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VOLUME 83, ISSUE 35

The ECU baseball team starts
the 2008 season on the road
against one of the nationTs
best teams this weekend. Turn
to the sports section for a
series preview..... PAGE B1

Top-ranked Memphis is trying
to capture Conference USA's
first-ever menTs basketball
national championship

this year. That feat will

be tested in the weeks

to come, beginning this.
weekend against No. 2
Tennessee PAGE B1

The Ledonia Wright
Cultural Center gave
students a look inside
Africa with a program on
Wednesday night, part of
their month-long efforts

to celebrate Black History .
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_THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Black Student Union celebrates 1 10-year anniversary

Event will recognize
past presidents and
members

KIMBERLY BELLAMY
NEWS EDITOR

ECUTs Black Student Union
(BSU) will celebrate 10 years
of existence on campus at two
different events on pay
PED. 23.

The day will begin by hon-
oring past executive members,
including the first BSU president,
at a luncheon in Mendenhall Stu-
dent Center (MSC) Great Rooms.

We really put a lot of
emphasis on the past presidents
and executive members, almost
like oun ~founding fathers,? said
John Michael Harris, co-chair of
the financial affairs committee
of BSU.

The event will also look back

at the past things that BSU has
accomplished since its creation.
The luncheon is focused on

our history with various speak-

ers and presentations about @

our organization,?
Dixon, president of BSU.

said Patrick #

The keynote speaker for the -

luncheon will be Nell Lewis,

former director of the Ledonia

Wright Cultural Center.

Lewis was influential in Be

getting students resources in
the first couple of years BSU
was getting started, according
to Dixon.

The luncheon will be held
at 12 p.m. on Saturday and is by

invitation only. People such as 4

the mayor of Greenville, City

Council members, Chancellor #

Steve Ballard and Lynn Roeder,

dean of students, have been ©

see BSU page A4

Current members

» Staff Photo

~the executive board of BSU pose for a picture after one of their general meetings. ce

Matt Roloff sh
of his life with

Matt Roloff tells the audience how he has overcome obstacles in his life.

~Star of Little People,
Big World?

NADIAH SARSOUR
STAFF WRITER

Matt Roloff from the
TLC show Little People, Big
World,? paid ECUT a visit and
gave students the opportu-

~nity to look beyond their TV
screens into the RoloffTs life.
- Roloff made an entrance

rolling his motorized scooter

on stage at Wright Auditorium
as an audience of more than
1,300 applauded.

When Roloff was born,
his parentsT gratitude was not

fully completed. Roloff said
his family was disappointed
and shocked that I wasnTt the
perfect baby.?

As a youngster, Roloff
relied heavily on his hands.
He liked to build things him-
self. But when it came to
school, he was anything but
ready. He said during finals,
he would be working on a
personal design or project
of his instead of studying.

With time, Roloff proved

~that perfection has no size. His

driven personality shielded
his little figure.

He never looked at him-
self the way people looked
at him. Koloff said hes

always seen myself as a very

large and capable person.

I can do just anything.?

With that thought in mind
Roloff embarked on a journey
that eventually led to his suc-
cess and recognition.

At one point of his life, he
decided he wanted to shift his
focus from design and work
with sales.

This decision had a good
turn off. In fact, Roloff said he
brought in more sales for the

company he worked for in his
first year than the previous
et

salesman in four, years.

Roloff had to put his job
on hold when he heard about
an organization called Little
People of America.?

Little People of Amer-

ica is a non-profit organi-
zation that aims at giving
support: to little people.

It was there where he met
his wife Amy and started a
family. He decided to join and

worked on bringing home

awareness about dwarfism.

But whatTs a better way to
bring about his message than
sending it through the s screens
of each home.

Roloff said his story was
sent out through a string of
callers until it reached one
TLC producer.

Roloff had to then make
a decision of signing a con-
tract with TLC and allow-
ing them to shadow his

ared the story
students

familyTs daily routines.

Amy, RoloffTs wife, was
not very receptive of the
idea but after long deliber-
ation, the Roloffs signed a
contract with TLC to kick
off the showTs first season.

Roloff said this decision
came under the premise that
itTs our desire to educate
about dwarfism and not to
become a celebrity or for
money.?

Roloff said they try to
reyect the notion of big
Hollywood, red carpet,
Blite. sbi. 7 emO ir

Not only did the show
bring entertainment, but it
brought inspiration as well.

Roloff shared a story with

the audience about a little eigh-
teen-year-old young man. He

told Roloff he was never invited
to a party before.

Roloff paused as the audi-
ence let out a sigh of compas-
sion then added how after his
show started he was asked by
three girls to go to prom.

Roloff said that even though
their show brought about inspi-
ration he gained the same thing
from people.

Most times they don't
realize how much their story
inspired us, so itTs been a good
mutual experience,T Roloff said.

This writer may be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com

Administration
welcomes change

Middle ground reached
in protest

YAZID FINN
STAFF WRITER

In less than 48 hours, a step
forward in the student protest
towards the towing policy at
ECU has been made.

Administrators talked to us
and wanted to know what was
on our mind,T said Ashley Yopp,
senior political science major.

We talked things over and
now that we are seeing eye-
to-eye into making changes,
there is no reason to fight
about it.? :

In light of the peace the
parties were able to make, the
protest scheduled for Feb. 21,
has been cancelled.

After discussing towing
issues, Yopp concluded that
they were fighting an old
administration being run by
new individuals.

They're a six month old
administration, currently the
interim administration,? said
John Vaughn Jr., communica-
tion major at ECU.

They are looking forward
to possibly becoming the per-
manent direction for Parking
and Transportation where they
may begin to make changes on
old policy.?

Among the records released
to Yopp and Vaughn were the
numbers of vehicles towed in
the previous years as well as
the revenue produced from act
of towing.

They only revenue that

see CHANGE page A4

New Chief Diversity

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Officer appointed

Contributed image

Kimberly Baker-Flowers
chosen for position

NIA RICHARDSON
STAFF WRITER

The Office of Institutional Diversity
has appointed a new leader. Kimkerly

Baker-F lowers has been
| selected to permanently
| fill the position as chief
| diversity officer for ECU.

Baker-Flowers will
© officially start the new
| position on Feb. 29.

. Formerly director
| of minority student suc-
Fs cess at the University
© of Missouri-Kansas
| City, she was selected
|) from a group of four
| candidates chosen from
Ps a nationwide search.
2 A selection com-
FP mittee of students,
F) faculty, staff and com-

munity members inter-

viewed the candidates.

T am delighted that

Ms. Baker-Flowers

has accepted our offer

to join East Carolina.

She was selected from

a very strong field of

candidates, and she

impressed the search
committee as well as the
administration with her team ori-
entation and her strong leadership
skills,? said Chancellor Steve Ballard.

She will take over the position of
Virginia Hardy, who is currently holding
the interim position.

see CHIEF page A3

announces new w president -

aie oversee the activities of three STS

_ divisions: Quality and patient Safety,
Education and member Services, and
Health Care Policy and Dratalence:

He will also work to promote

international surgery issues, gov-

ernment policy, and the educa-
tion of future thoracic surgeons.
I have little doubt given his

proclivity for organizational develop-

_ECU surgeon elected

NIA RICHARDSON |
STAFF WRITER

Dn W. ~Rewolos Chitwood was

elected president of the Society of Tho-
racic Surgeons (STS) last January.

Chitwood was elected as vice presi-
dent of STS in 2006, which gave him the
opportunity to be elected as the president.

Thoracic surgery is the surgical

treatment of the organs of the chest.

(O15 18 tne world s largcst

~non-profit organization of profes-

sionals that practice this form of
surgery, representing over 5400
thoracic surgery professionals.

Chitwood has been an active leader

_in STS since 1994. As president he

Center to train surgeons in the |

ment, that he will not only deliver
great stewardship to the STS but
also great vision over the course of

his term,? said Dr. Michael Rotondo.

Other doctors and colleagues also
seem sure that Chitwood will do well
in this new position.

His vision for the future aid his
awareness of the actions needed to
achieve that future are essential for
this type of role in a major national
organization,? said Dr. Phyllis. Horns,
dean of Brody School of Medicine.

Chitwood founded. the car-
diac surgery program at ECU. He
also developed the Robotic Surgery
eth-
ods of less invasive robotic surgery.

In 2000 he performed the first ever

mitral valve repair in North America. "

My interest in the development of
new technology and less invasive surgery
has been on the forefront of my clinical

"and research work and hasT been recog-

nized worldwide,? Chitwood said.

see SURGEONS page A4

News

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2008 PAGE A2

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Voyages of Discovery: Sallie
Southall Cotten Lecture
Thursday, Feb. 21

Pon o

Wright Auditorium

University of Minnesota
historian Lisa Norling will
deliver the seriesT Sallie
Southall Cotten Lecture,
~Captain Ahab Had a WiteT and
will examine gender roles in
maritime men and womenTs
work. Faculty, staff and students
will be admitted free, but
should request tickets through
the ECU Centrai. Ticket Office,
328-4788. Tickets for the
general public are $10.

Dialogue Training for Daring
Dialogues ,

Thursday, Feb. 21

3-5 p.m.

MSC Social Room

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Students, staff, and faculty are
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Friday, Feb. 22 |

7 p.m.

Brody School of Medicine
This event is open to ALL
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College of Health and Human
Performance Leadership Forum
Friday, Feb. 22

12:30 p.m.

Hendrix Theatre

The forum will begin with a
ceremony recognizing Health
and Human Performance
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followed by a panel discussion,
and collaborative sessions
between these leaders, faculty,
and students. The forum has
been made possible due to

the generosity of the ECU
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Development, Industrial &
Construction Enterprises, Inc.,
and University Book Exchange.

Asian Studies presents Korean
music

Saturday, Feb. 23

5:30 -7 p.m.

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and Demonstration? featuring
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memillans@ecu.edu, 252- 328-
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Two ECU faculty members will
lead dialogue at The Dream?

Event analyzes
past, Current and
future progression in
equality

KIMBERLY BELLAMY
NEWS EDITOR

Multiple members of the
ECU community have collabo-
rated to create an event called
THE DREAM, which will cel-
ebrate Black History Month.

THE DREAM will take
place on Friday, Feb. 22 in the
Mendenhall Student Center
Great Rooms.

Dialogue will be exchanged
among speakers and attendees
to stimulate change and reflect
on changes that have been made
in equality.

Two of ECUTs very own

will lead the discussions at
this event. Reginald Watson,
professor in American and
multicultural literature, will be
one of the two.

Accompanying Watson in

~the discussion, will be Corey

King, assistant vice chancellor
of Student Experiences.
The event serves as a way to

eliminate some of the attitudes of dif-
ferent cultural groups and practices.
I hope that THE DREAM
program will inspire others to
dream and put aside the nightmares
of oppression, disillusionment and
disfranchisement that still plague
our society today,T Watson said.
Changing the way people
think about the possibility
of accomplishing things and
adapting to situations is one of
the goals of the event.
Remember, dreams set the
stage for tangible and obtainable
realities that bring about revo-
lutionary change,T Watson said.
Hopefully through, THE
DREAM program will serve as
a proper ~alarm clockT that will
eradicate the tendency to sleep-
walk through a life ofignorance.?
By opening up this topic to
a range of people, a better idea

of the progression that has beenT

made will be achieved. |
What a wonderful idea
to bridge generations con-
cerning our past, our pres-
ent and our future, King
said. Open dialogue and dis-
cussions are great ways in
exchanging ideas and experi-

*enees. 1 1S. 1s as reals i Seis.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fra-

ternity Inc: and Express
sions Literary Magazine are
the sponsors of this event.

SGA and Student Meida are
also playing a role in the event
by hosting a reception, which
will follow occur at the conclu-
sion of the event.

It felt natural for Expres-
sions Magazine, as a minority
publication, to co-sponsor the
event with Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc.,? said Guil-
laume Bagal, general manager
of Expressions Magazine and
member of Alpha Phi Alpha.

SGA was only too happy to
support such a cause by helping
with the reception that is to
follow the event.? ,

Phe*idea for the event
stemmed from Bagal and his
fraternity brother, Deron Hall.

Although, This vs the
first time this event nas
occurred, Bagal mentioned
that there is a possibility
to make it an annual event.

For more information about
THE DREAM, visit expres-
sions.ecu.edu or etanu1906.org.

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

CHIEF continued from Al

She [Baker-Flowers] possesses many of
the characteristics and talents needed to move
the diversity agenda at ECU,? Hardy said.

She has a long history of working with
different populations on campus and in the
community and with building relationships.?

As chief diversity officer, Baker-Flowers will
hold the responsibility of leading the Office of
Institutional Diversity as well as the university
community in promoting an environment that
harbors diversity and promotes the acceptance
of different cultural attitudes.

Baker-F lowers will additionally serve on the
ChancellorTs Executive Council, which aids in
directing the progress of the university.

ward and make diversity a reality at ECU,? said Pat-
rick Dixon, president of the Black Student Union.

According to Hardy, Baker-Flowers pos-
sesses the ability to think critically and cre-
atively which will be influential in her success
of building on the agenda of diversity.

She will continue what Dr. Hardy started in
promoting a sense of balance in diversity affairs
and programs,? said Jennifer Nnamani, secretary
of diversity affairs. | |

To learn more about the Office of Insti-
tutional Diversity, visit the Web site at ecu.
edu/edudiversity.

This writer may be contacted at

Having this position permanently filled pro-

vides the university the opportunity to move for-

news@theeastcarolinian.com.

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BSU continued from Al

Pitured above are some of the.members that make-up the current body of BSU.

invited to the event.

We first invited any past
presidents or people on execu-
tive boards, faculty and mem-
bers of BSU, said Kendra
Lewis, chief of staff of BSU.

On Saturday night, BSU
-will have a more relaxed cele-
bration by having a semi-formal
ballin the Great Rooms of MSC
at 9:30 p.m.

The semi-formal ball is
open to everyone and atten-
dance is highly encouraged for
the whole student body.

Members of BSU agree that
it is necessary to take a look
back on what has been done and
what can get accomplished by
the organization in the future.

ItTs important to let stu-

greater...?

dents: know that they should be
involved on their campus and
this anniversary can let them
know how important BSU
really is,? Lewis said.

The anniversary celebra-
tion will be used as ammuni-
tion to aid the organization in
growth and more opportunities
to accomplish initiatives.

As our charge is greater

and our ability to do things is
greater, our impact will become
Dixon said.

The organization started
discussing having the event
last April and actually started
working on implementing it
in December, according to
Dixon.

We've been working on

it hard for about the previous
month and half,T Lewis said.
Students who are interested
in attending the semi-formal
ball may purchase tickets at the
Central Ticket Office in MSC.
The tickets are $5 for cur-
rent and past BSU members
with membership cards and $10
for the general public. Those

who present their Motown ©

Ticket stubs, which will occur
earlier in the evening, will be
offered a discounted rate of $5.
To learn more about BSU,
you can visit the Web site at ecu.
edu/org/ecubsu.

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

CHANGE continued frat Al

Parking and Transportation get
is 100 percent of the $20 admin-
istration fee out of. the towing.
Parking and Transportation
only receives 20 percent of the
remaining parking fines on
campus, the remaining 80 per-

cent goes to the public schools,?
Vaughn said.

Yopp will work with Park-
ing and ~Transportation to look
into implementing previously
proposed policies, including the
boot replacement or to expunge

student records at the begin-

ning of each semester for their
parking fineTs history.

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

SURGEONS continued from Al

Chitwood is the founding
director of the East Carolina
Heart Institute and is also
currently serving as senior
associate vice chancellor
- for health Sciences at ECU.
We have a tremendous

investment in education for prac-
ticing surgeons as well as those
in training,? Chitwood said.

Chitwood holds a bachelorTs
degree from Hampden-Sydney
College, a medical degree from
University of Virginia, and he

completed his surgical resi-
dency at Duke University.

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

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LARA OLIVER
OPINION WRITER

One of my mom's favorite anecdotes from my
childhood is a story that a lot of northern-born

parents seem to share when raising their children

in the south. You see, about 17 years ago, back in
Morrisville, North Carolina, she remembers me
running home excited because I'd just learned to
count to 10 and wanted to show off for her. So, I
started counting, One, two, three, foah...? At this
point in the story, my mom likes to laugh and tell
people about how scared she was that I would start
talking like that for the rest of my life.

We'd moved down to North Carolina from

Pennsylvania when I was about five years old.

I have very few memories of actually living in
Pennsylvania, so I like to think of North Caro-

lina as my home, and my, accent has reflected "

that quite often. Yet, ITve never really felt like I
truly belong. Sometimes, when I force myself to
speak like my parents do, people ask me in an
angry tone where ITm from (seems that attitudes
are still a little sour from carpet bagging ...), but
when I accidentally slip into a southern twang |
get laughed at by young locals who've learned to
hide their accents.

It seems thereTs really no way to win for the
young people being raised in the south. We're
constantly bombarded with images of the stupid,
ignorant southerners in movies, television and
radio; can anyone really say that Larry the Cable
Guy helped improve the southTs image at all? Yet,
were told to hold onto our pride and have dignity
for our home. ItTs gotten to the point where almost
every person I know who was born and raised in
North Carolina can slip in and out of their south-
ern accent, depending on the situation. In line at
Parker's? Time to pull out the accent. Talking
in class? Better hide it. ITve even met people who
lie about where they're from along with hiding
their accent, despite the fact we go to school in
North Carolina. .

Can anybody really blame them? The south-
ern accent has become the catch-all stereotype for
ignorance and stupidity, and we're helping it along
by forcing ourselves to hide any accent and con-
suming the.entertainment that exploits southern-
ers. As I mentioned earlier, Larry the Cable Guy
helped reinforce a lot of negative attitudes about
the south " the fact that weTre stupid, fat, white
trash hillbillies who have less class in our whole
body than the rest of America has in their pinky
fingers. Can anyone even think of a positive por-
trayal of a person with a southern accent in popular
entertainment anymore? Outside of Mark Twain,
idiot-savants like Forrest Gump, and a few charac-
ters from Fried Green Tomatoes, the south just canTt
seem to find a positive role model in movies or TV.

A lot of those born-and-raised North Carolinians

I mentioned, tell me they donTt like to speak with
an accent because it makes them sound stupid.?
Stupid to whom? Were in North Carolina, for
GodTs sake. If I went to North Dakota I wouldn't
be shocked by people talking like they did in Fargo,
and if I was in New York City, I wouldn't laugh at
a person with a Brooklyn accent; so why do we feel
like we need to hide ours in our own state?

We need to stop being ashamed of a colloquial
accent and start embracing it. My doctor once told
me he was teased in medical school because he
talked so slowly, yet he gr aduated top of his class
and surpassed everyone's expectations of him.
If heTd dropped his accent around his peers, he
would've just reinforced their stereotype of where
he came from, so why donTt we do the same?

If someone makes fun of you for your accent,
prove him or her wrong. ItTs time we stopped
buying into stereotypes, letting them control who
we are, and start being ourselves.

And for the love of God, donTt give any more
money to Larry the Cable Guy.

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opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.

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regarding Rants can be directed to J.D. Lewis, Opinion Page Editor, at opinion@
theeastcarolinian.com. Log onto theeastcarolinian.com to submit a Rant of your own. ,

Dear Pirate Rant Chooser: quit
picking the I love you? rants. THEY
AREN'T RANTS!!

Dear Ranters: Submit something
besides I love you? rants, and | will.

| gave my fiancé a black eye the
other night.

Noone really cares if you're miserable,
so you might as well be happy.

| cheated on my boyfriend. .

My roommate has chlamydia. Don't
go home with her tonight, please. "

You're getting married in less than
15 weeks!!!

1 broke into her e-mail and saw her
naked pics. Now | want to forward
them to her boss. ThatTs what you get

_ for sleeping with my fiance.

| can't, | won't, | will not do it.

Yo quiero Taco Bell.

Gordo's Cheese Dip: My reason for
living.

I'm so excited that Ryan Newman
won the Daytona 500!!!

Smidgets make me PEPPY. ThatTs why

| heart you.

I'm majoring in Facestalking.

FYI, the wind does not blow inside.
Just because you're in the corner
does not mean you can talk on your
cell phone on the quiet floor of the
library.

Variety is the spice of life!

If you ask, | will say yes!

Your family is slowly destroying our
relationship.

| wonder if you would've married her
if | had said yes.

True friends don't blame you for their
own problems.

MOTIVATION!!! Where can | get
some?

Trying to stay sober in Greenville is.

like taking Ambein and ~trying to stay
awake. You know you're eventually
going to give in and end up waking
up on ~the floor.

This is my chinchilla; | wear it

specifically to show the world how
_wealthy | can be. :

My friend gave up his bball for

- Lent!

I've been chewing this same piece of

gum for three hours. Eww.

| sometimes feel like my rants don't
get through. Prove to me different.

No offense, but how come we don't
get President's Day off, but get Martin
Luther King Day off?

To the tall guy with the dimples that
walked past our table in the dining hall
the other day: Yes! We were talking
about you, and you are a hottie! Next
time you pass our table, come back
and say HEEEEEY!?.

It makes me feel good about myself

when | see a professor on campus

carrying a Microsoft Excel for

Dummies book.

Maybe itTs just me, but | hate the fact
that the bathroom doors in Brewster
are propped open everyday. There
are doors there for a reason. Maybe
it's just me, but | generally donTt want
to deal with the sights and sounds of
open bathrooms when going to class
every morning.

Am | the only one who doesnTt get
the weather around here? | mean,
we're in T-shirts at 65 degrees one

day, and the next itTs 34 and we're all -

in coats! | just wish it was consistent
(with warm weather).

ITm smooth and creamy like peanut
butter.

Thanks, ECU, for changing the 30-
minute loading zone in front of Garrett
to an A1 zone without telling me. It
cost me $70.

To the person who wants a parking

deck near the Rec Center: If you are ©

coming to the Rec to work out, why
don't you park alittle further away and
WALK to the Rec Center. Heaven

forbid you exercise on your way to

exercise!

Really?? Weed whacking outside of
my windowateightin the morning????
You must be kidding me. Thank you,
Exchange.

To the person that feels that a

woman, black man, elderly man, or
the cartoon character can't run this
country any better than the current
middle-aged white man that is seated
in that office now, then youTre as
stupid as your rant. Accept change.
ItTs good for you!

~Don't you hate itwhen someone asks

you to tell them the truth, and then

_ they cant handle it? You already know

how blunt | am. | tell these little fibs to
spare your feelings. Be careful what
you ask for!

The few. The proud. The
undiseased.

None of the guys we saw at UNC
smoke, and the majority of them
were hot too.

| wish | had half the nerve of that guy
that walks around hitting on every girl
that walks through Central Campus.

Don't look at me in that tone of
voice.

My roommate has had three
significant others admit that they
wish they had met me first.

| think my boyfriendTs roommate
joined a cult!

| missed 11:11 by one minute last
night. | guess thatTs fateTs way of
telling me you're not worth wishing
for anymore.

Does it creep anyone else out that
every day most of the Pirate Rants are
losers confessing their love to someone
they'll probably never talk to?

This is not a class. ItTs a 75 minute
discussion about everyone's life story.
ITm learning nothing.

Am | the only one who hopes my
sociology professor leaves and
doesnTt come back?

| find it unfair that we have yet to get a
day off for a hurricane or snow.

| ate an apple today. Does that turn
you on?

Stop trying to look over my shoulder;
you can see my rants on Thursday.

Affirmative Action is racist

You look like a monkey ...
smell like one too!

and you

_ You know you like it when | sniff

your farts!

To the guy in my one oTclock
philosophy class: Why do you
always feel the need to teach the
class? Present me your credentials,
sir!

| enjoy making love ... much more
than making war.

Castro has resigned. Here comes
capitalism and consumerism!

You taste like sunshine dust.

Chemistry lab is supposed to last
for two hours and 50 minutes, not
three hours and 20 minutes. Why
would they make us do labs that are
impossible to finish?

Okay, first of all, most of us in pep
band are NOT music majors; we
do it for fun. And if you're so good,
why donTt you man up and audition
next year?

| understand everyone thinks that
English professor is so hot, but forgive
me for just not seeing it.

ItTs so hard to not believe in God given
that you're such an angel.

| feel obligated to wish people a happy

_ birthday because Facebook reminds

me ALL day long.

You just keep assuring me that | made

the right decision to move out... keep
~em coming. | dare you.

| cringe at the thought of coming back
here after the weekend.

When | get a bumper sticker error
message, | want to throw my laptop

~ across the room.

| went to a particular restaurant and

_ asked for half fries and half onion

rings like | always do. The lady told me
| couldn't have both. She was clearly
not aware that | was supposed to get
it my way.

After days of missing class, |
finally beat bubble shooter at 2:47.
Yeahhyaaaa!

After | wrote my Pirate-Rant about

my favorite dancer being hurt, she

was cleared to dance again. If you

only knew how happy | was to see ©

you on the court again Wednesday
and Saturday!

To my neighbor at University Suites:
Your voice is more annoying than
nails on a chalkboard. Please stop
having such loud fights with your
sg le

But are we?

MARGOT ROGERSON
OPINION WRITER

Sometimes I have trouble coming up with
ideas for this column. Oftentimes I ask my friends
what is going on in their lives and/or what recent
issues they feel strongly about. I figure that if
it affects them, it has a better chance of having
significance to others. -

Last week I was speaking to a friend at work,
and she relayed the story of Maria Lauterback, a
pregnant Marine, who was raped and killed by her
senior officer. With my focus on other news, this
was something I had overlooked. She concluded
by saying, Sure makes you think before sending
more daughters into the armed forces?

I didn't give it much thought then, but the
other night I was watching Law and Order, and
the storyline, although fictitious, was about a
female cop that had been overpowered, raped and
beaten by an inmate.

| have always been a proponent for female
rights, especially in the workplace, but I couldnTt
help but question our equality in this arena. Are
our physical capabilities equal enough?

Strong enough

I suppose the women that enter these profes-
sions know what is to come. I also suppose that
in most instances they are able to perform their
duties without any problems or impediments.

But what about the rare cases? The Maria
Lauterbacks? These cases in which the females
are unable to protect themselves from their
inequalities? Although the plot in the Law and
Order episode was made-up, it seemed plausible
and realistic.

Then I thought of another question: should
we protect them? When two males go into a
fight, one of them is physically weaker because
the other one wins. However, I next thought of
the instance in which a male to male comparison

is inadequate: women that are overpowered and.

sexually. abused. There really is no comparison
or horror that is equivalent.

So, what should we do? I really cannot answer
that question. The United States court systems
have upheld decisions to maintain the womanTs
right to enlist and become every bit as active in
the military as men. I am not sure, however, if I
agree with this. I suppose only time will tell.

This writer can be reached at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.

shooting?

JESSICA DUNLOW
OPINION WRITER

Not even a year after the tragedy at Virginia
Tech, another university shooting has captured
headlines. Last Thursday (on the loathed
ValentineTs Day, no less), Steven Kazmierczak
opened fired in a classroom at Northern Illinois
University, which eventually led to the shootmng
of 21 people and the death of five.

What is going on here? First VT, and now
this. These two shootings are even connected!

_ The same Web site that sold Cho the gun used |

for his massacre at Tech, also sold Kazmierczak
his! It is bizarre to have this happening and hit-
ting close to home so seriously again, when all of ©

_us are old enough to remember the aftermath of

the Columbine shootings. ECU keeps updating
our security and crime ile but will it ever
be enough?

The launching, finally, of the security text
messaging system is a wonderful addition. But
what about all of the students that are not allotted
texting in their plans and do not receive them?
How are we supposed to know if something hap-
pens during our class day and where not to go?

Granted, I think ECU does a pretty good job
of keeping us as safe as possible, and I speak as a
resident of Clement from the year of the fire, but
they can only do so much.

ItTs not like we should be afraid of every person
who is on medication or has a diagnosed mental
disorder (even though both Kazmierczak and
Cho were on medication for their conditions, and
both had stopped taking their medicine prior to

_ the shootings) because that is unreasonable. I just

would like for the time to come again when stu-
dents can attend classes on a daily basis without

the paranoia that someone might pop out from

behind a projector screen or open the door and
fire gunshots around the room.

All we can really do is remember those stu-
dents who were placed in the line of fire and made
the nation realize that college campuses are a
fragile balance that can easily be disrupted, and
that we are easy targets. ITm mostly Just angry at
the fact that these shooters seem to believe that it
is the entirety of the student body that is at fault
for the wrongs to them, or that maybe shooting
innocent students will bring them some sort of
final peace before they finish themselves off.

It is a sad thing that they do end their own
lives, but because Kazmierczak and Cho took the
lives of so many talented individuals, the world
will never know what they were capable of and
what they had to offer humanity. There could
~have been a future president, a great musician
or a Teacher of the Year amongst them. The
shooters should not have taken these lives away
from the world.

It is unreasonable for these things to keep
happening, and there has to be something that we
can all do about it. We just have to band together
and try. Who's with me? Because I sure do not
want anymore talent going to waste because of
someone's personal disdain for life.

_ This writer can be-reached at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.

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| Features -

{Campus Scene}

~-computers, radios, television

Horoscopes

Aries

The work has been piling up, and
thereTs no way to get around it.
_aStart with a plan, so you can do the
most important tasks first. Devise a
schedule and stick to it.

"-"_.._]gurus... :

You're very attractive now, and very
popular, too. This can cause a few

i _ problems. Don't think you have to

accept every invitation. Exercise

discretion.

_ Gemini
You can't always have your own way,
so don't throw a hissy fit. Do whatTs
best for the whole family, even if itTs not
much fun. You'll be appreciated.

~~ Cancer
Finishing an old task may require.

learning a few newskills. Give yourself
time to practice before you attempt the
fix. You donTt want to break anything.

Leo

There are a few things you need to
buy, but you canTt quite afford them,
yet. What to do? Take on an extra job.
That's better than going into debt.

Virgo

You're gaining confidence, and with
good reason. You've been doing the
work and doing it well. Be gentle with
a critic who doesnTt know the whole
story.

Libra

Be very careful traveling; expect
delays and hassles. Watch out for
accidents in your workplace, too.
Proceed with caution.

Scorpio |

You have so many invitations you
hardly know which to accept. Take
care not to double-book. That could
cost you dearly. Remember, family
comes first.

Sagittarius

Things are getting a little complicated.
You're being asked to comply with
rules and regulations that seem
unnecessary. Do them anyway, to
win the reward.

Capricorn

Not a good time to travel. Haste
makes waste, too. Make your life
easier by postponing an outing, and
a purchasing decision.

ae -Aquarius Ss a

Financial matters deserve your

attention. You may feel wealthy, but
you won't be if you donTt plan ahead.

Start by paying off all your debts.

T Pisces

. ItTs going to be difficult to get all
sides to agree. Instead of seeking
consensus, be a good listener. Let
them talk and reserve your decision
for a while. :

Did you know: Black
inventors?

Otis Boykin invented an improved
~Electrical ResistorT used in

sets and a variety of electronic
devices.

C. B. Brooks invented a street
sweeper truck for which he was
issued a patent on March 17,
1896.

Henry Brown patented a receptacle
for storing and preserving papers on
November 2, 1886? It was special
in that it kept the papers separated.
Perhaps an early forerunner in
filofax history.

Marie Brown invented a video home
surveillance security system.

Benjamin Carson was a pioneer in
surgery technology.

John. Christian invented and -

patented new lubricants used in
high flying aircraft and NASA space
missions.

Dr. Charles Richard Drew was the
first person to develop the blood
bank.

" In 1989, Philip Emeagwali won
the Gordon Bell Prize, considered
the equivalent of the Nobel
Prize, for developing the fastest
Supercomputer software in the
world.

_. Lloyd Hall is responsible for the
~ fiéat curing products, seasonings, "

emulsions, bakery products,
antioxidants, protein hydrolysates
and many other products that keep
our food fresh and flavored.

Augustus Jackson, a confectioner

~ and businessman from Philadelphia,
invented an ice cream recipe in
FOSze.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2008 © Page A6

Tribute to Motown set
for Saturday evening

SARAH CAMPBELL
EDITOR IN CHIEF

During the 1960s, the Amer-
ican music scene exploded with
a variety of genres and artists
including rock nT roll legend
Elvis Presley, folk singer Bob
Dylan and Motown marvels
Diana Ross and The Supremes.
The decade produced music that
continues to thrive today.

The fusion of pop music,

arranged harmonies, orchestra-

tion, string instruments and
vocals combine to create the

Carroll Dashiell Jr. dressed as Mr. Big is wearing an all red suit. Laughter erupted while he perfo

beloved sounds of Motown.

_ The sounds of Motown will
be heard live on Feb. 23 with
the twelfth annual Tribute to
Motown concert featuring musi-
cians performing Motown clas-
sics such as My Girl,? Respect?
and Super Pie Honey-Bun?
along with mainstream music by
artists such as Beyonce. =

The intent of the program
is to bring people together. We
want to enhance community
support by bring different
communities together, whether
they are white, black, green,
blue or purple,? said Carroll
Dashiell Jr.,,.music director of
jazz studies.

We decided to focus the

concert around Motown because
everyone loves that type of
music.? :
When the concert first
began only around 250 people
attended the show, which was
held in the A.J. Fletcher Recital
Hall. Over the years popularity
has soared leading to a change

of venue to accommodate the.

swelling crowds.

Now held in Wright Audito-
rium, the concert draws a crowd
of nearly 1500 each year.

Forget about your worries
and troubles and come enjoy the
music. The main thing that we
want people to take away from
the show is to have a good time,?
Dashiell said.

Concert unifies a variety of backgrounds



A variety of p

Vocalist Bill Crew and
guest pianists Bill Ford and Jon
Ozment will accompany blues
and jazz vocalist Aishah Dashi-
ell, who will also perform along
with current students, faculty
and alumni.

The concert is also a way
to celebrate the influence that
African-Americans had on craft-
ing the truly authentic sounds of
Motown.

Each year after the hustle and
bustle of the concert has subsided

Dashiell begins making prepara-

tions for the coming year. ©
Immediately after the show
is over I give everyone the dates
for the next year so the perform-
ers can make plans to play. We

erfomers come together to present an evenin



of Motown.

donTt actually rehearse together
until about three days before the
show,? he said. |
Tickets to the event can be
purchased in advance from the
Central Ticket Office located
in Mendenhall Student Center;
they are $5 for students and $10
for the general public. Tickets
can also be purchased the night
of the event for $10. Proceeds
from the evening will go to ben-
efit the Jazz Studies Program.
The concert is sponsored by
the ECU School of Music and
the Office of Co-Curricular Pro-
grams and Cultural Outreach.

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

Ledonia Wright brings taste of Africa

Students from the Afircan Student Organization put on a lively African dance last night for the Rhythm and Voice? program to celebrate Black History Month at the LWCC.

Rhythm and Voice

~ teaches about culture

. ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR

Cogan Wright Cultural

Center continued its celebration

of Black History Month last
night with the R & V: Rhythm
and Voice? program, which

featured African dance, food
and language in the CenterTs
gallery. |

LWCC, in collaboration
with the African Student Orga-
nization and Jahnaz Jamaican
Restaurant presented onlook-
ers with tasty food and lively
dance.

The goal for tonight is
to learn a little bit more about
Airican culttire, said ECU

graduate student and Student
Outreach Chair for LWCC Jen-
nifer Nnamani, originally from
Nigeria.

We dance for everything,

funerals, weddings, everything.

The main goal of [African]
dance is to interact with each
other and to preserve our cul-
ture,? Nnamani said.

Associate Director for the

Center, LaQuesha Foster came

up with the idea and Nnamani
took up much of the responsibil-
ity of putting on the event.

Tam originally from Africa
so I Just ran with it,? Nnamani
said. | oe |

Some of the languages taught
at the program were Igbo, an
Eastern Nigerian language, and
Twi, a language that hails from
Ghana.

Members of the African Stu-

dent Organization also taught
those who attended the program
original African dances that some
remember from their childhood.
"For me, for example, I only
moved to the United States in
2003. I grew up in Africa and
remember the dances,? said
Uchechi Anumudu, President

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Students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale revealed their take on the injustices of the areaTs educational system through photos.

Art students show off
work in exchange

ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR

Photography students from
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale put on an exhibit
titled The New Pariah? in
ECUTs Mendenhall Gallery this
week that opened on Jan. 31 and
will run until Feb. 22.

The exhibit features cul-
tural and regional problems
that face the Illinois educational
system. |

In addition to having work
by SIUC students displayed at
ECU, ECU students will have
a chance to show off their tal-
ents at SIUC this week.. This
exchange of artistic talent is
a part of the first artist-in-
residency program ever to be
instituted at ECU.

According to a statement by
the SIUC students, the exhibit
was dubbed The New Pariah?
because it portrays the poorer
members of society in all of the
photographs displayed.

Por thas exhibition;
~PariahT is a term that gener-
ally refers to the concept of
social outcast and the false
assumptions with being clas-
sified as such,? said the SIUC

artists in a collective statement.

We feel the superior-infe-
rior binary that distinguishes
rich over poor, urban before
rural and intellect above labor,
is a real force, but do not accept
it as a given condition,? they
added. By refusing to accept
this ~givenT binary, one may

begin to adjust and to see the

good hidden in their assumed
pariah state of being.?

SIUC is located outside
of the budding metropolis of
Chicago, which many distin-
guished colleges and university
call home.?

With so many educational
institutions to compete with
from the Chicago area, one
cannot [help] but feel under-
estimated, overshadowed and
overwhelmed by the competi-
tion,? said SIUC in a previously
given report.

The photographs portrayed
at ECU this week show the
competition? of the Illinois
area.

The exhibit to be shown at
SIUC by ECU students will fea-
ture work by a select group of
art and photography students.

The ECU students chosen
to attend SIUC include Lizz
Wells, Justin Flythe, Shawn
Enojado and Rod Fincannon.

We're talking about the
college [ECU], the [art] pro-

The exhibit is displayed in the Mendenhall Gallery until Feb. 22.

gram and the individual work
each of us has done,? said Rod
Fincannon, the only graduate
student attending SIUC.

Each of us has our own
style and processes we go
through to make it work.?

To be chosen for the artist-
in-residency program, students
had to present samples of their
work, along with a written

statement detailing why they

wanted to be in the program.
To see The New Pariah?

exhibit, visit the Mendenhall
Gallery. The photographs will
be available to students until
Feb. 22.

For more information about

the exhibit or upcoming events,

contact Ameena Mohyuddin,
Assistant Director for ECU
Student Activities and Major
Events. |

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

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ELISE PHILLIPS
FEATURES EDITOR

One thing can be said about
college students: we love our
cell phones. All over campus,
students can be seen gabbing
into the device or frantically
punching in text messages. But,
like most technology, some of us
want to get rid of the old and
usher in the new.

However, with cell phone
contracts, that is not always
possible.
companies charge exorbitant
prices just to disconnect your
cell phone, and thereTs usually
even more fees besides the early

termination ones.

Not to fear, if you want to
get out of your wireless com-
mitment without breaking the
bank, cellswapper.com is here
to help. Named one of the Top
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consumers a way out.?

The idea behind Cellswap-
per was conceived in 2003

when consumers all around.

the country were complain-
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service. According to the site,

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Bureaus reported in 2004 that

the most product complaints

that year were about cell phone
issues. Cellswapper gives some
examples of early termination

fees set by cell phone compa-:

nies:

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Verizon: $175 per Phone
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Sprint: $150 per Phone
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Cingular: $150 per Phone
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Line in New York

T-Mobile: $200 per Phone
Line

Nextel: $200 per Phone
Line

CellularOne: $200 Phone
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Alltel: $200 per Phone
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had a problem, they came up
with a solution. Cellswap-
per allows customers who are
unhappy with their service
to turn over their contract to
another person.

The process is simple: type
in the logistics of your plan (like
how many anytime minutes you
have, mobile to mobile minutes,
unlimited texting, etc.). Then
enter your personal information
(like your name and address),

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and finally, type in an incentive
to get your plan picked up faster
(like throwing in your phone
and charger, or even cash!).

To have a plan posted, users
of Cellswapper must pay a one
time posting fee. They have two
payment options before posting:
the $18.95 (power poster) option
allows users to have basic expo-

sure of their plan. The $24.95

option (showcase poster) gives
customers preferred placement
on the Cellswapper homepage.

Once someone picks up
your cell phone plan, there is
nothing more for you to do!
Your name is officially taken
off your old wireless account
and replaced by the buyer. The
buyer assumes all the fees of
your previous account.

You are free to start another
plan elsewhere, or you can find
a plan for yourself on Cellswap-
per. If you choose to do this, you
are refunded 25 percent of your
posting fee. -

There is a way to beat all
of those early termination fees
that wireless companies try to
stick you with. Cellswapper.
com takes away the stress and
the questions about unsatisfac-
tory cell phone service without
making you cough up hundreds
of'dollars.

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

LEDONIA continued trom A6

Tasty Jamaican food from Jahnaz Restaurant catered the event, featuring tasty dishes like jerk chicken.

of the African Student Orga-
nization and senior chemistry
major.

Anumudu taught a native
dance to the onlookers.

We draw inspiration from
everywhere. It all stems from
the kind of background we have,?
Anumudu said.

The event was catered with
Jamaican cuisine, which is similar
to African food. Jerk and stewed
chicken, rice and peas cooked

Erin

Major at ECU:
Nursing
Occupation:
Student

Why I donate:
Extra spending
cash

with coconut milk, curried goat
and beef patties were some of the
delectable food items that pro-
gram-goers could sample.

We usually do cater for mul-
ticultural events,T said Genara
Smith, owner of Jahnaz.

[EThen] people can learn
about the food and we can learn
about culture.?

The Rhythm and Voice
program was advertised
on Facebook and through

flyers around campus.
The LWCCTs mission is to

Staff Photo

develop comprehensive, cul- ~

ture-specific programming that
serves students, faculty, staff and
the community,T according to its
Web site.

For more information about

the Center or about upcoming
programs, visit ecu.edu/lwcc.

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

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2008

iverSity Week
2008

VePSI by!

Saturday, Febfud'y 23%d.

Diversity WeeK 2008

A Tribute to MoTown
Location: Wright Auditorium KickK-OF F event!
Time: 8:00pm

Tickets at the Central Ticket Office
328-4788, or 1-800-ECU-ARTS, V/TTY 252-328-4736
(School of Music and Office of Co-Curricular Programs and Cultural Outreach)

SuNday, February 24tH

entative
Muhamad: The Legacy Tentatiy

Location: Hendrix Theatre, Mendenhall Student Center .
Time: 12:00-1:30PM
(Muslim Student Association)

Monday, Februdly 25¢tH

Multicultural Reading Day: Revealing Our Eultire
Location: Ledonia Wright Cultural Center BES HNOE anery
Time: 3:00-5:00pm

(Diversity Week 2008 Team and Emissaries)

Post Secret Reception & Display

-join the postsecret international arts community and design a postcard and write
your greatest secrets; cards will be posted anonymously in a non-judgmental
environment; |

Location: Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms/Mendenhall Gallery

Time: 6:00-9:00pm

(Pagan Student Association)

Adapted Rugby Game

Location: Student Recreation Center

Time: 8:00-9:00pm

(Campus Recreation and Wellness, Diversity Week 2008 Team)

TueSday, February 26tH

Living with Diversity through the Arts: Colors in Diversity

-Asian American, bisexual, and female musician Magdalen Hsu-Li presents music

_from her latest CD, Smashing the Ceiling and talks about identity i issues-
Reception to follow

Location: Multipurpose Room, Mendenhall Student Center
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
(Office of Co-Curricular Programs and Cultural Outreach)

4 Little Girls

-a documentary of the notorious racial bombing of an African-American church
during the Civil Rights movement-

Location: Ledonia Wright Cultural Center

Time: 6:00-7:30pm

(Ledonia Wright Cultural Center)

Equality on Campus: Panel Discussion on GBLT issues
Drag Show (To Follow) |
Location: Hendrix Theatre

Time: 9:00-11:30pm

(ECU Prism, formerly known as B-Glad, Diversity Week 2008 Team)

WedNeSday, February 27tH

La Tragedia de Macario

- documentary ...followed by an open forum -
Location: Bate 1015

Time: 6:00-8:00pm

(ECU Spanish Club, Diversity Week 2008 Team)

THuPSday, February 28tn

Black Student Union AIDS Benefit Fashion Show
Location: Wright Auditorium
Time: 7:00-9:00pm

- (Black Student Union)

AFRO Punk

-a documentary about racial identification i in the punk scene; panel Groton
to follow-

Location: Hendrix Theatre, Mendenhall Student Center

Time: 7:00-9:30pm

(Student Union Popular Entertainment Committee and

Student Union Films Committee)

Friday, February 29tH

What In The World Do You Know...About Africa?
Location: Mendenhall Student ae Bowling and Billiards area
Time: 4:00-5:00pm

(Jazz Band to follow)

(African StudentTs Organization, Diversity Week 2008 Team)

ExPrEsS Yourself

Location: Mendenhall Student Center Bowling and Billiards area
Time: 6: 00- 7:00pm
Coots Week 2008 Team, ECU | Expressions)

The Remix: Intercultural Party

Location: Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms
(FREE Entry with ECU-One per

Time: 10:00-1:00am

- (Diversity Week 2008 Team)

Saturday, March Ist

Diversity Retreat: Bridging the Gap
Location: Minges Coliseum |

Time: Contact the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center
for registration fee and information 328-6495
(Ledonia Wright Cultural Center)

For queStionS of Additional INFOrmation CALL:

The Student Government Association Oho2G-AZa?.

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information and maintenance
requests, answer telephones,
file and type letters. Must be
able to give directions in the
Greenville area.
to include available hours and
graduation date to 3481-A
South Evans Street, Greenville,
NC 27834.

Friendly, attractive ladies
ages 18-30 needed for
established gentlemenTs club
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Greenville Recreation & Parks
Department is recruiting
part-time youth soccer
coaches for the indoor soccer

~program. Applicants must

possess a good knowledge
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must be able to coach young
people ages 12-18 in soccer
fundamentals. Hours are
from 6:45 pm to 9:30 pm,
Monday-Thursday with some
weekend coaching. Flexible
hours according to class
schedules. This program
will run from March 4 to
mid May. Salaries start at
$6.75 per hour. Apply at the
City of Greenville, Human
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201 Martin L. King Jr. Dr.,
Greenville NC 27834. For

more information, please:
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329-4550, Monday through
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our upcoming recreational
leagues. If you have any
playing, umpiring or refereeing
experience or the willingness
to learn, this will be a very
rewarding experience. The
rate of pay ranges $9-$19.00
per game for paid positions.
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about training clinics, coaching
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2BR, 1BA House: $700/mo

2BR, 1BA Duplex: $450/mo

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21,2008 PAGE BL

Memphis vaulting C-USA into national discussion

Undefeated Tigers have many critics

KELLEN HOLTZMAN
STAFF WRITER

The rise of Memphis to the top of the AP Top
25 poll has thrusted the Conference USA into the
national spotlight.

However, the attention C-USA has received so
far is not the kind of riotoriety Commissioner Britton
Banowsky would like to see.

Many of the so-called experts? proclaim that
the Tigers aren't being tested in C-USA, and that
the lack of competition will hurt their chances in the
NCAA tournament. This line of reasoning has been
presented for the past two seasons as Memphis has
crashed out of the NCAA tournament earlier than
expected after several successful regular season
campaigns.

Memphis coach John Calipari has a somewhat
different perspective. Calipari believes his Tigers
are getting every C-USA teamTs best shot night in
and night out, which will ultimately help his team
when tournament time comes.

So, which argument is the correct one?

Both sides have flawed logic.

Playing in C-USA shouldn't be an automatic
disqualification? for a good team. If Memphis fails
to make the Final Four this season, critics will point
to the TigersT weak? conference schedule. If UCLA
or Kansas miss out on the finals, no criticism of the
Pac-10 or Big 12 is likely to be made.

Michigan State, for example, has not made the
Final Four in the past two seasons. It is not because
the Big 10 failed to prepare it; the Spartans were
simply outplayed.

If anything, C-USA is creating an illusion that
Memphis is better than it really is. The Tigers
coast through conference play and in return, soar

see MEMPHIS page B5

"THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2008

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Fresh off of a strong fall
campaign, the ECU menTs tennis
team has a balanced lineup from
top to bottom, stacked with tal-
ented freshmen and experienced
veterans prepared to lead this
program in the right direction.

~Jaroslav Horvath, Henrik
Skalmerud and Stephen Whit-

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well are three freshmen that
have anchored ECUTs lineup
throughout nine away matches
this season, occupying three of
the top six singles spots. But
their freshman status hasnTt
confined or limited any impact
theyTve had on this teamTs suc-
cess, as the three have combined
for a 17-6 singles record, led by
HorvathTs compelling 7-1 mark
at the No. 2 position.

We don't place an emphasis
on grade level or experience,?
said ECU coach Shawn Hein-
chon. The real experience

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is off to a fresh start

lies in how the players handle
the pressures, oir the court,
focusing on the matches they
can control and not letting the
teamTs status or position in the
match affect their emotions. I
couldn't be happier to how our
freshmen have adapted to this
level of play.?
Complementing each otherTs
strengths, the freshmen have
been integrated into inspiring
doubles play this season, with
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start on Saturday.

Bristow, who will play third
base on Friday and Saturday,
will be the PiratesT starting
pitcher on Sunday.

Pitching will definitely be
one of the keys to this series,?
said Hose. Our starters need to
get to the fifth, sixth or seventh
inning. WeTll just go out there
and try to pound the strike zone

and not try to do too much, and
just let our defense play.?

ECU played USC in the
2004 Columbia Super Regional,
one step away from the College

~World Series, but the Game-
cocks swept the Pirates, win-
ning both games.

The Pirates are hoping for a
much better result this weekend.

ItTs going to be a great

atmosphere there, a SEC-type
and a great experience for our
younger guys, said Hose. It
will get us used to the type of
atmosphere we'll see the rest of
the year, and in the postseason.?

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

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2008

ECU golf enjoys rewarding week

Bools leads Pirates to
fifth title

SID"ECUTs womenTs golf
team picked up its fifth tourna-
ment championship in six events
Tuesday afternoon at the 2008
Qdoba Invitational.

The tournament was being
held at the par-72, 6 ,210-yard
Don Shula Golf Resort in

Miami, Fla.

Abby Bools guided the 21st-
ranked Pirates (70-14-0) to
the title with a two-over-par
218 (75-72-71) and recorded
her second individual title

~and fourth top-10 finish of the

season.

_ ['m extremely excited pe
the way we played in this tour-
nament,? said ECU coach Kevin

Williams. This vali-
dates our wonderful fall
that we had winning
four team titles. It was
a tough field with four
of the top-35 nation-
ally-ranked teams
competing against one
another.

_. IT am very pleased
with the way Abby
(Bools) and Amber (Lit-
tman) played, as well
as Colleen (Estes) who
played her best golf this
week.?

Because of BoolsT
performance in the sun-
shine ~state, the sopho-
more was named Con-
ference USA Golfer-of-
the-Week for the second
time this season.

tournament lead in par-
4 scoring, while rank-
ing among the lead-
ers in par- 3 scoring,
par-5 scoring and total
pars (41). She became
the third Lady Pirate
golfer to record a pair
of tournament titles in
the same season joining
former all-conference
players Jessica Krasny
(2002-03) and Adri-
enne Millican (2003-
04).

This is the second
weekly honor for Bools
(Sept. 26), third of her
career and ihe fifth
time this season that a member
of the Lady Pirate Golf Team
has been named Golfer-of-the-
Week (Emelie Lind/Oct. 17;
Amber Littman/Oct. 31 and
Nov. 8).

At the Qdoba ee

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finished in fifth, while classmate
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Rounding out the Pirate
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for 24th with a score of 229.

The Pirates, who have been
ranked in the Top 25 since Oct.
1, 2007, posted a 54-hole score
of 887 (296-294-297) finishing
14 shots ahead of No. 29 ~Lou-

isville (300-298-303=90TY and
16 strokes ahead of No. 23.Vir-
ginia (307-298-298=903). Host
school University of Miami
finished fourth (907) while San
Jose State (909) claimed fifth
place.

ECU has now extended its
school record by picking up its
fifth team title of the year. The
Pirates have won four tourna-

ments in a row and five of their
last six.

The PiratesT 54-hole score
of 887 in Miami, Fla. this week
was the third best in school
history.

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on March 9, 2008 when they
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to the top of the rankings. If
they achieve the status of a
No. 1 seed and lose, the loss is
perceived as an upset.

If Memphis plied its trade in
the Big East and earned a No.
3 or No. 4 seed"and then lost,
the boys in blue would blend in
with the other losers.

The situation the Tigers
face is similar to the one Hawaii
faced this season in football.
The Warriors dominated the
WAC and rose high enough in
the rankings to garner a BCS
bowl berth. ee

The difference is that Mem-
phis won't have trouble com-
peting against big-time non-
conference. opponents. Hawaii
was destroyed by an athletically
superior Georgia team. Mem-
phis can play with any team in
the country, even if C-USA is a
less than stellar league.

C-USA has never been an
NCAA power, but the league
has enjoyed moderate success.

Unfortunately, the days of-
basketball powers like Cincin-
nati, Louisville and Marquette
roaming the conference are
gone. Even lesser powerful
former members, DePaul and
Charlotte, boosted the leagueTs

-. credibility.

Memphis now stands in a
league of its own atop C-USA.

The Tigers are a perfect 10-0

in conference play, but didnTt

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get a true challenge until last
Saturday's game against UAB.

The Blazers were the first
conference team to put Mem-
phis on the ropes"but the
Tigers showed a killer instinct

mentality in their come-from-_

behind win.

Outside of UAB, Houston
appears to be the only other
C-USA squad that can compete
with the giants from Tennes-
See

UCF, Marshall, Tulane,
UTEP, Southern Miss and
Tulsa have solidified their posi-
tions in the middle of the pack
in C-USA and look average at
best; ECU, SMU and Rice fall
in the below-average category.

ECU may be having
another sub-par season, but
even bottom-tier teams like
the Pirates have shown they
can compete with the likes of
Memphis when the game is
being played away from Mem-
phis, Tenn.

In 2006 and-2007, ECU
gave the Tigers more than
they bargained for, nearly com-
pleting upsets of the Top 5
opponent.

CalipariTs biased analysis
of C-USA is much easier to
dispel. |

Sure, Memphis is taking
every conference teamTs best
shot: Nevertheless, arenTt Duke
and North Carolina? And the

best shots of Clemson and Wake

Forest are a little more impres-
sive than UCF and Marshall.
Playing in C-USA may not
be a disadvantage, but surely it
isn't an advantage either.
Regardless of where one
stands on the level of talent
in C-USA, the idea that the
conference is holding Memphis
back should be-dismissed. __

_ MemphisT strong non-con--
ference schedule should be
enough to quiet the critics. The
Tigers have defeated the likes of
Oklahoma, Connecticut, USC,

Cincinnati, Georgetown and

Arizona. a
~No.1 ranked Memphis looks
to remain undefeated this week-
end in another brutal non-
conference game against No. 2
Tennessee, in what is arguably
the best match-up of this. col-

lege basketball season.

No conference other than
the ACC, Big. East, Big Ten,
Pac-10 or SEC has claimed a
national championship since _
1990, when UNLV won it from ~*
the Mountain West Confer-
ence. ~
So the question is: Will:
Memphis break that trend?

Everyone seems to have his
or her own opinion"but only
time will tell.

This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeasicarolinian.cis.

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ SPORTS

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2008

TEN N IS continued from B2

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sey Kochetov and Bryan Oakley,
all who have been instrumental
in leading this team on and off
the court.

Oakley and Whitwell have
yet to drop a set this season,
sporting a 4-0 record in the
doubles competition, while
Kochetov and Skalmerud have
yet to lose as well, winning all
four match-ups and doing so in
a convincing fashion.

The freshmen have been
an integral part of this teamTs
success so far this season, but
with experience, there comes
results.

In the top doubles spot,
Viana and freshman Horvath
have found their rhythm, win-
ning three of four and headlin-
ing ECUTs consistently impres-
sive doubles pairings.

In the past few months,
Viana has been playing the
best tennis of his career. As the
only senior in this yearTs singles

and doubles lineup, Viana is at
the peak of his game, dropping
only one match this year on his
way to a team best 8-1 singles
record.

But, his game has come a

long way after recovering from

an off-season shoulder surgery,
which caused him to see limited
play in the fall, amassing a 3-0
record.

It was crushing for us not
to have Henrique last year,?
Heinchon said. HeTs such a
successful individual who exem-
plifies a great student to athlete
balance and that success carries

over to the team.

Talent wise, heTs one of the
best players we have and heTs
flourished at the top end of the
lineup. In the next couple of
weeks heTll move up position
wise and if he continues to play
at this level, good things are
going to be in store for this
team.?

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With Viana finally playing
at full strength, Heinchon points
out that despite his teamTs suc-
cess, their best player, Kochetov,
is still fighting through nag-
ging injuries.

The Pirates will need
Kochetov to anchor singles
play like he did last semes-
ter, leading the team with
an imposing singles mark
of 7-1. So far this season,
KochetovTs success has been
limited to a 1-4 singles record,
but at 100 percent, Kochetov
should return to old form to
lead this deep ECU squad into
conference play.

Win or lose, 100 percent
or playing through pain, the
ECU players recognize the
importance of playing as a
team and preparing as a cohe-
sive group in what has been
stereotyped typically as an
individual sport.

We cheer each other on
and pump each other [up] for
every match,? said Oakley.
There's a:lot of pressure
individually for each player, so
no matter what, we just try to
go out there and support one
another.?

The Pirates tennis team
doesnTt have a blueprint for win-
ning or how the game should
be played, but according to the
coach, if the players prepare
hard and handle the pressures of
competitive action, the ceilingTs
endless on what this team can
accomplish this season.

Even without its top player
at full strength, ECUTs secured
a 5-4 record with convincing
victories over Liberty, Barton
and Mount Olive, while drop-
ping close matches to James
Madison, High Point and just
recently a 3-4 loss to Camp-
bell.

The Pirates hope to con-
tinue their success when the
team returns to action next
weekend for conference tourney
play in Hattiesburg, Miss. The
Pirates will face UAB on Friday
and Southern Miss on Saturday
before closing out with a meet-
ing against UCF on Sunday.

This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com

One up!
Soccer team adds a
player

SID"The ECU womenTs
soccer program announced
that Meagan Davis (Mesa,
AZ) has signed a. National
Letter-of-Intent and will join
the Pirates in 2008.

Davis is the eighth
student-athlete to sign a
National Letter of Intent
with the Pirates.

I knew the moment I
set foot on campus that I
would love ECU,? David said:

Everything was absolutely

amazing. i tan t wait to
become a Pirate next year.?
The class also includes

Jessica Woodward (Wake

Forest, N.C.), Stephanie Shaw
(Knightdale, N.C.), Rachel
Fuller (Coppell, Texas),
Leah Bagonis (Walling-
ford, Penn.), Kendall Booth
(Epping, N.H.), Amanda
Malkiewicz (Forked River,
N.J.) and Amanda Windsor
(Temecula, Calif.).

Davis was a member of
the Arizona Olympic Devel-
opment Program (ODP) team
from 2002-2004 and cap-
tained the team in 2004. She
joins the Pirates as a transfer
from Chandler-Gilbert Com-
munity College where she as
named a NSCAA First Team
All-American while serving
as a captain for her team.

Davis played for the
ASUSC 88 Blackhawks club
team, coached by Laila Modi.

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Her team was Arizona State
Cup Finalists (2005) and
Third Place finishers (2006).
Davis also played for High-
land High School coached by
Jonathan Berzins. She was
named First Team All-State
and offensive Player of the
Year (senior year) Second
Team All-Region (sophomore
year), First Team All-Region
(sophomore-senior year), and
All-State honorable mention
(junior year).

Meagan lives and
breathes soccer,? ECU coach
Rob Donnenwirth said of
Davis. She is a workhorse
and a good l-on-1 player.
She has a very good tactical
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