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The East Carolinian
Happy Birthday ECU!
The East Carolinian Volume 82, Issue 63 Thursday March 8, 2007
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only iconic symbol
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the evolution of the
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the hallways of the
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the significance of
their names. Learn
where building names
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history. Reminisce on
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ECU!
THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2007
Birthday party on the
mall keeps tradition
alive
ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER
ECU kicked off its Centen-
nial celebration yesterday with a
birthday party on the mall.
The birthday party, which
was sponsored by the ECU
Ambassadors, SGA, the Centen-
nial Office, Student Union and
the Alumni Association, was open
to all students, faculty and staff.
oStudents are the center of
the centennial and its events,?
said Patricia Anderson, co-chair
of the Centennial Task Force.
oItTs been traditional for students
to have a birthday party for every
Founders Day and this year is
no exception. We're excited to
have students leading the rest of
the campus.?
Students celebrated ECUTs
100th birthday with purple and
_ gold cupcakes, Subway subs and
live music.
The Dickens, a cover band
from Greensboro, performed at the
party and attracted a large crowd.
The band played everything
from the Beatles to Vanilla Ice.
oI think this band is awe-
some,? said Michelle Hansen,
freshman history major. oI like
that they play really diverse
music and theyTare a group of
really diverse people.?
A female a cappella group,
Magnolia Belles, performed at
the event as well. The group sang
a variety of songs including a
happy birthday tribute to ECU.
Along with eating and listen-
ing to music, students were able
to participate in many other fun
activities at the party. The cel-
ebration offered a balloon artist,
ice sculptures, a magician, goodie
bags filled with candy, noisemak-
ers and pirate bubbles.
Partygoers also had the
chance to see an ECU memory
board that had pictures and
memorabilia from the last
100 years.
oT came out to listen to music
and get frée food, but I also came
to learn a little bit about the
school,? Hansen said.
The biggest highlight of
the event was the unveiling of a
commemorative ECU centennial
Pepsi can.
*To celebrate ECUTs 100th
birthday, Pepsi designed a spe-
cial can with the universityTs
centennial logo and other ECU
symbols on it.
Pepsi will distribute one
million of the centennial cans to
stores throughout eastern North
Carolina and most students want
to buy one as a collectors item.
oT think itTs cool that we have
our own Pepsi can,? said Quinton
Nathaniel, freshman exercise
physiology major. oItTs awesome
that people will be able to buy a
can with our schoolTs name on
it. I definitely want to get one
and save it.?
There was a huge turnout
for the Centennial kickoff and
Anderson hopes that students
will continue to be excited about
future events.
oStudents will be able to look
back in their later lives and say,
I was there for the beginning of
the second 100 years,? Anderson
said. oI donTt know anything
thatTs a clearer opportunity to
really be there for something
new, unique and exciting.?
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Photos by Zach Sirkin and Erica Chan
CU honors heritage, embraces future
The cupola on the mall is a replica of the one on the old Austin Building.
Centennial events
reflect on history but
also look forward:
ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER
This week, ECU celebrates its
100th birthday andkicks offa Cen-
tennial celebration that will last
for the next two and a half years.
The Centennial activities,
which began yesterday with a
birthday party on the mall, will
continue through Oct. 5, 2009
and offer a wide variety of events
to students.
oThe Centennial of East Car-
olina celebrates the essence of
the university"service, leader-
ship, ambition and spirit"by
reflecting on a proud heritage,
embracing an ever changing pres-
ent and proclaiming a bold and
innovative future,? according to
the Centennial Web site.
To celebrate the centennial,
the N.C. General Assembly is
traveling from Raleigh to hold
a special legislative session in
Greenville today.
The General Assembly will
meet in Wright Auditorium to
discuss a resolution to honor the
establishment and achievements
of the university.
Patricia Anderson, co-chair of
the Centennial Task Force, said
that the joint legislative session is
a very big event for ECU.
oThe General Assembly rarely
does things like this, this is a rare
event for the state,? Anderson
said. oIt says to everyone, not just
people in eastern North Carolina,
that the Centennial is a very
important event and that this is a
very important institution.?
This afternoon, Chancellor
Steve Ballard will host another
significant event on campus.
The ChancellorTs Forum,
which begins at 3 p.m. in Hendrix
Theater, will address this yearTs
centennial theme of service.
Janice H. Faulkner, former
N.C. Secretary of State, will mod-
erate the forum that will focus on
the importance of giving back to
the community.
The panelists will discuss
ECUTs achievements in public
service, contributions that others
have made and ways to encourage
volunteering in the community.
oLife is about accomplishing
things together,? Anderson said.
oThis is a great opportunity to
help people learn how they can
make a difference and that is what
ECU is all about.?
At the forum, the Chancellor |
will also announce the establish-
ment of the Servire society.
This society, which plans to
induct members next year, will
recognize students, faculty and
staff who regularly participate in
volunteer activities.
Requirements for nomination
into the society, such as complet-
ing more than 100 hours of com-
munity service, will be discussed
at the event.
oECUTs motto is to serve,
so itTs only right that service is
a central theme in Centennial
events,? Anderson said. oWe have
lived on this motto for the first
100 years and we plan to keep this
motto for the next 100 years.?
To honor the Centennial
theme of service, the Univer-
sity Service-Learning Advisory
Committee will host the Fourth
Annual Service-Learning Con-
ference March 9.
This conference will educate
faculty about the importance of
service-learning, a method of
teaching that involves required
community service to give stu-
dents first hand experience.
oOur goal with this confer-
ence is to create awareness about
this style of learning and show
faculty how it benefits students
tremendously,? said Rita Gon-
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Blood Drive
March 7
Sponsored by the American
Red Cross
Christenbury Gym
8 a.m. -"2 p.m.
Banner Student Registration
Training
March 7 & 8
Hands on training for student
registration. Students will
learn how to register for
Fall classes on the Banner
system. :
Students are welcome to
drop in for training sessions.
Joyner East 204 computer
classroom.
Sessions are held on the
hour at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4
p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Application deadline
March 15
For those interested in
pursuing a Bachelor
of Science degree in
Rehabilitation Services,
applications can be obtained
online at ecu.edu/rehb/ or
from the Department of
Rehabilitation Studies,:-4425
Health Sciences Building. If
you have questions regarding
the degree, please contact
Dr. Martha Chapin at 744-
6291.
©Thur
Joint Session of the NC
General Assembly in
Honor of East Carolina
University
Wright Auditorium
10 am.
Trustees Fountain Pre-
view Event
Wright Circle
11:30 a.m.
Fri
Fourth Annual Service
Learning Conference
2007; oExtending Our
Century of Service, an
ECU Tradition?
Luncheon and keynote
speaker: Dr. Ken Rear-
don, Cornell University;
Topics: Community
Partnership and Envi-
ronmental Racism. For
Fair
Colonial Mall
more information call:
ChanceliorTs Forum on
Service
328-5358
Mendenhall Student
Seminars
{ Campus & Community }
Sat
Spring Break begins
Eat Smart, Move More! Health
Free health screenings, food
samples, door prizes and more.
This event will highlight agen-
cies that promote Nutrition and
Physical Activity programs and
services in Pitt County.
THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2007 PAGE A2
Spring Break
Softball
vs. UCF
ECU Softball Field
11:30 a.m.
Baseball
vs. Cal St Fullerton
Clark-LeClair Stadium
12 p.m.
ECU Hosts Great Decisions
Rivers West Building auditorium
Inaugural of the ECU Center
Award of Honor, and 9a.m."3 p.m. 10 a.m. " 12 p.m.
representatives from the
Harriot College of Arts Baseball Softball
& Sciences and Joyner vs. Cal St. Fullerton vs. UCF
Library will present Dr. Clark-LeClair Stadium ECU Softball Field
Ballard the 1590 original 5 p.m. 1 p.m.
Latin version of Thomas
HarriotTs A Brief and True
Report of the Newfound
Land of Virginia.
Hendrix Theater
3 p.m.
Lecture: Compassionate
care at the end of life
Eastern AHEC, Edwin
C. Monroe Conference
Center
7 p.m.
ECU hosts Asian Stud- ©
ies Lecture Il
Simon Partner, Duke
University history profes-
sor, will present Farewell
to the Soil: A Century of
Change in the Japanese
Countryside. Partner is
the author of Toshie: A
Story of Village Life in
Twentieth-Century Japan.
Science and Technology
Building, Room OC 309
7 p.m.
ECUhosts Centennial Symposium
Henry Ferrell, university historian
at ECU will give a lecture, oUp
Harrington Hill.? Reception to
follow. Ferrell will also sign cop-
ies of two books, No Time for lvy
and Promises Kept.
ECUTs JY. Joyner Library, second
floor, administrative conference
room
2-5p.m.
Baseball
vs. Cal St Fullerton
Clark-LeClair Stadium
2 p.m.
History of ECU Exhibits and
Symposium
Joyner Library, Administrative
Conference Room
2-5p.m.
Softball
vs. UCF
ECU Softball Field
3 p.m.
Spring Break
No classes
Baseball
vs. Radford
Spring Break
No classes
Spring Break
No classes
Clark-LeClair Sta-
dium
3 p.m.
*Featu
Event:
Fourth Annual Service Learning Conference
2007; oExtending Our Century of Service, an
ECU Tradition?
BRIEFS
Indonesian jetliner bursts into
flames on landing, killing 23
people
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia
(AP)"A packed jetliner crash-
landed and erupted in flames
Wednesday, killing 23 people
trapped inside the burning
wreckage. More than. 115 others
escaped through emergency exits
as black smoke billowed behind
them, authorities and witnesses
said.
Survivors, many of them bloodied
and dazed, said the Boeing
737-400 shook violently as it
approached Yogyakarta airport
and then shot off the runway,
plowing through a fence and then
coming to a halt in a rice field.
oSuddenly there was smoke
inside the fuselage; it hit the
runway and then it landed in a
rice field,? local Islamic leader
Dien Syamsudin told El-Shinta
radio station. o| saw a foreigner.
His clothes were on fire and |
jumped from the emergency exit.
Thank God | survived.?
The government ordered an
investigation into the crash, the
third involving a commercial
jetliner in the country in as many
SGA sees changes in leadership
Organization evolves
- throughout ECU history
KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER
SGA is alarge organization at
the university that plays a role in
the operation of organizations and
the welfare of student life.
SGA serves as a liaison
between faculty and students and
has gone through many changes
over the years.
According to the University
archives Web site, SGA wasnTt
established at the university until
1920, 13 years after the institution
was created.
The officers of the first SGA
executive branch were all female
because the school was for origi-
nally founded for women.
According to The Training
School Quarterly, volume 8, the
first officers were Helen Bahnson,
president; Ethel Brothers, vice
president; Malissa Hicks, secre-
tary; and Pearl Harriss, treasurer.
There were only five commit-. .
tees at the time which included
the social committee, point system
committee, campus committee, ~
administration building commit-
tee and nominating committee.
Today, there are many differ-
ent committees to cover campus
relations which include the park-
ing and transportation committee,
appropriations committee, student
welfare committee, screening and
e s
months. On New YearTs Day,
a jet plummeted into the sea,
killing all 102 people on board.
Weeks later, a plane broke apart
on landing, though there were no
casualties.
About 19 foreigners were on
board WednesdayTs flight, nine of
them Australians.
Despite verdict in CIA leak case,
LibbyTs fate uncertain, questions
remain unanswered
WASHINGTON (AP)"Former
White House aide |. Lewis
oScooter? LibbyTs conviction
capped a four-year, politically
charged investigation but did not
seal LibbyTs fate or resolve some
of the lingering questions in the
CIA leak case.
Once the closest adviser to Vice
President Dick Cheney, Libby
was convicted Tuesday of lying
and obstructing an investigation
into the-leak of a CIA operativeTs
identity. He was the highest-
ranking White House official
convicted in a government
scandal since the Iran-Contra
arms and money affair two
decades ago.
The trial revealed CheneyTs
appointment committee and others.
Years after the formation of
the organization, the institution
experienced growth in the amount
of males seeking higher educa-
tion at what was then called East
Carolina Teachers College.
According to the Student
Activities, ECTC Bulletin, volume
32, the SGA was split into sepa-
rate bodies in 1934, WomenTs SGA ,
and MenTs SGA.
From 1934 to 1943, the gen-
ders remained split. In 1943, the
two organizations reunited to
form one organization. to gover-
nor the student body, according
to East Carolina University, The
Formulative Years 1907-1982, by
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eagerness to discredit a war .
critic, the Bush administrationTs
policies on talking to reporters
and its strategies for dealing with
a crisis.
But the case offered little new
information about whether
President Bush was involved.
or whether he authorized any
leaks. Defense attorneys never
_ delivered Cheney or Libby to the
witness stand as promised to
discuss the White House effort
to undermine the credibility
of former Ambassador Joseph
Wilson, a campaign that resulted
in the disclosure of his wife .
Valerie PlameTs job at the CIA.
Attacks on Shiite pilgrims con-
tinue a day after bombers kill at
least 120
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)"Attacks
on Shiite pilgrims showed no
sign of easing Wednesday with at
least 11 people killed by bombs
and gunfire as they streamed
toward a Muslim shrine ahead of
a weekend holiday.
The targeted violence came
a day after two suicide
bombers exploded themselves
among pilgrims lining up at a
Mary Jo Jackson Bratton.
From 1943, females held the
presidential leadership for three con-
secutive years according the Joyner
East Library archives Web site.
For 46 years from 1946" 1992,
males held the presidential leader-
ship. In 1992, Courtney Jones won
the election for president.
Another milestonein thechange
of presidential leadership happened
recently in the election of 2005.
The first African American
SGA president, M. Cole Jones, was
elected in the organization's his-
tory in a very close election.
The victory was different
because a minority was voted to
represent the student body and he
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checkpoint, killing at least 120
people and wounding about 190,
police and hospital officials said.
On Wednesday, mourners carried
coffins through Hillah, about 60
miles south of Baghdad, where a
main street became a swamp of
blood and debris after the twin
attack. Bodies in plastic bags
were lined up outside the cityTs
hospital, where the wounded lay
on gurneys in crowded hallways.
The Hillah bombings and other
attacks on Shiites have been
blamed on Sunni insurgents,
trying to destabilize IraqTs Shiite-
dominated government.
WorldTs largest winemaker :
Ernest Gallo dies in California at
age 97
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP)"Ernest
Gallo, who parlayed $5,900
and a wine recipe from a
public library into the worldTs
largest winemaking empire,
died Tuesday at his home in
Modesto. He was 97. oHe passed
away peacefully this afternoon
surrounded by his family,? said
Susan Hensley, vice president of
public relations for E.&J. Gallo
Winery.
won by only 25 votes, according to
Daniel Spuller, chair of the gradu-
ate student advisory committee.
oOne can argue this was one
of the closest elections in the
schoolTs SGA electoral history,?
Spuller said.
oThis was a very controversial
year because it was one of the first
years that the winning ticket was
split three ways. The president,
vice president and treasurer/sec-
retary all came from opposing
tickets,? Spuller continued.
A major change in legislation
that SGA recently accomplished was
the revising of theSGA constitution.
oThe old constitution was out-
dated and had not been changed in
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salves, assistant vice chancellor
of Service-Learning.
Dr. Kenneth Reardon, an
associate professor at Cornell
University, will be the keynote
speaker at the event.
ReardonTs lecture, whichT
begins at 1:45 p.m. and is
open to students, will address
environmental racism and
community partnership.
oStudents will enjoy this
lecture because Dr. Reardon is
a dynamic speaker and he is one
of the few people who brings
community issues into action,?
Gonsalves said.
Throughout this week, stu-
dents will also be able to par-
ticipate in many activities that
celebrate the history of ECU.
The university historian,
Henry Ferrell, will host alecturein
the J-Y. Joyner Library March 10.
oUp Harrington Hill? will
educate students about the his-
tory and development of ECU
throughout the past 100 years.
oThis is a university that
could change studentTs lives,?
said Maurice York, librarian of
the North Carolina Collection.
oIf students are going to spend
four or more years of their
life at ECU they should know
something about its history.?
As part of the Centennial,
Ferrell has also written or edited
two books about the university,
Promises Kept and a pictorial
history, No Time for Ivy. These
books will be available for sale
after the lecture along with a
book signing by Ferrell.
Anderson encourages students
to support ECU as well as the cen-
tennial events, as they continue.
oThe centennial is a celebra-
tion of 100 years against the
odds,? Anderson said. oPeople
said you will never be able to
have a university there, and
we do. People said you will
never have a medical school
there,T and we-do. People said
we couldn't do a lot of things
and we have done them all. It is
important that we take notice of
how far this institution has come
and celebrate that together.?
For a list of centennial events,
students can visit ecu.edu/cen-
tennial/.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
and legislation
almost 20 years,? said Michaelina
Antahades, SGA treasurer.
oA. committee with representa-
tion from all branches was formed
and we spent over 100 hours
forming a totally new constitution
from scratch,? Antahades said.
The future of SGA rest in the
determination of the new leadership
and the ability of the current lead-
ers, to train individuals who will
step up and take over in future years.
oWith the new constitution
that was passed in 2006, we have
seen congress more than triple in
size in only two years due to requir-
ing a representative from each
funded organization on campus
be amember of congress,? said Jon
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oThe only way to predict the
future of SGA is to have experi-
enced leaders that are willing to
go the extra mile to make things
happen, and to truly serve the
student body selflessly, and to
make sure that new leaders are
trained properly and can carry on
the torch that is SGA.?
To learn more about the his-
tory of SGA or the current status
of SGA you can visit the Joyner
Library University Archives Web
site, or visit ecu.edu/sga. You can
also call the office at 328-4742.
This writer may be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2007
THE FIRST-EVER RANT
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This country has become a true slave to the auto-
mobile. Those of us who are healthy and well able
to walk a few blocks to class go outside and get in
the car, only to search for a parking place. Search is
the right word to use in this instance, ITm convinced.
Just because you laid down your $25 doesnTt give
you any guarantee of finding a parking place. There
is a reason for the hike in the price of the parking ©
stickers. Last spring, it was decided by the Board
of Trustees to raise the money to pave 650 spaces
around Minges Coliseum. The cost"an estimated
$300,000"and also an expensive study to determine
the parking needs of East Carolina will be under-
taken, and almost $9,000 was to have been spent
on oother parking needs.? In the original report, it
was revealed the Athletic Department would pay a
part of the costs. We still have not seen, in dollars
and cents, exactly what opart of the cost? means.
Another point that must be brought up is the use
of day student parking places by faculty and staff.
Will parking tickets be given out to faculty members
who park in spaces reserved for day students? We
can well imagine the effect of a student parking ina
ostaff only? lot. Our guess is that we would see the
back of the student's car as it is being towed away.
It might have been a good idea for another
time of year"like summer"to be. chosen for
such disruptive construction of parking facilities.
The student, then, would not have to move in, go
through drop/add, etc., while dodging the con-
crete trucks and other earth-moving niachinery.
Another problem, which no one seems to have
thought of, is the lack of lighting in the temporary
parking places on the side streets around campus.
While we cannot advocate the idea of the city erect-
ing lights for a temporary situation such as this, we
can recommend that students travel in numbers if
they know they are likely to be out late at night.
The expense of operating an automobile continues
to rise each month with the grim news on television
about gas prices rising out of sight. Still, we have a
"suggestion for the solution of the parking problem"
a solution from other campuses that we have read
about in other student newspapers across the state.
Given the fact that many students work, and
need to get their cars to get back and forth from
their jobs, the logical thing to do would be to, at an
increased cost, rent parking spaces to them next to
the dorms. For students who want to save money,
or who do not use their automobiles that often,
assign them to less expensive fringe lots around
the perimeter of the campus. This might be a good
solution for those students who use their cars once
a week to get home on the weekends. Secondly,
money could be saved by.the use of smaller, more
fuel-efficient cars by the university, and issuing
sharp restrictions on their use. A better miles
per gallonT rating as well as restricting the use of
state cars to essential trips only might at least go a
part of the way toward paying for site preparation.
Finally, to help save gas and to help ease the
congestion parking lots, a parking place, and
leave your car parked there until you absolutely
have to use it. Both the city of Greenville and
the SGA have transit systems that can get you
almost anywhere in town. Use them to run the
errands that drain your gas tank and your budget.
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Published today are select Pirate Rants from the fledgling days. For you history buffs, that
would be 2004, when the East Carolinian first began printing them. We hope you enjoy the
trip down memory lane. Log onto theeastcarolinian.com to submit a Rant of your own.
If | can miss class and make straight
ATs, why should professors be able to
lower my grade based on attendance?
Biggest disappointment about buying
books this semester"finding out that
the oBuy a dozen doughnuts get a
dozen free!? deal from Krispy Kreme is
no longer on the UBE Super Saver card.
Why does ECU say they are so poor,
and yet they keep building buildings?
Next time one of my fellow students
is raped, robbed or assaulted, please
do me a favor"let me know what the
suspect looks like so thatl can prevent
myself from becoming the next victim!
We need to exterminate some of
the ugly girls on campus and get
some more fine ones. [Rant EditorTs
note: Sounds more like we need to
exterminate the a**holes from the
campus.]
The only oreality? in these TV
shows is that America is becoming
increasingly more shallow and
superficial, and maybe even a little
degrading toward some people.
Why do the dorms allow you to have
a fish as a pet, but you can only have
one? Are four or five fish really going
to make much of a difference in aroom
the size of a fish bowl?
Why does the food in the dining
| didnTt know that when | committed
to going to ECU, it meant
that | had to give up Coca-Cola
for the next four years of my life.
Couldn't P. Diddy have come up witha
more positive way to encourage young
people to vote than oVote or Die??
I'm trying to keep a positive
outlook on ECU football this year...
as long as the Pirates win two
games we'll improve 100 percent.
| swear that the parking ticket-
givers make it their goal to make
studentsT lives as horrible as possible.
Every morning | drive through the
intersection of First Street and Warren
Street, and every morning | get stuck
behind someidiotwho doesnTtknowhow .
to maneuver through a four-way stop.
Where did you people learn to drive?
Every time a guy tries to pick me up
he gives me some corny line. Do
you really think thatTs gonna make
me want to jump in bed with you?
So, if | become a Republican, ITm
supposed to think that God hates
homosexuality and loves the death
penalty?
Why does the staff get the majority of
the besi parking spots when they make
up a minority of the campus population?
The Video Music Awards bid farewell to
Jay-Z upon announcing his retirement
fromthe rap game. Thatis, untilnextyear,
when he'll announce his comeback.
A bathing suit cover-up is exactly
what the name suggests"a piece
of clothing that is designed to cover
up a bathing suit. If. it was meant to
be a shirt worn with jeans or as a
dress, thatTs what it would be called.
Think you're supporting the war by
slapping a Bush/Cheney sticker on your
high-priced SUV? How about actually
enlisting in the Armed Forces? That'll
show how much you really support it.
Ballard is insane! | love him, and
he kicks some serious ass. HeTs
the coolest guy ITve met at ECU.
halls have so much fiber? For real
man, ITm always running to the john
immediately after eating that stuff!
So many students go through the
day shutting doors in other peopleTs
faces, never smiling to strangers they
pass by or bumping into people and
saying nothing. ItTs really sad. We
live in the South, and the South is
supposed to be famous for its courtesy.
Why is it that the fire alarms only go
off when | desperately need to sleep?
We have thousand dollar flat-screen
TVTs throughout the Science and
Technology Building that run nothing
but announcements, and yet ECU
canTt afford to get the dishwasher in
Mendenhall Dining Hall fixed. ITm sure
those plastic forks and Styrofoam
trays are great for the environment.
Instead of spending money to help
the parking situation on campus,
officials at the university ITm so
proud to attend, decided to spend
thousands of dollars on a structure
that dings when you walk through it.
HereTs a hint"If | see you passing out
flyers for something in Wright Place and
| purposely walk away from you, donTt
chase me down andaskmeif! wantone.
People need to make well-informed
decisions before going to the polls.
| am so tired of hearing KerryTs oI
was in Vietnam? speech. | actually
get nauseous now. Sure he was in
Vietnam, but what about after? He
didnTt even have the bails to throw his
own medals on the ground. He is also
the second most hated person from
that era (Jane Fonda being the first).
| donTt care what their record is, | love
me some ECU Pirates! This is the
time our student athletes need our
support the most. Please come out
and wear your purple and gold this
weekend at Homecoming. The wins
will come, just give them some support.
| was tailgating at the football game, all
dressed in my purple and gold, when
all of a sudden | start seeing cars full
of girls get out and they are dressed
like they are going to the club. What's
up with the high-heeled shoes and
dress clothes for tailgating and the
football game?
Attention ECU faculty and staff who
congregate at Wright Place"ls it really
necessary to use expletives every
other word in conversation? Please
remember that you represent ECU
faculty as a whole and itisa disgrace to
your profession. | know undergraduate
students who have more respect for
themselves and others. Have some
class!
Is it too much to ask for people to
give the common stranger a friendly
look and even the occasional ohello??
While walking on campus, if you pass
a stranger, be friendly. It will make your
day surprisingly better.
| thought it was interesting that certain
Republican students chose to hold
up signs at the Kerry rally saying,
oBushTs daughters are hotter.? Is
that the only valid argument for the
Republican party against John Kerry?
Wake up everyone! It is gross to
sneeze into your hand and then touch a
desk or a pencil that you borrowed from
the person sitting next to you. Invest 94
cents in some hand sanitizer!
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personal property
Published Nov. 7, 1952
In the past ten years, those people who have been
continuously associated. with East Carolina have
watched it grow from a small teacherTs college into
a modern, progressive, liberal arts institution. In
this period of time the enrollment has also increased
immensely but with the increase there have come a
few people who are not to be desired on this, or any
other, college campus.
Weare speaking specifically of those few students
who are not at all particular about whose books or
personal belongings they inadvertently pick up and
walk away with.
It is not the intention of this editorial to accuse the
student so being a group of thieves, but it is definitely
obvious that in the past several years it has become
impossible to leave a book lying in the window or
the door to aroom unlocked and have any assurance
that no molestation will take place.
No attempt is being made to give our school a bad
name by these remarks, for it should be easily under-
stood that in any large gathering there are bound to
be a few undesirable individuals. Other schools, both
in this state and out, are having considerably more
difficulty with this problem that we are, but in as fine
a school as we believe East Carolina to be there is no
place whatsoever for any petty thievery.T
If only the few students who are causing these
unfortunate incidents would stop to think that no
matter how trivial the matter maybe, it is wrong;
then we are sure that there would be a distinct
decline in the number of items that suddenly turn
up missing.T
To those students who have been responsible for
these actions we say, oStop and think; is the risk of
pilfering these articles really worth the gain??
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Harrington property on the east side of Greenville. with nearly 950,000 square feet of academic and research space in 39 buildings.
2007-"-ECUTs main campus consists of about 520 acres in a residential area of Additionally, ECUTs West Research Campus consists of about 650 acres with an
Greenville; more than 4.7 million square feet of academic, research and residential space administrative and several support buildings that house the North Carolina Institute
in 162 buildings for Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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4. Collegiate Street, which no longer exists
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ECU"The Pisces
Pisces is the 12th Sign of the
Zodiac, and _ it is also the final
sign in the Zodiacal cycle. A
Pisces is selfless, spiritual and
very focused on their inner
journey.
The two fish (as opposed to one)
that represent this Sign speaks to
the duality of Pisceans, their yin
and yang sensibility. A PiscesT
primary goal is to help others.
Pisceans are compassionate,
charitable and will quickly put
the needs of others ahead of their
own. Self-sacrifice is ultimately
what motivates Pisceans; the
only disadvantage to such a
giving nature is that oft-timid
Fish could be taken advantage
of. ECU, as a Pisces, reflects a
giving nature in its commitment
to service and duality in its
educational diversity.
Pisces
Encouragement from far away
is certainly heart warming. But,
can you accept adoration from
one who doesnTt know the whole
story? Sure, if it makes them
feel good.
Aries
Finish an old task and you can
collect the money that youTre
owed. The task may simply be
asking for the money. You can
do it; donTt be afraid.
Taurus
Take a back seat, and let
somebody else do the driving
for a while. Better yet, stay out
of the vehicle altogether. ThereTs
too much confusion out there.
Gemini
YouTre asked to take on a new
and very difficult assignment.
DonTt worry; luck is with you in
this. Proceed with confidence.
Cancer
An otherwise blissful interlude
is rudely interrupted. The
disagreement is about how
the money should be spent.
Postpone big purchases until
next week.
Leo
Real estate and home
ifprovements are usually well
favored. This time, however,
your purchase could spark a
domestic confrontation. Better
talk it over first.
Virgo
As you reach the next level, you
find that you've outgrown some
of your methods. You may need
to revise your procedures and
update your equipment, too.
Libra
Finally, the moneyTs coming in.
All that work was not for nothing.
Unfortunately, a loved one and-
or child wants you to take them
shopping.
Scorpio
You're the strong silent type for a
reason. That's how youTre most
effective. Maintain the mystery
now; excessive info will cause
confusion.
Sagittarius *
You're more interested in working
now because you must. You do
well under pressure; maybe
thatTs why you wait. You love that
adrenalin rush. °
Capricorn ;
Discuss your most recent insights
with friends who can help you
understand. The part that at first
is the most confusing turns out
to be the most basic.
Aquarius
ThereTs plenty of money to be
made, if you can do whatTs
required. To be part of the team,
you must learn thereTs always
someone who outranks you.
Did you know?
In 1907:
Plastic was invented.
Color Photography was
invented.
The first blood transfusion took
place.
The first helicopter was designed
by Paul Comu, flying for only a
couple seconds.
The first auto show was held in
Detroit.
Oklahoma became the 46th
state.
The theory of television was
invented.
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News Bureau
Various symbols
embodied school
spirit
SARAH CAMPBELL
PULSE EDITOR
ECU students bleed
purple and gold, and an
attribute that almost every
one of them embody is the
heart of a pirate. ItTs doubt-
ful that any student can even
begin to process the idea of
the school mascot being any-
thing other than the pirate, but
alas, the reality is that ECU
was not always hailed as the
Pirate Nation.
The road leading to the
pirate symbol that ECU
prides its namesake on today
was not smoothly paved.
Although the school colors
were cemented early on, the
idyllic pirate mascot has
been varied throughout the
past 100 years.
oThe school colors of
royal purple and old gold
were adopted by the stu-
dent. body.in, 1916,? said
University Historian Dr.
Henry Ferrell.
The introduction of a
mascot began witha live wild cat
during the 1930-31 school year.
oAs far as I know, the
earliest point in ECU his-
tory where the pirate symbol
was introduced was in the
1934 Tecoan, where pirates
were used as the theme,?
Ferrell said.
While ECU athletic
teams such as football and
baseball became associated
Buc pictured in 1958.
Photo by Levinia Tyrrell
Pee Dee oThe Pirate? as he appears today and the
1934 Tecoan (right), when the Pirate was first used.
with the pirate mascot shortly
after 1934, the school itself took
a bit longer to adopt the pirate
as an icon. The athletic teams
believed that the symbol of a
pira4te would ignite more spirit
and enthusiasm.
In 1958, the Student Govern-
ment Association held a meet-
ing in which discussions that
involved choosing a mascot began.
Animals that were compet-
ing for the honor as the campus
symbol included a chimpan-
zee, parrot, donkey, great dane,
burro and wildcat.
Eventually, SGA decided upon
the great dane and in turn contacted
a breeder in Delaware, where they
found Buc. He arrived on campus
during the summer of 1958 weigh-
ing in at around 50 pounds at the
age of four months. BucTs premature
demise was quickly after arriving.
Just three short years later, on July
4 he passed away after suffering
from a serious illness.
Since the official adop-
tion of the pirate as ECUTs
mascot in 1983, the pirate has
become a beloved symbol for the
university ever since
Pirates are oftentimes feared
since they are known to be fierce
competitors, which is a pivotal
reason for the adoption of the mascot.
Another reason ECU choose the
mighty pirate as a representation
is because of the close proximity
Image from the 1934 Tecoan.
University Archives
shas -become the central-icon
to the North Carolina shore,
where pirates once harbored
their ships.
A name for the pirate
was chosen through a con-
test among elementary
schools in Pitt Country. Obvi-
ously, the winner was Pee Dee
oThe Pirate.?
However, the ECU stu-
dent body was upset that the
decision for the name came
from an outside source,
therefore in December 1985
the Chancellor decided to
drop the nickname Pee
Dee. altogether and just
stick to Pirate.
Pee Dee oThe Pirate? had
already carved his name into
history by this point and despite
the name Pee Dee being offi-
cially dropped, he is still widely
known by this namesake.
oFor years past and for
years to come the pirate mascot
for ECUTs pride,? said Andrew
Pruitt, sophomore industrial
distribution and logistics major.
Although ECUTs mascot
has evolved quite a bit through-
out the past 100 years, itTs
safe to say that school
spirit and pride has never
faltered despite the ongoing
change. Students remain per-
petually proud to be part of the
Pirate Nation.
This writer can be contacted at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
Skirting through the century
1933 Tecoan
1934 Tecoan
Knee-length skirts worn by ECU cheerleaders in 1933.
Long skirts back in fashion, pictured in the 1934 Tecoan yearbook.
An evolution of style
JENELLE CONNER
NEWS EDITOR
The interpretation of what actu-
ally constitutes fashion is always
changing, and throughout the past _
century, skirts were no exception.
Every decade has brought
about itTs own style and inter-
pretation of beauty. In the 1930s,
evening dresses were form fit-
ting and there was an emphasis
on extravagance. Although style
varied, mid-calf to full-length
skirts were popular.
oMid-calf and pencil length
skirts, with a little fishtail in the
back were popular in the mid thir-
ties and forties,? said Kelly Boutil-
jer, owner of Moxie in downtown
Greenville and an ECU alumni.
In the 1940s, fabric rationing
as aresult of World War II limited
designers.
oThere are theories that relate
skirt lengths to how well the
economy is doing. That is, shorter
skirts are worn by consumers
when the economy is doing well,?
said Dr. Alexander, assistant pro-
fessor in the Department of Inte-
rior Design and Merchandising.
In 1947, Christian Dior
unveiled his oCorolle Line? with
lavish fabric, narrow waists,
lightly padded hips and a pencil
skirt that was only 12 inches
from the ground, according to
the 1940s Fashion Sourcebooks by
John Peacock.
In the 1950s the fascination
and glamour of movie stars had a
direct impact on fashion. During
this era the main themes were
sophistication, grace and sexual
appeal. Bell-shaped poodle skirts
were popular, as well as straight,
knee length dresses.
In the 1960s, the plastic mini-
skirt emerged and tights became
popular because skirts crept above
the stocking tops, according to
Peacock. Yves Saint Laurent was
a fashion leader and trousers and
suits started to gain popularity.
The 1970s sawa very clean, well-
cut and classic look. The trouser
became more accepted for women.
In the 1980s the largest influ-
ence was designers.
According to Peacock, othe
executive look,T which had first
found expression as part of work-
ing womenTs dress in the 1970s,
matured into what became known
as power dressing.T This style was
based on the male silhouette and
see SKIRTS page B2
Photo by Zach Sirkin
University Archives
Wright Auditorium during the 1920s, and present.
ECU architecture
honors heritage
Building names reflect
those influential in
institution's founding
ELISE PHILLIPS
ASSISTANT PULSE EDITOR
In March of 1907, legislation
was passed to charter a new school
that would educate students in the
eastern region of the state.
What was to be called the East
Carolina Teachers Training School,
the school began in Greenville, N.C.
for a number of reasons.
First, Greenville had just begun
anew water system, a running rail-
road system was in place in the area,
and important political figures from
around Greenville pushed for the
innovation of the school in the city
of then 5,000.
oTt all converged at the right time
and the right place. If it had been
10 years earlier, certain places
wouldn't be here. If it had been
10 years later, they would
have been in the middle of a world
war, said Dr. Henry Ferrell, the
university historian.
More importantly, Pitt County,
along with the City of Greenville,
donated $50,000 in bonds to the
building project, making Greenville
see BUILDINGS page B4
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History of Greek Lite
Members of the Greek community pose for a
photograph in the 1967 Buccanneer.
ELIZABETH LAUTEN
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
The Greek community at ECU can trace its roots
back to the 1950s, when the school was only a college
as it had yet to reach university status. The first Greek
organization to come to campus was the fraternity,
Kappa Alpha Order in 1958, only 26 years after school
saw its first male graduate.
Nineteen fifty-eight saw the addition of two other
fraternities to the ECU campus, and by the end of 1959,
there were five fraternities on campus.
Two years behind the fraternities, sorority women first
graced ECUTs campus in February of 1960, with eight of
theninecurrentsororities all joining within the same week.
It wasnTt until 1971 that Alpha Phi Alpha, the
first historically African-American fraternity, joined
ECUTs campus. This was a major milestone in
the history of Greek Life. Two years later, Alpha
Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta, two. his-
torically African-American sororities came as well.
Membership
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, fraterni-
ties and sororities were hit by a national trend
"Greek life was becoming less popular. ©
Throughout the years, Greek organizations have come
and gone, as part of a natural flux.
oDuring the ebb and flow of membership, we
have had as many as 120 members and as few as 12,?
said Nathan Gminder, president of the Lambda Psi
chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association.
Housing
Pi Kappa Alpha was the first fraternity to gain
housing, shortly after coming to campus. Other
fraternities soon followed. All of the eight sorori-
ties then on campus gained houses by 1965. All but
Kappa Delta remain in their same houses today.
Greek housing boomed in two areas"along Fifth
Street, right behind the university and on 10th and 11th
Streets, in the area near todayTs campus police depart-
ment to Charles Blvd. Today, there are houses in other
areas as well, but most houses remain in those same
two stretches that became ohot spots? in the 1960s.
Due to a fast-paced and rambunctious lifestyle,
members of the local ECU community followed a
national-trend and made it more difficult for chapters
to gain houses in the 1990s. Because of this, Greeks
still deal with the ramifications of the predecessor's
actions, as housing is not an easy thing to obtain.
Of ECUTs 34 Greek organizations, just over half are
housed"10 fraternities and eight sororities.
Whilemost organizations without houses say they wish
they had them, many students in those organizations do
not feel that they are being hindered by not having a house.
oWe do everything a housed fraternity does,? said
Grant Stussie, treasurer of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. oWe
just get to go back home to our apartments at the end
of the day, instead of being crammed into a house with
15 other guys.?
Many fraternities lost their houses and rights
to stay on campus because of behavioral issues over
the years. Some were lucky enough to come back
on campus, while others remain distant memories.
Animal House
While the Greek system is now proud and respect-
able, it definitely had its moments where it seemed
to resemble something straight out of Animal House.
oGreeks have put away their raccoon coats, taken the
gin out of the bath tubs and quit swallowing goldfish,?
according to the 1972 edition of the Buccaneer.
Even though Greeks were claiming to clean up their
act, there is evidence of Greeks living up to their stereo-
typical reputation all in the name of fun only eight years
later. Tau Kappa EpsilonTs oprank of fame was the oPirat-
ing? of UNC's mascot Ramses in the fall of 1980. Ramses
was brought to Greenville in a Chevy Impala... He
Univerrsity Archives
Wright plaza painted with greek symbols
nterfraternity Council Founded
Fraternities
Si Si Sigma 1960
Pan-Hellenic Sororities Founded
was kept in two secret locations. His horns were painted
purple and gold and ECU was shaved in both of his sides.
Chapel Hill was in an uproar over it,? said Gminder.
Beginning in the 1960s, Phi Kappa Tau became known
for the annual oWomen Hater Week? where brothers
and pledges were forbidden to shave or to communicate
with women for a week. As a climax to the event, brothers
found guilty of breaking the rules were caged on the mall.
Philanthropies
While the Greeks have always had their fair share of
fun, even from their humble beginnings, they've always
had their hearts in the right place and have made philan-
thropy work a major component of their lifestyle.
Fromkeg races to pushing abath tub to Raleigh in order
toraise freshman scholarship funds to bake sales"Greeks
have always tried to do their part to make a difference.
Today is no exception as the Greek. system raises
thousands of dollars a year for their philanthropies.
Greeks and ECU
Greeks have played an important role in ECUTs his-
tory. In fact, many of the present day buildings on campus
have been named after Greek alumni. For example, the
Keith-Bagwell football field in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is
named after Tau Kappa Epsilon alumni, Al Bagwell.
SKIRTS continued from Bl
1966 Buccanneer
News Bureau
ECU Cheerleaders pose for the 1966 Buccanneer.
CheerleadersT skirts shown shorter in 1969.
was achieved though a skirt suit
which combined a wide, shoulder-
padded jacket with a feminizing
short skirt.?
From the 1990s to the present
day, a whole plethora of style has
been seen.
oResearchers have compared
fashion cycles to the swing of
a pendulum. Once an extreme
is reached, fashion moves in
the other direction. For exam-
ple, in skirt lengths you will
t
see that skirt length rises to a
point where it cannot get any
shorter and swing back to
ankle length, o said Alexan-
der. oThis pendulum swing
takes anywhere between 20
to 30 years. With advances
in technology, fashion cycle will
be shorter... we can see the 80s
look becoming popular now,
emphasis of the waist by the using
belts, and the wide-spread use
of leggings.?
In this day-and-age, everyone
has their own interpretation of
which direction fashion is going.
oThere is so much of the mod
look back: right now, it is a total
mod revamp,? said Boutilier. She
went on to mention that there
is not a standard look for skirts
at this time because there is so
much variation.
This writer can be reached at
pulse@theeastcarolinian.com.
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BUILDINGS continued from B1
a desirable place to start ECTTS.
At 10:30a.m. on July 2, 1908, The:
Daily Reflectorannounced the ground
breaking of the new school, hailing
it to open in September of 1909.
Governor Jarvis, head of the
Board of Trustees in charge of
building of the school, attended the
ground breaking.
oWe have met here to begin the
foundation for a great institution
of learning that will be a power in
eastern North Carolina. I ask for you
and those to come after you your
hearty support of this institution.
We never can begin to calculate the
value it will be to North Carolina,
especially to this eastern section,
and more especially to Pitt county
and Greenville,? said Jarvis, a trail-
blazer for ECT TS.
The first ground was staked
for the boysT dormitory, later called.
Jarvis. Three more buildings were
established after.
The other three were the Austin
Building (originally the administra-
tion building), the girlsT dorm (which
was later torn down and is now Gar-
rett Hall) and Ragsdale (a dormitory).
The original Austin Building
was located where the Jenkins
Fine Arts Center is today and was
the focal point of the campus. It
contained administrative offices, a
library, classrooms, an auditorium
and meeting rooms. It was named
for Herbert E. Austin, a professor
of science and geography at ECT TS
who was also the schoolTs dean at
one time. Eventually, the old Austin
Building was torn down and rebuilt
near the Rawl Building in 1964.
Ragsdale Hall, named after Wil-
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Schools, and then
served. on the Board of Trustees
for the development of ECTTS.
Originally, it was used as a home
for female faculty members, but now
houses the WomenTs Studies, Writ-
ing Across Curriculum and the Fac-
ulty Development Center at ECU.
In 1909, Robert Wright became ~
president of ECTTS.
In his inauguration speech, he
stated, oWe are not here to destroy
the old and accept only the new, but
to build upon the past a structure,
secure, safe and sane, to make this
old world a better place in which
to live, to help each generation the
better to adjust itself to natureTs
laws"the laws of God.?
Other buildings were erected,
including the Wright Building, the
Cotten Dormitory and the Which-
ard Building, which was also called
the Joyner Library at one point.
The Wright building, con-
structed in 1925, was named after
Robert Herring Wright, the Presi-
dent of ECTTS from 1909 until he
died in 1934. His leadership and
guidance helped to make ECU what
it is today.
The Cotten Dormitory was
named after Sallie Southall Cotten,
a womanTs activist, poet and leader
in the Greenville community. The
Cotten Dormitory housed female
students and also the Dean of
Women for several years. The
building was constructed in 1925,
and despite some additions and
renovations, still stands today as a
womanTs dormitory.
The Whichard Building
was built in 1923. Its original
purpose. was a library, but then
was remodeled to house the Music
Department, and is now used for
the Office of the Registrar. It was
named after David Julian Whichard,
the owner of The Daily Reflector and
supporter of ECTTS.
More buildings followed to
build what is now ECU, including
the Brewster Building, named after
Lawrence Fay Brewster, a professor
of the History Department at ECU,
the A.J. Fletcher Music Center,
named after a North Carolina
businessman, philanthropist, and
founder of the National Opera Com-
pany and the Bate Building, named
after Harold H. Bate who contributed
over $2.7 million to the university.
_ These buildingsT history only
touch thesurface of what ECU is today.
oECU is always changing.
Maybe one day buildingsT names
will be built in honor of the students
who go here now. Then, future stu-
dents will be reading about us,? said
~ Danica Wanko, a freshman physical
fitness major.
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The savior
of ECU
tootball
Logan was a Spiritual,
emotional leader
GREG KATSKI
Sports Editor
IfECUTs 37-34 victory over
N.C. State in the 1992 Peach
Bowl is considered the most
defining win in the history of
the program, then it was the
_ man who had the biggest shoes
to fill that should be considered
the savior of the team.
Steve Logan was appointed
the head coach of the ECU
football team after former head
coach Bill Lewis jetted to Geor-
gia Tech following the Peach
Bowl victory. Logan originally
came to ECU as an assistant
coach to Lewis after he took
over before the 1989 season.
He was given the task of
taking over a team with fan
expectations at an all-time
high, even though the Pirates
had lost many key components
of a club that had lost only one
game the previous year.
On the field, the most glar-
ing omission was at the quar-
terback position, where savvy
veteran Jeff Blake was at the
helm in the 1991 season. With
Blake moving on to a successful
career in the NFL, Logan knew
he would have to preach patience
to his inexperienced ball club.
This was much to the cha-
grin on the Pirate faithful that
had been spoiled by the over-
whelming success of a season
that saw their team ranked
ninth in the nation.
Wardell oJunior? Smith,
former ECU running back
under Logan, recalls what his
former coach was like after
taking over the team. :
oHe was going to try to
come in and bea players coach.
He would say, Hey I want you
to be dancing and celebrating. I
want us to be like Miami.T Then
after we lost a couple of games,
he came back in and changed all
of that,? said Smith. oHe said,
No earrings, be punctual, be
accountable, act like a manT. He
quickly tightened up the ship
and got things back in order.?
In his first year at the helm,
Logan couldn't right the ship
fast enough to save a season
that started with such high
hopes. The Pirates finished the
1992 season with a disappoint-
ing record of 5-6.
oWe believed that we could
win that year, we just has some
tough losses against Bowling
Green and some other teams,?
Smith said. oWe felt that we
could get the program back.?
LoganTs second season
wouldnTt be much kinder, espe-
cially after emerging quarter-
back Marcus Crandall went
down with a serious injury.
Smith said, oThen the next
year we suffered a setback when
our starting quarterback broke
his ankle and we had to play
three true freshman. So the
workload kind of went on my
shoulders playing those quar-
terbacks that didnTt have any
- game experience.?
Smith enjoyed a success-
ful season, rushing for over a
thousand yards, but the team as
a whole struggled. The Pirates
would end the second season
under Logan with a lowly
record of 2-9.
Most coaches would lose hope
after such a disheartening season,
but Logan never wavered.
oHe was a guy that had
great faith and he really had a
good spiritual foundation,? said
Smith. oHe would always quote
verses out of the bible, out of the
proverbs, about wisdom, know]-
edge and understanding.?
Logan's prayers were answered
the following season with a healthy
Crandell under center.
ECU went 7-5 in the regu-
lar season and was invited
to play Illinois in the 1994
Liberty Bowl, the teamTs first
bowl appearance since the
Peach Bowl.
Ultimately, the Pirates suf-
fered a setback in the game, losing
30-0 to the Fighting Illini.
Smith has a bittersweet
recollection of the defeat.
oIt was a heartfelt loss.
It was tough losing like that.
We just had a good season.
He [Logan] was proud of the
seniors that built the founda-
tion after those two tough
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The James Skinner Ficklen Memorial Stadium was dedicated on Sept. 21, 1963, as ECU beat Wake Forest, 20-10.
The Greatest Season
ECU finishes ninth in
the nation, 11-1
JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER
oT Believe,? the ECU motto
for the 1991 football season
-worked one more time at Fulton
County Stadium on Jan. 1, 1992 in
Atlanta, Ga. as N.C. State kicker
Damon HartmonTs 49-yard field
goal kick missed its mark. The
win gave ECU a 37-34 win in one
of the best Peach Bowl games ever.
Faith may have proved to be
the difference in the contest that
was the last for the historic sta-
dium. The Wolfpack held a 34-17
fourth quarter lead but behind an
MVP performance from Pirates
quarterback Jeff Blake, that lead
quickly evaporated.
The Pirates entered the
fourth quarter after allowing
N.C. State to score 20 straight
points. However, the slumbering
Pirate offense would wake up
behind BlakeTs game high 378-
yard attack. After a two yard run
by Blake hinted atT a comeback,
the senior from Sanford, FL
threw two touchdown passes of
17 yards to Dion Johnson and
what proved to be the game
winner of 22 yards with 1:32
remaining to Luke Fisher.
oWe never give up,? Blake,
who finished ninth in Heisman
Voting for the 1992 season, said
after the contest. oItTs just not
our nature. We knew we had a
chance, even when it was 34-17.
You have to believe.?
oNothing will ever beat this
for us,? said wide receiver Hunter
Gallimore. oThis is one we'll
remember the rest of our lives.?
Current running backs coach
Junior Smith was a freshman
during the 1991 season. Smith,
who currently ranks as the PiratesT
all-time leading rusher with 3,745
yards, was Just glad to bea part of
the special game and season.
oIt was unbelievable because
before I got here the program
hadnTt really been on the map?
said Smith. oIt hadnTt been a top
25 team; it hadnTt been to a bowl
game in awhile. Just being apart
of something special, you know
a turn of history and just the
way the community was... there
were about 5,000 people at the
airport waiting for us to leave.
It was unbelievable. You never
thought it would be like that here
in Greenville but being apart of
that was special.?
Perhaps even more shocking
than the Peach Bowl victory over
N.C. State was the wild regular
season that the Pirates endured to
even make the bow] a possibility.
The Pirates came into the
1991-92 season coming off a
rather disappointing mark of 5-6
the year before.
ECU traveled to Champaign,
Ill. to take on the fighting [lini
in the season opener. The Pirates
faltered out of the gate sur-
rendering a huge early lead to
Illinois, losing 38-31. The loss
was obviously not how Coach
Lewis had envisioned his team
starting the year.
Quarterback Blake had his
best passing game of his career
up to that point, however, after
completing 21 of 42 passes for
358 yards. Dion Johnson caught
five passes for 157 yards.
After the season opening loss
and a bye week, ECU played their
home opener against the Mem-
Lewis said afterward. oToday we
have done what no other football
team at this school has done. Beat.
I donTt think thereTs been as a big
of a win at this football stadium.?
After defeating Akron pretty
handily, the next two games for
the 4-1 Pirates would feature
match-ups against 15th ranked
Syracuse and fellow Big East
power Pittsburgh. The Pirates
slipped past the Orangemen 23-
20 and then the Panthers 24-23.
A dramatic two-point conversion
run by Blake would give ECU the
win over Pittsburgh.
Traveling to Blacksburg, Va.
after crushing USM 48-20 the
week before, the Pirates learned
that there is never an easy game
played in the stadium. After
trailing 14-0 to the Hokies, ECU
staged a miraculous comeback
and with 7:12 remaining in the
game, Blake would throw a
14-yard touchdown to Clayton
Driver to give ECU the winning
score, 24-17.
oThat was an awfully big win
that was won by a team that has
heart as big as ITve ever seen,?
said Lewis. :
On Nov. 23, the Pirates trav-
eled to Cincinnati, OH to take on
the Bearcats. The game was much
tighter than the experts predicted
and came right down to a fantastic
g fourth quarter finish. With ECU
: 8 leading 21-19 and the Bearcats
having possession of the ball, defen-
& sive end Jerry Dillon intercepted
phis Tigers in a nail-biter.
Damon WilsonTs one yard
scoring run late in the game iced
the win for ECU, 20-13.
The Pirates traveled to
Orlando, Fla. to take on Central
Florida in BlakeTs homecoming.
Blake threw for 265 yards and
two touchdowns. The Golden
Knights turned the ball over
seven times in the 47-25 loss.
oI wanted to play well here
in Florida. It was a tribute to my
family,? Blake said. oWe thought
we had to come with aggressive-
ness and we did.?
The South Carolina Game-
cocks traveled to Greenville
the following Saturday. ECU sat
with a 2-1 record and had never
defeated a team from the SEC.
Behind the inspiration of
33,100 fans in the stands and Jeff
BlakeTs arm [18 of 31, 347 yards,
four touchdowns], the Pirates
beat the Gamecocks 31-20.
oItTs a big day for our Univer-
sity, fans and certainly our foot-
ball team,? ECU Head Coach Bill
quarterback Lance HarpTs pass and
returned in for a touchdown.
The season of miraculous
comebacks and close calls came
to an end and the Pirates were
11-1 after the Peach Bowl victory
over N.C. State. ECU finished
ninth in the final Associated
Press Poll, which still stands as
the highest final ranking by an
ECU football team.
For Pirates both young and
old, the 1991 season optimizes just
what effect the Pirate Nation can
have on athletic success at ECU.
Similar optimism has hit the Pirate
Nation since current Head Coach
Skip Holtz arrived in Greenville.
oI think he [Holtz] has done
a good job of building a founda-
tion of what it takes to be a suc-
cessful program,? said Smith. oI
think we have built a foundation
and I think that is going to carry
us back to where we were. in the
90s and beyond.?
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Austin buildings. Plans to replace the stadium started in 1961.
All-Centennial Football Team
Starting Quarterback:
Jeff Blake (1988-91)
Second-Team All-American in 1991;
set of tied 32 ECU records; finished
ninth in the 1991 Heisman Trophy
balloting
Starting Running Back:
Earnest Byner (1980-83)
An All-American Honorable Men-
tion in 1983; ranks 11th on ECUTs
all-time rushing list (2,049); helped
guide the Pirates to an 8-3 record
in 1983, a season in which ECU
lost its three games to Florida State,
Florida and Miami by a combined
13 points
Starting Wide Receiver:
Troy Smith (1995-98)
Ranks third in single-season recep-
tions at ECU (54); holds PiratesT
all-time record in career receiving
yards (1,982)
Starting Tight End:
Carlester Crumpler, Jr. (1990-93)
First-Team Walter Camp All-American
recipient in 1993 (award for the top
collegiate tight ends in NCAA Division
| Football); son of ECU all-time great
Carlester Crumpler (1971-73), who
ranks third all-time in career rushing
yards (2,889)
Offensive Lineman:
Terry Long (1980-83)
ECUTs first-ever First-Team All
American honoree and the first
consensus All-American in 1983;
a participant in the Hula Bowl,
the premier college football
all-star game; only player to earn
consecutive First-Team All-South
Independent honors in 1982
Top five
1.1992 Peach Bowl (ECU
37"N.C. State 34) Jan. 2, 1992;
Atlanta, Ga. Attendance was
59,332; bowl game appearance
following the 1991 season(11-1).
The biggest victory in the
program came in dramatic fashion.
The image of Luke Fisher diving
into the endzone will forever be
ingrained in the memories of
those that bleed purple and gold.
2.ECU beats Miami 27-24
in Raleigh, N.C. Sept. 25, 1999.
The fourth of six consecutive
televised games (one local, two on
ESPNg@ and three on Fox Sports
Net). ECU went 5-1 during the
stretch, with the key win over the
Hurricanes in Raleigh. The game
was moved from ECU after Hurri-
cane Floyd flooded Dowdy-Fick-
len Stadium. The win lifted the
spirits of the downtrodden people
of Eastern North Carolina.
3. 1995 Liberty Bowl (ECU
19"Stanford 13) Dec. 30,
1995; Memphis, Tenn. Atten-
and 1983 :
Defensive Lineman:
Roderick Coleman (1995-98).
Holds an astounding six sack records for
ECU; ranks first all-time in career sacks
for the Pirates (39): earned First-Team
All-Conference USA honors as a senior
Linebacker:
Robert Jones (1988-91)
Ranks second all time in career tackles
at ECU (478); led the Pirates for three
straight seasons in total tackles, includ-
ing a junior year record for tackles in a
season (167); drafted No. 24 overall
in 1991 by the Dallas Cowboys (ECUTs
highest-ever draft pick)
Defensive Back:
Emmanuel McDaniel (1992-95)
Led ECU in interceptions for three-
straight years (1993-1995), and earned
First-Team All-South Independent
~ honors in 1995; helped the Pirates beat
Stanford in a low scoring, defensive
struggle, 19-13, in the Liberty Bowl
Return Specialist:
Henry oGizmo? Williams (1983-84)
The nationTs No. 1 kick returner in
1983 (31.1 yards); much of the Pirates
success during the 1983 season was
due to the quick legs of oGizmo,? who
performed a front flip in the end zone
each time he scored a touchdown
Place Kicker:
Kevin Miller (1999-02)
ECU's all-time leading scorer (287
points), breaking the previous record
(251) set by Jeff Heath (1982-85):
ranks third in C-USA for all-time scor-
ing; two-time Lou Groza Award semifi-
nalist (award for the top collegiate place
kickers in NCAA Division | Football); has
16 ECU kicking and scoring records
victories
dance was 47,398; bowl game
following the 1995 season
(9-3).
This win marked the first
bowl victory for the Pirates since
their resounding win over N.C.
State in the Peach Bow], and ush-
ered in the Steve. Logan era for
the program.
4. ECU beats South Caro-
lina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
31-20, on Sept. 28, 1991.
The PiratesT first ever win over
an SEC team, which is often con-
sidered the strongest conference in
the country, came during ECUTs
prolific run to 9th in the nation.
5.ECU beats N.C State 23-6
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, on
Nov. 20, 1999.
The Pirates beat the rival
Wolfpack in N.C. StateTs first
visit to Greenville. After the game
fans rushed the field to celebrate
the win. When the partying was
over, the goal posts had been
lifted and carried off the field.
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The Pirates have come far since
playing in the North State Conference
BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR WRITER
After 75 years, the ECU bas-
ketball team has posted an all time
record of 921-921 (.500), exclud-
ing the 2006-07 post-season.
ECU has always had to fight for
their right to be accepted. Two
times ECUTs basketball program
has won conference champion-
ships; the first was in 1972 in the
Southern Conference, and the
second was in 1993 for the Colo-
nial Athletic Association.
The first intercollegiate sport
ever played at ECU was basket-
ball, founded in 1931, 22 years
after the first student sat down in
a classroom. The first basketball
game was played on Dec.15, 1931
against the Greenville All-Stars,
which ECU won 23-17. The team
went on to finish out their season
10-10.
In 1943, ECU hired its first
paid basketball head coach, G.L.
Mathis. Mathis coached for two
years and ended with an 18-17
record. By this time, ECU adopted
its nickname, oPirates.?
In the old days of basketball,
high scoring games did not exist,
but ECU recorded its first 100-
point game in 1937 on Jan. 15,
beating the Washington All-Stars
103-18. Two regulated officials
were used during home games for
the first time ever at ECU.
The 1947-48 season was
big for the Pirates as they were
finally accepted into:the North::
State Conference, their first con-
ference affiliation. During their
first season, the Pirates posted a
record of 6-4.
Sonny Russell is a legend of
ECU Basketball and in 1949 he
was the first player from ECU
to be named All-North State
Conference player. Louis Collie
and Todd Fennel also received
special gifts that year, as they
were the first basketball players
to be given scholarships to play
sports for ECU.
Just three years later in 1952,
the Pirates battled their way into
their very first post-season and
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won a game, defeat-
ing High Point. The
very next year, 1953,
ECU defeated Elon
72-56, to win the
National Association
of Intercollegiate
Athletics District
26 tournament and
Minges family of Greenville,
N.C. Since its inception the
Pirates have won 66 percent of
its games at Minges Coliseum.
After 27 years of Basketball,
Minges Coliseum underwent
construction prior to the 1994-95
season. The renovations, totaling
$12 million, have made the arena
advance tothe NAIA _ one of the finest on-campus bas-
National Tourna- __ ketball facilities on the East Coast.
ment. Minges Coliseum attendance
Possibly ECUTs
best season in any
sport came during
1954, when the
Pirates went an
astonishing 23-2
for the season. ECU
won the North State
,, Conference regular
2 $ season, tournament
8 championship, and
= its second straight
& NAIA District Tour-
nament champion-
ship. ECU center Bobby Hodges
finished his career during this
season with 2,108 points, making
him the all-time leading scorer
in North Carolina at the time.
ECU also set a school record
with 16 consecutive wins during
the season.
In 1964 the Pirates were
invited to join the Southern Con-
ference, going 5-7 and finishing
fifth during their first full season
in the conference.
Vince Colbert became the first
African-American to receive a
scholarship from ECU in 1966. In
his two years as a Pirate, Colbert
averaged 14 points per game.
Ninteen seventy-two proved
to be a great year for the Pirates
as they won their only Southern
Conference championship by
defeating Furman 77-75. The
Pirates went to the NCAA tourna- :
ment, losing to Villanova in the
first round.
Oliver Mack, one of the all- _
time leading scorers for ECU, . Seven'members of basketball team
finished fourth in the nation in _ with trophy in 1929 Tecoan.
eee ane Ouitsponeamne The ECU womenTs basketball
ln ose ECU bechmes chare= (eam Was first organized as part
ter enn of the Colonial Ath- of the Athletic Teague formed
in 1912. The team continued to
letic Association. The Pirates : bor
osted a 6-8 record during their Brow and was fully competitive
P by the time the school became
ae Seaton, as Par oF heres ECTC. The teamTs undefeated
and finished fourth in the rank- © : ;
eee first season as an intercollegiate
BS: team in 1934 prompted Presi-
During the Beh cts crore dent Wright to rescind the long-
the Pirates finished in seventh :
standing mandate that female
ee students wear hats and gloves
string of upsets through the CAA ff Gaseaicd tS full
tournament to winitsloneconfer- 00 CAMPUS and ce pede us si
5 support to womenTs basketball at
iy nace ea pial cpa ECTC. His announcement was
ECU beat James Madison in the : : :
met with a standing ovation.
finals and advanced to the NCAA SS ECU Archives
tournament for a second time, but
was knocked out in the first round
by eventual National Champions
North Carolina.
In 1999, ECU hired its 20th
head coach, Bill Herrion, and
changed realigned to Conference
USA. During the Pirates first
season in C-USA they compiled
a record of 5-11, but beat their
first top ten-ranked opponent,
Marquette, 51-46. Constructed
at a cost of $2 million, Minges
Coliseum was dedicated on Janu-
ary 27, 1968, in the name of the
records were shattered following
the renovations in 1994. In the
2002-08 season a single game
attendance record was completely
broken when 8,081 fans showed
up to cheer for the Pirates on
Dec. 30 as they beat ninth ranked
Marquette. Williams Arena is
named in honor and recognition
of Walter and Marie Williams
over the years. As alumni of East
Carolina College (now ECU),
Walter and Marie have endowed
two MenTs Basketball position
scholarships, the Spirit of the
East Post-Eligibility scholarship,
and an unrestricted student-ath-
lete scholarship on behalf of the
UniversityTs athletics program.
The Pirate Basketball squad
has accomplished many things,
and seasons to come are look-
ing as bright as ever with a solid
coaching staff and players that are
always willing to give 110 percent.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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The Pirates have a .500 record all-tim
5. ECU: 81 Davidson: 77
" March 3, 1972 Southern
Conference Tournament Semi-
finals
ular season with an 11-14 overall
_ record, 5-7 in conference play.T
However the Pirates reached the
semifinals and defeated Davidson
behind 26 points from Jim Fairley.
The Pirates rallied from a seven-
point deficit to defeat the regular
season conference champions.
4. ECU: 73 Old Dominion: 67
" March 6, 1993 CAA Tourna-
ment Quarterfinals
The Pirates entered the 1993
CAA Tournament as the seventh
seed with a 10-15 record, 4-10 in
conference play. ECU faced the
Old Dominion Monarchs, who
defeated the Pirates twice during
the regular season by an aver-
age of 17 points. Ike Copeland
boarded a Monarch miss with
:23 seconds left and hit two free
throws to ice the upset.
The Pirates finished the reg-
3. ECU: 51 Marquette: 46
" Feb. 26, 2002
The Pirates notched their
only win over a top-10 team when
they defeated No. 9 Marquette,
led by current Miami Heat super-
star Dwayne Wade. The win also
represented the Pirates first vic-
tory over a ranked opponent in
42 years. After allowing Wade
to score 15 points in the first half
points, the Pirates clamped down
and held him to just four points
in the second half.
2. ECU: 54 James Madison: 49
" March 8, 1993 CAA Tourna-
ment Final
The Pirates knocked off
the top seeded James Madison
Dukes, guided by former Mary-
land coach oLefty? Driesell,
to win the championship and
earn an automatic berth in the
NCAA Tournament. The Pirates
received a #16 seed and were
pitted against #1 seed North
Carolina in Winston-Salem. The
ince the team was formed. At Minges ECU has won 66 percent of its games.
Pirates lost to the Tar Heels 85-
65 and the Heels went on to win
the national] title.
1, ECU: 77 Furman: 75 (OT)
" March 4, 1972 Southern Con-
ference Tournament Final
The Pirates capped their
unlikely run to the Southern
Conference Tournament Cham-
-pionship and the schoolTs first
NCAA Tournament bid with
a victory over the Furman.
The Pirates Jim Fairley tapped
in a missed jumper by Ernie
Pope as time expired to force
overtime. ECU was then down
76-74 lead with eight seconds
left in overtime when ECU
player Al Faber dribbled past half
court and threw up a 40-foot
desperation heave that fell
agonizingly short. However,
Pirates reserve guard Nicky
White was under the basket,
snatched the rebound and
while being fouled, scored the
winning basket.
FOOTBALL continued from BS
years. He really lifted us up on a
pedestal. He said Hey you guys
just built the foundation of whatTs
going to happen here over the next
couple of years,T and sure enough
the next year they went back to
the bowl and won.?
As Smith said, in a true story
of redemption, ECU was invited
back to the Liberty Bowl follow-
ing the 1995 season and took
home the championship by beating
Stanford, 19-13.
Logan didnTt take any of the credit
following the two successful seasons.
Logan had a knack for taking all of
the attention off of him, and letting
his players enjoy their success.
As Smith said, oHe was a play-
ers coach. He was kind of a coach
that treated you like a man.?
Current offensive coordinator
Steve Shankweiler, who served as
the offensive line coach under Logan
from 1998 " 2002, had similar words
of praise for the former coach.
oSteve was a very cerebral,
introspective guy,? Shankweiler
said. oHe was very hard nosed in
terms of discipline, but he was also
very player oriented.?
While at ECU, Logan would
go on to become ECUTs all-time
most winning coach. In 11 sea-
sons at the helm, from 1992 to
2002, Logan led the Pirates to 69
wins and five bowl appearances.
Former Head Coach Clarence
Stasavich (1962 " 1969) ranks
second in all-time wins with
50. ECU also boasted a No. 23
national ranking in the final poll
of the 1995 season.
After the conclusion of the
2002 season Logan was inexpli-
cably fired. Many believe that his
release had to do with a 64-61
double-overtime loss to Marshall
in the 2001 GMAC bowl.
Before being let go, Logan
had some priceless words of
advice for Shankweiler.
oMake as much money as you
can before you get fired.T And
thatTs just the way Steve was,?
Shankweiler said.
Shankweiler went.on to say that
Logan told him to olearn to separate
the peripheral stuff from the game.?
oThe game is a wonderful expe-
rience for these young men, and we
as coaches can get caught up in all
the peripheral politics and the stuff
outside the game that can drag you
down,? said Shankweiler.
The politics of the profession
are partly the reason why Logan
took some time off from coaching
football at the collegiate level.
In an article titled oZoning in on
Steve Logan? by Caulton Tudor for
the News and Observer Logan said,
oAlmost anything I would say about
ECU would sound like sour grapes,
so I try to stay away from it as much
as possible.?
Shankweiler explains, oHe
[Logan] hated the fact that guys
get fired. He hated the fact that you
Just couldn't coach, you just couldn't
help kids become better players.?
Logan is currently back at
the collegiate coaching level after
accepting the job as offensive
coordinator for Boston College
following the 2006 season. He
was hired by newly appointed BC
head coach Jeff Jagodzinski, who
served as an assistant with Logan
and is a close friend.
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sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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First-class
stadium
defines ECU baseball
LeClair posted a 212-96-1 record.
Clark-LeClair Stadium
is named after former
ECU coach Keith
LeClair
RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
In 1910, baseball was estab-
lished as the first sports team at
East Carolina Teachers Train-
ing School, what we now call
East Carolina University. Today,
baseball is arguably the most suc-
cessful sport at ECU.
ECU baseball has set many
milestones and records since the
birth of the program in 1910.
In 1961, ECU won the NAIA
national championship, which
still stands today.as the only
national championship in the
programTs history.
In 1964, ECU baseball moved
from NAIA and into the NCAA.
The program really made its mark
in NCAA play in the 1990s and
2000s, led by former coach Keith
LeClair. The Pirates earned a No.
1 seed in the NCAA regionals in
1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004, but
were forced to host the regionals
at alternate sites because they did
not have adequate facilities on
campus to host a regional.
In 2001, LeClair jump-started
a campaign to fund and build a
state-of-the-art on-campus facil-
ity that would match the success
of the baseball program.
Four years later, the Pirates
defeated the Michigan Wolver-
ines 2-1 in the inaugural game
of the $11 million Clark-LeClair
Stadium. LeClairTs vision was for
the stadium to host postseason
NCAA tournaments and help
ECU reach its goal of playing in
the NCAA College World Series,
held in Omaha, Neb.
oThere may be schools that
have stadiums that are similar to
Clark-LeClair, but there are zero
that are better,T ECU Director of
Athletics Terry Holland said.
LeClair recently lost his cou-
rageous battle with ALS, as he
passed away in July of 2006. ECU
still honors LeClair, as it hosts the
LeClair Classic near the begin-
ning of each season.
oT feel like heTs looking down
on us right now smiling,? cur-
rent Head Coach Billy Godwin
said after ECU beat 12th ranked
Pepperdine in this yearTs LeClair
Classic. oHe meant so much to
this program and this community,
we cherish everything he did for
East Carolina so it was great for
us come out a get a win against a
great opponent.?
Pepperdine coach Steve Rodri-
guez said that his team played in
this yearTs LeClair Classic because
the tournament was very similar
to the NCAA postseason envi-
ronment.
oThis was definitely a hostile
environment, a regional environ-
ment and thatTs why were here,?
said Rodriguez. oThis is a great
tournament, East Carolina does
a lot of things first class and we
wanted to be a part of it.?
In 2005, the first season that
ECU played in Clark-LeClair
Stadium, ECU ranked 15th in the
nation as it averaged 3,232 fans
per game. Last Saturday, 5,523
fans attended the ECU-N.C.
State baseball game at Clark-
LeClair Stadium, making it
the highest attended college
baseball game ever in the state of
North Carolina.
oThis was a tremendous
environment and a tremendous
crowd,? Godwin said after the
record-breaking game. oThatTs
one of the great things we have
here at East Carolina.?
Godwin has made it clear that
the goal of the baseball program.
is to play in the college world
series one day. While ECU has yet
to do so, the program has played
in 21 NCAA regionals and two
super regionals.
oEvery year our goal is to play
in aregional, a super regional and
ultimately. make it to. Omaha,?
Godwin said at a press confer-
ence earlier this season. oThat is
where Coach LeClair wanted to
this program to be, and where I
want it to be.?
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
ECU Archives
PAGE B7
Top five games in
ECU baseball history
AmericaTs pastime became ECUTs.
5. June 2, 2002: ECU 1,
Clemson 21
In Keith LeClairTs last game
as Head Coach of the Pirates,
Clemson defeated ECU in the
championship game of the 2002
Clemson, S.C. NCAA regional.
LeClair relinquished his head
coaching duties shortly after
the 2002 season because he was
diagnosed with Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis, also called Lou
GehrigTs Disease. LeClair passed
away in July of 2006 and the cur-
rent baseball stadium is named
Clark-LeClair Stadium in honor
of the legendary coach.
4. May 26, 2003: ECU 4,
Houston 0
ECU defeated Houston in
the C-USA tournament cham-
pionship game, becoming the
first ECU sport to win a C-USA
championship.
3. May 22, 2004: ECU 11,
Southern Miss 0
The Pirates finished the regu-
lar season with a 47-9 record and
their first C-USA regular season
championship. ECU won four
postseason games, pushing its
win total to 51. The 51 wins still
stands as the most wins in the
programTs history. The Pirates
also ranked 8th in the final Base-
ball America poll, which is the
highest an ECU baseball team
has ever been ranked to finish
' the season.
2. May 27, 2001: ECU 7,
Winthrop 3
ECU beat Winthrop 7-3,
capturing its first NCAA regional
championship. The Pirates also
hosted a super regional for the
first time in school history. Ten-
nessee defeated ECU, winning the
Kinston, N.C. Super Regional.
1. 1961: ECU 18, Sacra-
mento State 7
ECU beat Sacramento State,
winning the NAIA National
Championship. This national title
is the only one in the programTs
history. The Pirates also finished
the season with a .846 winning
percentage, which is the best in
school history.
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