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The East Carolinian VOLUME 82, ISSUE 74 April 17, 2007

Head over to the Gray
Gallery to check out
the 2007 MFA Thesis
Exhibition that will

be on display until
May 24. Find out

For those of you who
are simply tired of
meeting potential
mates downtown,
speed dating may be
just the refuge you've
been seeking. Learn

The ECU football team
showcased many
rising stars in the
Purple-Gold game.
For a complete recap
of the game and what
starting the 2007
football season at "
Virginia Tech means in
the wake of yesterday
morning Ts tragedy,
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TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2007

ECU reacts to Virgina Tech shootings

ECU holds question
and answer session
for students

ELIZABETH LAUTEN
ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Yesterday morning, an
unidentified man opened fire at
Virginia Tech in the deadliest
shooting rampage on American
soil. Two attacks, two hours and
a half-mile apart, occurred before
the university assessed the situa-
tion fully and warned students.

The bloodbath ended when
the gunman committed suicide,
leaving at least 33 dead and
countless others injured.

In lieu of yesterday Ts tragic
events, ECU held a question and
answer session last night in Hen-
drix Theater. The meeting gave
students and staff members an
opportunity to discuss what ECU
is doing to safeguard its students
from a similar occurrence.

oA tragedy such as this serves
as a reminder to all universities
about the importance of safety
initiatives and plans of actions
if this were to happen at their
respective institution, ? said Keri

ECU
student

be ASG

president

M. Cole Jones wins.
ASG elections

KIMBERLY BELLAMY
SENIOR WRITER

M. Cole Jones, former SGA
president for two terms, won the
election this Saturday for the
position of president of the UNC
system Association of Student
Governments.

ASG is an organization that
consists of leadership from all
16 UNC campuses that work to
represent the needs and concerns
of students according to the
organization Ts Web site.

The nominations, acceptance
of nominations and campaigning
occurred before the delegates
voted for these positions accord-
ing to Pantiel.

oIn March, in the meeting
before the last meeting, we have
nominations. ? Pantiel said.

oAny delegate can nominate
someone in the association, ?
Pantiel continued.

The nominations were held
at Appalachian State University
and the elections were held at
North Carolina Central Univer-
sity according to Derek Pantiel,
current ASG president.

There are 64 delegates in
ASG but only 62 delegates had
the chance to vote for the election

according to Pantiel.

About 40 plus delegates were
present and actually voted for the
election according to Pantiel?

Jones ran on a ticket one with
Cody Grasty, Western Carolina
University SGA president, who
was elected to senior vice presi-
dent of ASG.

Every school voted in favor of
ticket one except the two schools
that Steven Moore and Jake

see ASG page A3

-Photo by Levinia Tyrrell

VT students watc
Brockett, SGA president. oThis
[forum] is our first step in cre-
ating our plan of action for such
an unfortunate event. Really, the
benefit of this forum was to allow
students the opportunity to voice
any concerns that they have about

om the doorway of McBryde Hall as police infiltrate an area where a shooting took place.

the shooting or safety issues
on campus. [It was] one of the
mechanisms we have to ensure
the safety of students at ECU,
both on and off campus. ?

Chief Anderson of the
Greenville Police Department

said the structure of ECU Ts
campus makes it impossible to
fully secure.

oThis is an open campus,
people can drive in, walk in any-

see VA TECH page A3

Eyes Wide Open
leader to Comes to ECU

mbat boots, teddy bears and other objects in front of Mendenhall illustrate the casualties of the War in Iraq.

~An exhibit to educate
students

ADELINE TRENTO
STAFF WRITER

Last week, ECU Peace and Jus-
«tice-hosted an exhibit on campus to
educate students about the war in Iraq.
Eyes Wide Open is a national
exhibit that has been displayed i in
most major U.S. cities, and aims to
teach students about the human and
sconomic costs of the Iraq war.
With this exhibit we hope to

open people's eyes to the realities _

of war, ? said Debra Dillard, a Peace
and Justice Fellow from the Orita
Program. oThis is a display that
represents the costs on both sides,
for the U.S. and for Iraq. ?

Eyes Wide Open, which took
place in the Mendenhall Brickyard,
used combat boots, teddy bears
and everyday shoes to illustrate the
human losses of war.

oThere are boots to represent
the soldiers and normal shoes to

. represent the civilians that have died

because of this war, although not in
a proportionate number, ? Dillard
said. oThe teddy bears represent
children that have either died in Iraq

or American children that have lost

parents because of the war. ?

For the exhibit, 76 combat boots
were set up in a military formation to
represent the.76 N.C. service poe
that have died in Iraq.

oWe all hear numbers on the
news of how many people have
died, but it is hard to visualize them
as people. It seems like it is just a
number, ? said Jill Doub, AmeriCorps
Vista member with Habitat for

_ Humanity. oThis exhibit helps stu-
dents to picture people filling these

shoes and it puts a human face to the
numbers. It just makes it very real
and yery powerful because people
can see themselves in these shoes. ?

Students were also able to look at
pictures and read display boards about
the financial concerns of the war.

On Friday, a panel discussion
along with a question and answer
session was held as part of the exhibit.

Jacek Teller, an ECU student
and Iraq war veteran, spoke on the
panel about his personal experiences
with the war and why he is now
against it.

Economist Kash Mansori and
Summer Lipford, the mother of a
soldier killed in Iraq, spoke on the
panel as well.

oWe thought it was important

to have this exhibit and discussion
because we wanted to get people
talking, ? Doub said. oIt seems like
a lot of people are unaware of what
is going on so they don Tt voice their
opinion or talk about these things. It
was important for us not to come out
here and say, this is a huge anti-war
exhibit, come out if you are anti-war T
That is not what we are trying to do,
our goal is to get everyone thinking,
talking and learning. ?

Eyes Wide Open travels through-
out N.C. and will head to David-
son College, Guilford College and
Highpoint University in the future.

oAs a student, I hope that this
will empower some people to speak
up and say how they feel about
things, ? said Laura Taylor, sopho-
more anthropology major. oThis is
a very sheltered, comfortable place
to live so a lot of people don Tt know
what is really going on. I think this
helps people to see what it is like in
Iraq and hopefully it will encourage
students to speak out and make a
difference. ?

For more information about
Eyes Wide Open, students can visit
ewonc.org or afsc.org/eyes.

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

Memorial Lecture on Social Justice held

UN special court war
crimes tribunal speaks

CARMIN BLACK
STAFF WRITER

On April 12, at 2 p.m. in the
A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall the ECU
College of Human Ecology hosted
the fourth annual Carolyn Freeze
Baynes Memorial Lecture on Social
Justice.

The lecture, named after the
late Carolyn Freeze Baynes, was

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held to honor Bayne Ts commitment
to social justice and the community.
This year Dr. Bankole Thomp-
son, a United Nations appointed
judge for the Special Court War
Crimes Tribunal was asked to speak.
Thompson discussed interna-
tional social justice and his involve-
ment in bringing peace not only to
Sierra Leone, Africa, his hometown;
but his hopes of attaining serenity

for the entire world.
- Most of Thompson Ts lecture

focused on the U.N T Ts eight Millen-

nium Development Goals.

i

~ MDG Ts as many call them, are
the U.N T Ts eight goals they have cre-
ated as an outline for all countries
involved in the U.N. to end world
hunger and poverty.

The eight goals are to eradi-
cate extreme poverty and hunger,
achieve universal primary educa-
tion, promote gender equality and
empower women, reduce child
mortality, improve maternal health,
combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and
other diseases, ensure environmen-
tal sustainability and to create a
global partnership for development.

ad we

Dr. Thompson said that the
U.N. is hoping to achieve their goals
by the year 2015. Thompson admits
the deadline is coming soon, but
he feels that a firm and unyielding
campaign is essential if the U.N. is
truly going to take a stance against
world poverty, illiteracy, disease
and hunger.

Thompson made it clear that
the implementation of the eight
goals depends on the U.N Ts par-
ticipating member states. Thomp-

see ANNUAL page A3

What was your
reaction to the
news about the
shootings at
Virgina Tech?

oI think it Ts a shame that
this happened, and do not

know how someone could do

something like this. I couldn Tt
imagine being in that room or
being there now. My thoughts
and prayers go out to the
victims and families. ?

" Monica Hewett, sophomore
elementary education major

oI'm shocked. Out of all the
schools in America, VT is a
top school... it Ts mind blow-
ing and really an eye-opener.
There Ts no way of prevent-
ing it. ?

" Michelle Joyner, senior
criminal justice major

ol Tm shocked. They took
Columbine and made it to
college-level. It gets you
thinking what if... ?

" Akshay Ahuja, sophomore
business administration
major

oI feel it was a tragic loss
for many family friends.
Now I am more aware of the
fact that this could happen
everywhere. When I walk
on campus I am going to be
cautious and pay attention
to detail. ?

"Kortney Benton, sophomore
elementary education major

_ oIt Ts scary knowing it can

happen at any given time. It Ts
a tragedy. ?

" Sita Patel, sophomore
biology major

CORRECTIONS

In the news section, oSTD
awareness appears on
campus, ? The Student
Health Center offers STD
tests for students, but the
only one that is free is HIV/
AIDS.

The East Carolinian is
dedicated to accurate
reporting and will correct

errors published in the paper.

To submit a correction,
. send an e-mail to editor@
theeastcarolinian.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Now " April 17

Choose the Centennial
Buccaneer Yearbook
Cover

The department of
Student Media is inviting
all students, faculty and
staff to help us choose
the yearbook cover for the
centennial edition of the
Buccaneer, ECU's official
yearbook!

You can view all three
covers and place your
vote using OneStop. All
yearbook covers were
designed by ECU students
and staff.

Scholarships offered by
N.C. National Guard

The North Carolina
National Guard is currently
offering two, two and
one-half, and three-year
scholarships. Those
interested can see SFC
Jimmy Smith in Room
344-A Rawl Building to
pick up an application
packet. Information can

also be obtained by calling

916-9073.
344-A Rawl Building

Color Copies Now
Available at Joyner

Library Copy Center,
Joyner Basement, 8 a.m.
"5 p.m.

The Library Copy Center
is in the basement of
Joyner Library and is open
Monday through Friday.
It is a full-service copy
center, with faxing also
available. Cash or check
only. Call 328-2326 for
more information.

oReal Talk ? with
Jonathan Perry
This nationally re-
nowned speaker will
discuss how HIV/
AIDS has affected _
his life as a college
student, a man, an
African-American
who is openly gay.
Hendrix Theater

7 " 8:30 p.m.

Historian to discuss Af-
rican Diaspora at ECU
Sponsored by the Har-
riot. College of Arts and
Sciences, the Ledonia
Wright Cultural Center
and the ECU Depart-
ment of History. Michael
Gomez, professor and
chair of history at New
York University, will dis-
cuss the African Diaspo-
ra. Gomez is also direc-

oProject Stretch ? -

This day is designated to
promote physical activ-

ity among the students of
ECU. The Campus Recre-
ation and Wellness Center
is encouraging students to
come out and try a class
in yoga and aerobics free .
with a coupon. Students
will also have a chance to
participate in a swing and
salsa dance class, plus a

TUESDAY APRIL 17,2007 PAGE A2

oBuild A Plate ?
This healthy food
program will allow
students to build -
their own plate of
food while receiv-
ing advice from the
Campus Nutrition-
ist Janie Eubanks
on healthy eating -
choices.
Mendenhall Student
Center, room 15

Sat



Sun @ Mon

Storybook Theatre presents Baseball ' Classes End
oRunaway Bear ? vs. Savannah State
Part of the S. Rudolph Alexander Clark-LeClair Student Union Ts
Performing Arts Family Fare Series Stadium Student Appreciation
Wright Auditorium lpm. ~ Day

Inflowential hip-hop
Blu Moon Film Festival Treasures of the band from:Raleigh

A celebration of film, filmmakers East
and the community of creativitythat
encompasses us all. There is a $1
admission to the festival, with all
proceeds going to the Magnolia Arts
Center, a local non-profit organization

The Asian Student
~ Association will

be showcasing

their talents and

different cultures

will be perform at
Student Union Ts
Student Apprecia-
tion Day. Free Food,
Prizes, Games and
much much more.

tor of the Association for " walk around campus. 2-Ap.m. supporting independent film. ~ through dances, Mendenhall Brickyard
the Study of Worldwide Student Recreation Center Hendrix Theater songs, and acts. 2- "6p.m.
African Diaspora. Free. 2 Baseball 5:30 " 8:30 p.m. Wright Auditorium
Science and Technology Black Student Union ICON © vs. Savannah State i 1:30 " 4 p.m.
Building, room. C-309 " Modeling Group Informa- Clark-LeClair Latinos Unidos Leadership
4 p.m. tional Stadium Conference ¢
The Black Student Union 7 p.m. Individuals who attend will be given
oAm | Crazy? ? will be presenting to ECU, a - valuable and inspiring lectures, ideas, :
This program is focused " fresh, new modeling group, and information that will strengthen
on Mental Health issues " better known as ICON. If their leadership.skills, when reaching
and will be facilitated you are interested in what out to their Latino community.
by Renita Moore of the ICON is all about and what Hendrix Theater
Student Counseling we have in store for next © 9 a.m. "1 p.m.
Center. Ledonia Wright year.
Cultural Center Bate 1019 Gardners for Hope holds plant sale :
6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. for Jenkins Cancer Center
The funds raised are dispersed by the Featu red Eve nt
Baseball 28th Barefoot on the Mall: nurses at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer
vs. Old Dominion Pirates Do it Better Center to buy wigs, protheses, dress- Thursday, April 19
Clark-LeClair Stadium Come out to the 28th Bare- ings and health products for patients. 7 p.m. s
7 p.m. foot on the mall and enjoy McConnell-Raab Hope Lodge, 930 TECU hosts Global Warming Lecture
free t-shirts, giveaways, in- Wellness Drive (off Stantonsburg) Kevin E. Trenberth, head of Climate
flatables, and live music. 10 a.m. " 2 p.m. . : Analysis for the National Center for Atmo-
ECU Mall spheric Research in Boulder, Colo., will
2-6p.m. Moulin Rouge Midnight Spectacular 3 present oGlobal Warming is Unequivo-
Hendrix Theater cal. ? The lecture is being held in honor
12 a.m. of Robert Morrison, a longtime professor
of chemistry at ECU, who was named the
Baseball 2006 distinguished professor in the Har-
vs. Savannah State riot College of Arts and Sciences. This is
Clark-LeClair Stadium the last of three lectures in the series.
6 p.m. Science and Technology Building, room
"C-307
Obama Ts $25 million establishment in Washington -systems. may have died as a oe critical errors in reporting

fundraising haul places him in
competition with Clinton

DAVENPORT, lowa (AP)

"wWith a stunning $25

million fundraising haul for

his presidential campaign,
Democrat Barack Obama
affirmed his status Wednesday
as Hillary Rodham Clinton Ts
chief rival.

The freshman Illinois senator
proved he could channel his
appeal into significant financial
muscle; and he dispelled,

for now, questions about the
durability of his anti-war,
ohope ?-driven candidacy.
Obama Ts. three-month money
total stopped just short of the
record $26 million Clinton
brought in. By any measure, it
was an astonishing figure for a
political newcomer elected to the
U.S. Senate just two years ago.
Obama was in lowa Wednesday,
with a rally in Mason City

- planned for the afternoon. In an

e-mail message to supporters,
he said his fundraising success
represented oan unmistakable
message to the political

about the power and seriousness
of our challenge. ?

His campaign released
additional details illustrating the
breadth of Obama Ts support.

He had 100,000 contributors

in. the first quarter, with more
than half donating online for a
total of $6.9 million. Clinton,

by contrast, had about 50,000
contributors and raised $4.2
million online.

New study suggests a good
mammogram reader may ©
do as well as computers at
spotting cancer

BOSTON (AP) "A good
mammogram reader may do

just as well at spotting cancers
without expensive new computer
systems often used for a second
opinion, a new study suggests.
Computerized mammography,
now used for about a third of
the nation Ts mammograms, too
often finds harmless spots that -
lead to false scares, researchers
found. That conflicts with earlier
studies showing benefit from the

oIt looks like computer-aided
detection might not be working
like people thought it would, ?
said lead researcher Dr. Joshua
Fenton, a family doctor at the
University of California-Davis, in

- Sacramento.

The findings, which appeared
Thursday in the New England
Journal of Medicine, touch on
a rapidly spreading technology .
first marketed in 1998.

Known as computer-aided |

- detection or CAD, it consists of a

computer coupled with software
that identifies suspicious spots
on mammograms and visibly.
marks them.

Here Ts how. it works. When
mammograms are taken,
radiologists first read the X-rays
and make their own judgments.
But they can then double-check
with the computer system to see
if they have missed anything
that Ts worth examining further.

Army says friendly fire may
have killed two U.S. soldiers
WASHINGTON (AP) "Two

soldiers killed in Iraq in February

Downtown festival

Streets flood with
revelers

ZACK HILL
SENIOR WRITER

Early morning clouds gave
way to'sunshine on Saturday and
provided the perfect weather for
the Uptown Arts Festival.

Evans street was shut down
from Fifth Street to First Street
to provide space for more than 60
booths of food, artwork and crafts
among other things.

oThere is surely something for
everyone, ? said Heather White,
director of education and out-
reach at Emerge Gallery and Art

. Center. oTt surely is a day of fun for

the entire family and a big draw
for the residents of Greenville,
Pitt County, eastern North Caro-

_ lina and beyond. ?

Events opened at 10 a.m. and

lasted to 7 p.m., with seven live |
bands and street attractions like *

pirate duels and artists demon-
strating their methods.

Chuck Russo, a Florida resi-
dent, was visiting the area and
attended the festival.

oTm glad I happened to be
here this weekend, ? said Russo.
oThere's a lot to do out here. ?

A shuttle service also pro-
vided free transportation to the
Pigskin Pigout and parking was
open and free in several ECU and
city parking lots. :

A beer and wine garden was
open from 3 " 7 p.m.

Among the bands playing
were Purple School Bus, Back
Draft and the Press Gang.

Down by the river was an
international festival with tents
set up for countries to provide
cultural information and sell
ethnic food. Dancers also per-
formed for a crowd in front of the

friendly fire, Army officials said
Wednesday.

~ The Army said it is investigating

the deaths of Pvt. Matthew
Zeimer, 18, of Glendive, Mont.,
and Spc. Alan E. McPeek, 20,
of Tucson, Ariz., who were killed
in Ramadi, in western Iraq on
Feb. 2. The families of the two
soldiers were initially told they
were killed by enemy fire.
According to Army Col. Daniel
Baggio, unit commanders in Iraq
did not initially suspect they

~ were killed by U.S. forces, but

an investigation by the unit has
found that may be a possibility.
A supplemental report filed Feb.
28 suggested that the initial
reports might be wrong but that
an investigation was still under
way, he said. It took another
month before the families of
the two soldiers were told, on
March 31, that friendly fire was
suspected.

Wednesday Ts disclosure

comes on the heels of the
announcement last week that
nine high-ranking Army officers,
including four generals, made

the friendly fire death of

Army Ranger Pat Tillman in
Afghanistan. The military found
no criminal wrongdoing in the
shooting of the former NFL
player.

Pelosi meets Assad despite
Bush objections; Urges Syria
to engage in peace talks with
Israel

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) "House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks
with Syria Ts leader Wednesday
despite White House objections,
saying she pressed President
Bashar Assad over his country Ts
support for militant groups and
passed him a peace message

from Israel.

The meeting was an attempt to
push the Bush administration
to open a direct dialogue

with Syria, a step that the
White House has rejected.
Congressional Democrats insist
the U.S. attempts to isolate
Syria have failed to force the
Assad government to change its
policies. ;

raws crowd

~ amphitheater.

Frederick Smith, a nurse at
Pitt County Memorial Hospital,
said that he hoped the festival
would return next year.

oSomething like this is what
they need down here more often, ?
said Smith.

His wish will more than likely

4

Residents from Greenville and other towns, as well as students, came together for the very first Uptewn Arts Festival on Saturday morning.

be fulfilled.

oThe Uptown Arts Festival
will be an annual event, ? White
said. oIt will be in the spring of
next year as well. The 2008 date
will be released shortly after this
year Ts festival. ?

Uptown Greenville and
Emerge Gallery and Art Center



collaborated to sponsor the
event.

oThis is the first time we have
had so many professional crafts
persons in Greenville for an actual
street festival, ? White said.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007

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VIRGINIA continued from Al

time they please, so no there is
no way to screen their property, ?
said Anderson.

Todd Johnson, associate vice
chancellor for Campus Living,
said measures were being taken
to monitor residence halls, how-
ever.

oWe have cameras in all 16
residence halls, ? Johnson said.

_ Additionally, installing more
blue lights is being considered to
help make the areas surrounding
campus safer.

oECU is also looking into
putting in blue lights from
First to Fifth Street for off-
campus residents, ? said Chief
Anderson.

Michael Caple, Student Union
cultural awareness chair, asked
how the ECU police department
was going increase communica-
tion between local and federal
police agencies in the event that
a similar event would happen
at ECU.

oECU recently bought a
VIPER radios, which will allow
them to communicate between
local and federal police, ? said to
Chief Anderson.

The university already has
some safety measures in place.

oWe're taking precautions

through the dorms. VA Tech Ts
stay open until 10 p.m and we
keep ours locked 24 hours a day, ?
said Brockett.

Michelle Lieberman, direc-
tor for off-campus and com-

-munity living, is sending out

a safety survey in the next day
or two to students to get their
opinions on how to better secure
the campus.

ECU will take the student
responses and use them to help

decide what further steps to take T

to protect the campus.

oI encourage all students
to be proactive and mindful
of the initiatives that are in
place and that will be instilled
by institutions after this
occurrence, ? said Brockett.
Students or faculty who would
like to talk with someone regard-
ing the shootings at Virginia
Tech can visit the counseling
center, which is open from 8 a.m.

' to 5-p.m. on weekdays.

A vigil will be held for the
victims of the Virginia Tech
shootings from 9:30 " 10:30 p.m.
tonight in the Mendenhall Great
Rooms 1 and 2.

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

son said the U.N. cannot achieve
these goals alone, but they can
assist member states in making all
efforts possible.

oThe world body over the years
has realized the importance of
social justice to obtain world peace
and security. It is my submission
that social justice is a fundamental
and moral imperative, concerning
basic human needs regardless of
class, age, rage and sexual orienta-
tion, ? said Thompson.

After the speech, the floor
was opened for questions. Many
took advantage of having Dr.
Thompson in their presence to ask
him questions about international
social justice, as well as questions
about the many problems concern-
ing poverty and hunger in Africa.

Peter Romary, director of
Student Legal Services said, oI
think it Ts a real coup for ECU
to get a justice of this caliber to

ANNUAL continued from Al

come here and speak to us about
international law, social justice

and human rights. I Tve had a huge -

interest in the area in which he Ts
worked, in the U.N. Special Courts
crimes against humanity and the
interplay in local law in countries
around the world. ?

Many students present came
as requirements for political sci-
ence or criminal justice classes.
Regardless, many students said
they gained new insight from
Thompson's lecture.

Brooke Loflin, sophomore
criminal justice major said, oI
came for class extra credit but I
learned a lot about international
Justice today, I enjoyed hearing
about human rights but I don Tt
think the U.N. goals are reachable
by 2015. ?

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

ASG continued from Al

Patron attended which
caused a large margin between
votes for the victory according
to Jones.

Moore and Patron ran on
ticket two, the only ticket to run
against Jones and Grasty for
these two positions.

Jones and Grasty aré both in
their second terms in SGA and
ASG while their opposing candi-
dates were both in their first term.

Jones and Grasty ended up
being on the same tickets because
ASG does not allow independent
tickets according to Pantiel.

oSenior vice president is kind
of a chief. of staff person and I
have acted as chief of staff for
two years, ? Grasty said when
asked how he was going to make
the transition from one position
to the other.

oI feel that the task will be

second nature; I have been serv-

ing in leadership roles for several
years and:I feel I can lead the
association in an effective transi-
tion, ? Jones said when asked the
same question.

Cole and Grasty have already
planned out their platform goals
for the upcoming year.

oI Tm excited that Cole and I
share the same vision for ASG, ?
Grasty said.

Even though Jonesis no longer
the SGA president for ECU, he
plans to continue to be active
in initiatives for the university.

oECU will be piloting some
programs such as the High School
Leadership Institute and the
Legacy -Endeavors, ? Jones said.

To find out more about ASG,
you can visit the Web site atun-
casg.org.

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

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pinion

To the ECU Campus Community, Virginia Tech

Community, friends and family:

We would like to offer our sympathies in connection
with the tragedy that occurred yesterday at Virginia
Tech. The loss of life sustained by the school will not
be forgotten, nor will the voices of those that mourn,

both here and throughout the rest of the country.

Today Ts issue offers articles that reflect and comment
upon these recent events in an effort to enlighten
and comfort readers, and address various aspects

of the shooting.

We encourage everyone to keep an open mind and
open heart for those that suffer as you peruse today Ts
issue. In.a way, we all suffer, as we are united as a

nation in shock.

Although details emerge even as each of you read,
the world will likely never know for sure why such
a horrendous thing would happen, could happen. All
that can be done from here is to pick up the pieces,

to remember, and to rebuild.

Our hearts go out to those who have suffered in
this tragedy, and know that we are all grieved,
as college students, faculty members, staff mem-
bers, parents, siblings and as Americans. We
will remember those we lost yesterday at Vir-

ginia Tech; it could have been any one of us.

We will do our best to represent the consequences
and aftermath of what has, unfortunately, assumed its

place as the worst shooting in our nation Ts history.

We also sincerely hope that such a terrible event
may never happen again, neither during our lifetimes

nor in the lives of those that follow in our footsteps.

With deepest sympathy,

The East Carolinian Editorial Board

Media crosses
the line in VA
Tech tragedy "

Everyone needs to back off

JASON PATTY
OPINION WRITER

There is no doubt. that what has happened in
Blacksburg, Va. is a terrible tragedy that will affect
people for years to come. It is not, however, the police
chief Ts fault. Nor is it the university president's fault.

The media, clamoring for their resignations, is
doing nothing but yelling. They have no facts to report,
so they have found something to just make noise about.
There are reporters yelling at the police chief during
interviews. What are they thinking? Since when is the
media entitled to know everything immediately? Do
they not understand that they are hindering an inves-
tigation? Do they not have any respect for the families
of these students?

When police found out that two people were
murdered this morning in a dormitory, that Ts all the
information that they had in which to base their actions.
They knew that someone had gotten into an argument
with his girlfriend, and then shot her and the RA that
came out to break up the dispute. This in no way pointed
toward a mass killing two hours later. They had infor-
mation leading them to believe that the killer had left the
dorm and they were actively searching for him. While
the shooting of these two people is certainly tragic, it
is not amass murder. The shooter did not shoot anyone
else in the dorm that morning.

Furthermore, locking down a campus the size of
Virginia Tech Ts would not have done any good. First,
it probably would not have been very effective. The
logistics of such an operation are pretty impressive.
Secondly, the shooter was obviously still on campus.
The same results would have been obtained.

The media needs to give the police and investigators
some room to do their job. Their time needs to be spent
identifying this man and figuring out what motivated
him. Families need to be notified, and arrangements
for their arrival need to be made. There is no reason for
them to be wasting time getting yelled at by reporters
because they couldn't prevent such a horrible tragedy.

There are also many already screaming for more
gun control. As we've seen in the past, more laws don Tt
limit the access that criminals have to guns. Further-
more, if one student in the classroom had a concealed
and carry permit and it was legal to posses a firearm on
a college campus, this tragedy could have been stopped
much more quickly and with much less loss of life.

Hindsight is 20-20 and I am sure that the adminis-
trators at Virginia Tech would love.to go back and do
things differently, but at the time of the incident they
acted on all of the information available to them. Firing
these people for something that they could not control
will not bring back these 33 students and faculty mem-
bers. The police need to be figuring out how to prevent
another one of these from happening, not answering
mindless questions from reporters.

{ Something to ponder }

TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2007
RANT OF THE DAY

RIP to all of those that died in VT
shootings.

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| told you my friends were coming into
town just so you'd clean your side of
the room.

Stop harassing my dogs or | wili report
your pot habits to the police. Are we
clear?

| know you called my new roommates
behind my back to try and get me out
of our apartment sooner. We would Tve
still been friends after | moved out.
Now I Tm not so sure.

Regardless of whether you support
the war or not, we all need to support
our troops.

Would it be bad to give someone
Head and Shoulders shampoo for his
or her birthday?

Choose your friends wisely and your
enemies wiser... take the advice,
girls.

Girl, you would think with how much
time you spend in the mirror you
would notice your mustache and nose
hairs...

People are so screwed up. Who
wakes up one morning and decides
that they are going to kill 30 people?

My heart goes out to all of those who
lost their lives in the shootings at VT
and their families. | do, however, have
one question: How is it possible that
there was a shooting in the morning
and then another over two hours later
without anyone stopping him?

Smoking is the most unattractive
thing ever.

Apparently being a curvy redhead
who plays video games, loves horror
movies, and worships old cartoons
and anime is SOL in the dating game
here. All the guys on campus want
skinny, vapid girls.

Don Imus apologized to the black
people for his comments and
treatment of the Rutgers Basketball
team, now when are Jesse Jackson
and Al Sharpton going to apologize to
the Duke Lacrosse team? Because |
am still waiting for that injustice to be
corrected.

| think the toilet paper at ECU should
be called John Wayne because it
won't take s*** off anybody (courtesy
of the third stall).

| was replaced before you were done
with me. Does he know how lucky he
is? :

| know about NY. I'm sorry. ~-

Hey ladies, being feminine has more
power than being feminist.

Walking away was not what | wanted.
It was an obligation. Not to me, but to
you. It Ts that important to me that you
be happy.

I Tm getting senioritis as a junior!

Ifyouare notlaughing, you're notliving.

| love how impersonal the Rants are...
| think they provide a chance to make
a single ambiguous remark about
several possibly different people...
which definitely increases your
chances.

Before anyone decides to rant about
it... | wear a hoodie and a beanie
because | feel like it. | know it Ts 80
degrees out... let it go, man. :

To the guy who farted at the gym and
thought nobody heard... everybody
did.

When no one Ts around, | take the
elevator to the first floor.

| really just want to quit school, marry
rich, and start popping out babies.

To the girl carrying the fake Coach
bag: You are not cute, and neither is
your bag. If you don Tt have enough
money to buy the real thing, don't
make yourself look even trashier by
carrying some lame knock-off!

Why are you still with the guy that
treats you like crap?

Have you ever wondered why
Destination 360 is called Destination
o360? ? Could it be because it takes
three-hundred and sixty minutes
for your food to reach its destination
(your hands)? :

Facebook is the creepiest thing ever
invented.

You had no right to be angry. You
dumped me, remember? Don't
criticize me for moving on with my life!

| lied to my fraternity brothers about

finally losing my virginity at formal.

Losing the remote is the worst feeling
ever.

Going to ECU makes me feel dumb,
all you have to do is be alive and
breathing to get accepted.

| used to be cool and now... i
awesome.

m
| have an English minor and I'm
broke... my services are for sale.
Pray for VT.

| play your game better than you do.
If it wasn Tt for my grammar "Nazi
teacher, | might actually be able to
pass an English paper.

If | wanted you, | could have you.

Don Tt you hate it when your milk spoils

and you accidentally take a drink of it?
Ewww... :

The VT tragedy is so sad... but the
details that keep coming out, hours
later, are even sadder.

I'm a white female and | can rap.

| don Tt like when | have drama, but |
like when other people do.

| had-a secret club trip that you don Tt
know about. Sorry, honey.

You're obviously not here to party!
Loosen up! ,

| love.art class!
My reply when people tell me
cigarettes are going to kill me: I Tm
counting on it!

There are a lot of closed-minded

people at ECU, and they make me

laugh.

llove giving blood and saving people's
lives. It makes me feel good.

Hey drummer girl, can | have your
number?!

Please buy an iron.

Thanks for holding my hair when I Tm
drunk.

Turning around would be like pouring
raindrops back into a cloud.

Happiness is something we never
fully achieve but something we will
always strive for.

I'm glad we are setting our differences
aside. ;

I'm really not listening.

I Tm so close to just walking away and
never looking back.

Your boyfriend looks at me like he Ts
in love with me. Could you please get
him to stop? e

| hate catty girls. You ruin it for us girls
who actually have a heart.

My parents think my goal is to see
how many different colors | can put
into my hair before the end of the year,
which is probably true.

| want. to know how Bush could get
on TV and talk about the VA Tech
shooting but he would not comment
on the Rutgers University Women's
Basketball team and how the radio
jockey called them ,Nappy-headed.
| mean {| understand that what
happened at VA Tech was tragic, but
he still could have made a comment
on it.

| wish | could stop biting my nails.

People shouldn't cuss. It reflects
poorly on their character.

The gunman killed at least 32?! What
a waste of life. é

E-Mail is not the way to notify students
about serious campus emergencies!

My prayers are with you V-Tech!

My residents are absolutely the best.
I'm going to miss them next year!

| hate surprises!

| miss my cat. Meow.

Imus hates nappy hair

My hair was nappy while | was
writing this

BRIDGET TODD
OPINION WRITER

I Tm probably the only black person in the
country who doesn Tt.think Don Imus deserves to
be fired. His onappy headed ho ? comment didn Tt
upset me. Sure, it was offensive, insensitive and all
of that. And if Imus were a lawmaker, a judge, a
politician or anything other than some radio guy,
I probably would have, cared. But he isn Tt. He Ts
a cranky old radio talk show host whose whole
thing is being edgy and in your face. He Ts not in
any kind of position where his opinion affects
minorities in any real way. It Ts not like he Ts making
laws or influencing public policy. He Ts just some
stupid racist guy on the radio... so who cares?

And honestly, as far as:'racist remarks go, Imus

handled it very well. He immediately apologized to

America for his comment, he asked to meet the team
to personally apologize, and he even went on Al
Sharpton Ts radio program. He didn Tt pull a Michael
Richards, and offer a strange, rambling apology.
days later. No one seems to be giving Imus a break,
especially not Reverend Jesse Jackson who held a
boycott that called for Imus T termination for his oacts
of racial bigotry. ? That Ts pretty weird, considering in
1984 Jackson himself referred to Jews as oHymies ?

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and referred to New York City and oHymietown. ?

The fact that Imus was fired speaks of the hypoc-
risy of CBS. Imus has made scores of racist, anti-
Semitic and sexist comments in the past. He once
referred to PBS anchor Gwen Ifill as othe cleaning
lady. ? He called a black New York Times columnist
oa New York Times quota hire. ? He repeatedly used
the term oragheads ? to describe Arabs. The list
could go on and on. If CBS or MSNBC really cared
about promoting racial harmony, they would have
fired Imus after his previous remarks. Or maybe
they wouldn't have put a radio show that promotes

T race and gender insensitivity on the air in the first "

place. The only reason they fired him now is because
advertisers are complaining.

Ifour country weren't so caught up in punishing
people, maybe there would be a desire to educate
Imus rather than just fire him. Maybe have him
go to a black hair salon, and see what black girls
(myself included) do to keep their hair from look-
ing onappy. ? Have him read Black No More, George
Schuyler Ts influential novel about black identity, skin
whitening and wanting to be something you're not.
Someone should be encouraging Imus to learn and
reform, not just slink into anonymity.

We have a problem in.America with misplaced ©
anger. Imus didn Tt just make up the phrase onappy

headed ho ? on his own. It came from someplace. So
maybe we should be angry that we live in a culture
that includes racist and sexist speech; we shouldn't
Just be blindly angry with Imus for promoting it.

by

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American
race war

Time for both sides to shut up

JARED JACKSON
SPORTS WRITER

Since radio personality Don Imus called the Rutgers
women Ts basketball team onappy-headed hoes ? on his
show two weeks ago, all hell has broken loose in the media.

I'm not saying that Imus Ts remarks were right, far
from it in fact, but ifit wasn't for the barrage of media that

oswarmed to cover his remarks, I dare say*that most of

America would have never found out about the incident.

Imus did deserve to be fired; he had pushed the
boundaries of the media too long for this not to have
been the conclusion.

The incident offers without a doubt the poorest
choice of words that I can think of, but I was appalled
when I turned on my television and witnessed Rever-
end Ts Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton speaking for the
African American community in the aftermath of the
Imus remarks.

These two claim to carry the word of the late great
Martin Luther King, yet they continue to do everything
in their power to demolish the path to an equal nation
where everyone will be the same no matter the color of
the one Ts skin.

The message of racial equality that King was trying:
to send has suffered drastically since Jackson and Sharp-
ton have been the unofficial spokesmen for the African
American community.

They have been turning African American Ts against
Caucasian Ts and vice versa for the past 20 years.

For instance, Jackson rushed to the aid of the so-
called victim of the Duke Lacrosse case; even offering to
pay her tuition. In the meanwhile, he pretty much con-
demned the three accused for a crime they. didn Tt commit.

Come on folks, playing the white " black card is get-
ting old; no matter how it is used. I Tm sick of seeing-Cau-
casian Ts blaming African Americans and vice versa.

However, that Ts clearly the tool of the trade that
Jackson and Sharpton have mastered.

While I'm trying to state my opinion on this case
it might be best to let a member from the African
American community offer his view on this out of
control situation.

Jason Whitlock, a columnist for AOL Sports,
authored by the far the best article on this situation.

Whitlock presents Jackson as the president of the
African American community and Sharpton as the
Vice President.

oWe need to take a cue from White America and
re-elect our leadership every four years, ? said Whitlock.
oWhite folks realize that power corrupts. That Ts why
they placed term limits on the presidency. They know if
you leave a man in power too long he quits looking out
for the interest of his constituency and starts looking
out for his own best interests.

oRather than inspire us to seize hard-earned oppor-_.
tunities, Jesse and Al have specialized in blackmailing
white folks for profit and attention, T Whitlock added.

At the end of end of his column, Whitlock offers
some advice of Jackson and Sharpton.

"It Ts time for Jesse and Al to step down, ? Whitlock
said. oThey've had 25 years to lead us. Other than their
accountants, I Td be hard pressed to find someone who
has benefited from their administration. ?

With that being said, in the day and age that musical
artists of each race label women as bitches, ho Ts, sluts

and many over derogatory terms; the battle doesn Tt rest

with just radio jocks.

It Ts time to take a look at the real issue at hand. The
music we as college students listen to or maybe even the
music our kids listen to places a dramatic effect on the
way we view life itself and in this case women.

Everyday remarks similar to the one Imus made
make their way into a magazine, onto television, or are
heard throughout certain types of music.

So does firing Imus even remotely stop racism? I
think not, but it Ts a step in the right direction.

The racial lines have been drawn once again and we
as a nation should set out to prove we are bigger than
three words a radio host used or the two reverends that
supposedly came to the rescue.

It is time to fulfill the dream that Martin Luther
King Jr. once shared with a nation and make progress
towards living as one nation undivided by skin tone.

However for the time being, just remember to watch
what you say or you could be sitting in Imus T shoes.

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Pulse

Horoscopes:

Aries

Continue to speak decisively.
Others depend upon your sense
of certainty now. Luckily, for you,
this is not a problem.

Taurus

The good news is that the work
you're doing is increasing your
reserves. The bad news is that
you have to hustle more than you
find comfortable. You'll survive.

Gemini

Let people know you appreciate
their advice, but don Tt follow it
all. Check it out with your partner
first. The best schemes will meet
with approval, the reckless ones
won't.

Cancer

Follow orders, and also use
your own imagination. It Ts OK
if superiors don Tt know that you
ever make mistakes. Produce
results and smile, as you accept
the kudos.

Leo

You're still lucky, and voll re
starting to get a little more
sensible. Don Tt depend too
heavily ona flaky assistant. Make
sure the job gets done right.

Virgo

You can put away money for the
future by letting a client pay later.
Only do this for somebody you're
certain can be trusted.

Libra

Don Tt let your partner spend
all the money. There Ts a great
temptation to simply have
somebody else make all the
decisions. That Ts not a good
idea.

Scorpio

You'll have time to relax later,
after your associate is trained.
Don Tt have a helper in training?
Get on that right away.

Sagittarius
You're slightly more interested
in settling down to work. This is
good, but don Tt go exactly by the
book. The latest theory does not
apply well.

Capricorn

Suddenly, it all makes sense. ip

the next moment, you wonder
why you worried. After that, you

ocan forget all about it, and get

onto the next question.

Aquarius

Your research is producing
results, or it will, if you keep
at it. Don Tt schedule anything
demanding for tonight. You'll
want to mull things over.

Pisces

Make sure everybody knows
who Ts in charge of your
production. It Ts you, of course.
Taking full responsibility makes
the job easier.

Exhibition

ASHLEY WALKER
STAFF WRITER

Artwork sh

The Wellington B. Gray Gallery

_ located in the Jenkins Fine Arts Center
currently houses artwork from ECU

_ graduate students. The 2007 MFA Thesis
Exhibition is an annual event where
graduate students present their artwork
after the required three or more years of
study. All of these students are eligible
L for a MFA, which is the highest degree

The Gray Gallery i is currently housing the thesis artwork of several graduate students.

ECU Ts School of Art and
Design presents MFA Thesis

possible in fine arts.

at this exhibition.

_ Gilbert Leebrick, Director of Wel-
lington B. Gray Gallery, explained that
students are required to have, oa written
paper documentation of their process,
an oral defense, as well as a body of art

work, ? for the exhibition.

whose artwork is in the

that everyone is required to have a thesis.
This thesis represents the theme that
prevails throughout each artist Ts series

{ Calpine sa 3 =

| Kristi Glick-Shank

_ Cameron Johnson

Ben Lustig

Graduate students must fulfil corta
criterion in order to showcase their work

Jeff Whelan, a graduate student _

ibition, said .

see EXHIBITION page A7

Speed d

Finding a potential
mate in five minutes

LEIGH CARTER
STAFF WRITER

While almost every college
campus is filled with thousands
of people, allowing any indi-
vidual to meet a different person
every day without interacting
with a familiar face twice, many
students still choose to. look out-
side the walls of the academic
institution of their choosing to
create romantic relationships and
lasting friendships.

One such environment for
this type of interacting is speed
dating, which can be defined as a
formulized match making process
dating system whose purpose is to
encourage people to meet a large

meet people, ? said Shaina Adkins,
senior public relations major. oFive
minutes does not seem like enough
time:to'get toiknow their personal-
ity and who they really are. ?

While this situation may seem
like a bid hassle, it is understood to
be a strategic way to go on several
dates in one night, allowing for a
much higher success rate for meet-
ing someone that may match what
you are looking for.

Many people also sign up with
single friends so that they can go

_to events together, and compare

opinions about the singles they
meet without being completely out
of their comfort zone.

oI guess it really depends on
what you are looking for in a date
but it seems useful in some ways, ?
said senior English major Thomas
McKeel. oWhile it only allows a lim-
ited amount of time to make a deci-

/ Charity Valentine

Jeff Whelan

_ Lauren Wyrick

These, is about the idea of touching beauty in
nature, place and process.

_-all pieces are related to nature

-mostly constructed from found objects or nature

Thesis is centered around the idea of family

interactions and familial relationships.

Constructed as a large circle of landscape
photographs that viewers walk into. :
-deals with the concepts of space and place
-space is all around us as the unknown
-when space becomes known then it is now a place
-He as an artist created a place by creating the
circle, but everyone can define or name the place
_ he created according to how it affects them.
-intended to be an experience of place within a
_landscape
Thesis is about two lane travel experiences from
__ Main street America.
-set up in two parts, a before and after
_. -the before is inside the art building where eight
sculptures and journals can be viewed
-the after is a trailer outside the art building, this
is where viewers are supposed to cross into the
west where traveling took place
-idea is how travel transforms people
' Her pieces reflect a journey she has been on
_-|hesis deals with oconnecting with the divine
feminine. ?
-the idea is that we live i ina primarily Patriarchal -
society -
-aS a woman we feel that something is missing and
what is missing is the feminine side
-presented through self portraits within landscapes.
-shows that the feminine movement and
environmental movement are linked

Thesis: oLocating myth, meaning and truth within

a secularized wasteland in post-modern culture. ?
-Christian themed, a lot deals with work by C.S.
Lewis coupled with a song or poem by another author
-Three coer oe

Thesis deals with women and the eonceot of
domesticity, and whether or not a woman wants to
_ do this or not, and how society relates to her stance.
-Presented through pxties, painting and mes
media

ating offers a variety of choices

1 number of new people. sion, it does allow different groups
Mendenhall Movies Speed dating hasa pretty basic " of people to meet others that they °
set up where various singles sign _ would not have known otherwise. ?
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lady to lady, meeting a different
person every five minutes until
everyone has had time to meet
each single there. The people

centers like bowling alleys and
game rooms. Local events include
meetings in Raleigh, Charlotte,
Wilmington and even Greenville,

that interaction. ?

A 2005 study of speed dating
at the University of Pennsylvania
found that most people made their

The study also showed that
major issues such as religion,
previous marriages and smoking
habits were found to play much less

normal dating practices, it does
open the door for people who are
not incredibly outgoing the oppor-
tunity to get to know others who

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the next day.
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sion within the first 30 seconds.

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Exams loom in the midst, a preparation guide for students

Students have already begun their exam preparation by hitting the books.

Develop healthier study habits now

ELISE PHILLIPS.
ASSISTANT PULSE EDITOR

It Ts that time again. The library is full of students
with their heads in books, desperately trying to retain
information from a'semester of classes and labs.

With exams right around the corner, students
can feel overwhelmingly stressed out. Most students
are cramming for more than four or five exams at
a time, all hoping for good grades in their classes.
All their work from the entire semester has boiled
down to this.

Healthy stress can be a good thing; it can be the
driving force behind a student. However, it can also
be dangerous. Unhealthy stress can cause physical,

mental and emotional problems that can harm a T

person in the long run.

Finding ways to dodge dangerous levels of stress
is key to keeping sane, even under the extreme pres-
sures that exams provide.

There are many ways that students can avoid
this bad stress.

Mental Health Outreach Specialist for the Center

| . for Counseling and Student Development, Renita

Moore says that following a few good study habits
during exam time will keep students cool under
stress:

1. Do not procrastinate. Chances are you are

going to be tested on a lot of material at once, so
start studying at least two weeks in advance of your
exams if possible.

2. Be sure to get adequate sleep. When a person
is well rested, he/she retains information better and
is able to concentrate longer. Try to get 6 " 8 hours

of sleep per night.

3. Easy on the junk food! Snacks that are high
in sugar and salt will only temporarily satisfy your
hunger, leaving you vulnerable to hunger distrac-
tions as you try to study. Try to snack on things

like fresh fruits or veggies, pretzels, baked chips or

crackers with peanut butter. For more nutrition tips,
contact Student Health or the Campus Recreation &

Wellness staff.

4. Reward yourself. Once you have had a pro-
ductive study session, reward yourself by doing
something fun and relaxing. This will give you
more of an incentive to stay on task and know that
something fun awaits

6. Surround yourself with people who are
not stressing. When you are around a person at
their wits end, you tend to become more anxious.
Maybe embark on your no stress exam prep with
two or three friends to keep each other motivated
along the way.

Danica Wanko, sophomore fitness major, has
been following these steps since she came to ECU

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Yards per completion for
ECU quarterback Rob Kass in
Saturday Ts Purple-Gold game;
the redshirt sophomore threw
for 231 yards and two touch-

downs in the annual spring
game; Kass, who is listed at 6
feet 4:inches and 250 pounds,
showed off his arm strength
as both of his touchdown
passes were of 50 yards or
longer; Kass connected with
senior receiver Phillip Henry
on the first possession of
the game for a 55-yard TD
strike, and later found fellow
sophomore Jamar Bryant for
a 77-yard TD bomb that gave
the oEast Carolina ? team the
20-13 win over othe Pirates ?

Receiving yards for sopho-
more wide receiver Jamar
Bryant on Saturday; Bryant,
who was a highly-touted
recruit out of Richmond
County High School, recorded
one touchdown and 116 yards
on four catches; Bryant backed
up departed star Aundrae
Allison last season, record-
ing 108 receiving yards on 11
catches; Bryant figures to be
a bigger part of the offense in
2007 and is one of the receiv-
ers that is trying to fill the
void left by Allison, who is
expected to be selected on the
first day of this month Ts NFL:
Draft; Bryant best displayed
his playmaking ability late in
the fourth quarter when he
got behind the secondary and
hauled in a 77-yard touch-
down pass from Rob Kass,
which was the deciding play
in the game

6

Receptions for 61 yards
and a touchdown for former
ECU star Vonta Leach in
the month of December last
season with the Houston
Texans; Leach, who played for
the Pirates from 2000-2003,
helped lead the Texans to a
3-2 record last December; he
also recorded his first career
NFL touchdown in a 27-24
victory over the Super Bowl
Champion Indianapolis Colts
on Christmas Eve; Leach was
on hand for ECU Ts Purple-
Gold game this past weekend

2

sn
ECU games that were
cancelled due to weather on
Sunday; the ECU baseball and
softball teams were not able
to play their C-USA series
finales on Sunday because of
rain; the baseball Pirates won
a doubleheader on Friday over
Marshall, but couldn't play
the third game on Saturday or
Sunday because of the weather
in Huntington, W. Va. and no
make-up date has been made
for the game yet; the softball
team split a doubleheader
with C-USA foe Memphis on
Saturday, but couldn't finish
the series on Sunday because
of the rain in Greenville; per
conference rules, the softball
game will not be rescheduled

2.9
Tackles for loss for
sophomore defensive line-
man C.J. Wilson in the
spring football game this past
weekend; Wilson was in the
offensive backfield all day as

he recorded two and a half
tackles for loss for 18 yards,

and forced fumbles on each of '

his two sacks; the 6-foot-4,
265-pound defensive end, who
played at nearby Northside
High School in Bellhaven,
recorded seven total tackles
and had three quarterback
. hurries in the game

THEY SAID IT

oWe lost some good players in
James Pinkney and Aundrae
Allison, but we have some
guys who have been playing
behind them that are ready to
step up and make big plays. ?

" ECU wide receiver Phillip
Henry

What

FRANK BEAMER

SETH GREENBERG

{ECU Ts Inside Source}

TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2007

pace AS

matters the most

Thoughts go out to the
Hokies

JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER

Suddenly, the opening football
game for ECU Sept. 1 at Virginia
Tech doesn Tt seem as important as
it did a day ago.

As,a gunman proceeded fo take
the lives of 32 others and his own,
football as been pushed aside for two
campuses that Thave a rich tradition
with the pigskin.

The horrific news reports that
flooded the airwaves early Monday
morning from Blacksburg, Va.
only serve to prove that some-
times the things that matter in life
most get pushed to the bottom of
the pile while other things such
as a football game prove. to be.a
olive or die ? affair for some fans
in the heat of winning or losing.

Let this tragic incident serve as a
reminder of what truly matters in life.

It doesn Tt matter if Virginia Tech

steam rolled their way to a undefeated
season next year and a BCS champi-
onship; nothing can bring back the
oyer 30 citizens that the beautiful
Virginia community lost or even
scratch the surface of healing the
wounds left by one fateful morning.

In a town such as Blacksburg
where crime rarely happens, much
less homicide, the coaches of the
two most prominent teams at VT,
basketball and football, are left won-
dering what to say; ifanything at all.

oTm numb right now thinking
about the parents coming to campus
to identify their children, ? said Vir-
ginia Tech basketball Head Coach
Seth Greenberg, according to an
article by ESPN.com senior writer
Andy Katz. oIt Ts hard to put into
words. What would Bos someone
to do this? ?

Virginia Tech football Head
Coach Frank Beamer is left won-
dering the same questions as well.

oIt Ts hard to say how this will
impact our community or our team, ?
said Beamer, according to an article by
Joe Schad, ESPN TV Ts national col-

lege football reporter. oWhat I know
is that one person has affected at least
22 families and countless friends.
And it Ts senseless; all so senseless. ?

With the Massacre that has
shaken the community came the
announcement that all athletic activi-
ties for Monday and Tuesday have
been called off.

But rest assured that with the

cancellation of two days worth of -

athletic events, such events cannot
even begin to heal the heavy hearts
that these student-athletes will
surely have to cope with in the
coming weeks.

The thoughts and prayers of the
Pirate Nation are undoubtedly with
the Hokies right now, as well as the
community of Blacksburg.

For now, the focus of renewing
an intense football rivalry in Septem-
ber has been put on the back-burner
for now for things that are much
more important.

And rightfully so.

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

Purple-Gold game puts on aerial display

Quarterback Kass
shines in game defined

by big plays

JARED JACKSON
STAFF WRITER

Big plays and even bigger hits
defined the annual Purple-Gold
football game held this past Satur-
day at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in
front of 5,055 fans as ECU defeated
the Pirates 20-13.

The two teams that were pitted
against each other were subject to
a player draft last Wednesday. The
draft ensured that the first team
offense [ECU] would face the first
team defense [Pirates] in order to
display true competition.

Redshirt sophomore Rob Kass
passed for 231 yards and two touch-
downs, which included a 77-yard
game winning strike to sophomore
Jamar Bryant early in the fourth
quarter and a 55 yard-toss to senior
wide out Phillip Henry on the first
possession of the game.

Kass finished 10-of-21 for the
day while splitting time with both
units. While running the even-
tual winning team, ECU, which
featured the number one offense,
Kass completed 6-of-11 passes for
174 yards, which included the two
long touchdown passes to Henry
and Bryant.

The only mistakes that Kass
seemed to make all day were throw-
ing an interception while leading
the Pirates team and feats the
ball away.

oI think overall as an offense, we
came out and had a quick strike on
the first drive, ? said Kass. oObviously
we have to build consistency, get-
ting into the rhythm of the game is
really a part of it. Once you get your
beginning jitters out, you become
more comfortable and get to run the
offense up and down the field. ?

Junior Patrick Pinkney and
sophomore Brent Clay, the two quar-

Photo by Terrell Gordy

Junior QB Pinkney winds up to deliver a deep pass. The ECU quarterbacks were airing it out on Saturday.

terbacks listed under Kass on the
depth chart, showed flashes of decent
play. Pinkney completed eight of 24
passes for 67 yards to go along with
an interception while Clay finished
10-of-21 for 96 yards.

oAs for the quarterback situation,
I thought Kass really played pretty
well today, ? said ECU Head Coach
Skip Holtz. oI don Tt think any of the
three did any really foolish things.
There are some things however, but
I know that on Patrick Pinkney Ts
interception, the wide receiver ran
the#wrong route. There are some
things like that which may make
the quarterback look bad, but it Ts not
really his fault. ?

While none of the quarterbacks
made huge mistakes according to
Holtz, he thought that Kass really
separated himself from Pinkney
and Clay.

oI thought the quarterbacks
really played well today, but I think
Rob really separated himself, T Holtz

said, who led the Pirates to a 7-6 ©

finish and a bowl berth in 2006. oHe

really played well today and it Ts good
to see him get in front ofa crowd like
that and play as well as he did. He
made a couple of really nice throws
and I believe he was the quarterback
on all three touchdown drives. ?
The game remained close
throughout, with ECU holding the
biggest lead of the game with a 10-
point advantage early in the first

quarter. The Pirates briefly tied the _

game up with 24 seconds left to play
in the third quarter on freshman
Kevin Gidrey Ts one-yard scoring
run, but Kass responded on the first
possession of the fourth quarter with
a 77-yard touchdown pass to Bryant
to cap a three-play scoring drive and
give the ECU squad the te 20-
13 winning mark.

Senior running back Chris John-
son lead the ECU rushing attack
with 93 yards on 20 carries, while
redshirt freshman Norman Whitley
led the Pirates on the ground with 41
yards on eight carries.

Bryant led all receivers on the

_ ECU squad with 116 receiving yards.

on four catches, while Juwon Crowell
brought in 67 yards on four catches,

including a 45-yard catch in double

coverage for the Pirates.

oI would rate us pretty good, ?
said Crowell of the receiving core.
oWeare a lot closer with the younger
guys coming in and the older guys
leaving. We're good as a group. ?

In a relatively low scoring game
the defense made their presence felt.
Junior linebacker Jarrett Wiggins
had a game high 12 tackles while

senior tackle Wendell Chavis added .

10. Sophomore C.J. Wilson tallied
two sacks to go along with seven
tackles and a pair of forced fumbles.
Redshirt freshman Dekota Marshall
had a stellar day playing for the ECU
squad, breaking up two pass attempts
and adding nine tackles.

While not be able to play because
ofan ankle injury, prize UNC Chapel
Hill transfer Khalif Mitchell thought
defenses on both sides played great.

oI thought the defenses played

see FOOTBALL page A10

Pirates rebound from rough loss to the Tigers

ECU softball team
notches a decisive win

JOSEPH MURPHY
STAFF WRITER .

The ECU softball team split a
twin bill with the Memphis Tigers
Saturday afternoon at the ECU
Softball Field. The Tigers took
game one, 8-3, but the Pirates
bounced back to win game two,
5-0. The game two win allowed
the Pirates to hold on to second
place in Conference USA with an
8-6 record. The series final game
was cancelled due to bad weather
on Sunday.

The Tigers jumped on the
Pirates immediately in the first
game, with a lead off home run by
Leila Dolfo off of senior pitcher
Keli Harrell. The solo blast set the
tone for.the Tigers, who would
add three runs in the third inning
and four more in the sixth to take
a commanding lead. Sophomore
Jessica Johnson hit her team lead-
ing 10th home run in the fourth
inning and a pair of RBI doubles
by fellow sophomores Sarah Bibee
and Angel Barrella in the bottom
of the seventh accounted for the
Pirates scoring in the losing effort.

In game two, the Pirates got
out to a fast start, scoring two
runs in the first. Junior Erin St.
Ledger walked and advanced to
third ona double by Johnson and

Photo by Terrell Gordy

Freshman utility player Kaui Tom lines a shot during the first of a game of a doubleheader with the Tigers.

freshman Charina Sumner drew a
walk to load the bases. Senior Joyce
Roodenberg hit a blooper that
dropped between the outstretched
gloves of the-Tigers shortstop and

left fielder that allowed St. Ledger T

to cross the plate. Sumner would
also score from third later in the
first on a Tigers error.

oJumping on them with two

_runs right away helped us get

a little bit more momentum, ?
said ECU softball Associate
Head Coach Natalie Kozlowski.
oIt really suppressed Memphis
that we got those first two. ?

It turned out that would be all
the Pirates would need to secure
the victory thanks toa dominat-
ing performance on the mound
by freshman Toni Paisley. Paisley
pitched a magnificent four hit com-

plete game shutout, striking out 11
while only allowing two walks.

oWhat can you say? She was
just able to blow past them, ? said
Kozlowski. oShe had some nasty
movement, and she was in control
the whole game and that was good
to see. ?

see MEMPHIS page A10

NFL alumni.
take in game

RONNIE WOODWARD
ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

_ Saturday's Purple-Gold
game wasnt only about the
players on the 2007 ECU foot-
ball team, but it was a chance
for some former ECU greats to
come back to the place where
they played in college.

Former ECU stars and cur-
rently NFL players like Ter-
rance Copper, Vonta Leach,

Brian Rimpfand Damane Duck-

ett were on hand.

o{ think this is the most
former players weve had here, T
said Rimpf, who is now a member
of the Baltimore Ravens. oThis is
my third year coming back and
each year there's more guys here
and it feels more like home. We
like to come back to Greenville,
wehadagoodtimehere T

Leach, a former ECU full-
back, signed a four year, $8 mil-
lion contract with the Houston
Texans a couple weeks ago.

At always feels good to be
wanted, ? said Leach.

The six-foot, 250-pound
fullback is scheduled to be the
starting fullback for the Texans.
Leach is known as one of the best

blocking fullbacks in the NFL.

o] am the starter, so that
was my ultimate goal, Leach

said. oNow I want to make the .

Pro Bowl and win a Super Bowl,
when you play at this level that's
always the goal. ?

NFL training camp starts in
late July, and the former Pirate
stars said they enjoy coming
back to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
during the off-season. _

oI really look forward to
doing this every year, Leach
said of the spring game. It Ts
good to talk to some of the
guys that I played with here
and catch up. We talk, share
stories and watch the game to
see what direction this program
is headed in. ?

The players said that they
were impressed with some of
the talent that ECU displayed in
Saturdays Purple-Gold game.

oThey're looking good and

[im excited about the upcoming
season, said San Francisco 49er
Damane Duckett. Ima big sup-
porter and think this program is
headed in the right direction and
wish them the best. ?
___ All of the players: said that
they still keep up with the ECU
program and are confident with
ay Holtz and the future.

_ Ive seen a lot of guys
raking plays out here today
and | think were headed in the
right direction,

talent in here and we have some
big names on our schedule next
year, but I think going to
be compen tve _

: Foe wrier can be contacted at
_ sports@theeastcarolinian. com.

said Leach.
oSkip [Holtz] is getting a lot of

MOST VALUABLE PIRATE

SEASON SOFTBALL AWARD

TONI PAISLEY

Paisley, a freshman from
Lakewood, Calif., improved
her overall record to 13-4 with
her dominating four-hit com-
plete game shutout in game
two. Her 11 strikeouts Satur-
day tied a career high that she
set in her first career no-hitter
against UNC-Greensboro
March 22. She has tallied 114
strikeouts in 117.1 innings
pitched and has a.1.79 ERA
on the season. With Senior
ace Keli Harrell graduating
at season's end expect Paisley
to anchor the Pirates pitching |
staff and continue to intimi-
date opponents in the year's to
come. Paisley Ts emergence in
conference play with six of the
Pirates eight conference wins
has been the most important
factor to the Pirates success
and second place position.

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS

TUESDAY APRIL 17, 2007

FOOTBALL continued from A8&

In one of the most spectacular
plays of the game senior wide
receiver Juwon Crowell leapt
high into the air between double
coverage to haul in a 45-yard
bomb from Rob Kass.

MEMPHIS

continued from A8

Sumner hauls in a routine pop-up.

Three of the four hits allowed
by Paisley were singles to the

Tigers Kimmi Hayden, illustrat-_

ing her command over what was a
hot Tigers lineup in the first game.
The victory was Paisley Ts sixth in
conference and 13th overall.
oShe's been doing an unbelievable
job in conference, ? said Kozlowski.
Junior Paige Baggett scored
Roodenburg on an RBI double in
the fourth inning, and Baggett
would score from third off a wild

pitch to add another run later in
the inning. Bibee added an RBI
double in the sixth inning to T

complete the Pirates scoring in
the 5-0 victory.

In three plate appearances on
the day Bibee hit two RBI doubles,
scored a run ahd drew a walk.

oSarah Bibee had a great day
for not getting a lot of opportuni-
ties, ? said Kozlowski, oI mean she
came in and she hit 1.000. ?

Bibee, a Knoxville, Tenn. soph-
omore who usually is a reserve, has
had a very productive season sta-
tistically given her limited oppor-
tunities. In 21 plate appearances
she has managed to score 11 runs
due to her team leading on base
percentage (.455) and slugging
percentage (.773).

Currently the softball team

clings to second place in the C-
USA standings at 8-6, with a half
game advantage over the UCF
Golden Knights (8-7). Tulsa (9-8)
and UAB (8-9) are nipping at the
Pirates heels as well. The Houston
Cougars are well in front of the
pack at 13-2. :
The Pirates will make up last
weeks postponed doubleheader
with UNC Wilmington today on
the road. The Pirates will then
have three conference series T

remaining before thé C-USA tour- |

nament in Orlando, Fl. begins on
May 10. This weekend the Pirates
will travel to El-Paso, Texas for

a series with the UTEP Miners.:

A week later conference leading
Houston will come to Greenville
for a critical series. The Pirates
regular season will come to an end
the next weekend with a series at
Southern Miss.

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hard, ? said Mitchell. oWhen the
ball was on the ground, I always
saw at least eight heads on the ball.
They weré flying around. The
cornerbacks, especially J.J. Mill-
brook, were sticking people. I Tm
talking about hitting them. I was
impressed. ?

. Coming into the game, most
wondered how the special teams
would fair. ECU added to a 7-0
lead with 9:00 to play in the first
quarter with a 21-yard field goal by
Ben Hartman. Hartman was perfect
on the day on his four kicks, adding
two extra points and drilling a 44-
yarder midway through the third
quarter to give ECU a 13-6 lead.
Murphy Paderick nailed 35-yard
and 22-yard kicks in the second
quarter to bring the Pirates within
10-6 at the half.

Punting wise, redshirt fresh-
man Nathan Przestrzlski tallied
a 41.7 average on six kicks with a
long punt of 54 yards to lead the
Pirates. Sophomore Appalachian
State transfer Matt Dodge posted a
38.4 yard average on five kicks with
his longest: being 55 yards. More
importantly, Dodge placed two

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kicks inside the opponent Ts 20 yard
line while Przestrzlski added one.
After the game, Holtz Ts assess-
ment of the spring game madeit clear
that along with flashes of brilliance
from certain positions, the offensive
line is one area that needs to improve.
oThere are a lot of positives and
a lot of negatives, ? Holtz said of the
game. oI thought that a few of the

_ skill players really stepped up and

played well and the three running
backs played hard. It-is good to see
them run as well as they did and I
think those three are going to be fine.

oTreally like our defensive line, I
think they could be very good. Our
offensive line is still really young
and they make a lot of mistakes. ~
Right now, when you take the offen-
sive line and split them in half and
put them on two teams, we don Tt
have two solid units yet, and that
was pretty obvious today. We're
still not there and we have to make
all the little adjustments. ?

The spring game signaled the
end of what Holtz calls ophase
two ? of spring practice and he
concedes that the team is a ways from
being ready to head to Blacksburg

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for the first regular season game
against Virginia Tech on Sept 1.

oTm encouraged, ? Holtz said.
oI think we are better in so many
positions, but I Tm still not satis-
fied. We're not ready to play; in
fact, we're a long ways away from
being ready to play. I Tm encouraged
because we are making some plays,
we're throwing, we're making some
strides, but still a long way away
from being where we need to be in
order to be competitive against the
schedule we have, especially early
in the season. ?

oAnd while the team is a long
ways away for becoming ready to
compete against a treacherous Sep-
tember schedule, Holtz believes they
are on the right track. t

oT think this team wants to be
good, and we say it all the time
"one thing we can control is to
make sure we are as good as we can -
be, and the only way we can do that
is coming out here everyday and
giving a great effort, ? Holtz said.
oThis team is already doing that. ?

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