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The East Carolinian VOLUME 82, ISSUE 65 March 27, 2007

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SGA candidates discuss plattorm goals

KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER

Candidates got the chance to
voice their goals for the upcoming
year and express where they stood on
issues and concerns addressed by stu-
dents at the SGA debate on Monday.

The debate was held in the
Mendenhall Student Center in the
Social Room from 7 " 9 p.m.

Ticket 1

James Wagoner is running
independently on ticket one for the
secretary position.

Wagoner is a freshman but he
has a background with working with
SGA in different leadership positions.

The importance of getting stu-
dents involved was stressed by Wag-
oner, while presenting his platform.

oBeing secretary should be more
than keeping minutes but empower-
ing students to be more involved, ?
said Wagoner.

Offering students incentives for
participating in events and programs
was a way that Wagoner said he would
attempt to promote involvement.

Wagoner said that he would have
no problem with delegating some of
his tasks to others if he needs help
carrying out his duties as secretary,
if elected.

oA leader that thinks they can

2

Candidates from five different: S
tickets make up the possible leadership 2 = |
that could represent the student body. &

Some of the topics discussed at the =
debate include diversity, safety and 8
keeping the student body informed. &

Students gather in Mendenhall social room to listen to SGA student body candidates debate and answer questions prior to today Ts elections.

do it all by themselves isn Tt a true
leader, ? said Wagoner.

To increase safety on campus,
Wagoner suggested extending the
hours that Safe Ride operates and
increasing lighting on campus.

Ticket 2

Keri Brockett is running for pres-

ident. Brockett worked with Michelle
Lierberman on getting distance edu-
cation students involved and imple-
menting the Talk-It-Tuesday event.

To increase awareness for com-
muter students, Brockett suggested
SGA bring events to the students at
different apartment complexes.

Phillip Kendall is the vice-presi-
dential candidate.

To increase diversity, Kendall has
a plan to increase awareness about
new organizations to the uniWersity.

oJ want to tell more people about

these organization and what they
do, ? Kendall said.

Using the student media out-
lets such at the East Carolinzan and
Expression magazine would be a way
to increase awareness about SGA
according to Kendall. -

Establishing a high school lead-
ership program within Pitt County
is one of the goals that Kendall wants
to accomplish, if elected.

The treasurer candidate is Guil-
laume Bagal who mentioned his

experience in funding in other

organizations.

Expressions magazine and The
Legacy Foundation are two of the
organizations that Bagal said he has
had positions that involved dealing
with funding.

Bagal admitted the best way he
thinks that funds will be used effec-

tively in SGA is to discuss the rele-
vance ofallotting the funds and check-
ing the balance of available money.

Joel Banjo Johnson is running
for the position as secretary.

Some of Johnson's major platform
goals include branching the Talk-It-
Tuesday events out to other locations
such as Wright Place, recording
the minutes using video and audio
and continuing the SGA scrapbook.

Ticket 3

Joe Gill is running as an inde-
pendent candidate for the presidency
position. Some of the goals Gill is
focusing on include equal representa-
tion for all organizations, conducting
more surveys for student input, and
creating focus groups.

Gill believes that his input and
participation in SGA could redirect
the track in which current policies

and procedures are moving towards.

oI think this could provide a
fresh start by looking at what we're
doing now and how we can improve
it, ? Gill said.

Ticket 4

Jonathan Massachiis running for
president, Timothy Darden for vice-
president, Michaelina Antahades
for treasurer and Dena Mazie for
secretary.

Massachi is currently the
speaker of the congress and he
believes that switching posi-
tions wouldn Tt be difficult.

oThe lateral transition will be
easy since I Tve worked with past and
current presidents, ? Massachi said.

Students at the debate were
concerned that Massachi wouldn't be

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Ticket 2_

Keri Brockett "
Position: President
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: Child Life

Ticket 4

Jon Massachi

Class: Senior

Position: President

Major/Minor: Business- Small Business and

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Entrepreneurship

Affiliated organizations: Hillel-- the foundation
for Jewish campus life, Financial Management
Association, Omicron Delta Kappa, SGA and
Elite Pirates.

Timothy Darden

Position: Vice-President

Class: Senior

Major/Minor: Finance/ Communication Studies
Affiliated Organizations: Student Government
Association, Junior Class Vice President,
Congressmen, Screening and Appointments,
Student Pirate Club Board Member and ECU
SCUBA Club. -

Michaelina Antahades

Affiliated Organizations: Student Body Secretary,
2006 Homecoming Queen, Alpha Delta Pi
Sorority, National Society of Collegiate Scholars,
Campus Girl Scout, Kappa Omicron Nu Honor
Fraternity, Ronald McDonald House Volunteer

Phillip Kendall

Position: Vice-President

Class: Junior

Major/Minor: Construction Management/_
Business Administration

Affiliated Organizations: Intra-Fraternity Council
President, Kappa Sigma Fraternity President
and SGA Community Outreach Liaison

Guillaume R. Bagal

Position: Treasurer

Class: Junior

Affiliated Organizations: General Manager for
Expressions Magazine, ECU Media Head,
Biology Research Assistant, Treasurer- Legacy
Foundation (March of Dimes), Financial
Manager (MOD), Emerge Gallery and Art Center
and SGA Elite Leadership Team "

Position: Treasurer

Class: Junior

Major/ Minor: Communication for Public Relations
with a multidisciplinary minor in political science,
sociology and urban and regional planning
Affiliated Organizations: Student Body Treasurer,
President- Golden Key International Honor Society,
Student Union Bard of Directors; Gamma Sigma
Sigma service sorority, Food Service Advisory
Committee and Shipmate mentor.

Dena Mazie
Position: Secretary
Major/Minor: Communications

Joel B. Johnson
Position: Secretary
Class: Sophomore

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Affiliated Organizations: Air Force, Chief of
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Corresponding Secretary for UNCASG, National
Society of Collegiate Scholars, Delta Epsilon

Phi, Campus Girl Scouts, Legacy Foundation,

March of Dimes

Government.

Affiliated Organizations: Student Union-Spectrum
Committee, Emerging Leaders Program, Hillel--
the foundation for Jewish campus life, Alpha Phi
Sorority, Homecoming Candidate, Freshman Class

Candidate, Panhellenic Pi Chi, Order of Omega--
Vice President of Membership, National Society of
Collegiate Scholars and the Association of Student

Ticket 1

Ticket 3

Ticket 5

Political

James Wagner

Position: Secretary

Class: Freshman
Major/Minor: Marketing and

Science Major

Affiliated Organizations: Student
Government Association Ts
Director of Academic Affairs,
Student Affairs for the Executive

"| Joseph Gill
| Position: President
Class: Sophomore

Cabinet and Phi Sigma Theta

~ President
To find out more about the tickets and read about candidate goals, log on to ecu.edu/cs-studentlife/sga/.

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Students register successfully

Banner system begins

ALYCIA WENDT
STAFF WRITER

Banner registration began
March 22, as 514 students reg-
istered within the first ten min-
utes. 5

Training sessions were held
for students in. weeks prior to
registration to familiarize them
with the system.

According to Don Sweet,
associate chief information officer
and director of IT software devel-
opment services, between 1,500
and 2,000 students attended the
training and information ses-

sions.

oWe have worked hard to
prepare the campus through
innovative marketing, extensive
training ahd providing resources
to students all over campus, ? said
Elizabeth Hand, director for aca-

demic administration.

As of 11:30 a.m. last Thurs-
day, 1,368 students had registered
for a total of 6,344 courses.

oI am personally elated that
the system is responding and
working as well as it is thus far.
There have been no major bugs
reported, ? said Sweet.

There are several computer
labs on campus with lab advisers
to help students register. These
lab advisers have all been through
the Banner training sessions and
are equipped to, take students
through the initial process.

oThe University help desk
is only open from 8 a.m. until 5
p.m. and a lot of students don Tt
register until after those hours.
Those students have been coming
in to the lab Ts help desk, ? said lab
operator and junior finance major
Andrew Callahan.

The labs available for
Banner assistance are Learn-

ing Resource Center, Laupus
Library Lab, Aycock Hall Lab,

White Hall Lab, Mendenhall

Lab Basement, Anthropology
Lab, Austin Lab, TECS Com-
puter Lab, Kim Lab, Joyner
Library, CHE Lab, Sports Medi-
cine Lab, Rehabilitation Studies
Lab and the Student PC Lab.

These. labs are open from 8
a.m. until 5 p.m. through March
29.

oBanner is pretty self
explanatory, it doesn Tt take
a brain surgeon, T said senior
Andrew Moss while registering
for classes in the Austin Lab.

There is also personal help
available over the phone. Stu-
dents can contact the ITCS
Student Help Desk at 328-9866
or Whichard Building Help Desk
at 328-6524.

All students are using the

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| Major/Minor: Nursing/ Pre-Med
| Affiliated Organizations:
Residence Hall Association,
American Assembly of Men in
Nursing, National Residency
Hall Honorary, Black Student
Union and the Asian Student

Ernest Wayne Sampson
Position: Vice-President
Class: Junior
Major/Minor:
Communications
Affiliated Organizations:
Chi Phi Fraternity, East
Carolina Native American
Organization, Student
Government Association-
Cabinet and University
Committees

Ninth annual event

ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER

Last Saturday, the Campus
Recreation and Wellness Center
along with the Center for Off-
Campus and Community Living
sponsored the ninth annual
Family Fun Day at ECU.

Family Fun Day, which took
place in the CRWC, gave fami-
lies a chance to play games and
participate in several exciting
activities together.

oThis program was designed
to bring a family element into
our recreation center, ? said

| David Gaskins, associate direc-
| tor of programs for Campus
| Recreation and Wellness.
oFamily Fun Day gives faculty
and students who have children
an opportunity to do a ton of
activities within a short period

ECU celebrates Family Fun Day

of time. The unique thing is
that they get to take part in all
of these activities together, as
a family. ?

The event offered a variety
of activities including cart
races, an obstacle course, a
home run derby, basketball,
putt-putt, rock climbing, face
painting and a three-legged
race.

This year, educational
games were added to the Family
Fun Day celebrations as well.

Several activities were set
up at the event to educate par-
ticipants about nutrition and
healthy living.

The families were able to
sample healthy food and play
games that educated partici-
pants about healthy nutrition.

oWe wanted to incorporate
an educational component into

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 22 " March 29
Fall 2007 Registration
Banner is the new method
of class registration at ECU.
Visit thisisbanner.com to find
information about the new
Banner system.

8 a.m. "5 p.m.

Scholarships being
offered by NC National
Guard

The North Carolina National
Guard is currently offering
two, two and a half and three
year scholarships. Those in-
terested can see SFC Jimmy
Smith in Room 344-A Rawl
Building to pick up an ap-
plication packet. Information
can also be obtained by call-
ing (252) 916-9073

344-A Rawl Building

March 26 " April 23

Intro to Ballroom
Dancing

Learn the basic steps of ball-
room dance with this weekly
hour-long class.

SRC 239:

7-8 p.m.

March 27 " April 4
American Red Cross
Lifeguard Training

Earn American Red Cross
Lifeguard certification.
Topics include water rescue
skills, CPR/PR and First Aid.
All books and pocket masks
are provided. This certifica-
tion lasts for three years.
Minimum age is 15. $150
Members; $170 Non-mem-
bers. Registration deadline
is March 26 (Must attend all

classes).

SRC

6:30 " 9:30 p.m.

March 24 " 31

Service North Carolina:
Supporting the Pirate
Nation

This event brings together
students from 16 North
Carolina colleges and
universities for a week of
giving back. Help prove how
much ECU cares about the

community; log on to ecu.
edu/volunteer for more
information.

Fat Metabolism Study

" Volunteers Needed

This study tries to determine
why individuals differ in the
ability to gain and lose weight
Human Performance Lab

& The Brody School of
Medicine ~

ECU Human Performance
Laboratory

Please call: 737-4681
e-mail: hplw@ecu.edu

_or visit: http://performance.
hpl.ecu.edu/research

Volunteer Opportunities
Friday, March 30

Book Sale Set-up - Humane
Society of Eastern Carolina
(morning -TBA, Greenville)
Male or very strong female
volunteers needed to assist
in loading at the Humane
Society and unloading at the
Colonial Mall boxes of books.
Volunteers also needed

to assist with book sale.
Contact Vicki Luttrell at 252-
353-8833.

Saturday, March 31

KidsFest " all day, Greenville
Convention Center
Volunteers needed to assist
with games, booths, rides
and clean-up. For more
information or to sign-up to
volunteer, contact: Melissa
Adamson at 756-1567.
mppfc.org.

Parents T Night Out " 5:30
" 10:30 p.m., Student.
Recreation Center Sports
Forum

10-15 volunteers needed.
Each volunteer will be
responsible for a group of
children (5 " 12 years) as
they participate in bowling,
swimming, climbing and
other activities. Contact
David Gaskins at 328-6387

or gaskinsd@ecu.edu.

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/ Tue-
SGA ELECTIONS
To learn more about the candi-
dates, visit the SGA Web site at
ecu.edu/sga. A polling site will
be located in.Wright Plaza. You
may vote from any computer by
logging onto Onestop between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m.

Women Ts Resource Fair

The Women Ts Resource Fair will
center on the needs and well be-
ing of women. Various local or-
ganizations and businesses will
share information and enlighten
women on the services they
provide. These groups include
health care providers, retailers
and various other businesses

that offer an array of services.

Ledonia Wright Cultural Center

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SGA ELECTIONS American Proliferation/ Anti-Affirmative
To learn more about the Anti-Terror and Jihad Action Day
candidates, visitthe SGA Day Wright Plaza
Web site at ecu.edu/sga. Wright Plaza 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
A polling site will be 10 a.m. " 2 p.m.

located in Wright Plaza. Lecture: Time
You may vote from any The 2007 Dixie Resolved UV

computer by logging onto
Onestop between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m.

Centennial Open House
The Student Rec Center
is celebrating their 10-

year anniversary with Tower Drive
the grand opening of the 2p.m.
Wellness Center, a oFood

Fight for your Health ? 4-on-4 Flag

and a Membership Ap-
preciation Luncheon.
Free, all-day event.

Meeting

Koldjeski Lecture
oCulturally Competent
Care: A Research and
Action Agenda ?
Edwin W. Monroe

- AHEC Conference
Center, 2000 Venture

Resonance Ra-
man Studies of
Nucleic Acid
Mendenhall
Student Center
Room 244.

12 p.m.

Football

Team Registration

Mendenhall Multi-Pur-

_ Sat

Alpha Xi Delta Car
Wash

All proceeds benefit
The Little Willie Center
Campus Store corner
10th and Charles

9 a.m. " 3:30 p.m.

ECU Youth Arts Fes-
tival
More than, 100 visual
and performing artists
from both ECU and
across the region will
share their creative tal-
ents with children and
their families. Family-
friendly activities such
as wheel-thrown ceram-
ics, watercolor painting,
weaving, felting, paper-

goal for her platform.

Front Yard pose Room making. ECU campus _ Mazie suggested using Ta
10 a.m. " 2 p.m. Support Our Troops Day 5p.m. mall (rain site Jenkins

Wright Plaza Fine Art Center)
Golf Registration 10 a.m. " 2 p.m. ECU hosts reading for 10 a.m. " 4 p.m.
Singles, doubles & mixed Roger Sharpe
doubles The Challenge of Build- Roger Sharpe, ECU Softball
Student Recreation Center, ing the National Muse- alumnus and former vs. Tulsa
room 207 um.of African American _ state senator, will. read ECU Softball Field
10 a.m. " 6 p.m. History and Culture from his memoir, oCer-. 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

In the Brody Medical emony of Innocence. ?
Roots of Creation Sciences Building audi- Bate 1032 Men Ts Tennis
Student Union Popular Enter- torium, there will be a 7:30 p.m. vs. Campbell
tainment presents a night of lecture on the challenge ECU Tennis Complex
reggae music with the band of building a national mu- _ Lessons from the Lab:.... 1 p.m.
Roots of Creation seum of African-Ameri- An African-American
Mendenhall Brickyard can history and culture. Woman Ts Journey from
7-11 p.m. Free event, 1:30 p.m. Manure to DNA

By Alison Williams,
ECU hosts the Thomas Harriot Baseball game Chemistry Dept.,
Voyages of Discovery lecture vs. UNC Wilmington Princeton U., Sigma Xi
Hendrix Theater Clark-LeClair Stadium Distinguished Lecturer
7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Hendrix Theater
7:30 " 8:30 p.m.

continued from Al
the event, ? Gaskins said. oWe movie in the student center, T out with this event because it day together. to do both of those things. ?

want to get the healthy living
message out there and we tried
to do it in a fun way. ?

After the morning activities,
the families were given a free
lunch at the West End Dining
Hall followed by a choice of bowl-
ing or the movie Shrek.

oThe kids really get a kick out
of coming to.a college campus,
eating where the college students
eat and bowling or watching a

Gaskins said. oThey think it Ts
really exciting. ?

Along with the SRC staff,
more than 17 volunteers helped
run the games and organize the
activities at Family Fun Day.

Many of the volunteers par-
ticipated in the event as part of a
service-learning class, but others
volunteered just to work with
children in a fun setting.

oI think it Ts important to help

gives us a chance to give back to
the community and be a positive
role model for someone, ? said
Rachel Moser, senior recreation
management major. oFamily Fun
Day has tons of positive activities
and it gives us a chance to inter-

act with the kids. It Ts definitely a

great thing to be involved with. ?

This year Ts event was a
huge success at ECU and many
families came out to spend the

Lorenzo Lee, senior educa-
tion major, and 12-year-old
Kiana Lee, whose favorite activ-

.ity was the cart races, both
agreed that Family Fun Day was
an enjoyable event.

oWe came to get out of the
house for the day'and support the
activities that are going on, ? said
Lee. oIt Ts important for us to stay
active and spend time together as
a family. This event has helped us

Campus Recreation and
Wellness will also sponsor Par-
ents Night Out on March 31.
This event will allow parents to
enjoy a night out together while
their children play games, swim,
bowl and eat pizza at the SRC.
For more information, visit ecu.
edu/studentlife/crw/.

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

BANNER

continued from Al

_ web-based system for registra-

tion since the elimination of
telephone registration.

oThe registrations are
screaming through the system.
If all continues to go as well,
we will be looking at shorten-
ing the registration process,
which is currently at eight days,
to something less like perhaps
four or five days as we all get
to understand Banner better, ?
Sweet said.

By 4 p.m. on the first day of
registration, 2,473 students had
registered.

oThe system didn Tt even
break a sweat processing as the
main database server peaked at
nearly 30 percent and the web
server at about 3 percent, ? said
Sweet.

For more information on
Banner and registration, visit
thisisbanner.com.

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

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College of Business

KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER

Tom Arthur, MBA graduate

student alumni, donated $1 million
_ to the BB&T Center for Leader-

ship Development to strengthen

leadership at ECU on March 8.

oT envision an enlarged BB&T
Center with each college and
school having a funded leader-
ship position, working with and
through the center to further the
study and practice of leadership, ?
said Arthur, member of the board
of directors for the BB&T Center
for Leadership Development since
its establishment, in his speech at
the Centennial celebration.

oThis will be used to fund a
professorship in leadership, ? said

ECU alumni gives $1
BB&T Center for Leadership Development

Rick Niswander, dean of the Col-
lege of Business.

The person chosen for the
professorship will help prepare
students for leadership roles they
may have after graduation.

oThe candidate chosen will
teach classes, help with leader-
ship presentations and help with
experimental learning, which lets
the students go outside the class-
room and participate in situations
and concepts they ve learned in the
classroom, ? said Niswander.

The gift that Arthur gave
makes the university eligible to
receive a $500,000 match from
the UNC system through a pro-
gram called The Distinguished
Professorship Endowed Trust
Fund according to James Bearden,
director of the BB&T Center
for Leadership Development.

Bearden has worked with

million gift to the

Arthur for a long time and knows
about his connection with the
university and leadership.

oHe's been involved with our
BB&T center since it was founded
in 1983, so he Ts been involved in
what we have been trying to do with
leadership for years, ? said Bearden.

oArthur has been planning on
making a sizeable contribution to
the university for years, T Bearden
said. oThe thing I think made
him make the contribution now is
because of the emphasis the uni-
versity is putting on leadership, ?
continued Bearden.

- oYhe university hopes to receive
more contributions like this one so
that a professorship can be put in
every college, T said Niswander.

oWe are very pleased that
Tom is demonstrating his lead-
ership by giving the first gift of
what the university expects to be

many distinguished leadership
professorships, T said Niswander.

Niswander encourages others
to contribute to produce growth in
leadership at the university.

oI am hopeful that my gift
to the College of Business will
be a model for each of the nine
other colleges and schools of the
university to start a system wide
leadership initiative, T Arthur said
in his Centennial speech.

Arthur's family also impacted
the university in major ways during
the establishment of the university.

Louis C. Arthur was one
of the men who made recom-
mendations about the location
of the East Carolina Teachers
Training School to the Board
of Directors on June 5, 1907.
For more information, you can
contact the College of Business at
328-6966.

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Opinion

SGA elections begin today on Onestop and in
Wright Plaza, and although the East Carolinian has
not opted to endorse any single candidate or ticket,
we do encourage every student to exercise his or her
right to freely express support of whichever ticket(s)
he or she chooses.

After reviewing the candidates T term goals and
varying levels of experience, most of our editorial
board agreed one ticket was worthy of endorsement
and an obvious choice, but preferred to remain, at
least professionally, politically neutral.

We understand our right as an independent
newspaper to freely endorse candidates, and hope
that you, as independent students, are aware of your
rights to freedom of expression as well.

Recently, a member of our editorial staff chose
to privately support a SGA ticket on Facebook. She
was told the group needed to be removed because it
was against campaign rules. According to the SGA
constitution, oall campaigning via a third party-
owned Web site is prohibited. ?

The student was asked to remove. the group,

T however as an independent student unaffiliated with

the various tickets and SGA, she asserted her right
to freely express her opinion online.

As yet, the incident has not been followed up,
but we at the East Carolinian hope it was merely a
misunderstanding, and that no other unaffiliated
students have been asked to censor themselves with
regards 10 elections.

So today, seize the opportunity to freely express

your opinion of SGA candidates and exercise your

_ right to vote "whether online or in the middle of

Wright Plaza.

Sarah Bell
Editor in Chief

Do I look fat?

Eating disorder cause for concern

MARGOT ROGERSON
OPINION WRITER

oDoes this make me look fat? ? Every girl is guilty
of saying it, and every guy is tired of hearing it. So
why has this phrase become such a common piece
of our daily jargon? I recently had to give a speech
for a communication class, of which I could choose
any topic.

I knew right away that I would write about
the increasing numbers of college students with
anorexia. I decided to research about student
anorexia because, as a female student, I have seen
and felt the pressures to stay thin.

While researching, I came across an amazing
statistic. According to the National Eating Disor-
ders Association, anorexia nervosa has the highest
mortality rate of any mental illness.

Obviously, this disease is something that should
be taken extremely seriously, so why do so many
girls think starving themselves is the only way to
gain acceptance?

The most common answer to this question is

- that it is the fault of the mass media. It is true; the

looks of the modeling and acting industries have
changed. Celebrity body images have changed, and
the desire to achieve their status has increased. But,
surprisingly, this is not always the main driving force
behind student anorexia.

The media is given the influential power it has
because girls feel peer-pressured. A spokesperson for
the NEDA says that the media is not the underlying
cause of anorexia. Jessica Weiner is an eating disor-
der survivor. She says, oNo show taught me how to
have an eating disorder. I learned from friends. ? So
why is the peer-pressure, especially among so many
females, so demanding?

Psychologists are beginning to back up Weiner Ts
point of view. According to Andrew B. Geier, a
university researcher, owhat we know about weight
and eating disorders is, indeed, that kids tend to be
influenced by their peers. ? The old cliche, oevery-
one is doing it, ? plays into effect here. Some cases
of anorexia begin not because everyone around the
person has an eating disorder, but rather because that
person perceives that everyone else does.

So what will it take for the trend to change? How.

far will students go before they realize the danger
they are getting themselves into?

Starving oneself may seem like the only way
to lose weight, but there are healthy and effective
ways to stay fit. There are also people that can guide
weight loss and make sure that you stay healthy.

Unfortunately, there will always be individuals
who will have eating disorders. But I hope the ones
that are only influenced by today Ts society will realize
the danger involved.

Eating disorders can be as addictive as nicotine
and equally as difficult to quit. What may start as a
way to lose a couple of pounds before bikini season
can become a deadly disease.

_ Anorexia and other eating disorders are a con-
tinually increasing problem that should be addressed.
It is time to take a stand against eating disorders.

MCT

{ This opinion, sir, is free }

SINCE THAT RE

aL eaane pas
PRINCESS A ial oe
ay AHEAD, TASTE iT!

TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2007
RANT OF THE DAY

| think Chuck Norris should be our
commencement speaker.

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

If | had a daughter, man, I'd be so
happy...

The meal plans here suck. Stop ripping
us off!

My girlfriend's roommate is a complete
joke. How do we get rid of her as the
third wheel?

My teacher Ts voice is giving me
cancer.

| love her smile, it makes me melt.

inside.

| refuse to run across a crosswalk.
Stay behind your white line that was
so nicely painted for you on the road,

_ and wait the extra five seconds it takes

me to get across the road. Don Tt drive
up so your bumper is a foot away from
me to make me walk faster, it Ts not
going to work.

If the rumors are true, I Tm also sorry
about your STD.

Girl, you Tre lucky | believe in karma
because otherwise | would take
matters into my own hands.

To whoever put Easter eggs around
campus, you're awesome!

_| may burp like a sailor or a football

player, but | can take anyone who
wants to challenge me in a contest!

| just wanted to say that the people at
ACE made my day when they fixed my
computer. You all are geniuses and |
am not. | bow down to thee.

This is for the girl who lied about being
pregnant for abortion money. That is
probably the sickest thing | have heard
in a long time.

I'll totally be your friend.

Does he love you more than he loves
his pot?

After watching 300, am | the only
girl that wants to fi ind a Spartan and
marry him?

Just because | am a Christian, does
not mean that | am a loser.

| promise | will never drink again if
things could just go back to normal
between us.

My bestfriend and her boyfriend came
to visit me last weekend. While my
best friend was in the shower, | slept
with her boyfriend.

| love the iPod display outside of
Dowdy Student Stores. oFeeling
Naked? ? Hahaha. :

Something has to be done about the
cops. Greenville is seriously reminding
me of Nazi Germany lately. I Tm afraid
that the ones that they've imported
from Bethel, 20 "25 minutes away, are
going to steal me in my sleep.

| was normal once... | didn Tt like it.
Anybody know how | can lose 20
pounds really fast?

Talk like Yoda | can.

My suite mates are jealous of me and
| love it!

Just how many girls do you have to kiss
to become a lesbian, and how often?

| believe | am one of the very few that

get TEC to actually read what Ts going
on around the school and not just the
Rants. 5

To all the people complaining about
the cops being on the drunk bus, stop
complaining. You Tre underage. You
shouldn't be drinking anyways. What
are you, stupid?

If you want peace, prepare for war.

My tears do not compromise my
strength.

| believe | can fly. Wanna watch?

I Tm about to lose my mind! | went to
the store and there Ts still no Peter Pan
Peanut Butter on the shelves! What am
| going to do?

| almost kicked my dog. | need help.

I've been with my boyfriend for veAe:
and he still doesn Tt trust me.

lam sorry friend, but it was | who stole
your pain killers.

To anyone | disruptin class | apologize,
next time I'll seriously try to stop and
have the courtesy to let you go first.

To the person who burned my cat...
why?

Girls, | know the weather is getting
nicer but please don Tt hold illusions
about your body and wear appropriate
clothing.

To the person complaining about the
hockey team "l Tm sorry this school
doesn Tt have a WWE Raw club,
perhaps you could start one. Show
some school pride and Sg dey your
fellow Pirates!

| kissed my girlfriend while she was
laughing and she blew a snot rocket
on my face.

| can bash Bush, support the troops
and still be an American.

Actually, being a virgin is not so bad.
There are so many stressful things
you don Tt have to worry about. Best
of all, | have the security of knowing
my boyfriend is with me because he
adores me, not just because I Tm a
convenient piece of ass.

Girls like you are the reason you can Tt
find a ogood guy. ? Guys behave the way
girls want them to. If you didn Tt fawn all
over these tough guy jerk types, they Td
start singing a different tune.

| know what kind of body type you are
looking for in a girl... and trust me, I Tm
working on it!

_ | tend to find myself staring at pretty

girls. Not because they are pretty,
because it Ts when they become
uncomfortable.

Is it just me or do we do just about
anything to get a free t-shirt? | was on
the yard this week and | ate a pancake
with mustard on it just to get a free t-
shirt, and | hate mustard!

One of my friends said that a platypus
looks like a beaver and a duck had sex.
Think about it; makes sense.

| know you're still in love with her, but

when I'm lying in your bed at night it is.

not the time to bring her up.

| secretly hope you still love me. To tell
you the truth | have my doubts.

To the guy who is a 70-year-old
trapped in a 20-year-old body, I Tm a
girl who feels the exact same way. We
should meet up sometime, I'll bring
my knitting.

Crowning achievement of my life "
graduation, finally after six years... and
| have to wear purple? Ugh!

Tonight | went skating through my
dorm halls in a hot pink construction
hat. It was so much fun. Well, until |
fell... still fun.

| love people who call me when they Tre
drunk! Totally makes my night.

I Tm really thinking | won't ever find the
right guy. Maybe | should put out a
personal ad to get at least some guy Ts
attention.

Tonight | finally found something fun to
do while sober. Throw water balloons
out your dorm window at all the
people who walk by. It Ts so much fun.
We must have gone through at least
100 balloons. We got a kick out of
all the people who we scared and
got wet.

To the guy who asked where all the
nice girls were... I Tm here. It Ts just
your species has scared us off. We'd
like it if you would at least try and find
us. My question is, where are all the
good guys?

I Tm so glad I Tm cooler than 90 percent
of the dudes here...

Well, if you drunken idiots would
be more responsible on the bus we
wouldn't have cops on it. And you
don Tt need to drive, drunken moron,
give Safe Ride something to do, they
seem bored every night.

Have a great day, ECU.

To my friend who just got accepted
into nursing school "We Tre all. super
excited for you. Now prepare yourself
to not have a life anymore!

Conservatives are destroying
America... in all seriousness.

To the guy who sits beside me in
math class "could you please stop
staring! You're really starting to scare
me now.

| really don Tt want to die. I Tm scared
every time | think of it.

Terrorists don Tt care if you are liberal or
conservative. They want all Americans
the same way. Dead!

| splurge and purge.

Banner is the worst thing that Ts
happened in a long time. With all
the hype you go on there expecting
. a nice Web site that looks as though
somebody cared about quality.

| love how | have to leave 30 minutes
in advance just to fight for a parking
space at the gym.

80 percent of the final exam will be
based on the one lecture you missed
and the one book you didn Tt read.

Economists report that a college
education adds many thousands of
dollars to a man Ts lifetime income,
which he then spends sending his son

ee
Ansencyclopedia is a system for

collecting dust in alphabetical order.

Need advice? Want answers? Just ask Jane. .

Dear Jane,

Dear Wondering, BS

I'm 19 and have been going out with my boy-
friend for about three years. Lately, I Tve been getting
attention from his older brother who Ts single and
looks great. He Ts always teasing me and passing nice
comments whenever we're around others. Sometimes
he takes a long stare at me which makes me feel like
he wants to tell me something but it also makes me
very confused. By his behavior I found myself think-
ing of him constantly and wanting to look sexier
whenever we're all going out together and whenever
I go to their house "always refreshing my make-up
and try to look and sound sexy. I suspect his brother
(my boyfriend) is aware of this because sometimes
he makes comments like oyou two get on really well
with each other ? and so on. Can this behavior lead
to ruining my relationship with his brother? Could
it be he fancies me or am I just fantasizing? If so,
how do I stop this? I love my boyfriend and do not
wish to lose him.

Sincerely,
Just Wondering

It sounds like you're doing a little more than won-
dering. You yourself claim to ofantasize ? about the
possibility that this hot older brother may be inter-
ested in you, so what it is that you really wonder about?

It seems to me that you want to have your cake
and eat it, too, but I assure you, it won't pay for you
to go lusting after your boyfriend Ts bro. I know it
seems innocent enough (not to mention convenient..
can you say okeepin T it in the family? ?), but if any-
thing ever went too far, the fact that you might stray
somehow (the lines people draw around the idea of
fidelity vary, mind you), will crush him. They as
brothers would probably never be the same again.

Since you've been with this guy for so long I
doubt that you can break it off with him and then date
the brother. You may have to consider letting it all go.
That choice will not be easy. Wait it out. The problem

with love is that each of your lives are always chang-:

ing, and sometimes that love doesn Tt change with it.

- Good luck,
Jane

MCT

I'm not from
Rolling Stone

And | don Tt mind one bit

BRIDGET TODD
OPINION WRITER

I wanted to like oI Tm From Rolling Stone. ? I
really did. As someone who loves both indie music
and writing about indie music, I was sure this would
be the show for me.. While other girls were busy
discussing what Audrina did to whoever on oThe
Hills, ? I was sure that I Td be girlishly gushing over
who used what clever metaphor to describe a Blonde
Redhead album. Admittedly, I was hoping to see kids
like myself "bookish, neurotic and well, owriterly. ?
Sure not all writers are obsessive kooks, but I Td be
willing to bet that a lot of the good ones are. And
still, at very least I expected that the kids on oI Tm
From Rolling Stone ? would, um, actually care about
writing. So you can imagine my surprise when six
telegenic twenty-somethings who would rather party
and mug for the cameras than hone their writing
skills sauntered into the Rolling Stone headquarters
in designer jeans. What gives?

That Ts when I remembered that this wasn Tt
Hunter S. Thompson's Rolling Stone. This was the
new Rolling Stone, the one with Christina Aguilera
humping a guitar on the cover (has anyone ever
seen her play a guitar?) So of course it would be
painfully obvious that the finalists were chosen
not for their work ethic or flair for writing, but for
their particular look. Boy, was it painful "dangling
modifiers, syntax problems and comma splices like
there was some kind of two-for-one sale at the bad
grammar flea market. This was the best Rolling Stone
could scrounge up? A blonde hottie who blows off
assignments to party with Paris Hilton and insists
on calling herself oKrystal Jagger. ? A college jock
who admits to his editor that he writes all his stories
while drunk. ( oIt shows, ? responds the editor.) I found
myself thinking, oIf 1 were good looking enough to
get on that show... ? just before trailing off, saddened
because I knew I wasn Tt and irritated because I knew
it mattered.

And if by some headshot mix-up, I did wind up
as an intern on oI Tm From Rolling Stone, ? I certainty
wouldn Tt fumble responsibilities and complain half
as much as those kids did. Russell, who actually has
a good amount of raw talent, is completely incapable
of doing anything on time. When Christina, the
eventual winner, is asked to rewrite her first piece,
she is furious. Being asked to turn in usable writing
at a magazine? As if! These kids obviously think
working at Rolling Stone will be an endless haze of
cold kegs, cool parties and hot celebrities. They seem
to be offended at the implication that they get real
work done. Which is strange anyway, considering
they aren't being asked to do that much work. After
all, everyone knows interns get coffee, make copies
and push papers. On what planet does this show
unfold where interns get flown to Chicago to hang
out with Lupe Fiasco and get their own byline on a
story the very next day? Oh, planet MTV. The planet
where omusic television ? means very little music and
a show about music journalism that has very little
to do with writing.

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Pulse

Horoscopes:

Aries

The secret is revealed to you.
Don't go blabbing it all over town.
Use this slight advantage to get
to the objective first.

Taurus

Your studies lead you past the
scary stuff to a great discovery.
Keep going, even after you really
want to close the book.

Gemini

Be careful with the money you
receive. Spend it on your own
education. The more you learn,
the more you impress the people
you want to know.

Cancer

You've had almost too much
work. Unfortunately, that was
matched with not enough money.
The latter is about to change.

Leo

Just because you're not saying
much doesn Tt mean you're out
of the game. You're figuring
out the money and how to get
everything you'll need. This is
time well spent.

Virgo

Use your own family as motivation
to finish a difficult task. Once it Ts
done, you can all relax in the lap
of luxury.

Libra

You can be either passive
or assertive, as the situation
warrants. Looks like passive

works the best in these

circumstances.

Scorpio

Important people are impressed
by the quality of your work.
Continue to provide what Ts
needed quickly, and you will be
richly rewarded.

Sagittarius

Your enthusiasm is boundless,
and why not? You have
superhuman charm and
charisma. So, what are you
going to be, do or have?

Capricorn
Might as well review your wins
and losses now, while you Tre
in the mood. It Ts always nice to
know what you have, and what
you don't.

Aquarius

It's OK to let somebody else solve
some of your problems. You
work on the big stuff, like global
warming. Let somebody else do
the laundry.

Pisces

There Ts more to keep you busy
and less.time for contemplation.
This trend is in force for most of
this week. Get going, and make
things happen.

Drink Recipes:

Plum-tini

2 cups shaved ice
2 cups vodka

1 cup plum wine

Frozen raspberries, for garnish
Fill a pitcher with shaved ice.
Add the vodka and plum wine
and stir well. Strain into martini
glasses. Garnish with a handful
of frozen raspberries in each
glass. Serve immediately.

Teachino

2 herbal tea bags

1 cup milk

Bring one quart of cold water to
a boil. Remove from the heat and
add the tea bags. Steep until the
whole pot is flavored, about three
to five minutes.

While the tea is steeping, steam
your milk. You can use the steam
attachment on an espresso
maker, a foamer, immersion
blender, or a press. If using a
foamer, immersion blender,
or a press, the milk should be
100 degrees to properly foam.
Pour a cup of tea, add the
foamed milk on-top, and serve.

Sen Saketini

4 ounces sake (recommended:

Kaori)

2 ounces triple sec

Splash sour mix

Splash cranberry juice
Splash lime juice
Cucumber slice, for garnish

Pour all the ingredients into
a shaker with ice. Shake it
vigorously and pour into a chilled
martini glass. Serve with a slice
of cucumber. This drink is best
for hot summer days at the sushi
bar or poolsid

Please drink responsibly.

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Students, faculty are
invited to learn about
Japan Ts rich culture

LAURA HUHN
STAFF WRITER

We often get so caught up in
our own culture that we forget the
global community outside of the
periphery that is just brimming
with culture.

On Wednesday, April 4, ECU
students and faculty will have an
opportunity to learn about one of

PRSSA hosts care package drive |

Giving for a cause

YAZID FINN
STAFF WRITER

What could be better than
gaining experience for future pro-
fessions while donating to a great
cause? That Ts exactly what the
Public Relations Student Society of
America here at ECU is planning
to do both this week while col-
lecting donations for their spring
community service project.

The organization will be col-
laborating with the North Caro-

' lina chapter of Give2TheTroops

in order to create packages that
include essentials such as toiletries,
snacks, recreation items, cards and
letters of support and any items that
particular troop requests or needs.

PRSSA is an organization
that was created to assist students
interested in pursuing the field of
public relations. Formed in 1968,
the PRSSA hopes to odevelop
highly qualified, well-prepared
professionals, ? through enhancing
their understanding of their major.
Chapters of the organization
throughout the country also plan
service projects, giving back to
their community that has already
given them so much.

oNorth Carolina is a large
military state, with bases like Fort
Bragg and Camp Lejeune, ? said
Kristy Kennedy, secretary of the
PRSSA and public relations major,
oand we felt this would help touch
all of the students at ECU. ?

Everything from dental floss
to hand lotion and Pop Tarts to

the most advanced cultures in the
world, when the Japan Center East
hosts the seminar entitled oWork
in Japan, ? which will be followed
by a performance of the traditional
Japanese dance, Bon Odori. This
evening-long event will give the
ECU community the ability to
experience the traditions of a rela-
tively unknown culture.

oWork in Japan, ? which will

be held from 3:30 " 5 p.m. on the
second floor of the Murphy Center,
will provide information on both
work opportunities in Japan and
with Japanese companies in east-

Ramen noodles, will be gladly
accepted. Students should not,
however, bring anything packaged
in glass or that can melt, such as
chocolate. Flammable objects such
as aerosol cans and lighters should
be left at home.

There will also be a contest for
the student who donates the most
beef jerky.

oBeef jerky is one of the sought
after things the soldiers enjoy
having over seas. They can Tt
really gamble with real money
and instead substitute beef jerky, ?
Kennedy said.

The items donated help the
troops with many of the most
basic necessities that some stu-
dents take for granted. As such,
students should not be discouraged
and should give what they can.
Monetary donations are also
accepted, as each package costs
$12 " 18 in shipping.

oThe troops in many deployed
areas do not have access to a store
and cannot purchase items [they
need J, ? said Barbara Whitehead, a
representative of Give2TheTroops,
ocare packages are the only way to
get toiletries and snacks. ?

Two booths will be in place
tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at both the Joyner Breeze-
way and Wright Place, collecting
donations. Those who are unsure
whether or not something can be
donated can e-mail Kennedy at

kako217@ecu.edu.

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

{ Campus Scene}

Savor a taste of

Students take time to learn steps in the traditional Japanese dance, Bon Odori, during last year Ts event.

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TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2007

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ern North Carolina. The seminar
will be followed by a light Japanese
meal for all who attend.

The event will feature Scott
Ralls, the president of Craven Com-
munity. College, who spent several
years in Japan following his gradu-
ation, and who has been instru-
mental in bringing Japanese com-
panies into the professional land-
scape of eastern North Carolina.

Some may wonder why it
is so important to build such
strong professional and personal
ties with the Japanese culture.
Chikako Massey, director of the

Orient

Japan Center East, explained the
main reason for the growing link
between America and Japan.

oJapan Ts economic impact on
the United States is substantial, ?
she said. oJapan is a major U.S.
trade partner, with American com-
panies exporting 11 billion dollars
worth of goods to Japan each year, ?
said Massey

Furthermore, North Carolina
is responsible for exporting 1.56
billion dollars worth, more than
10 percent of the total amount
of goods. These facts clearly
show why our economies are
becoming increasingly con-
nected, and why further business
dealings are essential.

Beyond the economic reasons
for working in Japan, those who
participate have the opportunity
to gain invaluable insights into
one of the richest cultures in
the world, and into the greater
global community as a whole.
Global awareness is such an

PRSSA members volunteer during the American Heart Association Gala this past weekend.

Japan serves as a growing leader in the global business economy.

important mainstay in America,
and it is important to begin to
gain a greater understanding
even as students. Julie Freeman,
sophomore biology major, spoke
of why global awareness is so
relevant today.

oIt is important to have a dif-
ferent perspective on issues than
what is comfortable to us, ? she
said. oThat will allow us to be
open-minded and be able to think
more critically about what we hear
on the news, ? said Freeman.

Massey spoke of the Japan
Center East Ts mission in
nurturing a greater awareness.
oOur goal is to assist the students
to grow into a more globally com-
petent workforce. ?

Following the seminar will be
the third annual Bon Odori, which
is a traditional Japanese festival
dance. The dance will be held
from 5:30 " 8 p.m. Everyone who

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Items that can be
donated:

Q tips

Dental floss

Individual packs of tissues
Magazines (less than four
months old, new/used)
Lip balm

Baby powder

Pop tarts

Ramen noodles

Comic book

Eye drops

Cross word puzzles or any other
puzzles

Travel size games (uno, etc.)
Playing cards

Tuna/chicken in pouches

Bag of gum or hard candy
Sunflower seeds/pumpkin
seeds

Trail Mix/ Raisins

Box of plastic utensils

Package of plastic plates

Bottle of vitamins (any kind)
Batteries oAA ? and oC ?

Box of feminine hygiene
products

~ Box of dryer fabric sheets

Box of granola bars

Paper back books (new or used)
Box of fruit roll-ups/gushers, etc
Box of combo small, individual
cereals

DVDs (new or used)
CDs (new or used)
X Box, PS2 games
Disposable cameras
Board game

Do NOT bring: Glass, Aerosol
Cans/Sprays, Lighters, Chocolate,
Hotel Samples, Hardback Books

Embark on the path of enlightenment

A look at modern
Buddhism

BEN HARRIS
STAFF WRITER

It is intrinsically obvious that a
majority of the world is currently
engaged in some form of brutal
conflict or another. While some are
fueled by sophomoric personal dif:
ferences, most are deeply rooted in
vast theological disparities. While
many religions preach messages
of intolerance and hate, Buddhism
has for thousands of years taught
a message of compassion and love,
of oneness and knowledge and of
an ideal that humans so seldom
realize: Peace.

Buddhism, one of the world Ts

oldest religions and also one of =

the very few godless religions,
was started 2,400 " 2,500 years
ago by Buddha. Buddha was a
prince who would have lived an
opulent life of privilege but instead
chose to pursue a life of what he
considered to have aesthetic mean-
ing. Buddha renounced his nobility

and traveled throughout India
living among forest dwellers,
called aesthetics; where he shared
his experiences.

Today, Buddhism is the unify-
ing religion of eastern Asia and

Zen meditation is practiced by a variety of Buddhists around the world as a form of disciplined prayer.

worldwide there are an estimated
300 " 400 million Buddhists.
According to Dr. Derek Maher,
professor of religious studies, Bud-
dhism is comprised of four central
ideals known as the oFour Noble

Truths, ? which were central teach-
ings of Buddha..

The first noble truth is that
oall is suffering. ? To Buddhists
there are three types of suffer-
ing, suffering of change which

is best described as the feeling of
buying a new car and then kicking
yourself after thinking about how
much money you spent, suffer-
ing of suffering which is physical
pain, and suffering of pervasive
conditioning which deals with
reincarnation in that if a person
does evil things in their present
life, in their next life they will
come back as something they
would definitely prefer not to be.

The second noble truth is
that odesire causes suffering, ?
such as lusting after another
person and ultimately being
caught when you are already in a
wonderful relationship.

The third noble truth is called
otrue cessations. ? This has to do
with bringing suffering to an end
and reaching Nirvana. Nirvana is
described as the end of all suffer-
ing and the achievement of oneness
with Buddha, essentially ending
reincarnation. The final noble
truth deals with the otrue paths ?
of Buddhism. The true paths are
designed to end craving by way of

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attends the dance will be invited
to learn the simple steps, so as to
Join in with the festivities.

Not only will the participants
be able to experience the culture
through the dance, but the will
also be exposed to both the tradi-
tional and contemporary Japanese
music which will accompany it.

oThe Bon Odori is backed by
500 years of history, but we are
still able to make it enjoyable for
everyone and anyone, T Massey
said. oIt is truly a hands-on cul-
tural experience. Everyone who
has come before has enjoyed it. ?

The cost of attending just the

seminar is $15 (which will include
dinner), and the cost of attending
just the Bon Odori is $8. The cost
for both of the events is $20. The
registration deadline for oWork
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29. To register, go online to ecu.
edu/japancentereast and click on
oUpcoming Events. ?

Treat yourself to a cultural
experience unlike any others
that have been offered, and
begin the steps toward a greater
global awareness.

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BUDDHISM oaimied from A4

the oeight-fold noble path. ?

Translated, the path deals
with positive speech, no drugs or
violence, a decent and honest job,
focus, mindfulness as Buddhists
believe people misunderstand the
world because of selfishness, effort,
good intentions and wisdom.

To truly consider oneself a
Buddhist, Dr. Maher. said that,
oone must truly believe and live by
the Four Noble Truths and prac-
tice fervent meditation and prayer. ?

Meditation is essentially very
focused and disciplined prayer. It
has often confounded medical sci-
entists and psychologists about the
power that meditation has. It has
been documented that Buddhist
monks can use mediation to slow
their heartbeat down to one beat
a minute and slow their breath-
ing to extraordinarily low levels.

Like Christianity, Buddhism
comes in many diverse forms both
regionally and idealistically. Japa-
nese Buddhism and Tibetan Bud-
dhism, to which the majority of
the world is familiar with, are very
different even though the regions
aren't geographically far away.

Ideologically there are two
main schools of Buddhism,
Mahayana and Theravada.
Mahayana preaches compassion
and wisdom whereas Theravada
has less concern for compassion
and instead focuses on the bet-
terment of life through the bet-
terment of oneself.

Other smaller schools include
Karmapa and Geluk. Buddhism,
like Christianity, Judaism and
Islam, has holy sites to which mil-
lions of followers make a pilgrim-
age to each year. Bodhyaya is the
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Sarnath is where Buddha first
taught the Four Noble Truths,
and his death place in Kushina-
gar, India.

Followers also visit monaster-
ies around the world as Buddhism
is a monastic religion. Buddhism
has no central leader. Many
people are familiar with the Dali
Lama, the leader of the Tibetan
Buddhist region. However, he is
only a quasi-leader of Tibetan
Buddhism and has no authority
anywhere else. An interesting fact
about the Dali Lama is that he is
believed to be reincarnated from
13 other Dali Lamas that all were
reincarnated from a single man

-600'years ago.

Students interested in Bud-
dhism are welcome to visit Green-
ville Ts Buddhist group. The group,
ran by Greenville resident Bonnie
Synder, was founded in 1983 and
meets weekly on Wednesdays
for prayer and mediation and
sometimes on Sundays for special
sessions. The group is commit-
ted to helping the inexperienced
become practicing Buddhists and
ultimately through an official
declaration ceremony.

According to Snyder, the
group oteaches compassionate
action towards others and the
fundamental principles of love
and kindness. ? The group fol-
lows the Karmapa school of Bud-
dhism which focuses on prayer,
mediation and yoga. Meetings
are open to anyone interested.
More information can be found
at the group Ts Web site, kagyu.
org/kagyulineage/centers/usa/
usa-gre.php.

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baseball team, which is the
longest current winning
streak in the entire nation;
ECU had the second-lon-
a streak after its sweep of

emphis this past weekend
but the Missouri Tigers lost
to the Nebraska Cornhusk-
ers 16-1 on ede snappin
its winning streak of 14 an
giving the Pirates the longest
current streak in the nation;
the ECU school record for
consecutive wins is 19, set b
the 2004 team that also holds
the school record for wins in
a season with 51

No-hitters for ECU softball
pitcher Toni Paisley in the
month of March; Paisley
recorded her second career
no-hitter last Thursday as
she pitched ECU to a 3-0
win over UNC Greensboro,
striking out 11 while allow-
ing no hits in seven innings;
the freshman from Lakewood,
California also pitched a per-
fect game on March 3 against
Binghamton; Paisley cur-
rently has a 9-3 record and
has given up Just 18 earned
runs in 85 innings pitched
this season

The Memphis baseball team Ts
national RPI ranking prior to
this past weekend; after ECU
swept Memphis decisively,
the Tigers dropped to No.
28 while the Pirates jumped
from No. 33 to No. 292; since
the NCAA doesn Tt release of-
ficial RPI rankings through-
out the season, these rankings
are according to boydsworld.
com, which produces the most
respectable psuedo-RPI rank-
ings in college baseball

Home games in a row for the
ECU men Ts tennis team after
it plays at Richmond this
Thursday; the Pirates will
start the home stand this Sat-
urday when they host Camp-
bell and will enjoy three more
home games until their final
away match, April 11 at Elon

091

Strokes for the ECU men Ts
olf team after two rounds
of play at the Furman In-
tercollegiate this past week-
end, which put them in first
place heading into the final
round on Sunday; the Pirates
couldn Tt maintain the lead as
they shot a 303 on Sunday,
giving them a fifth place fin-
ish of 884; Virginia Tech won
the event as they finished

with a final score of 873

That the ECU baseball team
outscored Memphis this past
weekend after trailing 10-4
going into the bottom of the
sixth of Friday Ts game; The
Pirates pei runs to
win Friday Ts game 12-10,
blew out the Tigers 12-0
on Saturday and dominated
Memphis again on Sunday,
winning 11-1; ECU also shut-
out Memphis for 17 straight
innings after allowing eight
runs in the sixth inning of
Friday Ts game

oMemphis is a team that was
picked to finish right above
us [in C-USA] so we talked
about coming into this series
and putting them behind us.
You do that by winning the
series and sweeping them, so
to do that against a good club
is very important. ?

-ECU head baseball coach
Billy Godwin

Photo by Terrell Gordy

{ECU's Inside Source}

TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2007

PAGE A6

Pirate offense explodes in first conference series

ECU has the longest
current winning streak
in the nation

RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

The last time an ECU baseball
team was 19-6 after 25 games, its
season ended one step away from
Omaha, Neb. and the College
World Series.

After a dominating sweep of
Conference USA foe Memphis this
past weekend, the 2007 Pirates
have a 19-6 record and are ranked
19th in the nation.

oOur guys.are playing really
well, ? said ECU Head Coach Billy
Godwin. oI can Tt say anything
that would even come close to,
how good I feel about how we are
playing right now. ?

The 2004 Pirates were the
closest an ECU baseball team has
ever gotten the College World
Series as they lost in the Super
Regional round of the NCAA
tournament. That team also holds
the school record winning Tstreak
of 19 games. This year Ts Pirates
now have the nation Ts longest cur-
rent winning streak, at 13.

oWe're really clicking on
all cylinders right now and it Ts
important for us to continue this, ?
Godwin said. oIt will be tough to
do that but it Ts really important
because right now we have a lot
of confidence and are playing
well. ?

The Pirates trailed 10-4 head-
ing into the bottom of the sixth of
Friday Ts game against Memphis,
but scored eight runs in the final
three innings to win the game 12-
10. Sophomore Drew Schieber and
Junior Dale Mollenhauer led the
charge as they combined for three
home runs and seven of the eight
RBIs in the comeback. Schieber
collected his first multi-home run
game of his career as he blasted a
three-run homer in the sixth and
a solo shot in the eighth.

oTm not really a home run
hitter but I got a good pitch to hit
on the first one [home run] and on
the second one I was just trying to

see SERIES page A7

Pirates sweep doubleheader against the Spartans

Winning streak extends
to four

ELIZABETH LAUTEN
_ ASST. NEWS EDITOR

The ECU softball team played
in a doubleheader against in-
state rival UNC Greensboro on
March 22, sweeping both games.
ECU (24-8) took a 2-1 win from
behind in the first game over UNC
Greensboro.

Pitcher and senior captain Keli
Harrell (13-4) gave up three in
the first inning, which lead to the
Spartans only run of the game.
Freshman Charina Sumner tied the
game in the fourth with a homerun
sent into right field.

ECU went ahead for good in
the sixth when Christina Merrida
led the inning off with @ pinch-hit
single. Merrida advanced to second
with a sacrifice bunt by Kaui Tom.
Sumner moved Merrida to third
with a single sent to center field.
Jessica Johnson Ts sacrifice fly
scored Merrida from third.

While not walking a single
batter, Harrell added eight strike-
outs to her record in the first
game, as she continues to be the
Conference USA all-time strikeout
leader. She now has an astounding
886 strikeouts in her career and
looks to set a mark never to be

Photo by Terrell Gordy

Photo by Levinia Tyrrell

Rank Team W-L Last Week Previous
i? South Carolina 21-4 4-1 2
2: Florida State 26-1 3-1 3
3; Vanderbilt 23-3 2-2 1
4. Oregon State 22-3 2-0 4
5: Virginia 22-5 ooh 5
6. North Carolina 22-4 4-1 vA
Ts Arkansas 19-7 3-1 9
8. Rice 19-9 2-2 8
9. Texas 22-8 3-1 10
10. Wichita State 21-5 5-0 11
Th Clemson 15-7 135 6
12: Pepperdine 19-8 271 2.
13. Cal St. Fullerton 15-10 2-1 13
14. Oklahoma State 19-6 2-1 14
LSs Coastal Carolina 23-3 4-0 LS
16. Arizona State 21-8 2-1 17,
17: Oklahoma 20-7 3-1 20!
18) Texas A&M 22-5 2-2 16
.19. East Carolina 19-6 4-0 22
20: San Diego 21-10 2-1 21
246 Mississippi 18-8 3=1 23
225 Kentucky 23-2 3-0 25
235 Long Beach St. 13-9 1-2 18
24. UC Irvine 19-5 0-0 24
25: USC 17-12 1-3 19

Conference Overall

WwW L WwW L
East Carolina 3 0 19 6
Tulane 225 ig
Houston 3 0 14 12
Rice 2 1 19 9
Southern Miss 1 2 17 8
UAB 0 0 12 13
Marshall 0 3 14 8
Memphis 0 5} 14 9

0 3

ECU baseball team cracked the top

3 80 in the . Baseball America

The ECU softball team used some stellar defense to beat in-state rival UNCG in a double header sweep.

matched.

In the second game,
pitcher Toni Paisley tossed a
no-hitter against the Spartans.
Joyce Rodenburg gave the Pirates
their first run of the game with a
solo shot in the fifth inning. It was
her second homer of this season.

ECU provided some insurance
runs with an effective sixth inning.

Paige Baggett started of the
inning by getting on base. Baggett
then was brought home on an Erin
St. Ledger double.

Keeping the inning alive, Van-
essa Moreno brought home pinch

runner Tiffany Shaw with a shot
to center field.

The runs sealed the victory for
the Pirates, as ECU won in solid
fashion, 3-0.

see SOFTBALL page A7

ECU men Ts tennis loses % College of Charleston

The young Pirates squad has been
folding in tough, clutch situations.

Pirates fall to ranked
opponent

BENJAMIN LLOYD
SENIOR WRITER

On Sunday afternoon, the
Pirates (6-10) got a lesson in
tennis from 74th ranked College
of Charleston (12-1). The Cougars
suffered only one loss to ECU,
which took place during the No. 6
slot, as the final score for the day
was 6-1. Sam McSpadden of ECU
defeated Steven Meyers of CofC
6-7 (8), 6-2, 1-0 (1) in a very long
and heated match. .

oThey're just a really solid
team, ? said ECU Head Coach
Shawn Heinchon. oWe didn Tt play
poorly today, but we have to do a
better job in tighter or more crucial
times. We have to play better and
raise our level if we're ever going to
be closer or beat teams like this. ?

The Cougars put forth a sweep
of ECU in doubles play. The

standem of Omer Abramovich and

Perry Allen opened up doubles
witha defeat of freshmen Sam
McSpadden and Bryan Oakley 8-4.
CofC won the doubles point when
Justin Malina and Jimmy Petit won
a similar match 8-4 against ECU's
Matt Peeler and Brian Walters at
the No. 3 position.

Pirate sophomore Aleksey
Kochetov and freshmen Stephen
Whitwell battled against the
Cougar Ts No. 1 pairing of Dekel
and Marcos DiGliodo, but lost 8-
5, allowing CofC to sweep doubles
play...

ECU didn Tt fair any better
in the singles matches, as it lost
all but one match. The Cougars
jumped out to an early lead, 3-0,
by Malina beating Peeler at the
No.4 slot (6-2, 6-1) and Dekel
winning against Kochetov at the
No.1 (6-4, 6-1).

CofC won the team event when.
DiGliodo won 6-3, 6-3 in his defeat
of Oakley at the No. 2 slot. At the
No. 3 position Abramovich got the
best of Whitwell (6-4, 6-4), before
Allen defeated Walters (6-4, 6-4)
at the No. 5 matchup.

oConsistently we're in matches,
we're just not winning the close
points when it Ts four all or five
all, ? Heinchon said. oPart of the
education process of our new guys
is that they Just have to get a little
bit tougher at some crucial times
and win a set and put the pressure
on the other guy. ?

The Pirates hit the road Thurs-
day when they travel to Richmond,
Va. to play against the Richmond
Spiders, but return home soon
afterwards to play five of their
remaining six games in the com-
fort of the ECU Tennis Complex.

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

WEEKLY BASEBALL AWARD

SCHIEBER

DREW SCHIEBER, SOPH.

Schieber led the Pirates
to a 12-10 comeback victory
over Memphis Friday night
as he recorded his first
multi-home run game of his
career.

Schieber hit a three-run
homer in the sixth inning
and a solo home run in the
eighth, accounting for half
of the teams RBIs after ae
fell behind 10-4.

The utility-infielder
from Blue Springs, Mo. went
5-for-10 on the weekend
with four RBIs and four runs
scored.

He now leads the Pirates
in batting average (.389),
slugging percentage (.611),
on-base percentage (.459)
and stolen bases (7)

We're on a good roll right now
and we have a lot of confidence
so we told ourselves not to quit
and the game 1s never ever,
that Ts the game of baseball. ?

- Drew Schieber after Friday Ts .
win

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SOFTBALL continued from A6

Moreno has been in a severe
slump all season but seems to be
breaking out as of late. She pro-
vided a key leadoff triple in the
second game of a double-header
sweep of Akron last week.

"The past two weeks I Tve
just been working on.my pitches.
I Tve been trying to make them
more tempting to batters, so
that if I miss a pitch, I miss
it in a good place, ? said Pais-

ley in regards to her no-hitter.
"I Tm happy we won and
I Tm happy we're still win-
ning, ? said Rodenburg.

Head Coach Tracey Kee
stressed the importance of win-
ning games against in-state foes.
The Pirates travel to Raleigh on
Wednesday to play N.C. State,
with this double header serving as
a good warm up for a formidable
Wolfpack team.

oBoth of these wins against
in-state rivals are very impor-
tant. You want to have the brag-
ging rights, and now we do, ?
said head coach Tracey Kee.
The Pirates, 17-3 at home,
return to Greenville on Satur-
day for a doubleheader against
Tulsa beginning at 1 p.m.

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The Pirates got some clutch hits from up and down the batting lineup in the sweep.

battle and get something started,
and it just happened to go over
[the wall], ? Schieber said after
Friday Ts thrilling win.

Mollenhauer Ts home run
came in the bottom of the eighth
as he belted a three-run game-
winning shot that capped the
Pirates T comeback.

oThe most important thing is
that our players didn Tt quit, ? said
Godwin.
exposed tonight you saw what
our character is about. To be
down 10-4 and come from behind
against a club like Memphis is a
great win and gives us a lot of
momentum. ?

The Pirates used that momen-
tum the rest of the weekend as
they dominated the Tigers, beat-
ing them 12-0 on Saturday and
11-1 on Sunday.

oBaseball is such a game of
momentum and we talked about
seizing it and not giving it back
to them, ? Godwin said after
Sunday Ts win. oI think we did a
good job of that and they never
recaptured any momentum after
Friday night once we seized it. ?

ECU got another strong
performance from sophomore
Josh Dowdy as he continues to
flourish as the Pirates T Sunday
starting pitcher. Dowdy has
stepped into the role since pro-
jected starter Jeff Ostrander
went down with an elbow injury.
The Pirates haven't lost a game
on Sunday with Dowdy as the
starting pitcher, as he has only
allowed a total of five runs in his
three Sunday starts.

oI was going to be the
mid-week starter but I Tve slid
into the Sunday role since Jeff
[Ostrander] has gone down and
I Tm just trying to go out and per-
form and pitch deep into games, ?
said Dowdy. oThe offense is
doing really well and it makes
everybody look good when the

oIf our character was _

S ERI ES continued from A6

Photo by Terre;; Gordy

pamictn Eldridge and the Piratée were running alle over the Tigers.

offense is doing that, so it Ts just
a different day and a little differ-
ent preparation but it Ts still just
going out there and pitching. ?
The ECU offense has been
doing well, as it has. scored 47
runs in its last four games. The
Piratés will look to contin-
ues their offensive success and
extend their nation-long win-
ning streak as they host in-state
rival UNC Wilmington tomor-

row night at 7 p.m.

oYou can tell we're a spe-
cial team because every game
somebody else steps up, ? said
the Pirates home run and RBI
leader Ryan Tousley. oThat Ts a
sign of a good team and as long
we keep doing that we're going
to be fine. ?

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second only to the Wolfpack of NC-State, and we don Tt plan on that happening again.
Just log onto www.ecu.edu/volunteer and click on the Service North Carolina link.
Once there, checkout the calendar and sign up for a volunteer opportunity or contact
Jason at deniusb@ecu.edu or 328-2802 for help planning a service project. After

you volunteer, come back to the Service NC website and log your hours online. Only
the hours you enter on the Service NC website will count in the competition. And
remember, every hour you enter not only shows the Wolfpack who really knows how
to serve, but also helps support and make life better for the Pirate Nation. Join us for
the Service NC kickoff March 26 between 11am-4pm near Wright Place.

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ESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007 THE EAST CAROLINIAN * NEWS

Student Government Association
Flections are now open!

VOTE TODAY!

To vote for SGA Executive Officers and
Congress Representatives simply log
_ onto OneStop from any computer or
cast your vote in VES ont Plaza.

Voting will take place
_ March 27 and 28th ©

Polls will be open ane day
between yam and 5pm.

lassifieds

FOR RENT

Three bedroom house available
in April. W/D; Furnish available;
walking distance to ECU/Downtown;
$750/month santucci2@mac.com
252-725-1703

Walk to Campus. 3BR, 1.5 BA
Recently Renovated Meade St.
Hdwd firs., ceiling fans, W/D. All
Kitchen appliances. Lg. front yd.,
fenced back yd. Attic & Storage
shed. Pets OK. $675/mo. Aug.
Ist 252-341-4608

Pre-Leasing Homes For June,
July, or August start dates, Heat/
AC, Washer/Dryer, Dishwashers,
ceiling fans in all homes, We
mow the yard!!! Call 321-4712 or
collegeuniversityrentals.com

Clean 3BR 1Bth House. Walk
to ECU. W/D hookup. Hardwood
floors. Pets negotiable. 1211
Cotanche $690/mo. 341-6410
Available April.

One bedroom apartment in Wesley
Commons for rent Available on or
before April 1st,Call (757) 784-
0418

5 or 6 people can live comfortably
(and legally- it Ts a duplex) in this
2900 square foot house just 2

blocks from campus and right

across the street from the new
STARBUCKS coffee house. 2
full kitchens, 3 full bathrooms, 6
bedrooms (15 TX15 T average size).
Central heat/air, washer, dryer,
and dishwasher all provided.
Basic cable, high-speed internet,
monitored alarm system and lawn
care all included in rent. Fenced-in
yard (some dogs ok). Call 439-
0285.

All size homes for rent near campus.

Excellent homes with outstanding

maintenance service included. All

amenities/dishwashers. oStroll

to Class with Class ? (252) 814-
_ 9894; rentahouse@yahoo.com

WALK TO CLASS! HOUSES
AVAILABLE: How about your own
house with a yard (some dogs OK),
a large bedroom and be able to
walk to campus, downtown, the

rec center, etc (1 or 2 blocks!). ,

Central heat/air, basic cable,
high speed internet, washer/
dryer, monitored alarm system
all included. 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2
bedroom units available either
immediately, June 1st or August
Ist. Call Mike at 439-0285.

NOW PRELEASING Reserve your

_ place now for next semester. 1,

2, or 3 bedroom units convenient
to campus, well maintained,
energy -efficient units, some
allow pets w/deposit. Call
Pinnacle Property Management
561-RENT 7368 www.
pinnaclepropertymanagement.
com

1,2,3,4 and 5 bedroom houses
available all within a block or two
of ECU. All houses have been
completely renovated and new.
Some houses are available with
discounted rent until May. Go
ahead and secure your house now
before the end of the semester
when all the good houses are
already taken. Call 341-8331

Two bath, three BR, DW, W/DR,
deck, quiet neighborhood, walk to
campus $240/BR Call 830-9502
or 412-0490

University Court Apartments 1Br
1Bath $375/mo 1st month Rent
free, 5 Blocks from ECU Campus,
Call 919-649-6915

2BD 2Bath Wyndham Circle
Duplex Available June 1, 2007;
and-August 1, 2007 $620.00
month 321-4802 Newly Decorated
Cathedral Ceilings Great Price
Great Landlord Call Fast!!!

4 Bedroom Townhouse four blocks
from campus. Annual lease to
start in May perfect for 4 students
moving. out of the dorms. All
inclusive. utilities, cable, phone
with unlimited long distance, and
high speed internet, all included
in your rent! Rent is $379mo for
each bedroom. This is cheaper
than living in the dorms. Totally
remodeled, washer dryer included.
New Carpet. Call 258-4373

WALK TO CLASS! 1 block from
campus, 2 bedroom apartment
with hard wood floors and central
heat/air. Washer, dryer, dishwasher,
high-speed internet, basic cable,
water & sewer all included. One
available immediately, one June
Ist, one August 1st. Roommate
needed for one in August. Call
439-0285.

ROOMMATE
WAN YES

Roommate to share unfurnished
3bd/2bath patio home near new
theater starting April 1st. $375/
mo +1/2 utilities. Includes central
heat/air, washer/dryer, parking,
pool. Contact 252-217-3988 for

more info.

FOR SALE

Ragtop 2003 Miata- $16,5000
One owner, Immaculate condition,
4 Brand new tires, 60,000 mile
check-up, Silver with Black top,
Automatic, 32 miles per gallon.
(252-258-5224)

Scooter- $1650 (OBO) 80
miles per gallon, 6 months old,
Immaculate condition, European,
Madass 50, 40 miles per hour,
No license required- Fun! Fun!
(252-258-5224)

SERVICES

Private Banquet Hall Available
for your special event up to 300
people 252-916-3712 Please
leave message.

HELP WANTED

Responsible individual needed to
babysit two children for 2 days
each week during the summer.
Good driving record required
for driving to and from summer
camps. Must be available 12 hours
each day with variable start and
end times. 353-2962.

Greenville Recreation and
Parks Department is seeking
scorekeepers for their Adult
Spring/Summer Softball Leagues.
Applicants must possess
knowledge of adult slow pitch
softball and scorekeeping duties.
Games are played Monday through
Thursday. Each scorekeeper can
expect three games per night.
Rate of pay is $7.00 per game.
Leagues will play from April 23
until the end of July.. Interested
applicants can contact the Athletic
Staff at 329-4550 to arrange an
interview and/or receive additional
information.

Summer Camp needs counselors,
instructors, lifeguards, and nurse
Contact Chase Luker, Eastern 4-H

Center at.252 797 4800 or email T

chase_luker@ncsu.edu for more
information. Applications available
at www.eastern4hcenter.org

Summer Jobs for graduating
students (Must commit from May
15 thru Sept. 30) Watersports
experience a plus not a must.
Waterfront housing provided! 252-
202-2095 ©

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

Panera Bread is now hiring Delivery
Drivers who are familiar with
the Greenville area. Interested
individuals will need to be
available for deliveries between
6am and 2pm. Applicants must
be dependable and have a clean
diving record. We offer competitive
pay plus a guaranteed tip per
delivery. Please apply in person
at 516 Greenville Blvd. No phone
calls please.

Now Hiring Energetic, Hard-
working, and Dependable people
for day and evening shifts. Apply
in person at Quiznos on Arlington
Blvd. 2-4pm daily. No phone calls
please.

Primrose School - Raleigh N.C.
is looking to hire qualified Child
Development graduates. Excellent
benefits and compensation pkg.
available with possible signing
bonus. Fax resumes to North
Raleigh at 919-329-2930 or email
to PSNR@bellsouth.net. EOE

Panera Bread is now seeking
motivated, energetic, and
hardworking individuals to join
our team. FT/PT positions are
available. Applicants must have
some weekend availability to be
considered. We offer competitive
pay, flexible schedules and benefits
for FT employees. Please apply in
person at 516 Greenville Blvd. No

phone calls please.

Greenville Recreation & Parks
Department is recruiting part-
time youth baseball coaches /
site attendants for the spring
t-ball program for ages 3-8.
Applicants must possess a good
knowledge of baseball skills and
have the ability and patience to
work with youth. Duties include
but are not limited to: score
keeping, umpiring, coaching,
setting up for practices and games
and ensuring proper care of program
/ facility. Hours are from 4:30 pm
to 8:00 pm, Monday - Friday and
Saturday mornings and afternoons.
Flexible hours according to class
schedules. This program will run
from April 23 - mid June. Salary
starts at $6.25 per hour. For
more information, please contact
the Athletic Office at 329-4550,
Monday through Friday, 10 am
until 7 pm

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

Tiara Too Jewelry - Colonial Mall
Part-Time Retail Sales Associate.
Day and night hours. In Greenville
year round. Apply in person.

River Park North is seeking
summer staff. Positions include
male and female camp counselor

and several park attendants. For
additional information call the
park office at 329-4562

Live-In Female Assistants who can
help a Female with Cerebral-Palsy.
Exchange of Free Rent. Contact
(252). 321-1912, (252) 341-
5842, or (301) 275-3103

GREEK PER-
SONALS

The sisters of Alpha Xi Delta
will hold a carwash on. Saturday
March 31st from 9:00-3:30 at
the Campus Store on the corner
of 10th. and Charles. Proceeds to
Little Willie Center.

OTHER

The National Guard is offering
college scholarships. 2, 2 1/2,
& 3 year scholarships available.
Application packets can be picked
up from SFC Smith in room 344-A
Rawl Bulding or call (252) 916-
9073 for more information.

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Fall 2007 Registration Using Banner

10 Steps to Registration with Banner (more tutorials available on www. thisiebanre: room)

Step 1: Log into OneStop with PiratelD and Passphrase and select the Banner link from Tools page.
Step 2: Select the Student aad Financial Aid link then select the Registration link.
Step 3: Select the Add or Drop Classes link. Enter your Registration PIN from your advisor and select correct term and at the bottom:

select the Class Search link for co (Graduate Students have no Registration PIN Number)
(For Undergraduate Students: Add a 0 T in front of your 5-digit : summer registration code for your Banner Registration Pin)

Step 4: Choose the Subject for hich you are looking. You can choose to enter a course number, choos instructional method, ructor, time and/or day.

Step 5: Once you have your information, select the Class Search link at the bottom. This returns a list of all courses meeting the criterion
you entered. Select the section you want py cheeking the box next to that section.

Step 6: After checking the a ropriate section, scroll 9 the bottom and select the Register link.

Step 7: You will be faker, gack to your schedule to view vit with the new class added. If there were a ve errors (pre-requisite, co-requist, oe restrictions)
the error would die iay with your schedule and the course will not be added.

Step 8: Repeat steps 3-7 to add additional classes.
Step 9: To Drop classes, from your Schedule Page pull the drop-down menu beside the course you wish to drop and select oWeb Dropped**.
Step 10: At the bottom, select the Submit Changes link and the course will be removed from your schedule.

When registration is completed, be sure to completely exit out of Banner system ino der to prevent others from accessing your Banner account.

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Whichard Bldg. Welcome Desk: 328-6524
Student Help Desk: 328-9866
DE Courses: Continuing Studies at 328-9206

From March 22- 29 find help in the following locations:
Learning Resource Center, 2160 Health Sciences Building
Laupus Library Lab, 2502 Health Sciences Building

_ Aycock Hall Lab
_ White Hall Lab "
: Mendenhall Lab, Basement
Anthropology Lab, 214 Flanagan Building
Austin Lab, 104 Austin Building
TECS Computer Lab, 107 Rawl Building _
Kim Lab, D213 Brewster Building
Joyner Library
CHE Lab, 139 hee oe.

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