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Thursday High: 87 Low: 58 Friday High: 89 Low: 61 Online Survey Do you think that something like the Littleton tradgedy could happen at ECU? Do you think campus police should carry guns? yes 57 no 42 www.tec.ecu.edu Carolinian Chal rooms. Are they- the new way to meet, communicate? Scerage6 THURSDAY. APRIL 22 .1999 VOLUME 74. ISSUE 42 BOT member makes racial slur, resigns NCGovernorsays comment inexcusable Ami Waqne-r ASSISTANT SEWS EDITOR Two weeks after making a racist remark in a n address to the Cape Fear chapter of the Pirate Club in Wilmington, an ECU Board of Trustees member resigned. Walter L. Williams, 69, resigned over the telephone to Gov. Jim Hunt Tuesday evening, Sean Walsh of the governor's office said. According to the Wimington Morning Star, on April 7 the for- mer Pirate Club president said that if the men's basketball team does not start wining with the new coach it is because of a "nigger in the woodpile The room, filled Students react to shootings 16 dead in Littleton massacre Holly Harris NEWS EDITOR At least 16 people were killed in the deadliest school-related rampage on record. On Tuesday, two teenagers in black trench coats opened fire on classmates at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo, and then took their own lives. Experts say that while the motive is still unclear, the incident appeared to be a suicide mission. Witnesses identified the two gun- men as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, members of a group called the "Trench Coat Mafia The group is composed of outcasts who constantly spoke about guns, bombs and their hatred for African Americans, Hispanics and athletes. Students said the group was obsessed with World War II and the Nazi party. Tuesday was Hitler's birthday. Residents of the town have said they were shocked that such a hor- rific event could happen in the small suburb of Littleton; the pop- ulation is only 35,000. However, on the heels of other school tragedies like the one in Joncsboro, Ark many say they SEE RAMPAGE PAGE 2 Bill reprimands student drug Offenders losefinadal aid after conviction Ami Elliott s F. W s IV H I I E H Some students may find receiving financial aid a little more difficult as a result of the implementation of new amendments signed into law by the President. Under the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, any student convicted of a drug offense, either possession or sale, can lose their financial aid. However, the amend- ments do not include any other criminal conviction. "A student has to be convicted of a drug offense before losing financial aid eligibility said Rose Mary Stclma, director of Student Financial Aid. First time offenders of posses- sion lose one year of financial aid. Second time offenders of posses- sion and first time convictions of sailing, lose two years of aid. Third time convictions of possession and second time convictions of sale SEE FINANCIAL AID PAGE 2 with nearly 150 Pirate Club mem- bers, reportedly fell silent after Williams made the comment. Walsh said that the gover- nor thinks William's com- ment was inex- cusable. Hunt accepted Williams' resig- nation and thanked Williams for his long service on the board. Williams was not available for and thoughtless when making this comment yesterday. statement. Students say that such a com- "I think the comment was quite "7 think it is a good idea that he resigned he displayed unnecessary hatred Emanuelle Guidi Junior ment calls for his resignation. "I think it is a good idea that he resigned because he dis- played unneces- sary hatred said Emanuelle Guidi, junior. According to "In this day of nationwide race relations, we must be of good deed and good word Taffye Clayton Director ol Ledonia Wright Center frankly a reck- less disregard of the numerous contributions of African- American staff, students, facul- ty, athletes and alumni to the university everyday Taffye Clayton, director of Ledonia Clayton said. Wright, Williams was irresponsible Williams was appointed to the board in 19 to complete Louis Sewell's term. Sewell resigned early because of his wife's failing health. Williams was reappointed in 1997 to a full four-year term. Williams attended both under- graduate and graduate programs at ECU. He is a long-term member of the ECU Alumni Association and the Pirate Club. He has also served on the ECU Board of Visitors. Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum is named after Williams and his wife Marie. The Williamses SEE WILLIAMS PAGE 2 Masters next step for many students Jessica Reed staff writer The semester is drawing to a close and those taking the walk during graduation must face the most daunting question of their entire four years � what next? According to ECU Associate Dean of Graduate School, Max Poole, for many students, the answer is graduate school. Students give many reasons for pursuing a higher degree, but the most fre- quent answers are to gather more information in their field and to make more money. Some students, called non-traditional students even come back after having already been out in the work force. "We find a large number of peo- ple in our grad- uate school that have come back Poole said. Sr. Associate Dean of Graduate School Paul Tschetter said graduate school may not be appropriate for sen some students when they first graduate with their undergraduate degree. Many students change their mind when they enter the work force. Because of this, English Education graduate graduate student, tips in student Jennifer Glasser gives Junghwan, Lee-Kim, a speech therapy the writing center located in the General Classroom Building. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SMITH " was afraid that after going out to work I wouldn 't be in the mode to come back to graduate school Mike Mcnally Tschetter said, grad students are much more diverse than under- graduate students. Tschetter also reported that graduate school program at ECU has a higher per- centage of stu- dents that grad- uate then the undergraduate school. A survey done in the fall ii of 1998 by the ECU graduate program shows that 66 percent of master's degrees students were ECU undergradu- ates. This is due to the fact that most programs require only 30-50 semester hours to obtain a master's degree. A full-time graduate stu- dent could complete those require- ments in two years. The Graduate School program at ECU requires all applicants to have a bac- c a 1 a u r e a t e degree from an accredited four year institution, and most pro- grams require that this degree be in an area related to the graduate program to which they are applying. "We are glad to help students explore graduate school through our internet link, and materials on graduate schools James Westmoreland Director of Career Services To be considered for admission, applicants must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or a senior year GPA of 3.0. A satisfactory score on the GRE, MAT or GMAT stan- dardized tests are also required. This i n formation along with other program-specif- ic requirements must be pre- sented on an application and returned to the Graduate SEE GRADUATES PAGE 2 CIS takes measures against computer viruses Any student convicted of a drug offense can lose their financial aid. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SMITH Deptartmentoffers 24-hour protection Terra Steinbeiser staff writer Experts say that one of the greatest disadvantages of the internet is that it provides an open door for com- puter viruses to come in and destroy any number of things on your computer. Fortunately for ECU students, the university has a program that provides campus-wide 24-hour virus protection. "ECU recognizes viruses as a significant threat said Ernest Marshburn, director of strategic initiatives at CIS. "Years ago, the university strategically entered into a contract with Symantec and SEE VIRUS PAGE 3 Students working in labs, like the Austin computer lab, must be careful of viruses. PHOTO BV MARK CRIPPEN ThB Eitt Cirolii 2 Thurifry, April 22, 1989 news The East Carolinian Graduates continued from page 1 School. Mike Mcnally graduates in May and has been accepted into the School of Business Graduate Program. He said he reccomends that students go on to grad school after graduation. "I was afraid that after going out to work I wouldn't be in the mode to come back to graduate school McNally said. Career Services offers a program twice every semester called "Getting into Graduate School This program is designed to intro- duce and inform students about graduate schools throughout the state and country. James Westmoreland, Director of Career Services, said he encour- ages students to explore the gradu- ate school option. "We are glad to help students explore graduate school through our internet link, and materials on graduate schools Westmoreland said. Senior Shannon Smith plans to attend graduate school in the fall. She said she believes that today a baccalaureate degree is as easy to obtain as a high school diploma. Smith said graduate school is the edge you need when entering the job market. "The money that you can make after the first two years that you obtain your master's degree can pay for the degree itself Smith Financial Aid continued from page I result in loss of financial aid indefi- nitely. Stelma says that students can regain their financial aid if they complete a rehabilitation program approved through the Secretary of Education. "Since the Secretary of Education has not yet approved any rehab programs, the Dept. of Education has determined that schools cannot begin to implement the penalties. The student doesn't have a way to fix the problem Selma said. Another complication is the lack of a running data base that compiles all of the drug convictions. This makes it difficult for the financial aid office to know about them. Some students said that they are concerned about the bill because it targets non-violent offenders and fails to mention other serious crimes such as rape or murder. "Since when are criminals denied an education? The people receiving financial aid are already struggling for their education. To rob them of it over a personal offense is ridiculous said sopho- more sociology major Kristen Kochekian. "Under the Higher Education Act a convicted murderer or rapist is more likely to receive federal finan- cial aid then a person charged with a non-violent drug possession said freshman Joshua LePree. However, according to Stelma there are benefits to the amend- ments. "Loans that are for periods of one semester or less can be dis- bursed in one check Selma said. "Previously, we had to disburse one semester loans in two or more dis- bursements, which meant students received half of their money at the beginning of the semester and half mid-way through the semester She also said that schools with a low default rate no longer have to delay disbursement of first year stu- dent loans until 30 days into the first semester. This allows fresh- men students to be able to access their funds earlier than in the past. But many are still not convinced the advantages outweigh the costs. "The amendments are limiting people who want to change them- selves said Leslie Bailey an English major, "People may make one mistake and their whole lives are changed Williams continued liom page 1 also sponsor the Spirit of the East Post-Eligibility Scholarship and another student-athlete scholarship for men's basketball. The couple also gave a $1 million gift to ECU athletics through Trade Oil Co which he founded. Despite his generous efforts, stu- dents said they feel that Williams undermined the basketball team in his comment. Rampage continued from page I believe that the problem is spread- ing nationwide. "I think it could happen any- where said Stephanie Statham, freshman. "I think there are trou- bled people everywhere, but you always think it will happen some- where else Students at local high schools said they are afraid that an event like this could occur in their school. "I think that it's scary, but it's a possibility anywhere said Katie Abbott, a junior at D H Conley High School in Greenville. "Everyone at school is looking over their shoulders School Officials in the Pitt County School System were instructed not to comment on the killings. "Our position is we will not respond to any inquires about this said Barry Gaskins, chief informa- tion officer for the Pitt County System. "We're not going to per- petuate this tragedy in Colorado Greenville's Best Kept Secret 1,2 & 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes tU ' Slot of � art Flttnil C�nl�r. ' Pool, Mnnll 4 volkyball � CIom to camput. ' Wcnh.ri dry�M available 1 Great lAcationI CALL TODAY 355-2198 1510 Bridle Circle -��iireclalSI5in "I feel that the whole basketball program deserves an apology Guidi said. 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The Norton AntiVirus program is available to all students, faculty and staff for their personal comput- ers on campus as well as off. The program can be downloaded off the ECU network or one can req jest a copy from the MTC computer lab in Austin 208. "ECU was the first university in the state to grant site-licensed virus protection to anyone enrolled in or employed by the school Marshburn said. The Melissa Virus is responsible for the most recent scare among computer users everywhere. This particular virus travels by way of e- mail. Once inside, it quickly begins to degrade the host computer's response time and erase files. The virus is passed through chain e-mail that, when opened, sends the infected mail to all recipients in the user's address book. According to Marshburn, stu- dents and faculty at ECU experi- enced few, if any, problems with the virus because of the excellent protection by the Norton AntiVirus. UNC-Chapc! Hill is another university that has made virus pro- tection a priority. "We use the Norton AntiVirus program in all of our computer labs and are in the process of purchasing a site-license so that students off campus can be protected as well said Sherry Graham, UNC director of information technology response UNC-CH provides a computer help line and a walk-in service for students who are having problems with their computers. "Any time a virus is suspected, the student is directed to come down to our walk-in service so that we can scan their disks and deter- mine if they need immediate virus protection Graham said. NC State uses another program called Dr. Solomon to protect itself from destructive viruses. Like ECU, NC State has site-licensed the program and made it available to all students. "We try to let people know what to do if they have a virus said Scott Morris, a computing consul- tant at State. 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When the poor conditions and decrepit floors became too big a problem, the students circulated a petition that got the attention of school administrators. The administrators got the wheels in motion to fix the floors. This story has a happy ending and all the parties involved got what they wanted. The dance students got their floors, and the administrators got the job done. The dance department should be proud that their students had the motivation to see the problem and find a successful way to remedy it. The students took matters into their own hands and effectively got the attention of the school administration. Through a unified effort, the students found a way to get their grievances heard and their problems fixed. However, questions remain. Why is it that to get needed repairs to a campus building, students must form a peti- tion and capture the attention of the school brass? Why weren't the students' griev- ances heard before the petition? Why weren't their needs addressed earlier? The fact that the students had to get a petition to get the problems with their build- ing addressed raises questions about the process used to allocate maintenance and funding. The ECU football team practices with state-of-the-art equipment and their pro- gram is housed in one of the campus' newest buildings. The Pirate basketball team plays in the newly renovated Minges Coliseum. However our dance students were dancing on dangerous floors and in old buildings whose design included columns in the middle of their dance floors. And may we remind you that dance is actually a major here, as opposed to football. The students showed great determination in getting their floors fixed. They should be applauded for their successful effort to remedy their poor working conditions. However their problems should have been fixed before they had gone through the trouble of getting a petition. OPINION OPINION Christopher Coppedge Prepare for finals now or pay Finals are almost here and it's about that time for everyone to start procrastinating. Putting off these things is not a smart idea, believe me. However, there is still time and many things to do for relaxation. Barefoot on the Mall will be here soon. Barefoot is a great time to relax and have fun with everyone. Another activity that relieves stress is going under- cover as a secret agent (see last week's column.) Being a secret agent is hard work. All you do is dodge bullets and spies and uncov- er tilings people don't want uncov- ered all while saving the worid. But all that hard work can make you hungry. Why is food at the various cam- pus eateries so expensive? The only selling point to these places is the use of the ECU One Card. Sure the swipe of the card is easy, but do you realize you are being ripped off? Check out the prices next time you go into The Spot or The Galley. Of course, since we are all broke college students we are going to complain, but we are justi- fied in our whining. The prices for food on campus are crazy. I believe that the students living on campus have been fricked by the meal plan and declining bal- ance. University Dining Services is taking advantage of us. Walking to a campus dining facility is easy because it is on campus. But, if stu- dents walk off campus to one of the fast food places they find the cost is the same and sometimes even cheaper than our own dining facili- ties. I'm not even going to mention the taste of the food because there is a difference in servings. Our din- ing halls must cook the same thing for hundreds of students while other places cook to your order. I think the dining halls should offer a buffet line like Ryan's or Golden Corral This way may be easier for both students and the dining staff. The One Card is also appealing to parents and students because it keeps from having to carry around cash. This is a good thing. But the problem is that many do not realize how much they're actually paying for these meals. Dinner in Todd or Mendenhall usually costs $6.10. When you try to get a meal equiva- lency it does not come out to $6.00, more like $4.50. Besides the meals, I know some.products in The Spot have been jacked up in price almost 30 to 50 cents. That adds up after awhile. It looks like students on campus are doomed to be cheated out of money while using the ever-so-con- venient dining facilities. I think campus dining is a great service, but the prices are making students broke. Quite simply the meal plan and declining balance are too much for too little. I think University Dining Services should reevaluate their pricing system and quit trying for profit. I know that feeding hun- dreds of students a day is expen- sive, but in order to keep the cus- tomers the price must be right. Marvelle Sullivan Presidential race ho-hum The real shock is Dan Quayle. Docs he really think that after say- ing something like "it's a shame when people lose their minds" instead of "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" he can ever be taken seriously? As the summer of 1999 nears, the presidential race is emerging as a prime topic for national media attention. The events that have taken place at this stage in the pres- idential election of 2000 are reason- ably consistent with campaigning trends of the past. So far, the nomi- nation hopefuls are speaking, but not too definitively yet. The rhetoric is forming, but not too tersely yet and the money is being raised, but not too illegally yet. Though most factors are very much the same, the one prominent differ- ing feature is the most substantial for the campaigns themselves. This feature would be the type of people vying for the party nominations. The usual crowd consists of an incumbent or his vice-president, extremists from both parties, a reli- gious radical or two and a candidate that is the better of the evils. Never before has there been a woman, a former basketball player, an ex-president's son and a former vice-president. To be sure, a really boring and stiff vice-president has run before though. It is just an odd crowd, but then again it is an odd time for American politics in gener- al. One just has to wonder what has deluded some of these candidates into believing they have a chance. Elizabeth Dole is a nice lady. She even does nice things like running the American Red Cross, but this does not make her presidential material. It is a novel occurrence that she is representing the Republican party, but her total lack of experience in an elected office would make for a frightening expe- rience as the President of the United States. Besides, one Dole has already tried. Even though Bill Bradley has served as a Senator, for a former basketball player to be running against Al Gore for the Democratic nomination is absurd. Someone needs to tell him to stop. There is no need for the Democrats to waste money in the primary level of the election. Besides, after the Clinton fiascoes, the parry needs all the help that it can get. Bradley will most likely serve to be a nuisance to Gore. The real shock is Dan Quayle. Does he really think that after say- ing something like "it's a shame when people lose their minds" instead of "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" he can ever be taken seri- ously? Quayle is a good man, but he needs to face the fact that he will never, ever, ever be elected presi- dent. George W. Bush, the governor of Texas and son of former president George Bush, is a reasonable candi- date. While he lacks a lot of experi- ence, he has gained the support of Republican governors and national political figures. His main test will be how his public approval ratings fare when he actually leaves Texas to campaign and outlines what he stands for. He alone with Republican nomination hopeful, the scandalous Senator John McCain, are the most qualified and make the most sense for the Republican party and for the office of president. Despite his struggle to gain favor- able public opinion ratings due to a lack of personality and claims of creating the Internet (yes, he said ; that), Vice-President Gore is the; obvious choice for the Democratic; party. As the year progresses, Gore will be stepping into leadership, roles as Clinton slowly fades in' order for the vice-president to amass respect. No candidate presently is absolute- ly ludicrous or laughable, but nev- ertheless, no candidate is exacdy logical or excitingly capable either. I guess it's just another case of pol- ides imitates life. OPINION Stephen Kleinshmitt Wounded kids strike back There was definitely a method to the madness. A frightening new trend has arisen in America's schools in the past few years. Children killing children. In the past, there were the shootings in Kentucky, Mississippi and Arkansas, but those attacks com- bined did not equal the devastation of the attack at Columbine High School in Littleton.Colorado on Tuesday. While most people would just like to dismiss this attack as just an iso- lated incident of crazed teen vio- lence, I am inclined to think differ- ently. After watching hours of news coverage and interviews of the kids from the school, this is what I theo- rized was the motive behind the carnage. Because there was defi- nitely a method to the madness. When the kids were being inter- viewed, they usually referred to the suspects as "scum" or "weirdos One particularly emotional girl who was interviewed stated that that the two boys explained to the victims how they had been harassed and belittled for years by students at the schools, and they had finally had enough-of the cynicism. The kids had evidently been thrown into a harrowing depres- sion, and being taunted daily by their fellow class mates had pushed them over the edge. During the attack, it seemed evident that the shooters were targeting specific students. Several students had been spared, and in one case, while passing a fellow student on the way to his car, a suspect told the student to leave because he liked him. And we ask ourselves, what are the causes of this madness? It seems that our society is sowing the seeds of our own undoing. Violence is pervasive on TV a very impres- sionable medium to our youth. Kids resort to fatalistic death rock as an escape from reality, where they can harbor their resentment and lack of tolerance for normal society. Motivated by scenes of "glorious retribution" in movies such as "The Basketball Diaries" and "Natural Bom Killers the. gradual value of human life dimin ishes to zero. And while we go to home at night to comfortable homes and good families, these kids may have noth- ing to return to but an alcoholic or abusive parent. These kids soon become suicidal, and then things like this happen. I saw Sarah Brady of Handgun Control Inc on CNN Tuesday night urging for tighter gun control laws. I don't care how many ridicu- lous or erroneous laws you want to ! propose. There are plenty of laws against guns, bombs and murder at school, but when it comes down to it, a suicidal gunman could give a damn about the law. Laws are only subject to those who follow them. The solution lies not in the law, but in ourselves. 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Your computer lost that 15-page research paper you have been working on since February, the bank called and said you just unced three checks and your boss is asking you to work tonight when you had planned to host the party of the semester. All you want to do is sit down with your best friends and vent your frustration. So you go home and turn on the computer. Within seconds, you have found a group of several peo- ple who listen and help you sort out your rotten day. Sounds perfect, doesn't it? That is what many peo- ple think about chat rooms. You can instantly meet people, tell them what is going on in your life and sign off. Yet it really is not as simple Many campus computer labs do not allow students to tie up lines with chat rooms. PHOTO BY JACOB GABM0H as it sounds. "People think that this is a safe. way to meet people said Lissa Griffin, junior. "That is what makes it so dangerous Lissa, who no longer visits chat rooms, stumbled into chatting one day while surfing the net her fresh- man year. She decided to give it a try. "1 thought to myself, 'this is pretty cool Griffin said. Since her first experience was a positive one, she began chatting more frequently. Her time spent on the computer became more fre- quent, and before long, she was hooked. "I didn't know at the time 1 was addicted said Griffin. "I was spending anywhere from four to seven hours a day in chat rooms She decided to give up chatting when she realized that it was becoming a major part of her life� a part that had few real benefits. Other students on campus also spend a great deal of time on the Internet. Danielle Custis, senior, currently spends at least four hours a day chatting. "The people that operate the chat rooms make it easy for you to get hooked Custis said. "1 don't think that I'm hooked, but I can see how it could easily happen Custis subscribes to a service that lets her know when people online are looking for her like wearing a pager for a chat room. She has a regular group of people she usually chats with, who live as dote as Raleigh and New England, and as far away as New Zealand. ' "I would encourage others to try this, but to be aware that it take a lot of self control Custis said. She com- pares it to being in any other kind of relation- ship, where you have to set bound- aries and priorities. "You have to be strong and not let it run your life Griffin takes a more negative view. "It's like talking to a prank caller�you have no way of know- ing who is on the other end of the line she said. The truth is, when you meet people over the internet, some- thing is missing. Without that per- sonal involvement, deception becomes easy. It is a lot easier to lie to someone that you have never seen than to sit down and fab- ricate stories to someone's face. The computer staff on campus has recognized this as a problem. Aaron Lucier, assistant director of Housing for Technology, works with his department on finding solu- tions to this problem and offering addict- Students spend time making new friends from all over ttte world in chit rooms PHOTO IV JACOB GARMON ed students information. This is just as serious as any other addiction Lucier said. "People miss out on other opportu- nities because they are spending too much time chatting The warning signs for chat room addiction are similar to any other type of addictive behavior. People withdraw from their normal day-to- day activities, and abandon friends and responsibilities. Addicts will also typically lie about their use or the number of hours they spend in chat rooms. "The best way to deal with chat room addiction is to help people set rules and boundaries for them- selves Lucier said. "As a school, we are trying to make people aware that help does exist, and encourage people to seek counseling before chatting becomes a serious problem Some of the best internet chat rooms � AT&T Chat 'n Talk Home Page, - Chat O The Globe -IRC Chat - OnNow.Com TalkCfcy � The Palace -Tribal Vtrfea Ultimate Chatlist - Make new friends � Boredom - Curiosity -Find out information Talk to long distance friends boyfriendsgirlfriend: 1 Web site makes hooking up easy Services on internet increase People can purchase, banking from home Find out if someone you i . likes you �vf'?� - 'tjeciv lly FREE! eCRUSH.com assists in professing ones love Erica Sikhs staff whits As you gaze longingly at the person you would love to spend the rest of the semester with, a variety of sce- narios run through your mind. Does heshe feel the same way? : Should you take the chance even though it could end up backfiring in your face? There has to be a bet- ter way to pop the big question besides a 'Do-you-likc-me? Check-yes-or-no' letter. Clark Benson and Karen DeMars have come up with a web site that can find out all the infor- mation you always wondered but were afraid to ask. The web site is called eCRUSH, which also helps alleviate the awkwardness of being rejected or asked out during a phone conversation or vise versa. There had to be a better way to meet people and break the ice DeMars said. "Since our launch of the web site on February 14, we have had over 500 matches Most would agree that the ecrush.corn's official web site logo PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB chances of 500 people meeting someone they like and who likes them back are very slim. "I have dated many people where the feelings between us were not mutual and quite the opposite said Cindy Horrcll, freshman. "It's a good way for you to find a relationship that is mutu- al " think this web site is a good idea that helps you overcome, nervousness within relationships Mary Beth Fleming Irathman Participating in eCRUSH is quite simple. You enter the web site at www.ecrush.com, register yourself with your stats, which takes about five minutes. You then submit a list of names and e-mail addresses of who you arc interested in dating. eCRUSH then sends your list of potential people an anonymous e-mail encouraging them to register. When they do reg- ister, if they submit your name to the web site, then both parties are notified. Where you go from there is entirely up to you. Many students who are intimi- dated by the idea of asking some- one out are willing to try the web site out and also encourage others to as well. "It's a good way for the guy to chicken out and still get the girl said Alan Riggs, sophomore. "1 think this web site is a good idea that helps you overcome ner- vousness within relationships said Mary Beth Fleming, freshman. "The confidence that you have allows you to find out if your crush likes you back "I think it's a good idea because the person you like doesn't know you like them unless the feelings are mutual said Kierstcn Hansen, junior. "That way your feelings aren't in jeopardy Although the idea may sound perfect, there are setbacks. For instance, in order for the connec- tion to actually work, both parties must be willing to log on, and that isn't always guaranteed. "The idea is fine, but in all real- ity I doubt most guys would actual- si r. iCRUIH.COM PAGE 8 Phillip Gilkus SKMOK WHITER Finally, proof that the Internet is not just for playing games and chat rooms. People throughout the world, including many ECU students, are' learning that more and more every- day services can be done over the computer. "I bought one graphics book from Amazon.com said Russ Blackburn, senior. "I looked there after checking out the prices at bar- � � nesandnoble.com. It was real easy to find Most students have heard about buying books through the Internet these days. Opened in June 1995, Amazon.com now offers over 4 mil- lion books, CDs, audio books and computer games. "With Amazon.com and go.com, one can buy just obour anything said Dr. Michael McLc , profes- sor at the School of Busii s. "With the Internet, there is mo election and prices are lower Barnes and Noble is i ookstore that has also made th nove to online shopping. "Our web site em ;s us to have global reach, as ie Web opens our doors to the v id said Steve Riggio, Barnes ai Noble's chief operating officer. Premiering in May 1997, barne-i sandnoble.com offers over 750,000 '� titles that are ready for immediate � delivery. As of January 1999, over; one million customers have pur- chased books from the web site. "The Internet is a big commer cial market said Dr. William' Collins, professor from the School; of Business. "More and more corn panies will be taking advantage or! it. Almost anything can be done over the Internet - J- Banking services can also nowf be taken care of using the comput-i j er. BB&T Onl.ine allows cus tomers to pay their bills, track their account activity, transfer money and find their account balances all over the Internet. At Sll ONLINE PAGE B Arthritic grandmother beaten, robbed while buying pot Sullivan says marijuana eases pain W1NNABOW, N.C. (AP) - Tinkey Mac Sullivan usually traveled alone from her home in rural Brunswick County into Wilmington to buy her marijuana, a frail 53-year-old trolling the dangerous streets for a score. Mrs. Sullivan is a regular around one of Wilmington's most notorious drug supermarkets. "They wave at me when I go in there Mrs. Sullivan said Thursday while sitting in her double-wide mobile home that's kept neat as a pin. "All of them wave and say hello. They all call me Grandma Since 1994, Mrs. Sullivan has smoked marijuana regularly to alle- viate the pain caused by her many illnesses, including rheumatoid arthritis. Until Friday, she has always gone alone to make her buys, which usually range from one-quarter to an ounce, she said. - But on that day, accompanied by her 13-year-old grandson, Chris, things took a nasty turn. Mrs. Sullivan, who with her hus- band has taken care of Chris since he was 3 days old, was watching him Friday because he had been suspended from the alternative school he attends. She went to the bank to deposit her husband's paycheck from his job as a tugboat captain. "I left the bank, and it hit my mind, 'why don't I just ride by there and see if I can get some stuff she said. Chris, who can't even abide the smoke from his grandmother's ciga- rettes, didn't know why she was there, she said. She circled through the neigh- borhood, then parked when two men indicated they had something to sell. Instead, they jumped in the back scat and attacked Mrs. Sullivan and Chris with their bare hands, taking more than $100 in cash, her grandson's wallet and her purse, wallet and credit cards. She was hit in the face and arm; Chris says the attackers just got him once on the head. "I was fighting back. I couldn't let Grandma get beat up and not fight back said Chris. When the men ran, Mrs. SEE BAKED PAGE 7 Save on thousc of VIC items throughout tl SotAUR 28 oz. Heine Ketchu Prices Ii � 7 Thuridiy, April 22,1999 lit Carolinian :y spend in chat a deal with chat help people set rics for them- 1. "As a school, tc people aware , and encourage unseling before a serious $M8f ernet chat rooms Talk Horn Page. 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At IE PAGE B iten, ot stuff she said. even abide the ndmother's ciga- w why she was atigh the neigh- rked when two y had something :y jumped in the attacked Mrs. i with their bare re than $100 in 's wallet and her redit cards. he face and arm; kers just got him "I was fighting :t Grandma get ight back said men ran, Mrs. I PAGE 7 features Tha East Carolinian Save on thousands of VIC items throughout the store Harris Teeter Your Neighborhood Food Market wwwJiarristeeter.com The Best Is What Were All About! p jNHraW pfc�jlt Nl))vus ���n. llb.pkg. CALIFORNIA Baked continued front paga 6 Sullivan didn't hesitate: she called 911 from her cell phone. Even though she was trying to buy marijuana, it didn't occur to Mrs. Sullivan not to call police. "If I can't get it, I am going to burn it she said. "If I had one right now, I'd smoke it And that's exactly what I told the detective Now police are weighing whether to charge her with con- tributing to the delinquency of a minor. Wilmington police Detective O.D. Horton said police were shocked when they learned Mis. Sullivan had been routinely driving into Wilmington's dangerous neighborhoods to buy marijuana. "This is the first rime I've heard of this he said. Worse, he said, was taking her grandson with her. "That's the issue I'm going to address first of all he said. But Mrs. Sullivan said she's not worried about losing custody of Chris because she smokes marijua- na and could be charged in the inci- dent. She said Chris didn't know why his grandmother was driving around in the neighborhood. When she smokes at home - usually she smokes half a joint a day she goes to an outside porch or to her bathroom, where she lights up beside an open window. She's also quick to point out sev- eral reasons for smoking marijuana: it eases her ceaseless pain; it relax- es her, it allows to keep food on her stomach; and it doesn't affect her mind the way her more than two dozen' pain-killing drugs do, she said. 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Smith's roommate, de: Coleman was ta overall pick Raiders. "We're bot Smith. "We bo that's all we can up another lev school to collegi Carolinian nts cein able: r name. re as follows: nee. Be sure to i, when service iy reach you u cut on. �tricorwater �thai all luring the cut ns SALON STYLISTS EDS BODY WAX ,IR 5 F QES iiflns NOT VALID ERS. VALID IONS. M o&o IV" Ljr Li Tha Eist Carolinian sports TJwrtw.Airiiaa.fcm 1 Scholar athletes honored Poloniusand England receive honor Kristy Daniel assistant spouts editor � The ECU Athletic Department named and honored its outstanding student-athletes at the annual PCS Phosphate Breakfast of Champions Saturday. ! The breakfast was a part of the 16th annual Great Pirate PurpleGold Pigskin Pig-Out. The breakfast was held at the Qrecnville Country Club. Isonette Polonius was named as djc ECU Outstanding female stu- dent-athlete and Justin England was named as the ECU Outstanding male student-athlete for the 1998-99 season. Along with Polonius and England, the PCS Phosphate All- Academic Team was also honored at the breakfast. The awards given to the female and male scholar-athletes of the year include an athletic grant-in- aid, which is sponsored by PCS Phosphate. The scholar-athletes were cho- sen based on their academic and athletic achievement, leadership qualities and services to the univer- sity and community. Polonius, a senior softball "All- American is a native of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. This season was her final season performing for the Lady Pirates. According to sports information, she ranks in the top two of every ECU offensive category in the soft- ball record book, including the top position in home runs, RBI's and doubles. "This award really lets people see and learn what we are all about Polonius said. Also, in 1998, she was a first team College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All- America selection. Polonius carries a 3.875 GPA in business management. "I am so honored in winning this ; Linebacker Roderick Coleman was taken in the third round by the Raiders f ILE PHOTO Headed for the Big Time &&o Smith, Coleman taken, five others sigped Frank Hendricks STAFF WRITER It is hard to believe that Greenville native Troy Smith once had to be talked out of quitting foot- ball, but during his high school days at J.H. Rose, it hap- pened. Coach Steve Logan had to convince Smith to .stay home and play for the Pirates, selling the school over big names such as Notre Dame. Sunday, in the 6th round of the NFL draft, Troy Smith was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 201st overall picfc Earlier in the day, Smith's roommate, defensive end Rod Coleman was taken with the 153rd overall pick by the Oakland Raiders. "We're both excited said Smith. "We both got a chance and that's all we can ask for. We're going up another level, like from high school to college The Eagles took split end Troy Smith FILE PHOTO Only Smith and Coleman could understand what this whole thing was like. They joined each other in all star game appearances and they shared the nervous enthusiasm that came with two days of the draft. "We've talked a lot about how we felt about the draft Colcman said. "We're just happy to know where we're going Coleman, who rewrote ECU's sacks records, admit- ted he was upset by not getting drafted during Saturday's first three rounds. "It bothered me a whole lot Coleman said. "Now I have an opportunity. If I do what I've done on this level, it'll pay off Smith was one of only two receivers select- ed by the Eagles, UNC's Na Brown being the first. Though Coleman and Smith were the only two Pirates drafted, they aren't the only ones with a shot at making the NFL. Buck Collins, Mondell Corbett, Travis Darden, Dwayne Ledford and Kelvin Suggs all signed free agent con- tracts. SEE 116 TIME PAGE 10 everyone. He hat � good character and he handles himself very welLr Klepacksaid. �tte Polonius Sport; Softball Hometown: Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Major: Business Management GPA: 3,875 Position; 3rd base Leads in home runs, RBI's �� Sport Men's Cross Country HouMrtwwiuApei.M.C. Major; Etetciat Physooay GPA: 3.512 Awards: 198 NC state title award. It is a great award to be nom- inated for and win Polonius said. "I must say I have to thank my mother for all of her support during my playing here in the United States Polonius said. iiiiii antiisuiu England also won the 1998 state title. "This is great for Justin because he is an outstanding young man. This is good recognition for the team said Leonard Klepack, miuiuiilft Kf iualii Mipacit, England is a role model. He stress- es the importance of academics that Coach Klepack feels many other athletes do not focus on. " It is the way he does things, his actions. They are what influences Football wraps up spring practice Pirates showing steady improvement Bl-AINF. DENIL'S SENIOR WRITER As spring temperatures are on the rise, the '99 Pirate football team is warming up and looking forward to a winning season. Saturday, April 24 will conclude the Pirates' spring football practice and move the team one step closer to taking the field again this fall. The ECU football team began their spring practices on March 25 with much enthusiasm; adding lots of young talent as well as new defensive coordinator Tim Rose to the program. Since their first prac- tice session, the team has come on strong, showing steady improve- ment and raising expectations for the fall season. "We've gotten a lot better offen- sively dealing with the multiple looks that our defense is presenting to us head coach Steve Logan said. 'I think that our defense on the other side of the ball is operat- ing with a lot fewer missed assign- ments. So we have gotten better on both sides Installing the new defensive alignment'bro.ight in by Rose has drawn much of the focus of the spring sessions. Rose, who was the defensive coordinator at Boston College the past two seasons, brings a fast-paced and intense style to the Pirate team. Logan is optimistic and pleased with the development of this new defense during its early stages. "I think that it has been a real positive turn of events Logan said. "The kids are excited about it and they are having a lot of fun. It's a very aggressive style of defense and they are having fun with it Pirate players are growing more comfortable with the new defen- sive structure and look forward to utilizing it against the upbeat offense of teams like Miami (Fla.) and N.C. State in the fall. All-star linebacker Pcmell Griffin believes the defense has come along well and developed quickly during the spring. He says he has also grown more accustomed to Rose's style of coaching. "At first I didn't understand him Rose, but now I've come to enjoy him a whole lot Griffin said. "He is very enthusiastic. He likes being here and I love being here so we are real compatible David Garrard, the Pirates sophomore quarterback, is able to analyze the defense from the other side of the ball. According to Garrard, Pirate players have been working hard throughout the spring to get more in sync with one anoth- er and the defense will be a key fac- tor come the fall. "I think everybody really caught on to what coach Rose has been talking about Garrard said. "I know the defense has been giving me some problems, so I know it's going to give other teams some problems On the offensive side, Garrard shined in the tail of '98 completing 157-of-255 passes for 2,091 yards and 14 touchdowns. He broke 16 ECU passing records including best single-season completion percent- age and single-game passing yardage total. Along with Garrard, senior receiver LaMont Chappell will help make up the Pirates' attacking offense. Chappell caught 36 passes in'98 for 584 yards and six touchdowns. "We have installed a lot of new plays Chappell said. "Now that he Garrard has more experience we should do a lot more damage than we did last year Junior Marcellus Harris and Delayo Dodd have come on strong during the spring practices, adding to the Pirates' offensive arsenal. Both players will work at the receiv- er position and Harris may see some action on special teams during the '99 season. SEE WUCTICE PAGE 10 Pirates prepare for Penn Relays Track teams to travel to years bigst meet Stephen Schramm SPORTS EDITOR This weekend the brick facade of Franklin Field is the scene for one of collegiate track and field's biggest annual meet, the Penn Relays. The Penn Relays are held in Philadelphia and draw the largest crowds of any meet. "If you could imagine what it's like for those home football games, that's what it's like at the Penn Relays said Charles Justice, head women's track coach. Justice sends his 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay squads to the meet. ECU's Michelle Clayton will compete in the prestigious "Championship of America" in the hammer and the shot put. The ECU women will also send its sprint medley team to Philadelphia. The men will send its 4x200 and 4x400 meter relay squads and run- ner Lynn Stewart will compete in the intermediate hurdles. The Pirate distance medley squad is not heading to the meet. The team qualified for the meet but after one runner fell ill, the trip was scrapped. The team will stay in town and prepare for next week- end's USATFC Quadrangular Meet. "We're going to train on through to Baton Rouge said Leonard Klepack, distance coach. "It's the meet of the year as to the fact that there are forty thou- sand people in the stands said Bill Carson, head men's track coach. "It's a very knowledgeable track crowd The relays come a week after the teams competed in the CAA Championships. This timing makes preparation for the meet easy because the teams are already in good shape coming off of the con- ference meet. "We just had conferences a week ago, so we pray we come out healthy Carson said. Tennis teams finish seventh in CAAs Seniors pace Pirates in finalevent Frank Hendricks STAFF WRITER Both the ECU men and women's tennis teams finished seventh in the CAA Tournament, with the women holding true to seed and the guys moving up a place. The ECU women beat George Mason in the consolation round to finish the CAA tournament. The Pirates, who were seeded seventh, were beaten by American 5-2 on Saturday, which set up the match with Mason. The lone victo- ries against American came from singles victories by Hrushida Kamthe and Asa Ellbring. The Pirates dominated Mason, sweeping the singles matches in convincing fashion. The men placed seventh as well. The Pirates beat UNC-W 4-0 in the consolation round to close out their tournament. The Pirates, the No. 8 seed, fell to No. 1 seed VCU on Saturday, then got beaten 4-0 by American. "Playing VCU was really tough. They arc obviously, very good said Oliver Thalen, sophomore. On Sunday against the Scahawks, the team was ready to show off their skills. "Playing Wilmington always gives me some competitive incen- tive said Kenny Kirby, Wilmington native. Seniors Roope Kalajo and Kirby each had a good tournament, both winning their final collegiate match. "There was a lot of emotion involved in that last match. I could- n't let myself lose that last match Kalajo said Kirby and Kalajo both admit that leaving collegiate tennis has not yet hit them. "I have one semester left to graduate, so it'll realty hit me when it's time for the season to roll around Kirby said. Til miss the guys more than anything, though 10 Ttwriiy. April 22, 1989 Big Time continued from page 9 Pirate coach Steve Logan said his time with these guys seemed West Virginia tickets go on sale Season opener to be held in Charlotte short, but each of their careers have Perhaps Smith summed up the blossomed. entire experience. " I was happy for the kids said "I don't know if it's a dream Logan. "It's a great opportunity for come true or something that was each of these guys supposed to happen Smith said. Practice continued from page 9 "I think it's the best spring ball that we have had up until this point Chappell said. "We came out the first few days and practiced hard and the team looks good. We are more intense than ever before ECU students eager to see Pirate football in action can get a jump on the rest of the crowd for the season's first game. Advance student tickets for the 1999 East Carolina football game vs. West Virginia will go on sale Monday, April 26. The game will be played Saturday, Sept. 4 at Charlotte's Ericsson Stadium and is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m. Tickets sales begin at 9 a.m. at the Mingcs Stafk Reports Tickets for the 1999 ECU vs. West Virginia game will go on sale Monday, April 26. The game is scheduled for September 4 at Charlotte's Ericsson Stadium with a game time tentatively set for 3:30 p.m. Student tickets will be available Monday from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Minges Coliseum Ticket Office. An allotment of 2,500 tickets have been made available for students at $10. Tickets will be mailed prior to the game to students. Students must present a valid ECU One Card at the time of pur- chase to receive this student dis- count. Guest tickets are available to the students for $25. Each student is allowed one guest ticket. Advanced ticket prices for the general public is $35 for lower level and upper level mid fie Id and $25 for upper level seats. 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Sources told The Charlotte Observer that Shinn values the team at $160 million, and wants Jordan to pay $80 million. Jordan wants to pay less, in part because his presence is likely to raise the team's value almost immediately. Jordan's prestige also could a key clement in local lobbying for a new basketball arena in down- town, the newspaper said. Jordan and Shinn have been unavailable for comment during negotiations. However, Jordan confirmed Saturday, while at a hockey game, that he's interested. A Hornets' spokesman Tuesday declined comment on the report. "We're not commenting on negotiations said Harold Kaufman, the spokesman, who added Jordan and Shinn agreed from the start to "have a continu- ing dialogue" on a deal. 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TOWNHOUSES NEAR ECU. 3 or 4 bedrooms. 2 12 and 3 12 baths, WD hook-up ample storage, spa- cios. 752-1899 day (M-F), pager 561-2203 night. SPACIOUS TWO Bedroom apart- ment for rent, including pool and tennis courts. Sublet from end of May til July 7. Then you can rent it from there as you wish. Call Holly at 353-5871. 4 BR. 2 bath house 4 blocks from ECU campus. Central heat and AC, fenced in yard. Pets OK. Available Aug. 1. $800mo. Call 651-5025. ECU AREAI Huge 6 bedroom. 2 bath house. Big common areas. Cen- tral heat and air downstairs. Pets OK. $1000 month. Call 830-9502. leave a message. DUPLEX 2 BR. 1 bath, heat pump, washerdryer hook-up. private drive, close to campus, no pets. $430. Please call 756-8444 or 356-7799. Available immediately! BW-3 Apt. Above BW-3. Available May thru August. 3 bedrooms. 2 12 baths. Call 523-5360, 526-6930 or 252-240-1194. Furnished if de- sired. TAKE OVER apartment lease, 2 bed- room. 1 12 baths, washerdryer hook-ups. 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I need 1-2 people with lots of energy and enthusiasm to answer phones, give property tours, do campus pre- sentations, run errands, etc. Hours of availability need to be 12-6 M-F and some weekends. Sat. 10-4. Sun 12- 4. Pays min. wage- $6.50 depending on experience. Call Becky, 752-9995. NEED SUMMER help at Hatteras Beach. Free housing. Need two males or females for retail seafood market. Bonus offered. Call 252-986- 2215 or e-mail riskyb@interpath.com LOOKING FOR a summer job? Play at day and work at night. The ECU Telefund is hiring students for the Summer and Fall of 1999 to contact alumni and parents for the ECU An- nual Fund Drive. $5.50 hour. Make your own schedule. If interested, call 328-4212 , M-TH between the hours of 3-6 p.m DO YOU love Christian music? Make a difference sharing your relation- ship with Jesus Christ through the relevant vehicle of radio. Crossover, a local radio program 8-12 a.m. Sat. & Sun is looking for help to serve as show head and DJ. 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Walk to China 10 and Antonello's restaurants. No smoking. No pets. 762-6644. IDEAL RENTAL opportunity! Two bedroom, one bath, large home one block from campus. $500 per month. Available in May. Leave mes- sage at 353-5310. Neat and respon- sible a must. ROOMMATE WANTED SUMMER ROOMMATE wanted to share three bedroom apart- ment near campus. Includes washer and dryer and outdoor pool access. 13 rant and utili- ties. We're clean and friendly. Call 782-8910. SUMMER ROOMMATE wanted to share 4 bedroom house 1 block from campus. $168 a month 14 utilities. Own room with private full bath. Call James � 762-9663. FEMALE. SHARE three bedroom home with two female students. Campus three blocks. Prefer gradu- ate student. Central air, ceiling fans, washerdryer. $260 plus utilities. (703) 680-1676. Work Outdoors ! Want Honest, Reliable Students Wdependable truckcar TO MONITOR COTTON (No experience necessary) $7.00hr. mileage mallfax resume MCSI-Box 370 Cove City, NC 28523 Fax: 252-637-2125 (Nr. 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Call Hubert Talley at 800-545-5654 ext. 5289 today. SOCCER COACH needed for 86 Greenville Stars Fall season. 2 to 3 practicesweek. Saturday games, some out of town. Salary based on experience. Call 355-1597 or 792- 3327. POOL MANAGERS and lifeguards. Summer. Greenville, Goldsboro. Wit- son, Rocky Mount, Atlantic Beach, Raleigh. Cary. Chapel Hill. LGT train- ingoffcredIJc)3V LIFEGUARDS NEEDED for Farrrt- ville Public Swimming Pool. Please contact Fred Sauls at 753-7020. We will try to let you work around your school schedule. EOE A FEMALE executive with a local company is seeking an individual to help with childrens' needs. Children are 10 and 14. so your own transpor- tation is needed. Part-time during school, full-time this summer. Experi- ence working with children needed, and references. If interested, please contact Denise Keel at 752-2111 ext. 297. Potential candidates will be in- terviewed. Resumes can be faxed to 752-4217. LIFEGUARDS AND swim instruc- tors needed in Greenville. Call 355- 5009 or 756-2667. BW-3. Apt. above BW-3, 3 bed- rooms, 2 12 baths. Call 523-5360, 526-6930 or 252-240-1194. NEED A part-time person to work in a professional office serving as re- ceptionist for a couple of hours a day as well as being an assistant to oth- er personnel in the office. Must en- joy working with the public and be easy-going since this is the overall office atmosphere. Hours are 11:30 to 6:00 Monday through Friday, and more during the summer, if needed. Also, position may extend into the fall, approximately 11:30 to 5 Mon- day through Friday. Please contact Polly Piland O 756-8886. NANNY WANTED for four children - ages 6 to 12 over Summer. Respon- sibilities include driving. Previous ex- perience and references required. Call Janice. 355-1597. OTHER BE SLIM and trim in time to swim 100 natural. Doctor approved. 1 in Europe! Call 757-2292. Free sam- ples. Limited time offer. THIS YEAR A LOT OF COLLEGE SENIORS WILL BE GRADUATING INTO DEBT. Under the Army's Loan Repayment program, you could get out from under with a three-year enlistment. Each year you serve on active duty reduces your indebtedness by one-third or $1,500, whichever amount is greater, up to a $65,000 limit The offer applies to Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, and cer- tain other federally insured loans, which are not in default And debt relief is just one of the many benefits you'll earn from the Army. Ask your Army Recruiter. ARMY. BE ALL YOU CAN BE: www.goarmy.com 252-756-9695 PERSONALS THE CARD Post Report 323 Defi- nite Inn. Received via certified mail ECU'S Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs 6 Finance's "appeal hear- ing's decision that "ban remains in full force and effect At hearing I address that prior to the issuing of "warning" of "warning of trespass had asked (one present at hearing) "Is there any question of the sound- ness of my mind in addressing these' matters?" That person's response was "Do not recall Of matters left unaddressed at hearing (decision to end hearing was Vice Chancellor's) one is duration of ban. Issuing offic- er wrote 'indef A 'warning of tres- pass' is valid for one year. Informa- tion that one can appeal decision to superior court was absent from Vice Chancellor's decision letter. Prosper 'n Live Long, Tom Drew PERSONALS SVFR WOULD like to show their ap- preciation to their dedicated volun- teers at the REAL Crisis Center. Thank you for all your hard work and the compassion you show to the center and our community: Sara Aderhold, Megan Ayers, Suzanne Brown, Amanda Canady, Tara Chad- wick, Nicole Cox. Felichia Davis. Lau- ra Ann Flick. Christine Harrington. Bobby Heath. Adrea Heath. Mandy Johnson. Paayal Mehta. Carly Mel- lon, Christy Pearson. Mary Pollock. Adeea Rogers, Christy Rothenberger. Jennifer Shields. Renee Smith. Ellen Stephenson. Steve Sumeracki. San- dy Traynor. Jennifer VanAllen. Jonni Wainwright. Sally Welker. Gina West. Amy Whitley. Crystal Wilder. Michael Walsh. Becky Charny. Ches- sica Hodges. Shellie Harris, Crystal McMillion, Jennifer Beat. Katharine Padin. Brandon Huss. ADVERTISE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS. IT WORKS! GREEK PERSONALS THANKS, TRACY Edwards, for making Founder's Day Tea a suc- cess. You did a great job! Love, your Alpha Xi Delta sisters CONGRATULATIONS TO Sigma Pi on winning first place in All Sing. Thanks. Kristi Dixon. for all of your hard work. Love. Alpha Xi Delta EPSILON SIGMA Alpha - congratu- lations to the newly executive board! We know you'll do a great job next year. We love you guys! CONGRATS, MELISSA Foshaw. on your Delta Chi lavalier to Mike! We're so happy for you! Love, your Zeta Tau Alpha sisters THANKS TO All our dates on Satur- day! We had a blast! Love, Zeta Tau Alpha PI KAPPA Alpha would like to thank all for coming to Greek Goddess '99 and Breakfast Club with Kappa Al- pha. Congrats to Shana Maxon, Lisa O'Conner, Shanna Moore. SARAH MCCONNELL and Marie Davis, thank you both so much for your hard work on Greek Week and the Alumni Picnic! Love, your Zeta Tau Alpha sisters THE THETA Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. would like to invite the East Carolina student body to Alpha Kappa Alpha Week. Monday: April 27, 1999: Jolly Ranch- er Yard Activity (10a.m1p.m.) "Al- pha Kappa Alpha's Spring Cleaning Clothing Drive" (7:45p.m9) Tues- day: April 27: "Alpha Kappa Alpha's Man of the New Millennium" Pag- eant � 8p.m. MSC room 244. Wed- nesday: April 28: "Breast Cancer Awareness" Program @ 8p.m. Stay Tuned for more ANNOUNCEMENTS ROCKY MOUNT Police Department Special Olympic Torch Run Golf Tour- nament at Maccripine Country Club near Pinetops May 20 at 1 p.m. $120 per team, Superball format. Contact Sgt. Sikes 252-972-1425 or Cpt. Wells 252-972-1485. PASTOR JAMES D. Corbett of Community Christian Church will be ministering at a Rebuilder's Fellow- ship on Friday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. The program provides an avenue for the divorced, separated or widowed to rebuild their lives centered around the Word of God. The fellowship will be held at Community Christian Aca- demy, located at 2009 Pactolus Road in Greenville. 551-9143 THE THETA Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. would like to invite the East Carolina student body to the remainder of Alpha Kap- pa Alpha Week: Thursday, April 29 "Bake Sale 9 Barefoot on the Mall" Mendenhall Student Center lawn (10a.m2p.m.) Friday, April 30 "Sis- terly Relations" TBA. Saturday May 1 Party MSC Social room (10p.m 2a.m.) APPAREL MERCHANDISING Tex- tile Organization members, our last meeting will be held on April 29. This day we will also be doing elec- tions for new officers. We look for ward to seeing you there! APRIL CONTRA Dancel (Last dance of the year). Music by Bill and Libby Hicks: caller: Brian Hayes. Willis Bldg. (comer of 1st and Reade Sts.) Free beginner lesson 7p.m dance, 7:30-10:30. Students $3; others $6 or $6. Come alone or bring a friend. Sponsors: ECU Folk 6 Country Danc- ers. 328-0237 ;��� � � Wgm ������fl Arts & Entertainment Magazine of The East Carolini Thursday, April 22,1999 . i- -r -����-ii-i-i- - i����.��������.���.����.��.������������� Lee Howard StaffWriter Upon entering the Vtfellington B. Gray Gallery in the Jenkins Building to witness the graduate thesis exhibition, you'll notice a boundary which separates the left side of the gallery from the right This segregated appearance is created by temporary walls which conceal the contents of all but the front section of the left side. The exposed work on the left is primarily three-dimensional sculpture. All the work on the right side is two-dimensional textile and collage work. The textile display, which is the effort of Joyce Joines Newman, is full of color and pattern while the sculptural works, that of Jonathan Bowling, reflect muted earth tones and reveal high-profile, textured sur- faces. Each body of work is more distinct than similar from its neighbor. However, Bowling's Director of Thesis Committee, Carl Billingsley posit - ed,There is an especially good relationship between the work of the two exhibiting artists, Joyce Newman and Jonathan Bowling, in terms of their themes and imagery and it's interesting to see the parallels that can exist between a sculptor and a fiber (textile) artist" Both artists hail from Appalachia; associations with a rural, pastoral See Shed continued on page 6 Shed The thesis exhibit explores a changing landscape ��������������������������� UULUTITOViTiIViTi WWi Tom Petty's Echo belongs in your CD changer CD Review "Blast From the Past" not a stretch for Frasier Movie Review What, exactly, does "O.G mean? Find out m Video Review Beware the Phair: her stage performances are notorious, but tun yivskk. fountainhead � 2nd Floor Student Publications Building Greenville, NC 27858 � Phone 328-6366 � Fax 328-6558 � Advertising 328-2000 �www.fountainhead.ecu.edu CD Review Tom Petts still got it Ryan Kennemur Butcher, baker, candlestick maker S3 Tom Petty Echo Hey man you know that guy? The one that's been rocking and rolling for over twenty years? Cmonyou gotta know him! Real gawky look- ing, with blonde hair? Hesangthat song "Last Dance With Mary Jane" and had die "allegedly dead" Kim Basinger in the video. Remember himnow? Of course you do! Why dolask? He has a new album out. How is it, you ask? Have a seat and I'll tell you. The new album Echo marks the twelfth release by 70s rockers Tom Petty and the Heart breakers, and it's right on time. Petty, the man who brought us such gems as "The Waiting"and"Free Fallinis per- haps the only rock and roll star with the staying power to be considered fiesh after twenty-three years in the business. Don't even think about mentioning Aerosmith; they haven't sounded cool since the late '80s, what with their focus on the power ballad since their last good album, Pump. Sorry about that, get a little upset when awesome bands get old and don't have what it takes to play rock-and-roll music anymore. That aside, Echo picks up where the last album, the "She's The One" soundtrack, left off. The disk found Petty and Co. doing some of their finest work to date, using a good mix of sweet acoustic ditties and stone cold rockers. So does Echo. The first songRoom at the Top starts off as a typical slow ballad, with Petty's Dylan-esque drawl professing got a room at the top of the world tonight, and I ain't coming down Then, through a miracle of the mix- ing board, the tune jumps into crunchin' guitar-mode and stays that way through the chorus, only to end up right where it started, drifting lazily down that river in your head. A couple songs later comes "Free Girl Now a flat-out blaster of a song and probably the best one on the entire album. If this one doesn't get your foot tapping, then you don't deserve the privilege of feet. It's a song about a girl that has gotten out of a rela- tionship and now realizes that the world is her oyster, so to speak. Lyrics like, "Hey babyyou're a ftee girl now" pretty much sum up the record, if not Petty's entire career. Bear with me here. In the song "Billy the Kida man falls down hard, but he still manages to get up again. All of Petty's songs have characters that are willing to push until it gives, and punch until it breaks. That's what his music has always done, and I for one admire him for sticking to his guns. That said, there are even more exceptional songs that make up this great album. Though there are plen- ty here, the one that screams "hit See CD REVIEW, continued on page 6 �Mi�I�q lnilTltbTiiiliiiiii Amy L.Royster Editor in Chief Amanda G.Austin Managing Editor Mkoh Smith Editor CalebRose Assistant Editor SttphancWNtkxfcO Russ Blackburn Layout Una fernc Munu�j Mmin Bobby lugfe WMasmr Sot wig Itw tCUcoimunilr smet E9?S ih� tsi brotnutt puWsntj II 000 csims ovary Euosdoy md Ihundov I.GOO coctos of tho lountnrrwod. out now ins ond ontanonnrffl mooum. Hf pub- bshod nrr Mdma the lull MMvul r aoth edtottfi at me E is Cd�i�i a ttto (potion of tho Edflortol Bond Tin E w Cotdtnian micant! "Ultra to llw rdoot. trnttod 10 250 own. wtudi mty bo KMld lor doconcy em town; llw Eon CoaowMon ttsot ves iho itofit to km oi tooon lotion lot puokiiar All lotion must bt ttgnid lenon shotid bo oddtessod to Opftton etjoot .Tha Em Cotonmon. Sludttnt PuKrjtior. BuOdoig. ECU. GioonvJo. ?IB5�43S3 lot niorniot.on cH 88 328 6366 2 Thursday, April 22,1999 Vkfco Review fm gonna git you sucka! Patrick McMahon StaffWritcr Keerun Ivory Wsywi ttirectud this od� to di ghetto As I walked the aisles of the esteemed video rental establishment that I'll call "Update Video" looking for just the right title to review, the idea came to me that maybe I have wasted my time as well as yours writing about such frivolous movies as "Goodfellas� no wait a minute, "Goodfellas" was kick ass� okay I got it "UHFrYeahUHFf that movie was rather pointless now wasn't it? Anyway, I thought I would review a movie that was a true art classic, one that inspired the world such as "Saving Private Ryan" or "Casablanca The difficult decision as to what title would enlighten you readers the most came down to three titles: the tear jerker "Ski School 2 the always meaningful and insightful "Bikini Carwash Company and the social awareness film "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka So with these three films conies the biggest decision I had to make since I had to decide whether or not pick the yellow food or the gray food while eating at Mendenhell, er, MendenhaLL Will it be the smooth Aspen slopes? Or maybe the smooth and supple bre urn, car washes? Or the long shot candidate "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka?" When it all came down to it I chose the heart-wrench- ing Keenan Ivory Wayans classic "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka This gritty urban saga depicts the horrific inner city exploits of an evil crime syndicate headed by the ever- frightening Mr. Big, who kidnaps the girlfriend of hero Jack Spade (played by Wayans) and starts a street war between the gang and the good of booty-shaking, female-loving Afro- con Ameri-con supa heroes like Rung Fu )oe, Flyguy, Hammer (as in See Sucka. continued on page 3 Its Your Place To Catch A Free Fitch APRIL 22-24 AT 8 P.M AND APRIL 25 AT 3 P.M. IN HENDRIX THEATRE Saving Private Ryan (R) In the midst of World War II, it is found that three casualties are brothers, and there are in fact four brothers, and one is still alive deep in enemy territory. A mission is deployed to find Private James Ryan and send him home. You and a guest gat in free when you present your valid ECU One Card. 72? Jam Out APRIL 24 AT 10 P.M. AT FLETCHER OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER On Saturday, April 24, the Pirate Underground will present live music in the Fletcher Outdoor Amphitheater. Two hot local bands. Mordecai, an alternative rock band, and Deep Fuzz, a heavy metal juggernaut, will perform. Best of all, its free! lb Enjoy A Good Laugh WEDNESDAY. APRIL 28 AT 8 P.M. IN HENDRIX THEATRE Celebrity (ft) Woody Allen's 1998 satiric comedy is a cinematic view of a celebrity-obsessed society, endlessly fascinated with celebrity actors, super- models, weathermen, preachers, victims, or anyone on the cover of a tabloid. You and a guest get in free when you present your valid ECU One Card. To Get Work Done When you have a state-of-the-art facility at your fin- gertips, you can't help but get your work done! Located on the ground floor, the computer lab at Mendenhall features Pentium-based computers. Power Macs, and color and laser printers. There is also an assistant on hand waiting to help you. To Go Barefoot THURSDAY, APRIL 29. ON THE MALL FROM 12-6 P.M. Come celebrate the twentieth anniversary of ECU's Barefoot On The Mall with Battle of the Bands win- ner Manderico. a high-energy Hispanic band, along with Lost Boyz, a hip-hop group out of New York. Far Too Jones, a regular in the Greenville area will also play, as will Groovelilly, a rock-and-roll violinist who has won major awards already. To Hear Jazz 8 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 30 AND SATURDAY MAY 1 IN WRIGHT AUDITORIUM Jazz up your spirits with swing music played the way it's supposed to be played at the Emerald City Jazz Festival. Proudly presented by the ECU Student Union and ECU School of Music are the ECU Jazz Ensemble with special guest Bob Mintzer on April 30 and The Yellow Jackets on May 1. Tickets for this hip show are on sale now at the Central Ticket Office, so get yours earlyl u MSC Hours: MonThurs 8 a.mll p.m Fri 8 a.mMidnight; Sat Noon-Midnight; Sun Ml p.m. Phair to blast Wright Auditorium Lee Howard StaffWriter Hey, have you heard the song "Polyester Bride" or "Uncle Alvarez" played on WZMB? If you didn't know who it was then you owe it to yourself to be informed. The artist is Liz Phair and she is coming to Wright Auditorium on Monday, April 26. Phair is on the road in support of her latest disc, Whitechocolatespaceegg. An Evening With Liz Phair is a good ticket item and well worth the expense. Wright ( Auditorium will prove to be an excellent venue for this event. "I consider it to be an intimate con- cert and a gateway to ushering in new, quality entertainment for ECU said Patrick Edwards, chairperson of the Student Union Popular Entertainment Committee. For those who aren't aware of who Liz Phair is, she entered the indie rockscenein'93witha full-length disc, Exile in Guyville, on Matador Records. She quickly achieved noto- riety as an "incendiary impudent" and "bawdy" singersongwriter due to the candor of her lyrics. As a new addition to the growing contribu- tions of "women in rock Phair's voice has couched women's issues rather than cater to the desires of a male-dominated music scene. While ribaldry yd brashness are nothing new to rock lyricists, the impact appears to be greater when the artist is female. Using the ideolo- gy of rock music as a platform for rebellion, she pushes her own agen- Tetyoor Uj P1h� Hetott � Mm" CD Alty � Em Coal Video. da. Many critics have credited her for influencing other contemporary women musicians. Musically, Phair's early up-tempo compositions have a janglely, pop- like sound reminiscent of the 60's and 70's.fervet Underground influ- ence is evident. A number of her songs have a folk rock sound and she used this style occasionally on her next two releases, whip-smart andjuvenilia. Phair plays guitar and piano, writes most of her music and all of her lyrics. Chorus seems to be her guitar effect of choice and her riffs are typi- cally rhythm-oriented. She provides lullaby melodies with her voice, which nicely compliments her rhythms and provides an ironic con- trast to her "biting" lyrics. In addi- tion to using piano within rock arrangements, she has written some ballads with piano accompaniment, which appear sparsely throughout her entire opus. After the 1995 release of juvenilia, Phair took a three year hiatus from the music scene before the release of whitechocolatespaceegg in 1998. In addition to some recording during the intervening years, she got mar- ried and gave birth to a baby boy. These experiences have definitely affected her songwriting, and they show up in her lyrics. In her earlier work she seems to be fixated on the pleasurepain aspects of girlfriendboyfriend relationships. The most recent songs deal not only with this type relationship, but also with ambiguous nature of other relationships like friends, spouse, parentchild and extended family. On the new disc she expresses a maturity that seems evident not only lyrically, but musically as welL The instrumentation is more diverse and the production quality is more polished than before. The lean sound of her early basement tape compositions has filled out to a rich, full, high production sound. Tickets are on sale at the Central Ticket Office in Mendenhall, CD Alley, and East Coast Music & Video. Ticket prices are: $18 for students, $22 for the general public, and $25 at the door. See you there! Movie Review Frasier's still out of his element Ryan Kennemur Walken Historian What would you do if you had locked your family away in a bomb shelter for years and years to protect them from the cold war, and all of a sudden (35 years later) your son says he wants to go see the world? "Blast From the Past the new comedy with Brendan Frasier and Alicia Silverstone, is based on that ques- tion. During the Cold War, Cahrin and Helen Webber (Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek) are looked upon as total goof balls by all their neigh- bors. Then again, they did make an underground bomb shelter in their backyard that is an exact replica of their above-ground house. One day, President Kennedy comes on televi- sion and tells the world that he is going to try to put a stop to the Cuban Missile Crisis, so Calvin decides that he and his pregnant -Btoil From e Ptst" in d�t� mow touH wife should go spend some time in the shelter, just in case. The lacker is, on the same day they decide to go underground, an air- plane falls from the sky and hits their home just above the shelter, causing the submerged couple to believe that nuclear winter has begun. So Calvin decides to seal the shelter and not come out for 35 years, the time at which he believes the Earth will be habitable again. During this time, the couple has a bouncing baby boy named Adam, played by George of the Jungle him- self. They raise him just as if they were still in the 60s, and so Adam comes out of the shelter more than a little bit bass-ackwards. Adam comes to the surface totally unprepared for the trip he is about to embark on, which in essence is the search for true love. Eve (Alicia Silverstone) is hired to took after him and teach him the ways of the world. Along the way, she becomes enchanted by his childlike inno- cence, not to mention the fact that he already knows how to do the newest craze, swing dancing. Of course.the two fall in love.yada yada yada. Don't get the idea that this isn't worth seeing. For once, there's an out-of-the-ordinary plot featured in what would otherwise be a garden variety romantic comedy. And at least we know that the actors are capable of getting the job done, especially Brendan Frasier. This is his third "fish out of water" movie he See BLAST, continued on page 6 Sucka continued from page 2 Isaac Hayes, not the broke-ass rapper) and a modey crew of other fools who have no clue as to what the hell is going on around them, but who fight the syndicate anyway. Spade is also fighting a personal side bank against Mr. Big because he feels that Big is responsible for the death of his brother by "QG (as in"over-gold- ed"himself to death). As the movie progresses, you really get the feel for the desolate world which Mr. Big con- trols: the drugs, the hos and the guns, all of which are portrayed in a realistic fashion. I mean, I had no due that a pimp- slappin' ho bag can jump out of a tenth floor window and bounce up to her feet without a scratch because her chest is so ample. Go figure. The story comes together when Spade, Slade, Pimp G Daddy-Mack Mack-Daddy, or whatever the hell his name is, all shoot it out with the forces of Mr. Big's army of crack heads and . I won't tell you how it ends because you really have to see it for yourself. It nearly brought me to tears. This per- sonal, inspirational story of inner city life will have all of you in stitches from cutting yourself on the door while running away from this God- awful movie. Rated "R" for ridiculous. Swing for charity, win a prize D. Miccah Smith Pcnmttmhtad Editor Calling all swingers: if you're looking for a chance to show off your best moves, this Friday night's 1999 Swing Dance Jubilee is the place to let it all hangout ECU'S Wesley Foundation and the East Carolina Folk and Country Dancers are sponsoring the dance and contest for charity which starts at 7 p.m. in the Willis Building on First Street The Jubilee will feature free lessons from 7 to 8 p.nt.a dance with a DJ and a swing contest to be judged by a panel of peers and professionals with prizes for the coolest cats on the floor. No partner is necessary, and every- one is invited to enter, regardless of experience level. Beverages will be provided by Pepsi, and prizes include dinner for two at Ragazzi's and Applebee's and a large pizza from Pizza Hut Admission is $5 for non-students, and $4 for students. All proceeds of me dance will be donated to relief efforts for Hurricane Mitch victims in the Caribbean. Ttind�Apri22.S99 3 April22 Backdoor The AggravatorsBlattbox Cat's Cradle Bare Jr. The Cellar-Karaoke 9:00-close Chef's 505-Arvid Ray Munson McGinnis Theatre- East Carolina Playhouse presents "Hot 1 Baltimore" (8:00 PM) Mendenhall Movies "Saving Private Ryan" Peasant's Cafe-Rosco Sports PadSplash- Karaoke 10:00-close Stacatto-PaulTardif AprU23 AJ. Fletcher Recital Hall-ECU Saxophone ensembles (8:00 PM) Backdoor The Stations The Spazms Ray Grades 7 Ton DieselKuttphat. Tix $10 for all week- end. Call (919) 942- 1995 for more info. ���������������������� Weekly Events & V Yrtiir rnmnlpfp auiHf to linrnminp events in G Your complete guide to upcoming events in G Cars Cradle-PatMcGhee Cellar-Karaoke 9-close Chapel Hill-Carolina NORML presents the 5th Annual Greenfest featuring Hipbone Jennyanykind StarpointGrasshopper Highway. Tix$10for all weekend. Call (919) 942-1995 for more information. Chefs 505-Arvid Ray Munson Hard Times-Desert Moon Marshall Park (uptown Charlotte)-70 bands, 5 stages, 160 Fine Artists in uptown Charlotte including Hootie and the BlowfishWidespread PanicEverdearAgents of Good Roots and moreCall Ticketmaster (704-522- 6500) or visit online McGinnis Theatre- East Carolina Playhouse presents "Hot 1 Peasant's Cafe-Agents of Good Roots Son II Studio-Line Dancing Sports PadSplash- Karaoke 10:00-dose Willis Building 1999 Swing Dance Jubilee (lessons start at 7:00 pm, dance starts at 8:00.) Mendenhall Movies "Saving Private Ryan" Saturday AprU24 Backdoor -Sacade Burned BlackLegend of the OverfiendMad Girl's LovesongClubhouse The Episode Big Jake's Bar- Karaoke and open mic CafsCradle-The Blue Rags Cellar-Karaoke 9:00- dose Chapel Hill-Carolina NORML presents the 5th Annual Greenfest featuring HipboneJennyanykin dStarpointGrasshop per Highway. �������� ������������������������������������������� Tix $10 for all week- end. 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Marshall Park (uptown Charlotte)- 70 bands, 5 stages, 160 Fine Artists in uptown Charlotte induding Hootie and the BlowfishWidespread PanicEverclearAgent s of Good Roots and moreCall Ticketmaster (704- 522-6500) or visit online McGinnis Theatre- East Carolina Playhouse presents "Hot 1 Baltimore" (2:00 PM) Mendenhall Movies "Saving Private Ryan" Peasant's Cafe-Open Mic Night April26 AJ. Fletcher Recital Hall-Jazz Bones (8:00 4 Ihurafe April 2J� 899 IrrffljjiliWmtfiJifiii 'aj��ili . . i �. -ifr-InfiiiiKiiiiiiriliiiri,iattf'iihratttiiM . . & ilendar events in G Greenville and surrounding areas nday ill-Carolina presents the al Greenfest Jennyanykin ntGrasshop vay.Tix$10 ;kend.Call -1995 for rmation. Park Zharlotte)- 5 stages, Artists in harlotte Hootie and Widespread rclearAgent Roots and II ster(704- ) or visit sTheatre- lina ! presents timore" I tall Movies rivate Ryan" Cafe-Open nday ier Recital Bones (8:00 PM) McGinnis Theatre- East Carolina Playhouse presents "Hot 1 Baltimore" (8:00 PM) Wright Auditorium ECU Popular Entertainment Committee presents "An Evening with Liz Phair" April27 A Matter of Taste Live Blues Boli's-lieeHuggers McGinnis Theatre- East Carolina Playhouse presents "Hot 1 Baltimore" (8:00 PM) Peasant's Cafe (Mugnite): Once Hush with Dear America Wednesday April 28 The Attic-Comedy Zone Hard Times Shaggin,mixat6w Steve Hardy's Original Beach Party featuring The Shakers Mendenhall MoviesCelebrity" Sports PadSplash- Karaoke 10:00-dose For More Information The Attic Greenville, NC 752-7303 Backdoor Greenville, NC 752-7049 The Beef Barn Greenville, NC 756-1161 Big lake's Bar Williamston.NC 799-0022 BW-3 Greenville, NC 758-9191 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC (252) 967-9053 The Cellar Greenville, NC 752-4668 Chef's 505 Greenville, NC 355-7505 The Corner Greenville, NC 329-8050 The Courtyard Tavern Greenville, NC 321-0202 Deadwood Greenville, NC 792-8938 The Elbo Greenville, NC 758-4591 Hard Times Greenville, NC 758-9922 On-Campus Activities 328-6004 Pantana Bob's Greenville, NC 757-3778 Peasant's Cafe Greenville, NC 752-5855 Sports PadSplash Greenville, NC 757-3658 Son II Studio Greenville, NC 830-5279 Southern Nites Nightclub 946-5785 Texas 2 Step Greenville, NC 752-3600 Underwater Cafe Greenville, NC 754-2207 Wrong Way Corrigan's Greenville, NC 758-3114 lIIHl Preview Liz Phair Wright Auditorium Monday, April 26 One of modern rock's most cher- ished artists, credited with every- thing from AJanis Morissette to my love life, Liz Phair takes on Wright Auditorium on the 26th. After releasing three albums including the critically praised debut "Exile in (iuyville"and 1994's half-million- selling "Whip-Smart Liz will have an arsenal of music to play, most of it coming from her third and latest effort "Whitechocolatespaceegg which is at once her most interesting and assured record. What to expect a man-hating aggressive womyn with a guitar in a mad riff rage. Agents of Good Roots Peasant's Cafe Friday, April 23 Although Agents of Good Roots are no stranger to Greenville, each show they perform is quite memorable. Where else can you be witness to a group of the purest white boys play- ing the most soulful rock-n-roll on this side of the tracks? I'll tell ya where What to expect A white Barry White style singer with as much hot buttered soul as Issac Hayes. � weekly top hits Top 15 Songs 15. Collective Soul "Swf 14 Loudmouth 13. 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'� : �. �� ���� ��-�'� �� � TrusrJay,Apri22,B99 5 � ODDITIES BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) A cou- ple who married after winning a blind-date radio competition have announced they are splitting up less than three months after tying the knot. The Church of England demanded Wednesday that the radio station apol- ogize to the couple, who met for the first time at the altar Jan. 25 after a team of relationship counselors and astrologers matched them in what sta- tion BRMB called a "social experi- ment Greg Cordell, 28, and Car la Germaine, 23, blamed intrusions from the news media for their problems, saying it had put the relationship under unbearable pressure. A film crew and newspaper reporter accompanied them on their free honeymoon in the Bahamas. Besides the wedding and honey- moon, the salesman and the model won the use of a sports car and a lux- ury apartment in this central England city for a year if they stayed together. The wedding sparked outrage among church leaders, who contended it reduced the sanctity of marriage to a game show. "BRMB put temptation in their way and bear a major responsibility for what has happened, including the massive media interest which they engineered said the Archdeacon of Aston, John BartonI hope this other- wise responsible radio station will now have the courage and decency to apologize to the couple and the public for devaluing the institution of mar- TILLY-LA-CAMPAGNE, France (AP) Some wrongs burn in the memory for years until they are finally put right Hans Kupperfahrenberg traveled from Germany to a tiny Normandy village just to return a ham like the one he stole from a French farmer during World War II. Making good on a 54-year-old promise, the 75-year-old German war veteran apologized Monday night to Louise Marie, now 87, saying he was starving when he stole her ham in the summer of 1944. In a ceremony at the town hall of Tilly-la-Campagne, population 70, Kupperfahrenberg delivered two hams � one German, one French � to make amends for his wartime theft. "It was war. We were retreating and we hadn't eaten for several days Kupperfahrenberg recalled. "It was wrong to eat your ham, but in the situ- ation, I felt no remorse. My hunger was too great, and the hope of finding food too slim It was July 1944, only a month after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. Kupperfahrenberg said Marie had given him and other soldiers from the 21st armored division some eggs for an omelette. While he was cooking them in the fireplace, a ham hidden high in the chimney crashed down into the pan. "We had stashed it there so no one would steal it Marie said. Kupperfahrenberg said he'd always promised himself he would one day make up for robbing the generous Frenchwoman. He returned to Tilly for the first time last summer, but wasn't able to locate Marie's farmhouse. Instead, he pre- sented a ham to the residents of an old age home. Marie read about him in the local paper and contacted officials who tracked him down at his home in Essen, Germany. TEC has teamed up wilh Barnes and Noble to bring book reviews to Wednesday's rbuntainhead in our new program easti mian Ron.ils McDonald Hr We arc looking far fallow bock Iovits to mad and review best sellers far a gmd cause. Each Semester wo will donate these best sellers In the Honakl McDonald House where they will be available far the family members of terminally ill children lo read. If you would like lo write a review pkasc call Mkxah at 328-6386 6 Thursday. Api 22,1999 Shed continued from page 1 heritage are established by the exhibi- tion's title "Red Shed A sculpture by the same name is the first construc- tion to greet you as you begin your perusal of the art. While navigating your way through the gallery, understand that Bowling's installations are meant to be under- stood as "house" and "yard in which the shed rests in a state of decay. Newman's work is intended to be read chronologically from left to right like a book. Nostalgia is an effective tool use to relate to the sculptures and wall reliefs in the "house However, the objects you encounter in the "yard" are prob- ably best understood on a subcon- scious leveL A surreal atmosphere staged by the sculptures, lighting and props shows up in Bowling's "Death of the Family Farm which is a larger- than-life-size sculpture depicting two anthropomorphic, skeletal forms en route a torturous journey. Death, decay and pain are themes associated with Bowling's extensive use of found objects such as bones, syringes, straight razors, rotting wood, a variety of rusted steel tools and discarded appliances. Death can be a strong metaphor for change, and perhaps Bowling's work is a statement about our shift from an agrarian economy to an industrial or information exchange economy. "Both their work seems to be about the death of something said Christine .oiler, director of Newman's thesis committeeThere may be the death of something in therethe death of past identity Newman sided with the idea that her work was about change and "letting go not death perse. She draws atten- tion to societal codes used to establish and perpetuate gender roles through techniques associated with "woman- hood" such as quilting and embroi- dery. Other signifiers like paper dolls, garment patterns and quotes from a nineteenth-century text regarding the conduct of women help the viewer understand what she is "letting go Another apparent common thread between the two artists is in their construction of a historical narrative. These constructions are created with found objects and manifest as assem- blage, collage and installation. However, Bowling's work frames the viewer in the nostalgic moment and Newman's work ushers the viewer through the past and into the present. The romantic melancholy and entropy of Bowling's work is poetic in effect and contrasts with Newman's compositions which seem to deliver the viewer through a point of trans- figuration. As an aside, Bowling has a number of large scale, steel sculpture displayed on the patio of the gallery, which can be viewed at any time. Another grad- uate candidate, Kevin Eichner, also has a sculpture placed outside. Eichner's "outside" installation of a piece tided"We"can be found between the Jenkins Building and Jarvis Dormitory. The exhibition is on display until May 1 and can be seen Monday through Friday, 10 am. to 5 p.m or Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Thursdays the gallery is open until 8 p.m. flLW7continued from page 3 has done,counting"Encino Man" and "George of the Jungle The whole "guy taken out of his surroundings becomes endearing to those around him" is old hat for him. And SUverstone actually brings to her role something other than spoiled lit- tle rich brat. Walken and Spacek are passable, with not much to their roles to speak of. But the story isn't about them. The whole idea here is that love is out there, even if its been hidden under- ground for three decades. This is a great date film, and since its now play- ing at the Buccaneer, its a cheap date, to boot1 CD REVIEWatnmwA from page 2 single" is "Swingin This name- dropping, harmonica-driven tune is destined to be a classic. During the background melody, he calls the names of people who went down swinginlike Sonny I.iston and Sammy Davis Jr. Listen to "Stand Accused of Love" and try telling me that it wasn't originally on the "She's the One" soundtrack. Go ahead I dare you. In the end, Petty and his band mates have got themselves another gold star to put on their homework. May the good Lord see fit to let them make another dozen alburns as good as this one. ARIES: (March 21-April 20) You have a tendency to keep a lot of good things secret, especially your accomplishments. Doing some rather unfavorable chores for a loved one will result in heartfelt gratitude. You live in the present and bath dwelling on the past. Don't whine. TAURUS: (April 21-May 21) You seem to be able to handle just about anything which may be thrown your way in regards to sur- prises. By putting a lot of faith in those you love, it is a shock when someone lets you down. Keep your self-esteem intact and take time out for yourself too. GEMINI: (May 22-June 21) Ongoing relationships are a little strained presently, and new ones are somewhat dubious. Just wait it out and things will improve soon. Money is not important to you, but you enjoy having enough so you can do the things you want, without counting the cost. CANCER (June22-Juh23) Being quite a homebody, now would be an excellent time to capitalize on any inclinations you have in thai direction. Your love life is quite intense lately. It is especially exciting that your loved one's emotional intensity matches or even surpasses your own. LEO: (July 24-August 23) This week you need to capitalize on your powers of persuasion and emerge a winner in a business- financial negotiation - as well as in your love life. You seem to be happier in a relationship than you are alone. But since your standards are incredi- bly high, expect a few dry spells. VIRGO: (August 24 - September 23) Even at the best of times you have to guard against a tendency to adopt a negative attitude toward life in gen- eral and romance in particular. Whether you know it or not, you are very capable of getting by on your own. Being a fast thinker, you handle sticky situations well. LIBRA: (September 24 - October 23) You are very good at keeping secrets, especially about how you feel about others. Your love relationship may not always be as harmonious as it appears to others. Enjoying compan- ionship and the sharing of ideas is important, and you tend to focus on the positive side of everything. SCORPIO: (October 24 - November 22) Beneath your strong, independent exterior lies a desire for a truly ful- filling relationship. Resist in the temptation to indulge in self- destructive behavior if you become unhappy. Emotional satisfaction can also be found in renewing old friendships. SAGITTARIUS: (November 23 - December 21) Although you usually have a signifi- cant other, you do much better on your own. Independence is your motto. Your real strength lies in your ever present optimism. Learn to value those worse moments of your life and leam from them. You have a natural athletic ability. CAPRICORN: (December 22 - January 20) The inherent fatalism which seems to follow you around may stifle any positive attitudes needed for you to get ahead Your strength lies in your ability to move forward, so you need to work on gaining control over your negative thoughts. Being practical and living in the real world are your strong suits. AQUARIUS: (January 21 - February 19) Feeling dependent on others is the type of situation you steer dear of, especially when it comes to any emotional relationships. Since you do quite alright on your own, avoid hermit-like tendencies. Ybur com- passionate nature will get you into more trouble than its worth. PISCES: (February 20-March 20) Verbalizing your feelings to a loved one could be the best way to dear the air, providing tact is used. You are feeling quite attractive lately and that feeling is communicated to everyone else. You are in touch with the guid- ing impulses of your nature and enjoy expressing yourself. IF THIS WEEK IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: The main focus for you right now is on work, meeting your responsibilities and health matters. Relationships are important, but you must stand on your own two feet. Your yearly income will start improving. wewant tocover you Did you sec news happen? Did you make news happen? Do you belong between our covers? Call e�stf arotioiio at 328-6366. Apply at the Student publications Building 7Tnursday.Apnl22,1999 . Go to our If ll il II" illl1 IM on the calendar link. Just below I'liyiiMKili 11 I niuaWirin 11 n event submission form. Or if you want a Tii'uli y, tfl"1 II into y�ur browser. Then just enter your event onto our camrius calendar. 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