
Too many times have I been to parties at ECU
where there are people tripping, popping pills and
doing lines. I just do not understand. We are in
college to build our minds to enter the oreal? world
successfully, and not with an expensive addictio
to one drug or another. :
Everyone has their share of fun, going out and
trying out new things. But when it becomes a goal
to get as messed up as possible each night, to try
and blackout just to hear stories the next morning
about what all you did, it is a problem.
In addition, when you are in a state when you
have numerous drugs flowing through your system,
and it is likely that others around you are too... it
is doubtful these people will save you.
You know it is a problem when a friend blacks
out, and then people at the party continue to hand
him drinks, to put pills in his mouth as he passes out,
then he ends up dying in the emergency room that
same night. Get out of your ovortex? and live in the
real world. I am a normal college student, and we
all go out and have fun. Therefore, I will get off my
soapbox and let everyone live his or her own lives.
Nevertheless, take heed that I learned my lesson
from mourning my friends, and I am not ready to
see the ECU population take hits from drug deaths.
Stop living as if you are going to die at age 27,
it is important to live each day to the fullest, but
it is not imperative to mock death by pushing its
limits with foreign toxins in your body.
{ Alway fresh, always opinion }
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2007
RANT OF THE DAY
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The East Carolinian does not endorse statements made in Pirate Rants. Questions regarding
Rants can be directed to Rachel King, Opinion Page Editor, at opinion@theeastcarolinian.
com. Log onto theeastcarolinian.com to submit a Rant of your own.
. Please learn how to dress when you
go out in public!
| like you a lot, but | hate NASCAR.
To the two guys who peed by the fence
last night, | saw you and | couldnTt stop
laughing for a while afterwards. Thank
you so much for that!
| failed all my first exams.... Mom and
Dad should be proud!
To all the guys that want my roommate
and try way to hard to get her... get
a life. _
Is it bad that | think my boyfriendTs
best friend is the hottest guy ITve ever
seen? ;
| donTt understand why a decent guy
would like a trashy girl over a girl whoTs.
always been there for him.
OK so | have this friend that lacks all
common sense needed to function, yet
she can get a A on her calculus test.
To the people who built the ECU library...
thank you for adding a Java City!
To the girl sitting beside me in English...
cell phones have the silent option for
a reason!
You are my hero. You should know why.
Please keep your germs to yourself
because | donTt want that whatever
you have!
My friend got her car towed and thinks
that the world is against her but | just
told her, oWelcome to ECU.?
| wonder how many computers in the
library are on Facebook or MySpaceT
right now. ,
Today | was on the Minges bus trying to
get home quickly so | could study & go
to work. The driver just decided to get
up and.peace out. We all sat there for
10 or so minutes before another driver
came and told us that this bus was not
going to be running for a while longer
and to get on the other bus.
If | ever throw a party and you happen
to get really sick on my couch, ITm going
to drag you out of my house and leave
you in the cold like you tried to do to
my friend Saturday night.
When you come to class in the morning
make sure you brush your teeth. | sit
in the next row over... and when you
talk, your breath makes me want to
throw up.
Does anybody else want to slap the
girl who wrote the Rant about how
excited she was about ValentineTs
Day. because her boyfriend had lots
of money to spend on her?
Whenever people come to visit ECU,
| run around in my towel and yell, oGo
Pirates!?
ITm giving up Facebook for Lent.
Every time | feel the temptation to log
on, ITm going to pray hard, real hard!
So, | had the best Pirate Rant in the
history of Pirate Rants ever! However
when | went to the Web site to submit
it, my mind went blank.
One of the reason Duke basketball
is always so amazing is the amazing
support from the student body. Maybe
thatshould say something to ECU fans...
The first step in getting better is having
fanatic support from the student body.
Does it not send the wrong message
that state colleges get out of school to
celebrate the life and achievements of
Dr. MLK, but donTt get out of school to
celebrate the life and achievements of
all the past U.S. Presidents? Dr. MLK
deserves his day, arid more. However,
so do all of our Presidents.
Am | the only one who feels the only
way to get the little pudge under
my belly button to go away is by
liposuction?!
Britney Spears shaving her head
won't work too well for her comeback
career.
Why canTt you see that | would love you
so much.more than her?
| think we should have an Easter egg
hunt on campus!! ;
Please put up some freaking signs in
Whichard! .
| saw my professor naked in the locker
room at the Rec and now ITm scared
for life!
So can anyone tell me if itTs bad that
ITve only been with her for two months
now, | find out sheTs pregnant, and |
want to marry her? | mean I just know
with her that sheTs the one and that |
am deeply in love with her... so thereTs
no problem, right?
| have always been me: The perfect
tragedy. Take it or leave it.
Chemistry without coffee is a big
mistake.
Someone: take me out of here and
letTs go hang out in Key West for a
little while!
If you're trying to get back at us for
being loud before quiet hours"good
luck. ItTs not going to work.
My stalker graduated... | am sad.
Your ofriends? are only giving you as
much attention as they are because
they think. you're going to hurt yourself.
Honey, you have to be a little more
specific about the girl who sits in front
of you or she'll never know.
I'm going an entire week without seeing
the hot guy on the bus. | donTt know
what to do with myself.
| want to have a snowball fight.
You're an object of my affection.
Getting a Pirate Rant published is
number seven on my othings to do
before | die? list, so publish this so |
_can get on with my life!
Girl you fine, where you stay at?
Don't call me ITmuh call you.
People that take the elevator in Bate
really make me mad, unless you have a
really good excuse. Stop being lazy!
Where are all the guys from the North?!
Is it me, oris ita little dry in Greenville?
Whoever sent in the Rant about it only
raining on Tuesdays and Thursdays
is so right! | think that the universe
is against me and it only rains on
Tuesdays and Thursdays to torture
me because | have to be on campus
all day,
Like | swear, if | like, hear you say olike,?
like, one more time, ITm going to, like,
cut your tongue out, and you will like
it. Like, OK?
The volleyball girl that sits in front of
me in class is so beautiful!
Is it vanity that I have a life-size picture
of myself on my wall right above my
computer? Ah, | am looking at it now.
ItTs so nice.
All the good-looking girls disappear
in winter. | guess it's because they
are all bundled up and | have to look
at faces.
Student life is about staying up too
late, partying too hard, doing semester
long projects the night before itTs
due and starting the weekend on
Wednesdays. | am a professional
student. .
The girl who wrote about how excited
she is because her boyfriend has
money to buy her stuff shows why
ValentineTs Day is evil. People only
care about what they can get and thatTs
not real love. ItTs called being selfish
and all of you people make me sick!
You donTt deserve nice people!
Is it bad that we drink every single night
of the week?
To everyone that looks down on the
Ultimate Frisbee team, they work
harder than any other club sport and
happen to be very good. Earlier this
season they beat defending national
champions University of Florida.
Maybe you should think twice before
not coming out for a competitive sport.
| refuse to leave Greenville this
summer because | know | canTt handle
three months without my best friends
here.
| can give my best friend a olook?
and she can almost always figure
out what ITm thinking. Our other
friends think itTs disgusting... | think
it's amazing. 5
When | ask a question, | can't tell if
my teacher is looking at me when he
responds.
You're right, sometime in the future |
am going to look back on all of this. And
guess what? I'll still be ticked!
| apologized to the person | had an
. issue with. | will not apologize to you.
Especially since you hurt me more than
anyone else ever has.
Spandex and me donTt get along.
Would you hurry up and drop this loser
*~ and be with me?
Don't judge me on what ITve done in
the past. Judge me by what ITm going
to do in the future.
Youlooked|likeastrangebirdinthatdress.
| never pay for my drinks downtown.
| only drink when | smoke.
Need advice? Want answers? Just ask Jane.
Dear Jane,
My boyfriend of three years just joined a frater-
nity that has been taking up all of his free time. I have
been depressed since I haven't been able to spend any
time with him, but he thinks itTs because I am jealous.
I donTt want to break up with him because I love
him, but I canTt stand not being able to hang out with
him on the weekends because of his socials where
girlfriends are not allowed to come.
What should I do?
Please Help,
Lonely and Depressed
Dear Lonely,
I canTt say that I blame you. It must be disheart-
ening to be closer to the center of someoneTs life and
then be forced to take a backseat to something new.
However, that doesnTt mean that it canTt be worked out.
Many times, the solutions for problems I encoun-
5
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ter have a lot to do with directly talking to the
person that it involves, so ITm sure you can guess
that ITm going to tell you to talk to him about it.
Since you mentioned that he thinks youre jeal-
ous, you've probably already tried, to an extent,
so this time take it a little further. I donTt believe
in ultimatums but you may need to let him know
that you just canTt go on being second to his new
fraternity. Of course, thatTs provided that you
aren't Just having a hard time adjusting to his
new partnership with his fraternity brothers.
Either way, you two have to either come to a happy
medium regarding when he can make time for you,
and you should be just fine. Also, make sure to fill your
time with fun things you've always wanted to do but
didnTt because you were spending that time with him.
However, if he canTt or won't and you are just
miserable, it may be time for you both to move on.
Hope I could help,..
Jane
All I want is
a smoke-free
downtown
A girl can dream, right?
ELIZABETH LAUTEN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
There's nothing I like more than having a great
night downtown with friends, only to wake up to that
all too familiar smell. You know, that lingering aroma
of cigarettes that clings to your hair and clothes until
you take a shower and do laundry. Oh yes, how I love
to smell like an ashtray.
OK, clearly ITm not serious. In fact, downtown
is starting to become more of a nuisance than
anything else to me because of the cigarettes and
their stench. Before I go any further, this article is
not an opinion about whether or not you should or
shouldnTt smoke. If you want to do something thatTs
proven to takes years off your life, give you various
problematic medical conditions"then be my guest:
ITm sure you know the consequences of your actions,
so Pl] allow you to suffer from them if you.so choose.
No, instead, this article is about wanting to
go out.and have a good time. with friends and
not being subjected to not only a bad smell, but
also the health risks that come from secondhand
smoke, especially in small enclosed areas such
as the bars and clubs of downtown Greenville.
Before you argue with me about secondhand
smoke, know that the U.S. Surgeon General recently
said that sécondhand smoke is a health hazard at
any level. His report, continues in saying that there
is omassive and conclusive scientific evidence [of
the] alarming public health threat posed by sec-
ondhand smoke and finds smoking bans are the
only way to protect non-smokers... The science
is clear. Secondhand smoke is not. a mere annoy-
ance but a serious health hazard.? In fact, we are
told that nearly 65,000 Americans die every year
from secondhand smoke. That secondhand smoke
is the third leading cause of preventable death in
this country. Plus, secondhand smoke contains over
4,000 chemicals, which includes 69 that cause cancer:
With that in mind, how can non-smokers con-
tinue to-accept the dangers of secondhand smoke?
Is coming home smelling like a smoker not enough?
Do you really need to incur the health problems too,
before you put your foot down and demand change?
Well I donTt need to hear, see or smell any-
thing more. ITm sick of it. ITm tired of coming
home, and dealing with a day full of migraines
when I wake up because of the smoke. ITm tired
of going to bed at night and waking up only to
find my sheets reeking of smoke. And now, there
is even more conclusive evidence saying that I
should avoid secondhand smoke; because, unlike
some Americans, I actually value my lungs...
So here is what I propose"I'd like to see a smoke-
free downtown. However, I know ITm in a Southern
tobacco state and that probably wonTt happen until
the government mandates it. So instead, I propose
a challenge. I challenge some club; any club, to
step up and be the first of downtown Greenville to
become smoke-free. I really want to have a good
time in a club and not risk my health in doing so.
The idea of a smoke-free club isnTt unique
to me. Actually, according to the Americans
for NonsmokersT Rights, 116 communities and
seven states have enacted smoke-free laws in
2006 alone, making the total to 577 communities
and 22 states smoke-free. It can be done, and in
hopes of saving and prolonging lives, it should be.
Club owners, ifyou think itTs going to hurt your busi-
ness, then just look at New York City. They did it, and
they're still prospering. In fact, I would think the non-
smokers, who in reality are majority here, would flock
to your club to enjoy the new experience if anything.
If you need a middle step before going all the way
to smoke-free, then make it mandatory that smok-
ers go outside to smoke. And, definitely invest in a
commercial smoke remover, to help make the club
more enjoyable to all of us who choose not to smoke:
Yes, ITm asking that club owners put forth some
effort here to make these changes. It may not be easy,
but I think it would not only prove beneficial to your
business, but also would be satisfying in knowing that
youre doing something to help promote healthy living.
Seriously, why does clean air have to feel
like an unattainable luxury in this town?
Sarah Bell
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Pulse
Horoscopes:
Aries
You have the support of your
teammates. They think you can
do anything. Let them in on the
secret. You can do it all because
of them.
Taurus
The more oTo Do? items you
check off the list, the more
secure you become. Try to .
explain to the others, kindly, that
this trick will work for them, too:
Gemini
Your friends provide
encouragement, but you're the
one taking the test. Luckily,
you're very smart, and you're
proving it again. Relax and do
whatTs natural.
Cancer
You donTt have to feel intimidated
any more. You can do fine on
what you've accomplished. You
donTt need any of them; just
make sure they do a good job.
Leo
You donTt need to tell everybody
what you've recently discovered.
Let them figure it out for
themselves. Move fast, while
you have the advantage.
Virgo
You're being offered something
nice for your home and-or family.
Luckily, what you'll have to pay
is not more than you can afford.
Accept a good deal.
Libra
Get somebody else to take care
of the parts of the job you find
most difficult. You're really not
« in the mood to take on a bigger
challenge now.
Scorpio
You're a bit hyperactive now,
which is a good thing. There
is too much work for a regular
person to do, which is not a
problem. You're also feeling
romantic. Luckily, you can do
it all.
Sagittarius
Your sense of humor is coming
back. You may not have known
it was missing. Actually, it was
just resting. Beware today of
unexpected giggle fits.
Capricorn
DonTt push too hard. That won't
be necessary now. Go with the
flow, and you'll wind up in a
beautiful place.
Aquarius
Your attention is being drawn to a
new topic, and this is good. You
can afford to do more research
now, and you should.
Pisces
Move quickly on an opportunity
that won't come again for a while.
YouTve thought about it long
enough. Grab it!
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Drink Recipe:
Ginger Mango Lassi
2 mangos
l-inch piece of ginger
2 (8-ounce) containers vanilla
yogurt
1 handful of ice cubes
2 tablespoons honey
To remove the flesh of the mango,
cut the flesh away from the pit in
two large pieces. Use a paring
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{ Campus Scene }
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2007 Page A4
Honoring African American history
A glance at leaders past
and present
TRICIA COUNCILOR |
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Black History Month is a
time to honor and celebrate the
many accomplishments of African
American citizens. It provides the
opportunity to study the nationTs
history and the current conditions,
both painful and triumphant.
The month is an annual celebra-
tion that has been in existence since
1926. The event was originally a
week long commemoration and in
1976, the entire month of Febru-
ary was dedicated to black history.
The theme of this yearTs Black
History Month is oFrom Slavery to
Freedom: Africans in the Ameri-
cas,? which remembers the journey
from slavery to the present.
Here at ECU it is also impor-
tant to understand the history
of African American students on
campus. In 1963, only 44 years ago,
Laura Marie Leary was the first
African American student enrolled
in the regular academic year.
Prior to her enrollment, in the
early 1960s, black students could
only enroll during the summer
sessions. During her first year at
ECU, Leary was the only African
American student on campus.
Racial conditions have certainly
improved on our campus since
the 1960s. Black History Month
is a good opportunity to think
about social conditions at ECU.
oT feel like ITm treated equally,?
said Crispin Noble, senior econom-
ics major. oITve never experienced
any different treatment or any
racism here.?
While restricted opportunities,
The proper conventions
for consuming spirits
LIZ FULTON
SENIOR WRITER
More and more, a recurring
problem arises for those brave
souls frequenting the trenches of
downtown. Whether ensconced
among a group of pals or better
yet, hoping to score with a fine
specimen: of the opposite sex, the
required etiquette for ordering shots
is beginning to fall to the wayside.
Scenarios begin idyllic enough:
oDo you want to take a shot?? is
bellowed above the roaring crowd
by an enthusiastic cat intent on
getting out of control. As soon as
an affirmative is established, theré
begins the juncture when the situa-
tion becomes a bit slippery.
Debates have raged since the
days of Tim FinneganTs wake on
who decides the choice of shot.
Drinkers following old school rules
ascertain that the buyer is respon-
sible for dictating what alcoholic
concoction will be consumed. This
demonstrates oneTs assertiveness
and control of the situation. Not to
mention, it is your dime footing the
bill for these mind-altering spirits.
MCT
African-Americans ©
in public office
_ Some celebrated African-American government
officials in U.S. history and current members
of Congress:
Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
advisor under Preside
George W. Bush;
advised President
George H.W. Bushon _.
Soviet Union .
Army General
Secretary of S
Colin Powell
1937
Highest ranking
African-American
officer in U.S. history;
Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
1908-1993
Supreme Court s first
African-American justice,
1967-1991; as an NAACP
lawyer, won Brown v. Board
of Education of Topeka, the
_ 1954 Supreme Court case
_ that overturned oseparate
but equalT schools
1924-2005 .
First fertiale African-
American p i
to House of Representatives
from South since Reconstruction;
member of committee that held
1974 Watergate hearings _
Rep. Adam Clayton
Powell, D-N.Y.
1908-1972
Lone voice of African-
American protest in
House of Representatives
for years; elected in 1945
by Harlem district.
In the current Congress
first African-American secretary of _
candidate, in 1972: first
African-American
State; chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
during Persian Gulf War
woman in House of
Representatives
United Nations diplomat
Ralph Bunche
1904-1971
First African-American awarded
Nobel Peace Prize, in 1950 for
having mediated Arab-Israeli
truce, and first to head a U.S.
State Department division
discrimination and racism were
major problems in the early to mid-
twentieth century, these issues and
the aftermath that exist are still
important to scrutinize today.
oThe issue.of racism] is defi-
nitely still important,? Noble said.
oTt may not be on the surface, but it
is definitely still a big deal.?
Themonth hasinspired students
to discover and recognize their his- -
tory and how they can learn from
it and apply it toward the future.
o(African American History
Month] gives you a chance to learn
Lick it, slam it, suck it?
There are two exceptions to
this rule. Only if the other recipient
possesses finicky tastes or massive
liters of alcohol have already been
consumed, then the asker should
maintain the upper hand.
If these exceptions are not
coming into play, then the buyer
should already have a type of shot
in mind to purchase. Stick to your
guns and order what you want.
When the decision is left up to the
other, it could be days before a con-
sensus is reached.
Senior nursing major Katherine
Donahoe recommends looking at
the daily specialTs board when it
comes to determining what type of
shot to take. oAlways go for what-
everTs cheapest,? she said, othat way
you can take more than one.?
If you do make the misstep
of asking your partner in crime
what type of shot they want, rest
assured that the following ones will
automatically be thrown out there.
Tequila, along with salt and
lime, is always a crowd favorite.
However, if you aren't going to opt
for the top shelf, stay away from
the house brand unless you enjoy
morning regurgitation.
Southern Comfort and lime is
cheap, fast and easy. It does lack
originality or imagination though,
and should only be considered
when buying for large numbers of
people. ;
_ Ifyou are looking for a fun shot
that will only: slightly put a dent
in your wallet, consider the frothy
Jaeger Bomb or a sassy Red-headed
Slut (peach schnapps, Jaeger and
cranberry Juice). If it happens to
be your best mateTs birthday or
you feel like playing a nasty trick
on someone, then be sure to send
them a Three Wise Men (Jack Dan-
iels, Jim Beam and Jose Cuervo).
oAlways send a Three Wise
Men to someone who pisses you
off,? said senior history major Jared
McClean.
Once the shot is taken, a new
gray area ascends. What do you do
with each other now?
If a girl was using her wiles
to entice a free shot from some
_ see SHOTS page AS
Photo by Erica Chan
about your heritage and history,
and for young people, it gives them
a chance to see where they came
from.and where they can go,? said
Kimberly Fowler, senior criminal
Justice major.
Although ECU is undoubt-
edly diverse, no African American
studies program currently exists
on campus. Universities such as
UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Greens-
boro, Duke University and many
others incorporate African Ameri-
can studies into their curriculum
to provide students the opportu-
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nity to delve deeper into African
American studies. ECU offers
classes through the ethnic studies
department, history department
and the English department,
where students may take a variety
of different courses dealing with
African American studies.
While some students may
question whether one month
out of the year is enough to cel-
ebrate African American his-
tory, others uphold its signifi-
cance as aTpart of U.S. history.
oBecause there are so many
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things going on in life, having acer-
tain month set aside brings all these
important issues to the forefront
of our minds,? said Jaime Murphy,
senior outdoor recreation major.
Many students feel that this
dedicated month is not only for
African Americans, but it is for
all Americans to remember and
appreciate the struggles and suc-
cesses of our collective history.
iL tse imp ormam't 7 for.
everybody to know and to see
see HISTORY page A5
Students showcase their talents in the Undergraduate Exhibition which is on display in the Gray Gallery.
ECUTs School of Art
brings artistic merit
to our campus
LAURA HUHN
STAFF. WRITER
Art encapsulates the pas-
sion in all of us. Even in its
rawest form, art speaks volumes
about the artist. Many such art-
ists have put a lot of time and
effort into perfecting their
masterpieces. It only seems
right that these diligent
individuals should have
their hard work honored.
ECUTs School of Art and
Design has set out once again to
do just that. The annual Under-
graduate Exhibition in Welling-
ton B. Gray Gallery will begin
on Friday, Feb. 23. The purpose
of this exhibition is to showcase
the outstanding work from some
of ECUTs finest undergraduate
artists.
The noteworthy pieces are
chosen by a range of ECUTs
Art and Design faculty,
which brings a more personal
honor to the chosen artists.
Holly Ann Sailors, a sopho-
more painting/drawing major,
expressed enthusiasm about
having her pieces chosen.
oI was incredibly honored,
actually. The professors who
chose my works were over the
painting and drawing concen-
tration. They are very impor-
tant people,? said Sailors.
The student artists are placed
into two main categories, founda-
tions and undergraduate. Founda-
tions is mostly comprised of first-
year students, and the undergrad-
uate category is made up of the
sophomores, Juniors and seniors.
oLast year,? Sailors said, oI
was very impressed by the work
of the sophomores, juniors and
seniors. It was my goal this year
to put my work in the exhibition
again, after my freshman year.?
Art in all its excellence
All of the many concentrations
are represented in the exhibi-
tion, from painting to graphic
design, to ceramics and more.
One of the most significant things
about this annual exhibition is its
diverse selection of pieces from
within each of the different con-
centrations. :
oLast year, I was very
impressed by both the diversity
and the quality of the pieces. My
painting will likely be way dif-
ferent than the one next to me,?
Sailors said.
The students are not the only
ones that are aware of the impor-
tance of this exhibition. The entire
faculty takes great care in select-
ing each of the pieces.
There are no set guidelines
for the selection process, so the
professors within each of the
concentrations are able to really
look at what makes the pieces from
their area outstanding.
see ART page A5
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007
Aftican Americans Music
One of AmericaTs greatest gifts to world culture has been the
popular music that was born i in the songs o enslaved Africans.
vil War (1861
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SHOTS
continued from A4
poor sap, the next move will most
likely be to discreetly extract her-
self from the situation. Common
phrases such as oITve got to go
to the bathroom? or oTTll be right
back? are perfectly acceptable
but hold the danger of being too
_ transparent. Instead, try stick-
ing around for a little while until
ofinding? a long-lost friend on the
other side of the bar. This gives
a somewhat legitimate excuse for
your vanishing act while allow-
ing for the gentleman to save face.
On the other hand, if a boy
was buying a shot to appease the
predicament of not remembering
the girlTs name, take your poison
and retreat quickly. She will be
appreciative for the free drink, and
you will be saved once again from
not remembering the name of the
girl who sat behind you in geology
two semesters ago.
In some rare occasions, par-
tiers can: find themselves in a
never-ending plight. After imbib-
ing one Lemon Drop shot, the
receiver sometimes feels compelled
to return the favor by then purchas-
ing a round of Kamikazes. Not to
be outdone, the original buyer will
then order Mind Erasers. Before
you know it, all your. money is
gone, and you are lying naked in
the middle of Dickinson Avenue.
Be wary of shot wars"someone
always ends up losing an eyebrow.
Taking shots can propel two
strangers into friends and some-
times even more. Other times, it is
the buyer's intent of masking their
opatheticness? of drinking alone.
Regardless, always remember two
things about slamming booze. If
you have the cash, you call the
shots (literally) but wield your
power responsibly.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com
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HISTORY continued from A4
it from the perspective of Afri-
can Americans,? said Alva
Navarro, senior nutrition and
dietetics major. oBut it is really
important for them too; cul-
tural pride is really important.?
Many events have been held
at ECU so far to commemo-
rate this month, and more are
ahead. Look for the Black His-
tory Month Symposium on Feb.
24 from 9:30 a.m. " 2 p.m. at
Mendenhall.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
ART continued from A4
Gil Leebrick, the director of
the Gray Gallery and a professor
within the School of Artand Design,
spoke of the value of the exhibition.
oThe reason. for the exhibi-
tion is to showcase the artwork
of the undergraduate artist. The
work here is the best of the best as
Juried by the faculty of each divi-
sion of the school. It is exemplary
of the fine talent that our young
students have in the. School of
Art,? said Leebrick.
Along with the honor of
having a work chosen to be
displayed, the students have the
opportunity to receive awards
for their excellence. This year,
the award juror will be Sonya
Clark, who is the director of the
Department of Crafts/Materi-
als at Virginia Commonwealth
University. During the exhi-
bition she will examine each
of the pieces, and will give
out the awards accordingly.
oThere will be 200 pieces in
the exhibition, and a total of 47
awards will be given out. Most of
the awards are awards of excel-
lence in each area,? Leebrick said.
*oTt'sernot Fab out the
cash prize,? Sailors said, oitTs
about the honor of receiving the
award itself.?
The annual Undergradu-
ate Exhibition is Just one of
the ways that the strength of
the ECU School of Art and
Design can be seen. The pro-
gram is the largest in North
Carolina, and is fully accredited
by the National Association
of Schools of Art and Design.
Sailors spoke fondly of her
time in the School of Art and
Design thus far.
oI feel like the depart-
ment is willing to help you
pursue your personal goals:
The professors are able to bring
things out of people they didnTt
know was there. They know
how to help the students,? she
said. oYou can be outside of the
box and still make good grades,
which is how art should be.
Mytimeherehasshapedmetremen-
dously as an artist.? Sailors said.
The Undergraduate Exhibi-
tion will be held in the Welling-
ton B. Gray Gallery in the Jenkins
Fine Arts Center. It will begin at
5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23 with the
awards ceremony and reception,
which are open to the public.
The exhibition will run
through Saturday, March 31.
The gallery hours are Monday
through Friday 10 a.m. " 4 p.m.
and Saturday 10 a.m. " 2 p.m.
This writer can be contactedTat
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
Nips and tucks
(MCT)"After several sea-
sons of loose silhouettes and
layers that float far away from
the body, runway shows for New .
York Fashion Week prominently
featured a return to form-fitting
apparel, including belts and clas-
sic tailoring:
Marc Jacobs went from
his spring extreme of flowing,
ballooning, light-as-air layers
to their opposite: body-hug-
ging, streamlined ensembles.
He opened the show with a
long belted coat and a brimmed
hat. The model looked like a
lady instead of the ragamuf-
fins in oversized, waistless
dresses he showed last season.
For most designers, the exper-
imentation with volume isnTt
completely over, but it is being
reined in, making big clothes more T
manageable. Instead of all-over
shapelessness, volume shows up in
exaggerated or distinctive sleeves,
or a drop-waist peplum, while the
rest of the body is fitted.
Following springTs neutral
colors, fall 2007 palettes were
limited as well. The color of the
season is non-color. Francisco
Costa for Calvin KleinTs entire
collection was a study in shades
of gray, with only a few blue
pieces interrupting the parade of
dark neutrals.
At Michael Kors, most clothes
were completely neutral in black,
browns and grays with a few
pops of purple, red and teal.
Most designers seemed to lump
shine and metallics (gold, silver,
copper, bronze) into these cat-
egories, with satins and sequins.
The shine added interest to
what might otherwise have been
a very monochromatic season.
Monique Lhuillier drew upon
the work of architect Frank Gehry
- to create the lines of her dresses
(donTt worry"none of them look *
like the Weisman, a fabulous
museum that would be a disaster
as a dress), all topped off with
gem-encrusted belts. Carmen
Mare Valvo cited architects Isamu
Noguchi and Jean-Michel Frank
for his collection, which was
highly successful, though it felt a
bit stiffin some incarnations.
For Marc Jacobs and Calvin
Klein, architectural inspiration
wasn't specified, but pant lines
were kept rigidly in check with
stirrups (not always visible). Every
designer showed coats. Some
were belted (Jacobs), but many
(Klein, Ellen Tracy) had strong,
nearly architectural shapes.
oWomen as buildings? feels
like a nonhumanist approach
to something meant to adorn
the flesh. But these inter-
pretations seem intended to
maximize assets (belts, waists)
and create lines that flatter.
Architecture, like fashion, is
a creative field that must work -
within a set of restrictions:
Buildings must be designed to
stand and be safe; fashion must
fit bodies. Fashion is rebound-
ing from a period when clothes
seemed abstract to distraction
rather than celebrating the
human form.
In times of war and a harshly
divided government, itTs hard
to make room for whimsy. That
somber zeitgeist carried over to the
runways with primarily dark colors
and streamlined designs. Design-
ers seemed determined to work
within a set of constraints, but have
also signaled that itTs time to peel
down and simplify the layers.
Vera WangTs serious collec-
tion invoked a Russian theme
that included as many Bolshe-
viks (and babushkas) as royalty.
Even Betsey Johnson, notorious
for her outrageous designs with
frills,.toned things down. Her
oSchool of Charm? featured
dresses that looked more classic,
with Peter Pan collars (and the
runway drama of.white gloves
and tights). Almost everything
seemed wearable. ThatTs the real
buzzword of the season.
Take Diane von Fursten-
berg, whose collection consisted
almost exclusively of dresses,
which demonstrated great free-
dom of expression through
style, pattern and hem length.
Wearing one piece that
instantly creates a pulled-
together look frees up the
wearer, too"no more standing
in front of your closet
trying to figure out what
to wear with what else.
In this sense, the real control
is in the hands (and wallets) of
the consumer. Every woman can
choose the best gray dress or
the best pants for her without
feeling like she has to emulate
one specific look to be modern
and in style. For fall, it is up to
the individual to reclaim her own
sense of order.
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Seasons that newly appointed
ECU quarterbacks coach and
offensive coordinator Todd
Fitch worked on the same
staff as ECU Head football
Coach Skip Holtz; Fitch is
coming to ECU from Iowa
State, where he was the quar-
terbacks coach; Iowa State
quarterback Bret Meyer set
school career records in pass-
ing yards (7,348), total offense
(7,929), touchdown passes (4:1)
.and completions (587) in just
three seasons under FitchTs
guidance; Fitch also spent five
years as an offensive assistant
under Holtz at the University
of Connecticut (1994-1998)
19
ECU swimmers and divers
that earned All-Conference
USA honors this season;
All-Conference honors were
awarded to athletes who fin-
ished in the top-three in any
event in this past weekends
Conference USA Champion-
ships; ECUTs menTs and
womenTs teams both recorded
third place finishes at the
Championships
Runs that were the difference
in two losses by the ECU
baseball team this past week-
end against UCLA; the Bruins
won Saturday's game 9-7 and
won SundayTs game 7-6; the
Pirates out-hit the Bruins
11-9 in SaturdayTs game, but
a grand slam by UCLA's All-
American candidate Brandon
Crawford in the eighth inning
gave UCLA the 9-7 win; the
Pirates were down 7-2 in the
seventh inning of SundayTs
game but made a courageous
comeback, scoring four runs in
the final three innings as their
comeback fell just short in a
7-6 loss
Consecutive innings that ECU
softball star pitcher Keli Har-
rell has not allowed,an earned
run; in an 11-0 mercy rule
blowout over St. Johns Harrell
pitched only two innings before
giving way to Toni Paisley (2-
2); Paisley notched the second
win of her career by finishing
the last three innings against
the Red Storm; Harrell has
fanned 46 out of 106 batters
(43.4 percent) faced so far this
season and is now 58 strikeouts
shy of the C-USA career strike-
-outs record
Games in a row that Charina
Sumner hit:a triple to lead off
the contest; Sumner jump-
started the Pirates offense
against St. JohnTs in their last
game of the FAU DunkinT Do-
nuts Classic, tripling to lead
off and scoring on Kaui TomTs
first collegiate home run, a
two-run shot; Sumner also
recorded her second home run
of the season against the Red
Storm
They said it
oIf you would have told me
we would be 6-3 starting
with nine games on the road,
I would have taken that any-
time. It is tough playing on
the road. At home we have a
great following and a really
rowdy left field line that weTre
proud of. ItTs sort of our min-
iature Jungle.?- ECU Head
Softball Coach Tracey Kee
Photo by Terrell Gordy
ECU baseball gets
swept by UCLA on the
road
RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
After winning its first series of
the 2007 season ECU Head base-
ball Coach Billy Godwin said that
it was important for his team to
stay on an even keel. Godwin reit-
erated that statement in his office
on Tuesday, saying that it is even
more important now as the Pirates
try to bounce back after getting
swept by the 15th rahked UCLA
Bruins this past weekend.
oJ think itTs even more impor-
tant now than it was after win-
ning,? said Godwin. oWe donTt like
to push the panic button; we feel
Just as good about our club as we
did when the season began, we just
have to go out and get some results.?
The Pirates (2-4) did lose all
three games to the Bruins (6-4)
this past weekend, but didnTt go
down easily. UCLA won the last
two games of the series by a total of
three runs. Godwin said despite the
three losses, ECU came back from
California with some positives.
oI thought we scrapped .and
we were in every game,? said
Godwin. oI certainly think the
difference in the series was they
managed some two-out hits
and we didnTt, and I donTt think
we pitched particularly well.?
SaturdayTs game was the most
crushing defeat the Pirates have
endured so far this season. ECU
scored three runs in the top of the
eighth inning to take a 7-5 lead.
Godwin then brought in closer
Shane Mathews in the bottom
of the eighth, hoping Mathews
could shut the door on UCLA
and give ECU the hard-fought
victory. Mathews retired the first
batter of the inning but walked the
next two and eventually loaded
the bases with two outs and the
Pirates still clinging to a. 7-5 lead.
UCLA All-American shortstop
Brandon Crawford blasted a grand
slam over the left field wall, which
would eventually be the differ-
{ECUTs Inside Source}
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2007
PAGE A6
Coach Billy Godwin thinks that ECU has played well at times but hasnTt oput all three phases [pitching, offense and defense] of the game together.
ence as the Bruins won SaturdayTs
game 9-7.
oJ donTt think weTve put all
three phases [pitching, offense and
defense] of the game together yet
and you've got to do that to beat
good teams,? Godwin said.
Mathews made another relief
appearance in the Pirates 7-6 loss
on Sunday, pitching two-thirds of
an inning and not allowing a hit
or arun. Godwin said he wanted
to make a statement on Sunday,
allowing Mathews to regain his
confidence as he continues in his
role as the Pirates closer.
oWe needed to get him back on
the mound,? said Godwin. oWhen
you have a tough outing like he did
on Saturday the best thing I can do
as a coach, and what you want in
a competitor, is to jump right back
up. that next day.?
ECU was without the services
of senior Jeff Ostrander this past
weekend. Ostrander pitched great
in his first start of the season, and
return from Tommy John Surgery,
in the Pirates first series. But
Ostrander missed his scheduled
Saturday start against UCLA due
to soreness in his pitching arm.
Godwin said that OstranderTs
status, as of now, is uncertain.
Sophomore Josh Dowdy is
scheduled to start todayTs 3 p.m.
game against Campbell. Godwin
said that Junior T.J. Hose will
start FridayTs game against St.
JohnTs, left-hander Dustin Sasser
will start Saturday's game against
Washington and SundayTs starter
is to be determined.
The Pirates will now play 21
home games in a row, starting with
todayTs game. ECUTs next road trip
is scheduled for March 30, when
it heads to New Orleans, La. for
a weekend series with Conference
USA foe Tulane.
oWe have some very good
teams coming in here so we have
to be prepared to play, but itTs
certainly a good feeling to be at
home and the fact that we donTt
have to travel again for another
five weeks,? said Godwin.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
_ Pirates put weekend in the past
WEEKLY BASEBALL AWARD
Eldridge has been the perfect
leadoff hitter for the Pirates so
far this season. He went 5-for-
11 against UCLA, scoring four
runs and tallying two RBIs.
Eldridge now holds a .522
batting average, a .607 on-
base percentage and a ./83
slugging percentage.
Eldridge leads the Pirates in
batting average, runs, hits,
doubles, total bases, slugging
percentage, walks and on--
base percentage. The PirateTs
speedy center fielder even
managed an inside-the-park
home run on Saturday.
oHeTs been tremendous and is
really playing well right now.
He actually hit a couple other
balls that were right on the |
button and got nothing to show
for it. There's no question heTs
playing very well offensively
for us,? said Head Coach Billy
Godwin
Pirates plunder FAU DunkinT Donuts Classic
WEEKLY SOFTBALL AWARD
: .CHARINA SUMNER
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Sumner has been showing some
serious opop? in her swing for a leadoff
hitter. She currently has a slugging
percentage of .828, with five extra-
base hits in nine games including
two home runs and two triples.
More importantly, Sumner is hitting
448 on the year with an on-base
percentage of .500. Getting on
base however possible is always
the goal of the leadoff hitter, and
Sumner is getting the job done and
then some. She also has four stolen
bases on five attempts, and eight
runs scored.
Sumner has also been clutch in the
field. In the closest game of the
~FAU Dunkin Donuts Tournament,
she ended the ECU match up
against FAU with a clutch put out
at first base from right field with two
outs and an FAU runner on third.
Photo by Terrell Gordy
Head Coach Tracey said her players oswings did not look good in warm-up?
After tough first day
Pirates rally to three
consecutive victories
ROBERT MATTHEW PARKS
STAFF WRITER
The ECU softball team trav-
eled to.Boca Raton, Fla. to take
part in the FAU DunkinT Donuts
Classic over the weekend and won
three of the five games they played.
The Pirates opened the tour-
nament slowly with a tough 3-1
loss to No.14 NCFA/USA Today
ranked University of Michigan
and a 9-1 loss to the Maryland
Terrapins.
The Pirates had entered the
tournament riding high after
taking three of four in the Caro-
lina Classic in Chapel Hill a week
earlier and looking forward to the
match-up with nationally ranked
Michigan.
ECU pitcher Keli Harrell was
solid only giving up three runs and
striking out 12 against the Wolver-
ines. The Pirates gave Michigan a
fight, but in the end Michigan
pitcher Lorilyn Wilson was the
difference only giving up four hits
and notching a complete game.
The Pirates entered the sixth
inning up 1-0, but the Wolverines
ended up scoring three runs, seal-
ing the game. :
oAgainst Michigan we actu-
ally played a,pretty good game.
We just had one bad inning,?
said sophomore infielder Jessica
before playing Maryland and. Michigan Friday morning.
Johnson. oTake that inning out
and [I think:we went toe-to-toe
with them.?
Later in the day the Terra-
pins jumped on the Pirates in the
second inning and rode to a 9-1
victory.
Head coach Tracey Kee said
the Pirates had a hard time get-
ting things going offensively on
the first day.
oFriday morning coach Koz
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SOFTBALL continued from A6
[Associate Head Coach Natalie
Kozlowski] said that the swings
did not look good in warm-up and
I think it carried over,? said Kee.
oWe were just overly anxious. We
were not very patient as hitters.?
The Pirates were far from
done, however. The team
rebounded to sweep the final
three games*of the tournament
with a 2-1 win over Florida Atlan-
tic, a 4-0 victory over Long Island
University and an 11-0 drubbing
of St. JohnTs.
The Pirate offense that was
not there on Friday came alive on
Saturday and Sunday.
oAll of a sudden we started
hitting the ball in the last three
games,? Johnson said.
Harrell came back to pitch
a shutout over Long Island,
while ECUTs offense was finally
jump started in a 4-0 perfor-
mance.
The Pirates squeezed out a 2-
1 win over tournament host FAU
behind a Johnson fifth inning
home run and a strong perfor-
mance from sophomore pitcher
Brooke Swann.
oI just went out there and
tried to do the best I could,? said
Swann. This was quite an under-
statement for a performance in
which Swann held the Owls to
only two hits. oI just waited for
my team to put hits on the board.?
The final game of the tourna-
ment against St. JohnTs found the
Pirates in full-stride.
oWe jumped on them in the
first inning and just never let up,?
Swann said.
Coming out of this past week-
endTs tournament, the PirateTs
pitching is being led by ace Keli
Harrell, who sports a 0.66 ERA.
The offense features three
players currently batting over
.400 in Charina Sumner, Paige
Baggett and Vanessa Moreno.
Baggett is tied with Johnson for
the team lead in home runs so far.
Both have three on the season.
The Pirates are 6-3 as they
enter this weekendTs upcom-
ing tournament; the Baymont
Inn & Suites Pirate Classic that
, will take place here in Greenville.
That record sits just fine
with Kee.
oIf you would have told me we
would be 6-3 starting with nine
games on the road, I would have
taken that anytime,? Kee said.
And one other thing is for
sure, Kee and the Pirates are
happy to be home. They play their
next 13 games here in Greenville.
In addition to the Baymont Inn &
Suites Pirate Classic this upcom-
ing weekend, the team will also
host the Holiday Inn Pirate Clash
starting on March 2.
oWe got in Monday morning
at 2-a.m.,? Kee said of her teamTs
return trip from the tournament.
oWe rolled back in and our kids
_had to get up and get to their
eight o'clock classes.?
In addition to escaping the
demands of travel, the Pirates
are happy to come home to the
ECU fans.
oIt is tough playing on the
road,? Kee said. oYou donTt have
all the major fan support. At home
we have a great following and a
really rowdy left field line that
we're proud of.?
oItTs sort of our miniature
Jungle,? Kee laughed.
The Pirates play their first
home game this weekend in
kicking off the Pirate Classic.
They will play on Feb. 23 at 10
a.m. against the Towson Tigers.
They will also play Appalachian
State and have a rematch with St.
JohnTs on Feb. 24 as part of the
tournament.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
Todd Fitch appointed
to ECU Football statt
FITCH.
(SID)"Todd Fitch has been
named quarterbacks coach and
an offensive coordinator at ECU
according to an announcement
from Head Football Coach Skip
Holtz on Monday.
FitchTs new assignment. at
ECU will mark a reunion with
Holtz, as the pair worked together
for a total of 10. seasons, five
each at Connecticut and South
Carolina beginhing in 1994. A
veteran with over 20 years of
coaching experience, Fitch has
also worked under legendary head
coaches Don Nehlen, Earle Bruce
and Lou Holtz during his career,
which spans back to 1986 and
included stops at alma mater Ohio
Wesleyan, Bowling Green, West
Virginia, and Colorado State.
oUndoubtedly, Todd brings a
wealth of experience to East Caro-
lina and we're excited to have him
join our Pirate family,?
Holtz said. oThereTs certainly
a comfort level there when you've
spent 10 years working with
someone. HeTs made a significant
impact everywhere he has been,
and ITve been fortunate enough to
see it in person twice.?
Fitch indirectly replaces
former tight ends coach and
special teams coordinator Don
Yanowsky on the PiratesT staff
who accepted a position with |
Boston College on January 5.
FitchTs assignment to handle
quarterback play and assist in the
coordination of ECUTs offensive
unit has enabled Holtz to slightly
shuffle his staff for the 2007
season, which includes Phil Petty
taking over responsibility for the
tight end position.
oIn replacing Coach
YanowskyTs position, we were
able to make some moves that will
strengthen not only our program
as a whole, but help continue the
progress we've made towards the
development and growth for our
staff,? Holtz said. oITll be the first
to credit Phil Petty for doing an
outstanding job working with
James Pinkney over the past two
seasons. The stats simply speak for
themselves as does JamesT matura-
tion and development on and off
the field. Thus, our program will
benefit greatly by Phil having the
same impact with our young tight
ends, which as we discovered late
in the year, is a position critical
to our success, especially in the
redzone. I feel this opportunity for
him is a win-win situation for all
of us as our tight ends will be in
the hands of energetic leadership
and Phil will be in a strategic posi-
tion to continue his climb toward
-being one of the nationTs young,
bright and well-rounded offensive
coordinators of tomorrow.?
Most recently, Fitch spent
three seasons as a member of the
Iowa State staff as quarterbacks
coach where he tutored All-Amer-
ica performer Bret Meyer, who has
blossomed into ISUTs most prolific
signal-caller under his guidance.
Meyer set school career marks
in passing yards (7,348), total
offense (7,929), touchdown passes
(41) and completions (587) in
just three seasons and included a
1,926-yard passing effort in 2004
which ranked as the top freshman
mark in school history.
Prior to his move to the Big
12 Conference, Fitch was South
CarolinaTs quarterbacks coach in
2008 after a year as running backs
coach and three seasons as wide
receivers coach"all under head
coach Lou Holtz and offensive
coordinator Skip Holtz"where
he helped lead the Gamecocks to
consecutive Outback Bowl victo-
ries in 2001 and 2002.
Fitch came to the South Caro-
lina program from Connecticut,
where he worked under head
coach Skip Holtz during his five
year tenure from 1994 to 1998. He
coordinated the HuskiesT offense
in his final three years, play-
ing a key role in UConnTs high-
powered and prolific offensive
attack in 1998 that resulted in a
school-record 10-win season and
quarterfinal round appearance in
the NCAA Division I-AA play-
offs. Connecticut quarterbacks
set school records for passing
yardage, touchdown passes and
passing efficiency under FitchTs
guidance and the Huskies enjoyed
a spot in the Top 25 pollsT during
four of the five seasons.
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