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EastCarolinian
The East Carolinian Volume 82, Issue 83 July 11, 2007
West Side Story opened
to a packed house,
get a glimpse of what
the performance
entailed and find out
more about upcoming
productions Page 5
The ECU baseball
team lost six players
to this summer Ts MLB
Draft, turn to the
sports section to find
out which player Ts will
not be playing for the
Pirates next
season
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SUMMER
EDITION
WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 2007
Permanent associate vice chancellor
named for academic programs
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Dr. Linner Griffin, AVC of academic affairs.
Griffin appointed to the
position
JAMI DAVIA
STAFF WRITER
Dr. Linner Griffin, interim asso-
* ciate vice chancellor [AVC] for aca-
demic programs, began her role as the
permanent AVC on July 1, 2007.
After a two year stint in this posi-
tion, she was appointed by Dr. James
LeRoy Smith, former provost, before
his resignation in June 2007.
Griffin will take part in devel-
oping much of the agenda for The
Office of Academic Programs.
Her department harbors several
different sections that support the
College of Education
reaches out to Pitt County
elementary students
Students get a taste of
the teaching profession
ZACK HILL
SENIOR WRITER
In the cafeteria of Wahl-Coates
Elementary School on Fifth Street,
just down the. street from ECU Ts
campus, two tables of five students
are racing to prepare plastic ham-
burgers to put into Big Mac boxes.
__It is a competition that is a
demonstration of systems; one an
assembly line, the other a crafts-
man-style that is part of the theme
for two summer centers being held
at the site.
The two centers each focus
ECU students who are working
on getting either their academic
and intellectually gifted or special
education license.
Debbie Metcalf, teacher in
residence and Jennifer Palumbo,
special education graduate student,
coordinated the center for the spe-
cial education students while Eliza-
beth Fogarty, assistant professor
of education, and Katie O TConnor,
assistant professor of education
coordinated for the AIG center.
The AIG center brings 60
ECU in contact with 42 fourth and
fifth-grade students from across
the county. This center is for ECU
students working to get their aca-
demic licenses.
The other center consists of
nine ECU students working with
13 students with mild disabilities
from grades 3-5. This center is for
those students who are looking to
get their special education licenses.
Instructors from ECU, as well
as master teachers from the Pitt
County school system, assisted the
ECU students with working with
these children. Amanda Jenkins is
the master teacher for the special
education camp with Laura Jones,
adjunct faculty member and Pitt
County teacher.
Susan Hachmeister and Carmen
Smith are the master teachers for
the AIG center.
On a typical day, the kids arrive
in the morning around 8 a.m. and
then pass through several learning
stations, each with it Ts own theme
and.directed by the ECU students.
At 11:30 a.m. the children recon-
vene to review what they've done
that day and are let out around noon.
see ELEMENTARY page 3
framework of ECU including pro-
viding all information for university
catalogs, both graduate and under-
graduate and maintaining both the
online and print versions of the text.
The department also supports
the Office of the Provost, curricu-
lum committees, certifications,
majors, minors, concentrations
and the development of all new
degree programs.
The department makes sure
that these programs stay in
line with university, state and
federal requirements.
The University Writing Pro-
gram, The University Writing
Center, The Volunteer and Ser-
vice Learning Center, The North
Carolina Early Math Placement
Program and the Center for Faculty
Excellence are all supported by the
Office of Academic Programs.
According to Dr. Rita Gon-
salves, assistant vice chancellor
for service learning, ECU had over
9,000 student volunteer last year.
These 9,000 students completed
approximately 139,000 hours of ser-
vice and were spread between 125
supported community agencies.
oShe is very supportive of this, �
Gonsalves said of Griffin.
oShe cares enormously about
the volunteer and service experi-
ence for students. She supports all
ECU students and truly under-
stands what the agencies need. �
see VICE CHANCELLOR page 2
ECU appoints interim vice
provost for student affairs
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Todd Johnson holds new
position "
NIA RICHARDSON
STAFF WRITER
Todd Johnson, vice chancellor for
campus living, dining and transit has
been appointed to a new position as
interim vice provost for student affairs.
His new position went into effect
immediately upon his appointment
and will hold until the selection of a
new provost begins in six months.
Johnson has been in the posi-
tion for one week and is ready to
_ serve the student body in the area
of student affairs.
_ oMy performance will be driven
by my desire to help ECU reach its
goals of education, research and
service to the region and on a
national scale, Johnson said.
His responsibilities include the
oversight of student affairs areas
including housing and dining,
recreation services, transit, stu-
dent health services, student
union and experiences, Ledonia
Wright Cultural Center, market-
mg, career services and the dean
of students office. .
o[ hope to gain from my expe-
rience new perspectives on how
a large diverse division such as
student affairs can better support
the academic mission of the uni-
versity and collaborate to create
a positive learning experience for
all students, T Johnson said.
Johnson has been working in
higher education administration
for twenty-six years at North
Carolina Agricultural & Techni-
cal State University, University
of Maryland and Pennsylvania
State University. He first began
serving the ECU community in
2004, as associate vice chancellor
see STUDENT AFFAIRS page 2
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2007
VICE CHANCELLOR continued from page 1
oI think that the office provides
vital support to the faculty, deans,
the provost and through them, to
the students. I am very pleased to
be in a position that provides such
vital service to the university, � said
Griffin when asked about her role in
the Office of Academic Programs.
According to Griffin, a new addi-
tion will soon be added to our univer-
sity catalog system. An interactive,
online version of the catalog will soon
be available to students and faculty.
This updated version shows any
changes that have occurred since the
original time of print and will cer-
tainly make searching for classes an
easier experience.
oI think a more interactive
catalog would be beneficial to.
the students, � said Tracie Mills,
elementary education major.
oI haven Tt looked through the
catalog many times, but such an
addition is a very good idea. �
The catalog should be available
within the next month and will
highlight all updates and changes
in green for easier viewing.
Griffin earned her bachelor Ts
degree from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, her master Ts
from The University of North Caro-
lina at Chapel Hill and her doctorate
from the University of Houston.
She began her time at ECU
within the School of Social Work,
serving as both faculty member and
interim dean for their college.
She has also served as interim direc-
tor for the School of Communication.
For more information on the Office
of Academic Programs, contact Dr.
Linner Griffin at (252) 328-5358, or by
email at Griffinl@ecu.edu.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com
STUDENT AFFAIRS continued from page 1
for campus living and dining.
Johnson was recommended for
the position as interim vice provost
by an executive council and leader-
ship team in student affairs and was
officially appointed by Dr. Marilyn
Sheerer, interim vice chancellor for
student affairs.
Sheerer is confident in Johnson's
abilities. .
oTodd Johnson has brought an
innovative, energetic approach to
his work with housing, dining and
transit. In addition, he has consid-
erable expertise in fiscal affairs. I
look forward to working closely
ATTN: ECU
with him as he assumes wider
responsibilities. � Sheerer said.
Mr, Johnson is also currently
assuming his duties as vice chancellor
for campus living, dining and transit.
The selection for a permanent
vice chancellor for student affairs will
begin during the regular school year.
The process will include a
national search as well as a selec-
tion process by which the student
body will be given the opportunity
to participate.
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The program is beneficial for
participating ECU students.
oIt Ts great that the students can
show their strengths in ways they
don Tt get to during the regular
year, � said Ruth Kilburn of the col-
lege of education Ts curriculum and
instruction department, as well as
the coordinator of both centers.
The centers provide the ECU
students with a broader perspective
on education, according to Metcalf.
oThey are seeing how the whole
system works, � Metcalf said.
O T Connor pointed out that the
hands-on methods used in the cen-
ters enhance the process of getting
the licenses.
Technology played a larger role
than usual in this year Ts centers,
with around 75 pieces ofequipment .
being provided by both ECU and
the Pitt County Schools.
oThere was a strong partner-
ship between the Pitt County and
ECU tech staffs, T O TConnor said.
This is the sixth year that special
education students have held the center
and the third for AIG students.
The special education students
will get two weeks of experience
while the AIG center will last for
Just one week.
Both centers are being con-
ducted by the department of-cur-
riculum and instruction under
interim chair Sandra Warren.
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pinion
Will justice ever be served?
Duke rape accuser should be punished for lives she
damaged
(MCT)-There will never be justice in the Duke University
lacrosse case until somebody slaps cuffs on the accuser, Crystal
Gail Mangum. .
In April, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper
issued a report accompanying dismissal of the charges against
each of the three lacrosse players accused _ Dave Evans,
Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann. Cooper didn Tt pull
any punches. His findings went beyond the conventional onot
guilty � to proclaim the men oinnocent. � Duke reached a pri-
vate settlement with the men to ward off litigation. Too bad it
reportedly protected 88 Duke faculty members who signed an
ill-conceived petition last spring that all but explicitly sided
with the accuser. Duke also settled with an uncharged lacrosse
player; he complained he received a bad grade because of his
association with the team. :
And of course, Mike Nifong _ former district attorney for
Durham County, and the man who so publicly prosecuted the
case _ has now surrendered his job, his license to practice
law, and the keys to his office. A disciplinary panel concluded
he should be disbarred for his handling of the case, and then
Durham Ts sheriff literally drove to his house and took his keys
to the county courthouse. Before it Ts all over, Nifong could end
up in jail. :
All good, so far. But someone is missing: Mangum. She needs»
to return to the Durham County courthouse in handcuffs _ as
perpetrator, not accuser. The idea of oclosure � remains a Joke
until she gets a taste of what Evans, Finnerty and Seligmann
went through, and what Nifong is now suffering.
She needs to be punished for the damage she has done to our
judicial system and the potential harm she has caused real rape
victims. It Ts often said rape victims are assaulted twice _ once
by the perpetrator, and again by the judicial process. Fear of
this process, which can become a referendum on the lifestyle of
the ovictim, � leads some'to choose not to prosecute. The Duke
case, initiated by false charges, became particularly ugly, and
one has to worry that this it exacerbated an already hostile
climate for victims. Might a real victim look at the legitimate
lambasting of Magnum and find even more reasons not to enter
that arena? I think so.
The report by the North Carolina Attorney General Ts Office
illustrates not only Nifong Ts naivete, but also Mangum Ts deceit:
oThe reinvestigation led to the conclusion that there was
no credible evidence to support the allegation that the crimes
occurred. ... Her proposed testimony about critical events
changed whenever it was demonstrated that what she was saying
could not be accurate. ... While witnesses often have inconsisten-
cies in details when recounting events over time, the volume of
inconsistent statements and the fact that many of these were
substantial and were in regard to significant events rendered
the truthfulness of the accusing witness in serious doubt. �
_ In non-legal speak, she lied! But she walks free.
| George Parry, a former federal and state prosecutor now in
\private practice in Philadelphia, told me that North Carolina
law stipulates that Mangum can be charged with false reports
\to law enforcement agencies, a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable
by up to six months in prison. -
| And he added: oEven though Crystal Gail Mangum set
[this train wreck in motion, it appears.that she has oTawana
Brawley immunity T from prosecution. Thanks to racial politics,
, she belongs to a protected class of false declarants whom law
enforcement will not dare to touch. �
' Let Ts hope it Ts a fear law enforcement will soon overcome.
Until it does, the tracks through Durham remain un-cleared.
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Whose bright idea was it to get rid T
of the fountain in front of Wright?
Instead of getting rid of it, you
should Tve maintained it. As an
Alumni, that was one of my favorite
parts of campus...it was beautiful when
you kept it maintained and running.
Many other Alums that I Tve talked
with were disappointed to learn it is
now gone.
I wish my life was a music video so
that I could dance all over campus!
I know that you talk about me behind
my back and that Ts okay because I talk
about you behind your batck too.
I know you and I know what you do.
Dew be dew be dew ce
It would be funny if someone put a ticket
on the car that that a metermaid drives -
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I don Tt really expect you to still be
there when I come back but getting
over you is next to impassible when I
dream of you almost every night.
You call me at 2am then dont pick up or
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call back when I phone you at a decent hour.
At least let me know what is going on.
There is such a thing as a stupid
question, and the girl in my
psychology class proves that almost
everyday. :
I kind of throw up in my mouth a little,
when i think about you working at that
. restaurant.
I want a chicken sandwich, waffle
fries and.a coke for free!
After summer session one ended and
all my friends went home, my social
life has gone downhill. I Tve been sober
for a few long days now.
I rock those big sunglasses. Maybe
you should try it before you knock it.
Jackie O was a classy lady but I Tm sure
you don Tt know who she is.
After watching a news story about an ECU
english professor who is facing criminal
charges, I was shocked to learn that ECU
does not do criminal background checks
when hiring their faculty. And they expect
us to feel safe on our campus?
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- Features
West Side Story opens to a packed house
Horoscopes:
Aries
Your research project will bring you
more than information. Influential
people are impressed with your
diligence.
Taurus
You have natural talent for making
enough out of not very much. Don Tt
worry _ necessity is still the mother
of invention.
Gemini
You Tre charming and witty and extra
smart now. Also remember the rules
you've been taught and you Tll make
an excellent impression.
Cancer
They want the job done yesterday.
And it Ts complicated. Look at the
instructions again.
Leo
Your friends all agree with you. They
think you're a hero for standing up,
as much as you could, to a blockhead
bureaucrat. Take comfort in that.
Virgo
Finish a job you promised, just cause
you said you would. There Ts no more
money in your pocket for doing this
but you will gain respect.
Libra
You Tre able to put other people Ts
ideas into words, which is good. Be
careful, however, when telling the
boss what to do.
Scorpio
Your reputation is growing, as is your.
authority. Continue to keep important
people apprised of your intentions.
Sagittarius
Let yourself be led into a brand new
adventure. A teacher you trust wants
to take your education to the next
level.
Capricorn
It Ts taken a while but now you're
making progress more rapidly. Pay
off an old debt and ease your burden
even more.
Aquarius
A person you care a lot about can
help you understand a person you Tve
found to be very frustrating lately.
These may be the same person.
Pisces .
Take care of domestic issues. Clean
your place up a bit. You Tve been
distracted lately, but you may want
to entertain soon.
Actors shine in the
portrayal of West Side
Story
ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR
Students, faculty and members
of the community showed up to the
premier of the production of ECU Ts
West Side Story on June 29, almost
selling out McGinnis Theatre.
The show, which ran until Sat-
urday, June 30, only drew bigger
crowds as the week progressed,
according to Jeffrey Woodruff, Man-
aging Director of the ECU/Loessin
Summer Playhouse and Theatre.
The play consisted of student
actors from ECU, as well as others
from around the country.
oThis gives [ECU students] a
chance to work with working pro-
fessionals [and] provides a good
mentoring process, � Woodruff said.
West Side Story, based on the
book by Arthur Laurents, has a
semblance to the Romeo and Juliet
love saga. It begins by depicting
' two rival gangs in 1957 New York
City, one consisting of newly immi-
grated Puerto Ricans, the other
composed of native New-Yorkers.
The drama begins early in the
plot when one of the native New-
Yorker gang members, Tony, is in
love with a Puerto Rican girl, Maria.
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This causes conflict between
the gangs. Fighting ensues as the
opposing gangs quibble over terri-
tory in the city.
As the conflict progresses, the
actors depict the fighting in beauti-
ful, dramatic ways, using music and
dance to portray the controversy.
Songs like oSomething Ts
Coming � and oTonight � gives the
audience a feel for the tension
between the two gangs.
All the while, Tony and
Maria Ts relationship grows,
while the fighting of the rival
gangs escalates around them.
Despite every effort to stop
the gang-on-gang violence, Tony
kills Maria Ts brother Bernardo ina
brawl between the gangs, leaving
the audience stunned.
A number of actors created a thrilling p
The production ends with Maria
crying over Tony Ts body with the
members of each gang standing by.
Members from each gang sadly
carry Tony Ts body out as the cur-
tain falls, leaving the audience
silent and contemplative.
The June production of West
Side Story was a great success.
The cast members received a
standing ovation by the audi-
ence, all riveted by the life-like
portrayal of this contemporary
version of Romeo and Juliet.
For students who have never
attended a production at ECU,
Woodruff advises that they take
advantage of going to a liberal
arts school, and go to one.
oThey will never a see a
of the classic musical West Side Story during performances.
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again, � Woodruff said.
The ECU/Loessin Summer
Playhouse and Theatre will also
be putting on Barefoot in the Park,
which opened yesterday and will
run through Saturday, July 14 and
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
show that good that cheap ever
to the Forum, on July 24-28.
For tickets and more informa-
tion log on to ecuarts.edu.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com
ECU Students honored at Project HEART Banquet
Program benefits at-risk
children in the area
ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR
ECU students, along with other
college students in the area were
honored on Friday, June 29 for a
job well done.
These students work with
an organization called Project
HEART, an acronym for High
Expectations for At-Risk Teens.
The program began in 2000 with
- an idea by the then Governor Jim
Hunt to target academically at-risk
children in Eastern North Carolina
that were affected by a flood that
devastated the area. This at-risk
status was measured by below-stan-
dard scores achieved on state exams.
oThe program was designed
to help children live through the
trauma of the flood and focus on
academics and the importance of
education, � said Dr. Betty Beacham,
Project HEART Ts Director.
Governor Hunt shared the
idea with a dean from ECU, who
brought the prospective program
back to Greenville.
In 2000, the program targeted
four Eastern North Carolina coun-
ties, utilizing 48 tutors for 480
middle school students.
Today, the program has
grown to include over 500
tutors helping approximately
6,000 students in the region.
Project HEART works with
children not only in area schools,
but also in faith-based organiza-
tions, the Boys and Girls Club and
other organizations.
The program has seen sig-
nificant academic growth among
at-risk students, which range from
third to twelfth grade. :
For example, since the program
started, 89 percent ofelementary and
middle school-aged children passed
their end-of-grade tests in reading
and moved on to the next grade.
Project HEART has had tre-
mendous success with the students
that are being tutored, but it also
provides benefits for the college
students who are tutoring. ;
Students who tutor chil-
dren receive a bi-weekly sti-
pend of $224.92, along with an
educational grant of $2,362.50
after completing their hours.
Although the financial benefits
of Project HEART are helpful to
students who participate, more
important benefits can be gained
from the program.
oBeing able to know that I made
a difference in a child Ts life [is the
best part of the program.] It Ts
rewarding when someone says I was
here and now I Tm here. You helped
me with this, � said Ryan Chapman,
a 2007 graduate of ECU and a two-
year member of Project HEART.
The program just received more
federal funding and will expand to
three more counties.
oOur long-range goal is to
reach the whole state, but for now,
our goal is to reach every child in
every county in Eastern. North
Carolina, T Beacham said.
For students who
would like to get involved,
Beacham gives some advice.
oStudents need to realize that
it [working with Project HEART]
will take tremendous commitment.
They have to realize that they are
working with fragile children who
really need stability in their life.
But the rewards and payoffs are well
worth the effort, � Beacham said.
For more information about
Project HEART or to learn how
to get involved, visit coe.ecu.edu/
projectheart.
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Lennon's music sparks awareness
Artists ban together to
end suffering in Sudan
ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR
Famous artists from around the
world banned together to create a
project under Amnesty Interna-
tional, the largest grassroots human
rights organization in the world.
Their goal: to help raise
awareness through music of
the suffering in Darfur, Sudan,
where millions have been dis-
placed from their homes and more
than 4.5 million people are at
risk for starvation and disease,
rape, torture and other attacks.
The album, entitled Instant
Karma: Save Darfur, incorporates
artists like Christina Aguilera,
Avril Lavigne, Aerosmith, U2,
Lenny Kravitz, Green Day and
many more, combining hip-hop,
country, rock and pop music.
Proceeds from the album,
which was released on June 12,
will go towards ending the suf-
fering in Darfur and to further
human rights activism. The
proceeds will also go towards
other crises around the world.
Over 50 recording artists and
30 record labels joined together
to recreate John Lennon Ts solo
songbook, which was generously
donated by Yoko Ono for the cause.
Some of Lennon Ts song's remade
are oMother, � sung by power-
house Christina Aguilera, oCold
Turkey, � sung by Lenny Kravitz
and oDream, � sung by R.E.M.
A surprise on the CD was oImag-
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PAGE 9
Results from last
week Ts question:
Which ECU basketball program will
_win more games next season?
15%- The Men Ts team
84%- The Women Ts team
1%- They will win the same.
number of games
Online Poll
Question:
Which ECU running back will rush
for more yards this season? T
A. Dominique Lindsay
B. Chris Johnson
C. Norman Whitley
D. One of the incoming running
back recruits that ECU signed in
February
To vote on this weeks poll question
go to theeastcarolinian.com and
submit your vote. Current results
can be found by clicking on the
View Results button under the poll
question. The final results will be
posted in the July 18 edition of
The East Carolinian.
MLB draft makes its presence felt
ECU loses six players to
the pros
- RONNIE WOODWARD
SPORTS EDITOR
When the ECU baseball
team Ts season ended a little more
than a month ago, the Pirates
had 28 underclassmen slated to
return and 12 incoming recruits
signed to play in 2008, but
four days later, things changed.
The 2007 Major League Base-
ball Draft started on June 7, and
some of the MLB teams dipped into
ECU Ts talent pool, drafting three
ECU juniors and three of ECU Ts
incoming recruits. All six draftees
have now either signed or agreed in
principle with the team that drafted
them, deciding to start their profes-
sional careers instead of playing for
the Pirates next season.
According to ECU baseball
coach Billy Godwin, losing play-
ers to the draft has become a part
of college baseball and the ECU
players that have decided to go pro
were not unexpected.
oThe standard now is for your
best players to be in college for
three years, � said Godwin in a
recent phone interview, while
recruiting in Pennsylvania. oWe
have to look at our junior class.
at the beginning of the year and
decide which guys are going to go
[pro], and you pretty much have to
count them gone. �
ECU lost juniors Shane
Mathews, Dale Mollenhauer and
Dustin Sasser, and incoming
C-USA basketball team
Memphis returns a lot of
experience and talent
JOHN HOLT
STAFF WRITER
Confetence USA member
Memphis jis the No. 1 college
basketball team in the country
for the 2007-08 season, accord-
ing to the ESPN.com summer
preseason poll recently released
by ESPN |analyst Andy Katz.
The defending C-USA cham-
pions will feturn everyone except
guard Jeremy Hunt from last year Ts
team, see 35-4 and went
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Former ECU shorstop Dale Mollenhauer has 13 RBIs in 20 games playing for the Great Falls White Sox of the MLB Rookie Pioneer
League this summer.
recruits Tyrell Worthington, Der-
rick Conatser and Rigoberto Lugo
to the MLB Draft. ECU signee
Sthil Sowers was also drafted, but
is still planning on coming to ECU
in the fall.
While the NFL and NBA have
recently made rules restricting
players from high school turning
pro, high school baseball player Ts
are not only eligible to be drafted,
but encouraged to sign out of high
school because it can take. years
for a baseball player to progress
through a MLB team Ts minor
league system.
A baseball player who decides
to go a four-year college cannot be
drafted again until he is three year Ts
removed from graduating high
school. This rule can make it dif-
ficult for college baseball coaches
to actually get the top high school
all the way to the Elite Eight before
falling to eventual national runner-
up Ohio State.
oI want to enjoy: my summer
a little bit before we think about
Memphis, � ECU basketball coach
Ricky Stokes said with a laugh
earlier this summer. oBut with
no question it is good for) the
conference, it is important from
a visibility standpoint and with
everyone they have coming back
they should be a very tough team
to handle. � \
McDonalds All-American Der-
rick Rose will also join the Tigers
for the upcoming season. Rose, .
listed at 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds,
players to attend college.
oHigh school kids can Tt get
drafted in those other drafts, so it
makes a huge difference, � Godwin
said of the MLB Draft compared
to the NBA and NFL. oWe have to
look at our recruiting class and try
and be a predictor, which is very
difficult thing to do. �
With limited amount of schol-
arship money available, college
baseball coaches have to manage
their recruiting classes and return-
ing player Ts scholarship money
during the off-season, to avoid
going over the allotted amount.
oYou have to decide out of the
incoming recruiting class who are
the possible draft guys and you
might want to sign an extra guy
as a Safety net, � said Godwin, obut
you have to be careful because you
can Tt go over but so much, because
tabbed No.
was ranked as the No. 1 point
guard recruit in the nation by
ESPN.com.
oLook, the Tigers still haven't
lost anyone of significance from
an Elite Eight team, � Katz wrote
on ESPN.com. oThey also added "
Derrick Rose to the mix, which
gives them one of the top talents
coming in this season. Chris Doug-
las-Roberts and Joey Dorsey are a
one-two punch that can allow John
Calipari Ts squad to press, run and
score in bunches. �
A tough non-conference sched-
ule should also help Memphis from
a national perspective.
oMemphis just locked up
if nobody gets drafted then you're
over in scholarship money.
oYou have to have the ability
to overdue things in the recruiting
process because if you're recruiting
the top players, you're going to have
to go through that every year, and
that Ts the type of player Ts that you
need to have to get to Omaha. �
The ECU football team also
took-a hit from the MLB Draft.
Worthington, a heralded two-way
star at nearby South Central High
School, was selected by the Arizona
Diamondbacks in the fifth round
of the MLB draft, and has decided
to sign with the Diamondbacks
instead of coming to ECU to play
both baseball and football.
Worthington rushed for 2,652
yards and 28 touchdowns as a high
see DRAFT page 10
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Georgetown for a home game and
already had Arizona, Gonzaga
and Tennessee at home, and USC
and possibly Kentucky in neutral
games in New York, � said Katz
oThis squad is loaded, the schedule
is popping with RPI points and the.
Tigers have the one coach who isn Tt
_afraid to say anything. �
Former C-USA members Lou-
isville and Marquette also appeared
in the summer poll, ranked sixth
and thirteenth respectively.
North Carolina, Kansas, UCLA and
Georgetown round out Katz T top five.
This writer can. be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com
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DRAFT « continued from page 9
school senior, including a 351-yard,
six-touchdown performance in
South Central's first ever playoff
win last fall. He was a four-time all-
conference selection as a football
player, a three-time all-conference
member as a baseball player and
was ranked as the 16th best high
school football player in the state by
Rivals.com in 2006, but will never
step foot on an ECU football or
baseball field as a Pirate.
oT felt like if Tyrell [ Worthing-
ton] was drafted in the fifth round
or better then that would be a
~ great opportunity for him, and
that Ts exactly what happened, � said
Godwin. oI Tm certainly an advocate
of people coming to college and
getting their education, but I also
understand that they [draftees] look
at it from a business standpoint too. �
Mathews, ECU Ts closer from
this past season, was the highest
ECU player to be drafted. He was
drafted in the eighth round by the
Baltimore Orioles, marking the
third time that he has been drafted.
Mathews was drafted. in the 20"
round by the Cleveland Indians
after graduating from Hickory Ts
St. Stephens High School, and was
drafted in the 26" round of the
2006 MLB Draft after his third
year removed from high school.
Teams like Louisville and UC
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Shane Mathews was drafted in the 8th round
by the Baltimore Orioles:
Irvine making unexpected trips to
the College World Series last month
shows that parity in college base-
ball is as prevalent as ever, and the
MLB Draft has a lot to do with that.
oIt Ts tough to compete at a high
level-with the recruiting that we do
and the impact the draft has on our
programs, � Godwin said of college
baseball as a whole.
Despite losing six play-
ers to the MLB Draft, oWe still
believe our recruiting class is
very good, � said Godwin. oWe'll
have a lot of depth coming back
and we added a very good recruit-
ing class even after the draft. �
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com
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