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Smollett adresses members of the crowd on Friday about the Obama campaign.
Smollett dances her way to ECU
ELISE PHILLIPS
THE East CAROLINIAN
Jurnee Smollett (The Great
Debaters) made a grand entrance
Friday at about 4:15 p.m.,
appearing in front of dozens of
ECU students, faculty and staff,
members of the community and
Sen. Barack Obama supporters,
to speak about the importance of
voting, registering to vote and
Obamas presidential campaign.
First, Smollett, 21, joined a
crowd of students in the middle
of the floor to dance to the
Cupid Shuffle.?
Hi yall,? she yelled.
Black Student Union Presi-
dent Allen Thomas then for-
mally introduced Smollett to the
crowd, who had gathered around
the stage where the actress
would speak.
Its a great day for the Dem-
ocrats,? Thomas said. ~Jurnee
Smollett is [here], and [has been]
traveling across the country to
spread the message of change.?
Thomas outlined various TV
,
- BINTA L. DIXON
THE East CAROLINIAN
Thursday, Sept. 25, in the
multi-purpose room of the Stu-
dent Health Center, students,
staff.and sexual assault pre-
vention advocates gathered to
remember those who perished
in the face of sexual assault
in'a vigil titled, The Other
~Side of Silence.?
The most important thing
for the victim to know is that it is
not their fault,? said Sue Molhan,
Victim Advocate Services coor-.
dinator for ECU.
Many victims feel that
because they were drinking when
assaulted, they cannot report the
assault, and more pointedly that
intoxication makes them respon-
sible for the attack. This is com-
monly called victim blaming,?
and is the main cause of many
unreported sexual assaults.
Sherra McMillan, a-victim
advocate and doctorate student in
the counseling and rehabilitation
program at ECU, spoke about her
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series that Smollett has played in,
including Full House,? Hang-
ing With Mr. Cooper,? Greys
Anatomy? and House.?
The actress then took the
stage amidst an eruption of
applause.
TI]ve been traveling around
the country, invading college
campuses,? Smollett said. [I]
want yall to feel the burden
that [I] feel, and be a part of
this movement that [I] have
been a part of for so long. I
wanted to come heré "and tell
you why Im so passionate about
this campaign.?
Smollett said that she had
~never campaigned for a presiden-
tial candidate before, but wanted
to step out of her comfort zone?
for this election. |
When 1 researched
[Obamas] policies on certain
issues that would affect my
life and my familys life, and
my relatives and friends that I
care about, I was like, ~this is
the person that I want running
my country, because not only
assault six years prior.
Sherra is involved in many
programs designed to bring
awareness concerning ~sexual
assault, including the Take Back
the Night march held earlier
_ last week.
She stressed the importance
of speaking out about assault
and putting a spot light on
the problem of sexual assault,
saying that she felt the issue
is often times swept under the
rug. She also commented that
it was crucial for her to have a
support system during such a
difficult time.
Sexual assault can put vic-
tims at high risk for depression,
drug use and suicide; therefore
victims are highly encouraged to
seek help after their trauma.
Her twin sister, Shawnte
McMillan, a health educator at
ECU and organizer of the sexual
assault vigil, was Sherras sup-
port when learning to cope with
the assault.
This vigil will give a face
to sexual assault,? said Shawnte
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does he come from people like 3
us"now, Im not saying Black :
people"but he comes from :
ordinary folks.?
Smollett appealed to the
crowd, saying that Obamas cam- :
paign needed people like them :
for a win in November.
Barack cant do it without
every living, breathing person
We need your help.?
join together.?
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NICHOLAS THIGPEN |
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Danielle Panabaker, Ellen Pompeo and student Melissa Hege speak in support of the Obama campaign.
BINTA L. DIXON
THE East CAROLINIAN
On Sunday afternoon,
actresses Ellen Pompeo from
ABCs hit drama, Greys Anat-
omy? and Danielle Panabaker
: from Mr. Brooks, spoke with
: ECU students about their choices
: to support Barack Obama in
who is tired of not having health :
care, tired of having your mom :
and your aunts and your uncles :
and your fathers having their :
homes foreclosed,? she said. :
the fast approaching November
presidential election.
The rally was quite different
from Fridays Canvass Cookout,
which focused on Voter regis-°
-: tration and was highlighted by
You know what the experts :
say about us,? Smollett said. :
They say that between the ages :
of 18 and 35, were apathetic and :
we dont close the deal. We need :
to take this campus, we need :
to take this city, [and] we need :
to take this state, because then :
we can take the nation. Lets all :
: rooms at ECUs Mendenhall
After her speech, Smollett :
led the group to the back of the :
lively music and food.
Sundays gathering was
smaller and focused more on
the issues raised concerning
Obamas campaign and allowed
the audience to ask questions and
talk with fellow supporters.
The group of around 80
people gathered in the great
to hear the actresses speak and
engage in a discussion.
We have a real opportu-
nity to make a big difference,?
Panabaker said. The past eight
years have been really tough ...
Its a really, really scary time
right now. Fortunately, we have
a candidate like Barack Obama
who can change all of that.?
Pompeo focused on how our
country can come back from
crisis.
Like so many generations
before us whove been faced
with critical moments " they
have their JFKs and their Martin
Luther Kings and their Kennedys
" and I believe we have Barack
Obama for our moment,? Pompeo
said. This is our moment. And
moments like this are terrible for
our country, but theyre also fan-
tastic for our country because this
is when we can truly shine.?
Pompeo and Panabaker also
focused on the importance of
youth in this election and the
changes they can make.
Melissa Hedge, junior psy-
chology major and field coor-
dinator for the Campaign for
Change, was responsible for
organizing the Canvass Kickoff
Speakers at the sexual assault vigil on Thursday evening.
McMillan.
She also added that the pur-
pose of the vigil was not only to
remember those who have been
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lost but also to reach out to the
public in different avenues such
as poetry and music.
One in six women will be
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a victim of sexual assault, and
college-age women are at an
increasingly high risk, accord-
ing to information from the
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TV actresses visit campus Sunday
Rally hosting the celebrities.
Melissa spoke highly of
Pompeo and said that the event
exceeded her expectations despite
some last-minute changes.
The energy was awesome,?
Hege said after the rally.
Hege was also proud of the
amount of registrations they had
achieved over the weekend and
throughout the campaigns stay on
campus. She expressed her excite-
ment over student involvement and
also her anticipation of Obamas
return to the East coast: She stated
that many do not realize the impact
that small towns, such as Greenville,
have on the election.
The highlight of the rally, for
Hege, was seeing the parents and
students engaging in the discussion.
She hopes the rally will encourage
even more people to get involved in
the campaign and to vote.
Danielle Edmondson, a fresh-
man ICTN major and Campaign
for Change intern, said that her
experiences throughout the cam-
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vigil. Therefore, awareness is
a key component in preventing
sexual assault. |
The vigil will help people
not only get tested, but to come
forward after sexual assault,?
said student Katlin Barrett, who
helped plan the event.
According to the Rape, Abuse
and Incest National Network; 60
percent of sexual assaults are not
reported to police.
In addition to speeches made
by Sue Molhan and Sherra
McMillan, a ceremony was
performed as a tribute to lost
victims, as well as a selection
from ECUs Gospel Choir.
The event highlighted the
seriousness of sexual assault on
ECUs campus and throughout
the world.
If you or anyone you know
has been sexually assaulted, there
is help. Contact ECUs Victim
Advocate, Student Health Ser-
vices (SHS) or call 911.
This writer can be contacted at
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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NEWSLINE
Dow Jones has largest point :
drop ever, as bailout plan pamphlets of information about
: Obamas campaign and of course,
: to take pictures.
Wall Street faced a huge blow : fhesnige nt ois
Monday when stocks plummeted :
after the governments financial :
rescue plan failed in Congress. The :
Dow Jones Industrials dropped : Pe eens
nearly 7 percent after the House : : ; :
voted down the administrations : .; ni
5700 billion plan to.buy up dis since she started campaigning
tressed mortgage securities. The :
almost 780-point drop was the :
largest one-day point drop ever :
for the index surpassing the record :
684.81 drop, set in the first trad- :
ing day after the Sept 11 terrorist : |
fails in House
attacks.
and economic crisis.
Only 162 stocks rose on 1 the
NYSE and 3,073 dropped, a fear- ;
based reaction rarely seen on Wall :
Street. With the plan uncertain, : |
no one knows how the financial : |
sector, stricken with billions of :
dollars in bad mortgage bets, will : |
recover.
Many investors were surprised eS
at the downfall of the plan. The : |
House has decided to reconvene on
Thursday to revisit the issue.
_Gas shortage hits Southeast :
,ageveasne sein orte Obama, McC ain argue over war, taxes in first debate
outh, a hurricane-induced gaso- :
line shortage that was expected :
to last only a few days is headed :
into its third week, and experts :
say it could last until mid-Octo- :
ber. The Atlanta area has been hit :
particularly hard, along with Nash- : | A# St
ville and western North Carolina. : | 90 "minutes long:
Those that are able to find gas are : |
paying more than drivers else- ° |
where around the country.
The shortage began with Hur- : |
ricanes Gustav and Ike, which : |
shutdown refineries along the : |
Gulf Coast. Many refineries are : |
still making fuel at reduced levels :
but the Southeast relies heavily on :
two pipelines that carry fuel from :
the Gulf of Mexico. _
Drivers in the hardest-hit areas :
that have been topping off their :
tanks every time they pass a Station : |
with fuel has only created a larger : |
problem.
Man abandons nine chil: :
dren at Nebraska hospital :
under safe-haven law
Nebraska lawmakers are dis- :
cussing possible changes to their :
safe haven law after massive : |
publicity surrounding a man who ; |
left nine of his ten children at a : |
hospital Wednesday. The brothers : |
and sisters, ages 1-17, were left : | Washingtor
by Gary Staton, an out-of-work : |
widower. Staton said that after his : |
wifes death in early 2007, shortly : |
after she gave birth to their young- : | i eee
est child, he was overwhelmed by : |Gaphaiayicoe
his responsibilities. Statons oldest :
child, who is 18, was not left atthe :
hospital.
tion. It was intended to protect
infants, but because of the word-
to age 17 have been abandoned.
includes anyone under the age
on changing the law.
Declines for the Standard and :
Poors 500 and Nasdaq composite :
indexes were even larger, and :
credit markets froze further amid :
the growing belief that the country :
is headed into an even emer credit :
The law permits caregivers to :
abandon children at state certified :
hospitals without fear of prosecu-::
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30,2008
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room to register to vote, receive
Smolletts stop at ECU was
part of her nation-wide tour. The
actress has already visited cam-
South Carolina and Pennsylvania
for Obama in January of this
year. Smollett says that she has
" seen college students engaged
in this campaign more than
ever before.
Ive seen an excitement
about the process,? she said.
Tve seen people engaged who
would never have been engaged
before this time.? _
Before Smollett arrived,
AILEEN DEVLIN |
participants were treated to pizza,
candy and music. ECU for
Obama? T-shirts were on sale at
the event as well.
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The event was sponsored by :
ECU Students for Obama, the :
ECU Democrats and the state- :
: Obama and the events on Sunday
wide Barack Obama campaign.
This writer can be contacted at
editor@theeastcarolinian.com.
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: ended with 100,000 Knocks.
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paign made her feel important.?
She also commented that the
rally had good crowd involve-
ment and that she now felt like a
part of history.
The rally closed a full week-
end for ECU Students for Barack
NICHOLAS THIGPEN |
for Barack,? a rally where
supporters went door-to-door
recruiting voters.
A match is in the works, as
well as other canvasses around
ECUs campus.
This writer can be contacted at -
news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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John McCain accused Barack
Obama of compiling the most
liberal voting record in the United
: States Senate? Friday night as the
rd- : two rivals clashed over taxes,
ing"the law uses the word child? :
with no age limit"children up :
spending, the war in Iraq and
more in an intense first debate of
: the White House campaign.
Some have reasoned that the law :
covers minors, which in Nebraska :
Mostly thats just me
opposing George Bushs wrong-
; { headed policies,? shot back the
of 19. Six key lawmakers met :
Sunday night to begin discussions :
Democrat.
Obama said his Republican
: rival has been a loyal supporter of
: the unpopular president, adding
that the current economic crisis
is a final verdict on eight years
of failed economic policies pro-
moted by President Bush and
supported by Sen. McCain.?
The two men were polite
but pointed as they debated at
close quarters for 90 minutes
on the University of Mississippi
campus.
McCain accused his younger
rival of an incredible thing
of voting to cut off funds for
troops in Iraq and Afghanistan,?
a reference to legislation that
cleared the Senate more than a
year ago.
Obama disputed that, saying
he had opposed funding in a bill
that presented a blank check?
to the Pentagon while McCain
had opposed money in legisla-
tion that included a timetable for
troop withdrawal.
Obama opposed the invasion
of Iraq in 2002, before he was
a member of Congress, while
McCain voted in the Senate to
authorize the war.
You were wrong? on Iraq,
Obama repeated three times in
succession. John, you like to
pretend the war began in 2007.?
McCain replied that Obama
has refused to acknowledge the
success of the troop buildup in
Iraq that McCain recommended
and Bush announced more than
a year ago.
The two presidential can--
didates stood behind identical
wooden lecterns on stage at the
performing arts center at the
University of Mississippi for the
first of three scheduled debates
with less than six weeks remain-
ing until Election Day. The two
vice presidential candidates will
meet next week for their only
debate, and Obama and McCain
each put in a plug for his own
running mate.
But there was a pies
Democrat Joe Biden made the
round of post-debate television
shows. NBC and CNN said they
invited McCains running mate,
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who
has granted only three interviews
since joining the ticket a month
ago, but she declined.
The 47-year-old Obama is
seeking to become the nations
first black president. McCain, 72,
is hoping to become the oldest
first-term chief executive in his-
tory " and he made a few Jokes
at his own expense.
Ive been around a while,?
he said at one point. Were you
_afraid I couldnt hear him?? he
said at another after moderator
Jim Lehrer repeated a phrase.
But he also sought to turn his
age into an advantage.
There are some advantages
to experience and knowledge
and judgment,? he said.. And I
honestly dont believe that Sen.
Obama has the knowledge or
experience? to serve as com-
mander in chief.
McCain also made a point
of declaring his aed oeorapr rae
from Bush.
IT have opposed the presi-
dent on spending, on climate
change, on torture of prisoners,
on Guantanamo Bay, on a long
" on the way that the Iraq War
was conducted. I have a long
record and the American people
know me very well ... amaverick
of the Senate.?
- It was a debate that almost
didnt happen. McCain decided
a few hours in advance to attend,
two days after announcing he
would try to have the event
rescheduled if Congress had
not reached an agreement on an
economic bailout to deal with the
crisis now gripping Wall Street.
The two men were pointed
but polite, although at least once
McCain sought to depict his
rival as naive on foreign policy.
That was.in response to Obamas
statement that it might become
necessary to send U.S. troops
across the Pakistani border to
pursue terrorists.
You dont say that out loud,?
retorted McCain. If you have to "
do things, you do things.?
He also criticized Obama
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for having said he would sit
down without precondition with
Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad.
So let me get this right, we |
sit down with Ahmadinejad and
he says ~were going to wipe
Israel off the face of the earth
and we say, ~no youre not. Oh
please,?-McCain said.
Obama said Henry Kissinger,
the former Republican secretary of
state and a McCain adviser, shared
his view on talks with Iran.
_ The two men also differed on
federal spending. McCain said
a freeze on most government
spending was worth considering,
except for veterans, defense and
some other vital issues.?
Obama said the problem with
that was that some programs
needed more money. He men-
tioned early childhood education
asanexample. "
Moderator Jim Lehrers
Opening question concerned the
economic crisis. While neither
man committed to supporting
bailout legislation taking shape
in Congress, they readily agreed
lawmakers must take action
to prevent millions of Ameri-
cans from losing their Jobs and
their homes.
Both also said they were
pleased that lawmakers in
both parties were negotiating
on a compromise.
McCain jabbed at Obama,
who he said has requested mil-
lions of dollars in pork barrel
spending, including some after
he began running for president.
As he does frequently while
campaigning, the Republican
vowed to veto any lawmakers
pork barrel project that reaches
his desk in the White House. You
will know their names and I will
make them famous,? he said.
The stakes were high as the
two rivals walked on stage. The
polls gave Obama a modest lead
and indicated he was viewed
more favorably than his rival
when it came to dealing with the
economy: But the same surveys«-:
_ show McCain favored by far on
foreign policy.
Both candidates had
rehearsed extensively, Obama
prepping with advisers at a resort
in Clearwater, Fla., and McCain
putting in debate work at his
home outside Washington.
The two presidential hope-
fuls are scheduled to debate twice
~more, at Belmont University in
Nashville on Oct. 7 and at Hofs-
tra University in Hempsted, N.Y.,
on Oct. 15. Vice presidential
contenders Sarah Palin and Joe
Biden are to square off in a single
debate Oct. 2 at Washington
University in St. Louis.
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More than 15 years have passed since eight
year-olds Steve Branch, Christopher Byers and
Michael Moore were found brutally murdered in
~West Memphis, Arkansas in May of 1993.
At the crime scene, a wooded creek area, the
boys were found naked and hog-tied with their shoe
laces. They had been severely beaten and Byers
testicles were mutilated.
In one of the most radical injustices of all-
time, Damien Elchols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason
Baldwin were convicted of the murders and labeled
the West Memphis Three.? Elchols currently sits
on death row while Baldwin received life without
parole and Misskelley received life plus 40 years.
Just last year, DNA collected from the crime ©
scene that was tested was found not to match any
of the West Memphis Three,? yet a hair from
Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of Steve Branch, was
found on the shoe laces that were used to bind the
boys together.
But that wasnt enough. On Sept. 10, a circuit
court judge rejected claims that the DNA proved
the West Memphis Three? were not guilty.
Why it is entirely possible that the West Mem-
phis Three? in fact did murder the three young boys,
in a court of law the burden is to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt? that someone is either guilty or
not. In the subsequent trial for the murders and the
appeals, this was never accomplished.
The whole idea behind the injustice of this
case is that Elchols, Misskelley and Baldwin were
convicted due to a so-called Satanic Panic? that
griped the small Bible-belt town of West Memphis.
The three wore black and listened to heavy metal in
a time where such behavior raised red flags in com-
parison to modern acceptance of this behavior.
Pink Floyd and Metallica lyrics, Stephen King
novels and their interest in heavy metal were all
presented as evidence in court as to why these three
young men were guilty.
In Echols case, his interest in the Wicca religion
was also used to paint him as a monster.
Misskelley was the sole reason why the three
were arrested after being watched for a short period
of time. He confessed to the murders and named
Echols and Baldwin as accomplices. However,
many of the details of the confession turned out
to be false. Misskelley was interrogated by detec-
tives for approximately three hours"without
being recorded"while interrogators revealed key
information of the case to him. Add in the fact that
Misskelleys IQ score of 72, which almost qualifies
him to be considered legally retarded.
Less than 24 hours after the murders, workers
in a Bojangles restaurant less than a mile from the
crime scene reported to authorities that an A fri-
can-American male covered with mud and blood
entered the womens bathroom. Even though the
man had left before the police got to the scene they
did not enter the bathroom or collect evidence until
the following day. What evidence that was collected
was deemed to be lost in the trial.
A hair identified as that of being of African-
American descent was later removed from a sheet
that was used to wrap up one of the victims.
During the trial, John:Mark Byers, father of
Christopher Byers came under speculation of his:
involvement. During the trial, Byers admitted
to giving HBO documentary cameraman Doug
Cooper a hunting knife. On the knife a small amount
of blood was discovered. Byers claimed to have
never used the knife only to recant the statement
and claim that he had used it to cut deer meat, only
to change his mind later saying that he may have
cut his thumb with the weapon.
After the trial, an attorney representing the
West Memphis Three? discovered what appeared
to be bite marks on the victims. Byers teeth had
~been removed, without a consistent reason for their
removal, which pushed him out of the investiga-
tion.
An informant, Vicki Hutchenson, even admit-
ted in 2003 that she fabricated her story, which
incriminated the three. She claimed that police
insisted that if she did not cooperate with them that
they would take her child away. She also claimed
that when she entered the police station they had
photographs of the three hanging on the wall to use
as dart targets.
Since the convictions, a small grassroots move-
ment started to earn the West Memphis Three? a
new trial has expanded nationally and globally and
even includes celebrities such as Will Ferrel and
Jack Black as well as musicians Eddie Vedder and
Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks.
While just scratching the surface of this injus-
tice, it certainly proves that a cloud hangs over the
convictions of the West Memphis Three.?
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Yes I shot you, it was me.
The company that makes all the
food on campus makes food for
prisons. No wonder the food is
s00000 good.
Mark my words, it is impossible
to get someone on campus to
make your Subway sandwich the
way you want it.
Just because a guy is 25, does
NOT necessarily make him a
Man 2
Advice: Wear something besides
a short blue dress.
Your only friends are your two
roommates.
If you wear a hat with a flat brim
and you still have the sticker on
it, then what can I say, I guess
that makes you cooler than me.
My sorority sisters boyfriend is
only dating her for her parent's
money and the power her par-
ents have in Greenville. How
sad is that?
Two supervisors at the stu-
dent patrol unit just got fired
for making a private Facebook
group. Should that be allowed?
I thought that designated bus
stops meant they always stop
at those stops ... apparently the
Curry Court bus drivers dont
understand that.
I wonder if the football players
enjoy me honking at them while
they are practicing, as much as
I do!
A sad feeling comes over me
when I get to the end of the
Pirate Rants. ...
Im trying desperately to avoid -
talking about politics, which
makes this election paper due in
English all the more annoying.
Clement girls: You need to take
your clothes out of the dryer. My
friend and I will steal your bra.
We've done it before.
Reading Pirate Rants is better
than reading PostSecrets.
I dont know you that well, so I
surely dont want to know about
your brother and his powder. We
work together! Dont you have
common sense?
My dog ate some wild mush-
rooms in the backyard and was
tripping balls all day. Poor pup.
I loathe the student bus driv-
ers. Is it so hard to show up for
your job? If I have to get off of
a bus one more time because it
doesnt have a designated bus
driver, I will probably punch one
in the face.
To the annoying girl on the
North Campus bus who always
complains about her roommates:
Please, SHUT UP.
The fact that I already put
together my Halloween costume
is ridiculous. Only at ECU...
Dear roommates: It is not nec-
essary to write complaints on
the dry erase board. If you need
to tell me something, walk five
steps to my room and tell me.
When I was a kid I liked to play
with dolls. Now that Im grown
up I like to play with people.
Emotions ake me laugh. So,
dont cry ~cause Ill laugh in
yo face. .
Just ask me out already!
I want my movies back!
Your thinly veiled pick-up lines
are annoying. Either ask me out
or leave me alone.
I hate sitting on a seat when
its still warm from the person
before.
Are there any Will Hoge fans in
this town other than me?.
For those students who say, Im
a Republican because everyone
cant be on welfare,? FINAN-
CIAL AID is a form of welfare,
you morons!
Two hours of McDreamy ...
Thank God Greys? is back!!
To the girl in 205:.I really like
you. ;
The NCC ninja wants you to
wear a condom.
The remains of our love.child
fell out of me while I was walk-
ing to class.
DONT TAZE ME, BRO!
Someone took'a crap in the
showers.
Can we get it passed that college
should not start ~til noon?
Oct. 1 is approaching. Isnt it
time to change the late fee date
again?
I am seriously attracted to
Greg, the new meteorologist
on WITN.
Grow up already to all the imma-
ture people who think it is cool
to break your glass beer bottles
in the parking lot of apartment
complexes. I love trying to park
my car maneuvering through
the broken glass without getting
a flat tire!
I dont think you taking me to
a party and drinking to excess
every weekend constitutes a
date.?
Ask me out already, I promise I
will say yes.
Destination 360: Thanks for let-
ting the other people who work
with you skip in line. I was late
to class.
Life is so much better without
you.
Between texting and Facebook,
I dont ever have to have a real
conversation!
I would love to see ECU offer a
class to the guys titled DATING
101: What not to do.? Between
video games, drinking and imma-
turity, I think I will be single for
a long time.
To the girl in my psych class who
always has her dance clothes on
... I think you're beautiful.
I was sober and that song STILL .
tripped me out.
We DID hit it off the other
night, it wasnt just the alcohol.
... So ask for my number and call
me sometime!
-] want to switch my major to
physics. ... or economics ... or
anything not involving engi-
neering.
Happy Birthday, Allyssa!
The first debate: was there a clear winner?
JON DOUGHERTY
THE East CAROLINIAN
Debates are tricky animals. As a relatively
new part of the presidential process, debates are
one of the few times the American public gets to
see the candidates unfiltered and without a net. ,
With the first held in 1960 and then not again
until 1976, the literature supporting the effects
of debates is both extensive and yet still has few
enough data points that the science surrounding
the impact of debates is still improving. However,
some points can be made.
The key to a debate is to not lose horribly. By
this, I mean either doing something that makes
you look bad"like when Richard Nixon didnt
shave before the first debate in 1960"or allow-
ing your opponent to make you look really bad,
as Gerald Ford did in his second debate with
Jimmy Carter in 1976. -
These examples have demonstrated"particu-
larly to front-runner candidates"that the key to
a presidential debate is not to screw up.
- For our candidates Friday, Obama came in
as the candidate looking to control the environ-
ment. He did OK, if not spectacular. By most
accounts, Obama was successful Friday by |
confronting McCain when challenged; he stayed
on domestic issues as much as possible but also
showed good knowledge when speaking about
foreign policy.
On the flip side of the coin, debates are often
an opportunity to either put your opponent out.
of his misery with clear superiority or a chance
to tighten or flip the lead in the race. The most
classic example is John F. Kennedy in the first
debate of 1960, when voters listening to the
radio claimed Nixon won, whereas voters who
saw the television broadcast thought Kennedy
was the winner.
Another prime example was Ronald Reagans
sound debate win over incumbent Carter in
the second 1980 debate. In the second debate,
Carter saw Reagan take the offensive on foreign
policy and domestic spending and the California
governors whimsical style won over the viewers.
While most critics agree that Carter did not nec-
essarily perform badly, he was merely outclassed
and gave away huge momentum to the challenger,
who was already on the rise.
On Friday, McCain needed to shake things up
or force a misstep from Obama. The general mood
around the punditry is that a major win was not in
evidence. Many agree McCain did a better job of |
crafting the agenda of the debate as well as high-
lighting quite clearly his edge on foreign policy.
The question is: was it enough? And the new
question is: are there enough opportunities left
for McCain to bring something new to voters that
they have not seen yet?
Last weeks polling showed a strong leaning
towards Obama; the last six states to change
their status in the Electoral College from strong,
leaning or toss-up have all moved in the direction
of the democratic nominee as the ack ace
convention bounce has waned.
With only two presidential debates left, we Il
see if McCain can pull through to win over unde-
cided voters and take the Oval Office in January. ©
This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
The craze
for all things
ORANG
LARA OLIVER
THE East iam? te
One of the biggest trends hitting stores right
now is a growing demand for organic produce.
Grown without pesticides, chemical fertilizers or
additives, organic food offers a solution to many
consumers who are concerned about what they and
their families are eating.
This popularity has led many companies to
change their methods of growing and manufactur-
ing their foods. Organic versions of popular foods
such as breakfast cereals and breads, are popping
up alongside their non-organic cousins in super
markets across the country, even organic Oreos are
on their way to the family cookie jar.
But part of the allure for organic goods for many
Americans is the idea that organic produce goes
hand in hand with being environmentally conscious.
While true in the case of actually growing the
produce, the idea loses steam once its time for the
produce to make it to your local grocery store.
One popular part of the organic produce move-
ment is Earthbound Farms. Earthbound Farms
grows and distributes the most popular variety of
organic produce found in grocery stores " bagged
salads and individual vegetables. While delicious
(and nutritious), the fact that Earthbound Farms is
located in California while we are located in North
Carolina reveals an important issue in organic pro-
duce " how old is it and how did it get here?
While growing organic allows farmers to control
the release of harmful toxins into the soil"including
not using human fertilizer for products because of
the latent chemicals"it doesnt solve the issue of the
fuel that must be used to transport the product and
the issue of freshness for the consumer.
I say, instead of relying on these mega organic
farms to provide us with our produce, why dont
we return to the old staple of relying on local
farmers?
Whole Foods once relied on these same large
out put organic farms to sell produce, but has since
switched to relying on local farmers for their veg-
etables. So why cant we?
The Pitt County Farmers Market is open on
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, usu-
ally from 8 a.m. -1 p.m. and offers a variety of
locally grown produce that is both more seasonal
and fresher than what you can find at the super -
markets, For those of us more adventurous with our
food, theres pickyourown.org. At Pick YourOwn,
you can find local farms that allow the public to
pick and pay for their own produce on site.
By focusing on eating only whats in season and
what can be farmed locally, we cannot only ensure
that were eating whats best for us when its best
for us, but we are also helping to support our local
economy. While many organic foods at the super
market travel from as far away as South America,
you can always be sure that what youre buying at
the Farmers Market is grown close by. And if youre
curious about what youre buying, you can just ask
the farmer about it.
Buying local and buying organic doesnt have
to be mutually exclusive. Asking a farmer about
the pesticides. and fertilizers they use can create
a dialog between the consumer and local farmers
that can one day lead to a more intense focus on
organic growing.
Of course, theres always growing your own
produce, but thats another story.
This writer can be reached at
opinion@theeastcarolinian.com.
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Did you know?
The sentence the quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog? uses every :
letter in the English language.
A rhinoceros horn is made i)
compacted hair.
The shortest war in history was between :
Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar :
surrendered after 38 minutes.
Donald Duck comics were banned
in Finland because he doesnt :
wear pants.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Cats have over 100 yocal sounds while
dogs only have about 10.
Rice paper does not oe any
rice in it.
Every 45 seconds, a house catches on
fire in the United States.
In the 1880s, the word pants? was
considered a dirty word in England.
Honolulu is the only place in the United
States that has a royal palace.
Every year, kids in North America
spend close to half a billion dollars on
chewing gum.
Our eyes are always the same size from
birth, but our nose and ears never stop
growing.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of
pizza every day.
Every day 20 banks are robbed. The
average take is $2,500.
The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts
three naked men with their hands on
each other's shoulders.
A violin contains about 70 separate
pieces of wood.
Its illegal to drink beer out of a bucket
while you're sitting on a curb in St.
Louis.
If you counted 24 hours a day, it would
take 31,688 years to.reach one trillion.
The average person has over 1,460
dreams a year.
One in every four Americans has
appeared on television.
It took approximately 2.5 million blocks
one of the Great Pyramids.
50 million bacteria could be contained
in single drop of liquid.
The word corduroy? comes from the
French phrase cord du roi? or cloth
of the king.? :
brandy.
The average human eyelash lives : ~~: ee
8 y : acting several traditional events,
: such as an American wedding.
around 150 days.
The average woman's thighs are 1.5 I got to know many of the students
: during small group sessions and
: also by participating in different
: events in the city. Groups of us
: would travel to the Internet café,
: showing each other pictures of
: families and friends, or walk to
: the city square and participate
: in dance contests in front of
: thousands of Changzhi residents.
: I learned what it meant to be a
times larger in circumference than the
average mans.
An average person uses the bathroom
six times per day.
The average. human will shed 40
pounds of skin in a lifetime. .
The space between your eyebrows is
called the glabella.
A person who smokes a pack of :
cigarettes a day will (on average) lose
two teeth every 10 years.
90 percent of the population has an
innie? belly button.
The metal band that connects a pencil
eraser to the end of the pencil is called
a ferrule.
The points of light that you see behind
your eyelids when you shut your eyes
really hard are called phosphenes.
You cannot lose a contact lens in the
back of your head.
The acid in a vultures stomach can
dissolve.a nail.
Tapeworms can grow to 80 feet long.
A dragonfly can fly backwards just as
fast as it can forwards.
You cant sneeze in your sleep.
Alfred Hitchcock had no bellybutton.
miles during winter. -
will grow into a whole starfish.
Porcupines cannot shoot their quills.
Making new friends,
one country at a time
ERIN EDWARDS
THE East CAROLINIAN
Two years ago, I learned
: the importance of having inter-
: national friends and the impact
: a person of another culture can
: have on your life.
In the summer of 2006, I par-
: ticipated in a cultural exchange
: program and traveled to a coun- .
: try I never thought I would
: visit: China. As part of the Vol-
: unteers for China program, I
: traveled with other college stu-
: dents to Changzhi University
: in Changzhi, China. For three
to build the Pyramid of Giza; which is:
- : ancient Chinese culture and his-
: tory and learned activities such
: as calligraphy, paper cutting
: and Tai Chi.
weeks, we attended classes about
In exchange for what we
: learned, we acted as teachers for
: the Chinese college students,
: educating them about American
: culture and improving their
Thermometers were once filled with: English-speaking skills. We also
: celebrated religious and cultural
: holidays that many do not cel-
ebrate in China, along with reen-
During my time in Changzhi,
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In Changzhi, China, we learned the art of Tai Chi sword.
young college student in China
and I taught them how it was to
- be the same in America. I took
part in their everyday lives while
teaching them about mine.
However, when the time
came to leave, I discovered the
far-from-perfect ways to keep in
touch with new frrends. While
we decided to exchange emails,
many of them would only be able
to respond sometimes. Two years
later, I correspond every few
months with Justin, a graduate
student at Changzhi University.
Our emails typically discuss our
current lives, including school,
friends and family and the expe-
- riences we have encountered
since we parted ways.
The emails remind me of
my experience in China and the
immersion into culture of another
country. I hope to return to China
again in the future, but the mem-
ories and pen pal contact will
have to suffice until I can afford
another $2,000 plane ticket.
For many, the opportunity to
travel across the world, meet new
friends and encounter new cul-
tures seems enticing but almost
impossible at the same time.
With airline tickets climbing and
the value of the American dollar
decreasing, monetary issues can
limit many from experiencing
such a trip.
Yet, for ECU students, this
dream isnt as far-fetched as
many might believe. The ECU
Office of International Affairs
- mission 1s to provide opportuni-
ties for students to travel across
the world, promoting an under-
standing of differences among
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nations and cultures that will aid
in an individuals academic and
personal growth.
ECU student A.J. Pridgen
is currently studying abroad in
. Germany.
My experience has been
great and the people [I have
met] are great, unlike the ste-
reotypes that one hears,? said
Pridgen, who is studying abroad
in Freiburg, Baden- Wiiert-
temberg for one year. If for
no other reason, I am here to
learn the culture of Germany
and not just live the American
culture abroad.?
You learn so much about
yourself and then about other
cultures by having to live with
them and spend all day in class
with them.?
For students who arent as
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willing to make a physical jour-
ney, ECU offers a wide variety
of incentives to interact with
foreign students. _
- For international students
who study abroad at ECU, being
in an unfamiliar country is just
_the beginning.
Many international students
request to be paired with Ameri-
can students in the residence
halls,? said William Mallett, the
assistant director of International
Students Advisement at the
Office of International Affairs.
We make sure all of the stu-
dents are comfortable and under-
stand the different services that
ECU provides.?
Mallett also cites the Inter-
_ national Student Association as a
source for foreign and residential
students to network..
The association plans trips
and events for all students to
enjoy, because many want other
students at ECU to participate
so they can learn more about
them and the American culture,?
Mallett said.
Classroom experience is
also available for students who
seek to learn about foreign coun-
tries and their citizens. Inter- -
national Studies classes, such
as global understanding, give
students the ability to commu-
nicate with other students via
teleconferencing.
_ With opportunities spanning
from ECU to across the globe,
students of all backgrounds
and languages can learn more
about each other through cultural
interaction.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
ASHLEY ABERNATHY
THE EAstT CAROLINIAN
Its a burning question for
: many college students: to tattoo
: or not to tattoo?
For some, the idea of a per-
: manent image on their body
: seems tempting, but for others,
: the idea of ink on skin or disap-
: proving parents is discouraging.
ECU student Valentcia
: Cooper opted to get a tattoo,
: citing a personal decision that
: she thought about months before
: actually committing to it.
The time I realized I was
-} going to get my grandmothers
: initials was when she was in
: the hospital,? said Cooper. I
: wanted something to remember
: her by and I will always have this
: [tattoo] no matter where I go.?
Cooper is one of many who
: get tattoos that imply love for
Monarch butterflies migrate over 2,000 : Significant others.
According to Matt Kerley, tat-
: tooist at Skin Grafix in downtown
Ifastarfish is cut into pieces, each piece : Greenville, many ofhis customers
come in wanting memorial tat-
: toos for deceased loved ones or
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religious meaning.
Many have their own per-
sonal reasons,? said Kerley. But,
some people just get bored.?
This can be the case for most
students, especially freshmen,
who come into the tattoo shop.
Alex Freed, a junior at
ECU, got her first tattoo two
years ago.
A palm tree, which is on
Freeds hip, signifies her life
at the beach. She created the
design and believes it carries
meaning and memories of
where she grew up.
T had been seriously think-
ing about getting a tattoo for
about four months when I got to
college,? said Freed. I knew I
didnt want it to show and I had
no idea what I wanted, just that
I wanted one.?
The idea of professionalism
in a career setting may attribute
to many students getting tattoos
in easily concealed places like
the hips, back and feet.
According to Kerley, the
ribs are the most popular place
on the body to get tattoos right
now, especially for girls.
Kerley says he sees around
eight to 15 people on his busier
days, which show that tattoos
are just as popular as ever, even
with apprehensions by some.
Piercings are equally as popu-
lar, with nostrils and tragi becom-
ing the common place to wear
jewelry, according to Kerley.
While tattoos and piercings
are appealing to some, there
are some who refuse to get
- marked up.
Freshman Carrie Adams
has decided to keep her body
free from ink or holes for reli-
gious reasons.
Tts [tattoos are] going to
be there forever and I wouldnt
want it when Im older,? said
Adams. I dont even know
what I would get.?
There is much to consider
when deciding to get a tattoo or
piercing. Factors include pain,
parents opinions, religious
reasons, permanence and cost.
On average, most tattoos start
at $50 and increase up to hun-
dreds of dollars, depending on
size and location.
To tattoo or not to tattoo?
The decision is up to you.
This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
Two students hold hands while one gets a tattoo in Greenville.
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THE EAST CAROLINIAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Do you have
what it takes to
be a leader?
AKELA YARN
THE EAst CAROLINIAN
A college degree is no longer
: the minimum requirement for
: the job market. Leadership is the
: new prerequisite.
According to The New York
: Times, leadership is becoming
: increasingly important to all
: students, especially to those
: who struggle in the classroom.
: Strong leadership skills can set
: applicants apart from the com-
: petition because employers tend
: to praise commitment to service
: in prospective employees.
For ECU students, leadership
: skills can be attainted through dif-
: ferent organizations and positions
: during their college career. How-
: ever, the Intercultural Student
Affairs, Ledonia Wright Cultural
Center (LWCC), and LWCC
Emissaries are taking a different
approach to leadership. :
The third annual Multicultural
Leadership Conference will take
place Oct. 4 from 10 a.m-3 p.m.
in Mendenhall Student Center.
This years theme is Blue Print
for Leadership,? and will focus
on the effectiveness of leadership
through diversity with interactive
workshops for students.
(The workshops] are
designed to usher in fresh ideas
and viewpoints as to how to be
an impact leader,? said Kyndall
Peele, LWCC Emissary,
Sessions included in the confer-
ence will be Brother to Brother/
Sister to Sister,? which gives an
opportunity for students to address
any issues they may witness in their
community. A new session, Hip-
: Hop Goes to School? will address
: the use of derogatory terms and
:. other topics in hip-hop culture.
The keynote speaker will be
attorney Rasheed Cromwell, the
founder and CEO of The Harbor
Institute, a Washington, D.C. based
company that strives to empower
minority students to excel.
According to LaQuesha
Foster, the associate director -
of the LWCC, the conference
aims to help students better rep-
resent themselves as well as
the university.
Leadership is knowing
when to be a leader and when to
be a follower and being able to
take both and effectively use the
roles,? said Foster, who hopes the
conference will attract students
from different backgrounds.
While the event concentrates
on leadership, it will also encour-
age students to network.
[The conference] surrounds
the idea of meeting new people
of different cultural backgrounds
and connecting in order to suc-
ceed in their lives outside of
college,? Foster said.
Foster added that students
will benefit from the conference
through new connections and
valuable information from pro-
fessionals, offering a new under-
standing of the expectations from
potential employees.
We want students to come
into the conference with an open
mind and not with an attitude of ~I
already know this,? Foster said.
The event is open for all
ECU students. Registration is
five dollars and covers a lead-
ership packet, breakfast and
lunch, along with various prizes
and gifts. Students can regis-
ter throughout the week at the
center and at the door on the day
of the conference.
This. writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com.
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The Turning Point
After being down by 11,
ECU clawed back to get
within 24-17 with a little
over a minute left in the
third. ECU then had Hous-
They Said It
Every time the defense
came up with the stop, the
offense couldnt get any-
thing going. The defense
is going to get more tired
when the offense isnt
out there and it Is just
~like a snowball effect. We
could not capitalize on
their turnovers.?
-ECU coach Skip Holtz
We have to play a little
bit smart and | dont think
we can do that trying to
win the conference cham-
pionship. We can only do
that by trying to win the
next game.?
-Skip Holtz
They [the defense] kept
giving us the ball back and
giving us opportunities to
stay in the game. | feel we
stubbed our toes.?
-ECU quarterback Rob
Kass
Whenever you make some-
one one-dimensional, it
definitely helps. We made
them get onto the perimeter
in their running: game and
do some things that they
did not want to do.?
- Houston coach Kevin
sumlin
We turned the ball over a lot
but they also bailed us out
afterwards. We held them to
field goals and sometimes
even stopped them so it
was a great team win. | was.
very happy with the el
the defense bounced bac
after our turnovers.?
- Kevin Sumlin
ton faced with second and |
14 before an 84-yard Case
Keenum touchdown pass to
Kierrie Johnson effectively
ended the Pirates hopes of
a comeback.
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Houstons Patrick Edwards glides into the end zone for the first of five touchdowns the Cougars scored at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
ECU loses secona-
straight game
~-KELLEN HOLTZMAN
THE East CAROLINIAN
Last weekend, ECUs dreams
of a BCS appearance were
severely wounded. Now those
aspirations are all but dead, and
the Pirates are no longer in con-
trol of a wide-open Conference
_ USA East Division title.
ECU (3-2, 1-1) had no
answer for Houstons (2-3, 1-
1) relentless offensive assault
in the Cougars 41-24 win this
past Saturday. The visitors from
Texas racked up an astronomical
621 yards on total offense and
five touchdowns.
. We certainly cant do what
we did tonight and think we
Opinion:
RONNIE WOODWARD
THE EAST CAROLINIAN
ECUs loss to Houston
this past Saturday proved that
the Pirates loss to N.C. State
the weekend before might be
more damaging. than originally
thought. The overtime loss
to the Wolfpack completely
changed the complexion of
ECUs season; challenging its
_ players to determine which
direction the team would go the
rest of the way.
Against Houston, ECU
' played like a team that wasnt
motivated or mentally capa-
ble of winning Conference
USA games. :
Houston out-hustled, out-
coached, out-smarted and
out-played the Pirates. What
resulted was a 41-24 loss, the
second-straight humbling expe-
rience ECU has been dealt in as
many games.
Overall, we just didn t play
- with the same fire, the same
said .
ECU coach Skip Holtz. I think "
enthusiasm and emotion,?
they played hard. I didnt look
out there and see guys walking,
I saw guys that were putting it
out there on the field, but I dont
think we played with the same
emotion and passion as we did
some other games this year.?
Before the 2008 season
started, ECUs goal was to
win C-USA. After opening the
season with wins against Vir- |
ginia Tech and West Virginia, the
goal drastically changed.
Talk of going undefeated
_ and making a BCS Bowl led
to a new mindset. The Pirates
climbed to No. 14 in the nation
and became the best story in the
early college football season.
All of that was taken away
by N.C. State however, which
damaged ECU emotionally.
have any kind of chance to have
a good football season,? said
ECU coach Skip Holtz. This is
definitely a humbling experience
for everyone involved.?
The Pirates never led in
the game, but trailed 24-17
heading into the fourth quarter
when Houston quarterback Case
Keenum (36-for-44, 399 yards)
and receiver Kierrie Johnson
took the life out of the ECU
defense and a sold-out crowd at
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Keenum, who entered the
contest leading the nation in
total offense, appeared to be
running for the sideline near
the Cougars16-yard line, but
spotted and connected with a
wide-open Johnson for an 84-
yard touchdown.
_ Johnson was one of two.
Houston wide-outs to finish with
more than 100 yards receiving on
the day"but his freshman coun-.
terpart Patrick Edwards stole the
show with 11 catches for 146
yards and one touchdown.
You watch them [Houston]
on film and they have not been
near as efficient as they were
today,? Holtz said. I think
they were extremely motivated
coming in here. I think they
' played with their backs up
against the wall. I thought they
played extremely well.?
Quarterback Patrick Pinkney
was benched at halftime in favor
of Rob Kass, after Pinkney
threw for just 15 yards in the
first half, bringing back to life a
seemingly extinct quarterback
controversy.?
Kass initially provided a
spark in the third quarter, leading
the Pirates on 70-yard scoring
drive to trim the Cougar lead to
21-17. Tailback Brandon Sim-
mons finished the drive off when
he spun and powered his way to
a 4-yard touchdown.
It seemed like something
was missing in the first half,?
Holtz said of the quarterback
situation. ¥ dont think this was
Patricks fault and I dont think
this was Robs fault. I think this
was a team effort.? ae
Pinkney (10-for-20, 100
yards) was re-inserted at quarter-
back in the fourth quarter after a .
Kass (5-for-8, 49 yards) intercep-
tion led to a score from running
back Bryce Beall, which pushed
the Houston lead to 38-17.
Beall, another sensational
Cougar rookie, led his teams
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rushing attack with 135 yards
and two touchdowns.
Houstons highly acclaimed
pass offense wasnt a surprise,
but the ground attack fueled by
Beall, Keenum, backup quar-
terback Blake Joseph and even
Edwards kept the ECU defense
off balance.
They did a great job of
mixing it up,? said freshman
cornerback Emanuel Davis. It
kept us guessing on defense. We
just knew that we were going to
be in for a long day. Coach had
been telling us that all week.?
Despite forcing four turn-
overs, including three fumble
recoveries, ECUs offense
couldnt make the most of the
opportunities afforded to it by |
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This weekend's loss to Houston could be pecause of sinking Pirate emotions, which haven ' been high since the N.C. State game.
The dream season was over
and the Pirates had to resort back
to their original goal: winning
C-USA. Houston then made
matters worse by showing them
that obtaining that goal will
not be as easy as they might
have thought.
Tt might be a case of us
. coming in looking at records,
~because they were 1-3 and we
were 3-1with a No. 23 ranking
beside our name,? said ECU
safety Van Eskridge.
Maybe we underestimated
them a little bit as a team, but thats
something that you cant do.?
Houston played like a team
that wasnt scared of the No. 23
ranking attached to ECU. The
well-coached Cougars, who
came into the game winless
against Division I-A competi-
tion, had an excellent game plan
and executed it with purpose
and passion.
Holtz said he thought ie
team had a good week of prac-
tice leading up to the game and
couldnt pinpoint a single reason
for the loss, calling it a hum-
bling experience for everyone
involved.?
We had four very emotional
games [to start the season],?
Holtz said. ... Im certainly
not trying to find a scapegoat
or point a finger, but the real-
ity is its very difficult to play
at that emotional level for
five weeks.? -
For years, Holtz has preached
that learning how to handle win-
ning and success is more impor-
tant than simply winning. The
Pirates (3-2, 1-1 C-USA) havent
played well since beating West
Virginia, and they will now have
to learn how to win again.
What happens in one game
does not make a season, [but]
how you react to it can,? Holtz
said. I think thats going to be
the biggest thing for us right now
and I think this open date [this
week] comes at a great time.
When you play the physi-
cal and emotional games that
we did, we need a break right
now. We need to get some guys
healthy and some guys mentally
fresh again. I dont think you
can sell short how emotional
those first two games were on
the football team.
Holtz now has an enormous
challenge in front of him. First
of all, he has to make sure he
doesnt lose his players emo-
tionally, if that hasnt happened
already. Then he has to get
those players to forget about
the wins over Virginia Tech |
and West Virginia, and focus
on what it will take to salvage
this season.
Last year, UTEP was faced |
with a similar dilemma, some-
thing that Holtz alluded to
prior to the Houston game. The
Miners started the 2007 season
5-1 and were sky-high emo- |
tionally after beating eventual
C-USA West champion Tulsa.
The next week, UTEP lost a
very emotional game to ECU in
overtime and the Miners never |
recovered"losing their final
six games of the season.
Will the same thing happen
to ECU? We ll see, but the Hous-
ton loss wasnt a step in the right
direction.
~ This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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the defense.
The Cougars defense came
into the game having allowed
1,753 yards of total offense, but
resembled a much more disci-
plined unit against the Pirates.
ECU managed only 275 yards
on offense with 20 less offensive
snaps taken than Houston.
Third down was an especially
difficult demon for the Pirates to
overcome. ECU was Just one of 13
on third down conversions, a statis-
tic Simmons attributes to will.
Tt all boils down to which
- team wants it the most,? said
Simmons. I guess they wanted
it a little more.?
Holtz is expecting seniors
like Simmons, who tallied 86
rushing yards, to keep the focus
of the locker room in check.
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The ECU volleyball team
struggled to establish its iden-
tity this weekend, falling to
conference opponents UAB
and Memphis.
The beginning of the year
opened a lot of eyes for Pirate
volleyball fans, as they tied
the record for the best start to
a season in team history.
After facing two key losses
this weekend, ECU must stay
in a positive mindset and
revert back to the hard team
play that highlighted their first
five wins.
UAB handed ECU its first
conference loss of the season
Friday night with a 3-2 vic-
tory. Memphis then. beat ECU
3-1, Sunday afternoon. The
losses dropped ECUs record
to 11-7 overall and. 1-2 in
Conference USA.
Head Coach Chris Rushing
accredited the losses this week-
end to a young team and a lack
of finishing.
~Were just not a very expe-
rienced team and we just. have
You cant tell me they dont
want it,? Holtz said of the senior
class. There are guys in there
crying. Theyre hurt. Theyre
putting it all out on the field. I
think the seniors will keep this
team together.?
The Pirates trailed 21-10 at
halftime after Keenum found his
tight end Mark Hafner open for
an 11-yard touchdown with 11
seconds remaining in the first.
Davis tied the score at seven |i
in the first quarter when he tipped
a Keenum pass to himself and ran
into the corner of the end zone for
an 11-yard interception return,
marking ECUs fourth non-
offensive score of the season.
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ball loses two C-USA games
to learn how to finish,? said
Rushing. We have to have the
confidence and strength to know
that we can close games out.?
Rushing made it clear that
the team needs to develop that
niche and gain the experience
to compete, especially within
the conference.
Wins come with experi-
ence,? he.said. You hate it
because you have to wait for
that experience, and want to
win now.?
Against UAB, ECU won the
second and third sets, giving the
Pirates a 2-1 lead headed into
the fourth. The Blazers recap-
tured the momentum however,
taking the fourth set 25-19 and
then clinching the match with a
19-17 win in the final set.
The fifth set between UAB
and ECU went back-and-forth
and the Pirates even had match
point when up 14-13, but UAB
took away that opportunity and
needed three match points of its
own before sealing the win.
ECU never really recovered
from Friday nights heart-
breaker, losing the first two sets
and eventually falling to Mem-
phis, 3-1, on Sunday. Stephanie
Turner had 12 kills and nine
digs against Memphis, while
_ lone senior Trish Monroe added
10 digs for the defense.
The Pirates lost some key
contributors from last years
team. They have nine freshman
and sophomores, and only one
senior on the current roster.
Though ECU was hit with
two crucial losses over the
weekend, the morale and overall
character of the team seemed to
stay high. After the games, the
players smiled and stuck around
to sign autographs for fans.
Junior Katie Prast says that
staying positive will be'a focal
point in getting the team back
on track.
I try to motivate my team-
mates and get everyone posi-
tive,? said Prast.
Now facing a three-game
losing streak, ECU will try
to improve its record when it
travels to Southern Miss for
another important conference
game on Friday.
This writer can be contacted at
sports@theeastcarolinian.com.
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