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� Here's Harvey Harvey Gantt will be speaking in the Mendenhall Great Room today, from 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Go check it out! Frank Loesser and Damon Runyon's timeless musical opens Thursday at the ECU Playhouse at 8:00 and will run through Tuesday. See the preview on page 6. The East Carolinian Vol. 68 No. 54 Circulation 12,000 Greenville, North Carolina Tuesday, September 28,1993 10 Pages T-shirt design winner named By Laura Allard Staff Writer The Commerce Club kicked off its 10th anniversary celebration Thursday with the unveiling of the new School of Business tee shirt, designed through a contest held this sum- mer. "The contest was planned as a logo ate student and received a de- gree in graphic design. The tee shirt contest was the first event planned for the anniversary celebration. The Commerce Club will build its first float for the Homecoming parade and then hold a recep- tion for all seniors and alumni of the School of Business. The reception, which will include a Speech focuses on black health issues The Commerce Club is one of the most active alumni organizations on campus. Photo by Cedric van Buren Renee Rice designed the new School of Business tee shirt through a contest held last spring. She won a $100 gift certificate. and slogan I contest to put on mer- chandise and market the School of Busi- ness said data base manager Jeff Allen. E n - tries were collected wmmimimmmmi last April and jud ged over the summer by Joanne Kollar from university- publications, Ernest Uhr, dean of the School of Business, Michael Coston, manager of Student Stores and Steve Jepson. The Student Store awarded a $100 gift certificate to Renee Rice, the winner, and $25 to each of the six finalists. All of the entrants received a free tee shirt. Rice is currently an MBA student at ECU. She also at- tended ECU as an undergradu- reunion for many of the past classes and a cake cutting be- fore the football game, is scheduled for Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m on the third mb floor of the General Classroom Building. The Commerce Club is one of the most active alumni orga- nizations on campus, with over 900 members. It was founded in 1983 by Phillip Dixon, under the direction of Dean Uhr, and has grown steadily for 10 years. The purpose of the organi- zation is to develop a strong relationship between the School of Business, the community and the university and to provide funding for the School of Busi- ness. SGA elections to be held tomorrow By Laura Allard Staff Writer The Student Government Association will hold elections tomorrow for class officers, day student representatives, dorm representatives and executive sec- retary. The executive secretary is elected by the entire student body. All other representatives are elected by their respective classes or residence hall. Freshmen, sophomores, jun- Grad student wins scholar- ship award By Stephanie Lassiter Staff Writer Charles B. Alford, an ECU graduate student in business, re- ceived a 1993 National Black MBA Association Scholarship Award this weekend in Atlanta. "I am honored to be recog- nized in this way with students at these other fine universities Alford said. Winners represent many top-ranked schools includ- ing UCLA, Harvard and Califor- nia-Berkeley. Alford, who will graduate from the master's program in De- cember, received $3,000 to be ap- plied towards his education. Over 400 students in Master's of Business Administration pro- grams across the United States applied for the scholarship. Alford was one of the 25 who were awarded the scholarship based on his academic accomplishments. Alford also wrote an essay, for the scholarship competition, entitled "Investing in Human See ALFORD page 2 iors and graduate students will elect a president and vice presi- dent. Seniors will elect a presi- dent, vice president, treasurer and secretary. Dorms with fewer than 350 residents will have one represen- tative, dorms with more than 350 residents will have two represen- tatives and day students will have as many as 61 representatives. Executive office elections are usually held in the spring, but due to the resignation of Michael Carnes, the SGA is holding a sec- ond election for the office of ex- ecutive secretary now. Meredith Howard and Kristie Hoffstedder are running for this position. Meredith Howard is a se- nior majoring in English and mi- noring in communications. Howard has served on the Screen- ings and Appointments, Elec- tions, and Rules and Judiciary Committees and was appointed to the position of assistant chair of the Elections Committee. Howard feels that her good communication and leadership skills will help her achieve her goals of "getting more students involved in campus activities and helping to insure that people's views can be expressed Kristie Hoffstedder is a jun- ior double-majoring in history and early childhood education. She was freshman vice president, and has served as chair of the Elections, Rules and Judiciary and SGA Publications committees. See SGA page 3 By Shannon Cooper Staff Writer While many Americans anxiously focus on the Clinton administration's proposed so- lutions to health care, one indi- vidual is focusing on specific health problems; where they originate, and why there are so many medical differences be- tween blacks and whites. The Minority Presence Ini- tiative recently presented a lec- ture on African-American health issues, which was sponsored by the ECU Department of Child Developmental and Family Re- lations. Dr. Norman B. Anderson, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at Duke University, was the guest speaker for the evening. He has devoted 10 years to the study of health issues re- lated to African-Americans. His research includes hy- pertension, cardiovascular dis- ease, autonomic nervous system response, cancer and interven- tion strategies to improve the health of the African-American population. Dr. Anderson, a native of Greensboro, received his Bach- elor of Arts degree in psychol- ogy from North Carolina Cen- tral University and received his masters and doctorate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a member of several organizations�the American Psychological Association, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Gerontological Society of America and the Association of Black Psychologists, just to name a few. Anderson is involved in the behavioral medicine and health psychology fields of study. "Behavioral medicine is a new concept to people who are involved in health sciences Funding campaign begins for ResearchINC By Jason Williams Staff Writer "Research cures. Research saves lives This is the motto of ResearcWNorth Carolina, as ech- oed by Dr. Alvin Volkman, Asso- ciate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the ECU School of Medicine. Dr. Volkman and others were on hand Thursday afternoon in the Brody Medical Sciences Building to kickoff a new fund- raising � campaign for ResearchlNorth Carolina, a non- profit alliance promoting new dis- coveries in health. Mayor Nancy Jenkins and Dr. Thomas Irons, Senior Associ- ate Dean of the School of Medi- cine, gave the welcome. Irons de- scribed the role the medical school will play in the health research field. "We here at ECU have a unique position to be able to do something about the lack of medi- cal research. We have significant research strengths even though our primary goal is not to be a research institution Irons also pointed out that more money is spent on Nintendo games by the public than is spent on medical research. Volkman said that only three percent of the $900 billion spent on health care goes toward research. Mary Wooley, President of ResearchlAmerica, the parent group of ResearchlNorth Caro- lina, presented an overview of the campaign. She asked for more government spending on health research. "Nine out of 10 people be- lieve more should be done by gov- ernment. Citizens at the 70 per- cent level are willing to be taxed to increase medical research. How come elected representatives aren't making sure, as President Clinton said, that medical research is truly safeguarded?" After Wooley spoke, three professors gave presentations on their research work accomplished through grants from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. D. Kirk Ways, associate Professor of Medicine and Direc- See RESEARCH page 3 Anderson said. "Behavioral medicine is basically an inter- disciplinary field, it's a phi- losophy where you accept that medical problems aren't just due to biological factors, but involve psychological, behav- ioral, social and cultural fac- tors, and those factors can be used in treat-ment Dr. Anderson's lecture covered factors that contrib- ute to the large variation be- tween black and white death rates. Life expectancy, accord- ing to race and sex, is seven years shorter for the black male than the white male, and life expectancy for the black female is five years shorter than the white female. "Homicide rates are higher for the black male, which is primarily true for the young black male between the ages of fifteen and thirty- four Anderson said. "Are genetic factors re- sponsible for black and white differences in health?" Ander- son said. "I answer that ques- tion very simply, no According to Anderson, we are too mixed up geneti- cally, and the individual dif- ferences are more important than group differences. Anderson discussed sev- eral factors that explained the health differences between blacks and whites, such as the socioeconomic status of blacks and whites compared to their residential area. "Living in an impover- ished area carries with it in- creased risk for all-cause mor- tality Anderson said. Anderson explained that poor whites don't generally live in an impoverished area compared to the number of poor blacks who generally do. Comparisons of accessi- See HEALTH page 3 Ice cream anyone? As the weather continues to cool there will be less people lounging around outside with a cold cone. Enjoy it while you can! Photo by Cadric Van Buren OPEC agrees to put a cap on production GENEVA (AP)�Desperate to force oil prices higher, OPEC nations agreed today to cap their surging crude production at 24.5 million barrels a day in the coming months. But OPEC Secretary-General Subroto said the ministers have yet to set individual pumping limits for each of the dozen member coun- tries. "We have now solved 50 per- cent of the problem he told re- porters after a morning meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Ex- porting Countries. The decision to set a new out- put ceiling for the OctDec. quarter came after reports that President Hashemi Rafsanjani of Iran con- ferred by phone with King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and stressed the need for cooperation to drive up prices. OPEC's excess production has helped force oil prices to their lowest levels in three years, with prices running about $6 a barrel below the $21 target. Negotiations had focused on a new production ceiling of 24.3 million to24.5millionbarrelsof oil a day for the final three months of the year. The group now pumps about24.7 million barrelsaday� a million barrels over the cap set for the July-Sept, quarter. With demand expected to rise ahead of the winter heating season in the United States and Europe, the ministers hope pro- duction restraint will lift prices. In the past, thecartelhashad trouble getting all members to honor commitments on pumping levels. ��. in ,n; September 28, 1993 ground Other i ALFORD Continued from page 1 Students walk in silence students and faculty members silently marched sity campus in memory of a student . four years ago. The silent marchhasbeen held eni Gray, an Appalachian student, was ab- ducted and murdered in the fall of 1989. The crowd, which included a student who was abducted and sexually assaulted bv the man who murdered Gray, converged on the student center in early September, w here they listened to speeches they hope will raise awareness and dispel fears. The Boone, .C, campus has a history of violence. Gray's abduction took place a block from the campus, and last year a highly publicized rape took place in a central part of the campus. While Gray's murderer is on death row, the perpetrator of the rape remains free. Heisman Trophy winner returns After 20 years, a Heisman Trophy winner is back in the classroom at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln working toward a degree thathe never received, according to The Nebraskan, the UNL newspaper. Former Cornhusker wingbacker Johnny Rogers, 42, who was awarded the Heisman Trophy in 1972, said he regrets not completing the coursework for his degree, and this time he'll stay in school until he completes his education. Rogers, a Lincoln resident, is president of the Omaha-based Malcolm X Memorial Foundation. His education is being paid for by the Northeastern University Center for the Study of Sport in Society. No means no at Antioch University At Antioch University you better believe it if someone says they don't want to kiss you. Or hug you. Or go to bed with you. It could mean your college career. The small liberal arts school, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, has a sexual offense policy that requires students to give and receive verbal consent for every act of affection, from touching to kissing to sexual intercourse. In addition, if an Antioch student � male or female � fails to disclose having a sexually-transmitted disease and has intercourse with another student, it could mean a suspension of three months or more. "Some say we are too strin- gent said Marian Jensen, dean of students at the college. "But all we are asking for is that students use respect and common sense The 13-page policy, which was recently revised, covers issues such as rape, sexual assault, insistent or persistent sexual harassment, non- disclosure of a known positive HIV status, and non-disclosure of a known sexually-transmitted disease. Correction ECU's Interfraternity Council will hold a meeting tonight at 5 p.m during which time a vote will be taken on any formal appeal made by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity in response to last week's IFC judicial rulings. A successful appeal must gather 23 of the votes from any attending fraternity presidents. Compiled by Maureen Rich. Taken from CPS and other campus newspapers. Capital: Prescription for the Afro- American Community "We are very proud of Charles and pleased about the na- tional recognition for the LastCaro- lina University School of Business said Dr. Ernest B. Uhr, the school's dean. Alford graduated from Not them Durham High School in 1985. Also in 1985, he received the Durham Rotary Club Scholarship. His parents are Janice and Charles Alford of Durham. Before coming to gradu- ate school at ECU, Alford at- tended Duke University for two years before finishing his un- dergradua te work at N.C. Central Univer- sity. At Central, Alford gradu- ated with honors and became a member of Al- pha Phi Alpha fraternity. At Duke, he was presi- dent of the National Associa tion of Black Students for Educational Ad- vancement. "My mother has given me continued support Alford said. "She always said, 'You can do it. I know you can After graduation, Alford hopes to land a job with a Fortune 500 company in corporate finance. Charles B. Alford He has several companies in mind such as GE Capital, Hewlett- Packard and Sony Entertainment. Alford spoke of a faculty member who encouraged him to stick with the MBA program. "Don Boldt, director of graduatestudies, has given me general encourage- ment in the program and he di- rected me towards the scholar- ship Alford said. This past weekend, Alford was awarded the scholar- ship during the national conference of the National Black MBA Association. Over 2,500 people par- ticipated in the confer- ence. The scholarship presentation was one of many activi- ties which took place. A career fair was held with over 100 major corporations repre- sented by nearly 1,000 recruiters. Alford felt that the career fair was a great step towards landing a job. Alford encourages students to apply for scholarships, especially national scholarships. "National scholarships offer students an op- portunity to gain national expo- sure and open a spectrum of op- portunities Alford said. FOR RENT ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. ONLY MINUTES FROM CAMPUS & REASONABLE RENT W MANY EXTRAS INCLUDED. 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Anderson explained that this may be true because ciga- rette advertisements are more prevalent in the black communi- ties. Studies have shown that hostility, depression and blood pressure (physiological re- sponses to stress) rates are higher among the black population. Anderson explained that these differences must be looked at in a socioeconomic status con- text. "The increase in hostility leads to an increased risk of heart disease Anderson said. Continued from page 1 "If we can reduce certain comes can be reduced by 30 ' social and behavioral risk fac- Anderson said, tors among blacks, the black and white difference in health out- IIIIIUIIIIIIIIHmiUIIIIIIHIIIINH Hoffstedder also served as stu- dent representative to the Faculty Senate and the Parking and Traf- fic Appeals Board and was voted Outstanding Committee Member of the Year last year. Hoffstedder considers her experience an asset and says, "I would like to see things run smoothly and effectively with RESEARCH more student ideas and less red tape. I've been on SGA long enough to know how best to imple- ment these things "All members of the SGA serve as a voice for the ECU stu- dent population, representing dorm, day, graduate students and each class said SGA secretary Millie Murphy. "Each member must attend weekly meetings at 5 p.m. on Mondays and serve on at least one committee The committees have been divided into Appropriations, Stu- dent Welfare, Rules and Judiciary, Screenings and Appointments. Students can vote between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. Continued from page 1 29, with a current ECU ID. Ballot boxes will be located at Mendenhall Student Center, Stu- dent Stores, the Croatan, Joyner Library, Health Services Library, Belk (Allied Health), General Classroom Building, Jones Cafete- ria, between Jarvis Residence Hall and Jenkins Fine Art Center and a t the bottom of College Hill. tor of the ECU Diabetes Center, presented his work on acute leu- kemia. Ways has discovered a therapy technique that has fewer side effects than the old method. Dr. G. Lynis Dohm, Profes- sor of Biochemistry, has also stud- ied diabetics, and has found that exercise can relieve resistance to insulin. He advocated funding for both targeted (project-specific) and untargeted research. "We should also let scien- tists search for knowledge for the sake of knowledge. That's where many of our most important breakthroughs come from Dohm said. "Look at the laser, how it is used to reattach retinas. How was the laser discovered? By physi- cists trying to understand the na- ture of light. No one had any idea that it could be used in medical procedures before Dohm said. Dr. Jacqueline McGinty, Pro- fessor of Anatomy and Cell Biol- ogy, talked about the "decade of the brain " Brain research can not only save lives, but can make the quality of our lives better she said. Local businessman and member of the Chamber of Com- merce Bobby Tripp then gave an emotional testimonial on how he benefited from medical research. Tripp was diagnosed with cancer in the lymph system in 1984 and after several bouts with the can- cer, has apparently fully recov- ered. Continued from page 1 Tripp asked the audience to close its eyes. "Imagine a sunset. An ECU football game on an Oc- tober afternoon. A loved one. 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So you U be able to print sharp professional-looking papers Loan: See your Apple Campus Reseller todav And dhmwr ft nghttheremyourroomthouthavingtowaitaroundatthem- fmnJlSvSStSti Student Stores Wright Building � 757-6731 � LastTfnter. Macmtod, quiver andThepouer to be)rmr bestarc regi-leredtrademark I .iAppk-tomfmter fee MHnHHR! � r The East Carolinian ge Opinion September 28, 1993 TuesdayOpinion Clinton's health-care plan Proposed reform designed to insure all Americen citizens, offer more secure coverage Even if vou don't agree with all of the nuances and small print featured in Clinton's American Health Security Act, vou have to admit that the man has really got it goin' on in terms of focusing on the issues. Yes, he started out very badly. Yes, the fight for gays in the military was embarrassing. And we can't forget about the North American trade agree- ment, can we? But last week, President Clinton presented to America a plausible, workable plan that could very well improve the country and ben- efit everyone. In his speech to Congress last Wednesday night, Clinton laid out in clear terms what he wanted � guaranteed health care for all by the end of 1997 without regard to their income or medical status. And he did this by giving the opposition a choice: they can either join him in reforming health care or opt for the status quo. There are currently an estimated 37 million uninsured people in this country and the system is heading for bankruptcy faster than you can say "Medicare Certainly it isn't too much to ask that every citizen in a country as advanced technologi- cally and medically as America receive health care. Lately, though, you may wonder. All too obvious is that in an election year, there isn't a politician alive who wants to look bad. De- spite deep divisions, two factors lead most lawmak- ers to predict passage by next fall: Republicans have an equal stake in seeing something enacted and lawmakers of both parties fear facing the voters in 1994 without a final product. Included in the plan is coverage for treatment in hospitals or doctors' offices, prescription drugs, dental work for children, mental health and sub- stance abuse treatment, outpatient exams, eye- glasses for children, ambulances, pregnancy ser- vices (including abortion) hospice and home care, rehabilitation services and medical devices. This protects consumer choice and sustains the quality of care, something often lacking in many areas of the country. The plan does this by creating regional health "alliances" that will license a vari- ety of insurance plans. Washington will dictate the basic health care package and pay the premiums for the poor and unemployed. Clinton pledged to enact the health-care plan without any new broad-based taxes and he called for a new tax on tobacco to help foot the bill. Clinton also acknowledged that his $700 billion, 5-year plan will be a tough sell. "There can't be any something fornothingThisisnota free system he said. And he's right, you know. The pian is not perfect. And perhaps it isn't even everyone's first choice. But at least the presi- dent has skillfully woven a compromise that pro- vides the blueprint we need to move ahead in the right direction. It would be ridiculous to think that the plan that Clinton has proposed will make it � unchanged� to Congress and then passed into law. but it's a start. Under the current system, a person is discrimi- nated against if they are sick or a have a disease that they never asked for in the first place. And looking at it that way, there is something dreadfully wrong with this country. Kudos to Clinton for bringing a little humanism back into the American fibre. The East Carolinian Lindsay Fernandez, General Manager Gregory Dickens, Managing Editor Matthew A. Hege, Advertising Director Wes Tinkham Account Executive Kelly Kellis, Account Executive Brandon Perry, Account Executive Tonya Heath, Account Executive Jennifer Jenkins, Account Exccmiv Karen Hassell, Sews Editor Maureen Rich, Asst. Mews Editor Julie Totten, Lifestsle Editor Laura Wright, Asst. Lifestyle Editor Robert S. Todd, Sports Editor Brian Olson. Asst. Sports Editor Amy E. Wirtz, Opinion Page Editor Amelia Yongue, Copy Editor Jessica Stanley. Copy Editor Tony Dunn, Business Manager Margie O'Shea, Circulation Manage Burt Aycock, Layout Manager Franco Sacchi, Asst- Uiyou; Manage Tony Chadwick, Creative Director Cedric Van Buren, Photo Editor Chris Kemple, Staff Illustrator Matt MacDonald, Systems Manage Deborah Daniel, Sh retars Serving the ECU community since 1925. The East Carolinian publishes 12.000 copies even Tuesday and Thursday. The masthead editorial in each edition is the opinion of the Editorial Board The East Carolinian welcomes letters, limited to 250 words, w hich may he edited lor decency or brevity The East Carolinian reserves the right to edit or reject letters for publication Letters should be addressed to The Editor. Tlie East Carolinian. Publications Bldg . ECU. Greenville. N.C. 27858-4.153 For more informa- tion, call (919)757-6366 Printed on 100 recycled paper By Laura Wright Why ask why?" prompts philosophical thoughts You know those Bud Dry commercials? Tin? ones where the speaker says " why ask whv?" af- ter asking some prettv intriguing questions about relationships, politics, life and so forth? I like those commercials. They make me laugh: thev get me thinking. Nevermind the fact that the un- derlying message is, "get drunk and vou won't care why any: more I still like them. Why is that? I've tried that "why ask why" approach to curiosity; 1 drank a Bud but for some reason or other, I was still asking why. For ex- ample, why was I drinking an unfamiliar brand of beer? I even came up with an answer: 1 had been suckered by a commercial. After all, I think that it's probably human nature to ask why when things don't make sense or when things don't seem right. So, to the beer people, I may trv Bud Dry and still ask why. The truth of the matter is that, drunk or sober, there always seems to be plenty to ask why about. And not only is it impor- tant to ask why, it is more impor- tant to figure out an answer in order to deal with problematic situations. Knowing why is the first step toward change. So pop open a brewski and let's ponder a few of ECU's mysteries. Why is the phone always busy at the Financial Aid office? My theory is that it is really off of the hook. I even dreamed one night (you can only imagine how many times I had tried to call there dur- ing the day) that 1 walked into the office, leaned over the counter and saw for myself that the receiver was hanging from the receptionist's desk. But to give the Financial Aid folks their due, they have always been very nice to me. I haven't seen my loan yet, but that's beside the point. Why is this campus being covered with concrete and as- phalt? I think that it has some- thing to do with those aggressive squirrels that live on the mall and shamelessly beg for scraps of my lunch. The administration has de- cided that since the squirrels aren't paying fees, buying books or pur- chasing parking stickers, grass and trees should be turned into more useful things like rec centers. (You should see those parking ticket people try to ticket the squirrels for munching acorns in staff spaces�it's scarv. No one ben- efits.) Why do I think that I've seen squirrels being ticketed? Because I'm not feeling well. I think that I'm running a fever but I don't own a thermometer so I can't check. Here's why I think that I'm sick: germs float around in Gen- eral Classroom Building�where I spend about 40 hours a week� because the ventilation system doesn't work properly. The win- dows don't open. The same air that was in GCB when it was first built is probably still there now. Does the phrase "sick building" mean anything to you? I'd take a Tylenol but I'm out. Could I bum a buck so that I can buv some from Student Health?" I'll end by asking: why don't things change if there is so much obvious dissatisfaction with the wav things are? Let's face it, we, as a student body, are a very tran- sitory and not-at-all unified en- tity. Students tend to exist on a college campus for a while before they even become aware that thev are the victims of someone else's political agenda. Usually by the time we real- ize that things smell fishy, we're about ready to graduate. In theory at least, those of you that have beenhereforsix yea rsorsoshould be pretty ticked off by now. Or maybe you've gotten the hang of the "drink, don't think" policy. I used to think that it was ridicu- lous that it took students so long to graduate but now I think that maybe we should hang out until the rec center opens since we'll be paying for it anyway. After all, 1995 is just around the corner. Or maybe the squirrels will form a unified front and fight for their rightsI'm delirious. Time for a Tylenol. &rHl THEZZ CUNTOH Co�S 60UT UEfiLTH CA&� A6Atjf �00 ffZ�AK!NH0O, UOtryrLL- 6AMtfitl VHE&Z'S rV�fgr 'EX- ,00 c IO sn d O c - J 0 t ,o�: ,�.� Letters to the Editor Women play large part in their own oppression To the Editor: Amen to Laura Wright's editorial about pag- eants and the roles women plav in them. It's about time that women realize the part thev plav in their own op- pression. We'll continue to be exploited in pageants, as topless dancers, prostitutes, in music videos, etc etc. Women, realize that we must take a stand and prove to the world that our brains work just as well as our bodies. Women that fall within a low economic status may feel the only roads open to them are prostitution or top- less dancing. Understand that you can afford a college education with government assistance. Nobody adver- tises all of the financial help you can get. But nobody's stopping you from search- ing for the answers yourself. I'm a single parent and full-time ECU student. No- body knows better than I that Clinton is dying to put me through school so that I can get off of public assistance and can become financially independent. Unfortunately, women will probably never be paid millions to play football. However, we can go to col- lege and get a diploma, which is a woman's best de- fense against poverty and the discrimir ation and ha- rassment tnat come along with it. Dana Thiden Soph omore Merchandising Major Insecurity sighted as cause of "Pageant" article To the Editor: I'm not positive, but I think maybe the author of the articleon "PageantGirls"may be just a little insecure about herself to be attacking other people the way she did. Whatever the case, she definitely did not know what she was talking about nor did she get her facts straight. First of all, she mentioned two pag- eants, the Miss USA Pageants and the Miss America Pag- eants. They are two different pageants (I bet she didn't even know that). I am only person- ally familiar with the Miss America system, so I will fo- cus on that. The Miss America Schol- arship Program is a program which awards millions of dol- lars of scholarship money to voung women every year. Four areas of competition are judged: Talent, which counts for 40 of the total judging, Interviewing, 30, Evening Gown and Swimsuit, both 15 respectively. The partici- pants must also be highly in- volved in community service and a platform issue aimed at improving society. Some will tackle (to use another football analogy) domestic violence, teen pregnancy, illiteracy, drug abuse, and the list goes on. Leanza Cornett, Miss America of this past year, trav- eled all over the nation to speak about AIDS education. She touched the lives of many people. Now if you want to call her a beauty queen, I'll agree. But I call it inner beauty. 1 know that the actions of a few can hurt the whole group, but your generaliza- tions of "Pageant Girls" are way off base, and your com- parison of them to prostitutes is not only inaccurate but very rude. I am appalled that such a story, with such downgrad- ing comments, was even pub- lished by a staff person. What are you, The East Enquirer? ECU is full of intelligent, motivated, beautiful and de- termined young women. Many of these women have already been, will be, or are currently involved in the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Program. Maybe next time, you should get the facts from the source before you write such an article. So whenever vou are ready for an intelligent, infor- mative, and factual conversa- tion, give me a call. Candy Hudspeth � Senior Business Administration By T. Scott Batchelor Health plan presented on emotional level It seems, according to President Clinton and his nattering nabobs of negativism, that we are in the midst of yet another national crisis. One wonders how we ever got along without the president to identify these fester- ing problems in our society. The crisis du jour concerns health care in this country, an issue Clinton eloquently defined and prescribed a cure for in his speech to Congress last week. Clinton acknowledged that the United States health care system, aside from being "costliest and most wasteful system on the face of the earth is the best in the world. He pulled heart strings (the purse strings come later) with the story of an unfortunate busi- nessman who has seen his health care pre- mium "skyrocket" over the last several years. "And last year Clinton said, "he painfully discovered he could no longer afford to pro- vide coverage for all his workers, because his insurance company told him that two of his workers had become high risks because of their advanced age Laying the groundwork for this kind of democracy, one network prefaced its broad- cast of the president's speech with a man who said his wife had advanced arthritis requir- ing expensive medical treatments, but com- plained that insurance for her is either non- existent or cost prohibitive. Both of these anecdotes work on an emotional level to advance the argument for socializing our health care system; under the scrutiny of logic, however, they both crumble. When a person purchases health insur- ance, or any kind of insurance for that ma tter, he is insuring against future loss. The risk of this loss is computed by actuaries working for insurance companies. Premiums are set according to the level of risk involved. The Academic American Encyclopedia says "the premium charged on the risk must be low enough to attract a sufficient number of in- sured people, vet high enough to support the numbers of probable losses For this reason, very logically, when the risk of loss increases� for example, with certain types of dangerous occupations, lifestyles and, yes, even in- creased age�premiums can sometimes go up. Looking at it this way, it seems ludicrous for a person with a pre-existing, costly health problem to rebuke the insurance industry for refusing to insure him. This person doesn't want insurance; he wants charity. Trying to purchase health insurance after you've become sick or injured is like trying to buy collision insurance on your car after you've run into a tree. Or, taken to its logical (and absurd) conclusion, it's like at- tempting to ta ke out a life insurance policy on your dead spouse. If risk elements didn't play a part in setting insurance premiums or in deciding who can reasonably be insured, the president wouldn't be so bent on the idea of partially funding the new system with a huge tax on cigarettes. However, if the president is going to target items that are linked to disease, then we can look forward to increased prices on a wide range of items. Big Macs, for example. Since heart disease is the number one killer in the country today, and since high-fat. high cholesterol diets are linked to heart disease, then we should see a special tax on McDonald's.Burger King, KFC, Parker's Bar- becue, Cubbie's the list goes on and on. MiMMM.WII ri. Msmf ?tember 28, 1993 -The East Carolinian- Classifieds Page 5 For Rent IQ ROOMMATEWANTEDtosharebree s from cam itLnon p'es, 2 bathrooms ;reat house! Call725-2248. Nan moker preferred NAGS HEAD BEACH HOUSES � weekend or weekly. Very affordable. Students welcome! Oceanfront and Ocean view cottages. Call Laura at (919) 261-8417 1 BEDROOM APT. Move in Nov. 1st. $265 monthly, $265 deposit. 355-5116. Ringgold Towers Unit 601 .2 Bdrm New Carpel & Freshly Painted Water & Sewer Included. 2 Student Limit at $290month per student CONTACT MR. JEBNIGAN AT 1919) 3230415 Roommate Wanted ROOMMATE NEEDED: Looking for mature, responsible female to share 2 bedroom townhouse on 5th St. Non- smoker preferred. Rent is $390. Call 752-8910 for more info. ROOMMATE WANTED: To share 3- bedroom new duplex, 5 blocks from ECU, washer and dryer. Serious stu- dent preferred. Rent is $210 plus 13 utilities. Must see. Call Dave at 830- 4030. FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED to share master bedroom in Tar River Apt. 13 rent, utilities and phone. For information call 752-8942. ROOMMATE WANTED: WF student wants same to share 2BR, 2Bath duplex on E. 3rd St. $275 12 utilities. Call 830-3885. El Help Wanted EARN $2500 & FREE SPRING BREAK TRIPS! Sell only 8 trips and you go free! Best trips & prices! Ba- hamas, Cancun, Jamaica, Panama City! Great Resume Experience! 1- 800-678-6386! $10-S400 WEEKLY. Mailing bro- chures! Sparefull-time. Set own hours! Rush stamped envelope: Pub- lishers (Gl) 1821 Hillandale Rd. 1B- 295 Durham NC 27705. AA EARN $5,000Mo. GUARAN- TEED! FAST Huge money-mak- ing jobs and opportunities on your campus. Call today for complete details. Free cruise! America's 1 Company! 919-929-3139. ATTENTION STUDENTS: Earn ex- tra cash stuffing envelopes at home. All material provided. Send SASE to Midwest mailers, PO Box 395, Olathe KS 66051. Immediate response. ALASKA EMPLOYMENTStudents Needed! Earn up to $2,500month in canneries or fishing vessels. Many employers provide Room & Board & Transportation. Over 8,000 openings. No EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Male or Female. For more informa- tion call: (206) 545-4155 ext. A5362. CRUISE SHIPS NOW HIRING - Earn up to $2,000month world travel (Hawaii, Mexico, the Carib- bean, etc.). Summer and Career em- ployment available. No experience necessary. For more information call 1-206-634-04468 ext. C5362. GREEKS&CLUBS: Raise up to$1000 in JUST ONE WEEK! For your frater- nity, sorority or club. Plus $1000 for yourself! And a free T-shirt just for calling. 1-800-932-0528 ext. 75. BRODY'S is now accepting applica- tions for additional Sales Associates froJuniorSportswear Young Men's. Flexible 10-2,12-9, or 6-9 scheduling options. SalaryClothing discounts. Apply at Customer Service Brody's the Plaza Monday and Thursday 1- 4pm. WANTED: Church organist. Salary negotiable. Call mornings, 9-12. First Baptist Church, Robersonville, NC 795-3601. INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT - Make up to $2000-4,000month teaching basic conversational En- glish abroad. Japan, Taiwr t and S. Korea. Many provide room and board other benefits. No previous training or teaching certificate re- quired. For more information call: (206) 632-1146 ext. J5362. POSTAL JOBS AVAILABLE! Many positions. Great benefits. Call 1-800- 436-4365 Ext. P-3712. COLLEGE REP WANTED to dis- tribute "Student Rate" subscription cards at this campus. Good income. For information and application write to: Collegiate Marketing Ser- vices, Box 1436, Mooresville NC 28115. PART-TIME PRODUCTION ASSIS- TANT: Person needed for entry-level position at TV station. Must be de- pendable and work well with oth- ers. Must be able to operate camera, audio, character generator. Send re- sume to Lori Scott, Production man- ager, WNCT-TV, PO Box 898, Greenville, NC 27835. EOE. PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED: Bring your outgoing personality, transportation and 35mm SLR cam- era and become one of our profes- sional photographers. Noexperience necessary - we train. Good pay, flex- ible PT hours. Call 1-800-722-7033 between 12-5pm M-F. DEPENDABLE person needed to care for infant in our home. 2 days a week. 7am-7pm. Nonsmoker. Trans- portation and references required. 752-8710. "ANOTHER ME" - Responsible, ma- ture female needed to assist family of five weekdays. Cook, iron, babysit, etc Reliable transportation, refer- ences and health certificate a must. Salary and hours negotiable. Call Janet after 6:00 at 746-6991. FUNDRAISER: All it takes is a group with a little energy and a lot of excitement to earn top dollars in just one week! Call (800) 592-2121 ext. 312. FREE ROOM AND BOARD for fe- male student in exchange for mini- mal assistance to an elderly lady. 15 minute drive frim campus. Call 355- 3400 or 757-1798. BRODY'S is accepting applications for part-time customer service rep- resentatives. Must display profi- ciency with mathability to balance register. Excellent communication skillsprofessional manner. Flexible AMAfternoon PM hours. Apply Customer Service, Brody's, the Plaza Monday and Thursday 1-4 PM. WANTED: SOCCER OFFICIALS. $10 per game. All games played on Saturday. Call 830-4240. EARN UP TO $559.89 per week assembling our products at home! Amazing 24 hour recorded message reveals details! Call today! 1-919-243- 1835. Leave your phone number! CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS now hiring full-time and part-time sales representatives. Call Richard Rabon Tuesday and Wednesday 758-0645. ROADWAY PACKAGE SYSTEM needs package handlers to load vans and unload trailers for the AM shift hours 3-7 AM, $6.00 hour, tuittion assistance available after 30 days. Future carreer opportunities in op- erations and management possible. Applications can be filled out at the ECU co-op office. For Sale ROLLAWAY BED, twin deluxe 6 inch mattress, adjustable back, new, can't use. Cost $350, sacrifice at $170 cash. Call 637-2645. FERRET FOR SALE. Male, great with people, descented, healthy, comes with cage and other supplies-He's groovy! Call 752-2248. GOVERNMENTSEIZEDcars,trucks, boa ts, 4-wheelers, motorhomes, by FBI, IRS, DEA. Available in your area now! Call 1-800-436-4363 Ext. C-5999. BICYCLES, BICYCLES, BICYCLES, Schwinn, Jamis, Motobocane, Raleigh. Good names. Good bikes, Good prices. Call evenings, ask for Cass at 758-7867 or Archie at 752-7669. BEDROOM SUIT $600, Den set w dinette $850, glass coffee table $150, vanity $15, Bike $50. All neg. 355-5116. ATTENTION WHGHTLIFTERS AND WATCHERS: Sports supplements at major discount prices: Cybergenics, Hot Stuff, Wt. Gain 900, Vanady 1 Sulfate, Tri-Chromelene, Mega-mass and much more! For info call Charles at 321-2185. COUCH FOR SALE! Price negotiable. In good shape and comfortable. Come and see. For more information call Heather at 355-2762. l-i I .Hi' Mi' K Hmimk, I anlfli I. iiK r.imk Sls NWriijN Ann11. uis tji.js ( l-tyhMtty I Mliini! tl.i.ls Sti'ti'S .M,inrH SIVHK I is I rvink I Kill Mrs -1 I'liuI itflri 1 II. ni Mr .lAscrs V.M. -p FORT HENRYS ARMY NAVY 1501 S. EVANS STREET 756-6781 PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEAN- ING priced right for College Students- call 752-8163 and leave message. Largest Library of Information In U.S. (9.278 TOftCS - ALL SUBJECTS Order Catalog Today wtth Visa MC or COD 800351-0222 Or. rush $2 00 to: Research Information 11322 Idaho Ave �06-A. Los Angeles. CA 90025 Lost & Found FOUND: Men's watch, Saturday night - the 18th at Milano's. Call 752- 1651 after 2 pm to claim. LOST: Fossil Watch with Brown Leather band & prism crystal - $20 reward Sentimental value. Please call 355-8370 after 6pm. FOUND Mon. (Sept. 20) night by Wright Circle, young tabby cat. Very friendly. 756-0843 after 6:00. Tues- Fri. LOST: Female Golden Retriever, lyr & 4mos old. Navy collar & silver choke chain. Last seen off Woodlawn park area on 9-13-93. Answers to the name of Jazmine. Reward offered. Please call 758-0915. I7T7T7 Personals FEMALE KOONTZ FAN - We met in Fleming laundry room while I was read- ing Darkfall. Would like to talk to you again. Promise to be more sociable this time. Call 931-7923 and ask for John. DO YOU HAVE A TASTE FOR TRUTH? Bible Study every Tuesday and Wednesday. 7:30 PM, Menddenhall room 242. Drop in on us anytime. Apostolic Campus Ministry. gg Greek TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS of Alpha Omicron Pi: Keep up the work. You're doing a great job. Only a little bit longer. Love, your sisters. TO THE SISTERS of Alpha Phi- We just wanted you all to know that we appreciate your friendship A friend is one who walks in your footprints watching" every step you take. She walks behind you making sure you don't make a mistake. A friend is one who will stick by you when you are confused. She tries to make easier and lots of fun, filling each day with a special kind of love With your help, we are learning the true spirit of Alpha Phi and are anxious to be cornea partof yoursisterhood! Love always, your pledges. CONGRATULATIONS to Nix and Laura Ecklin of the Beta Omega pledge class in Alpha Phi. Angie has been selected as president of Junior Panhellenic and Laura has been chosen Miss Cotten Hall. We are very proud of you! Love always, your pledge sisters. . ALPHA PHI: Big-little hunt was so much fun, too bad it's already done! The night was full of surprises! We love all of you! Love, the Sisters. TO THE PLEDGES: You are all do- ing a great job, keep up the good work. Love, the Sisters of Alpha Xi Delta. I DELTA ZETA, KAPPA SIGMA, KAPPA DELTA RHO - Thursday night was a blast, and all of the pledges kept the dance floor rockin Thanks for a great social and good luck with your pledges. PI DELTA FOOTBALL G ALS - You girls are doing a great job! Good luck and keep up the hard work! Love your sisters and pledges. PI DELTA -OK Girls, have you found your Misters yet? If not, you 'd better hurry 'cause Thursday's the night! Get psyched, pledges- it' s gonna be great SIGMA NUcongratulates the mem- bers of the Nu Pledge class. Bert Winfrey (Pres.), David Bigelow (V.P.), Chris Murray (Sec.), Steve Chen (Tres.), Jimmy Bruni, Travis Cowen, Mike Edwards, Chris Gupton, Mike Luck and Brent Will- iams. We wish you all the best of luck on your way to becoming part of our brotherhood. KAPPA SIGMA, KAPPA DELTA RHO AND PI DELAT - We had a great time last Thursday night at the Elbo! Let's get together again soon! Love, the Sisters and Pledges of Delta Zeta. Announcements SPECIAL OLYMPICS The Greenville-Pitt county Special Olympics is recruiting for volun- teer coaches in the fol- lowing sports: soccer, basketball skills, team basketball, swimming, gymnastics, bowling, power-lifting, and roller skating. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY�JUST A WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH MENTALLY HANDI- CAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS. Special train- ing sessions for coaches will be held. Last day to volunteer for fall sports is Sept. 28th. Volunteer hours may be used as part of practicum re- quirements for several ECU courses. For more info, contact Connie Sappenfield at 830- 4541. RECREATIONAL SERVICES Make it official! There will be an official's clinic for volleyball on Thurs- day, Sept 30 in Brewster D-105 at 5:00pm. Call Rec Services at 757-6387 for more info. NEWMAN CATHOLIC STUDENT CENTER The Newman Center is running a program called "Beauty and the Belief: An Indepth Look at Catholicism This program is (1) an inquiry program for anyone wishing to learn more about Catholicism; (2) a program for Catholics who may wish to make their First Communion andor Confirmation. For details, please call Fr. Paul Vaeth at the Cen- ter, 953 E. 10th St 757- 1991. WESFEL METHODIST PRESBYTERIAN FELLOWSHIP Join us on Tuesdays from 12-12:30 pm for infor- mal worship and Wednesdays from 5-6:30 pm for dinner and Bible study. We're located di- rectly across from Garrett Dorm on 5th St. For more info call 758- 2030. GET INVOLVED! OMICRON DELTA KAPPA ODK National Leadership Society will be outside the student store on Fri- day Oct. 1 to answer questions and provide information on ODK and the application process. Any questions or con- cerns can be dealt with by Amanda Hines at 756- 2717. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF PITT COUNTY League of Women (& Men!) Voters of Pitt Co. welcomes all ECU stu- dents to our member- ship get-together, 8 PM Sept. 28, 1993, Willis Building. Local officials and legislators will be present. Info: 355- 3536. ECU JEWISH COMMUNITY The ECU Jewish com- munity is coming to- gether to pontificate and discuss ideas for this year's activities! Some of the suggested outings include: trip to Washington DC and the holocaust museum, a trip to Chapel Hill, bowling and pizza par- ties, Jewish social dance and hip-hop shoe bop. Come to Hillel and join in all the fun, Tues. Sept. 28 at 7 PM in GCB1005. DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY Sexually speaking: Delta Sigma Theta So- rority Inc. and the Peer Health Educators present a program for women on how to speak to your partner about sex and sexually-trans- mitted diseases. Tues- day, Sept. 28 at 7:30 in room 221 of Mendenhall. Refresh- ments will be served. ECU SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS FOR SEPT 28-OCT 3 TUES, SEPT 28 - GUEST RECITAL: Florida State Brass Quintet (Fletcher Recital Hall, 8 PM, Free); SUN, OCT.3 - CONCERT ON THE LAWN: an event of the friends of music and their guests; SUN, OCT 3, Angela Gomes, cello, Graduate Recital (Fletcher Recital Hall, 7:00 pm, Free). For more info, call 757-6851 or the 24-hour hotline at 757- 4370. GOLDEN KEY NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Golden Key members - it was great meeting you. Let's keep in touch! Next meeting, 7:30, Oct 20, GCB 3006. VP, Lori-355- 2654. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SOCIAL WORK ALLIANCE Our first social of the year will be held Friday Oct. 1 from midnight till 2 AM. That's right - Mid- night bowling at AMF on Red Banks Rd. A sign-up sheet is outside 104 Ragsdale. Please sign up and encourage alL to come. This social is open to anyone interested in joining our group. All faculty is invited and en- couraged to come. For more info, contact Jason Shirtz at 355-4598. See you all there. ORIENTATION TO CAREER SERVICES The Career Services of- fice will hold an orienta- tion meeting on Tue. Sept. 28 at 5 pm in Bloxton House and Wed Oct 6 at 3 pm in Mendenhall Student Center, Room 221. This program will include an overview of services available to help pro- spective graduates find employment, how to register with Career Ser- vices, and how to estab- lish a credentials file. The staff will discuss procedures for partici- pating in employment interviews on campus. RECREATIONAL SERVICES Bring your own blanket to the Rec Services and National Life "Camp out on the Mall" on Friday Oct 1. We'll party all night long from 9 pm -9 am and will enjoy hot dog and marshmallow roasts, ghost stories, volleyball and more. Register in Christenbury Gym 204 and enjoy a night of fun under the stars. Call 931-7748 or 757-6387 for more info. IH� EAST CAROLINIAN Classifieds 25 words or less: Students $2.00 Non-Students $3.00 Each additional word $0.05 �Al ads must be pre-pald Announcements Any organization may use the Announce- ments Section of The East Carolinian to list activities and events open to the public two tjmesfreeofcharge. rxetotnelimrbedamoir of space, The East Carolinian cannot guaran- tee the publication of announcements. Deadlines Friday 4p.m. for Tuesday's edition. Tuesday 4p.m. for Thursday's edition. Displayed $5.50 per inch: Displayed advertisements may be cancelled oeforelOa.m. the day prior to publication however, no refunds will be given. For more information can 757-6366. The East Carolinian Lifestyle September 28. 1993 and Dolls' premieres Thursday night Phot� courtesy of ECU Playhouse 'BottomsUp7 explores dim world By Joe Horst Staff Writer In 1950, a musical debuted in New York City and blew the minds of theater-goers everywhere. Ithad everything�a great story, catchv show runes and a cast of memorable and exciting characters. Fort)' years later, Frank Loesser and Damon Runyon's smash success graces the stage here at East Carolina. "Guys and Dolls in director John Shearin's words, is "one of the best musicals ever written. This is one of my top favorite musicals, in the top two or three. It offers every- thing you 'd ever want�grea t score, great tunes, delightful characters and a perfect story that carries all of this along Shearin's notalone in his praise of this musical that still packs crowds in wherever it plays. Perhaps the only true way to do this show jus- tice is toquote an excerpt from Time magazine: "No American musical ever had a better book or funnier and more truthful lyrics. And few had so many catchv, jubilant tunes in one score. Only a handful have mined a literary vein as rich as Damon Runyon's wry stories that transmuted thugs into thinkers, and louts into Lochinvars 'Guys and Dolls' is a fable that romanticizes hoods and hustlers, touts and troublemakers into cuddlesome comicdelights. It rums mean streets, back alleys and even subway tun- nels into twinkly ur- ban oases of robust en- ergy and great de- light East Carolina Playhouse has joined with the ECU School of Mu- sic in this en- deavortoprovideGreenvillewitha taste of the Big Apple. A full pit orchestra and conductor will lead great showtunes like " A Bushel and a Peck "If I Were a Bell" and "I've Never Been in Love Before When asked the difference be- tween a musical and a "straight play, Shearin commented that a musical requires "a tremendous bal- ancingact of rehearsal timebetween dance, music and the book. The logistical problems is where it's re- ally challenging. "Characterizations ina musi- ca 1 a re not as deep as characteriza- tions in a play. In a musical, gener- al!) your characters will have one to two to three salient characteris- tics. In a musical, the really impor- tant stuff is told in mu- sic and dance "Guys and Dolls" will open Tnursdayat 8 p.m. The show will run through Tuesday, mmm Oct. 5 with nightly showings at 8 p.m. and a Sunday matinee performance at 2 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale at the McGinnis Theater box office for the following prices: $12.50 for the general public and $7.50 for ECU students whopresent a valid student I.D. The box office is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m staying open until 8:15 p.m. on performance nights. For additional information, call the box office at (919) 757-6829 No American musical ever had a better book or funnier and more truthful lyrics. " Time Magazine Striking Distance' casts ray of shame By Ike Shibley By Laura Wright Assistant Lifestyle Editor Staff Writer The first 50 pages of Jeff Putnam's Litest m nel, Bottoms Up. would be a hying experience for any self-respecting female reader. Every five pages or so, I had to suppress the urge toslam the book shut and throw it across the room. ou see, the novel's protago- nist, Gordon Bancroft, an opera singer fumed raging alcoholic, is presented asa self-serving lout who exploits and degrades women in order to sustain his addiction. And thataddiction ishuge. This guy can drink like nobody's business�hide thecoughmedicineifairdoncomes over for dinner�yet he can still seduce anything with breasts be- cause he looks like a movie star athlete. Women love him and he could care less as long as they pro- vide wine in return for his sexual expertise. I,onfheotherhand,hated him. At first, rhatis. Bancroftsleepson a mattress in his friend Hilliard'saparfmentand he latches on to Alice, a divorced woman with a young son, who lives upstairs. Gordon assumes that she is searching for a husband and he plays upon this "need" in the hopes that she will feed and care for him. Alice is only one of seven other useful females. .And Gordon drinks. He goes to work drunk, drinks on breaks and frits tosed ucea blind co-worker becauseheb. s" I could stare at her all I wanted hancroft goes from job b i job, blowing all of his money onalcoholandovsterslof all things). Finally, however, he hits rock-bot- tom and decides to stop drinking. At this point, Gordon Bancroft shows the reader that, yes, he too is a human being. After Bancroft real- izes that he is unable to continue at his present rateof intake, he admits thathistreatmentof the people that care about him is deplorable. The novel proceeds beyond the light- hearted raunchy antics of a rollick- ing lush into Bancroft's genuine struggle to stay dry and to find some meaning in a world of sobri- ety. f It is desperately afraid that existence is meaningless without alcohol. With booze, he has some- thing in which to believe. He says, even though he feels completely hollow, "thealcoholsloshesaround and it sounds like an idea The man that struggles be- tiveenplasteredoblivionand mean- ingJesssobrietyis transformed from the complete moochjerk that ex- ists at the beginning of the novel intoa vulnerableand atfimes lonely- shell of his former "fun- loving" self. Itis possible to care about him, it is possible to forgive him. It is' even possible to wish him luck in finding meaning in a world with- out drink. But he doubts verv seriously thatany meaning exists. He begins to feel "virruous"because "I wasn't dehumanizing women, I wasn't sponging" yet at the same time his suspicions about sobriety are con- firmed and he says, "I was a cog in a machineI had come to realize I could do nothing to stop the ma- chine In the end, well, Gordon's life can t be fixed in a mere 320 pages. Jeff Putnam even makes the reader wonder, when Gordon plunges (tf of the wagon at the end of Bottoms Up, if some people, no matter how After seemgwhatTfeFHfwdidfor Chicago 1 was hoping that Striking Distance, the new film - starring Bruce Willis, might do the same for Pitts- burgh. Rowdy Herrington, the film's director, comes from Pittsburgh just as 77k Fugitive's Andrew Davis comes from Chicago. Unlike Davis, Herrington con- veys no artistic affection for his hometown Herrington uses Pittsburgh the way a businessman would use a prostitute-he extracts the desired thrill, caring little about the city. The story Herrington tells could have occurred in any city. This director utilizes none of the special attributes of Pittsburgh and leaves the viewer feel- ing that Herrington has somehow cheapened his hometown by misusing it so badly. The story in Striking Distance takes place entirely in the Steel City, but more of the film looks like it was shot on a studio lot than on location. Herrington not only embarrasses the city of Pittsburgh, he also embarrasses the world of cin- ema. To think that The Fugitive and Striking Distance both fit into the action genre d isconcerts one's better sensibilities. The films are no more alike than Duck Soup and Forty's, the former being a masterpiece and the latter a bastardization of an entire genre Striking Distance concerns a Pittsburgh police- man named Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) who testifies against hisPartner,JimmyDetillo(RobertPastorelli better known as Murphy Brown's painter, Eldinj after Jimmv brutally beats a suspect. Hardy be- Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures in comes ostracized by the force for being a Not once does anyone on the force seem to consider that Hardy probably made an extremely courageous decision by telling the truth. Only Hardy's father (thesmall role�and theonly one played with any credibility�is filled by John Ma honey) believes that his son did the correct thing. Hardy Sr. tells his son the motto that he lives by, and the one used on the father's tombstone when he dies in the first five minutes of the film: "Loyalty above all else, except honor See WILLIS page 7 �Q " See WILLIS page 7 Bandwagon of bands showcased at O'Rocks By Daniel Willis See BOTTOMS page 7 Staff Writer An interesting musical combi- nation was featured atO'RocksSat- urday night. Picasso Trigger, Gee- zer Lake and Robot played minia- ture sets. Robot opened theshowat 11:40. The crowd was just settling in at the time. Enthusiasm among members of the audience was just starting to increase. On the wall behind the band a film was shown. I found myself staring at the different scenes. It made me won- der if people were paying more at- tention to the film or to the music. A lot of the music seemed to narrate certain parts of the film. 11 was really hard to distinguish one song from another. Their music was very fast, and they fed off of distortion. Some of the music was kind of disturbing when it wascom- bined with the film scenes. Robot played for, at most, 30 minutes. The only real complaint that can be voiced about the show is that none of the bands played extended n , �� ��ut uk uanospjayea extended sions w Don't Run My Life: Campus Recreation Center sets. The show started too late, and the breaks between bands lasted an av erageof 30minutesapiece. In fact, between the three bands, only two hours of music was played. Geezer Lake, a band from Greensboro, started playingatabout 12:30. They played longer than the other two bands. Theircrowdpresencewasvery evident. The lead singer and saxo- phonist were nestled back into the corner of the stage. Most of their songs consisted of drawn-out ses- sions which gradually built up in intensity. But then, when a song would build up to a climax, the band would pull back. Then they'd break into a session that almost seemed like jazz. In doing this, they reflected a lot of variety and covered a wide range of musical taste. AfterGeezer Lake, everybody knew who was coming up next. Picasso Trigger, a band out of Chapel Hill, has a reputation for putting on very enthusiastic per- Hovv refreshing, how somulat ing,hou'in'igorafingitmustbewhen a large conglomeration, a nation, an infrastructure has its priorities straight. Life is good that way. It's a beautiful tiling. AndlthinkECUhasfmallycome to its senses and got its act together. I don't know about you, but an extra S25 tacked on our tuition per semes- ter for the next 30 years for a Rec center is a damn gt x xi idea. Let's see, that tomes to about oh, just about 19.5 million dollars And the thing costs what? 18million.Hmm,whata swell plan. That, m friends, my babies, is a thinking man's plan. And do vou know why I like it? Because I don't think it matters that our library leaks and it's rundown and vou can't ever find books and the on-line system is, well, unique (but I hear they 're work- ing on it). And the heck" with the hundreds of parking spaces this rec center is going to cost us, dammit' we need a place to play! I trust that my point is taken. I've got a sneaking suspicion that IX I might not really be a college, but a business. I mean, how will a rec cen- ter improve academic standards and prepare our hearts and minds for the rigors of that thing we call Ihe Real World. Pretend with me: we're two ottersswimrrungpbyfully and hav- ing fun and splashing when BLAM! One of us gets shot, leaving the otherplaymateless. How do you feel7 Sing with me: ECU, ECU. ECU, the spirit of the East! Maybe all those library booksand stuff in warehouses can be put in the rec center. Neat-o keen-o! But hey, I could bitchabouthow oureducationseemstobenotaprior- itv. but why? They don'tcall it E-2-U for nothing. But hey agai n, it's not easv when vou need to park, is it? Is it easy to wntea rcsearc) i paperwhen you can't find a book that the iibrarv says is there or they charge you for a book you neverbn wghtbackeventhough it's on Ihe shelf? And one more tiling. A truestory from me to you. It's no secret I run with the intellectual crowd, so let me tell you what happened to a good buddy o' mine in the EDepart- ment. Well, he needed books for his students to read. But he didn't know which books until the semester be- gan.So,inordertoexpedite things for his students and hisself, he ordered the books through a kxral indepen- dent outlet where the books would be in in about three or four days. No problem. Now, what did our valiant hero do wrong? He went outside the uni- versity! He didn't bow down to that paragonofcapitalistavarice,theECU Student Store. He didn't want to fill outoneformperbookandlistsection numbers et cetera and wait while they scoured their data banks for the best price possible on the books be- fore they ordered them. He didn't meananyharm.hejustwanted toget See O'ROCKS page 7 the books quickly! He cares about bis students! I love him! Well, the plot thickens. A memo surfaced, iriedarkscalyhandof"The Man" had settled upon our hero's shoulder. Hewasdetained and ques- tioned mightily. Scary! He had vio- lated the Umstead Act! Whatin the world is an Umstead Act? I'll tell you what he real! v did he prevented The Man from raking in the profits derived from a tremen- dous mark-up on fifty little o' books, with retail prices from $7 to SI 3. Now, does that independent booksellerenjoya tax-exemptstatus? I pray thee, hence anon, no way! Is that very same retailer allowed the luxury of volume or wholesale pric- ing so low you can step over it? 1 think not! And did that energetic, youthful, pensive, caring teacher, our hero,doanythingvTongin seek- ing to obtain the books for his stu- dents in the quickest way possible? N"o.no,no!Sheesh!Hecrderedthem i vr the phone for cryin' out loud! I rv rha I (n campus! This isa placeof memos, forms and documentation! Seigheil' VVhosu tiered 7 Noonesu tiered. Who's going to suffer when this rec center blots out Hyperion's warm- jngravsoteducation?Everyonew ho comes to college to obtain that most precu ms ot icons in the free world: an education. See REC CENTER page 7 September 28, 1993 The East Carolinian 7 Continued from page 6 � ore i iduse Kan the 1 ffair between Tom and o. I'h, �ry line invoh es a grislv string of murders that Hardv was investigating before being placed on river patrol. Al- though the police claim that they have apprehended the murderer, Hardv knows otherwise, because dead bodies are still turning up in the rivers that run through the CROCKS mgle- iurderer le cops who turning on his part- . nces in this film build d heights. Early in lm, Jimmy, Hardy's ex-part- ner, prepares to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. Every- one manages to show up at the bridge�you would think that Jimmy sent invitations. Jimmy's dad (Dennis Farina), a cop, is there as is Jimmy's brother Danny (Tommy Seizmore), another cop. Jimmv's dad also happens to be Hardy's uncle, because, the best 1 could figure, almost everyone on the Pittsburgh police force is re- lated. Of course Hardy also shows up at the suicide scene and tries to help Jimmy. But Jimmyjumps any- way. To heighten the tension, Herrington shoots the scene in the rain to accentuate the dreariness that surrounds Hardy. The rain only makes an already flimsy film soggy. The ending perfectly fits this contrived, cliche-filed, overblown, idiotic film. When the confronta- tion occurs between Hardy and the murderer, the killer almost dies several times and then miracu- lously arises again to terrorize Hardy. The killer gets shot, barely Continued from page 6 avoids crashing his boat into a bridge piling, barely avoids get- ting hit by a train, barely avoids drowning in a ridiculous under- water battle, and finally gets elec- trocuted. This climactic fight drags on forever as Hardy and the killer go from a cabin, to a boat, to a factory and to the bottom of the river. Striking Distance stinks. The film is mired with viciously use- less violence and unusually bad taste. This movie comes nowhere near striking distance of being a good film. On a scale of one to 10, Strik- ing Distance rates a two. BOTTOMS Continued from page 6 messed up their lives may be when they drink,aren'tsomehow better off smashed out of their minds. Gordon's pessimism really hits home when he tells Alice, "in a mass culture we're all chumps, there's no way out. Society has become a com- plex web. You feel free enough while you walk the designated path. When you try to deviate you realize you're caught,something'stuggingatyou Bottoms Up is the second in a series of four books about Gordon Bancroft and it follows By tlic Way- side which is the story of Bancroft's former opera career. Jeff Putnam had a lot of trouble getting Bottoms Up into print be- cause initially, publishers were afraid of such a controversial char- acterwhoselovehate relationship with alcohol keeps him from hap- piness when he's roaring drunk and when he's dry. This is not a book for "lightweights Baskerville: $20 (hard cover) formances. Lead singer, Cathy Poindexter, has a way of demanding the atten- tion of the crowd. She's frequently been known to take her shirt off on stage, and she's always antagoniz- ing the audience. Unfortunately, they weren't able to start until 1:40. When thebandstepped onstage, Poindexter disgustingly remarked that they only had 20 minutes to play. But thev made the most of their REC CENTER time. They started out with a hard- driving version of "Valentine and once the show started, the confron- tation also began. Picasso establishes a jokingly re- bellious attitude against the crowd. Throughout the performance Poindexter threw cans and trash at the crowd. At one point in the per- formance, people were doused with some sort of fluid from the bassist. I was told that it was vomit, but I'd Continued from page 6 like to believe it wasn't. Itwasaveryen tertaining perfor- mance, even though a couple of fans mightclaim thatthey weremistreated. Trigger definitely gained more support with their belligerent atti- tude than they lost. Hopefully these bands can come back to Greenville and we can get a full lengthed perfor- mance. 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(3-13) beat St. Peter's, 15-11,15-3,15-5 Soccer, away. 3-6 (0-3) lost to Richmond, 6-1 Sunday, Sept. 26 Soccer, home Late What's On Tap? Tuesday, Sept. 28 Volleyball, home versus UNC-Wilmington, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 Golf, away at ODU Sea Scape Collegiate, Kitty Hawk, N.C AP Football Top 25 I.Florida St. (58) 2. Alabama (4) 3. Miami 4. Notre Dame 5. Florida 6. Nebraska 7. Ohio State 8. Michigan 9. Penn State 10. Oklahoma 11. Tennessee 12. Arizona 13. Syracuse 14. Texas A&M 15. Washington 16. North Carolina 17. California 18. Louisville 19. Colorado 20. Brigham Young 21. Virginia 22. Wisconsin 23. Auburn 24. N.C. State 25. West Virginia Sports September 28, 1993 Buc offense drowns in 'Purple Reign' Photo by Mary North Davis Quarterback Chris Hester (8), played well in the first half of Saturday's game connecting on 11 of 20 passes in the first half. However, he only threw the ball three more times and finished with 99 yards in the air. By Robert S. Todd Sports Editor SEATTLE � ECU'S best de- fensive performance in two years was squandered by their worst of- fensive output since 1980 in a 35-0 loss to Washington. The Pirates' 103 total yards was their lowest output since totaling 102 against Florida State 10 years ago. It was also 96 percent passing. Washington's "Purple Reign" de- fense held ECU to a school record- low of four yards rushing, prompt- ing ECU head coach Steve Logan to call the Huskies' defense the best he's seen since joining the Pirate coaching staff. The loss also ended a 55-game scoring streak dating back toSept. 17,1988,againstSouth Carolina. Washington's offense, spear- headed by running back Napoleon Kaufman's 142-yards rushing, to- taled 288 net yards. ECU had not held an opponent to under 300 yards since Southern Miss totaled 196 on Nov. 9,1991. Pirate ruggers win second straight By W.W.Ellis Staff Writer The Pirate Rugby team con- tinued its winning ways with a difficult 19-0 win over the UNC- Wilmington Seahawks. For the fourth straight game the Pirates have shut down their opposition, but this match was not as easy as the score indicates. Bolstered by new coaches and several British ex-patriots, the Seahawks threatened the Pirate goal line constantly. When an early Pirate score was nullified, the Seahawks rallied and stormed back. Again, as they had against NC State and Carolina, the ECU ruggers bent, but did not break. Eventually, the Pirates wore down their smaller opponents and began to dominate the game. "The ECU backs tackled us in back of the gain line UNC-W coach JackEvanssaid. "Thentheir forwards stripped the ball and started to roll. We did not react as quickly as they did The first Pirate score came when Kevin Loftus found a seam through the Wilmington defense. His try was converted bv Richard "Opie" Moss. Later, Jay Keller thundered across for a second try which Moss converted. Up 14-6, the Pirates had the game well in hand, but the Seahawks did not fade away. The second half proved more of the same as the Pirates turned away threats to their linebut could not finish off the opposition. Af- ter a series of tackles and short kicks, wing Chris Patterson charged downa Wilmington kick and had it bounce into his hands with the way clear to the goal line. Patterson's try gave the Pirates their final margin of victory. As part of their new squad concept, five players moved up and performed crediblv for the first XV. Mark Fairchild and Jor- dan Ashburn had good days at flanker while Chris Patterson got his first A side try. On the wing, Todd Ward covered well and came close to scoring on several long kick and chase moves. After the NC State game, some ietdown was expected. UNC-W does not have the man- power of a State or Duke, but the match was a crucial league game to determine the eastern slot for the Carolina championship. "We were flat said Keller. "There will be some changes made for the Duke game. The backs have to make the ball avail- able. The forwards can't run all the way across the field to see a back die with the ball "It was not a spectacular win ECU head coach Larry Babits said. "We had problems on offense but the defense worked well again. I'm not completely certain how we manage to shut down the opposition, but we al- ways try to pressure them. The guys know they have to win to stay in the running for the cham- pionship . The parts are all in place; we just need to fine tune them The Huskies 35 points do not truly reflect the defensive effort put forth by ECU. Credit mostofWashington'spointstoa floundering Pirate offense. Be- cause ECU moved the ball past their own 30-yard line onlv three times, Washington's average starting field position was the ECU 49. "I saw the beginnings of a really good defensive unit Pi- ra te head coach Steve Logan said "We didn't quit � that was the only thing positive out of this game ECU's running back and main offensive weapon, Junior Smith, was held to 32 yards on 24 carries�an average of 1.3 yards per rush. Smith's longest run on the day was seven yards and the impenetrable Husky defense did not get beat for more than 13 yards in the air. "It was very frustrating � I wanted to show my leadership" Smith said. "I haven't had many See HUSKIES page 10 Richards shines as soph Team wins conference opener By Brad Oidham Staff Writer If there is one thing fha t ma tters to sophomore Melanie Richards, it's taking the East Carolina women's volleyball team to a new level. The task is not necessarily an easy one, considering the team's 1-11 record, but make no matter of that for now. Because as long as the ball is in Melanie's court, the changes will come. The role of being a leader is not new to Melanie (who prefers to be called "Mel") because she has been there before. While growing up in West Henrietta, New York, she lettered in two sports, playing both soccer and volleyball. It was Mel who led her high school volleyball squad to a 21-0 record and the county championship title her se- nior year. But it was not always an easy ride for her. She originally started playing volleyball in seventh grade gym class, and found an interest in the game from her gym teacher, who was coaching the school's team. She tried out for the school team that season, but was cut. Practice and hard work paid off during the try-outs from that season to the next. Mel made the team the following season, went on to play all four years in high school and has finally ended up here at East Carolina, under head coach of the volleyball team, Martha McCaskill. Mel's reasons for choosing ECU were simple. First of all, it was located in the South, and second, she knew that she could make an impact on the volleyball program. It was always her own desire that led to her success, and she felt tha t this was the place for her. Mel came into this season off an impressive first year in which she won the ECU Rookie of the Year a ward for playing outside hitter for the team. Coach McCaskill assigned her the responsibility of co-captain this season along with junior Sarah Laurent. Individual stats are not of importance to Mel, however, because she chooses to focus on team goals. One of these goals is to play better as a team than they did last season. She feels that the team gets along better this season off of the court, probablv because of the similarity in age amongst Melanie Richards the players, who consist of mainly freshmen and sopho- mores. This, in turn, produces better chemistry and knowledge of each other's game on the court. Another goal for Mel and her teammates is to win the Colonial ConferencCVChampionship. She feels that every team on their schedule is beatable. Mel knows that the talent is there, but feels that the team needs to find a way to make it click. Mel wants to pursue a career in child development. "I figure that since I love kids, and the fact that there will always be kids around, there will always be jobs some- where out there for me But, as of now, the priority is bringing the team back up to a winning record. Mel feels that the students can help the team achieve this goal by coming out to cheer them on. For once Melanie Richards and this young Pirate team become older and better, the future is sure to look brighter. Ladies looking good Women runners miss first-place finish By Chip Hudson Staff Writer The East Carolina women's soccer club began its conference season on Sunday bv defeating Fayettevillle 2-1. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie last season, and both teams were looking for a victory to start the season. ECU was a little slow out of the box, and Fayetteville had a couple of early scoring opportunities that goalkeeper Jaime Pierce turned away. The first score came with 26 minutes gone in the first half. Junior forward Jill Metzger headed a Toni DeRose cross into the back of the net to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead. ECU mounted another good attack, but were unable to finish it, and at the half the score remained 1-0. The Pirates began the second half very lethargically, and Fayetteville capitalized on a de- fensive mishap to tie the score at 1-1. ECU made a substitution, and the new players' energy was contagious as the Pirates began to get back on track. With just over 10 minutes left in the game, sweeper Jodi Rittenhouse made a quick run, and crossed the ball to Jennie Haines who fired a shot on goal. The shot was denied, but Amy Warren was there to put the rebound awav and put ECU up 2-1. For the remaining 10 min- utes, ECU was able to keep the play in Fayetteville's half of the field, largely due to solid plav in the middle of the field from Maureen Corcoran and Kerri Griffiths. "This is a good win for us to start the season ECU coach Doug Silver commented. "I think the league play will be a lot more competitive than it was last year, and I hope that our team is readv to respond to the challenge The Pirates travel to Wilm- ington this Sunday at 2:00. By Kerry Nester Staff Writer East Carolina's cross country teams continued their season last Saturday afternoon inGreensboro. The women finished just four points out of first place versus Georgia University, and the men placed a more-than-respectable fifth place. "It was a great race with three teams having a chance to win it assistant coach Charles Justice said. "Georgia has a strong team, as does Furman and once again our girls ran extremely hard Three Lady Pirates ran their personalbestsduring the meet. Dava and Tara Rhodes continued to pace the team with times of 18:15 and 18:17, respectively, good for fourth and fifth place. Meanwhile, senior Catherine Norstrand was putting together her all time best with a 19:31, bringing home 17th place for ECU. Not to be outdone, Stacy Green ran Saturday afternoon despite a nagging injury that just won't seem togoaway. Shecameinat 12thplace in the meet with a time of 19:12. "Stacy showed her courage running in spite of an injurv Jus- ticesaid. "YetshTJ recordedagood time The rest of the Lady Pirates once again displayed excellent teamwork in running together as a pack helpingeach other along. This makes for encouraging signs head- ing into the championship meets coming up in October. "Once again the rest of our girls ran as a strong pack, so it is really hard to single one out Jus- See X-COUNTRY page 9 Rec Services fitness week starting in October (RS) � Come join the fun at Recreational Services' 5th Annual Timex Fitness Week on Oct. 17-22. What is a fitness week? The Timex Fitness Week, sponsored by Timex and Ocean Spray, now ei icompasses over 300 colleges and universities. The mainpurposeoftheFitness Week is to highlight overall fitness and get peopleinvolved inactivities, trynew thmgsandmainly tojusthaveagood time. Recreational Services has been a part of this event for four years and has proven to be a greatsuccesseach year. A feature event of the Fitness Week is the Flea vy Hands Workout. In this everjrrtieipante wipe re, quired tobongtwojcanaoifiQad or thetoningsessionofanaerobicsclass and afterwards will donate the canned foods to a local organization to promote AIDS awareness. Other fitness events will include a Loose and Limber Stretching Clinic, an entry-level couch potato workout, an Aqua-Splash Party, a Fitness Class Extravaganza and a Faculty Staff Friday Fitness Fling. Jtecreational Services wi 11 also host a variety of Speaal Events throughout the Fitness Week. In- cluded events will be a ClubPed Walking Part Blood Pressure See REC SERVICES page 9 �mf � September 28, 1993 The East Carolinian 9 Continued from page 8 i :nuiri� to improve with each meet we am Justice said. "Our freshmen are way ahead of where wemought that thev would be at this critical point in the seas m coming into the CAA and NCAA REC SERVICES Pirate Also �. asMike . 9 4,good torWth nolly continued to at ior us. placing 13th, and that w as not very far off of the lead- er ustice said. And Mike jollev is pn ving himself to be a pleasant su rprise by running a personal best On the whole, the team has rea- so: i to be optimistic headinginto this weekend meet at the MethodistCol- lege Invitational and the more im- portant meets in October. ECL FINISHERS MEN TIME L3. SEAN CONNOLLY 2b:2o 30. ERIC ADAMSKI 27:42 39. MIKE IOLLEY 28:04 46 1ASON GIBBS 28:23 52. LARRY LEWIS 28:41 61. JASON ADAMSKI 29:49 WOMEN TIME 4. DAVA RHODES 18:15 5. TARA RHODES 18:17 12. STACY GREEN 19:12 17. CATHERINE NORSTRAND 19:31 22. CINDY SZYMANSKI 20.12 25. KELLY HANNA 20:33 26. MEGAN McGRUDER 20:50 27. JESSICA MONTGOMERY 20:54 40. DARCY EDMONDS 21:52 49.RAHHAGILL 22:25 Continued from page 8 screenings, a 21-min. Triathlon and LapClimbingattheHardRcKClimb- ing Tower. "Basically, wejust want to promote well-being Tmong the stu- dents'explainsRecreationalSen'ices fitness coordinator Kathv Hill. "We hope this week provides students withan opportunitv to get acquainted with good health and fitness and hopefullv begin to start their own programs as a result of it. After all, now is the best time to start, espe- cially when it's free Students will have an immedi- ate opportunitv' to apply their new- founded fitness knowledge when Recreation Services fitness program beginsits "Just Do It" club from Oct. 25 to Nov. 19.ThiscToss-training chal- lenge invites students to participate in at least four different fitness activi- tiesa weekfor four weeks. Participat- ing individuals log daily activities and turn in completed information on a weekly basis. Individuals who meet the Cross Training Challenge are eligible to win a t-shirt. "We thought that the Timex Fitness Week would bea greatcomplimentto the "Just Do It" club program because students will immediately be able to start their own program based on what they learned throughout the Fitness Week explained Ms. Hill. So, come start vour fitness pro- gram at the Timex Fitness Week in Christenbury Gymnasium and take advantage of the many programs, classes and prizes that will be given away, including Timex watches, Ocean Spray drinks, t-shirts and more. Have some fun, some exer- cises and take a break. For more information, call Recreational Ser- vices at 757-6387. to the first 100 people to come to tonight's 7 o'clock Volleyball match in Minges Coliseum with a copy of their favorite paper� Tlie East Carolinian! BuylGetl Free Mini-Sundae HANK'S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM 316 E. 10TH ST GREENVILLE, NC 758-0000 EXPIRES 101593 Limit 1 per customer. Not valid with any other promotion. 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ECU STUDENT STORES JOYCE GREAR STORYTELLER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 8:00 P.M. SOCIAL ROOM MENDENHALL FREE ' I All films start at 8:00 and are FREE with valid ECU I.D. for students, staff, and faculty. -BARRY DRAKE- 70'S ROCK MUSIC, "THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY" TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 8:00 P.M. HENDRIX THEATRE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION For more information about these events, call our ECU Student Union Hotline at 757-6004. M J TUDENT OVERNMENT SSOCIATION FALL ELECTIONS 1993 VOTE ON SEPT 29, 1993 FOR THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE 9 AM-6 PM Positions Available: 1. Dorm Representatives 2.Class Officers 3. Day Student Representatives 4. Executive Positions: SGA Secretary VOTE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 'S ATTENDANCE AS OF 92693 1,142 1. Mendenhall 3. Crodtan 5. Beik Building 7. General Classroom 9. Bottom of College Hill 2. Student Store 4.Health Science Library 6. Jones Cafeteria 8. Joyner Library 10. Between Jarvis & Jenkins BRING YOUR STUDENT ID & MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Any Questions Call 757- 4726 - September 28, 1993 Continued from page 8 Tlu ceand to put oints on the katotalol 115yards ime. Pirates offense was in - onl opp i the board. facing third-and-15 L' ! 2-yard line, Washing- ton u as called for a face mask, giv- ing the Pirates' dri e life. Halfback JerriMcPhail caught the ball t ice tor first downs and mined the Bucs across the 50-yard line. A 13-yard reception by flanker Morris 1 et her broughtECL to the Husk) 36-yard line and on the next pla Washing- ton linebacker Hillary Butler hit quarterback Chris Hester causing him to fumble. Linebacker Andy Mason reocn - ered the ball on the FX U 40-yard line, but a penalty against the Pi- rates moved the ball to the 25- yard line. 1 he Buc defense held the Hus- kies, forcing them to attempt a 37- yard field goal with 18 seconds left in the half. Ihe kick sailed wide right, and ECU went into the locker room down only 13-0. In the first half, Hester com- pleted 11 ot 20 passes tor 90 yards, but threw only three more rimes during the game while Smith had two yards on 11 carries at halftone. Jerris McPhail found earl success in er me middle, catching five pases for 31 vards before, but that was all the receiving he would do after THURS: Hit the Beach with Atlantic Avenue Live Beach Music! Free Admission 8-12 FRI: Open House Party DJ EZ Tee � Best in Dance Music � $3.00 Cover Charge OPEN HOUSE DANCE PARTY COMING OCT. 9 Iff! Of HEAVEN CLASSIC ROCK'N ROLL COVER $5 2 1 2 Sfevvar Pkwy, Washhgfon, NC � 9A 6-7855 20 m.ies East of Greenvfle on 254 n ihe minus i e that s not to be �; the drown- unfi ur min- � � the third quarter Wash- ton recovered a fumbled snap in end one for a touchdown. It was . "il loud and the de- fense called shift and the center snappedit'saidl lester "Myteam- mates couldn't hear what I was saying, especial!) in the shotgun. 1 was screaming at the top of mv lungs and the linemen said they couldn't hear me After the nap was fumbled an offensive lineman knocked the ball into the end one where Mason smothered it for six points. Going tor two, Washington quarterback Damon Huard rolled oft a diving Reggie Robinson for a 21-0 lead. Washingtondid not score again until midway through the fourth quarter. Starting at the ECL' 34, a six-yard pass to fullback Matt Jones, an ECL personal foul and four car- ries tor 1-1 yards by running back Napoleon Kaufman brought the deficit to 28 points. Two plays into ECU's next d ri ve, Hester, a freshman, threw his third interception at the Pirate 23- vard line. Washington marched the ball to the 3-yard line on tour plavs and faced fourth-and-one. Bono Brj ant ran up the middle and was metbv linebackers Morris Foreman and Robinson The first down was awarded after the spot bv the offi- cials, and two plavs later fullback Richard Thomas pounded the ball into theendone for their last points on the day. 1 he Pirates gained 17 vards of total offense in the fourth quarter and were negative in the rushing i iuntil I imon'v ilson fought i- wa for a three yards with tour ti s before the final gun. l 7 b 8 14 � 41 ECU 0 0 0 0�22 First Quarter VU: Napoleon Kaufman, 1-vard run (Hanson kick). 10:48. l)rie: 7 plays, 48 yards, UW 7, ECU 0 Second Quarter UW:Jason Crabbe, 30-yd field goal, 8:25. Drive:7plays, 28 yards, L'W 10, ECUO UW: Crabbe, 25-yd field goal, 5. Drive: IS plavs, Ml vards, UW13, ECUO Tliird Quarter UW: Andy Mason end zone fumble recovery, (Huard run), 11:17. UW 21, ECUO Fourth Quarter UW: Kaufman, 3-yard run (Hanson kick), 8:41. Drive: 5 plays, 34 vards, 8:41. UW 28, ECUO UW: Richard Thomas, 1-vard run (Crabbe kick), 5:50. Drive: 7 plavs, 23 vards. UW 35 ECU 0 lumbles-lost 2-2 2-0 Penalties-yards 15-115 7-80 NTs-yards 1-8 3-12 Punts-yards 10-376 7-248 AVG 37.6 35.4 PuntRet-yards 0-0 6-79 KORet-yards 7-82 1-21 TimeofPoss. 2S:24 31:36 3rddownCon. 0-13 6-17 Sacks-yards 1-8 2-2h PLAYER STATISTICS Field goals. L'W Crabbe 2-2 1 30, UW Hanson 0-1. ECU rushing. Smith 24-32, Wilson 3-4, Blanton 3-4, Foreman 1-3, McPhail 12 UW rushing: Kaufman 25-142, Brvant 13-26, Jones 4-10, Bjornson 1-2, Thomas 2-2, Neal 2-0, ECU passing 1 lester 12 of 23 tor mm vards, 3 INT UW passing: Huard 12 of 23 for 102 yards, 1 INT, Bjornson 2 of 5 for 11 yards. ECU receiving: McPhail 5-31, Letcher 3-36, Crumpler 2-19, A. Williams 2-13. UW receiving: Shelley 5-59, McCarthy 2-20, Jones 2-16, Redmond 1-6, Kralik 1-5, Bruener klIlllIIIISIIltllllllllllllllllllllllllftirj ELECT PETE DONAHUE VICE-PRESIDENT GRADUATE SCHOOL � SGA Day Representative'92-93 E �Appointed SGA Chief of Staff '93-94 E VOTE 9 am-6 pm; Wed, Sept 29 ALFRE, NEW YORK STYLE I � s 2 large , large i pitchers oil nSEL, one topping i one topping j beer i li a e. Pizzas pizza Sun. Mon. Tues ,5th $10.991 $5.99 !$1.99i7"r�s2 'til midnight j'til midnight I'til midnight ALFREOOS ALFREDO'S I ALFPEOOS TEAM STATISTICS1-5, Hill ECUUW First Downs 1021Kickoff 12:31 p.m. End 3:30 Rushing 111p.m. Total Time: 2:59. Temperature: Passing 6666 Wind: 4 mphout of N. Weather: Penalty 3 Rushing Aft 334Sunnv 49 Gained 66189Bring a copy of The Lost 62 Net 414 175East Carolinian to AVG .113.57tonight's volleyball Passing Att 2328match at 7 p.m. in Minges and receive a Comp 12 5214 50 Net 99113FREE GATORADE NTs 31 Total Off Plays 5877SQUEEZE Total Net Yards 103288 AVGPlay 1.83.7BOTTLE! Return Yards 891 ATYTir ' Thjn Undefeated. Undisputed1 Al II IL rvi:lr r-� Thanks For Voting Us 1 VOMedY Tne "Best Place To Hear Live Music" �&-UB A 209H5thSt. � JONP 19871988198919901991 19921993 Gretnville,NC " GREENVILLE TIMES READERS'POIL ttm �n)SfD Tues Oct 5 7e &0H,9ielt4, $12 in Advance special guest: QUEEN SARAH SATURDAY Wed Sept 29 Hie COMedY W& H Dean fiaiiies: Comedian Thurs SeDt 30 Zag Man Zig w special guest Wild Men from Borneo TRI-HEADLINERS James Lee Ree.es Ml IdllHovs $1 SO Mis;ifu� Fri Oct 1 The Back Doors I Mire Relies: Veatrilequisi Sat Oct 2 The Gibb Droll Band East yarolina Playhouse 1993-1994 Season trunk Ixiesser. Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows' Tom Award Winning Musical G� �f� September 30, October I, 2, 3�, 4 and 5, 1993 Alhol Fugurd's 1988 Winner for Best Foreign Pla THE ROAD TO AlECCk November 18, 19, 20, 21 22 and 23, 1993 Carlo (ioldoni's llelicious, .am Renaissance Comedy Tlje Servant of Two Masters February 10, 11. 12, 13. 14 and 15, 1994 Brian Friel's Tom Award Winner for Best Pla DANCING AT LUGHNASA March 24. 25. 26. 27. 28 and 29. 1994 Fast Carolina I anu Theatre April 21. 22. 23. 24. 25 and 2ft, I�W4 Matmee dates with ,t 2 IM) p.m. curtain All other dates are evening shiwv with an H;0O pm curtain McCinnis Theatre1 Individual n. kcis to (H YS AND DOLLS go nn sale one neck prior to .ipcninj; ai JU so lor die General Public md $7 50 tnr ECU Students Season ticket! ire availabh ai $37.30 until October 5, l'W Charge by phone: (919) 757-6829 or, Bv Mail: last Carolina Playhouse East (Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858 ir. Come B: McGinnis rheatre Monda) Frida) mi 00 .mi until 4:00 pm
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