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VOLUME 83, ISSUE 33

ECU womenTs basketball

coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener
and the Lady Pirates have
two crucial-Conference USA
matchups this weekend at
Minges Coliseum. Turn to the
Sports section to see what
freshman has been guiding
ECU during conference play
this season......PAGE A10

The Lady PiratesT soccer
team singed seven new
players this week. See
which players will be joining
the program for the 2008
season.......PAGE A10

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Commencement ceremonies and activities aren't a priority for some

Students choose what events are most
important

ANNA LOGEMANN
STAFF WRITER

For many students, graduation is Just around thecorner,
and decisions are being made about what commence-
ment activities will be apart of their college experience.

With so many activities being offered, most students
are not willing to participate in all of them.

This year, the maiti graduation occurs on May 10,
the Saturday aftér exams are over...

Many Students see the university.graduation as
another task to complete instead of a ceremony of rec-
ognition for accomplishments.

oI réally do not see the point in the main graduation.
Anything that needs to be said gets saidTwhen you go
to the departmental graduation, so-basically the-main
one ends up beittg another time for everyoneTto sit and
listen to someone: talk,? saidoEmily. Watkins, senior
history major. SNe aa

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The graduation practices range from the main
graduation to buying a class ring to getting a senior
picture done for the yearbook and more.

Many students will participate in one or the other

but most likely, not all of them.

than the departmental graduatio
oIn my opinion, thatTs the xéal
Christopher/Harris; alumni biology, philosophy and

raduation,? said

neuroscience major. . y )
Many students ~feel the departmen-

tal graduations are better to go to simply
because each student is recognized individually.

oI worked hard for this graduation as well as my.
parents. I deserve it; I deserve to walk across that stage
and accept my degree and celebrate with the same people
I have seen for the past four years,? said Rahnesia Dyer,
senior elementary education major. |

Being prepared for graduation is totally at the stu-
dentsT discretion because the caps and gowns are avail-
able for pick-up throughout most of the year.

The caps and gowns can be picked up during the
Graduation Expo, according to Wanda Scarborough,
director of the Dowdy Student Stores. The fair this
semester will be held on Feb. 19-21.

see GRADUATION page A5

Sexual Responsibility Week
begins with HIV testimonies

Speakers share their.
experiences

NADIAH SARSOUR
STAFF WRITER

Two HIV-positive speakers took
the stageT at Hendrix Theatre in
Mendenhall to share personal stories
of their continuous fight against HIV.

The first event that marks the
beginning of Sexual Responsibility
Week, oDoes HIV look like me?? was
on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Speakers of-the event
were Nina Martinez and Shel-
ton Jackson. Both are members

_ of the Hopes Voice organization.

Hopes Voice is a national organi-
zation committed to raise awareness
about HIV and AIDS.

Shelton Jackson learned the risks
of HIV the hard way.

oMy story starts in the twelfth
grade; I told people I was gay,?
Jackson said.

He fell for a man named Conan.
He said when he first saw Conan, he
stood out from the crowd because he
was oglowing.?

Two years into their relationship,
Conan found out he was HIV positive.

Jackson said he omade a decision
to continue having unprotected sex?
to equate himself to Conan. This
way, he said, owhen you get sick, ITll
take care of you and when I get sick,
you'll take care of me and we'll live
happily ever after.?

Indeed, Jackson became diag-
nosed as well, but ~happily ever
afterT did not take its course. ConanTs
health condition began to deteriorate
and eventually Jackson said his good-
byes, telling Conan on his deathbed,
oItTs going to be ok, you're going
to rest now.? He then added, oI was
alone.?

ConanTs death raised the alarm

~about HIV and Jackson decided to

become more informed and involved.
Jackson said he now understands

why Conan was oglowing.? If it

weren't for him, he would not have

BGLAD becomes Prism |

been here, according to Jackson.

Martinez, a California native and
the youngest twin from a military
family, was diagnosed with HIV
during a blood transfusion six weeks
after her premature birth.

The transfer was authorized from
a civilian birth Hospital in San Jose
to an Army hospital in San Fran-
cisco. ThatTs where she became HIV
positive. Her sister remained nega-
tive due to her stay in San Jose.

It wasnTt until 8 years later that her .
family learned the striking news about
the most feared illness of the decade. -

This year will mark her twenty-
fifth year living with HIV. Yet, she
said she is oextremely lucky and you

Staff photo

take what you can in life and turn it
into something good.?

She is now a graduate stu-
dent who hopes to earn her
degree in. Epidemiotogy:

Jackson and Martinez continue
to take their medications to fight
this disease. However, they both
agree that these medications are a
oreminder of something you donTt
want to think about.?

And to prevent others form
having this memory glued to their
minds, Martinez hammered on the
issue of testing for HIV.

see SEXUAL page A3

Shelton Jackson was one of the two speakers who shared stories about his fight with HIV and gaining awareness about the disease.

ECU organization changes name

lesbians and allies for diversity. This name
did not include the growing number of trans-
gender students at ECU and the group felt as
though they should be included as well.

oWe need as much support as possible. We
want all people to feel welcome,? said Kevin
Boyette, senior communication major and vice
president of events and media for Prism.

The name was chosen based upon the
idea that light travels through a prism and
creates a rainbow, representative of people
from all walks of life.

Based on the campus climate survey
conducted at ECU, almost 25 percent of
students identified themselves as bisexual,
lesbian or gay.

Prism is an outlet where these students
can feel safe and comfortable inside a larger
environment that may not be as accepting.

Prism has 57 active members who work

_hard to gain equality and safety for the gay
community on campus.

They are striving to implement harsher
punishments for those who are intolerable

of them both verbally and physically based

solely on their sexual orientation.
oWe are who we are and are dedicating our lives

NATALIE JURGEN
STAFF WRITER

The ECU student organization, formerly known as
BGLAD, has recently changed its name to Prism.

The change was made in November after months of
deliberation and a vote between all of its members.

The groupTs previous name stood for bisexuals, gays,

to bettering the education of society as a whole,? said

Christien Harden, perspective social work graduate

student and executive vice president of Prism.

Prism is currently working to earn an office on
campus so they will have a place to distribute informa-
tion and run their organization. They are hoping for a
spot inside the new Ledonia Wright Cultural Center.

Prism has a number of upcoming events that all are

welcome to attend. On Feb. 26, Prism will hold a panel
for discussion of equality on campus at 9 p.m. in Hendrix
Theater. Following the discussion will be a drag show
for diversity week.

On April 3, Prism will also host guest speaker Robyn
Ochs, who was one of the first people to be married to a
member of the same-sex in Massachusetts.

Also in April will be the second chance prom where
students will have the opportunity to bring who they choose
to prom, a choice that many did not have in high school.

Prism has had trouble gaining funds through SGA

and if not for their faculty advisor, Aaron Lucier, may

have had trouble staying in existence.

Lucier paid for decorations for PrismTs homecoming
float out of his own pocket and is also providing the DJ
for the second chance prom.

Prism is appreciative of him along with Interim
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student
Affairs, Marilyn Sheerer, for her verbal support, the
Office of Institutional Diversity and LaQuesha Foster
of the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center.

The main message Prism would like to send to the
students of ECU is that they are not what students
perceive them to be.

oBeing gay is not something that we choose,? said Tony
Muccio, junior business major and president of Prism.

oWe would never choose to have a harder life or to
be hated. No one wants to be hated,? Muccio said.

oBeing gay is only a small part of who we are,? Boy-
ette said. Prism would like to extend an invitation to all
ECU students to attend their meetings at 6 p.m. in room
15 of Mendenhall Student Center on Friday nights.

This writer can be contacted at
news@theeeastcarolinian.com

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Ja.m.-6 p.m. 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. 10 p.m. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. UCF Gospel Years Goliath World 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
fens MT SUS Jenkin's Art Building Pantana Bob's Bate 2 p.m Can Kickers 7 p.m Wright Place Dinin
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cards, toys etc. will be for sale Process Ecology WomenTs Rugby Enemies | The Spazzatorium 3

in the Jenkins foyer. Things for Lecture Duke 8-10 p.m. Galleria ECU Percussion |

every price range. 7:30 p.m. 1-3 p.m. MSC 244 nF F ( F Players
Science and Blout Field eatu re ve nt 8-10 p.m.

Process Ecology Lecture

Thursday, Feb. 14 | _ Technology C-307 Walk for Women Walk for Women A.J. Fletcher

7:30 p.m. Softball 10:30 a.m.- Recital Hall

Science and Technology C-307 Maine 12:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Robert E. Ulanowicz, professor Athi Minges Coliseum Minges Coliseum

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A reception will follow in the WomenTs Basketball 7 p.m. - General General Weather:

Science and Technology atrium. Southern Miss Weather: romance clear and sunny Forecast presented
4th annual Jean Mills Health i hoo in the air? by ECU GeoCiub
Symposium: Rural Health inges Coliseum Weekend Feb. 16-17: and GeographyT

in Eastern NC, Meeting the Hi: mid 50s Atmospheric Science
Challenge Low: upper 30s Program

Friday, Feb. 15- Greenville _ ~

Hilton

saturday, Feb. 16- Greenville

Senses, OOFOLIty and "" parinerseep

registered participants on Friday in
the Greenville Hilton; Community

outreach health and wellness fair

open free to public on Saturday in lor O A 1e, 40 V CY, rlel] eC V el

the Greenville Convention Center.

sponsored by the College of Allied
Health Sciences in collaboration
with the ECU Medical and Health
sciences Foundation, Pitt Memorial
Hospital Foundation and Eastern
AHEC, the symposium will feature
recognized experts who provide
health and wellness-related
services to residents of Eastern
NC. Programs and research
designed to promote wellness,
prevent disease and reduce health
disparities will be discussed.

| suitors whom can only be identified by how they answer
a questionnaire.

The event, held in Mendenhall Student Center, was
a collaborative effort between the organizations to offer
singles the opportunity to take on dating from a different
perspective. According to Chisom Atufunwa, director of
education of Phi Beta Sigma, physical attraction is often a
firsthand distraction from seeing who a person really is.

oWe did this so if someone wants a date they can
get to know the inner person before you actually see
them,? Atufunwa said.

Members of the audience had the opportunity to aid the
bachelor and bachelorette in choosing a date.

Questions were raised concerning personality, gender
roles, future career goals and the role of sex in a relationship.

Based on the answers given and with some approval
from the audience, the bachelor and bachelorette then had
to choose which suitor would be best as a ohomie,? or casual
associate, and which one could be a romantic prospect.

oMostly itTs to celebrate Valentine's Day, but you have
attend. Register at http://core. the option of finding a date,? said Demetrius Philson, vice
ecu.edu/engl/talgs/conference/ 4 ~ | : president of National Pan-Hellenic Council.
registration.htm. Publisher exhibit. re 0 the chance to interact with others in a frie dating game. . ~ oYou can choose to just have fun or seriously get a date.?

Linguistics conference
Saturday, Feb. 16

9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Bate

ECU's TALGS (TESOL/Applied
Linguistics Graduate Students)
is presenting its annual
conference. A fee is required to

Refreshments offered. Keynote aos, | With many ValentineTs Day celebrations being geared |
speaker Walt Wolfram will present - Valentine S Day social held toward couples, Homie, Lover, Friend allowed singles to interact in a
osouthern Bred ESL: Hispanic : _ small controlled environment where they could mingle while support-
English in the Mid-Atlantic South.? . NIA RICHARDSON : ing a good cause.

Other topics include corpus STAFF WRITER The event also served as a fundraiser for Sigma Gamma Rho.
linguistics in language teaching: : , oItTs an opportunity to raise conversation on more in-depth issues
sermons as narratives; identity in _It was oThe Dating Game? with a twist Tuesday night, as Phi " and look beyond just physical attraction,? said Megan Brown, chair of
bilingual communities; colloquial © Beta Sigma fraternity and Sigma Gamma Rho sorority hosted the Sigma Gamma Rho.

English for medical graduates and " first Homie, Lover, Friend event.

serving immigrant children in NC The event was a spoof of the popular game show that sets a . : This writer may be contacted at

public schools. bachelor or bachelorette up on a date with his or her choice of three news@theeastcarolinian.com.

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SEXUAL continued from 3 | : i | :

oYoure not getting tested
because youre HIV positive, you're
getting tested because youre HIV
negative,T Martinez said.

Other events included in
Sexual Responsibility Week
are; Smoke-Free for Your
Sweetheart in Wright plaza
from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and How
to be Sexually Assertive (for
women only) in Mendenhall
Multipurpose Room at 4 p.m.,
both taking place Feb. 14.

MONDAY - SUNDAY

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

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oyages of Discovery Lecture Series

PRESENTS eS es
Prin Shire ol THALL COTTEN LECTURE... )

Dr. Lisa Norling
oCaptain Ahab Had a Wife?
Thursday, February 21, 7:00 p.m.
Wright Auditortum

Dr. Lisa Norling 1s author of the prizewinning study Captain Ahab Had a Wife: New England Women and the Whalefishery, 1 740-1870,
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN * NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008

The Buccaneer looks to
celebrate third year

Yearbook experiences major
evolution

YAZID FINN
STAFF WRITER

Before two years ago, ECU had been
without a yearbook for nearly a decade
and a half. }

Revived in the fall of 2005, the Buc-
caneer has since produced two books,
and is now looking to continue the
success of the previous years with their
approaching release.

Terrence Dove, the student media
coordinator of both the Buccaneer and the
school radio station, WZMB, has a good
feeling about the upcoming yearbook.

oI think we have a really focused
staff with a lot of new ideas to continue
the centennial theme,? Dove said.

oAs with last yearTs book, I feel
that it will be something that a lot of
students will look back on and trea-
sure"even if they donTt know it yet.?

Dove was not present for last yearTs
staff, but comes with experience in the
media field from his employment in the
high school level of education.

_ The yearbook has never been with-

out difficulties, and this year will be no |

different for the team.

Their current problem lies not in
the logistical aspect of the project,
but in the lack of student awareness,
according to Holly Garriss, the editor-
in-chief.

Dove and the rest of the Buccaneer
staff agree. |

oThere is almost a stigma associ-
ated with the word yearbook, but it
is really created for the students. The
university changes so much, so quickly
that the Buccaneer becomes a piece of
memorabilia that graduates will want
to look back on five or ten years down
the road.?

Taking what worked from the previ-
ous two years and adapting new ideas
and changes brought in with this yearTs
staff, the Buccaneer will focus more on
student profiles, as well as department

or email the editor-in-chief at buc-

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and organizational
highlights.

Not always look-
ing for the star athlete
or the top student, the
yearbook will center
more on original sto-
ries, including stu-
dents who may be the
first in the family to
attend a major college or
individuals whom have
impacted the campus in
an unusual way.

While the staff noted
awareness to be a prob-
lem for the Buccaneer,
those who have seen the
yearbook have had posi-
tive input!? 7

oI was the editor for my
high schoolTs yearbook and
was impressed when I saw
ECU's most. current édi-
tion,? said Nusaybah Ismail,
sophomore exercise physiol-
ogy major.

oThe attention to detail in
not only the design, but the
quality of pictures taken was
noticeable. I would purchase
their:next one.? 7

Other students voiced con-
cern that they may not be told
or aware if they were in the book
even to begin with and felt that
prior knowledge may increase
sales.

_ The Buccaneer is regularly
sold in the Dowdy Student Store.

For more information about
this and previous years of the
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Sie oStudents can pick up their For those who still wish to myself. I wanted one to repre-

caps and gowns during those _ get their senior pictures taken, sent my time here at ECU since

three days and then after that the last dates todosoare Feb- I am graduating this year,?

they can pick them up at any-_"_ruary 19-21. Dyer said. !

time,T Scarborough said. oStudents can go to our- As graduation nears for
Since the Buccaneer was year.com, typein ECU's school many students, it will be

brought back, seniors now have code, 453, and sign up fora a time of joy, a time of

the option of taking their senior sitting time and date,? Dove accomplishment and a time

"hes i. es PUES SAS TRA a pictures for the yearbook. | said. of nervousness, as many
= Bee hs i oe So oe | While this option is open to Another tradition for are-uncertain of what their
; ee YF ~Yai y .Gaeee students, not many are knock- seniors is buying a class ring. future will hold.
ea v ing the doors down to sit inT In high school, most seniors oMy feelings of gradu-
of front of the camera because purchase one but in college, ation were apathetic. I was
Gee ee they either donTt feel itTsimpor- _ rings arenTt as popular. | excited and glad to be done
tant or they are uninformed. About 15 percent of the but also nervous and scared
. : (ia Dees & : oWe had about 150 students .total graduating class decides of the mystery of what the
ee a oe at wy 6 hltti~(i~éd take their photos last year,and topurchaseaclassring,accord- future held for me after
ae ce aye ae we're hoping for many more _ ing toarepresentative of Herff graduation,? Harris said.
this year,? said Terrence Dove, Jones. Herff Jones was the Those same feelings are
student media coordinator for former provider of the class expressed in many of those
"_" *- - __, 4 izz£¢_?@_- or WZMB and the Buccaneer. rings at ECU. Jostens is now students who choose to
a Senior photos have been the official provider of class not participate in the com-
announced via The East Caro- rings: mencement ceremonies and
linian, posters around campus, Some Pirates still get a activities.
Be the Student Announce Web _ class ring as areminder of their
i site and on the alumni and the _ time spent at the institution. This writer may be contacted at
Buccaneer Web sites, according oI bought a class ring my news@theeastcarolinan.com. "
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Opinion

Why can't I
be a liberal
Christian?

Or a Christian liberal?

LARA OLIVER
| OPINION WRITER

So, I grew up your typical Christian kid. I
went to church every Sunday " often multiple
times " and I went to weekly meetings for
my youth group. I prayed every night, carried
a rosary, and read the Bible for fun (okay, not
really, but I tried).

Yet, around the age of nine, I found my
faith in question. My best friend, and fellow
Catholic, had just passed away from a heart
murmur. Her death left our fourth grade
class shaken and her closest group of friends
despondent and angry. We spent the majority
of our time that month remembering her death
and putting up a tree memorial for her in the
schoolyard. Her other best friends and I ended
up splitting up the following year.

Yet what really shook me about her death
was how involved she was in the church. We
were both regular attendees, involved in com-
munity work, and well-liked by the clergy
for our interest in Christ. So, I thought, why
would God take one of His most avid sup-
porters from us? What about that little girl
required her to leave her friends behind? At
first, I was scared. Maybe she didn't pray
enough. Does that mean I'm not praying
enough? Did she sin by accident? Does that
mean IT/] sin by accident?

For about four years, I was racked by
questions and doubt with my faith caused by
her death. I couldnTt reconcile her untimely
death with our shared, almost identical, faith.

I went from blaming myself to blaming God

to just not believing in God anymore. I lashed
out at my parents, became one of those angry
teenage atheists, and thought I would never
look back. But I still felt empty inside. I didnTt
understand it. DidnTt I solve the problem?
WhatTs wrong now?

As the years went by, I reconciled my faith.
It took time, stress, different denominations
and many heartfelt pleas from my parents to go

back to church with them.to bring me back to.»

a more open-minded view of Christianity. Yet
I still had a problem with my faith. It seemed
that a small minority of the American popula-
tion was attempting to permanently side Jesus
with the conservative right. Christ was becom-
ing an American. Not just an American, but a
Republican too. The osecular left? was being
demonized for not wanting prayer in schools,
not keeping the Ten Commandments outside
of courthouses, and wanting to keep America
away from becoming an oligarchy.

ItTs something that still bothers me, the
fact that you can't be a liberal and a Chris-
tian as well in many peopleTs eyes. One label
denotes one thing, while the other cancels it
out. I say I side liberally on political views,
and people assume I want mandatory abor-
tions, gay sex on billboards outside schools,
and free Mustangs for the homeless. I say ITm
a Christian, and others assume I voted for
George W., keep a Jesus fish on my Chevy
Tahoe, and shrink away in public places from
women wearing hijabs. In reality, ITm none
of those things (the homeless have enough
problems without owning a Ford).

I think itTs about time we stopped assum-
ing that. being a Christian means wanting
everyone to be a Christian against their will

(and started acting like it as well), and that.

it is possible to be a liberal Christian without
being an oxymoron. ItTs time that instead of
using JesusT image to enforce rules we think
he supported, that real Christians start acting
like Christ instead of using his name to spread
hate. Passages such as JesusT rescue of an
accused prostitute and his statement oLet the
one among you who is without sin be the first
to throw a stone at her? (John 8:7) should show
us that Jesus wasnTt nearly as judgmental as
many of his modern followers can be.

Of course, I donTt think Jesus was a Demo-
crat, a Republican, or even.a member of the
Green Party (although he did have the beard
and sandals for it). I donTt think anyoneTs reli-
gion should blindly direct their political views.
I only think itTs about time that we move away
from the current stereotype of the rich, white,
political man leading us with his strong ofaith?
in Christ. What we need to remember is a poor,
Jewish man from the Middle East once said
oIt is easier for a camel to go through the eye.
of a needle than for a rich man to enter the
Kingdom of Heaven,T(Matthew 19:23).

This writer can be reached at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14,2008 page A6
RANT OF THE DAY

Happy Unimaginative, Consumerism-Oriented,
Arbitrary, Manipulative and Shallow Interpretation
of Romance Day.

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So, my roommate said if my Pirate
Rant makes it in the paper then she
will give up sex for Lent! How great
is that?

None of my rants have been posted
since last spring. There is a curse
against me, and I'm not happy about
it at all!

I've gotten so few Pirate Rants in
lately, I'm starting to think the staff
doesn't love me anymore!

HEY!!! It's Leap year!!! 29 days!!!

My friends and | got drunk last night
and totally jumped into the freezing
pool!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

ARMY: Aren't Ready to be Marines
Yet! HAHAHAHA!

Now that I turned in my resumes for
the real world, | have to block all of my
tagged Facebook pictures. Uggghh.

What's a pirate's worst nightmare? A
sunken chest with no booty!

Happy Unimaginative, Consumerism-.

Oriented, Arbitrary, Manipulative and
Shallow Interpretation of Romance Day.

Nothing says "Happy Valentine's
Day" like uprooted vegetation and
fat-saturated sugar products.

So, we didn't realize the door was
open until after we'd finished ... Sorry
about that.

| have a total of four drinking tickets,
two of which | got in one night. Can
anyone top that?

I'm not going to be a happy redneck
if FOX screws up during the Daytona
500, like it did during the Super Bow!!!
GO DALE, JR.!!

| hate it when a girl comes over to
your place, makes out with you all
night, tells you how much she likes
you, and then you take her home in
the morning and she tells you that you
better call her that night, so you do,
and then she never calls you back. If
you're not gonna call me back, at least
go all the way so | can feel good about
myself the next morning.

To whoever is going back in time: What
time period are you headed to?

| just love sitting in class at 9:30 a.m.
and having to hear someone in the
hall yelling at someone on their cell,
saying F-this and F-that!

Hey mumpkin, | love you more
than a fat kid loves cake! HAPPY
VALENTINE'S DAY!

To guys everywhere: Please stop

staring at me; | orlaag know | look

- good.

| think you should be required to have

. acertain IQ in order to reproduce.

There are way too many stupid

- people.

To the volleyball player that rode
the elevator with me in Jones on
Wednesday around 11 a.m., after you
just left TODD ... | adore youl!!!

I'm so happy that if | exploded,
happiness would go everywhere!

The guy that won the lottery here
in town buys me drinks all the time
downtown now. | love it. $800k, if you
were wondering.

How come the bathrooms in the Bate
building always smell like a turd?

I'm about to graduate, and I've never
watched our basketball team win a
game. Please, please beat Tulsa! GO,
PIRATES! ARRRGGGHHH!!!

| hate how the SECU is so far away
by the river.

You know you're still a kid when you
love to squeak your shoes on the floor
as you walk on the tile floors after
coming in from the rain.

To all ~Narile Fans on campus .

Clinton Happens.

| don't understand why people will
make love confessions when nobody
knows who it's from or who it's for. So
it's not really a confession. That stuff
needs to be dealt with face-to-face or
on Facebook.

Why can't guys think with the right
head?

Trust me; you have not lived until you

have had your "world" (ahem) rocked |

by an older man! OMG!! I'm done with
college boys!

There should be TWO gyms; one for
people who are actually serious about
their workout and the other for people
who like to socialize, get in the way of
the motivated people, and check out
members of the opposite sex!!

| want to give a shout out to my two

study buddies in the library.

To the obnoxious girls in my

environmental bio class: You are

ungodly loud! Shut your mouth and
show some respect to the professor
as well as the students. If you're going
to exude the energy to drag yourself
to class, come to learn. If not, get out

of the classroom and let those of us

who want to learn do so in peace!

If you're not going to come into class
until the rest of us have already been
there for thirty minutes, just stay at
home.

| miss living in Garrett! Take me
back!

Greenville sucks. I'm moving to the
Caribbean.

How can you not like Bojangles or
Chick-fil-A?

To the hot guy in my English class: |
Know you dated my best friend, but
now | want you. Can't you see that?

tam going to miss my two fabulous

roommates so much next year! Don't
worry; I'll be your honorary roomie! |

love y'all!

Someone take my roomie to
Western!!!

Happy Valentine's Day, BOOBOO!
I love ul!!!

at like to go to UNCW whenever | have

free time.

My favorite ECU dancer is hurt! How

bad does that suck? Now | have no.

reason to pay attention at halftime of
the basketball games!

To the guy who keeps writing rants
about the dancers: | have a crush on
the tall blonde! Do you think you could
hook me up?

The SGA Legislative Branch has
become a joke. They could start
to make things better with a new
advisor.

To the guy who works in the
weightlifting area of the Rec Center:
Why do you have to be taken?

To the girl looking for a sweet, normal
guy: | live on 3rd Street. You should
come by sometime.

| have the capacity. | lack the drive.
I'd rather be surfing.

| should have gone to a small
school.

To the Tyler resident: | live on the 3rd
floor, and I've never seen a bug or
rodent in Tyler. Maybe it is just you,
or something you brought into Tyler
from your own house. Don't make
our lovely dorm seem bad because
Tyler is a wonderful place to live.
Sincerely, Tyler.

MAJOR kudos to whoever wrote
the bus rant in Tuesday's paper, the
analogy to how ECU works! It should
have been Rant of the Day, HANDS
DOWN!

Cars vs. People

The continuing struggle

ALEX LAROCCA
OPINION WRITER

Whois really in the right? Well by the standards
of law, as we all know, pedestrians are usually always

in the right. But we have to realize how the world.

really works. Outside of a city (New York, L.A., etc.),
no one really knows. When I get behind the wheel,
every single pedestrian is an inconsiderate jackass
who I am trying not to hit. When I am a pedestrian,
every single driver is a crazed lunatic trying to hit
me. So when will the match finally end?

Most everyone knows that Greenville drivers
are not the sharpest knives in the drawer. Almost
every day of driving, one can see a new experi-
ence in stupidity ... or cause a new experience
in stupidity. I either walk or bike to school, so
I have had my fair share of scares on the road.
Once, while riding my bike down 5" Street, in the
legally-allocated bike lane, I was coming upon the
intersection at Forest Hills. The driver of a big
truck pulled past the stop sign and almost into
the bike lane while keeping his head turned to the
left, away from me, looking for a chance to turn.
As I was coming up to the truck, my head began

to discuss the future: oWell he isnTt looking right.

I know what he is waiting for, and he isnTt look-

ing right. He has to look right. Who wouldn'Tt?:

I could get hit ... badly. Well, here I go.? Just as
my rear tire " not to mention my leg " was near
his headlight, he went. As luck would have it, the
vehicle brushed by my leg, and the only harm was
a lot of cursing. Now, obviously I wasnTt being

completely sane in doing this, but a simple head
cocking would have avoided that..

On the other side of the spectrum, bikers and pedes-
trians are crazy. Riding through campus in the early
afternoon is a game of Vehicular Manslaughter that you
don't want to win. No one cares where they walk, and

sometimes no one cares to even look at the big metal .

machines that have the easy ability to kill you. When
I was younger, my mom always said, oLook both ways
.. Usually that involves left and right, but we all come
from different places and hear different things.

For the most part, however, during the day, with
the sun and all, we usually avoid any of those mishaps,
and no one gets hurt or in trouble. The real stupidity
of bikers and pedestrians, I feel, comes out at night.

How is it that a supposedly sane individual can
dress all in black while riding a bike in the wrongT
direction down the street when it is pitch black out?
How can a pedestrian, while crossing 10th Street
from the Hill, blindly ignore the big red hand that
says oDonTt Walk? while a parade of tempered and
annoyed drivers waits for the light to turn green?

As both a driver and a non-driver, I can see
both sides pretty clearly, and I think the problem
just stems from who wants to be right. Many
people who are put into those situations run the
phrase in their head oHit me! Hit me! Hit me so I
can drag you out of the car!? or oI wish I had hit
them so I could teach them a lesson.? I feel the
latter isnTt as common, but perhaps the answer

really lies in just having some patience and real-

izing that, like the customer, the other person is
always right ... even when they are wrong.

This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com

Sports Editor

Arianne Swanek
Head Copy Editor

Lizz Wells
Photo Editor

Happy

ValentineTs

Day!

Celebrate it anyway

LISA ENSMINGER
OPINION WRITER

Today is ValentineTs Day. So, are you in a rela-
tionship, or single? Are you dreading this day of
love? Either way, single or not, you can celebrate.
Now, I know it is an overrated Hallmark holiday,
but it is not going to escape us anytime soon, so
why not just enjoy? I know some of us become
bitter or stressed on this lovey-dovey day we call
ValentineTs Day because it is either Single Aware-
ness Day for the most of us, or we have to make

sure we buy our significant other a perfect card

and chocolate, but no matter what your status is,
try to make the best of it!

Now I must admit my heart sinks into my
chest at times when I see radiating hearts hud-
dling over a madly-in-love couple, or when my
friend receives a bouquet of red roses form her
boyfriend. Basically, I just get a little jealous
because I do not have that special someone
sending me surprises (and ITm sure I am not the
only one with these bitter feelings). But then I
remember that not getting gifts on a random

_ day out of the year is not that important anyway
when I remember I have other relationships to "

be thankful for. Just because I donTt have that

significant other to share February 14" with, I.

still have my friends and family to show me love
and affection.

Take, for instance, your roommates. ITm sure
most of you have a close bond with the people
you share close spaces with, so why not tell them
that day how much you love them. Simple words
could do the trick, or even treat a friend to a cup
of coffee or a nice dinner instead (since mac &

cheese is all we can afford, why not splurge a

little?). Or actually send a friend in need of a
hug, or an oI love you,? even if they are a couple
hundred miles away.

There is no reason for anyone to be sad,
stressed, angry, or _____ (insert any other feel-
ing associated with this holiday) on this special
day when we celebrate love. ItTs not just for our

- spouses or significant others we have to share it

with; itTs'a day to celebrate for everyone in your
life that you love. So, do me a favor; instead of
sulking in front of the television with a tub of
ice cream because you do not have a boyfriend or
girlfriend, or resenting the holiday in general,
take time today to make a couple of phone calls
or write a few e-mails and tell any and everybody
that you love them no matter what! »

This writer can be reached at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com

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is the opinion of

Features

Horoscopes

Aries

The answer you've just discovered

leads to new questions, naturally.
You never have to worry about being
bored; you won't let that happen.
You're interested in everything.

Taurus

Look around, while you're out there
in unfamiliar territory. Odds are good
you'll find a way to do business at a
profit. You love it when this happens.

Gemini

DonTt rush off before you've finished
a task that must be done. You know
what itis, or if you've forgotten you'll be
reminded. It has to do with money.

Cancer

Review your holdings and you will find -
-a leak that needs to be plugged. You're

paying too much for something oa
donTt use anymore.

Leo

You've almost had too much of a good
thing in the past few days. Schedule a
break to share with congenial friends.
Restore your sense of humor.

Virgo

Important business decisions will have
to be made soon. Things should go
well, once you have misunderstandings
cleared away. Ask if there are any.

Libra

Through your own intervention, your
place is quite comfortable. It may
not be quite finished, but itTs good
enough. Gather with good friends.

Scorpio

You and your partner need to discuss
an upcoming purchase. You can get
something that will last for years, if you
pool your resources.

Sagittarius

The most difficult part of the task
should almost be over by now. Soon
you can hand the maintenance duties
over to somebody else. Look forward
to that.

Capricorn
Your reverie is broken by an urgent
request. Take care of the job

immediately, and get back to having ~

fun. Keep your priorities straight.

Aquarius

Once you've made the Ae: about
what to do at home, there'll be time to
relax. Schedule an interesting evening
for you and somebody you love.

Pisces

The list of things you've been meaning
to do is getting pretty long. Go over it
again before you start. Some have lost
all justification, and can be deleted.

Did you know:
ValentineTs Day?

The United States, Canada, Mexico,
United Kingdom, France and Australia
all celebrate Valentine's Day.

74 percent of Americans celebrate
ValentineTs Day.

Approximately 192 million cards
exchanged.

Some attribute the first oValentineTs
card? being sent from Charles Duc
dT Orleans in 1415 to his wife, while a
prisoner in the Tower of London.

oLove birds? derives from the belief
that birds choose their mates on
Feb. 14. Some believe this fact is
one of the origins of the Valentine's
Day Holiday.

Cupid was the symbol for the Roman
God of Love.

About 15 percent of women in the
U.S. send themselves flowers on
Valentines.

Valentine's Day is fourth on the list
for the holiday with the most candy
sales behind Halloween, Easter and
Christmas.

The first ValentineTs Day box of
chocolates was introduced by Richard
Cadbury in 1868.

Teachers receive the most
ValentineTs.

About 3 percent of pet owners will give
Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.

California produces 60 percent of
American roses, but the vast number
sold on Valentine's Day in the U.S. are
imported, mostly from South America.
Approximately 110 million roses, the
majority red, will be sold and delivered
within a three-day time period.

Alexander Graham Bell applied for
his patent on the telephone, an
oImprovement in Telegraphy,? on
Valentine's Day, 1876.

Staff photo ie

Wonder,

{Campus Scene?

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Page A7

Today in history....

1817

Possible birthday of Frederick
Douglass, abolitionist and orator.
Born into slavery as Frederick
Baile, Douglass purchased his
freedom in 1845 and went on to
become the greatest abolitionist
of his time.

1946

Entertainer and dancer Gregory
Hines born.

"

Domestic violence is no
longer a silent epidemic

Vagina Monologues depict the lives of women spoken from a variety of point of views.

V-Day campaign raises awareness
through Vagina Monologues

SARAH CAMPBELL
EDITOR IN CHIEF

Eve EnslerTs renowned Vagina Monologues will make
its debut for the sixth time this year at ECU.

The Vagina Monologues was written by Ensler to
convey womenTs sexuality and strength through humor
and grace. Ensler wrote it after interviewing over 200
women. The play has been translated into 35 different
languages and runs in theatres all over the world.

oThis play is all about what it is to be a woman.

Staff photo

From the emotional aspects of womanhood all the way
to the physical aspects. I believe that all women should
read or see this play.
oIt completely changed my life! As a member of the

cast my freshman year, I became proud of being a woman
for the first time. This play is soempowering,? said Leia
Cain, ECU V.O.L.C.E. president and director/coordina-
tor of this yearTs performance.
While performing The Vagina Monolovuct Ensler
was inspired to create a global movement to stop violence
against women and girls, hence the creation of V-Day.
oV-Day is a global movement to stop violence against
women and girls. V-day is a catalyst that promotes
creative events to increase awareness, raise money and

tions.

The Monologues are also geared toward raising awareness about abuse and violence.

revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organiza-

oThrough benefit performances of The Vagina Mono-

logues, unique documentary film projects and innovative
gatherings designed to change social attitudes toward
violence, V-Day generates broader attention for the fight
to stop worldwide violence against women and girls

including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation

(FGM) and sexual slavery,? according to vday.org.
V-Day strives to create a world where women can

spend their lives thriving rather than surviving or recov-

ering from terrible things that they have experienced.

see VAGINA MONOLOGUES page A10

Show turns students into stars

~Array of talents revealed
during Apollo Night

SARAH CAMPBELL
EDITOR IN CHIEF

Musical icons Stevie
) Michael Jackson,
Ella Fitzgerald and Lauryn
Hill launched theirT careers
on the stage of the Apollo
Theater.

Since itTs construction in
1914, the theatre has been a
staple in the music industry
for producing talent in the
African-American commu-
nity.

This Friday, Feb. 15, stu-
dents will have the opportu-
nity to display their talents
in the annual Apollo night |
sponsored by the ECU chapter §
of NAACP and the Ledonia
Wright Cultural Center.

oThe students of NAACP
initially sponsored the event
and over~the years it has
become a collaboration with
Ledonia Wright Cultural
Center,? said Assistant Vice
Chancellor of Intercultural
Student Affairs, Lathan
Turner. |

The talent showcase will
begin at 7 p.m. and will run
until around 9:30 p.m. in Hen-

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od

Staff

Last yearTs winner, Phaedra Johnson, smiles after receiving her prize.

drix Theatre located inside of
Mendenhall Student Center.

Students are encouraged
to attend the event in order
to act as judges for each of the
acts. Audience reaction will
act as a large part of the cri-
teria needed for participants
to win.

oIt is really an opportunity
for students to present talent
in a fun and educational way.
The event brings local flavor
to a national and international
favorite for a lot of people,?
Turner said.

see APOLLO page A10

TV reality star to visit ECU

Roloff to speak about

overcoming obstacles

ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR

On Feb. 19, ECU students
will get the chance to hear a

-remarkable speaker.

Matt Roloff, star of oLittle
People, Big World,? the smash
reality series on TLC, will be
speaking at 7 p.m. in Wright
Auditorium, courtesy of the
ECU Student Union. The event,
titled oBeing a David in a

Goliath World and Overcom-

ing the Odds,? is part of the
four-part lecture series that the
Student. Union is sponsoring
this month. "

oWe decided to bring a
diverse lecturer that everybody
would know,? said Kimberly
Barncord, Student Union vice-
president.

Roloff will be giving a
lecture about the obstacles and
prejudices that he has faced in
his daily life, namely the work
force.

oHe will be talking about
the differences of the day in
his life [rather] than the day of
the lives of students,? Barncord
said.

oLittle People, Big World?
features the day-to-day lives
of the four-member Roloff
family"three of whom are
olittle people.? The family
includes Matt (who is a little
person), Amy (who is a little
person), 15-year-old twins
Jeremy (who is average-sized)
and Zach (who is a little person),
12-year-old Molly (who is aver-

-age-sized) and 8-year-old Jacob

(who is also average-sized).
The Roloffs manage their own
farm. near Portland, Ore., and
Matt manages his own com-
pany that markets products to
little people. In 1999, Roloff
published his first book, titled
Against Tall Odds.

oWe're in little bodies, but
were real people out there
doing real things and living
real lives, making the same
mistakes, loving and hurting,
succeeding and failing and
doing all the things that every-
body else is doing,? said Roloff
in a self-authored article on
orato.com. :

The event is free to students
and $10 for non-students.

Barncord encourages all
students to attend the lecture.

oIt will be a great chance to

see ROLOFF page A10

PAGE A8

Tiny Art show has big talent

Sr



oTiny? art fills the walls of Emerge this week during the exhibit.

Emerge Gallery
presents their 7"
annual exhibit

ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR

Emerge Gallery has been
overrun by otiny? art. :

The Don Edwards Gallery
of Emerge has its walls splat-
tered with the work of children,
students, professors and more
all sized at five by seven of
smaller.

The idea behind the Tiny
Art show began in 2001 with
a section of a community arts
management class at ECU. The
idea took off, and this is the sev-
enth consecutive year that the
gallery has put on the show.

Heather White, education
and outreach coordinator for
Emerge, said that anyone can
enter their artwork in the show
and there is no entry fee.

oThereTs art by 3-year-olds-

next to art by professors,? said
White.

oYou'll see everything [in
the show] from metal works to
ceramics to photography and
everything in between.?

Although the show started

on Feb. 8, Emerge will take

submissions for the show until
its end on Feb. 23.

The Tiny Art show is a
fundraiser to raise money for
education and outreach pro-
grams at Emerge.

oPeople donate proceeds
of what their art brings [to
Emerge] or itTs split fifty-fifty,?
White said.

The education and outreach
programs sponsor adult and

childrenTs classes, including pot-
tery, photography, filmmaking,
painting and more throughout
the year. .
Allart at the Tiny Art show
is priced from $5 to $10, except
for some juried work that is $25

and up.

According to Caroline
Cooper, senior art major at
ECU and a student intern at
Emerge, the Tiny Art show has
been a success.

oA lot of people bought stuff
before the show even started,?
said Cooper.

White says that the min-
iature art has been flying off
the walls. ,

oIt [the Tiny Art show] is
really popular and neat com-
munity show. Everyone looks
forward to it,? she said.

The next show that Emerge
will be offering is the Barbie
show, entitled oBarbie Is Back.?
The show will be featuring
unique twists on the classic
Barbie doll, which contestants
will recreate into pieces of art.

oWe havenTt done [the
Barbie Show] in three years,
but we get calls about it every
week,? White said.

The Barbie Show will be
held Feb. 29 through Apr. 4 at
the gallery. ,

The Tiny Art show will be
open from 6-9 p.m. until Feb.
23 at Emerge Gallery, located
at 404 S. Evans St.

For more information about
the Tiny Art show or about
Emerge Gallery, visit the gal-
leryTs Web site at emergegal-
lery.com.

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

THE EAST CAROLINIAN ° FEATURES

Photos by Natassia Negron

Emerge will feature its seventh annual Tiny Art Show until Feb. 23.



THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2008

With writers strike over,
TV will still be on pause

(MCT)-We now return you

to your regularly scheduled

programming.

Not.

With striking Hollywood
writers going back to work,
after three months, TV fans
may be expecting their favorite
shows to return in a trice.

They'll be back, all right,
but you'll have to wait. At least
a month, more likely two, and
in some cases, until fall or
even 2009.

oItTs messy and compli-
cated,? said Steve Battaglio,
senior correspondent for TV
Guide. oI'm sure the business
affairs offices at the studios
and the networks are hard at
work figuring out what can be
done with each show.?

The strike was like a brick
through a picture window in
the mansion that is the tele-
vision business. Boards, in
the form of quick-fill reality
shows and previously-shelved
short-run series, got nailed up
fast to keep out the elements,
as bigwigs pondered whether
to replace the glass or take
the whole structure down and
rebuild from scratch.

Some made provocative

pronouncements that the strike

would power radical change.
But most observers and par-
ticipants believe that techno-
logical forces long in place, and
not the strike, will continue
with increasing pressure to

~move the industry.

Some television programs may not air normally until next year.

oThe TV business has been
changing significantly for the
last 10 years, Just the way
the newspaper and record
business, even the movies,
have been changing,? said Hal
Vogel, author of the textbook
oEntertainment Industry Eco-
nomics: A Guide for Financial
Analysis.?

The seventh edition of his
book, published in May, men-
tioned many of the structural
changes in promotion, series
development, production and
presentation schedules that
some executives have touted
as the latest news in the heat
of the strike. 3

For the writers, however,
the strike was a frantic dash
to grab a seat before the train
got too far down the track to
get paid for their.shows no
matter who promotes them
when they're finished, or how
they're delivered.

They reached an agree-
ment that, according a variety
of reports, doubles what they
are paid for movie and TV
shows sold online, and for the
first time addresses streaming
content. In the first two years
of the three-year contract,
writers would get a flat fee
of up to $1,200 when their
work was streamed digitally
on the Internet. In the third
year, the fee would move to 2
percent of a distributor's gross

see WRITERS page A10

PAGE A9

BlackT Jeopardy

Quizzes



Ledonia Wright Cultural
Center sponsors twist on the
classic game

ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES WRITER

The ECU Ledonia Wright Cultural
Center sponsored a game of oBlack Jeop-
ardy? yesterday in an effort to increase
studentsT knowledge about important parts
of AmericaTs history.

The game was set up like the televised
oJeopardy,? but included only questions
about black history. The categories included
alma maters of famous black. Americans,
important events that took place in Africa,
locations of events that helped shape black
history and even questions about blacks
at ECU. |

oThe questions are about the arts, music
and television,? said RaSheeda Waddell,
graduate assistant at LWCC and ECU
graduate student.

oThere are traditional black history
facts, but I tried to include nontraditional
facts as well. I think people will be sur-
prised because I [also] threw in some facts
about ECU.? i

Waddell says that she wanted the game
to be fun as well as educational.

oT took great care in choosing a variety

THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ FEATURES

students

RaSheeda Waddell, graduate assistant for the LWCC, poses in front of the unique game.

of questions,? she said.

The participants were divided into
two teams in an old-fashioned battle of the
sexes. Girls faced offagainst guys in trying
to answer the sometimes tough questions.

Nikole Rampersad, a LWCC commit-
tee member and sophomore recreational
therapy major attended the event.

oI think ITll do OK. I know a couple of
random facts,? she said. |

The idea of Black Jeopardy was origi-
nated by LaQuesha Foster, associate direc-
tor for the center, who had used the game
at another school to educate students about
womenTs history.

oI was just looking for one activity to learn
facts about black history, [and] not just every-
day facts like about Malcolm X and Martin
Luther King, but little-known ones as well,?
said Foster. :

Other events that will be sponsored by the
LWCC are the Multicultural Book Club on Feb.
19, a oRhythm and Voice? program on Feb. 20
and a dinner-and-a-movie event on Feb. 26.

The LWCCTs mission is to oserve as a facil-
ity for research, educational programming and
as the repository for the university's collection
of African and African-American art,? accord-
ing to the center's Web site. 7

For more information about the center or to
find out more about upcoming programs and
events, visit ecu.edu/lwcc.

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

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2008

ILLUSTRATIONS BY RON CODDINGTON/MCT

Photo by Natassia Negron

MCT

BY Evi SANDERS
The Seattle Times

1 » the founder of the Nation of islam was:
a) Ekijah Muhammad.
bd) Ehjah Wood.
¢) Ralph Ellison.

2. Thurgood Marshall was:
: a) A prominent black thinker and architect of the Marshall Plan.
b) The first black Supreme Court justice.
c) A Harlem Renaissance writer.

3. Negro League pitcher Satchel Paige played with which famous
band leader?

a) Benny Goodman.

b) Duke Ellington.

c) Louis Armstrong.

4. Which amendment to the Constitution guaranteed biack peopte
{and all citizens) equa} protection under the law?

a) The 15th.

b) The 26th.

¢) The }4th.

5. Black people, women and people ages 18 to 21 have ail been
kept from voting at some point in the history of the United States. in
what order were these groups given the right to vote?

a) Black men, then women, then people 18 to 21.

b) People 18 to 21, then black men, then women.

c) Women, then black men, then people 18 to 21.

6. What landmark 1854 Supreme Court decision struck down the
idea of oseparate but equal? schools for black people and whites?
a) Piessy v. Ferguson.
b) Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka. Kan.
c) University of California v. Bakke. ;

rg The incarceration rates for black peopie in America have long
been decried as a reflection of a biased justice system. At the end of
2000, what percentage of all black males in the United States ages 25
to 29 was in prison? (For comparison, the answer is 2.9 percent for all
Hispanic mates in that age group, and 1.1 percent for all white males.)

a) 5.6 percent.

b) 9.7 percent.

¢) 24.3 percent.

8. The holiday Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when:
a) Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation,
thus freeing slaves.
b) Word reached Texas that Lincoin had signed the Emancipation
Proclamation.
c) Lincoin declared war with the South over the issue of slavery.

9. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the first secretary-
general from sub-Saharan Africa, is from what country?

a) Ghana.

b) South Africa.

c) Nigeria.

(Black history intelligence quotient)

True or false:
1 O.when the United StatesT founding fathers wrote oall men are created equal,? they meant black slaves, too.
1 1 » In the oTuskegee Experiment,? the United States monitored 399 black men with syphilis for 40 years to see what

would happen to them " even though the men were never told they had syphilis and a cure for the disease was discovered
decades before the experiment ended.

1 z The holiday Kwanzaa was created by black activist and scholar Maulana Karenga in 1966.
1 ms Participants in the Harlem Renaissance included Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and Claude McKay.

1 4. The historically black college Howard University is located in Atlanta.

15. Match the following black Americans with their ideas:

A. oIt is not integration that Negroes in America want, it is htmman dignity.? Martin Luther King Jr.

B. oI have a dream that one day this nation will nse up and live out the true meaning
of its creed: ~We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.T?

C. Encouraged black people to pick themselves up by their obootstraps? and said: W.E.B. Du Bois
oIn all things that are purely social, we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the

hand in all things essential to mutual progress.?

D. Wanted to start a colony of black Americans in Liberia and said: oThere shall be
no sohution to this race problem until you yourselves strike the blow for liberty.?

E. Wrote oThe Souls of Black Folk? and said of Booker T. Washington: o(When)
Mr. Washington apologizes for injustice, does not rightly value the privilege and duty
of voting, belittles the emasculating effects of caste distinctions, and opposes the higher
training and ambitions of our brighter minds ... we must unceasingly and firmly oppose
Chim).?

# Malcolm X

Booker T. Washington

F. Read the poem, oOn the Pulse of Morning? at President ClintonTs inauguration:
oYou, created only a little lower than/The angels, have crouched too long in/The bnuis-
ing darkness/Have lain too long/Face down in ignorance./Your mouths spifling
words/Armed for slaughter/And the Rock cries out to us today, you/may stand upon
me/But do not hide your face.?

# Maya Angelou

8 Zora Neale Hurston
G. Wrote the poem, oHarlem.? a passage from which reads: oWhat happens to a

dream deferred?/Does it dry up/ike a raisin in the sun?/Or fester like a sore " /And

then nin? ... Maybe it just sags/like a heavy load /Or does it explode??

H. oI do not belong to the sobbing school of Negrohood who hold that nature some- i ier mraie

how has given them a lowdown dirty deal and whose feelings are all hurt about it. Even

in the helter-skelter skirmish that is my hfe, [have seen that the world is to the strong

regardless of a little pigmentation more or less. No, I do not weep at the world " I am

: 4 bate Marcus Garvey
too busy sharpening my oyster knife.

1. Jesse Owens: Olympic athlete

2. Harnet Beecher Stowe: Author of
oUncle TomTs Cabin?

3, Joe Louis: Athlete

4, Hiram R. Revels: First black
U.S. senator

5. Abraham Lincoln: President
when slaves were freed

6. Marcus Garvey: Back to Africa
movement leader

7. John Brown: Abolitionist

8. Harriet Tubman: Abolitionist

9. Booker T. Washington: Educator

10. Duke Ellington: Musician

1}. Granville T. Woods: Inventor

12. Henry Highland Garnet:
Abolitionist

13. Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist

14. Martin Luther King Jr: Civil
nights leader .

1S. Thurgood Marshall: Supreme
Court justice

16, Sojourser Truth: Abolitionist

17. Elijab J. McCoy: Inventor:

_ oPhe Real McCoy?

18. Rosa Parks: Civil rights leader

19. Manan Anderson: Sieger

20. Barbara Jordan: Politician

' 42. True, Karenga wanted te ogive a black

ANSWERS: 1. A: 2. B: 3. C; 4. C; 5. A; 6.
B; 7. B; 8. B; 9. A.

10. False. When this country was founded,
black slaves were not considered equal. In
fact, the x
only three-fifths of a person.

14, True. Years after the experiment, mad-
est cash payments were given ta Survivors
and their families. And in 1997, President
Clinton issued a formal apelogy, saving
the experiment was oracist? and opro-
foundly, morally wrong.?

h slave as

alternative to the existing holiday.? At the
center of Kwanzaa are its seven principles,
which are ret by s dies:

unioje (unity), hujichagulia (selfdetermi-
nation), ufima (collective work and re-
sponsibility), ujaama (cooperative eco-
romics), nia (purpose}, kuusmba (creativi-
ty) and tmani (faith).
13. True.
14. False. Howard University is located in
Washington, D.C.
15. A. Malcoim X.

B. Martin Luther King Jr.

C. Booker T. Washington.

BD, Marcus Garvey.

E. WE.B. Du Bois.

F Maya Angelou.

G. Langston Hughes.

H., Zora Neale Hurston.

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ROLOFF continued trom A/

Roloff will visit ECU to speak about the daily obstacles he faces.

meet a celebrity that we're all
familiar with and learn about

the obstacles he faced [in his

life],? she said.

Upcoming lectures spon-
sored by the Student Union will
be featuring Cedza Dlamini,
a~ poverty, illiteracy and HIV/
AIDS activist and Byron Pitts, a
CBS national correspondent. |

For more information about
this event and future events,
visit the Student UnionTs Web
site at ecu.edu/student_union.

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

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VAGINA continued from A/

oBy raising money and con-
sciousness, it will unify and
strengthen existing anti-violence
efforts. Triggering far-reaching
awareness, it will lay the ground-
work for new educational, protec-
tive, and legislative endeavors
throughout the world,? says the
mission statement at vday.org.

All proceeds from the ECU
performance will go towards the
Family Violence Program Inc. of
Pitt County. Last year the perfor-
mance raised a record $15,000.

Since the creation of V-Day,
the organization has raised over
$25 million.

Periorhiances*aill take
place on Sunday, Feb. 17 at-2
p.m. in Wright Auditorium and
Monday, Feb. 18 at 7 p:m. in
Hendrix Theatre.

Tickets for The Vagina Mono-
logues can be purchased_online at
ecuarts.com or by calling 1-800-
ECU-ARTS.

For more information about
The Vagina Monologues and the
V-Day College Campaign, visit
vday.org.

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

WRITE RS continued from A&

receipts from advertising. The
bigger the new delivery system
becomes, the bigger the pay-
ment to writers. If it were to
reach current television levels,
it could exceed $50,000 per
episode.

oThe strike was about one
thing: sharing in the profits
of the new media,T said Marc
Guggenheim, producer of ABCTs

iPr stone: +
oEveryone is trying to keep up
with the march of technology.?
But whatTs happening now?
Each current show has a dif-
ferent story, and TVGuide.com
maintains a running update:

http://tinyurl.com/ytldet.

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

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2008

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Last year, students per-
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Freshman making her presence felt

Spivey is one of ECU's
leading scorers

SETH STRINGER
STAFF WRITER

The ECU Lady Pirates have
a number of diaper dandies
anchoring this yearTs team, but
no individual has been more vital
to this teamTs success than fresh-
man guard Allison Spivey.
Listed at 5-foot-10, Spivey
has become a:staple in ECU's
_ perimeter strike, exploiting
opposing defenses and making
defenders pay when given space
behind the three point arch.
This season, herfreshman
campaign, Spivey has already
posted double-digit point totals in
seven games, earning her honors
as the teamTs third leading scorer.
oLacoya and Jasmine do a
great job of driving to the hoop
and dishing it off,? Spivey said.
oItTs my Job to hit that open shot.?
Taking advantage of oppor-
tunities has been instrumental to 4
SpiveyTs success on the hardwood =
this season, and her teammates &
trust that she has the skills tog
continue and expand on herS
impressive outside play so far.

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oAllison has come in and&|

made a strong impact both on Mlcon Spivey has started in every one of the Lady PiratesT serine games this : season. 1. ECU iS is looking to end conference play strong

and off the court,T said Nicole
Days, ECUTs senior team leader.
oShe brings a lot of excitement
to this team, but also security
when sheTs handling the ball.
We believe in her, on her scoring
abilities and defensive skills.?
Spivey is averaging seven
points and 4.5 rebounds a game,
but her overall numbers don't
show the true impact sheTs had on
conference play this season.
Coming off the bench in
the teamTs first 13 contests, she
earned the starting nod for
ECUTs first conference game and
has since remained there based
on her imposing play.
Undaunted by her place in
the starting lineup, Allison is
averaging 10 points and seven

see SPIVEY page B6

ECU soccer signs seven additions to

Pirates recruit nation-
wide

SID"The ECU WomenTs
Soccer program announced this
week that seven student-athletes
have signed National Letters-of-
Intent, and will join the Pirates
in 2008.

The class consists of Jes-
sica Woodward (Wake Forest,
NC), Stephanie Shaw (Knight-
dale, NC), Rachel Fuller (Cop-
pell, TX), Leah Bagonis (Wall-
ingford, PA), Kendall Booth
(Epping, NH), Amanda Malk-
iewicz (Forked River, NJ) and
Amanda Windsor ee
CA).

Woodward was a member
of the North Carolina Olympic
Development Program (ODP)
team in 2006 and was in the
NC ODP pool from 2002-2005.
She has also been team cap-
tain of her 89 CASL Spartan
Elite club team for three years,
winning the North Carolina
State Cup Championship in
2000,2001,2003,2004, 2005
and 2007.

Woodward attends Wake
Forest-Rolesville High School,

where she has earned a 4.38 GPA
and is ranked number 17 out of
545 students.

oI chose ECU for the great
educational programs, the beau-
tiful campus, and the friendly
and competitive Lady Pirate
Soccer Team,? Woodward said.

Shaw also plays club soccer
for the 89 CASL Spartan Elite
(out of Raleigh) coached by
Rusty Scarborough. Shaw is also
a three year captain for Wil-
liam G. Enloe High School. She
has been name All-Conference
(2005-2007), All-Region (2005
and 2007), and has received the
teamTs Coaches Award (2006)
and MVP Award (2007). Enloe
HS was also the Triangle Alli-
ance Conference Champions in
2005. Stephanie was also named
to the Academic All-Conference -
Team in 2005 and 2006.

oStephanie is a competitor
and has a good work ethic,? ECU
coach Rob Donnenwirth said of
Shaw. oShe has very good tactical
awareness and is a good distrib-

uting the ball out of the back. She
is a good one-on-one defender
and will be looked at as a back
or outside midfielder.? |
Fuller was a member of the
North Texas Olympic Develop-
ment Program ~Team from 2001-

2003 and attended Region III.

camp in 2003. She is a member
of the DTFeeters 90 club team
coached by Hugh Bradford,
which was ranked No. 1 in the
country in the spring of 2006.
The DTFeeters won the North
Texas State Cup Championship
(2005 and 2007), the USYSA
Region III Premier League
West Championship (2005) and
the Disney Soccer Showcase
Championship (2006). They
were also Southern Region
semi-finalists (2006 and 2007),
quarter-finalists (2005) and Surf
Cup Super Group semi-finalists
(2004 and 2005) and quarter-
finalist (2006).

oRachel is a handful for
opposing backs,? said Donen-

_wirth. oShe has good speed and

plays with aggression. By being
constantly active, she gets herself
in good scoring position and is

able to wear down anyone mark-

ing her. She scores in a variety
of ways whether it be using her
breakaway ability or getting on
the end of service in the box.?

-Bagonis is a member of the
West Chester United SpartanTs
club team. Her team was Eastern
Pennsylvania NCS State Cup
Finalists (2007) and participated
in the Super Y League North
American Finals (2007).

_ She was named the Delaware
County Player of the Year and
All-State (2007). She was also
named All Delaware County
First Team (2006) and All Cen-
tral League First team (2006
and 2007).

oDespite being eight hours
away, ECU had all the char-
acteristics I was looking for;

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Division I soccer, a strong. nurs-

ing program, and a friendly §
atmosphere,? Bagonis said. oITm
really excited to be playing and
traveling with such a fun group

of girls.?

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2008

THE EAST CAROLINIAN *¢ SPORTS

PAGE B2

SOGGER continued trom 61

the New Hampshire Olympic
Development Program Team

from 2000-2006. She plays club

soccer for the Seacoast United
Soccer Club (2000-present)
coached by Kevin Walsh.
Seacoast are six-time New
. Hampshire State Cup Champi-
ons (2002-2007), Sub Region
I Northeast Champions, Super
_Y Regional Champions (2004-
2007), USL Super Y North
American Final National Cham-
pions (2004), US Club Regional
Champions (2006) and advanced
to the Region I Premier League
. (2007). Bagonis also plays for
Epping High School, where
»She is a NHIAA All State 1st
oTeam Midfielder (2005-2007).
oShe also holds school records
for career goals (63) and goals
in a single season (30). She iss

a multi-sport athlete that has

school records in track (200m,
400m, 800m) and is the first
girl to ever play football at
Epping High School (holds
~school record for PATTs in a
season).

"As great as an athlete that
Kendall is, she is also an excel-
lent soccer player,? said Donnen-
wirth. oHer speed is superior,
which makes her dangerous

getting forward as an outside
back or midfielder. Kendall also
has good technical ability and is
a good possession player.?

Malkiewicz is a two-year
member of the New Jersey
Olympic Development Team
and two-year ODP Regional
Camp Attendee. She plays for
Ocean Elite club team coached
by Trevor Shearly. Her team
is ranked third in the state.
Amanda is also a four-year
letter winner and team MVP for
Lacey Township High School.
She was named First Team All-
County, Second team All-Shore
and First Team All-Conference
(2006 and 2007). She was named
to the Times Beacon First Team
(2004-2007) and was a two-
year MVP at the South of the
Border Tournament. Amanda
is-a member of the National
Honors Society, earned High
Honor Roll every semester and
is ranked fourth in her class of
420 students.

oAfter my official visit to.

ECU I knew it was the right
place for me,? Malkiewicz said.
oT loved the coaching staff, all
the girls on the team, and the
gorgeous campus. What really
got me was the school spirit

from the students as well as the
whole town of Greenville.?
Windsor is the team captain

for the Rancho Santa Fe Attack .

coached by Jimmy Murphy. The
team plays in the Cal South

Premiere League. She is also

a three-year letterman and
captain for Chaparral High
School coached by Sarah Agui-
lar. Her team was CIF Finalists
(04-05) and undefeated league
champions (04-05, 05-06, 06-
07 and 07-08). She was named
All-League and All-Valley First
team and Press Enterprise
Player to Watch (06-07 and
07-08). Amanda is the Senior
Class President, a member of
the National Honor Society
and Amnesty International
Secretary. 3

oAmanda is a creative
center-midfielder. She is active
and gets a lot of touches due.to
her work-rate off the ball,? said
Donnenwirth. oShe has very
good technical ability and the
ability to possess or play for-
wards in. She is also very good
on set-pieces.?

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John Fields came off the bench to score 15 points and grab six rebounds against the Golden Hurricane.

THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS

ECU loses second
Straight game

KELLEN HOLTZMAN
STAFF WRITER

James LeganTs 18 points
were not enough to push ECU
(8-14, 2-7) past Tulsa (12-10,
4-6) on Wednesday night.

The Golden Hurricane held
off a late Pirate rally to escape
with a 66-61 win.

Legan put forth one of his
best shooting efforts of the
season but, failed to get an
open look to tie the game in
crunch time.

Tulsa led 64-61 with 13 seconds
left to play when Corey Farmer
misfired on a running Jumper
inside the three-point line.

oThey switched the screens,?
Legan said of the Golden Hurri-

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2008

caneT defense. oThey did a good
job switching the screens at the
end and I couldn't get the shot
up so I passed it off.

oIt hurts to lose but we
came out there with effort and
hopefully we'll take this effort
towards Saturday and pull outa
win against Southern Miss.?

After an embarrassing loss
to Marshall over the weekend,
ECU head coach Mack McCar-
thy was pleased with his teamTs
effort this time around.

oOver the last couple of
days, I wasnTt really sure how
we were going to respond,? he
said. o...We really played hard.
We really played together and
at times we played well.?

The Pirates didnTt play well
enough to stop TulsaTs Glenn
Andrews.

The freshman guard was
too much for ECU to handle
in the second half. The Alex-

rricane

andria, Va. Native scored 14
of his game-high 21 points in
the second half, including four
three-pointers.

Andrews seemed to have
earned some breathing room for
Tulsa late in the second half when
he hit a three to up the Golden
HurricaneTs lead to 56-49.

But ECU responded with a
jumper from Darrell Jenkins to
cut Tulsa's lead to 58-54.

Sophomore John Fields
came up with some huge plays
down the stretch to complete
the ECU comeback.

Fields scored three straight
buckets including an emphatic
dunk-follow on a missed Cory
Farmer lay up to tie the game,
58-58, with 5:37 remaining.

oThe opportunity Just pre-
sented itself for me to get blocks
and get in the open floor for and

see MENS page B4

Inline hocke

Pirates defeat N.C.
State, among others

CLAYTON BAUMAN
CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE

The recently reformed
ECU Inline Hockey team
made a respectable debut in
its most recent competition
in Winchester, Va. this past
weekend. i

The club team tore through
the ranks of multiple Universi-
ties ending the SECRHL tour-
nament with a record of 3-1.

The PiratesT opening game
Saturday against Virginia
TechTs A-team proved a chal-
lenge for ECU, losing the
match 4-2.

Motivated and eager for a
win, the PiratesT took to the
floor again, this time facing
James Madison University.
The game was fast-paced and
JMU made a late, surge in the
final period, but ECU goalten-
der Wes ReeseTs dominance in
net gave the Pirates a 5-4 win,
and their first league victory of
the season.

Later that night, ECU faced
off against Virginia TechTs B-
team. Looking for a little pay
back from their earlier loss
to the A-team, the PirateTs
attacked immediately gaining
an early lead. -

_ Another late game surge
had the Pirates playing heavy

Contributed photo

see HOCKEYpage B4

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HOCKEY continued from B3

defense in the third period, but "

a hat trick coupled with an assist
earlier in the game by Trey
Kennedy gave ECU the edge it
needed to win the contest, 6-5.

The Pirates take to the floor
on Sunday in their most eagerly
anticipated game of the week-
end, a matchup with archrival
N.C. State.

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puck. ECU answered first, scor-
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Brown, and a spectacular short-
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penalty leaving the team short-
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In the end, the Pirates shut
down the Wolfpack, emerging
with a 4-3 win which wrapped
up the successful weekend with
a 3-1 record.

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With the game knotted
up at 60, Golden HurricaneT
forward Calvin Walls tapped
in a rebound follow from a rare
Andrews miss to give Tulsa the
lead for good.

The Pirates had a chance to tie
on the ensuing possession when
Fields was sent to the free-throw
line with 27 seconds left on the
clock, but Fields only managed to
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Legan caught fire during the
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ECUTs leading scorer, Sam
Hinnant, only registered 10
minutes of play and failed to
find the bottom of the net.

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games where he [Hinnant] or
James [Legan] didnTt shoot
the ball well,? McCarthy said.
oSamTs not playing well. I don't
know if his knee is bothering
him or people are just doing
an outstanding job on him but
heTs not played well in awhile
and we need to get him back to
playing well.?

ECU will now shift its focus

to Southern Miss, a team that

easily defeated the Pirates two

weeks ago.

oT expect they will hit us right
in the mouth,? McCarthy said of
the Golden Eagles. oThatTs what
they do. They came in here last
year and beat us by 40 points
and they're expecting to do it
again...but were not going to
back down; we're going to be
ready to play.?

ECU and Southern Miss
will square off at 7 p.m. inside
Minges Coliseum on Saturday.

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS

SPIVEY continued from Bl

rebounds in conference action,
hitting nearly 40 percent of her
three-pointers and averaging
two three-pointers a game.

Spivey Ts experience on
the floor is helping her game
mature, but she still recognizes
the parts of her game she needs
to work on most.

oI need to work on my man
to man defense, putting more
pressure on the ball,? the tal-
ented freshman said. oAs for
the team, If we can pick up our
defensive intensity, we can com-
pete with anyone.

oIt always starts on the
defensive end, and if we can
accomplish that, our offense will
fall into place.?

The Lady Pirates have had
trouble finding rhythm at times
this year on both ends of the floor,
but Spivey and her teammates
are working to find the consis-
tency this team needs to stay com-
petitive within. Conference USA.

As for Spivey, her rhythm
lies in taking the game to its
roots"shooting hoops with
her dad.

For an hour before each
home game, Allison ask her dad
to rebound for her shots, oso itTs
just like how it used to be, one
on one,? she said.

This ritual gets Spivey into
her game mindset.

oI get more shots in this
way, and opposed to drills, this
kind of practice with my dad
just puts me into that game-time
rhythm,? Spivey said.

Whether shooting hoops
with her dad, or fighting through
defenders on the outside of
the key, Allison recognizes
that with practice and experi-
ence, her game will continue
to elevate and bring in greater
consistency for the freshman
sharp-shooter.

Already a double-double
threat every night, Spivey is
going to have. to rely on big
efforts from ECUTs post-play-
ers, taking pressure off ECUTs

guards and creating more open -

shots for Young, Terry and
Spivey on the perimeter.

Consistent efforts from
ECU's deep bench and strong
starting lineup is what ECU
needs to improve upon their
overall 10-13 record, and con-
ference mark of 4-6.

ECU, after Spivey shoots
pregame with her dad, hopes to
turn its two-game losing streak
into a big win Friday night,
as the Pirates face off against
Southern Miss in Minges Coli-

_ Seum at 7 p.m.

This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com

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