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STAFF REPORT
Tue EAst CAROLINIAN

Students attending classes
in the Bate Building were in
for a surprise yesterday after a
fire broke out in a wastebasket
in the mens bathroom on the
second floor. No injuries were
reported.

According to Chief Bill
Branch of the Greenville Fire
Department, the fire caused
no structural damage and the
building itself did not burn,
however there was smoke in the
building.

We got the call at 1:25 p.m.
and the ECU Police Department
had extinguished the fire prior to
our atrival,? said Branch.

According to ECUs Chief
Public Affairs Officer John
Durham, classes were cancelled
from the time.of the fire until 5
p.m. and no one was allowed to
enter the building.

The Fire Marshal asked that
«we empty the building while an
arson investigation was com-
pleted,? said Durham.

The Greenville Fire Depart-
ment removed smoke from the
building using positive pressure

The Bate Building re-opened yesterday at 5 p.m. for classes to resume.

ventilation.

Durham said that the fire
appears intentional and cur-
rently no suspects have been
identified.

The fire is suspicious in
nature,? Branch said. The inves-

tigation is ongoing,. according
to Branch.

This is the second wastebas-
ket fire since 2006. On July 28,
2006, two trashcans were set
on fire in the mens bathrooms
in Bate.

The office of the registrar
will contact students to resched-
ule. classes that were missed :
during that t time.

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

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

presents foreclosure forum

FATEN HUSNI ODEH
Tue East CAROLINIAN

The current economic situa-
tion and increasing foreclosures

in the U.S. are prompting Ameri- ©

cans to become more interested
in prevention education and The
Federal Reserve Bank of Rich-
mond is lending a helping hand
to these Americans by hosting

forums, in, North.Carolina,.South-...,

Carolina, Maryland, Washing-
ton DC and most of western
Virginia.

We are hosting this fore-

closure forum [at] universi-

ties in our districts and ECU is
one of them,? said Angelyque
Campbell, senior manager for
community affairs of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The forum took place Oct.
27 in Hendrix Theater and
included panelists from the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond
that covered topics ranging from
the credit market to mortgage
foreclosures.

Its [Foreclosure Forum]
going to help me be more con-
scious about my credit and where
to buy a house when its time"it
kind of gives you awareness,?
said Darian Dixon, a junior

enrolled in a finance course -

at ECU.
The theater was comprised of

students and community mem-
bers hoping to gain knowledge
on how to prevent losing a home

~ and how to avoid credit prob-

lems.

The panel consisted of Senior.
Analyst Michael Riddle, Senior
Retail Lending Specialist Steve
Sanderford and Associate Pro-
fessor of Economics at the Uni-
versity of Maryland, Baltimore

County, Robert E.. Carpenter...

ECU Professor of Economics,
Randall E. Parker, moderated the
discussion.

Slideshows titled The Wide-
spread Impacts of Mortgage
Foreclosures: From Credit Mar-
kets to Local Communities? and
Financial Spillovers from the
Housing Market Shakeout,? were
shown at the forum. Attendees
were able to pick up copies of
the presentations at the door
along with brochures about the
Federal Reserve and the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Pamphlets about career oppor-
tunities with the Federal Reserve
Banks were offered in addition to
bookmarks, business cards and
shredded money, amongst other
materials.

The regulation area is with
us ... and we are providing this
foreclosure forum to help com-

FORECLOSURE page A3

NICOLAS THIGPEN |

Students learn more about the current financial crisis.

rounds.
; was concluded, eligible members -
: voted-on the issue at hand.

: affects the students,
: tor Allison Millano, sophomore
communication major. Accord-
: ing to Millano, they deal with the
: money allotted to organizations
:. for events and travel.

igs wee of? : dents become involved in student

: government processes.

3 An audience member addresses the panel.

~Sozie comes to ECU

FATEN HUSNI ODEH
Tue East CAROLINIAN

Sizzle,? a documentary on

global warming, drew a large
: crowd to Hendrix Theater last
: night.

Based on the same topic

: as the popular Al Gore film on
: global warming, An Inconvenient
: Truth,? this film differs on the way
: global warming and its affects are
: presented by using humor and
: everyday people, such as Hur-
: ricane Katrina survivors, to bring
: awareness to the global warming
: situation.

The film started at 7 p.m. with

: a full house and immediately the

SGA encourages stu-
~dent involvement
BINTA L. DIXON

Tue East CAROLINIAN

This week SGA introduced

: two new orders of business: a
: proposal for a $20 increase in
: student fees for athletics and a
: proposal for a $10 increase in
+ student fees for Student Health
: Services.

~ics pe departmnents,.with..pro--
: posals presented each case and
} specific purpose statements.
: Afterwards, the floor was opened
: to SGA members to ask ques-

tions.

A debate was held where the

; affirmative and negative sides of
: the issue stated their reasons for
: agreeing and disagreeing with
: the purpose.

The process included 10
Once the 10th round

SGA is involved with many

: aspects of student life.

We draft legislature that
said sena-

SGA hopes that more stu-

Healthcare: which platform works

s

~Whose health plan is
best for America?

NATALIE JURGEN
Tue East CAROLINIAN

For the number of students
and community members that
are still unsure about which
candidate they will be voting for
next Tuesday, Alisa E. Debnam,
M.P.H, executive director of the
Council of Allied Health for
North Carolina, held a forum
titled Whose Health Plan is
Best For America?? which pre-
sented each candidates platform
on healthcare.

T want people to be informed
on the candidate that best repre-
sents them,? said Debnam.

The event, which was spon-

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sored by the student leaders
council and held in the College
of Nursing wing of the Health
Sciences Building on Tuesday,
kicked off with a brief back-
ground of the Council for Allied
Health in North Carolina.

According to Debnam, the
council was founded in 1991
with a mission to ensure that
North Carolinians will have
access to a well-prepared and
well-distributed workforce.?

The council meets bi-monthly
on the first Wednesday starting in
January and the meetings are
open to the public.

Debnam asked the audience
questions regarding their per-
sonal health insurance standings
and stated, It is important if you

are getting ready to graduate and

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Why didnt the skeleton

: cross the road?...
_ have any guts.

He didn't

You need to try to make a decision about what is

going to work best for you. Dont think short-term.
You need to think long-term and how it will affect

you.

ALISA E. DEBNAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL
OF ALLIED HEALTH FOR NORTH CAROLINA

enter the job market to under-
stand that you will be responsible
for your own insurance.?

To get an understanding of
the audiences knowledge of the
candidates platforms on health-
care, Debnam then gave a mini

News

: Check inside for what's go-
: ing on with the presidential
: race.

pop quiz in which the majority of
the audience answered five out of
11 questions correctly. Students
were asked to answer whether
the questions were from Obamas
platform, McCains platform,
neither candidates platforms or

Features

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coming.

win-
ner Lupe Fiasco is set to
perform at ECU for Home-

both platforms.

Obamas platform consists
of a national healthcare initiative
that would preserve the existing
job-based insurance system while
extending coverage to those who
lack it,? Debnam said.

McCain, on the other hand,
aims to create a de-regulated
national health insurance market
and offer a refundable tax credit
of $5,000 for families and $2,500
for individuals.

~~Next Debnam pointed out
where Obama and McCain differ
on healthcare.

She stated that Obamas plan

~requires healthcare coverage for

children while McCains plan
has no specific provision to
cover children.

Also, Obamas plan requires

ROBYN CATES | THE EAST CAROLINIAN

theater was filled with laughter.

It was a blend of education
and humor which sparked some
interest in people who werent
aware of it [global warming],? said
ECU sophomore Biology major
Dunya Safa.

The entire film was based
on global warming experts and
global warming skeptics - even
the director and narrator of the
film; Dr. Randy Olsons camera
man starts off as a global warm-
ing skeptic that frequently inter-
rupts Olsons interviews with
the scientists which allows the
viewer to exploré both sides of

SIZZLE page A3

SGA encourages ~
student involvement

Students are not properly
represented,? said senate member
Michael Harris, junior political
science major. The senate is
scouting for students to fill 13
open seats.

The senate will put the SGA
constitution up for revision soon
and it is vital that the student
body is properly represented 1 in
this process.

Students think its a really
big time commitment, but we
really..only:meet-once .a. week,?
Harris said.

He said that it is very impor-
tant that everyone has their voice
heard in student government, but
that many students do not real-
ize the impact SGA has on their
academic career.

Harris also spoke of the ben-
efits such as networking attached
to senate membership.

Many students do not realize
that beyond the president and
vice president, there are many
diligent students working behind

.the scenes to make changes,.

which benefit them.

The senate encourages stu-
dents to come sit in on one of
their meetings to learn more
about what they do, and how
to get involved. SGA meets on
Mondays at 5 p.m. in Mendenhall
great rooms.

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

coverage for patients with pre-
existing health conditions while
under McCains plan; insurance
companies can pick and choose
whether or not to cover patients
with pre-existing conditions
and the rules would vary from
policy to policy.

Debnam also recognized
where Obama and McCain agree
concerning healthcare.

She stated that they both
want to speed up electronic medi-
cal records, both want the public
to have more information about
medical treatment, both want to
lower drug costs and both want
better coordination of care.

You need to try to make
a decision about what is going

HEALTH page A3

Sports

The ECU football team

travels to Florida this

weekend to play the first
of many crucial upcom-
ing games.

page BI

A2

NEWSLINE

Key interest rate cut by

half-point to 1 percent

The Federal Reserve slashed
a key interest rate by half a
percentage point Wednesday,
driving it to a level seen only
once before in the last half-cen-
tury, and the government finally
began distributing funds from the
billions in the financial rescue
package.

Those efforts and others were
part of a drive by officials, just
days before a national election,
_ to demonstrate they are moving
as quickly as possible to deal
with the most serious financial
crisis to hit the country since
the 1930s.

John McCain could
still win art ie

Analysts say it would take a
nerfect storm? of events in the
final days but John McCain could
still pull off a victory.

He would need to gain more
support from independents, score
higher with his Joe the Plumber?
warning and hope that enough
undecided votes swing his way
and grab most of the states that
are now tossups.

A new Ipsos/McClatchy Poll:

this week found McCain trail-
ing nationally by 6 percentage
points, 2 points closer than the
week before. The poll also found
8 percent of likely voters still
undecided, enough to deliver the
election to the Arizona senator.

For McCain to win, he must
hold all the states that went for
President Bush four years ago,
which would be enough to give
him 286 Electoral College votes
and victory. He could even lose
one midsized Bush state, such as
Virginia, which has 13 electoral
votes, and still have more than
the 270 Electoral College votes
needed to win.

Obama leads in many of
those states, including Florida
and Ohio narrowly. And McCain
doesnt have any good prospects
right now for offsetting the loss
of a red? state; he doesnt lead
' inasingle state that went Demo-

cratic in 2004.

October 3l

THE EAST CAROLINIAN * NEWS

Obama goes prime-time; McCain
goes after Obama

(AP)

Democratic presidential can-

didate Barack Obama plunked
down $4 million for a campaign-
closing television ad Wednesday
night, summoning voters to
choose hope over fear and unity
over division? in Tuesdays elec-
tion. Republican John McCain
derided the event as a gauzy,
feel-good commercial,? paid for
with broken promises.
America, the time for change
has come,? Obama said in the
final moments of the unusual ad,
a blend of videotaped moments
and a live appearance before
thousands in Sunrise, Fla.

Tn six days we can choose an.

economy that rewards work and
creates jobs and fuels prosperity
starting with the middle class,?
Obama said.

The 30-minute ad, aired on
CBS, NBC, Fox and several
cable networks, came just days
from the end of a race in which
Obama holds the lead in polls
nationally as well as in most
key battleground states as he
bids to become the first black
president.

And while it is unusual for
candidates to acknowledge the
possibility of defeat, Republican
running mate Sarah Palin said
she intended to remain a national
figure even. if the ticket loses
next week. Im not doin this
for naught,? she told ABC News
in. an interview. =

Republicans and even some
Democrats said the race was
tightening as it neared the end.
And while Obama made no men-
tion of McCain in his paid televi-

~sion ad, both men sharpened their

rhetoric during the day.
McCain, in Florida, argued

that Obama lacks what it takes

to protect America from terror-
ists? as he sought to shift atten-
tion away from the economy.

The question is whether this .
is aman who has what it takes to

protect America from Osama bin
Laden, al-Qaida and the other
great threats in the world,? he
said of Obama..He has given
no reason to answer in the affir-
mative.? . S

~ Obama, in North Carolina,
said if, Senator McCain is
elected, 100 million Americans

will not get a tax cut ... your
health care benefits will get
taxed for the first time in history
... we'll have another president
who wants to privatize part of
your Social Security.?

For weeks now, the race
has tilted Obamas way as the
two men traverse traditionally
Republican states " Obama
angling for a sizeable triumph
and McCain hoping to win the
White House in a close finish.

The 30-minute campaign
commercial, purchased at a
cost that campaign aides put at
roughly $4 million, marked not
only Obamas attempt to seal
his case with the electorate, but
also underscored his enormous
financial advantage in the race.
He has outraised McCain by far
after first committing " and
then reneging " on a pledge to
limit spending to the $84 million
available under federal matching
funds.
Obama used his commercial

middle class in tough times. I: |
will not be a perfect president,? : | _
he said. But I can promise you :
this "I will always tell you what :

I think and where I stand.? °

Across 30 minutes, the ad
blended views of Obama speak- :

ing in a setting that resembled

cratic National Convention and

elsewhere as well as scenes of :
: nity and on the national economy

Americans discussing their eco-

nomic and health ~care troubles. :
~His wife, Michelle, and his two :

daughters had cameos, and there

were photos of his black father :
: System stabilizes the health of
: the economy by making mon-
: etary policy decisions, contrib-
: uting to the safety and soundness
: of the nations financial system
: by establishing regulations and

from Kenya and white mother
from Kansas.

McCain sought to blunt
Obamas campaign-closing pitch,
lacking the funds to match it.

Hes got a few things he

wahts to sell you: Hes offering :
: Supervisor.? Also, by serving as
: abank for depository institutions

government-run health care ...
an energy plan guaranteed to

work without drilling ... and an :
automatic wealth spreader that :.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008

FORECLOSURE continues trom a1

foreclosures in their local commu-

[level], Campbell said.

According to the Federal
: Reserve Structure and Functions

brochure, The Federal Reserve

acting as a commercial bank

and the federal government, the
Federal Reserve is responsible

: NicnES reeks
the Oval Ofisee at ike Damo. Panelist Steve Sanderford addresses the crowd.

: munities understand the impact of

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for keeping the economy in
check.?

The Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond is one of the 12
reserve banks in the nation.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond is continuing with
its educational forums to assist
the public.

Were headed to George
Mason University next but we
were very thankful for the sup- ©
port we received from ECU to
put on this event,? Campbell
said.

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

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HEALTH continues

from Al

Alisa Debnam speaks to the audience about healthcare.

to work best for you,? Debnam
said. Dont think short-term.
You need to think long-term and
how it will affect you.?

Debnam stressed the impor-
tance of following personal
convictions.

We took this as an oppor-
tunity to have an unbiased pre-

sentation and [to] educate every-
one,? said Candice Canavan on
the student leaders council. Its
something that the council tries
to do to bring all of the Allied
Health departments together.?

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

AST CAROLINIAN

SIZZLE continued from Al

the spectrum. .
From several interviews with
scientists and people of different
views over the seriousness of
global warming, the director was
able to keep the audience members
seated to watch more. The film
also pokes fun at the fact that not
having a celebrity featured in it
would affect the amount of view-
ers it would attract to a worldwide

- environmental problem.

Near the end of the film the
director finds himself in a dilemma
over whether or not he should
include graphs and slideshows
in his documentary, one of his

crew members suggests that the -

documentary would be better off
hitting home. 5;
When the Katrina Victims
were brought in it bridged the gap
between scientists and ordinary
people who have actual experience
from the effects of global warming

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first hand,? Safa said.

Towards the end, the film
shows the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina as an example of the
warming of the oceans causing
strong disasters.

The many events that take
place, from the interviews with
scientists and global warming
skeptics all over the country to the
cameramen taking Dr. Olsons 83
year old mother to the club, the
film ends with the skeptical cam-
eraman believing in global warm-
ing as a problem. This can be seen
in the film when the cameraman
buys a car with the license plate
ECO PIMP?.

Around 8:40 p.m., the discus-
sion began with six panelists: Dr.
Scott Curtis, Dr. Lisa Clough,
Dr. Jeffery Johnson, Dr. David
Kimmel, Dr. Richard Ericson
and the film director himself, Dr.
Randy Olson.

One student asked why the 1s
not more popular. Olson replied,

Because the independent film
industry has taken a nose dives in
the past two years. Al Gore has
burned people out with global
warming and hasnt changed
public opinion, though he did bring
awareness-if anything he polarized
global warming.?

The discussion panel was
also full of humor, just like the
film, which brought some light
on a much discussed and debated
topic.

For more information on this

global warming comedy visit .

www-.sizzlethemovie.com.

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

ELECTION cosines tot we

folds neatly and fits under any
bed,? McCain told an audience
in Florida.

Associated Press-GfK _ polls
taken within the past several
days showed Obama ahead in
four states that supported Presi-
dent Bush in 2004 and essen-
tially even with McCain in two
others.

A separate survey suggested

-even McCains home state of

Arizona was not safely in his
column. ;

Earlier in the campaign,
former Democratic rival Hill-
ary Rodham Clinton as well as
McCain sought to raise doubts
about Obamas relatively thin
resume on foreign policy and
national security matters.

In response, Obama traveled
last summer to Iraq, Afghanistan
and Europe, where he met with
world leaders. Later, he tapped
Sen. Joseph Biden, who has long
experience in foreign policy, as
his vice presidential running
mate.

More recently, he won an
endorsement from former Secre-
tary of State Colin Powell.

Conversely, McCain has
slumped in the polls as the eco-
nomic crisis has unfolded in the
past several weeks. "

Speaking to reporters
Wednesday, he said the economic
meltdown, while serious, was
temporary, and the nation would
emerge stronger.

Besides Obama, he criticized
the Democratic leaders of Con-

gress, who hope to command .

larger majorities in the new
House and Senate than they do

now.

Were getting only a glimpse
of what one-party rule will look
like,? he said, predicting deep
cuts in defense spending and
efforts to shrink Americas role
in the. world if Democrats take
over the government.

Let there be no confusion
about the threats we face,? said
McCain. Ive had to make some
defining choices along the way,?
he added in what seemed to be a
reference to his time in the Navy,
more than five years of which
were spent as a prisoner of war

-in Vietnam.

Obama blended his sharp
rhetoric with a more humorous
approach as he sought to fend
off McCains charge that his tax
policies amount to socialism.

McCain, he said, will soon
be accusing me of being a secret
communist because I shared my
toys in kindergarten.?



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As we all know, the United States has found
itself in the midst of economic turmoil. Many
economists say that our country is spiraling toward
arecession, which could ultimately lead to another
depression. Unemployment rates are up. Banks are
failing. Homes are foreclosing. Our economy is in
a bad place, which brings me to my point " why is
the United States spending money that they dont
have on things that they dont need?

The United States is planning to construct and
launch a satellite that will be able to track ~hurricanes

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THE EAst CAROLINIAN

With a busy schedule and a pinched pocket, fast
food has never been so appealing. It seems that
fast food restaurants are popping up everywhere.
It is affordable, convenient and quick, and unfor-
tunately, I am guilty of eating a greasy burger from
time to time. The critical value placed on time in
our society, is creating this fast food frenzy; further
developing a fat, lazy America. This fact is very ©
depressing.

When eating fast food, there is no hassle in
buying the necessary ingredients, preparing and
cleaning up a meal. You do not even have to get
out of the car to finish a meal, and once the meal is
complete, you simply toss the bag; yet, what hap-
pened to caring about the health of your body?

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and tornadoes.much better than the technology that
we currently have. Sounds like a good idea, right?
Wrong! This satellite will cost the United States
$7.6 billion! They dont have that kind of money!

Now served in restaurants, airports, schools
and sports venues, fast food is now a booming
industry in America. Fast food restaurants not only
have larger portion sizes and value menus, but they

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Every day the National Debt increases approxi-
mately $3.84 billion; the debt is presently about
$10.5 trillion. To think that our country has the
money to build a super storm tracker is absurd!

On Oct. 3, Bush signed the bill to enact the
bailout. This law allows the Treasury Security to
take as much as $700 billion in order to help banks
continue to give loans. The bailout is one of the
most extreme moves our government has taken
for our economy since the Great Depression. If we
have to bail the banks out of debt by using our hard-
earned tax dollars, so people can keep their houses,
how could our government consider it plausible to
begin funding a weather satellite?

For the fiscal year of 2009, our government will
be granting the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration $17.6 billion in order to continue
their research on our planet and our solar system. I
dont know about you, but with our economy doing
so poorly, Im not concerned with whether or not
we continue to study space; Im more concerned
with whether or not I will have the money to pay
my mortgage! My tax dollars dont need to fund
space exploration or weather satellites; my tax dol-
lars need to fund necessities.

Americas leaders cannot continue to think
that they can fund superfluous projects, when our
economy is in Such an awful state. The government
needs to stop trying to work on new projects and
address the issues at hand, like what will happen to
the pocketbooks of the middle class and the lower
" class citizens in the next year.

Our government is finding itself in this terrible
economic situation, because it is spending more
money than it is bringing in. The governments
wallet is just like yours and mine; if you spend
more than you have, you go into debt. I dont
understand how that concept is so difficult to
understand. ~Dont spend money on projects that
can be put on hold, when banks are being forced
to foreclose on peoples homes and employers
are being forced to significantly cut back on their
employees. Concentrate on the important issue of
rebuilding our economy, then develop super satel-
lites and explore space.

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

Too soon for
~the talk

JASON M. WALLACE
THE East CAROLINIAN

Remember taking the sex ed. lesson that accom-
panied the high school gym and P.E. classes? Now,
imagine taking the same classes in middle-school
or in elementary school. I feel that sex education
should begin in middle school at the earliest. Any-
time earlier is robbing a child of his or her blissful
freedom from the woes of maturity.

The British have been discussing the start of
sex education with children as young as five years
of age. Sex education is very important, but I feel
that the innocence of childhood is even more vital
to development.

Early childhood is meant for learning how
to make friends and for playing. If a child learns
how dangerous sexually transmitted diseases can
be by being too close? to their friend, then that
child could be too scared to sleep next to anyone
during naptime. Childhood is a time for purity and
carelessness, not a time to be afraid of pregnancy
and sexually transmitted infections!

Toys constantly influence children and televi-
sion shows are trying to steal their innocence. From
a young age, girls are swayed by the sexuality of
Hanna Montana and Bratz dolls, and the allure
of young motherhood from stars like Jamie Lynn
Spears. Boys follow the images they see in music
videos or the mature rated videogames that they
can get a hold of. They will realize that the people
and images that they admire are full of sex. If
children are made to learn about sex as early as
five, these children will be completely oe eens of
their innocence.

There is also the risk of younger students want-
ing to experience sex at a younger age if the idea
is introduced too early. Would a child try to get
cookies out of the cookie jar if he isnt told where
the cookie jar is in the first place? If a teacher
introduces sex and what it ~looks like, per se, then
a childs interest will at least be peeked enough to
explore what is forbidden.

Sex education helps the youth become more
aware of their bodies. But as many of us know,
ignorance is bliss and children should be the most
blissful people. Parents should guide their children
toward more childhood experiences, like the play-
ground or board games instead of letting the sex-
drenched media raise their children. Let children
stay innocent as long as they can. They grow up
too quickly as it is.

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

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To the person who stole my jeans out of the dryer
in Belk: If I ever see you wearing them, I WILL
get them back.

If I were Hillary, I would cheat on Bill with Biden!
What a fine looking old man!

Congrats to women and mens Rugby teams: 1st
in the state!!!

Winter = Uggs = SEXY!

Stop staring at me out of your window when I leave
the apartment, you weirdo!! Dont you have better
things to do ... oh yeah thats right, you NEVER

leave your room!

I seriously HATE Greenville drivers. Are residents
of this town not required to pass a drivers test??

Im not gonna lie, I honestly think the southern
accent DOES make you look stupid. ...

I hate how people respond when I tell them I go to
ECU. No, I didnt come here to party. I am actually
doing something with my life.

Nice guy, seeking bad girl for bad influence on!
Halloween.

You are LAZY if you get on the Minges bus at
Brewster and get off at the Library. _

Party on Garth ... Party on- Wayne.

There should be a real man made out of chocolate,
not just in an axe commercial!

When I should have been studying, I covered my
stapler, a mirror, a picture frame and a pumpkin
in pink paint and glitter. And I wonder why Im
failing math.

Guess what. Were not going to ask you to hang
out with us anymore! Have fun sitting in your room

alone for the next four years!

Why do you make those weird faces when you're

drunk?! Seriously, you look like a duck-zombie.

I stole a pumpkin!

Ok, so I live at University Suites. To the guy who
crashed in to the patio wall and flipped his car half
way over: As soon as | found out no one was hurt,
I laughed my butt off - how in the world did that

happen??? Thanks, that was the most exciting.

thing thats ever happened here!

Kal Penn was here? WTF? Hes way better than
any presidential candidate? Why did I not know
this?

Why didnt the skeleton cross the road? ... He

didnt have any guts

Seriously, can you please stop blowing your nose
at the table? Others are trying to eat! Thats freak-
ing disgusting!

If you consistently dont tip, I will probably ignore
you the next time you want to order a drink.

I still LOVE Hanson.

PLEASE: recycle this paper when you re faished
reading it.

Just to clear up any confusion: I dont have a wall up. I
close off because I dont like you. Hope that helps! :)

When walking from class to class, I tend to throw
random things like leaves and acorns at people.

I had a random hook up that was so bad I told him
it hurt just so he would stop humping me.

To the boys who invited us over to their apartment:
Smoking weed does not qualify as hanging out.
Try talking next time.

Why do you take your clothes off at every party?
You dont really have that much to show off.

Dear neighbor: Please stop texting me that you
walked behind me earlier. that day. Stalking isnt
cool.

Its easy to throw away animal pamphlets, but
how am I supposed to throw away a Bible and not
feel guilty? "

7 met the Pirate Rant chooser eoday and shes
hot!

I think they should have a club football team. Play-
ing flag football makes you want to hit someone
anyways. __ |

To my roommate: Who hoards as much food as
you do in your closet? It ought to be illegal. And,
try not to smack as much as you do when you eat.
It makes you sound like a pig.

In honor of those who work at Wright Place: Meal

or Pirate?

You do not live here. Please stop eating all of my

food. Last time I checked it was not my Job to eA
port your freshman 15.?

To the kid who set off his sprinklers trying to make

french fries: My apartment is flooded now! Next
time you want fries go to McDonalds, I will give
you a dollar to buy them!

My neighbor knocked my dogs tooth out! What
kind of person does that?

Dear Maintenance: Can you please fix my friends
personality? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

I like hate how like so many girls like always say
like, like after every word ... see how annoying
that is??

Why is ECU known for Halloween but not Christ-
mas? Because theres not a virgin or 3 wise men

in Greenville.

A few days ago I nearly got vaporized in West End
by a girl radiating death from her eyes.

Only in G-Vegas would I need to dodge beer

- trucks at 8 a.m.

To the librarian that totally creeps on me: Please
dont. That's awkward when all my friends know
you're trying to look down my shirt.

We weren't trying to have a pee party with you!
But I did post your dumb pictures on Facebook!

Your Mom: So easy, a Caveman could do it.

Fellow classmate: Your hair is greasy, your glasses

' are thick, your eyes are squinty. You are a creep.
Please stop staring at me.

To the girls on the seventh floor of Greene: I left
my five-foot inflatable penis up there. Can I get
it back?

To the girl who sits behind me in class: STOP
TEXTING! I'm tired of hearing clicking from you
texting away behind me. Maybe you should PAY
ATTENTION and learn something! .

Me: I think I have strep throat.? Student Health:
We cant fit you in today. Call back tomorrow
or go online.? Really, Student Health? Is that the
best you can do? : s

stay open late. McDonalds is located worldwide
and is conveniently open 24 hours. Although it is
hard to pass up that greasy burger, we really should
start making more of an effort to stop giving in to
our cravings.

Some fast food restaurants now list the calories,
fat grams and sodium on the wrappers and provide
Web sites to access nutritional information. After
visiting one of the Web sites, the overwhelming
amount of junk in each item repulsed me and dis-
couraged my fast food eating for months. Inevita-
bly, even having access to nutritional information,
people still line up in drive-thrus for their quick
and easy meal, but I suppose that knowing a double
quarter-pounder with cheese has 42 grams of fat is
not that intimidating to everyone.

According to an article in Rolling Stone,
Americans now spend more money on fast food
than they do on higher education, personal comput-_
ers, software or new cars. They spend more on fast

_ food than on movies, books, magazines, newspa-

pers, videos and recorded music, combined.? It is
a shame that people would rather invest money in
stomachaches and greasy fingers than enjoy a good
book or newly released CD.

It is estimated by the American School
Fund Service that 30 percent of U.S. public
high schools serve branded fast food. Pizza Hut,
Dominos, McDonalds and Chick-fil-A sell food
to the nations schools. Taco Bell sends its food to
approximately 4,500 cafeterias.

Wendys, McDonalds, Krispy Kreme, Sheetz
and Arbys are located directly across from ECUs
campus. Students cannot help but acknowledge the
presence of. fast food restaurants. I am certainly
guilty of sliding through the drive-thru between
classes to pick up a crispy chicken sandwich or even
picking up the occasional double cheeseburger-
conveniently the smallest thing available on the
late night menu at McDonalds.

I am one of many Americans who have been
trapped by the fast food insanity, but I feel that we
need to make a better effort to break this fattening
cycle. Until healthier options are available at afford-
able prices,. fast food restaurants will continue to
have loyal consumers. But, we should at least try
to stick with the chicken sandwiches and water, no
fries. And at all costs, avoid super-sizing, value-
sizing or sonic-sizing anything.

This writer can be contacted at
opinion@theeastcarolinan.com.

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Features

HOROSCOPES

Aries

Its a-strange day, but one that has :
definite merits. Theres a strong theme :
of old versus new in the planets. For you :
this could be a matter that you thought :
was done and dusted cropping up :
unexpectedly. It is certainly possible that :
you get a second chance, but you may :

need to investigate further!

Taurus

The planets zone in on matters of the :
heart again; romantic intentions may :
be tested. There's a strong chance that :
someone causes you fo pause and think :
about your current status, whether you're :
single or attached. Tread carefully if this:
person is an old flame, because you may :
be viewing the past through rose- colored :

specs!

Gemini

Conflicting information or mixed messages :

could turn this day into a confusing one.

Perhaps someone or something is :

holding you back, while atthe same time :
someone else is pushing you forwards. :
The end result could be inactivity on your:
part, but guidance comes in the form of

an adventurous soul! "

Cancer

The current influences should turn this
into a day that has plenty of potential, but:

only by flagging up the problems. Perhaps
you've slipped into a rut or maybe you're
now ready for the next challenge. Use
this day to change your routine or your

habits, because you'll be more likely to :

succeed!

Leo

This is possibly a day where you get

thinking about what motivates you : §
and whats missing from life. Theres : §
a slight sense of boredom with the :
things that usually make you happy, :
such as shopping. If so, then take up a :
new interest or leisure pursuit that has:

absolutely nothing to do with money!

Virgo

Virgos are sometimes regarded (unfairly):
as quite cautious, fussytypes, butyoucan :
beas vibrant, adventurous and fun-loving :-
as any fire sign. Today is the day to prove
it, because this is a day to branch out, to :
try something new, and to do something :
completely different. Remember: a :

change is as good as a rest!

Libra

The planets zone in-on a tricky or :
complicated choice. Maybe a desire to :
keep everything peaceful and quiet is : &
preventing you from makingsome positive:
changes, but the planets suggest that :
you won't have to charge in like a bullina :
china shop. Slowly but surely is perhaps : ®

your best approach!

Scorpio

Your Scorpios ability to think deeply will :

lignes tit Riche AEE School Musical 3 proves its worth -
bugging you: chances are its related to :
romance. If you're attached and things :
have gone a little tepid then this isa great :
day to ignite those passions again, while :
singles could experience an encounter :

be an asset today. Something may be

that ripples on for days!

Sagittarius

planets are advising you to be a little more
restrained. The planetary positions that

the here-and-now. Maybe its a day where
into ambition-mode.
Capricorn

There's a suggestion in todays planets

matter. Don't worry, Capricorn, because

those planets should gently help you to :
recognize and accept where you may : theatre show. It all comes to a

: close during the final segment of
: their actual graduation.

be going wrong. Its a day to dea the
proverbial nettle.

Aquarius

Romance could become quite

was hot is not. However, its not a day
to make snap or rash decisions.

Pisces

your chart. Perhaps the two different
approaches can work together in

You dont need to settle for second best,
but dont demand perfection either.

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TH E EAST CAROLINIAN

Trek sales will be 10 for students, $25 for nonstudents

{ Campus Scene }

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 2008

A6

Grammy-award winner
to be featured for
Homecoming

LAKEISHA GOODMAN
Tue EAst CAROLINIAN

The student body voted and
the results are in.

As part of the 2008 ECU.

Homecoming festivities,
Grammy-award winner Lupe
Fiasco will perform live Thurs-
day, Nov. 6 at Minges Coliseum

Part of a voting process ini-
tiated by the Student Activities
Board earlier this semester, Lupe
Fiasco was chosen to perform
after about 3,800 students voted
on OneStop.

Referred to as GQs 2006
Breakout Man of the Year,?

- Lupe Fiasco broke out onto the
music scene with a featured verse.

in Kanye Wests Touch the Sky?
and later came out with his first
single Kick-Push.?

Fiasco also won a Grammy
award for Best Urban/Alternative
Performance for his duet with
singer Jill Scott.

Out of the list of performers
that we selected, based on price

Lupe Fiasco scheduled to perform at ECU

Llike Lupe Fiasco because he speaks
intelligence in his lyrics, he possesses

versatility and lyrical originality.?

MARCUS ELEY
ECU JUNIOR

and availability, students thought
Lupe is a great performer and an
up and coming artist,? said Mat-
thew McCarthy, the special events
chair of the Student Activities
Board. The entire university is
trying to make this homecoming

~the biggest and best that weve

ever had, and by involving* this
performance, we hope it will
definitely be a blowout.?

Marcus Eley, a junior who
participated in the voting process,
will be attending the concert.

T like Lupe Fiasco because
he speaks intelligence in his
lyrics, he possesses versatility and
lyrical originality,? said Eley.

Senior Aaron Chapman is
also excited about the concert.

T think a concert like this is
what ECU needs to help diver-

sify their homecoming events:

and reach out to all students,?
said Chapman.

Tickets are on sale now
in the central ticket office in
Mendenhall Student Center,
from Mon. " Fri., 9 a.m. "6 p.m.
During the week of the concert,
Nov. 4 " Nov. 6, tickets will also
be for sale at the Minges Athletic
Ticket Office.

Student tickets are $10 for

ECU students with a valid ECU

OneCard and $25 for all non-
students.

Only students will have
access to bottom floor seating.

For more information about
the concert, contact the student
activities board at studentunion@
ecu.edu.

This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com

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THE EAST CAROLINIAN

Assembly Required
and the new nostalgia

NATHAN J. BLACK
THE EAst CAROLINIAN

Lovers of 1990s hits: Look
no further.

Assembly Required, a
Greenville circuit band, with mem-

~bers from Kinston and G-Vegas

alike, bring out the melodic, pop
and grunge-induced sounds that
generation-Y kids buzzed to in the
mid-to-late 1990s.

With a host of influences from
Nirvana, Bush, Collective Soul,
Green Day, Oasis, Fuel, and even
Boyz II Men, Assembly Required
draws upon the growing nostalgia
from this newly abated era. In
doing so, theyve found plenty of
crowds that have not forgotten any
words to songs from the alternative
rock genre.

More than just another cover
band, Assembly Required has
strived to step beyond simple
crowd-pleasing songs and have
relentlessly worked on original
material for their newest EP, Incep-
tion, which is to be released on

» Halloween. Also, a complete LP |

of original songs is set to release
within a month or so.

Band member Robbie John-
son, the only remaining founding
member, recalls the steady rise of
the band from high school parties

to college shows. Their first col-
lege show, at Hams in Greenville,
seemed to set the tone as they com-
peted in the Battle of the Bands.
Taking second place against the
already established band Kathar-
sis, Assembly Required was quite
pleased for-being first timers.

From then on, the band moved
from show to show, having seen both
small and large crowds, and even
getting to play shows alongside repu-
table acts such as 40oz., Freedom,
Chevelle, Flyleaf, Fuel and Whild
Peach (Outcasts backing band).

Although, their highest moment
Johnson and member Greg Pollard
agree, was getting to play X-Fest 8
in front of thousands.

Theres nothing like ~feeling
the crowd moving to your music,?
said Pollard, about the show.

Assembly Required is sched-
uled to play this Halloween at
Pirates Den with Irvine, and again
Nov. 1 in Kinston at Grainger Sta-
dium for the Timmy and Haan
benefit concert.

For ticket information on the
benefit show, visit timmyandhan-
nah.com, or contact Lynn Hill at
252-560-1181 or Trauma at 252-
775-1670.

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

ERIN EDWARDS
Tue East CAROLINIAN

OMG! High School Musical!
This phrase has probably been

: screamed by millions of tween
: girls ready for more action by Zac
: Efron and his musically talented
: + high school gang.

While the planets are urging most signs :

: and has since been causing a pan-

: demonium across the nation.
you'll perhaps tend to focus too muchon_ :

High School Musical 3

But is this entire ruckus truly

: worth the price of a ticket?
you need to get out of fun-mode and get:

We catch back up with Troy

: Bolton during his final year at
: East High School, in which he
: plays his final basketball game,
: prepares for prom and decides
: where to attend college. While
that you may be inclined towards burying : :
your head in the sand over an important :
: to blossom, all in tune with the

decisions are pondered, hearts
are won over and love begins

soundtrack of their final senior

It might be important to note

: that I had no intention of seeing
: this film at first. I saw the original
: simply by accident- I was sick for
: an extended period of time a year

confusing today, especially if you're :

single. Something or even someone may : 28° and my roommate thought I

cross the line from beingafriendto being : Might feel better if watched teen-
a potential love-interest. Alternatively, : Faia iiab gt saleby wares
someone who you previously thought t thole theanibht off aad tani d

: to Greenville Grande to catch a
: showing, just to see what the hype
: was all about. |
: | must say, the excitement

There's a curious mixture of dreamy 3 peace ee ore ate

idealism and level- headedness in ; be deemed cheesy, it is perfect for

: the Disney audience that this film

: intends to capture. From Efron

harmony when it comes to both work- and Corbin Bleu running around

related issues and romantic matters. -:

While many of the songs can

in a used car lot singing about how

: the boys are back,? to Ashley
: Tisdale and Lucas Gabreel taking
: over the school with dreams of
: storming Hollywood, the music

AMAZON.COM

The third film focuses on senior year.

proves to be more edgier than
previous films, but perfect for the
mature character turns that many
have taken.

Of course, the shining star of
the film is Efron. With boyish
good looks and a crooked smile,
its definitely safe to say that
Disney will soon be saying
adios? to Efron and his enor-
mous status. He is definitely the

John Travolta of our generation,

with appropriafe comparisons to
Grease (especially in the afore-
mentioned used car lot scene)...
Tisdale also makes a name for
herself. Although not as notice-
able on the radar as her co-star,

Tisdale is certainly a star to watch. ,

As Sharpay, Tisdale possesses the
attitude and demeanor to bril-
liantly portray such an egotistical
character, and doesnt lack the
grace and talent to effectively
perform the musical numbers.

- No review can be made with-
out the mentioning of Vanessa
Hudgens, especially with her
scandal of nude pictures on the

infternet. Aside from her personal : at ECU offers several classes

: that teach not only self-defense,
: but also confidence and self-
: discipline throughout clubs and

: : organizations.
career will not tread far from the :

struggles, Hudgens just doesnt
quite fit into the film. Aside from
a voice that screams choir girl!?
one can only assume that her

wonderful world of Disney.

Yet, while some stars shined
and others dimmed, the film got
its point across. Its a film where
high school issues are exam-

in the end. Its perfect for what

this genre aims for.
Overall, it proved to be worth :

that pesky $7 ticket. I simply : with a focus on teaching natural ~

cannot hate on musicals, when I : movements.

know all of the words to Rent and :

Grease and used to possess a strong
desire to star in a Broadway hit. To
be quite honest, I sometimes wish
we could all break out in song and
dance whenever we felt down.
Maybe even the ECU squir-

rels could join in on the fun.

This writer can be contacted at
features@theeastcarolinian.com

ASHLEY ABERNATHY
. THE EAst CAROLINIAN

When students at ECU receive

: an e-mail alerting them of a rob-
: bery or attack on campus, many
: just delete the e-mail and hope
: something of that nature never
: happens to them.

No one wants to be a target

of crime, but sadly, many people
: may find themselves in a danger-
: ous situation.

However, there is a way stu-

: dents and others can better protect
: themselves and its not with
: pepper spray (even though that is
: a good safety measure), but with
: self-defense.

The student recreation center

T feel like self defense is a

: life skill. If practiced enough it
: will never go away. It is especially
: important in todays world,? said
: Heather Stewart, president of the

: Isshinryu Club at ECU.
ined, conflicts are created then :

resolved, and everyone is happy + Isshinryu, a type of martial art,

: for three years and helps lead the
: club at ECU.

Stewart has been practicing

Isshinryu started in the 1950s

Basic skills that are taught at

: ECU includestriking skills and
: body conditioning while focusing
: ON perseverance, integrity and
: leadership.

The club meets each night at

: the recreation center in room 240
: from 8 p.m. " 9:45 p.m.

Attendance averages 8-10

: people per night and anyone
: interested in learning the art is

| Self defense, an artful
way of protection

welcome to stop by and see what
it is all about.

Master TD Gribble, who is a
sixth degree black belt, instructs
the classes. He has practiced
Isshinryu for 31 years.

Self defense will teach you

why its not a good idea to walk
~alone, especially late at night

or listening to your iPod,? said
Gribble. When you are presented

with a tough situation in a con- |

trolled environment [self defense
class], it will open your eyes a
little more.?

Another martial arts club at
ECU that focuses on self defense
is Tae Kwon Do.

Standing for Foot, Fist,
Way,? Tae Kwon Do is a complete
mental, physical, and spiritual
workout.

Geoffrey Walker has been
practicing the art now for almost
two years. He is the instructor for
Tae Kwon Do at ECU as well as
an instructor at Byung Lees Tae
Kwon Do School on Firetower
Road in Greenville. _

Growing up, my three broth-
ers would pick on me, but even
now after we all figured out how
to get along I still feel a need
to learn a way to defend myself
especially with the way the world
is today,? said Walker.

The Tae Kwon Do club
focuses on kicking skills, forms
and specific self-defense moves
as well-as meditations and spiri-
tual and mental focusing.

The club meets Tue. " Thu.,
8:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. in room 238
at the student recreation center.

There is typically good
attendance in all of the classes of
about 25-50 people with mainly

DEFENSE page A8

A7

Ask G

Dear G,

Im having an issue- there is
this guy in my life that I was briefly
involved with, but have remained
good friends with over the past few
years. Recently him and his girl-
friend broke up and he is terribly
depressed. I am trying to help him
get through this tough time.

But there is one problem

I am head over heels, in love
with him.

What should I do? I am trying *
to help; but the fact that he is in
love with her is killing me, because
I know I would never treat him
that way.

Sincerely-
Unlucky in Love

Dear Unlucky in Love,

This is a tough one! How-
ever, I am sure you know NOT
to get involved. Love is selfish,
and there is nothing you can do
about that. It is important for you
to look out for your best interest,
and resist the urge to become his

knight in shining armor. You are

obviously in love with him, and
in order to give this relationship
a fair shot, you cannot afford to
be his rebound girl. Starting any
sort of relation with your love
interest at this point would be
quite similar to throwing yourself
over a cliff; Its very exciting at
first, but soon enough you will
realize that youre not flying...
in fact youre heading for a real
awakening. Dorit mistake this thrill
of novelty with the needed founda-
tions of a serious relationship. If
you .choose to pursue him before

-he is truly over his ex girlfriend,

you are signing up to be a constant
comparison to his previous quest, a
position no significant other should
be put up for.

So, Dear Unlucky in Love , just
give him some space and when the
time is right he will come along.
Dont kick yourself if he starts
dating someone soon, but remain
patient and keep in mind that
everything happens for a reason.

A la prochaine,

G

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Boogie rock has never been
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Electric Sixs problem is different.
Theyve always been a decent
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that, the material is less stellar than
previous entries, though still filled
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up with a very groovy record.

Rise Against " Appeal to
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The style that Rise Against

follows is reminiscent to bands you

forgot about back in middle school;
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vs. Houston
L, 41-24
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L, 58-14
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L, 20-14
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Nov. 15
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Nov. 22
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They said it...

Probably my biggest con-
cern is what Im going to
do with them Friday night
because thats Halloween.
Normally were traveling on
Friday and they're in a hotel
room, so thats probably my
ai concern.?

- ECU coach Skip Holtz

Ifyou have to win five to
win-the division so that you
don't.have to worry about
not controlling where you
end up, then | would say
this is a red-letter game. If
you want to control your own
destiny, then you cannot
afford a setback.?

-UCF coach George O'Leary

A Jot of our goals are still
in tack, which is to compete
for a East Division title, to
compete for a conference
championship, and then
to make it to a bowl game.
Obviously, playing nation-
ally ranked is always great
but all our goals are still
at hand and | think we can
handle that.

- ECU quarterback Rob
Kass

We have kind of slacked
off in the last couple of
games. We're either sixth or
eighth in the conference in
sacks. Last year we started
off good with sacks and
then kind of faded off. This
year we are going to try to
reverse that if we can and
go up with the sacks.?
-ECU defensive lineman
Zack Slate

| thought it was a very
productive week for us as
~we get into these final five
conference games. Right
now we're a little bit of
a different team than we
were earlier with so many
of.the changes that have
been made.?

- Skip Holtz

Record: 6-2

Last week: Won vs. Boston College, 45-24
Even though South Carolina had a bye week
last week and couldnt help its situation, it
just cant hold on to the top spot again. |
hate to penalize a-team for not playing, but
UNC looked that good last week in a 45-24
dismantling of Boston College. Wide receiver
Hakeem Nicks had 170 yards and four touch-
downs"l repeat, four touchdowns"in the
Heels impressive win. Add in the fact that each
of UNCs losses were by field goals, and the
Heels reclaim their status as the best college
football team in the Carolinas.

Record: 5-3

Last week: Bye week

As | stated in North Carolinas recap, | hate
to move South Carolina from the top spot to
the second spot, but | just have to. Luckily for
the Gamecocks, they will have some chances
to impress in the next month and could easily
regain that top spot. All of that starts this
week, when Tennessee rolls into town. The
Vols are obviously having a down year, but
Tennessee has owned this series, and dont
forget about Steve Spurriers connection to
Tennessee. USC is coming off a bye week and
Spurrier should rekindle his hatred for Tennes-
see. ... This week USC wins. ... big. :

Record: 4-3

Last week: Won at Vanderbilt, 10-7

It was low scoring and it was ugly, but it was
Duke football beating a legitimate team on
the road. That describes Dukes win over
Vanderbilt last Saturday. The Blue Devils com-
mitted seven penalties, missed two field goals
and only rushed for 28 yards, but they came
away with a win and are now only two wins
from bowl eligibility. Duke now has five regular
season games left and the magic number is
two. A 2-3 finish to the regular season would
give Duke the unthinkable: a bowl game in
David Cutcliffes first year.

Record: 4-3

Last week: Lost at Miami, 16-10

Wake Forest has lost two-straight games and
is reeling quickly, but they stay ahead of ECU
because you cant take away Wakes win at
Florida State earlier this season. ECUs best
wins"Virginia Tech and West Virginia"cant
equal Wakes win in Tallahassee, Fla. That loss
is FSUs only loss of the season, and the Semi-
noles are in all-out surge mode right now, while
Virginia Tech and West Virginia have failed to
live up to preseason hype. With that said, the
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Record: 4-3

Last week: Bye week

From arrests to suspensions, to injuries, ECUs
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ing this team just wants to get back to play-
ing football, and it will do just that at UCF on
Sunday night. The team that will take the field
that night will be full of new faces, which can
have its positives and negatives. The Pirates
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then three disappointing losses to follow.
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KELLEN HOLTZMAN
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The. ECU ice hockey team
is red hot and riding high
after two victories this past
weekend. The Pirates (5-2, 3-0)
look to be serious contenders
in the ACHA South once again
after the hot start, including
their most recent wins over
Christopher Newport and Duke
(Division II),

ECU knocked off division
rival CNU, 8-4, in Yorktown, Va.

on Friday before holding off the

Blue Devils in Hillsborough on
Saturday, 4-2.

When you come out strong,
it really sets the tone for the
season,? said center Zach John-

ston. We really like to come
out hard and let everyone else in
the league know, and the whole
ACHA know what were all
about this year.?

Senior Ian Falcon set up
right-winger Sam Duehring with
the game-winner against Duke
to put the Pirates up 2-1 in oe
second period.

T beat the defender down
the right side,? Duehring said of
his game-clinching goal. The
goalie left me a five hole and I
put it between his legs.?

Duehring put the game away
with 3:19 left to play in the
second period when he and Sean
Burns teamed up for a power

play score. Duehring fired a

shot past the right side of the
goaltender to give the Bara a
3-1 advantage.

The Blue Devils fought on
with a power play goal of their

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make the final, 4-2.
Sophomore Nick Dinardo

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five minutes into the first period
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ECU never trailed against
CNU, but did~not pull away until
late in the game. Scott Graham,
Mitchell Sears and Johnston all
netted third period goals to seal
the game for the Pirates.

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the lines were producing,? said
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clicking and playing well.

In the second period, we really .

started to drop off. They [CNU]
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STRETCH continued from B1

. Even though the ECU run-
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USA in that statistical category.
The Knights only allow about
117 yards on the ground per
game, which could produce
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out for the UCF game include
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defensive end Scotty Robinson
and cornerback Jerek Hewitt.
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Hands.

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SKIP HOLTZ

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Even so, the UCF offense

could provide a tough outing
for the banged up ECU defense.
The Knights are coming off
one of their best efforts of the
season in a 49-19 lass to No.
18 Tulsa. While the score might
not reflect maximum effort, UCF
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the Golden Hurricane with 91
yards on 24 carries.

Holtz knows that beginning
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up and he could not be any more
excited. .

We kind of draw that line
and put the non-conference
games behind us and we know
what were battling for at this
point,? said Holtz. The non-
conference games are done and
were lining up in a challenge;
in a race for the conference and
were excited about the oppor-
tunities that we have.?

The C-USA race starts
Sunday and a winner will be
determined.

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

HOCKEY continued from B3

Duke.
We really discovered how
our team is going to gel and how

were going to come together this~

year,? Johnston said of the FGCU
game. The competition was very
good. To be able to play a close
game with that good of a team
really shows us where we need to
be at the end of the season.?

The Pirates appeared in the

No. 6 spot in the first DIM South
rankings of the season. FGCU,
Tennessee, Georgia Tech, UCF
and Loyola rounded out the

top-five.
~ Tt?s not that important at.

all,? Markham said of the polls.
Theres only one ranking that
we look at [thats] to be able to
get to the nationals at the end of
the year.?

ECU now sits atop the
Colonial Division of the Blue
Ridge Hockey Conference with
wins over ODU, Richmond and

CNU.
The Pirates return to action

this weekend against Kennesaw

State (DII), which has quickly
become a powerhouse in the
southeast. The Owls brought the
DIII National Championship
back to Georgia in 2007 before
moving up to DII.

KSU knocked off ECU, 8-0
in the South Regional Tourna-
ment during their championship
season. Earlier in that season, the
Owls held on for a 10-6 victory
over the Pirates.

They usually have a solid
team,? said Markham. It will
be a good game with us being
in their barn. It will be a good
test for us.?

ECU returns home next week
for a 9:30 rematch with Duke on
Nov. 7.

This writer can be contacted at
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