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www.tec.ecu.edu 1 the 1 eastcarolmian Volume 74, Issue 93 TEACHER SHORTAGES pg. 9 Public schools seek qualified teachers 9 days to go until Spring Break NEWS BRIEFS Assault awareness The Sexual Assault Education Commit- tee will sponsor a self-defense class for women 2 p.m. today in the Social Room in Mendenhall Student Center. A candleligh't vigil for survivors and friends of survivors of sexual assault begins at 5:30 p.m. tonight in front of Todd Dining Hall. The annual "Take Back the Night" march also forms tonight at 7 p.m. in front of Belk Hall on College Hill Drive. The march is aimed at increasing campus and community awareness of the problem of sexual assault. Contact Valerie Kisler at the Center for Counseling and Stu- dent Development for further information at 328-6661. Self-defense A class to teach self-defense skills to women will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 3 in the Social Room in Mendenhall Student Center. The class is part of ECU'S Sexual Assault Awareness Week Program. Mardi Gras A Mardi Gras celebration will take place from 9 p.m2 a.m. Friday, March 3 in Mendenhall Student Center. This program is an alcohol alternative event. It will include a casino, bingo, karaoke, a hypnotist show, Cajun food, mask making and dancing. Staff, faculty and members of the community will serve in a variety of roles, from card dealers to food servers. Contact Heidi Bennekamper at 328-6149 for more information. Baseball The Naval Academy visits ECU for base- ball games with the Pirates. The double- header starts at noon Saturday, March 4, then continues with the second game at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 5. Both games will be played at Harrington Field. Concert Pianist Andre-Michel Schub will perform at 8 p.m on Saturday, March 4 in Hendrix Theatre in Mendenhall Student Center. Schub has appeared with many of the world's leading orchestras and has won nu- merous awards including the Naumberg In- ternational Piano Competition in 1974 and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competi- tion in 1981. Schub is a visiting professor at ECU and holds the Robert L. Jones Distin- guished Professorship. For tickets and infor- mation call the ECU Central Ticket Office at 328-4788 or 1-800-ECU-ARTS. AIDS benefit "Sounds of Support theme for the AIDS benefit concert, will perform at 3 p.m. Sun- day, March 5 in the School of Music Recital Hall. Opera The School of Music's Opera Scenes Program opens at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5 with "Lonely Room featuring works by Verdi, Puccini, Poulenc, Menotti and Rodgers. The performance will be held in the A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall. ONLINE SURVEY Vote online at tec.ecu.edu Are you in favor of expanding ECU'S campus and student population? Are you in favor of no longer using social security numbers as student ID numbers? 50 Yes 49 No SOFTBALL TEAM WINS PIRATE CLASSIC P9-14 Lady Pirates sweep High Point THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 2000 TODAY'S WEATHER Sunny, high of 61 and a low of 31 � Sexual Assault Awareness Week kicks off Health Promotions increases knowledge Angela Harne ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR In an effort to increase knowledge about rape, date rape and sexual assault, the Health Promotions Council is sponsor- ing Sexual Assault Awareness Week this week. The council's theme, "I said 'Know know your limits, know your facts, know your date is aimed at increasing awareness of sexual assault and ways to avoid it. Betty Straub, director of health promotions for Student Health Services and survivor of sexual assault, said most sexual assaults and rapes occur within date rape. "I am a survivor Straub said. "I am hoping this week will teach both men and women that no means no. 1 believe that once that concept is understood, in- cidents of date rape will de- crease Hollie Warren, a member of the Health Promotions Council, said she feels greater knowledge of sexual assault is needed. "It is an important week Warren said. "Students, and people in general, need to be aware of what sexual assault and rape is According to Warren, the purple ribbons worn by students around campus are meant to symbolize safety and security from sexual assaults. Warren said survivors need to receive help and need to know where it find it. "Those that become a victim need to know how the can get help and who they can turn to she said. Freshmen Terrica Hay and Hollie Warren, sit outside the Wright Place to answer questions about sexual assault (photo by Emily Richardson) Terrica Hay, another member of the health promotions coun- cil, said even those who are not victims need to be aware in case a friend or family member be- comes a victim. "As a friend, you need to know how to help your friend that survived Hay said. "Survi- See AWARENESS, page 3 NEED HELP? Call REAL Crisis Center758-HELP PCMH Emergency Room816-4942 Pitt County Law Enforcement91 Rescue Squad91 1 ECU Campus Police328-6150 DA's Rape Coordinator830-6434 Sheriff's Rape Advocate830-4157 DID YOU KNOW? Facts about rape �Sexual assault contin- ues to represent the most rapidly growing violent crime in America. �One in three women will become a victim of sexual assault during her life. �Over 700,000 women are sexually assaulted each year. �Every day in America 1.871 women are forcibly raped. �80 percent of all rapes are perpetrated by male acquaintances, only 20 percent of rapes are by strangers. �Alcohol and drugs contribute to 60 percent of date rapes. �12 percent of all st assault victims are men. �Only 16 percent of rapes are ever reported. Most cases are reported within 24 hours of the attack. �Black men rape 70 percent of black rape victims; 78 percent of white victims are raped by white men. �75 percent to 80 percent of rape victims blame themselves for the crime. �One out of every seven women is the victim of marital rape. �Less then 2 percent of reported rapes are false reports. �40 percent are married or have a regular sex partner. USDA grant funds food literacy program Volunteers educate about nutrition Martina Clyburn STAFF WRITER A team from ECU was re- cently granted $304,457 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in an effort to increase food lit eracy among those Pitt County residents who are eligible or re- ceiving food stamps. According to Annette I'eery, assistant clinical professor of the department of Family Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, the program is designed to train and certify health care profes- sionals and community volun- teers to provide fitness, food and nutrition information to the tar- geted population. "My hope is to assist the com- munity groups SO people can eat healthier and still maintain their comfort level said Sylvia En- glish, a clinical nurse and diabe- tes specialist. "Since I am a clini- cal nurse specialist, I am very in- terested in nutrition. This pro- NC nurses in short supply gram provides me with a wealth of additional information that allows me to explain it to the community in a way they'd un- derstand Volunteers will be required to attend a 20-hour trafining course, which will include pre-test and post-test evaluations, self-study modules, lectures and demon- strations and three workshop sessions. "The three workshops are Food Preparation and Safety, Ap- propriate Cultural Sensitivity and Nutrition Counseling, all of which will be hosted by ECU's School of Medicine said Nancy Harris of the hospitality and management department. See FOOD, page 3 Student killed in car accident Enrollment in nursing programs low Carolyn Herold STAFF WRITER The most recent statistics re- leased by the North Carolina Center for Nursing report there Is a shortage of available nurses In the work force. According to Dennis Sherrod, associate director of Recruitment and Retention at the N.C. Cen- ter for Nursing, nurses are needed everywhere in the state. "The shortages we see now are only the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we will see in the next 10 years Sherrod said. Several specialty areas such as critical care, operating room, emergency room, labor and de- livery and general medical sur- gery nurses are needed. Sherrod said he sees an ever- increasing need for nurses. There are extenuating circumstances that are responsible for the short supply of nurses. The overall en- rollment of students in nursing programs across the nation has declined over time. In addition, over the past two decades, more t career fields have been opened to women who have traditionally made up the majority of the nursing work force. These greater options have played a part in re- duced number of students enroll- ing in nursing education pro- grams. "Nurses are in short supply nationally, and here they are in very short supply said Phyllis Horns, dean of the School of Nursing at ECU. The shortage of available nurses can also be attributed in part to certain social and eco- nomic patterns. The strong economy is responsible for the high demand. In addition, the aging of the baby-boom genera- tion is playing a part by increas- ing the need for general health care and specialty nurses. According to Horns, this year there are approximately 500 stu- dents enrolled in the under- graduate nursing program, which is lower than in past years. According to Sherrod, a lot is being done to recruit new nurses. The larger hospitals in the state are hiring recruiters to look for prospective employees. These recruiters go to high schools to See NURSES, page 4 Case under investigation Angela Harne ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Student Elizabeth Ann Labus was killed in a car ac- cident at the intersection of East Fourth and Lewis Street early Monday morning. According to the Greenville Police Depart- ment (GPD) report, Labus was driving on East Fourth Street when the driver of a sport utility vehicle, Bradley Shane Beatty, struck the driver's side of Labus' Geo Storm. Witnesses said that Labus failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of East Fourth Street and Lewis Street. The Greenville Fire and Rescue Squad pronounced Labus dead when they ar- rived on the scene. According to the GPD report, Beatty was charged with a DWI after he blew a .16 during the breathilyzer test. The legal driving limit is .08. Joseph Franklin, the passenger in Beatty's ve- hicle was taken to Pitt Memorial County Hospi- tal where he was treated for minor scratches and bruises and released The report said that alcohol and speed were major factors in the acci- dent. It is estimated that Beatty was traveling at 40 mph. The speed limit is 25 mph. Senior Jeremy Johnson said he was heard the accident take place. "I heard a big bang Johnson said. "The driver I Beatty J got out of the car and kept saying 'she's labus dead, she's dead Jeremy said he hopes other people will exercise more caution while driv- ing . "1 advise other's to obey traffic laws and speed limits Johnson said. "Especially back here Lewis Street) be- cause the roads ate dan- gerous According to GPD re- port, the case is under fur- Student Elizabeth Ann Labus was killed early Monday morning when her car was hit by a drunk driver at the intersection of East 4th and Lewis streets. ther investigation. The university is consulting with tabus' parents about their wishes for a memorial service. This writer can be contacted at ahame@studentmedia.ecu.edu .K v W�. - W The East Carolinian www.tec.ecu.edu NEWS Thursday, March 2, 200Q news@studentmedia.ecu.edu ACROSS OTHER CAMPUSES Duke University-This weekend, the Board of Trustees will delve into the issue of drinking at Duke University, and the three current Young Trustees said they expect to be a major source of insight for the older members. Alcohol has come to the forefront of campus conversation in the last several weeks because of the disclosure of a student's alcohol-related death and the beginning of investigations into several organi- zations for excessive drinking. In a sparsely attended two-hour forum Thurs- day night, the Young Trustees and this year's Young Trustee-elect stressed that the University should fos- ter a culture change instead of cracking down on student drinking or Greek organizations. Although the forum had no set agenda, the con- versation quickly turned to alcohol. For much of the event, students described the Duke social scene. Young Trustee Takcus Nesbit, Trinity '97, said hearing various students' perceptions on alcohol was one of the primary reasons he attended the forum. Young Trustee Brandon Busteed, Trinity '99, said � he expected alcohol-related issues to be amajor topic - in the executive session of the Board of Trustees Sat- - urday. He added that the Board's Student Affairs Committee, on which he serves, has slated more than half its meeting to discuss drinking at Duke. Audience members' comments focused on the success of the university's experiment with a sub- stance-free residence hall, the reasons for excessive drinking and the need to provide viable alternatives " to alcohol-dominated social events. "I think there are going to be students who are going to drink and you're not going to change that said Young Trustee Chris Lam, Trinity '98. "What � needs to be changed is the level of responsibility Busteed agreed. "If we could shift the culture from it being cool to get trashed to it being cool to drink, we'd be in a good position he said, adding that providing vi- able non-alcoholic social alternatives could also help change the student culture. Both Busteed and audience members cited prob- lems implementing a substance-free residence hall on East Campus as well as Duke's failure to create a similar residence hall on West Campus in order to show the perceived divide between drinkers and non-drinkers. Busteed added that the 48 freshman living in substance-free Epworth Dormitory were "stigma- tized" because of their group's small number. Saying that a large portion of Duke students are non-drinkers, Busteed called the decision not to have a substance-free residence hall on West a bureau- cratic error. No one did a survey on the demand for such housing, he said. Both students and Young Trustees said stepped- up enforcement alcohol laws might exacerbate the problem by pushing drinking further behind closed doors. University of Maryland at College Park-About 50 people, mostly students, gathered in the Univer- sity of Maryland's Nyumburu Cultural Center Thurs- day night to "clear the air" about recently publi- cized problems within the center, and the Black Stu- dent Union's decision to boycott in response to them. In a town hall meeting hastily organized by a campus black empowerment group, United in the Struggle, students were given the opportunity to ask questions of a panel familiar with the issues sur- rounding Nyumburu and the Black Student Union boycott. The BSU began its boycott of the center on Jan. 31. BSU President Daryl Francis said it was neces- sary to bring attention to what he called poor man- agement practices, unclear policies and inadequate staffing at the center. Mazi "Mustafa" Belcher, public relations direc- tor for United in the Struggle, hosted the meeting, and said it was important in order to "hear the whole story" about the Nyumburu controversy. "Dirty laundry's been brought up and needs to be cleaned Belcher said. "People talk about keep- ing it out of the house. It's out of the house now The BSU is the only student group boycotting the center, and dissatisfaction with the idea was ap- parent last night, although it appeared that many in attendance felt the issues raised by Francis and the BSU are valid. Perceived preferential treatment to certain groups by center staff was a particularly hot issue last night. Belcher said he disagreed with the boycott and said many of the issues raised by Francis were seri- ous last year, but have since been resolved. He said he wants to improve all aspects of the center, but said students can accomplish change by becoming more active within the center. "The positives greatly outweigh the negative, because I make the negative positive Belcher said. "The issue is how can we fix it ourselves?" These were sentiments echoed by Toby Jenkins, a graduate student employee at the center. "The center is a reflection of the student body Jenkins said. "You make the center what it is. This is your center The BSU boycott was organized by Francis and other members of the BSU executive board in Janu- ary, while most students were on winter break. Many students questioned Francis' decision to boycott without discussing the idea with BSU general body members. "As an elected official, you are able to gauge what the members of the group want said Francis, who attended the meeting for only a short time. He said beginning the boycott as soon as possible was im- perative. Even the BSU executive board did not appear in full support of the boycott. CHECKING Open your FREE cheerking account today! Personal Checking Unlimited check writing : $25.00 Minimum opening deposit M-F 10-7 Sat 10-4 nusc Bak 353-3112 �vih,�l' McALISTERS SPUD MAX DAINTY IT AINTY Behold the two-pound Spud Max. A low-cal Idaho potato topped with hickory cured ham. smoked turkey, real bacon. 100 real Wisconsin cheddar and Swiss cheese, lite sour cream, butter, black olives, and green onions. It's lite. It's just not light. WSRl For Call-InPick-Up Orders 252-353-8000 740 S. E. Creenville Blvd Suite 600. CrccDville. North Carolina 27858 Psychiatrist crime scene found no addiction MIAMI (AP)�A psychiatrist who has never performed any smoking research found no addiction in two smokers seeking damages from ciga- rette makers who hired him after he struck up a conversation on a flight with a tobacco lawyer. Dr. Eric Kaplan said on cross-ex- amination Monday he has been paid105,000 by the industry, gives $ 1,500 lectures for drug makers and offers a $100 kit on his Web site titled "Overcoming Depression in Six Weeks or Less The doctor from the Tampa sub- urb of Lutz testified about two of three smokers seeking compensa- tory damages in a case that the in- dustry fears could produce a record- shattering $300 billion verdict. The same jury hearing the money question in a case covering an estimated 500,000 sick Florida smokers decided last July that ciga- rette makers conspired to produce a dangerous product. Kaplan concluded from meeting one of the smokers and examining the records of another that they were not addicted to smoking. Nicotine dependence would be defined as someone who is unable to quit after "significant trials and failures" and physical withdrawal symptoms, he said. Neither the smokers in the trial nor any of his patients have met his definition of addiction to smoking, Kaplan testified. His 33-page resume is domi- nated by lectures given to doctors, counselors and others, many on behalf of two anti-depressant manu- facturers. The most common title is SeeT0BACC0,page4 Officials say Y29K no big deal CONCORD, N.H. (AP)-Call it Y2K: The Sequel. State officials said they would be watching their computers carefully through Tuesday as the clock rolled into Feb. 29, leap year's extra day, but they said the potential for Y2K- type computer glitches was mini- mal. Banks, computer firms, utilities, airports and police and fire depart- ments planned to have extra staff on to see what might happen when the clock hit 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but only as a precaution, Jerry Little, president of the New Hampshire Bankers Association, said Monday. "I think our track record shows that systems have been remediated he said. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, no prob- lems had been reported in New Hampshire, said Jim VanDongen of the state Office of Emergency Man- agement. "Even our oldest computer came up with the 29th of February he said. Computers have long had trouble registering Feb. 29-treating it as March 1, or March 1 as Feb. 30. There are greater risks of program- ming errors this year because 2000 is an exception to an exception. An extra day is added every four years, except for years that end in "00 SeeY29K. page 4 Feb. 28 Criminal Damage toProperty- A staff member reported that an office window In the back of Jones Hall's left front entrance had been broken. injured StudentA student was transported to the Student Health Center after complain- ing of back pain when exiting an ECU Transit bus. When ex- iting, she was caught between the doors of the bus. She also stated that she had been in an auto accident earlier in the week. Harassing Phone Calls-Two students in Fletcher Hall re- ported that four Indecent phone messages were left on their answering machine. Feb. 29 Auto AccidentTvro stu- dents were involved In a minor auto accident in the parking lot at the bottom of College Hill Drive. Hit and Rim-A student was issued a Campus Appearance Ticket (CAT) for leaving the scene of an accident that oc- curred pn Feb. 20. Assault Inflicting Serious In- jury-k student was anested af- ter she assaulted a fellow stu- dent in Clement Hall. The vic- tim was transported to Pitt County Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. Felonious Burning of a Public Building-A student was anested after he burned a Belk Hall door j and officers responded to a fire alarm. If s Your Place. To Relive The legend MARCH 2-4 AT 7:30 P.M. AND MARCH 5 AT 3 P.M. IN HENDRIX THEATRE The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (R) Based on Washington living's classic story this romantic thriller, set in the 1780s, tells of a small-town schoolmaster who proves his bravery to a young woman by vowing to travel a road said to be haunted by a headless horseman. You and a guest get in free when you present your valid ECU One Card. To Join the Biggest Party of the Year MARCH 3 FROM 9 P.M. TO 2 A.M. IN MENDENHALL Mardi Gras 2000 will be the biggest blow-out of the year and will feature a perfor- mance by the ever-popular Mike Mesmer "Eyes" at 10:30 p.m. So hurry on down to this Louisiana-style party for loads of food from the Bayou Buffet, video karaoke Bourbon Street bingo, Canal Street glow-pin bowling, and Royal Street billiards - ali FREE. Not to mention the Lady Luck Casino loaded with fabulous prizes and the tattoo parlor your parents warned you aboutYour favorite DJ, J Arthur will be on hand to spin the hottest jams all night long in the Club Mystique. And don't forget to grab a piece of King Cake before you witness the coronation of the King and Queen. Its all free and it is, oh, so much fun! All ECU Students will be admitted with a valid ECU One Card. You may also bring a guest (high school age or older) but you must obtain a guest pass prior to the event. Guest passes will be available February 28-March 3, 2000 at the Centtal Ticket Office in MSC from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and at the Todd Dining Hall Meal Plan Office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On March 3. passes will be available from 9 a m to 10 p.m. at the Student Rec Center. To Jam With a Live Band MARCH 4 AT 10 P.M. IN PIRATE UNDERGROUND Get live with Boogie Hawg and jam to some old school '70s funk that's drunk on a modern day beat! .To Play the Piano MARCH 4 AT 8 P.M. IN HENDRIX THEATRE ?QQaieaSr ut6n !� �ne �f the greatest pianis,s in the world Since winning the 198 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Andre-Michel Schub has earned PU, 'rnm0013� for his awe"inspiring piano performances. Show your valid ECU One Card at the Central Ticket Office to get advance discount tickets. All tickets at the door tickets full price. To Find WA Place Of Your Own MARCH 7 AT 5 P.M. IN MSC 212 AND MARCH 8 AT 7 PM IN MSC 248 Looking for a place of your own? This program has all the answers to your ques- tions about moving off-campus. You will learn about tenant rights and responsibili- information leaS6S and securitv deposits' and other important leasing To Communicate With Commuters MARCH 6 AT 6 P.M. IN THE ADULT AND COMMUTER STUDENT SERVICES OFFICE, LOWER LEVEL MSC This informal meeting, held the first Monday of each month gives students over the age of 24 to meet with other adult students and discuss campus life issues. MSC Hours: Mon-Thurs. 8 a.m - 11 p.m.Fri. 8 a.m. - MidnightSat. Noon-Midnight Sun. Noon -11 p.m. Thursday, www.tec.ee WICHITA, booming for try while cons as gasoline pr: The natioi gasoline, incf taxes, was $1. a new record. 6 cents from I vey of 10,000 AWAR vors need hel those they can Hay said se: mistakenly bl the assault. "Manysurv are fault Hay are not and th derstand that In honor c Promotions is events. Accord dents have exp the issue. "Many stud aware of what world Warren are looking for healing A knowledg able today In li for those whe learning more i The table will ; dealing with r, sexual assault. 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The Mc- lorted to Pitt al Hospital for ting of a Public it was arrested Belt Hafl door )nded to a fire Thursday, March 2, 2000 www.tec.ecu.edu ? jgend HEATRE tory, this o proves ited by a alid ECU Year iNHALL a perfor- down to karaoke, rds - all and the ill be on t forget ing and �o bring r to the Central ill Meal i 9 a.m. (and OUND school iano ;atre ng the sarned v your ts. All 3 248 ques- isibili- lasing fers JTER MSC gives sand 11 p.m. NEWS The East Carolinian news@studentmedia.ecu.edu Increase in gas prices helping Kansas refineries WICHITA, Kan. (AP)-Business is booming for the Kansas oil indus- try while consumers feel the crunch as gasoline prices are on the rise. The national average price for gasoline, including all grades and taxes, was $1.47 on Friday, setting a new record. That's up more than 6 cents from the last national sur- vey of 10,000 stations on Feb. 11, and a penny above the 1990 peak of $1.46. "The international oil commu- nity is speculating that key world oil producers may increase oil pro- duction in April, which would ease oil prices and therefore gasoline prices said industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey. "But for now, gasoline prices will probably hover around their current levels or rise even further Meanwhile consumers are trying to find ways to cut gas costs. "I don't travel as much as I did said Lawrence Cowan, a Wichita resident who commutes 21 miles to his job in Colwich. Every weekend the Cowans used to visit relatives living about an hour away, but now he says they may cut back to once a month. And if gas prices continue to rise, "we'll have to think seriously about vaca- tion time he said. The Kansas oil industry has in- creased drilling since the price hikes. Seventeen rigs operate in west- ern Kansas, up from five in Septem- ber, said Dave Williams of the Kan- sas Corporation Commission's con- servation division. "We're making plans to drill sev- eral more wells than we did last year said Grady Bolding, an Ellinwood-based producer. "As soon as the price turns downward, we'll pull our horns in Bolding said in his 50 years in the business, what happened to oil prices in 1998 and early 1999 was the worst. At one point, Kansas crude dropped below $8 a barrel. On Monday the price was $26.50. Wichita's Mull Drilling Co drilled 11 wells last year, and Presi dent Mark Shreve said this year the1 company expects to top 20. See GAS, page 4 AWARENESS vors need help and comfort from those they can trust Hay said sexual assault survivors mistakenly blame themselves for the assault. "Many survivors think that they are fault Hay said. "In truth, they are not and they need help to un- derstand that In honor of the week, Health Promotions is sponsoring several events. According to Warren, stu- dents have expressed an interest in the issue. "Many students want to be more aware of what is going on in the world Warren said. "And survivors are looking for help with their own healing A knowledge table will be avail- able today In front of Wright Plaza for those who are interested in learning more about sexual assault. The table will also offer help lines dealing with rape, date rape and sexual assault. According to Warren, prizes will be available to those who can an- swer six true and false questions dealing with sexual assault issues. Prizes ranges from pens to gift cer- from page 1 tificates for Target, Skully's and the Student Recreation Center. Warren said self-defense classes sponsored by the ECU Police De- partment (PD) division of crime pre- vention are open to women from 2 p.m4 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Social Room of Mendenhall Stu- dent Center. The program will teach basic self-defense moves and safety tips for traveling alone. It will also help participants to not be victim- ized by fear. Stephanie Griffin, sergeant of crime prevention for the ECU PD, said she will be teaching the classes through easy, simple steps. The pur- pose of the classes is to give women choices during an aggressive attack and heighten their awareness. "It is normal to be afraid during an attack Griffin said. "I am hop- ing the classes will teach women that they do have choices and have the ability to react. We (the univer- sity) are hoping to make self-defense classes more available to students and faculty Griffin said. There will be a candlelight vigil beginning for survivors of sexual assault. Straub said the vigil will offer survivors and their close friends an opportunity to share, listen and of- fer support to others. Counselors will also be available at Sweetheart's. "It is very vital that survivors get help as soon as possible Straub said. "The help I got from counse- lors opened the mental prisoner door for me. 1 hope the vigil will do the same for the other survivors so sexuality won't be horrifying for them anymore Following the vigil, the "Take Back the Night March" will take place to increase campus and com- munity awareness of sexual assault problems. The march begins at 7 p.m. in front of Belk Hall on Col- lege Hill. "The march is open to all stu- dents and faculty Straub said. "We are thrilled because many sororities and fraternities will be participating and the ECU PD is supplying us with flashlights This writer can be contacted at aharne@studentmedia. ecu. edu. Mexican police look for clues in police slaying FOOD TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) In this violent border town where killings occur daily, Tijuana police tried to re- solve one more case Monday: the death of their popu- lar police chief, whose car was riddled with bullets on a busy highway. Investigators hope a gray Cherokee sports utility vehicle with California license plates may offer clues in the killing Sunday of Alfredo de la Torre Marquez. The Cherokee was believed to. be one of three ve- hicles used in the attack on a busy, six-lane divided highway in the northern edge of Tijuana, just across the border from San Diego. De la Torre was driving to his office, unaccompa- nied by his normal contingent of bodyguards, when gunmen using Kalashnikov rifles and 9-mm pistols pulled up alongside his black Suburban and fired 99 rounds at him, officials said. The vehicle crashed into a palm tree on the side of the road. State Attorney General Juan Manuel Salazar said De la Torre had told his bodyguards that he had planned to stay home all day. It was not known why he decided to go to his office. De la Torre was carrying a pistol, but apparently didn't use it. No one has been arrested and the motive of the killing is unknown. Enrique Tellaeche, spokesman for the Baja Califor- nia state Attorney General's Office, said the killing was "obviously linked to organized crime but said it was too early to tell whether it was connected to the Tijuana' based drug organization led by the Arrellano-Felix brothers, which is notorious for its gangland-style hitsi ' The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration consid- ers the organization one of the most powerful and vio- lent drug trafficking groups. One of the brothers, Ramon Eduardo, is on the FBI's 10 most-wanted list, i De la Torre had been a police officer for 25 years! working his way up from motorcycle cop, and may have made many enemies. "The only motive for the killing is his job said Jaime Valencia, a police forensics supervisor who, like all his colleagues, wore a black band over his badge. "A person who does his job well goes against the interests of the bad guys He said de la Torre was loved by his fellow officers "He was the best director we've had Baja California is one of Mexico's most violent states and Tijuana is one of the most violent cities. It recorded about 300 murders last year and the pace of killings has picked up this year. De la Torre is the second Tijuana police chief killed See POLICE, page 4 from page 1 Following training, volunteers plan to pass on their knowledge of food literacy by hosting health fairs in the community and giving pre- sentations to any interested Churches or school groups. One Such event food literacy volunteers are planning is called the Celebra- tion of Foods, a county-wide event for the whole family. "This event will entail a healthy recipe contest that will start mid- February and end April 29 said Jaime Lynn Thorsby, a nutrition educator for the food literacy part- ners project. 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The ECU School of Nursing, .which is celebrating its 40th year anniversary this year, has been a .major supplier of nurses for the state. For 25 years, ECU offered the only bachelor's degree for nursing NEWS Thursday, March 2, 2000 news@studentmedia.ecu.edu Y29K in the eastern part of the state, and for over 20 years was the only insti- tution in the region to offer a master's degree. Horns said that graduates of the nursing program usually have no problems finding jobs. "Most students have jobs before they graduate, or at least know where they will have a job Horns from page 2 said. "It's a great career with many opportunities for employment. You can work with a variety of ages. There is hardly a better career to go into This writer can be contacted at cherold@studentmedia. ecu. edu POLICE from page 3 in six years. In April 1994, Federico Benitez and a bodyguard were shot to death when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle as it drove down a highway near the city's airport. In a speech while visiting the state Friday, President Ernesto Zedillo pledged to have federal and state officials improve cooperation. "Organized crime has brought to Baja California a trail of violence, a trail of intimidation he said. "We have to make these criminals under- stand that Baja California can't be their home, that the only places where they deserve to live are in prisons About 55 percent of the cocaine used in the United States is shipped through Mexico or Mexican waters, according to U.S. drug czar Barry McCaffrey. This week, the United States, under its annual "certification" pro- gram will announce which coun- tries are cooperating in the fight against drug trafficking. Mexico's certification is virtually assured, but the process always results in hard feelings. Mexicans consider the process humiliating and a violation of their sovereignty. They say they are suf- fering from drug violence, especially on the border, largely because the United States has done little to re- duce its consumption of illegal drugs. De la Torre is also the second police chief in a border city to be killed in a week. Juan Angel Cabrera Leal, the police chief in Reynosa, was shot to death last Tuesday. Reynosa is across the border from McAIlen, Texas. unless divisible by 400. So 2000 is a leap year, but 1900 is not. Government agencies and businesses spent an esti- mated $300 billion to $600 billion worldwide to avoid Y2K glitches at the start of the year. They had feared that because of old software, computers that registered years with two digits would be unable to cope. Having passed that hurdle with virtually no prob- lems, New Hampshire officials were unconcerned Mon- day about Feb. 29. "It's one of those situations where everything's been taken care of. I can't imagine any serious problems. This country spent about100 billion fixing Y2K prob- lems and I can't imagine anybody would spend that much money on January 1 and wouldn't take care of Feb. 2" at the same time VanDongen said. "The biggest problem we're anticipating is that it's Sadie Hawkins Day and that means it's open season on all the single guys he added. When banks and other businesses tested their com- puters for Y2K problems, they also tested for other troublesome dates, including Sept. 9, 1999 (9-9-99) and Feb. 29, 2000, said Tom Smith, vice president of tech- nology at Exeter and Hampton Electric Co. While emergency teams around the state were poised to respond to Y2K alarms in January, "Y29K" had officials breathing a little easier. "We have the people here to take care of any prob- lems if they pop up but everything went smoothly with Y2K and we're not anticipating any problems said Frank Monnely, assistant fire chief in Manchester. Monnely said the city's emergency shelter, which is in the fire station, was likely to be unused Tuesday. "We'll have the entire staff on tomorrow and can open in a heartbeat if you'd need it, but we haven't seen any reason to he said. Minor computer-related problems occurred Tuesday in Japan, which entered Feb. 29 early Monday morn- ing by Eastern Standard Time. At a nuclear plant in Japan, a computer system that monitors employee work hours shut down but didn't affect operations. The Monju plant, 220 miles west of Tokyo, hasn't produced nuclear energy since 1995. Japan's Meteorological Agency reported that com- puters at six observatories failed to correctly recognize the date, but they expected them to be fixed quickly. In New Zealand, merchants had trouble verifying banking transactions and government experts said as many as 4,000 money transfer terminals might have been affected before the problem was fixed. 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Although the high prices can help business, the main thing oil producers want is stability, said Biggs. He says he wants to see prices high enough to al- low producers to operate while still remaining accept- able to consumers. Although business may be booming for now, Will- iams said, oil producers are keeping a close watch on the Organization of Oil Producing Countries. It could start increasing production at any time, which would cause prices to fall once again. Wf&IMUIMIR The Department for Disability Support Services will hold it's yearly "chat session" on disability related issues. 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The proposal is aimed at requir- ing dancers in strip clubs to keep some clothes on. It has prompted (okes by radio talk show hosts and Jay Leno. Modeled after laws in other states, it would let counties ban nudity and, the part causing the most snickering, make it illegal for a man to appear sexually aroused in public. "It started out as a funny issue. It's turned out to be somewhat seri- ous said Sen. Robert Johnson, chairman of the subcommittee that will discuss the bill Tuesday. "It's no laughing matter to the people who live near these places Johnson, D-Matchez, said a strip club outside Natchez has supervi- sors in his area interested in the leg- islation. Forrest County Supervisor Johnny DuPree said he may be at the Capitol for debate on the bill because of a problem in his county which has two topless clubs. "One comes, then another one comes. Then before you know it they're all over the place said DuPree. "It brings a different set of values to our communities, doesn't promote the positive things He said while the bill will help Forrest County, supervisors in other counties may also want the author- ity to ban totally nude clubs. Under the bill, dancers would have to wear some clothing. It de- fines nudity for men and women and prohibits the public showing of "covered male genitals in a discern- ibly turgid state Johnson said the bill "goes into far more detail than we need" and may be toned down. "There may be some massaging of the bill. With the wording of tur- gidity, that's causing jokes he said. There is widespread support among state legislators for limita- tions on the adult nightclubs. Last week, the House voted to ban the dancing places from locating near schools and churches. The Senate may debate that later. "Strip clubs are considered lewd and illicit behavior in Mississippi. In other areas of the country they're considered economic development and entertainment said Rep. Steve Holland, D-PIantersville. Harry Rosenthal, a Jackson attor- ney who has represented club own- ers, has said Mississippi could be sued if the bill becomes law. The proposal tracks a law in Indiana. Johnson said some cities have more restrictions on clubs than those proposed In the bill. He said counties do not have the same zon- ing authority as cities so more clubs are opening outside incorporated areas. If his subcommittee agrees, the bill will be considered by the Sen- ate Judiciary Committee. Johnson said he has been on ra- dio talk shows about the bill and the callers were taking the issue seri- ously. "People were saying can we shut these places down or move them? he said. DuPree said the situation is no joke for his residents. "This is really serious. People carr; take things to the extreme, talking about a man and his physical arousal in public. This has to do- with what things that are appropri- ate, moral he said. U.S. military recalls defective gas-warfare suits WASHINGTON (AP)�The Pentagon has alerted U.S. facilities around the world that hundreds of thousands of protective suits meant to shield GIs from gas and germ attack may have holes and other critical defects, according to military officials and documents. The Pentagon learned about the flaws five years ago but did not consider the problems crucial and needed the gear for U.S. peace- keeping troops in Bosnia, crimi- nal investigators say. Not until late last year did a second study on the same Suits judge identical flaws grave enough to warrant a global warning, the investigators said in an interview. On Feb. 9, the Pentagon cau- tioned commanders not to use any of the 778,000 suits except in training. The suits, not all of which are defective, cost the gov- ernment almost d.lrs 49 million. The defects included "cuts, holes, embedded foreign matter and stitching irregularities the Penta- gon inspector general said in a re- port being released this week. The defects potentially could kill people wearing the trousers and jackets in a "chemical-biological contami- nated environment the report said. A bankrupt New York City-based company, which the inspector gen- eral identified as Istratex, produced the charcoal-lined camouflage suits under two contracts dating from 1989. Soldiers wear the suits over their regular camouflage gear where chemical or biological weapons might be used. It was unclear whether any of the suits were worn by troops in the 1990-91 Desert Shield-Desert Storm operation, when Iraqi chemical attack was con- sidered likely. Last September, Istratex's presi- Comes Look Mon, February 28 - Fri, March 10 Prices on select items SPECIAL tags' 10- 25 Off throughout the store! for the & NEW ITEMS TAGGED EACH DAY! Student Stores Ronald E. 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The Defense Logistics Agency identified the problems as major but not "safety-of-life critical defects said Mitchell Schlitt, the case agent for the inspector general's Defense Criminal Investigative Service in New York. "So because of a need for these suits for the Bosnia action, they stated a need to retain these in stock Schlitt said. Three years later, last Septem- ber, the criminal investigators asked for new tests, this time by Army designers of the suit, Schlitt said. Examining the same suits, the new team found the defects were in fact critical. 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Joe Balyeat of Bozeman, chair- man of Montanans for Better Gov- ernment, called members of the high court "seven political terrorists in black robes" and said they have 'ased Montana's Constitution to shape their own liberal policies. The court system is "obviously politicized and driven by ideology and political connection rather than .any consistent application of the �case law he said. Rob Natelson, a Republican gu- bernatorial candidate and law pro- fessor from Missoula, said the court has failed to follow the rule of law and has made a practice of ignor- ing the requirement to uphold laws "unless unconstitutional beyond a ' reasonable doubt. "We have repeatedly seen this court disregard relevant precedent, "including legislative history, case 'and statutory authorities he said. About 120 people turned out for the event organized by the Montana .Christian Coalition. The demon- stration featured several conserva- tive GOP legislators angry with what they see as a court wielding too much power. The criticism centered on two recent decisions. One strengthened a woman's right to abortion to the point that state lawyers have abandoned ef- forts to defend some laws that im- pose restrictions on abortion. The other ruling overturned an addition to the constitution that required voter approval of any new or in- creased taxes or government fees. Those attending the event car- ried protest signs, some of which read "Litigate don't legislate" and "No more Supreme Court political decisions Many wore buttons sup- porting Natelson and the constitu- tional initiative that was struck down. Most members of the high court declined to comment on the criti- cism. "It is inappropriate for a sitting jurist to make a comment oi any nature concerning a political issue or candidate said Chief Justice Jean Turnage. But Justice Terry Trieweiler, one of the most liberal members, de- fended the court's decisions. "What the court has done is sim- ply perform its responsibility to en- force the plain language of the Mon- tana Constitution he said. "That's what conservatives like Natelson and Balyeat say the courts are sup- posed to do, but when we do it and they don't like the result, then they accuse us of being activists Julie Milliam, executive director of the Montana Christian Coalition and a leading organizer of the rally, said the court's abortion ruling last October was a "judicial fiat without solid legal precedent She accused the justices of conjuring up reasons to find laws unconstitutional. "Can it be that this court is not concerned with constitutionality as much as it is in advancing their own liberal social agenda?" Milliam said. "The Supreme Court makes laws nothing but whimsy Julie Daffin of Montana Right to Life warned the abortion decision is so broad as to provide no protec- tion for a fetus. She warned Mon- tana could become a refuge for people trafficking in parts of aborted fetuses. "It's time for Montana to send a message that this abuse of power will not be tolerated she said. Lt. Gov. Judy Martz, the other GOP candidate for governor, had a statement read at the demonstra- tion supporting the group's right to make its voice heard. But campaign manager Shane Hedges said the let- ter was not an endorsement of the criticism of the court. Natelson called upon conserva- tive lawyers to enter the two Su- preme Court races this year and Balyeat urged fellow court critics to vote for reformers that can change its direction. He also said a Constitutional Convention is needed to rewrite the 28-year-old document so that it puts more limits on the rights of govern- ment. � i s g a v i omens tiaihimg corps SUMMER SCHOOL FOR PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY TO THE TOP. If you didn't sign up for ROTC as a freshman or sophomore, you can still catch up to your classmates by attending Aimy ROTC Camp Chal- lenge, a paid six-week summer course in leadership training. By the time you have graduated from college, you'll have the credentials of an Army officer. You'll also have the self-confidence and discipline it takes to succeed in college and beyond. ARMY ROTC THE SMARTEST COLLECT COURSE TOT CAW TARE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE ARMY ROTC DEPARTMENT AT ECU (252)328-6974 Overtoil's Hour Spring Break Headg Mv I can not bel decided to appi tion number foi universities in I1 curity numbers social security n tion. 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The Easl Carolinian welcomes letters to the editor, limited to 250 words (which may be edited lor decency or brevity at the editor's discretion). The East Carolinian reserves Ihe right to edit or reject lellers lor publication. All letters must be signed and include a telephone number. Letters may be sent by e-mail to edilor@studentmedia.ecu.edu or to The Easl Carolinian, Student Publications Building, Greenville, NC 27858-4353. For additional information, call 252-328-6366. How would making the campus pedestrian only benefit him and the hundreds to thousands of students who have to cross dangerous roads around campus? . This means we have numerous students every day bodily facing oncoming traffic. Who is protecting them' The university desperately needs elevated crosswalks for these students. OURVIEW If the proposed plan to make the ECU campus-a pedestrian one goes through, it will do wonders for cars speeding through campus, but what will it do to protect the students on the outlying streets-and thoroughfares? An ECU student, Mark Eagle, was struck and seriously injured by a motorist while crossing Tenth Street in front of Miami Subs. How would making the campus pedestrian only benefit him and the hundreds to thousands of students who have to cross dangerous roads around cam- pus? Regardless of cars being allowed on campus, students still have to walk across 5th Street, 10th Street and Charles Boulevard to get to campus. This means we have numerous students every day bodily fac- ing oncoming traffic. Who is protecting them? The university desper- ately needs elevated crosswalks for these students. College Hill houses thousands of students but provides no method of ensuring their safety when they cross Tenth Street to get to campus. How many times have you seen cars slam on breaks to avoid a student who disregards the stoplights and just walks out into the road? How many cars have you seen driving carelessly and above the posted speed limit through the intersection without regarding pedestrians who are following the stoplight? We want to know what the university is doing to insure their safety. By making campus off-limits to automobiles you are eliminating one of many thoroughfares that students pass brave, while leaving the most dangerous unaddressed. If Mark Eagle's accident happened on campus, then there would be a drastic amount of action taken by the university to ensure it never happened again. But sadly, students still have to literally risk their lives and limbs to reach classroom buildings. If we are going to have our tuition raised to maintain buildings, then build a safe crosswalk for the students to use. We are willing to spend the money if it saves lives. Are you? OPINION COLUMN Bob Jones U. is more screwed up than I thought Mark Larado POLITICAL COLUMNIST Many a time I go downtown the night before a column is due the next day. And many a time, in a scramble to find something interesting to write on, I turn to my "go-to guy" Pat Buchanan to e-mail me something stupid, like his stance on interracial dog marriages, so I can write to all of you (or to the one person that reads my column) all about it. But this week, Bonkers Buchanan didn't send me anything to write on because he is holding a memorial for the day his father died in a concentration camp (he fell from the guard's tower). While watching the news last night (Baywatch was on commercial) before 1 went out, I noticed there has been a lot of talk about Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. During the South Carolina Primaries, Bush, unlike McCain, sided with this university and hailed it as "Blah, blah blah blah, right, blah blah (I flipped to Baywatch and missed the quote to see if Pam Anderson was running in slow-mo yet). Later, Bush took a lot of heat from critics because they ac- cused Bob Jones U. of being anti-Catholic, against in- ter-racial marriages, and blah blah (1 turned back to Baywatch). There were a lot of questions running around in my mind this morning while I was in the shower hung over, like "How could a modern university have such radical views toward religion? How could a university have a public stance against interracial dating with- out taking heat until now?" and "Did I hook up with that transvestite last night before or after shehe threw up on me?" Well I knew that my first two questions would possibly be answered on the Bob Jones U. Web LETTER TO EDITOR Student rejects use of social security numbers Dear Editor, I can not believe that the Student Government has decided to appeal the use of a "random" identifica- tion number for ECU students. We are one of the only universities in North Carolina that still uses social se- curity numbers for identification. If anyone gets your social security number, they can steal your identifica- tion. So, if someone steals your one card, or you lose it, your meal plan or declining balance is not the only thing you have to worry about. You are asked for your social security number everywhere on campus, but is this really safe for the students? From personal experience, my social security num- ber was stolen and I have yet to find out how it was obtained (although I have lost a One Card in the past). This year it was discovered that someone had used my social security number to open a phone line in New York. A collection agency called me and asked me to pay an $850 phone bill which wasn't mine. 1 never thought it could happen to me but it did. Now my credit is ruined because someone stole my so- cial security number. I am still trying to have the bill removed from my credit, but all my attempts have been unsuccessful. I would hope that the SGA would take this into ac- count before they decide to continue using social secu- rity numbers. If they are supposed to do what's in the student body's best interest, shouldn't they see how we feel before they make decisions of this importance? It would be easier to use a new number instead of dealing with people stealing our social security num- bers! Our social security numbers are too accessible on ECU'S campus and something should be done to change it. Jennifer Clawson � The East Carolinian 4 rilNfc- 15 SllLL editor�studentmeclia.ecu.e MlN� is Sfiu. cmctiiA MIME isSfiu COL-D A - LNiiG. vtitHo k�"v mi nUffo IlijtVIK QBE. l2flS@ Mail tCUtpp LETTER TO EDITOR Voices need to be heard about tuition increases: Dear Editor, So, we have another increase in tuition, the head- line read: "Student leaders protest state fee hike and a class president stated that the voice of the students was heard. The purpose of this letter is not to dog-out the stu- dent leaders, but to ask "What voices were heard, and what voice is out there?" I haven't heard any voices shouting through this paper since the tuition issue was raised over two weeks ago. I haven't heard of any voices trying to get universi- ties attention by calling for action, any action like boy- cotts of Pepsi machines, boycotts of the Wright Place' dining experience or boycotts of the purchase of ECU caps and T-shirts. I haven't heard the collective voice of any rally or demonstration. An editorial asked, "Why every time we turn around we get hit with a tuition fee hike?" The answer is easy: We, allow it, so far we seem to be without any obvious action. If we claim to have a voice then this voice needs to be heard in Raleigh. Then again, maybe the voice is a mere whimper. Hatless and washing down a homemade sandwich with a Wal-Mart cola, Steve Guerrero Junior Education OPINION COLUMN College apartments are not supposed to be clean site. The third question shouldn't be answered, but, rather, I should brush my teeth for the next hour and go see a shrink. Because the media has ridiculed Bob Jones Univer- sity, the school has issued a statement on their Web site which, in their minds, will clear up this controversy surrounding them. However, what I found on their Web site was that their views reflect that of the Unibomber: fearing change, being paranoid that someone is out to get them, and in an aggressive struggle to prevent a "one world system The four-page document contains ques- tions that the university feels the reader can easily an- swer for themselves, but the answers they provide make the university look like more of an ass than the media first led me to believe. For instance, on their Web site they ask and answer the question, "Is there a Bible verse or passage that teaches against inter-racial marriage? No. Is there a Bible principle upon which the university's inter-racial dat- ing stance is founded? Yes Gee, 1 always wondered what that John 3:16 verse was all about. And then the university Web site goes on to argue about the reason why they shun inter-racial dating. Their argument is as effective as answering the question, "What is two plus two?" with "Monkey poopBob Jones' views about Catholics was shocking, "If there are those who wish to charge us with being anti-Catholicism, we plead guilty. But we are not Catholic-haters My question to Bob Jones U. is, "What are you then?" I kinda asked that same question to the transvestite that I hooked up with last night. But the answer I'd get from Bob Jones U. would be a frighteningly sober one, but at least it wouldn't throw up on my shoes. This writer can be contacted at mlarado@studentmedia. ecu. edu. Chris Sachs OPINION WRITER When it comes to being the best college student you can be, one must not overlook the college apart- ment and its state of cleanliness; and if you're a col- lege student worth any merit, your apartment will have none. Now this article is mainly for bachelor pads and fraternity houses. Female college students' apartments and sorority houses are notoriously clean and well- maintained and therefore, are boring places for par- ties and other social gatherings and have no worth- while mention in this article. So, men, this article is for you, and I expect you to take heed of what I have to say. This is about the American dream and you need to play your part. Ever since the Roman empire and the days of Ani- mal House, the male college student has gained a repu- tation as a slob, a drunken lunatic, whose apartments and frat houses are in such disarray that health in- spectors won't come near them and the fire inspec- tors have been chased up trees. These guys were thought of as cool and fun to hang out with. Well, they are. The nerds, however, were clean-shaven, did their homework, wore matching outfits and dated the kinds of women that carried their violins with them down- town to go drinking. These guys were considered dorks, and, well, they are. Their apartments have a decorating scheme and all the furniture is in good con- dition. They even make you use coasters on the cof- fee table. These people need to be confined. That is not what college stands for; it's a sacrilege. You can look to the Bible for the differences in these two types of people. The nerds will read you Exodus 40:32, about cleanliness being next to godli- ness. The cool guys will have you read Kings 22:38, about washing prostitutes. Now who would you rather hang out with? I thought so. Now when I was younger and living in Myrtle Beach, I had an apartment that was so foul that my dog ran away because of the stench. We had to waik over piles of garbage to get out the front door. We had to wash with the garden hose because the bathtub was filled with kegs and dirty dishes. Our other bathroom was known as the AIDS bathroom and the kitchen had a giant pyramid of beer cans, which we painstakingly built. We even had a house mascot: a cat named Gon- orrhea. (I swear this is true.) This was THE place to party! The cops knew us by name and the neighbors hired hit men to take us out. That is the way college life should be. And when we left the place we knew we were not going to get out deposit back, so we had some fun. We plastered all the holes with toothpaste and filled the toilet tanks with Jell-O. The refrigerator was Crazy-glued shut and unplugged. All this was done in retaliation for our evil landlord who refused to let us fill our living room with beach sand. He hated us so much that when one of us would go pay the rent, the guy would push a leaf rake through the door and we had to stab the check on one oftfle tines. That was pure hatred. But that is what being wid and young is all about. And being wild and youngjs what college is all about. We have to remember that since we are in college we have only a short while until we will be thrust injo the real world and work for the rest of our lives. RigJJt now we are in an educational Disneyland and we nejd to take full advantage of it. Who would ever want Jo leave ECU? This is too much fun, man! So if I come over to your house, I want to see ep- tropy at its best. Entropy always wins so why fight it? I want to see stains on the carpet, footprints on the ceil- ing and walls, a skate ramp in the dining room, fawi animals on the back porch and no less than two guys passed out on the floor on a Wednesday afternoon. - You have the rest of your life to live in a nice place, be clean and respectable, and college is no place &r such nonsense. So take the coasters that the grandpar- ents gave you for Christmas and chuck them at the IqV ers that know how a vacuum cleaner works. ThisSs America�college men, show your pride! �ffl This writer can be contacted at i csachs@studentmedia.ecu.edu. OPINION COLUMN Pet owners don't realize reponsibilities involved Leigh Murphy OPINION WRITER We all know that having a pet is a huge responsi- bility-one that we take on not only in having com- mitment to the pet, but in the financial aspects as well. Animals always need something from us whether it is food, new toys, a trip to the veterinarian or just love and affection. They seem to take us in every di- rection the majority of the time, but not all pet own- ers take the initiative to take care of their pets. That needs to change. As college students we try to do as much as we can to insure care for our animals. Some of us work extra jobs or ask the parental units for extra money to pro- vide for them. However, there are those students that do not need pets because they cannot take care of them. Who is to judge a student, or any person for that matter, on their ability to provide for an animal? I would like to make the assumption that in gen- eral, there are about the same number of students and families that get a pet and eventually end up giving it away, or actually let it run away. These cats and dogs then become stray animals or even road kill. It is sad that people do not realize the commitment they are making when they decide to adopt an animal. What I do not understand is how pet owners can let them go, or just place them in a dumpster to die when they get tired of them or can no longer afford the proper care. 1 realize that there are cruel and igno- rant people that have access to getting a pet, I just wish there was a way to prevent or control it. Needless to say all we can do is hope that all pft owners will start to take this responsibility a little moe seriously. Every day on "The Price is Right Bob Barker re- minds us to have our pets spayed and neutered to cof- trol the pet population. Yesterday however, he added that 10,000 animals are put to sleep everyday nation- wide due to not having homes or having been abused beyond survival. So please take the time, save the money. Whatever it is you have to do to fix your animals. The kennels and shelters here in town are filled al- most beyond capacity because people left their animals during the flood. How could you possibly leave yof house, which is under water or near destruction, wi what was once your best friend still in it? I will neV understand, and only hope that you never ruin anoth animal's life. So, if you are thinking about getting a pet, or knc someone who is, make sure you realize this could I commitment for 12 to IS years. It could also be t$e highest of your monthly expenses. I do not want d discourage anyone from getting a dog (or a cat, if yoi must). I would not trade my pup for the world, but wheh he walked into my life�off Fifth Street�I wasn't to- tally prepared. I needed help from several friends jp order to take care of him until I could get on my fee So please, I am begging, make sure you compreheijd the level of responsibility you are taking on. BecauSe half of the people that have animals still don't. This writer can be contacted at lmurphy@studentmedia.ecu.edu. : w7wrinM sponsored by the ECU Alumni Association awe 11 r JL JL KAj � XX X � ?wce& � CABo, cBo 19 m & 19 107 ?1 jl Compliments of the ECl uumni Association JPBP WSSSmmSmSm 9 The East Carolinian www.tec.ecu.edu FEATURESBRIEFS Chakras Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel, referring to the composition of each of the seven energy centers. These chakras-or en- ergy centers-function as pumps or valves, regulating the flow of energy through our en- ergy system. Understanding the chakras allows you to understand the relationship between one's consciousness and body. Crown Chakra (Color: violet) This chakra is associated with the top of the head, the brain and the entire nervous system and is associated with that part of our consciousness concerned with perceptions of unity or separation. It allows one to feel what another person is experiencing and represents our connection with our biological father, which becomes the model for our relationship with au- thority and ultimately, with a higher power. It's the level of the soul. Brow Chakra (Color: midnight blue) Located in the center of the forehead, the brow chakra focuses on the ex- tra sensory perceptions which together are considered spirit-to-spirit communication (ie- clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience). This chakra is associated with the deep inner level of being and with what we consider spiri- tuality and the spiritual perspective, the point of view from that deeper part of our being that some consider the subconscious or uncon- scious. It is the place where our true motiva- tions are found and is the level of conscious- ness that directs our actions and our lives. Throat Chakra (Color: sky blue) The throat chakra controls the throat, neck, arms and the hands and is associ- ated with the listen- ing to one's intuition. This intuition guides a person toward their goals and it seems like the universe is providing all of one's needs with no effort from the person at all. tt Heart Chakra (Color: emer- ald green) Associated with the heart, the blood circulatory system and the lungs, this chakra deals with the sense of touch in its aspect of relating to the person inside the body. Hugging, therefore, is an example of heart chakra activity. When you hug a person, you become aware of what the person inside the other body feels and they are . � aware of what you feel inside your body. Sensi- tivity about being touched indicates heart chakra sensitivity. Difficulty with breathing, or with the lungs, the organs of air, indicates ten- sion in the heart chakra. SolarPlexus Chakra (Color: yellow) The parts of the body associ- ated with this chakra include the muscular system, the skin as a system, the solar plexus, the large intestine, stomach, liver and other organs and glands in the region of the solar plexus. Also the eyes, as the organs of sight, and the face, representing figuratively the face one shows the world. Parts of the con- sciousness associated with this chakra include perceptions concerned with power, control, freedom and the ease with which one is able to be themselves. Mental activity and the mental body is also associated with this chakra. The solar plexus chakra is also associated with the level of being we call the perspnality, or ego. Orange Chakra (Color: or- ange) This chakra controls the re- productive system, sexual or- gans and lumbar plexus and is associated with the parts of the consciousness concerned with food and sex. It is about the body's communication to the being inside, about what the body wants and needs and what it finds pleasurable. The person's ability to have children is also associated with this chakra. If there is not a clear relationship with the element of water associated with this chakra, the person's relationship with water is a reflection of their relationship with the parts of their consciousness associated with this chakra, (i.e. food, sex, or having children). This chakra is also associated with the emotional body and the person's willingness to feel their emotions. Root Chakra Color, red) ' Controlling the lymph system, skeleton sys- tem (teeth and bones), the prostate gland in men, the sacral plexus, the bladder and elimi- � nation system, the lower extremities (legs, feet, ankles , etc.) and the nose (since it is the organ of the sense of smell and associated with sur- vival), the root chakra is associated with secu- rity, survival, trust and the relationship with money, home and jobs. FEATURES Online personality tests yield misleading conclusions s Professional distributor gives results validity sensitive Susan Wright FEATURES EDITOR ENFP, IN1T: If you have ever taken the Meyers Briggs Type In- dicator personality test, these ac- ronyms may mean something to you. Meyers-Briggs is a profes- sionally tested and distributed test, and while its results are valid, those resulting from similar online tests may not be. Go online and search for per- sonality types any time of the day, and numerous tests, quizzes and articles pop up on the screen. Do you want to know your stress level, sexual appetite or committability (in a relationship, not an asylum)? Look on the Web, and the answer is there somewhere. 'The only question remaining pertains to the validity of this testing battery. If you are having a really bad day and you are feel- ing angst when you answer 'no I don't like children and I wish all crying babies would be sent to a land far away will the Internet test report you as someone who has tendencies for child abuse and violence? Professional inter- pretation is necessary for these types of tests. "Il'ersonality tests should be distributed by a professional be- cause of the professional and ethical knowledge necessary to interpret the results said Al Smith, counselor at the counsel- ing center. The type of test also affects the validity of the information that is received. If the test has not been researched and docu- mented, it could be someone's opinion. Online, you are taking the chance that the test has never been seen by a psychologist or anyone qualified to determine whether it is valid. "It would be better not to take a self-scoring test unless you know the documented validity said Dr. Lane Geddie, professor of psychology. "Professionals use only researched tests Two of the more popular per- sonality tests among profession- als are the Minnesota Multi-pha- sic Personality Inventory (MMP1) and the Meyers-Briggs Type Indi- cator. Psychologists use the MMPI to look for personality traits and dis- orders while the Meyers-Briggs is used more for determining what type of personality a person has and what career they would be best suited for. "The MMPI measures a wide range of personality traits, from fears to depression to obsessions Geddie said. "It measures whether someone is functioning adaptively or not The Meyers-Briggs looks for strengths and abilities rather than disorders. "It looks at four different aspects of personality and tells you strengths, but also blind spots as well Smith said. "According to the test, most people fall into a certain personality type, such as ENFP. Their personality type determines what job we predict would be best for them to go into Both of these exams are more ef- fective if given by a professional. The many online versions of theses tests as well as IQ tests and a variety of others may not be accurate tools for predicting what you will become or what your psychological dysfunc- tion might be, but they can still give you an idea of what tendencies you have. "Any information, even if it is gotten from the Web, that a person has is valuable if they think it is helpful to them Smith said. "But, you have to take any information that you get from an unprofessional source with a grain of salt. "Career tests, like the Meyers- Briggs, are meant to get the ball roll- ing, not to be the final answer. With online testing, there is no one sit- ting there with you to determine what the results mean Senior Tina Lewis has taken the tests for a variety of reasons, and she has her own opinion about the use- fulness and validity of the tests, even when they are professionally distributed. "(The test results reflected who I was as a person pretty well Lewis said. "I always got the same score, but it didn't really help me. It didn't really affect the situation that I was working in when I took it as an Ori- entation Assistant The tests-although they give an indication as to your personality and who you are-cannot be taken as the final answer, regardless of where they come from. � This writer can be contacted at features@studentmedia. ecu. edu. professional e avant natural extrovert classic introvert SensitiveReflective You come to grips more frequently and thoroughly with yourself and your en- vironment than, do most people. You detest superfici- ality; you'd rather be alone than have to surfer through small talk. But your rela- tionships with your friends are highly intensive, which gives you the inner tranquil- ity and harmony that you need in order to feel good. You do not mind being alone for extended periods of time; you rarely become bored. � This test is one of many online personality tests that are available to anyone who can search the Web. Each symbol has a different person- ality type associated with it, and you choose the one that most appeals to you. Al- though the information is not necessarily correct, it can be interesting to know what your preferences for color and shape show about you. Dear Marjorie, I am not really interested in going to school any- more. Every day I get up to go to my classes, but then I end up fiddling around until it is too late to go. I have been here for three years, and I am close to getting to my bachelor's, but I just don't know if I can, in good conscience, ask my parents to pay for another semester of school. Do you think that this is typical, or do you think I should take some time off? -Scholastically Uninclined Dear Scholastically Uninclined, Everybody has had those days when they just can't force themselves to go to class. I have had classes that 1 would purposely take the long way to school just so that I would get to my parking spot late. Then, I would justify that it was better not to show up then to go to class late. Consider the possibility that it may be the classes that you are taking and the professors that you have rather, than an internal flaw on your part. Another possibility is that your major may not be the one for you. If you are a math major, and you can't force yourself to go to math class, that may be a hint. Consider also which classes you skip the most frequently or detest the most passionately. finally, there are some people who are just not meant for school. If you are one of those people and the whole academic scene, including homework, tests and jobs that pay minimum wage disgusts you, maybe dropping out would be good for you. This will prob- ably mean taking orders or answering phones for hours, but it all depends on what you want. Think about what you are doing before you do it. You can always come back to school, but it gets more difficult every time you leave. Dear Marjorie, I have no social life. I love my friends, but 1 can never go out with them because I am either too busy or too tired from being too busy. I think my boyfriend may tire of spending time with me because all we do together is crash on the couch and watch movies. I feel like an anti-social person, but I don't know what to do. I want my life back. -Staying In Dear Staying In, There is nothing wrong with spending some qual- ity time with your man, cuddling on the couch, but if that is all that you do, you probably do need to con- sider a change of scene. Did you ever consider that you and your boyfriend might go out and hang with your friends together? That might put some spice back into your relationship. If you dance anything like my girl- friends and 1 do when we go out, it will be cayenne pepper that you throw into your life. Just because you don't have time is no reason not to go out with your friends. College only comes around once and academic success is important, but so are the bonds that you form with the people around you. They will be friends for life, and your GPA, whether it was a 3.3 or a 3.6, will be forgotten months after graduation. Questions and queries about love, school or life in geneftl should be sent to marjorie@studentmedia.ecu.edu. Thursday, March 2, 2C features@studentmedia.ecu.c Meyers-Briggs personality types SENSING TYPES Introverts ISTJ Serious, quiet, earn success by concentration and thoroughness. Practical, orderly, matter-of-fact, logical realistic and dependable. See to it that everything is well organized. Take responsibility. Make up their own minds as to what should be accomplished and work toward it steadily, regardless of protests or distractions. ISFJ Quiet, friendly, responsible and conscientious. Work devotedly to meet their obligations. Lend stability to any project or group. Thorough, painstaking, accurate. Their interests are usually not technical. Can be pa- tient with necessary details. Loyal, considerate, percep- tive, concerned with how other people feel. ISTP Cool onlookers-quiet, reserved, observing and ana- lyzing life with detached curiosity and unexpected flashes of original humor. Usually interested in cause and. effect, how and why mechanical things work and in organizing facts using logical principles. ISFP Retiring, quietly friendly, sensitive, kind, modest about their abilities. Shun disagreements, do not force their opinions or values on others, Usually do not care to lead but are often loyal followers. Often relaxed about getting things done, because they enjoy the present moment and do not want to spoil it by undue haste or exertion. Extroverts ESTP Good at on-the-spot problem solving. Do not worry, enjoy whatever comes along. Tend to like mechanical things and sports, with friends on the side. Adaptable, tolerant, generally conservative in values. Dislike long explanations. Are best with real things that can be worked, handled, taken apart, or put together. ESFP Outgoing, easygoing, accepting, friendly, enjoy ev- erything and make things more fun for others by their enjoyment. Like sports and making things happen. Know what's going on and join in eagerly. Find remem- bering facts easier than mastering theories. Are best in situations that need sound common sense and practi- cal ability with people as well as with things. ESTJ Practical, realistic, matter-of-fact, with a natural head for business or mechanics. Not interested in sub- jects they see no use for, but can apply themselves when necessary. Like to organize and run activities. May make, good administrators, especially if they remember to consider others' feelings and points of view. ESFJ Warm-hearted, talkative, popular, conscientious, born cooperators, active committee members. Need harmony and may be good at creating it. Always doing something nice for someone. Work best with encour- agement and praise. Main interest is in things that di- rectly and visibly affect people's lives. INTUITIVE TYPES Introverts INFJ Succeed by perseverance, originality and desire to do whatever is needed or wanted. Put their best efforts into their work. Quietly forceful, conscientious, con- cerned for others. Respected for their firm principles. Likely to be honored and followed for their clear con- victions as to how best to serve the common good. INTJ Usually have original minds and great drive for their own ideas and purposes. In fields that appeal to them, they have a fine power to organize a job and carry it through with or without help. Skeptical, critical, inde- pendent, determinea. sometimes stubborn. Must learn to yield less important points in order to win the most important. INFP Full of enthusiasms and loyalties, but seldom talk of these until they know you well. Care about learn- ing, ideas, language and independent projects of their own. Tend to undertake too much, then somehow get it done. Friendly, but often too absorbed in what they are doing to be sociable. Little concerned with posses- sions or physical surroundings. INTP Quiet and reserved. Especially enjoy theoretical or scientific pursuits. Like solving problems with logic and analysis. Usually interested mainly in ideas, with little liking for parties or small talk. Tend to have sharply defined interests. Need careers where some strong in- terest can be used and useful. Extroverts ENFP Warmly enthusiastic, high-spirited, ingenious, imaginative. Able to do almost anything that interest them. Quick with a solution for any difficulty and ready to help anyone with a problem. Often rely on their ability to improvise instead of preparing in advance. Can usually find compelling reasons for whatever they want. See PERSONALITY, page 12 Instructors needed nationwide Schools try to attract prospective teachers Miawn Lightfoot FEATURES WRITER School systems across the coun- try are struggling to meet the de- mand for public school teachers. In a healthy U.S. economy, college graduates are being lured into more lucrative careers. g "In two years, approximately SO .percent of the nation's teaching ibrce will be eligible for retirement said Earl Taylor, supervisor of arts '�and special programs for Onslow County schools. Such an exodus of teachers, along with a competitive job market, increases the risk of a teacher shortage in the future. Public schools nationwide are � trying to meet the demand for more .teachers. School systems across the country have been looking overseas �for teacher recruitment. In 1998, -New York City schools hired 25 Austrians to teach math and sci- ence. They also hired seven teach- ers from Spain to teach middle- grade Spanish. Large cities are not the only ones looking for teachers across the border. According to Taylor, Onslow county schools have sent memos to Canada and India to find I new teachers. In order to attract prospective teachers, some school systems give signing bonuses. In Wilson, new teachers are offered a $2,000 signing bonus. Though low pay seems to deter many people from careers as pub- lic school teachers, there are those who also believe that pay does not matter. "I want to be a cornerstone of whatever school I end up teaching for said Mike Parker, freshman Teaching Fellow. "That is more im- portant to me than the pay Low salary is not the only de- terrent for teaching in public schools. Examinations for teacher competency, such as the Praxis ex- ams, are becoming more difficult. Often times these examinations are very expensive to take. The cost of the Praxis II test is110. The Praxis II, which tests a prospective teacher's knowledge in their ap- plied field of study, is a test that many people fail. I.ast year, one out of three ECU Teaching Fellows failed the Praxis II on their first try. Many who end up teaching do so for only a short amount of time. "Younger teachers, who can't deal with student disciplinary problems, are not willing to teach for more than a couple of years Taylor said. The need for teachers in public schools is apparent, however, school districts are finding it hard to attract bright, new teaching pros- Thursday, March 2, 2000 The East Carolinian 10 www.tec.ecu.edu features@studentmedia.ecu.edu SILVER II BULIET VOlls Doors Open: 7:30 p.m. fl Touch Of Class Stage Time: 9:00 p.m. TUESDAY lingerie Night WEDNESDAY Amateur Night and Silver Bullet Dancers THURSDAY Kock-N-RoUNi?ht FRI&SAT Silver Eullet Exotic Dancer UcaKd 5 Mils Wm of CrtCT.il) oo K4 Alt. Ocliiod AkMio Strrkn It lkol WWW.t (Fo: 756-6278 pects. Should this continue, public- schools will have to settle for a warm body teaching in the class- room. This writer can be contacted at slightfoot@studentmedia. ecu. edu. Left: Faculty from schools throughout North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland came to recruit prospective teachers from ECU. 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Greenville. nvites f office, n is 19. fir� NV-V �Si fKi FEATURES Thursday, March 2, 2000 features@studentmedia.ecu.edu Vietnam veterans share personal suffering Campus program chance for expression Michael Fischer STAFF WRITER Twenty-five years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War, and many veterans still struggle, emotionally and physically. The ECU department of English and North Carolina Humanities Council (NCHC) have teamed with Vietnam veterans from eastern North Carolina to present "Break- ing the Silence: An Oral History of Unspoken Brotherhood of Vietnam Veterans According to Harold McMillian, a team leader for the project and a worker at the veterna center, many articles have appeared about the war from veterans, but few have touched deep enough inside the soldiers themselves as well as their stories. "Very few articles from veterans tell their personal, intimate sto- ries McMillian said. Over 47,000 troops died on the battlefield in action and 11,000 died of related causes. The campaign was a failed attempt for South Vietnam and the United States, who tried preventing North Vietnam from uniting the country under commu- Above left: The Vietnam Memorial stands as a tribute to those who died for their country. Above right: Vietnam suffered as well as the troops who were sent to fight there Right: Memorials stand throughout the US. (photos from the World Wide Web) nist rule, in addition to the physi- cal perils of the war, many survi- vors have suffered emotionally. Some of the people McMillian and his staff work with at the center are veterans with post-traumatic anxi- ety. "Post-traumatic anxiety is a dis- order resulting from traumatic events, such as death and living with death every day, " McMillian said. The program's first installment took place Tuesday night in the Willis Building. There will be two more programs in the series by May, leading up to a symposium and then a larger presentation later this year with keynote speakers. Ac- cording to project director Sharon Raynor, the purpose of the program is two fold. . "We want to focus on the vets, their experiences, and act as a sup- port group Raynor said. " We want to make sure they feel appreciated. In doing so, the public will learn more about the war and the soldiers who fought it Raynor said she believes that Vietnam vets' voice often neglectedbacuse of the controversy surrounding the war. "When the troops returned, they felt betrayed, guilty he said. According to Raynor, Vietnam VIETNAM CXltY ?AJL �. 0�9S0� JC3SY, jiocasOM ao��to t� aNBtSpvtb is. iPPtCMfi c�l I. 5Jj�isr -ceOMsio iBaAsr MiCmcL 5. rAanH&ar soscar w. Ss�9 BCX'0:T ?AffTUTr. aiouflo -fiYLOB OOXiLO r BAV.tO' CICC.NC R. KiU rV.Ol t. xiMCsrs J0�f - �1�JC! C n 11 j (WailCC VIULNaM J � 0 3 11 -413 J. 11 KMCS kVUM �11 (a cn i i c s �. 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The teacher did nothing more than glance up at Schacht and then proceeded with the day's les- son. "That was the straw that broke the camel's back Schacht said. "I got out of my seat, went to my locker, got my books, called my mother and told her to come get me. And when she got there, 1 told her I was quit- ting school Unsure of what her future held, Schacht then en- rolled in a small alternative high school that was com- pletely different from the previous school she had at- tended. Her attitude toward school changed dramati- cally, and she actually began to enjoy her classes. Following graduation, she cut a deal with the ad- The East Carolinian 12 features@studentmedia.ecu.edu ministrator that allowed her to teacn classes in ca- change for her tuition expenses. "There were still a few classes I wanted to take Schacht said. "(A major inspiration was to see the dif- ference in what bad teaching is how devastating it can be to students who are in meaningless classes, and then feeling how alive I became, how it changed my self-concept, my motivation Once she began teaching, she became more inter- ested in learning as well. She attended the Borough of Manhattan Community College, a community college in Connecticut and ECU. Her undergraduate degree is in speech language auditory pathology. Schacht holds two master's degrees, one in home economics and the other in sociology. In her experience, she has found that there is a difference between a career and a pay check. "Remember that making a living is not the same as making a life Schacht said. "Ask yourself what kind of life you want to live and what kind of work will contribute to your overall quality of life. Your work will greatly affect how you spend your days and how you spend your days is how you spend your life. Also, we tend to think of work as an activity that requires us to expend our energies, but work can also be a source of energy Schacht found her energy in teaching many years ago, and she has spent all her days there since, inspir- ing and encouraging students to find their own en- ergy. If you would like to nominate a staff member for Notch Above the Norm, contact us at features@studentmedia. ecu. edu. VIETNAM taw� hibits displaying, among other things, photos, newspaper journals, and clippings. Another aspect of the program is its focus on brotherhood and the bonds created during the war. Hopefully, the project and exhibit will lead to a better understanding of a controversial and painful era. "This project is a first step for us, together, in shedding light on the veterans and their experi- ence Raynor said. This writer can be contacted at mficsher@studentmedia. ecu. edu. PERSONALITY from page 9 ENTP Quick, ingenious, good at many things. Stimulat- ing company, alert and outspoken. May argue for fun on either side of a question. Resourceful in solving new and challenging problems, but may neglect routine as- signments. Apt to turn to one new interest after an- other. Skillful in finding logical reason for what they Responsive and responsible. Generally feel real con- cern for what others think or want and try to handle things with due regard for the other person's feelings. Can present a proposal or lead a group discussion with ease and tact. Sociable, popular, sympathetic. Respon- sive to praise and criticism. ENTJ Hearty, frank, decisive, leaders in activities. Usually good in anything that requires reasoning and intelli- gent talk, such as public speaking. Are usually well in- formed and enjoy adding to their fund of knowledge. May sometimes appear more positive and confident than their experience in an area warrants. This writer can be contacted at features@studentmedia.ecu.edu. 104 M. L. 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Thursc ' WWW.tl SPORTS BRIEFS Delfino leads Pirate baseball squad Numerous Major League teams interested Kyle Barnes STAFF WRITER Rocker might join the Braves early � Suspended May 1 for his of- fensive comments about homo- sexuals, foreigners and minorities, John Rocker might be able to re- join the Atlanta Braves earlier than expected. � � Arbitrator Shyam Das will de- cide this week whether or not to appeal Rocker's suspension. Rocker might join the Braves in spring training as early as Thurs- day. The ECU baseball team has, without a doubt, one of the best infielders in collegiate baseball to- day in shortstop Lee Delfino. The sophomore from Ontario, Canada was a very large part of the success of last year's team. In the 59 games he played as a freshman, Delfino had a batting average bet- ter than .300, breaking ECU records for RBIs and runs scored for a first- year player. "It really helps my confidence level said freshman pitcher Scott Greene. "It is important knowing that Lee is backing me up. If ever I am in a tight situation, you can count on a player to be there for you and make a big play to help you out "I really enjoy playing with Lee said teammate Bryant Ward. "He does everything in a first-class man- ner and tries to have fun too Baseball America honored Lee as a second-team freshman AU-Ameri- can and was also recognized on last year's NCAA Regional All-Tourna- ment team last summer. "There wasn't any pressure from coach or the other players, but I put a lot of it on myself Delfino said. "When you do that to yourself it drags you down mentally and physically One year older, Delfino has continued to be an important as- set to the Pirates, playing to per- fection in the field and batting a warm .379. "This year I'm playing for ev- ery pitch Delfino said. "When I do make a mistake or something doesn't go right, I put it behind me and try to do what I can to im- prove. The team is really tight-knit; if someone is struggling the other guys step up. We don't like to fo- cus on the negatives�just win and have fun Playing on a team such as the Pirate baseball squad can wreak havoc with an athlete's studies. "Last year I had to do a lot of adjusting because I had never played on a day-to-day basis Delfino said. "The hardest thing is making it to the early morning lectures after playing the night before or being on the road, but you manage Delfino has been looked at by numerous Major League organi- zations, and has put himself in a situation to get picked first in the 2001 draft. His plans for the sum- mer are to play ball with the Or- leans Cardinals and chill out,as much as possible. Sophomore Lee uemno nas provided a spark for ECU'S baseball team.(file Reagan leads Pirates to tournament championship ECU win all six games in Pirate Classic Stephen Schramm SPORTS EDITOR i St. John's will ask for reinstatement The NCAA declared St. John's sophomore guard Erick Barkley ineligible pending an investigation Concerning financial aid he re- ceived while playing high-school basketball at the Maine Central In- stitute. During halftime of Tuesday's game against Seton Hall, St. John's announced that there had been no violation, but the NCAA responded quickly in disagreement, telling the school that not immediately declaring him ineligible would be a serious in- fraction of NCAA regulations. The Riverside Church program provided Barkley with support in the amount of $3,150 out of fees and tuition totaling $21,500. The need for the NCAA or a similar organization is clear said Rev. Donald Harrington, St. John's president. "However, the need for appropriate due process and the respectful treatment of all student . athletes is clear. The goals are in- compatible. St. John's University is committed to working at the highest levels to insure that the notable purposes of the NCAA are preserver, but always in a way that is just and respectful of all student athletes Barkley is the Red Storm's leading scorer with 16.7 points per game. This weekend's Pirate Classic Softball Tournament was the personal showcase of the Lady Pirate softball team and their senior pitcher Denise Reagan. The team went undefeated in capturing their second straight Pi- rate Classic Championship. Reagan picked up three wins in the tournament. She pitched a complete game in the Pirates 11-inning marathon in the finals against UNC-Greensboro Sun- day afternoon. "That game was just so emotional for both teams said head coach Tracy Kee. "It was just up and down. You think you're going to win it, and then they an- swer. It was just a matter of who was going to crack first and lucky for us it wasn't us For the first seven innings, the game was scoreless. As it wore on into extra innings, the score was knot- ted at 1. Then, after the Pirates exploded for two runs, the Spartans, who were designated as the home team, answered. The game was then tied at 3. In the 10th! both teams added a run and tied the score at 4. In the top of the 11th, ECU'S Eva Herron scored on an error. In the bottom half of the inning, the Pirate defense held, preserving the 5-4 victory. "We're tired and it was long, but it feels good to win ECU'S Keisha Shepperson said. Reagan was on the mound for all 11 innings of the game. "I wanted to finish it Reagan said. "I wanted to win so I just did my best Reagan's 11-inning effort came on the heels of pitching four shutout innings in the Pirates win over Louisville earlier that day. "Denise Reagan did a fantastic job for us today Kee said. "She basically threw 15 straight innings to- day and hung in there for us and we could have used her as long as the game went Against Louisville, Reagan pitched in relief of Laurie Davidson. Reagan helped preserve the 5-1 Pirate vic- tory. The Pirates scored five runs on five hits. Three of those runs came courtesy of Shepperson. Shepperson reached base four times and scored three times. She also had a triple, a single and a stolen base. Saturday the Pirates faced Delaware. Reagan pitched a complete game shutout as the Pirates topped Dela- ware, 1-0. Amekea McDougald drove in the winning run in the seventh and final inning as the Pirates ad- vanced to bracket play. This writer can be contacted sports@studentmedia. ecu. edu. AUCK1 ians to spl A colo .reaction b Cup lore, Russell Cc history. Luna H ruleofcov allowing E victory an Onem country ot est trophy Patrizk Wednesday been Luna ment after "In a d Luna Ross; TAMPA Darryl Stra center, hoj lem that er The Ne Wednesdaj ; Mspended X "By the Johecked my intend to Jaid in a rel j flee by his a "My go; � once and fc � prdei to do ' It was hi The Pirates outscored their opponents 10-5 in bracket play, Sunday, (photo bv Garrett McMillan) y Senior Denise Reagan won three games in the Pirate Classic (file photo) Lady Pirates improve record Sti Ellbring comes from behind to win Oliver Thalen prepares for the High Point return in a doubles match this weekend, (photo by Garrett McMillan) Anderson, two others added to Hall of Fame i Sparky Anderson, who turned 96 last week, was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, but with a catch. Anderson, who has won World $eries titles for both leagues, must pick one team's hat to be placed on his plaque. J The Hall of Fame rules say you can wear only one hat Anderson said. "I will wear a Cin- cinnati Reds hat ; He probably chose the Reds hat for his plaque because he was a coach for the Reds from 1970- ' 1$, longer than he was with the Ti- gers. ' "I never wore a World Series nhfl, but I will wear this one every day until I die, Anderson said. That, to me, is how much differ- ence there is between the World Series and Hall of Fame OPINION COLUMN CM tournament pits ECU against rivals Ryan Downey STAFF WRITER The men and women's tennis teams were in action Tuesday against High Point University. While the men fell 5-2 the Lady Pirates were able to pick up their fifth win in a row improving their record to an impressive 8-2 mark. The loss was the second in a row for the men who are 4-5 go- ing into a match against Elon March 2 at home. The only points scored in the match were by fresh- man Tobias Boren over High Point's Erik Peterson, 6-3, 6-2. The next and last match point for the Pirates came thanks to the perfor- mance of ECU'S Brad Sullivan who beat Peter Greberg, 6-1, 6-3 Jason Adzigian STAFF WRITER The Colonial Athletic Associa- tion tournament tips off Friday, March 3 at 6 p.m. featuring the ECU Pirates and American Univer- sity. The first meeting between these two teams ended in an eight- point Pirate loss. Despite a season high of 19 points from senior Evaldas Joeys and eight boards from sophomore Kenyatta Brown, the Pirates were plagued with turn- overs, committing 10 In each half. American, who finished 4-11 in the CAA, were led by sophomore Patrick Doctor and Keith Gray. The Eagles managed to hold the Pirates scoreless for the first seven min- utes of the game. The second game went the Pi- rates way with a three-point vic- tory. ECU turned the ball over just four times in the second half. Four Pirates scored in double figures, with sophomore Brandon Hawkins leading the way with a career high of 18 points. Senior forward Neil Punt and junior Steven Branch will have their work cut out for them when they stand against the Eagles premier 6'9" for- ward Patrick Doctor. Doctor has owned ECU, scoring 21 points in the first meeting, and 17 in the sec- ond. Last season's tournament fea- tured the Pirates bowing out in the first round with a double overtime loss to Old Dominion. The Pirates first and only CAA championship was in 1993. ECU received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were handed an 85-65 loss from UNC-Chapel Hill. The Pirates last tournament victory was a 16-point thrashing over American In 1996. ECU enters the tournament having dropped their last three games on their way to a 5-11 fin- ish In the CAA. They will be with- out forward Evaldas Joeys, who is out with a torn ACL suffered since Jan. 25. The Pirates will also have to overcome a struggling Garrett Blackwelder, who has been anything but himself. After connecting for 45 three pointers in the first 18 games, Blackwelder has hit just 10 in his last eight games. "We want to ad vance every game, and come out and play aggressively defensively guard Brandon Hawkins said. The winner will advance to face the No. 1 seed George Mason on Sat- urday at noon. George Mason is the pre-tournament favorite, finishing 12-4 in the CAA. They are led by jun- ior George Evans, who was selected as the CAA Player of the Year last sea- son. The Semifinals will be held Sun- day at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Championship game will be Monday March 6 with tipoff at 7:30 p.m. All of the games will be played at the Richmond Coliseum. This writer can be contacted at iadzigian&studentmedia. ecu. edu. ECU'S Hrushida Kamthe returns a shot against High Point, (photo by Garrett McMillan) "A key part to this loss was the doubles said head coach Tom Mor- ris. "We had some chances but we did not take advantage of them. Coach Tertzagian is doing a great job with the High Point squads, 1 give them a lot of credit Dustin Hall felt the match was well played despite the final results. "We lost but everybody played real hard and that's ail you can askHall said. "It hurt a lot to lose the doubles point going into singles one down is tough The women fared better in their match winning 6-3. The match fea- tured a gutsy performance by senior Asa Ellbring who had to work through early difficulties to win late in the match. "I think a very critical match was the number one singles match Morris said. "Asa was able to pull out a 7-5 win in the third set. She didn't play the best she could play but she still pulled out a win, which is a real tribute to Asa. After her match the score was tied and we really got things roiling going into doubles The match featured strong per- formances by many of the Lady Pi- rates. Team captain Meredith Spears scored a win against High Point's Andrea Avello, 6-2, 6-3. Another win was picked up by freshman Lyndall Jordan, who was victorious over Elisabeth Ericson, 6-0, 6-1. The doubles were a rout as the Lady Pi- rates picked up three wins. "I think the girls played a very good match Morris said. "It is the type of match that we need to play more of. TheyHigh Point) pushed us in a lot of different positions and we responded very well in that pres- sure situation The match was a nice pick up for the Lady Pirates who are starting to build a truly solid season. "It was a good match Spears said. "I'm proud of everybody. The most important thing is that is was a team effort, we really killed them in doubles. It will help us going Into conference knowing we can get those points This writer can be contacted at rdowney&studentmedia. ecu. edu. E Sti 4 L i L AP mmmt WMXVMMiliMP y, March 2, 2000 dentmedla.ecu.edu . Thursday, March 2, 2000 'www.tec.ecu.edu i SPORTS Black Magic eyes America's Cup win The East Carolinian IS sports@studentmedia.ecu.eau AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP)�Leave it to the Ital- ians to spice up the America's Cup. A colossal blunder by Luna Rossa's crew, and the reaction by its boss, are sure to go down in America's Cup lore, just as sure as Team New Zealand skipper Russell Coutts and Black Magic are speeding toward history. Luna Rossa failed to follow match-racing's cardinal rule of covering its opponent early in Wednesday's race, allowing Black Magic to sail away to another lopsided victory and a 4-0 lead in the best-of-nine series. One more win, and New Zealand becomes the first country other than the United States to defend the old- ; est trophy in sports. Race 5 is scheduled for Thursday. Patrizio Bertelli, head of the Prada Challenge, felt Wednesday's victory in light, shifty breezes, should have been Luna Rossa's. He went as far as to release a state- ment afterward. "In a day when wind conditions were in favor of Luna Rossa�which proved to have the same speed as NZL 60 (Black Magic), if not faster�suicidal tactics gave the race away to Team New Zealand on Russell Courts' 38th birthday Bertelli, who's married to the head of the Prada de- sign house, is spending some $55 million on this chal- lenge. "I thought we made a birthday present to Russell said Luna Rossa tactician Torben Grael, who made the call to give up the right side and its favored starboard tack advantage. "Essentially it was. It wasn't intended. I think we are the first ones to feel bad about it. Patrizio has all the right to be upset as well "(The crew didn't see it as a suicide Grael said. "We thought we were doing the right thing and it ended up we were not. It's part of racing. Sometimes it can go right or sometimes it goes wrong, and when it goes wrong, it might seem a little stupid Black Magic won by 1 minute, 49 seconds. Coutts said the Kiwis were concerned whether they had made the right move by swapping sides of the course with Luna Rossa. "If s a tough place to sail out there and we got the roll of the dice on that occasion. That gave us an ad- vantage and that was the first big break of the race Coutts said. As usual, there were only low-key congratulations aboard Black Magic: handshakes, pats on the back and a quick smile and wave from Coutts. That could all change if the Kiwis win Thursday's race. In closing in on their second straight 5-0 finals vic- tory, the Kiwis are establishing themselves among the most dominating crews In America's Cup history. Coutts tied Charlie Barr's record of nine straight victories, set in three defenses from 1899-1903 when the New York Yacht Club turned back the first three of five straight challenges by tea baron Sir Thomas Lipton. Coutts skippered Team New Zealand to a 5-0 de- feat of Dennis Conner off San Diego in 1995. Austra- lia, the only other country to take the America's Cup from the United States, couldn't hold onto it as Conner came Down Under in 1987 and won it back in a 4-0 rout off Fremantle. Luna Rossa skipper Francesco de Angelis said Bertelli's sutement "could make the team more angry for the next day Grael, an America's Cup rookie, gave away a two- length lead on the upwind first leg by failing to stay between Black Magic and the buoy marking the end of the leg. The Italians had the right side from the start, but Grael apparently thought the wind would be better on the left side, so he didn't cover Black Magic the third time the boats crossed. The Kiwis dipped behind and onto the right side. The left side was favored at the start, but the breeze quickly shifted to the right. Black Magic led by 45 sec- onds at the mark. Grael said Luna Rossa lost communication with its weather boats shortly before the start and couldn't hear the final advice for predicting the wind shifts. "We sail, the wind changes, I think you have to play it by ear de Angelis, who is also an America's )elfmo has provided a baseball team.(file 3 in the Pirate Classic ord this loss was the i coach Tom Mor- ! chances but we antage of them. i doing a great job nt squads, I give t t the match was 1 the final results, verybody played it's all you can lurt a lot to lose oing into singles ;d better in their . The match fea- mance by senior i had to work ultiestowinlate itical match was ingles match sable to pull out d set. She didn't nld play but she i, which is a real her match the I we really got into doubles red strong per- of the Lady Pi- Meredith Spears it High Point's �3. Another win shman Lyndall ictorious over 6-0, 6-1. The as the Lady Pi- wins. played a very said. "It is the e need to play Point) pushed positions and ill in that pres- ice pick up for are starting to son. atch Spears erybody. The is that Is was y killed them us going Into we can get contacted at lia.ecu.edu. t TAMPA, Fla. (AP) � For the third time in 10 years, Darryl Strawberry is taking a side trip to a treatment center, hoping he can get help for the cocaine prob- lem that ended his season before it ever began. The New York Yankees slugger disclosed his plans Wednesday, two days after commissioner Bud Selig ;Mspended him for one year. �� "By the time you read this statement, I will have Jihecked myself into a drug rehabilitation clinic, where intend to be for the foreseeable future Strawberry �said in a release faxed to the team's spring training of- flee by his agent. "My goal is to take control of my drug addiction i once and for all, and I believe this step is required in order to do so Strawberry said. It was his first comment since the penalty, the third Yankee's Strawberry enters drug rehabilitation clinic drug-related suspension of Strawberry's career. Selig did not make any provision for the troubled star to return early for good behavior. The statement, sent by agent Eric Grossman, did not detail where Strawberry is having treatment. A baseball source, speaking on the condition he not be identified, said the center is in Florida but not in the Tampa area. Strawberry thanked his teammates, manager Joe Torre, owner George Steinbrenner, the entire Yankees organization and his doctors for support and "a bed- rock of love, understanding and hope beyond which I could have never imagined "I also want to say to the fans everywhere, many of whom I certainly understand are disappointed and perhaps even angry at me, I will work everyday of my life to restore the belief you have had in me he said. Steinbrenner has been one of Strawberry's biggest backers. Asked if he wanted to comment, Steinbrenner said no. In 1990, Strawberry entered the Smithers Center in New York for alcohol rehabilitation. And in 1994, he spent 28 days at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mi- rage, Calif for treatment of a substance abuse prob- lem. Strawberry's latest suspension has been the talk all week at Yankees' camp. Early in the morning, on his first day at a spring training instructor, former Yankees captain Don Mattingly spoke of Strawberry's problems. "Once I .get past the general feelings at first � how could he do it? why did he do it? � you think about the person Mattingly said. "Darryl is a great person David Cone, perhaps the Yankees player closest to Strawberry, voiced the same feeling on Tuesday. "I'm extremely depressed the pitcher said. "It's tough watching close friends stumble again. Because he's suspended and won't be a Yankee this year doesn't affect our friendship. I'm sure everybody in here feels the same While they hope he can come back next year, his teammates know there's a chance the eight-time All- Star � who turns 38 in two weeks � might be done in baseball. 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Check it often for activities, events, meetings, etc. Use it when you need to list your own campus happenings. A web-based service of the ECU Student Media. �I The East Carolinian www.tec.ecu.edu W SPORTS Riddick Bowe gets 30-day sentence C. (AP)�Riddick Bowe received a lenient IfWiav th� ia .ii . , CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)-Riddick Bowe received a lenient,So-day prison sentence for kidnapping his estranged wife and their five chil- dren. He was also ordered to get treatment for brain injuries from blows in the ring. After avoiding a much longer prison sentence that was called for in a pjea agreement, the 32-year-old former heavyweight champion said he teamed from his mistake. "I think first and foremost I have a different outlook on life he said after his sentencing on Tuesday. "As far as anything other than that, I'll have to wait and see what happens f Before the judge imposed the sentence, Bowe apologized to the court and his family. � hoPe I can get this treatment so I can go on and be a productive member of society he said in a barely audible voice. His wife, Judy Bowe, did not attend the sentencing hearing. - Assistant U.S. Attorney Ken Bell declined to say whether the govern- ment will appeal. It has 30 days to do so. "The court found that he did it with no violence he said. "We dis- agree Bell referred to the sentence as "the boxer's exception "I don't think there's anyffiing like a boxer's exception defense at- torney Billy Martin said. "He is suffering now and he was at the time of tjje, incident " Bowe could have been sentenced to 1.5 to two years in federal prison for the abductions Feb. 2S, 1998. But Judge Graham Mullen said Bowe's head injuries persuaded him to be lenient. "Without this brain injury and substantially reduced capacity, this matter would not have happened Mullen said. The judge said statements made by family members convinced him Bowe never intended violence. Bowe pleaded guilty in June 1998 to a federal interstate domestic vio- lence charge as part of a plea bargain. He initially faced federal kidnap- ping charges. r Bowe also must serve four years' probation and six months' house arrest after he is released from prison. He was fined $5,000 and will re- main free until a place at the federal penitentiary at Butner, N.C be- comes available. Mullen ordered Bowe to stay out of the boxing ring until his proba- tion ends. Bowe outpointed Evander Holyfield for the undisputed heavyweight title on Nov. 13, 1992. He lost the WBC title when he didn't fight Lennox Lewis. He lost the WBA and IBF titles when he was decisioned by Holyfield on Nov. 6, 1993. Two years ago, Bowe went to Judy Bowe's Charlotte home and threat- ened her with a knife, handcuffs, duct tape and pepper spray. He forced her and the youngsters into a vehicle and set out for his Fort Washington Md home. At a restaurant in South Hill, Va Judy Bowe called her sister in North Carolina, who guided police to the restaurant. She was superficially stabbed, Bowe said. The judge concluded the wound was inflicted negli- gently, not intentionally. Bowe's lawyer, Johnnie Cochran Jr who successfully defended O.J. Simpson, did not attend the sentencing. He argued during the iwo-day hearing that the sentence Bowe agreed to accept under the plea bargain should have been lessened because his brain injuries impaired his iudK- ment. � Thursday, March 2, 2000 sports@studentmedia.ecu.edu Spring Brral 2000 - I'nnmo Of v flench, Ftorkb! 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John's to declare Barkley ineligible. ; The school asked to take action pending further ; review Wednesday, but the NCAA said failure to de- ; clare Barkley ineligible immediately would be a seri- ; bus infraction of NCAA regulations. St. John's president the Rev. Donald Harrington . reviewed the situation and determined the school had ; to declare Barkley ineligible for the Seton Hall game. ' St. John's will seek Barkley's immediate reinstatement. The school said the nature of the alleged violation was that the Riverside Church program, an AAU pro- gram for which Barkley played, provided him with support in the amount of $3,150 out of fees and tu- ition totaling $21,500. "The need for the NCAA or a similar organization is clear Harrington said in the statement. "However, the need for appropriate due process and the respect- ful treatment of all student athletes is Just as clear. These goals are not incompatible. St. John's Univer- sity is committed to working at the highest levels to insure that the notable purposes of the NCAA are pre- served, but always in a way that is just and respectful of all student athletes After the game, St. John's coach Mike Jarvis was quite subdued compared to the first suspension. When ht spoke after the first suspension, he used words like "ge- stapo "communism" and "rape" in talking about the NCAA. "I haven't had time to meet with my speech writer so I don't have a prepared speech and after the last impassionate speech that I made after the Boston Col lege game, I probably need to have my stuff proofread; Jarvis said. "So, I'm not going to niake a speech He read parts of the school's statement and talked of how he agreed with the president's ideas concerning the NCAA. "Basically, my reaction was similar to I guess the feeling that you have for a son or a daughter when he or she doesn't get something they really wanted he said. "You feel for them and you cry, inside and out- side, because of how much you love them and how much you believe in them Barkley, who sat on the bench Tuesday night and was unavailable for comment, was suspended for three games earlier this season for exchanging vehicles with a family friend. That punishment was reduced to two games on appeal. He is the 18th-ranked Red Storm's leading scorer at 16.7 points per game. St. John's won the previous two games for which Barkley was suspended, Boston College and Providence, the first victories in its current seven-game winning streak. The last three games of the streak were over ranked teams�Syracuse, Connecticut and Duke�all in a seven- Sparky Anderson elected to Hall of Fame TAMPA, Fla. (AP)�To Sparky Anderson, there could be no more perfect place for a Reds reunion. The only manager to win World Series champion- ships in both leagues is off to Cooperstown, having been elected Tuesday to the Hall of Fame by the Vet- erans Committee. On July 23, Anderson will join former Big Red Machine first baseman Tony Perez and longtime Cin- cinnati broadcaster Marty Brennaman in the upstate New York village. "In a way, I broke in Marty Anderson said. "Marty came in '74 and we did a lot of visiting and a lot of talking and became such good friends. "In all honesty, 1 think I can say for Tony and my- self both that we have great respect for each other. I think it means so much to have a player going in with you that you're fond of Anderson has seen the baseball shrine, but has never stepped inside. "I didn't ever want to go into the most precious place in the world unless I belonged there he said. Along with Anderson, the Vets elected 19th cen- tury infielder Bid McPhee, who played his entire ca- reer in Cincinnati, and Negro leagues outfielder Tur- key Stearnes. But for the first time since 1993, Ted Williams, Stan Musial and the 14-man Vets panel failed to select any former major leaguer. Bill Mazeroski came close, yet missed, and Gil Hodges, Mel Harder and Dom DiMaggio also fell short. "We hoped someone would be there, we really did first-time member Hank Aaron said. "It just got too hard. Maybe next year Anderson faced the difficult�but enviable�task of picking a hat for his plaque, and chose the Reds- over Detroit. "It was so hard he said. "I spent nine years in CM cinnati and 17 in Detroit, and they treated me like king in both places In the end, he decided to thank former Reds G�� eral Manager Bob Howsam. "He hired a 35-year-old nobody knew, and he had the courage and fortitude to do that Anderson said "Had he not done that, I doubt very much in all hon- esty that I would have managed in the major leagues. And I owe that to him Anderson, who turned 66 last week, was elected in his first of eligibility, easily outdistancing former mSfV ager Whitey Herzog. Third on baseball's career victory list, Andersonis- the only manager to post 100-win seasons in both leagues. "I never wore a World Series ring, but I will wear this one every day until I die he said from his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. "That, to me, is how much difference there is between the World Series and Hall of Fame Anderson was 863-586 with the Reds from 1970-7.8, and led them to Series titles in 1975-76. He was 1,331- 1,248 with the Tigers from 1979-95 and guided theli to the 1984 championship. Anderson, who made two other Series appearance is the only manager to lead two teams in career win. His victory total ranks him behind just Connie Macjc (3,731) and John McGraw (2,784). , Perez and Boston catcher Carlton Fisk, whose Garr� 6 home run beat the Reds in the 1975 World Seriej, were both elected in January by the Baseball Writerj' Association of America. You drank. You danced. You had sq SoeUurvc Free Pregnancy Tests Call Carolina Pregnancy Center 757-0003 3'l Are You In need of ASTHMA MEDICATION? . We may have a solution! 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Love your sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi. THANK YOU Alpha Phi for the good times in "heaven" and "hell We look forward to more good times in the fu- ture. The brothers of Sigma Alpha Ep- silon. MARCH CONTRA Dance! Sat March 4. Location: Willis Bldg 1st & Reade St. Downtown no experience needed. Free lessons. 7:00-7:30; Dance 7:30-10:30pm. Music: Elderber- ry Jam; Caller: An Langrish. Come alone or bring a friend! Students $3; others $5-7. ECU Folk and Country Dancers. 328-0237. ROOMS AVAILABLE in quiet home in Ayden County Club Drive. $225.00 monthly, utilities included, responsible for own long distance phone calls. Quiet mature male graduate student only. Call Bill. 746-2103. ECU AREA Big 3 bedroom house with central heatac. Fenced in Pet area. Avaialble immediately! $600 month Call 830-9502 leave a message RIIMGGOLD TOWERS Now Taking Leases for 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom & Efficiency Apartments. CALL 752-2865 AFFORDABLE LEGAL Services. All moving traffic violations. Speeding tickets. 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Memorial Drive Greenville 355-6595 Services: 9:45 a.m 6p.m. Sun 7:30 p.m. Wed. unefay, April 2, 2��� oF&tt C41&aH NP"K mmw O UJ WLlMm IN AfCNHa:3iO KM to) anp rr wit a? $- 6 PA1 C7NK, Assist , - 4A.4 Turn ik pd to Wee muuj: taiu tea gel few 0. Miccah Smith Rce Reporter It's Penny Draft Night at your favorite dive, and you're hunched over a bar stool, putting beer away like it's going out of style. Little do you know that your mug contains the secret to grain cultivation, to the advance- ment of society, and even, as some scholars believe, to civilization as we know it! Beer is all this and more, and its history makes even the watery dregs you're tossing back seem noble. According to Dr. Charles Ewen of the ECU anthropol- ogy department, beer has been around since at least 8000 B.C. At that time, humans were learning to farm, and barley bread was a food staple. This encouraged the transition from earlier hunter-gatherer societies to more sedentary agricultural societies. The first beer was probably inadvertently "brewed" when someone let some barley sit around in water or moisture too long, then took a tentative sip of the funny-smelling liquid. After that, cultivation became more important. "The whole Neolithic Revolution came about because people wanted to drink, and that's how civilization starts Ewen said. Suddenly, hardworking farmers had something to look forward to at the end of a long day; nights were jolly, fires were cozier and life looked a little better thanks to the newly discovered beverage. Beer also introduced a less 5 obvious benefit to society: it 0j was sanitary. 05 "Beer is safe, wine is safe �said Rick Theiner, of the Greenville Brew Club. "That's the reason why fermented S beverages have been such a part S of our culture fN Beer remained a welcome � but mysterious part of ancient w life until the Egyptians discov- er ered how to use fermentation J in standardized brewing. . "The Egyptians would jg make bread, and soak the qj pieces of bread in water Ewen �Csald. .� That process sped up 2 fermentation and marked the ,C start of thousands of years of eE Improving the drink. As shown u. by the sheer volume of beer recipes from the different ages, beer is mankind's oldest hobby. Theiner described barley beer in its rudimentary form as "cloyingly sweet and during Europe's Middle Ages, brewers began experimenting with ways to cut the taste. small beer, and few could afford to drink a lot of the richer beer. Bartenders commonly com- bined the three beers at the taps for a good-tasting, affordable drink. During this time, Arthur Guinness invented a drink called stout using roasted barley. A lew college lavoriles in their modem day packaging, (photos by Kenny Smith) "It was not what we know today as beer said Theiner, who said that medieval brewers added herbs like mugwort, hops and spruce branch tips to their recipes. A brew called froach, made with heather, enjoyed a time of popularity as brewers sought an ingredient that would make beer more palatable. Hops eventually emerged as the additive of choice, and remains so today. A member of the marijuana family, hops produces flowers containing alpha acids, which give beer its traditional bitter flavor. During the 1700s, pubs were serving three types of beer: a weak and watery "small beer a somewhat more robust beer and a thick, dark brew. Nobody cared much for the Until that time, brewers had been using malted barley, but it was becoming a heavily taxed commodity. In seeking to avoid taxes, Guinness found another way to use barley, and invented a drink that com- bined flavor with a good price. Guinness also invented porter, which was so named because it was a favorite drink among porters, who carried heavy loads for a living. Europe's greater powers branched out, exploring and colonizing faraway places in tireless competition for world domination. Political and religious refugees from En- gland took a chance on the New World, hoping for a peaceful place in which they could live without fear. On board the Mayflower, tensions were running high and provisions were running low, especially a much-loved drink. Plymouth Rock was a good place for a pit stop. "The Mayflower landed on Plymouth rock because they were out of beer, and that's in the ship's log Theiner said. Beer in America took the form of corn ale in the 1500s, and was later imported from England. In 1612 Adrian Block and Hans Christiansen set up the first known brewery on the continent where Manhattan is today. The breweries that became the Pabst, Schlitz and Anheuser- Busch companies were founded between the years of 1844 and 1852, just when the prohibition movement was beginning to sweep the United States. In 1876, Louis Pasteur published a study on controlling yeast organisms; companies could then isolate strands of yeast to brew new beers. "It was the Carlsburg Brewery (in Denmark) that isolated the first lager strain of yeast Ewen said. "Up until that time, the yeasts that were being added were not pure. " Between the prohibitionist efforts in the mid 1800s and those in the early 1900s, over 4,000 breweries around the nation flourished for a brief time, with an annual output of 9 million barrels. But by 1917, that number dwindled to a handful of large beer companies, mostly con- glomerates, which kept afloat by producing "near beer" and malted barley. "Only the people that were smart enough to go into food products survived Theiner said. "They made malted barley syrup, and that was used as a base for other food companies In the mid30s, indepen- dent breweries enjoyed one more growth spurt before rising beer taxes and competition from larger companies forced most of them out of business by 1960. Only a handful of non- mainstream breweries made it into the '60s; Miller, Pabst, Anheuser-Busch and other giants were gulping up almost all of beer's business until one man made independent brewing fashionable again in California. In 1969, Fritz Maytag, heir to the Maytag fortune, bought a floundering San Francisco brewery called the Anchor Brewing Company. His purchase, and subsequent production of an see BEER, pg. 4 FOUNTAIN HEAD Holly Wild Turkey Harris Emily Jack Daniel Little Patrick Jim Beam McMahon D. Miccah Aristocrat Smith Melyssa Cuervo Ojeda Emily So Co Richardson Melissa Sarnac Massey What does the "33' on a Rolling Rock mean? KEG STAND! 1 A GUIDE TO HOME BREWING Wow much is it really worth? Robbie Schwartz Senior Writer It is time to throw the bash of the century. You have told everyone about the party. Now all you need are some kegs. Are you getting your money's worth? Here is a look at the cost of kegs at three local convenient stores. THE PANTRY Busch Light � $58 Southpaw Light � $57 STOP SHOP Busch Light � $53 Southpaw Light � $S3 Icehouse � $72 Budweiser � $72 Bud Light � $72 Miller Lite �$72 Natural Light � $77 Michelob � $69 JOLLY ROGERS Busch Light � $54.99 Southpaw Light � $54.99 Icehou�e � $71.99 Budweiser�$71.99 Bud light �$71.99 Miller Lite �$71.99 Natural Light � $69.99 Michelob �$77.99 There are 1,984 fluid ounces in a keg. That equates to almost seven cases (6.88 If you want to be exact). So, let's look at the prices of cases of beer at some local grocery stores. HARRIS TEETER Busch Light �$11.69 Southpaw Light � $9.99 Icehouse�$15.19 Budweiser �$15.19 Bud Light �$15.99 Miller Lite � ilS.19 Natural Light �$14.19 Michelob � $11.49 (18 pack only) FOOD LION Busch Light � $11.49 Southpaw light � $9.99 Icehouse �$14.99 Budweiser � $14.99 Bud Light � $14.99 Miller Lite�$14.99 Natural Light �$13.99 Michelob � $11.29 (18 pack only) Overall, it seems that kegs are more economical. But, there are additional charges for the accessories for a keg. A tap requires a $30 deposit, a tub requires a $20 deposit and $10 for the keg unless you bring one in. All of these deposits are given back when the items are returned, but must be considered hi the overall cost. This writer can be contacted at Kenny Smith Staff Writer Although you can find beer at a million places in Greenville, doesn't it seem like How to make your own grains out of the water, you won't need them again. Tip: Put the grains in something before putting them in the pot, a colander is best, but pantyhose will do. checking the sides of the pot. if the temperature is only luke warm then you're set. Go to the next step. 5. Add dry yeast to the mixture and pour it into your e make their own brew, (pholos they never have the kind you really want? You know the old saying: If you can't get something done right, do it yourself. Now, it's not like you can brew your own Budweiser in your basement � you need the recipe and the patent. But, you can make your own malts, stouts, lagers and ales by following the right steps. Before you start, you should know that this takes time. You are not going to be able to brew it and drink it the same day, and even if you tried you wouldn't like it. It is a little expensive, but in the long run it's probably worth it. This is a recipe for Nut- Brown Ale provided by Rick Theiner, president of the local Greenville Brew Club. This recipe brews five gallons: 1. Put one pound of crystal malt grain in water (tap water is fine as long as it is not distilled), and bring it to a boil. Once boiling takes the 2. Take the pot off the burner and add six pounds of dried malt extract. Stir thor- oughly then add one ounce of bittering hops (any hops will do). Place the pot back on the stove and boil for 35 minutes. Tip: Watch the pot. It'll boil over before you know it and then you'll have a mess to clean. 3.After 35 minutes add two tablespoons of Irish moss (it's exactly what it sounds like) and 12 ounce of flavoring hops (Kent Golding or Fuggles brand hops recommended) and boil for 25 more minutes. Tip: For the flavoring hops, get the pellets, not leaves. That way you will not need to strain the mixture when putting it in the fermenter. 4. Remove the pot and � this is important � cover it. You don't need any nasties in there. Put the pot in an ice bath and let it sit for an hour. Change ice as needed. Tip: You can cut this ice bath short by about 30 minutes by stirring the mixture and fermenter, a five-gallon water jug or a huge pickle jar with an airtight lid. Shake it like hell and then poke a hole in the top. Next add the fermen- tation lock. Let it sit at room temperature for four weeks. Tip one: Don't forget to poke that hole in the lid. If you don't that thing will explode with a sound louder than your uncle's beat-up old car when it backfires. Tip two: You will be able to see active fermentation in 8 to 36 hours. It'll go like mad the first few days and die down, but that doesn't mean start pouring. Let it go the full four weeks. 6. At the end of four weeks, prepare a bucket or something (as long as it holds five gallons) by boiling a mixture of 23 cup of corn sugar and 1 12 cups of water in a sauce pan for 15 minutes. Pour this mixture into a bucket. Siphon the beer into the bucket with the mixture. Add water until it makes five gallons. see FERMENT, pg. 4 iHo.l u a r (D Q Q. z u n M 0) (Q re t h e.GOOD stuff Lawrence Armstrong Staff Writer Cannabis-The Beer heaven-brau.com The title says it all, doesn't it? Heaven-Brau Cannabis is a German beer that is hopped with oil from hemp seeds. The company says, "Cannabis repre- sents our philosophy to think and act fairly without compromise and to stand up for personal ideals with strength of character Anyway, this German company makes several flavors of this unique brew. Cannabis Expressioi a "strong German beer" tl is dark blond in color and about 7 percent alcohol. Cannabis Premium is categorized as a "German Special Beer" and is light blond and is about S percent alcohol. The Cannabino Lady is a "mixed drink; light beer and fine German sparkling wine after Champagne - Method The bottle is a beautiful "Piccolo" black- green. The Wines of the "Cotes du Rhone" Now, for some- thing a little more prestigious than beer, there is red wine. Some of the most famous red wines come from the cotes du Rhone, which is French for the coasts of the Rhone River. The vines that produce this wine are on a plateau overlooking the Rhone Valley. This location allows the heat of the sun to be stored and transferred intc the soil and grapes during the night. The vines are over 40 years old and produce a high-quality but limited output. This red wine is zed by a Ueep- ind fruit taste. It -�xcellent keeping" and will reach its maturity in five years. It can be tasted the year after the crop, and has a storage life of 10 years. Red wine is suitable for serving with red meats and cheeses. Of course, now that e thirsting for this Kou should probably hat they are impos- get in North Caro- s state will not allow, aicononc Deverages to be mail ordered. Instead have it sent to a trustworthy friend in another state and have them send it to you. This writer can be contacted at larmstrong@studentmedia. ecu.edu How to get over the morning after Robbie Schwartz Senior Writer 3 O You open your eyes. � As you squint at the bright gj light, your head starts to pound n and you have the worst taste in a. your mouth. Your stomach is doing back-flips and you just generally feel bad. 3B You have a hangover. pj Alcohol does a pretty good s job of stripping your body of o important nutrients such as Jg thiamine, folate and different y B-complex vitamins. It also does a number on your kid- �O neys, liver and other organs. � There are "miracle pills" as s well. Sobr K, a pill offered C online, says that there are '5 impurities in liquor, beer and wine which cause hangovers. 3 This miracle pill uses activated O carbon molecules that bond Any of these do the trick? (photo by Bill Keith) with the impurities and rid the body of hangovers. But for best results, you have to take two pills each before, during and after your festivities. There is also a pill found at GNC called Hangover Relief. It is designed for the morning after and works by replenishing nutrients as well as neutralizing the damage caused by toxins in the alcohol. And, it comes in a tasty orange flavor! But, it doesn't take a miracle pill to cure a hangover. As every health class has told you, the only cure for a hangover is time. So what do you do to relieve the nasty feeling? Here are some suggestions from other students. I go to Boangles to eat as soon as I can get off the couch, I usually sit there and talk for a while with my friends and then go back and sit on the couch for a couple of hours. � Nick Errato Go back to sleep until I feel better. � Sean Hawley Drink a cold, 32-ounce orange Gatorade. � Brett Waxer Drink another beer. � Michael Holloway Smoke a bowl or take a bong hit. � Pot Head Take two Tylenol and drink as much water before you go to sleep.� Jill Davis Eating greasy food. If I can I just lay in bed and moan. � Gena Max I've heard people say take a cold shower. That doesn't work, 'cuz you'll get a heart attack and die. � Beth Harvin and Eric Rondeau This writer can be contacted at rschwartz@studentmedia.ecu.edu. independent brand of beer, reanimated the national interest in microbreweries that continues to this day. Now you've taken In a synopsis of beer's history, from pre-history to those halcyon days of 1969, all in less than the time it took you to finish a Bud light. Beer's been every- where; without it, the world as we know it would be completely different. As for Greenville's beer history, that rumor you've heard about Ham's is true: According to Ewen, a funeral parlor once stood on that lot. Doesn't that just make you want a good stiff drink? TJtis writer can be contacted at insmith@studentmedia.ecu.edu. �ERMENTf cont. from pg. Tip: For siphoning all you need is a plastic hose. Make sure it's clean. Tip: This is probably the most important Tip of all. Sanitize everything you use to make the beer! You can use household bleach or a mixture catted One-step sanitizer. Remember that l bleach must be rinsed out. 7. Siphon the liquid into bottles. Old beer bottles will work, but if you don't want to buy a bottle capper, you can also use old plastic soda bottles. You'll need about fifty bottles. Put the lids on tight. 8. Store bottles at room temperature for two weeks and then drink away. Tip: If you're using soda bottles then store them away from the light. With beer bottles it doesn't matter. All the equipment and ingredients will cost no more than $70, which is the going rate for a good keg of bad beer. But, the ingredients alone will run about $30. The only local supplier of the ingredients and a fermentation lock is the Bartending School on Cotanche Street next to U.B.E. If you have any questions regarding the process, call Rick Theiner at 353-7176. 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So, instead of writing about something to do when not drinking, I decided to write about something I'm a little more familiar with activities for the bored in Wilson. Now, I'm not advocating getting wasted and driving to Wilson looking for fun. But, if you're already there with a designated driver, here's what you can do. Since I'm from Wilson, I'm familiar with the little nuances the town can provide. Probably the greatest place for an ECU student to go while in Wilson is Acid Park out on Wiggins Mill Road, just off Highway 301. While not a real park (it is a front yard), it is nothing short of spectacular. As the old legend goes, the daughter of the owner of the house was tripping on acid one night and tried to drive home from a friend's house. She took the turn coming into her house way too fast and slammed her Beetle into a tree. Her father ran out of the house talked to her for a little bit before she passed away. She told him about all of the pretty colors she was seeing and how beautiful the imaginary swirls of light were. She described the swirls as being like pinwheels with streamers dangling from the ends. The father, devastated by his daughter's death, couldn't get the images out of his mind. So in memory of his daughter, he built absolutely gigantic pinwheels, windmills and weird struc- tures on his front lawn and covered them with reflectors. Some of the structures are 40 feet tall. At night, as you approach the house, you come over a hill. Just as you crest the top, your headlights fall upon millions of reflective whirligigs. It is stunning. The display is nothing short of breathtaking. Be careful not to disturb them, however, because the man has been known to shoot at people on his property. Everyone must witness this at least once in their lifetime. For the truly adventurous, there is the KmartB.P. gas station parking lot. I know this is a really, really sad sounding idea, but on the weekends, this place is full of possibilities. The people with the hopped-up muscle cars do donuts in the parking lot X while the kids who drive riced-out Civics and Accords explain v how much better front-wheel drive is than rear-wheel drive. The 0) occasional fight breaks out, but what can you expect out of a O) bunch of young folks with nothing better to do with their time? As far as clubs go, there aren't any. 1 take that back. 1 don't know if you could classify these places as clubs, but they do offer Cute isn't he? Typical Wilson hangouts - gas stations and playgrounds, (photos by Patrick McMahon) medium-priced beer in a decent atmosphere. There are two main clubs, aptly named Bubba's and Buck's. Let the redneck jokes fly. If your kind of thing is getting plastered off Budweiser while looking at 40-year-old, 230-pound women in tube tops and spandex shorts (even though it is winter), these places are right up your proverbial alley. Just make sure to bring protection. And 1 don't mean condoms, I mean a baseball bat. These places can get pretty violent at the end of the night with hundreds of people rumbling around the parking lot for hours. There used to be a club called Malory Square for all of the Barton College students, but after that shut down, a new joint called "Club Millennium" opened in its place. The bottom line is: have fun while you're there because you will most likely be shot on your way out. Watch out for the cops. They are notorious for just pulling young people over for no reason and searching your car for drugs. If there is one thing that Wilson has a lot of, it's cops. Wilson isn't that bad when you've lived there your entire life, but you could really do some pointless stuff in the town. Highlights of my time spent in the wonderful town of Wilson include nearly getting arrested for launching water balloons into the Wal-Mart parking lot and the famous imfamous milkshake incident. This is when a bunch of us kids got thoroughly hammered, jumped in the back of a pick- up truck, bought $150 worth of chocolate milkshakes from McDonald's, and threw them at cars coming from the other direction. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? This writer can be contacted at pmcmahon@studentmedia.ecu.edu. CD s n vfjpse'fc $o m Xovb 2i$r Who gives you free stuff on your birthday j� Sports Pad C Party stuff, balloons and paper ro hats are available, but no free Free blow job (the drink), or free tequila shot Ham's No free stuff. Underwater Free birthday shot of drink. Cellar No free stuff. Corner Free shot of your choice. Wrong Way Corrlgan's No frp �hrff lson when tire o ne vn of ing er t 8 ent. kids :k- thof �m her it u.edu. THINGS TO DO IN GREENVILLE Emily Little Fountainhead Editor 1 know what you're thinking. Why on earth would I consider designated driving a fun thing to do in Greenville when I'm sober? Everybody hates DD posi- tion. You want to know why? I'll tell you why. Three reasons: I had to find something to go with this alcoholic theme we've got going this issue, and some- body has to drive those WHEN YOU'RE SOBER drinking? The day you turn 21 you suddenly find yourself driving way more than you used to. Not that I have been contributing to the delinquency of minors or anything. No, sir. All my house guests were so much of age they are looking into cashing in their pension plans. Yep. Very much of age. Still, if I have to go to the grocery store for can't count the amount of times I've been scrubbing my elbows in the shower, singing some- thing catchy by Whitesnake (usually "Here I Go Again one of the better traveling songs) and gasped in a gallon of water as I suddenly remembered the night before, when I poked every skinny guy 1 saw in the stomach and called him "Nancy boy Satur- day morn- ing my shower was leisurely and un- eventful, DESIGNATED DRIVING Look at these people Look what I had to put up with, (photos oy Garrett McMillan) people around Wilson when they're hitting mailboxes with baseball bats. Okay, so that's only two reasons. I've forgotten the other one. We all know the misery of sitting in the corner, bored stiff while those people� who call themselves your friends�dance around with glee as they tumble into a drunken stupor, right before they call for your help to hold back their hair as they perch over the toilet in a near-coma. But that's not the only thing that's fun about being responsible while everyone else is having a good time. There is also the keeping-your-girlfriend-from- going-home-with-the-gross- guy part. I experienced the designated driver phenom- enon for myself last Friday night when I invited a bunch of friends over to my house to hang out before we went downtown. This brings up an interesting point: Have you ever noticed how the people who are the least legal to drink are usually the ones one more case of Miller light Anyway, after everybody got goofy, I managed to cram four passengers in my Wrangler that only holds four and rolled over to the Sports Pad for two hours of dancing excitement. Pay attention, because this is where the advantage of being DD comes in. While you look out for the safety of your friends (i.e. grabbing them out of the arms of some over-eager grinding stranger), you can also use your situation to protect yourself. You're sober enough to know the ugly from the beautiful, so you don't get caught in the beer goggle trap. But you're sur- rounded by drunk people, so you have a perfectly legitimate excuse for being really rude. A really disgusting face and "Go away" usually work well to get rid of the gyrating parasites. Of course, it also serves to crush a few egos so that by the end of the night there is a wall of deflated spirits on the outskirts of the dance floor. The last advantage of being the sober one is not worrying about embarrassing yourself. 1 unless you count the attack my cat made on the curtain that caused me to throw shampoo in my face and scream for my neighbors to save me from Norman Bates. But that had nothing to do with embarrass- ment from the night before. It was a whole different kind of embarrassment. If you want to enjoy yourself despite your level- headed situation, don't go to a party. Go to a club or a show or something where the main activity does not revolve around a keg. That's how you end up in the corner, alone, whisper- ing snide comments to yourself about the girl who really should not be wearing that black leather mini- skirt. If you go to a dance club, you can do what everyone else already does, but without the added disadvantage of lost equilibrium and a nasty taste in your mouth. So some night when you just don't feel like drinking but you do have a car and some beer-loving friends, volunteer to be the driver. Not only will they continually tell you how much they love you, but you don't wake up the next morning beside a gold-tooth gas station attendant from New Jersey. Remember: Friends don't let friends drive drunk. They also make sure they aren't the friend who's driving. Those ungrateful friends. This writer can be contacted at linmtainhead@studentmedia.ecu.edu. 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