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Literary Homecoming makes it
ELISE PHILLIPS
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Friday and Saturday mark
ECUs fifth Literary Homecoming,
an event that celebrates the history
and culture of North Carolina
through poetry, drama and music.
Sponsored by Joyner Library and
several university departments, the
event will focus on issues pervading
Ellen Pompeo.
ELISE PHILLIPS
THE East CAROLINIAN
Three celebrities will be in
Greenville this weekend. One
will be on ECUs campus.
Through a registration rally
sponsored by the statewide
Barack Obama campaign, the
ECU Democrats and ECU Stu-
dents for Barack Obama, Jurnee
Smollett (The Great Debaters)
will be giving a speech and inter-
mingling with students on the
Mendenhall Brickyard Friday at
Gamers:
BRITTANI MCNEILL |
Tue East CAROLINIAN
A new kind of entertainment
is now available in Greenville
for ECU students and the
community.
In April 2008, ECU stu-
dents Dwayne Lodge-and Philip
Watkins opened Extravaganza
Gaming center, located on
Charles Blvd. The store is a
modern arcade with-ail the latest
games and game systems.
Lodge calls himself Young
Entrepreneur? and that is just
what these young men are. Lodge,
22, is.a senior economics major
from New Jersey, and Watkins,
21, is a junior accounting major
from Wilson, N.C. They met in,
January of 2006 while in line reg-
istering for business classes, and
have developed a close business
and personal relationship.
According to Watkins, they
first had the idea for the store
around June 2007. _
We were pretty much
bored, and had been bored every
summer...thinking about how
we could try to spice up life
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todays society, all centered on this
years theme, Raising Awareness,
Expressions for Social Change.?
The theme was built around
the authors who are coming,? said
Kimberley Harper, a Joyner Library
graduate assistant working with project
development. The authors basically
write about the issue of social aware-
ness and issues of social change.?
Allof the authors attending the
2:45 p.m.
Shes going to be talking
about the importance of voting,
registering to vote and Barack
Obama,? said Melissa Hege,
the ECU field organizer for the
Barack Obama campaign. |
Sean Kingston was scheduled
to attend the event with Smollett,
but was overbooked and canceled
this week, according to Hege.
Pizza will be provided and DJs
will be in attendance at the event.
RCU for Obama? T-shirts will
also be sold for eight dollars.
look no
in Greenville,? Watkins said.
We always wanted to work
for ourselves so we thought it
would be a good idea to revamp
something we enjoyed when we
were children.?
The grand opening was on
April 17, 2008, and the business
has been thriving ever since.
We were so excited, we
might have opened at like eight
or nine that night. As soon as
the final touches were done
we invited everyone to come
check it out.?
Extravaganza is the only
gaming center in the area.
- The owners wanted to appeal
to an underserved market in
Greenville, and provide patrons
with the latest in video games.
Were basically just trying
to take something everyone
already knows, which is an
arcade center, and make it more
modern,? Lodge said.
The available systems
include Playstation 3, Xbox 360
and Nintendo Wii. They also
have classics such as Super Nin-
tendo, Nintendo and Atari. The
games include Rock Band, Dance
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event are from North Carolina or
write about North Carolina.
North Carolina is known for its
rich literary history,? said Elizabeth
Howland, a grant and technical writ-
ing graduate assistant in Joyner who
helped organize the event. Nicholas
Sparks is from here. I think it is
important for students to interact
with authors and see how the culture
in this area affects other areas and
Danielle Panabaker.
She wants to reach to out
college students,? Hege said.
The campaign is [also] really
trying to get the college students
involved.?
The event is free to students,
faculty, staff and members of the
community. A rain location is yet
to be announced.
At 11 a.m. on Sunday, Ellen
Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy) and
Danielle Panabaker (Mr. Brooks,
Yours, Mine & Ours, Sex and the
Single Mom) will be in Greenville
at a location yet to be disclosed
further
Dance Revolution, Madden NF'L
09 and all the action games
that come along with the Nin-
tendo Wii. Other attractions
include cash prizes and online
game play.
30-minute game sessions
are four dollars. They also sell
snacks at.a low price; all food
and beverages are just one dollar.
They encourage groups such as
fraternities, sororities and other
ECU organizations to come out,
and offer group incentives.
We definitely try to keep all
the newest games in the facility,?
Lodge said. So anything thats
a new release we carry. Maybe
everybody doesnt have the
money to spend 60'bucks on a
new game but you can spend four
bucks to enjoy it with us.?
Extravaganza was a-com-
pletely independent business
venture for Lodge and Watkins.
They didnt solicit financial
backing from family or friends,
but worked to convince financial
backers thatthe store was a good
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talk about social change.?
The authors include Randall
Kenan, who has authored books
like Let the Dead Bury. Their
Dead,? A Visitation of Spirits::A
Novel? and Walking on Water:
Black American Lives at the Turn
of the Twenty-First Century.? The
majority of Kenans novels focus
on African-American life and
racism in the United States. Some
MCT
by organizers, also stressing the
importance of voting and register-
ing to vote as a part of a state-wide
initiative to knock on 100,000
doors for Obama this weekend.
The two celebrities will also be
mingling with participants, and
everyone who attends can par-
ticipate in canvassing Greenville
for the campaign. According to
Hege, Sophia Bush was originally
scheduled to be speaking at the
event, but also canceled this week
because of illness. "
We're going to be sending
of his work also discusses the topic
of homosexuality.
Another. author involved in
this event is Bland Simpson,
whose work combines personal
experience and history to describe
a variety of topics about North
Carolina. Samples of his work
include The Great Dismal: A
Carolinians Swamp, Memoir?
and Heart of the Country.?
Jurnee Smollett.
out a canvas from their speech,
going door-to-door after the
rally,? Hege said. Were strat-
egizing everyone to come and
knock on doors for Barack.?
The rally is free and open to
public.
Both events were funded by
the state campaign for Barack
Obama and local donations and
services.
Hege and the ECU Students
for Barack Obama organization
have been advertising both events
on Facebook and encourage stu-
s way to ECU
The Literary Homecoming
will span two days, with work-
shops and panels held both Friday
and Saturday. All of the work-
shops are currently full and all
have waiting lists, but the panels
are open to all students and mem-
bers of the community.
Everything is open to stu-
dents as well as the public"we
only request that people register
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dents to look there for updates
about this weekends activities.
The event on Friday is titled
Sean Kingston & Jurnee Smollett
Registration Rally? and the event
on Saturday is titled Sophia
Bush Canvass Kickoff on the
ECU Students for Barack Obama
Facebook group page.
Any questions can be directed
to Melissa Hege and mhege@
ncforchange.com.
This writer can be contacted at
editor@theeastcarolinian.com.
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BRITTANI MCNEILL |
Extravaganza Game Center owners Dwayne Lodge and Philip Watkins.
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN
NEWSLINE
McCain suspends
campaign
John McCain is suspending
campaigning to work in Wash-
ington on the Wall Street bailout
and has asked that Friday nights
kickoff presidential debate with
rival Democratic candidate,
Barack Obama, be delayed.
Obama said he didnt think
the debate should be delayed
and also rejected the idea that
a presidential candidate should
suspend the campaign because
of a crisis.
This is exactly the time
when the American people need
to hear from the person who,
in approximately 40 days, will
be responsible for dealing with
this mess,? he told reporters in
Clearwater, Fla., where he was
preparing for the debate. Its
scheduled to focus on foreign
policy and national security.
McCain said Wednesday in
a statement that he!l break off
from campaigning on Thursday
and return to the nations capitol
to help work on the proposed
$700 billion bailout.
America this week faces
a historic crisis in our financial
system. We must pass legislation
to address this crisis,??» McCain
said in a statement from New
York. Tomorrow morning, I
will suspend my campaign and
return to Washington.
IT am directing my cam-
paign to work with the Obama
campaign and the Commission
on Presidential Debates to delay
Friday nights debate until we
have taken action to address
this crisis,? McCains statement
added. Its time for both parties
to come together to solve this
problem.?
~ An aide said that McCain
also would suspend television
advertising and fundraising.
Residents allowed to
return to Galveston
Ten days after Hurricane Ike,
the town reopened to residents
Wednesday with warnings about
what residents would find " rot-
ting cattle carcasses, snakes and
swarms of mosquitoes " and
what they wouldnt: drinking
water, reliable electricity, medi-
cal care or sewer service.
After spending hours in
traffic that backed up for 10
miles, some residents = their
homes in ruins.
T wasnt prepared for this,?
taxi driver Patricia Davis said
as she swatted away mosqui-
toes and surveyed the remains
of her apartment, which had its
entrance blocked by collapsed
walls, wrecked furniture and
sodden clothing.
' ~City officials hoped most of
the 45,000 residents who fled
before the Sept. 13 storm would
stay away until more repairs
could be made.
We didnt promise para-
dise when you came back here.
Weve got a lot of work to do.
Youve got a lot of work to do,?
City Manager Steve LeBlanc
said Wednesday.
The city has limited drink-
ing water, few working sewers,.
limited electricity and minimal
medical facilities. Officials
extended the disaster declaration
for 90 days.
People were warned not to
return without tetanus shots.
The city has opened a shelter
for 100 newly homeless resi-
dents, and officials hoped te set
up more shelters on the mainland
for residents whose homes are
uninhabitable, LeBlanc said.
The city and the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency are considering a planto
allow residents to live in FEMA
trailers in their driveways or near
their houses during repairs. But
LeBlanc noted he would want all
trailers removed from the island
-before the start of the 2009 hur-
ricane season.
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Thomas Harriot College
celebrates its 100th year
NATALIE JURGEN
THE East CAROLINIAN
Yesterday evening the
Thomias Harriot College of Arts
and Sciences celebrated ECUs
Centennial on the lawn next to
the Whichard building. ©
Chancellor Steve Ballard,
Dean Alan White and faculty and
staff from the Harriot College
came out to recognize distin-
guished members of the col-
lege.
The college of arts and sci-
ences is. very near and dear to
e,? said Ballard, who spent 22
years on the faculty of political
science departments. Its good
to be back with my brethren.?
Ballard stated that the college
of arts and sciences accounts for
46 percent of student credit hours
~at ECU because its core founda-
tions are so important to other
colleges throughout campus.
Im very pleased to see the
17 interdisciplinary programs
offered by the college,? Ballard
said. Its a remarkable testament
to think about new curricula and
things that make a difference to
students.?
Dean Alan White spoke next
on behalf of the college.
Rooted in more than a
2,000-year-old tradition, the
liberal arts are the best prepara-
tion for growth, leadership and
change,? White said.
White then went on to pres-
ent the Harriot College medal-
lions in recognition of members
of the college. |
The medallions are a tan-
gible symbol of Harriot Colleges
esteem for individuals whove
made significant leadership,
service or philanthropic contribu-
tions,? White said.
JESSI BRAXTON |
JESSI BRAXTON ~|
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
Chancellor Steve Ballard addresses the audience.
Dr. Deirdre Mageean
received the first medallion. for
her exemplary leadership fol-
lowed by Dr. Jesse R. Peel for
outstanding vision, leadership
and philanthropy.
Distinguished professors Dr.
Stan Riggs and Dr. Tinsley Yar- -
brough both received medallions
for their exemplary service.
Associate Deans Dr. Michael
Brown, Dr. Heather Ries, Dr.
Larry Bolen, Dr. Cindy Putnam-
Evans, Mr. Todd Berry, Dr.
Marieke Van Willigen and
Major Gifts Officer, Scott S.
Wells all received medallions for
exemplary service.
Finally, department chairs
within the college of arts and
sciences received medallions
for exemplary service. Dr.
Linda Wolfe of the Depart-
ment of Anthropology; Thomas
McConnell, interim chair of the
Department of Mathematics;
Dr. Rickey Hicks of the Depart-
ment of Chemistry; Dr. Richard
Ericson of the Department of
Economics; Dr. Mike Palmer,
interim chair of the Department
of English; Dr. Frank Romer
of the Department of Foreign
Languages and Literature;
Dr. Ron Mitchelson of the
Department of Geography; Dr.
Steve Culver of the Department
of Geological Sciences; Dr.
Gerald J. Prokopowicz, acting
chair of the Department of
History; Dr. Ronnie W. Smith,
interim chair of the Department
of Mathematics; Dr. George
Bailey of the Department of
Philosophy; Dr. John Suther-
land of the Department of
Physics; Dr. Brad Lockerbie
of the Department of Political
_ Science; Dr. Kathleen A. Row
of the Department of Psychol-
ogy and Robert Lee Maril of
the Department of Sociology
were all recognized. °
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The workshops will include
hands-on activities, while the panels
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Organizers of the Literary
Homecoming are expecting 200-
300 participants throughout the
weekend and 120 people already
registered for Fridays events.
All events are free and will be
held in Joyner, with the exception
of a luncheon, held in Mendenhall.
The luncheons cost is $15, and
will include a buffet-style meal for
attendees. However, light snacks
and beverages will be served
throughout the day on Saturday.
For tickets to the luncheon,
to register, or to view a complete
schedule of events for the Liter-
ary Homecoming, visit ecu.edu/
lithomecoming.
This writer can be contacted at
editor@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Randall Kenan and Bland Simpson read and perform their work.
Author Doris Betts will be presented with the Roberts Award for Literary. Inspiration.
Greenfield and Sheila P Moses. Workshop: Playing with the Facts: Expressing the Message
through Genre Choice by authors Jim Grimsley and Randall Kenan
When: 9am. to 10:30 a.m.
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What: Lunch Break including a reading by Margaret Maron
(advanced ticket purchase for the event is required)
When: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Where: Mendenhall Student Center
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Maron and Wanda Canada. Workshop: To Make Revolution Irrestible: Writing, Poetry, and Social
Issues by Minnie Bruce Pratt
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investment, and their hard work
paid off. They say being mindful
of your credit score and making
responsible credit decisions are
essential in investing in your |
future.
Your credit is the most vital
thing to, I would say, your life,?
Lodge said. I always think about
the pros and cons of the situa-
tion and before I decide to spend
money on needless things I always
think about how it would affect my
future. You should start building a
good credit history now.?
Extravaganza gaming center
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Theyre open seven days a week.
For more information call 561-
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Playing to the tune
of his own guitar
MARY DIXON
THE East CAROLINIAN
True talent is hard to come by these days.
With P. Diddy spitting out bands left and right and
American Idol? rolling pop-rock stars out at fac-
" tory speed, it is difficult to sort through the fluff
and get to something that is worth more than just
one single. Enter Claudio Sanchez.
Claudio Sanchez is the lead singer and second
lead guitar player for the alternative progressive
band Coheed and Cambria. He is also the front
~man of his personal side project, The Prize Fighter
Inferno. 3
Did I mention that he is writing a story that
follows not only the music of Coheed and Cambria
but the bands own comic book series titled, The
Amory Wars?? Sure, it seems like he may have a
lot on his artistic palate, but rest assured he does
not disappoint in any of his endeavors.
Coheed and Cambria are still relatively new
on the scene as far as major popularity goes;
however, they were recently honored on the pop
culture phenomenon Rock Band with their Song
Welcome Home.?
Sanchez and band mate Travis Stever began the
foundations for Coheed and Cambria back in 1995
under the name Shabutie. Several band members
came and went, but in 2002, along with Michael
Todd and Josh Eppard (now replaced by Chris
Pennie, former drummer of The Dillinger Escape "
Plan), Coheed and Cambria released its first album
Second Stage and the Turbine Blade. From there,
they have released three more albums, all with a
common theme intertwined in the music.
Coheed and Cambria produce music that fol-
lows the story of Claudio"not to be confused
with the lead singer"a young man charged with
the mission of saving mankind. Coheed and Cam-
bria are also characters in the epic story"they
play Claudios parents. Claudio, the character, is
somewhat fortunes fool; his parents are forced to
. kill his three siblings, and eventually they too are
killed (all by the first album which is the second
- part of the story) and still he is left as mankinds
only hope not to be enslaved by their evil lords,
known as the Mage. The story itself is extremely
intricate but outstanding nonetheless.
Claudio, the singer, is definitely a modern-day
poet given the lyrics he drapes over already breath-
taking music behind this band. While the lyrics
explain the story in a decoding fashion of sorts,
one thing is for sure: It takes a lot of substance to
incorporate hard-hitting words that follow such a
story.
Sanchez stepped outside of the band when he
was dreaming up The Prize Fighter Inferno. He
released My Brothers Blood Machine. in 2006,
which is a prequel to the Coheed and Cambria story,
as told from the prospective of Jesse, Coheeds
brother.
Speaking of prequels, Sanchez has recently
said that Coheed and Cambria will be coming out
with their fifth album, currently untitled. It will be
_ the first chapter of the story and will pull together
and explain everything that is played out in the
previous four.
The album will likely be released in about a
year. Bands come and go, but an epic story like this
will last a lifetime. Do yourself a favor and treat -
your ears to musical majesty.
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian. com.
The unsung
benefits of gaming
ANDREA ROBERTSON
Tue East CAROLINIAN
Video game play has transformed from a soli-
tary, sedentary activity into an interactive activity
that has created a dramatic increase in game play
across all platforms. Because gaming systems have
added more physical activity and socialization to
their games, an activity that used to require players
only to sit on a couch by themselves is now losing
its bad reputation.
The stereotype of the typical rie video gamer
is being demolished as people everywhere are
picking up the gaming hobby. A national survey
conducted by Pew Internet and American. Life
Project shows that 97 percent of all teens play some
sort of video game.
Many gameérs, however, are playing. video
_ games in order to interact with other people, through
online play and family play. The interactive aspects
of the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the Nintendo
Wii each have developed an online network where
gamers have the option to play with and against
other gamers nationally and internationally.
The surge in video game play has also created a
place for video games in the classroom. James Paul
Gee, a professor at Wisconsin-Madison Univer-
sity, has conducted research that shows that video
games can play an integral role in the classroom.
Through simulations and role-play games, students
are capable of better developing critical thinking
skills. His research also shows that students dont
just play video games. He found that if a student
were playing a video game about mythology, the
student is likely to go check out a book on mythol-
ogy as well.
Nintendo developed Wii Fit to be played on
the Wii system, which requires players to get up
and exercise. Through aerobic games, yoga games,
strength training games and balance games, Wii Fit
has been shown to help its players lose weight.
We also see the ~usage of video games as a
therapy tool; Because the Nintendo Wii remote
requires the player to move it in multiple direc-
tions, therapists are introducing gaming to wounded
soldiers. coe
Now that video gaming has become more inter-
active and more physically demanding, it seems
like everyone is becoming a gamer. Thankfully,
this change in the way that video games are played
is proving that video games arent as bad as they
were once thought to be.
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
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It always amazes me how you
can completely spill your heart
to someone and get absolutely .
nothing in return.
A&P practicals are absolutely,
"positively ridiculous!
Just ask me out already, dang!
Im mentally done with study-
ing. My brain cant sane it
anymore.
You think that putting every-
thing on the table? would lessen
the tension? HA.
Dear Maintenance, the clown in
the clock is dusty. Please clean
it. Love, the students that were
there on Saturday night. PS. The
sound is broken.
So you tell me now that you
havent wanted to be my friend
since April... thanks a lot for
signing up to live with me in
the same suite. This will be a
GREAT year.
The world has never and will
never revolve around you. Ever.
Dear love of my life, sometimes
I am just not in the mood for
dry-humping.
The people closest to me just
proved that I have no real
friends. .
PLEASE stop making the tsk?
sound every time. you begin to
speak. Its driving me CRAZY.
So, my roommates and I became
local celebrities over the course
of two days. I was on the news
and my roommates were on the
front page of TEC last week.
Touch us...were famous.
One of my residents likes to
Facebook message my girlfriend
and creep her out, as well as the
rest of my entire dorm. Sorry
girls.
I keep telling everybody that
you're not creepy and just
socially awkward, but if you
write one more rant about me
or my girlfriend, I will tell
everybody the truth: That you
are one creepy, greasy person to
hang out with.
Maybe if you'd stop worrying
about your RA and his freshman
girlfriend, you'd have a girlfriend
of your own... Im just sayin.
Fired because of Facebook? Now
THAT'S a new one.
I still love being a Pirate.
I hate taking it slow.
Perhaps we should have EMS on
standby at the football game Sat-
urday to save the football team
in case they choke again.
If you can do better without
school: . . go live in a van down
by the river, and do whatever.
I bet that the hundreds of guys
named Ben that go to this school
got excited when they saw that
rant.
To the tall blonde girl with the
cleft lip...I think you are abso-
lutely beautiful! BTW, anybody
reading this that knows who
Im talking about, please let her
know just so she sees it!
To the girl on the way to Cotton
that didnt accept a ride from
the student patrol officers last
night, we think you are cute,
too (your friend on the other
line told us).
I feel bad for the cars trying to
cross the intersection by Bate.
The students are so disrespect-
ful to the drivers they will run
if there is even a small break in
foot traffic.
From everything Im hearing
about McCain and Obama, our
country is apparently going in
the crap hole no matter who is
elected. |
Did you know that you can be
fired from student patrol if you
have a Facebook group?
I really cant stand all the people
making rants about our loss to
NCSU. Yes, it was. a hard loss.
But shame on you for saying
there goes our undefeated season
and big bowl chances. Do you
think you did any good put-
ting that much pressure on our
football team? The Pirates are
great this year! And true fans
will always back up our football
team! GO-PIRATES!
How come people who smoke
like to make themselves out to
be a victim when they are the
ones who chose to start in the
first place? Anyone?
Peace sells...but whos buyin?
Remember those blissful times
when ECU sucked at football
and we didnt have to:start wait-
ing in line for tickets at 5 a.m.?
I think my new ee is old
news.
I fly like paper, get high. like
planes.
I need a job that involves no fast
food, no grocery store clerk or
no taking off my clothes.
I goouled Carl Winslow, and he
is not gay.
Greys Anatomy starts back on
Thursday...I cant wait for more
McDreamy.
I was so drunk at the State game.
I dont remember our conversa-
tions.
To the boy who I made out
with last weekend and then
ignored me, I have herpes...
BUURRRNNN!
You should probably wear some-
thing different than a short blue
dress every time you go out.
So me and my ex broke up a year
ago, but he hasnt changed his
Facebook password still--and I
know that because I still check it.
Im thinking I should stop.
Since when did it become cool
for guys to wear big sunglasses
with white frames?
To the girls on the second floor:
Dont call security on us for
partying on a Friday night. We
dont call them when you're
partying on a Thursday.
Why does our floor take the
blame for the way the first and
second floor looks? Maybe the
people who are really trashing
the place should be blamed.
Im not a pill popper! I have
cancer! Youre gonna feel awful
when you find out.
Can the BSU have a meeting
worth coming to this week?
To everyone who keeps saying
it could get worse?... thats not
comforting! You dont know the
half of it! So shut up!
To the cheerleader in the back
of COAD class, shut up. No one
wants to hear you talk as much
as you do, except the few pathetic
guys that sit around you. So save
the peppiness for the field.
The sound. of your voice makes
me want to punch a baby.
To the Comm. major getting no
love: I will make out in front of
the Comm. building whenever
I please.
My roommates depression is
making me depressed more
then he is.
To the one who could hear
me DOING IT all night, put
headphones on, it is too good
to stop!
To the girl with the Blue L.L.
Bean book bag who walks
between Dowdy and Rawl every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday:
You have the sexiest waist and
tummy on campus and you
know it!
Will race
matter?
Maybe, maybe not
JON DOUGHERTY
Tue East CAROLINIAN
The short and easy answer is no one knows. I
find it a sad testament to the history of the nation
that we have to have this discussion. At the same
time, I celebrate how far we have come that we are
in a position to be having it at all. America has seen
great cleavages in its history, with few having the
lasting and painful legacy of racial prejudice. We
live in a country with past, present and likely future
racial divisions. So the question worth examining
is: could this election see a Bradley effect?
The Bradley effect is a term that describes the
phenomenon of an African-American candidates
showing a lead over a white candidate in polling
leading up to election day, which then vanishes
or decreases in the voting on the actual day of the
elections.
This was the case for Tom Bradley in Cali-
fornias 1982 gubernatorial contest. Bradley saw
a large lead ~in the polls days before the election,
but that lead transformed into a half-point loss on
Election Day.
A similar fate nearly met Douglas Wilder
in Virginias 1989 gubernatorial race, where a
nine-point polling lead the day before the election
became a win of less than half of one percent on
Election Day.
In both cases, research showed a tendency fora
small percentage of white voters to give inaccurate
responses to poll questions, as well as a dispropor-
tionate break of late-deciding independents for the
white candidate.
More recent research has shown less of a
racial effect than suggested by isolated cases
such as Bradley and Wilders. A study from UC
Davis examining actual voting returns in relevant
campaigns for the House of Representatives found
white voters were not less likely, or only slightly
less likely, to vote for a racial minority.
Another examination of the eight Senate races
from 2002-2006 in which African-Americans ran
against white candidates, found that Democratic
African-American candidates faced a small decline
in actual votes from pre-election predictions, while
Republican African-American candidates actually
did better than predicted.
So, the final calculus for this presidential elec-
tion is simple: we cannot say with any certainty
what role, if any, race will play in the outcome.
Place no stock in anyone who tells you it cat-
egorically will or will not affect who wins and
~who loses.
There are simply too many confounding fac-
tors influencing human behavior; the only way
to know the answer is to know the true nature
of peoples thoughts, even when they attempt to
conceal them.
My own sense is, yes, there are Boone who will
vote for Obama because he is African-American,
and others who will not vote for him for the same
reason. I also believe we live in a fundamentally
pragmatic, middle-of-the-road country that prefers
to weigh what or who is actually going to do them
some good.
Whether that is McCain or Obama, most people
have more important things on their minds than the
melanin content of a candidates epidermis.
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opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Features
Did you know?
removed.
Of ali the words in the Eng-
lish language, the word set? has :
the most definitions.
Almost? is the longest word
in the English language with all
the letters in alphabetical order.
Rhythm? is the longest Eng-
lish word without a vowel.
weeks with its head cut off.
ger than concrete.
You cannot kill yourself by
holding your breath.
There is a city called Rome : eres
: currently serving life sentences
: without parole for assaulting and
It is against the law to have a h
: his sexual orientation.
on every continent.
pet dog in Iceland.
Your heart beats over 100,000
times a day.
Horatio Nelson, one of Eng-
lands most illustrious admirals,
was never able to find a cure for :
his seasickness.
The skeleton of Jeremy Ben- :
tham is present at all important :
meetings at the University Of..:
London.
mammal that cannot jump.
One-quarter of the bones in
your body are in your feet.
Like fingerprints, everyones
tongue print is different.
The first known transfusion
of blood was performed as early
as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste
transfused two pints of blood
from a sheep to a young man.
On average, ahedgehogs heart
beats 300 times a minute.
each year from bees than from
snakes.
More people are allergic to
cows milk than any other food.
The placement of a donkeys
eyes enables it to see all four feet
at all times.
Some worms will eat them-
selves if they cannot find any
food.
a chicken is 13 seconds.
can see the color blue.
A man named Charles
years.
with its 21-inch tongue.
second largest landowner in
New York City, after the Catholic
Church.
Astronauts in the space shut-
there is no gravity in space,
but because they are in free fall
Center can help st
Roger Ebert is the only film :
critic to have ever won the Pulit- :
around the earth.
zer Prize.
An iguana can stay under :
water for 28 minutes.
to the Henniker, New Hampshire.
receive 10 cents from the town.
The symbol on the pound : or to serve,? and The ECU
: Volunteer and Service- Learning
Table tannin balietave heck : Center provides students with
: an opportunity to answer this
a eee ee : call. The Volunteer and Service
: Learning Center seeks to help
: students understand the rewards
Mark Twain was born on a : and challenges of service.
day in 1835 when Haleys Comet : . ;
jane into view. When he diedin | TU DM e Speci ways: tapouph
: volunteerism, service learning
: and community partnership.
key (#) is called an octothorpe.
at speeds up to 105.6 miles per
hour.
1910, Haleys Comet came into
view again.
The original story from Tales
of 1001 Arabian Nights begins,
Aladdin was a little Chinese
boy.?
can twitch their ears can twitch
only one at a time.
DID YOU KNOW page 6
Remembering
Matthew Shepard
ERIN EDWARDS
~THE East CAROLINIAN
Judy Shepard remembers her
: son as a charismatic young man
: who traveled the world and took
: a strong interest in politics.
Matthew was always open
: for the next step and next chal-
: lenge in life,? said Shepard. His
: experiences in his young life
: opened his eyes to differences
A cockroach can live several :
: ered open-minded and a good
: friend to others.?
Human thighbones are stron- :
: Matthew was brutally attacked
: by two men the night of Oct. 6,
: 1998, and died from severe head
: injuries six days later.
around him and he was consid-
Everything changed when
Russell Arthur Henderson
and Aaron James McKinney are
murdering Matthew because of
Last Thursday, Judy Shepard
spoke in Hendrix Theater as part
of Hate Out Week. Almost 10
years since his death, she spoke
of her loss through the same
victim impact statement that she
read during the trial of her sons
murderers.
T will never understand how
anyone could feel so threatened
that they would want to harm
him,?
born, my first son and most of all,
my best friend.?
Shepard spoke about when
she received the call about her
son.
My husband and I were in
Saudi Arabia at the time, and
the trip to get to him felt like
an eternity of not knowing if
he would be alive when we got
there,? she said. 7
Upon returning to the United
States and coming to Matthews
side, she could barely recognize
her own son. He suffered severe
brain stem damage from a ~frac-
ture that extended from the back
{ Campus Scene }
she said. He was my first -
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 5
of his head to the front of his right
ear, along with other injuries that
were deemed too severe to be
operated on.
Matthew was suotieiiese
and unaware, with his head
swaddled in bandages and his
face swollen and covered in
stitches,? she said. The only
way I recognized him was by
the cute bump on the top of his
left ear.?
~Students listened as Shepard
discussed the hatred she felt
from the two men who murdered
Matthew, and the outpouring and
support that she received from
people around the country.
We received monetary sup-
port from so many for the hospital
bills, and with this, we decided to
found the Matthew Shepard
Foundation ... the mission is to
replace hate with understanding,
compassion and acceptance,?
Shepard said.
She says that she does not
blame the killers entirely for
their actions, and believes
society has forced stereotypes
about the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender)
community into their heads.
She believes that all issues
apply to all minorities.
Two men learned that it
was okay to hate, and they were
given the impression that people
allow these crimes,? Shepard
said. Racism is alive in this
country; it is thriving, along with
anti-gay hate crimes.?
. Shepard encouraged the
audience to reevaluate language
that they may use in daily life,
and to exchange degrading
words for uplifting and encour-
aging ones. Shepard believes
that hate does not enhance life
or families, but simply tears
them apart.
We are all the same under-
neath"we breathe and bleed
just the same,? she said. But
we are still teaching our chil-
dren hate and this changes
MESSAGE page 7
A mother offers message of hope, tolerance to students
The word queue? is the only :
word in the English language :
that is still pronounced the same :
way when the last four letters are :
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
A decade after her sons death,
Shepard speaks to students.
ASHLEY ABERNATHY
THE East CAROLINIAN
Four years of college is
enough schooling for many stu-
: dents. However, for others, its
: just the beginning.
The elephant is the only :
: beyond a bachelors degree is
: no longer simply an option; it is
: becoming a necessity.
Furthering ones education
This year, 6,535 shidents
are enrolled in graduate school
: at ECU.
The application process is
: such that we are increasing our
: numbers at a rate of 10 percent
: per year,? said Ronald Newton,
: the associate dean for the univer-
: sitys graduate school.
The graduate school has even
: had to triple their staff.in the
: past three years because of the
: increase in students applying to
: programs.
More people are killed :
T think students now realize
: a degree beyond undergraduate
: level is essential for success,?
: Newton said. Its apparent you |
: need a masters degree to succeed
: ina career.?
According to the schools
: Web site, ECU offers 77 masters
: degree programs and 57 graduate
: certificate programs through its
: 10 colleges and schools. Also,
: there are 18 doctoral programs,
: with new programs recently
: added.
The longest recorded flight of :
The new doctoral programs
: include health psychology and
: medical family therapy as well as
Owls are the only birds that :
audiology and economics.
There are also two new mas-
: ters programs: sustainable tour-
: ism and biomedical sciences.
Osborne had the hiccups for 69 :
: dents at ECU is partially due to the
: : abundance of online programs.
A giraffe can clean its ears :
The influx of graduate stu-
_ We are delivering them
: education in a big way " elec-
: tronically,? Newton said.
Columbia University is the :
More than 60 percent of
: graduate students at ECU are
: distance education students.
Also, many of ECUs gradu-
: ate students are from North
: Carolina; one reason being the
tle are weightless not because :
higher cost of tuition for graduate
school, especially for out-of-state
students. Many students also
decide to take on assistantships
during their two years of gradu-
ate school. According to Newton,
an average of 6 million dollars
is-awarded annually through.
assistantships.
Erica Leggett is one graduate
student at ECU who decided to
take on an assistantship.
Tam aGA for Campus Living
and a part of the Cotton, Fleming
and Jarvis hall staff. I worked as
an RA for two years during my
undergrad,? said Leggett.
T hold. office hours each
week and work on projects
specific to Cotton, Fleming
and Jarvis [Residence Halls],?
Leggett said. I love being a GA
because of all the people I get to
meet and having the opportunity
to be actively involved in the
ECU community.?
Leggett graduated from ECU
in May 2008 with a degree in
middle grades education.
ECUs College of Education
has the largest graduate student
enrollment, with more than 1,400
students in the fall of 2007.
_ The application process for
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Student Jessica Bova COnternplate studying for the GRE test.
entry to graduate school at ECU
: includes standardized tests, with
varying content, with different
tests being offered for different
majors. They are considered the
hardest part of the application
process.
They [students] will enroll
in special classes so they will
know what to expect on tests,?
Newton said.
Most students begin applying
for graduate school between the
months of January and April of
their senior year.
In the fail of 2007, busi-
ness administration was the
most popular graduate program
applied to with maritime stud-
ies being the least popular.
Some of the other popular pro-
grams include nursing, social
work, speech and hearing sci-
ences and physical assistant
studies. :
T think that this university
has had a tradition in offering
good courses,? Newton said.
' ECUs graduate school is
expecting more than 7,000 to
apply within the next year.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
AKELA YARN
THE EAst CAROLINIAN
From academics to extracur-
: ricular activities, part-time jobs
If | ou bring a raccoons head : and maintaining a social life,
: : Students are busy. However,
town hall, you are entitled to : for many, an often over-looked
: activity is giving back to the
: community.
ECU? Ss motto is Servire?
The center services students
Volunteerism is for individu-
: als and student groups who want
: to get involved with special proj-
: ects or events around campus and
: the Greenville community. :
Service learning benefits stu-
Only one-third of people that : dents by teaching them to better
: grasp the core concepts of a class
: through hands on experience.
Community partnership man-
ages the relationship with various
non-profit agencies in Greenville
and surrounding areas. The part-
nership establishes the goals of
the agencies, what opportunities
would be appropriate, the expec- .
tations of the university and
students and student safety.
Volunteerism benefits stu-
dents in several ways,? said Jes-
sica Gagne-Cloutier, a student
engagement specialist with the
center. Research shows that
students who volunteer have -
higher grades, an easier time
making friends and are better at
balancing their schedules.?
Gagne-Cloutier adds that not
only does service help academi-
cally, it can also help with future
plans. Commitment to an orga-
nization can help with resume
building. By giving the volunteer
an advantage in job and intern-
ship positions, students are also
able to network with agencies.
In addition, students can pace
themselves by determining how
much time and effort they wish
to lend to volunteering.
Volunteering does not
require a large amount of time,?
said Pam Barclay, a volunteer
coordinator at the center. Stu-
dents should try to complete 50
hours a year"once a week or
once a month is a good start.?
However, many staffmembers
recognize the time constraints of
students that wish to volunteer.
For students who endure this
challenge, the center offers peer
coordinators who are there to help
students balance their schedules
_and find organizations that will
accommodate them.
Although there is no service
requirement for graduation; the
center encourages students of
all-majors to donate their time.
Throughout the years, talks of
subsidized college tuition for
required service have some stu-
dents buzzing and others a bit
skeptical, but Barclay says that
she has seen educational insti-
tutions both thrive and fail by
requiring hours for graduation,
but is unsure how the ECU stu-
dent population would respond.
We are all volunteers on our
own and we trust the organization
that we send each student to,?
Barclay said. There are many
benefits and the staff would never
ask students to do anything that
we would not do ourselves.?
~ Whether it is in Greenville
or back home, on weekends or
during breaks, there are plenty
of ways and opportunities to get
involved. For the ECU center,
both domestic and international
service trips are offered.
Currently, the center is
accepting applications for an
international trip in orphan-
age outreach to Monte Cristi,
Dominican Republic for the 2009
spring break.
The Volunteer and Service-
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Students have opporitunities to volunteer through the center.
- Learning Center is located on the
north side of the Old Cafeteria
_ complex, closest to Jarvis Hall.
For more information contact
the center at 328-2735 or visit the
Web site at ecu.edu/vslc.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
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continued from 5
There are more bald eagles in
the province of British Columbia
then there are in the whole United
States.
Maine is the only state whose
name is just one syllable.
South Africa is the only
country with three official capi-
tals: Pretoria, Cape Town and
Bloemfontein.
The sea wasp is half an inch
long and more poisonous than any
other jellyfish known to man.
A cats jaws cannot move
sideways.
The second longest word in
the English language is antidis-
establishmentarianism.?
Betsy Ross. was born with a
fully formed set of teeth.
Mr. Spocks (of Star Trek)
blood type was T-Negative.
The characters Bert and Ernie
on Sesame Street were named
after Bert the cop and Ernie the
taxi driver in Frank Capras Its
A Wonderful Life.? .
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gay-
lord Perry remarked, They II put
aman on the moon before I hit a :
home run.? On July 20, 1969, a :
few hours after Neil Armstrong
set foot on the moon, Gaylord
Perry hit his first, and only,
home run.
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: is fired from the CIA because of
: a drinking problem, and with an
: abundance of spare time on his
: hands, decides to write a memoir.
: His wife Katie (Tilda Swinton)
: downloads his memoir along
: with other personal financial files
: toa CD in hopes that it will help
: with their divorce. The CD is
: later found in a gym locker room
: by a suspicious janitor. The jani-
: tor hands the disk over. to Chad
: Feldheimer (Pitt), a trainer at the
: gym, who reads the document
: and believes that it is classified
: information. Feldheimer hands
: the CD over to a friend to find
: the computer watermark, in
: which the phone number of Cox
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is revealed. Thinking that he will
get some good Samaritan reward
for returning the information, he
informs Cox, who is not happy
with the arrangement, so Feld-
heimer and a friend decide to
blackmail Cox.
The good
It is an intellectual film about
stupid people. Two gym trainers
find the wifes CD and attempt to
blackmail Cox without actually
- knowing how to go about it. The
film pulls you in and keeps your
attention. Fieldheimers stupid
comments and Harry Pfarrers
(Clooney) sexual antics are
enough to entertain the simplest
of viewers. The viewer will go
through a rollercoaster effect of
~ affection for characters, growing
to love them, then hating them
and back to loving them again. It
is a dark comedy with more twist
than Pretzel Time.
The bad
The script was written with
Malkovichs character using the
_ The good, the bad and the ugly J
F-word frequently, almost more
than even Scarface could ever
utter. For a man in his 60s, this
is not as believable as it would
be for Brad Pitts dense character
(Feldheimer), who comes across
as uneducated and is significantly
younger than Cox.
The ugly
While all of the above are
forgivable, the horrendous per-
formance by Frances M¢Dor-
mand (Linda Litzke, sidekick to
Feldheimer) is not. Her acting
seemed more theatrical and
over-the-top by film standards,
making it unimpressive and
annoying. McDormand does not
appear to grasp the difference
between film and stage acting.
Verdict:
It is clearly a Coen Brothers
film, but not up to par with some
of their early work. Worth seeing,
but go to the matinee.
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4.5 out of 5
The Walkmen have managed
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organic. From beginning to end,
the aptly named You & Me talks
about just that, the singer and the
one important person in his life.
Although never too descriptive as
to how the relationship worked out,
listeners are not left in the dark. The
Walkmen say what they mean to a
beautiful, honest effect. Martins
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\ the albums strongest moment, soar
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Jem " Dows to arth, Ze
out of 5
Down to Earth is so in-
between audiences that itll be
lucky to ever find one. With one
THE EAST CAROLINIAN ¢ FEATURES
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~foot, Jem has stepped into elec-
tronica and hip-hop with tracks
like Crazy? and Aciiid!? while
producing piano ballads like, You
Will Make It? that appeal to teen
drama-watching high school kids.
So guideless is this album that
its almost clear that Jem is not
concerned about making music
she likes; she wants to make music
thats cool. Cool to whom? Wan-
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People looking for Arcade Fire
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debut, Noah and the Whale exercise
the catchy, alternative rock sounds
that Arcade Fire garnered from
Bruce Springsteen while manag-
ing to throw in a decent amount of
chamber pop. It is an eclectic mix
of strings over folksy guitar, fueled
by Charlie Finks unique lyrics of
science and faith. On its surface,
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that would lose. their fire due to
Finks less-than-convincing vocal
performances, but on a deeper level,
it exercises themes of uncertainty
" do you believe in God? Love?
Dont they go hand in hand? These
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to answer.
Buckcherry " Black But-
terfly, 1 out of 5
Either Buckcherry have no
idea who their audience is or
theyre embracing the batch of
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vs. Virginia Tech
W, 27-22
vs. West Virginia
W, 24-3
at Tulane
W, 28-24
at N.C. State
L, 30-24
vs. Houston
Sept. 27
at Virginia
Oct. 11
vs. Memphis
Oct. 18
at UCF
Nov. 2
vs. Marshall
Nov. 8
at Southern Miss
Nov. 15
at UAB
Nov. 22
vs. UTEP
Nov. 28
Houston.
Schedule
vs. Southern |
W, 55-3
at Oklahoma State
L, 56-37
vs. Air Force
L, 27-9
at Colorado State
L, 28-25
at ECU
Sept. 27
vs. VAB
Oct. 9
at SMU
Octis
at Marshall
Oct. 28
vs. Tulane
Nov. 8
vs. Tulsa
Nov. 15
vs. UTEP
Nov. 22
at Rice
Nov. 29
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
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{ ECU's Inside Source }
HOUSTON AT ECU
SEPT. 27, GREENVIEEE, N-C.
Humbled Pirates return home
Houston
Starting Lineup
Offense
QB- Case Keenum, Soph.
RB- Bryce Beall, Fr.
WR-Patrick Edwards, Fr
WR- Tyron Carrier, Fr.
WR- Mark Hafner, Sr.
WR-Kierrie Johnson, Soph.
LT- Sebastian Vollmer, Sr.
LG- Chris Thompson, Fr.
C- Carl Barnett, Jr.
RG- Michael Bloesch, Sr.
RT- SirVincent Rogers, Sr.
Defense
DE- Tate Stewart, Sr.
DE- Isaiah Thompson, Soph.
DT- Jake Ebner, Sr.
DT- Philip Hunt, Sr.
LB-Matt Nicholson, Jr.
LB- Cody Lubojasky, Sr.
LB- Marcus McGraw, Fr. 3
CB- Brandon Brinkley, Jr.
CB- Quinte Williams, Sr
FS- Kenneth Fontenette, Sr.
SS- Ernest Miller, Sr.
Special Teams
K-Ben Bell, Jr.
P- Chase Turner, Jr.
KR- Patrick Edwards, Fr. ,
Tyron Carrier, Fr.
PR- Kenneth Fontenette, Sr.
SUMLIN
They [ECU] have
been able to win the
close games and make
some plays in the end.
Its a big challenge for
us, but we are looking
forward to it.?
AILEEN DEVLIN | THE EAST CAROLINIAN
ECU faces Houston Saturday
JARED JACKSON
THE EAst CAROLINIAN
A loss can be a hard thing to bounce back from, but that is just what No.
23 ECU (3-1, 1-0) is hoping to do this weekend when the Pirates resume
Conference USA play at Dowdy-Ficklen Saturday against Houston(1-3, 0-0)
at 3:30 p.m.
You build off your wins and losses,? said ECU senior quarterback Patrick
Pinkney. It was a tough one but at the same time you have to think about the
task at hand and thats a conference game against Houston.?
But last week wasnt just any loss.
The Pirates never trailed in regulation against N.C. State, but eventually
lost a 30-24 heartbreaker in overtime. ECU was looking to start 4-0 for the first
time since 1999 but instead saw a five-game winning streak snap, dating back ©
to last season. The Pirates fell eight spots in the AP Poll and had presumably
a chance to be BCS buster shattered.
A lot of doing it [overcoming the State loss] has to do with keeping the
season in perspective,? said junior defensive back Van Eskridge. The only
thing we lost last week was maybe a BCS championship and a chance to go
undefeated. The rest of our goals are still intact for this season as far as a con-
ference championship and a bowl championship. |
That is what were focused on right now. We just have to come out and
put the loss against N.C. State behind us and get it done.?
For ECU, putting last weeks loss in the past could end up being easier
said than done. However, if history is any indication, then the Pirates should
be able to get back to their winning ways. Over the last two years, ECU has
an 8-2 record the following week coming off a losing effort.
It certainly doesnt hurt the Pirates chances in having the opportunity to
rebound in front of a home crowd.
Were excited to have the opportunity to come back home,? said ECU
coach Skip Holtz. Weve played three of our first four on the,road, so were
excited to come back here and play in front of our home crowd. Especially
with the environment that we had the last time we were here, which was
absolutely exciting.?
~Instead of Big East powerhouse West Virginia, this week the Pirate Nation
will be cheering on ECU against Houston, a program with rich tradition, but.
not so good results so far this year.
Houston is coming in here as a 1-3 football team,? Holtz said. But as I
said last week, you can never look at records and say, ~These people are good -
and these people are not very good. Houston-has lost to Oklahoma State, and
has lost their last two games by three points each.?
Last year, the Pirates traveled to Houston and came away with a 37-35
victory after the Cougars kicker missed 37 and 38-yard field goals in the final
three minutes.
This year, the Cougars come to Greenville with the hopes of playing spoiler
and putting a roadblock in the Pirates conference championship aspirations.
The Cougars feature the second best passing offense in C-USA with almost
400 yards through the air per game as well as the Second best scoring offense,
averaging afound 36 points per game.
They are very explosive,? Eskridge said. They have very talented, skilled
guys and a quarterback that doesnt put the ball in trouble a lot. He makes a
lot of great decisions. Its just a great offense that can put up a lot of points
if given the chance. When T look at this football team, t think its scary what
theyre doing offensively right now.?
Houstons offensive attack is led by sophomore quarterback Case Keenum,
who has already thrown for over 1,500 yards and 16 touchdowns, in only four .
games this season. The two most dangerous receivers for the Cougars are senior
Mark Hafner and freshman Patrick Edwards. Both are currently averaging over
65 yards receiving per game to go along with multiple touchdown receptions.
ECU currently ranks 36th in the nation in pass defense, allowing 176 yards
per game through the air. The Pirates have, however, looked shaky in the sec-
ondary the last two weeks against Tulane and N.C. State. The units biggest
challenge all season might be this week against the Cougars whe primarily
throw the ball.
Its going to be a hell of a challenge,? Eskridge said. They come out with
a lot of four and five wide receiver sets and have a real good quarterback. He
has a quick release and does a great job of scanning the field. They have some
guys that know how to get open and when they catch it they know how to make
plays with the ball in their hands.?
As for the Houston defense, that unit is currently ranked in the middle of
C-USA when it comes to statistics. The Cougars rank eighth in the conference in
scoring defense, allowing almost 30 points per game. In total defense, Houston
ranks ninth, allowing an average of 438 yards per game. :
Their strength is really their defensive front and their secondary,? Holtz
said. They return three of their four starters on the front, led by Phillip Hunt,
who has 20 sacks in his career. Hes very aggressive. Their two defensive ends
are definitely the strength of their four inside. But its probably what they get
the most work on in practice every day, going up against their offense. They
can come off the edge, disrupt a lot of things coming off the edge and make a
lot of things happen.?
Even though the Houston defense might give ECU multiple chances to
score, the Pirates best defense may be their offense. The Cougars can put up
points on the board quickly, so it will be key for ECU to sustain long drives
and run the ball effectively to give the Pirate defense a rest.
Its very important,? said Eskridge. All three phases of the game go hand-
in-hand"special teams, offense and defense. If the offense goes out there and
can have some success running the ball then that will help to keep us off the
field and keep us rested.?
ECU must also be prepared to go from relatively low scoring contests to
what could be high scoring ones in C-USA play.
Its still a game of football,? Pinkney said. Youre going to have your
high scoring games and your low scoring ones. You just have to worry about it
one play at a time. We have to execute on both sides of the ball. The defense
cannot give up big plays and we have to control the ball. If we have the mindset
to just.score every time then we will be fine.?
This writer can be contacted at sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
AILEEN DEVLIN | THE EAST CAROLINIAN
East Carolina
Starting Lineup
Offense
QB- Patrick Pinkney, Sr.
RB- Brandon Simmons, Sr.
| FB- Kevin Gidrey, Soph.
WR- weve Harris, Soph.
WR- Jamar Bryant, Jr.
TE- Davon Drew, Sr.
LT- Terence Campbell, Jr.
LG- Cory Dowless, Soph.
C- Sean Allen, Jr.
RG- Doug Palmer, Jr.
RT- D.J. Scott, Soph.
Defense
DE- Zack Slate, Sr.
DT- Jay Ross, Jr.
DT- Khalif Mitchell, Sr.
DE- C.J. Wilson, Jr.
LB- Nick Johnson, Jr.
LB- Pierre Bell, Sr.
LB- Jeremy Chambliss, Jr.
CB- Jerek Hewitt, Sr.
CB- Dekota Marshall, Soph.
FS- Van Eskridge, Jr.
SS- J.J. Millbrook, Sr.
Special Teams
K- Ben Hartman, Jr.
P- Matt Dodge, Jr.
KR- Dwayne Harris, Soph ,
Jonathan Williams, Soph.
PR- Darryl Freeney, Fr.
HOLTZ
Houston has lost to
Oklahoma State, and has
lost their last two games
by three points each.
They are a very explosive
offensive football team.?
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN *SPORTS
Eskridge knows what to do with the ball
KELLEN HOLTZMAN
THE East CAROLINIAN
When it comes to versatile
weapons, ECUs offense boasts
Dwayne Harris, a dynamic triple-
threat receiver.
While Harris playmaking
abilities keep opposing defenses in
check, ECUs defense is beginning
to turn to free safety Van Eskridge
for a spark.
Eskridge, a former,high school
running back and kick returner, has
proven to be a valuable asset when
the ball is up for grabs or loose on
the ground.
Just ask the N.C. State offense
how difficult it was to stop him last
Saturday.
After Fehiidae snagged a
tipped pass from Wolfpack quar-
terback Harrison Beck, the junior
used a burst of speed to maneuver
his way around the N.C. State
offense and into the end zone for
a 23-yard touchdown return, the
games first score.
The Shelby, NC native credits
his time spent on offense and
special teams on Friday nights as
preparation for his latest collegiate
role.
If you happen to catch an
interception or scoop up a fumble,
you already know what to do when
the ball is in your hands,? said
Eskridge. Kickoff and punt returns
help you the same way.?
Eskridge played mainly defense
at Shelby High School, but his lim-
ited time on offense yielded some
staggering statistics. During his
senior season, Eskridge rushed for
614 yards and nine touchdowns
on 74 carries, an average of 8.3
yards per carry. He also totaled
428 kickoff return yards on just
- eight attempts, netting an astound-
ing average of 53.5 yards per
run-back.
Being able to do more than one
thing out there on the field helps me
a whole lot now because playing
offense helps you get an understand-
ing of the things that the offense
looks to do against you while you Te
on defense,? Eskridge said.
Eskridge spent four years as a
safety in high school, as well as his
ECU redshirt season in 2005 as a
strong safety"but made the switch
to linebacker during his freshman
season in 2006, following a string of
player injuries for the Pirates.
The move paved the way for
him to hoid a rare distinction of
earning all-conference honors. at
two different positions. In 2006, he
was named to the Conference USA
All-Freshman team after an impres-
~sive debut season as linebacker.
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earned All-C-USA Second Team
honors at his current position, free
safety. He totaled a team-high of
104 tackles and returned a fumble
for a 50-yard touchdown against
UTEP during that sophomore
season,
Senior cornerback Leon Best
knows the trials and tribulations of
position changes firsthand, having
switched from corner to safety and
back during his career as a Pirate.
Best says one of the safetys
responsibilities is to act as a captain
of the secondary, a role Eskridge is is
beginning to excel at.
Hes one of the guys you can
count on,? Best said of Eskridge.
Hes very dependable. You see
him all over the field. He goes
hard.?
Defensive backs coach Rick
Smith pointed out that Eskridge
made over eight and a half tackles
every 10 attempts in 2007.
First of all, hes just a good
person,? said Smith. Hes a really
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
good young man. He does what
you ask him to do and tries to do
it right.?
Smith and the rest of the coach-
ing staff challenged Eskridge to
sharpen his leadership skills on and
off the field over the off-season -and
with the injury to senior linebacker
Quentin Cotton, the defense is in.
need of any guidance it can find.
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Van Eskridge on the way to the end zone during his 23-yard inter-
ception return last week.
Before, he didnt want to be
a leader because that meant he had
to do everything else right,? Smith
said of Eskridge. [Now], he had
to go to study hall. He had to go to
class. He had to make good grades.
Ive seen a change in him since last
January.?
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Week five: Ranking the Carolinas
Record: 3-0
Last Week: Won at Florida State, 12-3
Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe said that
he didnt know if his team has ever played as
good as defensive game as it did against. the
Seminoles last Saturday. Wake forced seven
FSU turnovers and All-American kicker Sam
Swank kicked four field goals, as the Deacons
knocked off the Noles for the third-straight
year. Ten years ago, if somebody wouldve told
me that Wake Forest could beat Florida State
three years in a row"in football"I would laugh
hysterically. Believe it or not, Wake Forest
currently has a better football program than
Florida State, and easily the best program in
the Carolinas.
Record: 3-1
Last Week: Won vs. S.C. State, 54-0
Clemson has beat up on inferior competi-
tion the past three weeks, but the Tigers will
now have to prove that they can beat good
teams"something they have yet to do this
season. It starts this week when Maryland
comes to town. After hosting the Terps, Clem-
son will play at Wake Forest, host Georgia
Tech and then play Boston College and Florida
State on the road. Check back in a couple of
weeks to see how good this Tommy Bowden-
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the group down in Death US
Record: 3-1
Last Week: Lost at N.C. State, 30-24
The Pirates suffer the biggest dip in this poll
after losing to bitter-rival N.C. State last Sat-
urday in Raleigh. For the second-straight year,
ECU was outplayed by N.C. State despite being
favored, and the better team. The burning
question now is, how will the Pirates respond
after such a disheartening loss? They haven't
to start the season. The next couple of weeks
should indicate which direction this team will
_ go from here.
played real well since.the two emotional Miasy:obeswese:
Record: 2-1
Last Week: Lost vs. Virginia Tech, 20-17
The Heels were one T.J. Yates injury and
one second half collapse away from beating
Virginia Tech, which wouldve vaulted them-
selves"ala ECU"into the national spotlight.
Yates, UNCs ring-leading quarterback, is now
out for at least six weeks with a ankle injury,,
~ but head: coach Butch Davis said this week that
he will not change his high-powered offense.
Freshman Mike Paulus, little brother of Duke
point guard Greg, will quarterback the Heels
this weekend at Miami. Well see how the
Heels offense performs against Miami, which
is trying to get back to its The U? status after
a couple down years.
Record: 2-2
Last Week: Won vs. ECU, 30-24
The Wolfpack jump into these rankings for
the first time in 2008 after knocking off No..15
ECU last week. | talked with a N.C. State fan last
Saturday night and he said that was the best
game hes seen his team play in a long time.
With quarterback Russell Wilson, N.C: State
can do some damage. The problem is Wilson
and the Wolfpack will be without his services
once again this week. Thats good news for
No. 13 South Florida, which will play the Pack
Saturday night. Its also good news for the
Duke Blue Devils"who will enter next weeks
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eis pccaees m?"? Kyle Chase, Kasey Ross, Jamar
Flournoy and Pierre Parker for
helping him acclimate to life in
college football.
But the days of Ross and
Flournoy are over, and the second-
ary is just beginning to rebound
from the departure of the 2006
class.
Eskridge and the defensive
backs must improve to keep pace
with the high-octane offenses of
C-USA. Last season, the ECU
defense gave up nearly 30 points
per game to C-USA opponents,
allowing 35 points or more four
times.
Once we get into conference
play, the offenses are more wide
open,? said Eskridge. Losing a
guy like Quentin Cotton, there
is going to be a little added pres-
sure on the safeties and corners to
be able to make some plays out
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758-4357.
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musician to provide music every
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Parker may be contacted at
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and salary for this position.
Earn Extra Money. Students
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No Experience Required. Call
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